Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (10/7/24)
Will history repeat itself?
Gold and grudge matches make for a good Monday Night Raw!
While Sami Zayn defeated Gunther at WrestleMania for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, can he do it again for the World Heavyweight Championship? Or will Der Ring General prove it was all a fluke?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Intercontinental Championship: Jey Uso VS Xavier Woods w/ Kofi Kingston; Jey wins and retains the title.
- Good Ol’ Fashioned Donnybrook: Sheamus VS Pete Dunne; Sheamus wins.
- 10 Woman Tag: Pure Fusion Collective & The Unholy Union VS Lyra Valkyria, Natalya, Zelina Vega, Kayden Carter & Katana Chance; Lyra, Natalya, Zelina, Kayden & Katana win.
- WWE World Heavyweight Championship: GUNTHER VS Sami Zayn; Gunther wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Monday Night Raw is only TWO hours!?
The countdown to Raw Netflix has begun, and so for the rest of 2024, it will be a jam-packed 120 minutes of action!
Sexyy Red is here!
Ahead of her return to NXT tomorrow night, St. Louis’ own Hood Princess is here to welcome us to Monday Night Raw! Red says get it Sexyy, and we get a Bad Blood recap video.
CM Punk is here!
St. Louis fires up as The Best in the World makes his way out, still very sore from the war he had with Drew McIntyre on Saturday. Punk already has a mic in hand as he slowly limps his way out on stage. The fans cheer him on, and Punk says, “Is it good to be not dead in St. Louis, Missouri on a Monday night or what?” The fans cheer Punk more, and Punk sees a puff of something to the left. Punk says he’s already been through hell, if they’re gonna set him on fire, now’s the time. But Punk is in no condition to be here, or to even attempt to walk to the ring. He’ll just address us from here if we don’t mind.
Punk says it hurts to smile, but he just had to come here and see the fans. Punk is alive, but he doesn’t feel like it. He’s a winner, but he doesn’t feel like it. He wants to be able to say it felt tremendous stepping outside of Hell and slamming the door behind him, but the way that the match made him feel just leaves him with a lot of questions. Punk doesn’t know what the future holds for CM Punk, but he told us he had zero Hell in a Cell matches and he was right. He is banged up worse than ever before in his life, and as much as he loves the fans, he just doesn’t know. Fans start to worry what this is leading to…
The fans continue to cheer on Punk but Punk wants to thank three groups of people as to why he’s here. These three groups have more in common than they probably want to admit. The first group is Punk’s fans. The fans that are ride or die, the ones that make the signs, show up for seven years even before he came back, and they waited another three for him to come home, so to them, thank you. There was a moment on Saturday where Punk didn’t think he could pull this off, even with them, but there has never been a second in his entire career that he thought he could do this without them.
The second group he wants to thank is his peers. Those behind and in front of the cameras, the men and women he feels privileged to walk these halls with. Those he sees on a weekly basis, or most of them, and it has been a joy and a pleasure. The third group of people are those who don’t like Punk at all. There is a fine line between love and hate. Punk’s turned hate into cash, so he thanks those people. For whatever reason you dislike Punk, whether it is jealousy or hatred, Punk just says that if they keep doubting him, keep doubting him. Punk has to go home, he hasn’t seen his wife in about five weeks, he has a lot of flowers to buy, so he appreciates everyone here.
Punk would like to say “See you soon,” but he doesn’t know, so for now, thank you. And then Seth Rollins makes his way out here? The Visionary stares down with Punk, but then smiles before pushing right past him. The fans fire up as Rollins makes his way to the ring, reveling in the singing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins grabs himself a mic and tells St. Louis, “You know I gotta do the right thing. Before we get started out here tonight, I gotta do the right thing. After everything that he went through on Saturday night, CM Punk, on behalf of all of us here tonight, get well soon.” The fans applaud that.
Rollins says as soon as Punk gets back, that’s the sooner Rollins can kick Punk’s ass and retire him for good! HAHAHAHA! But now, St. Louis, Welcome to Monday Night Rollins~! Rollins knows he’s been gone a couple months and things have gotten crazy around here. Go ahead, sing it loud, let ’em hear it! “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins tuned in to Bad Blood, that was crazy! Dominik Mysterio dangling from a shark cage! The Final Boss, The Rock, is back again! And Hell must’ve frozen over, because Cody Rhodes was out here teaming with Roman Reigns…? And then getting punched in the mouth by Kevin Owens!
But uh, we’re not supposed to talk about that, so let’s get back on track. And Rollins is the one to do that because he is a Visionary, he is a Revolutionary, he IS Seth FREAKIN’ Rollins! And Rollins is back to destroy Bronson Reed! The fans cheer, but Rollins says Bronson isn’t here tonight. The fans boo that, but Rollins says he knows Bronson is watching this. He better listen tot his real close. Rollins has the camera come in tight on this. “Two months ago, you ambushed me, you tried to end my career. And for what? You wanted to make a name for yourself? Well, congratulations. Six Tsunamis later and I know your damn name.
“You wanna get famous, big boy? You wanna get famous?! That’s what you wanted!? I’ll give you your 15 minutes! I’ll tell you what. Seth FREAKIN’ Rollins VS Bronson Reed, one on one, you name the time, you name the place! Except this time, I’ll be expecting you.” The challenge has been put out, but will the Colossal Aussie still overwhelm Rollins? And wait, here comes Jey Uso! Rollins is a bit annoyed that someone stepped on his moment, but the fans are all ready to YEET! Rollins and Jey stare down, but Rollins lets Jey have the ring.
Will Main Event Jey Uso make it through his first defends as Intercontinental Champion? Or will Xavier Woods finally have his first singles title reign? We find out, after the break.
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Jey Uso VS Xavier Woods w/ Kofi Kingston!
Raw returns as The New Day makes their entrance, color coordinating with black and silver gear. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who truly shines with the gold!
The bell rings and the two tie right up. The fans rally as Woods puts Jey in a corner, but then Woods RAMS into Jey again and again and again! The ref backs Woods off and the fans boo, but Woods runs back in. Jey dodges, runs up and ELBOWS, then PELES! The fans fire up while Woods goes to the apron. Jey runs in again but Woods KNEES him down! Jey flops to the apron and Woods stands him up. Woods fires hands, the fans rally for “UCE! OH!” and Jey pushes back. Woods blocks a kick, KNEES Jey again, and Jey goes to the floor. Woods hurries to fireman’s carry, and he taunts the fans before he DEATH VALLEY BOMBS to the floor!
Woods soaks up some heat from St. Louis while he looms over Jey, and Raw goes picture in picture.
Woods drags Jey up, CHOPS him, then pushes him into the ring. Woods storms in to then drop a BIG elbow! And then another BIG elbow! Cover, TWO! Woods stays cool, he knows the Usos well, and he brings Jey up. Woods reels Jey in, suplexes, and he holds Jey up! Kofi fires up as Woods marches around with Jey! Woods goes to TEN before the SLAM! Cover, TWO! Jey is still tougher than that but Woods stays focused. Woods brings Jey up again, but Jey ROCKS him with a haymaker! And another! And another! Jey ROCKS Woods to a corner, whips corner to corner, but Woods reverses and hard!
Jey falls to the mat, and Woods stomps him! And stomps and stomps and stomps! Then FIST DROP! Cover, TWO! Woods follows Jey out of the ring, to CHOP him! Woods puts Jey on the barrier, CLUBS him, then goes up the steps. Woods leaps to FLYING LEG DROP! Woods brings out some RVD action for this one! Woods puts Jey in takes aim, step in and TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO! Jey is still toughing it out, but Woods rains down fists! The ref checks Jey but he’s still in this. Woods soaks up heat from the fans, drags Jey back up, and Raw returns to single picture. Woods asks what he did for fans to boo, but Jey fires hands!
The fans “BOO!” Woods and “YEET!” for Jey! Jey fires haymakers, “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Woods wobbles, Jey puts some stank on it, and “YEET!” Woods comes back with a ROLLING ELBOW! Woods pushes Jey, runs, but Jey ROCKS Woods! Jey runs but Woods follows to ROCK Jey back! Woods keeps moving, but Jey ROCKS Woods again! Jey keeps moving, but Woods ROCKS Jey! Woods runs, dodges, and SUPERKICKS Jey! Cover, TWO! Jey survives but Kofi coaches Woods up. The fans rally, Woods goes to a corner, and Woods climbs up. Tightrope and LIMIT- SUPERKICK!! Jey takes Woods outta the sky!!
Jey hurries up top, takes aim, USO SPLASH!! Cover, Jey wins!
Winner: Jey Uso, by pinfall (still WWE Intercontinental Champion)
Woods put up a fight, but it just wasn’t enough! Kofi checks on his friend, then helps him to his feet. Jey also helps, offers respect, but Woods leaves him hanging! The fans boo, and even Kofi is confused. Kofi walks with Woods and asks what that’s about. Woods says Jey won, that’s what. Will Woods ever get his moment if- BRON BREAKER SPEARS JEY!!! The fans bark it up, and Woods keeps Kofi from helping!? Kofi slips free and he goes after Bron! Bron shoves Kofi, dodges Trouble in Paradise, and SPEARS!! Woods drags Kofi out of the ring, but Bron isn’t done! Bron slips out the side, builds up speed, and he SPEARS Woods!!!
The fans are barking it up as the Big Bad Booty Nephew reloads, to run and run and again SPEAR Jey!! Respect was shown last week, but now the dog is back in the hunt! Will Bron take away the title with this same level of violence?
Rhea Ripley speaks.
“Liv Morgan, I should’ve known that you would weasel your way out of Bad Blood with the title. You just continue ot prove that you cannot beat me all by yourself. Bringing Raquel Rodriguez into it, yeah, it was smart, I’ll give you that. But you know what would’ve been smarter? If you didn’t get caught! Now all you’ve done is guaranteed another beating and delayed the inevitable. The thing is Liv, you need Raquel. Now I’ll just have to go through both of you.” Mami is in no mood, will Liv & Raquel both suffer her brutality?
Another warning from the runes.
Translation shows these runes spell out “WAR.” Will Raw be ready for it?
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Bron Breakker returns backstage.
Jackie Redmond walks over to him and says we’re all a bit confused. Last week was respect, this week was #SpearCity, what’s going on? Bron refuses to say anything, so Jackie says we’re all left with unclear reasons. But one thing is clear, Bron is just as dangerous even without a title. Will Adam Pearce have something to say about what Bron did?
Cody Rhodes is backstage!
The American Nightmare is in town after Bad Blood, with mixed emotions between how he and Roman Reigns won their tag team main event, but was then attacked by Kevin Owens in the parking lot. How will the Undisputed WWE Champion address all of that? Perhaps we find out later tonight.
Karrion Kross talks with The Miz backstage.
Mr. Doomsday goes over how The Hollywood A-Lister is a two-time WWE Grand Slam Champion, he had no reason to doubt himself. Miz repeats, “Doubt myself? You know that there is no Miz & Final Testament. I did that for me. I’m tired of being put in random matches at a moment’s notice. I’m tired of doing everything and getting nothing in return.” By the way, The Wyatt Sick6 interject with the footage to say, “There you are.” Miz tells Kross that the WWE Universe has forgotten that he IS The Miz, and- R-Truth is here! Truth has been texting, dawg. He wanted to clear this up: Truth is NOT Judgment Day anymore, okay? So he’ll forgive Miz.
Oh, Truth forgives Miz? Miz is NOT the one confused. Awesome Truth is done. Oh, that was on purpose? But their kids play together. Truth though they were brothers! Kross tells Miz not to let the truth weigh him down. This is why no one takes Miz seriously. And if Miz doesn’t do something about this right now, no one ever will take him seriously again. Truth says they can still fix this. Truth will talk with Adam Pearce and get Miz a match. Miz says no! That’s the problem, Truth! But if Truth wants a match, then it can be Truth VS Miz next week! Miz storms off, Kross smirks and follows Miz out, and if that doesn’t make things clear to Truth, nothing will.
Good Ol’ Fashioned Donnybrook: Sheamus VS Pete Dunne!
Brawling Brutes turned bitter enemies now battle in a match they helped bring to WWE together! The Celtic Warrior wants “Butch” to finally learn his place, but The Bruiserweight wants to finally get some respect on his name! Who wins what could be the “Final Banger?”
Raw returns and Dunne makes his entrance. Sheamus already has a shillelagh, so Dunne already has a cricket bat! The bell rings and the two run up to throw hands! Sheamus has the edge, he HAMMERS away on Dunne in a corner, then pulls hair! Dunne gets loose to ROCK Sheamus! And he KICKS a leg! And KICKS it again! Sheamus hobbles, Dunne wrenches, but Sheamus powers out to short arm LARIAT! The fans fire up, and Sheamus says shillelagh time! Sheamus uses it to gag Dunne and smother him! Dunne fights up, and he thumbs an eye! Sheamus staggers away, and Dunne runs up, but into an Alabama Lift, and ALABAMA SLAM!
Sheamus grabs the legs, and he CATAPULTS Dunne up and out of the ring! Dunne tumbles to the whiskey barrels, but Sheamus pursues. Dunne ducks and the Brogue hits barrels! Sheamus hobbles, Dunne mule kicks! Dunne goes up onto a barrel, and uses it to TORNADO DDT Sheamus to the floor! The fans boo and taunt “Butch” but Dunne BOOTS Sheamus against barriers! Dunne huffs ‘n’ puffs and soaks up heat, to then BOOT Sheamus again! Sheamus crawls around the way, and goes to the bar! Dunne SMACKS Sheamus off the bar! Dunne clears the cups and peanuts away, so he can stand on Sheamus’ hand!
Dunne STOMPS the hand, then LEAPS< but into Sheamus’ arms! Sheamus hits a POWRESLAM onto the desk! St. Louis cheers as Dunne writhes and Sheamus roars, and Raw goes picture in picture!
Sheamus drags Dunne off the desk, scoops him again, and SLAMS him back on the desk! Sheamus then goes looking under the ring. Sheamus brings out a TABLE! St. Louis likes that! Sheamus brings the table around the way to set it up by the corner. But Dunne runs up, and he uses the barstool to JAM Sheamus up! Dunne even DIGS the stool legs into Sheamus’ face! Dunne lest off with the stool to then bring Sheamus up. Sheamus BODY SHOTS, then UPPERCUTS! Sheamus adjusts the table before bringing out a second table! Sheamus sets this one up next to the first, then fires St. Louis up again.
Sheamus has Dunne on the apron, but Dunne KICKS first! And CHOPS! Dunne talks smack, but Sheamus DECKS him! Sheamus drags Dunne up, reels him in, and Canadian Racks! But Dunne hooks ropes with his legs! No Celtic Cross here! Dunne slips down, mule kicks, and APRON DDTS!! Dunne is fired up after hitting that one, and he hurries into the ring. Dunne takes the shillelagh for his own! Dunne uses it in a CROSSFACE! Sheamus endures the wood club in his face as Dunne pulls back on his neck! Sheamus fights up, Raw returns to single picture, and the fans rally. Sheamus TOSSES Dunne away!
Dunne comes back to STOMP Sheamus down! Dunne SLAPS Sheamus, CHOPS him, and CHOPS again! But Sheamus just gets pissed! Sheamus ROCKS Dunne, grabs the shillelagh, and CLOBBERS Dunne with it! Dunne sputters, goes to a corner, but takes a LARIAT! Dunne tumbles to the apron, and Sheamus has him against ropes! The fans fire up for BEATS- NO, Dunne HOTSHOTS Sheamus first! Dunne slips in, runs up, but into an IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up with Sheamus as he takes aim from the corner! BROGUE misses, and Dunne runs up! But into a scoop and POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!
Dunne survives but Sheamus doesn’t let that bother him. Sheamus goes up a corner and the fans fire up again! But Dunne CLUBS Sheamus with the shillelagh! Dunne goes up to fetch Sheamus, for a SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO! Sheamus stays in this but Dunne stays focused. The fans rally for Sheamus as he goes to the apron, but Dunne DROPKICKS him to the floor! Dunne looks around, and he goes with the barrels. Dunne climbs the barrels, but Sheamus CLUBS Dunne with the shillelagh! And again! Sheamus climbs up after Dunne now, and the fans are going nuts already! Sheamus stands Dunne up to chicken wing!
Sheamus manages to give Dunne BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN up on the barrels! Sheamus hits his TEN, then spins Dunne around! Fireman’s carry, SUPER WHITE NOISE DOWN THROUGH THE TABLES!!! St. Louis is losing their minds while the ref checks both men! Sheamus is stirring, but he’s got cuts and scrapes all over his arms from that one. “This is Awesome!” as Sheamus rises up. Sheamus brings Dunne along with him as he goes back into the ring. Dunne sputters against ropes, and Sheamus hobbles around. Sheamus runs up to KNEECAP! And then he reels Dunne in, Canadian Rack, CELTIC CROSS!! Cover, TWO?!?!?
The fans cannot believe it, but The Bruiserweight is still in this! And is Dunne somehow smiling!? Sheamus drags Dunne back up, and says Dunne asked for this! Sheamus makes Dunne stand, but Dunne bends the fingers! And SNAPS them! And then CRICKET BAT SMACK!!! Cover, TWO!! Dunne scored six but not the win! The fans are loving this as Dunne grows frustrated. Dunne kicks Sheamus to the apron, and he brings something out from the bar! He pulls out a drawer, just to SMACK away on Sheamus with it! But what was in the drawer? ZIPTIES!? Dunne uses those to trap Sheamus’ hands behind his back!!
The fans boo! There may be no disqualifications but this is still underhanded! Sheamus sits up, into a Dunne BROGUE!! Cover, TWO!?!?! Sheamus defies Dunne, but Dunne SLAPS and stomps away! Dunne has the bat again, and he says he is NOT Butch, he is DUNNE! Sheamus KNEECAPS Dunne again!! And then BROGUES Dunne down!!! Cover, Sheamus wins!!!
Winner: Sheamus, by pinfall
Dunne was so obsessed getting past “Butch” that he couldn’t focus on The Fella! Sheamus himself gets to move on from the past, will there be gold in his future?
Backstage interview with Cody Rhodes.
Cathy Kelley is with the American Nightmare and says this past weekend being chaotic is an understatement. How is he feeling after Saturday? Cody won’t speculate on everything, surely we’ll hear more on Friday, but he is just here to find out what it takes to be the very first Crown Jewel Champion. Cody thanks Cathy for his time, and then he meets Sami Zayn. Sami wants to say face to face, that Sami plans on being the man Cody faces at Crown Jewel. They’ve known each other a long time, so if Cody wants to talk about- No, no, we don’t need to worry about that here. Like Cody just told Cathy, we can worry about that on Friday.
For now, Cody wants to see Sami do it again. Sami shocked the world once again, he wants to do it again. Cody wants that, too. Cody wishes Sami luck, and they shake hands. Will the Underdog from the Underground dethrone Der Ring General yet again? Or will there be no stopping Gunther from colliding with Cody?
Judgment Day arrives.
Raquel Rodriguez drove the fan for “Dirty” Dominik & Liv Morgan. Jackie Redmond walks over, hoping for a quick word. Raquel’s interference in Liv’s match with Rhea is quite frankly causing controversy, any comment? Oh of course there needs to be comment. Liv says yes, fine, the disqualification means Rhea technically beat Liv. BUT, Liv is still Women’s World Champion, still has Dom, still has Judgment Day, and now has Raquel. So what does that mean? That Liv is the only person in WWE who still wins, even when she loses. Jackie then asks Raquel that it has been a long time since we’ve seen her. Is she officially Judgment-
Liv says oops, sorry, time’s up. What Liv can tell us is that they’re all moving on from Rhea to focus on Nia Jax at Crown Jewel. Dom says they should just leave. Liv agrees, let’s just go. Wait, what? They just got here! Is Raquel officially in Judgment Day? Raquel pushes Jackie aside and gets back in the driver’s seat. They leave, leaving us all with questions about what happens next.
Adam Pearce talks with Ava Raine.
The Raw General Manager and NXT General Manager are both excited over the back-to-back St. Louis nights, it all just works. But then in steps Ethan Page. He introduces himself and Pearce shakes his hand. Ethan wants to chat business. One of Ethan’s Monday Night Raw superstars, CM Punk, stuck his nose in All Ego’s business as a special guest referee. He kinda cost Ethan that match, so maybe they could course correct and get Ethan back on track. Oh, Punk cost him the title? Well, sorry, but Pearce didn’t appoint Punk as referee. Ava did. Yeah, hi, Ethan, your boss here. And she is “so flattered” that he came here a night early just to complain! So sweet of you, Cha-
Oh, sorry, former champ. But as much as Ava would love to hear Ethan yap like he does every week, she is off the clock right now. So sorry. Then what’s she doing here?! In steps Sexyy Red and she says hey to Ava and Pearce. Ethan expects a handshake, too, and Sexyy says he looks familiar. Didn’t Trick whoop his ass last Tuesday? Ethan says he’s done better. Okay, he doesn’t need to get attitude. But the GMs and Sexyy get down to business, what big things do they have planned for NXT St. Louis?
10 Woman Tag: Pure Fusion Collective & The Unholy Union VS Lyra Valkyria, Natalya, Zelina Vega, Kayden Carter & Katana Chance!
Hmm, a combination of bullies and mean girls teaming up against all their favorite victims. Why does this feel like high school, just more violent? Well, will Sonya Deville, Shayna Baszler, Zoey Stark, Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn prove they’re the top of the food chain in the Raw Women’s Division? Or will The Morrigan, The Queen of Harts, La Muneca & KC Squared make for an Avengers level super team?
The teams sort out, Kayden starts against Zoey, and Zoey CLOBBERS Kayden right away! Zoey mocks Katana’s face brace, boops her, then runs away. Tag to Sonya, but the brawl is on! The fans are fired up for it but the ref tries to sort out the chaos. Things spill out of the ring, and Lyra WRECKS Sonya with a dropkick! Zelina does the same to Shayna and KC Squared DUMPS Zoey! Katana TORNILLO PLANCHAS Sonya! Zelina METEORAS Shayna! Natty tags in off Kayden before Kayden SUPER CROSSBODIES Alba & Isla! Natty runs, but Sonya trips her up! No flying BOAT tonight, Sonya sends Natty into steel steps!
The fans boo but PFC & UU are standing tall while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns, Natty fights out of the enemy territory but Isla RAMS her! Tag to Alba, and the wicked witches double suplex! But Natty fights to DOUBLE DDT! Natty hurries, hot tag to Zelina! The fans fire up as Zelina dodges Zoey and fires off hands! Zoey shoves back, Zelina dodges and mule kicks! Then AX KICKS! Zoey goes to a corner, Zelina runs in but is put up top! Zelina BOOTS Zoey, then leaps for a RANA! The fans fire up again, and Zelina waistlocks to O’Conner. Zoey bucks that and SUPERKICKS back! Zoey says done! Suplex and- STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Sonya tags in but Zelina CLOBBERS her first!
Zelina stomps Zoey, then climbs up a corner. She gives some Latina Heat bfore the MOONSAULT! Cover, but Sonya is legal, not Zoey! Sonya RUNNING KNEES Zelina down!! Cover, Katana breaks it! Shayna KNEES Katana! Kayden SUPERKICKS Shayna! Isla ROCKS Kayden, tot hen SNAP SAIDO! But Lyra ENZIGIRIS Isla! Alba runs up, TORNADO DDT! Zelina gives Alba a CODE BREAKER! Zoey SPRINGBOARD MISSILE DROPKICKS Zelina! Natty DISCUS LARIATS Zoey! Sonya SOBATS Natty, KNEES her, then ROUNDHOUSES! Natty falls out, Zelina runs up! SLEEPER! Sonya flails, Lyra tags in! Sonya RAMS Zelina into buckles but Lyra goes up!
Sonya SLINGS Zelina away, but gets a PERIPETEIA from Lyra!! Cover, Lyra’s team wins!!
Winners: Lyra Valkyria, Natalya, Zelina Vega, Kayden Carter & Katana Chance, by pinfall
A massive match results in a massive win for The Morrigan and friends! But is this just one battle in the war brewing on Raw?
Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair speak.
The Storm says, “Now that my girl, B, and I are done hosting Bad Blood, it’s time to get back to business.” The EST tells Damage CTRL that they heard the challenge from last week. Bianca will say this with her chest: They can’t wait to face them for the tag titles. Bianca & Jade see Iyo & Kairi, and let’s be real, no one is taking these titles from the champs. But credit where credit is due, Iyo & Kairi have torn up the tag division. Iyo did catch Bianca slipping a couple weeks ago, but if y’all think for one second that DMG CTRL takes back over, they’ve got another thing coming.
DMG CTRL must not know about these two. Bianca & Jade dug their way out of the trenches to get these titles back. In fact, they took these titles from DMG CTRL! So best believe they won’t let DMG CTRL return the favor. But since DMG CTRL wants to make the challenge, then next week, let’s run it back. The StrongEST Duo is ready to do it all over again, but will they underestimate the Evil Genius & Pirate Princess?
WWE World Heavyweight Championship: GUNTHER VS Sami Zayn!
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. And while Der Ring General did not want to have this rematch with Sami Zayn, he does owe it to himself and his family to find redemption. Will Gunther make sure there is no second miracle for Sami? Or will nothing stop Sami from making history yet again?
Raw returns and Gunther makes his entrance. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if this is truly WrestleMania revisited!
The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, go around, and the fans rally up. Gunther headlocks Sami, grinds him down, but Sami fights with fists. Gunther thrashes Sami but Sami just fires more shots. Sami powers up but cannot power out as Gunther holds tight. Gunther hits a takeover, but Sami keeps his shoulders up. Sami moves around, fights to his feet, and fires body shots. Sami powers up and out this time, then drops under Gunther to DUMP him out! Sami builds speed, but Gunther moves, so Sami Arabian Presses to taunt him! The fans fire up as Sami eggs Gunther on, and Raw goes picture in picture.
Sami waits as Gunther paces around. Gunther storms up the steps, storms into the ring, and circles with Sami. They feel things out, tie up again, and Gunther puts Sami in a corner. Sami turns things around, the ref counts, and Sami lets off. Sami then CHOPS! Sami backs off to taunt Gunther, but Gunther steps out of the ring. Gunther is doing his best to keep cool, and Sami says he’s in Gunther’s head. Gunther storms back in, they circle again, and they feel out a knuckle lock. Only for Gunther to kick low! Gunther whips Sami to a corner, runs up, but into a BOOT! Sami fires hands and puts Gunther in another corner.
Sami bumps Gunther off buckles, then goes up to AX HANDLE! Gunther staggers to a corner, Sami storms up on him, and he wrenches before he whips corner to corner. Sami then climbs up and rains down fists! Sami goes all the way to TEN, but Gunther bails out right after! Sami is annoyed with Gunther but Gunther is frustrated with himself. Gunther takes a moment as the ring count climbs, and he steps back into the ring. The two reset, feel things out, and they tie up. Gunther wrenches an arm, and WRINGS Sami down! Gunther holds on to grind the shoulder but Sami fights up. Gunther grinds Sami back down, but Sami still endures.
Sami fights up again as Raw returns to single picture. Sami fires hands, the fans fire up, and Sami whips. Gunther reverses, Sami ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Gunther catches the crossbody! Gunther puts Sami on the top rope to CHOP! Sami dangles, but Gunther climbs up to STAND on Sami! The ref counts, Gunther lets off at 4, and Sami flops to the apron. Gunther paces while fans boo, but he soaks it up. Gunther storms up on Sami, drags him up, and ROCKS him! And CHOPS him! And UPPERCUTS him! Sami flops over, the fans boo Gunther, but Gunther storms back up. Sami fires an elbow! Sami climbs, leaps, but into a CHOP!
Gunther clamps onto Sami’s head with his feet, for a NECK TWIST! Gunther talks some smack on Sami before bringing him up. Gunther UPPERCUTS and Sami wobbles. Gunther CHOPS and Sami falls back down! Gunther tells the ref to check Sami, and the ref does, but Sami is still in this. Sami rises up, but Gunther winds up. Sami blocks the punch to fire punches in return! The fans fire up for Sami and he reels Gunther in. Gunther fights the lift, then CLUBS away on Sami! Gunther CHOPS, whips, and ELBOWS Sami down! Sami sputters but Gunther scuffs him. Gunther BOOTS Sami, but Sami stays on his feet!
The fans rally, Gunther BOOTS Sami again, but Sami leans on ropes. Gunther whips, Sami KICKS him away! The fans fire up, Gunther takes a swing, but into a BLUE- NO! Gunther smothers the Blue Thunder, but Sami still tries! Gunther fights it, CLUBS Sami, and clamps on a SLEEPER! Sami flails, arm-drags free, but runs into another SLEEPER! Sami powers up to BLUE THUNDER BOMG! Cover, TWO!! Gunther survives and Sami is beside himself as Raw goes picture in picture!
Sami rises up but so does Gunther. Sami brings Gunther up, CHOPS him, and then CHOPS again! Sami CHOPS, but Gunther CHOPS! Sami staggers away but Gunther pursues. Gunther CHOPS again and Sami falls over! Gunther drags Sami up to scoop and SLAM! Gunther then goes to a corner, and climbs up! Gunther aims to GUNTHER SPLASH, onto knees! Sami saves himself, and Gunther goes to a corner. Sami runs in, but Gunther avoids the Helluva Kick! Gunther CHOPS Sami on the back, and clamps on a SLEEPER! Sami holds ropes, Gunther SLAPS those hands away, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO!!
Sami survives and Gunther is somewhere between exhausted and exasperated. Sami sits up, also catching his breath, but Gunther KICKS him! Gunther drags Sami up, and CHOPS again! Gunther eggs Sami on, and Sami stands back up, only for Gunther to CHOP him back down! Raw returns to single picture as Gunther eggs on St. Louis and Sami. Sami stands while the fans rally, and Gunther CHOPS! Sami falls back down, Gunther tells him to stay down this time. Sami stands to CHOP, so Gunther CHOPS again! Sami comes back, so Gunther CHOPS! Sami goes for leg, takedown and fast hands! The fans fire up but Gunther slips away!
The fans boo as Gunther bails out, but Sami pursues! Gunther kicks Sami in the leg! Gunther may have lured Sami in there, and now he reels Sami in. Sami fights the lift, to backdrop Gunther onto the floor! The fans fire up, Gunther rises up, and he still runs up! But Sami clinches to EXPLODER into barriers! The fans fire up again and Sami gets space. Sami runs in, to HELLUVA KICK!! Gunther falls, but this is on the outside! Sami has to get Gunther in the ring! The count is 5 of 10 as Sami drags Gunther up, but that’s some serious deadweight! Sami hears the count pass 7! Sami refreshes the count at 9!
Sami goes back for Gunther, drags him up again, and the fans cheer him on. Sami fireman’s carries Gunther into the ring! The fans rally more and Sami hurries to put Gunther in a corner. The fans fire up as Sami goes corner to corner, for a HELLUVA KICK!! Gunther sputters, but he stays up, so Sami says here goes! HELLUVA- LARIAT!!! Gunther takes Sami out first!! Cover, TWO!?!? Sami barely gets that arm up! “This is Awesome!” as Sami and Gunther stir. Gunther aims, runs up, and reels Sami in! POWER- NO, Sami turns bomb into cradle! TWO!!! Gunther escapes, to SHOTGUN!! Sami staggers into the POWERBOMB!!! Cover, TWO!?!?!
Sami survives AGAIN, and the fans are thunderous! Gunther is himself stunned, and he thinks what he must do to win. Gunther runs, to LARIAT Sami inside out!! And then he hauls Sami up, to POWERBOMB again!! High stack, ONE?!?!? WHAT?!?! Sami is defying human limitations and St. Louis is erupting! But Gunther says SLEEPER!! Body scissors included and he squeezes the air out of Sami! Sami fights, reaches out, and the fans rally as hard as they can! Sami pops free of the scissors but Gunther leans on that sleeper! Gunther traps arms and Sami is turning red! Sami is fading! The ref checks, and Sami comes back to life!!
Sami rises up, reaches out, and is fingertips away! But Sami is fading again!! Gunther drops back, squeezes tight, and Sami is OUT! GUNTHER WINS!!
Winner: Gunther, by submission (still WWE World Heavyweight Champion)
Despite the doubts creeping into Gunther’s mind, despite Sami unlocking some new level within himself, things do not repeat from WrestleMania. Gunther goes to the stage and raises his title, but here comes Cody Rhodes! The Men’s Crown Jewel Championship match is now set! Who proves they are THE best in the WWE today?
My Thoughts:
While trimmed down to just two hours, this was a great Raw. Though, did we need Sexyy Red to show up? I get it, she’s from St. Louis, it’s the same reason she’ll be on NXT tomorrow night. It’s also synergy between Raw and NXT, which is always appreciated, and her promo with Ethan, Pearce and Ava was good, BUT what did she herself add? Her introduction tonight was no different than the one in Vegas for NXT Battleground, and I almost feel like the Bad Blood recap was played before she went off script with too much twerking or something.
Moving on from Sexyy, very good string of opening promos. CM Punk definitely wants us thinking he got so beat up from Bad Blood that he might have to re-retire or whatever, but this is Punk resting up from Hell in a Cell while also taking Crown Jewel off because he isn’t a fan of that event. Great segue to Rollins to remind us of that rivalry, and Rollins also had a very good promo to call out Bronson Reed. Rollins VS Bronson will be great, and the winner of the feud certainly deserves to move on to a title afterward. And they might’ve already teased what’s going on with Jey making his entrance while Rollins was still out there.
Great title match from Jey and Woods, but also rather quick. They gave us a picture-in-picture, came back, and then the match was done. I feel like Woods deserves a little more than that, but I suppose with only two hours, they had to get moving. Jey wins, that’s his first defense, but then Bron comes back and just demolishes him AND The New Day. To me, Bron is returning to this title so soon is because A) Ilja Dragunov is hurt, ruining plans for what Dragunov could be doing and B) Crown Jewel has no top title defenses with this new Crown Jewel Championship idea. Bron defaults to Intercontinental Championship, he and Jey will have another awesome match, but I would think Jey makes it through that.
Very good promo from Rhea and very good response from Liv, Dom & Raquel. Of course Rhea is going to come back for more, she and Raquel will have a great match, and we’ll see if Rhea comes back around to face Liv past Crown Jewel. Great promo segment from Miz, Kross and Truth, with Truth and Kross being like the angel and devil on Miz’s shoulders. Miz VS Truth will be some really good stuff, and I would think Kross gets involved. Miz said here he isn’t joining Final Testament but he could by default, and that gives us four men to get all the gold. Well, I don’t know if Final Testament really will get gold, but they do deserve to be booked as if they could.
Also, nice touch of The Wyatts making it clear who is next. Another reason Miz could end up working with Final Testament is because then that’s 4v4. Uncle Howdy’s mission has been punishing those who put themselves ahead of friends and family, and that’s just what Miz did. Kross & AOP can be Miz’s muscle against Rowan, Gacy & Lumis, we’ll get some real good stuff out of all those match-ups. And with another tease of the Viking Raiders perhaps reverting to either War Raiders or even War Machine, it feels Erik & Ivar are closer and closer to a return. A post Crown Jewel return could make for great stuff in the tag division.
The 10 Woman Tag was a bit out of nowhere, but I did spot a video on social media that helped plug it. But either way, the team-ups made sense, and it was a pretty good match with it getting chaotic and fast moving. The Faces winning makes sense, it was time to get even with PFC. I don’t know if they’ll try and make something Survivor Series related out of this, but they should at least pivot to a Women’s Tag Team Championships contenders match. Good promo from Bianca & Jade to accept DMG CTRL’s challenge, and their match will be really good. I just can’t be sure which side wins, as both Raw and SmackDown desperately need to build other tag teams as contenders.
Awesome Donnybrook from Sheamus and Dunne, but I did not think Sheamus was winning. At the same time, I could see Sheamus also getting in on the Intercontinental Championship story, as again that is the one title he has yet to win. Maybe Dunne can make a move to SmackDown to bolster things. As great as their midcard has been with LA Knight, Andrade and Carmelo Hayes, they haven’t done enough with Santos Escobar and a few others, so Dunne could really stir things up.
Great stuff with WWE treating Kevin’s attack on Cody as real, and therefore not wanting to talk about it. And awesome main event from Sami VS Gunther, but of course they were going to turn it up for tonight. WWE referenced that their own promotional material went up with Gunther just automatically on the poster opposite Cody, as if that could change. But sadly, such material basically spoiled that Gunther was not losing. As great a moment as it would’ve been for Sami to win the title tonight, it just doesn’t seem to be his time yet. Sami VS Cody would’ve been great, but there’s no guarantee Sami would’ve won, and I don’t think Saudi Arabia would want Sami to lose. Cody VS Gunther will still be awesome, and that one can be allowed to go either way.
But can USA Network knock it off with cutting into the ending? Their reality TV garbage is prerecorded, who cares if it starts a couple minutes late? Cody and Gunther had a great stare down on stage, and you could just tell they were about to raise their titles, but we don’t get to see it, because of The Anonymous just HAS to get started. I’m coming around to WWE on Netflix more and more as this keeps happening.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Rockin’ around the Christmas Collision!
The Continental Classic continues on Christmas Collision, with crucial points on the line this close to AEW Worlds End! Who will finally take the lead in Gold League?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Will Ospreay VS Ricochet; Ricochet wins.
- Kris Statlander VS Penelope Ford; Kris wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Shelton Benjamin VS Daniel Garcia; Garcia wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Mark Briscoe VS The Beast Mortos; Briscoe wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli; Claudio wins.
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Here are the current Continental Classic Gold League standings!
Claudio Castagnoli: 2-1, 6 points
Will Ospreay: 2-1, 6 points
Ricochet: 2-1, 6 points
Darby Allin: 2-1, 6 points
Brody King: 2-2, 6 points
Komander: 0-4, 0 points [ELIMINATED]
Here are the current Continental Classic Blue League standings!
Kyle Fletcher: 3-1, 9 points
Kazuchika Okada: 2-1-1, 7 points
Mark Briscoe: 2-2, 6 points
Shelton Benjamin: 2-1, 6 points
Daniel Garcia: 1-1-1, 4 points
The Beast Mortos: 0-4, 0 points [ELIMINATED]
Ian Riccaboni is in the ring.
He has Big Boom AJ & Big Justice with him in the Hammerstein Ballroom, and yes, they’re ready to bring the BOOM~! They’re ready to watch the action tonight, and even the final face-to-face of MJF and Adam Cole. AJ says if MJF is gonna bring the doom, then you know he and Big Justice will bring the BOOM~! But tonight, their guy, Adam Cole will bring the BOOM~ too! And of course we have big Continental Classic action! Daniel Garcia VS Shelton Benjamin in a critical showdown, and while Shelton is tough, Garcia is going to bring the BOOM~! Plus, Mark Briscoe battles The Beast Mortos! The Chicken is their guy, time to bring the BOOM~!
In Gold League, we have Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli, and the Swiss Superman is a DOOM~! Let’s go, Darby, bring that BOOM~! And then a match everyone wants to see, the fireworks rematch of Will Ospreay VS Ricochet! If you’re a fan of high-flying wrestling, this is the right night to be right here in AEW! Ricochet and their guy, Ospreay, will bring the BOOM~! But speaking of, that match is up first! The Aerial Assassin joins AJ & Big Justice in giving a BOOM~, but will Ricochet make sure tonight is #OuttaThisWorld?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Will Ospreay VS Ricochet!
Wait, are the fans throwing white streamers or is that… No, yeah, it’s toilet paper! Ospreay laughs at the fans basically calling Ricochet crap. Ricochet throws the toilet paper back! The bell rings and we’re on the clock. The fans fire up for Ospreay as he and Ricochet circle. The fans also sing, “F HIM UP, OSPREAY, F HIM UP!” Ricochet shrugs that off, he and Ospreay tie up, and then Ricochet rolls. Ospreay shoots in, waistlocks, but Ricochet switches. They go around, Ricochet gator rolls with Ospreay, then floats to a headlock. Ricochet wrenches, hammerlocks then headlocks again. Ospreay powers up and out, Ricochet runs him over, but Ospreay kips up!
The fans cheer and Ospreay smiles as he and Ricochet reset. They tie up, go around, and Ricochet wrenches to a wristlock. Ospreay rolls, wrenches and wristlocks, but Ricochet spins and wrenches to hammerlock. Ospreay reaches back, headlocks and hits a takeover. Ricochet rolls to a cover, TWO! Ospreay holds onto the headlock but Ricochet powers up and out. Ospreay runs Ricochet over, Ricochet bails out, and then Ospreay handsprings to fake Ricochet out! The fans cheer as Ospreay superhero lands out, and Ricochet is annoyed. Ospreay holds ropes open for Ricochet, but Ricochet goes around the way to step in on his own.
The fans boo Ricochet being a bad sport but Ricochet ignores that. Ospreay and Ricochet knuckle lock, then Ricochet kicks low! And CHOPS! Ricochet whips, Ospreay reverses, but Ricochet rolls off Ospreay’s back! Things keep moving, Ospreay avoids the handspring to then duck ‘n’ dodges and RANA! But Ricochet handsprings through! The fans fire up, and Ospreay arm-drags Ricochet down! The fans cheer while Ricochet endures the grind. Ricochet fights up and puts Ospreay on ropes. The ref counts, Ricochet and Ospreay slowly let g o, and Ricochet SLAPS Ospreay! Ospreay CHOPS Ricochet!
Ospreay takes a swing, Ricochet ducks under to roll back and RANA! But now Ospreay handsprings through! Ricochet dodges to waistlock but Ospreay bucks the O’Conner. Ricochet arm-drags Ospreay down, but Ospreay headscissors back! Ricochet pops free but Ospreay arm-drags! Ricochet headscissors, Ospreay pops free, and Ospreay handsprings, but Ricochet catches him! Ricochet then THROWS Ospreay into the Tree of Woe, and Ospreay falls down! The fans boo while Ospreay bails out, but Ricochet FOSBURY FLOPS! The fans boo but Ricochet takes the toilet paper to wipe himself, then he SMOTHERS Ospreay with it!
The fans boo that literally disgusting act of disrespect, but Collision goes picture in picture.
Ricochet taunts the fans, then drags Ospreay up. Ricochet puts Ospreay in, soaks up more heat, then KNEE-BOARD SENTONS! Ricochet swaggers to taunt the fans more, then he goes back to Ospreay. Cover, ONE!! Another cover, TWO! Ricochet taunts the fans more, then goes back for Ospreay. Ricochet stands Ospreay up to CHOP, and Ospreay goes to a corner. Ricochet RAMS into Ospreay, RAMS him again, then snapmares to UPPERCUT in the back! Cover, TWO! Ospreay stays in this but Ricochet drags him into a motorcycle stretch. Ospreay endures while Ricochet digs a knee into the back. Ospreay fights up, fights with elbows, then runs, but into a DROPKICK!
Ospreay is down in a daze but Ricochet has to shake out the stars in his own head. Ricochet covers, ONE! Ospreay then uses that one to flip off Ricochet. Ricochet RAMS Ospreay in the back! Ricochet then clamps on with a chinlock, and he digs his knee into Ospreay’s back. Ospreay endures, even as Ricochet JAMS Ospreay. Collision returns to single picture as the fans rally for Ospreay again. Ospreay fires up, fires hands, but Ricochet RAMS him into a corner. Ricochet runs up, RAMS into Ospreay, then goes to the apron. Ospreay takes a swing but Ricochet dodges and gets around him to GERMAN SUPLEX! Ospreay lands out!
Ospreay runs, handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! Ospreay goes to the apron, takes aim, and he springboards to PIP PIP CHEERIO! Down goes Ricochet, Ospreay covers, TWO! Ospreay stays focused and the fans rally up. Ospreay drags Ricochet up, CHOPS him, then CHOPS him again! Ricochet staggers, Ospreay runs, but Ricochet TIGER WALL KICKS! Forearm, SOBAT, and Ricochet runs, but into a POP-UP, and STYLES- NO, Ricochet sits up, slips free, and he underhooks Ospreay for a FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ospreay survives but Ricochet goes up.
Ricochet has to double clutch, the fans let him hear it, but Ricochet still MOONSAULTS! Ricochet lands out as Ospreay moves, and Ospreay runs up, but into an ELBOW! Ricochet handsprings, but into a pop-up, Electric Chair, spin around, STYLES CLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives and Ospreay is surprised. Ospreay pulls on the elbow pad and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Ospreay aims, but Ricochet bails out! The fans boo but Ospreay storms after Ricochet. They’re both on the apron and Ospreay goes up a corner. Ricochet anchors Ospreay first! Then Ricochet has the Electric Chair Lift!
Ospreay fights free, fights off a nelson, then he KICKS Ricochet! Ospreay runs, but into a pop-up APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! The fans chant “You Still Suck!” but Ricochet adds a SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Ricochet puts Ospreay in, then springboards to 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives, but then Ricochet AX KICKS! Dragon sleeper, inverted suplex, VERTIGO! Cover, TWO!? Ospreay survives and Ricochet is shocked! Ricochet snarls and he aims from a corner. The fans rally for Ospreay but Ricochet loads up. SPIRIT- NO, Ospreay ducks under! Ospreay gets up, Ricochet blocks a kick!
Ricochet V-TRIGGERS, then he reels Ospreay in! But Ospreay fights out of the bomb, but then Ricochet returns the favor! Ricochet suplexes, into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Ospreay springboards for the OSC- CUTTER FROM RICOCHET!! Ricochet hurries to get Ospreay up, powerbomb into fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! SPIRIT- HIDDEN BLADE!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Ospreay and Ricochet both slowly sit up and the fans rally as hard as ever. Ricochet and Ospreay stare down, talk a bit of trash, then stand up. Ospreay draws a line in the sand and dares Ricochet to step up.
Ricochet steps right up, they stand toe to toe, literally! They start firing forearms! The fans cheer Ospreay, boo Ricochet, and Ricochet wobbles! But then Ricochet comes back with forearm after forearm! Ospreay wobbles, but he grins as he rises and roars! Ospreay fires a flurry on Ricochet, then ROCKS him! Ricochet flops over, Ospreay hauls him up! But Ricochet grabs at the ref! Ospreay kicks Ricochet’s arm away, but then Ricochet RAMS Ospreay into the ref! The fans boo but then Ricochet hurries to HOOK KICK! And VERTI- NO, Ospreay slips free to underhook! STORM BREAKER! Cover, but the ref is down!
The fans count, Ospreay would’ve won twice over! Ospreay calls to the ref, the ref sputters around, and Ospreay goes up. But then Ricochet kicks the ref into ropes! Ospreay gets tripped up and the fans boo more! Ospreay is confused as to what happened, but SPIRIT GUN hits the mark!! Cover, RICOCHET WINS!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Ospreay earns 0)
The One & Only got away with murder, but there’s nothing that can be done now! Ricochet has NINE points, will he be headed to Worlds End?
Adam Cole heads to the ring!
The fans cheer as the Panama City Playboy returns to the Hammerstein Ballroom, and yes, they join in for the “BOOM~!” and the “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY~!” Cole grabs a mic, but he keeps his eyes on the ramp. That’s because we all know who’s next. MJF makes his entrance, but with a handful of security guards in front of him first. And not even AEW security, that’s his own personal security. MJF grabs a mic and has them cut his music. The fans boo but MJF tells them, “If I wanted your help, I’d ask for it. Sit down and shut up.” The fans tell MJF to STFU, but MJF shrugs that off.
MJF tells Cole that MJF is frustrated. It’s because for the past few months, MJF has had to listen to Cole say MJF is Cole’s biggest enemy! If memory serves, and MJF’s memory always does because unlike the fans here, he isn’t a complete moron… Didn’t Cole turn on MJF? But then does Cole realize he has bigger enemies out there? Like spray tan, cracks in the floor, gusts of win, and maybe… a cavity. Because last MJF heard, Cole’s dentist isn’t seeing him anymore. Cole was already staring daggers into MJF, but now he’s pissed. MJF has Cole calm down, and he tells the fans to shut up so he can shoot straight.
When MJF was the longest-reigning and greatest AEW World Champion of all time, Cole was nothing more than MJF’s cute little sidekick. That ate Cole up inside. Cole wanted to be MJF. Cole wanted #TripleB. But the sad truth is, Cole had many opportunities to win the title before MJF got anywhere near it. It’s almost like when it comes to Cole being elite enough to become world champion, just like his “s*itty little ankle,” Cole blows it. MJF laughs at his own joke, and then tells the fans he is talking, it is not that complicated. But this is why MJF doesn’t buy the hogwash that Cole turned on MJF because MJF would turn on Cole first.
Cole turned because he, like all these shmucks, is jealous of MJF. And who can blame Cole? MJF is rich, handsome, funny, entertaining, and then look at Cole. For crying out loud, Cole used to be ADAM COLE BAYBAY. Now, he’s just a crack baby! Cole asks if MJF is done. Was that the last line? Because it felt like MJF practiced that for two weeks in front of a mirror. But MJF killed it, really. Cole could come back with childish comments to hurt MJF’s feelings, but he won’t. Cole could mention MJF has had two surgeries on that fake head of hair of his while only in his 20s, which is hilarious, but he won’t.
Cole could talk about how MJF pulled some strings to get his girlfriend hired, like the real politician he is, but Cole won’t go there. Cole could talk about how every single time MJF enters a room, everyone waits for him to leave because he is loud, obnoxious and annoying as hell. But Cole won’t go there. Because Cole is not like MJF. They are nothing alike. That is why the friendship was ruined. Because, MJF, the truth is you say Cole is a failure, but in virtually every wrestling company Cole has worked for, he is the longest-reigning champion in so many!
In this very building, Cole bled BUCKETS against Kyle O’Reilly, wanting to prove he was one of the best in the world, and that is exactly what he did! Does Cole have regrets? Sure. Are there things Cole wishes he could take back? Absolutely. But Cole does NOT regret turning on MJF. The only reason it drives MJF insane is because Cole beat MJF to it. That’s MJF 101: Get close to someone, then turn on them. It’s what MJF does. Cole just did it better than MJF, and MJF knows it.
But Cole has been thinking, trying to understand what’s going on in MJF’s head, and he finally figured it out. MJF is terrified of having anyone close to him, because he feels it is a weakness. That hit a chord? Because not only does MJF act like a child, he thinks like a child! MJF knows in his heart that he was going to be the one to turn on Cole first! DAMN RIGHT HE WAS!!! MJF realizes he let the cat out of the bag. MJF says congrats, Cole, he solved the mystery! A regular Scooby-Doo! Great job, Adam.
But you want the truth? Here it is. The fact of the matter is, last year at Worlds End, MJF had every intention on stabbing Cole in the back that night. Cole just got lucky. When #BetterThanYouBaybay started, MJF didn’t give a damn about Cole. Cole was nothing more than a pawn. But MJF will admit, he did eventually start to care. For the first time in MJF’s life, he cared about someone else. Fans mockingly go, “Aww…” But MJF says that is just when Cole became a liability. And since Cole’s “a fragile little freak,” him jumping off that ramp and exploding his ankle made him a distraction!
Distractions, liabilities, emotions, there are no room for those when all you should be concerned with is maintaining the world championship! But Cole doesn’t get it, does he? Last year was a fluke. Cole ain’t the Devil, he just beat the Devil to it. But this year, Worlds End, December 28th, the same show where Cole tried to end MJF’s world, MJF ENDS Cole!! MJF throws down the mic and the fans are torn. Cole smirks and says MJF ends things then? Well, how about Cole ends this? COLE DECKS MJF! The guards rush in, but Cole fights them off! MJF sends more but Cole SUPERKICSK! And SUPERKICKS! And SUPERKICKS!
But then MJF LOW BLOWS Cole! MJF tells the fans to shut up! MJF takes out the Dynamite Diamond Ring! But then The Kingdom rushes out here! MJF runs away from Matt Taven & Mike Bennett, but he vows this ends at Worlds End. We have one week left, is that the last week Cole has in AEW? Or will MJF finally lose the one thing he has left in that diamond ring?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.
Lexy Nair is with the #BornAgainKristen and brings up her trying to make amends with Willow Nightingale last night, as well as making the save when Harley Cameron & Penelope Ford were beating Willow up. Kris says what she and Willow have to discuss is between them. But as far as her and Penelope go, they’ve got a lot of history, and if Ford wants a fight, Kris will give her a fight. Then speaking of history, Kris still has her eyes set on the TBS Championship, can she tells us more on that?
Kris says she looked back on 2024 and she had a downward spiral that started with losing that title. Maybe if she wins it back, Kris will right her wrongs. On that note, Mercedes Mone, you don’t have an opponent for Worlds End so here Kris is. Let her know when you’re ready for round two. Kris heads out, will she prove to everyone that she is still the Galaxy’s Greatest?
Backstage interview with Orange Cassidy.
AEW returns and Lexy is now with Freshly Squeezed. In exactly one week, he will compete against three other men for the AEW World Championship. There are a lot of combustible elements at play, and Cassidy says yeah, we saw that on Dynamite. Jay White, Hangman Page and Cassidy can’t exactly have a conversation. So really, Cassidy wants them to listen. “Between now and Worlds End, Jon Moxley can run and hide. He can hide behind his goons, he can run away in a pickup truck. But when that bell rings in seven days, he has nowhere to go. He will be in the ring with us. Us three. And you both know that we need to remove Jon Moxley from the equation.
“We can. We’ve done it. And after that, us three, we can fight for the AEW World Championship and one of us will become the AEW World Champion. Just something to think about. See you guys on Dynamite.” Cassidy is ready to remove the Maniac from the throne, but will the Switchblade and Cowboy listen to reason?
Kris Statlander VS Penelope Ford!
As Kris just said, she’s calling out The CEO in hopes of one more TBS Championship match. But will the Superbad Girl be more like the Grinch for Kris this Christmas?
The bell rings and the fans rally as Kris circles with Ford. They tie up, Kris powers Ford to a corner, then throws Ford back into the corner! The ref counts, Kris lets off, but Ford shoves her! Kris ROCKS Ford, TOSSES her, then runs up on her. Kris whips, drops down, then hurdles over. Kris CLOBBERS Ford and the fans fire up as she flexes. Kris drags Ford up, reels her in, and suplexes, and she holds Ford up! The fans cheer and Kris goes all the way to TEN, but Ford slips into a SLEEPER! Kris pries the hold open and she brings Ford around for another suplex! The fans fire up as Kris holds Ford up for five before the SLAM! Cover, TWO!
Kris drags Ford up, whips her to the corner, but Ford goes up, only for Kris to Electric Chair Lift! Kris climbs, Ford fights with fists, and she shoves Kris down! Ford steadies herself, then hits a FLYING BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ford is frustrated but she storms up on Kris. Ford bumps Kris off buckles but the fans rally behind Kris. Ford stomps a mudhole, but she lets off as the ref counts. Kris goes to the apron, but Ford jumps up to drop KNEES on her! The fans boo but Ford soaks up the heat, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Ford brings Kris around to THROW her into railing! Ford soaks up more heat, then drags Kris up and RAMS her into the apron! Ford refreshes the count, then stalks Kris around the way. Ford whips Kris into the steel steps! Kris falls over in a heap but Ford drags her up into the ring. Ford covers, TWO! Kris stays in this but Ford kicks her around. Ford CHOKES Kris on the ropes, thrashes around, but lets off as the ref counts. Ford drags Kris up and whips her to ropes, then LARIATS as Collision goes to break.
Christmas Collision returns and Ford CHOKES Kris on the ropes again! The ref counts, Ford lets off and Kris sputters to the apron. Ford runs and goes up, up, and KNEE DROPS on only apron! Kris then SHOTGUNS Ford off the apron! The fans fire up and Kris brings Ford up, to THROW into railing! Kris puts Ford in the ring, the fans fire up, but Ford kicks low. Ford reels Kris in, but Kris suplexes, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ford flounders to a corner but Kris has the fans rallying behind her. Kris runs up to UPPERCUT! Kris goes side to side but Ford dodges the knee! Ford hits a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!
Ford wasn’t quite perfect there but she watches Kris go to a corner. Ford runs corner to corner, handsprings, but Kris catches her! The fans fire up as Kris GERMAN SUPELXES, but Ford lands out! but Kris goes Matrix to dodge! So does Ford! STUNNER! Ford runs, Kris does her best to follow, but Ford hops up for a POISON-RANA! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives and the fans fire up! Ford is beside herself, but she drags Kris to a drop zone. Ford goes up top, and MOONSAULTS BUT FLOPS as Kris moves! Kris hurries to deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! And then GERMAN SUPLEX again! The fans fire up as Kris scoops to tuck Ford in! STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER! Cover, Kris wins!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall
Ford gave Kris quite the fight, but Kris came out on top! Wait, here comes Mone! Kris did call the CEO out, so Santa Mone says, “Ho, ho, ho ho ho! New York Citaaaay~! Please say hello to your C E O! Kris, after the year I’ve been having, I was planning on taking Worlds End off. I was planning on going to the Ritz in Boston.” The fans boo Boston, but Mone says since it’s the holidays, Mone feels like being nice. She already beat Kris once anyway, so she’ll just beat her twice! At Worlds End, you see that money changes everything, because Mone is the greatest TBS Champion of all time!
The challenge has been accepted, and Mone is looking to be busy before the New Year. Will Kris make her regret it?
Big Boom AJ & Big Justice return to the ring.
They’re getting Christmas Collision ready to bring the BOOM, but out comes Chris Jericho, who is still ROH World Champion after overcoming Matt Cardona last night at Final Battle. And he has Bryan Keith & “Big Bill” Morrissey with him as he asks if AJ has a permit for being here tonight. Did they talk with Mayor DeBlasio? Because they certainly didn’t run this past Jericho. Do they know who he is? Big Justice says yeah, he knows! “You’re a JACKASS!” Jericho is taken aback, but the fans agree with Justice. The Bad Apple says this is why dumbass kids should be sitting and not heard. Jericho says yeah!
And if being a jackass means he’s the King of New York, then Jericho’s the biggest jackass! And besides, Jericho talks for everyone here saying we do not want AJ & Justice here! The fans boo, they disagree with Jericho. But Jericho says they don’t even have Costcos in New York! New Yorkers shop at bodegas. Fans are torn, because they kind of agree. Jericho says his favorite is the Walgreens a few blocks over in Flushing. And speaking of Flushing, that’s where AJ & Justice belong: in the toilet! This is the Hammerstein Ballroom, the House that Jericho built! The fans boo that, it’s the House that Hardcore built.
But Jericho says there’s no time for goofy gimmicks like BOOM~, or bandit masks, or scissoring! Scissor me, Bad Apple~! But then wait! The Acclaimed is here! Well, Anthony Bowens is, at least. Bowens pushes past The Learning Tree and he joins AJ & Justice in the ring. Bowens has the music cut, and he tells Jericho that he doesn’t get why Scissor King is catching strays, but you caught his attention. Jericho is trying to intimidate a man in a walking boot and an 11 year old child while spouting nonsense about being the King of New York. Why doesn’t Jericho do what he has asked so many others in the past: SHUT THE HELL UP!
The fans cheer but Big Bill says, “As the Learning Tree always says, when a man tries to silence another man, he’s probably afraid of the truth.” The fans do cheer Big Bill because he is from New York. Bowens says he has no idea what that means, Bill. But he does know we’re live on TNT, Christmas Collision, Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City! So Chris, why not walk your ass to this ring and get it whipped by the Scissor King?! Jericho says if Bowens wants him to do that, then not tonight. Jericho waves bye, but AJ says hold on, listen up. We know Jericho is running scared, but we know at some point, Bowens will get to bring the-
Bowens stops the Boom? Because he wants to scissor! AJ says okay, and they SCISSOR BOOM~! But is that true? Will Anthony Bowens be the one to tear down the Learning Tree and be a champion?
Backstage interview with The Vendetta.
Lexy is now with Deonna Purrazzo & Taya Valkyrie, and they’ve got a hot streak going. Deonna’s message last week was ominous, but who was it for? Taya says there are so many options. Everyone deserves a slice of The Vendetta. There’s Mercedes, Mariah, Toni Storm, even Lexy could get some, so watch your back. Speaking of Toni, she stumbles in and apologizes for interrupting. She just wants to say hi to everyone, hello. Oh, Deonna, a pleasure. Deonna says she knows who Toni is. R-Really? So cool! Taya says she’ll make a guess: Toni has a tattoo on her leg, a little duck with a knife through it.
Wow, how’d Taya know? Deonna says no no no, she is not doing this again. She does not get what sick crap Toni’s up to, but she is already done with it. So for Dynamite’s Miracle on 34th Street, Toni VS Taya! Taya says she’ll make Toni forget everything! Toni nervously thanks The Vendetta, and says this is a big opportunity to face someone like Taya. Toni leaves, Deonna and Taya sigh, and Lexy has no idea what to say. Is Toni’s mind unraveling before our eyes? Or is there still a bit of Timeless inside Toni Time?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Shelton Benjamin VS Daniel Garcia!
This showdown was inevitable, but it’s even more fitting after The Standard of Excellence beat up the TNT Champion just because he stood up to the Hurt Syndicate. Will Shelton continue to bring the pain? Or will he not survive Red Death?
The bell rings and Garcia goes right at Shelton! Garcia fires hands but Shelton RAMS him into the corner! Shelton fires hands but Garcia turns things around to fire more shots! The ref counts, Shelton shoves Garcia back, but Garcia runs up to fire hands! Shelton shoves Garcia again, but Garcia gets under the lariat to waistlock. Shelton fights the lift but Garcia shoves him to SLAP! And CHOP! Shelton just grins and he picks Garcia up again! Shelton TOSSES Garcia away and Garcia goes to ropes. Shelton brings Garcia back up, scoops and SLAMS him, then brings him up again. Scoop SLAM! Shelton drags Garcia up and puts him in a corner.
Shelton whips corner to corner hard and Garcia falls! The fans sing, “We Hurt People!” Shelton drags Garcia around, stomps him around, then TOSSES Garcia out hard! Garcia sputters but Shelton storms outside. Shelton brings Garcia up but Garcia fires hands! Shelton RAMS Garcia into the apron, then railing, then back to the apron! And repeat! Garcia falls in a heap and the fans fire up. Shelton grins as he drags Garcia up, to then THROW into steel steps! Shelton leaves Garcia behind and the ring count climbs on Garcia. Garcia drags himself up at 7 but Shelton goes out after him again.
Shelton puts Garcia in the ring, then grabs at him. Garcia grabs ropes but Shelton stomps him. Shelton stands Garcia up to DECK him! The fans cheer but Shelton brings Garcia up again. Garcia fires a forearm, then he CHOPS! Shelton eggs Garcia on, so Garcia CHOPS! Shelton grins, Garcia CHOPS, but Shelton DECKS him again! The fans duel but Shelton whips Garcia to ropes, for a BIG backdrop! Garcia flounders and Collision goes picture in picture.
Shelton stalks Garcia to the ropes, brings him up and around, then puts him on other ropes so he can CHOKE him! The ref counts, Shelton steps off, and Garcia coughs and sputters to a corner. Shelton stalks behind Garcia, stands him up, and winds up to ROCK Garcia! Garcia flounders against ropes then falls to the mat! Shelton stands over Garcia, drags him up and puts him in the corner. Shelton throws hands and Garcia stumbles. Garcia falls, but Shelton stands on him. Shelton stomps Garcia, drags him up, but Garcia fires up! Garcia breaks free to fire CHOPS and forearms on repeat!
Garcia whips, Shelton reverses and Shelton BOOTS Garcia down! Cover, TWO! Shelton is still amused, and he clamps onto Garcia with a chinlock. Garcia endures as Shelton grinds him down, and Garcia fights up, only for Shelton to wrangle him back down! Shelton leans all his weight on the hold and he squeezes tight. Garcia fades but the fans rally, and Garcia gets a second wind! Garcia fights up, Christmas Colilsion returns to siongle cipture, and the fans duel as Garcia fires hands! Garcia runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then SHOTGUNS SHelton down! The fans fire up and Garcia aims from a corner. Garcia runs up, Shelton gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX!
The fans are torn while Shelton storms around. Shelton waits on Garcia, waistlocks, GERMAN SUPLEX! Garcia flops around but Shelton stalks him to the ropes. Shelton goes to the apron, runs up, but Garcia BOOTS him! Garcia takes a swing, but Shelton waistlocks! Garcia holds ropes to fight off the suplex to the floor! Garcia stands up and elbows Shelton away! Then Garcia LEAPS, but into Shelton’s clinch! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY to the floor! Garcia flounders, fans sing, “We Hurt People!” Shelton runs up but Garcia drop toeholds him into a chair! Shelton sputters and the fans rally up. Garcia makes Shelton take a seat, then rains down fists!
The fans count along and Garcia goes to nine, puts up the dukes, then hits TEN! Garcia gets space, runs back in, and he SHOTGUNS Shelton outta the chair! The fans are thunderous as Garcia goes back for Shelton. Garcia drags Shelton up but Shelton pushes him away. Shelton LARIATS Garcia, then rolls into the ring. The ring count starts, the fans help Garcia stand, and the fans fire up! Garcia hurries to the ring, but Shelton BOOTS, only for Garcia to block! DRAGON SCREW! Garcia runs, Shelton gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Even with a bad leg, Shelton has so much strength! Shelton storms up in the corner, but Garcia dodges!
Shelton’s knee hits buckles, and Garcia leg scissor rolls him! Garcia steps through for the DRAGON TAMER!! Shelton endures and the fans fire up! Garcia sits on the hold, but Shelton powers up! Shelton powers out of the hold, has Garcia’s legs, and he turns Garcia over into a QUEEN ANGELITO STRETCH! Garcia endures, reaches out, and he army crawls his way forward! But Shelton drags Garcia back! Garcia cradles Shelton! TWO!! Shelton escapes, but Garcia BOOTS him! Shelton SUPERKICKS Garcia! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Shelton covers, TWO!! Garcia barely gets out of that and Shelton is furious!
“This is Awesome!” as Shelton looms over Garcia. Shelton drags Garcia up, but Garcia trips Shelton! Jackknife bridge, GARCIA WINS!!
Winner: Daniel Garcia, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Shelton earns 0)
A Christmas Collision miracle? Who knows! But Garcia is still alive in the C2, but Lashley snatches Garcia into a SLEEPER! The fans boo but MVP hands the pimp cane to Shelton! But here comes Mark Briscoe, and he has a chair! Security wants this to stop before it gets out of hand, and even producers get out here! But wait! Is that Swerve Strickland rushing in from the crowd?! It is! He goes right up top to SUPER SWERVE STOMP the Syndicate and security guards! Garcia gets free of the pile, Mark Briscoe is with him, and now the locker room hurries out here to stop this from getting worse!
The fans chant, “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” and Nana eventually hands the mic to Swerve. “Bobby FREAKIN’ Lashley! Didn’t I say I was gonna get my hands on you by the end of ’24? By the end of 2024, I said I was gonna get my hands on you, and that’s what I did, courtesy of the most dangerous man in AEW. Whose house?!” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve is still aiming for Lashley’s head, will he and Lashley have it out at Worlds End?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Mark Briscoe VS The Beast Mortos!
After getting a couple shockers, The Sussex County Chicken could easily jump up to the front of the block with one more! But will he #ManUp and bring down the menacing minotaur? Or will The Beast be a massive spoiler for Briscoe?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock again. The fans rally and duel while both men fire up. They RAM shoulders, and then fire forearms! The fans fire up as Mark gets the edge, but Mortos swings! Mark dodges to CHOP, then fire forearms! Mark ROCKS Mortos, whips, but Mortos reverses and SPLASHES Mark! Mortos runs but Mark follows to LARIAT! Mark runs, Mortos follows, but Mark dodges to CHOP! And CHOP! And forearm! And Mongolian Chop! Mark fires forearms against the ropes, then roars. Mark runs but Mortos follows to UPPERCUT! The fans fire up, Mortos runs but Mark follows to FOREARM!
Mark runs, Mortos follows, and he slingshots to hook and backslide, TWO! Mark trips Mortos to jackknife, TWO! Mortos gets around, hammerlock and cradle, TWO! Mark slips around to roll Mortos, TWO! Both men stand, both men dodge, and the fans cheer the standoff. The fans cheer “BOTH THESE GUYS! BOTH THESE GUYS!” as they reset. Mark and Mortos run up to RAM shoulders again! And again! Mortos is getting the better of this, and he CLOBBERS Mark! The fans cheer Mortos while Mark goes to ropes. Mortos runs in but Mark TOSSES him up and out! Mortos clutches a leg, stands up, but Mark runs!
Mortos slides in, dodges, and he SPEARS Mark! The fans fire up and Mortos roars while Collision goes picture in picture.
Mark rolls to a corner while Mortos headbutts buckles. Mortos then runs corner to corner to DROPKICK Mark! Mark sputters, Mortos drags him to a cover, TWO! Mark stays in this but Mortos drags him into a chinlock. Mark endures, even as Mortos leans on the hold. Mark fights up as the fans rally, and Mark fires body shots. Mortos THROWS Mark down! Mortos then CRANKS Mark’s neck, then KICKS him in the chest! Cover, TWO! Mark is still in this and he goes to ropes. Mortos storms up but Mark CHOPS! Mortos SMACKS Mark and Mark falls into a corner. Mortos stomps Mark, then digs his boots in!
The ref reprimands and counts, Mortos steps off, then Mortos snapmares Mark so he can step on Mark’s face! Then NECK TWIST! Cover, TWO! Mark stays in this and he goes back to ropes. Mortos waits on Mark to stand, then SMACKS him down! Mark dangles out of the ring in the ropes, but Mortos goes after a leg while Collision goes to break.
Christmas Collision returns and Mortos has Mark in a corner. Mortos whips corner to corner, then runs up to UPPERCUT, CHOP, and HEADBUTT! Mark staggers and the fans rally up for Mortos. Mortos brings down his kneepads, runs corner to corner, but Mark dodge! Mortos hits buckles then falls to the outside! The fans fire up as Mark then WRECKS Mortos with a dropkick! Mark builds speed and he DIVES, direct hit on Mortos! The fans fire up and Mark even hugs a few! Mark tosses a chair into the ring, and fans rally for #DEMBOYS. Mark sets the chair up, but Mortos anchors Mark’s legs! Mortos then SMACKS Mark!
Mortos drags Mark to the apron, Mark fires forearms. Mortos shoves Mark, but Mark fireman’s carries! Mortos fires elbows to get free! Mark REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS! Then APRON GERMAN SUPLEXES! Mortos falls to the floor while the fans lose their minds! Mark rises up, takes aim, and he fires the fans up more. Mark goes up a corner, for a SUPER SKY TWISTER! The fans are thunderous and Mark high-fives the front row. Mark then goes back to the ring and builds speed! Mark uses the chair to FLY! Direct hit and Mark even lands on his feet! The fans fire up and Mark hurries to get Mortos back up.
Mark puts Mortos in the ring, “This is Awesome!” as Mark takes aim. FROGGY-BOW onto knees! Mortos saves himself there, and then roars! Mortos whips Mark, scoops him, and has the torture rack! BEAST BACKBREAKER! Then Mortos hauls Mark up for a POWER BREAKER!! The fans fire up for Mortos and he DISCUS- NO, Mark dodges, runs, but into a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives and the fans fire up again! Mortos snarls, hauls Mark up, and then scoops! But Mark slips free! Mark crane kicks, then underhooks! But Mortos backdrops free! Mark rises, Mortos runs, but into a fireman’s carry!
Mark hits a ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Then Mark goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the FROGGY-BOW!! Cover, TWO?!? Mortos survives but Mark shakes his head. Mark just goes back up top! Mortos sits up and roars! But Mark still FROGGY-BOWS!! And then he underhooks, lifts, JAY DRILLER!! Cover, Mark wins!
Winner: Mark Briscoe, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Mortos earns 0)
And with that, Mark is now even with Kyle Fletcher, who Mark already beat earlier on! That is all the difference between the one seed and the two seed, how will this final round shake out?
Julia Hart speaks.
“Jamie, Jamie, Jamie. I’m no coward. What you call tricks, I call advantages. I suggested that you watch your back. I gave you all the warnings. So I’m not understanding why you feel the need to call me classless and sneaky. I thought I was being more than reasonable. I know you’re strong, but are you smart? Are my ‘tricks’ too much for you? I guess we’ll find out January 1st, Fight for the Fallen. But remember: The House Always Wins.” The Princess of the Black Throne is ready, but will she learn Hayter Hits Hard?
Backstage interview with Mariah May.
Alex Marvez is with the AEW Women’s World Champion and says in one week’s time, it will be Mariah VS Thunder Rosa for the title, in a Tijuana Street Fight! Marvez notes that Mariah not only had some harsh words for Rosa, but for her father, as well. Mariah says, “Aw~, Papa Rosa is gonna be in the front row. Is that to watch the match? Or does Thunder need a new mami?” But speaking of Rosa, she RAMS Mariah right into the door! And dribbles her off it, too! Mariah pulls hair, Rosa tries to choke Mariah, and then Mariah shoves Rosa away. Mariah calls Rosa crazy, but Rosa says she’s not done with Mariah!
Rosa storms after Mariah into the hall, and then to the stage area! Mariah has made it to ringside, Nigel tries to warn her, but Rosa CLOBBERS Mariah! Rosa rains down fists, then stomps away! Rosa SMACKS Mariah off steel steps, then grabs a chair! Mariah sputters, but gets away before Rosa swings the chair! Security rushes out here for the third time tonight, and Rosa LEAPS! The cluster keeps her away from Mariah but fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” Rosa holds up the AEW Women’s World Championship, will she send the “Woman From Hell” back where she came from in order to have the gold again?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli!
While The Relentless One has been after each and every Death Rider, he gets one served up to him on a silver platter. But will Darby bring down the Swiss Superman before the final round? Or will Claudio crush Darby’s hopes and dreams this close to Christmas?
But before Claudio even gets in the ring, Darby DIVES out onto him! The fans fire up as Darby fires fast hands! Claudio gets away but Darby pursues, jumps on, and throws more hands! Claudio carries Darby up the ramp to then THROW him down! Darby writhes, Claudio drags him up, and Claudio gorilla presses! Darby slips free, goes to the entry, and then dodges Claudio to send him into the light truss! And then he shoves Claudio into it again! Claudio falls, and now Darby climbs up!? The fans fire up as Darby is up on the camera balcony! Darby SUPER CROSSBODIES Claudio down!
Claudio tumbles down the ramp and Darby sputters while fans lose their minds. The ref checks Darby, his fall was still really wicked. Claudio sits up in a daze as he’s now ringside, and somehow Darby pursues! They both get in the ring, the bell rings, and Darby runs up! But into a POP-UP UPPERCUT!! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives and Claudio is already frustrated. Claudio drags Darby by his legs, to GIANT SWING~! The fans count as Darby goes around and around, and Claudio goes past TEN, past FIFTEEN, past TWENTY, and all the way to THIRTY!! Darby flounders out of the ring while Collision goes picture in picture.
The ref goes out to check on Darby, and somehow he’s okay to continue. Claudio steps out to fetch Darby, and lift shim up with one hand! Claudio then gut wrenches and carries Darby, to SLAM him onto railing! And DUMP him down! Claudio drags Darby up again, gut wrenches again, and he TOSSES Darby onto the railing! Darby flops back down and clutches his lower back, but Claudio leaves him behind. The ring count begins but Darby sits up. Claudio goes out after him again, and brings him up to CHOP! Darby staggers away to a corner, Claudio storms up and CHOPS again! Darby flops down but Claudio looms over him.
Claudio gets space, runs up, and he UPPERCUTS Darby against railing! Darby stumbles away, Claudio goes to the ring, but Darby rolls in, just to roll back out. Darby earns himself some time, but then Claudio storms out after him. Darby hurries int he ring to get away, but Claudio is after him there, too. Claudio stands on Darby’s hands, then stomps them! Darby writhes, but Claudio stomps his hands more! Darby goes to a corner. Claudio stands him up and CHOPS! Claudio UPPERCUTS, CHOPS, and Christmas Colilsion returns to single picture. The fans duel, Darby fires hands, but Claudio UPPERCUTS!
Claudio whips, Darby springboards, COFFIN- NO, Claudio catches Darby! Darby fights free, runs, but Claudio runs up! Darby DUMPS Claudio, then runs to DIVE! Direct hit at the ramp! The fans fire up again and Darby puts Claudio in. Claudio rolls out the far side but Darby DIVES again! Claudio is sent into railing but Darby goes up a corner! The fans fire up for the SUPER COFFIN SPLASH! Direct hit and both men are down again. The ref starts the ring count, the fans rally up, and Darby refreshes the count. Darby LEAPS onto Claudio for a SLEEPER! Claudio goes to steel steps and he steps up, but Darby squeezes tight!
Claudio steps back down, and he runs into the timekeeper’s area! BACKPACK SENTON through the table! The fans lose their minds again while Claudio leaves Darby behind in the wreckage. Darby stirs, the ref starts another ring count, and Darby crawls. “This is Awesome!” as Darby leaps in at 7! Claudio runs but Darby slips around! O’Conner Roll, TWO, springboard and SPALSH! Cover, TWO! Ghost pin, TWO! Claudio is up, but Darby sunset flips! Claudio stays up, and DOUBLE STOMPS! Claudio deadlifts Darby to then TOSS him out of the ring! Darby hits apron on the way out and fans tell Claudio he’s sick!
Claudio goes out after Darby and drags him up again. Claudio scoops and then POSTS Darby! And POSTS him again! Claudio TOSSES Darby aside, rolls into the ring, but only to refresh the count. Claudio then drags Darby by a leg and brings him over. Claudio SWINGS Darby into steel steps!! Claudio puts Darby in the ring, stands him up, and runs to LARIAT! Darby flips through the air! Claudio covers, TWO!! Darby survives and Claudio is frustrated. The fans rally for Darby but Claudio rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Then Claudio tucks the arms, RICOLA- CODE RED!! Cover, TWO!! Claudio escapes in time!
The fans rally while both men are down again. Darby and Claudio slowly rise, and Ricochet watches, very amused as Darby is his next opponent in the round robin. Darby crawls to a corner, climbs up, but Claudio UPPERCUTS! Claudio HEADBUTTS Darby, then climbs up again. Claudio brings Darby up and suplexes, but Darby fights around! SUPER SCORPION DEATH DROP!! The fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as Darby rises up. Darby climbs to the very top, COFFION DROP onto knees! Claudio saves himself, then he hauls Darby up. Straitjacket and RICOLA~ BOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!?
Darby survives and shocks Claudio! Claudio argues with the ref but the count was fair! Darby’s just that tough! Claudio goes back to Darby and ripcords him into the RICOLA~ BOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!?! HOW?!? Claudio goes outside, and he brings out something from under the ring. He also has a chair! The ref takes the chair from Claudio, but Claudio has BRASS KNUCKLES! BRASS KNUCKLE PUNCH!!! Cover, CLAUDIO WINS!
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Darby earns 0)
The Swiss Superman screws over Darby, but then he gets that chair back. But wait, Ospreay slides into the ring! And HE has the brass knuckles that Claudio tossed aside! Ospreay dares Claudio to do something, but Claudio simply leaves. Does this mean Ospreay’s ready to ride against the Death Riders with Darby? Or will we see a Miracle on 34th Street send Ospreay and Darby to Worlds End?
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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.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander; Brody wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Schiavone is in the ring!
Schiavone welcomes out the Blue League’s current points leader, Kyle Fletcher, and of course… Don Callis. But they’re not alone as the rest of the Don Callis Family makes their way out to the ring. Wait, shouldn’t Brian Cage be in New York for Final Battle…? Well anyway, Schiavone says there’s a lot of gold and- Callis takes the mic, and he says, “I have something important to say.” The fans boo and Schiavone excuses himself as Callis says the Don Callis Family are the TRUE One Percenters of professional wrestling! They prove it each and every day!
Murder Machines: The most feared tag team in the world! “Don Callis’ favorite wrestler,” Kyle Fletcher, shows every day why he is THE One Percent! He beat Will Ospreay! He beat Kazuchika Okada! And now, he’s gonna beat Daniel Garcia and win the Continental Classic! Callis hands the mic over to Kyle and Kyle says it might be true that last Saturday wasn’t the best day for Kyle, but anyone watching that match saw the clear bias from the officials in this company! The fans boo as Kyle claims there is an agenda in AEW to see the Don Callis Family NOT succeed. But it doesn’t matter, it changes nothing!
Kyle WILL be the winner of the 2024 Continental Classic. That brings Kyle to Daniel Garcia. “You wanna talk about restoring the feeling, Daniel? I couldn’t care less about your feelings! All I speak are facts! And the fact is, I am the hottest young prospect in this industry, and I will be the future of this whole place!” The fans boo more but Callis says one last thing he wants to say, is when you’re the One Percent, you’re not like the other 99! They are not like all of these fans! They are not like “the boys in the back,” like Mark Davis & Will Hobbs, “a couple of scab workers!” They’re not even in the same business, Hobbs!
And Callis has waited to get Hobbs on a PPV so that the world could watch why they call Konosuke Takeshita “The Alpha.” And Hobbs, YOU are not in the same business as Konosuke, and you find that out at Worlds End! But speaking of, here comes the Powerhouse! Will he and Dunkzilla finish things with the Don Callis Family? Or will the AEW International and ROH World TV Champions get even for last week?
Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis!
The teams sort out and Konosuke starts against Hobbs to give the DC fans a preview of Worlds End. Hobbs and Konosuke step up, talk trash, and then the forearms go back and forth! The fans cheer for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” and Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke! Hobbs even shouts “MEAT!” before he whips Konosuke. Konosuke ducks ‘n’ dodges but then so does Hobbs! Hobbs SPINE- NO, Konosuke flails free and Hobbs says it was that close. Konosuke says to cool off while he paces on the outside. Konosuke steps back into the ring, but he tags to Cage. The fans stay fired up for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Cage and Hobbs circle.
Hobbs and Cage DOUBLE LARIAT! Neither man falls, so they DOUBLE LARIAT again! And again! And again! Cage kicks low, shouts, “Who Betta Than Cage?” But then Hobbs CLOBBERS him! Hobbs even gets Konosuke to back down with a glare. Hobbs brings Cage up to fire forearms, then he tags Davis. Davis & Hobbs double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up as Davis stalks Cage to a corner. Davis CHOPS Cage, and CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Cage sputters but Davis scoops to SLAM Cage down! Then ELBOW DROP! Cover, ONE! Cage stays in this but Davis bumps him off buckles.
Tag to Hobbs and he brings Cage out. Hobbs and Davis reel Cage in, fans chant “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! MEAT MEAT MEAT!” but Konosuke makes the save! Konosuke swings, Hobbs dodges, so the elbow DECKS Davis! Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke, Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage clinches, Konosuke returns, KNEE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Cage covers, TWO! Cage rains down fists, the ref reprimands, but Cage steps off. Cage drags Hobbs up, bumps him off buckles, and tags Konosuke. The Callis Family stomps a mudhole into Hobbs, but then Hobbs CHOPS Konosuke! Konosuke snarls, and he CHOPS in return!
Konosuke ROCKS Hobbs, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count but then Konosuke BITES Hobbs on the forehead! The ref counts, Konosuke lets off, and Hobbs sputters on the ropes. Konosuke tags to Cage and the Family gets Hobbs up. They DOUBLE SUPLEX Hobbs! Cage covers, TWO! Cage drags Hobbs up but Hobbs fires body shots. Hobbs UPPERCUTS but Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage ROCKS Hobbs again, Hobbs fires back, repeat! The fans rally for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Cage gets the edge, then whips, but Hobbs KICKS him away! Cage swings, Hobbs bobs ‘n’ weaves, to then hit an EXPLODER!
The fans fire up while Hobbs crawls, hot tag to Davis! Davis fires hands on Cage, “MEAT! MEAT!” Davis DECKS Cage, then whips him to ropes. Cage reveres but Davis picks him up, BACKDROP! Davis SENTONS but onto knees! Davis writhes, Cage tags Konosuke! POWER- NO, Davis stops the knee! Davis takes a swing but Konosuke ducks that, to BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! High stack, TWO!! Davis survives and Konosuke snarls, but Rampage goes picture in picture.
Konosuke rains down fists on Davis, but lets off as the ref reprimands. Konosuke tags Cage and Cage drags Davis up. Cage ROCKS Davis, whips him into a corner, and Davis hits buckles chest first! Cage RAMS into Davis, and RAMS in again, then CHOPS! Davis staggers but Cage whips him to ropes. Davis reverses, to dosido with Cage, only for Cage to CLOBBER Davis! Cage BOOTS Davis down, covers, but Hobbs breaks it! Cage gets mad and the ref reprimands Hobbs, then Cage soaks up heat from DC. Cage stalks Davis to a corner and fires haymakers! The ref reprimands but Cage DECKS Davis! Cage soaks up more heat while he flexes.
Holiday Bash returns to single picture while Davis crawls. Cage storms over but Davis fires hands! Davis CHOPS, CHOPS, but Cage JUMP KNEES! Cage whips Davis, Davis cartwheels and swings on Cage! Cage blocks, waistlocks, but Davis switches! BIG back suplex! The fans fire up as Davis rises and reaches out! Davis crawls, as does Cage, hot tags to Hobbs and Konosuke! Hobbs LARIATS Konosuke, LARIATS again, then runs up to LARIAT in a corner! Cage runs up but he’s send into Konosuke! Hobbs SANDWEICHES the Family! Hobbs whips, Cage reverses, but Hobbs comes back to CLOBBER him! Hobbs scoops Cage for a POWERSLAM!
The fans fire up but Konosuke runs up! Hobbs scoops him, too! POWERSLAM! Hobbs pumps up and the fans are with him! Hobbs stomps and shakes the ropes, then he goes back for Konosuke. Konosuke rises, Hobbs pops him up, but Konosuke ELBOWS him! Konosuke fires hands, then ROLLING ELBOWS! Hobbs staggers, Konosuke whips him, but Hobbs reverses! SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Davis blocks Cage, but Cage SHOVES Davis onto the cover! Cage then TOSSES Davis out, and he goes back for Hobbs. Hobbs TOSSES Cage! Hobbs grins as he has Konosuke alone. The straps come down, and Hobbs runs up, only for Konosuke to dodge!
Konosuke runs, Cage tags in, and Konosuke BOOTS Hobbs in the corner! Cage runs up to UPPERCUT, GAMANGIRI, and then GERMAN SUPLEX! Hobbs flounders, Cage hauls him up, PUMP HANDLE FACEBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Hobbs survives and Cage is furious! Cage tags Konosuke, the Family gets Hobbs up, and they double wrench to double whip. But Hobbs breaks the double lariat and Davis tags in! Hobbs DOUBLE LARIATS Cage & Konosuke! Davis runs up, they STEREO LARIAT! Konosuke BOOTS Davis and Cage waistlocks Hobbs. Konosuke runs but Davis GAMANGIRIS! Cage SUPERKICKS Davis!
Hobbs SNAP POWERSLAMS Cage! ALPHA ELBOW from Konosuke! Davis GERMAN SUPLEXES Konosuke! Cage fireman’s carries Davis, F5!! Cage runs up on Hobbs but Hobbs dodges! Hobbs LARIATS Cage and himself out of the ring! The fans fire up while Davis rises again! Konosuke also stands, and they run up! DOUBLE LARIATS! Davis GAMANGIRIS, Konosuke ends up in the corner! Davis goes side to side, SLIDING FOREARM! The fans roar as Davis hauls Konosuke up! Konosuke fights the lift, dodges Davis, and comes back, DOUBLE LARIATS finally take both men down! But not for long as they both roar to their feet!
Konosuke swings, and he SWATS Davis’ enzigiri! Konosuke then POWER DRIVE KNEES!! And then, RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Callis Family wins!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage, by pinfall
The Alpha slam dunks on Dunkzilla, and now he has 8 days to prepare for the Powerhouse! Will Konosuke hold onto his International Championship against Hobbs? Or will taking that title be the perfect payback?
Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale.
Renee Paquette is with the Babe with the Power who is in action later tonight. But first, Renee wants to congratulate Willow to making it to the finals of the inaugural International Women’s Cup. She heads off to Tokyo very soon, how is she feeling about it? Willow is very excited. Inaugural WrestleDynasty, one step closer to the inaugural International Women’s Cup winner, and so it is mind boggling after how- Kris Statlander steps in. Kris tells Willow that there is a lot she should say, but for now, she’ll say good luck at the Tokyo Dome. #BornAgainKristen takes Willow by surprise, will Willow win tonight and have momentum going to the New Year?
Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy!
The dysfunction in Top Flight Airlines led to The Bad Child & The Sight to See winning over Darius & Dante Martin, meaning they’re next up to face Private Party. Will this be little more than a tune-up for Lio & Action?
The teams sort out, Lio starts against Myles, but then Lio handspring kicks Goldy off the apron! Myles back suplexes but Lio lands out and then dodges! Myles falls out of the ring, Action handspring kicks him down! Lio DIVES onto Goldy! Action DIVES onto Myles! The fans fire up as Action puts Myles in fast. Lio joins Action and they mug Myles. Myles fights back with forearms and CHOPS! Myle runs, but Lio & Action split the difference. Lio spins Myles for Action to mule kick, knee lift and ROLLING ELBOW! Lio fires fast hands, then DECKS Myles! Goldy springboards but Lio & Action dodge! Lio eggs Goldy on, then he and Action split the difference again!
Action runs up, Goldy dodges, but Lio LARIATS Goldy on the other side! Myles whips Lio but Lio hits RUSH HOUR! Action torture racks Myles for a NECKBREAKER! Lio covers, Lio & Action win!
Winners: Lio Rush & Action Andretti, by pinfall
Fast win for this furious duo, but “Oh my gosh, is that Private Party?” Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy make their way out here and DC fires up! The AEW World Tag Team Champions call for “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” Lio & Action get their shot in the near future, but wait! Dante & Darius make their way out here? Private Party looks to the tunnels, but Lio & Action CLOBBER them from behind! Dante, Darius & Leila don’t worry about the champs, they stare Lio & Action down. Lio & Action hold up the belts, then throw them at the Martins. The refs keep this from getting any more physical, but will Lio & Action take those belts from Quen & Zay soon enough?
Backstage interview with Harley Cameron.
Renee is now with the “multifaceted” Harley and notes she’s in action against Willow Nightingale tonight. Harley says yes, she IS multifaceted. She wants us to appreciate ALL her facets! Renee says yes, but she has yet to earn a singles win in AEW. Fine, ruin her fun. But then Harley asks if some person off camera is gonna say anything or just stand there. In steps Penelope Ford, and Mrs. Superbad says yes, she was simply observing. But Ford couldn’t help but notice that she and Harley share a lot of similar… facets. Harley asks how much Ford’s cost. Uh, no, not those…
Ford meant that she hasn’t had such a good 2024, either. So from The Bad Girl to the… Harley doesn’t have a good nickname yet. Well, don’t worry about it. Ford will watch Harley’s back and Harley will watch Ford’s. Wait, is something on Harley’s back? No, Harley… Just good luck. FEEL THE WRATH OF HARLEY CAMERON! No, she was being nice to you, Harley. Right, don’t feel the wrath of Harley Cameron. There is nothing on your back, Harley, stop scratching. Wait! W-What? Nothing, sorry. But will Harley be feeling Willow’s wrath instead?
Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two tie up. Harley pushes but Willow digs in her heels to SHOVE Harley down. Harley comes back, she and Willow reset and tie up again. Willow puts Harley in a corner, the ref counts, and Willow lets off. DC duels between Willow and Harley, and Harley wants a Test of Strength. Willow accepts the knuckle locks, but then Harley kicks low! Harley runs, wheelbarrows, but Willow turns that into a BIG back suplex! The fans cheer as Willow runs, DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! Willow bumps Harley off buckles, then fires LARIAT after LARIAT! The fans count al the way to TEN!
Willow brings Harley out with a smile, and scoop SLAMS her! Harley flounders, Willow storms up on her for another scoop and SLAM, right as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Willow storms around while Harley staggers up. Willow scoops Harley again, then carries her around to put her in the Tree of Woe! Willow stomps a mudhole in, then lets off to run up! But Harley BOOTS her while upside-down! Harley gets free, ELBOWS Willow, then runs to knee her low! Harley runs with Willow to HOTSHOT BULLDOG! Willow is stuck in ropes, and Harley AX KICKS her! Harley then headscissors Willow to CHOKE her in the ropes! The ref counts, Harley lets go at 4, and Harley soaks up cheers and jeers from DC. Harley stomps Willow, then drags her to the outside. Harley SMACKS Willow off the apron!
Harley paces while Willow flounders, and Harley has her against railing. Harley CHOPS Willow, then brings her around. Willow blocks the bump to SMACK Harley off the apron! Harley turns things around to SMACK Willow off the apron! Harley shoves Willow in, storms up on her, and stands her up for buckle bumps. Harley stomps Willow, digs her boots in, and she thrashes around! The ref counts, Harley lets off at 4, but Willow elbows her in return! Harley RAMS into Willow again and again, but Willow CLUBS Harley! Harley ROCKS Willow, whips her to ropes, and ELBOWS Willow down! Harley soaks up more cheers and jeers while Rampage goes to break.
Holiday Bash returns and Willow CANNONBALLS, but Harley dodges! Willow hits only buckles and she hobbles after Harley. Harley kicks, KNEES, and ENZIGIRIS! Harley roars, runs, and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up but Harley grows frustrated. The fans rally while Harley waistlocks, but Willow switches! Harley kicks free to switch back, but Willow ELBOWS Harley back! Willow fireman’s carries, storms around, but Harley pops up! Harley fires down elbows, then victory rolls, TWO! Willow escapes and ROCKS Harley! Fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!
Harley survives but Willow roars! The fans fire up as the straps come down! Willow gut wrenches for the BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow wins!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
Willow faced the wrath of Harley Cameron and she prevailed! But then PENELOPE FORD goes after Willow! The fans boo but Ford did say she’d back Harley up. They both beat up on Willow, but here comes Kris! Kris Statlander storms the ring, Harley & Ford run away! Willow is again surprised, but the fans want these two to “Hug It Out! Hug It Out!” Kris says no, she doesn’t feel like it’s the right time. Kris lets Willow have the ring, is this proof that the #BornAgainKristen isn’t just a nickname?
Team Triple J speaks backstage.
Standing alongside Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, as well as Jeff & Karen Jarrett, Sonjay Dutt says, “They’ve asked us to look back and reflect on 2024, and Jeff, guys, what an incredible series of moments we’ve had in 2024.” The group agrees. From Wembley Stadium to Double J being in the Owen Hart Cup, some true career highlights that he will cherish forever. But Jarrett doesn’t like looking in the rearview mirror, he likes to look ahead. Next week, he’s not bringing resolutions, he’s bringing a game plan for 2025! What does the Last Outlaw have in store for himself and the team in the New Year?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander!
While the rest of Gold League stands at 6 points, these two men are struggling to keep up. Will the King of Death join that traffic jam at the front of the block? Or will the Commander of the Skies be a spoiler for Christmas?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock. Brody and Komander circle while the fans bark it up. There are fans who sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~” for Komander as the two tie up. But then Brody picks Komande up with both hands, and puts him on the to rope. Brody pats Komander on the shoulder, and the fans bark more. Komander hops down, not intimidated by Brody’s size. Komander then dodges Brody, DROPKICKS him, but Brody CLOBBERS Komander on the return! Brody eggs Komander on and then scuffs him. Komander gets mad and CHOPS! Brody grins and eggs Komander on. Komander CHOPS, but Brody wants more!
Komander fires up to CHOP, but Brody CHOPS Komander down! The fans fire up and Brody grins. Komander sputters, Brody paces, and Brody drags Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody bumps Komander off buckles, CHOPS again, and Komander flounders away! Brody stalks Komander to the corner, CHOPS him again, and Komander falls over! Brody hauls Komander up, whips him, but Komander goes up and over! Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Brody BACKDROPS Komander! The fans bark while Komander writhes, and Brody drags Komander up. But Komander fires body shots and a CHOP!
Brody KNEES low and Komander drops. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody asks, “Are you done?!” Brody whips Komander, but Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to then springboard, but Brody catches Komander with ease! Brody pops Komander up, but Komander pops free, sunset flip, ONE!! Brody drags Komander up and CLUBS him! Komander wobbles, Brody ROCKS him again! Brody drags Komander off the ropes, suplexes, but Komander slips around! SLEEPER! Big men still have to breathe, but Brody RAMS Komander into the buckles! Brody swings, misses, and that bad hand hits post! Komander fires KICKS on the legs!
Komander bobs ‘n’ weaves, kicks, mule kicks and ENZIGIRIS! Brody wobbles and the fans rally up! Komander knuckle locks, CHOPS, and he goes up and up and jumps around! But Brody breaks the grip and DOUBLE CHOPS Komander to the floor! The fans bark it up and the ref checks Komander while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Brody storms out after Komander, who is somehow still in this. Brody drags Komander up, and he whips Komander hard into railing! Brody revels in the DC dogs barking, and Brody stands Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander off his feet, then refreshes the ring count. Brody drags Komander up, and whips him hard into railing! So hard, in fact, that Komander goes up and over! Brody hurries to haul Komander back up, and he suplexes Komander to the floor! Komander writhes more while Brody refreshes the count again. Brody goes back to Komander, scuffs him, and brings him back up.
Komander KICKS Brody, CHOPS, but Brody CHOPS him down! Brody revels in the noise from DC while he stands on Komander’s neck! The ref reprimands, Brody steps off and rolls into the ring. Brody again refreshes the count so he can fetch Komander. Brody puts Komander in the ring, covers, TWO! Komander is still in this but Brody is more amused than anything. Brody paces then brings Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander to a corner, then revels in the noise a bit more. Brody then digs his boot into Komander, but lets off as the ref counts. Brody drags Komander up to CHOP, but Komander CHOPS! Brody CHOPS Komander down!
Brody digs his boots in again, but the ref counts. Brody steps away, then drags Komander to his feet. Brody ROCKS Komander as the Holiday Bash returns to single picture. Brody eggs Komander on, stands him up, and ROCKS him again! Komander flops against ropes but Brody dares him to keep fighting. Komander staggers up, but Brody CHOPS him! Komander is stinging but Brody ROCKS him! Brody whips, Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to QUEBRADA, but Brody catches him! But Komander slips down into the STANDING BONE LOCK! The fans fire up but Brody powers up! Brody THROWS Komander right off! SENTON FLOPS as Komander moves!
Komander hurries to basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Brody and Komander both crawl to ropes! They both stand, Brody runs up, but Komander swings around, CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Brody flops out to the floor! Komander sees that and the fans fire up! Komander builds going side to side, and he goes up and up and CROSSBODIES, but Brody catches him! Brody RAMS Komander into the railing! And then whips him hard into more railing! Brody makes Komander take a seat, then CHOPS him! The fans bark with Brody as he gets space, and Brody runs back in, but Komander ducks! Brody CRASHES into railing!!
Komander has the fans all fired up as he rises! Komander rolls into the ring, the count is climbing, but Brody is rising! So Komander runs corner to corner to go up, up and AWAY!! Direct hit with that escalara cannonball! The fans fire up as Komander rises again! Komander and Brody both head for the ring while fans sing again, “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~!” Komander has Brody in the drop zone! Komander goes up the corner, but Brody CLUBS him first! Brody has Komander in the Electric Chair Lift, then goes up the corner!? But Komander fights, shifts, and SUPER SUSNET FLIP POWERBOMBS!!
Brody is in the drop zone again and Komander rises! 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and Komander cannot believe it! “This is Awesome!” as Komander rises and goes to another corner. Komander tunes up the band, runs corner to corner, but Brody SLAPS him first! Brody runs but Komander dodges, Brody POSTS himself! Komander is on the apron and he runs up, to SHOTGUN Brody to the floor! Brody sputters, Komander climbs the corner, and the fans are thunderous! Komander springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Another direct hit and Komander feels so close to his first points in the C2!
Komander hurries to get in the ring, but then slides out to start a new ring count. Komander climbs again while Brody rises. Komander watches Brody slide in, then tightrope walks to CIELITO LINDO!! But that was on Brody’s back! Komander pushes Brody but that’s a lot of dead weight to push! Brody sits up but Komander KICKS him! Komander roars, the fans fire up, handspring- TORTURE RACK! Brody flips Komander around, GONZO BOMB!! Cover, Brody wins!!
Winner: Brody King, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Komander earns 0)
If it wasn’t clear before, this was a painful punctuation mark, Komander is mathematically ELIMINATED from the semifinals. However, Komander’s final C2 match is Dynamite’s Miracle on 34th Street against Claudio Castagnoli! Can Komander be the biggest spoiler of this entire tournament? Can Brody prove to everyone in the Gold League that the House Always Wins?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here for Holiday Bash, though some clear redundancies from last week’s Winter is Coming edition. We got another group Don Callis Promo, and we barely got anything different from Callis and Kyle. The tag match’s only changes were Cage switching in for Archer, even though Cage is in reality defending his ROH World TV Championship in the Hammerstein Ballroom for Final Battle, and then the Callis Family wins this time so Hobbs and Konosuke can be even going towards Worlds End. Now, Konosuke could very well retain the International Championship at Worlds End because NJPW is totally open to Konosuke Takeshita VS Shingo Takagi being Winner Takes All, AEW International and NEVER Openweight titles on the line together.
Lio & Action of course won their match, but the real purpose was to get a confrontation out of them, Private Party and OG Top Flight, Darius & Dante. Good stuff, and it teases anywhere between a Triple Threat to Lio & Action VS Darius & Dante Round 2. Very good promo from Triple J to set up for something, anything really, for 2025. Fight for the Fallen can even be the start of whatever that plan is as part of the “mother of all streams.” And good stuff with the women’s division tonight. Ford & Harley makes a natural duo now given their names, and Willow and Kris could possibly reunite now that Kris is a Face again. That wouldn’t really make up for the weird fumble in the middle where Tony Khan just wanted Kris to get away from Stokely, but hey, this story itself could be really well done.
And great stuff out of Brody VS Komander, really got the drama going before the end. I mean, we all knew Komander was out of the running before tonight, and was most certainly taking the loss here, but Komander got to really show some grit. And now, five people at 6 points going into the final round, they’re really adding great drama to Gold League. Collision tomorrow and then Dynamite Miracle on 34th Street will be some great stuff, but I still think Ospreay should be one of the semifinalists, the second spot can be whoever they want.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Attitude Of Aggression #300- A Decade for the Ages
The 300th Episode of Attitude Of Aggression has arrived! Join us as we recap the biggest wrestling related events of...
