The One & Only is Outta This World!

Ricochet wants his shot at Konosuke Takeshita and the AEW International Championship, but for now, he must settle for The Patriarchy’s Nick Wayne. Will Ricochet upset one family before going after the Don Callis Family?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Triple Threat Tag: The Kingdom VS Shane Taylor Promotions VS The Gates of Agony; The Kingdom wins.
• Anna Jay VS Leila Grey; Anna wins.
• The Beast Mortos w/ LFI VS BEEF w/ JD Drake; Mortos wins.
• Ricochet VS Nick Wayne w/ Shayna Wayne; Ricochet wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Triple Threat Tag: The Kingdom VS Shane Taylor Promotions VS The Gates of Agony!

We heard all three teams stake their claim to tag title opportunity, but now it is time for someone to earn it! Will it be Matt Taven & Mike Bennett, Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty, or Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona that climb over the others towards the top of the mountain?

In this form of Triple Threat, only two teams are legal at a time, so Taven steps up to #TAIGASTYLE. They circle while fans rally up. Taven and Lee tie up, Taven goes for an arm and wrenches it. Taven wristlocks, but Lee spins, slips through, and wrenches back to trip Taven. Lee runs, Taven stays low, but Lee handsprings. Lee arm-drags then floats around to rear mount. Taven scrambles to the ROPEBREAK. and Lee lets off, to KICK an arm! The ref reprimands, Taven storms up, but Lee kicks low. Lee CLUBS Taven to the STP corner, but whips corner to corner. Taven goes up and over, keeps moving, but Lee hurdles. Lee runs, but into a DROPKICK!

The fans fire up and Lee looms over Lee. “IIII’M Matt Taven!” Taven has a leg, floats, Oklahoma Roll, TWO! Taven wrenches Lee again, brings him to The Kingdom’s corner, and Bennett tags in. Bennett whips Lee into Taven’s BOOT! Bennet ROCKS Lee, Taven LARIATS! Bennett cover, TWO! Lee is tougher than that, but Bennett tags Taven. The Kingdom double whip, Lee holds ropes, and Kaun sneaks a tag. Lee BOOTS Taven away, Bennett CLOBBERS Lee! Kaun ELBOWS Bennett, RAMS Taven, and UPPERCUTS Tavne. Taven BOOTS Kaun, but Kaun back ELBOWS! Kaun brings Taven around to whip, but Taven reverses.

Taven runs in, Kaun dodges and comes back to LARIAT! The fans fire up and Kaun powers up, to then STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Kaun drags Taven up and over, tags Liona, and The Gates mug Taven! The ref reprimands, The Gates stop, and Liona tags Kaun back in. They mug Taven more, then Kaun whips Liona in for him to LARIAT Taven! Kaun drop toeholds, Liona SPLASHES, and Kaun slingshot SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Kaun looms over Taven, and he brings Taven up. Kaun tags Liona, they double whip Taven to a corner. Kaun sends Liona in again but Taven BOOTS! Taven dodges Kaun to POST him!

Taven hurries but Liona drags him back. Taven ENZIGIRIS, hot tag to Bennett! Bennett CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS Liona, but Liona just leans into the shots! Bennett winds up, CHOPS, but Liona just winds up in return! Bennett dodges the lariat to SUPERKICK! Liona staggers, Shane tags in! Liona runs up into another SUPERKICK! Kaun whips Bennett, Bennett reverses and DROPKICKS! But then Big Bad Shaney T. SPINEBUSTERS Bennett! Cover, TWO! Shane is frustrated but he taunts Bennett. Shane drags Bennett up, fires the fans up, but Bennett fires body shots! Bennett ROCKS Shane, CHOPS him, and CHOPS again!

Bennett CHOPS more, then runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but the SOUTHPAW LARIAT hits! Cover, TWO! Shane is frustrated again but he hauls Bennett up. Tag to Lee, and STP mugs Bennett while Rampage goes picture in picture.

Lee stomps a mudhole into Bennett, stops as the ref counts, but he sneaks mule kicks while “apologizing.” Lee then stops to stand Bennett up for a strike fest in the corner! Tag to Shane, and Shane stands Bennett up for a CHOP! Bennett sputters, Lee pretends to lose his mind, but Bennett fires up and gets in Shane’s face! Shane fires a BODY SHOT in return! Bennett sputters again, drags himself up, and he CHOSP! And CHOPS! And CHOSP! Shane eggs Bennett on so Bennett CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS, and he throws the elbow pad off! ROLLING- HAYMAKER from Shane! Bennett falls over, this could be a knockout!

The ref checks, Bennett is still in this. Shane paces, talks smack on former teammate Kaun, then he sucker punches Liona! The ref reprimands, Shane talks more smack on Kaun, then goes back to Bennett. Bennett SPINEBUSTERS Shane!! Both men are down and Rampage returns to single picture. The fans rally, Shane and Bennett crawl, hot tags to Taven and Lee! Taven dodges Lee to SPLASH Shane in a corner! Then he LEG LARIATS Lee! GAMANGIRI for Shane! Kaun runs in, Taven goes up and over to SUPERKICK! Taven then sees Lona is back, triangle jump ENZIGIRI! Bennett runs in to forearm SMASH Lee in a corner!

Taven adds a STINGER SPLASH, then feeds Lee to the fireman’s carry! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER, and JUST THE TIP of the knee! Cover, Shane breaks it! Shane bobs ‘n’ weaves Bennett to HEADBUTT and URENAGE! Shane blocks a kick from Taven, throws him down, and KNEES him in the face! Shane fires up, but Kaun runs up! Shane blocks Kaun’s kick, shoves him away, but Liona sneaks a tag. Kaun dodges Shane to fireman’s carry! AIR RAID CRASH! Liona SPLASHES Bennett in a corner! Then SPALSH for Taven! BACK BODY BLOCK for Bennett, FOREWARD BODY BLOCK for Taven!

Lee kicks Lion, reels him in, but Liona wrenches out to short arm LARIAT! The fans fire up as Liona fireman’s carries Lee. Bennett CHOPS Liona again and again, but Liona just grins. Bennett runs, but he’s added to a DOUBLE SAMAON DROP! The fans are thunderous for Liona, he and Kaun aim at Lee in a corner! Kaun runs up, METEORA! Taven sneaks a tag before the HIP ATTACK The Gates drag Lee up to OPEN THE GATES on Lee!! But Taven is the legal man! Bennett hits a BOSTON BAYONET on Kaun! Liona runs up, Bennett DUMPS him out! Taven aims at Lee, FROG SPLASH! Cover, The Kingdom wins!!

Winners: The Undisputed Kingdom, by pinfall

Despite facing some big bad competition, the former ROH World Tag Team Champions stand tall! Roddy celebrates with them, will everyone in The Kingdom get what they want in the near future?

Backstage interview with Beef.

Renee Paquette welcomes Anthony Henry’s second-cousin-in-law to Rampage, and notes he will be in action later tonight against The Beast Mortos. But Renee wants to ask first, how is Henry doing? Beef thanks Renee, he feels great to be back at an AEW show. And yeah, he’d be lying if he didn’t say Henry wasn’t all beat up. Henry’s biceps are up in his shoulder, that’s how beat up. But Beef has been trying to get in contact, from text messages to Facebook DMs to voicemails, and nothing. Beef has begged Henry to put him into contact with JD Drake, Henry would not give up the number.

But that is besides the fact that tonight, Beast Mortos, they say you’re the most beastly beast there ever was. But Beef is the beefiest man there ever was! And in their family, they fight hard and- OH! JD Drake is here! Renee welcomes JD back, he thanks her, but JD wants to talk with Beef. JD wishes Beef luck out there, and he’ll see him at ringside. JD pats Beef on the shoulder, and as one Workhorseman clocks out, another clocks in. Beef is all fired up that he has JD’s approval! Will JD Drake have Beef’s back as he goes up against one menacing minotaur?

Backstage interview with The Undisputed Kingdom and Beast Mortos.

AEW returns from break, and Renee is now with Roddy, Taven, Bennett and said minotaur. Roddy says, “BEEEAST! Hey, bro, thanks for joining us again. I just wanted to let you know this. It’s really bugging us, especially me, the fact that we’re not gonna be out there with you tonight. That’d be so much better.” Taven says yeah, “Frank,” doesn’t he realize he is so much better with them than La Faccion Ingobernable? The Kingdom’s even given Mortos gifts, like that meat platter Bennett had last week. This week, they step it up a notch! It’s the human known as Beef! And if Mortos wins, he can EAT Beef tonight!

Roddy says no, no, no eating humans. But hey, you can lead a beast to water, but you can’t make ’em… Uh, whatever Mortos does. He’s still Roddy’s boy, though. The Kingdom heads out, Mortos sighs, shakes his head, and then snarls. Will this odd kind of encouragement somehow get Mortos back on The Kingdom’s side? Or are they barking up the wrong tree?

Anna Jay VS Leila Grey!

The Queenslayer won her title opportunity just last Saturday for Battle of the Belts, and she will face Mariah May for the AEW Women’s World Championship next Saturday, November 2nd! Will the Star of the Show be ready for the big time? Or will the Top Flight Attendant cause some delays on Anna’s ascent to the top?

The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. Anna and Leila tie up, go around, and Anna waistlocks. Leila switches, but Anna switches back. Anna headlocks, Leila powers up but cannot power out as Anna holds tight. Leila fires body shots, powers up and out, but Anna runs her over! The fans cheer, Anna keeps moving, but Leila drops. Anna blocks a hip toss to fire knees. Anna whips Leila to a corner, then runs up to LEG LARIAT! Anna puts Leila up top, wrenches, but Leila BOOTS first! Leila adjusts to then FLYING BLOCKBUSTER! Not the cleanest but Leila finds the cover, TWO! Anna stays in this, but Leila CLUBS her down.

Leila drags Anna up, bumps her off buckles, then runs her side to side for another bump! Leila smiles, whips Anna corner to corner, then runs in to SHINING WIZARD! The fans rally, Leila headlocks, and she hits the BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Anna stays in this but Leila covers again, TWO! Anna pounds the mat in frustration, but Leila is on her. Anna fights the suplex, and she snap suplexes in return! The fans fire up, but Leila runs up to ROCK Anna! Anna winds up to ROCK Leila! The forearms keep going, and then Anna fires a flurry! Anna whips, Leila reverses, but Anna ducks ‘n’ dodges to FLYING FOREARM!

The fans fire up with Anna and she goes corner to corner. Forearm SMASH in the corner, then Anna puts Leila up top! Wrench, DANGEROUS JAY KICK, then the ICONOCLASM! Anna wants Leila to stand up, and she does, into a SHOTGUN! A shot at Mariah may, too! Then Gory Especial, for the GORY BOMB! Cover, Anna wins!

Winner: Anna Jay, by pinfall

Jay stands over Grey, and she lets May know, “See you next weekend!” Anna blows a kiss, but we see Deonna Purrazzo & Taya Valkyrie watching. Do the Virtuosa & La Wera Loca feel Anna is a prospect? Or a target?

BREAKING NEWS for Collision!

Anna’s workload increases as she will take on Viva Van. Will the Star of the Show show she can do it all with only 24 hours to prepare? Then, though he has Hangman Page on his hitlist, Jay White will go 1v1 with Shane Taylor. Will Cedar Rapids soon Breathe With The Switchblade? Or will Shane show White how to rumble, bad man, rumble? Plus, while she keeps calling Jamie Hayter out, Penelope Ford is not fighting Hayter. Instead, Mrs. Superbad takes on Robyn Renegade. Will Penelope use Robyn as a warm-up for the revenge she has planned on Hayter?

That’s not all, as Wheeler Yuta agrees to a sit-down interview with Nigel McGuinness. Can Nigel get to the bottom of why The Decoder betrayed Danielson? Plus, a couple tag teams looking for rebounds are in action as MXM Collection takes on The Outrunners. Will Mansoor & Mason make this a fashionable Saturday night? Or will they be unable to keep up with The Youngest Men Alive? And though he’s in action tonight, Ricochet will have to turn back around to face Lio Rush. Will the One & Only make quick work of Nick Wayne so he can be ready for his Collision with The Bad Child?

The Beast Mortos w/ LFI VS BEEF w/ JD Drake!

The minotaur wants to feast, and he’ll have all he can eat with BEEF! But will anyone be able to rein in “the beefiest man alive?” Or will we see him end up as ground beef?

The bell rings and the fans rally up for “BEEF! BEEF! BEEF!” Mortos and Beef circle, then they start shoving! They both rev up, run up, and RAM! And RAM again! The fans fire up, both men fire up, and they RAM again! Beef says “YOU~!” Mortos runs, Beef drops, then Beef sets up. Mortos rolls off Beef’s backdrop, then bypasses Beef. Beef cartwheels! And DROPKICKS! The fans fire up with Beef, and JD tells him to stay on Mortos. Beef drags Mortos up, but Mortos hits a BIG back suplex! Beef gets folded up and Mortos roars! Mortos drags Beef up, then SMACKS him! Beef stumbles into a corner, and Mortos is right on him.

Mortos whips Beef corner to corner but Beef reverses. Mortos goes up and out, then RAMS into Beef. Mortos slingshots up and over, rolls and returns, ducks ‘n’ dodges! CHOP BLOCK to the knee! Beef sits up into a SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! Beef survives and JD coaches him to cool down. Mortos runs up to SMACK Beef again! Mortos hauls Beef up to scoop and SLAM! Mortos roars, the fans fire up, but JD coaches Beef. Mortos clamps onto Beef and squeezes tight with the chinlock. Mortos then pushes Beef down, runs, and SENTONS, but FLOPS as Beef moves! Beef runs back up to BOOT!

Beef reels Mortos in, the fans fire up, but Mortos fights the suplex. Mortos tries but now Beef fights! It is a battle for suplex supremacy, and Beef lifts! Mortos slips free, turns Beef around, and HEADBUTTS! Beef falls but the fans fire back up! Mortos glares at JD, LFI raise the fists, and Rampage goes picture in picture.

Mortos hauls Beef up to TOSS him out, then Mortos storms up on JD. The ref stops Mortos and JD, but that lets Rush y Dralistico mug Beef! Dralistico even sends Beef into railing! JD protests but that just distracts the ref more, and Rush CHOPS Beef down! Mortos goes out to fetch Beef into the ring. Mortos covers, TWO! Beef shows grit but Mortos clamps on a chinlock. Mortos squeezes tight as JD coaches Beef. Mortos drags Beef up, puts him in a corner, and he fires up. Mortos winds up to SMACK Beef again! The fans fire up as Mortos SMACKS Beef again! And BOOTS him! And stomps him! The ref counts, Mortos steps back to taunt JD.

JD is furious, but Beef is up! Beef rolls Mortos! The ref is busy with JD! The ref misses the count, Beef might’ve had that win! Mortos then dropkicks Beef’s legs out! Mortos puts Beef on ropes to CHOKE him! Mortos stops to glare at JD, the ref is distracted again, and Dralistico CHOKES Beef! Dralistico fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT, and gets away with it all! Mortos stands on Beef, drags him up, then winds up, to SMACK Beef again! Beef staggers around, takes wild swings, but hits nothing as Rampage goes to break.

Rampage returns and Mortos brings Beef around. The fans want it “ONE MORE TIME!” so Mortos SMACKS Beef! Beef staggers around, Rush gets the fans going with another chant of “ONE MORE TIME!” Mortos brings Beef up again, CHOKES him, but then lets go as the ref counts. Mortos hauls Beef up, for a BIG back suplex, but Beef lands out! The fans fire up, Beef BOOTS from the corner! And ELBOWS! Beef climbs, then CROSSBODIES! Both men are down and the fans fire up! JD gets fans to chant for “BEEF! BEEF! BEEF!” Mortos rises, but Beef fires counter punches! And JABS! JABS! JABS!

The fans fire up as “BEEF! BEEF! BEEF!” winds up, to DECK Mortos! Beef fires up, JD says keep on Mortos. Beef runs Mortos right into buckles! Then he headlocks, to BUCKLE BULLDOG! Mortos stays up, so Beef runs corner to corner to LARIAT! Beef roars, for the BEEFY DOG! Cover, TWO!! Mortos survives, but the fans rally for “BEEF! BEEF! BEEF!” Beef JABS! And JABS! And winds up again, but Mortos ducks! Mortos shoves Beef, pops him up, SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO!! Beef lives! The fans fire up and Mortos is frustrated, but Mortos drags Beef to the drop zone. Mortos climbs, for the MARIPOSA! Cover, TWO!!

The fans are thunderous as Beef survives! Mortos winds up, runs up, but Beef ENZIGIRIS first! Mortos staggers around, Beef runs, SLOPPY STEAKS! The fans fire up as Mortos flops back, and Beef climbs! Dralistico storms into the ring, but this is to distract the ref from Rush tripping Beef up! Beef flops, Mortos drags Beef up! MINOTAUR DRIVER!! Cover, Mortos wins!

Winner: The Beast Mortos, by pinfall

JD is only one man, he could not stop LFI from screwing over his friend’s second cousin by marriage. But now LFI is mugging Beef as Dralistico & Mortos stomp away! Rush brings in the bright green cable! The fans boo, JD is unsure what to do, but Rush LASHES Beef again and again! JD wants to get in, but Mortos is right in his way! And then Rush CHOKES JD with the cable!! The fans boo, Rush tells all the tag teams of AEW to beware! LFI mugs JD now, then they let off, just so Rush can LASH JD with the cable! Dralistico says all tag teams will burn! LFI are set to face FTR tomorrow night, can the #TopGuys make sure LFI’s rampage ends?

Backstage interview with Harley Cameron.

Renee is with the wild Aussie and notes it has been a rough week for her. She lost to Kris Statlander last Saturday on Collision, then she got punched in the face by Thunder Rosa. Harley says big deal! You’re telling Harley that you haven’t been beaten by Kris and then punched by Rosa before? No, she hasn’t. Well, then isn’t Renee special? Harley tells Rosa, “Do you know who you’re dealing with?” Her voice cracks so Harley composes herself. She is attractive, talented, charming and whimsical. Not to mention musical and magical. Harley does the separated thumb trick… Renee asks Harley please move it along.

Harley says she can play rough, too! Harley can pack a punch! La Mera Mera? More like NOT… Mera! Rosa is smitten with the wrong kitten! And anything that Rosa can do, Harley can do also! Renee asks, “Like what?” Harley says you’ll see! Sure… But then when and where will this Outcast take on the former AEW Women’s World Champion with all her different facets?

Ricochet VS Nick Wayne w/ Shayna Wayne!

The One & Only has called out Konosuke Takeshita for the International Championship, followed Konosuke to Canada, but still hasn’t gotten his shot at Konosuke. Will there be no denying that Ricochet is a worthy contender? Or will The Patriarchy’s Prodigy live up to that title by earning his own title shot?

The bell rings and the fans rally for Ricochet as he circles with Nick. They feel things out, tie up, and Ricochet powers Nick back. Nick is in the corner, but he turns things around. Ricochet turns things back around, but Nick pulls tights to put Ricochet in a corner. The ref counts, Nick grinds forearms into Ricochet’s face, but then he backs off. Ricochet storms up on Nick and Nick goes to the other corner. Nick bails out, the fans boo and Ricochet is annoyed, but Nick smirks. Ricochet backs off, Nick slowly returns, and then Nick bails back out. Ricochet is annoyed but Nick says he has all the time in the world.

Well, no, the ring count starts, he has the ten count. Ricochet waits, Nick steps back in, and Ricochet says about time. The fans rally for Ricochet, so Nick steps out again. The fans boo Nick, Nick steps in, and he circles with Ricochet again. They tie up and Ricochet slips around to headlock. Nick powers up and out, but Ricochet runs him over! Cover, ONE, but Ricochet headlocks for a takeover. The fans cheer, Nick fights around, and Ricochet mockingly asks, “What’re you gonna do, Mom?” Shayna is annoyed, but Nick rolls Ricochet to a cover. TWO, and Ricochet grinds the headlock. Nick rolls free, then kicks low!

Nick ROCKS Ricochet, has him in a corner, and then CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” but also boo, and Nick whips corner to corner, Ricochet goes up and over, keeps moving, and he rolls off Ricochet’s back. Ricochet rolls under, handsprings back and RANAS! Kip up and DROPKICK! The fans are all fired up as Nick bails out. Ricochet runs to fake Nick out, then BOOTS him from the apron! Ricochet uses the apron to ASAI MOONSAULT, but Nick dodges! And Mother Wayne stands in the way! Ricochet says mama needs to move, but Nick BOOTS Ricochet down! Nick drags Ricochet up to run him and TOSS him over railing!

Nick slides into the ring and soaks up the heat, but Ricochet rises as Rampage goes picture in picture.

Ricochet gets a hand from fans to make it up and over the railing, but the ring count is already 5 of 10. Ricochet crawls to the ring, shakes out the stars, and he slides in at 8! Nick runs up to DROPKICK Ricochet back out! Nick goes out to fetch Ricochet, ROCK him with a forearm, and then brings Ricochet to the ramp! DDT on the ramp! Nick soaks up heat from the fans, leaves Ricochet behind again, and the count begins. Ricochet checks his neck before he crawls his way back to ringside. Ricochet slides in at 9! Nick mockingly applauds, then storms up to BOOT Ricochet to the corner! Nick brings Ricochet around, and BOOTS him again!

Nick reels Ricochet in, snap suplexes, then covers, ONE!! Ricochet toughs it out but Nick just smirks. Nick drags Ricochet around, KNEES him in the back, and then smirks as he KNEES Ricochet again! Ricochet hobbles to a corner, but Nick goes after him. Ricochet ROCKS Nick, CHOPS Nick, but Nick kicks back! Ricochet CHOPS again, then puts Nick in a corner. Ricochet whips corner to corner but Nick reverses, and Ricochet hits buckles hard! Ricochet falls back, Nick checks his stinging chest, and Nick snarls as he storms over. Nick drags Ricochet up, snapmares him back down, and clamps on a chinlock.

Ricochet endures, even as Nick digs his knee into Ricochet’s back. Ricochet pries at the hold, grabs at Nick’s face, but Nick thrashes Ricochet around. Nick pulls back on the hold, but Ricochet fights up as Rampage returns to single picture. Ricochet JAWBREAKERS free! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again! Nick kicks low again, whips Ricochet again, but Ricochet reverses! Ricochet runs up to RAM Nick, then GAMANGIRI from the apron! Ricochet springboards, RIDER KICK! Ricochet lands on his feet while Nick tumbles out! Ricochet runs to FOSBURY FLOP! Down goes Nick, and Ricochet checks the eyebrows before putting Nick back in.

Ricochet springboards again, CROSSOVER FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Ricochet dunked on Nick but that’s not enough, STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Nick stays in this but Ricochet stays focused. The fans fire up and want that “ONE MORE TIME!” Ricochet puts Nick in a drop zone, then he climbs up a corner. The ref tells Shayna to stay back, but Nick CLAWS Ricochet’s face! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Nick climbs up after Ricochet. But Ricochet fires body shots, then forearms! Ricochet HEADBUTTS Nick down! Ricochet adjusts, the fans fire up, and 450- NO, Ricochet rolls through as Nick moves!

Ricochet comes back, Nick dodges, then clinches! Ricochet fights the nelson to arm-drag, and CHOP in the corner! Ricochet whips, Nick reverses to STUNNER! Then victory roll, with ropes! TWO!! Ricochet escapes the cheat but Nick argues the count. The ref says the count was fair, and here comes Ricochet! Nick sends Ricochet into buckles! Then full nelson, DRAGON SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives and Shayna is furious! Nick is stunned, but he refocuses and drags Ricochet up. Nick calls his shot, goes up and up, but Ricochet waistlocks first! Nick fights free, ELBOWS Ricochet, and runs, into a TIGER WALL KICK!

Ricochet UPPERCUTS, runs, rebounds, CYCLONE KICK! Then a deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Nick survives, the fans fire up, and Ricochet is beside himself! Ricochet rises, the fans rallying behind him. Nick fights the fireman’s carry, so Ricochet ROCKS him! Fireman’s carry now, but Nick ducks the roundhouse! Nick BOOTS, Ricochet SUPERKICKS! Nick PELES! Ricochet HALF ‘N’ HALF PLEXES! Nick staggers up, Ricochet runs, springboard, into a CUTTER! Nick underhooks, TIGER DESTROYER!?! Cover, TWO?!? Ricochet survives and no one can believe it, least of all Nick!

Nick drags Ricochet up again, calls his shot, and he goes up, up, and WAYNE’S- NO, Ricochet dodges it to JUMP KNEE! And then dragon sleeper, for the VERTIGO DRIVER!! Ricochet isn’t done with Nick, though, as he aims from the corner! BANG and SLIDING LARIAT!! Cover, Ricochet wins!

Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall

That main event was #OuttaThisWorld! Ricochet brings out his own take on Hidden Blade, a shot of respect to his rival, Will Ospreay, but wait! The Alpha is here! Konosuke Takeshita steps out on stage, International Championship on his shoulder. Konosuke looks at the title, then at Ricochet, and tells Ricochet to bring it. Ricochet says same to Konosuke. When and where will these two young icons battle it out for the gold?

My Thoughts:

A great Rampage here, and I am glad that even with Rampage’s future in question, they are putting great matches on here that do have some story implications. That Triple Threat Tag was a great opening, but I am a little surprised Kingdom wins when they’re just tangentially involved with the MJF VS Cole story. But Roddy being with them to then talk with Mortos was still great stuff, I really appreciate this sort of comedic obliviousness where clearly, Mortos was never in The Kingdom, he is most certainly in LFI, but The Kingdom still want him to join them. It won’t happen but it’s still good story reasons for Kingdom and LFI to feud at some point.

Speaking of, good stuff with Beef, I really appreciate them incorporating ROH story here. JD Drake showing up here was a bit of a surprise, but while he has a more positive perspective on Beef, he basically steps right into the role Anthony Henry had where they tell Beef to not be so hyper and so, well, Beef. Beef VS Mortos was a surprisingly great match, Beef held his own but of course Mortos wins. LFI stands tall having beat up Beef and JD, LFI VS FTR for Collision will be great stuff, too.

Good but short match from Anna VS Leila, and of course Anna wins. Deonna & Taya watching is certainly an intriguing detail. That duo has been needing to do something to build this alliance up, and trying to recruit Anna would be a good story. I don’t see Anna winning the title, so Anna perhaps fighting off Deonna & Taya could be good stuff. Maybe a chance for Tay Conti to come back? Well, anyway, good promo from Harley, she continues to be very funny, and she will surely be fed to Rosa in Rosa’s return to AEW in-ring action. And while no fifth match as filler is a good thing, a little surprised there was no Hayter, since she said on Dynamite she wants a fight. Maybe Hayter goes after Penelope on Collision?

Great main event from Ricochet VS Nick, especially with Nick getting to show what he can do. But in the end, Ricochet of course won. Konosuke coming out to basically accept Ricochet’s challenge without having to say anything was a good detail, and we know that match will be awesome. Hard to say Ricochet wins with how Don Callis Family will surely cheat, especially with this story of Ospreay and Fletcher now running parallel. There is a scenario where Ospreay wins against Fletcher, Ricochet dethrones Konosuke, and then we get an Ospreay VS Ricochet rematch for the International Championship at like Worlds End in December.

My Score: 8.8/10