Results
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (4/1/24)
This ain’t no joke!
Monday Night Raw… ACKNOWLEDGE THEM!
The last Raw before WrestleMania may be April 1st, but this is serious business! The Rock AND Roman Reigns are in Brooklyn tonight!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 8 Man Tag: The Judgment Day VS The New Day & #DIY; Judgment Day wins.
- Sami Zayn VS Bronson Reed; Sami wins, by disqualification.
- Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell VS Ivy Nile & Maxxine Dupri; Ivy & Maxxine win.
- Ricochet VS Ivar; Ricochet wins.
- Six Woman Tag: Damage CTRL VS Shayna Baszler, Zoey Stark & Tegan Nox; DMG CTRL wins.
- Bloodline Rules: Seth Rollins VS Solo Sikoa w/ The Bloodline; No Contest.
PLAY BY PLAY
The first hour of tonight’s Raw is commercial free!
The Rock is here!
The Barclays Center fires up as the lightning strikes and The Final Boss struts his way down to the ring, bringing back the cowhide vest. The Rock goes into the ring, poses on the corner, and the fans cheer. The Rock then goes across the way to pose on the other corner. Brooklyn chants “ROCKY! ROCKY!” as The Rock catches a mic. The boos start coming in now as The Rock stands under the spotlight. The Rock revels in the cheers and the jeers, then says, “I made that boy bleed. The Rock took his hands and he wrapped it around that little head, and I rammed that boy’s head into that bus, and I split his head wide open. And there was blood all over The Rock’s hands!
“And just as promised, The Rock took his blood, and wiped it on that belt. And now the only thig missing from that belt is the tears of Mama Rhodes.” The fans are again torn, but The Rock continues. The Rock is a man of his words, he whispered to Cody and said he would make Cody bleed, and that is what The Rock did. And ALLLL~ the Cody Crybabies did not like that! All the Cody Crybabies around the world were so upset that The Rock made their hero bleed! Any crybabies here tonight? There are plenty of fans that speak up, but still plenty more that cheer on The Rock. The Cody Crybabies didn’t like it but The Rock laughed.
The Rock laughed at grown adults crying about the whooping The Rock put on Cody that he said he would, like Cody was just a dog. Now there are some reactions The Rock saw that stopped him in his tracks. Here’s the footage. The Rock cues up a video of a little girl watching Raw last week and getting upset. She vowed she’d never watch Raw again until Rock went away! Same for another girl on TikTok, thinking Cody died. Brooklyn is again torn over the childhood trauma The Rock caused. “Now as you see, stuff like that, it breaks The Rock’s heart. Just like I know that it breaks your hearts, too. Like a lot of you, you got little ones at home, Rock’s got little ones at home, too.
“The Rock is a proud three-time Girl Dad. So when I see our little ones crying like that, it breaks my heart. However… To those mommies and daddies of all those little kids who were crying, The Rock wants you to take your little kids right now, put ’em in front of the TV, right now! Because Uncle Rock is gonna drop some gospel on ya. Uncle Rock and everyone here tonight, little boys and little girls, here’s the deal: There are moments in life where a man has got to do what a man has got to do. And there are moments in life where we gotta do what we gotta do. And there are moments in life where people stick their nose in business that it doesn’t belong.
“There are moments in life where people talk SH*T when they shouldn’t be talking sh*t! And that is exactly what Cody Rhodes did! So there are moments in life like now where The Rock has just gotta beat that punk ass down over and over and over again!” Again the fans are torn on that. The Rock asks if Brooklyn feels that. What they’re feeling is the energy, the mana, because right now, professional wrestling is cool. Right now, the ratings have skyrocketed because of The Rock. Right now, tonight, you have set a record for the largest gate in the history of Raw ever, congratulations! Brooklyn cheers themselves for that.
And The Rock says there is one reason why: FINALLY…! Blood was shed. Finally, we are five days out from Mania. And finally, The Final Boss has come back to Brooklyn! The fans cheer that, and The Rock tells Brooklyn that he didn’t come alone. Because now, Roman Reigns makes his entrance! He leads the way for Paul Heyman, Jimmy Uso & Solo Sikoa, then holds up the Universal Championship for the pyro. This is Day 1,310 with just six more until Roman defends the title against Cody Rhodes. The Bloodline joins The Rock in the ring and those who cheered The Rock also put up the ones as we get the second round of pyro.
Heyman is handed the title and hands Roman a mic. Roman tells Brooklyn, New York, “ACKNOWLEDGE ME.” The ones go back up, and Roman continues by saying, “Now if you’ve seen my A&E bio last night, then you already know this. But if you look at my hoody, then you’ll clearly understand that it’s Family Above All. And that’s how I’ve always felt, that’s how I’ve always operated, and I wouldn’t come to Raw for no reason. No, no, no. I came here to acknowledge my family.” The fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” for Jey Uso but Roman says NO yeet! And if you continue to yeet, Roman will just leave. So the yeet continues!
Roman apologizes for the idiots distracting him, he is just trying to do some business here. And he’s trying to put his family over, so please, shut your mouths! Roman wants to take this opportunity to thank his cousin, The Rock, because to be completely transparent, this will be the easiest Mania of Roman’s life! A tag team match to determine the stipulation for Sunday night, c’mon! They’re gonna SMASH those fools! And then Bloodline Rules and that means they’ll have their way with Cody! And for that, thank you, Rock. But that’s not all! Rock went above and beyond as usual, and he made that boy bleed.
If you didn’t see it yourself, you saw it all over the internet. The Rock whooped Cody, not because Roman need it, but damn was it good to see it. And for that, thank you, Rock. Rock put his family above all, just like Roman, and that sets an example only The Final Boss can set. That is how you lead! Cody, you’re not fit for these shoes, for this role, you’re just lucky to be here! When The Bloodline was making this cool again back in 2020, Cody was off somewhere else doing a whole lotta nothing. Then he saw what The Tribal Chief was doing and was like, “I need to be a part of that!” The Bloodline was nice, they allowed Cody back, but enough is enough.
The Bloodline cannot allow Cody to knock Roman off the top of the mountain. Roman’s children cannot afford Cody doing that. The Usos’ kids can’t have that. The Final Boss’ kids can’t have that! This is THEIR mountain! THEY run this! And on Sunday… It ain’t ever gonna be more crystal clear- “BURN IT DOWN~!” Seth Rollins is here! The Bloodline is already upset, but where is Rollins? He’s coming down through the crowd! Rollins has the mic as he waves to Roman from their old hangout spot. The fans sing “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” and Rollins revels in it a moment before speaking.
“Now, if you two idiots think I’m walking into that ambush after what you pulled on Cody Rhodes last week, then you are even stupider than I thought you were! You wanna pull that crap on me? Then you gotta come on up here and fight the whole city of Brooklyn!” The fans like that idea! Rollins says last week, The Bloodline crossed the line. So the time for talk is over! He is ready for a fight! Roman chuckles at that but Rollins doesn’t mean five days from now, no! He wants to fight TONIGHT! The fans really like that idea! So here’s what Rollins is thinking. Biggest Mania of all time, so tonight in Brooklyn, biggest Raw of all time!
Rollins thinks that Brooklyn deserves the biggest Raw main event of all time! So… you think this is all here because of you, right? You think you’re responsible for all of these people filing into this building tonight? How about you put your money where your mouth is? How about tonight, in the main event, it’s Seth Freakin’ Rollins VS The Final Boss, THE ROCK!!” The fans REALLY like that idea! Or maybe ol’ DJ ain’t got the balls? BUT! His cousin, The Tribal Chief, he might have grown a set the last few years, who knows. So if The Rock won’t, then Rollins will be more than happy to take on Roman Reigns!
Rollins will leave it up to them! Who fights the real champ? They can even name the stipulation! A cage, Bloodline rules, ladder match, First Blood since that’s Rock’s thing. But who’s got the balls? Rollins grins as fans chant for Rock. The Rock raises his mic and points at Rollins. The Rock will tell that punk something right now. Rollins comes out here, runs his mouth, challenges Rock and Roman, the most dominant Universal Champion in the history of the WWE, challenge the Final Boss, but did he not see what Rock did to his partner? Beat his brain in and gave him brain damage! Rollins doesn’t want none of that! Not at Mania, and not tonight!
Rollins ain’t fighting The Rock, or Roman Reigns. The fans boo that idea, but The Rock says they can sit there, shut their mouths and enjoy the ride he’s taking them on! Rollins is a tough, crazy SOB and The Rock knows it. Bu the ain’t fighting them tonight. But they’ve always got a plan. Fans now chant “ROCKY SUCKS!” Rock looks to Roman, Roman nods and looks to The Enforcer. Solo Sikoa steps up with mic in hand to say, “Yo, Seth. You ain’t fighting The Tribal Chief tonight. You not fighting The Final Boss tonight, either. You’re fighting ME tonight.” The fans still boo but Rollins says it turns out Solo’s got the biggest sack in the Bloodline. “You’re on.”
The Rock tells us that it will be Rollins VS Solo on the biggest Raw of all time, leading into the biggest Mania of all time. But here’s the thing: It’s BLOODLINE RULES. See you later, boy. The Visionary did give The Rock the upper hand, but will he be able to turn things around and still win the biggest Raw main event ever?
Rhea Ripley was on The MMA Hour.
She was with Ariel Helwani to talk about their Mania showdown, but Becky Lynch called in. The Man asked if Mami needs attention, she’s right here! Like, in the building! Becky was let in, then got right in Rhea’s face. The arguing from last week continued in the studio, but security pulled Becky back so things wouldn’t get physical.
Backstage interview with Becky Lynch.
Cathy Kelley is with The Man to discuss that confrontation. Would she care to comment on that? Becky says she’s here to finish what she started. She’ll go to the ring later tonight, if Rhea cares to answer the call. Becky storms off, is this already heated Raw going to hit The Big Time before it’s all over?
8 Man Tag: The Judgment Day VS The New Day & #DIY!
Finn Balor, Damian Priest, JD McDonagh & Dominik Mysterio attacked Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano last week in hopes of improving the odds in WrestleMania’s Six Pack Ladder Match. However, that only united their enemies against them! Can the Prince, the Punisher, the Ace and the Prodigal Son still make it through to this weekend? Or will this be where the tables turn?
But the moment the Judgment Day is ringside, they’re all blasted off the apron! Then DIY and New Day coordinate, QUADRUPLE PLANCHAS! The fans fire up as all of Judgment Day falls over! Gargano puts Finn in, the bell rings, but Finn kicks back! Finn throws hands, bumps Gargano off buckles then fires off fists! The ref counts, Finn lets off, and he tags Dom. Dom runs up to BLAST New Day, then he comes back so he can mug Gargano. Dom snap suplexes Gargano for Uno Amigo! Then Dos Amigos! But Gargano fights off the third, so Dom tags Finn. Gargano suplexes Dom then avoids Finn’s elbow drop! Dom runs up, Gargano TOSSES him, but Finn and Gargano DOUBLE LARIAT!
Both men are down and the fans rally up. Finn and Gargano crawl, hot tags to McDonagh and Ciampa! Ciampa CLOBBERS JD, BLASTS Priest, then fires off on McDonagh! Ciampa CHOPS, ROCKS then whips, but JD reverses. Ciampa CLOBBERS JD, then CLBOBERS Dom! Ciampa keeps moving, he clotheslines JD in one corner, then clotheslines Dom in another! Ciampa keeps going, another clothesline for JD, and another for Dom! Kofi tags in before Ciampa clotheslines JD again! Dom & JD run up but Ciampa dodges to then DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up and Ciampa scares off Finn! But Priest SUPERKICKS Ciampa! Kofi is up top to FLYING AX HANDLE Priest!
Kofi BLASTS Finn, dodges JD then LEAP- BOOT from JD! JD whips, Kofi goes up and up and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! JD stays in this but Kofi SUPERKICKS Priest! Kofi has the fans behind him as he brings JD up. JD cradle counters, TWO! Tag to Woods, Kofi GAMANGIRIS JD and Woods steps in to TORNADO DDT! Kofi goes up top to SUPER TRUST FALL on Finn! Woods fires up and reels JD in, for a BIG BANG CATASTROPHE! Cover, Dom breaks it! Fans boo but Ciampa runs in! Dom dodges to drop toehold! Dom dials it up, but Ciampa blocks the 619! Gargano BOOTS Dom down! Gargano runs, Ciampa holds the way open, Gargano DIVES!
Direct hit and the desk is part of it! Woods aims at JD, mule kick and reel in, for a POWER- NO, JD slips free, ducks ‘n’ dodges to SPANISH FLY! The fans fire up while both men are down again! Woods and JD crawl, reach out, hot tags to Ciampa and Priest! Ciampa fires off CHOPS and forearms all over, but Priest shoves him! Ciampa dodges to BOOT Priest! Ciampa then brings the kneepad down, runs up, but into a LARIAT! But Kofi is up top! Kofi leaps, but into Priest’s grip! Gargano is back but Priest BOOTS him! CHOKE SLAM for Kofi, then Priest gets Ciampa! Canadian Rack, for the RAZOR’S EDGE! Cover, Judgment Day wins!
Winners: Judgment Day, by pinfall
Senor Money in the Bank cleans up for the team, and they’re all rolling into WrestleMania! Will Priest & Finn be able to keep all their belts when they have to bring all the belts down to win? Or will they be anything but Undisputed in the end?
The Bloodline is backstage.
The Rock and Roman watch as Solo prepares his mind. Solo’s ready, they’ve got this on lock. Roman should get outta here. Rock says yeah, that’s fine. Where’s Roman going? He’s gotta write the speech. Oh, right, for The Wise Man. Someone’s gotta induct him. Hall of Fame! Hit Roman up if you need anything. Heyman says that for anyone watching who don’t understand, Roman Reigns is going to induct The Wise Man into the Hall of Fame this Friday. Heyman kisses The Rock’s hand and thanks him before heading out. Will The Final Boss be able to handle this without The Tribal Chief?
Sami Zayn and Chad Gable went to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
Sami appreciates Gable helping him train. Is Sami ready to change his approach? Yeah. Let’s do this. They study film of Gunther as Gable says this could very well be the hardest match in Sami’s entire life. All this power game can be avoided if you can grab a leg. Watch for that chance. Gable also puts Sami through drills to hit his limit and then push past it. Faster, faster, faster! Harder! Keep going! Sami is definitely tired, and then Gable adds on with a sleeper of his own! Sami taps, and then gets mad at Gable. What was that!? Gable says Gunther’s not gonna care if you’re tired. Run it again. No, not again!
Sami doesn’t know what Gable is doing running him into the ground this close to the big match! Does Gable really think Sami’s not good enough? Gable says no, Sami is BETTER than good enough. Sami main-evented Mania last year, but that’s when he had the hunger. The hunger is gone now! Gable wants to bring that back out, but Sami won’t let it out. What is holding Sami back? Sami says he’s not holding back but Gable begs to differ. What is it, Sami? What is it? Sami admits, he’s afraid! Is that what Gable wanted to hear? Sami’s afraid of letting people down, of letting himself down! Everyone who has believed in him!
Sami doesn’t want to see his wife’s disappointed face, or his son crying! Just like Gable’s daughter. Gable gets that, right? Right? Gable says he gets it better than anyone. And yet he still told Sami he couldn’t win? That wasn’t Gable saying what Sami wanted to hear, he was telling Sami what he needed to hear. Sami is at his best when people are doubting him, so find that hunger and prove them all wrong, together. Sami nods, and the training continues. Find the fighter, the fire, the edge, and bring it out! Sami goes through the drills again and again, and then even one more time after that! Gable says that’s the fire!
And when Gable tries his surprise, Sami is ready this time! They hug it out, but will all of this training truly forge Sami into the fighter that can beat Gunther? Guess we’ll see after tonight’s colossal rematch!
The Judgment Day regroups at the clubhouse.
Rhea says they really are ready for WrestleMania. Priest says they saw how it went down on The MMA Hour, is Rhea all good? Yeah, she’s good, she just has Becky’s attention. And then hey, Legado’s here! Dom welcomes Santos Escobar, Elektra Lopez, Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo in, to the surprise of the rest. Priest pulls Dom over and says they gave Dom their blessing for the Mania match, but this? This is too much. Cut the crap. Priest is gonna go make a call. Rhea scolds Dom and Dom wants her to tell Priest not to be so angry. Fine, she’ll talk with Priest. But remember, they need to get this communication thing right, okay?
Dom says yeah, he knows. Rhea tells him he can have his friends here. Dom introduces everyone, Santos thanks them for having him. How about they play darts? Dom hands Santos the darts and Santos takes aim. Just what is going on with The Prodigal Son these days?
Sami Zayn VS Bronson Reed!
Raw returns as Auszilla makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two circle. Bronson eggs Sami on since he wanted this rematch. The tie up, Bronson shoves Sami away, then flexes. Sami runs up to fire forearms! The fans fire up as Sami COHPS, but Bronson shoves Sami again. Sami returns, gets around and waistlocks, but Bronson backs him up! Sami uses that to send Bronson into buckles, then CHOPS! And CHOPS! Bronson TOSES Sami to the corner, runs up, but Sami dodges to CHPO, CHOP and CHOP! Sami climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count along, but Bronson stops this at seven! Bronson throws Sami away, kicks low, then brings him up.
Bronson whips, Sami ducks ‘n’ dodges to then sunset flip! Bronson stays up, but Sami avoids the hip drop! Crucifix pin, TWO! Sami fires off body shots on Bronson, then LARIATS! Bronson stays up, Sami runs, but Bronson CLOBBERS him! Bronson eggs Sami on again, then brings him up. The fans sing “OLE~, OLE OLE OLE~!” but Bronson CHOPS Sami down! Bronson stands Sami up, CHOPS again, then whips Sami to ropes. Sami goes up and over then clotheslines Bronson up and out! The fans fire up as Sami builds speed, to FLY! Direct hit and down goes Bronson! The fans fire up with Sami as he stands!
Sami puts Bronson in the ring, goes up and LEAPS, but Bronson catches him! Bronson RAMS Sami into buckles, then hits a POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Gable is watching backstage, coaching Sami though he can’t hear him. Bronson throws hands, then whips Sami to the corner. Bronson runs up but Sami ELBOWS him away! Sami goes up and up and AX HANDLES! Bronson drops to a knee so Sami goes up the other corner, AX HANDLE! Sami goes up again, AX HAN- NO, URENAGE and ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Sami survives and Bronson grows frustrated. Bronson puts Sami up top then ROCKS him!
Bronson climbs up after Sami, fireman’s carries, but Sami fights and flails! Sami shifts to SUPER SUNSET FLIP BOMB! Cover, TWO! Bronson survives and Sami thinks what he has to do. The fans fire up as Sami waits. Sami kicks low, and tries to fireman’s carry!? Bronson’s too big! Sami almost has Bronson up, but Bronson slips free, fireman’s carries Sami, and DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Sami survives and frustrates Bronson, and Raw goes to break!
Raw returns again and Bronson sits Sami up to CLUB him in the chest again and again and again! Then he HEADBUTTS Sami down! Sami sits up and shakes his head! The fans rally, Bronson has Sami on ropes and ROCKS him with haymaker after haymaker! Sami staggers, Bronson reels him in, but Sami fights the lift! Sami wrenches, knuckle locks, then CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Sami goes up and up and TORNADO DDTS! Cover, TWO!! Bronson survives and now Sami is frustrated, but the fans rally again. Sami brings Bronson up, but Bronson RAMS him into a corner! Bronson runs in, into a clinch!
Sami tries but Bronson’s too big for the exploder! Bronson elbows Sami, reels him in, ANARCH SUPLEX, to a SENTON! Bronson says this is it, and he goes up top! The fans freak out, but Sami rises! Sami ROCKS Bronson, then he climbs up! Bronson fights Sami off and Sami falls! Bronson adjusts and takes aim again, TSUNAMI FLOPS!! Sami avoids disaster and the fans fire up! Bronson is in the corner, Sami goes corner to corner, but oh no! Gunther drags Gable out here by a leg!! The fans boo as Der Ring General beat up on Coach Gable just to get at Sami! Sami runs up the ramp but Gunther gets away, so Sami checks on Gable,
Sami looks around for medical help, but Gunther BOOTS Sami down!!
Winner: Sami Zayn, by disqualification
Gunther just gave Sami the match but then he continues to give Sami a beating! Sami is sent into the LED wall, then Gunther LARIATS Sami down! The fans boo as Gunther CHOPS Sami, then talks trash! Gunther brings Sami up to SLAP him down! Gunther rains down forearms on Sami, talks more trash, then says the games are over! Gunther hauls Sami up to BOOT him back down! Gunther tells Sami to stop dreaming! Gunther drags Sami up again, and CHOPS him! Sami wobbles, so Gunther CHOPS him down! Gunther holds the Intercontinental Championship up high while standing on Sami, is this going to be how it happens in Philadelphia? Or will it end up worse?
Wait, Sami is still moving? Sami kicks and flails and rises up, and that upsets Gunther! Brooklyn cheers Sami on as he makes it to his feet! So Gunther BELT SHOTS Sami down!! Gunther scowls as he leaves, is he going to snuff out that fire inside Sami one way or another?
Jey Uso is backstage.
Main Event Jey is hyped, because he finds Lil’ Wayne! They say hey, and Jey says if Wayne is free next weekend, come to Philly, Uce. WrestleMania 40, Jey gonna whoop his brother’s ass, Uce, what you say? Lil’ Wayne says yeah, he’s coming. Say less, Uce! YEET! See you there! WrestleMania, you already know.
Damage CTRL is here.
Iyo Sky, Dakota Kai, Asuka & Kairi had a rough Friday Night SmackDown, but they’re looking to redeem themselves on Raw. They’ll be in action tonight, will the Evil Genius and her cohorts prove they’re still in control?
Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell VS Ivy Nile & Maxxine Dupri!
The Poison Pixie continues to get more and more toxic, and #IndiWrestling isn’t sure what to do about it. But the Diamond Pitbull and Alpha Queen have an idea: beat Candice up! Will they get payback on the pixie? Or will Candice have a new way to tear them down and take the win?
The teams sort out, Candice starts against Ivy and they tie up. They’re in a deadlock, but Candice pulls hair! Ivy puts Candice in a corner, but then Candice uses ropes as a defense! The ref counts, Ivy backs off, and Candice hurries away to tag Indi. Indi and Ivy tie up, Ivy wrenches an arm to a wristlock then steps over to wrangle Indi to a cover. TWO, but Ivy keeps on Indi with a wrench, YANK, and then she tags in Maxxine. Maxxine goes up to AX HANDLE the arm! Maxxine wrenches but Indi scoops to SLAM! Indi drags Maxxine up, wrenches, then tags in Candice. Candice throws Maxxine by her hair!
Candice CLUBS Maxxine down, then grins as she looms over her. Candice bumps Maxxine off buckles, then stomps a mudhole in. The ref counts, Candice sits Maxxine down to CHOKE her! The ref counts, Candice lets off to flex on Ivy, then she goes back for Maxxine. But Maxxine cradle counters, TWO! Candice DECKS Maxxine, HAMMERS away on her, then covers, TWO! Candice is annoyed but she CLUBS Maxxine again. Cover, TWO! Candice brings Maxxine over, CHOPS her, then taunts Ivy. Candice runs in but Maxxine moves! Candice only gets buckles, Indi tags in! Indi drags Maxxine back but Maxxine BOOTS her, tag to Ivy!
Ivy dodges INdi, BLASTS Candice, then KICKS, KICKS and ROUNDHOUSES Indi! Ivy runs to tilt-o-whirl RANA Indi! Indi blocks one kick but not the DRAGON WHIP! Ivy runs around the way to CALF KICK! The fans fire up, Ivy goes up, but Indi CLUBS Ivy first! Indi climbs, Ivy DECKS her! The ref checks Indi, Candice SHOVES Ivy down! The fans boo but Indi saw that. Indi isn’t happy, but Maxine tags in! She DROPKCIKS Indi into Candice, rolls Indi up deep, Maxxine & Ivy win!
Winners: Ivy Nile & Maxxine Dupri, by pinfall
Now Candice is more upset that Indi let them lose! But is the real problem here the toxicity levels in LeRae?
Jey finds Rollins backstage.
Jey’s just the man Rollins wanted to see. Jey says Rollins is one crazy dude, but hey, it’s Bloodline Rules, right? Anything goes. If they try something shady, Jey’s got Rollins’ back like Rollins had his last week. Rollins is glad he said that. Let’s walk ‘n’ talk. The Visionary and the Yeet Master talk strategy, will they be able to thwart The Bloodline’s numbers game even without Cody Rhodes here tonight?
Drew McIntyre is in a funeral home…?
He hears the voices of CM Punk and Seth Rollins as he goes to the altar and tests the mic. “Look in my eyes. What do you see? CM Punk has no match in Philly. On January 27th, the world lost the opportunity to see an out of shape has-been main event WrestleMania when his brittle, fragile body failed him worse than it did in the UFC. Punk’s triceps, like the rest of us, wanted to get as far away from him as possible. Now we’re left with a thin skinned guy who saw Jared Leto’s Joker and based an entire personality off of it. Seth ‘Cringe Lord’ Rollins.
“Seth, you’re broken. You already have one foot in the grave. Your pride has convinced you you’ll survive The Rock, Roman and The Bloodline, and you’ll still beat me. You deserve all the beatings coming your way. You deserve all the pain and suffering and misery because you have begged me for it. You deserve to have the casket close on your championship reign. And at WrestleMania, I will do just that. I will take that broken down old workhorse out back and put him down once and for all. Amen.” The Scottish Terminator is preying on The Visionary, but will he really get everything he wants?
Ricochet VS Ivar!
As The One and Only continues his momentum, he now shifts from Judgment Day to Ragnarök! Will Ricochet continue to add to his highlight reel? Or will the raid continue where it left off?
The bell rings, the two rush in, and Ricochet dodges to RAM Ivar! Ivar brushes himself off, so Ricochet runs to wheelbarrow! Ivar blocks the arm-drag, and he whips Ricochet to ropes to then CLOBBER him! The fans boo as Ivar beats his chest, then he drags Ricochet up. Ivar whips, Ricochet rolls off Ivar’s back then rolls under to handspring and RANA! And then DROPKICK! Ivar tumbles out, Ricochet takes aim and PLANCHAS, but has to roll through as Ivar dodges! Ivar kicks low, underhooks, and lifts to a Canadian Rack! Ricochet slips free, mule kicks from the apron, then goes up, only for Ivar to clip the leg! Ricochet takes a tumble and Ivar stands tall as Raw goes to break!
Raw returns and Ivar grinds Ricochet down with a chinlock. Ricochet endures, fights up, but Ivar CLUBS him! Ricochet throws body shots in return, but Ivar knees low! Ivar hauls Ricochet up to back suplex, but Ricochet lands out! Ricochet goes to a corner, dodges, and Ivar hits buckles! Ricochet SUPERKICKS, then runs in at the corner, but right into a SEATED SENTON! Ricochet writhes and goes to the apron, but Ivar goes out to clamp onto his neck! Ivar drags Ricochet up, shoves him into the LED apron, and then takes aim. He hit one of these in the commercial break, and runs in, SPLASH only into LED!
Ricochet didn’t let that splash hit a second time, and he gets in to build speed! Ricochet SASUKE SPECIALS! The fans fire up for that one, and Ricochet puts Ivar back in! Ricochet points up, goes up, and the fans fire up again! 630- NO, Ricochet has to bail out of that as Ivar moves. Ricochet runs back in, is put on the apron, but he GAMANGIRIS! Then he springboards to FLYING LARIAT! The fans fire up again as Ricochet STANDING SHOOTING STARS! Cover, TWO! Ivar stays in this but Ricochet stays cool. Ricochet wrenches, fireman’s carries, but Ivar’s so big! Ivar slips free as Ricochet’s back gives up!
Ricochet ducks the heel kick o’ doom, handsprings to BACK ELBOW, then tries again! Ivar gets under Ricochet to HEEL KICK O’ DOOM! Then the underhooks, for the TIGER DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives and Ivar can’t believe it! The fans rally as Ricochet goes to a corner. Ivar runs in to BRONCO BUSTER only buckles! Ricochet runs up to TIGER WALL KICK, V-TRIGGER, and Ivar wobbles! Ricochet springboards but Ivar catches him! SPINNING POWERSLAM! Ivar roars, runs, and SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives again and Ivar is furious!
Ivar hurries up a corner, the fans freak out, DOOMSAULT FLOPS!! Ricochet again avoids disaster and he goes to a corner. Ivar runs in, but Ricochet catches the splash?! FALL AWAY SLAM!! Ricochet is showing he can go Super Saiyan as he goes up top, for the 630 SENTON!! Cover, Ricochet wins!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall
The momentum continues to build for the King of Flight! Is Ricochet going to be primed for golden opportunities on the other side of WrestleMania?
We check back in at the Judgment Day clubhouse.
The game of darts is now to hit the stolen mask of Rey Mysterio. But Priest is upset that somehow, Ricochet has still not been handled. Are they NOT The Judgment Day!? JD says damn right they’re The Judgment Day! But hey, JD is gonna be in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal with Ricochet, so the Irish Ace will have his chance to get Ricochet, and he will. Finn says please do. He is getting sick and tired of Ricochet! What kind of name is “Ricochet” anyway? Dom says don’t worry, he is confident JD will handle that situation. But for whatever reason he doesn’t, Dom has just the guy for the job.
And in steps Andrade El Idolo. Come estas? Priest says tranquilo, all good. Dom introduces Santos and Andrade, and the two multi-generation stars shake hands. Dom says if Andrade takes care of Ricochet, they’ll make him a full member of Judgment Day. The others are a bit taken aback Dom is the one making that call, but Andrade likes the offer. So they need him? N-No…! But he’s going to take care of this Ricochet business, right? Dom says he wants Andrade to take care of this. Andrade says okay, then. They shake hands on it, and Rhea says enough. Becky’s going to the ring, so Rhea’s gonna say “hi.”
Mami heads out, and Priest asks Dom if they’re using his darts. Dom says no, he told them not to use those. Dom is thinking he’s a shot caller now, but are his shots going to hit or miss?
Becky Lynch heads to the ring!
Just as she said she would, Becky is here to bring Raw into the Big Time! Becky gets a mic to say, “The Man has come around to Brooklyn! And she came here lookin’ for a fight! Now I started one earlier, but we don’t have to wait ’til WrestleMania to finish it. We can finish it right here, right now. Rhea Ripley, we have done all the talking that we need to do. So come on out here and fight me!” The fans like that but Adam Pearce walks out to say no. The fans boo and he says that’s fine, boo all you want. He’s the April Fool for trying to do the right thing. But they are NOT doing this tonight. After what he saw earlier, he cannot jeopardize one of the biggest matches on the biggest Mania of all time.
Security walks out here and Pearce knows what Becky wants, but she has to wait until WrestleMania. So please, he is asking nicely, leave the ring. Wait! Here comes Rhea! Becky is all fired up but Pearce says no, save it for Mania, Rhea! We’re just days away! Rhea says she’s not saving nothing but he says she has to. Please. Rhea sighs, steps back and says okay. But then she shoves him aside and fires off on the guards! She gets in the ring and throws hands with Becky! The fans fire up, Rhea trips Becky and rains down fists! Security rushes in to stop them and pull them apart, but Becky LOW BLWOS one and DECKS the other!
Becky goes up and up and SUPER CROSSBODIES the pile!! Becky finds Rhea in there and throws hands back! The security recovers, gets in the way, but the fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” The champion and challenger are separated, but we’ve got no less than five days until this fight will happen! Will Mami keep her reign going? Or will Becky make the biggest WrestleMania into Wrestle-MAN-ia?
Damage CTRL speaks.
Dakota Kai says Bianca Belair, Naomi & Jade Cargill can celebrate their big moment from SmackDown all they want. But that doesn’t change the fact that DMG CTRL is the most dominant faction in women’s wrestling. Does Dakota need to remind people who holds the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships and THE WWE Women’s Championship? At WrestleMania, they prove to Bianca, Naomi, Jade AND Bayley that DMG CTRL is the future! But for now, they’re on Raw to see if anyone has what it takes to prove them wrong. But the reality is, WrestleMania XL is the biggest Mania of all time, and it doesn’t get much bigger than DMG CTRL.
#CobraKai is spitting fire and venom, but she and the Kabuki Warriors will need to put their money where their mouths are as they go up against Shayna Baszler, Zoey Stark & Tegan Nox, after the break.
Rhea and Becky are still after each other backstage!
Adam Pearce is caught in the middle quite literally as security struggles to keep them apart! Becky gets loose to fire shots on Rhea! Pearce says get her outta here, and the security guards drag Becky away. Even Dom gets involved and Pearce says to control his Mami!
Six Woman Tag: Damage CTRL VS Shayna Baszler, Zoey Stark & Tegan Nox!
#CobraKai and the Kabuki Warriors are all very familiar with the Queen of Spades, The Hunter and The Welsh Firecracker, so there’s animosity here even without factoring in titles and brand warfare. But then will Dakota, Asuka & Kairi continue to dole out damage? Or will they start to lose control as the walls start closing in?
The trios sort out, but DMG CTRL CLOBBERS their opponents! Nox ends up alone in the ring, and Dakota soaks up the heat while looming over her former teammate. Dakota stomps Nox, drags her up and whips her to a corner. Then Dakota tags Kairi and she tags in Asuka. The Kabuki Warriors double whip, bypass, KICK, AX KICK, BULLDOG and BASEMENT DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Iyo still likes what she sees as Asuka stomps Nox. Tag back to Kairi, tag back to Dakota, and DMG CTRL coordinate. Ichi, ni, san- Shayna & Zoey get in to stop that! Then they and Nox all waistlock someone, TRIPLE GERMAN SUPLEXES!
The fans fire up as DMG CTRL sits up, into TRIPLE PENALTY KICKS! Then Shayna & Nox run to baseball slide dropkick Asuka and Dakota! Zoey aims, springboards, and CROSSBODIES DMG CTRL down! Iyo is NOT happy anymore, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Kairi BLASTS Nox off the apron! Kairi marches, then runs up on Shayna, but Shayna BOOTS the Sliding D away! Tag to Zoey and she rallies on the Kabuki Warriors! The fans fire up with Zoey and she baits Asuka into a corner, Zoey goes up and over, ducks under a kick then waistlocks, to GERMAN SUPLEX! Kairi runs up, but Zoey gets around to wrench and ROCK and ELBOW! Zoey whips Kairi to a corner, runs up and RAMS her, then goes right to the apron! Zoey shoves Kairi away, springboards and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Kairi survives but Zoey keeps her from DMG CTRL’s corner.
Zoey suplexes, Kairi fights and DDTS! Both women crawl for their corners, reach out, and hot tags to Dakota and Nox! The former Team Kick meets again but Nox fires off on Dakota! Nox LARIATS, then CHOKE SLAMS! Dakota gets up to swing but Nox blocks to then HEADBUTT! Nox reels Dakota in to suplex and KNEE SMASH! Dakota wobbles, Nox runs up, and PENALTY KICKS again! Nox runs in at the corner, CANNONBALL! Nox drags Dakota to a cover, Asuka breaks it! Shayna runs up , ducks a kick, and has the KIRAFUDA KLUTCH! But Kairi drags Shayna by a foot! Asuka gets loose to ROUNDHOUSE!
Zoey SUPERKICKS Asuka! Kairi CLUBS Zoey and TOSSES her, but Zoey lands on the apron! GAMANGIRI! Kairi staggers away, Zoey springboards in, but into a SUPERKICK from Dakota! But Nox rolls Dakota! TWO, and Dakota runs up! Nox dodges, comes back, UPPERCUT! Dakota falls into the corner and Nox runs in, CANNONBALL only gets buckles! Dakota goes side to side to BOOT! Tag to Asuka, she tags Kairi! Kairi goes up, Asuka has Nox in position, InSANE DDT!! Cover, DMG CTRL wins!
Winners: Damage CTRL, by pinfall
Iyo joins her team in the ring so they can hold up all their gold! Will nothing stop them from reigning over the Women’s Division?
Backstage interview with Seth Rollins.
Cathy Kelley is walking with the World Heavyweight Champion to gorilla as he prepares for the main event. Big weekend ahead at WrestleMania 40 with a lot on the line, so why take a match with Solo Sikoa? Rollins says he only has one gear, and it’s pedal to the metal and empty the tank! He doesn’t know if she knows him that well, but he’s always got a plan B. The Visionary keeps on going, and there’s Drew McIntyre… McIntyre smirks as he stares Rollins down, and Rollins says he ain’t dead yet. McIntyre says yeah, yet. Rollins goes through the curtain as his music plays, and it’s go time!
The biggest Raw right before the biggest WrestleMania, and this could very well be the biggest main event in Raw’s history! But will Rollins survive what is a clear sampling of what could happen to Cody Rhodes next Sunday? Or will he be made an example like Cody was last Monday?
Bloodline Rules: Seth Rollins VS Solo Sikoa w/ The Bloodline!
Raw returns as Solo makes his entrance. And Rollins BLASTS him off the apron! The bell rings and Rollins DIVES onto Solo! Direct hit and the fans fire up! Rollins fires hands on Solo, brings him around the way to SMACK off the apron, then SMACK him off barriers! Rollins CHOPS, the fans fire up as Rollins CHOPS and ROCKS, but Solo hits back! Fans say “We Want Tables”! already but Rollins kicks low and SMACKS Solo off the apron first. Rollins ROCKS Solo, whips, but Solo reverses! Rollins stops himself, then dodges Solo, and Solo hits steel steps head first! Rollins kicks low, underhooks, but Solo fights the Pedigree!
Solo RAMS Rollins into the apron, then SMACKS him off the desk! And SMACKS him off it again! Solo snarls, has cameramen move, and he TOSSES Rollins over the barriers into the timekeeper’s area! Solo soaks up the heat, goes back for Rollins, but Rollins HOTSHOTS Solo off the barriers! Rollins has a chair, and he CHUCKS it at Solo! Solo stays up, so Rollins CHUCKS another! And another! And another! Solo finally falls after the fourth one and the fans fire up again! Rollins storms up, has a chair, and he JAMS Solo, to then SMACK him on the back! Rollins sits the chair up, brings Solo around, DDT to the chair!
Rollins snarls, the fans fire up, and Solo writhes. Rollins looks around, then decides to go looking under the ring. And the fans love it as he brings out a table! Rollins puts the table in the ring, sets it up, but then Solo gets in! Solo CLUBS Rollins, fireman’s carries, but Rollins fights with elbows! Rollins gets free, SUPERKICKS and Solo wobbles! Rollins runs to SUPERKICK and Solo flops onto the table! Rollins hurries up a corner, but Solo hurries up after him! Solo ROCKS Rollins, climbs up, then fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT! Solo fireman’s carries, and SUPER SAMOAN DROPS through the table! The fans lose their minds as Raw goes to break!
Raw returns again and Solo has Rollins down against steel steps. Solo SMACKS Rollins off the steps, and again! Solo talks trash, rains down fists, then storms around. Solo gets space, runs back in, but Rollins moves! The hip attack hits steel! Rollins hobbles up, pulls the steps apart, and the fans fire up! Solo stands and Rollins RAMS him down with the steel! The fans fire up with Rollins and he looks back under the ring. Yep, here’s another table! The fans cheer again as Rollins again puts the table in the ring. Rollins sets it up, even though that didn’t go so well for him the first time… Rollins then drags Solo up from the apron.
Rollins tries but Solo resists the suplex! Solo suplexes to HOTSHOT Rollins! Rollins sputters and Solo storms in. He wants to repeat wat we saw earlier as he gets Rollins back up! Solo HEADBUTTS Rollins to the corner, hoists him up, then UPPERCUTS! Rollins sways up top but Solo goes up after him! Solo fireman’s carries again, but Rollins fights and flails! Rollins shifts, SUPER SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB through the table!! The fans are thunderous again, but Solo rises!? Into a CURB STOMP!! Solo flops out of the ring, and Jimmy’s here to SUPERKICK! Anything goes so of course this was going to happen!
But wait! Here comes JEY! Jimmy grins as Jey makes good on his own promise! The Usos fire hands at the ramp, a preview of their own big WrestleMania showdown! The fans fire up as Jey ROCKS Jimmy again and again! “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Jey keeps Jimmy moving, and the brawl goes backstage now! But then Jey is tossed back out, BY THE ROCK! The Final Boss tips the scales back in The Bloodline’s favor as he TOSSES Jey into the LED, then shoves him backstage for Jimmy to handle. The Rock makes his way down to the ring, Rollins glaring right at him. The Rock gets in the ring, the fans are torn, and The Rock dares Rollins to do something,
Rollins grins…? BECAUSE CODY RHODES IS HERE?!? Not cleared but not caring, The American Nightmare has the fans singing his song while he throws hands on The Rock! Cody fires shot after shot, stomps and kicks, then DECKS The Rock! No Roman around, the Bloodline ran out of cards to play! Rollins & Cody clear the desk, they bring Rock over and SMACK him off the desk! Rollins rains down fists, SMACKS Rock off the desk, then Cody drags him up! Cody says a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do, right? Cody clinches, but wait! ROMAN REIGNS IS HERE!? The Tribal Chief trips Cody, throws him down, but Rollins goes after him!
Roman TOSSES Rollins away, gets him up, and then POSTS him! Did Roman trick us like Rollins tricked Rock? The fans want CM Punk but there’s nothing Punk can do about this! Rock puts Rollins in and Roman runs up, SUPERMAN PUNCH! Then Rock has Cody up, puts him in, and Roman aims from the corner! “OOOAH~!” SPEAR!! The Rock gets in the ring to talk trash on Cody for pulling this stunt, and Roman says this is what you’ll see for the rest of your career! “This is it! This is everything!” Roman and Rock shake hands and hug it out while the fans boo. Then Roman checks his watch. Raw’s still got some time.
Roman takes off the belt! It’s another custom one just for Cody! Rock LASHES Cody, then LASHES Rollins with it! The Rock lets Roman have the belt while fans boo and cuss them out. Roman LASHES Cody! Then he LASHES Rollins! Another for Rollins, another for Cody, repeat! The Rock says Rollins wants more, and holds him down so Roman can LASH Rollins again! Then another for Cody! Rollins gets up, grabs Roman, but Rock gets the belt while Roman GUILLOTINE CHOKES Rollins! Rock LASHES Rollins again and again, then calls to Solo. Solo has Cody on the ropes, pulls him in, and Rock rips the shirt away! Rock winds up to LASH Cody again!!
Cody writhes, but Rock LASHES him again! Roman says this is what happens when you mess with The Bloodline!! Roman says someone needs to come up with a plan to take this from him. But this is a vice grip, so they ain’t never gonna take this from him! Rock stands over Rollins and Cody as the fans chant “ROCKY SUCKS! ROCKY SUCKS!” Roman joins Rock, holding the Universal Championship belt alongside The Rock’s weight belt. Will this be how night one of WrestleMania goes? Will this be how every WrestleMania goes from here on out? Or is there still hope for Cody & Rollins to overthrow the Bloodline’s tyranny?
My Thoughts:
An awesome episode of Raw tonight, especially as the go-home to Mania. Though, it certainly started feeling like a go-home by the end. The commercial free first hour certainly made for many more commercial breaks in the later hours than usual, so it kinda killed a lot of the fun. But that first hour was great stuff, with a great opening promo to set up the main event. The main event was still great stuff, too, with Rollins bringing in Cody, only for Roman to also still show up. It’s a bit of a shame if this was The Bloodline outsmarting Rollins trying to outsmart them, like one too many steps in mind game logic. But at the same time, and depending on how things go with SmackDown, this is Bloodline standing tall so that one way or another, Cody wins out in the end.
Good tag match from Candice & Indi VS Ivy & Maxxine, and great move in the story for Candice & Indi to lose. The wedge between Candice & Indi has to be forced in more and more so them losing and Indi taking the blame is a good way of doing that. Really good promo from Dakota and really good Six Woman Tag to give DMG CTRL momentum going into their Mania Six Woman Tag with Bianca, Naomi & Jade. And great training vignette from Gable and Sami ahead of Sami’s rematch with Bronson, but also a great rematch. Sami’s the first person I’ve seen in awhile that dodged the Tsunami, but of course Gunther gets involved. Like with the Bloodline story, SmackDown could give us another segment, but the math is saying Gunther actually loses, which is nuts.
And I am just digging all of the story intertwining from The Judgment Day. Becky and Rhea bring the story even to Ariel Helwani’s show, then to this show, and I really thought they were going to go wild like Becky, Charlotte and Ronda did a few years ago. But there’s also this continued dysfunction in Judgment Day where Dominik is doing all this stuff without even telling the others, and it’s such a twist from where a few months ago, it felt like Priest was going to leave the group because of his MITB failings. Dom inviting Legado to Raw and to the clubhouse is a great detail towards my thinking that Dom is leaving Judgment Day to join Legado instead.
Ricochet VS Ivar was an awesome match, probably the actual best match of the night, and Ricochet’s win getting on Judgment Day’s nerves is also a great detail. Andrade being tasked with also taking out Ricochet, that could be a sign that either he or Ricochet is winning The Andre the Giant Battle Royal. That battle royal will be a lot of fun like always, and here’s hoping that in this HHHBK era, the winner of the battle royal actually does something substantial afterward. Ricochet or Andrade having that win under their belt could really help them go for the Intercontinental Championship in the run-up to Backlash France and Bash in Berlin.
The 8 Man Tag from Judgment Day VS New Day & DIY was really good stuff, but there are a lot of details in this that hint at least some form of loss at WrestleMania. Commentary made sure to let us know here that the Undisputed Tag Team Championship Ladder match is about bringing both sets of belts down, not just one or the other. This is the very clever and very subtle way of saying the Undisputed titles could easily return to being the Raw and SmackDown exclusive titles. All it would take is one of the SmackDown teams *cough* New Catch Republic */cough* taking the blue straps down, and then even if Judgment Day gets the red straps, that’s all they leave with and it upsets the group.
Of course, worse case scenario for Judgment Day is that one of the other Raw teams *cough* Awesome Truth */cough* take the red straps, leaving Judgment Day with nothing but Rhea’s title, and Priest will desperately cash-in on the World Heavyweight Championship match. And McIntyre had such a great fake funeral promo, how could it not be McIntyre taking the title off Rollins and possibly having to fend off Priest to keep it? Depending on what the rest of the year has for Rollins, whether Marvel movie stuff or even actually resting up from being all banged up, he could definitely pass the baton on to McIntyre and Priest to feud into the Spring and Summer.
My Score: 8.9/10
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A Fatal 4 Way determines the #1 contender!
Just as we will be, Aaron Rourke will be watching tonight’s Fatal 4 Way #1 Contender’s Match to see who comes after his WWE Evolve Championship!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Karmen Petrovic VS Nikkita Lyons w/ Sloane Jacobs; wins.
- WWE Evolve Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Brooks Jensen VS Kam Hendrix VS Tristan Angels VS Dorian Van Dux; wins and will challenge for the title.
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Will the Scumbag go Double or Nothing?
Darby Allin told MJF to choose: A Title VS Hair match, or no title match EVER! Will MJF be vain or greedy as we head for Double or Nothing?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway; Cassidy, Cope, Christian & The Bucks win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Westbrook; Bailey wins.
- AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight VS Brian Cage; Knight wins and retains the title.
- Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin; Ospreay wins.
- Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness; Shida & The Birds win, by disqualification.
- AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita; Darby wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
MJF arrives backstage.
Renee Paquette is there to bring up tonight’s main event is Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW World Championship. If Darby Allin wins, MJF will then have to sign a contract for Title VS Hair at Double or Nothing. Darby has made it clear that if MJF doesn’t sign said contract, Darby will never allow MJF to face him for the title again. We all know how important the title is for MJF, but is MJF willing to put his hair on the line for it? MJF just chuckles and moves on, but he notices the very bald Rick Knox, Bryce Remsburg, and the head of security, David Aponte. And then various bald members of the production staff…
And then even Christopher Daniels & Sonjay Dutt are there! Daniels and Sonjay chuckle before moving on, and then MJF sees John Silver flexing. Brandon Cutler, some arena staff, and even Tommaso Ciampa, all bald. Then last but certainly not least, Ricochet! He tells MJF that don’t worry, he’ll look great. Just not as good as Ricochet. AHA~! MJF storms off, will he have no choice but to choose between gold belt and chrome dome?
10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway!
While we know the AEW World Tag Team Championship match will be a conglomeration of I Quit Match and New York Street Fight, THE Conglomeration will be waiting on the other side for their own tag title match. And let’s not forget that Matt & Nick Jackson want their own shot at those titles again. With that, can Freshly Squeezed work together with C&C and The Bucks? Or will the Psycho Killer, the Dogs, and the Top Guys all stand tall on the road to Double or Nothing?
The teams sort out and the teams just brawl it out! The fans cheer as The Bucks have The Dogs, Cope is after Ciampa, Christian is after Cash, and Dax brawls with Cassidy! Dax bumps Cassidy off buckles but Cassidy ducks the haymaker to waistlock. The Bucks, Cope & Christian clear everyone else out, then take the brawl outside! Dax ROCKS Cassidy to send him out, and the fans fire up as Matt fires hands on 100 Proof right by commentary! Ciampa whips Cope but Cope reverses, sending Ciampa into barriers! Cash sends Christian into railing, then CLOBBERS Cassidy! Nick fires hands on Finlay, Cassidy sends Cash into railing!
Cassidy and Dax meet in the ring, Dax ROCKS and CHOPS Cassidy, but Nick sends Finlay into railing! Dax DECKS Cassidy, throws hands on Cope, but Cope fires back! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands! Cope DECKS Dax, and wait, Christian and Cash are brawling in the crowd! Same for Matt and Connors! Finlay CLAWS Nick’s face, Cassidy ROCKS Dax, and Cassidy whips. Dax reverses, Cassidy goes up and out to then SMACK Dax off buckles! Cassidy goes up, Ciampa BOOTS Nick, and Dax trips Cassidy. Dax CHOPS Cassidy, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans boo but Dax stands Cassidy up, SUPER DUPER PLEX!
Dax then rolls through to suplex again, but Cassidy STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRES! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, and DDTS! Cassidy kips up, the fans fire up, but Finlay sends Nick into steel steps! #BigStoke grabs Cassidy’s foot, Cash CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax puts Cassidy in the corner to tag Ciampa. FTR and the Psycho Killer mug Cassidy! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Ciampa stands Cassidy up. Cassidy blocks the chop! And he blocks another chop! The fans cheer but Ciampa kicks low and CHOPS again! The fans boo but Ciampa soaks up that heat. Ciampa drags Cassidy by a leg, turns him over, but Cassidy fights around!
Cassidy kicks and kicks but Ciampa drags him back! Cassidy turns to BOOT Ciampa away! Dax tags in and he CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax flips them off. Dax whips Cassidy, runs up, but Cassidy dodges! Dax POSTS himself! Both men are down, hot tags to Cash and Nick! Nick rallies on FTR with haymakers, BLASTS Ciampa, but Cash kicks low! FTR whips, DOUBLE HIP- NO, Nick lands out, MEETING OF TEH MINDS! Then DOUBLE WHEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Nick then DROPKICKS Dax out! The Dogs run up, but Nick knuckle locks and CHOPS Finlay! Then Nick jumps over Connors, SUPERKICKS, and he goes for the corner!
Nick goes up, up, and “LUCHA LIBRE~!” FLYING ARM-DRAG RANA COMBO! The fans are thunderous and Nick tags Matt. Nick whips Finlay, Finlay reverses, but Nick goes up and over. Matt SUPERKICKS Finlay! Nick SHINING WIZARDS Connors, adds a GAMANGIRI, then The Bucks DOUBLE BULLDOG with the high-five! The fans fire up again as Matt winds up. Matt WRECKS FTR with a dropkick, then holds the way open, Nick FLIES onto FTR & Ciampa! But Connors back suplexes! Matt lands out, and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through, NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express is getting going, and Finlay joins the ride! DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS!
The fans are electric and it’s not just the volt green! Time for a SUPERKICK PARTAY~! Wait, Stokely grabs a foot each! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Stoke can’t even trip The Bucks up. The Bucks drag Stoke in! Stoke pleads for mercy, but FTR runs up! The Bucks dodge, mule kick, then SUPERKICK for Dax! SUPERKICK for Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on The Dogs! Then FTR is sent into The Dogs before DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Ciampa runs up to waistlock but Nick switches. Ciampa BOOTS Matt away, ELBOWS Nick, but Matt dodges, PSYCHO KNEE into Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Ciampa!
The fans fire up again, and The Bucks see C&C. They point to Christian, and the fans cheer! Christian steps in, the ref reprimands but Cope argues with the ref. This distraction lets Christian LOW BLOW Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Cash! Christian covers, TWO! Cash survives, the fans boo, but Christian rains down fists while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Christian puts Cash in the corner to CHPO, CHOP, and then rain down fists! Christian goes past TEN, maybe to fifteen, then stops. Cash sputters, Stoke talks trash, but Christian grabs Stoke! Cash CLUBS Christian, Ciampa HOTSHOTS the bad arm, and Ciampa hurries to tag in. Ciampa drags Christian around, SLAMS the bad arm off the mat, then SLAMS the arm again! Ciampa POSTS Christian, and Christian falls to the apron. The ref keeps his eyes on the rest of the team so they stay back. Ciampa goes out, and he SWINGS the bad arm into the post! Christian scrambles away, clutching the arm, but Ciampa taunts Cope with a wave.
Ciampa tags Connors, Connors tags Finlay, and The Dogs stomp away on Christian. Finlay clamps onto the bad hand, bends the fingers, then JAMS them into the mat! The ref reprimands but Finlay anchors Christian while he tags in Dax. Dax CHOPS Christian, DECKS him, then taunts Cope and The Bucks. The Bucks rally the fans, Cope coaches Christian up, but Dax brings Christian around. Christian blocks a shot to hit back, but then Dax kicks low! Dynamite returns to single picture as Dax UPPERCUTS Christian back to the corner. Stoke is on commentary suddenly to say Christian tried to steal Stoke’s watch, aka the watch Stoke stole from Christian.
But Christian fires back on Dax and the whole corner! Then he and Dax DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Christian crawls, but we can see Cash and The Dogs sneaking over! They and Ciampa YANK down Cope, Cassidy and The Bucks! The fans boo but Dax drags Christian back to center. Dax kicks and scuffs Christian, then talks trash. But Christian slips around to chicken wing the arms! Dax shoves Christian away, but Christian turns around, NOGGIN KNOCKER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Cope snarls as he rises up, hot tags to Cope and Connors!
The fans fire up as The Rated R Superstar rallies on everyone! LARIAT for Cash! ELBOW for Dax! Cope TOSSES Finlay out onto Ciampa and Cash! BOOT for Connors! The fans fire up again and Cope goes to a corner. Cope is feeling it, and he aims at Connors. But then Finlay grabs a leg! The fans boo, but Nick SUPERKICKS Finlay! Connors runs up, Nick RAMS him low! Then slingshot FACEBUSTER! And cartwheel ASAI MOONSAULT! COPE-O-SETIC for Connors, TWO! The fans rally as Cope keeps focus on Connors. Cope drags Connors up, whips him to the corner, then Nick runs up! Connors puts Nick out, then he puts Matt out!
But Christian is back, and he coordinates with The Bucks, LARIAT DOUBLE ENZIGIRI on Connors! Then Cassidy somersaults for a “powerful” back elbow! Finlay runs up, Cassidy kicks the legs out! Finlay hits buckles but Ciampa runs up! Christian sends him into Cash, then dragon sleepers Ciampa. Christian sees Dax run up, kicks him low, and gets him in the same hold, DOUBLE REVERSE DDTS! The fans fire up as FTR, Ciampa and Finlay are all in drop zones! “This is Awesome!” as Cassidy, Christian and The Bucks climb the corners. Connors runs up on Cope, but Cope snatches him into a facelock!
Cope acts as air traffic control as he coordinates everyone, QUADRUPLE MACHO ELBOWS before an IMPALER!! Cover, TWO!! Connors survives and the fans can’t believe it! Ciampa and Finlay get up, The Bucks BLAST them, then DIVE! Down they go at ramp side, then Christian and Cassidy bump into each other. The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this the opener! Cassidy puts his hands up, but Christian stops him. Christian shakes his head, but then Cassidy makes Christian put his hands in his pockets! The fans fire up as Christian just THROWS Cassidy out onto FTR! Christian then goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES The Dogs!
Cope calls out a shot, runs, but into a SHATTER MACHINE!! FTR snatches Cope outta nowhere, Connors makes the cover, but Cassidy breaks it! The fans fire up as now FTR has Cassidy surrounded. But Cassidy “unleashes” his kicks! The fans go nuts with every shot, but FTR shoves Cassidy! SHATTER- DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on Cash! Cassidy fights free of Dax, but Dax blocks Nick’s Superkick! Dax sends it into Matt! Nick SUPERKICKS through after all! Finlay clinches, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER on Nick! Matt feints the kick to DDT! But then Ciampa KNEES Matt down! Christian chicken wings Ciampa, turns him around, KILLSWITCH!
Connors JEEP FLIPS Christian! Connors then stalks Cope while the fans boo. Connors lines up a shot, Cope rises to his feet, Connors runs in! But Cope jumps over Connors’ spear, sending it into Dax! The fans fire up, Stoke freaks out, and The Bucks join Cope in the ring. They TRIPLE SUPERKICK Connors! Cassidy is in, ORANGE PUNCH! SPEAR from Cope!! Cover, C&C Conglomeration Bucks win!
Winners: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Another star-studded 10 Man Tag, and it was a huge win for all the hungry contenders. Christian doesn’t wanna celebrate, but he does signal that he and Cope will be champions. Will putting their tag team legacy on the line be enough to take the gold? Or will Double or Nothing be the last night that team reeks of awesomeness?
Will Ospreay continues to train with The Death Riders.
They’re outside this time, Claudio Castagnoli playing some wall ball with Marina Shafir and Pac. Daniel Garcia says, “Tonight is the night that we’ve all been waiting for: The Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay, is cleared and back on Dynamite. And rumor has it, the kid’s been working real hard and he’s got some new tricks up his sleeves. So Young Boy Billy, tonight you gotta show me something, c’mon.” Garcia gets a quick turn in on wall ball while cameras move over. Ospreay is maintaining a neck bridge while Jon Moxley uses Wheeler Yuta as a living dummy to show just how to push and pull and bend and twist on the various chinlocks and headlocks.
Use the right arm to push against the head, then snake in the left arm for the sleeper. Pry and shoot. Moxley asks how Ospreay feels. Ospreay lets off the bridge and says honestly, the best he’s felt in forever. Moxley asks if Ospreay remembers the night he won the Best of the Super Juniors. Yeah, 2019. AKA a lifetime ago. Ospreay was carefree, flew like a bird, for no other reason than that’s just what birds do. So simple back then, chasing that feeling, like no other feeling in the world. Can’t really grab it in your hands for more than a few seconds. The joy of doing it. Then everybody comes in and tries to make it so overcomplicated.
Years pass, life happens, a family starts, responsibilities show up, bad things happen, bad choices catch up to you, and it’s all weight on your shoulders. You feel like you can’t fly. But Moxley will tell you something: Nothing is different. Nothing has changed. All those things are still gonna be there, but you can still fly. You’re just more dangerous now. You’re a bird of prey. So tonight, when you got out there, don’t go out there to protect anything. Not your neck, your image, your reputation, or what you’ve built in your career. Go out there to give something. Moxley checks on Yuta and says dammit, if you’re gonna snap a headlock, snap the headlock!
Moxley storms off to instruct his pupil, but will Ospreay use everything he has been taught to great effect? Or will he have to fold against Ace Austin?
Chris Jericho speaks.
“You wanna face Jericho in a match of my own design, Ricochet? A spectacle so innovative, so imaginative, it cannot be contained, it can only be witnessed. Well, be careful what you demand, because you’ve made a few enemies yourself, Ricochet. And now a match designed specifically to settle scores without any, and I mean AAANY~, limitations has gotten even bigger.” Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate were just looking for two more, but “Jungle” Jack Perry said he can bring four: himself, The Young Bucks, and KENNY OMEGA! Jericho tells Ricochet that this is no longer what he designed, but it is a devil’s dance of destruction! Ricochet’s destruction!
Ricochet got what he wanted, now can he handle it? Bald. The first-ever SEVEN VS SEVEN Stadium Stampede, who will even survive?
Ricochet & The Demand respond.
They stand with Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family and Ricochet says we all know Jericho does a lot of talking out of his ass while The Demand gets things done. Just like Davis did when he defeated Jack for the AEW National Championship at Fairway to Hell. Hold it with pride, Davis, Ricochet knows you’ll do it well. Davis says he’s got this. Ricochet says Davis has joined the dream team, but he’s not the only one. Because compliments to Ricochet’s golfing buddy, Don Callis, look who else he’s sending: Andrade El Idolo! Gracias, amigo. But it doesn’t stop there, the train keeps rolling. Ricochet was just approached by two guys who have an ax to grind with the superkick sidekicks.
These two wanna fill out the last two spots, so who is Ricochet to say no to The Dogs? Finlay & Connors storm in, and Finlay says to put it simple, they will fight The Bucks in the streets, in the ring, but guess it’s fighting at Double or Nothing! If they want violence, if they want carnage, if they want chaos, who better than The Dogs?! The Dogs bark and Liona roars, but will these seven stand tall in the Big Apple?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS BK Westbrook!
JetSpeed has a lot of momentum on their side, and as stated last week at Fairway to Hell, they’re looking to grab up all the gold they can. Will Speedball keep on rolling towards his own golden opportunity? Or will #Supastud prove his own worth?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two step up. Bailey bows in respect, offers a handshake, but Westbrook goes to roll Bailey up! Bailey stays on his feet, then steps over to sit down on a cover, TWO! Westbrook ducks a Penalty Kick, avoids the moonsault, and the sweep! Bailey dodges, Westbrook tiger feints through the ropes, but Bailey handsprings up and over! The fans fire up as Bailey ducks an elbow to whip. Westbrook goes up, around, but kinda fumbles his tumble. The fans cheer and jeer him for his attempt, but Westbrook blocks the boot! Westbrook FLIPS Bailey, springboards in, but Bailey dodges! TIME ADVENTURE!
Bailey pushes Westbrook down, goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the ULTIMATE WEAPON! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: Mike Bailey, by pinfall
Another fast ‘n’ furious finish, and Bailey’s on a hot streak! But now, the other side of JetSpeed looks to keep it up! But just who is Kevin Knight defending the TNT Championship against? It’s… BRIAN CAGE!? The Machine finally returns to action, and he has the Don Callis Family with him! Will Cage be able to ground Knight and take this title back to the family?
AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight w/ “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who betta!
The bell rings, Cage runs up, but Knight dodges! Knight fires haymakers, Cage shoves him, but Knight dodges. Knight CHPOS, but Cage doesn’t budge! Cage makes the pecs dance, so Knight CHOPS again! The fans cheer as Cage eggs Knight on. Knight urns, leaps, but into Cage’s arms! Cage uses Knight to do curls, then THROWS knight! Knight lands out, RAMS Cage, but Cage comes back! Knight RAMS Cage again, but it’s still not enough! Knight tries a bigger SHOULDER TACKLE, but Cage stays standing! Knight runs one more time, ducks ‘n’ dodges, SATELLITE- NO, Cage stops the DDT! Cage THROWS Knight away!
Knight staggers, Cage SUPERKICKS him down! “Who betta than Cage?!” The fans fire up as Cage storms up on Knight, stands him up, and bumps him off buckles. Cage RAMS into Knight, stands him up, then RAMS again! The ref counts, Cage CHOPS, and the fans cheer. Bailey rallies the fans but Archer coaches Cage, and Cage whips Knight hard into the corner! The fans are torn as Cage hauls Knight up. Cage ROCKS Knight, CHOPS him, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Cage stops at 4, then Cage stalks Knight. Cage stands Knight up, whips him to the corner, then runs in, only for Knight to BOOT! Cage still LARIATS!
Cage hauls Knight up, whips him to ropes, but Knight grabs ropes. Knight DUMPS Cage out, then DROPKICKS him down! Cage sputters, the fans fire up, and Knight builds speed to DIVE! But he bounces off Cage! Cage then fireman’s carries, APRON F5! Knight sputters but Cage goes up the steps to soak up cheers and jeers, all while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cage refreshes the ring count, drags Knight up again, and hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Knight writhes, Cage refreshes the count again, then he whips Knight into barriers! Knight practically falls into the laps of the front row! But Cage brings Knight around to CHOP him down! Cage soaks up the cheers and jeers before he brings Knight around again. Cage SMACKS Knight off the apron, then puts him in the ring. Cage storms into the ring, drags Knight by his legs, and ties the legs up into a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Knight endures as Cage sits deep! Knight powers up, fights his way forward, and he reaches to the ROPEBREAK!
The ref counts, Cage lets go at 4, but Cage brings Knight up. Knight CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Cage still doesn’t back down. Knight fires more shots, but Cage UPPERCUTS him down! Cage digs his boot into Knight at the corner, but he stops as the ref counts. Cage drags Knight up, puts him in a corner, and LARIATS! Cage wrenches to then SAIDO Knight away! Knight flounders to the apron, Cage soaks up more cheers and jeers, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Knight rises to fire forearms on Cage, but Cage ROCKS Knight in return! Cage slingshots Knight into a facelock, for a SPIRALING SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Knight survives and Cage is frustrated, but Cage decides to write Knight off. Cage drags Knight up, reels him in, and suplexes, DRILL- NO, Knight slips free to waistlock. But Cage ELBOWS Knight, whips, but Knight jumps up! SATELLITE- NO, Cage goes for ropes! Knight HOTSHOTS Cage for it! Then Knight springboards back in, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts while the fans rally up. Cage goes to a corner but he runs up on Knight. Knight bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off shots, then fires a flurry of haymakers! But Cage grabs and TOSSES Knight to a corner!
Cage runs up, Knight dodges, and Knight runs back in. Knight ducks ‘n ‘dodges, FLAPJACK DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Cage bails out! Knight builds speed and FLIES! Cage catches him?!? The fans go nuts as Cage lifts, but Knight RANAS Cage into POST! The fans cheer as Knight hurries to get space. Knight runs, goes up the apron, and LEAPING LARIATS! Down goes Cage! The fans fire up with Knight, he puts Cage in the ring, and he hurries up the corner. Archer creeps up, but Bailey SUPERKICKS him! The fans cheer, but Cage CLUBS Knight! Cage then climbs up, and he deadlift SUPERPLEXES! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Knight survives, but Archer guzels Bailey! Bailey fights free of the choke slam to mule kick Archer! Cage runs up, but Bailey springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes the Murderhawk Monster! knight springboards, Cage dodges, but Knight leaps the discus lariat! SATELLITE DDT finally lands! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and Knight is beside himself! Knight hurries to run in at the corner, but Cage ELBOWS him away! Cage goes up, but into the UPPER- NO! Cage stops the rana! Cage YANKS Knight up to the top, for a SUPER- UPPER ROOM!! Knight still throws Cage, then goes up top!
Knight aims, MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
The Machine was out for 14 months and yet no ring rust to be found! However, The Jet is just #2Fly2Stop! Bailey brings mics into the ring to say, “Congratulations to The Jet on a hell of a win!” Knight says much appreciated. But like he said, they’re red hot right now! And Brian Cage, welcome back! Cage took Knight to his limits, but The Jet is still standing as TNT Champion. But Knight can’t get over how last week, he couldn’t get the job done becoming #Jet2Belts. Bailey says forget last week. Knight IS a future AEW World Champion! Bailey says he knows it, and everyone here knows it! The fans cheer that!
Knight says he appreciates the support from Bailey and Ashville. Bailey is always in his corner, Knight is always in Bailey’s. And if Bailey keeps it up, he’ll be singles champion, too. Bailey says yeah, Knight got him thinking. Tonight, Darby VS Takeshita, BAILEY WANTS NEXT! Bailey says Takeshita was his greatest rival in Japan, but they’ve yet to have a singles match in AEW. And Darby, as much as Bailey wants to see MJF go bald…! Bailey is coming for Darby’s AEW World Championship! JetSpeed daps it up, will they become a 2 Fly 2 Man Power Trip?
AEW reveals the Men’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament Brackets!
This year’s tournaments will go through Double or Nothing, and the finals will coincide with Forbidden Door 2026 on Sunday, June 28th in San Jose, California! The winner of each tournament will then challenge for THE AEW World Championship and AEW Women’s World Championships on August 30th at All In: London! And so, for the opening round, it will be: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis; Claudio Castagnoli VS Brody King; then Double or Nothing has both Samoa Joe VS Will Ospreay, and Swerve Strickland VS Bandido!
“Jungle” Jack Perry speaks.
“Mark Davis… I’m sure you feel some congratulations are in order. But you’re not champion to me. You see, you’re built like an Australia grizzly bear, yet you still needed somebody to hit me in the back with a golf club for you to beat me. At Stadium Stampede, bring your friends, bring any weapon you want, and I will crack you over the skull with it. Because anything goes. But after that, it’s back to grass roots, because it is you and me, fighting for a shot at the world title at All In: London. And in the Owen Hart Tournament, I will prove to you beyond a shadow of a doubt that I’m a better wrestler than you. I am the FUTURE world champion!
“And if you don’t like that, F YOU!” Jungle Jack is sharpening his knife, but will his edge be razor sharp when it comes time to cut down Dunkzilla?
Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin!
We’ve seen the Aerial Assassin training with The Death Riders, he’s won gold with his old friends in The United Empire, and now he’s about to face a dangerous man at Double or Nothing. Will Ospreay be more than ready for Samoa Joe after tonight? Or will he fail to even get past The Inevitable?
The bell rings and the fans cheer Ospreay as he stares down with Ace. Ospreay offers a handshake, Ace accepts, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. They circle, tie up, and Ospreay wrenches to wristlock. Ace rolls, handsprings, and wrenches, but Ospreay rolls, kips up, and wrenches back. Ospreay hammerlocks, Ace rolls to kip up and wrench to then armlock. Ospreay endures the grind, fights around, and he arm-drags Ace down. Ace endures, fights around, and rises up. Ace shoots through to waistlock but Ospreay switches. Ospreay hits the headlock takeover, Ace headscissors, but Ospreay kips free.
The fans cheer the standoff, and the two reset. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength. The fans rally as Ace pushes Ospreay back. Ace has Ospreay down for a knuckle lock cover, ONE as Ospreay gets his arm up. Ace pushes it down, cover, ONE as Ospreay gets the other arm up. Ace tries again, ONE as Ospreay bridges! Ace jumps up, but Ospreay holds the bridge! That training truly pays off! Ace jumps, Ospreay gets him for a MONKEY FLIP! The fans fire up as Ospreay then arm-drags! Ospreay wristlocks and he bends the fingers! Ospreay isolates the arm to then STOMP it!
Ace clutches his arm as Ospreay shows his training already. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then whips Ace. Ace reverses, he blocks a boot, but not the AX KICK! Ospreay headlocks, Ace powers up and out, but Ospreay RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Ace drop toeholds to ENZIGIRI! And basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Ace facelocks Ospreay, turns him, NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Ospreay ROCKS Ace, ROCKS him again, and again! Ace trips Ospreay, hooks up the legs, and he turns Ospreay over to tie the legs up! MUDA LOCK! The fans rally as Ospreay endures being bent back, and he crawls forward to the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer while Ace lets go. Ospreay checks his neck but he is alright to continue. Ace drags Ospreay up, reels him in, but Ospreay wrenches out to SOBAT! Ospreay whips, Ace reverses, but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to RAN- NO! Ace blocks to swing Ospreay up into a fireman’s carry! Ace does a squat for the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Ace flexes, covers, TWO! Ospreay stay sin this while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ace is frustrated already, but he stalks Ospreay to ropes. Ace kicks Ospreay around, CLUBS him down, but Ospreay fires back. Ace bumps Ospreay off buckles, kicks and ROCKS him, then snapmares. Ace KNEES Ospreay in the back, then clamps on with a chinlock. Ospreay endures, even as Ace cranks the neck, and Ospreay fires shots from below. Ace DECKS Ospreay for it! Ospreay rises up, but Ace DECKS him again! Ospreay sits up again, so Ace BOOTS him down! Ace waits on Ospreay, then BOOTS him again! Ospreay goes to a corner, Ace CHOPS him, then reels Ospreay in for a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Ospreay toughs it out but Ace drags him around.
Ace steps over, traps Ospreay in a headscissors, then grinds him down. Ospreay endures, even as Ace puts on the squeeze. Ospreay fights around, rises up, and Electric Chair Lifts Ace! Ace slips free to ROCK Ospreay in the back! Ace CLUBS Ospreay to a corner, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Ace backs off, and Ace CHOPS Ospreay! Ospreay ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay! Ace KICKS the leg, CHOPS Ospreay down, then brings Ospreay back around. Ace rains down ELBOWS on Ospreay before he clamps on another chinlock. Ospreay endures as Dynamite returns to single picture, and the fans rally up.
Ospreay fires body shots, Ace puts him in the corner, but Ospreay BOOTS him away! Ospreay is on the apron, he springboards back in, PIP PIP CHEERIO! The fans fire up with Ospreay as he watches Ace rise up. Ospreay ducks a shot, atomic drops, then KNEES, ROUNDHOUSES, and STANDING SKY TWISTERS! Cover, TWO! Ace survives that quick string of moves, but Ospreay brings him back around. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then KICKS the bad arm! And KICKS again! And again! But Ace blocks one to ROCK Ospreay! Ace whips, Ospreay handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK!
The fans fire up while Ace bails out! Ospreay has the fans shouting “OI! OI! OI!” as he takes aim. But Ace avoids the plancha! Ospreay blocks the kick, only for Ace to handstand out of the sweep! Ace avoids another sweep, but Ospreay avoids the kick! Ace avoids yet another sweep by going up and over the corner! Ace WRECKS Ospreay with a dropkick, then aims to PLANCHA after all! Down goes Ospreay and the fans fire up! Ace drags Ospreay up, but Ospreay puts him int he ring! Ace rewinds to headscissor, but Ospreay pops Ace up to SUPERKICK the arm out! Ospreay then climbs up, takes aim, and BLINDSIDE FOREARM!
The fans fire up as Ospreay springboards, OSCUTTER! Cover, TWO! Ace survives and Ospreay is stunned! Ospreay just shakes it off, goes to the corner, and takes aim. Ace slowly rises up, but he ducks the Hidden Blade to DOUBLE STOMP! Ospreay sputters, Ace falls back, and now Ace takes aim. Ace runs corner to corner to A-LIST LARIAT! Then he LARIATS again and again! Ace hoists Ospreay up top, then slips outside to ENZIGIRI! Ospreay wobbles, Ace gets space, and Ace runs up! FLIPPING RANA! The fans fire up as Ace is ready to deal the winning hand! But then Ospreay pops Ace up, and gets him in position! STYLES- NO, Ace pops free!
Ace trips Ospreay, steps through, ties up the legs, TRAILER HITCH BRIDGE! TWO!! Ospreay escapes, but Ace KNEES, KICKS, and fireman’s carries! Ace tucks Ospreay to then swing him out, AIR RAID FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and Ace is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” as Ace stalks Ospreay to a corner. Ace ROCKS Ospreay again and again, then hoists Ospreay up top. But Ospreay fires shots in return! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, goes up, but Ospreay pushes on Ace’s arm! Then he HOTSHOTS the arm as he drops down, and he tucks Ace in! CHEEKY NAN- NO, Ace dodges! Ace RAMS low, springboards in and FLYING- LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Ace survives again! Ospreay roars, the fans are with him, and he ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, and repeat! They go back and forth, then Ospreay KICKS! Ace fires another forearm, Ospreay kicks, then Ace CHOPS! They go back and forth again, but Ace CHOPS and ROKCS, until Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! CHOP! Ace HEEL KICKS! Ace shakes out the bad arm, runs up, but Ospreay dodges to then ROLLING ELBOW! And HOOK KICK! Then the underhooks for the STORM- NO, Ace pops free, then goes to a corner. Ospreay runs up but Ace goes sideways! Ospreay hits buckles, Ace hits the FLYING CHUCK!
The fans fire up as Ace shuffles the deck, and runs up for the0 NO, Ospreay BACKDROPS Ace, but Ace lands on his feet! HIDDEN BLADE!! Ospreay isn’t done with just one, he aims from the corner and… Ace flops over! The fans boo but Ospreay shows no mercy. He just runs up to PENALTY KICK the bad arm! Then a FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Ace TAPS, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by submission
That might’ve been Ospreay’s first win by submission ever! He signals that his neck is no longer a problem, and he shows Ace respect for that fight. Ace accepts the handshake again, and Ospreay is moving on towards Double or Nothing with a great amount of momentum. But wait! SAMOA JOE is here! He and The Opps walk out on stage, and with mic in hand, Joe says, “Ospreay, Ospreay… OSPREAY, OSPREAY!” Joe is clearly mocking the chants for Ospreay, and the fans give genuine chanting and even singing in return. Joe says he just wanted to make sure Ospreay was listening, because these past few weeks, it seemed like Ospreay had a hard time hearing him.
Despite Ospreay’s best efforts, fate has put them on a collision course in the opening round of the Owen Hart Cup. The fans like the sound of that! Joe say she is here for one reason and one reason alone. He wants to speak about choices and consequences. Ospreay could’ve made the right choice and get a bye in this tournament, because that is what Joe would do for one of his friends. But Ospreay chose poorly. He could’ve been with the team that would do nothing but support and enhance Ospreay, but he decided to be a lapdog for Moxley and the Death Riders. The fans boo, Ospreay says he’s not a Death Rider.
Joe says Ospreay has made his choice, and come Double or Nothing, Joe makes Ospreay suffer the consequences. But Joe leaves Ospreay in peace tonight, for he has his date with destiny. But unfortunately, Joe’s friends, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens, still feel slighted, and he doesn’t put leashes on his friends. Shibata & Bowens storm down the ramp, Ospreay ready to fight them both if he has to. But then The Death Riders appear! Ospreay may not have officially joined the club, but the Death Riders aren’t going to let their investment go to waste! The Opps say they’re #NeverLacking, but that doesn’t seem to be the case now!
Shibata & Bowens back down while Moxley, Marina, Claudio, Yuta, Garcia & Pac all step up to support Ospreay. Joe says, “Soon. Soon.” The fans cheer the Death Riders, or at least Moxley, but Bowens promises Joe is gonna kill you, Ospreay! The dream match for Double or Nothing is on, but will the training with The Death Riders make Ospreay the new King of Harts?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
If you liked last week’s THREE HOUR block of AEW, then you’ll love this next one! Portland, Maine, the last Wednesday before Double or Nothing, Dynamite & Collision are combining forces again! Three hours all on TBS and HBO Max, make sure your DVR is set accordingly!
Backstage interview with Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita.
Renee is now with The Invisible Hand & The Alpha, saying tonight is a huge opportunity in the main event, Konosuke facing Darby Allin for THE AEW World Championship. Konosuke could be heading into Double or Nothing as a- Callis stops Renee there to say Konosuke will be heading into Double or Nothing as a DOUBLE champion! But then MJF steps in, apologizes for the interruption but says Renee’s doing a great job. The Scumbag tells Konosuke that while it’s been a minute since the two of them have talked, three years actually, back when MJF beat him… MJF has seen Konosuke develop into truly one of the best wrestlers in the world!
MJF believes that tonight, Konosuke beats Darby for the title, goes to DON to beat Okada, and MJF can’t think of a better match than Konosuke VS MJF Part 2 for the world title. How’s that sound? MJF offers a handshake, Konosuke shakes his hand, but in Japanese, Konosuke tells MJF that he’ll beat the crap out of him. Thankfully, MJF doesn’t know Japanese. Callis says that was a nice pep talk MJF just gave, and MJF says yes, he knows. That kid needs to win, okay? MJF can’t let Darby turn him into some disgusting, bald freak! No offense, Callis looks great. But look, there is only one foolproof way to know MJF won’t be put in that situation.
So if things get hairy… MJF hands over the Dynamite Diamond Ring! Callis smiles, and say she understands what to do with it. But then in steps Andrade. El Idolo takes off his hat to shake out his amazing head of hair, and smiles at MJF. MJF frowns and leaves. Callis says here’s the deal: Takeshita will bring the world title home to the Don Callis Family tonight! Andrade asks, “How you know?” Callis says aye dios mio, he seriously doesn’t know where Andrade learned English. Andrade says one way or another, the next time, that will be HIS title. Callis says yes, he knows, it’s all good. Callis is a man of many talents, but will his family be dripping with gold thanks to a diamond ring?
AEW now announces the Women’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament brackets!
Double or Nothing will see Willow Nightingale, the reigning Queen of Harts, take on Alex Windsor, while we will see Persephone VS Hazuki, Skye Blue vs Sareee, and Mina Shirakawa VS Athena! Champions from around the world are gathering for this tournament, but who will be headed to Forbidden Door, and then All In: London?
Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.
Renee Paquette is now with Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Willow Nightingale. Renee commends Cassidy on his part in the 10 Man Tag victory. But it seems that there is even more business to attend to. Cassidy says yes, the team has a shot at THE AEW World Tag Team Championships. It doesn’t matter who it is, they’re getting their shot, but the thing is… They still haven’t decided on which two will be. Kyle says Cassidy & Roddy should go for the gold, but Roddy shouts, “KYYYLE~! Thank you.” Kyle says of course. But that’s cuz he’s got gold to chase for himself!
The same man that put Kyle on the shelf for months is the man that Kyle submitted twice, and will submit again. Jon Moxley, Continental Champion, when are we doing this? Willow says speaking of gold, she is still the TBS Champion. But she is also in the Owen Hart Cup. She won this tournament before, she’ll do it all over again, so that she can have all the gold for herself at All In: London. She knows she can, and she will! Then Conglomeration has it all in order? Cassidy says hold on, there’s something missing. They should do a Word of the Day. Why haven’t they done one in so long? Roddy shouts for “MAAARK~!” And yes, Mark Briscoe returns!
The Sussex County Chicken is all fired up, and he says the Word of the day is reunification! For Mark Briscoe is back with his boys and his girls, The Conglomeration! But he’ll put this plain and simple: Tommaso Ciampa! Next Wednesday, Briscoe’s after your ass, son! You hear him? But before that, Saturday Night Collision is in HIS hometown, Salisbury, Maryland! That’s just 4.4 miles from where Briscoe originated on this earth! They’re gonna conglomerate and it’s gonna be a a hell of a time! Are you ready!? Willow and Kyle are fired up, Briscoe goes wild, and the team heads out. Cassidy admits, that was a lot of yelling.
But while The Conglomeration is ready to go Double or Nothing, will they soon have even more gold in the collection? Or are these high and lofty a little too much even for them?
Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness!
With the news of both the AEW Women’s World Championship Fatal 4 Way for Double or Nothing, and the Owen Hart Cup brackets, this trios match is about much more than just settling scores! Will the Shining Samurai be just as sharp as Jamie Hayter going into that title match? Or will Thekla, Skye Blue & Julia Hart continue to bring them down by any means necessary?
The trios sort out and Jamie steps up against Thekla as both a rematch from their 1v1 title match, and a preview of what’s to come in the next. They circle, but then Skye CLOBBERS Jamie! Julia steps in, but so do Shida and Windsor! The Triangle throws hands on Shida & The Birds, then triple whip. But all three reverse, a BOOT for Thekla, a DDT for Skye, and a BACKBREAKER for Julia! The fans cheer as The Triangle bails out! Shida goes out to keep after Skye while Windsor goes after Julia. Jamie gets Thekla back in the ring while Shida and Windsor have the Sisters of Sin in the corners of the barriers. The fans cheer as they all rain down fists!
Windsor, Jamie & Shida all go to nine, then wind up for TEN! The fans cheer again while Thekla sputters. Jamie snap suplexes, but Skye ROCKS Shida! Jamie stomps Thekla, Windsor SLAMS Julia off barriers, and Jamie stomps a mudhole in the corner. The ref counts, Jamie lets off, but Skye and Windsor meet while tightrope walking the barriers! Skye and Windsor trade shots, they wobble a bit, then Skye DECKS Windsor! Skye keeps from falling into the crowd, but Jamie gets her! Windsor joins in and the Birds double gorilla press, SNAKE EYES off the apron! The fans fire up, but Thekla is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY onto The Birds!
The fans fire up again and Thekla is feeling it while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Thekla stomps Windsor, CLUBS Jamie, then helps Skye. But Shida runs up, only for Thekla to ELBOW her down! The Triangle has control again, they ROCK Jamie and Shida and Windsor, then send them all to the desk. The Triangle CHOP again and again and again! Then they wind up, but feint chops to SMACK all three off the apron! The Triangle soaks up the cheers and jeers before putting Jamie back in the ring. Thekla brings Jamie up, snapmares her down, then basement SUPERKICKS! Cocky cover, TWO! Thekla drags Jamie to the corner, tags Julia, and Julia runs up to LARIAT! Then she goes side to side to ELBOW Jamie down!
Julia snapmares Jamie to a cover, TWO! Julia is annoyed but she rains down fists. The ref reprimands, Julia stops, but then she sucker punches Windsor! And Shida, too! Julia then drags Jamie over, bumps her off buckles, and tags in Skye. Skye stomps Jamie around, then digs her boot in! The ref counts, Skye stops at 4, then she brings Jamie up. Jamie fires forearms and CHOPS, but Skye THROWS Jamie down by her hair! The ref reprimands again but Skye rains down forearms. Skye snapmares Jamie, mule kicks her, then covers, TWO! Skye frowns but she stomps Jamie down. Skye tags Julia while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Skye whips Jamie into Julia’s grasp, and Skye BLASTS Shida & Windsor while Julia tags Thekla. Julia has Jamie in the TARANTULA, and Skye sends Windsor in for Thekla’s HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Skye runs up to DOUBLE SHOTGUN The Birds! The fans are torn but Thekla says that’s how the Triangle does it, baby! Thekla then aims to MISSILE- NO, Jamie gest under! Thekla lands out, but Jamie BOOTS her down! Jamie looks at Shida, Shida is hesitant, but Shida tags in! The fans cheer as Shida sends Theknla to the corner, then JUMP KNEES! Shida keeps moving, she BLASTS Skye! Julia ROCKS Shida back!
Julia storms in but Shida kicks her and whips her into Thekla! Shida KNEES them both in the corner! Then Shida puts Thekla sideways in the corner, reels Julia in, and she snap suplexes Julia into Thekla! The fans fire up as Shida then suplexes Thekla high and hard! Cover, TWO! Shida stands Thekla up, Thekla swings but Shida ROCKS her first! And ROCKS her again! Thekla wobbles, swings, but Shida catches Thekla for another forearm! Shida runs the ropes but Thekla mule kicks! Thekla SMACKS Shida, then she dodges a boot to DECK Shida! Thekla talks trash on Shida, then drags her up to tag in Julia.
Julia tags Skye, then tag back to Thekla. The Sisters of Sin hit the DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER and DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Thekla hits the bridge, and she aims for the SPIDER SPEAR! Cover, but The Birds CLOBBER The Sisters of Sin onto it! The fans fire up a Windsor DECKS Skye and Jamie HEADBUTTS Julia! The Birds drag Shida to safety, Windsor tags in, and she CLOBBERS Thekla! Windsor CLUBS away, then fires the fans up. Jamie steps in, BOOT RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Basement LARIAT! And then Windsor lifts! Jamie runs up, but Skye trips Jamie! The fans boo but Skye sends Jamie into steel steps!
Thekla sends Windsor into buckles! Tag to Julia before Shida runs up, TAMASHII KNEE on Thekla! Skye SUPERKICKS Shida! Jamie is back to clinch and HAYTBREAKER! Julia runs up, slips around, SOLE FOOD! Julia kips up, but Windsor is there to whip Julia to ropes! Skye tags in before the SPINEBUSTER! Skye SUPERKICKS Windsor, then brings her up! Skye hops on, CODE- NO, Windsor pops free! Skye SUPERKICKS again, but Windsor HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up as Jamie joins in again, and they DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH! Then they set Skye up, and Jamie says let’s try this again!
Jamie runs the ropes, but Thekla slides in, BELT SHOT on Jamie!! No question that the ref saw that! The Triangle is disqualified!
Winners: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds, by disqualification
The Toxic Spider doesn’t care about this win, she just wants to do damage! Skye gets Windsor in a DRAGON SLEEPER! The ref stops Thekla from sing the title belt again, so Thekla just takes off her own belt! And she LASHES Windsor while Skye holds her down! More refs rush out here, but Julia MISTS the newbie in the face! Julia stomps away on Jamie, not caring about fines or consequences, either! The fans boo, and Shida is bailing on the Birds? Shida cares more about her chances in that Fatal 4 Way than anything else. But then Willow, Mina, and even Thunder Rosa rush out here! They chase The Triangle off with belts of their own!
The fans cheer as The Babe, the Fighting Gravure Idol & La Mera Mera save the day. But will Jamie make sure Thekla and Shida pay for this at Double or Nothing?
AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita!
They say “card subject to change,” and that is true even for the best in the world. Kazuchika Okada’s real family takes priority, but his Don Callis Family brother was more than happy to step up for this opportunity. Will The Alpha already have two belts by the time he and The Rainmaker battle over the International Championship? Or will Darby truly be relentless in his pursuit of being the best fighting champion in AEW history?
The introductions are made, THE belt is raised, and we see who goes to Double or Nothing on top!
Callis joins commentary to say that while Darby’s been breaking his own body, Konosuke has perfected “rejuvenation training,” aka relaxing on a beach and sipping sake! The bell rings, and Darby SHOTGUNS Konosuke out! Then Darby DIVES, but Konosuke catches him! Konosuke POSTS Darby, then THROWS him into railing! Konosuke THROWS Darby into the ring, the fans fire up for both guys, and Konosuke hurries to BOOT Darby off the apron! Darby falls in front of commentary but Konosuke gets him right back in the ring. Cover, ONE!! The fans rally as Darby shows his grit, but Konosuke snarls.
Konosuke drags Darby up, Darby fires forearms, but the ALPHA ELBOW knocks Darby down! The fans fire up while Konosuke looms over Darby. Konosuke stands Darby up, and THROWS him into a corner! Darby bounces off the buckles and is bleeding from the mouth already! Konosuke stands Darby up, hoists him up top, then he climbs up after him. But Darby BITES Konosuke, CLUBS him down, and leaps for a CROSSBODY, but he bounces off Konosuke! The fans fire up again as Konosuke whips Darby for a BACKDROP! Darby got serious hangtime there, and he flounders out of the ring. Darby coughs and sputters but the fans rally up.
Konosuke goes out after Darby but Darby SMACKS him! Konosuke KNEES low, KNEES him again and again and again! Konosuke KNEES Darby against the barriers, then refreshes the count. Konosuke whips Darby hard into railing! Darby sputters as he leans against the railing, but Konosuke positions the steel steps. Konosuke then fetches Darby, lines up a shot, but Darby fights the suplex! Darby CLAWS Konosuke’s back, then fires a shot. Konosuke DECKS Darby in return! Darby slumps against the steps, Konosuke runs up, but Darby dodges! Konosuke’s knees hit the steps and he tumbles over! Darby then runs up the steps to SHOTGUN Konosuke down!
The fans fire up while both men are down on the floor! Konosuke checks his knee before he crawls around, and Darby gets in the ring so he can build speed! Darby DIVES! Direct hit on Konosuke but Darby’s the one who hits the desk! The fans fire up while both men are down again, but Darby rises up to get Konosuke on the apron! Darby fires forearms, then goes up a corner! COFFIN- NO, Konosuke catches him for a SUPER BLUE THUNDER BOMB to the floor!! The fans go nuts again and Callis says that’s the end of Darby Allin, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref hurries to check Darby but Callis tells Doc Sampson to call it. Darby is somehow still in this, so Konosuke storms his way over. Konosuke drags Darby up, puts him in the ring, then paces around him. Konosuke runs the ropes to LARIAT! Darby flips inside-out, Konosuke covers him, TWO!! Darby still has fight inside but he’s also dazed. Konosuke clamps onto Darby with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Darby endures, even as Konosuke leans on him with his much-taller frame. Darby reaches out, fights around, and rises up, only for Konosuke to CANADIAN RACK BOMB! Darby sputters all over again while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Konosuke sits back as he watches Darby crawl to the apron. Konosuke storms his way over, but Darby RAMS low! Slingshot sunset flip, but Konosuke rolls through! Only for Darby to kick the legs out! Darby catches Konosuke to a GUILLOTINE! Konosuke endures the squeeze, fights up to his feet, and he powers out to THROW Darby! Darby lands out, fires shots, and RAMS low! Darby then hops on, but Konosuke stops Code Red! Konosuke swings Darby around, tucks him in, BASTARD DRIVER! And WHEELBARROW GERMAN! The fans fire up and Callis says that’s true power! Darby sputters again and Konosuke vows to end this.
Konosuke runs corner to corner, HELLUVA KICK!! Then he hoists Darby up top, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans freak out already for the SUPER DUPER GERMAN SUPLEX!! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Callis is freaking out as much as the fans, and he protests the count! Konosuke is furious, but he aims for the WAGAMAMA KNEE!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Darby survives by nanoseconds, and Konosuke is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” but now CLØN rushes out here! He distracts the ref, and Callis hurries to take the Dynamite Diamond Ring off his finger to put it in Konosuke’s hands! Konosuke thinks about it, but The Alpha has honor!
The fans cheer as Konosuke wants to do this his way! But then Darby runs up, cradles, TWO!! Konosuke escapes, ALPHA ELBOW!! Darby is down, dazed, but still moving! Konosuke drags Darby up again, goes back to the corner and back to the top rope. The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but it has to end somehow! Darby fights against the lift with headlock punches! Then he hops on, SUPER CODE RED!! Konosuke staggers up, Darby leg scissors, steps through, LAST SUPPER!! TWO?!?! Konosuke escapes again, then bails out! So Darby just goes up top! SUPER COFFIN DROP!! Direct hit and both men are down again!
The fans are thunderous as Konosuke and Darby stir. A ring count climbs, Callis complains that some people just gotta follow directions and run the play! Coach Callis pulled Konosuke outta obscurity, Konosuke would do anything! Now he’s got some gold, some fame, and gets a mind of his own! Callis complaining aside, the ring count is climbing! Darby drags himself in at 9, but Konosuke YANKS him back out! That refreshes the count, and Konosuke vows to end this for real now. Konosuke points to the steel steps, and he drags Darby up onto them with a deadlift RAGING- NO, Darby knees Konosuke, turns things around, and FULL METAL SCORPION DEATH DROP!!!
The fans go nuts again while Konosuke writhes! Konosuke flops off the steps, Darby crawls into the ring, and Darby just climbs the corner again! SUPER DUPER COFFIN DROP!!! Konosuke might be unconscious! Darby still hauls Konosuke into the ring, pushes him to a cover, TWO?!?!? Konosuke survives and Darby is furious! But Darby just reloads, COFFIN DROP but onto knees!!! Ghost pin, TWO!!! Darby escapes but the WAGAMAMA KNEE finds him!! Konosuke hauls Darby up, but Darby pops free! Trip, step through, and SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!! Konosuke endures, reaches out, but Darby sits deep!!
Callis says don’t even think about it! Konosuke almost does, but he bites his own thumb to ignore the pain in his back! Konosuke reaches out, crawls his way forward, and he fights to the ROPEBREAK!!! But Darby is right up top! COFFION DROP on the back!! Then Darby goes right back up, COFFIN DROP again!!! Cover, DARBY WINS!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
Callis is steaming, but Darby overcomes Konosuke to avenge that loss in the Continental Classic! But it also took so much out of him just to do it! Darby still asks for a mic and one is brought to him. Darby sits up against the ropes, has them cut his music, and he tells MJF to get his ass out here! There’s a contract MJF needs to sign! The ring crew hurries to bring in a table and some chairs for that very contract signing, and MJF makes his entrance. MJF reluctantly makes his way down the ramp, and both men meet at the table. Darby grins with blood still in hiss teeth, and he signs his part of the contract without hesitation, unlike MJF.
The fans already chant “BALD! BALD! BALD!” at MJF, and Darby pushes the contract to his side of the table. MJF grabs the pen, reaches out, but then steps away. MJF scratches his chin as he thinks on this, and the fans just chant, “BALD! BALD! BALD!” again. MJF takes a mic to say he’ll explain something to Darby, looking like he has rabies. But see, MJF is happy for Darby, he hopes Darby’s had fun holding MJF’s AEW World Championship. The fans boo that, but MJF says deep down, there is a small part of him, like the size of a North Carolinian p*nis small. That small part of MJF feels bad for Darby, because he’ll never hold this again!
Darby’s got about a good a chance of holding this title as Hangman Adam Page does again. MJF says guys like Darby are a dime a dozen, here today and gone tomorrow, stuntmen who burn the candle at both ends. In this life, people like all these fans here like to pretend that life is about making friends and family and children. The only thing that matters in life is your legacy. And Darby’s legacy will be that of the kid who had his 15 minutes of fame. They’ll pretend like Darby made a lasting impact, but the fact of the matter is, he hasn’t. He hasn’t! They’ll know deep down that Darby Allin was just a little pr*ck who got lucky.
They’ll know that Darby was too reckless and stupid to stay on top. And after May 24th, Double or Nothing, in that sh*thole of Queens, New York, y’know what MJF’s legacy will be? He’ll go down as the guy who became a THREE-TIME World Champion at just 30 years of age, unprecedented in this sport. And MJF will go down, when it’s all said and done, as the Greatest of All Time! THAT is the difference between them! Darby Allin brags about climbing a mountaintop. But when it comes to professional wrestling, Maxwell Jacob Friedman IS the mountaintop! The fans boo but MJF soaks it up. Darby tells MJF to SHUT UP!
Only someone like MJF who is so vain would think that the number one most important thing in this world is his legacy. Darby doesn’t care about legacy, he cares about living in the moment! And in this moment, Darby just wants MJF to sign the contract. Then at Double or Nothing, Darby makes Maxwell Jacob Friedman a BALLD HEADED B*TCH!! MJF frowns but the fans cheer that! MJF grabs the pen again, and with no choice, he signs on the dotted line! Then he TACKLES Darby! The fans boo as MJF beats up Darby after the war he went through with Konosuke! MJF CHUCKS an armchair outta the ring, FLIPS the table, then picks up his Dynamite Diamond Ring.
MJF puts the ring on his finger like always, then winds up to DECK Darby!! The fans boo but MJF just soaks it all up. MJF throws off his jacket, picks up the belt, and he stands over Darby with it. But then MJF isn’t done with Darby, he puts Darby on the top rope! MJF climbs up to join him, and drags Darby into position! But wait! Kevin Knight runs out here to chase MJF off! The Jet still owes The Scumbag a receipt, but it seems we’ll all have to wait on that. Will MJF still take back the title at Double or Nothing? Or will Darby keep the belt and take MJF’s dignity?
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