AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (6/26/24)
Will Dynamite be tranquilo?
Buffalo gets a Forbidden Door appetizer!
Before Jon Moxley battles Tetsuya Naito, he and the Blackpool Combat Club face Los Ingobernables de Japon in a Six Man Tag match!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Blackpool Combat Club VS Los Ingobernables de Japon; LIJ wins, by disqualification.
- 2024 Men’s Owen Hart Cup Quarterfinal: Jay White VS Rey Fenix; White wins and advances.
- Six Woman Tag: Toni Storm, Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa VS The Outcasts; Storm, Mariah & Mina win.
- Zack Sabre Jr. VS Kyle O’Reilly; ZSJ wins.
- Will Ospreay & Swerve Strickland VS The Gates of Agony; Ospreay & Swerve win.
PLAY BY PLAY
MJF is here!
Buffalo, New York fires up as the Wolf of Wrestling makes his way to the ring, mic already in hand. MJF has them cut his music, and he revels in the fans cheering him on. MJF tells Buffalo- Wait! Daniel Garcia makes his way out here! Buffalo fires up even more for their hometown hero! Garcia steps into the ring, gets his own mic, and MJF smirks as the fans cheer on “DANNY! DANNY! DANNY!” MJF says he’s glad the people love Danny, but uh, tread lightly, okay? Garcia tells Max thanks for saving him last week. But since they’re out here in Buffalo, New York, Garcia says everything here is his business.
Garcia says he isn’t sure why MJF is out here. It might be to say some mean things about the city Garcia’s from. And maybe since Garcia interrupted, MJF might say mean things about him and his family. Mom’s right here in the front row. But Garcia is out here to do something what no one in the back has ever been able to do. Garcia is gonna say nice things about MJF! Even MJF is surprised to hear that. Garcia says nine months ago, he wasn’t doing a whole lot, but he was watching MJF every single week. MJF was the longest reigning, youngest ever, AEW World Champion, main eventing arenas around the world and making history.
The fans chant for “M J F! M J F!” and Garcia says MJF came over to him and had a conversation with him that lit a fire inside Garcia. MJF told Garcia that he was more than a lackey or a background character. MJF saw Garcia the same way he saw himself, and that was as a pillar of AEW. The fans cheer that! Garcia says MJF talked with Tony Khan, and Tony Khan said if Garcia could get enough wins, he could challenge MJF for the world title. The thing is, when Garcia did, it was one of the most embarrassing moments of his entire life. It wasn’t all bad, though, because that loss motivated him more than anyone could ever imagine.
That one loss helped Garcia go on the run of a lifetime, and he was part of the biggest moments, the biggest matches this company has ever seen. It motivated Garcia so much that now, he is someone the people can respect. Someone the people can believe in! And now he is contemplating, why settle for being a pillar when he can be the backbone, the workhorse, and the very foundation that the future of AEW is built on!? The fans cheer for “DANNY! DANNY!” Garcia says for all that, he wants to thank MJF. The fans cheer, and then Garcia says after saying all that, if MJF talks ish now, he’ll look real two faced, and he’ll have Buffalo coming for his head tonight.
MJF says okay, okay, hold on. First off, MJF is two faced? What? Okay, maybe a little, maybe a little. But hear him out. MJF did not come out here to talk trash on these fine people, no no no. He came out here for two reasons. One: to shamelessly shill Forbidden Door, August 30th, MJF is coming home to Long Island, baby! He wrestles a poorly drawn comic book character, Hechicero, get your tickets today! And then July 6th, he will be on the Memphis-Mississippi borderline for Collision! Get your tickets today, too. Done shilling. The fans cheer all those plugs and even Garcia gives a thumbs up.
MJF says reason two, before he was so rudely interrupted, he was gonna ask Danny to come out here anyway, because he has a question for him. But before that question, after everything Garcia said, MJF has only one thing to say to him. “Thank you.” The fans cheer as the two shake hands. MJF says no one has ever publicly talked about the nice things MJF does behind the scenes here, and he knows why. He’s not stupid. He’s a top guy in his 20s, is very rich, very handsome, and some people are very jealous. Let’s be honest! All those guys back there think they deserve their spot when the fact is, none of them are talented enough to beat him and take it.
However… MJF knows one guy who is getting closer and closer. MJF says he wants to get this straight. Garcia didn’t get the shot against the longest and greatest AEW World Champion ever–small brag–from pity. Garcia didn’t get it because he’s some multigeneration superstar. He didn’t get it because he had a friend in a high place here. And he damn sure didn’t get it because he made his name elsewhere, jumped into MJF’s company, and just expected a handout. MJF gave Garcia that match because unlike everyone else, Garcia EARNED it! The fans cheer that! MJF tells Danny that he reminds MJF a lot of MJF.
Let’s face it: two “undersized” kids, tough, cocky, arrogant, really talented, and from New York. Every morning, guys like them have to splash water in their face, look in the mirror, and remind themselves that it isn’t the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog! And these two New York Pitbulls have a whole lot of bark and a whole lot of bite! But full transparency, when MJF gave Garcia that shot at the top spot, with all due respect… MJF did whoop that scrawny little ass without breaking a sweat. The fans boo but Garcia nods. MJF smirks and says however… Since then, Garcia has grown exponentially.
Garcia is stronger, faster, cagier, smarter, and has climbed the ladder here rung by rung by busting his ass! Garcia didn’t run from the grind, he IS the grind. So it got MJF thinking now, maybe Garcia gets one more shot at the king. But not just any shot. Here’s what MJF is thinking. This is the big question and Garcia can tell MJF how he feels about it. The folks at home and here in the arena can voice their opinions, too. Daniel Garcia VS Maxwell Jacob Friedman, WEMBLEY STADIUM, ALL IN!! Garcia loves that idea! The fans chant “YES! YES! YES!” So what does Garcia say? Just look at Mama Garcia. This is huge!
But then wait! Will Ospreay makes his way out here! The fans fire up as the AEW International Champion, the Aerial Assassin, joins MJF and Garcia in the ring, a mic already in his hand. Ospreay looks between the two while the fans cheer him on. “Buffalo, stand up, lemme see those beautiful faces.” The fans cheer and Ospreay says he doesn’t mean to interrupt, but he wanted to come out here to appreciate the homeboy, Danny Garcia. This guy has made it known he wants a shot at the International Championship, and Ospreay loves how he’s been doing it.
Garcia has been getting win after win after win. Bruv, you’ve been doing it quicker than Ospreay in the bedroom. “Sorry, babe, I’m trying my best, I promise.” But in all seriousness, Ospreay appreciates Garcia is letting him get Forbidden Door out of the way. Because of Garcia’s hard work, because Ospreay appreciates him, and because Ospreay loves Buffalo, next week, Garcia has it! International Championship, Ospreay VS Garcia! But…! Let’s sweeten the deal. How about, not only will this belt be on the line, but Ospreay will even put the world championship on the line, bruv! Fans really like that idea!
Ospreay tells Garcia, “What you say we give these people the feeling?” Garcia says next week, in Chicago, Ospreay VS Garcia for all the gold, “Let’s get it!” They shake hands and MJF is a bit annoyed. Ospreay and MJF stare down now, but then Ospreay leaves. Will the Aerial Assassin be bringing both belts to the Windy City? Garcia tells MJF about All In- MJF has Garcia hold on now. Next week is a huge opportunity for him. Massive. MJF will let Garcia focus on that, and wishes him the best of luck. MJF heads out and Garcia isn’t sure what to make of that. But he still does his dance for the people! Will the potential showdown of MJF VS Garcia in Wembley be truly historic?
Swerve Strickland is watching backstage.
He can’t help but laugh. Oh, Will. Why’re you already offering title matches before Forbidden Door? Swerve says this is just like Ospreay, putting the cart before the horse. Swerve told Ospreay that he doesn’t have the strength to carry the weight of two worlds on his shoulders. But Ospreay better hold up his part of the bargain tonight as they face Gates of Agony. Ospreay has a focus problem it seems. And for Swerve, that’s not a good mindset for a world champion. Nana asks, “Whose house?” Then he sips his coffee. Will the two champions be able to work together this close to the Forbidden Door? Or will they fail to get past the Gates?
Six Man Tag: Blackpool Combat Club VS Los Ingobernables de Japon!
Another world champion is preparing for battle as Jon Moxley brings Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta along to battle Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi & Titan! Bryan Danielson will be on commentary to watch closely, will the BCC soften up the Rampaging Dragon for him? Or will LIJ be the ones weakening The Maniac ahead of his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match with Tetsuya Naito?
The trios sort out and the fans rally up as Claudio starts against Takagi. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Claudio headlocks. Takagi powers up and out, but Claudio runs him over! Claudio fires up, the fans fire up with him, and things speed up. Claudio then drops down to have a headlock! Takagi fights up, powers out, but Claudio RAMS him! Takagi RAMS back, the two men roar, and then the forearms start flying! The fans fire up as Takagi gets the edge, and he eggs Claudio on. Claudio winds up to UPPERCUT! And UPPERCUT! And UPPER- NO, Takagi hooks Claudio! Claudio fights the Gory Especial and then whips Takagi to a corner.
Claudio runs in, Takagi dodges, and he HIP TOSSES! Claudio gets to his feet and the fans fire up. The two back up and tag out to Hiromu and Yuta. The two tie up, Hiromu waistlocks but Yuta spins around. Hiromu kicks low, whips, but Yuta reverses. Hiromu hops over to whip Yuta, but then ROCKS Yuta, drop toeholds him to ropes and KICKS the ropes to jam him up! Yuta staggers, Hiromu runs and RANAS! Yuta goes to a corner, Hiromu runs up to clothesline! Snapmare and basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up, Takagi hops back in, and LIJ double whips. They both run Yuta over, and fans fire up as they both flex!
Hiromu tags Titan, and Hiromu sends Yuta to a corner. Takagi whips Titan in, LOCO LARIAT! Titan goes up top and CROSSBODIES! Titan rolls off the cover and he DROPKICKS Yuta out! Titan then builds speed to DIVE! Direct hit at the ramp and the fans fire up! Titan puts Yuta in, covers, TWO! Yuta stays in this but Titan stomps him. The fans rally up, Titan kicks and kicks and brings Yuta up. Yuta atomic drops, then ENZIGIRIS! Titan flounders, Yuta brings him over, tag to Claudio! The fans rally as Claudio whips Titan to a corner. Claudio runs up, but into a BOOT! SOBAT! KICK! Titan fires more shots and SOBATS Claudio down!
The fans fire up as Titan skins the cat to the top rope. Claudio staggers up, Titan leaps, but Claudio catches him! BACKBREAKER! Claudio & Moxley BLAST LIJ and the fans are thunderous! The fans chant for the “B C C! B C C!” as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Claudio points, the fans cheer more, and Claudio tags in Moxley! Moxley TOSSES Titan out, then goes out. Titan kicks but Moxley DECKS Titan! Moxley puts Titan in a corner to rain down fists. The ref counts, Moxley lets off, but then KNEES Titan into the barriers! Titan flops over, Claudio stares LIJ down, and Moxley wrenches Titan. Moxley goes after Titan’s mask, the ref reprimands, so Moxley CLUBS Titan and puts him in the ring. Moxley clamps onto Titan for an ELBOW, then a KICK! And repeat! Moxley hauls Titan up, tags Yuta, and Moxley suplexes Titan high and hard! Yuta SENTONS on top! Cover, TWO!
Yuta drags titan back, tags Claudio back in, and they split the wishbone! Claudio clamps onto Titan with a neck wrench and he endures. Claudio leans on the hold, lets off, and then brings Titan up. Titan CHOPS in return! And CHOPS, and CHOPS, and SOBATS! But Claudio grabs that leg and trips Titan up! GIANT SWING! Titan goes around and around and around, all the way to TEN! Titan flounders around all dizzy, and Claudio pushes him to a cover. TWO, but Claudio stays on Titan with an armlock. Titan endures all over again as Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally, Hiromu gets in and attacks, but Moxley goes after Hiromu!
Moxley TOSSES Hiromu, Yuta BLASTS Takagi! Moxley whips Hiromu hard into the barriers! Bryan loves it when things get chaotic. Claudio whips but Titan stops himself to then dropkick a leg out! Titan then runs to DOUBLE STOMP! The fans fire up, Titan and Claudio crawl, hot tag to Moxley! Moxley intercepts Titan but Titan CHOPS! Moxley fires a forearm! Moxley whips, Titan reverses then goes Matrix! CALF KICK! Moxley staggers back into a corner, Titan hot tags Takagi! The fans fire up as Takagi BLASTS Yuta as payback! Then he runs up, blocks Mox’s boot, then clotheslines through!
Takagi fires up and the fans are with him! Takagi fires forearm after forearm but Claudio gets in to CLUB Takagi. Claudio whips Takagi corner to corner but Takagi reverses! Takagi runs in to clothesline Claudio, then he runs to clothesline Moxley! Takagi waistlocks Claudio, Claudio switches and Moxley runs up, but Takagi BOOTS him! Takagi breaks free, sends Moxley into Claudio, then he DOUBLE LARIATS! Moxley & Claudio both stay up! Takagi apologizes, but then he catches Moxley and kicks Claudio. COMPLETE SHOT DDT COMBO! The fans fire up but Yuta slides in! Takagi gets him for a spin and suplex, high and HARD!
The fans fire up even more as Takagi and Moxley rise. Takagi says “My time has come! TOKI GA KITA!” Moxley fires a forearm, but Takagi gives it back! They go back and forth, the fans torn, but Moxley gets the edge. Takagi ELBOWS! And JABS! And YUKON- NO, Moxley LARIATS first! But Takagi’s up to LARIAT anyway! Moxley gets back up, DOUBLE LARIATS collide, but neither man falls! Moxley BITES Takagi’s forehead! Moxley runs, but Takagi follows to LARIAT at the ropes! Takagi runs, but Moxley SWATS the lariat! Takagi spins through to ELBOW! JAB! YUKON LARIAT! Both men are down and the fans are fired up!
Moxley and Takagi crawl, they reach out, hot tags to Yuta and Hiromu! They DOUBLE LARIAT, then they fire off forearms! The fans rally as Decoder gets the edge on the Ticking Timebomb! Yuta roars, runs, but Hiromu follows to UPPERCUT! Hiromu runs, but Yuta follows to LARIAT! Yuta then fakes Hiromu out to ELBOW! But Hiromu SUPERKICKS! Yuta rewinds, gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Yuta roars, Hiromu staggers around, and Yuta storms up, only for Hiromu to fireman’s carry! TIMEBOMB 1.5! Cover, TWO!! Yuta survives, Bryan is relieved, but Hiromu SUPERKICKS Moxley off the apron!
Hiromu runs, HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER! But Moxley gets a chair! The ref sees but can’t stop him! Moxley SMACKS Hiromu with the chair!!
Winners: Los Ingobernables de Japon, by disqualification
The Maniac’s temper gets the better of him, but now it’s a brawl! Takagi is after Moxley, Claudio is after Takagi, but Titan is after Claudio! The fans fire up but the ref says stop! Yuta goes after Titan, Hiromu goes after Yuta! Claudio drags Takagi out while Moxley stomps Titan, but here comes NAITO! The leader of LIJ is here, but where is he then? Naito takes his time strutting out in his red suit and coat. The coat comes off, the sleeves are unbuttoned, and the vest is put aside. Moxley wants Naito to get in here to fight him already! Naito takes the dress shirt off, but Moxley has had it! Naito gets the pants off and he brawls with Moxley!
Naito ROCKS Moxley, fires off more shots, but Moxley CLAWS Naito’s eyes! Naito returns the favor, they scrap around the way and to the side of the stage! The fans fire up as Naito throws hands on Moxley! The brawling at ringside continues, too! Takagi puts Yuta in the ring, and he makes sure Bryan sees this! HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Bryan storms off commentary to get in the ring! The fans fire up as Takagi lets off of Yuta and stares Bryan down. The fans want to see it now but they have to wait until Sunday. Which dragon slays the other in their chase of the Owen Hart Cup?
2024 Men’s Owen Hart Cup Quarterfinal: Jay White w/ The Bang Bang Gang VS Rey Fenix w/ Penta El Zero Miedo & Alex Abrahantes!
Speaking of the Owen Hart Cup, The Switchblade and the Immortal Firebird battle it out in an opening round match to build the other side of the bracket. Will White win “by order of the Bang Bang Gang?” Or will Fenix say #ANIMO to being one step closer to glory?
The Bang Bang Gang says “GUNS UP!” but the Lucha Brothers say “CERO! MIEDO!” The ref wants this all to calm down but the dueling continues. “GUNS UP!” “CERO! MIEDO!” It’s too much, and the ref EJECTS The Bang Bang Gang, and he EJECTS Penta & Abrahantes! Penta is fine with it, because at least now things are even. White protests but the bell rings, and Fenix rolls him up! TWO!! White escapes, dodges a lariat and knees low! White CHOPS and CHOPS and stomps Fenix. Fenix sputters, White stomps more then bumps Fenix off buckles. White RAMS into Fenix again and again, then brings Fenix around to CHOP!
The fans duel, “Let’s Go, Switchblade!” “Let’s Go, Fenix!” White whips, Fenix reverses but White reverses back. Fenix tiger feint rewinds, White ducks the heel kick to kick low. White scoops, Fenix slips free and waistlocks. White throws elbows, gets free, and he CHOPS! White whips again, but Fenix handsprings! White CLUBS Fenix, but Fenix rebounds to tilt-o-whirl RANA! The fans fire up, Fenix goes corner to corner, but White puts him on the apron. Fenix CHOPS, springboards, and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! White staggers up but Fenix DROPKICKS him back down! The fans fire up as White bails out, and Fenix DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp!
The fans fire up while White sputters, and even Fenix needs to catch his breath for a moment. Fenix gets White up and brings him around, but White shoves Fenix away. Fenix SUPERKICKS back, then goes up, only for White to trip him up! Fenix crashes down on the apron, White pushes him in and stalks him to a corner. White UPPERCUTS, then he scoops for the flip and BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Fenix survives, White is frustrated, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Fenix bails out of the ring but White pursues. White stands Fenix up but Fenix CHOPS! And CHOPS! White CLAWS Fenix’s eyes! The ref reprimands, White leaves Fenix behind, but only long enough to refresh the count. White then storms over, but Fenix CHOPS him! White CHOPS back! Fenix drops to his knees, White argues with a kid in the crowd, then hurries after Fenix. White CLOBBERS Fenix, refreshes the count again, then puts Fenix in the ring. Cover, TWO! Fenix stays in this but White stays on him with a facelock. White grinds Fenix down, leans his weight on him, but Fenix fights up to his feet.
Fenix fifes body shots but White CLUBS him! White turns Fenix for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! White is annoyed but he drags Fenix up, to CHOP him back down! White sits Fenix up, to CHOP him down again! Fenix sits up to CHOP back! Fenix eggs White on so White CHOPS again! White eggs Fenix on, Fenix sits up and reaches out, but falls over again. White stands Fenix up to JAB to the corner. White CLAWS at Fenix’s face, the ref counts, and White lets off at 4. White shakes out his hand as Fenix rises up. White brings Fenix around to CHOP! Fenix falls over, Dynamite returns to single picture, and White asks, “Is he dead?”
White stands on Fenix’s head, lets off, but Fenix gets up to CHOP and CHOP and CHOP! White CLAWS the eyes, KNEES low, then CHOPS again! White suplexes, Fenix slips free but White CHOPS! White scoops, Fenix slips free again to shove and SUPERKICK! White leans against ropes, Fenix tightrope walks to PENALTY KICK! White is down, Fenix goes up, FROG SPLASH! Fenix bounces off and has to crawl back to the cover, TWO!! White survives, the fans fire up and Fenix stands! Somersault RANA! Cover, TWO!! White escapes and the fans fire up! Fenix spins to SOBAT! And he KICKS a leg! Fenix aims, but White blocks the kick!
White spins Fenix, wrenches through, and DDTS! Both men are down and the fans fire back up! White crawls over, brings Fenix up, and he suplexes, for a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Fenix survives and White pleads with the ref. The ref says his count was fair so White has no choice but to go back to Fenix. White clamps on with a SLEEPER, but he also drags Fenix up. The fans rally, SNAP- NO, Fenix pops free to victory roll! TWO!! White escapes, clinches Fenix, and hits an URENAGE! Cover, TWO!! Fenix survives again and White is losing his cool. White snarls as he drags Fenix up into the clinch, BLADE- ROLL UP!! TWO!!!
Fenix hurries to scoop White now! White slips free, gut wrenches, but Fenix slips free again! Clinch, BLADE- NO, Fenix slips free to waistlock! White resists, Fenix CLUBS and ROUBNDHOUSES White! Then fireman’s carry, for a DEATH VALLEY- BLADERUNNER!! White turns Fenix over for the cover, WHITE WINS!
Winner: Jay White, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
White snatches that one outta nowhere, and now the Bang Bang Gang returns so they can celebrate! White will await either Jeff Jarrett or the yet to be determined wild card in the next round, but wait! The Patriarchy comes out here? Christian Cage leads Mother Shayna, Nick Wayne, and Killswitch/Luchasaurus down to the ring, and Bullet Club Gold is ready to stand their ground! White stares Captain Charisma down, daring him to do something. Christian grins and backs away. The fans chant “He’s Your Father!” but White invites “dad” into the ring. The Patriarchy heads back to the back, but will they all Breath With The Switchblade?
The Young Bucks speak.
They pump up their custom Reeboks, and Nicholas says it is time to address some business. Last week, The Acclaimed, they know Nick has a temper. He gets angry, he gets mad. He brought a foreign object into the ring and The Acclaimed took advantage! That’s how they won that match. But guess what? When these titles are actually on the line, the results will be a little bit different. Matthew says it’s fine, they are still the AEW World Tag Team Champions. And The Rainmaker is still Continental Champion. After Forbidden Door, there will be a NEW TNT Champion, and his name will be Jack Perry.
But ladies and gentlemen, The Bucks have plans. In fact, here’s some BREAKING NEWS! Next week on Dynamite, The Elite have decided to insert their very own Wild Card into the Owen Hart Cup! That man will run through the tournament, get a shot at the world title, and bring it back home to The Elite, where it belongs. Then they will have all the power and all the gold. Let’s keep changing the world! Alright, let’s have a good show! Next segment! Also, tie your shoes, guys. Moron. Uh, cut? Okay, but who is this wild card The EVPs are about to deal against Double J next week?
The Acclaimed is here!
Max Caster skips doing a diss track as he’s on his way out with Anthony Bowens & Billy Gunn, because they’re gonna address some business of their own! What will Platinum Max, the Five Tool Player & Daddy Ass have to say? We find out, after the break.
Dynamite returns and Caster has the mic. The fans sing “OH~ Scissor Me, Daddy~!” Billy is having so much fun, he does a somersault! Caster then says, “Yo! Yo! YO! Listen…! Last week, The Acclaimed fought the Young Cucks, right here in this ring, and the result surprised nobody, because The People’s Choice pinned the World Tag Team Champions, and earned themselves a title shot!” The fans cheer, and Caster tells the “Young Cucks” that they were exposed for the soft ass, self important EVPs that they are! The Acclaimed proved that Matt & Nick can’t run production, can’t run the company right, and they can’t run from a fight!
“Because The Acclaimed is gettin’ up in that ass and gettin’ those titles back! And that’s a mic drop.” The fans cheer that, and Bowens takes over. Bowens says all they need to do is beat those two enema nozzles one more time! And Nick, they heard what you said, talking about cheating and all this nonsense. Don’t go making excuses, because next time, he’ll have none when they’re all face to face. The Acclaimed have been strategizing on when would be the best time to challenge for the titles. And when they do, you will be looking at the NEW, TWO-TIME A E W World Tag Team Champions! WHY? Because EVERYONE loves The Acclaimed!
Now Buffalo, throw those scissors high in the air! “SCISSOR ME, DADDY-” Wait, someone is saying to wait. It’s Kazuchika Okada! He and The Bucks make their way out here, the fans boo, and Okada tells The Acclaimed, “Scissor me, b*tch.” Matt stops Okada there, and thanks him for that. But first, if the fans could all shut their mouths so Matt can get to business… The fans boo but Matt tells them to have some respect for the EVPs! Nick says they are here to conduct business! At Forbidden Door, The Elite challenges “the three of you PR*CKS!” How’s that!? Billy has the mic to say he has something to say.
Billy isn’t sure what The Elite said, because the fans were busy saying how The Elite sucks. But as much as Billy would love to kick the crap out of all three of them by himself, he has something even better in mind. He knows how to deal with EVPs. He’s kind of a big deal himself, and has people in high places. And Billy happens to even know a president. PRESIDENT ACE, THAT IS! Hiroshi Tanahashi is on the tron and he tells his “old friend,” Okada, this is his greatest rival speaking. And he is coming to Forbidden Door to fight Okada and The Elite! “Scissor Ace is coming!” The fans fire up with that idea!
The Elite seem amused by this notion. But will the Rainmaker & Bucks be ready for Tanahashi & The Acclaimed? Or will Tanahashi get one last win over Okada?
Backstage interview with Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly & Mark Briscoe.
Renee Paquette is with “the conglomeration” of Freshly Squeezed, Violent Artist & Sussex County Chicken, and notes this is Forbidden Door Season. Mark, please do us the honors. Mark says this Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, it is the convergence on the Big Apple! The conglomeration gonna be there kicking ass ‘n’ taking names! Mark is in the ladder match for the TNT Championship! He has two shoulders but only one belt, so he needs to add that TNT strap to the collection. Then his man, OC, has Zack Sabre Jr. in 1v1 action, IF there is anything left of Zack after tonight! Kyle O’Reilly asks if he could take over here.
Kyle tells ZSJ, “you limey scallywag! The word of the day is synchronicity! See, this is one hand. See, this is another hand! What’re they doing? They’re washing each other!” And that is what Mark has helped Kyle do with the power of motivation! ZSJ, with your square jawline, it’d be a shame if Kyle put his shin bone through it so that Zack Sabre Senior won’t even recognize his son anymore! “Oh, he ‘urt mah boy! His bones is topsy-turvy!” Kyle hopes Mark likes that. Mark loves it! Sprinkle in a little bit of this. “Zack Sabre Junior, you ain’t nothing but fish ‘n’ chips, boy! You ain’t nothing buy a spot o’ tea! You soft, son! You Peppa Pig, boy!”
Mark says Kyle is gonna whoop that ass tonight, then Orange will whoop that ass on Sunday! The conglomeration is up in here and ain’t going nowhere! Let’s go, baby! New York City! Forbidden Door, baby! LET’S GO! Kyle loves it, they head out, and Cassidy says that was good. Renee agrees, they’re both good. But will the Violent Artist prove he is the true Submission Master? Or will ZSJ make Kyle #JustTapOut?
Six Woman Tag: Toni Storm, Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa VS The Outcasts!
The Leading Lady leads her protege and her future opponent against their common enemies! Saraya & Harley have added Anna Jay to the group, but will the Star of the Show help them outshine the AEW Women’s World Champion? Or can Storm and Mina put their differences aside long enough to get through tonight?
The trios sort out and Mina starts against Anna. The two circle, tie up, and Anna puts Mina on ropes. The ref counts, Anna lets off and she kicks low. Anna whips, Mina rolls over the dropdown then eggs Anna on. Anna runs up, Mina sidesteps and follows, but Anna catches her to spin and suplex! Mina slips free, slides and shows off for the fans. Anna snarls, kicks, but Mina swats that to trip Anna! Mina KICKS Anna, then swaggers a bit more. The fans cheer, Mina whips Anna to a corner, but Anna reverses. Anna runs up but Mina slips out to the apron. Mina ROCKS Anna, steps in and goes up to ENZIGIRI!
The fans fire up as Mina reaches out to Storm, only to tag Mariah instead! Storm is left hanging, but she should’ve known that was coming. Mariah & Mina run and DOUBLE DROPKICK Anna! Team Rose Gold shimmy and shake but Storm is not amused. Harley tags in, runs up and gets around Mariah to throw her down by her hair! The ref reprimands, but Harley throws down ELBOW after ELBOW into Mariah’s shoulder. The fans rally but Harley taunts the fans as she ELBOWS Mariah down. Harley runs, but into a scoop! Mariah hits a SPIN OUT SIDEWALK SLAM! The fans fire up but Saraya is mad as Mariah brings Harley up.
Mariah looks to her corner, but both mentors are looking at her expectantly. Mariah isn’t sure who to choose, but then they both tag her! The ref says that doesn’t count! Then Saraya & Anna YANK Mina & Storm off the corner anyway! Mina and Storm are sent into barriers, Harley CHOKES Anna in the corner, but the ref counts. The fans boo, Harley whips Mariah, and then ELBOWS Mariah down, right as Dynamite goes picture in picture!
Harley covers, TWO! Harley is upset but she drags Mariah up. Harley bumps Mariah off buckles, gets space and runs in to SPLASH! Tag to Anna and Harley whips her in so she can LEG LARIAT! Mariah sputters but Anna tags Saraya. Anna puts Mariah in the ropes for Saraya, and Saraya fires KNEE after KNEE on Mariah. The ref counts, Saraya lets off to step inside, and she tags Harley in. Harley AX KICKS Mariah in the ropes! Then AX KICKS again! Harley pushes Mariah down, dribbles her off the mat, then stands on Mariah. Harley CLUBS Mariah down, puts her in ropes again, and then Harley argues with the ref so Saraya can CHOKE Mariah!
Saraya gets away before the ref sees, then Harley CHOKES Mariah herself! The ref counts, Harley lets off, and she drags Mariah from ropes. Mariah fires forearms but Harley CLUBS her back down! Harley hammers away on Mariah, taunts both Mina and Storm, then puts Mariah on the ropes. Harley CHOKES Mariah, but Mariah turns things around to CHOP! Harley turns things around to fires off forearms! Dynamite returns to single picture as the ref reprimands. Harley whips, Mariah ducks ‘n’ dodges, but DOUBLE FACEBUSTERS take them both down! The fans fire up as Mariah and Harley crawl, hot tags to Saraya and Storm!
The fans fire up as Storm rallies on The Outcasts! She gets around Saraya to SNAP GERMAN! Saraya flounders to a corner, Storm BOOTS Harley then runs in, HIP ATTACK! Mina tags herself in, she tells Storm to move aside, and then she keeps Saraya from The Outcasts. But Saraya boots free, tag to Harley! Harley ROCKS Mina then hits a BACKSTABBER! Cover, Mariah breaks it! Well, Storm certainly wasn’t going to. Mariah then HEADBUTTS Harley, but Anna runs up to FLATLINER! Storm gets in to THESZ PRESS Anna! Saraya BOOTS Storm! Saraya TOSSES Storm but Mina URAKENS! Harley is up, she wrenches Mina, but Mina blocks the boot!
URAKEN!! Mina fires up, brings Harley around, GLORIOUS DRIVER MINA!! Cover, Mina and team win!
Winners: Toni Storm, Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa, by pinfall
Mariah is happy, and she brings in champagne for her mentors. They are to toast their celebration, and they say fine. They toast, drink up, and then Mariah hugs with Mina. Storm dances with Mariah but Mina grabs the champagne bottle. Mina taps Storm on the shoulder, Storm turns around, but then Storm ducks in time! The bottle SMASHES on Mariah’s head!! Mina panics as she hits the wrong person! Mina and Storm both check on Mariah while the fans tell Mina she messed up. Mina and Storm glare at each other, but the ref wants them to save it for Sunday. More refs rush out to keep this from getting physical, but what about Mariah?
Mercedes Mone speaks.
“Hola~! Stephanie, chica, I flew all the way to Mexico to watch your title match. And here I am at Dynamite, but… where are you? You must still be salty after I kicked your ass and held both titles high above my head. And that’s exactly what’s gonna happen at Forbidden Door. Because I told you, there’s a price to pay when you mess with Mone. So I heard you have a match this Saturday on Collision, right here in Buffalo~. Wow. I guess the TBS Champion is gonna have to make her way to TNT and sit ringside just for your match.
“So enjoy your final days as the NJPW Strong Women’s Champion. Because this Sunday, I’m gonna right my final wrong. And then Two Belts Mone? Well, she changes everything.” Mone is ready to be truly golden, but will she just get an eyeful of why Vaquer is La Primera?
Chris Jericho is here!
Buffalo is torn as The Learning Tree leads “Bad Apple” Bryan Keith and “The Redwood,” “Big Bill” Morrissey to the ring. Keith has his arm in a sling after The Wrestler, Katsuyori Shibata, tore at it last Saturday Night Collision. But even so, Jericho and Bill still wave to the fans. Bill gets a mic to say, “Joe, Hook, Shibata, look at what you did to our Apple! You took him out, and then you had the nerve to challenge us to a Six Man Tag, knowing that we no longer have our third man available. But in the wise words of the sensei of the sickos, the Learning Tree, Chris Jericho, when one door closes, another door, perhaps a Forbidden Door, opens.”
See what they did there? These fans know what Bill’s talking about. The mic is then handed to Jericho and he says, “Hi, guys~!” Jericho knows that everyone who knows him knows that Jericho is in AEW for one reason and one reason only: he’s here to help the young guys! That is why Jericho has brought so many of them into the “Jericho Vortex,” so that he can help their careers. That includes The Redwood and The Bad Apple. So that’s why it is not fair that Joe, Hook & Shibata hurt Keith. But! “Samoa Joke, the joke is on you! Because we found another partner!
“He’s one of the toughest men that I ever met in the history of my time in Japan, and I’ve been to Japan almost 60 times, which is a lot, guys. And much like The Acclaimed had their video with Tanahashi, we’ve got a video from this guy, as well. But we haven’t watched it yet, because I wanted to share it with all of you and watch it for the first time together with all my Branches.” The fans cheer that, at least. So Joe, Hook & Shibata, you’re gonna learn a hard lesson that you’re not gonna like. But que sara sara, right? So here he is! A fellow Wrestling Observe Newsletter Hall of Famer, just like Jericho! Their Forbidden Door partner is…
MINORU SUZUKI! The fans fire up and the King of Pancrase tells Jericho, “I understand why you want me to be your partner at Forbidden Door. But you are mistaken about one thing. I don’t want to wrestle by your side. I want to wrestle YOU, one-on one. Are you trying to avoid me because you’re scared? You’re not chickening out, are you? I hate your soft way of thinking now. The Learning Tree. The heck is that? I want nothing to do with anything like that! I will Not be your partner. Instead, you put your FTW Title on the line, and you wrestle ME! CHRIS, EFFIN’, JERICHO! Thank you, guys~! See you soon.”
Uh oh… Jericho hears it from the fans, he messed up. Keith says Chris ain’t no chicken! But then here come Samoa Joe and the boys! Joe has a smirk and a mic as he says, “Well, isn’t this awkward? You came here to Buffalo, New York looking for a savior, and yet you have struck out again.” Joe laughs, and tells Jericho, “What we’ve learned tonight is that The Learning Tree is much like the Jericho family tree: it just don’t have enough branches. So Chris, know that what stands before you, your opponents are very much students of the game. And we have gone back and meticulously watched every single Learning Tree segment to garner everything we could about our opponents.
“And y’know what the funny thing is? We were discussing it amongst ourselves, we said, how do we describe this feeling that we have when we see you drop these nuggets of wisdom on the world? And my friend Shibata here, the wordsmith that he is, well, he best summed it up better than anybody.” Shibata has his phone say use text to speech: “Oh brother, this guy sucks!” The fans chant, “This Guy Sucks!” but then Jericho SLAPS Joe! Joe smirks, then turns into a glare. Joe HEADBUTTS Jericho! Then Shibata & Hook go after Keith & Bill! Joe beats down Jericho, Jericho and Keith get out but then Bill flops out of the ring!
The Learning Tree and his Branches make like a tree and leaf! Suzuki wants the FTW Championship, Joe and the rest want a fight, what is Jericho to do?
Zack Sabre Jr. VS Kyle O’Reilly!
The Submission Master wants after “Orange Bollocks,” but that’s for Forbidden Door. As the Violent Artist and the Sussex County Chicken said, the plan is to break down the Brit before ever getting to Long Island, will it happen? Or will we see that ZSJ > KOR?
Speaking of Freshly Squeezed, Orange Cassidy has joined commentary. And because they can’t seem to leave Kyle alone, The Undisputed Kingdom’s Roderick Strong, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett have front row seats at ringside to watch this match. And wait, with them is the NJPW Strong Champion, Gabe Kidd. What’s the Mad Man doing hanging out with those guys? Well, anyway, the bell rings and the fans rally up. ZSJ and Kyle feel things out. They circle, clinch, and ZSJ facelocks. ZSJ waistlocks, Kyle switches, but ZSJ switches back. ZSJ wrangles Kyle to the mat, Kyle gets his leg guard up, and fans cheer while ZSJ backs off.
The two reset, knuckle lock, and go shoulder to shoulder. The fans duel, and ZSJ powers his way to a straitjacket stretch. Kyle powers up to turn things around, but ZSJ bridges, trips Kyle, then covers. ONE, ZSJ goes for a waistlock but Kyle turns that right around on him. ZSJ has his leg guard but Kyle cartwheels over. ZSJ stands, and the fans cheer the standoff. Kyle and ZSJ reset, circle again, and Cassidy admits, these guys are doing moves he doesn’t know how to do. Kyle and ZSJ tie up collar ‘n’ elbow, then they end up in a corner. The ref counts, ZSJ wrenches to whip corner to corner. Kyle reverses but ZSJ goes up and under!
Kyle goes up and under but ZSJ steps over to sunset flip, but Kyle drops to the ARMBAR! ZSJ slips out to ARMBAR! Kyle slips away and the fans cheer this newest standoff. Both men shake out those arms, Roddy shouts, “C’mon, Kyle!” Kyle and ZSJ tie up, and then Kyle goes for the arm. Kyle wrenches, ZSJ rolls, bridges, and spins to slip free. The fans cheer as ZSJ swaggers, and then ZSJ talks a bit of smack on Gabe. Gabe wants Kyle to just punch ZSJ for him. Kyle and ZSJ reset, knuckle lock, and Kyle rolls, wrenches, but ZSJ fights off the wrangle by hooking a leg and pulling an ear. Kyle still wrangles ZSJ and covers, ONE!
Kyle still has the arm but ZSJ reaches up with his legs to get a headscissor! The fans cheer, and ZSJ squeezes tight. Kyle endures, fights around, and he rolls back to tie up ZJS’s legs. The fans cheer as Kyle switches to a cravat and snapmare, and he KICKS ZSJ in the back! Kyle gets ZSJ up to throw knees, then he snapmares. ZSJ bridges up to snapmare back! Kyle bridges up to snapmare again! ZSJ gets up, but Kyle hops on for a SLEEPER! ZSJ tries to roll but Kyle blocks that. So ZSJ throws Kyle down, and NECK TWISTS! Kyle writhes, ZSJ isolates an arm and STOMPS it! Kyle writhes more as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
ZSJ waits on Kyle while he clutches that arm. Kyle is okay to continue so ZSJ grabs that arm, for a DISARMER! Kyle endures, even as ZSJ shifts to an omoplata. ZSJ bends fingers, SNAPS them, then SNAPS the other fingers! Kyle writhes but ZSJ stands him up to UPPERCUT! And UPPERCUT again! Kyle staggers around, ZSJ RAMS into him at the ropes. ZSJ shoves Kyle, but Kyle catches ZSJ to a GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! But ZSJ wrenches free to WRING the arm out! Kyle writhes and goes to the apron while ZSJ swaggers a bit. ZSJ heads over, but Kyle gets a leg! DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Now ZSJ flops down and writhes!
Kyle steps in, paces as ZSJ rises, and then Kyle grabs the leg! DRAGON SCREW, but ZSJ steps through! NECK TWIST! Kyle writhes again and Gabe is frustrated for him. ZSJ clamps onto Kyle with a top wristlock and he pulls on the arm. Kyle endures, even as ZSJ shifts around and isolates that arm. ZSJ STOMPS the arm and Kyle clutches the elbow. The ref checks Kyle but he’s still in this. ZSJ cravats Kyle for a neck wrench, but Kyle endures. Kyle moves around, Dynamite returns to single picture, and he UPPERCUTS free! Kyle fires forearm after forearm, but ZSJ UPPERCUTS the arm! ZSJ whips, Kyle reverses, but ZSJ turns kitchen sink into COBRA TWIST!
The fans fire up as Kyle endures, but ZSJ shifts around to an IRON OCTOPUS! Kyle still endures, and he pulls on ZSJ’s leg to have an ANKLE LOCK! ZSJ turns over to kick and kick. Kyle lets go but ZSJ ducks the Penalty Kick! Kyle blocks a kick to give a kick! ZSJ swings, Kyle bobs ‘n’ weaves to fire off a strike fest! KICK! KICK! ZSJ has to sit down! The fans fire up while Kyle paces. Taven & Bennett applaud, but ZSJ UPPERCUTS Kyle back! ZSJ double wristlocks but Kyle fires knees! The fans chant “This is Wrestling!” as Kyle fires another strike fest! LEG SWEEP! Kyle grits his teeth, ZSJ crawls to a corner.
Kyle runs in, forearm smash! Kyle wrenches an arm, but ZSJ has a SLEEPER! Kyle drops to throw ZSJ off but ZSJ wrenches an arm to PELE it! ZSJ runs, into a KNEE! Kyle runs, into a cradle! TWO!! Kyle suplexes for the FALCON ARROW into the ARMBAR! ZSJ clasps hands, Kyle pulls at it, but ZSJ rolls back. ZSJ has an ANKLE LOCK! Kyle rolls to get an ANKLE LOCK! ZSJ rolls again, for an ARMBAR! Kyle rolls back, he has the ANKLE LOCK again! Cassidy is speechless seeing this, but ZSJ reels Kyle in for a headlock! Kyle SAIDOS free! The fans are thunderous, Kyle gives ZSJ AX & SMASH! But ZSJ KICKS in return!
ZSJ kicks again but Kyle ducks it! Kyle avoids the sweep, ZSJ avoids the Penalty Kick, but DOUBLE ROUNDHOUSES hit! They wobble, ZSJ runs up, but into a KNEE!! The fans are thunderous, Roddy shouts for Kyle to end this! Kyle gets ZSJ up, hooks a leg, but ZSJ CLUBS away on Kyle! Kyle kicks but ZSJ blocks! SLAP! Kyle wobbles, but he blocks a kick! Kyle SLAPS, ZSJ SLAPS, they SLAP back and forth! ZSJ fires off a flurry, but Kyle SLAPS, SLAPS and SLAPS! ZSJ umps into an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! TRIANGLE HOLD! Kyle stacks it, TWO, and ZSJ shifts to a DISARMER! And DEEP! Kyle TAPS, ZSJ wins!!
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr, by submission
The Front Man of TMDK proves The Mighty Don’t Kneel! Cassidy is a bit upset, Roddy and Gabe also have their own argument going on, but ZSJ invites Cassidy down to the ring. Cassidy does go down to the ring, but he rolls into the ring rather than step through the ropes ZSJ holds open. The Kingdom then storms into the ring so that they can check on their “friend,” Kyle. ZSJ gets Cassidy to focus on him now. And then the rest of TMDK appears, backing ZSJ up. ZSJ says it’s fine, but then TOMOHIRO ISHII is here!? The Stone Pitbull has been a friend to Cassidy in the past, so he’s here now to back Cassidy up!
The fans fire up as Cassidy has Chaos by his side, and then Gabe Kidd just starts barking at everyone. Tensions are running high in all different directions, is The Forbidden Door going to get ripped off its hinges?
BREAKING NEWS for Rampage!
Roderick Strong and Gabe Kidd are going to team up together to take on The Infantry! Will the Savior of the Backbreaker and the Mad Man of New Japan make for a strong combination? Or will Captain Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo be ready for a war with the War Dog?
Will Ospreay & Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS The Gates of Agony!
While the Aerial Assassin and The Mogul are battling for THE AEW World Championship on Sunday, they both have beef with the former Embassy. Will Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona come to regret leaving Swerve’s House? Or will they make sure neither champion nor challenger reaches the Forbidden Door?
The teams sort out, and while Swerve and Ospreay argue, The Gates attack! The fans boo but Liona TOSSES Swerve out and Kaun CLUBS away on Ospreay. Swerve and Liona brawl outside, and Liona knees low to then whip Swerve into railing! Kaun CHOPS Ospreay, then seethes as he drags Ospreay up. Kaun whips corner to corner, Ospreay goes up and over, things keep moving. Kaun hurdles, Ospreay shoves him then hurdles back. Ospreay MONKEY FLIPS Kaun and the fans fire up! Ospreay runs in at the corner but is put on the apron. Ospreay ROCKS Kaun, springboards, PIOP PIP CHEERIO! Cover, ONE!!
Kaun is tough but Ospreay tags Swerve. The champs double whip, then POP-UP ROUNDHOUSE! Swerve somersaults to FLATLINER! Ospreay STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Swerve says this is on Ospreay’s timing, not his. Swerve gets Kaun up to suplex, but Kaun slips free. Kaun waistlocks, Swerve switches and Ospreay storms in. Kaun slips away so Ospreay almost boots Swerve! Swerve blocks it in time, and Ospreay says sorry. Swerve lets Ospreay’s foot down, but Liona runs up to DOUBLE LARIAT! The Gates then DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX Swerve! Kaun covers, ONE!!
Swerve is also tough but Kaun tags Liona. Nana keeps the fans going with “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Kaun whisp Liona in but Swerve bails out, and Dynamite goes picture in picture. So Liona just goes up and out to the apron! Liona ASAI MOONSAULTS onto Swerve and Ospreay! The Samoan-Boricua hybrid roars as he and Kaun stand tall at the corner. Liona has a sadistic grin as he goes back for Swerve and puts him in the ring. Swerve staggers away but Liona storms up to CHOKE him! The ref counts, Liona steps off, and he gets in the ref’s face. Liona goes back for Swerve but Swerve throws hands!
Liona BODY SHOTS Swerve, CHOKES him in the corner, and sits him down before letting go. The ref reprimands, but this lets Kaun CHOKE Swerve behind his back! Ospreay storms over but the ref stops him, letting Kaun get away! Liona then storms up, drags Swerve up, and he brings Swerve over. Tag to Kaun, and he slingshots to sunset flip! Swerve holds onto ropes but Liona SUPERKICKS him down! Cover, TWO! Swerve escapes but Kaun CLUBS Swerve. Kaun CHOPS, kicks low, but Swerve hits back! Kaun fires off forearms in the corner! Kaun drags Swerve up and over, tags Liona, and they mug Swerve.
Liona scoops Swerve to SLAM him, then runs to FALLING HEADBUTT! Liona clamps onto Swerve’s shoulder, Swerve endures, and he fights up. Liona throws Swerve down by his hair! The ref reprimands, Dynamite returns to single picture, and the shoulder claw clamps back on. Swerve endures, the fans rally, and Swerve fights up. Swerve reaches out, Liona throws him down again! Liona tells the fans off, reaches for Swerve, but Swerve UP KICKS! Liona staggers, Kaun hurries in, but Swerve puts Kaun on the apron! Kaun falls hard, Liona grabs Swerve! Swerve reaches out for Ospreay, but Liona waistlocks.
Swerve throws elbows, Liona grabs the tights, but Swerve kicks free and ROCKS Liona with a right! Swerve turns around, but Kaun YANKS Ospreay down! Then Liona SPLASHES Swerve, and Kaun gets in! The Gates DOUBLE SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Swerve survives but Liona tags Kaun. The Gates drag Swerve up, fireman’s carry to a GUT- NO, Swerve blocks the gutbuster! Kaun still kicks Swerve away and Liona waistlocks. Kaun runs up, but Swerve slips free, the SHOTGUN hits Liona! The fans fire up and as Swerve then gator rolls and deadlifts for the BRAINBUSTER! Both men are down, Ospreay returns!
The fans fire up and Swerve crawls over. Hot tag to Ospreay and he CLOBBERS Kaun! And CLOBBERS him again! Ospreay whips, Kaun reverses but Ospreay CLOBBERS him again! Liona returns to CLUB Ospreay! The ref reprimands but the Gates double whip Ospreay. Ospreay ducks the double lariat to handspring and DOUBLE NEURALIZER KICK! Liona falls out of the ring, Ospreay STANDING SHOOTING STARS onto Kaun! Cover, TWO! Kaun is still in this so Ospreay drags him to a drop zone. Ospreay climbs, Liona storms up, but Ospreay kicks him down. But Kaun is up to go after Ospreay!
Ospreay elbows Kauna way, adjusts, but Kaun goes right up after him! SUPER JACKHAMMER!! Cover, SWERVE BREAKS IT! Liona runs up, Swerve ducks the lariat to RISING HEADBUTT! But that hurts Swerve a bit more than it did Liona… Liona roars and runs in, but Swerve DUMPS him out! Swerve then steps out to FLYING KILL STOMPS!! The fans fire up, Swerve hurries back up, but Kaun DECKS him! Kaun turns around, into a SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up and Ospreay kicks Kaun low. Underhooks and… Swerve says just do it then! Ospreay is hesitant, but he goes for STORM BREAK- NO, Kaun slips free!
Kaun shoves Ospreay at Swerve, but Ospreay puts on the brakes! Kaun runs in, Ospreay moves, Swerve ROCKS Kaun! Ospreay aims, but Kaun moves, SUPERKICK hits Swerve! Liona returns, Kaun DROPKICKS Ospreay into the POUNCE!! Kaun covers, TWO!! Ospreay survives but Kaun tags Liona. The Gates get Ospreay up, but Ospreay fights free! Swerve returns and Ospreay ducks, the BOOT hits Kaun! That was the plan, wasn’t it? Liona runs up, but the champs dodge this time! TIGER WALL KICK, ENZIGIRI ROUNDHOUSE COMBO! Then POISON- NO, Liona’s a bit too big for that! So Swerve BOOTS Liona into the POISON-RANA!
Ospreay then goes up, OSCUTTER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Liona survives and shocks everyone! But Ospreay takes his elbow pad off and aims from a corner. Kaun hurries in but Swerve intercepts to wrangle him by that arm! Kaun traps the arms, and STOMPS one apart! Even Ospreay winces at that! But then HIDDEN BLADE on Liona! Cover, the champs win!
Winners: Will Ospreay & Swerve Strickland, by pinfall
The Assassin and The Realest come out on top, making it work despite being rivals. But Swerve tells Ospreay again, he’s not ready for both belts. But then Ospreay snatches the world title away, just like he did a couple weeks ago! Ospreay smirks, but then Swerve KICKS a leg out! And HOUSE CALL!! The fans are torn, but Swerve picks up his belt to stand over Ospreay with it. Will this be the scene that closes The Forbidden Door? Or will Ospreay walk into the Windy City as the Two Belt Bruv?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite here as we enter the Forbidden Door go-home week. Great opening promo with MJF, Garcia and Ospreay. Ospreay one-upping MJF with his title match offer was good follow-up to that earlier stare down the two had, and MJF’s change in attitude after makes me wonder if he’ll struggle to not be the old, selfish Heel MJF. He wanted to be the magnanimous one offering Garcia this great opportunity, and Ospreay goes and doubles down by offering up to two titles against Garcia. Swerve’s promo in response was good, because Ospreay is counting chickens before they hatch offering a double title match.
We got a great main event tag match with Ospreay & Swerve naturally winning, but then Swerve being the one to stand tall is some intriguing go-home math. There’s still Collision on Saturday, so if Ospreay gets the better of Swerve there, then we know Ospreay isn’t winning the world title at Forbidden Door. But as it stands, the Beach Break match of Ospreay VS Garcia really could get bigger if Ospreay wins the world title. And Forbidden Door aside, depending on how Ospreay VS Garcia goes, I could see MJF pivoting to want after Ospreay in Wembley because of how Ospreay’s been getting on his nerves, undercutting the big moment he was going to give Garcia.
Great Six Man Tag of BCC VS LIJ, but I should’ve known there’d be shenanigans to give us a non-finish. Yuta was clearly the guy who was going to take the loss, if not for how he’s still ROH Pure Champion, so Moxley losing his cool was a good way to get out of this. Naito showing up to brawl with Moxley was good stuff, muddies up the go-home math, but Naito winning the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship is still the right call. Then we got some good tension between Takagi and Bryan. As I’ve said before, Takagi is great but it feels more like Bryan is going to be facing Pac next round.
Great Owen Hart Cup match from White VS Fenix, but yeah, I figured White would win this. AEW’s getting that story integration stuff going again, as Bullet Club Gold has The Patriarchy going after them for the trios titles but White has to focus on this tournament. The Bucks saying the wild card is on their side is an interesting detail, and after Jeff Jarrett’s emotional promo from last Saturday, I hope he finds a way to beat this wild card but it feels like that person is gonna get some real Heel heat by beating Owen Hart’s best friend. The Acclaimed had a real good promo to call out The Bucks, and then Tanahashi joining forces with them is a great twist. #ScissorAce VS The Elite will be a great Six Man Tag, but it might be where The Elite get their win back.
Great promo segment from the Jericho story, because while I sensed Jericho was bringing up Suzuki, I also sensed that Suzuki was gonna refuse the offer to team up. Jericho VS Suzuki in an FTW Championship match, aka an FTW Rules match, is going to be great stuff. And we also got good stuff from Joe, Hook & Shibata there, and maybe someone else joins Jericho’s side while Keith is hurt so that we still get that great Six Man Tag match. Great Six Woman Tag tonight, and that went about how I expected with the Faces winning. However, Mina getting the pin, then her accidentally taking out Mariah, that’s a clear sign Storm retains at Forbidden Door.
Another great promo from “The Conglomeration,” and I even appreciate Kyle doing his best to copy Mark’s style. I kinda want that trio of Kyle, Cassidy & Mark to stick together to go after the trios titles, really help build the trios division up, but who knows what’ll happen as things move forward. Great match from ZSJ and Kyle, pretty much the best match of the whole night, but I also like that there are so many stories blending in here. Gabe Kidd is here cuz Forbidden Door but he and Ishii have stuff in NJPW so they integrated that here while also revisiting Ishii being a friend of Cassidy’s. ZSJ has the momentum going into his match with Cassidy, which could go either way, and I feel like we should get The Conglomeration VS The Undisputed Kingdom to settle Kyle’s story with Roddy.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Who wins this three-on-three?
March Madness is in full effect, and Collision is ready to Slam Dunk Sunday! But will the Death Riders’ reign of terror continue? Or can AR Fox & Top Flight finally dethrone them?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW World Trios Championships: The Death Riders VS AR Fox & Top Flight; The Death Riders win and retain the titles.
- Bandido VS Johnny TV; Bandido wins.
- Harley Cameron VS Aminah Belmont; Harley wins.
- Los Titanes del Aire VS La Faccion Ingobernable; Los Titanes win.
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AEW World Trios Championships: The Death Riders VS AR Fox & Top Flight!
Jon Moxley survived another title defense thanks to Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta & Pac, but now they must defend their own titles. Not only that, but it is against the three men that won that $300,000 Rampage Holiday Bash battle royal back in 2022. Will the Death Riders continue their reign of terror? Or will these high-fliers really cash in here tonight?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and it is time to slam, if you wanna jam!
The trios sort out, and The Decoder starts against Darius Martin. The fans rally up as the bell rings. Yuta and Darius circle, tie up, and Yuta wrenches to a hammerlock. Darius reaches back to headlock, then he chinbars into a cravat. Yuta spins through to trip Darius and has a toehold. Darius endures while fans rally. Darius turns over, reels Yuta in and headlocks back. Yuta brings Darius to his knees, then waistlocks. Darius switches and SLAMS Yuta, then floats to turn Yuta over for a cover. ONE, and Darius avoids a leg sweep to headlock. Yuta powers up and out, Darius goes up and over, then Darius arm-drags Yuta!
Yuta gets up, Darius DROPKICKS him, and Omaha cheers. The fans cheer, Darius CHOPS, then he tags in Dante. Darius whips, Yuta reverses, but Darius rolls off Yuta’s back. Darius SOBATS, Dante sweeps, and Darius DOUBLE STOMPS! Dante covers, ONE, but Dante wrenches to wristlock. Yuta pulls hair to put Dante in the corner, and Claudio tags in. The Swiss Cyborg stomps Dante, the fans boo, but Claudio waistlocks. Dante switches and hops on for a SLEEPER! Claudio powers up and out, but Dante sunset flips! Claudio flails to stay up, and he drags Dante right up to his feet! Dante dodges, and he fires forearms!
Dante fires more shots but Claudio shoves him away. Dante dodges, ROCKS Claudio, but Claudio returns to CLOBBER Dante! The fans are torn but Pac applauds. Claudio fires body shots, then UPPERCUTS. Claudio pie faces Dante, whips corner to corner hard, then runs up, but into a BOOT! Claudio just comes back, blocks a boot, but not the ENZIGIRI! Dante goes up and up and RANA! Not the cleanest but Claudio still tumbles out. Claudio hurries back in, tag to Pac. Pac RAMS Dante, then slingshots up and over. Pac keeps moving, but Dante CLOBBERS him! Tag to Fox and he LARIATS Pac! And goes Matrix to then PELE!
The fans fire up for Fox and he has Pac. Fox whips, Pac reverses, but Fox stops himself. Yuta runs up but Fox TOSSES him! Pac runs up, Fox puts him on the apron and sweeps the legs. Pac is on the apron, Fox builds speed, just to slingshot STOMP Pac on the apron! Then he CANNONBALLS Yuta! But Claudio runs up to BOOT Fox down! The fans boo, Top Flight protests, but Claudio deadlifts Fox into the ring! Pac storms in and stomps Fox around. Pac drags Fox up, bumps him off buckles hard, then tags Claudio. They mug Fox, Claudio ROCKS Fox, and then drags Fox up. Fox tries to power forward but Claudio keeps him back!
Claudio powers Fox back, he tags Yuta in, and they mug Fox more. Yuta stands Fox up to reel him in, and he snap suplexes! Cover, ONE!! Fox stays in this but Yuta stays on him. Fox JAWBREAKERS free, goes Matrix again, hot tag to Darius! Darius CLOBBERS Yuta, BLASTS Pac, then BOOTS Yuta! Darius keeps moving, HOTSHOT BULLDOG DROPKICK COMBO! Then Darius GAMANGIRIS Yuta, steps in and COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, Claudio breaks it! Dante CANNONBALLS Claudio! Pac TOSSES Dante out, the ref reprimands him, but that lets Yuta CLAW Darius’ eyes! The fans boo but Yuta hits a PAIN THRILLER! Cover, TWO!
Yuta is annoyed but he keeps Darius down with a wristlock, and mockingly claps hands, while Collision goes picture in picture.
Yuta drags Darius up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Pac. Pac stomps Darius down, kicks him around, then kicks Darius in the side! Pac stays between Darius and his team, taunts him, but Darius fires body shots. Darius UPPERCUTS, but Pac KICKS him down! Pac taunts the fans, then brings him up. Pac tags Yuta back in, Yuta CHOPS Darius, then Yuta snapmares Darius for a KNEE DROP! Cover, TWO! Yuta clamps onto Darius with a chinlock to keep him down. Darius fights up, fires body shots, and he ROCKS Yuta! Slam Dunk Sunday returns to single picture as Darius runs, but into a DROPKICK!
Yuta tags Pac, then holds Darius down for Pac to drop a leg, brother! Pac looms over Darius, then drags Darius up to DECK him! Pac stomps Darius, CHOKES him on the ropes, but steps off as the ref counts. Claudio gets a cheap shot in! Fox protests but nothing can be done as Pac stands Darius up. Tag to Claudio and the mugging continues. The fans rally for “A R FOX! A R FOX!” Darius fires body shots and a CHOP! Claudio brushes that off, but Darius CHOPS again! And again! Claudio still eggs Darius on, Darius CHOPS! Claudio UPPERCUTS into a hook! Darius tries but Claudio fights the backslide! Claudio spins around, shoves Darius, POP-UP DROPKICK!
Darius and Claudio are both down and the fans fire up! Darius crawls, as does Claudio, but then Claudio grabs a leg. Claudio drags Darius bac, but Darius BOOTS free! Hot tags to Yuta and Dante! Dante rallies on Yuta with forearm after forearm! Dante whips, Yuta reverse, Dante goes out, up, around, and then GAMANGIRISR! Dante springboards to avoid Pac and CROSSBODY Yuta in one move! Dante FLIPS up and over Yuta, then sends Pac into him! Dante SHOTGUNS Pac in the back to send him out, and the fans fire up! Dante builds speed to go up, up, then tags Fox before he CANNONBALLS!
The fans fire up, but here comes Claudio! Dante dodges, Fox PENALTY KICKS! Then Fox goes up the corner to MOONSAULT! Down goes Claudio and the fans fire up again! Fox puts Yuta in, then climbs the corner, for a SWANTON BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Yuta survives but Fox hurries to go back up a corner! But Claudio anchors Fox, but Top Flight YANKS Claudio down! Fox adjusts, but Yuta trips him up now! The fans boo, the ref reprimands Yuta, but then Pac DOUBLE LOW BLOWS Top Flight!! Claudio DOUBLE LARIATS Top Flight, and the Death Riders regroup. The ref reprimands, but the Death Riders don’t listen as they surround Fox.
Omaha is thunderous for Fox as he fights back, 3v1! But Claudio! blocks a kick, and the mugging is on! The ref reprimands, Claudio stands Fox up, and he sends Yuta in, ELBOW! Claudio UPPERCUTS! Pac ELBOWS! Yuta ELBOWS! Repeat! The fans boo as the cycle of violence continues! Then Pac hits a TOMBSTONE!! ROCKET LAUNCHER! Cover, Death Riders win!
Winners: The Death Riders, by pinfall (still AEW World Trios Champions)
Chaos reigns as The Death Riders screwed over their old rivals. Fox & Top Flight regroup and the fans cheer, but THE CRU attacks! Action Andretti & Lio Rush grin as they CLOBBER Darius! They talk trash, and then Dante gets up, only for Action to LARIAT him down! But where’d Fox go? Wait, now Lio & Action undo their chain necklaces, so they can CHOKE Top Flight with them!! The fans boo, more refs rush out here, but The Cru has already choked out Darius & Dante! Will this be the end of this animosity? Or have Lio & Action only put themselves back on Top Flight’s radar?
BREAKING NEWS for April!
Dynamite returns to Boston, but it won’t be Big Business. It’ll be a Spring Breakthru! Get your tickets now so you don’t miss out!
Backstage interview with The Undisputed Kingdom.
Lexy Nair brings up the intense match Adam Cole and Daniel Garcia had, going to Hell and back, all for the TNT Championship. It unfortunately ended in a time limit draw, and some would say a tie is worse than a loss. Cole says he certainly feels that way. He feels sick to his stomach, physically beat up, and the worst part is, he had Garcia beat. “Daniel Garcia, I had you beat for that TNT Championship. The time limit is what saved you. And lemme tell you, the next time we do face each other, there will be no outside interference, there will be no time limit. It will be Adam Cole VS Daniel Garcia, for the TNT Championship, and trust me when I tell you, you’re looking at the next champ!”
Kyle O’Reilly says wow. And speaking of rematches, it has been about a week since their match with FTR. And what’s really bugging him isn’t the loss, it’s the lack of respect. Kyle & Roddy showed a lot of respect. They held out their hands, and what’d FTR do? FTR left Kyle wondering if they really are everything they say they are: The best tag team on Earth that’s ever existed in the time-space continuum! Kyle thinks they’re just insecure. Roddy shouts, “KYYYLE~! No. No, we are not gonna do that. That loss matters. We didn’t go through what we went through to get back together, to lose to the supposed best tag team on the planet.”
Roddy wants FTR to hear this. “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. The third time’s not gonna happen, fellas.” Cole says, “And that is Undisputed.” When and where will we see these epic trilogies happen?
Backstage interview with Kazuchika Okada.
Slam Dunk Sunday returns as Lexy is now with The Rainmaker. We’re not even a quarter into 2025 and Okada has gotten some very significant wins defending the AEW Continental Championship. Okada says yes, at Grand Slam: Australia, he beat Buddy Matthews. At Revolution, he beat Brody King. He put those dogs down. What does that mean? Okada says he means, he put those b*tches to sleep! Is The Rainmaker saying the Hounds of Hell are no more? Or will they come barking back and take a bite out of his belt?
Bandido VS Johnny TV!
The Most Wanted wants his revenge on Chris Jericho, but he was first challenged by the Guru of Greatness for this “big ratings” showdown. Will Bandido mute Johnny and head for The Nueve? Or will he find he’s not #TVReady?
Johnny disrespects Bandido during his entrance by throwing his big studded jacket at him! The fans boo, Johnny grins, but Bandido fires off forearms! The bell rings, Johnny pushes Bandido back, then wrangles him. Johnny rolls Bandido, ONE, but Johnny floats to rain down fists and stomps! Johnny gets his sunglasses off, the fans boo, but Johnny says he is TV Ready. Johnny taunts “cabron” Bandido, then KICKS him in the back. Johnny eggs Bandido on, “How’s my foot taste?” Johnny drags Bandido up for a NECKBREAKER! The fans boo as Johnny shows off the abs. Johnny KICKS Bandido, drags him back up, then fires body shots.
Johnny whips, Bandido ducks ‘n’ dodges, then he CLOBBERS Johnny! The fans fire up as Bandido keeps moving, another big forearm! And another big forearm! Bandido fires up, the fans are with him, and he runs in at the corner. Bandido jumps up to MONKEY FLIP! Johnny flops hard on his face! Johnny gets up in a huff, but runs into a military press! With ONE HAND! Bandido then THROWS Johnny down! Omaha rallies more while Johnny bails out, and Collision goes to single picture.
Bandido build speed, but Johnny slides in and LARIATS! Johnny mocks the clapping, then covers, TWO! Bandido is tougher than that, but Johnny drags him right up. Johnny reels Bandido in, MOONLIGHT DRIVE! Cover, TWO! Bandido is still tougher than that, but Johnny clamps on a dragon sleeper. Bandido endures, even as Johnny hooks a leg and twists him. Bandido fights around, reaches out, but Johnny drags him back! Johnny keeps on the stretch plum style hold, but Bandido still endures. Bandido fights up, fires knees, but Johnny CLUBS Bandido! Johnny INVERTED SUPLEXES, but Bandido lands on the apron!
Bandido blocks a shot, slingshots, but Johnny SHOVES him down! Bandido hits the floor and Johnny goes out after him. Johnny storms up on Bandido, stands him up, and whips him into steel steps! Bandido falls in a heap, Johnny stalks him and taunts him, but Collision goes to break.
Slam Dunk Sunday returns, Johnny runs in at the corner but Bandido BOOTS him away! Bandido then UPPERCUTS, goes up, but Johnny throws him down! Bandido rolls to his feet, runs back in, but Johnny dodges. Johnny runs back in, but Bandido SHOTGUNS him down! The fans fire up, Bandido covers, TWO! Johnny survives that shot but Bandido stays focused. The fans rally, Bandido paces, and Bandido drags Johnny up. Bandido gut wrenches to a Canadian Rack, that then becomes a torture rack! X KNEE! Johnny staggers to the ropes, Bandido says BANG! Bandido runs in, BLACKJACK 21 PLEX!! Bridging cover, Bandido wins!
Winner: Bandido, by pinfall
The Most Wanted was most certainly #TVReady! But he’s not done, as he grabs a mic to call out Jericho! “Come here, and bring my little brother, Gravity’s mask, RIGHT NOOOW!” Bandido waits, and here comes The Learning Tree! The ROH World Champion has “Big Bill” & Bryan Keith behind him, and he is holding onto Gravity’s mask. The fans boo, but Jericho smiles as he holds the mask up. The Learning Tree goes to the ring, and Jericho also has a mic. Jericho steps and says, “You know, Bandido. I wish I could tell you it doesn’t have to be this way, but I think we both know that it does.
“Because even after a generational career, one of the greatest in pro-wrestling history, I still have to remind you, everybody here watching tonight, everybody at home, who’s been fortunate enough to witness the brilliance of the Jericho Era… That you can only take me for granted for so long! That you can only take from me so much until I start taking back.” Jericho can be quite generous, and he can also be very dangerous. Bandido can just ask his family. The fans boo, but Jericho says Bandido’s terrified sister, his disgraced brother, and his weeping mother…! And Jericho is sorry he made Bandido’s mother cry, he really is.
But he had to teach Bandido a lesson! That’s what happens when you try and take the ROH World Championship from Chris Jericho! You understand him? Do you?! The fans boo, but Jericho says if Bandido wants the mask back, he can’t have it. Because Jericho wants Bandido to remember the humiliation that he felt when Jericho took this mask right off his brother. And the only thing worse than taking a luchador’s mask… is putting that mask on! Jericho goes to put Gravity’s mask on! The fans boo as Jericho wears it as his own! His big head doesn’t even fit in it! The fans chant “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” but Jericho tells them to shut up!
Jericho, muffled as his voice is now, tells Bandido that Bandido should just stand there and cry like his mother! Bandido DECKS Jericho instead! But now Bill runs up! Bandido dodges, BOOTS Keith, then dodges again! Bandido goes up, up, but into Bill’s big hand! SKYSCRAPER- NO, Bandido slips free, then dodges Keith! Bandido SNATCHES the mask off Jericho, and gets away clean! The fans fire up as Bandido gets his moral victory! But will he and Jericho go one more round for THE victory?
Megan Bayne speaks.
“I’ve watched others fight for what they believe is theirs: Titles, fame, glory. But none of them possess true power. They worship at the feet of champions, but even those champions don’t understand what it is to be chosen by the heavens. I have arrived here as the embodiment of fate. And when they bow before me, when they worship at my feet, they’ll finally know that the All Elite Goddess has arrived. I am The Megasus, and this is my kingdom now.”
Toni Storm speaks.
“Who died and made you God? Who came down from the mountains and bestowed your power upon my people? Megan Bayne, have you heard the mythology of the one they call Timeless? Hercules doesn’t have my thighs, I have an Oedipal Complex with myself, I can summon the Kraken from my ass, and Pegasus ain’t got s*it on me! I saw my reflection, and my reflection saw me, and we made love until the sun came up. And at Dynasty, I will cut off the head of the mighty Megasus, and I will hold it aloft for the whole world to see, and I will say… ‘By GAWD I’m good.'” Luther applauds in the background, will Toni Storm slay this female titan?
Harley Cameron VS Aminah Belmont!
Though she was rather coy about her- er, Harley-gram’s budding romance with The Beast Mortos, the wild Aussie is getting back in action. Will the Phoenix Princess #FEELTHEWRATH on Slam Dunk Sunday?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Harley. Harley and Aminah tie up, Harley headlocks, but Aminah powers up and out. Aminah drops down, Harley rolls over then bypasses Aminah to LARIAT! The fans cheer, Harley runs and KNEES Aminah low. Then a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! The fans fire up again and Harley stands Aminah up. Aminah throat chops, then straitjackets for the NECKBREAKER! Harley flounders to a corner, Aminah mocks the fans, then she runs in, but into an ELBOW! Harley runs up, ducks the lariat and ENZIGIRIS! The fans fire up for Harley, she ducks Aminah’s roundhouse to pump handle!
Harley lifts for the PUMP HANDLE SAIDO! The fans fire up with Harley, “FEEL THE WRATH!” And then she dragon sleepers, for HER FINISHING MOVE! Cover, Harley wins!
Winner: Harley Cameron, by pinfall
Aminah certainly did #FEELTHEWRATH, and Harley goes right to commentary for our main event! Will Harley have a good time watching Komander & Hologram officially debut as a team? Or will Dralistico y Mortos make everything tranquilo?
Backstage interview with Don Callis.
Lexy is with cruddy Callis and brings up all that is going on within the Family. We have not seen Kyle Fletcher since the brutal cage match at Revolution, and- Callis stops Lexy there. He says we all know what she’s up to here. She is passive aggressively getting Callis all worked up about the cage match, but here’s the thing. When you have Kyle Fletcher, just 26 years old, and already the future of pro-wrestling, “you have the luxury of putting nights like Revolution in the rearview mirror. What I’ve got planned for Kyle Fletcher, what we’ve got planned, is gonna dwarf anything that your little brain could possibly fathom!”
But one thing she said is right: Everyone wants to see Kyle! So tonight is a little treat. Ladies and gentlemen… The Protostar, the future of wrestling, and the New God of Pro-Wrestling, Kyle BAH GAWD Fletcher! Yes, Kyle indeed steps into frame, and he says there has been a lot of talk and rumors that he was in some hospital bed, licking his wounds, but he is here to set the story straight. Yes, the cage match, the entire rivalry with Ospreay, has changed Kyle. But one thing that has not changed is the fact that he is destined to be the greatest of all time!
So he will be at Dynamite this Wednesday, and he’ll make it very apparent what is next for The Family, and for The Protostar, Kyle Fletcher. Say his full name, baby! Callis and Kyle hug it out, are maybe feeling a little too good, but just what is next for the DCF in AEW?
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
Tony Khan has decided what’s next for Kyle: Brody King! Will the King of Death prove the Hounds of Hell are not done yet? Or will The Protostar use him as a stepping stone to the top? Then, it is some big meaty men slapping meat as “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs takes on Mark Davis. Will Hobbs finally get past the Don Callis Family with this? Plus, after Megan Bayne and Toni Storm each said their piece tonight, we’re getting a tag team match! Megan again teams with Penelope Ford against the reunited #ThunderStorm! Can La Mera Mera get her own revenge while helping Timeless Toni tune up for Dynasty?
And Kenny Omega not only returns, he is back in action against Blake Christian! Will the Best Bout Machine use the Vanilla Babyface as an appetizer for that big International Championship Triple Threat at Dynasty? And last but not least, after Dax Harwood left Cope hanging last week, Tony Schiavone will interview #RatedFTR to get to the bottom of this divide. All this when AEW arrives in St. Paul, Minnesota!
Los Titanes del Aire VS La Faccion Ingobernable!
This one has been a long time coming. Hologram was put on the shelf because of Dralistico, Mortos y Rush, but he was able to reboot, rebuild and refresh in time to help Komander fight back. Can the Titans of the Air fly high over LFI? Or will Dralistico y Mortos stampede over them like rampaging bulls?
The teams sort out, the ref has to keep them back, and then Dralistico starts against Hologram. Harley claims to have no idea who “Harley-gram” really is, but whoever she is, she has a fantastic chest. Wait, Mortos CLOBBERS Komander! The fans boo, but Hologram dodges, and Mortos CLOBBERS Darlistico! Hologram fires hands, Mortos headlocks, but Hologram goes up the ropes! Hologram then flips free, SOBATS, and whips. Hologram ducks under then hurdles over Mortos. Mortos leaps over, runs back up, ARABIAN PRESS and a roll! The fans fire up, Hologram dodges Mortos to then tilt-o-whirl and DEJA VU-
NO, Mortos stops the ride to chicken wing Hologram! But Hologram victory rolls through, TWO! Mortos has it, TWO! Both men stand, Hologram rolls Mortos but Mortos powers through to a cover, ONE! They both stand, Mortos HEADBUTTS Hologram down! The fans fire up, then Mortos runs to sunset flip! Hologram rolls through, Komander tags in, and Komander springboards to SPLASH! Komander bounces off the cover, comes back and tilt-o-whirl RANAAS! Mortos flounders away, Dralistico tags in. Mortos BOOTS Komander, Dralistico springboards but Komander dodges. Komander shoves, then he pops Dralistico up, but Dralistico DROPKICKS!
Dralistico runs back in, ducks ‘n ‘dodges to SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up and Harley says this is “Luchamazing!” Dralistico fires up, runs up, but Komander blocks! Komander kicks Dralistico again and again, then goes up the corner! DOUBLE BOUNCE ARABIAN PRESS ARM-DRAG! The fans fire up as Komander then KICKS, SOBATS, and winds up. Komander runs to jump, spin, and wheelbarrow for the arm-drag! Komander fires up, the fans fire up, but Harley says she has to go now? Harley needs to call her friend. Harley says she forgot, but she’s gotta go, she’ll be back. Harley hops off commentary, who is she going to call?
Komander puts Dralistico on the apron but Dralistico mule kicks Hologram! Dralistico dodges Komander’s tiger feint kick, and Komander ends up on the apron. Mortos runs up, but Komander GAMANGIRIS! Dralistico is there to FLYING RANA Komander to the floor! Mortos TOPE TORNILLOS! Down goes Hologram and the fans fire up! Fans lose their minds, Harley scampers off, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Mortos drags Hologram up, SMACKS him back down, and Dralistico sends Komander into railing! Then Dralistico drags Komander up, RAILING BACKBREAKER! Dralistico shoves Komander back into the ring, then sits him up to go after the mask! The ref reprimands, Dralistico stops, and Dralistico argues with the ref. Dralistico then drags Komander up, brings him around, and whips him to ropes. Dralistico ELBOWS Komander down, tags in Mortos, and Mortos fires up. Mortos NECK TWISTS Komander! Cover, TWO! Komander stays in this, but Mortos clamps onto him again. Mortos YANKS Komander up with his mask to then SLAM him down!
Mortos stands Komander back up to SMACK him down! Komander goes to ropes, Mortos storms up, and Mortos wrenches Komander to tag in Dralistico. Komander tires to fight back but LFI still mugs him. Dralistico CHOPS Komander, then says uno mas! But then Dralistico DECKS Komander! Komander rises up, and Darlistico KICKS the leg out! Dralistico dusts himself off, puts up the ingobernable fist, then looms over Komander. Abrahantes coaches Komander, but Dralistico has him in a modified Half Crab! Komander endures, Dralistico lets go, and the fans rally up. Dralistico stands Komander up, whips him to the corner, then runs up to SPLASH!
Dralistico sits Komander down, goes side to side, and SUPERKICKS! Dralistico taunts Hologram, then soaks up the heat. But wait! “Harley-gram” is here! And suspiciously wearing gear just like Harley’s. Dralistico TOSSES Hologram in just for fun, then stands him up to CHOP! Dralistico runs at Komander in the other corner, but Komander breaks free! Slam Dunk Sunday returns to single picture as Dralistico hits buckles! Hologram runs in and LARIATS! Komander SUPERKICKS! Komander feeds Dralistico to Hologram’s SPANISH FLY! Hologram then helps Komander go up, up, and PHOENIX SPLASH! Cover, Mortos breaks it!
The fans rally, Dralistico and Komander crawl. “This is Awesome!” as we get hot tags to Mortos and Hologram! Hologram dodges Mortos, SOBATS, and KICKS! And HEEL KICKS! Mortos wobbles, Hologram goes up the ropes to QUEBRADA, but into Mortos’ Alabama Lift! Hologram powers through to DESTROYER!! Mortos staggers around, flops out of the ring, and Hologram builds speed! Hologram DIVES, direct hit on Mortos and they go all the way to the ramp! The fans are thunderous and Hologram hurries to get Mortos in the ring. Fans hope these teams “FIGHT FOREVER!” but Komander goes up, CIELITO LINDO!
Hologram is back in, he hooks Mortos up and rolls, GHOST PIN! Dralistico barrels in and breaks it! The fans rally, Harley-gram joins in with Abrahantes, and we get hot tags to Komander and Dralistico! Komander goes up, Dralistico ROCKS him first! Dralistico climbs up after Komander, fires shots, but Komander fires back! They go back and forth, even with CHOPS! Dralistico fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT, then brings Komander up! SUPER- NO, Komander slips free and ENZIGIRIS! The fans fire up again as Komander roars! Komander runs and goes up, up, and SUPER POISON-RANAS!! The fans are thunderous again, but Mortos scoops Komander!
Mortos hits the BEAST BREAKER!! Then he runs to FLYING ELBOW! Hologram runs in and goes up, then up to POISON-RANA! But Dralistico FLYING CRUCIFIX DRIVERS!! Komander is back to fire hands with Dralistico, and we get DOUBLE ROUNDHOUSES!! Both men fall, but Komander falls onto Dralistico! Cover, TWO!! Dralistico survives and Omaha is electric! Abrahantes & Harley-gram get that energy building, and Komander has Dralistico. The fans cheer on “A E DUB!” as the forearms fly! Dralistico CHOPS, but Komander CHOPS! The CHOPS go back and forth, but Dralistico SOBATS!
Dralistico CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS, then he runs, but Komander follows! Dralistico dodges, springboards, and FLYING DESTROYERS!!! Komander staggers then falls, Dralistico hurries to cover, HOLOGRAM BREAKS IT! The fans are thunderous again as Dralistico runs to SCREW HIGH KICK! Dralistico whips, Hologram reverses, but Dralistico slides out! And he grabs Abrahantes as a hostage! Hologram still DIVES! Direct hit on Dralistico, and a scary landing for Hologram! Mortos storms over to TOSS Abrahantes away! But then he locks eyes with Harley-gram. Harley-gram pets Mortos’ mane, but Dralistico tells Mortos to focus!
Komander runs the tightrope! SALUTE MOONSAULT!! Direct hit on LFI and Omaha is thunderous again! Komander puts Dralistico in, Hologram is back up! Torture rack for the PORTAL BOMB!! And then CIELITO LINDO!! Cover, TITANES WIN!!
Winners: Los Titanes del Aire, by pinfall
A powerful first match as a true duo, and LFI is in retreat! Will Komander & Hologram start to take over AEW? Will “Harley-gram” be along for the ride?
My Thoughts:
A great second part to Slam Dunk Weekend, and again I like just one hour Collision. As they did last night, the title match opened, and it was great stuff. But of course Death Riders retained, a random special episode was not where they’d lose the titles. Plus, The Cru went after Top Flight to restart their rivalry. Very good promo from Okada to talk down to the Hounds, and very good promo from Kyle & Callis to talk themselves up. Kyle VS Brody will be great stuff, but I feel like Okada and Brody can circle back around to a rematch for Dynasty. It’s mostly that Brody won’t take kindly to Okada calling him and Buddy “b*tches” again.
Great match from Bandido VS Johnny, and a very good promo segment with The Learning Tree. Bandido getting the mask back was good stuff, and I bet we’ll get one more ROH World Championship match between Bandido and Jericho. I would hope this time Bandido wins and we can start moving towards a Learning Tree fallout with Bill turning on Jericho. Supercard of Honor isn’t until May, maybe we can build up other names from within the ROH roster to start challenging for the top title. And very good promo from The Undisputed Kingdom to hype up both the eventual Garcia VS Cole 3 and FTR VS Kyle & Roddy 3 matches. Those might even be at Dynasty.
And of course we got story tie-ins of Harley with LFI. Harley got a good win over Aminah, and she of course played a part in Los Titanes winning over LFI. Rush needs to return to have a talk with Mortos, and of course this “Beauty & The Beast Mortos” story is going to keep on going until Harley-gram is exposed as Harley.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Is Collision Undisputed?
March Madness is in full effect, and Collision is ready to Slam Dunk Saturday! But will Daniel Garcia still be AEW TNT Champion? Or will the Face of TNT be Adam Cole BAYBAY?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW TNT Championship: Daniel Garcia VS Adam Cole; Time Limit Draw, Garcia retains the title.
- Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge: Max Caster VS Hook; Hook wins.
- Julia Hart VS Queen Aminata; Hart wins.
- Six Man Tag: “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs, Mark Briscoe & Rocky Romero VS The Don Callis Family; The Callis Family wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW TNT Championship: Daniel Garcia VS Adam Cole!
No time to waste, we’re jumping right to the action! Red Death and the Panama City Playboy had their previous match rudely interrupted, but now there is a ringside ban on EVERYBODY! Will Garcia prove he’s still the Face of TNT? Or will the title become Undisputed?
No introductions, the belt is raised, and it’s time to see who gets dunked on!
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Garcia and Cole hear the dueling from Omaha, and they step up. Cole offers a handshake, Garcia takes it, and the fans cheer. The two circle, tie up, and Cole wrenches to a wristlock. Garcia wrenches to wristlock in return, but Cole turns that back onto Garcia. Garcia reaches out, rolls, rolls, and rolls! Cole lets him free and Garcia wags a finger. The fans rally up as Garcia puts up the dukes, and does his dance! Cole smirks and circles with Garcia again. They feel things out, knuckle lock, then Cole wrenches and hammerlocks. Garcia reaches back to headlock, then shifts around to grind the hold.
The fans rally, Cole powers up but can’t power out as Garcia holds tight! Cole fights up and powers out the second try, but Garcia runs him over! Things keep moving, Garcia rolls over the dropdown but Cole arm-drags. Then Cole avoids Garcia’s arm-drag, to say, “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” The fans fire up, and Garcia smirks. Garcia and Cole reset, circle, and the fans fire up more. The two tie up, Garcia waistlocks, but Cole switches. Garcia headlocks again, then wrenches right away. Garcia waistlocks again, Cole pries at the hold, then switches. Garcia slips through to have an arm, for an ELBOW BREAKER!
The fans rally, Garcia keeps hold of Cole’s arm to then hammerlock. Cole switches that onto Garcia, then headlocks. Garcia powers up and out, but Cole runs him over! Cole brushes himself off, but Garcia grabs a leg! Cole hops around as he and Garcia stare down. Garcia throws the leg down but Cole headlocks. Cole hits a takeover, but Garcia headscissors. Cole kips free, the two tie up, and they fight for control. Garcia headlocks for a takeover, Cole headscissors, but Garcia kips free. Garcia stands tall and he stares Cole down. The fans cheer, Cole gets to his feet, and the two reset. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and Garcia waistlocks.
Cole switches, Garcia switches back, but Cole grabs the ROPEBREAK! Garcia and Cole clinch as the ref counts. Garcia gives as scuff, but Cole pie faces him back! They tie up, go along the ropes now, in and out of a corner, then end up in another clinch. The ref counts, Garcia and Cole slowly let off, but then Garcia avoids a cheap shot to CHOP! The fans fire up and “WOO~!” then Garcia whips. Cole reverses, Garcia SHOTGUNS him down! The fans fire up with Garcia and he runs in at the corner. Garcia LARIATS, then he climbs up. Garcia rains down fists, the fans count along, but Cole pops out at 7 to SHOVE Garcia to the floor!
The fans rally up while Garcia flounders. Cole waits a moment while the ring count starts. Garcia hobbles, Cole storms out after him, and Cole sends Garcia into the steel steps! Garcia falls in a heap and clutches his knee. Cole hurries to get Garcia up, to send him back into the steps! Garcia crashes and burns and takes a tumble! Cole refreshes the count, fetches Garcia, and he puts Garcia in the ring. Cole grabs the bad leg to stomp the hamstring, then stomps it again. Garcia scrambles away to ropes, but Cole stands on the bad leg against those ropes! The ref counts, the fans are torn, but Cole steps off at 4.
Cole drags Garcia to center for a STANDING KNEEBAR! Garcia endures, even as Cole tells him to just give up. Garcia reaches out, and he has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, the ref counts, and Cole lets go. Cole backs off for Garcia to stand, and Cole kicks the leg out! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! Not quite The Boom so Garcia survives, but Cole is right back on him. Cole has the leg, DDTS the foot, and Garcia scrambles away to more ropes. Cole stalks Garcia, drags him up, and bumps him off buckles. Cole stomps Garcia, then stand shim up. Garcia fires haymakers! Cole kicks the leg out!
Cole bumps Garcia off buckles again, puts the leg around the ropes, and pulls! The ref counts, Cole stops at 4, and Garcia slumps down. Cole runs to DROPKICK the bad leg! Garcia flounders away, clutches that leg, but he refuses to give up. Cole grabs the leg, steps through, but Garcia cradle counters! TWO, and both men stand! Cole blocks a kick, CLUBS the leg, then hits a BACKSTABBER! Garcia writhes, Cole covers him, TWO! Garcia toughs it out, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Cole is frustrated but he stays calm as he stands back up. Cole goes to a corner, waits on Garcia, then he goes up the ropes. Garcia hobbles but then falls, that bad leg a little too beat up for what Cole wants. Cole hops down to ROCK Garcia, then he goes back up the ropes. Garcia rises, and he UPPERCUTS Cole! Garcia ROCKS Cole, climbs up to get him, but Cole slips under! Cole SUPERKICKS the legs out! Garcia falls to the mat, Cole goes outside the ring, and Cole drags Garcia into the corner. Cole SLAMS the bad leg into the post! And then SLAMS it again! Garcia writhes in pain as Slam Dunk Saturday returns to single picture.
Speaking of, Cole SLAMS the leg into the post again! Cole ROCKS Garcia, then storms back into the ring. The fans rally up, Garcia crawls, and Cole talks some smack. The fans rally for “D G! WOOP WOOP!” Cole fires forearms, but Garcia refuses to back down. Garcia ROCKS Cole, Cole ROCKS Garcia! Garcia stands to ROCK Cole again! Cole fires a flurry, then eggs Garcia on. Garcia fires a flurry in return! The fans fire up but then Cole rains down fists! Garcia clamps onto Cole’s neck! Cole breaks free but Garcia CHOPS! Cole BOOTS! Cole then dodges a lariat to ENZIGIRI! Cole reels Garcia in, suplexes, but Garcia fights that to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Garcia drags himself up with the ropes, the fans rally, and Garcia dodges Cole to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT again! Garcia drags Cole up again, but Cole suplexes! Garcia slips free, TOSSES Cole out, then he has Cole in the ropes! DRAPING TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Cover, TWO!! Cole survives but the fans rally and duel again. Garcia drags Cole up, but the bad leg won’t let him lift! Cole fireman’s carries, USHIGOROSHI! Cover, TWO! Garcia stays in this and Cole grows frustrated again. Cole grabs the bad leg, drags Garcia around, and then steps through. Garcia BOOTS Cole right out of the ring!
Cole gets back on the apron, but Garcia runs up to GAMANGIRI! Both men tumble up and out to the floor! The fans rally up, Garcia drags himself up, and the fans help him stand! Garcia smacks his leg into working, and he SHOTGUNS Cole into the barriers! The fans fire up and Garcia drags Cole back up. Garcia puts Cole in the ring, reels him in, but Cole suplexes for a GHOSTBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Garcia survives again and Cole is further frustrated. The fans rally up, Cole goes to the corner, and he waits on Garcia. Garcia rises, Cole aims, but Garcia UPPERCUTS again! Garcia then twists Cole’s foot as he positions Cole just right.
We hit the five minute warning as Garcia climbs. Garcia tries to go to the very top, but the bad leg gives up! He falls back, and Cole jumps in for the PANAMA SUNRISE!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!!! Garcia survives and the fans fire up again! Cole brushes that off to go back up the corner. Omaha duels even harder now as Garcia rises. Cole reloads, but Garcia tumbles out of the ring! Whether he meant to or not, Garcia avoided the game ender. Wait! Cole just goes to the apron now! PANAMA- NO, Garcia dodges, and then KNEES low! Garcia reels Cole in, but the bad leg still prevents the lift! Cole runs in, but Garcia gets around! GERMAN SUPLEX to the floor!
Garcia puts Cole in, beats his leg into working, and he powers up! The fans fire up, but Cole resists the lift! Garcia powers through the pain to PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!?! Cole survives and Garcia is beside himself! Garcia falls back, “This is Awesome!” and Cole goes back to a corner. Garcia hobbles, runs back in, but he can’t even make it! Cole hurries back up, PANAMA SUNRISE!! Cover, TWO!?!? Garcia survives, but Cole just goes to the FIGURE FOUR!! The fans are thunderous as Garcia endures, shouts in pain, and flails around! Garcia claws at the hold, but then he backstrokes towards ropes!
Cole puts on the pressure, Garcia bites his finger to ignore his leg pain, and he gets the ROPEBREAK!! Cole lets go in frustration while the fans fire up again. Cole drags Garcia back to center, but Garcia drags Cole down for a cradle! TWO, but Garcia has Cole’s legs! DRAGON TAMER!! Cole endures as Garcia sits deep, but Cole fights around! The fans fire up as Cole finds the ROPEBREAK! Garcia lets go, more because he couldn’t last much longer himself. Fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but we know the time is running out. Garcia stalks Cole to the apron, brings him up to throw hands! Cole fires forearms in return!
The fans rally as these two go back and forth, forearm for forearm! We have ONE MINUTE LEFT! Garcia reels Cole in, but Cole fights the lift! Cole CLUBS away on the legs, then SUPERKICKS the legs out! Cole reels Garcia in, APRON DESTROYER!!! But Garcia flops to the floor! Cole hurries to get Garcia up and back in! Cole hurries to bring the kneepad down, but Garcia grabs that leg! Cole CLUBS away on Garcia! Cole runs, BUT TIME’S UP!!
Time Limit Draw; Garcia retains the title
Omaha can’t believe it! The 20 minutes are up, and Garcia survives to keep the title! But was Garcia saved by the bell? Or is Cole just not TNT Championship material?
BREAKING NEWS for May!
AEW returns to New Jersey by hitting up Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall! ROH Supercard of Honor on Friday, May 2nd, and AEW Collision live on Saturday, May 3rd! Ticket presale begins next Thursday, March 27th, then open to everyone on Monday, March 31st! Don’t miss out on all the elite action!
Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge: Max Caster VS ???
Slam Dunk Saturday returns and Platinum Max is already in the ring. He has the mic to tell Omaha, “You are looking live at the Best Wrestler Alive!” The fans boo that claim given Caster is 0-5 at his own challenge. But Caster still says everyone knows that Caster is a very busy man. He has a packed schedule, unlike his former tag team partner… The fans chant, “We Want Bowens!” but Caster says he has some news for us: Bowens ain’t here, and he ain’t coming back, cuz Caster ran his ass outta AEW! The fans boo more, but Caster says surely there are a lot of Maximaniacs here today, so time to give them what they want, and that is to chant his name!
Okay, here goes! “Let’s Go, Max! You’re the Best Wrestler Alive! Let’s Go, Max! You’re the Best Wrestler Alive!” The fans boo that stupid chant, so Caster says it’s four on the floor. But anyway, let’s get to business! Who can survive the Best Wrestler Alive? The man to answer is… HOOK! Will the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil make sure Caster finally learns his lesson?
The bell rings and the fans sing, “Hook is gonna kill~ you!” Caster says before they start, he knows Hook has a lot to say, so he should get it off his chest. Then Caster throws the mic at Hook! Caster attacks in that distraction, then CLUBS away on Hook! The fans boo, Caster whips but Hook reverses! Caster goes up and over, keeps moving, then ducks ‘n’ dodges. Caster cartwheels, cheers himself on, but then Hook trips Caster up! The fans cheer, and Hook clamps on REDRUM!! Caster TAPS, Hook wins!
Winner: Hook, by submission
Well, now it’s 0-6. Will Caster ever realize he’s not the Best Wrestler Alive?
Backstage interview with Queen Aminata.
Lexy Nair is with the One True African Queen, and notes that we are moments away from the tiebreaker with Julia Hart. They are 1-1, but Aminata won the previous match, so how does that momentum have her feeling? Aminata says she is- interrupted by Serena Deeb. Deeb says that was a fantastic win against Julia. What has she been telling Aminata? Listen to Deeb and you win! And tonight, it’s the rematch, and lucky for Aminata, Deeb came prepared. She has another playbook. This is 1000 holds, something Deeb has worked on for 20 years. It is everything Aminata needs to know to beat Julia, or anyone for that matter.
Deeb says it is all in this book. She hasn’t lied to Aminata yet, has she? Aminata tells The Professor thanks, but no thanks. Aminata is confident she can win this third match on her own. Aminata heads out and Deeb says well, we’ll see about that. What is Deeb about to do to test Aminata? Or will having one more match with the Princess of the Black Throne more than enough?
Julia Hart VS Queen Aminata!
The bell rings and Aminata circles with Hart. They tie up, Aminata waistlocks, then lifts, but Hart goes for a victory roll. Aminata stuffs that into a cover of her own, TWO!! Hart gets free, gets up, and gets around Aminata to crucifix takedown, TWO! Hart rolls Aminata, TWO! The two get up, run up, and Hart gets around to backslide! TWO, but Hart reels Aminata in for a cradle, TWO! The fans cheer this ongoing exchange, and then Hart waistlocks. Aminata bucks the O’Conner to then kick low! Aminata wags her finger, then reels Hart in. The fans duel, Aminata snap suplexes, and Hart tumbles to the corner.
Aminata storms over, drags Hart up, and brings her to the apron. Aminata clinches, and APRON SIDE EFFECTS! The fans fire up and Aminata grins. Aminata tosses her hair while Collision goes picture in picture.
Aminata CHOPS Hart on the chest, then taunts the Hart fans. Aminata brings Hart around to run and THROW her into the barriers! Hart falls in a heap, but Aminata makes her take a seat. Aminata refreshes the ring count, then runs at Hart, HIP ATTACK against railing! Aminata puts Hart in, then covers, TWO! Aminata doesn’t sweat it as she brings Hart around and clamps on with a chinlock. Hart endures, even as Aminata squeezes tight. Hart fights up, but Aminata wrangles her right back down. Aminata then shifts into a CROSSFACE! Hart endures, Aminata twists Hart’s nose, but the ref reprimands so Aminata stops.
Aminata fishhooks the nose! The ref counts, Aminata stops, but Hart powers her way through to a cover! TWO, Aminata lets Hart go, and then runs up to DROPKICK Hart down! Hart sputters, Aminata crawls over to have a cocky cover, TWO! Hart stays in this, but Collision goes to break.
Slam Dunk Saturday returns and Hart wrenches Aminata for an STO! The fans fire up as Hart STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Aminata survives, Hart frowns, and Hart rises up. Hart waits on Aminata, then runs Around the World to LARIAT! Hart then goes side to side to ELBOW! Hart brings Aminata out to snapmare, but Aminata stands up. Hart runs in, Aminata lifts Hart up, tucks her, and runs for the AIR RAID CRASH! Cover, TWO!! Hart survives and Aminata is shocked! Hart has a bloody nose again, but Aminata KICKS her in the side! Aminata puts Hart in the drop zone, then climbs up.
Aminata reaches the top, but Hart trips her up! Hart ROCKS Aminata, climbs again, but Aminata fires body shots! Hart and Aminata brawl up top, and then Hart grabs Aminata for a SPIDER SUPERPLEX! The fans fire up as Hart hangs there like a bat, then sits up to adjust position! MOONSAULT- NO, Aminata dodges! Hart rolls through to stand back up, but into the QUEEN’S CROWN HEADBUTT!! Cover, TWO?!?! Hart survives losing her head and Aminata’s about to lose her mind! Aminata drags Hart up and around as the fans rally. Aminata fires Kawada Kicks, then whips. Hart grabs ropes to stop, and she KICKS Aminata!
Hart runs, but Aminata ROCKS her! Hart sits back, Aminata says “OFF WITH HER HEAD!” Aminata runs, but Hart avoids the boot! Aminata falls back, Hart hurries to high stack, HART WINS!!
Winner: Julia Hart, by pinfall
The tiebreaker goes to Julia, and Aminata is stunned! If the Hart Always Wins, will she make her way back to a championship? Will Aminata decide to take Deeb up on her teachings now?
Backstage interview with Harley Cameron.
Lexy is with the wild Aussie and brings up that tomorrow night, Slam Dunk Sunday, we see Harley get back in action! Plus, Komander & Hologram will take on Dralistico & Beast Mortos. Mortos has had some rather intriguing interactions with “Harley-gram.” Harley says, “Oh, Lexy, Lexy, Lexy. Lucha Libre is a fascinating and amazing world. And I’m sure tomorrow’s match will be fantastic. And y’know what? Tomorrow night, yes, I do have a match, but! I will also stick around and be on commentary for that match. So I don’t really see the point of us discussing the romantic capabilities of a beast, y’know?”
Lexy says yeah, but uh, isn’t “Harley-gram” just Harley? NO, FEEL THE WRATH! Harley runs off, but will Harley be able to focus on her match with Mortos around? Will Mortos be able to focus on his match with Harley around?
Six Man Tag: “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs, Mark Briscoe & Rocky Romero VS The Don Callis Family!
While the Book of Hobbs is stuck on a chapter involving the Don Callis Family, he has decided to conglomerate with the Sussex County Chicken & Azucar! Will Briscoe & Rocky help Hobbs get through the “writer’s block?” Or will Konosuke Takeshita, Brian Cage & Lance Archer make sure #EverybodyDies?
The trios sort out and Briscoe starts against Konosuke. Don Callis is on commentary and Schiavone is sure he is not in a good mood over his guy, Mark Davis, missing out on the International Championship. Callis focuses instead on the Six Man Tag, and his “three physical freaks” of the Callis Family. Briscoe and Konosuke tie up, Briscoe headlocks, and Omaha rallies for #DemBoys. Konosuke powers up and out, Briscoe RAMS him, but Konosuke comes back to run Briscoe over! Things keep moving, Konosuke bypasses Briscoe but Briscoe slides under. Briscoe springs up to hit the crane stance! Callis says that is disrespectful!
Konosuke blocks the crane kick, spins Briscoe around, and back suplexes, only for Briscoe to land out. Konosuke kicks low, whips Briscoe to a corner, but Briscoe goes up and out. Briscoe eggs Konosuke on, then counters the punch with a REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUT! Briscoe climbs, aims, and leaps, but Konosuke BODY BLOWS the ax handle down! The fans boo but Konosuke stands Briscoe up. Konosuke whips Briscoe to the Callis corner, but Briscoe BOOTS Archer down! The fans fire up but Cage grabs Briscoe. Konosuke runs up, but Briscoe slips free, so Konosuke DECKS Cage! The fans fire up and Briscoe kicks low.
Briscoe whips, Konosuke reverses, Hobbs sneaks the tag. Briscoe DIVES onto Cage! Archer BOOTS Briscoe, but Rocky FLYING KNEES Archer! Hobbs runs in to CLOBBER Konosuke! And CLOBBERS him again! The fans fire up and Hobbs smirks. Hobbs stands Konosuke up to scoop him, and then he tags in Rocky. Rocky climbs, Hobbs POWERSLAMS Konosuke down for Rocky to DIVING DOUBLE STOMP! Konosuke sputters while Rocky gives some Azucar Heat. Rocky runs to DIVE, but Cage catches him! And hands him off to Konosuke! APRON POWERBOMB! Cage CLOBBERS Briscoe, Archer whips Hobbs into railing!
The fans boo, the Callis Family soaks up that heat, and Collision goes picture in picture.
The ring count starts, Archer talks smack tot he camera that we can’t hear, but Konosuke puts Rocky in the ring. Cover, TWO! Rocky survives but Konosuke drags him up. Konosuke bumps Rocky off buckles, tags Cage, and they stomp away. The ref counts, Konosuke stops but Cage digs his boots in. The ref counts more, Cage stops at 4, then Cage stands Rocky up. Cage CHOPS Rocky, tags Archer, and Archer drags Rocky up. Archer bumps Rocky off buckles, then fires forearm after forearm! Archer runs corner to corner and back again to ELBOW Rocky! Archer takes a page out of Rocky’s book, TWO-EVER ELBOW!
Archer keeps it going, THREE-EVER! Archer lets Rocky flop down, nothing lasts forever. Tag to Konosuke, and he stands between Rocky and his corner. Konosuke DECKS Rocky, then stalks him to ropes. Konosuke CHOKES Rocky, the ref counts, and Konosuke lets go of the ropes. The ref says that’s not the problem, he has to step off of Rocky! Konosuke does step off, then he brings Rocky up to whip to ropes. Konosuke ELBOWS Rocky down, covers, TWO! Rocky stays in this but Konosuke tags Cage. They mug Rocky, then Cage brings Rocky around to scoop and SLAM! Cage runs to drop a leg, brother! Cover, TWO!
Cage hauls Rocky up to TOSS him out! Cage taunts Briscoe, but this lets Archer and Callis to get their shots in! Callis grins, Briscoe & Hobbs protest, but nothing can be done now. Callis high-fives Archer and Cage puts Rocky back in. Cage tags Archer, Archer storms up on Rocky, and Archer puts him in a corner. Archer runs corner to corner, but Rocky dodges! Archer hits buckles, staggers around, and he tags to Konosuke. Konosuke drops an ELBOW on Rocky! Konosuke looms over Rocky, CLUBS him, and then brings him around. Konosuke whips Rocky hard into buckles and Rocky falls to the mat. Konosuke looms as Slam Dunk Saturday returns to single picture.
Konosuke taunts Rocky, the fans rally up, and Konosuke slaps Rocky around. Rocky rises to fire a forearm! Konosuke just shakes his head. Rocky fires another forearm, and another, but Konosuke SMACKS Rocky! Rocky roars and fires a flurry! The fans fire up but Konosuke fires boxing elbows! Then a ROLLING- UPPERCUT from Rocky! The fans fire up as both men wobble! Rocky dodges a lariat, goes up the ropes, FLYING TORNADO DDT! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Rocky and Konosuke crawl as Callis admits, that was a great sequence. Hot tag to Briscoe! The fans fire up as Briscoe rallies with forearms and CHOPS!
Cage ducks a shot to waistlock, but Briscoe BOOTS Konosuke down! Briscoe then breaks free to PELE Cage! The fans fire up with Briscoe, but Konosuke kicks low. Konosuke whips, Briscoe flips through the backdrop! The fans fire up again, and Briscoe wrenches to kick and FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, Cage breaks it! Archer BLASTS Hobbs & Rocky! The fans boo but Cage ripcords and ROCKS Briscoe! Archer ROCKS Briscoe, Cage JUMP KNEES, and Archer HEADBUTTS! Konosuke ALPHA ELBOWS and down goes Briscoe! Cover, TWO! Briscoe survives but Konosuke tags Archer. Archer & Cage storm in, they get Briscoe up.
Archer BLASTS Hobbs off the apron again while Cage lifts Briscoe. Briscoe fights free and UPPERCUTS! CHOP for Archer! Cage runs up, Briscoe ducks, the LARIAT hits Archer! Hot tag to Hobbs! The fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Cage dodges, but runs into a POWERSLAM! Archer runs up to RAM Hobbs! Hobbs rebounds to LARIAT Archer! The fans fire up and Hobbs LARIATS in a corner! Then LARIAT for Cage! Then back for Archer! Back to Cage! The straps come down and Omaha is really hot! But Konosuke winds up! Hobbs dodges the elbow to SPINEBUSTER! But Cage runs up, DOUBLE LARIATS hit!
The DOUBLE LARIATS continue to collide but neither man falls! “MEAT!” echoes out with every shot! Cage BOOTS the lariat away, mule kicks then KICKS! But Hobbs swings! Cage gest around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Rocky tags in and goes up, CROSSBODY, but Cage catches him! Cage pops Rocky up, Rocky slips free and ENZIGIRIS! Cage staggers, into a SPINEBUSTER! Konosuke DECKS Rocky! And he KICKS Hobbs to then ROCK Hobbs! And then BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Briscoe and Konosuke fire forearms back and forth, then Briscoe fires a flurry! Briscoe runs, into a BOOT! Konosuke runs, into an EXPLODER!
Archer runs in, Briscoe dodges the boot, but Archer breaks the clothesline to CLOBBER Briscoe! Rocky runs in, tilt-o-whirls, but into the BLACK- NO!! Rocky slips free to have the SLEEPER! Archer THROWS Rocky down! And then runs in, only for Rocky to dodge! Rocky dropkicks the legs out, then kicks. Archer blocks, ducks the enzigiri, but not the REWIND HEEL! Roll up, TWO! Archer is up, Rocky dodges to springboard, but into a HAYMAKER! Archer hauls Rocky up, Cage is there, MURDER BOMB!! DISCUS LARIAT for Briscoe! Tag to Konosuke, he hauls Rocky up, RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Don Callis Family wins!
Winners: The Don Callis family, by pinfall
Omaha was served up some meat and chicken with sugar on top, but the Don Callis Family ate it all! Will this win help Konosuke head back for a title opportunity in time for Dynasty? Will Hobbs at least be allowed to move on from the Don Callis Family?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision here for just the first half of the Slam Dunk Weekend, as recorded Wednesday night after Dynamite. I kinda like Collision being just one hour, but obviously they’ll go back to two hours on one night next week. Opening with the TNT Championship was quite the surprise, but that did help it go the full 20 minutes, which was a particularly clever move here. Garcia keeps the title but Cole was very close, so maybe we get a third match where they extend or completely do away with the time limit to get a definitive winner. And at that point, I would think Adam Cole wins to finally have a singles title in AEW.
Good stuff in Caster again losing his own Open Challenge. Good win for Hook as it’s been a minute since he’s had a singles match. With Caster harping on Bowens being absent, this really needs to culminate with Bowens answering the challenge, winning that first time, but then Caster wanting a rematch. Then that match will be awesome stuff, but still ultimately won by Bowens to get it in Caster’s head that he can’t just say he’s the Best Wrestler Alive and put it on a piece of paper. Then we can see Caster take his character in another direction, maybe do some soul searching. Or more likely, just double down and be even more insufferable.
Very good match for Hart VS Aminata 3, hard to say if it was that much better than the previous, but Hart winning makes sense with Aminata VS Deeb still needing to happen. A shame the Aminata-Deeb feud had to build in the background of the Aminata-Hart feud, but it’s not like they could do more on a week to week basis. Unless… Well, snark aside, Aminata will surely take Deeb up on at least that Pure Rules match for a first-time-ever in the Women’s Division, and I would love for a Women’s Pure Championship to be created in time for Supercard of Honor. It actually works out that Supercard had to be pushed back to avoid clashing with WrestleMania, because the pacing of the Women’s Division definitely can/will go all the way to May.
Very good promo from Harley to not just hype up Slam Dunk Sunday, but to also poke fun at how she is so obviously Harley-gram, and that there is some, uh, animal magnetism between her and Mortos. And Schiavone said that Komander & Hologram VS Mortos & Dralistico will be the main event, so you can bet there will be shenanigans involving Mortos and Harley/Harley-gram.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Mitchell’s Hyrule Puro-Resu News Report! (3/23/25)
Countdown to the Anniversary!
Attitude Of Aggression #304- Game Gone Wrong?- Part 1: When the Game was Great!
In Part 1, before getting to Season 8, the guys look back at the greatest moments from the first 7...
Mitchell’s Hyrule Puro-Resu Results & Report! (3/21/25)
One step away from glory!
Bandwagon Nerds #280: The Rich And Powerful
This week the NERDS discuss the Season 3 finale of Invincible, episode 3 of Daredevil Born Again and the continuation...
Greg DeMarco Show: No Stipulation Needed
CM Punk vs Seth Rollins vs Roman Reigns? Are you buying this as a WWE WrestleMania 41 match? Does it...
Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (3/25/25)
La Primera Double Header!
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (3/24/25)
ADRENALINE! IN GLASGOW!
Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (3/23/25)
IF YOU WANNA JAM!
Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (3/22/25)
C'MON AND SLAM!
Mindless Wrestling Podcast: John Cena Watch Along!
We continue our journey through John Cena year 1 with a watch along of Him vs Jericho from Vengeance 2002....
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (3/21/25)
Venerdì Sera SmackDown!
DWI Podcast #468: John Cena Sucks!
On the HEELs of John Cena's latest promo, Dave Ungar and Andrew Balaz join the shoe to discuss one of...
Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 3.20.2025
Coming off a Sacrifice with a few moving pieces and mixed reception we get to see how iMPACT follows it...
Mitchell’s WWE Evolve Results & Report! (3/19/25)
Evolve or FOGEDABOUTIT!
