AEW Results
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (9/11/24)
Why, Moxley, Why?
The Maniac betrayed the American Dragon!
AEW went All Out, and while Bryan Danielson is still world champion, Blackpool Combat Club is no longer his team! Tonight, Jon Moxley will explain why!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW TNT Championship: Jack Perry VS Lio Rush w/ Action Andretti; Jack wins and retains the title.
- Six Man Tag: Private Party & Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS ???; No Contest.
- Ricochet VS Sammy Guevara; Ricochet wins.
- AEW Women’s World Championship Title Eliminator: Mariah May VS Queen Aminata; Mariah wins and denies Aminata a title match.
- Six Man Tag: Chris Jericho, “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith VS The Iron Savages; Jericho, Morrissey & Keith win.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Tag Casino Gauntlet: Will Ospreay & Kyle Fletcher win and will challenge The Young Bucks for the titles.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW shares footage from All Out.
Jon Moxley hopes no one thinks he enjoyed doing what he did to Bryan Danielson, because he didn’t. He isn’t going to enjoy any moment when he does what needs to be done, because he would love nothing more than for Bryan to be by his side. But quite frankly, Bryan doesn’t have the stomach for this. Two years ago, Moxley and Bryan made a commitment to build something real, something tangible, something that would last for years and years, long after they’re gone. Something they could take pride in, something that couldn’t be destroyed or subjugated! It wouldn’t be for money or recognition, but because it was something worth doing.
They didn’t do it. “Mr. Patience, Mr. Empathy,” one of the best men Moxley’s ever known. Moxley looks around, and all he sees is egos out of control! Everywhere he looks, it permeates AEW, it is crawling with egos and Moxley can’t take it anymore! “Blood alone moves the wheels of history.” Their mentor, William Regal, called Bryan Danielson “the perfect wrestler.” Bryan was always his lordship’s favorite. But Regal saw himself in Moxley, and Lord knows Moxley is far from perfect. Regal once said men like them are who they are, and they can’t pretend to be anything else. Moxley ain’t a villain but he ain’t a hero.
Moxley knows now why God put him here. Moxley is “the one true king of these lands.” They tried Bryan’s way, and diplomacy has failed. Today, Moxley chooses war. The Maniac has spoken, who will be his next target?
Darby Allin skates into the arena.
The Relentless One has been on Moxley’s mind for weeks before All Out, but will Darby have a response for Moxley here tonight?
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
He welcomes Lexington, Kentucky to Dynamite, and welcomes now, Christian Cage & The Patriarchy! The fans boo as Captain Charisma makes his way to the ring, followed by Nick Wayne, Mother Shayna, and the still loyal Luchasaurus. That “Casino Contract” is still in hand, and Schiavone says All In London saw Christian win the Casino Gauntlet, guaranteeing him an AEW World Championship match whenever and wherever he wants. Christian tells Lexington to sit down and shut their mouths while he conducts business.
First thing’s first, Schiavone, Christian’s son, Nick, says that word on the street is, Christian Cage has infinite aura! The fans boo, but Christian says since he has carried this company on his back for the last year and a half, most would say that’s true. Now that he has this contract, it is undeniable! As far as Wembley goes, it didn’t start off how they wanted it, given they had the AEW World Trios Championships stolen from them! But they rallied, Christian won the gauntlet, but something very interesting happened. “When Killswitch grabbed me by the throat, and as he squeezed, I looked into his eyes, and I saw something that I’ve been waiting to see for the last two years.
“The lightbulb finally went off. And in that moment, he realized what he is and what I need him to be. He is a monster, he is a wrecking machine, he is a killer! He is the most complete big man in the business today, and he belongs… to me!” The fans boo but Schiavone brings up All Out, Christian’s attempt to get his shot after Bryan successfully retained the world title, but that didn’t happen. The fans cheer for “LUCHASAURUS! LUCHASAURUS!” but Christian says the rude people of Lexington need to quiet down, his name is KILLSWITCH. And yes, he was on his way, he was gonna cash in the contract, but then he decided it wasn’t the right time or place.
“But Bryan Danielson, make no mistake: Your days are numbered. And if you think being nearly suffocated was bad, that’s nothing compared to what I will do to you to take that World Heavyweight Championship. In fact, Bryan, I will beat you so bad, you’ll wish your wife was the one who has CTE, so she won’t be able to comprehend what an embarrassment you were as champion!” The fans boo Christian crossing the line there, but he tells them that before he goes, a reminder: Not only is Christian the Face of TBS now and forever, he is the reigning, defending, undisputed, NEXT AEW World Champion!
The fans boo as Christian holds up that contract, and it even says “Next AEW Champion” on the fancy folder. But will all of that come true? Oh, wait, Kip Sabian is spotted in the crowd, but then slips away. Will Mr. Superbad make sure Christian never gets what he wants?
Backstage interview with Will Ospreay and The Don Callis Family.
Renee Paquette says Don Callis himself asked for this time, wanting to speak with Ospreay, so the floor is his. Callis says, “Thanks, bruv, I appreciate you coming out here. I just wanted to talk to you because I got this great idea. It occurs to me that you’ve won every Casino Gauntlet match you’ve ever been in, and we have a Casino Gauntlet match tonight for a shot at the World Tag Team titles, you know how I’ve always wanted those belts, and I thought to myself, who could be better than the great Kyle Fletcher, and his good friend Will Ospreay who has never lost Casino Gauntlet match? Why don’t you guys team together for one night and go after the World Tag Team titles?”
Ospreay says he has a lot on his shoulders right now. He wants to defend his International Championship, he is keeping an eye on Ricochet, and he knows he owes Callis for letting him out of The Family- Yeah, Callis wasn’t going to bring that up but since Ospreay did… Ospreay owes a favor, and here it is. Ospreay’s a man of his word, he can team with his friend, what does he say? Kyle speaks up, saying he is so tired of coming so close but never quite getting it done. There is not a single person in this locker room, let alone the world, that knows Kyle better than Ospreay. They’ve teamed in four different countries, and there is not a single person Kyle would rather win the tag titles with. What does Ospreay say?
Ospreay says he can’t say no to Kyle! He may not be Mark Davis but he’ll do it! The Family is all fired up, except for Konosuke Takeshita. Callis has Ospreay & Kyle get going, but will The Aerial Assassin & Aussie Arrow take down all those other teams to go after The EVPs?
AEW TNT Championship: Jack Perry VS Lio Rush w/ Action Andretti!
Speaking of The Elite, The Scapegoat tried but failed to take the world title from Bryan Danielson. However, he still needs to show he is the Face of TNT and the future of AEW, will he do that here tonight? Or will The Bad Child make himself The Man of the Hour?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is willing to sacrifice for this moment!
Jack attacks before the bell! The fans boo as he stomps away on Lio! The ref reprimands, Jack lets off to throw his jacket on the camera. Jack then drags Lio up, whips him corner to corner, runs up, but Lio dodges! Lio fires hands, Jack puts Lio back in the corner, but Lio dodges again to CHOP! Lio fires more hands, whips, but Jack reverses. Lio reverses back and springboards to FLYING RANA! And DROPKICK! Jack bails out, Lio builds speed, but Jack hurries out of the way. Jack shoves Action just because he can, then goes to the apron. Lio handspring kicks Jack down! The fans fire up, Lio makes sure Action keeps his cool, but Jack knees Lio!
Jack THROWS Lio into railing, CHOPS him, then brings him around. Jack puts Lio on the apron, and DRAP- NO, Lio slips down and RAMS Jack into the apron! Lio gets space, comes back, but Jack pops him up! Lio lands on the apron to mule kick! ASAI MOONSAULT! Jack gets around, Lio lands on his feet, and Lio tilt-o-whirls, only for Jack to LAWN DART him into the apron! Lio falls, the fans boo, but Jack soaks up the heat while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Lio sputters and sits up, but Jack goes back for him. Jack ROCKS Lio in the back, brings him around, and CHOPS! Lio flounders, Jack stalks him, then brings him around the way. Lio fights back, Jack CLUBS him down, and then Jack ROCKS Lio with a forearm. Lio staggers, dodges a chop, and he CHOPS! Jack staggers away now, but Lio pursues. Lio CHOPS again, Jack keeps stumbling, but then he CLAWS Lio’s eyes! Jack reels Lio in to snap suplex to the floor! Lio writhes, Jack rolls into the ring, and Jack paces while soaking up more heat. Action coaches Lio, but the count is climbing. Lio drags himself up, so Jack goes out to fetch him.
Jack puts Lio in, storms over, then drags Lio up to whip him hard into a corner! Lio bounces off buckles, Jack covers, ONE!! Lio toughs it out, but Jack stalks over to him. Lio fires hands and CHOSP! Jack CHOPS, whips, then ELBOWS Lio down! Cover, TWO! Jack is annoyed, and he sits Lio up to KNEE him in the back. Jack clamps on a chinlock to grind Lio down, then KNEES him again! Lio endures, even as Jack bends him back! Lio fights, Dynamite returns to single picture, and the fans rally up. But Jack CLUBS Lio back down! The fans boo but then Jack kicks at Action! The ref stops Action from getting on the apron, and Jack goes back to Lio.
Action grabs at Jack’s foot! The ref stops Action, and EJECTS him! Action is even angrier now, but Jack grins and waves bye. But this is helping Lio recover, and he drags himself up. Jack storms over, drags Lio around and suplexes, but Lio cradle counters! TWO!! Jack escapes, Lio bobs ‘n’ weaves to fire fast hands! Lio ROCKS Jack, whips, but Jack reverses. Lio slides to a stop, dodges, dodges, and TOSSES Jack, to then DIVE! Direct hit into railing but Lio keeps going! DIVE! Another hit into railing and the fans are thunderous! Lio drags Jack up and into the ring, and the fans fire up! Lio climbs, but Jack rises. Lio leaps over, but Jack comes back, SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO!
Jack survives but Lio refocuses. Lio checks the watch, runs, but Jack anchors a foot! Lio ENZIGIRIS Jack down, then builds speed, but Jack scoops! LAWN DART into buckles! Cover, TWO!! Lio survives and Jack is frustrated. Jack drags Lio up, full nelsons, SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! Jack grins and says hi to Kenny, then he stalks Lio. Jack drags Lio up again, for a SNAP DRAGON! The fans boo but Jack full nelsons again. But Lio fights with elbows! The fans cheer, Lio slides under and hops up, POISON-RANA! Jack is down and the fans fire up as Lio rises! Lio runs, to RUSH- NO, Jack dodges the stunner to BLINDSIDE KNEE!
Lio staggers, Jack goes to the corner, and he again mocks the Yes Movement with middle fingers. Jack runs up, SACRIFICING KNEE! Cover, Jack wins!
Winner: Jack Perry, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
The Scapegoat put Lio on the altar, and he continues on as The Face of TNT. But will Jack still make himself the face of the future?
Backstage interview with Jack Perry.
Alex Marvez catches Jack as he returns to the parking lot and commends him on the huge win tonight. But what are his thoughts about All Out last weekend? Jack says people like him are crucified in this life so they can be worshipped in the next. Jack gets back in his bus, and he drives off into the night. Will this self-appointed savior of AEW continue to do things how he wants?
Backstage interview with Hangman Page.
Renee Paquette is now with the Black Hat Cowboy, and brings up the lengths he has gone to “end” Swerve Strickland. From burning his childhood home to sticking a syringe in his mouth during the Lights Out Cage Match, where is Hangman’s head at now? Hangman says if he had found 1000 houses that Swerve had called home, then he would’ve burned 1000 homes to ash. And if that cage could not have been raised, then Hangman would’ve spent an eternity in pain just for the chance to punish Swerve for what he did to Hangman’s family.
Hangman meant every word that he said, he meant every bruise that he gave, and he meant every piece of flesh that he tore from Swerve’s body. Every drop of blood that he stole from Hangman, he meant it! And for the people who were there in person to witness it, make no mistake that Hangman meant it! And now, he speaks to the rest of the world. “If you got in my way, if you stood between he and I, and if you tried to protect Swerve Strickland from me, then I will find you, and I will hurt you.” The Hangman has a hitlist, who will have the misfortune of being on it?
Wait, Hangman’s already hit someone?! Who even was that? Then he spots Top Flight watching him. They shake their heads in disapproval, but then Hangman turns around to see The Dark Order. Evil Uno says he doesn’t even know who this is anymore. Hangman leaves them behind, but then spots Jeff Jarrett. The Last Outlaw tells “Hanger,” that the Jarretts have been in pro-wrestling for three generations. They’ve seen a lot of guys take the exact same path, this deep, dark, demented highway, that Hangman finds himself on. Hangman may be going the extra mile, but it all ends up in the same place: full of guilt, shame, remorse, and regret.
Jarrett tells Hangman that he is going to regret the day he laid hands on Karen. Hangman finds out like a lot of guys before, the toughest, most ruthless SOB that you will ever face in your life is the man in the mirror. Hangman DECKS Jarrett, then CLUBS away on him! Jarrett fights back, but Hangman THROWS Jarrett onto the chair rack full of spare chairs! Hangman says get off his back! He never asked Jarrett! Security rush in to back Hangman off, and both Karen and Jay Lethal rush in to check on Jeff. Is Hangman’s wrath going to burn down more than just houses and bridges?
Six Man Tag: Private Party & Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS ???
With what happened at All Out, it is hard to say if the AEW World Trios Champions will still even be a team, as Wheeler Yuta was the only one not in the loop about what was going to happen to Bryan Danielson. Can Marq Quen, Isiah Kassidy and their new amigo earn their “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” at the gold?
The trios sort out and- wait, Marina Shafir gets in the ring! She THROWS Komander right down while Moxley & Claudio drag Jon Cruz’s team out of the ring! Pac gets in to CLOBBER Zay and BOOT Quen! Cruz panics, he runs away but Claudio catches him! Gorilla press and SNAKE EYES off the barriers! Marina squeezes the air out of Komander while Claudio TOSSES Zay! Pac gets a mic to say, “Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! We have been very, very patient, but ultimately enough is enough. This company is broken! What happened Saturday at All Out, that was inevitable. WE are inevitable! A product of this festering environment.
“And as for me, well I’ve been very lost for very long, but not anymore. Now I have something to believe in. A purpose! Diplomacy has failed, ladies and gentlemen. This company is OURS.” It is a hostile takeover by this new Blackpool Combat Club, if that’s even the name they’re using. Moxley looks to the rafters, but Darby isn’t up there. Then when and where will The Maniac get his conversation with Darby?
Chris Jericho and friends arrive.
They pull up in a nice blue Bentley convertible, with the license plate “H1 GUY5” on it. They hop out, and Jericho is wearing THE $7000 jacket stained in orange juice and dirt. Jericho says, “Hi, guys. Today is a glorious day to be The Learning Tree. I’ve got my brand new Bentley convertible, I’ve got my best, top students in The Bad Apple & The Redwood with me, and I also have the $7000 jacket that Orange Cassidy ruined when he poured orange juice on me over four years ago. So Orange, that’s why I took your backpack as collateral. Because I want my cash.
“And even though that $7000 wasn’t inside this backpack, I found something else inside that was very, very interesting. I’m gonna show everybody what it was and what it is, later on tonight.” Bill adds, “Learning Tree Lesson: Thou who does not pay his debts must suffer the consequences.” Keith says, “Suffer the damn consequences!” Jericho says, “Thanks, guys.” The group heads out, but will they get what they want from Freshly Squeezed? Or will they only get what they deserve?
Ricochet VS Sammy Guevara!
Ospreay motivated The One & Only to get going so that he can be the number one contender to the International Championship! Ricochet is doing just that by taking on a former TNT Champion, but will he make tonight #OuttaThisWorld? Or will the Spanish God earn himself some points by beating one of the most decorated men of all time?
The bell rings and the fans rally up for Ricochet. Sammy smiles and shrugs that off as he circles with Ricochet. They tie up, Ricochet trips Sammy, then things speed up. Ricochet rolls over the dropdown, but Sammy flips through the hip toss! Ricochet ducks the lariat, roll up, ONE! Sammy trips Ricochet, jackknife bridges, ONE! Ricochet blocks a boot, flips Sammy, but Sammy lands out! Sammy blocks a kick to flip Ricochet, but Ricochet lands out! They each duck kicks, then they both hold back on the superkicks! The fans cheer this standoff, and Ricochet pushes Sammy. Sammy pushes back! The fans fire up as these two circle.
The fans chant “This is Flippy!” but both men throw hands! Ricochet boots a lariat, mule kicks, then whips. Sammy reverses, but Ricochet flips over the dropdown! Then Ricochet rolls and handsprings to RANA! Kip up and DROPKICK! Sammy bails out, the fans fire up, and Ricochet builds speed. Ricochet FOSBURY FLOPS and lands on his feet! The fans fire up more and Ricochet feels that energy. Sammy goes up the ramp, Ricochet hurries after, but Sammy ROCKS him! And ROCKS him again! Ricochet UPPERCUTS back! They go up tot he stage, Sammy CHOPS! Ricochet ROCKS Sammy, and whips him, but Sammy reverses, Ricochet hits the tunnel!
Sammy lines up a shot, he SUPERKICKS Ricochet down! The fans are torn as Sammy goes up! Sammy is now on top of the tunnel, and he says he’s loco! ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Direct hit and Ricochet is sent tumbling! The fans lose their minds, the ref checks Sammy, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Sammy shakes out a leg, he might’ve jammed it up falling that far. Sammy manages to rise up, though, and he hurries after Ricochet. Sammy knocks Ricochet down, but Ricochet goes to the ring. Sammy steps back in, he CLUBS Ricochet on the back, and Ricochet goes to the corner. Sammy storms up, brings Ricochet around, and suplexes, only for Ricochet to block! Sammy fires body shots, then ROCKS Ricochet! And then SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO! Ricochet is still in this but Sammy drags him up. Sammy suplexes again, but Ricochet kicks and flails! Sammy holds on, to SLAM Ricochet down! Cover, TWO!
Sammy stays cool as Ricochet stays in the match. Sammy hobbles a bit, adrenaline wearing off, and Ricochet CHOPS! Ricochet RAMS Sammy into a corner, whips him corner to corner, but Sammy reverses! Ricochet hits buckles hard and falls back, Sammy covers, TWO! Sammy clamps on a chinlock and he digs his knee into Ricochet’s neck. Ricochet endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Ricochet ROCKS Sammy, runs, but Sammy ELBOWS him down! Then STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Sammy clamps on a chinlock and Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally with “FLIP FOREVER!” as Ricochet fights up.
Ricochet fires body shots again, then UPPERCUTS! Sammy wobbles, Ricochet runs, but Sammy hurdles, backflips, and DROPKICKS! Ricochet bails out, Sammy kips up so smooth, and the fans are torn. Sammy builds speed to WRECK Ricochet with a dropkick! Sammy goes after Ricochet, brings him up and throws him into barriers! The front row checks on Ricochet, but Sammy brings Ricochet around. Sammy whips Ricochet at the ring, Ricochet reverses. Sammy stops himself, ELBOWS Ricochet back, then slides into the ring. Sammy builds speed and FLIES! Direct hit and down goes Ricochet!
Sammy blows a kiss to wifey Tay, then goes back for Ricochet. Sammy reels Ricochet in, but Ricochet fights the lift! The ring count climbs, and Ricochet BACKDROPS Sammy onto the ramp! Sammy writhes, Ricochet warns fans they better move. Ricochet rises up, runs up, and uses the barriers to go up and up and CANNONBALL! Down goes Sammy and the fans are thunderous! Ricochet then gets Sammy up, puts him in, and RAMS Sammy at the ropes. Ricochet springboards to FLYING LARIAT! Direct hit and the fans fire up again! Ricochet runs to SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Sammy is still in this but Ricochet stays cool.
“This is Awesome!” as Ricochet aims, to KICK! And KICK! Sammy ducks the buzzsaw to roll Ricochet, TWO! Ricochet dodges the lariat to mule kick! Ricochet runs, but Sammy jumps, into a fireman’s carry! Ricochet pops Sammy up, but Sammy makes it a DESTROYER! He learned that from The Natural! Sammy then runs corner to corner, RAM and apron, GAMANGIRI! Sammy goes up to FLYING CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives and Sammy cannot believe it! The fans fire up for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” and Sammy lets his hair down. Sammy goes up the corner, SHOOTING STAR- NO, he has to bail out as Ricochet moves!
Sammy comes back, Ricochet boots and somersaults, but into a JUMP KNEE! Ricochet falls, Sammy slashes his throat, the fans are torn, but Sammy torture racks! GO TO- NO, Ricochet deflects the knee to KNEE back! And BUZZSAW! And AX KICK!! Ricochet roars and the fans are thunderous! Ricochet dragon sleepers Sammy for the VERTIGO DRIVER! Cover, Ricochet wins!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall
Lexington gives this a standing ovation, Ricochet has a big win under his belt now! But then BEAST MORTOS SPEARS RICOCHET!! Sammy rushes in with a chair! Sammy runs Mortos off! Sammy won’t let Mortos pick the bones of his opponent, and he shows Ricochet respect by helping him up. The fans cheer, but will Ricochet’s next match be an obvious one? Will the One & Only be able to get past that menacing minotaur?
Backstage interview with Kazuchika Okada.
Renee is with the Rainmaker and congratulates him on retaining the AEW Continental Championship in that Fatal 4 Way, in which he defeated Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe and Konosuke Takeshita. What is next for him? Okada says defending this title at All Out was the hardest night of his life. But he won! He did it! Okada is emotional as he says it was so… easy. Okada laughs, but then in steps Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita. Callis says yeah, it looked easy for Okada. Congratulations. But what Okada didn’t do was pin Takeshita. Okada says Takeshita will be a champion, just not the Continental Champion. Okada leaves, but then comes back just to say, “B*TCH!”
Konosuke steps up to Okada, but now Okada leaves for real. When and where will The Alpha get his 1v1 shot at Okada’s gold?
Darby Allin heads to the ring!
We knew he was here, but now he makes his presence felt by walking down the ramp. The 2024 Royal Rampage winner prepares for AEW Grand Slam in just two weeks, and he gets himself a mic. The fans cheer Darby on, and Darby says, “Somebody’s been looking for me. I’m right here.” Darby paces around, then watches the crowd side entrance. Moxley’s music hits, but will he return from the crowd? Yes, he does! But he also has The Problem leading the way. Moxley even has hands up and shows he has nothing on him, not even under his shirt or in his pockets. Moxley & Marina return to the ring, and Marina stares Darby down first.
Moxley picks up a mic as he steps in and has Marina stand down. Moxley then tells Darby that he isn’t sure what Darby thinks he saw or what he’s heard, but nothing has changed between Moxley and Darby. Nothing at all. Darby says that’s enough! There is a lot Darby wants to talk with Bryan about. They don’t act like superstars, they don’t live in a fantasy world, because they came from nothing, and they will stop at nothing to make sure they never go back to it. Darby was a homeless dishwasher, no confidence, everything he owned inside the trunk of his car. And he doesn’t take any of this for granted.
That’s why he wrestles the way he does! Everyone tells Darby to slow down, take it easy, he won’t be able to wrestle when he’s 40. But Darby doesn’t take any of this for granted! AEW gave Darby everything! Darby wants to tell Moxley a story he’s never told anyone. Darby’s first year in wrestling, he looked for a hero, someone he could aspire to be like. And every time he thought he found that person, they showed him how fake they were. We’re talking people Darby thought were killers who took no crap from anybody, only to find that their dignity could be bought and they’d sell their soul for a dollar.
But not Moxley! Moxley didn’t change for anybody, and that is when Darby knew he wanted to be just like him. Fans are torn, but Darby says to this day, Moxley would wrestle on the independents in a high school gym because he loves this business. The fans cheer that! Darby says this isn’t about ego or money, Moxley loves this industry! Where did these two first meet? It wasn’t AEW! It was in a high school gym on the indies! And Darby remembers being so nervous that day. He got to wrestle his hero, Jon Moxley. He lost that match, but what he gained was the confidence that he belonged in the ring with someone like Moxley.
There aren’t a lot of people you can consider family, and when you find someone like that, you hold on to them. You can trust them to the very end. But then what’d Moxley do to Bryan?! Darby would never do that to someone he considers family! He could never do that to Sting. So then and there, Darby knew he never wanted to be anything like Moxley! So what does Moxley want?! Why is he calling Darby out!? Moxley says, “My man. I’m gonna cut right to the chase. You have a world title shot in the bank, that was supposed to happen at Grand Slam, September 25th, in New York City. That’s not gonna happen now. The world champion is indisposed.
“But it’s a good thing. It’s a blessing in disguise, Darby. You are not ready. You are not ready to be world champion. You weren’t ready five years ago, you weren’t ready two years ago, you’re not ready today. I don’t have time to explain. But I’m gonna need you to hand over that title shot to me.” The fans boo and Darby scratches his head. Is Moxley stupid? Did he not hear what Darby was saying? Did he get dropped on his head drinking again? Moxley is sounding like everyone he hates, like everyone he talks about in the back being self-entitled. Moxley didn’t earn this shot, Darby did! And Darby isn’t just giving it.
If Moxley wants it so badly, then he can do something about it! Moxley looks to Marina, gets frustrated and says if Darby wants him to earn it, then Moxley will earn it. Moxley VS Darby, Grand Slam, September 25th, the world title shot on the line! Moxley will teach Darby another lesson, and show him exactly where he stands on the food chain. And it will always be very far below Moxley. Darby will never be AEW World Champion. Moxley knows it, has always known it, and he believes in Darby! He loves Darby! He’s the one guy around here who has always had Darby’s back, and Moxley doesn’t like having to say it, he doesn’t have time to explain everything.
But trust Moxley when he says this, because he has never lied to Darby, that Darby has no idea what’s going on. That title shot is going to be Moxley’s. This time, Moxley teaches Darby that lesson the hard way! Darby says challenge accepted. And he doesn’t know what Moxley’s doing around here, but if he wants to burn AEW to the ground, don’t be surprised when Darby pulls Moxley into the fire. Darby shoves Moxley, Marina steps up, but Moxley again has her stand down. The fans are behind Darby, and Moxley bows in respect before taking his leave. But will Moxley take away the golden ticket Darby fought so hard to have?
Backstage interview with Christopher Daniels.
Alex Marvez is with The Fallen Angel and says there have already been some monumental news. Darby VS Moxley, the title shot is on the line, how does this affect Grand Slam? Daniels says Darby has always been a risk taker, but this gamble seems unnecessary. But then in steps Nigel McGuinness! Nigel wants a word with Tony Khan. Daniels says it’s the middle of the show, what could Nigel want? Nigel says trust him, TK will wanna hear this. C’mon. Daniels follows Nigel, just what is it Nigel hopes to hook the boss with?
AEW takes a moment of silence for 9/11/01.
AEW Women’s World Championship Title Eliminator: Mariah May VS Queen Aminata!
The Glamour has stolen the spotlight from The Leading Lady, has slain the Native Beast, and even insulted Chicago’s own Skye Blue last Saturday at All Out. But now, the One True African Woman in Wrestling is stepping up, looking to humble her! Will Aminata earn a golden ticket to a full shot at this title? Or will things still be All About Mariah?
The bell rings and the two run up! Mariah trips up Aminata, taunts her, then runs, but Aminata avoids the shotgun! Aminata runs up, Mariah ducks the Penalty Kick and rolls her up, TWO! Aminata trips Mariah to cover, ONE! Mariah trips Aminata to cover, ONE! The fans cheer as the two stare down, and Mariah shoves Aminata. Aminata shoves back, and the fans fire up. Mariah fires a forearm! Aminata fires back! Mariah smirks, then fires another forearm! Aminata nods, comes back, and fires another! Mariah fires a flurry, then SLAPS Aminata! Mariah smiles, runs, but Aminata SLAPS back, then LARIATS!
The fans fire up and Aminata runs, to PENALTY KICK! Mariah sputters and goes to ropes, and Aminata runs up! Mariah avoids the boot, then CLUBS Aminata on the back! Mariah puts Aminata in ropes, the ref reprimands, but Mariah bends Aminata back! The ref counts, Mariah lets off, then kisses Aminata on the cheek. Mariah runs to SHOTGUN Aminata in the back! Aminata falls, Mariah goes out to drag Aminata onto the apron. Mariah CLUBS Aminata, then runs to BOOT her! Aminata dangles over the edge, Mariah teases the fans, then brings Aminata around while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Mariah whips Aminata hard into railing and Aminata slumps down! Mariah mocks Aminata’s pain, then digs her boots into Aminata against railing. The ref reprimands, Mariah lets off, and she SMACKS Aminata off the apron. Mariah CHOPS, then rolls into the ring. Mariah rolls back out, refreshing the count. Mariah takes her time following after Aminata, and Dynamite goes to break.
Dynamite returns and Mariah teases the fans more. Mariah goes up a corner, Aminata rises, and Mariah MISSILE DROPKICKS her down! Aminata tumbles to the far corner, and Mariah storms over. Mariah drags Aminata up, bumps her off buckles, then puts her up top. Mariah puts some stank on the CHOP! The fans “WOO~!” and Mariah swaggers around. Mariah runs, rolls, but Aminata denies her the Stratusfaction! Aminata BOOTS Mariah, then goes up and around to roll her up! TWO, and Aminata blocks a haymaker to wrench and snap suplex! The fans fire up and Aminata brings Mariah back up, GERMAN SUPLEX!
Mariah tumbles, sputters, and the fans fire up! Aminata rises, runs in, and BOOT WASH! Mariah sputters more, Aminata says she is the one and only! Aminata drags Mariah to a cover, TWO! Mariah stays in this but Aminata stays on her. The fans duel, Aminata reels Mariah in, POWRE- NO, Mariah slips free and then gets around Aminata. Mariah spins Aminata to cravat, KNEE SMASH, and then suplexes onto ropes! DRAPING DDT! Cover, TWO!! Mariah struck like a Viper but it wasn’t enough to stop Aminata! The fans rally, Mariah drags Aminata up, and fireman’s carries. But Aminata fights free to DOUBLE CHOP!
Aminata reels Mariah in, scoops her, and MICHINOKU DRIVERS! Cover, TWO!! Mariah survives but Aminata fires up! Aminata drags Mariah around, stomps her, then goes up the corner. The fans fire up and Aminata aims, DIVING DOUBLE- NO, Mariah dodges the stomps, to SHOTGUN! Mariah isn’t done, she drags Aminata up and runs, to KNEE her down! But then she hits STORM ZERO!! Cover, Mariah wins!
Winner: Mariah May, by pinfall (denies Queen Aminata a title match)
Aminata was Mariah’s first AEW opponent, and certainly put up a great fight, but it wasn’t enough to stop The Glamour! Mariah gets a mic before she frolics around a la Toni Storm. Mariah poses with the belt, pretends to pout, and says, “I still haven’t had my AEW Women’s World Championship celebration! Something’s missing! Someone’s missing. MINA SHIRAKAWA~! Please come back.” Mariah calls for her former tag partner, but will the Fighting Gravure Idol honor this request?
The Young Bucks speak.
Nicholas tells the cameraman to film them right now. Matthew says when they first started AEW, and stood on stage behind the podium, The Bucks said they wanted to make the greatest tag team division of all time. Looking back, little did they know that they were just talking about themselves! Because they ARE this tag team division! If you’d asked anyone else what they’d be doing five years in, they’d say The Bucks would just settle into their cushy EVP jobs, sitting behind desks, taking meetings all day. But no, The Bucks are still here doing all the heavy lifting!
And they hear the whispers, how the fans are outraged with The Bucks. “We want a NeW tAg TeAm to take over the division~!” No, don’t be mad at The Bucks! Be mad at all the teams who couldn’t beat them! Teams who haven’t been good enough to replace them! Nick says that is the truth. It is why they booked the first-ever Tag Team Casino Gauntlet. They are waiting. Is there any team that can get a shot at the greatest tag team of this or any other generation? We’ll find out. Because the winners face The Bucks at Grand Slam. Good luck, everyone, you’re gonna need it, because The Bucks will be watching live at ringside!
As if the title opportunity wasn’t motivation enough, The Bucks have no made this a point of pride. Who is lucky enough to not just get in but win the Tag Team Casino Gauntlet?
Six Man Tag: Chris Jericho, “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith VS The Iron Savages!
While The Learning Tree waits for a response from Orange Cassidy, he is teaming with his Branches to see if they can’t climb up the ranks towards those AEW World Trios Championships. Will the Jericho Vortex chew up Jacked Jameson, Bulk Bronson & Beefcake Boulder then spit them out? Or will Lexington be sippin’ sauce and livin’ hoss?
The trios sort out and Boulder steps up against Jericho. Jericho is still wearing the dirty old jacket? Jericho and Boulder step up, and then Jericho SLAPS Boulder! Boulder frowns, then DECKS Jericho! The fans fire up as Boulder motorboats. Boulder brings Jericho up, kicks him then BODY BLOWS! Boulder whips, Jericho grabs ropes and tags to Big Bill! The fans fire up for Bill, and they also fire up for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Boulder steps to The Redwood, one of the few men taller than him, and Bill says okay, big boy, he sees him! They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Bill knees low! And CLUBS Boulder on the back!
Bill shakes out his hand, and he whips, but Boulder blocks! Boulder whips but now Bill blocks! Boulder powers through to send Bill to the corner after all! Boulder SPLASHES Bill, then stomps around. The fans fire up as Boulder brings down the straps! But Bill dodges, Boulder runs into buckles! Bill runs back in to SPLASH! Bill keeps moving, Keith tags in before Bill BOOTS Boulder down! Jameson tags in, too, just before Bill LARIATS Boulder up and out! Keith dodges Jameson to GAMANGIRI! Jameson staggers, Bill BOOTS Bronson for good measure! Keith runs up, Jameson ELBOWS him! Jameson goes up, but Keith RISING HEADBUTTS!
Keith goes up now, he reels Jameson in, DIAMOND DUST STUNNER! Now Jericho wants back in? Keith tags Jericho, Jericho has the cocky cover! Jericho’s team wins!
Winner: Chris Jericho, “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith, by pinfall
The Learning Tree and his Branches are victorious, but now to business! Jericho gets a mic, Keith gets the backpack, and Jericho says, “Hi, guys! And here I stand, in my custom made, original Sergio Georgini designer jacket, that I paid $7000 for, that Orange Cassidy ruined by pouring orange juice over me four years plus ago! Now Orange, I want my $7000 back! But I keep feeling like you’re not gonna give it to me, so I’m just gonna keep taking your things. Like your beloved, trusty backpack.
“Now, I looked through your backpack, there was no money in it, but I found something very interesting. This is what I found.” Jericho pulls out a framed picture of The Best Friends as they once were: Cassidy, Chuck Taylor, Trent Beretta & Kris Statlander, all hugging in the ring. This is Orange’s problem! He is still obsessed with friendship! So let Jericho give him a lesson. “There are no friends in pro-wrestling. And if you think you have a friend, you’re probably being used.” Bill gives Jericho a rather confused look. But Jericho says Orange needs to pull his hands out of his pockets, and his head out of his ass!
Forget about friendship, and pay Jericho his money! He wants his cash! He wants his CASH! He wants it, Cassidy will give it to him, and- Wait, Cassidy is on the tron! He says, “Hey, people. Or, hi, trees…? Sorry, I forgot how it goes. But Chris, um, I do have your $7000, I really do.” Cassidy pulls stuff out of his pants pocket, but it looks to be lint, a lollipop, a crumpled up $1 bill and some quarters. Well, okay, he doesn’t have it all on him. But his boys are bringing the rest. Cassidy waves over, and we see Mark Briscoe & Kyle O’Reilly riding a crawler loader?! And guess where it’s headed! THE BENTLEY!!
Everyone freaks out seeing Briscoe DUMP… coins?! A variety of quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies, that means means The Conglomeration just dumped no less than 28 THOUSAND coins onto the car! Jericho is freaking out, but it could’ve been a lot worse, actually. Cassidy takes a look. He leaves the crumped up dollar bill and he takes a couple quarters back. Okay, that should do it. Jericho is furious, who knows where those coins have been!? The fans chant “KEEP THE CHANGE! KEEP THE CHANGE!” but does this change nothing between The Learning Tree and Freshly Squeezed?
AEW returns and Nigel McGuinness is in the ring.
He welcomes us back to Dynamite, and hopes we forgive the interruption, but there is something he has to get off his chest. Nigel says with Darby putting his title opportunity on the line against Moxley at Grand Slam, that means there will not be an AEW World Championship match. And to be honest, that’s great for the champion, who right now is probably strapped to an iron lung, gasping for air like… well, Justin Roberts when he was choked with his own tie. That’s low, Nigel… But it isn’t so good for AEW. Because as a former (ROH) world champion himself, Nigel believes Grand Slam should have the AEW World Champion at least compete.
Which brings Nigel to this! He brings out a contract and the fans like where this is going. “How many years I have had to watch from the sidelines, Bryan Danielson’s career? An afterthought. A postscript to his success that should’ve been MINE! Because Bryan Danielson is afraid of me! He is afraid of the one match that everybody wants to see!” Fans really like where this is going now! Nigel says Tony Khan isn’t afraid. Tony Khan knows a money match when he sees one! Nigel opens the paper to reveal that at Grand Slam, it will be Bryan Danielson… take a breath, Bryan… AGAINST NIGEL MCGUINNESS!!
The fans are thunderous and losing their minds! Nigel says he can guarantee us, that in Arthur Ashe Stadium, Oasis will play Nigel to the ring! But will Bryan join him to The Final Countdown? Or have we seen the final match of the American COWARD!? The fans are a bit torn now, but Nigel says ball is in Bryan’s court. Nigel is back and he’s all fired up, but is he taking advantage of Bryan’s condition? Or is he only setting himself up to be who Bryan takes out his anger on?
Hook speaks.
“Roddy Strong. I respect you. For years, rope to rope, bell to bell, one of the greatest professional wrestlers worldwide. You’re respected in locker rooms all around this globe. Like I said, Roddy, I respect you. However… My respect for you is disturbed, once you and your buddies decided to jump me after I choked you out. And you’re all whining about your foot was under the rope. This is not the Roddy Strong that I know and respect. I just regained this championship after beating a legend in Wembley Stadium, fighting tooth ‘n’ nail. And I’m challenging you now, Roddy. And I’m waiting for you to accept.
“Any time and place you want. So tell me, Roderick, when’s it gonna be? I wanna see you try and take this away from me.” The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil has dared the Savior of the Backbreaker to try and break him. Who will it be holding the orange ‘n’ gold when it’s all said and done?
The Young Bucks head to the ring.
As they promised, they’re here live and in person to watch the match they put together. They also make staff bring their armchairs out from gorilla so they can sit on stage. There’s no telling who will make it into the ring, but who will find a way to win it all and head for Arthur Ashe Stadium?
AEW World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Tag Casino Gauntlet!
First out, well, certainly The Bucks’ least favorite choices, F T R! Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood walk right past The EVPs, will the #TopGuys make it back to the tag title scene? Joining them? The reunited Will Ospreay & Kyle Fletcher! Time to put that Casino Gauntlet win streak to the test, will the Aerial Assassin & Aussie Arrow be aimed right at The Bucks?
The bell rings, the brawl is on, and while Ospreay throws hands with Cash, Kyle LARIATS Dax up and out of the ring, going out with him! Cash whips, Ospreay ducks ‘n’ ROCKS Cash, then whips back. Cash reverses again, but Ospreay again ducks ‘n’ dodges to KICK Cash! Ospreay keeps moving, and he RANAS Cash! Cash tumbles, the fans sing for Ospreay, and Ospreay runs to springboards, but into a Gory Especial! Ospreay fights free, dodges Cash, then springboards again! Cash stops the cutter, whips Ospreay away, and Dax slides back in. SHATTER- NO, Ospreay slips free, but Dax stops the rana! SLINGSHOT BOMB! Cover, Kyle breaks it!
Cash CLUBS away on Kyle and the ref checks Ospreay. His neck is a concern after his battle with Pac at All Out. Cash UPPERCUTS Kyle, then CHOPS him! Cash brings Kyle around to UPPERCUT, but Kyle ROCKS Cash! Dax CHOPS Kyle, then whips. Kyle reverses to scoop and MICHINOKU DRIVER! Kyle then sets up and Ospreay MOONSAULTS off him! Cover, TWO! Dax stays in this, The Bucks are nonplussed, but the former United Empire members double whip Dax. They try to figure out who goes first, Kyle says him, and he runs up. Dax puts him on the apron and Cash is there to LARIAT! Ospreay runs up, Dax puts him on the apron!
Ospreay ROCKS Dax, GAMANGIRIS Cash, then goes up the corner. Dax UPPERCUTS first! And CHOPS! Dax climbs, Cash coordinates! SUPERPLEX for the Power! DIVING SPLASH for the Glory! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives, the fans countdown with the clock, and team three is… THE RIGHTEOUS! Dutch & Vincent storm out, making their return to Dynamite! They all fire hands with FTR, then whip Dax to a corner. Dutch SPLASHES, Vinnie dodges Kyle to tilt-o-whirl and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Dutch whips Cash to a corner, Cash BOOTS back! Cash then puts Dutch in the corner, UPPERCUTS, then sends Vinnie into Dutch!
Cash ROCKS Vinnie, runs, and ducks Vinnie’s lariat, only to take the BIG BOSS MAN SLAM! Vinnie goes up now, SWANTON BOMB! Cover, TWO! Cash stays in this, but Righteous stands Cash up. AUTUMN- NO, Ospreay saves Cash to save the match! But Ospreay also pops Vinnie into position, only for Dutch to BOOT him! Vinnie SLIDING FLATLINERS! Cover, TWO! Ospreay bails out, Dax sits up, into a SLIDING FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! Vinnie huffs ‘n’ puffs, but he cools off, only for Kyle to get him! SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Dutch runs up, knees Kyle low, then whips him to a corner. Dutch runs up, but blocks a boot! Kyle still SUPERKICKS!
Kyle goes up, leaps, FLYING CUTTER! Cover, TWO! The countdown is back, Kyle brings Dax up to TOSS him. Here comes The Kingdom! Matt Taven & Mike Bennett don’t like The Bucks much better and the feeling is mutual, but The Kingdom hurries to the ring. Taven pops Kyle right up, BOSTON BAYONET from Bennett! Cash is back, but he gets a HEEL KICK! Taven sends Bennett in at the corner to forearm SMASH Kyle! Taven SPLASHES, then Bennett fireman’s carries, only for Ospreay to BOOT Bennett! Ospreay CHOPS Taven, CHOPS again, then whips. Taven reverses, Bennett fireman’s carries, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!
JUST THE TIP o’ the knee! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives, Kingdom intercepts Dax, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Taven fires hands on Ospreay and Ospreay dangles out of the ring. He comes back to fire hands on Taven, and now it’s just brawling all over! Bennet and Dax trade CHOPS, Dutch is after Cash, and Kyle fires forearms on Vinnie! The ref does his best to stay out of the way, and Kyle DECKS Vinnie! Ospreay stomps away on Taven, Dax clears out Bennett, then he CLUBS Dutch! Ospreay BOOTS Dutch, and now FTR regroups to stare down Ospreay & Kyle. The fans fire up as they all brawl! FTR gets the edge, kicks Kyle out, and they whip Ospreay. Ospreay ducks the lariats to handspring and DOUBLE PELE!
FTR bails out, Ospreay feels the energy from the fans, and he points to Kyle! Kyle goes up to ARIHARA MONSAULT FTR! Kyle fires up, the fans are with him, but The Kingdom blindsides Ospreay! They BLAST Kyle, then set Ospreay up! PROTON PACK!! Cover, Vinnie breaks it! The Righteous return to get in The Kingdom’s face, and they start throwing hands! These ROH rivals brawl, a ROLLING ELBOW wobbles Dutch! But Dutch scoops Bennett! Taven BOOTS Dutch, but Vinnie hits a SIDE EFFECT! Bennett SPEARS Vinnie! All four men in the ring are down, and Nick actually applauds. The teams stir, and Bennett stalks Vinnie.
Dynamite returns to single picture, fans tell off The Bucks, but Bennett hits Vinnie with a BIG back suplex! The countdown is back, and THE ACCLAIMED are here! The Bucks are a bit flustered, and they argue with Caster & Bowens as they appear. Platinum Max & The Five Tool Player leave them alone to go to the ring. They dodge Taven & Vinnie to then fire hands on everyone! Bowens keeps on Bennett, Caster keeps on ol’ Dutch. Then they go back to Taven and Vinnie! Dax goes after Ospreay on the outside but Kyle helps out. Cash goes after Kyle, the fans are fired up for all this action! Wait, is that Stokely Hathaway there applauding?
The fans fire up as Caster SUPERKICKS Taven! Acclaimed kick Bennett then whip him to a corner. Bowens forearm smashes, Caster elbows, then Bowens SMASHES! Whip and scoop, POWERSLAM from Platinum! The fans fire up, and Caster runs up on Taven. Taven puts Caster on the apron, but Caster ROCKS Taven! Bowens gives Taven some Rock Paper Scissors SUPERKICK! Caster CROSSBODIES! Dutch returns, Bowens spins and ROLLING ELBOWS! Caster reels Dutch in to fireman’s carry! DEATH VALLEY BOMB! Cover, but Cash breaks it! Bowens kicks Cash, TOSSES him, but Dax returns! Caster kicks and “SUCK IT!” FAMOUSER!
Bowens runs, FAMOUSER from him, too! Shoutout to Daddy Ass, but here comes another team! It’s… MXM COLLECTION! Mansoor & Mason Madden have made their presence known to The Acclaimed, and after a quick pose, they rush the ring! The Iron Chic & Mahogany Hunk stare down Caster & Bowens, only for The Kingdom to shove MXM into The Acclaimed! The fans boo as The Kingdom mugs Mason. They double whip, but Mason breaks the line to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Then he sends Mansoor in to LARIAT Bennett! Mason ELBOWS Bennett, feeds him to the Manhattan Drop, then Mansoor dropkicks legs out!
Mason runs up, HIP ATTACK! The fans fire up but now Taven runs up! Mason scoops Taven, Mansoor runs, CATWALK LEG DROP! And they POSE! The fans fire up as MXM reach out, but The Acclaimed run back in! They dodge MXM, but are tripped up by The Righteous! The Kingdom get in to go after MXM while The Acclaimed fight off The Righteous. The fans boo, and we still see FTR brawling with Ospreay & Kyle. Someone’s CHOP echoes out. Bowens & Caster get in, they go after The Kingdom! Dax sends Ospreay into steel steps! The Acclaimed try to suplex but The Kingdom fights it! They call for help, and The Righteous join The Kingdom.
But then MXM joins Acclaimed! QUADRUPLE SUPLEX on #RighteousKingdom! A bit of a mess but it was effective, and the fans are loving this! MXM & Acclaimed rise, and they stumble back into each other, as Dynamite goes picture in picture!
MXM & Acclaimed see each other, and instinctively, scissors and tips come out! Fingers, that is. After an awkward stare down, Mansoor CHOPS Bowens and the brawl is on! Bowens TOSSES Mansoor, Caster ROCKS Mason, but then Mason comes back! The Acclaimed DUMP Mason out to join Mansoor! Dax runs in, but Bowens clinches for THE ARRIVAL! Caster hurries up top, for the MIC DROP! Cover, Mansoor breaks it! Mansoor and Caster stare down, and Caster scares Mansoor into the arms of Mason! Bowens & Caster DOUBLE DROPKICK MXM down! Then Caster PLANCHAS onto Mason!
Caster rejoins Bowens, and The Acclaimed SCISSOR FINGER~! Lexington fires up, but then Ospreay springboards! PIP PIP CHEERIO for Caster! Bowens runs up to fire forearms, but Ospreay fires back! They go back and forth, then Ospreay fires up to fire a flurry! Bowens fires back, and he ROCKS Ospreay! Bowens whips, Ospreay reverses, but Bowens swings around to DDT! Cover, TWO! The Bucks are still nonplussed as Bowens whips Ospreay to a corner. Ospreay goes up and over, Kyle GAMANGIRIS Bowens! Feed to the underhooks, and then shoutout to Mark Davis with this Aussie Open SPINEBUSTER!
Ospreay steps through on Bowens to FIGURE FOUR! Caster storms in, Kyle trips him, steps through, FIGURE FOUR! But then FTR intercepts MXM! STEREO SHARPSHOOTERS!! Dueling submissions all over the place, and The Bucks are finally intrigued! But then The Kingdom & Righteous bust it all up! They beat down Ospreay, Kyle and FTR, then The Righteous drag FTR out of the ring. Taven CHOPS and ROCKS Kyle while Bennett tosses Ospreay. They go outside, and Bennett sends Ospreay into steel steps! Taven SMACKS Kyle off steps, and Dax does the same to Dutch. The Kingdom high-fives while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Vinnie brawls with Mansoor, the fans boo The Kingdom, and Dutch fires hands on Dax. Bennett THROWS Bowens into railing, and Bowens dangles into the front row! Bennett drags Bowens down, one more team arrives! It’s TOP FLIGHT! Specifically, Darius & Dante Martin throw their shirts at The Bucks then rush the ring! They dodge Bennett, RAM him, and springboard AX HANDLE! Taven runs up, into an atomic drop and BULLDOG HOTSHOT! GAMANGIRI! SUPERKICK! Step-in FLATLINER! Cash returns, but he gets a JUMP KNEE and LARIAT! Dutch is back, he whips Dante but Darius gives him a boost!
Dante goes up and over Dutch, and returns the favor for the TORNADO DDT! Ospreay & Kyle rush in! Ospreay dodges Darius to HOOK KICK! Dante JUMP KNEES Kyle, and the fans fire up as we get Angel Dorado and Aerial Assassin! Both men shake it out, then get to running! Dante drops, hurdles, Ospreay leaps, but then Ospreay half nelsons. Dante ducks the hook kick, ROCKS Ospreay then runs, but into the Tiger Wall Kick and ENZIGIRI! The fans fire up and Ospreay runs up, but Dante goes up and over! Dante gets under, shoves, and comes back to flip and RANA! Ospreay bails out, Taven is in, and he pokes Dante in the eyes!
Taven runs, springboard, KICK OF THE KING! But Kyle’s back to LARIAT Taven! Bowens is back, Kyle dodges to whip but Bowens reverses to CHOP, KNEE, CLUB, and KICK the legs out! Then a PENALTY KICK! But FTR gives Bowens SHATTER MACHINE!! Cover, EVEYRONE breaks it!! The fans are thunderous, and the countdown is back! It’s THE OUTRUNNERS! Lexington comes alive for the “Youngest Men Alive,” Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd! Truth & Turbo rush in, and they watch the other teams. They start throwing hands on anyone who stands up! Scoops for FTR, and SLAMS! Scoops for The Kingdom, and SLAMS!
The fans are thunderous but Dutch runs up! So The Outrunners work together to SLAM him!! Dax stands, Outrunners whip to DOUBLE BOOT! The Outrunners are feeling it, Lexington is feeling it, and they DOUBLE LARIAT Dutch up and out! Vinnie runs up, into DOUBLE ELBOWS! The Outrunners power up, to MEGA POWER HANDSHAKE! DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! And they double bicep flex! The fans cheer on “Tag Team Wrestling!” and The Outrunners DOUBLE PLANCHA The Righteous! But another team is headed out already! It’s… GRIZZLED YOUNG VETERANS! Zack Gibson & James Drake are here, and FTR goes right for them!
The fans fire up as FTR and GYV brawl ahead of their Collision match this Saturday! The Bucks have to move aside because this is on the stage, and then in the tunnel! Well that’s not gonna help their chances of winning. Even Ospreay is confused. But Mansoor DROPKICKS Ospreay down onto Bennett! Mason goes after others, and he herds them to the ramp. Mansoor fights off Truth as he climbs, but Turbo ROCKS him! Turbo climbs, the fans are thunderous, and Turbo SUPERPLEXES Mansoor onto the cluster!! The fans are thunderous again as Turbo puts Mansoor in for Truth! The Outrunners whip, scoop, and POWERSLAM NECKBREAKER!
The Outrunners are so fired up, they forget to pin! Turbo hurries to cover, but Vinnie YANKS Turbo away! The fans boo as Vinnie sends Turbo into railing! Truth goes after Vinnie but gets mugged by Dutch! Darius FLIES out onto all of them! Darius puts Vinnie in, goes up top, and he MISSILE DROPKICKS! But then Bennett kicks Darius! Bennett reels Darius in, PILEDRIVER! Kyle runs up, wrenches, suplexes, and BRAINBUSTER! But Dante runs up, RAN- NO! Kyle brings Dante up, but Dante SPIKE-RANAS! Cover, TWO!! Kyle escapes, Dante runs in, but Kyle puts him on the apron! Dante goes up and around, then GAMANGIRIS!
Dante hurries up while Kyle falls down! Dante aims, to MAMBA SPLASH!! Onto knees! HIDDEN BLADE OUTTA NOWHERE!! Cover, Ospreay plays defense, OSPREAY & KYLE WIN!
Winners: Will Ospreay & Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships)
And there you have it! Matthew & Nicholas will now face the Aerial Assassin & Aussie Arrow! Will Ospreay & Fletcher take down The Young Bucks? Or will The EVPs still be the Faces of Tag Team Wrestling?
My Thoughts:
An awesome Dynamite here to turn the corner from All Out and head for Grand Slam. For one, a very well done vignette to open the show, one of AEW’s best in some time really. Moxley’s motives were made clear: The Blackpool Combat Club aimed to do something, they didn’t do it to the level Moxley hoped, and he blames Bryan. And now that Bryan is on his way out, Moxley wants to be the one that ends him while “course correcting” things. That was enhanced by this new crew “ruining” the Six Man Tag of Private Party & Komander VS Jon Cruz and jobbers, which is a great use of a filler match really.
Moxley also had a very good promo with Darby to set up a match between them. While in the moment, giving out contenders matches seemed stupid, this was a great reveal of a longer term plan. Moxley wants to show Darby he’s not ready, and maybe he’s right. Not when it comes to in-ring and aesthetics, Darby’s great with that. Darby’s promo style isn’t quite perfected, because it still feels like he rushes through his lines. But depending on how they want to do this, Darby VS Moxley could go either way, and it’d still be great stuff. And then, Nigel jumping in, wanting to get one last match with Bryan is such genius stuff, that is going to be awesome.
Very good promo from Christian Cage to hype himself up, and at this point, I feel like Christian will try to cash-in during or after Bryan VS Nigel, because that will piss people off and Heels are about pissing people off. Great TNT Championship match, great showing from Lio, but of course Jack won. Good promo after the match, everyone loves drawing parallels to Jesus in the Bible when they make themselves out to be the heroes but they’re really the villain, and I can’t wait to see who ends up challenging him next. Very good promo from Hangman, we got lots of other talent involved to add perspective to who Hangman has become, and of course Jarrett comes back around just to get beat down. Hangman already did Lights Out with Swerve, maybe he does some crazy stipulation with Jarrett now?
Great match between Mariah and Aminata, and it is fitting that we revisit Mariah’s first match in AEW being against Aminata. However, Aminata still loses, and Mariah grows stronger as a champion. Mariah wanting Mina to return to AEW TV is good stuff, this gets us started on the story I was hoping for, where now the AEW Women’s World Championship could tear their friendship apart. However, it might not be Mina’s ambitions but Mariah’s paranoia that causes the rift. Mariah did turn on Toni, so she will fear Mina turning on her, so she turns on Mina first, leaving her alone and on the edge of madness, much like Toni Storm was when she left The Outcasts.
Very good promo from Jericho, Bill & Keith, but of course that Bentley was gonna be involved. Jericho’s team of course won but The Iron Savages put up a good fight. Good promo after, and I just loved the look on Bill’s face when Jericho said “friends” just use each other in wrestling. The fans are starting to really love Bill, he could very well break free from Jericho and turn Face as this story goes on. It’s oddly a parallel to how fans want Luchasaurus to turn on Christian Cage… But anyway, where I thought Cassidy was gonna joyride in the Bentley, The Conglomeration dumping $7000 in coins onto the car was a great move. Six Man Tag to be sure, and maybe even a revisit of Mimosa Mayhem if they really wanted to. In fact, Bill choke-slamming Jericho into a vat of mimosa would be awesome.
Good promo from Hook to call out Roddy, maybe they make an FTW Championship for Grand Slam. They don’t even have to do it for Dynamite Grand Slam, Collision that week is supposedly in Arthur Ashe Stadium, too. Either way, Grand Slam Week should be big, with the slightly less big matches (like this FTW Championship match) being for Collision. Great match from Ricochet and Sammy, but I figured Ricochet would win. Mortos going after Ricochet was rather surprising, but it did allow for Sammy to have a Face moment of making the save. As I have been thinking, Sammy’s story between AEW & ROH should really be breaking the habits of formerly being Heel, like I was hoping we’d get with MJF before he turned on Daniel Garcia so quickly.
And great intermingling of stories, tied together by the Tag Team Casino Gauntlet. I almost thought Callis was going to undercut everything by making it Ospreay & Takeshita, but clearly Callis was thinking ahead. Takeshita and Okada have unfinished business, and we got a very good promo out of them to tease that. And then with The Bucks wanting teams to step up, we sure got that in the match. Awesome stuff from all the teams they sent out there, and I definitely appreciated MXM interacting with Acclaimed. They should definitely have those teams meet for Collision or even Grand Slam Week. GYV and FTR canceled each other out, that was also clever stuff.
A little surprised Ospreay & Fletcher really did win, but that does make for a fresh match-up against The Bucks, and this can even lead into Fletcher leaving the Don Callis Family. Callis is happy right now, but he won’t be if his guys lose. Kyle would definitely take the pin in a loss, Callis can be upset with him, but Ospreay will defend Kyle and vice-versa. If they’d get Rush going, he could go after both of them. Word is Will Hobbs has been backstage at shows, mostly for check-ups, so maybe, just maybe, the Powerhouse makes a major return and we get something like Rush & Hobbs VS Ospreay & Fletcher, leading to Ospreay defending the International Championship against member after member of the Don Callis Family.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Willow Nightingale has been the Comeback Killer, but will she still be the AEW TBS Champion after facing Anna Jay? Or will Anna truly be the Star of the Show?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 10 Man Tag: Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, David Finlay & Clark Connors VS The Rascalz & Top Flight; Moxley, Claudio, Pac, Finlay & Connors win.
- AEW National Championship: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mascara Dorada; Jack wins and retains the title.
- Six Man Tag: The Conglomeration VS MXM TV; The Conglomeration wins.
- AEW TBS Championship: Willow Nightingale VS Anna Jay; Willow wins and retains the title.
- Ace Austin & Juice Robinson VS Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia; Ace & Juice win.
- Skye Blue VS Nixi XS; Skye wins.
- AEW TNT Championship: Kevin Knight VS Hook w/ The Opps; Knight wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW sends thoughts and prayers to Rebel.
As reported and posted on social media, Tanea Brooks, aka Rebel, was diagnosed with a terminal case of ALS. AEW wants her to know that she is more than just a friend and coworker but part of their family, and certainly we here at The Chairshot also wish nothing but the best for her during such a trying time.
10 Man Tag: Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, David Finlay & Clark Connors VS The Rascalz & Top Flight!
While the Death Riders are working to rebuild Will Ospreay from the ground up, they’re still looking to dominate AEW in all aspects. Will the Maniac, the Swiss Cyborg & The Bastard get another win alongside The Dogs? Or can Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz, Myron Reed, Darius & Dante Martin get so high that no one can touch them?
The teams don’t sort out as The Rascalz just DIVE onto The Dogs! The fans fire up as then Top Flight PLANCHA onto Moxley & Pac! Claudio is caught off guard, and Myron DUMPS him out! Claudio runs back in, he pops Myron up, but Myron slips free! Myron goes Matrix, PELES, and the bell rings! Claudio tumbles out, Myron throws off his shirt and builds speed to FLY! Down go Claudio & Pac! The fans fire up as Myron high-fives with Top Flight. The Dogs turn things around on Dez & Zach, and the brawl is all over ringside! The fans cheer as Moxley whips Darius into railing! Finlay pokes Myron in the eyes!
Dante ROCKS Finlay, Finlay hits back, and Moxley CLAWS Dante’s face! Connors ELBOWS Zach, UPPERCUTS, and he bumps Zach off buckles. Connors runs up but Zach dodges! Zach ROCKS and CHOPS on repeat and the fans fire up! Finlay runs up, Zach DECKS him! Zach fires off on Connors again, then runs corner to corner, but Connors dodges! Zach BOOTS Connors away, then TORNILLOS him down! Cover, TWO! The fans rally behind Zach and he brings Connors up with a waistlock. Connors stomps feet, tags Finlay, and Finlay UPPERCUTS Zach! Finlay stomps a mudhole into Zach, but stops as the ref counts.
The fans boo but Finlay soaks up the heat with a smile. Finlay drags Zach up but Zach arm-drags free! Then he dodges, hot tag to Myron! Myron tags Dez, The Rascalz fire off strikes on Finlay! ENZIGIRI, DOUBLE STOMP, and STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, but Pac breaks it! Tags to Darius and Pac, and Darius arm-drags! Darius fires uppercuts but Pac headlocks! Darius powers up and out but Moxley sneaks a tag! KICK and LARIAT! The fans fire up as Moxley then runs corner to corner and LARIAT! Moxley rains down fists, and the fans count as Moxley goes past TEN, then BITES Darius’ forehead!
Moxley ROCKS Darius, Darius ROCKS Moxley back! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth! Darius fires a flurry, but Moxley shoves Darius away! Darius DROPKICKS Moxley down! Darius tags Dante, Top Flight double whips, but Moxley reverses! Darius goes up and out, spins Moxley to CHOP, and Dante A-LIST LARIATS! Then the snap suplex, and slingshot SENTON! Tag to Myron, but Moxley CHOPS! Myron sputters but he comes back to CHOP! Moxley CHOPS, Myron staggers, but Myron CHOPS again! Moxley CHOPS, Myron CHOPS, repeat! The fans “WOO~” as the CHOPS keep going!
Moxley ROCKS Myron with forearm after forearm! Moxley whips, Myron ducks ‘n’ dodges to springboard and DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Myron runs up, but Moxley TOSSES him out! Marina is there to BOOT Myron down! The fans boo but Marina’s always The Problem. Claudio brings Myron up, but Dez TORNADO DDTS! But then Finlay fireman’s carries to POST Dez! Zach runs up to DROPKICK Finlay into railing! But Connors JEEP FLIPS Zach over the desk! Dante FLYING KNEES Connors outta nowhere! Only for Pac to BOOT Dante! Darius SWINGING KICKS Pac! Claudio DECKS Darius!
Myron GUILLOTINE LEG DROPS Moxley in the ropes! Myron goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES into the UPPERCUT! Claudio turns the tables and the fans fire up while Collision goes picture in picture.
Moxley flexes while he paces around Myron, then drags him around. Moxley pushes Myron to a cover, ONE! Moxley grabs Myron’s legs, stomps him in the gut, and the rest of the team is throwing The Rascalz around on the outside! Moxley drags Myron around to clamp on a headlock, and he grinds Myron down. Myron endures, just working to avoid a Bully Choke, only to end up in a straitjacket. Moxley then short arm LARIATS Myron down! Tag to Claudio, he and Moxley mug Myron, then tag to Pac. They double whip to scoop, BACKBREAKER, and basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Myron toughs it out but Pac stays close.
Pac taunts Myron and The Rascalz, then stomps Myron down. Pac bumps Myron off buckles, tags Finlay, and Finlay tags Connors. The Dogs mug Myron, then BROKEN ARROW sends Myron flying! Connors runs to BASEMENT SHOULDER TACKLE! Cover, TWO! Connors clamps onto Myron with a chinlock and grinds him down. Myron endures, Collision returns to single picture, and the fans rally up. Myron fights to his feet, fires body shots, but Connors CLUBS him down! Connors snap suplexes, then looms over Myron. Connors grabs a leg, Myron kicks at him, but Connors scuffs Myron. Myron kicks harder now and kicks free!
The fans rally but Connors grabs another leg! Connors ducks the enzigiri, and Finlay CLOBBERS Myron! The Death Riders BLAST The Rascalz & Top Flight for good measure! The fans are torn but The Dogs soak it all up. The Dogs then double suplex, but Myron lands out! He goes Matrix again to DOUBLE CUTTER! The fans fire up as Myron crawls! Hot tag to Dez! But then Top Flight & Zach DIVE to wipe out the rest! Dez fires off on The Dogs, fires a strike fest and a CUTTER on Finlay! Then he dodges Connors to handspring and PELE! Cover, TWO!! Connors survives but Dez brings him up and around.
Connors waistlocks, Dez switches, then Dez RAMS Connors into the corner! ENZIGIRI! Tag to Zach before the trip and CATAPULT into the SUPERKICK! Zach goes up, DOUBLE STOMP BACKBREAKER! Cover, Finlay breaks it! Dez kicks Finlay out, The Rascalz set up, but Finlay stops the Hot Fire Flame! Finlay HOTSHOTS Zach for Connors to bring around, and he feeds Zach to Finlay’s CANADIAN HAMMER! Zach sputters, into the SPEAR!! Cover, DEZ BREAKS IT! The fans cheer but Finlay TOSSES Dez! Zach and Connors slowly crawl, but Connors throws forearms! Connors then whips Zach, but Zach handsprings and KNEES Connors down!
The fans fire up as both men crawl, hot tags to Pac and Darius! The fans fire up as Darius slips around, backslides, TWO! LA MAGISTROL! TWO, and Darius sunset flips! Pac stays up, sits down, TWO! Darius powers through to a cover, TWO! Darius dodges Pac, tags Dante, and Dante springboards to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up again as Dante tags Darius back in. Pac runs up, Dante goes up and over, Darius GAMANGIRIS! Dante SUPERKICKS! Darius steps in, FLATLINER! Cover, Claudio breaks it! Dante kicks Claudio, he and Darius DOUBLE SUPL- NO, Claudio fights that to DOUBLE SUPLEX Top Flight!
The fans fire up as Claudio waits on someone to get up. Claudio just YANKS Dante around for THE GIANT SWING! Moxley watches it go around, and DROPKICKS Dante at TEN! Myron is back he SUPERKICKS Moxley, but Claudio has Myron! Dez jumps on for a SLEEPER! So Claudio just spins around like that before he THROWS Dez at Myron! Dez RANAS Myron so he can RAM Claudio! Then Zach runs up to ENZIGIRI! Top Flight is back, they double mule kick! Then they combine with Rascalz, TRIPLE DROPKICK!! The fans are thunderous but Finlay DOUBLE LAREIATS Top Flight! Rascalz TRIPLE SUPERKICK Finlay!
Finlay is in the corner, Dez UPPERCUTS! Zach DROPKICKS! Myron gets the boost to go up, out, and back in, but Finlay stops the Code Breaker to THROW Myron at Zach! Then DOUBLE SPEAR from The Dogs!! But Myron & Zach GAMANGIRI, and CODE BREAKER, all in stereo! But Pac & Moxley BOOT them out! Darius DECKS Pac! Moxley whips Dante, Darius gives him help up and over, then Dante helps Darius TORNADO DDT! Pac SUPERKICKS Dante, but Darius rolls Pac, TWO!! Pac escapes in time, then dodges Darius! Claudio UPPERCUTS! Pac UPPERCUTS! Moxley LRIATS! Feed to Pac’s LARIAT FROM HELL!!
And then, BRUTALIZER!!! Darius QUITS, Death Riders & Dogs win!!
Winners: Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, David Finlay & Clark Connors, by submission
What a fast ‘n’ furious start to the night! But will they have Will Ospreay operating on this same level soon enough?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
Not only is Wednesday the THREE HOUR SPECIAL on TBS, a combination of both Dynamite & Collision, but next Saturday, live on TBS, it will be the first-ever AEW Fairway to Hell special! One hour, 8 PM Eastern, on TBS, from West Palm Beach, Florida, AEW will see who is up to par! Make sure your DVR is set so you don’t miss a moment!
The Jurassic Express is on the road again.
Luchasaurus drives but “Jungle” Jack navigates with his telescope. Full steam ahead! The road is long, dangerous, but two challengers have already been left in the dust. And if Jack knows a thing or two, there will be more. And no matter who they are, they ain’t stopping for anybody! Hold on, potty break. Bring your best, do your worst, but it won’t matter, because Jack IS the National Champion so F U! The cameraman says they’re not allowed to swear. So Jack throws him off the bus! The Jack Perry National Tour continues tonight in Peoria, but will it also end tonight? Or will Jack not stop until he’s out of gas?
AEW National Championship: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mascara Dorada!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Illinois is about that Tarzan Life!
The bell rings and the fans cheer Jack as he circles with Dorada. They shake hands and the fans applaud that show of sportsmanship. The two tie up, Jack wrenches to a wristlock, but Dorada rolls, cartwheels, then uses the ropes to flip through! Dorada arm-drags Jack away and the fans applaud. Jack nods, that was good. The two go again, circle, and Jack trips Dorada. Jack facelocks, rolls with Dorada, then shifts to a headlock. Dorada powers up but can’t power out as Jack hits a takeover! Dorada rolls to a cover, ONE, and Jack holds on. Dorada powers up and out this time, but Jack RUNS him over! The fans cheer as things keep moving, and Jack handsprings over the dropdown!
Things get going again, Jack hurdles, then MONKEY FLIPS and DROPKICKS! Jack kips up and the fans cheer! Jack takes a bow while Dorada takes a moment to catch his breath. Jack stands Dorada up to CHOP him down, then he whips Dorada to ropes. Dorada handsprings, Jack dodges, and things keep moving! Dorada FLIP RANAS and Jack tumbles! The fans fire up for Dorada now, and he brings Jack up. Jack CHOSP Dorada again, then knuckle locks. Jack goes up, up, jumps around, and arm-drags Dorada away! Dorada knuckle locks, CHOPS, and he goes up, up, steadies himself, then pinballs around to arm-drag Jack!
The fans fire up as Jack tumbles out. Dorada TORNILLOS and down goes Jack! Dorada high-fives fans, then stands on railing to have everyone cheer. The ref double checks Jack but he’s alright. Dorada has the fans chanting for “LUCHA! LUCHA!” Jack ROCKS Dorada, then POSTS Him! Then Jack swings on the corner to KICK Dorada down! Jack refreshes the ring count, runs up on Dorada, but Dorada puts Jack in the crowd! Jack SLAPS back, SLAPS again, then goes up onto the railing to bring Dorada up to join him! The fans fire up as these two brawl on the literal edge! Jack tries but Dorada fights the suplex!
Dorada fires body shots, then hops on, BARRIER DESTROYER!! The fans go nuts as both Jack and Dorada are down, and Collision goes picture in picture.
The ref checks both men, and somehow they’re both okay to continue. Dorada crawls to the steel steps and the fans rally behind him. Dorada hobbles his way over to Jack, puts him in the ring, then stomps him around. Dorada stands Jack up to CHOP! Jack sputters as he drops down, but Dorada stands him back up. Jack CHOPS Dorada, but Dorada SUPERKICKS back! Jack is down, Dorada fires up, and Dorada clamps on with a chinlock. Dorada grinds Jack down, leans on the hold, but Collision goes to break.
Collision returns as Dorada is up top! 450- NO, Dorada bails out as Jack moves! Dorada comes back, Jack dodges, but Dorada goes up and up to backflip off the corner! Dorada whips Jack corner to corner, but Jack goes up and over to GERMAN SUPELX! But Dorada lands out! Jack SUPERKICKS! Jack runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Dorada reels Jack in, suplexes, but Jack slips free to POISON-RANA! Jack runs, but into a CODE RED!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! A standing count starts, but both men are up at 4 of 10. Dorada CHOPS Jack, then ROCKS him at the ropes. Dorada fires more shots, but stops as the ref counts.
Dorada whips, Jack reverses, and Jack manages a BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Dorada survives but Jack points to the fans. The fans fire up and Jack stands Dorada up. Jack CHOPS Dorada down, then CHOPS him to the corner. Jack fires forearms in the corner, but stops as the ref counts 4. Jack whips but Dorada reverses. Dorada runs up, Jack puts him on the apron, but Dorada GAMANGIRIS! The fans fire up again as Dorada springboards, but Jack BLASTS him down! Dorada hits the floor, and Jack goes up! ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes Dorada but Jack puts him in the ring! Jack hurries to then gut wrench and deadlift!
Jack holds Dorada up, then powers through to DOCTOR BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Dorada survives and Jack is shocked, but the fans continue to rally up. Jack climbs up, rains down fists, and the fans count all the way to nine. Jack kisses his fist, but Dorada avoids ten to then tiger feint sweep the legs! Then Electric Chair Lift, STRAITJACKET NECKBREAKER!! Cover, TWO?!? Jack survives, “This is Awesome!” Dorada drags Jack to the drop zone, goes up the corner, and the fans rally again. But Jack UPPERCUTS Dorada! Jack CLUBS Dorada, then climbs up to deadlift SUPER- NO, Dorada fights it, and CHOPS Jack down!
Dorada goes back up, takes aim, and 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Jack survives and now Dorada is shocked! The fans rally again as Dorada stalks Jack to the apron. Dorada stomps away, then drags Jack up. Dorada calls his shot, but Jack THROWS Dorada away! Jack ROCKS Dorada, Dorada SUPERKICKS back! But Jack SUPERKICKS Dorada! Jack goes up, leaps, and FLYING RANAS Dorada to the floor! Jack hurries to put Dorada back in, goes back up the corner, and FLYING- KNEE from Dorada!! Dorada reels Jack in, Canadian Rack, DOMINATOR!! Cover, TWO?!?! Jack survives and no one can believe it!
Dorada is frustrated with how close and yet how far he was, but fans hope these two, “FIGHT FOREVER!” Dorada goes up, up, and aims again! SHOOTING STAR PRESS but onto knees!! Cover, TWO!! Dorada survives but Jack puts him back in the corner. Jack puts Dorada up top, climbs up after him, but Dorada ROCKS Jack! And ROCKS him again! And again! Jack holds on, Dorada SHOVES him, but Jack flips through! Jack goes up up, SUPER STEINER!! Cover, JACK WINS!
Winner: “Jungle” Jack Perry, by pinfall (still AEW National Champion)
As if that 10 Man Tag wasn’t wild, this got up there with it! Jack shows Dorada respect, and the fans cheer the continued sportsmanship. The National Tour rolls on, where will Jack go next?
AEW shares footage from after Dynamite.
Renee Paquette found Kris Statlander & Hikaru Shida returning backstage, and she tells them that they had an unfortunate loss in the tag match with Divine Dominion. Renee knows Kris missed out on making history with becoming the Triple Crown Champion, but then Shida says they almost had those tag belts! Shida doesn’t blame Kris, it wasn’t her fault. Kris gets mad and shoves Shida to the wall! Kris says of course it wasn’t her fault! It was Shida, because Shida didn’t listen, kicked Kris in the stomach for that suplex, and then kept tagging in! Shida apologizes but Kris says that’s enough out of her!
Kris was THIS close to making history, and Shida ruined everything! Shida apologizes again, and says they’ve been friends for almost seven YEARS! Shida promises to make this up to Kris. Kris storms off, but what can Shida do to keep that promise?
Six Man Tag: The Conglomeration VS MXM TV!
Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong are still the AEW World Trios Champions after facing yet another Don Callis Family formation, but now they’re preparing for Dynamite Double Jeopardy on Wednesday. Will facing Mansoor, Mason Madden & Johnny TV be more than enough to prepare Cassidy for Dax Harwood? Or will MXM TV finally have their own chance at the AEW World Trios titles?
The trios sort out and Kyle steps up against Mansoor. The bell rings, they circle, and Mansoor shows off his drop steps. He might also be mocking Kyle as he drops down and puts up a leg guard. The two circle, and Kyle KICKS Mansoor’s leg! Mansoor tags to Mason, and Mason also mocks Kyle with a kung-fu stance. Kyle just KICKS Mason’s leg! Mason shouts, “OW!” Mason tags Johnny and the fans cheer. Johnny and Kyle circle, Johnny avoids a kick and goes for the leg. Johnny cartwheels but Kyle KICKS him in the chest! Kyle puts Johnny in a corner, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count along to TEN, then Roddy tags in.
Roddy climbs up and he rains down fists! The fans count along to TEN, then Roddy tags Cassidy. Cassidy climbs up, the fans cheer, but MXM YANK Kyle & Roddy down! Then Johnny sweeps the legs! No mercy in this dojo! Johnny fires hands on Cassidy while MXM mugs Kyle & Roddy! The ref reprimands, but Johnny TOSSES Cassidy out! Then MXM TV set up, and Johnny FLIES to wipe out Roddy & Kyle! The fans are torn, but MXM build speed, to then POSE! The fans cheer, especially as Cassidy rolls in and joins them! MXM shoves Cassidy, he ducks ‘n’ dodges, then he BOOTS Mansoor while he tilt-o-whirls!
Mason stops the DDT, throws Cassidy to Mansoor, LEG LARIAT GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO! Johnny is in, STARSHIP PAIN!! Cover, Kyle breaks it! MXM mugs Roddy & Kyle, then they TOSS them out. MXM TV drag Cassidy up, and Mason Electric Chair Lifts! But Kyle trips Johnny while Roddy saves Cassidy! Then they shove Mason into Mansoor! Mansoor lands bad on his catwalk, and Kyle FLYING KNEES Johnny on the outside! Mason runs up, he LARIATS Roddy, then he blocks the Orange Punch! DOUBLE CHOP for Cassidy! Roddy CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Roddy runs, slips around, and manages an ANGLE SLAM!
The fans fire up as Roddy gives Cassidy the boost, and he guzels Mason! But Mason breaks free! Roddy helps Cassidy dodge Mason, and Kyle DUMPS Mason out! Cassidy winds up and he ROCKS Mansoor! Then he guzels to SUPER CHOKE SLAM Mansoor onto Mason! Johnny is back, but Kyle KNEES! Then AX ‘N’ SMASH! Cassidy aims, but he has them bring Johnny closer. LAZY ELBOW! Cover, Conglomeration wins!
Winners: The Conglomeration, by pinfall
Cassidy, Kyle & Roddy proved they’re more than #TVReady, they’re fight ready! But will Cassidy earn himself and the team a shot at the tag titles? Or will Dax earn FTR & Ciampa a shot at the trios titles? Wait, speaking of, Tommaso Ciampa is here! The Psycho Killer stares The Conglomeration down, then grins. He says it is just a matter of time, but will he and FTR really become the Top Guys in both tag and trios divisions?
AEW TBS Championship: Willow Nightingale VS Anna Jay!
Hikaru Shida, Queen Aminata, and Kamille all tried and failed to take this title from the Babe with the Power, giving rise to the new nickname, “The Comeback Killer.” But will that still be true against The Queen Slayer? Or will Anna truly become the Star of the Show?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Willow is still the Face of TBS!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, Anna rolls but Willow stays up. Willow hooks a leg to cover, ONE! Anna runs up but Willow headlocks for the takeover. Anna headscissors, Willow kips free, but Anna headlocks. Willow blocks the takeover, lifts Anna, and puts her on the top rope. Willow says this is the comeback, so show that fire! Anna hops down, and she fires a flurry! The fans fire up as Anna whips, but Willow reverses to RUN Anna over! The fans cheer as Willow flexes, then things speed up. Willow rolls over the dropdown, whips, but Anna ducks ‘n’ dodges to sunset flip! TWO, and both women rise!
Anna wrenches, reels Willow in, and cradles, TWO! Willow is up but Anna steps over, LA MAGISTROL! TWO, and Willow backs off. The fans applaud and Willow says that’s what she’s looking for. Anna runs up, Willow dodges, and Willow LARIATS again and again and again! Then short arm LARIAT! The fans cheer as Willow runs, but Anna avoids the senton! Willow hobbles up, Anna runs to ROLLING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Willow toughs it out but goes to a corner. Anna storms up to stomp a mudhole into Willow, but stops as the ref counts. Anna snapmares Willow, then runs to basement DROPKICK! Cover, ONE!
Willow goes back to a corner, Anna runs up, but Willow slips outside. Anna still ROCKS Willow first! Willow falls to the floor, avoids a kick from Anna, then trips Anna up! Willow goes to the apron, the fans bark and Willow smiles. CANNONBALL! Down goes Anna and the fans fire up! Willow is feeling it, and even does heart hands with some fans, while Collision goes picture in picture.
Willow high-fives fans before going back to Anna. She puts Anna in the ring, pushes her to a cover, TWO! Anna toughs it out, but Willow drags her up and scoops for a SLAM! Willow pushes Anna to another cover, TWO! Anna is tougher than that, but Willow brings her up for a whip. Willow runs up to CHOP Anna, then reels her in for a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Willow brushes it off. Willow drags Anna up, but Anna fires body shots! Anna wrenches, but Willow ducks the hook kick to ROCK Anna! Willow then wrenches and clinches to RUSSIAN LEG SEWEP! Then KOJI KLUTCH!
Anna endures as Willow puts on the pressure! Anna pries at the hold but Willow clamps down tighter. Anna kicks, fights around, and rolls to a cover, TWO! Willow lets Anna go, ROCKS her again, then ROCKS her again! Anna crawls to ropes but Willow is on her. Willow fires off in the corner, then whips corner to corner. Willow runs up and BACK BODY BLOCKS! Willow rubs it in with a dance, then reels Anna in. Anna fights the suplex to cradle, TWO! Both women stand, and Anna wrenches to HOOK KICK! Willow still ROCKS Anna on return! Willow wobbles, but she brings Anna up as Collision returns to single picture.
Willow whips and SPINEBUSTERS! High stack, TWO! Anna survives but Willow stays cool. Willow fireman’s carries but Anna kicks free! Anna waistlocks, ducks an elbow, but Willow ROCKS her again! Willow runs up, but Anna dodges in the corner! Anna ELBOWS, ROCKS, and whips Willow, but willow reverses. Willow runs up, Anna dodges, then Anna runs up, LEG LARIAT! Anna reels Willow in for the TORNADO BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Willow survives and the fans rally up. Anna drags Willow up, hooks her, but Willow turns that around to backslide! TWO, and Anna wrenches to hook Willow again!
Willow fights free, whips Anna to a corner, then BACK BODY BLOCKS and LARIATS! Willow puts Anna up top, fires up, and climbs up after Anna. The fans fire up already for the SUPERPLEX! But Willow holds on and rolls through to then hoist Anna up, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Anna survives and Willow is stunned! Willow drags Anna up, brings her around, and gut wrenches, but Anna fights with body shots! Anna wrenches and HOOK KICKS! Finally a hit with that, and Anna hits a FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Willow survives and now Anna is shocked! Anna hurries to clamp on, QUEENSLAYER SLEEPER!!
The fans rally as Willow fights up, but Anna becomes a backpack! Willow RAMS Anna into a corner, then scoops, but Anna fights free! Anna shoves Willow, runs up, but Willow dodges! Gut wrench, BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB! Cover, Willow wins!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall (still AEW TBS Champion)
Anna sure put up a fight, but Willow is 4-0 as the Comeback Killer! Willow helps Anna to her feet to show there is respect here, and they also hug it out. But will no one, no matter who they are or what they’ve been up to, dethrone the Face of TBS?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander, Hikaru Shida, Harley Cameron & Mina Shirakawa.
Renee Paquette is with all four women in a familiar situation, and thanks them all for accepting the No Physicality Agreement. Renee understands Shida has something to say. Shida says yes! Shida again says she is so sorry, Stat, and that she will make it up to her! That’s why Shida got Kris another tag match! But against THESE TWO! Harley acts surprised, and sarcastically asks if Shida is really allowing herself to wrestle someone not on her level. Can she even talk to someone “not” on her level or what? How does this work? Shida says enough, Harley! You don’t even deserve to touch the kendo stick! Shida then uses Japanese to hide her comments about Harley & Mina having nothing but bosoms.
Mina says enough! Stat, how can you still trust Shida? How can you give her another chance? And… Where was Kris the night Toni was attacked? Shida says enough about Toni! Harley tries to reason with Kris, but Kris storms off. So is that a yes to the match? Mina apologizes to Harley, Harley says she has no idea what to say, but will the Wild Aussie & Fighting Gravure Idol let their actions speak for them against #Shidalander?
Ace Austin & Juice Robinson VS Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia!
The Bang Bang Gang has been struggling to stay afloat, and now they go up against The Death Riders’ Decoder & Dragon Slayer! Will Yuta & Garcia keep the momentum going from what Moxley and the others did earlier tonight? Or can these Collision Cowboys ride off into the Peoria sunset with a win?
Moxley joins commentary for this match, and he admits that 10 Man Tag was a tornado of a match, where you just hang out, pray, and trust your skills to see you through. The teams sort out and Juice starts against Yuta. They circle, Juice tests the ropes, then feel things out. The fans cheer Juice, but Yuta BLASTS Ace! Garcia CLOBBERS Juice, then he and Yuta mug Juice! The fans boo but Yuta bumps Juice off buckles. Tag to Garcia, he and Yuta mug Juice more, then they double whip. They DOUBLE ELBOW Juice down, then Garcia does push-ups just to show off. Garcia then drags Juice up, around, and brings him over.
Yuta tags in, they mug Juice again, and they double whip again. Juice stops himeslf, BOOTS Yuta, then ELBOWS Garcia! Juice calls to Ace before the hot tag! Ace dodges Yuta, ROCKS Garcia, then ELBOWS Yuta! Ace kicsk Garcia, uses him as a pommel horse to KICK Yuta, then he RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS Garcia! “CLICK CLICK” BOOM DROP! But then Yuta mule kicks Ace! The fans boo but Yuta CHOPS Ace. Yuta whips, Ace rolls under to drop toehold and ENZIGIRI! Yuta writhes but Ace runs to SHOTGUN! Yuta tumbles while Ace kips up and the fans fire up! Ace CHOPS Yuta, then whips corner to corner. Yuta reverses, but Ace slips into the ropes!
Yuta staggers from hitting buckles, but Garcia runs up. Ace BALASTS him, ROCKS Yuta, then avoids the sweep with the handstand! Only for Yuta to DORPKICK him down! The fans boo but Yuta BLASTS Juice! Garcia stomps Ace, Marina joins in, and the fans boo again. Moxley says this is just the art of tag team wrestling. Garcia puts Ace in for Yuta, Yuta covers, ONE!! Ace toughs it out but Yuta brings him up by his hair. FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Yuta clamps onto Ace’s hair! The fans boo but Yuta soaks up the heat. Tag to Garcia, Garcia brings Ace up and bumps him off buckles, then Collision goes picture in picture.
Garcia climbs up, he rains down fists, stops at nine and puts up his dukes. But no dancing here, he just hops down to bump Ace off buckles. Garcia scoops and SLAMS Ace, then tags Yuta. Yuta climbs up to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Ace is tougher than that, but Yuta clamps on with a chinlock. Ace reaches out but Yuta clamps on a straitjacket. Yuta grinds his forearm into Ace, but Ace fights up to fire body shots. Yuta ripcords Ace to ELBOW him down! Tag to Garcia, they stomp away, but the ref reprimands. Yuta stops at 4, but Garcia stands on Ace at the ropes! Garcia stomps away, stops at 4, then taunts Juice.
Yuta gets a cheap shot in while the ref holds Juice back. Garcia bumps Ace off buckles, but the ref backs him off. That lets Yuta DUMP Ace out, and Marina is again there to cause problems! Yuta puts Ace back in, high-fives and fist bumps Marina, and Garcia stands on Ace! The ref counts, Garcia counts along, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns as the Death Riders continue to mug Ace. They shove him to the corner, then Garcia sends Yuta in for the BODY BLOCK! Garcia LARIATS, Yuta ELBOWS, repeat! The Cycle of Violence continues until Ace BOOTS Yuta and ELBOWS Garcia! The fans fire up as Ace hurries, but the Death Riders THROW him back! And they BLAST Juice together! Then they DOUBLE SHOTGUN Ace down! Marina & Moxley love it but they’re the only ones. Garcia reels Ace into a PERUVIAN NECKTIE! The fans boo, but Juice rises up. Ace reaches out, pries free, and has the ROPEBREAK! Garcia drags Ace back up but Ace fires body shots!
Ace reaches out but Garcia CLUBS him down! Garcia back suplexes, but Ace lands out! Yuta grabs Ace, but Ace BOOTS Garcia and ELBOWS Yuta! Garcia FLIPS Ace, but Ace RAMS Garcia! Slingshot sunset flip, but Garcia rolls through! Ace BOOTS Gracia way, then fireman’s carries! Garcia fires elbows, but Ace does a squat before the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Ace and Garcia crawl, hot tags to Yuta and Juice! Juice RUNS Yuta over, THROWS Garcia in, then CLOBBERS Yuta! And CLOBBERS him again! Juice LARIATS Garcia back out, then ELBOWS Yuta down! SENTON!
The fans fire up for Juice, and he CROSSBODIES Garcia down! Juice talks trash on Moxley, but Garica throat chops him! Moxley says keep your eye on the ball. Yuta DIVES, but Juice uses Garcia as a shield! the fans cheer the friendly fire, and Jucie SMACKS Yuta off the desk! Yuta is busted right open! Juice fires up, the fans pump it up with him, and Juice JABS! JABS! JABS! “JUICE! JUICE! JUICE!” Garcia gets up, but he gets the LEFT HAND O’ GOD! Yuta runs up, but Juice JABS, JABS, JABS! Marina gets up, and Juice thinks about it. But Yuta rolls Juice up! TWO and Yuta bumps into Marina! The fans cheer as Juice then O’Conner Rolls, TWO!
Juice staggers, comes back, and LEG LARIATS Yuta down! Cover, Garcia breaks it in time! The fans boo but Ace is in! Ace ROCKS Garcia, KNEES, KICKS, and runs up in the corner! Garcia BOOTS Ace, then DUMPS him out! Juice whips Yuta, but Yuta sunset flips! Rewind into Garcia’s PILEDRIVER!! Yuta goes up, Garcia positions Juice just right, FASTBALL SPECIAL!! Cover, TWO!! Moxley is frustrated for his guys, and Yuta snarls through his crimson mask! Yuta aims, BUSAI- NO, Juice ducks the knee! But Garcia SHOTGUNS! But Ace FLYING CHUCKS! Yuta wrenches Ace, RIGHT ANGLE SLAM!
Yuta fires up, he brings Juice around, but Juice hits the LEFT HAND O’ GOD! Then the JUICE BOX!! Cover, BANG BANG GANG WINS!
Winners: Ace Austin & Juice Robinson, by pinfall
Moxley is honestly stunned, but he admits that was good stuff. Saturday nights are alright for a fight, and Garcia CLOBBERS Juice! Yuta LOW BLOWS Ace! The Death Riders are sore losers, Moxley says you don’t go calling him out and get away with it. Garcia CHOKES Juice, Yuta stomps Ace, but “GUNNS UP!” YES, Austin & Colten Gunn are both back! And they rush in to CLOBBER the Death Riders! They fire off on Moxley, but Yuta 7 Garcia come back for more! The Gunns DECK those two, then wait on Moxley! But Marina saves The Maniac from a 3:10 to Yuma! Yuta runs in, he gets the 3:10 TO YUMA!!
The fans fire up as The Bang Bang Gang is now four men strong! Colten gets a mic to shout, “The Collision Cowboys are back, baby! This is OUR show! And if you’re not down with that, we’ve got two words for ya!” “GUNNS UP!!” Marina is pissed, but will The Death Riders settle this with Bang Bang Gang soon enough?
Backstage interview with The Divine Dominion.
Lexy Nair is with Megan Bayne & Lena Kross, and Megan says no, she’s not with them, she’s beneath them. Just like this entire Women’s Division. Lena says Divine Dominion just defeated Stat & Shida, two former world champions, and two of the best in this company. And yet they crumbled at Divine Dominion’s feet! What two other women even have a prayer? Can Lexy think of them? Wanna try? N-NO, absolutely not. Then the only hope this Women’s Division has is if the gods themselves take mercy on their souls and strike these two down. Otherwise, just stop trying. Megan & Lena have spoken, but will that challenge soon be matched?
Skye Blue VS Nixi XS!
The Chicago Skye looms dark over Peoria, especially after she and the Triangle of Madness misted Persephone full in the face just to cheat a win last week. But will Skye make sure to leave her opponent black ‘n’ blue tonight? Or will the Alien Girl shine through with neon colors?
The bell rings and Skye just BOOTS Nixi down! Then she scuffs Nixi, talks trash on her, and pie faces her around. Skye TOSSES Nixi out, then runs up, only for Nixi to BOOT her back! Skye ROCKS Nixi, then runs up again, to BOOGT WASH her to the floor! Skye scowls as she stalks Nixi on the outside, and she brings Nixi up to SMACK her off steel steps! And again, and again, and again! The fans cheer Skye as she puts Nixi on the apron. Skye drags Nixi out for a DRAPING SWINGING NECKBREAKER to the floor! Nixi writhes but Skye puts her back in the ring. Skye swaggers while the fans cheer, then she climbs up the corner.
Nixi slowly rises so Skye revels in the cheers a little more. Nixi ROCKS Skye, but Skye ROCKS her back! They brawl up top, but Skye slips under to tuck Nixi in! CHEEKY NANDOS! Then Skye gets under Nixi for a RUNNING POWERBOMB! Flip over and KNEE!! Cover, but Skye lets up! The fans re torn, but Skye shouts out Julia Hart with the dragon sleeper! She drops down, DESCENT INTO MADNESS! Nixi TAPS, Skye wins!
Winner: Skye Blue, by submission
Skye shows her arsenal is deepening, just like the darkness in her heart! Will all parts of the Triangle of Madness soon be shining with gold?
AEW TNT Championship: Kevin Knight VS Hook w/ The Opps!
The Jet used MJF’s own tricks against him to keep this title, and now he has his shot at Darby Allin’s AEW World Championship this Wednesday. But will Knight still be bringing this gold with him? Or will the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil finally make himself the Face of TNT?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see whose luggage will be a little heavier as they leave Illinois!
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Knight and Hook circle, tie up, and Hook slips around to waistlock. Hook picks a leg, trips Knight, then eggs him on. The fans boo but Knight brushes it off. Knight asks Shibata if he taught Hook that trick. Shibata ignores Knight, but Knight and Hook tie up again. Hook headlocks, wrenches, then wristlocks. Knight rolls, handsprings, and wrenches to snapmare. Knight drops a KNEE on the arm! Hook scrambles away but Knight calls to Shibata, saying he knows Shibata knows these tricks. Knight does squats like back in the dojo, and the two tie up again. Knight powers Hook back, Hook turns things around, and they go along ropes.
The ref counts as the two keep going around and around, then they return to center. Hook waistlocks, Knight switches, but Hook switches back. Knight wrenches, hammerlocks, and the fans rally. Hook reaches back to hit the SAYANAGI! Hook runs but Knight stays low. Knight hurdles, then HIP TOSSES, but Hook handsprings through! Knight dodges Hook’s lariat, Hook HIP TOSSES, but now Knight handsprings through! The fans cheer while Knight strikes a pose, but Hook runs up! Knight arm-drags Hook, then arm-drags again, but Hook avoids the dropkick! The fans boo as Hook scrambles to the corner.
Knight taunts Hook & Shibata, but Shibata coaches Hook up. Hook kicks low, ROCKS Knight, then fires body shots and backhands in the corner! Knight turns things around to return the body shots and forearms! Knight UPPERCUTS, the fans fire up, but Hook avoids the haymaker! Hook fires more body shots, then a HEADBUTT! Hook wobbles, too, but he still soaks up heat from the fans. Hook stalks Knight to a corner, brings him around to whip, but Knight grabs ropes to stop. Knight DUMPS Hook out, then DROPKICKS him down! Shibata coaches Hook, Knight aims to PLANCHA, but Hook dodges!
Shibata stands in the way, Knight asks what’s up, but Shibata runs up! Knight dodges, goes up the steps, but Hook dodges that! EXPLODER into the fans! The other fans cheer as Knight is down, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Hook soaks up more heat as he swaggers around the way, but the ref checks Knight. Knight rises up but the ref has Hook stay back. That just lets Shibata DUMP Knight to ringside! And even stomp him! Hook argues with the ref as a further distraction so Shibata can stand Knight up. Hook KNEES Knight, then whips him hard into railing! Hook CLUBS Knight, soaks up heat, then goes to the ring. Hook argues with the ref more, but that lets Shibata line up a shot! Shibata BOOTS Knight into the crowd! The fans cheer again, they don’t mind Collision being interactive. Shibata puts Knight in for Hook to cover, TWO!
Hook is frustrated but Shibata coaches him up. Hook drags Shibata up, but Knight fires body shots! Knight ROCKS Hook, shakes out his hand then runs, only for Hook to follow! Hook CLOBBERS Knight, covers, TWO! Shibata argues the count but no, it was fair. Hook clamps onto Knight with a SLEEPER! Knight endures, even as Hook leans on him. Knight fights around, reaches out, then fires body shots! Collision returns to single picture as the fans rally. Knight fires shots, Hook shoves, but Knight returns! STAELLITE- NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Knight survives and Hook is furious!
Hook hauls Knight up, fires body shots, then ROCKS Knight. Hook whips corner to corner, but Knight comes back to LARIAT! The fans fire up as Knight keeps going, SHOULDER TACKLE! Knight whips, Hook reverses, but Knight goes up and over! Knight comes back, LEAPING LARIAT! Hook sputters away but Knight kips up! The fans fire up and Knight runs up to scoop and SLAM! The fans cheer as Knight says “TOO FLY!” UFO SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Hook survives but the fans still rally behind Knight. Shibata coaches Hook and Hook rises up. Knight also stands, and Knight runs up, SATELLITE- NO, Hook powers free!
Hook goes to a corner, Knight runs up and blocks a boot! Knight ROCKS Hook, hoists him up top, but Hook kicks Knight away. Knight returns to the UPPER ROOM! Hook goes tumbling away to the far corner! Shibata is worried but Knight grins. Knight says this is for Shibata-sensei! HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! The fans cheer Knight using Shibata’s signature, and that just pisses Shibata off! Knight puts Hook in the drop zone but Hook grabs at the ref. Knight climbs up, but Shibata shakes the ropes! The fans boo as that trips Knight up! Knight is stuck on his cockpit, but Hook goes up after him! Hook clinches but Knight fires body shots!
Knight SHOVES Hook away, climbs back up, but Hook is right on him for a SUPER DUPER BELLY2BELLY!! Knight flounders, Hook runs up, LARIAT! TAZ PLEX! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives and we hit the ten minute halfway point! Knight PENALTY KICKS, another Shibata signature! Cover, TWO!! Another cover, TWO!! Knight survives and Shibata is frustrated! Shibata tells Hook to end this! Hook snarls, storms around, and he demands Knight rise again! Knight sits up, Hook sneaks up behind him, REDRUM!!! Knight flails, drops, and victory rolls! TWO!! Knight and Hook stand, Knight slips around, O’Conner Roll! TWO, but Knight BLASTS Shibata first!!
The fans cheer, but Hook runs up again! GERMAN SUPLEX, but Knight handsprings through!! Then Knight LARIATS Hook down! Then Knight waits on Hook, for the SATELLITE DDT!! Knight puts Hook in a drop zone, hurries up a corner, and takes aim… MOTHERSHIP SPLASH!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
Hook tried to take this title, even had Shibata-sensei there to tip the scales, but it just wasn’t enough to stop The Jet from taking off! But will Knight soon make himself a double champion? Or will Darby Allin’s relentless reign not stop just yet?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision to follow a great Dynamite, but naturally status quo is kept with all these title matches. I liked the Jurassic Express National Tour vignette, and that was an awesome match in Jack VS Dorada. Anna Jay also looked great in her return, but of course Willow wins to keep the TBS title. Good promo from after Dynamite with Kris being rightfully angry with Shida, and good promo from #Shidalander with Harley & Mina. I feel like they can do a two-in-one, where Shidalander falls apart to set up their feud, while also giving Harley & Mina reason to become a team to help bolster the Women’s Tag Division.
Speaking of, very good promo from Divine Dominion to address how they’re dominating the division. There are only so many teams in the tag division so we need an influx of more, maybe have some crossover with Stardom and CMLL real quick, really spice things up as we get closer to Forbidden Door. Skye Blue of course won, and pretty dominantly at that. I can’t tell if Julia Hart is resting from an injury or what but she wasn’t even ringside for Skye, hopefully things are alright. Very fun trios match from Conglomeration VS MXM TV, great win for Conglomeration, but AEW needs to figure out more trios. Putting Ciampa with FTR is still a great team, but they gotta get longer running teams going, like LFI or maybe even Shane Taylor Promotions.
Awesome stuff with that 10 Man Tag, so wild and chaotic in a good way, but I figured Death Riders & Dogs would win. The Dogs need to stay afloat without Gabe Kidd as their anchor, and there’s the whole story with Ospreay that Death Riders need to stay strong for. Great tag match from Yuta & Garcia VS Ace & Juice, too, and great win for Bang Bang Gang. Especially with a return from Austin & Colten Gunn, because now we can get Bang Bang Gang VS Death Riders in an 8 Man Tag, someone going after the Continental Championship for it, who knows what else. For that matter, Bang Bang Gang needs to get back in those tag and trios divisions to at least bolster the ranks.
And great main event with the TNT Championship. Hook looked good for most of this, but the German Suplex was a bit janky. Thankfully, Knight is so tall and athletic that he made himself look even cooler in his escape. Knight of course won, mostly because it is more exciting if he has a chance of becoming Jet Two Belts. He won’t, because Darby and MJF are still building towards their rematch for Double or Nothing, but Knight will look awesome again. If anything, Knight VS Shibata should be the TNT title match for Double or Nothing, that’s a great story of student and teacher they can easily reference in the build.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Jet VS Scumbag, Relentless VS Violence!
On the same night that Darby Allin defends the AEW World Championship against Brody king, Kevin Knight defends the TNT Championship against MJF! Will the landscape of AEW change all over again?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW TNT Championship: Kevin Knight VS MJF; Knight wins and retains the title.
- The Brawling Birds VS Emily Jaye & Jordan Blade; The Brawling Birds win.
- AEW International Championship: Kazuchika Okada VS Ace Austin; Okada wins and retains the title.
- Adam Copeland & Christian Cage VS Roppongi Vice; Cope & Cage win.
- AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships: The Divine Dominion VS Hikaru Shida & Kris Statlander; Divine Dominion wins and retains the titles.
- Rush VS Steven Fuerte; Rush wins.
- AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Brody King; Darby wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW TNT Championship: Kevin Knight VS MJF!
The Jet called out The Scumbag for sneaking away with a win when they battled for the AEW World Championship, and wants to prove that this title is for truly the best wrestlers! But will Knight be #2Fly2Stop? Or will Maxwell Jacob Friedman look to put more gold on his resumé?
The introductions are made, and MJF makes sure Justin Roberts says, “He doesn’t hail from a white trash state like Virginia…” The belt is raised, and we see who is truly the Face of TNT!
The bell rings and the fans fire up already. The two step up, but MJF kicks low! MJF TOSSES Knight out, then hurries to THROW Knight into the steel steps! Then he whips Knight hard into the railing! Knight writhes, the fans boo, but MJF soaks up heat. MJF talks trash as he reels Knight in, lift shim up, and BARRIER BOMBS him! The fans boo but MJF takes the camera to film while he scuffs Knight. “He’s a nobody!” MJF puts Knight in the ring, tells fans to shut up, and he pushes Knight to a cover, ONE!! Knight toughs it out but MJF clamps on tight. The fans rally as Knight endures and fights around. Knight rises, fires body shots, then runs.
Knight ducks ‘n’ dodges to springboard and CROSSBODY! Knight keeps moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges more, but MJF ELBOWS Knight down! The fans boo but MJF drags Knight up again for a back suplex. Knight lands out, back suplexes, but MJF lands out! Another back suplex, but into the CUTTER! Cover, TWO! MJF argues with the ref but the count was fair. MJF huffs ‘n’ puffs as he storms over to Knight at the apron. The fans taunt him about his hair but MJF just frowns. MJF drags Knight up, but Knight HOTSHOTS MJF away! Knight hurries in, slides under, then hurdles over to SATELLITE DDT! Both men are down but the fans fire up!
The fans rally again as both men rise up. MJF stands first, storms up, but Knight counter punches! Knight fires haymakers, fires body shots, then has MJF on the ropes! The fans fire up as Knight fires off, but the ref backs Knight off! Knight storms back up, whips, but MJF reverses. Knight goes up and over, hurdles again, then DROPKICKS! The fans fire up as both men are back down! But then Knight kips up! Knight is feeling it, and he runs up to UFO SPLASH! Cover, TOW! MJF survives but Knight stays cool. Knight drags MJF around, then climbs the corner. The fans cheer as Knight aims, but MJF hurries out of the ring!
The fans boo but Knight hops down to PLANCHA! Down goes MJF and the fans fire up again! Knight puts MJF back in, but MJF hurries back out! The fans boo again, but Knight builds speed! Knight DIVES and down goes MJF yet again! The fans cheer as Knight gets MJF in the ring, but then MJF bails out another side. The fans boo but Knight shrugs and builds speed again. Knight FLIES and that’s three for three! The fans cheer as Knight stands tall on the desk! Knight then brings MJF back into the ring, but MJF says let’s make it four. MJF goes to the ramp side, but Knight says might as well complete the set!
Knight aims, springboards, and FLYING LARIATS MJF down at the ramp! All four sides belong to Knight and the fans are thunderous! Knight drags MJF up, puts him in the ring a fifth time, and now MJF is stuck in the drop zone. Knight is up top, but then MJF just goes to the far side. Knight runs up, MJF DUMPS Knight out, and then the HEAT- NO, Knight powers out! Knight springboards, MJF gets under, but Knight comes back and sunset flips! MJF flails to stay standing, but Knight brings him down to a cover! TWO and MJF sits on Knight, TWO as Knight sunset flips again! TWO and both men stand! SATELLITE denied into a CUTTER! Cover, TWO!
The fans cheer as both men are down again. Knight crawls away to a corner, MJF runs up, but Knight goes up and over. MJF ELBOWS Knight, goes up top, and calls his shot. But Knight BODY SHOTS first! Knight goes up to get MJF, but MJF resists. Knight CLUBS away on MJF, but MJF SHOVES Knight! Knight backflips, but he hobbles from the landing. MJF wobbles, Knight still goes to the UPPER ROOM! MJF is down but Knight clutches his knee. Knight fights through the pain to go to the apron. The fans rally behind Knight as he climbs again, MOTHERSHIP FLOP as MJF moves! MJF hobbles over to Knight, he grabs the leg!
MJF steps through, but Knight BOOTS him away! MJF hits buckles, Knight runs up, but Knight’s leg buckles! MJF SUPERKICKS Knight, then goes up for the LONG ISLAND SUNSRISE! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives the Sunrise and MJF is beside himself! The fans rally up again while both men are down, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Knight and MJF stir, Knight still clutching the bad leg. The ref checks him but Knight says he can still go. Knight goes to the ropes, hobbles around, but MJF runs up to KICK the leg out! Knight flounders but MJF stalks him. MJF KICKS the leg out again! Knight flounders against the ropes before falling down. MJF drags Knight to center, talks trash about the leg, then turns Knight over for the HALF CRAB! Dynamite returns to single picture as the fans rally and Knight endures! Knight powers up, crawls his way forward, but MJF drags him back to center! MJF sits deep, even CLUBS the leg, but Knight manages to turn over and BOOT MJF away!
The fans cheer as Knight hobbles up, but he still can’t run! MJF grins, then goes up the corner again, for the LONG- SUPERKICK! Knight suckers MJF in and hurries up the corner himself! The fans fire up for the MOTHERSHIP SPLASH!! But Knight can’t make the pin from how he landed so hard! Knight crawls his way back to cover, TWO!! MJF survives thanks to that delay, but the fans know, “This is Awesome!” Knight pounds the mat in frustration, then clutches his leg as he crawls over to the ropes. MJF is on the apron, Knight hobbles and runs up, but MJF blocks the kick! DRAGON SCREW in the ropes! MJF is foaming at the mouth!
MJF DDTS the foot again and again and again! MJF blows snot AND spits on Knight! The fans boo but MJF just snarls as he looms over Knight. MJF Alabama Lifts, and he ALABAMA SLAMS Knight down! Kneeling cover, TWO!! MJF covers again, TWO! Another cover, ONE!!! The fans fire up as Knight refuses to stay down! MJF is furious but the fans cheer Knight on! MJF storms outside, grabs the belt, then snarls as he goes back to the ring. The fans boo but the ref reprimands MJF. Th eref takes the belt, but duh! Dynamite Diamond Ring! But Knight LOW BLOWS MJF first!! Knight cradles, KNIGHT WINS!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall
MJF is absolutely shocked! He got outsmarted! He got beat at his own dirty game! But then MJF CHOP BLOCKS Knight! The sore loser then scares the ref off before he winds up with that diamond ring. But wait! DARBY ALLIN literally drops in from the ceiling! Darby unhooks himself from the harness, then storms into the ring to dragon sleeper MJF! SCORPION DEATH DROP!! Darby makes sure justice is served, and the fans cheer him on as he gets a mic. MJF also gets a mic, and MJF says, “You people suck! Darby, real typical. Two peas in a pod! Two low life cheaters getting along, huh?!”
But joke’s on you! MJF doesn’t care about Knight, this match doesn’t count, he was barely trying! The fans laugh given how MJF’s red, sweaty and gasping for air. But MJF says what he cares about is HIS Triple B, HIS AEW World Championship! The fans boo but MJF says shut up! MJF wants his rematch! Darby paces, but the fans already chant “NO! NO! NO!” Darby also says, “NO! I’m not giving you that rematch until you put something on the line! And if I survive tonight with Brody King, I think I know exactly who deserves a shot next week.” MJF says MJF, but Darby looks to The Jet. The fans cheer but MJF says don’t even think about it!
But Darby indeed says, it will be Kevin Knight! The fans cheer, but then BRODY KING shows up! The King of Death stares The Devil down, then moves past him to join Darby and Knight in the ring. Brody and Darby stare down, then Brody says, “I have some bad news for you, Darby, cuz you’re not gonna survive tonight! And Jet, I got even worse news for you. Next week, you’re not gonna be facing Darby Allin. You’re gonna be facing the NEW AEW World Champion! ROOF!” The fans cheer that, and Brody returns backstage. The main event is gonna be wild, but who carries the title into next Wednesday?
Backstage interview with Adam Copeland & Christian Cage.
Renee Paquette is with The Rated R Superstar and Captain Charisma, and notes that Cage has a fractured arm, how is he feeling? Cage says his arm feels fine, don’t worry about the arm. Then they also have to address FTR upping the ante on their New York Street Fight by making it part I Quit match. Do they accept? Cage says, “We accept!” Cope says that’s a bit quick given Cage’s history with I Quit matches in AEW. Just saying… Cage says if he’s told you once, he’s told you a thousand times, he never said those words! He didn’t! Cage storms off, Cope says he totally did. But neither of them will say it again. Will C&C be more than ready to make the Top Guys give up?
The Brawling Birds VS Emily Jaye & Jordan Blade!
Jamie Hayter may have missed a week, but she’s back to 100% and ready to pick up where she left off. But will she and Alex Windsor be able to bounce back from losing to Thekla back to back? Or will they get caught off guard by Lady Stunner & The Ankle Breaker?
The teams sort out and Jamie steps to Jordan. They circle as the fans rally, then Jamie blocks a kick to ROCK Jordan! Then she BLASTS Emily just because before she BOOTS Jordan! Jamie bumps Jordan off buckles, DOUBLE CHOPS, then tags Alex. Alex DOUBLE CHOPS, then she tags Jamie! Another DOUBLE CHOP, and then tag back to Alex for a DOUBLE CHOP! Jamie tags back in, The Birds wind up, but Emily runs in! The Birds DOUBLE ELBOW Emily before they DOUBLE DOUBLE CHOP Jordan! Jamie then hauls Jordan up to snap suplex! SLIDING LARIAT and then ground ‘n’ pound! Jamie brings Jordan up, Windsor joins in, DOUBLE HEADBUTTS!
Then they set up, The Birds DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH! Jordan sputters, right into TWO BIRDS ONE STONE! Cover, The Brawling Birds win!
Winners: The Brawling Birds, by pinfall
Yep, it’s like Jamie wasn’t even out a week! But will they make sure to settle the score with The Triangle of Madness on the road to Double or Nothing?
The Triangle of Madness speaks.
Thekla says everybody says Thekla, why do you always call people “dumb b*tches?” Thekla would love to stop calling people dumb b*tches, but there are just too many dumb b*tches in AEW! Skye Blue adds that what happened on Collision to Persephone was entirely The Birds’ fault. But getting mist in the face was the best thing to ever happen to Skye, so maybe it opens Perse’s eyes, too. So what happened to Jamie & Alex? They’re supposed to be the big bad Brawling Birds, but they just can’t seem to handle a little ol’ Toxic Spider. Thekla’s advice is to stick with the tag team, because when it is 1v1, Thekla is everything, and they are nothing!
The AEW Women’s World Champion continues to be confident in her toxic dominance, but will someone come along and figure out how to wipe this spider out?
AEW International Championship: Kazuchika Okada w/ Don Callis VS Ace Austin w/ Juice Robinson!
While The Rainmaker wants his fight with The Alpha, Konosuke Takeshita, he still has a duty to defend this title. Will Okada prove what a real champion looks like? Or will The Inevitable make him Fold?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who wins this gamble!
The bell rings and Callis admits, Ace has impressive quads. Too bad his hometown of Atlantic City is a dump. The fans tell off Callis even though he’s just on commentary, and the two tie up. Ace and Okada push each other back and forth, but Okada’s height becomes his leverage. Okada has Ace in a corner, but the ref counts. Okada lets off, then fakes the chop. Okada pats Ace on the shoulders, then stomps low! The fans are torn as Okada stomps a mudhole, but he backs off as the ref counts. Okada soaks up heat, then he ROCKS Ace with a forearm. Okada whips, Ace ducks and rolls to drop toehold and ENZIGIRI!
The fans cheer while Ace steps over to cradle, TWO! Ace DROPKICKS Okada down and the fans fire up! Ace KICKS Okada in the back, then CLUBS his arm. The fans rally as Ace lines up a shot and ROCKS Okada. Okada goes to a corner, Ace KICKS and CLUBS him. Ace whips Okada to ropes but Okada reverses, only for ace to fireman’s carry! Ace does squats to then DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! The fans fire up for “The Quad God” as he poses. Ace runs up, Okada dodges, and Okada comes back. Ace slips into the ropes and Okada hits buckles! Ace then slips back inside to FLYING CHUCK! Okada staggers while the fans fire up again!
Okada bails out, Ace takes aim, but Okada avoids the plancha! Ace avoids the leg sweep, and Okada is stunned to see the handstand! Okada applauds, that’s impressive even to him. But then Ace DROPKICKS Okada again, then PLANCHAS! Okada avoids the impact, kicks low, and DDTS to the floor! Ace writhes and Okada grins while the fans applaud. The ref checks Ace while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Okada “apologizes” to the ref, then drags Ace up. Okada RAMS Ace into the railing! The ref reprimands, Okada rolls into the ring, but only to refresh the count. Okada then RAMS Ace into more railing! Ace drops to his knees, Okada offers a high-five, and a young fan returns it. The fans applaud that, then Okada offers one to Callis. They high-five, cheapening the moment. Okada puts Ace in the ring, Ace checks his head, but Okada brings him up. Okada bumps Ace hard off buckles! Okada slaps Ace around, then stands him up to whip hard into buckles again! Ace falls back, checking his mouth, but his mouthguard did its part to protect his teeth.
Okada stands Ace up but Ace fires a body shot! And a CHOP! Ace then lifts Okada, but Okada fights free to kick and DDT! Okada pushes Ace over to the cover, TWO! Ace is tougher than that but Okada brushes it off. Okada paces, sneaks a middle finger at the fans, then scuffs Ace. Okada kicks Ace around while Dynamite returns to single picture. Ace stands but Okada Alabama Lifts, tucks, and REVERSE NECKBREAKERS! The fans rally as Okada brings Ace up again. Okada scoops to SLAM Ace in the drop zone! Standard formula says Okada goes up, and he aims for the MACHO ELBOW! Direct hit, and Okada winds up… The Rainmaker Middle Finger!
Okada drags Ace up, wristlocks, but Ace fights the ripcord! They run around and tumble out of the ring! The fans rally up as Ace is on the apron. Okada stands, but he blocks Ace’s Penalty Kick! Okada THROWS Ace, Ace handstands again! Ace then handsprings over the sweep! PENALTY KICK! The fans fire up as Okada staggers around the way. Ace builds speed to FOSBURY FLOP! Ace just manages to clear the apron and the fans fire up for that! Ace gets Okada up and into the ring. Ace climbs, springboards, but Okada dodges! But then Ace fireman’s carries! Okada slips free, ROLLING- NO, Ace blocks to KNEE low!
Ace KICKS and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS! Then “CLICK CLICK!” BOOM DROP! The fans fire up for Ace as he runs corner to corner, forearm SMASH! Ace pushes Okada out, springboards, and FLYING LEG DROPS! Cover, TWO!! Okada survives and Ace is stunned! Ace takes out his ace card, and runs up for- A BOOT! Ace still reels Okada in, but Okada fights the suplex. Ace wrenches, Okada rolls Ace, TWO! Okada CLUBS Ace down! Okada drags Ace up, whips him to ropes, but Ace avoids the dropkick! Ace then lines up the shot again, THE- NO, Okada pops Ace up, but Ace sunset flips! TWO!! Okada rises, BOOTS, and Ace falls!
Okada lines up a shot, he runs up, but he blocks a boot. Okada flips Ace, Ace lands safe on the apron and ROCKS Okada! Ace steps in again, FLYING- DROPKICK! The anti-air hits hard, then Okada ripcords! RAIN- NO, Okada ducks it to backslide! TWO!! Callis freaks out at how close that was! Ace runs, but into the DROPKICK! Okada snarls, gut wrenches, and TOMBSTONES!! Okada roars because he’s not done! Okada ripcords for THE RAINMAKER!! Cover, Okada wins!
Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall (still AEW International Champion)
Ace was so close to the jackpot, but Okada isn’t one of the best ever for nothing! Mark Davis congratulates his Don Callis Family brother, while Callis himself SMOTHERS Ace for pushing Okada this far! Juice Robinson scares Callis off, but then wait! Konosuke Takeshita is here! The Alpha stares down Okada, and signals that he’s taking that title. Will Takeshita avenge himself for that Continental Classic controversy? Or will no one dry up the reign?
A country town is in chaos!
They’re all running away from the saloon as someone is putting the hurt on everybody. This man then picks up a wanted poster, the bounty for The Most Wanted, Bandido. And that man… is Swerve Strickland! Prince Nana hands Swerve his lighter, and Swerve burns the bounty. Is The Outlaw about to enter Swerve’s House, and never return?
The Death Riders speak.
While Marina Shafir grapples with Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia says, “This is who we are, and this is how we train. You don’t get to be the best out there until you’re the best in here first.” But then look who walks in! Will Ospreay is here, and Jon Moxley says he has arrived! Did Ospreay get cleared? Nope. Might as well say it now, though: Ospreay is going to Japan, he and the Empire boys have a big title match, and then we’ll see. Moxley says, “Loyalty. You are too good to be true.” Moxley looks to Pac, kinda pokes at him, then says first thing’s first: Moxley needs Ospreay to drop everything.
Everything up here in the mind. The clouds, the vision, the thing that makes you see things up there. Then everything in the heart. The tugs, the pulls. And then everything in the gut, the anger that burns a hole. Drop it all. Excess baggage, they don’t need it. The feelings Ospreay has about Moxley, drop ’em. They don’t need excess baggage. Moxley makes no promises, he is not a miracle worker. But when Moxley makes a commitment to something, he sees it through all the way to the end. All he asks is the same in return. Ospreay nods and says okay. Moxley says beautiful! Ospreay and Pac stare down, but they leave it at that.
Ospreay asks where’s the ring. Moxley says they don’t need a ring. They’re starting from the ground up. The rest is proprietary, so sorry. Moxley pushes the cameraman out of the room, and now the real work begins. Will, or rather, can Ospreay survive the Death Rider dungeon and come out a stronger wrestler on the other side?
FTR is here!
Fairfax boos as the AEW World Tag Team Champions and #BigStoke make their way to ringside, but to sit by commentary so they can watch this next match.
Adam Copeland & Christian Cage VS Roppongi Vice!
While C&C want revenge on FTR so badly, they’re willing to stake their career as a team on it, this is to settle a different score! Will this tag team that reeks of awesomeness bring down Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta? Or will tonight belong to Azucar & #JustTrent?
The teams sort out and Cage starts against Rocky. The fans rally while Cage keeps that bad arm away from Rocky. They tie up, Rocky wrenches the bad arm, then wristlocks. Cage powers Rocky to a corner, the ref counts, but Cage backs off at 4. The fans cheer while Cage talks trash on FTR. Cage and Rocky reset, feel things out, but Rocky kicks low. Rocky wrenches, CLUBS, and CLUBS the bad arm. Rocky CLUBS away on the arm, then wrenches again. Cage KNEES low, then runs, but into a DROPKICK! Rocky slides for the soccer celebration, but Cage snatches him! REVERSE DDT! Cover, TWO!
Cage tags Cope and the fans cheer as they THROW Rocky into the corner again and again and again! Then BOOT LEG SWEEP COMBO! Cover, TWO! Rocky toughs it out, but Cope flips off FTR. Cope whips Rocky but Rocky KICKS back! Tag to Trent but Cope kicks and CLUBS Trent! Cope whips, Trent reverses, then Trent drops down to STANDING METEORA! Trent snarls, covers, TWO! Cope is tougher than that but Trent stalks Cope to a corner. Trent pie faces Cope, CHOPS him, then CHOPS again! Trent whips corner to corner, Cope reverses and Trent tumbles up, down, and into a BOOT! The fans cheer as Cope stands tall.
Cope drags Trent up, but Trent powers free! Cope drop toeholds Trent onto the ropes, tags Cage, and Cage stands on Trent to CHOKE him! The ref counts, Cage steps down, and he slingshots to the outside. Cope SPLASHES Trent before Cage UPPERCUTS him down! Cage then drags Trent out, THROWS him into barriers, and the fans cheer as Cage drags him up again. Cage ROCKS Trent, brings him around, and he SMACKS Rocky along the way! Cage puts Trent against the post, but Cash Wheeler shouts at him. Cage grabs Cash through the ropes, but Trent wrenches the bad arm, to SWING it into the POST!
The fans boo as FTRPG Vice are talking trash on C&C, but even Stokely talks trash from commentary. Wait, who is this standing up in the matching hoodies? It’s THE CONGLOMERATION! The fans cheer as Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong make their presence known, and Stokely senses it. Stoke turns around to see Conglomeration having snacks, and Stoke takes a swing!? Cassidy dodges that easily, and then SMACKS Stoke with the popcorn! FTR is furious, but they end up brawling with Conglomeration! RPG Vice mugs Christian while Conglomeration handles FTR & Stokely, off into the crowd!
The fans fire up as this brawl moves through the aisleway, and Cassidy is giving Stokely a noogie to his bald head! But Trent sets Cage up for Rocky’s FLYING KNEE! RPG Vice still has control while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Rocky talks a lot more trash on Cage, but Cope scares him off! The ref reprimands everyone, and Cope backs off while Trent stands Cage up. Trent whips Cage hard into railing! Trent then tags Rocky, and Rocky digs his boot into Cage’s bad arm against the railing! Rocky puts Cage in the ring, stomps the bad arm again, then drags Cage around. Tag to Trent, they double wrench to double BODY BLOW! Then they run to JUMP KNEE and LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Cage toughs it out but Trent slaps him around. Trent drags Cage up, snapmares, and he clamps on a top wristlock! Cage endures, Cope coaches him, and the fans rally up.
Cage rises, fires body shots, then runs the ropes, but into a kick! Trent hits an ARMBAR DDT! Cover, TWO! Cage scrambles to ropes but Trent tags Rocky in. Rocky steps on Cage very much like Cage would, then steps off as the ref counts. Rocky argues with the ref and with Cope, letting Trent SMACK Cage in the distraction! Cope seethes but he can’t do anything while Rocky traps Cage’s arm for an ELBOW JAMMER! Rocky then double wristlocks the arm and puts on the pressure. Cage endures, fights back up, and Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally again as Cage wrenches out, but Rocky wrenches to headlock, only for Cage to hit a BIG back suplex!
Both men are down and the fans rally harder! Rocky crawls, hot tag to Trent! Trent BLASTS Cope, the fans boo, but Trent tags Rocky back in. Trent puts Cage on the ropes, Rocky DOUBLE STOMPS Cage down for Trent to SLIDING KNEE! Cover, but Cope breaks it! The fans cheer but Rocky keeps Cage from Cope. Cage fires a body shot, but Rocky KICKS the bad arm! And KICKS, and KICKS, then CHOPS! Rocky puts Cage up top, climbs up after him, and goes for the arm. Cage fires body shots, shoves Rocky back, but Rocky returns for a SUPER ARM-DRAG! Then the ARMBAR! Cage endures while the fans rally up again!
Cage fights around, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Rocky lets go in frustration. Tag to Trent and he storms up on Cage. Trent ROCKS Cage but Cage fires hands in return! Cage fights off RPG Vice, sneaks under Trent, but Rocky tags in! Rocky whips Cage to a corner, but Cage ELBOWS him away! Cage goes up, but Rocky grabs the arm! But Cage CLAWS Rocky’s face! Cage then TORNADO DDTS Rocky! The fans fire up while both men are down again! Cage and Rocky crawl, hot tags to Trent and Cope! The fans fire up as Cope BACKDROPS Trent! Then FLAPJACKS! Then he whips corner to corner, runs up, but into an ELBOW!
Trent has Cope, TORNADO- NO, Cope denies the DDT, then hits the IMPALER! Cover, but Rocky runs up! Cope moves, the ELBOW DROP hits Trent! The fans cheer, and Cope ROCKS Rocky! And CHOPS Trent! Cope runs, but into a DOUBLE JUMP KNEE! And then another DOUBLE JUMP KNEE! Trent Alabama Lifts Cope while Rocky climbs, but Cage SHOVES Rocky down! And a BOOT into the CODE RED! Cover, but Rocky breaks it! Cage has Rocky but Rocky CLAWS Cage’s face! Rocky runs, but Cage SMACKS him with the brace! Trent CLOBBERS Cage! But Cope SPEAR- NO, Trent leaps over! Roll-up, with feet on the ropes! The ref sees it in time!
The fans cheer as Trent is caught cheating! Trent argues with the ref, then pleads with him. But Cope runs up, only for Trent to BOOT him! Trent runs up, but Cope pops him up, for Cage’s SPEAR! Cover, C&C win!
Winners: Adam Copeland & Christian Cage, by pinfall
They may be less than 100% physically, but they’re still 100% mentally! As for emotionally, Cage grabs a chair and brings it into the ring. Given the role RPG Vice played in Cage’s arm injury, he SNAPS the crossbar of the chair off, and he hands it to Cope! Bent as it is, Cope uses it to GAG Trent! TORONTO SMILE!! Cage grabs a mic and he asks Trent, “Do you know what to say?! Say it!” Trent shouts, but the crossbar is kinda muddying it into “I qwimt!” They take the bar out and Cage asks again. Trent shouts, “I QUIT! I QUIT!” Cope lets Trent go and the fans cheer. Cage says, “I will never say ‘I quit,’ you little b*tch.”
Cope & Christian have their payback on RPG Vice, but now it will be a matter of getting their revenge on FTR. Will Cash & Dax prove they’re truly the best tag team of all time? Or will they have to admit defeat in the worst way possible?
Backstage interview with Chris Jericho.
Renee Paquette is with Y2J and brings up that this is twice now that Ricochet has defeated him with the “Ricosault.” Does Jericho think there is any validity that this Ricosault is an improvement on the Lionsault? Jericho says what he does think is that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But he’s not really flattered right now, he’s more pissed off. But here’s the thing, Ricochet has obviously been following Jericho’s career very closely. But not close enough because if he was- THE DEMAND ATTACKS! Ricochet, Kaun & Liona beat Jericho down 3v1, then get him up to his knees. Ricochet asks if this is what Jericho wanted. Is this what Jericho thought this would be in his big return to AEW?!
No more jokes, no more games, no more subliminal messages! Ricochet told Jericho to leave or get hurt! Look at him! What do you gotta say?! Is this what you wanted?! Jericho says, “Eat s*it, bald!” Ricochet HAMMERS away on Jericho, then RIPS the shirt away! Then The Gates of Agony THROW Jericho into a road case! Ricochet says that’s what you get! Then Ricochet uses the case to backflip over Jericho, and says, “You’re not even worth it. AHA~!” The Demand leaves Jericho down and out, but will they be the ones to kick him out of AEW?
AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships: The Divine Dominion VS Hikaru Shida & Kris Statlander!
Megan Bayne & Lena Kross have been a dominant team since Dynasty, and are perhaps the most dominant team of all time! But will they make these former AEW Women’s World Champions #BowDown? Or can #Shidalander truly become the Galaxy’s Greatest Duo?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who has true power!
The teams sort out and Shida starts against Lena. The bell rings and Shida DROPKICKS Lena! Then she fires a shot on Megan, but Megan doesn’t move! Shida fires shots on Lena, on Megan, but then Lena KNEES low! Lena bumps Shida off buckles, RAMS into her again and again, but stops as the ref counts. Shida fires more shots on Lena, but Lena THROWS Shida away! The fans applaud, as does Megan, but Shida BOOTS Lena away! Shida runs up, but Lena RUNS her over! Lena soaks up cheers and jeers, then drags Shida up to bump her off buckles. Tag to Megan, Divine Dominion double whip, and they DOUBLE SHOULDER Shida down!
The fans are torn but Megan soaks it all up. Megan drags Shida up, back suplexes, but then counters Shida’s sunset flip into a FALL AWAY SLAM! Not the cleanest throw but an effective one. Megan “kicks rocks” at Shida, then runs up, but Shida slips around! Shida waistlocks, she RAMS Megan into a corner, then runs corner to corner to JUMP KNEE! Shida climbs up and the fans cheer, but Megan stops Shida before she even starts! Shida still throws hands, slips free, and kicks low. Shida runs, but Megan blocks the jump knee! SPINEBUSTER! Shida tumbles out while Megan seethes. Shida is frustrated but she storms back in!
Shida dodges Megan, CLAWS Megan’s face, then she grabs her kendo stick! But Kris grabs it, telling Shida to stop! They argue, but then Kris uses the stick to yank Shida out of the way! Megan POSTS herself instead of hitting Shida! Shida tags Kris, they have Megan in the ropes, and then Shida kicks Kris?! Oh, so she can snap suplex her into Megan! A unique attack, but Kris drags Megan up. Megan RAMS Kris into the Divine Dominion’s corner! Tag to Lena, they double whip Kris, but Kris ducks ‘n’ dodges to DOUBLE RAN- NO! The champs stop Kris to SLAM her down! Then they drag Kris up, bring her in, and DOUBLE SUPLEX! But Kris lands out!
Kris BOOTS Lena, DUMPS Megan, but Lena ROCKS Kris! Lena whips, Kris reverses and ELBOWS Lena, then PELES! Lena staggers, Kris gut wrenches and tucks, but Lena drops down! So Kris makes it a cross-legged cover, TWO! Kris ends up on ropes, Lena blocks the ref’s view, Megan hits a DRIVE-BY DROPKICK! Megan grins as she gets one in, then Lena Electric Chair Lifts Kris! To HOTSHOT her on the ropes! Divine Dominion is indeed dominating as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Divine Dominion revels in the cheers and jeers, then Lena argues with the ref before she brings Kris up. Lena bumps Kris off buckles, tags Megan, and Megan stomps away in the corner. Megan stops as the ref counts, but that lets Lena CHOKE Kris! Megan drags Kris up, RAMS into her again and again, then CHOPS! Tag to Lena, and Megan BLASTS Shida for good measure! Then a SPLASH and BUTTERFLY PLEX for Kris before Lena adds a SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Kris survives but she’s isolated with Shida down on the floor. Lena stomps Kris down, then stalks her to the ropes. Lena CHOKES Kris, the ref counts, but Lena steps back.
Kris flounders around but Lena drags her up. Kris fires body shots but Lena CLUBS her. Lena snapmares, runs, and SLIDING- NO, Kris turns that into a ghost pin! TWO, and Lena LARIATS Kris down! Lena snarls as she covers, TWO! Lena clamps onto Kris with a chinlock and grinds her down. Shida is back on the corner, and she rallies with the fans for Kris to get up. Kris rises, but Lena THROWS her back down by her hair! Lena “apologizes” to the ref, then covers, TWO! Kris toughs it out but Lena keeps on her. Lena stands Kris up, but Kris JAWBERAKERS! And throat chops! And LEG SWEEPS! Dynamite returns as Kris crawls!
Lena tags Megan, and Megan runs up to BLAST Shida! Then Divine Dominion reel Kris in for a DOUBLE- NO, Kris fights the suplex! Kris fires CHOP after CHOP after CHOP on the champs! The fans fire up as she runs, then DOUBLE RANAS! The Divine Dominion tumbles around, Shida reaches out, but Megan drags Kris back! Kris fights the fisherman, but Megan BOOTS her! Kris rebounds to DISCUS LARIAT! Both women are down again and the fans fire up! Kris crawls, reaches out, but so does Megan. Hot tags to Lena and Shida! The fans fire up as Shida fires off on Lena! Lena ROCKS Shida, but Shida fires another flurry!
Lena ROCKS Shida again, then whips, but Shida reverses, only for Lena to block! Shida fires a flurry, Lena shoves her away, but Shida dodges! Shida goes up, up, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! The fans fire up for Shida and she runs the ropes, but Megan snatches her! Lena BOOTS Shida while the fans boo. Lena whips, Shida dodges to KNEE Megan down! Then she drop toeholds Lena into Megan! And then Shida DOUBLE SLIDING KICKS them down! The fans fire up as Shida hurries to the apron! Shida aims to DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK! Divine Dominion is down but Shida rises again! The fans chant “HOLY SHIDA!” as she brings Lena around.
Shida puts Lena in the ring, drags her up, and reels her in, but Lena fights the suplex! Lena suplexes, Shida slips free, but Lean HOOK KICKS! Kris tags in and fires off shots! Lena ducks a kick to ROCK Kris! Lena whips, Kris goes up, but Megan traps her! Lena YANKS Kris down, then tags Megan! Lena forearm SMASHES, then ELBOWS Kris! Lena runs side to side, and so does Megan! BOOT follows BOOT, then Megan GERMAN SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives and the fans fire up! Megan drags Kris up, ROCKS her, then whips her. Kris reverses, Lena tags in, but Kris goes Matrix to avoid Megan’s flying lariat! Kris kips up, but into Lena’s SUPERKICK!
Shida runs up to ROUNDHOUSE Lena! SHOTGUN BOOT from Megan to Shida! Kris BLUE THUNDER BOMBS Megan! Then she ROUNDHOUSES Lena! The fans fire up as Divine Dominion is stacked on top of each other, and Kris climbs a corner! Kris aims to 450 SPLASH!! Two for one on the impact and Kris hurries to cover Lena, TWO?!? Kris is stunned but Lena is dazed. Kris hauls Lena up, but Shida tags herself in! Kris is upset but she SLAMS Lena down for Shida to METEORA! Then the FALCON ARROW!! Cover, TWO?!? Lena survives again and now Shida is shocked! Shida aims for the KATA- NO, Megan intercepts with a BELLY2BELLY!
But Kris SUPERKICKS Megan! Lena waistlocks Kris, Kris switches, but Lean switches back. Megan returns, BOOT GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO! Then they get Shida up, DIVINE INTERVENTION!! Cover, Divine Dominion wins!
Winners: Divine Dominion, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions)
Granted, Shida went a bit rogue changing things on Kris there, but it’s hard to deny that Megan & Lena have the stats to reign forever and ever! Will no one, no matter who they are or what they’ve done, ever dethrone Divine Dominion?
Programming note for next week!
Wednesday, May 6th, North Charleston, South Carolina is in for a treat! They don’t just get AEW Dynamite, they get AEW Collision as a THREE HOUR COMBO! All live on TBS and HBO Max, make sure you schedule accordingly so you don’t miss a minute of the action!
Backstage interview with The Don Callis Family.
Renee Paquette is now with The Jackal himself, as well as Andrade El Idolo, and speaks to the incredible tear- MJF steps in and says, “No, no, no, Renee, I’m sorry, incredible tear? Here’s what you have done. You have ruined this company! Thanks to you, Darby Allin is on a reign of terror!” Andrade says okay, how you know? W-what? How does MJF know? Because Darby is world champion, that’s how! How you know? Because Don told MJF that Andrade lost his contender’s match! How you know? Because MJF saw it later with his own two eyes! Andrade again asks, “How you know?” Andrade smiles, and MJF says (sarcastically) that Andrade’s real funny.
MJF then shoves Andrade! Callis steps in and has them stop. Andrade is Callis’ money man. MJF is THE money man! Business is business. MJF doesn’t have a belt, there’s no reason for Andrade to fight MJF. And MJF, you need to get that belt back! They’re all better off when MJF is on top! So let’s just focus on business, guys. Okay? Just this once? MJF storms off one way, Andrade the other, and Callis says, “Wild horses, they’re gonna run. What’re you gonna do?” Callis follows Andrade, but will The Real Latino Man accept this truce with The Scumbag?
Rush VS Steven Fuerte!
From wild horses to El Toro Blanco, Rush has certainly been on a stampede since returning from injury. However, he is only getting hungrier and hungrier for gold around his waist. Will that stampede finally lead him to opportunities at Double or Nothing? Or will he have to make due with an appetizer?
The bell rings and Fuerte offers a handshake. Rush DECKS Fuerte instead! Fuerte tumbles out of the ring, Rush goes out after him, and Rush THROWS Fuerte into barriers! The fans fire up as Rush then THROWS Fuerte back into barriers, then stomps away! The ref counts but Rush fires body shots! Rush SMACKS Fuerte off the barriers, then snarls as he drags Fuerte back up. Rush puts Fuerte in the ring, watches him flounder to the corner, and he CHOPS! Fuertes falls, Rush puts him in the corner, then rains down forearms! The ref counts, especially as Rush stomps away! The ref backs Rush down, and Rush just pumps it up!
The fans chant for “RUSH! RUSH! RUSH!” Rush goes corner to corner, “You mess with the bull…! You get the horns!!”” BULL’S HORNS! Cover, Rush wins!
Winner: Rush, by pinfall
Rush made quick work of this one, then he grabs the mic to say cut his music, but in Espanol. Rush continues by saying that he is done with all these dogs! He is Rush, and remember! When you mess with the bull… You get the HORNS! Who else will be trampled under El Toro Blanco as he hunts after gold?
Backstage interview with The Opps.
Renee Paquette is now with Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata, Hook, and newest member, Anthony Bowens. Renee says Joe is back, looked great back in action, but what is the game plan moving forward? Joe says, “Game plan… Maybe a declaration of intent. Well, it is simple. The Opps, we intend to reassert our dominance here in AEW. How do we plan to do that? I’ll tell you. We plan to do it with men like Katsuyori Shibata, fury made flesh, a man who is kind enough to put on a kick pad so he doesn’t cave in your head when he kicks your skull off.
“We’re gonna do that with men like Anthony Bowens, multiple time world tag team champion here in AEW. A man who has been undervalued, underappreciated, and most importantly, underestimated. And you will see the best version of him now in The Opps. Then we come to Hook, a man who intends to become the new King of Television when he captures the TNT Championship this weekend on Collision. But more importantly, our reign to the top, it includes strategic acquisition. And that brings me to you, Will Ospreay. Y’see, Will, I hope and I pray that you’re not suffering from Stockholm Syndrome.
“Because those boys in the Death Riders, they had you in the very same position that they saved you from not too long ago, and you know who came and took you out of that? We did, Will. We had your back. So you have to ask yourself, what kind of relationship do you want? Do you want one of convenience? Or one of confidence? Because The Opps are here, and the choice is yours.” That is quite the offer from the Samoan Submission Specialist. But will Ospreay change sides now that he’s already started down the road with the Death Riders? Or will he help The Opps get back on top?
FTR speaks.
Dynamite returns as #BigStoke informs us he just spoke with Tony Khan. Orange Cassidy, they have an “interesting proposition.” Next week, Dynamite Double Jeopardy! Cassidy goes 1v1 with Dax the Ax, and IF Cassidy wins, he and any member of The Conglomeration can challenge for the AEW World Tag Team Championships! But WHEN Dax wins, FTR gets the shot at the AEW World Trios Championships! And Stoke knows ol’ OC is begging for Stoke to get in the ring so they can be face to face, but guess what? That is not gonna happen. Stoke thinks they have a pretty good third partner, and it is the man who took Darby to his limit.
In steps Tommaso Ciampa! The Psycho Killer says last time he and FTR teamed up, if he remembers correctly, Ciampa shelfed Mark Briscoe indefinitely. This time, they take them trios titles. Ciampa picks the popcorn crumb from Stokely’s beard, and says, “Top Guys out.” Ciampa eats the crumb, then waves goodbye. Will these three truly be a dangerous combination? Or can Freshly Squeezed earn himself and… someone… another title opportunity?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
On top of Hook challenging The Jet for the TNT Championship, we will see The Death Riders & The Dogs team up again, but against the combination of The Rascalz & Top Flight! Another 10 Man Tag, but which side comes out on top? Then there’s more gold on the line in Peoria, Illinois, as “Jungle” Jack Perry defends the AEW National Championship against Mascara Dorada! Will the King of the Ropes add more gold to the collection? Or will Jack Perry continue to live his best Tarzan Life? Then the Bang Bang Gang hopes to rebound from Ace’s loss tonight as they go 2v2 with Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta! Will Juice & Ace win big? Or will The Death Riders dominate the night?
And lastly, “Comeback Killer” Willow Nightingale put out the challenge last week and it has been answered! Anna Jay returns to action, and she challenges for the AEW TBS Championship! Will Anna truly be the Star of the Show? Or will the Babe with the Power overpower The Queenslayer?
AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Brody King!
The Relentless One promised to be a fighting champion, and so far that is mission accomplished. But he also promised that Kevin Knight gets the next shot next week! Will Darby continue to keep his promises? Or will the King of Death throw those plans for a loop?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we add another chapter to this storied and brutal rivalry!
The bell rings and the fans are fired up already. The rivals step up, shake hands, then back up, only for Darby to SHOTGUN Brody! Darby fires off fists, Brody shove him away, but Darby comes back with fists! Darby springboards, but into a CHOP! Darby is stinging but Brody clamps on a SLEEPER! Darby grab ropes, the ref counts, but then Brody SLAPS Darby’s hands down to GERMAN SUPLEX him away! Darby tumbles all the way to the corner, and Brody roars as he runs! CANNONBALL! Brody hauls Darby up, Canadian Racks, but Darby fights free! Darby goes to another corner, and he BOOTS Brody away!
Darby goes up but Brody CHOPS! Brody climbs, Darby CLUBS away, and Darby hops on for a SUPER CODE RED! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and bails out while the fans fire up. Darby snarls, builds speed, and DIVES! But he just bounces off of Brody’s body?!? Even Darby has to smile about that, that was wild! Brody drags Darby up and CHOPS him! Darby staggers around the way but Brody follows. Brody brings Darby up, CHOPS him again, and he grabs a chair! The ref reprimands but Brody tells fans to move aside. Brody sits the chair up, makes Darby take a seat, and CHOPS him for good measure. Brody barks, fans join in, and Brody runs up!
But Darby trips Brody and Brody hits the chair! The fans rally as Darby hurries to take that chair for his own. Darby sets it up, brings Brody up, and Darby makes Brody take a seat. Darby fires forearms, CLAWS Brody’s back, then he climbs up the corner! The fans fire up because they know this means SUPER MISSILE DROPKICK! Direct hit on Brody but Darby also writhes from that landing! The fans are thunderous while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref checks Darby but he insists he’s okay. Brody is okay to continue, as well, and both men slowly sit up. Darby hobbles and rolls into the ring, followed by Brody. They slowly stand, and Darby hobbles over to fire forearm after forearm! Brody DECKS Darby with just one! Brody leans on the ropes while he catches his breath, and Darby slowly sits back up. Brody brings Darby around to CHOP him back down! Darby sputters but Brody drags him back up. Brody ROCKS Darby, whips corner to corner hard, and Darby falls to the mat! Brody storms over to Darby, stands him up, and scoops for a SLAM! Cover, TWO!
Brody stays on Darby with another scoop and SLAM! Another cover, TWO! Darby toughs it out and Brody grows frustrated. Brody drags Darby up again, scoops and SLAMS again, then covers, TWO!! Darby continues to survive, and now Brody is oddly amused. Brody looms over Darby, but Darby fires shots at the legs. Brody CHOPS Darby down! Then SENTONS onto Darby! Darby sputters and clutches his leg, it was trapped under him when the senton hit! Brody shrugs, not his fault. Brody looms over Darby but Darby crawls away. Brody stalks Darby, brings him up, and Dynamite returns to single picture for the lift. Darby GUILLOTINE FACELOCKS to counter!
Brody puts Darby on the ropes, fires body shots, and then he CHOPS Darby down! Darby hits apron before he hits floor! The fans rally and bark while Brody argues with the ref. Brody goes out after Darby, drags him up, and CHOKE SLAMS him on the apron! Brody says this is what Darby wanted, so he clears the desk! The fans cheer, and Brody even puts the desk lid off to the side. Brody paces, and watching from the skybox, it’s Kevin Knight. The TNT Champion is facing one of these two next week, so naturally he wants to watch with his own eyes. But then Darby JUMPS on Brody’s back! Darby has a SLEEPER!
Darby squeezes tight, but Brody stays on his feet! Brody runs with Darby as a backpack, CANNOBNALL down through the desk hood!! Fairfax loses their minds as both men are down in the wreckage! We get a quick look backstage to see MJF is watching this, too. The ref checks and both men are able to continue. Brody is up first and he drags Darby around. Brody scoops but Darby fights free! Darby SHOVES Brody into the desk! That corner edge gets Brody right in the stomach! Darby hurries to finish clearing the desk, and he throws hands on Brody! And even SLAPS, SLAPS, SLAPS! Brody SLAPS back!
Darby sputters on the desk, and now Brody climbs up to join him! The fans go nuts as Brody reels Darby in. Darby fires body shots and shots on the legs, but Brody CHOPS Darby! SLEEPER!! Brody dangles Darby like he has before, but Darby CLAWS Brody’s eyes! Brody lets go, Darby hurries back up, CODE RED ON THE DESK! The desk does not break, but both men might be busted up from that landing! The fans lose their minds all the same while the ref checks both men. Darby is up and in the ring, sore as he is, but Brody rises. Darby shakes out the bad leg, builds speed, and he DIVES! Direct hit and they hit the desk again!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Darby sits up, then manages to hobble his way over. Brody follows, they roll into the ring, and Darby goes up the corner! But Brody trips Darby up, then CHOPS him into the Tree of Woe! Brody then sits Darby up, just so he can CHOP Darby again! Brody barks as he storms around, and then he runs up to CANNONBALL!! Darby sputters but Brody drags him up, just to short arm LARIAT him back down! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives and shocks Brody! Brody hauls Darby right up, runs, CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL!! Cover, TWO!!! Darby survives again and Brody is beside himself!
The fans are thunderous for Darby as he sits up in a daze. Brody shakes his head, unsure how Darby is still doing this. Brody YANKS Darby up, runs up, but Darby dodges the splash! Brody sputters from hitting buckles, and Darby CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again! Darby HEADBUTTS Brody, but that just pisses Brody off! Brody THROWS Darby onto a cameraman!! The camera is fine but Darby writhes on the ground! Brody storms out after Darby, grabs him by the legs, but Darby claws at the floor mat! The mat is pulled up as Brody drags Darby along! The fans fire up as the camera seems to be along for the ride!
Darby kicks at Brody, kicks free, then hurries to his feet. Brody CHOPS Darby and Darby staggers away. The fans rally and bark, and Brody runs up for a CANNONBALL THROUGH RAILING!! But Darby narrowly avoids that human car wreck!! The fans go nuts as Darby hurries to finish pulling up floor mats! Darby has exposed a good portion of concrete, but he makes sure to roll into the ring to stop the count. Brody storms back up on Darby, but Darby BITES Brody’s hands! The ref reprimands but Brody ROCKS Darby! Brody reels Darby in, and he looks to the floor! The fans freak out but Darby fights the suplex!
Darby SLAPS Brody’s hands, then slides under! SUNSET BOMB on bare concrete!! The fans go nuts again, but Darby isn’t done! Darby climbs, aims, and SUPER COFFIN DROP!!! Direct hit, and a solid one at that! The ring count climbs again, and Darby rolls in at 4 of 10. Brody is down at 6, but he rises at 7! Brody stands at 9, and he lunges in at 9.9! Only for Darby to COFFIN DROP again!! Then COFFIN DROP again!! Cover, DARBY WINS!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Championship)
This newest chapter might’ve been their greatest, if not CRAZIEST, one yet! And in the end, Darby’s relentless nature carries him through again! Knight nods, knowing exactly what to expect for next week. But will Knight make it through the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil on Collision to then bring that TNT Championship to the dance? As for Brody, he and Darby shake hands as great rivals and friends. Darby makes sure to look at Knight up in the skybox, will Darby be able to survive his own reign going this hard week after week?
My Thoughts:
An awesome Dynamite that they really stacked with title matches. But at the same time, status quo kept and all in awesome ways. Honestly, part of me is surprised that Knight retained against MJF, because of the “Double or Nothing” idea of Darby VS MJF, title for title. But at the same time, maybe Darby is going to make MJF put up his ability to challenge for the world title, same as in MJF VS Hangman. Great win for Knight all the same, and he’ll have a very good match against Hook on Collision, and against Darby Allin next week. Darby VS Brody was an awesome main event, like PPV quality, holy crap, but great win for Darby.
MJF had a great promo with Callis & Andrade to further that feud and its slow burn. I would think that win, lose or draw with Darby, MJF will feud with Andrade for the summer. A great match for Ace Austin against Okada, but again, of course Okada won out so he and Takeshita will still have their title match. Great promo from Thekla & Skye to call out Brawling Birds, and Brawling Birds of course win their match tonight. I still wanna see that Triple Threat of Thekla VS Windsor VS Persephone with someone becoming a double champion, but it feels like it might be Thekla VS Windsor VS Hayter just so Thekla obviously gets away with a win.
Great women’s tag title match, #Shidalander getting their best showing yet, obviously. But given the story they’re building, of course Shidalander loses. Divine Dominion VS Brawling Birds definitely needs to happen for All In London, so all these other matches are just biding time on that. Rush continues to bide his time, but between the TNT Championship and the National Championship, Rush needs to get one of those to vindicate himself here in AEW. Great tag match from C&C VS RPG Vice, but also a great appearance by Conglomeration to go after FTR. They’re already building that story even before Double or Nothing, which is clunky, but I like the idea of the Double Jeopardy. Though, with that, FTR & Ciampa are definitely getting their match for the trios titles.
And great stuff in this story of Will Ospreay’s recovery. Great promo from Ospreay with the Death Riders, but then The Opps just jump in and want to recruit him now? That’s weird. I suppose there is still good continuity here, because Face Opps did fight against Heel Death Riders, and so the factions are double-turning and the feud is continuing. I am pretty sure Ospreay sticks to Death Riders in this, and there’s still so much missed opportunity not having Max Caster as part of Bowens’ story with The Opps. But hey, if it gives us Ospreay VS Shibata and Ospreay VS Joe through such a feud, who am I to question it?
My Score: 9.1/10
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