AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (8/28/24)
Bryan Danielson addresses his future!
The American Dragon went All In and won!
But now that he is AEW World Champion, Bryan Danielson is going to tell us what’s next. Will it be what fans want to hear?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Hangman Page VS Tomohiro Ishii; Hangman wins.
- Jamie Hayter VS Harley Cameron w/ Saraya; Hayter wins.
- 8 Man Tag: Chris Jericho, “Big Bill” Morrissey, Bryan Keith & Roderick Strong VS Hook, Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly & Mark Briscoe; Hook, Cassidy, Kyle & Mark win.
- Ricochet VS Kyle Fletcher; Ricochet wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Jon Moxley is here!?
The Maniac is back in AEW for the first time since losing the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Forbidden Door! The fans fire up seeing him make his way through the crowd, but he has a very stern look on his face. It’s not that Moxley is never intense, but this is a different energy. Tony Schiavone hurries to get a mic so he can join Moxley in the ring. Schiavone brings up how it’s been two months, so how is Moxley doing? Everything alright? Moxley says he hasn’t talked lately, he’s been doing a lot of thinking. Thinking about things that need to get done. Moxley came looking for a man who is not here, to have a conversation.
This man is nothing like Moxley, yet he is everything like Moxley, so this conversation is long overdue. Moxley is here to let Darby Allin know, “It’s about time you and I had a talk. Trust me, I’m not gonna be hard to find.” The fans cheer that, and Schiavone says what a way to start Dynamite in Champagne, Illinois! But then Moxley says hold on. Moxley needs us to listen, because it will take time for everyone to wrap their heads around this. “This is not your company anymore.” Moxley leaves it at that, then leaves the ring, but what does he mean by that?
Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.
Renee Paquette is with Orange Cassidy, Willow Nightingale, Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly & Tomohiro Ishii, and the new FTW Champion, Hook! The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil has the belt back on his shoulder, and a bag of chips back in his hand, as Renee notes tonight, Ishii will be going against Hangman Page, and the rest of The Conglomeration is going to be in an all-star 8 Man Tag against Roderick Strong & The Jericho Vortex. Mark Briscoe says she’s right about one thing: A lot is going on tonight! #BigTom is gonna whoop some cowboy ass in ol’ Adam Page. and the rest of them have that 8 Man Tag!
Mark tells OC & Kyle, the three of them were not successful in the Casino Gauntlet, but however, who was successful? Their friend, Hook, in becoming FTW Champion. How does it feel. Pretty good. Damn right! And Big Tom, Willow, they were also successful in the Mixed Tag Match! Now Willow gets to decide what kind of ass whooping comes Kris Statlander’s way at All Out in Chicago! Willow, what you thinking, girl? Willow says whooping tushy is exactly what she wants to do! So bad in fact that the big dogs in CMLL don’t wanna sanction the match! But as the woman with the most Street Fights in AEW, there’s only one option! CHICAGO STREET FIGHT!
Mark says that’s what he’s talking about! So even though not everything went their way the other night, the word of the day today is quite fortunately, “indefatigability!” That is to say, the ability to not be fatigued! So tonight, they will whoop some ass! Big Tom, go whoop that cowboy! The group is fired up as the Stone Pitbull heads for gorilla! Will Ishii be ready to handle some #CowboySh*t?
Hangman Page VS Tomohiro Ishii!
The bell rings and the two RAM shoulders! Then they fire forearms! The fans rally as the shots keep going back and forth! Neither man is letting up, they might even be picking up speed! The fans fire up as this just keeps going! Hangman then gets the edge, but Ishii just roars! Ishii fires a flurry, but Hangman roars! And they go back and forth again! Are they ever going to stop? Hangman gets the edge again, then runs to RAM Ishii! Ishii rebounds to RUN Hangman over! But Hangman is right back up! They get forehead to forehead, then Ishii CHOPS! Hangman CHOPS! Ishii CHOPS again, but Hangman CHOPS again!
Ishii CHOPS, Hangman CHOPS, and repeat! Ishii roars then CHOPS! Hangman roars then CHOPS! The CHOPS just keep going, and then they go forehead to forehead! They end up in a corner, the ref has them back off, but then Ishii CHOSPS! Hangman kicks low, bumps Ishii off buckles, but Ishii just gets in Hangman’s face! The fans fire up and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ishii ROCKS Hangman, bumps him off buckles, but now Hangman storms up into Ishi’s face. They go forehead to forehead, trying to push each other like that. Then they fire forearms back and forth! Hangman ROCKS Ishii, ROCKS him again, then he fires more shots! The ref counts as Ishii is in the corner, and Hangman lets off at 4. Ishii drags himself up, but Hangman is there to CHOP him! Hangman bumps Ishii off buckles, then whips him to ropes. Ishii reverses, and scoops fora POWERSLAM! Hangman goes to the apron, clutches his back, cameras cut away, but then come back as Ishii brings Hangman up.
Hangman RAMS into Ishii, storms in and fires forearms! Ishii CHOPS! Hangman kicks low, CLUBS Ishii, then CHOPS him again! Hangman puts Ishii in a corner, then CHOPS! The ref reprimands but Hangman gets in his face. Hangman goes back to Ishii to whip him corner to corner. Ishii comes back to CLOBBER Hangman! Ishii roars and the fans fire up! Ishii storms over to Hangman, CHOPS him, CHOPS again, then CHOPS again! Ishii CHOPS and CHOPS, then he SLAPS Hangman! Hangman gets mad, but Ishii CHOPS him! Hangman leans into the CHOPS in a very Ishii way! Ishii still CHOPS, but Hangman stays up. Ishii CHOPS him again and that one stings!
Dynamite returns to single picture, and Hangman fireman’s carries Ishii! Ishii fights to escape to the apron, but Hangman HOTSHOTS Ishii! Ishii wobbles, Hangman triangle jumps, but Ishii dodges the lariat! Only for the SOUTHPAW to hit! The fans fire up while Hangman catches his breath. Hangman goes out after Ishii now, and brings him up on the apron. Hangman CHOPS, then APRON DDTS! Ishii does a headstand against the ropes and the fans fire up! Ishii finally flops to the floor and Hangman soaks up the cheers and jeers. Hangman drags Ishii up, puts him in the ring, and then goes to a corner.
The fans fire up as Hangman climbs, and he FLYING LARIATS! Cover, TWO!! Ishii survives and the fans fire up more! Hangman is annoyed, but then fans try to taunt him with a “Whose House?” chant. Hangman scowls, scoops Ishii, and he hits a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Ishii is tough but Hangman is mad, and he ties up the legs into a GROUND CLOVERLEAF! Ishii endures, the fans rally up, but Hangman keeps Ishii down with stomps to the back! Ishii crawls, reaches out, and finds the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, the ref counts, and Hangman lets go at 4. The fans boo Hangman as he argues with the ref.
Hangman looms over Ishii, then backs up to run corner to corner, and LARIAT! Ishii just roars! Hangman fires forearms but Ishii backs him down by leaning into it! Ishii then DECKS Hangman with just one! Ishii hauls Hangman up, but Hangman CLUBS away! Ishii staggers, Hangman storms up to whip, but Ishii reverses to SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Ishii storms up on Hangman in the corner, CHOPS, ROCKS and repeat! The fans fire up, the ref counts, and Ishii whips Hangman corner to corner. Ishii runs in to LARIAT, then he brings Hangman to the top rope. Ishii climbs, the fans fire up, but Hangman fires body shots!
Hangman HEADBUTTS Ishii, Ishii hops down, but then RISING HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up and Ishii climbs again. Ishii brings Hangman up, for the stalling SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Hangman survives and the fans are torn. Ishii rises, sits Hangman up, and runs to SLIDING- NO, Hangman dodges the lariat to BOOT! Fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! But Ishii rises?! Hangman runs, but Ishii gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Hangman rises, runs up, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! The forearms fly, then DOUBLE ELBOWS take both men down! The fans are thunderous, and Dynamite goes back to picture in picture!
The ref checks both men, and they’re still stirring. Ishii rises first, brings Hangman up, and HEADBUTTS! And HEADBUTTS again! Hangman HEADBUTTS back! Now they HEADBUTT back and forth! Ishii wobbles, but he HEADBUTTS, then CHOPS! And CHOPS! And fires boxing elbows! ROLLING- NO, Hangman swats the elbow to then wrangle Ishii into a CROSSFACE! Ishii endures, reaches out, fights forward, but Hangman pulls on the hold! Ishii kicks and flails, rolls this to a cover, TWO! Hangman cranks on the crossface! Ishii still endures, still fights, and reaches out with a leg! He kicks and kicks and has the ROPEBREAK!
The ref counts, Hangman lets go at 4, and both men are down. Hangman rises, and he soaks up the heat, but Dynamite goes to break.
Dynamite returns quickly as Hangman stands Ishii up. Hangman runs to LARIAT! Ishii roars as he stays up, and he ENZIGIRIS! Ishii runs, but Hangman dodges to come back, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither man falls, Hangman SWATS a lariat, then Alabama Lifts! But Ishii slips free! Ishii full nelsons, spins Hangman, but Hangman fights the suplex! Hangman wrenches but Ishii blocks the kick! GERMAN SUPLEX, but Hangman lands out! ROLLING- NO, Ishii swats that! Hangman ROLLING SOUTHPAW ELBOWS! Then Hangman GERMAN SUPLEXES!! Ishii is folded upside down and the fans fire up!
Hangman goes to the apron, takes aim, and Ishii rises, into the BUCK- HO, Ishii catches Hangman to an Alabama Lift, to STEAL DEADEYE!! Hangman rises, Ishii runs, and Ishii LARIATS!! Cover, TWO?!?! Hangman survives and the fans are thunderous again! The ref checks Hangman but Ishii roars! Ishii hauls Hangman, suplexes, but Hangman slips free! Hangman BOOTS, Ishii DISCUS LARIATS! Hangman stays up to DISCUS LARIAT in return! Ishii HEADBUTTS!! And then LARITS!! But Hangman’s right up?! DISCUS LARIAT!! The Black Hat roars but the fans are torn. Hangman runs up to DOUBLE LARIAT with Ishii again!
They DOUBLE LARIAT, stagger, and then DOUBLE LARIAT! Ishii falls but he’s right back up! Ishii runs, but into Hangman’s DEADEYE!!! Hangman goes to the apron, BUCKSHOT!!! Cover, HANGMAN WINS!
Winner: Hangman Page, by pinfall
Truly two of the hardest hitters in wrestling today, but The Cowboy had more in the chamber! But then SWERVE STRICKLAND is here! Hangman glares as Prince Nana and the former AEW World Champion make their way out. And if Hangman’s mad, then The Realest is pissed! Both men get mics, then they get forehead to forehead. They step back while fans chant for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve raises his mic to say, “I should stomp you into a bloody mess right now for you getting involved in my championship match at All In this past Sunday. But instead, I came out here to look you in your face and tell you, I feel sorry for you.”
The fans are a bit torn about that. Swerve says Hangman has become a petulant little child, and with every tirade and tantrum that he throws, he gets further and further away from success while Swerve gets closer to it. But make no mistake, Swerve may not have a belt right now, but he will always be referred to as a world champion! And this will always be whose house? “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” And when it comes to that, Hangman failed! Hangman tells Swerve to listen to him! Swerve is NOT a champion, not a world champion, not a champion of anything! Swerve is just a PIECE OF S*IT!! The fans are torn on that one, too.
Hangman reminds us that Swerve broke into Hangman’s home! Swerve wrestled Hangman THREE times, and could never, ever beat Hangman on his own! The first time, it took Nana. The second, it took Nana and Brian Cage. And the third time, it was 30 minutes and Swerve couldn’t do it! Swerve is NOT as good as Hangman! And we all know what Hangman wants. Hangman wants them all left out of it. He wants it to be him and Swerve, just like it all began. Hangman wants Swerve on his knees! Swerve says okay, lock them out? Let’s do that! Lock the others out, and lock the two of them in. All Out, Swerve VS Hangman, STEEL CAGE MATCH!!
The fans are loving that idea! Swerve asks Hangman something: What kind of man is he going to be in the cage? We’ll go back to Revolution. Hangman, Swerve, Samoa Joe, AEW World Championship Triple Threat, and Hangman gave up in the middle of that ring. Not because Hangman was beat, but because he didn’t want Swerve to have the title. That pissed Swerve off. Hangman doesn’t know about this, but you know what Swerve did? He drop up the road, went to Hangman’s house again, because he knows it very, very well, and he parked out in front. He waited until morning, and he saw Hangman and his pregnant wife, bags packed, getting in the car, driving to the hospital.
That was the day Hangman became a father for the second time in his life. That is when Swerve realized, that is the man Hangman Page was supposed to be. And that’s also when Swerve realized that he doesn’t need to worry about Hangman, he should care about the AEW World Championship. Swerve needed to focus on being the best by beating the best, and that is what he did. Mark Swerve’s words, it will happen again! The fans cheer that, too. But Hangman…? Hangman is so focused on Swerve, he can’t win The Owen, he can’t win the Casino Gauntlet, and he lost Blood & Guts because all he can do is focus on Swerve.
Swerve challenged Hangman to remind the world what Cowboy S*it is all about. And instead of trying to burn Swerve’s world to the ground, Hangman’s is the one going up in flames. So once again, here’s a question: In that cage, what kind of man is Adam Page going to be? Better yet, what kind of man is he going to show his kids? Hangman storms off, but is that him retreating? Or keeping himself from doing something awful to Swerve before All Out?
Jamie Hayter VS Harley Cameron w/ Saraya!
Just as The Outcasts were trying to hijack All In, the former AEW Women’s World Champion made her surprise return! Will Hayter hit Harley so hard, Saraya feels it? Or can The Outcasts find a way to send Hayter back to the sidelines?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Hayter, “Welcome Back! Welcome Back!” Harley runs up to fire forearms! The fans boo but Harley RAMS into Hayter again and again. Harley digs her boots in, the ref counts, but Hayter lets off. Hayter SMACKS Harley off buckles then stomps a mudhole! The fans fire up, Hayter lets off, and she whips corner to corner hard! Hayter runs up, but into a BOOT! Harley runs up, but gets tun over! Hayter hammers away on Harley, lets off to bring her up, but Harley JAWBREAKERS! Harley runs, but Hayter stops the tilt-o-whirl to LAWN- NO, Harley slips free and sends Hayter into buckles!
Harley runs up, but Hayter puts her on the apron. Harley ROUNDHOUSES, hurries in, and KNEES Hayter low. Hayter talks smack, runs, but Hayter stops the springboard to SLAM Harley down! Harley staggers up, but Hayter BOOTS her down! Harley bails out, Hayter goes after her, but Saraya shouts at her. Hayter shoves Harley in then glares at Saraya. Saraya runs away, Hayter goes up and into the ring. Hayter storms up, brings Harley up, but Harley throat chops! Harley wrenches, but Hayter denies her Sole Food! Saraya panics, Harley tries to shake hands, but Hayter YANKS her into the HATE BREAKER!
And then another HATE BREAKER! Hayter hits a third HATE BREAKER! The fans fire up and Hayter roars! Hayter hauls Harley up, cording holds, and HAYTER AID!! Cover, Hayter wins!
Winner: Jamie Hayter, by pinfall
Saraya is stunned, she checks on Harley, but then uses Harley as a shield! Saraya shoves Harley at Hayter but Hayter knocks Harley down! Saraya runs away into the crowd! Will Hayter keep on throwing haymakers until she’s back on top of AEW?
Backstage interview with Roderick Strong and The Jericho Vortex.
Renee notes that The Savior of the Backbreaker is in action alongside The Learning Tree, The Redwood, and The Bad Apple. That all star 8 Man Tag is tonight, but let’s talk All In. Big Bill got a great reception from the UK crowd! What’s his reaction? Bill says, as Chris Jericho always says, the opinions of the fans change like the leaves of a tree. And Fall is right around the corner, so things are about to get colorful. Okay, sure. But then unfortunately, Jericho did lose the FTW Championship to Hook, how is that going to affect things going forward?
Jericho’s fake smile is plastered on his face while he races his hand. He take a moment before he says, “Hi, guys~!” But after 127 glorious days as the longest reigning For The World Champion ever, Jericho has to say Wembley was hard fought, and Hook came out on top. Why? Because he finally took the advice of The Learning Tree! Hook is now champion specifically and only because of the lessons Jericho taught him. Congratulations, Jericho is so proud. But then Roddy shouts “CHRIIIS! Jericho. Hey, man, I know we haven’t always seen eye to eye, sorry for beating you like that, but it really is a huge honor for me to be a part of The Jericho Vortex, if only for one night.”
But Roddy wants Jericho to help him with Kyle O’Reilly. Roddy just can’t get Kyle away from Orange Cassidy, no matter what he does! Orange Cassidy is bad news, Roddy knows Jericho knows that. Jericho does know that, Roddy. Cassidy still owes Jericho $7,000 for ruining his jacket three years ago! And tonight, this group takes this out of Cassidy, out of The Conglomeration, and out of Hook! Tonight, all four of them will pay the price! PAY THE PRICE! Jericho leads the way out, and Bryan Keith says, “PAY THE DAMN PRICE!” This star-studded match has beef every which way you look, but who come out of it on top?
MJF is here!
Champagne is torn seeing the Wolf of Wrestling here, and he is in no mood as he is no longer AEW American Champion. He also has a lot of KT Tape on his neck, and he can’t even say for them to cut his music. MJF says he is in a tremendous amount of pain right now, and has a splitting headache, so he is going to politely warn the fans, if they do not pipe down, so help him, he will hop the guardrail to beat the holy hell out of each and everyone here in this Podunk arena. The fans boo but MJF scowls. MJF says he is talking! The fans tell him to STFU then.
MJF scowls and says after the events that transpired at Wembley, MJF has lost his ring, his championship, and he now has two herniated disks in his spine. And yet, where were all of them? When MJF was defending this country and this company, none of them had his back. MJF now denounces his American citizenship! He will no longer be associated with this garbage country! The only part of America that matters is the most magical place int he world: Plainview, Long Island, New York! MJF also denounces each and every one of these so-called fans who show him NO respect.
After everything he has done for this company, for the fans, for this sport, he is sick of allowing these people to live in lies. They all know that AEW without MJF is a circus! And speaking of circus acts, MJF calls out Will Ospreay. “The whole world knows I had you beat, Will. So what’d you do? You cheated like a gutless little worm. So let me make something very really clear. This ain’t over, boy, not by a long shot. Billy Boy, you best keep your head on a swivel. Cuz I know how talented you are, Will. I have no doubt that one day, you are gonna come this close to winning the greatest prize in this sport.
“And just as you are about to etch your name in the history books, I am going to cut you out at the knees, with a smile on my face! And last but not least, now I’m gonna talk to the worst of them all. The scum of the earth, a little child that I tried to help, a boy who wasn’t intelligent enough to realize it! DANIEL GARCIA, YOU BUM! If you show your face in MY company ever again, I am going to end your li-” GARCIA CLOBBERS MJF FROM BEHIND!! The fans are thunderous as Garcia hammers away on MJF’s head! Garcia throws off his shirt, drags MJF up, reels him in, and has the GUILLOTINE FACELOCK!! Garcia squeezes tight, and MJF’s out like a light!
But Garcia isn’t done! Garcia reels MJF in, lifts him up, and gives him mercy as he shoves him down! But then Garcia looks to a corner. Forget mercy, time to escalate! Garcia puts MJF up top, climbs up after him, and the fans are going nuts! But security runs out, so Garcia goes after them! MJF takes advantage and CLOBBERS Garcia! MJF rains down fists, then throws his suit jacket off. MJF storms up on Garcia, stomps away, digs his boot in, then lets off to soak up the heat. Garcia stands, MJF is after him, but Garcia turns things around! Garcia stomps away on MJF, then digs his boots in! The fans fire up as Garcia continues where he left off!
Garcia puts MJF up top, climbs up, and reels him in! MJF clings to ropes for dear life, and now officials rush out here! Christopher Daniels tells Garcia to let go! MJF slithers away by taking his shirt off! Garcia is held back by half a dozen guards, but the fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” MJF gets up, he shoves guards, but they all surround him, too! MJF and Garcia are kept away from each other, so Garcia grabs a mic. “Maxwell, you thought it was gonna be that easy!? Hey, Max, I know you’re looking for that Dynamite Diamond Ring. Let me tell you where it’s at. I pawned it off in Buffalo, New York, for a round trip to London, to ruin the biggest moment of your life!!”
The fans fire up and MJF is even angrier than before! Garcia tells MJF if All In was bad, what’s worse? Having your mother watch you stretchered out on the biggest night of your life!! That is bad! MJF says he has no remorse for Garcia, but Garcia says ruining MJF’s life is all he’s thinking about. It is his obsession! It is his new fetish! And Garcia talked with Tony Khan, so now, right down the road in Chicago, MJF VS Garcia at ALL OUT! Beating MJF in a match is not enough. Garcia won’t feel fulfilled until he’s picked MJF up, dropped him on his head, and left his neck broken! If there’s anyone else on this planet that cares about MJF at all, they’ll just have to watch MJF suffer!
Garcia then CHUCKS the mic, and he almost gets MJF at the top of the ramp! MJF is furious all over again, and while guards stop him from running to the ring, MJF accepts the challenge! The Scumbag and Red Death are going to have it out, will nothing stop them from tearing each other to shreds?
Ricochet speaks.
“When I walked through that curtain, you could just feel it. I made a moment. Me and AEW, we are here to innovate. I am exactly where I need to be. I get to give my fans the Ricochet they’ve been wanting. I get to do something I’ve been dying to do for a long, long time, and now I finally get to do that. This is just the first day of my journey, now let’s go see where this journey takes us.” The One & Only is now All Elite, will he make sure every show is #OuttaThisWorld?
8 Man Tag: Chris Jericho, “Big Bill” Morrissey, Bryan Keith & Roderick Strong VS Hook, Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly & Mark Briscoe!
We’ve heard from both sides, and we’ve seen all these men face off before, but now things are even bigger as it all happens at once! Will The Learning Tree, Redwood, Bad Apple & Savior of the Backbreaker make The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil & Conglomeration pay with their blood, sweat and tears? Or will the ROH World Champion be right about their indefatigability?
The teams sort out and Jericho starts against Hook. The fans rally as they circle, and then Jericho tags Bryan Keith. The fans boo but Hook and Keith circle now. They tie up, Hook waistlocks and SLAMS Keith down. Hook SLAMS Keith again, then floats to a facelock to throw some body shots. Hook then hits a HALF HATCH and the fans fire up. Tag to Cassidy, and #OrangeHook reunites to DOUBLE SUPLEX! Cassidy covers, ONE! Cassidy double checks and yes, it was just two. Cassidy bumps Keith off buckles, tags Kyle, and they whip Keith to then KNEE, basement DROPKICK, and cover, TWO!
Kyle KICKS Keith, brings him up, then fires more strikes! He KICKS Keith down, and tags in Mark! The fans fire up as Mark stomps Keith, then hauls him up. Mark suplexes high and hard, then he KICKS Keith in the back! Mark drags Keith up but Keith gets away. Tag to Big Bill! The fans fire up as he takes his time stepping over the top rope. Bill and Mark circle, and Mark runs up, but Bill grabs him by the neck! Bill puts Mark in a corner, but Mark dodges to CHOP and ROCK Bill over and over! Mark eggs Bill on, then dodges the lariat to CHOP! Bill KNEES low! Bill puts Mark in a corner to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP!!
Bill puts Mark in the Vortex corner, Jericho gets a cheap shot in, then Bill winds up to UPPERCUT! The ref has Bill back off, Mark fights out of the corner! Mark dodges Bill, they have a standoff, and then everyone else rushes in! The fans fire up as the battlelines have been drawn, and then it’s a brawl! Hook ash Roddy, Kyle has Keith, Cassidy has Jericho, and Mark stays after Bill! Things spill out of the ring, and Dynamite goes picture in picture!
Kyle HOTSHOTS Keith, Hook ROCKS Roddy, and Roddy falls over railing and into the front row! Jericho ROCKS Cassidy, Hook drags Roddy back to ringside, Mark fires off on Bill and Keith turns things around on Kyle. Cassidy is sent into railing, then he waves, “Hi, guys~!” But then Kyle sends Keith into railing! Jericho SMACKS Cassidy off railing, Kyle BOOTS Keith, and apologizes to the fans for almost hitting them. Things are going into the crowd as Jericho drags Cassidy around railing! The brawl in some dark corner while Keith YANKS Kyle into railign! Cassidy goes up a ledge to AX HANDLE Jericho down!
Hook fires off on Roddy, Keith talks smack on fans, and Mark leaves Bill behind to help Hook mug Roddy. Kyle KICKS Keith, Keith KICKS back! Bill returns and he BODY BLOWS Hook! Kyle and Keith KICK each other down! Mark TOSSES Roddy from the ring, Bill CLUBS Hook! Jericho returns, as does Cassidy. Things finally return to the ring, and Cassidy runs up, only for Bill to block the Orange Punch! Bill wrenches Cassidy for a straight arm lever! And SLAM! Bill drags Cassidy up to straight arm lever again! Dynamite returns to single picture as Bill tags Jericho. The fans boo but The Vortex mugs Cassidy!
Jericho CHOPS Cassidy, CHOKES him, but lets off as the ref counts. Jericho waves, but Cassidy fires hands! Cassidy runs, but Jericho sidesteps to full nelson! Cassidy endures, and the fans rally as Cassidy reaches down! Cassidy tries, tries, and tries, to finally put his hands in his pockets! The fans fire up while Jericho is furious! Cassidy breaks free, runs, and SHOTGUNS Jericho! Cassidy avoids Bill’s elbow drop, but Roddy grabs legs! Cassidy BOOTS Roddy away, but Jericho tags Keith! Keith runs up to reel Cassidy in! Cassidy jumps over Keith’s back! Cassidy gets a hand out, to tag Mark! The fans fire up as Chicken rallies on Jericho and Keith!
Mark ROCKS Jericho, CHOPS Keith, repeat! Then he gives them a meeting of the minds! Keith staggers, Mark swings, but Keith gets around! Mark BOOTS Jericho, breaks free and PELES Keith! Jericho CHOPS Mark! Jericho whips, Mark BOOTS Bill! Mark then DUMPS Jericho up and out! Mark scares Keith with the crane stance, but Roddy hits a BACKBREAKER! Roddy rains down hands, but lets off as the ref reprimands. So now Keith rains down hands! The fans boo but Keith tags Roddy. Roddy drags Mark up, CHOPS him in a corner, then taunts the fans. Roddy CHOPS Mark again, bumps him off buckles, then tags Keith.
Keith digs his boot in, the Vortex counts along with the ref, and Keith lets go at 4. Mark sputters, Keith runs up to KICK! And KICK! And KICK again! Roddy taunts Mark and Keith snapmares. Cover, TWO! Mark stays in this but Keith drags him up. Keith CHOPS, whips, but Kyle tags in! Mark wrenches Keith, kicks, and feeds him to a BOOT! Mark ROCKS Bill, Kyle hits everyone else! Kyle KICKS, CHOPS, KICKS, and SWEEPS Keith’s legs! Roddy runs in to stop Kyle! But Kyle KNEES free, then gives Roddy the AX & SMASH! Kyle runs in to forearm SMASH Keith! Bill tags in before the ELBOW BREAKER and SLAM!
Bill ELBOW DROPS Kyle! Mark runs in but Bill LARIATS him! Bill BOOTS Hook, then SPLASHES Mark! Cassidy returns, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but runs into the BIG BOSS MAN SLAM!! The fans fire up for Bill, and Jericho tries to take credit for it, as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Bill drags Kyle up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Jericho. They mug Kyle, then Jericho whips Kyle to CLOBBER him! Jericho waves to the fans again, then goes back to bring Kyle up. Jericho CHOPS Kyle to a corner, CHOPS him again, then whips corner to corner. Kyle comes back to DOUBLE LARIAT with Jericho! Both men are down and the teams coach their guys. Jericho hot tags Roddy! Roddy STOMPS Kyle, then BLASTS #OrangeHook! Roddy drags Kyle away, tags Bill, and they stomp Kyle around. Bill stands on Kyle’s neck! The ref counts, Bill lets off, and then he drags Kyle up. Bill UPPERCUTS Kyle and Kyle flops to a corner.
Bill brings Kyle up to whip him corner to corner hard! Kyle falls, Bill soaks up cheers and jeers, then he drags Kyle up. Bill ELBOWS Kyle in the corner, ELBOWS him again, then brings Kyle up for another UPPERCUT! Kyle flops back down, Bill “apologizes” to the ref, but this is so Keith can CHOKE Kyle! Bill taunts The Conglomeration while Dynamite returns to single picture. Bill CHOKES Kyle himself now! The ref counts, Bill lets off, and Keith gets a cheap shot! The fans rally, Bill whips Kyle corner to corner hard, and Kyle falls again. Bill waits as Kyle stands, and Bill runs up, only for Kyle to dropkick the legs out!
Roddy tags in, Bill runs up, but Kyle DUMPS Bill! Roddy goes for the leg! ANKLE LOCK, but Kyle still hot tags Hook! Hook CLOBBERS Roddy, CLOBBERS Jericho, then KNEES Roddy! Hook UCHIMADA throws Roddy! Bill runs up, Hook clinches him, but Roddy kicks Hook in the back! Roddy fireman’s carries, but Hook slips free to STO! Bill runs up, Hook dodges and Bill hits buckles and post! Hook clinches Bill again, to hit the T-BONE PLEX!! A big one at that! But Roddy KNEES Hook again! Roddy wrenches, but Hook wrenches, to NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, Keith breaks it! Kyle storms in to KICK Keith!
Kyle whips, Keith reverses but then Kyle BOOTS Keith! Kyle goes up but Keith RISING HEADBUTTS! Keith fires up, but Cassidy runs in! Keith dodges the Orange Punch, spins him, and hits an EXPLODER! Kyle runs up, into a KNEE! Mark runs up, but Keith kicks him first. Keith whips Mark to a corner, but Mark goes up and out! Mark RAMS into Keith, DUMPS him out, then builds speed! But Jericho slips in to LARIAT! Jericho cheers himself but the fans boo. Jericho wants them to get louder, and he builds speed, to wave, “Hi, guys~!” Hook runs up to DECK Jericho! Then a T-BONE PLEX! Roddy fireman’s carries Hook, GUTBUSTER DROP!
Kyle PENALTY KICKS Roddy! Roddy bails out, Kyle goes to the apron, but Roddy dodges the jumping knee! Cassidy gets in, with a chair! Cassidy sets that chair up, then builds speed to DIVE onto Keith! Mark uses the chair so he can FLY! Chicken takes out Redwood! Roddy rolls Hook up, TWO!! Hook escapes, but Roddy fires off a flurry of elbows! Then END OF- NO, Hook slips free, and has the REDRUM!! Roddy has the ROPEBREAK! Hook drags him from it, Roddy’s foot is under the ropes, but he TAPS! Conglomeration wins!
Winners: Hook, Mark Briscoe, Orange Cassidy & Kyle O’Reilly, by submission
The ref misses the ropebreak, but now the brawl continues on the outside! Then The Kingdom CLOBBER Hook from outta nowhere! Matt Taven & Mike Bennett beat Hook up, Hook fights back! But the STRONG KNEE takes him out! And security hurries to stop The Vortex and The Conglomeration! Wait, Roddy picks up the FTW Championship? The Undisputed Kingdom doesn’t have gold anymore, are they looking to make that belt theirs now?
Mercedes Mone speaks.
“Helloooo~! Welcome to my party to celebrate me, and another W~! C E O! C E O!” But as Mone prepares to toast herself, Private Party joins in on the dancing. Marq Quen says they need to tell her how things go around here. You can’t have a party in AEW without Private Partaaay~! Isiah Kassidy says yeah, it’s illegal. But they still congratulate her on her defense at All In. And isn’t she also going to be at NJPW Capital Collision to defend her NJPW Strong Women’s Championship against Momo Watanabe? Wow, that’s a fighting champion, they toast that. They take shots, and then Brother Zay says he’s been meaning to tell Mone something for a long time.
Zay knows she’s single now, and he must admit, he’s loving the outfit. The fur is nice, he wears fur, too. And the color red is the color of love. And that red would look real good, right on top of Zay! Kamille storms right up to back Zay off. Kazuchika Okada walks in, and he says Zay’s got some of that liquid courage now. Zay says yeah, there’s plenty. Mone asks Okada how to say, “Bye, b*tch,” in Japanese. Okada whispers it to her, and she smiles. Then sayonara, b*tches! Mone laughs, and Private Party is thrown out of her party. Now, back to the celebration! C E O! C E O! Okada does his best to do the dance, will the Continental Champion be the one to win Mone’s heart?
AEW returns with Tony Schiavone on stage.
Schiavone welcomes us back to the show here in Champagne, and it is time for another champion celebration as we celebrate the NEW AEW Women’s World Champion. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s The Glamour, Mariah May! Mariah makes her entrance, and she smirks as she seems to be holding her robe in place. Schiavone is sweating already as he congratulates her on the homecoming win. He gets a little distracted seeing her legs, and Mariah takes it from there. She is the new AEW Women’s World Champion! Fans boo, they still like Toni Storm. But Mariah regrets to inform us that the AEW Women’s World Championship celebration has been… postponed.
Wait, postponed? Yeah, Mariah’s not doing what she promised in a town like this! The fans boo more, but Mariah says that while she loves champagne, this town should be renamed to “Flat, Stale, Piss-warm Beer.” The fans boo, but Mariah says judging by some of the desperately average looking women here, that kind of beer is something they’re all too familiar with having to shove down their throats, amongst other things. “What you desperately need is some Glamour. And luckily for you, that’s everything I am. In case you don’t understand, I’m going to take my robe off now and show you exactly what I mean!
“Look now and never forget: this is your NEW AEW Women’s World Champion, Mariah May!” And then she pushes Schiavone aside so she can reveal… She is clothed! But she is wearing the title belt, too. And that’s enough of that. She covers up and scampers off. Will Mariah feel more in the mood the next time she’s on screen?
The Grizzled Young Veterans speak.
It was backstage at Wembley Stadium, after the AEW World Tag Team Championship Triple Threat, which was also after GYV made their surprise AEW debut! “I am Liverpool’s Number One, Zack Gibson. This man is James Drake. Together, we are Grrrizzled Young Veterans. And-” They are interrupted by The Young Bucks, who are still the champions. They applaud and say that was a way to make a debut! Matthew & Nicholas like GYV’s style. They all dislike FTR, they both have “Young” in their tag team names, and they are all veterans here. Gibson has The Bucks stop there, GYV knows how The Bucks operate.
So GYV will make something very clear: They are not cut from the same cloth. They are not the same kind of veterans “as you two dweebs.” That was a message sent out there for FTR and The Acclaimed, as well as the entire AEW Tag Division, “a division that you two currently sit on top of. And know this: The GYV are here to stay in AEW, and we are coming for those titles.” Drake tells them to remember this: When you see GYV coming, #GritYourTeeth! See you soon, lads. GYV heads out, Matt says great first impression, pr*cks.
Grizzled Young Veterans speak live!
Gibson says they warned The Bucks, and they showed FTR that The GYV aren’t messing around! This Friday on Rampage, one unlucky team finds out firsthand exactly their intentions! So to whoever that is, remember this: when you see the GYV, #GritYourTeeth! Well, that unlucky team is going to be The Outrunners! Will Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd have those words engraved on their hearts after Friday night?
BREAKING NEWS for Rampage!
On top of the AEW in-ring debut of Grizzled Young Veterans, we will see the return to AEW for Konosuke Takeshita! He did incredible in his first-ever G1 Climax, but he still lost out in the semifinals. Will he reestablish himself as The Alpha in a HUGE Fatal 4 Way against Komander, Lio Rush and The Beast Mortos?
Ricochet VS Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis!
From Chikara to Evolve, from Evolve to Dragon Gate, from Dragon Gate to Pro-Wrestling Guerrilla. Then from PWG back to Dragon Gate, then over to NJPW. From NJPW to NXT to WWE. The One & Only has collected titles and made moments all over the world of wrestling, is he going to do even more of that now that he is All Elite? Or will The Protostar make sure his star shines brighter than someone who is #OuttaThisWorld?
Callis of course joins commentary and the bell rings. The fans are fired up already for Ricochet, and Kyle shrugs that off. The two circle, approach, and they both shove each other. They tie up, Kyle headlocks but Ricochet powers up and out. Kyle runs Ricochet over! But Ricochet kips right up! The fans cheer again, and Kyle runs up. Kyle kicks but Ricochet deflects. Ricochet gets around, waistlocks, headlocks, but Kyle back suplexes. Ricochet lands out, waistlocks again, but Kyle elbows free. Kyle runs, but Ricochet hurdles! Ricochet runs, rolls off Kyle’s back, then roll sunder to handspring back! Ricochet RANAS Kyle, kips up, and DROPKICKS him!
Kyle tumbles out, the fans fire up, and Ricochet feels that energy. Ricochyet builds speed, but he hahndsprinsg to fake Kyle out! Superhero landing and the fans go wild! Kyle runs up, Ricochet UPPERCUTS him down! Ricochet PLANCHAS but Kyle moves! Ricochet hurries back to his feet and back to the apron, but Kyle CALF KICKS him down! Ricochet falls to the floor again, and Kyle takes aim! Kyle builds speed to DIVE, and direct hit into the railing! Kyle fires up and the fans are torn, but Callis says who cares about the rubes in Champagne. Kyle runs up on Ricochet, and he BOOTS Ricochet over railing!
The fans are still torn, but Kyle positions a chair. Kyle rallies the fans, gets some space, and he runs back in. But Ricochet uses the railing to LAUNCH himself, and he METEORAS Kyle down! Ricochet says “SUCK IT!” and the fans fire up! Ricochet takes a moment to catch his breath, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ricochet stands Kyle up, and he CHOPS him. Kyle goes around the way, Ricochet follows, and then Ricochet puts Kyle in the ring. Kyle goes to a corner, Ricochet runs in, but Kyle puts Ricochet on the apron. Ricochet SWATS the haymaker, goes up, but Kyle catches him off the ropes! Ricochet fights but Kyle still SWINGING SIDE SLAMS him down! Kyle seethes, he pushes Ricochet to a cover, TWO! Kyle is frustrated, and he paces around Ricochet. Kyle KICKS Ricochet, then stomps him at the ropes. The ref reprimands and counts, but Kyle just stomps and stomps and stomps! Kyle lets off so he can flex on the corner.
Kyle goes back for Ricochet, Ricochet pushes him away, but Kyle goes after him in the corner. Kyle CHOPS, and while he revels in the fans’ reaction, Ricochet just snarls and shakes it off. Kyle puts Ricochet in another corner, then winds up to CHOP again! Ricochet drops to his knees, that one hurt! Kyle drags Ricochet back up, whips him corner to corner hard, and Ricochet falls back! Kyle mockingly applauds and gives thumbs up for the new guy, then soaks up heat from the fans. Dynamite returns to single picture, and Kyle swaggers over, but Ricochet fires body shots! The fans fire up, Kyle takes a swing, but Ricochet dodges!
Ricochet mule kicks and Kyle drops to his knees! Ricochet runs, but Kyle says no to the Recoil! FLAPJACK, and a deadlift into the HALF NELSON SLAM! Cover, TWO! Ricochet stays in this, and the fans boo as Kyle walks around. Kyle drags Ricochet up, fires body shots, then he puts Ricochet up top. Kyle UPPERCUTS Ricochet, climbs up, but Ricochet resists the suplex! Ricochet fires body shots, then he ROCKS Kyle with forearm after forearm! Kyle wobbles, Ricochet HEADBUTTS him down! Ricochet goes to the apron, Kyle runs up, but Ricochet GAMANGIRIS first! Ricochet then springboards, FLYING LARIAT!
The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts, the fans rally as hard as they can for Ricochet, and both men stand. Kyle swings, Ricochet bobs ‘n’ weaves to fire body shots, KICKS, and a forearm! Ricochet roars, whips Kyle, but Kyle reverses. Ricochet handsprings to BACK ELBOW! Kyle goes to a corner, Ricochet runs up, and he RAMS into Kyle! Ricochet goes to the apron, ROCKS Kyle, then springboards. Kyle dodges, runs up, but Ricochet wrenches and SCREW KICKS! NORTHERN LIGHTS, and a roll through to a deadlift ANARCHY PLEX! The fans are thunderous as Ricochet then RUNNING SHOOTING STARS! Cover, TWO!
Kyle stays in this, but the fans continue to rally up. Ricochet drags Kyle up, fireman’s carries, but Kyle blocks the lift. Kyle throws down elbows, but Ricochet CHOPS! And CHOPS! And then LARIATS! Ricochet runs, but Kyle dodges to run through a lariat and LARIAT in return! Callis says follow up, but Kyle takes a moment to catch his breath. Kyle runs in at the corner to SMASH! Kyle whips Ricochet corner to corner, runs in, but Ricochet BOOTS him away! Ricochet somersaults to SHOTGUN! The fans fire up, Kyle bails out, and Ricochet builds speed. Ricochet DIVES, and direct hit into railing! Ricochet hurries and he puts Kyle back in.
Ricochet drags himself up the corner, and the fans fire up as as he reaches the top. DIVING- BOOT! Kyle has Ricochet in a corner, and he runs to BOOT again! And then a BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!?! Ricochet survives and Kyle cannot believe it! The fans rally, Kyle grits his teeth, and off come the elbow pads. Kyle aims at Ricochet, BANG and he runs, to CALF KICK at the ropes! But Kyle isn’t done, he reels Ricochet in! Ricochet fights the lift so Kyle gives stiff Kawada Kicks! POWER- NO, Ricochet slips out! Ricochet ROCKS Kyle, ROCKS him again, then V-TRIGGERS! Ricochet fireman’s carries, for a DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!!
Kyle survives, sputters, but Ricochet roars! Ricochet reels Kyle in, dragon sleepers, inverted suplex and a DRIVER!! Cover, Ricochet wins!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall
Kyle just got hit with a case of Vertigo, and Ricochet has his first AEW victory! Will this just be the first of many for The One & Only? WAIT! Will Ospreay is here! And anyone who knows these two knows they’ve met before. Ospreay’s shirt says it plainly, AEW is “Where the Best Wrestle.” The NEW International Champion has a mic and a smirk, but then Pac runs up behind Ospreay! POISON-RANA TO THE STAGE!!! The Bastard strikes first and he strikes hard! He grabs the mic to say, “William, William, William, let this be a warning to ya. Don’t you dare forget about The Bastard. And as for you, Ricochet, please allow me this opportunity to welcome you to AEW.
“Welcome. Now get to the back of the line like everyone else! This one here…! He belongs to me.” The Bastard was snubbed for an International Championship match at All In, but now he is looking to go All Out against Ospreay! Ricochet storms up the ramp while Pac leaves to check on his friend and rival. Will Ricochet make sure Pac feels some payback for this?
AEW Media catches up with Moxley.
They ask Moxley what’s going on. What did he mean by what he said? Moxley says, “I shall not cast pearls before swine.” And then he sees two prospects just sitting and talking, and Moxley says, “Okay, maybe just one.” Moxley asks what this one guy, “You know what we could really use around here?” What? MARINA SHAFIR BOOTS THE GUY DOWN!! And then she grabs the other guy to TOSS him into spare railing! Security asks Shafir to please leave, but she THROWS this guy, too! More security walks up, but then reconsiders.
Moxley says this is a lesson in humility. The Maniac & The Problem push the cameraman aside and storm off. Just what is Moxley working on now that he’s back in AEW?
Bryan Danielson is here!
Champagne cheers the NEW AEW World Champion as he makes his way to the ring. The fans chant “YES! YES! YES!” and Bryan is all smiles. They also add, “You Deserve It!” and Bryan says, “After trying and failing, and trying and failing, and trying and failing, finally… Bryan Danielson, The American Dragon, is the AEW WORLD CHAMPION!” The fans cheer that with “YES! YES! YES!” Bryan says in front of over 50 THOUSAND in Wembley. In front of his family at the front row. And then when he got to the back, his daughter said to him, “Daddy, this was the best day of my life.” The fans cheer that, too!
Bryan says granted, earlier in that day, she went on a Peppa Pig double decker tour bus, so that may have played a big part in that. But he knew that even before she said all that, Bryan knew when he got to the back and saw his peers congratulating him. He just knew it. That is now the number one favorite moment of his entire career. Bryan is already emotional and the fans cheer more. The fans chant, “Thank You, Bryan!” Bryan takes a moment, then says, “But… Then when I got to the press conference at the end of the show, they asked me the question, ‘What’s next?’
“And, uh… My contract with AEW expired on August 1st. I’m gonna be needing neck surgery sooner rather than later. And my family’s ready for me to come home.” The fans have mixed emotions about all that, but Bryan says that he has had a lot of thinking to do since Sunday. When he first got to AEW, one of the first things he said was “Thank you” to the people who started this place. Because if you’re here in the building tonight, you surely agree, AEW is awesome! The fans cheer that! Bryan has loved pro-wrestling his entire life, and the fact that AEW even exists makes pro-wrestling better, and has made Bryan’s life better!
So when Bryan thinks of all the things that AEW did, and when he got to the back and he saw his peers, and thinks of those who will wrestle for AEW in the future… Bryan realized that it is probably time for him to go home. But not yet!! The fans cheer that! Bryan says he will not retire as AEW World Champion, he will fight for this championship! He will fight as much as he possibly can! And hey, don’t get it twisted. As soon as he loses this title, his full-time career is over, but that won’t be any time soon! Because he still has a lot of heads to kick in!! So, All Out, Chicago, Bryan gets it. There is a young, hungry locker room back there. And Bryan has a title to defend.
So anybody who wants their shot, come get it! First come, first served, because Bryan Danielson is here to be the BEST AEW World Champion of all time! The fans cheer, but then Jack Perry gets on the tron! “‘Bryan Danielson Addresses His Future.’ Bryan, you don’t know your future. But I know mine. Let me connect the dots for you: Nobody wanted me back here. Nobody believed in me, including you. But you could have. So I had to go ahead and create my own future. A future that I knew I could have since the very beginning, and I started the day I got back here.
“I punched Tony Khan. I destroyed Kenny Omega. I won the TNT title. I buried Darby Allin in Wembley Stadium. Let’s not forget, Bryan, the only time that you and I have stood across each other in the ring, after I was set on fire, I beat you. And I’m gonna do it again. Because MY future is to retire The American Dragon, Bryan Danielson! My future is to be the World Heavyweight Champion! And whether anybody likes it or not, my future and the future of AEW are one in the same. Your future, Bryan… It’s behind you.” Bryan turns around, and JACK PERRY ATTACKS! The tron was just a recorded message decoy!
The fans boo as The Scapegoat CHOKES Bryan, then lets off to throw off his jacket. Jack then takes aim from a knee, and he runs up, SACRIFICE KNEE!! Jack Perry holds up both his TNT Championship and the AEW World Championship while he stands over Bryan! Is The Scapegoat about to destroy THE Goat, all to glorify himself? Or will he fail to slay The American Dragon?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite to pull off the pivot from All In to All Out. Moxley returning, giving a cryptic warning, then having Marina Shafir return to AEW TV as his muscle, I sense some new take on Blackpool Combat Club with even more dangerous names. There’s also a good chance Moxley’s new team battles with Pac, Claudio & Yuta over the trios titles. His line about how this isn’t “your company anymore,” is that supposed to be aimed at Tony Khan? TK’s already got a battle for authority with The Bucks, not sure a third party needs to come in and stir things up more.
Actually, speaking of The Bucks, one of the only low points of tonight was what we got from Bucks and GYV. Not even that their promos from backstage at Wembley were bad, but it was redundant that they had that and GYV talking right after. Redundancy is what’s bad, and AEW tends to do it too often. Just do one promo or the other, then have it announced for Rampage that GYV faces Outrunners, and of course GYV wins. Pretty sure FTR will confront GYV right after that match, and maybe set something up for at least the All Out go-home episodes next week, maybe like the special Friday Collision.
Great promo from The Conglomeration as always, and I am so glad that Willow went with the Street Fight, I just felt that’s what she was gonna choose. But I hope CMLL is still letting this be a title match, Kris did win her shot at the belt, even if there was cheating. Then we got an awesome match from Hangman VS Ishii, and a great win for Hangman. Swerve confronting Hangman and putting forth the Steel Cage Match is also great stuff, that is already a show-stealer kind of match for All Out. Especially if they use it as an unofficial contender’s match, the winner starting their road back to the world title, perhaps in time for WrestleDream so Swerve can have his rematch against Bryan.
I might as well say this here: of course Bryan was sticking around! He wasn’t going to retire so soon after becoming champion, he was going to double down. He at least does put forth the idea that every title match from now on is Title VS Career, but I’m surprised it’s Jack Perry stepping up. We all know Darby Allin is waiting for the world title at Dynamite Grand Slam, so it’s not like a rematch of Jack and Darby wouldn’t be something to see. Another thing is, I don’t see Bryan VS Jack being Winner Takes All. Bryan is still retiring at some point, he’s not going to lose or vacate multiple titles. But at the same time, Jack isn’t at a double title level just yet.
Great 8 Man Tag from Hook and the rest of The Conglomeration, and it seems we have a feud trade going on. Roddy may still want Kyle to join The Kingdom, but he’s going after Hook now while the Jericho Vortex is reigniting Jericho’s feud against Cassidy. Not sure why it isn’t Samoa Joe & Katsuyori Shibata coming back around to help Hook, but Shibata is also a friend of Cassidy’s, so in a roundabout way, Shibata can still feud with Jericho because he can join Cassidy’s team. Just not sure how all these stories go. Hook can’t go losing the FTW Championship again, but Roddy shouldn’t be in a feud that he’s gonna lose, he has been doing that on and off with The Conglomeration.
Very good return match for Hayter beating up on Harley, and surely for All Out, she gets her hands on Saraya. Good promo from Mariah to truly tease everyone over her claims of a nude exhibitionist celebration. Assuming Toni Storm moves on from the world title entirely, that means the way is open for Hayter to go after Mariah by the time we get to WrestleDream or Full Gear. And good promo from Mone with Private Party and Okada. Okada for whatever reason was already playing “CEO Simp” and now he can keep doing that as he white knights for her and maybe takes on Quen & Zay on in different singles matches.
Great promo from MJF to do a 180 on America just because he lost, and great attack as well as promo from Garcia. MJF VS Garcia will be awesome stuff, could go either way, but you can bet it gets bloody, and the finish will be a Super Piledriver off a corner. Really good video and promo from Ricochet, and an awesome match from him and Kyle. I wonder if those crotch chops were meant for anyone in particular… But great win for Ricochet, and of course Ospreay wanted to be the first to welcome Ricochet, but holy crap that was a great surprise from Pac. That’s heat for Ospreay VS Pac at All Out right there, but we might also see Ricochet VS Pac on the go-home episode next week.
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.
PLAY BY PLAY
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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