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Mitchell’s AEW NJPW Forbidden Door Results & Report! (6/30/24)

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If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere!

AEW and NJPW step back through the Forbidden Door, and right onto Long Island, New York! But who walks out the city that never sleeps on top of the heap?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Zero Hour – Kyle Fletcher VS Serpentico; Fletcher wins.
  • Zero Hour – The House of Black VS Kyle O’Reilly & Tomohiro Ishii VS Private Party VS Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong; The House of Black wins.
  • Zero Hour – Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano VS Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe; Willow & Tam win.
  • Zero Hour – 2024 Women’s Owen Hart Cup Quarterfinal: Mariah May VS Saraya; Mariah wins and advances.
  • Zero Hour – Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Mistico & The Lucha Brothers; Mistico & The Lucha Brothers win.
  • MJF VS Hechicero; MJF wins.
  • Six Man Tag: Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks VS Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed; Okada & The Bucks win.
  • 2024 Men’s Owen Hart Cup Quarterfinal: Bryan Danielson VS Shingo Takagi; Bryan wins and advances.
  • AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm VS Mina Shirakawa; Storm wins and retains the title.
  • Orange Cassidy VS Zack Sabre Jr; ZSJ wins.
  • Six Man Tag: Chris Jericho, “Big Bill” Morrissey & Jeff Cobb VS Samoa Joe, Hook & Katsuyori Shibata; Joe, Hook & Shibata win.
  • Vacated AEW TNT Championship Ladder Match: Jack Perry VS Konosuke Takeshita VS Mark Briscoe VS Lio Rush VS Dante Martin VS El Phantasmo; Jack wins and is the new AEW TNT Champion.
  • AEW TBS & NJPW Strong Women’s Championships, Winner Takes All: Mercedes Mone VS Stephanie Vaquer; Mone wins and is the dual AEW TBS & NJPW Strong Women’s Champion.
  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jon Moxley VS Tetsuya Naito; Naito wins and becomes the new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion.
  • AEW World Championship: Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Will Ospreay; Swerve wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

It’s the Forbidden Door Zero Hour!

Join Renee Paquette, RJ City, Rocky Romero & Jeff Jarrett in discussing, analyzing and predicting the action for this year’s crazy crossover!

 

The Acclaimed speak.

Billy Gunn says, “Alright, Forbidden Door. Long Island, New York. It’s Acclaimed and Hiroshi Tanahashi. Y’see, I called in some favors, I brought a President to deal with some EVPs. But tonight, I’m gonna sit in catering and cheer you guys on, watching the big screen.” Max Caster says, “The big screen?!” Billy confirms, the big screen! Caster says that’s right! Big screen for big stars, for the best wrestlers alive, for The Acclaimed and Tanahashi. Tanahashi, the best wrestler in Japanese history! Way better than Okada. Okada wants to call people “b*tch,” cut Caster’s mic, all that. Well, Okada’s WIFE is more famous than him, so who’s the real b*tch?

In Japan, Okada’s just Sailor Moon’s husband. In America, Caster’s the best wrestler alive! And tonight, Okada finds that out, BI*CH! Bowens gets fired up and says it is Forbidden Door. Acclaimed proved The Bucks can be beat! And they wanna bring their friend, Okada? Well they’ve got a friend, too! Tanahashi, the #ScissorAce! Bowens is gonna kick Okada so hard in his rainmaker, he’s gonna go crying all the way home to his studio apartment! But enough is enough. It is time for The Acclaimed & Ace to step through the Forbidden Door, to give an Elite ass kicking with 10 THOUSAND fans screaming, “EVERYONE Loves The Acclaimed!”

Platinum Max & The Five Tool Player are ready to deal out L’s alongside President Ace, but will this be a happy ending for our heroes? Or will The Elite (The The Elite) abuse their authority?

 

Zero Hour – Kyle Fletcher VS Serpentico!

The Protostar is in a foul mood after losing his ROH World Television Championship to Atlantis Jr. just last Friday night. Will he get back on track as he kicks down the Forbidden Door? Or will SNAKEMAN only add insult to injury?

The bell rings and the fans rally up. Serpentico fires up, but Fletcher BOOTS him down! Fletcher soaks up the cheers and jeers, then bumps Serpentico off buckles. Fletcher fires body shots, then stomps away! The ref counts, Fletcher lets off and the fans fire up. Fletcher drags Serpentico up, but Serpentico throws hands. Fletcher CLUBS Serpentico, whips him, but Serpentico ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! Serpentico kips up, runs up and UPPERCUTS! Serpentico gets moving, but Fletcher LARIATS! The fans fire up while Fletcher seethes. Fletcher drags Serpentico up, claws at the mask, but the ref reprimands!

Fletcher lets off, the fans boo, but Fletcher soaks up the heat. Fletcher suplexes and he holds Serpentico up! But then Serpentico slips free to waistlock! Fletcher fights that, Serpentico slides under to up kick! And mule kick! And forearm! And SUPERKICK! Serpentico runs, but Fletcher CALF KICKS! Fletcher has had it with Serpentico and he runs in again, CALF KICK!! Serpentico flounders around, Fletcher reels him in, PILEDRIVER!! But Fletcher still isn’t finished, he wants to do damage! Fletcher puts Serpentico up top, climbs up after him, and suplexes for the TOP ROPE BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, Fletcher wins!

Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall

Serpentico didn’t stand a chance against this angry Aussie Arrow. Fletcher warns everyone on AEW and ROH that they will learn just who he is! Will he rise up the ranks like a phoenix from the ashes to have even greater gold?

 

Zero Hour – The House of Black VS Kyle O’Reilly & Tomohiro Ishii VS Private Party VS Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong w/ The Kingdom!

Speaking of rising from the ashes, Malakai & Brody are without Buddy, but that may have only made them more dangerous! Will they make sure this is The End for all their opponents? Or can another team find a way to survive this massive tag match?

In this kind of Fatal 4, only two teams are legal at a time. After everyone sorts out, we start with The Dark Father and Kyle O’Reilly. The bell rings, the two circle and the fans rally up. They feel things out, testing the waters with kicks. Malakai ducks a roundhouse, Kyle and Malakai BOOT! Then they both KNEE! Then Malakai fires a knee, sweeps the leg, and spins Kyle around. Kyle leg scissors to get a KNEEBAR, but Malakai stomps free! Both men stand, and Malakai KICKS! Malakai runs, into a KNEE from Kyle! Tag to Ishii and the fans fire up! Malakai KICKS Ishii, wrenches him and tags in Brody.

The fans fire up as now we get big dog against big dog! The forearms fly between then, the fans cheer for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Brody CHOPS, runs, then runs Ishii over! Ishii avoids the senton, blocks a lariat and spins Brody, but Brody’s too big to suplex! Ishii fights Brody’s suplex, but Brody BOOTS him! Ishii just roars and fires boxing elbows! Brody ROLLING ELBOWS! Ishii and Brody both wobble, Gabe tags in and Roddy goes after everyone else! The fans boo as Roddy hesitates to do anything with Kyle. But Gabe sends Brody into a STRONG KNEE! Quen tags in to MISSILE DROPKICK Roddy!

Gabe BOOTS and CHOPS Quen, then CHOPS more! Quen fires back with forearms and fans chant ‘SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” Quen brings Gabe around, trips and CATAPULTS into Zay’s GAMANGIRI! Zay springboards to CROSSBODY! Zay bounces off the cover and Roddy runs up. Zay dodges, Quen drop toeholds, then Zay sets Roddy up, LEAP FROG DOUBLE STOMPS! Gabe runs up, but h e gets himself a DOUBLE STOMP NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Private Party keeps cool and the fans rally up. Zay fires forearms on Gabe, then wrenches. Gabe reverses the wrench but Zay BOOTS! Kyle tags in before Gabe LARIATS Zay!

Kyle KNEES Zay down, dodges Gabe and KICKS! KICKS! And KICKS! Gabe blocks one to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Kyle blocks that, but Gabe rolls through! Kyle still KNEES low, aims, but Roddy shouts at “KYYYLE~!” That distracts Kyle, then Gabe avoids the Ax and LARIATS Kyle! Gabe CHOPS Kyle down, mocking the barking. Brody barks back, Gabe bumps Kyle off buckles. Gabe CHOSP! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Roddy tags in, and says Kyle is HIS friend, only Roddy can hit him like that! So Roddy CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Gabe gets mad at Roddy, but then they both swing! Kyle dodges, hot tag to Ishii!

Roddy CHOPS, Gabe CHOPS, then they DOUBLE CHOP! Ishii doesn’t even flinch! Gabe & Roddy dodge Ishii but Kyle BOOTS and ROCKS them! Ishii then DOUBLE LARIATS on return! Private Party runs up, they get DOUBLE LARIATS! Ishii blocks the Strong Knee, runs, but Bennett trips him up! Taven runs up, Ishii DECKS him! Ishii WRECKS Bennett, DECKS Roddy, and the fans fire up! Roddy flounders around, Brody tags in! Brody and Ishii RAM! LARIAT for LARIAT, but then Malakai BOOTS Ishii! Kyle saves Ishii from The House, they LARIAT Malakai, and DOUBLE ENZIGIRI Brody!

Brody wobbles, Ishii suplexes! Kyle aims, CHASING THE DRAGON!! Cover, Quen SWANTONS it apart! The fans are thunderous as Zay gets in, but Kyle fires off a strike fest! Zay avoids a sweep toe ENZI Kyle! Roddy gets Zay a BACKBREAKER! Roddy and Kyle trade shots, then DOUBLE LARIAT! Quen runs up but Malakai blocks a boot. Quen gets around to ENZIGIRI, then runs, but Malakai blocks the boot to JUMP KNEE! Ishii runs up, one lariat blocked, and another! Ishii swats Malakai’s strikes to HEADBUTT! Gabe fires strikes on Ishii, to then BRAINBUSTER! “I’m a MADMAN you know!”

Brody runs up, Gabe dodges to CHOP, CHOP and CHOP! Gabe runs, into DOUBLE CHOPS! Brody drags Gabe up but Gabe BITES Brody’s head! Gabe SLAPS, Brody SLAPS back! Gabe falls and the fans fire up with Brody! Private Party regroups, they egg Brody on then dump him out! POETRY IN MOTION! Then they build speed to DOUBLE TOPE CONJILO! Private Party takes down everyone and the fans are thunderous! Zay & Quen get Brody up and in, but Brody shoves Zay away. Zay comes back, Brody dodges, but Quen is there for some SILLY- NO, LAWN DART KNEE!! Quen runs up, into THE END!!

Brody hauls Zay up and Malakai is on defense. But Zay rolls Brody! TWO! LARIAT!! Brody hauls Zay up, for a GONZO BOMB!! Cover, The House wins!

Winners: The House of Black, by pinfall

It was fast and furious to say the least, but the Kings of the Black Throne are the most dangerous of all! Will they soon dominate all the tag divisions and bring gold back to The House?

Zero Hour – Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano VS Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe!

Two different rivalries, one from AEW and the other from Stardom, intertwine in order to settle things all at once. Will the Babe with the Power and Shining Stardom Dream make tonight a nightmare for The Galaxy’s Greatest and the Big Match Peach? Or will that be turned the other way around?

The teams sort out and Willow starts, but Kris lets Momo get this. The bell rings, the fans rally up, and then Kris tags in, just as Willow tags out to Tam! Kris is smug as she and Tam feel things out. They tie up, Kris throws Tam away, then flexes. Kris boops Tam then pie faces her. Kris asks what she’s gonna do, but Tam fires forearms on Kris! Tam then runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Kris catches the crossbody for a pop-up and suplex! Tam slips free to waistlock but Kris elbows free! Kris swings, Tam goes Matrix then rolls Kris up! Kris rolls through but Tam DROPKICKS her down! The fans fire up and Tam tags in Willow!

Kris panics, tags out to Momo, but Willow runs Momo over! Willow runs, rolls over the dropdown, but Momo DROPKICKS! Willow comes back to SHOTGUN! Then she SPLASHES! Cover, TWO! Willow brings Momo over, tags Tam, and they block a kick to LARIAT Momo down! Tam brings Momo up, ducks a kick, but Momo avoids kicks! Tam blocks another kick to ROCK Momo! Momo ROCKS Tam! They go forearm for forearm and teh fans rally up! Tam fires a flurry, the fans fire up as she just keeps going! Momo wobbles, but then she reels Tam in to CLAW eyes! The fans boo, ther ef reprimands, but Tam SUPERKICKS Momo back!

Momo flounders to a corner, Stoke gets up to “check “on her! Kris gets in behind the ref’s back! BIG back suplex on Tam! Momo PENALTY KICKS! Momo soaks up the heat then kneels for a cover, TWO! Momo drags Tam over, bumps her off buckles, then tags Kris. Kris stomps away on Tam, reels her in, then suplexes. Kris holds Tam up but fans boo, even as Kris SLAMS Tam down! Cocky cover, TWO! Kris is annoyed but she drags Tam up. The fans rally, Tam fights the back suplex, and turns it to a CROSSBODY! Both women get up, Kris runs in but Tam DUMPS her out! But then Kris YANKS Willow down!

The fans boo but Kris gets back in. The ref reprimands but Kris stomps away on Tam. Kris drags Tam up, whips her to the corner, then storms up. Tag to Momo and Momo KICKS Tam! Momo cravats Tam to snapmare, then she KICKS Tam in the back! Momo drags Tam up to CHOKE her on ropes! The ref counts, Stoke & Kris pose for pics, and then Momo lets off. Momo bumps Tam off buckles, tags Kris, and they mug Tam. Kris snapmares Tam to clamp on a chinlock. The fans rally for Tam & Willow while Tam fights around. Tam sits up and reaches out but Kris squeezes tight! Tam punches Kris but Kris CLUBS Tam down!

Kris stands Tam up, but Tam ducks the roundhouse! Tam HEEL KICKS Kris down! Stoke panics, Tam crawls, hot tag to Willow! Willow storms up behind Kris, then fires off forearms! The fans are thunderous but Kris pushes Willow away! Willow BOOTS Kris down! Willow whips Kris, Kris holds ropes, tag to Momo! Kris gets out and Momo gets in, but Willow CLOBBERS Momo! Willow puts Momo in a corner to back body block and LARIAT! Snapmare and BOOT! The fans fire up with Willow and she hauls Momo up. Willow whips to SPINEBUSTER! High stack< Kris breaks it! Willow is furious, she swings but Kris dodges!

Momo ROUNDHOUSES Willow, then tags Kris! Kris runs up to DISCUS LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Willow survives but Kris hauls her up. Willow throws body shots  but Kris gives back forearms! They fire off shots, Kris forearms, CHOPS, SOBATS and runs. Kris goes up, but Willow avoids the flying elbow! Willow goes up, to MISSILE DROPKICK! Tag to Tam and she goes up top! CROSSBODY FLOPS as Kris moves! Kris runs up, Tam dodges the discus! Kris stops the waistlock to RAM Tam into a corner, then O’Conner and CHAOS- NO, Tam victory rolls it! TWO!! Kris escapes, runs up, but Tam gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!!

Kris escapes but Tam tags Willow! Tam & Willow fire up and double whip Kris. Kris reverses to crisscross them! Kris then RAMS Kris into Tam! Tag to Momo, BACKBREAKER and feed, URENAGE! Cover, Tam breaks it! Kris CLUBS Tam, calls to Momo, and Kris Electric Chair Lifts Tam! Momo goes up, but Tam fights free! Tam chicken wings Kris to TIGER PLEX! Willow ROCKS Momo then goes up! Willow fireman’s carries Momo for a SUPER DEATH VALLEY!! Cover, TWO?!? Momo survives and shocks Willow! The fans are fired up again and Willow gets Momo up! Momo fights the gut wrench, Alabama Lifts, but Willow fights it!

Willow and Momo fight for control, and Momo manages to lift! CRUNCHY!! Cover, TWO?!? Now Willow survives and shocks Momo! Kris wants Momo to finish this! Momo KICKS, KICKS and KICKS again! Momo runs, but Willow POUNCES!! PERIOD!! Kris gets in, Willow LARIATS her back out! Tag to Tam and then Willow MISSILE DROPKICKS Kris on the floor! Tam gets Momo up, wrench and hammerlock, for the TWILIGHT DREAM!! Bridging cover, Tam & Willow win!

Winners: Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano, by pinfall

Kris is furious that she lost in her hometown, but Willow says she won in HER hometown! But these two are going to meet again very soon, because the Women’s Owen Hart Cup runs through Chicago! Who wins when these two battle at Beach Break?

 

Zero Hour – 2024 Women’s Owen Hart Cup Quarterfinal: Mariah May w/ Toni Storm & Luther VS Saraya w/ Harley Cameron!

Speaking of that tournament, the Leading Lady’s protege is looking to settle scores with The Outcast’s sinister leader. Will Mariah make Storm proud of her? Or will Saraya take one step closer to another All In homecoming?

The bell rings and the fans rally up as the two circle. Harley talks trash on “Tiny Storm” and then Saraya sees Storm creeping up. Saraya says stay back, but Mariah rolls Saraya up! TWO, and Mariah KNEES Saraya down! Another cover, TWO! Mariah puts Saraya in a corner, whips corner to corner, then runs in to UPPERCUT! Mariah whips again, runs in again, and UPPERCUTS again! Then Mariah scoops Saraya for a SPIN OUT SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Saraya stays in but Mariah fires up! Mariah runs to SHOTGUN Saraya down! Cover, TWO! Mariah is frustrated but Harley coaches Saraya up.

Storm applauds from commentary, and we can see her hands are taped up for her own match tonight. Mariah puts Saraya up top, puts some stank on it, and DOUBLE CHOPS! The fans fire up as Mariah goes corner to corner, handspring and STRATUSPHERE! The fans cheer and Mariah goes up the corner. Saraya stands, Mariah MISSILE DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Saraya survives again but Mariah stays cool. The fans rally, Mariah gets Saraya to a corner and stomps away. Mariah goes to the far side, says kiss this, and runs in to SWEET- NO, Saraya moves! Mariah grabs at her but Saraya HOTSHOTS back!

Mariah flops to the other side, Saraya drags her up the corner. Storm is concerned as Saraya throws hands. Mairaha fires back, they brawl on opposite sides of the corner. The fans are on Mariah’s side as she keeps going back and forth! Mariah ROCKS Saraya, then fires up! But Sararya YANKS her into the crossbar! The ref reprimands but Saraya howls! Saraya storms over to get Mariah, and she tells Storm she’s a LOSER! Storm says Saraya’s the loser here! Saraya SMACKS Mariah off the apron, SMACKS her off it again, then leaves her to the ring count. The count is 7! Then 8! Mariah stirs at 9, and springs in just in time!

The fans cheer but Saraya stomps Mariah down! Saraya bumps Mariah off buckles, stomps her again, then digs her boot in. The ref counts, Saraya lets off, then stomps another mudhole in! Saraya lets off in frustration but Harley applauds. The fans boo but Saraya storms up to get Mariah on ropes. Saraya CHOKES Mariah, the ref counts, and Saraya steps away. Saraya mocks the fans cheering Mariah, and then stands on Mariah’s hair while pulling arms! Hikaru Shida is watching backstage, ready for whoever comes out of this the winner. Mariah fires body shots, but Saraya whips her. Mariah reverses, wrenches, and HEADBUTTS!

Both women fall over and the fans fire up! Harley says just wait, Saraya’s got this. Saraya fires a forearm, Mariah gives it back! Saraya fires another, but Mariah gives it back! The forearms keep going, the fans rally behind Mariah, and then the shots go after and faster! Mariah fires a flurry and the fans fire up! Saraya staggers away, Mariah roars and goes to the corner. Time for the close-up! Mariah runs in, SWEET HIP MUSIC! Mariah then reels Saraya in, fireman’s carry, but Harley gets on the apron! Saraya slips free, Mariah ROCKS her, and Storm YANKS Harley down! Storm DECKS Harley, and Mariah is happy!

But then Saraya YAKUZA KICKS! And GOOD KNIGHT!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!! Saraya is furious that Mariah will not go gently into that Good Knight! “This is Awesome!” but Saraya says shut up! Storm rallies the fans behind her protege, but Saraya drags Mariah to center. Saraya steps through, turns Mariah over with the leglock, and she clamps onto an arm! Mariah resists, then turns over to BOOT Saraya away! Saraya comes back to stomp Mariah, then dribbles her off the mat! The ref reprimands but Harley says finish it! Saraya drags Mariah up, reels her in, and grins at Storm, for the- NO, Mariah turns DDT into bridge! MARIAH WINS!!

Winner: Mariah May, by pinfall (advances to the next round)

Even Storm is surprised Mariah had a move like that! But now who’s the loser, huh!? Mariah is moving on to the semifinals, but will she still make it to the finals? Wait, here comes Mina! Mina celebrates with her protege, but then Mariah has to keep the peace between her mentors! That match is still to come, which side will Mariah be on when it’s all said and done?

 

Zero Hour – Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Mistico & The Lucha Brothers!

Now this is quite the crossover! Titan is not just part of CMLL but he is also part of NJPW via The Ungovernables, and both Hiromu Takahashi & Yota Tsuji have spent time on excursion to the oldest promotion in the world. And on the other side, for the very first time, three of the very best luchadores in this generation are teaming together! But will the stars of Mexico be able to stand tall together? Or will LIJ keep things tranquilo from sea to shining sea?

There’s already some tension between Hiromu and Mistico as they only just recently went 1v1 in Arena Mexico for CMLL. But the trios still sort out, and El Inmortal starts against the Immortal Firebird. The fans rally as the two circle and feel things out. “This is Awesome!” as Fenix CHOPS! Titan comes back to CHOP! Titan SOBATS, whips, but Fenix reverses. Titan goes up and over, handsprings away, then comes back. Fenix dodges to throw Titan down, then he goes up and up and CROSSBODIES! The fans fire up, Fenix whips, but Titan reverses. Titan goes Matrix, but Fenix catches his calf kick!

Titan slips free to shove, follow, and TORNADO DDT, but Fenix handsprings through! The fans are thunderous as Fenix sweeps and covers. ONE and Titan sweeps and covers, ONE! The two go face to face, shove each other, then they tag out to Pentagon and Yota Tsuji! The fans fire up with “CERO! MIEDO!” Penta tells Yota himself to listen: CERO! MIEDO! Yota just smiles through the pie face, and pushes back. Penta says okay, CERO! MIE- NO, Yota stops that. So Penta SOBATS! Penta runs, steps over the dropdown then headlocks. Yota powers up and out, hurdles, but Penta KICKS him in the gut!

Penta has Yota in a corner, GAMANGIRI then he sits Yota down. Headstand and SWINGING DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Penta, and he drags Yota up to say again, “CERO! MIEDO!” Penta runs, but Yota catches him to a BACKBREAKER, COMPLETE SHOT and STOMP! Yota smiles at the luchadores then brings Penta up. The fans rally with “CERO! MIEDO!” Yota scuffs Penta, eggs him on, but Penta eggs Yota on. Yota stands Penta up and dusts him off, to CHOP! Penta says okay, and he CHOPS back! Yota stings from that one! Yota CHOPS, Penta CHOPS, then Yota fires forearm after forearm!

Yota runs, but Penta SUPERKICKS! “CERO! MIEDO!” Penta runs, into a JUMP KNEE! Yota gets Penta up to suplex, but Penta fights out! Penta kicks low, tuck shim in, but Yota slips free to run, but into a DROPKICK! Penta runs, Yota moves, so Penta rolls back. Penta poses and the fans fire up! Tag to Mistico and the fans fire up! Mistico calls out Hiromu, Yota says tranquilo, and he tags Hiromu! The fans fire up as these two circle, and Mistico gets the fans going, Hiromu SUPERKICKS! Hiromu wants the mask!! The fans boo but Mistico kicks free! And mule kicks low! Mistico whips, Hiromu reveres but Mistico jumps over and handsprings.

Hiromu dodges, Mistico keeps going and he RANAS! Hiromu ends up in a corner, he comes back, but Mistico knuckle locks and CHOPS! Mistico goes up and up to FLYING ARM-DRAG! Hiromu bails out, Mistico builds speed, but runs into an attack by Titan & Yota! The fans boo but LIJ just double whips. Mistico uses that to PLANCHA onto Hiromu! The Lucha Bros shove Yota & Titan into each other, then double mule kicks! Uno, dos, tres! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Then wheelbarrow, VICTORY SPLASH! The fans fire up but Hiromu gets in! Bu the ends up in a ripcord DOUBLE ROUNDHOUSE!

The brothers put Hiromu in place for Mistico’s SWANTON BOBM! Cover, Yota & Titan break it! The brothesr go after Titan & Yota again, “CERO! MIEDO!” They double whip, but LIJ DOUBLE RANA! The fans fire up as LIJ builds speed, and they DOUBLE DIVE! Down go the Lucha Bros! Hiromu tosses Mistico out to SUPERKICK! Hiromu runs to FLYING SUNSET FLIP! Mistico holds on but can’t hold on for long, POWERBOMB to the floor!! The fans lose their minds while Hiromu mockingly says goodbye to Mistico. Hiromu puts Mistico in, covers him, TWO! Hiromu is upset but the count was fair.

Tag to Yota and the fans rally up. Yota gets Mistico on his feet, bumps him off buckles again and again, and again and again! The ref counts, Yota stops, and he brings Mistico around to whip. Titan ENZIGIRIS, then tags in! Titan brings Mistico around while fans rally, and all of LIJ stands in. They mug Mistico with kick after kick and then a CALF KICK! Hiromu CHOPS Mistico to a corner, then he and Yota send Titan in! LOCO LARIAT! Mistico staggers into a scoop and SLAM! Yota SPLASHES! Titan springboards, to SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Mistico survives and the fans rally up! Titan & Yota keep Mistico from the Lucha Brothers.

LIJ double whip, but Mistico handsprings to DUOBLE BACK ELBOW! Mistico then dodges Hiromu to RANA! Mistico dodges again, sends Yota into Titan and SUPERKICKS Yota! BACKBREAKER for Titan! Hot tag to Penta, and he tags Fenix! Penta dodges Hiromu to SLINGBLADE on the return! SLINGBLADE on Yota! SUPERKICK for Titan, into the tightrope walk PENALTY KICK! Then the BOOSTED SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Titan survives but the fans fire up! Fenix gets the fans going more, and he brings Titan back up. Fenix says “ANIMO!” but then Hiromu gets in! Fireman’s carry, TIMEBOMB 1.5!

Penta gets in, whips, Hiromu reverses, but Penta hits a DESTROYER! Yota kicks Penta to suplex and ORANGE CRUSH! But Mistico SPRINGBOARD SPLASHES! Titan SUPERKICKS Mistico! Fenix SUPERKICKS Titan! Titan TORNADO DDTS and it hits! But then he keeps going, GOURDBUSTER and SUPERKICK!! All six men are down and the fans are thunderous again! Titan crawls to a cover, TWO!! Fenix survives but Titan throws his elbow pads away! Titan roars, drags Fenix up, “This is Awesome!” Titan fireman’s carries, but Fenix fights free. Fenix shoves and SUPERKICKS! Titan falls out, Yota runs in, but then Fenix DUMPS Yota out!

Tag to Mistico and he builds speed. Fenix helps out for a BOOSTED TORNILLO! Down goes LIJ! Penta SUPERKICKS Hiromu, Fenix goes up! “CERO! MIEDO!” LUCHA BRO PACKAGE DRIVER!! They call to Mistico and he gets Titan in the ring. Mistico rallies the fans, but Titan dodges, only for Mistico to CROSSBODY! Mistico keeps going, LA MYSTICA!! And FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! Titan taps, Mistico’s team wins!!

Winners: Mistico & The Lucha Brothers, by submission

LIJ is a great trio, but this is a trio of the greatest luchadores! Will this momentum help all three masked men make their way up to championship gold in every company they step inside?

 

“There is something that draws us here.”

“A force with the pull of the unknown. The ‘What If.’ And what lies beyond this barrier is a world ready to fight. It is here where you must take what is yours. And once you’ve crossed that threshold, be prepared for what comes. For one night, this door is open. Worlds collide, and the impossible, inevitable.” AEW X NJPW: Forbidden Door starts now!

 

MJF VS Hechicero!

Long Island’s Own is just making his way back after healing up, and he’s already got someone wanting to rip him limb from limb! But can the Alchemist of Lucha Libre really destroy Maxwell Jacob Friedman? Or will the Wolf of Wrestling prove he IS better than Hechi, and he knows it?

The bell rings and the fans of course cheer on MJF and he says aw shucks. Hechi says shut up, and then he kicks MJF low! The fans boo but Hechi whips MJF. MJF reverses, hurdles, but Hechi FLAPJACKS him! Hehich rolls MJF into the ARMBAR, but MJF stacks Hechi! TWO and Hechi lets go. The fans cheer on the Scumbag, but MJF wants to shake hands. The fans cheer but Hechi knows to be wary of that. MJF insists, so Hechi accepts. But then MJF kicks low! MJF shrugs, headlocks, but Hechi powers out. MJF ducks ‘n’ dodges, then he struts over the dropdown. The fans cheer as MJF swivels them hips.

Hechi runs up, MJF handsprings under the lariat! Hechi blocks a kick, FLIPS MJF, but MJUF lands on his feet! And he pokes Hechi in the eyes! MJF does the Savage strut, then goes after Hechi. Hechi uses the ref as a shield, then he YANKS MJF out of the ring! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Hechi goes out to get MJF. MJF KNEES low, whips Hechi hard into railing, then gets him back up! MJF whips Hechi into more railing! MJF makes Hechi take a seat, then he refreshes the count. The fans rally for MJF and he runs in, to BOOT Hechi over railing! The fans fire up and MJF revels in it!

MJF drags Hechi up and out of the timekeeper’s area, dumps him down, then gets him in the ring. The fans rally as MJF takes his time, but Hechi HOTSHOTS the arm! The fans boo but MJF was too lax around Hechi. Hechi STOMPS MJF’s arm, pulls on it and then CLUBS away on the shoulder. Hechi wrenches the arm, but MJF fights up. MJF knees low, gets free, but Hechi gets him at the ropes with a SLEEPER! MJF HOTSHOTS free, then reels Hechi in! HEAT- NO, Hechi flings MJF down! Slingshot and SPLASH! Cover, TWO! MJF stays in this but Hechi stays on him with a hammerlock and roll.

Hechi hauls MJF up to HAMMERLOCK SWING, and MAD SCIENTIST BACKBREAKER! Then an ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! MJF is tougher than that and the fans rally up. Hechi kicks MJF around, brings him in, but MJF fights the lift! MJF knees low, reels Hechi in, but Hechi fights free! Hechi whips, runs up, STEP-UP KNEE! Hechi mocks the strut, then does his magic, to flip Long Island off! Hechi reels MJF in, but MJF backdrops free! The fans fire up while both men are down! MJF feeds off that energy and stands up first. MJF LARIATS Hechi down, LARIATS him again, then demands Hechi get up!

Hechi stands, but he wrenches the arm! Hechi whips, MJF goes up and over, steps over, then hits a PILEDRIVER! Both men are down while MJF clutches the bad arm. The fans rally, MJF stands again and he brings Hechi up. MJF goes to suplex but Hechi fights back. Hechi wrenches, whips, but MJF reverses, only for Hechi to springboard MISSILE DROPKICK! Then victory roll, STOMP MONKEY FLIP! And into the ARMBAR!! MJF flails, stacks, TWO! MJF goes for the SALT OF THE EARTH! Hechi flips that to a cover, TWO! Hechi hooks an arm, CLUBS MJF and roll shim, to get the bad arm! INVERTED RINGS OF SATURN!!

MJF endures as Hechi tries to snap that arm, and MJF reaches out with a leg! The fans rally as hard as they can, and MJF gets the ROPEBREAK! MJF escapes by a literal foot but Hechi just gets mad! Hechi eggs on MJF, gets him up, and whips him to ropes. MJF ducks ‘n’ dodges, and DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! The fans cheer again as MJF goes to a corner. Hechi runs up, but MJF dodges the knee! MJF dribbles Hechi off the buckles, and fans count all the way to TEN! MJF then climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count along, and at nine, MJF stops to BITE Hechi through the mask!

The fans cheer but the ref reprimands! MJF shoves Hechi down, goes up, and he jumps, PANAMA SUNRISE?!? A shot at Adam Cole Baybay! Then a suplex, for a BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, MJF wins!

Winner: MJF, by pinfall

The hometown anti-hero makes good on his return to PPV, and Long Island cheers him on! But is this just the start of MJF’s road back to the top? Or will he find it only gets harder the second time?

 

Six Man Tag: Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks VS Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed!

The Rainmaker has been abusing the authority granted to him by “Your EVPs,” and yet they label Max Caster & Anthony Bowens as “scissoring sociopaths” who spit on The Elite’s noble mission. But if there’s anyone who knows how to humble those with egos running wild, it’s the President of NJPW! Will #ScissorAce help The Acclaimed cut through the noise and humble three champions in one match? Or will Kazuchika, Matthew & Nicholas continue to #ChangeTheWorld into what they want it to be?

But of course, Caster has a diss track! “The Acclaimed, rockin’ with the rap star, The Ace! Not afraid to rock you in the face! Sometimes you gotta pop off, I’m showin’ ’em! Leave ’em breathless like Biden at the podium! Y’all know da bait, get your mug shot like Timberlake. The Elite, we’re stoppin’ it here. I’m a kill you like you did Okada’s career! You’re pathetic really on the mic, never witty. You’re such a pussy, I see you, I say  ‘Hello Kitty!’ Such a pity, when I’m rockin’ a rhyme. I’ll make Okada MY b*tch at the drop of a dime! Now I’m on air, b*tch! Beach blond b*tch! Beat you so bad, get a massage chair, b*tch! Ugly ass b*tch! You look like a b*tch! Shout out to the crew, leave ’em shook like a b*tch!

“Always gotta do this the hard way, I’m gonna beat your ass on the Cross Island Parkway! Live from the hood that I claim. On Long Island, everybody loves The Acclaimed!” Bowens then says, “LONG ISLAAAAND~! The Acclaimed have arrived! Hey, scissor me, Daddy Ace!” And he does~! The trios sort out and after being called out like that, Okada starts against Caster. The fans rally and sing, “OH~ Scissor Me, Daddy!” Okada and Caster feel things out, but then Okada sucker punches Tanahashi! Some way to welcome his old rival. Tanahashi is pissed, so Caster says get it! Tag to The Ace and the fans fire up!

Okada and Tanahashi get face to face again, the fans lose their minds already, and then the two circle. They feel things out, but then Okada tags out to Nick. The fans boo but Okada doesn’t care. Nick and Tanahashi circle, tie up, and Tanahashi headlocks. Nick powers up but can’t power out as Tanahashi holds on tight. Nick pulls hair but the ref reprimands. Tanahashi pulls hair in return! Nick knees low, whips, but Tanahashi ELBOWS back! Tanahashi goes up and CROSSBODIES! Then he air guitars! The fans cheer, Nick flounders, and Tana tags Bowens. Bowens ROCKS Nick, whips, but Nick reverses.

Bowens goes up and over, then hurdles Nick to headlock. Nick powers out, Bowens hurdles, then mule kicks, front kicks, and runs to FAM- NO, Nick slips under! Nick waistlocks, Bowens switches and snapmares to Oklahoma Roll! TWO, but Bowens arm-drags! Bowens grinds Nick down, Nick fights up, and Nick reaches out. Caster tags in, he and Bowens send Nick to a corner. BACK ELBOW, FOREARM SMASH, then a feed to the scoop and SLAM! Matt runs in, but Caster scoop SLAMS him! Okada storms in but Tanahashi scares him off! Tana 7 Caster hold The Bucks open, Bowens goes up for a DOUBLE SCISSOR ME TIMBERS!!

The fans fire up as Tanahashi scissor fingers with the boys! And then they all air guitar! Caster keeps Nick from Okada, whips him to ropes, but Nick ducks ‘n’ dodges, Okada tags in, Nick SLAPS Caster! Caster DECKS Nick but Okada kicks low! Okada whips Caster to the corner, runs up but into a BOOT! Nick runs up but Caster puts him out! Okada run sin, ELBOW DOUBLE GIRI COMBO! Then Okada Alabama Lifts to a REVERSE NECKBREAKER! The Bucks BLAST Bowens & Tanahashi, and the fans boo while Nick puts on his headphones. Okada pretends to be a DJ and he goes after Caster. Okada CLUBS Caster, then bumps him off buckles.

The fans rally but Okada tags Nick. Nick tags Matt and The Bucks get Caster down. Nick holds Caster in a Camel Clutch while Matt runs and runs and runs and runs, to then stop and kiss his brother on the forehead. Matt mocks the air guitar while Nick air basses. Matt SMASHES the air guitar, then throws it away! Matt stomps away on Caster, then soaks up the heat. Matt whips Caster hard into the corner, then storms up on him. The fans chant and duel “F THE YOUNG BUCKS!” “E V P!” Caster fires hands back! Matt RAMS Caster into the corner, fires off hands, and then stomps a mudhole! The fans then troll The Bucks with “C M PUNK!”

Okada tags in, he and Matt mug Caster, then Okada basement dropkicks! The fans argue over Punk now, but Okada gets Caster up to whip him back to the corner. Tag to Nick, he brings Caster around to put him up top. Nick then ROCKS Caster, climbs up, but Caster fights back with body shots! Caster BITES Nick’s forehead! Caster shoves Nick down, adjusts up top, and CROSSBODIES! Both men are down and the fans rally up! Tag to Okada, and he BLASTS Tanahashi! The fans boo but Caster JAWBREAKERS Okada! Okada staggers, tags Matt, and Matt runs, but Bowens ROCKS him first! Caster back drops Matt! Hot tag to Bowens!

Bowens rallies on The Bucks with big haymakers and chops! KICK, KICK, and FAMOUSER! The fans fire up but Okada runs in, only for Bowens to DECK him! Matt CLAWS Bowens’ back, whips him to a corner, then howls to mock The Icon. Matt runs in, but the splash misses! Bowens traps Matt, sends Nick into him, then fires off the Rock Paper Scissors SUPERKICK! Then a scoop on Matt into a torture rack! RACK BOMB! Cover, Nick breaks it! Caster ROCKS Nick, fires hands, and Bowens brawls with Matt! The Acclaimed coordinate, they send The Bucks at each other, but the Bucks dosido.

The Bucks come back, The Acclaimed dodge and dosido, too! DOUBLE DOUBLE LARIATS! Or rather, QUADRUPLE LARIATS! The fans fire up while Matt and Bowens crawl over to their corners, hot tags to Okada and Tanahashi! Tanahashi rallies with big forearms! The fans fire up as The Ace scoops Okada to SLAM him into a drop zone! Tanahashi goes up a corner, for the SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! Okada’s tougher than that but Tanahashi powers up. The fans chant “GO ACE! GO ACE!” Tanahashi runs, but Okada BOOTS! Tanahashi blocks it, waves bye and DRAGON SCREWS the leg!

Tanahashi then ties Okada up, into a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Okada endures, but Nick ROUNDHOUSES Tanahashi! Caster runs in to SLINGBLADE Nick! But Matt fakes Caster out to DDT! Bowens ROLLING ELBOWS Matt! Okada UPPERCUTS Bowens, BOOTS Tanahashi, then gets Bowens for the RAIN- NO! THE ARRIVAL!! Caster is up top, MIC DROP!! Tanahashi fires up and he climbs now! The fans are thunderous but Nick anchors Tana! Matt joins in, but The Acclaimed YANK The Bucks down! They brawl around ringside, Tanahashi adjusts, and HIGH FLY FLOWS, but onto knees!! Okada saves himself and The Bucks get in!

The Bucks tighten their shoe laces and pump up those custom Reeboks! But then The Acclaimed return! They get DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! SUPERKICK for Tanahashi!! Then another SUPERKICK! DOUBLE PLANCHAS wipe out The Acclaimed and the fans are torn. Okada rises up, he gets Tanahashi for a scoop and SLAM! Okada goes up now, standard formula for him. MACHO ELBOW! Okada stands, but will he do it? Okada winds up, to flip us off! Okada grins and ripcords Tanahashi, but into a cradle!! TWO!!! Okada escapes, but the SHOTEI hits! The Bucks get in, but Tanahashi blocks one superkick to send it into Matt!

Tanahashi DRAGON SCREWS Nick, then runs at Okada! But into Okada’s DROPKICK! Ripcord and RAINMAKER!! Cover, The Elite win!

Winners: Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks, by pinfall

Another epic battle for the story of Ace VS Rainmaker, but wait, Okada isn’t done? He wants to add insult to injury, but here comes Daddy Ass! Billy Gunn runs Okada off and The Elite regroup. Will The Acclaimed avenge Scissor Ace when it finally comes time to take the AEW World Tag Team Championships? And maybe even Okada’s Continental Championship?

 

2024 Men’s Owen Hart Cup Quarterfinal: Bryan Danielson VS Shingo Takagi!

Not only is this a dream match over a decade in the making, but it is also part of the already esteemed Owen Hart Foundation Memorial tournament! The American Dragon faces Japan’s Rampaging Dragon, who slays who to then face The Bastard in the next round?

The bell rings and the fans fire up already with “YES! YES! YES!” Takagi and Bryan circle, feel things out, and then Bryan backs up to a corner. Takagi storms up, knuckle locks, and then he clinches with Bryan. Bryan wrenches, Takagi wrenches back, and Takagi hammerlocks. Bryan drops to trip Takagi for a toehold. Bryan turns Takagi over, ties up the legs, then hooks that up for a SNAP LOCK! Takagi endures, even as Bryan puts more pressure on. Bryan SNAP LOCKS, but Takagi has the ROPEBREAK! Bryan lets off slowly, and he backs away. The fans cheer and Takagi gets up. The two reset and feel things out.

Takagi and Bryan knuckle lock, then go shoulder to shoulder. They have a Test of Strength, the fans rally up, and Takagi powers Bryan down to his knees. Bryan fights up, then rolls to trip Takagi for another toehold. Bryan hooks the legs up, but Takagi resists. Bryan fishhooks Takagi to get the arms. Bryan pulls up, up and away, into the ROMERO SPECIAL! The fans cheer, Takagi endures, but Bryan sets him down for a chinlock. Takagi pries free, Bryan goes for a leg to drop an elbow on the knee. Bryan then headlocks and smothers Takagi. Takagi fights up as the fans rally and duel, and Takagi powers out.

Bryan RAMS Takagi, but Takagi rebounds to run Bryan over! The fans are torn but Bryan writhes. Takagi runs to drop a BIG elbow! Then a SENTON! Bryan sputters but Takagi stands him up. Takagi bumps Bryan off buckles, eggs him on, and they go forehead to forehead. Bryan fires forearms but Takagi just HEADBUTTS back! Bryan sits down, Takagi gets Bryan up. Bryan holds ropes but Takagi CHOPS! Takagi CHOPS again! Takagi whips but Bryan blocks, so Takagi JABS! Takagi whips, Bryan goes up and over, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and LEAPING LARIATS! The fans fire up and Takagi rises, into Bryan’s DROPKICK!

Takagi bails out, the fans rally up, and Bryan builds speed! Bryan DIVES, but Takagi catches him! MAGIC SCREW to the floor!! The ref checks Bryan and has Doc Sampson check, too. Bryan’s landing was rough, and Takagi leaves him behind. Bryan says he’s fine but can he get up with that bad shoulder? The count begins, but Doc wants Bryan to be careful. We reach 5 of 10 as Bryan works to just sit up. Bryan flounders at 7, but he is refusing to let Doc call this! Bryan gets in at 9 and the fans cheer. But then Takagi suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! Bryan is still in this and the fans rally up for his grit and determination.

Takagi sits Bryan up, clamps on with a facelock, then he drops a KNEE on Bryan’s back! The fans are torn as Takagi fires up, and Takagi stalks Bryan to a corner. Takagi puts Bryan through ropes and pulls him back! The ref counts, Takagi lets off, but Bryan comes back to UPPERCUT! Takagi shakes that off, but Bryan UPPERCUTS again! And UPPERCUT, but Takagi goes to Gory Especial! Bryan fires elbows, but Takagi ELBOWS! JABS! And YUKON LARIATS! The fans fire up and Takagi looks around. “My time is coming! TOKI GA KITA!” The fans are torn but Takagi just says “OI! OI! OI!”

The fans rally as Takagi runs, but Bryan avoids the sliding lariat! BUZZSAW!! Both men are down and the fans duel! A standing count starts, Bryan crawls and sits up. Bryan stands at 5 of 10 and he goes back for Takagi. Bryan UPPERCUTS, but Takagi CHOPS! Bryan snarls and comes back to CHOP! Takagi CHOPS again! Bryan UPPERCUTS, Takagi CHOPS, repeat! Takagi DOUBLE CHOPS, then GERMAN SUPELXES! Bryan lands out, gets around, and he GERMAN SUPLEXES! Takagi tumbles and the fans fire up! Bryan aims, runs up, and DROPKICKS in the corner! Bryan lets Takagi fall so he can go up!

But Takagi goes up after Bryan! Bryan CLUBS Takagi, but Takagi RIDGE HANDS! And RIDGE HANDS! And RIDGE HANDS again! Then he CHOPS! Takagi mocks the Yes fingers, then climbs up. Takagi brings Bryan up but Bryan slips under to trip Takagi! Takagi hangs onto the top rope but Bryan brings him back up. Bryan fires HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! The fans fire up, “YES! YES! YES!” Bryan then hoists Takagi up to SUPER BACK SUPLEX!! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Bryan crawls over to Takagi, covers, TWO! Takagi is still in this but Bryan huffs ‘n’ puffs. The fans rally again as Bryan stands.

Bryan aims and KICKS! KICKS! And KICKS! “YES! YES! YES!” Bryan winds up, but Takagi blocks! Bryan SLAPS free, but that just pisses Takagi off! Takagi runs in, but into a BOOT! And a ROUNDHOUSE! And an arm-drag into the ARMBAR!! Takagi clasps hands, Bryan pulls him into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Takagi clubs at Bryan but Bryan just shifts the grip! Bryan throws down elbows, but Takagi deadlifts Bryan, and around into a POWERSLAM! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! The ref checks, Takagi rises, and “This is Awesome!” Bryan stirs, his fighting spirit not letting him give up just yet.

Takagi snarls, watches Bryan stagger up, and then runs in to corner clothesline! Takagi says time to go up! Takagi puts Bryan up top and then climbs up to join him! SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Both men are down again and the fans fire up! Takagi crawls over to Bryan, but then runs to SLIDING LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!! Bryan survives and the fans rally up again. Bryan grits his teeth but Takagi stands first. Takagi mocks the “YES! YES! YES!” and the fans chant “NO! NO! NO!” Takagi powers up, but Bryan SLAPS him! So Takagi SLAPS Bryan! Pump handle, but Bryan fights the lift! Bryan pops out, gets around, but Takagi bucks the O’Conner!

Bryan runs in but the dropkick misses! PUMPING BOMBER!! Takagi fires up, pump handles again, MADE IN JAPAN!! Cover, TWO?!? Bryan survives all that damage and the fans are electric! Takagi is surprised but he just gets back up. The fans rally again as Takagi says time to end this! Takagi hauls Bryan up, pump handles and torture racks, but Bryan CLUBS free! But that’s about all Bryan has as he drops to the mat again. Takagi runs to SLIDING FOREARM! Takagi still mocks “YES! YES!” Takagi sits Bryan up for HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! The fans boo but Takagi runs, to SLIDING- NO, Bryan catches him for a DISARMER!!

The fans are thunderous as Bryan tortures Takagi’s arm! Takagi endures, even as Bryan shifts into the omoplata! The modified Fujiwara isn’t enough and Takagi rolls free! Bryan ROCKS Takagi, dodges, and ROLLING ELBOWS! Takagi JABS, then HEADBUTTS! Both men wobble and the fans fire up again! Takagi roars, pump handles and torture racks, but Bryan slips free! ROUNDHOUSE! Bryan has a leg, SNAP CAPTURE PLEX! The fans rally as hard as they can as Bryan goes to a corner. Bryan aims, and he powers up with “YES! YES! YES!” Takagi stirs and rises up, Bryan runs in, BUSAIKU KNEE!! Cover, TWO?!?!

The fans are shocked that Bryan’s best shot wasn’t enough! Even Bryan double checks with the ref. Fans want them to “FIGHT FOREVER!” but Bryan says it is time to kick Takagi’s head in! DRAGON STOMPS! “YES! YES! YES!” Bryan drops into the TRIANGLE HOLD! Bryan fires elbow after elbow into Takagi’s head! But then Takagi blocks one, deadlifts, but Bryan fires more elbows! Takagi still fights, but then he falls! DISARMER!! Bryan pulls on the arm with everything he has! Takagi QUITS, Bryan wins!!

Winner: Bryan Danielson, by submission (advances to the next round)

It was a battle of epic proportions, but it was the American Dragon that survives! And after such a battle, Bryan shows respect to Takagi, how finally shows respect back. But he only has until Wednesday to recover, will he be able to put on another epic against Pac? Or will Beach Break be where The Bastard breaks Bryan?

 

AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm VS Mina Shirakawa!

As we saw earlier tonight, and have seen for weeks now, this has grown increasingly personal between the Leading Lady and the Fighting Gravure Idol. Mariah finds herself stuck in the middle, but will she be a deciding factor between her two closest friends?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who wins not just the title but the hearts of the people!

Mariah honors the Stardom “Young Girl” tradition of presenting the champion and challenger with bouquets, but then she isn’t sure which corner to stand by. This is almost too cruel, and Mariah just stays by commentary. The bell rings and the fans rally up already. Mina and Storm circle, the fans cheer as Mina does a bit of a shimmy, and then the two tie up. They are in a deadlock, then break. The two circle again, approach, and Mina slides under! But Toni POINT-BLNANK HIP ATTACKS! Toni CLUBS Mina, whips her, then runs her over! Cover, ONE as Mina goes Matrix! Mina shimmies again but Toni snarls.

Toni CHOPS Mina, ROCKS her, then runs. Mina dropkicks legs out! The fans duel, that only makes it harder for Mariah. Mina gets Storm’s legs, hooks her up, and does a dance before she STOMPS the legs! Mina then stands Storm up, fireman’s carries, and ties up the legs for a KNEE BUSTER! Storm snarls and writhes, but Mina drags her to the corner. Mina SLAMS a leg into the post! Mina makes Mariah watch as she puts on the HITMAN HANGING FIGURE FOUR! Storm endures, the ref counts, and Mina lets off. Mina acts innocent but she stalks Storm while Mariah is being tormented emotionally.

Mina SMACKS Storm off steps, then SMASHES the knee on the floor! The fans fire up and duel, but Mina puts Storm in. Mina then has Storm in a corner, puts a leg around ropes and pulls! The ref counts, Mina lets off, then she DROPKICKS the leg! The fans rally, Mina goes corner to corner, but Storm goes up and over! Storm blocks Mina’s boots to put her in ropes, DRAPING BACKSTABBER! Storm gets Mina up to FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Storm stays focused. Mina goes to ropes, Storm runs up and HIP ATTACKS Mina to the floor! Mina lands at Mariah’s feet, and then Storm goes out after her.

The fans rally as Storm and Mariah lock eyes. Storm then aims at Mina, runs in, but Mina moves! Hips hit steel steps, and Luther hurries to check on Lady Storm! But Mina goes up, and she SUPER CROSSBODIES Storm and Luther down! The fans fire up but Mariah is speechless! Mina puts Storm in, Mariah does her best to applaud, and Mina swaggers her way back in. Storm hobbles, Mina dropkicks the legs out! Mina grabs a leg, steps through, but Storm kicks her away. Storm runs up but Mina BOOTS her! Mina goes up but Storm grabs her, SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO!! Mina survives and Storm grows frustrated.

Mariah isn’t feeling much better as Mina flounders to a corner. Storm hears the fans rallying for her, so it’s time for her close-up! Storm runs up but Mina dropkicks the legs out! Mina stalks Storm, CHOP BLOCKS her, then hoists her up top. Mina has the Electric Chair, for the SPINNING FLAPJACK! Then Mina gets the leg, for the FIGURE FOUR! The fans “WOO~!” while Storm endures! Mina thrashes the hold, Storm endures, but Storm SLAPS Mina! Mina SLAPS Storm! The fans rally and duel as the SLAPS go back and forth! Storm turns things over to put pressure on Mina! Mina endures, turns it back over, and the SLAPS return!

The fans fire up as Mina puts more pressure on by pushing up! Storm endures, keeps her shoulders up, and reaches, for the ROPEBREAK! Mina holds until the ref counts 4, and then she stalks Storm again. Mina drags Storm up, but Storm ROCKS her! Mina comes back to ROCK Storm! Storm ROCKS Mina again, but Mina ROCKS Storm! They both fire up and fire more shots! The fans rally, Storm gets the edge, and Mina wobbles. Storm runs, into the ROLLING ELBOW! Mina fires up, the fans are torn, and Mina hurries to a corner. Mina climbs, but Storm is up! Storm ROCKS Mina, fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT, then climbs.

Storm and Mina fire shots, they brawl up top, and Mina gets the edge! Mina ROCKS Storm, fires up, and Mariah is the only one unhappy! Mina gets Storm for a SUPER IMPACT DDT!! And then, another IMPACT DDT!! Cover, TWO!! Storm survives but this is only hurting Mariah to watch! Mina powers up, she wants to finish this! Mina dragon sleepers Storm, for GLAMOROUS- NO, Storm fights the lift, spins free and ROCKS Mina! Then GERMAN SUPLEX! Mina flounders, Storm goes to a corner and she says time for the climax! SWEET HIP MUSIC!! High stack, TWO?!? Mina survives and Storm is beside herself!

The fans rally and duel while Storm drags Mina up. Storm reels Mina in but Mina wrenches out! GLAMOROUS COLLECTION! TWO!?!? Storm narrowly escapes and she BOOTS Mina! Mina URAKENS! And ROLLING ELBOWS! Storm falls and Mina roars! The fans are fired up and Mina drags Storm up. Dragon sleeper, GLAMOROUS DRIVER MINA!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Storm survives and Mina cannot believe it! The fans rally up as hard as they can while Mariah is still in shock. Mina fires shots on Storm again and again and again! Mina drags Storm up to ROUNDHOUSE! Storm falls right back down!

Mina says time to end this! But Storm victory rolls her!! TWO!!! Mina escapes, but Storm HEADBUTTS! Mina roars, but Storm HEADBUTTS again! Mina spins but misses as Storm gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX! And then the STORM ZERO!!! Cover, Storm wins!!

Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Champion)

A vicious yet glamorous battle, and the Leading Lady still has the spotlight! Mariah is still so conflicted after watching these two battle it out, but she still goes to Storm’s side. Storm then sees that compassion on Mariah’s face, and Storm helps Mina to her feet. Mina is unsure what to make of this, but then she offers the handshake. The fans cheer that, and Storm accepts. The mentors make peace, and Mariah wants them to hug it out. The fans also want that! Mina and Storm say why not. They HUG~! And then Mariah brings her mentors in, for a group KISS! All’s well that ends well! But will Mariah soon have her dream match with Lady Storm once she wins the Owen Hart Cup?

 

Orange Cassidy VS Zack Sabre Jr!

Freshly Squeezed admitted just the other night that his world is falling apart right now. Best Friends is no more, he has no title, and now he is facing the best technical wrestler in the world. The Submission Master says he still respects Cassidy, but this is about settling the score from last year’s Forbidden Door. Did he wait a year just to lose again? Or is he going to make “Orange Bollocks” #JustTapOut?

The bell rings and the fans rally up for “Freshly Squeezed! Freshly Squeezed!” But then there are those that sing for “OH~ Zack Sabre Junior~!” Cassidy and ZSJ circle, feel things out, and tie up. ZSJ waistlocks, SLAMS Cassidy, then gator rolls him. ZSJ floats around to then kick Cassidy as he lets off. Cassidy keeps cool, but ZSJ mocks the putting of hands in pockets. Cassidy and ZSJ tie up, Cassidy gets around to wrench and wrench, but ZSJ wrenches and wrangles, Cassidy kips up, WRINGS ZSJ, but ZSJ kips up to wrangle Cassidy! Cassidy kips up, ZSJ wrangles, repeat! Cassidy wrenches, headlocks, arm-drags, but ZSJ headscissors!

Cassidy kips free, then he bails out. The fans cheer as Cassidy still does things his way. The ring count starts but Cassidy strolls around the outside. ZSJ says okay, go ahead. The count is 5 of 10, Cassidy makes a full lap, but ZSJ holds ropes open. Cassidy goes up to the apron, but then rolls under anyway. The fans cheer Cassidy playing it cool, and he circles with ZSJ. They tie up, ZSJ wrenches an arm, then stands on Cassidy’s hand. ZSJ wrenches the other arm, has a motorcycle stretch, then makes it a straitjacket. Cassidy powers up and turns that around but ZSJ switches the jacket back onto Cassidy! The fans cheer as Cassidy works on the hold.

Cassidy turns things back around but ZSJ just flips it back on Cassidy. The fans sing and duel, ZSJ keeps Cassidy down to then hook him up, STRAITJACKET SURFBOARD! Cassidy rolls back to put the jacket on ZSJ, but ZSJ spins it back onto Cassidy. Cassidy is annoyed but he wriggles the jacket down and down, then steps out to put it on ZSJ! The fans cheer but ZSJ arm-drags free. Cassidy trips ZSJ, drops a leg on the leg, and puts an Indian Deathlock on! ZSJ mockingly applauds, then encourages Cassidy to put hands in pockets. Cassidy says hands up, and… INTO THE KNEES! ZSJ grabs at Cassidy but gets caught into a take on his own Clarky Cat!

The fans fire up as ZSJ endures his own medicine. ZSJ wrenches Cassidy’s foot, slips around to facelock then headlock. Cassidy powers up and out, headlocks back, but ZSJ powers out. Cassidy turns hip toss but ZSJ blocks hip toss! They go back and forth, Cassidy ends up on the apron and slingshots to arm-drag! Cassidy hooks up legs, drops an elbow on ZSJ’s back, then headlocks. The fans cheer as Cassidy shows off his technical prowess, but ZSJ wrenches out and whips. Cassidy wheelbarrows, victory rolls, but ZSJ rocks it back! Cassidy rocks it forward, cover, TWO! ZSJ NECK TWISTS Cassidy!

The fans fire up while Cassidy writhes. ZSJ waits but Cassidy bails out again. The ring count starts, ZSJ waits, and Cassidy comes back at 3 of 10> Cassidy slow rolls in, but ZSJ stands him up to UPPERCUT him down! Cassidy flops in a corner, the ref checks, but Cassidy is still in this. ZSJ drags Cassidy into a high angle BOSTON CRAB! Cassidy endures, ZSJ shifts to an Indian Deathlock and has it over his shoulders while also headscissor squeezing Cassidy! It’s a backpack surfboard or something now, but Cassidy still gets the ROPEBREAK! ZSJ lets go and the fans rally up. ZSJ UPPERCUTS Cassidy right back down!

Cassidy flounders, ZSJ stands him back up and UPPERCUTS him again! ZSJ taunts Cassidy with the kicks! ZSJ “fires” mule kicks, then KICKS Cassidy down for real! The fans fire up as ZSJ gives Cassidy some of his medicine. ZSJ kicks, Cassidy blocks, but ZSJ DECKS Cassidy! PENALTY KCIK! ZSJ runs again, but Cassidy dropkicks the legs out! Cassidy DRAGON SCREWS and that was a nasty one! ZSJ bails out, shakes out the leg and walks it off. The ref checks but ZSJ says he’s alright to continue. Cassidy DIVES onto him! And DRAGON SCREWS again! The fans fire up with Cassidy and he GROUND DRAGON SCREWS the leg!

Cassidy gets ZSJ up, puts him in the ring, and he climbs up a corner. The fans rally, ZSJ shakes out his leg as he stands, but he turns around into the CROSSBODY! But ZSJ rolls through! Cravat, but Cassidy rolls! ZSJ holds on, but Cassidy gets the leg! DRAGON SCREW! ZSJ falls as he clutches the knee, and Cassidy huffs ‘n’ puffs while fans rally up. Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, but ZSJ smothers that to a GUILLOTOINE! Then a suplex, but STUN DOG- NO! SLEEPER! ZSJ spins Cassidy but Cassidy scoops, MICHINOKU DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Cassidy got ZSJ with one of his personal favorites but it still wasn’t enough!

Cassidy climbs a corner, the fans duel, and ZSJ stands into the DEEP IMPACT!! Cover, TWO!! ZSJ survives, he also knows that move from his Suzuki-Gun days with “Uncle Nobu.” The fans rally for “BOTH THESE GUYS! BOTH THESE GUYS!” while Cassidy aims from a corner. ORANGE- NO, ZSJ blocks the punch and wrangles that arm! To STOMP it!! Cassidy writhes and clutches his wrist! ZSJ shakes his bad leg out, then grabs at Cassidy’s bad arm. The fans rally, ZSJ drags Cassidy while twisting the wrist! He SNAPS the fingers! And SNAPS the rest! The fans tell ZSJ he’s sick, but ZSJ gets Cassidy up. Cassidy Alabama Lifts!

ZSJ sunset flips, Cassidy sits on it! TWO, and ZSJ traps the bad arm! ZSJ gets the other, RINGS OF SATURN, but Cassidy has the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, ZSJ lets go at 4, and ZSJ brings Cassidy back up. The fans rally, Cassidy kicks at ZSJ, but ZSJ twists the wrist. Cassidy still kicks, ZSJ SLAPS him! Cassidy kicks and punches away on the bad leg! But ZSJ kicks back with the good leg! Cassidy just grabs both legs, ties them up, and flips ZSJ for a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! ZSJ endures and the fans fire up! ZSJ claws his way forward but Cassidy drags him back! ZSJ rolls to slip through and gets the arm!

ZSJ fires elbows, has a double wristlock, btu Cassidy wrenches to an Alabama Lift! BEACH BREAK!! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up while both men are down! Cassidy crawls, ZSJ sits up, and Cassidy manages to take the elbow pad off. Free souvenir to the fans! ORANGE PUNCH!! ZSJ doesn’t fall!? ZSJ comes back with a PENALTY KICK!! Back of the net! ZSJ scoops, Cassidy slips free to O’Conner, but ZSJ pops it into the EURO- NO, Cassidy slips around! ZSJ slips through, EURO CLUTCH! TWO!! Cassidy hands in pockets EURO CLUTCH!! TWO!!! ZSJ has the REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Cassidy puts hands up, uses them to pop free, EURO CLUTCH!! TWO!!!

The fans are fired up again, “This is Wrestling!” ZSJ UPPERCUTS but Cassidy comes back! Another UPPERCUT from ZSJ, but then Cassidy catches him to a backslide! Roll through, hook up, MOUSE TRAP!! ZSJ pops free to an INVERTED ARMBAR!! JIM BREAKS SPECIAL! HUZZAH ANOTHER YEAR!!! CASSIDY QUITS, ZSJ WINS!!!

Winner: Zack Sabre Jr, by submission

It took a lot of ZSJ’s arsenal, but he still took down Orange Cassidy! Cassidy’s rough 2024 is just getting worse, but ZSJ shows respect by returning the sunglasses to him. ZSJ says on to the G1 Climax now. Will The Front Man take over NJPW’s most grueling tournament to then get a shot at the top title? What is Cassidy to do now that he feels at his lowest?

 

Six Man Tag: Chris Jericho, “Big Bill” Morrissey & Jeff Cobb VS Samoa Joe, Hook & Katsuyori Shibata!

The Learning Tree and his “Branches” have been getting on a lot of people’s nerves, and none more so than the Samoan Submission Specialist, the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil and The Wrestler. But just as it looked like Jericho would be without a third man, he somehow managed to convince the Imperial Unit to join his cause! Will the NJPW World Television Champion help Jericho & Bill teach everyone a lesson? Or will Cobb regret entering the #JerichoVortex?

The trios sort out and Jericho starts against Shibata. Jericho gets a mic to say he knows the fans don’t really want him to retire, he’s from Long Island! He’s a hometown hero! Thanks, guys~! The fans boo but Jericho still tries to rally them up. Shibata and Jericho square off, but then Jericho tags out to The Redwood. Bill steps to Shibata, then shoves him! Shibata CHOPS then fires off forearms! Shibata runs, but into an UPPERCUT! Shibata rebounds, but into an ELBOW! Shibata tries again but Bill BOOTS him down! Bill drags Shibata up, reels him in, and suplexes him high and hard! Cover, TWO!

Bill drags Shibata up and over, tags in Jericho. They mug Shibata, then Jericho CHOPS! Jericho CHOPS again, and CHOPS again! Jericho waves to the fans, then CHOPS! Shibata just scowls! Jericho CHOPS, but Shibata leans into it! Jericho CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Shibata still backs Jericho down! Then Shibata CHOPS, and CHOPS and CHOPS! And CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Shibata snapmares to CHOP Jericho on the back! Shibata tags Hook, they double whip Jericho corner to corner, but Jericho goes up and leaps, but both Hook & Shibata pull a Joe dodge! Joe grins, Hook & Shibata BOOT Jericho down!

Hook rains down forearms and elbows, then he hauls Jericho up to bump him off buckles. Hook fires off more shots, then knees low! The ref counts, Hook reverses but Jericho tags out to Cobb! The fans rally as Cobb steps up, but now Joe tags in! The fans fire up for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Joe and Cobb circle, tie up, and Joe headlocks. Cobb powers up and out, Joe RAMS him, but neither man falls! They talk trash, Cobb runs and RAMS Joe! “MEAT!” Cobb shoves Joe, Joe smirks and claps. Joe runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges Cobb, then runs him over! The fans fire up and Joe waits on Cobb. Joe JABS, JABS, JABS, then CHOPS!

Joe whips corner to corner, runs in, and back elbows! And PELES! Cobb staggers, Joe brings him around to bump off buckles. Joe JABS, JABS and then KNEES low. Joe runs, but Cobb SPINEBUSTERS him! And FALLING AX HANDLES! The fans rally but Cobb BLASTS Hook & Shibata! Tag to Bill and Bill rains down fists on Joe! Bill taunts Joe, rains down more shots, then has a laugh. Tag to Jericho and fans boo as he waves. Jericho drags Joe up, slaps him around, but Joe grabs Jericho by the neck! Jericho JABS free, tags Cobb, and they mug Joe. Cobb CLUBS Joe but Joe fires forearms! Cobb knees low, whips, but Joe reverses to SWEEP the leg!

Joe tags Hook, Jericho jumps in but Hook CLOBBERS him! Hook CLUBS Cobb, clinches Bill, but Jericho CLUBS Hook! Jericho & Bill double whip, but Hook ducks ‘n’ dodges to send Bill into Joe! Then Hook TOSSES Bill! The fans fire up but Bryan Keith makes his presence known! Hook is distracted, Cobb CLOBBERS Hook! Cobb CHOPS Hook in a corner, then brings him around. Cobb suplexes to SLAM Hook, tag to Jericho. Jericho drags Hook onto ropes, CHOKES him, but lets off as the ref counts. So now Keith CHOKES Hook and Bill CLUBS away! The fans boo but they get away with that, and Jericho gets Hook back up.

Jericho CHOKES Hook more, then waves to Taz! The fans boo but Jericho runs side to side, STRADDLE ATTACK! Jericho gets Hook up to hit a BIG back suplex! Jericho has the cocky cover, TWO! Jericho tags Bill, he keeps Hook from his corner, then scoops to SLAM! Bill runs to drop a BIG elbow! And another BIG elbow! Hook writhes, but Bill JUMP ELBOW DROPS! Bill hauls Hook up, tags Cobb, and they mug Hook. Cobb brings Hook around to scoop and SLAM! Cover, TWO! Cobb GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Hook stays in this but Cobb stays on hi. Cobb fireman’s carries, but Hook slips free!

Hook ducks ‘n’ dodges and LEAPING LARIATS! Both men are down, Hook flounders over, hot tag to Shibata! The fans fire up as Shibata storms past Cobb to BOOT Bill! Then Shibata whips Cobb corner to corner for another BOOT! Shibata fires forearms, Jericho runs in but Shibata knees low! Shibata TOSSES Jericho, CHOPS Cobb, then JABS Cobb! CHOP, JAB, on repeat! The fans fire up, Shibata goes corner to corner, but he dodges Cobb to DROPKICK! Shibata calls to his team, Joe sends Hook in to SPLASH! Joe runs in to SPLASH! Shibata then HYDRAULIC DROPKICKS! The fans fire up and Shibata stands Cobb up.

Shibata SNAP HALF HATCHES, Joe SENTONS! Shibata covers, TWO! But now ARMBAR! Bill ELBOW DROPS Shibata! The ref reprimands but Bill coaches Cobb. Cobb rises, Shibata rises, and the fans rally. Cobb scoops Shibata for a FALL AWAY SLAM! Cobb BLASTS Hook, swings on Joe, then tags Jericho. Jericho brings Shibata up to scoop and SLAM! Jericho calls his shot, then LIONSAULTS, onto knees! Shibata saves himself and Jericho sputters. Shibata crawls but Bill storms in to BLAST Joe! The ref reprimands but Bill gets Joe up to send into barriers! But Hook goes up top!? SUPER AX HANDLE and down goes Bill!

Shibata KICKS and KICKS and KICKS Jericho, but Jericho blocks one! Keith distracts the ref and Jericho LOW BLOWS! The fans boo but Shibata is put in the WALLS OF JERICHO!! Shibata endures, fights up, rolls through and kicks at Jericho! Jericho falls away, hot tag to Hook! Joe still jumps in to send Hook at Jericho! SPLASH! Joe SPLASHES, but Bill gets in! Cobb drags Hook out while Bill SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAMS Joe! Shibata gets bill for an STO! But Cobb gets Shibata for an ATHLETIC PLEX! Hook gets Cobb for a clinch, but Cobb fights free! Cobb runs, the splash hits buckles! T-BONE PLEX!!

Jericho gives Hook a CODE BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!! Hook survives and the fans fire up! Jericho fireman’s carries, but Hook slips around, REDRUM!! Shibata intercepts Bill with a SLEEPER! Joe has Cobb in the COQUINA CLUTCH! Jericho rolls things to a cradle, TWO!! Hook gets around, T-BONE PLEX!! Hook fires up, and he steals JUDAS EFFECT!! Cover, Hook and team win!!

Winner: Samoa Joe, Hook & Katsuyori Shibata, by pinfall

Taz cheers for his son giving Jericho a taste of his own medicine! Will this victory help Hook take back the FTW Championship from The Learning Tree’s crooked branches?

 

Vacated AEW TNT Championship Ladder Match: Jack Perry VS Konosuke Takeshita VS Mark Briscoe VS Lio Rush VS Dante Martin VS El Phantasmo!

The Rated R Superstar risking it all inside a steel cage cost him, and The Young Bucks were the ones who used their authority to say he could no longer be the champion. The qualifier series wrapped up just last night, and now we see the epic finale here in Long Island! Will The Scapegoat still take this title for The Elite? Will Don Callis’ Alpha add more gold to the Family’s fortune? Will the ROH World Champion become a Two Belt Chicken? Will the Bad Child once again be the Man of the Hour? Will Angel Dorado finally be golden? Or will the Headbanga be bringing this belt over to NJPW?

All the introductions are made, the belt hangs in the balance, and we see who can rise above to be the NEW Face of TNT?

The bell rings and all six men glance up at the belt. Then Jack slips out to avoid the fight, just like last night. But then Mark, Lio, Dante and ELP corner him! Jack slips back into the ring, into an ALPHA ELBOW! Konosuke flips Jack off, and now the others get back in, Konosuke says “C’MON~” and he gets attacked by all four! They all mug Konosuke, CHOP and CHOP and CHOP, then double whip. Mark runs in to clothesline! ELP runs in to clothesline! Lio rusn in to clothesline! Dante runs in to GAMANGIRI! Then Mark TOSSES Konosuke, and that leaves four looking up at the belt.

The fans rally and duel, all four men scramble for ladders! Mark and Dante get in, but then ELP and Lio follow, everyone is armed! THey all THROW the ladders, and those clatter in the center! They brawl, Mark TOSSES Lio then FLYING AX HANDLES! Dante and ELP spill out, too, and Dante ROCKS ELP! Mark gets a chair, and he CHUCKS it at Lio’s head! Dante SMACKS ELP off steel steps, Mark stomps Konosuke for good measure. Mark whips, Lio reverses and sends Mark into barriers! Datne whips ELP but ELIP reverses to send Dante into steps! Lio uses the chair to leap but Mark CLOBBERS him!

Mark CHOPS Dante, then he and ELP go looking for more. Mark brings out a table! The fans fire up as this now becomes a TLC match! But Lio leaps to CLOBBER Mark! Jack returns and brings in his own ladder! Jack climbs, but Lio hurries to drag him down! Jack swings, misses, and Lio goes up! Jack CLUBS Lio, brings him down, and then clears some space. Jack only needs his one ladder, then he stomps Lio down. Jack folds his ladder up to put in a corner. Jack goes back for Lio, fires forearms then whips, but Lio slides under! Lio baits Jack in and sends him into the ladder! Roll up and SPINNING ROUNDHOUSE!

Mark gets a ladder, Lio HANDSPRING KICKS it into him! Mark and ladder fall, Lio grabs the one Jack brought. Lio sets that ladder up, climbs, but ELP CHOPS Lio on the back! ELP props another ladder up in a corner, then torture racks Lio. ELP aims, TOWER HACKER BOMB onto the ladder!! The ladder breaks and both men writhe! Dante climbs the main ladder, but ELP hurries to CLUB him, too! ELP drags Dante down into a torture rack, for a BURNING- NO, Dante lands out to JUMP KNEE! Dante hurries back up, but Konosuke is back! Konosuke shakes the ladder, so Dante LEAPS onto ELP!

Konosuke kicks Dante, fires hands, then whips. Dante slides under, that’s bad luck! And then LADDER ATTACK! Instant karma right there! Konosuke folds the ladder up, and deadlift suplexes Dante, BRAINBUSTER on the ladder!!! Dante writhes, but Mark goes Terry Funk with the helicopter ladder! Down goes Konosuke! Down goes ELP! Lio stays low, then Mark chases him! Lio redirects, but still gets ladder to face! Konosuke CLAWS Mark’s eyes, reels him in and whips, but Mark reverses to TOSS Konosuke! Mark builds speed to WRECK Konosuke with a dropkick! Mark CLUBS Konosuke until he’s on the table!

Mark makes Konosuke hold a ladder for him, then he sets up a chair! Mark uses it to LAUNCH, down through ladder, Konosuke and table!!! The fans lose their minds and even Jack can’t believe what he just witnessed! Jack puts a new ladder in the ring, hurries to set it up, and he climbs! The fans are torn, but Lio is back! Lio hurries to drag Jack down! Jack clubs at Lio, hops down to kick him, and then he JAMS another ladder into Lio! Lio writhes and flounders away, and Jack makes a ladder bridge to the corner! Jack SMACKS Lio off the bridge! Lio is dazed, eh flops down, but ELP returns!

ELP crosses the bridge to intercept Jack! ELP fires hands on Jack again and again, then reaches for the belt! Jack CLAWS ELP’s face! Jack grabs at the belt, but ELP PURPLE NURPLES!! The fans fire up and ELP DECKS Jack! But Dante is back! He leap frogs Jack to go after ELP! Jack grabs at Dante, Dante kicks him away, and Dante brawls with ELP more! But then Jack TIPS the ladder! Dante falls, ELP falls out of the ring! Dante clutches his leg, and fans hope it isn’t another horrible leg injury! Dante himself feared this would happen, but then Jack WRECKS him with a dropkick. Jack leaves Dante behind to stomp Mark.

Jack moves things aside so he can check under the ring. Jack brings out another table! The fans are torn but Jack sets this table up at ringside. Lio gets up but Jack CLUBS away on him. Jack drags Lio to the apron, fans chant “We Want Real Glass!” Jack smirks and he reels Lio in. But Lio slips free of the bomb, only for Jack to HOTSHOT him! Dante’s back to DAREDEVIL DROPKICK! Dante hobbles, Mark and Konosuke fight over a ladder. Mark RAMS Konosuke into a post! Mark stands this ladder up, on the apron? That’s not usually how that works… Konosuke drags Mark down, they brawl some more!

But Lio DIVES through the ladder to wipe out Konosuke! The fans fire up again, and Dante beats Jack down on the table. Mark climbs the apron ladder?! For what?! FROGGY BOW onto Jack!! The table does NOT break, but maybe Jack and Mark just did!! The fans lose their minds over that one, and even Dante’s a bit stunned. And then he realizes, he’s the only one up! Dante hurries to get a ladder, but Lio is there! Dante BOOTS Lio, grabs a ladder, and Dante sets that up. Dante climbs, but Lio hurries up after him! Former teammates must now put that aside because the belt is right there! They fight, but Konosuke goes after them both!

Konosuke drags Dante off to LAST RIDE POWERBOMB! And then Konosuke grabs another ladder to prop it up. Konosuke drags Lio down, to whip, but Lio leap frogs up the ladder! Konosuke still drags Lio down! And then POWERBOMB through the corner ladder!!! The fans lose their minds again, and now Konosuke climbs! The fans seem really excited about that! But then ELP SPRINGBOARDS his way to the ladder! That’s some Shelton Benjamin stuff! ELP DECKS Konosuke, reaches up, but Konosuke YANKS ELP down for a KNEE!! Konosuke tips his ladder over, to then ROLLING- NO, ELP dodges to SUDDEN DEATH!

Konosuke roars, but into another SUDDEN DEATH!! Konosuke flops out of the ring, ELP sees tables are nearby! ELP drags Konosuke up and tucks him in! C R- NO, Konosuke fights that! Konosuke ROCKS ELP with an elbow, then POWER DRIVE KNEES!! Konosuke brings ELP back up, takes aim, BLUE THUNDER BOMB through the tables!!! The fans are losing their minds and now Konosuke has the ladder! Konosuke climbs, but Mark is back! Mark SMACKS Konosuke with a chair! Mark makes a new ladder bridge, and he brings Konosuke around! They fight, the bridge falls, so Mark has to reset it.

Mark gets Konosuke in the underhooks, JAY DRILLER through the ladder!!! Mark grits his teeth, climbs the ladder, and the fans fire up! Mark reaches up, but Jack JAMS him with a ladder! Then CLOBBERS him with it!! Jack buries Mark under ladders, then SMACKS them with a chair! And then he SMACKS away on Mark directly! Jack steps on Mark to go up the ladder! Jack grins as he grabs the belt, and he takes it down! Jack wins!!

Winner: Jack Perry (NEW AEW TNT Champion)

The Bucks wanted to gift The Scapegoat with that title in the first place, but Jack earned it for himself! The Elite has even more gold than before, is there no stopping them now?

 

AEW TBS & NJPW Strong Women’s Championships, Winner Takes All: Mercedes Mone VS Stephanie Vaquer!

The CEO has been “righting wrongs” as part of her comeback tour, and step one was getting even with Willow Nightingale. Mone did that in Las Vegas as she became AEW TBS Champion. Step two is taking the title she feels was always meant for her. However, La Primera is not going to let that ego grow any bigger on her watch. Will Vaquer deny Mone her destiny by becoming a FOUR-BELT Champion? Or will she pay the price for messing with Mone?

The introductions are made, the AEW and NJPW belts are raised, but only one can walk out The Forbidden Door with them both!

The ref explains that these are AEW rules: 10 count on the outside, and Champion’s Advantage is in play. Both women nod that they understand, and then Vaquer HEADBUTTS Mone down! The bell rings, Vaquer stomps away on Mone, and the ref reprimands. Vaquer drags Mone around to cover, ONE! Vaquer pushes the knuckle locks down, TWO as Mone gets her other arm up. Vaquer goes up but Mone monkey flips Vaquer away! Mone rolls back to rain down fists! Cover, TWO! Mone knuckle locks to cover, TWO again! Vaquer kicks Mone away, then gest up and gets around. Mone rolls Vaquer up, TWO! Vaquer covers, TWO!

Vauqer UPPERCUTS, and Mone snarls. Mone dodges Vaquer, waistlocks, but Vaquer RAMS Mone into a corner. The ref counts, Vaquer throws an elbow then runs in. Mone goes out to KNEE Vaquer away. Mone slingshots in and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! The fans rally up and Mone revel sin it, Mone runs up but Vaquer dodges! Vaquer knuckle locks, wrenches, and then ROCKS Mone. Vaquer then goes up and up, jumps around and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Vaquer runs up, Mone dodges to CHOP and knuckle lock in return! Mone CHOPS more, then goes up and up and she FLYING ARM-DRAGS back! Mone then drags Vaquer into the BANK STATEMENT!

Vaquer endures the crossface, rolls it back, and Mone lets go. Mone throws her armbands off, builds speed, and slides, to then RANA Vaquer down! The fans are torn but Mone storms up on Vaquer to say she is the double champ already. Mone puts Vaquer in, climbs the ropes, then METEORAS! Cover, TWO! Vaquer is tougher than that but Mone pushes her out of the ring. Mone then goes to the apron, leaps, but Vaquer dodges. Vaquer comes back, Mone kicks low and reels her in. TORNADO- NO, Vaquer RAMS Mone into the apron! The fans rally for the CEO but Vaquer gets Mone up and in. But then Mone KICKS from the apron!

Mone puts Vaquer in now, storms back in, but Vaquer gets her in the ropes! EAT DA FEET! Mone dangles, Vaquer FLYING KNEE DROPS! Mone falls out of the ring, Vaquer springboards to CROSSBODY! Down goes Mone and the fans fire up! Vaquer stomps Mone, drags her up, puts her in the ring, and Vaquer storms in after Mone. Vaquer clamps onto Mone with a chinlock, trapping one of Mone’s arms at the same time. Mone endures, even as Vaquer grinds her down. Mone pushes back to a cover, TWO! Vaquer body scissors to O’Conner, TWO! Vaquer stalks Mone, bumps her off buckles, then sits her down.

Vaquer scrubs Mone’s face again and again, then lets off as the ref counts. Vaquer drags Mone to then high stack, TWO! Vaquer drags Mone down to springboard and KNEE DROP! The fans rally for Mone but Vaquer smiles. Vaquer drags Mone up, but Mone kicks her! Mone reels Vaquer in to snap suplex! That’s Una Amiga! Then Dos Amigas! Mone gets Vaquer up again, but Vaquer slips around and shoves Mone. Mone comes back, into a body scissor takedown! Mone powers her way up but Vaquer has Mone in a modified armbar! Mone endures, reaches around, and pops free!

The fans rally as Mone escapes, but her leg was also damaged in that hold. Vaquer stalks Mone, drags her up, and whips her to ropes. Vaquer knees Mone against ropes, snapmares her down, then steps over into a headscissors squeeze! Vaquer DRILLS Mone’s head into the mat again and again and again! The fans fire up, Vaquer covers, TWO! Mone is tougher than that but Vaquer isn’t bothered. Vaquer paces while fans rally up, and Vaquer goes right up a corner. But Mone hurries to ROCK Vaquer first! Mone climbs, Vaquer shoves her away, but Mone goes up again. Vaquer HEADBUTTS, then CROSSBODIES into a DROPKICK!

Both women are down and the fans fire up! The ref checks but Vaquer is still in this. The fans rally up, Mone rises first but Vaquer follows. Mone bobs ‘n’ weaves, KICKS back, then fires up! Mone runs corner to corner to DOUBLE KNEE! Vaquer sits down, Mone keeps moving, METEORA! Mone gets Vaquer up, goes up the corner, then TORNADO DDTS!! Cover, TWO!! Vaquer survives that stiff driver and Mone is shocked! The fans continue to rally and duel while Mone looms over Vaquer. Mone is amused that the fans are torn, and she brings Vaquer up. Gory Especial, but Vaquer slips free!

Vaquer catches Mone and spins her, DDT! Victory roll, TWO!! Mone survives that sudden turnaround and Vaquer is frustrated. Vaquer runs to LEG DROP, brother! Cover, TWO! Vaquer goes again but Mone avoids the leg! Mone hooks Vaquer, rolls with her and stands up, but Vaquer fights the Gory Especial to switch things around! Smother to a cover, TWO! Vaquer gets Mone back up, underhooks, PACKAGE- NO, Mone fights free! Mone swings, misses, both women run and DOUBLE LARIATS take them both down! The fans fire up while Mone and Vaquer are both a bit dazed but still in this.

Mone and Vaquer stir while a standing count starts. Then both women kip up! Mone is a bit wobblier, but she just gets mad. The two stare down, then fire off forearms! The fans rally as they go back and forth! Mone ROCKS Vaquer but Vaquer runs, tilt-o-whirls, rolls Mone up, TWO! Into the BANK STATEMENT?! Vaquer is using Mone’s preferred hold, but Mone powers her way to a cover, ONE! Vaquer lets go, but Mone tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTICA, into the BANK STATEMENT!! Vaquer endures, flails, and fans actually boo Mone! Vaquer claws her way forward, but Mone kicks off ropes to roll this back!

But Vaquer powers up and fireman’s carries! Mone fights with elbows and she gets Vaquer to drop down! But Vaquer powers back up! GUT BUSTER DROP!! But Vaquer can’t make the cover! The fans rally up while both women catch their breath. Vaquer crawls to cover, TWO! The fans make this personal, “F THE CELTICS!” Vaquer drags Mone up to fireman’s carry, but Mone slips free! BACKSTABBER! And then another BACKSTABBER! Mone has Vaquer in the drop zone but the fans have turned on her! Mone just smiles as she goes up the corner. FROG SPLASH into BOOTS! The fans are thunderous as Vaquer runs corner to corner!

Vaquer blocks boots, grins, and DRAGON SCREWS!! Vaquer gets going, METEORA!! Another favorite of Mone’s, and Vaquer covers, TWO!! Mone survives and Vaquer is frustrated. Vaquer drags Mone up, “This is Awesome!” as she tucks and PACKAGE- NO, Mone slips free! Mone wants the arm, Vaquer fights, but Mone spins to get the other! BANK STATEMENT!! Vaquer endures, crawls her way around, reaches out, and then jackknife bridges! TWO as Mone bridges up! They spin around, Mone gets Vaquer up, but Vaquer slips free! Mone reels her back in, but Vaquer fights free! So Mone tilt-o-whirls again!

Mone gets the Gory Especial, MONE MAKER!!! BANK STATEMENT!! Vaquer TAPS, Mone wins!!

Winner: Mercedes Mone, by submission (still AEW TBS Champion & NEW NJPW Strong Women’s Champion)

New York is upset that someone from Boston won a championship here, but The CEO is still on top of the world! But wait, is that the DMD?! The fans go wild to see Britt Baker is back in AEW! Seems they don’t mind if someone from Pittsburgh is here, so long as it’s to rain on Mone’s parade. The pyro says it all, too! The Doctor is in, and she wants her first “appointment” to be against the now double champion!

 

NJPW makes things bigger in the Tokyo Dome!

January of 2025 will see the first-ever flipside to this Forbidden Door. Wrestling Kingdom is now joined by WRESTLE DYNASTY! January 4th & 5th are going to be massive nights for the world of wrestling, but who will be heading to the Tokyo Dome to represent on the biggest stage yet?

 

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jon Moxley VS Tetsuya Naito!

The Maniac took this title from the Uncontrollable Charisma at the Windy City Riot and has since taken this title back and forth across the Pacific. However, Naito says enough is enough, he is going to take responsibility and clean up his own mess! Will Naito make things truly tranquilo? Or will Moxley come through on his promise to end Naito’s career once and for all?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is a man of their word!

The bell rings and the fans even fire up for Red Shoes! Moxley fires a forearm, then another, and another! Naito gives those all back, so Moxley gives some more! Moxley puts Naito in a corner, stomps a mudhole, but Red Shoes counts. Moxley lets off, storms around, and he gets Naito up to swing. Naito dodges, dodges again, then SPITS at Moxley! The fans are torn, Naito dodges Moxley, and he tranquilos! But then he avoids a stomp! Naito bails out, Moxley is mad, then Moxley storms out after Naito. Naito slides back in and Moxley is angrier! Moxley tosses chairs into the ring, but Naito uses one to take a seat.

The fans cheer and Red Shoes stops Moxley from using the chair. Naito then kicks and fires off forearms! Naito whips corner to corner, Moxley reverses and runs in, but into a BOOT! Moxley still powers through, and he KNEE BREAKERS! Moxley clotheslines again and again, then hangs Naito out to dry! Naito flops off the ropes to the mat and the fans fire up. Moxley mocks the tranquilo, then he drags Naito around. Moxley brings Naito to a corner, and he SLAMS a leg into the post! Red Shoes reprimands but Moxley CLAWS at Naito’s face! Naito flails, Red Shoes reprimands, and Moxley lets off, to SLAM the leg again!

Naito writhes, gets out of the ring, and Moxley clears the Spanish announce desk! DESK BACK SUPLEX! Moxley then hops up to rain down fists! The fans rally, Red Shoes reprimands, but Moxley flips Red Shoes off. The fans cheer as Moxley stands tall, but he does leave Naito behind. Red Shoes checks on Naito but he is able to get off the desk. Naito flops to the floor, sits up, but says tranquilo. Moxley mocks that again, so Naito storms in. Moxley kicks Naito, Naito fires a forearm! Moxley eggs Naito on so Naito fires a forearm. Moxley CHOPS, Naito SPITS! Moxley UPPERCUTS and Naito falls! Cover, TWO!

Moxley drags Naito around, has a leg, and turns Naito for a HALF CRAB! Naito endures, reaches out, but Moxley shifts to a STF! Naito still fights forward, to the ROPEBREAK! Moxley lets go but then reels Naito in, and he holds Naito up before the PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO! Naito survives but Moxley isn’t bothered. Moxley eggs Naito on and Naito reaches out at him. Naito rises, Moxley drags him to a corner and CHOPS! Naito SPITS, Moxley KICKS! Naito SPITS, Moxley fires off forearms! Moxley goes up to rain down elbows! He goes all the way to TEN, then hops down. Moxley reels Naito in to SAIDO! Cover, TWO!

Naito stands up but he staggers over to ropes. Moxley storms over, and he fires hands! Naito wobbles as Moxley swats him, then hits back! They SLAP and SLAP and the fans fire up! Naito SLAPS, Moxley eggs him on! Naito fires more shots but then Moxley hits back! Moxley puts Naito up top, climbs up to join him, and he CLAWS Naito’s back! The fans rally but Red Shoes reprimands as Moxley CLAWS Naito some more. Moxley underhooks but Naito fights that off! Naito rises up to fire forearms! Moxley HEADBUTTS again and again, then reels Naito in! But Naito slips under, and he SHOVES Moxley to the floor!

Moxley tumbles and flounders but Naito goes out the side. Moxley leans against railing, Naito runs in around the way and TACKLES Moxley into ring staff! And then he SMACKS Moxley with the padding! Good ol’ JR asks what the hecc is up with him! Naito SMACKS Moxley more and more, then puts Moxley in the ring! Moxley staggers up but Naito fires off shots. Naito ROCKS Moxley, ROCKS him again, then CLUBS him! Naito whips Moxley, atomic drops then CLOBBERS him! Basement dropkick! Moxley goes to a corner but Naito whips him corner to corner! BACK ELBOW, then turn, stall, and NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!

Naito keeps cool and he brings Moxley up. Naito cravats but Moxley fires body shots!  Naito and Moxley scrap, but Moxley HEADBUTTS and X PLEXES! Then a REGAL KNEE! Moxley steps through, but Naito cradles! TWO!! Moxley escapes, swings, but Naito wrenches to throw those HEAVY back elbows! Moxley staggers to a corner, Naito storms up and puts Moxley on the top rope. Naito climbs, but Moxley turns Steiner into POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO!! Naito survives and Moxley is frustrated. Moxley drags Naito up but Naito is a ragdoll. Moxley figures he’s won and the fans cheer, but Red Shoes checks.

Naito still reaches out so he is still in this. Moxley says hold on then. Moxley drags Naito up, underhooks, but Naito wrenches out! Naito gets around to TORNADO DDT! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Naito and Moxley both stir, but Moxley sits up first. Moxley goes to a corner, Naito storms over and he throws more back elbows! Naito then goes up, reels Naito in, ESPERANZA! Naito grins and the fans fire up! Naito waits on Moxley to rise up, then he runs in, but Moxley swims past the tilt-o-whirl to SLEEPER! Naito goes to a corner and SMACKS Moxley off buckles! But Moxley still gets the SLEEPER!

Naito pries the hold open, wrenches and tilt-o-whirls, DESTINO!! But Naito isn’t done there! Another wrench, another tilt-o-whirl, but Moxley slips through, PARADIGM SHIFT!! Both men hit their best shots and both men are down! The fans rally up as Red Shoes checks, and somehow both men are still in this. Moxley checks his neck and he crawls back to Naito. Moxley stands right up, the fans fire up, and Naito stands to join him. The forearms fire back and forth, then Naito throws the HEAVY elbows! ENZIGIRI! Moxley wobbles, but he still KING KONG LARIATS! Moxley hauls Naito up, DEATH RIDER!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?

Moxley is beside himself, and he gets up in Red Shoes’ face! Red Shoes warns Moxley, don’t lose your temper! Moxley storms out and he gets a chair! Moxley gets in, this isn’t what Red Shoes meant! Moxley scares Red Shoes into a corner, then sits the chair up. Moxley brings Naito over, but then Red Shoes kicks the chair away! Moxley is mad but Red Shoes is just doing his job! The fans cheer Red Shoes for it, but Moxley BOOTS Naito! Moxley underhooks, DEATH- NO, Naito fights the lift! Moxley CLUBS Naito to try again, DEATH- DDT!? Naito turns things around at the last second, and he gets Moxley up!

Naito wrenches, but Moxley knees low! Moxley reels Naito in, but Naito wrenches out and ELBOWS again and again! Naito reels Moxley into the scoop, GLORIA!! And then wrench, tilt-o-whirl, DESTINO!!! Cover, NAITO WINS!!

Winner: Tetsuya Naito, by pinfall (NEW IWGP World Heavyweight Champion)

Naito has avenged his previous defeat, and he is bringing that belt home! But he must now fight his way through NJPW’s G1 Climax with this target on his back. Will Naito make the entire Summer tranquilo with his own two hands?

 

AEW World Championship: Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Will Ospreay!

The Realest says that it isn’t about how you start, it is about how you finish. And he’s also known that he and the Aerial Assassin have been building momentum on parallel tracks, and we’re about to see a head-on collision! Neither man has come this far to only come this far, but only one can be THE top guy in AEW! Will this still be Swerve’s House? Or is the #BillyGOAT about to reach new heights at Swerve’s expense?

The introductions are made, THE belt is raised, but only one can reign supreme!

The bell rings and the fans are already thunderous for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve smirks as he and Ospreay stare down from across the way. The fans chant for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this moment possible. The two tie up and go around, and then dig in their heels for a deadlock. The fans continue to chant, but Swerve finds a point of leverage to put Ospreay on ropes. The fans sing now for “Ospreay~ Ospreay Ospreay Ospreay~!” The ref counts, Swerve lets off, and then Ospreay ROCKS him! Ospreay eggs Swerve on so Swerve says bet! They go forearm for forearm back and forth, faster and faster!

Ospreay kicks low, headlocks, but Swerve powers out. Ospreay RAMS Swerve, then bobs ‘n’ weaves to ROCK him! Ospreay whips, Swerve reverses but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! Swerve handsprings through! And he RANAS, but Ospreay handsprings through! Ospreay ducks a kick, Swerve breaks the full nelson, but Ospreay blocks an elbow and Swerve blocks the hook kick! The fans are thunderous after that exchange! They chant for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” and the two reset. Swerve and Ospreay circle, feel things out, but then Swerve kicks low! Swerve BOOTS Ospreay, CLUBS him, then CLUBS him again.

Ospreay puts Swerve in a corner to CHOP! And CHOP! Ospreay ROCKS Swerve, CHOPS him, but then Swerve dodges one to CHOP back! Ospreay stands, Swerve whips and UPPERCUTS i the corner! Snapmare, Swerve goes up, but Ospreay kips up! The fans fire up and Swerve is annoyed that he was denied his target. Ospreay says just bring it, so Swerve hops down. Both men block a boot, but then Swerve BOOTS again! Swerve whips, Ospreay stops himself and tosses Swerve out to BOOT him down! The fans fire up while Swerve staggers around. Ospreay gets fans to chant “BRUV! BRUV! BRUV!” PLANCHA and down goes Swerve!

The fans are thunderous and Ospreay grins. Ospreay goes to fetch Swerve, ROCKS him, and the fans duel again. Ospreay stalks Swerve around the way to CHOP him against barriers! Ospreay ROCKS Swerve, reels him in, and puts him on the apron. Ospreay has Swerve in the ropes to throw more hands, then he gets space. Ospreay tells the cameraman to follow this. DRIVE-BY DROPKICK! Ospreay storms in to then drop a knee on Swerve’s head! Swerve grits his teeth as he stands up, but Ospreay ROCKS him! Swerve hits back, Ospreay eggs him on. Swerve fires more shots, Ospreay CHOPS him down!

Ospreay CHOPS Swerve and Swerve falls! Ospreay jokes that he has Swerve’s heart in his hands, and he takes a bite out of it. Ospreay whips, Swerve reverses, but Ospreay goes up and over. Ospreay CHOPS, goes up, but Swerve YANKS him down! Then a snapmare to the FALLING UPPERCUT! And Swerve hits the Griddy! Swerve still feels the stinging in his chest, but he gets Ospreay up. Swerve turns Ospreay to the NECKBREAKER! Then a gator roll for another turn, and another NECKBREAKER! Another gator roll, and Swerve puts Ospreay in the ropes. Swerve turns Ospreay again, for a NECKBREAKER HOTSHOT!

Ospreay flops over, Swerve taunts the Ospreay fans, and then Swerve drags Ospreay around to drop a KNEE on the neck! Swerve CHOPS Ospreay back down, Nana says open him up! Swerve clamps onto Ospreay with a chinlock, then a neck wrench. Ospreay endures, the fans rally, and Ospreay fights up and around. Swerve hooks Ospreay up, chinbar and stretch! Ospreay endures, pries Swerve’s hand away, but Swerve turns Ospreay again. Ospreay elbows free, ROCKS Swerve, then ROCKS him again. Ospreay winds up but Swerve JABS! Swerve BOOTS Ospreay, whips him, but Ospreay handsprings to NEURALIZER KICK!

Swerve flounders out and Ospreay sees that. Ospreay hurries over and PLANCHAS, but Swerve dodges! Swerve kicks low, whips, but Ospreay LEAPS over the barrier! Ospreay waves, ROCKS Swerve, then jumps, but Swerve trips him up! Ospreay hits barriers on the way down, and then Swerve goes back for him. Swerve drags Ospreay up, then stands on the barriers. Swerve brings Ospreay up to join him, reels him in, and the fans freak out. Ospreay fights but Swerve CLUBS him on the back. Ospreay SUPER STEINERS Swerve to the floor! Ospreay hurries to get Swerve  in, PIP PIP CHEERIO! Cover, TWO!

Swerve stays in this but Ospreay stays focused. “This is Awesome!” and Ospreay brings Swerve up. Swerve fights the lift, then he back drops! Ospreay is up to CHOP! Ospreay whips, pops Swerve up to HOTSHOT him, then runs. Swerve blocks the boot to slip around and BACKBREAKER! Nana says this is it, time to put him out! The fans rally, Swerve rises, and Swerve drags Ospreay up. Ospreay swings, Swerve ducks and shoves to HIP TOSS into the ARMBAR! Ospreay flails, Swerve shifts to a short arm scissor! Ospreay fights around, the fans rally, and Ospreay kicks his way over. Swerve grabs the legs to hold Ospreay back!

Ospreay still kicks and kicks, and he gets a ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Swerve lets go at 4, and Ospreay clutches his arm. The fans rally again and Swerve goes back to Ospreay. Swerve kicks Ospreay around, almost toying with him. Ospreay glares at Swerve as the kicks keep coming. Swerve fires forearms now, but Ospreay gets in Swerve’s face! Ospreay fires a forearm, Swerve fires back, and the fans rally as they go faster and faster! Ospreay shakes out the cobwebs to fire a flurry! And an UPPERCUT! Ospreay runs, but Swerve UPPERCUTS back! Swerve runs, but Ospreay TIGER WALL KICKS, only for Swerve to duck the enzigiri!

Ospreay avoids the House Call, Swerve avoids Hidden Blade! Swerve UPPERCUTS, whips, and jumps, but Ospreay catches him for a POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO, but right into the STYLES CLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Not quite phenomenal but Ospreay hurries to BUZZSAW! And HEEL KICK! Daniel Garcia is watching from the crowd, Ospreay springboards but so does Swerve! FLYING KILLSTOMPS!?! We get a better look at Daniel Garcia watching this, he wants Ospreay to bring both belts to their Beach Break showdown. The fans rally up as both men rise up. Ospreay and Swerve rise up, and Swerve BOOTS Ospreay to the apron!

Swerve snarls, drags Ospreay up through the ropes, and then gives him Kawada Kicks! Swerve runs, but Ospreay avoids the leap! Swerve handsprings through but Ospreay PENALTY KCIKS! Ospreay goes up and up and up, but Swerve hurries after him! They throw hands, Swerve goes up and around, but Ospreay fights with elbows! Swerve still SUPER OLYMPIC SLAMS!!! Both men are down again and the fans are thunderous! Swerve rolls and crawls to a cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives, and he rolls away to the apron. Swerve storms over to join Ospreay on the apron, and he gets Swerve up. Ospreay fights the lift!

Swerve CLUBS Ospreay, suplexes, but Ospreay slips around for a SLEEPER! Then HOOK KICK! Swerve wobbles, Ospreay goes up the ropes, but Swerve dodges! Ospreay crashes on the apron!! Swerve goes up top, but Ospreay flops off the apron. Swerve is annoyed being denied again, but he just adjusts his aim! SUPER FLYING KILLSTOMPS onto the Spanish announce desk!!! The fans are losing their minds over the most devastating stomps yet!! Ospreay flops to the floor and Swerve hobbles after him. Swerve drags Ospreay up and into the ring, but then reconsiders. He brings Ospreay to barriers!

Swerve drags Ospreay up onto the barriers, and he hits the BARRIER PILEDRIVER!!! Swerve gets what he wanted before, and then he gets Ospreay in the ring, for SAVING GRACE!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Ospreay survives all of that and Swerve is beside himself! Nana argues the count, but fans want them to “FIGHT FOREVER!” Swerve goes up the corner, reloads, but Ospreay hits ropes! Swerve is tripped up and Ospreay fires hands! Ospreay climbs, brings Swerve up, but Swerve throws body shots! Ospreay hops down, but then springboards up, AVALANCE OSCUTTER!! And then a springboard for the OSCUTTER again!! CoOver, TWO?!?!?

The fans are electric as Swerve survives, and Ospreay loads up that arm! HIDDEN- NO, Swerve blocks! His hands hurt, but he gets around to half nelson! Osprey ELBOW BREAKERS free, SUPERKICKS, then SWATGS a lariat to HOOK KICK! Ospreay springboards, but Swerve SLAMS him down! Swerve traps one arm, gets the other, and he pulls the arm, only for Ospreay to drag Swerve down to a cradle!! TWO!?!?! Both men scramble up, Ospreay dodges a boot to springboard and OSCUTTER again!!! But Ospreay also holds on to Swerve! Ospreay drags Swerve back up, underhooks, and STORM BREAKER!! Cover, TWO?!?!?!

Swerve survives and no one can believe it! MJF is watching, too, perhaps considering challenging the winner of this himself. The fans are electric for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as Ospreay underhooks again. Ospreay drags Swerve up, but Swerve fights his way to the ropes! The ref calls the break but Ospreay fires knees! Ospreay gets Swerve from ropes but Swerve still fights the lift! Swerve powers the underhooks down, but Ospreay HEADBUTTS!! Swerve drops to his knees, Ospreay keeps him from falling over! Ospreay calls his shot, “TIGER DRIVER!!” Underhooks and- SWERVE ARM-DRAGS! CRADLE, TWO!!!!

HIDDEN BLADE FROM SWERVE?!?!? Swerve snatches Ospreay’s move, goes up top, and reloads! K I L L STOMPS MISS as Ospreay moves! Ospreay runs in, Swerve moves, HIDDEN BLADE HITS THE REF!!! Everyone freaks out and Swerve realizes what happened! So he POISON-RANAS, but Ospreay HIDDEN BLADES anyhow!!! Cover, Ospreay would have won by now! Wait, Don Callis is here?! He is going against Ospreay’s wishes of letting him do this alone, but then he brings out the screwdriver! Ospreay says no, he doesn’t wanna! Nana grabs Don, Don shoves Nana! Don says now or never!

Nana SHOVES Don and the fans are fired up! Ospreay gets mad at Nana, and he threatens Nana with the screwdriver! But then Ospreay realizes what he’s doing, and Nana even begs for mercy. The fans chant “NO! NO! NO!” and Ospreay shows mercy. Then Ospreay hurries back in, but into a HOUSE CALL!!! Swerve goes up top, reloads, and here comes referee Aubrey to save the day! KILL STOMPS!!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! HOW?!?! But Swerve says this is what it takes, Ospreay! He SNAPS Ospreay’s arm!! And then “Whose House?!” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” HOUSE CALL!!!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?!?!

Swerve doesn’t understand! Is Ospreay even human?!?! Ospreay says you’ll HAVE to kill him! Ospreay throws off his elbow pads, HIDDEN BLADE, but there’s nothing to it! Ospreay leans against Swerve, and Swerve pats his former friend on the back for trying. Swerve reloads, for a HOUSE CALL!! Swerve then drags Ospreay up, BIG PRESSURE DRIVER!!! Cover, Swerve wins!

Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)

Don Callis’ presence aside, Swerve showed Ospreay that he really wasn’t ready for both worlds. At least, not yet. Doc Sampson checks Ospreay, but he sits up on his own. Swerve shows Ospreay respect for how hard they pushed each other. Kyle Fletcher has also made it ringside, showing moral support for his former team captain and good friend. Will Ospreay be able to turn around and be ready for Beach Break and his International Championship defense? And who will be next to step up to Swerve’s House come All In?


My Thoughts:

An incredible Forbidden Door, and for being a total of 5 and a half hours, it really flew by. Great matches as always, but at the same time, not a whole lot of surprises as far as results or appearances. Them throwing Fletcher VS Serpentico onto the Zero Hour was a bit odd but I suppose they just wanted to establish A) he was here, and B) he was no longer ROH World TV Champion. But great stuff in the Zero Hour Fatal 4 Way Tag, great win for Malakai & Brody. Really good women’s tag, and maybe on some level Willow & Tam winning was a surprise, if only because this feeds into the go-home math on Willow VS Kris in the Owen Hart Cup. Willow winning here doesn’t necessarily mean she loses to Kris, but I’d be surprised if Willow defies the math here.

Very good Women’s Owen Hart Cup match here with Mariah of course going over given the story they’ve been telling with her and Storm. And then a great Six Man Tag to close Zero Hour. Great win for Mistico & Lucha Bros, which was fine because Lucha Brothers are the AEW guys and Mistico is a CMLL guy, LIJ didn’t need to win here since it was just for fun. I just knew MJF would open the show in a really good match with Hechicero, but it probably could’ve been a bit more for MJF’s homecoming. Then we got a great Six Man Tag for The Elite VS Acclaimed & Tanahashi. It makes sense The Bucks & Okada win here to get even for Acclaimed beating The Bucks in the title eliminator, and it feels like they’ve now set up Okada VS Billy Gunn for the Continental Championship.

Bryan VS Takagi was awesome stuff, really giving us everything we could want for this dream match. But as I figured, Bryan won because he’s the AEW guy, he’ll face another AEW guy, and Takagi is gonna focus on the G1 Climax instead. It was just a great moment to have given Forbidden Door is the main crossover show. Though apparently NJPW is gonna change that by inviting everyone else to Japan with them finally doing something with Wrestle Dynasty, the PPV they wanted to do before, if not for COVID in 2020. That’ll be fun, with a lot of possibilities given we have until January to see how championships change hands and all that.

Great match from Storm and Mina, but the only surprise is that there were absolutely no shenanigans from Mariah. But in a way, that was for the better, as Mariah was frozen in place by how distraught she was seeing her two closest friends fighting so fiercely. Storm of course retains, but Mariah helps them all make pace and be a more solid group now. That said, it still feels like Mariah will find a way to win the Owen Hart Cup and face Storm in Wembley in the climax of this long term story. Cassidy VS ZSJ was awesome stuff because Cassidy got to show off that he can do technical wrestling, but I think I said the other night that ZSJ was gonna win. He evens the score with Cassidy, and we could get an equally great match for All In if they wanted.

Great Six Man Tag of Joe-Hook-Shibata VS Team Learning Tree. I didn’t think Jericho was taking the loss but Hook did great with his take on the Judas effect. That now more directly sets up the FTW Championship rematch for probably All In but I wouldn’t mind seeing it during July for a TV special like Fyter Fest or Fight for the Fallen. Same goes for Cobb VS Joe for the NJPW World TV Championship, that’d be a great 15 minute match right there. That ladder match, as ladder matches go, was pretty wild. They did good on making us think Dante did hurt his leg but luckily he wasn’t, though I’m surprised no one else got hurt with just how many tables and ladders were purposefully broken. But in the end, it is as expected, Jack Perry wins so that The Elite is truly golden going into Blood & Guts.

Very good stuff from Mone VS Vaquer but it could’ve been sharper to start. Maybe it was just them finding their rhythm as opponents. But New York turning on The Boss from Boston was really funny. At the same time, it does fit Mone’s character. Whether or not you think Mone’s a great wrestler, she certainly plays up her ego and that’s good Heel Heat. Mone of course won for the reasons I’ve been saying, i.e. Vaquer already has two CMLL belts, she doesn’t need more. But then I just felt it in my gut that Britt Baker would show up to step on Mone’s moment, those two are basically the perfect match-up of mic skills, in-ring skills and coming off smug about it, that’ll be some fun stuff going forward.

And both world title matches were great, though the IWGP World title match was a bit more methodical and slower paced than expected for the two involved. Great, logical win for Naito, there was nothing else that was gonna happen here really. Ospreay VS Swerve was just amazing, certainly the best match of the night, probably all month, and up there for match of the year. Great use of the whole ringside area, great ref bump, and of course Don Callis showed up to tempt Ospreay to the dark side. In a way that did cost Ospreay, because it feeds to Swerve’s point that Ospreay isn’t ready to sacrifice his own morality to do what it takes. Swerve didn’t hesitate, he won, but I do appreciate he showed Ospreay respect.

And as it stands, Ospreay VS Garcia is going to be great stuff, and I feel like we see the Don Callis Family and even MJF show up during then. Ospreay VS Garcia could go either way with such overbooking, and I could see Garcia winning to make his match with MJF at All In a match for the International Championship. Then Callis could be upset with Ospreay and Fletcher for how they both lost belts, he kicks them out of the family, Rush being a replacement for them both. It just feels like something has to lead to Ospreay & Fletcher breaking off from Don Callis and maybe even taking on Rush and Trent or Rush and Konosuke in a tag match.

My Score: 9/10

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Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (5/3/25)

Atlantic City is TIMELESS!

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There’s a Collision on TBS!

The AEW Women’s World Champion, Timeless Toni Storm, is a fighting champion! And she is giving Lady Frost a golden opportunity in an Eliminator match!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator: Toni Storm w/ Luther VS Lady Frost; Toni wins and denies Frost a title opportunity.
  • $100,000 Fatal 4 Way: Rush VS Sammy Guevara w/ Dustin Rhodes VS AR Fox VS Kevin Knight; Sammy wins the big cash prize.
  • Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Harley Cameron; Megan wins.
  • Josh Alexander VS Brody King; Time Limit Draw.
  • Best Wrestler Alive Five Minute Open Challenge: Max Caster VS Daniel Garcia; Garcia wins.
  • The Gates of Agony VS Ray Chas & Goldie; The Gates win.
  • Best 2 Out of 3 Falls: FTR VS Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly; FTR wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Adam Cole is here!

Atlantic City fires up for the Panama City Playboy as he brings the AEW TNT Championship with him to ringside. As such, the fans of course join in with the “BOOM!” and “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” But he isn’t here to talk, he’s here to watch this opening match!

AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator: Toni Storm w/ Luther VS Lady Frost!

Timeless Toni continues her search for her next “costar,” and she’s crossing paths with the Coldest Wrestler You Know! But will Frost go from ice to gold? Or will she be crossed off the list during this “audition?”

The bell rings, the two shake hands, and the fans applaud. Toni and Frost circle, tie up, and Toni wrenches to wristlock. Frost grabs the ropes to flip through, and she wrenches back. Toni reaches back to headlock but Frost powers up and out. Toni runs Frost over, the fans cheer, but then Frost kips up! Things speed up. Frost handsprings but Toni sidesteps. Frost roll sunder a lariat to roll back and SWINGING headscissor! Toni tumbles out and the fans are torn, but Frost watches Toni go around the way. Frost goes to the apron, avoids the leg sweep, then CANNONBALLS to the floor!

The fans fire up and Frost goes up the barriers. Frost handsprings to MOONSAULT onto Toni! The fans fire up more and Frost puts Toni back in. Frost storms up on Toni to cover, TWO! Toni stays in this but Frost stays cool. Frost whips Toni but Toni hits a THESZ PRESS! Toni rains down fast hands, then fires up! The fans are with her and Toni stands Frost up. Toni scoops for a BACKBREAKER! Frost writhes but Toni brings her back up. Toni hits a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Toni doesn’t let that bother her. The fans rally as Toni brings Frost up to her feet.

Toni grabs Frost with both hands, but Frost turns that into a wheelbarrow! Victory roll, TWO! Things speed up, Frost ducks ‘n’ dodges and LARIATS! The fans fire up as Toni goes to a corner, Frost runs in, SNOWBALL! The fans fire up more and Frost pushes Toni. Frost goes out, BOOTS Toni, then steps in to slips around, and she ROCKS Toni! Frost climbs, aims, and TORNILLO CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Toni stays in this and the fans rally up again. Frost rises, goes back to the corner, and she climbs back up. But Toni grabs Frost first! Frost breaks free, Toni ROCKS her, and then hits a SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO!!

Frost survives but Toni just moves on to her closeup! The fans rally as Toni runs corner to corner, SWEET HIP- NO, Frost KICKS first! Cartwheel and Alabama Lift, CHILLER DRILLER!! Cover, TWO!! Toni survives and the fans fire up! The fans rally as Frost aims, but Toni ducks the buzzsaw! GERMAN SUPLEX! Frost flounders away, Toni runs up, UPPERCUT! Toni waits on Frost, then gives a very dramatic look. SWEET HIP MUSIC! Then a CHICKEN WING CROSSFACE!! Toni brings Frost down, Frost TAPS, Toni wins!

Winner: Toni Storm, by submission (denies Frost a title match)

The #TCM, Toni’s Classic Move, wins it for her, and Luther hands her a mic. Toni rests on the mat while she says, “This Whore You All Adore… This Slut You Can’t Rebut… This tramp is still THE CHAMP! And my gawd, what a frosty little slop tart. Now I know there’s a fresh batch of tarts back there, wanting to take a shot at this wide load that holds the gold. Yes, that’s right. Everyone’s coming for Toni Storm. But you got it all wrong, darling! Toni Storm comes for everybody! So if you’re tits can take the hits, then I’m not a hard woman to find. I could be right here.” Then she goes outside and says she could be here, or here next to this man.

Or here, down the ramp. Here with this gentlemen, by the stage, or on this bloody boardwalk! Toni goes outside of the arena and says she will be ready, sweaty, here, queer, and TIMELESS~! Toni revels in the brisk evening air of the Atlantic City beach, but who will look to ruin all the fun?

 

Jon Moxley speaks.

The Maniac AEW World Champion says, “When Katsuyori Shibata woke up on Wednesday morning, his fate was already sealed. He may as well have already been in the hospital. There’s nothing you can do about it, Joe, so I don’t want you to feel bad that all of the people closest to you are dropping like flies. And I struggle to find reasons to dislike Samoa Joe, I really do. The guy defined professional wrestling for a whole generation of us guys. He deserves the respect he commands. Samoa Joe is beyond reproach. But so was Bryan Danielson. Something to think about.

“Steel Cage for the world championship in Chicago. There’s this notion, this idea, that I should be scared to step into a steel cage with Samoa Joe. When you’re the world champion, every opponent is dangerous, every match is hard, every day is hard. I’m gonna do what I always do: my job. And I am exceptional at my job. You wanna lock me inside a steel cage? Lock it. Lock the door, man. This is always how this was gonna end. My affairs are in order. But if you subscribe to this notion that I should be scared, well then you haven’t been paying attention, Joe. You better make sure you thought things through.”

The Maniac has issued a warning, but will Joe even acknowledge it? Or will Joe make Moxley realize what fear really is?

 

$100,000 High Speed Fatal 4 Way: Rush VS Sammy Guevara w/ Dustin Rhodes VS AR Fox VS Kevin Knight!

Tony Khan’s dishing out more money, and each man has a 25% chance of bringing that jackpot home! Will El Toro Blanco, the Spanish God, the Whole Fox’n Show or The Jet be rolling in dough just in time for Mother’s Day?

The bell rings and the fans rally up for pretty much everyone in this match. All four men watch each other, then approach. Knight CLOBBERS Fox and Rush CLOBBERS Sammy! Rush and Knight then step up to each other. Knight fire a forearm but Rush eggs Knight on! The forearms go back and forth, then Rush CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” and Knight CHOPS! Rush CHOPS, and Rush wants Knight to man up! Knight CHOPS, Rush HEADBUTTS! Rush stomps away on Knight, stomps away, then “takes” Knight’s head to “punt” it into the crowd. Rush has the fans behind him right now as he and Knight speed up.

Knight drops down, then hurdles over, but Rush leaps! They keep moving, Knight scoops and SLAMS! Then UFO- NO, Rush moves! Rush arm-drags Knight, Knight arm-drags Rush, and then dropkicks cancel out! Both men kip up and the fans fire up! Cole is still on commentary, he likes this one, too. But then Fox and Sammy DROPKICK Rush and Knight out of the ring! The fans fire up for Fox and Sammy, Fox BOOST the lariat away to then tilt-o-whirl and waistlock. Sammy switches, Fox switches, and Fox shoves Sammy. Fox then blows past Sammy, but Sammy hurdles, backflips, and DROPKICKS! The fans fire up so Sammy takes a bow.

Sammy runs corner to corner at Fox and he RAMS Fox in the corner! Sammy goes out, slingshots in, but Fox slingshots out! Sammy crash lands and Fox slingshots back in, SENTON! The fans fire up again, and Fox catches Sammy’s punch! Fox also hooks a leg, ties those up, and hits a modified FISHERMAN BUSTER! Rush is back to SUPERMAN FOREARM! Sammy JUMP KNEES Rush! Knight springboards to FLYING LARIAT Sammy! The fans fire up again, and Knight runs up on Rush, only for Rush to OVERHEAD SUPLEX him into buckles! Knight crashes down, the fans rally up, and Collision goes picture in picture!

Dustin checks on Sammy and he’s alright. Knight drags himself up with the ropes but Rush runs up to BODY BLOW! Rush whips corner to corner, CHOPS, then sits Knight down. Rush runs corner to corner, runs back in, but feints Knight out to BOOT him! Rush soaks up cheers and jeers before he rolls back and tranquilo! Sammy sends Fox into barriers, Rush feeds off more energy, then Rush goes out to SMACK Fox down! Rush HEADBUTTS Sammy, then SMACKS Sammy off a chair! Dustin coaches Sammy but Rush stares Dustin down. The Natural tells Toro Blanco that there’s no problemo here.

Knight storms up on Rush, but Rush SMACKS Knight down! The fans applaud while Knight slumps against railing. Rush talks some trash, then he smothers Knight! The fans get a bit closer to the action like that, but then Fox runs up on Rush. Rush ROCKS Fox first, SMACKS him off railing, then goes back to Knight. Rush SMACKS Knight, brings him around, and pushes him along the barriers. Rush CHOPS Knight, but Knight CHOPS Rush! Rush CHOPS Knight! Knight staggers away while Rush revels in the cheers. Rush has Atlantic City all cheering him on, and he goes after Knight to KICK his leg! Knight hobbles, but Rush fires body shots!

Rush keeps after Knight, CHOKES him on the railing, and the ref reprimands. Rush doesn’t have to stop, but he does as Collision returns to single picture. Rush whips Knight, Knight reverses, and Rush hits steel steps! The fans fire up while Rush writhes. Knight and Fox are in the ring, and Fox BOOTS first! The fans rally for Fox now, but Knight puts him on the apron. Fox ROCKS Rush, jumps up, but Knight DROPKICKS him down! We can see in the rafters, glowing with blue light, that’s Hologram! The futuristic luchador is very invested as Knight builds speed to DIVE into a DDT from Fox! The fans fire up more as Fox now takes aim.

Fox springboards and IMPLODER 450 SPLASHES onto Knight! The fans fire up while both men go down! Fox brings Knight up but Knight fights the lift. Fox CLUBS Knight, but Sammy is up top! Sammy SUPER SHOOTING STARS! Down go Fox and Knight and the fans fire up with Sammy! But Rush DECKS Sammy! Rush whips Fox hard into railing! Rush then whips Fox to the other side, into more railing! Rush sends Sammy into steel steps! Rush has Knight, and he sends Knight into railing! Rush snarls, brings Knight around, and then suplexes! Knight fights free, gets around the steps, and he leaps off those steps to DROPKICK Rush!

The fans fire up with Knight, and he runs at Rush, only for Rush to THROW him at the ramp!! The fans fire up as Rush storms back up on Knight. They brawl up the ramp and to the stage! Then they go off into some shadowy corner! “This is Awesome!” as Sammy and Fox are now left in the ring. Hologram approves as Sammy torture racks. GO TO- NO, Fox dodges the knee, then goes Matrix to dodge the lariat! PELE! Sammy BOOTS back! Sammy goes up a corner, but Fox is after him, LO MEIN PAIN! And then a 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Sammy survives and the fans rally up! Fox puts Sammy in the center of the ring, but then goes to the corner?

Fox climbs, aims, SWANTON BOMB onto knees!! Sammy saves himself, torture racks, but Fox fights free! Roll up, TWO! Sammy is up, Fox goes Matrix again, but the JUMP KNEE finds him! Fox sputters, Sammy reels him in, GO TO HOSPITAL!! Cover, SAMMY WINS!

Winner: Sammy Guevara, by pinfall (wins the $100K prize)

Adam Cole applauds, and certainly Sammy’s family is happy he has this money. But Sammy points to Cole, then to the All In sign. Will this Son of Texas get to go All In for the TNT Championship? Will Hologram look to add himself to the mix before too long?

 

PROGRAMMING NOTE for next week’s Collision!

First: It’ll be live at 8 PM Eastern, just like tonight. Second: It’ll be on TBS, just like tonight. Third: It will be on THURSDAY NIGHT instead of Saturday! Make sure to adjust your DVR accordingly so you don’t miss a moment of the action!

 

Samoa Joe speaks.

“Hello, Jon. I hope you’ll forgive me, I’m not there at Collision this week, but it’s only because I’m paying you respect by being here in my gym, preparing for what I’ll do to you in a few short weeks. What that is, Jon, is helping you understand. I’m gonna help you understand what happens when you call a man like me out. And you’re going to understand that what you have done to Hook and Shibata is going to be visited upon your man, Claudio, next week. And that all starts with me understanding a little bit about you, Jon. See, I understand that you have the ruthless streak that is required to take on someone like me.

“I understand that you have the ability and the will to come after someone like me. But you see, Jon, I had to put this match in a cage. Cuz there’s something else that I understand about you. The Jon Moxley I look at today doesn’t have the heart to stand in front of me. The Jon Moxley I see today doesn’t have the balls to get into a ring and get into an actual firefight with a man like me. And Jon, come Chicago, at Beach Break, I will break you. And when you turn around to run, with nowhere to go, I am Samoa Joe. I will be the next AEW World Champion. And Jon Moxley, I will make you understand.”

 

Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Harley Cameron!

The Megasus keeps crushing opponent after opponent, and the Superbad Girl is there to help pick up the scraps. Will their path of destruction continue tonight? Or will this wild Aussie have quite the underdog victory here in Atlantic City?

The bell rings and Harley SPLASHES int he corner! Harley stomps away, lets off, and then runs up to RAM Megan! The fans fire up, the ref counts, but Megan shoves Harley away. harley returns again but is put ont he apron. Harley ROUNDHOUSES, ROUNDHOUSES again, then RAMS into Megan! Harley has Megan in the ropes and she HAMMERS away! The fans fire up as Harley shouts, “FEEL THE WRATH!” Harley goes up, in, runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and ENZIGIRIS! Megan stays up so Harley runs agian, but Megan stops the COde Breaker! OVERHEAD SUPLEX! The fans are torn while Harley writhes.

Megan storms over to Harley, stalks her to the ropes, then drags her up to RAM her into the corner again and again! Megan CHOPS Harley, then stalks her to a corner. Megan KNEES Harley again and again and again! The ref reprimands, Megan steps back, but that lets Ford CHOKE Harley! The fans boo but Ford gets away with it. Megan snapmares Harley, then KNEES her in the back! Cocky cover, ONE! Megan drags Harley up to suplex her high and hard! Megan stalks Harley to the corner again, whips her corner to corner, then runs up for a SPLASH! MEgan then underhooks and hits a BUTTERFLY SUPLEX!

Megan storms up on Harley, but Harley JAWBREAKERS back! Harley wrenches and serves up SOLE FOOD! Megan staggers, runs back in, and LEAPING LARIAT! The fans are torn but Megan stands over Harley as Collision goes picture in picture.

Megan takes her time fixing her hair and her gear, but Harley goes out to the apron. Megan runs up and BOOTS Harley down! The ref and Megan argue, and Ford gets another cheap shot in! The fans boo but the ref misses it like he did before. Megan waits on Harley as Harley hobbles back into the ring. Megan then storms up on Harley to put her in a corner. Harley fires forearms but Megan is more amused than anything. Harley ROCKS Megan, but Megan BOOTS her! Megan RAMS Harley into the corner again and again! Then she GERMAN SUPLEXES Harley away! Harley sputters but Megan is right back on her.

Megan drags Harley up, brings her around, and short arm LARIATS! Megan drags Harley back up, short arm LARIATS again, then stands Harley back up. Harley dodges the lariat this time, but then a LARIAT finds her on return! Cover, TWO! Megan sighs, drags Harley up, and SLAMS her back down! Megan drags Harley up, scoops again, and SLAMS her back down! Harley sputters but Megan brings her up again. Another scoop and another SLAM! Megan soaks up cheers and jeers while Collision returns to single picture. Megan grabs at Harley but Harley KICKS her! And KICKS! And KICKS again!

Megan grabs Harley by her hair and drags her to a corner! Megan CHOPS and CHOPS and runs back in, but into an ELBOW! And another ELBOW! Harley climbs, Megan runs up and Megan ROCKS Harley! Megan climbs, but Harley fires body shots! The fans rally, Harley fires hands, and then she BITES Megan’s ear! The fans fire up as Megan falls back! Ford gets up but Harley DECKS her! Megan runs in, but Harley dodges! Megan hits buckles, Harley ducks ‘n’ dodges to then tilt-o-whirl DDT! The fans fire up and Harley covers, TWO! Megan survives but Harley fires up. The fans rally and Harley brings Megan in for a facelock.

But Megan suplexes first! Harley fights that, but Megan tries again! FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!! Harley survives and Megan is seething! Megan drags Harley up, fireman’s carry, but Harley fires elbows! Harley then fires forearms, and she dodges a haymaker! Harley fires a flurry, then runs to LARIAT! Harley is the one who falls over! Megan drags Harley right into a POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO?!? Harley survives but Megan is furious! Fireman’s carry, but Harley sunset flips! TWO!! Megan is up, Harley Oklahoma Rolls her, TWO!! Megan escapes again, but Harley hits a SHINING WIZARD! Then Harley aims from a corner!

Megan rises, Harley goes up, and Harley leaps! But Megan catches her, pops her up, FATE’S DESCENT!! Cover, Megan wins!

Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall

Megan did not #FeelTheWrath, but she did make Harley #BowDown! But they’re not done, as Ford stands Harley back up! Megan fireman’s carries for another FATE’S DESCENT!! The fans boo but Megan wants another! Wait, Anna Jay is here, with a two-by-four! And she SMACKS Megan with it!! But Megan doesn’t budge!? Anna doesn’t care, she swings again! Megan blocks that, takes it from Anna, then throws it aside! Megan runs up, but Anna DUMPS Megan out! Ford has Megan stand down, even though Anna wants her to fight! Will the Queenslayer help Harley get even with Megasus and minion?

 

AEW returns and…

Wait, Moxley & Marina are here in person! They beat up a security guard, DUMP him to ringside, and then dare the other guards to try something. Marina gives one guy the briefcase, just to then BOOT him down! Marina storms into the ring and intimidates Arkady Aura to give the mic over. Arkady does as told and then gets out of the ring. Marina hands the mic to Moxley and Moxley snarls while the fans boo. Moxley paces, and he tells Samoa Joe, “I heard what you said. Lemme ask you a question. What exactly is it I don’t understand? Just what the hell is it, Joe, that I don’t understand?”

The fans chant for Joe, and sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Moxley asks how Joe is gonna explain something to him inside a steel cage. What? Is Joe gonna kick his ass? The fans chant “YES!” So Joe is gonna beat Moxley up? “YES!” Oh, is that what they think? “YES!” Right… Moxley has faced all the supposed baddest men in the business, all shaped and sizes, all organizations and in all countries. Just name one. They all said the same thing as you’re saying, Joe! They were thinking the same things Joe is thinking, until they weren’t! Moxley knows the moment it happens, he can feel it when it happens! Every time!

He feels it every time when they realize they don’t wanna be here anymore. When they stop trying to win and they start trying to survive, and then realize they aren’t in a chess match, but they are in a war! The only difference this time, Joe, on May 14th, it will be both. Joe wants to target his people? Moxley expected nothing less. You think Moxley doesn’t wanna get into a real firefight? Newsflash, brother: Just look at your brothers; it’s been a firefight this whole time. Moxley then drops the mic and storms out the way he came in. Will Moxley step into Chicago and step out of Chicago still the AEW World Champion?

 

Backstage interview with The Outrunners.

Lexy Nair is with Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum with their 1980s standard definition, and brings up how Roppongi Vice got in their faces and then beat them up. She understands they have a response to that. Truth says yeah, he’s got something to say! Trent, Rocky, Truth gets you’re upset! He gets you feel disrespected. But maybe the Outrunners get a little loud sometimes. So what? Maybe they flex a little too much. So what? Maybe they spin a little too fast. So what?! Turbo says if Rocky & Trent wanna get physical, let’s get physical! They’ll settle this where it counts! When you’re face to face with The Outrunners, some are scared to death! But some are scared to live!

Truth & Turbo shake it out, will the Youngest Men Alive show Azucar & #JustTrent what respect is really about?

 

Josh Alexander VS Brody King!

The Walking Weapon and the newest member of the Don Callis Family scored big alongside Konosuke Takeshita a couple weeks ago, and they beat down The King of Death to do it. But with The Alpha in Japan for Wrestling Dontaku, will the “Canadian Assassin” be able to win all alone? Or will this Hound of Hell take a nice big bite out of Alexander?

The bell rings and the fans bark for Brody. Brody and Alexander stare down, circle, and then tie up. They’re in a deadlock, Brody puts Alexander on the ropes, but lets off. Alexander goes for a leg but Brody THROWS him away! The fans duel as the two circle again. They tie up, Alexander headlocks, but Brody powers up. Alexander wrenches, hammerlocks, but Brody ELBOWS free! Alexander avoids a second shot and the two reset. They feel things out, then Alexander drop steps to have the waistlock. Brody takes another swing, but into a clinch! Brody facelocks, but Alexander wrenches out to wristlock. Brody breaks free and CHOPS!

The fans fire up while Alexander goes to a corner. Brody runs up but Alexander kicks low! Alexander fires forearms and UPPERCUTS, then CHOPS! Alexander whips but Brody blocks! Brody whips Alexander to a corner, then runs in and SPLASHES! Brody ROCKS Alexander, CHOPS again, and repeat! The fans rally as Brody rains down shots. Alexander sits down, Brody lets off, then he stands Alexander up. Brody puts Alexander on the top rope, winds up, and CHOPS! Alexander slumps down to the apron and the fans fire up! Brody goes out after Alexander, fireman’s carries, but Alexander fights with elbows!

Alexander slips inside, HOTSHOTS Brody and kicks the legs out! Alexander builds speed as the fans rally up, and Alexander CROSSBODIES into a fireman’s carry! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER to the floor! The fans fire up and bark with Brody. Brody stalks Alexander, drags him up, and CHOPS him again! Alexander staggers away but Brody CLUBS him against the railing. And CHOPS him! Alexander sputters and falls back while the fans fire up. Brody whips Alexander hard into railing, and Alexander falls into the front row! The fans fire up and Brody smiles. Brody storms up on Alexander, drags him up, and suplexes him to the floor!

The fans fire up for Brody while he refreshes the ring count. Brody stands Alexander up, brings him around, and ROCKS Alexander again. Brody grabs a chair from the timekeeper’s area, and he CHOPS Alexander into taking a seat. Brody barks and gets space. Brody runs back in, but Alexander slumps down. The fans boo as Brody is denied his splash. But Alexander grabs a leg and BOOTS it against the steel steps! Alexander refreshes the ring count now, and he leaps, into a HAYMAKER! Brody uses antiair on Alexander, then he puts Alexander back in the ring. Brody storms up, but Alexander slides out!

Alexander wraps Brody’s leg up in the ropes, CLAWS at Brody’s face, and he hits a DRAPING NECKBRAEKER on the apron! A wicked combination as Alexander says the bigger they are, the harder they fall. The ref checks Brody while he is down on the ground, and Collision goes picture in picture.

Brody clutches his leg, but Alexander grabs said leg. Alexander SLAMS the leg off the floor, then stalks Brody as he crawls into the ring. Alexander grabs the bad leg to SLAM it against the apron! Brody crawls to a corner, Alexander steps in, and Alexander stomps away on Brody! Alexander stomps chest, stomps leg, then stomps a mudhole! The ref counts and Alexander stops at 4. Brody sputters while Alexander soaks up heat. Alexander stands Brody up to CLUB him on the neck. Brody CHOPS Alexander, hobbles then CHOPS again! Alexander puts Brody in a corner, wraps the bad leg around ropes, and pulls!

The ref counts, Alexander stops at 4, then ROCKS Brody! Alexander runs side to side and he BOOTS the bad leg! Brody falls over and Alexander soaks up more heat. Alexander goes back to Brody, but Brody kicks at him from below. Alexander eggs Brody on, kicks the bad leg more, then fires forearms. Brody ROCKS Alexander in return! The forearms go back and forth, but then Alexander knees low! Alexander runs, but into a scoop, SLAM, and SENTON! Brody clutches his bad leg, that string of moves taking a lot of out it. Both men slowly rise, and Brody hobbles over to Alexander. Alexander grabs the leg, but Brody CLUBS him down!

Collision returns to single picture as Brody CHOPS again! Brody puts Alexander on the top rope, CHOPS him again, then climbs. Brody brings Alexander to the very top, but Alexander kicks at the bad leg! Alexander then slips under, CLUBS Brody on the back, and he manages to torture rack! But Brody slips free! And CHOPS! The fans fire up as Brody huffs ‘n’ puffs. Alexander CHOPS, but Brody CHOPS again! The CHOPS keep going back and forth, and Brody’s CHOPS hit harder! Alexander is wincing now, and Brody CHOPS him again, again, and again! Brody puts some stank on the CHOP and Alexander falls to his knees!

Brody barks, the fans are with him, and Alexander stands up! The straps come down and Alexander pie faces Brody! And then SLAPS him! Brody DOUBLE CHOPS Alexander right down! Brody waits on Alexander, but Alexander kicks the legs out! Then he BOOTS Brody! And BOOTS him again! Torture rack, TOWER HACKER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and Alexander is beside himself! Alexander hammers the mat, drags Brody back up, and the fans rally up. Alexander tucks the arms, but Brody BACKDROPS free! The fans fire up and Brody runs in at the corner! Alexander BOOTS first, then dodges a lariat!

Alexander comes back, but into a BIG BOSS MAN SLAM! Cover, TWO! Alexander survives and Brody clutches the bad leg. Brody drags Alexander up, reels him in, but Alexander slips free of the Canadian Rack! Brody ELBOWS Alexander, runs up, but Alexander dodges! SNAP GERMAN! But Brody rises?! Alexander dodges the lariat, but not the SOUTHPAW!! The fans are all fired up while both men are down! A standing count starts, Alexander goes to a corner, “This is Awesome!” as Brody rises. Brody runs corner to corner, CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Alexander is still in this but he does go to the bottom rope.

Brody snarls and storms over to Alexander. Brody drags Alexander up, brings him back to the corner, and brings him back up to the very top! But Alexander fights with body shots! Brody fires body shots, and hits the SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Both men are down and Atlantic City is loving this! Another standing count starts, both men rise at 5 of 10, and Alexander fires a flurry of forearms! Brody ROCKS Alexander, and we hit the one minute warning! Brody runs up, Alexander dodges, and Alexander ROCKS Brody! Alexander runs back up, but blocks a boot! KNEE DROP on the bad knee!! And then an ANKLE LOCK!!

Brody endures as Alexander hits the GRAPEVINE!!! Brody fights up, stands and CHOPS Alexander on the back! Then GERMAN SUPLEX! But Alexander rises?! Only for Brody to LARIAT!! Brody hurries to reel Alexander up, GONZO BOMB!! The countdown begins, but Brody can’t make the cover!! TIME’S UP!

Time Limit Draw

Atlantic City is disappointed, and Lance Archer is here to help his Callis Family brother up. Brody wants to keep going, the fans want to keep going, but can Alexander even keep going? Brody powers through the pain to DIVE onto Archer & Alexander! The fans fire up and bark as Brody rises again. Brody wants more, and he fights through security to fight with Archer! Archer takes a seat, Brody puts the guards on top of him! Brody runs to TRIPLE CROSSBODY!! The Murderhawk Monster sputters, refs hurry out here to tell Brody to stop, but Alexander CHOP BLOCKS Brody! Archer KICKS Brody down!

The fans boo as now the Callis Family mug Brody! Archer CHOKES Brody, shouts at the refs, but then helps Alexander up and out of here. Will Don Callis have to pay some fines for his family?

 

CRU speaks.

Lio Rush says, “It was inevitable that the story ended with the way that it did.” Action Andretti adds, “With Top Flight landing flat on their faces.” They’re not in AEW to waste time. And any more time spent on Darius & Dante is a waste of time. They tried to walk away, drift off into the sunset, but “you two children couldn’t handle being without us.” Top Flight couldn’t stand being in the rearview mirror. CRU hopes Top Flight will learn a lesson. And that lesson is you should #FearCRU. Either you’re CRU, or you’re enemy.

 

Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge: Max Caster VS ???

Platinum Max is in the ring again, and he tells Atlantic City, “You are lookin’ live at the Best Wrestler Alive!” The fans boo that clearly false statement, but Caster says, “You people just witnessed a 15 minute time limit draw. And that got me thinking. No one in AEW could survive FIVE minutes in the ring with Platinum Max!” The fans boo but Caster says let’s put five minutes on the clock! The tech guys oblige, and Caster says before his next “victim” comes out here, he wants the people here in AC to prove that they’re not just a bunch of drunk, degenerate tourists! He wants them to do the chant correctly!

“Let’s Go, Max! You’re The Best Wrestler Alive! Let’s Go, Max! You’re The Best Wrestler Alive!” Caster is already laughing at how “bad” the fans are doing. That was not full participation, please do better. But let’s get to business! Who can survive FIVE with the Best Wrestler Alive? It’s DANIEL GARCIA! Caster is furious, but will Platinum Max be lucky to survive Red Death?

The bell rings, the time limit starts, and Garcia gets around Caster to fire off haymakers! Garcia stomps away on Caster in the corner, the fans fire up, but the ref counts. Garcia steps off, then stalks Caster along the ropes. Caster throat chops! The fans boo, Caster whips, but Garcia reverses. Garcia dodges Caster to reel him in, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Caster flounders away and Garcia snarls. Garcia puts up his dukes, does his dance, then SHOTGUNS Caster down! Garcia reels Caster in, PILEDRIVER!! Cover, Garcia wins!

Winner: Daniel Garcia, by pinfall

Literally one minute passed, and Garcia won! Garcia grabs the mic to then call out FTR! “I agree. I just handled my business. You guys handle yours tonight, and I’ma talk to you after.” Garcia has put Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler on notice, what will these three talk about later tonight?

 

Backstage interview with with Anthony Bowens & Billy Gunn.

Lexy is with the Pride of Professional Wrestling & Daddy Ass, and Bowens wants her to remember he is also the 5 Tool Player, the perfect combination of power, athleticism, intelligence, “The Look” and “The It Factor.” Bowens is here in his home state of New Jersey to tell us all that he intends to use all five tools to climb to a championship opportunity. Doesn’t that sound great? But then in steps Blake Christian & Lee Johnson. Vanilla Babyface tells Bowens all he is hearing right now is blah blah blah. Let’s be real: Bowens may have won against Blake three weeks ago, but those people weren’t talking about Bowens beating Blake.

The talk was about Bowens being outshined by Blake! Big Shotty says Bowens needs to listen because he means this with all the disrespect in the world. Johnson believes he is 150% better! After watching Blake soften Bowens up, Johnson knows how to put Bowens down. Bowens says wow, outshined him? That’s not possible. And 150% better? Well, then step up to the plate and get MOLLY WHOPPED by the 5 Tool Player! Any time, anywhere. Blake & Lee leave, when and where will Big Shotty take his shot?

 

The Gates of Agony VS Ray Chas & Goldie!

The Hurt Syndicate claimed we’d see Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona way down the line after they lost in the AEW World Tag Team Championship match. But the Cameroonian Prince says there are things much worse than death. They took a bite of the baddest apple on the tree, and the Samoan Lion says it made them SICK! Compared to that, only agony awaits! This is a message sent to Big Bill & Bryan Keith, will it be received loud and clear?

The teams sort out, Kaun starts against Ray, and the two step up. Kaun then BOOTS Ray, GERMAN SUPLEXES him, then reels him in. RUNNING SUPLEX! Kaun mockingly applauds, then he puts Ray in the corner to CHOP! Tag to Liona, and Kaun bumps Ray off buckles for Liona to then BACK ELBOW! Goldie SLAPS Kaun, but Kaun grins. Kaun TOSSES Goldie in, Liona runs up and POUNCES him out of the ring! The fans fire up and Liona tags Kaun. Then the Gates run up, HIP ATTACK followed by a METEORA! Then they CLOSE THE GATES on Ray!! Cover, Gates win!

Winners: The Gates of Agony, by pinfall

The CRU is watching ringside, acting unimpressed. But will Kaun & Liona make sure Lio & Action are next after Bill & Keith? But speaking of, Bill calls them out from the tron! Last week, Bill & Keith called them out. They’re in the parking lot. They don’t come to you, you come to them! Kaun & Liona say bet! The Gates leave the ring, go to the back, and find their way to the parking lot! Will we get quite the battle of titans in Atlantic City?

 

AEW returns and…

The Gates have found the Redwood & Bad Apple! The brawl is on right in front of the Mack trucks! Bill SMACKS Liona off one, but Kaun THROWS Keith into fencing! Bill BOOTS Kaun, kicks more fencing out of the way, then he picks up a swivel chair! Bill SLAMS the chair, but Kaun avoids disaster! Liona SMACKS Bill with a trash can lid! Bill grabs some poor passerby by the face, and THROWS him at Liona! Liona catches the guy, throws him aside, and then he stares Bill down. Only for Keith to jump on Liona with a SLEEPER! Kaun is up and he ROCKS Bill! Liona spins around to swing Keith off him and into a truck!

Bill and Kaun brawl, Liona runs up, but Keith avoids the trash can attack! This brawl is gonna keep going, but the show must go on, too! Will security be able to stop this carnage before it goes too far?

 

Best 2 Out of 3 Falls: FTR VS Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly!

Dax & Cash have gone back and forth with Roddy & Kyle for months now, and this match is about finally settling the score. Who wins when it takes more than just the first lucky opportunity?

The teams sort out and Kyle starts with Cash. The first fall begins, the two circle, and the fans rally up. The two rush in, Cash rolls Kyle up, TWO and Kyle has an omoplata! Cash rolls free, shakes out the bad arm, and Dax checks him. Cash’s arm is fine, and the two reset. Chas and Kyle tie up, Cash headlocks, but Kyle endures the grind. The fans rally as Kyle powers up and out, but Cash runs him over! Things keep moving, Cash sunset flips, but Kyle stays up to then drop down into an ARMBAR! Cash rolls Kyle, TWO! Cash narrowly avoids a roundhouse, then he scrambles away. The fans rally behind Kyle, but Cash and Kyle tag to Dax and Roddy.

The fans rally as Roddy and Dax circle. They tie up, Dax puts Roddy in the corner, and the ref counts. Dax lets off to CHOP, but Roddy CHOPS back! Dax falls and scrambles away! Cash protests, the ref has Roddy stay back, and Stokely coaches Dax up. Dax and Roddy tie up, go to a corner, and the ref counts. Dax gets a cheap shot in, then CHOPS! And CHOPS! Roddy CHOPS, CHOPS, and ROCKS Dax! Roddy fires off, but Dax CHOPS again! Roddy ROCKS Dax, fires more shots, then whips. Roddy then DROPKICKS Dax down! The fans fire up but Stoke coaches Dax. Roddy stands Dax up, wrenches, then tags Kyle.

Kyle KICKS, Roddy CHOPS, repeat! Kyle wrenches but Dax knees low! The ref says that was a little too low, but Dax tags Cash. Dax feeds Kyle to Cash’s knees, then Cash UPPERCUTS! Cash CHOPS Kyle, UPPERCUTS, and then tags Dax back in. FTR double whips Kyle to a corner, but Kyle goes up and to the side! Kyle dodges Dax to then kitchen sink knee! And kitchen sink knee for Cash! Kyle KICKS Dax, KICKS Cash, repeat! The fans fire up as the KICKS keep going! FTR is down, Cash bails out, and Kyle wrenches Cash. Dax ROCKS Kyle, Kyle wrenches again, repeat! Kyle WRINGS Dax, Cash and Roddy get into it on the outside! Kyle covers Dax, TWO!

Cash creeps to the apron but Kyle chases him off. Dax ROCKS Kyle with a sucker punch! Cash slips in, FTR whips, but Roddy CLOBBERS Cash! Kyle KNEES Dax, Roddy JUMP KNEES! Then URENAGE BACKBREAKER and PENALTY KICK! Cash is back, but Roddy KNEES him! Kyle suplexes, CHOP and BRAINBUSTER! Cash bails out but Roddy WRECKS him with a dropkick! The fans fire up, Kyle spins Dax, but Dax blocks a kick! Kyle rolls to have the ANKLE LOCK! Cash grabs Dax’s hands to drag him forward, but Roddy STOMPS Cash’s hands! Dax is caught, Stoke coaches Dax to tap, so Dax taps! Paragon has the first fall!

FTR: 0; Paragon: 1

Big Stoke says that’s the smart move, because there’s still two falls to win anyway. Stoke has FTR regroup, but can the Top Guys pull off the comeback? Collision goes picture in picture.

Stokely argues with fans, and then Dax grabs a chair! Dax throws the chair into the ring, the ref catches it and puts it aside, and he tells them to get in here, the second fall has already begun. The ref starts a ring count but Stokely has FTR settle down first. Dax takes his time before stepping inside. Stokely & FTR huddle up to talk strategy, and Dax starts with Kyle. They tie up, go around, and Dax wrenches Kyle to a wristlock. Kyle breaks free to ROCK Dax, then ROCK Cash! Collision returns to single picture as Kyle keeps fighting off FTR! Dax powers Kyle back, Cash sneaks the tag, and Kyle jumps the dropdown, only for Cash to grab Dax’s hand! DOUBLE LARIAT from the ropes!

Stoke applauds, the fans are torn, but Cash then slingshots to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Cash stomps away on Kyle, Stoke talks trash, and the ref counts. Cash stops with the stomps and Stokely grins. Kyle sputters but Cash brings him up. Cash clamps on the chinlock and grinds Kyle down. Kyle endures and the fans rally up. Kyle stands, fires body shots, then he runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Cash RAMS him low! Kyle sputters, Roddy coaches Kyle, but Cash sucker punches Roddy! Cash whips Kyle hard into the FTR corner, then he snapmares for another chinlock. The fans again rally as Kyle endures.

Cash grinds Kyle down, Dax sneaks some leverage by sticking his feet in for Cash to push off of. The fans rally, Kyle fights up, and Kyle snapmares free! But Cash picks Kyle up, puts him in a corner, and runs up, only for Kyle to dodge! Cash’s bronco almost gets busted, hot tags to Dax and Roddy! Roddy DROPKCISK Dax, LARIATS Cash, and then HALF NELSON BACKBREAKERS Dax! JUMP KNEE for Cash! Roddy fireman’s carries Dax to then SLAM him onto Cash! The fans fire up and Roddy ROCKS Dax! Roddy runs side to side for ELBOW after ELBOW! And then an ATOMIC FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!

Dax stays in this for FTR but Cole says that’s fine, Roddy & Kyle are in control. Kyle tags in and DUMPS Dax out. Roddy keeps after Dax, Kyle is after Cash, but Cash turns things around. Roddy CHOPS away on Dax, BOOTS Cash, then he brings Cash around to have him take a seat. The chair broke but Roddy just CHOPS Cash again and again. Kyle runs from the apron to MISSILE DROPKICK FTR into the barriers! The fans fire up as Roddy helps Kyle stand. Paragon stands FTR up to keep after them. Roddy throws Dax into the crowd! Roddy goes out to CHOP away on Dax! Cash FLAPJACKS Kyle off barriers!

The fans fire up as Roddy and Dax fight up into the crowd! CHOP after CHOP and Roddy keeps Dax staggering! Then Roddy just fires haymakers! The fans are loving this but the ref wants someone to get int he ring! Dax returns to ringside but Roddy CLUBS him! Meanwhile, Cash suplexes Kyle! Kyle fights that off to suplex back, but Cash RAMS Kyle into barriers! Roddy has Dax, but Cash tags in before the BACKBREAKER! Roddy ELBOWS Cash, goes back for Dax, and he whips, only for Dax to reverse! Roddy LARIATS Dax, but Cash CHOP BLOCKS a leg! Roddy writhes but Stoke coaches FTR up. Cash keeps after Roddy while Collision goes back to picture in picture.

Cash puts Roddy’s foot on the ropes and HIP DROPS it! The ref reprimands but Cash paces around Roddy. Stoke tells Cash to keep on it, and Cash drops an elbow on the bad leg! Cash soaks up heat, tags in Dax, and FTR drags Roddy over to the corner. Dax SLAMS Roddy’s leg into the post! Roddy writhes, Stokely taunts him, and Dax SLAMS the leg again! Roddy clutches the leg while Dax stays between him and Kyle. Dax goes back to Roddy, stands him up, but Roddy reels him into a cradle! TWO, and Dax trips Roddy to step through, FIGURE FOUR! Roddy writhes and flails but he still endures!

Dax puts as much pressure as he can on the hold, but Roddy reaches out for Kyle. Kyle reaches out in return but they’re still so far apart! Roddy turns things over so now Dax is in pain! Dax crawls to the ROPEBREAK! The leglock is undone, and Dax drags Roddy to the ropes. Dax HIP DROPS the bad leg! The ref reprimands but Dax taunts Kyle. Stokely likes how this is going now, and Dax drags Roddy around by the bad leg. Dax stomps the leg, Collision returns to single picture, and Dax steps over, only for Roddy to BOOT him away! Dax hits POST! Cash hurries to tag in, and he hurries to stay between Kyle and Roddy!

Roddy dodges Cash, hot tag to Kyle! Kyle DUMPS Cash out, ROCKS Dax, then runs to FLYING KNEE Cash down! The fans fire up but Dax rushes out there! Kyle fires off a strike fest on Dax, then LEG SWEEPS! Kyle pushes Cash into the ring, runs up in the corner, and forearm SMASHES! Then a wrench and ELBOW BREAKER! Kyle KICKS, KNEES, and suplexes, ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Cash flails, but Kyle shifts to the leg! ANKLE LOCK!! But Dax has a SLEEPER on Kyle! Kyle slips down, UP KICKS, and then he sends Cash into Dax! O’Conner Roll, TWO and Kyle ROCKS Dax! Cash rolls Kyle up, with tights! TWO!!

Kyle KNEES Cash, then AX & SMASH!! Cover, TWO!! Cash survives and Kyle is a bit frustrated, but Kyle goes back for a leg. ANKLE LOCK!! Cash hobbles up, hot tag to Dax! But Kyle BACKDROPS Dax! Roddy coordinates, they FOREARM ENZIGIRI COMBO! Roddy tags in, hobbles around, and manages to run, but Cash CLOBBERS Kyle! Roddy runs into a SHATTER MACHINE!! Cover, FTR scores the second fall!!

FTR: 1; Paragon: 1

And now it all comes down to the third and final fall! The fans boo and Cole is frustrated but Stokely fist-bumps FTR. The teams reset, fans hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” but it has to end somehow! Cash goes up, Dax reels Roddy in, but Kyle SHOVES Cash off the corner! Roddy fights the lift to then give Kyle a target, FLYING KNEE! Jackknife bridge, TWO!! FTR survives, but Dax gets a KICK! KNEE! AX and DOUBLE SMASH!! Roddy hobbles to the cover while Kyle PLANCHAS Cash! TWO!! Dax survives, Cole is concerned, but Stoke coaches his guys. Roddy tags Kyle and the fans rally up even more.

Roddy & Kyle stand Dax up, Roddy runs, but Cash again CLOBBERS Kyle! But Roddy fights off Shatter Machine this time! And Kyle’s back to CLOBBER Cash! Roddy JUMP KNEES Dax, then he and Dax give him TOTAL ANNIHILATION!! Kyle covers, Cash gives Dax the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts three, but then he sees the foot!! The fans and Paragon think they’ve won, but no, this is a mockery of this feud’s ignition point! The match is going to keep going, and Cash CHOP BLOCKS Roddy in the confusion! Kyle grabs Cash’s leg to ANKLE LOCK!! But Cash isn’t legal! Cash turns over, CLAWS Kyle’s eyes, feed to Dax’s roll-up, with tights! TWO!!!

Kyle is up, but into a SHATTER MACHINE!!!! Cover, FTR WINS!!

Winners: FTR, by pinfall, 2-1 score

Stokely cheers as he makes all the difference! Will the Top Guys continue to win by any means necessary until they’re back on top of AEW? WAIT! Daniel Garcia storms his way out here! He has a mic and a crowbar, but which one is he gonna use?! Stoke has Garcia hold on, the ref tells Garcia to stand down, but Garcia says what he really wanted to do is come down and beat all three of them over the head with the crowbar. “But I can’t. Because I have too much love for the both of you. And I thought you two had a lot of love for me, too. Because any time that one of my so-called mentors left me high and dry, left me stranded, you guys were there to pick up the pieces and put me back on my feet.”

The fans rally for Garcia, and Garcia says after what FTR did to Adam Copeland and 2Point0, and then after they tried to break Garcia’s neck, Garcia was left looking for answers. But Garcia realized that he won’t get those answers just standing around having a therapy session with them. The fans say use the crowbar then! Garcia says he has an idea. Next week, it doesn’t matter if it is Dax, Cash, Stokely, all of them, fifteen of them, a hundred of them, FTR, CPR, the ER, it doesn’t matter! Just meet him in the ring so he can beat the answers out of them!! The fans fire up for that! Who will accept this challenge from an enraged Red Death?


My Thoughts:

A very good Collision, but wow, six years and they haven’t learned how to not be redundant. While Moxley and Samoa Joe had good promos, Moxley having two promos is stupid. Skip the video one Moxley did backstage and just give us Moxley responding in anger to what Joe had to say. Same effect, but much more efficient. To be fair, I feel like a good number of this night was thrown together last minute. Because hey look, another match with “prize money” on the line when we know that’s kayfabe. It was still an awesome match from all four guys, with Hologram watching a la Sting and Darby, but what’s the point of a fake money prize? Sammy calls out Adam Cole here, why not make it some kind of TNT Championship #1 contender’s match?

Very good match from Storm VS Frost and a very good promo from Storm, and while we know Mercedes Mone VS Jamie Hayter is set, this feels like someone is going to challenge Storm for Double or Nothing in an attempt to change the All In: Texas plans. The wildest thing they could do is make it Athena as her way of getting to the All In card. They could even make it title for title because it’s Double or Nothing, and the winner brings both those titles to facing Mercedes Mone, and they have ALL the titles on the line because it’s All In! But because it’s that wild, they won’t do it. And to be fair, they really shouldn’t because then who would ever get a belt off the “Ultima Dragon” they create?

Megan of course beats Harley, but I appreciate that it led to Anna Jay making the save. Anna and Harley can certainly make a great team to battle Megan & Ford, but I feel like Megan & Ford win mostly because of Megan. Awesome match from Alexander VS Brody, and I really like that on the same day Konosuke and El Phantasmo have a 15 minute time limit draw in NJPW, Alexander and Brody have one here in AEW. Archer getting involved was also good stuff, but there’s no word on when Buddy Matthews is getting back so I’m not sure the chances of Hounds of Hell VS Don Callis Family.

But after that good promo from the Outrunners, I bet we get them and Brody working together as rather strange bedfellows. Very good stuff with Gates of Agony. They of course squashed their opponents tonight, but I like that we got a brawl of them and the former Learning Tree. Though, the brawl could’ve been a bit better, but I understand how no one wanted to fall on that hard concrete of the parking lot. I’m pretty sure we’ll get a tag match now, helping reestablish both teams in the tag division. But while CRU had a good promo to say they’re done with Top Flight, they’re like chihuahuas barking a big game thinking they can go against Kaun & Liona in a fair fight.

Caster adding a time limit to his Open Challenge was hilarious, since it added to how humiliating it was for Caster to lose fast. And Garcia answering the challenge also helped tie into tonight’s main event with FTR. Which also seemed rather out of nowhere, but it did make sense in story for FTR to go 2 outta 3 with Kyle & Roddy. Great main event with that, and I actually like Stokely’s strategy of forgoing the first fall to avoid any further damage. As such, FTR of course pulled off the comeback to win out, allowing Garcia to confront them. Thankfully, Garcia didn’t side with FTR, I had feared they’d do a lame bit of logic leaping. Garcia against either Dax or Cash will be a great singles match, and I feel like Cope will make some sort of heroic return so Garcia can have a tag partner to face FTR at Double or Nothing. Then Garcia turns.

My Score: 8.7/10

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Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (4/30/25)

The One & Only Elite!

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Who are the real stars of AEW?

Kenny Omega continues to take a stand against The Elite, and leads Mark Briscoe, “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight in an AEW All-Star 8 Man Tag!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • 8 Man Tag: Kenny Omega, Mark Briscoe, “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight VS Ricochet, Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks; Ricochet, Okada & The Bucks win.
  • Six Man Tag: The Opps VS Nick Comoroto, Rhett Titus & Myles Hawkins; The Opps win.
  • AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator: Toni Storm w/ Luther VS Miyu Yamashita; Toni wins and denies Miyu a title opportunity.
  • ROH World Television Championship: Nick Wayne VS Jay Lethal; Nick wins and retains the title.
  • 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinals: Hangman Page VS Kyle Fletcher; Hangman wins and will advance to Double or Nothing.

PLAY BY PLAY

8 Man Tag: Kenny Omega, Mark Briscoe, “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight VS Ricochet, Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks!

The Cleaner is back and he’s ready to clean up the mess The Elite have made. The Sussex County Chicken, Speedball & Jet are with him, but will they stand tall? Or will The One & Only join The Rainmaker & The EVPs in throwing a Superkick Party?

The teams sort out and the fans fire up as Omega and Okada are right in each other’s face! The ref has the teams calm down but the fans are already losing their minds! The bell rings, and we get not only AEW International Champion VS AEW Continental Champion, but the revival of perhaps the greatest rivalry in NJPW history. Maybe even in world history! Okada and Omega circle as the fans fire up even more. Norfolk is on Omega’s side and Okada is annoyed. Okada tags out to Nicholas Jackson and the fans boo. Omega says that’s fine, he wants after one of his old pals. But Nick calls out Speedball, so Omega says okay.

Omega turns, but then Ricochet & The Elite all attack! The fans boo as they BLAST Omega’s team off the corner, then they stomp away on Omega! The ref reprimands but The Elite & Ricochet soak up the heat. Nick CLUBS Omega, drags him up, but Omega CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” and Omega wrenches Nick for a wristlock. But Nick pokes Omega in the eye! Nick knuckle locks, CHPOS, then goes up, up, and shouts “LUCHA LIBRE~!” before the FLYING ARM-DRAG! Omega is up, but Nick arm-drags again, then has the armlock. Omega fights up but Nick wrenches and YANKS the arm! Nick hands the arm to Matt for ELBOW BREAKER after ELBOW BREAKER!

The fans boo, but Okada tags in and he wrenches Omega’s arm to CLUB it! And YANK it! The fans rally for Omega but Okada hands him off to Matt again, for MORE ELBOW BREAKERS! Okada wrenches Omega, tags Ricochet in, and Ricochet goes up to DOUBLE STOMP Omega’s arm! Ricochet wrenches the arm, gives an ELBOW BREAKER of his own, then he brings Matt over for even MORE ELBOW BREAKERS! Okada says one more time! Ricochet agrees, but Omega wrenches Ricochet’s arm! Ricochet fights and flails, Omega hands Ricochet off to Matt for ELBOW BREAKERS! Okada and Nick tell Matt to stop, that’s not Omega!

Matt slows to a stop, and then reaches up to touch Ricochet’s head. Being bald confirms it, that’s not Kenny! Ricochet argues with Matt, then pushes him! Matt SLAPS Ricochet on his bald head! And Omega SLAPS! Omega then reels Ricochet in for an atomic drop! Ricochet staggers into Matt! Matt falls, Ricochet staggers back to Omega, and Omega bumps Ricochet off buckles! Tag to Bailey and the fans fire up! Bailey & Briscoe BLAST The Bucks! Briscoe runs in and LARIATS! Knight hits a SPLASH! Bailey runs up to CHOP! Omega runs up to ELBOW! Ricochet staggers, drops to his knees, and Bailey tags Knight.

The fans fire up for #JetSpeed as they double whip, BODY BLOW, then ROUNDHOUSE! UFO SPLASH! They double whip, DOUBLE HIP TOSS, then cartwheel and double basement DROPKICKS! The fans fire up, Knight brings Ricochet over and wrenches to then tag Briscoe. They bring Ricochet around and Briscoe CLUBS Ricochet’s arm! Briscoe clinches but Ricochet JAWBREAKERS free! Briscoe staggers, Ricochet hot tags Nick! Briscoe dodges Nick to CHOP and fire a flurry of forearms! Briscoe whips, Nick reverses but Briscoe slides under! Briscoe ROCKS Nick, then kicks low, runs, and BOOTS Nick! Nick staggers, so Briscoe BOOTS him again!

The fans fire up as Briscoe whips but Nick reverses. Matt gets a cheap shot in but Briscoe DECKS him for it! Nick kicks and whips but Briscoe reverses, and Bailey gets a cheap shot in! Bailey avoids Nick’s haymaker, and Briscoe scoops Nick to SLAM him! The fans fire up, but Nick avoids the elbow drop! Matt runs up, but Briscoe avoids the elbow drop! Bailey runs in, Matt avoids the elbow drop! Okada runs in, Bailey avoids the elbow drop! Knight runs in, Okada dodges the elbow drop! Ricochet jumps in, Knight avoids the elbow drop! Omega is in, Ricochet avoids the elbow drop! Nick is back, but Omega avoids the elbow drop!

All eight men scramble to their feet and the fans are thunderous! Then the brawl is on! Okada has Knight in a corner, Matt brawls with Bailey, Briscoe TOSSES Ricochet and Nick TOSSES Omega, only for Briscoe to go after Nick! Ricochet and Omega brawl on the outside, The Bucks whip Briscoe & Bailey but they both reverse it! The Bucks dosido, but then Briscoe & Bailey dodge to also dosido! Then Briscoe & Bailey both hit the crane stance! The Bucks hesitate, and they get DOUBLE CRANE KICKS! The fans are thunderous again, and Dynamite goes picture in picture!

The brawling continues on the outside as Briscoe keeps after Nick. Bailey whips Matt into barriers, Knight SMACKS Okada off the desk, and then Briscoe whips Nick hard into a corner! Nick flops down, and we see Bailey raining down fists on Matt! The fans count along and Bailey goes all the way to TEN! Then he KCIKS Matt down! Briscoe gives punches to Nick! He goes all the way to TEN, then reels Nick in for a BIG suplex! The fans fire up with Briscoe, Knight gives Okada TEN, then Omega sets up Ricochet! The fans fire up again as Omega gives Ricochet his TEN! Bailey tags in and he KICKS Nick in the back!

Bailey aims as Nick rises, SOBAT, and AX KICK, and BUZZSAW! Nick sputters while Bailey aims from a corner. Matt slides in but then bails right out as Bailey kicks at him! Bailey runs at Nick, but Nick avoids the Shooting Star! Hot tag to Okada! Okada storms up on Bailey, but Bailey KICKS him first! Bailey runs, but into a FLAPJACK! Okada scowls and goes to cover, TWO! Knight was a step away, but he backs off now that Bailey’s escaped. Okada brings Bailey over to the Elite corner, tags in Ricochet, then Okada scoops and SLAMS Bailey for Ricochet’s KNEE-BOARD SENTON! Ricochet struts, covers, TWO!

Ricochet is annoyed, but he stays between Bailey and his team to stomp away! The ref reprimands, Dynamite returns to single picture, and Ricochet reels Bailey in. The fans taunt Ricochet with “BALD! BALD! BALD!” as he lifts Bailey. But Bailey slips free of the bomb! Ricochet dodges Bailey’s lariat to BLAST Bailey’s team! But Bailey waistlocks, only for Ricochet to standing switch. Ricochet spins Bailey around and reels him in, NORTHERN- NO, Knight makes the save! Matt runs in, he dodges Knight, and then he fires off kicks! Ricochet kicks and knees Bailey, and they coordinate to STEREO NORTHERN LIGHTS!

The Polar Express is on two tracks now, another NORTHERN LIGHTS for Knight while Ricochet hits a BRAINBUSTER on Bailey! They both kip up, they fist bump, and then Ricochet poses with Matt in such as way as to make it like Matt’s hair is Ricochet’s hair! The fans chant, “You’re Still Bald!” as Ricochet tags Nick. Nick drags Bailey up and reels him in. Nick calls his shot and suplexes, but Bailey fights it! Nick CLUBS Bailey for it, then tags Matt. Matt drags Bailey up, he calls his shot, but Bailey fights the suplex! Matt tags to Ricochet, and Ricochet decides to try the same. Bailey KNEES Ricochet down!

The fans fire up while both men crawl, tag to Okada! Okada CLUBS Bailey, brings him around, and Okada decides to call his shot! Okada suplexes, but Briscoe & Knight jump in! They save Bailey from the brainbuster, The Bucks & Ricochet attack, and Omega gets in! The Elite all have a guy, “BRAINBUSTEEER~!” But Omega’s team all hit counter suplexes! The fans fire up for Omega’s team while The Elite bails out! All four men take aim, QUADRUPLE PLANCHAS!! The fans are thunderous as The Elite all goes down! Omega high-fives some fans, then Bailey puts Okada in the ring. Briscoe keeps after Matt, Knight runs in at the corner, SPLASH!

“This is Awesome!” as Knight then tags Bailey. Bailey goes up, he and Knight coordinate, MISSILE DROPKICK! Nick tags in, Bailey tags Knight, so Knight LARIATS Nick! And LARIATS again! Knight whips, Nick reverses, Knight goes up and over to LARIAT again! The fans fire up and Knight runs corner to corner, but into a BOOT! Nick goes up, but Knight enters the UPPER ROOM! Cover, TWO! Nick survives, Knight runs up, but into a JAWBREAKER! Nick runs, but Knight scoops and SLAM! Knight aims to UFO SPLASH, but only knees! Nick crawls, Ricochet runs in and BLASTS Briscoe, BOOTS Bailey, and SUPERKICKS Omega!

Nick tags Matt and the Bucks haul Knight up. They DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX, but Knight lands out! Omega hurries and tags in! The fans fire up as Omega rallies on The Bucks with Polish Hammers! Okada avoids Omega, so Omega spins on Matt! Matt dodges, the Bucks kick low. They double whip but Omega KICKS Matt! Omega full nelsons Nick but Matt runs up, so Omega shoves Nick away to catch Matt. But Matt fights free to waistlock. Omega ELBOWS free, then runs the ropes, only for Matt to DUMP him out! Omega is on the apron, but Okada & Nick anchor the legs! Matt SUPERKICKS Omega! Omega falls, but Nick & Okada catch him!

Bailey runs up, Matt dodges and SUPERKICKS! Matt puts Bailey in the ropes, Okada keeps Omega dangling off the apron, and now Ricochet joins in! Ricochet and Nick coordinate, Nick gives Omega a DRAPING SWANTON to the floor while Ricochet hits Bailey with a DRAPING 450!! The fans boo but The Elite soaks it all up while Dynamite goes back to picture in picture.

Okada stands over Omega while Omega sputters. The ring count climbs, Ricochet taunts Omega, and Omega manages to stand and SMACK him! Nick CLUBS Omega int he back! Okada pushes Omega into the ring and Matt is there to mockingly applaud. Matt fires hands on Omega in the corner, tags Mick, and then Nick tags Okada. Matt sends Nick in, but Omega TOSESS Nick out! Matt runs up, Omega TOSSES Matt out! But The Bucks are on the apron, and Okada runs up, BACK ELBOW DOUBLE ENZIGIRI COMBO! Omega should recognize that combination. Okada tags Ricochet, and Ricochet sets up to KOKESHI HEADBUTT!

Ricochet laughs at the fans as he has embraced the baldness! Cover, TWO! Omega stays in this and Ricochet grows frustrated. Ricochet clamps onto Omega with a chinlock, and even digs his knee into Omega’s back. Ricochet pulls on the arms and makes this a motorcycle stretch! Omega still endures, fights up, but Ricochet CLAWS Omega’s back! The ref reprimands, but Dynamite goes to break.

Dynamite returns as Matt mockingly claps along as the fans rally behind Omega. The rest of the Elite holds Omega back in their corner, Matt runs in, but Omega BOOTS him away! Omega fights off the others, then goes up and over Matt! But Nick & Okada YANK Omega’s team off the corner! The fans boo, but then Matt feints Omega out to DDT! “Damn I’m good!” Matt tags Ricochet and Ricochet springboards, but Omega avoids the 450! Omega comes back to SLAM DUNK Ricochet down! The fans fire up and Omega’s team rises! Omega crawls his way over, but Ricochet crawls for his corner, too! Hot tags to Matt and Briscoe!

The fans fire up as Briscoe wrenches Matt to UPPERCUT! Nick runs up, he gets an UPPERCUT! Briscoe CHOPS Matt, fires hands on Nick, but Matt waistlocks! Nick runs up, Briscoe BOOTS Nick and PELES Matt! The fans fire up as Knight LARIATS Nick up and out! Bailey LARIATS Matt up and out! Okada CLUBS Bailey, BOOTS Knight, and he kicks Briscoe. Okada whips but Briscoe uses that to BOOT Ricochet! Briscoe then BOOTS Okada, Knight & Bailey HIGH LOW with a shoulder tackle and leg kick! Okada tumbles, Bailey goes up and GOLDEN TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS onto Ricochet! Knight FLIES over the corner to take out The Bucks!

The fans are thunderous and Briscoe hooks a leg, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Okada survives but Briscoe points to the sky! Briscoe calls his shot, reels Okada in for the underhooks, but Okada fights that to an Alabama Lift! REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Okada drags Briscoe into a drop zone, goes up a corner, and he MACHO ELBOWS! Okada stands, the fans boo, but Okada winds up… for the MIDDLE FINGER! He especially gives it to Omega! The fans boo, but Bailey is back in! He KICKS the finger, then HEEL KICKS Okada! Nick runs up, Bailey dodges but then Nick ducks a kick! Bailey ducks a kick, but Nick goes Matrix to avoid the thrust kick!

Matt runs up, Bailey hooks Matt’s kick with his leg! But that lets Nick SUPERKICK Bailey! The Bucks kick Knight, double whip, but Knight leaps over the lariats to DOUBLE PELE! Ricochet runs in to DOUBLE STOMP Knight down! Briscoe clinches Ricochet, EXPLODER! Okada SHOTGUNS Briscoe! Okada stares Omega down and the fans fire up again! Omega tells the ref to stand down. Omega steps in and the fans lose their minds again! Omega and Okada start throwing forearms! Omega fires a flurry, but Okada UPPERCUTS! Okada whips, Omega avoids the dropkick, and then Omega Electric Chair Lifts!

Okada fights free, ROLLING- NO, Omega ducks the lariat to SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! The fans fire up as Okada goes to ropes! Omega aims, BANG! Omega runs, but Okada is up to DROPKICK after all! Ripcord, but Omega dodges the Rainmaker, only for DOUBLE SUPERKICKS to find him! Briscoe is back, Okada DDTS him down! Ricochet kicks Knight, The Bucks scoop Bailey and Omega. Ricochet scoops Knight, he SLAMS Knight into the drop zone, same as Nick with Bailey. Ricochet and Bailey climb while Okada gut wrenches Briscoe! Okada and Matt set up over Bailey and Knight! The fans boo as we get a DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK SENTON T K DRIVER CHIMERA!!!

Okada covers Briscoe, TWO?!?! Briscoe survives and The Elite cannot believe it! Ricochet and Matt argue with the ref but Nick calls to Matt. E V P- NO, Briscoe ducks and knees collide! Briscoe then DUMPS The Bucks out, and then TOSSES Ricochet out onto them! Okada ripcords Briscoe, but Briscoe dodges, kicks, and underhooks! JAY DRILLER!!! Cover, RICOCHET BREAKS IT! The fans boo but Ricochet goes to the apron. Ricochet HOTSHOTS Briscoe, then climbs a corner. The ref reprimands, but Bailey ENZIGIRIS Ricochet! Electric Chair Lift, and Knight says it is time! Knight DROPKICKS Ricochet down onto The Bucks!

The fans are thunderous again, and Omega rises! Omega builds speed and FLIES! Down go The Bucks, Bailey & Knight! The fans fire up as Briscoe sets Okada up again! Fireman’s carry and ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Briscoe hurries up top, but The Bucks distract the ref so Ricochet can SHOVE Briscoe down! RAINMAKER!! Cover, ELITE WIN!

Winners: Ricochet, Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks, by pinfall

Ricochet smiles as he gives Okada an assist that was outta this world! Will Ricochet feel right at home with with The Elite? Will Omega have to rethink how he battles his former friends?

 

The Hurt Syndicate arrives backstage.

And very excited staff and AEW prospects greet them with “We Hurt~ People! We Hurt~ People!” MVP says yeah, that’s real fun to say, huh? But y’know what’s even more fun? When they actually do it! MVP JAMS the one guy with his walking stick, then Shelton Benjamin & Bobby Lashley beat down the rest! One guy gets dumped into a laundry basket! The AEW World Tag Team Champions pick up their title belts, and MVP says that first guy broke his cane. But hey, let’s address the elephant in the room. Lashley smirks and Shelton says hey, he was skeptical about MJF, too. But this isn’t about them trusting MJF. This is about them trusting MVP.

Shelton says c’mon, Lashley, he has to admit MJF is also funny, and that he liked that car. Lashley says he can buy his own cars. MVP says of course, of course. But this is what this is about: MJF can help The Hurt Syndicate. Has MVP ever steered them wrong before? And… If MJF screws them, then they will hurt him like he’s never been hurt before. Alright? They fist bump, and MVP says alright, time to get some work done. Will this finally be the night the All Mighty accepts the Scumbag?

 

Six Man Tag: The Opps VS Nick Comoroto, Rhett Titus & Myles Hawkins!

Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs not only took the AEW World Trios Championships from the Death Riders, but they put the Death Riders and all of AEW on notice. The Opps are #NeverLacking, but how much more powerful will they become?

The trios sort out and Titus starts against Joe. The bell rings and the fans sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Joe smirks, then he ties up with Titus. Joe wrenches and wristlocks, but Titus breaks free to CHOP! Titus runs, but Joe CHOPS him off his feet! Joe JABS, JABS, and JABS Titus into the corner. Joe fires off more hands, then stomps a mudhole in! The fans fire up and Joe whips Titus corner to corner. Joe ELBOWS Titus, PELES him, then brings him around to tag Shibata. Shibata CHOPS Titus, then shoves him to his corner. Shibata dares someone to tag in, so Comoroto tags in. The Freak Beast storms up to shove Shibata, but Shibata CHOPS!

Comoroto CHOPS, Shibata CHOPS, repeat! The fans fire up as the CHOPS go back and forth again and again! Shibata then CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Comoroto KNEES low, whips, but Shibata ducks ‘n’ dodges to BOOT! Comoroto falls, Hawkins tags in, but Shibata KNEES him low! Snapmare and KICK! The fans fire up while Hawkins writhes! Shibata bumps Hawkins off buckles, and he tags in Hobbs! The fans fire up as Hobbs stomps Hawkins, then fires knee after knee! Hobbs whips Hawkins to a corner, but Hawkins BOOTS back! Hawkins runs up, but Hobbs SNAP POWERSLAMS! The fans fire up as Hobbs stands tall.

Hobbs runs and SPLASHES Hawkins in a corner! Then LARIAT! LARIAT! LARAT! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs reels Hawkins in for a short arm LARIAT! Hobbs brings down the straps, the fans fire up, and Hobbs gives Hawkins a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, The Opps win!

Winners: The Opps, by pinfall

Hobbs took care o’ town bidness, and now the trios champs stand tall. Will nothing and no one stop Joe from taking the AEW World- WAIT! The Death Riders attack! Wheeler Yuta CLUBS Shibata down, then runs away from Hobbs while Jon Moxley CHOKES Joe and stomps away! Hobbs grabs Yuta and fires hands! The fans fire up but now Claudio is here, and he UPPERCUTS Hobbs against railing! Claudio then goes after Shibata while Marina Shafir stomps Hobbs. But Joe DECKS Moxley! Moxley bails out, Joe pursues, and Joe fires hands! Joe has the COQUINA CLUTCH!! Moxley sputters, waves to his people, but that’s a signal to Claudio!

Claudio has a chair set up upside-down! He reels Shibata in, and Joe sees that! Joe lets Moxley go, but he can’t make it back in time! FULL METAL NEUTRALIZER onto the chair legs!! The same thing that did Hook in! Joe is furious but The Death Riders retreat, having done the damage. Moxley grins, but Joe grabs himself a mic. “MOX!!” The Death Riders leave, not caring what Joe has to say. Joe says fine. It seems to him that Moxley likes to come out here and ask like he’s the boss. But when they start throwing hands, Moxley’s just a little b*tch! Joe tells Moxley that he came out here weeks ago and begged for Joe 1v1! All Joe is trying to do is give Moxley what he wants.

Unfortunately, it just seems like Moxley doesn’t really want that… But Jon… You’ve already made your request! And Joe says he’ll give the people what they want, and that is very simple! If Joe is gonna fight Moxley for the AEW World Championship… Then that cowardly SOB Moxley will have to do it inside a steel cage! The fans fire up for that one! “Because my name is Samoa Joe, and I will be your next AEW World Champion!” Joe has raised the stakes on The Maniac, will there be no surviving Beach Break for the Death Riders?

 

Backstage interview with Mercedes Mone.

Renee Paquette has a sit-down interview with The CEO and thanks her for taking this time. Mone thanks Renee for having her. Renee says in preparing for this, she thought back to the first time they did this in AEW. Something Renee kept coming back to is how Mone says she is a global superstar on a global mission. Yes, and one year later, she is a global champion! NJPW Strong Women’s Champion, Rev-Pro Undisputed British Women’s Champion, and of course, the GREATEST AEW TBS Champion of all time. Renee says let’s talk the Owen Hart Tournament. The finals are set for Double or Nothing: Mone VS Hayter. The winner goes to All In: Texas!

Mone says she could go on and on about honoring the legacy of Owen Hart and the Hart Family. The Harts have a special place in Mone’s heart, but let’s be real. This isn’t about them, this is about Mone! Just over a year ago, Mone won her first AEW title at Double or Nothing, so what makes you think this year will be any different? Renee says okay, let’s talk Jamie Hayter. A former AEW Women’s World Champion, 11-2 on the year, and even that aside, just look at the tale of the tape. Physically, Hayter is bigger and stronger. Is Mone underestimating Hayter? No, of course not. But Mone has been in AEW for over a year, and what is she? UNDEFEATED!

So if we’re talking records, let’s talk about that. Renee says yes, true, 25-0 in singles competition, impressive indeed. Yes, it is! Mone has beaten the very best here in AEW, and even all over the world. Mone IS the best! Mone IS the greatest! She is #FourBeltsMone, and the world runs on Mone Time! Because every time Mone steps into the ring, she changes the game! And she has to give props where it is due, Hayter is really, really good. Tough, scrappy, and reminds Mone a bit of herself. Except for the terrible Scooby Doo style! Hayter wants to be a champion, but a champion can’t look like a friggin’ cartoon.

Renee says Double or Nothing is not one to miss. She wishes Mone luck and Mone just smiles. Will The CEO add the Queen of Harts belt to her collection? Or will she learn that no matter how Jamie looks, Hayter Hits Hard?

 

Backstage interview with The Patriarchy.

AEW returns as Renee is now with Christian Cage, Kip Sabian, Mother Shayna & the ROH World Television Champion, Nick Wayne. Renee says Nick is headed to Japan next week to enter the Best of the Super Juniors. What does it mean to him to be part of that tournament representing AEW in NJPW? Christian speaks up to say as The Patriarch and leader of this family, he prefers all questions being directed to… Jay Lethal steps in? What can Christian do for him? Lethal says actually, there’s nothing Christian can do. Because he is here to talk to the champ. Lethal knows it is no secret that many people here believe Nick is incredible in the ring, because he is.

But Nick is also young and has a lot to learn. In fact, he has a lot to prove. So how about Nick proves something tonight? The longest reigning ROH World TV Champion, Jay Lethal, and the youngest ROH World TV Champion, Nick Wayne, 1v1! Nick says he doesn’t know. He isn’t really warmed up or prepared. He was hoping to focus on BOSJ. Christian says, “He accepts!” Lethal says, “See you out there, champ.” Lethal heads out, and Christian says if Nick wants to be a champion, then he needs to get his head in the game. The Patriarchy leaves with Captain Charisma, will Nick have no choice but to prove something to Lethal and “Father Christian?”

 

AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator: Toni Storm w/ Luther VS Miyu Yamashita!

While Double or Nothing puts the Owen Hart Cup on the line, The Timeless Champion is still looking for someone worthy of being her “costar.” Will the Pink Striker soon go for AEW gold? Or will she not pass her “screen test” with Toni?

The bell rings and the fans rally up for Toni. Toni offers a handshake, Miyu accepts, and the fans applaud the sportsmanship. The two circle, tie up, and go around. Miyu waistlocks, Toni headlocks, but Miyu wrenches free to wristlock then headlock. The fans sing for “Toni! Toni Storm~!” as she powers Miyu down to a knee. Toni slips out the back, wrenches, then wristlocks. Miyu rolls, wrenches, and then KICKS a leg! And KICKS! KICKS! KICKS! Toni hobbles but she has the ROPEBREAK! Miyu lets go, but then she KNEES low! Miyu whips but Toni hits a THESZ PRESS! Toni rains down fast hands and the fans fire up!

Miyu guards, the ref reprimands about closed fists, but Toni lets off to fire up with the fans. Toni drags Miyu up, scoops her, and hits a BACKBREAKER! Toni drags Miyu up and snap suplexes her! Then Toni goes to a corner, climbs up, and the fans rally. Miyu springs up to ROUNDHOUSE! Toni flops to the apron then the floor, and Miyu fires herself up. The fans rally with her and she goes to the apron. PENALTY- NO, Toni blocks the kick and trips Miyu! Miyu hits the apron, Toni climbs up and gives us a closeup. But Miyu avoids the hip attack! Toni gets stuck in the corner, and Miyu takes aim! The fans fire up as Miyu literally kicks Toni’s butt!

Miyu KICKS Toni’s butt again and again and again! Luther protests and Miyu backs off. Luther makes sure Toni’s butt is okay, but then Miyu KICKS Luther! The fans are torn as Miyu CLOBBERS Luther, then she ROUNDHOUSES Toni’s butt! Toni falls off the corner and Miyu soaks up both cheers and jeers while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Miyu drags Toni up, then whips her hard into barriers! Toni hobbles away but Miyu pursues. Miyu fires the fans up before she runs up and KNEES Toni against railing! Miyu then brings Toni around with a headlock, and she KICKS Toni against barriers! And again, and again, and again! Miyu fires up, but Toni THRWOS her into barriers to CHOP! CHPO! And CHOP! Toni brings Miyu around, but Miyu puts Toni in the ring first. Miyu storms in, stands Toni up, and fireman’s carries, only for Toni to fight free and clamp on a SLEEPER! Miyu flails, wrenches free and THROWS Toni down! Then she BUZZSAWS Toni! Toni sputters, Miyu covers, TWO!

Toni stays in this but Miyu stays cool as she stays on Toni. Miyu stands Toni up again but Toni ROCKS Miyu! And CHOPS! Miyu fires up to BODY BLOW! Miyu wrenches and whips Toni to a corner, then runs up for a KNEE! Miyu brings Toni around, goes up and up and GAMANGIRIS! Miyu fires up and the fans seem torn. Miyu drags Toni into a COBRA CLUTCH, then throws KNEE after KNEE into Toni’s back! Toni stands up but Miyu KNEES and SAYANAGIS, while keeping the COBRA CLUTCH! Toni endures, Luther rallies the fans, and Toni fights around. Miyu pushes Toni to a cover, TWO! Another cover, TWO!

Miyu holds onto the submission even as she pushes Toni down, TWO! Toni fights up, fires body shots, but Miyu KNEES her in return! Dynamite returns to single picture as Miyu looms over Toni. Miyu stands Toni up again, whips her to a corner, and then KICKS! Miyu goes up the corner again, but Toni avoids the kick this time! Toni runs up to ROCK Miyu! Miyu shakes that off and ROCKS Toni! Toni ROCKS Miyu! The forearms go back and forth and Norfolk fires up! Toni fires a flurry and the fans cheer! But Miyu leans into the shots! Miyu backs Toni down like that! Toni swings again, but Miyu slips around to waistlock.

Toni ELBOWS free, but Miyu BLINDSIDE ROUNDHOUSES! And SUPERKICKS! And then ROUND- NO, Toni blocks that one to SNAP GERMAN! The fans fire up and Toni aims from the corner. Another closeup and SWEET- SKULL KICK!! Miyu hits Toni, but she falls back herself! Miyu crawls over to cover, TWO!! Toni survives, but Miyu will not let her go! Miyu drags Toni up, goes to run, but Toni reels her in! Miyu smirks, and she swings, only for Toni to duck and SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO! Miyu survives but Toni hooks a leg, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect and Toni is frustrated.

Toni storms around and the fans rally up. Toni brings Miyu in, Miyu fights the lift, and Miyu fireman’s carries! DEATH VALLEY BOMB!! But Miyu isn’t done, she BUZZSAWS again! Miyu fires up and runs, but Toni dodges! SNAP GERMAN!! Miyu flounders to a corner, Toni tries one more time! Take three for this closeup! SWEET HIP MUSIC!! Then STORM ZERO!! Cover, Toni wins!

Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall (denies Miyu a title match)

Cut, print, that’s a wrap! Toni is an undefeated 10-0 in eliminator matches, but wait! The CEO is make her way out here. Mone shows off her four belts, and then has a mic to say, “Norfooooolk~! Shut the Hell up and say hello to your C E O!” The fans boo instead. But Mone tells, “Toni, darling, good to see you. After I beat Jamie Hayter at Double or Nothing and win the Owen Cup, I’m coming for what I deserve: The AEW Women’s World Championship, darling~!” But wait! Speaking of the Hayter and she appears! Hayter tells Mone to say that to her face! Mone takes a swing instead! But Hayter blocks that, and DECKS Mone!

Hayter hauls Mone up, but Mone dodges the Hayterade! Mone runs away and Toni is rather surprised. Mone left her belts behind, but will she still grab the Cup? Or will we finally get a sequel to Storm VS Hayter at All In: Texas?

 

The Don Callis Family speaks.

Don Callis himself asks, “You know what I like? I like writing history. I like making history. And last week on Dynamite, Takeshita & the Canadian Assassin, Josh Alexander, they made history! They had one of the greatest tag team matches I’ve ever seen, and they put down Will Ospreay and the great Brody King. I loved it. I loved it so much, I wanna make history again this week with The Family. And this week, we’re going to, because Kyle Fletcher is going to dismantle The Hangman. And then, Kyle, it’s on to Double or Nothing for the Finals of The Owen, where you will finally put to rest the legend of Will Ospreay. And I can’t wait! Go get ’em tonight, kid.”

Kyle Fletcher says, “After I beat Hangman Adam Page tonight, after I beat Will Ospreay at Double or Nothing, I go on to All In, I TAKE the AEW World Championship. The Don Callis Family takes its place at the top of the mountain of AEW. You will have NO choice but to say… my… full… name.” Callis says he’ll do it. “Ladies and gentlemen… The Protostar, Kyle FLETCHER!!” Callis is all fired up while Fletcher is locked in. Will the Aussie Arrow shoot down the Cowboy to then aim at the Aerial Assassin? Or will one Buckshot be all it takes to go Double or Nothing?

 

The Hurt Syndicate heads to the ring.

The fans sing “We Hurt~ People!” and at least they won’t get beat up for it as MVP, Lashley & Shelton go to the ring. MVP has the mic to say, “Attention AEW viewing audience. This is an official announcement from the Hurt Syndicate. Now, as you know, we’ve been discussing adding a fourth member to our ranks. And according to our corporate bylaws, in order to do so, that prospect must receive a unanimous three thumbs up. Now, I had a conversation with the Standard of Excellence, and of course The All Mighty, and we’re gonna try this one more time. So please join me in inviting MJF to join us in the ring.”

Norfolk cheers as Maxwell Jacob Friedman makes his entrance. MJF already has a mic of his own, and he has them cut his music. The fans cheer MJF on and MVP says this is kinda to his point. MJF tells the fans, give it up for Shelton! Look how great he looks! Like c’mon! Standard of Excellence! Montel, what can MJF say that he hasn’t already said? A living legend, and one of MJF’s oldest friends. The fans chant for MVP, and then MJF looks to “Bob.” Lashley is annoyed that the fans chant for “BOB! BOB! BOB!” MJF asks if Lashley had a good car ride here. MVP says let’s just get to the vote already.

We all know MVP’s position, and remember the discussion. MVP says thumbs up. Shelton again says thumbs up. Lashley… Well, he thinks about it, looks to the others, and sticks out his hand. The fans cheer and MJF waits patiently as Lashley still thinks on it. Eventually, he says thumbs… DOWN!! MJF frowns and the fans boo, but Lashley just doesn’t wanna give in. MJF says, “Y’know what, Bob? I think I’m about sick of your s*it!” WHOA~! MJF asks what is it Lashley wants. MJF has given him women, helped him win a match, gave him money and a car. What intrigues Lashley? Maybe some Rogaine, “you big bald SOB!”

The fans fire up hearing that, and now MVP steps back. Lashley grabs MJF by the head and puts him in a corner! MJF shouts for MVP but Lashley reminds MJF that they hurt people! If MJF wants to impress Lashley, then go hurt someone. MJF says okay, okay, he’s sorry! Lashley’s made his point, MJF will do that! MVP has Lashley stand down and MJF can breathe again. MVP has Lashley & Shelton leave MJF behind, and can only tell MJF that he tried. MJF has to prove what he’s capable of, who will he hurt as part of his initiation?

 

ROH World Television Championship: Nick Wayne w/ The Patriarchy VS Jay Lethal!

The Patriarchy’s Prodigy was given his shot thanks to, well, The Patriarch. And while Nick won it on his own, Christian acts like he owns part of that title. As such, Christian put Nick in this position to face one of if not THE best ROH World TV Champion ever. Will Lethal ruin Nick’s momentum going into NJPW Best of the Super Juniors? Or can Nick prove he doesn’t need “Daddy” helping him anymore?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is really championship material!

The Code of Honor is not upheld as Nick kicks Lethal’s hand away. The bell rings, the two circle, and they tie up. Lethal headlocks for the takeover, Nick headscissors but Lethal kips free. Nick hits the headlock takeover, Lethal headscissors, but Nick kips free. Another headlock takeover from Lethal and another headscissors from Nick, so Lethal kips free again. Another takeover from Nick and another headscissors from Lethal, so Nick kips free again. Nick bails out to stop the cycle, and Christian coaches him up. The fans rally as Nick storms up the steel steps. Lethal opens the ropes for Nick, but Nick chooses to enter from the other end.

Nick and Lethal circle, approach, and Nick kicks low! Nick ROCKS Lethal, CHOPS him, then the fans chant for “NICK’S MOM! NICK’S MOM!” Kip tells them to stop that, but Lethal puts Nick in the corner to stomp and CHOP! Lethal blows a kiss to Mama Wayne, but Nick CHOPS back! Lethal turns things around to CHOP again! Nick sputters and staggers and Christian swipes at Lethal. The ref has The Patriarchy back off, but then Nick kicks Lethal low. Nick whips Lethal to a corner, Lethal reverses, but Nick goes up, only for Lethal to stay back! Nick is confused, turns around, and Lethal arm-drags him!

The fans fire up as Lethal arm-drags again! Lethal then dodges Nick to waistlock. Nick fights, Lethal shoves him, hip toss and cartwheel, basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up for Lethal and he lines up his shot. But then Nick bails out, so Lethal changes his plans. Lethal DIVES and takes Nick down at the ramp! Lethal hurries after Nick, but Nick springs up to RANA! The fans fire up and Christian tells Nick to get up. Nick rises as the ring count climbs. Nick hurries into the ring just to refresh the count. Nick goes back for Lethal, and RAMS him into the steel steps! Lethal writhes and Nick soaks up the heat while Dynamite goes to break.

Dynamite returns and Nick whips Lethal corner to corner hard! Lethal drops to his knees, Nick soaks up heat, but Christian wants Nick to keep on him. Nick again whips Lethal hard corner to corner! Lethal falls to his knees, Christian nods, and Nick whips corner to corner again. Lethal stops himself short, then ELBOWS Nick away! The fans fire up, Lethal rolls Nick up, TWO! Lethal turns Nick to backslide, TWO! Lethal steps over, LA MAGISTROL! TWO!! Nick escapes, swings, but into the LETHAL COMBINATION! The fans fire up while Christian worries and Lethal covers, TWO! Nick survives but the fans rally for Lethal.

Lethal rises, calls his shot, and Lethal goes up a corner. Nick rises to trip Lethal up! Lethal CLUBS Nick in return, but Nick ROCKS Lethal! Nick climbs up, brings Lethal to the top, but Lethal fights with body shots! Lethal DECKS Nick, then takes aim again! The fans fire up for the MACHO ELBOW! But Nick rolls it into a cover! TWO!! Lethal is up, he blocks a kick to DRAGON SCREW! And then a “WOO~” and FIGURE- NO, Nick cradles Lethal, TWO! Lethal dodges, handsprings, but Nick rolls Lethal up! TWO!! Lethal escapes, fireman’s carries, but Nick CLAWS the eyes! Lethal runs up, Nick trips him into the buckles!

Nick runs up to ROUNDHOUSE! Nick then hooks and hoists Lethal up with the PRODIGY PLEX!! Cover, NICK WINS!

Winner: Nick Wayne, by pinfall (still ROH World Television Champion)

With the family watching, Nick gets the job done all on his own! But then Christian brings in the belt, and again holds onto it as if it is his. Christian then has Nick turn around, and Christian puts the belt on Nick. The fans boo this backhanded way of complimenting his “son,” but will Nick make the Patriarchy even prouder through the BOSJ?

 

BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break!

With that special event just weeks away, Tony Khan has agreed with Samoa Joe’s idea! Samoa Joe and Jon Moxley will now battle for the AEW World Championship inside the steel cage!! Will Moxley even survive with his Death Riders locked on the outside?

 

BREAKING NEWS for Collision!

Live this Saturday but on TBS, Collision is in Atlantic City, so Toni Storm is gonna roll the dice! She gives Lady Frost a Championship Eliminator, will Frost have Lady Luck on her side? Or will Toin heat things up as we get closer and closer to Double or Nothing? Then given what Callis had to say about him, Brody King is coming back for revenge! Will the King of Death destroy Callis’ Canadian Assassin? Or will Josh Alexander prove he is a Walking Weapon?

 

2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinals: Hangman Page VS Kyle Fletcher w/ The Don Callis Family!

The Cowboy is no stranger to this position. He was a finalist in last year’s Owen Hart Cup, only to fall short because of his many distractions and obsessions. But will Hangman return to the finals and redeem himself? Or will we get Ospreay VS Fletcher once more?

The bell rings and the two run up to tie up! They go around, Kyle puts Hangman in a corner, but the ref counts. Kyle pie faces Hangman as he lets go, and Callis joins commentary. Callis brings up the saying, “Virginia is for lovers,” but he’s gonna love seeing Hangman be exposed by Kyle tonight. Kyle wrenches Hangman’s arm, wristlocks, then cranks on the hold. Hangman rolls, slips through and wrenches to hammerlock, snapmare, and then CHOP! Kyle staggers back and the fans fire up! Hangman stares daggers at Kyle but Kyle bails out. Kyle walks off that shot while soaking up heat from the fans. The ring count climbs and Hangman paces.

The fans rally for #CowboyS*it, but Kyle storms back to the ring at 7 of 10. Kyle steps in, he and Hangman circle, then Kyle slips around to waistock. Hangman wrenches, hammerlocks, but Kyle works on an escape. Kyle ELBOWS free, then headlocks. Hangman powers up and out, but Kyle pulls hair to have the headlock again! The ref reprimands and the fans boo but Kyle just grins. Kyle grinds the hold, Hangman powers up, but Kyle wrenches Hangman to wrangle him down. Kyle has a hammerlock, and he says, “Cowboy S*it? More like ride ’em, cowboy~!” Kyle pretends he’s at the rodeo, but Hangman slips out the back to trip Kyle up!

Hangman SPANKS Kyle and Kyle is stunned! Hangman then ROCKS Kyle, ROCKS him again, and then bumps him off buckles. Hangman fires haymakers in the corner, the fans count along, but the ref also counts. Hangman gets seven as the ref goes to 4, but then Kyle kicks low! Kyle headlocks but Hangman powers up and out. Kyle rolls over the dropdown, Hangman handsprings back up, and then Hangman BOOTS Kyle right in the face! Hangman goes right to the apron, but Kyle bails out fast! Archer & Callis applaud the quick thinking, but Hangman suddenly runs in and LARIATS Kyle into the timekeeper’s area!

The fans fire up for Hangman and he revels in it while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Hangman refreshes the ring count, then storms into the timekeeper’s area to fetch Kyle. The ref has Archer stay back while Hangman drags Kyle up. Hangman then whips Kyle hard into barriers! Kyle falls in a heap, Hangman talks trash on Callis & Archer, then Hangman goes back to Kyle. Hangman again refreshes the ring count, then he stands Kyle up to whip him hard into railing! Kyle falls over again but Hangman drags him back up. Hangman puts Kyle in the ring, storms in after him, but Kyle bails out the other side. Hangman is annoyed but Kyle goes to Archer & Calls. Callis coaches Kyle up but Hangman storms over. Kyle SUPERKICKS Hangman down!

Archer applauds, and we see Kyle has a bloody cut on his lower back, and that’s quite literal. Kyle still hobbles over to Hangman, stands him up, and whips him hard into barriers! Now Hangman slumps down and takes a seat. Kyle leaves Hangman behind, but Hangman drags himself into the ring. Kyle runs up and BOOTS Hangman into the corner! Kyle stomps Hangman down, then stomps again and again! The ref counts, Kyle stops at 4, but he sneaks some kicks in there. Kyle then notices the blood on his back. Hangman stands to CHOP! CHOP! And CHOP! Hangman runs, but Kyle hits a kitchen sink knee!

Kyle rains down fists and elbows, then stops to seethe. Dynamite returns to single picture and the fans rally for Hangman. Kyle double checks his bloody back, and then tastes his own blood! The fans tell Kyle he’s sick, and Kyle goes back to Hangman. Kyle stands Hangman up to scoop and SLAM! Hangman writhes but Kyle aims. Kyle KICKS Hangman, but Hangman just seethes. Kyle says okay, and he KICKS again! Kyle scuffs Hangman, KICKS, but Hangman blocks! Kyle fires hands but Hangman fires them in return! Hangman whips, Kyle reverses to break and BOOT! Kyle runs, but Hangman BOOTS him!

Kyle rebounds, into an Alabama Lift! Kyle sunset flips, high stacks, TWO and Kyle deadlifts Hangman! Hangman slips free, dodges, but then Kyle dodges, only for a LARIAT to flip Kyle upside-down! The fans fires up for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” while Kyle sputters and Hangman catches his breath. Both men rise up, and Kyle ROCKS Hangman! Hangman frowns, and he ROCKS Kyle! And ROCKS him again, again, and again! Hangman whips Kyle to ropes, then BACKDROPS him! The fans fire up for that serious hangtime, and Kyle goes to a corner. Hangman runs in and LARIATS! Snapmare and SLIDING LARIAT!

Hangman slashes his throat and brings Kyle back up! Fireman’s carry, but Kyle fires elbows! Kyle half nelsons, Hangman elbows free, then Hangman runs, but Kyle leaps! Only for Hangman to catch him! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives and Hangman snarls, but the fans rally up again. Kyle sputters and goes to a corner, but Hangman storms right up on him. Hangman winds up and LARIATS! And LARIATS! And LARIATS again! And again! Again, and again, and again! Hangman winds up after nine for number TEN!! Kyle slumps down and Hangman seethes while the fans fire back up.

Hangman stands Kyle up, whips him corner to corner, then runs up, only for Kyle to go up and over! Kyle comes back but Hangman catches him! FALL AWAY SLAM! Kyle flounders away to the apron, Callis is worried, and Hangman kips up! Hangman then runs to triangle jump LARIAT! Down goes Kyle and Callis is even more worried. Hangman climbs the corner, the fans fire up, but Kyle hurries to anchor Hangman’s feet. Hangman kicks Kyle away, runs up, but Kyle blocks the boot to ENZIGIRI, SUPERKICK, and he reels Hangman in! Kyle suplexes, APRON BRAINBUSTER!! Both men are down and the fans lose their minds!

Callis says Kyle is going to roll into the finals with that one! The ref checks both men, and they’re somehow okay to continue. Kyle drags Hangman up and they’re on top of the barriers now! The fans fire up as Hangman fires body shots, then he blocks a kick! Hangman trips Kyle and Kyle SMACKS off the barriers! Kyle staggers back to his feet, and Hangman sets up to ASAI MOONSAULT! Into an inverted suplex! TOMBSTONE on the floor!! The fans lose their minds as now Hangman returns fire, and Dynamite goes back to picture in picture!

The ref has to again check both men, and both men are still in this somehow. The ring count climbs, the fans rally up, and both men slowly sit up. Hangman springs in at 9, Kyle springs in at 9.5!! The fans fire up as both men stay in this! Hangman and Kyle slowly sit up and crawl on their knees. Hangman throws the first punch! Kyle comes back to throw one, but there wasn’t any sauce behind it. Kyle flops back down, and Hangman scowls. Hangman sits Kyle up to throw another punch! Kyle comes back to throw another shot, and that one had something! The two stand and the haymakers keep going! Hangman ROCKS Kyle again and again!

Kyle ends up in a corner and Hangman HAMMERS away! The ref backs him up, and then Kyle SUPERKICKS Hangman! Hangman staggers to the opposite corner and Kyle smirks. Kyle storms over to Hangman, hoists him to the top rope, then climbs up to join him. Hangman fires body shots but Kyle still brings Hangman to the very top! SUPER- NO, Hangman slips free, and he SHOVES Kyle onto the crossbar! Kyle is stuck up there, so Hangman climbs up after him. Now Hangman brings Kyle to the very top, for a SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Dynamite returns to single picture right as they crash land on the mat!

Norfolk is thunderous, and a standing count begins. The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but someone has to go face Ospreay at Double or Nothing! Both men rise up, and they again throw haymakers from their knees. They stand, throw more shots, and Hangman fires a flurry! Hangman whips, Kyle reverses, but Hangman ROCKS Kyle! Kyle shakes that off to BOOT Hangman! Kyle runs, Hangman rebounds, and Hangman LARIATS! Kyle staggers around but he stays up. Hangman storms up on Kyle to whip again, but Kyle reverses, wrenches, and SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF SUPLEXES! Hangman staggers to a corner and Kyle takes aim!

Kyle runs, but Hangman POP-UP SIT-OUT POWERBOMBS!! Cover, TWO!! Kyle survives and Hangman is beside himself! Hangman slashes his throat, vowing to end this! Hangman stands Kyle up, Alabama Lifts, but Kyle fights it! Kyle tries to lift Hangman, but Hangman kicks and flails! Hangman tries the Alabama Lift again but Kyle slips through! Hangman ROCKS Kyle, then ROLLING- BOOT from Kyle! Kyle reels Hangman in, hoist shim up, but Hangman slips free of the bomb! Alabama Lift and DEADEYE!! Kyle flops, Hangman covers, TWO!?!? Kyle survives and Hangman is shocked! Callis is very worried now but the fans rally up.

Hangman stands, paces, and then goes up a corner! The fans fire up for the MOONSAULT, but into BOOTS! Kyle runs up, reels Hangman in and hoists him up, LAST RIDE POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!?! Callis knows the problem was Kyle didn’t have the arms trapped. Kyle seethes, but he watches Hangman go to the corner. Kyle runs in again, GAMANGIRI! Then a suplex for the- NO, Hangman slips free, O’Conner Rolls, TWO! Hangman goes to the apron! Hangman BOOTS Kyle away, but Kyle GAMANGIRIS again! Hangman sits down on the apron and Kyle goes back out there. Kyle grins as he brings Hangman up!

Kyle reels Hangman in, but Hangman wrenches free! Alabama Lift, APRON DEADEYE!!! The fans go nuts, Kyle slumps to the floor, and Hangman climbs! ARIHARA MOONSAULT!! Hangman hurries to put Kyle in, and he takes aim! Kyle rises, but he pushes the ref right as Hangman slingshots in! LOW BLOW intercepts the Buckshot!! The fans boo but Kyle suplexes, BRAINBUSTER!!! Cover, TWO!??!!? Hangman survives and shocks everyone, especially Kyle! Callis is furious and he jumps off commentary to argue the count! Norfolk is electric for “COWBOY SH*T! COWBOY SH*T!” Kyle runs corner to corner again, GAMANGIRI!

Kyle hoists Hangman to the top, climbs up, but Hangman fires body shots! Hangman LARIATS! Kyle holds onto ropes for dear life, but Hangman LARIATS again! Hangman gets Norfolk to fire up, and that energy powers Hangman up for another LARIAT!! Kyle falls back, but he rolls and stands again. Hangman slingshots off the corner!! BUCKSHOT!! And then he goes to the apron, BUCKSHOT!!! Cover, HANGMAN WINS!!

Winner: Hangman Page, by pinfall (advances to Double or Nothing)

Virginia is for lovers, but it’s also for fighters! Norfolk cheers as their Cowboy rides on to the finals, but will this be Hangman’s year? Or will he fail to win “the big one” as he has before?


My Thoughts:

A great Dynamite, and good moves towards not just Double or Nothing but also Beach Break. Well, to be fair, a lot more matches will surely be announced next week, it’s still just the world title match for now. But after The Opps of course squashed Comoroto, Titus & Hawkins, it makes sense for the Death Riders to ambush them. Shibata suffering that chair spot is surely so the World Trios Championships won’t be defended until closer to Double or Nothing, probably giving Pac time to recover so he can team with Claudio & Yuta again. But a Steel Cage for the world title is great stuff, though that doesn’t necessarily change the odds into Joe’s favor.

Awesome opening 8 Man, and it felt like all these guys were bringing that PWG energy. In the end, The Elite with Ricochet win out because for one, Ricochet needs some wins to stay strong. Two, The Bucks win to get heat and build themselves up, and Okada couldn’t take the pin because we’re still on some long route to Okada VS Omega. We’ve got a month, so I’m sure we’ll see those two interact more and perhaps have Omega issue the challenge first. I don’t know if title unification really needs to happen, but one way or another, we’re going to get another instant classic from these two.

Very good promo from Mercedes Mone to play up just how stuck up her Heel persona is. Great match from Toni VS Miyu, and I do appreciate Toni is being a fighting champion right now. I hope that’s not a sign that she’s gonna lose to Mone at All In… Hayter had a great response to Mone’s promo with her physicality, and Toni enjoying Hayter’s music was great stuff. I still hope Athena comes back around past Double or Nothing to build something for All In, and part of me still hopes it is Athena VS Mone, the ROH Women’s and AEW TBS titles on the line. At this point, Mone is on the level of someone who can stop Athena and vice-versa, that’ll be a great match.

Very good promo from The Patriarchy with Lethal, and great match of Nick VS Lethal. Great win for Lethal to build some momentum going into BOSJ, and I can’t wait to see how Nick does in that round robin. Great stuff with Hurt Syndicate and MJF, and of course MJF can’t help but get mad when Lashley rejects him again. Lashley telling MJF to go hurt somebody, MJF will definitely try that. It might even happen as soon as Collision on Saturday, perhaps costing some random Face a good win. That can also be a good opportunity for whoever that is, as they can have a match with MJF and maybe even a story with the Hurt Syndicate.

And very good stuff going into the main event. Good promo from The Don Callis Family, and awesome main event match of Kyle VS Hangman. Given last week’s go-home math, it makes sense Hangman would win here. Plus, MJF saying Hangman would choke, this gives Hangman that chance to prove MJF wrong. Ospreay VS Hangman is also a fresh match-up for an awesome Owen Hart Cup Finals. It still feels like Ospreay is going on to All In given he helped kick off this year’s Owen Hart Cup build, and Ospreay will finally get in on the Death Riders story like he and Darby Allin talked about months ago.

My Score: 8.8/10

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