AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (10/23/24)
LADDER WAR!
Talk about escalation…!
Chris Jericho won’t stop disrespecting Dem Boys, so Mark Briscoe will give him one last shot at the ROH World Championship… in a LADDER WAR!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Sammy Guevara VS Shelton Benjamin w/ MVP; Shelton wins.
- Brian Cage & Lance Archer VS The Pillars of Destiny; Cage & Archer win.
- ROH World Championship Ladder War: Mark Briscoe VS Chris Jericho; Jericho wins and becomes the new ROH World Champion.
- Six Man Tag: The House of Black VS Kevin Koa, Jaden Monroe & Pirata de la Muerte; The House of Black wins.
- Kamille w/ Mercedes Mone VS Queen Aminata; Kamille wins.
- Six Man Tag: The Elite VS Daniel Garcia & Private Party; Garcia & Private Party win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Jon Moxley speaks.
“The caterpillar doesn’t just get to become a butterfly, no. Those wings ain’t free. The caterpillar eats itself. The caterpillar is preparing by instinct, by nature, to cannibalize itself. Imagine what we could become at AEW if we all had that same instinct. Tonight, AEW Dynamite, just a little piece of someone will be destroyed forever. But it’s for their own good. And for the greater good. Always for the greater good.” From the images shown, it could be Orange Cassidy, Darby Allin, Daniel Garcia, Private Party, Top Flight or The Dark Order. Moxley hops into the back of the truck and it takes off into the desert. Who will the Blackpool Combat Club tear down to build their AEW?
Daniel Garcia, Mark Briscoe, and more wait in the parking lot!
Speaking of those featured in Moxley’s message, they and a few others are all waiting for BCC to arrive. Will Moxley’s maniac crew learn what happens when they try to take what doesn’t belong to them?
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
To begin Dynamite in Salt Lake City, let’s welcome in Hangman Adam Page. The fans are torn as the Blackhat Cowboy makes his entrance. Hangman steps into the ring and Schiavone just wants a moment of his time. Hangman loses to Jay White at WrestleDream, only to cost White his match against Christian Cage last week. Where is Hangman’s mind right now? Hangman snatches the mic from Schiavone! The fans boo but Hangman says last week, he took White’s head off! And before that, Hangman nearly took Juice Robinson’s life. And a few weeks ago, Hangman knocked out Austin Gunn so bad that he probably doesn’t remember his brother’s name!
But wait! COLTEN GUNN ATTACKS FROM BEHIND! The brother Hangman didn’t care to mention is now the one raining down hands! The fans fire up but Hangman slips free. Colten pursues out of the ring, to LARIAT Hangman down! The fans fire up with Colten and he runs up again, to LEAP! Hangman dodges and Colten crashes into the timekeeper’s area! Hangman goes around to get Colten, throw him into the side of the ring, then drags him up again. Hangman puts Colten in the ring, stomps him around, and he takes off his belt! Hangman CHOKES Colten, but here comes The Switchblade AND Juice Robinson!
The fans fire up as The Bang Bang Gang save their boy, and then they flank the ring. Hangman swings on White, swings on Juice, but White TACKLES Hangman! The fans fire up but Hangman gets free and retreats! Hangman hobbles a bit, but White asks where he’s going! White’s here where Hangman wants! Hangman can hobble away but he can’t hide! Hangman can’t hide that leg! White knows how much it hurts Hangman that he always has Hangman’s number! White’s 4-1, and if not for Hangman helping Christian, it would be a perfect 5-0!
Hangman can try to cover up his shortcomings with all the blood, barbed wire and fire he wants, it won’t change the fact that when the bell rings, he’ll never be able to measure up to the Switchblade! They haven’t seen the last of each other, and that’s perfect! Go ice up, Hangman, and they’ll see each other real soon. And if you ain’t down with that, they’ve got two words for ya! GUNS UP! Hangman hobbles away to metaphorically lick his wounds, when and where will he Breath with the Switchblade?
Sammy Guevara speaks.
“I’ve been here for the past five years. I take a lot of pride in being called an AEW Original. Because of this place, my life changed for the better. So the best way I know how to repay AEW is to make sure every single time I get in that ring, I give you a moment you’ve never seen before. For me, it’s always the same. But the way I get there needs to be different. The way I realize my destiny is by going against the best. And one of the best just had a hell of a debut last Wednesday on Dynamite.”
MVP & Shelton Benjamin speak.
Montel Vontavious Porter says, “There is always an agenda. There’s no ulterior motive, there is a motive.” The Standard of Excellence says, “We’re not here to make friends. We’re not here to shake hands. We’re here to crack heads, we’re here to make money, we’re all about that business.” MVP says they are merchants of misery. Shelton is exceptionally gifted at hurting people. And when you’re good at something, you never do it for free. So what is the agenda? They’ll take over. As they say, trust the process. They’ve done it before, and they’ll do it again. The Spanish God is about to have the match of his career, will he hold his own with one of the best ever?
Sammy Guevara VS Shelton Benjamin w/ MVP!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two stare down. Shelton and Benjamin circle, tie up, and Shelton knees low! Shelton has the Gotch hold, and he TOSSES Sammy with the single leg suplex! Sammy flounders to ropes, Shelton storms over, and Shelton brings Sammy up. Shelton whips corner to corner hard and Sammy falls to the mat. Shelton storms up on Sammy again, puts him in a corner, but Sammy CHOPS! And fires a forearm, then CHOPS again! Sammy fires more shots but Shelton DECKS him! Shelton fires knees into Sammy, then snap suplexes! MVP says that’s what he’s talking about!
The fans rally but Shelton drags Sammy up again, for a stalling suplex! But Sammy slips to waistlock. Shelton elbows Sammy, runs, but Sammy hurdles, backflips, and DROPKICKS! Sammy kips up so smooth and the fans fire up! Sammy somersaults but Shelton stops the cutter. Shelton shoves Sammy to the apron, but Sammy comes back to GAMANGIRI! Shelton snarls, runs up, but Sammy DUMPS him out! The fans fire up as Sammy mule kicks! Sammy then ASAI MOONSAULTS! Down goes Shelton and the fans are thunderous for Sammy! MVP is upset but Sammy hurries into the ring. Sammy builds speed, but MVP stands in the way!
The fans boo but Sammy just builds speed again. Sammy DIVES, but into Shelton’s hands! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY onto the ramp! MVP says that’s what he likes, that’s how they get down, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Shelton looms over Sammy, drags him up, to then scoop and SLAM him back on the ramp! Shelton leaves Sammy behind for the count to handle, and MVP talks a bit of smack on Sammy. Sammy crawls his way to the ring, drags himself up, but Shelton BOOTS him back down! The ref reprimands, but the count continues. Sammy crawls, Shelton storms out after Sammy, and Shelton throws knees into Sammy! Shelton pushes Sammy against railing, then THROWS him at the apron! And THROWS him back at railing! And repeat! And repeat! Sammy flops over, Shelton rolls in and lets the ref check on Sammy.
Sammy is somehow still in this so MVP talks more smack. Sammy drags himself into the ring, but Shelton is right on him! Shelton rains down forearms in the corner, but lets off as the ref counts. Shelton stomps Sammy, drags him up, and then whips him to ropes. Shelton FLAPJACKS Sammy right as Dynamite returns to single picture! The fans fire up and rally while Shelton paces around Sammy. Shelton watches Sammy rise up, to then GERMAN SUPLEX! Shelton watches Sammy flounder around, and Sammy grabs at Shelton. The fans rally up while Shelton drags Sammy to his feet. Shelton waistlocks for another GERMAN SUPLEX!
Sammy writhes and Shelton grins. Shelton storms over to Sammy, looms over him, then brings Sammy up. Shelton clinches but Sammy rolls him up! TWO!! Shelton escapes, Sammy SUPERKICKS! And SUPERKICKS! The fans fire up as Shelton ends up on the apron, and Sammy SUPERKICKS again! Sammy runs to JUMP KNEE Shelton to the floor! Sammy fires up and the fans rally again as he builds speed! Sammy FOSBURY FLOPS! Down goes Shelton and the fans fire up again! Sammy drags Shelton up, but Shelton pushes free. Shelton rolls into the ring, but Sammy goes to the apron. Sammy springboards, but into a waistlock!
Shelton GERMAN SUPLEXES, but Sammy lands out! The fans fire up and Sammy dodges Shelton to run, POP-UP CUTTER!! Both men are down and MVP shouts to stay on his man! Sammy crawls to a cover, ONE?!? Sammy is shocked, but MVP says this is what happens when you play with your food. Stop playing, end this! Sammy RAMS into Shelton first! Sammy ENZIGIRIS Shelton and Shelton staggers away. Sammy aims, springboards, but into a SUPERKICK! Shelton grins as he lines up another shot, and SUPERKICKS again! Sammy falls right over, but Shelton drags him up. Shelton puts Sammy in a corner to go corner to corner, for the STEP-UP KNEE!
Shelton drags Sammy into the clinch, for the EXPLODER POWERSLAM! Cover, Shelton wins!
Winner: Shelton Benjamin, by pinfall
MVP raises Shelton’s hand, and the Hurt Syndicate is rolling into Fright Night Dynamite! Will they teach Swerve Strickland what happens when you refuse to do business with them?
Backstage interview with Mariah May.
Renee Paquette is waiting to talk with the AEW Women’s World Champion after her loss to Anna Jay at last Saturday’s Battle of the Belts. Mariah storms out of her locker room as Renee adds Anna’s win earned her a future title opportunity. Renee now notes that it seems Mariah is already leaving. Mariah says no, she’s not leaving yet. Then what is she doing with her luggage? Oh, this isn’t Mariah’s. Mariah TOSSES Anna’s luggage! Mariah says Anna does NOT belong in the ring with her, and she does not belong in the same locker room. But here comes Anna! Anna and Mariah pull each other’s hair, but Christopher Daniels rushes in!
Daniels says to stop it, let go, and the hair pulling stops. Anna and Mariah dare the other to make a move, but Daniels reminds Anna she has her championship match, just wait until then. But then how long will Anna have to wait to tear into The Glamour?
Tony Schiavone is back in the ring.
And he says that last Saturday, we heard Kyle Fletcher has something he wants to say here tonight. With that in mind, welcome Kyle Fletcher and… Don Callis. The fans boo as the Protostar and the scumbag he chose over Will Ospreay make their way out here. Callis takes the mic from Schiavone, and he says, “Kyle Fletcher has something important to say!” The fans boo as Callis hands the mic over to Kyle. Kyle says, “You people can boo me all you want. The only person I am here to talk to is Will Ospreay. It has been 11 days, Will, since I cost you your International Championship.
“It has been 11 days that you have been laid up in a hospital bed, with numbness tingling up and down your arms because of that herniated disk you don’t tell anyone about. And that whole time, just like these people, you have been wondering, ‘Why, Kyle, why?’ And oh boy does that make me happy. What these idiots don’t realize is that they are just as much to blame for this as you are. See, when I got to AEW, they said I was the next big thing. They said that I had the brightest future in professional wrestling.” The fans chant for Ospreay, but Kyle smirks. Kyle continues by saying, “And then you got here, Will.”
Instead of Kyle being “The Next Big Thing,” he became “The Next Will Ospreay.” They all started saying how Kyle looked like Will, how he wrestled like Will, and these “inbred Americans” even thought Kyle sounded like Will. Kyle took every one of those comparisons as an insult. Because in reality, Kyle is bigger, stronger, faster and better than Will in every single way! The fans boo more but Kyle says maybe there was a time he would’ve liked those comparisons. Back in 2021, when he joined The United Empire, Ospreay was the Kingpin! The Assassin! He had a killer instinct! The fans chant, “Wrap It Up! Wrap It Up!”
Kyle says Callis bought Kyle all the TV time he wants to get this off his chest, so you WILL listen to him! But do you wanna know why Kyle left NJPW to join AEW? Let’s talk about what happened between Ospreay and Okada. Okada brought Ospreay into NJPW when Ospreay was young and full of potential. Okada became Ospreay’s mentor and brother, and what’d Ospreay do? Ospreay stabbed Okada in the back. What about Ospreay and Kenny Omega? Omega left NJPW, Ospreay stepped up as the biggest foreigner in NJPW. But instead of being praised for that, they said Ospreay would never fill Omega’s shoes.
So what’d Ospreay do? He used that same screwdriver that Kyle did, and Ospreay stabbed Omega in the head! Then Ospreay dropped Omega on his neck with the Tiger Driver. Starting to notice a pattern yet? The reason Kyle left is because he saw the writing on the walls. Kyle knew what he had to do to get out of Ospreay’s shadow, because that is the lesson Ospreay taught Kyle. That is when Callis helped Kyle realized: Ospreay never wanted Kyle to realize his full potential; Ospreay never wanted Kyle to surpass Ospreay. Because that is the kind of person Ospreay is! Ospreay is selfish!
Kyle will give Ospreay one chance to save face with the people. The fans have moved on to chanting STFU, but Kyle ignores them. Kyle says Ospreay will face Kyle in this ring next week on Fright Night, ignoring the doctor’s orders, ignoring his wife Alex and son Harry begging him to rest up, to prove to the people that Ospreay gives a damn. But one thing is for sure, Kyle is sending Ospreay back to the hospital for a LOT longer than 11 days! Kyle will bury Ospreay in the mat with Tiger Driver after Tiger Driver until Ospreay’s neck withers away to dust! Kyle will stand atop Ospreay’s carcass as the one and only Protostar!
The fans boo more, but Kyle says one thing is very apparent. If Kyle wants to stand atop AEW and take it to heights it has never seen before, Kyle can be nothing like Ospreay. Kyle takes off his shirt, and Callis has an electric razor? Kyle says from this day forward, he is nothing like Ospreay. Kyle SHAVES HIS HEAD, no more blonde hair, and he keeps shouting, “I am nothing like you! I am nothing like you! I am nothing like you! I… am NOTHING… like you!” The symbolism aside, will the Aussie Arrow shoot down the Aerial Assassin and take his place in history?
Backstage interview with Ricochet.
Renee is with the One & Only and notes that he is enjoying his newfound freedom. Let’s talk what happened last week at the Maple Leaf Pro-Wrestling event. Ricochet says he is a man of his word. He told everyone that he would be willing to show up anywhere to get his hands on Konosuke Takeshita, and that is what he did. But it is funny, it plays in his mind, Takeshita never pinned Ricochet to become champion, Takeshita has screwed Ricochet out of that title twice now. So here Ricochet is, calling Takeshita or anyone else out because he is in a bad mood. Please, show up this Friday for Rampage to find out why he’s not from here, he is Outta This World!
But remember: Payback’s a b*tch. In steps MVP and says yes it is, but that’s not why he and Shelton are here. They have a tumultuous history but hey, new company, new chapter, new beginnings. Let’s start off right. MVP hands Ricochet his card. MVP also notes the very nice suit. MVP & Shelton head out, will Ricochet join up if it means a fair fight with The Don Callis Family? Or will he still prefer to be The One & Only?
Brian Cage & Lance Archer VS The Pillars of Destiny!
From one Don Callis Family member to another, The Machine & The Murderhawk Monster dominated in their debut last Saturday, and they look to do the same on Dynamite! If #EverybodyDies will there be no answer to #WhoBetta? Or can Hunter Grey & Paul Titan survive?
The teams sort out, Archer starts against “Parviz” Paul Titan. The bell rings, Archer kicks and CLUBS away on Parviz to then bump him off buckles. Archer fires off forearms, then laughs as the ref counts. Archer CHOPS Parviz, then runs corner to corner. Parviz dodges, tags Grey, and Grey LARIATS! But Cage steps in as Grey fires himself up, and then he SPINEBUSTERS Grey down! Parviz roars, runs in, but into a waistlock! BOOT GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO! The fans fire up as Cage reels Parviz in. Archer LARIATS Grey up and out, and Cage brings Parviz up! Archer adds on, CHOKE SLAM BOMB COMBO!! Cover, Don Callis Family wins!
Winners: Brian Cage & Lance Archer, by pinfall
Callis joins his #MurderMachines in the ring, and he hugs it out with his Family. Will nothing stop them from taking over AEW?
Daniel Garcia and the anti-BCC alliance are still waiting.
It’s been about 45 minutes since the show began, but still no Moxley and crew. But wait, Chuck Taylor comes out, he’s officially part of AEW staff. He tells Kyle O’Reilly & Orange Cassidy that Mark Briscoe’s match is up next. The Conglomeration has to head out to back him up, but Chuckie T does wanna talk to his old Best Friend. Chuck has known Cassidy 20 years, used to be roommates since they couldn’t make it on their own. Then AEW came along. Chuck knows Cassidy knows what’s going on and he knows Cassidy sees what BCC is doing. And even with all these guys, God bless ’em, they might not be able to beat BCC. None of ’em ever have.
Except for Cassidy. And it is about time to step up, Cassidy. Okay? Chuck escorts Cassidy into the arena, but will Freshly Squeezed be ready to get serious? Like, really serious?
ROH World Championship Ladder War: Mark Briscoe VS Chris Jericho!
The Sussex County Chicken cooked The Learning Tree at WrestleDream, but if there’s one thing about Jericho, he is persistent. He ruffled Mark’s feathers all over again to get this rematch, but he’ll have to go above and beyond if he wants to win it. Will The Ocho rise up to become The Nueve? Or is this the end of the Jericho Vortex once and for all?
Introductions are- Never mind, Mark CHUCKS a ladder at Jericho already! The bell rings, Jericho grabs the ladder, but Mark SPEARS Jericho! Mark rains down fists, the fans fire up, and Mark drags Jericho up to UPPERCUT! Jericho goes to the apron, but Mark runs him side to side to bump off buckles! And then to the other side! And back the other way! Mark runs to BLAST Jericho off the apron, and Jericho falls down through tables! The fans are thunderous and Mark throws off the headband. Free souvenir there, and Mark thinks about the ladder. Mark says no, not yet. Mark goes out to drag Jericho from the wreckage!
Mark brings Jericho around to CHOP! Mark headlocks, throws hands, then ROCKS Jericho! Mark CLAWS at Jericho’s face and the fans fire up! Mark lets off to CHOP Jericho again! Mark then brings a ladder over, props it up against the railing, and goes for Jericho. Mark brings Jericho over, suplex, but Jericho fights it! Jericho suplexes Mark to the floor! They narrowly miss the steel steps but Jericho stands Mark up. Jericho SMACKS Mark off the steps, but Mark fires back! They brawl, Jericho has the edge, and then he uses a piece of broken table to SMACK Mark! The fans boo but Jericho goes looking under the ring.
Mark huffs ‘n’ puffs while Jericho brings a new ladder into play. Jericho puts the ladder against the apron, but Jericho grabs it to SEESAW it into Jericho’s face! Mark’s done that before, and he brings Jericho to the apron! The fans fire up as Mark lifts, but Jericho fights the driver! Jericho fires hands, kicks a leg, then brings Mark up. But Mark fires hands in return! Mark DECKS Jericho, then hops down to put him against the ladder. Mark rains down fists, then goes into the ring. The fans are thunderous as Mark builds speed, and DIVES! But only onto ladder!! Jericho avoids disaster but Mark does not, and fans lose their minds!
Jericho puts a ladder in the ring, sets it up, and he climbs! The fans boo, but Mark rises up! Mark hurries in to drag Jericho down! Mark fires hands on Jericho, then whips, but Jericho reverses! Mark is sent right into the ladder! The ladder falls over, but Jericho picks it up, to RAM Mark down!! The fans boo but Mark is certainly busted open from that. Jericho soaks up the heat while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Jericho brings the ladder over, sets it down, and opens it up. Jericho pretends he can’t hear the fans as he stalks Mark. Jericho drags Mark from the ropes, throws hands into the bloody forehead, and then puts Mark in the ladder. Jericho SLAMS the ladder shut on Mark! And then again! Jericho paces while Mark crawls free of the ladder. Jericho puts the ladder on top of a corner, then he stalks Mark to a corner. Jericho drags Mark up to CHOP! Jericho waves hi to the picture of Jay Briscoe on Mark’s shirt, then CHOPS again! Jericho fires hands, but Mark fires back! Mark backs Jericho down and the fans rally up!
Mark fires a flurry, then powers up, only for Jericho to send him into the ladder! Another headshot and Mark falls back! The ladder falls, so Jericho storms out of the ring to fetch it. Jericho even brings in a very tall ladder. Jericho steps into the ring, soaks up some heat, and goes back to a very bloody Mark. Jericho slaps Mark around, then stands him up to ROCK with a forearm! Mark just fires up! Mark fires a forearm, Jericho fires back! Mark fires a haymaker, so Jericho fires back! Mark UPERCUTS, then fires a flurry of shots! Mark fires up again, runs up, but Jericho DUMPS Mark out! Jericho hurries to stand his tallest ladder up!
Mark sputters behind the crimson mask as he rises up. Dynamite returns to single picture as Jericho puts his shorter ladder aside. Jericho climbs, but Mark hurries in! Mark CLUBS Jericho on the back, CLUBS him again, then fireman’s carries! DEEATH VALLEY DRIVER through the corner ladder!! The fans lose their minds again as Mark and Jericho writhe! Mark flounders out of the ring, and he finds himself a ladder! Mark slides that into the ring, stomps Jericho, and moves the taller ladder aside. Mark puts the short ladder on top of Jericho, and he goes up a corner! The fans fire up, but Jericho stands to JAM Mark up!
Jericho SMACKS Mark with the ladder! Jericho climbs the ladder while it leans against the corner. Jericho drags Mark up, but Mark fires hands! Mark ROCKS Jericho, and then pushes the ladder over! Jericho falls back, ladder on top! Mark SWANTON BOMBS Jericho!! Jericho lessened the damage by getting the ladder out of the way, but the fans fire up for Mark. Mark goes out, and he brings a table to the ring! But Jericho climbs! Mark hurries to climb the other side, and he fires hands! Jericho and Mark brawl up at the very top! The fans fire up as Mark grabs for the belt! But Jericho fires hands! Jericho CLAWS Mark’s face!
Jericho SMACKS Mark off the top, and Mark falls! Jericho grabs for the belt as it swings around, but Mark hurries to tip the ladder! Jericho falls and HOTSHOTS off ropes! The fans are thunderous while both men are down! “This is Awesome!” as Mark pounds the mat. Mark grabs that table, but Jericho fires hands! Mark and Jericho brawl some more, the fans strongly behind Mark. Jericho gets the edge with forearm after forearm, then he runs, but Mark THROWS him into a ladder! And then Mark SHOVES the ladder over to jam Jericho up again! Mark sees the title and he fires up! But Mark still sets up his table?
Mark did say this was personal now, and he stands the tall ladder up near the table. Mark drags Jericho up, puts him on the table, and throws down fists! Mark hurries up top and the fans fire up already! Mark gets Salt Lake City even hotter, but here comes Bryan Keith! The Bad Apple climbs up the ladder, but Mark dares him to try. But here comes Rocky Romero! Kendo stick SMACK for Keith! Keith falls off the ladder, and Azucar chases him away with more kendo stick SMACKS! Mark goes to the very top, to SUPER DUPER FROGGY-BOW~! The fans are absolutely erupting, but Mark says that’s not all!
Mark drags Jericho up, JAY DRILLER!! Mark pushes Jericho away, adjusts the ladder, and he climbs! But of course, here comes BIG BILL! Bill CLUBS Mark, choke grips, and carries him over to SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAM through tables!!! The fans boo as Jericho is saved by his Redwood. Bill shouts to Jericho to get up! Jericho barely sputters, so Bill hauls him up to a fireman’s carry! Bill literally carries Jericho to victory! Jericho grabs at the belt, brings it down, and WINS!
Winner: Chris Jericho (NEW ROH World Champion)
The Nueve is real, but wait! TOMOHIRO ISHII is here! Rocky also backs Ishii up, because here comes payback! Will it be The Stone Pitbull that uproots The Learning Tree once and for all?
What does it mean to be an elite athlete?
Is it being bigger, stronger, and faster than your opponent? Is it how you outwork and out hustle the competition? Is it getting up every time you’re knocked down, and hitting back twice as hard? Is it defeating every opponent that stands in your way? It’s all these things and more. Kris Statlander VS Kamille will clash next Wednesday, in Cleveland, Ohio, for Fright Night Dynamite, looking to prove who is the scariest woman in AEW.
Adam Cole is here!
Salt Lake City fires up as the Panama City Playboy makes his way to the ring. The fans join in for “BOOM!” and “ADAM COLE BAYBAY!” Cole grabs the mic to ask whose ready for- “ADAM! ADAAAM!” Roderick Strong shouts at his friend and says hey, he knows Cole needed to get stuff off his chest. But we all know who MJF really is: He’s an egomaniac, a manipulator, and a user. He used the Adam Cole brand to get something MJF has never had his entire career, and that is for the fans to really care about him. MJF never checked on Cole once when he was injured. But guess who did: The Undisputed Kingdom did.
Roddy, Mike Bennett & Matt Taven all step into the ring and Bennett says we all know in MJF’s egotistical mind, MJF thinks this whole group was formed because of him. But no, this group, this friendship, has always been way bigger than that. They started this together, so they’ll finish this together. Taven says a year ago, when Cole told them about this plan, they said “Yes” before he even finished a sentence. Because they knew this wasn’t about MJF, this was about them! And when Taven thinks on the best moments of his career, or hell, his life, it is with this group here together. Roddy says yeah, that’s right.
But Roddy does want Cole to know that he’s so proud of Cole. Cole worked his ass off this past year to come back from a serious ankle injury. The fans cheer that. Roddy says more importantly, he is proud of Cole coming back to finish what they started, and that is to take MJF out together. Cole, as your best friend, Roddy wants Cole to know this. Roddy wants his shot at MJF first. Fans aren’t so sure about that now but Cole says Roddy is damn right. They are going to finish what they started one way or another, and they should finish it tonight! The fans like the sound of that! Cole dares MJF to come on out here so they can take turns giving MJF an undisputed ass whooping!
The fans fire up, Cole & The Kingdom all watch the ramp, but MJF is on the tron, getting a massage. MJF says that feels so good. He has been so tense since Cole came back. Oh, oops, didn’t see you boys there! MJF is so shocked Cole still wants to get his hands on MJF. Who knew. How greedy. But old friend, greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy a need without ever reaching it. Remember the revenge MJF promised to dangle over his head? Well, guess greed has blinded Cole from the fact that MJF is literally telling Cole he won’t ever get his hands on him!. Unlike Ms. Natalia here.
Oh, well. But here’s MJF’s carrot. Cole and his “trailer park pals,” whichever one wins three matches in a row first, they get MJF at Full Gear. Classic MJF move, right? Making people jump through hoops just to get at him. But to ensure that Cole cannot assault MJF- Oh, just a little bit lower, babe. Thanks. But MJF won’t be there in person until Full Gear. Gosh, hopefully they get the happy ending they want. Lord knows MJF will. MJF settles back in and the tron shuts off. Cole says hey, if that’s what they gotta do, then that’s what they gotta do. Undisputed Kingdom hugs it out, who wins their right to fight the Wolf of Wrestling?
Oh, and Kyle O’Reilly is watching? How does he feel about all his old friends being friends with each other again?
Backstage interview with Jamie Hayter.
Renee is now with the former AEW Women’s World Champion and asks how it feels to hear Penelope Ford talk about how personal this has been for her. Hayter says she heard everything Penelope said, and she came to the conclusion… that it is BS! Penelope thinks things were handed to Hayter? Hayter slept on floors, had a minus in her bank account, and she could list so many other reasons why Hayter worked for this! “When you wrestle in community centers in front of 20 drunk men for 20 quid for most of your career, then you can talk to Hayter about not ‘working hard’ for this and being ‘handed everything.'”
Penelope wants to attack from behind? Wants to pop up on the tron? Well, Hayter is here in Salt Lake City looking for a fight, but surprise, surprise! Penelope is NOT. Penelope wants to be the victim of Hayter’s return? Then how about Hayter makes Penelope the victim! Two weeks from tonight, Dynamite, will Penelope be there? Hayter heads out, will Mrs. Superbad step up to the challenge?
Six Man Tag: The House of Black VS Kevin Koa, Jaden Monroe & Pirata de la Muerte!
While there are forces fighting for power in AEW, this force of nature proved last Saturday that they have not lost a step. Will every team in AEW remember that The House Always Wins?
The teams sort out, the fans bark for Brody but Malakai starts first. Pirata de la Muerte steps up for his team, only to get THE END! The fans fire up as the pirate of death is down, and now Koa finds himself the legal man! Koa runs up, Malakai sweeps the legs, and now Koa finds he’s surrounded. Malakai wrenches Koa, tags Buddy, and Buddy climbs to DOUBLE STOMP the arm! Buddy wrenches Koa but Koa ROCKS Buddy! Tag to Jaden, but Buddy wrenches him to tag Malakai. They whip Jaden, kitchen sink knee to PENALTY KICK! KNEE DROP! Brody tags and adds a SENTON! Koa runs back in but Brody CHOPS him down!
The fans fire up as Brody runs up to SPLASH Koa in the corner! Koa sits down, the fans bar and the House of Black unleash CERBERUS!! The fans are thunderous as Buddy & Malakai DOUBLE KNEE Jaden, then TOSS him to a POWERBOMB from Brody! Brody says finish it, and Buddy hits the CURB STOMP! Cover, The House wins!
Winner: The House of Black, by pinfall
The former AEW World Trios Champions are rolling, but they’re not done as Buddy grabs a mic. Buddy says, “Now that he’s cleared, next week, Buddy Matthews, Adam Cole Baybay!” The Aussie Juggernaut wants after the Panama City Playboy, will Cole already be eliminated from the MJF Full Gear challenge?
Backstage interview with Adam Cole.
Renee finds Cole & The Undisputed Kingdom to ask about this sudden challenge from Buddy. Cole says hey, he’ll go ask Buddy what’s up. Cole heads over to gorilla, and he stares down The House of Black. Brody & Malakai head out, but Cole asks why Buddy’s calling him out. Does Buddy have some sort of problem with Cole? No? Nothing else to say? What’s the deal? Buddy chuckles, and says it is to prove a point. And what is that? “That you’re fragile.” Buddy wants to break Cole, will he do just that? Or can Cole prove AEW is still undisputed?
Kamille w/ Mercedes Mone VS Queen Aminata!
The Brickhouse is going to battle #BornAgainKristen next week in The Land, but she must first make it through the One True African Woman. Will Aminata prove she is still a worthy contender to the TBS Championship? Or will Kamille remove the Queen from the board?
The bell rings and the two circle. The fans rally up, Aminata and Kamille tie up, and Aminata waistlocks. Kamille switches to SLAM Aminata down! The fans boo but Aminata is a little flustered. Aminata storms up but Kamille hits low. Kamille whips Aminata to a corner, runs up, and SPLASHES! Then short arm LARIAT! Cover, ONE?!? Aminata surprises Kamille and upsets Mone. Kamille scoops Aminata, aims, but Aminata slips free to shove Kamille into buckles! Aminata fires hands, then winds up, but Kamille dodges. Kamille runs in, Aminata goes up and over! Aminata runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and tilt-o-whirls to RANA!
Kamille staggers up, but she avoids the dropkick! Aminata avoids the elbow! Aminata PENALTY KICKS Kamille down! Cover, ONE!?! Aminata is surprised but Mone is still upset. Aminata brings Kamille up, but Kamille switches to ripcord. Aminata slips around to crucifix and sunset! TWO! Kamille escapes, scoops Aminata, and powers up to BACKBREAKER! Aminata writhes, Kamille dusts herself off, and Mone feels better now. Kamille cocky covers, ONE, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Kamille scoops Aminata again, and hits another BACKBREAKER! Aminata writhes to the apron, but Kamille drags her up. Kamille puts Amianta through ropes, to CLUB! And CLUB! And CLUB again! The ref counts, Kamille stops at 4, and Aminata flops to the floor. Mone says hold up, and she scampers over to DECK Aminata! The CEO gets away with that because Kamille distracted the ref, and Mone scampers back to her corner. Mone smiles while Aminata sputters. The ring count is 5 of 10, and Aminata drags himself up. Aminata rolls into the ring, but Kamille drops a BIG elbow! Cover, ROPEBREAK!
Kamille drags Aminata back, stomps her down again and again, then drops an elbow on the leg! Kamille pulls on the toehold but Aminata endures. Kamille drops another elbow on the leg! Aminata endures again, and pulls Kamille down with her free leg! ARMBAR! Kamille fights free, and she BOOTS Aminata! Kamille covers, TWO! Aminata stays in this and that frustrates Kamille, but Dynamite goes to break.
Dynamite returns and Kamille grinds Aminata down with a chinlock. The fans rally for Aminata as she fights up, and she cravats for a SMASH! Aminata runs, and ducks the wheel kick! Kamille stagger sup, Aminata LARIATS! And ROCKS her! And CHOP BLOCKS her! The fans fire up as Aminata runs to SLIDING D! The fans fire up and Aminata hits a TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Mone is freaking out but Aminata runs, to BOOT WASH Kamille! Aminata stares Mone down as the fans fire up! Aminata drags Kamille to a cover, TWO!! Kamille survives but the fans rally for Aminata. Aminata has the body scissors and she squeezes tight!
Aminata then hooks Kamille up, LEG NELSON! The fans fire up and Mone freaks out! Kamille pushes back to a cover, TWO!! DRAGON SLEEPER! Aminata has Kamille caught, but Kamille fights up. Kamille wrenches out to ROCK Aminata! Mone wants another one of those! Aminata ROCKS Kamille first! Kamille shakes that off, runs up, but Aminata wrenches to Alabama Lift! But Kamille fights that, CLUBS Aminata’s back, and brings Aminata up! But Aminata RANAS through! Cover, TWO!! Kamille escapes, slips around, and torture racks! Kamille THRASHES Aminata, then hits a RACK BOMB! Cover, TWO?!?
Mone is losing her cool but the fans are thunderous! Kamille storms around, Mone says finish this! Kamille drags Aminata up, dragon sleepers, and hits the ROAD TO DAMASCUS!! Cover, Kamille wins!
Winner: Kamille, by pinfall
The Brickhouse finally crushes Aminata, and Mone celebrates with her like she did something. But wait! Kris Statlander makes her presence known! The fans fire up as Kris goes right down the ramp and into the ring! Kris stares down Kamille, almost like Mone isn’t there. Mone has Kamille stand down, and tells Kris not to disrespect Kamille. Look at her! And compared to Kamille… Then Mone CLUBS Kris! Kris just smirks at Mone. Kris ELBOWS Mone, and fires off hands with Kamille! The fans are thunderous again, but Mone anchors Kris’ leg! Kamille drags Kris into the ROAD TO DAMASCUS!!
The #BornAgainKristen just got blindsided by The CEO & Brickhouse. They stand over her, Mone holding up the TBS Championship, will we see this again for Fright Night?
A car pulls into the parking lot.
Top Flight, Butcher, Dark Order and the rest of the anti-BCC alliance are ready for a fight with whoever is in there, but turns out it’s just The Patriarchy. Christian Cage tells them all to respect him as the holder of the Casino Gauntlet title match contract. The others don’t care, Captain Charisma isn’t who they wanted anyway. Nick Wayne taunts John Silver’s nunchaku, and Christian reminds us he is the future AEW World Champion. But then Kip Sabian is lurking! Christian chases Mr. Superbad again, will Christian catch him this time?
Wait, that chase brings them to the ring! Kip goes to the ring, Christian & Nick storm in, but Kip wants them to hold on and let him explain! Christian & Nick corner Kip, but here comes Hook! The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil has been looking for who attacked his dad, and maybe he’s put together whodunnit! Renee hurries to walk ‘n’ talk with him, and points out that Hook just recently saw the security footage of the attack! Can Hook tell us who it was? Hook says yeah, the scumbag’s in the ring right now! Hook’s gonna go kick his ass! The fans fire up for that! But wait, there’s four people, who does he mean?
Hook storms down the ramp, dodges Nick and TAZ PLEXES him! Kip and Christian both tell Hook to hold on, but Hook grabs Christian! Hook says Christian’s gonna pay, but then Kip LOW BLOWS Hook!? The fans boo but Superbad is siding with Christian?! Christian says he knows why Kip’s been doing what he doing, keeping Christian from cashing in a few weeks ago. Christian will deal with that later. For now, Kip can sit in the corner. Kip obeys, and Christian tells Nick to finish this. Nick goes up and up, WAYNE’S- REDRUM!! But Christian CRACKS Hook with the contract clipboard! Nick resets, for WAYNE’S WORLD!
The fans boo as Nick and Christian hug it out. Christian then turns Hook to hit a KILLSWITCH on the clipboard!! And he tells “Tyler” this isn’t what he thinks it is. Christian then holds up his clipboard, dented from Hook’s head. What is Captain Charisma even talking about? Why did he attack Taz? Why is Kip joining The Patriarchy? What will it take for Hook to avenge his father?
Six Man Tag: The Elite VS Daniel Garcia & Private Party!
Even in the face of Moxley’s motley crew claiming they run AEW now, Jack Perry & The Young Bucks did nothing! Their apparent apathy angered Red Death and his friends, so now the pursuit of gold comes with a grudge! Will Garcia, Quen & Kassidy prove they all deserve those AEW titles far more than The Elite? Or will The Scapegoat & The Bucks simply make them the newest sacrifices for the “greater good?”
The teams sort out but then they start getting at each other. There’s trash talking, and then Jack Perry shoves Garcia! Garcia chases Perry out of the ring! The fans fire up, The Bucks go after Private Party, and then Jack turns things around on Garcia. The ref reprimands, but then Garcia sends Jack into steel steps! Private Party DOUBLE DROPKICK The Bucks outta the ring! Then Private Party hurries to DOUBLE PLANCHA! The Bucks go down, the fans fire up, and Garcia puts Jack in the ring! The bell sounds, and the main event finally begins! Garcia stomps a mudhole into Jack, then digs his boot in!
The fans fire up, Garcia lets off to drag Jack up. Jack CLAWS Garcia’s eyes, CLUBS Garcia then tags Matthew Jackson. But Garcia CLOBBERS Matt! Garcia CLUBS Matt, tags Isiah Kassidy, and he fires hands. Zay wrenches Matt, whips him, but Nick tags in. Matt slides under. The Bucks whip but Quen tags off Zay. Zay handsprings through the hip tosses, and then dodges! Quen also dodges, and QUADRUPLE LARIATS take everyone down! But then QUADRUPLE KIP UPS! The fans are thunderous, Jack gets in to CLOBBER Zay, but Garcia TACKLES Perry! Nick drags Garcia up, Garcia elbows him away.
Matt runs up, Garcia kicks low and whips Matt into Jack! Garcia runs up to LARIAT them both! Then he sets up, Quen hits PARTY IN MOTION! Zay hits AFTERPARTY IN MOTION! They feed Matt to a LARIAT from Garcia! The fans fire up, but we get some picture in picture as the anti-BCC alliance is still waiting. Top Flight, Dark Order, The Butcher, now even The Infantry and Triple J, they’re all ready for a fight! As for the match, Quen tags Zay and Private Party double whip Matt. Matt reverses, Quen waistlocks, but Matt ducks, so Zay’s LARIAT hits Quen! Matt smirks, Zay is upset with himself, and Nick hops in. DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Zay!
Garcia runs in but he gets DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! The fans boo, but then Jack drags Garcia to the apron! Nick climbs, Matt sets Zay up in the ropes, DRAPING DDT & DRAPING SWANTON IN STEREO! The fans boo, Jack mockingly pats Garcia on the back, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Zay writhes while The Bucks soak up the heat. Then Matt stomps Zay around. Matt stalks Zay to a corner, drags him up, but Zay fires body shots. Matt frowns, and he CLAWS Zay’s face! Matt throws Zay down as the ref counts, and Matt snapmares Zay. Tag to Nick and he slingshot SENTONS! Tag to Jack and he adds his own slingshot SENTON! Cover, TWO! Jack drags Zay around, CLUBS him down, then KNEES him in the side! Jack soaks up heat from Salt Lake, then he sucker punches Quen! The ref reprimands but Jack steps on Zay’s face. Jack drags Zay up to snap suplex, then floats to a cover, TWO!
Jack keeps on Zay and brings him to the corner. Tag to Nick, BACKBRAEKER and LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Zay survives, but Nick runs up to stomp him! Nick taunts Quen & Garcia, but the ref stops them both from getting at Nick. Nick tags Matt, Matt drags Zay into a chinlock, but is secretly CHOKING Zay with a pearl necklace! Matt gets rid of the evidence before the ref can see it, and he tags Nick. The Bucks double whip, but Zay avoids the superkicks! Zay TOSSES Matt, fires hands on Nick, and he runs, only for Matt to trip him! Matt drags Zay out, but Zay ROCKS Matt! Nick runs up, catches Zay to a GUTBUSTER!
Matt runs up, NECKBREAKER BACKBREAKER COMBO! Garcia protests, The Bucks taunt him, and Matt fetches Zay. Matt drags Zay around to THROW him into railing! And Stokely Hathaway is there to applaud… Dynamite returns to single picture as Stokely tells Zay this is why they should’ve accepted his help. Matt drags Zay up, brings him around, and whips, but Zay reverses! Matt is sent into steel steps! The fans fire up, Nick hurries to the apron, but Zay ducks! The PENALTY KICK hits Matt! Zay YANKS Nick down, but Nick tags Jack! Jack anchors Zay’s legs! Jack drags Zay back, but Zay fights up! ENZIGIRI!
The fans fire up as Jack falls back! Zay crawls, Garcia is rabidly waiting, but Matt YANKS Garcia down! Matt wags his finger, no hot tags for Zay. Jack drags Zay back to The Elite corner while Matt whips Garcia into railing! Nick goes up and around to line up a shot. Matt & Jack mug Garcia, and Nick SHINING WIZARDS Zay in the corner! Jack gets Garcia up to POWERBOMB him through the timekeeper’s table! Jack mockingly waves, and Nick hits a BULLDOG on Zay! Nick drags Zay over, tags Matt, and then Nick climbs.
Matt & Nick set up, RISKY BUSINESS! Cover, TWO!! Zay roars and the fans fire up! This is the same fire that kept Private Party in the tag title match for so long at WrestleDream! But Nick tags Matt back in, they double whip Zay, but Zay KICKS Matt! And CHOPS Nick! Zay knuckle locks, hurdles over Matt then goes up and up to FLYING RANA ARM-DRAG COMBO! Hot tag to Quen! Quen blows through Nick’s lariat to BLAST Jack! And he LARIATS Nick! LARIAT for Matt! HEEL KICK for Nick! HEEL- NO, Matt blocks but Quen PELES! Jack is in, he BOOTS Quen! Jack runs up, into a SNAP POWERSLAM!
Quen DOUBLE RANAS The Bucks! But The Bucks DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Zay tags back in, springboards, but The Bucks dodge! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Jack hits a POISON-RANA! Nick covers, TWO!! Zay survives again and the fans rally again. Nick tags Jack and Jack drags Zay up. Jack aims for the corner, BUCKLE BOMB ENZIGIRI COMBO! Then Jack brings Zay back up, sticks him on the ropes, and Nick goes up! DRAPING DOUBLE STOMP into the POWERBOMB! Cover, QUEN BREAKS IT!! The fans are thunderous again but Jack drags Quen to the apron. Jack reels Quen in, but Garcia YANKS Jack down!
Garcia whips Jack hard into railing, then runs to BOOT him over the railing! The fans are going nuts, but The Bucks have Zay! Zay fires back with fists and elbows! The fans rally as hard as they can for Zay and he whips Nick. Nick BOOTS back, Matt scoops, and Nick goes to the apron! But Quen YANKS Nick down! Zay shoves Matt away, dodges him, and Quen is there for SILLY STRING CRADLE!! PRIVATE PARTY & GARCIA WIN!!!
Winners: Daniel Garcia & Private Party, by pinfall
The Elite doesn’t understand how, but they get caught by Private Party all over again! Zay gets a mic to tell The Bucks, tonight here in Utah proves that they have The Bucks’ number! So they want a rematch! A rematch for the AEW World Tag Team Championships! Nick & Matt say yeah right. Well, Zay did expect that. But then wait, wait, wait! Here is an offer that The Bucks will not turn down. If Private Party gets one more chance, and they lose… Private Party splits up for good. Quen isn’t sure about that but Zay says that’s IF they lose. The Bucks say challenge accepted! Then say less! Fright Night, AEW World Tag Team Championships, Titles VS Team Career!
The Bucks applaud what could be a foolish gamble, but can Quen & Zay make good on these last SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS?
Wait, there’s a truck pulling up into the parking lot! This has to be the BCC! Marina Shafir steps out, but where are the others? YUTA & CLAUDIO JUMP PRIVATE PARTY IN THE RING!! Garcia turns around, he gets mugged 2v1! CHAIR SHOT! Claudio scrapes Garcia out of the ring, and now MOXLEY drags Chuck Taylor?! Moxley is dressed in all black, with a beanie, was he hiding in plain sight as a cameraman!? Moxley tosses Chuckie T into the ring, and Yuta brings the chair around! Yuta wants to destroy what is left of Chuck’s legs! Wait, Claudio stops him? Claudio says Yuta can do better! And by better, he means worse!
Claudio stomps Chuck, and puts the chair around Chuck’s neck!! Yuta is conflicted again, like he was with Bryan Danielson. Yuta wants to hurt his former mentor but not like this! So Claudio does it for him, and STOMPS the chair!! The fans boo, but here comes Cassidy! Cassidy was one second too late, and now the worst has happened! The rest of the anti-BCC gang shows up but BCC runs away into the night! This was the warning Moxley gave at the start of the night, but instead of going after a target directly, they attacked someone Cassidy cared for. And just like last week, The Elite don’t care, they have their own business to worry about.
Jack, Matt & Nick leave while medical comes in. They carefully take the chair off Chuck’s neck, and Cassidy is beside himself with a seething anger. Chuck wanted Cassidy to step up to stop Moxley, will this be the moment everything changes for Freshly Squeezed?
My Thoughts:
A powerful episode, a great episode, with more a go-home to Fright Night than build to Full Gear. I will say, very good promo from Adam Cole, Undisputed Kingdom and MJF to set things up for their story going to Full Gear. MJF being a little meta about “classic MJF,” but yeah, we should’ve figured he’d do this move. Cole and Roddy are definitely going to have a great couple of matches week to week, but I feel like the ultimate plan is to force a Cole VS Roddy match as both men’s third match. They all want revenge on MJF but he’ll use that to tear their friendship apart as some twisted poetic justice of what they did to him.
That said, Buddy Matthews wanting to be Cole’s first opponent is some good stuff. That’ll be a great match, one we never got while both men were in WWE, but also a solid first win for Cole to return to action with. Seems like House of Black just doesn’t need to do anything real anymore, they were already trios champions and TK is fine having them build up other people. Maybe we’ll see The House battle for other belts after Full Gear and this round of stories, but we’ll have to wait and see.
I’m not sure why tonight they felt the need to replay so many promos from Saturday, but they did. Were they that desperately in need of padding time? Well, it all worked to segue into new segments, though who cares, they could just do the new segments. Good new promo here tonight with Hayter calling out Penelope again, and you can bet she won’t be Hayter’s opponent for Rampage. Good new promo from Mariah May and Anna Jay to hype up their match, which surely happens at Full Gear. And good new video package to hype Kris VS Kamille. Kamille VS Aminata was awesome, so great win for Kamille, and great confrontation with Kris. Pretty sure this means Kris beats Kamille next week, to then face Mone at Full Gear for the TBS title.
Good new promo from MVP & Shelton to segue into Shelton’s match with Sammy. Great stuff there, great win for Shelton, and then great promo with the Hurt Syndicate with Ricochet. Ricochet had a good promo, and I like that he did in fact follow Takeshita to Canada to go after him at MLP’s show. I don’t see Ricochet joining up with Hurt Syndicate, but it would be pretty wild if he did. MVP might even sweeten the deal if he, Shelton and possibly even Bobby Lashley help fight off The Don Callis Family to make sure Ricochet VS Takeshita is a fair fight. Speaking of Don Callis Family, of course Cage & Archer win, and thankfully their finish is the choke slam bomb, not the modified Blackout.
Very good promo from Kyle, especially with him shrugging off the fans trolling him. Naturally, this was a “I’m not the next you, I’m the first me!” trope, but Kyle shaving his head was certainly an interesting move. I guess he’ll look more like Callis than Ospreay now. Very good promo segment from Hangman and White that was also partly a brawl. I feel like they’ll build to the Hangman VS White rematch in time for Full Gear, but Hangman might have to fight Colten Gunn 1v1 first to give him some momentum again. And since White won at WrestleDream, I’m sure Hangman finds a way to win at Full Gear, forcing them to do a tiebreaker at some point.
Great stuff with this BCC story throughout the night, but just one glaring flaw at the very beginning. Obviously, no one audio checked the opening hype package, because otherwise we could clearly hear Moxley talking out in the desert against this dramatic music. They’ve been at this for five YEARS, they should know how to do this by now. That said, the anti-BCC Faces waiting all night was good stuff, and it helped bring a lot of stories together at once. Conglomeration had to drop back for the Ladder War, which was a great match, but I suppose Jericho had to win the title this time. Big Bill is why, and that can set things up for Bill feeling unappreciated by Jericho, but it’s mostly just a bummer. But hey, Ishii is back for revenge, he’ll give Jericho a solid first defense.
Good tie-in of the Patriarchy story with them chasing Kip, Hook going after Christian, and then Kip joining Patriarchy by turning on Hook. I had a feeling Kip’s story with Christian was going this way, especially right now with Luchasaurus recovering from illness. Christian dropping Hook’s real name was also a nice detail. Hook surely beats Nick Wayne first, then fights Kip Sabian, and lastly gets Christian Cage at Full Gear, where he probably loses because he gets cheated. And then clearly Cassidy is being built up as the hero of AEW, because Chuck Taylor threw his support behind Cassidy in stepping up to The BCC as the leader of the resistance.
Cassidy’s hesitation, such as not helping Mark against Jericho, costs him when BCC takes out Chuck in brutal fashion. As I said for WrestleDream, AEW is doing this like a Rated R action movie, and while that’s a bit scary for pro-wrestling, it is compelling. This is that moment in the movie when the main character, who just wanted to live his life, loses a close friend, or in this case, a Best Friend, and vows vengeance on the villains. Cassidy VS Moxley for the AEW World Championship would be some awesome stuff, and I’m sure the fans would explode if Cassidy actually manages to win the title.
My Score: 8.9/10
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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.
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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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What a gift from AEW!
Ahead of Worlds End, Jon Moxley teams with his Death Riders against all THREE of his AEW World Championship challengers in a Trios Match! Will The Maniac have all the momentum going into that Fatal 4 Way?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone VS Anna Jay; Mone wins and retains the title.
- Hook & Katsuyori Shibata VS Christian Cage & Nick Wayne w/ The Patriarchy; Christian & Nick win.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Shelton Benjamin VS The Beast Mortos; Shelton wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Will Ospreay VS Darby Allin; Darby wins.
- Six Man Tag: The Death Riders VS Orange Cassidy, Jay White & Hangman Page; The Death Riders win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current Continental Classic Gold League standings!
Claudio Castagnoli: 2-1, 6 points
Brody King: 1-2, 3 points
Will Ospreay: 2-0, 6 points
Ricochet: 2-1, 6 points
Darby Allin: 1-1, 3 points
Komander: 0-2, 0 points
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
Daniel Garcia: 1-1-1, 4 points
Shelton Benjamin: 1-1, 3 points
The Beast Mortos: 0-3, 0 points
Backstage interview with Orange Cassidy and Jay White.
Renee Paquette is with Freshly Squeezed and The Switchblade, and says that ahead of their main event Trios match where they team up with Hangman Page, they also must be thinking about their Fatal 4 Way match for the AEW World Championship at Worlds End. Are they more focused on the Death Riders tonight? Or more on each other? Cassidy’s about to speak when White asks Renee to bring the mic over to him. White says Cassidy already gave them a hell of a pep talk in the locker room so he’s all talked out. Where is our focus? Is it on the Death Riders tonight? Is it on each other? Is it on Worlds End?
Make no mistake, Renee, and Mr. Cassidy, White’s focus is on the AEW World Championship. But White knows that they have to make it to Worlds End, so that means relying on people he usually doesn’t rely on. He has no Bang Bang Gang, so that makes he has to rely on the likes of… Orange. And on the likes of Hangman Adam Page. But no, no, no, he is not so stupid to rely on that guy, because he’s only good at one thing: Letting himself and everyone around him down time and time again! So if there is one man they do not need on this team, it is H- HEY! There he is! Hangman Page walks into the room and White does a 180 on his attitude.
Hangman tells White to shut his mouth and listen up. Tonight, Moxley is not White’s nor is he Cassidy’s. Tonight, the champion belongs to Hangman! The Cowboy heads out and White says, “Aye, aye, captain! At least you brought your black jacket so we’re matching tonight! C’mon, partner!” White heads after Hangman, and Cassidy sighs as he puts on his sunglasses. Can the Good, the Bad & the Freshly Squeezed make it past Moxley and his Death Riders? Or will The Maniac, The Decoder & The Bastard use this dysfunction to tear them down?
Darby Allin speaks.
“Darby Allin, Will Ospreay. It’s showtime.”
Will Ospreay speaks.
“Oi, oi, Washington, DC! You’re in for a treat tonight, for the C2 rolls on, and you get to witness an elite dream match as the Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay, goes one-on-one with Darby Allin. And while I am grateful for saving my neck last week, sir, don’t let that stand in the way because it’s time for warfare, bruv. And no one fairs better in warfare than the Assassin. So allow me to show you why my name is Will Ospreay, and why I am on another level.” Both men need this win if they want to head for Worlds End, who will be one step closer to those semifinals?
AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone VS Anna Jay!
The CEO is still #TwoBeltsMone after holding onto the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship through NJPW Strong Style Evolved. But the walls are really closing in as Mina Shirakawa issued a challenge right after that match, meaning Mone has a date for WrestleDynasty! But will Mone still be the “greatest TBS Champion ever” after facing the Queenslayer? Or will Anna finally make herself the Star of the Show?
The introductions are made, the teal belt is raised, and we see who has gold for Christmas!
The bell rings and the fans rally and duel. Mone and Anna circle, and Mone offers a handshake? Anna takes it, but then MOne SLAPS her! Anna should’ve known better, but she chases Mone to ropes! Mone uses those as a defense, and then Anna backs off. Mone keeps hiding in the ropes but Anna storms up on her. Mone gets around and throws Anna down! Cover, ONE, but Mone clamps on with a chinlock. Anna endures and fights up to throw body shots. Anna powers up and out, but Mone runs her over! Mone does her dance, then covers, ONE as Anna goes Matrix! Anna runs, jumps the dropdown, then ducks the hurdle!
Anna SLAPS Mone and the fans cheer! Anna fires forearms on Mone in a corner, then runs, only for Mone to get around! Mone spins Anna around, snap suplex! That’s Una Amiga! Mone gets Anna up for Dos Amigas! Mone drags Anna up again, THREE AMIGAS! The fans are torn but Mone is all smiles. Mone drags Anna into the drop zone then goes up a corner. Mone aims, FROG SPLASH FLOPS as Anna moves! Anna hurries to wrench and HOOK KICK! Anna runs to ROLLING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Mone survives and Anna is frustrated already. Anna runs up to forearm SMASH! Anna puts Mone up top, then wrenches to DANGEROUS JAY KICK!
Anna crosses Mone’s arms, but Mone uses that to get Anna in a HANGING STRAITJACKET! The ref counts, Mone sets Anna down, but she holds on to jump around and STRAITJACKET BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Now Mone is frustrated but she drags Anna up. Mone snapmares Anna, runs and METEORAS! Cover, TWO! The fans continue to duel as Anna stays in this. Mone clamps onto Anna and she puts the straitjacket back on! Mone drags Anna from the ropes, stands her up, but Anna RAMS Mone into buckles! But Mone throws Anna down by her hair! Mone goes up, METEORA! Cover, TWO! Mone is furious but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Mone huffs ‘n’ puffs as she storms around. Anna goes to a corner, but Mone storms up to dig her boots in! The ref counts, Mone lets off, but then she steps back on Anna’s face! Mone lets off as the ref counts, and she brings Anna up for a scoop and SLAM! Cover, TWO! Mone is still upset but she mocks the Anna Jay fans in DC. Mone clamps on with a chinlock and she grinds Anna down. Anna endures, fights up, and she THRWOS Mone away! Mone comes back to DROPKICK Anna down! Cover, TWO! Mone is growing frustrated again, so she KNEES Anna in the back, and clamps on a chinlock! Anna endures as she’s bent back against the knee.
Anna reaches out, fights up, and JAWBREAKERS free! Mone staggers, swings, but into a waistlock! O’Conner Roll, and then QUEENSLAYER SLEEPER! Mone flails and reaches out, then she kicks off a corner! Mone rolls it back to a cover, TWO! Mone KNEES Anna in the back! Cover, TWO! Mone is beside herself but she brings Anna up and in. Back suplex, but Anna lands out! BACKSTABBER! Mone writhes from tasting one of her favorite moves, and she goes to a corner. Holiday Bash returns to single picture, Anna runs up, but Mone dodges the leg lariat! Mone fires forearms, then goes corner to corner. But Anna goes up, knees hit buckles!
Anna adjusts, she FLYING BLOCKBUSTERS! Cover, TWO! Mone survives and Anna grows frustrated. Anna runs up at the corner, LEG LARIAT! Anna goes side to side, another LEG LARIAT! Then Anna goes the other way, LEG LARIAT! A hattrick of her own and Anna puts Mone up top! DANGEROUS JAY KICK! ICONOCLASM! Anna holds on, YANKS Mone right into the Gory Especial, GORY BOMB!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!! Mone survives by fingertips and Anna can’t believe it! The fans rally and duel as hard as they can while Anna grabs legs. Mone kicks Anna away then slips out to the apron. But Anna avoids the shoulder to KNEE LIFT!
Anna spins to LEG LARIAT! And then HOTSHOT NECKBREAKER! Mone flounders, Anna drags her up with a QUEENSLAYER! Anna SLINGS Mone around, and she has the body scissors! Mone is flailing, Mone is fading, but then she BITES Anna’s arm! Anna lets Mone free while fans boo. Mone grabs that arm and wrangles Anna down! STATEMENT MAKER CROSSFACE!! Anna endures, kicks around, and she pushes into a cover! TWO and Mone still has the CROSSFACE! Anna gets her arm free and crawls over! ROPEBREAK!! But then Anna kicks off ropes to jackknife bridge! TWO as Mone bridges!
Mone has Anna in a Gory Especial! But Anna is taller, and she reaches the mat to RAM Mone into buckle! Anna RAMS Mone in again, then drops under to sunset flip! TWO! Mone runs and SUNSET BUCKLE BOMBS! Mone keeps moving, METEORA!! Mone reels Anna in for her Gory Especial, and the MONEY MAKER!! Cover, MONE WINS!
Winner: Mercedes Mone, by pinfall (still AEW TBS Champion)
Anna made Mone work for it, but Mone still earned this win! Kris Statlander is watching in the back, just as she promised she would. Will the #BornAgainKristen make sure Mone is down a title at Worlds End?
FTR speaks.
Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler were at home in Asheville, North Carolina, and Cash says it has been a few days since what happened to them on Collision. And it was over nothing. FTR said they had no problems with the Death Riders. They may not agree with the Death Riders’ methods, and they don’t disagree with the message. AEW does need to change for the better, some people need to be forced into that change. But FTR stopped them from poisoning a man! They weren’t going to sit back and watch them pour cleaning solution down a human being’s throat. That is all they did. And yet that gets them blindfolded, dragged outside, and the crap kicked out of them, left for dead in the cold…
As they were lying on the concrete, Dax was thinking, “What is a life after wrestling? Is there a life after wrestling for FTR?” They built their whole lives around this one thing, so what else is there for them to do? They got off the phone with Doc Sampson just before filming this. Doc says he won’t medically cleared them for the rest of the year. So from now until January 1st, Death Riders better not sleep, because FTR will show up at their doorstep. That won’t be good for them or their families. But on January 1st, Asheville, NC, FTR will be there. They will be in that ring, they will be cleared, and they will fight the Death Riders.
By the way, they won’t be coming alone. #TopGuysOut. Who could Dax & Cash be hinting at as allies against Moxley and his minions?
MJF is here!
Washington, DC is not all that happy to see Maxwell Jacob Friedman going to the ring with a mic in hand, even if he’s dressed in his Hannukah suit. MJF has them cut his music, and he takes a moment to hear all the booing. “Oh, you don’t like me, huh, guys? Good thing I don’t care about the opinions of a bunch of disgustings from DC. I mean, if I did care about your opinion, I wouldn’t have signed on to be an AEW wrestler, I would’ve signed on to become a part of your whack-ass Washington Wizards. Oh, it’s my fault they suck? That’s my fault? I’m sorry.” Some fans actually chant, “Wizards Suck! Wizards Suck!”
MJF says let’s face it, guys. He’s no Scrooge. For crying out loud, it’s the most wonderful time~ of the year~! MJF says pretty soon, the most important holiday, which is part of the most important religion, is coming up. And yes, you guessed it, it’s Hannukah. And if you don’t celebrate that, well sorry, Santa is not real and MJF is not sorry for saying it. The fans chant for “SANTA! SANTA!” which confuses MJF. Santa didn’t give them a lump of coal, it was because their parents were too poor to get real gifts. So everyone just pipe down a bit, okay? The fans boo but MJF continues.
MJF says Hannukah is all about giving, so he is feeling rather philanthropic. Not that anyone in this crowd knows what that means. MJF is about to get a bit emotional, but he wants to talk about a fundraiser he has started. Sorry, he might cry, give him a second. MJF gets fake tears going as he asks for the sad music. The sad piano music plays, and MJF looks into the camera. “Picture this. There’s a small child sitting across from you. It is starving, it needs nourishment, it needs food. Now picture that that small child is this baybay.” A clearly doctored photo of Adam Cole appears on screen, making him look very scrawny.
MJF knows it is hard to look at but don’t avert your eyes. Cut the music, please. The music stops and MJF says right now, if you wanna help the “freakishly small, yellow baybay, all you have to do is scan the QR code you see on your screen so you can buy the Worlds End PPV this Saturday, December 28th. Guys, I’m talking, would you please shut the hell up? Unreal! To think I’m opening up to you hear. And if you buy that PPV, a part of your money will go towards my foundation to help put this small yellow child out of his misery. And for that, and for the fact that I’m better than you, you can thank me later!”
MJF drops the mic but Cole is on the tron! Adam Cole says look! Now he’s the one on the big screen while MJF is the one in the ring, looking like an idiot. As we all know, it is Cole VS MJF for the Dynamite Diamond Ring at Worlds End. And Cole wants to give MJF a heads up. He just had a meeting with Tony Khan. And because Cole knows how badly MJF wants to get his hands on his diamond ring. And if MJF wants to grab that ring before the bell rings, he’ll have to earn it. There are two men who will be ringside to make sure that doesn’t happen. The Kingdom step in, and Adam Cole says MJF will have nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide.
MJF is a dead man and Cole will finally finish this at Worlds End! BOOM. Oh, wait, hold on. Cole must be forgetting something. There was one more thing he wanted to say. Oh, right! Max, is Cole kicking your ass yet? MJF is confused, but surprise! Adam Cole is already in the ring! That video is prerecorded! MJF turns around, and Cole DECKS him! The fans fire up as Cole rains down fists on MJF! MJF pushes Cole away but Cole keeps him from getting away! SUPERKICK! MJF is down, but Cole drags him up and goes to a corner! The fans fire up for the PANAMA- NO, MJF scrambles out of the ring!
MJF gets away by the skin of his teeth, but will Cole kick those teeth down his throat and finally end the Dynamite Diamond Win Streak?
Jamie Hayter speaks.
“You can’t fight what you don’t see. But I see you exactly for what you are, Julia: a coward. Last Saturday on Collision, you decided to finally show up. But was it face to face? No, ma’am. It was when I was beat, when I was tired, and you used your tricks to attack me from behind. That’s a sneaky, classless move, Julia. Message sent. I know you’re listening, Julia, so here’s my message to you. Fight for the Fallen. I’m gonna serve you a dish best served cold. I’m gonna drop you on your head, and I’m gonna serve you up a heavy dose of Hayterade. See you then, mate.” Will Hayter kick off the New Year by crushing Julia Hart?
Hook & Katsuyori Shibata VS Christian Cage & Nick Wayne w/ The Patriarchy!
The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil wants revenge for what The Patriarchy did to his father, Taz, and this could be a start. Will The Wrestler’s return to AEW be just the thing? Or will Captain Charisma and The Prodigy look to #SendHook home emptyhanded?
AEW returns as Hook makes his entrance, Shibata by his side. The teams sort out and after Christian hugs his “son,” Nick starts against Hook. The bell rings and the fans rally up behind Hook. Hook and Nick tie up, and Nick goes for the bad arm! Nick wrenches, hammerlocks, then headlocks for a takeover. Nick grinds forearms into Hook’s face but Hook gets up. Hook drop steps to the waistlock, then shifts to a headlock, then to a hammerlock, then another headlock and takeover! Nick headscissors, Hook kips free, then Hook avoids the kick! Nick taunts Hook that it was that close, and the two back down.
Hook tags Shibata, and Christian tags in! The fans cheer as these two stare down, circle, and feel things out. They tie up, are in a deadlock, and the two go down low. Shibata finds an angle and he powers Christian to a corner. The ref counts, Shibata lets off slowly, and the fans cheer. Christian storms up, they tie up again, and Shibata clinches. Christian goes to the ropes, Shibata lets off clean, and the fans rally up. Shibata and Christian tie up again, Shibata slips around to a waistlock, then cravats to snapmare Christian down. Shibata sits Christian up, but Christian avoids the Penalty Kick! The fans cheer as Shibata stares Christian down.
The two go again, Christians hoots around and hooks arms! Shibata powers out and the two go again. They feel things out, and Christian kicks low! Then he SLAPS Shibata! Christian runs, but Shibata DECKS him! The fans fire up and Shibata CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again! And again! Christian falls, Shibata covers, TWO! Christian crawls but Shibata CLUBS him. Shibata tags Hook but Christian gets away to tag Nick! Nick storms up but Hook drop steps to waistlock! Nick flails, throws elbows, and then TOSSES Hook out! Hook lands on the apron, and he DUMPS Nick out! Christian runs up but Hook ROCKS Christian first!
Shibata storms in and UPPERCUTS Christian! Hook RAMS Christian, then SHOVELS him up and out onto Nick! The fans fire up as the Patriarchy is down! Hook tags Shibata and Shibata storms over. Christian whispers to Nick and they go to the ring slowly. Shibata waits on someone to get in, and even sits down cross legged! Christian storms up but Shibata stands. Shibata is on guard as both Christian and Nick reach ropes. Shibata tags to Hook when Nick steps back in, and they circle again. Nick kicks but Hook blocks! Hook spins Nick around, REDRUM! Nick has the ROPEBREAK but Hook drags him back!
Nick fights, flails, turns things around, and Christian HOTSHOTS the bad arm! The fans boo as the ref misses that, and then Nick BLASTS Shibata! Nick grabs Hook’s bad arm and drags him around while Dynamite goes picture in picture,
Nick drags Hook up to wrench and ELBOW BREAKER! Cover, TWO! Nick watches Hook writhe and crawl to a corner, then storms up on him. Nick drags Hook up to bump him off buckles. Tag to Christian and they mug Hook, going after that bad arm! Christian SLAMS the bad arm against buckles! Christian then throws Hook down, and he STOMPS the arm! Hook writhes but Christian soaks up the heat while he flexes. Christian drags Hook up but Hook fires shots with the good arm! Hook runs, but into a kick! Christian hits an ARMBAR DDT! Cover, TWO! Christian clamps onto the bad arm with a cording hold!
Hook endures while Christian twists the elbow. Christian drags Hook up, but Hook fires more body shots! Christian WRINGS the bad arm out! Tag to Nick and he BLASTS Shibata again! Nick drags Hook up to whip him hard into a corner! Hook flounders against ropes but Nick storms up on him. Nick whips Hook hard into another corner! Christian taunts Hook while Nick storms over to him. Nick snapmares Hook, isolates the bad arm, then STOMPS it! Hook writhes more while Holiday Bash returns to single picture. Christian drops knees on the bad arm, on the face, and then fakes a stomp to scuff Hook!
The fans boo but Nick flexes, just like Christian. Nick brings Hook up, but Hook hits an EXPLODER! The fans fire up while both men are down! The ref starts a standing count while both men stir. They both crawl, hot tag to Shibata! Shibata BOOTS Nick, DECKS Christian, and then BOOTS Nick in a corner! Shibata CHOPS Nick! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! CHOPS! MACHINE GUN CHOPS! Shibata then runs corner ot corner, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Shibata hauls Nick up, HALF HATCH SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! But into an ARMBAR! Nick clasps hands, but Shibata pries the grip open, ARMBAR! Nick kicks and flails, reaches out, ROPEBREAK!!
The ref counts, Shibata lets go at 4, and he stomps Nick around. Shibata stands Nick up but Nick fights the lift! Nick rains down elbows, then runs, to BOOT! But Shibata just roars! Shibata BOOTS, Nick roars! Nick kicks and fires shots! Nick runs, into an S T O!! Christian hooks Shibata’s arms! Shibata slips free to S T O!! Christian flounders out of the ring while the fans go wild! Shibata snapmares Nick, runs, but Christian trips him! Nick rolls Shibata up, TWO!! Shibatat stands but Nick kicks him! Hook storms after Christian while Nick hits a snap suplex! But Hook doesn’t see Kip creeping up! Kip spins Hook around, but Hook DEKCS him1
Christian runs up but Hook hits an EXPLODER on the floor! That was double-edged, but Nick focuses on Shibata! ROUNDHOSUE, and WAYNE’S- SLEEPER!! Shibata has Nick caught, and Nick is fading!! Shibata sits Nick down, he BOOTS Kip off the apron, then Hook gets Kip in a REDRUM!! PENALTY KICK on Nick! Shayna Wayne is distracting the ref, and Christian slithers in! Christian CLAWS Shibata’s eyes, hooks Shibata’s arms, KILLSWITCH!! Christian helps Nick get the cover before he slithers bac out! The ref counts, The Patriarchy wins!!
Winners: Christian Cage & Nick Wayne, by pinfall
The numbers game gets the better of Hook & Shibata, and The Patriarchy hurry away before Hook can get after them! Will Hook be denied his revenge
BREAKING NEWS for Christmas Collision!
As a reminder, it will be LIVE coast to coast on TNT this Saturday, 8 PM Eastern or whenever NCAA College Football Playoff coverage ends. That said, Adam Cole may have gotten one over on MJF tonight, but he and MJF are going to be face to face live and in person for final words before Worlds End. Plus, the Continental Classic will keep things cheery and bright as Darby Allin will face Claudio Castagnoli, and Will Ospreay will face Ricochet! Rivals all face off, who will look to take over Gold League? And in Blue League, Mark Briscoe battles The Beast Mortos while Daniel Garcia faces Shelton Benjamin! Will the Sussex County Chicken survive the menacing minotaur? Will Red Death live up to the Standard of Excellence?
Chris Jericho speaks.
“I was once known as The King of the World. And everybody wants to rule the world. But every king needs a throne from which to rule. A castle, a capital, a city. And there is no better perch, no greater vantage point from which to rule the world than New York City. From the urine soaked sidewalks of Broadway to the tear-filled potholes of Jamaica Queens. From the brownstones of Tribeca to the poshest penthouses of Spanish Harlem. From the lowliest of subjects, the ubiquitous rats, to the prominent powerbrokers and popstars, paparazzi in their wake, all have anointed me, Chris Jericho, the King of New York! And I’ll be damned if I let anyone take my crown.”
The Learning Tree thinks highly of himself as always, but he better take Final Battle seriously! Friday, December 20th, Jericho defends the ROH World Heavyweight Championship against Matt Cardona, who is #AlwayZReady! Will “The Complete” Cardona take away the Nueve’s title?
Mariah May speaks.
“Thunder Rosa. When you were working as a social worker, why did you wanna become a wrestler? Was it to make your family proud? Cute. A hero is just a dreamer who doesn’t realize they’re dreaming. I’m no hero. I spent my entire career just looking out for me, and I’d say it’s served me pretty well. How dare you say this Women’s Division is alive and well when I’ve eclipsed everyone here, just by being me. And if I was here four years ago, you wouldn’t have even been hired. So let’s do your little Tijuana Street Fight so you can go on about your heritage and your culture, and please bring your father. I would love to end two generations in one night.
“And Papa Rosa? Does being a failure run in the family? I won’t be bringing my father to Worlds End. I don’t want him to se what I’m going to do.” The Glamour has sent her ultimatum, but will she regret running her mouth?
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
Schiavone says that later tonight, we will see Will Ospreay VS Darby Allin in the Continental Classic. But Ospreay has his work cut out for him as live this Saturday on Christmas Collision, in the Hammerstein Ballroom, he will face this man! Let’s welcome in Ricochet! The fans fire up as The One & Only makes his way to the ring. Schiavone congratulates Ricochet on his six points so far, and says he could advance to Orlando, Florida. But there has been perhaps a change in attitude and demeanor lately. Ricochet says, “But didn’t it look real good on me, though?” Schiavone says sure, but wait! Here comes the Hurt Business!
Ricochet is a little surprised, and maybe a little worried. Montel Vontavious Porter, Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin all go to the ring and fans sing along, “We Hurt People! We Hurt People!” Ricochet nervously asks what’s up, and MVP brings him in close. Ricochet says everyone looks great. They collectively look great! But honestly, he’s happy they’re here. He wants to ask them if they saw how he beat the brakes off of Komander. MVP says yeah, they saw that. Then did they see him handle Brody King? Yeah, they saw that. And Ricochet has six points! Ricochet figures after tonight, Shelton might have six points, and they could face each other in the near future.
Ricochet says they could keep this business on lock. Wow, you don’t say? Absolutely! Facts! Because the last two guys Ricochet has to face, they’re facing each other tonight, Ospreay and Darby. So Ricochet is going to watch that. And then Saturday, he has Ospreay. Ospreay will see that different side of Ricochet, you feeling him? MVP says yeah, he’s feeling it. Does Ricochet still have the business card? MVP wants to see it. Ricochet brings the card out, and Lashley grabs him by the neck! MVP takes the card, and he RIPS IT UP! MVP has revoked his invitation, and he says nobody likes a kiss ass. Lashley lets Ricochet go, straightens the suit out, and pats Ricochet on the back.
Ricochet leaves the ring, and he says they can talk about this later. MVP tells Shelton that he’s got business to handle, so go hurt somebody. MVP & Lashley fist bump with Shelton before Lashley heads out per Continental Classic rules. MVP joins commentary to watch this closely, will the Standard of Excellence be able to bring down The Beast Mortos?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Shelton Benjamin VS The Beast Mortos!
The bell rings and we’re on the clock. Shelton and Mortos circle, tie up, and Shelton waistlocks. Mortos fights the lift, fires elbows, and then ROCKS Shelton again and again! Shelton spins, but into the Gotch clutch! HIGH CROTCH PLEX! The fans fire up and Shelton brings Mortos up to scoop and SLAM! MVP says that is what at multiple time All American does! Shelton puts Mortos in a corner, whips him corner to corner, but Mortos goes up and out! Mortos RAMS into Shelton, slingshots up and over, then runs to tilt-o-whirl RANA! Shelton flounders and the fans fire up with Mortos! Mortos storms up on Shelton but Shelton knees low!
Shelton fires forearms, then whips. Mortos slips free of the scoop to waistlock, but Shelton bucks the O’Conner. Mortos comes back to Arabian Press and hip toss! Mortos has the leg to turn Shelton over, HALF CRAB! Then INVERTED DRAGON SCREW! Shelton clutches that leg while the fans fire up. Mortos storms up on Shelton to SMACK him! Mortos knuckle locks, then he goes up, up, but Shelton trips him up! Mortos lands on his minotaur, and Shelton step-up KNEES Mortos to the floor! The fans fire up even more while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Shelton waits on Mortos while the ref checks him. Mortos slowly sits up, still in pain, so Shelton goes out to fetch Mortos. Shelton RAMS Mortos into railing! Then he RAMS Mortos into the apron! Back to railing! Back to apron! Then into steel steps! Shelton leaves Mortos behind to the mercy of the count. Mortos writhes at 4 of 10, sits up at 6, but hobbles to his feet at 7. Mortos lunges in at 9, but Shelton is right on him with stomps! Shelton drags Mortos up and into a corner, to then ROCK him with forearm after forearm! Mortos shoves back to SMACK Shelton! Shelton comes back to ROCK Mortos!
Shelton brings Mortos around and the forearms fly! Mortos gets the edge, but Shelton kicks low! Shelton ROCKS Mortos, runs, and BOOTS him! Shelton reels Mortos in, but Mortos fights the suplex! Shelton throws body shots, then ROCKS Mortos with forearms. Shelton whips but Mortos grabs ropes. Shelton runs up but Mortos dropkicks the legs out! Mortos steps over and brings Shelton into La Magistrol! TWO, and Shelton CLOBBERS Mortos! Shelton stalks Mortos, Holiday Bash returns to single picture, and Shelton whips. Mortos dropkicks legs out again! The fans fire up and Mortos steps over again, La Magristrol, TWO!
Shelton escapes again but Mortos SMACKS him again! Shelton fires forearms in return, then whips him corner to corner. Mortos reverses and runs up to UPPERCUT! LARIAT! GAMANGIRI! The fans duel as Mortos whips, but Shelton reverses to wrench and back suplex! Mortos lands out, shoves Shelton, and SNAP POWERSLAMS! Cover, TWO!! Shelton survives and Mortos roars in frustration! Mortos brings Shelton up, blocks a kick, but not the DRAGON WHIP! Shelton and Mortos rise up, and Shelton runs in at the corner! Mortos BOOTS him away! Shelton comes back, but Mortos HEADBUTTS him!
The fans fire up and Mortos runs to SLING-DOG! Shelton sputters and the fans fire up! Mortos goes up a corner, BEAST SENTON! Cover, TWO!! Shelton survives as Mortos floats like a butterfly, but the fans rally up again. Mortos fireman’s carries Shelton, but Shelton fights with forearms! Shelton dragon sleepers, inverted suplexes, and uses that to POWERSLAM! The fans fire up as Shelton rises, but Mortos sits up! Shelton is no stranger to that, but Mortos still runs up to HEADBUTT! And ROLLING ELBOW! Shelton sputters, Mortos runs, but into a SUPERKICK!! Shelton storms around, he is feeling it now, and so is DC!
The fans fire up and Shelton GERMAN SUPLEXES Mortos! And GERMAN SUPLEXES! And then GERMAN SUPLEXES again! DC becomes Suplex City and Shelton waits on Mortos. Mortos goes to a corner, Shelton runs in, STEP-UP KNEE! Mortos staggers around, the fans want that again, so Shelton runs back in, STEP-UP KNEE! Shelton wrenches and clinches, HURT FALL! Cover, Shelton wins!
Winner: Shelton Benjamin, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Mortos earns 0)
MVP says nice doing business with everyone, and both he and Lashley celebrate with Shelton. But they’re not done, as they beat up on Mortos! The fans boo as The All Mighty beats up on Mortos, but MVP says Mortos could use a little more of what Shelton gave him during the match. Show ’em what we do! Shelton drags Mortos up, reels him back in, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Mortos sputters and MVP tells Daniel Garcia, this is what you have to look forward to on Saturday! But wait! Garcia is here! Garcia has them cut the music so he can tell MVP, “I’m not stupid, I can do the math. There’s three of y’all and one of me.”
Garcia knows what’d happen if he came to the ring on his own. But he doesn’t care, because everyone in DC wants to see a fight tonight! Let’s get it! But wait, MARK BRISCOE is here! The Sussex County Chicken won’t let Garcia fight alone, so they brawl with Shelton and Lashley! But Lashley shoves Garcia back and CLOBBERS him! MVP CRACKS his cane on Briscoe’s back! MILE HIGH SPINEBUSTER for Garcia, and a LARIAT for Briscoe! Then Lashley sets Mark up for Shelton’s SUPERKICK! MVP hands the TNT Championship to Shelton, they’re clearly planning things beyond the C2. Will Shelton snatch himself a golden ticket one way or another this Saturday?
Backstage interview with Ricochet.
Renee is now with The One & Only and asks about that interaction in the ring. It seems business with The Hurt Syndicate is off the table. Ricochet says honestly, he doesn’t know. They gave him the card, he thought he was doing what they wanted, but… Ricochet is a bit frazzled but he says that we’re not going to worry about that. The Syndicate can do what they do. But for Ricochet, he’ll worry about the Continental Classic. Like he said out there, “ya boy’s already got 6 points.” But on Saturday, he steps into the ring with one of the main reasons he even came to AEW, and that is Will Ospreay.
Ricochet says it is funny. He didn’t come to AEW just to step into the ring with Ospreay. He came here to shut the world up and prove he can beat Will Ospreay. And so, as he said, he is going to have his eyes glued to this next match, HAHA~~! But then he turns around and Swerve Strickland is there, as is Prince Nana sipping his coffee. Nana nods and Swerve says, “What up, turd?” Oh, cute, call him a turd. The fans are loudly chanting, “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” as Swerve says when Ricochet first showed up, it was only a matter of time before the real Rico- No, the real Trevor showed himself.
Oh, going there, huh? Yeah. But Swerve says in the 14 years of knowing Ricochet, Swerve thought Ricochet had changed. But turns out, no, that’s still the same ol’ Trevor: a follower. Hate to tell you, Ricochet, but that won’t work here. Because AEW is whose house? Swerve’s House! Ricochet laughs that off and says he was wondering how long it’d take for him to hear that stuff. He’s glad Swerve brought that. But he also knows the real Swerve. And Swerve didn’t win the C2, now did he? So Ricochet knows it will eat Swerve up when Ricochet does. HAHA~! Ricochet leaves and Swerve says that’s why Ricochet’s still bald.
But win, lose or draw for Ricochet, will Swerve be waiting on the other side of Worlds End with the Killshot?
RJ City presents Toni Storm: Portrait of a Rockstar.
Toni Storm introduces herself to RJ, even though they’ve met… She’s so excited, look at all the lights and cameras. So cool. RJ asks Toni to explain where she’s been. Toni says she’s from Gold Coast, Australia, and growing up, she loved three things: Wrestling, rock music, and the grind. She would grind it out on the indies any chance she got. And now it’s led her hear to AEW! Uh, what? Yeah, hard to believe, huh? Okay, but uh, what about her history with AEW? Toni says she’s watched every show since the start, and she cannot believe she’s finally made it. Um, okay… What about her being a THREE-TIME AEW Women’s World Champion?
Toni laughs and says it’s a bit early to be thinking about that, right? But thank you. Okay, okay, what if he were to say a name like Saraya? Legend! Mercedes Mone? Icon! Mariah May? Toni takes a breath, and says, “Best in the business today.” RJ is exasperated. What if he were to say, “Timeless?” Timeless Toni Storm! No, no, the catchphrase is the other way around. It’s #ToniTime! Right? Rock ‘n’ roll fingers! Toni Time! Okay, great talking with you! Toni hugs RJ, heads out, and leaves RJ absolutely speechless. Is Toni alright?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Will Ospreay VS Darby Allin!
As we heard from the Aerial Assassin earlier tonight, he is grateful for the save from Claudio Castagnoli, but priority one is winning the C2. As for The Relentless One, it’s showtime! Will Will Ospreay be one step closer to the semifinals? Or will Darby once again throw his whole body into earning the victory?
The bell rings and DC is already fired up as the two stare down. The clock is ticking, though, so the two men circle and tie up. Darby waistlocks, Ospreay switches but Darby slips away. They reset, the fans rally and duel, and the two tie up again. Ospreay puts Darby on ropes, the ref counts, and Ospreay lets off slowly. Ospreay smirks, then he fakes the chop, and he pats Darby on the shoulders. Only for him to take a swing! Darby dodges, headlocks, but Ospreay powers up. Ospreay can’t get free as Darby holds tight, but Ospreay tries again. Ospreay lifts, Darby flails to fight that, but Ospreay powers out.
Darby rolls, comes back, but Ospreay whips. Darby springboards to FLYING ARM-DRAG, but Ospreay handsprings through! The fans fire up, Darby storms up, but Ospreay kicks low! Ospreay whips, Darby reverses. but Darby avoids the handspring! Darby waistlocks, O’Conner Rolls, ONE and Darby springboards to SPLASH! Cover, ONE and Ospreay sweeps the legs to cover! ONE, Darby ducks the buzzsaw, and the fans fire up this standoff! The two reset, and the two circle again while DC fires up more. Darby and Ospreay tie up, Ospreay powers Darby to a corner, but the ref counts. Ospreay lets off, to CHOP!
Ospreay ROCKS Darby in the corner, CHOPS him, then goes corner to corner, but Darby BOOTS him! Darby jumps up and over, comes back and SHOTGUNS Ospreay into the corner! Darby keeps moving, and he COFFIN SPLASHES! Darby returns but Ospreay dodges! Ospreay then runs in but Darby BOOTS him! Darby goes up, but Ospreay CHOPS Darby off the corner! Darby hits apron then floor while the fans fire up! Ospreay gets the fans to join in on “OI! OI! OI!” Ospreay then aims, PLANCHAS, but Darby slips into the ring! Ospreay lands on his feet but Darby DIVES! Direct hit and Ospreay hits railing!
Darby has a wild look in his eyes, but he hurries to get Ospreay up and in! Darby climbs, but Ospreay goes to the apron. That doesn’t stop Darby, h e just adjusts! APRON COFFIN DROP but only apron!! Ospreay avoids disaster and wipes his brow, but the ref has to check Darby. The fans are losing their minds while Darby sputters, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Darby stirs as the ring count starts, and Ospreay has the fans fire up again. Darby stands at 4, Ospreay PLANCHAS Darby back down! Ospreay storms around while Darby sputters again. Ospreay drags Darby up to CHOP him, then brings him around to put in the ring. Ospreay storms in after Darby but Darby bails out the other side. Ospreay waits as the ring count starts again. Darby clutches a leg while he slowly sits up. The count reaches 5 of 10 as Darby hobbles over to the steel steps. Darby drags himself in at 7, but Ospreay is right on him! BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Darby toughs it out so Ospreay eggs him on.
Ospreay looms over Darby while Darby sits up, and Ospreay grabs at him. Darby shoves Ospreay away but can’t stand up. Ospreay stands Darby up just to ROCK him in the back! Darby crumples but Ospreay brings him up again. Ospreay scoops to SLAM Darby, then runs to JUMPING KNEE DROP! Cover, TWO! Darby is still tougher than that so Ospreay keeps on him. Ospreay stomps Darby’s leg, sits him up, and KNEES him in the back! Ospreay KNEES Darby in the back again, then clamps on a chinlock! Darby endures being bent backwards, and the Holiday Bash returns to single picture.
The fans rally, Darby fights up and fires body shots. Ospreay CHOPS Darby and Darby goes to ropes. Ospreay whips, Darby springboards, COFFIN SPLASH! The fans fire up while Darby rises again. Darby fires hands, then runs, but into the TIGER WALL KICK! But Darby catches Ospreay to a GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Ospreay powers out to suplex but Darby slips free! THROWBACK STUNNER! Both men are down and the fans fire up for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Darby and Ospreay slowly rise up, and Darby goes to a corner! Darby climbs but Ospreay CLUBS him first! Ospreay climbs up but Darby fires elbows!
Ospreay drops down but he tucks Darby in! CHEEKY NANDOS! Darby falls, Ospreay puts him in the drop zone! Ospreay goes up, for the LEAP OF FAITH! No, he lands out as Darby moves! Darby hops on, but Ospreay FLINGS Darby away, then HIDDEN BLADE!! And then underhooks for the STORM- CODE RED!! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay escapes and the fans are thunderous! Both men are down so a standing count begins. They both sit up at 3 of 10, and Darby hits Ospreay first! Ospreay hits Darby back! Darby fires forearms but Ospreay ROCKS him back! Darby comes back with more shots, but Ospreay CHOPS!
Darby wobbles but he stays up. Darby fires more forearms, but Ospreay CHOPS again! Ospreay eggs on “Big Boy” Darby, so Darby fires more shots! Ospreay CHOPS Darby off his feet, but he has a wristlock to bring Darby back up! Ospreay CHOPS Darby off his feet again, but he doesn’t let go! Ospreay drags Darby up and winds up, to CHOP again! But Darby stays up! Darby growls so Ospreay CHOPS again! Darby blocks a chop, WRINGS Ospreay and rolls through to bring Ospreay around! La Magistrol, TWO!!! Ospreay narrowly escapes, and he SUPERKICKS! Springboard, OSC- NO, Darby SLAM DUNKS Ospreay!
Darby hurries to springboard, COFFIN DROP!! Cover, TWO?!?! Ospreay survives and the fans are absolutely loving this! “This is Awesome!” as both men go to the same corner. Darby looks to the floor, and he brings Ospreay up! Ospreay fights the lift, throws body shots, but Darby CLUBS Ospreay! Ospreay hops down to the apron, and he BOOTS Darby’s legs out! Darby is stuck up top, but Ospreay drags him off there, and into position for a STYLES CLASH TO THE FLOOR!!! The fans are losing their minds all over again, but Ospreay clutches a foot. Ospreay may have jammed it up bracing for that fall, but Darby is all but unconscious!
The ring count is climbing, the fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but there’s a 20 minute time limit. Ospreay rolls into the ring and he lets the count go to 6 of 10. The fans then chant, “You Killed Darby!” The count is 8! 9! DARBY SPRINGS TO LIFE! But into an OSCUTTER!!! Cover, TWO!?!?! Darby survives and shocks everyone! But Ospreay vows to end this! Underhooks, STORM- NO, Darby pops free! SCORPION DEATH DROP!!! Darby hurries up top and takes aim, COFFIN DROP!! But Darby goes right back up! COFFIN DROP again!! Cover, DARBY WINS!!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Ospreay earns 0)
“Relentless” is almost not enough to describe Darby Allin! This epic first-time-ever match also gives us quite the traffic jam in Gold League! FOUR men stand at 2-1 with 6 points, and we will see them all face off on Christmas Collision! Will Ospreay VS Ricochet, Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli, who will be the two that come out ahead? But speaking of the Death Riders, here they come! They have their main event Six Man Tag, but the Swiss Cyborg is eyeing his next target. Will Darby stick it to the Death Riders when he makes sure Claudio does NOT make it to Worlds End?
Six Man Tag: The Death Riders VS Orange Cassidy, Jay White & Hangman Page!
AEW returns, and while Darby Allin was allowed to leave unscathed, Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta & Pac will certainly deal plenty of damage to all three contenders. Will the Death Riders be riding high on the road to Orlando? Or will Freshly Squeezed, The Switchblade & The Blackhat Cowboy actually make a formidable trio?
The teams sort out and Hangman starts against Yuta. The bell rings but Hangman of course wants Moxley to man up and tag in. Yuta says no way, so Hangman tags Cassidy. The fans boo and Hangman argues with Jay White, but Cassidy throws his sunglasses at Yuta before firing off fists! Yuta fires back, the fans fire up as Cassidy fires a flurry! Yuta shoves Cassidy but Cassidy SHOTGUNS Yuta! The fans cheer as Cassidy stares down with Moxley. Moxley eggs Cassidy on, then he gets away from Cassidy. Pac grabs Cassidy, Yuta runs up, but Cassidy BOOTS Yuta and ELBOWS Pac! Yuta comes back but Cassidy DUMPS him out!
Yuta bumps into Pac, Cassidy springboards to CANNONBALL! Down go Pac and Yuta! Cassidy puts Yuta in, but Moxley THROAT CHOPS Cassidy! The fans boo but Yuta tags Moxley. Moxley brings Cassidy around to put in the ring, and then drags him up to reel him in! Moxley lifts Cassidy, but Cassidy fights and flails! Moxley tries to hold on, but Cassidy powers up to BEACH BREAK! At least, halfway between that and a backdrop. Moxley and Cassidy still crawl, but then White leaves Cassidy hanging! Hangman still tags in, but so does Yuta! Hangman CLOBBERS Yuta, DECKS Pac, and then BOOTS Yuta!
Hangman triangle jumps to LARIAT Pac! Hangman dodges Yuta to scoop and FALL AWAY SLAM! Hangman kips up, stares Moxley down, then goes out after Pac. Hangman pushes Pac aside to go for Moxley but Marina Shafir stands in the way. She’s a problem as always, but Yuta CLUBS Hangman on the back! Yuta puts Hangman in, then runs up, but into a fireman’s carry! Yuta fights free, runs, but into a LARIAT! Hangman snarls and he TOSSES Yuta to the corner. Hangman dares Moxley to man up and tag in! Moxley grins, but then Jay White tags in!? The fans are torn while Hangman and White argue about this.
The ref tells Hangman he has to step out so Hangman steps out. And then he LEAVES! Hangman already made it clear he only cared so long as he got to beat up Death Riders, have White’s antics just cost the team? Moxley does tag in and he runs up on White! White clinches but Moxley slips free! White BLASTS Yuta and Pac to deny Moxley an escape, but Moxley CLOBBERS White! Moxley argues with the ref now, and Claudio UPPERCUTS Cassidy! The fans boo but then Moxley gives White a PILEDRIVER! Death Riders are in control as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Moxley drags White toa cover, TWO!! White barely gets his arm up, but Moxley drags him around. Moxley puts White in the corner, tags Pac, and the Death Riders mug White. Pac pulls White’s hair and Yuta CHOKES White, but Yuta lets off as the ref counts. Pac then digs his boots in while the ref’s busy! Marina taunts White with the briefcase that holds the title, but the ref finally notices the shenanigans. Pac lets off to argue with the ref, and Moxley gets a cheap shot in! Pac BLASTS Cassidy off the apron, too! White gets up, fights back with haymakers and CHOPS, but Yuta YANKS him down!
White sputters but Pac goes out to fetch him. Pac puts White in the ring, covers, TWO! Pac drags White up to cravat, and Moxley tags in so the Death Riders can mug White. Moxley ROCKS White, CLAWS White’s back, then CLAWS him again! Moxley brings White up to climb the corner. Moxley rains down fists, Claudio gets a cheap shot on Cassidy, and Moxley goes all the way to TEN! Moxley argues with the ref now, and Claudio gets a cheap shot on White! Moxley storms up on White while the Holiday Bash returns to single picture. Moxley drags White up, turns him, and hits a NECKBREAKER!
Tag to Yuta and Yuta drags White around, to then drop a KNEE! Yuta kneels on White’s neck, waits for the ref to count, and then steps off at 4. Yuta scuffs White, White rises up to CHOP! Yuta pulls White’s ear! The ref counts, the fans tell Yuta off, but Moxley gets another cheap shot in on Cassidy! But then White clinches to EXPLODER Yuta up and out to the floor! Claudio is disappointed but White sees he has no one! Yuta crawls into the ring while White shouts for Orange! Yuta tags Pac, and Pac runs up, but White dodges! White CHOPS Pac, and CHOPS, and CHOPS again! Pac kicks low, runs, but into a BACKDROP!
The fans fire up and its Guns Up for the DC Gold Members! White hauls Pac up but Pac fights the urenage! Pac elbows White away, runs up, but White puts him on the apron! But Pac slingshots in for a CUTTER! White sputters and Pac waits on him to stand. Pac SOBATS, KICKS, and SOBATS! Pac runs, but White avoids the boot! White LARIATS Pac inside-out! Pac staggers up, into the sleeper! CUTTHROAT PLEX! The fans fire up and White says BANG. White runs, Claudio steps in the way, but White still heads back for Pac. Pac dodges to SNAP GERMAN! Pac shakes out the stars while White flounders.
Pac crawls over, tag to Moxley. Cassidy rises, but he’s still so far away! Moxley drags White up, talks trash, but White slips around! CUTTHROAT PLEX! Moxley roars as he rises up, but White gets around again! DDT!! Moxley is dazed, White flounders over, hot tag to Cassidy! Cassidy goes up to DEEP IMPACT! The fans fire up and Cassidy “unleashes” those kicks! Then he actually kicks and stomps away on Moxley! Cassidy runs, but he ducks ‘n’ dodges first before he tilt-o-whirl DDTS! Moxley flounders, staggers, and Yuta gets in! Cassidy ducks ‘n’ dodges Yuta now, tilt-o-whirl- NO, Yuta stops that!
Yuta suplexes, STUN DOG- NO, Yuta stops that, too! Yuta GERMAN SUPLEXES Cassidy! White gets in, CUTTHROAT PLEX! Pac baits White into a corner and BOOTS him down! Pac goes up top, but Cassidy goes right after him! White gets outta the way before the SUPERPLEX! The fans are thunderous as Cassidy rises, but Moxley is in! Moxley spins Cassidy around to kick and underhook! Cassidy slips out, dodges, and ORANGE- CUTTER!! Moxley turns things around, but HANGMAN IS BACK! Hangman fires hands on Moxley! Hangman whips, Moxley reverses, but Hangman goes to the apron!
The fans fire up as Hangman loads up! Hangman BOOTS Moxley, then Cassidy hits an ORANGE PUNCH!! Hangman is pissed as Cassidy hits his target! Pac grabs Hangman’s legs, but Hangman kicks him away! Yuta sends Cassidy into Hangman! Yuta suplexes, but into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Hangman slingshots, Cassidy dodges, BUCKSHOT hits Yuta!! And probably not on purpose… Pac returns, Hangman dodges, White gets Pac with BLADERUNNER!! White and Hangman argue about this, but Cassidy sighs. Moxley rolls Cassidy up! Holding the waistband!! DEATH RIDERS WIN!!
Winners: Death Riders, by pinfall
White and Hangman were so busy with each other, they didn’t save their teammate! Cassidy gets pissed with both of them, but now it doesn’t matter because Worlds End is every man for themselves. But wait, the Death Riders are flanking the ring, and Moxley has a chair! Cassidy, White & Hangman realize this, and now they stand back-to-back-to-back. They finally fight as a united front as they throw hands on the Death Riders! Cassidy DECKS Pac, White DECKS Claudio and Hangman DECKS Moxley! The Death Riders and their enemies brawl on the outside, but Marina makes sure Moxley gets outta there!
ORANGE PUNCH for Pac! Hangman and Yuta fire hands now and Hangman sends Yuta into railing! Hangman still wants to take out Moxley, but so do White and Cassidy. Will Worlds End be where Moxley’s reign of terror ends? Or will The Maniac AEW World Champion use all of his enemies against each other like he did tonight?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite here, a lot of action but also a lot of set-up for the following weeks. Great promo from FTR to give us a kayfabe reason for them to take time off for two weeks. Granted, everyone is getting time off next week because the Christmas episode is being recorded this weekend for that big Hammerstein Ballroom booking. But anyway, FTR and friends against Death Riders, that’ll be a lot of fun for Fight for the Fallen, can’t wait to see it. Great promo stuff from MJF and Adam Cole ahead of their Dynamite Diamond Ring match. I don’t usually cheer Heels but I could not help but laugh at the Photoshop’d extra skinny Adam Cole. Great use of prerecorded message from Cole, too. Their faceoff for Christmas Collision is probably the go-home segment and that could go either way.
Good promo from Hayter to call out Julia Hart, but I’m surprised their match won’t be on Worlds End. At the same time, I get it, Julia needs time to get that ring rust off before wrestling such a big match so a few more days to prepare is fine. Plus, if Hayter VS Hart is given proper time on Fight for the Fallen, that’ll really help that card and this feud. Very good vignette promo from Jericho to put himself over while also simultaneously putting down and putting over New York. As much as fans might want Cardona to win, I still feel Jericho is going to win so that he can take credit for ROH getting a cable TV deal.
Very good promo from Mariah May to call out Rosa and talk down on the Tijuana Street Fight. Depending on how AEW wants to play this, I could see Rosa winning since this is her match idea so that she and Toni Storm revisit their feud as if it were the first time. Because yes, they continue the genius idea that Toni Storm doesn’t remember anything of her AEW career. In essence, Toni seems to think she’s still that young indie wrestler who hadn’t even made it to WWE. This could be played as Toni just playing us all, or as Toni actually having another psychological break where she really thinks she’s old school Toni Storm, and it’s genius either way.
Great TBS Championship match from Mone, and of course she retained at Strong Style Evolved. Apparently Mone VS Hazuki was another great match from Mone, I wish I had the time to watch Strong Style Evolved. But Mone VS Kris for Worlds End followed by Mone VS Mina for WrestleDynasty, like, one of those has to give. Mone is still a great Heel, but she needs a comeuppance at some point, and the last big PPV of AEW 2024 and the first-ever WrestleDynasty are each proper stages for a big loss to happen. Then Mone can then focus on one company, and it’ll certainly be AEW over NJPW.
Very good tag match from Hook & Shibata VS The Patriarchy, but it works that The Patriarchy cheat this win. Hook VS Nick is going to happen in the Hammerstein Ballroom, though I think it’ll be for the Dynamite Miracle on 34th Street episode that’s being taped this weekend. Otherwise, they would’ve just told us it was for Christmas Collision and there we go. But either way, Hook losing here means he is of course winning against Nick Wayne, and then maybe, just maybe, Hook goes after Christian for Worlds End or even Fight for the Fallen.
Great stuff with Ricochet tonight, as he doubles down on being this cocky side of himself, only to get rejected by The Hurt Syndicate and called out by Swerve. That sets up a lot of stuff for Ricochet to do after Worlds End, even if he isn’t Continental Champion. Ricochet’s promo was also a great segue into the great C2 match of Shelton VS Mortos. Great win for Shelton, and then the beatdown on Mortos bringing out Garcia and Briscoe was good stuff. Garcia VS Shelton is going to be great, and I do like the tease of Shelton wanting the TNT Championship. 2025 is definitely going to be Hurt Syndicate climbing up the ranks and grabbing up belts, so I could see Shelton being the first guy to do that.
Good promos from Darby and Ospreay to help open the show, and then just an absolute instant classic for their match. Darby scared us all again with that horrifying crash landing on the apron, but somehow he’s still in one piece. Darby winning wasn’t so much a shocker, but it is surprising they’ve given us quite the log jam at 6 points. Christmas Collision is going to be great stuff just on the drama of who comes away with 9 points. Ospreay VS Ricochet and Darby VS Claudio, that is great timing given those are some hot rivalry matches. And Darby winning was a great segue for Death Riders to come out and go to their main event match.
Great promo from Cassidy, White & Hangman to help hype this match, and it went about how I expected. Hangman abandoning the team was good stuff, because he of course came back when we least expected it. But at the same time, with Death Riders having extra people, they of course snatched that win away. The Fatal 4 Way is going to be great, but we’ve still got time to figure out this go-home math. And even then, it’s a Fatal 4 AND Christian Cage could choose to cash in at some point, the formula for this go-home math is too complex. But that said, I actually feel like Christian Cage should cash in. Imagine Christian as world champion being the last moment of AEW 2024 and then Fight for the Fallen, New Year’s Day, Christian opens the show just to gloat.
My Score: 8.9/10
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