AEW Results
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 SWEEP 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 SWANTON 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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Will the Scumbag go Double or Nothing?
Darby Allin told MJF to choose: A Title VS Hair match, or no title match EVER! Will MJF be vain or greedy as we head for Double or Nothing?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway; Cassidy, Cope, Christian & The Bucks win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Westbrook; Bailey wins.
- AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight VS Brian Cage; Knight wins and retains the title.
- Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin; Ospreay wins.
- Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness; Shida & The Birds win, by disqualification.
- AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita; Darby wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
MJF arrives backstage.
Renee Paquette is there to bring up tonight’s main event is Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW World Championship. If Darby Allin wins, MJF will then have to sign a contract for Title VS Hair at Double or Nothing. Darby has made it clear that if MJF doesn’t sign said contract, Darby will never allow MJF to face him for the title again. We all know how important the title is for MJF, but is MJF willing to put his hair on the line for it? MJF just chuckles and moves on, but he notices the very bald Rick Knox, Bryce Remsburg, and the head of security, David Aponte. And then various bald members of the production staff…
And then even Christopher Daniels & Sonjay Dutt are there! Daniels and Sonjay chuckle before moving on, and then MJF sees John Silver flexing. Brandon Cutler, some arena staff, and even Tommaso Ciampa, all bald. Then last but certainly not least, Ricochet! He tells MJF that don’t worry, he’ll look great. Just not as good as Ricochet. AHA~! MJF storms off, will he have no choice but to choose between gold belt and chrome dome?
10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway!
While we know the AEW World Tag Team Championship match will be a conglomeration of I Quit Match and New York Street Fight, THE Conglomeration will be waiting on the other side for their own tag title match. And let’s not forget that Matt & Nick Jackson want their own shot at those titles again. With that, can Freshly Squeezed work together with C&C and The Bucks? Or will the Psycho Killer, the Dogs, and the Top Guys all stand tall on the road to Double or Nothing?
The teams sort out and the teams just brawl it out! The fans cheer as The Bucks have The Dogs, Cope is after Ciampa, Christian is after Cash, and Dax brawls with Cassidy! Dax bumps Cassidy off buckles but Cassidy ducks the haymaker to waistlock. The Bucks, Cope & Christian clear everyone else out, then take the brawl outside! Dax ROCKS Cassidy to send him out, and the fans fire up as Matt fires hands on 100 Proof right by commentary! Ciampa whips Cope but Cope reverses, sending Ciampa into barriers! Cash sends Christian into railing, then CLOBBERS Cassidy! Nick fires hands on Finlay, Cassidy sends Cash into railing!
Cassidy and Dax meet in the ring, Dax ROCKS and CHOPS Cassidy, but Nick sends Finlay into railing! Dax DECKS Cassidy, throws hands on Cope, but Cope fires back! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands! Cope DECKS Dax, and wait, Christian and Cash are brawling in the crowd! Same for Matt and Connors! Finlay CLAWS Nick’s face, Cassidy ROCKS Dax, and Cassidy whips. Dax reverses, Cassidy goes up and out to then SMACK Dax off buckles! Cassidy goes up, Ciampa BOOTS Nick, and Dax trips Cassidy. Dax CHOPS Cassidy, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans boo but Dax stands Cassidy up, SUPER DUPER PLEX!
Dax then rolls through to suplex again, but Cassidy STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRES! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, and DDTS! Cassidy kips up, the fans fire up, but Finlay sends Nick into steel steps! #BigStoke grabs Cassidy’s foot, Cash CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax puts Cassidy in the corner to tag Ciampa. FTR and the Psycho Killer mug Cassidy! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Ciampa stands Cassidy up. Cassidy blocks the chop! And he blocks another chop! The fans cheer but Ciampa kicks low and CHOPS again! The fans boo but Ciampa soaks up that heat. Ciampa drags Cassidy by a leg, turns him over, but Cassidy fights around!
Cassidy kicks and kicks but Ciampa drags him back! Cassidy turns to BOOT Ciampa away! Dax tags in and he CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax flips them off. Dax whips Cassidy, runs up, but Cassidy dodges! Dax POSTS himself! Both men are down, hot tags to Cash and Nick! Nick rallies on FTR with haymakers, BLASTS Ciampa, but Cash kicks low! FTR whips, DOUBLE HIP- NO, Nick lands out, MEETING OF TEH MINDS! Then DOUBLE WHEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Nick then DROPKICKS Dax out! The Dogs run up, but Nick knuckle locks and CHOPS Finlay! Then Nick jumps over Connors, SUPERKICKS, and he goes for the corner!
Nick goes up, up, and “LUCHA LIBRE~!” FLYING ARM-DRAG RANA COMBO! The fans are thunderous and Nick tags Matt. Nick whips Finlay, Finlay reverses, but Nick goes up and over. Matt SUPERKICKS Finlay! Nick SHINING WIZARDS Connors, adds a GAMANGIRI, then The Bucks DOUBLE BULLDOG with the high-five! The fans fire up again as Matt winds up. Matt WRECKS FTR with a dropkick, then holds the way open, Nick FLIES onto FTR & Ciampa! But Connors back suplexes! Matt lands out, and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through, NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express is getting going, and Finlay joins the ride! DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS!
The fans are electric and it’s not just the volt green! Time for a SUPERKICK PARTAY~! Wait, Stokely grabs a foot each! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Stoke can’t even trip The Bucks up. The Bucks drag Stoke in! Stoke pleads for mercy, but FTR runs up! The Bucks dodge, mule kick, then SUPERKICK for Dax! SUPERKICK for Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on The Dogs! Then FTR is sent into The Dogs before DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Ciampa runs up to waistlock but Nick switches. Ciampa BOOTS Matt away, ELBOWS Nick, but Matt dodges, PSYCHO KNEE into Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Ciampa!
The fans fire up again, and The Bucks see C&C. They point to Christian, and the fans cheer! Christian steps in, the ref reprimands but Cope argues with the ref. This distraction lets Christian LOW BLOW Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Cash! Christian covers, TWO! Cash survives, the fans boo, but Christian rains down fists while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Christian puts Cash in the corner to CHPO, CHOP, and then rain down fists! Christian goes past TEN, maybe to fifteen, then stops. Cash sputters, Stoke talks trash, but Christian grabs Stoke! Cash CLUBS Christian, Ciampa HOTSHOTS the bad arm, and Ciampa hurries to tag in. Ciampa drags Christian around, SLAMS the bad arm off the mat, then SLAMS the arm again! Ciampa POSTS Christian, and Christian falls to the apron. The ref keeps his eyes on the rest of the team so they stay back. Ciampa goes out, and he SWINGS the bad arm into the post! Christian scrambles away, clutching the arm, but Ciampa taunts Cope with a wave.
Ciampa tags Connors, Connors tags Finlay, and The Dogs stomp away on Christian. Finlay clamps onto the bad hand, bends the fingers, then JAMS them into the mat! The ref reprimands but Finlay anchors Christian while he tags in Dax. Dax CHOPS Christian, DECKS him, then taunts Cope and The Bucks. The Bucks rally the fans, Cope coaches Christian up, but Dax brings Christian around. Christian blocks a shot to hit back, but then Dax kicks low! Dynamite returns to single picture as Dax UPPERCUTS Christian back to the corner. Stoke is on commentary suddenly to say Christian tried to steal Stoke’s watch, aka the watch Stoke stole from Christian.
But Christian fires back on Dax and the whole corner! Then he and Dax DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Christian crawls, but we can see Cash and The Dogs sneaking over! They and Ciampa YANK down Cope, Cassidy and The Bucks! The fans boo but Dax drags Christian back to center. Dax kicks and scuffs Christian, then talks trash. But Christian slips around to chicken wing the arms! Dax shoves Christian away, but Christian turns around, NOGGIN KNOCKER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Cope snarls as he rises up, hot tags to Cope and Connors!
The fans fire up as The Rated R Superstar rallies on everyone! LARIAT for Cash! ELBOW for Dax! Cope TOSSES Finlay out onto Ciampa and Cash! BOOT for Connors! The fans fire up again and Cope goes to a corner. Cope is feeling it, and he aims at Connors. But then Finlay grabs a leg! The fans boo, but Nick SUPERKICKS Finlay! Connors runs up, Nick RAMS him low! Then slingshot FACEBUSTER! And cartwheel ASAI MOONSAULT! COPE-O-SETIC for Connors, TWO! The fans rally as Cope keeps focus on Connors. Cope drags Connors up, whips him to the corner, then Nick runs up! Connors puts Nick out, then he puts Matt out!
But Christian is back, and he coordinates with The Bucks, LARIAT DOUBLE ENZIGIRI on Connors! Then Cassidy somersaults for a “powerful” back elbow! Finlay runs up, Cassidy kicks the legs out! Finlay hits buckles but Ciampa runs up! Christian sends him into Cash, then dragon sleepers Ciampa. Christian sees Dax run up, kicks him low, and gets him in the same hold, DOUBLE REVERSE DDTS! The fans fire up as FTR, Ciampa and Finlay are all in drop zones! “This is Awesome!” as Cassidy, Christian and The Bucks climb the corners. Connors runs up on Cope, but Cope snatches him into a facelock!
Cope acts as air traffic control as he coordinates everyone, QUADRUPLE MACHO ELBOWS before an IMPALER!! Cover, TWO!! Connors survives and the fans can’t believe it! Ciampa and Finlay get up, The Bucks BLAST them, then DIVE! Down they go at ramp side, then Christian and Cassidy bump into each other. The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this the opener! Cassidy puts his hands up, but Christian stops him. Christian shakes his head, but then Cassidy makes Christian put his hands in his pockets! The fans fire up as Christian just THROWS Cassidy out onto FTR! Christian then goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES The Dogs!
Cope calls out a shot, runs, but into a SHATTER MACHINE!! FTR snatches Cope outta nowhere, Connors makes the cover, but Cassidy breaks it! The fans fire up as now FTR has Cassidy surrounded. But Cassidy “unleashes” his kicks! The fans go nuts with every shot, but FTR shoves Cassidy! SHATTER- DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on Cash! Cassidy fights free of Dax, but Dax blocks Nick’s Superkick! Dax sends it into Matt! Nick SUPERKICKS through after all! Finlay clinches, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER on Nick! Matt feints the kick to DDT! But then Ciampa KNEES Matt down! Christian chicken wings Ciampa, turns him around, KILLSWITCH!
Connors JEEP FLIPS Christian! Connors then stalks Cope while the fans boo. Connors lines up a shot, Cope rises to his feet, Connors runs in! But Cope jumps over Connors’ spear, sending it into Dax! The fans fire up, Stoke freaks out, and The Bucks join Cope in the ring. They TRIPLE SUPERKICK Connors! Cassidy is in, ORANGE PUNCH! SPEAR from Cope!! Cover, C&C Conglomeration Bucks win!
Winners: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Another star-studded 10 Man Tag, and it was a huge win for all the hungry contenders. Christian doesn’t wanna celebrate, but he does signal that he and Cope will be champions. Will putting their tag team legacy on the line be enough to take the gold? Or will Double or Nothing be the last night that team reeks of awesomeness?
Will Ospreay continues to train with The Death Riders.
They’re outside this time, Claudio Castagnoli playing some wall ball with Marina Shafir and Pac. Daniel Garcia says, “Tonight is the night that we’ve all been waiting for: The Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay, is cleared and back on Dynamite. And rumor has it, the kid’s been working real hard and he’s got some new tricks up his sleeves. So Young Boy Billy, tonight you gotta show me something, c’mon.” Garcia gets a quick turn in on wall ball while cameras move over. Ospreay is maintaining a neck bridge while Jon Moxley uses Wheeler Yuta as a living dummy to show just how to push and pull and bend and twist on the various chinlocks and headlocks.
Use the right arm to push against the head, then snake in the left arm for the sleeper. Pry and shoot. Moxley asks how Ospreay feels. Ospreay lets off the bridge and says honestly, the best he’s felt in forever. Moxley asks if Ospreay remembers the night he won the Best of the Super Juniors. Yeah, 2019. AKA a lifetime ago. Ospreay was carefree, flew like a bird, for no other reason than that’s just what birds do. So simple back then, chasing that feeling, like no other feeling in the world. Can’t really grab it in your hands for more than a few seconds. The joy of doing it. Then everybody comes in and tries to make it so overcomplicated.
Years pass, life happens, a family starts, responsibilities show up, bad things happen, bad choices catch up to you, and it’s all weight on your shoulders. You feel like you can’t fly. But Moxley will tell you something: Nothing is different. Nothing has changed. All those things are still gonna be there, but you can still fly. You’re just more dangerous now. You’re a bird of prey. So tonight, when you got out there, don’t go out there to protect anything. Not your neck, your image, your reputation, or what you’ve built in your career. Go out there to give something. Moxley checks on Yuta and says dammit, if you’re gonna snap a headlock, snap the headlock!
Moxley storms off to instruct his pupil, but will Ospreay use everything he has been taught to great effect? Or will he have to fold against Ace Austin?
Chris Jericho speaks.
“You wanna face Jericho in a match of my own design, Ricochet? A spectacle so innovative, so imaginative, it cannot be contained, it can only be witnessed. Well, be careful what you demand, because you’ve made a few enemies yourself, Ricochet. And now a match designed specifically to settle scores without any, and I mean AAANY~, limitations has gotten even bigger.” Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate were just looking for two more, but “Jungle” Jack Perry said he can bring four: himself, The Young Bucks, and KENNY OMEGA! Jericho tells Ricochet that this is no longer what he designed, but it is a devil’s dance of destruction! Ricochet’s destruction!
Ricochet got what he wanted, now can he handle it? Bald. The first-ever SEVEN VS SEVEN Stadium Stampede, who will even survive?
Ricochet & The Demand respond.
They stand with Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family and Ricochet says we all know Jericho does a lot of talking out of his ass while The Demand gets things done. Just like Davis did when he defeated Jack for the AEW National Championship at Fairway to Hell. Hold it with pride, Davis, Ricochet knows you’ll do it well. Davis says he’s got this. Ricochet says Davis has joined the dream team, but he’s not the only one. Because compliments to Ricochet’s golfing buddy, Don Callis, look who else he’s sending: Andrade El Idolo! Gracias, amigo. But it doesn’t stop there, the train keeps rolling. Ricochet was just approached by two guys who have an ax to grind with the superkick sidekicks.
These two wanna fill out the last two spots, so who is Ricochet to say no to The Dogs? Finlay & Connors storm in, and Finlay says to put it simple, they will fight The Bucks in the streets, in the ring, but guess it’s fighting at Double or Nothing! If they want violence, if they want carnage, if they want chaos, who better than The Dogs?! The Dogs bark and Liona roars, but will these seven stand tall in the Big Apple?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS BK Westbrook!
JetSpeed has a lot of momentum on their side, and as stated last week at Fairway to Hell, they’re looking to grab up all the gold they can. Will Speedball keep on rolling towards his own golden opportunity? Or will #Supastud prove his own worth?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two step up. Bailey bows in respect, offers a handshake, but Westbrook goes to roll Bailey up! Bailey stays on his feet, then steps over to sit down on a cover, TWO! Westbrook ducks a Penalty Kick, avoids the moonsault, and the sweep! Bailey dodges, Westbrook tiger feints through the ropes, but Bailey handsprings up and over! The fans fire up as Bailey ducks an elbow to whip. Westbrook goes up, around, but kinda fumbles his tumble. The fans cheer and jeer him for his attempt, but Westbrook blocks the boot! Westbrook FLIPS Bailey, springboards in, but Bailey dodges! TIME ADVENTURE!
Bailey pushes Westbrook down, goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the ULTIMATE WEAPON! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: Mike Bailey, by pinfall
Another fast ‘n’ furious finish, and Bailey’s on a hot streak! But now, the other side of JetSpeed looks to keep it up! But just who is Kevin Knight defending the TNT Championship against? It’s… BRIAN CAGE!? The Machine finally returns to action, and he has the Don Callis Family with him! Will Cage be able to ground Knight and take this title back to the family?
AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight w/ “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who betta!
The bell rings, Cage runs up, but Knight dodges! Knight fires haymakers, Cage shoves him, but Knight dodges. Knight CHPOS, but Cage doesn’t budge! Cage makes the pecs dance, so Knight CHOPS again! The fans cheer as Cage eggs Knight on. Knight urns, leaps, but into Cage’s arms! Cage uses Knight to do curls, then THROWS knight! Knight lands out, RAMS Cage, but Cage comes back! Knight RAMS Cage again, but it’s still not enough! Knight tries a bigger SHOULDER TACKLE, but Cage stays standing! Knight runs one more time, ducks ‘n’ dodges, SATELLITE- NO, Cage stops the DDT! Cage THROWS Knight away!
Knight staggers, Cage SUPERKICKS him down! “Who betta than Cage?!” The fans fire up as Cage storms up on Knight, stands him up, and bumps him off buckles. Cage RAMS into Knight, stands him up, then RAMS again! The ref counts, Cage CHOPS, and the fans cheer. Bailey rallies the fans but Archer coaches Cage, and Cage whips Knight hard into the corner! The fans are torn as Cage hauls Knight up. Cage ROCKS Knight, CHOPS him, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Cage stops at 4, then Cage stalks Knight. Cage stands Knight up, whips him to the corner, then runs in, only for Knight to BOOT! Cage still LARIATS!
Cage hauls Knight up, whips him to ropes, but Knight grabs ropes. Knight DUMPS Cage out, then DROPKICKS him down! Cage sputters, the fans fire up, and Knight builds speed to DIVE! But he bounces off Cage! Cage then fireman’s carries, APRON F5! Knight sputters but Cage goes up the steps to soak up cheers and jeers, all while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cage refreshes the ring count, drags Knight up again, and hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Knight writhes, Cage refreshes the count again, then he whips Knight into barriers! Knight practically falls into the laps of the front row! But Cage brings Knight around to CHOP him down! Cage soaks up the cheers and jeers before he brings Knight around again. Cage SMACKS Knight off the apron, then puts him in the ring. Cage storms into the ring, drags Knight by his legs, and ties the legs up into a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Knight endures as Cage sits deep! Knight powers up, fights his way forward, and he reaches to the ROPEBREAK!
The ref counts, Cage lets go at 4, but Cage brings Knight up. Knight CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Cage still doesn’t back down. Knight fires more shots, but Cage UPPERCUTS him down! Cage digs his boot into Knight at the corner, but he stops as the ref counts. Cage drags Knight up, puts him in a corner, and LARIATS! Cage wrenches to then SAIDO Knight away! Knight flounders to the apron, Cage soaks up more cheers and jeers, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Knight rises to fire forearms on Cage, but Cage ROCKS Knight in return! Cage slingshots Knight into a facelock, for a SPIRALING SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Knight survives and Cage is frustrated, but Cage decides to write Knight off. Cage drags Knight up, reels him in, and suplexes, DRILL- NO, Knight slips free to waistlock. But Cage ELBOWS Knight, whips, but Knight jumps up! SATELLITE- NO, Cage goes for ropes! Knight HOTSHOTS Cage for it! Then Knight springboards back in, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts while the fans rally up. Cage goes to a corner but he runs up on Knight. Knight bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off shots, then fires a flurry of haymakers! But Cage grabs and TOSSES Knight to a corner!
Cage runs up, Knight dodges, and Knight runs back in. Knight ducks ‘n ‘dodges, FLAPJACK DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Cage bails out! Knight builds speed and FLIES! Cage catches him?!? The fans go nuts as Cage lifts, but Knight RANAS Cage into POST! The fans cheer as Knight hurries to get space. Knight runs, goes up the apron, and LEAPING LARIATS! Down goes Cage! The fans fire up with Knight, he puts Cage in the ring, and he hurries up the corner. Archer creeps up, but Bailey SUPERKICKS him! The fans cheer, but Cage CLUBS Knight! Cage then climbs up, and he deadlift SUPERPLEXES! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Knight survives, but Archer guzels Bailey! Bailey fights free of the choke slam to mule kick Archer! Cage runs up, but Bailey springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes the Murderhawk Monster! knight springboards, Cage dodges, but Knight leaps the discus lariat! SATELLITE DDT finally lands! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and Knight is beside himself! Knight hurries to run in at the corner, but Cage ELBOWS him away! Cage goes up, but into the UPPER- NO! Cage stops the rana! Cage YANKS Knight up to the top, for a SUPER- UPPER ROOM!! Knight still throws Cage, then goes up top!
Knight aims, MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
The Machine was out for 14 months and yet no ring rust to be found! However, The Jet is just #2Fly2Stop! Bailey brings mics into the ring to say, “Congratulations to The Jet on a hell of a win!” Knight says much appreciated. But like he said, they’re red hot right now! And Brian Cage, welcome back! Cage took Knight to his limits, but The Jet is still standing as TNT Champion. But Knight can’t get over how last week, he couldn’t get the job done becoming #Jet2Belts. Bailey says forget last week. Knight IS a future AEW World Champion! Bailey says he knows it, and everyone here knows it! The fans cheer that!
Knight says he appreciates the support from Bailey and Ashville. Bailey is always in his corner, Knight is always in Bailey’s. And if Bailey keeps it up, he’ll be singles champion, too. Bailey says yeah, Knight got him thinking. Tonight, Darby VS Takeshita, BAILEY WANTS NEXT! Bailey says Takeshita was his greatest rival in Japan, but they’ve yet to have a singles match in AEW. And Darby, as much as Bailey wants to see MJF go bald…! Bailey is coming for Darby’s AEW World Championship! JetSpeed daps it up, will they become a 2 Fly 2 Man Power Trip?
AEW reveals the Men’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament Brackets!
This year’s tournaments will go through Double or Nothing, and the finals will coincide with Forbidden Door 2026 on Sunday, June 28th in San Jose, California! The winner of each tournament will then challenge for THE AEW World Championship and AEW Women’s World Championships on August 30th at All In: London! And so, for the opening round, it will be: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis; Claudio Castagnoli VS Brody King; then Double or Nothing has both Samoa Joe VS Will Ospreay, and Swerve Strickland VS Bandido!
“Jungle” Jack Perry speaks.
“Mark Davis… I’m sure you feel some congratulations are in order. But you’re not champion to me. You see, you’re built like an Australia grizzly bear, yet you still needed somebody to hit me in the back with a golf club for you to beat me. At Stadium Stampede, bring your friends, bring any weapon you want, and I will crack you over the skull with it. Because anything goes. But after that, it’s back to grass roots, because it is you and me, fighting for a shot at the world title at All In: London. And in the Owen Hart Tournament, I will prove to you beyond a shadow of a doubt that I’m a better wrestler than you. I am the FUTURE world champion!
“And if you don’t like that, F YOU!” Jungle Jack is sharpening his knife, but will his edge be razor sharp when it comes time to cut down Dunkzilla?
Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin!
We’ve seen the Aerial Assassin training with The Death Riders, he’s won gold with his old friends in The United Empire, and now he’s about to face a dangerous man at Double or Nothing. Will Ospreay be more than ready for Samoa Joe after tonight? Or will he fail to even get past The Inevitable?
The bell rings and the fans cheer Ospreay as he stares down with Ace. Ospreay offers a handshake, Ace accepts, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. They circle, tie up, and Ospreay wrenches to wristlock. Ace rolls, handsprings, and wrenches, but Ospreay rolls, kips up, and wrenches back. Ospreay hammerlocks, Ace rolls to kip up and wrench to then armlock. Ospreay endures the grind, fights around, and he arm-drags Ace down. Ace endures, fights around, and rises up. Ace shoots through to waistlock but Ospreay switches. Ospreay hits the headlock takeover, Ace headscissors, but Ospreay kips free.
The fans cheer the standoff, and the two reset. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength. The fans rally as Ace pushes Ospreay back. Ace has Ospreay down for a knuckle lock cover, ONE as Ospreay gets his arm up. Ace pushes it down, cover, ONE as Ospreay gets the other arm up. Ace tries again, ONE as Ospreay bridges! Ace jumps up, but Ospreay holds the bridge! That training truly pays off! Ace jumps, Ospreay gets him for a MONKEY FLIP! The fans fire up as Ospreay then arm-drags! Ospreay wristlocks and he bends the fingers! Ospreay isolates the arm to then STOMP it!
Ace clutches his arm as Ospreay shows his training already. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then whips Ace. Ace reverses, he blocks a boot, but not the AX KICK! Ospreay headlocks, Ace powers up and out, but Ospreay RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Ace drop toeholds to ENZIGIRI! And basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Ace facelocks Ospreay, turns him, NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Ospreay ROCKS Ace, ROCKS him again, and again! Ace trips Ospreay, hooks up the legs, and he turns Ospreay over to tie the legs up! MUDA LOCK! The fans rally as Ospreay endures being bent back, and he crawls forward to the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer while Ace lets go. Ospreay checks his neck but he is alright to continue. Ace drags Ospreay up, reels him in, but Ospreay wrenches out to SOBAT! Ospreay whips, Ace reverses, but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to RAN- NO! Ace blocks to swing Ospreay up into a fireman’s carry! Ace does a squat for the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Ace flexes, covers, TWO! Ospreay stay sin this while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ace is frustrated already, but he stalks Ospreay to ropes. Ace kicks Ospreay around, CLUBS him down, but Ospreay fires back. Ace bumps Ospreay off buckles, kicks and ROCKS him, then snapmares. Ace KNEES Ospreay in the back, then clamps on with a chinlock. Ospreay endures, even as Ace cranks the neck, and Ospreay fires shots from below. Ace DECKS Ospreay for it! Ospreay rises up, but Ace DECKS him again! Ospreay sits up again, so Ace BOOTS him down! Ace waits on Ospreay, then BOOTS him again! Ospreay goes to a corner, Ace CHOPS him, then reels Ospreay in for a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Ospreay toughs it out but Ace drags him around.
Ace steps over, traps Ospreay in a headscissors, then grinds him down. Ospreay endures, even as Ace puts on the squeeze. Ospreay fights around, rises up, and Electric Chair Lifts Ace! Ace slips free to ROCK Ospreay in the back! Ace CLUBS Ospreay to a corner, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Ace backs off, and Ace CHOPS Ospreay! Ospreay ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay! Ace KICKS the leg, CHOPS Ospreay down, then brings Ospreay back around. Ace rains down ELBOWS on Ospreay before he clamps on another chinlock. Ospreay endures as Dynamite returns to single picture, and the fans rally up.
Ospreay fires body shots, Ace puts him in the corner, but Ospreay BOOTS him away! Ospreay is on the apron, he springboards back in, PIP PIP CHEERIO! The fans fire up with Ospreay as he watches Ace rise up. Ospreay ducks a shot, atomic drops, then KNEES, ROUNDHOUSES, and STANDING SKY TWISTERS! Cover, TWO! Ace survives that quick string of moves, but Ospreay brings him back around. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then KICKS the bad arm! And KICKS again! And again! But Ace blocks one to ROCK Ospreay! Ace whips, Ospreay handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK!
The fans fire up while Ace bails out! Ospreay has the fans shouting “OI! OI! OI!” as he takes aim. But Ace avoids the plancha! Ospreay blocks the kick, only for Ace to handstand out of the sweep! Ace avoids another sweep, but Ospreay avoids the kick! Ace avoids yet another sweep by going up and over the corner! Ace WRECKS Ospreay with a dropkick, then aims to PLANCHA after all! Down goes Ospreay and the fans fire up! Ace drags Ospreay up, but Ospreay puts him int he ring! Ace rewinds to headscissor, but Ospreay pops Ace up to SUPERKICK the arm out! Ospreay then climbs up, takes aim, and BLINDSIDE FOREARM!
The fans fire up as Ospreay springboards, OSCUTTER! Cover, TWO! Ace survives and Ospreay is stunned! Ospreay just shakes it off, goes to the corner, and takes aim. Ace slowly rises up, but he ducks the Hidden Blade to DOUBLE STOMP! Ospreay sputters, Ace falls back, and now Ace takes aim. Ace runs corner to corner to A-LIST LARIAT! Then he LARIATS again and again! Ace hoists Ospreay up top, then slips outside to ENZIGIRI! Ospreay wobbles, Ace gets space, and Ace runs up! FLIPPING RANA! The fans fire up as Ace is ready to deal the winning hand! But then Ospreay pops Ace up, and gets him in position! STYLES- NO, Ace pops free!
Ace trips Ospreay, steps through, ties up the legs, TRAILER HITCH BRIDGE! TWO!! Ospreay escapes, but Ace KNEES, KICKS, and fireman’s carries! Ace tucks Ospreay to then swing him out, AIR RAID FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and Ace is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” as Ace stalks Ospreay to a corner. Ace ROCKS Ospreay again and again, then hoists Ospreay up top. But Ospreay fires shots in return! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, goes up, but Ospreay pushes on Ace’s arm! Then he HOTSHOTS the arm as he drops down, and he tucks Ace in! CHEEKY NAN- NO, Ace dodges! Ace RAMS low, springboards in and FLYING- LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Ace survives again! Ospreay roars, the fans are with him, and he ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, and repeat! They go back and forth, then Ospreay KICKS! Ace fires another forearm, Ospreay kicks, then Ace CHOPS! They go back and forth again, but Ace CHOPS and ROKCS, until Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! CHOP! Ace HEEL KICKS! Ace shakes out the bad arm, runs up, but Ospreay dodges to then ROLLING ELBOW! And HOOK KICK! Then the underhooks for the STORM- NO, Ace pops free, then goes to a corner. Ospreay runs up but Ace goes sideways! Ospreay hits buckles, Ace hits the FLYING CHUCK!
The fans fire up as Ace shuffles the deck, and runs up for the0 NO, Ospreay BACKDROPS Ace, but Ace lands on his feet! HIDDEN BLADE!! Ospreay isn’t done with just one, he aims from the corner and… Ace flops over! The fans boo but Ospreay shows no mercy. He just runs up to PENALTY KICK the bad arm! Then a FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Ace TAPS, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by submission
That might’ve been Ospreay’s first win by submission ever! He signals that his neck is no longer a problem, and he shows Ace respect for that fight. Ace accepts the handshake again, and Ospreay is moving on towards Double or Nothing with a great amount of momentum. But wait! SAMOA JOE is here! He and The Opps walk out on stage, and with mic in hand, Joe says, “Ospreay, Ospreay… OSPREAY, OSPREAY!” Joe is clearly mocking the chants for Ospreay, and the fans give genuine chanting and even singing in return. Joe says he just wanted to make sure Ospreay was listening, because these past few weeks, it seemed like Ospreay had a hard time hearing him.
Despite Ospreay’s best efforts, fate has put them on a collision course in the opening round of the Owen Hart Cup. The fans like the sound of that! Joe say she is here for one reason and one reason alone. He wants to speak about choices and consequences. Ospreay could’ve made the right choice and get a bye in this tournament, because that is what Joe would do for one of his friends. But Ospreay chose poorly. He could’ve been with the team that would do nothing but support and enhance Ospreay, but he decided to be a lapdog for Moxley and the Death Riders. The fans boo, Ospreay says he’s not a Death Rider.
Joe says Ospreay has made his choice, and come Double or Nothing, Joe makes Ospreay suffer the consequences. But Joe leaves Ospreay in peace tonight, for he has his date with destiny. But unfortunately, Joe’s friends, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens, still feel slighted, and he doesn’t put leashes on his friends. Shibata & Bowens storm down the ramp, Ospreay ready to fight them both if he has to. But then The Death Riders appear! Ospreay may not have officially joined the club, but the Death Riders aren’t going to let their investment go to waste! The Opps say they’re #NeverLacking, but that doesn’t seem to be the case now!
Shibata & Bowens back down while Moxley, Marina, Claudio, Yuta, Garcia & Pac all step up to support Ospreay. Joe says, “Soon. Soon.” The fans cheer the Death Riders, or at least Moxley, but Bowens promises Joe is gonna kill you, Ospreay! The dream match for Double or Nothing is on, but will the training with The Death Riders make Ospreay the new King of Harts?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
If you liked last week’s THREE HOUR block of AEW, then you’ll love this next one! Portland, Maine, the last Wednesday before Double or Nothing, Dynamite & Collision are combining forces again! Three hours all on TBS and HBO Max, make sure your DVR is set accordingly!
Backstage interview with Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita.
Renee is now with The Invisible Hand & The Alpha, saying tonight is a huge opportunity in the main event, Konosuke facing Darby Allin for THE AEW World Championship. Konosuke could be heading into Double or Nothing as a- Callis stops Renee there to say Konosuke will be heading into Double or Nothing as a DOUBLE champion! But then MJF steps in, apologizes for the interruption but says Renee’s doing a great job. The Scumbag tells Konosuke that while it’s been a minute since the two of them have talked, three years actually, back when MJF beat him… MJF has seen Konosuke develop into truly one of the best wrestlers in the world!
MJF believes that tonight, Konosuke beats Darby for the title, goes to DON to beat Okada, and MJF can’t think of a better match than Konosuke VS MJF Part 2 for the world title. How’s that sound? MJF offers a handshake, Konosuke shakes his hand, but in Japanese, Konosuke tells MJF that he’ll beat the crap out of him. Thankfully, MJF doesn’t know Japanese. Callis says that was a nice pep talk MJF just gave, and MJF says yes, he knows. That kid needs to win, okay? MJF can’t let Darby turn him into some disgusting, bald freak! No offense, Callis looks great. But look, there is only one foolproof way to know MJF won’t be put in that situation.
So if things get hairy… MJF hands over the Dynamite Diamond Ring! Callis smiles, and say she understands what to do with it. But then in steps Andrade. El Idolo takes off his hat to shake out his amazing head of hair, and smiles at MJF. MJF frowns and leaves. Callis says here’s the deal: Takeshita will bring the world title home to the Don Callis Family tonight! Andrade asks, “How you know?” Callis says aye dios mio, he seriously doesn’t know where Andrade learned English. Andrade says one way or another, the next time, that will be HIS title. Callis says yes, he knows, it’s all good. Callis is a man of many talents, but will his family be dripping with gold thanks to a diamond ring?
AEW now announces the Women’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament brackets!
Double or Nothing will see Willow Nightingale, the reigning Queen of Harts, take on Alex Windsor, while we will see Persephone VS Hazuki, Skye Blue vs Sareee, and Mina Shirakawa VS Athena! Champions from around the world are gathering for this tournament, but who will be headed to Forbidden Door, and then All In: London?
Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.
Renee Paquette is now with Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Willow Nightingale. Renee commends Cassidy on his part in the 10 Man Tag victory. But it seems that there is even more business to attend to. Cassidy says yes, the team has a shot at THE AEW World Tag Team Championships. It doesn’t matter who it is, they’re getting their shot, but the thing is… They still haven’t decided on which two will be. Kyle says Cassidy & Roddy should go for the gold, but Roddy shouts, “KYYYLE~! Thank you.” Kyle says of course. But that’s cuz he’s got gold to chase for himself!
The same man that put Kyle on the shelf for months is the man that Kyle submitted twice, and will submit again. Jon Moxley, Continental Champion, when are we doing this? Willow says speaking of gold, she is still the TBS Champion. But she is also in the Owen Hart Cup. She won this tournament before, she’ll do it all over again, so that she can have all the gold for herself at All In: London. She knows she can, and she will! Then Conglomeration has it all in order? Cassidy says hold on, there’s something missing. They should do a Word of the Day. Why haven’t they done one in so long? Roddy shouts for “MAAARK~!” And yes, Mark Briscoe returns!
The Sussex County Chicken is all fired up, and he says the Word of the day is reunification! For Mark Briscoe is back with his boys and his girls, The Conglomeration! But he’ll put this plain and simple: Tommaso Ciampa! Next Wednesday, Briscoe’s after your ass, son! You hear him? But before that, Saturday Night Collision is in HIS hometown, Salisbury, Maryland! That’s just 4.4 miles from where Briscoe originated on this earth! They’re gonna conglomerate and it’s gonna be a a hell of a time! Are you ready!? Willow and Kyle are fired up, Briscoe goes wild, and the team heads out. Cassidy admits, that was a lot of yelling.
But while The Conglomeration is ready to go Double or Nothing, will they soon have even more gold in the collection? Or are these high and lofty a little too much even for them?
Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness!
With the news of both the AEW Women’s World Championship Fatal 4 Way for Double or Nothing, and the Owen Hart Cup brackets, this trios match is about much more than just settling scores! Will the Shining Samurai be just as sharp as Jamie Hayter going into that title match? Or will Thekla, Skye Blue & Julia Hart continue to bring them down by any means necessary?
The trios sort out and Jamie steps up against Thekla as both a rematch from their 1v1 title match, and a preview of what’s to come in the next. They circle, but then Skye CLOBBERS Jamie! Julia steps in, but so do Shida and Windsor! The Triangle throws hands on Shida & The Birds, then triple whip. But all three reverse, a BOOT for Thekla, a DDT for Skye, and a BACKBREAKER for Julia! The fans cheer as The Triangle bails out! Shida goes out to keep after Skye while Windsor goes after Julia. Jamie gets Thekla back in the ring while Shida and Windsor have the Sisters of Sin in the corners of the barriers. The fans cheer as they all rain down fists!
Windsor, Jamie & Shida all go to nine, then wind up for TEN! The fans cheer again while Thekla sputters. Jamie snap suplexes, but Skye ROCKS Shida! Jamie stomps Thekla, Windsor SLAMS Julia off barriers, and Jamie stomps a mudhole in the corner. The ref counts, Jamie lets off, but Skye and Windsor meet while tightrope walking the barriers! Skye and Windsor trade shots, they wobble a bit, then Skye DECKS Windsor! Skye keeps from falling into the crowd, but Jamie gets her! Windsor joins in and the Birds double gorilla press, SNAKE EYES off the apron! The fans fire up, but Thekla is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY onto The Birds!
The fans fire up again and Thekla is feeling it while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Thekla stomps Windsor, CLUBS Jamie, then helps Skye. But Shida runs up, only for Thekla to ELBOW her down! The Triangle has control again, they ROCK Jamie and Shida and Windsor, then send them all to the desk. The Triangle CHOP again and again and again! Then they wind up, but feint chops to SMACK all three off the apron! The Triangle soaks up the cheers and jeers before putting Jamie back in the ring. Thekla brings Jamie up, snapmares her down, then basement SUPERKICKS! Cocky cover, TWO! Thekla drags Jamie to the corner, tags Julia, and Julia runs up to LARIAT! Then she goes side to side to ELBOW Jamie down!
Julia snapmares Jamie to a cover, TWO! Julia is annoyed but she rains down fists. The ref reprimands, Julia stops, but then she sucker punches Windsor! And Shida, too! Julia then drags Jamie over, bumps her off buckles, and tags in Skye. Skye stomps Jamie around, then digs her boot in! The ref counts, Skye stops at 4, then she brings Jamie up. Jamie fires forearms and CHOPS, but Skye THROWS Jamie down by her hair! The ref reprimands again but Skye rains down forearms. Skye snapmares Jamie, mule kicks her, then covers, TWO! Skye frowns but she stomps Jamie down. Skye tags Julia while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Skye whips Jamie into Julia’s grasp, and Skye BLASTS Shida & Windsor while Julia tags Thekla. Julia has Jamie in the TARANTULA, and Skye sends Windsor in for Thekla’s HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Skye runs up to DOUBLE SHOTGUN The Birds! The fans are torn but Thekla says that’s how the Triangle does it, baby! Thekla then aims to MISSILE- NO, Jamie gest under! Thekla lands out, but Jamie BOOTS her down! Jamie looks at Shida, Shida is hesitant, but Shida tags in! The fans cheer as Shida sends Theknla to the corner, then JUMP KNEES! Shida keeps moving, she BLASTS Skye! Julia ROCKS Shida back!
Julia storms in but Shida kicks her and whips her into Thekla! Shida KNEES them both in the corner! Then Shida puts Thekla sideways in the corner, reels Julia in, and she snap suplexes Julia into Thekla! The fans fire up as Shida then suplexes Thekla high and hard! Cover, TWO! Shida stands Thekla up, Thekla swings but Shida ROCKS her first! And ROCKS her again! Thekla wobbles, swings, but Shida catches Thekla for another forearm! Shida runs the ropes but Thekla mule kicks! Thekla SMACKS Shida, then she dodges a boot to DECK Shida! Thekla talks trash on Shida, then drags her up to tag in Julia.
Julia tags Skye, then tag back to Thekla. The Sisters of Sin hit the DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER and DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Thekla hits the bridge, and she aims for the SPIDER SPEAR! Cover, but The Birds CLOBBER The Sisters of Sin onto it! The fans fire up a Windsor DECKS Skye and Jamie HEADBUTTS Julia! The Birds drag Shida to safety, Windsor tags in, and she CLOBBERS Thekla! Windsor CLUBS away, then fires the fans up. Jamie steps in, BOOT RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Basement LARIAT! And then Windsor lifts! Jamie runs up, but Skye trips Jamie! The fans boo but Skye sends Jamie into steel steps!
Thekla sends Windsor into buckles! Tag to Julia before Shida runs up, TAMASHII KNEE on Thekla! Skye SUPERKICKS Shida! Jamie is back to clinch and HAYTBREAKER! Julia runs up, slips around, SOLE FOOD! Julia kips up, but Windsor is there to whip Julia to ropes! Skye tags in before the SPINEBUSTER! Skye SUPERKICKS Windsor, then brings her up! Skye hops on, CODE- NO, Windsor pops free! Skye SUPERKICKS again, but Windsor HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up as Jamie joins in again, and they DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH! Then they set Skye up, and Jamie says let’s try this again!
Jamie runs the ropes, but Thekla slides in, BELT SHOT on Jamie!! No question that the ref saw that! The Triangle is disqualified!
Winners: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds, by disqualification
The Toxic Spider doesn’t care about this win, she just wants to do damage! Skye gets Windsor in a DRAGON SLEEPER! The ref stops Thekla from sing the title belt again, so Thekla just takes off her own belt! And she LASHES Windsor while Skye holds her down! More refs rush out here, but Julia MISTS the newbie in the face! Julia stomps away on Jamie, not caring about fines or consequences, either! The fans boo, and Shida is bailing on the Birds? Shida cares more about her chances in that Fatal 4 Way than anything else. But then Willow, Mina, and even Thunder Rosa rush out here! They chase The Triangle off with belts of their own!
The fans cheer as The Babe, the Fighting Gravure Idol & La Mera Mera save the day. But will Jamie make sure Thekla and Shida pay for this at Double or Nothing?
AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita!
They say “card subject to change,” and that is true even for the best in the world. Kazuchika Okada’s real family takes priority, but his Don Callis Family brother was more than happy to step up for this opportunity. Will The Alpha already have two belts by the time he and The Rainmaker battle over the International Championship? Or will Darby truly be relentless in his pursuit of being the best fighting champion in AEW history?
The introductions are made, THE belt is raised, and we see who goes to Double or Nothing on top!
Callis joins commentary to say that while Darby’s been breaking his own body, Konosuke has perfected “rejuvenation training,” aka relaxing on a beach and sipping sake! The bell rings, and Darby SHOTGUNS Konosuke out! Then Darby DIVES, but Konosuke catches him! Konosuke POSTS Darby, then THROWS him into railing! Konosuke THROWS Darby into the ring, the fans fire up for both guys, and Konosuke hurries to BOOT Darby off the apron! Darby falls in front of commentary but Konosuke gets him right back in the ring. Cover, ONE!! The fans rally as Darby shows his grit, but Konosuke snarls.
Konosuke drags Darby up, Darby fires forearms, but the ALPHA ELBOW knocks Darby down! The fans fire up while Konosuke looms over Darby. Konosuke stands Darby up, and THROWS him into a corner! Darby bounces off the buckles and is bleeding from the mouth already! Konosuke stands Darby up, hoists him up top, then he climbs up after him. But Darby BITES Konosuke, CLUBS him down, and leaps for a CROSSBODY, but he bounces off Konosuke! The fans fire up again as Konosuke whips Darby for a BACKDROP! Darby got serious hangtime there, and he flounders out of the ring. Darby coughs and sputters but the fans rally up.
Konosuke goes out after Darby but Darby SMACKS him! Konosuke KNEES low, KNEES him again and again and again! Konosuke KNEES Darby against the barriers, then refreshes the count. Konosuke whips Darby hard into railing! Darby sputters as he leans against the railing, but Konosuke positions the steel steps. Konosuke then fetches Darby, lines up a shot, but Darby fights the suplex! Darby CLAWS Konosuke’s back, then fires a shot. Konosuke DECKS Darby in return! Darby slumps against the steps, Konosuke runs up, but Darby dodges! Konosuke’s knees hit the steps and he tumbles over! Darby then runs up the steps to SHOTGUN Konosuke down!
The fans fire up while both men are down on the floor! Konosuke checks his knee before he crawls around, and Darby gets in the ring so he can build speed! Darby DIVES! Direct hit on Konosuke but Darby’s the one who hits the desk! The fans fire up while both men are down again, but Darby rises up to get Konosuke on the apron! Darby fires forearms, then goes up a corner! COFFIN- NO, Konosuke catches him for a SUPER BLUE THUNDER BOMB to the floor!! The fans go nuts again and Callis says that’s the end of Darby Allin, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref hurries to check Darby but Callis tells Doc Sampson to call it. Darby is somehow still in this, so Konosuke storms his way over. Konosuke drags Darby up, puts him in the ring, then paces around him. Konosuke runs the ropes to LARIAT! Darby flips inside-out, Konosuke covers him, TWO!! Darby still has fight inside but he’s also dazed. Konosuke clamps onto Darby with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Darby endures, even as Konosuke leans on him with his much-taller frame. Darby reaches out, fights around, and rises up, only for Konosuke to CANADIAN RACK BOMB! Darby sputters all over again while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Konosuke sits back as he watches Darby crawl to the apron. Konosuke storms his way over, but Darby RAMS low! Slingshot sunset flip, but Konosuke rolls through! Only for Darby to kick the legs out! Darby catches Konosuke to a GUILLOTINE! Konosuke endures the squeeze, fights up to his feet, and he powers out to THROW Darby! Darby lands out, fires shots, and RAMS low! Darby then hops on, but Konosuke stops Code Red! Konosuke swings Darby around, tucks him in, BASTARD DRIVER! And WHEELBARROW GERMAN! The fans fire up and Callis says that’s true power! Darby sputters again and Konosuke vows to end this.
Konosuke runs corner to corner, HELLUVA KICK!! Then he hoists Darby up top, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans freak out already for the SUPER DUPER GERMAN SUPLEX!! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Callis is freaking out as much as the fans, and he protests the count! Konosuke is furious, but he aims for the WAGAMAMA KNEE!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Darby survives by nanoseconds, and Konosuke is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” but now CLØN rushes out here! He distracts the ref, and Callis hurries to take the Dynamite Diamond Ring off his finger to put it in Konosuke’s hands! Konosuke thinks about it, but The Alpha has honor!
The fans cheer as Konosuke wants to do this his way! But then Darby runs up, cradles, TWO!! Konosuke escapes, ALPHA ELBOW!! Darby is down, dazed, but still moving! Konosuke drags Darby up again, goes back to the corner and back to the top rope. The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but it has to end somehow! Darby fights against the lift with headlock punches! Then he hops on, SUPER CODE RED!! Konosuke staggers up, Darby leg scissors, steps through, LAST SUPPER!! TWO?!?! Konosuke escapes again, then bails out! So Darby just goes up top! SUPER COFFIN DROP!! Direct hit and both men are down again!
The fans are thunderous as Konosuke and Darby stir. A ring count climbs, Callis complains that some people just gotta follow directions and run the play! Coach Callis pulled Konosuke outta obscurity, Konosuke would do anything! Now he’s got some gold, some fame, and gets a mind of his own! Callis complaining aside, the ring count is climbing! Darby drags himself in at 9, but Konosuke YANKS him back out! That refreshes the count, and Konosuke vows to end this for real now. Konosuke points to the steel steps, and he drags Darby up onto them with a deadlift RAGING- NO, Darby knees Konosuke, turns things around, and FULL METAL SCORPION DEATH DROP!!!
The fans go nuts again while Konosuke writhes! Konosuke flops off the steps, Darby crawls into the ring, and Darby just climbs the corner again! SUPER DUPER COFFIN DROP!!! Konosuke might be unconscious! Darby still hauls Konosuke into the ring, pushes him to a cover, TWO?!?!? Konosuke survives and Darby is furious! But Darby just reloads, COFFIN DROP but onto knees!!! Ghost pin, TWO!!! Darby escapes but the WAGAMAMA KNEE finds him!! Konosuke hauls Darby up, but Darby pops free! Trip, step through, and SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!! Konosuke endures, reaches out, but Darby sits deep!!
Callis says don’t even think about it! Konosuke almost does, but he bites his own thumb to ignore the pain in his back! Konosuke reaches out, crawls his way forward, and he fights to the ROPEBREAK!!! But Darby is right up top! COFFION DROP on the back!! Then Darby goes right back up, COFFIN DROP again!!! Cover, DARBY WINS!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
Callis is steaming, but Darby overcomes Konosuke to avenge that loss in the Continental Classic! But it also took so much out of him just to do it! Darby still asks for a mic and one is brought to him. Darby sits up against the ropes, has them cut his music, and he tells MJF to get his ass out here! There’s a contract MJF needs to sign! The ring crew hurries to bring in a table and some chairs for that very contract signing, and MJF makes his entrance. MJF reluctantly makes his way down the ramp, and both men meet at the table. Darby grins with blood still in hiss teeth, and he signs his part of the contract without hesitation, unlike MJF.
The fans already chant “BALD! BALD! BALD!” at MJF, and Darby pushes the contract to his side of the table. MJF grabs the pen, reaches out, but then steps away. MJF scratches his chin as he thinks on this, and the fans just chant, “BALD! BALD! BALD!” again. MJF takes a mic to say he’ll explain something to Darby, looking like he has rabies. But see, MJF is happy for Darby, he hopes Darby’s had fun holding MJF’s AEW World Championship. The fans boo that, but MJF says deep down, there is a small part of him, like the size of a North Carolinian p*nis small. That small part of MJF feels bad for Darby, because he’ll never hold this again!
Darby’s got about a good a chance of holding this title as Hangman Adam Page does again. MJF says guys like Darby are a dime a dozen, here today and gone tomorrow, stuntmen who burn the candle at both ends. In this life, people like all these fans here like to pretend that life is about making friends and family and children. The only thing that matters in life is your legacy. And Darby’s legacy will be that of the kid who had his 15 minutes of fame. They’ll pretend like Darby made a lasting impact, but the fact of the matter is, he hasn’t. He hasn’t! They’ll know deep down that Darby Allin was just a little pr*ck who got lucky.
They’ll know that Darby was too reckless and stupid to stay on top. And after May 24th, Double or Nothing, in that sh*thole of Queens, New York, y’know what MJF’s legacy will be? He’ll go down as the guy who became a THREE-TIME World Champion at just 30 years of age, unprecedented in this sport. And MJF will go down, when it’s all said and done, as the Greatest of All Time! THAT is the difference between them! Darby Allin brags about climbing a mountaintop. But when it comes to professional wrestling, Maxwell Jacob Friedman IS the mountaintop! The fans boo but MJF soaks it up. Darby tells MJF to SHUT UP!
Only someone like MJF who is so vain would think that the number one most important thing in this world is his legacy. Darby doesn’t care about legacy, he cares about living in the moment! And in this moment, Darby just wants MJF to sign the contract. Then at Double or Nothing, Darby makes Maxwell Jacob Friedman a BALLD HEADED B*TCH!! MJF frowns but the fans cheer that! MJF grabs the pen again, and with no choice, he signs on the dotted line! Then he TACKLES Darby! The fans boo as MJF beats up Darby after the war he went through with Konosuke! MJF CHUCKS an armchair outta the ring, FLIPS the table, then picks up his Dynamite Diamond Ring.
MJF puts the ring on his finger like always, then winds up to DECK Darby!! The fans boo but MJF just soaks it all up. MJF throws off his jacket, picks up the belt, and he stands over Darby with it. But then MJF isn’t done with Darby, he puts Darby on the top rope! MJF climbs up to join him, and drags Darby into position! But wait! Kevin Knight runs out here to chase MJF off! The Jet still owes The Scumbag a receipt, but it seems we’ll all have to wait on that. Will MJF still take back the title at Double or Nothing? Or will Darby keep the belt and take MJF’s dignity?
My Thoughts:
An awesome episode for Dynamite as things heat up towards Double or Nothing. Awesome 10 Man Tag to open, great win for the Faces, not that it added much to FTR VS C&C. Good promo from Jericho to look back on Stadium Stampede and hype up this year’s match. Good promo from The Demand with Davis and The Dogs, and I suppose this maximizes the feuds as well as the alliances throughout the locker room. Who knows who wins but the match will still be awesome, just as the original was. Good promo from Conglomeration, too, Cassidy & Roddy going after FTR while Kyle VS Moxley happens on the side, that’s great stuff.
Speaking of Moxley, great promo from him and Ospreay. Moxley’s semi-turn has really brought out his sage philosophical side. Great match from Ospreay VS Ace, and while Ospreay could always bring out his aggression, seeing him use more technical wrestling and even winning with a submission is good stuff. Good promo from Joe, and I liked Death Riders backing Ospreay up. Very good Owen Hart Cup brackets this year, Joe VS Ospreay is a great choice given this story, but I would think Ospreay wins that one. Good promo from Jack Perry to call out Davis, and I suppose Jack can win in the Owen Cup to then move on from the National title.
Great seeing Brian Cage back, he gave Knight an awesome match, but with JetSpeed wanting to go on a Two Man Power Trip, it makes sense Kevin won out. Same for Bailey beating Westbrook, even though Westbrook maybe went too hard on his own acrobatic escape. Great stuff in the Six Woman Tag, and I appreciate Shida didn’t ditch until after the match. Willow, Mina & Rosa might get their own Six Woman Tag with Triangle of Madness after that interaction, but also can’t wait to see if Willow can go back-to-back as Queen of Harts. For that matter, I personally would love to see Athena use the Owen Cup to move on from being ROH Women’s World Champion, but that depends on how Supercard of Honor goes this Friday.
And of course, another wild instant classic from Darby as he overcomes Takeshita. I knew the diamond ring would come into play with that reverse effect, good way of protecting Takeshita in the loss. Good stuff with MJF tonight, too, such as the opening segment’s parade of bald men to send the message to MJF. That was also a unique contract signing segment in that it came together so quickly after the main event match. Good stuff from MJF as always, and of course he attacks Darby. I feel like either Knight should not have made the save, or both parts of JetSpeed should’ve made the save. It just seems odd that only Knight cared about saving Darby. The closing moment was much better when it was MJF standing over Darby with the belt.
My Score: 9/10
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Live from West Palm Beach, Florida, Darby Allin defends the AEW World Championship against PAC on a Fairway to Hell!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW National Championship: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis w/ Don Callis; Davis wins and becomes the new AEW National Champion.
- AEW Women’s Tag Team Championship Eliminator: The Divine Dominion VS Ruthie Slay & Rachel Ley; The Divine Dominion wins and denies Slay & Ley a title match.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Kiran Grey; Bailey wins.
- AEW World Championship No Count Outs Match: Darby Allin VS PAC; Darby wins and retains the title.
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AEW National Championship: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis w/ Don Callis!
The Jurassic Express National Tour arrives in SoFi Center Arena, the same place the TGL takes place! But will Tarzan Life win this rematch from Dynasty? Or can Dunkzilla make good on this mulligan?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if the Don Callis Family adds more gold to the collection!
The bell rings, the fans cheer, and Callis joins commentary to humble brag that he already played 42 holds with Ricochet, Tony Khan and Richard Goodell. Jack gets the fans to cheer for him, and to boo Davis. The two circle, Davis runs up but Jack dodges! Jack fires off forearms, Davis TOSSES Jack to a corner, and the fans already tell Callis off. Jack dodges Davis to CHOP, CHOP, and CHOP, but Davis turns things back around! Davis THROWS Jack away, but Jack comes back to SHOTGUN Davis! Jack then climbs up and rains down fists! Davis stops Jack at 5 as he lifts him off the corner! But Jack fights with more fists, and he RANAS Davis away!
Jack runs up, Davis pops him up to the apron, but Jack ENZIGIRIS! Jack goes up, up, but Davis slips under the jump! Davis runs up, but Jack dodges! Davis tumbles up and out of the ring, Jack goes up top, ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Direct hit and the fans fire up! Jack waves hi tot he camera, then he puts Davis back in the ring. Davis shoves Jack away, Jack dodges, and he SHOTGUNS Davis down! Davis flounders but Jack runs up again, and he uses the corner to swing, only for Davis to block! Davis LAWN DARTS Jack into the rope! Then LARIATS him down! The fans boo but Davis refreshes the ring count.
Davis storms over to Jack while the fans rally up. Davis drags Jack up, brings him around, and CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” as that one echoes out. Davis snarls as he stares into the camera, then he drags Jack up. Davis puts Jack in the ring, rolls in after him, and stalks Jack to ropes. The fans rally for Jack but Davis bends Jack back against the ropes! The ref counts, Davis stops at 4, but Jack CHOPS! And CHOPS! Davis eggs Jack on, so Jack CHOPS! Davis CHOPS Jack down! Davis soaks up the heat, then he goes back to Jack. Davis bumps Jack off buckles, then brings him around to TOSS across the way! Davis takes his time following Jack and kicks him around.
The fans rally for Jack but Davis is on him again. Davis whips Jack to ropes, but Jack slides under! JAWBREAKER! Davis wobbles, Jack goes to ropes, but Davis runs up. Jack BOOTS Davis, slips outside and ROCKS Davis again, then slingshots, but into a FOREARM! Davis then runs to BLAST Jack off the apron! The fans boo Davis but he soaks it up while Collision goes to break.
The ref checks Jack but Davis goes out to fetch him. Davis grabs a towel to CHOKE Jack with it! The ref reprimands, Davis stops, but then he sits Jack up on the railing. Davis CHOPS Jack into the crowd! Davis leaves Jack behind while the ring count climbs. Jack drags himself up while the fans cheer him on, and Jack gets help getting up and over the barriers. Jack stumbles back to the ring, safe at 8! Davis storms up and tells the fans this is on them. But Jack dodges the chop, to SMACK Davis! And ROCK him again, and again, and again! Davis just scoops Jack to SLAM him down! And SENTON! Davis roars while Jack sputters on the mat!
Davis paces around Jack, pushes him down for a cocky cover, ONE!! But Davis bends Jack back with the chinlock stretch! Jack endures, reaches out, then BITES Davis’ hand! The ref reprimands but Jack lets go, and Davis snarls again. Jack CHOSP Davis, CHOPS again, and CHOPS again! Jack winds up, but Davis blocks! Davis then CLAWS Jack’s face as he pushes him into the corner. The ref reprimands, but Davis storms back up on Jack to suplex, BROKEN ARROW! Jack tumbles while Davis soaks up heat. Davis stands on Jack for a cocky cover, TWO! Davis kicks at Jack, almost toying with him now.
Jack sits up to fire body shots! Fairway to Hell returns to single picture as Davis CLUBS Jack. Jack UPPERCUTS Davis! Davis KNEES Jack low! Davis whips, but Jack hits the COMEBACKER! It just bounces off Davis’ barrel chest! Davis hauls Jack up, but Jack slips free to fire forearms! Davis shoves Jack, Jack ducks ‘n’ dodges, FLYING FOREARM! Davis wobbles, then drops to a knee! The fans fire up with Jack as he roars! Jack runs corner to corner, but into an ELBOW! Davis hoists Jack up top, then climbs up to join Jack. Jack fires body shots, then he BITES Davis’ hand! Jack fires haymakers on Davis’ head, then SMACKS him off buckles!
Jack positions himself just right, and leaps to SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Davis survives and Jack is beside himself! Davis and Jack go to the apron, and Davis LARIATS Jack against the ropes! Then he suplexes, but Jack fights with knees! Jack lands safe, then BOOTS Davis! Davis roars, but Jack SUPERKICKS! Jack goes up, leaps again, FLYING RANA to the floor! The fans fire up for Jack and “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Jack hurries to swing, TIGER FEINT KICK from the post! Jack goes up the corner while Davis stumbles into the ring, BLINDSIDE MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO!! Davis survives and Jack is rather surprised.
Jack goes to a corner, and says time to make a sacrifice! Jack runs in, but Davis LARIATS Jack first! Davis THROWS Jack to a corner, runs side to side, SLIDING FOREARM! Davis pushes Jack to a cover, TWO!! Jack survives and the fans fire up again! Davis rains down fists, then rises up. The fans boo Davis but he drags Jack up. Davis puts Jack on the ropes, runs, and- JACK RANAS! Cover, TWO! SUPERKICK! SUPERKICK! And then SUPERK- NO, Davis blocks the third to shove and DISCUS LARIAT! Then SNAP PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO?!? Jack survives again and the fans fire back up! Callis coaches Davis as he drags Jack up.
Davis brings Jack up in the corner with a gut wrench! The fans freak out for the SUPER- STEINER!! Jack turns things around on Davis just in time! The fans are thunderous but Callis rushes to ringside! The fans all boo Callis, but wait! RICOCHET slides into the ring! Still dressed in his golf course attire, he CRACKS Jack with his nine iron!! Ricochet hides, Davis deadlifts Jack, COUNT TO PAIN!! Cover, DAVIS WINS!
Winner: Mark Davis, by pinfall (NEW AEW National Champion)
Talk about a handicap! Callis AND Ricochet gave Davis quite a considerable one, and now Davis has his first singles title in AEW! The Jurassic Express National Tour has just been run off the road, but will Jack be able to get his revenge?
Collision returns, and Jack Perry is on the phone.
He tells someone, “Let’s do it. Thank you, guys.” Jack ends his call, then shows his frustration. Winning the National Championship in his hometown, in front of his friends and family, was one of the proudest moments of his entire life. And yet Ricochet and Callis had to end that for him. But he happens to know that Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate are looking for two more partners for Stadium Stampede. And Jack go to thinking, the show is called Double or Nothing. So how about instead of two, Jack brings FOUR! The ELITE! Jack, The Bucks, and KENNY OMEGA! See you there. Ricochet may have just messed himself over, will he regret ever getting involved tonight?
Backstage interview with Don Callis, Mark Davis and Ricochet.
Renee Paquette is with the Jackal, Dunkzilla and the Bald Eagle as she says she was going to congratulate Davis on the title win, but after Jack putting out that news, what is their reaction? Callis says he’s thrilled! Jack just gifted him his ultimate fantasy! A chance to beat up Jericho, The Bucks AND Kenny, all on one night? Callis would’ve paid good money for that, and Jack, you dumbass, just gave it away from free! Ricochet says The Don Callis Family must be joining The Demand for Stadium Stampede. Well, given the way Ricochet just used that golf club, the National Champion will gladly stand beside him!
Ricochet says playing golf with Tony Khan has really improved his swing, so see you all there. Callis says yes, let’s go have a drink at the 19th Hole and talk about which of the many members of the Don Callis Family are going to join Ricochet in the slaughterhouse! Ricochet says oh yes, so many great choices to choose from! Callis & Ricochet head out, just how massive will this Stadium Stampede match get?
AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator: The Divine Dominion VS Ruthie Slay & Rachel Ley!
Megan Bayne & Lena Kross are so dominant, they don’t even think this match is going to last five minutes! But while there’s a time limit, will there be no limit to how devastating the Megasus & Aussie Amazon can be? Or will Slay & Ley manage to survive the day?
The teams sort out, Lena starts against Slay, and the clock is ticking! Slay DROPKICKS, but Lena doesn’t budge! Ley ENZIGIRIS, but Lena still doesn’t flinch! Ley & Slay double kick, but Lena blocks the double whip! Lena whips them, ELBOWS Slay and SPIN-OUT SIDEWALK SLAMS Ley! Then she scoops Slay to SLAM her onto Ley! Lena drags Ley up, whips her to the corner, then runs up to LARIAT! And ELBOW! Tag to Megan and the Divine Dominion run side to side! BOOT from Lena, BOOT from Megan! Then GERMAN SUPLEX! Ley tumbles, the fans cheer, and Megan tags Lena back in. Lena storms up on Ley to GERMAN SUPLEX again!
The fans cheer as Lena tags Megan back in. We’ve hit 90 seconds, but it feels like forever for Ley as Megan GERMAN SUPLEXES again! Megan kips up, then she stalks Ley. Megan eggs Ley on, slaps her around, then drags her up. Megan fireman’s carries, but Slay manages to tag in! Slay runs up, but Megan scoops her! FALL AWAY SLAM SAMOAN DROP COMBO! They’ve made it two minutes but that might be all! Tag to Lena, she and Megan get Slay up, DIVINE INTERVENTION! Cover, Divine Dominion wins!
Winners: The Divine Dominion, by pinfall (denies Slay & Ley a title opportunity)
Two minutes and 15 seconds is all Slay & Ley got, will any team last even that long? Or will the Divine Dominion continue to dominate AEW until the end of time?
BREAKING NEWS for Double or Nothing!
The Triangle of Madness may have misted Persephone and injured Alex Windsor, but that only heaps on more trouble for the champion! Thekla must now defend her AEW Women’s World Championship in a FATAL 4 WAY! Thekla VS Jamie Hayter VS Kris Statlander VS Hikaru Shida, is The Toxic Spider about to get squashed? Or will she need her Sisters of Sin now more than ever?
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
The annual tradition is back! The 2026 Owen Hart Memorial Tournament begins, with the brackets for both men’s and women’s divisions to be announced on Wednesday! Who makes the cut? And who will become the King & Queen of Harts?
Don Callis speaks, again.
“Just moments away from the AEW World title match between Darby Allin and Pac, and gentlemen, just wanted to let you know that the Don Callis Family, no matter who wins tonight, the Don Callis Family will be waiting for the winner. This Wednesday on Dynamite, the Don Callis Family will take the AEW World title from one of you. And y’know, it’s already been a great night, a big night, for the Don Callis Family! We won gold, but can’t wait to get some more. And on the subject of that, Okada has had to go to Japan to take care of some very important family business. But don’t worry, lads, because I have someone in mind to take his spot this Wednesday in the world title match.
“And it is none other than the firstborn of the Don Callis Family, Konosuke Takeshita, The Alpha!” Takeshita steps in, and Callis tells him, “You’re gonna be the world champion! If you listen to me like you always have, you will be successful, and you will finally fulfill the destiny that I had for you when I plucked you out of obscurity and made you the replacement for Kenny Omega. You’re the best wrestler in the world when you’ve got my game plan in your head. Go win the title.” Konosuke tells Don that he was going to take the International Championship, but now he is the person who will bring the world title back to the Don Callis Family! Unlike Okada.
Takeshita heads out, will he still make himself a double champion when he adds #PrettyPlatinum to the NJPW World Television Championship?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Kiran Grey!
This match was on standby in case the Divine Dominion didn’t need all five minutes of their time, and now it’s a chance for Speedball to shine! But will he keep his momentum going from last Wednesday’s super show? Or will he get lost in the Grey Area?
Grey is already starting trouble as he pushes Bailey. The ref backs him off, then the bell rings. Grey runs up, but into a BOOT! Bailey then PENALTY KICKS, STANDING KNEE-SAULT, then Bailey waits on Grey. Grey ducks the buzzsaw and bails out! The fans boo but Bailey TRIANGLE JUMP MOONSAULTS! Down goes Grey and the fans fire up! Bailey daps it up with The Jet, then he climbs up the corner. But Grey goes after him! They brawl up top, Grey fires a flurry, but Bailey fires back! Bailey SHOVES Grey down, takes aim, but Grey hits the ropes! Bailey is tripped up onto his speedballs, but Grey dribbles him off the buckles!
Grey CLUBS Bailey into a Tree of Woe, then soaks up the heat before he stomps Bailey! Grey tells Bailey to stay down but Bailey grabs that leg! Bailey uses that to drag himself back up, and he ROCKS Grey again! Bailey dribbles Grey off buckles, then HEADBUTTS him! Grey falls, Bailey takes aim, ULTIMATE WEAPON! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: “Speedball” Mike Bailey, by pinfall
A fast win for Speedball, and Knight gets the mic. he says he likes that! Speedball is red hot right now. And though The Jet didn’t get two belts on Wednesday, he’s still the Face of TNT. Now, the future of AEW is wide open, so why not they make it to the top together? They shake hands on it, will JetSpeed shift gears to become a Two Man Power Trip? What belt(s) will they aim for next?
AEW World Championship No Count Outs Match: Darby Allin VS PAC!
Anticipating how wild this one can get given the nature of their grudge, AEW decided to remove some of the obstacles standing in their way. They can’t do anything they want, but they can definitely go anywhere they want here in the SoFi Center! But will Darby even up the career series between them? Or will it be 3-1 in favor of The Bastard?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who takes this belt to Dynamite!
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Darby. Darby hops outside already, and he goes around the crowd to be on the golfing green! This is No Count Outs, so he wants to take full advantage of it already! He dares Pac to join him, so Pac heads over to the green! They fire hands on the rough and the fans fire up! Darby ducks, fires hands then HEADBUTTS Pac down! Darby brings Pac up but Pac BACKDROPS Darby! Pac then brings Darby closer to the bunker! Pac suplexes, Darby fights free, and he fires hands! Darby runs up, CODE RED into the sand trap! The fans go nuts seeing what is surely the first one of those ever!
Pac gets himself out of the sand and ends up on the fairway. Darby pursues, runs up, and ROCKS Pac1 they’re near another sand trap, and Darby SHOTGUNS Pac into the sand! The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this madness a reality! Darby goes after Pac, but Pac throws sand in Darby’s eyes! Pac then hauls Darby up to BELLY2BELLY SUPLEX Darby into the sand trap! Darby sputters, but Pac clamps on the BRUTALIZER! The ref reprimands, this isn’t Falls Count Anywhere! But fans know “This is Awesome!” as Pac makes Darby suffer! Darby sputters again as Pac lets him go, then shakes out the sand in his boots.
Pac drags Darby up with a headlock, but then decides to fireman’s carry! And gorilla press to THROW Darby back into the bunker! The fans boo but Pac soaks up that heat. Darby sputters and coughs while Collision goes picture in picture.
Darby sputters as he sits up, but Pac brings him back around. Pac brings Darby around, dumps him down, and soaks up more heat. Pac then brings Darby along the fairway, CLUBS him on the neck, and stalks him as they return to the crowd. They then return to ringside, then the ring itself, and Pac covers, TWO! Darby toughs it out, but Pac stalks him to the corner. Pac uncovers a crossbar before he stands Darby up. Fairway to Hell returns to single picture as Pac tiles the tag rope to Darby’s chain necklace! Darby can’t get free before Pac BOOTS him! The ref reprimands, but Darby SPITS at Pac! Pac takes that defiance and BOOTS Darby again!
Pac then has Darby’s legs, and YANKS him from the corner! The tag rope breaks and Darby flounders around. Pac whips to then BACKDROP Darby 450 degrees! Pac then builds up speed, but Darby avoids the lariat! The fans fire up as Darby slingshots back in and dragon sleepers for the SCORPION DEATH DROP! Cover, TWO! Pac and Darby are both down while the fans rally up again. Darby crawls to a corner, climbs up top, and he watches Pac rise. Pac turns around, but he manages to trip Darby up first! Pac then climbs up after Darby, hauls him up, and SUPER DUPER FALCON ARROWS! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives and the fans fire up again!
Pac frowns while Darby flounders out of the ring. The fans rally for Darby while Pac takes his time going to the outside. Pac looks under the ring, and he brings out a table! The fans cheer but the ref reprimands, this isn’t No Disqualifications! Pac still sets the table up nearby, making sure it lines up with the corner. Pac puts Darby on the table, then climbs up said corner. The fans freak out, anticipating what Pac is planning, and he steadies himself as he takes aim. Pac SUPER SHOOTING STARS but only gets table!! Darby avoids disaster, and Pac is somehow still in this after his crash landing! Darby puts Pac in, trips him, and steps through!
The fans fire up as Darby steps over, SCORPION DEATHLOCK!! Pac endures, reaches out, but Darby sits deep! Pac fights, claws, reaches out, and powers his way forward! ROPEBREAK! Darby lets Pac go, and Pac waves to the back. Well, of course The Death Riders are here! Darby spots Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia & Marina Shafir storming down the aisle, but then Pac CLOBBERS him! A distraction tactic is good enough as Pac now turns the proverbial tables. Then he signals for them to get something, and they bring out another table! The fans chant, “On The Green!” but Pac doesn’t care about that. He scoops Darby to go up the steel steps!
The fans boo as Pac tucks Darby in, TOMBSTONE on the steel steps! The fans go nuts as Darby flops to the floor! Wait, wait, wait, now The Death Riders have STACKED tables?! Pac smirks as he brings Darby back up, and he fireman’s carries Darby to bring him over. Darby goes to the backstage area while Collision goes picture in picture.
Pac carries Darby all the way around to the backstage area, because this is the only place to get upstairs! Pac SMACKS Darby off a wall on the way to the stairs, and the ref reprimands while Pac scares off curious fans. Pac drags Darby up the stairs with a headlock, and they go to the upper deck! Pac brings Darby past the nice bar and lounge area, the ref and Death Riders making sure fans don’t get too close. Pac SMACKS Darby off another wall, then drags Darby through this VIP seating area to go to the balcony. Pac stomps Darby to keep him down, then drags him to the balcony railing! And lo and behold, those stacked tables are right there!
The ref reprimands and the fans are freaking out already, but Pac is looking to toss Darby! Darby clings to the railing but Pac CLUBS him. Pac then drags Darby up, but Darby fires body shots! Fairway to Hell returns to single picture as Darby fights desperately! Darby CLAWS Pac’s back, but Marina shouts at Darby! The ref keeps her back, but that lets Pac LOW BLOW Darby! The Problem continues to be just that, but also the insurance policy for the Death Riders! Pac stands Darby up, and THROWS him off!! Darby crashes down through the tables!!! The fans lose their minds all over again while Pac hurries to go back downstairs!
AEW medical staff is already checking Darby as he’s down in the wreckage, but Pac says screw that! He fireman’s carries Darby and puts him back in the ring! Pac covers, TWO!!! Darby survives and the fans are thunderous! Pac and The Death Riders are in shock! Pac falls back to a corner as he shakes his head. Pac argues with the ref, but 2.99 still isn’t 3! The fans rally for Darby, but Pac storms over to him. Pac looms over Darby, Yuta slides a chair into the ring, but the ref snatches it away! Only for Marina to slide the title belt in! Pac takes aim while Darby rises, but then Darby springs to life! Pac has seen a ghost, or maybe a zombie!
Pac winds up, but Darby LOW BLOWS! And BELT SHOTS!! Darby gets Pac in place, goes up top, COFFIN DROP!! Cover, DARBY WINS!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
Pac said it himself, Darby is the indestructible boy! But can Darby keep this up? Or will The Alpha come through on his promise and bring this title back to the Don Callis Family this Wednesday?
My Thoughts:
A great hour of AEW here as this special edition of Collision, though “Fairway to Hell” is such a random thing to begin with. They must’ve made a business deal with SoFi and TGL, which to me might be more AEW helping TGL get noticed on a national scale. And changing the status quo with the National Championship was quite the surprise, but that’s still great for Davis. Ricochet being the reason why, and then that compelling The Elite jumping into Stadium Stampede is a bit convoluted. I get they’re using continuity of how Kenny hates Callis and vice-versa, but it undercuts what I was hoping for in Hurt Syndicate getting to introduce new members. But hey, 7v7 is pretty wild, too.
I appreciate Divine Dominion adding something to their squash matches with that five minute goal. Slay & Ley already set a good time with over two minutes, and I’m sure two minutes will be the average as they just dominate all summer. And it seems Alex Windsor is gonna be out a little longer than expected, given that adjustment for Double or Nothing. A Fatal 4 Way is still good for how Thekla can use her challengers against each other, or be protected in a loss if they choose. It also helps bring in the Shidalander story, but it also feels like we’re skipping chapters. That Fatal 4 Way can probably get us to the team breaking up and Shida turning on Statlander for their own feud.
Bailey VS Grey probably was a legit standby match, that went quick. And Knight had a decent promo saying he and Bailey are still gonna be JetSpeed going for all the gold. Not sure if that comes true or just sets things up for the team to fall apart. And then a really wild main event with the “No Count Out” match. They probably could’ve just called that No Holds Barred but they wanted to add heat on how The Death Riders were cheating the second half of that match. Both table spots were risky, but obviously Darby did the crazier one. AEW really needs to be careful not to push it much further than that, though.
Then the news of Okada being out for Dynamite, hopefully it’s nothing too tragic with his family. But Takeshita as the substitute is a good choice, this helps build the Okada VS Takeshita match at the same time as building Darby up. Pretty sure MJF accepts the terms of Title VS Hair, and it’d be very MJF if he were to announce that while attacking Darby to close the show on Wednesday.
My Score: 8.8/10
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