AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (9/25/24)
Does Bryan Fear Nigel?
So much is on the line tonight!
While Darby Allin fights to keep his shot at the AEW World Championship, Nigel McGuinness wants his final fight with the world champion, Bryan Danielson! We will all get what we want for this Grand Slam Dynamite?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Nigel McGuinness VS Bryan Danielson; Bryan wins.
- FTW Championship: Hook VS Roderick Strong w/ The Kingdom; Hook wins and retains the title.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships: The Young Bucks VS Will Ospreay & Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis; The Bucks win and retain the titles.
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Mariah May VS Yuka Sakazaki; Mariah wins and retains the title.
- AEW World Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Darby Allin VS Jon Moxley w/ Marina Shafir; Moxley wins and will challenge for the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Nigel McGuinness VS Bryan Danielson!
A moment we thought might never come again might finally happen. The big caveat is that The American Dragon needs to be medically cleared to compete, but Jon Moxley’s brutal betrayal involved him damn near suffocating the AEW World Champion! Is Nigel just taking advantage of that to make himself feel better? Or is the shirt right, and Bryan FEARS Nigel?
The music isn’t Final Countdown but Born for Greatness, so that’s a curious move already. Everyone is watching the stage closely, but Nigel grabs himself a mic. He says he knew it! He hasn’t Bryan Danielson all day, so “The American Coward just dropped the ball.” Let’s get a ten count so Nigel can be declared the winner, and Bryan can be STRIPPED of the world title! The count does begin but hard to say about the rest of that. We pass 5 of 10, but then at 7, the song changes! “IT’S THE FINAL~ COUNTDOWN~!” And yes, Bryan Danielson has made it to Queens, New York, he IS cleared to compete!
Bryan high-fives and fist bumps the front row all around ringside before he steps into the ring. The bell rings and the fans are thunderous as this rivalry’s final chapter is written before our eyes! Nigel and Bryan stare down, circle, and they tie up. The fans are already losing their minds, and then Nigel UPPERCUTS! Nigel soaks up the cheers and jeers but Bryan comes back. They circle, tie up, and Bryan clinches to spin and UPPERCUT Nigel! Nigel staggers back, checks his teeth, and the fans rally up again. Nigel shakes that off, resets with Bryan, and the two tie up. Nigel wrenches and wristlocks, but Bryan rolls.
Bryan bridges, spins, and wrenches around to wristlock, but Nigel UPPERCUTS! The fans are torn but Nigel soaks it all up again. Nigel talks a bit of smack, “Too easy, Tony! Too easy!” The two go again, Bryan wrenches and hammerlocks, then spins Nigel to snapmare. Bryan KICKS Nigel in the back and the fans fire up! Nigel gets mad now, and stands right up. Bryan and Nigel get forehead to forehead, then Nigel pushes Bryan. Bryan and Nigel tie up, Nigel waistlocks, but Bryan wrenches. Nigel spins, slips under, and wrangles Bryan with a top wristlock. Bryan hurries right up, wrenches and wrenches and wristlocks.
Nigel spins, drops, breaks Bryan’s grip, then stands to wrangle him again. Fans cheer this exchange but it’s still going! Bryan uses that same spin move to get Nigel’s wrist! Nigel spins, facelocks, Bryan wrenches out, only for Nigel to wrench and pass the hand around. Bryan rolls, cartwheels, wrenches, and wristlocks again! The fans cheer more as Nigel moves around, and he sends Bryan into ropes! Nigel KICKS ropes to jam Bryan up! The ref reprimands, but Nigel brings Bryan up to fire palm strikes from all ends! Nigel BOOTS Bryan into a corner and fires more palm strikes! The ref reprimands, Nigel lets off, but then Bryan SLAPS Nigel!
The fans fire up, and Nigel grins! Nigel goes back to Bryan to SLAP him! Bryan UPPERCUTS Nigel! Nigel UPPERCUTS Bryan! Bryan shakes his head, UPPERCUTS again, so Nigel UPPERCUTS again! Bryan fires UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT but Nigel RAMS him! Bryan KICKS, and Nigel drops, claiming low blow! The ref checks but Bryan defends he did not aim there. Nigel grimaces as he goes to ropes, but then he trips Bryan! Top mount for ground ‘n’ pound! Nigel was tricking us, but Bryan turns things around to punch into the abs! Nigel brings Bryan in for a clinch, but Bryan fights up!
Nigel has the mount for more ground ‘n’ pound! Bryan turns things around again, has a leg, and he throws hands down on the abs! Nigel works around, and he ahs the omoplata! Bryan fights around and rolls, to get the omoplata! LEBELL LOCK!! Nigel endures, fights around, reaches out, and ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Bryan lets off quickly, reminding the ref he has ’til 5. But then Nigel YANKS Bryan out to the floor! Bryan clutches his arm, but Nigel storms out to sends him into railing! And then into steel steps! The fans are torn as Nigel now tips those steps over! The ref reprimands, Nigel refreshes the ring count, and goes back for Bryan.
Nigel drags Bryan up, around, and drop toeholds him into steel steps! Bryan’s arm gets hurt mostly from bracing himself against the steel. Nigel wrangles Bryan, hooks an arm, and he pulls on the steps! Bryan slips free before the steps can fall on his arm! Nigel storms up on Bryan but Bryan HEADBUTTS him! Nigel goes into the ring but Bryan drags him out, to POST him! Bryan then grabs Nigel’s arms, to YANK him into the post! But Nigel SLAMS Bryan’s arm into the post! Nigel pushes Bryan into the ring, storms in after him, and drags Bryan by the arm into the LONDON DUNGEON! Bryan endures the keylock stretch and fights back, ROPEBREAK!
The ref counts, Nigel STOMPS the arm as he lets off! The ref reprimands, fans boo, but Nigel soaks it all up. Bryan stands, Nigel is on him, but Bryan fights the suplex. Nigel throat chops! Nigel runs corner to corner, but Bryan follows to DROPKICK in the corner! Bryan KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! “YES! YES! YES!” Bryan underhooks to BUTTERFLY PLEX! The fans fire up and Bryan climbs, but Nigel trips him up! Nigel cravats, drags Bryan out, but Bryan slips free! Nigel elbows Bryan, runs, but into a BUSAIKU KNEE! But Bryan can’t cover because of the bad arm! A standing count starts while fans rally up.
Bryan and Nigel rise at 4 of 10, and Bryan stands at 5. Bryan KICKS Nigel! And KICKS! And KICKS! “YES! YES! YES!” Nigel curses each kick, but the BUZZSAW takes him down! Cover, TWO! Nigel is still in this but Bryan follows him to the corner. Bryan whips Nigel to the corner, but Nigel does a handstand! Nigel BOOTS Bryan away, but Bryan blocks the next! Bryan CHOPS, Nigel bridges on the corner, so Bryan TWISTS his head! Nigel is stuck up there, as Bryan CLUBS him! But Nigel rolls through that to KICK & CLUB Bryan! Cover, TWO! Nigel snarls as his improvising didn’t pay off. Nigel drags Bryan, and counters the leg scissors to a cover! TWO!!
Bryan has the arm and drags Nigel in, LEBELL- NO, Nigel blocks, and he bends the fingers before he hits an ELBOW BREAKER! Bryan writhes and gets away, and the fans rally while both men are down again. Nigel rises first, and he storms over. Nigel UPPERCUTS Bryan, then eggs Bryan on to give him one back. Bryan UPPERCUTS, but that’s the bad arm! Nigel grins, he goaded Bryan into that. Nigel hammerlocks the bad arm and sends Bryan to the corner, but Bryan goes up and over! Bryan keeps moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Nigel blocks the forearm! Yoyo and LARIAT!! Cover, ONE?!? Nigel can’t believe it but Bryan is all fired up!!
The fans are thunderous as Bryan rises again! Nigel is apologetic now, but then he pokes Bryan in the eye! The fans boo, but Nigel ripcords and LARIATS! Cover, TWO!! Nigel’s Southpaw Rainmaker didn’t quite do it, but the fans rally up again. Nigel has the bad arm again, but Bryan KICKS him away! Nigel still wants that arm, but Bryan KICKS again! Nigel gets mad now, and he clamps on! Bryan KICKS, KICKS and KICKS! Nigel eggs Bryan on as he gives more kicks! Nigel uses HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! He’s using Bryan’s own idea! Then he dragon sleepers, and inverted suplexes Bryan to the top rope! LONDON TOWER!! Cover, TWO!!!
The fans fire up but Nigel is beside himself! Nigel goes back for the arm, LONDON DUNGEON!! The fans rally for Bryan as hard as they can, and Bryan moves around! Bryan fights up, but Nigel hooks the legs to make it part SURFBOARD! Bryan endures his back being bent and his shoulder being cranked! But he gets his feet free, rolls back, and now he HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS away on Nigel! The fans fire up, “YES! YES! YES!” Nigel is a ragdoll, but Bryan also falls back from using all that energy! The fans cheer, and they rally up again as Bryan rises. Nigel sputters as he sits back up, and both men stand.
Bryan storms up but Nigel UPPERCUTS first! Bryan KICKS! Nigel UPPERCUTS! Bryan KICKS! Nigel CHOPS! Bryan CHOPS! They CHOP and CHOP and Bryan HEADBUTTS again and again and again! But Nigel hits an ARMBAR DDT! Bryan clutches that hand, Nigel runs up, and he BUSAIKU KNEES!! But Bryan yoyos!! Only for Nigel to LARIAT him first!! Cover, TWO!! Bryan survives and the fans are thunderous again! Both men stir, and Bryan finds Nigel’s arm! Bryan sits up into the omoplata, but Nigel fights the ret! “This is Awesome!” as the LEBELL LOCK returns!! But the bad hand won’t hold on!
Nigel fights around, Bryan tries to get a crossface, but Nigel won’t stop moving! Bryan HAMMER FISTS away on Nigel! Crossface for the LEBELL LOCK!! But Nigel rolls it! Bryan’s shoulders stay off the mat, but Nigel pops free! Bryan gets the hold again, LEBELL LOCK!! Nigel still fights, but the grip blinds him! Nigel doesn’t know where to reach! Nigel says F YOU, BRYAN! But he still TAPS!! Bryan wins!!
Winner: Bryan Danielson, by submission
This battle was 15 years in the making, and though Nigel pushed Bryan, he could not break Bryan! The AEW World Champion stands- WAIT! Christian Cage is making his way out here! Captain Charisma does have that Casino Contract, is he going to cash in now? Bryan stares Christian down, not intimidated in the least. Christian opens up the folder, clicks his pen, but Kip Sabian is creeping up! Mr. Superbad says YOINK and takes the pen! Christian chases Kip down, but then Claudio Castagnoli & PAC are there! Christian goes the other direction, but is still looking for Kip. Will there be no “undisputed” next AEW World Champion if Kip can help it?
As for The Swiss Superman & The Bastard, if they’re in the building, will they expect Wheeler Yuta to talk with them? Will Bryan look to have some words of his own?
FTW Championship: Hook VS Roderick Strong w/ The Kingdom!
Just as The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil saved this title from the #JerichoVortex, he ends up running afoul of the Undisputed Kingdom. The Savior of the Backbreaker says the controversy of his defeat is reason enough HE should be champion now, but he’ll have to prove it by winning. Will Roddy #SendHook home without this gold? Or will Hook prove Roddy isn’t as strong as he thinks?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who aces the match in Arthur Ashe!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, go around, and Hook waistlocks. Roddy wrenches free, but Hook powers up. Roddy cranks the wristlock, but Hook powers through to wrench back. Roddy shifts around, has a wristlock but wants a leg. Hook fights that off so Roddy wrenches. Hook pushes through to a takedown! Hook then floats to the head, KATAGATAME! Roddy fights and rolls but Hook holds onto the head ‘n’ arm triangle! ROPEBREAK! Bennett & Taven drag Roddy out even as Hook is letting go, and the fans boo. Hook storms out to CLOBBER Roddy right through The Kingdom!
Hook sends Roddy into railing, fires a KNEE, then fires forearm after forearm against railing! The fans fire up, The Kingdom protests, but this is FTW Rules so there are no count outs and no disqualifications! Roddy KNEES Hook back and THROWS him into railing! Roddy grabs a kendo stick, swings, but Hook dodges! Hook DECKS Roddy, then SMACKS him with the kendo stick! Hook SMACKS Bennett, too! Taven leaps from the apron but Hook SMACKS him outta the air! Hook CHOKES Roddy with the stick, then RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPÂ into railing! The fans fire up as Hook stands tall, but Bennett runs up!
Hook clinches Bennett first, EXPLODER! LARIAT for Taven! But Roddy fireman’s carries! And he POSTS Hook! The fans are torn as Roddy stands over Hook, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Roddy drags Hook up, CHOPS him against the apron, and then CHOPS again! Hook drops to his knees but Roddy puts him in the ring. Roddy storms in after Hook to BOOT him down! Roddy drags Hook up to scoop and BACKBREAKER! Hook writhes, Roddy soaks up the heat, and then he drags Hook up again. Roddy puts Hook in a corner, to CHOP! Hook ROCKS Roddy! Roddy CHOPS Hook! Hook ROCKS Roddy! And Hook ROCKS Roddy again and again, until Roddy KNEES low! Roddy whips, Hook reverses and clinches, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Into a KOJI KLUTCH! Roddy endures and flails his way to a cover, TWO!
Hook lets Roddy go, and Roddy CLOBBERS Hook! Roddy rains down fists, then soaks up more heat. Roddy then stalks Hook, steps over, and he grinds Hook down into a modified CAMEL CLUTCH! Hook endures, fights to get his arms free but it’s still a chinlock stretch! Hook claws at the mat, fights up to his feet, but Roddy becomes a backpack! Roddy’s leans his weight on Hook, Hook still fights up, but Roddy spins him. Roddy clinches but Hook fights the lift with elbows! Hook goes for the arm but Roddy stuffs the sayanagi into a roll-up! TWO!! Hook escapes that deep leg hook, but Roddy stomps away!
Roddy drags Hook up to CHOP! Hook sputters, but Roddy CHOPS him again! Hook fires a CHOP, Roddy CHOPS again, repeat! Roddy KENES low, huffs ‘n’ puffs, then brings Hook around. Hook JAWBREAKERS free! Roddy staggers, comes back, but gets another JAWBREAKER for it! Hook NORTHERN LIGHTS! Dynamite returns to single picture as Hook goes to ropes. Roddy runs up, into a BOOT! Hook goes to a corner, Roddy runs up again, but Hook sends him into buckles! Hook then clinches to SAIDO! The fans fire up and Hook LARIATS! And LARIATS! Hook KNEES low, then hits the UCHIMADA!
The fans fire up as Hook runs corner to corner to LARIAT! Hook fires body shots, a HEADBUTT, then brings Roddy in, NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover this time, TWO! Hook holds onto a wristlock, wants a keylock, but Roddy fights with his own grip. The fans rally as the two stand, and Hook brings Roddy to a corner. Roddy blocks the buckle bump to DECK Hook! The fans rally, but The Kingdom sends in chairs for Roddy! Roddy wedges a chair in the corner, but Hook has him! RED- NO, Roddy RAMS Hook into the chair! Roddy runs corner to corner, JUMP KNEE! And then RUNNING MAT RETURN! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally as Hook stays in this. Roddy grabs the chair out of the corner, sets it and another chair up, and then brings Hook over. Hook fights the nelson with elbows, then FULL METAL SAYANAGI! Roddy writhes from landing on the chairs, Hook covers, TWO!! Roddy stays in this, but Hook wants the Redrum! Roddy fights it, fireman’s carries, and he FULL METAL GUT BUSTERS! SICK KICK!! Cover, TWO!!! Hook survives, the fans are thunderous, but The Kingdom says Roddy has this! Roddy hobbles back to Hook, drags him up, and suplexes, but Hook slips free! REDRUM!! Roddy drops, The Kingdom panics, but RODDY TAPS! HOOK WINS!
Winner: Hook, by submission (still FTW Champion)
No controversy this time! Hook makes Roddy tap and there’s not denying it! But then The Kingdom regroup, and they get in Hook’s face! Only to offer a handshake? The fans aren’t so sure, but Hook accepts. They hug it out, and Roddy leads the way out. Hook has won the respect of some ROH icons, will that seal of approval take him to new heights?
As Hook exits the ring, Tony Schiavone hopes off commentary to talk with him. Schiavone says take a breath, Hook, you earned it. Let’s give it up for Hook! The fans cheer, and Schiavone says this title defense must be Hook’s most satisfying. Back in 1998, only three miles from here, at The Elks Lodge, the FTW Championship was born by Hook’s father, Taz. Tonight, right here in Queens, Hook is still champion, so congratulations. Hook says yeah, well, thanks for that. And with all that being said, all good things must come to an end.
Hook says that on behalf of the family, he would like to thank each and every wrestler who has ever competed for this championship. The fans cheer that. Hook says on top of that, he’d like to thank each and every one of the fans for supporting the FTW Championship. The fans cheer again, and Hook says that for now, in this very moment, the FTW Championship is officially retired. Hook hands it off to his dad, and Taz hugs it out with his son. The fans cheer this great moment, “Thank You, Taz!” Hook has kept his family’s legacy strong, but is he now going to truly carve his own path in pro-wrestling?
AEW World Tag Team Championships: The Young Bucks VS Will Ospreay & Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis!
While Matthew & Nicholas Jackson have given the Aerial Assassin & Aussie Arrow their flowers over impressive abilities and storied journeys, that’s all they’re getting from the EVPs. Will The Bucks remind everyone who’s the elite tag team around here? Or will Ospreay & Fletcher use this gold to build the United Empire’s new foundation?
The Bucks do their pose, Ospreay & Fletcher mock it right behind their backs. The introductions are made, the tag titles are raised, and we see who truly reigns over AEW!
The teams sort out and Ospreay starts against Nick. The fans fire up as the two circle, they tie up, and Nick headlocks. Ospreay powers up and out, Nick runs him over, but Ospreay kips right up. Only for Matt to throw Ospreay down by his hair! Speaking of, what is in Matt’s hair…? Nick sucker punches Kyle while fans boo, but then The Bucks kick Ospreay, Nick runs, and Matt gives him the boost to RANA! Ospreay tumbles out, Kyle runs in, but The Bucks mug him now. The Bucks double whip but Kyle ducks the double lariat, breaks the line, but then The Bucks duck to DOUBLE ELBOW!
The Bucks double kip up and they hit their pose again. The ref reprimands them both and Matt exits. Nick headlocks, Ospreay powers up and Kyle tags in. The Empire double whip Nick then DOUBLE HIP TOSS Nick to then split the wishbone! They DOUBLE PENALTY KICK Nick, and Matt runs in! The Empire double drop toehold Matt onto Nick, and uh, it’s a bit awkward now. Kyle sets up, Ospreay steps up, STANDING MOONSAULT on both Bucks! The Bucks bail out while the fans fire up, and The Empire climbs the corners! DOUBLE ARIHARA MOONSAULTS! The fans are thunderous as The Empire throws up the crowns, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ospreay fetches Nick into the ring, covers, ONE!! Nick hangs tough but Ospreay CHOPS him. Ospreay ROCKS him, tags Kyle, and the Empire mugs Nick. Kyle fires hands, the fans rally with Ospreay, but Nick powers out of the headlock. Nick then drops under, and Matt DUMPS Kyle out! The ref reprimands Matt, but has to stop Nick from getting at Ospreay, so Matt stomps away on Kyle! Matt stands on Kyle’s face, lets off to soak heat, then leaves fans hanging on the high-fives. Nick pulls the switcheroo to a middle finger, and Matt puts Kyle in for him. Nick scrapes laces off Kyle’s face, then puts him in a corner.
Nick scrapes Kyle’s face on the ropes! The ref counts, Nick lets off, and he CLAWS Kyle on the back! The ref reprimands more, but Nick KICKS Kyle in the back. Nick runs to stomp Kyle, then brings him over to the corner. Tag to Matt, and Matt goes up to drop an AX HANDLE! Kyle grits his teeth while leaning on ropes, but Matt fires haymakers and body shots! Matt has Kyle in the corner as he stomps away, but the ref backs him off. Matt gets in Ospreay’s face, goes back to Kyle, but Kyle fires body shots! Kyle fights to his feet to fire forearms! Matt scoops to BACKBREAKER! Tag to Nick and he adds the slingshot LEG DROP!
Nick cocky covers, ZERO! Kyle isn’t having any of that, but Nick tags Matt. The Buck smug Kyle, and Matt kicks Kyle around. Matt mocks the fans with his own applause, but Kyle CHOPS! And CHOPS! Matt CLAWS Kyle’s eyes and CLUBS him down! Dynamite returns to single picture as Matt tags Nick. The Bucks whip Kyle to the corner, but Kyle goes over Nick, switches with Matt, sends Matt into Nick, then catches them both, DDT FLATLINER COMBO! The fans fire up while both Bucks are down! Kyle crawls his way over, hot tag to Ospreay! Ospreay springboards, PIP PIP CHEERIO for Matt! Ospreay kips up to fire hands on Nick!
Ospreay CHOPS Nick, whips him, but Nick reverses. Matt joins in but the handspring DOUBLE NEURALIZER hits The Bucks first! The fans fire up, STANDING SKY TWISTER on Nick! Cover, TWO! Ospreay fires up and the fans are with him! Ospreay aims at Nick, HIDDEN- NO, Nick dodges to ROLLING ROUNDHOUSE! Tag to Matt, Nick whips Ospreay corner to corner. Ospreay reverses, Nick goes up and over, and Matt SUPERKICKS! Nick and Matt coordinate, ASSISTED SLICED BREAD! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives the string of moves, but Matt drags him up. Matt hangs Ospreay out to dry and Nick climbs!
Nick aims to DRAPING SWANTONÂ into the BOMB! Cover, Kyle breaks it!! Nick TOSSES Kyle out hard, then tags back in. The Bucks go after Ospreay, E V P TRIG- NO, Ospreay kips up, springboards, DOUBLE OSCUTTER!! Cover, the ref hesitates, maybe forgetting who’s legal! The count starts, but Matt breaks it! Ospreay argues with the ref and Callis isn’t much happier about it. Tag to Kyle, the fans fire up as The Empire drags Nick up. They hook him up, COR- REVERSE RANA!! Nick spikes Ospreay, then he dodges Kyle! Nick kicks Kyle, The Bucks double whip, but Kyle ducks the superkicks to DOUBLE LARIAT!!
The fans fire up and Kyle hauls Nick up! POWER- FACEBUSTER! But Ospreay 450 SPLASHES! Matt hits a DESTROYER!! But Ospreay rebounds to HIDDEN BLADE!!! All four men are down and the fans are giving a standing ovation for “A E DUB!! A E DUB!!” A standing count starts, Matt and Ospreay bail out, and Nick sits up. Kyle reaches for Ospreay, but Nick BLASTS Ospreay! Nick slaps Kyle around, talks trash, but Kyle winds up to ROCK him! Kyle eggs Nick on so Nick fires a forearm! Kyle shakes his head and fires a flurry of forearms! He ROCKS Nick, runs, but Matt trips him up!
Matt drags Kyle out but Kyle ROCKS Matt! Nick PENALTY KCIKS Kyle from the apron! Nick avoids Ospreay to then FLYING RANA! The Bucks hurry to put Kyle in, and Nick goes up the corner. Matt has Kyle on the apron, gut wrenches, and fans freak out already! APRON T K DRIVER!! The fans lose their minds while Kyle flops down! The Bucks leave him behind, they want the count to handle this! Kyle sputters at 5 of 10, but the fans rally as hard as they can! Kyle stands at 9, and LEAPS in at 9.9!! But Nick is already aiming from a corner. Kyle sits up, into the SHINING WIZARD! Nick soaks up heat, and Dynamite goes back to picture in picture.
Nick paces, then he rains down fists on Kyle! Nick tags Matt, and The Bucks pace around. Kyle sits up but Matt BOOTS him! Matt fires punches in the headlock, the ref reprimands and counts, but Matt lets off. Matt then grabs the legs, drags Kyle around, and he tags Nick. CATAPULT GAMANGIRI! Kyle falls back, Nick climbs up, DOUBLE STOMP BACKBREAKER!! Cover, OSPREAY BREAKS IT!! The Bucks are furious, and Matt TOSSES Ospreay out. Ospreay stays on the apron, to Matt TRIANGLE DROP APRON DDTS!!! Matt almost jacks himself up there but Nick has Kyle in a drop zone. Nick climbs, to SWANTON BOMB! Cover, TWO!!
Nick can’t believe it, but Kyle is still in this! Nick shakes his head while Kyle sputters. There’s a bloody cut on Kyle’s head, but Nick drags him up. Kyle scoops to MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!!! Nick gets away to tag Matt, and Matt DECKS Kyle! Matt puts Kyle in a corner, pie faces him around, then scoops him for a SLAM! Tag back to Nick and the Bucks coordinate. RISKY BUSINESS! Cover, TWO!! The Bucks are even more frustrated, but they’ve still got tricks to try. Matt tags in, Dynamite returns to single picture, and The Bucks drag Kyle up. Matt gut wrenches, Nick goes up, and they want it again! T K- NO, Ospreay catches Nick’s flip!
Kyle turns things around on Matt while Ospreay pops Nick into position! STEREO STYLES CLASH!!! Cover, TWO!!! Matt survives, The Bucks know Uncle Allen’s move well! But Kyle tags Ospreay, and he takes aim at Matt! HIDDEN BLADE!!! And then the underhooks, for the STORM BREAKER!! Cover, NICK BREAKS IT! Kyle CLUBS Nick, but Nick TOSSES Kyle! Nick bails out, but Ospreay stands again. “This is Awesome!” as Ospreay says time to use that! Ospreay underhooks, but Nick storms in! SUPERKICK! Kyle tags in, he clinches Nick to SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Kyle dodges Matt to SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF!
The fans fire up as Kyle has Bucks in corners! Forearm SMASH for Nick, then Kyle runs corner to corner! Matt dodges, Nick SHINING WIZARDS! GAMANGIRIS! FOREARM! BULLDOG! The Bucks coordinate again, and Matt drags Kyle up. Nick climbs, Matt fireman’s carries, but Ospreay anchors Nick! Kyle slips free to gut wrench Matt! Nick kicks free of Ospreay, then he SUPERKICKS Kyle! Matt is able to flip the gut wrench around! Nick resets up top, but Ospreay gets back up! FLYING CUTTER!! Kyle again turns things around on Matt! Ospreay goes up!? They steal the T K DRIVER!!! Cover, TWO?!?!
The fans cannot believe it, but of course Matt knows his own move! So The Empire scoop Matt into CORIOLIS!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Matt survives and the fans are in disbelief! But Ospreay says this is it! Kyle runs up on Matt, GAMANGIRI!! Kyle puts Matt up, fires up, and the fans are with him! Ospreay keeps Nick back, Kyle SUPER BRAINBUSTERS!!! Cover, NICK BREAKS IT?!?! Nick got loose just enough, and the fans are electric! Nick TOSSES Ospreay, but Kyle TOSSES Nick! Nick gest up but into the CALF KICK! Kyle takes aim again, and he DIVES! Nick is sent into the desk! The fans are thunderous and Callis checks on his guys.
Callis tells Kyle to use the screwdriver!! Callis scurries away, Kyle hides the tool, and then Callis distracts the ref! Kyle looks at Matt, looks at the screwdriver, and he wants to do it! But Ospreay says no! Not this way! Ospreay turns the screwdriver in to the ref, argues with Callis, but Matt BELT SHOTS OSPREAY! Matt swings on Kyle, Kyle dodges and waistlocks! Kyle pushes Matt to ropes, Matt tosses the belt to Nick, O’Conner Roll! TWO and Nick BELT SHOTS Kyle!!! Cover, with tights! TWO?!?!? Kyle survives all that, but The Bucks DOUBLE SUPERKICK!!! Then E V P TRIGGER!!! Cover, Bucks win!!
Winners: The Young Bucks, by pinfall (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)
Callis is in disbelief! If Kyle had done things his way, maybe Kyle & Ospreay would have the belts now. But was it also what cost them the belts? Ospreay looks to Kyle, and the two are on different pages. What will this mean for their friendship? Will any team ever take these titles from The Bucks?
Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.
Renee Paquette is with Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly & Rocky Romero. Cassidy says no need to put “and” here, as The Conglomeration officially welcomes Rocky to the team. Cassidy hands Rocky a shirt, and Rocky is honored to conglomerate with them. Renee moves on to note The Conglomeration’s Cassidy, Briscoe & O’Reilly will be taking on Chris Jericho’s Learning Tree in a Trios Tornado match for Collision, what can we expect? Mark says one thing to expect is some cool Conglomeration shirts! Brand new on AEW Shop! But that new shirt is gonna have to be changed already to include a doodle of Rocky…
Anyway, Mark will explain why he’s wearing the classic #DemBoys shirt for tonight. That is because he is feeling the energy here in Arthur Ashe Stadium, just five miles away from where The Briscoes had their last tag team match ever! The baddest team of all time, #DemBoys! And Collision, The Conglomeration is gonna give The Learning Tree a #DemBoys style ass whoopin’! Briscoe style! Be ready Jericho! Be ready, Bill! Be ready, Keith! Because they’re comin’ for ya! RA RA RA!! Wait, what’s the word of the day? Oh, shoot, thank you, Kyle, for reminding him. The word of the day is, “vociferous.”
Ah yes, to be outspoken, blatant and noisy. YEAH, like the crowd here in Queens, baby! Just like the Grand Slam Dynamite crowd tonight, and the Grand Slam crowd for Collision, when The Conglomeration whoops The Learning Tree up one side o’ the tree and down the other, LET’S GO, BABY! Mark is fired up, Kyle follows, and Cassidy says Rocky can go follow them. Rocky says okay, and heads out. Renee says Rocky will get there. Cassidy agrees. But will things be even sweeter for The Conglomeration now that they’ve added some Azucar?
Tony Schiavone is on stage.
Schiavone says here with an update on Swerve Strickland, here is New York’s own Prince Nana! The fans cheer as Nana makes his way out, and he shows off his brand of java, on sale now. Nana still does the dance for Swerve’s House, and Schiavone says it has been a few weeks since we’ve seen Swerve, after quite a wild couple of weeks for him. First at All In, he loses the AEW World Championship to Bryan Danielson. Then, Hangman Page burns down Swerve’s childhood home. And then, All Out, the Lights Out Steel Cage, Hangman brutalizes Swerve, and Swerve loses by referee stoppage.
Nana says first of all, he must say, it is good to be in New York in whose house? “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Then how is Swerve doing? Nana says hey, he’s known Schiavone a long time, and Swerve means a lot to Nana. Mentally, there is nothing that can stop the most dangerous man in AEW! The fans cheer that. But physically… Swerve is not cleared to come back, but is fighting hard every single day for each and every one in whose house? “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” But then someone interrupts Nana, and out walks MONTEL VONTAVIOUS PORTER, M V P!! Fans go nuts and MVP asks Schiavone to please pardon the intrusion.
MVP reintroduces himself, M to the V P! But you already know that, don’t you? MVP says he must agree with Nana: Swerve IS the most dangerous man in AEW, no question about it. As a matter of fact, MVP will do us one better. It is MVP’s opinion that Swerve is the most phenomenal talent to ever set foot in AEW. Yes! His 2024 run will be studied by future generations. Eight MONTHS without being pinned or submitted, with wins over the likes of Samoa Joe, Roderick Strong, Christian Cage, and Will Ospreay! Chef’s kiss, MVP was watching all of it.
But he also saw what Schiavone talked about. MVP saw Swerve lose the AEW World Championship in the main event of All In. And he saw Swerve’s childhood home burned to the ground. And he must ask Nana, the man that beat Swerve for the title, WHY is he walking around, talking about it, all smiling? The man that burned Swerve’s home to the ground, WHY is he not beat all the hell?! See, none of this is a failure on Swerve. MVP knows how good that man is. This is a failure on Swerve’s manager! A manager more concerned with selling his coffee and “shuckin’ ‘n’ jivin’,” dancing for the people!
The fans boo and Nana gets worked up, but MVP says take it easy, it’s not that kinda party. What MVP wants Nana to do is to let Swerve know, that when Swerve is ready to be taken seriously again, when he is ready to return to the mountaintop where he belongs, please give him MVP’s business card, and let him know that MVP will be ready to talk business. MVP leaves, and Nana is beside himself. What will Swerve choose when he returns to 100%?
The Scapegoat bus continues on.
Jack Perry drives on the bridge, headed into Queens, ready for a Collision. The TNT Championship Open Challenge awaits, who will answer the call?
AEW Women’s World Championship: Mariah May VS Yuka Sakazaki!
The Glamour has not taken the Wrestling Magical Girl serious for even one nanosecond since her return, and that’s even when Yuka & Queen Aminata almost won a tag match against Mariah & Serena Deeb. Will Mariah have no choice but to take Yuka seriously here tonight? Or will that Cruella-inspired gear be more than for show?
Oh wait, Yuka SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODIES Mariah down at the ramp! The fans fire up as Yuka is not waiting for introductions or ceremony! Yuka pushes Mariah into the apron, SMACKS her off it, and then uses the apron to 619 Mariah in the face! Mariah falls back, the fans fire up, and Yuka throws Mariah into the ring. The bell sounds, Yuka covers, TWO! Mariah is mad now, but Yuka waits on her to get up. Yuka then fires a forearm! Mariah SLAPS Yuka! Yuka SLAPS Mariah back! Mariah SLAPS again, so Yuka winds up, to SLAP! The fans rally, Mariah SLAPS again, but Yuka isn’t backing down! Yuka SLAPS yet again!
The SLAPS keep going, faster and faster! Mariah fires a flurry, but Yuka is just annoyed. ROLLING ELBOW! The fans fire up as Mariah ends up on ropes! Mariah ducks the 619 this time, then trips Yuka up to YANK her outta the ring! Mariah soaks up cheers and jeers, throws off the armbands, and runs up to SHOTGUN! Yuka falls hard and Mariah smiles. Yuka rises but Mariah puts her in the ring. Mariah storms in, stomps Yuka around, then scoops to SPIN OUT SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Yuka stays in this and Mariah snarls. Mariah stalks Yuka, puts her in ropes, and bends her back with the chinlock!
The fans boo, the ref counts, and Mariah lets off at 4. Mariah runs to SHOTGUN Yuka in the back! Cover, TWO! Yuka toughs it out but Mariah soaks up the cheers and jeers. Mariah SLAPS Yuka again, puts her up top, then puts some stank on the DOUBLE CHOPS! Maria struts, goes corner to corner, STRATUS- NO, Yuka stops that to push Mariah back! Yuka catches Mariah into a HANGING HEADSCISSORS! The fans fire up, the ref counts, and Yuka lets go at 4! Mariah sputters as she staggers away. Mariah storms back up, Yuka winds up, but Mariah blocks the haymaker to ROCK Yuka! Mariah then drags Yuka into a fireman’s carry!
Mariah storms around, but Yuka sunset flips it! TWO! Mariah stands, swings, but Yuka gest around to roll-up! TWO! Yuka spins and wrenches and backslides Mariah, TWO!!! Mariah barely gets free, but not really as Yuka has the body scissors! GURU GURU GURU GURU, ROLLING CLUTCH!! Cover, TWO!!! Mariah narrowly escapes again! Yuka shakes her head, and the fans fire up with her as she drags Mariah up. Yuka wrenches, hammerlocks, and lifts Mariah for a SPINNING- NO, Mariah slips free to HEADBUTT! Now both women are dizzy! Yuka fires up, takes a swing, but Mariah BOOTS the lariat away!
Mariah waistlocks and then lifts, HIGH ANGLE GERMAN SUPLEX!! Cover, TWO!! Yuka survives and now Mariah is getting mad! The fans rally, Mariah drags Yuka up, scoop and swing, to SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Yuka is still in this, but Mariah takes aim. Yuka sits up, Mariah runs up, but Yuka swats the kick! Roll-up, SUPERKICK! Mariah wobbles, Yuka scoops, NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB!! Yuka says time to end this and the fans fire up! Yuka goes to the apron, climbs the ropes, MAGICAL GIRL SPLASH, onto knees!! Mariah KNEES Yuka in the face! But she’s not done! STORM ZERO!! Cover, Mariah wins!
Winner: Mariah May, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Champion)
A powerful showing by Yuka, but she didn’t have enough power to bring down the evil villainess that is Mariah May! But Mariah is still in a foul mood, so she winds up and aims at Yuka! But wait! Here comes Willow Nightingale! The Babe with The Power stands in Mariah’s way! The fans fire up for this one, but then wait! Here comes Mina Shirakawa! Willow looks for the Fighting Gravure Idol, but Mariah CLOBBERS her with the belt first! And that shocks Mina! Mariah runs up to pick Mina up in her eyes, and she sweeps Mina up in the celebration! Mina is unsure what to do, but here comes Yuka!
Mariah runs away, and Mina is literally caught in between her former friend and her peers! Will it take her friendship with Mariah to snap Mariah out of this insanity? Or will Mariah keep AEW #AllAboutMay?
AEW World Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Darby Allin VS Jon Moxley w/ Marina Shafir!
The Relentless One was supposed to be fighting for the world title tonight, but The Maniac got in his way. Moxley doesn’t think Darby is ready to reach the mountaintop, and wanted Darby to simply hand over that golden ticket. Darby dared Moxley to take it from him, is that exactly what’s going to happen? Or will Darby prove Moxley doesn’t know what he’s talking about?
The introductions are made, the stakes are raised, and we see who will live the WrestleDream in Tacoma, Washington!
The bell rings and Darby runs up, into a BOOT! Moxley uses Darby’s style against him there, and then puts him in a corner. Moxley CHOPS, and CHOPS, then ROCKS Darby with forearm after forearm. Moxley climbs to CLAW Darby’s face! The ref counts, Moxley lets off at 4, and he runs Darby corner to corner to TOSS him into buckles! Darby falls, writhes, but Moxley stomps his hand! Moxley BOOTS Darby, drags him up, and puts him against ropes. Moxley makes Darby bite the rope, to then KICK the rope! Darby gets jammed up right in the teeth! Moxley drags Darby up, makes him bite more ropes, then KICKS ropes again!
The fans boo while Darby writhes, bleeding from the mouth! Moxley drags Darby up, scoops and SLAMS him into ropes! Moxley scoops and SLAMS Darby into ropes again! Moxley then puts a leg on the ropes, to HIP DROP it! The fans rally for Darby while Moxley paces. The ref checks Darby but Darby is still in this. Darby fires forearms on Moxley but Moxley ROCKS him right back. Moxley whips Darby hard into the corner, and Darby goes between ropes to tumble out onto apron, steel steps, and then floor! Marina likes what she sees, but the ref has her back up. Darby crawls his way to the ramp side and a ring count starts.
Darby drags himself up with the apron skirt, Moxley goes out after him, but Darby trips Moxley into the apron skirt! The fans fire up as Darby HAMMERS away on Moxley, then CLAWS Moxley’s back! Moxley shoves Darby away, but Darby runs up to SHOTGUN! Moxley stumbles, Darby JUMPS on him for a SLEEPER! Darby fires more hands, but Moxley THROWS him off! Moxley goes to the ring, Darby crawls in after him! Darby gets Moxley on the apron, drags him up a corner, and sticks Moxley’s arm inside the post!? There isn’t some kind of topper on those?! Darby HAMMERs the arm, CLAWS Moxley’s face, but lets off as the ref counts.
Darby steps back inside while Marina helps Moxley. Moxley is free, but Darby goes up! SUPER COFFIN DROP!! Down goes both men and the fans are thunderous! Surprisingly, Moxley stands up first, but Darby runs up on him! Darby puts Moxley in the ring, but Moxley bails out. So Darby DIVES! Down goes Moxley again! And this time Darby is up first, and he grabs a chair. The fans fire up for Darby as he sets that chair up nearby. Darby drags Moxley around, but Marina stands in the way. The fans boo as Marina and Darby stare down. Moxley slithers away, Darby pursues, and they’re on the apron. Moxley scoops to SLAM Darby on the apron!
The fans boo but Moxley leaves Darby behind. Moxley has the ref check him over, and that lets Marina stomp away on Darby! Talk about a Problem! Marina BODY BLOWS Darby! The fans boo, but Moxley takes his time going outside. Darby flounders back to the ring, so Moxley drags him into a corner. Moxley uses his boot to push Darby’s head against the post, while pulling on his arm! Darby endures, the ref counts, and Moxley lets go at 4. Darby crawls away from the corner while Dynamite once again goes picture in picture.
The ref checks Darby, but he refuses to give in. Moxley snarls as he storms back into the ring. Moxley looms over Darby, drags him up, reels him in, but Darby fights the lift! Moxley still hoists Darby up, still holds him up, and then the PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Darby is shill in this and Moxley is furious! Moxley storms around, drags Darby back up, and winds up to ROCK him with a forearm! Darby staggers before he falls over, and Moxley storms up on him again. Moxley drags Darby to center, STOMPS him in the gut, then turns him over to a HALF CRAB! Then shift into an STF! Darby endures as Moxley grinds him down!
Darby fights, reaches out, but Moxley lets go to STOMP that hand! Darby crawls to a corner, but Moxley drags him up to TOSS him out! Moxley tells the ref to call it, but then Moxley goes outside. Moxley and the ref argue, and that just lets Marina get more cheap shots in! The fans give thumbs down but Marina gets away with it all. Moxley goes after Darby now, but Darby TACKLES him! Darby fires fists, but Moxley turns it around to fire forearms! The ref reprimands as Moxley BITES Darby on the face! Moxley lets off to then drag Darby up and into the ring. Dynamite returns to single picture as Moxley aims from the corner.
Moxley winds up as Darby stands, and Moxley LARIATS Darby back down! Cover, TWO! Moxley is annoyed with Darby, so he ELBOWS, then KICKS, and repeat! Darby writhes as Moxley lets off, and the fans rally up. Moxley drags Darby up, scoops, but Darby fires elbows! THROWBACK STUNNER! Moxley staggers and flops out of the ring! Moxley takes a seat in that chair from earlier, and Darby hurries up top again! SUPER MISSILE DROPKICK! Moxley falls right over in the chair and the fans fire up! Darby pushes Moxley in, runs up, CODE RED!! Cover, TWO!! Moxley survives but Darby has a wild look in his eyes!
Darby hurries up top, rips the buckle pad away, and then looks at Moxley. Darby drags Moxley up but Moxley fights off the buckle bump! Moxley throws elbows into Darby, then runs up, to SHOTGUN Darby into a corner! The fans fire up as Darby clips buckles, and Moxley clutches own back. Moxley snarls and uses anger to ignore the pain. Moxley drags Darby up, reels him in, suplex, but Darby slips free to O’Conner Roll! TWO but Darby springboards to SPLASH! Cover again, TWO!! But Darby has the FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! Darby bends Moxley’s fingers! Moxley endures, rolls, but Darby reels him in, GUILLOTINE FACELOCK!!
Moxley endures but the fans rally behind Darby! Moxley powers Darby to the top rope, but Darby SLAPS him! So Moxley SLAPS Darby to the floor! The fans rally while Moxley paces around. The ring count begins, but Moxley is impatient. He goes out to pull the steel steps away, and Marina pulls up the floormats! The fans are freaking out already as the hard wood is exposed! Moxley nods, and says this is what Darby wanted. Moxley storms over to Darby, drags him to the wood, and he underhooks! PARA- NO, Darby slips free! Darby staggers, Moxley runs in, but Darby sends him into the steel steps!
Darby refreshes the ring count and again has wild eyes! Moxley hobbles, but Darby BOOTS him from the apron! Darby runs, DIVES, but Moxley moves! Darby hits hard wood and nothing else!! Moxley then gets Darby up, X PLEX onto steel steps!!! Darby writhes, Moxley leaves him behind, and the fans are losing their minds as the ring count climbs! Moxley sits back and waits. The fans tell Moxley he’s sick but we’re past 5 of 10! And then 8! Darby springs to life at 9 to slide in at 9.9!! The fans are thunderous and Moxley is frustrated now. The fans chant “You Can’t Kill Him!” and maybe they’re right.
But Moxley takes that as a challenge now, and he dares Darby to get up. Darby fires hands from all sides! The fans fire up, but Moxley SLAPS Darby right to a corner! Moxley runs up, but into the bare buckle!! Darby rolls Moxley up, TWO!!! Moxley survives, but Darby goes up top! COFFIN DROP, into the REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Darby is caught in sleeper and body scissors!! Darby flails, reaches out, claws at the hold, slaps at Moxley’s face, but Moxley turns him over for a BULLY CHOKE!!! Darby endures again, but he’s sputtering, foaming at the mouth, and fading out!! Wait, now Darby GRINS?! Darby sputters, but he fights to the ROPEBREAK!!
The fans are thunderous as Moxley lets Darby go! Darby still has life, but Moxley drags him back up. Moxley goes up top, drags Darby in, HANGING SLEEPER!! Darby CLAWS Moxley’s face! Moxley lets Darby go, Darby goes up after him to fire haymakers! Darby then shifts around, goes to the very top, and he BITES Moxley’s head! Marina goes to the apron, the ref reprimands, but Darby dares her to do something. Marina can’t, so Darby- SUPER PARADIGM SHIFT?!?! Moxley busts that one outta nowhere, and he covers, to WIN!!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the AEW World Championship)
The Relentless One certainly proved that to be true, but he could not overcome The Maniac. And now, the WrestleDream might become a nightmare as- WAIT! Bryan Danielson runs in from the crowd, armed with a neck tie!! Bryan CHOKES Moxley with it!! Marina jumps on Marina to CHOKE Bryan!! Bryan won’t let go of Moxley, so now Claudio & Pac run out here! Three people have to pry Bryan away from Moxley, and fans chant for “YUTA! YUTA!” But here comes Private Party and Komander! They still want their shot at revenge, and Brother Zay has that busted hand all taped up!
The fans fire up as things are now even, but Claudio sends Marq Quen into barriers! Pac does the same to Komander, and then Moxley TOSSES Zay! But Bryan is up, “YES! YES! YES!” But Claudio drags Moxley out of the ring to avoid the Busaiku Knee! Bryan grabs a mic to shout at Moxley, “You said you wanted war?! I DECLARE WAR!!” The fans fire up for that one! Bryan continues by saying, “Here’s the thing. You want a shot at my AEW World Championship? You got it! Me, and you, at WrestleDream! And I’m gonna kick your EFFIN’ head in!!” The fans chant “YES! YES! YES!” but Claudio whispers something to Moxley.
Bryan Danielson is ready to fight the man he once called friend, but will Saturday, October 12th be the end? Or will The Maniac fail to slay The American Dragon?
My Thoughts:
An awesome Dynamite here, really making the most of their time in Grand Slam. And I’ve said this in the past that keeping the championship status quo is fine, so long as it is all done in great, entertaining ways, and we certainly got that tonight. Granted, I expected a bit more out of that FTW Championship match, but maybe that’s just from Chris Jericho always going the extra mile in wacky weapons and overbooking. Hook of course retained against Roddy, but the surprising thing is that, though rumored for a few weeks now, the FTW Championship is once again “retired.” Hook can move on from here, and I would think he goes for the TNT Championship.
The only thing about that, though, is that Collision is being recorded right after Dynamite, it isn’t going to be live on Saturday. Hook VS Roddy probably held itself back as an FTW Rules match so Hook wouldn’t be wiped out and could still do a match with Jack Perry. It might be a bit much, but they’re in New York, that’s Hook’s territory, so I would think the fans would love seeing more Hook. But even then, I don’t see Jack losing the TNT Championship on TV, even if it is Grand Slam. That might be more a PPV level thing, against someone more like Daniel Garcia. Though, Garcia is also a New York guy, maybe he gets the Open Challenge match?
I appreciate that we didn’t get as many promos as usual on a Dynamite, and we made sure the promos we got were important. Nana gave a rather expected update on Swerve, but what a surprise to see MVP here tonight! And quite the intriguing move for MVP to offer his managerial services to Swerve. I would think Swerve politely declines and sticks with Nana, which can then give us Swerve VS Bobby Lashley, each man having a manager that could get involved. Hurt Business signing with AEW right as a handful of AEW stars are considering their options in WWE, certainly interesting timing but perhaps it just couldn’t be helped.
The other promo being Conglomeration hyping up their Trios Tornado match was also very good, but I really did mean that about the shirt thing. “Interesting timing” is more like poor timing here. AEW has a new and very clever Conglomeration shirt idea, only for it to be obsolete because they need to add Rocky now. That Trios Tornado is going to be great stuff, probably goes either way, and I would love if Big Bill gets a lot of shine being a New Yorker, and also because fans are starting to accept Bill. Something has to happen where Bill breaks free from Jericho, what with that line from a few weeks ago, “If you think you have a friend in this business, they’re just using you.” I’d love to see Jericho show his true colors, Bill gives him a choke slam, Conglomeration wins.
And speaking of Conglomeration, I didn’t think Willow would lose only to move up to the world title scene. Great match from Mariah VS Yuka, and great win for Mariah, only for Willow and Mina to both show up. Yuka didn’t look all that done with Mariah, either, so maybe we get a tag team match first, Willow & Yuka VS Mariah & Mina. And depending on how that goes, we can easily pivot into Mariah VS Mina given Mina did a pretty good job showing her conflicted feelings over how Mariah was acting just tonight. And if they want to stretch this story a bit, that’s fine, Willow can get the WrestleDream match, and then Mariah VS Mina is for Full Gear.
Awesome tag team match from The Bucks VS United Empire, but it still went as the math showed last week, aka Bucks retained. Good use of Callis and that evil screwdriver, though, as Ospreay left The Don Callis Family over the very same disagreement. Kyle was ready to jab a Buck with the screwdriver, Ospreay said no, and Callis will surely bend this into blaming Ospreay. Might complicate my hopes that Kyle was to join Ospreay, but maybe there will be some more twists and turns along the way. But this all opens the door for WrestleDream, Bucks can defend against just about any team, while Ospreay has to worry about Ricochet next week for the Dynamite Anniversary before going on to the PPV. It would be wild if we get Ospreay VS Fletcher for the International Championship because of Callis’ manipulation.
And great move bookending the show with the AEW World Championship story. Anyone that thought Nigel VS Bryan was going to main event was not thinking of AEW doing things realistically here. No one is going to schedule a main event that might not even happen, so you of course open with it instead. Granted, we all knew Bryan was showing up, this was a great call. Awesome opener, but Bryan of course won. Very clever move for Christian Cage to try a cash-in, only for Kip Sabian to stop it. And the detail of Pac & Claudio being just behind the curtain was also good, as they weren’t going to let anyone else take this title off Bryan, this is for Moxley to do.
Awesome match from Moxley VS Darby, and I did not expect so much blood from Darby’s mouth. Of course Marina was a factor during the match, and while in a vacuum, it is a shame Darby lost his world title match opportunity, there is obviously a lot of heat to this Bryan VS Moxley story. Bryan using a neck tie as a nod to when he did that to Justin Roberts was clever, and good move for Private Party & Komander to help Bryan fight off BCC. Seems the World Trios Championship match is still on if Zay’s gonna be out here, so it kinda falls on what Yuta chooses to do. Will Yuta still fight to win? Or will he throw the match at screw over BCC?
My Score: 9/10
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Action Andretti wants Top Flight Airlines to be respected in AEW, like The House of Black. But that means taking on Malakai Black & Buddy Matthews! Will Lio Rush help The Sight to See survive the night?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Action Andretti & Lio Rush w/ Top Flight VS Malakai Black & Buddy Matthews w/ Brody King; Malakai & Buddy win.
- Anna Jay VS Robyn Renegade; Anna wins.
- Konosuke Takeshita VS Angelico; Konosuke wins.
- The Acclaimed w/ Billy Gunn VS TJ Crawford & Ryan Clancy; The Acclaimed win.
- Willow Nightingale VS Taya Valkyrie; Willow wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Action Andretti & Lio Rush w/ Top Flight VS Malakai Black & Buddy Matthews w/ Brody King!
The Sight to See was seeing red because of the losing streak he and the whole flight crew was on. Action got himself a win just last night on ROH, will he and The Bad Child keep that momentum going? Or will they learn that #TheHouseAlwaysWins?
The teams sort out and Action is all revved up for this fight. Lio has him cool off and Lio starts, against The Dark Father himself. The fans bark it up as Malakai stands. Malakai and Lio circle, Action talks a lot of trash already, but Malakai smirks. Malakai and Lio step up, and Malakai kicks! Lio leaps it, ducks the backhand, then avoids the sweep! STUNNER, and Malakai goes to the corner! Lio runs up, but into a BOOT! But Lio sweeps the legs! Cover, ONE! Malakai sweeps to cover, ONE! Malakai goes Matrix to avoid Lio’s heel kick! The fans cheer and Action talks more trash, but Malakai and Lio reset.
Malakai and Lio stare down, but Action tags in! Action says Malakai’s got him to deal with now! Malakai smirks and tags to Buddy. The fans rally as the Aussie Juggernaut circles with action, ties up, and Action wrenches to wristlock. Buddy rolls, rolls back, and KICKS Action away. Action is furious, but Lio holds him back! Lio and the crew wants Action to cool off, and Lio tags in. Lio and Buddy circle now, but Action still has to talk trash at Malakai. Buddy whips Lio, Lio stops to bob ‘n’ weave! Lio headlocks, Buddy powers out and he CLOBBERS Lio! Lio gets up, kicks, but Buddy blocks. Buddy FLIPS Lio, and V-TRIGGERS!
Lio flops out of the ring while the fans fire up, and Top Flight coaches Lio back into this. Buddy storms out, SHOVES Action aside, but the ref gets in there to stop this from getting more physical. Buddy puts Lio in, but Action trips Buddy! Buddy BOOTS Action, Lio HANDSPRING KICKS him! Buddy ROCKS Action, Lio DIVES into Buddy! Lio puts Buddy in, hurries to waistlock, tag to Action. Buddy swings on Lio, Lio dodges, and Action FLYING LARIATS! Action BLASTS Malakai, ENZIGIRIS Buddy, and the fans rally up. Lio tags in, he and Action double suplex, but Buddy powers out! Buddy swings, misses, and ends up in a SHOTGUN SANDWICH! Lio covers, TWO!
Lio clamps onto Buddy with a facelock, brings him over, and Action tags in. They mug Buddy, and The Righteous ware watching this with smiles of their own. Action talks trash on Malakai, runs up on Buddy, but Buddy BOOTS him! Buddy BOOTS Lio, too! Buddy whips Action, tags Malakai, kitchen sink KNEE to the PENALTY KICK! KNEE DROP! Cover, TWO! Malakai whips Action, ELBOWS him down, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Malakai drops a knee on Action’s face, covers, TWO! Malakai drags Action up, and KICKS him right down! Malakai drags Action over, tags Buddy, and the House mugs Action. Buddy brings Action around to RUNNING SUPLEX! Buddy taunts Lio, then sits Action up to KNEE him in the back, and then PENALTY KICK! Buddy stands Action up to ROCK him with a forearm! Tag to Malakai and the House mugs Action more. Malakai ROCKS Action, brings him around to fire body shots against the ropes, then KICKS him! Action sputters as he slumps against ropes, but Malakai brings him up. Action fires body shots!
Action CHIPS, Malakai KNEES low, then snapmares, to KNEE DROP! Malakai clamps on a chinlock as Rampage returns to single picture. Action endures, the fans rally, and Top Flight coaches him up. Action fights, but he’s also fading! The ref checks, and Action comes back to life! Action rises, fires body shots, but Malakai knees low. Action haymakers, but Malakai blocks the boot. Action fights the clinch, but Malakai BOOTS him! Action ducks ‘n’ dodges, but so does Malakai! DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! Both men are down and their teams fire up! The fans rally, the two crawl, hot tags to Lio and Buddy!
Lio gets around Buddy, shoves him, then redirects. Lio ducks ‘n’ dodges, slides, but Buddy catches him! Back suplex, but Lio lands out! Lio bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off fast hands and he ROCKS Buddy! PIOSON-RANA!! The fans fire up as Lio whips, but Buddy reverses, into RUSH HOUR!! Buddy staggers up to his feet, Malakai manages to tag! Lio runs in, Malakai blocks and ELBOWS! Malakai ELBOWS Action, too! Malakai storms over to Lio, but Lio schoolboys for the BASEMENT ENZIGIRI! Lio hurries up top, and then Action tags in! Action says he’s got this! The fans boo as Action is messing this up! Because Malakai BOOTS Action into Lio! Then THE END!!! Cover, The House wins!
Winners: Malakai Black & Buddy Matthews, by pinfall
Lio clutches his ankle, that crash landing might’ve done some real damage. Meanwhile, The Righteous are very excited to see how this turned out. Will ol’ Dutch & Vincent look to visit The House of Black next?
Wait, now what is hothead Action doing? He CHUCKS his water bottle at Malakai!? The House turns around and the fans tell Action he messed up. Action doesn’t care, but Brody SPLASHES him in the corner! The fans bark it up as The House sets up! Top Flight drags Action out of the ring, saving him from himself more than anything. What will it take to make Action think before he acts?
Backstage interview with Anna Jay.
Lexy Nair is with The Queenslayer, and in her return to AEW, Anna takes on Robyn Renegade. Anna has been away in Japan for three months, made some pretty bold claims, what can we expect? Anna says Lexy’s known her since day one of her AEW career. From The Star of the Show to TayJay to Anna Jay-A-S, having a fat ass and a bad attitude, which is still true, and then she made her mark in Japan. So where does Anna fit in now? She doesn’t really know. The AEW Women’s Division looks a lot different than when she left it, but time to find out! Punch by punch, kick by kick, choke by choke!
And let’s see where Robyn fits in, too. Tonight, just try her! Will The Queenslayer use this Renegade to make herself the future of AEW?
Anna Jay VS Robyn Renegade!
AEW returns as Anna makes her entrance to the ring, Robyn already waiting. The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. The two tie up, and Robyn uses her height advantage for leverage. But Anna turns things around to put Robyn in a corner. Anna lets off as the ref counts, but Robyn pushes Anna. Robyn talks trash on Anna, the two reset, and they tie up again. Anna headlocks, but Robyn powers up and out. Anna runs Robyn over, things keep moving, and Robyn hurdles. Anna blocks hip toss to fire knee after knee! Anna whips Robyn to a corner, then runs up to forearm SMASH! Anna CHOPS Robyn, then hoists her up top.
Anna wrenches to HOOK KICK! The fans rally for Anna as she hits an ICONOCLASM! Then Anna runs to SHOTGUN! Robyn flounders, Anna drags her up, but Robyn fights the backslide! Robyn runs to ropes, the ref counts, and Anna lets off. But Robyn SUCKER PUNCHES her! Robyn CHOPS Anna, ROCKS her in a corner, then brings Anna around to snapmare. Robyn clamps on, and she fishhooks Anna to make her smile! The ref reprimands, Robyn shoves Anna down at 4. Robyn says it’s finger lickin’ good, then she drags Anna up. Anna JAWBREAKERS! Then CHOPS! Then counter punches!
Anna whips, Robyn reverses, but Anna ducks ‘n’ dodges! Anna CLOBBERS Robyn and the fans fire up! Anna kicks low, runs, and ROLLING NECKBREAKERS! Anna wrenches to HOOK KICK again, then Gory Especial! Shoutout to Tay with the GORY BOMB! Cover, Anna wins!
Winner: Anna Jay, by pinfall
Whether she’s Star of the Show or not, that’s a big return win from Anna! Will she get even bigger wins until she finally wins the big one?
AEW shares a clip from the Will Ospreay & Ricochet sit-down interview.
The full interview is available now on AEW’s YouTube, but Renee Paquette moderated this face-to-face with Aerial Assassin and #One&Only. In this clip, Ospreay said that this heated rivalry between them, it stems from the “big brother, little brother” kind of thing they’ve always had. Ospreay does feel there is a tinge of jealousy. Ospreay won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, while Ricochet fought for it three times and never got it. Here Ospreay is holding that title while Ricochet walks out the door, doing whatever it is he needed to do (Lucha Underground and WWE).
Ricochet asks if Ospreay really thinks Ricochet not winning a championship in a company is him not fulfilling a promise. He has decades of championships, of great memories, and of giving people feelings. Decades of people walking out of the building, whether Ricochet was champion or not, having people remember him. But speaking of titles, these two will battle for the AEW International Championship this Wednesday as part of the AEW Dynamite 5 Year Anniversary Show! Will Ricochet leave Pittsburgh with that title? Or will Ospreay make him settle for just “giving people feelings?”
Konosuke Takeshita VS Angelico!
Speaking of wanting titles, The Alpha is still in pursuit of gold, but he still has to fight his way to that opportunity. Will tonight bring him one step closer to contention? Or will the South African Stud do the same in his own championship journey?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Angelico and Konosuke circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Konosuke knees low, throws Angelico down, then KICKS him! Angelico gets up to JAB, Konosuke CHOPS, repeat! Konosuke CLAWS Angelico in the eyes, headlocks, but Angelico throws body shots. Angelico powers out to then reel Konosuke in, O’Conner Roll! TWO, and Konosuke clinches. Angelico fights, wrenches, and steps over. Konosuke rolls, rolls Angelico, but Angelico rolls through! Angelico jumps up to BOOT Konosuke down! Konosuke bails out, the fans fire up with Angelico, and Angelico runs.
Konosuke moves, so Angelico rolls back, and he vibes into the Bernie Lean. The fans fire up, Konosuke rolls in, but then rolls out. Konosuke smirks as he trolls Angelico, and Angelico runs up. Konosuke trips Angelico, drags him out, and fires off forearms! Konosuke then brings Angelico around, only for Angelico to POST him! Angelico storms up to KICK Konosuke against railing! Angelico puts Konosuke in, fires up, and the fans cheer. Konosuke runs up to kick low! Konosuke whips, Angelico reverses, but the TAKESHITA LINE hits! The fans rlaly while Konosuke smirks, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Konosuke drags Angelico around, KNEES him in the back, then clamps on a chinlock. Angelico endures, even as a knee digs into his back. Angelico fights up, breaks free and CHOPS! Konosuke just frowns. Konosuke winds up but Angelico ducks to JAB and CHOP! Angelico blocks a chop, wrenches, but Konosuke breaks free! Konosuke feints a chop to then CHOP Angelico on the back! Angelico gets mad, and he fires off hands and kicks from all angles! Then he CHOPS at the ropes! Angelico whips, Konosuke reverses, and he LARIATS Angelico inside out! Konosuke huffs ‘n’ puffs while Angelico writhes, and the fans rally up.
Konosuke drags Angelico into a chinlock and grinds him down. Angelico endures, fights up, but Konosuke wrangles him back down! Angelico fights up, but Konosuke kicks low to DDT! Cover, TWO! Angelico stays in this, but Konosuke stays on him to TWIST the neck! Angelico writhes, and Rampage goes to break.
Rampage returns and Angelico is in a corner. Konosuke runs up, but into a BOOT! Konosuke comes back but into BOOTS! Angelico dodges this time, runs and LARIATS Konosuke! And another LARIAT! The fans fire up, Angelico whips, but Konosuke reverses. Angelico rolls off Konosuke’s back! Konosuke jumps the leg sweep but the EDDY GORDO KICK hits! Cradle, TWO!! Konosuke escapes in time! Angelico waits on Konosuke, wrenches an arm to a hammerlock, then spins him to arm-drag! Konosuke gets up, Angelico wrenches and hammerlocks again. Angelico makes Konosuke kneel, then he pulls on the arms!
Konosuke endures both that deep hammerlock and this modified cording hold, and he fights up! Konosuke powers out to ROCK Angelico! Angelico wobbles, but Konosuke whips. Scoop and POWER- NO, Angelico slips free to send Konosuke into buckles! Drop toehold, float and INVERTED STF! Konosuke endures, pulls at the hold, reaches out for ropes, and fights to the ROPEBREAK! The fans are torn, but Angelico lets off as the ref counts. Angelico stalks Konosuke to the apron, but Konosuke RAMS into him! Konosuke goes up, but Angelico ROCKS him first! Angelico climbs up, but Konosuke fires forearms!
Konosuke CLAWS Angelico’s eyes, shoves him down, then brings him around. Angelico PELES Konosuke back! The fans fire up and Angelico climbs! Angelico gets under Konosuke to BACKDROP him from the top! Konosuke flounders, Angelico CROSSBODIES, into an ALPHA ELBOW!! Konosuke fires up, brings Angelico in, BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! But that’ snot all, deadlift into the RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Konosuke wins!
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall
The Alpha uses the power of thunder and fire to take down Angelico! Will Konosuke make himself a force of nature as he pursues championship gold?
The Acclaimed w/ Billy Gunn VS TJ Crawford & Ryan Clancy!
It’s a return to action and Platinum Max has the mic! “We in Springfield, where they eat dogs ‘n’ cats. These two b*tches gettin’ mauled to death! I hope Tony Khan doesn’t call you back! Nut up or shut up, there’s no balls in these sets! Be added to the murder rate, y’all gettin’ killed like Trump in the first debate! We killin’ the game. In Springfield, everybody loves The Acclaimed.” Anthony Bowens takes the mic to tell “Springfield, Massachuseeeeeetts~! The Acclaimed have arrived! Scissor Me, Daddy Ass~!” And he does~! But will Caster & Bowens be back on track? Or are things about to get FANCY?
The teams sort out, and Caster starts against Clancy. They feel out a knuckle lock, but then Caster kicks low! Caster CLUBS Clancy, CLUBS him more, then taunts Crawford. Caster whips, Clancy reverses but Caster ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Clancy DROPKICKS! Clancy flexes, then brings Caster up, but Caster BACKHANDS him! Caster ROCKS Clancy, fires off more shots, and Bowens tags in. Caster sends Bowens in to forearm SMASH! Caster adds an ELBOW, then Bowens runs to SMASH again! Bowens feeds Clancy to a LARIAT! Clancy tags Crawford, he fires off kicks on Bowens! ROUNDHOUSE! Crawford runs, but into Rock Paper Scissors SUPERKICK!
Bowens reminds us, “EVERYONE! LOVES THE ACCLAIMED!” Bowens TOSSES Clancy in, tags Caster, and Clancy gets THE ARRIVAL, to THE MIC DROP! Crawford staggers up, Caster tags Bowens. Acclaimed get Crawford up for the IMPLODER DRIVER! Cover, Acclaimed wins!
Winners: The Acclaimed, by pinfall
But that’s not all, as they get the mics back! Caster shouts out the other Max by saying, “Cut my music, cut my music.” Caster then says, “Yo! Yo! YO! Listen. MXM, the Maximum Male Models or whatever they’re called. I heard that, uh, they’re having a little fashion show for Grand Slam Collision. Well, guys, you wanted to give The Best Wrestler Alive’s jacket a little makeover. They wanna make over my jacket. Well, guys, all you had to do was ask! I love makeovers! I love what you guys are all about. Putting makeup on each other, tickling each other’s butts with little feathers. I love what you pansies are all about!
“But guys… I think it’s time for The Acclaimed to crash your little party on Collision, and it’s gonna be time to nut up or shut up!” The fans cheer that, but then MXM speak from the tron! Mansoor gets their attention, then turns to Mason Madden. Mason says they know The Acclaimed want MXM to go to that ring right now. But there seems to be a little bit of confusion. Tonight isn’t the Grand Slam finale of New York Fashion week. That’s tomorrow night. At Arthur Ashe Stadium. At Grand Slam Collision. And in the spirit of Arthur Ashe, MXM will be serving. But The Acclaimed won’t be receiving, because they’re no longer invited!
MXM laughs in turn as they turn around, and MXM “hopes” Acclaimed can find a comfortable spot on their couch from which to watch the greatest debut in fashion history! MXM fingertip touch, but what could they have done to Caster’s jacket? Will they come to regret getting on The Acclaimed’s bad side?
Willow Nightingale VS Taya Valkyrie!
The Babe with The Power stood up to Mariah May as she was about to brutalize Yuka Sakazaki, but she’s not the only one interested in the title picture. Mrs. TV wants to be The Main Character, but will she find herself more like a major antagonist for the real hero of this story?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Willow. Willow dodges Taya, then dodges her again. Willow seems a bit out of sorts, but she still waistlocks Taya first. Taya fights the lift, wrenches out, but Willow whips her to a corner. Willow runs up but into a BOOT! Taya trips Willow for ground ‘n’ pound! Willow gets loose but Taya stomps her down. Taya bumps Willow off buckles but the fans rally up. Taya CHOPS, but Willow CHOPS! Taya ROCKS Willow, brings her around and bumps her off more buckles. Taya stomps a mudhole, the ref counts, but Taya lets off. Taya argues with the ref, but Willow fires a forearm!
Taya fires a flurry of forearms, then whips, but Willow cartwheels through! Willow ENZIGIRIS, then scoops to SLAM! Willow gets that fire going as she scoops and SLAMS Taya again! The fans rally, Willow pumps up to scoop and march around. Taya slips free then CLUBS Willow on the back! Willow ends up on ropes, Taya runs, but Willow dodges! Willow CLUBS Taya, scoops her again to SLAM! Then Willow runs to SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Taya toughs it out but Willow storms around. The fans fire up behind Willow as she goes up, to MISSILE DROPKICK! Taya tumbles away, right out of the ring!
Willow goes to the apron, and runs up to CANNONBALL! Down goes Taya and the fans fire up again! Taya flounders, the ref checks her, and Willow stays back while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Willow keeps the fans fired up, and it would seem Taya is okay. Willow fires forearms, puts Taya in the ring, but then Taya bails out the side. Taya staggers, but Willow pursues her. Willow CLUBS Taya, stalks her to railing, but Taya YANKS her into them! Willow sits back, Taya runs up, METEORAÂ against railing! Taya smothers Willow, but lets off as the ref goes out there. Taya taunts us through the camera, then stomps Willow around. Taya likes the one fan’s bright yellow hair, can’t imagine why. Taya SMACKS Willow off the steel steps! The ref reprimands, Taya “apologizes,” but then she soaks up the heat.
Taya kicks Willow, pushes her into the ring, then stalks her. Taya pushes Willow over to cover, TWO! Willow stays in this but Taya stays on her. Willow fires body shots, then waistlocks. Taya fights with elbows, but Willow brings her in for a cradle! TWO, and Taya runs to SHOTGUN! Willow falls, and Taya talks trash. Taya stalks Willow, scuffs her, pushes her to ropes, then CHOKES her! The ref counts, Taya lets off at 4, and she drags Willow up. Taya talks more trash, and she CHOPS! Willow sputters to a corner, Taya SLAPS her, and Willow flops over. Taya drags Willow up, but Willow fires body shots! Taya CLUBS Willow down! Taya covers, TWO!
Taya is annoyed but she clamps onto Willow with a seated cobra twist! Willow endures as Taya digs an elbow into her head! Taya shifts, adds a dragon sleeper to the mix, and then CLUBS Willow in the chest! Taya then shifts to have a top wristlock but Willow still endures. Willow fights up as Rampage returns to single picture. Willow fires body shots, Taya fires knees, repeat! Taya runs, but Willow follows! Taya ducks, but Willow waistlocks. Taya bucks the O’Conner but a LARIAT takes Taya down! The fans fire up with Willow as she rises. Willow brings Taya around to whip, but Taya reverses. Taya runs up, into an ELBOW!
Taya tries again, Willow dodges and CHOPS! Willow goes corner to corner and BACK BODY BLOCKS! Then LARIATS! Snapmare, and a BOOT! The fans fire up with Willow again, and she whips Taya to ropes. SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO!! Taya stays in this but the fans stay behind Willow. Willow goes up a corner, aims again, MISSILE- NO, Taya dodges! Willow flounders, Taya fireman’s carries! But Willow slips free, shoves, but Taya ducks the lariat! Mule kick, knee lift, LARIAT! The fans boo but Taya grins as she runs in, METEORA in the corner! Cover, TWO!! Willow survives and Taya slaps herself to focus.
Taya hauls Willow up, CHOPS her in the corner, then puts her up top. Taya fires forearms, the fans rally up, and Taya climbs. But Willow CLUBS Taya! Willow slips under, brings Taya off the corner, but Taya fights free! SUPERKICK! Willow falls, Taya hurries to the corner! Taya climbs, but Willow rises! Willow ROCKS Taya, goes up, and she brings Taya to the very top! SUPERPLEX! Both women are down and the fans fire up! A standing count begins and the two stir. Willow grabs for ropes and drags herself up. We’re past 5 of 10, but both women stand at 7! Taya fires a forearm, and another, and another!
Taya SLAPS Willow, but that was a mistake! Taya runs, Willow goes the other way! Willow POUUUNCE~! PERIOD! The straps are down, Willow hauls Taya up, BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow wins!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
That was a battle to be sure, and though Willow won, both women are smiling! Is Taya still going to see herself as the Main Character no matter what? Will Willow win her way onto Mariah May’s radar?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here, with a bit more story build than usual. Very good stuff with the opening tag match, and Action was really heated the whole time. Seems a bit too much when he isn’t acting like that in ROH, just AEW. But still good stuff overall, and it of course cost his team. Action isn’t letting it go, though, so we’ll surely get more of these teams facing each other. The Righteous also being present, they probably get more involved the next time. Not sure why they haven’t been seen with Lance Archer, but it just proves to me TK moves his people around without thinking. Archer, Dutch & Vincent VS House of Black should be a Trios match we get for like WrestleDream Zero Hour.
Very good promo from Anna to lead into her match with Robyn, and it was a solid match. Of course Anna won, but I like that she did it with Tay Conti’s Gory Bomb. Anna might not be ready for the world title, but she could probably challenge for the TBS Championship at some point. Great match from Konosuke and Angelico, and great win for Konosuke. Sammy Guevara may be getting his Title Eliminator with Okada on Collision but I’m thinking Sammy loses that, because it should be Konosuke taking the Continental Championship from The Rainmaker.
A good rap from Caster, though a touch generic when he’s just facing normal looking guys Clancy & Crawford. And good match, but of course The Acclaimed win, then call out MXM, only for MXM to respond. That “fashion reveal” will be a fun segment for Collision, and surely we get a tag match, maybe even at WrestleDream so all these guys get that big stage to shine on. Hard to say the winners challenge for tag titles following but it’d be quite the proverbial feather in the caps of MXM if they beat one of the more decorated factions in AEW.
And great match in the main event from Willow and Taya, though Taya did seem to be a little rattled after that cannonball to the floor. She shook it off, finished the match, and gave Willow a great win. As I said for Dynamite, Willow surely floats in that AEW Women’s World Championship scene to complicate things further between Mariah and Mina. Maybe we get a tag match, maybe we get Willow VS Mariah before we get Mariah VS Mina, it could be some really fun stuff.
My Score: 8.8/10
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It’s a Collision for the ROH World Tag Team Championships!
Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara defend the ROH Tag Team Championships in The Kingdom’s backyard of Springfield, Massachusetts! Will Taven & Bennett survive the Bunkhouse Brawl?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- ROH World Tag Team Championships Bunkhouse Brawl: Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara VS The Kingdom;Â Dustin & Sammy win and retain the titles.
- Six Man Tag: Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly & Holo.grm w/ Rocky Romero VS The Premier Athletes w/ Mark Sterling; Briscoe, Kyle & Hologram win.
- Mariah May VS Lady Frost; Mariah wins.
- Darby Allin VS Evil Uno w/ Alex Reynolds; Darby wins.
- Queen Aminata VS Serena Deeb; Deeb wins.
- All Star 10 Man Tag: Hook, FTR & The Outrunners VS Roderick Strong, The Beast Mortos, Rush & Grizzled Young Veterans; Roddy, Mortos, Rush & GYV win.
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ROH World Tag Team Championships Bunkhouse Brawl: Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara VS The Kingdom!
Even after leaving the ESports Arena, “The Sons of Texas” are still fending off those who are coming for them and their gold! But while AEW is in Springfield, Dustin & Sammy are looking to bring the thunder to the Thunderbirds’ nest! Will The Natural & The Spanish God right off into the sunset? Or will the Bunkhouse soon belong to Boston?
The introductions are made, and WHOA, Sammy & Dustin attack on the ramp! The fans fire up, the bell rings, and things head back down the ramp. The fans fire up for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as Sammy RAMS and CHOPS Taven, then ROCKS him! Dustin puts Bennett in, throws some goodies in after him, then slides into the ring. But Bennett kicks first! Bennett whips, but Dustin LEAPING LARIATS! Sammy SMACKS Taven off the steps, then off the railing! The fans fire up as Dustin wraps his hand in his leather belt! Dustin DECKS Bennett! Then he digs that buckle into Bennett’s face! The fans tell Dustin “You’ve Still Got It!”
Sammy fights Taven off, then goes up the railing, QUEBRADA! Down goes Taven and Sammy blows a kiss to the fans. Bennett is already busted open, but Dustin wedges a chair into a corner. Bennett goes to the other corner, Dustin brings him up and around, to then whip, only for Bennett to reverse! Dustin hits steel chair! Taven hits Sammy in return, pushes him into the ring, and Bennett is on him! Bennett hoists Sammy up, but Sammy lands on his feet! Taven back suplexes, but Sammy lands on his feet! Sammy has a kendo stick, and he SMACKS Taven! And he SMACKS Bennett! And repeat!
The fans fire up as The Kingdom bails out, and Sammy swings the stick around. Sammy builds speed to DIVE into a chair!! Bennett takes Sammy outta the air, and he fires up now! Bennett drags Sammy up, Taven goes into the ring. Bennett Electric Chair Lifts and Taven runs, TOPE DOOMSDAY!! A rough landing for everyone and the fans lose their minds! Taven gets up, he and Bennett regroup again. But Dustin is there and he DECKS Taven! Taven falls on Bennett, and Dustin storms up with a cattle prod! But DOUBLE SUPERKICKS hit first! The Kingdom gets Dustin up, but Dustin BACKDROPS free! Then he UPPERCUTS Taven!
The fans fire up, Dustin BULLDOGS Taven off the stage, THROUGH TABLES COVERED IN BARBED WIRE!! When did those get there!?! The fans lose their minds again, but Bennett drags Dustin out of the wreckage. They leave Taven behind so Bennett can POST Dustin! Bennett puts Dustin in the ring, but Sammy CUTTERS Bennett off the apron and THROUGH ANOTHER TABLE!! The fans lose their minds again, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Dustin writhes in the ring, Sammy drags himself up from the wreckage, and The Kingdom is in a lot of pain. Sammy goes looking under the ring, and he brings out a new TABLE! Taven crawls towards the ring, also busted open. Sammy sets up his table, then brings a ladder over! Bennett staggers around, finds that belt of Dustin’s, and JAMS the buckle into Dustin’s face! Sammy runs up to JAM Bennett with a chair! Sammy stalks Bennett, JAMS him up again, and Bennett falls over! Sammy slides the chair in the ring, drags Bennett in, and then brings the trash can over! SMACK with the can, right to the head!
Bennett flounders, Sammy finishes setting up his ladder, and Sammy even brings a chair into this. Sammy puts the chair around Bennett’s face, FULL METAL CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!! Bennett survives, but Sammy doesn’t even hesitate. Sammy puts Bennett in the drop zone as Collision returns to single picture, and then Sammy puts that chair on top of Bennett. The fans fire up as Sammy climbs! Sammy goes up and up, but Taven pushes the ladder over! Sammy falls through two tables!!! The fans lose their minds again, and The Kingdom mugs Dustin! There are crimson masks all over, but the fans boo as Taven picks up Dustin’s belt.
Bennett takes the belt, wraps it around his hand, and Taven sits Dustin up. But Dustin DOUBLE GROIN CLAWS!! The fans are thunderous as Dustin TWISTS AND PULLS! Dustin ROCKS Bennett, ROCKS Taven, then runs up to BOOT Bennett! Dustin whips, Bennett reverses, and Bennett SPINEBUSTERS! Bennett drags Dustin up, shoves him out, and brings out a bull rope! Bennett mocks Dusty, but Dustin dodges! Dustin kicks low, grabs the rope, and he SMACKS Bennett with that cowbell! Taven grabs at Dustin, Dustin SMACKS him with the bell, too! The fans fire up as Dustin CLOBBERS Taven, CLOBBERS Bennett, repeat!
Dustin grabs a chair, makes Bennett take a seat, but Taven SUPERKICKS! Dustin wobbles, Taven runs, SNAP POWERSLAM on the chair! Not the cleanest hit but that is still painful! “This is Awesome!” as Dustin suplexes to SLAM Taven on the chair!! Cover, Bennett DROPKICKS Dustin! Bennett grabs chairs, he sits them together, and he goes back to Dustin. Dustin flips Bennett off! Kick and RHODES UPPERCUT! Then Dustin runs up, but Bennett fireman’s carries! FULL METAL DEATH VALLEY!! Taven returns, FULL METAL JUST THE TIP!! Cover, SAMMY BERAKS IT!!! A miraculous save and the fans are thunderous!
But then Taven SMACKS Sammy with a chair! Taven drags Sammy up to headlock, but Sammy makes it a torture rack! GO TO HOSPITAL! But Bennett UPPERCUTS Sammy! Bennett goes up, but Sammy trips him and SUPERKICKS him! Bennett is stuck int he ropes, and Dustin wraps his foot in barbed wire!! The fans are already going nuts as Dustin takes aim! Sammy grabs that ladder and sets that up again. Dustin runs up, BARBED WIRE DREAMS!! Then Dustin reels Bennett in, Sammy climbs the ladder, FINAL RECKONING, and a SUPER SWANTON BOMB!! Cover, The Sons of Texas win!!
Winners: Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara, by pinfall (still ROH World Tag Team Champions)
Now this was a Collision! Bloody and bruised but standing tall, will no team be able to stop Dustin & Sammy from running ROH?
Backstage interview with Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly & Holo.grm.
Lexy Nair is with The Conglomeration and their honorary amigo, but before she can even really start, The Premier Athletes barge in! Ariya Daivari says what Lexy should really be doing is interviewing the premier half of this match. And Mark Sterling says that’s his team. Something happened yesterday at city hall. The Mayor of Springfield personally told Mark Sterling that today is now AEW Day. Sterling was offered the chance to make it just Premier Athletes Day, but he said no, give it to the entire company because that’s just how giving Sterling is.
They’re in Sterling’s hometown, and he’s gonna make sure there are no shenanigans out there! And he will not allow Kyle O’Reilly to get him in the privates again. Mark Briscoe repeats, “Shenanigans? Shenanigans?” Well that’s funny, because even in the midst of these three scallywags, Mark only sees one single shenanigator, and that is Sterling! What?! Kyle asks if “Shenanigator” is that the word of the day. Mark says close, but also way off. The word of the day is, “Equalizer!” It’s AZUCAR~! Rocky Romero steps in now and he says there is only one way to equalize shenanigans, and that is with Azucar~!
Sterling says alright, save it for the ring. The Premier Athletes all promise to see The Conglomeration and friends out there, but will they be able to shenanigate their way out of this one?
AEW receives a special message.
The AEW Dynamite five-year anniversary, 10/2/24, get ready for more D M D! Britt Baker is going to return for the first time since All In, but who will see The Doctor in that ring?
Backstage interview with The Dark Order.
Lexy Nair is with Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds, and notes that Player One will be facing Darby Allin ahead of the big match at Grand Slam against Jon Moxley. Oh, yes, a BIG~ match! HUGE~! ENORMOUS~! But also hilarious. We’re already talking as if Uno isn’t facing Darby tonight. Well, Darby steps in and tells Uno that yeah, they’re having a fight. But can’t they see what is happening? There is a war coming. Didn’t they see what happened to Private Party? Moxley thinks Private Party are just a couple jokes. Moxley thinks the same of Dark Order. And he thinks the same of Darby Allin.
But Darby Allin isn’t gonna lay down and die. The Dark Order can do that, play their video games, do their dumb skits, but not Darby. They’ll fight tonight, and Darby shows the difference between him and Uno. Darby won’t lay down and die, he’s gonna lead the way into the future as the NEXT AEW World Champion. “Remind me what you’re capable of! Remind me that you still have that dog in you! Cuz I don’t see it anymore! All I see is someone collecting a paycheck and coasting! You have been on cruise control for too long, remind me what you can do!” Darby then takes a chug of water, and he gets in Uno’s face!
Darby tells Uno to fight him tonight, because this isn’t a joke anymore! Darby has Uno all riled up, will these two tear each other apart?
Six Man Tag: Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly & Holo.grm w/ Rocky Romero VS The Premier Athletes w/ Mark Sterling!
We heard from these teams backstage, now it is time to put up or shut up! Will The #Hologlomeration be blazing a trail through the AEW Trios Division? Or will Tony Nese, Ariya Daivari & Josh Woods prove they’re not just their potential?
Sterling of course takes the introductions because everyone knows who they are, “especially the people of Springfield.” Must be why they’re booing… Sterling reminds us that today has been declared AEW Day in Springfield. And also, Sterling was given the key to the city! Which he has to say, it doesn’t even work! They’ve been treated so poorly since they got here, they cannot wait to get outta this crap town and go to somewhere like New York! Springfield, you can redeem yourselves. Join in the cheer, “Athletes” and “Rule!” NOT “Suck!” Hands in, boys. Oh… “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!!” Yeah that never works out.
The trios sort out and The Violent Artist starts against The Technical Beast. The bell rings, Woods shoves Kyle so Kyle shoves back. Kyle avoids a boot, Woods blocks a kick but Kyle ROCKS him! Kyle ducks a kick, headlocks, but Woods powers up to headlock takeover! ARMBAR! Kyle moves around, stacks, TWO, but Kyle has the ARMBAR! Woods fights to get a KNEEBAR, but then Kyle has an ANKLE LOCK! Woods grabs the ROPEBREAK! Kyle lets off slowly. Kyle eggs Woods on, they reset and tie up, and then Woods kicks low! Woods fires forearms, brings Kyle over to RAM into the corner, then he tags Nese.
The Premier Athletes mug Woods, Nese headlocks, but Kyle powers out. Nese RUNS Kyle over, then fires up as he builds speed. Kyle drops down, then kitchen sink knees! Tag to Hologram and the fans fire up more! Kyle whips Nese, Hologram DROPKICKS Nese down! Kyle intercepts Daivari, then he and Hologram DOUBLE SNAP SUPLEX! Then STANDING MOONSAULT KNEE DROP COMBO! The fans fire up with Hologram, and he drags Nese up. Hologram CHOPS in the corner and the fans fire up! Hologram whips corner to corner, Nese reverses, and then runs in. Hologram dodges, goes up and over, then goes out and around!
The fans fire up as Hologram just keeps leading Nese on the cat ‘n’ mouse! Up, around, and GAMANGIRI! The fans are thunderous, and Hologram climbs up! Nese staggers over, Hologram tightrope MISSILE DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Nese survives but Hologram drags him up. Hologram wrenches an arm, tags Kyle, and Kyle takes the handoff, only for Nese to ROCK Kyle! Kyle ROCKS Nese, Nese ROCKS Kyle, repeat! Nese throat chops and the ref reprimands. Nese runs, into a KNEE! Kyle snapmares Nese, but Sterling gets on the apron! Kyle storms up but Sterling says he hasn’t done anything yet!
The Conglomeration protests, the ref stops them from getting in, and Woods CLOBBERS Kyle! The fans boo as now Sterling and The Premier Athletes stomp away on Kyle! Rocky storms up and Sterling runs away! The fans rally for Kyle while Collision goes picture in picture.
Rocky coaches Kyle up, but Nese runs Rocky off. Kyle rolls into the ring, Nese slides in after him. Nese stomps Kyle to keep him from The Conglomeration. Nese bumps Kyle off buckles, tags Daivari, and they mug Kyle with haymakers! The ref counts, The Premier Athletes let off, and Daivari snapmares Kyle into a chinlock. Kyle endures as Daivari grinds him down. Kyle fights up as the fans rally, and he fires body shots. Daivari CLUBS Kyle, then turns him for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Kyle stays in this, but Daivari drags Kyle up. Daivari whips Kyle hard into the corner! Daivari stomps Kyle, then tags Nese.
The Premier Athletes mug Kyle more, then taunt the fans, while Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Nese digs his knees into Kyle in the corner. Nese drags Kyle up but Kyle fights towards his corner! The fans rally, but Nese knees low! Nese CLUBS Kyle, DECKS Mark, then taunts Hologram. But Kyle fires a strike fest! KNEE! Hot tag to Hologram! He slingshots in, SOBATS Nese, then kicks, whips, only for Nese to reverse. Hologram slides under, handsprings, but Nese moves aside! Hologram rolls through, then ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! Nese staggers up, runs up, but Hologram blocks a shot to wrench, hammerlock, and clinch! SWINGING SLAM! Cover, TWO! Nese stays in this but Sterling is freaking out!
Hologram stands Nese up, but Nese waistlocks. Hologram elbows free, runs, but Daivari gets a cheap shot in! Nese WHEEL KICKS Hologram! The fans boo but Nese tags Woods. Woods hurries, but Hologram still hot tags Briscoe! The fans fire up as the Chicken runs up, dodges Woods, and UPPERCUTS Daivari! CHOp for Woods! Repeat! The fans fire up as the forearms keep flying! REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUT! Daivari kicks and whips, but Mark BOOTS Nese! Mark then dodges Daivari, CHOPS him, whips him at Woods, but Daivari reverses. Mark SPALSHSE Woods, then clinches Daivari for an EXPLODER!
The fans are thunderous as Mark runs in, but Woods KNEES him away! Woods runs up, but Mark fireman’s carries! ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! And Mark goes up the corner! But Sterling gets on the apron again! So Rocky YANKS him down! Sterling begs for mercy, Azucar says okay. So Hologram DIVES onto Sterling! Mark leaps, Woods dodges! Woods comes back, but into a wrench and kick! Underhooks and JAY DRILLER!! Cover, Conglomeration wins!
Winners: Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly & Hologram, by pinfall
The ROH World Champion scores the game winner! Will no one stop The Conglomeration from continuing on their triumphant journey? Will The Premier Athletes learn to rely on those top tier talents of theirs and not Sterling?
MXM Collection speak.
Mansoor & Mason Madden wait, then POSE! And Mansoor says just last night, they promised an extreme makeover of Max Caster’s jacket. Mason says that is what they have done! They hold up the garment bag by its coat hanger. Wanna see what’s inside? Wanna see Mansoor pull this zipper all the way down? Wanna see them whip it out right now? BUT NO! Mansoor zips it back up and almost clips Mason’s (finger) tip. MXM’s Magnum Opus can’t come so soon. That would be premature. Exactly one week from tonight, Collision Grand Slam, Arthur Ashe Stadium, MXM Collection presents the Grand Slam Finale to New York Fashion Week.
And get your Acclaimed ready, because Max Caster’s new jacket will be the star of the show! And it will be something everyone actually loves. MXM laugh and touch tips, but just what have they down to the best jacket of The Best Wrestler Alive?
Mariah May VS Lady Frost!
The Glamour says she still wants Mina, but she will be getting Yuka Sakazaki at Grand Slam, and she is getting the Coolest Wrestler You Know here tonight! Will Mariah freeze up in Springfield? Or will Frost be crying “MAYDAY!” after this Collision?
The bell rings and Mariah doesn’t even take Frost seriously. The fans rally for Frost, but Mariah waves hi to Nigel on commentary. Nigel has to back up before he falls out of his seat! But Frost rolls Mariah up! TWO! Frost trips Mariah, jackknife bridge, TWO! Frost tilt-o-whirls to a stack, TWO! Mariah is upset, she swings, but Frost dodge! Mariah dodges the handspring to ROCK Frost! Mariah scoops and MARIAH-GO-ROUND! Cover, ONE!! Frost is tougher than that spin cycle, but Mariah smirks. Mariah bumps Frost off buckles again and again and again! Then she digs her boots in! The ref counts, Mariah lets off, and she soaks up the heat.
Frost sputters, Mariah smiles and blows another kiss to Nigel. Mariah runs, but Frost skins the cat up top! Mariah CHOPS her anyway! Mariah positions Frost just right, CHOPS her again, then runs up for some STRATUSFACTION! Then a SHOTGUN! Frost ends up in the other corner, Mariah winks and flirts through the camera. Mariah runs corner to corner, but into a BOOT! And then another BOOT! Cartwheel and BLINDSIDE SHOTGUN! Frost fires up and the fans are with her! Frost goes up and up, Mariah stands, into the SKY TWISTER! Cover, TWO! Frost keeps cool, the fans rally, and Frost fires forearms!
Frost cartwheels to Alabama Lift but Mariah slips free. Frost bobs ‘n’ weaves, feints the kick, then DOUBLE CHOPS Mariah! Frost runs, wheelbarrows, but Mariah says no to that! GERMAN SUPLEX! Mariah grins, but Frost rises! To GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up as both women rise, and Mariah HEADBUTTS! Frost wobbles but so does Mariah! Mariah then runs to KNEE Frost down! Mariah roars, reels Frost in, STORM ZERO!! Cover, Mariah wins!
Winner: Mariah May, by pinfall
The AEW Women’s World Champion continues to parody Toni Storm, but she made it through the Frost. Will she tear down the Wrestling Magical Girl as well? Or will we have a new champion before Mariah ever gets to properly celebrate?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision: Grand Slam!
After the chaos on last Wednesday Night Dynamite, The Conglomeration is going to settle things with The Learning Tree once and for all! Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe & Kyle O’Reilly take on Chris Jericho, Bryan Keith & “Big Bill” Morrissey in a TORNADO TRIOS MATCH! Will Freshly Squeezed and friends finally cut down all the Branches? Or is there no escaping the Jericho Vortex?
Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale.
Lexy Nair is with The Babe with the Power, and says we haven’t seen her in AEW since the brutal defeat by Kris Statlander at All Out. How is she doing? Still in a lot of pain, her back is tight, but hey, at least she doesn’t have to deal with Stokely Hathaway anymore, so silver lining to the loss. But in all seriousness, life is full of ups and downs, and she is just moving forward. And she is so excited to hear her friend, Yuka Sakazaki, is going after the title. But then in steps Deonna Purrazzo & Taya Valkyrie. The Virtuosa says Willow must not understand the implications of the word, “Friend.” Because if Willow did, she would’ve been there for Yuka on Wednesday.
If Willow had any sense of loyalty, she wouldn’t just be watching Grand Slam closely, she’d be in Yuka’s corner. But if Willow isn’t willing to do that, they are. Deonna then tells Yuka through the camera that she is offering protection. She is going to show Yuka the generosity she has shown Taya. This is the biggest match of Yuka’s career. Deonna may be from New Jersey, but her connections run strong in New York. Um, Willow’s actually from New York, so… Taya steps in and asks if Willow is insulting them by interrupting them. Taya will enter Willow’s state and kick her ass! Willow has an idea, and one that the fans here in Massachusetts will love!
Friday Night Rampage, Willow VS Taya 1v1! Taya says alright, fine! Taya storms off, Deonna smirks, but is Willow getting herself in trouble with the wrong ones?
The Acclaimed speak.
Billy Gunn tells MXM to listen. Max Caster says, “Takin’ jacket without askin’ me? That’s so dastardly! It’s so brash to me. You himbos walk around like Fashion Week, lookin’ like you shop on Temu, your fashion’s weak! You get a jacket, you’re jackin’ our style up. Doin’ finger stuff to get the crowd riled up. Of course they were checkin’ the vibe, they wanna dress like the Best Wrestler Alive! And that’s a mic drop!” Anthony Bowens says “That’s right! MXM, it’s time to nut up or shut up. Because EVERYONE Loves The Acclaimed!” Platinum Max, The Five Tool Player & Daddy Ass have put MXM on notice, will they give the jacket back before it’s too late?
Darby Allin VS Evil Uno w/ Alex Reynolds!
Speaking of ultimatums, The Relentless One gave one to Player One, and now they go 1v1, but Alex Reynolds is still by Uno’s side. Will Darby be ready to go wild against The Maniac after he and Uno fight it out?
The bell rings, the fans rally, and Reynolds slithers in. Darby stares him down, but Uno DECKS Darby! Uno drags Darby up, Darby fights but Uno RAMS him into a corner! Uno CHOPS, CLUBS and repeat! The fans fire up but the ref counts so Uno lets off. But then Uno DECKS Darby again! Reynolds steps in again, the ref stops him, and that lets Uno take off his belt! Uno LASHES Darby with it! The fans are torn while Darby writhes. The ref notices the belt now, though! Uno says okay, he’ll put it down. But then Darby hops on! CODE RED! Uno bails out, Darby builds speed, and Darby DIVES! Direct hit into railing!
Darby glares at Reynolds, CLAWS at Uno’s mask, and he rains down fists! Darby dribbles Uno off railing, then snarls as he storms around. Darby drags Uno up by his mask, but again Reynolds gets closer! Uno takes advantage and trips Darby up! Uno rolls into the ring, argues with the ref, but Reynolds CLOBBERS Darby! The fans boo this unofficial Handicap Match but Reynolds talks a lot of trash. Uno storms out, and runs up, to CANNONBALL Darby again the steel steps! And then he throws Darby into the other steps! Darby staggers up, and Uno POUNCES him into railing! Uno is seething a he storms up on Darby.
Uno puts Darby in, runs up and BOOTS him down! Uno drags Darby up, reels him in, and hits a PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! The fans rally as Darby survives, but Uno mockingly asks if this is what he wanted. Uno drags Darby up, reels him in, and hooks him up for SOMETHING- NO, Darby slips free, BACK2BACKBREAKER, into the BULLY CHOKE! That’s Moxley’s favorite hold! Uno fights up, but Darby wrangles him back down! Uno endures, fights, but Darby squeezes tight! Uno still gets the ROPEBREAK! Darby lets off, just to throw hands! Darby RIPS the mask, and BITES Uno’s face! Reynolds distracts, Uno runs and BUCKLE BOMBS Darby!
Uno clinches, FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives and Uno argues with the ref. Darby goes to the apron, Uno drags him up, but Darby CLAWS Uno’s eyes! The ref counts, Darby CLUBS and sunset flips, but Reynolds helps Uno stay up! Darby lets off, runs and dodges Uno to DIVE onto Reynolds! The fans fire up, Darby LASHES Reynolds with that belt! And again! And again! Uno runs out to CANNONBALL but only gets floor! Darby hurries up, and up, and he SUPER COFFIN DROPS! Down goes Uno and the fans fire up! Darby drags Uno into the ring while the fans rally, and Darby goes up again! COFFIN DROP!! Cover, Darby wins!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall
That was most certainly a fight, and Uno certainly brought that fire, but Darby is just that much wilder. Will he be too much even for Jon Moxley? Or is Darby going to lose his shot at the AEW World Championship?
AEW shares footage from after Dynamite.
Renee Paquette was with both Jeff & Karen Jarrett, and brings up Double J vowing that if it’s the last thing he does in his career, he will end Hangman Page. Things are escalating, and that’s clear by Jarrett’s foul mood. Jarrett says he is sick of it! Renee wants to ask Karen, wife to wife, she doesn’t want Jeff to take on Hangman. Of course not! Hangman is literally- Jeff says Hangman heard him loud and clear! He said somehow, someway, somewhere, so why not make that New York City and Grand Slam in Arthur Ashe! Hangman wants to talk about taking down those who stood in Hangman’s way? Then how about we get all those people down in the ring!
Let’s do it the Last Outlaw way! Jarrett VS Hangman. Jarrett doesn’t need to beat Hangman’s ass 1-2-3. He just has to beat Hangman’s brains out and get him outta the ring! What Jarrett wants, that’s right, Hangman! Jarrett slaps the wall with a strap, because it will be a LUMBERJACK STRAP MATCH!! Eight guys waiting outside that ring, from Dark Order to Bang Bang Gang, to Conglomeration and Jarrett’s boys, Jay Lethal & Satnam Singh! All eight of those men, and then a four foot long, four inch wide leather strap! No syringes, no cinderblocks. They do it the way Jarrett was brought up! His favorite of all was a strap to beat someone’s back ’til the flesh was coming off ’em!
Jarrett says he has had it with Hangman, and his derangement, his ego. So Wednesday night, it is all going down! And with God as Jarrett’s witness, he whoops Hangman’s freakin’ ass!! The Last Outlaw is ready for one last ride, will he be riding off into the sunset? Or will the Black Hat Cowboy put Jarrett out to pasture?
Queen Aminata VS Serena Deeb!
Given the tag team match alongside Yuka Sakazaki and Mariah May did not settle a thing, the One True African Woman and The Professor need to handle this themselves! Will Aminata prove she doesn’t need any of Serena’s lessons? Or will there be no mercy in Deeb’s Dojo?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, Aminata powers Deeb back and hard! They fall to the mat, the ref counts as they’re still in ropes, and Aminata lets go. Deeb bails out to the apron, but Aminata keeps her eyes on her. Deeb steps back in, resets with Aminata, then headlocks. Deeb shifts to a hammerlock, then headlock, then another spin, and another. Deeb then hits the takeover, but Aminata headscissors. Deeb kips free, Aminata reverses the roles by hitting the takeover. Deeb headscissors, Aminata moves around, and she pops free. Deeb gets away, and the fans applaud this opening exchange.
Aminata and Deeb reset, feel things out, and knuckle lock. Deeb drops, rolls, kicks one arm then wrangles Aminata with the other. Deeb isolates that arm to STOMP it! The fans rally but Deeb headlocks. Aminata powers up and out, but Deeb RAMS her! Aminata doesn’t move and the fans fire up. Deeb runs, Aminata drops down, and then Aminata runs up, only for hip toss to become arm-drag! Deeb then uses that to get the legs, and a SEATED SURFBOARD! Aminata endures as Deeb rocks the boat! Deeb lets go, waits on Aminata, and the fans rally up. Deeb runs in, and she LARIATS in the corner! Deeb whips corner to corner, but Aminata goes up and over!
Deeb hurries after Aminata but Aminata drop toeholds! Then Aminata basement dropkicks! Cover, TWO! Deeb hurries to a corner, Aminata runs up, but has to block a boot! Deeb reels Aminata in to KICK her! Deeb then goes out, catches Aminata, and turns her, for a HOTSHOT NECKBREAKER! Aminata flops back, Deeb blows kisses while the fans are torn, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Deeb soaks up cheers and jeers, drags Aminata to a corner, then CHOPS! Deeb brings Aminata around to UPPERCUT, then UPPERCUT again! Aminata pushes back, but Deeb kicks low! Deeb scuffs Aminata, Aminata goes to a corner, but Deeb is on her again. Deeb whips, drops down, then ELBOWS Aminata! Cover, TWO! Deeb clamps onto Aminata with a neck wrench! Aminata endures, Deeb shifts to have a chinlock, but Aminata fights up. Aminata fires body shots, then ROCKS Deeb! Aminata runs, but Deeb CLOBBERS her! Cover, TWO! Deeb is annoyed, but she grabs Aminata’s legs and ties her up in Paradise!
Aminata is stuck as Deeb sits on her! Deeb pretends she’s a queen, putting on a crown and flexing. Deeb then rallies the fans, before she DROPKICKS Aminata out of Paradise! Aminata writhes, clutching her cheeks, but Deeb rings her up, hooks her in, and has the IRON OCTOPUS! Aminata endures, even as Deeb pulls on the arm and fingers. Aminata fights forward, step by step, and Collision returns to single picture. Aminata powers up, and she hits an AIR RAID CRASH! Both women are down and the fans fire up again! Deeb and Aminata crawl to corners, Aminata rises first! Aminata BOOTS Deeb! Then she reels Deeb in, snap suplex!
The fans fire up and Deeb flounders up. Deeb swings, into a wrench and FISHERMAN SCREW! Cover, TWO! Deeb survives all that torque Aminata has, and the fans rally up. Aminata waistlocks, Deeb fights the lift to switch. Aminata drops, victory rolls, TWO! Deeb runs up, Aminata ROCKS her! And GERMAN SUPLEXES her! The fans fire up with Aminata while Deeb flounders to ropes. Aminata runs side to side to BOOT WASH! Aminata has wild eyes as she drags Deeb to a cover, TWO!! Aminata is beside herself but Deeb survives! Aminata drags Deeb up, reels her in, and the fans fire up. But Deeb cradle counters! TWO!!
Deeb and Aminata run up, Deeb gets around to hammerlock and PEPSI TWIST!! Cover, TWO!! Aminata survives but Deeb snarls. Deeb wipes her bloody nose, drags Aminata back up, and tucks her in! DEEB- NO, BASCKDROP! Sit-down on the cover, TWO! Deeb sunsets! TWO! Aminata has it! TWO! Both women get up, and Aminata hits the DOUBLE CHOP! Aminata runs, Deeb follows to CHOP BLOCK! Deeb stalks Aminata, pushes her around, then runs, but into the BRAIN DRAIN!!! But Deeb falls OUT of the ring!! Aminata hurries out to fetch Deeb, but her leg slows her down. Aminata drags Deeb up but Deeb’s a ragdoll!
Aminata puts Deeb in, “This is Awesome!” Aminata aims, steps in, but Deeb gets the leg! DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Deeb reels Aminata in now, tucks her in, DEEB-TOX!! Cover, DEEB WINS!
Winner: Serena Deeb, by pinfall
Aminata’s natural talent shined tonight, but Deeb proved Aminata still has a lot to learn. Will Aminata reconsider Deeb’s offer? Or is The Professor on her way towards a title opportunity with no looking back?
Backstage interview with The Outcasts.
Renee is now with Saraya & Harley Cameron, and brings up the challenge to Jamie Hayter for Grand Slam: Collision. It will be the first ever “Saraya’s Rules Match.” Saraya says no no no, it has been in her family’s wrestling for generations. Everyone across England knows this match type! Then enlighten us. Um, sure. Harley, the list. Harley brings a paper out of her boot, and unfolds it. Rule One: There are no rules, aside from the following. Rule Two: You cannot use weapons, unless you are Saraya. Rule Three: You must obey the 10 count, unless you are Saraya. Rule Four: No biting, choking, clawing, closed fists, hair pulling or groin kicking, unless you are Saraya.
Rule Five: NO… hammerlocks. Saraya never liked those anyway. Rule Six: No outside interference, unless you are a friend of Saraya’s. Rule Seven: No ropebreaks, unless you are Saraya. Rule Eight: The match must begin with offense from Saraya. Rule Nine: Jamie Hayter is a slag. That’s not even- Rule Ten: The winner receives an autographed copy of Saraya’s autobiography, available for preorder now. Yes, straightforward, isn’t it? “So, Jamie, baby girl, make sure you learn those rules, okay?” Harley then eats the paper so as to… Oh whatever, she’s crazy. But so are these rules! Does Hayter stand a chance with this deck stacked against her?
Backstage interview with Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara.
Lexy congratulates them on retaining the ROH World Tag Team Championships, and Dustin thanks Sammy. Sammy thanks Dustin, and Dustin says Sammy is one of the greatest tag team partners he’s ever had. The Spanish God & The Natural are Bunkhouse Kings. Sammy says it is an honor to tag with Dustin. Both men have had setback after setback in their careers, but it is nights like tonight that make it all worth it. They can be down on their luck one day and turn it all around. And heck, this is #DustinTwoBelts! Sammy is motivated, he wants a second belt! He is issuing a challenge!
Sammy wants a match for Grand Slam. It’ll be a Title Eliminator against KAZUCHIKA OKADA! Continental Rules! And while Okada’s one of the best, Sammy’s gonna do his best to beat him. And by Heaven’s chance that Sammy does, Sammy will then get to challenge Okada for the Continental Championship on the Dynamite Anniversary Show! Sammy had the very first match on Dynamite, and five years later, Sammy is ready to beat Okada for a title. Dustin asks Sammy, how many times has he been knocked down. More times than he can count. And how many times has he gotten up? Every single time!
Dustin says Sammy has more heart and soul than half this roster. Dustin believes in Sammy, and Sammy just has to go crazy and have fun. Hell yeah! They fist bump, will The Sons of Texas soon become a Two Man Power Trip? Or will The Rainmaker make it rain on Sammy’s parade?
All Star 10 Man Tag: Hook, FTR & The Outrunners VS Roderick Strong, The Beast Mortos, Rush & Grizzled Young Veterans!
With a big week ahead of AEW, this is a BIG main event for Collision! The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil knows he and The Savior of the Backbreaker will be fighting it out for the FTW Championship, but they’re bringing reinforcements here tonight! Will the #FTRunners #SendHook to Grand Slam with all the momentum? Or will a menacing minotaur, El Toro Blanco, Liverpool’s Number One & Birmingham’s Mr. Mayhem help Roddy ruin all the fun?
These big teams sort out, and Cash Wheeler starts against James Drake. The fans rally, the two circle, and then they tie up. Drake headlocks, hits a takeover, but Cash headscissors. Drake kips free, headlocks back, but Cash powers out. Drake RUNS Cash over, talks smack, then RUNS him over again! Things keep moving, Cash hurdles but Drake stops the hip toss! Cash stops a hip toss, backslides, TWO! Cash headlocks, Drake powers up and out, but Cash goes up and over! Cash keeps moving, Drake drops down but Cash arm-drags! And arm-drags again! Cash cording holds, the fans fire up, but Drake fights up.
Gibson tags in, GYV mugs Cash but Cash fights everyone in the corner! Dax runs in, FTR fire hands with GYV then DECK them! Rush, Mortos & Roddy run in, but so does everyone else! It is a brawl, Outrunners DOUBLE LARIAT Mortos, FTR TOSSES Rush! Roddy finds himself alone, he gets pinballed between haymakers! And REDRUM! But Mortos drags Roddy out to safety! Roddy’s team regroups, the fans are thunderous, and Collision goes picture in picture.
FTR & Outrunners fire the fans up with flexing, then things sort out again. Gibson storms into the ring to tie up with Cash> Cash hammerlocks, headlocks, then tags Dax. FTR whip, drop toehold, and elbow drop! Cover, ONE!! Dax bumps Gibson off buckles, CHOPS, then CHOPS, but then Gibson turns things around to CHOP! Dax turns things around to CHOP, CHOP and whip! Gibson comes back, into a BACKDROP! Dax hurries to stomp Gibson, then drag him over. Tag to Truth Magnum, and they handoff the wrench. Gibson pulls Truth’s hair! Tag to Roddy, he CHOPS Truth! Tag to Rush, and he CHOPS Truth!
Rush tags Mortos, but Truth fires hands! Mortos HEADBUTTS Truth, then SMACKS him in the corner! Mortos full nelsons Truth to TOSS him into the corner! Mortos tags Drake and Drake fires body shots on Truth! Drake ROCKS Truth with a haymaker, talks smack, then pushes Truth down. Drake kicks Truth along ropes, but Truth fires CHOPS and haymakers in return! Truth gets going, but Collision goes to break!
Collision returns and Dax has a headlock on Mortos. Mortos powers up and out, Dax RAMS him, but Mortos doesn’t budge! Mortos SMACKS Dax! Dax snarls, so Mortos SMACKS him again! Dax CHOPS! Mortos SMACKS! Repeat! Then they fire haymakers! Mortos ROCKS Dax, whips him to a corner, then runs in to ELBOW! Dax sits down, Mortos keeps going, CANNONBALL! Mortos drags Dax to a drop zone, fires up, and the fans rally as he climbs. Mortos aims, to MARIPOSA! Cover, TWO! Mortos drags Dax into a chinlock, then he tags Rush. Rush CHOPS, Mortos CHOPS, repeat! Rush then CHOPS, CHPOS, and stomps away in the corner!
The ref counts, Rush goes corner to corner, and fakes the dropkick, so he can BOOT Dax! The fans cheer as Rush rolls back to tranquilo! Dax snarls but Rush has fans out there for him. But Dax CHOPS Rush! Dax rips Rush’s shirt open to CHOP! Rush BODY BLOWS, takes the shirt off, then DECKS Dax! Tag to Gibson, he runs up to kick Dax in the corner. Gibson reels Dax in, but Dax fights the suplex! Dax wrenches and CHOPS! Gibson backs up but into the wrong corner! Dax snap suplexes Gibson, drops a leg, cover, TWO! Dax drags Gibson up, tag to Hook! Hook kicks Gibson, fires off in the corner, then brings Gibson out for knees.
Hook clinches, Gibson wrenches, but Hook headlocks. Gibson powers out and Drake tags in. GYV leap frog, bypass, and DOUBLE LARIAT Hook down! Cover, TWO! Hook stays in this but Drake tags Roddy. Roddy tells Hook, “I thought you were the man. I’M the man!” Roddy fires knees and then a CHOP! Hook CHOPS, Roddy CHOPS again! Roddy CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! The fans fire up as Roddy facelocks, but Hook NORTHERN LIGHTS! And LARIATS! Hook LARIATS Drake, KNEES Gibson, then TOSSES Gibson away! Rush runs up, Hook DECKS him! Hook ROCKS Mortos! And he dodges Roddy!
Hook SINGLE LEG PLEXES Roddy! The fans are thunderous, and Hook runs up to fire hands on Roddy in a corner. The ref counts, Hook KNEES low before he lets off, to then HEADBUTT! Roddy sits, but the team rushes in! Mortos CLOBBERS Hook, Roddy drags Hook around to stomp him! The fans boo but Roddy hauls Hook up, BACKBREAKER! Roddy tags Drake, they stomp Hook, and Collision goes back on break.
Collision returns again and Gibson grinds Hook down with a chinlock. The fans rally up, Hook fires body shots, but Gibson knees low! Tag to Drake, but Hook BOOTS Drake, ROCKS Gibson, ROCKS Drake, only for Gibson to suplex! Hook slips out, and he shoves Gibson into Hook! Hot tag to Turbo Floyd! Turbo fires off haymakers on GYV! Turbo scoops and SLAMS Gibson! Then scoop and SLAM Drake! Back to Gibson! Back to Drake! Then another SLAM for Gibson! The fans are thunderous, because here’s another SLAM for Drake! Rush runs in, Turbo dodges to kick low! Mortos tries, but Turbo kicks him!
Turbo says time for a meeting of the minds! Rush falls but Mortos roars! Mortos runs into a BIG back suplex! Turbo TOSSES Drake, tags Truth, and the fans are fired up! Gibson runs in, into a DOUBLE HIP TOSS! Truth & Turbo fire up, they handshake! DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! The fans fire up as The Outrunners flex! Drake runs in, but into a SHATTER MACHINE?!? Outrunners use FTR’s move! Cover, EVERYONE breaks it! And now we get another brawl! FTRunners TOSS Rush and Mortos, only for Rush and Mortos to turn things around! Truth has Drake but Gibson tags in before the O’Conner Roll! Gibson THROAT CHOPS Truth!
The ref reprimands, the fans boo, nut Gibson stalks Truth. Gibson CHOKES Truth on ropes, the fans rally, but Gibson lets off at 4. Gibson ROCKS Truth, tells him he is a joke, and he SLAPS Truth down. The fans only like Truth ironically! Tag to Roddy, they stomp away, then Roddy drags Truth up. Half nelson and BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Roddy drags Truth away from his corner and stomps him down. Tag to Rush, they mug Truth, and Rush CHOPS! Ruth CHOPS again, then winds up to whip. Truth hits buckles hard, Rush SPLASHES! Snapmare and basement DROPKICK! Rush takes a bow but fans are torn.
Truth crawls, Rush stomps him, and Rush wrenches to then tag Roddy. They mug Truth again, and then Roddy hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Roddy clamps onto Truth with a chinlock, then makes it a straitjacket stretch! Truth endures, the fans rally, and Truth fights up. Truth fires elbows, but Roddy shoves him! They DOUBLE LARIAT and both men fall! The fans fire up, Gibson tags in, and he clamps right onto Truth with a wristlock! Truth reaches out but Gibson tags Drake! Clinch and ENZIGIRI! Then the DOUBLE FLAPJACK! Tag to Mortos and he goes right up! FROG SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Truth survives and the fans fire up!
Truth crawls, Mortos drags him up, and Collision goes picture in picture one more time!
Mortos snapmares Truth into a NECK TWIST! Cover, TWO! Truth toughs it out but Mortos clamps on with a seated cobra twist! Truth endures, even as Mortos digs his elbow in. Truth fights up, but Mortos throws him down! Mortos tags Rush, and the bulls mug Truth. Rush whips Truth to then SNAP POWERSLAM! And SENTON! Cover, TWO! Dax is there but Rush stares him down. Dax backs up, Rush CHOPS Truth! And CHOPS! Truth CHOPS back! So Rush CHOPS again! The CHOPS keep going, back and forth, but then Rush ROCKS Truth! Rush CHOPS away in the corner, tags Roddy, and he drags Truth up.
Roddy scoops to BACKBREAKER! Roddy sits Truth up, brings him around, and grinds him down with a facelock. Roddy then shifts to a chinlock stretch! Truth endures being bent back, the fans and the team rally, and Truth fights up again! But Roddy throws him down! Roddy taunts FTR, then clamps on with a seated cobra twist! Truth endures, the fans rally up, and Collision returns to single picture once again! Truth fights, he BACKDROPS free of Roddy! Roddy hurries, hot tag to Drake! Drake runs at Truth, but Truth dodges! Drake hits buckles, staggers around, Rush tags in! Truth hot tags Dax!
Dax fires off JABS then he DECKS Rush! He DECKS Drake! he ROCKS Mortos! He dodges Gibson to DECK him! Dax dodges Rush to GERMAN SUPLEX! Dax holds on, to GERMAN SUPLEX again! And then GERMAN- NO, Rush switches! Dax BOOTS Mortos, Cash gets in! FTR STEREO GERMAN SUPLEXES! Roddy gets in, Hook catches him! TRIPLE GERMAN SUPLEXES!! Cover, GYV break it! The brawling happens again, The Outrunners LARIAT GYV up and out of the ring! Hook fires off on Roddy on the outside, DECKS him at the ramp, but Roddy fights back! Those two just keep brawling their way to the stage!
Cash sends Mortos into railing, Dax and Rush get in the ring! They CHOP, CHOP, CHOP, and repeat! The fans fire up as Rush then fires forearms! Rush runs, Dax ROCKS him! Dax ‘n’ Rush bob ‘n’ weave, but they both ROCK each other! Dax then wrenches to short arm LARIAT! Cash steps in, FTR watches Rush. But Mortos runs up! Cash UPPERCUTS him, has to fire off more shots, so Dax has to do the same with Rush! Mortos ROCKS Cash, runs, then dodges Cash, so he can TORNILLO DIVE onto GYV and Outrunner!! Cash then PLANCHAS Mortos! Dax calls to Cash, FTR aims! Rush staggers, into a SHATTER- NO, Mortos pops Cash! SAMOAN DROP!!
Dax lets Rush go, runs up on Mortos, but Mortos shoves him into Rush’s FOREARM! HEADBUTT! SPLASH in the corner! UPPERCUT in the corner, then a GAMANGIRI! Mortos sits Dax down and Rush runs in, BULL’S HORNS!! Cover, Rush’s team wins!!
Winners: Roderick Strong, The Beast Mortos, Rush & The Grizzled Young Veterans, by pinfall
El Toro Blanco makes a powerful return to AEW, and surely Don Callis is somewhere happy to see this. Will Callis still convince Rush to make the Family tranquilo?
Serena Deeb speaks.
“Are we done talking about all the people that aren’t even here tonight? Why don’t we talk about the people that are? Why don’t we talk about The Professor? And how The Professor, tonight on Collision, beat the hell out of Queen Aminata, just like I said I would. Now let’s fast forward, the Dynamite fifth-year anniversary is coming up, and I’ve been hearing rumblings that a certain DMD is thinking about popping her head in. Well, Britt. You’re gonna be there, and The Professor is gonna be there, so it only makes sense that we have a match. I’ll propose this to you now, and I’ll wait for your answer.
“But Britt, it’s only if you’re down to get your ass beat in your own hometown.” Deeb smiles, will The Doctor be more than ready to fight in #Brittsburgh?
Nigel McGuinness is on stage.
Wearing a “BRYAN FEARS NIGEL” shirt, holding a mic, he tells the world, “A week and a half ago on Dynamite, the world saw me challenge Bryan Danielson to face me at Arthur Ashe Stadium. And true to form, the American Coward, Benign Danielson, has refused to answer my challenge. The AEW World Champion, a representative for this company. How pathetic! And what’s even worse is this clam digger, hiding behind this fake injury, when the truth of the matter is… Bryan FEARS Nigel!” Nigel says if Bryan isn’t gonna do it for Nigel, or for himself, or even for his family, assuming they aren’t embarrassed of him anymore… You should do it for the fans!”
The fans do cheer that, and Nigel says the truth is, while the fans all cheer Bryan, they identify with NIGEL! And if you deny Nigel, then you deny the fans! Schiavone speaks up, and says this needs to be said. He has been working alongside Nigel for the past year as broadcast partners, and Schiavone has heard all the things Nigel has said about Bryan each and every week, every single broadcast. And Schiavone knows what Nigel is trying to do here, what he is trying to do to Bryan. Bryan feels the fans are the reason he continues to fight. Nigel’s claims are ridiculous! Bryan Danielson is NOT afraid of Nigel McGuinness, and everyone here would agree!
Schiavone says Bryan is not yet cleared to wrestle! If he was, he would get in the ring with Nigel right now! We find out at Grand Slam IF Bryan is cleared, but it is not about being afraid. Schiavone will say this about Bryan. Schiavone has been part of pro-wrestling for the better part of five DECADES. Bryan Danielson is the greatest professional wrestler I have ever seen, I have ever called, in my career.” Nigel has Schiavone stop, and says Schiavone has to be one of the luckiest SOBs Nigel has ever seen. Because if ANYBODY ELSE had said those words, spitting on Nigel’s soul, he’d be knocking their head off!
Nigel tells Schiavone not to tempt fate. If he has an ounce of respect left for Nigel, then he better go sit down and shut up! The fans boo but Schiavone goes back to the desk. Nigel says the others might be drinking the #Cowardade, but Nigel’s not. Nigel tells Bryan that he doesn’t care whether Bryan does it for Nigel, for himself, for the family or for all these fans in the world! On Wednesday night, Bryan needs to walk down this ramp, up these steps, and meet Nigel in the middle of this ring for the FINAL CHAPTER of their rivalry!! The fans fire up for that! “Because it is MY DESTINY!!
“Ever since I had retired, I have told anyone who would listen…! Shouting at the moon! Like a lunatic! Saying I was as good as you, Bryan!!” The fans start booing now, but Nigel says nobody, NOBODY, listened! NOBODY believed! And why would they? Because the truth of the matter is, there are only two people in the world today who know that what Nigel is saying is true! Those people are Nigel, and Bryan! And that is EXACTLY WHY Bryan has refused ot answer this challenge!! Bryan knows if he shows up in Arthur Ashe Stadium, Nigel will beat Bryan, destroy him, and finally have vindication!!
The fans are torn, but Nigel says once again, Bryan is taking the one thing Nigel deserves. But this time, it doesn’t matter. This time, even if Bryan doesn’t show up, Nigel will be vindicated. Because the world will know why! The ball is still in Bryan’s court! And quite simply, Nigel hopes Bryan chooses Option A and shows up. Because if there is a God in heaven, this will happen!! And if there’s not, well, then may the DEVIL hear Nigel’s prayers!! The ROH icon is as furious as he’s ever been. Will Nigel get one last battle with The American Dragon? Or will he have to settle for a moral victory?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision here as a final go-home to the BIG Grand Slam week, though it felt like a talkier episode than usual. Really good promo from Jarrett, though he was maybe playing up his anger a little too much, he was rather haphazard with when he slapped the wall. And a Lumberjack Strap Match combo, with win by ring out, that is definitely old school, not something I’ve ever seen, that will be a lot of fun. Good promo from Willow with Deonna & Taya, though they absolutely ignored Willow losing the CMLL Women’s Championship. Willow VS Taya set for Rampage is good stuff. Now, from how it’s not being called Grand Slam Rampage, I think it’s being taped here in Springfield, as doing FOUR hours on the same night in Arthur Ashe is a lot as it is.
Very good promos from MXM and Acclaimed, and I kinda want this to be like, a ladder match with the jacket hanging up as the prize. But at the same time, the “makeover” will probably be revealed to incite Caster and give us a reason for a match. Great promos to hype matches tonight, too. Darby getting after Uno was good, but as other promos in AEW have gone, it was maybe one statement too long. There are times when less is more. But really good match, with Darby of course winning, even with Reynolds getting involved. And another great promo from Conglomeration, even with Premier Athletes being part of that. But great win for Conglomeration and Hologram to then feed into the Tornado Trios match for Collision next week.
Great promo from The Outcasts to give us “Saraya’s Rules.” I knew they were gonna be biased in Saraya’s favor but those went the extra mile. Saraya is given the opening shot, can do whatever she wants, can have Harley do whatever she wants, etc. so it’ll end up a Handicap Match. Hayter surely still finds a way to win, and she might even move on to the TBS Championship for WrestleDream. Mariah and Mina is of course the given story for the world title, and Mone needs someone to face, so Hayter would make for a great choice. Speaking of Mariah, good match from Mariah VS Frost, and I appreciate there’s this continued flirting from Mariah with Nigel.
Awesome match from Aminata VS Deeb, and a great win for Deeb here. Deeb had a good response promo to the quick Britt Baker tease, and that will be a great match for the anniversary show that can definitely help someone pursue a title. As such, it’ll surely be Britt’s win in Britt’s hometown, and she’ll probably challenge for the world title on the other side of Mariah VS Mina, as I still expect Mariah to retain the title. And if Britt and Hayter are each going for titles, there could be some reference to their past, and they could compete with each other over who gets a title first.
That Bunkhouse Brawl was awesome stuff to open with, and with those tables set up beforehand, it was like they were just appearing outta nowhere to take those spots. I figured Dustin & Sammy would retain, but what a surprise that Sammy wants after Okada and the Continental Championship. I suppose the ROH titles weren’t gonna work out, as Sammy being Face means he isn’t calling out Mark Briscoe or Atlantis Jr, and no sense pivoting to a feud against Shane Taylor Promotions just yet. Plus, Sammy could surely win the Title Eliminator, but then he gives Okada the win back for the Dynamite anniversary show.
That 10 Man Tag was really good stuff, good teamwork on all sides, and it was very smart to have Roddy and Hook take themselves out of the equation so that we can’t really get a read on their FTW Championship match go-home math. But given The Kingdom can help Roddy cheat in an FTW Rules match, I’m leaning towards Roddy just a touch. Great stuff seeing Outrunners use Shatter Machine, that could be a story in itself. But in surprising fashion, it was FTR who took the pin, to Rush! Great way for Rush to return to AEW, I really hope his story with the Don Callis Family gets going again, which would help with Ospreay & Fletcher becoming United Empire again.
And a great promo from Nigel to close the show, but it felt like he was dragging it out for some reason. We were already going into overrun, I don’t think he needed to stretch that much. But I suppose he just wanted to make sure he got all his points across. Great exchange with him and Schiavone, that tension shows how much this match means to Nigel and how Schiavone is kinda voicing a side of the argument that Nigel’s just bitter and keeps taking his jabs. I almost thought we were getting Bryan’s music or a video message from him, but we’ll still just have to wait the “surprise” on Wednesday night. I mean, it’s just standard storytelling for Nigel to think Bryan’s no-showing, then we get Final Countdown, and then we get that killer match.
My Score: 8.8/10
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