Results
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (8/23/24)
Will The Profits be up?
The Bloodline defends their gold!
Jacob Fatu is back, and tonight on SmackDown, he defends the WWE Tag Team Championships alongside Tama Tonga against The Street Profits!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE United States Championship: LA Knight VS Santos Escobar w/ Legado Del Fantasma; Knight wins and retains the title.
- Six Woman Tag: Naomi, Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair VS Blair Davenport, Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn; Naomi, Jade & Bianca win.
- WWE Tag Team Championships: The Bloodline VS The Street Profits w/ B-Fab; The Bloodline wins and retains the titles.
- Cody Rhodes & Kevin Owens VS A-Town Down Under; Cody & Kevin win.
PLAY BY PLAY
SmackDown presents a brand new Grayson Waller Effect!
“The Audacious” Austin Theory and the Aussie Icon are already in the ring and fans boo. Waller welcomes us to his show, and says he is excited. But no time to waste, because their guest loves to make things about himself. He is the WWE Champion, The American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes! Washington DC cheers now, and they sing along with the song, “WHOA~ OH~!” and the pyro goes off. But then Waller has Cody stop from getting on the corner, and says we already got the pyro and the “cringe” sing-along, time for the interview. The fans boo again but Cody steps inside. The fans cheer on Cody as he grabs a mic.
“So…” Waller cuts him off by saying, “Washington DC, whaddya wanna talk about?” Waller says “We get it. Everything’s about Cody Rhodes. Even on my own show, it’s gotta be about you. Because everything int he WWE’s about Cody Rhodes, right?” Cody doesn’t have to answer, Waller knows that this is Cody! The fans cheer Cody on, and Waller says Cody is the hero of the story. Only because these idiots don’t know the real Cody! But Waller does. He knows how selfish Cody is, and how all he cares about is the title. How many times have Cody’s “friends” gotten beaten up because of Cody while Cody gets all the glory? What kind of friend is that?
Cody asks if Waller is done. He’s a bad friend, huh? Then let’s talk about his friends. Kevin Owens, Cody’s opponent at Bash In Berlin. Waller must think Cody giving Kevin the title shot is charity. But in reality, if Cody were to put the list of SmackDown superstars up on the wall, and asked if Kevin could beat each and every one of them, the truth is, Kevin could and probably already has. Kevin was fighting The Bloodline long before Cody came back. Kevin’s been beaten up, but he has not stopped fighting! The fans cheer that! Cody says in fact, Cody would not be sitting here WWE Championship if not for Kevin Owens.
But never once has Cody “used” Kevin. Can Waller say the same? Because this “relationship,” is this friendship? Or is Waller just using Theory? The fans go, “Oooh~!” Cody asks if Magic Mike understands. This guy here is trying to convince everyone that he’s going to show the real Cody Rhodes, when in actuality, Waller is the one being a user, and he is using Theory. Everyone else is just waiting for Theory to do something about it. DC cheers, but Waller says Cody is not turning the tables! This is Waller’s best mate! His tag partner! They won the tag team championships at WrestleMania together! They’d never turn on each other.
But Waller knows someone who would do that. In fact, everyone needs a reminder of what Kevin is capable of. Waller prepared a little something just for Cody. It is a highlight reel of Kevin Owens’ past TEN YEARS, from Sami Zayn, to John Cena, to Chris Jericho, o Kofi Kingston & The New Day, to Sami Zayn again. Waller then says, “Wow…! That doesn’t look like a good friend to me.” But here comes Kevin! The fans cheer for “KO! KO!” and Kevin has a mic to say, “Alright. I can’t stand back there any longer, cuz we get the point. You guys are trying to convince Cody that I’m gonna turn on him, stab him in the back viciously, try to end his career, all that stuff.”
Kevin tells Cody that everyone in that video kinda had it coming at the time. Except Kofi, that was all on Kevin, he apologizes. But everyone else…! Plus, he and Cody have always been close, always been cool. And as far as ATDU, Kevin and Cody will beat them up, someone in the back will make a tag match out of it, so let’s just skip ahead to that. Nick Aldis, please come out here so we can get to the point. Aldis walks out, Kevin says he looks great, Kevin wishes he could pull off a suit like that. But can Aldis just make the match already? The fans cheer, they wanna see it, too! Aldis says yes, it is a done deal! Tonight’s main event will be Kevin & Cody VS ATDU!
Kevin appreciates that! So now we gotta end the segment, but does he have time to punch people? This all usually goes in reverse. Aldis says just make it quick. Thank you! Kevin and Cody rush ATDU and the brawl is on! The fans fire up as Kevin and Cody then get ATDU in place! But Waller shoves Kevin into Cody! The fans boo as ATDU run away! Cody understands what happened, and Kevin CHUCKS the comfy chair! But will Kevin and Cody humble Waller & Theory once and for all?
WWE United States Championship: LA Knight VS Santos Escobar w/ Legado Del Fantasma!
The Mega Star is almost amused at how often The Emperor of Lucha keeps coming back for a fight. And this time, it’ll be with gold on the line! Will Knight finally shut Santos down and send him packing? Or will this title soon belong to ES-CO-BAR, SI?!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if DC belongs to LA!
Angel & Berto drag Knight out! The fans boo but Knight fights them! That’s still 2v1! Angel & Berto THRWO Knight into barriers, then stomp away! The fans boo but Santos shrugs, as if he wasn’t behind this. Now Angle & Berto RAM Knight into steel steps! They finally put Knight back in, but the ref EJECTS them! The fans cheer that, and now Lopez gets attitude! The ref says fine, Lopez is GONE, too! The fans cheer as now Santos’ chess pieces are all gone! But the damage is done, can Knight still fight? Knight says YEAH, and the bell rings! Santos runs up but Knight dodges the splash! Knight rolls Santos up, TWO!
Santos runs up again, V-TRIGGER! Then he POSTS Knight! Knight sputters, Santos brings him around, and he underhooks! The fans fire up for Knight, but Santos still hits a SHOULDER BUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives and Santos is beside himself, but SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Santos fires hands on Knight! Santos whips, but Knight turns him for a NECKBREAKER! Santos bails out, Knight goes out to SMACK him off the desk again and again! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight stops to then wind up and SMACK Santos off the desk again! Santos slumps down, and Knight clears the desk! The ring count is 5 of 10, Santos rolls inside, but Knight drags him out! Knight sends Santos to the desk, Santos wants mercy, and the ref reprimands. Knight storms up but Santos drop toeholds him into the desk! Santos then GAMANGIRIS Knight, goes up onto the barriers, and then leapfrogs the Hydration Station to METEORA onto the desk!
The fans boo but Santos brings Knight into the ring. The fans chant “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” but Santos just grins. Santos goes up a corner, takes aim, and FROG SPLASHES! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives again and the fans fire up! Santos stalks Knight to ropes, kicks him and stomps him, but lets off as the ref counts. The fans boo more but Santos stalks Knight. Santos talks smack then he CHOPS Knight! Santos CHOKES Knight on ropes, the ref counts, and Santos lets off. Santos goes corner to corner, but Knight ELBOWS him! Knight whips, Santos THROWS Knight by his hair! Then Santos runs, but Knight avoids the elbow drop!
Both men stand, Knight runs up, but into a BOOT! Knight staggers, Santos runs, into an atomic drop! And DISCUS LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Knight goes to the ropes, the fans rally as hard as they can, and Santos runs in again! Into another LARIAT! Knight hauls Santos up, whips him to a corner, but Santos stops himself! Knight gets him with a JUMPING NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up and Knight stomps Santos in the corner. The ref counts, but the fans say “YEAH! YEAH!” Knight goes corner to corner, but Santos kicks! Knight blocks to SIDE EFFECT! Cover, TWO!!
Santos survives but the fans still rally for Knight. Knight waits on Santos, then reels him in, but Santos spins free to CHOP! Santos fireman’s carries, but Knight slips free! So Santos CALF KICKS Knight to a corner! Santos then hauls Knight up top, and GAMANGIRIS! Knight wobbles, Santos climbs, and the fans rally up. Knight fires body shots, then he SHOVES Santos down! The fans fire up as Knight stands, and he spells it out, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” Knight jumps up for the MACHO ELBOW! Santos stagger sup, into the B F T!! Cover, Knight wins!
Winner: LA Knight, by pinfall (still WWE United States Champion)
Was that an awesome match? YEAH! But did Santos learn from his past defeats? NAH-NAH! Knight is still on top, who will be next to step to the Mega Star?
Carmelo Hayes speaks.
“Andrade, you would be the type to sneak me. What you mad for? Because you lost? Truth is, you only as good as your last match, and last match, you just wasn’t as good as me, and you never will be. If anything, you should be thanking me, because you beating me two-to-nothing is the only thing keeping the lights on in your career.” But then Andrade storms in! El Idolo wants after H1M, but everyone else in the barbershop keeps him back. Andrade says that last week, Melo did win. But what Melo did after the match, that was disrespectful. Melo says, so what? Andrade says next week, they go 1v1 one more time.
Andrade storms off and Melo says they need to lock the doors in here next time. And someone get him a Prime! Will Melo be able to tie up the series 2-2? Or will Andrade just make it an even more one-sided 3-1?
Legado Del Fantasma argues backstage.
Lopez tells Angel that yes, that was the plan, but it was at the wrong time! And look what happened! Santos storms in and Angel is apologetic, but Santos shouts “NO! NO! NO!!” Nothing Angel says now makes up for what happened! Angel is no good to him if he’s not out there! But then Baron Corbin & Apollo Crews come in, sarcastically clapping. A lot of help those guys were out there. What’s the tagline again? ES-CO-BAR lost? Santos asks what they are, the presidents of his fan club? He won’t tolerate this disrespect. Is he mad? That’s an understatement! He’s going to talk with Aldis, and he’s going to have this all sorted out next week.
Santos leads Legado away and Corbin sarcastically wishes bueno suerte. Apollo asks what that means, and Corbin says it’s, “Good luck.” Crews agrees then, good luck. But will Legado redeem themselves? Or will #ACBC leave them wanting more?
Six Woman Tag: Naomi, Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair VS Blair Davenport, Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn!
Nick Aldis broke the news earlier today that for Bash In Berlin, The StrongEST Duo gets their tag title rematch against The Unholy Union in a 2v2 showdown! That means this battle of #TheBig3 against these three wicked witches is all about momentum! Who gets rolling towards next Saturday with a big win?
SmackDown returns and The Big 3 make their entrances: first, Jade Cargill bringing the storm; second, Naomi bringing the glow; and third, Bianca Belair bringing the EST! The teams sort out, and Isla starts against Bianca. They tie up, and Isla CLUBS away on Bianca! Isla CLUBS Bianca down, mocks everyone, and pie faces her around. Isla runs, but Bianca hits a SPINEBUSTER! Bianca runs to handspring and MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Isla scrambles away but Bianca is after her in a corner. Bianca whips,. Isla reverses but Bianca goes up to say kiss this! Isla runs up, Bianca flips up and over!
Isla hits buckles, staggers, and Bianca DROPKCIKS her! Isla bails out, Bianca kips up, and the fans fire up for the PLANCHA! Down goes Isla and Bianca is all fired up! DC fires up with her, but SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Blair has Bianca down with a chinlock. The fans rally, Bianca fights up and Bianca CLUBS Blair. Blair CLUBS back, whips Bianca to a corner, then runs up. Bianca slips out, RAMS in, then fights off Alba. Bianca slingshots to roll Blair up, TWO! Blair stands to kick low! Blair brings Bianca up, tags in Isla, then Isla tags Alba. Feed to the TARANTULA, and a SUPERKICK! Tag back to Blair and she goes up, to DOUBL E STOMP Bianca on the back! The fans boo but Blair covers, TWO! Bianca toughs it out as the toughEST, but Blair tags Isla. Blair CHOKES Bianca on ropes while Isla taunts Jade!
The ref has to keep Jade back, and that lets Alba get a cheap shot in! Isla runs in to DOUBLE KNEE Bianca in the back! Then Isla CHOKES Bianca, but lets off as the ref counts. Isla drags Bianca up, keeps her from her corner, but Bianca fires body shots. Isla whips, Bianca holds ropes to BOOT back! But Alba gest another cheap shot in! Isla KNEES low, tags in Alba, and they DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER! Then Isla METEORAS! Alba covers, TWO! The fans rally for Bianca but Alba keeps her from her corner. Alba stands Bianca up, but Bianca scoops! The fans fire up but Alba slips free to whip! Bianca reverses, to scoop, only for Alba to slip through, IRON OCTOPUS!
The fans boo as Isla links up with Alba! Bianca flails, but the ref notices! Isla lets off and Bianca storms around! She swings Alba into a BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up while both women are down! Bianca and Alba crawl, hot tag to Isla and she STOMPS Bianca down! Then she sucker punches Naomi! Isla leaves Jade alone, but Bianca wrenches Isla into a BIG suplex! Bianca and Isla crawl now, hot tags to Blair and Jade! The fans are thunderous as Jade rallies on the entire Unholy Union! Jade gets Blair up to POWERBOMB! Then she fireman’s carries Alba, pops her around, and FALL AWAY SLAMS her into Blair!
The fans are electric as this storm gets rolling! Isla runs up, but into Jade’s grip! CHOKE SLAM! Blair whips Jade but Jade reverses, sending Blair into Alba! Jade runs up, Blair moves but the ELBOW still hits Alba! Blair SUPERKICKS Jade, but Naomi climbs up to tag in! Naomi then CROSSBODIES Blair & Isla! The fans fire up and Naomi SHOTGUNS Alba! Blair runs up but Naomi TOSSES her! And KNEES her! And ROUNDHOUSES Isla! Naomi gets Blair & Isla set up, for DOUBLE DRPAING DDTS! Cover, but Alba breaks it! The fans boo but Jade is up to BOOT Alba! Isla ENZIGIRIS Jade! Isla kicks Jade out, fires hands, and Alba joins in!
The fans fire up as Bianca goes up! Bianca SUPER CROSSBODIES them all!! Blair rolls Naomi! TWO! Naomi stands, Blair kicks and suplexes, but Naomi slips free! Naomi kicks, Blair blocks, but the COMEBACK ENZIGIRI knocks Blair down! SPLIT LEG MOONSAULT! Cover, The Big 3 win!!
Winners: Naomi, Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair, by pinfall
Blair just felt The Glow, and now Alba & Isla have just eight days to prepare! Will they be ready for the storm that’s coming to Berlin? Or can they whip up something wicked to stop these forces of nature?
Natalya narrates The Road to Berlin.
“On Saturday, August 31st, for the first time ever, WWE is in Germany for a Premium Live Event. The journey to Bash In Berlin started over a quarter century ago.” WWE was on the rise overseas, and Bret Hart was a major part of it. He loved the amazing fans in Germany, that they were the very best in the world! And that led to March 3rd, 1997, Monday Night Raw in Berlin. It was the first-ever Raw broadcast outside of North America. And again, The Hart Family was key as Natty’s uncles, Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith, battled to become the inaugural WWE European Champion. An instant classic crowned The British Bulldog that night.
That night was filled with stars and special moments. Mick Foley even cut a promo in German! “But that was only a taste of what was to come.” WWE announced it last year in October that they would return for a PLE. It is Natty’s honor to salute the German fans, their love of the WWE, and how it is making history once again.
WWE Tag Team Championships: The Bloodline VS The Street Profits w/ B-Fab!
Solo Sikoa leads the way for his champions, Tama Tonga & Jacob Fatu, Tonga Loa also back to support them. They kept the precious ula fala away from Roman Reigns, will they now keep these precious belts away from The Profits? Or will Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins end the drought and make it reign in DC?
Before the match, however, Solo has the mic. “Washington, DC. ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The fans boo instead, but Solo says “Your Tribal Chief has a lot to talk about tonight, so bear with me. Try to keep it down.” The fans just boo louder! Solo says item number one, The OTC is D-O-N-E! The fans still chant for “O T C! O T C!” Solo says item number two, whether it is Cody or Kevin who wins in Berlin, Solo’s got next! He brings the Undisputed Championship back to his family, and he finally brings it home to himself. The fans chant “We Want Roman!” Solo says chant all you want, Roman’s not here!
Solo then says that item number three, since he will be the next Undisputed Champion, there is something “wrong” with the tag team titles. Oh? Solo tells Jacob Fatu to step up. Fatu does as told, and the fans continue to chant for Roman. Solo gets annoyed, but he tells Jacob to hand over the belt. The fans boo, but Jacob does as told. Solo then says, hand it to Tonga Loa. Jacob still does as told, and Loa holds the belt. The fans chant, “YOU CAN’T WRESTLE!” and it’s hard to know if they mean Jacob and his bad foot or Loa in general. Solo tells Fatu that he cannot be a tag team champion if he is also to be Solo’s Enforcer.
Solo and Jacob hug it out, and Jacob says he loves his Tribal Chief. But wait! Here come The Profits! B-Fab tells Solo that they don’t care who the bodyguard is or who are the champs, because we’ve got business. They can get back to Family Matters later. Montez says hold on, Solo ain’t Urkel, and you can’t talk about Bloodline Version 8675309 like that. They’re happy, because they just got a promotion! Dawkins says, “Aww…!” But sorry, this is demotion season, as they’re gonna be former tag team champs! Because The Street Profits are up, and #WeWantTheSmoke!
DC is fired up for that! But will The Profits be ready now that they’re facing The Guerrillas of Destiny? We find out, after the break.
Backstage interview with LA Knight.
Byron Saxton starts to congratulate The Mega Star, and Knight says he knows, and with no disrespect, Byron’s already talking a little too much. Knight says LEMME TALK TO YA! Knight is in his home, because he spent his first 20 years just up the road. The last 12 were in LA, so this bicoastal champion just successfully defended his US Championship, right here in DC! And what that means is he’ll go across the ocean, go to Berlin, and successfully defend it there, too! Anybody out there that has the tingle in their loins, show up in Berlin, come on down, because at the end of the day, it’s the same song all around the world, #AndStill, with everybody saying, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!!” Goodnight, everybody!
The Mega Star just put out a mega open challenge, who will surprise us all by answering the call?
WWE Tag Team Championships: The Guerrillas VS The Street Profits w/ B-Fab!
SmackDown returns and Dawkins starts against Loa. The bell rings, Loa fires off on Dawkins with HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT! Loa whips, Dawkins sunset flips and covers, ONE!! Loa stands but Dawkins ROCKS him! Dawkins fires off fast hands in the corner, then ROCKS Loa! The fans rally, Dawkins whips corner to corner, but Loa comes back to LARIAT! The fans boo but Loa stalks Dawkins. Tag to Tama, the Guerrillas double whip to body shot, UPPERCUT, and NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Tama keeps his eyes on Ford, then goes after Dawkins with body shots. Tama whips corner to corner, runs up, but Dawkins dodges the splash!
Dawkins FLAPJACKS Tama, tags in Ford, and they whip Tama now to drop and CLOBBER Tama! Cover, TWO! Ford hits a BIG back suplex! Then a STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! The fans rally while Solo snarls at ringside. Tama fires hands, whips, but Ford reverses, follows, and LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Ford is a bit frustrated but he swings on Loa! Loa avoids the shot, Tama SPLASHES in the corner! Tama fires hands, ROCKS Ford, then tags Loa. The Guerrillas get Ford up for a BACK SUPLEX NECKBREAKER COMBO! Loa covers, TWO! Loa ROCKS Ford, stalks him to a corner, then HEADBUTTS away!
Loa brings Ford around, taunts Dawkins, then back suplexes, but Ford lands out to ENZIGIRI! Tag to Dawkins, the Profits double whip to DOUBLE SHOULDER! Then BACK SUPLEX SPLASH! Tama runs up, into a DOUBLE FLAPJACK! The Guerrillas stand, Dawkins gives Loa a SKY HIGH! Tag to Ford and he goes up! FROM THE HEAVENS!! Cover, Tama breaks it! The Right Hand Man saves it, but Dawkins TOSSES him! Loa goes to a corner, Ford runs up, but Loa TOSSES him up and out! ford hits steps on the way down, Tama tags in! Tama brings Ford up, in, and TONGAN TWIST to the floor!
The fans boo as Tama stands over Ford, and Solo applauds. Solo says, “That’s how you do it,” and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Loa has Ford in a chinlock. Ford fights up, pries the hold open, but Loa HEADBUTTS Ford in the back! Loa CLUBS Ford, then whips him to the corner. Ford ELBOWS Tama! And ROCKS Loa! And ELBOWS Tama again! Loa catches Ford, shoves him back, then pops him up, but Ford SATELLITE DDTS! The fans fire up while both men are down! Ford and Loa crawl, hot tags to Tama and Dawkins! Dawkins rallies on Tama and the fans fire up again! Dawkins whips, Tama reveres, but Dawkins hurdles to then UPPERCUT Tama down! Dawkins DECKS Loa for good measure!
Dawkins runs to CYCLONE SPLASH and ENZIGIRI Tama! Cover, TWO! Solo is stressed as Dawkins brings Tama up. Tama ELBOWS Dawkins, but Dawkins wrenches to underhook, SILENCER! Tag to Ford and they whip Tama! THE REVELATION!! Co0ver, Loa breaks it! The fans boo but Dawkins TOSSES Loa out! The Guerrillas are both outside, Ford tags Dawkins! Dawkins builds speed to run up and POUNCE Tama into Loa! Solo stands in Dawkins’ way, but Ford FLIES out onto The Guerrillas! The fans are thunderous as they put Tama in, but Solo distracts the ref! Jacob SUPERKICKS Dawkins! And SUPERKICKS Ford!
The fans boo but the Samoan Werewolf feeds Dawkins to The Guerrillas, Tama hits a COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, Bloodline wins!
Winners: The Guerrillas of Destiny, by pinfall (still WWE Tag Team Champions)
Jacob shoves Loa into the ring so that they can all stand together and celebrate this victory. The fans boo, because that celebration is the mugging of The Profits! But here comes DIY! Ciampa & Gargano meet Tama & Loa at the ramp for a brawl! Then they rush in, DUMP Jacob out, and they BOOT Solo! And SUPERKICK Solo! Ciampa KNEES Jacob back out, and then DIY BOOT-SUPERKICK COMBO! The fans are thunderous as they aim at Solo, but Jacob grabs Gargano! Solo CLOBBERS Ciampa! Then he CLOBBERS Gargano! The fans boo, but Solo feeds Ciampa to the POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Then Jacob HIP ATTACKS Gargano!
Jacob is still doing all this with a bad foot, but now Solo takes off his gloves! SAMOAN SPIKE for Gargano!! SAMOAN SPIKE for Ciampa!! DIY failed to take the fight to The Bloodline, just as The Profits failed to take the titles, and as Jacob adorns Solo, the same can be said about Roman Reigns failing to take back the ula fala. Will this be the way of things for Solo’s Bloodline then, now and forever?
Kevin and Cody meet up backstage.
They fist bump, and Kevin asks if Cody is ready. Cody’s ready. They have this, they’ve beaten these guys before. Kevin agrees, tonight is just about shutting them up. Kevin would say, “for good,” but he admits, ATDU is tough, they’ll just be back at it next week. But uh, Cody gets what Kevin meant with the video earlier, right? Everyone except for Kofi had it coming. And even then, Kevin isn’t that guy anymore. Cody believes that, right? Cody says yes, he does. Okay. Because Kevin just wants Cody to know this tag match isn’t to set Cody up for anything. Cody says all he can do is take Kevin at his word and be ready for what happens next.
Cody pats Kevin on the back, then heads out. But is there a chance even Kevin doesn’t know what he’ll do this close to the title match? Or can he keep from slipping back into his old ways?
Backstage interview with B-Fab.
Byron Saxton catches her as she exits the trainer’s room, where both The Profits and DIY are being checked out after the Bloodline’s brutality. B-Fab says this is all precautionary, but then Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell hurry over. They want to check on DIY, and B-Fab says everyone is fine, just pissed. Will Ford, Dawkins, Ciampa & Gargano all decide that they should go after their common enemies together?
Mia Yim speaks.
“‘You’re too ugly to make it. You’re too fat. You don’t have ‘the look.’ You’re not the It Girl. Be nice, be patient, be less ambitious.’ Everybody has tried to limit me, and they all failed. Nia, you think you’re gonna be the one to limit me? You think you’re gonna be the one to tell me what I can and can’t do? Baby, at Berlin, it’s not gonna be a Street Fight. I’m gonna slaughter you! So good luck.” Michin blows a kiss to The Queen of the Ring, will she go from dethroning her to demolishing her? Speaking of…
Tiffany Stratton & Pretty Deadly try to fix the crown.
An unfortunate casualty from last week’s attack, the boys are using hot glue, but it’s not enough. Nia tells Tiffy that she is in no mood. Tiff doesn’t blame her. What Michin did was disgusting! Nia says Michin destroyed the celebration that Tiff put together for Nia. Nia will get Mia back for it. Mia made a huge mistake touching the crown. And now Mia thinks she’s taking the title? Mia will get the beating of a lifetime! How perfect, My Queen! Is there anything Tiff can do for her? Start by fixing the crown. Done! Elton Prince & Kit Wilson carefully carry it away, Tiff leading the way. And that’s when Nia overhears Chelsea Green & Piper Niven.
The Hot Mess mocks Tiff’s celebration for Nia as being a poor excuse for a 13-year-old’s birthday party. Uck! And Chelsea hates talking behind people’s backs, obviously, but… It was so pink, it almost gave Chelsea pinkeye! Piper says it was saccharin, to say the least. If it were Piper & Chelsea, Piper would never have let Mia get out of the ring. Chelsea agrees. Tacky Time only has Nia’s back so she can stab a knife in it. It’d be such a shame if the inevitable happened and Tiff cashed in after the Street Fight. But then Nia steps into view and the two are startled! Chelsea asks if Nia heard every single word coming out of her perfectly lined lips.
Nia doesn’t know if Chelsea heard, but Nia is in no mood tonight. Okay, they’ll go. Bye. Chelsea & Piper scurry away, but do they have a point? Could Tiff take advantage of how hardcore Nia and Mia are going to go?
Cody Rhodes & Kevin Owens VS A-Town Down Under!
Speaking of stirring the pot, The American Nightmare and Canadian Prizefighter saw the attempt by Aussie Icon and Audacious Austin to do that earlier tonight. Cody gave a bit of it back, but will he and Kevin be able to take down Grayson Waller and his best mate? Or will we see that the gold always gets in the way?
SmackDown returns and KO makes his entrance. He stands with Cody, and then ATDU makes their entrance. Waller snatches a fan’s sign that reads, “You are the Raygun of SmackDown,” and RIPS it! He will not have anyone disrespecting the Australian Olympian. The teams sort out, and Cody starts against Waller. Cody blocks a shot to kick low and RHODES UPPERCUT! Then he kicks and RHODES UPPERCUTS again! Waller swings, Cody wrenches to UPPERCUT the arm! Cody CLUBS the arm, wrenches it again, then tags in Kevin. Kevin kicks Waller, fires hands, then whips. Kevin ELBOWS Waller down, then SENTONS! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally for Kevin as he pushes Waller to the corner, and CHOPS! Tag to Cody, he and Kevin double whip, and DOUBLE ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Cody keeps on Waller with a chinlock, but Waller fights up. Cody wrenches, wristlocks, and he tags Kevin back in. Kevin DECKS Waller, stomps Waller, then brings him up. Kevin CHOPS Waller, CHOPS again, and Waller falls! Kevin brings Waller up, facelocks, but then Theory is up to something. Theory goes around the ring to go after Cody so Cody DECKS him! But that means Cody misses Kevin’s tag, and Waller pops free to ROCK Kevin!
Waller whips Kevin, Kevin holds ropes and then DUMPS Waller! Waller stays on the apron, Theory returns but Kevin DECKS Theory! Waller HOTSHOTS Kevin! Kevin staggers, Waller tags Theory, and Theory slingshot somersaults and SHOTGUNS! Then he DECKS Cody! Cody storms in but the ref stops him, and Theory rains down fists on Kevin! Theory says all day, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns as Waller has Kevin up top. Waller throws hands, but Kevin fires back! The fans rally and Kevin HEADBUTTS Waller! Waller holds on, but Kevin fires hands! And another HEADBUTT! Waller falls, Kevin hits a FROG SPLASH! Both men are down, Kevin clutches his knee, and the fans rally harder! Kevin and Waller crawl, kick past each other, hot tag to Cody! Cody rallies on Waller with big hands, then whips. Waller reverses but Cody CLOBBERS him! Cody baits Waller into a corner, goes up and over, then SNAP POWERSLAMS! The fans fire up more, and Cody is feeling it! Cody then runs, springboards, BEAUTIFUL DISASTER!
Waller bails out but Cody pounds the mat. The fans rally, Cody builds speed, but Theory trips him up! The fans boo, but Cody hits back! Cody TOSSES Theory onto the desk! Cody slides back in the ring, but Waller somersaults in, for the FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! Cody survives but Waller drags him around. Waller tags Theory while Kevin rallies the fans. Waller fires knees again and again, then sets Cody up for Theory’s LARIAT! Theory taunts Kevin, and then CHOKES Cody while the ref is busy! The fans boo, Cody goes to ropes, and Theory brings him up. But Cody fires body shots in return! Cody ROCKS Theory, whips, but Theory reverses!
Cody hits buckles hard, but Theory keeps him from Kevin. Theory snapmares then chinlocks. Theory grinds Cody down but the fans rally up. Cody rises as Kevin gets the fans really fired up! Theory THROWS Cody down, then clamps the chinlock back on! The fans rally as hard as they can and Cody fights up again. Theory knees low, then back suplexes, but Cody lands out! Cody springboards, CODY CUTTER!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Cody crawls, finds his way around, but now Waller goes after Kevin! Kevin scares Waller off, Theory runs at Cody, and Cody dodges!
Theory hits buckles, Cody reaches out, but it’s the same trick as before! Kevin hurries back but Theory reels Cody in! BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Cody survives, Theory is frustrated, but he clamps on another chinlock. Cody endures, reaches out, but Theory CLUBS him in the back! Tag to Waller, and ATDU double whip. Cody KICKS Theory back, DUMPS Waller out, then he TOSSES Theory! Cody flounders, the fans are thunderous, but Cody hot tags Kevin! Kevin CLOBBERS Waller, CLOBBERS Theory, then SENTONS Theory! And SENTONS Waller! Kevin is all fired up and the fans are with him!
Kevin puts Waller in, then CANNONBALLS Theory from the apron! Kevin hurries in to then aim at Waller! The fans are thunderous for the CANNONBALL! Kevin goes right up top, “This is Awesome!” as Kevin SWANTON BOMBS! Cover, Theory breaks it! Cody returns and he spins Theory around! CROSS RHODES!! Waller stagger sup, he BOOTS Cody out, but Kevin is there! STUN- NO, Waller rolls him up! TWO!! SUPERKICK from Kevin! Kevin clinches Waller, whips him, and POP-UP POEWRBOMBS him!! Cover, Kevin & Cody win!
Winners: Cody Rhodes & Kevin Owens, by pinfall
DC is thunderous for #KODY as they are victorious over ATDU! The Prizefighter stands alongside the champion, but he’ll soon be standing against the champion. And speaking of, Kevin has the belt in his hands, and he’s looking at Cody. Kevin storms up, but to hand the belt off to Cody so that he can dare ATDU to try another round! Cody is relieved, but is it all going to change one way or another in Berlin?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown here that acted as an early go-home in a few ways. For one, great opening talk show segment to set up a great tag team main event. I do appreciate all the teasing of Kevin turning, with that great video to look back all the way to Kevin showing up in NXT, and with Kevin pulling off a great fake-out on the belt shot at the very end. It might not be until the title match that Kevin is tempted to be a Heel, and maybe that hesitation is what costs him. It would make for some compelling stuff for Kevin going forward, and is very much Kevin as a storyteller. He points out how he subverted tropes in the opening, and he always keeps continuity, even in matches, so being conflicted between who he was in the past and who he wants to be now would be a great next phase.
Great US Championship match tonight, and speaking of subverting expectations, the attack before the bell and how it backfired was good stuff. Knight VS Santos was again a great match but yeah (no pun intended), Santos lost again. Corbin & Crews get back on the story by rubbing it in, and I sense that going from a tag team match to a Six Man Tag, just not sure who outside of Knight would jump in on it. Knight wanting an Open Challenge, could this be a chance for someone like Shinsuke Nakamura to return to TV? And very good promo from Melo and Andrade to set up “game four.” I feel like Melo wins that in order to keep things going into “game five,” and only then does someone move on towards the US Championship.
Great Six Woman Tag, and great star-spangled gear for The Big 3. I was surprised the news for the tag title match came before the show, I would’ve thought it’d happen tonight after the Six Woman Tag, but in the end, The Big 3 were still winning. Now, I have no idea if Jade & Bianca win the titles back with the match now on a PLE, but I still lean towards not. As I said for Raw, it just feels like Alba & Isla still have defenses to have while we can see Jade & Bianca move on towards a singles title story. Speaking of which, great promo from Michin, and great combo promo from Nia, Tiff, Pretty Deadly, Chelsea & Piper. A Street Fight for the title definitely opens the door to overbooking, and even Tiff trying to cash-in. This will be a lot of fun for the go-home episode in Berlin next week, that’s for sure.
Great video to give us the history lesson on WWE and Germany, and great to have Natty narrate. She isn’t gone from WWE, but perhaps just waiting for her chance to do something. Great promo from Solo to essentially activate a Freebird Rule type transfer of the titles so that the Guerrillas of Destiny can hold the belts together while Jacob Fatu moves up into “Enforcer” role, even though he already had it from a previous promo, but also can be their midcard title guy. Great match from Guerrillas VS Profits, and of course Bloodline cheats to keep the belts, but I also liked DIY doing their best to fight them. That feels like an 8 Man Tag for sure, Profits & DIY VS Bloodline, almost a test run for a Bloodline WarGames match in November.
My Score: 8.8/10
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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; wins and
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!
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