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Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (9/30/24)
Last MONSTER Standing!
Will Evansville, Indiana survive this Raw?
Things have escalated between Braun Strowman and Bronson Reed, so now it comes down to THE LAST MONSTER STANDING!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Xavier Woods VS Rey Mysterio; Woods wins.
- Lyra Valkyria VS Zoey Stark w/ Pure Fusion Collective; Zoey wins.
- Six Man Tag: Judgment Day VS The LWO; Judgment Day wins.
- Kofi Kingston w/ Xavier Woods VS Chad Gable w/ American Made; Gable wins.
- The Awesome Truth VS The Authors of Pain; The AOP win.
- Last Monster Standing: Bronson Reed VS Braun Strowman; Braun wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Jey Uso is in the pavilion!
The fans are all fired up with “YEET! YEET! YEET!” and Jey tells ’em, please hit his music! YEET! Jey and son Jace dap and then Jey heads out into the crowd. The fans all bounce along, and while Jey’s shirt is golden, it seems he’s added some blue to the Intercontinental Championship. Jey even gets pyro! Fans then chant “You Deserve It!” and Jey takes a moment to soak that in. Jey has a mic to say, “The Intercontinental Champion, Main Event Jey Uso, is now in your citaaaay~!” Jey has this title, he’ll fight every week for it and fight anyone for it, YEET. “YEET!” Jey paces, collects his thoughts, and says he appreciates y’all, and loves ‘yall.
He thanks them for rockin’ with Jey, for having his back through all the years. He loves y’all, YEET. This is very special for Jey. He walked to the ring with his first singles title, his son, Jace, behind him. It has been a long hard road to get here, Uce. The family made it hard for him. Roman Reigns made it hard for him. Jey’s whole life, he’s just a twin. His wrestling career, he’s just a twin. They didn’t know him but now they know. “YEET!” Jey takes another moment, and says that his biggest fan, though, out of all of him and his brothers, is their mom. Jey spoke to his mom, and she said, “Go out there and show ’em who you are. Go out there and get it!” The fans cheer that!
Jey went out there, he got it, and Mama, we did it! YEET! But wait! Here comes Bron Breakker! The fans are torn as the Badass Son of a Dog Faced Gremlin steps into the ring, mic in hand. Bron eyes the championship, and he tells Jey he is not out here to ruin the fun or crash the party. Bron is here because of the respect he has for the championship. We all know the lineage of that title goes back a long way. And after battling it out with Jey, Bron now has the same amount of respect for Jey, too. Bron told the world how much that title meant to him, how it was his “family,” and that the one who deserved it most should walk away with it.
On that night, Jey was the better man. The fans applaud that respect. Bron promises he won’t spear Jey, attack him or anything. He just felt it should be him as the first one as a colleague to offer congratulations. Bron offers a handshake, and fans aren’t sure about it. Jey accepts the handshake, and the fans applaud. Bron turns to leave, but Jey tells him that there are some dogs in Indiana, Uce! Bron smiles, and takes his leave. Jey is holding the gold, but who will be next to step up? What will Bron aim for next now?
Dominik & Liv hang out by the low rider.
They really like the car, but then Dom gets a call from Finn. Dom heads off, JD & Carlito walk over and Liv explains about the call. Dom asks if Finn’s okay, and Finn says yeah, just some travel problems. But he wants Dom to tell Liv that the business they had is all taken care of. Okay, see you soon. Dom walks back over to the group and explains Liv’s just stuck. The group heads inside, they are roasting outside. But will the heat cause Dom, JD & Carlito to melt down against The LWO?
Xavier Woods VS Rey Mysterio!
While The New Day are on hard times, Woods has been letting it really affect him. He’s lashed out verbally against Kofi Kingston and the LWO, but now he’ll have to put up or shut up! Will Woods prove he is deserving of more by taking down a former world champion? Or will the King of Lucha Libre humble him just a little bit?
Raw returns as Woods makes his entrance alone and in a serious mood. Woods still high-fives fans on the way to the ring, but he’s locked in on Rey. The bell rings and Woods circles with Rey. They feel things out, tie up, and Woods goes after an arm. Woods wrenches and wristlocks but Rey uses ropes to flip through. Rey whips, Woods reverses then drops, hurdles and DROPKICKS! Cover, ONE! Rey’s tougher than that, but Woods HEADBUTTS him! Woods ROCKS Rey, whips him into buckles, then hoists him up for a back suplex. Rey lands out, RAMS Woods into buckles, then runs, but into a BOOT! Woods runs, Rey dodges, and Rey goes up to RANA!
The fans fire up as Woods staggers. Rey RAMS Woods again, runs, and tilt-o-whirl RANAS! Woods bails out but then Rey BOOTS him from the apron! Rey then aims to WEST COAST POP! Woods is down after the seated senton, but Evansville fires up as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Woods ROCKS Rey! Rey ROCKS Woods! Woods ROCKS Rey! Rey KICKS Woods, so Woods mule kicks back! Woods waistlocks, but Rey fights the lift. Rey fires elbows, fights free, but Woods reels him back in! Rey ELBOWS free and runs, and arm-drags Woods out of the ring! Rey then goes to the apron to ASAI MOONSAULT! Down goes Woods and the fans fire up! A ring count starts while both men are down, and the fans rally. Rey stands at 4 of 10, puts Woods in at 5, then aims from a corner. The fans rally up more and Rey leaps, SEATED SENTON! Rey keeps moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges, springboard CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO!
Woods stays in this and Rey is annoyed. Rey calls his shot, the fans chant “6 1 9!” and Rey RAMS into Woods. Rey rains down fists, the fans count along, but Woods stops him at 3! Woods electric chair lifts, but Rey fights with fists! Rey shifts, slips free, and he ripcords to RANA! Woods ends up on ropes! Rey dials it up, 61- NO, Woods ducks the call! Woods scoops, but Rey fights it! Rey has a dragon sleeper, but Woods SNATCHES the m ask away!! Woods is shocked, but then he rolls Rey up! WOODS WINS!!!
Winner: Xavier Woods, by pinfall
The fans boo, and even Woods comes to terms with the line he just crossed. Woods says he didn’t mean to, but what else was he to do? What is going on with Woods right now? And can he get right before it’s too late?
Lyra Valkyria warms up backstage.
But then she’s visited by Pure Fusion Collective. Sonya Deville says she and Shayna Baszler were looking for her. Sonya was thinking about Lyra’s very big match against Zoey Stark. Right, Shayna? Shayna raises an eyebrow at Sonya putting her hand on her shoulder. Sonya removes said hand and says it’s just very unfortunate that Lyra will be all alone out there. No Natalya and, uh, who’s the other one? Zelina. Right, her. Lyra will be alone. But Sonya will be there, and Shayna will be there. Not that Lyra has to worry. Shayna doesn’t bite. Unless Sonya tells her to. Sonya & Shayna leave, giving Lyra a lot to think about. Can The Morrigan still overcome, even facing a stacked deck?
The runes return.
“The shadows grow long. Prepare yourselves.”
Woods returns backstage.
He still can’t process what he just did, but Kofi Kingston walks over. Woods says hey, he appreciates Kofi let him handle that by himself. Kofi says no worries. But did that just happen on purpose? No! Never! Woods respects Rey too much, Rey’s the best. But Woods was also hoping Kofi would congratulate him first. Kofi says yes, congratulations on a win over a Hall of Famer. But speaking of opportunities, maybe this isn’t the right time to say this, but Jey just offered Kofi a chance to face him for the Intercontinental Championship! Next week on Raw! Woods says yeah, he’ll be by Kofi’s side as he climbs the mountaintop, again.
Kofi says no no, hey, Woods won’t be by his side. Because Kofi told Jey thanks, but it should be Woods going for the gold! Jey agreed! WHAT!? Well, yeah, Kofi promised Woods is the QB, he should be the play caller, but Kofi felt this was the right move. Woods says yeah, he loves Jey, but he can beat Jey, too! Woods can be Intercontinental Champion! Yes, he can! New Day is fired up, and Woods says to focus on tonight. Kofi has Chad Gable, and while Kofi let Woods go alone, you know American Made will be out there, so Woods will be there to make sure it is all good. Kofi says he loves that. Time to go 2-for-2! And why?
BECAAAAUSE~! NEW! DAY ROCKS! NEW! DAY ROCKS! Uh, was that Karrion Kross watching in the background? Is he disappointed the seed of dysfunction has yet to take bloom?
Lyra Valkyria VS Zoey Stark w/ Pure Fusion Collective!
The Morrigan was able to take down PFC with Zelina Vega & Natalya by her side, but now she’s alone while La Muneca & The Queen of Harts are on promotional tours. Is this an impossible situation for Lyra? Or can she survive Sin City Stark and her reinforcements at ringside?
The bell rings and Sonya gives Zoey a final pointer. Zoey nods and runs right in! She RAMS Lyra into the corner, fires shots, but Lyra dodges to arm-drag! Lyra has the armlock, but Zoey pulls hair. Zoey whips, trips and kicks, but Lyra blocks. Lyra waistlocks, shoves, hurdles, but Zoey handsprings over the dropdown! Lyra runs Zoey over, covers, ONE! Lyra headlocks, but Zoey hits a BACKBREAKER! Zoey roars and the fans boo, but Zoey whips Lyra to ropes. Lyra holds ropes, hurdles Zoey, and Zoey tumbles out! Lyra runs to WRECK Zoey with a dropkick! Now Lyra roars and the fans fire up while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Zoey has Lyra in a corner. Zoey CHOPS Lyra, the fans “WOO~,” and Zoey says one more! Zoey winds up, but Lyra BOOTS her! Lyra fires forearms and the fans fire up with her! Zoey swings, Lyra dodges and CROSSBODIES! Lyra keeps moving, she DECKS Zoey, DECKS her again, then SOBATS! KICKS! RAMS! And KICKS! Lyra dodges, runs back, and RANAS! Zoey tumbles, Lyra runs up to ENZIGIRI! Zoey falls over, Lyra covers, TWO! Zoey shows her toughness but Lyra drags her up. Only for Zoey to HEEL KICK! Lyra wobbles, Zoey whips her to a corner. Zoey runs up, but Lyra puts her on the apron! Zoey GAMANGIRIS!
Lyra staggers, Zoey aims, springboard, MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up as Lyra stays in this, but Zoey stays on her! Zoey HAMMERS away on Lyra, then drags her up. Z 3- NO, Lyra blocks the knee, reels Zoey in, LEG TRAP GERMAN SUPLEX! Zoey flounders, Sonya gets on the apron, but Lyra DECKS her! Shayna distracts the ref now, and Zoey waistlocks. Lyra switches, O’Conner, but the ref is late to the count! TWO! Lyra hits ropes, and then Zoey distracts the ref so Sonya can KNEE Lyra into the ring!! Z 360!! Cover, Zoey wins!
Winner: Zoey Stark, by pinfall
Well, just as Sonya said, PFC springs into action when she says so. It was basically a 3v1 win in the end, but PFC isn’t done! They drag Lyra up, but wait! Kayden & Katana are back! Katana has a face brace but she still TACKLES Zoey! Kayden DECKS Sonya, but Shayna drags Katana up! So Kayden gets in, and Katana snapmares free! SUPERKICK for Shayna! Sonya gets back up, but Katana sweeps the legs! SUPERKICK from Kayden! The fans fire up as the party girls are getting serious! Katana goes up while Kayden double stacks Sonya & Shayna! KEG STAND SPLASH!! A two-for-one and the fans fire up for KC Squared!
Lyra celebrates with her girls, are they going to make sure PFC regrets ever bullying the Raw roster?
Adam Pearce talks with WWE Security.
The Raw General Manager knows that there will be no stopping Braun Strowman and Bronson Reed, but they must contain them to ringside. CM Punk walks by, he’s headed to ringside next. What does The Best in the World have left say just days before Bad Blood?
Backstage interview with Lyra, Kayden & Katana.
Jackie Redmond notes they’re fresh off this return, and Lyra is very, very thankful they’re back. Katana asks if we saw what PFC did to her face. They broke her nose, so they’re getting what’s coming to them! Everyone around here may think these three are the “nice guys,” but that ends now! And once they’re done with PFC, they will get back their WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships! But then The Unholy Union walks in, mocking this sweet little reunion. But they’ve been gone for months, what makes them think they can just cut the line? The titles belong to Alba & Isla, so they better think twice.
Kayden says shut your mouths! Lyra keeps KC Squared from fighting here and now, and Unholy Union leaves. Who will have next against Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill?
The Cell lowers…
Adam Pearce is in the ring with security as the steel structure descends from the rafters to surround the ring. Pearce says, “Ladies and gentlemen, part of my professional responsibilities that I take very seriously is the delivery of our main events and our special attractions. And on Saturday at Bad Blood, I plan on delivering one hell of a special attraction. CM Punk and Drew McIntyre will go to war inside the unforgiving steel structure you see surrounding this ring, and I can assure you that after Hell in a Cell, their war will be over. Because it has to end! But to get to Saturday, we have to make it through tonight.
“And that means there will be NO physical battle between Punk and Drew McIntyre tonight in Evansville. There can’t be! However, however, I have granted both competitors to fire off one last parting shot in their very bitter war of words. Please join me in welcoming our competitors for Hell in a Cell this Saturday. First, the Best in the World, C M PUNK!” The fans fire up as Punk makes his way out. Punk looks at the Cell, back in its classic silver and not painted red. Punk takes a moment to feel the gravitas of this structure, then steps inside. Punk even climbs up a few feet on one side just to test it.
Punk then steps in to the ring, and he shakes Pearce’s hand before locking his eyes back on the stage. Pearce then introduces the opponent, the Scottish Warrior, Drew McIntyre! The fans boo as McIntyre makes his way out. McIntyre stares Punk down before going to the steel steps. McIntyre touches the chain link, then steps into the ring. Security forms a wall between the two men, but Punk and McIntyre still stare down. Pearce says they have their time to speak, “Any last words?” McIntyre says he’ll go first. The fans chant “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” McIntyre asks if we wonder why he’s wearing a black suit.
McIntyre says this is out of respect. Not for Punk, because he has less than zero respect for Punk. It is out of respect for Punk’s wife. Because after this Saturday, she’ll have to feed Punk, bathe Punk, might even divorce him. And also, this is a tuxedo. Because for the rest of the world, it’ll be a celebration that Punk’s not coming back this time! Punk’s been back less than a year, injured for four months of it, and he’ll be gone all thanks to McIntyre! McIntyre says if Punk doesn’t wanna talk, then he can talk all day. The fans have been watching and listening these 10 MONTHS, and even after all the evidence, they still chant his name! “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!”
McIntyre says brings up last Tuesday, Roxanne Perez the NXT Women’s Champion, saying how she looked up to Punk, got into wrestling because of him, and then spent a few days with him. That’s when she realized how awful Punk is! The people need to open their eyes, look in a mirror, and realize who the idiots are around here! The fans boo, but McIntyre says he sees Punk’s hate burning in him. Punk may have nothing to say, and McIntyre is glad. Once upon a time, McIntyre wasn’t even a blip on Punk’s radar and yet Punk hated him, so McIntyre hates Punk. Punk taught McIntyre how to hate!
There was a time in McIntyre’s life when there was no room for hate, only love. Punk taught McIntyre that hate is a powerful weapon when used correctly, but dangerous if you hold onto it for too long. So that is why lucky for McIntyre, Saturday, Hell in a Cell at Bad Blood, that hate will die with Punk! The fans boo but McIntyre drops the mic. McIntyre turns to leave, chuckling to himself, but now Punk grabs a mic! “Throughout my entire career, people have called me a lot of things. Best in the World. Second City Saint. Voice of the Voiceless. Tonight, I am voiceless, because I have nothing to say to a piece of garbage like you.”
Except that Punk is filled with so much rage when he looks at McIntyre, he can’t go home. Punk’s been living out of a hotel for four WEEKS, so that he doesn’t subject his wife to the man this has all turned him into! McIntyre, “you SOB,” has turned Punk into the boogeyman that the critics called him, but that is who Punk needs to be Saturday to send Mcintyre home to Scotland, in a box! Punk wants McIntyre to remember and never forget that he prayed for all of this, and it happened.
And Saturday, when McIntyre is locked in the Cell with Punk, and Punk has taken everything from McIntyre, and he is gripped with panic, crawling and begging, he will look up as Punk wipes the blood from McIntyre’s eyes so McIntyre can see. It isn’t God or the Devil he’s praying to. McIntyre will be praying to C M PUNK!! Punk drops the mic, the ultimatums have been issued, but who follows through to tear the other to shreds at Bad Blood?
Backstage interview with Braun Strowman.
Cathy Kelley is with The Monster of All Monsters as we are moments away from Last Monster Standing. After the damage induced and endured, is Braun feeling trepidatious going into this match? Braun says he doesn’t even know what “trepidatious” means, but he is not nervous. Braun will remind us all why he IS the Monster of All Monsters when he is the Last Monster Standing. Then any insight to- Wait, The Miz steps in. Miz asks Cathy to give him a moment with Braun. Cathy moves aside and Braun asks what’s up.
Miz says that last week, he had his match with Bronson, and Bruan interrupted. But wait, R-Truth is back! They’re both surprised to see him, and he isn’t sure why. Well, it’s because Truth took FIVE Tsunami splashes from Bronson Reed. Oh? Truth doesn’t remember that. Well, okay… But Braun has his massive match, he can talk with Miz later. He has problems that Miz & Truth started that he’ll go finish. Braun heads out, Truth wishes Andre good luck, and Miz asks what Truth is doing here. Truth says he works here. Yeah, but, why didn’t he call Miz and tell him he was coming? Truth doesn’t know.
But what Truth does know is that he’s been watching Raw, and he doesn’t like how Kross has been picking on Miz. Miz defends Kross isn’t picking on him but Truth says Kross sure has. But look. Truth texted Pearce, and he got Awesome Truth a match. He did? Yep! It’s them versus Aeop. Aeop? Y’know, they got the wizard and the witch with them. Oh no, does he mean A O P? Huh? AOP, Authors of Pain! Oh, is that how you say it? What books have they written? Truth, they’re a tag team! Yeah, but The Awesome Truth is back, and that’s the truth! Truth hugs Miz, Miz says it is good to have him back. But are they both going to need time off after facing Akam & Rezar?
Backstage interview with Sami Zayn.
Cathy Kelley is with the Underdog from the Underground, and says after weeks of rejections from Gunther, what will it take to get that World Heavyweight Championship match? Sami says the rejection isn’t what hurts, it is the disrespect. Though, you think Sami would be used to it because from when his career started all the way to main eventing WrestleMania, there have been doubters and haters who say he doesn’t belong or isn’t good enough. You think it wouldn’t bother him, but it does. And anyone who says it really doesn’t are either lying to you or lying to themselves, and Sami isn’t interested in doing either.
So Gunther saying he wont’ give Sami this shot because he’s not on the level, that hits a sore spot. But Sami won’t lose sleep over it, either, because he knows how good he is, and he knows he is good enough to be THE World Heavyweight Champion! Sami tells Gunther to watch this, because you can keep running your mouth, running away, ducking and dodging Sami, but Sami doesn’t go away that easy. Sami is coming and he won’t stop until he gets that chance. Sami thanks Cathy for the time, and heads out. What will it take for Sami to have his moment?
Six Man Tag: Judgment Day VS The LWO!
While The Prince is off handling some kind of business, his boys are looking to handle business here tonight! Can Dirty Dom, The Irish Ace & Caribbean Cool burn down Dragon Lee, Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde? Or will things only get worse for Judgment Day this close to Bad Blood?
Raw returns as The LWO makes their entrance. The teams sort out and JD starts against Cruz. They circle, Tie up, and JD headlocks. Cruz powers up and out but JD runs him over! Things get moving, and Cruz arm-drags, arm-drags, but then JD avoids one! But then Cruz avoids an elbow drop! Cruz whips JD to a corner, runs up, and he blocks a boot! Cruz puts JD in the ropes to then jump out and GAMANGIRI! Cruz then goes up to CROSSBODY! Tag to Wilde, but JD RAMS him into the corner! JD RAMS into Wilde again and again, then tags Carlito. Judgment Day double whip but Wilde crisscrosses them up!
Wilde sends Carlito into JD, then hits a NECKBREAKER DDT COMBO! Dom runs up, Wilde dodges to SUPERKICK! Wilde goes to the corner, and then all three members climb up! Dragon SPALSHES Dom! Cruz SWANTONS JD! Wilde 450 SPLASHES Carlito! TWO!! Judgment Day survives that aerial assault, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Dom ROCKS Wilde, then sucker punches Cruz! Dom flexes on Dragon, but Wilde blocks a kick! Wilde spins Dom to DDT! The fans fire up while both men crawl, hot tags to JD and Dragon! The fans fire up as the Boy Wonder dodges JD, BLASTS Carlito, then BOOTS JD! Dragon RANAS JD, but Dom runs up! Dragon dodges to SNAP GERMAN! Then V-TRIGGER to JD! Carlito knees low, whips Dragon, but Dragon dodges! Carlito hits buckles, Dragon hits a JUMP KIJCK, leg sweep, COMBINACION CABRON! The fans fire up as Dragon has targets in the corners! JD ELBOWS Dragon! JD goes up, but Dragon SHOVES JD!
JD keeps from falling off the corner, that leg is at risk, but Dragon drags JD into a Tree of Woe. Dom runs up, Dragon drop toeholds him into JD! Then he drop toeholds Carlito into Dom! The fans fire up as Dragon has all three men stacked! Tag to Cruz, Cruz goes up, to go COAST2COAST!! The fans fire up and Cruz drags JD to a cover, TWO!! JD survives, and Dom drags him to safety. Tag to Wilde, and he builds speed, to get he BOOST from Dragon & Cruz to take out Judgment Day! But then Cruz & Dragon build speed to DIVE onto Carlito & Dom! Wilde puts JD in, but Liv distracts! The fans boo, and FINN IS HERE!?
Finn SHOVES Wilde off the corner! Then JD hits DEVLINSIDE!! Cover, Judgment Day wins!!
Winners: The Judgment Day, by pinfall
The Prince’s call was a fake-out to take everyone off guard! Will Finn have an even sneakier plan in store for Damian Priest at Bad Blood?
Raw returns and Judgment Day is still celebrating in the ring.
They’re all huddled up, talking out something, and then they get the mics. Finn says, “Damian, I heard what you said last week. That you’re gonna rip out my heart? Amigo, you of all people should know, I don’t have a heart! And at Bad Blood, I’m gonna prove to the world that it was you that needed us! It was YOU that needed ME! And that The Judgment Day never needed Damian Priest.” The fans boo, but Liv takes a turn. She says she’ll prove she is a homewrecking, manstealing, heartbreaking, title taking, GREATEST Women’s World champion of all time! And Rhea, at Bad Blood, Daddy Dom will-
UH OH! Here comes Mami! Rhea has a mic of her own, and she tells Liv, “I was with Dom for a very lon gtime, so I know all about his dirty little secrets. Fella,s if you could please bring the shark cage for dramatic effect. One of them secrets, Dom, is that you are extremely–and when I say ‘extremely’, I mean extremely–claustraphobic. So at Bad Blood, when you’re locked inside this shark cage, crying, soiling yourself, cleaning yourself up with your brand new merch, you’re gonna have the best seat in the house to watch your little girflriend realize that when she’s in tehre all alone, that she is just not as good as ME!”
The fans fire up, and Rhea says Dom will watch her win back the title she never lost! But as for tonight, they’re done talking. PRIEST IS HERE! He CHUCKS Carlito, DECKS JD, and then TOSSS Finn to a corner! Priest fires off, Dom & Liv slip away, but Rhea runs up! HEADBUTT for Liv! BOOT for Dom! Rhea throws Dom into barriers! Rhea drags Dom back up, and brings him to the stage! Finn fights back against Priest, but Rhea THROWS Dom at the cage! And again! Liv runs up, but Rhea dares her to try something! Liv runs away instead! Rhea grins, and she goes back for Dom! Rhea kicks Dom, CLUBS her, and then opens the cage!
The fans fire up but Dom begs for mercy. Rhea says nope, get in there! Rhea pushes the door, Dom holds it open, but Liv CLOBBERS Rhea! Rhea fights Liv off, but Dom escapes the cage! Liv and Rhea scrap, but Rhea throws her shoe at Liv! Priest RAMS Finn into a corner! Priest ROCKS Carlito, choke grips JD, but then Finn SLINGBLADES! And then a SHOTGUN! Priest hits buckles, but he still BLASTS Carlito! Finn gets Priest with the EYE OF THE HURRICANE! The fans boo as Finn & JD beat Priest down! Dom returns, the Judgment Day stands Priest up for another SHOTGUN! Priest flounders and Finn goes up!
The fans boo as Finn hits a COUP DE GRACE!! But he’s not done! Finn goes back up, Judgment Day holds Priest down, COUP DE GRACE!! But Finn goes up again!? COUP DE GRACE!!! Judgment Day stands over Priest, will Finn make sure the Punisher never walks again? As for Rhea and Liv, will we finally get a fair fight as Dom dangles overhead?
Sheamus speaks.
The Fella looks at his shillelagh, and says the only thing worse than getting cracked with a cricket bat… is getting hit by a man who he used to call a brother. A man who was his friend. A man Sheamus basically created, and a man he still calls “Butch.” These past few weeks, Sheamus thought he’d knocked some sense into “The Loserweight,” but that sense was lost. Pete Dunne’s gone too far and he is about to find himself on the wrong side of Fight Night. Sheamus knows what Dunne is capable of. He’s vicious, and dangerous. But if he wants to play rough, let’s play rough. One final banger!
So bring the bat, bring the shrug, and whatever you want, because they’ll settle this like they would back across the pond, in a match Sheamus created: The Donnybrook! So what do you say, Butch? The Celtic Warrior has called out his former brawling brute, who will win the brutal battle?
WWE mourns the loss of Pete Rose.
Damage CTRL speaks.
Iyo Sky says last week, she and Kairi Sane beat The Unholy Union. That adds to the list of teams they’ve taken down on their way back to the top. Bianca Belair said next time, she would be ready, but neither her nor Jade Cargill are ready for DMG CTRL. Kairi brings up that Jade says they stand on business, but DMG CTRL doesn’t plan on letting those two stand at all. DMG CTRL plans on making them fall! DMG CTRL challenges The StrongEST Duo for the tag titles, and DMG CTRL vows to take over WWE again. Iyo says they haven’t been the same since losing the titles, so the only way to transform DMG CTRL is to get those belts back!
DMG CTRL is still the most dominant force in the history of the Women’s Division! Iyo is in Bianca’s head already, and now she’ll be living rent free forever when she & Kairi take those titles back! The Evil Genius & The Pirate Princess have issued their challenge and their warning, will Bianca & Jade accept one while ignoring the other?
Kofi Kingston w/ Xavier Woods VS Chad Gable w/ American Made!
While Woods went after Rey over misunderstandings, there’s no twisting this one. Kofi wants to shut the obnoxious Olympian over his disrespect of The New Day’s struggles. Will the Power of Positivity prevail? Or will Gable give Kofi a loss that’s 100% American Made?
Raw returns and The New Day makes their entrance. The bell rings and the two circle. Gable lunges in to then lift and SLAM Kofi, then he waistlocks to gator roll Kofi around! Kofi avoids the bridging cover once, but not twice, TWO! Gable hits a headlock takeover, but Kofi headscissors. Gable kips free, Kofi headlocks for the takeover but Gable headscissors. Kofi kips free, but Gable runs him over! The fans boo but Gable and team soak it up. Gable runs, Kofi hurdles, but then Gable catches him to a GERMAN SUPLEX! Kofi lands out!? Gable runs up, and he MONKEY FLIPS! Kofi lands out again!
The fans fire up and Kofi DROPKICKS Gable down! Kofi then runs to IMPLODER SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Gable bails out and American Made is there. The fans rally for Kofi and he builds speed, but Gable CLOBBERS him in the ropes! Gable then drags Kofi out, GERMAN SUPLEX to the floor! American Made stands tall, and Gable has a bloody cut already, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Gable hits a DIVING HEADBUTT! Cover, TWO! Kofi stays in this and Gable grows frustrated. The fans rally, Woods is also a bit frustrated, but Gable puts Kofi in a corner. Gable CHOPS Kofi, whips corner to corner, but Kofi goes up and up to MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up and so does Woods! Kofi and Gable rise, and “NEW! DAY ROCKS!” echoes out. Gable stands, but into DOUBLE CHOPS! And DOUBLE COHPS! And then a DROPKICK! Kofi runs to then leap, but Gable catches him! EXPLODER! Gable watches Kofi go to a corner, then waits on him. Kofi stands, into CHAOS TH- NO! Kofi victory rolls! TWO!
Gable has the O’Conner, TWO! Gable has the Oklahoma Roll, TWO! Kofi swings around, crucifix takedown, ghost pin! TWO! Roll-up, TWO! Gable has Kofi, TWO! Kofi has the jackknife, TWO as Gable manages to bridge!! Gable spins Kofi around, and around, and then Gory Especials! DOMINATOR!! Cover, TWO!! Kofi survives Gable’s impressive show of power, and “This is Awesome!” Kofi goes to a corner, Gable runs corner to corner, but Kofi SWING KICKS him! Gable staggers, Kofi climbs, and Kofi AX HANDLE- NO, Gable ducks it to pick the leg! ANKLE LOCK!! Kofi rolls to the cover, TWO!!
Gable storms up, TROUBLE IN- NO! Gable blocks to have the ANKLE LOCK!! American Made is all fire dup, but Kofi rolls to send Gable into buckles! Gable comes back, but into the SOS!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!! Gable saves himself, then drags himself outside! Kofi is stunned but Woods coaches him up. Kofi hurries out after Gable, and he runs to LEAP off the steps! Kofi TRUST FALLS Gable and the Creed Brothers down! The fans fire up, Kofi puts Gable in, but Julius takes a swing! Woods CLOBBERS Julius! Kofi hurries into the ring, but Gable kicks low! Ivy is on the apron, but Kofi dodges Gable! Woods trips Gabler, but Kofi was also spinning!
The fans are torn as Woods messes up Kofi’s timing! Gable waistlocks Kofi, to CHAOS THEORY!! Bridging cover, GABLE WINS!!
Winner: Chad Gable, by pinfall
Woods is beside himself! He thought he was doing the right thing given American Made was trying to cheat, but he just screws over his best friend! Woods apologizes, but how can he make this up to Kofi? Will Woods winning the Intercontinental Championship be some semblance of redemption?
Backstage interview with Bronson Reed.
Jackie Redmond notes that Seth Rollins being at the Baltimore Ravens game is a good sign he’s on the mend from the brutal attack committed by her guest at this time, BIG Bronson Reed. And does this potential return affect Bronson’s attention going into this Last Monster Standing main event? Bronson says no. In fact, congrats to Rollins! Bronson hopes Rollins comes back, because Bronson took MONTHS from his career, and next time, he’ll take YEARS. And apologies to Braun in advance for exposing him for the man that he is. Because BRONSON is the Last Monster Standing! The Colossal Aussie is ready, but will the rest of the world not?
Pearce does one last talk with his people.
He knows there’s no telling what will happen, but security is ready to step up if something goes wrong. He also needs the referees and medics to be ready at a moment’s notice. And now Gunther walks by. Der Ring General seems to have something to say, after the break.
The Wyatt Sick6 send another message.
“WE SEE YOUR INTENT. ANGER FESTERING INTO RAGE. DO NOT GO DOWN THIS PATH. IT ENDS IN YOUR DEMISE. REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE. YOU KNOW BETTER. DO NOT FORCE OUR HAND. HEED OUR ADMONITION.” QR code. And then a doll…. Who is this message for? Will they even know it’s for them? Or is it already too late?
Gunther heads to the ring.
The fans boo as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion walks out, fresh from a brutal battle with Ilja Dragunov last Saturday in Columbus, Georgia. The bad news from that is Ilja Dragunov is now injured with a torn ACL, which will require surgery and be gone anywhere from six to nine months. As for Gunther, he grabs himself a mic and while fans boo, Gunther says life as World Heavyweight Champion has been fantastic. He loves every aspect of being THE World Heavyweight Champion! Being the top guy, the money, the luxuries, the amenities. But there’s one thing he just hates about his life, and that is the insult of dealing with Sami Zayn every week!
Gunther could not ask for anyone more annoying than Sami. Sami comes out week after week- And he does so now! Sami has a mic to tell Gunther, “If you find it so annoying dealing with me every single week, there’s a very, very easy way to put an end to all of this once and for all. And all you’ve gotta do… is give me what I keep asking for, and put your Heavyweight Championship on the line one-on-one! But you won’t do it, will you? You won’t do it! And I know why. And deep down, Gunther, I think you do, too. So why don’t you just tell me, right here to my face, tell me in front of everyone, tell me right now why you won’t do it. Admit it!”
The fans cheer Sami but Gunther says, “I tried to tell you, I tried to beat it into you. You’re just not on my level.” The fans boo but Sami says if he isn’t on Gunther’s level, why is he the one that won at WrestleMania? The fans cheer that! Sami says Gunther thinks he’s so much better, but Sami’s the one who did it! Gunther beat everyone else! Future Hall of Famers, former world champions, everyone that stepped to Gunther got knocked down, except Sami! Sami pinned Gunther!! Gunther thinks he’s so much better, and that is why it drives him crazy. Gunther knows that if it was Sami VS Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship, Gunther is scared it’ll happen again.
Gunther does his best not to get flustered, but the fans rally behind Sami. They tell Gunther, “You’re A Coward!” Gunther tells Sami that Sami is right. Gunther is afraid. But not of Sami! Gunther is afraid for his own reputation. After all those legendary things Gunther did with the Intercontinental Championship, losing to the better man would’ve been no problem. But losing to SAMI has been the biggest embarrassment of his career! Gunther was so busy embarrassing Sami in front of his own family, that eventually it is what Sami did to Gunther.
Gunther was so confident he’d win, he flew his whole family over. But Gunther didn’t parade them around like Sami does just to gain sympathy. But once it was all done, Gunther went to the back and had to look his father in the eye. Gunther’s father asked him, which Gunther first says in German, then translates: “Son, I flew all the way from Austria to Philadelphia, just to watch you lose to that bum, Sami Zayn!?” So yeah, Gunther doesn’t expect Sami to understand. Sami’s family is used to seeing Sami fail. His family doesn’t expect anything anymore. But Gunther’s family excepts everything from him! He is the golden goose! He is SPECIAL!
And, Gunther is something Sami will never be: World Heavyweight Champion. The fans boo but Sami says Gunther’s right about one thing. Sami’s family has seen him lose, get knocked down many, many times. So what does Sami do? He picks himself back up and keeps moving forward! Now what did Gunther do when he came up short? He CRUMBLED! After Sami beat Gunther, did Gunther ever ask for a rematch? Nope. Did he ask Pearce? Nope! He tucked tail, and he hid! Gunther disappeared off TV for MONTHS! Gunther didn’t show his face here because he couldn’t show his face here! And all because Daddy made Gunther feel like a loser!
Well now, Gunther is showing his dad that his son is also a coward! Gunther CLOBBERS Sami! Gunther is furious and he stomps away on Sami! The fans boo but Gunther takes off his jacket. Gunther drags Sami up, puts him in a corner and shouts in his face! Gunther then winds up, but Sami fights back! The fans fire up, Gunther shoves Sami, but Sami clinches! Gunther fights the lift, but Sami tries and tries, then hits the CORNER EXPLODER! The fans fire up and Sami goes corner to corner! But Gunther catches Sami into a SLEEPER! Sami fades, but Gunther then spins Sami around, hoists him up, GENERAL BOMB!!
Sami sputters while fans boo. Gunther says if Sami wants the title shot so bad, then he’s got it! The fans cheer, because at least Sami gets what he wants! But after this beating, will that title match be absolute violence? Or will it be just the chance Sami needs to climb the mountaintop?
The Awesome Truth VS The Authors of Pain w/ The Final Testament!
R-Truth is back, and back to his old ways of getting Miz into some deep… water. But can Truth & Miz survive a run in with Akam & Rezar? Or will this be the Final Chapter for the former tag team champions?
Raw returns and AOP makes their entrance. Truth & Miz get fans to cheer them and boo AOP, but then the teams sort out. Truth starts against Rezar, and he fires off shots at the bell! Rezar shoves truth, but Truth ducks ‘n’ dodges to shoulder tackle! Rezar stays up, so Truth keeps moving! Truth throws more shoulders, but Rezar runs up! Truth gets around, to SPIN OUT BOMB! The fans fire up and Truth says “You Can’t See Me!” Shoutout to Cena with the FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE! Truth fireman’s carries, but that’s a lot of beef! Rezar hoists Truth up to DOMINATOR! Rezar talks trash but fans boo.
Kross keeps talking to Miz, being that little devil on his shoulder, but Rezar stomps Truth. Tag to Akam, and the AOP mugs Truth. The fans rally for Truth, but Akam drags Truth up. Akam tags Rezar back in, and the AOP mugs Truth some more. The ref reprimands but Rezar covers, TWO! The Albanian Psycho HAMMERS Truth, tags the Punjabi Powerhouse, but Truth slips free of the back suplex! Turth DUMPS Rezar, CALF KICKS Akam, and the fans fire up as he crawls! Hot tag to Miz! Miz fires up… to BOOT TRUTH!?!? The fans boo but Kross is laughing like it’s the funniest thing ever! Kross brought out Miz’s villain side, and Miz is leaving Truth!!
Truth is stunned, more from the betrayal than the shot, but Akam drags him up! Tag to Rezar, WHAT A RUSH!! Cover, AOP wins!
Winners: The Authors of Pain, by pinfall
The fans still boo Miz, but Final Testament stands tall as they truly ended a tag team! Will the AOP be in line for those World Tag Team Champions by any means necessary?
Backstage interview with Imperium.
Cathy Kelley is with Gunther and Ludwig Kaiser, and she says that it seems Sami got under Gunther’s skin. What Sami said got Gunther to give him that world title match, which now happens next week. Gunther repeats, “Under my skin? Yeah, it-” But then Bron Breakker walks in. Bron eyes the world title, then says sorry. Just wanted to see it for himself. Gunther chuckles and tells Kaiser, “He really is a badass.” Bron says yeah, that’s right. And you’ll see sooner than you think. Bron leaves, Gunther and Kaiser don’t seem to take him seriously. But if Gunther doesn’t take Sami seriously, will he lose another title to the Underdog from the Underground?
Last Monster Standing: Bronson Reed VS Braun Strowman!
These human kaiju have been battling across these United States, but it all comes down to this! They’ve broken a car, a commentary desk, and even parts of the backstage area, will anything be left intact as we determine who is THE Last Monster Standing?
The bell rings and Braun CLOBBERS Bronson! Then he whips Bronson, but Bronson ducks ‘n ‘dodges and CLOBBERS Bruan! Braun bails out, but Bronson goes out the side. Bronson runs up but Braun sends him into steel steps! The steps go flying but Bronson is down! The ref counts, but Braun pulls the steps apart. Bronson stands at 5 of 10, so Braun RAMS him with the steps! Bronson stays up, so Braun RAMS him again! Bronson leans on the commentary desk to stay up, so Braun puts the steps down. Braun drags Bronson up to the top of the steps, to CHOKE SLAM him through the desk!!
The fans are thunderous already as a standing count starts. Bronson stirs at 4 of 10, pushes himself up at 5, and stands at 6! Bronson says it’ll take more than that, and Braun says there’s more where that came from! The monsters are gearing up, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Bronson SAMOAN DROPS Braun in the ring! The count starts but Braun stirs at 2. We also see a bunch of chairs gathered together outside the ring. Bronson waits on the apron, and Braun drags himself up with ropes to stand at 6. So Bronson reels him in! Braun fights the suplex while the fans already freak out! Braun HEADBUTTS Bronson, runs, and he DECKS Bronson! Bronson falls onto the chairs!! The chairs are all bent up from that impact and the fans again lose their minds! Braun leans on ropes to stay standing, and Bronson stirs. Bronson clears the chairs out, he crawls to the ramp, and manages to stand at 6.
Braun storms up behind Bronson, and he CLUBS Bronson on the back! These behemoths go up the ramp and to the stage, and Braun whips. Bronson reverses to send Braun into the LED boards! Bronson finds a chair, brings it over, but Braun ROCKS him first! Braun grabs the chair to SMACK Bronson! And SMACK him again! They go around to the tech area! Braun SMACKS Bronson on the road cases! Braun then climbs up, hauls Bronson up, but Bronson CLAWS Braun’s face! Bronson then fireman’s carries, to DEATH VALLEY DRIVER down through spare tables!!! The fans lose their minds again and the ref checks both men.
The count is on both men as they’re down in the wreckage. Bronson stirs at 4, rises at 5, and he stalks Braun. Braun sits up at 6, but he stands at 8! Braun stalks Bronson, and CLOBBERS him over barriers! The fans fire up while Braun catches his breath. The count is on Bronson, he stirs at 3. Braun climbs over barriers to stalk Bronson, and Bronson stands at 6. Braun whips Bronson into steel steps, and Raw goes to break!
Raw returns once more and Bronson runs up to CLOBBER Braun through barriers! The fans fire up, and Bronson pushes the pieces of barrier around. Braun is still down at 5 of 10, and then 7. Braun pushes himself up at 8, so Bronson runs in again! Bronson CLOBBERS Braun through MORE barriers!! The front row is just barely safe from that impact and the fans lose their minds again! Bronson staggers up, Braun crawls, and now producers hurry out here to check on fans while also working on the barrier. Bronson drags Braun up and into the ring, and security helps with the barriers. Bronson says bet, and he goes up a corner!
Bronson aims to TSUNAMI!! Braun sputters, but with no ref to count, Bronson shouts at him! The ref wants to make sure the front row of fans is alright first, so Bronson says fine, and he goes up again! TSUNAMI!! The fans are torn but Bronson has to shout at the ref to get his attention. Bronson storms in, CLOBBERS security, and tosses them into the ring! Bronson drags the ref over, but now Pearce gets mad! Pearce tells Bronson to not disrespect officials, but now Bronson grabs Pearce! Security has to stop Bronson, but BRAUN is up top?!? ONE BIG CROSSBODY!! The fans are going nuts as Braun bowls down a dozen men!!
The ref recovers, and he sees both monsters are down. “This is Awesome!” as the count begins. Bronson is already up at 3?! Braun sputters, his own dive taking the most out of him. Braun rises at 6, then drags himself up to stand at 8! The fans fire up as now Braun rips his shirt away! Braun storms up on Bronson, pushes him into the ring, tells the ref to watch this time, and he climbs back up! The fans are thunderous, but Braun’s big lungs need more air. Bronson CHUCKS a chair at Braun!! Braun wobbles up top, and Bronson climbs! The fans anticipate what’s coming, and so does Braun, so he fires body shots!
Bronson CLUBS away on Braun in return, then roars! Bronson hauls Braun up to the very top, SUPER DUPER PLEX!! And the ring falls apart!! Braun, Bronson, all the security guards and even the ref are down on the floor, but Evansville is giving a standing ovation! But someone still has to stand to win! The ref sits back up, and he counts! Bronson stirs at 3, but who is this coming out? SETH ROLLINS?!? The Visionary aims at Bronson, CURB STOMP on the steel steps!!! Seth FREAKIN’ Rollins just got his revenge, and Braun stands first!! BRAUN WINS!!
Winner: Braun Strowman
Bronson talked trash and he just found out what happens! But now that Rollins IS back, is he going to make Bronson regret ever targeting him?
My Thoughts:
An awesome Raw as the go-home to Bad Blood, though it felt a bit talkier than usual. I suppose that’s because they also needed to hype up next week’s big episode, which will only be two hours because of the deal made with NBC/USA Network and all that. For one, good opening promo from Jey, especially since he got to have that moment with his son before his entrance. Given that, I believe Jey’s pauses were about being emotionally overwhelmed by this moment, which is totally understandable. He and Bron have a good moment together, and it was a very subtle way of them both officially moving on from that feud.
Good interweaving of New Day’s story into the Intercontinental Championship scene at this point. Great matches of Woods VS Rey and Kofi VS Gable, and with very clever “controversial” endings. Woods accidentally snatching Rey’s mask to get his win was so good, and what great timing with Woods tripping Gable when he didn’t have to. Jey VS Woods is going to be really good because maybe more and more of this Heel behavior comes out, which Kofi will take offense to, and that alone is why Woods loses to give Jey a solid first defense.
Great promos from Sami and Gunther, with them both using the other’s family as a point of weakness. Gunther losing his cool and giving Sami’s match from there was a good detail. The only thing is, Bron having his interaction with Gunther tonight almost gives away Sami isn’t winning next week. As great as it would be for Sami to finally have a top title, hard to say it happens here if they’re teasing Bron VS Gunther. And great promo from Sheamus to set up what I was hoping for in the Donnybrook. For just being two hours, next week’s Raw is going to be big just off that and the two title matches.
Also a good promo from DMG CTRL to call out Bianca & Jade, that’ll be a really good match, but hopefully the previous cases of bad timing will be fixed. Maybe it’s that Kairi just keeps wanting to do Joshi Strong Style and that’s not what Bianca or Jade are ready for. Good stuff from Lyra with PFC and then KC Squared, and I do appreciate the meaner attitudes from Kayden & Katana. Not that they have to suddenly be just as rough and tumble as PFC or DMG CTRL, but as The New Day has over the years, there’s a time to be positive and fun and there’s a time to kick ass. And with Unholy Union getting on their cases and PFC still needing comeuppance, it’s time to kick ass.
Very good stuff with Judgment Day, and clever move with Finn’s phone call lowering our guard. But between the Six Man Tag win and Finn standing tall over Priest, Priest is definitely winning that match. Though that would likely mean Rhea doesn’t beat Liv for the title, because there’s still a way to cheat even with Dom stuck in the shark cage. Also Dom took some wild bumps tonight but I’m sure he’s fine. I can’t be sure what either result really means, as I don’t think this feud ends just yet. Maybe Rhea has no choice but to let someone else challenge Liv after this, but Rhea could still find an outside way of helping that person since Liv always has Dom helping her.
Very good promos from McIntyre and Punk tonight to cap off the build to their Hell in a Cell blowoff. Though, I will say that while Punk said he has nothing to say to “garbage” McIntyre, he obviously did. Kind of that trope of “I’m speechless” but then the person keeps talking anyway. Good stuff, didn’t really change the math, and the math has been pretty dead even for a few weeks. McIntyre won at SummerSlam, Punk won at Bash in Berlin, this could really go either way depending on who they want moving up to the world championship as we head for Crown Jewel, Survivor Series, and so on.
I still like the idea of McIntyre losing and being so pissed that he has to be sent to SmackDown. McIntyre then becomes a fresh challenger to the US and WWE Championships, mostly the US because that’s the title McIntyre hasn’t held yet. And then great stuff in this larger (pun kinda intended) story of Bronson Reed and Braun Strowman. It seems Truth returning to encourage “Andre the Giant” and getting Miz in a match with other giants like AOP was the last straw. I didn’t think Miz would turn on Truth during the match, but I suppose that saves time of Awesome Truth losing, then Miz making it seem like he’s consoling Truth only to turn on him.
Kross broke up this team easier than he has New Day, but it was a good detail for him to be watching New Day from afar. I suppose we can get Truth VS Miz from here, and chances are Kross goes for another target. Bronson VS Braun was awesome stuff, and everyone could just feel that this was going to be the newest “ring breaking superplex” spot akin to Lesnar VS Big Show, Big Show VS Mark Henry, and Big Show VS Braun Strowman. Bronson getting in on that is a great honor, and then what a great moment for Rollins to return. Rollins costs Bronson, that’s their feud going forward, and who knows what Braun does aside from maybe help Truth against Miz for what Miz did tonight.
My Score: 9/10
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Rockin’ around the Christmas Collision!
The Continental Classic continues on Christmas Collision, with crucial points on the line this close to AEW Worlds End! Who will finally take the lead in Gold League?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Will Ospreay VS Ricochet; Ricochet wins.
- Kris Statlander VS Penelope Ford; Kris wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Shelton Benjamin VS Daniel Garcia; Garcia wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Mark Briscoe VS The Beast Mortos; Briscoe wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli; wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current Continental Classic Gold League standings!
Claudio Castagnoli: 2-1, 6 points
Will Ospreay: 2-1, 6 points
Ricochet: 2-1, 6 points
Darby Allin: 2-1, 6 points
Brody King: 2-2, 6 points
Komander: 0-4, 0 points [ELIMINATED]
Here are the current Continental Classic Blue League standings!
Kyle Fletcher: 3-1, 9 points
Kazuchika Okada: 2-1-1, 7 points
Mark Briscoe: 2-2, 6 points
Shelton Benjamin: 2-1, 6 points
Daniel Garcia: 1-1-1, 4 points
The Beast Mortos: 0-4, 0 points [ELIMINATED]
Ian Riccaboni is in the ring.
He has Big Boom AJ & Big Justice with him in the Hammerstein Ballroom, and yes, they’re ready to bring the BOOM~! They’re ready to watch the action tonight, and even the final face-to-face of MJF and Adam Cole. AJ says if MJF is gonna bring the doom, then you know he and Big Justice will bring the BOOM~! But tonight, their guy, Adam Cole will bring the BOOM~ too! And of course we have big Continental Classic action! Daniel Garcia VS Shelton Benjamin in a critical showdown, and while Shelton is tough, Garcia is going to bring the BOOM~! Plus, Mark Briscoe battles The Beast Mortos! The Chicken is their guy, time to bring the BOOM~!
In Gold League, we have Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli, and the Swiss Superman is a DOOM~! Let’s go, Darby, bring that BOOM~! And then a match everyone wants to see, the fireworks rematch of Will Ospreay VS Ricochet! If you’re a fan of high-flying wrestling, this is the right night to be right here in AEW! Ricochet and their guy, Ospreay, will bring the BOOM~! But speaking of, that match is up first! The Aerial Assassin joins AJ & Big Justice in giving a BOOM~, but will Ricochet make sure tonight is #OuttaThisWorld?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Will Ospreay VS Ricochet!
Wait, are the fans throwing white streamers or is that… No, yeah, it’s toilet paper! Ospreay laughs at the fans basically calling Ricochet crap. Ricochet throws the toilet paper back! The bell rings and we’re on the clock. The fans fire up for Ospreay as he and Ricochet circle. The fans also sing, “F HIM UP, OSPREAY, F HIM UP!” Ricochet shrugs that off, he and Ospreay tie up, and then Ricochet rolls. Ospreay shoots in, waistlocks, but Ricochet switches. They go around, Ricochet gator rolls with Ospreay, then floats to a headlock. Ricochet wrenches, hammerlocks then headlocks again. Ospreay powers up and out, Ricochet runs him over, but Ospreay kips up!
The fans cheer and Ospreay smiles as he and Ricochet reset. They tie up, go around, and Ricochet wrenches to a wristlock. Ospreay rolls, wrenches and wristlocks, but Ricochet spins and wrenches to hammerlock. Ospreay reaches back, headlocks and hits a takeover. Ricochet rolls to a cover, TWO! Ospreay holds onto the headlock but Ricochet powers up and out. Ospreay runs Ricochet over, Ricochet bails out, and then Ospreay handsprings to fake Ricochet out! The fans cheer as Ospreay superhero lands out, and Ricochet is annoyed. Ospreay holds ropes open for Ricochet, but Ricochet goes around the way to step in on his own.
The fans boo Ricochet being a bad sport but Ricochet ignores that. Ospreay and Ricochet knuckle lock, then Ricochet kicks low! And CHOPS! Ricochet whips, Ospreay reverses, but Ricochet rolls off Ospreay’s back! Things keep moving, Ospreay avoids the handspring to then duck ‘n’ dodges and RANA! But Ricochet handsprings through! The fans fire up, and Ospreay arm-drags Ricochet down! The fans cheer while Ricochet endures the grind. Ricochet fights up and puts Ospreay on ropes. The ref counts, Ricochet and Ospreay slowly let g o, and Ricochet SLAPS Ospreay! Ospreay CHOPS Ricochet!
Ospreay takes a swing, Ricochet ducks under to roll back and RANA! But now Ospreay handsprings through! Ricochet dodges to waistlock but Ospreay bucks the O’Conner. Ricochet arm-drags Ospreay down, but Ospreay headscissors back! Ricochet pops free but Ospreay arm-drags! Ricochet headscissors, Ospreay pops free, and Ospreay handsprings, but Ricochet catches him! Ricochet then THROWS Ospreay into the Tree of Woe, and Ospreay falls down! The fans boo while Ospreay bails out, but Ricochet FOSBURY FLOPS! The fans boo but Ricochet takes the toilet paper to wipe himself, then he SMOTHERS Ospreay with it!
The fans boo that literally disgusting act of disrespect, but Collision goes picture in picture.
Ricochet taunts the fans, then drags Ospreay up. Ricochet puts Ospreay in, soaks up more heat, then KNEE-BOARD SENTONS! Ricochet swaggers to taunt the fans more, then he goes back to Ospreay. Cover, ONE!! Another cover, TWO! Ricochet taunts the fans more, then goes back for Ospreay. Ricochet stands Ospreay up to CHOP, and Ospreay goes to a corner. Ricochet RAMS into Ospreay, RAMS him again, then snapmares to UPPERCUT in the back! Cover, TWO! Ospreay stays in this but Ricochet drags him into a motorcycle stretch. Ospreay endures while Ricochet digs a knee into the back. Ospreay fights up, fights with elbows, then runs, but into a DROPKICK!
Ospreay is down in a daze but Ricochet has to shake out the stars in his own head. Ricochet covers, ONE! Ospreay then uses that one to flip off Ricochet. Ricochet RAMS Ospreay in the back! Ricochet then clamps on with a chinlock, and he digs his knee into Ospreay’s back. Ospreay endures, even as Ricochet JAMS Ospreay. Collision returns to single picture as the fans rally for Ospreay again. Ospreay fires up, fires hands, but Ricochet RAMS him into a corner. Ricochet runs up, RAMS into Ospreay, then goes to the apron. Ospreay takes a swing but Ricochet dodges and gets around him to GERMAN SUPLEX! Ospreay lands out!
Ospreay runs, handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! Ospreay goes to the apron, takes aim, and he springboards to PIP PIP CHEERIO! Down goes Ricochet, Ospreay covers, TWO! Ospreay stays focused and the fans rally up. Ospreay drags Ricochet up, CHOPS him, then CHOPS him again! Ricochet staggers, Ospreay runs, but Ricochet TIGER WALL KICKS! Forearm, SOBAT, and Ricochet runs, but into a POP-UP, and STYLES- NO, Ricochet sits up, slips free, and he underhooks Ospreay for a FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ospreay survives but Ricochet goes up.
Ricochet has to double clutch, the fans let him hear it, but Ricochet still MOONSAULTS! Ricochet lands out as Ospreay moves, and Ospreay runs up, but into an ELBOW! Ricochet handsprings, but into a pop-up, Electric Chair, spin around, STYLES CLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives and Ospreay is surprised. Ospreay pulls on the elbow pad and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Ospreay aims, but Ricochet bails out! The fans boo but Ospreay storms after Ricochet. They’re both on the apron and Ospreay goes up a corner. Ricochet anchors Ospreay first! Then Ricochet has the Electric Chair Lift!
Ospreay fights free, fights off a nelson, then he KICKS Ricochet! Ospreay runs, but into a pop-up APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! The fans chant “You Still Suck!” but Ricochet adds a SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Ricochet puts Ospreay in, then springboards to 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives, but then Ricochet AX KICKS! Dragon sleeper, inverted suplex, VERTIGO! Cover, TWO!? Ospreay survives and Ricochet is shocked! Ricochet snarls and he aims from a corner. The fans rally for Ospreay but Ricochet loads up. SPIRIT- NO, Ospreay ducks under! Ospreay gets up, Ricochet blocks a kick!
Ricochet V-TRIGGERS, then he reels Ospreay in! But Ospreay fights out of the bomb, but then Ricochet returns the favor! Ricochet suplexes, into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Ospreay springboards for the OSC- CUTTER FROM RICOCHET!! Ricochet hurries to get Ospreay up, powerbomb into fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! SPIRIT- HIDDEN BLADE!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Ospreay and Ricochet both slowly sit up and the fans rally as hard as ever. Ricochet and Ospreay stare down, talk a bit of trash, then stand up. Ospreay draws a line in the sand and dares Ricochet to step up.
Ricochet steps right up, they stand toe to toe, literally! They start firing forearms! The fans cheer Ospreay, boo Ricochet, and Ricochet wobbles! But then Ricochet comes back with forearm after forearm! Ospreay wobbles, but he grins as he rises and roars! Ospreay fires a flurry on Ricochet, then ROCKS him! Ricochet flops over, Ospreay hauls him up! But Ricochet grabs at the ref! Ospreay kicks Ricochet’s arm away, but then Ricochet RAMS Ospreay into the ref! The fans boo but then Ricochet hurries to HOOK KICK! And VERTI- NO, Ospreay slips free to underhook! STORM BREAKER! Cover, but the ref is down!
The fans count, Ospreay would’ve won twice over! Ospreay calls to the ref, the ref sputters around, and Ospreay goes up. But then Ricochet kicks the ref into ropes! Ospreay gets tripped up and the fans boo more! Ospreay is confused as to what happened, but SPIRIT GUN hits the mark!! Cover, RICOCHET WINS!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Ospreay earns 0)
The One & Only got away with murder, but there’s nothing that can be done now! Ricochet has NINE points, will he be headed to Worlds End?
Adam Cole heads to the ring!
The fans cheer as the Panama City Playboy returns to the Hammerstein Ballroom, and yes, they join in for the “BOOM~!” and the “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY~!” Cole grabs a mic, but he keeps his eyes on the ramp. That’s because we all know who’s next. MJF makes his entrance, but with a handful of security guards in front of him first. And not even AEW security, that’s his own personal security. MJF grabs a mic and has them cut his music. The fans boo but MJF tells them, “If I wanted your help, I’d ask for it. Sit down and shut up.” The fans tell MJF to STFU, but MJF shrugs that off.
MJF tells Cole that MJF is frustrated. It’s because for the past few months, MJF has had to listen to Cole say MJF is Cole’s biggest enemy! If memory serves, and MJF’s memory always does because unlike the fans here, he isn’t a complete moron… Didn’t Cole turn on MJF? But then does Cole realize he has bigger enemies out there? Like spray tan, cracks in the floor, gusts of win, and maybe… a cavity. Because last MJF heard, Cole’s dentist isn’t seeing him anymore. Cole was already staring daggers into MJF, but now he’s pissed. MJF has Cole calm down, and he tells the fans to shut up so he can shoot straight.
When MJF was the longest-reigning and greatest AEW World Champion of all time, Cole was nothing more than MJF’s cute little sidekick. That ate Cole up inside. Cole wanted to be MJF. Cole wanted #TripleB. But the sad truth is, Cole had many opportunities to win the title before MJF got anywhere near it. It’s almost like when it comes to Cole being elite enough to become world champion, just like his “s*itty little ankle,” Cole blows it. MJF laughs at his own joke, and then tells the fans he is talking, it is not that complicated. But this is why MJF doesn’t buy the hogwash that Cole turned on MJF because MJF would turn on Cole first.
Cole turned because he, like all these shmucks, is jealous of MJF. And who can blame Cole? MJF is rich, handsome, funny, entertaining, and then look at Cole. For crying out loud, Cole used to be ADAM COLE BAYBAY. Now, he’s just a crack baby! Cole asks if MJF is done. Was that the last line? Because it felt like MJF practiced that for two weeks in front of a mirror. But MJF killed it, really. Cole could come back with childish comments to hurt MJF’s feelings, but he won’t. Cole could mention MJF has had two surgeries on that fake head of hair of his while only in his 20s, which is hilarious, but he won’t.
Cole could talk about how MJF pulled some strings to get his girlfriend hired, like the real politician he is, but Cole won’t go there. Cole could talk about how every single time MJF enters a room, everyone waits for him to leave because he is loud, obnoxious and annoying as hell. But Cole won’t go there. Because Cole is not like MJF. They are nothing alike. That is why the friendship was ruined. Because, MJF, the truth is you say Cole is a failure, but in virtually every wrestling company Cole has worked for, he is the longest-reigning champion in so many!
In this very building, Cole bled BUCKETS against Kyle O’Reilly, wanting to prove he was one of the best in the world, and that is exactly what he did! Does Cole have regrets? Sure. Are there things Cole wishes he could take back? Absolutely. But Cole does NOT regret turning on MJF. The only reason it drives MJF insane is because Cole beat MJF to it. That’s MJF 101: Get close to someone, then turn on them. It’s what MJF does. Cole just did it better than MJF, and MJF knows it.
But Cole has been thinking, trying to understand what’s going on in MJF’s head, and he finally figured it out. MJF is terrified of having anyone close to him, because he feels it is a weakness. That hit a chord? Because not only does MJF act like a child, he thinks like a child! MJF knows in his heart that he was going to be the one to turn on Cole first! DAMN RIGHT HE WAS!!! MJF realizes he let the cat out of the bag. MJF says congrats, Cole, he solved the mystery! A regular Scooby-Doo! Great job, Adam.
But you want the truth? Here it is. The fact of the matter is, last year at Worlds End, MJF had every intention on stabbing Cole in the back that night. Cole just got lucky. When #BetterThanYouBaybay started, MJF didn’t give a damn about Cole. Cole was nothing more than a pawn. But MJF will admit, he did eventually start to care. For the first time in MJF’s life, he cared about someone else. Fans mockingly go, “Aww…” But MJF says that is just when Cole became a liability. And since Cole’s “a fragile little freak,” him jumping off that ramp and exploding his ankle made him a distraction!
Distractions, liabilities, emotions, there are no room for those when all you should be concerned with is maintaining the world championship! But Cole doesn’t get it, does he? Last year was a fluke. Cole ain’t the Devil, he just beat the Devil to it. But this year, Worlds End, December 28th, the same show where Cole tried to end MJF’s world, MJF ENDS Cole!! MJF throws down the mic and the fans are torn. Cole smirks and says MJF ends things then? Well, how about Cole ends this? COLE DECKS MJF! The guards rush in, but Cole fights them off! MJF sends more but Cole SUPERKICSK! And SUPERKICKS! And SUPERKICKS!
But then MJF LOW BLOWS Cole! MJF tells the fans to shut up! MJF takes out the Dynamite Diamond Ring! But then The Kingdom rushes out here! MJF runs away from Matt Taven & Mike Bennett, but he vows this ends at Worlds End. We have one week left, is that the last week Cole has in AEW? Or will MJF finally lose the one thing he has left in that diamond ring?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.
Lexy Nair is with the #BornAgainKristen and brings up her trying to make amends with Willow Nightingale last night, as well as making the save when Harley Cameron & Penelope Ford were beating Willow up. Kris says what she and Willow have to discuss is between them. But as far as her and Penelope go, they’ve got a lot of history, and if Ford wants a fight, Kris will give her a fight. Then speaking of history, Kris still has her eyes set on the TBS Championship, can she tells us more on that?
Kris says she looked back on 2024 and she had a downward spiral that started with losing that title. Maybe if she wins it back, Kris will right her wrongs. On that note, Mercedes Mone, you don’t have an opponent for Worlds End so here Kris is. Let her know when you’re ready for round two. Kris heads out, will she prove to everyone that she is still the Galaxy’s Greatest?
Backstage interview with Orange Cassidy.
AEW returns and Lexy is now with Freshly Squeezed. In exactly one week, he will compete against three other men for the AEW World Championship. There are a lot of combustible elements at play, and Cassidy says yeah, we saw that on Dynamite. Jay White, Hangman Page and Cassidy can’t exactly have a conversation. So really, Cassidy wants them to listen. “Between now and Worlds End, Jon Moxley can run and hide. He can hide behind his goons, he can run away in a pickup truck. But when that bell rings in seven days, he has nowhere to go. He will be in the ring with us. Us three. And you both know that we need to remove Jon Moxley from the equation.
“We can. We’ve done it. And after that, us three, we can fight for the AEW World Championship and one of us will become the AEW World Champion. Just something to think about. See you guys on Dynamite.” Cassidy is ready to remove the Maniac from the throne, but will the Switchblade and Cowboy listen to reason?
Kris Statlander VS Penelope Ford!
As Kris just said, she’s calling out The CEO in hopes of one more TBS Championship match. But will the Superbad Girl be more like the Grinch for Kris this Christmas?
The bell rings and the fans rally as Kris circles with Ford. They tie up, Kris powers Ford to a corner, then throws Ford back into the corner! The ref counts, Kris lets off, but Ford shoves her! Kris ROCKS Ford, TOSSES her, then runs up on her. Kris whips, drops down, then hurdles over. Kris CLOBBERS Ford and the fans fire up as she flexes. Kris drags Ford up, reels her in, and suplexes, and she holds Ford up! The fans cheer and Kris goes all the way to TEN, but Ford slips into a SLEEPER! Kris pries the hold open and she brings Ford around for another suplex! The fans fire up as Kris holds Ford up for five before the SLAM! Cover, TWO!
Kris drags Ford up, whips her to the corner, but Ford goes up, only for Kris to Electric Chair Lift! Kris climbs, Ford fights with fists, and she shoves Kris down! Ford steadies herself, then hits a FLYING BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ford is frustrated but she storms up on Kris. Ford bumps Kris off buckles but the fans rally behind Kris. Ford stomps a mudhole, but she lets off as the ref counts. Kris goes to the apron, but Ford jumps up to drop KNEES on her! The fans boo but Ford soaks up the heat, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Ford brings Kris around to THROW her into railing! Ford soaks up more heat, then drags Kris up and RAMS her into the apron! Ford refreshes the count, then stalks Kris around the way. Ford whips Kris into the steel steps! Kris falls over in a heap but Ford drags her up into the ring. Ford covers, TWO! Kris stays in this but Ford kicks her around. Ford CHOKES Kris on the ropes, thrashes around, but lets off as the ref counts. Ford drags Kris up and whips her to ropes, then LARIATS as Collision goes to break.
Christmas Collision returns and Ford CHOKES Kris on the ropes again! The ref counts, Ford lets off and Kris sputters to the apron. Ford runs and goes up, up, and KNEE DROPS on only apron! Kris then SHOTGUNS Ford off the apron! The fans fire up and Kris brings Ford up, to THROW into railing! Kris puts Ford in the ring, the fans fire up, but Ford kicks low. Ford reels Kris in, but Kris suplexes, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ford flounders to a corner but Kris has the fans rallying behind her. Kris runs up to UPPERCUT! Kris goes side to side but Ford dodges the knee! Ford hits a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!
Ford wasn’t quite perfect there but she watches Kris go to a corner. Ford runs corner to corner, handsprings, but Kris catches her! The fans fire up as Kris GERMAN SUPELXES, but Ford lands out! but Kris goes Matrix to dodge! So does Ford! STUNNER! Ford runs, Kris does her best to follow, but Ford hops up for a POISON-RANA! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives and the fans fire up! Ford is beside herself, but she drags Kris to a drop zone. Ford goes up top, and MOONSAULTS BUT FLOPS as Kris moves! Kris hurries to deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! And then GERMAN SUPLEX again! The fans fire up as Kris scoops to tuck Ford in! STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER! Cover, Kris wins!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall
Ford gave Kris quite the fight, but Kris came out on top! Wait, here comes Mone! Kris did call the CEO out, so Santa Mone says, “Ho, ho, ho ho ho! New York Citaaaay~! Please say hello to your C E O! Kris, after the year I’ve been having, I was planning on taking Worlds End off. I was planning on going to the Ritz in Boston.” The fans boo Boston, but Mone says since it’s the holidays, Mone feels like being nice. She already beat Kris once anyway, so she’ll just beat her twice! At Worlds End, you see that money changes everything, because Mone is the greatest TBS Champion of all time!
The challenge has been accepted, and Mone is looking to be busy before the New Year. Will Kris make her regret it?
Big Boom AJ & Big Justice return to the ring.
They’re getting Christmas Collision ready to bring the BOOM, but out comes Chris Jericho, who is still ROH World Champion after overcoming Matt Cardona last night at Final Battle. And he has Bryan Keith & “Big Bill” Morrissey with him as he asks if AJ has a permit for being here tonight. Did they talk with Mayor DeBlasio? Because they certainly didn’t run this past Jericho. Do they know who he is? Big Justice says yeah, he knows! “You’re a JACKASS!” Jericho is taken aback, but the fans agree with Justice. The Bad Apple says this is why dumbass kids should be sitting and not heard. Jericho says yeah!
And if being a jackass means he’s the King of New York, then Jericho’s the biggest jackass! And besides, Jericho talks for everyone here saying we do not want AJ & Justice here! The fans boo, they disagree with Jericho. But Jericho says they don’t even have Costcos in New York! New Yorkers shop at bodegas. Fans are torn, because they kind of agree. Jericho says his favorite is the Walgreens a few blocks over in Flushing. And speaking of Flushing, that’s where AJ & Justice belong: in the toilet! This is the Hammerstein Ballroom, the House that Jericho built! The fans boo that, it’s the House that Hardcore built.
But Jericho says there’s no time for goofy gimmicks like BOOM~, or bandit masks, or scissoring! Scissor me, Bad Apple~! But then wait! The Acclaimed is here! Well, Anthony Bowens is, at least. Bowens pushes past The Learning Tree and he joins AJ & Justice in the ring. Bowens has the music cut, and he tells Jericho that he doesn’t get why Scissor King is catching strays, but you caught his attention. Jericho is trying to intimidate a man in a walking boot and an 11 year old child while spouting nonsense about being the King of New York. Why doesn’t Jericho do what he has asked so many others in the past: SHUT THE HELL UP!
The fans cheer but Big Bill says, “As the Learning Tree always says, when a man tries to silence another man, he’s probably afraid of the truth.” The fans do cheer Big Bill because he is from New York. Bowens says he has no idea what that means, Bill. But he does know we’re live on TNT, Christmas Collision, Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City! So Chris, why not walk your ass to this ring and get it whipped by the Scissor King?! Jericho says if Bowens wants him to do that, then not tonight. Jericho waves bye, but AJ says hold on, listen up. We know Jericho is running scared, but we know at some point, Bowens will get to bring the-
Bowens stops the Boom? Because he wants to scissor! AJ says okay, and they SCISSOR BOOM~! But is that true? Will Anthony Bowens be the one to tear down the Learning Tree and be a champion?
Backstage interview with The Vendetta.
Lexy is now with Deonna Purrazzo & Taya Valkyrie, and they’ve got a hot streak going. Deonna’s message last week was ominous, but who was it for? Taya says there are so many options. Everyone deserves a slice of The Vendetta. There’s Mercedes, Mariah, Toni Storm, even Lexy could get some, so watch your back. Speaking of Toni, she stumbles in and apologizes for interrupting. She just wants to say hi to everyone, hello. Oh, Deonna, a pleasure. Deonna says she knows who Toni is. R-Really? So cool! Taya says she’ll make a guess: Toni has a tattoo on her leg, a little duck with a knife through it.
Wow, how’d Taya know? Deonna says no no no, she is not doing this again. She does not get what sick crap Toni’s up to, but she is already done with it. So for Dynamite’s Miracle on 34th Street, Toni VS Taya! Taya says she’ll make Toni forget everything! Toni nervously thanks The Vendetta, and says this is a big opportunity to face someone like Taya. Toni leaves, Deonna and Taya sigh, and Lexy has no idea what to say. Is Toni’s mind unraveling before our eyes? Or is there still a bit of Timeless inside Toni Time?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Shelton Benjamin VS Daniel Garcia!
This showdown was inevitable, but it’s even more fitting after The Standard of Excellence beat up the TNT Champion just because he stood up to the Hurt Syndicate. Will Shelton continue to bring the pain? Or will he not survive Red Death?
The bell rings and Garcia goes right at Shelton! Garcia fires hands but Shelton RAMS him into the corner! Shelton fires hands but Garcia turns things around to fire more shots! The ref counts, Shelton shoves Garcia back, but Garcia runs up to fire hands! Shelton shoves Garcia again, but Garcia gets under the lariat to waistlock. Shelton fights the lift but Garcia shoves him to SLAP! And CHOP! Shelton just grins and he picks Garcia up again! Shelton TOSSES Garcia away and Garcia goes to ropes. Shelton brings Garcia back up, scoops and SLAMS him, then brings him up again. Scoop SLAM! Shelton drags Garcia up and puts him in a corner.
Shelton whips corner to corner hard and Garcia falls! The fans sing, “We Hurt People!” Shelton drags Garcia around, stomps him around, then TOSSES Garcia out hard! Garcia sputters but Shelton storms outside. Shelton brings Garcia up but Garcia fires hands! Shelton RAMS Garcia into the apron, then railing, then back to the apron! And repeat! Garcia falls in a heap and the fans fire up. Shelton grins as he drags Garcia up, to then THROW into steel steps! Shelton leaves Garcia behind and the ring count climbs on Garcia. Garcia drags himself up at 7 but Shelton goes out after him again.
Shelton puts Garcia in the ring, then grabs at him. Garcia grabs ropes but Shelton stomps him. Shelton stands Garcia up to DECK him! The fans cheer but Shelton brings Garcia up again. Garcia fires a forearm, then he CHOPS! Shelton eggs Garcia on, so Garcia CHOPS! Shelton grins, Garcia CHOPS, but Shelton DECKS him again! The fans duel but Shelton whips Garcia to ropes, for a BIG backdrop! Garcia flounders and Collision goes picture in picture.
Shelton stalks Garcia to the ropes, brings him up and around, then puts him on other ropes so he can CHOKE him! The ref counts, Shelton steps off, and Garcia coughs and sputters to a corner. Shelton stalks behind Garcia, stands him up, and winds up to ROCK Garcia! Garcia flounders against ropes then falls to the mat! Shelton stands over Garcia, drags him up and puts him in the corner. Shelton throws hands and Garcia stumbles. Garcia falls, but Shelton stands on him. Shelton stomps Garcia, drags him up, but Garcia fires up! Garcia breaks free to fire CHOPS and forearms on repeat!
Garcia whips, Shelton reverses and Shelton BOOTS Garcia down! Cover, TWO! Shelton is still amused, and he clamps onto Garcia with a chinlock. Garcia endures as Shelton grinds him down, and Garcia fights up, only for Shelton to wrangle him back down! Shelton leans all his weight on the hold and he squeezes tight. Garcia fades but the fans rally, and Garcia gets a second wind! Garcia fights up, Christmas Colilsion returns to siongle cipture, and the fans duel as Garcia fires hands! Garcia runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then SHOTGUNS SHelton down! The fans fire up and Garcia aims from a corner. Garcia runs up, Shelton gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX!
The fans are torn while Shelton storms around. Shelton waits on Garcia, waistlocks, GERMAN SUPLEX! Garcia flops around but Shelton stalks him to the ropes. Shelton goes to the apron, runs up, but Garcia BOOTS him! Garcia takes a swing, but Shelton waistlocks! Garcia holds ropes to fight off the suplex to the floor! Garcia stands up and elbows Shelton away! Then Garcia LEAPS, but into Shelton’s clinch! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY to the floor! Garcia flounders, fans sing, “We Hurt People!” Shelton runs up but Garcia drop toeholds him into a chair! Shelton sputters and the fans rally up. Garcia makes Shelton take a seat, then rains down fists!
The fans count along and Garcia goes to nine, puts up the dukes, then hits TEN! Garcia gets space, runs back in, and he SHOTGUNS Shelton outta the chair! The fans are thunderous as Garcia goes back for Shelton. Garcia drags Shelton up but Shelton pushes him away. Shelton LARIATS Garcia, then rolls into the ring. The ring count starts, the fans help Garcia stand, and the fans fire up! Garcia hurries to the ring, but Shelton BOOTS, only for Garcia to block! DRAGON SCREW! Garcia runs, Shelton gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Even with a bad leg, Shelton has so much strength! Shelton storms up in the corner, but Garcia dodges!
Shelton’s knee hits buckles, and Garcia leg scissor rolls him! Garcia steps through for the DRAGON TAMER!! Shelton endures and the fans fire up! Garcia sits on the hold, but Shelton powers up! Shelton powers out of the hold, has Garcia’s legs, and he turns Garcia over into a QUEEN ANGELITO STRETCH! Garcia endures, reaches out, and he army crawls his way forward! But Shelton drags Garcia back! Garcia cradles Shelton! TWO!! Shelton escapes, but Garcia BOOTS him! Shelton SUPERKICKS Garcia! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Shelton covers, TWO!! Garcia barely gets out of that and Shelton is furious!
“This is Awesome!” as Shelton looms over Garcia. Shelton drags Garcia up, but Garcia trips Shelton! Jackknife bridge, GARCIA WINS!!
Winner: Daniel Garcia, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Shelton earns 0)
A Christmas Collision miracle? Who knows! But Garcia is still alive in the C2, but Lashley snatches Garcia into a SLEEPER! The fans boo but MVP hands the pimp cane to Shelton! But here comes Mark Briscoe, and he has a chair! Security wants this to stop before it gets out of hand, and even producers get out here! But wait! Is that Swerve Strickland rushing in from the crowd?! It is! He goes right up top to SUPER SWERVE STOMP the Syndicate and security guards! Garcia gets free of the pile, Mark Briscoe is with him, and now the locker room hurries out here to stop this from getting worse!
The fans chant, “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” and Nana eventually hands the mic to Swerve. “Bobby FREAKIN’ Lashley! Didn’t I say I was gonna get my hands on you by the end of ’24? By the end of 2024, I said I was gonna get my hands on you, and that’s what I did, courtesy of the most dangerous man in AEW. Whose house?!” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve is still aiming for Lashley’s head, will he and Lashley have it out at Worlds End?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Mark Briscoe VS The Beast Mortos!
After getting a couple shockers, The Sussex County Chicken could easily jump up to the front of the block with one more! But will he #ManUp and bring down the menacing minotaur? Or will The Beast be a massive spoiler for Briscoe?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock again. The fans rally and duel while both men fire up. They RAM shoulders, and then fire forearms! The fans fire up as Mark gets the edge, but Mortos swings! Mark dodges to CHOP, then fire forearms! Mark ROCKS Mortos, whips, but Mortos reverses and SPLASHES Mark! Mortos runs but Mark follows to LARIAT! Mark runs, Mortos follows, but Mark dodges to CHOP! And CHOP! And forearm! And Mongolian Chop! Mark fires forearms against the ropes, then roars. Mark runs but Mortos follows to UPPERCUT! The fans fire up, Mortos runs but Mark follows to FOREARM!
Mark runs, Mortos follows, and he slingshots to hook and backslide, TWO! Mark trips Mortos to jackknife, TWO! Mortos gets around, hammerlock and cradle, TWO! Mark slips around to roll Mortos, TWO! Both men stand, both men dodge, and the fans cheer the standoff. The fans cheer “BOTH THESE GUYS! BOTH THESE GUYS!” as they reset. Mark and Mortos run up to RAM shoulders again! And again! Mortos is getting the better of this, and he CLOBBERS Mark! The fans cheer Mortos while Mark goes to ropes. Mortos runs in but Mark TOSSES him up and out! Mortos clutches a leg, stands up, but Mark runs!
Mortos slides in, dodges, and he SPEARS Mark! The fans fire up and Mortos roars while Collision goes picture in picture.
Mark rolls to a corner while Mortos headbutts buckles. Mortos then runs corner to corner to DROPKICK Mark! Mark sputters, Mortos drags him to a cover, TWO! Mark stays in this but Mortos drags him into a chinlock. Mark endures, even as Mortos leans on the hold. Mark fights up as the fans rally, and Mark fires body shots. Mortos THROWS Mark down! Mortos then CRANKS Mark’s neck, then KICKS him in the chest! Cover, TWO! Mark is still in this and he goes to ropes. Mortos storms up but Mark CHOPS! Mortos SMACKS Mark and Mark falls into a corner. Mortos stomps Mark, then digs his boots in!
The ref reprimands and counts, Mortos steps off, then Mortos snapmares Mark so he can step on Mark’s face! Then NECK TWIST! Cover, TWO! Mark stays in this and he goes back to ropes. Mortos waits on Mark to stand, then SMACKS him down! Mark dangles out of the ring in the ropes, but Mortos goes after a leg while Collision goes to break.
Christmas Collision returns and Mortos has Mark in a corner. Mortos whips corner to corner, then runs up to UPPERCUT, CHOP, and HEADBUTT! Mark staggers and the fans rally up for Mortos. Mortos brings down his kneepads, runs corner to corner, but Mark dodge! Mortos hits buckles then falls to the outside! The fans fire up as Mark then WRECKS Mortos with a dropkick! Mark builds speed and he DIVES, direct hit on Mortos! The fans fire up and Mark even hugs a few! Mark tosses a chair into the ring, and fans rally for #DEMBOYS. Mark sets the chair up, but Mortos anchors Mark’s legs! Mortos then SMACKS Mark!
Mortos drags Mark to the apron, Mark fires forearms. Mortos shoves Mark, but Mark fireman’s carries! Mortos fires elbows to get free! Mark REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS! Then APRON GERMAN SUPLEXES! Mortos falls to the floor while the fans lose their minds! Mark rises up, takes aim, and he fires the fans up more. Mark goes up a corner, for a SUPER SKY TWISTER! The fans are thunderous and Mark high-fives the front row. Mark then goes back to the ring and builds speed! Mark uses the chair to FLY! Direct hit and Mark even lands on his feet! The fans fire up and Mark hurries to get Mortos back up.
Mark puts Mortos in the ring, “This is Awesome!” as Mark takes aim. FROGGY-BOW onto knees! Mortos saves himself there, and then roars! Mortos whips Mark, scoops him, and has the torture rack! BEAST BACKBREAKER! Then Mortos hauls Mark up for a POWER BREAKER!! The fans fire up for Mortos and he DISCUS- NO, Mark dodges, runs, but into a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives and the fans fire up again! Mortos snarls, hauls Mark up, and then scoops! But Mark slips free! Mark crane kicks, then underhooks! But Mortos backdrops free! Mark rises, Mortos runs, but into a fireman’s carry!
Mark hits a ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Then Mark goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the FROGGY-BOW!! Cover, TWO?!? Mortos survives but Mark shakes his head. Mark just goes back up top! Mortos sits up and roars! But Mark still FROGGY-BOWS!! And then he underhooks, lifts, JAY DRILLER!! Cover, Mark wins!
Winner: Mark Briscoe, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Mortos earns 0)
And with that, Mark is now even with Kyle Fletcher, who Mark already beat earlier on! That is all the difference between the one seed and the two seed, how will this final round shake out?
Julia Hart speaks.
“Jamie, Jamie, Jamie. I’m no coward. What you call tricks, I call advantages. I suggested that you watch your back. I gave you all the warnings. So I’m not understanding why you feel the need to call me classless and sneaky. I thought I was being more than reasonable. I know you’re strong, but are you smart? Are my ‘tricks’ too much for you? I guess we’ll find out January 1st, Fight for the Fallen. But remember: The House Always Wins.” The Princess of the Black Throne is ready, but will she learn Hayter Hits Hard?
Backstage interview with Mariah May.
Alex Marvez is with the AEW Women’s World Champion and says in one week’s time, it will be Mariah VS Thunder Rosa for the title, in a Tijuana Street Fight! Marvez notes that Mariah not only had some harsh words for Rosa, but for her father, as well. Mariah says, “Aw~, Papa Rosa is gonna be in the front row. Is that to watch the match? Or does Thunder need a new mami?” But speaking of Rosa, she RAMS Mariah right into the door! And dribbles her off it, too! Mariah pulls hair, Rosa tries to choke Mariah, and then Mariah shoves Rosa away. Mariah calls Rosa crazy, but Rosa says she’s not done with Mariah!
Rosa storms after Mariah into the hall, and then to the stage area! Mariah has made it to ringside, Nigel tries to warn her, but Rosa CLOBBERS Mariah! Rosa rains down fists, then stomps away! Rosa SMACKS Mariah off steel steps, then grabs a chair! Mariah sputters, but gets away before Rosa swings the chair! Security rushes out here for the third time tonight, and Rosa LEAPS! The cluster keeps her away from Mariah but fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” Rosa holds up the AEW Women’s World Championship, will she send the “Woman From Hell” back where she came from in order to have the gold again?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli!
While The Relentless One has been after each and every Death Rider, he gets one served up to him on a silver platter. But will Darby bring down the Swiss Superman before the final round? Or will Claudio crush Darby’s hopes and dreams this close to Christmas?
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Have a Holly Jolly Rampage!
The Continental Classic rolls on, and Brody King takes on Komander in hopes of grabbing three more points towards the top of Gold League!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis; Konosuke & Cage win.
- Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy; Lio & Action win.
- Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron; Willow wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander; Brody wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Schiavone is in the ring!
Schiavone welcomes out the Blue League’s current points leader, Kyle Fletcher, and of course… Don Callis. But they’re not alone as the rest of the Don Callis Family makes their way out to the ring. Wait, shouldn’t Brian Cage be in New York for Final Battle…? Well anyway, Schiavone says there’s a lot of gold and- Callis takes the mic, and he says, “I have something important to say.” The fans boo and Schiavone excuses himself as Callis says the Don Callis Family are the TRUE One Percenters of professional wrestling! They prove it each and every day!
Murder Machines: The most feared tag team in the world! “Don Callis’ favorite wrestler,” Kyle Fletcher, shows every day why he is THE One Percent! He beat Will Ospreay! He beat Kazuchika Okada! And now, he’s gonna beat Daniel Garcia and win the Continental Classic! Callis hands the mic over to Kyle and Kyle says it might be true that last Saturday wasn’t the best day for Kyle, but anyone watching that match saw the clear bias from the officials in this company! The fans boo as Kyle claims there is an agenda in AEW to see the Don Callis Family NOT succeed. But it doesn’t matter, it changes nothing!
Kyle WILL be the winner of the 2024 Continental Classic. That brings Kyle to Daniel Garcia. “You wanna talk about restoring the feeling, Daniel? I couldn’t care less about your feelings! All I speak are facts! And the fact is, I am the hottest young prospect in this industry, and I will be the future of this whole place!” The fans boo more but Callis says one last thing he wants to say, is when you’re the One Percent, you’re not like the other 99! They are not like all of these fans! They are not like “the boys in the back,” like Mark Davis & Will Hobbs, “a couple of scab workers!” They’re not even in the same business, Hobbs!
And Callis has waited to get Hobbs on a PPV so that the world could watch why they call Konosuke Takeshita “The Alpha.” And Hobbs, YOU are not in the same business as Konosuke, and you find that out at Worlds End! But speaking of, here comes the Powerhouse! Will he and Dunkzilla finish things with the Don Callis Family? Or will the AEW International and ROH World TV Champions get even for last week?
Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis!
The teams sort out and Konosuke starts against Hobbs to give the DC fans a preview of Worlds End. Hobbs and Konosuke step up, talk trash, and then the forearms go back and forth! The fans cheer for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” and Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke! Hobbs even shouts “MEAT!” before he whips Konosuke. Konosuke ducks ‘n’ dodges but then so does Hobbs! Hobbs SPINE- NO, Konosuke flails free and Hobbs says it was that close. Konosuke says to cool off while he paces on the outside. Konosuke steps back into the ring, but he tags to Cage. The fans stay fired up for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Cage and Hobbs circle.
Hobbs and Cage DOUBLE LARIAT! Neither man falls, so they DOUBLE LARIAT again! And again! And again! Cage kicks low, shouts, “Who Betta Than Cage?” But then Hobbs CLOBBERS him! Hobbs even gets Konosuke to back down with a glare. Hobbs brings Cage up to fire forearms, then he tags Davis. Davis & Hobbs double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up as Davis stalks Cage to a corner. Davis CHOPS Cage, and CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Cage sputters but Davis scoops to SLAM Cage down! Then ELBOW DROP! Cover, ONE! Cage stays in this but Davis bumps him off buckles.
Tag to Hobbs and he brings Cage out. Hobbs and Davis reel Cage in, fans chant “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! MEAT MEAT MEAT!” but Konosuke makes the save! Konosuke swings, Hobbs dodges, so the elbow DECKS Davis! Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke, Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage clinches, Konosuke returns, KNEE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Cage covers, TWO! Cage rains down fists, the ref reprimands, but Cage steps off. Cage drags Hobbs up, bumps him off buckles, and tags Konosuke. The Callis Family stomps a mudhole into Hobbs, but then Hobbs CHOPS Konosuke! Konosuke snarls, and he CHOPS in return!
Konosuke ROCKS Hobbs, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count but then Konosuke BITES Hobbs on the forehead! The ref counts, Konosuke lets off, and Hobbs sputters on the ropes. Konosuke tags to Cage and the Family gets Hobbs up. They DOUBLE SUPLEX Hobbs! Cage covers, TWO! Cage drags Hobbs up but Hobbs fires body shots. Hobbs UPPERCUTS but Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage ROCKS Hobbs again, Hobbs fires back, repeat! The fans rally for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Cage gets the edge, then whips, but Hobbs KICKS him away! Cage swings, Hobbs bobs ‘n’ weaves, to then hit an EXPLODER!
The fans fire up while Hobbs crawls, hot tag to Davis! Davis fires hands on Cage, “MEAT! MEAT!” Davis DECKS Cage, then whips him to ropes. Cage reveres but Davis picks him up, BACKDROP! Davis SENTONS but onto knees! Davis writhes, Cage tags Konosuke! POWER- NO, Davis stops the knee! Davis takes a swing but Konosuke ducks that, to BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! High stack, TWO!! Davis survives and Konosuke snarls, but Rampage goes picture in picture.
Konosuke rains down fists on Davis, but lets off as the ref reprimands. Konosuke tags Cage and Cage drags Davis up. Cage ROCKS Davis, whips him into a corner, and Davis hits buckles chest first! Cage RAMS into Davis, and RAMS in again, then CHOPS! Davis staggers but Cage whips him to ropes. Davis reverses, to dosido with Cage, only for Cage to CLOBBER Davis! Cage BOOTS Davis down, covers, but Hobbs breaks it! Cage gets mad and the ref reprimands Hobbs, then Cage soaks up heat from DC. Cage stalks Davis to a corner and fires haymakers! The ref reprimands but Cage DECKS Davis! Cage soaks up more heat while he flexes.
Holiday Bash returns to single picture while Davis crawls. Cage storms over but Davis fires hands! Davis CHOPS, CHOPS, but Cage JUMP KNEES! Cage whips Davis, Davis cartwheels and swings on Cage! Cage blocks, waistlocks, but Davis switches! BIG back suplex! The fans fire up as Davis rises and reaches out! Davis crawls, as does Cage, hot tags to Hobbs and Konosuke! Hobbs LARIATS Konosuke, LARIATS again, then runs up to LARIAT in a corner! Cage runs up but he’s send into Konosuke! Hobbs SANDWEICHES the Family! Hobbs whips, Cage reverses, but Hobbs comes back to CLOBBER him! Hobbs scoops Cage for a POWERSLAM!
The fans fire up but Konosuke runs up! Hobbs scoops him, too! POWERSLAM! Hobbs pumps up and the fans are with him! Hobbs stomps and shakes the ropes, then he goes back for Konosuke. Konosuke rises, Hobbs pops him up, but Konosuke ELBOWS him! Konosuke fires hands, then ROLLING ELBOWS! Hobbs staggers, Konosuke whips him, but Hobbs reverses! SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Davis blocks Cage, but Cage SHOVES Davis onto the cover! Cage then TOSSES Davis out, and he goes back for Hobbs. Hobbs TOSSES Cage! Hobbs grins as he has Konosuke alone. The straps come down, and Hobbs runs up, only for Konosuke to dodge!
Konosuke runs, Cage tags in, and Konosuke BOOTS Hobbs in the corner! Cage runs up to UPPERCUT, GAMANGIRI, and then GERMAN SUPLEX! Hobbs flounders, Cage hauls him up, PUMP HANDLE FACEBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Hobbs survives and Cage is furious! Cage tags Konosuke, the Family gets Hobbs up, and they double wrench to double whip. But Hobbs breaks the double lariat and Davis tags in! Hobbs DOUBLE LARIATS Cage & Konosuke! Davis runs up, they STEREO LARIAT! Konosuke BOOTS Davis and Cage waistlocks Hobbs. Konosuke runs but Davis GAMANGIRIS! Cage SUPERKICKS Davis!
Hobbs SNAP POWERSLAMS Cage! ALPHA ELBOW from Konosuke! Davis GERMAN SUPLEXES Konosuke! Cage fireman’s carries Davis, F5!! Cage runs up on Hobbs but Hobbs dodges! Hobbs LARIATS Cage and himself out of the ring! The fans fire up while Davis rises again! Konosuke also stands, and they run up! DOUBLE LARIATS! Davis GAMANGIRIS, Konosuke ends up in the corner! Davis goes side to side, SLIDING FOREARM! The fans roar as Davis hauls Konosuke up! Konosuke fights the lift, dodges Davis, and comes back, DOUBLE LARIATS finally take both men down! But not for long as they both roar to their feet!
Konosuke swings, and he SWATS Davis’ enzigiri! Konosuke then POWER DRIVE KNEES!! And then, RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Callis Family wins!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage, by pinfall
The Alpha slam dunks on Dunkzilla, and now he has 8 days to prepare for the Powerhouse! Will Konosuke hold onto his International Championship against Hobbs? Or will taking that title be the perfect payback?
Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale.
Renee Paquette is with the Babe with the Power who is in action later tonight. But first, Renee wants to congratulate Willow to making it to the finals of the inaugural International Women’s Cup. She heads off to Tokyo very soon, how is she feeling about it? Willow is very excited. Inaugural WrestleDynasty, one step closer to the inaugural International Women’s Cup winner, and so it is mind boggling after how- Kris Statlander steps in. Kris tells Willow that there is a lot she should say, but for now, she’ll say good luck at the Tokyo Dome. #BornAgainKristen takes Willow by surprise, will Willow win tonight and have momentum going to the New Year?
Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy!
The dysfunction in Top Flight Airlines led to The Bad Child & The Sight to See winning over Darius & Dante Martin, meaning they’re next up to face Private Party. Will this be little more than a tune-up for Lio & Action?
The teams sort out, Lio starts against Myles, but then Lio handspring kicks Goldy off the apron! Myles back suplexes but Lio lands out and then dodges! Myles falls out of the ring, Action handspring kicks him down! Lio DIVES onto Goldy! Action DIVES onto Myles! The fans fire up as Action puts Myles in fast. Lio joins Action and they mug Myles. Myles fights back with forearms and CHOPS! Myle runs, but Lio & Action split the difference. Lio spins Myles for Action to mule kick, knee lift and ROLLING ELBOW! Lio fires fast hands, then DECKS Myles! Goldy springboards but Lio & Action dodge! Lio eggs Goldy on, then he and Action split the difference again!
Action runs up, Goldy dodges, but Lio LARIATS Goldy on the other side! Myles whips Lio but Lio hits RUSH HOUR! Action torture racks Myles for a NECKBREAKER! Lio covers, Lio & Action win!
Winners: Lio Rush & Action Andretti, by pinfall
Fast win for this furious duo, but “Oh my gosh, is that Private Party?” Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy make their way out here and DC fires up! The AEW World Tag Team Champions call for “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” Lio & Action get their shot in the near future, but wait! Dante & Darius make their way out here? Private Party looks to the tunnels, but Lio & Action CLOBBER them from behind! Dante, Darius & Leila don’t worry about the champs, they stare Lio & Action down. Lio & Action hold up the belts, then throw them at the Martins. The refs keep this from getting any more physical, but will Lio & Action take those belts from Quen & Zay soon enough?
Backstage interview with Harley Cameron.
Renee is now with the “multifaceted” Harley and notes she’s in action against Willow Nightingale tonight. Harley says yes, she IS multifaceted. She wants us to appreciate ALL her facets! Renee says yes, but she has yet to earn a singles win in AEW. Fine, ruin her fun. But then Harley asks if some person off camera is gonna say anything or just stand there. In steps Penelope Ford, and Mrs. Superbad says yes, she was simply observing. But Ford couldn’t help but notice that she and Harley share a lot of similar… facets. Harley asks how much Ford’s cost. Uh, no, not those…
Ford meant that she hasn’t had such a good 2024, either. So from The Bad Girl to the… Harley doesn’t have a good nickname yet. Well, don’t worry about it. Ford will watch Harley’s back and Harley will watch Ford’s. Wait, is something on Harley’s back? No, Harley… Just good luck. FEEL THE WRATH OF HARLEY CAMERON! No, she was being nice to you, Harley. Right, don’t feel the wrath of Harley Cameron. There is nothing on your back, Harley, stop scratching. Wait! W-What? Nothing, sorry. But will Harley be feeling Willow’s wrath instead?
Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two tie up. Harley pushes but Willow digs in her heels to SHOVE Harley down. Harley comes back, she and Willow reset and tie up again. Willow puts Harley in a corner, the ref counts, and Willow lets off. DC duels between Willow and Harley, and Harley wants a Test of Strength. Willow accepts the knuckle locks, but then Harley kicks low! Harley runs, wheelbarrows, but Willow turns that into a BIG back suplex! The fans cheer as Willow runs, DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! Willow bumps Harley off buckles, then fires LARIAT after LARIAT! The fans count al the way to TEN!
Willow brings Harley out with a smile, and scoop SLAMS her! Harley flounders, Willow storms up on her for another scoop and SLAM, right as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Willow storms around while Harley staggers up. Willow scoops Harley again, then carries her around to put her in the Tree of Woe! Willow stomps a mudhole in, then lets off to run up! But Harley BOOTS her while upside-down! Harley gets free, ELBOWS Willow, then runs to knee her low! Harley runs with Willow to HOTSHOT BULLDOG! Willow is stuck in ropes, and Harley AX KICKS her! Harley then headscissors Willow to CHOKE her in the ropes! The ref counts, Harley lets go at 4, and Harley soaks up cheers and jeers from DC. Harley stomps Willow, then drags her to the outside. Harley SMACKS Willow off the apron!
Harley paces while Willow flounders, and Harley has her against railing. Harley CHOPS Willow, then brings her around. Willow blocks the bump to SMACK Harley off the apron! Harley turns things around to SMACK Willow off the apron! Harley shoves Willow in, storms up on her, and stands her up for buckle bumps. Harley stomps Willow, digs her boots in, and she thrashes around! The ref counts, Harley lets off at 4, but Willow elbows her in return! Harley RAMS into Willow again and again, but Willow CLUBS Harley! Harley ROCKS Willow, whips her to ropes, and ELBOWS Willow down! Harley soaks up more cheers and jeers while Rampage goes to break.
Holiday Bash returns and Willow CANNONBALLS, but Harley dodges! Willow hits only buckles and she hobbles after Harley. Harley kicks, KNEES, and ENZIGIRIS! Harley roars, runs, and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up but Harley grows frustrated. The fans rally while Harley waistlocks, but Willow switches! Harley kicks free to switch back, but Willow ELBOWS Harley back! Willow fireman’s carries, storms around, but Harley pops up! Harley fires down elbows, then victory rolls, TWO! Willow escapes and ROCKS Harley! Fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!
Harley survives but Willow roars! The fans fire up as the straps come down! Willow gut wrenches for the BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow wins!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
Willow faced the wrath of Harley Cameron and she prevailed! But then PENELOPE FORD goes after Willow! The fans boo but Ford did say she’d back Harley up. They both beat up on Willow, but here comes Kris! Kris Statlander storms the ring, Harley & Ford run away! Willow is again surprised, but the fans want these two to “Hug It Out! Hug It Out!” Kris says no, she doesn’t feel like it’s the right time. Kris lets Willow have the ring, is this proof that the #BornAgainKristen isn’t just a nickname?
Team Triple J speaks backstage.
Standing alongside Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, as well as Jeff & Karen Jarrett, Sonjay Dutt says, “They’ve asked us to look back and reflect on 2024, and Jeff, guys, what an incredible series of moments we’ve had in 2024.” The group agrees. From Wembley Stadium to Double J being in the Owen Hart Cup, some true career highlights that he will cherish forever. But Jarrett doesn’t like looking in the rearview mirror, he likes to look ahead. Next week, he’s not bringing resolutions, he’s bringing a game plan for 2025! What does the Last Outlaw have in store for himself and the team in the New Year?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander!
While the rest of Gold League stands at 6 points, these two men are struggling to keep up. Will the King of Death join that traffic jam at the front of the block? Or will the Commander of the Skies be a spoiler for Christmas?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock. Brody and Komander circle while the fans bark it up. There are fans who sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~” for Komander as the two tie up. But then Brody picks Komande up with both hands, and puts him on the to rope. Brody pats Komander on the shoulder, and the fans bark more. Komander hops down, not intimidated by Brody’s size. Komander then dodges Brody, DROPKICKS him, but Brody CLOBBERS Komander on the return! Brody eggs Komander on and then scuffs him. Komander gets mad and CHOPS! Brody grins and eggs Komander on. Komander CHOPS, but Brody wants more!
Komander fires up to CHOP, but Brody CHOPS Komander down! The fans fire up and Brody grins. Komander sputters, Brody paces, and Brody drags Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody bumps Komander off buckles, CHOPS again, and Komander flounders away! Brody stalks Komander to the corner, CHOPS him again, and Komander falls over! Brody hauls Komander up, whips him, but Komander goes up and over! Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Brody BACKDROPS Komander! The fans bark while Komander writhes, and Brody drags Komander up. But Komander fires body shots and a CHOP!
Brody KNEES low and Komander drops. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody asks, “Are you done?!” Brody whips Komander, but Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to then springboard, but Brody catches Komander with ease! Brody pops Komander up, but Komander pops free, sunset flip, ONE!! Brody drags Komander up and CLUBS him! Komander wobbles, Brody ROCKS him again! Brody drags Komander off the ropes, suplexes, but Komander slips around! SLEEPER! Big men still have to breathe, but Brody RAMS Komander into the buckles! Brody swings, misses, and that bad hand hits post! Komander fires KICKS on the legs!
Komander bobs ‘n’ weaves, kicks, mule kicks and ENZIGIRIS! Brody wobbles and the fans rally up! Komander knuckle locks, CHOPS, and he goes up and up and jumps around! But Brody breaks the grip and DOUBLE CHOPS Komander to the floor! The fans bark it up and the ref checks Komander while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Brody storms out after Komander, who is somehow still in this. Brody drags Komander up, and he whips Komander hard into railing! Brody revels in the DC dogs barking, and Brody stands Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander off his feet, then refreshes the ring count. Brody drags Komander up, and whips him hard into railing! So hard, in fact, that Komander goes up and over! Brody hurries to haul Komander back up, and he suplexes Komander to the floor! Komander writhes more while Brody refreshes the count again. Brody goes back to Komander, scuffs him, and brings him back up.
Komander KICKS Brody, CHOPS, but Brody CHOPS him down! Brody revels in the noise from DC while he stands on Komander’s neck! The ref reprimands, Brody steps off and rolls into the ring. Brody again refreshes the count so he can fetch Komander. Brody puts Komander in the ring, covers, TWO! Komander is still in this but Brody is more amused than anything. Brody paces then brings Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander to a corner, then revels in the noise a bit more. Brody then digs his boot into Komander, but lets off as the ref counts. Brody drags Komander up to CHOP, but Komander CHOPS! Brody CHOPS Komander down!
Brody digs his boots in again, but the ref counts. Brody steps away, then drags Komander to his feet. Brody ROCKS Komander as the Holiday Bash returns to single picture. Brody eggs Komander on, stands him up, and ROCKS him again! Komander flops against ropes but Brody dares him to keep fighting. Komander staggers up, but Brody CHOPS him! Komander is stinging but Brody ROCKS him! Brody whips, Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to QUEBRADA, but Brody catches him! But Komander slips down into the STANDING BONE LOCK! The fans fire up but Brody powers up! Brody THROWS Komander right off! SENTON FLOPS as Komander moves!
Komander hurries to basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Brody and Komander both crawl to ropes! They both stand, Brody runs up, but Komander swings around, CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Brody flops out to the floor! Komander sees that and the fans fire up! Komander builds going side to side, and he goes up and up and CROSSBODIES, but Brody catches him! Brody RAMS Komander into the railing! And then whips him hard into more railing! Brody makes Komander take a seat, then CHOPS him! The fans bark with Brody as he gets space, and Brody runs back in, but Komander ducks! Brody CRASHES into railing!!
Komander has the fans all fired up as he rises! Komander rolls into the ring, the count is climbing, but Brody is rising! So Komander runs corner to corner to go up, up and AWAY!! Direct hit with that escalara cannonball! The fans fire up as Komander rises again! Komander and Brody both head for the ring while fans sing again, “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~!” Komander has Brody in the drop zone! Komander goes up the corner, but Brody CLUBS him first! Brody has Komander in the Electric Chair Lift, then goes up the corner!? But Komander fights, shifts, and SUPER SUSNET FLIP POWERBOMBS!!
Brody is in the drop zone again and Komander rises! 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and Komander cannot believe it! “This is Awesome!” as Komander rises and goes to another corner. Komander tunes up the band, runs corner to corner, but Brody SLAPS him first! Brody runs but Komander dodges, Brody POSTS himself! Komander is on the apron and he runs up, to SHOTGUN Brody to the floor! Brody sputters, Komander climbs the corner, and the fans are thunderous! Komander springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Another direct hit and Komander feels so close to his first points in the C2!
Komander hurries to get in the ring, but then slides out to start a new ring count. Komander climbs again while Brody rises. Komander watches Brody slide in, then tightrope walks to CIELITO LINDO!! But that was on Brody’s back! Komander pushes Brody but that’s a lot of dead weight to push! Brody sits up but Komander KICKS him! Komander roars, the fans fire up, handspring- TORTURE RACK! Brody flips Komander around, GONZO BOMB!! Cover, Brody wins!!
Winner: Brody King, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Komander earns 0)
If it wasn’t clear before, this was a painful punctuation mark, Komander is mathematically ELIMINATED from the semifinals. However, Komander’s final C2 match is Dynamite’s Miracle on 34th Street against Claudio Castagnoli! Can Komander be the biggest spoiler of this entire tournament? Can Brody prove to everyone in the Gold League that the House Always Wins?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here for Holiday Bash, though some clear redundancies from last week’s Winter is Coming edition. We got another group Don Callis Promo, and we barely got anything different from Callis and Kyle. The tag match’s only changes were Cage switching in for Archer, even though Cage is in reality defending his ROH World TV Championship in the Hammerstein Ballroom for Final Battle, and then the Callis Family wins this time so Hobbs and Konosuke can be even going towards Worlds End. Now, Konosuke could very well retain the International Championship at Worlds End because NJPW is totally open to Konosuke Takeshita VS Shingo Takagi being Winner Takes All, AEW International and NEVER Openweight titles on the line together.
Lio & Action of course won their match, but the real purpose was to get a confrontation out of them, Private Party and OG Top Flight, Darius & Dante. Good stuff, and it teases anywhere between a Triple Threat to Lio & Action VS Darius & Dante Round 2. Very good promo from Triple J to set up for something, anything really, for 2025. Fight for the Fallen can even be the start of whatever that plan is as part of the “mother of all streams.” And good stuff with the women’s division tonight. Ford & Harley makes a natural duo now given their names, and Willow and Kris could possibly reunite now that Kris is a Face again. That wouldn’t really make up for the weird fumble in the middle where Tony Khan just wanted Kris to get away from Stokely, but hey, this story itself could be really well done.
And great stuff out of Brody VS Komander, really got the drama going before the end. I mean, we all knew Komander was out of the running before tonight, and was most certainly taking the loss here, but Komander got to really show some grit. And now, five people at 6 points going into the final round, they’re really adding great drama to Gold League. Collision tomorrow and then Dynamite Miracle on 34th Street will be some great stuff, but I still think Ospreay should be one of the semifinalists, the second spot can be whoever they want.
My Score: 8.8/10
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