Results
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (8/16/24)
Who do you ACKNOWLEDGE?
Will Solo Sikoa face The Original Tribal Chief?
Roman Reigns has made his presence known and felt, but Solo Sikoa still won’t stand face to face with him. Will the OTC not give the usurper any choice?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Andrade VS Carmelo Hayes; Melo wins.
- Naomi VS Blair Davenport; Blair wins.
- Kevin Owens VS Grayson Waller w/ Austin Theory; Kevin wins.
- WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Match: The Street Profits VS #DIY; The Profits win and will challenge The Bloodline for the titles.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tiffany Stratton & Pretty Deadly are in the ring.
Miss Money in the Bank has Kit Wilson & Elton Prince with her as she says it is #TiffyTime to celebrate! Everyone, please welcome Tiffy’s Bestie, the Queen of The Ring and Your NEW WWE Women’s Champion, Nia Jax! Nia rides on a throne on top of a palanquin that is gracefully brought to the ring. Nia waves to her subjects while Tiffy & Pretty Deadly praise her. Nia is then helped down from the palanquin and struts her way to the ring. Orlando is a bit torn as The Irresistible Force steps in, and Tiffy adorns her with both championship belt and sash that reads “Queen Nia.” Pretty Deadly bow to the queen, and Tiff hands Nia a mic.
Nia looks around at the balloons and decorations, and she tells Tiff she really shouldn’t have. Tiff says no, she of course had to! After everything Nia has done for Tiff, Tiff is just giving back. Isn’t it all perfect? The fans are torn, and Nia says this is a lot of pink. Of course! Tiff wanted everything to pop! Does… Does Nia not like it? Nia says Tiff is so good to her, and she really appreciates her, but… This isn’t really her style. Oh… Nia says her style is more destruction, and she proved that at SummerSlam when she destroyed Bayley. The fans definitely boo now, but Nia says she proved she’s a woman of her word when she said she’d take the title from Bayley, and then did.
So now not only is she YOUR Queen of the Ring, but she is YOUR WWE Women’s Champion! The fans definitely boo here, too. Nia says everyone in the locker room better bow down to her. Pretty Deadly bow now! Nia says what better way to start than with Tiffy. O-Oh! Right, Tiff is to bow down? Yes, bow down. N-Now? Yes, now. Oh, well, absolutely! Tiff is so glad that we’re all on the same page here. It’s why she has Pretty Deadly! They’ll sing Nia a song, and then we’ll all bow down. Then with permission from Princess Tiffy, Pretty Deadly has a brand new hit song! Everyone waiting eagerly for the musical, here is your sneak peek!
So without further ado, they present: Ode to The Queen. The music plays, Kit & Elton groove, and they sing! It’s not the first time they’ve known a queen, but Nia’s the prettiest one they’ve ever seen! Nia is a hum dinger, for Cleopatra meets Betty Trigger. She beat Bayley, it made their hearts melt! And now she accessorizes with crown and belt! They’re her biggest fan’s cuz she can A-NIA-LATE! Her reign’s great, time for a dance break! A five, six, seven, eight! The boys frolic around, tap dance, but in comes MIA YIM! The Head Baddie In Charge has a kendo stick to SMACK Tiffy!! And she SMACKS Kit, and SMACKS Elton!
Nia blocks the shot, scoops Mia, but Mia slips free to SMACK, SMACK, and SMACK! Nia goes running, but she leaves the belt behind! Nia is pissed, and Michin shrugs. She just SMACKS away on Kit & Elton! Tiff & Nia are furious, Mia is ruining everything! Mia takes the strawberry wine as her prize, but will she be back for the gold soon enough?
The #Big3 watch backstage.
And they all enjoyed what they just saw. Bianca says if Nia & Tiff wanted to party, that ain’t it. Jade says that hopefully the StrongEST Duo has a better time taking back their WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships. Naomi says next week will be reason for these three to celebrate, once they beat the brakes off of Alba, Isla AND Blair. And when they celebrate, it will be very demure, very mindful. But let’s not forget tonight’s 1v1 of Naomi VS Blair, and we know Naomi won’t miss her chance to snatch and drag! Carmelo Hayes passes by and says yeah, he hears the talk of celebration, so clearly, they’ll be pulling up to his after party, right?
What after party? The one he has after he beats Andrade. He’ll have bottles, models, and- Wait, wait, wait. Isn’t Andrade two-up on Melo? Good luck with that. The Big 3 head out, but Melo says that just means they’re watching H1M. But will Melo go 0-3 real quick if he doesn’t take El Idolo more seriously? We’re about to find out, after the break!
Andrade VS Carmelo Hayes!
SmackDown returns and Melo makes his entrance. The bell rings, the tow circle, but then Melo drops back to ropes. The fans boo but Melo has Andrade back up. They reset and circle, but then Melo bails out. The fans boo more but Andrade slides out! Melo slides in, and he eggs Andrade on. Andrade runs in, avoids a roundhouse and BOOTS Melo! Andrade goes up, but Melo trips him up! Andrade lands hard, falls to the mat, and Melo stomps away at the ropes! The ref counts, Melo lets off, but then he rains down fists! Melo soaks up heat from Orlando, then snapmares Andrade for a KICK! Andrade snarls, Melo covers, ONE!
Andrade rises, Melo storms up but into a CHOP! Andrade whips Melo, Melo reverses but Andrade reverses. Melo springboards to FLYING LARIAT! Cover, ONE!! Melo dunks on Andrade but it doesn’t keep him down. Melo CHOPS, fans “WOO~,” and Melo puts Andrade in a corner. Melo fires body shots and forearms, then wrenches. Andrade blocks the whip, so Melo KNEES low. Melo runs, but Andrade DROPKICKS him down! The fans fire up as Melo goes to the apron, and Andrade aims. Andrade goes to slingshot but Melo stands! Andrade ROCKS him first, then goes up the corner! ASAI MOONSAULT!
The fans fire up as Andrade takes Melo down! Andrade then puts Melo in the ring, only for Melo to slide out the side. The fans boo but Andrade drags Melo up. Melo HOTSHOTS Andrade down! Melo then goes up the corner, but Andrade trips him up! Melo is in a Tree of Woe on the outside! Andrade climbs up, but Melo slips under and around, to SHOVE Andrade! Andrade hits apron then floor! Melo soaks up more heat while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Melo has Andrade down. Melo goes up a corner, but Andrade hurries to CHOP! The fans “WOO~!” but then Melo HEADBUTTS back. Andrade UPPERCUTS Melo, Melo ELBOWS Andrade. Andrade stands, they brawl, shot for shot, and then Andrade reels Melo in. Melo fights the suplex, pulls hair and HEADBUTTS! And HEADBUTTS again! Melo clinches Andrade, but Andrade uses that to SUPER SPANISH FLY!! Cover, TWO!! The fans cannot believe it, and even Andrade is surprised! Melo is toughing it out, and “This is Awesome!” Andrade fires up and the fans are with him!
“SI! SI! SI!” echoes out as Andrade runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Melo reels Andrade in, but Andrade hits a suplex first! Uno Amigo! And then Dos Amigos! And then- SUPLEX CUTTER from Melo! Cover, TWO!! Melo is frustrated that his lay-up didn’t finish this! But now Melo goes up the corner, he wants that three pointer! NOTHING BUT- NO, Andrade gets around! Andrade whips, Melo reverses to O’Conner Roll, TWO! Gedo Clutch! TWO, Melo has the surfboard and turns it to an O’Conner! TWO, Melo KNEES Andrade down! Melo keeps moving, boot feint to ELBOW!! Cover, TWO?!? Melo survives and the fans are thunderous!
Andrade is beside himself, but “This is Awesome!” Andrade hurries to a corner, and he climbs to the top! Andrade calls his shot, but Melo avoids all the moonsaults! Tilt-o-whirl, only for Andrade to stuff it! Underhooks, but no Message as Melo back drops! Andrade sunset flips but Melo sits into a prawn hold! MELO WINS!!
Winner: Carmelo Hayes, by pinfall
Finally, a win for Melo in this unofficial series, but he’s bragging like his 1-2 record is a big deal. Andrade wants to just let it go, but Melo keeps getting in his face! So Andrade SLAPS him for it! The brawl is on and the fans cheer! The ref calls for reinforcements! Refs and producers rush out to stop this, but fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” Andrade gets loose to SPLASH in a corner! The fans are thunderous again, but Andrade leaves Melo behind. Is Melo going to keep going until he’s turned things around in his favor? Or will Andrade be the one that ends things with H1M?
Solo Sikoa sits in the private suite.
He stares at his taped up thumb, but in steps Tama Tonga with the ula fala. The MFT hands it over, and says when Roman Reigns gets in that ring. Tama will tear him limb from limb. Solo has Tama hold on. He appreciates that, but Solo is the Tribal Chief now. And if Roman takes this ula fala back from Solo, then Roman becomes Tribal Chief. And Tama will acknowledge Roman, as will Solo. That’s if Roman can take this back from Solo. Tama nods, accepting those orders. What will Solo do to make sure Roman is never the Head of the Table again?
Giovanni Vinci speaks.
“Pride, honor, and respect. These aren’t just words. They’re mantras I live by. Now, I’m adding another: Victory. When I step into the ring, it’s not just to compete. It’s to win. I’m living the dream, traveling the world, and facing every challenge head-on. My next goal? To conquer SmackDown, and show the world what I’m all about. Veni, Vidi, Vinci.” When and where will The Pride of Italy make his return to the blue brand?
Naomi VS Blair Davenport!
The Big 3 have their beef with the Unholy Union, Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn, but it seems the Ichiban Gaijin wants to be part of that. Will dangerous Davenport ruin the homecoming for Orlando’s own? Or will she just #FeelTheGlow?
SmackDown returns and Blair makes her entrance. We spot Roxanne Perez in the crowd, perhaps The Prodigy is getting a good look at a future home brand. The bell rings and the two step up. They talk smack, then Blair shoves. So Naomi fires a forearm! The brawl is on, Naomi gets the edge, and the fans fire up. But Blair knees low then CLUBS Naomi down! Naomi goes to ropes, Blair soaks up heat, then Blair pushes Naomi around. Blair drags Naomi up, whips, but Naomi ducks ‘n’ slides! Then she mule kicks, whips, and hits a REAR VIEW! Blair scrambles away fast, but Naomi asks where all that fire was.
Naomi WRECKS Blair with a dropkick, then goes out to FLYING SPLIT LEGS! Naomi holds Blair down to talk some smack, then she drags Blair back into the ring. Naomi climbs, leaps, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Blair survives and bails out again while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Blair whips Naomi to a corner. Naomi comes back but into a scoop and BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Blair is annoyed but she CLUBS Naomi on the back. Naomi goes to ropes, Blair CHOKES her, but Blair lets off at 4. Blair “apologizes” before she brings Naomi up. Blair whips, Naomi comes back again, but she tilt-o-whirls to RANA! The fans rally, Naomi runs but so does Blair, DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! Both women are down and the fans fire up! A standing count starts, the fans rally harder, and both women stand at 5 of 10. Naomi ducks ‘n’ dodges to LARIAT Blair!
Naomi runs to UPPERCUT! And mule kick! And UPPERCUT again! Naomi whips, Blair reverses but Naomi goes up and FLYING CHUCKS! The fans fire up and Naomi feels the energy! Naomi runs to SPLIT LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Blair survives but Naomi drags her right up. Naomi fisherman’s but Blair slips free to sunset flip! Naomi rolls through, ENZIGIRI! Blair sputters, goes to a corner, and Naomi takes aim. Naomi runs up to HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Naomi then puts Blair in the drop zone, and she goes up, up and- NO, Blair stops the moonsault! Blair puts Naomi in a Tree of Woe, to STOMP her down!
The fans boo but Blair drags Naomi back up. KAMI-GOYE!! Cover, Blair wins!
Winner: Blair Davenport, by pinfall
The fans boo, they can’t believe their girl just took the loss! But this is why Blair has been on the precipice of taking over everywhere she’s gone in WWE. Will she finally stand at the very top of the mountain now that she’s on SmackDown?
Grayson Waller prepares backstage.
But he stops his pump to ask Austin Theory why he had to throw him under the bus like that last week. Theory says he didn’t throw Waller anywhere. This is a huge opportunity! And Theory will be right beside him! Waller says yeah, what is he worried about? Why is Kevin Owens even getting that title match in Berlin? What’s he done other than lose to The Bloodline? The Bloodline’s only dominant because Kevin fails all the time! And if Waller’s Cody, he’d go for that match, too! Easy dub in Berlin! And this is a “new” Kevin? It’s sick to see what’s going on! He gets things handed to him time and again and-
Kevin walks up right behind Waller. Kevin pats Waller on the shoulder, and says Waller’s right. That is why Kevin said he doesn’t deserve this. Kevin’s a loser! You see the win-loss record, right? Kevin’s lost a lot this past year. He might’ve even lost to Waller & Theory! And it doesn’t get any worse than that! So Kevin actually agrees here! What’d Waller say? Easy dub? Well, Kevin’s a bit older, he’s not hip with the lingo. But a dub is a win, right? Well, yeah! Let’s go see that! Kevin’s so dumb, huh? What idiot turns down a title match? So here’s what we’ll do. They can go out there and prove Waller right! They’ll prove Kevin is a loser and a moron!
So let’s go! Kevin smacks Waller hard on the shoulder, then gives one to Theory, before heading to gorilla. A-Town Down Under look worried already. Is the Grayson Waller Effect only going to help Kevin turn back into The Prizefighter?
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.
Kevin Owens VS Grayson Waller w/ Austin Theory!
SmackDown returns as KO goes to the ring, roaring and raging. He had his reasons for refusing Cody Rhodes’ title match offer, but will he prove he’s still more than worthy of it here tonight?
The bell rings and Kevin SHOTGUNS Waller to a corner! Kevin fires off, stomps away, but Theory protests and the ref counts. Kevin lets off, the fans are thunderous, but Waller kicks low! Waller cravats to fire knee after knee, then he JABS! Waller whips, Kevin reverses and ELBOWS Waller down! Then SENTONS on top! Kevin tells Theory to “SUCK IT!” Theory goes to a corner, Kevin runs in, but Theory helps Waller get out. So Kevin goes out to blow past Theory and LARIAT Waller! The fans fire up again, and Kevin storms back up on Waller. Kevin THROWS Waller into barriers, then brings him back up, to SMACK off the desk!
Kevin fires hands, CHOPS Waller, and Waller flounders on the desk! Kevin drags Waller back into the ring, but Theory steps up. Kevin has Theory step down, but Waller slides out to LAIRAT! The fans boo but A-Town Down Under high-five. Waller jumps into the crowd to soak up all the heat, and even take a seat. Waller says he runs this, but Kevin stands up! Theory tries to warn Waller but Kevin THROWS Waller back to ringside first! Kevin LARIATS Theory, then TOSSES Theory into the timekeeper’s area! Waller ROCKS Kevin! And POSTS him! Then DDTS to the floor! The fans boo but Waller drags Kevin back up.
Waller puts Kevin in, covers, TWO! Kevin stays in this but Waller rains down forearms! Waller soaks up more heat, then goes to the corner. Waller walks along the rope, to BALLER! Cover, TWO! Kevin is tougher than that as a former Universal Champion, but Waller hauls him up. Waller fires hands, puts Kevin up top, and then climbs up after him. Waller CLUBS away on Kevin, but Kevin fights the suplex! The fans rally for Kevin, and Kevin fires body shots! Kevin ROCKS Waller, Waller holds onto ropes, but Kevin ROCKS him again! And then HEADBUTTS again and again and again! Waller falls and the fans fire up!
Kevin SWANTON BOMBS! Cover, TWO!! Waller survives, but Kevin isn’t even bothered. Kick and- NO, Waller rolls Kevin up! TWO, and Waller ROCKS Kevin again! Kevin goes to a corner. Waller runs in but is put on the apron. Waller HOTSHOTS Kevin first, then somersaults in, into a STUNNER!! The fans are thunderous but Kevin isn’t done there! Kevin drags Waller up, whips, and POP-UP POWERBOMBS!! Cover, Kevin wins!
Winner: Kevin Owens, by pinfall
Now that is Prizefighter Kevin Owens right there! And he isn’t done, either! Kevin TOSSES Waller out, throws him into the Hydration Station, then tells Waller if he wants the old KO, then here he is! But Theory saves Waller! So Kevin DECKS Theory! Waller POSTS Kevin, pushes him into the ring, and Theory brings chairs over! The fans boo but ATDU bring those chairs to the ring. But CODY RHODES Is here! American Nightmare slides in to TOSS Waller! Kevin TOSSES Theory! Now Cody and Kevin have the chairs, and they SMACK away on ATDU! ATDU runs away while Orlando is thunderous!
But then Kevin looks at Cody… Kevin drops his chair, as does Cody. The fans cheer as these two stare down. They’re still friends, but Kevin picks up the title belt? Kevin looks it over, but he hands it back to Cody. The fans cheer as Kevin leaves first. But will Kevin not hold back when it’s finally time to Bash In Berlin?
Solo Sikoa is still in the private suite.
And now, he looks the ula fala up and down. Tama returns to adorn Solo with it, and says he loves his Tribal Chief. Solo says he knows, and he loves Tama, too. But tonight, Roman Reigns will acknowledge Solo. The usurper of the throne becomes more and more determined, but will he be able to force Roman to bow down and fall in line?
Legado Del Fantasma speaks.
Santos Escobar sits with them at dinner, but it is Angel Garza going on and on about how next week, they’ll all be saying, “Viva Escobar!” when he adds another seat to the table for the United States Championship! Then, they can- Santos slams the table. It seems they’ve gotten complacent. Complacent with being disrespected, with being ignored, and with being demeaned and undermined, week after week. Don’t allow “them” to make you forget who you are, and who “we” are. They are Legado Del Fantasma. That’s not just a fancy name, that is a legacy! And they will not have that diminished.
Next week, Santos will take the US Championship from LA Knight. “They’ve forgotten the taste of fear. Let’s remind them. You know what needs to be done. Let’s focus up, take that championship, and send that piece of trash basura back to the trailer park where he came from. With everybody saying, ES-CO-BAR. Si!” They toast now, but will they have anything to celebrate next week?
LA Knight is here!
Orlando erupts as The Mega Star makes his way out on stage! Knight has a mic to say, “LEMME TALK TO YA! My God, did that look like a fun dinner to be at.” Knight rolls his eyes, and he says Santos is telling the goon squad to not forget who they are, yet all Santos is doing is trying to be like Knight! “YEAH!” Now, Santos might not forget who he is, but he’ll probably forget where he is when he catches that BFT and Knight knocks Santos’ little churro in the dirt. Now Knight on the other hand, he won’t forget where they are. They’re gonna be in the nation’s capital, with the nation’s champ. “YEAH!”
Knight says this US Champion, he doesn’t really have time to be worried about a cross-eyed halfwit calling Knight trash. So, Esco, call Knight what you want. Call Knight trash, he’ll take it and even own it. Knight might even be a bit of trash mixed with flash. But this week, next week, any week Santos wants, this trash puts Santos on his ass! “YEAH!” And still your US Champion, with everybody saying, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” Ultimatum is met with ultimatum, will LA stay golden in DC?
Mia Yim finishes a meeting with Nick Aldis.
And in walk Chelsea Green & Piper Niven. The Hot Mess thanks Michin for ruining that celebration of Nia. It was giving Chelsea her Super Sweet 16 vibes, blech. Anyway, Chelsea & Piper tried to warn “Tacky Time,” but that girl doesn’t listen. Probably because she doesn’t actually care about Nia! So, Mimi–can they call you Mimi? No… Well, Mimi, Chelsea was gonna go out there and do what you did, but it was just too fun to watch Mia do it. It was like a car wreck! Mia says it’s a good thing Mia did it, because now she has a WWE Women’s Championship match. What?! Nicholas~! Chelsea & Piper storm in and Mia says sorry not sorry.
Mia laughs at Chelsea, but Nia SHOVES Mia into the door! Nia says she’s not so tough without a kendo stick! Aldis storms out and tells Nia to go. Nia says fine, whatever. Mia is down but not out, and is just angry! Will she have even more of a reason to dethrone the Queen of the Ring now?
WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Match: The Street Profits VS #DIY!
Speaking of title opportunities, these two teams battled in qualifiers last week, and are now going to see who will be THE ones. Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins have been hunting for three YEARS, will they finally have their golden tickets? Or will Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa rebound after only just losing the belts to The Bloodline?
SmackDown returns as DIY makes their entrance. The teams sort out and Gargano starts against Ford. They circle while the fans rally up. They tie up, Ford wrenches to wristlock, but Gargano rolls, spins and drop toeholds, then floats to a facelock. Ford rolls but Gargano holds on! They roll and roll, Gargano still holds on, and fans chant “WHOOP DAT TRICK” because Trick Williams is watching front row. Gargano brings Ford up to wrench and wristlock, but Ford rolls, rolls back, then handsprings up. Ford WRINGS Gargano, but Gargano kicks Ford away. Gargano runs up, Ford sweeps to cover, ONE!
Gargano sweeps, covers, ONE! Ford swings, into the schoolboy, but he ducks the kicks! Gargano avoids a Penalty Kick and the standing moonsault, and the fans cheer the standoff! Ford and Gargano reset, shake hands, and then back away to tag Ciampa and Dawkins. The fans rally as the two tie up, and Ciampa slips around to headlock. Dawkins powers up and out, Ciampa RAMS him, but Dawkins rebounds to RUN Ciampa over. Dawkins keeps moving, Ciampa drops then sets up, but Dawkins hurdles the back drop to UPPERCUT! The fans fire up, Dawkins brings Ciampa over, tag to Ford.
The Profits whip, then DROPKICK! Ciampa sputters, Dawkins gives Ford the boost for the MOONSAULT! Gargano runs up, into a DOUBLE FLAPJACK! The fans fire up with Ford, and he tags Dawkins. Dawkins builds speed around the way to POUNCE Ciampa! The fans fire up with Dawkins, Ford says we’ll be back after these messages for another beatdown, and yes, SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns again and hot tags to Ford and Gargano! Johnny Wrestling rallies on The Profits! ENZIGIRI for Dawkins! DOUBLE KNEES for Ford! BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO! The fans fire up, Gargano runs in, but Ford puts him on the apron. So Gargano SUPERKICKS Dawkins! Then SLINGSHOT SPEARS Ford! Cover, TWO! Ford stays in this for his team but the fans rally with Gargano. Tag to Ciampa, Gargano ROCKS Ford and Ciampa back suplexes, but Ford lands out! Ford shoves Ciampa into Gargano, Dawkins tags in. Ford runs up, Ciampa sends him to buckles! Ciampa BOOTS Ford, ROCKS Dawkins, then LARIATS Ford!
Ciampa runs, Dawkins POUNCES Ciampa into a BIG back suplex from Ford! Dawkins covers, TWO!! Ciampa survives and the fans fire up again! Dawkins puts Ciampa in a drop zone then goes up a corner. Dawkins SWANTON FLOPS as Ciampa moves! PSYCHO KNEE! Cover, TWO!! Dawkins survives but the fans fire up as Ciampa tags Gargano. KNEE ENZIGIRI COMBO at the corner! Gargano then aims, ONE FINAL- NO! Not the final beat for this as Dawkins catches Gargano for an EXPLODER! The fans fire up and Dawkins hurries, tag to Ford! SKY HIGH- RANA from Gargano! And Ciampa trips Ford!
Ford BOOTS Ciampa away, he and Gargano look at each other, and they each PLANCHA onto the other man’s tag partner! The fans fire up and now Ford stares Gargano down from across the way. They both step into the ring, and DOUBLE LARIAT! Neither man falls, so Ford ROCKS Gargano! Gargano ROCKS Ford! Gargano then blocks a kick, flips Ford, but Ford ENZIGIRIS! Gargano BUZZAWS! Ford SUPERKICKS! Gargano SUPERKICKS! Ford falls, Gargano covers, TWO!! Ford survives again and SmackDown takes another break!
SmackDown returns again and Ciampa ELBOWS Dawkins off the apron. Ciampa BOOTS Ford, runs in, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then BLASTS Dawkins again! But Ford rolls him up! TWO, into a ZIGZAG!! Ford shouts out the Showoff before he goes up a corner! But Gargano runs up! So Ford AX HANDLES Gargano down! Ford resets up top, to come in with a 450 SPLASH, onto knees! Ciampa cradles, TWO!! Tag to Gargano, and DIY sets up with SHATTER MACHINE!!! Cover, DAWKINS BREAKS IT! Nice try from DIY but they hurry to TOSS Dawkins! Gargano tags Ciampa back in, “This is Awesome!” as DIY sets up in corners!
Dawkins drags Gargano out to DECK him! Ford goes for Ciampa but Ciampa standing switches to roll Ford up! Ford rolls through to V-TRIGGER! Tag to Dawkins, and he whips Ciampa, THE REVELATION!!! Cover, GARGANO SUPERKICKS DAWKINS!! The fans are electric as this one keeps going! Gargano drags Ford up to TOSS him, and Ciampa fires hands on Dawkins. Dawkins hits back, the straps come down! Dawkins ROCKS Ciampa, Ciampa CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Dawkins RACKS Ciampa again! Gargano sneaks a tag, Ciampa avoids the splash and Gargano GAMANGIRIS Dawkins!
Ciampa BOOTS Dawkins, Gargano SUPERKICKS! DIY set up, but Ford roars back in! Gargano TOSSES Ford, Ciampa reels Dawkins in! SUPERKICK FAIRYTALE ENDING!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Dawkins survives and no one can believe it, but everyone in Orlando loves it!! Ciampa goes to the corner, but Ford YANKS him down! So Gargano DIVES onto Ford! Gargano hurries back up, SLINGSHOT- SILENCER!!! Dawkins snipes Gargano outta nowhere, and then hoists him up in an Electric Chair! Ford tags, climbs, and it’s BLOCKBUSTER DOOMSDAY!!! Cover, Dawkins intercepts Ciampa! PROFITS WIN!!!
Winners: The Street Profits, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the WWE Tag Team Champions)
The Profits weren’t just hungry for this moment, they were starving! They come out on top, aimed at The Bloodline! Will next week’s championship Friday see Ford & Dawkins getting that smoke?
Solo Sikoa heads to the ring.
The Usurper of the Throne is seething as he makes his way out, Tama Tonga at his right hand. They are ready to call Roman Reigns out, but what trap are they setting for The OTC? We’ll find out, after the break.
SmackDown returns once more, and Solo now waits in the ring, mic in hand. He tells Orlando, “ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The fans boo while Tama holds up his finger to the sky. The fans are already chanting “O T C! O T C!” Solo says okay, he sees how it is. They don’t want to acknowledge him? Fine. He knows one man who needs to acknowledge him. “Roman Reigns, you call yourself the Tribal Chief, or OTC, whatever the hell it is. If you want this ula fala back, then bring your ass out here to take it from me.” The fans fire up as Solo watches the ramp. The music hits, and Orlando goes wild as Roman Reigns appears!
Roman’s pyro goes off without him even needing to signal, and he continues his way to the ring, all of Orlando holding up their ones! Roman steps up to the apron as he stares down Solo, then he steps inside the ropes. Roman steps closer, and Solo takes off the ula fala. The fans are thunderous for “O T C!” as Solo has Tama hold onto the ula fala, and then Solo tells Tama to step aside. Tama does as told, though he’s still glaring at Roman. The fans tell Solo off, but then Solo smirks. He and Roman throw hands and the fans are thunderous! Roman gets the edge, backs Solo down, but Solo UPPERCUTS!
Solo whips, Roman LEPAING LARIATS! But then Tama attacks! The Right Hand Man fires right hands on Roman! The fans boo as Tama CLUBS away! Tama calls to Solo, Solo says keep going! But Roman clinches for an URENAGE! Roman snarls, drags Tama up, and he TOSSES Tama out! Roman storms outside, and he clears the desk! The fans go wild as Roman drags Tama up and reels him in! But Solo CLUBS Roman! Solo fires hands, then hauls Roman into the ring. Solo storms in after Roman, stands him up, and SAMOAN- NO, Roman ducks the spike! SUPERMAN PUNCH! The fans are thunderous as Roman goes to a corner!
Solo flounders around while Roman fires up! “OOOAH~!” And SPEAR on Solo!! The fans are thunderous for “O T C! O T C!” Roman spots the ula fala! Roman picks it up, and the fans are electric! Roman lifts the ula fala high, it’s meaning more powerful now than ever before, and he puts it on!! He is truly the Tribal- JACOB FATU SUPERKICKS ROMAN!?! The Samoan Werewolf, even with a bad foot, is beating down Roman! Fatu pulls the ula fala away from Roman before he POSTS him! Fatu growls, has Roman in the corner, and goes corner to corner to HIP ATTACK!! Roman is dazed and refs rush out to stop this!
The fans boo but Fatu looms over Roman as he flounders around. Solo calls to Fatu and Fatu TOSSES Roman out! Tama stands back up, and then he and Fatu drag Roman to his feet! Solo joins in, they TRIPLE POWERBOMB Roman through the desk!!! The fans lose their minds, but the Bloodline is not done! Tama picks up the ula fala while Fatu drags Roman into the ring. The fans boo as hard as they can as Solo again wears the ula fala, and his Bloodline raise their ones to the sky. The Original Tribal Chief is all alone, will he have no choice but to fall in line?
My Thoughts:
An awesome SmackDown here, with quite a lot set up for the weeks going forward. Great opening with the celebration segment, and I do like that Chelsea was right in a roundabout way. And while Nia intimidates Tiffany, clearly Mia isn’t done with her. Nia VS Mia in a title match will be a solid first defense for Nia, and I would think Tiffany tries a cash-in like at SummerSlam. Now, in the event Nia retains, Tiff can deny she was seriously trying, but there has to come a point where Tiff does, Nia’s wrath be damned. And I still feel like at some point, Chelsea & Piper have to take on Tiff & Nia in a match, trying to get either a title match or even just the MITB briefcase from Tiff.
Great segue with segments, too, as The Big 3 are watching Mia ruin the celebration to then give their promo on the Unholy Union plus Blair. That was also a good segue for Melo to get his talk in before having another absolute banger against Andrade. Great win for Melo, and him being like the “wins bronze, celebrates hard” meme was good stuff for him to get on Andrade’s nerves. Good brawl, and I’d love for this to turn into a Best of 5 or Best of 7 to name a #1 contender to a title. It’ll most likely be the US Championship given the continuities they can use there. Good promo from Legado and very good promo from Knight, and I would think Knight retains the title, but who knows. Santos has the numbers, Angel & Berto might even take Corbin & Crews out backstage so no one can stop them.
As for Naomi VS Blair, I didn’t think Blair was going to win, and certainly not cleanly. But that is good for Blair, she needs something like that to live up to the hype. I’m a little disappointed they still don’t have a name for her take on the Kami-Goye, though. They don’t even call it that, I call it that because that’s what it is per Kota Ibushi inventing it. The Six Woman Tag next week will be great stuff, and I would think Alba & Isla still bring the Women’s Tag Team titles to SmackDown, even with Raw having a Triple Threat title match first. Honestly, Survivor Series should be where we see all these teams from across both brands battle to establish dominance with the tag titles.
Great promo with Waller sticking his foot in his mouth when it comes to Kevin Owens, and then great match for Kevin to bring out that Prizefighter side again. Cody helping him fight off A-Town Down Under was also good, a very quick but very effective moment between champion and challenger. And speaking of tag titles, what an awesome tag match main event. That was some NXT TakeOver levels of action, and it is so great that The Profits won out. They do deserve a great moment like this, but as we saw from the closing segment, it won’t be against The Guerillas of Destiny. Even with a bad foot, Fatu is doing stuff, which probably means The Profits lose.
Which makes me feel worse for Tonga Loa. He’s here with his brother, his tag team partner, and yet he’s the odd guy out. Again, even with that bad, Fatu is doing stuff. He got in on that beating of Roman Reigns, he is the difference maker from when Roman humiliated the team, and now Solo’s Bloodline is standing tall this week. For a moment, I thought the fans were chanting for “Uso,” and maybe they were, because duh, a logical next step in this story is to get Jimmy back, and then to drag a reluctant Jey into it. This story is still going strong, can’t wait for something big to happen the night SmackDown returns to USA Network.
My Score: 9/10
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A Fatal 4 Way determines the #1 contender!
Just as we will be, Aaron Rourke will be watching tonight’s Fatal 4 Way #1 Contender’s Match to see who comes after his WWE Evolve Championship!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Karmen Petrovic VS Nikkita Lyons w/ Sloane Jacobs; wins.
- WWE Evolve Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Brooks Jensen VS Kam Hendrix VS Tristan Angels VS Dorian Van Dux; wins and will challenge for the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
[Due to scheduling conflicts, coverage will be on delay]
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Will the Scumbag go Double or Nothing?
Darby Allin told MJF to choose: A Title VS Hair match, or no title match EVER! Will MJF be vain or greedy as we head for Double or Nothing?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway; Cassidy, Cope, Christian & The Bucks win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Westbrook; Bailey wins.
- AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight VS Brian Cage; Knight wins and retains the title.
- Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin; Ospreay wins.
- Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness; Shida & The Birds win, by disqualification.
- AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita; Darby wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
MJF arrives backstage.
Renee Paquette is there to bring up tonight’s main event is Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW World Championship. If Darby Allin wins, MJF will then have to sign a contract for Title VS Hair at Double or Nothing. Darby has made it clear that if MJF doesn’t sign said contract, Darby will never allow MJF to face him for the title again. We all know how important the title is for MJF, but is MJF willing to put his hair on the line for it? MJF just chuckles and moves on, but he notices the very bald Rick Knox, Bryce Remsburg, and the head of security, David Aponte. And then various bald members of the production staff…
And then even Christopher Daniels & Sonjay Dutt are there! Daniels and Sonjay chuckle before moving on, and then MJF sees John Silver flexing. Brandon Cutler, some arena staff, and even Tommaso Ciampa, all bald. Then last but certainly not least, Ricochet! He tells MJF that don’t worry, he’ll look great. Just not as good as Ricochet. AHA~! MJF storms off, will he have no choice but to choose between gold belt and chrome dome?
10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway!
While we know the AEW World Tag Team Championship match will be a conglomeration of I Quit Match and New York Street Fight, THE Conglomeration will be waiting on the other side for their own tag title match. And let’s not forget that Matt & Nick Jackson want their own shot at those titles again. With that, can Freshly Squeezed work together with C&C and The Bucks? Or will the Psycho Killer, the Dogs, and the Top Guys all stand tall on the road to Double or Nothing?
The teams sort out and the teams just brawl it out! The fans cheer as The Bucks have The Dogs, Cope is after Ciampa, Christian is after Cash, and Dax brawls with Cassidy! Dax bumps Cassidy off buckles but Cassidy ducks the haymaker to waistlock. The Bucks, Cope & Christian clear everyone else out, then take the brawl outside! Dax ROCKS Cassidy to send him out, and the fans fire up as Matt fires hands on 100 Proof right by commentary! Ciampa whips Cope but Cope reverses, sending Ciampa into barriers! Cash sends Christian into railing, then CLOBBERS Cassidy! Nick fires hands on Finlay, Cassidy sends Cash into railing!
Cassidy and Dax meet in the ring, Dax ROCKS and CHOPS Cassidy, but Nick sends Finlay into railing! Dax DECKS Cassidy, throws hands on Cope, but Cope fires back! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands! Cope DECKS Dax, and wait, Christian and Cash are brawling in the crowd! Same for Matt and Connors! Finlay CLAWS Nick’s face, Cassidy ROCKS Dax, and Cassidy whips. Dax reverses, Cassidy goes up and out to then SMACK Dax off buckles! Cassidy goes up, Ciampa BOOTS Nick, and Dax trips Cassidy. Dax CHOPS Cassidy, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans boo but Dax stands Cassidy up, SUPER DUPER PLEX!
Dax then rolls through to suplex again, but Cassidy STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRES! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, and DDTS! Cassidy kips up, the fans fire up, but Finlay sends Nick into steel steps! #BigStoke grabs Cassidy’s foot, Cash CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax puts Cassidy in the corner to tag Ciampa. FTR and the Psycho Killer mug Cassidy! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Ciampa stands Cassidy up. Cassidy blocks the chop! And he blocks another chop! The fans cheer but Ciampa kicks low and CHOPS again! The fans boo but Ciampa soaks up that heat. Ciampa drags Cassidy by a leg, turns him over, but Cassidy fights around!
Cassidy kicks and kicks but Ciampa drags him back! Cassidy turns to BOOT Ciampa away! Dax tags in and he CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax flips them off. Dax whips Cassidy, runs up, but Cassidy dodges! Dax POSTS himself! Both men are down, hot tags to Cash and Nick! Nick rallies on FTR with haymakers, BLASTS Ciampa, but Cash kicks low! FTR whips, DOUBLE HIP- NO, Nick lands out, MEETING OF TEH MINDS! Then DOUBLE WHEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Nick then DROPKICKS Dax out! The Dogs run up, but Nick knuckle locks and CHOPS Finlay! Then Nick jumps over Connors, SUPERKICKS, and he goes for the corner!
Nick goes up, up, and “LUCHA LIBRE~!” FLYING ARM-DRAG RANA COMBO! The fans are thunderous and Nick tags Matt. Nick whips Finlay, Finlay reverses, but Nick goes up and over. Matt SUPERKICKS Finlay! Nick SHINING WIZARDS Connors, adds a GAMANGIRI, then The Bucks DOUBLE BULLDOG with the high-five! The fans fire up again as Matt winds up. Matt WRECKS FTR with a dropkick, then holds the way open, Nick FLIES onto FTR & Ciampa! But Connors back suplexes! Matt lands out, and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through, NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express is getting going, and Finlay joins the ride! DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS!
The fans are electric and it’s not just the volt green! Time for a SUPERKICK PARTAY~! Wait, Stokely grabs a foot each! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Stoke can’t even trip The Bucks up. The Bucks drag Stoke in! Stoke pleads for mercy, but FTR runs up! The Bucks dodge, mule kick, then SUPERKICK for Dax! SUPERKICK for Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on The Dogs! Then FTR is sent into The Dogs before DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Ciampa runs up to waistlock but Nick switches. Ciampa BOOTS Matt away, ELBOWS Nick, but Matt dodges, PSYCHO KNEE into Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Ciampa!
The fans fire up again, and The Bucks see C&C. They point to Christian, and the fans cheer! Christian steps in, the ref reprimands but Cope argues with the ref. This distraction lets Christian LOW BLOW Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Cash! Christian covers, TWO! Cash survives, the fans boo, but Christian rains down fists while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Christian puts Cash in the corner to CHPO, CHOP, and then rain down fists! Christian goes past TEN, maybe to fifteen, then stops. Cash sputters, Stoke talks trash, but Christian grabs Stoke! Cash CLUBS Christian, Ciampa HOTSHOTS the bad arm, and Ciampa hurries to tag in. Ciampa drags Christian around, SLAMS the bad arm off the mat, then SLAMS the arm again! Ciampa POSTS Christian, and Christian falls to the apron. The ref keeps his eyes on the rest of the team so they stay back. Ciampa goes out, and he SWINGS the bad arm into the post! Christian scrambles away, clutching the arm, but Ciampa taunts Cope with a wave.
Ciampa tags Connors, Connors tags Finlay, and The Dogs stomp away on Christian. Finlay clamps onto the bad hand, bends the fingers, then JAMS them into the mat! The ref reprimands but Finlay anchors Christian while he tags in Dax. Dax CHOPS Christian, DECKS him, then taunts Cope and The Bucks. The Bucks rally the fans, Cope coaches Christian up, but Dax brings Christian around. Christian blocks a shot to hit back, but then Dax kicks low! Dynamite returns to single picture as Dax UPPERCUTS Christian back to the corner. Stoke is on commentary suddenly to say Christian tried to steal Stoke’s watch, aka the watch Stoke stole from Christian.
But Christian fires back on Dax and the whole corner! Then he and Dax DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Christian crawls, but we can see Cash and The Dogs sneaking over! They and Ciampa YANK down Cope, Cassidy and The Bucks! The fans boo but Dax drags Christian back to center. Dax kicks and scuffs Christian, then talks trash. But Christian slips around to chicken wing the arms! Dax shoves Christian away, but Christian turns around, NOGGIN KNOCKER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Cope snarls as he rises up, hot tags to Cope and Connors!
The fans fire up as The Rated R Superstar rallies on everyone! LARIAT for Cash! ELBOW for Dax! Cope TOSSES Finlay out onto Ciampa and Cash! BOOT for Connors! The fans fire up again and Cope goes to a corner. Cope is feeling it, and he aims at Connors. But then Finlay grabs a leg! The fans boo, but Nick SUPERKICKS Finlay! Connors runs up, Nick RAMS him low! Then slingshot FACEBUSTER! And cartwheel ASAI MOONSAULT! COPE-O-SETIC for Connors, TWO! The fans rally as Cope keeps focus on Connors. Cope drags Connors up, whips him to the corner, then Nick runs up! Connors puts Nick out, then he puts Matt out!
But Christian is back, and he coordinates with The Bucks, LARIAT DOUBLE ENZIGIRI on Connors! Then Cassidy somersaults for a “powerful” back elbow! Finlay runs up, Cassidy kicks the legs out! Finlay hits buckles but Ciampa runs up! Christian sends him into Cash, then dragon sleepers Ciampa. Christian sees Dax run up, kicks him low, and gets him in the same hold, DOUBLE REVERSE DDTS! The fans fire up as FTR, Ciampa and Finlay are all in drop zones! “This is Awesome!” as Cassidy, Christian and The Bucks climb the corners. Connors runs up on Cope, but Cope snatches him into a facelock!
Cope acts as air traffic control as he coordinates everyone, QUADRUPLE MACHO ELBOWS before an IMPALER!! Cover, TWO!! Connors survives and the fans can’t believe it! Ciampa and Finlay get up, The Bucks BLAST them, then DIVE! Down they go at ramp side, then Christian and Cassidy bump into each other. The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this the opener! Cassidy puts his hands up, but Christian stops him. Christian shakes his head, but then Cassidy makes Christian put his hands in his pockets! The fans fire up as Christian just THROWS Cassidy out onto FTR! Christian then goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES The Dogs!
Cope calls out a shot, runs, but into a SHATTER MACHINE!! FTR snatches Cope outta nowhere, Connors makes the cover, but Cassidy breaks it! The fans fire up as now FTR has Cassidy surrounded. But Cassidy “unleashes” his kicks! The fans go nuts with every shot, but FTR shoves Cassidy! SHATTER- DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on Cash! Cassidy fights free of Dax, but Dax blocks Nick’s Superkick! Dax sends it into Matt! Nick SUPERKICKS through after all! Finlay clinches, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER on Nick! Matt feints the kick to DDT! But then Ciampa KNEES Matt down! Christian chicken wings Ciampa, turns him around, KILLSWITCH!
Connors JEEP FLIPS Christian! Connors then stalks Cope while the fans boo. Connors lines up a shot, Cope rises to his feet, Connors runs in! But Cope jumps over Connors’ spear, sending it into Dax! The fans fire up, Stoke freaks out, and The Bucks join Cope in the ring. They TRIPLE SUPERKICK Connors! Cassidy is in, ORANGE PUNCH! SPEAR from Cope!! Cover, C&C Conglomeration Bucks win!
Winners: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Another star-studded 10 Man Tag, and it was a huge win for all the hungry contenders. Christian doesn’t wanna celebrate, but he does signal that he and Cope will be champions. Will putting their tag team legacy on the line be enough to take the gold? Or will Double or Nothing be the last night that team reeks of awesomeness?
Will Ospreay continues to train with The Death Riders.
They’re outside this time, Claudio Castagnoli playing some wall ball with Marina Shafir and Pac. Daniel Garcia says, “Tonight is the night that we’ve all been waiting for: The Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay, is cleared and back on Dynamite. And rumor has it, the kid’s been working real hard and he’s got some new tricks up his sleeves. So Young Boy Billy, tonight you gotta show me something, c’mon.” Garcia gets a quick turn in on wall ball while cameras move over. Ospreay is maintaining a neck bridge while Jon Moxley uses Wheeler Yuta as a living dummy to show just how to push and pull and bend and twist on the various chinlocks and headlocks.
Use the right arm to push against the head, then snake in the left arm for the sleeper. Pry and shoot. Moxley asks how Ospreay feels. Ospreay lets off the bridge and says honestly, the best he’s felt in forever. Moxley asks if Ospreay remembers the night he won the Best of the Super Juniors. Yeah, 2019. AKA a lifetime ago. Ospreay was carefree, flew like a bird, for no other reason than that’s just what birds do. So simple back then, chasing that feeling, like no other feeling in the world. Can’t really grab it in your hands for more than a few seconds. The joy of doing it. Then everybody comes in and tries to make it so overcomplicated.
Years pass, life happens, a family starts, responsibilities show up, bad things happen, bad choices catch up to you, and it’s all weight on your shoulders. You feel like you can’t fly. But Moxley will tell you something: Nothing is different. Nothing has changed. All those things are still gonna be there, but you can still fly. You’re just more dangerous now. You’re a bird of prey. So tonight, when you got out there, don’t go out there to protect anything. Not your neck, your image, your reputation, or what you’ve built in your career. Go out there to give something. Moxley checks on Yuta and says dammit, if you’re gonna snap a headlock, snap the headlock!
Moxley storms off to instruct his pupil, but will Ospreay use everything he has been taught to great effect? Or will he have to fold against Ace Austin?
Chris Jericho speaks.
“You wanna face Jericho in a match of my own design, Ricochet? A spectacle so innovative, so imaginative, it cannot be contained, it can only be witnessed. Well, be careful what you demand, because you’ve made a few enemies yourself, Ricochet. And now a match designed specifically to settle scores without any, and I mean AAANY~, limitations has gotten even bigger.” Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate were just looking for two more, but “Jungle” Jack Perry said he can bring four: himself, The Young Bucks, and KENNY OMEGA! Jericho tells Ricochet that this is no longer what he designed, but it is a devil’s dance of destruction! Ricochet’s destruction!
Ricochet got what he wanted, now can he handle it? Bald. The first-ever SEVEN VS SEVEN Stadium Stampede, who will even survive?
Ricochet & The Demand respond.
They stand with Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family and Ricochet says we all know Jericho does a lot of talking out of his ass while The Demand gets things done. Just like Davis did when he defeated Jack for the AEW National Championship at Fairway to Hell. Hold it with pride, Davis, Ricochet knows you’ll do it well. Davis says he’s got this. Ricochet says Davis has joined the dream team, but he’s not the only one. Because compliments to Ricochet’s golfing buddy, Don Callis, look who else he’s sending: Andrade El Idolo! Gracias, amigo. But it doesn’t stop there, the train keeps rolling. Ricochet was just approached by two guys who have an ax to grind with the superkick sidekicks.
These two wanna fill out the last two spots, so who is Ricochet to say no to The Dogs? Finlay & Connors storm in, and Finlay says to put it simple, they will fight The Bucks in the streets, in the ring, but guess it’s fighting at Double or Nothing! If they want violence, if they want carnage, if they want chaos, who better than The Dogs?! The Dogs bark and Liona roars, but will these seven stand tall in the Big Apple?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS BK Westbrook!
JetSpeed has a lot of momentum on their side, and as stated last week at Fairway to Hell, they’re looking to grab up all the gold they can. Will Speedball keep on rolling towards his own golden opportunity? Or will #Supastud prove his own worth?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two step up. Bailey bows in respect, offers a handshake, but Westbrook goes to roll Bailey up! Bailey stays on his feet, then steps over to sit down on a cover, TWO! Westbrook ducks a Penalty Kick, avoids the moonsault, and the sweep! Bailey dodges, Westbrook tiger feints through the ropes, but Bailey handsprings up and over! The fans fire up as Bailey ducks an elbow to whip. Westbrook goes up, around, but kinda fumbles his tumble. The fans cheer and jeer him for his attempt, but Westbrook blocks the boot! Westbrook FLIPS Bailey, springboards in, but Bailey dodges! TIME ADVENTURE!
Bailey pushes Westbrook down, goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the ULTIMATE WEAPON! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: Mike Bailey, by pinfall
Another fast ‘n’ furious finish, and Bailey’s on a hot streak! But now, the other side of JetSpeed looks to keep it up! But just who is Kevin Knight defending the TNT Championship against? It’s… BRIAN CAGE!? The Machine finally returns to action, and he has the Don Callis Family with him! Will Cage be able to ground Knight and take this title back to the family?
AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight w/ “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who betta!
The bell rings, Cage runs up, but Knight dodges! Knight fires haymakers, Cage shoves him, but Knight dodges. Knight CHPOS, but Cage doesn’t budge! Cage makes the pecs dance, so Knight CHOPS again! The fans cheer as Cage eggs Knight on. Knight urns, leaps, but into Cage’s arms! Cage uses Knight to do curls, then THROWS knight! Knight lands out, RAMS Cage, but Cage comes back! Knight RAMS Cage again, but it’s still not enough! Knight tries a bigger SHOULDER TACKLE, but Cage stays standing! Knight runs one more time, ducks ‘n’ dodges, SATELLITE- NO, Cage stops the DDT! Cage THROWS Knight away!
Knight staggers, Cage SUPERKICKS him down! “Who betta than Cage?!” The fans fire up as Cage storms up on Knight, stands him up, and bumps him off buckles. Cage RAMS into Knight, stands him up, then RAMS again! The ref counts, Cage CHOPS, and the fans cheer. Bailey rallies the fans but Archer coaches Cage, and Cage whips Knight hard into the corner! The fans are torn as Cage hauls Knight up. Cage ROCKS Knight, CHOPS him, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Cage stops at 4, then Cage stalks Knight. Cage stands Knight up, whips him to the corner, then runs in, only for Knight to BOOT! Cage still LARIATS!
Cage hauls Knight up, whips him to ropes, but Knight grabs ropes. Knight DUMPS Cage out, then DROPKICKS him down! Cage sputters, the fans fire up, and Knight builds speed to DIVE! But he bounces off Cage! Cage then fireman’s carries, APRON F5! Knight sputters but Cage goes up the steps to soak up cheers and jeers, all while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cage refreshes the ring count, drags Knight up again, and hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Knight writhes, Cage refreshes the count again, then he whips Knight into barriers! Knight practically falls into the laps of the front row! But Cage brings Knight around to CHOP him down! Cage soaks up the cheers and jeers before he brings Knight around again. Cage SMACKS Knight off the apron, then puts him in the ring. Cage storms into the ring, drags Knight by his legs, and ties the legs up into a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Knight endures as Cage sits deep! Knight powers up, fights his way forward, and he reaches to the ROPEBREAK!
The ref counts, Cage lets go at 4, but Cage brings Knight up. Knight CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Cage still doesn’t back down. Knight fires more shots, but Cage UPPERCUTS him down! Cage digs his boot into Knight at the corner, but he stops as the ref counts. Cage drags Knight up, puts him in a corner, and LARIATS! Cage wrenches to then SAIDO Knight away! Knight flounders to the apron, Cage soaks up more cheers and jeers, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Knight rises to fire forearms on Cage, but Cage ROCKS Knight in return! Cage slingshots Knight into a facelock, for a SPIRALING SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Knight survives and Cage is frustrated, but Cage decides to write Knight off. Cage drags Knight up, reels him in, and suplexes, DRILL- NO, Knight slips free to waistlock. But Cage ELBOWS Knight, whips, but Knight jumps up! SATELLITE- NO, Cage goes for ropes! Knight HOTSHOTS Cage for it! Then Knight springboards back in, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts while the fans rally up. Cage goes to a corner but he runs up on Knight. Knight bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off shots, then fires a flurry of haymakers! But Cage grabs and TOSSES Knight to a corner!
Cage runs up, Knight dodges, and Knight runs back in. Knight ducks ‘n ‘dodges, FLAPJACK DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Cage bails out! Knight builds speed and FLIES! Cage catches him?!? The fans go nuts as Cage lifts, but Knight RANAS Cage into POST! The fans cheer as Knight hurries to get space. Knight runs, goes up the apron, and LEAPING LARIATS! Down goes Cage! The fans fire up with Knight, he puts Cage in the ring, and he hurries up the corner. Archer creeps up, but Bailey SUPERKICKS him! The fans cheer, but Cage CLUBS Knight! Cage then climbs up, and he deadlift SUPERPLEXES! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Knight survives, but Archer guzels Bailey! Bailey fights free of the choke slam to mule kick Archer! Cage runs up, but Bailey springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes the Murderhawk Monster! knight springboards, Cage dodges, but Knight leaps the discus lariat! SATELLITE DDT finally lands! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and Knight is beside himself! Knight hurries to run in at the corner, but Cage ELBOWS him away! Cage goes up, but into the UPPER- NO! Cage stops the rana! Cage YANKS Knight up to the top, for a SUPER- UPPER ROOM!! Knight still throws Cage, then goes up top!
Knight aims, MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
The Machine was out for 14 months and yet no ring rust to be found! However, The Jet is just #2Fly2Stop! Bailey brings mics into the ring to say, “Congratulations to The Jet on a hell of a win!” Knight says much appreciated. But like he said, they’re red hot right now! And Brian Cage, welcome back! Cage took Knight to his limits, but The Jet is still standing as TNT Champion. But Knight can’t get over how last week, he couldn’t get the job done becoming #Jet2Belts. Bailey says forget last week. Knight IS a future AEW World Champion! Bailey says he knows it, and everyone here knows it! The fans cheer that!
Knight says he appreciates the support from Bailey and Ashville. Bailey is always in his corner, Knight is always in Bailey’s. And if Bailey keeps it up, he’ll be singles champion, too. Bailey says yeah, Knight got him thinking. Tonight, Darby VS Takeshita, BAILEY WANTS NEXT! Bailey says Takeshita was his greatest rival in Japan, but they’ve yet to have a singles match in AEW. And Darby, as much as Bailey wants to see MJF go bald…! Bailey is coming for Darby’s AEW World Championship! JetSpeed daps it up, will they become a 2 Fly 2 Man Power Trip?
AEW reveals the Men’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament Brackets!
This year’s tournaments will go through Double or Nothing, and the finals will coincide with Forbidden Door 2026 on Sunday, June 28th in San Jose, California! The winner of each tournament will then challenge for THE AEW World Championship and AEW Women’s World Championships on August 30th at All In: London! And so, for the opening round, it will be: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis; Claudio Castagnoli VS Brody King; then Double or Nothing has both Samoa Joe VS Will Ospreay, and Swerve Strickland VS Bandido!
“Jungle” Jack Perry speaks.
“Mark Davis… I’m sure you feel some congratulations are in order. But you’re not champion to me. You see, you’re built like an Australia grizzly bear, yet you still needed somebody to hit me in the back with a golf club for you to beat me. At Stadium Stampede, bring your friends, bring any weapon you want, and I will crack you over the skull with it. Because anything goes. But after that, it’s back to grass roots, because it is you and me, fighting for a shot at the world title at All In: London. And in the Owen Hart Tournament, I will prove to you beyond a shadow of a doubt that I’m a better wrestler than you. I am the FUTURE world champion!
“And if you don’t like that, F YOU!” Jungle Jack is sharpening his knife, but will his edge be razor sharp when it comes time to cut down Dunkzilla?
Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin!
We’ve seen the Aerial Assassin training with The Death Riders, he’s won gold with his old friends in The United Empire, and now he’s about to face a dangerous man at Double or Nothing. Will Ospreay be more than ready for Samoa Joe after tonight? Or will he fail to even get past The Inevitable?
The bell rings and the fans cheer Ospreay as he stares down with Ace. Ospreay offers a handshake, Ace accepts, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. They circle, tie up, and Ospreay wrenches to wristlock. Ace rolls, handsprings, and wrenches, but Ospreay rolls, kips up, and wrenches back. Ospreay hammerlocks, Ace rolls to kip up and wrench to then armlock. Ospreay endures the grind, fights around, and he arm-drags Ace down. Ace endures, fights around, and rises up. Ace shoots through to waistlock but Ospreay switches. Ospreay hits the headlock takeover, Ace headscissors, but Ospreay kips free.
The fans cheer the standoff, and the two reset. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength. The fans rally as Ace pushes Ospreay back. Ace has Ospreay down for a knuckle lock cover, ONE as Ospreay gets his arm up. Ace pushes it down, cover, ONE as Ospreay gets the other arm up. Ace tries again, ONE as Ospreay bridges! Ace jumps up, but Ospreay holds the bridge! That training truly pays off! Ace jumps, Ospreay gets him for a MONKEY FLIP! The fans fire up as Ospreay then arm-drags! Ospreay wristlocks and he bends the fingers! Ospreay isolates the arm to then STOMP it!
Ace clutches his arm as Ospreay shows his training already. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then whips Ace. Ace reverses, he blocks a boot, but not the AX KICK! Ospreay headlocks, Ace powers up and out, but Ospreay RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Ace drop toeholds to ENZIGIRI! And basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Ace facelocks Ospreay, turns him, NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Ospreay ROCKS Ace, ROCKS him again, and again! Ace trips Ospreay, hooks up the legs, and he turns Ospreay over to tie the legs up! MUDA LOCK! The fans rally as Ospreay endures being bent back, and he crawls forward to the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer while Ace lets go. Ospreay checks his neck but he is alright to continue. Ace drags Ospreay up, reels him in, but Ospreay wrenches out to SOBAT! Ospreay whips, Ace reverses, but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to RAN- NO! Ace blocks to swing Ospreay up into a fireman’s carry! Ace does a squat for the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Ace flexes, covers, TWO! Ospreay stay sin this while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ace is frustrated already, but he stalks Ospreay to ropes. Ace kicks Ospreay around, CLUBS him down, but Ospreay fires back. Ace bumps Ospreay off buckles, kicks and ROCKS him, then snapmares. Ace KNEES Ospreay in the back, then clamps on with a chinlock. Ospreay endures, even as Ace cranks the neck, and Ospreay fires shots from below. Ace DECKS Ospreay for it! Ospreay rises up, but Ace DECKS him again! Ospreay sits up again, so Ace BOOTS him down! Ace waits on Ospreay, then BOOTS him again! Ospreay goes to a corner, Ace CHOPS him, then reels Ospreay in for a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Ospreay toughs it out but Ace drags him around.
Ace steps over, traps Ospreay in a headscissors, then grinds him down. Ospreay endures, even as Ace puts on the squeeze. Ospreay fights around, rises up, and Electric Chair Lifts Ace! Ace slips free to ROCK Ospreay in the back! Ace CLUBS Ospreay to a corner, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Ace backs off, and Ace CHOPS Ospreay! Ospreay ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay! Ace KICKS the leg, CHOPS Ospreay down, then brings Ospreay back around. Ace rains down ELBOWS on Ospreay before he clamps on another chinlock. Ospreay endures as Dynamite returns to single picture, and the fans rally up.
Ospreay fires body shots, Ace puts him in the corner, but Ospreay BOOTS him away! Ospreay is on the apron, he springboards back in, PIP PIP CHEERIO! The fans fire up with Ospreay as he watches Ace rise up. Ospreay ducks a shot, atomic drops, then KNEES, ROUNDHOUSES, and STANDING SKY TWISTERS! Cover, TWO! Ace survives that quick string of moves, but Ospreay brings him back around. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then KICKS the bad arm! And KICKS again! And again! But Ace blocks one to ROCK Ospreay! Ace whips, Ospreay handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK!
The fans fire up while Ace bails out! Ospreay has the fans shouting “OI! OI! OI!” as he takes aim. But Ace avoids the plancha! Ospreay blocks the kick, only for Ace to handstand out of the sweep! Ace avoids another sweep, but Ospreay avoids the kick! Ace avoids yet another sweep by going up and over the corner! Ace WRECKS Ospreay with a dropkick, then aims to PLANCHA after all! Down goes Ospreay and the fans fire up! Ace drags Ospreay up, but Ospreay puts him int he ring! Ace rewinds to headscissor, but Ospreay pops Ace up to SUPERKICK the arm out! Ospreay then climbs up, takes aim, and BLINDSIDE FOREARM!
The fans fire up as Ospreay springboards, OSCUTTER! Cover, TWO! Ace survives and Ospreay is stunned! Ospreay just shakes it off, goes to the corner, and takes aim. Ace slowly rises up, but he ducks the Hidden Blade to DOUBLE STOMP! Ospreay sputters, Ace falls back, and now Ace takes aim. Ace runs corner to corner to A-LIST LARIAT! Then he LARIATS again and again! Ace hoists Ospreay up top, then slips outside to ENZIGIRI! Ospreay wobbles, Ace gets space, and Ace runs up! FLIPPING RANA! The fans fire up as Ace is ready to deal the winning hand! But then Ospreay pops Ace up, and gets him in position! STYLES- NO, Ace pops free!
Ace trips Ospreay, steps through, ties up the legs, TRAILER HITCH BRIDGE! TWO!! Ospreay escapes, but Ace KNEES, KICKS, and fireman’s carries! Ace tucks Ospreay to then swing him out, AIR RAID FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and Ace is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” as Ace stalks Ospreay to a corner. Ace ROCKS Ospreay again and again, then hoists Ospreay up top. But Ospreay fires shots in return! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, goes up, but Ospreay pushes on Ace’s arm! Then he HOTSHOTS the arm as he drops down, and he tucks Ace in! CHEEKY NAN- NO, Ace dodges! Ace RAMS low, springboards in and FLYING- LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Ace survives again! Ospreay roars, the fans are with him, and he ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, and repeat! They go back and forth, then Ospreay KICKS! Ace fires another forearm, Ospreay kicks, then Ace CHOPS! They go back and forth again, but Ace CHOPS and ROKCS, until Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! CHOP! Ace HEEL KICKS! Ace shakes out the bad arm, runs up, but Ospreay dodges to then ROLLING ELBOW! And HOOK KICK! Then the underhooks for the STORM- NO, Ace pops free, then goes to a corner. Ospreay runs up but Ace goes sideways! Ospreay hits buckles, Ace hits the FLYING CHUCK!
The fans fire up as Ace shuffles the deck, and runs up for the0 NO, Ospreay BACKDROPS Ace, but Ace lands on his feet! HIDDEN BLADE!! Ospreay isn’t done with just one, he aims from the corner and… Ace flops over! The fans boo but Ospreay shows no mercy. He just runs up to PENALTY KICK the bad arm! Then a FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Ace TAPS, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by submission
That might’ve been Ospreay’s first win by submission ever! He signals that his neck is no longer a problem, and he shows Ace respect for that fight. Ace accepts the handshake again, and Ospreay is moving on towards Double or Nothing with a great amount of momentum. But wait! SAMOA JOE is here! He and The Opps walk out on stage, and with mic in hand, Joe says, “Ospreay, Ospreay… OSPREAY, OSPREAY!” Joe is clearly mocking the chants for Ospreay, and the fans give genuine chanting and even singing in return. Joe says he just wanted to make sure Ospreay was listening, because these past few weeks, it seemed like Ospreay had a hard time hearing him.
Despite Ospreay’s best efforts, fate has put them on a collision course in the opening round of the Owen Hart Cup. The fans like the sound of that! Joe say she is here for one reason and one reason alone. He wants to speak about choices and consequences. Ospreay could’ve made the right choice and get a bye in this tournament, because that is what Joe would do for one of his friends. But Ospreay chose poorly. He could’ve been with the team that would do nothing but support and enhance Ospreay, but he decided to be a lapdog for Moxley and the Death Riders. The fans boo, Ospreay says he’s not a Death Rider.
Joe says Ospreay has made his choice, and come Double or Nothing, Joe makes Ospreay suffer the consequences. But Joe leaves Ospreay in peace tonight, for he has his date with destiny. But unfortunately, Joe’s friends, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens, still feel slighted, and he doesn’t put leashes on his friends. Shibata & Bowens storm down the ramp, Ospreay ready to fight them both if he has to. But then The Death Riders appear! Ospreay may not have officially joined the club, but the Death Riders aren’t going to let their investment go to waste! The Opps say they’re #NeverLacking, but that doesn’t seem to be the case now!
Shibata & Bowens back down while Moxley, Marina, Claudio, Yuta, Garcia & Pac all step up to support Ospreay. Joe says, “Soon. Soon.” The fans cheer the Death Riders, or at least Moxley, but Bowens promises Joe is gonna kill you, Ospreay! The dream match for Double or Nothing is on, but will the training with The Death Riders make Ospreay the new King of Harts?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
If you liked last week’s THREE HOUR block of AEW, then you’ll love this next one! Portland, Maine, the last Wednesday before Double or Nothing, Dynamite & Collision are combining forces again! Three hours all on TBS and HBO Max, make sure your DVR is set accordingly!
Backstage interview with Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita.
Renee is now with The Invisible Hand & The Alpha, saying tonight is a huge opportunity in the main event, Konosuke facing Darby Allin for THE AEW World Championship. Konosuke could be heading into Double or Nothing as a- Callis stops Renee there to say Konosuke will be heading into Double or Nothing as a DOUBLE champion! But then MJF steps in, apologizes for the interruption but says Renee’s doing a great job. The Scumbag tells Konosuke that while it’s been a minute since the two of them have talked, three years actually, back when MJF beat him… MJF has seen Konosuke develop into truly one of the best wrestlers in the world!
MJF believes that tonight, Konosuke beats Darby for the title, goes to DON to beat Okada, and MJF can’t think of a better match than Konosuke VS MJF Part 2 for the world title. How’s that sound? MJF offers a handshake, Konosuke shakes his hand, but in Japanese, Konosuke tells MJF that he’ll beat the crap out of him. Thankfully, MJF doesn’t know Japanese. Callis says that was a nice pep talk MJF just gave, and MJF says yes, he knows. That kid needs to win, okay? MJF can’t let Darby turn him into some disgusting, bald freak! No offense, Callis looks great. But look, there is only one foolproof way to know MJF won’t be put in that situation.
So if things get hairy… MJF hands over the Dynamite Diamond Ring! Callis smiles, and say she understands what to do with it. But then in steps Andrade. El Idolo takes off his hat to shake out his amazing head of hair, and smiles at MJF. MJF frowns and leaves. Callis says here’s the deal: Takeshita will bring the world title home to the Don Callis Family tonight! Andrade asks, “How you know?” Callis says aye dios mio, he seriously doesn’t know where Andrade learned English. Andrade says one way or another, the next time, that will be HIS title. Callis says yes, he knows, it’s all good. Callis is a man of many talents, but will his family be dripping with gold thanks to a diamond ring?
AEW now announces the Women’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament brackets!
Double or Nothing will see Willow Nightingale, the reigning Queen of Harts, take on Alex Windsor, while we will see Persephone VS Hazuki, Skye Blue vs Sareee, and Mina Shirakawa VS Athena! Champions from around the world are gathering for this tournament, but who will be headed to Forbidden Door, and then All In: London?
Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.
Renee Paquette is now with Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Willow Nightingale. Renee commends Cassidy on his part in the 10 Man Tag victory. But it seems that there is even more business to attend to. Cassidy says yes, the team has a shot at THE AEW World Tag Team Championships. It doesn’t matter who it is, they’re getting their shot, but the thing is… They still haven’t decided on which two will be. Kyle says Cassidy & Roddy should go for the gold, but Roddy shouts, “KYYYLE~! Thank you.” Kyle says of course. But that’s cuz he’s got gold to chase for himself!
The same man that put Kyle on the shelf for months is the man that Kyle submitted twice, and will submit again. Jon Moxley, Continental Champion, when are we doing this? Willow says speaking of gold, she is still the TBS Champion. But she is also in the Owen Hart Cup. She won this tournament before, she’ll do it all over again, so that she can have all the gold for herself at All In: London. She knows she can, and she will! Then Conglomeration has it all in order? Cassidy says hold on, there’s something missing. They should do a Word of the Day. Why haven’t they done one in so long? Roddy shouts for “MAAARK~!” And yes, Mark Briscoe returns!
The Sussex County Chicken is all fired up, and he says the Word of the day is reunification! For Mark Briscoe is back with his boys and his girls, The Conglomeration! But he’ll put this plain and simple: Tommaso Ciampa! Next Wednesday, Briscoe’s after your ass, son! You hear him? But before that, Saturday Night Collision is in HIS hometown, Salisbury, Maryland! That’s just 4.4 miles from where Briscoe originated on this earth! They’re gonna conglomerate and it’s gonna be a a hell of a time! Are you ready!? Willow and Kyle are fired up, Briscoe goes wild, and the team heads out. Cassidy admits, that was a lot of yelling.
But while The Conglomeration is ready to go Double or Nothing, will they soon have even more gold in the collection? Or are these high and lofty a little too much even for them?
Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness!
With the news of both the AEW Women’s World Championship Fatal 4 Way for Double or Nothing, and the Owen Hart Cup brackets, this trios match is about much more than just settling scores! Will the Shining Samurai be just as sharp as Jamie Hayter going into that title match? Or will Thekla, Skye Blue & Julia Hart continue to bring them down by any means necessary?
The trios sort out and Jamie steps up against Thekla as both a rematch from their 1v1 title match, and a preview of what’s to come in the next. They circle, but then Skye CLOBBERS Jamie! Julia steps in, but so do Shida and Windsor! The Triangle throws hands on Shida & The Birds, then triple whip. But all three reverse, a BOOT for Thekla, a DDT for Skye, and a BACKBREAKER for Julia! The fans cheer as The Triangle bails out! Shida goes out to keep after Skye while Windsor goes after Julia. Jamie gets Thekla back in the ring while Shida and Windsor have the Sisters of Sin in the corners of the barriers. The fans cheer as they all rain down fists!
Windsor, Jamie & Shida all go to nine, then wind up for TEN! The fans cheer again while Thekla sputters. Jamie snap suplexes, but Skye ROCKS Shida! Jamie stomps Thekla, Windsor SLAMS Julia off barriers, and Jamie stomps a mudhole in the corner. The ref counts, Jamie lets off, but Skye and Windsor meet while tightrope walking the barriers! Skye and Windsor trade shots, they wobble a bit, then Skye DECKS Windsor! Skye keeps from falling into the crowd, but Jamie gets her! Windsor joins in and the Birds double gorilla press, SNAKE EYES off the apron! The fans fire up, but Thekla is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY onto The Birds!
The fans fire up again and Thekla is feeling it while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Thekla stomps Windsor, CLUBS Jamie, then helps Skye. But Shida runs up, only for Thekla to ELBOW her down! The Triangle has control again, they ROCK Jamie and Shida and Windsor, then send them all to the desk. The Triangle CHOP again and again and again! Then they wind up, but feint chops to SMACK all three off the apron! The Triangle soaks up the cheers and jeers before putting Jamie back in the ring. Thekla brings Jamie up, snapmares her down, then basement SUPERKICKS! Cocky cover, TWO! Thekla drags Jamie to the corner, tags Julia, and Julia runs up to LARIAT! Then she goes side to side to ELBOW Jamie down!
Julia snapmares Jamie to a cover, TWO! Julia is annoyed but she rains down fists. The ref reprimands, Julia stops, but then she sucker punches Windsor! And Shida, too! Julia then drags Jamie over, bumps her off buckles, and tags in Skye. Skye stomps Jamie around, then digs her boot in! The ref counts, Skye stops at 4, then she brings Jamie up. Jamie fires forearms and CHOPS, but Skye THROWS Jamie down by her hair! The ref reprimands again but Skye rains down forearms. Skye snapmares Jamie, mule kicks her, then covers, TWO! Skye frowns but she stomps Jamie down. Skye tags Julia while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Skye whips Jamie into Julia’s grasp, and Skye BLASTS Shida & Windsor while Julia tags Thekla. Julia has Jamie in the TARANTULA, and Skye sends Windsor in for Thekla’s HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Skye runs up to DOUBLE SHOTGUN The Birds! The fans are torn but Thekla says that’s how the Triangle does it, baby! Thekla then aims to MISSILE- NO, Jamie gest under! Thekla lands out, but Jamie BOOTS her down! Jamie looks at Shida, Shida is hesitant, but Shida tags in! The fans cheer as Shida sends Theknla to the corner, then JUMP KNEES! Shida keeps moving, she BLASTS Skye! Julia ROCKS Shida back!
Julia storms in but Shida kicks her and whips her into Thekla! Shida KNEES them both in the corner! Then Shida puts Thekla sideways in the corner, reels Julia in, and she snap suplexes Julia into Thekla! The fans fire up as Shida then suplexes Thekla high and hard! Cover, TWO! Shida stands Thekla up, Thekla swings but Shida ROCKS her first! And ROCKS her again! Thekla wobbles, swings, but Shida catches Thekla for another forearm! Shida runs the ropes but Thekla mule kicks! Thekla SMACKS Shida, then she dodges a boot to DECK Shida! Thekla talks trash on Shida, then drags her up to tag in Julia.
Julia tags Skye, then tag back to Thekla. The Sisters of Sin hit the DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER and DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Thekla hits the bridge, and she aims for the SPIDER SPEAR! Cover, but The Birds CLOBBER The Sisters of Sin onto it! The fans fire up a Windsor DECKS Skye and Jamie HEADBUTTS Julia! The Birds drag Shida to safety, Windsor tags in, and she CLOBBERS Thekla! Windsor CLUBS away, then fires the fans up. Jamie steps in, BOOT RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Basement LARIAT! And then Windsor lifts! Jamie runs up, but Skye trips Jamie! The fans boo but Skye sends Jamie into steel steps!
Thekla sends Windsor into buckles! Tag to Julia before Shida runs up, TAMASHII KNEE on Thekla! Skye SUPERKICKS Shida! Jamie is back to clinch and HAYTBREAKER! Julia runs up, slips around, SOLE FOOD! Julia kips up, but Windsor is there to whip Julia to ropes! Skye tags in before the SPINEBUSTER! Skye SUPERKICKS Windsor, then brings her up! Skye hops on, CODE- NO, Windsor pops free! Skye SUPERKICKS again, but Windsor HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up as Jamie joins in again, and they DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH! Then they set Skye up, and Jamie says let’s try this again!
Jamie runs the ropes, but Thekla slides in, BELT SHOT on Jamie!! No question that the ref saw that! The Triangle is disqualified!
Winners: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds, by disqualification
The Toxic Spider doesn’t care about this win, she just wants to do damage! Skye gets Windsor in a DRAGON SLEEPER! The ref stops Thekla from sing the title belt again, so Thekla just takes off her own belt! And she LASHES Windsor while Skye holds her down! More refs rush out here, but Julia MISTS the newbie in the face! Julia stomps away on Jamie, not caring about fines or consequences, either! The fans boo, and Shida is bailing on the Birds? Shida cares more about her chances in that Fatal 4 Way than anything else. But then Willow, Mina, and even Thunder Rosa rush out here! They chase The Triangle off with belts of their own!
The fans cheer as The Babe, the Fighting Gravure Idol & La Mera Mera save the day. But will Jamie make sure Thekla and Shida pay for this at Double or Nothing?
AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita!
They say “card subject to change,” and that is true even for the best in the world. Kazuchika Okada’s real family takes priority, but his Don Callis Family brother was more than happy to step up for this opportunity. Will The Alpha already have two belts by the time he and The Rainmaker battle over the International Championship? Or will Darby truly be relentless in his pursuit of being the best fighting champion in AEW history?
The introductions are made, THE belt is raised, and we see who goes to Double or Nothing on top!
Callis joins commentary to say that while Darby’s been breaking his own body, Konosuke has perfected “rejuvenation training,” aka relaxing on a beach and sipping sake! The bell rings, and Darby SHOTGUNS Konosuke out! Then Darby DIVES, but Konosuke catches him! Konosuke POSTS Darby, then THROWS him into railing! Konosuke THROWS Darby into the ring, the fans fire up for both guys, and Konosuke hurries to BOOT Darby off the apron! Darby falls in front of commentary but Konosuke gets him right back in the ring. Cover, ONE!! The fans rally as Darby shows his grit, but Konosuke snarls.
Konosuke drags Darby up, Darby fires forearms, but the ALPHA ELBOW knocks Darby down! The fans fire up while Konosuke looms over Darby. Konosuke stands Darby up, and THROWS him into a corner! Darby bounces off the buckles and is bleeding from the mouth already! Konosuke stands Darby up, hoists him up top, then he climbs up after him. But Darby BITES Konosuke, CLUBS him down, and leaps for a CROSSBODY, but he bounces off Konosuke! The fans fire up again as Konosuke whips Darby for a BACKDROP! Darby got serious hangtime there, and he flounders out of the ring. Darby coughs and sputters but the fans rally up.
Konosuke goes out after Darby but Darby SMACKS him! Konosuke KNEES low, KNEES him again and again and again! Konosuke KNEES Darby against the barriers, then refreshes the count. Konosuke whips Darby hard into railing! Darby sputters as he leans against the railing, but Konosuke positions the steel steps. Konosuke then fetches Darby, lines up a shot, but Darby fights the suplex! Darby CLAWS Konosuke’s back, then fires a shot. Konosuke DECKS Darby in return! Darby slumps against the steps, Konosuke runs up, but Darby dodges! Konosuke’s knees hit the steps and he tumbles over! Darby then runs up the steps to SHOTGUN Konosuke down!
The fans fire up while both men are down on the floor! Konosuke checks his knee before he crawls around, and Darby gets in the ring so he can build speed! Darby DIVES! Direct hit on Konosuke but Darby’s the one who hits the desk! The fans fire up while both men are down again, but Darby rises up to get Konosuke on the apron! Darby fires forearms, then goes up a corner! COFFIN- NO, Konosuke catches him for a SUPER BLUE THUNDER BOMB to the floor!! The fans go nuts again and Callis says that’s the end of Darby Allin, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref hurries to check Darby but Callis tells Doc Sampson to call it. Darby is somehow still in this, so Konosuke storms his way over. Konosuke drags Darby up, puts him in the ring, then paces around him. Konosuke runs the ropes to LARIAT! Darby flips inside-out, Konosuke covers him, TWO!! Darby still has fight inside but he’s also dazed. Konosuke clamps onto Darby with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Darby endures, even as Konosuke leans on him with his much-taller frame. Darby reaches out, fights around, and rises up, only for Konosuke to CANADIAN RACK BOMB! Darby sputters all over again while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Konosuke sits back as he watches Darby crawl to the apron. Konosuke storms his way over, but Darby RAMS low! Slingshot sunset flip, but Konosuke rolls through! Only for Darby to kick the legs out! Darby catches Konosuke to a GUILLOTINE! Konosuke endures the squeeze, fights up to his feet, and he powers out to THROW Darby! Darby lands out, fires shots, and RAMS low! Darby then hops on, but Konosuke stops Code Red! Konosuke swings Darby around, tucks him in, BASTARD DRIVER! And WHEELBARROW GERMAN! The fans fire up and Callis says that’s true power! Darby sputters again and Konosuke vows to end this.
Konosuke runs corner to corner, HELLUVA KICK!! Then he hoists Darby up top, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans freak out already for the SUPER DUPER GERMAN SUPLEX!! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Callis is freaking out as much as the fans, and he protests the count! Konosuke is furious, but he aims for the WAGAMAMA KNEE!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Darby survives by nanoseconds, and Konosuke is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” but now CLØN rushes out here! He distracts the ref, and Callis hurries to take the Dynamite Diamond Ring off his finger to put it in Konosuke’s hands! Konosuke thinks about it, but The Alpha has honor!
The fans cheer as Konosuke wants to do this his way! But then Darby runs up, cradles, TWO!! Konosuke escapes, ALPHA ELBOW!! Darby is down, dazed, but still moving! Konosuke drags Darby up again, goes back to the corner and back to the top rope. The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but it has to end somehow! Darby fights against the lift with headlock punches! Then he hops on, SUPER CODE RED!! Konosuke staggers up, Darby leg scissors, steps through, LAST SUPPER!! TWO?!?! Konosuke escapes again, then bails out! So Darby just goes up top! SUPER COFFIN DROP!! Direct hit and both men are down again!
The fans are thunderous as Konosuke and Darby stir. A ring count climbs, Callis complains that some people just gotta follow directions and run the play! Coach Callis pulled Konosuke outta obscurity, Konosuke would do anything! Now he’s got some gold, some fame, and gets a mind of his own! Callis complaining aside, the ring count is climbing! Darby drags himself in at 9, but Konosuke YANKS him back out! That refreshes the count, and Konosuke vows to end this for real now. Konosuke points to the steel steps, and he drags Darby up onto them with a deadlift RAGING- NO, Darby knees Konosuke, turns things around, and FULL METAL SCORPION DEATH DROP!!!
The fans go nuts again while Konosuke writhes! Konosuke flops off the steps, Darby crawls into the ring, and Darby just climbs the corner again! SUPER DUPER COFFIN DROP!!! Konosuke might be unconscious! Darby still hauls Konosuke into the ring, pushes him to a cover, TWO?!?!? Konosuke survives and Darby is furious! But Darby just reloads, COFFIN DROP but onto knees!!! Ghost pin, TWO!!! Darby escapes but the WAGAMAMA KNEE finds him!! Konosuke hauls Darby up, but Darby pops free! Trip, step through, and SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!! Konosuke endures, reaches out, but Darby sits deep!!
Callis says don’t even think about it! Konosuke almost does, but he bites his own thumb to ignore the pain in his back! Konosuke reaches out, crawls his way forward, and he fights to the ROPEBREAK!!! But Darby is right up top! COFFION DROP on the back!! Then Darby goes right back up, COFFIN DROP again!!! Cover, DARBY WINS!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
Callis is steaming, but Darby overcomes Konosuke to avenge that loss in the Continental Classic! But it also took so much out of him just to do it! Darby still asks for a mic and one is brought to him. Darby sits up against the ropes, has them cut his music, and he tells MJF to get his ass out here! There’s a contract MJF needs to sign! The ring crew hurries to bring in a table and some chairs for that very contract signing, and MJF makes his entrance. MJF reluctantly makes his way down the ramp, and both men meet at the table. Darby grins with blood still in hiss teeth, and he signs his part of the contract without hesitation, unlike MJF.
The fans already chant “BALD! BALD! BALD!” at MJF, and Darby pushes the contract to his side of the table. MJF grabs the pen, reaches out, but then steps away. MJF scratches his chin as he thinks on this, and the fans just chant, “BALD! BALD! BALD!” again. MJF takes a mic to say he’ll explain something to Darby, looking like he has rabies. But see, MJF is happy for Darby, he hopes Darby’s had fun holding MJF’s AEW World Championship. The fans boo that, but MJF says deep down, there is a small part of him, like the size of a North Carolinian p*nis small. That small part of MJF feels bad for Darby, because he’ll never hold this again!
Darby’s got about a good a chance of holding this title as Hangman Adam Page does again. MJF says guys like Darby are a dime a dozen, here today and gone tomorrow, stuntmen who burn the candle at both ends. In this life, people like all these fans here like to pretend that life is about making friends and family and children. The only thing that matters in life is your legacy. And Darby’s legacy will be that of the kid who had his 15 minutes of fame. They’ll pretend like Darby made a lasting impact, but the fact of the matter is, he hasn’t. He hasn’t! They’ll know deep down that Darby Allin was just a little pr*ck who got lucky.
They’ll know that Darby was too reckless and stupid to stay on top. And after May 24th, Double or Nothing, in that sh*thole of Queens, New York, y’know what MJF’s legacy will be? He’ll go down as the guy who became a THREE-TIME World Champion at just 30 years of age, unprecedented in this sport. And MJF will go down, when it’s all said and done, as the Greatest of All Time! THAT is the difference between them! Darby Allin brags about climbing a mountaintop. But when it comes to professional wrestling, Maxwell Jacob Friedman IS the mountaintop! The fans boo but MJF soaks it up. Darby tells MJF to SHUT UP!
Only someone like MJF who is so vain would think that the number one most important thing in this world is his legacy. Darby doesn’t care about legacy, he cares about living in the moment! And in this moment, Darby just wants MJF to sign the contract. Then at Double or Nothing, Darby makes Maxwell Jacob Friedman a BALLD HEADED B*TCH!! MJF frowns but the fans cheer that! MJF grabs the pen again, and with no choice, he signs on the dotted line! Then he TACKLES Darby! The fans boo as MJF beats up Darby after the war he went through with Konosuke! MJF CHUCKS an armchair outta the ring, FLIPS the table, then picks up his Dynamite Diamond Ring.
MJF puts the ring on his finger like always, then winds up to DECK Darby!! The fans boo but MJF just soaks it all up. MJF throws off his jacket, picks up the belt, and he stands over Darby with it. But then MJF isn’t done with Darby, he puts Darby on the top rope! MJF climbs up to join him, and drags Darby into position! But wait! Kevin Knight runs out here to chase MJF off! The Jet still owes The Scumbag a receipt, but it seems we’ll all have to wait on that. Will MJF still take back the title at Double or Nothing? Or will Darby keep the belt and take MJF’s dignity?
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