AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (8/3/24)
An All-Star Collision!
The word of the day is, “Cohesion!”
In a star-studded 8 Man Tag, Mark Briscoe, Darby Allin & FTR join forces against The Kingdom and The Beast Mortos, all to build momentum towards All In!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Holo.grm & Mistico VS The Premier Athletes w/ Mark Sterling; Holo.grm & Mistico win.
- Toni Storm VS Rache Chanel; Storm wins.
- Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis VS Brian Cage; Kyle wins.
- AEW Continental Championship #1 Contender’s Triple Threat: Lee Moriarty VS Claudio Castagnoli VS Tomohiro Ishii; Claudio wins and will challenge Kazuchika Okada for the title.
- Thunder Rosa VS Taya Valkyrie; Rosa wins.
- 8 Man Tag: Mark Briscoe, Darby Allin & FTR VS The Beast Mortos & The Undisputed Kingdom; Mark, Darby & FTR win.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Patriarchy is here!
Christian Cage wears all three AEW World Trios Championship belts as he leads Mother Shayna, “Prodigy” Nick Wayne & Killswitch/Luchasaurus out to the ring. The Esports Stadium crowd is torn, but Christian holds up all the belts as he circles around the ring. Then Christian tells them to sit down and shut their mouths while he conducts business. “Now, Arlington, I’m gonna keep this short and sweet, for the simple reason that I hate it here and I have a private plane waiting to get me outta this hellhole.
“Now, a couple short weeks ago, in this very ring, in this very arena, The Patriarchy did exactly what I said we would do, when we walked into this ring and we walked out the brand new Trios Champions. I told you on my road back to becoming the World Heavyweight Champion, I was going to use the Trios Champions as a vehicle, and I would use them as a gift for my family for showing their support to me over the past year. Now you losers might look at these objects around my waist and over my shoulder and think of them as, ‘Hey, that’s a pretty nice belt,’ or, ‘Those are nice belts that you have.’
“A belt holds up your pants. Or in my case, a belt is used to discipline a naughty child. What you’re looking at over my shoulder is a title. And until you realize that, you do not deserve to call yourself a champion! And I’m proud to say that my family has realized what these championship titles really mean. In the spirit of my family growing with me, I’m going to do what I promised to do. I am going to present The Patriarchy with their championship titles.” The fans boo but Christian first goes to “son” Nick Wayne, “the apple of my eye, my boy.” Christian is so proud of Nick. The leaps and bounds he has grown since he’s been with Christian, Christian can’t even comprehend it.
Nick is so special! Nick is what Christian said he was: a prodigy. Such a prodigy, that Nick Wayne has now become the youngest champion in the history of AEW! Stand up and take notice of Christian’s son! The fans boo instead. Other than himself, Christian can’t think of anyone who deserves this more than Nick. He is honored to present Nick with his championship title. One belt is given over and Nick holds it on his shoulder. Then “father and son” hug while fans duel, “You Deserve It!” “No He Don’t!”
Then to Killswitchasaurus, Christian says he is what he was asked to be: The Finisher! The muscle! The man that does all the dirty work when needed! Christian wants him to know how much Christian appreciates him. The Patriarchy doesn’t work without Killswitch! Christian wanted to acknowledge Killswitch and how much he means to Christian. They hug, the fans cheer, and with that said, Christian says Luchasaurus did not give birth to a Prodigy. Mother Wayne gets the belt!? She gave birth to the next best wrestler on the planet, so there is no one more deserving other than her!
The fans boo but Christian says this is a warning to any trio that- Killswitch turns Christian around! But wait! The House of Black is here! The fans bark it up for Brody King & Malakai Black as they head to the ring. Malakai already has a mic, but Christian says, “Well, well, well. The House of Black, huh?” Malakai & “Jelly Roll.” He knows they’re here to stake claim as contenders to these titles, but Christian told them before, they’re not a trio anymore. There is only two of them, and after what happened to Buddy Matthews, they won’t be a trio for a long, long time. Therefore, that distinction is null and void.
So surely, they didn’t come out here to challenge for titles. Christian thinks they see him and realized that everything he touches turns to gold. He heard the hype train of Malakai Black all these years, and he hasn’t lived up to it. That’s on Malakai, so he is here for advice. Not just any advice, but some fatherly advice. So that advice is, they saw The Patriarchy walk through The Bang Bang Gang like a hot knife through butter. If The Patriarchy can do that to those guys, then imagine what they can do to The House of Black. What were they even thinking? Three against two, what were they thinking?!
Malakai says, “Yes, well…” And then the lights go out! When the lights come up, BUDDY IS BACK! Christian bails out, he gets his guys out of there, and the fans fire up! The House has sent The Patriarchy running because they’re now 100%! And wait! Here comes The Bang Bang Gang! Juice Robinson & The Gunns keep The Patriarchy from getting up the ramp. The Patriarchy jumps into the crowd to run away! But KIP SABIAN tosses Nick back! Superbad smirks as The Prodigy is all on his own against six! Juice throws Nick in for The House! The fans tell Nick he done messed up! ROUNDHOUSE from Malakai! POP-UP KNEE from Buddy!
Brody runs in to SPLASH in the corner! Nick sits down, the fans bark with Brody, and Christian can only watch as CERBERUS STRIKES! Fans want that “One More Time!” but then The House and the Bang Bang Gang all grab at Nick’s belt. Will all three trios be going All In for the World Trios Championships?
Backstage interview with Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs.
Lexy Nair is with the NEW ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions, and says what an emotional week it has been. Tell her how it feels to have these titles? Dustin says she just said it, it has been an emotional week. An emotional couple of weeks, really. He’s 55 years old, and to step in the ring one more time, with a family that he has watched since he was a child, and these new, young Von Erichs, Marshall & Ross, under the tutelage of their father, Kevin Von Erich, MY GAWD. The stars have aligned! The Rhodes, The Von Erichs, and they took it to ’em! They have more heart, and this is Texas’ best right here as THE ROH World Six Man Champs!
Marshall says that’s right. 12 years in the business, the fans don’t see the gut wrenching prayers and heartache, the peaks and valleys. But for it all to pay off like this, with their “brother,” Dustin, and their father. It was the greatest night of their career. Ross says it is official. This Von Erich/Rhodes Era has official begun. And then in steps Sammy Guevara. Sammy knows he and Dustin have a long history, and Dustin may not trust Sammy… Dustin has Sammy hold on. Dustin knows that Sammy knows that trust is earned. Sammy says he’ll earn it. For a long time, Sammy’s been stuck in a certain vortex, and now he’s out.
For the first time in five years, Sammy is his own man, making his own decisions. And what Sammy wants is to earn Dustin’s trust, and to team with him in ROH. And the same goes for the Von Erichs. Right here are four Texas legends. This is history in the making! Sammy wants to team with them, earn their trust, and even take this to AEW. What do they say? Sammy offers a handshake, and Dustin takes it. Could this be the Von Erich/Rhodes/Guevara era in the making?
Holo.grm & Mistico VS The Premier Athletes w/ Mark Sterling!
Speaking of that vortex, it would seem The Learning Tree had to go and call out the NWA World Historic Welterweight Champion by showing up in CMLL’s Arena Mexico! Are Hologram & Mistico about to be dragged into Chris Jericho’s drama? Or can they at least focus on Tony Nese & Ariya Daivari first?
“Smart” Mark Sterling of course interrupts Arkady Aura’s ring announcing to say he’ll take it from here. Everyone knows The Premier Athletes, Nese & Daivari. Now, their opponents don’t even belong in the same league, or even the same sport! Those guys should be in Paris working on floor routines and balance beams losing to superior athletes over there. However, the result will be the same here tonight. The only difference is that they will be losing to superior athletes here in Texas, in front of a bunch of fat people! The fans boo but will the luchadores make Nese & Daivari eat Sterling’s words?
The teams sort out and Hologram starts against Daivari. The bell rings, the fans rally up, and the two circle. Daivari and Hologram tie up, Daivari wrenches, but the fans rally for Hologram. Daivari wristlocks, but Hologram rolls, handsprings and kicks free to wrench and spin and trip Daivari! The fans cheer, Hologram gets moving, but Daivari hurdles. Hologram ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! The fans fire up and then Hologram DROPKICKS! Hologram kips up, wrenches Daivari and wristlocks. Daivari pulls the mask! The fans boo but Nese tags in. The Premier Athletes mug Hologram in the corner!
The ref counts, the fans boo, but Nese & Daivari let off. Sterling says these are real athletes here. Nese reels Hologram in, but Hologram lands out of the back suplex to hot tag Mistico! Mistico springboards to CROSSOBDY Nese! Then he DECKS Daivari! Mistico whips, Nese reverses but gets around the handspring! Mistico dodges Nese, runs back in, but Nese tosses Mistico! Hologram is there for some SILLY STRING! Daivari runs up, Mistico blocks to knuckle lock, KICK, and go up, and up, and FLYING RANA ARM-DRAG COMBO! The fans fire up, Hologram gets in to give Mistico a boost, DOUBLE DROPKICK!
The Premier Athletes bail out, the fans fire up, and the luchadores build speed! But they fake Nese & Daivari out to roll back and superhero pose! Sterling is mad but the fans love it! They rally for “LUCHA! LUCHA!” and The Premier Athletes regroup. Nese storms up to the ring, Collision goes picture in picture.
Mistico feeds off the energy of the fans while he circles with Nese. But Daivari & Sterling distract him, and Nese CLOBBERS Mistico from behind! Nese stomps away, tags Daivari, and then drags Mistico up. The Premier Athletes mug Mistico, then Daivari whips Mistico for a BIG ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Daivari drags Mistico up, bumps him off buckles, and pushes him down to CHOKE on ropes! The ref counts, Daivari lets off, but now Sterling CHOKES Mistico! Daivari tags Nese in, they mug Mistico, and then Nese CHOKES Mistico! Nese lets off, but Sterling CHOKES Mistico again! The Premier Athletes keep getting away with stuff! Nese covers, TWO!
Nese pushes Mistico around and clamps on a chinlock. Mistico endures, the fans rally up, and Mistico rises up. Mistico fires body shots, but Nese throws him down by the mask! The ref reprimands but Nese soaks up the heat. Nese then stomps Mistico to keep him from Hologram. Nese drags Mistico around, Collision returns to single picture, and Nese CLUBS away with crossface forearms! Nese clamps on a chinlock to grind Mistico down. Mistico fights up, the fans rally, but Nese fires a knee! Then Nese DECKS Hologram because he can! Tag to Daivari, and the Premier Athletes double whip. Mistico handsprings to DOUBLE BACK ELBOW!
The fans fire up and Mistico stands. He dodges the Premier Athletes, sense Nese into Daivari, then ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! Nese tumbles out, Mistico CHOPS Daivari! Mistico goes up and up and FLYING ARM-DRAGS again! Daivari tumbles, the fans fire up, and Mistico crawls for his corner! The fans are thunderous for Hologram, hot tag to the man! Hologram jumps in, SOBATS, KICKS, and HEEL KICKS Daivari! Nese runs up, Hologram wrenches him, and he kicks off Daivari. Shiranui doesn’t quite work out but Hologram shoves Nese into Daivari! Hologram then runs up, uses Nese as a boost to get on Daivari’s shoulders!
Hologram then drops back to FLYING ARM-DRAG Nese!! The fans are thunderous as Hologram wrenches, hammerlocks, and lifts Daivari, for a SWINGING FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Daivari survives but Hologram refocuses. Hologram KICKS, KICKS, then reels Daivari in. Daivari fights back with a headlock, and Nese tags in as Hologram powers out. Nese spins Hologram around but Hologram ROUNDHOUSES! Hologram whips, Nese slides to pump handle and PREMIER PILEDRIVER! Cover, Mistico breaks it! The fans fire up, but Daivari whips Mistico out! Daivari hurries to his corner, Nese tags him in.
Nese & Daivari drag Hologram up to whip, but he KICKS them each! Hologram sweeps Daivari’s leg, stomps a foot, then reels Daivari in. The fans fire up but Sterling gets up! Hologram runs Sterling off but that lets Daivari CLUB Hologram! Daivari whips, Hologram reverses and Daivari tumbles out! Hologram DIVES onto Sterling! Hologram gets back in the ring, the fans are thunderous, and Hologram builds sped, only for Nese to SUPERKICK! Mistico springboards in to MISSILE DROPKICK Nese! The Premier Athletes regroup, Mistico runs and Hologram gives him a boost, TORNILLO PLANCHA!
The Premier Athletes are down, but Hologram goes up! Tightrope walk, CANNONBALL into everyone!! The fans are thunderous and Hologram puts Daivari in! Hologram goes up, the fans love “A E DUBQ!” for making this the opening match! 450 SPLASH! Cover, the luchadores win!
Winners: Holo.grm & Mistico, by pinfall
The cyber star and the champion stand tall! Will this momentum help Mistico take the fight to Jericho? Will Hologram be projected for a title opportunity?
Mariah May is here!
The Glamour, The Queen of Harts, is joining commentary so she can carefully watch this match. And also, she asks Tony Schiavone if she should, “say something, b*tch.” She throws his words back at him from a few weeks ago, and Schiavone apologizes for that comment. Nigel is sure enjoying this.
Toni Storm VS ???
The Leading Lady is more than ready to go All In with Mariah May, and uh, she heads right for her on commentary! Toni and Mariah are brawling! Mariah hits Storm low, then CLUBS her with the SHOOOE~! Christopher Daniels rushes in to stop this, he is removing Mariah from commentary. He warns her, she will lose her All In match if she keeps instigating things. Mariah says fine, but then Storm FLIES OFF THE STAGE!! The AEW Women’s World Champion just wiped out her challenger and The Fallen Angel! The brawl continues and the fans are loving it! Storm drags Mariah towards ringside!
Security rushes out here, the fans boo, they want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” The two hellcats are separated, but then Storm’s opponent comes after her! The fans boo and Mariah smiles because now Rache Chanel is gonna do her dirty work! Chanel whips Storm hard into steel steps! Then she pushes Storm in the ring, and the bell rings. The “Fashionista” BOOTS Storm down! Chanel says she’s gonna be champ herself! Chanel whips, Storm gets around, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Chanel flounders to a corner, and now Mariah scowls as Storm runs up, SWEET HIP MUSIC! Storm drags Chanel out while staring Mariah down.
Chanel ROCKS Storm with a forearm! Storm just grins! Chanel spins, into a wrench and kick! Then STORM ZERO!! Cover, Storm wins!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall
And Storm storms right to the apron! The security stays in her way, but this war at Wembley is going to happen! Will Mariah survive the fury she has unleashed within Storm?
Kyle Fletcher speaks.
“I first met Will Ospreay when I was 18 years old. Of course at first I was intimidated by Will, he was this big star, I was this skinny kid from Australia. I don’t know why he took me under his wing, but I am a better wrestler, probably a better man, because of it.” MJF’s cowardly attack on Ospreay angered Kyle. For all the things Ospreay has done for Kyle, Kyle promises to have his back until the day he dies. The Aussie Arrow is after MJF this Wednesday, but will he even make it past The Machine here tonight?
MJF visited Arena Mexico.
It was last night that Maxwell Jacob Friedman begrudgingly went down to Arena Mexico to defend his “great nation’s honor” against Templario. MJF got the tour, he waved the American flag, and questioned the legacy of Arena Mexico the entire time. But the AEW American Champion showed off “a superior culture and a superior athlete.” The so-called American Hero at least kept the belt, so will he be more than warmed up for Dynamite this Wednesday?
Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis VS Brian Cage!
The Aussie Arrow didn’t like The Machine mouthing off to him after squashing some rando on Rampage. Will Kyle come out of Collision in one piece? Or will we still have no answer to the question, “Who betta than The Machine?”
The bell rings and the fans rally for Kyle. Kyle and Cage tie up, and Cage digs in his heels as Kyle tries to push him back. Cage then powers Kyle to a corner. They go around, Cage RAMS into Kyle, but Kyle avoids the chop! Kyle CHOPS back, but Cage flexes. Kyle kicks low! Kyle headlocks, Cage powers up and out, then drops down to ELBOW Kyle! Kyle staggers up, Cage runs up, but Kyle throws him out! Kyle then CALF KICKS Cage off the apron! The fans fire up with Kyle and he builds speed. Kyle DIVES, and down goes Cage! The fans fire up more and Kyle brings Cage up. But Cage RAMS Kyle into the apron!
Cage sends Kyle into steel steps, then refreshes the ring count. Cage drags Kyle up and to the ramp. The fans boo but Cage suplexes, only for Kyle to slip free! SUPERKICK! Kyle then goes up the ramp, runs back down, and uses that momentum to CANNONBALL! Direct hit and the fans fire up while Collision goes picture in picture.
Kyle brings Cage up and over to put him in the ring. Kyle steps in, but Cage BOOTS him! And GERMAN SUPLEXES! Kyle flounders, Cage fireman’s carries, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Kyle writhes while clutching his neck! Cage smirks and paces before he drags Kyle up. Cage waistlocks to GERMAN SUPLEX again! Kyle flops around, Cage storms over, and Cage stands on Kyle’s head! The ref counts, Cage hauls Kyle up and bumps him off buckles. Cage CHOPS and Kyle sits down. Cage digs his boots into Kyle’s face, but he lets off as the ref counts. Cage stalks Kyle, taunts the fans, but Kyle fires body shots as Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Kyle has Cage up top! But Cage fires body shots, then HEADBUTTS Kyle! Cage scoops Kyle for a SUPER SPINNING POWERSLAM!! Cover, TWO!! Kyle survives and the fans are thunderous! Cage says time to end it! He drags Kyle up, reels him in, but Kyle cradle counters! TWO!! Cage escapes, but Kyle ROCKS him! Cage SUPERKICKS back! Kyle ROLLING ELBOWS! Cage roars, so Kyle SUPERKICKS! Kyle runs, ducks the lariat, then the southpaw, to hammerlock, gut wrench, and TOMBSTONE!! Cover, KYLE WINS!
Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall
AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE! Don Callis is proud of his Protostar for making it past The Machine, and Kyle gets a mic. Kyle wants to talk to one person and one person only: M J F. Kyle knows that MJF is sitting at home, no friends, no family, because we all know that MJF is the most selfish son of a B ever. Kyle hopes MJF is quaking in his boots, feeling a tingle in his tongue, because Kyle just dropped a 300 pound monster on his neck! And MJF knows if he takes that this Wednesday, maybe MJF doesn’t go to Wembley. And the idea of that fills Kyle will so much joy! He has an idea! If MJF is the “American Hero” he says he is, then he’ll put his American title on the line!
The fans like the sound of that! And then Kyle thinks HE goes to All In to face his best friend, Will Ospreay. How’s that, Max? Will he accept? Or is he a coward like we all know he is? But then MJF calls to “Koyle” from the tron! MJF says Kyle sounds like a moron. MJF sounds ilke a perfect American. Kyle is the typical foreigner, stealing things away from hard working Americans! There is a list of guys in front of Kyle that deserve a shot at the most coveted title in all of professional wrestling. Not everyone gets to be famous by riding Will Ospreay’s coattails. Some people become famous by beating Ospreay without breaking a sweat and getting an easy win.
Not that MJF expects that from “Koyle,” because he isn’t an American Hero like MJF. But MJF isn’t just a hero, he isn’t just humble, he isn’t just handsome, he is also selfless. So he will give “Koyle Fletcha” the opportunity of a lifetime. He will get an eliminator match. If Kyle can pin or submit MJF in North Carolina, in front of all the White hick trailer park trash, MJF will give Kyle a shot at the title the very next week. But that won’t happen. MJF will tell you what happens. Unlike Kyle, MJF is not some Australian barbarian, he is a professional wrassler, an American Hero, and he will teach Kyle what real wrasslin’ is all about!
And for that lesson, you can thank MJF later. The stakes have been raised, and that’s good enough for Kyle. Will the Aussie Arrow hit the mark and earn his shot at the title? Or will the Wolf of Wrestling snake his way right through Carolina?
Bryan Danielson speaks.
“I learned a long time ago that pain is just perception. When I’m hurting, I’ve got the biggest match of my career, it’s serving me well right now. A lot of people think that they know what 100% is. 100% is where 101% is not possible. I’m training for this at 100%.” Wheeler Yuta says people forget Bryan is an animal, a killer. The switch is flipped, this is the most focused, driven and violent Bryan has been in a long time. Bryan is pushing Yuta, too. Go for the neck, because Swerve Strickland, the most dangerous man in AEW, will of course go after it.
Bryan and Yuta are friends and see what they’re doing to each other. Swerve is Bryan’s opponent, Bryan is putting his life and his career on the line, so just imagine what Bryan will do. Bryan is ready for Swerve, Swerve is not ready for the American Dragon.
Backstage interview with Team Triple J.
Renee Paquette is with Jeff Jarrett, Karen Jarrett, Jay Lethal & Sonjay Dutt. Double J is facing Bryan Danielson this Wednesday, and Renee did not expect it to get to this. Karen wants Jeff to reconsider but Jeff says no. Lethal says if not for Hangman Page, Jarrett would be fighting for the world championship at AEW Grand Slam. Sonjay says if not for Hangman, Jarrett would be King of Harts and going to All In. Karen says the problem here is that insane buckaroo wannabe cowboy! Jeff has everyone calm down. He didn’t get what he wanted, but neither did Hangman. The difference is, Jeff makes the most of his situation.
So to Bryan Danielson, Jeff couldn’t be more thrilled than to be part of getting Bryan ready for All In. But Bryan needs to be more than ready! He needs to be ready for Swerve! They all know Swerve is the most dangerous man in AEW. So Bryan better be ready for anything. This Wednesday, Winston-Salem, let us take it back to where Jeff broke in. Memphis, Tennessee was doing hardcore wrestling even before it was called “hardcore!” That’s right! No time limits, no disqualifications, ANYTHING GOES! That is to say, there are no rules this Wednesday!
Jeff says he respects Bryan as a wrestler, and damn sure respects him as a man. But as the old song goes, “Now you’re on the fighting side of me.” This Wednesday, Jeff introduces Bryan to The Last Outlaw. Will this go from a tune-up to a Smash Hit on Dynamite?
AEW Continental Championship #1 Contender’s Triple Threat: Lee Moriarty w/ Shane Taylor VS Claudio Castagnoli VS Tomohiro Ishii!
Speaking of title matches, The Rainmaker awaits the winner of this star-studded Triple Threat. Will it be #TAIGASTYLE looking to add another belt to the ROH Pure Championship? Will it be the Swiss Superman looking to get back to some gold? Or will it be the Stone Pitbull who knows Kazuchika Okada very, very well?
The bell rings and the three feel things out. The fans rally up, and then Lee kicks Ishii! Lee kicks again but Claudio blocks it. Ishii CHOPS Claudio, but then Lee blocks! Claudio ROCKS Ishii, Lee fires forearms on them both. Ishii ROCKS Lee, Claudio DECKS Lee! Claudio and Ishii start trading shots now! Lee BOOTS Claudio, kicks Ishii, CLUBS Ishii then ROCKS Claudio! Lee talks smack then runs, into DOUBLE SHOULDERS! The fans fire up while Claudio and Ishii shove each other. Ishii fires shots, runs, and RAMS Claudio! Ishii staggers back! They RAM again and again, and Claudio winds up.
Ishii dodges, runs and RAMS Claudio! They both roar! Lee DOUBLE SHOTGUNS them down! The fans fire up with Lee and he drags Ishii up. Lee Mongolian Chops, ROCKS Ishii, then chicken wings. Ishii fights the crossface so Lee cravats. Claudio storms in and CLUBS Lee. Claudio hits as BIG back suplex on Lee, then a BIG back suplex on Ishii! The fans fire up more as Claudio goes to Lee in the corner. Claudio CHOPS Lee, stomps away on Lee, then lets off. Claudio stands Lee up but Lee gets around to drag Claudio down, REAR NAKED CHOKE! Claudio fights the grip, so Lee GEDO CLUTCHES! TWO, and Lee taunts Claudio!
Claudio runs up, Lee dodges and DROPKICKS! Claudio tumbles out to join Ishii, and Lee builds speed! Lee DIVES and he takes out both men! The fans fire up with Lee and Collision goes picture in picture.
Lee drags Claudio up while Shane talks him up. Lee winds up, to ROCK Claudio! Claudio shakes it off with a shoulder shimmy, then he DECKS Lee! Ishii is up to CHOP Claudio! And CHOP again! Claudio CHOPS back! And CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Ishii staggers, Claudio goes back for Lee. Lee throat chops! And BOOTS! Lee KNEES Ishii, too. Lee ROCKS Ishii, Claudio UPPERCUTS Lee! Claudio puts Lee in the ring, Ishii hurries in, and Ishii stomps Lee. Ishii stands Lee up to CHOP! Claudio CHOSP Ishii! Ishii CHOPS Lee! Claudio CHOPS Lee! Lee CHOPS Claudio, Ishii CHOPS Lee, Claudio CHOPS Ishii, repeat!
The CHOPS go around in a circle, but then Claudio and Ishii CHOP Lee! Lee fires back on them! The CHOPS just keep going around, then Lee throws forearms! Claudio CHOPS Lee, then CHOPS Ishii! Lee staggers back over, Claudio CHOPS him again! Lee grits his teeth to stay up, but Ishii CHOSP! Lee leans way back, but he stays up! Claudio CHIOSP, Lee almost has to bridge back! Then he blocks Ishii’s chop to CHOP them both back and forth! Claudio blocks a chop, Ishii CHOPS Lee!
The CHOPS keeps going, and Ishii trades CHOPS with Claudio. Lee comes back to CHOP each of them. The CHOPS go around in a circle again, but then Ishii and Claudio CHOP away on Lee. Claudio kicks Ishii, then Claudio CHOPS Ishii, CHOPS Lee, repeat! Collision returns to single picture as Claudio fires more CHOPS! Everyone roars, Ishii & Lee DOUBLE CHOP Claudio! Then Lee SAIDOS Ishii! Ishii’s right up!? And he CLOBBERS Lee! Claudio GERMAN SUPLEXES Ishii, Ishii’s right up to GERMAN SUPLEX Claudio! Lee GERMAN SUPLEXES Ishii! Claudio BOOTS Lee! Ishii ROCKS Claudio! Lee ROCKS Ishi!
Ishii ROCKS Lee, Claudio DOUBLE LARIATS them down! The fans fire up as all three men crawl, “This is Awesome!” as they each take a corner. Lee drops out of the ring, so Claudio and Ishii run at each other! DOUBLE LARIATS collide, but neither falls! So Claudio UPPERCUTS! Claudio runs, Ishii SWATS the lariat, HEADBUTTS and LARIATS Claudio! Lee TOSSES Ishii to cover Claudio, TWO!! Ishii is back up, Lee BOOTS him down! Claudio trips Lee! GIANT SWING! Lee wants a timeout but nope, we go all the way to TEN, then past that to go to FIFTEEN! The fans are thunderous as Claudio stays up!
Claudio runs, but Ishii trips him! Ishii drags Claudio out, hurries in, and SLIDING- NO, Lee catches Ishii to a ghost pin! TWO!! Lee runs up to BOOT! Lee then keeps moving, but Ishii LARIATS! Cover, Claudio breaks it! The fans fire up, and Lee flops out of the ring. Ishii and Claudio trade forearms, then Claudio UPPERCUTS! Ishii roars to fire boxing elbows! Claudio roars to UPPERCUT again and again! Ishii ENZIGIRIS! Lee rolls Claudio up! TWO!! Ishii runs in, Lee rolls him up! TWO, but into the BORDER CITY STRETCH!! Ishii endures, fights around, and rolls Lee up! TWO!! Lee goes to a corner, and he BOOTS back!
Claudio runs up, Ishii dodges, Claudio UPPERCUTS Lee! Claudio rushes Ishii but Ishii spins him around to suplex. Claudio fights that, Lee runs up, sunset flip causes Claudio to suplex Ishii away! Cover, TWO! Claudio drags Lee right up and in, NEUTRALIZER! Cover, Ishii breaks it!! The fans are thunderous as Ishii TOSSES Claudio out. Ishii drags Lee up and runs, SLIDING LARIAT!! Cover, but Claudio drags Ishii out! Claudio drags Lee up to SLIDING UPPERCUT! Cover, CLAUDIO WINS!
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the AEW Continental Championship)
The Swiss Superman snatched this one away, and now he takes on The Elite’s Rainmaker for the gold! But will Okada choose to go All In with Claudio? Or will he handle his business before the big night?
Backstage interview with Top Flight.
Lexy Nair is with Darius & Dante Martin, as well as Leila Grey, and notes that last Thursday night on ROH, we saw the debut of the “Top Flight Attendant.” Walk us through how this came to be. Leila says when Top Flight rang her call button, she stepped up. And together, they are taking off, straight to the top. A new look, but the goal is still the same. But then, “Hmmm…?” In steps The MXM Collection! Mansoor & Mason figure out what “TSA” stands for. And what is that? “Their Style is Ass!” MXM laugh it up. Look at Leila with her garish colors and that tiny tie. Is that a tie for ants?
But if Top Flight likes to fly, MXM just flew in from Milan. Do they know where that is? Oh, of course they don’t. They probably think it’s a cookie. Darius says MXM interrupting just put them on the No Fly List. And y’know what that means? It means they’re not fly! Well you know what this means? That this interview is over! Uh, this was Top Flight’s interview, not theirs. MXM still walks off, to POSE! Top Flight has no idea what to make of that, but will this make for a top tier tag team match?
Thunder Rosa VS Taya Valkyrie w/ Johnny TV!
La Mera Mera got screwed out of a Lumberjack match when La Wera Loca handed a turnbuckle bar to Deonna Purrazzo. But then Rosa made sure Taya couldn’t do the same to Willow Nightingale when Deonna was coming for the CMLL Women’s World Championship. Will Rosa wreck Taya for all her wicked ways? Or will Taya prove she’s AEW’s new “Main Character?”
The bell rings and Rosa goes right after Taya! Taya goes to ropes, Johnny protests, but Rosa runs Johnny off. Taya CLOBBERS Rosa, stomps her, then drags her up to bump off buckles. Taya stomps away on Rosa, digs her boots in, then lets off as the ref counts. Taya poses, goes back to Rosa and CHOKES her on ropes. The ref counts, Taya lets off, then she stands Rosa up to CHOP! The fans “WOO~!” and Taya storms up. Rosa throws body shots but Taya CLUBS Rosa down. Taya CHOPS again, then bumps Rosa off buckles. Taya stomps Rosa, snapmares, then KICKS. Taya soaks up the heat, then puts Rosa in a corner.
Rosa fights back with forearms! Rosa whips Taya to the corner, runs in and A-LIST LARIATS! Rosa pushes Taya down to SWINGING METEORA! Rosa snapmares Taya, runs and SLIDING LARIATS! Cover, ONE, and Taya bails out. Taya regroups with Johnny while Collision goes picture in picture.
Rosa storms out after Taya, drags her by her hair, and CHOPS her against railing! Rosa puts Taya in the ring, kicks her around, then stomps her. Taya goes to ropes, Rosa bumps her off buckles, then CHOPS! Rosa talks some smack on Taya, then digs her boot in! The ref counts, Rosa lets off and bumps Taya off buckles. Rosa whips corner to corner, runs in, but Taya slips out to the apron. Rosa throws a shoulder but Taya KICKS her in the ropes! Taya then reels Rosa in for a HOTSHOT STUNNER! Rosa flops back while Taya soaks up the heat and blows kisses. Taya storms in, takes her time, then starts stomping!
Taya lets off to soak up more heat. She stands Rosa up in a corner, wraps her arms around ropes and pulls! The ref counts, Taya lets off, and she KICKS Rosa’s leg! Rosa hobbles away, but Taya stalks her to CLUB her down. Taya digs her knees into Rosa’s back, then SMACKS Rosa off the mat! Taya hits a LEG SPLITTING LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Rosa hangs tough and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Rosa blocks a shot to SLAP Taya! And again! And again, and again, and again! Rosa fires off, HAMMERS away on Taya, and the fans fire up! Taya swings, Rosa dodges to kick and ENZIGIRI! Then DROPKICK! Taya falls and the fans fire up! Rosa runs side to side to DROPKICK Taya against ropes! Cover, TWO! The fans rally, Rosa drags Taya up and reels her in. Taya fights the tuck, wrenches out, and she mule kicks! And knees! Taya chicken wings, but Rosa victory rolls to STOMP 182! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as Rosa keeps on Taya, but Johnny drags Taya to safety!
The fans boo as Mr. & Mrs. TV regroup. Rosa storms out, the fans fire up, and Rosa tells Johnny to move or else. Johnny says okay, and Taya SPEARS Rosa down! Taya pushes Rosa in, covers, TWO!! Rosa survives and the fans fire up. Taya drags Rosa up but Rosa fires hands! Taya fires back! Taya whips, Rosa WRECKS Johnny with a dropkick! The fans fire up but Taya is mad! Taya reels Rosa in to SLAM her down! Taya grabs the legs but Rosa slips under, trips Taya, and has the COBRA CAMEL CLUTCH!! Taya TAPS, Rosa wins!
Winner: Thunder Rosa, by submission
La Mera Mera gets the mic to say she ain’t wasting time! “Deonna Purrazzo, get your little ass over here!” The Virtuosa appears, and she tells Rosa, “What else could you possibly want from me? A congratulations, perhaps? Because you won your last two singles matches? Well, congratulations. Yuo’re on what we call, ‘a winning streak.’ Just like I was when I beat you three times in a row!” The fans boo but Rosa tells Deonna off in Spanish. And then she tells Deonna she can twist it all she wants, but she never truly beat Rosa. Oh, no? Hmm. Deonna is pretty sure the record books show that she’s won a singles match, in a No DQ, and a Lumberjack match.
Rosa says how about they go again in Arlington, in a TEXAS BULLROPE MATCH!? The fans like the sound of that! And boom, Tony Khan makes it official! Will Rosa use that rope to whip the ego out of Deonna?
8 Man Tag: Mark Briscoe, Darby Allin & FTR VS The Beast Mortos & The Undisputed Kingdom!
The Sussex County Chicken, The Relentless One, and the #TopGuys are raring for a fight. Stepping up to the plate is the monstrous minotaur, the Savior of the Backbreaker, and the ROH World Tag Team Champions, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett. This is quite the All-Star game, but who knocks one out of the park while the other side just gets knocked out?
The teams sort out and fans chant “MAN UP! MAN UP!” Dax Harwood starts against Roderick Strong and the bell rings. Roddy avoids Dax’s takedown, then they tie up. They break, go again, and Roddy goes for a leg. Dax has the ropes, Roddy lets off but mockingly puts up his dukes. They reset, tie up, and Dax headlocks for a takeover. Roddy fights up, wrenches out to then headlock, but Dax wants a leg. Roddy shifts but Dax puts him in a corner. Roddy turns things around, then CHOPS! The fans “WOO~!” and Roddy knees low. Roddy whips corner to corner, but Tax blocks the hip toss to body shot and headlock.
Roddy powers up and out, but Dax RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Roddy hurdles, Dax drops down then arm-drags! The fans cheer as Dax has the armlock. Dax wrenches, tags Cash, and Cash goes up to AX HANDLE the arm. Cash wrenches to a hammerlock and he RAMS Roddy into buckles. Tag to Mark Briscoe, he CLUBS away on Roddy’s arm! Then wrenches to YANK, YANK, and tag to Darby. The fans fire up as Darby takes the handoff, and he BITES Roddy’s hand! Tag to Dax, he kicks Roddy low. Dax wrenches, but Roddy ROCKS Dax! Dax staggers, Roddy tags Bennett. Bennett stomps Dax, then CHOPS him in a corner!
Bennett ROCKS Dax, but Dax CHOPS back! The CHOPS go back and forth, then Dax ROCKS Bennett! Dax snap suplexes, then drops a leg! Dax pushes Bennett to a cover, ONE! Dax keeps Bennett from The Kingdom to tag in Mark. They double whip Bennett, to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up and Mark storms up on Bennett. Mark CHOPS, CHOPS, and stomps Bennett to a corner. The fans rally for “DEM BOYS!” as Mark stomps a mudhole. Mark digs his boot in, the ref counts, Mark lets off, and then Mark brings Bennett up. But Bennett ROCKS Mark! Tag to Taven, Bennett feeds Mark to a BOOT!
Taven goes up, Bennett ROCKS Mark and Taven FLYING LARIATS! Mark flounders, Taven soaks up the heat, then he drags Mark up. Taven suplexes but Mark blocks! Taven CLUBS away on Mark, talks smack, but Mark suplexes instead! The fans fire up and Mark brings Taven around to CHOP! Tag to Darby, and they mug Taven! Darby headlocks, Taven powers out but Darby rolls over the dropdown to arm-drag! Darby has the wristlock, Taven kips up, but Darby stuffs him with a headlock! Cover, ONE, and Taven stands to back suplex. Darby lands out, waistlocks and goes to ropes, O’Conner Roll! TWO, Darby springboards to SPLASH! Cover, TWO!
Taven escapes but Darby ghost pins! TWO! Taven escapes again, Darby wrenches an arm but Taven gets away as Darby tags Cash. Taven scrambles to his corner, wants a tag from Roddy, but Roddy hands that off to Mortos. The fans fire up as the beast is in! Mortos rushes Cash, Cash dodges to waistlock, but Mortos is too big to suplex. Cash headlocks, but Mortos lifts Cash! Cash kicks and flails, so Mortos lets him down to power up and out. Cash ducks ‘n’ dodges, but the LARIAT still finds him! Dax runs up, into a HEADBUTT! Darby runs up, into a FLAPJACK! Mark wants in but the ref says enough chaos! Mark has no choice but to back down while Mortos fires up!
The fans fire up with Mortos and he tags Roddy. Roddy runs up on Cash but Cash dodges to CHOP! Cash ducks, CHOPS, repeat! Cash fires hands, whips, and then back drops Roddy! Bennett runs in, but he takes a back drop! Roddy is back up, he knees Cash low, then whips him to the corner. Taven catches Cash but Cash BOOTS Roddy! Cash DECKS Taven, CLUBS Mortos, but Roddy KNEES Cash to OLYMPIC SLAM! Roddy WRECKS Cash with a dropkick and Cash tumbles outside. Roddy gets at Mark, the ref has to stop them, and that lets Mortos & The Kingdom stomp away on Cash!
The fans boo, the ref sees that but has to stop everyone from fighting all at once! The ref somehow maintains order while Collision goes picture in picture.
The teams all stand down, and Mortos puts Cash back in. Roddy drags Cash up to bump him off buckles. Roddy CHOPS Cash, tags Taven, and they mug Cash in the corner. Taven brings Cash around to COHP! Taven digs his boot into Cash’s face, the ref counts, and Taven lets off, only for Bennett & Roddy to CHOKE Cash! They let off before the ref notices, and Mortos tags in. Mortos sits Cash up in a chinlock, then wrenches an arm. Tag back to Taven and Taven KICKS the arm. Tag to Bennett, The Kingdom mugs Cash, then Bennett ROCKS Cash! And CHOPS him! Bennett whips, Cash reverses and ROCKS Bennett!
Cash CHOPS, Bennett headlocks, but Cash powers out. Bennett jumps one dropdown, but then Cash ducks his shoulder tackle! Bennett tumbles, hurries back, and brings Cash up to snap BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Cash survives but Bennett tags Taven. The mugging continues, then Taven suplexes. Cover, TWO! Taven is annoyed but he clamps on a chinlock. Cash endures, even as Taven leans on the hold. Cash fires body shots but Taven CLUBS Cash to a corner. Taven runs up to SPLASH! Taven taunts the fans, then CHOPS Cash! Taven goes for a leg, but Cash fights him off as Collision returns to single picture.
Cash ROCKS and CHOPS Taven, Taven KNEES Low! Taven fires forearms but Cash BOOTS him back. Cash goes up to FLYING BULLDOG! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Cash and Taven crawl, hot tag to Roddy, and he BLASTS Cash’s corner! Roddy keeps Cash back, Darby reaches out, but Bennett is there to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP off the apron and to the floor! Fans lose their minds with that, then ROddy KNEES Cash. Roddy whips, Cash reverses to RANA! Cash and Roddy hurry, hot tags to Taven and Mark! Mark rallies on The Kingdom with CHOPS and forearms! CHOP CHOP CHOP for Taven, ROLLING ELBOW for Roddy!
The fans fire up but Taven kicks low. Taven whpis, Mark SHOTGUN BOOTS Mortos! Taven runs up but only gets buckles! Mark then brings Taven around to bump of buckles! Roddy gets up but Mark UPPERCUTS him down! Mark whips Taven but Taven reverses. Mark goes up and out to ROCK Taven, then BLOCKBUSTER Mortos to the floor! Mark hurries in to bring Taven up, but Bennett runs in! Mark UPPERCUTS Bennett! Mortos runs in, Mark UPPERCUTS him! Taven is up, Mark DECKS him! Bennett kicks low, and he calls to Taven! Taven hurries up while Bennett reels Mark in, but Cash SHOVES Taven down!
Cash goes up to FLYING LARIAT Bennett! And he LARIATS Bennett and himself out of the ring! Mark suplexes Taven, Taven slips free to waistlock. Mark switches, shoves Taven, then fireman’s carries! ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! The fans fire up as Mark tags Cash, and Cash hauls Taven up. Tag to Dax while Mark climbs. Gory Especial, LAWN DART NECKBREAKER!! Mark is up, for the FROGGY-BOW!! Dax covers, but Mortos & The Kingdom break it up! The brawl is on again and the ref reprimands! The fans boo, Cash DECKS Roddy but Bennett kicks Cash out! Mark throws Bennett, Mortos TOSSES Mark!
The fans fire up as Mortos builds speed, to TOP TORNILLO!! Down go Mark and Cash! LEG LARIAT on Dax from Taven! Mortos tags in and he sees Dax in a corner! CANNONBALL! The fans fire up as Mortos drags Dax into the drop zone! Mortos climbs, PHOENIX SWANTON! Cover, TWO!! Dax survives, but Mortos CLUBS away on his chest! The fans fire up with Mortos and he pushes Dax down. Tag to Roddy, and he mocks the “top guy.” “Are you kidding me? THIS is a top guy!” and he points to himself. Roddy kicks Dax around, SLAPS him, SLAPS him more, but Dax CHOPS! Roddy RAMS Dax into a corner but Dax fights free!
Dax and Roddy DOUBLE LARIAT! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Dax and Roddy crawl, but Bennett goes around the away to get at Mark! They brawl on the apron! Mortos takes out Darby, Taven sneaks up on Mark. Mark ELBOWS Taven, but Bennett fireman’s carries! APRON DEATH VALLEY, and JUST THE TIP of the knee! Roddy has Dax all to himself, STRONG KNEE! Fireman’s carry, then a tag to Mortos! Mortos goes up, Roddy gives Dax a GUT BUSTER DROP!! Mortos hits a FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO?!? Dax survives and the fans are torn! Mortos roars, Roddy wants him to finish this!
The fans duel, Mortos hauls Dax up, winds up, and SLAPS Dax! Dax sputters as he staggers, but he comes back to CHOP! Mortos eggs Dax on, so Dax CHOPS! Mortos SLAPS Dax right down! Dax hobbles up, Mortos whips, but Dax reverses to SPINEBUSTER! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous again! Mortos and Dax crawl, hot tag to Darby! Darby dodges Mortos, dodges Roddy, BLASTS Bennett, but Roddy kicks low. Tag to Taven, they double whip. Darby DOUBLE COFFIN SPLASHES them! Darby COFFIN SPLASHES Roddy, then COFFIN SPLASHES Taven! Darby gives another COFFIN SPLASH to Roddy, then dodges Taven so the STINGER SPLASH hits Roddy!
Darby whips Taven, Taven reverses but Darby BOOTS him! Darby jumps over Taven to fire fast hands on Roddy! Darby runs to hop on, CODE RED!! Cover, Bennett breaks it! Cash DECKS Bennett! Taven SUPERKICKS Cash! On the outside, Mark and Mortos brawl, DOUBLE LARIATS take them both out! The Kingdom whips Darby, then BOSTON BAYONET! KICK O’ THE KING! SICK KICK!! Cover, TWO!!! Darby survives and the fans fire up again! Roddy tells the others to set up, and he tags Taven. Mike hauls Darby up, but Cash drags Roddy out to send him into railing! Taven climbs, but Cash gets on the apron.
Bennett ROCKS Cash, Cash ROCKS Bennett! Taven runs up to DECK Cash! Darby catches Taven to a cradle! TWO!! Taven escapes, knees low, then reels Darby in to suplex. Darby slips free, shoves Taven, then BOOTS him from a corner. Dax sneaks the tag, Darby dodges Bennett, only for Bennett to CLOBBER Dax instead! Bennett kicks Darby, calls to Taven, and Taven climbs! But Darby wrenches out to send Bennett into Taven! Taven is stuck up top, Darby SHOTGUNS Bennett down! Cash gets in, and he and Darby both build speed! They DIVE onto Roddy and Bennett!! Mark joins in to DIVE onto Mortos!
Dax goes after Taven up top, and he hits the SUPERPLEX! That’s the Power, Cash goes up to DIVING SPLASH! That’s the Glory! Mark adds FROGGY-BOW! That’s the Comeuppance! Darby COFFIN DROPS! That’s excessive! Cover, FTR and friends win!!
Winners: Mark Briscoe, Darby Allin & FTR, by pinfall
Four Truly Relentless stars just won big on Collision, and Dax gets the mic. He’s said this more than he feels he needs to, but he LOVES pro-wrestling! On top of that, he LOVES AEW! This is the lifeblood of AEW right here! These four are the heart and soul of AEW! Wednesday, Saturday, Friday, or- THE ACCLAIMED is here! Caster did tell everyone they would… And Platinum says cut the music, no rap tonight. “The heart and soul of AEW? Really? Really? I don’t think so. If you really love AEW, let me ask: Where were you last week when The Best Wrestler Alive was in the Blood & Guts cage, fighting against The Elite?”
Caster & Bowens join everyone in the ring to get in FTR’s face. Caster asks where Cash & Dax were when The Acclaimed were fighting The Young Bucks when The Bucks were running things into the ground? Dax’s body can’t handle the grind, and let’s face it, Cash is not good enough to be on TV without his little buddy. So don’t ever talk about Acclaimed until you’ve down half of what they’ve done! And Bowens adds that he doesn’t know what The Acclaimed has to do to earn respect. Because last week, THEY were giving their bodies for this company! Bowens stabbed a man with scissors so that FTR have the chance to show up, whine and complain about their legacies.
Respectfully, The Acclaimed doesn’t give a s*it about FTR’s legacy. Caster & Bowens care about building theirs. The Acclaimed are homegrown! The Acclaimed are the heart & soul of A E W! EVERYONE Loves The Acclaimed! So Bowens will let them know that they don’t get to cut the line to face The Young Bucks, that right belongs to The Acclaimed. And the last thing he has to say is a friendly reminder: The scoreboard reads Acclaimed: 1, FTR: 0. So if they have a problem with that, Bowens suggests they nut up or shut up! Bowens drops the mic, and FTR fires hands! Billy Gunn & Mark Briscoe get in the middle of that!
Mark says no, this what The Elite want! This is what the Bucks, the EVPs, this is what they want! They want everyone fighting each other and not The Elite! Show some unity here! They are all AEW! The fans cheer that! Dax, Cash, Caster and Bowens all take a breath, and FTR offer a handshake. But Billy has his boys back off?! It seems the only way to settle this is to fight it out. Who comes out on top to go All In against Matthew & Nicholas Jackson?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision, with matches that only did so much for story, but we did get really good promos to make up for that. Very good training montage promo from Bryan with Yuta to give more of Bryan’s side in the All In prep, but also really good promo from Triple J right after to raise the stakes on Bryan VS Jarrett on Wednesday. That one is actually gonna be pretty wild, could even be main event worthy. Very good opening promo from Christian & The Patriarchy. Luchasaurus is again disrespected, the fans want to see him turn, and it feels like we’re just a match away from that. Buddy is back, Bang Bang Gang wants another shot, I would love if there was like a Triple Threat Trios Championship ladder match, and Luchasaurus screws Christian over.
A good promo from Dustin, The Von Erichs & Sammy Guevara, but uh, is Sammy trying to make himself the Triple H in this Texas Evolution? Or maybe, he just wants it to be a Four Horsemen style faction where Sammy can be one of the singles champs in the group. Probably more the latter but it still seems an interesting move. I do appreciate Sammy saying he escaped a “vortex,” in reference to Jericho, and I suppose he could make a go of truly being Face, but time will tell. And we got a decent promo out of Top Flight with MXM, but Leila’s “Top Flight Attendant” origin story was lacking. She just used the flight attendant gimmick to explain that they asked and she jumped on the chance for TV time. But Top Flight VS MXM will be a lot of fun.
Hologram & Mistico VS Premier Athletes was a great opener, mostly because of Hologram. The fans love him, he is incredible, I just wish there was a title for him to go right after. Well, maybe the ROH World TV title. Atlantis Jr. VS Hologram could be some great stuff, and could be the way to bring the TV title back to ROH. MJF had a good vignette for his visit to Mexico, and Kyle had a good promo to explain his origin story with Ospreay. Kyle VS Cage was really good but Cage needs to stop trying to make the second rope spinning slam a thing, it’s not gonna work. The first time, with Rocky Romero, a much smaller guy, he botched it. This time, he almost botched it to where Kyle could’ve gotten hurt. Yes, it’s a creative idea, but not practical and therefore not safe.
Very clever stuff with turning Toni Storm’s squash match into an excuse for her and Mariah May to brawl. Storm of course still wins, but I feel like Storm VS Mariah should be a match that gets escalated with a stipulation, that’s how heated this is getting. Rosa VS Taya was really good, too, and naturally Rosa won. Rosa and Deonna are themselves escalating things, that bull rope match will be great stuff for next week, and I would think that is when Rosa finally wins one over Deonna. Then Rosa is primed for a title match after All In, and there are all kinds of possibilities. Rosa has beef with Storm and Britt from the past, but it’d be interesting to see Rosa VS Mone play out, too.
The Triple Threat Continental Contender’s match was great stuff. It hardly ever let up on the pace, was hardly ever two of them being 1v1 while the other guy rested, and even when it was, it was more Lee than the others resting since he’s the lighter guy, the more technical guy, and the Heel. Given that, and how Lee is a champion already, he lost out. I thought it was gonna be Ishii but Claudio is a great choice. I don’t know if that goes to All In, but it’ll be a great match all the same. If it is on TV, Okada is definitely winning. If it is at All In, maybe Claudio has a chance, but I still lean towards Okada winning out.
And we got a great All-Star 8 Man Tag. I thought Acclaimed were going to factor into the finish, but I appreciate that this match got a real finish. Taven sure took a lot of that, and I think that’s more because fans love seeing Taven eat crow for all his obnoxious behavior. But in the end, Acclaimed shows up to confront FTR as promised, and their promo really tore into those guys. As I said on Wednesday after The Acclaimed called FTR out, this has to be about a tag match, winners face Bucks at All In while the other team waits until All Out. Acclaimed mentioned being 1-0 against FTR, so maybe FTR wins to go to All In. Bucks VS FTR happens, maybe FTR wins, and then the tiebreaker, FTR VS Acclaimed part 3, happens at All Out. Or we get a Triple Threat to protect everyone, regardless of the result.
My Score: 8.6/10
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Is Collision Undisputed?
March Madness is in full effect, and Collision is ready to Slam Dunk Saturday! But will Daniel Garcia still be AEW TNT Champion? Or will the Face of TNT be Adam Cole BAYBAY?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW TNT Championship: Daniel Garcia VS Adam Cole; Time Limit Draw, Garcia retains the title.
- Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge: Max Caster VS Hook; Hook wins.
- Julia Hart VS Queen Aminata; Hart wins.
- Six Man Tag: “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs, Mark Briscoe & Rocky Romero VS The Don Callis Family; The Callis Family wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW TNT Championship: Daniel Garcia VS Adam Cole!
No time to waste, we’re jumping right to the action! Red Death and the Panama City Playboy had their previous match rudely interrupted, but now there is a ringside ban on EVERYBODY! Will Garcia prove he’s still the Face of TNT? Or will the title become Undisputed?
No introductions, the belt is raised, and it’s time to see who gets dunked on!
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Garcia and Cole hear the dueling from Omaha, and they step up. Cole offers a handshake, Garcia takes it, and the fans cheer. The two circle, tie up, and Cole wrenches to a wristlock. Garcia wrenches to wristlock in return, but Cole turns that back onto Garcia. Garcia reaches out, rolls, rolls, and rolls! Cole lets him free and Garcia wags a finger. The fans rally up as Garcia puts up the dukes, and does his dance! Cole smirks and circles with Garcia again. They feel things out, knuckle lock, then Cole wrenches and hammerlocks. Garcia reaches back to headlock, then shifts around to grind the hold.
The fans rally, Cole powers up but can’t power out as Garcia holds tight! Cole fights up and powers out the second try, but Garcia runs him over! Things keep moving, Garcia rolls over the dropdown but Cole arm-drags. Then Cole avoids Garcia’s arm-drag, to say, “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” The fans fire up, and Garcia smirks. Garcia and Cole reset, circle, and the fans fire up more. The two tie up, Garcia waistlocks, but Cole switches. Garcia headlocks again, then wrenches right away. Garcia waistlocks again, Cole pries at the hold, then switches. Garcia slips through to have an arm, for an ELBOW BREAKER!
The fans rally, Garcia keeps hold of Cole’s arm to then hammerlock. Cole switches that onto Garcia, then headlocks. Garcia powers up and out, but Cole runs him over! Cole brushes himself off, but Garcia grabs a leg! Cole hops around as he and Garcia stare down. Garcia throws the leg down but Cole headlocks. Cole hits a takeover, but Garcia headscissors. Cole kips free, the two tie up, and they fight for control. Garcia headlocks for a takeover, Cole headscissors, but Garcia kips free. Garcia stands tall and he stares Cole down. The fans cheer, Cole gets to his feet, and the two reset. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and Garcia waistlocks.
Cole switches, Garcia switches back, but Cole grabs the ROPEBREAK! Garcia and Cole clinch as the ref counts. Garcia gives as scuff, but Cole pie faces him back! They tie up, go along the ropes now, in and out of a corner, then end up in another clinch. The ref counts, Garcia and Cole slowly let off, but then Garcia avoids a cheap shot to CHOP! The fans fire up and “WOO~!” then Garcia whips. Cole reverses, Garcia SHOTGUNS him down! The fans fire up with Garcia and he runs in at the corner. Garcia LARIATS, then he climbs up. Garcia rains down fists, the fans count along, but Cole pops out at 7 to SHOVE Garcia to the floor!
The fans rally up while Garcia flounders. Cole waits a moment while the ring count starts. Garcia hobbles, Cole storms out after him, and Cole sends Garcia into the steel steps! Garcia falls in a heap and clutches his knee. Cole hurries to get Garcia up, to send him back into the steps! Garcia crashes and burns and takes a tumble! Cole refreshes the count, fetches Garcia, and he puts Garcia in the ring. Cole grabs the bad leg to stomp the hamstring, then stomps it again. Garcia scrambles away to ropes, but Cole stands on the bad leg against those ropes! The ref counts, the fans are torn, but Cole steps off at 4.
Cole drags Garcia to center for a STANDING KNEEBAR! Garcia endures, even as Cole tells him to just give up. Garcia reaches out, and he has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, the ref counts, and Cole lets go. Cole backs off for Garcia to stand, and Cole kicks the leg out! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! Not quite The Boom so Garcia survives, but Cole is right back on him. Cole has the leg, DDTS the foot, and Garcia scrambles away to more ropes. Cole stalks Garcia, drags him up, and bumps him off buckles. Cole stomps Garcia, then stand shim up. Garcia fires haymakers! Cole kicks the leg out!
Cole bumps Garcia off buckles again, puts the leg around the ropes, and pulls! The ref counts, Cole stops at 4, and Garcia slumps down. Cole runs to DROPKICK the bad leg! Garcia flounders away, clutches that leg, but he refuses to give up. Cole grabs the leg, steps through, but Garcia cradle counters! TWO, and both men stand! Cole blocks a kick, CLUBS the leg, then hits a BACKSTABBER! Garcia writhes, Cole covers him, TWO! Garcia toughs it out, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Cole is frustrated but he stays calm as he stands back up. Cole goes to a corner, waits on Garcia, then he goes up the ropes. Garcia hobbles but then falls, that bad leg a little too beat up for what Cole wants. Cole hops down to ROCK Garcia, then he goes back up the ropes. Garcia rises, and he UPPERCUTS Cole! Garcia ROCKS Cole, climbs up to get him, but Cole slips under! Cole SUPERKICKS the legs out! Garcia falls to the mat, Cole goes outside the ring, and Cole drags Garcia into the corner. Cole SLAMS the bad leg into the post! And then SLAMS it again! Garcia writhes in pain as Slam Dunk Saturday returns to single picture.
Speaking of, Cole SLAMS the leg into the post again! Cole ROCKS Garcia, then storms back into the ring. The fans rally up, Garcia crawls, and Cole talks some smack. The fans rally for “D G! WOOP WOOP!” Cole fires forearms, but Garcia refuses to back down. Garcia ROCKS Cole, Cole ROCKS Garcia! Garcia stands to ROCK Cole again! Cole fires a flurry, then eggs Garcia on. Garcia fires a flurry in return! The fans fire up but then Cole rains down fists! Garcia clamps onto Cole’s neck! Cole breaks free but Garcia CHOPS! Cole BOOTS! Cole then dodges a lariat to ENZIGIRI! Cole reels Garcia in, suplexes, but Garcia fights that to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Garcia drags himself up with the ropes, the fans rally, and Garcia dodges Cole to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT again! Garcia drags Cole up again, but Cole suplexes! Garcia slips free, TOSSES Cole out, then he has Cole in the ropes! DRAPING TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Cover, TWO!! Cole survives but the fans rally and duel again. Garcia drags Cole up, but the bad leg won’t let him lift! Cole fireman’s carries, USHIGOROSHI! Cover, TWO! Garcia stays in this and Cole grows frustrated again. Cole grabs the bad leg, drags Garcia around, and then steps through. Garcia BOOTS Cole right out of the ring!
Cole gets back on the apron, but Garcia runs up to GAMANGIRI! Both men tumble up and out to the floor! The fans rally up, Garcia drags himself up, and the fans help him stand! Garcia smacks his leg into working, and he SHOTGUNS Cole into the barriers! The fans fire up and Garcia drags Cole back up. Garcia puts Cole in the ring, reels him in, but Cole suplexes for a GHOSTBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Garcia survives again and Cole is further frustrated. The fans rally up, Cole goes to the corner, and he waits on Garcia. Garcia rises, Cole aims, but Garcia UPPERCUTS again! Garcia then twists Cole’s foot as he positions Cole just right.
We hit the five minute warning as Garcia climbs. Garcia tries to go to the very top, but the bad leg gives up! He falls back, and Cole jumps in for the PANAMA SUNRISE!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!!! Garcia survives and the fans fire up again! Cole brushes that off to go back up the corner. Omaha duels even harder now as Garcia rises. Cole reloads, but Garcia tumbles out of the ring! Whether he meant to or not, Garcia avoided the game ender. Wait! Cole just goes to the apron now! PANAMA- NO, Garcia dodges, and then KNEES low! Garcia reels Cole in, but the bad leg still prevents the lift! Cole runs in, but Garcia gets around! GERMAN SUPLEX to the floor!
Garcia puts Cole in, beats his leg into working, and he powers up! The fans fire up, but Cole resists the lift! Garcia powers through the pain to PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!?! Cole survives and Garcia is beside himself! Garcia falls back, “This is Awesome!” and Cole goes back to a corner. Garcia hobbles, runs back in, but he can’t even make it! Cole hurries back up, PANAMA SUNRISE!! Cover, TWO!?!? Garcia survives, but Cole just goes to the FIGURE FOUR!! The fans are thunderous as Garcia endures, shouts in pain, and flails around! Garcia claws at the hold, but then he backstrokes towards ropes!
Cole puts on the pressure, Garcia bites his finger to ignore his leg pain, and he gets the ROPEBREAK!! Cole lets go in frustration while the fans fire up again. Cole drags Garcia back to center, but Garcia drags Cole down for a cradle! TWO, but Garcia has Cole’s legs! DRAGON TAMER!! Cole endures as Garcia sits deep, but Cole fights around! The fans fire up as Cole finds the ROPEBREAK! Garcia lets go, more because he couldn’t last much longer himself. Fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but we know the time is running out. Garcia stalks Cole to the apron, brings him up to throw hands! Cole fires forearms in return!
The fans rally as these two go back and forth, forearm for forearm! We have ONE MINUTE LEFT! Garcia reels Cole in, but Cole fights the lift! Cole CLUBS away on the legs, then SUPERKICKS the legs out! Cole reels Garcia in, APRON DESTROYER!!! But Garcia flops to the floor! Cole hurries to get Garcia up and back in! Cole hurries to bring the kneepad down, but Garcia grabs that leg! Cole CLUBS away on Garcia! Cole runs, BUT TIME’S UP!!
Time Limit Draw; Garcia retains the title
Omaha can’t believe it! The 20 minutes are up, and Garcia survives to keep the title! But was Garcia saved by the bell? Or is Cole just not TNT Championship material?
BREAKING NEWS for May!
AEW returns to New Jersey by hitting up Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall! ROH Supercard of Honor on Friday, May 2nd, and AEW Collision live on Saturday, May 3rd! Ticket presale begins next Thursday, March 27th, then open to everyone on Monday, March 31st! Don’t miss out on all the elite action!
Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge: Max Caster VS ???
Slam Dunk Saturday returns and Platinum Max is already in the ring. He has the mic to tell Omaha, “You are looking live at the Best Wrestler Alive!” The fans boo that claim given Caster is 0-5 at his own challenge. But Caster still says everyone knows that Caster is a very busy man. He has a packed schedule, unlike his former tag team partner… The fans chant, “We Want Bowens!” but Caster says he has some news for us: Bowens ain’t here, and he ain’t coming back, cuz Caster ran his ass outta AEW! The fans boo more, but Caster says surely there are a lot of Maximaniacs here today, so time to give them what they want, and that is to chant his name!
Okay, here goes! “Let’s Go, Max! You’re the Best Wrestler Alive! Let’s Go, Max! You’re the Best Wrestler Alive!” The fans boo that stupid chant, so Caster says it’s four on the floor. But anyway, let’s get to business! Who can survive the Best Wrestler Alive? The man to answer is… HOOK! Will the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil make sure Caster finally learns his lesson?
The bell rings and the fans sing, “Hook is gonna kill~ you!” Caster says before they start, he knows Hook has a lot to say, so he should get it off his chest. Then Caster throws the mic at Hook! Caster attacks in that distraction, then CLUBS away on Hook! The fans boo, Caster whips but Hook reverses! Caster goes up and over, keeps moving, then ducks ‘n’ dodges. Caster cartwheels, cheers himself on, but then Hook trips Caster up! The fans cheer, and Hook clamps on REDRUM!! Caster TAPS, Hook wins!
Winner: Hook, by submission
Well, now it’s 0-6. Will Caster ever realize he’s not the Best Wrestler Alive?
Backstage interview with Queen Aminata.
Lexy Nair is with the One True African Queen, and notes that we are moments away from the tiebreaker with Julia Hart. They are 1-1, but Aminata won the previous match, so how does that momentum have her feeling? Aminata says she is- interrupted by Serena Deeb. Deeb says that was a fantastic win against Julia. What has she been telling Aminata? Listen to Deeb and you win! And tonight, it’s the rematch, and lucky for Aminata, Deeb came prepared. She has another playbook. This is 1000 holds, something Deeb has worked on for 20 years. It is everything Aminata needs to know to beat Julia, or anyone for that matter.
Deeb says it is all in this book. She hasn’t lied to Aminata yet, has she? Aminata tells The Professor thanks, but no thanks. Aminata is confident she can win this third match on her own. Aminata heads out and Deeb says well, we’ll see about that. What is Deeb about to do to test Aminata? Or will having one more match with the Princess of the Black Throne more than enough?
Julia Hart VS Queen Aminata!
The bell rings and Aminata circles with Hart. They tie up, Aminata waistlocks, then lifts, but Hart goes for a victory roll. Aminata stuffs that into a cover of her own, TWO!! Hart gets free, gets up, and gets around Aminata to crucifix takedown, TWO! Hart rolls Aminata, TWO! The two get up, run up, and Hart gets around to backslide! TWO, but Hart reels Aminata in for a cradle, TWO! The fans cheer this ongoing exchange, and then Hart waistlocks. Aminata bucks the O’Conner to then kick low! Aminata wags her finger, then reels Hart in. The fans duel, Aminata snap suplexes, and Hart tumbles to the corner.
Aminata storms over, drags Hart up, and brings her to the apron. Aminata clinches, and APRON SIDE EFFECTS! The fans fire up and Aminata grins. Aminata tosses her hair while Collision goes picture in picture.
Aminata CHOPS Hart on the chest, then taunts the Hart fans. Aminata brings Hart around to run and THROW her into the barriers! Hart falls in a heap, but Aminata makes her take a seat. Aminata refreshes the ring count, then runs at Hart, HIP ATTACK against railing! Aminata puts Hart in, then covers, TWO! Aminata doesn’t sweat it as she brings Hart around and clamps on with a chinlock. Hart endures, even as Aminata squeezes tight. Hart fights up, but Aminata wrangles her right back down. Aminata then shifts into a CROSSFACE! Hart endures, Aminata twists Hart’s nose, but the ref reprimands so Aminata stops.
Aminata fishhooks the nose! The ref counts, Aminata stops, but Hart powers her way through to a cover! TWO, Aminata lets Hart go, and then runs up to DROPKICK Hart down! Hart sputters, Aminata crawls over to have a cocky cover, TWO! Hart stays in this, but Collision goes to break.
Slam Dunk Saturday returns and Hart wrenches Aminata for an STO! The fans fire up as Hart STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Aminata survives, Hart frowns, and Hart rises up. Hart waits on Aminata, then runs Around the World to LARIAT! Hart then goes side to side to ELBOW! Hart brings Aminata out to snapmare, but Aminata stands up. Hart runs in, Aminata lifts Hart up, tucks her, and runs for the AIR RAID CRASH! Cover, TWO!! Hart survives and Aminata is shocked! Hart has a bloody nose again, but Aminata KICKS her in the side! Aminata puts Hart in the drop zone, then climbs up.
Aminata reaches the top, but Hart trips her up! Hart ROCKS Aminata, climbs again, but Aminata fires body shots! Hart and Aminata brawl up top, and then Hart grabs Aminata for a SPIDER SUPERPLEX! The fans fire up as Hart hangs there like a bat, then sits up to adjust position! MOONSAULT- NO, Aminata dodges! Hart rolls through to stand back up, but into the QUEEN’S CROWN HEADBUTT!! Cover, TWO?!?! Hart survives losing her head and Aminata’s about to lose her mind! Aminata drags Hart up and around as the fans rally. Aminata fires Kawada Kicks, then whips. Hart grabs ropes to stop, and she KICKS Aminata!
Hart runs, but Aminata ROCKS her! Hart sits back, Aminata says “OFF WITH HER HEAD!” Aminata runs, but Hart avoids the boot! Aminata falls back, Hart hurries to high stack, HART WINS!!
Winner: Julia Hart, by pinfall
The tiebreaker goes to Julia, and Aminata is stunned! If the Hart Always Wins, will she make her way back to a championship? Will Aminata decide to take Deeb up on her teachings now?
Backstage interview with Harley Cameron.
Lexy is with the wild Aussie and brings up that tomorrow night, Slam Dunk Sunday, we see Harley get back in action! Plus, Komander & Hologram will take on Dralistico & Beast Mortos. Mortos has had some rather intriguing interactions with “Harley-gram.” Harley says, “Oh, Lexy, Lexy, Lexy. Lucha Libre is a fascinating and amazing world. And I’m sure tomorrow’s match will be fantastic. And y’know what? Tomorrow night, yes, I do have a match, but! I will also stick around and be on commentary for that match. So I don’t really see the point of us discussing the romantic capabilities of a beast, y’know?”
Lexy says yeah, but uh, isn’t “Harley-gram” just Harley? NO, FEEL THE WRATH! Harley runs off, but will Harley be able to focus on her match with Mortos around? Will Mortos be able to focus on his match with Harley around?
Six Man Tag: “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs, Mark Briscoe & Rocky Romero VS The Don Callis Family!
While the Book of Hobbs is stuck on a chapter involving the Don Callis Family, he has decided to conglomerate with the Sussex County Chicken & Azucar! Will Briscoe & Rocky help Hobbs get through the “writer’s block?” Or will Konosuke Takeshita, Brian Cage & Lance Archer make sure #EverybodyDies?
The trios sort out and Briscoe starts against Konosuke. Don Callis is on commentary and Schiavone is sure he is not in a good mood over his guy, Mark Davis, missing out on the International Championship. Callis focuses instead on the Six Man Tag, and his “three physical freaks” of the Callis Family. Briscoe and Konosuke tie up, Briscoe headlocks, and Omaha rallies for #DemBoys. Konosuke powers up and out, Briscoe RAMS him, but Konosuke comes back to run Briscoe over! Things keep moving, Konosuke bypasses Briscoe but Briscoe slides under. Briscoe springs up to hit the crane stance! Callis says that is disrespectful!
Konosuke blocks the crane kick, spins Briscoe around, and back suplexes, only for Briscoe to land out. Konosuke kicks low, whips Briscoe to a corner, but Briscoe goes up and out. Briscoe eggs Konosuke on, then counters the punch with a REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUT! Briscoe climbs, aims, and leaps, but Konosuke BODY BLOWS the ax handle down! The fans boo but Konosuke stands Briscoe up. Konosuke whips Briscoe to the Callis corner, but Briscoe BOOTS Archer down! The fans fire up but Cage grabs Briscoe. Konosuke runs up, but Briscoe slips free, so Konosuke DECKS Cage! The fans fire up and Briscoe kicks low.
Briscoe whips, Konosuke reverses, Hobbs sneaks the tag. Briscoe DIVES onto Cage! Archer BOOTS Briscoe, but Rocky FLYING KNEES Archer! Hobbs runs in to CLOBBER Konosuke! And CLOBBERS him again! The fans fire up and Hobbs smirks. Hobbs stands Konosuke up to scoop him, and then he tags in Rocky. Rocky climbs, Hobbs POWERSLAMS Konosuke down for Rocky to DIVING DOUBLE STOMP! Konosuke sputters while Rocky gives some Azucar Heat. Rocky runs to DIVE, but Cage catches him! And hands him off to Konosuke! APRON POWERBOMB! Cage CLOBBERS Briscoe, Archer whips Hobbs into railing!
The fans boo, the Callis Family soaks up that heat, and Collision goes picture in picture.
The ring count starts, Archer talks smack tot he camera that we can’t hear, but Konosuke puts Rocky in the ring. Cover, TWO! Rocky survives but Konosuke drags him up. Konosuke bumps Rocky off buckles, tags Cage, and they stomp away. The ref counts, Konosuke stops but Cage digs his boots in. The ref counts more, Cage stops at 4, then Cage stands Rocky up. Cage CHOPS Rocky, tags Archer, and Archer drags Rocky up. Archer bumps Rocky off buckles, then fires forearm after forearm! Archer runs corner to corner and back again to ELBOW Rocky! Archer takes a page out of Rocky’s book, TWO-EVER ELBOW!
Archer keeps it going, THREE-EVER! Archer lets Rocky flop down, nothing lasts forever. Tag to Konosuke, and he stands between Rocky and his corner. Konosuke DECKS Rocky, then stalks him to ropes. Konosuke CHOKES Rocky, the ref counts, and Konosuke lets go of the ropes. The ref says that’s not the problem, he has to step off of Rocky! Konosuke does step off, then he brings Rocky up to whip to ropes. Konosuke ELBOWS Rocky down, covers, TWO! Rocky stays in this but Konosuke tags Cage. They mug Rocky, then Cage brings Rocky around to scoop and SLAM! Cage runs to drop a leg, brother! Cover, TWO!
Cage hauls Rocky up to TOSS him out! Cage taunts Briscoe, but this lets Archer and Callis to get their shots in! Callis grins, Briscoe & Hobbs protest, but nothing can be done now. Callis high-fives Archer and Cage puts Rocky back in. Cage tags Archer, Archer storms up on Rocky, and Archer puts him in a corner. Archer runs corner to corner, but Rocky dodges! Archer hits buckles, staggers around, and he tags to Konosuke. Konosuke drops an ELBOW on Rocky! Konosuke looms over Rocky, CLUBS him, and then brings him around. Konosuke whips Rocky hard into buckles and Rocky falls to the mat. Konosuke looms as Slam Dunk Saturday returns to single picture.
Konosuke taunts Rocky, the fans rally up, and Konosuke slaps Rocky around. Rocky rises to fire a forearm! Konosuke just shakes his head. Rocky fires another forearm, and another, but Konosuke SMACKS Rocky! Rocky roars and fires a flurry! The fans fire up but Konosuke fires boxing elbows! Then a ROLLING- UPPERCUT from Rocky! The fans fire up as both men wobble! Rocky dodges a lariat, goes up the ropes, FLYING TORNADO DDT! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Rocky and Konosuke crawl as Callis admits, that was a great sequence. Hot tag to Briscoe! The fans fire up as Briscoe rallies with forearms and CHOPS!
Cage ducks a shot to waistlock, but Briscoe BOOTS Konosuke down! Briscoe then breaks free to PELE Cage! The fans fire up with Briscoe, but Konosuke kicks low. Konosuke whips, Briscoe flips through the backdrop! The fans fire up again, and Briscoe wrenches to kick and FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, Cage breaks it! Archer BLASTS Hobbs & Rocky! The fans boo but Cage ripcords and ROCKS Briscoe! Archer ROCKS Briscoe, Cage JUMP KNEES, and Archer HEADBUTTS! Konosuke ALPHA ELBOWS and down goes Briscoe! Cover, TWO! Briscoe survives but Konosuke tags Archer. Archer & Cage storm in, they get Briscoe up.
Archer BLASTS Hobbs off the apron again while Cage lifts Briscoe. Briscoe fights free and UPPERCUTS! CHOP for Archer! Cage runs up, Briscoe ducks, the LARIAT hits Archer! Hot tag to Hobbs! The fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Cage dodges, but runs into a POWERSLAM! Archer runs up to RAM Hobbs! Hobbs rebounds to LARIAT Archer! The fans fire up and Hobbs LARIATS in a corner! Then LARIAT for Cage! Then back for Archer! Back to Cage! The straps come down and Omaha is really hot! But Konosuke winds up! Hobbs dodges the elbow to SPINEBUSTER! But Cage runs up, DOUBLE LARIATS hit!
The DOUBLE LARIATS continue to collide but neither man falls! “MEAT!” echoes out with every shot! Cage BOOTS the lariat away, mule kicks then KICKS! But Hobbs swings! Cage gest around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Rocky tags in and goes up, CROSSBODY, but Cage catches him! Cage pops Rocky up, Rocky slips free and ENZIGIRIS! Cage staggers, into a SPINEBUSTER! Konosuke DECKS Rocky! And he KICKS Hobbs to then ROCK Hobbs! And then BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Briscoe and Konosuke fire forearms back and forth, then Briscoe fires a flurry! Briscoe runs, into a BOOT! Konosuke runs, into an EXPLODER!
Archer runs in, Briscoe dodges the boot, but Archer breaks the clothesline to CLOBBER Briscoe! Rocky runs in, tilt-o-whirls, but into the BLACK- NO!! Rocky slips free to have the SLEEPER! Archer THROWS Rocky down! And then runs in, only for Rocky to dodge! Rocky dropkicks the legs out, then kicks. Archer blocks, ducks the enzigiri, but not the REWIND HEEL! Roll up, TWO! Archer is up, Rocky dodges to springboard, but into a HAYMAKER! Archer hauls Rocky up, Cage is there, MURDER BOMB!! DISCUS LARIAT for Briscoe! Tag to Konosuke, he hauls Rocky up, RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Don Callis Family wins!
Winners: The Don Callis family, by pinfall
Omaha was served up some meat and chicken with sugar on top, but the Don Callis Family ate it all! Will this win help Konosuke head back for a title opportunity in time for Dynasty? Will Hobbs at least be allowed to move on from the Don Callis Family?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision here for just the first half of the Slam Dunk Weekend, as recorded Wednesday night after Dynamite. I kinda like Collision being just one hour, but obviously they’ll go back to two hours on one night next week. Opening with the TNT Championship was quite the surprise, but that did help it go the full 20 minutes, which was a particularly clever move here. Garcia keeps the title but Cole was very close, so maybe we get a third match where they extend or completely do away with the time limit to get a definitive winner. And at that point, I would think Adam Cole wins to finally have a singles title in AEW.
Good stuff in Caster again losing his own Open Challenge. Good win for Hook as it’s been a minute since he’s had a singles match. With Caster harping on Bowens being absent, this really needs to culminate with Bowens answering the challenge, winning that first time, but then Caster wanting a rematch. Then that match will be awesome stuff, but still ultimately won by Bowens to get it in Caster’s head that he can’t just say he’s the Best Wrestler Alive and put it on a piece of paper. Then we can see Caster take his character in another direction, maybe do some soul searching. Or more likely, just double down and be even more insufferable.
Very good match for Hart VS Aminata 3, hard to say if it was that much better than the previous, but Hart winning makes sense with Aminata VS Deeb still needing to happen. A shame the Aminata-Deeb feud had to build in the background of the Aminata-Hart feud, but it’s not like they could do more on a week to week basis. Unless… Well, snark aside, Aminata will surely take Deeb up on at least that Pure Rules match for a first-time-ever in the Women’s Division, and I would love for a Women’s Pure Championship to be created in time for Supercard of Honor. It actually works out that Supercard had to be pushed back to avoid clashing with WrestleMania, because the pacing of the Women’s Division definitely can/will go all the way to May.
Very good promo from Harley to not just hype up Slam Dunk Sunday, but to also poke fun at how she is so obviously Harley-gram, and that there is some, uh, animal magnetism between her and Mortos. And Schiavone said that Komander & Hologram VS Mortos & Dralistico will be the main event, so you can bet there will be shenanigans involving Mortos and Harley/Harley-gram.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Will Dynasty be Rated R?
Given the controversy of Revolution, Jon Moxley and Adam Copeland fight for the AEW World Championship once again, in a STREET FIGHT! Who will meet Swerve Strickland in Philadelphia?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW International Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Orange Cassidy VS Ricochet VS “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Mark Davis; Ricochet & Bailey double pinfall win and will both challenge Kenny Omega for the title at AEW Dynasty.
- AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone VS Billie Starkz; Mone wins and retains the title.
- AEW World Championship Street Fight: Jon Moxley VS Adam Copeland; Moxley wins and retains the title.
- Will Ospreay VS AR Fox; Ospreay wins.
- Megan Bayne VS Kris Statlander; Megan wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW International Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Orange Cassidy VS Ricochet VS “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Mark Davis w/ Don Callis!
The Dynasty International Eliminator Tournament has led to this moment! Two Americans, a Canadian and an Australian battle to face another Canadian in Kenny Omega! What kind of match is the Best Bout Machine about to have in Philadelphia?
The bell rings and the fans rally for “SPEEDBALL! SPEEDBALL!” All four men watch each other, and Davis sticks out like a sore thumb as the biggest guy here. Cassidy rolls through the middle of the group, and the fans cheer! Ricochet and Davis aren’t amused but Bailey applauds. The four feel things out, Davis knuckle locks with Bailey, but Cassidy is a bit more reluctant. Ricochet knuckle locks with Bailey, but Cassidy is still reluctant. Ricochet breaks with Bailey to headlock Cassidy. Bailey fires KICKS on Davis, Cassidy powers out but Bailey sidesteps Ricochet. Cassidy arm-drags Ricochet, Davis waistlocks Bailey.
Bailey elbows free, Cassidy runs up but Bailey sends him into Cassidy! Davis rebounds, Cassidy drops down, Bailey TOSSES Davis out! The fans fire up and now the high-fliers all stand off. Ricochet gets the fans fired up, but then he sucker punches Cassidy! Cassidy falls out and the fans boo. Bailey fires LIGHTNING KICKS on Ricochet! The ENZIGIRIS sends Ricochet tumbling away and the fans fire up again! Cassidy returns, he and Bailey square off. Cassidy fires “lightning” kicks, and the fans go wild! Cassidy then winds up, puts his hands up, and then puts them in his pockets! The fans fire up and Bailey says okay, hold on.
Bailey puts his hands behind his back to mirror Cassidy, and then he starts throwing kicks! Cassidy ducks ‘n’ jumps those feet, then SHOTGUNS Bailey down! Cassidy kips up, but then so does Bailey! The fans rally more as Bailey kicks and Cassidy dodges. Cassidy runs the ropes but Ricochet trips him up! The fans boo as Ricochet drags Cassidy out and THROWS him into barriers! But Bailey runs to SLIDING RANA! The fans fire up again, and Bailey KICKS Ricochet against barriers! Bailey stands Ricochet back up to KICK him again! The fans cheer, Bailey puts Ricochet in and climbs a corner. But Davis grabs Bailey’s foot!
Bailey kicks Davis away, then FLYING- NO! Davis stops the rana to APRON POWERBOMB Bailey! Cassidy DIVES, but Davis catches him, to RAM him into the apron, then APRON BACK SUPLEX! Ricochet runs up to CLUB Davis, but Davis stays up. Ricochet apologizes but Davis storms up on him. The fans tell Ricochet he messed up, and Ricochet runs away into the ring. Davis pursues, Ricochet slips out the side, Bailey O’Conner Rolls Davis! TWO, Ricochet comes back but Bailey BOOTS him down! Bailey then goes up, up, but Davis grabs him in a waistlock! Bailey fights the grip, gets free, and he CHOPS!
The fans fire up but Davis just scowls. Bailey CHOPS again! Davis eggs Bailey on, so Bailey CHOPS again! The fans “WOO~” but Davis roars! Bailey kicks, Davis blocks, and then Davis CHOPS Bailey down! Cassidy is back, Davis CHOPS him down, too! The fans boo but Davis stalks Bailey to a corner. Davis stands Bailey up to CHOP LARIAT! Ricochet joins commentary at this moment just to say he’s not a dummy who’s gonna get beat up in that ring. He’s letting Davis do all the work! Davis drags Cassidy up, CHOP LARIATS him in a corner, then goes back to Davis. The ref tells Ricochet to get in the ring but Ricochet tells the ref to shut up.
Davis TOSSES Bailey, Ricochet says he knows when to pick his spots. Ricochet steps off commentary, the fans tell Callis off while Davis scoops and SLAMS Cassidy! Davis soaks up the heat, stands Bailey up and CHOKES him int he corner! Ricochet slithers in to cover Cassidy! Davis hears the count and drags Ricochet up! Davis TOSSES Ricochet up and out of the ring! But Bailey- Well, he tries to roll Davis up but Davis is sturdy. Cassidy runs up and CROSSBODIES, but Davis catches him! Davis swings and TOSSES Cassidy, then SENTONS onto Bailey! The fans fire up, Ricochet slithers in, but then he and Davis lock eyes.
Davis shouts and Ricochet slithers back out, “picking his spot.” Davis drags Cassidy up while the fans rally for “FRESHLY SQUEEZED!” Davis suplexes, but Cassidy gives him STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Either Cassidy holds on or Davis is blocking, but Bailey is up top either way! FLYING DOUBLE KNEES!! Davis takes the worst of that, and now Ricochet slithers back in! Bailey SUPERKICKS him first, though! Bailey runs and BOOTS Davis in the corner! Bailey pushes Davis down, goes up, and MISSLE DROPKICKS! Davis gets up, but Bailey SOBATS, AX KICKS, and KICKS Davis down! The fans fire up and Bailey runs, STANDING SHOOTING STAR!
Ricochet TOSSES Bailey out, aims at Davis, STANDING SHOOTING STAR! But now Cassidy TOSSES Ricochet out! Cassidy winds up, but he realizes he can’t pull off the Shooting Star so he just covers! ONE!! Davis survives, Cassidy argues the count, but Ricochet returns! Cassidy dodges, but then Ricochet dodges Bailey! Bailey dodges Cassidy, Ricochet CHOPS Cassidy! Bailey ROCKS Ricochet, Cassidy DECKS Bailey! Ricochet, Cassidy and Bailey all gather, but Davis roars! So he gets TRIPLE BOOTS! The fans fire up as Ricochet says the others can handle this. Cassidy and Bailey say nope! They whip Ricochet into Davis’ BOOT!
Davis then runs to CLOBBER Cassidy and Bailey at the same time! Ricochet comes back, but Davis CLOBBERS him, too! The fans boo Dunkzilla but he soaks up that heat while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Davis drags Bailey up and around, reels him in, and suplexes high and hard! Bailey flounders away, Cassidy gets up, but Davis kicks him low. Davis suplexes high and hard again! Ricochet is up, he kicks first, but Davis still suplexes Ricochet! Davis hits a hattrick, but Bailey returns. Davis DECKS Bailey! Davis paces, then he CHOPS Bailey! Bailey fires a body shot, but Davis CHOPS him down! Davis fires up, and suplexes, but Bailey blocks! Bailey fires body shots, and he tries to suplex Davis?! Davis fights that, then he suplexes Bailey high and hard! Davis BLASTS Ricochet off the apron, then drags him back up. Davis suplexes Ricochet to THROW him!
Davis storms up on Cassidy ash e returns, but Cassidy grabs a leg. Davis CLUBS away on Cassidy, Bailey runs up to CLUB Davis! Bailey CLUBS away, Cassidy joins in, and the two work together. Davis fights their suplex to DOUBLE SUPLEX them! Davis flexes, but Ricochet ghost pins! TWO!! Davis hurries to suplex Ricochet, BRAINBUSTER! Ricochet tumbles away, Davis raises his hands as he soaks up the heat. Dynamite returns to single picture and Davis drags Cassidy up. Davis suplexes Cassidy again, but Cassidy fights it! Cassidy tries to suplex!? Davis fights that, tries again, but they go back and forth!
Davis suplexes, Cassidy slips free, but Davis sends Cassidy to a corner! Cassidy bounces off buckles, Davis reels him in, but Cassidy suplexes Davis!! The fans are thunderous and Davis sputters. Callis is shocked, but Ricochet CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Ricochet soaks up the heat now. Ricochet storms back up on Cassidy, then dragon sleepers. VERTI- NO, Cassidy slips free! Fans taunt Ricochet, “YOU ARE BALD! YOU ARE BALD!” Cassidy ducks ‘n’ dodges, tilt-o-whirls, and DEJA VU RANAS Ricochet away! Ricochet scrambles back up, but Cassidy runs. Tilt-o-whirl and DD- NO! Ricochet stops that to NORTHERN LIGHTS!
Ricochet rolls through and deadlifts, but gets a STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! The fans fire up, Cassidy clutches his arm, and Bailey returns. Bailey THRUST KICKS but Cassidy goes Matrix! Cassidy swings, Bailey dodges, and Bailey goes up to TRIANGLE JUMP MOONSAULT onto Davis and Ricochet! Bailey returns, he bumps Cassidy off buckles, then goes up. Cassidy goes up, btu Bailey hops back to GAMANGIRI! Bailey hops back in, hoists Cassidy up, and he POWER- NO, Cassidy RANAS through! Cover, TWO! SUPERKICK! Bailey knocks Cassidy down and covers, TWO! The fans fire up but Bailey suplexes, FALCON ARROW!
Cassidy is in the drop zone and Bailey goes up top! The fans rally and Bailey aims, SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Cover, Davis drags Bailey out! And Ricochet slips in to build speed! FOSBURY FLOP takes out Davis! Ricochet goes up a corner and now he aims at Cassidy! SHOOTING STAR PRESS of his own! Cover, TWO!! Cassidy survives and the fans fire up! Ricochet argues with the ref but the count was fair. Ricochet talks trash, the fans boo, but Ricochet drags Cassidy up. Dragon sleeper, but Davis is up! Ricochet lets Cassidy go to HANDSPRING KICK Davis down! Bailey is back, Ricochet dodges to kick low! SOBAT! KNEE LIFT! DISCUS LARIAT!
Ricochet fires up but the fans still boo. Ricochet drags Bailey up, reels him in, and hoists him up, then shifts from bomb to DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Bailey survives and Ricochet is frustrated. Ricochet sees Cassidy is back, but Cassidy tilt-o-whirl DDTS! Cassidy ducks Bailey’s Penalty Kick to BEACH BREAK! Davis is back and he reels Cassidy in. Cassidy and Davis fight for control, but Cassidy slips free of the bomb! Cassidy then ducks the enzigiri! The fans fire up for the ORANGE PUNCH!! But Ricochet whips Cassidy, only for Cassidy to reverse and TOSS Ricochet out! High stack on Davis, TWO?!?!
Davis survives, Callis is relieved, and Omaha is shocked! Cassidy rises, Ricochet springboards, FLYING LARIAT! Cassidy tumbles away but Bailey steps in. The fans fire up as Bailey and Ricochet trade kicks! “This is Awesome!” as Bailey ducks, Ricochet ducks, and both men BOOT! And both men ROUNDHOUSE! Davis is back, Bailey ducks and the LARIAT hits Ricochet! But then Davis comes back to LARIAT Bailey after all! Davis drags Bailey up, reels him in, and roars! But Ricochet stands, only for Davis to grab him by the neck! Davis POWERBOMBS Bailey with one arm, then shoves Ricochet for a POP-UP POWERBOMB!
Davis turns around, Cassidy leaps for DEEP- NO, Davis catches Cassidy and SPINEBUSTERS! Davis roars, grabs Cassidy’s legs, close your eyes and COUNT TO PAIN!! Cover, BAILEY BREAKS IT!! The fans are thunderous again but now Davis drags Bailey up! But Bailey trips Davis, JACKKNIFE BRIDGE! TWO and Davis sunset flips! TWO, and Bailey PENALTY KICKS! Then STANDING MOONSAULT KNEE DROP!! Davis sputters, but Ricochet grabs Bailey! Bailey BOOTS Ricochet, dodges Davis, and BLINDSIDE HEEL KICKS! Bailey hooks the arms, slowly backslides, but Ricochet adds in with a high stack! Cover, THREE, but who wins?!?!
Callis claims everyone cheated except Davis! The fans are confused, they want it to be Bailey’s win, but Ricochet did join the cover. The ref has everyone calm down and he sorts this out. He tells Callis to shut up and back off while he talks with Justin Roberts. The announcement comes in: As a result of a pinfall, challenging Kenny Omega for the title will be… “Speedball” Mike Bailey AND Ricochet!
Winners: “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Ricochet, by double pinfall (BOTH will challenge for the title)
The only one happy about this is The One & Only! Ricochet sneaks his way into the title match, but will he be able to pull off something like this in Philadelphia? Or will the title still belong to a Canadian in the end?
AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone VS Billie Starkz!
The CEO is still #FourBeltsMone after her great battle with Momo Watanabe at Revolution. However, she hasn’t been taking the inaugural ROH Women’s Television Champion very seriously. But that doesn’t bother Billie, because Mone was never her role model. Will Billie once again make history? Or will she simply pay for messing with Mone?
The introductions are made, the teal belt is raised, and we see who is really star material!
The bell rings and Billie offers a handshake. The Code of Honor, if you will. Mone ROCKS Billie instead, then DROPKICKS her! The fans boo but Mone rains down fists! The ref counts as Billie is in the ropes, so Mone stops at 4. Mone smothers Billie’s face into the mat, then slaps Billie around! The fans are torn but the boos are strong. Mone drags Billie up, bumps her off buckles, and then digs her boot in at the corner. The fans boo and the ref reprimands, Mone stops at 4, and Mone snapmares to run and METEORA! Cover, TWO! Mone is annoyed but Billie is tougher than that. The fans duel while Billie sits up.
Mone talks trash but Billie fires forearms! Billie whips, Mone reverses, but Billie BOOTS her down! Mone runs back up, she blocks Billie’s boots and throws them aside, but Billie REBOUND ENZIGIRIS! Billie goes out and steps back in, TORNADO DDT! The fans fire up for Billie as she has a wild grin. Billie hurries to cover, TWO! The fans rally, Billie goes up a corner, but Mone bails out! The fans boo but Mone wags her finger. Billie hops down, builds speed, and she DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp and the fans fire up! Billie roars, goes back into the ring, and she goes up the corner! Billie aims and SUPER CANNONBALLS!
The fans fire up as Billie takes Mone down! The ref checks them both, but Billie stands up. Billie drags Mone up, puts her in the ring, then goes back up the corner. Billie aims again, SWANTON BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Mone survives and Billie grows frustrated. Mone clutches her side and crawls to a corner while Omaha rallies for Billie. Billie drags Mone up, Electric Chair Lifts, but Mone grabs the ropes! Billie pries Mone from them, but Mone CLAWS Billie’s eyes! Mone slips out the back to BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Mone rains down fists, lets off to TOSS Billie out, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Mone snarls while fans cheer and jeer. Mone then calms down and smiles, and she does her dance while the ring count climbs. Billie sits up, pushes up off the mat, and springs in at 9! Mone is right on Billie with a scoop and SLAM! Cover, TWO! Billie toughs it out but Mone KNEES her int he side! Mone then pulls Billie into a Half Bow ‘n’ Arrow! Billie endures being bent back, and she reaches out for ropes. Billie then reaches back to drag Mone into a cover! TWO, and Mone CLOBBERS Billie! Mone is frustrated again, and she drags Billie back up, to ELBOW her in the shoulders again and again! Mone then clamps on a chinlock!
Billie endures, reaches out, but Mone squeeze tight. Billie fights around, fights to her feet, and JAWBREAKERS free! Then she rolls Mone up! TWO, and Mone DROPKICKS Billie down! Cover, TWO! Billie is still tougher than that, and Mone is upset. Mone drags Billie around, KNEES her in the back, then pulls on the arms. Billie endures the motorcycle stretch, fights to her feet, and she fires knees! Then she tilt-o-whirl RANAS Mone! Mone runs back in, Billie wrenches and WRINGS the arm out! Dynamite returns to single picture as Billie mule kicks, then scoops for a tuck and- NO, Mone turns things around, CIPHER UTAKI! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Billie survives, and Mone is beside herself! Mone paces, drags Billie to her feet, and hooks the arms. Gory Especial, but Billie fights and powers Mone back! Mone sends Billie into buckles! Mone fires forearms, the fans boo and the ref reprimands. Mone stops at 4, then hoists Billie up top. Mone climbs up after Billie, talks trash, and SLAPS Billie! Mone brings Billie to the top rope, and hits a SUPERPLEX! Roll through and another suplex, but Billie fights that! Billie suplexes for a GHOSTBUSTER! The fans fire up while both women are down! Billie and Mone crawl while the fans rally and duel.
Mone runs up, Billie dodges to wrench and KNEE SMASH, then ROLLING ELBOW! And GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Mone escapes and Billie is a bit surprised, but she hurries to run up! Mone ELBOWS Billie, then goes to a corner. Mone BOOTS Billie, but Billie comes back again. Mone hits her with DEADLY NIGHTSHADE! Mone talks trash, gets Billie into the Gory Especial, but Billie kicks off buckles to flip up and over! But Mone blocks a kick to KNEE Billie! Mone then kicks, but Billie gives the KNEE right back! And HEEL KICK! Mone LARIATS! Both women are down again and the fans are thunderous!
Mone crawls to a cover, TWO! The fans rally for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Mone rises, she drags Billie up by her hair buns, and then reels her in. But Billie drops to victory roll, TWO! Mone runs up, Billie dodges to go up and around, arm-drag and lateral press! TWO and ghost pin, TWO! Billie runs back in, crucifix into sunset flip, ONE!! Mone stands, into a SHOTGUN! Mone hits buckles and slumps down! The fans fire up and Billie hoists Mone into an Alabama Lift! ALABAMA SLAM into buckles! Billie brings out that viciousness taught to her by Athena, and she hurries to get Mone in the Electric Chair!
Billie tucks Mone, FOLDING DRIVER!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!!!! Mone survives by a literal foot, and Billie can’t believe it! The fans boo, but Billie’s miscalculation lets Mone live. “This is Awesome!” as Mone crawls to the apron. Billie fires up, and she goes up the corner! Billie aims, leaps, APRON SWANTON but Mone moves!! Billie crashes and burns, Mone reels her into a ghost pin! TWO, but into the STATEMENT MAKER!! Billie endures, but Mone pulls her way back! Billie TAPS, Mone wins!
Winner: Mercedes Mone, by submission (still AEW TBS Champion)
Mone laughs as she keeps holding on! The ref reprimands, Mone lets go, and the fans boo as Mone holds up all her belts. But Billie pushed Mone a lot further than Mone will likely admit. But at this rate, will no one stop Mone from becoming the Forever TBS Champion?
The Outrunners speak.
Truth Magnum introduces himself and Turbo Floyd, and they wish their boys, the Omaha Mavericks, good luck on the way to the NCAA titles. Some call those guys underdogs, but guess what? There’s not enough fingers ‘n’ toes on the planet to count out the Mavericks nor The Outrunners! Tell ’em, Turb! Turbo says that just like The Outrunners, the Mavericks will do whatever it takes to get to the top! It is 90% mental, and the other half is in your head! What? Well, either way, the Outrunners have been cheering on the Mavericks this whole season, and no one is gonna stop them nor the Outrunners! If you haven’t seen the Mavericks or the Outrunners, you ain’t seen nothing yet!
MJF speaks.
The Scumbag looks down at MVP’s business card, and says, “It’s funny. A lot of fans are starting to place their bets on which horse is going to become your next AEW World Champion. You got some people placing their chips on Darby Allin; beat him twice with a headlock takeover, and he’s probably dead on some mountain somewhere. Will Ospreay; beat him for the International Championship. Swerve Strickland; look at me. I beat him in life. And then there’s the, uh… The Cowboy… As much as it pains you hypocrites to admit it, there’s only one horse to place your chips on. One thoroughbred, one stallion, one mustang, the most complete professional wrestler on God’s Green Earth, and you’re lookin’ at him.
“Speaking of looking, I’ve been doing a whole lot of looking at this card. And it’s got me thinking about my Triple B being around the waist of Dictator Jon. Dictator Jon is surrounded by a pack of wild animals, and it’s very clear to me, that if I want a shot at The Devil getting his due, part two… Perhaps I need a little clique of my own. However, the last time I trusted someone, or I had a ‘partner,’ I got burned pretty bad. So as far as your offer goes, MVP, I will have an answer for you and for the world next week.
“But what I would like to do is leave all of you morons with this: The time for Daddy to be crying over spilt milk is over. The time for me to smile over popped champagne, well, that’s just begun.” MJF gives his pinkie ring a kiss, is he about to join the Hurt Syndicate?
AEW World Championship Street Fight: Jon Moxley VS Adam Copeland!
With Revolution’s main event being more or less interrupted by quite a few others, namely Christian Cage and his Casino Gauntlet Contract cash-in, The Maniac stayed the champion, but nothing between him and the Rated R Superstar had been settled. Now they’re just throwing the rulebook out into the cold Nebraska night as they turn up the heat! Will Moxley still find a way to survive? Or will he have to cope with a devastating loss?
Moxley is only now entering the arena from the parking lot, BUT COPE IS THERE TO ATTACK! The fans fire up seeing this on the tron, and the bell rings now to get this all on record! Cope SMACKS Moxley off the semi-truck’s trailer, then SMACKS him off it again! Then Cope shoves Moxley into the back of the trailer, and they brawl around all these power tools, props and cases! Cope SMACKS Moxley off the side again, then finds one of Jeff Jarrett’s guitars! Cope SMACKS Moxley in the leg, then fires more forearms! Moxley staggers towards the exit, but Cope runs up to swing and DROPKICK Moxley into the garage door!
Moxley slumps down, Cope throws off his vest, and Cope drags Moxley back up. Cope and Moxley scrap, and now Moxley sends Cope into the garage door! Moxley grabs the briefcase and runs inside. Cope pursues, CLUBS Moxley along the hallway, and the ref has found them. Moxley uses the briefcase as a weapon to JAM and CLOBBER Cope! Moxley says Cope wanted a Street Fight in Omaha, so let’s go to Omaha! Cope hits back, he headlocks Moxley and brings him along. The brawling continues, Moxley gets his jacket off, but Cope claws at his head! Cope SMACKS Moxley off road cases, then brings him around a corner. They end up going through the curtain and to the crowd!
The fans fire up as the brawl brings these two around behind the timekeeper’s area, and Cope SMACKS Moxley off the table! Cope ROCKS Moxley, SMACKS him with a microphone, and the fans fire up more. Cope goes looking under the ring, and he brings out a trash can! Cope runs up to SMASH Moxley with the can! Moxley ends up by commentary, Cope storms over to bring him around. The fans rally for Cope as he snap suplexes Moxley to the floor! Moxley writhes and staggers away. Cope runs up to BOOT Moxley down! Moxley takes a seat, and Cope rains down forearms! Cope rains down fists, not having to hold back!
The fans fire up as Cope lets off to catch his breath, but Moxley gets him for a SLEEPER! Cope claws at the hold, but he is fading! Moxley then shifts to a neck wrench! Moxley is still targeting the neck, and he RAMS Cope into the LED barrier! Moxley then brings out a kendo stick! Moxley takes aim, taunts the fans, and then runs up to SMACK Cope on the back! And SMACKS him again! Moxley digs the point of the kendo stick into Cope’s neck! The fans boo, the ref checks with Cope, but Cope refuses to give up! Moxley stops, only to drag Cope back up. Moxley whips but Cope reverses, and Moxley hits railing!
Cope DUMPS Moxley over into the crowd, and then pursues again. The fans fire up as Cope storms up and CLOBBERS Moxley into the boards! The fans fire up as Cope CHUCKS a trash can at Moxley’s head! Moxley staggers away, Cope has a beer can and he SMACKS Moxley with it! Moxley is dazed as he leans on the barriers, and Cope fires forearms and CHOPS! The fans fire up being even closer to the action, but Moxley ROCKS Cope in return! Cope ROCKS Mox, Mox ROCKS Cope! Cope ROCKS Moxley again, but Moxley hits back again! They brawl their way along, forearm for forearm! The fans boo Moxley while he vows Cope is done!
Moxley comes back but Cope BOOTS him! Cope fires hands, Moxley tumbles over the barriers, and Cope pursues. Cope grabs the panel that covers the top of the LED board to SMACK Moxley on the back! Then SMACKS him again! But then Cope clears off the desk! The fans fire up, Cope stalks Moxley again, and Cope brings Moxley around to TOSS onto the desk! The fans are thunderous as Cope climbs up to join Mox! But Moxley CLAWS Cope’s eyes! And he BITES Cope’s face! Then underhooks and PARADIGM SHIFT on the desk!! Cope flops to the floor while Moxley dusts himself off. The ref checks Cope while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Moxley stands up tall to soak up the heat. Moxley taunts the fans, then dumps water on Cope. Moxley paces around while Cope sputters and stirs. Moxley fetches the kendo stick, goes back to Cope, and Moxley waits on Cope to stand. Then he SMACKS Cope back down! Moxley CHOKES Cope with the kendo stick, drags him up and around, and he talks trash at the same time. Cope refuses to give up so Moxley shoves Cope down. Moxley flips off the fans, then waits on Cope. Cope stands, Mox runs in, but Cope sends him into the steel steps! Moxley falls in a heap, and Cope drags a TABLE out from under the ring!
Surely, Omaha is fired up again as Cope stands this table up at ringside. Moxley crawls away, has a chair, but Cope CLUBS him first! Cope whips, but Moxley reverses, and now Cope hits steel steps! Cope falls in a heap, Moxley grabs that chair and puts it in the ring. Moxley fetches Cope, puts him in the ring, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Moxley has the chair, takes aim, and he SMACKS Cope on the back! The fans boo while Cope writhes, and Moxley SMACKS him again! Moxley CHOKES Cope with the chair, having it sit on his neck! Moxley flips off the fans while they boo more, but Cope still refuses to give up.
Moxley lets off Cope and he tells the ref to back off. Moxley puts the chair around Cope’s neck! The fans boo as Moxley wants to do Cope like he did Bryan Danielson and Chuck Taylor! But then Moxley goes up the corner?! The fans boo, but Cope stands! Cope CHUCKS the chair at Moxley! Moxley teeters up top, Cope climbs up after him, and Cope CLAWS Moxley’s back! Cope brings Moxley up, to SUPER DUPER PLEX! Both men writhe, and Prince Nana is watching backstage. Swerve is still down and out after what Moxley did to him on Saturday, so Nana is keeping an eye on this match on Swerve’s behalf.
Moxley writhes but rises up, and so does Cope. The fans rally, Cope and Moxley trade forearms, and then Moxley eggs Cope on. They stand to fire more forearms, and Cope gives as good as he gets! Moxley kicks low, fires knees again and again, then runs, only for Cope to dodge and LARIAT! And LARIAT! And LARIAT again! The fans fire up as Cope then FLAPJACKS Moxley down! Moxley checks his face while the fans rally up. Cope goes out of the ring, and he looks under the ring. IT’S SPIKE! Cope brings his little friend into the ring, but Moxley hits a CUTTER! The fans boo but Moxley CHOKES Cope!
Moxley goes out, and he brings out a second TABLE! The fans are torn, they love tables but don’t like Moxley. Moxley puts this table in the ring, sets it up in a corner, but Cope gets Spike back! Cope SMACKS Moxley in the gut!! The fans go nuts, but then Cope SMACKS Moxley on the back! Cope puts Spike down, and suplexes Moxley onto Spike!! Moxley writhes as Spike sticks inside Moxley’s back!! So many nails are digging into flesh!! The fans are losing their minds and Moxley isn’t sure what to do about it! Moxley stands, Spike still digs into him, but WHEELER YUTA IS HERE! BUSAIKU KNEE on Cope!!
The fans boo but of course The Decoder defends Moxley! Now even Yuta is shocked to see Spike stuck in Moxley’s back! Yuta helps Moxley, but as he pulls on Spike, Moxley’s skin is stretched and torn up more! The ref gets Spike off of Moxley’s back while Yuta goes out after Cope. But Cope pops Yuta up to POWERBOMB him through the table!! That’s what Yuta gets! But CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI IS BACK! And PAC! The Death Riders return to mug Cope and help Moxley! They put Cope in, we see Moxley’s bloody back, and Cope goes to a corner. Pac runs in for an ELBOW! Claudio runs in for an UPPERCUT!
Pac runs back in for an ELBOW! Claudio UPPERCUTS! They keep the cycle of violence going, then Claudio feeds Cope to a LARIAT! Pac takes the chair, puts it under Cope’s head, and Claudio grabs another chair. Claudio brings that chair over rather menacingly, but wait! FTR is here! Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood rejoin the fight against the Death Riders! Cash brawls with Claudio and TOSSES him while Dax has Pac! Then Cash DIVES to wipe Claudio out into the desk! Pac throat chops Dax, but Dax ducks a roundhouse to DDT Pac! Moxley is up to spin Dax around, but Dax kicks low! PILEDRIVER!!
The fans fire up as Dax then LARIATS Pac and himself up and out of the ring! Things are even now, and Cope seethes as he rises up. Moxley rises, Cope takes aim! SPEAR through the table!!! The fans are thunderous as both men wipe out through the wood! The fans love “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for giving them this insane match! Cope drags Moxley to a cover, BUT MARINA BREAKS IT! Marina Shafir is again a Problem, and she rains down forearms on Cope! But WILLOW NIGHTINGALE IS HERE! The Babe with the Power gets in there to fire hands on Marina! SHORT ARM LARIAT! Marina tumbles out, Willow goes to the apron, CANNONBALL!
The fans fire up as Moxley ends up in a corner. KIP SABIAN is here!? But Cope SPEARS him first! Only for Nick Wayne to go up, up, and WAYNE’S WORLD!! The Patriarchy is working to screw Cope over like Christian Cage did at Revolution! Moxley crawls over to get Cope in a cover, TWO?!?! Cope survives! But BULLY CHOKE!!! Moxley squeezes tight, Cope is OUT! Moxley wins again!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by submission (still AEW World Champion)
Captain Charisma screws over his old friend once again! But it took all of the pawns to save “The One True King of AEW,” and Nana calls Swerve. Nana surely has good news for Swerve. Will Dynasty once again be Swerve’s House? As for Rated FTR, Dax is certainly frustrated enough for both him and Cash, but the fans still cheer on their efforts. Cope reaches a hand out to his friend, but Dax doesn’t take it? Even Cash is surprised by that! Cash tries to talk with Dax but Dax pushes him away? Well, you can’t spell frustrated without FTR, but at least Cash hugs it out with Cope. Omaha gives Cope a standing ovation, but will Cope ever have a world title again?
Backstage interview with Bandido.
Renee Paquette is with The Most Wanted, and brings up the horrible things Chris Jericho did at Revolution. How have he and his family been since then? Bandido says wrestling, lucha libre, it runs in his veins. And he knows the dangers, he can handle them. But what Chris Jericho did to his brother, Gravity, and how that was the first AEW show their mother and sister ever attended, it was humiliating! Jericho made Bandido’s mother cry in front of him, and Bandido will never forgive Jericho for that! So on Slam Dunk Sunday Night Collision, Bandido hopes Jericho shows up and acts like a man! Bring Gravity’s mask and give it back!
But Johnny TV steps in and somewhat sarcastically says wow, Bandido’s whole family was embarrassed and his mom cried on camera. WHO CARES?! Bandido thinks he deserves to sit in the ring like a sad puppy on Slam Dunk Sunday, perhaps the biggest Collision in history? That’s not ratings gold! Ratings gold would be Bandido VS Johnny TV, and Johnny slam dunks Bandido’s head! Bigger ratings than the Super Bowl! What do you say, “amigo?” Bandido says okay, amigo. Challenge accepted! Johnny says great! Johnny heads out, but will Bandido the one dunking on Johnny?
Will Ospreay VS AR Fox!
The Aerial Assassin called his shot at the AEW World Championship for All In: Texas! He also claimed that he’d get in the Owen Hart Memorial Tournament, win the Cup, and challenge for the world title as this year’s King of Harts. Will that long road to Globe Life Field begin now? Or will tonight be the Whole Fox’n Show?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Ospreay offers a handshake, Fox takes it, and the fans cheer. They circle, tie up, and Ospreay wrenches to a wristlock. The fans sing “OSPREAY~, OSPREAY OSPREAY OSPREAY~!” Fox rolls, wrenches, wristlocks back, but Ospreay spins and trips Fox up. Cover, ONE! Fox ducks a buzzsaw, waistlocks, but Ospreay elbows free. Ospreay whips, Fox ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl, but Ospreay slips around to waistlock. Fox bucks the O’Conner, rolls back, CUTTER but Ospreay handstands through! Ospreay wags his finger, gets running, and springboards to OSCUTTER, but Fox handstands through!
The fans fire up, Ospreay trips Fox but Fox UP KICKS Ospreay! Both men kip up, and the fans cheer the standoff! Ospreay smiles and nods, and the two reset. Ospreay checks his back for a second, still feeling that Steel Cage match from Revolution. The fans cheer as Ospreay and Fox circle again. They knuckle lock, then Fox kicks low! Fox CLUBS Ospreay’s back again and again, then kicks low, But Ospreay turns things around to CHOP! Ospreay whips, Fox grabs ropes, then Fox DUMPS Ospreay out! Ospreay lands on the apron, but Fox sweeps the leg! Ospreay is down, Fox runs and slingshots to DOUBLE STOMP on the apron!
The fans are torn while Ospreay sputters into the ring. Fox slingshots and gator rolls Ospreay into a suplex, but STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE strikes back! Fox tumbles out, the fans fire up, and Ospreay uses that energy to PLANCHA! Down goes Fox and the fans fire up again! Ospreay stretches out that back while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ospreay grits his teeth as he goes back for Fox. Fox RAMS Ospreay into the apron! Ospreay sputters, Fox grabs a chair, and Fox makes Ospreay take a seat. Fox rains down fists, refreshes the ring count, then takes a lap around the ring! Fox builds speed and comes back around, but Ospreay BOOTS Fox down! Now Ospreay refreshes the ring count, drags Fox over and makes him take a seat. Ospreay rallies the fans and takes that same lap around the ring. But Fox slides into the ring and FLIES onto Ospreay at the ramp! Fox puts Ospreay in the ring, goes up a corner, and SWANTON BOMBS! Cover, TWO!
Fox is frustrated that Ospreay survives, but Fox clamps on a REAR BEARHUG. Ospreay endures the squeeze, fights up, and he throws elbows. Ospreay is free but Fox CLUBS him on the back! Fox whips, but Ospreay CLOBBERS him! Ospreay hauls Fox up to back suplex, but Fox makes it a CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Fox is again frustrated, but he clamps back on with the REAR BEARHUG! Ospreay endures the squeeze all over again, and the fans rally up. Ospreay fights up, reaches out, but Fox brings him away from the ropes. Ospreay fires more elbows, Dynamite returns to single picture, and Fox kicks low.
Fox runs, but Ospreay TIGER WALL KICKS, ENZIGIRIS, and then runs, to fake Fox out! Ospreay KICKS the backdrop away, but Fox ENZIGIRIS in return! Ospreay staggers, but he BUZZSAWS Fox! Ospreay runs, but Fox goes Matrix and kips up to ENZIGIRI again! Fox runs, into a SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up again and Ospreay rises. Ospreay gets the fans even more fired up, and he aims from a corner. Fox stands, into a HOOK KICK! Fox falls forward, Ospreay prepares the elbow! HIDDEN- NO, Fox ducks under and BASEMENT CUTTERS! Ospreay staggers, Fox runs up to BOOT him in the corner!
Fox hoists Ospreay up top, then climbs up again. But Ospreay slips under, tucks Fox in, CHEEKY NA- NO! Fox pops up and over! Ospreay BOOTS Fox, goes up, but Fox GAMANGIRIS! Fox runs up, springs up, LO MEIN PAIN! Cover, TWO!!! Ospreay survives at the last nanosecond, but Fox goes right up top! “This is Awesome!” as Fox aims, 450 FLOP!! Ospreay dodges, and now he strikes with the HIDDEN BLADE!! Cover, Ospreay wins!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall
Fox was outfoxed by this bird of prey, but Ospreay shows Fox much respect. The fans cheer that, but Ospreay’s hip is still bothering him. Ospreay himself wonders, can he even go All In at less than 100%? Or will he win no matter the odds?
Backstage interview with Hangman Page.
Renee remarks that it is officially going to be Moxley VS Swerve at AEW Dynasty, then welcomes in The Cowboy. Hangman steps in, and Renee says that while she has a feeling she already knows the answer, she will still ask the question. “What are your thoughts on this match being official?” Hangman says he has said this a thousand times. He vows to never let Swerve Strickland hold the AEW World Championship again. Hangman is nothing if not a man of his word. But after beating MJF at Revolution, Hangman will not let his vision be solely focused on someone else. His focus will be on himself.
And while many people have been jumping the gun to enter The Owen, Hangman will join the party. Hangman will win the Owen Hart Foundation Cup to then go on, challenge for and become the NEW AEW World Champion. Even if it’s Swerve. The Cowboy joins The Aerial Assassin, what other dangerous names will put their names in the hat?
BREAKING NEWS for Slam Dunk Saturday!
On top of Daniel Garcia and Adam Cole settling things for the AEW TNT Championship, Max Caster insists on once again having the Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge! Will Platinum Max just end up 0-5 in his own series? Plus, after going back and forth with the Don Callis Family, “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs continues to conglomerate as Mark Briscoe & Rocky Romero back him up! Will the Book of Hobbs finally close the book on The Don Callis Family? Or will Konosuke Takeshita, Brian Cage & Lance Archer prove there’s no betta than the Don Callis Family? And then, the tiebreaker finally happens as Julia Hart and Queen Aminata have round three!
Julia Hart and Queen Aminata speak.
The Princess of the Black Throne says, “Aminata~… I heard you want a rematch. That’s fine, because we’re 1-and-1.” The One True African Queen says, “And for the third time, you can name the time and the place.” It will be the end of this best of three to determine who is truly the better woman! Will the Hart Always Win? Or can Aminata make this her crowning achievement?
BREAKING NEWS for Slam Dunk Sunday!
In the second half of this March Madness Collision weekend, the AEW World Trios Championships will be on the line! The Death Riders are back at full strength, and they will defend the gold against AR Fox & Top Flight! Will Fox help Darius & Dante Martin finally dethrone the Death Riders? Or will Pac, Yuta & Claudio continue to hold these titles hostage? And while “Harley-gram” has been hanging around, it’s time for Harley Cameron to get back in action! Who will #FeelTheWarth of Harley’s Finishing Move?
And finally, La Faccion Ingobernable has been trying to destroy both Hologram y Komander, but now they all have it out in the ring! Will Dralistico & The Beast Mortos take the masks and the souls of their prey? Or will “Los Titanes del Aire” (The Titans of the Air) rain down vengeance on LFI?
Backstage interview with Mercedes Mone.
Renee is with The CEO and congratulates her on yet another successful title defense. Mone asks how many is that now. Renee believes it is 16-0, but that kid gave Mone a hell of a fight out there. How surprised was she by Billie out there? Mone admits, “that kid” did put up a fight. That kid, Billie, has a lot of heart. But it takes more than heart to beat Mone. Who trained her? Who mentored her? Whoever did knows nothing about pro-wrestling. If Mone had trained Billie, Billie might’ve had a chance at beating Mone for the title. HAHAHA! But no, who’s she kidding? Billie still would not have won, because Mone is the greatest TBS Champion of all time!
And what that “stupid kid” learned tonight is that there is no stopping the Money Train. Okay, on to 17-0. Bye, Renee! Mone heads out, but is the CEO’s ego about to get the attention of a Fallen Goddess?
“Timeless” Toni Storm is here!
Omaha cheers for the AEW Women’s World Champion as she makes her way out here to join commentary for tonight’s main event. After all, it has some major implications for who “costars” with Toni in her next title picture.
Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Kris Statlander!
The Megasus has not respected anyone in AEW, only dominated! And she perhaps tolerates the Superbad Girl as they have common enemies. But from attacking Toni last week to attacking Thunder Rosa before their match, it seems no one is able to even slow Megan down. Can the Galaxy’s Greatest get even from their previous showdown? Or will Megan be the bane of the AEW Women’s Division?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Kris and Megan step up, stare down, and then Megan winds up! Kris blocks the shot to fire a flurry of forearms! The fans fire up, Kris runs, but Megan follows! Megan ROCKS Kris, runs, but Kris follows to UPPERCUT! Kris runs, Megan follows to SPLASH Kris at the ropes! Megan runs but Kris ROCKS her! Kris runs but Megan clinches! Kris fires shots but Megan shoves her away. Megan blocks a boot, ROCKS Kris, then runs up to LARIAT Kris up and out! Ford applauds, the fans are torn, but Megan storms out. Kris goes up to the apron! Kris PENALTY KICKS, then MOONSAULTS!
The fans fire up, Toni is rather stunned, and Toni gives Kris credit for that. Kris puts Megan in the ring, climbs up a corner, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Megan flounders away to a corner while the fans fire up. Ford coaches Megan, Toni says if Bayne is a “Megasus,” call her to the “Stormodo Dragon.” Same toxic tongue and dry skin. Kris runs in and LARIATS! Then Kris climbs up to rain down fists! The fans fire up and count all the way to TEN! Kris then pushes Megan out, leaps, but Megan catches her! Megan pops Kris up, but Kris slips free! Kris kicks low, runs, and basement DROPKICKS! Cover, ONE?!?
The fans rally as Kris storms up on Megan. Kris drags Megan up, Toni says Megan must be the Greek Goddess of Silence as she’s barely spoken a word. Kris stands Megan up to fire forearms, then whips corner to corner. Megan reverses but Kris goes up to FLYING BACK ELBOW! The fans fire up again and Kris puts Megan in a corner. Kris fires forearm after forearm, then runs side to side for a BOOT WASH! The fans fire up, Ford is upset, but Kris ROCKS Megan again. Kris runs corner to corner, but Megan BOOTS her! Megan clinches to CORNER EXPLODER! The fans rally but Megan drags Kris up again.
Megan RAMS into Kris again and again, then hoists her up top. Megan SLAPS Kris, climbs up, and Kris fires body shots. Toni says both ladies have such powerful thighs, surely they’ve crushed watermelons. Kris fires hands, ROCKS Megan, and Megan hops back. Megan runs in but Kris BOOTS her! Ford distracts, the fans boo, but Megan ROCKS Kris! Kris falls to the apron, the fans boo more, but Megan gets Kris up. DEADLIFT BACK SUPLEX! The fans boo but Megan rises up as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Megan soaks up the heat from Omaha, then she looms over Kris. Megan drags Kris up, short arm LARIATS, then paces around. Kris goes to ropes, Megan storms up and stands Kris up for a CHOP! Megan has Kris in a corner and fires KNEE after KNEE! The ref reprimands and counts, Ford applauds, but Megan brings Kris out to HALF HATCH PLEX! Kris flounders away, but Megan storms up again. Megan looms over Kris, but Kris fires a body shot. Megan KNEES low in return! Kris staggers to a corner, Megan whips corner to corner, and then Megan runs in, only for Kris to dodge! Kris runs in and UPPERCUTS Megan!
Kris runs side to side and BOOT WASHES Megan again! Kris brings Megan out, but Megan breaks free! Kris ducks the lariat to BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Megan survives and Kris seethes. Kris drags Megan up, scoops her, but Megan slips free! Megan shoves Kris and DECKS her! Kris goes to a corner, Megan runs in and LARIATS! And KNEES! Megan whips, Kris reverses and ROCKS Megan! Kris runs, but Megan clinches! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Kris flounders to the apron, Ford cheers Megan on, and Megan drags Kris up. Kris fights the back suplex this time, and she drags Megan out to the apron!
Megan fights Kris’s suplex, so Kris APRON GOURD BUSTERS! Kris drags Megan up, brings her over, and they go up a corner! Dynamite returns to single picture as Kris brings Megan up, but Megan slips under to RUNNING POWERBOMB!! Megan then fireman’s carries! “BOW DOWN!” FATE’S- NO! Kris lands out and runs the ropes, SCISSOR KICK! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Toni says she’s on the edge of her seat, and she looks to be about that as we get a standing count. The fans rally, Kris stirs at 3 of 10, and she crawls her way over to Megan. Kris sits Megan up to SLAP her! Megan SLAPS back!
The fans fire up as Kris SLAPS again! Megan SLAPS Kris! Both women stand, the SLAPS keep going! The fans fire up behind Kris and boo Megan, and Kris fires a flurry of SLAPS! Then a PELE! Kris runs, but Ford trips her! The ref saw that, and EJECTS Ford! The fans fire up while Ford freaks out! Kris stands, but Megan runs in! Kris ducks the lariat and kips up! SUPERKICK! Megan BOOTS in return! Kris ROUNDHOUSES! Megan roars, but Kris gets under the boot to POWERBOMB! Kris hurries to scoop and MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Megan survives, Toni says she’s nervous, because just look at the power!
Megan and Kris stand, and Kris goes up a corner. Kris leaps, but into a GERMAN SUPLEX! But Kris is right up! And she GERMAN SUPLEXES Megan! But Megan’s right up to GERMAN SUPLEX Kris! Kris still stands, then dodges Megan to SNAP GERMAN! Megan is right up to LEAPING LARIAT! Kris tumbles out, the fans are thunderous, and Megan takes aim…!? “This is Awesome!” as Megan builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp! Megan roars, drags Kris up and into the ring, and then hauls Kris up! Megan suplexes, for a FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives and Megan is a bit surprised.
Kris crawls away to the ropes, but Megan rises up again. Megan runs, but Kris DUMPS her to the apron! Kris has Megan in the ropes, DRAPING DDT! Megan tumbles out, Kris goes to the apron, CANNONBALL! Kris hauls Megan up, but Megan throws Kris into the apron! And then into Toni Storm! Megan wipes out Toni with Kris’s body and the fans boo! Megan then hauls Kris up, fireman’s carry, FATE’S DESCENT on the floor! Megan shoves Kris into the ring, and then tells Toni to watch this! Megan storms in after Kris, drags her up again, fireman’s carry! “BOW! DOWN!” FATE’S DESCENT!! Cover, Megan wins!!
Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall
The Megasus continues her dominant streak, but wait! Toni Storm is taping up her hands, ready to throw down! The fans fire up as the champ gets in the ring! Toni fires fists with Megan right away and the fans fire up! Security rushes out here but the fans boo! “Let Them Fight! Let Them Fight!” Megan breaks free of security to CLOBBER Toni! Toni staggers back up, and she shoves free to LARIAT Megan up and out! Megan lands on her feet, but security does their best to keep these two apart! Megan is beside herself, but Toni grabs a mic to say, “My gawd, you’re a big b*tch!” Fans cheer that!
“I’ve always said the bigger they are, the harder they come. So it’s about time you and I got tantric! You keep looking at my title, but you don’t have much to say. So I’m gonna make this very easy for you. You and I shall have a date at Dynasty! And I will make your thighs shake and your body quake, and I will leave with this strap on, for I am TIMELESS TONI STORM! And I will tear your tits off!!” The Megasus has the title match she wants, but will she get much more than she bargained for?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite that almost lost some matches given the blizzard that hit today. But it looks like we got everything they were hoping to get done tonight, especially in building up Dynasty. The Fatal 4 Way was an awesome opener, and what an incredibly clever way to give two guys that win to raise the stakes on Kenny Omega. I also feel like we should get Bailey VS Ricochet 1v1 just to see “who’s better” going into the Triple Threat, and maybe indicate some go-home math towards that match. I would think part of the Triple Threat nature is so that regardless of the result, all three men look strong, but I’m leaning towards Omega winning.
Mone VS Billie was a great match, a great showing for Billie’s return to cable TV, but this makes her 0-2 all time for the TBS Championship (she lost to Jade Cargill on a Battle of the Belts special). However, Mone’s promo talking trash on Billie’s mentor planted major seeds for Mone VS Athena in time for All In: Texas, as I’ve been hoping for. Good promo from The Outrunners, but it seems like they didn’t make it to Omaha, or else they’d be teaming with Hobbs for Collision, not Briscoe & Rocky. Though it’s not like there isn’t ground for Briscoe teaming with Hobbs when they were the ones that confronted the Murder Machines last week.
Good promo from Bandido to respond to Jericho and call him out, and Johnny TV wanting a match with him is interesting. I suppose Johnny can take a loss for Bandido to get some momentum back before having it out with Jericho one more time. Good promo from MJF to set up meeting with MVP next week. I can’t be sure which way he’s going to swerve us. Mentioning he needs back up to take on The Death Riders would make me think he accepts MVP’s offer, but referencing Adam Cole turning on him makes me think he won’t. It’d make the most sense if he accepted the help, because it’s means to an end.
Great match from Ospreay VS Fox, and a great win for Ospreay to keep his momentum up from Revolution. I do appreciate him selling the damage from Revolution to add some doubt into his story. Ospreay will surely make it to the finals of the Owen Hart Cup, but his odds of winning shifted the moment Hangman Page said he’d be in. Hangman was denied the Cup last year, he might make good on a second attempt, especially if Swerve wins at Dynasty. Moxley VS Cope being a Street Fight went about how I expected: The entrances turned into a brawl, that brawl went all over the place, and then there was major overbooking. As such, Moxley wins, honestly making him look weak for it, but I suppose most Heel champs do end up like that.
FTR being part of the save that didn’t help Cope win, that’s a clever way of adding to the frustrations of FTR that is also sending them down a Heel path. Granted, this moment in itself, with Dax being the most upset and not even wanting Cash to talk to him feels out of place. There should’ve been something like this even before the “frustrations” from facing Undisputed Kingdom showed up. Chalk it up to more of TK’s backwards booking like he’s done with Jericho feuds. But I don’t see FTR breaking up, Cash will just start to see things Dax’s way and FTR goes Heel again as they keep after the AEW World Tag Team Championships.
Very good matches made for Collision and the awkward two-parter it has to pull because of NCAA basketball. Hart VS Aminata is going to be really good, but Aminata’s feud with Deeb is still on standby, so I think Hart wins out. And great main event from Megan and Kris tonight, with Toni doing another excellent job on commentary. Great win for Megan, and great brawl from her and Toni before Toni makes it official. Toni is a master at innuendos in her promos. That title match is going to be awesome, but I would think Toni finds a way to retain. Megan is great, but it might be a bit too soon for her to be world champion.
My Score: 8.9/10
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