AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (5/1/24)
Kenny Omega returns!
What will The Cleaner have to say to The Elite?
Finally, Kenny Omega returns to AEW! But given how his friends, The Young Bucks, gave Tony Khan a piledriver, will his homecoming be a dour one?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW TNT Championship: Adam “Edge” Copeland VS A member of The House of Black; Edge wins and retains the title.
- Samoa Joe VS Isiah Kassidy; Joe wins.
- FTW Championship: Chris Jericho VS Katsuyori Shibata; Jericho wins and retains the title.
- Claudio Castagnoli VS Brian Cage; Claudio wins.
- Serena Deeb VS Mariah May w/ Toni Storm & Luther; Deeb wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Khan speaks.
“Welcome to AEW Dynamite. I’m here live in Jacksonville, Florida, and I’ll be producing tonight’s show here in the offices of the Jaguars. I wish I could be live there in Winnipeg for Kenny Omega’s return in his hometown tonight at a perfect time. Unfortunately I’m not cleared to leave Jacksonville, Florida, due to the actions of AEW’s Executive Vice Presidents, Matthew & Nicholas Jackson, and the reinstated Jack Perry.” Something’s going wonky with Tony’s video as he explains the head and neck injuries suffered… And then The Bucks cut in to say they’re “losing” Tony. Technical difficulties. Sorry, TK, they lost connection.
But hey, Tony may not be here, but the Bucks are. And some of you may be asking, how is that cool after what they did last week? How are they not fired? Well, see, iron clad contracts, with a founder’s clause. They won’t get into the details, but let’s just say that they and their colleagues are not going anywhere. And in those same details, it says that if Tony Khan cannot physically be at an event, the EVPs would succeed him. In other words, The Bucks are in charge now! With that said, they’re going to run the new show open! It’s all Elite, as in all Bucks, all Jack and all Okada! They said they wanted to change the world, is that change just more of themselves?
Swerve Strickland is here!
Winnipeg cheers as Prince Nana leads the way for the AEW World Champion! Swerve takes the mic to say, “What’s going on, everybody? Three matches, three shows, in one week. That is the type of champion that All Elite Wrestling deserves, and that is the type of champion that Swerve said he was always gonna be.” The fans cheer that! Swerve says what AEW does not deserve are selfish, greedy, childish, power hungry EVPs that think they can just throw their weight around without any kind of consequences. Swerve stands on his words: What the Bucks did was a b*tch move. Now that’ll be handled at some point, but Swerve will get to business.
Who is going to be Swerve’s opponent for Double or Nothing? The fans ask “WHO? WHO? WHO?” and Swerve says he doesn’t know. Winnipeg doesn’t know. But whoever it is, come, present yourself. But wipe your feet before you step into whose house? “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” But then The Bucks interrupt on the tron. They tell the champ congrats. But guess who else are champs: The Bucks! And uh, they also wanted to stop by because something else has been bothering them. It seems that success has gone to Swerve’s head. The first time he talks after winning the big one, and he badmouths his bosses, the EVPs, on national television, and using curse words?
The network hated that, that is a fine. And maybe Swerve just needs a dose of humility. How do you do that? Well, how about The Bucks arrange the very best, the perfect opponent, for Swerve at Double or Nothing? This man happens to be one of the best Canadian pro-wrestlers of all time. He’s a former champion, and hasn’t been around. But he’s waiting at the go position, ready to meet Swerve! Hit the music in three, two, one. GO! It’s… Christian Cage?! The fans are a bit torn as they were hoping for a different Canadian star, but The Patriarch leads Mother Shayna, Nick Wayne & Killswitch/Luchasaurus to the ring.
Christian gets a mic as he goes up onto the apron. He steps inside, Shayna Wayne by his side, but Nick and Killswitchasaurus lurking outside. There are fans who cheer on Christian, and then he sucker punches Swerve with the mic!! Christian fires off hands and knocks Swerve down, and Nana can only cower in a corner! But Swerve gets up to fire back! And he DECKS Nick! And he BOOTS Killswitch! But then Shayna gets in Swerve’s face. Killswitchasaurus turns Swerve around to HEADBUTT him! And he CLOBBERS Nana! Christian snatches the world title, drags Swerve up, KILLSWITCH on the belt!!
The fans are again torn, but Christian then drags Nana up! He holds Nana in place so Nick can hit WAYNE’S WORLD! Christian then goes back to the mic, and he looms over Swerve to tell him, “There’s something you should know about me. I never forget. I haven’t forgotten that some months ago, you broke into my son, Nick Wayne’s gym and left him in a pool of his own blood. I haven’t forgotten- Keep it down while I’m conducting my business!” The fans boo but Christian says he didn’t forget that at one time, they were a tag team at the biggest show in the history of this business, and Swerve lost! Swerve embarrassed Christian!
Christian’s been waiting for the right moment to make him answer for those mistakes, and Swerve went and won the world championship. It seems like there’s no better time than right now to make Swerve pay for those mistakes. Christian will embarrass Swerve the same way Swerve embarrassed him. Christian will end Swerve’s reign before it even begins, and make him a footnote in the history of AEW! The fans boo more but Christian says he heard that speech last week, Swerve talking about his path to this title, how grueling it was and how he put every ounce of himself into it, to where his own daughter doesn’t even know him.
Christian tells Swerve that when he’s done with Swerve, Swerve’s daughter won’t want to know him! But Christian will promise Swerve this: Swerve’s daughter will have a father she can be proud of for the rest of her life! Christian tells Winnipeg that the same way the Colorado Avalanche walked into their house and took their championship dreams away, Christian will walk into Swerve’s House at Double or Nothing and rip this AEW World Championship from his hands. But Swerve, know this: “The pain has just begun.” And with that, Luchasaurus PULLS Swerve’s hair out of his head! Luchasaurus shows off the braid, will that only be the first trophy The Patriarchy takes?
AEW TNT Championship: Adam “Edge” Copeland VS ??? w/ The House of Black!
After defeating The Rated R Superstar, as well as Mark Briscoe & Eddie Kingston, at Dynasty, the House of Black has answered the call of the #CopeOpen. However, they’re going to keep us guessing until the very moment it’s time to fight! Malakai Black speaks from the shadows that everyone expected him to come out here, all the bells and whistles. But why should Malakai fight Edge now, when watching what he did to Edge infiltrating Edge’s mind is so much more rewarding? Malakai laughs, but then who is coming for the gold? It’s the Aussie Juggernaut, Buddy Matthews! The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if the House Always Wins!
The bell rings and the fans rally up as Edge and Buddy stare down. The two tie up, Buddy headlocks, but Edge powers up and out. They RAM shoulders and neither falls. The two reset, tie up again, and Edge headlocks. Buddy powers up and out, they RAM shoulders, and again neither falls. The fans rally as the two circle, tie up, and Buddy headlocks for the takeover. Buddy holds off the headscissors but Edge powers through. Edge has the headscissors, Buddy kips free, but turns around into a headlock takeover. Buddy headscissors, Edge kips free, but Buddy sweeps to a cover! ONE, and Edge sweeps to a cover, ONE!
Buddy kip sup and stares Edge down and the fans cheer. Edge and Buddy circle, tie up, and Buddy waistlocks. Edge pries at the hold, switches back, and he CLUBS Buddy. Edge back suplexes, Buddy lands out and RANAS! Edge tumbles out, Buddy builds speed, but then he stops as Edge is ready. The two stare down, Edge eggs Buddy on, and Buddy kicks him. Buddy whips, Edge reverses and TOSSES Buddy out! Edge builds speed but Buddy hurries in, Edge DUMPS Buddy back out! Edge gets moving and DIVES! Down goes Buddy and the fans fire up! Edge shakes out his arms and gets to his feet as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Edge storms his way over to Buddy at the ramp, drags him up, and sends him into the steel steps! Edge refreshes the ring count, then stalks Buddy to the barriers. Edge brings Buddy around to whip him hard into the railing! The fans fire up as Edge storms over to Buddy, CLUBS him on the back, but then Buddy kicks back! Buddy SMACKS Edge off barriers, makes him take a seat, then runs to KNEE Edge into barriers! Buddy shoves Edge down, then brings him back up to ROCK him with a forearm! Buddy puts Edge in the ring, storms his way up the steps, and then storms up to Edge. Edge throws body shots and forearms in return!
Edge has Buddy in a corner, but Buddy shoves Edge away. Buddy runs up, into a kitchen sink knee! Buddy sits up clutching his stomach, but Edge pushes him down for a cover, TWO! Buddy bails out, Edge pursues, and Edge brings Buddy around to SMACK off steel steps! Edge ROCKS Buddy with forearm after forearm, but then Buddy WRINGS Edge’s arm into the apron! Buddy rolls into the ring, Edge drags himself back up, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Buddy runs up but Edge fires hands! Edge bumps Buddy off buckles, then HOTSHOTS him! The fans rally and Edge drags himself back up, to RAM into Buddy, only for Buddy to make it a DDT!
The fans rally while both men are down. Edge and Buddy rise up, and Buddy stomps Edge to a corner. Buddy stomps a mudhole in, the fans boo and the ref counts. Buddy stomps Edge more, then CHOKES him! The ref counts and fans boo but Buddy lets off at 4. Buddy drags Edge up, snapmares and KICKS him in the back! Edge writhes while Buddy soaks up the heat. Buddy sits Edge up, runs and stops to clamp on a chinlock! Buddy grinds Edge down, almost has a Bulldog Choke, but Edge endures. The fans rally up as Edge moves around, then rises to his feet. Edge RAMS Buddy into a corner, but Buddy holds on tight!
Edge flails, pries at the hold, and he RAMS Buddy into the corner again! Buddy won’t let go, and Edge starts to fade! The fans rally up again and Edge fights up. Edge RAMS Buddy in again, gets free this time, and comes back, but into a BOOT! Buddy runs up, but into a FLAPJACK! The fans fire up while both men are down again! Buddy rolls to the apron on one side, Edge goes to another. Edge finds Buddy at the corner, but Buddy fires hands! Buddy climbs up now, but Edge resists the lift! The fans fire up as Edge throws body shots then haymakers! Buddy gives those right back, they hockey scrum right up top!
Buddy HEADBUTTS and both men fall back! They both hit apron and then the floor! The fans fire up while the ring count begins. Both men stir at 4 of 10, flounder at 5, and sit up at 7! They stand at 9 and slide in! The fans fire up as this match continues, and the two start throwing forearms! Edge gets the edge, but Buddy still hits back! Edge stands, reels Buddy in but Buddy wrenches out to shove and FOREARM! Buddy runs, but Edge follows to FOREARM! Edge runs, Buddy swings, Edge dodges, but then Buddy dodges! DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! The fans fire up again as both men are down!
The ref checks both men, Buddy sputters and has some blood in his mouth. Medics are called over, is Buddy already done for? He gets checked on while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref double checks Edge, he seems alright. Buddy is still coughing for air, but there doesn’t seem to be any critical damage done, so the match continues. Both men stand, and they fire haymakers! The hockey scrum is back, Edge ROCKS Buddy then KNEES him low! Buddy backs to a corner, Edge whips him corner to corner hard! Buddy coughs for air again as he doubles over. The ref checks him, Buddy says he’s good to go so Edge digs his knee into Buddy’s face! The ref counts, Edge drags Buddy up, and Edge DECKS Buddy with a forearm! The ref again checks on Buddy, but he refuses to stay down, so Edge DECKS him again!
Buddy sits up in a daze, so Edge brings him up to DECK him again! The ref has Edge stay back to double check on Buddy, but somehow Buddy is hanging in there. Dynamite returns to single picture, and Edge CHOPS Buddy in the corner! And CHOPS again! Edge keeps Buddy standing, then climbs up the corner. Edge rains down fists and the fans count all the way to TEN! But Buddy YANKS Edge down into the buckle! And again, and again, and again! Then Buddy gets up and under Edge, for a SITOUT POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Edge survives but Buddy is too sore to be upset. The fans rally up as both men stir, and Buddy rolls his way to the apron.
Buddy drags himself up, climbs a corner, but Edge runs up to trip him up! Buddy lands on the crossbar, and then Edge BOOTS him! Edge then climbs up the corner, he CLUBS Buddy on the back again and again, and he brings Buddy to the top rope. Edge fires a few more fists, but Buddy hits back! Buddy SMACKS Edge off buckles, then goes up and over to SUNSET FLIP! Edge holds onto the ropes so Buddy lets off. Edge mule kicks Buddy right in the chest! But Buddy comes back to UPPERCUT! Buddy climbs, Edge fights the superplex and shoves him away. Buddy comes right back to try again, but he just gets more body shots!
Edge brings Buddy up, for a SUPER IMPALER!! Both men are down as Edge can’t make the cover! The fans are thunderous as Edge crawls over, cover, TWO!! Buddy survives, showing some serious toughness! The fans cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” and then fire up as Edge rises! Edge takes aim from a corner as Buddy rises up. Edge runs in, but into a KICK! And a KNEE! And another KNEE! Buddy then suplexes, JACKHAMMER!! Cover, TWO!! But into a CROSSFACE!! Buddy has Edge caught, but Edge endures and fights around. Edge reaches out, the fans rally as hard as they can, and Edge turns things into a cradle! TWO!!
Buddy swings, but into an OLYMPIC SLAM! We reach the 20 minute mark, time is running out! Edge finds the cover, TWO!! Buddy is still in this after everything he’s taken, but Edge aims to finish this. Buddy rises, Edge runs in, but Buddy sends him into buckles! Buddy then fireman’s carries, to GO TO SLEEP!! Buddy staggers back but he aims! Buddy runs up, but Edge dodges the stomp! Edge shoves and SPEARS!! Cover, EDGE WINS!
Winner: Adam “Edge” Copeland, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
The Rated R Superstar retains, but in many ways survives this challenge! But there’s rage boiling over and he CLUBS away on Buddy! Edge goes out and looks around, and he finds two chairs! Everyone knows what Edge does with chairs, and he gets in the ring! Buddy flounders, stands, but Edge SMACKS him back down! Edge puts that chair under Buddy’s head, and then gets the other chair! Fans are torn, but is Edge really gonna do this? Edge seems to be conflicted, as well, but then the lights go out! When the lights come back up, MALAKAI BLACK is there! The Dark Father tells Edge to do it!? Do what he was going to! And even Buddy wants it!
Edge raises the chair, but then aims at Malakai! The lights go out again, and the House is gone. Was The Rated R Superstar about to give in to his darkness? Or will the guiding light of being TNT Champion help keep him safe against the House of Black?
Samoa Joe VS Isiah Kassidy!
The King of Wrestling Television may have lost his crown, but he hasn’t lost what made him champion in the first place. Will he get back on track with a win tonight? Or will Brother Zay earn a title shot (shot shot) of his own by pinning the former champion?
The bell rings and fans sing “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Zay brushes that off as he and Joe circle. They feel things out, but Zay gets back, and he grabs Joe’s towel! Zay mocks Joe, does a dance, and Joe smirks. Joe CHOKES Zay using the towel! The ref counts, Joe lets off, but Zay claws the eyes! Zay tells Joe he wants none of this! Zay runs, but Joe FLAPJACKS him! Joe then JABS! JABS! JABS! Joe fires off on Zay in the corner, then OVERHAND CHOPS! Joe applauds with the fans while Zay bails out. Joe builds speed, but he stops the dive as Zay slides in. Joe goes back to the apron but Zay runs up to triangle jump STUNNER!
Joe falls back, Zay fires up and builds speed, and Zay FLIES, but Joe just steps aside! Zay crashes ‘n’ burns as fans cheer Joe’s signature dodge! Joe drags Zay up, puts him in the ring, and the singing continues, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Joe drags Zay up, but Zay throat chops! The fans boo but Zay hobbles, runs, and flapjack DROPKICKS! Joe ends up in a corner, Zay hobbles over and rains down fists! And elbows! Zay MONKEY FLIP- NO, Joe is just too big for that! Joe puts Zay up top, HEADBUTTS, then tucks him in! MUSLCE BUSTER!! Joe drops into the cover, and wins!
Winner: Samoa Joe, by pinfall
Championship or not, Joe is still a dangerous man! Will all the champions of AEW have to watch out for Joe coming after them?
Skye Blue speaks.
“Willow Nightingale, my former best friend. You’re a damn fraud! You know last time one-on-one in that ring, I had you pinned. If it weren’t for that bald b*tch on a leash, Stokely Hathaway… And Julia and I, last time in Canada, we beat both you and Statlander in a Street Fight. So you know I have your number because I have proved it every damn week. And if you’re even half the woman that you say you are, come prove it tonight on Rampage, and put the TBS title on the line.” The Chicago Skye has made the challenge, will Willow go on a Rampage with her?
Orange Cassidy is here!
Winnipeg fires up for Freshly Squeezed, but surely he is in a sour mood after how the Parking Lot Brawl went. It wasn’t even that Trent Beretta beat Chuck Taylor and won. It was that after the match, Trent used a monkey wrench to all but shatter Chuck’s leg just because he could! Cassidy gets in the ring now and has a mic to say, “I hate this. See, I thought after Saturday, when my Best Friends, Chuck and Trent, got into a parking lot, beat each other up, and get everything out of their systems, we’d come back together, stand here in this ring together, as Best Friends. But see, that’s never gonna happen.
“I have been told that because of what Trent did to Chuck after the match… I have been told that my Best Friend, Chuck Taylor, will never wrestle again.” Fans are shocked and upset, and Cassidy takes off the sunglasses. “So now I’m standing in this ring alone, to tell you, Trent Beretta, that the next time I see you-” Trent interrupts! And he says wow, big surprise! Cassidy is making things about himself again! Trying to make somebody else’s career ending about himself! Cassidy rushes out but the security guards get in the way! Trent says Cassidy is too selfish! That’s why this all happened! Chuck’s career is over because of Cassidy, not Trent!
Cassidy is still pushing through the security guards so Kris Statlander hurries out here to stop him! Trent says Cassidy is the selfish one! Then Don Callis walks out here!? The fans boo as Callis talks Cassidy down, and whispers something to him. Trent says Cassidy is selfish, and Cassidy actually walks away with Callis?! Trent gives a mocking thumbs up, but just what is going on here?
Backstage interview with The Young Bucks.
Renee Paquette is with Matthew & Nicholas Jackson, and says tonight is a big night. Can the EVPs give her any nuggets as to what else is planned? Matt says first off, she’s killing it as always. How’s the family? How’s Jon? Oh, they’re all g- That’s great to hear. But they don’t really have time to talk right now, they’re looking for an old. Has she happened to bump into him yet? No? Okay. Well, they’ve had way too much TV time tonight already, let’s give some to their good friend, The Scapegoat, Jack Perry! Jack tags in for the interview and Renee asks him just what the hell was he thinking attacking Tony Khan last week.
Jack says he meant what he said last week. The only thing he wants is what’s best for AEW. And some people might not see it, but that’s what he did. The funny part to Jack is that Tony Khan is the one who made Jack into “The Scapegoat.” It hurt at the time, but he accepted it at the time because he realized that it was a sacrifice that someone was gonna have to make. But we all have to sacrifice, Tony. And thanks to you, we are entering a new era of AEW, under The Elite! Jack & The Bucks head out, what else is going to happen in their era?
FTW Championship: Chris Jericho VS Katsuyori Shibata!
The Learning Tree has not only changed his attitude and his song, but now he’s changed his look when it comes to his ring gear. All this along with how he has supposedly changed the meaning of the acronym. This is now the #ForTheWorld Championship, because he claims to be doing all this for the world! Well, will The Wrestler cut down The Learning Tree for the sake of the world? Or will even Shibata have something to learn from The Wizard?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly the master!
The bell rings and Jericho claps along with the fans as they rally up. Jericho and Shibata tie up, Jericho arm-drags, then gets all fired up for himself. Jericho waves to the fans, then circles with Shibata. They tie up, Jericho waistlocks, but Shibata switches, snapmares, and clamps on a chinlock. Shibata then floats to a top wristlock, even as fans actually cheer on the “LEARNING TREE!” Jericho fights up, Shibata wristlocks, but Jericho has the ropes. Shibata lets off slowly, but Jericho CHOPS! Shibata CHOPS back! Jericho CHOPS, Shibata CHOPS, repeat! The fans ‘WOO~” and Jericho CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS!
Jericho whips, he CLOBBERS Shibata, then LIONSAULTS legs onto legs! Cover, ONE!! Jericho stays cool as he goes out of the ring. Jericho looks under the ring, goes around the way, and he keeps searching. What does he want? It’s the trash can lid! Just like in his match with Hook! Jericho SMACKS Shibata down! Jericho goes back out and looks for something else. He brings out a black bag! Those are never good… Jericho brings the bag in and dumps out… HOCKEY PUCKS! The fans cheer that, because those are Winnipeg Jets pucks! But then Shibata hits an STO onto the pucks! Jericho writhes, and Shibata drags him up, to snap suplex onto pucks!
Jericho writhes, again suffering from his own idea. Shibata stomps Jericho, grabs that trash can lid, but puts it aside. Shibata brushes the pucks away with his feet, to CHOP! And CHOPS! The fans “WOO~!” as those CHOPS echo out! Jericho stands, but Shibata CHOPS again! Jericho CHOPS, Shibata CHOPS, and then Shibata eggs Jericho on! The fans fire up and Jericho nods. Jericho CHOPS, but Shibata CHOPS! Both men’s chests are getting redder as the CHOPS keep going! Jericho CHOPS, Shibata barely flinches! Shibata CHOPS, Jericho winces, but he still CHOPS! Shibata CHOPS and the fans are all fired up!
Jericho goes to a corner, grits his teeth and comes back to CHOP! Shibata CHOPS right before Dynamite goes picture in picture!
Jericho is starting to get frustrated, but he still CHOPS! Shibata CHOPS again! CHOP after CHOP, neither man is backing down! Oh, but Jericho does feel that one more than the rest! Shibata eggs Jericho on, and Jericho frowns as he looks around. Jericho stares Shibata down, then winds up to CHOP! Shibata CHOPS again! Jericho huffs and puffs but that one really stung. Jericho still CHOPS, Shibata CHOPS again, and this CHOP fight isn’t stopping! Jericho pumps up to COHP! Shibata pumps up to CHOP! Jericho takes a moment, his entire chest is red! Jericho gets in Shibata’s face, snarls and fires up the fans, to CHOP!
The CHOP fest hits another stride! Shibata CHOPS, and CHOPS, and then CHOPS again! Jericho ends up in a corner, he CHOPS back and they speed back up! Shibata CHOPS overhand and Jericho is sent reeling! Shibata doesn’t even seem to care that his chest is bright red! The CHOPS just keep going back and forth, over and over! Jericho needs to catch his breath from the impacts, but he doesn’t stop coming back for more! Winnipeg fires up as the CHOPS just keep going and Dynamite returns to single picture! The fans cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as the CHOPS just keep ringing out!
Shibata CHOPS, and CHOPS and then finally goes to forearms in the corner! Shibata gives one more CHOP, then he goes corner to corner, but Jericho CHUCKS a puck! Shibata takes it and comes back with haymakers! Jericho trips Shibata into the WALLS OF JERICHO! The fans go wild as Shibata endures! Shibata fights around, reaches out, but Jericho keeps him from ropes! Jericho sits deep on the hold, but Shibata pushes up, tucks ‘n’ rolls and gets the ankles to trip Jericho! Shibata steps through into a FIGURE FOUR! Now fans “WOO~” for a different reason! Jericho grabs another puck as he sits up, to CHUCK it into Shibata’s face!!
Shibata clutches his nose as he lets the leglock go, and Jericho has more pucks! The fans fire up as Jericho goes out to search under the ring. He brings out a kendo stick, and a trash can! Jericho is again recreating his match with Hook, but he also adds another kendo stick. Jericho puts the can around Shibata, then SMACKS it with the stick! And again! The stick is breaking as Jericho SMACKS away with those headshot strikes! Wait, Shibata is standing up!? Shibata is perhaps using the can as armor as he steps into the strikes! Jericho keeps hitting Shibata but Shibata keeps backing him down! Now Jericho’s cornered!
Jericho apologizes, but Shibata TRASH CAN HEADBUTTS him! Jericho sits down, Shibata kicks him, then takes off the trash can! The fans fire up as Shibata lets Jericho hold the can, then runs to HYDRAULIC DROPKICK it into Jericho! Jericho flounders, Shibata covers, TWO! Shibata clears some space, and he finds the kendo sticks! The fans fire up as Shibata dual wields, only to give one to Jericho! Shibata wants a fair fight, after all! Jericho and Shibata circle, but then Shibata sits down? So Jericho does the same. They square up, and Shibata SMACKS Jericho on the ear! Jericho SMACKS Shibata on the shoulder, Shibata returns fire, and the fans fire up!
The SMACKS go again and again, then they clash stick to stick! Shibata disarms Jericho to then SMACK away on Jericho’s leg! Then he gets around, KENDO STICK SAIDO onto the pucks!! Jericho writhes, Shibata goes out and looks under the ring. Shibata brings out a TABLE! The fans go wild seeing that! Shibata puts the table into the ring, props it up in a table, and he fires off JABS and CHOPS! Jericho wobbles with every shot, so Shibata CLUBS him again and again and again! Then CHOPS him! Jericho is against the table, Shibata runs, but into a CODE BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up as Shibata survives!
Jericho aims from a corner, takes aim, JUDAS- SLEEPER!! Shibata has Jericho caught, but Jericho flails around! Jericho reaches for ropes, but Shibata grabs that arm, ripcords and CHOPS! Jericho falls and Shibata goes back to the table. The fans duel as Shibata takes this table and stands it up in the drop zone. “This is Awesome!” but wait! BIG BILL is here! And he BOOTS Jericho down!! The fans boo as Morrissey saves the Learning Tree and then SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAMS Shibata through the table!! Bill leaves it to Jericho, and Jericho crawls to cover Shibata in the wreckage. Jericho wins!
Winner: Chris Jericho, by pinfall (still FTW Champion)
Bill saved Jericho #ForTheWorld, and Jericho seems to appreciate that. Will The Learning Tree take Bill under his wing- er, branches, and guide him to success?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
May the Fourth be with you as AEW takes Saturday night off for the Star Wars movie marathon!
Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale, Kris Statlander & Stokely Hathaway.
Renee is with the TBS Champion, the Galaxy’s Greatest and #BigStoke, and she brings up last week’s confrontation with Mercedes Mone. It seemed there was major miscommunication there. Yes, Kris wants to apologizes. Mone had no right to interrupt, Kris was just trying to diffuse the situation, but it backfired onto Willow, Kris is so sorry. Renee pivots to later tonight on Rampage with another challenger in the form of Skye Blue. Yes, Willow will accept the challenge. Because lucky for Skye Blue, last week left Willow in a fighting mood. So Mone, don’t think Willow will forget about that cheap shot.
But Skye, if you want a fight, honey, Willow will mop the floor with you! With this title on the line, Willow will maim, massacre, right here in Winnipeg, Manitoba! Stokely speaks up, saying the worst part is what Skye said about him! And he can’t complain to nobody because those p*icks, the Young Bucks, beat up Tony Khan! And worst part about that is, they did it before payday! But then a technical aid brings Renee her phone. Oh, it’s a text from Matt & Nick… They tell her she’s doing a good job, though she could be smiling more. And let Stoke & Kris know that they are now BANNED from ringside during the TBS Championship! Any interference will strip Willow of the title!
Okay, aside from Stoke’s own words and actions, what’d he do to deserve this!? Kris and Stoke head out, and she makes sure he knows it was his fault. Renee wishes Willow luck, Willow thanks Renee, and she fires herself up. Will the Babe with the Power still be the Face of TBS after tonight?
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
After checking Buddy off the list, and then almost taking him out for good, Adam “Edge” Copeland is moving on through the House of Black to face Brody King! Will the Rated R Superstar go two for two? Or will the House win out in the end? Plus, after the tense confrontation from tonight, Freshly Squeezed will look to avenge Chuckie T with his own two hands! Orange Cassidy takes on Trent Beretta, who will prove they were always the best Best Friend?
Claudio Castagnoli VS Brian Cage!
The Swiss Superman gave Swerve an awesome fight last week on Collision, and believes that he is the best not because he always wins, but because he always shows up, day after day after day. Claudio acknowledges he isn’t the “shiny new toy,” because he’s the one that’ll never break! Will he prove that even against The Mogul Embassy’s Machine? Or will the #Swolverine get his stuff in and take the win?
The bell rings and both men run in to DOUBLE LARIAT! They fire forearms back and forth as fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Claudio winds up to LARIAT! Cage stays up, and he LARIATS back! Claudio rebounds to LARIAT! Cage rebounds to LARIAT! The LARIATS go back and forth, then Cage UPPERCUTS! Cage suplexes high and hard! Claudio gets up in a huff, and he UPPERCUTS back! And UPPERCUTS again and again! Claudio reels Cage in for a BIG suplex! But Cage gets right up! Cage ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl RANA! Claudio stands up, into a DROPKICK! Cage asks, “Who betta than Cage?”
Cage whips Claudio to ropes, but Claudio KICKS back! Claudio then runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Cage drops, only for the hurdle to be caught! Claudio makes it a BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up as Claudio roars, and Claudio drags Cage up. The fans rally as Claudio fires forearms, then he whips Cage to a corner. Cage goes up and over, schoolboy and BOOT! Cage storms up on Claudio, brings him up to fireman’s carry, but Claudio slips free! Claudio shoves Cage to the corner, runs up, but into an ELBOW! Cage runs up, but into a scoop! Claudio holds Cage up before the SLAM! Then Claudio ninja runs to DOUBLE STOMP!
The fans fire up and Claudio fires off on Cage in a corner. Claudio rains down fists, the fans count along, but Cage dumps Claudio over before five! Claudio hits back, ELBOWS Cage, but Cage GAMANGIRIS! Cage goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the deadlift SUPERPLEX! The fans fire up and Cage flexes while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cage storms after Claudio, and he CHOKES Claudio on ropes! The ref counts, Cage lets off and stomps Claudio down, then stomps a mudhole. The ref counts again, Cage lets off at 4, and Claudio sputters. Cage drags Claudio up, but Claudio ROCKS him! And ROCKS him again and again! But Cage JUMP KNEES! Cage reels Claudio in to scoop and SLAM! Cage then runs to drop the leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Cage is annoyed but Claudio snarls. Cage pushes Claudio around, but Claudio CHOPS! Claudio goes to a corner, Cage COHPS him in return! Cage stalks Claudio to another corner, and CHOPS again.
Claudio goes to the fourth corner, but CHOPS in return! And CHOPS again, and again! Claudio whips corner to corner, Cage reverses and Claudio hits buckles hard! Cage stomps Claudio, soaks up the heat, then storms over to Claudio in the corner. Cage whips corner to corner, runs in and UPPERCUTS! Then spins to clothesline! Then wrenches for the SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Claudio stays in this but Cage stays on Claudio with a chinlock! Claudio endures, even as Cage squeezes tight! Claudio fights up to his feet, but Cage wrangles him down with a leg sweep! Cage leans on the chinlock and grinds Claudio into the mat!
Claudio endures, fights back up, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Claudio throws body shots, then elbows. Claudio whips, Cage reverses and SUPERKICKS! Claudio ends up on ropes, Cage dials it up, 619! Claudio staggers, Cage DISCUS LARIATS! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives but Cage stays focused. Cage pump handles, lifts, but Claudio lands out! Claudio dodges to springboard, FLYING UPPERCUT! The fans fire up while both men are down! The standing count starts, Claudio rises at 3 and Cage is in a corner. Claudio runs up to UPPERCUT! Claudio UPPERCUTS again and again and again as the fans fire up!
The ref counts, Claudio lets off, but then jukes to UPPERCUT again! Claudio roars, runs and BOOTS! Cage BOOTS back! Claudio BOOTS again, so Cage kicks, Claudio blocks to UPPERCUT, SUPERKICK and then Cage is on ropes! The fans fire up as Claudio dials it up! SWISS-1-9!! Cage flounders up, into a DISCUS LARIAT from Claudio! Cover, TWO! Cage survives but Claudio keeps his cool. Claudio drags Cage up and reels him in, Gotch lift, but Cage Alabama Lifts, to ALABAMA BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives but Cage hauls him up! Fireman’s carry, but Claudio fights free! Claudio shoves, Cage ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Claudio comes back to POP-UP UPPERCUT!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Claudio calls for it! Claudio gets Cage’s legs, for the GIANT SWING!! Cage goes around and around and around, and the fans count along! Claudio goes all the way to nine, then steps through for a Canadian favorite, the SHARPSHOOTER! Cage crawls forward but Claudio drags him back! Cage is caught, he taps! Claudio wins!
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli, by submission
The Swiss Superman proves tougher than the Swolverine, because that is the power of never stopping! Will Claudio not stop on his way back to a championship?
Backstage interview with Rocky Romero.
Renee is now with Azucar, and brings up the Best Friends tearing each other apart. Next week on Dynamite, Cassidy VS Trent, can she even ask Rocky who he sides with? Rocky says he doesn’t side with anyone in this. Who’s the real winner anyway? The whole thing has been tearing Rocky apart and he just can’t take it anymore. He’s done with it. He told Trent, Chuck, Kris and Cassidy that he’s out. Rocky Romero does his own thing from now on. And that thing is becoming a champion here in AEW. Rocky has been a champ in NJPW, in ROH, and in CMLL. The only way Rocky knows how to do that is by challenging the best.
And speaking of, there’s one guy that brings out the best in Rocky, and who he brings the best out of in return. Just a couple weeks ago, they brought the best out of each other when taking on The Undisputed Kingdom. Rocky tells Kyle O’Reilly that he wants to face him again, here tonight on Rampage, in the great city of Winnipeg! Rocky VS Kyle one more time, may the best man win. Renee wishes Rocky luck and he says thanks, he’ll need it. Will #CombatKyle give Azucar the best fight either man has ever had?
Serena Deeb VS Mariah May w/ Toni Storm & Luther!
The Professor of Professional Wrestling said last week that she is going to prove herself as THE best wrestler in the AEW Women’s Division, and that of course means becoming THE AEW Women’s World Champion. Will Deeb not only put the “understudy” to the test, but prove herself worthy of facing the leading lady?
The bell rings and the two tie up. Deeb headlocks, spins, wrenches, hammerlocks, headlocks, and repeat! Then Deeb hits the takeover, but Mariah headscissors. Deeb kips free, the two stand off, and the fans applaud. The two reset, tie up again, and Mariah waistlocks. Deeb reaches up, slips her hand into the waisltock, then wrenches free. Mariah wrenches back, but Deeb rolls, rolls, then wrenches to wristlock and wrangle Mariah. Deeb then grabs a leg, has a standing toehold, and she smiles at Storm as she ties up Mariah! Mariah ends up in Paradise! Deeb shows it off to the fans and they cheer while Mariah is frustrated.
The fans rally, Deeb goes to a corner, and she runs up to DROPKICK Mariah outta Paradise! Mariah flounders to a corner, Deeb eggs her on, and Mariah runs up. Deeb dodges, spins Mariah, and snapmares to then run and run Mariah over! Things keep moving, Deeb turns Mariah’s hip toss into a takedown, then she gets the legs to turn her over, SEATED SURFBOARD! Mariah endures and the fans cheer! Deeb lets Mariah go to let her get away. Deeb runs in, Mariah goes up and over to ROCK Deeb! Mariah puts Deeb up top, then CHOPS! Deeb snarls as Mariah swaggers, then Mariah comes back with the STRATUSPHERE!
Mariah keeps moving, and she SHOTGUNS Deeb down! Deeb flounders to ropes, Mariah poses, and the fans cheer as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Mariah storms up on Deeb while Storm smiles with pride. Mariah digs her boot into Deeb, lets off as the ref counts, then snapmares Deeb so she can scuff her. Mariah stands Deeb up to CHOP her, and Deeb goes to ropes. Deeb CHOPS, but Mariah CHOPS again! Deeb CHOPS, CHOPS, but Mariah knees low! Mariah scoops to hit a SPINNING SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Mariah keeps cool as she keeps on Deeb with a chinlock. Mariah shows her own technical prowess with the grip as she grinds Deeb down. Deeb endures, fights up, and throws body shots! Deeb is free, she runs, but Mariah LARIATS her down!
Deeb staggers back up but Mariah is on her. Mariah scoops and carries Deeb around, for a SWINGING SIDE SLAM! Cover, TWO! Deeb stays in this but Mariah swaggers around. Mariah drags Deeb up, pushes her around, then SLAPS her! Mariah runs, but Deeb drops, sets up, and blocks the kick to SLAP and SLAP and SLAP Mariah in return! Then DRAGON SCREW! Mariah writhes and Deeb fires herself back up. Deeb again eggs Mariah on as Dynamite returns to single picture. Mariah runs up, Deeb dodges and UPPERCUTS! Mariah goes to a corner, Deeb runs in to clothesline! Deeb whips, Mariah reverses, and Mariah runs up.
Mariah blocks Deeb’s kick, but Deeb uses that to reel her in for a KNEE! Deeb goes out to the apron, catches Mariah and turns her, for a NECKBREAKER HOTSHOT! Mariah flounders away, Storm is upset, but Deeb reels Mariah in. Mariah wrenches out, swings, but into a ripcord! Mariah ducks the elbow, but Deeb kicks low! Deeb reels Mariah in but Mariah wrenches out. Mariah facelocks but now Deeb wrenches out, and TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The fans fire up with Deeb and she storms around the ring. The fans cheer on “DEEB! DEEB! DEEB!” Deeb brings Mariah up, reels her in, tucks the arms, but Mariah slips under!
Deeb ducks the roundhouse and UPPERCUTS Mariah! Deeb reels Mariah in, but Mariah breaks the full nelson and throws elbows! But Deeb shoves Mariah to the ropes and SNAP GERMANS on the return! Deeb hauls Mariah up, hammerlock and PEPSI TWIST! Cover, TWO!! Mariah survives but Storm is still worried. Deeb has the fans rallying again, and Deeb gets a leg. Deeb lets out a “WOO~” but Mariah denies the figure four! Mariah runs up, but Deeb puts her on the apron. Mariah ducks a shot to ROUNDHOUSE! Mariah goes up the corner, to MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Deeb flounders away!
Mariah goes to the other corner, says kiss this, and she runs in, SWEET HIP MUSIC! Cover, TWO!! Deeb survives but Mariah runs, because IT’S GONNA KNEE MAY!! Cover, TWO!!! Deeb survives and Mariah is beside herself! May vows to end this, and she storms back up on Deeb. Mariah fireman’s carries, tucks, but Deeb uses that for an OCTOPUS STRETCH!! Mariah then shifts around, sunset flip, but Mariah sits on it! TWO and Deeb finishes the flip, TWO! Mariah swings, into a spin and spin and spin, and a little more spinning, for the backslide! TWO!! Mariah survives, staggers up, and HEADBUTTS a la Storm!
Mariah wrenches, for the SAIDO!! The fans fire up as Deeb goes to a corner! Mariah runs up, but into an ELBOW! Deeb hops up, Mariah returns, but Deeb turns Stratusphere into HALF CRAB!! Mariah is caught as Deeb sits deep! Mariah reaches out, Storm coaches her, and Mariah crawls forward! But Deeb drags her back! Storm panics as Deeb SMASHES the knee over and over! Then a DEEP CRAB!! Storm THROWS IN THE TOWEL, Deeb wins!!
Winner: Serena Deeb, by forfeit
Deeb smiles at Storm, because it shows she’s gotten in her head. And now, she’s gotten her match! The graphic goes up to show it is official, Deeb is the #1 contender and will have her match in Las Vegas! Storm is furious, but who wins when she and Deeb go Double or Nothing?
Backstage interview with Adam “Edge” Copeland.
Renee congratulates The Rated R Superstar on his win tonight, but asks if he’s okay. He seemed out of sorts out there. Edge says yeah, he’s… Uh, yeah, he’s okay. Kyle O’Reilly walks in and says to Edge that as a kid from Canada, Edge’s career has meant a lot to him. And now Kyle is sharing a locker room with him, watching his matches, and seeing what’s going on with The House of Black. Kyle doesn’t dig it, man. So if Edge needs back-up or something, Kyle will be there. Edge appreciates that. Brody King is up next, and uh, hey, eyes up here. Kyle gets caught looking at the TNT title, but Edge understands.
Edge also knows Kyle’s got Rocky Romero on Rampage, so good luck out there. Edge heads out, will he be able to handle the House alone? Or will he call upon #CombatKyle when the deck gets stacked?
And now…
“HE is a former AEW World Champion. HE is the only wrestler to hold the AEW World title, Tag Team titles and Trios titles. While most dream of reaching it, HE actually achieved the illustrious seven-star rating. HE is the pride and joy of NOOOOORTH~ CAROLINA~! However, HE is the Golden Boy of Winnipeg, Manitoba! Tonight, HE returns to AEW. Tonight, HE returns… home. HE is the Cleaner, HE is the Best Bout Machine, HE is a Founding Father of AEW. HE is… KENNY! OOOOOOOOOOMEEEEEEEEGAAAAAAA~!” The fans go wild as the man himself makes his way out to the ring, in a sharp suit and shades.
The pyro goes off for Kenny as he makes his way down the ramp and steps into the ring. Kenny gets the mic as the fans cheer him on, and he says they’re making this tough on him. He’s never been good at this sort of stuff. The fans chant “Welcome Home!” and Kenny smiles. Kenny says he’s never been good at talking about injuries, illness, weakness. A few months back, he was diagnosed with diverticulitis. Fans boo diverticulitis, it sucks, and Kenny says he’ll spare fans the gory details if they don’t know what that entails. But after spending 10 days in the hospital, the doctors told him, “You’re one of the lucky ones. You were 24 hours away from dying.”
So to that, Kenny said, “Cool story, Doc, can you patch me up and send me back to Dynamite?” The doc said it wasn’t that simple. They needed to get what’s in him outta him, and if they cut him open now, they’d have to filet him open, and give him a colostomy back for six months, maybe 12 months, maybe even the rest of his life. Kenny told the doctor, “And if I don’t?” The doc said that’s fine, but then for the rest of his life, Kenny will have a ticking timebomb right in his gut. He might not know where, when or why, but he might just one day wake up in the hospital, having the surgery anyway. Any sort of blunt force trauma to the stomach could kill him.
Kenny says since that day, he can’t lie. He had to stop… Kenny gets emotional here as he says he had to stop watching. He had to stop watching AEW because his hands would shake. He was scared. For the first time in his life, Kenny was scared. He felt pathetic, felt like a coward. Like maybe the point today, this whole thing, was to come out and explain to the fans that he’d have to retire. The fans don’t like the sound of that, but then Kenny did something. He turned on AEW for the first time the other day, and he watched Dynasty. Did anyone else watch Dynasty? The fans all cheer that!
Kenny says he saw Swerve make history! He saw Ospreay and Danielson put on one of the greatest matches he’s ever seen in his LIFE! And he wishes he could say he was happy. But he looked at his hands, they were shaking again. The tremors got worse. Kenny thought to himself, “Am I really scared of being a wrestler?” No, it wasn’t fear. When he came out here, hearing Justin Roberts’ introduction, and hearing every single fan chanting his name, it made Kenny realize something very important. Yes he was scared, but that’s life! Everyone’s scared of something! The reason he was shaking was from WITHDRAWAL! The fans cheer that!
Kenny knew he needed to be back in this ring. More than he wanted to breathe! Because living for Kenny is being in this ring! Being called the Best Bout Machine is what fuels him! And it hurt him, and he hated it, that all the best shows, the best PPVS, the best wrestlers on this planet are in the conversation, and Kenny’s being forgotten! So Kenny made a promise to himself, and he makes it to each and everyone watching. “This isn’t over until I exhaust every option! If there’s a 10% chance, a 5% chance, a 1% chance, bag or no bag, you guys aren’t done with Kenny Omega yet.” The fans cheer that!
Kenny says he made a mission statement, #ChangeTheWorld! And that brings him on to the second piece of business. Speaking of colostomy bags, let’s talk about two other bags of crap right now! “Matthew and Nicholas! You’ve been running roughshod over this company and embarrassing yourselves more than you’ve embarrassed yourselves ever before in the past. And you’re free to do that as EVPs. But what you forget… Is that there’s also one other EVP. I may be ‘fired’ from The Elite, but you can’t fire me as an EVP. So as far as I’m concerned, until someone says otherwise, a part of the power in this company belongs to the Best Bout Machine!”
The fans love hearing that! But then the coin drops, and Kazuchika Okada makes his way out here! The Rainmaker, the Continental Champion, is also in his own great suit, and has his own mic. Okada steps into the ring with Omega, these great rivals meeting once again. The fans lose their minds seeing this, and Omega tells “Ohh hisashiburi da na, Okada.” AKA long time no see. The Rainmaker, The Best Bout Machine. Funny, Omega and Okada had a rivalry in NJPW, right? How about Okada gives Omega a couple months, and they’ll settle things right here in AEW? The fans REALLY love the sound of that!
Okada thinks, then says, “I’m sorry, Kenny. I’M the Best Bout Machine now.” And then JACK PERRY ATTACKS FROM BEHIND! The fans boo as The Scapegoat takes a cheap shot, and then Omega gets a chair! Okada slides that in for Jack, and Jack swings on security! Guard after guard goes down, and then Jack aims at Omega! Omega dodges the shot to JAB! JAB! JAB! And then he ROCKS Jack, KNEES him again and again, then brings Jack into a full nelson! SNAP DRAGON! But Omega winces and clutches his gut. The fans rally for Omega but Omega is risking his life just doing this! Omega stands, takes off the suit jacket, and he fires up!
Omega rips his shirt open, takes aim at Jack, and BANG! Omega runs, but Omega trips him up just enough! Omega kicks at Okada, but then Jack JAMS Omega with the chair!! The gut shot takes Omega down! Fans boo but Okada grins and Jack smirks. Okada sputters, The Bucks hurry out here and are very upset. Though, they were also upset last week with the attack on Tony Khan… The Bucks have Okada and Jack stand down, Omega is still their friend. Omega sputters and coughs, the fans rally behind him, and he manages to sit up. But then the Bucks each take a hand, for an E V P TRIGGER!!!
The fans boo as hard as they can as The Elite close in on Omega again. But here comes FTR! Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood aren’t 100% either but they’re not gonna let that stop them! They run The Elite off to make sure Omega stays safe. Medical stuff checks on Omega, will he be alright? Will the Top Guys tear down this corrupt Elite once and for all?
My Thoughts:
A great episode of Dynamite here, especially following up the wild stuff from last week. I just knew the Bucks were going to cut Tony Khan’s opening promo off to give their own promo and make Dynamite all about them. Swerve calling them out on stuff again was good, and it was a good swerve to make us think the Bucks were outright making Omega the #1 contender and then give us Christian Cage. That beatdown from The Patriarchy is definitely going to rile Swerve up, this is going to be a good feud for Double or Nothing and a solid PPV defense for Swerve. But then perhaps the biggest shock of all was right there at the end where Omega wasn’t on The Bucks’ side of this, and they immediately retaliate for it.
Now obviously, if Omega’s able to take all these shots, with the extra stuff happening during the Rampage broadcast, he’s doing a lot better than his great promo would have us believe. But this is all great Heel heat for The Bucks, Okada & Jack Perry, and Omega can now be away for a few more weeks to get back into ring shape for whatever big move we have. Perhaps Blood & Guts, Omega, Hangman & FTR VS New Evil Elite, leading to some various title matches going into All In London 2024. It would be fitting if, one year to the day, Bucks VS FTR was again for the tag titles, and this time Jack was having a grudge match with Hangman or something.
Really good win for Samoa Joe in a return to action, and a great match from Claudio VS Brian Cage to follow up Claudio giving Swerve a great match. Awesome TNT Championship match from Edge and Buddy, but Buddy’s condition after that double crossbody spot was really scary. But of course Edge wins, and I do like the move they’re pulling is Edge being affected by Malakai’s mist. That’s been a very good, very consistent through-line for many feuds involving The House of Black, so I like the many possibilities they have with Edge here. Edge VS Brody will also be great stuff but obviously Edge VS Malakai is for Double or Nothing and will be the epic culmination of what’s going on with Edge after being hit by the mist.
Really good promo segment from Cassidy and Trent, but in a wild twist, Don Callis shows up to talk with Cassidy, not Trent! I don’t want Cassidy in the Don Callis Family. Why isn’t this Callis recruiting Trent? The man shattered Chuck’s leg and apparently forced him into retirement! But I do appreciate Rocky’s promo being about him cutting all ties with it, especially with what Trent did. Rocky VS Kyle for Rampage is going to be awesome stuff, though, and with Kyle having that promo with Edge, maybe a Heel Edge will take on Kyle for the title at All In.
Absolutely amazing FTW Championship match with Jericho and Shibata. I did not expect it to be quite as fun as it was with Shibata turning the trash can trap on its head. But just as I knew, Big Bill screws Shibata to help Jericho. And then in a great move, the main event match was Deeb VS Mariah. As I’ve said before, if Tony Khan’s not gonna book more than one women’s match a show, make the one match they’re getting feel important. Deeb and Mariah had a great match, and it was a great story for Storm to throw in the towel to save Mariah. Storm VS Deeb is now set, that is going to be a true clash of styles and personalities and it will be a lot of fun.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Beach Break continues as Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara battle CRU, Lio Rush & Action Andretti, for a shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championships!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Anna Jay w/ Harley Cameron; Megan wins.
- Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis VS AR Fox; Kyle wins.
- Six Man Tag: Bandido, Brody King & Tomohiro Ishii VS Lance Archer & Roppongi Vice w/ Don Callis; Bandido, Brody & Ishii win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson; Bailey wins.
- Chicago Street Fight: “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith VS The Gates of Agony; Bill & Keith win.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders match: The Sons of Texas VS CRU; The Sons of Texas win and will challenge The Hurt Syndicate for the titles.
- “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS Wheeler Yuta; Hobbs wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Anna Jay w/ Harley Cameron!
The Megasus has been on a warpath, the Superbad Girl as her harbinger and minion. But in trying to break the Star of the Show and her wild Aussie ally, they have incurred the WRATH! Will the Queenslayer add putting down a titan to her list of accolades? Or will all #BowDown to Bayne?
The bell rings, the two circle, and the fans rally up. They tie up, Megan RAMS Anna into the corner and RAMS her again and again! The ref counts, Megan stops, and then Megan CHOPS! Megan stalks Anna along the way, whips her to ropes, and then Megan scoops, only for Anna to slip free. Anna fires forearms, but dodges Megan’s haymaker! Anna kicks, KICKS, and runs to DROPKICK! The fans fire up, Anna whips, but Megan blocks and reverses. Megan runs in, Anna slips outside, and then Anna HEEL KICKS! Ford is there to anchor Anna, Harley protests, but Megan BOOTS Anna in the distraction!
The fans boo but then Ford ASAI MOONSAULTS! Down goes Anna and Ford soaks up the heat. Megan storms over but so does Harley. Harley coaches Anan but Megan drags her up. Megan whips Anna hard into railing! Anna falls in a heap and Megan soaks up the heat. Ford taunts Anna, Megan hauls Anna up and hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Megan soaks up more heat from Chicago, then blows a kiss before stepping inside. Megan pushes Anna to a cover, TWO! Megan is amused as Anna toughs it out, and Megan drags Anna up. Megan clamps on the BEARHUG and squeezes tight! The fans rally and Anna fights with elbows!
Harley and the fans rally as Anna still fights, but Megan THROWS Anna overhead! Megan stalks Anna, soaks up heat, and then steps out to the apron. Megan drags Anna out to join her, and APRON SENTONS, but Anna moves! Megan writhes while Anna crawls and the fans rally back up. Anna brings Megan around to JAWBREAKER! Megan fires a forearm, Anna fires back! Megan CHOPS, but Anna fires a flurry! Anna ROCKS Megan, but Megan- NO, Anna dodges the boot to wrench and HOOK KICK! Then BACKSTABBER! The fans fire up and Anna runs at the corner, LEG LARIAT! Anna keeps moving, but Megan fireman’s carries!
Anna fights free, slips to the apron, and RAMS into Megan! Anna then turns Megan for a NECKBREAKER HOTSHOT! Megan staggers but she comes back! Anna DUMPS Megan out! The fans fire up as Anna aims, CROSSBODY on Megan & Ford! Harley and the fans cheer as Anna puts Megan in. Anna climbs, leaps, and BLOCKBUSTERS! Then she drags Megan up, only for Megan to suplex! FALCON ARROW! Megan’s done the deal but can’t make the cover! She crawls and hooks a leg, TWO! Anna survives thanks to the delay and Megan is mad! Megan drags Anna up, ROCKS her, then fireman’s carries!
Anna kicks and flails, but Megan still throws Anna into FATE’S- NO, Anna lands out to DDT! Cover, TWO! Megan survives, Ford is relieved, and Harley is frazzled. Anna hurries to hook Megan up in the QUEENSLAYER SLEEPER!! Megan drops to her knees and the fans rally up! Anna squeezes tight but Megan rises, to then RAM her into buckles! Speaking of buckles, Ford slips into the ring to rip at one! Harley hurries over to trip Ford up! The pad comes away, but Harley and Ford brawl! The fans fire up as they go up the ramp! As for Megan, she whips Anna at the corner! Anna stops short, Megan runs in, but Anna sends her into the buckle! Roll up, TWO!!
Megan survives and Anna is shocked! The fans rally up and Anna hurries back for the QUEENSLAYER!! Body scissors are locked in, but Megan uses her sheer power to rise up! And she RAMS Anna into that buckle!! Megan lifts Anna in the Electric Chair, then SPINNING POWERBOMBS! High stack, TWO, but into a deadlift, and a fireman’s carry!! FATE’S DESCENT!! Cover, Megan wins!
Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall
Penelope planted the seed for this victory, and Megan feasted on the fruits of that labor! But will nothing and no one stop The Megasus from becoming the alpha female of AEW?
PROGRAMMING NOTE for next week!
Once again, Collision is going to move to TBS for a special Thursday night broadcast! Prepare your DVRs now so you don’t miss AEW doing back to back before going Double or Nothing!
Nigel McGuinness speaks from commentary.
He just wants to say this as short as he can. He thought about it, we all saw what happened on Dynamite. FTR wants a tag match with Nigel and Garcia. Nigel says until he gets in the ring with FTR, this issue will never end, so fellas, Double Or Nothing, you have the match! Nigel tells Garcia to get himself ready, because they’re going to drag the #TopGuysOut into the deep waters!
Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis VS AR Fox!
Though he may not be going for the Owen Hart Cup, he is still ready to prove he is The Protostar! Will the Aussie Arrow hit the mark here tonight? Or will Beach Break become the Whole Fox’n Show?
The bell rings and Kyle BOOTS Fox right down! Callis is on commentary to say that is a proto-fast start there. The fans boo but Kyle soaks up the heat. Fox stands but Kyle BOOTS him again! Kyle stomps Fox in the corner again and again, then stands on Fox. The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Kyle steps off to say he has ’til 5. Kyle CHOPS, Fox is stinging, but Kyle CHOPS again! Kyle whips corner to corner, Fox goes up and out, and then Fox BOOTS Kyle! Fox slips in, slips out, and Kyle hits buckles! Fox trips Kyle, the fans rally, and Fox slingshots to facelock, only for Kyle to suplex first! Fox slips free, Kyle elbows him away, then Kyle runs.
Fox drops, then DROPKICKS! The fans fire up while Kyle checks his face. Callis admits, Fox is on another level athletically. The problem is: Fox panders to the fans. Fox knuckle locks Kyle, goes up, up, jumps around a bit, and Callis says that’s a waste of movement! Fox still jumps to wheelbarrow and BULLDOG! The fans fire up but Callis says this is pathetic. Kyle bails out, Fox builds speed, but Kyle is back! POP-UP and SWINGING SIDE SLAM! Callis loves it as Kyle struts around and says “SUCK IT!” Kyle looms over Fox and stomps him while Collision goes picture in picture.
Fox rises, Kyle storms over, but Fox fires body shots. Kyle eggs Fox on, then scoops to SLAM! Kyle says it’s that easy. Kyle still checks his teeth, then he goes back to Fox. Fox rises, kicks low, then kicks again. Fox fires forearms but Kyle scoops and SLAMS! Kyle rains down shots, the ref reprimands about closed fists, so Kyle shifts to driving in ELBOWS! Kyle stops to cool off, then he stalks Fox to a corner. Kyle climbs up, soaks up heat, and he rains down fists! Kyle goes all the way to nine, then winds it up, but Fox YANKS Kyle down! Kyle hits buckles and Fox climbs up! Now Fox rains down fists! Fox goes all the way to TEN, then past that to 15!
Kyle shoves Fox away and he CLOBBERS fox! Kyle shakes out the stars before standing back up. Fox sputters but Kyle drags him up. Kyle bumps Fox off buckles, turns him around, and BODY BLOWS! Fox sputters but Kyle ROCKS him, BODY BLOWS, and repeat! Kyle puts Fox up top, ROCKS him again, and then climbs up. The fans rally as Beach Break returns to single picture. Fox blocks the suplex! Fox fires body shots, shoves Kyle away, and then adjusts. But Kyle is back to trip Fox up! Except Fox split-leg flips through! And he rolls Kyle to then BASEMENT CUTTER! The fans fire up and Fox runs in, but Kyle BOOTS him!
Kyle goes up, but Fox ENZIGIRIS! Kyle wobbles, Fox grabs his arms, ICONOCLASM and a roll-through, for another CUTTER! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives but Fox stays focused. Fox drags Kyle up as the fans rally, and Fox tucks the arms. Kyle fights the lift, throws Fox back, and SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Kyle snarls and waits on Fox. Fox stands, Kyle runs in, but Fox puts him on the apron and sweeps the legs! Fox runs, slingshots, and SHADOW STOMPS on the apron! Fox then skins the cat to DROPKICK Kyle to the floor! Fox builds speed again and FLIES! Down goes Kyle! The fans fire up and Fox brings Kyle around.
Fox puts Kyle in the ring, goes up the corner, and then 450- NO, Kyle dodges! Kyle scoops and MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Fox survives and Kyle is shocked! Then Kyle gets mad. Kyle tells Callis he’s gonna kill Fox now. Fox rises, goes to a corner, and Kyle takes aim. Kyle runs corner to corner to BOOT Fox! Kyle reels Fox in and suplexes, but Fox cradle counters! TWO!!! Kyle BOOTS Fox, but Fox BOOTS Kyle! Kyle LEG- NO, Fox goes Matrix to dodge! PELE! Fox runs, but Kyle follows! CALF KICK at the ropes! Kyle runs and CALF KICKS again! Kyle roars, suplexes, and stalling BRAINBUSTERS!! Cover, Kyle wins!
Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall
Callis says that was fantastic! But the Callis Family isn’t done, as Lance Archer & Roppongi Vice are up next! Will Beach Break belong to them now?
Six Man Tag: Bandido, Brody King & Tomohiro Ishii VS Lance Archer & Roppongi Vice w/ Don Callis!
The Most Wanted, the King of Death and the Stone Pitbull all have their reasons for fighting the Don Callis Family, so they have become unlikely allies here tonight! Will they be able to bring down the Murderhawk Monster, Rocky Romero & #JustTrent? Or will Archer & RPG Vice make sure #EverybodyDies?
The trios sort out and Ishii starts against Azucar. Ishii is definitely still pissed with how Rocky turned on him, The Conglomeration, and NJPW’s Chaos. But then Trent CLUBS Ishii from behind! Ishii ROCKS Trent return, then ROCKS Rocky! The ref reprimands but Rocky RAMS Ishii into the corner! Archer tags in, he shoves Ishii, and then he CLOBBERS Ishii! Ishii tumbles, but Brody tags in! The fans rally for “MEAT! MEAT!” and bark it up. Archer and Brody circle, step up, and they throw forearms! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Brody fires a flurry then CHOPS! Brody puts some stank on it, but Archer throat chops!
Archer runs, but Brody BOOTS him! Brody runs and DIVES out onto Archer! They hit the barriers, Bandido & Ishii run in and BLAST RPG Vice! Bandido rallies the fans, Brody brings Archer up and ROCKS him! Brody stalks Archer to the railing, sits him down with a CHOP, then barks as he gets space. The fans bark with Brody, and Brody runs in, but Trent BUSAIKU KNEES! Rocky BLASTS Ishii, Trent YANKS Bandido down, Archer APRON CHOKE SLAMS Brody! It is a different kind of chaos now as Rocky bumps Ishii off the apron and BOOTS him! The ref tries to restore order but Collision goes picture in picture.
Rocky gives some Azucar Heat while Archer puts Brody against barriers. Archer CHOPS Brody, Rocky CHOPS Ishii, but Ishii hits Rocky back! Rocky BOOTS Ishii, Archer ROCKS Brody, and Rocky SMACKS Ishii off steel steps! Trent even sends Bandido into those same steps! Archer finally puts Brody in the ring and CLUBS away on him in the corner. Archer bumps Brody off buckles and tags in Rocky. The Callis Family mugs Brody, then Rocky DROPKICKS! Tag to Trent, RPG Vice mugs Brody with DIVING AX HANDLES! Trent stalks Brody to the ropes and CHOKES him! The ref counts, Trent steps off, but Rocky sneaks a cheap shot!
Trent runs back in and he DROPKICKS Brody off the ropes! Trent covers, TWO, and Collision goes to break.
Beach Break returns again and Ishii dodges Rocky to GERMAN SUPELX! Cover, Trent breaks it! Ishii snarls and he ROCKS Rocky, ROCKS Trent, repeat! The fans rally, Ishii runs, but into DOUBLE JUMP KNEES! Archer BOOTS Ishii! Archer BLASTS Brody! RPG drags Ishii up, they put him on the rope, and Rocky goes up! GUILLOTINE DOUBLE STOMP! Ishii sits up, into Trent’s SLIDING KNEE! Archer drags Ishii up for a CHOKE SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Ishii survives the onslaught and the Callis Family is shocked! RPG Vice coordinate while Archer baseball slide DROPKICKS Brody! Trent Alabama Lifts Ishii, tucks him in, but Bandido BOOTS Trent into a DETROYER!
Rocky leaps, Bandido dodges, but Archer runs up! Bandido DUMPS Archer out! The fans fire up but Rocky kicks Bandido! Rocky runs, into a POP-UP CUTTER! Ishii tags Brody and the fans bark! Brody BLASTS Archer, then he storms upon Rocky. Brody kicks Rocky, he and Ishii double whip him corner to corner! Ishii runs to LARIAT! Brody adds a LARIAT! Then Bandido gets a boost to SHOTGUN Rocky! The fans fire up and bark for Brody! CANNONBALL! Cover, Brody and team win!
Winners: Bandido, Brody King & Tomohiro Ishii, by pinfall
But then Archer attacks! The Callis Family are sore losers after all! Trent THRASHES Bandido in a sleeper, Archer CHOKES Brody in a corner, but wait! Here come The Outrunners! They still have beef of their own, and they dodge Archer to DOUBLE ALRAIT! Then they fire hands with RPG Vice! Archer gets Rocky & Trent out of the ring, they retreat, but Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum stand tall with the winners! Will this new conglomeration be just the thing to defeat the Don Callis Family?
Backstage interview with Paragon.
Lexy Nair is with Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong and the AEW TNT Champion, Adam Cole. Lexy brings up Cole’s “target on his back,” and Cole says that’s how it is when you’re a champion. A lot of people want their shot, but that’s how he likes it. He is Adam Cole Baybay, so he is ready to take on anyone and everyone who wants their shot. But then in step the Grizzled Young Veterans. Zack Gibson says it is ironic that the very top stars this business has ever produced are really just three babies. Kyle says cool it right there, pal! Kyle admits, he can be juvenile and immature, maybe young at heart, but he is not some baby.
James Drake says this is Paragon’s real problem: All heart, all jokes, but they’ve gone soft. Roddy shouts, “GRIZZLED~! Young Veterans… I like the scarves, guys. But fellas, you know what I’d like more? To beat their asses.” Gibson says next week, GYV VS Kyle & Roddy, and Gibson warns them right now, the Paragon will be dragged into the deep water. And when they’re down there, gasping for air, then they’ll see if there’s an ounce of fight left in Paragon. Drake says he wants Cole on commentary so we can hear his heart break as everyone sees the best team is GYV. Cole says if GYV wants to be one of the best tag teams in AEW, they’ve gotta earn it.
But trust Cole when he says the pressure isn’t on them, it’s all on GYV. Paragon heads out, who will crack under said pressure when these teams finally have it out?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson!
While Speedball wants after the Rainmaker, Kazuchika Okada doesn’t want anything to do with Speedball. But can Bailey force his hand by stacking up wins toward a title opportunity? Or will the Vanilla Babyface sour everything for everyone?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Speedball. Blake offers a handshake, Bailey accepts, only for Blake to leave him hanging and to “have a taste.” Bailey says whatever, but Blake rushes up behind him! Bailey ducks, then hits a SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO! Blake sits up, ducks a kick, then avoids the standing moonsault! Blake avoids the leg sweep, Bailey ducks the roundhouse, and Bailey unleashes LIGHTNING KICKS and an ENZIGIRI! The fans fire up and Blake goes to a corner. Bailey runs in and BOOTS Blake, then he scoops and SLAMS him! Bailey goes up the corner, and IMPLODER KNEE DROPS! Cover, TWO!
Blake survives, the fans rally, and Bailey storms back over. Blake trips Bailey into buckle! Blake runs in, Bailey dodges, but then Blake dodges to DROPKICK Bailey in the back! Bailey bails out, Blake goes to the apron and runs, to DIVE through the corner! Blake puts Bailey in, goes up, takes another taste, 450 DOUBLE STOMP!! Cover, TWO!! Bailey survives but he still clutches his gut. Blake drags Bailey up, ELBOWS him in the head, then ELBOWS him again. Blake pushes Bailey onto ropes, CHOKES him, but steps off at 4. The fans rally for Bailey and he rises up. Blake waistlocks and ripcords, but Bailey shrugs off the tilt-o-whirl!
Blake ducks a roundhouse, avoids the thrust kick, and JUMP KNEE Bailey! Bailey rebounds, BOOTS, but Blake PELES! Both men are down and Blake hurries to the apron! The fans rally, Blake springboards, but Bailey THRUST KICKS him out of the air! The fans fire up and Bailey rises. Blake goes to ropes, Bailey aims and CHOPS! Blake CHOPS back! Bailey CHOPS again! Blake CHOPS again! The CHOPS continue, faster and faster, then Blake has the edge! Bailey roars and Blake is stunned. Blake puts some stank on it, but stomps Bailey’s toes! Blake runs, but Bailey BOOTS him! The fans fire up while Blake bails out again!
Bailey builds speed and he BOOTS Blake off the apron again! Bailey then goes up, GOLDEN TRIANGLE MOONSAULT! Down goes Blake and the fans fire up! Bailey drags Blake up and puts him in, only for Big Shotty to creep up! Bailey stares Lee down, and Blake FOSBURY TOPES! Blake puts Bailey in, climbs, and 450- NO, Bailey dodges! Bailey runs up, Blake BOOTS him, then Blake goes up. Bailey GAMANGIRIS first! Bailey climbs, has Blake and SUPER STEINERS! Blake tumbles, Bailey SPINNING HEEL KICKS!! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: “Speedball” Mike Bailey, by pinfall
That was a knockout shot from Speedball! He grabs a mic to tell Chicago, “We’ve got some beautiful weather here tonight. So Okada, how about you come out here, you bring your Continental Championship, and we make it rain?” The fans cheer, and Okada does appear! Okada walks out with mic in hand to say, “Bailey… I’ll prove it. B*TCH!!” The fans fire up, but wait! DRALISTICO ATTACKS! Rush is also here! LFI is doing Okada’s bidding, and El Toro Blanco tells Okada to watch himself. HEADBUTT for Bailey! Okada shrugs and leaves, but is the line of contenders growing longer the longer Okada keeps ducking them?
Jon Moxley speaks.
“What was it that I don’t understand? What is it that I don’t understand about a steel cage match? What is it that I don’t understand about a world championship? It looks like YOU and everybody else are the ones who don’t understand. You don’t understand that you can’t break somebody who has been broken over and over and over and built himself back up over and over and over. I cannot be broken. I am made of something stronger than iron, stronger than steel, stronger than gold that everybody wraps around their waists, and walks around, they put it over their shoulder, and they hold it up and they take pictures with it because they think that makes them somebody!!
“What don’t I understand, man? Anarchy would be an improvement over this FAKE, FOOLISH SH*T! Everybody pretending they’re somebody they’re not! Complete and total anarchy would be a step up. You don’t get it, you don’t understand. Gabe Kidd, he works for me. Professionals work for me. The difference between professionals and all these AMATEURS is that professionals hold standards. It doesn’t matter if it’s a steel cage, it doesn’t matter if it’s the baddest man in all of professional wrestling, they get the job done. No matter what the odds, no matter what the obstacles, they don’t give a damn what anybody says or what anybody thinks!
“We are professionals, and we have standards! And we are the best at what we do!! The art of violence on the canvas that we paint defines you, and you find out EXACTLY who you are.” Gabe Kidd says, “Abandon all hope!” Will the Maniac and the Mad Man make sure no one else brings about this Paradigm Shift?
Chicago Street Fight: “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith VS The Gates of Agony!
Speaking of violence, the Redwood & Bad Apple are done going easy, but the feeling is mutual for Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona! There are no more rules but plenty of weapons, who will survive this Collision?
As Bill & Keith make their entrance, Keith already brings a pool cue and some kind of panel, and Bill brings a table out from under the ring! Chicago already likes where this is going as the table is propped up in a corner. Kaun & Liona make sure to bring trash cans full of plunder, as well as their own pool cue and… a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire! Bill & Keith rush them at the ramp, the bell rings, and Liona JAMS Bill with the bat!! Keith and Kaun brawl, Liona CLUBS Bill with the bat, and then Kaun use a wet floor sign to SMACK Keith! Kaun brings the trashcan over, SMACKS Keith with a road sign, but Keith CLAWS Kaun’s eyes!
Bill SMACKS Liona with a trash can! But Liona CLUBS him with the bad again! And even in the leg! Keith uses that street sign to SMACK Kaun now! Bill SMACKS Liona with the pool cue! Bill whips Liona into the steel steps hard! The steps go sliding, Kaun fights back on Keith, but Bill BOOTS Kaun! Bill SMACKS Keith with the street sign, and SMACKS him again! Keith CHOKES Liona with the wet floor sign, but Liona rips that up! Bill has a traffic cone and he SMACKS Kaun! Keith CLOBBERS Liona with a pipe! Bill puts Kaun in the ring, then runs to SPLASH him in the corner! The fans fire up for Bill as he and Keith coordinate.
Bill runs in again, but Kaun dodges, and Kaun SPEARS Keith through the table!! Bill is stunned, but here comes Liona! Liona and Bill step up, and Bill KNEES low! Bill CLUBS Liona, Liona KNEES Bill! Liona CLUBS Bill, Bill KNEES and CLUBS Liona! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” echoes out but Liona grabs a pool cue! Liona BREAKS it on his head, and then throws Bill half! Bill is stunned but decides to grab his end. Liona CLUB S Bill, Bill CLUBS Liona, repeat! Bill BEATS Liona, then he blocks the shot! Liona blocks back! Both men throw the sticks aside and get face to face! Then they start throwing haymakers!
The fans rally for the “MEAT!” as the hands keep going! Both men RAM shoulders! And RAM AGAIN! Liona runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and he RAMS Bill! Bill staggers, but Kaun sib ack! Kaun CHOKES Bill with a cable! Liona DUMPS Bill out to the floor! Kaun CHOKES Bill more, the fans boo, but Bill RAMS Kaun into barriers! Lionia runs up but Bill BOOTS him! Liona staggers, Keith leaps, but Liona catches him! APRON SLAM for Keith! Bill ELBOWS Kaun and is free of the choke hold, just as Collision goes picture in picture!
Kaun has a trash can, and he SMASHES it on Bill’s head! And then SMASHES him again! Bill falls in a heap and Kaun sees Liona has Keith. Liona smothers Keith, then whips him hard into the steel steps! Keith falls in a heap and Liona smiles. The Gates regroup, and Kaun drags Keith up to CLUB him in the chest! Kaun hears the fans, and he decides to do that one more time! Kaun CHOPS Keith! But then Keith CLAWS Kaun’s eyes! Liona has a pool stick, but Keith snatches it to SMACK Liona with it! Keith storms in but Liona SMACKS him with a trashcan lid! Liona grins as he CHOKES Keith with the lid!
Kaun steps in, he has Liona let off, and they take turns hitting Keith with trashcan lids! Keith writhes and flounders out of the ring! Liona goes out and he SMACKS Bill! Liona SMACKS away on Bill’s leg while Kaun CHOKES Keith with a pool cue! Kaun then shoves Keith into the ring and Liona joins him. They drag Keith up, put him in the Tree of Woe, and then add a trashcan to the mix! Liona rallies the fans as Beach Break returns to single picture. Liona runs to RAM the can! Kaun adds a DROPKICK! The Gates drag Keith out of the Tree but into the drop zone, BANZAI DROP! Cover, BILL BREAKS IT!
Bill fires hands on Kaun and LARIATS him out of the ring! The fans fire up and Bill storms out after Kaun. Bill brings Kaun to the double tables Liona set up earlier, and he RAMS Kaun into railing. Bill ROCKS Kaun, then picks up that backpack he had earlier… Bill grins and opens the backpack up. Bill dumps out BRICKS! Just like he did to Hobbs months ago! Bill has a brick, and he stands Kaun up! Bill gives Kaun his last rites, then swings! Kaun ducks, and brick shatters against POST! Bill shakes out his hand, Kaun CLOBBERS Bill with a monitor!! Liona POUNCES Bill onto the commentary desk!! The fans fire up while Nigel & Schiavone have to scramble!
Keith SMACKS Liona with a trashcan lid!! Liona doesn’t even blink?! The fans tell Keith he messed up! Keith gets mad, but Liona blocks the next shot. Liona JAMS and SMACKS Keith in return! Then he hoists Keith up onto the barriers. The fans rally as Liona gets space. Liona runs back in, but Keith HEADSHOTS him with the lid! Liona just roars! Liona CROSSBODIES Keith into the timekeeper’s area! Bill slowly stirs while the ref checks Keith and Liona. Kaun stalks Bill, drags him up, and brings him to those tables. Kaun goes to the apron, but Bill trips Kaun up! Keith is back up, and Bill crawls into the ring.
Kaun SMASHES Bill with a trash can! Kaun drags Bill up, the fans rally, and Keith has the trashcan to SMASH Kaun! Keith then goes to his panel from earlier, but Liona is back! Liona drags Keith out, and he goes for the tables! Liona SMACKS Keith off the apron, goes up after him, and then fireman’s carries! The fans are thunderous, but Keith fights free! Keith CLAWS Liona’s eyes, but Liona clamps onto Keith’s head! Keith RISING HEADBUTTS! Bill is up and he BOOTS Liona down through the tables!! Liona is down in the wreckage of his own making, but Kaun SMASHES Bill with the trashcan! Kaun brings Bill around, but Keith has his panel!
Keith SMACKS Kaun with that piece of drywall!! But Kaun just gets mad! So Keith HEADSHOTS him with it!! Kaun falls over in a heap, but then laughs as he sits back up!? Keith is at a loss for words, but he KNEES Kaun! Bill BOOTS Kaun onto the trashcan! Bill hauls Kaun up, clamps on, and SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAMS!! Cover, Bill & Keith win!
Winners: “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith, by pinfall
The Learning Tree’s Branches just broke through the Gates of Agony and are standing tall in the Windy City! But will this be enough to earn Chris Jericho’s respect?
Mina Shirakawa speaks.
“Toni Storm. The first time we met, we were distracted. We wanted attention, we got jealous, and then we both made mistakes. When I saw you in Japan, we tamed, we danced, and we laughed. But this time, it’s different. It’s just me and you. I don’t need your wrath, I need your title. You are everything a champion should be. But so is Mina! I did everything in Japan! Now I will do everything in AEW! Toni is Timeless, but Mina is Now!” Then will the Fighting Gravure Idol not just be the next, but the NOW AEW Women’s World Champion?
Tony Schiavone is on stage.
He says here in Chicago, we’ve heard the chant of “MONGO! MONGO!” and it is time to pay tribute to one of the great football players, one of the great pro-wrestlers, the late, great Steve McMichael! The fans cheer that, and we are joined by his widow, Misty McMichael, and she is happy to be here. Steve was the greatest man she’s ever known, made a special impact on both football and wrestling. They were together 27 years in all, and she is so happy to pay tribute. And then we get Dean Malenko! The fans cheer and Dean waves.
Schiavone brings up Mongo being a four-time All Pro, two-time Pro Bowl selection, and part of the Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl 20 winning team, and was even inducted into the NFL Pro-Football Hall of Fame last year. The fans cheer, and Schiavone says Mongo exemplified the fighting spirit and determination of all great Chicago athletes. Plus, in this very building, Mongo coached the Chicago Slaughter to an undefeated season in Arena Football! The fans cheer that, and Schiavone says as a wrestler, Mongo was one of the Four Horsemen, and even became a United States Heavyweight Champion.
May is ALS Awareness, so in partnership with the Les Turner Foundation, AEW wants to help find a cure for ALS. Go to LesTurnerALS.org to learn more. Schiavone now welcomes out the Nature Boy, RIC FLAIR! The fans cheer and “WOO~” as THE Horseman of Horseman makes his way out here to honor his friend. Ric hugs Misty, hugs Dean, and joins Schiavone. Schiavone says they’ve held together like this many times over the years, but tonight is the most special and most emotional. Ric agrees. He wants to say Chicago is one of the greatest wrestling towns in the world.
Ric once coined the phrase, “To be the man, you gotta beat the man.” And Steve McMichael was more man than anyone he’s ever known! Mongo fought ALS for six YEARS! Fully aware of everything around him, yet unable to move. That massive 280 pound man finally made it to the Hall of Fame, and is now up there in Heaven, God bless him and God bless you all. Ric says he cannot say enough about Misty. She never left Mongo’s side. She learned how to be a wonderful nurse. The fans cheer on Mongo, and Ric thanks them for that. Ric thanks everyone for being here, and Schiavone thanks Ric for being here. #ThankYouMongo, we will miss you.
AEW World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders match: The Sons of Texas VS CRU!
Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara may be the ROH World Tag Team Champions, but that doesn’t mean they’re just going to stop. But Lio Rush pointed out that he and Bobby Lashley have history that needs to be sorted out. Will the Man of the Hour and Action Andretti be a sight to see? Or will CRU not know what to do after losing to The Natural & The Spanish God?
The teams sort out and Dustin starts against Action. The fans rally, Dustin and Action feel things out, but Dustin avoids Action’s leg pick. Action and Dustin reset, tie up, and then break. They tie up again, Dustin powers Action to the corner, but Action turns things around. Action lets off slowly, then he mocks the deep breath. Action shoves Dustin but Dustin shoves Action! Lio CLOBBERS Dustin, then he dodges Sammy! CRU mugs Sammy, then they mug Dustin! The fans boo and the ref reprimands. Lio backs off but Action whips Dustin. Dustin says “Not Today!” and UPPERCUTS! Then he runs, but Lio KICKS Dustin!
Dustin swings, misses, but Action runs up! Dustin sends Action into Lio, then arm-drags Action! Dustin wrenches Action, tags to Sammy, and the Sons of Texas DOUBLE SUPLEX! Then Dustin SHINING WIZARDS, and Sammy STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, but Lio runs in! Sammy dodges so Lio stomps Action! Sammy JUMP KNEES Lio, Dustin LARIATS Action up and out! The fans fire up and Sammy builds speed! Sammy TORNILLOS out onto CRU and the fans fire up! Sammy shows love to a fan’s sign, then he joins Dustin in the ring. Sammy fires the fans up and tells Dustin to try! Dustin says no, he’s getting too old for that stuff!
Sammy says he can still do it! Dustin runs, but then stops at the ropes and tells CRU to “SUCK IT!” We get a DUSTINROONI, and a pose! Sammy joins in and CRU is furious! Sammy tags Dustin back in but CRU wants chairs? They make Arkady Aura and the timekeeper give up their chairs, but then the Sons of Texas go out to CLAW and CLOBBER CRU for it! Sammy RAMS Lio, Lio fires hands, but Dustin UPPERCUTS Action! Dustin and Sammy send CRU into railing on opposite ends of ringside. The fans cheer as Dustin CLAWS Action’s back! Lio wants a timeout, but then Action sends Dustin into steel steps!
The fans boo and Sammy is worried for Dustin, but Action anchors Sammy at the apron! Lio HANDSPRING KICKS Sammy down, then DIVES! Direct hit, and then Lio sets Sammy up for Action’s ARABIAN PRESS! The fans boo as CRU stands tall, but Collision goes picture in picture.
CRU soaks up the heat, and they stomp Sammy. Actin puts Dustin in the ring, then CHOP BLOCKS his leg! Dustin falls in a heap but Action drags him around by his leg. Action puts Dustin’s leg on the ropes for a HIP DROP! The ref reprimands but Action HIP DROPS the leg again! Action tags Lio, Lio looms over Dustin and talks trash. Lio kicks away on Dustin’s leg, then GROUND DRAGON SCREWS! Lio BITES Dustin’s face and the ref reprimands. Lio stops, then he ROCKS Dustin! And ROCKS him again! Lio talks trash but Dustin stands. Lio KICKS the leg, but Dustin UPPERCUTS! Lio wobbles, but he comes back for another CHOP BLOCK!
Tag to Action, Action has Dustin’s leg on the ropes, and he pulls on the foot! The ref counts, Action stop, but Lio pulls on the leg! Sammy protests while Dustin suffers, and Collision goes to break.
Beach Break returns as CRU have Dustin’s legs! They DOUBLE LEG DDT! Dustin writhes, the ref reprimands, but Action flips off Sammy. Sammy says this should be a disqualification for the tag partner count. The fans tell Action off but he waits on Dustin. Dustin rises, Action runs in, but Dustin BOOTS him! Dustin hurries along the ropes, but Action runs in! Dustin DUMPS Action back out! Lio runs in, Dustin dodges and then SNAP POWERSLAMS! The fans fire up as Dustin crawls! Hot tag to Sammy! And he FLIES over the corner to take out Action! Sammy puts Action in, climbs up top, and he CROSSBODIES CRU!
The fans fire up with Sammy and he wrenches Lio for a CUTTER! Sammy BOOTS Action, goes up, up, and FLYING CUTTERS! Cover, TWO! Action survives but Sammy just says time to go up! Sammy puts Action in the drop zone, climbs up the corner, and aims again. 450- NO, Sammy has to roll through as Action move! Sammy shoves Action at Lio, then shoves Lio at Action. CRU dosido and Lio hooks a leg for Action to NECKBREAKER DROP! The fans boo CRU but Lio says Sammy is dealing with sharks! The fans say more like baby sharks! Lio talks trash, but Sammy swings on him! Lio spins Sammy for Action to KICK, KNEE, and UPPERCUT!
Lio fires fast hands, ROCKS Sammy, and then DOUBLE ROUNDHOUSES connect! CRU then DOUBLE SUPLEX for a DOUBLE FALCON ARROW! Cover, DUSTIN BARRELS IN! The fans fire up as all four men are down! Lio is up to throw hands, then he whips. Dustin reverses, but RUSH- NO, Dustin stops Rush Hour, but Lio fights out of Cross Rhodes! Lio shoves Dustin, but Dustin hits a DESTROYER! Action SUPERKICKS Dustin, rolls Sammy, and has feet on the ropes! TWO!! Action is furious but the ref defends the count. The fans rally as Sammy & Dustin regroup at the ropes. Action brings Sammy up to ROCK him in the back!
Action torture racks, then GO- NO, Sammy leaps free and JUMP KNEES! Sammy torture racks now, GO TO HOSPITAL!! Cover, The Sons of Texas win!
Winners: Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships)
Lio is too late, the moment has slipped through his fingers! Sammy & Dustin hold up their ROH World Tag Team Championships in victory, but will they soon be adding the AEW titles to their collection?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.
Lexy Nair is with the Galaxy’s Greatest, and brings up how last week, Kris won over Willow Nightingale, but not without help from the Death Riders. Speaking of Willow, she storms in and asks if Kris has something to say. Is Kris sorry again? Yes, actually! Is she gonna claim she didn’t see Marina Shafir choke Willow out? No, of course she didn’t! Willow says save the excuses. Kris and Yuta used to be Best Friends! Yeah, well now they’re not! Willow and Kris shout over each other, but Willow says she is too busy with the Death Riders. Willow pulls Kris’ hair to get her to stop, but Kris says when Willow is ready, she knows where to find Kris.
The two storm off in opposite directions, and clearly the tension has only mounted between them. What will it take for the former friends to be friends again?
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
On the Wednesday before Double or Nothing, AEW is in Albuquerque for a BIG night! Will Ospreay and Hangman Page will be face-to-face just days before their Owen Hart Cup Finals match, will they be able to keep it verbal and not physical? And speaking of Double or Nothing, Mina Shirakawa tunes up for her time with Toni Storm by taking on Julia Hart! Will everything be #MinaNow? Or can the Hart of Darkness find a way to shine? Then, ahead of their own Owen Hart Cup Finals, Mercedes Mone and Jamie Hayter will have their own face-to-face. Can the CEO have a civil conversation with her opponent?
BREAKING NEWS for Double or Nothing!
After what Ricochet did to Zach Gowen both during and after their match, Mark Briscoe made the save and is looking to make the bully pay! And it’ll be in a STRETCHER MATCH! Who won’t be walking out of the arena in Arizona?
“Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS Wheeler Yuta!
The Steel Cage main event for Dynamite was brutal, and naturally both The Opps and the Death Riders got involved. Anarchy in the Arena awaits, but will Hobbs and Yuta still be part of it? Or will one of them take out the other with extreme prejudice?
While Hobbs is on the corner as part of his entrance, Yuta attacks! The bell rings while the fans boo, and the ref reprimands Yuta for the sneak attack. Yuta doesn’t care as he CLUBS away on Hobbs! But wait, Hobbs isn’t even bothered. The fans tell Yuta he messed up, but then Yuta SLAPS Hobbs! Talk about double or nothing… Hobbs chases Yuta around the outside, then back into the ring. Yuta CLUBS away on Hobbs, but Hobbs grabs him with both hands! Yuta slips free, goes to the apron, and he HOTSHOTS Hobbs! Yuta runs in again, but Hobbs CLOBBERS him! The fans cheer while Hobbs snarls.
Hobbs stands Yuta up, but Yuta fires a forearm! Hobbs just frowns. Yuta fires another forearm, but Hobbs storms up on him. Yuta fires another forearm, but still Hobbs storms up. So Yuta pokes Hobbs in the eye! Yuta goes up, leaps, but into Hobbs’ arms! The fans cheer as Hobbs then pops Yuta around, and OKLAHOMA STAMPEDES! Hobbs rains down fists now, then he paces. The fans fire up with Hobbs and he stalks Yuta. Hobbs whips Yuta to TOSS him out of the ring! The fans rally, Hobbs goes out, and Hobbs drags Yuta up. The fans cheer for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” and Hobbs POSTS Yuta! Yuta falls in a heap but Hobbs brings him right back up.
Hobbs SLAMS Yuta on the apron! Hobbs then picks Yuta up to SLAM him again, and again, and again! The ring count is 7 of 10 but Hobbs shoves Yuta in. The fans cheer and Hobbs storms in. Hobbs grins but Yuta CHOPS! Hobbs just SLAPS Yuta down! Yuta is dazed, Hobbs brings him up, and Hobbs hoists Yuta to the top rope. Hobbs climbs, brings Yuta to the very top, and he SUPERPLEXES! Cover, TWO! Hobbs grins, puts Yuta in the corner, and he CHOPS! The fans “WOO~,” and Hobbs CHOPS again! Hobbs then puts Yuta across the top ropes, and fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Hobbs CLUBS Yuta!
Hobbs climbs up, picks Yuta up, but Yuta slips free! Yuta CLUBS Hobbs, then THROWS Hobbs down! Yuta runs to basement DROPKICK Hobbs’ leg! The fans boo while Hobbs writhes, but Yuta cheers himself on. Yuta stomps Hobbs, stomps him more, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Yuta pulls at Hobbs’ kneepad, then the tape underneath. Yuta stomps the leg, then he brings Hobbs up. Yuta CHOP BLOCKS Hobbs’ leg, then puts it on the ropes. Yuta stands on the ropes, the ref counts, but Yuta stops at 4. Yuta tells the ref he has ’til 5, then he STOMPS Hobbs’ leg! Yuta drags Hobbs around, twists Hobbs’ foot, but Hobbs CLUBS at Yuta! Yuta hobbles but then he drops an ELBOW on Hobbs’ leg! Hobbs clamps on with a chinlock but Yuta fights that off. Yuta grinds Hobbs’ leg, but Hobbs grabs at Yuta. Yuta fights that off, and he mockingly applauds. Yuta flips the fans off, but Hobbs CHOPS him!
Yuta CLAWS Hobbs’ eyes, the ref reprimands, but Yuta goes back to Hobbs. Hobbs hobbles but he still kicks Yuta. Yuta stomps Hobbs’ leg, puts him in a corner, and he puts the leg in the ropes. The ref counts and Hobbs grabs at Yuta, but Yuta BITES Hobbs’ hand! Yuta runs side to side and DROPKICKS Hobbs to the outside! Yuta goes out after Hobbs and he looms over Hobbs. Yuta drags Hobbs around and SLAMS the leg against barriers! Yuta SLAMS the leg against the barriers again, then refreshes the ring count. Yuta drags Hobbs around again, then hits a KNEE JAMMER! Yuta drags Hobbs up and puts him in.
Beach Break returns to single picture, Yuta paces around Hobbs, and then Yuta stands Hobbs up. Hobbs shoves Yuta but Yuta CHOP BLOCKS him down! Yuta shows off by doing jumping jacks, then he drags Hobbs to another toehold. The fans rally while Hobbs endures. Hobbs sits up, grabs at Yuta, but then kicks him again and again! Yuta lets go, comes back, but Hobbs ROCKS him! Yuta rewinds, shoots around, but Hobbs fights the German Suplex! Yuta CHOP BLOCKS again, then runs, and he DROPKICKS Hobbs out! The fans boo but Yuta builds speed. Yuta DIVES, and he sends Hobbs into railing! Yuta RAMS Hobbs into the apron, then the railing!
Yuta taunts fans, puts Hobbs in the ring, then he fires himself up! The fans boo more as Yuta climbs, but Hobbs ROCKS him first! The fans fire up, Hobbs climbs, and he reels Yuta in. Yuta fights the lift and fires body shots! Hobbs ROCKS Yuta, but Yuta BITES Hobbs again! Yuta SHOVES Hobbs down, and DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Hobbs stays in this, but Yuta snarls. Yuta aims from a corner, mocks the Yes chant, and runs in, but into a LARIAT! The fans fire up but Hobbs still hobbles. Hobbs winds up to LARIAT! And ELBOW! Yuta dodges the next shot, but runs into a POWERSLAM!
The fans fire up as Hobbs headbutts buckles! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” echoes and Hobbs LARIATS in the corner! Hobbs LARIATS again and again, “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs short arm LARIATS, covers, TWO!! Yuta survives all that meat, but Hobbs brings down the straps! The fans fire up as Hobbs then lifts Yuta, but Yuta sunset flips! Hobbs YANKS Yuta up, but Yuta KICKS the leg! Yuta runs, but Hobbs hits a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Hobbs wins!
Winner: “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs, by pinfall
Hobbs handles town bidness, even with a bad leg! But then Marina Shafir CHOP BLOCKS Hobbs!! The fans boo as The Problem kicks away on Hobbs’ leg! Yuta joins in, but here comes Willow! The Babe with the Power rushes in and she glares at Marina. Marina runs up, but into a SPINEBUSTER from Willow! Willow SLAPS Marina around, Yuta sighs and pulls Willow’s hair! The fans boo and Willow is pissed. Willow SLAPS Yuta, roars at him, and then Hobbs is up! Hobbs ROCKS Yuta, Willow reels Yuta in, but Marina makes the save! The Death Riders retreat, but Kris is on stage! Kris chose not to help her former friend, how is she supposed to make amends?
As for Willow & Hobbs, they stand tall. With just over a week left, will these powerhouses be obvious choices for Anarchy in the Arena?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision that only suffered from TNT and/or MAX having broadcasting problems. Not sure why it happened, but this isn’t the first time a prerecorded Collision has been messed up on some level. Are they just putting interns and amateurs behind the desk on these episodes? Thankfully when some technology fails, other technology is there to make up for it. Ironically, that loving tribute to Steve McMichael was a great place to end any broadcast, and what a great surprise for Ric Flair to show up.
Megan VS Anna was a very good opener, and that buckle spot was a very clever way for Ford to factor into the finish. Megan was of course going to win, though, and she stays strong and undefeated while waiting on a title shot. Good promo from Mina to hype up her shot at Toni, and Mina will have a great match with Julia Hart next Wednesday. Great stuff from The Don Callis Family tonight, from Kyle VS Fox to the Six Man Tag. Great win for Kyle to keep him sharp while waiting on title stories, but also good win for the Faces. The Outrunners coming to help after was also very fitting, I wonder if we’ll get a 10 Man of Bandido, Brody, Ishii & Outrunners VS Kyle, Konosuke, Alexander and RPG Vice. That’s at least a solid Buy-In match.
Very good stuff with Bailey VS Blake but Bailey of course won. Bailey calling out Okada was great, and of course Okada insults Bailey rather than fight him. LFI attacking Bailey was a nice surprise, and while Dralistico might want another match with Bailey, I think it’s time we get Bailey VS Rush, and then the winner of that can challenge Okada for the Continental Championship. Story wise, Okada VS Bailey makes sense, but Okada VS Rush is just awesome to think about. The Chicago Street Fight was very good, and I appreciate even Chicago likes Big Bill. Bill & Keith winning is great for them, and can certainly feed into Jericho’s return and how Jericho still won’t respect his Branches. Then we get Bill VS Jericho, and Learning Tree splits up.
Good promo from The Paragon with GYV, and we’ll get a great match of GYV VS Roddy & Kyle. Cole bringing up his TNT Championship but then not setting up a challenger is odd, but I think it has to do with Sammy Guevara taking his detour into this tag title story. CRU VS Sons of Texas was great, but as I was saying for Dynamite, Sons of Texas winning was just a given. Very good promo from Willow and Kris, great match of Yuta VS Hobbs, and great win for Hobbs. Hobbs & Willow running off Yuta & Marina was good stuff, I wonder if they fit in a Mixed Tag before Anarchy in the Arena as a sampler of what we could get for Double or Nothing, Willow beating up Yuta while Marina tries to choke out Hobbs.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Beach Break in Chicago, night one!
AEW returns to Chicago for not just Dynamite, but for Beach Break! And Jon Moxley must defend his AEW World Championship against Samoa Joe, INSIDE A STEEL CAGE!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Will Ospreay & Hangman Page VS Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander w/ The Don Callis Family; Ospreay & Hangman win.
- Ricochet VS Zach Gowen; Ricochet wins.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships Eliminator: The Hurt Syndicate VS Top Flight w/ Leila Grey; The Hurt Syndicate wins and denies Top Flight a title opportunity.
- AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Fatal 4 Way: Toni Storm VS Skye Blue VS Mina Shirakawa VS AZM; Mina wins and will challenge Toni Storm for the title at Double or Nothing.
- AEW World Championship Steel Cage Match: Jon Moxley VS Samoa Joe; Moxley wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Will Ospreay & Hangman Page VS Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander w/ The Don Callis Family!
The Aerial Assassin and the Blackhat Cowboy may be battling at Double or Nothing, but they must work together tonight against their common enemies. Can Ospreay & Hangman put things aside for just one night? Or will the Don Callis Family ruin the Owen Hart Cup finals?
The teams sort out and Don Callis of course joins commentary. Chicago rallies and duels for Ospreay and Hangman, and Ospreay holds the ropes open for Hangman to step out. Ospreay starts against The Alpha and the fans fire up with the bell. Ospreay and Konosuke tie up, Konosuke wrenches to wristlock, but Ospreay spins and wrenches to hammerlock, then headlocks. Ospreay wrenches, Konosuke switches to headlock, but Ospreay powers out. Konosuke RUNS Ospreay over, Ospreay kips up, but Konosuke throws him down by his hair! Ospreay kips up again and ROCKS Konosuke! Ospreay whips, Konosuke reverses, and things speed up.
Konosuke hurdles, Ospreay leaps over, and Konosuke trips Ospreay. Cover, ONE! Ospreay sweeps and covers, ONE! Konosuke narrowly ducks the buzzsaw and the fans fire up! The fans cheer and Konosuke backs off. Tag to the Walking Weapon and the fans tell off Callis. Ospreay steps back, looks to Hangman, and Hangman holds out his hand. Ospreay says not yet, and he circles with Alexander. They tie up, Alexander puts Ospreay on the ropes, but the ref counts. Alexander lets off slowly, but then RAMS Ospreay down low! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Alexander CLUBS Ospreay. Alexander whips, Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges then RANAS!
The fans fire up while Alexander tumbles! Ospreay then wrenches Alexander, reaches out to Hangman, but Alexander whips Ospreay to the Callis corner. Alexander runs up but Ospreay BOOTS him, ELBOWS Konosuke, and jumps up, but into a FLAPJACK! Alexander stares Hangman down while the fans boo. Alexander bumps Ospreay off buckles, hoists him up with an Electric Chair, and Konosuke goes up! ELECTRIC CHAIR TOSS JUMP KNEE COMBO!! Then Konosuke BOOTS Hangman off the corner! The fans boo, the ref stops Hangman from getting in, but that lets Alexander stomp and CHOKE Ospreay at ropes!
The fans boo while Konosuke taunts Hangman. Callis brags that Konosuke & Alexander aren’t just a team, they’re family! Konosuke CLUBS Ospreay but the fans rally up. Konosuke bumps Ospreay off buckles but Ospreay fires forearms! Konosuke CLAWS Ospreay’s face, then lifts, but Ospreay fights the Blue Thunder. Ospreay fires elbows but Konosuke shoves him to ropes. Konosuke ROCKS Ospreay in the back with a forearm, then brings him around. Konosuke whips, but Ospreay tilt-o-whirl RANAS! The fans fire up while both men down, hot tag to Hangman! Hangman CLOBBERS Konosuke, BLASTS Alexander, then BOOTS Konosuke!
Hangman triangle jumps to LARIAT Alexander! Then he dodges Konosuke to scoop and FALL AWAY SLAM! The fans fire up as then Hangman PLANCHAS Alexander down! The fans fire up as Hangman quickly loads up on the apron. Konosuke runs up but Hangman BOOTS him away. Alexander anchors Hangman’s foot but Hangman kicks him away, to then ASAI MOONSAULT! And then he hurries in, wrenches and fireman’s carries, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER for Konosuke! Cover, TWO! Konosuke stays in this but Hangman stays focused. Callis admits, Hangman can string together high impact moves like no one else.
Hangman runs corner to corner, LARIATS Konosuke, then snapmares him to run and SLIDING- NO, Konosuke dodges! Konosuke ROCKS Hangman, Hangman ROCKS Konosuke, repeat! The fans rally behind Hangman as the shots keep going, but Konosuke fires boxing elbows! Hangman BOOTS the lariat, then gut wrenches! But Konosuke fights it to one of his own! Hangman slips free, shoves and dodges Konosuke, but Konosuke dodges, only for Hangman to POP-UP POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Konosuke is still in this but Hangman drags him over. Tag to Ospreay and the fans cheer as the two double whip.
Ospreay & Hangman DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE Konosuke, then Ospreay sets him up for Hangman’s SLIDING LARIAT! Ospreay RUNNING SHOOTING STAR PRESSES, covers, TWO! Konosuke survives again but Ospreay keeps close. Ospreay drags Konosuke up, fires Kawada Kicks, and the fans sing for him. Konosuke staggers to the corner, Hangman sets him up for Ospreay’s CHOP! Konosuke falls, Ospreay and Hangman nod, and Hangman tags in. They mug Konosuke, taking turns throwing haymakers. The ref reprimands, the two double whip, but Alexander grabs Konosuke! Ospreay runs up but Konosuke DUMPS Ospreay out!
Hangman runs up, BLASTS Alexander, but Konosuke CLOBBERS Hangman! Alexander slides in and runs to CROSSBODY Hangman off the apron! Alexander sets both men up, and Konosuke FLIES! Down go Ospreay & Hangman! The fans are torn because that was impressive, sot hey cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this match happen. The Don Callis Family is feeling good while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Hangman and Ospreay writhe while Konosuke & Alexander regroup. Konosuke drags Hangman up and into the ring, then puts him in an open corner. Konosuke stomps Hangman, stands on him, but stops as the ref counts 4. Konosuke tags Alexander and Alexander stalks Hangman along the ropes. Alexander KNEES Hangman, suplexes him high and hard, then covers, TWO! Hangman is tougher than that, but Alexander ELBOWS him in the head! Hangman gets up to ROCK Alexander, ROCK Konosuke, but Alexander kicks low. Alexander fires hands in the corner but lets off as the ref counts. Alexander and the ref argue, then Alexander goes back for more.
Alexander bumps Hangman off buckles, CHOPS him, but Hangman just gets mad. Alexander CHOPS again, but Hangman CHOPS back! And CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Alexander pulls Hangman into the corner and Konosuke CHOKES him! The ref reprimands but Alexander and Konosuke trip Hangman up and drag him out of the ring. Konosuke THROWS Hangman into railing! Callis likes what he sees given it’s up close, and Konosuke ROCKS Hangman! Konosuke puts Hangman back in the ring, Alexander covers, TWO! Alexander drags Hangman up, kicks him, then wrenches him to a hammerlock.
Alexander wrangles Hangman to the mat, but Hangman endures as Alexander grinds the arm. Hangman fights forward, reaches out, and has the ROPEBREAK! Alexander holds on, but the ref counts. Konosuke kicks at Hangman, the ref reprimands, but Alexander stomps Hangman down. Beach Break returns to single picture as Hangman stands. Hangman CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Alexander shoves Hangman and RAMS him, to then NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Hangman stays in this but Alexander stands between him and Ospreay. The fans rally but Alexander wags his finger.
Alexander stands Hangman up, SLAPS him,, SLAPS him more, but Hangman just gets pissed! Hangman fires forearms and the fans fire up! Alexander shoves Hangman, blocks a kick, and wrangles Hangman to an ANKLE LOCK! Hangman endures as Alexander twists the foot! Hangman fights forward, reaches out, but Alexander keeps him back! Hangman turns over to BOOT Alexander away, into Konosuke! Hot tag to Ospreay! The fans fire up as Ospreay rallies on Alexander with forearms! Ospreay whips, Alexander reverses but Ospreay CLOBBERS Alexander! But Konosuke storms in and kicks Ospreay!
The fans boo as the Callis Family double whips, but Ospreay ducks the double lariat to handspring and DOUBLE NEURALIZER! Then STANDING SKY TWISTER for Alexander! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up with Ospreay and he calls his shot. But Alexander keeps Ospreay from running, so Ospreay ELBOWS and PELES him! Konosuke is back and BOOTS Ospreay, to then scoop, only for Ospreay to fight free! Ospreay feeds Konosuke to Hangman’s BOOT! The fans fire up as Hangman and Ospreay go to the corners! ARIHARA MOONSAULT onto Konosuke, SKY TWISTER onto Alexander! The fans lose their minds while Ospreay hurries to put Alexander in.
Ospreay aims from the apron, springboards, PIP PIP CHEERIO! Down goes Alexander and Ospreay covers, TWO! Alexander survives and Ospreay is a bit surprised. Ospreay nods and rallies Chicago. Ospreay brings Alexander up, underhooks, but Alexander fights the lift. Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks, but Alexander fires a forearm! The forearms go back and forth, and then Alexander gets the edge! Ospreay roars to CHOP! The fans fire up and Ospreay whips. Alexander reverses, Ospreay handsprings, but into the torture rack! TOWER HACKER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and the fans fire up!
Alexander tags Konosuke then drags Ospreay into the corner. Konosuke BLASTS Hangman off his corner, then sends Alexander in for a FOREARM! Alexander feeds Ospreay to Konosuke’s BOOT! BLUE- NO, Ospreay fights the bomb! Ospreay BOOTS Alexander, ROCKS Konosuke, but the ALPHA ELBOW connects! Konosuke whips, BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Not the cleanest, but Konosuke hurries, BRAINBUSTER! Cover, HANGMAN BREAKS IT! The fans are thunderous but Alexander storms up. Hangman fires forearms with Alexander, but then Alexander sends Hangman into the ALPHA ELBOW!
Alexander GERMAN SUPLEXES and Hangman lands on his face! Konosuke BOOTS Ospreay in the corner, and GERMAN SUPLEXES Ospreay away! Alexander is right there to GERMAN SUPLEX Ospreay again! Ripcord, DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS!! Cover, TWO!?! Ospreay survives and Callis is furious! The fans fire up but Konosuke tags Alexander. The fans sing for Ospreay but Alexander drags Ospreay into the Electric Chair. Hangman anchors Konosuke at the corner, Ospreay POISON-RANAS Alexander! Konosuke still leaps, but Ospreay dodges! Ospreay goes up, up, SUPER OSCUTTER! Then a springboard OSCUTTER for Alexander! Cover, TWO!!
Alexander survives and Ospreay can’t believe it! The fans fire up as Ospreay winds up, but Hangman tags in! The first real dysfunction of this match, but then Ospreay BOOTS Konosuke down! Hangman slingshots, Alexander ducks, but then Ospreay ducks, that Buckshot almost got him! Ospreay and Hangman argue, Alexander shoves Ospreay into Hangman! GERMAN SUPLEX, but Ospreay lands out! Ospreay winds up, HIDDEN BLADE but Alexander dodges again! Ospreay stops short of hitting Hangman! The fans fire up as the two stare down over Ospreay’s elbow! Konosuke drags Hangman out but Hangman dodges to DECK him!
Alexander ROCKS Ospreay, reels him in, but Ospreay wrenches and whips! Hangman BOOTS Alexander, Ospreay adds a HOOK KICK! Hangman and Ospreay look to each other again, and they coordinate a BUCKSHOT HIDDEN BLADE COMBO!!! Cover, Ospreay & Hangman win!!
Winners: Will Ospreay & Hangman Page, by pinfall
This deadly duo just knocked the head gear right off of Alexander, but now there’s nothing to stop them from going Double or Nothing. WAIT, POWER DRIVE KNEE!! Hangman is sent into Ospreay and Konosuke brings Ospreay around! Konosuke punches away on Ospreay and Alexander is back up. The Don Callis Family mugs Ospreay while the fans cuss Callis out. Callis creeps closer as Konosuke & Alexander double whip, but Ospreay HIDDEN BLADES Alexander! DRAGON SUPLEX for Konosuke! Hangman gets up, but Ospreay DECKS him!! Ospreay didn’t realize how it was and apologizes, but Hangman wants after him!
The ref gets in there to stop them from fighting each other, and Ospreay storms off. Will it be a Hidden Blade or a Buckshot that hits the jackpot at Double or Nothing?
Backstage interview with Top Flight & Leila Grey.
Alicia Atout is with a very upset Darius, Dante & Last Baddie Standing. Alicia notes they are in action against the AEW World Tag Team Champions, The Hurt Syndicate, but last week- Darius stops Alicia there and says, “Last week,” only for Dante to explode and shout at MJF! You think they’re playing around with MJF’s “dirty, grimy lawn gnome lookin’ ass?!” If MJF wants to stick his nose in their business, Dante will bite that nose clean off! Darius cools Dante down, and tells Max he’ll get what’s coming. But speaking of business, MJF wasn’t the one Top Flight wanted. “Hurt Syndicate, we’ll keep it real and plain simple: We. Want. Those. Titles.”
They might underestimate Top Flight now, but all it takes is three seconds and we’ll see NEW tag team champions! Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara walk over, and The Natural says he likes the sound of that. Just remember something: people will underestimate you, but that is your fuel, that is your fire to prove them wrong. The Sons of Texas will be watching, and they wish Top Flight luck. Darius says he appreciates that. Top Flight heads out with encouragement from the ROH World Tag Team Champions, will Darius & Dante finally get some gold?
Ricochet VS Zach Gowen!
The One & Only swaggers around with the prosthetic leg he stole from the former WWE superstar. Will this be Ricochet’s newest trophy he never truly earned? Or will Zach prove that the one legged man in an ass kicking contest can still win?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Zach. Ricochet dares Zach to come tie up in a test of strength but the fans boo as Ricochet shows off what he can do with two legs. Zach rolls, has a three point stance, and Ricochet is wary. The two approach, tie up, and Zach arm-drags! The fans cheer while Ricochet is already frustrated. The two reset, circle, and Ricochet is upset that Zach isn’t standing up. Zach rolls, then gallops around but Ricochet doesn’t like that! Ricochet bails out but the fans fire up! Ricochet gets mad, runs up, but Zach avoids the leg sweep! Zach then WRECKS Ricochet with a one-leg dropkick! And then the PLANCHA!
The fans fire up and Zach high-fives the front row. Zach hops after Ricochet, headlocks, and shines up that bald head! The fans cheer, and Zach SMACKS Ricochet on the head! Zach high-fives his kids, but then Ricochet RAMS him into railing! The fans boo but Ricochet drags Zach up. Ricochet taunts Zach’s family before he ROCKS Zach. The fans boo more while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ricochet throws down fists, then he taunts the fans. Ricochet drags Zach up, messes with Zach’s hair, then puts him in the ring. Ricochet soaks up the heat before he grabs Zach’s leg. Ricochet lets out a “WOO~” before he steps through, but he can’t put on a Figure Four if Zach’s only got one leg. Ricochet still tries, looks for Zach’s thigh, but Zach reels Ricochet in for a cradle! TWO, and Ricochet LARIATS Zach down! Ricochet rains down fists, the ref reprimands, but Ricochet stops to scrape his sole off Zach’s face. Ricochet drags Zach up, reels him in, and snap suplexes! Ricochet then pushes Zach down and goes to the corner.
Beach Break returns to single picture as Ricochet climbs. The fans boo, but Ricochet aims, 450- NO, Zach moves and Ricochet rolls through! Ricochet comes back, but Zach DUMPS him out! The fans fire up and Zach feeds off that energy. Ricochet hurries back in to run, but Zach avoids the straddle attack! Ricochet splits himself down the middle, and then Zach BOOTS him from the corner! Zach goes up, reels Ricochet in, and TORNADO- NO, Ricochet fights off the DDT and RAMS Zach to the corner! Ricochet CHOPS Zach, then soaks up more heat. Ricochet runs back in, RAMS Zach and ENZIGIRIS from the apron!
Ricochet taunts Zach’s family, then springboards in, 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Zach survives and the fans fire up! Ricochet is frustrated but he goes to another corner. Ricochet climbs, aims, and SHOOTING STARS! Cover, TWO!! Zach survives again and Ricochet is at a loss for words! Ricochet dragon sleepers for the VERTIGO DRIVER! Cover, TWO?!? Zach survives and Ricochet is beside himself! Ricochet goes outside to pace and think what he has to do. Ricochet brings out his golden scissors!! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, and then the ref grabs the scissors! Ricochet is upset, but Zach has his leg back!
The fans fire up as Zach CLOBBERS Ricochet with the leg!! Cover, TWO!!! Ricochet survives but Zach hurries to the corner! Zach climbs and the fans fire up! Zach is up top, for a ONE LEG MOONSAULT FLOP! Ricochet loads up, SPIRIT GUN!! Cover, Ricochet wins!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall
The One & Only beat the one-legged man, but he almost resorted to cheating to do it! And now Ricochet is just pissed, so he hits another SPIRIT GUN!! The fans boo as Ricochet watches Zach sputter on the mat. The ref reprimands, but Ricochet just runs up to PUNT Zach!! Ricochet grins while the fans boo more. But wait! Here comes Mark Briscoe! The Sussex County Chicken gets Ricochet to run off. Ricochet doesn’t wanna #ManUp anymore, but Mark at least keeps Zach’s leg for him. Will Mark get even with Ricochet on Zach’s behalf?
Backstage interview with MJF.
Renee Paquette is with the Scumbag, and says he has been trying to prove himself week in and week out that he, too, can hurt people. What will he do if he does get that approval from The Hurt Syndicate here tonight? MJF says that is an incredibly intelligent question. First time for everything, right? MJF says that for 406 consecutive days, he was THE AEW World Champion. And that meant that for 406 consecutive days, no matter how much the fans hated his guts, they had no choice but to admit he was the greatest wrestler on God’s green earth. See, he wants that title back, but the landscape has changed ever since he got screwed out of the Triple B.
To be All Elite means more now than it ever has. This roster is stacked from top to bottom. And if there is one thing everyone knows about MJF is that he doesn’t like to work hard. If he has to wrestle, he doesn’t wanna do it unless he knows he’s gonna win. MJF does not like variables. So if he is part of the Hurt Syndicate, if he gets to be part of a four-headed dragon that is MJF, MVP, Shelton Benjamin, and yes, even “Bob,” they will be unstoppable. And MJF becoming a two-time champion will no longer be a possibility, it will become an inevitability. Thank you for your time, Renee.
But has MJF has thought about what might happen if Hurt Syndicate says no? MJF thinks on that, but then MVP puts his arm around MJF. The Hurt Syndicate has arrived, and Montel tells Maxwell, “After our match tonight, it’s imperative that you join us in the ring.” Lashley says this is gonna be fun. And he’s even wearing a thumbs down T-shirt! Is it all but a given that MJF will not be joining the Syndicate? Or could they just be messing with MJF?
AEW World Tag Team Championships Eliminator: The Hurt Syndicate VS Top Flight w/ Leila Grey!
The teams sort out and Shelton rushes up, only for Darius to dodge and Dante to JUMP KNEE! Darius waistlocks but Shelton ELBOWS free, then he ROCKS Dante! Shelton fires forearms, whips Dante at Darius, but Darius gives Dante the boost up and over! Then Dante gives Darius the boost on the TORNADO DDT! Dante DROPKICKS Shelton, Darius DROPKICKS Lashley! Darius then sets up for Dante, POETRY IN FLIGHT! Lashley falls off the apron and the fans fire up. Dante then PLANCHAS, but Lashley catches him! Darius DIVES to topple them over! The fans fire up again and Top Flight high-five.
Darius hurries and BOOTS Shelton! Dante goes up while Darius hits a step-in FLATLINER! Dante adds his MAMBA SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Shelton survives and the fans rally. MVP coaches his guys but Dante hurries to tag Darius. Dante DIVES, but Lashley catches him and POSTS him! Shelton has Darius for a HIGH CROTCH PLEX! Shelton stalks Darius to a corner, drags him up, and whips him to the Syndicate corner. Tag to Lashley and he drags Darius out to THROW into barriers! Lashley hauls Darius up to THROW him around again! The fans fire up and Lashley SLAMS Darius on the apron!
MVP tells Lashley to stop playing with his food, so Lashley runs and RAMS into Darius at the corner! And then he turns Darius for a NECKBREAKER! Tag to Shelton, and he stays between Darius and his corner. GERMAN SUPLEX! Darius tumbles, Shelton stalks him, and he GERMAN SUPLEXES again! Darius sputters but Shelton paces. Shelton has Darius for another GERMAN SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Darius survives all that damage, but Shelton looms over him. Darius fires body shots but no mustard on those. Shelton kicks Darius, reels him into a waistlock, but Darius fires elbows! The fans rally and Darius is free! PELE!
Darius crawls, hot tag to Dante! Dante aims, springboards, but Shelton STEP-UP KNEES him in the moment! Shelton goes out to fetch Dante into the ring. Leila is worried for her guys but Shelton runs and STEP-UP KNEES Dante again! Lashley tags in and SPEARS Dante! The fans fire up with Lashley, and he drags Dante up for the HURT LOCK!!Dante is a ragdoll, Darius runs in, but Shelton SUPERKCIKS Darius! Dante is OUT, Hurt Syndicate wins!
Winners: The Hurt Syndicate, by submission (denies Top Flight a title match)
Top Flight just crashed ‘n’ burned, and Lashley is not done with Dante until Dante’s red int he face! But wait! The Sons of Texas storm out here! Dustin tells Lashley he won, just let him go already! Lashley drops Dante, and Dustin asks if Lashley thinks he’s a badass for something? Not to Dustin! Lashley just looks like a punk b*tch! Why not pick on someone his own size? MVP has a mic to say, “Look what we have here! The Natural, Dustin Rhodes!” MVP tells Dustin that they go back a long ways, there’s a lot of respect here for Dustin, as well as his father, Dusty, who MVP was very close to. As a result of that respect, “these two killers” aren’t going to leave Dustin & Sammy in a pool of blood.
MVP tells Dustin to get to the point of why he’s out here. What does he want? Dustin tells P that since they’re about business, here’s the deal. We can all see the ROH Tag titles around their waists. It is obvious what they want. But wait, CRU makes their way out here. Lio Rush & Action Andretti have mics, and Lio says, “Man… Well, look what we have over here.” Action says it looks like an old man and his little buddy are out here trying to be heroes. Check it, time to get to stepping, Gramps. And Sammy, you should follow Gramps before Cru sends you home with a rearranged face to his beautiful little daughter.
The fans tell CRU to STFU, but Lio just smiles. Lio says, “What’s up, Chicago? Listen, Gramps, Sammy, we don’t mean no disrespect, but we came out here because we got a little bit of old business in the ring over there. Listen, we been coming out here week after week, scouting the tag team competition, and y’all over there, we beat Top Flight. So, uh, hey, Bobby! What’s up, Bobby? How about you respect what we got in our past, and we get a little tag team title shot for CRU?” Dustin says one, Lio won’t cut in line. Two, they’ll learn some respect for their elders, “you stupid son of a b*tch!” The fans fire up for that!
MVP says alright, enough! Enough of this! As Dustin alluded to earlier, MVP is a businessman, but he has other business to attend to. Here is his resolution: Take this little bruhaha to Collision, fight it out, and the winners get a shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championships for Double or Nothing. And with that, the producers are saying we’ve got 30 seconds before commercial break. So please, viewers at home, join us as MJF will be in the ring after the break, “and he’s going to get what he deserves.” MVP’s message is ominous, but will this be the last time the Hurt Syndicate has to worry about the Wolf of Wrestling sniffing around them?
Beach Break returns and…
MVP still has the mic to say, “It’s time. Time for MJF to get what’s coming to him. MJF, get your ass out here right now.” MJF’s music hits, but he does not make his way out here. MVP says MJF has apparently gotten lost on the way to the ring, so he asks Shelton to go help MJF. Shelton goes to the back, and MVP says MJF has asked for this. Tonight is his night. Shelton finds Tony Khan and Jerry Lynn at gorilla and asks where MJF went. TK gives MJF up! MJF is hiding behind them! MJF says he was looking all over for Shelton! Shelton says come with him. Right, yes, absolutely! MJF reluctantly goes to the stage and the fans cheer.
Shelton pats MJF on the shoulder and MVP tells MJF to get a move on, they’re wasting valuable time. MJF reluctantly goes to the ring while fans sing, “We Hurt~ People!” MVP says, “Let’s go, Maxwell.” Shelton ushers MJF into the ring, and MVP says, “Well, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, this is your moment of reckoning, and you asked for this, so I hope you’re ready.” MVP looks to the Syndicate and says they had their discussion. They know what’s coming MJF’s way, so once again… MVP gives his thumbs up. The fans cheer, and Shelton gives… thumbs up! MJF is glad to see that, but what about Lashley?
Lashley paces, goes right to MJF’s side and brings him in close. The fans are torn, and Lashley holds up his hand. The final vote is thumbs… The fans rally and it looks like Shelton is gearing up for a superkick! MJF asks “Bob” to be merciful, and Lashley finally gives… A THUMBS UP!! The fans cheer and MJF is shocked! MJF HUGS Lashley, but then Lashley pushes him off. MJF apologizes, but MVP says hey, give it up for Maxwell! MJF sings along with “We Hurt People!” MJF and Lashley shake hands and MVP says next week, AEW Dynamite, the official contract signing for MJF joining the Hurt Syndicate!
The fans cheer as MJF hugs it out with everyone, and then breathes easy. Will these four soon take over all of AEW?
AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Fatal 4 Way: Toni Storm VS Skye Blue VS Mina Shirakawa VS AZM!
The TIMELESS Champion continues to search for new costars, and what a line-up she has this time! Chicago’s own is making her return tonight, but the Fighting Gravure Idol is making her own return to AEW! And if that isn’t big enough, the brand new NJPW Strong Women’s Champion is making her AEW debut, looking to go for even more gold! Will one of these three prove themselves worthy of sharing Toni’s spotlight? Or will Toni chew up these slop tarts and spit them right back out?
The bell rings and Mina goes right after AZM, wanting payback for the loss at Resurgence! That leaves Storm and Skye to brawl, and Toni TOSSES Skye to the outside. AZM fires forearm son Mina, whips her to ropes, but avoids Mina’s low dropkick. AZM runs, but Mina catches her to a victory roll, step through, but AZM turns that around to a cradle! TWO, and Mina trips AZM to a cover! ONE and AZM goes Matrix! AZM runs, but Mina avoids the Penalty Kick to roll AZM! AZM rolls through, we can hear someone CHOP someone else, and Mina dodges AZM to slide and shimmy! The fans cheer, Skye DECKS Toni, and AZM rolls Mina up! TWO!!
Mina has AZM in a cradle, TWO! AZM trips Mina, runs, but Mina follows! Mina trips AZM, drags her outside, and then fires up for the TORNADO DDT to the floor! The fans fire up as now Skye and Storm get in the ring. Storm KICKS ropes to jam Skye up! Storm CLUBS Skye, CLUBS her again, and then CHOPS her against ropes. Storm whips, Skye ducks ‘n’ dodges, and the fans duel as Skye tilt-o-whirls! Skye RANAS Storm, SHINING WIZARDS at the ropes, then reels Storm in for her own TORNADO DDT! Storm bails out, AZM reels Skye into a waistlock, but Skye elbows free! AZM ducks a kick, Skye ducks a kick, and then Skye ROCKS AZM!
The fans fire up as AZM fires a forearm back! They go shot for shot, then they both run, only for Storm and Mina to trip them up! Mina and Storm drag them out, and now these two meet again! The fans cheer as they say long time no see, but Skye and AZM attack in return! The fans rally as Skye and AZM whip Storm and Mina, but Storm and Mina duck ‘n’ dodge, then STEREO THESZ PRESS! They rain down fists, the fans fire up, and then Mina and Storm bump into each other. They are still friends, but then the forearms fly! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth, then Storm gets the edge! Mina fires all that in return!
Mina ROCKS Storm, whips her, but Storm reverses, and AZM is there to ROUNDHOUSE Mina down! AZM and Storm work together now and they double whip Mina. Mina reverses to send AZM away, then Mina mule kicks Storm. Mina also ELBOWS AZM, and wheelbarrows Storm to victory roll and tie up the legs! AZM returns but Mina catches her, DDT SNAP LOCK COMBO! Then Mina keeps that FIGURE FOUR on Storm! Storm scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Mina lets go and Storm bails out. AZM runs in and kicks Mina. AZM bumps Mina off buckles, whips, but Mina reverses to SOBAT! Mina knuckle locks AZM and goes up the corner!
Mina goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES Storm! The fans fire up as Mina hurries back to the ring. AZM is there to PENALTY KICK her from the apron! CROSSBODY for Storm again! AZM goes to the apron but Skye SUPERKICKS her! Skye climbs, and she SUPER CROSSBODIES all three opponents! The fans are thunderous for their hometown girl, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Skye drags Storm up and SMACKS her off the apron, then sends Mina into railing! Skye drags AZM up, sends her into railing on the other side, then goes back for Storm. Storm kicks Skye and sends her into railing! Storm talks trash but Mina CLUBS Storm! Mina sends Storm into railing now! AZM kicks Mina, and AZM sends Mina into railing! But Skye kicks AZM and sends her into railing! Everyone’s getting railed and Skye puts AZM in the ring. Mina sends Skye into railing! Storm kicks Mina and CHOPS her against railing! Mina wags her finger and CHOPS Storm! Mina fires up while Storm sputters.
In the ring, Skye whips AZM to the corner hard! Storm and Mina brawl while Skye CHOPS AZM. Mina ROCKS Storm, Storm kicks Mina, but Mina kicks back. Storm CHOPS Mina while Skye bumps AZM off buckles. Skye then handsprings and ROCKS AZM with a forearm! Mina puts Storm in the ring, Skye clinches AZM for an EXPLODER, but Storm hits Skye with a snap suplex! Mina hits Storm with a snap suplex! AZM hits Mina with a BIG suplex! Skye brings AZM up for a snap suplex! Storm has Skye for a snap suplex! Mina hits Storm with a shimmying snap suplex! AZM hits Mina with another BIG suplex!
All four women are down and the fans cheer! Windy City is now Suplex City! Storm and Mina get up, they fight for control, and Beach Break returns to single picture. Mina finally snap suplexes Storm! The fans rally up while Storm, Skye and AZM are in corners. The fans rally as AZM storms up to brawl with Mina, and Storm brawls with Skye! The forearms fly back and forth, faster and faster, and the fans rally up more. Mina fires a flurry, Skye blocks a kick to KNEE Storm! Mina DECKS AZM, Skye ROCKS Mina! Mina and Skye trade shots now, and then Mina fires a flurry! The fans are torn, but Mina winds up.
Skye dodges, AZM grabs Mina’s hand, and SWINGS it into Skye! Storm is up, she waistlocks Skye while AZM waistlocks Mina! STEREO GERMAN SUPLEXES! Storm then SNAP GERMANS AZM! The fans fire up as Mina, AZM and Skye are all in corners! Storm gets things moving, SWEET HIP MUSIC for Skye! Then one for Mina! Then back to Skye! Then back to Mina! Storm fires up, then finally gives one- NO, AZM dodges and KNEES Storm in return! Skye SUPERKICKS Storm! Mina URAKENS! Storm wobbles, Mina reels her in, but AZM rolls Mina up! Skye breaks that and sends AZM out to join Storm!
Skye runs up on Mina but Mina bails out! Mina then ducks a shot to ROCK Skye, and she goes up to FLYING CHUCK! The fans are torn as Mina reels Skye in! Storm runs up to SHOTGUN Mina! Storm dodges AZM and gets around, SAIDO for AZM! Skye runs up, Storm pops her up for a SKY HIGH! Storm runs up on Mina, Mina puts her on the apron and ROUNDHOUSES! Storm falls, Mina has Skye, but Skye blocks a kick, only for the HEEL KICK to hit! Mina brings Skye up and runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Skye runs and hops on, CODE BLUE!! Cover, but AZM DIVING0 NO, Skye gets outta there, and she SUPERKICKS AZM!
Skye runs, she hops on again, but AZM pops out to ROUNDHOUSE! AZM reels Skye in, DESTROYER!! Cover, STORM BREAKS IT! The fans fire up and Storm reels AZM in. AZM fights the lift, CLUBS Storm, then runs, but into a kick! STORM ZERO!!! Cover, MINA BREAKS IT! The fans fire up but Storm kicks Mina! Mina BACKDROPS free, then ROLLING ELBOWS! Mina URA- NO, Storm ducks the backhand to use her Big Package! TWO!! Mina has the cradle, AND MINA WINS!!!
Winner: Mina Shirakawa (NEW #1 Contender to the AEW Women’s World Championship)
Storm is shocked, but her win streak is snapped! And as the graphic shows, it is official for Double or Nothing! Storm VS Mina in a sequel from Forbidden Door, will Storm still have the spotlight? Or will we AEW belong to #MinaNow?
WAIT, someone attacks AZM on her way out! It’s Mercedes Mone! The former NJPW Strong Women’s Champion is still pissed about Resurgence, and she puts AZM in the STATEMENT MAKER!! The ref reprimands, Mone accuses AZM of theft, but Jamie Hayter runs out here to stomp Mone out! And then she puts on a STATEMENT MAKER of her own!! Then she stands Mone up, kisses the biceps, but security separates her and Mone! The fans boo as Hayter doesn’t get to give Mone what she deserves! Hayter tells Mone she’ll get payback soon enough! Will The CEO just have to accept she’s #ThreeBeltsMone right now? Or will the Queen of Harts title make up for what she lost?
AEW mourns the loss of “Sabu,” Terry Brunk.
Taz having worked with Sabu in his prime and being able to call Sabu a friend, Taz says Sabu had aura before aura was a thing. Sabu always worked hard, always went hard, and he will be missed.
Backstage interview with MJF and MVP.
Renee congratulates them on MJF officially being accepted into the Hurt Syndicate. How is he feeling right now? MJF says he is feeling great! He hurts people! He won the lottery! Now just to get his lawyer, Mark Sterling, to go over the contract, and everything is fine. Wait, MJF’s lawyer? Yeah, just one second. MJF calls “Smart Mark” over, and Mark says hi, he’s glad to finally meet MVP. MVP refuses the handshake and MJF tells Mark to just take a quick walk. Mark leaves and MJF asks MVP what’s wrong. MVP asks why MJF needs his lawyer on this. MJF says this is just business. Would MVP ever sign a contract without having a lawyer look it over?
MVP says no, he wouldn’t. He understands it’s just business. They shake hands and MJF says let’s go! They head out together, will Sterling help them iron out all the details?
Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuiness are in the ring.
Schiavone welcomes us and introduces his commentary partner for Collision. Schiavone brings up last week, the special Thursday Night Collision, how things got out of hand near the end of the program. Nigel got involved, and he still has something on his mind, so the floor is his. Nigel says he’ll make this nice and quick. First, he apologizes to Schiavone, because he ended up doing exactly what he told Schiavone not to do, and that was get in the ring as an announcer. The other person Nigel needs to apologize to is Daniel Garcia. Chicago cheers as Garcia makes his entrance and joins the others in the ring.
Nigel tells Garcia that we all saw what happened last week. Nigel let his ego get the better of him as he let Dax Harwood goad him into interrupting that match, which cost Garcia the win. From the bottom of his heart, Nigel apologizes. He realized his place is beside Schiavone at the desk, not in this ring. Garcia tells Nigel that he can keep the apology to himself. Oh? Garcia says he did what Nigel was supposed to do. FTR disrespected him, and Nigel stood up for himself. The fans cheer that! Garcia says FTR tried to end Garcia’s career, tried to end Adam Copeland’s career, and if given the opportunity, they’d try to end Nigel’s career, too.
Garcia says the thing is, he will fight FTR regardless, with or without help. So Nigel could turn his back on Garcia, act like he’s no longer a wrestler, go back to the desk, but Garcia is going to fight with or without Nigel. But it’d be an absolute honor for Nigel to fight FTR with Garcia! But then Stokely Hathaway walks out here, and says, “I cannot believe what I am seeing: Two burnouts glazing each other over which is the bigger disappointment.” The fans boo but #BigStoke says FTR is NOT here tonight. But as their agent, he is here to speak on their behalf. Nigel, what you did last week was reprehensible and egregious!
Nigel almost broke Dax’s jaw, and he just about separated Cash’s shoulder. So Nigel, Stoke must ask, “What the hell is your problem?!” Nigel says, “What’s my problem? I guess my problem, Strokely, is when someone puts their hands on me, I put my hands back on them. So I guess for that, I’m so, so sorry.” Stokely mocks Nigel with an, “I’m sorry, mate! Aw… Guess what, Nigel? That apology does nothing for us. You put your hands on FTR. And you should know that when you do something bad, Nigel, there are repercussions and consequences. Dax, Cash and I, we had a little pow wow. And we decided what your punishment should be.
“Your punishment should be getting in the ring with the greatest tag team alive today, F T R! In an official match! Because in that match, they can’t be suspended, they can’t be fined, they can’t be held accountable for what they do to you and what they do to Danny Boy over here.” Garcia smirks but Nigel says, “Well, I guess that’s exactly why I don’t wanna wrestle them. I mean, let’s be honest. They’re ten-time world tag team champions. And look, no disrespect to you, Danny, but we barely had a conversation. If I’m honest, they’d kill us.” Garcia takes the mic to say Nigel is right. FTR might kill them, they might.
But Garcia has seen Nigel overcome the odds his entire career. Garcia has been overcoming the odds his entire career! And so how about they give the people something they never thought they’d see: Nigel McGuinness teaming with Daniel Garcia against FTR!! The fans cheer and Stokely says y’know what? Nigel doesn’t have to wrestle. He can just do what he’s doing: sitting behind the desk as the Al Bundy of AEW every single week, trying to relive his glory. Let’s be real, Nigel can’t beat FTR. He barely beat Hepatitis! The fans boo, but then FTR ATTACKS! They WERE here all along! SHATTER MACHINE for Garcia!!
Nigel HEADBUTTS and UPPERCUTS Dax! And then HEADBUTTS and UPPERCUTS Cash! The fans fire up but then Dax DECKS Nigel! The fan boo but FTR reels Nigel in! Cash goes up, but here comes Matt Menard! The fans fire up as Daddy Magic has a crowbar! Menard gets FTR to back off and Chicago is all fired up! Will FTR regret bullying Nigel and Garcia into this situation?
BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break Collision!
Back at its regular time of Saturday night at 8 PM Eastern, Collision keeps things hot in Chicago as Kyle Fletcher takes on AR Fox! Will the Aussie Arrow stay sharp after falling short in the Owen Hart Cup? Or will Collision be the Whole Fox’n Show? And “Speedball” Mike Bailey looks to keep his own momentum going as he takes on the Vanilla Babyface, Blake Christian! And while the Sons of Texas face CRU in a #1 contender’s match, we also get a tag team grudge match! Bryan Keith & “Big Bill” will battle The Gates of Agony in a CHICAGO STREET FIGHT! Will this be just the thing both teams need to get back to the AEW World Tag Team Championship scene?
AEW World Championship Steel Cage Match: Jon Moxley VS Samoa Joe!
When The Death Riders lost the AEW World Trios Championships to The Opps, The Maniac is the one who took the pin, and is the one who took things to a new level. But is he afraid to fight a fair fight with the Samoan Submission Specialist? He’ll never admit to it. But will he learn to fear Joe through this brutal main event? Or will the reign of terror only get worse in the Windy City?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and it’s time to rage in the cage!
The bell rings and the fans fire up as the two circle. They feel things out, the fans cheer on Joe, and the two tie up. Moxley goes for a waistlock but Joe blocks with a facelock. They end up in a corner, they slowly let off, but Joe BOOTS Moxley before he can sucker punch! Joe CHOPS Moxley, HEADBUTTS him, but Moxley fires a forearm! Joe fires back, they go back and forth, and the fans cheer Joe while booing Moxley. Joe ELBOWS Moxley, then whips him into the steel! Moxley staggers to a corner but Joe HEADBUTTS him! Joe whips Moxley into more steel! Moxley gets stuck on the top rope and might already be busted open.
Joe drags Moxley around to JAB away against the steel! Joe runs and RAMS Moxley into the wall! The door almost comes loose from that shot! Joe then brings Moxley around to CHOP in a corner! Moxley CHOPS! Joe CHOPS back! The CHOPS keep going, the fans fire up, and Joe CHOKES Moxley in the corner! Joe HEADBUTTS again and again and again until Moxley sits down. Joe then scrapes his boot off Moxley’s face again and again. Joe runs side to side to BOOT WASH Moxley against the steel! The fans fire up more as Joe paces around. Joe drags Moxley up, snapmares and CHOPS Moxley on the back! Then KICKS Moxley in the chest!
Joe runs to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Moxley goes to a corner, BOOTS Joe away, then kicks Joe’s leg out! Joe falls and clutches the knee. Moxley stalks Joe, Joe stands up, and Moxley CHOP BLOCKS him down! Moxley drops an elbow on Joe’s leg, drops another elbow, then pulls on the leg! Joe endures, the fans rally, but Moxley drags Joe to the ropes. Moxley HIP DROPS the knee! Joe writhes but Moxley drags him around. Moxley steps through to have the FIGURE FOUR! The fans rally for Joe as he endures. Joe keeps his shoulders up, pries at the main leg, but Moxley pushes it back down. Joe works to turn things over, and he does!
Moxley endures, reaches out for the ROPEBREAK, and though there are no disqualifications, the submission is null and void. Joe and Moxley separate, then they fire forearms! The fans rally again as Joe fires a flurry! Joe runs, but Moxley BOOTS him down! The fans boo but Moxley paces while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Moxley snarls and looms over Joe. Moxley pushes Joe to a cover, TWO! Moxley stalks Joe to ropes, pulls his ears, and then pushes him against the steel! Moxley grinds Joe’s face into those chain links, then climbs up to get more leverage. Moxley soaks up the heat before he runs and KICKS Joe in the chest! Moxley KICKS and KICKS and KICKS at Joe, but Joe just gets mad! Moxley backs up but Joe ROCKS him with forearms! Joe puts Moxley in a corner to fire boxing elbows! Joe whips corner to corner, Moxley reverses, then Moxley runs in and LARIATS! Moxley climbs up and he stands on Joe’s chest! Joe endures as Moxley climbs up to use both boots!
Wait, now we see the rest of the Death Riders are here. Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta saunter out from the back, soaking up heat from Chicago as they go. Moxley finally steps off Joe, but Joe isn’t alone, either! “Powerhouse” Hobbs and Willow Nightingale are both here, armed with chairs! Hobbs & Willow keep the Death Riders back while Joe TOSSES Moxley into the steel! Moxley slumps down and Joe catches his breath while their teams shout at each other. Moxley sputters and now he’s busted open. Joe fires forearms on Moxley, but Moxley fires back! The forearms go back and forth, but Joe’s hit harder!
Joe UPPERCUTS Moxley, but Moxley still fires a forearm! The shots keep going, even as Moxley has a crimson mask growing. Joe seems to be running low on energy, and Moxley BITES Joe’s forehead! The ref reprimands but Moxley shoves Joe down. Beach Break returns to single picture while the fans tell Moxley he’s sick. Moxley runs up on Joe and the forearms keep going! Moxley flips Joe off so Joe fires harder shots! The fans rally for Joe while Moxley wobbles. Moxley fires more forearms so Joe just fires back! They go fast ‘n’ furious, then Joe gets the edge! The fans fire up as Joe just HAMMERS and HEADBUTTS Moxley!
Joe CHOPS Moxley, but then Moxley CLAWS Joe’s eyes! The fans boo, but Moxley goes to a corner and climbs up. Um, this is a No Escape Clause style, though. Maybe the blood loss made him forget. Either way, Joe drags Moxley off the corner to atomic drop! Moxley hobbles, Joe gives him a Manhattan Drop! And a BOOT! And then a SENTON! Cover, TWO! Moxley survives but Joe stays focused. Joe reels Moxley in, lifts him up, POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO, but into the S T F!! Moxley endures, the fans rally, and Joe grabs that arm to make it a CROSSFACE!! Moxley flails, reaches out, turns around, ROPEBREAK!!
The ref tells Joe to let go and Joe obeys. The fans boo, Joe should’ve just kept it until Moxley passed out. Moxley hobbles away but Joe is on him. Joe SMACKS Moxley off buckles, then he hauls Moxley up top. Joe tucks Moxley in, but Moxley CLAWS at Joe’s face! And BITES Joe’s nose!! The fans boo but Moxley stops so he can leap. Joe gets under, Moxley comes back and LARIATS! Moxley runs but Joe stands his ground! Moxley LARIATS, Joe stays up, so Moxley SLAPS Joe again and again! Moxley fires a flurry of forearms, then runs, but into a BOOT! Moxley comes back with a CUTTER!! Moxley crawls to a cover, TWO!!
Moxley keeps hold for an ARMBAR! Joe clasps hands to fight that off! Joe fights around, Moxley stomps away, then turns Joe over for a BULLDOG CHOKE!! Joe endures and Moxley has a full crimson mask as he pulls on the hold! Joe is fading so the ref checks on him. The hand drops once! The hand drops twice! The hand- NO, Joe revives! Joe fights up, shoves Moxley away, then fireman’s carries, but Moxley slips free! Moxley kicks low, underhooks, PARADIGM SHIFT!! Cover, TWO?!?! Joe survives and shocks everyone! Moxley is furious and gets in the ref’s face! The ref says the count was fair, that’s just how tough Joe is!
Moxley seethes as he storms back over. Moxley vows to end this and he drags Joe to his feet. Moxley underhooks again, but Joe wrenches out! COQUINA CLUTCH!!! Moxley flails, reaches out, but now the Death Riders spring into action! They climb the cage! Willow YANKS Marina down, Joe RAMS Moxley into the cage to knock Claudio down onto them! Joe lets Moxley go and looks at Yuta. Yuta freezes in his tracks, and Hobbs YANKS Yuta down! Yuta runs away but Hobbs gives chase! Hobbs reels Yuta in, URENAGE through the timekeeper’s table! The fans are thunderous as The Opps have evened things up with The Death Riders!
Joe nods, and he goes back for Moxley, but who is this hopping the railing? The man in the hoodie slides the briefcase in for Moxley! THAT’S GABE KIDD!!! And Moxley CLOBBERS Joe with the briefcase!!! Cover, Moxley wins!!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
The fans boo as the Mad Man helps The Maniac stay on top. Gabe taunts Hobbs into coming after him, and Hobbs certainly goes after Gabe. But Claudio SMACKS Hobbs in the back with a chair! Hobbs doesn’t flinch!! Hobbs turns around to glare at Claudio, the fans tell Claudio he messed up, but Gabe LOW BLOWS Hobbs! And Claudio SMACKS Hobbs again! Hobbs goes down but Claudio SMACKS him again and again! Then Claudio & Gabe RAM Hobbs into the apron! Marina RAMS Willow into railing! The fans boo as The Death Riders still stand tall, and Gabe joins Moxley in the ring. Gabe helps Moxley stand, and here come the Young Bucks!
The fans boo as our EVPs, Matthew & Nicholas, strut out here and applaud this main event. Matt even has a big remote in his hands? The Bucks join Moxley, Marina and Gabe in the ring. Nick offers a handshake, but wait! Kenny Omega is here! The Cleaner dodges Claudio and V-TRIGGERS Yuta! Then he brawls with Claudio before sending him into railing! Kenny eggs everyone else on, but here comes Okada! BODY BLOW!! The fans boo as The Rainmaker grins, and then he sends Omega into the ring! Okada says press the button, so Matt presses the button. The cage is coming back down!? The Death Riders drag Omega into the ring so they can beat up on him AND Joe!
The fans boo but Speedball runs up to kick away on Okada! There’s no stopping the rest of the Death Riders and Elite, though! E V P TRIGGER for Joe!! Then they feed Omega to Moxley’s PARADIGM SHIFT!! Moxley has finally accepted the Bucks as they help him beat up on their common enemies, and have even brought in a War Dog as a wild card. But “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” The Realest is here, and now The Bucks have trapped themselves in a cage just for him! Swerve storms up to the cage, and he climbs right up! The fans are thunderous as Swerve aims, SUPER KILL STOMPS on the Death Riders and Elite!!
The fans are thunderous for “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” as Matt hurries to press the up button! The cage lifts, the Elite and Death Riders scurry away like the rats they are, and now Swerve stands tall with The Opps. Swerve says last time he was in this ring, in this city, in this cage, he got his brains beat in by a steel chair and then dropped on a damn cinder block! You think his sadistic, psycho mind would never wanna do this again, but here he is! The fans cheer that! And Swerve tells the retreating Elite, “You think I fear anything? I realized something: I AM THE FEAR! I am the Most Dangerous Man here in AEW!
“And with you gentlemen and lady, and these gentlemen here, and this lady standing here, I think we wanna cause a little bit of anarchy.” The fans like where this is going! Swerve says Double or Nothing, Phoenix, Arizona, it will be ANARCHY IN THE ARENA!!! The fans are thunderous as now, Swerve will stand with Omega, Hobbs, Samoa Joe and Willow Nightingale against whatever combination the Elite and Death Riders wanna throw at them! Who will win and who will survive when AEW goes Double or Nothing?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite for Beach Break, both setting up things for Collision as well as Double or Nothing. Great tag team opener from Ospreay and Hangman with Konosuke and Alexander. I do like that the Faces came very close to the cliche miscommunication collision, but then they still made it work to win. At least until the Callis Family tried to beat them up after and then came the misunderstanding. The heat in that match got turned up a bit, that’ll be an awesome Men’s Owen Hart Cup finals, can’t wait to see who wins.
Great match from Ricochet VS Zach, namely in how Zach showed he can still go even with one leg. But I figured Ricochet would win and then go overboard to beat up on Zach. Good save from Mark Briscoe, and maybe Briscoe VS Ricochet will be on Double or Nothing, but it feels more like a match for TV. Honestly, what happened to building anything towards a TNT Championship match for Adam Cole? Sammy Guevara won that big money Fatal 4 Way but then proceeded to call out Cole, only for Sammy and Dustin to now pivot into a thing for the AEW World Tag Team Championships.
Good promo from Top Flight to get heated, and good part for Dustin & Sammy to play encouraging Darius & Dante. Great match from Top Flight VS Hurt Syndicate, but I figured the Hurt Syndicate would win. I appreciate the blatant swerve they were pulling on MJF. MJF thought he was gonna get beat up but then Lashley gives him the thumbs up, and now MJF is officially AEW’s Sami Zayn in The Bloodline or Owen Hart in the Nation of Domination. And I also appreciate this got Mark Sterling back on TV. There will surely be continued tension until MJF can actually get himself a title shot.
As for the Sons of Texas, good promo to set up a contenders match, but they’re of course going to beat CRU. Lio & Action continue to be chihuahuas barking at bigger dogs. At the same time, Dustin & Sammy winning to face Lashley & Shelton, they could put both AEW & ROH tag titles on the line. The problem there is, if Lashley & Shelton win, that tanks the ROH Tag Division because Lashley & Shelton aren’t ever showing up on Honor Club. A silver lining might be that Sammy and Dustin break up so Sammy can actually follow through on that TNT Championship feud tease. Well, that’d probably mean Sammy finally turns on Dustin but it feels too late to matter.
Great promo from Nigel and Garcia with Stokely, and of course FTR were secretly in the building. Menard makes a great save, and now we’ll get a great tag match of FTR VS Nigel & Garcia. This could still give us Cope’s return, but I bet Nigel gets to look great even in a losing effort. Awesome Fatal 4 Way match, and that was a great way for Mina to win in her return to AEW. Toni VS Mina for Double or Nothing will be great, but I feel Toni will retain. Mone going after AZM was fitting, and it also gave Hayter a reason to go after Mone. Mone VS Hayter could still be up in the air, so next week’s go-home episodes will really be telling.
And of course, a great main event with the steel cage, but I just knew Moxley would win thanks to interference. But is it just me or are ropebreaks in cage matches dumb? If this is a No Escape style cage match, then ropebreaks don’t mean anything cuz there’s no “out of bounds.” Joe really should’ve kept that crossface until Moxley passed out. And even then, it makes no sense why Gabe Kidd would help Moxley. I thought Gabe hated Mox and hated the Bucks. I guess there can be some nonsense about how after Resurgence, The Bucks talked things over with the War Dogs and got Gabe to agree to this, but it seems like they just needed someone to substitute for Pac right now.
And it sounds like they’re giving us the first ever mixed Anarchy in the Arena. It works just fine, because for one, it is obviously No DQ. Secondly, Willow and Marina can easily brawl off somewhere on their own, just as we’ve seen all these Anarchy in the Arena matches go. Also, Speedball going after Okada, that’s gotta be a Continental Championship match. Okada probably still finds a way to win, but Speedball can really push Okada to his limits.
My Score: 8.9/10
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