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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The Top Guys explain themselves!
After failing to take the AEW World Trios Championships, FTR turned on the Rated R Superstar! Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler now tell us WHY!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Jamie Hayter VS Billie Starkz; Jamie wins and advances.
- The Gates of Agony VS Smash ‘n’ Burn; The Gates win.
- Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn VS Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson; Bowens wins.
- 2v1 Handicap: Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS LMK & Kelly Madan; Megan wins.
- Kevin Knight VS AR Fox; Knight wins.
- FTR VS 2Point0; FTR wins.
- 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Athena VS Harley Cameron; Athena wins and advances.
- 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Konosuke Takeshita VS Brody King; Takeshita wins and advances.
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BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
While Pac goes down with an Achilles injury, The Death Riders will still defend their AEW World Trios Championships using some Freebird Rules! Jon Moxley steps in, will he, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta keep the reign of terror going? Or can The Opps free the trios titles from their death grip?
FTR is here!
Speaking of those titles, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler are here after failing to win the AEW World Trios Championships, and then brutalizing The Rated R Superstar! Adam Copeland had to be stretchered out of the arena in Philadelphia on Sunday, and FTR gets booed by Springfield, Massachusetts here tonight. Cash has a mic to say, “What happened Sunday, that wasn’t an easy decision for me. And despite what you might think, it was not premeditated. Adam Copeland has been one of my best friends, he has been my mentor, for 15 YEARS, before I even really knew Dax Harwood!”
The fans boo but Cash says the more Dax talked, the more sense he made. The more sense it made, the more it pissed Cash off, because he wanted Dax to be wrong. But Cash could feel it, he could feel that he was wrong. The more he watched the moves Cope made backstage, the more he moved against FTR’s careers, the more Cash understood that Cope only cared about Cope. Cope held FTR down! He held them down to lift himself up! So in Philly, when Cash saw Dax sitting here, Cope laying here, in that moment… It just clicked. Cash knew what had to happen, and that he’d have to be the one to do it!
The fans boo more but Cash says Cope may have trained him as a young man, but that’s all Cope ever saw! That helpless kid! And Cash is not that anymore. Cope did not respect Cash as a man! And if you disrespect him, you have to pay. FTR are living legends! They will be treated as such! Dax says he knows that it is the “cool” thing to do, so you feel like you’re somebody, you feel like you’re involved. It’s cool to boo FTR when they talk, that’s “cool” in 2025. The fans didn’t reach their dreams, so now they make their own. But just let Dax say this one thing and then they can do this charade.
“Last week, I saw a sign in the crowd that said, ‘Why, FTR, Why?’ And as cliche as that is, I though to myself, ‘Well, why not?’ Instead of asking us why, you should be thanking us! You should be thanking us because we gave Adam Copeland everything he wanted. Adam Copeland was begging for relevancy in 2025 at the expense of the ABSOLUTE BEST TAG TEAM IN THIS WORLD, and we gave it to him!” The fans chant, “You Sold Out!” and Dax asks back, “How did I sell out, you idiots? I didn’t make any money off of this.” But over the last week, Dax has been wracking his brain on what to say over what he could say to the fans and be justified.
And then it clicked! Dax doesn’t care if anyone agrees with FTR! What FTR did was right. The fans boo, but Dax says even though FTR doesn’t own anyone an explanation, let’s have fun here. They’ll run down the list. For four MONTHS, they waited. Four months, nothing to do, they were irrelevant for four months. The only thing planned for them was to be Cope’s new Edgeheads. They put FTR’s career on hold so Cope could chase his glory days and win one more world title, holding on to a sliver of hope that he might still be the man. Dax tells Adam, “We’ve won ten world titles across seven worldwide brands, and YOU want us to take a backseat to you!?
“You’re selfish! Too damn selfish to see where the issue is! And I wanted nothing more, I wanted nothing more than Adam Copeland to end his career side-by-side with FTR and ride off into the sunset. But just like every wrestler in Adam Copeland’s position, you’re TOO DAMN SELFISH!” The fans boo, Dax tells them they paid money to see him so sit down and shut up. Just work out even once, buddy! Dax understands there are a lot of people in the back not happy with FTR. And that there are some people out here not happy with them. Tony Schiavone, come on over here. The fans boo, but Dax promises Schiavone that he just wants to talk.
Nigel isn’t so sure, but Schiavone says he has things he needs to say, too. The fans are torn, but Schiavone goes to the ring. Dax tells Schiavone to be careful now, don’t fall getting in. But this week on Dynamite, Schiavone had some choice words for FTR. Funny that they were hundreds of miles away at the time. But now, face to face, would Schiavone like to say something? Schiavone says yes, and he says that they were wrong to do that to Cope. The fans cheer, Schiavone points out that when FTR arrived, the fans all loved FTR. FTR revived tag team wrestling. But in one fell swoop, they turned their backs on the man who helped them in their career.
Dax stops Schiavone there, laughing that off. So there was one other thing Schiavone said, and he doesn’t quite remember. Dax is pretty sure it had to do with Dax’s family? Yes… Schiavone says Dax’s daughter, a wonderful young lady, Straight A student… How did she feel on Monday when her friends told her that her dad turned on one of his best friends? Dax paces, and then he drags Schiavone into position! The fans boo, but Nigel stands up! FTR sees that, and the fans cheer as Nigel storms off commentary! Nigel gets in the ring to get Schiavone to safety, and he also told Schiavone he knew this would happen.
FTR warns Nigel now, but here comes Daniel Garcia! He steps to them, but FTR SHOVES him down! Then they realize what they did, and they apologize. They don’t have anything against Garcia, they’re sorry. They help Garcia stand up, then they hug Garcia…? The fans boo, and Garcia has no idea what to make of this. FTR leaves, Schiavone & Nigel go back to commentary, and Garcia makes sure Schiavone is okay. The fans cheer Garcia, Schiavone says he had to say what he said. Will the Top Guys be the absolute worst from now on?
Toni Storm speaks.
“Megan Bayne is a monster. That woman has so much thigh meat, I thought I was being mugged on Thanksgiving. Nevertheless, I don’t need to tell you that this whore you all adore, this slut you can’t rebut, this tramp is still the champ! But enough of this gay banter. The Owen Hart Cup has begun, and the winner goes on to All In: Texas for a shot at the AEW Women’s World Championship. Ladies, good luck. But this is a timeless cafe, and I’m gonna bake up the biggest batch of slop tarts you’ve ever seen! Billie Starkz, you Johnny Come Lately, milk-breathed, knobby kneed little brat. I will make a woman out of you.
“Harley Cameron. Call me Jim Henson, because I will wear you on my wrist and make you sing Rainbow Connection.” Schiavone? Toni says that’s the wrong slide, next! “Mercedes Money, our CEO. What an unfortunate nickname. I will drain your 401K and put you so deep into recession, you’ll have to drink my bath water. Kris Statlander. My God, what a woman! Athena. You may be the ROH Forever Champion, but you’ll last about two minutes with me. And Jamie Hayter, take my advice: No money has ever been made from dressing like you’re in a different era.
“And as for me, I could sit at home and watch this entire tournament eating veal parmesana, but that’s not the kind of woman I am, yet. Nevertheless, at Double or Nothing, I will be there, I will be watching, I will be sweating, and I will always be… TIMELESS~!” The champion has put all of her contenders on notice, but who will even make it out of the first round of this star-studded tournament?
2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Jamie Hayter VS Billie Starkz!
Well, speaking of those challengers, we have two here to finally kick off the action! Hayter and Billie went a round already, but will it be a repeat performance? Or will this be a Starkz contrast from last time?
The bell rings and the fans rally. Jamie rushes Billie but Billie dodges the boot. Jamie ducks Billie’s heel kick, then shoves Billie to ropes. Billie ducks, whips, but Jamie ducks ‘n’ dodges. Billie sees the lariat coming and backs off! Jamie smirks and the fans cheer. Billie comes back, offers a handshake, but Jamie isn’t so sure. Jamie accepts, but Billie whips! Jamie ducks ‘n’ dodges, Billie drops down then HEEL KICKS! Jamie goes down in a heap, seems it isn’t just Hayter who hits hard! Jamie goes to the apron, Billie storms up, but Billie bobs ‘n’ weaves to then sweep the legs! Billie SUPERKICKS Jamie, then runs, and DIVES into a forearm!
The fans fire up and Jamie brushes off the biceps. Jamie whips Billie hard into railing, then drags her up to whip her into more- NO, Billie goes up, but Jamie catches her to TOSS her over! Billie is in the timekeeper’s area while the fans fire up! Jamie refreshes the ring count, fetches Billie, but Billie HOTSHOTS her off railing! Billie then climbs onto the railing, and the fans fire up as Billie SWANTON BOMBS Jamie on the floor! The fans fire up and Billie hurries to put Jamie in the ring. Billie then climbs the corner and the fans rally up again. Jamie anchors a foot, Billie CLUBS Jamie, but Jamie CLUBS Billie.
Jamie climbs up after Billie, but Billie SHOVES her down! Billie adjusts, DIVING- NO, Jamie dodges the stomp! Billie blocks the kick, to KNEE her! Billie suplexes, Jamie lands out to whip! Billie bounces off buckles, and into a SPIENBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Billie is tougher than that but Jamie stomps her around. Jamie bumps Billie off buckles, digs her boots in, then hits a snap suplex! Billie writhes, Jamie covers, ONE!! Jamie kneels on Billie’s head, then steps off. Billie flounders, Jamie drags her up, but Billie fires hands! Jamie throws Billie by her hair! The ref reprimands but the fans cheer while Billie goes to the apron.
Jamie kicks Billie to the floor, then mockingly counts really fast, but Collision goes picture in picture.
Jamie applauds, but the ref says his count isn’t even close to over. Jamie goes out to fetch Billie, then SMACKS Her off the apron! Jamie puts Billie in the ring, then clamps on a chinlock. Billie endures as Jamie grinds her down. Billie fights up, fires body shots, but Jamie CLUBS her down. Jamie drags Billie up, bumps her off buckles again and again and again, and again and again and again, and again and again and again! Jamie finally stops as the ref counts 4, and Billie is in a daze. Jamie whips Billie corner to corner hard, then storms up to fire forearms. Jamie ROCKS Billie and she sits down. Jamie digs her boots in, but the ref counts.
Jamie steps off, then drags Billie up. Jamie whips Billie corner to corner again, then runs up, but Billie BOOTS her away! Billie HEEL- NO, Jamie blocks that kick! Jamie steps over to power Billie down into the HALF CRAB! Collision returns to single picture as Billie endures! Billie powers up, reaches out, and the fans rally as she fights forward! Billie rolls and sends Jamie into buckles! Billie hobbles, runs back in, but Jamie dodges! Billie ELBOWS Jamie, BOOTS her, then goes up, but Jamie stops the boot! Billie rebounds to ENZIGIRI! Billie sweeps the legs and deadlift GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Jamie stays in this, and Billie slaps herself to focus again. Billie snarls, drags Jamie up, and Billie suplexes. Jamie fights it, fires knees, then gets free, Jamie blocks a lariat, but Billie ducks the other! DRAGON SUPLEX! Billie then shifts to have a CHINBAR HALF NELSON COMBO! Jamie endures as Billie even bends her against a knee! Jamie fights up, snapmares free, and KNEES Billie down! Cover, TWO! Jamie drags Billie up, whips her, and fireman’s carries! USHIGOROSHI! Billie sputters, Jamie runs, SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Billie survives and Jamie is shocked!
The fans rally up while Jamie throws off her wristbands. Jamie says time to end it! Jamie stands Billie up, fires forearm after forearm, and Billie flops over. The fans fire up, Jamie kisses the bicep, and she stands Billie up. SPRINGBOARD HAYT- NO, Billie ducks and backslides! ONE!! Billie suplexes, GHOSTBUSTER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Jamie survives and Billie is beside herself! The fans rally up and Billie goes back to the corner. Billie climbs, aims, and SWANTON BOMBS!! Cover, TWO!! Hayter survives again and Billie is shocked! The fans rally even harder, and Billie looks to the trophy. Billie stalks Jamie to the apron, then stomps her down.
Billie goes out to bring Jamie up, and she CLUBS her! Billie ROCKS Jamie, reels her in, but Jamie fights the lift! Jamie lifts Billie, Billie fights that! Jamie HEADBUTTS Billie, and Billie holds onto the ropes. Jamie reels Billie in, SUPLEX TO THE FLOOR! Springfield goes nuts while both women are down! The ref checks and both women are somehow still in this. The ring starts, “This is Awesome!” as both women stir at 4 of 10. Jamie rises up at 7, Billie at 8, and both women spring in at 9! The fans fire up as this continues! Billie and Jamie rise up again, and Jamie ROCKS Billie! Billie comes back to ROCK Jamie!
Jamie comes back to ROCK Billie, but Billie fires a flurry! Billie winds up, but Jamie SUPERKICKS! And ENZIGIRIS! Jamie whips, clinches, but Billie stuffs it! Jamie powers through to HATE BREAKER!! And then HAYTERADE!! Cover, Jamie wins!
Winner: Jamie Hayter, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
Billie put on another incredible fight, but it was still not enough to reach that next level! Hayter Hits Hard, but will she have to hit even harder going up against Kris Statlander?
The Death Riders speak.
Claudio Castagnoli says, “When we started this war, we fully expected casualties. But we do not mourn, because only in death does duty end. Now, we’re not gonna hide. We’re still gonna be front and center! So Joe, yes, we’re gonna accept that challenge!” Claudio rants in German, then says at Spring Breakthru, it’s on. They do not concede territory! Marina Shafir holds up Pac’s belt, and Moxley says, “What a learning experience this will be for generational punk ass play wrestlers who don’t wanna show up to work. There’s plenty of money, championships, glory, victory, and it’s all on the frontline.
“If you want it, that’s where you gotta be. You gotta step in, step up, put yourself in harm’s way. Samoa Joe, Shibata-san, you guys know that. What’re you teaching sweet young Hook? Hook… Don’t worry. Relax. It’s the biggest match of your life. But trust me… Chicks dig scars.” Wheeler Yuta smirks, and shows his scar. Will the Death Riders find The Opps are in fact lacking?
The Gates of Agony VS Smash ‘n’ Burn!
Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona have been dominating for a long time, but they’re still waiting on their opportunity. Will this be
The teams sort out, Kaun starts against Juni Underwood, and KNEES him, to then BACKBREAKER, and RUNNING SUPLEX! Kaun puts Juni in the corner. Tag to Liona, and Liona puts Juni in a corner for point-blank LARIATS! Liona goes all the way to TEN, then short arm LARIATS Juni inside-out! Then he TOSSES Ricky Pryce into the ring just because! Liona runs up to CLOBBER Ricky! Tag to Kaun, the Gates get Juni up to OPEN THE GATES onto Ricky! Cover, Gates win!
Winners: The Gates of Agony, by pinfall
Kaun applauds his opponents, and Liona laughs. “We hurt people, too!” Is that a not so subtle message sent to the AEW World Tag Team Champions?
Backstage interview with FTR.
Lexy Nair finds Cash & Dax on their way out and asks for a moment. After what they did to Cope- Wait, 2Point0 barges in! Matt Menard & Angelo Parker excuse Lexy, and they say FTR must think they’re pretty slick. They’ve got the wool pulled over Danny’s eyes. But 2Point0 sees through the BS, and they’ll be damned if they let FTR put Garcia in the same position as Cope. FTR try to speak but Menard says no, it’s their time to talk. A year and a half, Menard has been waiting for this. A YEAR AND A HALF, and FTR finally exposed themselves! FTR thinks they can do this to Garcia? Dax tries to speak but Menard tells him to shut his gaddamn mouth!
This is 2Point0’s time! Understand that they won’t sit by and see what happened to Cope happen to Garcia! FTR asks if they want to fight. Yeah, they do! Okay, FTR will fight 2Point0 tonight, with Garcia ringside. Garcia is a grown man, he can make his own decisions. #TopGuysOut. Cash & Dax go back to the locker room, will they take out Daddy Magic & Cool Hand Ange?
Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn VS Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson!
The 5 Tool Player made his return at Dynasty, and he added on to Platinum Max’s losing streak. But will Bowens finally prove himself worthy of gold all his own? Or will the Vanilla Babyface get all heat for ruining things?
The bell rings and the fans fire up for Bowens. Bowens and Blake circle, tie up, and Bowens waistlocks. Bowens SLAMS Blake down, facelocks, but Blake fights up. Blake wrenches out, wristlocks, but Bowens slips through to wrench and hammerlock. Bowens spins and snapmares Blake, then ghost pins, TWO! Bowens reminds Blake he’s in here with the Five Tool Player! Blake slaps that hand away, and says he only needs one. Blake runs up, Bowens dodges, Blake goes up and DROPKICKS Bowens in the back! Blake struts, then whips, but Bowens reverses. Blake ducks a lariat, FACEBUSTERS Bowens, and SLAPS him!
The fans boo but Blake “tastes” the ice cream. But Bowens CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Bowens whips, Blake reverses, but Bowens hurdles to slips around and BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Bowens has the fans throw up the scissor fingers, and Bowens scissor fingers with Billy while Collision goes picture in picture.
Bowens watches Blake rise up, then takes aim to ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, but Blake avoids the superkick! Bowens is annoyed, but he goes out the side to run in around the way. Blake slips back inside, Bowens goes to the apron, and Bowens blocks a kick! Blake ENZIGIRS, then APRON SPEARS! Blake takes another taste, then builds speed to FOSBURY TOPE! Blake lounges on the floor, tells Billy to back off, but Billy tells him to SUCK IT. Blake drags Bowens into the ring, then brings him up to wrench and WRING out the arm! Blake drags Bowens back up, but Bowens ROCKS Blake! And CHOPS! And ROCKS him again!
Bowens ROCKS Blake in the corner, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Blake RAMS shoulders with Bowens. Blake eggs Bowens on, wrenches the arm, and RAMS shoulders again! Blake kicks at Bowens mockingly while Big Shotty taunts the fans. Blake wrenches, Bowens whips, then Bowens runs past. Blake dodges Bowens, Bowens redirects and mule kicks! Front kicks! FAMOUSER! The fans fire up and Bowens aims at Blake. Blake stands, Bowens wrenches and torture racks! Swing and SLAM! Cover, TWO! Blake survives the “Grand Slam” but the fans rally up. Bowens waits on Blake, reels him in, fireman’s carry, but Blake fights with elbows! Blake is on the apron, and he CLAWS Bowens’ eyes!
Blake TOSSES Bowens out, then runs along the apron, DAREDEVIL DIVE! The fans boo but Blake puts Bowens in. Blake steps in, but Bowens KICKS him in the ropes! DRAPING SIDEWINDER! Cover, Lee gives Blake the ROPEBREAK! The fans boo and Daddy Ass is pissed! He says Lee did that! Bowens glares at Lee, but Blake waistlocks! Bowens switches, rolls Blake, TWO! Bowens kicks low, whips Blake, but Blake rolls off Bowens’ back! Blake shoves Bowens, SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO! Bowens is still in this, but Blake runs to handspring and NEURALIZER KICK! Blake fires up but the fans boo more.
Blake goes up a corner, takes aim, 450 DOUBLE STOMP!! Cover, TWO!! Bowens survives and the fans fire up! Blake is frustrated, but he drags Bowens up. The fans rally for Bowens as Blake kicks at Bowens. Blake talks trash, but Bowens CHOPS him! Blake storms up, but into ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS- NO, Blake blocks the superkick to whip Bowens to ropes. Bowens reverses that, Blake tiger feints through, STUNNER! Bowens flounders, Blake brings Bowens in, and he tells Billy to SUCK IT! Blake runs, Bowens dodges! Blake handsprings, into the SUPERKICK! Lee gets on the apron, Bowens DECKS him!
The fans fire up, Billy DECKS Lee! Bowens aims at Blake, ROLLING ELBOW!! Cover, Bowens wins!
Winner: Anthony Bowens, by pinfall
The “Molly Whop” is just as it sounds, Bowens put the beating on the Vanilla Babyface! Bowens has a mic and he wants Springfield to make some noise! The fans cheer, and Bowens says, “This has been a long time coming, and it’s time to level up. Because what you see before you is AEW’s Five Tool Player! The perfect combination of power, athleticism, intelligence, the look, and the it factor. And I am the Pride of Professional Wrestling, baby! And I don’t need a government trademark to prove I’m the best. I’m gonna prove it to you every single week, right here! So the last question is: Who will step up to the plate next and get their ass Molly Whopped by THE Five Tool Player?!”
Mic drop from Bowens, will he use all his tools and all this momentum to hit homerun after homerun?
2v1 Handicap: Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS LMK & Kelly Madan!
The Megasus may not be AEW Women’s World Champion, but he will not stop after one failure. And now, to satisfy her anger, she’s taking on two opponents at once! Will everyone bow down, no matter who they are or how many there are?
The bell rings, Madan starts for her team, and she runs up, only for Megan to RAM her into a corner! And RAM her again and again and again! Megan CHOPS Madan, throws her down, then runs up to SHOTGUN her down! Madan scrambles away, LMK tags in, and LMK goes up! CROSSBODY, but Megan catches her! Megan FALL AWAY SLAMS LMK, and Little Mean Kathleen staggers around. Megan SPLASHES Madan, SPLASHES LMK, then sends LMK into Madan! DOUBLE SPLASH! Megan scoops LMK, CLOBBERS Madan, then SLAMS LMK! The fans fire up as Megan hauls Madan up, fireman’s carries, FATE’S DESCENT onto LMK! Cover, Megan wins!
Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall
The female titan didn’t even break a sweat, but she may have broken both opponents. She sits them up, shouts, “BOW DOWN!” and then SLAMS them both back down! Will no one stop Megan from rising back to title contention?
Kevin Knight VS AR Fox!
The Jet didn’t win in his Owen Hart Cup match, and he came up short on the NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships in Chicago just last night, but he did win his part of $400,000 on Dynamite. Will Knight still be feeling fly after facing a veteran high-flyer? Or will Knight take over the Whole Fox’n Show?
The bell rings and Knight runs up! Fox dodges the boot, Knight dodges a boot, then Knight CHOPS! Knight whips, BACKDROP, but Fox lands out to roll Knight up! TWO, Knight Oklahoma Rolls, TWO! Fox tilt-o-whirls and waistlocks, Knight switches, Fox bucks the O’Conner! Knight sunset flips, TWO! Knight kicks low, runs, but then fakes out Fox’s dropkick! SLIDING SHOULDER TACKLE! UFO SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Fox stays in this but Knight stays cool. Knight brings Fox up to ROCK him in the back! Knight kicks low, but Fox fires body shots. Knight fires a forearm, but Fox fires back! Knight UPPERCUTS, then wrenches.
Knight whips, Fox grabs ropes, and Fox TOSSES Knight! Fox ROCKS Knight, but Knight throws Fox down! Fox kips up to PELE! The fans fire up, Fox builds speed, and he SLINGSHOT STOMPS Knight on the apron! The fans fire up as Fox then goes up the corner, MOONSAULT onto Knight! Another direct hit and the fans fire up while Collision goes picture in picture.
Fox looms over Knight, stomps him, then drags Knight up. Fox whips Knight hard into barriers! Then Fox brings Knight around, to SMACK him off the barriers! The fans cheer, Fox refreshes the ring count, but Knight CHOPS in return! Fox is stinging, but Knight CHPOS him again! Knight whips, Fox reverses, and Knight tumbles into the ring. Fox KICKS him, then hurries to cover, TWO! Knight stays in this but Fox sits him up, for a basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Knight stays cool but Fox pushes him around. Knight fires body shots, then forearms. Fox kicks low, suplexes, ANARCHY! Knight flounders around while Fox snarls.
Fox rolls to have a cover, TWO! Knight has a ghost pin, TWO! Fox CLOBBERS Knight, then CLUBS him down. Knight goes to a corner, Fox CHOPS him, and then Fox snapmares Knight. Fox runs to basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Fox clamps onto Knight with a chinlock, but Knight endures. The fans rally up and Knight fights around. Fox holds tight, but Knight stands up. Fox wrangles Knight back to the mat! Knight endures again, fights around, and Collision returns to single picture. Knight stands to JAWBREAKER free! Fox snarls, comes back, but Knight UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS!
Fox KNEES low, runs, but Knight DROPKICKS him down! The fans fire up and Knight kips up! Fox goes to a corner, Knight runs up, and LARIATS! Knight UPPERCUTS, stomps, repeat! The ref counts, Knight stomps a mudhole then digs his boot in. Knight lets off, whips corner to corner, but Fox reverses. Knight reverses back, SKY2HIGH! Cover, TWO! Fox survives and Knight is a bit surprised, but he waits on Fox. Fox rises, the fans rally, and Knight somersaults, but Fox denies him the DDT! Knight BOOTS from the corner, Fox returns, so Knight ELBOWS him! Knight goes up, but so does Fox! LOW MEIN PAIN!
Fox goes right up, 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives and Fox is shocked! The fans fire up and Fox drags Knight up. “This is Awesome!” as Fox crisscrosses Knight’s arms. Fox reels Knight in, but Knight rolls Fox up! TWO!! Fox escapes, but Knight DROPKICKS him again! Fox staggers, but he BOOTS back! Fox goes up, but Knight goes to the UPPER ROOM! Somersault, SATELLITE DDT! The fans fire up and Knight goes to the corner! Fox staggers, Knight springboards, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, Knight wins!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall
The Jet Liner takes Knight to the winner’s circle! But with Best of the Super Juniors around the corner, will Knight be #The1ULookUp2?
The Gates of Agony speak.
Bishop Kaun applauds, and he says, “That was impressive, wasn’t it? We’re back. And we’re not even hurt. But we don’t mind being hurt.” Toa Liona says, “We don’t.” Kaun says they actually love being hurt! Hurt Syndicate! You hurt people? This Wednesday on Dynamite, the Gates would love to see you try. Hurt Syndicate hurts people? The Gates of Agony BREAK people! See you in Boston! Will Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin still be standing when Kaun & Liona #OpenTheGates?
FTR VS 2Point0!
Dax & Cash want to still be Daniel Garcia’s friends, but Menard & Parker have been Garcia’s friends this whole time. Daddy Magic & Cool Hand Ange have always felt something was off, will they finally take the Top Guys out?
Speaking of Garcia, he makes his way out, as invited by FTR. He still seems to be upset and unsure given FTR lashing out earlier, but he’s still ringside. The teams sort out and Dax BLASTS Parker off the apron! Dax beats up on Menard and then Cash runs up to CLOBBER Parker! The fans boo as Cash sends Parker into railing! And apron! And railing again! And then more railing! Cash stands over Parker, Dax stands over Menard, and Garcia can only watch. Parker gets up to CHOP Cash, Cash hits back! Menard’s already busted open as Dax beats on him! Cash CHOPS Parker, Menard wobbles, but Dax ROCKS Menard!
Cash CHOKES Parker against railing, Dax DECKS Menard, and the fans boo. Dax sits Menard up, and again Garcia can only watch this as Dax hammers away on Menard’s head. Cash then sends Parker into the steel steps! Dax puts Menard in a corner, tells Garcia that this isn’t personal, 2Point0 signed up for this. The fans rally for “DADDY MAGIC!” but Dax throws more fists! Menard is a bloody mess as Dax punches away! The ref backs Dax off, Menard stands like a zombie, and he ROCKS Dax! And ROCKS him again! Menard ROCKS Dax again and again and again in the corner! The fans love it, but Cash storms in to go after Menard!
Cash pulls hair, but Menard DECKS him, too! Menard flounders, Dax LARIATS him down! Parker storms in but Dax has him up! SHATTER MACHINE!! Dax tags Cash, and now they get Menard up. MIND BREAKER!! But they’re not done?! Garcia says c’mon already! FTR still gets Menard up for another MIND BREAKER!! They won’t stop, they get Menard back up! Garcia gets on the apron, he wants the ref to step in already! FTR apologize and they set Menard down. Cover, FTR wins!
Winners: FTR, by pinfall
Garcia is still furious, and he storms into the ring. He checks on Menard, then he gets in Dax’s face! Dax & Cash want Garcia to calm down. They did hear him out in the end there. Garcia says it shouldn’t have taken that! FTR leaves, Garcia helps Menard stand, but then FTR returns! They CLOBBER Garcia! They beat Garcia down while the fans boo! FTR get Garcia up, MIND BREAKER!!! And then they get him back up!? MIND BREAKER!!! The ref shouts at them to stop, the fans boo as hard as they can, but FTR hauls Garcia up again! Security rushes in to stop this! Dax DECKS the ref!! That’s another fine right there!
The fans boo, security try to stop FTR, but FTR gets Garcia up again! BUT WAIT! The Undisputed Kingdom rush in! The paragons of wrestling will not let this injustice continue! They run FTR off, but FTR says they should watch their backs now. Who else will FTR violently disrespect as they demand we respect them?
2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Athena VS Harley Cameron!
The LONGEST REIGNING champion in ROH history, and yes that is champion bar none, male or female, is finally getting her shot at history here in AEW. She could very well become a new Double Champion should she win all the way to Double or Nothing and then All In: Texas. But she must first get past one wild Aussie! Will Athena #FeelTheWrath of Harley Cameron? Or will the Fallen Goddess, the Minion Overlord, the American Joshi, simply add Harley’s name to the long, long list of fallen opponents?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Athena and Harley circle, feel things out, then tie up. Athena powers Harley to the corner, but she lets off quickly. Harley storms up, Athena shoves her back, then Athena pats Harley on the head. Athena soaks up heat, but Harley headlocks. Athena powers up and out, drops down, but Harley drop toeholds! Harley pats Athena on the head! The fans cheer and Athena says okay, that’s fair. Athena then runs up to roll Harley up, TWO! Harley trips Athena, jackknife bridges, TWO! Athena sunset flips, TWO! Harley high stacks, TWO and Athena sunset flips again, TWO! The fans fire up as the two stand off!
Harley and Athena reset, Athena applauds for Harley, then headlocks! Harley endures the grind, powers out to headlock in return, and now Athena endures. Athena powers up and out to send Harley tot he corner. Athena runs in, Harley slips out to the apron, and Harley blocks a shot to ROUNDHOUSE! Athena staggers, Harley brings her into the ropes to CLUB her! And CHOKE her! The fans fire up, the ref counts, and Harley stops at 4. Harley waistlocks, but Athena fights the lift! Athena runs to the post to HOTSHOT Harley! Then APRON BACK SUPLEX! Athena then wheelbarrows Harley to GERMAN SUPLEX to the floor!
The fans fire up and Athena smiles. The ref checks Harley, she’s okay to continue, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Athena stomps Harley, drags her up, and sends her into steel steps! Harley sputters, Athena refreshes the ring count, and she CLUBS Harley. Harley staggers away, Athena stands her up and ROCKS her! Athena CLUBS away on Harley, pushes her into the ring, and then storms up, but into a cradle! TWO!! Athena escapes, BOOTS Harley down, and scowls. Athena stalks Harley, drags her up, and KNEES her in the side! Athena stalks Harley some more, KNEES her in the side, and then has Harley in the corner. Athena RAMS into Harley, RAMS into her again, then RAMS again! Athena pushes Harley along the ropes but the ref reprimands.
Athena ROCKS Harley, but Harley ROCKS Athena! Athena brings Harley up but Harley ROCKS her again! Athena clamps on a GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Then she suplexes high and hard! Athena kips up, fires up, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns as Athena has Harley in a Bow ‘n’ Arrow stretch! Harley endures, pries at the facelock portion, but Athena thrashes Harley. Harley pops free to a cover, TWO! Athena knees low, whips, but Harley reverses to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! The fans fire up, Harley brings Athena up, but Athena shoves her away. SOBAT! LEG SWEEP! Athena runs, and SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO! Harley survives and Athena grows frustrated. Athena stalks Harley to ropes, KICKS her in the side, then brings her up to scoop and carry her! Athena puts Harley in the Tree of Woe, then KICKS! KICKS! And KICKS!
The ref counts, Athena backs off, and Athena cheers herself on. Athena runs, but Harley sits up over the sweep! Harley KICKS from upside-down, then wrenches to NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up, Harley runs up, and LARIATS! ENZIGIRI! Harley brings Athena up to BULLDOG HOTSHOT, and then Harley fires off on Athena in the ropes! The fans fire up, the ref counts, Harley shots “FEEL THE WRATH!” AX KICK! Athena falls back, Harley storms in and goes up the corner. Harley aims, leaps, CROSSBODY! Athena rolls through to scoop Harley! The fans fire up as Athena pops Harley up, but Harley fights! Harley RANAS!
Athena rises to SUPERKICK! The fans are torn, Athena springboards, but into a HAYMAKER!! Harley has Athena now, pump handle and SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Athena survives but Harley won’t give up! “This is Awesome!” as Harley and Athena both slowly rise. Harley fires up, brings Athena around, dragon sleeper for HER FINISHING- NO, Athena cartwheels free! Athena reels Harley in, Canadian Rack, but Harley slips free! Harley tilt-o-whirls and rolls Athena up, TWO!! Harley wrenches again, SOLE FOOD! Harley runs, but Athena pops her up, POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO, deadlift POWERBOMB!
Athena reels Harley back in, ATAXIA KNEE STRIKE!! Athena then climbs, Harley rises, O FACE!!! Cover, Athena wins!
Winner: Athena, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
Athena stays undefeated in any and all kinds of matches, and she holds up her ROH Women’s World Championship, as well as her spinner belt variant. But now she runs into Mercedes Mone, their battle set for Boston and the Dynamite edition of Spring Breakthru! Will Mone win in her hometown to head for Double or Nothing? Or will Athena derail the Money Train and be that much closer to a match in her hometown of Arlington, Texas?
Mercedes Mone speaks.
“Springfieeeeeld~! Sorry the Money Train skipped your pathetic town. But then next stop for me in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament is in my hometown of Boston. That’s right, it was a little over a year ago where I made my AEW debut in the City of Champions. It was in that very moment that I had the biggest dream of holding all the championship gold! And now the Money Train is only two stops away from All In: Texas. And Athena, you are just a speedbump on my track to success. The Forever ROH Champion, Athena, you are one of the very best of all time, and you proved that tonight against Harley Cameron.
“But you’re competing against me, Four Belts Mone, the greatest TBS Champion of all time. So this Wednesday at Dynamite, I am going to show you why Money Changes Everything. And the best woman will win, and that woman is me, darling.” Mone is ready, but will she put her money where her mouth is against the Fallen Goddess?
2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Konosuke Takeshita VS Brody King w/ Julia Hart!
Just last night for NJPW Windy City Riot, The Alpha just went toe-to-toe with The Ace, Hiroshi Tanahashi, as part of the Ace Final Road series. And as big as that moment was, this could be even bigger! Konosuke wants to fulfill Don Callis’ prophecy of a “Proto-shita” finals at Double or Nothing, will he be one step closer to realizing that dream match? Or will the King of Death end The Alpha right here and now?
The bell rings and the fans fire up already. The two tie up, are in a deadlock, and Brody powers Konosuke to a corner. The ref counts, Brody lets off slowly, but Konosuke avoids the chop! Konosuke headlocks, Brody powers up and out, and they RAM shoulders! Neither man falls and the fans fire up! Brody swings, Konosuke dodges to come back and ROCK Brody! Brody comes back, runs through the CHOP, then RAMS Konosuke! Konosuke rebounds, ducks the lariat, and he returns again, but Brody’s CHOP knocks him down! The fans bark for Brody and he drags Konosuke up. Brody scoops, Konosuke slips free, but Brody fires elbows!
Brody switches to hit a BIG back suplex! The fans fire up, and Brody has Konosuke in a corner. Brody CHOPS and the fans fire up! The Princess of the Black Throne smiles as Brody fires forearms and CHOPS! The fans fire up more as Brody whips corner to corner. Konosuke hits buckles hard then falls in a heap! Brody huffs ‘n’ puffs, runs up, but Konosuke avoids a senton! Konosuke goes up to SECOND ROPE SENTON! The fans fire up while Brody bails out. Brody is on the apron, Konosuke storms up to ROCK him! Konosuke ROCKS Brody again, then runs, but Brody BOOTS him! Konosuke drops to his knees, Brody hauls him up and suplexes!
Konosuke lands safe on the apron and BOOTS Brody! Then he reels Brody in! Brody fights with elbows, then fireman’s carries! Konosuke fights with elbows, but Brody still APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVERS!! Both men fall to the floor and the fans fire up! Julia also applauds while Brody rises. Brody shakes out the cobwebs, drags Konosuke up, and he puts Konosuke in the ring. The fans rally for Brody but Konosuke bails out the side. Brody barks, the fans join in, and Brody runs up, but Konosuke JUMP KNEES! Konosuke goes into the ring, builds speed, and he FLIES! Direct hit and down goes Brody! The fans lose their minds while Collision goes picture in picture!
Konosuke and Brody are both down, Julia coaches Brody while the fans rally. Konosuke stands Brody up but Brody CHOPS! Konosuke ROCKS Brody! Brody leans against the barriers, but Konosuke CHOPS him! And CHOPS! And then whips him hard into barriers! Brody slumps down and Konosuke refreshes the ring count. Julia again coaches Brody but Konosuke is back. Brody ROCKS Konosuke! Konosuke ROCKS Brody! Konosuke pushes Brody into the ring, stalks behind him, then snapmares. Konosuke clamps on a chinlock and squeezes tight. Brody endures, Julia rallies the fans, and Brody pries at the hold.
Konosuke thrashes Brody around, grinds him into the mat, but the fans continue to rally. Brody fights up, fires body shots, but Konosuke shifts his grip. Brody fights the lift with elbows, then runs, but into a mule kick! DDT! Konosuke snarls as he rises up, and now Konosuke goes up the corner! But Brody rises to CHOP first! Brody climbs up, CLUBS away on Konosuke’s back, then brings him to the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Both men writhe and the fans fire up! Collision returns to single picture, Julia and the fans rally again, and a standing count is climbing. Both men are down at 5 of 10, but crawling for corners.
Konosuke drags himself up, “This is Awesome!” as Brody rises. Brody barks, the fans bark with him, and Brody runs corner to corner, CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Konosuke survives and Brody snarls. Brody drags Konosuke up, reels him in, but Konosuke fights the lift! Brody ROCKS Konosuke, Konosuke ROCKS Brody! The forearms go back and forth, and Brody CHOPS! Konosuke sits down, but Brody stands him back up. Konosuke fires a forearm, but Brody fires back. Konosuke fires a flurry, then winds up, and ALPHA ELBOWS! Brody stays up!? And he ROCKS Konosuke! And CHOPS him! And CHOPS! And then puts some stank on the CHOP!!
Konosuke falls to his knees again and the fans fire back up! But Konosuke is up, ALPHA ELBOW!! Brody falls, Konosuke falls on him for a cover, TWO!! Konosuke is stunned, but he drags Brody up again. The fans fire up as Konosuke reels Brody in, and Brody fights the lift! Konosuke powers through, BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and Konosuke is beside himself! Konosuke shakes his head, stands back up, and he runs the ropes, LARIAT! Brody stays up!? Brody shakes his head, so Konosuke runs again, LARIAT! Brody still stays up, so Konosuke fires up and runs!
Brody SWATS the lariat to CHOP! ROLLING ELBOW! And then LARIAT! Cover, TWO?!? Konosuke survives, but Brody scoops! DANTE’S INFERNO!! Cover, TWO!?!? Konosuke survives, even Julia can’t believe it. Brody drags Konosuke up, reels him in, Canadian Rack, but Konosuke fights free! Konosuke runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Konosuke scoops?! And tucks!? BASTARD DRIVER!! But then, wheelbarrow GERMAN SUPLEX!! The fans are thunderous as Konosuke brings out his full power! Brody stands, into the LARIATOOO~!! Cover, TWO!!! Brody survives that Stan Hanson level clothesline and the fans are electric!
Brody snarls, dares Konosuke to bring it, POWER DRIVER KNEE!! Brody stays up!? POWER DRIVE KNEE, AGAIN!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Brody survives again, but Konosuke won’t stop here! BLINDSIDE POWER DRIVE!! And then another POWER DRIVE!! Cover, KONOSUKE WINS!
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
From trumping The Ace to trumping a King, Konosuke is the hot hand in this tournament to be sure! The Alpha looks to the Owen Hart Cup and vows it will be his! But will he be able to overcome the #BillyGOAT, Will Ospreay? Or will the Aerial Assassin be the one going Double or Nothing?
My Thoughts:
A great, maybe even awesome episode of Collision here. Even with things being mostly obvious results, it was all top level stuff. Knight VS Fox was great stuff to help keep Knight sharp in AEW. Best of the Super Juniors starts in May, so he’s got about another month where he will still be hanging in AEW, Knight can surely get a couple more wins before going back to Japan for that tournament. Gates of Agony of course won their match, but I like that they called out the Hurt Syndicate. I feel like they won’t win the title match with them, but it’s good to see the Gates finally moving up to this level and not just languishing in ROH.
Great match from Bowens VS Blake, and a great win for Bowens. Very good promo from Bowens, I’m sure he’ll get more wins and maybe even go for a title. Well, depending on where the different midcard belts are going, Bowens might have to wait a minute, given the tease of Omega VS Okada as of late. Good promo from the Death Riders as they have adjust after Pac gets injured. At the same time, Hook should be alright from the dizziness and possible concussion, as nothing has been said further. Death Riders VS Opps for the trios titles will be great stuff, but even doing it for a themed episode doesn’t make me think Death Riders lose. It’d be nice if they did, though…
Good Heel promo from FTR, though it didn’t say much more than Dax did passive aggressively a couple weeks ago: Cope kept FTR from what FTR wanted, which glosses over how The Death Riders kinda got at them, too; and the loss at Dynasty was just the last straw. Them threatening Schiavone & Nigel was a nice touch, as was getting Garcia into the story given he teamed with them against Undisputed Kingdom. Menard & Parker stepping up for Garcia was good, and wow did Menard bleed for that match. FTR of course win, and then them brutalizing 2Point0 to bring out Undisputed Kingdom (well, I guess they’re trying Paragon, since Schiavone mentioned that) was good, too.
Dax & Cash are tag guys so they won’t bother with the TNT Championship, but I could see them taking on Roddy & Kyle one more time, then we’d get Dax & Cash VS Cole & Garcia. At least, maybe? Just something that’ll help FTR get back up and maybe go for tag titles. Megan beating two opponents at once was a good way to step things up in her rebound from Dynasty. I wonder if she’ll keep doing that until running into some new rival. I say that as it seems we won’t be getting her and Toni Storm in a rematch.
Toni Storm had a great promo to call out all the remaining Women’s Owen Hart Cup entries, but I find it interesting that she had no quip for Kris, just a compliment. Makes me wonder if Kris is destined to win the tournament and go to All In with Toni. And of course, great stuff in all of the Owen Hart Cup matches. Jamie VS Billie was a great rematch, but I shouldn’t be surprised Jamie wins again. Jamie VS Kris will be great stuff to lead into Double or Nothing. Then, great stuff from Athena VS Harley, certainly one of Harley’s better matches. But at the same time, of course Athena won to face Mone. Good promo from Mone to call Athena out, their match is going to be awesome, hard to say who wins that.
Konosuke VS Brody was also great, definitely a great main event. Of course Konosuke won. He’s NEVER Openweight Champion, the Don Callis Family keeps their idea of All Don Callis Family alive a little longer, and Konosuke VS Ospreay is going to be awesome stuff. I still think Ospreay wins and meets Kyle in the main event, but I suppose that still depends on how Hangman VS Wild Card goes.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Fallout from Dynasty!
Swerve Strickland is NOT AEW World Champion, both because of The Death Riders AND The Young Bucks! Will Swerve take out Pac before hunting Bucks?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Jon Moxley w/ Marina Shafir VS Katsuyori Shibata; Moxley wins.
- Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS PAC; Swerve wins.
- $400K 8 Man Tag: Will Ospreay, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe & “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Ricochet, The Beast Mortos & Cru; Ospreay, Knight, Briscoe & Bailey win.
- 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Kris Statlander VS Thunder Rosa; Kris wins and advances.
- Samoa Joe & Hook VS Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta; Joe & Hook win.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Death Riders speak.
Jon Moxley says, “The single greatest roster of pure talent ever assembled under one roof every week on AEW Dynamite. So, why can’t any of these guys get their act together when it counts? They come with their talents and they come with their gifts and they come with their fanfare and their bodies hit the dirt and they roll back down the hill. They will excuse themselves of they will seek comfort without addressing the real problem: You don’t want it. You don’t. We will scorch the earth with anybody who wants to call themselves a contender before we give a single inch. Not an inch.
“This is my life’s work. It will not be bought or sold. Matt & Nick Jackson have returned. Interesting. Power players in pro-wrestling’s new gilded age. Let’s do a little who’s who. I’m surrounded by warriors, I am the world champion, a king on the frontlines. You two? I don’t recognize you two anymore. I haven’t for a long time. You stumbled onto a board and you don’t know what the game is. You better figure it out, and you better be real, real careful. Better be real careful before you make any moves.” The Maniac keeps everyone on edge as he puts them all on notice, but will someone finally beat him at his own game?
Jon Moxley w/ Marina Shafir VS Katsuyori Shibata!
While The Maniac thinks he and his Death Riders are feared and untouchable, The Opps showed they are #NeverLacking! The Opps did what they could to keep things even between Death Riders and Swerve Strickland, but will The Wrestler make sure Moxley realizes what he’s lacking?
The bell rings, the two circle, and Baltimore rallies up. The two clinch, fight for control, and Shibata slips through to waistlock. Moxley wrenches free, but Shibata hooks a leg. Moxley rolls to get a wristlock but Shibata headscissors. The fans cheer, but Moxley fights around and pops free. The two stare down and go again. Shibata stays low as he looks for a leg, but then stands as Moxley tries for knuckle locks. They clinch, Moxley facelocks, but Shibata fights around. The fans duel, Shibata slips out to waistlock, then he grabs a leg. Moxley fights up, Shibata goes back to the waistlock and wrangles Moxley again.
The two move around, Moxley goes to the ROPEBREAK, and Shibata lets off. The fans rally as the two reset. They circle, tie up collar ‘n’ elbow, and Moxley powers Shibata back to the ropes. Shibata turns things around, only for Moxley to turn them back around, and they’re in the corner. Moxley lets off slowly, then he pie faces Shibata! Shibata CHOPS Moxley! The fans fire up as Shibata gives as good as he gets! Moxley is already red, so he CHOPS! Shibata CHOPS, Moxley CHOPS, the fans “WOO~!” and the CHOPS keep going! As soon as Mox CHOPS, Shibata CHOPS! Moxley snarls, kicks low, then runs, to then BOOT Shibata!
Moxley gets in Shibata’s face, but Shibata just eggs him on! The fans fire up, so Moxley BOOTS Shibata again! Shibata just turns himself around and eggs Moxley on! Moxley BOOTS, but Shibata gets in Moxley’s face! Moxley runs, but into a clinch, S T O! The fans fire up, and Shibata clamps on a chinlock. Moxley fights up, but Shibata catches him into a COBRA TWIST! Moxley endures, reaches out, but Shibata shifts position to have an IRON OCTOPUS! Moxley still endures, fights his way forward, and has the ROPEBREAK! Shibata lets go to CLUB Moxley, then whips him to a corner and BOOTS!
The fans fire up as Shibata fires a flurry of forearms on Moxley! The ref counts, Shibata sits Moxley down, then he runs corner to corner, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Then he gets going again, but Moxley LARIATS first! Moxley hurries to get Shibata up, LARIAT! Cover, ONE!! Shibata is tougher than that, but Moxley reels him in, PILEDRIVER! Moxley grins while Shibata staggers up, but Shibata PENALTY KICKS! The fans fire up as Shibata quite literally kicks that smug look off Moxley’s face! Marina is worried, but Shibata clamps on with a chinlock. Moxley fights up, slips out, and he has a SLEEPER!
Shibata pries at the hold, slips around, spin and snapmare, then the SLEEPER! Moxley fights up, reaches out, and he reaches back to THUMB Shibata in the eye! Shibata lets go, Moxley has the SLEEPER, and drops for the REAR NAKED CHOKE! The fans boo but Shibata is caught! The ref calls it, Moxley wins!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by submission
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap, but it still gave Moxley the win. Will Moxley continue to act in opposition to his words? Wait! The Young Bucks are here! Matthew & Nicholas Jackson make their way out on stage, Baltimore booing all the way. The prodigal EVPs go to the ring, and step inside to join Moxley & Marina. Moxley eyes The Bucks, The Problem standing in their way. Moxley has Marina stand down and the Death Riders fall back. Nick gets a mic to say, “Please give it up for your World Heavyweight Champion, Jon Moxley!” The fans boo instead. Nick says, “And show some damn respect for the Founding Fathers of AEW, YOUR EVPs!”
The fans boo more, but Nick tells them to “Shut the F up!” And yes, he used the letter F, so he self-censored. Nick knows everyone is wondering why The Bucks did what they did. Why did they cost Swerve the world title? Well, they have a couple good reasons why. First of all, they did it for their good friend. Hangman Adam Page, you’re welcome! This is what Hangman wanted all along! He never wanted Swerve to be world champion ever again, so they did that for him. The Bucks do NOT forget who their friends are. They still love Hangman and they know Hangman loves them. The fans chant “Whose House?“ “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”
Matt says Moxley, if only you stuck around to hear this, but Matt isn’t afraid to say this in front of the world. The fans continue to chant for “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” but Matt tells The Death Riders that what they did for them is a peace offering. The Bucks have no problems with The Death Riders, and they hope The Death Riders have no problems with them. While Matt & Nick sat at home for months and months, they realized while watching The Death Riders, that they’ve all got more in common than you’d think. The Death Riders wanna see that locker room rise to the occasion, just like The Bucks.
The Death Riders want AEW to be the best company in the world, just like The Bucks! They want to change the world, just like The Bucks! And Jon, Matt is impressed. Watching Jon, Matt saw him do what The Bucks could not. Jon Moxley succeeded in taking over AEW, and even got the world title. The Bucks could never do that. So last Sunday was their elevator pitch to The Death Riders. Imagine the synergy if The Death Riders & The Elite worked together as one! Moxley, the world champion, and The Founding Fathers of AEW, The EVPs, all together…! So please, Moxley, come on back out here with your boys, and let’s discuss a little bit of business.
The fans boo, but instead of Moxley, it’s KENNY OMEGA! The other Founding Father is here, and the fans fire up! The AEW International Champion has a mic to tell The Bucks, “So you did this all for your friends, huh? Mox, Hanger. You forgot to do me. But actually, I remember the last time we met. And if memory serves me correctly, it’s when at the height of my diverticulitis, you pushed me off a stretcher that was taking me to the hospital.” The fans boo, and Omega says this might sound crazy, but he never forgot. And he even forgave them! When he returned, he said that what he was doing was for his own legacy and for the safety of this company, not for revenge.
The fans cheer, and Omega says what we’re all trying to do here is #BringBacktheFeeling. Now, Omega hates to divert from the story, but allow him to tell The Bucks a story. Omega had a friend in high school who had two Shi Tzu dogs. It doesn’t really matter the type of dog, but they were both yappy as all heck. Ugly little mutts, but hey, Omega is an animal lover, so he loved these dogs. Every time he visited his friend’s place, they’d play games, but the dogs would take a dookie on the floor. The friend didn’t care, and those two little Shi Tzus were ever so pleased with themselves.
But as time went on, and more dookie kept collecting, and the stains left behind were getting more pungent, Omega had to say, “Hey, pal. Maybe we move this over to my place?” That is what The Bucks, without Omega, were like here in AEW. The fans chant “DOOKIE! DOOKIE!” Omega says the last time we saw The Bucks on AEW TV, they were shredding documents like there was some big incriminating thing they were covering up. Guys, Omega is gonna spoil the surprise right now. We all know how The Bucks live. We all know exactly how they operate! They brag about their earnings and their money, so yes, they were tearing up receipts!
Receipts of private jets! Of that big chair one of them has facing the bed in their master bedroom. The OnlyFans accounts! But it doesn’t matter! The part that matters most, the part that pisses Omega off the most, is that not because of The Death Riders, but because of The Young Bucks that AEW almost died! The company Omega loves and gave his very life, heart and soul for. The fans cheer that, and Omega says he cannot lie. The time off did The Bucks wonderfully. Nick looks every bit of that 90 pounds he was before he left. And Matt… Well, sure, he looks fine in that low cut V neck, but lay off the hot stuff! He’s as red as Nick’s lapels!
And quite frankly, now that we’ve gotten to this point, Omega could go on and on and on. But he doesn’t know, maybe they cut out the middle man and just fight. The fans fire up as Omega storms his way forward! Nick & Matt are ready, but then here comes Kazuchika Okada! The Elite’s Rainmaker is here and Omega realizes this is now 3v1. But wait! SWERVE shows up! The fans fire up as now things look to be 3v2! Swerve slips in from the crowd side, with a chair! The Elite runs off, avoiding retribution for the Dynasty screw job. The fans cheer as Baltimore is now “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”
Omega offers a fist bump, Swerve gives him the fist bump! Will The Cleaner and The Realest be unlikely allies in this war for AEW’s heart and soul? Swerve grabs a mic to shout, “I now pronounce it is Buck Hunting Season! And I’m here with a loaded shotgun ready to blast on some freakin’ EVPs! You couldn’t leave well enough alone, could you? I dealt with you last year. And now-” PAC ATTACKS! The Bastard has a match with Swerve, so he decides to take it now! The fans boo but Pac digs his boot into Swerve in the neck! The ref rushes in, he has Pac back off, and things cool off while Dynamite goes to break!
Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS PAC!
Dynamite returns as Swerve tells the ref this match is still happening. The bell rings, Pac runs up, and Swerve BOOTS him down! The fans fire up and Swerve brings Pac up for fast hands! Swerve has Pac in a corner, fires off more shots, then fireman’s carries to hit SNAKE EYES! Swerve runs and he BOOTS Pac down again! Pac flounders, the fans fire up, and Swerve sees Pac bail out. Swerve BOOTS Pac from the apron! Swerve snarls, then drags Pac up to whip hard into railing! And then whips him the other way, into more railing! Pac writhes, but Swerve brings him up to send into steel steps! Pac slumps down while the fans fire up!
Nana says this is the REAL world champion here! Swerve refreshes the ring count, then revels in the fans chanting “One More Time!” Pac hurries into the ring to deny Swerve that, but Swerve goes around the outside. Swerve storms into the ring, but Pac goes back to the apron. Swerve storms up but Pac RAMS into him! Pac slingshots up and over, keeps moving, but Swerve stops the rana! Swerve hauls Pac up to BUCKLE BOMB! Pac writhes, drags himself up, and Swerve snapmares him to go up and FALLING UPPERCUT! The fans fire up while Swerve hits the Griddy! Swerve stalks Pac, stands on him at the ropes, but steps off as the ref counts.
Pac sputters, Swerve eggs Pac on, but Doc Sampson is called over to check on Pac. Pac’s foot seems to be the body part in question, and Swerve is annoyed that this is denying him his payback. The fans rally and Swerve paces. Doc double checks Pac, he is okay to continue, so he slides into the ring. SUPERKICK from Swerve! Swerve goes up the corner and the fans fire up! KILL STOMPS! Cover, Swerve wins!
Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall
The Bastard takes a shot intended for The Bucks, but Swerve surely has ammo to spare. Will Swerve get at Matt & Nick soon enough?
Ricochet, Beast Mortos & Cru speak.
The One & Only says, “There is a lot that Daddy can do with $400,000. And tonight, I will lead Team Ricochet to victory.” The others take offense to that. But yeah, he’s the captain now. AHA~! The others roll their eyes, but will they all be rolling in money after tonight?
Will Ospreay, Mark Briscoe, Kevin Knight & “Speedball” Mike Bailey speak.
The Sussex County Chicken says, “Ladies and gentlemen, the word of the day is entrepreneurial! Because tonight, fellas, we have a opportunity to split 400 hundred thousand dollars! Will, whatcha gonna do with a hundred grand?” The Aerial Assassin shouts, “DISNEY WORLD~!” Mike, how ’bout you? He’ll buy some new shoes! And Jet, what about you? Kevin Knight is gonna go to Atlantic City, baby! What about Mark? Well, he plans to diversify his financial portfolio. But that’s besides the point! They’re coming for ya, baby! RAH RAH RAH! Which team will #ManUp and bring up the jackpot?
AEW hears from the many entrants of the Women’s Owen Hart Cup.
The CEO brags about how she beat the Princess of the Black Throne, but Billie Starkz reminds us that this is about honoring a legend. Jamie Hart says Billie is young, but scrappy and has heart. Mone continues to brag that the Money Train is going to win The Owen, pull into Globe Life Field stadium and become AEW Women’s World- Wait, Mini Mone pops in and says, “CHAMPION~!” Harley Cameron is all smiles but Mone has a headache. Billie knows Jamie doesn’t doubt herself because she beat Billie before, but in the Owen Hart Cup, it’ll be different. Harley tells Mone that she might go to All In. Or maybe, just maybe, Harley does, because she’s also in the tournament.
And you never know! Maybe Harley and Mone could face off! Jamie knows Billie wants her moment, but Jamie just wants to fight. Let’s see which one wins out on Saturday. Mone wishes Harley luck against Athena, and may the best woman win. Mini Mone tells Harley that next time, she’ll do the talking. But as stated, the Owen Hart Cup will have a Collision in Springfield, Massachusetts! Who makes it out of there to move on to Boston and the Spring Breakthru?
Backstage interview with Hangman Page.
Renee Paquette brings up The Cowboy facing the Wild Card entrant to the Men’s Owen Hart Cup. How does he prepare for a question mark? Hangman doesn’t know who this guy is, and he doesn’t know what he’s supposed to say, but he’s kinda doing something right now so excuse him. Hangman storms on down the hall and goes right into Swerve’s room!? Hangman asks Nana, “Where’s he at?!” Nana asks what the hell, and Hangman knows Nana knows, so he needs to sit his ass down! Nana sits down, and Hangman wants to make something perfectly clear! At Dynasty, Hangman was NOT trying to help Swerve, understand?
And next week, Hangman has his match in The Owen! So tell Swerve if he so much as thinks about getting in the way, Hangman will pick up with him where they left off. Hangman then turns to go, but Nana has him hold on. There’s something he’s been wanting to tell Hangman for the last year. Nana can’t talk for Swerve, but Nana regrets what they did. Hangman tells Nana to stop! Not another word! Nana does not get that. Hangman storms off, not wanting an apology. Is Hangman that determined to hate someone?
$400K 8 Man Tag: Will Ospreay, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe & “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Ricochet, The Beast Mortos & Cru!
The Aerial Assassin teamed with The Jet last week, and had a stellar match at Dynasty as part of the Owen Hart Cup. They team with Mark & Mike to make some bank, can they do it? Or will “Team Ricochet” be #OuttaThisWorld?
Dynamite returns as Briscoe makes his entrance, followed by this conglomeration of high-fliers. The teams sort out, and Bailey steps up so he can call out The One & Only. The fans cheer that, so Ricochet steps in. The bell rings, Bailey and Ricochet circle, but Ricochet keeps his distance, and he tags to Mortos! The fans boo Ricochet but he claims he needs some time to stretch. Mortos stares down with Bailey, and then both men roar! Mortos runs up, Bailey dodges, drops down, hurdles over, but Mortos leaps over! Bailey runs up, but Mortos stops the rana! Bailey slips free, dodges, then goes up a corner to FLYING RANA!
The fans fire up while Mortos tumbles, and Ricochet tags back in! Bailey shows roundhouse and Ricochet backs off! The fans laugh at Ricochet as he cowers in the ropes. Ricochet tags out to Lio Rush, and the fans rally Ospreay reaches out. Bailey obliges and tags Ospreay in! The fans fire up as #BillyGOAT and #ManOfTheHour circle. They feel things out, but then Action Andretti steps in! Ospreay stares Action down, but that lets Lio CLUB Ospreay from behind! The fans boo as Lio rains down shots, then Mortos and Action join in! The ref reprimands, Action stomps away on Ospreay, then he tags Ricochet.
Ricochet stomps away on Ospreay, the fans boo, but Cru double whip Ricochet in, only for Ospreay to BOOT him! Ospreay then ELBOWS Action, dodges Lio, and his team jumps in! The fans fire up as all eight men stand off! The ref wants this to calm down, Ospreay has his team stand down, and Ricochet talks trash like he’s so tough. Bailey ROCKS Ricochet and the brawl is on! The fans fire up as Ospreay has Lio, Knight has Action, and Briscoe has Mortos! They’re all in corners, then climb up for a rain of fists! The fans fire up as as we go to TEN, forty total! The fans fire up as Ospreay ELBOWS Ricochet, Knight SPLASHES, and Mark LARIATS!
Mark feeds Ricochet to Bailey’s ROUNDHOUSE! Cru gets up, Ospreay & Mark BLAST them off the apron! Ospreay PLANCHAS onto Lio! Mark DIVES onto Action! Knight PLANCHAS onto Mortos! Bailey goes up, up, and TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS Cru! The fans fire up as Ospreay and the others put hands in, Entrepreneurial! But then Ricochet FLIES! Ospreay and team get out of the way, and Ricochet lands on his feet! Good news is Ricochet isn’t hurt. Bad news is, he’s not surrounded. QUADRUPLE “BALD!” SLAP!! The fans are thunderous while Ricochet writhes, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ospreay stands Ricochet up to DECK him, then Bailey has Lio & Action by the hair. Bailey gives Cru a meeting of the minds while Briscoe WRECKS Mortos with a dropkick! Bailey puts Ricochet in the ring, bumps him off buckles, then bumps him off Knight’s boot! The fans fire up as Bailey joins in, Ospreay bumps Ricochet off double boots! Knight tags in, he drags Ricochet up and CLUBS him. Ricochet goes to a corner as Knight stalks him, and Ricochet wants mercy. But he just YANKS Knight into buckles! Ricochet tags Action, Action tags Lio, and Action LARAITS! Lio LARIATS! Lio feeds Knight to the mule kick, knee lift, and ROLLING ELBOW!
Lio fires fast hands and DECKS Knight! Cru talks trash, then they kick Knight around. Lio CLUBS Knight down, rains down fists, then drags Knight up to whip and ELBOW him down! Lio tags Action, Cru double whips, and they DOUBLE ELBOW Knight! Action covers, ONE!! Knight stays in this but Action stays on him with a chinlock. Knight endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Action CLUBS Knight again, CHPOS him in the corner, then tags Ricochet. Ricochet CHOPS Knight, then snapmares for a basement DROPKICK! Ricochet taunts Briscoe, the ref keeps him back, and Ricochet drags Knight to the corner.
Mortos tags in, he and Ricochet mug Knight, then Mortos brings Knight around. Mortos CHOPS Knight, sucker punches Briscoe, then roars. Mortos KICKS Knight in the leg, then brings him around for a snapmare. NECK TWIST! Mortos whips Knight to ropes, scoops him, and CIPHER- RANA from Knight! Knight hurries, hot tag to Bailey! Bailey goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK Mortos down! The fans fire up with Bailey as he SOBATS Mortos, then AX KICKS! Mortos kneels, Dynamite returns to single picture, and Bailey BUZZSAWS Mortos down! The fans fire up and Bailey runs, SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally for “SPEEDBALL! SPEEDBALL!” and Bailey stays between Mortos and Cru. Bailey KICKS Mortos, but Mortos snarls! Bailey KICKS again! Mortos rises! Bailey KCISK, Mortos blocks, and Mortos spins Bailey to scoop and CIPHER UTAKI! Both men are down and the fans rally up. Bailey and Mortos crawl, hot tag to Ricochet, but Ricochet takes his time to swagger. The fans boo, but Ricochet springboards in, only for Bailey to dodge! Ricochet BLASTS Ospreay and Briscoe, but then Bailey dodges to BLAST Cru! Bailey runs up, but Ricochet hits a CAVE IN!! Bailey tumbles away but Briscoe runs in!
Briscoe dodges Ricochet, dodges again, then waistlocks. Ricochet switches, Briscoe breaks that and PELES! Mortos is back to shove and POP-UP SAMOAN DROP Briscoe! Knight whips Mortos to go up, but Mortos catches him! Knight fires hands, but Mortos still fights the rana! But Knight makes the bomb a DDT! Action kicks Knight, whips him, but Knight reverses. Lio is in and he fires hands! Lio whips, “This is Awesome!” as Knight reverses. Action goes up and out while Lio slides to a stop. Knight runs in, but Action ROCKS him! Lio UP KICKS, Action ENZIGIRIS, then Lio whips. Knight and Lio dosido with their reversals, RUSH HOUR!
Action is there to torture rack Knight, SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Ospreay runs up, Lio has a leg! Action runs up but Ospreay ducks to then break free, dodge and handspring, DOUBLE PELE! The fans are thunderous, but Ricochet SHOVES Ospreay right out! Bailey PENALTY KICKS Ricochet, then sets up, STANDING- NO, Ricochet avoids the knee drop! A little like Dynasty there, and Ricochet hauls Bailey up to a fireman’s carry, RUNNING DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Bailey survives and the fans fire up! Briscoe ROCKS Ricochet, Ricochet tumbles away and tags Mortos. Briscoe LARIATS Ricochet up and out!
Mortos aims at Bailey and runs up, but into a BOOT! Mortos roars, runs up, but into another BOOT! Mortos goes again, blocks the kick this time, but Briscoe is back! Mortos blocks him, FLIPS both Bailey and Briscoe, but they both land out! Bailey’s foot jams a bit, but he and Briscoe use that to stereo crane stance! Mortos isn’t sure what to do with that, but he gets DOUBLE CRANE KICKS! Ospreay slips in, to springboard and OSCUTTER! Tag to Knight and he goes up top! U F O SPLASH!! Cover, TEAM RICOCHET BARRLES IN! The fans boo, but then Ospreay’s team TOSSES Ricochet & Cru out!
Ospreay tags back in, he takes aim, and Mortos sits up for the HIDDEN BLADE!! Cover, Ospreay’s team wins!
Winners: Will Ospreay, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe & “Speedball” Mike Bailey, by pinfall (win the $400,000 cash prize)
The fans are sure happy that money is going to a good cause! Will Ospreay awaits a top notch opponent in the Owen Hart Cup, Kevin Knight is going to be in NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors, will $100,000 help each man prepare for those high stakes?
AEW has an injury report on Adam Copeland.
After failing to dethrone the Death Riders as AEW World Trios Champions, FTR betrayed Cope and absolutely brutalized him! The Rated R Superstar is ruled out of action indefinitely, did Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler just end the career of a man they once called friend?
The Hurt Syndicate is here!
Baltimore cheers as Montel Vontavious Porter and the AEW World Tag Team Champions, Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin, head to the ring. There’s already quite the set up waiting for them: a table decked out with food and drink; a pedestal to rest the belts on; and a picture commemorating their victory. The fans cheer for MVP as he grabs the mic, and he says, “Ladies and gentlemen of the AEW viewing audience, this is an official announcement from The Hurt Syndicate. Punks jump up to get beat down. Two more challengers stepped up for the AEW Tag Team Championships, and two more challengers got beat down.”
The fans cheer, and MVP says if they would be so kind, please join him and his colleagues in a toast to celebrate yet another successful title defense. They take the bottles of champagne from the bucket of ice, and the fans chant, “We Hurt~ People!” They raise their glasses, but then MJF makes his way out here! Maxwell Jacob Friedman smiles, has a mic in hand already, and he goes right to the ring. MJF apologizes and then stands in line beside Shelton. The fans are torn, Shelton chuckles, MVP smirks, but Lashley is not amused. Baltimore duels, “He’s Our Scumbag!” “NO, HE’S NOT!” MVP talks with Lashley to relax, but then MJF speaks.
“Look at us, huh? I don’t know if you’ve heard, but we hurt people, baby! This is great, this is great. Guys, look at us, huh? Dripping in gold! You’re welcome, by the way. I couldn’t be happier. This couldn’t have come at a better time, mind you. Because that guy, Tony Khan, he wanted me to do the Owen Hart Cup Tournament? So I could what? Sweat my balls off, break my back, wrestle every week like some shmuck! I don’t think so, Maryland. See, I work smarter, not harder. And now that I’m rolling with The Syndicate? Whew! Daddy gets to cut the line and get back what is rightfully mine, and that is the Triple B, baby!”
The fans cheer, MVP chuckles, and MJF says this is a perfect fit! He scratches their backs by helping them maintain their tag team titles, because let’s face it, without his help, woof. And now, they help little ol’ MJF! Everyone wins! So, Montel, serious question, how does the initiation work? Does he sign a contract? Or is it an old school blood brothers thing? Lashley tells MJF to shut up. “Shut your freakin’ mouth!” Everyone saw what MJF did! When Lashley turned around and saw Big Bill standing, Lashley cut him in half and finished it, cuz that’s what they do. Now MJF tried to help, which was cute, but he didn’t get the job done.
So Max, this is yet another reason why they don’t need MJF! MJF says okay, cool. First, don’t point. Lashley says he’ll point at whoever he wants! They argue, but then Shelton & MVP step in. MVP tells Lashley to chill, Lashley says MJF will respect him! MVP wants Shelton to cool off, too, just give MVP a second. MVP tells MJF he knows how MVP feels about him. They go way back. Lashley & Shelton know that, too. So in order for MJF to join the Syndicate, he has to get three thumbs up. We already know how MVP feels, he is thumbs up. Shelton? MJF says yeah, they go way back, too! Shelton’s answer is thumbs… DOWN!
MJF thought they were cool! Lashley says thank you, Shelton. That’s two to one, the motion is denied. Lashley & Shelton head out, MJF turns to MVP, and MVP shrugs. The Syndicate heads out, not bothering with The Scumbag. What must MJF do to get what he wants?
Backstage interview with Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford.
Renee is with The Megasus & The Superbad Girl, and says she wanted to catch up on how they’re feeling after what was honestly, a surprising loss at Dynasty. Ford says that was just a taste of defeat. But it changes nothing. “Everything that this woman has been through is what? Just erased all because Toni Storm barely survived? No. Everything is just gonna get worse. This division cannot move on, because she won’t let it. She’s gonna be at Collision. And she doesn’t care who, she doesn’t care how many0” Megan brushes Renee aside to step forward, and she tells everyone, “I will make you bow down.” Ford says, “See what you did?”
The female titan of AEW was dominant before, and now she’s angry! Who will be destroyed all because Toni Storm still reigns?
Toni Storm is here!
Speaking of The Timeless AEW Women’s World Champion, she heads down to ringside to join commentary, as she wants to bear witness to this next match.
2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Kris Statlander VS Thunder Rosa!
The Galaxy’s Greatest and La Mera Mera almost had it out last week in just talking about this match-up and what it means. Kris wants to finally be THE champ, but Rosa wants back what she never truly lost. Who wins here to prove they are the best bet on winning the Cup?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. The two tie up, go around, and Kris waistlocks. Rosa fights the lift, then fights with elbows, then arm-drags Kris down for a wristlock. Kris fights up, rolls, and wrenches to headlock. Rosa powers up and out, but Kris runs her over! Kris flexes, Toni says if she was Kris’ teammate, they could be #ThunderThighs. But if Toni teamed with Schiavone, well, they’d just be #Tits. Rosa runs up on Kris, waistlocks, then slips past her, only for Kris to drop down and hurdle over. Rosa stops herself to avoid the powerslam, then Oklahoma Rolls! TWO, and Rosa wheelbarrows to arm-drag! Rosa has the armlock, but Kris fights around.
Kris rises up, powers Rosa to a corner, and the fans cheer. Kris lets off, CHOPS Rosa, then whips corner to corner. Rosa reverses, Kris goes up and over and arm-drags! Then she SHOTGUNS Rosa down! The fans fire up for Kris while Rosa goes to a corner. Kris lets Toni know she sees her, then runs in at Rosa for an UPPERCUT! Kris goes side to side, but Rosa ROUNDHOUSES first! Kris falls, the fans fire up for Rosa as she runs, but Kris avoids the dropkick! Kris goes to the apron to slingshot in, but Rosa avoids the elbow drop! Rosa reloads and runs again, DROPKICK through the ropes! The fans fire up while Rosa goes to the apron.
Rosa aims at Kris and says YEEHAW! SEATED SENTON! Rosa puts Kris in, covers, TWO! Kris stays in this but Rosa CHOPS! And CHOPS! Rosa ducks a roundhouse but Kris kicks low to DDT! Both women are down and the fans duel! Rosa goes to the outside, the ring count starts, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Kris goes out after Rosa, stands her up, and CHOPS her against the apron! Kris SMACKS Rosa off the apron, CHOPS her again, but Rosa CHOPS in return! Rosa refreshes the ring count, then brings Kris around to Toni can see this. GRIZZLY MAGNUM DOUBLE CHOP! Rosa then hugs her #ThunderStorm/#ThunderTits teammate, before she brings Kris up. Rosa reels kris in, but Kris fights the suplex! Rosa kicks low, KNEES Kris, then gets space to SHINING WIZARD! Rosa fires up, then puts Kris in the ring. Rosa storms up on Kris, but Kris cradles! TWO! Both women rise up, and Kris fires a forearm!
Kris CHOPS Rosa, shoves her, then scoops her to BACKBREAKER! Rosa writhes, Kris covers, TWO! Kris clamps onto Rosa with a chinlock and grinds her down. Rosa fights up, fires body shots, but Kris CLUBS Rosa, then THROWS Rosa down by her hair! The ref reprimands that last part, but Kris drops a JUMP ELBOW on Rosa! Cover, TWO! Rosa stays in this and goes to a corner, but Kris storms up. Kris whips corner to corner hard, then storms up on Rosa again. Kris wrenches and whips back the other way, and Rosa hits buckles hard! Kris storms up again, but Rosa RAMS her low! Kris stuffs Rosa to have a facelock.
Rosa endures, Kris gator rolls her, but Rosa fights up. Kris pushes her back down, throws in some knees to the side, then gator rolls Rosa again. Rosa endures, fights back up, but Kris CLUBS her again and again! Dynamite returns to single picture and the fans rally. Kris runs to a corner, goes up, but Rosa CLUBS her on the back! Rosa then has Kris stuck on the top rope to YANK her down! The fans fire up and Rosa fires forearm after forearm! Rosa runs, ROCKS Kris, and Rosa runs to springboard and FLYING RANA! The fans fire up as Rosa reels Kris in, NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Kris survives, but Rosa clamps on a STRAITJACKET CLUTCH!
Kris endures, and she picks Rosa up as a backpack to RAM her into the buckles! Kris RAMS Rosa again, then gets space. Rosa BOOTS Kris, goes up, and then leaps for a flying wheelbarrow and BULL- BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Rosa survives Kris’s sudden turnaround and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Kris gut wrenches Rosa, but Rosa slips free! Rosa THRUST KCIKS Kris, then vows to end this! Rosa tucks Kris in, but Kris fights the lift! Rosa CLUBS away on Kris, but Kris fireman’s carries! Kris spins but Rosa swings through to arm-drag her away! Rosa then runs up, slips around, and hits a DESTROYER!! Cover, TWO!!
Kris survives, Rosa is shocked, and Toni herself is stunned by that sequence. The fans rally even harder, and Rosa drags Kris up. Rosa vows to put this one away for Texas! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives again and Rosa is beside herself! Rosa drags Kris up, but Kris fires a forearm! Rosa eggs Kris on, then SLAPS her! Rosa fires up, runs, but Kris LARIATS! Kris hauls Rosa right up, gut wrenches, STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!! Cover, KRIS WINS!!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
Kris takes a bow and blows a kiss to the champ, and Baltimore gives a standing ovation. Kris shows Rosa respect by helping her stand, will Rosa’s dream of going All In have to live on vicariously through Kris?
The Don Callis Family speaks.
Kyle Fletcher & Konosuke Takeshita stand behind Don Callis himself as he says, “All signs are pointing and all roads are leading to a Proto-shita final for the Don Callis Family in the Owen Hart Tournament. I mean, the Protostar here, he already beat that degenerate, Mark Briscoe. And even though Brody King got one over on the Don Callis Family when he beat Lance Archer, I can tell you, my word, it shan’t happen again! Because we’ve got valuable intel, and you’re in the ring, Brody King, with The Alpha. Look at these two! I mean, in their 20s, jacked, oiled up, hot! The talk of the town! Very healthy young men.
“Y’know who’s not healthy? A couple other members of the Don Callis Family. So I’m gonna put it out there officially tonight: The Don Callis Family, given the rash of injuries that has taken place, is now accepting potential new members. Send your résumé, send your picture, send your bank account number, because as these guys have proven, this is straight to the top.” Callis is expanding his stable, who will accept his offer? And will Takeshita make it through the King of Death this Saturday on Collision?
The Undisputed Kingdom speaks.
Kyle O’Reilly says, “There’s been a lot of ups and downs for us in AEW, boys. And since I joined the Undisputed Kingdom, we’ve been chasing that one moment to kick things off. And the TNT Championship tells the world what we already know: We are the elite of the elite, and watch us as we collect moment after moment after moment.” Roderick Strong says, “Speaking of moments, Kyle, I think it’s about time that we have our moment.” Adam Cole tells Roddy that they will. “Because excellence is not just defined by your successes. Excellence is defined by how you handle your failures.
“The past two years, I’ve been through hell and back. They were two of the most challenging years not just in my career, but in my life. And now I stand before you the Face of TNT, your NEW AEW TNT Champion. And trust me when I tell you, this is just the start for the three of us. Because it’s a new era in All Elite Wrestling, because we… We are the paragons, and that is Undisputed.” Cole, Kyle & Roddy are ready, will they redefine what it is to be All Elite?
Chris Jericho is here!
The former ROH World Champion goes to the ring, where he has his podium, prop trees and TV set up. Jericho has the mic to say, “I am the legendary Chris Jericho, but I am no longer the ROH World Champion.” The fans cheer that! Jericho says he lost his match, he lost a tooth, and he lost his title. And while that is disappointing, he will give credit where credit is due. Congratulations, Bandido, you pulled it off. After months of conflict with one of the greatest pro-wrestlers of all time, Jericho, Bandido was finally victorious. Bandido won the title and saved his mask, but of course with the assistance of his intrusive siblings and his stooge of a mother!
But Jericho gets it. Bandido has his familia, and Jericho has his. Jericho will bring them out now: “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith! The Redwood & The Bad Apple make their way out now, and they’re just as upset given they also lost on Sunday. Bill & Keith step into the ring to join Jericho, and Jericho says he was hoping they’d all have titles here tonight. He was hoping they would win the AEW World Tag Team Championships at Dynasty. But they didn’t, did they? That’s why Jericho- Bill stops him?!
Bill grabs his own mic while the fans cheer him on, and Bill says, “Look, Chris, I already know what you’re gonna say. You’re angry, and you have every right to be angry. I’m angry. In fact, I’ve been getting real angry a lot as of late.” Keith wants Bill to stop, but Bill says no, Jericho needs to hear this. Bill knows Keith knows this, too, because they’ve talked about this. Keith is still conflicted, but Bill tells Jericho that Bill has the utmost respect for Jericho. Jericho is one of the greatest of all time. Jericho is one of the most decorated performers in the history of this industry. The fans do cheer that, and Bill says that is why he joined The Learning Tree.
Bill wanted to learn from Jericho. But… Bill did not sign up to be Jericho’s punching bag whenever things go wrong. The fans cheer that! Jericho has a bit of a smirk, and Bill says if he and Keith are out here because Jericho is going to teach them something, then by all means, go ahead and teach. But if they are just here so Jericho can berate and humiliate them, then let Bill know right now, so Bill can leave. And Bill knows Bryan feels the same way. Jericho steps closer to Keith and asks if that’s true. Because that isn’t why Jericho brought them out here. If that’s what they think, then they do have a lot more to learn than he thought.
Jericho believes in them. And when he said he wanted them to win the AEW World Tag Team Championships, he meant that, because he cares about both of them. He handpicked both of them to stand by him to teach them, help them, and believe him, he doesn’t have to help anyone in AEW if he doesn’t want to. But they have potential. They’re future world champions! That is why their victories are his victories, and their failures are his failures. And that is why Jericho is empathetic to Bill when Bill was not there when Jericho needed him most! Jericho lost the ROH World Championship, and Bill wasn’t there!
Some might go so far as to say it was Bill’s fault that Jericho lost! The fans boo, this is clearly the berating Bill spoke of. Bill tries not to react, but Jericho says he isn’t saying that. He doesn’t believe that at all. It is okay, because he is not angry. Just disappointed. Jericho SMASHES his TV with Floyd the Baseball Bat! Jericho again says, “I’m not angry, just disappointed.” And then SMASH goes the TV! SMASH! SMASH! SMASH! Then he goes after the trees! Jericho keeps saying, “I’m disappointed! I’m disappointed! I’m disappointed! I’M EFFING DISAPPOINTED!” And unlike Nick Jackson earlier, Jericho does say the full word.
The fans boo and Bill glares at Jericho. Jericho says he is disappointed in them, and until they change that, it is best that he leaves. Jericho pushes his podium over, storms out of the ring, and the fans sing, “Hey Hey Hey~! GOODBYE~!” If this is disappointed, what would angry even look like? Keith and Bill are upset, but in different ways. What happens to The Learning Tree if The Nueve is going to be MIA?
Anthony Bowens speaks.
It was after the huge return at Dynasty during the Zero Hour that the Pride of Pro-Wrestling said, “I’m finally free of the shackles that is Max Caster. The Five Tool Player has finally arrived. I’ve got five tools, and one rule: And that’s to prove them wrong.” Bowens returns to AEW TV as he takes on Blake Christian this Saturday, will the Vanilla Baby survive this Collision?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
Almost a week after the brutal beating they gave Adam Copeland, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler will be in Springfield, Mass to speak on #WhyFTRWhy. Will their answer be satisfactory? Or simply self-serving?
Backstage interview with The Hurt Syndicate.
Alicia Atout has caught up with MVP, Lashley & Shelton to bring up the interactions with MJF. Where do things go from here? Lashley asks why they’re even talking about MJF. Everyone knows MJF is not to be trusted, and then after what he said out there tonight? Lashley does not like MJF, and the Syndicate does not need MJF. Shelton agrees there. They don’t need anybody else. Though, “Lil’ George Costanza is pretty funny.” Lashley rolls his eyes and storms off, Shelton says he’ll go talk to him. MVP says they’re just trying to figure out- Wait, someone knocks on the door. MVP says come in, and it’s MJF!
MJF tells Alicia, “Honey, this is an AB conversation, so why don’t you C your skank ass outta here? Buh-bye, catch you around.” MJF apologizes to MVP that he had to see that, but he is just a little perturbed. Can he ask a question, plain and simple? Sure, go ahead. Does MJF look like a “female dog” to him? MVP wants MJF to get to the point. MJF’s point is, why does he always end up treated like some punk b*tch!? Do these guys not know who he is? He’s M J F! MVP has MJF stop there. That’s the problem: They know exactly who MJF is. MJF’s reputation precedes him. But this is business, and in the world of business, you get your consumer, find out what they want, and give it to them.
MVP heads out, and MJF thinks on that. Will he figure out what the supply and demand for the Hurt Syndicate is?
Jericho is in the parking lot.
He storms around, and he takes out his “disappointment” on some spare sodas before getting into his car. The driver takes it away, when and where will we see The Learning Tree again?
Samoa Joe & Hook VS Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta!
While Jon Moxley beat Shibata earlier tonight, Swerve did take out The Bastard soon after. The rest of The Opps take on the rest of The Death Riders, who will it be that’s caught lacking here tonight?
The teams sort out, Joe starts against Yuta, and the fans rally behind the Samoan Submission Specialist. The two circle, Yuta waistlocks, but Joe wrenches out and wristlocks. The fans sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” but Yuta rolls, only for Joe to wrangle him. Yuta fights up, spins and works on the grip, but Joe wrangles him again. Yuta kips up, spins, rolls, and fires a forearm! Joe lets Yuta go, but he’s more mad than anything. Yuta runs off before Joe can take a swing! The fans boo but Yuta wants the ref to back Joe off. The ref has Joe step back, then Yuta slides in. Yuta tags Claudio and the fans boo more.
Joe smirks as now the Swiss Cyborg steps in. Joe and Claudio knuckle lock, then Claudio kicks low! Claudio UPPERCUTS, UPPERCUTS again, but Joe CHOPS! And JABS! JABS! JABS! Joe fires JAB after JAB, then whips Claudio to a corner. Joe runs up, ELBOW and PELE! Claudio sputters along the ropes but Joe bumps him off buckles. Tag to Hook and the Opps mugs Claudio. Hook fires body shots then clinches, but Claudio CLUBS him, then scoops and SLAMS him! Tag to Yuta, Yuta climbs up, and Yuta CROSSBODIES but Hook says nope! Yuta belly flops on the mat, then Hook waistlocks for a deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX!
Hook holds on, to GERMAN SUPLEX again! And GERMAN SUPLEX again! The fans fire up for Hook while Yuta flounders to the corner. Tag to Joe and Joe JABS, CHOPS, and repeat! The fans cheer as Joe then snapmares Yuta, CHOPS him on the back, and KICKS him in the front! Joe runs to ELBOW DROP! Tag to Hook, he runs up to fire knees. Hook puts Yuta in a corner and fires body shots! Hook whips corner to corner, Yuta reverses, but then Hook puts Yuta on the apron. Hook ROCKS Yuta, Yuta falls to the floor, but then Yuta grabs a foot! The ref reprimands as Yuta trips Hook, but Hook kicks free! Only for Claudio to APRON DOUBLE STOMP!
The ref reprimands while Hook writhes, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Yuta storms back in and brings Hook up. Yuta CHOPS Hook, but Hook CHOPS in return! Yuta CLAWS Hook’s eyes, tags Claudio, and they double whip Hook to then DOUBLE BOOT! Yuta soaks up the heat while Claudio glares at Joe. Joe warns Claudio, but Claudio drags Hook around into a top wristlock. Claudio grinds Hook down with that wristlock, but Hook fights up. Claudio knee slow, KNEES Hook again, then shoves him to the corner. Claudio stomps Hook down, argues with the ref, but that lets Yuta CHOKE Hook! Joe protests, the ref is busy with him now, so Yuta gets away with it. Claudio smothers Hook, KNEES him low, then tags Yuta.
Yuta runs up to stomp Hook, then brings him around. Yuta talks trash on Baltimore, but Hook fires body shots! Yuta KNEES low, hooks a leg, and hits a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Yuta doesn’t care as he just clamps onto a foot. Yuta drags Hook around, YANKS the leg, then tags Claudio. Claudio stomps Hook, then smothers him with a chinlock. Hook endures, even as Claudio grinds him down. Hook fights around, fights up, and he fires body shots. Claudio shifts to a SLEEPER, but Hook still fights. Hook reaches out for Joe, Joe reaches out for Hook, but Claudio shifts around to have a COBRA CLUTCH!
The fans rally as Hook fights up, and he has Claudio as a backpack! Hook stomps forward, but Claudio slips down and THROWS Hook down! Claudio then UPPERCUTS Hook to the corner! Tag to Yuta, he drags Hook up and snapmares for a chinlock of his own. Hook endures all over again while Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally for Hook and they taunt Yuta, but Yuta leans on the hold. Hook fights to his feet, fires body shots, then he SAYANAGIS free! But Yuta comes back for a PAIN THRILLER! Cover, TWO! Yuta tags Claudio, Claudio scuffs Hook, then Claudio eggs Hook on. “Who’s the man?”
Claudio shoves Hook to the corner, but Hook ROCKS Claudio, ELBOWS Yuta, and repeat! Hook hurries for his corner but Claudio catches him with a clinch. Claudio KNEES low, then whips Hook to the corner. Claudio storms up, but Hook clinches! CORNER EXPLODER! The fans fire up while both men are down! Hook crawls, but Yuta is right there, Claudio tags Yuta in! Yuta runs to BLAST Joe! The fans boo but Hook catches Yuta! EXPLODER! Hook crawls, as does Yuta, but Joe’s still down! Yuta tags Claudio, Claudio runs at Hook, UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO! Hook survives but Claudio drags him back up!
Tag to Yuta, and Yuta climbs! Claudio hauls Hook up, DOOMSDAY POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO?!?! Hook survives and shocks The Death Riders! They argue with the ref, but Joe rises to the apron! Only for Claudio to slide out, YANK Joe down, and throw forearms! Joe fires in return and the fans fire up! Joe whips, Claudio reverse, Joe hits railing! Claudio runs up, but into an URENAGE to the floor! Yuta drags Hook up, but Hook standing switches and clamps on! REDRUM!! No, Yuta is fighting it, and here comes Moxley! The ref has Moxley back off, but this lets Yuta CLAWS Hook’s eyes! The fans boo but Moxley does his part.
Moxley has a chair, he tells Yuta to finish this, but SHIBATA returns! He has Moxley in a SLEEPER! The fans fire up as Moxley flails! REDRUM for Yuta!! Joe has Claudio, COQUINA CLUTCH!! The Opps have the Death Riders all caught! Yuta TAPS, Opps win!!
Winners: Samoa Joe & Hook, by submission
They truly are #NeverLacking! Joe, Hook and even Shibata had the grit to tough it out and take the win! Shibata’s even putting the Maniac AEW World Champion to sleep! But Marina Shafir slithers in, chair in hand! She CHOP BLOCKS Joe! Yuta CLOBBERS Hook, Claudio is back to help mug Hook! The fans boo, Shibata hurries to help his guys, but Claudio fires shots! Yuta joins in to TOSS Shibata out! Claudio has the chair, sits it upside-down, and he reels Hook in! GOTCH NEUTRALIZER onto the chair legs!! Hook is all but skewered on those, and now The Death Riders run away before Joe can get them!
The fans boo, but what did anyone expect from the dastardly, no good Death Riders? Joe is the only one standing, and he has a mic to shout, “DEATH RIDERRRS~! You cowardly SOBs! You see, the Opps came to Baltimore to give you a fist fight! And it seems like the Death Riders are acting more like a bunch of D*CK RIDERS right now, to come out here and do what they want!” The fans fire up behind Joe, and Joe says they make it real simple! The Opps VS The Death Riders, and they’re coming for the AEW World Trios Championships!! Joe has thrown down the challenge, will The Death Riders have no choice but to accept?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite for the follow-up to Dynasty, but something promo wise must’ve gone long because the main event needed most of that overrun. Part of me thinks it was Kenny Omega with The Bucks. We got a good opening promo from Moxley that properly uses that Heel hypocrisy to act like he didn’t get saved by everyone in the Death Riders and The Bucks, and then we got a great match from Moxley VS Shibata. Moxley of course wins by using dirty tactics, but I liked the segue into The Bucks having their promo, which then brought out Kenny. Part of why this part took longer was cuz the fans were having too much fun chanting “Dookie.”
But there’s something about The Elite wanting to work with The Death Riders, but they’ve got Omega and Swerve opposing them, I wonder if Double or Nothing gets to have Anarchy in the Arena 2025. The Owen Hart Cup Finals determine a #1 contender to the world title, so Double or Nothing doesn’t have to have a world title match. Honestly, seeing as how Revolution and Dynasty basically had the same upsetting end to a world title match, Anarchy in the Arena would be a much better main event. Though, that really depends on what happens with The Opps and the trios titles. Honestly, The Opps better win those titles.
We got a great tag team main event, and while Joe & Hook win, Death Riders get the better of them with that beating. I really hope Pac is okay, his ankle scare might have been what wrapped his match against Swerve. If Pac’s ankle is still a concern, that’s perhaps all the more reason to take the trios titles off The Death Riders and put them on The Opps so that The Opps can carry those into Double or Nothing or even All In. Then Anarchy in the Arena can be Bucks, Okada, and at least Moxley, Claudio & Yuta, against Omega, Swerve, and certainly Hangman Page. Hangman had a great bit with Prince Nana, and they’re really taking this to interesting places. Swerve says he deserved what Hangman did, Nana wants to apologize for what Swerve did, and Hangman isn’t sure how to handle any of it.
Now, Hangman also said his Owen Hart Cup match is next week, and that complicates what some fans were hoping to see. Fans hoped Darby Allin would go All In (see how his name and the words work together?) but Darby wants to climb Mount Everest. Apparently that climb is either happening now or within the next week, meaning he’s not going to be available for the Wild Card position. Not sure who they could put in that spot, not sure why they had a Wild Card spot to begin with, but if it isn’t Darby, I feel like Hangman wins that to at least be a bit closer to the Cup. But with The Bucks back, I could see them pulling strings to try and help Hangman, he doesn’t like it, all the more reason he joins Swerve and Omega against The Elite.
Very good promo segment from The Hurt Syndicate with MJF. MJF just assuming he’s in was great, as was Lashley’s entire reaction to it. Not sure we needed that backstage promo, that could’ve been left for Collision. Also, I believe Alicia Atout is MJF’s newest girlfriend, so she clearly knew MJF would be misogynistic for the bit. Good promo from Undisputed Kingdom, or perhaps the Paragon? I feel like “Paragon” was floated around as a faction name a year or so ago, not sure they need to try that again. And surprisingly, a very good TV Time with Chris Jericho. I really liked Bill being blunt with Jericho, and then Jericho turning that around to be somewhat psycho was actually a good move, too. Can’t wait for Bill and Jericho to have it out, and for Keith to choose a side.
That was a great 8 Man Tag, with great promos, but like… Does a kayfabe “big cash prize” really have to be the reason? I suppose it’s TK’s best way of justifying such an assortment of wrestlers in a match, but it still seems really silly. They never really did that much with Top Flight & AR Fox after they won that Three Kings $300K battle royal. The gear didn’t change or improve that drastically, there was no promo/vignette where they had fun with the $300K, so why bother? Good promo from Don Callis, though, to hype up his guys in the Owen Hart Cup, and to open the door to new members. Maybe guys lost in the shuffle can finally do stuff on TV. Also, a shame about Mark Davis and Brian Cage, I hope those guys get well soon.
And great stuff in the Women’s Owen Hart Cup. Very good promo from all the other entries, and a great match from Kris VS Rosa. Toni on commentary is still good, but she really does like innuendos, doesn’t she? Maybe too much? I’m just a touch surprised Kris won, I thought they were going to give us Thunder VS Storm again, given Rosa never actually lost the title. They can still do that for Double or Nothing on the side while someone else wins the tournament, but Megan & Ford also had a very good promo. I figured with Dynasty that Megan would want a rematch, but maybe she has to go through Rosa to get it. Or maybe Triple Threat since the PPV is Double or Nothing?
My Score: 8.9/10
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