Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (8/19/24)
I know your anger, I know your dreams!
CM Punk calls out Drew McIntyre!
The Scottish Terminator keeps trolling CM Punk, so Punk will send a message back. Will Drew McIntyre appear on Raw to answer directly?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Sheamus VS Pete Dunne; Sheamus wins.
- Maxxine Dupri VS Ivy Nile; No Contest.
- Six Man Tag: The New Day & Odyssey Jones VS The Final Testament; New Day & Jones win.
- No Disqualifications: Bronson Reed VS The Miz; Bronson wins.
- Damian Priest VS Dominik Mysterio; No Contest.
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships Triple Threat: Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn VS Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark VS Iyo Sky & Kairi Sane; Alba & Isla win and retain the titles.
- Randy Orton VS Ludwig Kaiser; Orton wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Randy Orton is here!
Fort Lauderdale, Florida fires up and sings along with Voices as The Viper makes his way to the ring. Orton does his pose, the fans chant his name, and then he gets a mic. “South Florida, you sound mighty froggy right now. What’s up with you?” The fans cheer and Orton likes it. But now, it has been a minute since he’s done this, so he wants to soak it all in. “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Monday Night Raw!” The fans cheer again, and Orton says next time he makes that introduction, he will be a FIFTEEN TIME World Champion.
Because this match at Bash In Berlin with Gunther is for the World Heavyweight Championship. That’s all it had to be about. But Gunther decided to go and make it personal. The fans boo that, and Orton says that move only gives him that much more motivation to beat Gunther from pillar to post. But hey, last week, when Gunther couldn’t but help talk about Orton’s father and grandfather, well, then he turns his back on Orton, and this is Orton we’re talking about. Orton had to hit Gunther with the three most dangerous letters in sports entertainment, R K O! Oh, but here comes Der Ring General himself now!
The fans boo Gunther as he steps out with a mic of his own. Gunther says the only thing he needs Orton to do, which also goes for everyone else here…! The fans boo and chant “RANDY! RANDY!” as Gunther steps into the ring with Orton. What Gunther wants Orton to do, and what he wants all these Florida rednecks to do, is to SHUT UP AND LISTEN! Gunther tells Orton to look at him. Gunther wants to know why Orton is celebrating. Is he celebrating that Gunther turned his back, and then Orton spun him around for an RKO? Well, then celebrate it! Because this is the only celebrating Orton will do.
Gunther says with what Orton did last week, all he achieved was to make this very, very personal! The fans continue to chant “RKO! RKO!” and even some “USA! USA!” Gunther says these lowlifes chanting “USA” at Gunther, what’s that about? Is that all they have with their three braincells?! But since everyone is all hyped to see Orton hit another RKO on Gunther, Gunther is here to tell us that it will never happen again. And since everyone knows how dangerous the RKO is, Gunther is left with no option. After Gunther is done with Orton, he will be left a bloody mess. Gunther leaves Orton exposed for what he really is: a very successful yet very underachieving one trick pony.
The fans boo and Orton chuckles. “Maaaaan… Gunther, you keep running your mouth and running your mouth, it’s gonna make it just that much more of an uncomfortable flight for you over to Berlin. That’s gonna be eight HOURS, up in the air, 35,000 feet altitude, with a sized 15 boot shoved directly up your ass!” The fans cheer that! Orton says it’ll get better! The size 15 boot is double extra wide! The fans cheer and Gunther gets heated. The belt is thrown down, as is the challenge, but then Ludwig Kaiser slips in from behind! The fans boo but Orton hits Kaiser first! Orton fires hands, DECKS Kaiser, t hen LARAITS Kaiser up and out!
Then Orton blocks Gunther’s chop to fire hands! Only for Kaiser to get back in and CHOP BLOCK! Gunther LARIATS Orton down, onto the belt! Orton writhes, Gunther talks trash, and the fans boo, but Imperium stands tall. Will Orton have to have eyes on the back of his head if he wants to take down Der Ring General?
Sheamus VS Pete Dunne!
The Fella is fighting on all fronts, from both foes to former friends! And he’s at gorilla now with Jackie Redmond, who brings up how Dunne viciously attacked backstage. How is Sheamus feeling going into this after Dunne smashed his hand? Sheamus says Pete “Don’t Call Me Butch” Dunne smashed the hand with Sheamus’ own shillelagh. Crazy, right? But tonight, there will be retribution! And Sneaky Pete will go for the injured paw. But this one armed bandit has more hours on the clock and has been around the sun a few more times, and he still has some tricks to teach the young thundercats.
But for now, he has one question to ask. Fort Lauderdale, are ya ready for a banger!? The Celtic Warrior makes his entrance, is he about to give Dunne a lot worse than a busted hand?
Raw returns and Dunne makes his entrance. The bell rings, Sheamus runs up but Dunne dodges a Brogue! Dunne fires hands on Sheamus, but Sheamus blocks with a cording hold, and LARIATS! Dunne scrambles to ropes, Sheamus goes after him, but the ref counts. Sheamus lets off, and Dunne ROCKS him! And CHOPS him! The fans rally for Sheamus as Dunne headlocks. Sheamus power sup, fires body shots, and headlocks back. Dunne powers up and out, drops down, then jumps, but into an Alabama Lift! And ALABAMA SLAM! Dunne flounders around while the fans fire up! Sheamus storms after Dunne, and has him on the apron!
Sheamus brings Dunne up but Dunne GAMANGIRIS! No beats yet, and Dunne wants the bad arm! Sheamus resists the takedown so Dunne hits a WRISTLOCK DDT! Sheamus goes to ropes, but Dunne grabs the bad arm, to bend the fingers! Dunne twists the wrist, wrangles Sheamus down to the mat, TRIANGLE HOLD! Dunne fires hands, but Sheamus deadlifts Dunne, to POWER BREAKER! Dunne writhes and goes to ropes, but Sheamus runs up and BLASTS Dunne off the apron! Dunne hits the desk then the floor, and the fans fire up with Sheamus. Sheamus goes out to fetch Dunne, and SMACKS him off the desk!
Sheamus UPPERCUTS Dunne, puts him into the ring, then high-fives Pat McAfee. But then Dunne SHOTGUNS Sheamus off the apron! Dunne goes out, runs up, and SHOTGUNS Sheamus again! Sheamus hits steps, Maggle blames Pat, but Dunne STOMPS the bad hand! Sheamus writhes, the fans boo, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Dunne covers Sheamus, TWO! Sheamus clutches the bad hand as he rolls away to a corner. Dunne storms over to grab that hand, and then he kicks at Sheamus! Dunne CHOPS and SLAPS Sheamus around, talks smack, but Sheamus eggs him on! The fans fire up as Dunne goes from slaps to JAB after JAB! But Sheamus ROCKS Dunne in return! And again! Dunne SLAPS Sheamus! Now Sheamus is mad! Sheamus shouts, “Were ya Butch, or are ya B*tch?!” Dunne DECKS Sheamus for that! Dunne HAMMERS away on Sheamus, storms around, and the fans boo. Dunne runs up, but into a POLISH HAMMER!
The fans fire up as Sheamus LARIATS back down! Dunne goes to a corner, Sheamus runs up and LARIATS! Sheamus scoops Dunne, brings him around, and POWERSLAMS! The fans fire up with Sheamus while Dunne crawls to the apron. Sheamus storms over, drags Dunne up, and the fans fire up as we get- NO! Dunne bends the bad fingers, then SNAPS them! Then Dunne uses BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! The fans boo but still count to TEN, and Dunne shoves Sheamus away. Dunne shrugs, but then Sheamus rises up! The fans fire up as Sheamus has Dunne! BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! Sheamus goes to TEN, and the fans fire up!
Sheamus drags Dunne up higher, and he BEATS THE BODHRAIN to then CLUB Dunne down! The fans are thunderous as Sheamus goes to a corner. Sheamus beats his chest, take aim, but Dunne ENZIGIRIS first! Dunne goes up and up to MOONSAULT into a KNEE!! Cover, TWO?!? Dunne survives and Sheamus can’t believe it! Sheamus fireman’s carries Dunne, then he goes up the corner! The fans fire up but Dunne shifts! Dunne manages to bring Sheamus from the corner, SITOUT BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Sheamus survives and “This is Awesome!” Dunne is beside himself, but then he just gets pissed.
Dunne goes to the corner, and he puts Sheamus’ bad hand inside a buckle pad! The ref reprimands but Dunne has Sheamus trapped! Dunne HAMMERS away, the ref backs Dunne up, but then Dunne PUNTS the bad hand! Now Sheamus is pissed, and he just RIPS the buckle pad away! And then BROGUES Dunne down!! Cover, Sheamus wins!
Winner: Sheamus, by pinfall
That was indeed a BANGER! Sheamus stands tall over Dunne, and maybe now he can move on from his past to have a golden future. But then Dunne still smiles? Well, Dunne himself has to focus on the future, because he’s in an NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Triple Threat! Will The Bruiserweight #FigureItOut and head for All Ego, Ethan Page?
The New Day & Odyssey Jones prepare backstage.
Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods bring out the TMNT gear, Odyssey is powder blue, but they’re all ready to win big for the NEW~ DAY~! Jones then heads out, and Kofi asks Woods if they can talk. Woods says sure, what about? Kofi says that he’s been noticing, over these past couple of weeks, Woods’ energy has just been off. Is everything okay? Karrion Kross has been trying to drive a wedge, but is it working? No, no, that’s just what Kross does, right? There’ve been those who tried before, and there will be those who try after. Kross isn’t the problem. It’s just that Woods wishes Kofi talked with him about bringing Jones in.
Because honestly, on some level, it does feel like Kofi’s trying to replace Big E. Kofi says first, he is sorry. But second, no one is being replaced. This is not about bringing Jones into The New Day. Remember what it was like trying to get New Day off the ground? Everyone talking trash, looking down on them. It was hard. But they got through it because they had each other, and that is how they became one if not THE greatest tag team in WWE history! They’re family, nothing’s gonna change that. As far as Jones goes, he is in the same boat as the New Day was years ago. So as the locker room veterans, Kofi wants to help Jones like others helped New Day.
Woods gets that. Woods will work on getting over this feeling. Jones returns, still all fired up. They shake it out, and then head out. Woods does his best to smile, but will everything be alright? Or will The Final Testament have the final say on this story?
Team American Made finds Ivy Nile backstage.
Chad Gable says he cannot believe his eyes. His brilliant vision, finally realized! His new family, a REAL family, American Made. Ivy made the best decision getting rid of the deadweight, Maxxine Dupri. And Ivy’s never had a coach like him. Ivy says she gave Maxxine a chance, but she got what was coming to her. Ivy is the real deal, she is the Pitbull! And if Maxxine can’t see that, that’s on her. Gable says that’s right! After Ivy breaks “Malibu Barbie,” they’ll finally be done with the failed experiment that is Alpha Academy. Then they can focus on The Wyatt Sick6! American Made will send them back to whatever swamp they crawled out of!
And as for them, how were they made? American Made! The group put hands in, but will this really be any different than The Academy with Gable at the wheel?
Maxxine Dupri VS Ivy Nile!
Raw returns as said Pitbull makes her entrance. Just as Otis & Tozawa did, Gable & The Creeds head to the back to let the ladies handle this on their own. Ivy gets in the ring, soaks up the heat, but then Maxxine DROPKICKS her down! The fans fire up and Maxxine pursues Ivy out of the ring! Maxxine THROWS Ivy into barriers, then throws her into more barriers! Maxxine drags Ivy up, reels her in, and FISHERMAN SUPLEXES! Maxxine fires up, the fans are with her, and she TOSSES Ivy over the desk! Ivy flounders, Maxxine tells her this is what she gets, and Maxxine puts Ivy in the ring. Ivy goes to a corner, but she BOOTS back!
The ref reprimands, this isn’t a match yet! Ivy HAMMERS away on Maxxine, puts her in a corner and fires off more hands! The ref reprimands, Ivy finally lets off, but now the lights are turning off! The fans fire up and the fireflies come out! Gable called them out, so The Wyatts are responding! The piano plays, the fog rolls in, and the spotlight’s on Ivy now. She shakes her head, claiming she’s not afraid, but then she turns around to see Nikki Cross! Gable & The Creeds hurry out there to stand with Ivy! But then the rest of the Wyatt Sick6 appears! And Nikki CLOBBERS Ivy! The brawl is on!
The fans fire up as Lumis, Gacy and Rowan beat up American Made! The fans tell Gable he done messed up! The Creeds get sent out of the ring, and Gable is surrounded! Nikki slithers back in, and then UNCLE HOWDY gets Gable! SISTER ABIGAIL!! The fans are thunderous as Bo Dallas shouts, “We’re here!” The Wyatt Sick6 stand tall over Gable again, are they the ones not done with him?
CM Punk is backstage.
And he’s got a leather strap draped around his neck. A very clear sign of what he wants, but what will he have to say? We find out, after the break.
Damian Priest & Rhea Ripley speak.
The Terror Twins stand together in their own corner of the arena, and The Punisher says, “For the past two weeks, this new lame version of The Judgment Day’s tried to take us out. And for the last two weeks, The Terror Twins stood our ground, in the middle of the ring, while these clowns ran. But for Liv & Dom, your days are numbered. Because at Bash In Berlin, you two officially receive your punishment.” The Eradicator says, “At Bash In Berlin, there’s nowhere to run, and there’s nowhere to hide. Dom, you’re gonna find out real quick that it was Damian and myself that were keeping you safe this entire time!”
And as for Liv Morgan, she thinks she’s taken everything from Rhea. But she hasn’t taken everything. All Liv has done is become the one thing she truly hates: a discount Rhea Ripley! And at Bash In Berlin, the Terror Twins put those two through the mat. Will Dirty Dom & Lil’ Liv regret ever messing with these two?
CM Punk heads to the ring!
The fans fire up because “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME~!” Punk goes to the ring, the fans chant his name, and Punk says there’s a lot to get to, but first! “Is it great to be alive in South Florida on a Monday night or what?!” And before he gets started, he wants to say congrats to the Florida Panthers for winning the Stanley Cup! How’s Punk’s hair? The bags under his eyes are a little bigger, right? The fans cheer on the Panthers and Punk says go ahead! Alright, that’s good, let’s not get carried away. But Punk didn’t sleep a lot last night, he was just too excited. He was staring up at his ceiling, excited to come here and share this news.
But before he gets to that news, he wants to tell us a story. The fans like the sound of that! Punk appreciates that, it would’ve ruined things otherwise. But he was in New York for that little thing called Fanatics Fest, and while he was in the greenroom, someone asked him about this hot streak WWE is on, selling out arenas all over the world. They asked why Punk thought WWE was on such a hot streak. Punk says the answer is easy: it’s the fans. The fans down here, the fans up high in the 300 level seats! All the freaks right here on hard cam side, live and in living color. Punk has met a lot of great fans, too.
The first person in line at Fanatics Fest was a nice young lady in a wheelchair. She wheeled up and got up to walk to Punk! That young lady said she just defeated cancer! And somehow, lil’ ol’ Punk was her source of strength. That made Punk think of his friends, Chad Gilbert, and Lou Koller, all fighting cancer right now. Then there was a young lady from Taiwan, who flew 15 HOURS, just for maybe 15 seconds with Punk for a picture. And another young gentleman had a sign that said, “I traveled 5,785 miles from Jordan just to see CM Punk.” That all means something to Punk! It means something to every single person in the back!
But it means a bit more to Punk because he missed about 10 years with the fans. So it means so much to come here to Florida for the first time in a long time to share news. The fans chant for Punk and he nods. Why is WWE on a streak? It is because fans like them! Fans that hand Punk bracelets that they took the time to make. Maybe it’s insignificant to others. Maybe it’s a Taylor Swift kind of thing, but let’s face it, he’s Taylor Swift For Men. And bracelets like these, made by fans like them, much like the one McIntyre took from CM Punk in Chicago…! Well, we’ve talked about the love, now let’s talk about the hate!
Love and hate, two sides of the coin. Punk tells McIntyre that while he hates Punk, wants nothing to do with him, got his win at SummerSlam and wants to just walk away, made things personal! McIntyre hates Punk? Maybe so but he’s also obsessed with Punk! He wants to stay connected to Punk! It’s why he still has the bracelet with Punk’s lovely wife’s name on it. So that brings Punk to the news he has. Wanna hear it? The fans say yes! Punk’s biggest hater is also his biggest fan, so he’s done made McIntyre a bracelet! Punk holds up that big leather strap! Punk already talked with Pearce, and so unless McIntyre is just a big coward…
Saturday! August 31st! Bash In Berlin! STRAP MATCH!! The fans love the sound of that! Punk says for the uninitiated, Punk will be tethered to McIntyre just like McIntyre so badly wants to be tethered to him! They will be tied wrist to wrist, and they have to carry the other’s carcass around to touch the corners. But that’s not really why Punk wants the match. Punk wants to be able to “whip this b*tch,” take the bracelet back, and leave McIntyre with lasting scars so that he will NEVER forget the name, C M- WAIT! Here comes McIntyre! He has a mic, and he stays up on stage as he glares at Punk.
The fans boo but McIntyre tells Punk, “I’ve been thinking all week what I’m gonna do to you. Last week, you embarrassed me. You whipped me like a petulant child. And I’ve been having all these fantasies of the violence that I’m gonna bring upon you. Now you challenge me to a Strap Match? I have a question, and I’m 100% serious right now. Have you started drinking? Have you seen me? A Strap Match? I ACCEPT!” The fans cheer that! But McIntyre says that’s next week. He can’t wait, he wants a receipt for last week! For the scars on his back! So do the fans want a teaser of that right now! The fans say yes!
McIntyre says put the strap aside, and they’ll give the fans a show. Punk says, “Lose the strap?” Well, the fans got a teaser last week, let’s have the full motion picture. Punk goes to put the strap down, but then says no, he’ll do one better. He’ll let McIntyre have the strap, if McIntyre gives back the bracelet. The fans like where this is going. McIntyre looks at the bracelet, and then says, “NO! You’re a liar! Last week, you lied so you could attack me from behind! You’re a hypocrite! I give you the bracelet, try to get in that ring, you’ll whip me like a dog! Not a chance. And besides, April and Larry are much safer and happier at home with Drew McIntyre.”
McIntyre smirks but Punk says McIntyre won’t be safe. It’s not so much that Punk is attached to Drew as it is Drew is attached to Punk. The Best in the World gave McIntyre a way out, but now there’s no turning back. Who quite literally whips the other into submission and comes away the victor?
Dominik & Liv speak.
Liv says, “Rhea, Damian, if you two think you stand a chance against us at Bash In Berlin, you must be out of your minds. Because we are the most dominant couple in the history of WWE. And besides, no one lays a finger on my Daddy Dom but me. So at Bash In Berlin, it will be us on top, which is exactly where we like it.” Dom says he doesn’t even wanna wait! He wants to go 1v1 with Priest tonight! Because he’s not the same Dom that Damian used to boss around. So why not leave Rhea in the back, and Judgment Day will stay behind, and they’ll go 1v1. That is, if Damian’s man enough. Uh, are these two thinking right? Or will they get some sense slapped into them soon enough?
Six Man Tag: The New Day & Odyssey Jones VS The Final Testament!
Woods talked it out with Kofi, so everything’s all good now, right? Right…? Or will this be the moment we find out Kross was right all along?
Raw returns and The Final Testament makes their entrance. The trios sort out and Woods starts against Kross. The two circle, the fans rally, and Woods is wary of Kross’ team. The “NEW! DAY ROCKS!” chants start but Kross asks Kofi, who even is New Day now. Woods frowns, but Kofi tags himself in! Kofi fires off hands on Kross, backs him into a corner, then runs corner to corner to SPLASH! Kori keeps going, and he SPALSHES again! Kofi keeps going, to SPLASH a third time! Kofi whips, Kross reverses to ROCK Kofi! Kofi drops to knees, the fans boo, but Kross bumps Kofi off buckles. Kross ROCKS Kofi again, then stands him back up.
Kross whips corner to corner, but Kofi goes up and up to MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up, but Akam distracts tehr ef! Kofi runs but Scarlett anchors him! Kross reels Kofi in for a BAKCKBREAKER, flip and fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Kross tags Rezar and says to take Kofi out! Rezar fireman’s carries, and he CORNER DEATH VALLEYS! The fans boo but Rezar just talks trash and soaks up the heat. Final Testament is standing tall while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and fans rally while Akam tags Kross. The Final Testament mugs Kofi, and Kross drags Kofi up. Kofi fires body shots, then haymakers, but Kross keeps him from the corner! Kofi still fires hands, but Kross reels Kofi in for an EXPLODER! The fans boo but Kross soaks up the heat, then he sucker punches Jones! The fans boo but Kross tags Akam. Akam drags Kofi up, back suplexes, but Kofi lands out! Kofi dodges Akam to POST him! The fans fire up as Kofi crawls, Jones takes the tag! Woods is upset, but it is really more the literal positioning here. But either way, Jones rallies on Final Testament!
Jones fires up, the fans are with him, and Jones ELBOWS Kross in a corner! But AOP mugs Jones! They whip, but Jones DOUBLE LARIATS! The fans fire up again and Jones storms around. Jones gets moving, and he FALLING HEADBUTTS Akam! Cover, Kross breaks it! The fans boo but Kross runs, builds speed, and he LARIATS! Jones staggers, Kofi jumps in to wrench and TROUBLE IN PARADISE! Kross is down, Kofi slides under Rezar but gets caught! Rezar OVERHEAD SUPLEXES Kofi! But Woods LIMIT BREAKER ELBOW DROPS Rezar! The fans fire up, but then Akam URENAGES Woods!
Jones is up, Akam dodges his lariat, but not the JOURNEY’S END!! Cover, Jones & New Day win!
Winners: The New Day & Odyssey Jones, by pinfall
Mixed feelings aside, winning always feels good! Jones helps The New Day take down the Final Testament, is this new chapter only just beginning?
Damian and Rhea talk backstage.
Damian says, “This kid, man. Typical, right?” Rhea says, “Absolutely ridiculous.” The match is made, and Rhea believes in Damian. But they also know how slimy this Judgment Day is, so this has to be a trap. Damian agrees there. But hey, just the same, just to have a chance to get his hands on those cowards, to see Rhea get her hands on Liv, it’ll be worth it. Damian would walk through a minefield with Rhea to face anyone and anything. So as long as there is still breath in either one of them, they don’t stop until they’ve passed judgment on this lame ass Judgment Day. Rhea likes the sound of that.
They fist bump, Rhea lets Damian prepare. Will Dom actually keep his word tonight? Or is there just another ambush waiting around the corner?
WWE mourns the loss of Afa Anoa’i.
Another influential patriarch of the Anoa’i Family, and the other half of the Wild Samoans, one of the greatest tag teams in WWE history. There was no tag team that held as many titles as Afa & Sika. And they also guided Samu and Rikishi into the family business. Following an illustrious career, they were immortalized in the WWE Hall of Fame. They would then open the Wild Samoan Training Center to train future wrestlers, and among them were names like Dave Batista. Afa even founded a scholarship program for disadvantaged youth. Afa will always be a pillar of the Anoa’i legacy, whose love and passion will live on forever.
“Take care of each other, and trust in God.” Thank you, Afa, and thank you, Wild Samoans.
No Disqualifications: Bronson Reed VS The Miz!
The Colossal Aussie has been on a rampage, crushing Seth Rollins just to get noticed, and then crushing R-Truth just because he couldn’t crush The Miz! Well, the Hollywood A-Lister is with Adam Pearce at gorilla. Pearce says the more he thinks about this, the more he doesn’t like it. Pearce feels he should just suspend Bronson because clearly, it doesn’t matter how much he gets fined, and it doesn’t matter who he hurts. The only reason Bronson is still here is because Miz asked for a match he doesn’t even have to have. Unless Miz says he really wants it. Miz says he doesn’t know if he does, really!
If Miz was Pearce, YES, he would suspend Bronson and ban the Tsunami! But Bronson took out R-Truth, Miz’s friend. And in case you don’t know, Miz doesn’t have a lot of friends here. But the ones he does have, he fights for! So no, maybe he doesn’t want to do this, but Miz knows he has to do this. The Miz is bringing out that Marine (the WWE movie franchise) in him! Will Miz avenge Truth and Rollins in one go? Or will he just be added to the pile?
Miz rushes down the ramp, slides into the ring, dodges Bronson and fires hands as the bell rings! Bronson shoves Miz back to CLOBBER him! The fans are torn as Miz flops out to the floor. Bronson goes out after Miz, but Miz has a chair! Miz JAMS Bronson, SMACKS him, and then swings on him again! Bronson SWATS the chair!? Bronson CHOPS Miz, then runs up, but Miz POSTS Bronson! Bronson flops, Miz throws the chair into the ring, and then he sends in more chairs! And then kendo sticks, and a trash can! Miz is going hardcore and the fans are loving it! Especially as Miz brings out a TABLE!
Miz sets the table in the ring, storm sin, and he SMACKS Bronson with a kendo stick! Miz SMACKS Bronson again but Bronson catches the stick! Bronson HEADBUTTS Miz down, BREAKS the stick on his knee, then throws the pieces away. Bronson drags Miz up to scoop and SLAM on the trash can! Bronson then SMACKS Miz with the can! Bronson grabs a chair, and takes a seat, resting his massive feet on Miz like an ottoman! The fans boo but Bronson laughs, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns, Bronson HEADBUTTS Miz down, and then runs in! Miz dodges, Bronson runs into the chair in the corner! The fans fire up as Bronson staggers, and Miz kicks and fires hands! Bronson shoves Miz, but Miz JAMS Bronson with another chair! Miz then goes up, TORNADO DDT onto the chair!! Cover, ONE!?!? Bronson says now he’s pissed! Bronson snarls as he stands, but Miz SMACKS him with a kendo stick! And SMACKS again! And again! Miz fires off more shots, then goes corner to corner, to KENDO STICK CHECK! Miz goes to the apron, springboards in, but Bronson catches him! And pops him up! But Miz slips free!
Miz BOOTS Bronson, and Bronson wobbles in front of the table! Miz BOOTS again, and BOOTS again! Bronson wobbles, Miz gets moving! Bronson LARIATS Miz!! Bronson then hauls Miz up, but Miz slips free! Full nelson, but Bronson fights the Finale! Fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER into the table! The table breaks, pieces falling onto Miz! Bronson goes to a corner, CHUCKS the chairs out of the way, then goes up! TSUNAMI!! Cover, Bronson wins!
Winner: Bronson Reed, by pinfall
Miz put up a heroic performance, but some monsters are just too tough! And in some cases, are just too vicious! Bronson goes up top, but BRAUN~ is here!! Braun Strowman storms in, and now Auszilla stares down #OneBigSOB! The Monster of All Monsters dares Bronson to try something with him! Bronson grins, but when and where will we see these two have their kaiju movie moment?
Backstage interview with Sheamus.
Jackie Redmond is again with The Fella, and congratulates him on the win tonight. However, how is the hand? He won’t lie, the hand is beat to bits, but it’s nothing a few pints won’t fix. And look, fair play to Butch- er, Dunne. They went toe to toe and put on a banger. The lad’s got problems, but maybe he just needs a little time and some therapy to chase the demons away. But wait, here comes Kaiser. Kaiser asks why we’re wasting time on the opening act. We should talk to the man who is going to main event Monday Night Raw tonight! To the man who is going to beat Randy Orton in the middle of that ring! That man is Ludwig Kaiser.
Sheamus asks Jackie if he could talk with Kaiser alone. Jackie steps away and Kaiser tells Sheamus that once he’s done with Orton, Kaiser will come right back for Sheamus so they can settle things once and for all. Oh, yeah? Guess a few broken ribs and smashed eye weren’t enough for Kaiser. But they’re 1-1 so any time Kaiser wants to finish the trilogy, you know where to find Sheamus. Either way, he’ll be celebrating the win with a pint at the bar around the corner, watching Kaiser take an RKO. Good luck tonight, fella. Sheamus leaves, will Kaiser even remember where he is after Orton’s done with him?
Backstage interview with Bron Breakker.
Cathy Kelley is with the WWE Intercontinental Champion, and she congratulates him on retaining the title in the brutal Best 2 Out of 3 Falls match with Sami Zayn. Now that Sami is definitively behind Bron, what are his future plans? Bron says it is a good thing he went to a highly educated university, because today he has heard there will be a tournament to determine the next challenger. Which is fine, because Adam Pearce can’t stand the fact that Bron is progressing through this entire roster at such a fast rate of speed! And now Pearce wants to slow Bron down with this tournament.
It’s not Bron’s fault! It isn’t Bron’s fault that he’s a badass! A genetic freak! More talented than anyone here! That the dogs are barking in every city that the WWE goes to! And it is not Bron’s fault that he earned this Intercontinental Championship. So have a tournament. But to the poor soul that wins it, that has the nerve to stand in front of Bron, Bron will spear them through the FLOOR, and give them the beating of a lifetime! And that… that will be Bron’s fault. The champion puts all challengers on notice, who will still step up to try him anyway?
Damian Priest VS Dominik Mysterio!
The Punisher, former Senor Money in the Bank, former El Campeon del Mundo, and the man the Judgment Day has yet to keep down despite all the gang attacks, is supposed to be intimidated by Dirty Dom? Yeah, sounds pretty dumb, right? Will Priest give Dom just a taste of what’s coming at Bash In Berlin? Or is this going to be a case of new Judgment Day, same story?
Oh well here goes! JD McDonagh & Carlito run down after Priest before the bell! But he DECKS each of them! Then he SMACKS Carlito off the apron! Finn runs in with a chair, but Priest mule kicks him first! Dom looks a bit worried now, because Priest JAMS Carlito with the chair! Priest grins at Finn but Finn wants mercy! Priest winds up but JD snatches the chair! So Priest TOSSES JD! Priest choke grips Finn, but Carlito makes the save! So Priest SUPERKICKS Carlito! And he ROUNDHOUSES McDonagh! Dom is really worried now, because he has no back-up! The fans fire up as Rhea slips in behind Dom!
Dom turns around to see his former Mami, and she blows him a kiss. Dom turns back around, to see Priest! HEADBUTT, HAYMAKER! Dom is down and The Terror Twins smile. Rhea is so giddy as she goes out to clear the desk! Rhea says feed him to her! Priest TOSSES Dom out, Rhea hauls him up, and the fans are thunderous! But Liv SMAACKS Rhea with a chair! And then the boys swarm Priest! The fans boo as the 5v2 is going Judgment Day’s way! Liv beats down Rhea against the desk, but Priest fights off the boys! Only for Carlito to hit a BACKSTABBER! That move’s name has never been more appropriate!
Liv CLUBS away on Rhea to keep her down, and then the boys make Priest watch! Liv POSTS Rhea, bad arm first! And then Liv TOSSES Rhea over the desk! The fans chant for Jey Uso, but Liv sends Rhea into steel steps! And then back into the POST! Rhea writhes in pain, the mugging on Priest continues, and Finn climbs up! COUP DE GRACE!! Liv joins her Judgment Day in the ring, and lines up a shot on Rhea! ObLIVion!! The fans boo but the mugging on Priest continues! Dom climbs, smiles, and gives us Latino Heat! Then a FROG SPLASH!! The Terror Twins knew it was a trap, and they couldn’t do anything about it! But will it be a different story at Bash In Berlin?
The Judgment Day regroups backstage.
Raw returns as they celebrate their small victory here, and Finn says that is how they do it! He tells the cameraman to get closer on this. Finn tells Damian & Rhea, “You know what that is? That’s just a little taste, that’s just a little sample, of what’s gonna happen to both of you in Berlin.” Dom says Priest was only world champion because of The Judgment Day. McDonagh says Priest is now not world champion, because of The Judgment Day. Carlito says now that is cool! Liv says Rhea likes to think she made Dom a man, but Dom has always been all man. And Bash In Berlin, Liv makes Rhea her b*tch!
Judgment Day is all proud of themselves now, but will that pride come before the fall?
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships Triple Threat: Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn VS Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark VS Iyo Sky & Kairi Sane!
There’s a bit of deja vu in this match, as it as the Triple Threat in Glasgow that crowned The Unholy Union as the new champions. The Queen of Spades & Hunter are back for another try, but the Evil Genius & Pirate Princess jump in where Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair were. Will Alba & Isla make this a repeat of the Clash at the Castle? Will Shayna & Zoey have redemption now that they’re the Pure Fusion Collective? Or will the Women’s Tag Division once again be under Damage CTRL?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who can defy the odds!
In this Triple Threat, only two teams are legal at a time. The teams try to sort things out, but Shayna takes a swing! Alba dodges it, and Iyo SHOTEIS Shayna first! Zoey runs up, Iyo dodges, and Isla ROCKS her! Now it’s just a brawl of DMG CTRL and the wicked witches! DMG CTRL DOUBLE DROPKICK, but then Shayna TOSSES Iyo! Shayna and Kairi are alone so the bell rings! Shayna whips, Kairi goes up and RANAS back! Kairi KICKS Shayna in the side, and Iyo joins her! The fans fire up with DMG CTRL, and Kairi runs in to get a boost from Iyo, though not quite enough. Kairi adjusts and uses the ropes to FLING herself onto PFC!
The fans cheer as Kairi stands tall, and then Iyo DIVES to wipe out the Unholy Union! Florida fires up for the Sky Pirates while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and ZOey & Shayna mug Kairi. Zoey CHOKES Kairi on ropes, the ref counts, so Zoe lets off. Sonya gets a cheap shot! Isla pretends to be upset but it really just helps the champs on some level. Zoey suplexes Kairi, but Kairi DDT COUNTERS! The fans fire up while Kairi and Zoey are down, and they crawl for their corners. Hot tag to Shayna and she drags Kairi away from Iyo! So Kairi ENZIGIRIS Shayna, and Shayna staggers into a tag from Alba! Hot tag to Iyo, and the fans fire up! Iyo dodges Alba to SHOTEI Isla! Then SHOTEI for Alba! SHOTEI for Shayna! Zoey dodges, but Iyo blocks the superkick to SWING it into Shayna!
The fans fire up as Iyo SHOTEIS Zoey, too! Alba runs up, Iyo wrenches her to whip to the corner. Iyo runs in to ELBOW, then she BOOTS Isla! Iyo keeps Alba stuck, Shayna runs in and Iyo dodges! Shayan htis Alba, Iyo ROCKS Shayna! Iyo springboards to DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK Isla and Zoey! Iyo kips up, and now they’re all double stacked in corners! The fans fire up with Iyo, the SHINKANSEN hits Shayna and Alba! Then SHINKANSEN for Zoey and Isla! The fans fire up with Iyo, and she hauls Alba up! Underhooks for the TIGER- NO, Alba slips free! Alba BOOTS from a corner, then goes up! But Kairi anchors her!
Iyo comes back to SHORYUKEN! Then Iyo climbs, brings Alba up, and Kairi tags in to join in! DMG CTRL has Alba fore a DOUBLE SUPERPLEX!! Kairi covers, Isla breaks it! Iyo ROCKS Isla! Shayna ROUNDHOUSES Iyo! Alba HEADBUTTS Shayna! Sonya stands up but Alba SUPERKICKS her! Kairi SPEARS Alba! The fans fire up again, and Kairi pounds the mat. Kairi storms around, and she goes corner to corner, but has to DECK Sonya first! Shayna KICKS and KNEES Kairi, Zoey tags off Alba! SUPERKICK for Alba, tag to Shayna! But Iyo runs in, so Zoey gets her! ROLLING DEATH VALLEY, and Shayna SLIDING KNEES Iyo!
Kairi is up top now! PFC turn around and Kairi DOUBLE CROSSBODIES! The fans fire up again and Kairi says she’ll finish this! But Shayna ROCKS her! Kairi dusts herself off, winds up and ROCKS Shayna! The forearms keep going, the fans fire up with Kairi but boo Shayna! Shayna fires a flurry, then KICKS! Shayna soaks up the heat, runs, but into a FOREARM! Kairi runs, but Shayna reels her in! KIRAFUDA KLUTCH!! Shayna sits Kairi down, but Kairi powers up to RAM Shayna into buckles! Kairi fights free, then URAKENS! Shayna falls over, Kairi powers that arm up again! The fans cheer as Kairi climbs!
But Isla tags in before the InSANE Elbow! Shayna KNEES Kairi, clamps on a KIRAFUDA, but Isla tags Alba before she hits a BACKSTABBER on Shayna! Alba goes up, Shayna hasn’t let Kairi go! So Alba SWANTON BOMBS them both!! Cover, Unholy Union win!!
Winners: Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions)
Sonya is stunned, DMG CTRL is in disbelief, but somehow, someway, the wicked witches win out! But now they turn their attention to this Friday Night SmackDown and the BIG Six Woman Tag! Will Alba, Isla and their new pal, Blair Davenport, be able to take down the #Big3 that is Jade, Bianca & Naomi?
Gunther talks with Kaiser backstage.
Der Ring General is giving the Impeccable German some final pointers before the main event. Will Kaiser’s European Elegance take down The Viper? Or will Orton remind us all why he is The Apex Predator?
Backstage interview with Jey Uso.
Jackie Redmond is with #EatSleepYEETRepeat, and says it has been a minute. But the fans have been so excited seeing Jey and Sami Zayn reuniting, maybe even as a tag team. But after last week’s loss to Bron Breakker, can Jey shed any light on Sami’s condition? Jey says his dawg just needed time to clear his head. He put in work week after week, so he’ll be back with a vengeance. But Sami said to Jey, if Sami can’t be champion, that doesn’t mean Jey can’t be. So Jey is thinking, he still wants that singles title, and he heard that big itch, Bron Breakker, talking that smack about being IC Champion.
Jey hollered at Pearce, put his name in the hat for the tournament, so the next time you see Main Event Jey Uso in your city, he’ll have that Intercontinental Championship on his shoulder. You feel that? Okay. YEET. Jey heads out, his eyes set on a new prize. Will we soon see a clash of multigenerational superstars?
Randy Orton VS Ludwig Kaiser!
Imperium tried to take out The Viper before Bash In Berlin, but that opening salvo wasn’t enough. Will the Impeccable German truly have to be perfect if he wants to stop Orton from making it to next week? Or will he just be an example to Der Ring General when he takes an RKO outta nowhere?
Raw returns and Kaiser makes his entrance. The bell rings, the fans rally, and the two stare down. The fans chant for “RANDY! RANDY!” and “USA! USA!” as the two slowly circle. Then the chants become, “Let’s Go, Randy!” “Kaiser Sucks!” Orton makes sure Kaiser hears that, and then the two tie up. Orton headlocks, Kaiser powers up and out, but Orton runs him over! The fans fire up while Kaiser scowls. Kaiser stands, he and Orton tie up again. Orton slips around to a waistlock, but Kaiser fights the lift. Kaiser pries at the hold, wrenches it open to waistlock back, but Orton returns the favor. Orton headlocks then hits a takeover.
The fans cheer while Orton grinds Kaiser down. Kaiser fights up, powers Orton to a corner, and the ref counts. Orton and Kaiser let go slowly, and Kaiser backs up. But then Kaiser kicks low! Kaiser fires hands, CHOSP Orton, and the fans ‘WOO~!” Kaiser pie faces Orton, so Orton DECKS him! Orton then scoops Kaiser, to FALL AWAY SLAM! That’s a new one for Orton, but he has the muscles for it! Orton drags Kaiser up to UPPERCUT, then he UPPERCUTS again! Kaiser flounders, Orton UPPERCUTS again! Orton puts Kaiser back in the corner, goes up, and he rains down fists! The fans count, and Orton grins as he takes his time.
Orton still goes all the way to nine, hops down, and the UPPERCUT is TEN! The fans cheer and Kaiser bails out. Orton pursues but Kaiser body shots, then returns those UPPERCUTS! Kaiser CHOPS, but Orton CHOPS! Kaiser falls and the fans cheer. Orton SMACKS Kaiser off the desk, and the fans fire up for the DESK- WAIT! Gunther is at ringside now! The fans boo as Gunther talks trash to distract Orton. Orton lets Kaiser go, but Kaiser KICKS the leg! A tactic a lot like earlier tonight but it still works! Orton hobbles, and Kaiser hits the DESK BACK SUPLEX! Orton writhes, Kaiser gets in the ring, and Kaiser soaks up the heat!
The ref has a count started but Kaiser goes back out. Kaiser RAMS Orton into the steel steps! The fans rally for Orton but Kaiser refreshes the count. Kaiser builds speed going around the way, and he DROPKICKS the leg against steps! Orton falls in a heap and Gunther is pleased, but the fans boo and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns once again and Orton fires body shots to escape the chinlock! Orton then HEADBUTTS Kaiser, but Kaiser fights off the back suplex! Orton’s bad leg lets him down, and then Kaiser STOMPS it! Kaiser YANKS the bad leg, drags Orton around, and drops an elbow on that knee! Gunther coaches Kaiser as he pulls on the toehold, but Orton endures. The fans rally, Kaiser ELBOWS the leg again, but Orton pulls Kaiser’s hair. Kaiser digs his knuckles into the knee! Orton CLUBS away on Kaiser! Kaiser lets off, the fans rally up again, but Kaiser stands on the bad leg. The fans boo as Kaiser then HIP DROPS the knee!
Kaiser soaks up the heat, then HIP DROPS the leg again! Kaiser soaks up more heat while he stalks Orton, as does Gunther. Kaiser jumps but Orton BOOTS him up and out! The fans fire up and Gunther is upset, but Orton heads outside. Orton UPPERCUTS, HEADBUTTS, and he has Kaiser against the desk! Orton goes for steps but Kaiser blocks that! Kaiser throws body shots, SMACKS Orton off the steps, then fires hands. Kaiser lets off, refreshes the count again, and he again goes around the outside! But Orton meets him with a LARIAT!! Orton seethes, glares at Gunther, and then hauls Kaiser up. DESK BACK SUPLEX!
Kaiser writhes and the fans fire up! Orton stares Gunther down, before he hits another DESK BACK SUPLEX! Fans want that “ONE MORE TIME!” so Orton hits a third DESK BACK SUPLEX!! Gunther is fuming but Orton isn’t done with Kaiser! A fourth DESK BACK SUPLEX!! Kaiser tumbles right off the desk, Orton refreshes the count, and then Orton goes right back for Kaiser. Orton puts Kaiser in the ring, but Kaiser runs up! Orton dodges, and SNAP POWERSLAMS! The fans fire up again and Orton smirks at Gunther. Kaiser flounders to the apron, but Orton drags himself in through the ropes!
The fans love it but Kaiser fights free! HOTSHOT! The fans boo, Gunther is relieved, and Kaiser GAMANGIRIS! Cover, TWO! Orton is tougher than that, or else how could he be a 14-time world champion? Kaiser fumes and soaks up the heat. Kaiser goes up, but Orton ROCKS him first! The fans rally as Orton climbs, and he brings Kaiser up to the very top! SUPERPELX! Kaiser writhes, Gunther is upset, but the fans continue to rally for “R K O! R K O!” Orton puts Kaiser in the ropes, for the DRAPING DDT! The fans are thunderous as Orton hears those voices in his head! Kaiser rises, into the- NO, Kaiser rolls Orton up! TWO!!
Orton rises, to RKO!! Still outta nowhere, and Orton covers, Orton wins!
Winner: Randy Orton, by pinfall
Gunther frowns while Orton smirks. Orton draws a line in the sand, so Gunther storms right in! The brawl is on! Orton has the edge already, but Gunther turns it around! The fans boo as Gunther UPPERCUTS and ROCKS Orton! Orton ROCKS and CLUBS Gunther! And then POSTS him! And then fires more hands! Raw has to go off the air, but is Orton going to beat Gunther down until midnight?
My Thoughts:
Another great Raw tonight, and while CM Punk said the WWE is on a hot streak because of the fans, nay nay, it is because WWE finally has people in it who know what they’re doing. But that’s an argument for another article, I do wanna say that Punk and McIntyre had a great promo to set up their Strap Match, and that match will still be very good, BUT it would’ve been so much better if they left out the four corners stipulation. That stipulation is very rarely done in a creative, exciting way, I would rather this be a match that’s just them lashing each other with the strap and is otherwise No Disqualification, because the goal isn’t the corners, it’s each other.
Speaking of No Disqualifications, Bronson VS Miz as a No DQ match was great stuff, and not only was it logical on the level that Miz was doing this for Truth, it was logical that the weapons were Miz’s only chance of beating Bronson, but it also just backfires because Bronson can use them, too. Bronson of course wins, and I do appreciate that this is new story for Braun Strowman. Braun said he hates bullies, and he also wants to reestablish his own dominance as top monster, and with how Bronson’s been on the warpath, this is a great move. I don’t know if this is gonna be the newest “ring breaking superplex” moment, given that torch was passed to Braun the last time Big Show wrestled, but it’d be fitting if they did that spot to main event a Raw.
We also got two No Contests, much to my surprise, but they did so with great story reasons behind them. The first was with The Wyatt Sick6 going after American Made, perfect stuff there. Now we can do some Mixed Tag matches, maybe a Mixed Six Tag, and maybe even a Mixed 8 Tag or something more chaotic. The other No Contest was great Judgment Day stuff. Very good promos from everyone, and Dom & Liv basically won Most Delusional Heel(s) with theirs. But Judgment Day had to stand tall at some point, especially as the street gang they’ve become, because otherwise, the math wouldn’t add up for The Terror Twins to win out in the end.
Great Women’s Triple Threat Tag for the titles, but I figured Alba & Isla were retaining. They’ll still bring those belts to SmackDown because Jade & Bianca need their 2v2 rematch, which they probably earn by winning the Six Woman Tag. And then, if Alba & Isla retain, maybe Jade & Bianca each aim for the singles title and have to fight it out. And great stuff in the New Day story. I appreciate Kofi bringing up the forced smiles from Woods, and I like the camera work as Kofi gives the hot tag. We get to feel like Woods felt, seeing Kofi was there but then Jones quite literally gets between them. They’re still winning, but there’s gotta be a point where Woods snaps and maybe verbally lashes out first. I don’t think he should join Final Testament but Woods should at least leave Kofi behind.
Good opening promo from Orton with Gunther, though Orton was never about being charismatic clever Face so it kinda lulled in the middle. And of course we Muricans gotta get the “USA! USA!” chant in there. But Imperium playing dirty was good stuff, and it did give us a great main event out of Orton VS Kaiser. Orton of course won, and he of course brawled with Gunther. I have mixed feelings about having to cut away just because of another dumb USA Network original reality TV game show thing. On one hand, it’s disappointing because the reality TV show is prerecorded, USA could start it any time. On the other, this is all the more reason WWE on Netflix will actually be a good thing.
Kaiser still bringing up his rivalry with Sheamus was also good stuff. I wonder if we get Gunther & Kaiser VS Orton & Sheamus in a tag match. Sheamus VS Dunne was a great opening match, and a great win for Sheamus to go back to the story with Kaiser. And if there is such a tag match, you can bet Kaiser loses it for Imperium to give Orton momentum going into Bash In Berlin without Gunther having to be beat down again. Bron Breakker has a good promo to announce the contender’s tournament, and Jey has a good promo to enter himself into said tournament.
As such, I feel like it has to come down to Jey Uso winning the tournament, and he challenges Bron at like Bad Blood in October. Feels like a cop out so they don’t have Sami and Jey helping Damian and Rhea, but I guess that depends on who else is in this coming tournament.
My Score: 8.9/10
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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 KOKESHI 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 PLANCHAS 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! YUKON 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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