AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (8/21/24)
Cardiff is All Elite!
For the first time ever, Dynamite is in Wales!
History is being made as AEW Dynamite is on location in Cardiff, Wales, just FOUR DAYS before All In Wembley 2024!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Chris Jericho w/ “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith VS Tommy Billington; Jericho wins.
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm VS Saraya w/ Harley Cameron; Toni wins and retains the title.
- AEW Continental Championship: Kazuchika Okada VS Claudio Castagnoli; Time Limit Draw, Okada retains the title.
- Six Man Tag: Jacy Perry & The Young Bucks VS Darby Allin & FTR; Darby & FTR win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
And he welcomes us all to the AEW TBS Championship contract signing! Introducing first, the challenger, Dr. Britt Baker, DMD! The fans cheer as The Doctor is in Cardiff! And of course, the TBS Champion, The CEO, Mercedes Mone! The fans are torn as Mone and her Brickhouse, Kamille, make their way out to the ring. They step inside together, and Schiavone reminds them of the No Physicality Agreement. This Sunday, in Wembley Stadium, Mone defends the TBS Championship against Britt. The fans chant “D M D! D M D!” Schiavone presents the contract, and says signing will make this official.
Mone says let’s just get to it. “Cardiiiiff~! Please say hello to your C E O.” The fans boo but Mone says Sunday, when she makes Britt tap, we’ll see what Mone’s been saying for weeks: Britt is the past, and Mone will forever be the future. Mone signs her part, then passes the contract over. Britt says that’s cute, Mone. Mone can say whatever she wants now, but when Britt thinks of the past, she remembers All In last year, when Mone hobbled in on crutches just to be in the audience to watch Britt. Britt will remind Mone that before there was a CEO, there was the DMD. Britt signs her part and Mone says the fans make her sick. “D~ M~ D~!”
Mone laughs to herself, and then tells Britt the fans only like her because they see themselves in her: a loser! That is why Britt won’t beat Mone. The fans tell the CEO to STFU and Mone says that’s rude. They’re all still paying to see Mone! And Mone’s biggest fan is Britt! This is Britt’s dream match! Mone inspired Britt to be the Role Model and wrestler! But Britt has that little degree to fall back on. Is she really All In? Mone’s been all in since she was ten years old! She’s been putting women’s wrestling on the map! That is All In! But Britt doesn’t have the guts to go all in like Mone, and she will never be like Mone! And Sunday at Wembley, Britt will NOT beat Mone.
Britt says, “The guts? No, I had the guts. Mercedes, I have the guts, I have the heart, and I have the balls, because I never had a Plan B, I had two Plan A’s! You call yourself The Blueprint? Well I’m the Gold Standard! You were one of four, I’ve always been one of one. You pride yourself on being a star maker? Cool. I’m Britt Baker, and I’m the Baddest B*tch on the Block!” The fans fire up for that one! Britt says Mone does have one thing right: Britt admired Mone. Britt wanted to be Mone. Mone walked so girls like Britt could run. And now, girls like Britt are the foundation of the company Mone is now sitting in!
The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Britt says yes, Mone made a difference, but that Mone doesn’t exist anymore. This Mone is a smug, arrogance ass who cares more about being the highest paid female in pro-wrestling today than her own legacy that inspired women like Britt in the first place! Britt doesn’t know where that Mone went, but Mone better find her, and find her fast. Because when Britt wins the TBS Championship, that’s the girl Britt wants to say she beat. The fans cheer that, too! Britt stands and says relax, Schiavone, she’ll follow the rules. She won’t hit Mone. But dis b*tch is gettin’ on her nerves! BOP for Kamille!
The fans fire up as Britt shoves the contract at Mone, then SMACKS Kamille off the desk! Kamille falls onto Mone’s lap in the armchair, and Britt hops up to CROSSBODY them both! The fans fire up as Britt is sending Mone & Kamille scrambling away! Britt holds up the belt, will the DMD be the new Face of TBS? Or will The CEO break the banks to prove she’s still money?
Backstage interview with Chris Jericho, Bryan Keith & “Big Bill” Morrissey.
Renee Paquette is with the Learning Tree and his Branches, noting we are just moments away from Jericho’s match with the new Dynamite Kid, Tommy Billington. What are his thoughts before going into this match? Jericho says, “Hi, guys~! Y’know, something’s been bothering me, Renee. All the way on my flight over here to Cardiff, England…” The fans boo because it’s Wales… But Jericho says it’s that Tommy Billington calls himself The Dynamite Kid. What right does he have to that nickname other than he’s blood related with the original Dynamite Kid being his uncle? Hmm? What gives Tommy that right?
Dynamite Kid is one of the greatest of all time, so is Tommy as fast as him? As skilled? As angry and mean? As far as Jericho’s concerned, this Dynamite Kid doesn’t even deserve to be on Dynamite! But he is, so this is his chance to prove himself. Is Tommy as good as the original? Jericho doesn’t think so. And Hook better be watching. What Jericho does to Tommy, he does sevenfold to Hook on Sunday in Wembley Stadium! Jericho heads out, Bill follows, and the Bad Apple adds, “BIG ASS Wembley Stadium!” Jericho is looking to teach Tommy a lesson, but will Tommy humble him #ForTheWorld?
Chris Jericho w/ “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith VS Tommy Billington!
The bell rings and Jericho circles with Tommy. The fans rally for “WALES! WALES!” as Jericho and Tommy approach. They tie up, and Tommy arm-drags Jericho! Tommy eggs Jericho on, the two reset, and Tommy arm-drags again! The fans rally behind Tommy, which annoys Jericho. They tie up, Jericho wrenches, but Tommy rolls, rolls back, kips up then cartwheels to go up and over to headlock! The fans cheer, but Jericho powers up and out. Tommy RAMS Jericho, then keeps going! Tommy RAMS Jericho again and again, but then Jericho drops, only for Tommy to run him over!
The fans fire up as Tommy scoops and SLAMS Jericho, then goes to a corner! Jericho stands, and Tommy MISSILE DROPKICKS! The fans fire up for Tommy and Tommy goes out after Jericho. Tommy RAMS Jericho into railing, SMACKS him off the apron, then whips Jericho into more railing! The ref tells Bill & Bryan to stay back, and Tommy puts Jericho in the ring. Jericho distracts the ref, which lets Bryan TRIP Tommy, and Bill POSTS him! The fans boo but the Branches get away with that, and Jericho waves while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Bill gives mocking thumbs up, and the ref checks Tommy. Tommy is still in this, so Jericho goes out to the apron. Jericho kicks Tommy from above, drags him up to scoop and SLAM on the floor! Tommy writhes, but Jericho drags him back up to SMACK off railing! Jericho puts Tommy in the ring, then brings him around to CHOP! Tommy staggers to ropes, and Jericho brings him around to CHOP in a corner! Tommy slumps down in the corner, Bill cheers Jericho on, and Jericho soaks up heat. Jericho stands Tommy up but Tommy fires hands! Tommy whips, Jericho reverses and LARIATS!
Jericho paces, then he stands on Tommy at the ropes! The ref counts, Jericho steps away, but Bryan gets a cheap shot in! Jericho soaks up the heat, Bill & Bryan tell fans to shut up, and Jericho hits a BIG back suplex on Tommy! Jericho soaks up more heat, then he stands Tommy up. Jericho gets in Tommy’s face, talks trash on him, then SLAPS him! Tommy hits back with haymakers! Dynamite returns to single picture and Tommy fires more shots! Tommy whips, Jericho reverses but Tommy ducks ‘n ‘dodges! DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Tommy and Jericho slowly rise, and Jericho hits first!
Tommy fires back with a flurry of forearms! Tommy whips, then he LARIATS Jericho! Tommy whips again, for a SHOTGUN! Jericho flounders, Tommy is on him for a scoop and SLAM! The fans fire up as Tommy brings Jericho up again. Tommy whips, but Jericho holds ropes to avoid the dropkick! LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! The fans chant “You Still Suck!” Jericho CHOPS Tommy to a corner, then he CHOPS again. Jericho whips corner to corner, but Tommy comes back, get around, then waistlocks. Jericho switches, Tommy switches back, GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans rally as Tommy covers, TWO!
Jericho toughs it out but Tommy is right on him. Tommy goes to suplex but Jericho trips him! Jericho goes to turn Tommy, and has him in the WALLS OF JERICHO! The fans rally as Tommy endures, and Bill is taunting Tommy from the ropes! The fans rally harder as Tommy powers up, fights forward, and has the ROPEBREAK! Jericho holds until the ref counts 4, then he waves to the fans. Jericho runs up on Tommy but Tommy kicks low! Tommy then snap suplexes! Tommy whips, Jericho reverses but Tommy tilt-o-whirls around, and he gut wrenches for a TOMBSTONE!! Tommy won’t stop there, he goes up a corner!
The fans fire up but Bryan is barking, so Tommy CROSSBODIES Bryan down! Bill runs in but Tommy sends him into railing! Tommy hurries up top, for a DIVING- CODE BREAKER! Jericho intercepts Tommy and covers, Jericho wins!
Winner: Chris Jericho, by pinfall
Whether Tommy was as good or better than the original Dynamite Kid, who’s to say? But he certainly gave Jericho more than he expected here. Jericho still gets himself a mic to say, “Hi, guys~! Hook, you stupid bastard! I hope you were just watching what happened, because I’m gonna do the same to you at All In! And Hook, if you were right here, right now, in Cardiff, England, I would rip you apart branch by branch by branch… by branch!” Well wouldn’t you know? Hook IS here! Jericho must’ve forgotten that Hook is set to face Bill for Collision, but now he’s in the ring with Jericho! So Bill CLOBBERS Hook from behind!
Bill hauls Hook up, for the SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAM!! The fans boo, will we still get that match on Saturday between Redwood and Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil? Or can Hook tear apart all these rotten Branches and burn down Jericho’s reign?
AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm VS Saraya w/ Harley Cameron!
The Leading Lady has been wild ever since leaving The Outcasts, but this might be the craziest thing she’s done yet! She’s putting this title on the line just FOUR DAYS before All In! Will Toni end up handing her former friend a Wembley Moment on a silver platter? Or can she stave off a last minute change to the script?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see just how “card subject to change” things really get!
The bell rings, the fans fire up as Saraya and Storm circle, and they’re all cheering for “TONI! TONI!” The two tie up, Toni arm-drags and then poses! The fans cheer, and the two reset. They tie up again, Toni blocks an arm-drag to give an arm-drag, and she poses! The fans cheer more, but Saraya gets mad. Saraya runs up, Toni hits a headlock takeover, but Saraya headscissors. Toni kips free, Saraya headlocks for the takeover, but Toni rolls her! TWO, and Saraya kicks low. Saraya whips Toni to a corner, but Toni goes up, under, and then knuckle locks. Toni kicks an arm, steps over the other, then spins around to bait Saraya with a leg.
Saraya tries for the leg but just falls for the trick. Toni goes up and over then back under to offer the leg again. Saraya falls for that, too, and Toni goes up and around to roll her up! TWO, and Saraya Oklahoma Rolls! TWO, and the two stand. The fans cheer, but Saraya goes to the apron. The fans cheer for Toin but Saraya gets upset. Saraya shrieks at Toni, Toni shrieks back! Saraya howls so Toni howls back! The fans fire up, Toni storms up, but Saraya HOTSHOTS her! Saraya has Toni in the ropes to fire KNEE after KNEE! The fans sing for Toni but Saraya pushes her down while stepping inside. Saraya then argues with the ref so that Harley can THROW Toni into railing!
Toni staggers, Saraya CANNONBALLS! The fans boo but Saraya soaks it all up as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Harley taunts Toni while Saraya does a full lap. Saraya then stomps Toni, upts her against railing, then CHOKES her! The ref reprimands, the ring count is still climbing, so Saraya lets off at 7 to refresh the count. Saraya then runs and RAMS Storm into more railing! Saraya soaks up more heat, then SMACKS Toni off the desk! Saraya tells commentary to shut it, then she digs her boot into Toni’s face! The ref reprimands, Saraya lets off to THROW Toni into more railing! Saraya leaves Toni behind to argue with the ref in the ring, so Harley attacks Toni again! Harley CLUBS Toni down, then hurries away.
Saraya goes out to drag Toni back in, and bump her off buckles. Saraya stomps a mudhole in, digs her boot in, but lets off as the ref counts. Toni sputters, Harley shrugs, and Saraya stomps away again! Saraya lets off with a howl, and Toni flounders along ropes. Saraya CLUBS Toni, Toni hits back, but Saraya CLUBS her down! Saraya runs, but into a HEADBUTT! Both women are down and a count begins! The fans rally while both women stir. We pass 5 of 10 before either sits up. Saraya stands at 7, and she runs up to fire hands! Toni hits back, the brawl is on, and Dynamite returns to single picture.
The forearms go back and forth, but Toni gets the edge. Then she JABS, JABS and JABS! Toni winds up, but Saraya ducks, so Toni DDTS! The fans fire up and Toni brings Saraya up, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Toni still storms around. Toni drags Saraya up, reels her in, but Saraya fights around to KNIGHT CAP! Cover, TWO!! Saraya is losing her cool, but the fans rally up for Toni. Saraya climbs, she brings Toni up to join her, and then positions herself for a SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB!! Then the GOOD KNIGHT!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!! Toni does not go gently into that goodnight and the fans are thunderous!
Saraya is beside herself, but Harley coaches her. Saraya growls and shouts at the fans, “This is MY house!” The fans boo but Saraya drags Toin up. Toni pops Saraya up, SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO!! Saraya survives, Harley gets on the apron! Toni storms up on Harley, ducks a sucker punch, to KISS Harley!? Harley is in a daze, Saraya runs up, but Toni sends her into Harley! Tabletop and stacking cover, TWO!! Saraya escapes, kicks, but Toni blocks, to KISS Saraya! STORM ZERO!! Cover, Toni wins!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Champion)
The Whore We All Adore gave both Saraya and Harley a kiss goodnight, and maybe a kiss goodbye, as she is now moving on from her past! But will Toin be able to do the same when it comes to her traitorous protege? Speaking of, Mariah May runs in to DECK Toni with a shoe!! Mariah mockingly consoles Toni, then pushes her down. Will AEW soon belong to The Glamour?
Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.
Renee Paquette stands with Willow Nightingale, Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly & Tomohiro Ishii, and says it is her professional opinion that it is not Dynamite until we’ve heard from this group. Mark says damn right, and thank you! The Conglomeration is in the house, babeh, and the word of the day today is, “Proliferation!” They have proliferated across the pond to be here in the UK! And Sunday, All In, the biggest show of the year! Willow & “Big Time” Ishii will deliver a Mixed Tag Team ass-whooping on Kris Statlander & Stokely Hathaway! Then Mark, Kyle AND OC are in The Casino Gauntlet!
Cassidy will be starting things off at number one, so you know they’ll represent! Hey, Kyle, tell ’em somethin’! Kyle does his best Bert from Mary Poppins as he says, “I ‘appen to think it’d be lovely if The Conglomeration ‘ad a match on… On…” Oh, how’d the accent make “Collision” sound? Mark says Kyle’s fine, just simmer down. But Collision is right! They’re not in Wembley yet, they’re in Cardiff! And the word of the day for Saturday is “Participation!” Undisputed Kingdom, Conglomeration, Collision, let’s get it on! RAAAA~! The team heads out and Renee says Mark always does so well. Cassidy says she has no idea.
Will Ospreay is here!
Cardiff fires up for The Aerial Assassin as he makes his way to the ring, and he takes a moment to soak it all in. He joins in as the fans chant “OSPREAY, OSPREAY!” and sing his song. Then when the music ends, they sing “OSPREAY~, OSPREAY OSPREAY OSPREAY~!” Ospreay has a big smile enjoying that one, then gets himself a mic. But then MJF has to make his entrance, and Ospreay is amused by the boos. The self-proclaimed American Hero, in a star-spangled suit to go with the star-spangled belt, steps into the ring, and extra security is around the ring. MJF motions for the booing fans to quiet down, but they just sing for Ospreay instead.
There is a No Physicality Agreement for this face-to-face, and Ospreay says, “Cardiiiff~! Lads, don’t leave me out. Let’s give Max a warm welcome!” The fans boo instead. Ospreay says it is unusual for an Englishman to be this beloved in Wales, this is crazy. But it all boils down to that BBC show, Gavin & Stacy. The fans do like them some Gavin & Stacy. Ospreay says Gavin is an Essex boy like Ospreay, who travels and meets a Welsh girl, Stacy. They fall in love, they go an incredible journey, and everyone here has seen Ospreay’s journey.
And see, Ospreay worked on a mastic firm from Monday to Friday, got in his car, drove three hours to Wales, wrestled in church halls and Cathy’s Bingo Hall, too! The fans cheer that! Last year, Ospreay wrestled here in a bar “that’s filthier than the wife!” But Sunday, that is about cleaning up the mess that MJF made. The fans cheer that. Ospreay says, “Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, or whatever you identify as, allow me to say, you might as well call me Barry Scott. Because by Sunday, BANG! And the dirt is gone!” The fans love that one! They even chant “BARRY SCOTT! BARRY SCOTT!”
MJF gets himself a mic, taps on it, and says Ospreay’s going to clean up MJF’s mess? That’s interesting. Jam-packed arenas chanted MJF’s name twice as loud as they ever have Ospreay’s. The fans boo and ask, “WHO ARE YA? WHO ARE YA?” MJF says he is talking. Unlike Ospreay, MJF “didn’t have to be a cute little flip merchant to get the job done.” All MJF had to do was this. MJF does the kangaroo stance while fans tell him to STFU. MJF tells them, “No.” But Ospreay cleaning up MJF’s mess? Does Ospreay not know MJF came back early from injury before he was 100%? Do the folks wanna know why?
“It’s because I was begged by top brass in AEW and top brass in Warner Brothers Discovery to clean up YOUR mess! You arrogant little p*ick!” Oh, arrogant? MJF has the nerve to call someone else arrogant? Do yourself a favor, Max, and look in the mirror. “Shut up, ya bell end.” The fans cheer that! The fans even chant “BELL END! BELL END!” Ospreay says yeah, everyone was watching AEW, even Ospreay. We all heard about the renegade promotion that put wrestling first, that catered towards people that liked pro-wrestling. And then, seeing MJF as the world champion, we all started giggling! Yeah, the “Double clothesline!” thing was hilarious, even Ospreay was laughing.
The problem is, the joke went on too long. And we steered so far away from what the foundation was, and it all culminated last year at Wembley. Because on the grand stage, nobody talked about the main event being an epic clash of two great wrestlers. It was two friends just jerkin’ each other. Talking about people begging MJF to show up? Ospreay wasn’t even in AEW last year! Tony Khan gets on the phone, even with “3000 people signed here and their nan,” and he calls Ospreay, a guy who lives an hour and a half down the road. Ospreay thinks it’s mainly to remind people what professionalism looks like.
But this is where it gets sweet. Between Ospreay and MJF, TK says, “Will, please go put on a good wrestling match, because I can’t rely on my world champion to do it.” The fans cheer while MJF does his best to laugh that off. Ospreay tells MJF that MJF has given everyone here entertainment, and that’s fine. We all need a bit of entertainment. But they’re meant to be the alternative here! They’re meant to cater to the people and their voices! This is not only about restoring the International Championship, it is about restoring the feeling! And bruv, Ospreay IS the feeling! The fans cheer that, too!
MJF says, “Do you hear that, guys? Yeah. He’s the feeling. He’s the feeling.” The fans sing for Ospreay again, but MJF says that out of all the trash that just came out of Ospreay’s mouth, he got one thing right. Truly, MJF does NOT care about catering to the people, the people are meaningless. MJF only cares about one thing, and it is the only thing that matters, something Cardiff is incapable of, something that Americans do best: win! But what’s so sad, is that MJF actually believed that that “four-eyed, curly haired dork, Tony Khan,” when he told MJF while out injured that the company would be safe in Ospreay’s capable hands.
“Dude, who the hell are you?” The fans boo then sing again for “OSPREAY~, OSPREAY OSPREAY OSPREAY!” MJF says Cardiff only knows who Ospreay is because they’re “redcoat terrorists.” Everybody knows who MJF is. Everybody loves MJF. Professional wrestling analysts, pundits, present day world champions, Hall of Famers and living legends all unanimously agree that MJF is the best pro-wrestler on God’s Green Earth. So MJF is just curious, Will… Who told you you were the best? No no no no, seriously? The fans?! These people!? Really? That is so sad. These people know nothing about pro-wrestling.
And do you know how MJF knows that’s true? Because they like Ospreay’s matches. So Ospreay can be “the feeling” all he wants, because Friedman is the facts. And the fact is, MJF is the youngest and longest reigning AEW World Champion of all time. The fact is, MJF headlined and won the biggest show of all time. The fac tis, when they talk about this generation of pro-wrestling, MJF will be The Ace, and Ospreay will be second place! The fact is, MJF hails from the only country that matters, The United States of America! And most importantly, the fact is, Ospreay has one move in the chamber that can defeat MJF, The Tiger Driver 91, and Ospreay ain’t man enough to pull that trigger.
MJF tells Ospreay to look at him! Ospreay and his “widdle fans” can feel all the want, because MJF is the facts. And the facts don’t care about your feelings. Oh, congratulations, MJF, but there’s something Ospreay knows about the wrestling history books. Those books can be rewritten. What can’t be rewritten is how the fans feel. MJF has not once inspired someone to do this. You wanna know who the hell Ospreay is? Go all over Europe, and ask them, “Who is the best wrestler in the world right now?” They’ll say Ospreay. Got to Australia and New Zealand, they will say Ospreay! Go to Japan, and they’ll say Ospreay!
Go to America, to your own state of New York, and even they will say Ospreay! Go up and down the UK, and they will say Ospreay! That is why he cannot lose! Not in front of his family, not in front of his friends, not in front of this support system! Not in front of his wife and child! And Ospreay knows why MJF hates him! It’s because it took MJF four years to win the fans over! Ospreay just needed four beats of his music! MJF let everyone down! They used to love MJF, they don’t anymore! MJF says they DID love him, until Ospreay showed up and ruined it! Oh…! MJF says to shut up, but Ospreay says, “Gotcha.”
MJF says no, no, no. Ospreay is right, MJF could never be like him. Ospreay is a great human being inside and outside the ring, a role model the world over. Ospreay is a great husband, father, and professional. In every way MJF fell short, Ospreay has manned up and done it, congratulations. However… Before the show tonight, MJF got to spend a little time with Ospreay’s wife… And that so-called “kid” of Ospreay’s. No, hey, MJF is putting Ospreay over. He says it like that because this is a child from a previous relationship, and then Ospreay stepped up into the picture to raise the kid as his own. That’s admirable.
But MJF got one more fact for The Feeling Boy. “I got a feeling after the conversation I had with your wife tonight… The next kid she has… Won’t be yours either.” The fans boo the obvious implications, but MJF is just hiding behind the No Physicality Agreement. Ospreay asks Schiavone if he has TK. He does. How much are the fine for defying that agreement and punching MJF out right now? Uh… 100,000 Pounds Sterling, aka $27,000 American. Oh, 100K? The fans say do it, but MJF says he won’t. Ospreay says nah, it’s worth it! Ospreay DECKS MJF, then fires off some more! The security guards rush in but he just fights them off!
The fans fire up behind Ospreay as he just knocks guard after guard out of the ring! Then he stomps MJF! But MJF gets up to DYNAMITE DIAMOND RING PUNCH!! MJF takes out the rest of the guards, the fans boo, but seems MJF doesn’t care about the money, either. MJF throws off the jacket, and asks, “This is the best int he world?!” MJF rains down fists on Ospreay and Ospreay is busted open! MJF says HE is the best, and then he suplexes Ospreay for a BRAINBUSTER! MJF “covers” Ospreay and counts, and gets to three! But he’s not done! MJF reels Ospreay in, underhooks, but the gaurds return!
Christopher Daniels is also here, and he tells MJF to stand down! This is going to go from fines to suspensions if he doesn’t! MJF leaves, saying he IS the facts! He may say facts don’t care about feelings, but MJF sure got emotional here tonight. But will the fact be that Ospreay proves all the fans right when he and MJF go All In?
AEW returns with a report from Renee Paquette.
She was informed that earlier today, there was an altercation in the office and Hangman Page has been asked to leave the building. In fact, here he is right now. Renee asks The Cowboy just what happened, and Hangman says he did what he had to do. Sunday, All In, Hangman is now in the Casino Gauntlet! And understand Hangman when he says that if you are in this match, and you stand between him and “our world champion,” Hangman will run you over! Evil Uno passes by and Hangman tells his “old friend” to come on over. Uno says hey, what’s up, Hanger? Hangman asks if Uno knows about the Casino Gauntlet.
Oh, the one for All In? Yeah, of course. Then does Uno know who else is in that match? Uno says he just came from Christopher Daniel’s office, and Uno just got a spot in the match! Hangman sighs, grabs a chair, and SMACKS Uno with it! Hangman says it doesn’t matter who you are! He will run you over! There is nothing Hangman wants more than to make “his” joy, his happiness, his hopes and dreams, go up in smoke! The Cowboy drags his luggage over Uno’s unconscious body, and refuses to even say Swerve’s name. But will Hangman be able to defy the odds and win his shot at tearing down Swerve’s House?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
As announced last week, there will be a “Cardiff Wild Card” Trios match to qualify for the massive All In Trios Fatal 4 Way Ladder match! And the trios that were selected are Top Flight with Lio Rush going against… Claudio, Yuta and PAC?! Can the Swiss Superman and The Bastard put aside their differences so that they and The Decoder can go for gold? Or will The Bad Child help Darius & Dante Martin reach new heights?
AEW Continental Championship: Kazuchika Okada VS Claudio Castagnoli!
Ever since The Rainmaker joined The Elite, he hasn’t felt like the same man who went toe to toe with Bryan Danielson, who is rivals with Hiroshi Tanahashi, and who is synonymous with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. However, can The Swiss Superman bring that side out of him again? Or will Okada still make it rain, even with this rotten new attitude?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who makes it reign in Cardiff!
The bell rings and the fans rally up already. Okada and Claudio slowly approach, the fans are losing their minds getting to see this. They tie up, are in a deadlock, and Claudio powers Okada back to ropes. Okada turns things around, the ref counts, and Okada lets off slowly. Okada then fakes the cheap shot and pats Claudio on the shoulder. That much of classic Okada is still there. Or, was it a sign that this attitude was always there? The two circle, tie up, and are in another deadlock. The fans rally, Claudio puts Okada on ropes now, and the ref counts. Claudio lets off slowly now, and then he fakes the uppercut!
Claudio pats Okada on the shoulder, turnabout is fair play. The two tie up again, and Claudio headlocks. The fans rally, Okada powers up and out, but Claudio RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Okada leaps, but Claudio catches him! Claudio pops Okada around but Okada slips free! Okada waistlocks, ripcords, but Claudio ducks the lariat to UPPERCUT! Claudio reels Okada in, Okada back drops free, but Claudio lands on his feet! The fans fire up while Okada scowls, and the two reset. The fans cheer on “Both These Guys! Both These Guys!” They feel things out, and Okada kicks low! But Claudio kciks back!
Okada kicks, Claudio kicks, and they keep the knuckle lock! Okada kicks again, but so does Claudio! Claudio kicks again and again then KNEES down low! Then he UPPERCUTS! Claudio whips, Okada ducks ‘n’ dodges to ELBOW Claudio down! The fans fire up with Okada, and he stalks Claudio while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Okada brings Claudio up, scoops and SLAMS him, then goes to the ropes. Okada slingshot SENTONS, and then paces. Claudio bails out of the ring, but Okada goes out after him. Okada ROCKS Claudio, but Claudio ROCKS him back! They go forearm for forearm on the outside, faster and faster, and the fans fire up! Claudio whips, Okada reverses and Claudio is sent into railing! Okada storms over, taunts the fans, then puts Claudio in the ring. Okada then storms after Claudio to ELBOW him in a corner! Okada wags his finger at the fans, he won’t do what they want. But then Claudio kicks! Okada blocks, trips Claudio, and steps over for a FABLE!
Claudio endures the figure four heel hook, grabs at Okada’s hair, but lets off as the ref reprimands. Okada thrashes the legs, but Claudio HEADBUTTS Okada down! Claudio is free of the hold and he shakes out the legs. Claudio goes to ropes, Okada storms back up, and Okada fires a forearm! Okada brings Claudio around to CLUB him! Dynamite returns to single picture, the fans dueling, and Okada reels Claudio in. Claudio fights the suplex! Claudio then goes to suplex, but Okada fights it! The fans rally as the two fight for control, and Claudio powers Okada up and over! The fans fire up while Claudio grits is teeth!
Okada goes to a corner, drags himself up, and Claudio runs in to UPPERCUT! Claudio UPPERCUTS again and again, but the ref backs him down. Claudio jukes the ref to UPPERCUT again! Okada slumps again ropes while the fans fire up. Okada stumbles forward, and Claudio trips him up! The fans fire up, but Okada kicks free! Okada goes outside, but Claudio goes out after him! UPPERCUT against railing! The fans fire up again and Claudio drags Okada into the ring. Claudio then drops a BIG elbow on Okada! Cover, TWO! Claudio drags Okada up, the fans rally, and Claudio fires a forearm! Okada grimaces, so Claudio fires another forearm!
Okada eggs Claudio on, and Claudio fires another forearm! Okada fires back! Claudio is feeling it now, and he ROCKS Okada! Okada shakes his head, and he ROCKS Claudio! Claudio fires forearm after forearm, and Okada falls over! The fans fire up and Claudio drags Okada back up. Claudio whips, Okada reverses, but Claudio holds ropes. Okada bails out of the dropkick, then dodges Claudio. Okada kicks low, and hits a DDT! The fans fire up and both men go to corners. Okada runs in to ELBOW Claudio, then reels him back in for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Okada drags Claudio up, but Claudio fights the gut wrench!
The fans rally as Okada CLUBS away on Claudio. But Claudio UPPERCUTS back! Claudio runs up, but into a OBOT! Claudio tries again, blocks a boot, and he LARIATS Okada and himself out of the ring! The ring count starts, “This is Awesome!” as both men stir. Claudio rises, and he brings Okada up. Claudio swings but Okada dodges to then POST Claudio! Okada refreshes the count, and then storms over to Claudio. Okada drags Claudio up and in, then fires up while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Okada storms in after Claudio, and he fires forearms on Claudio in the corner. Okada hammers away, but lets off as the ref counts. Okada drags Claudio up, Alabama Lifts, but Claudio rolls through! TWO, but into a SHARPSHOOTER! Claudio sits deep on the hold, but Okada endures and fights his way forward. Okada reaches out, but Claudio drags him back! Claudio puts even more pressure on the hold, but Okada still fights up! Okada reaches out, so Claudio shifts to a CROSSFACE! Okada endures this hold, even as Claudio rolls him away from ropes! Claudio pulls back, but Okada refuses to give in!
Okada pushes around, rolls Claudio to a cover, TWO! Claudio UPPERCUTS!! Cover, TWO!! Okada survives and Claudio is beside himself! Claudio stalks Okada to a corner, UPPERCUTS him again and again, then keeps going as Okada sits down! The ref backs Claudio off and Okada is dazed! Dynamite returns to single picture again as Claudio reels Okada in. But Okada fights the Gotch lift! Claudio shifts to gut wrench deadlift, for the GUT WRENCH PLEX! And then a DOUBLE STOMP! Cover, TWO!! Okada survives again and Claudio grows frustrated. The fans rally up again as Claudio goes to a corner.
Claudio climbs, but Okada DROPKICKS him down! Claudio hits apron then floor, and Okada slowly rolls out after him. Okada puts Claudio in the ring, then brings him around to scoop and SLAM! Okada says he’s going up, and the fans cheer. Okada climbs, but Claudio springs up to UPPERCUT! The fans fire up again, and Claudio UPPERCUTS again! Claudio climbs up to join Okada, but Okada fights the superplex! Claudio fires body shots, tries again, and goes to the very top! But Okada fires forearms! Claudio fires forearms in return! Okada HEADBUTTS Claudio down! Okada leaps, Claudio gets under, but Okada comes back to SHOTGUN!
The fans fire up and Okada scoops to SLAM! Now Okada goes up, to MACHO ELBOW! And with that, the fans fire up for the… Rainmaker- NO, it’s still the middle finger! So much for bringing back that Okada. Okada steps on Claudio and the fans chant “B*TCH! B*TCH!” for Okada. But Claudio is pissed! Claudio trips Okada, for the GIANT SWING! The fans are thunderous as Okada goes around and around, past TEN, to TWENTY! The fans are thunderous again, and they want it again! Claudio pumps up instead, runs, but into a DROPKICK! Okada waistlocks then ripcords, but Claudio ducks!
Claudio springboards to FLYING UPPERCUT! Gotch lift, but Okada Alabama Lifts out of it! REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Both men are down and the fans are electric for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Okada and Claudio stir while the standing count begins. They head for each other, go forehead to forehead, and then stand to go forearm for forearm! And we get a one minute warning! The forearms and uppercuts go back and forth, but Claudio eggs Okada on! Okada fires another uppercut, but Claudio UPPERCUTS again and again! Okada backslides Claudio, TWO!! Ripcord and- NO, CLaudio ducks it! POP-UP UPPERCUT!!
But Okada tumbles all the way to the apron! Okada dangles but Claudio drags him back in! Okada holds the ropes, but Claudio DOUBLE STOMPS him! Claudio drags Okada to a cover, TWO!! Claudio tries to drag Okada up, but the bell rings! Time is UP!!
Time Limit Draw; Okada retains the AEW Continental Championship
The Rainmaker was saved by the bell, but fans want “FIVE MORE MINUTES!” But out come The Young Bucks, and Nicholas Jackson says, “What an unbelievable match! Congratulations to Claudio, congratulations to Okada. That match was phenomenal.” Matthew says, “Hey, Cardiff! Why would you say if I asked you this simple question. Would you guys like to see these two gentlemen go five more minutes?” The fans cheer because yes, they would! Matt says unfortunately, that’s not going to happen. The contract for the match read that Okada had to wrestle for 20 minutes, not 25. And as you know, The Bucks are the EVPs, so they’re sticklers for rules.
So Claudio, great effort! Maybe next time. Now, Matt has to ask Claudio to remove himself from the ring because The Elite have a match. And if they have to, not that they want to, the Elite will physically remove Claudio’s ass from this ring. Claudio puts his mouthpiece back in, he’s ready to keep going! And now Darby Allin & FTR are here! Will The Elite learn to #FearTheRelentless? Or will the AEW TNT and AEW World Tag Team Champions all be rolling into Wembley?
Six Man Tag: Jacy Perry & The Young Bucks VS Darby Allin & FTR!
The moment Darby & FTR are int he ring, the brawl is on! In fact, Claudio and Okada are fighting on the outside, too! This might as well be upgraded to an 8 Man Tag as the bell rings! Darby & FTR drag Jack Perry & The Bucks out of the ring while Okada and Claudio start moving up the ramp! Darby runs at Jack but Jack moves, sending Darby into railing! Jack then HAMMERS away on Darby! Dax pulls Jack’s hair to put him in the ring, and we finally have a real match! Dax CHOPS Jack, fires hands in a corner, then CHOPS again. Jack hits back, bumps Dax off buckles, then CHOSP! Dax turns things around to CHOP again!
Dax whips, and he ELBOWS Jack down! Cover, TWO! Dax drags Jack up, tags in Darby, and fans fire up! Jack gets away, SPITS at Darby, then tags out to Nick. The fans boo but Darby dodges Nick to headlock. Nick powers up and out, but Darby uses that to DIVE onto Jack! FTR jump in and they brawl with The Bucks! Then FTR trips The Bucks, but The Bucks BOOT free! The Bucks LARIAT FTR up and out, then take aim to DOUBLE PLANCHA! Down goes FTR, but Darby is up top! SUPER COFFIN DROP onto The Bucks! The fans fire up and Darby puts Nick back in. But Matt anchors Darby! Nick HOTSHOTS Darby!
Matt Electric Chair Lifts Darby off the apron, and Nick goes out to PENALTY KICK start the TOSS! The fans boo but The Bucks soak it up. Nick puts Darby in, tags Jack, and Jack stalks Darby. Jack hammers away on Darby, CHOKES him, but the ref counts. Jack lets off at 4, taunts FTR, then drags Darby up. Jack snapmares Darby, KICKS him in the back, then covers, TWO! Jack drags Darby up to CLUB him down, then CLUB him again. Jack tags Nick, and they hit a BACKBREAKER LEG DROP combo! Cover, TWO! Nick keeps Darby from FTR, then soaks up heat. Nick stomps away on Darby, then whips him to the Elite corner.
Nick tags Matt, but Darby fires hands on Nick! Nick clinches for a GUTBUSTER, Matt runs in, NECKBRAEKER BACKBREAKER COMBO! Matt sucker punches FTR, only Dax falls over, and the ref has to keep Cash back. The Bucks stomp away on Darby in the chaos, pretending to have tagged Nick back in. Nick drags Darby onto ropes to CHOKE Darby, then he lets off to tag Jack. Jack fires body shots on Darby, then snapmares him into a chinlock. Darby endures, fights around, and reaches out. Jack keeps Darby from ropes, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Darby fights up but Jack KNEES low!
Jack reels Darby in, and the Elite BUCKLE BOMB DOUBLE GIRI COMBO! Darby falls, Jack covers, Dax breaks it! The Elite is upset but Jack drags Darby up. Jack whips Darby in, but Darby uses that to BLAST The Bucks! Darby sunset flips Jack, Jack rolls through but overdoes it on the stack, Darby rolls free! Hot tag to Dax! Dax JABS, JABS, and DECKS Jack! And DECKS him! And DECKS Nick! And DECKS Matt! Dax goes after Jack in a corner with furious fists! Matt storms up but Dax CROSSBODIES onto him now! Dax fires more hands, then he atomic drops Nick to LARIAT him out of the ring!
The fans fire up as Dax gets around Jack to GERMAN SUPLEX! Dax holds on to GERMAN SUPLEX again! Jack fights, switches, Matt runs up, but Dax BOOTS Matt away! Dax switches on Jack to spin him and suplex for a BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Jack survives and Dax tags Cash. FTR wait on Jack as he rises, but Jack KICKS Dax first! Cash still gets Jack in a BIG back suplex! Matt runs in to kick and whip Cash! Cash slides to a stop, comes back and UPPERCUTS! Nick runs in, Cash dodges to LEAPING LARIAT! The fans fire up as Cash then wrenches Jack to a Gory Especial! The Bucks DOUBLE SUPERKICK Cash first!
Jack backslides Cash, TWO!! The fans fire up and Jack tags Matt. Matt and Nick both get in, and they sit Cash up. E V P- NO, Cash ducks and the Bucks clash knees! Cash then runs to catch Nick and POWERSLAM! Jack SUPERKICKS Cash! Darby SHOTGUNS Jack! Matt feints the kick and DDTS Darby! Dax runs up, blocks a kick and hands it to Cash! Dax then gets Nick, and we get DOUBLE- NO, WAIT, Darby trips Jack! Darby joins in, TRIPLE SCORPION DEATHLOCKS!! The fans are thunderous as The Elite all suffer! But the Elite also crawl forward, ROPEBREAK! Darby & FTR let them go while fans fire up.
The Bucks say screw it! Cardiff sucks! The Elite grab their belts and go to leave! But Cash says nope! Cash DIVES and wipes them all out!! Cash fires up, the fans are with him, and Cash feeds Matt to Dax. Dax whips, Matt reverses, then Matt runs in, only for Dax to put Matt on the apron. Matt ROCKS Dax first, goes up, but Cash trips Matt up! Nick SUPERKICKS Cash! Then SUPERKICKS Dax! But Darby blocks the third! Darby spins Nick to fire off fast hands, then runs up to hop on, CODE RED! But Jack dragon sleepers Darby, SCORPION DEATH DROP!! Jack rubs it in on Darby, and then takes aim from the corner.
The fans boo but Jack says time to sacrifice! But Darby ducks the knee! And then Jack turns around, into the SHATTER MACHINE!! Dax goes up, tags Darby, and we get the SUPERPLEX for The Power! DIVING SPLASH for The Glory! Darby goes up, COFFIN DROP for the cover! Darby & FTR win!!
Winners: Darby Allin & FTR, by pinfall
The Elite tried to quit but they still lose anyway! Will Darby make sure Jack learns the true meaning of self-sacrifice in their TNT Championship Coffin Match? Will The Bucks be able to make it through that Triple Threat still holding the gold? Wait, speaking of the Triple Threat, here comes the third team, The Acclaimed! Daddy Ass accompanies Max Caster & Anthony Bowens as they walk out on stage. Caster has a mic, and he says, “Yo! Yo! Yo! YO! Listen~! It’s really nice to see the entire royal family showed up today. Of course, the court jesters, FTR, and The Young Bucks, my two favorite princesses!
“But listen up, sweethearts, you’re looking at the kings of tag team wrestling right here! The Scissor King, Anthony Bowens, and The Best Wrestler Alive, AKA The Acclaimed.” The fans cheer, FTR dare Acclaimed to get in the ring, but Caster says he has to give them all credit. The Bucks & FTR, two of the greatest teams in this sport, yet neither of them have been able to beat Caster & Bowens last week. So Sunday, it will be no different. The kings get crowned, the belts come up, and it’s time to nut up or shut up!
Bowens says yeah, that’s right! So as much as they wanna come down to the ring, beat their asses from here to Cardiff Castle… The Acclaimed have nothing left to prove. FTR, Bucks, you can’t beat The Acclaimed! And that won’t change at All In! Because Bowen s& Caster will fight, fight, fight until they are THE AEW World Tag Team Champions! WHY? Because EVERYONE Loves The Acclaimed! Billy Gunn says if you’re not down with that, they’ve got two words for ya! “SUCK IT!” The Bucks sarcastically applaud, FTR is unbothered, but will both these teams have to admit there’s a new top team in town?
Backstage interview with Will Ospreay.
Renee checks on a bloodied Ospreay, and says we are four days away from All In. After what we saw happen with MJF, what is Ospreay’s status? Bryan Danielson walks over first and says he saw that, too. But look at him, Will. “Do it.” Yeah, you know what he means, and Bryan knows what that move feels like. Do it. The American Dragon wants the Billy Goat to crush the Worm- er, Wolf of Wrestling, will Ospreay show MJF what happens when he goes All In?
Nigel McGuinness is in the ring!
The fans cheer as the UK and ROH legend says, “At this time, I would like to introduce a man whose star has blazed across 2024. Undefeated, this man is the franchise player here in AEW, and he is also the most dangerous man in AEW today! Ladies, gentlemen, sheep, give it up for the AEW WORLD CHAMPION~! SWERVE! STRICKLAND~!” “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Prince Nana leads the way as The Realest makes his entrance. They join Nigel in the ring, and then Nigel introduces Swerve’s opponent for All In… Well, before we get to that, Nigel says it is an honor to have Swerve here.
Now, Bryan has made it no secret about his physical condition. People, like Nigel, have been calling him “Brittle Bryan,” “The Neck Break Kid,” while Swerve is in the best shape of his life! Question to Swerve: “How does it feel to be going into this match as an overwhelming favorite?” The fans certainly keep chanting for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve says that as Nigel already brought up, Swerve is the most dangerous man in AEW. And that is not because… No, wait, it is because of the pain he endures, and the pain he inflicts. But it is also because those he defeated to get here, and to keep the AEW World Championship.
Let’s take a look back. You all know it because you’ve seen it! Hangman Page twice, Jay White, Konosuke Takeshita, Samoa Joe, Claudio Castagnoli, Christian Cage, and the man who put Bryan Danielson’s neck in jeopardy, Will Ospreay! So Swerve will tell Bryan right now, Swerve will dissect him head to toe in the ring. Swerve will do it purposefully, menacingly, and scientifically. Nigel says that is indeed an impressive list, but there is one person not on the list. With that in mind… Whoa, whoa, hold up. Swerve wasn’t done. As much as Swerve appreciates Bryan being the generational legend that he is, we’re talking two Washington stage born wrestlers main eventing All In!
And yet Swerve still can’t help but feel disrespected by Bryan! Swerve keeps hearing these little interviews, these things Bryan is saying about being ready for retirement, ready to be a family man. THAT is what pisses Swerve off! That is a slap in the face to the world champion! Bryan is trying to take that from Swerve! Swerve says Bryan is not taking the moment from him, Swerve is taking the moment from Bryan! Swerve will do something to Bryan that makes sure he never gets the itch to get back in, that makes sure he never even can get back in the ring! So unless some act of God, some lightning striking down, revives Bryan after Swerve decimates him…!
Swerve takes a moment to let out a maniacal laugh. Maybe Bryan does get that itch. Maybe he does ignite the fire again. Maybe he does get a bit of that American Dragon back to get back up and think he can do it again. Maybe he’ll keep it under wraps, do it somewhere that he tries to hide it from Swerve. Maybe he’ll go off to some independent show in Washington. Swerve keeps Nigel from pulling away as he says Bryan is going to try and hide it, but Swerve will fly in through the curtain and beat him down. Maybe Bryan will go all the way to Arena Mexico, wear a mask and use a different name, just to get his kicks again.
Guess what? Swerve will be on the streets of Mexico, and he’ll beat Bryan down. Or maybe, it gets to where Bryan is feeling it, and he says, “I’m gonna have a sit down in my home with my family, and I’m gonna discuss with my wife, ‘Hey, honey, I think I’m gonna get back in the ring. I think that I can do it again.'” Guess where he’ll be?! But enough is enough, Bryan makes his way out here! Bryan runs down the ramp, slides into the ring, and then dodges Swerve to BUSAIKU KNEE!! The fans are thunderous as Swerve goes running! Bryan grabs a mic to shout at Swerve that maybe he’s confused! Maybe a lot of people are confused!
Because Bryan doesn’t come out here for 20 minutes to talk and talk and talk for himself. But he knows the truth, he knows who he is! He knows people say this a lot, throw it around like it’s just some token, like it’s a catchphrase, but this isn’t. Swerve knows it, Bryan knows it, and the fans know it. Bryan is the BEST DAMN WRESTLER IN THE WORLD!! And Bryan has been for the past 20 YEARS!! The fans chant “YES! YES! YES!” So Swerve just thinks he can say he’ll beat Bryan? That he’ll retire Bryan? That he’ll CRIPPLE Bryan in front of Bryan’s daughter!?
This Sunday at Wembley Stadium, in front of paying fans for the past 25 YEARS! For his peers that he has traveled the road with for the past 25 YEARS! And in front of Bryan’s family, his wife, son, daughter, Swerve will have to do more than cripple Bryan! Swerve will have to damn near KILL him! Bryan will leave his SOUL in this ring!! The fans are electric as the American Dragon is breathing fire! Bryan tells Swerve that there’s been a lot of talking, a lot of fighting, so there’s only one question left: Can Bryan Danielson, The American EFFIN’ Dragon, beat Swerve Strickland for THE AEW World Championship? Fans shout “YES! YES! YES!”
Swerve is furious as Bryan says the fans know the answer, and Swerve knows the answer! “YES! YES! YES!” But will Bryan prove he IS the best in the world when he finally takes the AEW World title? Or will it truly be Bryan’s Final Countdown?
My Thoughts:
A great go-home Dynamite here, in that it didn’t change things up just because it was a go-home episode. Though, AEW has been good about that because they put everything on their countdown specials the night before the PPV. Anyway, great contract signing segment for the TBS Championship, and with Britt standing tall, I’m pretty sure Mone retains. It’ll probably be because Kamille gets involved somehow, it’s the whole reason Mone has her as a sidekick. Toni Storm of course retained against Saraya, but that was a great match all the same. Mariah attacking was a surprise, because now the math would indicate Toni retains at All In. Of course, that depends on if there’s something that happens on Collision.
Good promo from Jericho before his match with Tommy Billington, and a great match with Tommy, but the promo before seemed redundant the moment Jericho started talking again. Though, maybe that’s just because Jericho had little different to say. Hook showing up, Bill throwing him down, that helps set up their match for Collision, but now things get complicated. Hook probably finds a way to beat Bill but then that’d mean he loses at All In. I mean, he gets to leave this Jericho Vortex nonsense, but there’s also the matter of Shibata and Joe getting their payback. Maybe Hook gets screwed on Collision so that he wins on Sunday, maybe even with help from Shibata and Joe given the FTW Rules.
Great promo from The Conglomeration, but Mark Briscoe is always great. Kyle trying to British was funny, but another big Six Man Tag of Conglomeration VS Undisputed Kingdom will be a lot of fun and could go either way given the Casino Gauntlet is coming. Great promo from Hangman, and poor Uno getting beat up because Hangman is just that pissed. I said it before, I’ll say it here: Hangman should win the Casino Gauntlet, and even if he has to get The Bucks to abuse their EVP authority, he should find a way to go after Swerve and/or Bryan the same night. If not, we get a very clear All Out match.
And speaking of that, great promo segment to close the night. Nigel wanting to hold Bryan back was great, and just as I was thinking last week, Bryan turns things around on Swerve to stand tall. Bryan is going in with the momentum, which would point towards him losing and retiring. Maybe they swerve us on the math and Bryan still wins out, or it could still be a Hangman cash-in that screws him, but I guess we’ll have to wait and see.
Great Continental Championship match, and while I figured Okada would retain, great use of the time limit draw, even just a week after FTR and Acclaimed did it on Collision. But it was the way to keep both guys protected without any real decision, and it was a good segue for The Elite to show up. The EVPs of course don’t use their authority to help Claudio, and great brawl to get going on the Six Man Tag main event match. Great match at that, and great win for Darby & FTR. In terms of the title matches, I didn’t think Jack was losing, especially after he created his own version of the TNT Championship.
But Acclaimed having the last word here, I feel like they just put themselves in the spot to lose, so that if The Bucks retain, it doesn’t hurt FTR. And if FTR wins, it doesn’t really hurt The Bucks, and either way, I feel like All Out will have Bucks VS FTR one more time to finally settle who is best team. And of course, an awesome promo segment from Ospreay and MJF. I appreciate Ospreay poking fun at AEW and its huge, underutilized roster. MJF also is doing his best to be satirically overly patriotic. I think his “facts over feelings” is a jab at a certain side of American politics. But MJF knocking Ospreay down, bloodying him, and then Bryan being the one to tell Ospreay to “do it,” this all adds up to Ospreay winning and it’ll be awesome.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Who wins this three-on-three?
March Madness is in full effect, and Collision is ready to Slam Dunk Sunday! But will the Death Riders’ reign of terror continue? Or can AR Fox & Top Flight finally dethrone them?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW World Trios Championships: The Death Riders VS AR Fox & Top Flight; The Death Riders win and retain the titles.
- Bandido VS Johnny TV; Bandido wins.
- Harley Cameron VS Aminah Belmont; Harley wins.
- Los Titanes del Aire VS La Faccion Ingobernable; Los Titanes win.
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AEW World Trios Championships: The Death Riders VS AR Fox & Top Flight!
Jon Moxley survived another title defense thanks to Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta & Pac, but now they must defend their own titles. Not only that, but it is against the three men that won that $300,000 Rampage Holiday Bash battle royal back in 2022. Will the Death Riders continue their reign of terror? Or will these high-fliers really cash in here tonight?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and it is time to slam, if you wanna jam!
The trios sort out, and The Decoder starts against Darius Martin. The fans rally up as the bell rings. Yuta and Darius circle, tie up, and Yuta wrenches to a hammerlock. Darius reaches back to headlock, then he chinbars into a cravat. Yuta spins through to trip Darius and has a toehold. Darius endures while fans rally. Darius turns over, reels Yuta in and headlocks back. Yuta brings Darius to his knees, then waistlocks. Darius switches and SLAMS Yuta, then floats to turn Yuta over for a cover. ONE, and Darius avoids a leg sweep to headlock. Yuta powers up and out, Darius goes up and over, then Darius arm-drags Yuta!
Yuta gets up, Darius DROPKICKS him, and Omaha cheers. The fans cheer, Darius CHOPS, then he tags in Dante. Darius whips, Yuta reverses, but Darius rolls off Yuta’s back. Darius SOBATS, Dante sweeps, and Darius DOUBLE STOMPS! Dante covers, ONE, but Dante wrenches to wristlock. Yuta pulls hair to put Dante in the corner, and Claudio tags in. The Swiss Cyborg stomps Dante, the fans boo, but Claudio waistlocks. Dante switches and hops on for a SLEEPER! Claudio powers up and out, but Dante sunset flips! Claudio flails to stay up, and he drags Dante right up to his feet! Dante dodges, and he fires forearms!
Dante fires more shots but Claudio shoves him away. Dante dodges, ROCKS Claudio, but Claudio returns to CLOBBER Dante! The fans are torn but Pac applauds. Claudio fires body shots, then UPPERCUTS. Claudio pie faces Dante, whips corner to corner hard, then runs up, but into a BOOT! Claudio just comes back, blocks a boot, but not the ENZIGIRI! Dante goes up and up and RANA! Not the cleanest but Claudio still tumbles out. Claudio hurries back in, tag to Pac. Pac RAMS Dante, then slingshots up and over. Pac keeps moving, but Dante CLOBBERS him! Tag to Fox and he LARIATS Pac! And goes Matrix to then PELE!
The fans fire up for Fox and he has Pac. Fox whips, Pac reverses, but Fox stops himself. Yuta runs up but Fox TOSSES him! Pac runs up, Fox puts him on the apron and sweeps the legs. Pac is on the apron, Fox builds speed, just to slingshot STOMP Pac on the apron! Then he CANNONBALLS Yuta! But Claudio runs up to BOOT Fox down! The fans boo, Top Flight protests, but Claudio deadlifts Fox into the ring! Pac storms in and stomps Fox around. Pac drags Fox up, bumps him off buckles hard, then tags Claudio. They mug Fox, Claudio ROCKS Fox, and then drags Fox up. Fox tries to power forward but Claudio keeps him back!
Claudio powers Fox back, he tags Yuta in, and they mug Fox more. Yuta stands Fox up to reel him in, and he snap suplexes! Cover, ONE!! Fox stays in this but Yuta stays on him. Fox JAWBREAKERS free, goes Matrix again, hot tag to Darius! Darius CLOBBERS Yuta, BLASTS Pac, then BOOTS Yuta! Darius keeps moving, HOTSHOT BULLDOG DROPKICK COMBO! Then Darius GAMANGIRIS Yuta, steps in and COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, Claudio breaks it! Dante CANNONBALLS Claudio! Pac TOSSES Dante out, the ref reprimands him, but that lets Yuta CLAW Darius’ eyes! The fans boo but Yuta hits a PAIN THRILLER! Cover, TWO!
Yuta is annoyed but he keeps Darius down with a wristlock, and mockingly claps hands, while Collision goes picture in picture.
Yuta drags Darius up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Pac. Pac stomps Darius down, kicks him around, then kicks Darius in the side! Pac stays between Darius and his team, taunts him, but Darius fires body shots. Darius UPPERCUTS, but Pac KICKS him down! Pac taunts the fans, then brings him up. Pac tags Yuta back in, Yuta CHOPS Darius, then Yuta snapmares Darius for a KNEE DROP! Cover, TWO! Yuta clamps onto Darius with a chinlock to keep him down. Darius fights up, fires body shots, and he ROCKS Yuta! Slam Dunk Sunday returns to single picture as Darius runs, but into a DROPKICK!
Yuta tags Pac, then holds Darius down for Pac to drop a leg, brother! Pac looms over Darius, then drags Darius up to DECK him! Pac stomps Darius, CHOKES him on the ropes, but steps off as the ref counts. Claudio gets a cheap shot in! Fox protests but nothing can be done as Pac stands Darius up. Tag to Claudio and the mugging continues. The fans rally for “A R FOX! A R FOX!” Darius fires body shots and a CHOP! Claudio brushes that off, but Darius CHOPS again! And again! Claudio still eggs Darius on, Darius CHOPS! Claudio UPPERCUTS into a hook! Darius tries but Claudio fights the backslide! Claudio spins around, shoves Darius, POP-UP DROPKICK!
Darius and Claudio are both down and the fans fire up! Darius crawls, as does Claudio, but then Claudio grabs a leg. Claudio drags Darius bac, but Darius BOOTS free! Hot tags to Yuta and Dante! Dante rallies on Yuta with forearm after forearm! Dante whips, Yuta reverse, Dante goes out, up, around, and then GAMANGIRISR! Dante springboards to avoid Pac and CROSSBODY Yuta in one move! Dante FLIPS up and over Yuta, then sends Pac into him! Dante SHOTGUNS Pac in the back to send him out, and the fans fire up! Dante builds speed to go up, up, then tags Fox before he CANNONBALLS!
The fans fire up, but here comes Claudio! Dante dodges, Fox PENALTY KICKS! Then Fox goes up the corner to MOONSAULT! Down goes Claudio and the fans fire up again! Fox puts Yuta in, then climbs the corner, for a SWANTON BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Yuta survives but Fox hurries to go back up a corner! But Claudio anchors Fox, but Top Flight YANKS Claudio down! Fox adjusts, but Yuta trips him up now! The fans boo, the ref reprimands Yuta, but then Pac DOUBLE LOW BLOWS Top Flight!! Claudio DOUBLE LARIATS Top Flight, and the Death Riders regroup. The ref reprimands, but the Death Riders don’t listen as they surround Fox.
Omaha is thunderous for Fox as he fights back, 3v1! But Claudio! blocks a kick, and the mugging is on! The ref reprimands, Claudio stands Fox up, and he sends Yuta in, ELBOW! Claudio UPPERCUTS! Pac ELBOWS! Yuta ELBOWS! Repeat! The fans boo as the cycle of violence continues! Then Pac hits a TOMBSTONE!! ROCKET LAUNCHER! Cover, Death Riders win!
Winners: The Death Riders, by pinfall (still AEW World Trios Champions)
Chaos reigns as The Death Riders screwed over their old rivals. Fox & Top Flight regroup and the fans cheer, but THE CRU attacks! Action Andretti & Lio Rush grin as they CLOBBER Darius! They talk trash, and then Dante gets up, only for Action to LARIAT him down! But where’d Fox go? Wait, now Lio & Action undo their chain necklaces, so they can CHOKE Top Flight with them!! The fans boo, more refs rush out here, but The Cru has already choked out Darius & Dante! Will this be the end of this animosity? Or have Lio & Action only put themselves back on Top Flight’s radar?
BREAKING NEWS for April!
Dynamite returns to Boston, but it won’t be Big Business. It’ll be a Spring Breakthru! Get your tickets now so you don’t miss out!
Backstage interview with The Undisputed Kingdom.
Lexy Nair brings up the intense match Adam Cole and Daniel Garcia had, going to Hell and back, all for the TNT Championship. It unfortunately ended in a time limit draw, and some would say a tie is worse than a loss. Cole says he certainly feels that way. He feels sick to his stomach, physically beat up, and the worst part is, he had Garcia beat. “Daniel Garcia, I had you beat for that TNT Championship. The time limit is what saved you. And lemme tell you, the next time we do face each other, there will be no outside interference, there will be no time limit. It will be Adam Cole VS Daniel Garcia, for the TNT Championship, and trust me when I tell you, you’re looking at the next champ!”
Kyle O’Reilly says wow. And speaking of rematches, it has been about a week since their match with FTR. And what’s really bugging him isn’t the loss, it’s the lack of respect. Kyle & Roddy showed a lot of respect. They held out their hands, and what’d FTR do? FTR left Kyle wondering if they really are everything they say they are: The best tag team on Earth that’s ever existed in the time-space continuum! Kyle thinks they’re just insecure. Roddy shouts, “KYYYLE~! No. No, we are not gonna do that. That loss matters. We didn’t go through what we went through to get back together, to lose to the supposed best tag team on the planet.”
Roddy wants FTR to hear this. “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. The third time’s not gonna happen, fellas.” Cole says, “And that is Undisputed.” When and where will we see these epic trilogies happen?
Backstage interview with Kazuchika Okada.
Slam Dunk Sunday returns as Lexy is now with The Rainmaker. We’re not even a quarter into 2025 and Okada has gotten some very significant wins defending the AEW Continental Championship. Okada says yes, at Grand Slam: Australia, he beat Buddy Matthews. At Revolution, he beat Brody King. He put those dogs down. What does that mean? Okada says he means, he put those b*tches to sleep! Is The Rainmaker saying the Hounds of Hell are no more? Or will they come barking back and take a bite out of his belt?
Bandido VS Johnny TV!
The Most Wanted wants his revenge on Chris Jericho, but he was first challenged by the Guru of Greatness for this “big ratings” showdown. Will Bandido mute Johnny and head for The Nueve? Or will he find he’s not #TVReady?
Johnny disrespects Bandido during his entrance by throwing his big studded jacket at him! The fans boo, Johnny grins, but Bandido fires off forearms! The bell rings, Johnny pushes Bandido back, then wrangles him. Johnny rolls Bandido, ONE, but Johnny floats to rain down fists and stomps! Johnny gets his sunglasses off, the fans boo, but Johnny says he is TV Ready. Johnny taunts “cabron” Bandido, then KICKS him in the back. Johnny eggs Bandido on, “How’s my foot taste?” Johnny drags Bandido up for a NECKBREAKER! The fans boo as Johnny shows off the abs. Johnny KICKS Bandido, drags him back up, then fires body shots.
Johnny whips, Bandido ducks ‘n’ dodges, then he CLOBBERS Johnny! The fans fire up as Bandido keeps moving, another big forearm! And another big forearm! Bandido fires up, the fans are with him, and he runs in at the corner. Bandido jumps up to MONKEY FLIP! Johnny flops hard on his face! Johnny gets up in a huff, but runs into a military press! With ONE HAND! Bandido then THROWS Johnny down! Omaha rallies more while Johnny bails out, and Collision goes to single picture.
Bandido build speed, but Johnny slides in and LARIATS! Johnny mocks the clapping, then covers, TWO! Bandido is tougher than that, but Johnny drags him right up. Johnny reels Bandido in, MOONLIGHT DRIVE! Cover, TWO! Bandido is still tougher than that, but Johnny clamps on a dragon sleeper. Bandido endures, even as Johnny hooks a leg and twists him. Bandido fights around, reaches out, but Johnny drags him back! Johnny keeps on the stretch plum style hold, but Bandido still endures. Bandido fights up, fires knees, but Johnny CLUBS Bandido! Johnny INVERTED SUPLEXES, but Bandido lands on the apron!
Bandido blocks a shot, slingshots, but Johnny SHOVES him down! Bandido hits the floor and Johnny goes out after him. Johnny storms up on Bandido, stands him up, and whips him into steel steps! Bandido falls in a heap, Johnny stalks him and taunts him, but Collision goes to break.
Slam Dunk Sunday returns, Johnny runs in at the corner but Bandido BOOTS him away! Bandido then UPPERCUTS, goes up, but Johnny throws him down! Bandido rolls to his feet, runs back in, but Johnny dodges. Johnny runs back in, but Bandido SHOTGUNS him down! The fans fire up, Bandido covers, TWO! Johnny survives that shot but Bandido stays focused. The fans rally, Bandido paces, and Bandido drags Johnny up. Bandido gut wrenches to a Canadian Rack, that then becomes a torture rack! X KNEE! Johnny staggers to the ropes, Bandido says BANG! Bandido runs in, BLACKJACK 21 PLEX!! Bridging cover, Bandido wins!
Winner: Bandido, by pinfall
The Most Wanted was most certainly #TVReady! But he’s not done, as he grabs a mic to call out Jericho! “Come here, and bring my little brother, Gravity’s mask, RIGHT NOOOW!” Bandido waits, and here comes The Learning Tree! The ROH World Champion has “Big Bill” & Bryan Keith behind him, and he is holding onto Gravity’s mask. The fans boo, but Jericho smiles as he holds the mask up. The Learning Tree goes to the ring, and Jericho also has a mic. Jericho steps and says, “You know, Bandido. I wish I could tell you it doesn’t have to be this way, but I think we both know that it does.
“Because even after a generational career, one of the greatest in pro-wrestling history, I still have to remind you, everybody here watching tonight, everybody at home, who’s been fortunate enough to witness the brilliance of the Jericho Era… That you can only take me for granted for so long! That you can only take from me so much until I start taking back.” Jericho can be quite generous, and he can also be very dangerous. Bandido can just ask his family. The fans boo, but Jericho says Bandido’s terrified sister, his disgraced brother, and his weeping mother…! And Jericho is sorry he made Bandido’s mother cry, he really is.
But he had to teach Bandido a lesson! That’s what happens when you try and take the ROH World Championship from Chris Jericho! You understand him? Do you?! The fans boo, but Jericho says if Bandido wants the mask back, he can’t have it. Because Jericho wants Bandido to remember the humiliation that he felt when Jericho took this mask right off his brother. And the only thing worse than taking a luchador’s mask… is putting that mask on! Jericho goes to put Gravity’s mask on! The fans boo as Jericho wears it as his own! His big head doesn’t even fit in it! The fans chant “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” but Jericho tells them to shut up!
Jericho, muffled as his voice is now, tells Bandido that Bandido should just stand there and cry like his mother! Bandido DECKS Jericho instead! But now Bill runs up! Bandido dodges, BOOTS Keith, then dodges again! Bandido goes up, up, but into Bill’s big hand! SKYSCRAPER- NO, Bandido slips free, then dodges Keith! Bandido SNATCHES the mask off Jericho, and gets away clean! The fans fire up as Bandido gets his moral victory! But will he and Jericho go one more round for THE victory?
Megan Bayne speaks.
“I’ve watched others fight for what they believe is theirs: Titles, fame, glory. But none of them possess true power. They worship at the feet of champions, but even those champions don’t understand what it is to be chosen by the heavens. I have arrived here as the embodiment of fate. And when they bow before me, when they worship at my feet, they’ll finally know that the All Elite Goddess has arrived. I am The Megasus, and this is my kingdom now.”
Toni Storm speaks.
“Who died and made you God? Who came down from the mountains and bestowed your power upon my people? Megan Bayne, have you heard the mythology of the one they call Timeless? Hercules doesn’t have my thighs, I have an Oedipal Complex with myself, I can summon the Kraken from my ass, and Pegasus ain’t got s*it on me! I saw my reflection, and my reflection saw me, and we made love until the sun came up. And at Dynasty, I will cut off the head of the mighty Megasus, and I will hold it aloft for the whole world to see, and I will say… ‘By GAWD I’m good.'” Luther applauds in the background, will Toni Storm slay this female titan?
Harley Cameron VS Aminah Belmont!
Though she was rather coy about her- er, Harley-gram’s budding romance with The Beast Mortos, the wild Aussie is getting back in action. Will the Phoenix Princess #FEELTHEWRATH on Slam Dunk Sunday?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Harley. Harley and Aminah tie up, Harley headlocks, but Aminah powers up and out. Aminah drops down, Harley rolls over then bypasses Aminah to LARIAT! The fans cheer, Harley runs and KNEES Aminah low. Then a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! The fans fire up again and Harley stands Aminah up. Aminah throat chops, then straitjackets for the NECKBREAKER! Harley flounders to a corner, Aminah mocks the fans, then she runs in, but into an ELBOW! Harley runs up, ducks the lariat and ENZIGIRIS! The fans fire up for Harley, she ducks Aminah’s roundhouse to pump handle!
Harley lifts for the PUMP HANDLE SAIDO! The fans fire up with Harley, “FEEL THE WRATH!” And then she dragon sleepers, for HER FINISHING MOVE! Cover, Harley wins!
Winner: Harley Cameron, by pinfall
Aminah certainly did #FEELTHEWRATH, and Harley goes right to commentary for our main event! Will Harley have a good time watching Komander & Hologram officially debut as a team? Or will Dralistico y Mortos make everything tranquilo?
Backstage interview with Don Callis.
Lexy is with cruddy Callis and brings up all that is going on within the Family. We have not seen Kyle Fletcher since the brutal cage match at Revolution, and- Callis stops Lexy there. He says we all know what she’s up to here. She is passive aggressively getting Callis all worked up about the cage match, but here’s the thing. When you have Kyle Fletcher, just 26 years old, and already the future of pro-wrestling, “you have the luxury of putting nights like Revolution in the rearview mirror. What I’ve got planned for Kyle Fletcher, what we’ve got planned, is gonna dwarf anything that your little brain could possibly fathom!”
But one thing she said is right: Everyone wants to see Kyle! So tonight is a little treat. Ladies and gentlemen… The Protostar, the future of wrestling, and the New God of Pro-Wrestling, Kyle BAH GAWD Fletcher! Yes, Kyle indeed steps into frame, and he says there has been a lot of talk and rumors that he was in some hospital bed, licking his wounds, but he is here to set the story straight. Yes, the cage match, the entire rivalry with Ospreay, has changed Kyle. But one thing that has not changed is the fact that he is destined to be the greatest of all time!
So he will be at Dynamite this Wednesday, and he’ll make it very apparent what is next for The Family, and for The Protostar, Kyle Fletcher. Say his full name, baby! Callis and Kyle hug it out, are maybe feeling a little too good, but just what is next for the DCF in AEW?
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
Tony Khan has decided what’s next for Kyle: Brody King! Will the King of Death prove the Hounds of Hell are not done yet? Or will The Protostar use him as a stepping stone to the top? Then, it is some big meaty men slapping meat as “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs takes on Mark Davis. Will Hobbs finally get past the Don Callis Family with this? Plus, after Megan Bayne and Toni Storm each said their piece tonight, we’re getting a tag team match! Megan again teams with Penelope Ford against the reunited #ThunderStorm! Can La Mera Mera get her own revenge while helping Timeless Toni tune up for Dynasty?
And Kenny Omega not only returns, he is back in action against Blake Christian! Will the Best Bout Machine use the Vanilla Babyface as an appetizer for that big International Championship Triple Threat at Dynasty? And last but not least, after Dax Harwood left Cope hanging last week, Tony Schiavone will interview #RatedFTR to get to the bottom of this divide. All this when AEW arrives in St. Paul, Minnesota!
Los Titanes del Aire VS La Faccion Ingobernable!
This one has been a long time coming. Hologram was put on the shelf because of Dralistico, Mortos y Rush, but he was able to reboot, rebuild and refresh in time to help Komander fight back. Can the Titans of the Air fly high over LFI? Or will Dralistico y Mortos stampede over them like rampaging bulls?
The teams sort out, the ref has to keep them back, and then Dralistico starts against Hologram. Harley claims to have no idea who “Harley-gram” really is, but whoever she is, she has a fantastic chest. Wait, Mortos CLOBBERS Komander! The fans boo, but Hologram dodges, and Mortos CLOBBERS Darlistico! Hologram fires hands, Mortos headlocks, but Hologram goes up the ropes! Hologram then flips free, SOBATS, and whips. Hologram ducks under then hurdles over Mortos. Mortos leaps over, runs back up, ARABIAN PRESS and a roll! The fans fire up, Hologram dodges Mortos to then tilt-o-whirl and DEJA VU-
NO, Mortos stops the ride to chicken wing Hologram! But Hologram victory rolls through, TWO! Mortos has it, TWO! Both men stand, Hologram rolls Mortos but Mortos powers through to a cover, ONE! They both stand, Mortos HEADBUTTS Hologram down! The fans fire up, then Mortos runs to sunset flip! Hologram rolls through, Komander tags in, and Komander springboards to SPLASH! Komander bounces off the cover, comes back and tilt-o-whirl RANAAS! Mortos flounders away, Dralistico tags in. Mortos BOOTS Komander, Dralistico springboards but Komander dodges. Komander shoves, then he pops Dralistico up, but Dralistico DROPKICKS!
Dralistico runs back in, ducks ‘n ‘dodges to SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up and Harley says this is “Luchamazing!” Dralistico fires up, runs up, but Komander blocks! Komander kicks Dralistico again and again, then goes up the corner! DOUBLE BOUNCE ARABIAN PRESS ARM-DRAG! The fans fire up as Komander then KICKS, SOBATS, and winds up. Komander runs to jump, spin, and wheelbarrow for the arm-drag! Komander fires up, the fans fire up, but Harley says she has to go now? Harley needs to call her friend. Harley says she forgot, but she’s gotta go, she’ll be back. Harley hops off commentary, who is she going to call?
Komander puts Dralistico on the apron but Dralistico mule kicks Hologram! Dralistico dodges Komander’s tiger feint kick, and Komander ends up on the apron. Mortos runs up, but Komander GAMANGIRIS! Dralistico is there to FLYING RANA Komander to the floor! Mortos TOPE TORNILLOS! Down goes Hologram and the fans fire up! Fans lose their minds, Harley scampers off, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Mortos drags Hologram up, SMACKS him back down, and Dralistico sends Komander into railing! Then Dralistico drags Komander up, RAILING BACKBREAKER! Dralistico shoves Komander back into the ring, then sits him up to go after the mask! The ref reprimands, Dralistico stops, and Dralistico argues with the ref. Dralistico then drags Komander up, brings him around, and whips him to ropes. Dralistico ELBOWS Komander down, tags in Mortos, and Mortos fires up. Mortos NECK TWISTS Komander! Cover, TWO! Komander stays in this, but Mortos clamps onto him again. Mortos YANKS Komander up with his mask to then SLAM him down!
Mortos stands Komander back up to SMACK him down! Komander goes to ropes, Mortos storms up, and Mortos wrenches Komander to tag in Dralistico. Komander tires to fight back but LFI still mugs him. Dralistico CHOPS Komander, then says uno mas! But then Dralistico DECKS Komander! Komander rises up, and Darlistico KICKS the leg out! Dralistico dusts himself off, puts up the ingobernable fist, then looms over Komander. Abrahantes coaches Komander, but Dralistico has him in a modified Half Crab! Komander endures, Dralistico lets go, and the fans rally up. Dralistico stands Komander up, whips him to the corner, then runs up to SPLASH!
Dralistico sits Komander down, goes side to side, and SUPERKICKS! Dralistico taunts Hologram, then soaks up the heat. But wait! “Harley-gram” is here! And suspiciously wearing gear just like Harley’s. Dralistico TOSSES Hologram in just for fun, then stands him up to CHOP! Dralistico runs at Komander in the other corner, but Komander breaks free! Slam Dunk Sunday returns to single picture as Dralistico hits buckles! Hologram runs in and LARIATS! Komander SUPERKICKS! Komander feeds Dralistico to Hologram’s SPANISH FLY! Hologram then helps Komander go up, up, and PHOENIX SPLASH! Cover, Mortos breaks it!
The fans rally, Dralistico and Komander crawl. “This is Awesome!” as we get hot tags to Mortos and Hologram! Hologram dodges Mortos, SOBATS, and KICKS! And HEEL KICKS! Mortos wobbles, Hologram goes up the ropes to QUEBRADA, but into Mortos’ Alabama Lift! Hologram powers through to DESTROYER!! Mortos staggers around, flops out of the ring, and Hologram builds speed! Hologram DIVES, direct hit on Mortos and they go all the way to the ramp! The fans are thunderous and Hologram hurries to get Mortos in the ring. Fans hope these teams “FIGHT FOREVER!” but Komander goes up, CIELITO LINDO!
Hologram is back in, he hooks Mortos up and rolls, GHOST PIN! Dralistico barrels in and breaks it! The fans rally, Harley-gram joins in with Abrahantes, and we get hot tags to Komander and Dralistico! Komander goes up, Dralistico ROCKS him first! Dralistico climbs up after Komander, fires shots, but Komander fires back! They go back and forth, even with CHOPS! Dralistico fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT, then brings Komander up! SUPER- NO, Komander slips free and ENZIGIRIS! The fans fire up again as Komander roars! Komander runs and goes up, up, and SUPER POISON-RANAS!! The fans are thunderous again, but Mortos scoops Komander!
Mortos hits the BEAST BREAKER!! Then he runs to FLYING ELBOW! Hologram runs in and goes up, then up to POISON-RANA! But Dralistico FLYING CRUCIFIX DRIVERS!! Komander is back to fire hands with Dralistico, and we get DOUBLE ROUNDHOUSES!! Both men fall, but Komander falls onto Dralistico! Cover, TWO!! Dralistico survives and Omaha is electric! Abrahantes & Harley-gram get that energy building, and Komander has Dralistico. The fans cheer on “A E DUB!” as the forearms fly! Dralistico CHOPS, but Komander CHOPS! The CHOPS go back and forth, but Dralistico SOBATS!
Dralistico CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS, then he runs, but Komander follows! Dralistico dodges, springboards, and FLYING DESTROYERS!!! Komander staggers then falls, Dralistico hurries to cover, HOLOGRAM BREAKS IT! The fans are thunderous again as Dralistico runs to SCREW HIGH KICK! Dralistico whips, Hologram reverses, but Dralistico slides out! And he grabs Abrahantes as a hostage! Hologram still DIVES! Direct hit on Dralistico, and a scary landing for Hologram! Mortos storms over to TOSS Abrahantes away! But then he locks eyes with Harley-gram. Harley-gram pets Mortos’ mane, but Dralistico tells Mortos to focus!
Komander runs the tightrope! SALUTE MOONSAULT!! Direct hit on LFI and Omaha is thunderous again! Komander puts Dralistico in, Hologram is back up! Torture rack for the PORTAL BOMB!! And then CIELITO LINDO!! Cover, TITANES WIN!!
Winners: Los Titanes del Aire, by pinfall
A powerful first match as a true duo, and LFI is in retreat! Will Komander & Hologram start to take over AEW? Will “Harley-gram” be along for the ride?
My Thoughts:
A great second part to Slam Dunk Weekend, and again I like just one hour Collision. As they did last night, the title match opened, and it was great stuff. But of course Death Riders retained, a random special episode was not where they’d lose the titles. Plus, The Cru went after Top Flight to restart their rivalry. Very good promo from Okada to talk down to the Hounds, and very good promo from Kyle & Callis to talk themselves up. Kyle VS Brody will be great stuff, but I feel like Okada and Brody can circle back around to a rematch for Dynasty. It’s mostly that Brody won’t take kindly to Okada calling him and Buddy “b*tches” again.
Great match from Bandido VS Johnny, and a very good promo segment with The Learning Tree. Bandido getting the mask back was good stuff, and I bet we’ll get one more ROH World Championship match between Bandido and Jericho. I would hope this time Bandido wins and we can start moving towards a Learning Tree fallout with Bill turning on Jericho. Supercard of Honor isn’t until May, maybe we can build up other names from within the ROH roster to start challenging for the top title. And very good promo from The Undisputed Kingdom to hype up both the eventual Garcia VS Cole 3 and FTR VS Kyle & Roddy 3 matches. Those might even be at Dynasty.
And of course we got story tie-ins of Harley with LFI. Harley got a good win over Aminah, and she of course played a part in Los Titanes winning over LFI. Rush needs to return to have a talk with Mortos, and of course this “Beauty & The Beast Mortos” story is going to keep on going until Harley-gram is exposed as Harley.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Is Collision Undisputed?
March Madness is in full effect, and Collision is ready to Slam Dunk Saturday! But will Daniel Garcia still be AEW TNT Champion? Or will the Face of TNT be Adam Cole BAYBAY?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW TNT Championship: Daniel Garcia VS Adam Cole; Time Limit Draw, Garcia retains the title.
- Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge: Max Caster VS Hook; Hook wins.
- Julia Hart VS Queen Aminata; Hart wins.
- Six Man Tag: “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs, Mark Briscoe & Rocky Romero VS The Don Callis Family; The Callis Family wins.
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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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We continue our journey through John Cena year 1 with a watch along of Him vs Jericho from Vengeance 2002....
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (3/21/25)
Venerdì Sera SmackDown!
DWI Podcast #468: John Cena Sucks!
On the HEELs of John Cena's latest promo, Dave Ungar and Andrew Balaz join the shoe to discuss one of...
Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 3.20.2025
Coming off a Sacrifice with a few moving pieces and mixed reception we get to see how iMPACT follows it...
Mitchell’s WWE Evolve Results & Report! (3/19/25)
Evolve or FOGEDABOUTIT!
Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (3/20/25)
Lucha de Honor CINCO!
