Results
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (6/10/24)
A THANK YEW~!
The Alpha Academy will do whatever it takes!
Before Chad Gable faces Sami Zayn for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, his number one guy, Otis, looks to flatten the champion tonight! Will Sami survive to make it to Scotland?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Lyra Valkyria VS Iyo Sky w/ Damage CTRL; Iyo wins.
- Six Man Tag: Braun Strowman, Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee w/ Zelina Vega VS Carlito, Dominik Mysterio & JD McDonagh; Braun, Rey & Dragon win.
- Sami Zayn VS Otis w/ The Alpha Academy; Sami wins.
- Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark VS Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn; Shayna & Zoey win.
- Ilja Dragunov VS Bron Breakker; Bron wins.
- WWE World Tag Team Championships: The Awesome Truth VS The Authors of Pain w/ The Final Testament; The Awesome Truth wins and retains the titles.
- Clash at the Castle Stakes: Drew McIntyre VS Finn Balor; McIntyre wins and bans The Judgment Day from ringside at Clash at the Castle.
PLAY BY PLAY
Drew McIntyre is here!
Toledo, Ohio fires up as The Scottish Terminator swaggers his way out to the ring and gets his pyro. McIntyre himself is in a fiery mood after how Raw ended last week, and he gets a mic to say that we are just five days away. Fans chant “CM PUNK! CM PUNK!” but McIntyre says he’s focused on one thing only. Clash at the Castle is in five days, who’s ready for a NEW World Heavyweight Champion? The fans are a bit torn, but McIntyre says he’d be looking forward to going 1v1 with Damian Priest. However, wherever Priest goes, Judgment Day is scurrying right behind him every bloody time.
McIntyre tells Priest that he doesn’t give a damn, but then wait! Here comes Priest! And just like McIntyre said, Finn Balor & JD McDonagh are with El Campeon as he makes his way out here. Judgment Day gets into the ring, Priest gets himself a mic, and Priest tells Drew, “You got your shot at Clash, yet you’re still out here making excuses.” Last week, McIntyre said Priest made this personal. Why? Priest was just playing McIntyre’s game. But McIntyre made this personal right here. McIntyre is telling the people that Priest needs Judgment Day to be champion. But this title isn’t Judgment Day’s title. This title McIntyre is so obsessed with, he’s forgetting about the man who holds it.
This Saturday, Priest heads into McIntyre’s territory, in front of McIntyre’s people, and Priest puts McIntyre down. As much as Priest loves the crew, he doesn’t need Judgment Day or anyone else to be champion. Priest is champion because he’s Priest! The fans are torn again but McIntyre says that’s a fine speech. But at this point, McIntyre doesn’t give a damn what Priest says. Priest better enjoy his time as champion because Saturday, the only chance Priest has in the bloody world is with these idiots right here! Priest says just stop, give it a rest! McIntyre is still passing blame! But Priest will give McIntyre an out.
How about tonight, McIntyre goes 1v1 with Finn Balor. The fans like that idea! Priest says if McIntyre beats Finn, then Judgment Day is barred from ringside at Clash. But when Finn beats McIntyre, not because Priest needs them, but he wants his boys there to have the honor and privilege of watching Priest beat McIntyre in McIntyre’s home. McIntyre thinks about it, then says, “You gotta respect a man who’s willing to dig his own grave. I’m gonna beat Finn Balor, and I hope next Monday, you’re man enough to shake my hand. Because on Saturday, I’m gonna embarrass you, humiliate, and I’ll be standing here next week World Heavyweight Champion!”
Toledo is fired up for these high stakes! Will the Scottish Terminator wipe out Priest’s backup with one Claymore tonight? Or will The Prince make sure El Campeon has all his boys by his side?
Dominik Mysterio is in the Judgment Day clubhouse.
And he is flipping out because Liv Morgan is right there! He says she can’t be here! Liv says she knows he’s sick of her, but she’d really like to see him later. And she thinks he’d really like to see her, too. She offers a room key, but Dom says he wants nothing to do with that, and nothing to do with her! Liv says she gets that, but she doesn’t think “a gorgeous man” like Dom should be with a woman who makes him call her Mami. He should be with a girl who will call him Daddy. If he changes his mind, she’ll be in her hotel room waiting. She leaves the key card, and Dom is in a panic. Will Dom still be Mami’s boy? Or is he gonna give into temptation?
Zelina Vega & Damian Priest were part of the 67th National Puerto Rican Day parade.
It was a celebration of culture in New York City, and El Campeon was so honored to be part of a tradition he always looked forward to every year. However, while he and Zelina are amigos through Puerto Rico, they’re on opposite sides as Priest’s boys, and Carlito, take on Zelina Vega’s amigos in the LWO! Will Rey Mysterio, Dragon Lee and Braun Strowman bulldoze Judgment Day & Caribbean Cool tonight?
Lyra Valkyria VS Iyo Sky w/ Damage CTRL!
The Morrigan defeated the Evil Genius in the Queen of the Ring tournament, which really upset the former WWE Women’s Champion. But then Lyra losing to Nia Jax in the finals might’ve upset Iyo even more! Will Iyo make Lyra pay for failing to bring the crown to Raw? Or will Lyra just beat Iyo again and head for new heights?
Raw returns as Lyra makes her entrance. The bell rings, Iyo runs up but Lyra dodges to stomp away! The fans fire up, the ref counts, and Lyra lets off at 4. But then Iyo kicks low and throws Lyra by her hair! Iyo fires down fists, stomps Lyra, then stands on the ponytail! The ref reprimands while Iyo talks a lot of trash, but Lyra SLAPS Iyo from below! That just pisses Iyo off more! Iyo HAMMERS away, KICKS Lyra in the side, then drags her back up. Iyo whips Lyra to a corner, runs in, but Lyra goes up and over. Lyra then sweeps the legs, runs, and SHOTGUNS Iyo down! Lyra gets Iyo up, to NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO!
The fans rally as Lyra stays on Iyo. Lyra talks some smack back, but Iyo SLAPS back! Lyra knees low, fires off hammering fists, then knees low! Lyra knees, whips, but Iyo ducks ‘n’ dodges then handsprings! Lyra avoids contact, blocks the kick, and then trips Iyo into a reverse wheelbarrow! From there, Lyra gets Iyo in the PENDULUM SURFBOARD! Iyo endures, DMG CTRL coaches her, but Lyra swings Iyo around! Lyra then drops Iyo, moves around, O’Conner Bridge! TWO, but Lyra ENZIGIRIS Iyo down! Iyo bails out, the fans fire up and Lyra builds speed, but Iyo avoids the dropkick! Iyo YANKS Lyra down!
The fans fire up as Iyo goes up, to ASAI MOONSAULT! Down goes Lyra and Toledo fires up as Raw goes to break!
Raw returns again and Iyo RAMS Lyra into a corner. Iyo then snapmares but Lyra rolls through! Lyra runs, springboards, and CROSSBODIES! The fans fire up with Lyra and she runs up on Iyo to LARIAT! And LARIAT! And SOBAT! KICK! RAM! KICK! Iyo staggers, into the HEEL KICK! Lyra hurries up and the fans fire up! Lyra aims, MISSILE DROPKICK! Lyra hurries to get Iyo up again, fisherman for the BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Iyo stays in this but Lyra stays calm. The fans rally up and Lyra brings Iyo to a fireman’s carry. But Iyo CLUBS away on Lyra! Iyo goes to a corner, Lyra blocks a boot! Lyra reels Iyo in but Iyo wheelbarrows Lyra into buckles!
Iyo hurries to underhooks Lyra, for the TIGER BACKBREAKER! Iyo says that’s it, and she steps on Lyra. Iyo goes up and up and OVER THE MOON- NO, Lyra moves! Iyo lands out, Lyra fireman’s carries! Iyo sunset flips but Lyra sits on it! TWO!! Iyo escapes and wheelbarrows to victory roll, STOMP 182! Cover, TWO! Lyra is still in this and Iyo is frustrated. Iyo drags Lyra up with a waistlock, but Lyra pries the hold! Lyra switches, Iyo elbows and goes to ropes, HOTSHOT! Lyra sputters and staggers, Iyo hurries up to the apron! But Lyra stops the springoboard to fireman’s carry! NIGHTWING DRIVER! Cover, Dakota PUSHES Lyra!!
The fans boo as the ref misses that! Dakota shrugs, playing innocent, but Lyra runs to WERCK Dakota and Kairi! Lyra then goes up a corner, aims at Iyo, but Iyo trips her up! Lyra falls into the corner, Iyo runs to SHINKANSEN! Iyo drags Lyra to a drop zone, goes back up top, and OVER THE MOONSAULT, onto knees!! Lyra roars, hauls Iyo up and TORNADO DDTS! Then the fireman’s carry, for the NIGHT- NO, Iyo pulls hair! Crucifix takedown into the cover, Iyo wins!!
Winner: Iyo Sky, by pinfall
Iyo grins as she gets away with one! And then Dakota & Kairi attack Lyra from behind! They beat Lyra down while fans boo, but DMG CTRL regroups. Only for Iyo to go back in to fire off fists! Iyo’s rage even shocks Dakota & Kairi, but they figure might as well go back for more. But wait! Here come Kayden Carter & Katana Chance! The party girls get DMG CTRL to back off, now that it’s 3v3. Will DMG CTRL have to reconsider their strategy if they want to take over Raw?
Dom is still stewing.
Dirty Dom sits by a picture of Rhea while the others walk in. JD says there’s no need to sweat Drew McIntyre, Finn’s got him. Finn also makes sure they’re ready for LWO & Braun. Carlito says yeah, they’ve got it. Then they ask if Dom’s okay. Has he figured out this Liv stuff? To be honest, no. She was in here earlier, he told her to leave him alone, but then… she left her room key. Carlito says that’s cool. Finn says no it’s not. Carlito agrees with Finn now, it’s not cool. But with all cards on the table, what is Judgment Day to do with their many, many problems?
The Miz is looking for R-Truth.
But the Hollywood A-Lister first finds Sami Zayn. Miz asks Sami if he’s seen Truth, and Sami says no he hasn’t. Is Miz alright? He seems a little tense. Miz asks if Sami knows what happens when Truth is left on his own. Not good things. Miz hurries off to find Truth, and Sami moves on in his own direction, only to come across Tozawa & Maxxine. He was hoping he’d find them. Are they okay? Is Maxxine’s leg okay? Maxxine says she’s been better. But she’ll be okay. Sami wants to say that he’s sorry they got caught in the middle of this. Did they see back what really happened? Yes. Okay. Then Sami doesn’t wanna be a broken record, but they don’t have to take this abuse.
But then Otis walks over. Sami says there’s not much left to say then. See you in the ring, Otis. Otis says hold on. He did lose his temper. He just wants to explain. Sami says no, there’s no need. Sami gets what Otis is going through. Sami went through this with The Bloodline. Sami understood his reasons, but he can’t understand why The Academy puts up with Gable after all he’s put them through. Otis says at one time, he had it all. And then he lost it all. MITB briefcase, his Peach, his big brother Tucky. It was all gone. And then Chad Gable was there. The Academy is his family now, with sister Maxxine, brother Tozawa.
Without Chad Gable, Otis is nothing. No, Otis, that’s the problem! That’s not true! It’s what Gable wants you to think! Those are Gable’s words, not yours! Do you know how special you are, Otis? How great you could be?! Sami just hopes that one day, Otis sees it for himself. Sami leaves, the Academy comforts Otis, will Otis do the right thing tonight? Or just what “Master Gable” wants?
The Judgment Day continue to talk this out.
Finn says Priest’s hands are full with McIntyre, they’re gonna lighten the load. Priest walks in and asks what’s up with Dom. He wasn’t out there at the start, and uh… what’s this about a hotel card? Finn tells Priest not to worry about that. It’s Liv planting seeds of distraction. The key card is right here, no one has touched it. Right where? The card’s gone!? Carlito says they gotta go for the Six Man Tag. Carlito, Dom & JD head out, and Finn says he didn’t touch the card. Oh so it magically disappeared? There’s a mystery afoot, who is looking to live it up in Toledo tonight?
Ludwig Kaiser speaks.
“I’m fully aware of the things that have been said about me by simpletons. That I’m just a sidekick. That I’m nothing more than Gunther’s mouthpiece. Well, last week, I did not beat Sheamus by talking. I did not beat Sheamus with anyone’s help. I beat Sheamus with A+ talent and A+ ruthlessness. Go ask Sheamus. Ask him how it was possible for a talking Ken doll to absolutely destroy his knee. Ludwig Kaiser is not gonna be taken lightly. I am the sight of greatness, I belong at the top! And anyone who dares step in my way will be eliminated. A loud mouth clown: eliminated. A weak tag team partner: eliminated. A WWE legend: eliminated.
“The Rise of The Kaiser has begun! And soon, you will call me… Mr. Money in the Bank.” The Impeccable German is aiming for it all, will he be the one that makes this mat sacred?
Six Man Tag: Braun Strowman, Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee w/ Zelina Vega VS Carlito, Dominik Mysterio & JD McDonagh!
QR Code stuff appears right as The Monster of All Monsters, The King of Lucha and The Boy Wonder are preparing to take the fight to their common enemies! Will Braun, Rey & Dragon steamroll Caribbean Cool, Dirty Dom & The Irish Ace? Or will Judgment Day finally show that they run Raw?
Raw returns and #OneBigSOB makes his entrance. Braun stands with The LWO, then The Judgment Day makes their entrance. The teams sort out, JD starts against Braun, but JD bails out as Braun runs up! Carlito gets in, CLUBS Braun, but Braun TOSSES Carlito away! Carlito tags Dom, the fans rally up for Rey, so Braun tags him in! The fans fire up as Rey stares down with his son, but then Dom tags to JD. JD runs up, Rey fires off forearms, then whips. JD reverses, Rey goes up but JD catches him! Rey slips free, knuckle locks and kicks low. Rey fires hands, then goes up and up and FLYING RANAS!
The fans fire up as Rey then SHOTGUNS JD down! Rey brings JD up, whips him to the corner hard, then runs up to tag Dragon. Dragon sits JD down to swinging DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Dragon gets JD up to snap suplex! Cover, ONE!! JD stays in this, the fans chant “DOM, YOU SUCK!” Dragon fires hands on JD, whips him to ropes, but JD reverses. Dragon stops himself, BOOTS JD, but JD distracts the ref and Dom throws Dragon down by his mask! The fans boo but then JD ax handles Dragon down. Tag to Dom and Dom stomps away on Dragon! The fans boo, Dom drags Dragon up and whips.
Dragon holds ropes, BOOTS Dom, and Rey tags in! Dragon sidesteps Dom to SNAP GERMAN! Rey goes up to SEATED SENTON! Dragon gives Rey some help, wheelbarrow RANA and Dom is sent tumbling! JD runs up, into a mule kick! Rey gives Dragon help now, RANA for JD! The fans fire up as Dragon whisp Rey, and REY 619s! JD & Dom get under it, but Rey PLANCHAS! Dom & JD catch Rey, Dragon runs up and slides! Dom & JD lift Rey up and over Dragon, then use Rey to CLOBBER Dragon! Then JD & Dom hit a GUTBUSTER on Rey! The fans boo as Judgment Day and Carlito soak up the heat, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Rey fights up out of a chinlock. Rey fires hands on Carlito but Carlito whips him to a corner. Carlito runs up but Rey drop toeholds Carlito into buckles! The fans fire up as Rey and Carlito both crawl, and Carlito anchors Rey’s legs with a leg scissor! Carlito crawls over, reaches out to tag JD, and JD drops an ax handle on Rey! JD throws down elbows, then he wrenches Rey into a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! JD argues the count but the count was fair. JD storms over to Rey at the ropes, the fans rally up, but JD CHOKES Rey on the ropes. The ref counts, JD tags to Carlito, and Carlito soaks up the heat.
Carlito brings Rey around but Rey fires haymakers! The fans fire up, Rey whips, but Carlito reverses. Carlito CLOBBERS Rey, then talks some trash. Carlito drags Rey up, puts him in a corner, then fires hands. Carlito whips corner to corner hard and Rey falls back! Carlito sucker punches Dragon! The fans boo but Carlito drags Rey up. Carlito whips Rey to the corner, runs in, but Rey BOOTS him! Rey DECKS Dom, DECKS JD, then slides under to WHEEL KICK Carlito! The fans fire up as Rey crawls for his corner, but then JD & Dom run in! JD blocks a kick, ducks, and the ENZIGIRI hits Dom!
Rey TOSSES JD out, but he still has to crawl for his corner! The fans rally up, but Dom & JD YANK Braun down! They even send Braun into barriers! Carlito has Rey, whips him to the corner, then runs in, but Rey drops! Carlito POSTS himself! JD & Dom check Carlito but that lets Rey crawl for his corner! But there’s no one there anyway! Carlito hurries back in, he anchors Rey again, and he tags JD back in. JD storms up to drop an elbow! JD soaks up the heat while flexing, then he gets Rey up. JD whips, Rey KICKS back! JD runs in but into an ELBOW! Rey QUEBRADAS into a TORNADO DDT!
The fans fire up, Rey and JD are both down! Rey crawls, he reaches out, hot tag to Dragon! Carlito tags in but Dragon fires off haymakers! Dragon whips, Carlito reverses, but Dragon RANAS Carlito down! Carlito goes to a corner, Dragon runs in, but Carlito puts Dragon on the apron. Dragon bumps Carlito off buckles, ROUNDHOUSES him, then goes up. But Carlito ROCKS Dragon first! Carlito climbs up, brings Dragon tot he very top, but Dragon trips Carlito! Dragon ROCKS Carlito into the Tree of Woe! Dragon adjusts, for some WOE STOMPS! Cover, JD breaks it! The fans boo but Rey runs up! Rey jumps up, and he RANAS JD right outta the ring!
But Dom DROPKICKS Rey off the apron! But then here comes Liv~! Dom tells her to go away, she can’t be here! Liv asks why not. Zelina BLASTS Liv off the apron and right onto Dom! Liv smiles as she had a nice landing. Zelina then drags Liv off Dom to throw hands! JD and Rey separate the ladies, and Braun rises up! Dragon reaches out, hot tag to The Monster! The fans fire up as The Strowman Express gets going! He CLOBBERS Dom, CLOBBERS JD, then CLOBBERS Carlito!! Braun throws his shirt to the fans, then gets Carlito into the ring! BIG SPLASH in the corner, then a scoop! MONSTER SLAM!!
Braun says time to go up! Tag to Dragon, and Dragon climbs onto Braun’s shoulders! MONSTER FROG SPLASH!! Cover, Braun & The LWO win!
Winners: Braun Strowman, Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee, by pinfall
Carlito finally gets what was coming to him for betraying LWO! Will this win help The LWO not just get past Judgment Day, but head to the top of Raw?
Ricochet finds Ilja Dragunov backstage.
The One and Only asks The Czar what’s good, and he knows exactly what Dragunov is capable of. He’s gonna show Bron Breakker just what The Mad Dragon is all about. Dragunov thanks Ricochet for that, but he knows there are levels to Raw. There are dangerous people, then there’s Bron. But Dragunov will go out, slay the monster, because that monster cannot slay The Dragon. And when Dragunov is done, maybe he and Ricochet have that rematch. Ricochet says Dragunov read his mind, and promises he has Dragunov’s back. But will Bron prove he is truly #MeanerThanEvil?
Damage CTRL regroups backstage.
Dakota tries to get Iyo’s attention but she’s in her own head. Dakota asks what was going on out there, but Iyo says she took care of it. Iyo has a bit of a headache, through, and she’s just angry! Iyo says DMG CTRL has to change! Iyo runs off somewhere, what “change” could she be talking about?
Sami Zayn VS Otis w/ The Alpha Academy!
The Great Liberator knows Chad Gable is a dangerous man in the ring, but we’re all learning Chad Gable is a dangerous man when it comes to mind games and manipulation. While Otis apologized for last week, and while Sami has told Otis he can break free from Gable, will Gable’s “number one guy” still do what he’s told?
Before the match, Sami gets the mic while the fans cheer him on. Sami says the fans are very nice to him, thank you for that. And not gonna lie, Sami could use that right now. It’s been a messed up couple of weeks, and we’re just five days away from Sami’s Intercontinental Championship match against Gable. Sami isn’t even sure what to call this rivalry. It started extremely personal, and now, Sami’s not even sure what the word is for this. But Sami won’t run down the list of every dirty move and sucker punch, every manipulation and what he’s done to The Alpha Academy. Sami will just put this bluntly: Saturday, Clash at the Castle, Sami will defeat Chad Gable, and put an end to all of this!
The fans cheer Sami more, and Sami says no more dealing with a manipulative, abusive psychopath. Sami’s going back to work, and that means being THE Intercontinental Champion! The fans cheer that! Sami says after Gable- Well, here comes The Academy. The fans chant “YOU SUCK!” but Gable says this is typical Sami Zayn. Sami is trying to make himself the sympathetic hero in someone else’s story. It’s pathetic! The only manipulator here is Sami! Sami’s always interjecting into everyone else’s business. Don’t worry about The Academy, they’re good. They trust their master and his methods.
In fact, they’re quite happy! And wait until you see how happy they are when their hero, Gable, takes Sami’s title on Saturday. Is Gable… out of his damn mind?! Does Gable really think they’re happy!? He thinks they’re happy!? Look at them! Do they look happy?! Tozawa, are you happy? Maxxine, you’re limping around right now, are you happy? And what about Otis? Is Otis happy? The fans cheer for Otis, and Sami says the truth is, Gable doesn’t give a damn about the Academy. But you know who does? The fans do! Every single one of them! And the truth is, The Academy won’t be happy until they leave Gable’s sorry ass once and for all!
Gable says shut up, Sami! No one is leaving anyone! Here’s what Sami doesn’t understand. The Academy is a family. And families stick together, no matter what. And they will be with Gable on Saturday. Tonight, Gable unleashes his version of Otis on Sami. The version of Otis who does not feel bad about anything. The Otis that does what Gable says, that OBEYS! The most brutal version of Otis you’ve ever seen! And Gable is unleashing him, right now! Otis goes to the ring, but will he really be Chad Gable’s Otis? Or will he be The People’s Otis? We find out, after the break.
Raw returns and the bell rings. The two tie up, Otis puts Sami in a corner, then lets off. Gable is upset already because he said for Otis to keep after Sami! Otis goes after Sami again, CLUBS him in the corner again and again, but lets off as the ref counts. Gable says more, and harder! Otis CLUBS Sami again and again, then CLUBS Sami down! Gable says that’s the Otis he wants! Otis runs to SPLASH! Gable says again, so Otis runs and SPLASHES again! Gable says yes, now do it again! Otis frowns, but Gable says they’ve talked about this. Stick with the plan, idiot! But then HELLUVA KICK!!! Cover, SAMI WINS!!
Winner: Sami Zayn, by pinfall
Gable is furious and he goes after Sami! It was Gable’s fault he didn’t let Otis do this his way, but then he’s upset that Maxxine & Tozawa are checking on Otis! Gable gets them out of the ring, then he tells Otis to get up. Gable drags Sami up, and he wants Otis to finish this! The fans tell Otis not to, and Otis backs down! The fans cheer but Gable is upset again. Did they not talk about this? Gable gives the orders, Otis does them! Gable SLAPS Otis!! Otis gets upset, Gable SLAPS him again! The fans boo as Otis paces. Then those legs start shaking! Otis runs, Gable dodges, and Otis CLOBBERS Sami! Otis scoops Sami for the WORLD’S STRONGEST SLAM!!
Otis has again given in to Gable’s abuse! Gable is proud of Otis, but then Otis gets in Gable’s face! Otis rips off the Academy shirt, corners Gable, and Gable begs for mercy! The fans fire up for Otis as he raises that fist, but then he spares Gable. Otis leaves, and Gable grins. But is Gable’s grip over Otis’ mind starting to loosen? Or is there still enough control there so that The Academy can win him the title?
The Miz continues searching for Truth.
Miz asks Sonya Deville & Natalya if they’ve seen Truth, and Sonya says Truth went that way a little while ago. Okay good, thanks. Miz shouts for Truth, and Truth walks out of a room. Truth thanks whoever was in there, and Miz asks what Truth is doing. Truth just had his fortune told. Looks like they’ve got a tag team title match tonight. TONIGHT!? But a fortuneteller told him this? Yes. Good, it’s not official then. Oh it’s official, dawg. Written in the stars. Forces bigger than themselves! Tonight, it’s against APA! Farooq & Bradshaw! Miz says it can’t be APA. Truth says don’t be scared, he had a vision of unicorns!
What? APA? Unicorns? And when did WWE spring for a fortuneteller? Hate to break it to you, Truth, but fortunetelling isn’t real. Santa Claus isn’t real? Tooth Fairy isn’t real? Chupacabra isn’t real? The “fortuneteller” turns out to be Scarlett Bordeaux! She says it was an honor reading Truth’s fortune. Oh, pleasure was all his. And Scarlett has a reading for Miz. The AOP is looking forward to seeing them in the ring tonight. The Death card… Yeah, same as Truth! Written in the stars. They gon’ die tonight. Miz sighs, will he and Truth find a way to survive The Final Testament?
Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair are here!
Toledo fires up as The StrongEST Duo heads to the ring! The WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions are ready for their Triple Threat this Saturday, but they’re gonna watch their challengers have it out here tonight!
Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark VS Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn!
Raw returns as The Queen of Spades & The Hunter make their entrance. Cathy Kelley is at gorilla with the wicked witches, and says they have successfully inserted themselves into the tag title picture. They have the opportunity at Clash at the Castle, in their home country of Scotland, what does that mean to them? It’s as Cathy said, they compete in front of their friends and family in what is possibly the biggest match of their careers. On Saturday, Alba & Isla show why they should’ve been in the match from the start. But tonight, they take care of Zoey & Shayna, who if not for Alba & Isla, would’ve been beaten and embarrassed. So, you’re welcome, girls.
And tonight is just an appetizer. Whether it is pinning Zoey & Shayna, or the champs themselves, the wicked witches walk out of Clash at the Castle the NEW Women’s Tag Team Champions! Will Alba & Isla cast a spell on the Women’s Tag Division and come away with the gold?
The teams sort out, and while Isla starts against Zoey, Isla dropkicks Shayna in the leg! Isla must’ve been watching NXT Battleground last night! Zoey goes after Isla, bumps her off buckles, but Alba barks at Zoey. That distracts her and Isla bumps Zoey off buckles! Isla stomps Zoey down, HIP ATTACKS, then tags Alba. Alba drags Zoey up to fire forearms, then she tags Isla. GOURD BUSTER and METEORA! Cover, TWO! Isla drags Zoey up but Zoey rolls her up, TWO! Zoey runs up to LARIAT! Shayna is still down from the shot to the bad leg and Isla fires off on Zoey! SAIDO! Tag to Alba, and she goes up!
Isla hits the HBACKSTABBER, Alba hits the SWANTON BOMB! Cover, Shayna drags Alba out! Shayna tags in, then drags Alba up to send into steel steps! Shayna storms up the steps to STOMP Alba’s arm! Shayna may have a bad leg but she has aggression to spare, and she gets Alba in a HANGING KEYLOCK! Isla grabs Shayna’s hair, Shayna lets Alba go to HOTSHOT the arm! Isla falls away, Shayna storms up on Alba, but Alba rolls her up! TWO, and Alba hurries back up. Shayna stops the superkick to hit a BACKBREAKER! Then she isolates the bad arm, to STOMP it! Shayna fires up, Toledo is with her, and she brings down her kneepad!
Shayna aims, but Alba kicks the bad leg! Shayna still KNEES Alba down! KIRAFUDA KLUTCH!! Alba flails, sputters, but she’s OUT! Shayna & Zoey win!
Winners: Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark, by submission
Stark has Shayna let off, she got her. Shayna lets Alba go, but she hasn’t stopped staring down the champs. Will nothing stop The Queen of Spades tearing into everyone in the Triple Threat until she and The Hunter have the gold?
Ilja Dragunov VS Bron Breakker!
This rivalry of intense individuals goes back to just last year in NXT, and now it gets Raw! Both men move fast, hit hard and embrace the pain, but who withstands it all to stand tall?
Raw returns as The Czar makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two stare down. Then they fire off haymakers! Bron DECKS Dragunov, eggs him on, then drags Dragunov up to suplex. Dragunov throws knees to get free, but Bron ROCKS him! Dragunov PELES back! Bron goes to a corner, Dragunov CHOPS! Bron goes to another corner, Dragunov CHOPS him again! Bron snarls, TACKLES Dragunov and he rains down fists! Bron talks trash on Dragunov, the fans bark it up, and Bron scoops Dragunov to a fireman’s carry. Dragunov slips free, then URAKENS! Then he CHOPS the leg, and CHPOS Bron’s chest!
Dragunov has Bron in a corner for MACHINE GUN CHOPS! The ref counts, so Dragunov BOOTS Bron! Dragunov CHOPS Bron again, scrubs Bron’s face, then runs side to side, to BOOT WASH! The fans fire up while Bron sputters. Dragunov drags Bron up, bumps him off buckles, then scrubs him again! Dragunov runs side to side, but Bron gets up to THROW Dragunov into ropes! Dragunov sputters and flops out of the ring while Bron seethes, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Bron grinds Dragunov down with a chinlock. The fans rally as Dragunov endures, and Dragunov pries at the hold. Dragunov fights up to his feet, SLAPS Bron, but Bron ROCKS Dragunov! The shots go back and forth, Bron UPPERCUTS then shoves. Bron scoops to POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Dragunov is still in this and Bron scowls. Bron clamps back on to then throw down forearms! Bron fires off on the back of Dragunov’s head! Bron then lets off to talk some trash, and he clamps on a chinlock. Bron’s knee digs into Dragunov’s back and the fans rally up again. Dragunov fights up, pries free, and arm-drags!
Bron staggers up, into a BOOT! Bron wobbles, comes back and he ROCKS Dragunov! Dragunov ROCKS Bron! Bron knees low, runs, but into a LARIAT! Bron stays up, Dragunov runs to LARIAT again! Bron is still standing, but Dragunov LARIATS again! Dragunov roars, runs, but into a JUMP KNEE! Bron whips, Dragunov tiger feints, CONSTANTINE SPECIAL! Down goes Bron and the fans fire up! Bron crawls away to ropes, then goes to a corner. Dragunov runs corner to corner to KNEE Bron! Scoop and SLAM! Dragunov goes up the corner, for the KING KONG KNEE DROP! The fans fire up with Dragunov as he rises!
Dragunov conducts his symphony, then waistlocks to GERMAN SUPLEX! Dragunov holds on , drags Bron up again, but Bron throws elbows. Bron headlocks, Dragunov still GERMAN SUPLEXES! The fans fire up as Dragunov holds on and brings Bron up again. Bron fights the grip, so Dragunov shifts to a crotch lift! SINGLE LEG PLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Bron survives but Dragunov brings him back up. Dragunov reels Bron in, but Bron fights the lift! Bron back drops Dragunov away! Bron storms back up to choke grip! Trophy lift! But Dragunov slips free, shoves Bron and JUMP KICKS! Then Dragunov fireman’s carries!
The fans fire up as Dragunov powers through to CORNER DEATH VALLEY! Dragunov drags himself to the apron, then all the way to the far side. The fans fire up as Dragunov climbs and takes aim! Dragunov goes COAST2COAST!! The fans are thunderous while Bron is still down! Dragunov goes up top again, for the SUPER SENTON!! Cover, TWO!! Bron survives and Dragunov is a bit stunned! Dragunov bring Bron up but Bron resists the lift, so Dragunov HAMMERS away with elbows. Dragunov runs to build speed, but Bron LARIATS! A Steiner Line if you will! Bron aims from a corner, says this is it, but runs into a KNEE!!
Dragunov aims, runs up, H-BOMB FOREARM!! Bron flops around as Toledo declares, “This is Awesome!” Bron goes to the floor, Dragunov goes out after him. Dragunov aims, runs up, and he BOOTS Bron over the desk!! The fans fire up as Dragunov now clears the desk! Pat & Cole move aside, Dragunov refreshes the count, then goes back for Bron. Dragunov brings Bron up, reels him in, but Bron stops the suplex! Bron suplexes Dragunov to GOURD BUSTER on the edge of the desk!! The fans bark is up as Bron refreshes the ring count. Bron drags Dragunov up, scoops him, and then SNAKE EYES off the barriers!
Bron hauls Dragunov up again, and POSTS him!! Dragunov writhes from taking that hit to the spine, but Bron isn’t done with Dragunov yet! Bron puts Dragunov in, storms around, but Dragunov fires back with palm strikes!? Bron rebounds to SPEAR!! But Dragunov tumbles out of the ring before Bron can cover! Bron is frustrated, and he goes out to run in around the way. SPEAR!!! Bron leaves Dragunov behind for the ring count to end this. The count passes 5 of 10, Dragunov sits up at 6. Toledo barks, Dragunov rises at 8, and he slides in at 9! The fans fire up but Bron is building speed! SPEAR!!!! Cover, Bron wins!
Winner: Bron Breakker, by pinfall
Dragunov may be #UNBESIEGBAR, but Bron is vicious! But wait, as Dragunov drags himself out of the ring, Bron gets a wild look in his eyes. Bron goes outside, runs in around the way, but RICOCHET FLIES IN!! Ricochet takes Bron out with a flying lariat! Ricochet then runs up to DROPKICK Bron over barriers! The King of Flight said he’d have The Czar’s back, and we see that here! Ricochet goes to Dragunov, will the two of them have to work together to stop the Big Bad Booty Nephew?
Judgment Day regroups.
Priest tells the boys, whatever that was tonight, that ain’t “it.” They gotta fix this. There’s Liv, missing key cards, and- Wait, Dom had it all along? He doesn’t know how it got there! Liv must’ve planted one on him! Impossible. JD takes this card, it is evil! Finn says yeah, this is just Liv driving them apart. They’re Judgment Day, they run this! Priest says Dom is his boy, he trusts Dom, but Dom’s gotta put his foot down. Now, back to business. JD says yeah, Finn’s gonna smash McIntyre tonight, and Priest does it again at Clash. They all fist bump, and even Carlito gets to join in. Finn promises to take care of Drew, but will The Prince come through?
Sheamus finds McIntyre backstage.
The Celtic Warrior knows the two of them haven’t seen eye to eye since Sheamus came back, but this is a reminder that McIntyre is on the cusp of greatness. Homefield advantage, boisterous Glasgow crowd there for him, “Take it home, fella.” McIntyre says Sheamus is right. He’s seen what has been going on with Sheamus and Ludwig recently, so McIntyre hopes Sheamus reminds everyone who Sheamus is. And McIntyre wants Sheamus to be there for him on Saturday so they can smash back pints all night. Now McIntyre’s talking Sheamus’ language!
And don’t worry about that beady eyed Ken doll Muppet, Kaiser. Sheamus has that guy sleeping with one eye open, because he has the mother and father of all receipts coming for him. Kaiser wants to win MITB? Well Sheamus will win that, smash Kaiser’s face in, that’s a two-fer! Yes, good stuff, but keep in mind when Sheamus becomes Mr. MITB and McIntyre is world champion, be a real man and give him a heads up. Sheamus says if he were to cash in, it’ll be like old times. Banger after banger after banger! Sheamus has McIntyre all fired up, will The Scottish Terminator win tonight to ensure a fair fight at Clash?
WWE World Tag Team Championships: The Awesome Truth VS The Authors of Pain w/ The Final Testament!
The Miz did have a point, nothing good happens when R-Truth is left alone for too long. As such, the champs must defend their titles on very short notice against some very dangerous opponents. Will Miz & Truth prove their story is far from over? Or will Akam & Rezar write the Final Chapter on this Hollywood blockbuster?
Raw returns and Cathy Kelley has The Final Testament at gorilla. She asks Karrion Kross that this is the biggest chance for The Final Testament. Is this a major step in their ultimate vision? Of course it is. They have everything you need to take over any brand in WWE. Tonight, AOP brings the tag titles home. And maybe, just maybe, Xavier Woods will see he belongs with them and not Kofi Kingston. Scarlett then tells Woods that they would never abandon him like how Kofi did last week. Woods can’t trust Kofi. That smile on her face might say otherwise… But The Final Testament makes their entrance, will The Awesome Truth have to #FallAndPray?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see if Scarlett’s predictions become reality!
The teams sort out and Rezar starts against Miz. Miz dodges Rezar’s lariat to mule kick, front kick, then stomp a foot! Miz knee lifts, but Rezar stays up! Ellering coaches Rezar, and Rezar runs hup again,. Miz gest around, headlocks, but Akam tags in. Rezar powers out, Miz ducks but then Akam CLOBBERS Miz! The Final Testament soaks up all the heat, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Rezar whips Miz to a corner. Rezar runs in but Miz POSTS him! Miz falls back, REzar staggers over, Akam tags in. Akam drags Miz back, but Miz fights up to ENZIGIRI! Hot tag to Truth! The fans fire up as Truth dodges Akam, DROPKCISK Rezar, then dodges Akam again! Truth unleahes the shoulder tackles! Then he hits the SPIN OUT BOMB! The fans fire up as Truth raises his hand. But Rezar runs in! Truth DUMPS Rezar out, tags Miz, and they get Akam for a DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! Miz and Truth both raise their hands, but then Scarlett gets on the apron! They tell her, “You Can’t See Me~!”
Awesome Truth runs but the ref is distracted, Kross trips Awesome Truth up! The fans boo and Kross mocks the five knuckle shuffle. But then wait! THE NEW DAY is here! Woods & Kofi beat up on Kross, Rezar runs up so The New Day backs off. Truth gets in and CLOCKS Akam with a title belt! Akam doesn’t budge!? Truth says my bad, and gives the belt to Akam! Miz rolls Akam up, AWESOME TRUTH WIN!
Winners: The Awesome Truth, by pinfall (still WWE World Tag Team Champions)
Wait, that vision about unicorns! Truth knew The New Day would show up to help them! Will Kofi & Woods not only stick together but tear down The Final Testament with their won two hands?
Ricochet helps Dragunov to the back.
They’re almost to medical, just a little further. But then Bron SPEARS Dragunov! Ricochet fires hands on Bron, they brawl to the parking lot! Ricochet BOOTS Bron, but Bron THROWS Ricochet into the side of a production truck! Bron beats down on Ricochet against a car! Ricochet sputters, Bron snarls, and Bron drags Ricochet up. Bron scoops Ricochet, aims, and LAWN DARTS him into the side of another production truck! Ricochet writhes, Bron snarls again, and Bron stalks Ricochet as he crawls away. Ricochet manages to stand, but Bron drags him up the steps! Bron scoops Ricochet again, and aims for a car!! POWERSELAM down through the front windshield!!!!
Ricochet sputters and writhes, refs and producers rush in! They shout for medical, did Bron just ground The King of Flight for good?
Raw returns and…
Samantha Irvin is there as Ricochet is being loaded into the ambulance. Ricochet assures his fiancée that he’ll be okay, and she rides with him to the hospital. Will The One and Only be able to return to the ring? Or even walk again?
Clash at the Castle Stakes: Drew McIntyre VS Finn Balor!
As said earlier tonight, this match is all about making sure Judgment Day doesn’t have anything to do with the World Heavyweight Championship match in Scotland. Will the Scottish Terminator eliminate the possibility of Priest having backup? Or will The Prince earn the boys a front row seat to El Campeon conquering McIntyre in McIntyre’s home country?
Raw returns and Finn makes his entrance. The bell rings, McIntyre corners Finn but Finn slips away. They feel things out, McIntyre puts Finn in another corner, but Finn dodges the haymaker. Finn kicks low, headlocks, but McIntyre powers up. Finn holds on tight, but McIntyre fights off the takeover! McIntyre picks Finn up but Finn uses that to hit a flying takeover! McIntyre fights up, powers out, and he runs Finn over! The fans are torn as McIntyre flexes. McIntyre runs up, Finn dodges and kicks low! Finn headlocks, goes for a tornado, but McIntyre puts him on the apron! The ref calls for the ropebreak, Finn lets go, but McIntyre CLOBBERS Finn!
McIntyre storms out after Finn, CHOPS him against barriers, and the fans “WOO~!” McIntyre brings Finn around the way, scoops, but Finn slips free to POST McIntyre! Finn SLAMS McIntyre’s arm against the post again and again, then CHOPS him! Finn fires body shots, puts McIntyre in the ring, then storms in after McIntyre. Finn wrenches, UPPERCUTS the arm, UPPERCUTS the other arm, then YANKS the arm. McIntyre kicks low, TOSSES Finn out, then goes out after him. But Finn SWEEPS the legs! Finn stomps away on McIntyre, then lines up the shot. But McIntyre blocks the Penalty Kick to THROW Finn down!
McIntyre drags Finn off the apron, clinches, and OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES Finn onto and over the desk!! The fans fire up as Cole & Pat narrowly avoid being collateral, and Raw goes to break!
Raw returns once more and Finn has McIntyre in a chinlock. McIntyre fights up and JAWBREAKERS free! Finn staggers around, McIntyre storms up and he CHOPS! Finn staggers, McIntyre stalks him then whips him to ropes. McIntyre scoops Finn, but Finn slips through to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Finn headscissors McIntyre into a DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! McIntyre endures, the fans rally up, and McIntyre clasps hands. McIntyre fires elbows into Finn, and Finn lets go of the hold. Both men slowly rise, McIntyre goes to a corner. Finn runs up to CHOP! Finn fires body shots, then he pulls McIntyre’s arm around ropes!
The ref counts, Finn fires body shots and CHOPS! McIntyre snarls and Finn regrets it. McIntyre storms up, but Finn kicks low! Finn whips, McIntyre blocks! McIntyre whips Finn, Finn ducks ‘n’ dodges but McIntyre scoops! Finn slips through to EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Cover, TWO, but back to the arm! ARMBAR! McIntyre endures, fights up, stacks Finn, and deadlifts him for a POWERBOMB! Both men are down and the fans rally up! McIntyre sits up while Finn stirs, and McIntyre LARIATS Finn down! Then LARIATS again! McIntyre clinches to OVERHEAD SUPLEX again! Finn tumbles to a corner, McIntyre storms up, to OVERHEAD SUPLEX again!
Finn staggers, swings, but into the NECKBREAKER! Both men are down, but McIntyre kips up! The fans fire up and McIntyre shakes the ropes! Finn flounders, McIntyre aims from a corner. The countdown begins, “THREE! TWO! ONE!” CLAY- SLINGBLADE! Finn has McIntyre rolling out of the ring, and so he builds speed! Finn FLIES and down goes McIntyre! Finn hurries to get McIntyre up and into the ring, then aims from a corner. SHOTGUN! McIntyre hits buckles but he stays up! So Finn SHOTGUNS again! Now McIntyre drops to the mat! Finn hurries up top, but McIntyre rises! GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTT!
McIntyre is fuming as he goes up after Finn. McIntyre brings Finn to the very top, for a SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Finn survives and the fans fire up! McIntyre huffs and puffs, “This is Awesome!” McIntyre hauls Finn up, FUTURE SHOCK DDT! And another kip up! McIntyre aims from the corner, but here comes Priest! So El Campeon doesn’t need Finn but feels Finn needs him? McIntyre is still distracted, and Carlito sneaks in! McIntyre HEABUTTS Carlito! JD is here, McIntyer THROWS him in to CLAYMORE! McIntyre TOSSES JD right out, but FInn rolls McIntyre up! TWO!! SLINGBLADE! Finn runs, to SHOTGUN!
McIntyre is down again so Finn hurries back up! COUP DE- NO, McIntyre dodges! CLAYMORE!!! Cover, McIntyre wins!!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by pinfall (Judgment Day is barred from ringside at Clash at the Castle)
Pat McAfee makes the official announcement, and McIntyre grins at Priest. Priest holds up the world title and tells McIntyre he doesn’t need his guys backing him up. Will Priest prove that’s true when we arrive in Glasgow? Or will The Scottish Terminator take the title back to truly have his moment?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw as the go-home to Clash at the Castle. Great stuff with Judgment Day and Drew McIntyre to bookend the night, but also great stuff from Judgment Day throughout the night. Liv and her room key was some good stuff, and she really is getting better at promos. How else could she have stayed serious when telling Dom he’s a gorgeous man? And Liv of course got involved in the Six Man Tag. Great new gear from Rey & Dragon, and it tripped Michael Cole up because it was matching. Great win for Braun & LWO, that really added to the tension of everything else. Great main event match of McIntyre VS Finn, and given the stakes, it was the right move for McIntyre to win. McIntyre and Priest will have a great match, and I would hope McIntyre wins, Glasgow isn’t getting much else.
To that point, Alba & Isla losing to Shayna & Zoey isn’t a good sign for them at Clash at the Castle, but it doesn’t feel like Shayna & Zoey are winning either. Bianca & Jade surely retain, with the Triple Threat making them look even more powerful than before. It might be a minute before Bianca & Jade lose the tag titles, there need to be more teams built up. To that point, it feels like DMG CTRL could be rebuilding. Iyo VS Lyra was a great match, but then KC Squared makes the save to upset Iyo. Iyo saying DMG CTRL needs to change definitely makes me think new members are being added again, what with Asuka also hurt right now.
Really good stuff in the men’s tag division tonight, with fun promos as always from Awesome Truth. Good tag title match tonight with New Day of course retaliating against The Final Testament. Not sure how this sorts out, unless there’s a Triple Threat Tag in the works here, too. There can’t be a tag team breakup here, that’s what SmackDown is doing with A-Town Down Under, so I’m curious as to how they’re going to handle New Day VS Final Testament going forward. Also nice cameo of Sonya and Natty, they’re clearly still talking out their deal to help Natty make a change on her Raw momentum.
Great stuff in the Intercontinental Championship story, with a good backstage promo from Sami and The Academy before an equally good promo in the ring. But with all this promo time, and with Gable being overbearing like always, of course Otis lost fast. Good win for Sami but then it’s Otis that stands tall, this is some interesting go-home math. I would think Sami still finds a way to win because Otis finally breaks free of Gable’s control. There’s a lot of intrigue here because Gable has seemingly renewed his WWE contract and is getting one more shot at this title.
Similarly, there’s a lot of talk about Ricochet’s WWE status. Word was that Ricochet’s not renewing his contract, so he’ll be a free agent starting this Summer. It’s hard to confirm or deny that given Ricochet’s part in the Bron Breakker story tonight. We got an awesome, title level match out of Bron and Dragunov tonight, and that was a great win for Bron. Ricochet making the save for Dragunov only to take the worst of Bron’s wrath could very well be the last we see of Ricochet in WWE for the foreseeable future. Ricochet and Samantha Irvin are engaged, maybe this is just a way for them to have their honeymoon? Or maybe they both go to another company, aka AEW since that’s where everyone’s minds go. Either way, it’s up to Ricochet, here’s hoping the best for him and Samantha.
My Score: 8.8/10
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NJPW PPV Results
Mitchell’s NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Results & Report! (5/3/26)
Wrestling Dontaku, Night One!
Is El Idolo ready for another round with the Gene Blast?
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku night one sees Yota Tsuji once again defend the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship against Andrade El Idolo!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Toru Yano, YOH & Master Wato VS Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & Taisei Nakahara; Yano, Yoh & Wato win.
- OSKAR & Yuto-Ice VS Tomoaki Honma & Masatora Yasuda; Oskar & Yuto win.
- 8 Man Tag: Yuya Uemura, Taichi, El Desperado & Mistico VS TMDK; Yuya, Taichi, Desperado & Mistico win.
- Six Man Tag: Bishamon & Tatsuya Matsumoto VS Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare; Ospreay, Khan & Henare win.
- Konosuke Takeshita & Shota Umino VS Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi; Konosuke & Shota win.
- 10 Man Tag: The Unbound Company VS The United Empire; Unbound Company wins.
- Aaron Wolf VS Don Fale; Wolf wins.
- NEVER Openweight Championship: Ren Narita VS Boltin Oleg; Ren wins and retains the title.
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji VS Andrade El Idolo; Andrade wins and becomes the new IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion.
PLAY BY PLAY
NEVER Openweight Championship: Ren Narita VS Boltin Oleg!
The House of Torture stole this title from Aaron Wolf, but the big man from Kazakhstan is looking to free it again! Will the Souled Out Son of Strong Style be put behind BARS? Or will he find another way to stack the deck?
But of course, the House has to attack from behind! The fans boo as Ren CLUBS Oleg and Dick Togo uses the SPOILER CHOKER! But then Oleg BOOTS Ren away, hauls Dick up, but Ren kicks low! Ren CLAWS Oleg’s eyes, whips, but Oleg reverses to send Ren hard into to the railing! The fans cheer as Oleg puts Ren in the ring, and the ref rings the bell! This is on record now as Oleg RUNS Ren over! Oleg whips Ren to ropes, Ren reverses, but Oleg CLOBBERS Ren! The fans cheer as Ren tumbles out! Dick checks on Ren, as does the ref. Oleg storms out the side, then storms over, but Dick attacks again! Oleg isn’t even bothered!
Dick cowers and calls for the ref. The ref reprimands Dick for even getting close to Oleg. But this distraction lets Ren JAM Oleg with a chair! And SMACK him down! The fans boo more while Oleg writhes, but Ren stalks him around the way. Ren stands Oleg up, then whips Oleg hard into railing! Oleg writhes again, clutching his arm, but Ren stands him up to wrench and wristlock. Ren then brings Oleg out into the crowd, CLUBS away on the arm, then lines up a shot. Ren whips and BOWLS Oleg into chairs! STRIKE! The fans rally for Oleg while he’s down on the floor, but Ren leaves him behind to roll into the ring.
The ring count climbs while Ren catches his breath. Oleg rises at 6 of 20, hobbles his way over, and rolls in at 12. Ren is right on Oleg with a whip and NECKBREAKER DROP! Cover, TWO! Oleg survives but Ren drags him back up. Ren wrenches the arm and bends the fingers before hitting an ELBOW BREAKER! Ren wrenches for another ELBOW BREAKER! Oleg drops to his knees but Ren wrenches the arm again. Ren hammerlocks the arm and RAMS it into bare buckles! Dick helped pull off the House Special! Ren drags Oleg up, clamps onto the arm, but Oleg stays up. Ren puts Oleg in a corner but the ref counts. Ren lets go at 4, but snapmares Oleg into the corner.
Ren goes outside, he CLAWS Oleg’s face, then bends the bad arm against the crossbar! The fans boo and the ref counts, but Ren lets go at 4. Oleg clutches his elbow while Ren grins an evil grin. Ren stalks Oleg, stomps him around, then eggs him on. Oleg rises up but Ren kicks him. Oleg ROCKS Ren with the good arm! And ROCKS him again, and again, and again! Ren wrenches the bad arm to another ELBOW BREAKER! Ren wraps the bad arm around ropes, stops as the ref counts, but Dick HOTSHOTS the arm in the distraction! Ren hits as FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! The fans rally for Oleg as he fights around.
Oleg high stacks Ren, then deadlifts for a POWERBOMB! The fans cheer while both men are down! Oleg rises first and the fans rally behind him. Oleg drags Ren up, but Ren fights the gut wrench to have the bad arm! ELBOW BREAKER! Ren RAMS shoulders with Oleg, RAMS again, then whips, but Oleg reverses to BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up as Oleg rises again! Oleg drags Ren up with the gut wrench, for the Shake, Shake, Shake, and THROW! Oleg kips up, the fans fire up, and Oleg shakes out the bad arm. Oleg runs corner to corner but Ren dodges! Ren runs up, but Oleg scoops! And he THROWS Ren again!
Oleg runs, runs, and BOLTIN PRESS! Cover, TWO! Ren survives but the fans rally behind Oleg again. Oleg storms over to Ren, drags him up, and reels him in, only for Ren to fight the lift. Oleg CLUBS Ren, but Ren CHOKES Oleg! Oleg breaks free to CHOP Ren! Oleg winds up, but Ren uses the ref as a shield! Oleg stops short, helps Marty Asami duck, and then he CHOPS Ren after all! Ren complains to the ref, but blocks a kick! Ren hands it to the ref so he can hit an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! The fans rally for Oleg as he powers right out! Both men rise up, and Oleg runs at Ren, only for Ren to DUMP him out!
Ren kicks Oleg, grabs a chair, and he puts the chair around the arm! Dick distracts the ref while Ren- NO, Oleg blocks the Pillmanizing! Oleg ROCKS Ren, then CHAIR LARIATS! The fans fire up as the “Chairiat” takes Ren down! Oleg kicks the chair away, then drags Ren up. The fans cheer as Oleg puts Ren in the ring, then storms over to him. Oleg drags Ren up, gut wrenches again, for more Shake, Shake, Shake, and the DOCTOR- NO! Ren fights the bomb! Ren is free but he flounders to a corner. Oleg runs up to SPLASH! Then Oleg torture racks, but Ren CLAWS Oleg’s eyes! Ren whips Oleg into the ref!
Ren CLAWS Oleg’s face, then Yoshinobu Kanemaru appears! The fans boo as the Heel Master kicks Oleg down! Kanemaru uncorks his whiskey bottle to take a big swig! Kanemaru aims, but Oleg smothers the mist! Oleg fireman’s carries Kanemaru, but Dick runs in! Dick kicks Oleg but he doesn’t budge! Oleg then squeezes Kanemaru and the WHISKEY MIST hits Dick!! But Ren is up, only for Oleg to THROW Kanemaru onto him! The fans fire up for Oleg, and he calls to the ref before grabbing Ren’s legs. Oleg YANKS Ren right up, into the POWERBOMB!! High stack, TWO!! Ren survives the #BoltinBomb but the fans rally for Oleg!
Oleg grits his teeth, shakes out his bad arm, then torture racks Ren! Ren flails as Oleg bends him back! But now SHO is here! Sho distracts right as Ren TAPS! Oleg would’ve won! Oleg sees Sho, runs him off, but Sho eggs Oleg on. But then WOLF is here! The fans cheer as Aaron Wolf kicks Sho, then hauls him away! But then Ren kicks Oleg’s legs out, and has him in the GUILLOTINE! But Oleg powers up, powers out, and suplexes Ren! Ren slips free, kicks low and DOUBLE CROSSER! Cover, TWO!! Oleg survives and Ren is beside himself! The fans cheer Oleg on as he and Ren stir. Ren crawls to ropes, drags himself up, and vows to end this!
Ren climbs the corner, takes aim from up high, for HELL’S- NO, Oleg catches Ren for a SNAP KAMIKAZE!! But the bad arm holds him back! Oleg can’t make the cover as he clutches the shoulder in pain! The fans rally even harder as Oleg rises again. Oleg roars, drags Ren up, and fireman’s carries! VERDICT!! Ren flounders but Oleg makes the cover this time, ROPEBREAK!! Ren survives by fingertips, and Oleg is frustrated with his miscalculation. Oleg roars again, he brings Ren back up, and the fans cheer the fireman’s carry. But Ren grabs ropes! Oleg can’t pry Ren free, so he just goes up! But Ren CLAWS Oleg’s eyes!
The ref reprimands but Ren goes up, up, and SUPER ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Oleg flails, reaches out, but Ren pulls on the bad arm! The fans cheer as hard as they can for Oleg as he fights around! Oleg reaches out, but he’s still so far away! Oleg kicks, kicks, kicks, and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer as Oleg survives by a literal foot! Ren drags Oleg up, brings him to the corner, and climbs up. Ren vows to end it now! DOWN TO DIE on the arm! DISARMER!! Oleg endures the mounted armbar, but then powers through, only to end up in an ARMBAR!! Ren puts on the pressure, but Oleg again powers up! Deadlift, but Kanemaru distracts the ref!!
DICK LOW BLOWS OLEG!! The ref misses all that, and Ren drags Oleg back down!! Oleg TAPS, Ren wins!!
Winner: Ren Narita, by submission (still NEVER Openweight Champion)
Another day, another way for Ren to cheat and steal this title away! Then the House stomps away on Oleg! Wolf returns to run them off, but he was not enough to even the odds during the match. Wolf grabs a mic to tell Ren, “What do you think you’re playing at? See if you can step on me one more time! Put that belt on the line and fight me! I promise to take back that title!” The Wolf has eyes on his prey, but will he huff ‘n’ puff and blow the House of Torture down? Or will they stack the deck too high for anyone to overcome?
IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji VS Andrade El Idolo!
What was meant to be former friends settling a grudge is now a second chance for a “Real Latino Man.” Gabe Kidd is hurt, so Andrade is back again, but will he redeem himself from the New Beginning in USA? Or will Gene Blast still be golden?
President Hiroshi Tanahashi is here to give the formal introductions and raise the belt as we see if history repeats itself!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two stare down. The fans cheer on “YO~TA! YO~TA!” but Andrade ignores that as the two circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Yota’s height becomes his leverage. Yota puts Andrade on the ropes, but lets off cleanly. The fans applaud and Andrade shakes it off. The two reset and circle again. They tie up, are in another deadlock, but Andrade pushes Yota to the ropes. Andrade lets off, but CHOPS! Yota CHOPS, but Andrade headlocks. Yota endures the grind, but Andrade hits a takeover. Yota headscissors, Andrade kips free, but Yota hits the takeover, only for Andrade to handspring through!
Andrade returns to RANA, but Yota handsprings through! The fans cheer as the two stare down again. They circle, feel things out, and tie up with knuckle locks. They go shoulder to shoulder but Andrade wrenches to headlock. Yota powers up but can’t power out as Andrade pulls hair! Yota powers up and out this time, but Andrade RUNS him over! The fans cheer, and Andrade runs, only for Yota to hurdle over. Andrade leaps over, Yota sidesteps, but Andrade springboards to CROSSBODY! Andrade then LARIATS Yota up and out! The fans fire up, and Andrade builds speed! But Yota slips in, dodges Andrade, and slips around to arm-drag!
Andrade bails out and now Yota builds speed! The fans cheer, but Andrade is back! Yota blocks the boot, but Andrade whips, only for Yota to reverse. Andrade goes tranquilo in the ropes! The fans cheer, but Yota nods and raises his own LIJ fist. Yota then BOOTS Andrade to the floor! Yota goes out after Andrade, puts him in the ring, and the fans rally again. Yota drags Andrade up, KNEES him low, then KNEES him again. Andrade fires elbows, swings, but into a half nelson! GUT BUSTER! The fans cheer while Andrade goes to a corner. Yota runs in for a STINGER SPLASH! Yota then climbs up, and the fans cheer as he rains down elbows!
Yota goes to nine, winds up, but Andrade YANKS Yota down before ten! Andrade then stomps away on Yota, drags him up, and scoops to SLAM! The fans cheer again while Andrade snarls. Andrade storms back over to Yota, drags him up, and snapmares. Andrade runs to basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Andrade clamps onto Yota with a headlock and grinds him down. The fans rally as Yota endures, and Yota fights his way back up. But Andrade wrangles Yota down and puts on more pressure. The fans rally more as Yota keeps fighting around. Yota kicks his way forward to the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer as Andrade lets go, but Yota coughs and sputters as he catches his breath. Andrade grabs legs, and he stomps Yota in the stomach! Andrade looms over Yota, drags him back up, and puts him in the corner to CHOP! Yota is stinging, but also grinning! Yota eggs Andrade on, so the gloves literally come off! Andrade CHOPS Yota! The fans cheer and Yota keeps smiling! Andrade says uno mas, or perhaps moikai, and he kicks instead! Andrade wags his finger, then ROCKS Yota! Andrade whips corner to corner, then runs up, but Yota puts him on the apron! But Andrade blocks the enzigiri to put Yota in the Tree of Woe!
Andrade goes up, WOE STOMPS! Cover, TWO!! Yota survives but Andrade says it was that close. Andrade then drags Yota up in the corner, ROCKS him with forearm after forearm, but Red Shoes reprimands. Andrade backs off, but he rallies the fans as he goes corner to corner and back again, CIEN- NO, Yota ducks the knees to sunset flip! TWO, and Andrade ROCKS Yota! Yota ROCKS Andrade! They go forearm for forearm, then Andrade CHOPS! And CHOPS! Andrade runs, but Yota scoops to BACKBREAKER! The fans cheer while both men are down! The fans rally again, and Yota rises first. Yota is grinning again, he’s enjoying this.
Yota stands Andrade up to CHOP! Andrade wobbles, then drops to a knee, but Yota stands him up again. Yota CHOPS again, then brings Andrade around. Yota winds up, but Andrade blocks and CHOPS! And CHOPS! Andrade runs, but Yota ELBOWS him! And CHOPS! Yota roars, runs, but Andrade catches him on the second rope for the INVERTED SPANISH FLY! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! The fans rally as both men stir, and Andrade stands first. Andrade brings Yota up, and snap suplexes! But that’s just Uno Amigo! Andrade suplexes again, but Yota slips out! Yota waistlocks but Andrade ELBOWS free!
Andrade runs up but into a BOOT! Andrade comes back, but into another BOOT! Yota goes up, up, and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Yota keeps going, tilt-o-whirls and arm-drags again! Andrade tumbles out of the ring but the fans rally behind Yota as he builds speed! And this time, Yota DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp! The fans cheer as Yota stands tall going up the ramp. Yota goes back for Andrade, brings him back to the ring, and the fans applaud. Yota aims as Andrade rises, and he runs corner to corner for the GENE TRIGGER! Yota hauls Andrade up top, then climbs up to join him! The fans rally as Yota sets up for the SUPER STEINER! Cover, TWO!
Andrade survives but Yota just keeps on him! Yota has the legs but Andrade resists the turnover. Andrade BOOTS Yota away, but Yota storms back up. Yota reels Andrade in, but Andrade hits a snap suplex! Then another, that’s Dos Amigos! Yota fights the third, but Andrade dodges the lariat to then FLYING FOREARM! Both men are down again and the fans rally back up! Yota crawls to a corner, but Andrade pounds the mat. The fans clap along, “SI! SI! SI!” Andrade runs corner to corner and back again, CIEN KNEES! Cover, TWO!! Yota survives and the fans fire up again! Andrade drags Yota to a drop zone, then goes up the corner!
The fans rally as Andrade DROPDOWN MOONSAULTS, into BOOTS! Yota then has Andrade in the ropes for a KICK! Yota goes from the corner, but Andrade manages a SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans are stunned as Yota hits apron then the floor! Daiki Nagai fans Yota off, but Andrade TRIANGLE JUMP TORNILLOS! Down goes Yota and the fans fire up again! Andrade snarls, then brings Yota up and into the ring. Andrade climbs up, up, and MOONSAULT DOUBLES! Cover, TWO! Andrade is surprised, but he can’t help but smile. The fans rally more and more as Andrade brings Yota up, and underhooks!
Yota fights The Message, RAMS Andrade into a corner, but then Andrade hoists Yota up top! Andrade CHOPS again, then climbs up after Yota. Andrade brings Yota up, up, and SUPER DUPER PLEXES!! And then he just rolls through! That’s just Uno Amigo! Then a snap suplex for Dos Amigos! And then- ORANGE CRUSH from Yota!! Cover, TWO!! Still no third amigo but both men are down again! The fans rally even harder as Yota drags himself to the ropes. Yota nods, and even manages a smile. He uses this energy to rise again! Yota brings Andrade up, then goes up the corner! MARLOWE- NO, Andrade is after him again!
Yota fights the Spanish Fly, Andrade fires body shots of his own, but Yota kicks the legs out! Andrade dangles, Yota adjusts, DRAPING MARLOWE CRUSH! Cover, TWO!! Andrade survives and the fans fire up again! Andrade goes to the apron but Yota follows him outside. Yota stands Andrade up, but Andrade fires an elbow! Yota fires a forearm, Andrade fires back, and the two brawl on the edge. Yota laughs, then GENE TRIGGER! And then RANA to the floor!! The fans are thunderous for that wild gamble of an attack! Yota roars as he rises and the fans are with him! Yota drags Andrade up, brings him around, and POSTS him!
Yota pushes Andrade to the apron, then steps back inside. Yota climbs the corner, brings Andrade up to join him, but Andrade fires hands. Yota CLUBS away on Andrade, but Andrade fights the clinch! Andrade looks to the outside?! Yota fights the suplex to go to the very top! And he brings Andrade up, SUPER SPANISH FLY!! Cover, TWO!! Andrade survives and the fans cheer, but Yota isn’t done with him! Yota stands Andrade up, pump handles, but Andrade fights with elbows! Yota ROCKS Andrade in the back! Yota back suplexes, but Andrade lands out! Yota mule kicks, runs, and LARIATS! Andrade stays standing!?
Andrade SHOVES Yota, eggs him on, so Yota runs, and he avoids the Shadow Elbow! GENE TRIGGER! Then the pump handle, the lift, and the SILVER LINING SLAM!! Cover, TWO!! Andrade survives again but Yota powers up! The fans cheer as Yota hits his three point stance and waits on Andrade. Andrade rises, Yota runs in, GENE- SHADOW ELBOW!!! Both men are down and the fans fire back up! Red Shoes checks both men, they’re both still in this, so a standing count begins! Both men are still down at 5 of 10 while the fans rally harder and harder. They’re still down at 7! At 8! Both men sit up at 9! But then they flop back over!
Red Shoes lets the match continue from here, as we’re already 25 minutes deep. Andrade and Yota sit up again, and they stare down as they rise up. Andrade eggs Yota on, so Yota winds up to CHOP! Andrade wobbles, but he walks that one off. The fans rally as Andrade winds up to CHOP! The sweat is seen flying off Yota, then he drops to his knees! And yet, Yota grins again! Yota stands back up, winds up, and CHOPS! The favor has been returned as Andrade is now stinging. Andrade stands back up, and he nods before he CHOPS! Yota drops to his knees, then falls back! But he gets up quickly enough as the fans rally again.
Yota storms up, winds up, and CHOPS! Andrade’s chest is getting red, as is Yota’s, but Andrade- YOTA HEADBUTTS! Yota changes things on Andrade, then reels him in! POWER- SUNSET BOMB!! Cover, TWO and Yota has it! TWO and Andrade has it! TWO, Yota has it again, TWO! Andrade dodges, springboards, into a GENE BLASTER!!! Cover, TWO?!? Andrade survives the anti-air attack but Yota crawls his way to the corner. Yota loads up but he demands Andrade stand again! Andrade rises, Yota runs in, GENE- NO, Andrade hurdles over! Then he rolls Yota up, and deadlifts for a POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!!
Andrade drags Yota up, underhooks, but Yota defies the Message! So Andrade hammerlocks, LA SOMBRA DDT!! Cover, TWO?!? Yota survives and Andrade is beside himself, but the fans are thunderous! Andrade rises, he vows to end this, and he underhooks Yota. Yota fights The Message, but Andrade powers up! Andrade shifts, for a TIGER DESTROYER!! Then Andrade hauls Yota up to the corner, still underhooking the arms! But Yota NORTHERN LIGHTS! Double cover, TWO!! Yota clinches, BACKBREAKER! FLATLINER! STOMP!! The Gene Combination hits as we hit 30 minutes! Then Yota hits the JUMBO PLEX!!
Yota drags Andrade by the legs, then fires up as he turns Andrade! BOSTON CRAB!! The fans are thunderous as Andrade endures! Andrade reaches out but Yota drags him to center! Yota sits deep on the hold, but Andrade still fights! Andrade scrambles his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans are thunderous as Yota lets go in frustration. Yota and Andrade sit up, and Yota still smiles. The fans rally behind Yota as he brings Andrade up and places him up top. Yota climbs up behind Andrade, then dragon sleepers! The fans rally as Andrade fires elbows! Andrade turns around, and he has the facelock, DDT on the post?!?
Andrade falls to the floor but that’s the lesser of the damage! He hurries back inside, he hauls Yota back up, for THE MESSAGE!!! Cover, ANDRADE WINS!!!
Winner: Andrade El Idolo, by pinfall (NEW IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion)
An instant classic and an absolute shocker at the same time as Andrade has his revenge! Yota went from two belts to none, what will his journey of redemption look like?
As for Andrade, Tanahashi presents him with the belt, and Andrade holds it high. This is not only a win for the United Empire, but a win for AEW and the Don Callis Family. Andrade grabs a mic to say, “I did it.” The fans applaud, and Andrade continues by saying, “I wanna say thank you. Yota Tsuji is good, he’s an amazing talent, but Andrade El Idolo was better tonight.” The fans applaud again, and Andrade says he knows many know he is an AEW talent, but this title is NJPW’s. So Andrade will now officially be working in both companies, both companies are in his blood. And he wants to thank everyone here in Japan for watching.
Andrade says he now has a question, and it is a simple one: Who wants to challenge him? The fans applaud, and Andrade drops the mic. Andrade holds up the belt again, but wait! Stepping out in a nice suit is Drilla Moloney. But then Shota Umino is also here, still in ring gear. Andrade likes where this is going as the two challengers talk on stage. 44 Caliber and Roughneck both go to the ring, and Andrade asks if they heard what he said. So Drilla wants this title? And Shota wants it, too? Then he has an idea.
If they want this title, HIS title, why not this just be a Triple Threat for the Global Heavyweight Championship? Just say where, when, and what time. Then The RRRREAL~ Latino Man will be there! The fans cheer as Andrade is already raising the bar on this belt! Andrade says just call and he’ll be there. Andrade tells the fans, “Arigato!” The fans cheer, but will Andrade regret stacking the odds for his first defense? When and where will we see this shootout happen?
My Thoughts:
A great start to the Wrestling Dontaku double event, and quite the surprising result for the main event. While House of Torture shenanigans were 1000% expected for Narita VS Oleg, that was still a great match. But at the same time, as great as Oleg is, he was not going to become a TRIPLE champion between the NJPW Strong and both NEVER Openweight titles. Aaron Wolf stepping up to Ren is good stuff, but seriously, can Tanahashi use his authority to put ringside bans up? It’s actually bad kayfabe logic from management to not see that as an option.
But as I was saying, amazing main event, and Yota losing is pretty wild. I suppose even if this was Yota Tsuji VS Gabe Kidd, Gabe winning would’ve worked in story, too, positioning this title as a crossover title between NJPW and AEW. Yota’s story of making a comeback will be an intriguing one. Perhaps he uses the G1 Climax as his road back. As for Andrade being up for the Triple Threat with Shota and Drilla, that’s pretty cool, too. I don’t see Andrade losing his first defense, but a Triple Threat is a classic way to keep all parts strong no matter the result.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Willow Nightingale has been the Comeback Killer, but will she still be the AEW TBS Champion after facing Anna Jay? Or will Anna truly be the Star of the Show?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 10 Man Tag: Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, David Finlay & Clark Connors VS The Rascalz & Top Flight; Moxley, Claudio, Pac, Finlay & Connors win.
- AEW National Championship: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mascara Dorada; Jack wins and retains the title.
- Six Man Tag: The Conglomeration VS MXM TV; The Conglomeration wins.
- AEW TBS Championship: Willow Nightingale VS Anna Jay; Willow wins and retains the title.
- Ace Austin & Juice Robinson VS Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia; Ace & Juice win.
- Skye Blue VS Nixi XS; Skye wins.
- AEW TNT Championship: Kevin Knight VS Hook w/ The Opps; Knight wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW sends thoughts and prayers to Rebel.
As reported and posted on social media, Tanea Brooks, aka Rebel, was diagnosed with a terminal case of ALS. AEW wants her to know that she is more than just a friend and coworker but part of their family, and certainly we here at The Chairshot also wish nothing but the best for her during such a trying time.
10 Man Tag: Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, David Finlay & Clark Connors VS The Rascalz & Top Flight!
While the Death Riders are working to rebuild Will Ospreay from the ground up, they’re still looking to dominate AEW in all aspects. Will the Maniac, the Swiss Cyborg & The Bastard get another win alongside The Dogs? Or can Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz, Myron Reed, Darius & Dante Martin get so high that no one can touch them?
The teams don’t sort out as The Rascalz just DIVE onto The Dogs! The fans fire up as then Top Flight PLANCHA onto Moxley & Pac! Claudio is caught off guard, and Myron DUMPS him out! Claudio runs back in, he pops Myron up, but Myron slips free! Myron goes Matrix, PELES, and the bell rings! Claudio tumbles out, Myron throws off his shirt and builds speed to FLY! Down go Claudio & Pac! The fans fire up as Myron high-fives with Top Flight. The Dogs turn things around on Dez & Zach, and the brawl is all over ringside! The fans cheer as Moxley whips Darius into railing! Finlay pokes Myron in the eyes!
Dante ROCKS Finlay, Finlay hits back, and Moxley CLAWS Dante’s face! Connors ELBOWS Zach, UPPERCUTS, and he bumps Zach off buckles. Connors runs up but Zach dodges! Zach ROCKS and CHOPS on repeat and the fans fire up! Finlay runs up, Zach DECKS him! Zach fires off on Connors again, then runs corner to corner, but Connors dodges! Zach BOOTS Connors away, then TORNILLOS him down! Cover, TWO! The fans rally behind Zach and he brings Connors up with a waistlock. Connors stomps feet, tags Finlay, and Finlay UPPERCUTS Zach! Finlay stomps a mudhole into Zach, but stops as the ref counts.
The fans boo but Finlay soaks up the heat with a smile. Finlay drags Zach up but Zach arm-drags free! Then he dodges, hot tag to Myron! Myron tags Dez, The Rascalz fire off strikes on Finlay! ENZIGIRI, DOUBLE STOMP, and STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, but Pac breaks it! Tags to Darius and Pac, and Darius arm-drags! Darius fires uppercuts but Pac headlocks! Darius powers up and out but Moxley sneaks a tag! KICK and LARIAT! The fans fire up as Moxley then runs corner to corner and LARIAT! Moxley rains down fists, and the fans count as Moxley goes past TEN, then BITES Darius’ forehead!
Moxley ROCKS Darius, Darius ROCKS Moxley back! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth! Darius fires a flurry, but Moxley shoves Darius away! Darius DROPKICKS Moxley down! Darius tags Dante, Top Flight double whips, but Moxley reverses! Darius goes up and out, spins Moxley to CHOP, and Dante A-LIST LARIATS! Then the snap suplex, and slingshot SENTON! Tag to Myron, but Moxley CHOPS! Myron sputters but he comes back to CHOP! Moxley CHOPS, Myron staggers, but Myron CHOPS again! Moxley CHOPS, Myron CHOPS, repeat! The fans “WOO~” as the CHOPS keep going!
Moxley ROCKS Myron with forearm after forearm! Moxley whips, Myron ducks ‘n’ dodges to springboard and DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Myron runs up, but Moxley TOSSES him out! Marina is there to BOOT Myron down! The fans boo but Marina’s always The Problem. Claudio brings Myron up, but Dez TORNADO DDTS! But then Finlay fireman’s carries to POST Dez! Zach runs up to DROPKICK Finlay into railing! But Connors JEEP FLIPS Zach over the desk! Dante FLYING KNEES Connors outta nowhere! Only for Pac to BOOT Dante! Darius SWINGING KICKS Pac! Claudio DECKS Darius!
Myron GUILLOTINE LEG DROPS Moxley in the ropes! Myron goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES into the UPPERCUT! Claudio turns the tables and the fans fire up while Collision goes picture in picture.
Moxley flexes while he paces around Myron, then drags him around. Moxley pushes Myron to a cover, ONE! Moxley grabs Myron’s legs, stomps him in the gut, and the rest of the team is throwing The Rascalz around on the outside! Moxley drags Myron around to clamp on a headlock, and he grinds Myron down. Myron endures, just working to avoid a Bully Choke, only to end up in a straitjacket. Moxley then short arm LARIATS Myron down! Tag to Claudio, he and Moxley mug Myron, then tag to Pac. They double whip to scoop, BACKBREAKER, and basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Myron toughs it out but Pac stays close.
Pac taunts Myron and The Rascalz, then stomps Myron down. Pac bumps Myron off buckles, tags Finlay, and Finlay tags Connors. The Dogs mug Myron, then BROKEN ARROW sends Myron flying! Connors runs to BASEMENT SHOULDER TACKLE! Cover, TWO! Connors clamps onto Myron with a chinlock and grinds him down. Myron endures, Collision returns to single picture, and the fans rally up. Myron fights to his feet, fires body shots, but Connors CLUBS him down! Connors snap suplexes, then looms over Myron. Connors grabs a leg, Myron kicks at him, but Connors scuffs Myron. Myron kicks harder now and kicks free!
The fans rally but Connors grabs another leg! Connors ducks the enzigiri, and Finlay CLOBBERS Myron! The Death Riders BLAST The Rascalz & Top Flight for good measure! The fans are torn but The Dogs soak it all up. The Dogs then double suplex, but Myron lands out! He goes Matrix again to DOUBLE CUTTER! The fans fire up as Myron crawls! Hot tag to Dez! But then Top Flight & Zach DIVE to wipe out the rest! Dez fires off on The Dogs, fires a strike fest and a CUTTER on Finlay! Then he dodges Connors to handspring and PELE! Cover, TWO!! Connors survives but Dez brings him up and around.
Connors waistlocks, Dez switches, then Dez RAMS Connors into the corner! ENZIGIRI! Tag to Zach before the trip and CATAPULT into the SUPERKICK! Zach goes up, DOUBLE STOMP BACKBREAKER! Cover, Finlay breaks it! Dez kicks Finlay out, The Rascalz set up, but Finlay stops the Hot Fire Flame! Finlay HOTSHOTS Zach for Connors to bring around, and he feeds Zach to Finlay’s CANADIAN HAMMER! Zach sputters, into the SPEAR!! Cover, DEZ BREAKS IT! The fans cheer but Finlay TOSSES Dez! Zach and Connors slowly crawl, but Connors throws forearms! Connors then whips Zach, but Zach handsprings and KNEES Connors down!
The fans fire up as both men crawl, hot tags to Pac and Darius! The fans fire up as Darius slips around, backslides, TWO! LA MAGISTROL! TWO, and Darius sunset flips! Pac stays up, sits down, TWO! Darius powers through to a cover, TWO! Darius dodges Pac, tags Dante, and Dante springboards to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up again as Dante tags Darius back in. Pac runs up, Dante goes up and over, Darius GAMANGIRIS! Dante SUPERKICKS! Darius steps in, FLATLINER! Cover, Claudio breaks it! Dante kicks Claudio, he and Darius DOUBLE SUPL- NO, Claudio fights that to DOUBLE SUPLEX Top Flight!
The fans fire up as Claudio waits on someone to get up. Claudio just YANKS Dante around for THE GIANT SWING! Moxley watches it go around, and DROPKICKS Dante at TEN! Myron is back he SUPERKICKS Moxley, but Claudio has Myron! Dez jumps on for a SLEEPER! So Claudio just spins around like that before he THROWS Dez at Myron! Dez RANAS Myron so he can RAM Claudio! Then Zach runs up to ENZIGIRI! Top Flight is back, they double mule kick! Then they combine with Rascalz, TRIPLE DROPKICK!! The fans are thunderous but Finlay DOUBLE LAREIATS Top Flight! Rascalz TRIPLE SUPERKICK Finlay!
Finlay is in the corner, Dez UPPERCUTS! Zach DROPKICKS! Myron gets the boost to go up, out, and back in, but Finlay stops the Code Breaker to THROW Myron at Zach! Then DOUBLE SPEAR from The Dogs!! But Myron & Zach GAMANGIRI, and CODE BREAKER, all in stereo! But Pac & Moxley BOOT them out! Darius DECKS Pac! Moxley whips Dante, Darius gives him help up and over, then Dante helps Darius TORNADO DDT! Pac SUPERKICKS Dante, but Darius rolls Pac, TWO!! Pac escapes in time, then dodges Darius! Claudio UPPERCUTS! Pac UPPERCUTS! Moxley LRIATS! Feed to Pac’s LARIAT FROM HELL!!
And then, BRUTALIZER!!! Darius QUITS, Death Riders & Dogs win!!
Winners: Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, David Finlay & Clark Connors, by submission
What a fast ‘n’ furious start to the night! But will they have Will Ospreay operating on this same level soon enough?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
Not only is Wednesday the THREE HOUR SPECIAL on TBS, a combination of both Dynamite & Collision, but next Saturday, live on TBS, it will be the first-ever AEW Fairway to Hell special! One hour, 8 PM Eastern, on TBS, from West Palm Beach, Florida, AEW will see who is up to par! Make sure your DVR is set so you don’t miss a moment!
The Jurassic Express is on the road again.
Luchasaurus drives but “Jungle” Jack navigates with his telescope. Full steam ahead! The road is long, dangerous, but two challengers have already been left in the dust. And if Jack knows a thing or two, there will be more. And no matter who they are, they ain’t stopping for anybody! Hold on, potty break. Bring your best, do your worst, but it won’t matter, because Jack IS the National Champion so F U! The cameraman says they’re not allowed to swear. So Jack throws him off the bus! The Jack Perry National Tour continues tonight in Peoria, but will it also end tonight? Or will Jack not stop until he’s out of gas?
AEW National Championship: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mascara Dorada!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Illinois is about that Tarzan Life!
The bell rings and the fans cheer Jack as he circles with Dorada. They shake hands and the fans applaud that show of sportsmanship. The two tie up, Jack wrenches to a wristlock, but Dorada rolls, cartwheels, then uses the ropes to flip through! Dorada arm-drags Jack away and the fans applaud. Jack nods, that was good. The two go again, circle, and Jack trips Dorada. Jack facelocks, rolls with Dorada, then shifts to a headlock. Dorada powers up but can’t power out as Jack hits a takeover! Dorada rolls to a cover, ONE, and Jack holds on. Dorada powers up and out this time, but Jack RUNS him over! The fans cheer as things keep moving, and Jack handsprings over the dropdown!
Things get going again, Jack hurdles, then MONKEY FLIPS and DROPKICKS! Jack kips up and the fans cheer! Jack takes a bow while Dorada takes a moment to catch his breath. Jack stands Dorada up to CHOP him down, then he whips Dorada to ropes. Dorada handsprings, Jack dodges, and things keep moving! Dorada FLIP RANAS and Jack tumbles! The fans fire up for Dorada now, and he brings Jack up. Jack CHOSP Dorada again, then knuckle locks. Jack goes up, up, jumps around, and arm-drags Dorada away! Dorada knuckle locks, CHOPS, and he goes up, up, steadies himself, then pinballs around to arm-drag Jack!
The fans fire up as Jack tumbles out. Dorada TORNILLOS and down goes Jack! Dorada high-fives fans, then stands on railing to have everyone cheer. The ref double checks Jack but he’s alright. Dorada has the fans chanting for “LUCHA! LUCHA!” Jack ROCKS Dorada, then POSTS Him! Then Jack swings on the corner to KICK Dorada down! Jack refreshes the ring count, runs up on Dorada, but Dorada puts Jack in the crowd! Jack SLAPS back, SLAPS again, then goes up onto the railing to bring Dorada up to join him! The fans fire up as these two brawl on the literal edge! Jack tries but Dorada fights the suplex!
Dorada fires body shots, then hops on, BARRIER DESTROYER!! The fans go nuts as both Jack and Dorada are down, and Collision goes picture in picture.
The ref checks both men, and somehow they’re both okay to continue. Dorada crawls to the steel steps and the fans rally behind him. Dorada hobbles his way over to Jack, puts him in the ring, then stomps him around. Dorada stands Jack up to CHOP! Jack sputters as he drops down, but Dorada stands him back up. Jack CHOPS Dorada, but Dorada SUPERKICKS back! Jack is down, Dorada fires up, and Dorada clamps on with a chinlock. Dorada grinds Jack down, leans on the hold, but Collision goes to break.
Collision returns as Dorada is up top! 450- NO, Dorada bails out as Jack moves! Dorada comes back, Jack dodges, but Dorada goes up and up to backflip off the corner! Dorada whips Jack corner to corner, but Jack goes up and over to GERMAN SUPELX! But Dorada lands out! Jack SUPERKICKS! Jack runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Dorada reels Jack in, suplexes, but Jack slips free to POISON-RANA! Jack runs, but into a CODE RED!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! A standing count starts, but both men are up at 4 of 10. Dorada CHOPS Jack, then ROCKS him at the ropes. Dorada fires more shots, but stops as the ref counts.
Dorada whips, Jack reverses, and Jack manages a BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Dorada survives but Jack points to the fans. The fans fire up and Jack stands Dorada up. Jack CHOPS Dorada down, then CHOPS him to the corner. Jack fires forearms in the corner, but stops as the ref counts 4. Jack whips but Dorada reverses. Dorada runs up, Jack puts him on the apron, but Dorada GAMANGIRIS! The fans fire up again as Dorada springboards, but Jack BLASTS him down! Dorada hits the floor, and Jack goes up! ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes Dorada but Jack puts him in the ring! Jack hurries to then gut wrench and deadlift!
Jack holds Dorada up, then powers through to DOCTOR BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Dorada survives and Jack is shocked, but the fans continue to rally up. Jack climbs up, rains down fists, and the fans count all the way to nine. Jack kisses his fist, but Dorada avoids ten to then tiger feint sweep the legs! Then Electric Chair Lift, STRAITJACKET NECKBREAKER!! Cover, TWO?!? Jack survives, “This is Awesome!” Dorada drags Jack to the drop zone, goes up the corner, and the fans rally again. But Jack UPPERCUTS Dorada! Jack CLUBS Dorada, then climbs up to deadlift SUPER- NO, Dorada fights it, and CHOPS Jack down!
Dorada goes back up, takes aim, and 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Jack survives and now Dorada is shocked! The fans rally again as Dorada stalks Jack to the apron. Dorada stomps away, then drags Jack up. Dorada calls his shot, but Jack THROWS Dorada away! Jack ROCKS Dorada, Dorada SUPERKICKS back! But Jack SUPERKICKS Dorada! Jack goes up, leaps, and FLYING RANAS Dorada to the floor! Jack hurries to put Dorada back in, goes back up the corner, and FLYING- KNEE from Dorada!! Dorada reels Jack in, Canadian Rack, DOMINATOR!! Cover, TWO?!?! Jack survives and no one can believe it!
Dorada is frustrated with how close and yet how far he was, but fans hope these two, “FIGHT FOREVER!” Dorada goes up, up, and aims again! SHOOTING STAR PRESS but onto knees!! Cover, TWO!! Dorada survives but Jack puts him back in the corner. Jack puts Dorada up top, climbs up after him, but Dorada ROCKS Jack! And ROCKS him again! And again! Jack holds on, Dorada SHOVES him, but Jack flips through! Jack goes up up, SUPER STEINER!! Cover, JACK WINS!
Winner: “Jungle” Jack Perry, by pinfall (still AEW National Champion)
As if that 10 Man Tag wasn’t wild, this got up there with it! Jack shows Dorada respect, and the fans cheer the continued sportsmanship. The National Tour rolls on, where will Jack go next?
AEW shares footage from after Dynamite.
Renee Paquette found Kris Statlander & Hikaru Shida returning backstage, and she tells them that they had an unfortunate loss in the tag match with Divine Dominion. Renee knows Kris missed out on making history with becoming the Triple Crown Champion, but then Shida says they almost had those tag belts! Shida doesn’t blame Kris, it wasn’t her fault. Kris gets mad and shoves Shida to the wall! Kris says of course it wasn’t her fault! It was Shida, because Shida didn’t listen, kicked Kris in the stomach for that suplex, and then kept tagging in! Shida apologizes but Kris says that’s enough out of her!
Kris was THIS close to making history, and Shida ruined everything! Shida apologizes again, and says they’ve been friends for almost seven YEARS! Shida promises to make this up to Kris. Kris storms off, but what can Shida do to keep that promise?
Six Man Tag: The Conglomeration VS MXM TV!
Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong are still the AEW World Trios Champions after facing yet another Don Callis Family formation, but now they’re preparing for Dynamite Double Jeopardy on Wednesday. Will facing Mansoor, Mason Madden & Johnny TV be more than enough to prepare Cassidy for Dax Harwood? Or will MXM TV finally have their own chance at the AEW World Trios titles?
The trios sort out and Kyle steps up against Mansoor. The bell rings, they circle, and Mansoor shows off his drop steps. He might also be mocking Kyle as he drops down and puts up a leg guard. The two circle, and Kyle KICKS Mansoor’s leg! Mansoor tags to Mason, and Mason also mocks Kyle with a kung-fu stance. Kyle just KICKS Mason’s leg! Mason shouts, “OW!” Mason tags Johnny and the fans cheer. Johnny and Kyle circle, Johnny avoids a kick and goes for the leg. Johnny cartwheels but Kyle KICKS him in the chest! Kyle puts Johnny in a corner, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count along to TEN, then Roddy tags in.
Roddy climbs up and he rains down fists! The fans count along to TEN, then Roddy tags Cassidy. Cassidy climbs up, the fans cheer, but MXM YANK Kyle & Roddy down! Then Johnny sweeps the legs! No mercy in this dojo! Johnny fires hands on Cassidy while MXM mugs Kyle & Roddy! The ref reprimands, but Johnny TOSSES Cassidy out! Then MXM TV set up, and Johnny FLIES to wipe out Roddy & Kyle! The fans are torn, but MXM build speed, to then POSE! The fans cheer, especially as Cassidy rolls in and joins them! MXM shoves Cassidy, he ducks ‘n’ dodges, then he BOOTS Mansoor while he tilt-o-whirls!
Mason stops the DDT, throws Cassidy to Mansoor, LEG LARIAT GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO! Johnny is in, STARSHIP PAIN!! Cover, Kyle breaks it! MXM mugs Roddy & Kyle, then they TOSS them out. MXM TV drag Cassidy up, and Mason Electric Chair Lifts! But Kyle trips Johnny while Roddy saves Cassidy! Then they shove Mason into Mansoor! Mansoor lands bad on his catwalk, and Kyle FLYING KNEES Johnny on the outside! Mason runs up, he LARIATS Roddy, then he blocks the Orange Punch! DOUBLE CHOP for Cassidy! Roddy CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Roddy runs, slips around, and manages an ANGLE SLAM!
The fans fire up as Roddy gives Cassidy the boost, and he guzels Mason! But Mason breaks free! Roddy helps Cassidy dodge Mason, and Kyle DUMPS Mason out! Cassidy winds up and he ROCKS Mansoor! Then he guzels to SUPER CHOKE SLAM Mansoor onto Mason! Johnny is back, but Kyle KNEES! Then AX ‘N’ SMASH! Cassidy aims, but he has them bring Johnny closer. LAZY ELBOW! Cover, Conglomeration wins!
Winners: The Conglomeration, by pinfall
Cassidy, Kyle & Roddy proved they’re more than #TVReady, they’re fight ready! But will Cassidy earn himself and the team a shot at the tag titles? Or will Dax earn FTR & Ciampa a shot at the trios titles? Wait, speaking of, Tommaso Ciampa is here! The Psycho Killer stares The Conglomeration down, then grins. He says it is just a matter of time, but will he and FTR really become the Top Guys in both tag and trios divisions?
AEW TBS Championship: Willow Nightingale VS Anna Jay!
Hikaru Shida, Queen Aminata, and Kamille all tried and failed to take this title from the Babe with the Power, giving rise to the new nickname, “The Comeback Killer.” But will that still be true against The Queen Slayer? Or will Anna truly become the Star of the Show?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Willow is still the Face of TBS!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, Anna rolls but Willow stays up. Willow hooks a leg to cover, ONE! Anna runs up but Willow headlocks for the takeover. Anna headscissors, Willow kips free, but Anna headlocks. Willow blocks the takeover, lifts Anna, and puts her on the top rope. Willow says this is the comeback, so show that fire! Anna hops down, and she fires a flurry! The fans fire up as Anna whips, but Willow reverses to RUN Anna over! The fans cheer as Willow flexes, then things speed up. Willow rolls over the dropdown, whips, but Anna ducks ‘n’ dodges to sunset flip! TWO, and both women rise!
Anna wrenches, reels Willow in, and cradles, TWO! Willow is up but Anna steps over, LA MAGISTROL! TWO, and Willow backs off. The fans applaud and Willow says that’s what she’s looking for. Anna runs up, Willow dodges, and Willow LARIATS again and again and again! Then short arm LARIAT! The fans cheer as Willow runs, but Anna avoids the senton! Willow hobbles up, Anna runs to ROLLING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Willow toughs it out but goes to a corner. Anna storms up to stomp a mudhole into Willow, but stops as the ref counts. Anna snapmares Willow, then runs to basement DROPKICK! Cover, ONE!
Willow goes back to a corner, Anna runs up, but Willow slips outside. Anna still ROCKS Willow first! Willow falls to the floor, avoids a kick from Anna, then trips Anna up! Willow goes to the apron, the fans bark and Willow smiles. CANNONBALL! Down goes Anna and the fans fire up! Willow is feeling it, and even does heart hands with some fans, while Collision goes picture in picture.
Willow high-fives fans before going back to Anna. She puts Anna in the ring, pushes her to a cover, TWO! Anna toughs it out, but Willow drags her up and scoops for a SLAM! Willow pushes Anna to another cover, TWO! Anna is tougher than that, but Willow brings her up for a whip. Willow runs up to CHOP Anna, then reels her in for a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Willow brushes it off. Willow drags Anna up, but Anna fires body shots! Anna wrenches, but Willow ducks the hook kick to ROCK Anna! Willow then wrenches and clinches to RUSSIAN LEG SEWEP! Then KOJI KLUTCH!
Anna endures as Willow puts on the pressure! Anna pries at the hold but Willow clamps down tighter. Anna kicks, fights around, and rolls to a cover, TWO! Willow lets Anna go, ROCKS her again, then ROCKS her again! Anna crawls to ropes but Willow is on her. Willow fires off in the corner, then whips corner to corner. Willow runs up and BACK BODY BLOCKS! Willow rubs it in with a dance, then reels Anna in. Anna fights the suplex to cradle, TWO! Both women stand, and Anna wrenches to HOOK KICK! Willow still ROCKS Anna on return! Willow wobbles, but she brings Anna up as Collision returns to single picture.
Willow whips and SPINEBUSTERS! High stack, TWO! Anna survives but Willow stays cool. Willow fireman’s carries but Anna kicks free! Anna waistlocks, ducks an elbow, but Willow ROCKS her again! Willow runs up, but Anna dodges in the corner! Anna ELBOWS, ROCKS, and whips Willow, but willow reverses. Willow runs up, Anna dodges, then Anna runs up, LEG LARIAT! Anna reels Willow in for the TORNADO BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Willow survives and the fans rally up. Anna drags Willow up, hooks her, but Willow turns that around to backslide! TWO, and Anna wrenches to hook Willow again!
Willow fights free, whips Anna to a corner, then BACK BODY BLOCKS and LARIATS! Willow puts Anna up top, fires up, and climbs up after Anna. The fans fire up already for the SUPERPLEX! But Willow holds on and rolls through to then hoist Anna up, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Anna survives and Willow is stunned! Willow drags Anna up, brings her around, and gut wrenches, but Anna fights with body shots! Anna wrenches and HOOK KICKS! Finally a hit with that, and Anna hits a FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Willow survives and now Anna is shocked! Anna hurries to clamp on, QUEENSLAYER SLEEPER!!
The fans rally as Willow fights up, but Anna becomes a backpack! Willow RAMS Anna into a corner, then scoops, but Anna fights free! Anna shoves Willow, runs up, but Willow dodges! Gut wrench, BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB! Cover, Willow wins!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall (still AEW TBS Champion)
Anna sure put up a fight, but Willow is 4-0 as the Comeback Killer! Willow helps Anna to her feet to show there is respect here, and they also hug it out. But will no one, no matter who they are or what they’ve been up to, dethrone the Face of TBS?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander, Hikaru Shida, Harley Cameron & Mina Shirakawa.
Renee Paquette is with all four women in a familiar situation, and thanks them all for accepting the No Physicality Agreement. Renee understands Shida has something to say. Shida says yes! Shida again says she is so sorry, Stat, and that she will make it up to her! That’s why Shida got Kris another tag match! But against THESE TWO! Harley acts surprised, and sarcastically asks if Shida is really allowing herself to wrestle someone not on her level. Can she even talk to someone “not” on her level or what? How does this work? Shida says enough, Harley! You don’t even deserve to touch the kendo stick! Shida then uses Japanese to hide her comments about Harley & Mina having nothing but bosoms.
Mina says enough! Stat, how can you still trust Shida? How can you give her another chance? And… Where was Kris the night Toni was attacked? Shida says enough about Toni! Harley tries to reason with Kris, but Kris storms off. So is that a yes to the match? Mina apologizes to Harley, Harley says she has no idea what to say, but will the Wild Aussie & Fighting Gravure Idol let their actions speak for them against #Shidalander?
Ace Austin & Juice Robinson VS Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia!
The Bang Bang Gang has been struggling to stay afloat, and now they go up against The Death Riders’ Decoder & Dragon Slayer! Will Yuta & Garcia keep the momentum going from what Moxley and the others did earlier tonight? Or can these Collision Cowboys ride off into the Peoria sunset with a win?
Moxley joins commentary for this match, and he admits that 10 Man Tag was a tornado of a match, where you just hang out, pray, and trust your skills to see you through. The teams sort out and Juice starts against Yuta. They circle, Juice tests the ropes, then feel things out. The fans cheer Juice, but Yuta BLASTS Ace! Garcia CLOBBERS Juice, then he and Yuta mug Juice! The fans boo but Yuta bumps Juice off buckles. Tag to Garcia, he and Yuta mug Juice more, then they double whip. They DOUBLE ELBOW Juice down, then Garcia does push-ups just to show off. Garcia then drags Juice up, around, and brings him over.
Yuta tags in, they mug Juice again, and they double whip again. Juice stops himeslf, BOOTS Yuta, then ELBOWS Garcia! Juice calls to Ace before the hot tag! Ace dodges Yuta, ROCKS Garcia, then ELBOWS Yuta! Ace kicsk Garcia, uses him as a pommel horse to KICK Yuta, then he RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS Garcia! “CLICK CLICK” BOOM DROP! But then Yuta mule kicks Ace! The fans boo but Yuta CHOPS Ace. Yuta whips, Ace rolls under to drop toehold and ENZIGIRI! Yuta writhes but Ace runs to SHOTGUN! Yuta tumbles while Ace kips up and the fans fire up! Ace CHOPS Yuta, then whips corner to corner. Yuta reverses, but Ace slips into the ropes!
Yuta staggers from hitting buckles, but Garcia runs up. Ace BALASTS him, ROCKS Yuta, then avoids the sweep with the handstand! Only for Yuta to DORPKICK him down! The fans boo but Yuta BLASTS Juice! Garcia stomps Ace, Marina joins in, and the fans boo again. Moxley says this is just the art of tag team wrestling. Garcia puts Ace in for Yuta, Yuta covers, ONE!! Ace toughs it out but Yuta brings him up by his hair. FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Yuta clamps onto Ace’s hair! The fans boo but Yuta soaks up the heat. Tag to Garcia, Garcia brings Ace up and bumps him off buckles, then Collision goes picture in picture.
Garcia climbs up, he rains down fists, stops at nine and puts up his dukes. But no dancing here, he just hops down to bump Ace off buckles. Garcia scoops and SLAMS Ace, then tags Yuta. Yuta climbs up to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Ace is tougher than that, but Yuta clamps on with a chinlock. Ace reaches out but Yuta clamps on a straitjacket. Yuta grinds his forearm into Ace, but Ace fights up to fire body shots. Yuta ripcords Ace to ELBOW him down! Tag to Garcia, they stomp away, but the ref reprimands. Yuta stops at 4, but Garcia stands on Ace at the ropes! Garcia stomps away, stops at 4, then taunts Juice.
Yuta gets a cheap shot in while the ref holds Juice back. Garcia bumps Ace off buckles, but the ref backs him off. That lets Yuta DUMP Ace out, and Marina is again there to cause problems! Yuta puts Ace back in, high-fives and fist bumps Marina, and Garcia stands on Ace! The ref counts, Garcia counts along, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns as the Death Riders continue to mug Ace. They shove him to the corner, then Garcia sends Yuta in for the BODY BLOCK! Garcia LARIATS, Yuta ELBOWS, repeat! The Cycle of Violence continues until Ace BOOTS Yuta and ELBOWS Garcia! The fans fire up as Ace hurries, but the Death Riders THROW him back! And they BLAST Juice together! Then they DOUBLE SHOTGUN Ace down! Marina & Moxley love it but they’re the only ones. Garcia reels Ace into a PERUVIAN NECKTIE! The fans boo, but Juice rises up. Ace reaches out, pries free, and has the ROPEBREAK! Garcia drags Ace back up but Ace fires body shots!
Ace reaches out but Garcia CLUBS him down! Garcia back suplexes, but Ace lands out! Yuta grabs Ace, but Ace BOOTS Garcia and ELBOWS Yuta! Garcia FLIPS Ace, but Ace RAMS Garcia! Slingshot sunset flip, but Garcia rolls through! Ace BOOTS Gracia way, then fireman’s carries! Garcia fires elbows, but Ace does a squat before the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Ace and Garcia crawl, hot tags to Yuta and Juice! Juice RUNS Yuta over, THROWS Garcia in, then CLOBBERS Yuta! And CLOBBERS him again! Juice LARIATS Garcia back out, then ELBOWS Yuta down! SENTON!
The fans fire up for Juice, and he CROSSBODIES Garcia down! Juice talks trash on Moxley, but Garica throat chops him! Moxley says keep your eye on the ball. Yuta DIVES, but Juice uses Garcia as a shield! the fans cheer the friendly fire, and Jucie SMACKS Yuta off the desk! Yuta is busted right open! Juice fires up, the fans pump it up with him, and Juice JABS! JABS! JABS! “JUICE! JUICE! JUICE!” Garcia gets up, but he gets the LEFT HAND O’ GOD! Yuta runs up, but Juice JABS, JABS, JABS! Marina gets up, and Juice thinks about it. But Yuta rolls Juice up! TWO and Yuta bumps into Marina! The fans cheer as Juice then O’Conner Rolls, TWO!
Juice staggers, comes back, and LEG LARIATS Yuta down! Cover, Garcia breaks it in time! The fans boo but Ace is in! Ace ROCKS Garcia, KNEES, KICKS, and runs up in the corner! Garcia BOOTS Ace, then DUMPS him out! Juice whips Yuta, but Yuta sunset flips! Rewind into Garcia’s PILEDRIVER!! Yuta goes up, Garcia positions Juice just right, FASTBALL SPECIAL!! Cover, TWO!! Moxley is frustrated for his guys, and Yuta snarls through his crimson mask! Yuta aims, BUSAI- NO, Juice ducks the knee! But Garcia SHOTGUNS! But Ace FLYING CHUCKS! Yuta wrenches Ace, RIGHT ANGLE SLAM!
Yuta fires up, he brings Juice around, but Juice hits the LEFT HAND O’ GOD! Then the JUICE BOX!! Cover, BANG BANG GANG WINS!
Winners: Ace Austin & Juice Robinson, by pinfall
Moxley is honestly stunned, but he admits that was good stuff. Saturday nights are alright for a fight, and Garcia CLOBBERS Juice! Yuta LOW BLOWS Ace! The Death Riders are sore losers, Moxley says you don’t go calling him out and get away with it. Garcia CHOKES Juice, Yuta stomps Ace, but “GUNNS UP!” YES, Austin & Colten Gunn are both back! And they rush in to CLOBBER the Death Riders! They fire off on Moxley, but Yuta 7 Garcia come back for more! The Gunns DECK those two, then wait on Moxley! But Marina saves The Maniac from a 3:10 to Yuma! Yuta runs in, he gets the 3:10 TO YUMA!!
The fans fire up as The Bang Bang Gang is now four men strong! Colten gets a mic to shout, “The Collision Cowboys are back, baby! This is OUR show! And if you’re not down with that, we’ve got two words for ya!” “GUNNS UP!!” Marina is pissed, but will The Death Riders settle this with Bang Bang Gang soon enough?
Backstage interview with The Divine Dominion.
Lexy Nair is with Megan Bayne & Lena Kross, and Megan says no, she’s not with them, she’s beneath them. Just like this entire Women’s Division. Lena says Divine Dominion just defeated Stat & Shida, two former world champions, and two of the best in this company. And yet they crumbled at Divine Dominion’s feet! What two other women even have a prayer? Can Lexy think of them? Wanna try? N-NO, absolutely not. Then the only hope this Women’s Division has is if the gods themselves take mercy on their souls and strike these two down. Otherwise, just stop trying. Megan & Lena have spoken, but will that challenge soon be matched?
Skye Blue VS Nixi XS!
The Chicago Skye looms dark over Peoria, especially after she and the Triangle of Madness misted Persephone full in the face just to cheat a win last week. But will Skye make sure to leave her opponent black ‘n’ blue tonight? Or will the Alien Girl shine through with neon colors?
The bell rings and Skye just BOOTS Nixi down! Then she scuffs Nixi, talks trash on her, and pie faces her around. Skye TOSSES Nixi out, then runs up, only for Nixi to BOOT her back! Skye ROCKS Nixi, then runs up again, to BOOGT WASH her to the floor! Skye scowls as she stalks Nixi on the outside, and she brings Nixi up to SMACK her off steel steps! And again, and again, and again! The fans cheer Skye as she puts Nixi on the apron. Skye drags Nixi out for a DRAPING SWINGING NECKBREAKER to the floor! Nixi writhes but Skye puts her back in the ring. Skye swaggers while the fans cheer, then she climbs up the corner.
Nixi slowly rises so Skye revels in the cheers a little more. Nixi ROCKS Skye, but Skye ROCKS her back! They brawl up top, but Skye slips under to tuck Nixi in! CHEEKY NANDOS! Then Skye gets under Nixi for a RUNNING POWERBOMB! Flip over and KNEE!! Cover, but Skye lets up! The fans re torn, but Skye shouts out Julia Hart with the dragon sleeper! She drops down, DESCENT INTO MADNESS! Nixi TAPS, Skye wins!
Winner: Skye Blue, by submission
Skye shows her arsenal is deepening, just like the darkness in her heart! Will all parts of the Triangle of Madness soon be shining with gold?
AEW TNT Championship: Kevin Knight VS Hook w/ The Opps!
The Jet used MJF’s own tricks against him to keep this title, and now he has his shot at Darby Allin’s AEW World Championship this Wednesday. But will Knight still be bringing this gold with him? Or will the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil finally make himself the Face of TNT?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see whose luggage will be a little heavier as they leave Illinois!
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Knight and Hook circle, tie up, and Hook slips around to waistlock. Hook picks a leg, trips Knight, then eggs him on. The fans boo but Knight brushes it off. Knight asks Shibata if he taught Hook that trick. Shibata ignores Knight, but Knight and Hook tie up again. Hook headlocks, wrenches, then wristlocks. Knight rolls, handsprings, and wrenches to snapmare. Knight drops a KNEE on the arm! Hook scrambles away but Knight calls to Shibata, saying he knows Shibata knows these tricks. Knight does squats like back in the dojo, and the two tie up again. Knight powers Hook back, Hook turns things around, and they go along ropes.
The ref counts as the two keep going around and around, then they return to center. Hook waistlocks, Knight switches, but Hook switches back. Knight wrenches, hammerlocks, and the fans rally. Hook reaches back to hit the SAYANAGI! Hook runs but Knight stays low. Knight hurdles, then HIP TOSSES, but Hook handsprings through! Knight dodges Hook’s lariat, Hook HIP TOSSES, but now Knight handsprings through! The fans cheer while Knight strikes a pose, but Hook runs up! Knight arm-drags Hook, then arm-drags again, but Hook avoids the dropkick! The fans boo as Hook scrambles to the corner.
Knight taunts Hook & Shibata, but Shibata coaches Hook up. Hook kicks low, ROCKS Knight, then fires body shots and backhands in the corner! Knight turns things around to return the body shots and forearms! Knight UPPERCUTS, the fans fire up, but Hook avoids the haymaker! Hook fires more body shots, then a HEADBUTT! Hook wobbles, too, but he still soaks up heat from the fans. Hook stalks Knight to a corner, brings him around to whip, but Knight grabs ropes to stop. Knight DUMPS Hook out, then DROPKICKS him down! Shibata coaches Hook, Knight aims to PLANCHA, but Hook dodges!
Shibata stands in the way, Knight asks what’s up, but Shibata runs up! Knight dodges, goes up the steps, but Hook dodges that! EXPLODER into the fans! The other fans cheer as Knight is down, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Hook soaks up more heat as he swaggers around the way, but the ref checks Knight. Knight rises up but the ref has Hook stay back. That just lets Shibata DUMP Knight to ringside! And even stomp him! Hook argues with the ref as a further distraction so Shibata can stand Knight up. Hook KNEES Knight, then whips him hard into railing! Hook CLUBS Knight, soaks up heat, then goes to the ring. Hook argues with the ref more, but that lets Shibata line up a shot! Shibata BOOTS Knight into the crowd! The fans cheer again, they don’t mind Collision being interactive. Shibata puts Knight in for Hook to cover, TWO!
Hook is frustrated but Shibata coaches him up. Hook drags Shibata up, but Knight fires body shots! Knight ROCKS Hook, shakes out his hand then runs, only for Hook to follow! Hook CLOBBERS Knight, covers, TWO! Shibata argues the count but no, it was fair. Hook clamps onto Knight with a SLEEPER! Knight endures, even as Hook leans on him. Knight fights around, reaches out, then fires body shots! Collision returns to single picture as the fans rally. Knight fires shots, Hook shoves, but Knight returns! STAELLITE- NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Knight survives and Hook is furious!
Hook hauls Knight up, fires body shots, then ROCKS Knight. Hook whips corner to corner, but Knight comes back to LARIAT! The fans fire up as Knight keeps going, SHOULDER TACKLE! Knight whips, Hook reverses, but Knight goes up and over! Knight comes back, LEAPING LARIAT! Hook sputters away but Knight kips up! The fans fire up and Knight runs up to scoop and SLAM! The fans cheer as Knight says “TOO FLY!” UFO SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Hook survives but the fans still rally behind Knight. Shibata coaches Hook and Hook rises up. Knight also stands, and Knight runs up, SATELLITE- NO, Hook powers free!
Hook goes to a corner, Knight runs up and blocks a boot! Knight ROCKS Hook, hoists him up top, but Hook kicks Knight away. Knight returns to the UPPER ROOM! Hook goes tumbling away to the far corner! Shibata is worried but Knight grins. Knight says this is for Shibata-sensei! HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! The fans cheer Knight using Shibata’s signature, and that just pisses Shibata off! Knight puts Hook in the drop zone but Hook grabs at the ref. Knight climbs up, but Shibata shakes the ropes! The fans boo as that trips Knight up! Knight is stuck on his cockpit, but Hook goes up after him! Hook clinches but Knight fires body shots!
Knight SHOVES Hook away, climbs back up, but Hook is right on him for a SUPER DUPER BELLY2BELLY!! Knight flounders, Hook runs up, LARIAT! TAZ PLEX! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives and we hit the ten minute halfway point! Knight PENALTY KICKS, another Shibata signature! Cover, TWO!! Another cover, TWO!! Knight survives and Shibata is frustrated! Shibata tells Hook to end this! Hook snarls, storms around, and he demands Knight rise again! Knight sits up, Hook sneaks up behind him, REDRUM!!! Knight flails, drops, and victory rolls! TWO!! Knight and Hook stand, Knight slips around, O’Conner Roll! TWO, but Knight BLASTS Shibata first!!
The fans cheer, but Hook runs up again! GERMAN SUPLEX, but Knight handsprings through!! Then Knight LARIATS Hook down! Then Knight waits on Hook, for the SATELLITE DDT!! Knight puts Hook in a drop zone, hurries up a corner, and takes aim… MOTHERSHIP SPLASH!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
Hook tried to take this title, even had Shibata-sensei there to tip the scales, but it just wasn’t enough to stop The Jet from taking off! But will Knight soon make himself a double champion? Or will Darby Allin’s relentless reign not stop just yet?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision to follow a great Dynamite, but naturally status quo is kept with all these title matches. I liked the Jurassic Express National Tour vignette, and that was an awesome match in Jack VS Dorada. Anna Jay also looked great in her return, but of course Willow wins to keep the TBS title. Good promo from after Dynamite with Kris being rightfully angry with Shida, and good promo from #Shidalander with Harley & Mina. I feel like they can do a two-in-one, where Shidalander falls apart to set up their feud, while also giving Harley & Mina reason to become a team to help bolster the Women’s Tag Division.
Speaking of, very good promo from Divine Dominion to address how they’re dominating the division. There are only so many teams in the tag division so we need an influx of more, maybe have some crossover with Stardom and CMLL real quick, really spice things up as we get closer to Forbidden Door. Skye Blue of course won, and pretty dominantly at that. I can’t tell if Julia Hart is resting from an injury or what but she wasn’t even ringside for Skye, hopefully things are alright. Very fun trios match from Conglomeration VS MXM TV, great win for Conglomeration, but AEW needs to figure out more trios. Putting Ciampa with FTR is still a great team, but they gotta get longer running teams going, like LFI or maybe even Shane Taylor Promotions.
Awesome stuff with that 10 Man Tag, so wild and chaotic in a good way, but I figured Death Riders & Dogs would win. The Dogs need to stay afloat without Gabe Kidd as their anchor, and there’s the whole story with Ospreay that Death Riders need to stay strong for. Great tag match from Yuta & Garcia VS Ace & Juice, too, and great win for Bang Bang Gang. Especially with a return from Austin & Colten Gunn, because now we can get Bang Bang Gang VS Death Riders in an 8 Man Tag, someone going after the Continental Championship for it, who knows what else. For that matter, Bang Bang Gang needs to get back in those tag and trios divisions to at least bolster the ranks.
And great main event with the TNT Championship. Hook looked good for most of this, but the German Suplex was a bit janky. Thankfully, Knight is so tall and athletic that he made himself look even cooler in his escape. Knight of course won, mostly because it is more exciting if he has a chance of becoming Jet Two Belts. He won’t, because Darby and MJF are still building towards their rematch for Double or Nothing, but Knight will look awesome again. If anything, Knight VS Shibata should be the TNT title match for Double or Nothing, that’s a great story of student and teacher they can easily reference in the build.
My Score: 8.9/10
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