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Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (8/12/24)
It’s a Texas sized Raw!
Time to settle some scores!
While Damian Priest continues hunting down the Judgment Day traitors, Sami Zayn and Bron Breakker go 2 OUTTA 3 FALLS to put this to rest! Who comes away the WWE Intercontinental Champion after this Texas shootout?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Damian Priest VS Carlito; Priest wins.
- Odyssey Jones w/ The New Day VS Vincent Winey; Jones wins.
- Texas Tornado Tag: Otis & Akira Tozawa w/ Maxxine Dupri VS The Creed Brothers w/ Chad Gable; The Creeds win.
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Match: Iyo Sky & Kairi Sane VS Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark w/ Sonya Deville; No Contest.
- The Miz w/ R-Truth VS Bronson Reed; Bronson wins.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship Best 2 Out of 3 Falls: Bron Breakker VS Sami Zayn; Bron wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Rhea Ripley is here!
Austin, Texas fires up because Mami’s headed to the ring! Rhea has a smile as she steps into the ring, and she revels in the cheers of the crowd. She then gets a mic to say she’s had a lot of time to think about exactly what happened at SummerSlam. The fans boo, knowing what happened. Rhea says she has relived it over and over, every single day since, and has felt every single emotional you could feel in a situation like this. She has felt embarrassed, felt heartbroken, but right now, she is feeling…Â pissed the hell off! The fans cheer in agreement!
Rhea tells Dominik Mysterio, who the fans boo, that he stabbed her in the back. And this is probably something Dom’s heard before, but it just wasn’t deep enough. And then there’s Liv Morgan. Liv ran away with Rhea’s title, but she can’t run forever. This is Rhea Bloody Ripley, and it is time to remind everyone just who the hell she is! But wait, Liv is laughing from somewhere. We look up to see Liv and Dom at the very top of the bleachers. Liv says hi to Rhea, but fans boo her and Dom. Liv thinks Daddy Dom has something he’d like to say. The fans boo already and Liv covers Dom’s ears so he can’t hear it.
Dom tells Rhea, “Do you know why I left you for Liv?” Rhea tells everyone to calm down, she loves all this, but she does want to know what he has to say, because she also loves hearing excuses. Dom starts again but the fans boo harder. Dom says he dumped Rhea for Liv because he is a MAN, and he deserves to be treated as one! The fans chant “YOU SUCK!” at Dom. Dom says Rhea tried to change him instead of letting him be himself! does she know how embarrassing it was for her to be bossing him around? For him, a grown man, to be calling Rhea “Mami?” Now he has a girl who calls him, “Daddy!” Rhea wants to barf.
Liv gets him chicken tendies whenever he wants! She lets him play video games all he wants! And she lets him be himself! And she did something for Dom that Rhea could never do! Finally helping him beat his “deadbeat dad,” Rey Mysterio! Rhea says y’know what? She’ll say something that he hasn’t heard in a long, long time. “I’m proud of you.” She’s proud of everything Dom has done the last couple of years. Watching him grow into the man he is today is one of Rhea’s biggest accomplishments. In fact, Dom finally did something for himself, and he won gold! They did so much together.
But the one thing is, when it comes to Dom’s dad, Rhea really wanted Dom to figure out how to do that on his own, so that there’d be no asterisks. If Dom’s gonna act like a man, Rhea would be proud of him. The problem is, that’s the last decision he’s ever gonna make. Liv says oh please! There’s only one thing Rhea’s said that is true: Dom is a MAN, and he is all Liv’s~! Just look at Rhea! She quite literally has NOTHING. No family, they’re all in Australia, and the family she had in Judgment Day was taken by Liv! They’re Liv’s now! Dom is Liv’s. The title is Liv’s! The fans chant “SLOPPY SECONDS!” at Liv. Liv says she’d take that all day every day.
And this DIVISION is Liv’s! Everything Rhea loved is hers! Rhea laughs and asks if Liv is done. Please shut the help up. Liv thinks she’s taken everything? No. She took a lot of things. A lot of the weak links. But what Liv did wrong was leave Rhea standing. And as long as Rhea is standing, she’ll keep coming after Liv! You’re gonna have to KILL Rhea to stop her! And it is quite flattering that Liv loves the sound of her own voice. Because now we know where you are. W-We? DAMIAN PRIEST steps up behind Dom! Dom turns around, and freaks out! Priest THRWOS Dom into the wall, Liv runs down the steps!
The fans fire up as Liv finds herself trapped! Priest meanwhile beats up on Dom in the bar section of the arena! Liv jumps onto Priest! Dom still DECKS Dom! Rhea is here and she cashes Liv outta the building! Priest ROCKS Dom, and they head down the bleachers! The fans are thunderous as Priest keeps hitting Dom to keep him moving! They end up on the ground level, then he CLOBBERS Dom to ringside! Priest puts Dom in the ring, Dom begs for mercy, but Priest drags him up! Dom hits Priest, so now Priest is pissed. Choke grip, but CARLITO attacks! Carlito whips, Priest reverses and ELOBOWS Carlito down!
Priest LRAITAS Carlito up and out! The Judgment Day is on the run as the Terror Twins turn the tables! But is Priest about to punish Caribbean Cool for choosing the wrong side? We see, after the break.
Damian Priest VS Carlito!
Raw returns and the bell rings. Priest BOOTS Carlito right down! The fans cheer, Priest drags Carlito up, and Priest TOSSES Carlito to a corner. Priest fires off with stomps, then UPPERCUTS! Carlito sputters, but Priest wrenches and whips him corner to corner. Carlito bounces off buckles, into a FLAPJACK! The fans fire up again as Priest takes aim. But Carlito runs away from the choke grip! The fans boo, but Priest storms out to chase Carlito down! Carlito slides in but Priest drags him out to scoop and- NO, Carlito slips free! But Priest stops hitting the post, and he ROCKS Carlito again! Priest puts Carlito in, then winds up!
The fans cheer as Priest mule kicks hard! Priest reels Carlito in, and the fans fire up for the Canadian Rack! Carlito fights free and kicks low! DDT! The fans boo but Carlito covers, ONE!! Priest is tougher than that, but Carlito CLUBS him. Carlito kicks Priest, hammers away, then stomps him down. The fans boo but Carlito drags Priest up. Carlito whips, Priest reverses but Carlito KICKS back! Priest just gets mad. The fans fire up as Priest dodges a punch to BELL CLAP! Priest kicks low, reels Carlito in, FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! Carlito survives but Priest keeps cool. Priest goes up a corner, but Carlito trips him up!
Carlito climbs, but Priest HEADBUTTS! And HEADBUTTS! Priest ROCKS Carlito, then climbs to the very top. But Carlito trips Priest up again! Carlito climbs up after Priest, for a SUPERPLEX! Both men are down while the fans rally up, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Priest fights out of a chinlock. Priest snapmares, Carlito goes to a corner, but Priest runs in. Carlito dodges, Priest hits buckles! Carlito kicks, runs, and knee lifts! Then he LARIATS Priest down! And SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Priest stays in this, but Carlito stays on Priest. Carlito drags Priest up, SLAPS him, then SLAPS him again! Priest just gets mad! The fans fire up as Priest ROCKS Carlito! And ROCKS him again! Carlito knees low, runs, but into a WHEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Priest KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! Then ROLLING ELBOW!
Carlito rebounds, into a BIG forearm! Carlito staggers to a corner, Priest runs to ELBOW! And then BROKEN ARROW! Fans fire up, Priest winds up, but Carlito dodges the lariat to mule kick! But Priest JUMP KICKS back! Priest suplexes, Carlito slips free to shove, but the LARIAT comes back! The fans fire up and down come the straps! Carlito choke grips for the SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! Cover, Priest wins!
Winner: Damien Priest, by pinfall
But JD McDonagh attacks! The fans boo but Priest RAMS JD into a corner! Then DECKS him! But here comes Finn & Dom! They go after Priest, Liv cheering them on. But Rhea returns! So Judgment Day scrambles! Rhea LOW BLOWS Carlito! Rhea storms in, and she stares down Finn! The fans fire up as Finn finds himself trapped between the two people he took this faction over with in the first place! But then JD shoves Finn out of the way, the ROUNDHOUSE hits JD! The Prince runs away, but Priest drags JD up, for a SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! The fans fire up, and Priest tells Finn it’s only a matter of time! When and where will Priest get his hands on Finn?
Priest and Rhea hug it out, but then Dom goes up top!? Dom LEAPS in, but right into Priest’s hand! Rhea laughs at Dirty Dom, and says bring him here. Priest feeds Dom to the RIP- NO, Liv saves Dom! The fans boo as those two run away to rejoin the others. When and where will Rhea get her hands on Liv?
The still technically Alpha Academy warms up backstage.
They’re getting ready for that Texas Tornado Tag match, but in steps Ivy Nile. She wants to talk with Maxxine, so they go off to the side. Ivy doesn’t think Maxxine should be out there. The boys are going through a lot, they all just need to hash this out. Maxxine says she can’t just abandon Otis & Tozawa, they’re her family. Ivy says she’ll talk with Chad Gable. Maybe Maxxine can join the group. No, Maxxine is sticking with her boys. Ivy had a feeling she’d say that. The Diamond Pitbull lets Maxxine stick with Otis & Tozawa, but will Ivy ever see things their way?
Bo Dallas speaks.
“Everything is coming full circle. It’s been heavy lately. A lot of emotions. Especially last week in Baltimore. That’s where it all started. The Wyatt Sick6 had their debut where it all began. He was there. Something’s happening, man. Something big. The work isn’t done.” The TV screen turns on, and there’s a message. “The work must continue. Other doors shall be opened.” Bo says, “My life for you. My life for you. My life… for you! My life for you!” Uncle Howdy says back, “There you are…” What work are the Wyatts carrying on? And who will step through those “other doors?”
Xavier Woods finds Kofi Kingston and Odyssey Jones hanging out.
Kofi cheers Jones on as he “gets that pump on,” and Woods says what’s up. He wanted to talk about tonight. Kofi does, too! After Jones had their back last week, tonight, they can return the favor! Jones’ in-ring debut, babyyy~! Woods likes that, and Kofi says they can be ringside! They head out, and despite that smile, Woods seems unsure. Will the New Day be stronger than ever? Or is Karrion Kross going to be right after all?
Odyssey Jones w/ The New Day VS Vincent Winey!
Raw returns and it’s time to #SoundTheAlarm! Is this going to be the beginning of Jones’ Odyssey? Or will the NXT prospect return to Orlando with a W?
The bell ring sand Winey rushes Jones! Winey fires off hands in the corner, but lets off as the ref counts. Jones snarls as he rises back up. Winey runs back up, but is sent into buckles! Jones SPLASHES then TOSSES Winey! New Day cheers, and Jones runs up to LARIAT Winey in the corner! And LARIAT again, and again, and again! The fans count along, Jones goes all the way to TEN! The fans cheer as Jones storms around and Kofi talks him up. Jones scoops to SLAM Winey, then runs to SOMERSAULT SENTON! And then another SOMERSAULT SENTON! Winey flounders to a corner, and Jones runs up to back body block!
Jones keeps moving, he SPLASHES in the corner! Jones scoops Winey, but Winey slips free and kicks the legs! Winey runs, but into a BLACK HOLE SLAM! Cover, Jones wins!
Winner: Odyssey Jones, by pinfall
Winey ran into “Journey’s End” and Jones’ debut is victorious! Kofi is all hyped up, Woods is a little less so, but here comes The Final Testament! The fans boo as Karrion Kross shouts, “Timeout! Timeout! Is this another day for The New Day? I mean, really. Or is this another day of more lies and misdirection? Because at first glance, we can clearly see Kofi Kingston is using Odyssey Jones to replace Big E.” The fans boo that implication! Kross wants Austin, Texas to show him some respect! And no, Woods, you surely see the truth. The truth is, Kofi is going to use Odyssey to replace Woods!
The fans chant, “NEW! DAY ROCKS! NEW! DAY ROCKS!” Woods gets a mic to tell Kross, “Are you not tired of this? Are yo not tired coming out here, week after week after week, doing your absolute best to drive a wedge between us? It’s not gonna work!” So let’s just fast-forward to the part where we find out who steps up! Kofi has a bigger and better idea! A tag match just means the odd one out gets involved, so let’s get EVERYONE involved! SIX MAN TAG! The fans like that idea! Kofi says Final Testament VS ya bois, the NEW~ DAY~ and… Odyssey Jones! What does Kross say?
Kross says the devil’s work is never done, CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! Then there it is! New Day VS The Final Testicle- Testament! Why? BECAAAAAUSE~! NEW! DAY ROCKS! NEW! DAY ROCKS! Kross and The Authors of Pain are not bothered, are they still going to write that Final Chapter for The New Day?
Adam Pearce is on the phone.
He wants to talk with “both of them” and make it official by the end of tonight. He thanks whoever this is, then is visited by Drew McIntyre. Well, look at the time, Pearce doesn’t have time for this. CM Punk didn’t make it tonight, he had travel issues, and frankly, there isn’t anything Pearce can do to help Drew. Drew says that hurts. He isn’t a man that cares about Punk at all. Punk is the past, Drew is looking to the future. Drew would like to know why Randy Orton, a SmackDown superstar, is getting a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. Pearce says Drew and everyone knows why.
Oh, right, Orton got “screwed.” But then he did nothing but sat there. People started to wonder what’s going on, and then Orton became Cody Rhodes’ bodyguard. But Drew knows Orton, Orton is a snake in the grass. And he thinks he can strike on Drew’s turf just cuz he got screwed the one time? Drew has been screwed time and time again. But y’know what? He’s wasting his breath. Drew will do Pearce a solid and take care of it. No, no, the last time someone said they were gonna do something, Bronson Reed destroyed Seth Rollins. Drew isn’t Bronson. Trust the veteran! He’ll be on his best behavior. Scouts honor.
Drew leaves, Pearce needs a drink. Was the Scottish Terminator ever a scout? And will he still “take care of it” in his own brutal fashion?
Texas Tornado Tag: Otis & Akira Tozawa w/ Maxxine Dupri VS The Creed Brothers!
The Alpha Academy is looking to finally settle things with Master Gable’s new teammates under American Made, and they’re going to do it the Lone Star way! Will the Dozer and the Stamina Monster prove they don’t need Gable anymore? Or will Julius & Brutus prove that Gable should’ve been with them all along?
Raw returns and Team American Made makes their entrance. But Gable’s video message reveals he is in Paris, France! Gable claims he just needed to get away and experience some “culture.” Especially after all the running away from The Wyatt Sick6. He is a man of intellect! But he also watched The Olympics, did some recruiting, and realized he needs to get back home to take care of business. In the end, Gable always has been and always will be #AmericanMade.
Back to the ring, the bell rings and the brawl is on! Otis throws hands on Julius while Brutus SMASHES Tozawa down! Otis LARIATS Julius up and out, then he CLUBS Brutus! Otis hoists Brutus up for a BIG back suplex! The fans fire up, Tozawa DIVES onto Julius, but Julius catches him to OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Julius kips up, but Otis fires hands on Brutus! Julius slide sin to CHOP BLOCK! The Creeds mug Otis, the fans boo, but the mugging continues in a corner. The Creeds fire forearms and knees, but the fans rally for Otis. The Creeds drag Otis back up, and whip corner to corner hard! Otis hits buckles then falls to the mat!
The Creeds step on Otis for a cocky cover, TWO! Julius drags Otis up so Brutus can ROCK him! The mugging continues in a corner, then Julius climbs up to rain down fists! The fans chant “YOU SUCK!” but Brutus & Julius stomp away. Tozawa drags himself up slowly, and Otis SHOVES the Creeds away! Tozawa climbs up to DOUBLE CROSSBODY! The Creeds fall, and Tozawa says use him! Otis fireman’s carries Tozawa, to CLOBBER Julius, then CLOBBER Brutus! Air Plan Spin CLOBBERING for Brutus! The fans fire up and Tozawa wants to get going, but Otis says hold on. Otis lifts Tozawa to THROW him onto the Creeds!
The fans fire up as The Creeds fall and Otis takes a bow! Tozawa joins Otis in the ring so the Academy can stand tall, and Austin cheers as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and while Tozawa is in the ring, the Creeds mug Otis outside! Otis RAMS Brutus into the apron but Julius ROCKS Otis! Then POSTS him! Tozawa hurries out there but the Creeds start clearing the desk. Julius drags Otis up, Brutus helps him, and they bring Otis to the desk, only for Tozawa to CANNONBALL! Julius catches him!? And BARRIER BOMBS him!! Tozawa is down on the ground, Otis is on the desk! Julius puts Tozawa in, covers, TWO! The fans fire up as Tozawa stays in this for the Academy, but The Creeds haul him up. They double whip, then DOUBLE- DDT!! Tozawa turns things around on The Creeds!
The fans fire up and Maxxine says she loves Tozawa! Then Otis rises up! The fans are thunderous as Otis storms in! Those hips are moving! Otis runs through the lariats to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Otis CLBOBERS Julius, CLOBBERS Brutus, then dodges Julius to CLOBBER him! SPLASH on Brutus in a corner! Brutus slumps down but Julius CROSSBODIES! But into a OWRLD’S STRONGEST SLAM! Otis rips off the shirt, and he starts up the CATERPILLAR~! ELBOW! Cover, Brutus breaks it! Brutus swings, Otis counter punches! And short arm LARIATS! The fans fire up as Otis drags Brutus up to fireman’s carry.
Julius JUMP KNEEDS Otis down! Brutus STANDING MOONSAULTS! Julius STANDING SHOOTING STARS! Cover, Tozawa breaks it! The fans fire up again but Brutus SMASHES Tozawa! The fans boo but The Creeds haul Tozawa up. Brutus has Tozawa way up, but Tozawa SUPER STEINERS! Then he KICKS, spins, slides under and SPIN KICKS Julius! The fans are thunderous as The Creeds bail out! Tozawa DIVES! Not the cleanest but he still hits Julius! Tozawa puts Julius in, and he goes up the corner! Austin fires up, but Brutus CLUBS Tozawa! Otis stands to CLUB Brutus! Julius CLUBS Otis! Julius Electric Chair Lifts Otis!?
The fans are losing their minds already as Brutus stands! But Otis grabs Brutus! SUPERPLEX CHAIR DROP COMBO!! And Tozawa stands! SUPER SENTONÂ onto Julius!! All four men are down and Maxxine is all fired up! Austin is losing their minds all over again, and the teams regroup. Julius has as bloody cut on his hand, and Otis shouts to Tozawa! It’s TIME! But then IVY NILE ATTACKS MAXXINE!?! Ivy SMACKS Maxxine off the desk, then FLAPJACKS her onto it! Maxxine chose The Academy, so Ivy is making her pay! DIAMOND DRAGON SLEEPER!! Otis asks what Ivy’s doing but she’s tortuting Maxxine!
Julius CLOBBERS Otis! Tozawa waistlocks Julius but Brutus rolls Tozawa up! Julius adds on, double cover! THE CREEDS WIN!
Winners: The Creed Brothers, by pinfall
The tiny titan stands with her boys, and the fans chant “YOU SUCK!” Is Gable going to bring out the very best, and very worst, of this Diamond Mine?
Jackie Redmond has a sit-down interview with Pete Dunne.
It was before the show, in the empty stands, where Jackie met with The Bruiserweight. She gets to it: Obviously he has been at odds with Sheamus recently, leaving many fans confused. When Dunne came up from NXT, Sheamus took Dunne under his wing. Dunne says c’mon. He was never under Sheamus’ wing, and Sheamus never elevated Dunne. Sheamus held Dunne under his thumb, and Dunne elevated Sheamus. Dunne gave Sheamus the run of his lifetime, but what did that Dunne? A terrible nickname and a front row seat to The Sheamus Show.
So Dunne asks back: If Sheamus was really about the boys, what happened to Ridge? Jackie says Dunne clearly has resentment for how things ended in The Brawling Brutes and that nickname, “Butch.” Dunne tells her not to even say that name. NEVER say that name again. For two years, Dunne had to swallow his pride and let Sheamus “little brother” him. Dunne is NOT Butch, he’s the Bruiserweight! He’s an 18 YEAR veteran of wrestling. If Dunne has to shut Sheamus up so he never, ever hears that name again, then that’s what he’ll do.
Jackie appreciates the honesty in this. She thanks him for his time, but will Dunne make sure it’s his time now? Or will The Fella have something to say about that?
Adam Pearce talks with Bronson Reed in his office.
Despite the very well done recap package, Pearce tells the Colossal Aussie that none of this is good. Seth Rollins is out for who knows how long with cracked ribs and internal bruising. Bronson’s lucky all he got was fined. Bronson tells Pearce that Pearce didn’t give him opportunities, so he had to make one on his own. Pearce doesn’t wanna hear that. But Bronson warned Pearce he’d make an impact. So what better way than to demolish everyone’s favorite, Seth Freakin’ Rollins? But hey, he’ll give Pearce a second chance. Go find Bronson someone tonight, or… Bronson will go find his “next victim.”
Bronson smirks and leaves things up to Pearce. What is Pearce to do about these dangerous men on his roster?
Damage CTRL speaks.
In Japanese, Iyo Sky says, “It seems as if everybody forgot who DMG CTRL is. DMG CTRL changed this business! DMG CTRL controls the future! Even now, though we’ve been cut in half, DMG CTRL is still the most dominant force int he history of the WWE Women’s Division! Tonight, we remind the world and take another step to regaining the Women’s Tag Team Titles!” Kairi Sane tells Sonya, Shayna & Zoey, “You seem to be confused, so let us make it simple. The only way you challenge us is when you attack us from behind. What you did to Dakota WILL be repaid tenfold. You took something from us. For that, we’re going to take something from you. We’re going to take away your dreams.”
Iyo adds that rest assured, so long as DMG CTRL runs Raw, Sonya’s team will NEVER achieve DMG CTRL’s glory.
Sonya’s side responds.
“We want to make one thing perfectly clear: DMG CTRL is done. And there’s a new era. The Pure Fusion Collective. We are going to destroy one by one, like we already have. First, taking out Zelina Vega. Second, destroying Katana Chance. And third, leaving Dakota Kai sitting at home a broken mess. So you have once choice: Sit down, show us some damn respect, and get ready.” Shayna Baszler says they should already BE Women’s Tag Team Champions again. Shayna made Jade Cargill tap at Clash at the Castle, and the whole world saw it. But that’s okay. They ripped through the division once, and they’ll rip through the division again, limb by limb.
Zoey says after tonight, they will be THE most dominant force in the WWE Women’s Division. Wanna step up? Then shoot your shot.
Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn are here!
The Unholy Union has heard all this talk and wants to watch in person! Who will come out of this ready to face them for the titles? We see, after the break.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Match: Iyo Sky & Kairi Sane VS Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark w/ Sonya Deville!
Raw returns and DMG CTRL makes their entrance, followed by the newly named Pure Fusion Collective. The teams sort out and Evil Genius starts against Submission Magician. They rush in, Shayna gets around and ripcords, but Iyo ducks ‘n’ dodges then handsprings! Shayna avoids that but Iyo tilt-o-whirls to RANA! The fans fire up as Iyo tags Kairi. They whip Shayna, then drop, redirect, and confuse Shayna a bit to CHOP, dropkick, and then DOUBLE DROPKICK! The fans fire up but Sonya protests. Kairi has Shayna in a corner, goes corner to corner, and SLIDING D! Shayna sputters, Kairi climbs up, and the fans cheer!
Kairi leaps, FLYING KABUKI ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Shayna scrambles away to the outside, where Isla & Alba sit. They mock Shayna, and Kairi goes out to whip. Shayna reverses to put Kairi in first, then she ROCKS Kairi! Tag to Zoey and Shayna hauls Kairi up. BACKBREAKER and LARIAT! Zoey says that’s a homerun for sure. Alba & Isla don’t think so, but The Hunter says those belts are coming back home while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Kairi fights up out of a chinlock, and she RAMS Shayna into buckles. Shayna crawls away, comes back, but Kairi dodges! Shayna hits buckles, but she hurries to intercept Kairi! Shayna suplexes, Kairi DDT counters! The fans fire up while both women crawl! Kairi and Shayna reach out, hot tags to Zoey and Iyo! The former NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions meet, and Iyo rallies on Zoey with SHOTEI after SHOTEI! Then a DROPKICK! Zoey staggers up, Iyo whips, but Zoey reverses. Iyo holds ropes, then baits Zoey in. Iyo slips out to the apron, ROCKS Zoey then GAMANGIRIS!
Shayna runs up but gets a HOTSHOT! Iyo then springboards to MISSILE DROPKICK them both! The fans fire up as Iyo kips up! Iyo gets the fans even louder, and then she starts up the SHINKANSEN! Cover, TWO! Zoey survives the Bullet Train but the fans rally for Iyo. Iyo underhooks, but Zoey fights the lift! Zoey wrenches out, waistlocks, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Tag to Shayna, and Zoey hauls Iyo up for a fireman’s carry. Shayna KNEES Iyo, keeps moving, and Zoey ROLLING DEATH VALLEY DRIVERS, so that Shayna can SLIDING KICK! High stack, but Kairi breaks it! The fans fire up, and Kairi TOSSES Zoey out!
Zoey is on the apron, Kairi runs up but Zoey DUMPS her out! Zoey tags in, but Iyo RAMS Shayna! Iyo dodges Zoey, reels her back in, and TIGER BACKBREAKER!! Iyo steps on Zoey, goes up and up and yet Sonya gets on the apron! Shayna SHOVES Iyo down, but Kairi YANKS Shayna down! URAKEN for Shayna! Zoey SUPERKICKS Kairi! Iyo SHOTGUNS Zoey down! Alba & Isla are very entertained, but then Zoey shoves Iyo onto Alba. Iyo moves, so the SUPERKICKÂ hits Alba! Isla is stunned, Zoey smirks, but Iyo SHOTEIS! Iyo puts Zoey in, steps on her on the way to the corner, and she goes OVER THE MOONSAULT!! Cover, ISLA ATTACKS!!
No Contest
The fans boo as the Unholy Union beats up on everyone! They POST Iyo, then GOURD BUSTER Shayna! Isla KNEES Shayna down, Alba BOOTS Sonya! Then a BOOT for Kairi! BACKSTABBER and SWANTON for the Pirate Princess! This match gets thrown out, no contenders from the Raw side, will this only make things easier for a team from SmackDown? Or does it not matter when messing with wicked witches like these two?
The Miz sulks.
R-Truth walks over and asks what’s up. He hates seeing Miz like this. Is this because Miz didn’t have a match in his hometown of Cleveland for SummerSlam? Or because they lost to “The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express” last week? Miz says it was A-Town Down Under. Wow, them, too? Truth will cheer Miz up, though. He talked with Pearce, and Miz has a title match! Intercontinental Championship match against Bron! Bron Breakker? Yeah! Wait, doesn’t he have a match against Sami Zayn tonight? Truth didn’t know about that. But look! The graphic is up! Miz sees it, and he tells Truth that’s not Bron Breakker, that’s Bronson Reed!
Oh… The guy who killed Seth? YES! Oops. Randy Orton walks over and asks what’s wrong. Truth says Miz has a match with Bronson Reed tonight. Wow, isn’t that the guy who killed Seth last week? YES! Oh… Well, Miz is awesome! One of the most decorated WWE superstars of all time! ALL TIME! A Grand Slam Champion, twice, and Miz main evented WrestleMania against John Cena and won. Miz has this! Randy really thinks so? He knows so! Miz has got this! Miz fires up, hurries off to get ready, and Truth asks if Randy really thinks Miz stands a chance. Orton says nope, not at all. Oh…
The Viper heads out on his own, what will he have to say about his World Heavyweight Championship match with Gunther? We’ll find out, after the break.
Randy Orton heads to the ring!
Austin, Texas fires up as The Viper makes his way out, and they even sing along with Voices. Orton of course does his signature pose on the corner, which the fans love to see. The fans then cheer on “RANDY! RANDY!” as he gets the mic. Orton asks them, “How you doin’, Austin, Texas?” The fans cheer, and Orton says here’s a little history. Twenty YEARS ago, this month, Orton won the world title for the very first time. Orton became the youngest world champion in history on that night 20 years ago. And in a few short weeks, Bash In Berlin will see history again as Orton becomes a FIFTEEN-TIME world champion!
The fans cheer for that idea, and Orton wants to continue, but he is interrupted by THE World Heavyweight Champion, Gunther! Der Ring General, the King of the Ring, struts his way down to the ring, then steps in to get himself a mic. Fans chant “R K O! R K O!” but Orton says, “Ladies and gentlemen, take a picture. Remember this moment in time, remember the atmosphere. Because in a few short weeks, I’m gonna beat this guy, and then his Friday nights aren’t gonna be free anymore, and Monday Night Raw is gonna be my new home.”
Gunther says Orton is right, the fans should take a picture to memorize this moment. This is Randy Orton! One of the greatest of all time! The fans again chant “R K O! R K O!” Gunther says let’s be honest. Instead of that, Orton should be THE greatest of all time. The most natural and physically gifted talent this industry has ever seen! Unlimited potential! And Orton took all of that… and wasted it. Gunther tells Orton to look at him so he can understand: this is a NEW era! This is Der Ring General’s Era! The fans boo, but Gunther says in his era, there is no room for anyone who wastes their potential.
In the future of this era, Orton will not play a role. Orton stops Gunther there. Orton never claimed to be perfect. He has made mistakes. He made a lot of them, really. He’s made more mistakes than just about everybody else in that locker room. But here’s the thing: Orton owned up to his mistakes. Orton changed course. Maybe Gunther forgot who he is talking to. Let Orton remind Gunther just who he’s talking to. This is Randall Keith Orton, the most unpredictable, most violent, most controversial YET successful WWE superstar in the history of the game! Fans fire up for that!
So Gunther wants to say this is a curse? No, you’ve got it all wrong. Orton looks at that as a gift. Now, Gunther can have his opinion, but Orton’s done it his way the entire time. And he’ll always do it his way. The American way! Orton has five beautiful kids, a hot as hell wife, and the cherry on top is that he is a soon to be 15-time WWE World Champion! So again, Orton appreciates the opinion, but he thinks he’s done pretty damn good for himself. The fans cheer that, but Gunther just smirks. That is all good, Randy, but Gunther got stuck on that “unpredictable” part. Gunther thinks it is the other way now. Orton seems very predictable.
So here’s a prediction from Gunther. First: Gunther will give Orton the beathing of his life in Berlin. Second: Because of that beating, Orton will never be World Heavyweight Champion again. And if anyone wonders why Gunther’s so sure, let’s be honest. When it really, really matters, Orton finds a way to screw it up. No, listen to him. Gunther doesn’t wanna throw this like an insult, because it just comes naturally to Orton. Orton’s grandfather was a screw-up. Orton’s father was a screw-up. And Orton himself is the biggest screw-up of them all! The fans tell Orton to do it, “R K O! R K O!” Orton stares Gunther down, but here comes Drew McIntyre!
The fans are torn as The Scottish Terminator makes his way out, mic in hand. The fans chant “C M PUNK!” at McIntyre, Gunther gets distracted, and an RKO OUTTA NOWHERE!! McIntyre throws his shirt off, but PUNK IS HERE?! Punk attacks from the crowd side and fires hands! But McIntyre HEADBUTTS Punk down! McIntyre takes off his leather belt and winds up! But Punk dodges the lashing to fire off more hands! Punk wants the bracelet but he has to kick low! Punk has the belt to LASH McIntyre! And LASH him again! They go into the ring, Punk CLOBBERS McIntyre! McIntyre sputters, but Punk LASHES him again and again!
McIntyre bails out but Punk pursues! Punk LASHES McIntyre into the crowd and McIntyre runs away! The fans fire up with Punk as he holds up McIntyre’s belt! Will Punk make sure there’s more where that came from?
Backstage interview with Sheamus.
Jackie Redmond is now with The Celtic Warrior and hopes to get his reaction from Dunne’s words earlier. Dunne has a lot of resentment towards Sheamus over the Brawling Brutes and the nickname, “Butch.” Sheamus says yeah, he can understand a lot of mysteries: how the Pyramids were built; if aliens exist; Bigfoot’s name and address. But the one thing Sheamus can’t figure out is why Dunne has this beef. All Sheamus tried to do was raise that angry little Englishman up, and yet Dunne blames Sheamus for Dunne falling off the radar? Sheamus was out six months in traction, not knowing if he was ever coming back, and Dunne’s mad at him?
The ironic thing is, Dunne is making himself relevant again off Sheamus’ name. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. But then Ludwig Kaiser calms walking in. He put Sheamus through a banger, right? Well, then don’t make the mistake of thinking this is over. Because it’s not. It is far from it. Kaiser vowed to put an end to The Celtic Warrior, got it? Sheamus does. He gets that the Brogue to Kaiser’s skull must’ve damaged his brain. But if Kaiser wants to go again- DUNNE ATTACKS! And with a shillelagh again! Dunne beats down Sheamus while Kaiser watches. Kaiser lets Dunne do it for him, but security rushes in!
Dunne is pulled back, and Sheamus drags himself up with the road case. But Dunne CLUBS Sheamus’ hand!! The Fella’s fingers might’ve just been broken! Will Sheamus have his metaphorical hands full with all these thundercats gunning for him? Or is 15 years in the WWE going to be his limit?
Backstage interview with CM Punk.
Cathy Kelley catches up with The Best in the World to bring up that the word was, he wasn’t here because of travel issues. And yet, Cathy is pretty sure they were on the same flight together, and she experience no delays. He admits Cathy isn’t wrong. Punk was on that plane, sat near her, but he simply used a little white lie to lure McIntyre into a false sense of security. McIntyre run away from Punk, and he could give the Olympics Track & Field stars a run for their money. But hey, Punk lied just to get his hands on McIntyre. McIntyre still has the bracelet that has the names Punk’s wife and dog on it.
And it isn’t about the bracelet. McIntyre can keep it, really. But it’s the context. It’s the names that are on the bracelet that matter. McIntyre is to keep the name of Punk’s wife out of his mouth, and he is not to speak Larry’s name without consequences. Punk is glad he came to Austin. He’s flown farther to put a beating on McIntyre. We saw Punk go to Glasgow just to do that. This won’t stop until Punk gets his hands on McIntyre. McIntyre might call Punk a hypocrite for lying and showing up when least expected, but this is a man who claims he can’t stand Punk yet stays attached to him. McIntyre has the bracelet, yet runs from a fight that he started!
Punk is glad he’s here, because he just figured out a way to make everybody happy. Punk holds up the leather belt, and Texas should know what this means. Will we all have to strap in for what’s coming next?
The Miz w/ R-Truth VS Bronson Reed!
Well, the mix-up aside, The Hollywood A-Lister is still going to do his best as the David to Bronson’s Goliath. Will Miz be able to topple the Colossal Aussie? Or will he get washed away by a Tsunami just like Seth Rollins?
Raw returns and Truth does his best to fire Miz up. We spot Mark Henry and his son, Jacob, in the crowd! Texas cheers for their World’s Strongest Man and surely, the Strongest Son in the World! But now, Bronson makes his entrance. The bell rings, Bronson runs up, but Miz BOOTS! Bronson doesn’t fall so Miz takes a swing! Bronson blocks the punch and TOSSES Miz to the corner! Bronson runs up but Miz dodges to fire haymakers from all sides! Bronson shoves Miz away but Miz kicks, KICKS, stomps a foot and knee lifts! Miz whips but Bronson blocks and reverses! Miz goes up and over, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Bronson CLBOBERS him!
Truth is worried, especially as Bronson ELBOW DROPS! And then SOMERSAULT SENTONS! Bronson snarls while Miz bails out. Truth helps Miz stand, but then Bronson aims from the apron! Bronson runs up, Truth moves, FLYING SHOULDER TACKLEÂ CLOBBER Miz! Bronson roars, the fans boo, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as Miz fights up in a chinlock. Miz fires body shots, then throws haymakers! Bronson shoves Miz, Miz rebounds, but Bronson scoops him. Miz slips free, goes to ropes, and then he DUMPS Bronson out! Miz runs and WRECKS Bronson with a dropkick! Then he aims to PLANCHA! Direct hit and Bronson staggers around! Bronson gets in the ring, Truth coaches Miz up, and Miz RAMS into Bronson! Miz HOTSHOTS Bronson, the fans rally, and Miz slips under to get moving. Miz ducks ‘n’ dodges and tilt-o-whirl DDTS! Cover, ONE??! Miz can’t believe it but Bronson’s just that big and tough!
The fans rally for Miz as he stands, and Miz KICKS! Bronson just gets mad! He eggs Miz on so Miz KICKS! And KICKS! Miz winds up, but Bronson blocks the kick to pop Miz up! Miz slips free, and dodges in the corner! Miz comes back to A-LIST LARIAT! Bronson staggers, Miz GAMANGIRIS from the apron! Miz springboards, but into Bronson’s arms! Fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Bronson goes up the corner and the fans freak out! TSUNAMI!! Cover, Bronson wins!
Winner: Bronson Reed, by pinfall
Well, Orton was right that Miz wasn’t gonna win out. But he did do his best to- NO, WAIT! Bronson is going back up! Truth runs in to say no! Truth moves Miz out of the way, so Bronson just CROSSBODIES Truth!! Truth is now Bronson’s target as Bronson climbs! TSUNAMI!! Truth sputters and coughs, this is looking like what happened to Rollins! Because Bronson goes back up! Refs rush in to say no but again, that was just like last week! TSUNAMI!! Adam Pearce storms out here to tell Bronson to stop the rampage! Bronson says screw it, and he hits a TSUNAMI!! Truth sputters and coughs, but Bronson goes back up!
The refs move Truth out of the way and Pearce tells Bronson that enough is enough! Bronson pounds his chest, King Kong ain’t got nothing on him! But as dangerous as Bronson is, he still stands down. Only to go around the way to the other corner!! TSUNAMI!!! Bronson almost takes out the producers with Truth!! Pearce is furious, and he tells Bronson that if he does not stop, he is suspended! Bronson says fine, and he leaves. Auszilla has already destroyed Rollins and Truth, what more will he do until he’s the one battling for gold?
Wait, the fans are telling Bronson, “ONE MORE TIME!” So Bronson does as they want, and he’s right back up top! TSUNAMI!!! Will no one ever stop this force of nature?
Sami Zayn prepares backstage.
Jey Uso walks over to say YEET! Let’s go! Jey says all Sami has to do is be Sami Zayn. Go get that title back, dawg! Sami says it won’t be that easy, he has to beat Bron Breakker. Jey says Sami already beat Bron. Yeah, but now he has to do it twice. Then Sami will just beat Bron again, and then beat him again! And then after that, Sami & Jey are going after those tag team titles. And then they’ll beat Judgment Day again! YEET! Is Sami ready? C’mon, dawg. Are you ready!? Sami says you know he ready! Secret handshake and Sami is ready! But is he ready enough to defeat the Big Bad Booty Nephew twice in one night?
BREAKING NEWS for Bash In Berlin!
After all the back and forth, the running around and brawling, it will be a Mixed Tag Team Match! “The Terror Twins,” Damian Priest & Rhea Ripley VS WWE’s Bonnie & Clyde, Dominik Mysterio & Liv Morgan! Will Dirty Dom and his new lady finally face the punishment they deserve?
Judgment Day speaks.
Finn Balor scowls as he looks at the screen. “We are the Judgment Day. No leaders. No egos. No Rhea. No Damian.” Dom laughs at the nickname, “Terror Twins.” Those two losers are a joke. No couple in the WWE, or in the world, compares to Dom & Liv. And Liv says in a few short weeks, this “Judgment Day Revenge Tour” makes a stop in Berlin to make Rhea & Priest pay for putting their hands on the most gorgeous man in the world. “Oh, and Damian. Watch out. Because Backstabber Balor’s about!” Judgment Day has put their former friends on notice, but is it Finn and the gang that should watch their backs?
BREAKING NEWS for next week’s Raw!
After things got out of hand and the champs ruined the match, they’ll just have to face BOTH teams! Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn are now in a TRIPLE THREAT against DMG CTRL and the PFC! Will Iyo & Kairi take control of the Women’s Tag Division once again? Will it be Shayna & Zoey that finally regain the belts? Or will the Unholy Union just win this Triple Threat like they did at Clash at the Castle?
WWE Intercontinental Championship Best 2 Out of 3 Falls: Bron Breakker VS Sami Zayn!
Money in the Bank went to Sami Zayn. SummerSlam went to Bron Breakker. So now, on this Texas sized Raw, it is a Texas sized tiebreaker! How hard will both men have to go if they want to be THE Intercontinental Champion once and for all?
Bron does a walk ‘n’ talk and says whenever someone does this stuff, they talk about how great they are, or what they’ll do to somebody. That’s not Bron’s style. Bron will do things the ol’ fashioned way. The “actions speak louder than words” way. So excuse him, but he’s a badass, and he’s gonna do what badasses do. “Football guy, Pat McAfee… We got any dogs barking in Austin? Hit my music.” The music hits, and Bron makes his entrance, with plenty of dogs barking for him. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’s truly the top dog!
The bell rings for round one, the two rush in and Bron KNEES low! Bron RAMS into Sami again and again, then lets off to fire forearms. Sami fires counter punches! Bron knees low again, headlocks, but Sami powers up and out. Sami drops then hurdles, then he TOSSES Bron up and out! The fans fire up, Sami builds speed, and Sami FLIES! Down goes Bron though Sami had a rough landing, too. Sami still stands up and Austin fires up, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Bron CLOBBERS Sami! Cover, TWO! Sami stays in this but Bron stays on Sami. Bron ROCKS Sami with a right and Sami falls over. Bron drags Sami up to say the title isn’t going anywhere! Sami won’t take it from him! Bron is on Sami in the ropes but the ref counts. Bron lets off, then he brings Sami up to whip. Sami KICKS Bron back, then ELBOWS him! Sami runs, Bron dodges and comes back, to POWERSLAM Sami! Cover, TWO! Sami survives and Bron grows frustrated. The fans rally and duel, and Bron drags Sami up. Sami fights the lift so Bron CLUBS away. Bron tries again, Sami slips fere of the bomb!
Sami kicks low, then knuckle locks. Sami CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Sami goes up and up and FLYING TORNADO DDT!! Cover, TWO!! Bron survives but the fans fire up! The fans rally up, Sami rises first to reel Bron in. BLUE THUNDER- NO, Bron fights that and throws hands. Bron runs up to ROCK Sami! Bron whips, Sami goes up but Bron catches him! GERMAN SUPLEX! A hard landing for Sami and he goes to a corner. Bron runs in to LARIAT, then runs again! Another LARIAT! Bron keeps moving, but Sami follows! HELLUVA KICK!! Cover, Sami scores!!
Bron: 0; Sami: 1
The fans fire up as Sami scores first, much like he did at MITB! But can he do it again? Bron bails out, Sami pursues, and he CHOPS Bron. Sami whips, Bron reverses but Sami goes up the barrier, to QUEBRADA, into Bron’s arms! Bron runs to LAWN DART Sami into the timekeeper’s area!! Fans lose their minds while Sami is down on the ground, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and the fans are dueling as Bron has Sami up top. Bron climbs up, brings Sami up, but Sami fires a HEADBUTT! Bron staggers back, but then he runs right back up! SUPER STEINER!! Cover, TWO!! Sami survives and Bron is beside himself! The fans bark while Sami flounders. Bron shouts, then trophy lifts! BREAKKER SLAM!! But Bron doesn’t cover, he backs up and roars! Bron runs in, to SPEAR!! But Bron isn’t done here, either! The straps come down, and he runs, runs, and SPEARS!! Cover, Bron scores!
Bron: 1; Sami: 1
We’re all tied up, and it all comes down to this! That is, if Sami’s still in this. The ref checks Sami while Bron paces. Sami is still conscious, so Bron storms over to cover. Sami ghost pins! TWO!! Sami almost snatched that one away! Bron UPPERCUTS Sami down for it! Sami flounders out, falls onto the desk, and Bron storms up. Bron SMACKS Sami off the desk! Bron sits Sami up, slides into the ring, but that’s just to refresh the count. Bron aims from the apron, to FLYING LARIATÂ onto and over the desk!! The fans are thunderous as Bron rises again! Bron leaves Sami behind to the mercy of the count.
The fans rally, and Sami stirs at 5 of 10. Sami flops off the desk at 7! Sami crawls, we’re at 9! Sami springs in at 9.99!! The fans are going nuts and Bron is pissed! Bron storms over to Sami, hoists him up top, and then climbs up again. Bron brings Sami to the very top, but Sami blocks the suplex! Sami fires body shots, then CLUBS away on Bron! The fans fire up as Sami adjusts to SUPER SUNSET BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!! Bron survives and Sami is beside himself! The fans rally and duel as hard as they can while Sami and Bron both flounder. Sami drags himself up with ropes, Bron runs in, and Sami clinches! Bron fights it with elbows!
Bron OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES! The fans bark, Bron runs in, Sami leaps over! Bron hits buckles, Sami rolls him up! TWO!! JUMP KNEE from Bron!! Sami crawls, Bron staggers up, and Bron builds speed again! But into a BOOT!! Cover, TWO!!! Bron is still in this and no one can believe it! “This is Awesome!” as Sami drags Bron to the drop zone. Sami hurries up top, but Bron rises. Bron runs right up again! Sami HEADBUTTS Bron away! And then AX HANDLEÂ into a SPEAR!!! Cover, Bron wins!!
Winner: Bron Breakker, by pinfall (still WWE Intercontinental Champion)
A Texas sized main event, and it took Texas sized stamina to win out! Bron just had one more shot to give than Sami, and now he is the top dog! Will anyone ever stop Bron from making this his era? Or will he just break opponent after opponent until there’s no one left?
My Thoughts:
Another awesome Raw here, with really wild stuff. Great opening segment with Rhea calling out Dom & Liv, as well as with Dom & Liv responding. Great bit with Priest showing up outta nowhere, and great brawl that helped segue into Priest VS Carlito. Priest of course won that, but of course Judgment Day came back around to attack. Though that seemed silly when you consider Rhea was chasing Liv the whole time. And while Judgment Day had a good group promo later, that also seemed a little redundant. But hey, a Mixed Tag is happening and I’m all for that. You can bet Priest pins Dom in that, but it will definitely set up Rhea VS Liv for Bad Blood all the same.
Very good stuff in this New Day VS Final Testament story, such as Woods being only partly excited about Odyssey Jones hanging around. Jones of course won his match tonight, and The Final Testament of course had to stir the pot. I appreciate Kross went with what I thought last week, accusing Kofi of making Jones the new Big E. And while Kofi does interrupt Woods, Kofi has a point: you can’t keep it 2v2 because Final Testament has five members, they’ll just interfere. The Six Man Tag will definitely be a make-or-break moment for New Day. Either New Day wins because Woods accepts Jones, or Woods screws New Day over to be his own man, just as Kross wants.
Good stuff in the Alpha Academy/American Made saga. Gable’s promo from France was good, but that Texas Tornado Tag was awesome. Fans love Otis, fans love Tozawa, but Ivy of course joins The Creeds and turns on Maxxine. This could definitely be a Mixed Six Tag, giving American Made another win before potentially circling back to the Wyatts. Another great promo from Bo, and it does help that the Wyatts now have a mission in mind. Obviously, part of that should be going after championships, and I’m not even sure it has to matter who they’re challenging because everyone should be afraid of The Wyatt Sick6.
Very good promos from Damage CTRL and the new “Pure Fusion Collective.” Not the best name for them, sounds a bit like a Yu-Gi-Oh card, but the tag match was great stuff. And with Alba & Isla “ruining” it, Triple Threat is a great move, that is going to be an awesome match next week. I feel like Alba & Isla find a way to retain, they’ve got a big story building on SmackDown that, for the most part, do need the titles. Now, that does damage DMG CTRL and PFC a bit, but it just doesn’t feel like things change. Granted, I’m not sure Jade & Bianca win the titles back, that’d be too easy, too.
Very good promos from Dunne and Sheamus, though Dunne really only reiterated what he said on NXT. And of course Dunne attacks Sheamus. They’ve gotta have more than just a regular match but we’ll wait and see. Great stuff with overlapping a segment with Randy Orton and Gunther to one with McIntyre and Punk. Orton hitting the RKO here is already an indicator that he won’t win at Bash In Berlin, he’ll just give Gunther an awesome defense. Punk’s promo explained what was already clear from on screen: Punk tricked McIntyre, and now they’ll have a Leather Strap match. Punk had a bloody Dog Collar match in AEW with MJF as a blowoff, you can bet this strap match with McIntyre will be awesome.
Great promo from Truth and Miz to set up Miz VS Bronson because of the clever misunderstanding. Miz VS Bronson went about as expected, and if not for Truth taking the Tsunamis for Miz, I would’ve thought Miz would turn on Truth over this being the last straw. Maybe Truth taking all that damage for Miz will make Miz feel bad and Awesome Truth will stay together a little longer. And then awesome stuff with the Intercontinental Championship. Good promo from Jey firing Sami up, and awesome match with Sami and Bron. I was actually surprised Sami took the first fall, but that is a good parallel to their feud to this point.
Bron winning out makes sense, though. Sami and Jey really can move on to feuding with Judgment Day, backing up Priest and Rhea when numbers start to get the better of The Terror Twins. And Bron himself can take on anyone and everyone as more a Tweener. The fans really like Bron, so they’ll likely bark and cheer him on whether it’s Bronson Reed or Pete Dunne or Chad Gable. Sheamus might have the edge on Bron, though. Maybe Dragunov will challenge Bron for Bash In Berlin, I’m pretty sure the European crowd still loves Dragunov. But even then, I think Bron retains.
My Score: 9/10
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Is Orange Cassidy coldblooded? Or just in control?
Before their AEW World Championship match at Full Gear, Jon Moxley puts Wheeler Yuta in Orange Cassidy’s way! Will Cassidy destroy The Decoder before going for The Maniac?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 8 Man Tag: Will Ospreay, Mark Davis, Ricochet & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS The Don Callis Family; The Don Callis Family wins.
- Kris Statlander VS Hikaru Shida; Kris wins.
- 2v1 Handicap: Bobby Lashley w/ The Hurt Syndicate VS Joe Keys & Cheeseburger; Lashley wins.
- Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli; Claudio wins.
- Orange Cassidy VS Wheeler Yuta w/ The Death Riders; Cassidy wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
8 Man Tag: Will Ospreay, Mark Davis, Ricochet & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS The Don Callis Family!
This All-Star 8 Man is going to make for a massive match! The Aerial Assassin, Dunk Zilla, The One & Only and the man the family foolishly forgot are now teamed together against Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, Brian Cage & Lance Archer! Will Ospreay lead this team to victory ahead of the grudge matches at Full Gear? Or will Callis’ Alpha, Aussie Arrow, Machine & Murderhawk Monster make sure #EverybodyDies?
Well forget sorting out, Ospreay leads his team in attacking the Callis Family right on the ramp! The fans fire up as Hobbs is after Archer, Davis is after Cage, and of course Ricochet is after Konosuke while Ospreay is after Kyle! Hobbs smacks Archer off railing, Kyle CLUBS Ospreay on the back, but Ospreay kicks low. Ospreay sends Kyle into railing, rips the tearaway pants right off him, and then LASHES him with them! Davis sends Cage into railing while Ospreay uses those pants to SLING Kyle into more railing! Davis CLUBS away on Cage, Ospreay blows snot on Kyle’s pants, and Davis sends Cage into more railing.
Kyle turns things around to send Ospreay into railing! Konosuke helps Cage against Davis but Hobbs still throws hands on Archer. Kyle CLUBS Ospreay, CLUBS Ricochet, but Konosuke puts Davis in the ring. The bell rings and this is finally a match. Konosuke headlocks Davis but Davis fires body shots. Davis powers up and out, but Konosuke RAMS him! The fans fire up as Davis stays up. Davis runs to RAM Konosuke! Konosuke stays up and the fans rally. Konosuke runs to RAM Davis, but Davis runs. Konosuke bypasses, leaps, but Davis catches him for a TOSS! And a SENTON! The fans fire up with Davis, and Ricochet reaches out.
Davis tags Ricochet in , then holds the way open, for Ricochet to FOSBURY FLOP onto Konosuke! But Cage CLOBBERS Davis! Cage then RAMS Ricochet into the apron, POSTS him, but Ospreay PENALTY KICKS Cage! The fans fire up as Ospreay goes up, but Kyle UPPERCUTS him! The fans boo as Kyle goes up, CLUBS away on Ospreay, and Ospreay falls to the floor. But now Hobbs is up! Kyle says wait! Then he fires hands! Hobbs just CHOPS Kyle! Hobbs climbs up to get Kyle, but Archer CLUBS Hobbs! Archer drags Hobbs down, throws hands, then puts Hobbs in between steps and post! Hobbs fights back, but Cage sends Ospreay into the steps!
The fans boo as Hobbs’ leg is crushed between steps and post! Archer puts Ricochet in the ring while a medic checks Hobbs. Archer brings Ricochet up but Ricochet slips free to fire off fast strikes! Hobbs is being helped to the back and Ospreay is concerned that this is now 4v3. Ricochet still fires strikes on Archer, but Archer grabs Ricochet by the neck! CHOKE- NO, Ricochet RANAS Archer first! Archer tumbles, stands up, and Ricochet springboards, but Archer CLOBBERS Him out of the sky! Archer BLASTS Davis, then catches Ospreay out of the air! Archer TOSSES Ospreay away and fans boo. But Ricochet springboards back in!
Archer catches Ricochet, and he CHOKE SLAMS Ricochet out onto Ospreay and Davis! The fans boo as the Don Callis Family is in control, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cage & Kyle flex to soak up the heat, then Archer goes out after Ospreay and the rest. Konosuke fetches Ricochet into the ring, waistlocks, and then brings him away from the corner. Archer beats up on Ospreay while Konosuke fires knees into Ricochet. Ricochet tumbles to ropes but Konosuke is on him. Davis fires hands on Archer, then sends him into railing! Davis fires more hands, but Konosuke CHOKES Ricochet at the ropes! The ref counts, Konosuke steps off and tags Kyle. Kyle stays between Ricochet and his corner. Kyle taunts Ricochet, stomps him around, then whips him to ropes. Kyle ELBOWS Ricochet down, then stalks him to a corner.
Kyle stomps away on Ricochet while Archer intimidates commentary. Kyle shouts at the camera while the ref counts, and Kyle steps off of Ricochet’s neck. Kyle bumps Ricochet off buckles, tags Cage, and Cage stands Ricochet up. Cage CHOPS Ricochet, then whips him to ropes for an ELBOW! Cage flexes while he taunts Ospreay & Davis. Cage drags Ricochet up but Ricochet RAMS him! And RAMS him! And fires forearms! Cage ROCKS Ricochet, then runs, but into a tiger wall kick and ENZIGIRI! Konosuke tags in and storms after Ricochet. Konosuke stomps Ricochet, then rains down fists! The ref reprimands while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Konosuke argues with the ref while Ospreay rallies the fans. Konosuke stays between Ricochet and his team, but Ricochet SLAPS Konosuke! Konosuke ROCKS Ricochet for it! Ricochet fires forearms and an UPPERCUT! Konosuke keeps Ricochet from his corner, reels Ricochet in, but Ricochet victory rolls! TWO, and Ricochet ducks a chop to handspring BACK ELBOW! The fans fire up while both men are down! Ricochet and Konosuke crawl, hot tags to Kyle and Ospreay! The fans fire up as these two fire fists and forearms! Kyle kicks and whips but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to CLOBBER Kyle!
Ospreay whips, Kyle reverses, Ospreay handsprings to NEURALIZER KICK! Kyle staggers, Konosuke tags back in! Ospreay dodges Konosuke to BLAST Cage & Archer! Ospreay fires fists on Konosuke, but Konosuke CLAWS Ospreay’s face! Konosuke runs, but Davis intercepts with a fireman’s carry! AUSSIE DENTAL PLAN! Or maybe in this case, just a United Empire Dental Plan! But in any case, Davis scoops Konosuke, for the LAWN DART CUTTER! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives but the fans fire up. Ospreay & Davis bring Konosuke up, double pump handle, but the #MurderMachines make the save!
Archer puts Davis in a corner, Cage ducks Ospreay’s haymaker to waistlock. Archer runs up, BOOT GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO! Davis fires hands on Archer but Cage waistlocks, ripcords, and ROCKS Davis! Then fireman’s carry into the ASSISTED NECKBREAKER! The fans boo but the Murder Machines DOUBLE RIPCORD Ospreay up for Konosuke’s BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and shocks everyone! Archer argues with the ref but the count was fair. Konosuke tags Kyle while fans rally up behind Ospreay. Kyle smirks as he stalks Ospreay. Kyle BOOTS Ricochet off the apron for good measure!
Kyle tells Ospreay that this is how he wants it, right? All about Ospreay! Kyle stomps away on Ospreay in the corner, then digs his boots in! The ref counts but wait! Here comes Hobbs! Hobbs hobbles but Kyle hurries to send Ospreay to the Callis corner. Tag to Konosuke and then Kyle slides out. Kyle runs up on Hobbs, but Hobbs CLOBBERS him! The fans fire up as Hobbs makes his way to the corner. Ospreay fights free of the corner but Konosuke holds him back! Ospreay fires forearms, reaches out, repeat! The fans rally as hard as they can, but Konosuke reels Ospreay in! Konosuke hits a back suplex, but Ospreay lands out!
Ospreay dodges Konosuke, hot tag to Hobbs! The Powerhouse powers up to rally on Konosuke! The fans fire up as Hobbs TOSSES Kyle, but the Murder Machines attack! They reel Hobbs in, but Hobbs fights the double suplex! The fans fire up but the Murder Machines double whip. Hobbs DOUBLE LARIATS! The fans fire up as Hobbs has targets in all corners! SPLASH for Konosuke! SPLASH for Cage! SPLASH for Kyle! SPLASH for Archer! The fans are thunderous and Hobbs brings the straps down. Archer kicks low, then runs, but Hobbs dodges, to SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up again, and Hobbs tags Davis!
Davis runs up to BOOT Konosuke, BOOT him again, but Konosuke just fires up! Ospreay CANNONBALLS onto Kyle while Konosuke fires hands! Konosuke spins, but Davis DECKS him! Davis roars, stands Konosuke up, but Konosuke backdrops back! POWER- NO, Davis stops the knee to ENZIGIRI! Davis gut wrenches Konosuke, for a PILEDRIVER!! Cover, KYLE BREAKS IT! The fans boo but now Aussie Open is face to face! Kyle pie faces Davis, talks trash, but Davis glares at him. Kyle SLAPS Davis, so Davis TACKLES Kyle! Davis throws hands, Kyle gets up, and Davis runs up! Kyle dodges and Konosuke DECKS Davis!
Ricochet springboards, FLYING LARIAT on Konosuke! But Cage POP-UP POWERBOMBS Ricochet! Hobbs SPINEBUSTERS Cage! Archer CHOKE SLAMS Hobbs! Ospreay hits the PIP PIP CHEERIO FOREARM on Archer! Ospreay dares Kyle to man up and fight him! Kyle snarls, gets in, and they fire forearms again! Kyle swings, Ospreay catches him, but Kyle breaks the full nelson with an elbow! Ospreay HOOK KICKS Kyle! Ospreay runs, Kyle dodges, but then Ospreay slips through the lariat! Kyle slips through the bomb, hoists Ospreay up, but Ospreay slips free! Kyle ducks the hook kick to SUPERKICK! Kyle runs, into the SPANISH FLY!!
The fans are thunderous as Ospreay takes aim from a corner! Kyle rises, so does Davis, and Ospreay runs up, Kyle uses Davis as a shield from the HIDDEN BLADE!! Ospreay freaks out, Kyle SUPERKICKS Ospreay out of the ring! Then Kyle DIVES onto Ospreay! Konosuke brings down his kneepad, aims at Davis, POWER DRIVE KNEE!!! Cover, Don Callis Family wins!!
Winners: The Don Callis Family, by pinfall
The Alpha stands tall over Davis as friendly fire takes out Ospreay’s team. But what happens when things divide into 1v1 matches? Will Konosuke still be International Champion after he and Ricochet go #OuttaThisWorld? Will Kyle prove that he IS The Protostar after tearing down Will Ospreay?
Jon Moxley & The Death Riders speak.
“Despite recent discoveries that Orange Cassidy is a snake, coldblooded, uncaring, unmoving, a serpent lurking in the darkest corners of the battlefield, my objective remains the same, my job on Saturday night remains the same. You may be this borderline sociopath, you may be a great guy just like everybody thinks. I don’t care if you’re a great guy. I don’t care what kind of person you are. When the bell rings on Saturday night, and the AEW World Championship hangs in the balance, you are a threat to my people. And I will destroy you.
“There’s so much more going on behind Orange Cassidy’s eyes than any of us could’ve imagined. You may make it to Full Gear with your mind in tact, but your body… For that matter, Darby Allin’s body… Still up for grabs.” Claudio jumps in, speaking in German about what he’ll do to Darby. Then in English, he says, “Tonight, I’m gonna end you.” Moxley pats Claudio on the shoulder. Will The Maniac’s top henchmen do his dirty work for him when they dismantle Cassidy & Darby? Or will it just be fuel on the fire for Freshly Squeezed & The Relentless One? Speaking of…
Darby Allin speaks.
“Claudio, I’m gonna keep this really short. Let’s not forget you’re the one who put the chair around Bryan’s neck and pulled the trigger on his career. Every single one of you Death Riders will have your day. And Claudio, today’s your day.” Will Moxley’s men be dealt with in brutal fashion before he suffers the same?
The Hurt Syndicate arrive.
Renee Paquette waits in the parking lot as an SUV pulls up, and she welcomes Montel Vontavious Porter, Shelton Benjamin & Bobby Lashley to the show. She heard MVP has a surprise in store, what’s he got planned? MVP says yes, there is a special treat for the AEW audience, and that is this announcement: The All Mighty Bobby Lashley will be in action here tonight on Dynamite in Reading, Pennsylvania, prior to his PPV debut on Saturday! Renee asks if MVP is at all concerned to put Lashley in a match- OH NO, Swerve attacks!! Swerve knocks Lashley over, then laughs as he gets away!
Shelton helps Lashley up but that ambush might’ve been with Swerve’s own silver chain. Will Lashley elect not to compete tonight after all? Or is he about to make an example out of whatever poor soul is put in front of him?
Adam Cole is here!
Reading fires up as the Panama City Playboy makes his way to the ring. They join in with the “BOOM!” and “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” Cole grabs a mic to ask, “Who’s ready for Storytime with Adam Cole, Baybay?” Reading sure is ready! Cole wishes so so badly that he could get his hands on MJF this Saturday, but he’s not. MJF did everything in his power to make sure he and Cole didn’t fight on Saturday, and he succeeded. But do you know who else succeeded last week? Roderick Strong did! The fans cheer as Cole says he and Roddy have the exact same goal: Give MJF the ass whooping of a lifetime! And that is exactly what happens at Full Gear!
The fans cheer, and wait, Kyle O’Reilly makes his way out here. The longtime friend of Cole & Roddy makes his way out here, and already has a mic. Kyle isn’t sure if Cole remembers, but 14 years ago, right here in Reading, PA, Cole and Kyle had their second match ever against each other. They’ve come a long way. Being associated with Cole has given Kyle some incredible highs, and some serious lows. And through those lows, Kyle knows Cole better than anyone. Which makes Kyle the only one willing to tell Cole the truth. The truth is, this crusade against MJF has got to end before someone gets hurt.
This obsession, Cole needs to wash his hands of it. His ankle has already been reconstructed, what’s next? Cole has friends willing to take a bullet for him, Kyle included, but Cole has got to stop having his friends fight his battles. Roddy barely makes it out alive last week, and now he wants to fight MJF! He wants to END MJF, all because of Cole. Kyle just doesn’t have a good feeling about any of this. Cole asks Kyle what he’s trying to say here. Kyle doesn’t think Roddy can handle MJF? Kyle asks Cole if he really thinks MJF isn’t already three steps ahead. MJF hasn’t been here for weeks but he’s pulling all the strings.
Cole should know that dealing with MJF is like playing with fire, and Kyle doesn’t wanna see his friends get burned. Cole needs to realize why so many of his friends are willing to go to war for him, and it’s because he is a great leader, an elite pro-wrestler, and a great friend, who doesn’t wanna see his friends get hurt. At least, so Kyle thinks. But Cole has to face facts: MJF is more of an evil bastard than Cole will ever be, and that is a good thing. Kyle drops his mic and walks away. Cole drops his mic, and has a lot to think about. Does Kyle have a point? Can Cole just let Roddy handle MJF and then move on?
Orange Cassidy speaks.
“A little later tonight, I’m gonna make an example out of you, Wheeler Yuta. And I’m gonna show everybody exactly what I’m gonna do this Saturday to you, Jon Moxley. And that’s walk down to that ring and beat you, alone.” But The Conglomeration steps in. Mark Briscoe has Rocky Romero & Tomohiro Ishii with him as he asks Cassidy, “What sense does that make, man?” Moxley said himself, there’s five Death Riders, one Cassidy. Conglomeration has his back, they are here for him. Cassidy says no, no one else needs to get hurt. Get hurt? What’s Cassidy talking about? The Conglomeration are ready to scrap!
PLEASE!! Cassidy is asking them… They don’t have to believe him or even understand him. But just promises him they’ll stay back here. If Cassidy insists, then so be it. Cassidy says there you have it, Jon. Five of you, one of him. Do what you’re gonna do. Because at Full Gear, Moxley’s gonna need all the help he can get. Cassidy is himself wanting the best for his friends, but will that work out for the betterment of AEW? Or is he just playing into Moxley’s hands?
Kris Statlander VS Hikaru Shida!
The #BornAgainKristen bodied the bullies that are Mercedes Mone & Kamille the last time she saw them, but she still needs to tune up for Full Gear. However, taking on the THREE-TIME AEW Women’s World Champion might be more than just a workout. Win, lose or draw, will the Shining Samurai get Kris ready for The CEO?
The bell rings, Kris and Shida shake hands and the fans applaud. The two circle, tie up, and Kris wrenches to a wristlock. Shida handsprings and wrenches back, then hammerlocks. Kris reaches back, hits a headlock takeover, but Shida headscissors. Kris kips free and the fans cheer while the two reset. Shida and Kris circle again while the fans fire up. The two tie up, Shida wrenches and hammerlocks, then CLUBS Kris on the back. Shida CLUBS Kris again, then waistlocks. Kris fights the lift with elbows, then switches. Kris SLAMS Shida, then flips her over. Shida kips up to arm-drag Kris! Kris ends up in a corner, and Shida runs up to KNEE her!
Shida climbs up and the fans cheer as she rains down fists! But Kris stops Shida at 5 and carries her out of the corner! Shida slips free, Kris blocks a lariat to SWEEP the leg! STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Shida is tough and she goes to ropes, but Kris whips her to a corner. Kris runs up but into a RANA! Kris cartwheels through! Then she CLOBBERS Shida! The fans fire up while Kris flexes. Kris drags Shida into a motorcycle stretch but Shida endures. The fans rally up and Shida fights to her feet. Shida arm-drags Kris down, and wraps her in a straitjacket stretch! Kris fights up with a bridge, but Shida hops on!
The fans rally while Kris RAMS Shida into a corner! Shida holds onto the straitjacket and pulls! The ref counts, Shida lets go at 4, and then MISSILE DROPKICKS! Kris tumbles and the fans duel as Shida fires up! Shida goes outside, drags Kris to the apron, and CLUBS her! Shida runs to KNEE LIFT! Kris flops to the floor and fans cheer while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Shida brings Kris up again, and whips her into railing hard! Kris writhes, Shida drags her up, and then Shida whips Kris into more railing! Kris writhes again and Shida refreshes the ring count. Shida sits Kris in a corner to rain down fists! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands, so Shida stops. Shida brings Kris around, pushes her into the ring, and then stalks her. Shida stomps Kris around, brings her up, and snap suplexes! Kris writhes but Shida brings her up again. Shida then snap suplexes Kris into a corner! Shida drags Kris to a cover, TWO! Kris stays in this but Shida stays on her with a chinlock stretch!
Kris endures being bent back, and she reaches out with her free arm. Shida pulls back more but Kris rises up! Shida is again a backpack, but then she slips down. Kris fires body shots, slips around and lifts for a BIG back suplex! Kris huffs ‘n’ puffs as she rises up, but then Shida dodges the sliding forearm! Ghost pin! TWO, and Kris has a cradle! TWO! Shida ROCKS Kris, but Kris PELES! Shida staggers, but she comes back to ENZIGIRI! Both women are down and the fans fire up! The ref checks both women and they’re okay to continue, so a standing count begins. Shida and Kris stir at about 4 of 10, then rise up at 6.
Kris grabs Shida, but Shida fires a forearm! Dynamite returns to single picture as the shots go back and forth. Shida fires a flurry, then whips Kris to ropes. Kris ducks ‘n’ dodges, then dodges a knee! SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up with Kris as she whips Shida to a corner. Kris runs up to UPPERCUT, then she goes side to side for a KNEE LIFT! Shida ends up in ropes but Kris reels her in. Fisherman BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Shida survives and the fans fire up again! Kris hoists Shida up, gut wrenches, but Shida slips free! DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Shida eggs Kris on, then dodges her to fire forearms! Kris just shakes her head!
Shida fires more shots, but Kris fireman’s carries! But Shida slips free, straitjacket roll-up! TWO!! KNEE STRIKE! And then short arm LARIAT! Shida takes aim, but she starts to doubt the Katana! Shida runs up but Kris dodges the boot to then scoop and INVERTED SLAM! Then Kris aims, DISCUS- NO, Shida backslides her! TWO!! Shida reels Kris in, suplexes, FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO?!? Kris survives and Shida is shocked! Shida brings Kris up but Kris fires body shots and forearms! Shida ROCKS Kris, but Kris wrenches to kick! Kris runs, but into the JUMP KNEE! Shida hurries to suplex, but Kris turns it around!
Shida slips out of Kris’ suplex to slip around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Shida roars, aims, KATA- NO, Kris gut wrenches! Tuck and STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!! Cover, Kris wins!!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall
Shida gave Kris a powerful match, but clearly Shida has to iron out her own crisis of confidence. Kris still shows Shida respect by helping her up. But wait, here comes Mercedes Mone & Kamille! The fans boo The CEO & Brickhouse but Mone has a mic. “Readiiiiing~! Say hello to your C E O!” The fans boo instead. Mone asks Kamille if she wants to hear a fun fact about Pennsylvania. The 76ers have had yet another terrible season! Embarrassing~! But shoutouts to Mone’s Celtics for another incredible victory. The fans boo Boston but Mone says another person with an incredible win was Kris Statlander. Mone is rarely impressed by her competition.
Does anyone else want to hear another fun fact? “NO!!” Well, Mone has held the TBS Championship longer than Kris! So at Full Gear, Mone will NOT lose, because she is The CEO, the greatest TBS Champion of all time! And she will NEVER lose this title! Fans tell The CEO to STFU, but Mone tells Kamille go get the job done! She is so pissed off! GO! NOW! Kamille walks up the steps past Mone, but with only one good arm! Mone says hurry up, but Kamille looks at both Shida and Kris. Kamille takes as swing, but Kris blocks to ROCK her! Shida QUESTION MARK KICKS Kamille! Then Kris & Shida TOSS The Brickhouse!
Shida goes out after Kamille, but then Mone goes after Kris! Mone goes for the backstabber, but Kris holds onto ropes! Mone is almost stuck up there, but Kris pops her around! STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!! The fans fire up as Kris stands tall over The CEO! Will Kris once again become the Face of TBS? Or will Mone find a way to win even without her insurance policy?
The Hurt Syndicate has a cameraman with them.
MVP says hold on, he and Shelton have found Swerve. They go after the man in the big fur jacket, but that’s not Swerve! Swerve gave his jacket to the guy, but MVP & Shelton still beat this guy up for helping Swerve. MVP says they’ll find Swerve later, Lashley has his match up next. And it’ll be a 2-on-1 Handicap?! The All Mighty really IS mad, what poor duo is about to be destroyed?
AEW hears from Jay White and Hangman Adam Page.
“Hangman. You and I are on that same path to that same destination, trying to grasp at that same prize. 2024 still has some time left for The Switchblade to share the spotlight with Hangman once more!” But the Blackhat Cowboy asks White if he knows “Who the hell I am?! I am the Hangman! I am THE man! They named this whole godforsaken PPV after ME!” White says when he makes Hangman TAP, it will be a public declaration! But Hangman says White can’t make him tap, even if his life depended on it! These two vicious gunslingers will write one more chapter in their storied rivalry, but who comes out riding off into the sunset?
2v1 Handicap: Bobby Lashley w/ The Hurt Syndicate VS Joe Keys & Cheeseburger!
The All Mighty thought he’d have an easy night getting in a little warm-up, but The Realest quickly reminded him why he’s the most dangerous man in AEW! Lashley’s now doubling down to make a point, will there be nothing left of Keys & Cheese after tonight?
The bell rings and while the fans rally for Cheeseburger, he and Keys each argue the other should start. Lashley runs up and TOSSES Burger across the ring! Keys runs away, Lashley runs to RAM into Burger! Lashley brings Burger up, Keys runs in, but Lashley catches him for a COMPLETE SHOT DDT COMBO! Lashley drags Keys up and TOSSES him out! Lashley then turns to look at Burger in the corner. The fans rally for Burger, but Lashley CLOBBERS him! The fans boo but MVP & Shelton high-five Lashley. Lashley drags Burger up to gut wrench, Canadian Rack, and DOMINATOR! Keys runs in to break the cover!
The fans cheer Keys as he fires hands, but Lashley just gets angrier! Keys short arm LARIATS, but Lashley stays up! Keys runs, into a MILE HIGH SPINEBUSTER! Lashley storms around, then aims at Keys. Keys staggers into the SPEAR! Lashley isn’t done there, and he clamps on the HURT LOCK! Keys can’t open that lock, he is OUT! Lashley wins!
Winner: Bobby Lashley, by submission
MVP & Shelton join Lashley in the ring to celebrate, but then “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” The fans fire up, and here comes Prince Nana with a chair! Nana eggs the Hurt Syndicate on so Shelton storms out after Nana. MVP watches the rest of ringside for Swerve, but Swerve slides out from under the ring! The fans fire up as Swerve slips in to CHAIN PUNCH Lashley!! MVP gets on the apron but Swerve DECKS MVP with a chain punch! And then Shelton eats a chain punch! The fans are thunderous as Swerve aims, and hits a HOUSE CALL on Lashley! Swerve hurries to the top rope, and he gives Lashley a KILL STOMP!!
The fans are thunderous as Swerve stands over Lashley! MVP & Shelton get up and get in, but Swerve escapes, chain draped on his neck! Will AEW then, now and forever be whose house? “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”
Backstage interview with Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa.
Renee is now with the AEW Women’s World Champion and her best friend, the Rev-Pro Undisputed British Women’s Champion. They are planning their Championship Champagne Celebration for Full Gear, BUT Friday Night Rampage will feature the two of them teaming up for the first time in just over a year. Mariah says no champion deserves a celebration more than her. Her rise to the top was meteoric, and her reign will be historic. She takes ish and makes it shine, any time and any show, against anyone. In Mariah’s division, you hold this title, or you die.
Mina says yes, Mariah has been working so hard. She came back to tell her she is so very proud. And Mina will give Mariah a celebration she’ll never forget! Mariah says the “H Cup Angel” (Mina) and the “Woman from Hell” (Mariah herself) are going to make Rampage into Glampage. Everyone wants Mina, but Mina wants Mariah. And then… They’ll dance! These two shimmy and shake their way out, will they finally be toasting their victories at Full Gear?
Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli w/ The Death Riders!
The Relentless One told The Swiss Superman that revenge was coming, and here is Darby’s chance! Will Darby avenge Bryan Danielson? Or will he just be the next to fall?
The bell rings and Darby stares Claudio down. Darby takes some deep breaths then circles with Claudio. Darby slips around to waistlock but Claudio flings him off, only for Darby to roll to his feet. They circle again, and the fans rally behind Darby. Darby and Claudio feel things out, tie up, and Darby headlocks. Claudio lifts Darby but Darby thrashes the hold. Claudio throws Darby off, runs up, but Darby uses that to get around and springboard arm-drag! The fans fire up while Claudio bails out, and Darby taunts Claudio with some drop steps. Claudio snarls, but then Darby fakes him out with a slingshot!
Claudio is annoyed and takes a swing but Darby slingshots up and over! Darby taunts Claudio again while the fans rally up. Claudio cools off before he storms up the steel steps. Claudio pops Darby up but Darby keeps from hitting buckles! Darby ELBOWS Claudio away, goes up, then leaps, but Claudio catches him! Claudio SLAMS Darby down, flips him back to his feet, but Darby slips around to waistlock. O’Conner Roll, TWO! Darby springboards to SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Claudio bails out but the fans fire up. Darby goes up a corner, and he SUPER COFFIN SPLASHES into a waistlock! Claudio swings and THROWS Darby away!
Darby staggers to his feet but Claudio runs up, to POUNCE Darby into railing! Darby writhes against the railing, but Claudio runs up to UPPERCUT Darby up and over! Fans freak out as Darby hits the floor! Claudio leaves Darby behind while the ring count climbs, but Darby drags himself up at 7. Claudio goes back out after Darby to suplex! Claudio holds Darby up while he marches up the steps! The fans fire up for this feat of strength and balance, and then Claudio TOSSES Darby back into the ring! Darby writhes again while Claudio steps back in. Claudio stalks Darby, talks some trash, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Claudio looms over Darby, then deadlift gut wrenches for a GUTBUSTER! And then another GUTBUSTER! And then another GUTBUSTER! Darby writhes while Claudio stands over him again. Claudio watches Darby crawl towards a corner and stalks him. Claudio drags Darby up, brings him around, and ROCKS Darby with a forearm! Darby pushes Claudio, then CHOPS! Claudio DECKS Darby! Darby tumbles out of the ring! The ref wants Claudio to stay back while Darby drags himself up. Darby is back in before the count starts, but then Claudio DOUBLE STOMPS him! Claudio kicks Darby around, then clamps on with a neck wrench!
Darby endures, fights up, but Claudio powers him down. Darby BITES Claudio’s hand! The ref reprimands but Darby fires off forearms on Claudio. Claudio HIP TOSSES Darby up and out of the ring! Darby hits the floor and flounders around while the ref reprimands Claudio. Claudio again waits on Darby, and then he DOUBLE STOMPS Darby the moment he’s in! The ref counts as Claudio stands on Darby at the ropes. Claudio steps off at 4, brings him around, and clamps on an armlock and chinbar. Darby endures, fights around, and manages to fireman’s carry Claudio! But Claudio rains down elbows! HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL even!
Claudio clamps on with a double wristlock and he grinds Darby down. Darby still endures and the fans rally up again. Darby fights around and Dynamite returns to single picture. Darby fires body shots but Claudio knees low! Claudio then HIP TOSSES Darby into a corner! Darby tumbles out of the ring but Claudio pursues! Claudio SWINGS Darby into railing! Then Claudio fireman’s carries, to TOSS Darby back in the ring! Claudio storms in while Darby flounders away. Darby flops back out of the ring but Claudio pursues him again. Darby trips Claudio up and traps him in the apron skirt! Darby then fires forearms, and BITES Claudio’s ear!
The fans fire up but Claudio shoves Darby away. Darby slides into the ring then DIVES onto Claudio! And then runs to DIVE again! Down goes Claudio and the fans fire up! Darby crawls over to bring Claudio up and into the ring. The fans fire up as Darby climbs up a corner, though slowly given all the damage to his back. That lets Claudio trip Darby up! Darby is stuck up top, and Claudio climbs up after him. Claudio gut wrenches for a SUPER GUT WRENCH PLEX!! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives and Claudio can’t believe it! The fans fire up but Claudio calls for the swing! Claudio grabs the legs, but Darby twists to a victory roll! TWO!!
Claudio escapes and runs up, but Darby ducks ‘n’ dodges, roll and- WHOA, Claudio has to fight to stay up, and then he deadlifts Darby! Darby pops through to CODE RED!! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives and the fans fire up again! “This is Awesome!” as Darby and Claudio crawl for ropes. Claudio runs up to UPPERCUT! And UPPERCUT again and again and again! The ref backs Claudio off, but then Claudio fires off body shots! Darby flops over but Claudio has the legs. Claudio FLIPS Darby up and over the ropes, but Darby lands on the apron! Claudio BOOTS Darby down! The ref wants Claudio to hold on but Claudio goes out after Darby.
Claudio drags Darby by his legs, then SWINGS him around! Into steel steps!! The fans lose their minds, the ref reprimands Claudio, but Claudio doesn’t care. The fans tell Claudio he is sick, but Claudio TOSSES Darby over the announce desk!! Schiavone, Excalibur & Matt Menard narrowly avoid becoming collateral damage! But Claudio clears the desk and brings Darby up. Claudio puts Darby on the desk, then stands over him. The ref reprimands but Claudio just ignores him. Claudio drags Darby up, and gorilla presses him! SUPER DUPER TOSS onto the timekeeper’s table!! The fans lose their minds as Darby is down but that table’s somehow still standing!
The ref checks on Darby but Claudio storms right over! The ref tells Claudio to stop so they go to the ring. Claudio lets the ring count start, and yet Darby somehow stirs at 4 of 10! The fans rally as hard as they can and Darby crawls his way over! Darby is still far away at 7! But then he powers up and LEAPS in at 9!! But Claudio LARIATS Darby inside-out!! Cover, Claudio wins!
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall
Darby truly is relentless, with durability like no other, but it just wasn’t enough against the strength and brutality of Claudio! Will no one stop The Death Riders from running roughshod over AEW?
Backstage interview with Private Party.
Renee is with Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy and brings up that at Full Gear, the AEW World Tag Team Championships are on the line in a Fatal 4 Way. Private Party takes on The Acclaimed, The Outrunners and The Kings of the Black Throne. In such a match, the champs do NOT have to be pinned or submitted to lose their titles, so what is their strategy? Brother Zay says they obviously can’t tell her that, the other teams are watching. But it seems like the odds are against them. Fortunately, the odds have been against them their whole lives, their whole careers, just like against The Young Bucks.
But look what happened: Private Party defied the odds, beat The Bucks, and are your AEW World Tag Team Champions. That is the same thing that happens on Saturday. They leave Newark, New Jersey still your tag team champions. Because there ain’t no party like a Private Party, that’s a flex. Oh, speaking of! It’s AJ & Big Justice! They’re fired up to be here, but Justice wants to know what that face Zay made was last week. Oh, right, this one, with the chin scratching. And AJ says they’ve got a BIG announcement coming up after this! Maybe some double chunk chocolate cookies? BOOM!!
A green Porsche Taycan pulls up to the middle of nowhere.
And out steps MJF. The Wolf of Wrestling tells the hobo to “go get it” as he throws spare change off to the side like birdseed. MVP then sits back and tells Roderick Strong, “You’ve been through so much. The kid who grew up trailer park trash with two abusive alcoholic parents. For crying out loud! Your own mother shot your father right in front of you. That’s traumatizing. And as you know, Roddy, trauma is the result of an overwhelming sense of danger, powerlessness and fear. However, healing is a result of feeling safe, empowered and supported. That’s why you’d do anything for Cole. He makes you feel all those positive things that you lacked.
“It’s why I was no different than you. It’s why I trusted him. Unfortunately, the difference between you and I: Cole for me was a mirage of what I wanted him to be. A fraud, a liar. And whilst Cole is a fraud, I do actually believe deep down, in his narcissistic, sociopathic, frail, feeble frame, is a man who cares about Roderick Strong. This is precisely why upon further contemplation, I am happy you won, Roddy. Because I want Adam Cole to watch a person he cares about suffer! And because of your White trash upbringing, you aren’t intelligent enough to realize that you don’t have a prayer. And I’m sending you back to where you belong. To your grimy little trailer park.
“And after the match, you’ll be in so much physical anguish, you’ll wish your mother hadn’t shot your father, but instead shot you.” As if this scumbag couldn’t stoop any lower, he brings up Roddy’s past to hurt him. But will Roddy make sure MJF’s future is the one full of pain and suffering?
Backstage interview with AJ & Big Justice.
Renee is with the Costco Tiktok sensations and says that in the Full Gear Zero Hour, we will see #BigBoomAJ take on QT Marshall in a match 20 YEARS in the making. AJ says it may have been 20 years in the making for QT, this all started for AJ when QT threw the double chunk chocolate cookies down! Renee says AJ has not been in the ring in those 20 years, is he concerned about how his body will hold up? AJ isn’t worried about that, because he just has one strategy, and that’s the strategy they use each and every day. That strategy is to bring the BOOM~! But hey, there’s another special announcement.
Because when AJ rings QT’s bell, and he Power-Booms QT right in the middle of that ring, there is only one guy they want ringing the bell: Big Justice’s best friend, THE RIZZLER! Time to bring the BOOM~! Will QT be sleeping on the mat for The Rizzler? Will he be skibidi? Fanum Tax? Why are those even words?
Tony Schiavone is on stage.
And he welcomes out The Undisputed Kingdom! The fans cheer as Roderick Strong makes his way out, accompanied by Matt Taven & Mike Bennett. Schiavone brings up Roddy VS MJF at Full Gear, and we just heard all that disgusting stuff MJF had to say. Roddy’s response is that to be honest, he has not slept a wink since last week. IT is finally happening! Roddy feels like a kid on Christmas morning. He finally gets his hands on “MAAAAAX~!” The fans echo that, and Roddy says if MJF was here tonight, and not hiding out there, Roddy would ask him: Is Roddy supposed to be ashamed of his childhood?
Is Roddy supposed to be ashamed of his parents? You don’t think Roddy’s heard that stuff before? His whole LIFE, that is what people brought up! His mom’s an addict, his dad’s an addict, mom shot dad. Good job, Max, you made Roddy feel like he was in elementary school again. And people may look at Roddy’s past and feel sorry for him, but Roddy asks us not to. Because looking at MJF, Roddy feels sorry for him. Understand this, Max. With Roddy’s life, he learned that to get the most out of life, you have to earn it. If you wanna break the cycle, you have to earn it. And that is what Roddy’s done ever since he was a kid!
And now looking at MJF, he’s been spoon-fed everything. And when something doesn’t go his way or something happens and he doesn’t like it, MJF throws a temper tantrum like a baby until that changes. So Roddy wants MJF to do something for him: Look in the mirror and think about all the things that MJF has done to people. The manipulating, the backstabbing, the using. MJF needs to realize, when the bell rings at Full Gear, MJF will pay for all those sins. With every chop, with every punch, with every elbow, with every backbreaker! And when it is all over, Roddy walks to his hotel room for the best night of sleep in his life because he earned it.
Especially because Roddy will know he has broken MJF’s back, and left him humbled! Roddy is all fired up, and the fans are with him! Will MJF finally get what’s coming to him? Or will he give Roddy nightmares for the rest of his life?
AEW shares footage taken from last Saturday night.
First, a recap video of Daniel Garcia thwarting Jack Perry’s attempts to abduct and torture Matthew Menard, as well as the joyride they took in the Scapegoat bus, with Perry as the hood ornament. And now, they have Perry strapped into a chair, the bus headlights as the only source of light. Menard is behind the camera as he asks Perry how he’s feeling. How’d that work out for him, huh? Garcia splashes Perry with water to wake him up, and says “Let’s have a conversation. I’m all ears.” Perry chuckles and says Garcia thinks he’s so much better than him. Look at where they are! Garcia shouts back that he doesn’t wanna be here!
Garcia just wants to wrestle, but AEW is full of savages! Perry tried to take Daddy Magic’s life! And those in power just sit back and watch, pretending that nothing’s going on. So what do they do? Gotta take the power back, right? Perry counters with, “Everybody’s got a code. Everybody cares about right and wrong until it costs them something. Until they have to SACRIFICE!” Garcia gets in Perry’s face, grabs him by the mouth, and says Perry’s always going on about sacrifice but Perry has no idea what Garcia’s had to go through! Perry has NO idea what Garcia’s had to sacrifice to be here!
Garcia knows where Perry wants him to go, but Garcia promises that he’s never gonna go there. Perry smirks, then SPITS in Garcia’s face. Garcia wipes that off his face and says bet. Garcia’s got something for Perry, so just wait right there. Garcia goes to the bus while Perry mockingly asks what he’s gonna do. Menard tells shut up, Jack! Life must be so hard for him! What’s Jack got to be sad about?! Garcia comes back and he has a crowbar! Perry dares him to go ahead. Garcia raises the bar, but he SMASHES up the bus! Garcia throws the crowbar away and Perry laughs. Is that it? Garcia tells Menard they’ll get out of here. What? Where’s Garcia going?
Perry says yeah, walk away. Menard tells Perry that Garcia’s gonna whoop his ass! Just wait! Menard leaves, Perry shouts into the night, but will The Face of TNT soon be the one sacrificed for the greater good?
Renee Paquette presides over the ROH World Championship contract signing.
She welcomes us backstage to the signing for this match, which will happen next week, Dynamite: Thanksgiving Eve, in Chicago. The challenger, Tomohiro Ishii, is on her left, and the champion, Chris Jericho, is on her right. Jericho, as champion, you have the honors to sign first. Jericho smiles and waves as he says, “Hi, guys.” But Renee, you should know better. A champion of Jericho’s caliber does not just sign a contract thrust at his face randomly. He has a whole legal team that needs to approve this contract. Renee says it was sent to said legal team last week. Oh, really? What about today? The now! Jericho lives in the now!
Jericho says he’ll get this checked by his legal eagles one more time. But for now, wait here. Choto matte kudesai. Jericho steps around the corner and then down the hall. He smiles at his own picture on the wall. What a good looking guy. But wait, Ishii has followed Jericho to the hall. Jericho is a bit worried as he keeps moving. Jericho tries to block Ishii’s path but a trash can isn’t enough. Jericho tells staffers that Ishii wants to talk to them. They step in the way but Ishii pushes them aside. Jericho moves faster, pushes more people in the way, but Ishii pushes them aside. Was that RJ City?
Jericho goes up some stairs but Ishii follows. Ishii’s even gaining ground! Jericho goes through a doorway and ends up in the concourse! Fans cheer as Jericho and Ishii keep up their cat ‘n’ mouse game. Jericho decides to go into the stands! Ishii follows, and they head down the bleachers towards ringside! Jericho hurries over railing but so does Ishii. They go into the ring, and now Jericho tells Ishii to stop following him! Jericho wants a mic, a mic is brought, and Jericho says hey, listen, Ishii. Jericho would sign this contract, but he doesn’t have a pen. Ishii has a pen! Oh. Ishii clicks it for Jericho, and pushes it into him.
Jericho takes the pen, looks at the contract again, and still hesitates. Jericho signs his part, and then hands things over to Ishii. But then BRYAN KEITH & BIG BILL ATTACK! It was all a massive set-up! Bad Apple & Redwood beat down Stone Pitbull, and then sit him up! Jericho has the pen ready, but here comes The Conglomeration! Mark Briscoe & Rocky Romero rush in, and Mark TACKLES Jericho! Rocky fires off on Bill while Mark CHOKES Jericho! Keith saves Jericho from Mark but Mark fires hands on Keith! The fans fire up, but then Bill SKYSCRAPER- NO, Mark UPPERCUTS Bill first! Rocky adds on!
The fans fire up as The Conglomeration pinballs Bill, and then Ishii CLOBBERS him! Bill tumbles out, but Rocky DIVES! Bill is sent into railing! Keith stands up, into a kick and underhooks! JAY DRILLER! Jericho stands up, Ishii has him, and hits a BRAINBUSTER!! Conglomeration stands tall over The Learning Tree and his Branches, and now Ishii signs his part! The match is now official, and Ishii is looking to take a bite out of Jericho! Will The Conglomeration have the ROH World Championship to be thankful for this year?
Backstage interview with Jamie Hayter.
Renee is with the former AEW Women’s World Champion and notes that last time, we were going to hear from her, only for her to be interrupted by Julia Hart. What is Hayter’s reaction to that? Well, yeah, she isn’t angry, but she is baffled why Julia chose to interrupt Hayter. They’ve never really spoken or interacted, or even wrestled each other. Hayter is just curious as to why Julia felt it was okay to do that. Granted, Julia can do whatever she wants, Hayter moves to the beat of her own drum just as much as Julia. But… if Julia wants to have a chat-
Uh oh, something is happening to the video! Brody King’s message echoes, “It’s time to come home.” Julia Hart walks through the woods. Brody says The House is her foundation. She has seen her rebirth. Now it is time to rebuild. She has woken up stronger, more determined, and more dangerous than ever. Julia aims her arrow to shoot down a target: her past self. Her obstacles are just bull’s eyes. She is the Princess of the Black Throne, and the Keeper of Secrets. She is Julia Hart, and her heart grows harder. She hits her mark, but will she find Hayter Hits Hard?
Orange Cassidy VS Wheeler Yuta!
Freshly Squeezed has been accused of being coldblooded and uncaring, but he got pretty heated as he told The Conglomeration to keep themselves safe tonight. He goes 1v1 with The Decoder, a young man who was once Cassidy’s student, and who left him behind to join the then Blackpool Combat Club. If anyone is uncaring, it is Yuta with how he would then follow Jon Moxley’s lead in the destruction of Bryan Danielson and Chuck Taylor. Who will be the more ferocious fighter tonight, this close to Full Gear?
The bell rings and Yuta SHOTGUNS Cassidy! Yuta follows Cassidy to a corner to CHOP, then ROCK, then CHOP again! Yuta whips corner to corner but Cassidy goes up and out. Cassidy bumps Yuta off buckles, climbs up top, but has to leap over. Yuta comes back but Cassidy catches him to a backslide! TWO, but Cassidy reels Yuta in for a cradle! TWO! Yuta pulls on an ear! But Cassidy arm-drags and wrangles Yuta into the SEATBELT! TWO!! Yuta escapes and the fans fire up as these two stand off. Yuta huffs ‘n’ puffs, but Cassidy shows he wants a grapple. They feel things out, knuckle lock, but Cassidy blocks a kick!
Cassidy reels Yuta in for a headlock, but Yuta powers up and out. Cassidy ducks ‘n’ rolls, tilt-o-whirls, but Yuta suplexes! Into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Yuta tumbles out and fans fire up! Cassidy builds speed to DIVE! Down goes Yuta and the fans fire up again! Cassidy brings Yuta up, whips, but Yuta reverses to reel Cassidy in! Cassidy fights the suplex, but then Yuta fights a suplex. Yuta suplexes, to RAILING BRAINBUSTER!! Cassidy writhes and fans are stunned! Yuta stomps Cassidy, then leaves him behind for the ring count. Cassidy crawls into the ring, Yuta exposes a crossbar, and then he GRINDS Cassidy’s face into the steel!
The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Yuta steps off at 4. Cassidy seethes as he rises up, but Yuta has him at the corner. Cassidy kicks Yuta’s legs out and Yuta falls onto a turnbuckle! Yuta falls back, Cassidy climbs, but Yuta grabs Cassidy first! Yuta drags Cassidy down but Cassidy fires hands. Yuta squeezes the facelock tight, then hits an APRON DDT! The fans boo Yuta while Cassidy writhes, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cassidy clutches his neck while Yuta waits in the ring. A ring count starts and Yuta eggs Cassidy on. Cassidy reaches up as the count reaches 5 of 10, but he doesn’t sit up until 6. Cassidy hobbles up, stumbles and falls, but springs back to life! He slides in at 9! Only for Yuta to be right on him! Yuta reels Cassidy in, but Cassidy turns that into BEACH BREAK! Cover, TWO!! Yuta survives but Cassidy is too sore to be frustrated. They both sit up, and Yuta crawls his way over to a corner. Cassidy rises, checks his neck, then runs up, but into an ELBOW! Yuta goes up, but Cassidy JUMP FOREARMS! Cassidy positions Yuta just right before he climbs the corner.
Yuta resists but Cassidy still brings Yuta up. Yuta continues to fight the suplex, throws body shots, then shoves Cassidy down. Cassidy rolls back to his feet, runs back up the corner, but Yuta again fights the suplex! Cassidy fires hands, but Yuta fires back! They brawl up top, Cassidy HEADBUTTS Yuta! But Yuta HEADBUTTS back! They both wobble, but then Cassidy BITES Yuta! The ref reprimands, but Cassidy CLAWS Yuta’s back! This is very Moxley of him to do! And then Cassidy hits the SUPERPLEX! Both men are down and the ref checks. They’re both okay to continue, so a standing count begins!
Cassidy sits up, spots Yuta, and heads that way. Yuta sits up, they fire forearms as they stand! Dynamite returns to single picture as these shots go back and forth. The fans fire up for Cassidy but boo Yuta as the shots go faster and faster! Yuta BITES Cassidy’s forehead! Yuta spits then runs, but Cassidy dodges! BODY BLOW! SUPERKICK! Yuta sits down, Cassidy runs, PENALTY KICK! Cassidy slashes his throat, hauls Yuta up, BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Yuta survives but Cassidy seethes. Cassidy rains down fists on Yuta! The ref reprimands about closed fists and hair pulling, but Cassidy doesn’t stop until the ref counts 4.
Cassidy stands, and he throws off the elbow pad! Cassidy aims at Yuta, runs up, but Yuta ducks the punch! GERMAN SUPLEX! Yuta runs to CHOP in the corner! And then a wrench and PAIN THRILLER! The fans boo while Yuta seethes and stands over Cassidy. Yuta sits Cassidy up, for HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! But Cassidy blocks one! And bends fingers, to then SNAP them! The fans fire up as Cassidy SNAPS finger after finger! Yuta swings, Cassidy BOOTS him, then serves up SOLE FOOD! Scoop and MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Cassidy is busting out all his best friends’ best moves, but he hasn’t gotten it done!
Cassidy aims, loads up, and ORANGE- NO, Yuta ducks! Orange fights the suplex, switches to O’Conner Roll! TWO, Yuta dodges Cassidy, scoops him, and CROSS LEG TOMBSTONE!! Cover, TWO?!? Cassidy survives and Yuta is furious! The fans are thunderous, but Yuta rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Cassidy grits his teeth but he’s almost a ragdoll! Yuta lets off to then hook the arms, CATTLE MUTILATION!! Cassidy endures as Yuta thrashes him around! Cassidy powers up as the fans rally, and he kicks around to the ROPEBREAK!! Yuta holds on, the ref counts, and Yuta finally lets go at 4!
The ref reprimands Yuta, but Yuta pushes past the ref to go outside the ring. Yuta grabs a chair! Yuta storms into the ring while the fans boo, and the ref says don’t do it! Cassidy dodges the chair shot! Victory roll, CASSIDY WINS!!
Winner: Orange Cassidy, by pinfall
Yuta is in disbelief! Cassidy beat him with a technical move! Yuta snarls but the ref keeps him back. Cassidy did what he promised in beating Yuta, but then he stares his former student down. Is Cassidy going to offer a handshake? WAIT, PAC ATTACKS! The Bastard BOOTS Cassidy down so we’ll never know what Cassidy was going to do! The fans boo more but Pac & Yuta stand on Cassidy. The rest of the Death Riders appear, and Marina Shafir has duct tape! The AEW World Trios Champions stomp away on Cassidy, like vultures picking the bones. Moxley steps into the ring while Marina hands the tape over to Pac.
Claudio puts Cassidy’s hands in his pockets, and then Pac tapes them in! Cassidy is physically bound, and Moxley paces around. Cassidy is pushed around by all the Death Riders, then Moxley DECKS him! Claudio hauls Cassidy back up, the Death Riders keep bullying him, and then Moxley SLAPS Cassidy down! But the bullying continues as they stand Cassidy up. Cassidy “kicks” Moxley! Defiant to the end! But Moxley DECKS him again! Moxley paces around more, then stomps Cassidy right on the face! Moxley leads The Death Riders away, and The Conglomeration finally comes out here.
Mark has scissors to cut Cassidy loose, and the fans boo as The Death Riders still retreat. Cassidy tries to stand up, but he has to use ropes to do it. Even so, Cassidy stands on his own two feet. Moxley eggs on the fans while Cassidy puts his sunglasses on. And then hands up, and then into the pockets! Try as they might, The Death Riders could not break the Freshly Squeezed fighting spirit! Will Cassidy finally become AEW World Champion? Or will Moxley find a way to break Cassidy at Full Gear?
My Thoughts:
A great go-home Dynamite here, though it felt like it contracted Go Home Syndrome. A lot of recap and other promos, but good promos all the same. Good follow-up from last week with Hayter and Hart, that will probably really get going after Full Gear. Good promo from Mariah & Mina to hype up their celebration segment for Full Gear, and with Toni Storm’s announcement of her retirement, you can bet Toni is anything but retired! Toni Storm most assuredly will return very soon, maybe even to ruin the celebration and spark another feud. I still want us to get to Mariah VS Mina but maybe Storm moves things back so that Mariah VS Mina happens in 2025.
Good promo from Private Party to also have AJ & Big Justice show up. The promos didn’t really add much to any of the matches, though. I’m very sure AJ does hit the BOOM on QT to win, and then Private Party finds a way to survive the Fatal 4. Great stuff with Perry, Garcia and Menard, that was another very action movie kind of promo, maybe even like that grittier Batman movie. But with Garcia not sinking to the same lows as Perry, that will be why Garcia loses. Honestly, why not just have Perry blatantly get himself disqualified? What great heat for Perry while keeping Garcia strong in not becoming TNT Champion.
Great promos in this MJF story. I appreciate Cole throwing his support behind Roddy was good, as well as Kyle O’Reilly wanting Cole to just leave it at this. MJF of course insults Roddy over his past while also trashing Cole at the same time, but great response from Roddy. Also I’m not a car guy so it took me a little too long to Google out what car MJF was driving. Anyway, given all these promos, I am very confident MJF wins at Full Gear and then Cole still wants after MJF, only for Kyle to have to fight Cole to make him stop. Then we’ll maybe get Cole VS MJF at Worlds End, or even some time in 2025.
Very good stuff with The Hurt Syndicate, even with them getting jumped by Swerve. Poor Cheeseburger, that’s one fan favorite that got fed to Bobby Lashley. But Swerve getting the better of the Hurt Syndicate again and again tonight, all the more reason Lashley wins at Full Gear. Very good promo vignette from White and Hangman to hype up their grudge match, which still feels it could go either way since they’re tied on the year. And Jericho and Ishii had perhaps simultaneously the most clever and most ridiculous contract signing segment ever. And of course Jericho worked out some sort of trap, only for it to go badly for him and his team. But with that, that means Ishii is losing next week, as I figured he would.
Awesome opening match with the 8 Man, and I liked that they had Hobbs do the “fighting through the pain” angle in the match. Also, great bit with Kyle Fletcher sending Davis into harm’s way so that the Callis Family can get the better of Ospreay’s team. I thought the Faces were going to win here, but the math now says Ospreay finds a way to beat Kyle, and maybe Ricochet takes the International Championship from Konosuke Takeshita. The Continental Classic is coming, and they could easily use that round robin to get Konosuke back to a feud with Kazuchika Okada and they battle for the Continental Championship at Worlds End like we should’ve gotten at WrestleDream.
Awesome match from Kris VS Shida, and I appreciate the crisis of confidence for Shida. Kris gets a great win to go into Full Gear, and then Kris and Shida get the better of Mone & Kamille, so all the more reason Mone finds a way to survive. As for Kamille, I feel like she should ditch Mone for being treated like crap by Mone, and maybe we can get a feud of Mone VS Kamille going into 2025. And of course, plenty of promos from Death Riders and “Team AEW” members. Moxley just kinda went on and on about stuff he’s already said in reference to Cassidy, but I did like Claudio going bilingual in talking trash on Darby.
Awesome matches from those stories, of course. Darby really got thrown around but he continues to show that toughness. Claudio getting the win mostly keeps Darby back so that Darby can build towards a world title match at Worlds End. Cassidy VS Yuta was great stuff, too, with great back and forth of Cassidy wanting to end it quick, having to grit it out with Yuta, and then Cassidy still finding a way to end it with a quick pin. And they did a good job muddying the math. Cassidy wins the match, but the Death Riders beat him down, only for Cassidy to literally stand tall at the end of the show. I still don’t see him taking the world title from Moxley, though, with Darby still in the wings, but this could end up Cassidy’s best match yet.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Will this be the mightiest Tag League yet?
It’s time for NJPW World Tag League 2024, and this year already looks mighty good as IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, Zack Sabre Jr, is in the A Block! Will he and Ryohei Oiwa make everyone #JustTapOut?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Shoma Kato VS Masatora Yasuda; Kato wins.
- Six Man Tag: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jado & Katsuya Murashima VS Taiji Ishimori & The Filip Brothers; Taiji & The Filip Brothers win.
- Six Man Tag: Toru Yano, Boltin Oleg & Tiger Mask VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins.
- Six Man Tag: Taichi, Douki & Taka Michinoku VS The United Empire; Taichi, Douki & Taka win.
- Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS TMDK; TMDK wins.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma VS Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman; Cobb & Callum win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji VS Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi; Takagi & Tsuji win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Bishamon VS KENTA & Chase Owens; Bishamon wins.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa VS Gabe Kidd & SANADA; ZSJ & Oiwa win.
PLAY BY PLAY
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma VS Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman!
The Roughneck is bringing Everyone’s Kokeshi along for the ride, but this league might already be too much to handle. Can Honma help Shota bring about his Paradigm Shift? Or will they just get conquered by the United Empire?
The teams sort out and Shota starts against The Imperial Unit. The bell rings and Shota runs up to RAM Cobb! And RAM! And RAM! Cobb stays up so Shota kicks low. Shota runs to RAM Cobb, but Cobb rebounds to CLOBBER Shota! The fans cheer while Cobb stalks Shota. Cobb brings Shota up to whip him to a corner. Shota comes back to RAM Cobb! Cobb stays up, so Shota clinches! Cobb fights free with elbows, but Shota dodges a lariat to RAM Cobb! Cobb falls over! The fans fire up with Shota, and he brings Cobb up again. Callum runs in so Shota shoves Cobb aside to catch Callum. Shota shoves Callum at Honma for a shoulder tackle!
The fans fire up as Shota keeps moving and he SOMERSAULT SENTONS Callum! Shota then sets up so he and Honma can tabletop Cobb! Cobb sits up into Shota’s SHOTGUN! The fans fire up and Shota tags Honma. The fans rally behind Honma as he CLUBS Cobb. Honma reels Cobb in, but Cobb suplexes first! Cobb SLAMS Honma down, then calls for Callum. Callum rises but Cobb says hold on. The “Cobby Cat” mocks Honma by bopping himself on the head. Cobb then runs to FALLING KOKESHIÂ FLOP! Honma winds up and runs, but Callum is in the way! Cobb runs up, Honma dodges the lariat but Callum tags in.
Cobb dodges Honma, then shoves him at Callum. They pinball Honma around, and Callum BOOTS Honma while Cobb BLASTS Shota! Then Callum & Cobb coordinate to HIGH LOW with a shoulder tackle and leg sweep! The fans cheer and Cobb says You Can’t See Him! Callum stomps Honma, then KICKS him in the back. Honma gets mad but Callum scuffs him again and again. Honma rises, CHOPS, and CHOPS again! Callum CHOPS and pretends that hurt his hand. Callum CLUBS Honma down but the fans rally up. Honma rises to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Callum kicks low, reels him in, but Honma fights the suplex!
Honma catches Callum’s lariat to spin and DDT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Callum and Honma crawl, but Honma hot tags Shota! Shota rallies on Callum with big elbows! Shota whips, Callum reverses, but SHota ducks ‘n’ dodges to CLOBBER Callum! Cobb runs up, but Shota arm-drags him, then dropkicks the legs out! Cobb bails, Shota fires up, and the fans rally again. Shota whips Callum corner to corner, runs up on him, and UPPERCUTS! Shota reels Callum in for a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Shota doesn’t let that slow him down!
Shota waits on Callum, then runs, but Callum avoids Ignition to hook Shota! Shota fights the backslide so Callum whips him to a corner. Callum runs up but Shota dodges! Shota runs up but Callum goes up and over! Callum keeps moving, but Shota ROCKS him, UPPERCUTS him, and runs! Callum follows to ROCK Shota at the ropes! Callum runs, but then stops to fake out Shota’s dropkick! Shota sits up, but he ducks the Penalty Kick! Shota rolls Callum but Callum rolls through. Shota ROCKS Callum, then spins, but Callum dodges the rolling elbow! DREAMCAST KICK! Shota drops to his knees and the fans fire up!
Callum and Shota crawl, hot tag to Cobb! Cobb runs up to waistlock Shota for a deadlift! Shota fights with elbows, goes to run, but Cobb reels him in for a forearm to the back! Cobb runs, but Shota DROPKICKS him! The fans fire up again and Shota heads for his corner. Hot tag to Honma! The fans rally as Honma CHOPS Cobb, and CHOPS, and CHOPS! Honma puts Cobb in a corner, whips him corner to corner, then runs up. Honma ELBOWS Cobb and hits a BULLDOG! The fans fire up as Honma shows Cobb how it’s done! FALLING KOKESHI- NO! Now Honma FLOPS as Cobb moves! Callum runs up to SHOTGUN Shota off the apron!
The fans fire up as Cobb RAMS Honma into the corner! Callum runs up to forearm SMASH! Callum drops down and Cobb LEAPS over to ELBOW Honma! Callum comes back and Cobb pops him up to the apron! ENZIGIRI, then fireman’s carry! Callum climbs, DOUBLE STOMP ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT! PENALTY KICK and GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT! Cover, Shota breaks it! The fans fire up and Shota TOSSES Callum! Cobb kicks Shota, whips, but Shota reverses to TORNADO DDT! Shota shouts to Honma and the fans fire up again. Honma rises and he storms up on Cobb. Honma & Shota double whip corner to corner!
Honma runs up to LARIAT! Honma feeds Cobb to Shota’s UPPERCUT! Honma LARIATS, Shota clinches, EXPLODER!! The fans cheer and Honma runs, SLIDING KOKESHI! Shota keeps moving, IGNITION! Honma covers, Callum breaks it! Shota stomps Callum out of the ring and leaves the rest to Honma. Honma drags Cobb up, but Cobb fights the suplex! Cobb ROCKS Honma, whips him, but Honma grabs ropes! Honma BOOTS Cobb, and Shota joins in! DOUBLE RUNNING KOKESHI! And then they DOUBLE FALLING KOKESHI! Cover, TWO!! Cobb survives but Shota goes after Callum! CANNONBALL to the floor!
The fans fire up again as Honma climbs! FLYING- NO, Cobb catches Honma! SPINEBUSTER, and FALLING HAMMER! Cover, TWO!! Honma survives and the fans fire up again! But then Cobb reels Honma in, for a TOUR OF THE ISLAND!! Cover, United Empire wins!
Winners: Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Shota & Honma earn 0)
A powerful showing from “The Kokeshi Brothers,” but they could not bring down Callum & Cobb. With the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships already on Great-O-Khan & Henare, will The United Empire completely dominate the NJPW Heavyweight Tag Division?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji VS Alex Zayne & ???
Los Ingobernables de Japon’s heavy formation is in this block, ready to rampage like twin dragons. If only The Sauce could’ve brought his own monster back. Who will be the substitute for Lance Archer? And can he help heat things up?
Zayne makes his entrance before anyone else, and asks to speak on the mic. A mic is given, and Zayne says, “Kon’nichiwa.” The fans applaud, and Zayne explains that when he was contacted this year for WTL, he was also informed that Lance Archer could not make it. Zayne knew he had to do one thing: find the most “delicious” tag partner he could find. And that man is… RYUSUKE TAGUCHI!? The fans can’t believe the Funky Weapon is joining Zayne in this tournament! And he wears a green version of Zayne’s gear! Are things about to get really spicy now?
The teams sort out, and Takagi is in disbelief. LIJ fist bumps and the fans applaud. Taguchi and Zayne bow, “Itadakimasu,” and Zayne starts against Yota. They circle, tie up, and Yota powers Zayne back. But Zayne powers Yota back! Yota powers up to power Zayne onto the ropes, but Zayne turns things around. The ref counts, Zayne lets off slowly with a pat on the shoulders, but Yota plays with Zayne’s hair. Zayne smirks and Yota grins as the two reset. They circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Yota headlocks, but Zayne powers up and out. Yota RAMS Zayne but neither man falls. Fans cheer as Yota grins and Zayne plays with his own hair.
Things speed up suddenly, and Zayne sidesteps. Yota bucks the O’Conner Roll, then gets around Zayne. Zayne ELBOWS Yota away to a corner. Zayne runs up to BACK ELBOW and go to the apron in one go! Then he slingshots to RANA! Yota has a rough tumble, but he stands back up. Zayne runs up again, dodges the lariat and waistlocks, only to bring Yota back and run. Yota sidesteps Zayne then drops down, only for Zayne to IMPLODER KNEE DROP! The fans fire up but Zayne keeps moving, STANDING MARIPOSA! The fans cheer more while Zayne grins at Takagi. Zayne brings Yota up, tags Taguchi, and they double whip.
“Funky Sauce” misdirects Yota to hit a BULLDOG then basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer and Taguchi stomps Yota. Taguchi brings Yota up, kicks low, then whips. Yota reverses but Taguchi RANAS! A little slippery, but then Zayne BLASTS Takagi off the apron! Funky Sauce takes aim, Taguchi PLANCHASÂ but flops as Yota moves! Zayne is on the apron but Takagi YANKS Zayne down! The fans rally but Takagi hauls Zayne up to whip him into railing! Yota drags Taguchi up and puts him in the ring. Takagi gets the fans fired up, then he stands Taguchi up. LIJ double whip Taguchi to then DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE!
The fans cheer and then Takagi SENTONS! Yota SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO! Taguchi stays in this but Yota tags Takagi. The fans rally and duel while Takagi stands Taguchi up. Takagi bumps Taguchi off buckles, RAMS into him again and again, then digs his shoulder in. The ref counts, Takagi steps back, and he snapmares Taguchi down. Tag to Yota and Yota drags Taguchi up. Yota snapmares Taguchi to ROCK him in the back! Taguchi falls back, Yota tags Takagi, and LIJ drags Taguchi up. They DOUBLE ATOMIC DROP! Taguchi hobbles in pain, falls to his knees, and Takagi BLASTS Zayne off the apron!
Takagi gets annoyed with this Funky Sauce, but Taguchi fires off CHOPS! Taguchi runs, but Takagi easily dodges the hip attack! Takagi then suplexes Taguchi high and hard! Cover, TWO! Taguchi survives and the fans fire up. Takagi hears the fans dueling as he stomps Taguchi. Takagi KNEES Taguchi against the ropes again and again, then whips, for another KNEE! Takagi runs, but into a SOMERSAULT HIP ATTACK! The fans fire up while both men are down! Taguchi and Takagi crawl, hot tag to Zayne! Zayne jumps in and DECKS Takagi, then he BLASTS Yota! Zayne swats a lariat to fire elbow after ELBOW!
Takagi blocks the superkick to CLUB the leg! Yota joins in, LIJ whips Zayne, but Zayne KICKS Takagi, mule kicks Yota, and runs, DOUBLE SOMERSAULT KICKS! The fans fire up and Zayne runs at Takagi. Takagi ELBOWS Zayne, BOOTS him, then goes up. Zayne returns to JUMPING STEINERS! The fans fire up while Zayne covers, TWO! Takagi stays in this but Zayne brings him right up. Zayne goes to scoop but Takagi fights it! Zayne CHOPS, scoops, and BAJA- NO, Takagi slips free! SLIDING- NO, Zayne dodges! Zayne mule kicks, runs, but into the ELBOW! JAB! YUKONÂ feint and DDT! Both men are down again and the fans fire back up!
Takagi pounds the mat, the fans rally behind him, and he crawls, hot tag to Yota! Yota fires up and the fans are with him. Yota brings Zayne around to whip, but Zayne stops himself. Zayne dodges Yota, Yota dodges Zayne, and both men kick low! Yota comes back to BOOT! The fans cheer and Yota brings Zayne up again. Yota fireman’s carries but Zayne fights free. Yota ROCKS Zayne first! Yota tries another fireman’s carry but Zayne sunset flips it! TWO, and both men stand! Zayne rolls Yota, BASEMENT ENZIGIRI! Zayne hurries to hot tag Taguchi! Taguchi HIP ATTACKS in a corner! Taguchi goes corner to corner, for another HIP ATTACK!
Taguchi keeps moving, but Yota runs up! Taguchi dropkicks Yota’s legs out! The fans fire up and Taguchi keeps going! Another dropkick to legs, then a LEG SWEEP! Taguchi rolls Yota into the OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Zayne BOOTS Takagi off the apron! Yota scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Taguchi lets go but he brings Yota back up. Taguchi traps Yota and Zayne runs in to ELBOW! Zayne then sets up and Taguchi runs, SHOTGUN IN MOTION! Taguchi then brings Yota out to GOURD BUSTER! The fans fire up as Zayne climbs! But Yota KICKS Taguchi away, then GAMANGIRIS Zayne off the corner!
Taguchi kicks Yota, runs, but into a scoop and BACKBREAKER! Takagi slides in, and he finds the camera, “TOKI GA KITA!” The fans fire up as the time has come, and they join in on a chant of “OI! OI! OI!” LIJ whips Taguchi to a corner, then Yota runs in to ELBOW! Takagi whips Yota back in to SPLASH! Takagi adds a LARIAT, then feeds Taguchi to a BOOT! BLINDSIDE LARIAT! SUPERKICK! Taguchi is down, Yota covers, TWO! Taguchi stays in this and the fans fire up. Takagi stands Taguchi up and throws him to Yota for a POWERBOMB! Cover, Zayne breaks it! Takagi drags Zayne up, LIJ mugs him, but he fights back with CHOPS!
The fans fire up but Yota spins Zayne around to facelock, and Takagi wheelbarrows. Yota helps Takagi swing Taguchi down, then up for a BOOSTED WHEELBARROW GERMAN!! The fans fire up and Takagi leaves it to Yota. Yota takes aim and the fans rally. Taguchi rises, Yota runs in, GENE- LEG DROP!? And then La Magistrol! TWO!! Yota escapes in time, but Taguchi spins him to a backslide! TWO!! Yota escapes again! But Taguchi ENZIGIRIS! Taguchi fires up and the fans are with him! But Takagi LARIATS! GENE TRIGGER! PUMPING BOMBER!! And now Yota loads up, for the GENE BLASTER!! Cover, LIJ wins!
Winners: Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Zayne & Taguchi earn 0)
The Funky Sauce was hot, but they’re the ones that got burned! Will they be able to spice things up in the second round? Will Takagi & Tsuji keep the tag league tranquilo?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Bishamon VS KENTA & Chase Owens!
Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi once again clash with The Fang & The Jewel, both sides hungry for gold. Will it be Lights Out in the opening round? Or will someone just #Go2Sleep?
The teams sort out but then Bullet Club just attacks! Chase is after Goto and Kenta is after Hashi, and they put each man in corners. The bell rings to get this on record as Kenta TOSSES Hashi. Chase CHOKES Goto in the corner, then stands on him! The ref reprimands and Chase lets off to bring Goto up. Chase ROCKS Goto, whips him, and Kenta POSTS Hashi! Chase hits a big hip toss then covers, TWO! The fans rally up while Chase stomps Goto’s leg. Chase scrapes his sole off Goto’s face, and Kenta whips Hashi again. Hashi reverses and Kenta hits railing in front of English commentary! Chase ROCKS Goto, CHOPS him, then whips.
Goto grabs ropes to stop, then he BOOTS Chase! Hashi returns and Bishamon DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Then ZENMAI! Kenta returns but Bishamon kicks him first. “Se no!” Bishamon BEATS Kenta like a drum! The fans cheer and Bishamon flexes. Goto then goes back to Chase to stomp and CLUB him down. Goto kicks Chase, Chase shoves Goto and ROCKS him with a forearm! Goto knees Chase low, runs, but Chase TOSSES Goto out! Goto hurries back up, he counter punches Chase, and then counter punches Kenta! Chase slips out to YANK Goto down and THROW him into railing! Kenta intercepts Hashi with a kick!
Kenta whips Hashi away into railing while Chase sends Goto into other railing! The ref reprimands but Chase brings Goto through the gate. Chase has fans move out of the way, but then brings Goto back to ringside. Chase grins as he trolls the fans and pushes Goto into the ring. Kenta CLUBS away on Hashi before leaving him behind. Chase pulls on Goto’s arms then TWEAKS Goto’s neck! Not a twist, but equally painful. Chase tags Kenta while the fans rally for “GO-TO-O! GO-TO-O!” Kenta pushes Goto into the corner, Goto hits Chase, but Kenta RAMS Goto! The ref reprimands and counts as Kenta RAMS Goto more!
Kenta sits Goto down, and digs his boot in! The ref counts, Kenta stops at 4, and he tags Chase back in. They stomp Goto more, then Chase headlocks for a sucker punch! Cover, TWO! Chase drags Goto up and he bumps Goto off Kenta’s boot. Tag to Kenta and Bullet Club double whips. They DOUBLE ELBOW Goto down then Kenta covers, TWO! Kenta covers again, TWO! Kenta argues with the ref but the count was fair. Kenta drops an elbow, drops another elbow, then covers, TWO! Kenta gets mad at Hashi for no reason, but the fans rally up for Goto. Kenta CLUBS Goto, but Goto fires CHOPS in return!
Kenta knees low, whips Goto to a corner, but Goto reverses. Goto runs up but into a BOOT! Kenta runs but Goto follows! Goto avoids Chase’s cheap shot to LARIAT Kenta! The fans fire up while Goto and Kenta are down! Goto crawls, hot tag to Hashi! The fans fire up as Hahsi BLASTS Chase! Kenta kicks Hashi low then whips him to a corner. Kenta runs up but Hashi CHOPS in return! And mule kicks! And turns Kenta for a NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up and Hashi watches Kenta. Hashi waits on Kenta to rise, then runs up to CHOP! Hashi hoists Kenta up to hang him out to dry! The fans fire up as Hashi runs, and he DROPKCISK Kenta down! Cover, TWO!
The fans cheer Hashi on as he brings Kenta up. Hashi reels Kenta in, lifts, but Kenta fights with fists! Kenta slips free of the bomb, then slips around Hashi to spin and- NO, Hashi suplexes first! But Kenta slips free again, and he spins Hashi around, to SPIKE DDT! Hashi is stood up on his head before falling over, and Kenta tags in Chase. Chase brings Hashi up and fireman’s carries. Hashi fights free of that, but Chase slips around to half nelson, lift, and SWINGING FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Hashi survives but Chase says time to end this! Chase takes aim, C- NO, Hashi dodges the trigger! Chase knees low, runs, but Hashi dropkicks the legs!
The fans fire up whiel both men are down! Chase clutches his leg while Hashi crawls. Hot tag to Goto! Goto runs at Chase to LARIAT in the corner! Goto whips corner to corner, runs up again, but Chase BOOTS him! But Goto comes back! Only for Chase to BUCKLE SHOT and STO, then SENTON! Kenta steps in and Bullet Club drags Goto up. But Goto fires forearms and CHOPS! Kenta SOBATS! Chase KICKS! Kenta ROUNDHOUSES! Goto sits up into the “I HATE YOU!” PENALTY KICK! Cover, but Hashi breaks it! Kenta TOSSES Hashi then goes out after him. Chase drags Goto up and reels him in.
Chase tucks the arms but Goto fights the lift! Goto wrenches out but Chase ROCKS him first! Chase runs, Goto follows, but Chase ENZIGIRIS! Goto stays up, but the C-TRIGGER hits! Cover, TWO!! Goto survives but Chase hurries up! C-TRIGGER POINT BLANK!! And then the tuck for the PACKAGE PILE- NO, Hashi hits a BLOCKBUSTER! The fans fire up, Kenta BOOTS Hashi! Goto fireman’s carries Kenta but Kenta slips free! Kenta shoves Goto into Hashi, then waistlocks Goto. Goto fights the lift, and then ducks, HIDDEN GAP SUPERKICK for Kenta! The fans fire up as Bishamon regroups.
Hashi drags Chase up, whips him to Goto, but Chase BOOTS Goto! Chase swings on Hashi but Hashi ducks the lariat. Hashi powers Chase to ropes, Goto BLINDSIDE LARIATS, and then Hashi rolls Chase. Goto drags Chase up, Hashi has the legs! Chase BOOTS Hashi away! Chase then slips around to dragon sleeper, to steal G T- NO, Goto drops down to victory roll! Chase stands up, into a SUPERKICK! Goto drags Chase around while Hashi BLASTS Kenta! Dragon sleeper and SHOTO!! Cover, Bishamon wins!!
Winners: Bishamon, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Kenta & Chase earn 0)
Another classic in this storied rivalry, worthy of the titles themselves! Will this first win be the win that leads the Fierce Warrior & Headhunter back to the titles? Can Kenta & Chase borrow a page from Bishamon and #GetBackUp in the next round?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa VS Gabe Kidd & SANADA!
TMDK has a team in each block, doubling their chances of taking this league. But perhaps burying the lead is the fact that THE IWGP World Heavyweight Champion is joining in the fun! Will The Front Man & The Mullet rock this league right from the start? Or will the Mad Man and the turncoat Cold Skull get this tournament #WarReady?
The teams sort out but Oiwa gets in Gabe’s face. Gabe pushes Oiwa, they start, and they tie up at the bell. The fans rally as Oiwa and Gabe are in a deadlock. They go around at center, then Oiwa digs his heels in to push Gabe back. Gabe turns things around to put Oiwa on ropes, but Red Shoes calls the break. Gable lets off, to then CHOP! Gabe scoops and SLAMS Oiwa, then he goes for legs. Oiwa UPKICKS Gabe, then stands up to scoop and SLAM Gabe! Gabe UPKICKS back, both men get up and go face to face. Then they go forearm for forearm! The fans rally as Oiwa gets the edge, but Gabe CHOPS!
Gabe headlocks. Oiwa powers up and out, and they RAM shoulders! Gabe eggs OIwa on and he runs to RAM Gabe! They both run now, and they RAM shoulders again, and again, and again! Gabe CHOPS then runs, but Oiwa CLOBBERS Gabe! The fans fire up while Gabe bails out. Oiwa eggs Gabe on and Gabe snarls. Gabe shakes the railing in frustration, then he paces around the outside. Gabe cools off, slides in, but then tags Sanada. Sanada steps in slowly, so Oiwa tags in ZSJ. The two rivals circle and the afns rally behind “ZAKKU! ZAKKU!” ZSJ and Sanada feel things out, knuclke lock, and ZSJ rolls to wrench.
Sanada is already frustrated so he kicks ZSJ low! Sanada TOSSES ZSJ out and then Gabe goes after Oiwa! Gabe CHOPS away on Oiwa while Sanada sends ZSJ into railing! And then more railing! Gabe does the same to Oiwa, and Sanada storms up on ZSJ. Sanada CLAWS ZSJ’s back, a definite attitude change showing. Gabe Too Sweets with Taiji Ishimori on commentary while Sanada pushes ZSJ into the ring. Sanada whips ZSJ to a corner, but ZSJ goes up, under, around, and RAMS into Sanada! ZSJ snapmares, Sanada handsprings through, but ZSJ UPPERCUTS him down! Tag to Oiwa and he BLASTS Gabe!
Oiwa goes back to Sanada and stands him up. Oiwa wrenches an arm, YANKS it, then wrenches to YANK it again. Oiwa tags ZSJ and ZSJ brings Sanada around to wrench, step over, and wrangle into a mounted armbar! Sanada endures as ZSJ bends the fingers and isolates the arm, to STOMP it! The fans cheer, ZSJ tags Oiwa, and Oiwa CLUBS Sanada’s arm. Oiwa headlocks for a takeover, then isolates the arm in an short arm scissor! The fans rally while Sanada endures and kicks around. Sanada reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes calls it, Oiwa lets Sanada go, but then Oiwa brings Sanada up.
Oiwa whips, Sanada reverses, and Gabe trips Oiwa up! Sanda BLASTS ZSJ while Oiwa drags Oiwa out of the ring! Now things spill out into the crowd! Gabe CHOPS Oiwa, then SMACKS him off empty chairs! Sanada BOWLS ZSJ into chairs! Not quite a strike, so Sanada JAMS ZSJ up with a chair! That picks up the spare, and we can hear Gabe’s CHOPS on Oiwa echo out. Gabe stomps Oiwa while Sanada CHOKES ZSJ with a chair! Red Shoes reprimands the War Dogs, but Gabe POSTS Oiwa! Gabe says War Dogs run this, but Red Shoes starts a ring count. Gabe flexes on Oiwa, then drags him up at 7 of 20.
Gabe puts Oiwa in at 10 and Sanada covers, TWO! Oiwa stays in this and the fans rally behind him. Sanada is annoyed but he brings Oiwa up. Sanada CLUBS Oiwa, then bumps him off Gabe’s boot. Oiwa sputters while Sanada tags Gabe in. Gabe drags Oiwa up, mockingly asks where Zack-senpai went, then he UPPERCUTS Oiwa down. Gabe TOSSES Oiwa out, and he BLASTS ZSJ off the apron! Sanada whips Oiwa into railing! Gabe lifts ZSJ bu tZSJ wrenches free to KIMURA! Gabe powers through, to BITE ZSJ on the forehead! Sanada sends Oiwa into more railing, Gabe sends ZSJ through railing and into chairs!
Sanada BOWLS Oiwa into chairs now, there is the strike! Sanada continues to show his new edge as he JAMS Oiwa up with a chair. Red Shoes reprimands so Sanada brings Oiwa back to ringside. Sanada puts Oiwa in for Gabe and Gabe pushes Oiwa to a cover. Red Shoes says no, all the shenanigans were not right. Gabe gets in Red Shoes’ face about that, but Red Shoes stands his ground. Gabe storms around while the fans rally behind Oiwa. Gabe drags Oiwa up, to CHOP! Oiwa wobbles but he rises up. Oiwa CHOPS, and CHOPS, and fires forearms! Gabe DECKS Oiwa with just one! The fans still rally for Oiwa but Gabe stands on Oiwa’s face!
Gabe soaks up the heat, scuffs Oiwa and stomps him around. Oiwa sits up, Gabe runs, but Oiwa reels him in! Gabe fights the waistlock, runs, but into a SNAP GERMAN! The fans fire up while both men are down! Oiwa and Gabe crawl, hot tags to ZSJ and Sanada! The fans fire up as ZSJ dodges Sanada, full nelsons, then spins him to a headlock. Sanada powers out but ZSJ catches him to a COBRA TWIST! Sanada powers out to HIP TOSS, but ZJS UP KICKS! Sanada avoids the Penalty Kick, blocks the boot, but ZSJ steps through the dragon screw to NECK TWIST! And basment DROPKICK! The fans fire up and we’ve only hit 10 minutes!
ZSJ drags Sanada up, UPPERCUTS him, then UPPERCUTS again! Sanada blocks the next to spin and suplex, but ZSJ says no to the Magic Screw! NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Sanada escapes but ZSJ stays focused. ZSJ stands Sanada up to scoop, but Sanada slips free. ZSJ fights the waistlock, runs, but into a dropkick to the legs! Sanada then DROPKICKS ZSJ down! Sanada fireman’s carries but ZSJ slips free, to have the IRON OCTOPUS! The fans rally while Sanada endures, and Sanada powers out to have a leg! DROPPING DRAGON SCREW! ZSJ clutches the leg and Sanada takes aim! SHINING-
NO, ZSJ ducks, but Sanada catches him to a backslide! ZSJ rolls through to NECK TWIST! Tag to Oiwa and Oiwa BLASTS Gabe off the apron! Oiwa goes back to Sanada and brings him up. Oiwa whips Sanada to ropes, ELBOWS Him down, then ZSJ PENALTY KICKS Sanada! Oiwa deadlift GUT RWENCH PLEXES! Cover, Gabe breaks it! Gabe CHOPS away on ZSJ and Oiwa, but ZSJ blocks! Oiwa DOUBLE CHOPS! ZSJ UPPERCUTS! ZSJ & Oiwa DOUBLE DROPKICK Gabe down! The fans fire up with Oiwa and he clamps onto Sanada with a SLEEPER! Sanada endures and fights up, but Oiwa thrashes him around!
Sanada still fights to his feet, slips around the back, and shoves Oiwa to ropes. Gabe trips Oiwa up! Oiwa kicks at Gabe but Sanada kicks ropes to jam Oiwa up! Sanada suplexes Oiwa into the MAGIC SCREW! Both men are down but the fans rally up again. Sanada crawls over, tag to Gabe, and Gabe storms right up on Oiwa. Gabe UPPERCUTS Oiwa right down! Gabe then puts Oiwa in a corner to fire off forearm after forearm! Red Shoes reprimands and counts, but Gabe digs his boots in while talking trash. Gabe shoves Red Shoes aside so he can keep stomping away on Oiwa! The fans rally and Red Shoes backs Gabe off.
Gabe seethes but the fans continue to rally for Oiwa. Oiwa grits his teeth as he sits up, but Gabe ROCKS him with another shot! Oiwa still looks up defiantly at Gabe, so Gabe fires shots! Gabe says Oiwa’s not worthy of being his NJPW Strong Openweight Challenger. Gabe says Oiwa’s just some “weak ass kohai!” Gabe SPITS on Oiwa, but Oiwa gets in Gabe’s face! Gabe fires slapping strikes, blocks a shot, then SLAPS Oiwa again! Oiwa spins to DOUBLE CHOP Gsbe down! Sanada runs up and kicks low! Sanada whips, Oiwa reverses, but Sanada reverses back, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! ZSJ PENALTY KICKS Sanada!
Gabe runs up, ZSJ BOOTS him first! Gabe runs back in, slips out of the scoop, and he scoops ZSJ for EMERALD FLOWSON!! But Oiwa spins Gabe! Gabe avoids The Grip, runs, but into a LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!! Oiwa is frustrated but the fans rally behind him. Oiwa hauls Gabe up, ANACONDA PLEX!! Cover, TWO!! Gabe survives again but Oiwa roars! Oiwa drags Gabe up, reels him in, but Gabe fights the gut wrench! Gabe CLUBS Oiwa on the back, then he gut wrenches! Oiwa fights back, wrenches out, and he blocks a lariat to spin. Gabe HAYMAKERS, and SAIDOS!! Gabe crawls his way to the cover, TWO!!
The fans are thunderous as Oiwa survives! Gabe snarls and he drags Oiwa up. Gabe says this is the end. But Oiwa fights the suplex! Oiwa suplexes, but Gabe fights it! Oiwa still tries, but Gabe slips out to waistlock. Sanada DROPKCIKS Oiwa, Gabe UPPERCUTS! Gabe & Sanada work together to DOUBLE SUPLEX! Gabe suplexes again, BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, ZSJ BREAKS IT! Sanada TOSSES ZSJ out and tells Gabe to finish this! ZSJ RAMS Sanada, they brawl outside, and Gabe slashes his throat. Gabe drags Oiwa up, reels him in, but Oia slips through the gut wrench to backslide! TWO, and Gabe UPPERCUTS!
Gabe runs, but ZSJ is back! He BOOTS Gabe but Gabe SLAPS ZSJ! ZSJ KICKS the haymaker away to then ROUNDHOUSE Gabe! Sanada’s in to dragon sleeper! ZSJ arm-drags free, but Sanada comes back to SHINING WIZARD! Sanada then drags ZSJ up, but ZSJ scoops first! ZACK DRIVER!! ZSJ and Sanada flop out of the ring, leaving Oiwa and Gabe to rise up. They run at each other, to DOUBLE LARIAT! neither man falls, they DOUBLE LARIAT again! Gabe UPPERCUTS! Oiwa PALM STRIKES! Gabe PALM STRIKES, CHOPS, JABS, rebounds, into a roll-up! Hig stack, TMDK WINS!!
Winners: Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa, by pinfall
Gabe is in shock! He gets right in Red Shoes’ face but Red Shoes says it was a fair count! Gabe then goes after Oiwa to CLOBBER him! The fans boo and Young Lions rush in, but Gabe eggs Oiwa on! So Oiwa obliges and they brawl among the fans! The Young Lions rush in to separate the two, but Gabe gets loose to CLOBBER Oiwa! They scrap, ZSJ joins in, and he pulls the two apart. Gabe kicks a chair in frustration, then goes into retreat. Wait, Oiwa chases Gabe to the ramp and beats him down! Young Lions again scramble in to stop this, but it just heads to the back! Sanada shrugs it off, will the #ColdWarDogs just have to try harder in the next round?
As for the winners, well, they’re no longer ringside so there won’t be any in-ring closing words. Backstage interviews begin, Gabe promises Oiwa will be put in the ground! Will the Mad Man show The Mullet what it takes to be NJPW Strong? As for ZSJ, he gathers himself, and tells NJPW Media that he doesn’t know where The Mullet went. Actually, no, he has an idea: The Mullet must be smashing the s*it outta Gabe. “Roy The Mullet” is the next NJPW Strong Openweight Champion! Oiwa will hit Gabe so hard, his legs will turn into trombones! As for ZSJ, there is something rare happening in this year’s WTL, isn’t it?
Yes, it’s that the IWGP World EFFIN’ Heavyweight Champion is involved, as this should be! The first time the world champion’s been in this tournament in roughly a decade! ZSJ said he was gonna be a different kind of world champion for NJPW, and that he promises to take NJPW back to the top! Now obviously, a conflict of interests, as this tournament is Shane Haste’s & Mikey Nicholls’ to win, but ZSJ won’t give the boys an easy ride. ZSJ is dreaming~ of an all TMDK World Tag League finals! Then who knows, maybe Zack & Roy get the job done.
But ZSJ knows the Tokyo Dome is coming soon. And Shota Umino wants to be ZSJ’s challenger. ZSJ says he will be keeping his eyes wide open for Shota. ZSJ says he’ll have a DOUBLE main event in the Tokyo Dome, it’s in the bag. What about you, Shota? The Front Man heads out, having put the pressure on his challenger, but will all of NJPW soon belong to TMDK?
Here are the A Block standings!
Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa: 1-0, 2 points
Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman: 1-0, 2 points
Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji: 1-0, 2 points
Bishamon: 1-0, 2 points
Gabe Kidd & Sanada: 0-1, 0 points
Kenta & Chase Owens: 0-1, 0 points
Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi: 0-1, 0 points
Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma: 0-1, 0 points
My Thoughts:
A great start to World Tag League 2024, with just A Block opening things tonight. I will say those tune-up matches were interesting. Even though David Finlay is the Global Champion, it’s Taiji Ishimori that has apparently become Bullet Club’s international ambassador. Taiji brought Robbie X into the group, now he teamed with The Filip Brothers, Tome & Stevie, who knows who else Bone Soldier will recruit. Taiji’s team beating Tanahashi’s team, House of Torture cheating and beating Tanahashi’s friends, this is all putting the pressure on The Ace, meaning The Ace will win out at WrestleKingdom 19.
Shota Umino teaming with Tomoaki Honma, I wonder if this is to hold Shota back somehow. He is apparently still heading for WrestleKingdom and a world title match with ZSJ, so it’s not like Shota needs to win WTL, but I guess NJPW just wants Shota to give the fans a good time alongside a fan favorite like Honma. Also, Callum & Cobb have a fun new shirt for their team-up. I figured Zayne would need to improvise now that #MonsterSauce is no longer happening, and Taguchi was a great surprise choice. But #FunkySauce making its debut against a team as strong as Takagi & Tsuji was a shame because of course LIJ was winning that. Maybe Zayne & Taguchi can pull off a spoiler victory later on, but I don’t see Funky Sauce going that strong.
Bishamon VS Kenta & Chase really was an awesome match, and it is so surprising how Chase has grown in just the past couple years. Great win for Goto & Hashi, though, as they’re clearly the solid utility choices in the tag division. And what an awesome main event, with Sanada bringing out the most Heel stuff he’s done perhaps ever. A bit jarring really, but that’s just kinda old fashioned Heel turns for ya. Great win for TMDK, though, and definitely an unorthodox way of closing by having Oiwa and Gabe brawl all over ringside and into the back.
While ZSJ says it is big for the world champ to be in this tournament, which I do agree with on some level, it also makes some of the A Block action seem secondary. Gabe and Oiwa having their grudge was kinda the main motivator behind this match, and then it’ll be similar when Shota & Honma VS ZSJ & Oiwa happens. There is the added drama of, “What if someone pins ZSJ? Will they get a world title match before WK19?” Maybe Shota solidifies his WK title match by being the one that pins ZSJ in their match, but it all just feels like more flash than substance. No one else is going to pin ZSJ, Oiwa probably takes whatever losses their team will take, so A Block’s story suffers for it.
My Score: 8.9/10
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