Well the AMC debut was panned by most people. Be it IWC or contemporaries (like JBL and Eric Bischoff), and some of the wrestlers got snippy on Twitter which proves the negative backlash had an affect. If people’s opinions truly don’t matter, than you don’t acknowledge them. But even a general blast proves it struck a nerve.

The AMC debut was utter garbage, if you enjoyed it, get your head checked. It’s one thing to WANT things to go well because then there’s more jobs for everyone, which is cute, but don’t cope yourself into delusion. I detest AEW, but the AMC debut episode made Collision look like Citizen Kane.

Let’s hope the first PLE of the year corrects the botched mess that was the AMC debut.

Ratings:

• AJ Francis vs Rich Swann: AJ wins via Down Payment – *** 1/4
• Mustafa Ali w/Order 4 vs Elijah: Ali wins via Guitar – ***
• The Final Dance: Dango vs Eddie Edwards: Eddie wins via Boston Knee Party – **** 1/4
• Ryan Nemeth vs Mara Sade: Ryan wins via Dirty Pin – ** 1/2
• TNA Knockouts Championship: Zaria w/Sol Ruca vs Lei Ying Lee (c) w/Xia Brookside: Lei wins via Warrior’s Way – *** 1/2
• TNA Tag Team Championships: The Hardy Boyz (c) vs The Righteous: Hardyz retain via Twist/Swanton – ***
• Cedric Alexander vs Moose vs Joe Hendry: Hendry wins via Standing Ovation – ****
• Texas Death Match for the TNA World Championship w/Nic Nemeth as guest referee: Mike Santana (c) vs Frankie Kazarian: Santana retains via Spin the Barbed Wire Block – *****

Results:

AJ Francis vs Rich Swann

Swann’s outfit seems to be a little Black Machismo inspired.

AJ tries to grab Rich immediately, but Rich uses his speed and gets in multiple strikes, 10 count punches in the corner, kicks AJ over the top rope, tries a Dive, but gets caught, Rich counters the Down Payment and turns it into a Phoenix Senton to the floor. Rich throws in AJ, hits a few YES Kicks, goes for the Lethal Injection but eats a big Vader Hammer from AJ. AJ starts leaning on Rich, bending him in the ropes and just clubbing him as he slows down the pace. AJ just throws Rich across the ring from a Fireman’s Carry, hits Tennessee Whiskey and mugs to the crowd.

Offense continues for AJ, he chokes Rich against the steps, rolls him in, wants the Down Payment but Swann breaks the goozle with kicks and punches, but AJ re-secures his grab and just throws Rich out. Rich beats the count at 9 to no one’s real surprise. AJ steps on him and tries to lean his weight down, lifts him, showboats too long and eats elbows, a Jawjacker…but a Big Boot from AJ gives him the two count. AJ goes for some…lame Chin Lock/Chicken Wing attempt of a submission, so Swann gets out of it. AJ misses the Senton, Round Kick from Rich, Step Over Kick, Lethal Injection into Cartwheel Splash and 450 from the middle rope for two.

Rich goes back up, AJ cuts him off and just chucks him to the middle of the ring. Looks for the Moonsault, but Rich tries the Avalanche Powerbomb, but AJ stops it. AJ perches Rich, Superplex…? Rich fights back, bites AJ’s arm, headbutts him and AJ crashes down. Rich flies but AJ catches him with the TFL…only for two though! Down Payment attempt, countered, Sunset Flip, another try, Rich counters again but AJ turns it into a Styles Clash and mocks the AJ Styles pose. Goes for a second clash but Swann turns it into a Canadian Destroyer.

It looked good but we know that’s just a transitional move. Swann to the top, Five Star Frog Splash, but AJ gets his foot on the rope. Lethal Injection gets caught into a Reverse Down Payment. AJ finally hits the real Down Payment, and AJ wins.

Mustafa Ali w/Order 4 vs Elijah

Elijah gets attacked by the Great Hands on his entrance but gets rid of them easily. He and Ali start a quick rope run that Elijah turns into a Pop-Up Sitout Powerbomb. Ali powders and we get some slow outside the ring following strikes. Great Hands try to get involved again, but Elijah deals with them, has a pop moment but then Ali with the blindside Dive ruins the Drifter’s celebration. Ali continues his advantage, meticulously, deliberately, strikes, isolation submissions like Key Locks and Arm Triangles. Elijah uses the rope to counter the Arm Sumission, flings Ali to the outside. Elijah tries a dive but Mustafa hits that gorgeous Rolling Neckbreaker to stop Elijah in his tracks. Ali goes for a Standing Moonsault, but Elijah gets the knees up.

Both are slow to their feet so we get a Fighting Spirit spot. It makes sense here since they’ve had heat for a while. Ali counters an Elijah Powerbomb, Superkick connects but Elijah no sells and Lariats Ali back to Chicago. A little more dazed brawling, Ali with a slap, Bellclap, hits the ropes but eats the Elijah Knee Lift for two. Elijah wants a Cross Body but Ali catches him, cleans him onto his shoulders and Spicolli Driver! Ali tries a 450, Elijah says no, spins into the Highwayman’s Farewell Okada style! 1-2-Ali matrix bridges out and then Flair flops.

Elijah thinks his Shinsuke Nakamura with the torso kicks, forearm blasts, strikes in the corner. Perches Ali, wants an Avalanche Highwayman’s…Ali fights, Tasha distracts the ref, Great Hands save Ali and Ali connects with the Sky High Dropkick. Ali wanted the Springboard Spanish Fly, but Elijah catches it into a D’lo Brown special SKY HIGH! One, Two…Agent Zero pulls out the ref. The ref kicks them out, Tasha wants the guitar shot, Elijah grabs her, wants to Piledriver her but Ali grabs the guitar and hits Elijah before the referee is back from the ejection. Ali wins!

Overbooked but it made sense and was entertaining.

The Final Dance: Dango vs Eddie Edwards

Dango comes out looking like his outfit has a little Terry Funk inspiration. Nice touch.

Eddie and him shake hands but once Eddie turns his back Dango tries the Roll-up for 1 and they both grin. Simple tie up, they’re building this slow as they should. If this is Dango’s retirement, it needs to be something special. Lots of Headlocks, and funnily enough, the first chop comes from Dango. Dango hits the Dropkick during a rope run with a little AJ Styles flair. Very calculated, hip tosses, Eddie finally gets the best of things, connects a few chops, and Eddie is doing a good job showing that he’s slow to lock in, where Dango is egging him on. DANGO with a beautiful Snap Powerslam. Dango Chops Eddie, and while Dango’s chops are nothing compared to Eddie, it’s obvious he’s trying to fire up Eddie.

Dango tries to perch, eats the Gamengiri, Frankensteiner from Eddie and Dango powders. SHOT OF CAFFEINE! The start brawling on the outside, resetting the counts, Dango chains a few Chops into a Backdrop on the apron. Resets the count again, Eddie slams Dango into the post, looks for the Chop but Dango ducks. The brawling continues, not something we see much from Dango. Eddie rolls in Dango, follows but eats a gorgeous Beauty Shot! Eddie cuts off the run, Dango cuts off the cut off, kicks Eddie to the floor and Tope con Hilo!

Back into the ring, Hip Attacks, but Eddie answers the second with the Uppercut, second try from Eddie misses! Dango with the European Uppercut, Eddie is hung up in the ropes weird so Dango hits the Slingshot Guillotine Leg Drop for two. Counter holds into a TORNADO DDT and FALCON ARROW! Only a two count, but Dango is pulling out stuff we haven’t seen in a long time. Dango perches, Eddie cuts him off but Dango fights him off, charges…into a Blue Thunder Bomb for two! Eddie goes for a Sleeper Hold, and Dango smiles, the Cena reference is wonderful. Dango stands up, pushes Eddie back, Snapmare counter. Eddie jumps, Dango pulls off a Lion Tamer! Dango tries to reposition, Small Package attempt from Eddie, kick out, Dango connects on a Codebreaker! Only a two count, but the wrinkles and winks are wonderful.

Dango looks for a Superplex, Eddie fights off, Headbutts, Dango hits an Avalanche Air Raid Crash! 1-2-…TWO? Dango to the sky, Down and Dir-missed! Boston Knee Party! Dango kicks out of the party! Eddie lines up the Knee Party Again, connects, Dango kicks again! Eddie says “Please stay down”, Dango is refusing. Thrust Kick, Die Hard Driver! Third Knee Party finally does it!

Chef’s Kiss, wonderful match.

Ryan Nemeth vs Mara Sade

For people who don’t watch and think this is just an intergender match, stop it. This is the correct style of intergender. It’s a comedy male character, and a Knockout they’re building up. This isn’t just TNA doing the intergender stuff for the lolz, its actually being done right in the set up.

Mara…okay let me lock in for a second, she’s distracting. Ryan kisses his hand and shoves it in her face in the corner, Mara is disgusted, ducks the tie up, goes for a Sleeper but Ryan Snapmares her and gloats. He then puts her in a Headlock, she punches, looks for a Hip Toss, Ryan counters, Ryan hits the toss and Mara doesn’t land the landing perfect so Ryan giggles. She fakes the Superkick and he powders, then she hits the Crossbody off the apron, throws him in but he trips her on re-entry. Ryan Backdrops her onto the apron and he’s yelling at her that she actually loves him.

He rolls her back in, arrogant cover so Mara kicks out. Ryan goes for a kiss and eats a slap, Ryan grabs her hair and slams her back. Ryan does a lewd dance, balls his fist, and she blocks, then she throws a few punches herself, Dropkicks, Ryan eats a Splash in the corner. Tornado DDT from Mara for two. Ryan claws the eyes, tries a cradle with the ropes but the referee sees it. Ryan whines to the ref, Mara hits a perfect Slingblade. She perches, Ryan dropkicks her so she goes crashing down, Ryan uses the ropes for the roll up. Wonderful use on the story and the fact he still needs to cheat to beat her.

TNA Knockouts Championship: Zaria w/Sol Ruca vs Lei Ying Lee (c) w/Xia Brookside

A lot of pushing off, counters, but after Lei slips a Slam attempt Zaria runs her over with a Shoulder Tackle. Lei tries to perch off of a Irish Whip but gets grabbed and slammed. Ley connects on a Sweep, a kick into a Dropkick and then her corner Down strikes only get to like three before Zaria slips it and Snake Eyes Lei. Zaria grabs Lei and Suzuki style Hanging Chokehold in the corner, she breaks at the four count, gloats and goes for the pinfall but only two. Heavy lariats, short arm Lariat, still only a near fall. Zaria then just grabs her, Texas Cloverleaf but Lei tries to sit up using her core strength and then gets bombed into the ground and back into the Cloverleaf.

Lei sits up, grabs the leg and starts an STF, but Zaria fights it off, counters it into a near fall. Lei shoves her into the turnbuckle, and going for some desperate strikes. Wing Chun Chain Punches, into a Round Kick, Standing Side Kick, Back Elbow, Down Strikes in the corner get to ten this time. Lei wants a suplex, Zaria tries to stop but Lei powers through, Overhead T-Bone Suplex for two. Lei jumps on Zaria spider monkey style and goes for the Rear Naked Choke. Zaria stands up and Cannonball drives Lei into the buckles to break the hold.

Irish Whip from Zaria, misses the follow up, Lei gets caught by Zaria but they both fall out to the apron and trade strikes. Back Body Drop onto the apron from Zaria, and both women are down on the outside. M and Heather walk out to watch the match since ZaRuca could get a tag title shot soon. Rope run back inside, Zaria hits the Spear, F-5 from Zaria, but she clocked the referee! Sol and Xia are in to check on the referee, Xia and Sol take out M and Heather once M and Heather try something.

Back in the ring, the referee is still dead but Zaria literally pulls her up, Zaria posts herself with the Spear, Roll-Up for two, Headbutt from Zaria rocks Lei. Zaria wants the Hanging Chokehold again, but Lei fights out, hits a few strikes, classic Scottie Frankensteiner! Fighting Spirit, Lei wins it, Zaria pushes off, tries another F-5 but Lei turns it into a DDT. Spinning Heel Kick, Warrior’s Way from Lei and Lei retains!

TNA Tag Team Championships: The Hardy Boyz (c) vs The Righteous

The Hardyz attack the Righteous during the Hardy entrance. Big brawl, the music keeps playing and Jeff posts Dutch while Matt slaps around Vincenet. Jeff and Vincent start, Vincent tries to plead some twisted case, Jeff clocks him, tags in Matt, classic tandem work. Matt has Vincent in a chin lock and pulls at his ears and claws his eyes, the Hardyz are pissed. They’re coming out with nice anger, and Vincent has been getting pinballed from pillar to post..POETRY IN MOTION! Matt gets a little distracted by Dutch being back on the apron, Vincent gets in a couple quick shots but Matt hits the Side Effect. Calls Deletes, but Dutch grabs him then Lariats him and Vincent jumps on Matt.

Dutch tags in, crushes Matt a few times, tags back in Vincent who snaps off a Flatliner to a kneeling Matt Hardy. Matt tries to fight up as Vincent says sorry, and he doesn’t want to do this. Tag in to Dutch, Uppercut, Short arm Lariat and Dutch loves flicking his tongue. It’s weird. Matt gets throttled on the ropes and driven into the Righteous corner. Dutch lifts Matt, tries to set him up for something but Matt counters into a Twist of Fate. Simultaneous tag, Jeff Manhattan Drop, Facebuster and near fall. Jeff pulls off some odd looking Backbreaker. Dutch breaks the submission, Matt dispatches Dutch and we keep going.

Hardyz pull off the Plot Twist but it’s only a two count. Delete chants, Twist is countered, but the counter is countered, Duth trips up Matt on the rope run and it allows Vincent to tag out. Dutch hits Death Walks and lays out Jeff. Dutch tags to Vincent and calls for something. Tist of Fate from Dutch, Swanton from Vincent, but its so poorly positioned it takes Vincent too long to get to the spot in the ring for Jeff to interfere. After a brawl, Jeff is down, Dutch tries a Leg Drop and misses. Matt and Vincent are in the ring, Vincent tries to beg off, Dutch gets a microphone.

Dutch says they wanted this, they want to hurt. Twist of Fate to Vincent, Swanton from Jeff…and that was a completely unnecessary mid match mic moment. He’s good enough to grab a mic and talk but he can’t get up to make a save? A generally decent match, with the Hardyz showing anger, but that mic moment was stupid as hell.

Cedric Alexander vs Moose vs Joe Hendry

Early on each man gets a shot on someone and has moments to be in control. Headscissor from Cedric, Dropkick from Moose, Frankensteiner from Hendry and then Hendry Sack of Shit on Cedric. He gloats a little, Air Hendry attempt before they double team Hendry. Moose Powerbombs Cedric into the Apron, Hendry Powerbombs Moose. Hendry tries to throw Cedric into the ring, but Cedric flies out. Hendry slams Cedric into the steps, then Moose charges, Backdrop, and Moose flies into the steps. The medical person is saying Moose is too injured to keep going.

The referee tells Hendry and Cedric to keep going after an “injury timeout”, everyone playing babyface. Hendry misses the corner charge and eats the Dropkick to the back of the head. Cedric tries to follow up and Joe counters it into the Olympic Slam. Joe gets distracted with Moose slowly trying to get up, so when he charges Cedric, Cedric connects a few kicks. Crossbody, but Hendry catches him, before Hendry can full lift, Small Package, into Michinoku Driver and only two. Now Cedric is getting distracted by Moose. Strike Exchange, Chops and Kicks into the double down lariat spot. The crowd chants for Moose, maybe trying to will him back into the match. Moose doesn’t want to leave the match.

He hobbles into the ring and Joe and Cedric reluctantly hit him because he’s asking for it. Headbutt into Cedric from Moose, Uranage into Senton onto Hendry, Kip Up! But Moose sells the back hard. Cedric kicks and perches, Okada Dropkick from Moose! Sells the back. Hendry wants the Suplex, Moose counters, Chop and sell the back. Moose floats over the Suplex, posts Hendry, perches him and Moose goes to the sky, Suplexplex! Holds on, but Hendry hits his own Suplex and Cedric hits the Splash from off camera!

Moose and Cedric back and forth, corner shenanigans, GO TO HELL! But near fall, and the cover was awkward with Moose selling the back. Moose and Hendry chop battle. Moose charges, Pop-Up Powerbomb! Moose kicks at two. Kip Up from Joe. Joe does the turn, but eats the Death Valley Driver from Cedric! Into a Crossface! Hendry is trying to get out of the Crossface, the crowd wants Moose, Moose grabs Hendry’s wrist so he can’t tap, breaks the submission and tosses Hendry out. Strikes with Cedric, Cedric with the Body Scissors Roll, Sunsets out of Moose’s stuff, Styles Clash from Cedric! Moose kicks out of the Clash.

Cedric removes the Elbow pad, peppers some shots, Moose kicks and tries to build a head of steam, Cedric Lariats him! Cedric goes for an Oscutter but Moose catches him with a Spear for a near fall. Moose lined up Cedric for Lights Out, but the Back gives out! Lumbar Check from Cedric! But Hendry appears out of nowhere and Standing Ovation from Joe on Cedric! Joe wins.

Texas Death Match for the TNA World Championship w/Nic Nemeth as guest referee: Mike Santana (c) vs Frankie Kazarian

Nic’s ref outfit has booty shorts…of course it would.

Frankie powders when Santana charges, but then he initiates on his own time and they go at an intense pace, right where they left off Thursday. Frankie gets rocked to the apron, Santana misses the Yakuza kick over the rope, apron teases but counters aplenty. Kaz jumps down, Santana tries a PK, but Kaz moves and flips him face first into the apron. Kaz grabs a chair, misses the first time but not the second. Kaz tries the Whip, Santana counters, Kaz jumps the steps so Santana charges and launches off the steps to wipe out Kaz. A table gets added into the ring and Santana clocks Kaz with a Yakuza kick. Santana then gets a chair, to launch the cannonball into Kaz. Santana goes for the pinfall but Kaz kicks out at two. Santana walks Kaz around the audience, 10 count punches and field trip continues. Kaz manages to connect with a punch and now he’s conducting the 10 cent tour.

Every time the location changes the momentum changes. Santana looks for dive from the second level, but Kaz cuts him off, wants the Superplex, Santana fights him off and Double Axe Handle onto the concrete. The fight to the back, trash can, garage doors, and Kaz is getting the best of this so far. Scoop Slam from Kaz onto the concrete, two count. Chairshot duel, Kaz wins, sets up some chairs and tries a Fade to Black…but Santana says no, kicks Kaz into Tuesday. Santana gets on the chairs, Piledriver on Frankie through the chairs to the outside. Pinfall! Kaz now has to get back to his feet by 10, or Santana wins – Kaz BARELY gets up at 9. Santana then punches him repeatedly for standing up and finds another table.

Santana sets up the table, gets on the apron with Kaz and wants to Piledrive Kaz through the table. Kaz fights it off, they trade strikes on the apron, Santana perches, Santana launches but Kaz catches him with a Cutter through the table! Pinfall! Santana has til 10 – – Santana is up at 9! Kaz just Knees him in the back and sends him face first into the steps! Kaz sets up chekov’s table from earlier in the ring. Then he grabs a ladder and throws it into the ring. The desperation in this is great storytelling. Frankie does his Heavy Metal Rebel pose, but Santana walks behind him with a Barbed Wire Baseball bat. Swing Away Mikey, but misses, Kaz tries the Chicken Wing but gets tossed off. Bat to the gut, and across the forehead! Outline in Chair on Kaz! Santana puts him on the table, climbs the ladder and Papi shimmy, FEELING FROGGY! Pinf-no! Kaz kicked out a 2.8.

Both men connect on Lariats and again…Kaz spits in Mike’s face. Santana wraps barbed wire around his arm. Spin the Barbed Wire Block! Pinfall – – – can Kaz get up by 10…NO! Santana retains!

Danger Zone after Santana is celebrating a little. Nic tries to cash, calls for another referee, but before the referee gets there, Spin the Block! Drops Nic and the cash in never happens. 

Overall Score: 8.5/10

That…was a great show. I’ve never had brand whiplash this bad in my life. The only match that fell flat was the Hardyz and Righteous because there’s no reason to have the mic moment, its stupid, breaks momentum, adds a really b rated horror flick kind of pregnant pause, and made the finish feel moronic. Other than that…everything was done beautifully. Mara and Ryan wasn’t supposed to be a high quality match, but it did exactly what you’d want a comedy match to do. Ryan looks like even more of a chickenshit loser, having to cheat to “beat a girl”. Mara looked good in the ring (both aesthetically and athletically), and she’s got a perfect excuse to turn it into something silly that we haven’t seen in forever, a Lumberjills match or something equivalent.

Dango’s match was beautiful, I’ll be honest, if he was a more main event talent, that would’ve felt more like a 5 star match. I think I only rated it a bit lower because Dango was great at what he did, but he wasn’t like a generational main event talent. But it was beautiful. Moose looked great in the loss, Ali needing interference 73 times keeps his gimmick strong, AJ Francis had a really good match, and Santana looked like a million bucks, Kaz looked badass, and we all went home happy since Nic botched his cash in.

I wish I had answers for where this magic was two nights ago. But if THIS is a representation of what we have to look forward to, THIS, is awesome.

Will The Opps lose it all?

Hangman Page has vowed vengeance upon Samoa Joe, so now he and #JetSpeed are aiming for those AEW World  Trios Championships!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Andrade El Idolo w/ Don Callis VS Angelico w/ Serpentico; Andrade wins.
• Eddie Kingston & Ortiz VS Grizzled Young Veterans; Eddie & Ortiz win.
• Marina Shafir w/ Jon Moxley VS Zayda Steel w/ Christopher Daniels; Shafir wins.
• Six Man Tag: Kyle Fletcher, Josh Alexander & EL CLØN VS Team SkyFlight; Fletcher, Alexander & Clon win.
• Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford VS Viva Van & Danielle Kamela; Megan & Penelope win.
• AEW National Championship #1 Contender’s Match: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Anthony Bowens; Jack wins and will challenge Ricochet for the title.
• AEW World Trios Championships: The Opps VS Hangman Page & #JetSpeed; Hangman & JetSpeed win and become the new AEW World Trios Champions.

PLAY BY PLAY

Andrade El Idolo w/ Don Callis VS Angelico w/ Serpentico!

La Sombra has returned to AEW, he has returned to the Don Callis Family, and he has his return match to continue where he left off. Will Andarde make everything tranquilo? Or will the South African Stud show him what that really looks like?

The bell rings, the fans rally up, and the two circle. They tie up, Angelico waistlocks, but Andrade ELBOWS free of the full nelson! Angelico falls into a corner, the fans cheer Andrade, “SI! SI! SI!” Andrade runs corner to corner, CIEN KNEES! Cover, but Andrade lets up at two!? The fans are torn but Andrade says tranquilo. Andrade has a leg, “WOO~!” But then he shoves the leg down! Andrade no longer does that. He stalks Angelico to the ropes, CHOPS him, then stalks him again. Andrade brings Angelico around to snap suplex! But that’s just Uno Amigo! Andrade drags Angelico up again, but Angelico slips around!

Angelico ducks the elbow, Andrade jumps the sweep, but the EDDY GORDO KICK hits! Roll up, ONE!! Angelico blocks a shot, wrenches, and traps both arms to then double wrench! Andrade stomps a foot, puts Angelico in a corner, and he CHOPS again! Andrade snarls, runs up and ROCKS Angelico! Angelico sputters, the fans rally, and Andrade runs back in, but into a BOOT! Angelico goes up, but Andrade GAMANGIRIS! Andrade goes up, gives some Latino Heat, and SUPERPLEXES! That’s just Uno Amigo! Andrade then snap suplexes to Dos Amigos! And THREE AMIGOS! Cover, but Andrade picks Angelico up again?!

The fans boo but Andrade soaks up that heat. Andrade threatens Serpentico, then drags Angelico back up. Andrade reels Angelico again, but Angelico wrenches out to KNEE Andrade! But Andrade boot feints and SHADOW ELBOWS! Angelico goes down in a heap, and Andrade promises Callis he’s gonna end this! THE DIRECT MESSAGE! Cover, Andrade wins!

Winner: Andrade El Idolo, by pinfall

El Idolo slipped into those DMs, and Callis likes the response! With Andrade in peak form, will the Don Callis Family soon dominate all of AEW?

Backstage interview with…?

Lexy Nair knocks on the door of AEW’s newest signees, the door opens, and there is a LOT of smoke pouring out! Surprise! It’s The Rascalz! Lexy says hi, and yes they are. Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz & Myron Reed are here, and Lexy kinda forgot her question. Dez says that’s ok, they’ve got this. The Rascalz introduce themselves, and last time they checked, AEW is where the best wrestle. And the Rascalz have one of if not the best faction in pro-wrestling for nearly a decade. So it was only right for them to be here in AEW! So then tell your mama, your daddy, and your bald headed granny that The Rascalz are All Elite!

And listen, they didn’t come to take part, they came to take over. The best tag teams, the best trios, and Rascalz smoke ’em all! On that note, smoke ’em if ya got ’em! And they got ’em all! Wanna join in, Lexy? No, she’s working. Well, so are they. The boys go back into their private suite, will AEW soon be All LIT Wrestling?

Eddie Kingston & Ortiz VS Grizzled Young Veterans!

The Mad King & Monkey do their own thing, and that’s exactly why Zack Gibson & James Drake can’t stand them! Will GYV SSSOON~ be recognized as AEW’s number one team? Or will they learn how to #GritYourTeeth from the grittiest there is?

The teams sort out, and while Eddie wants to start, Gibson doesn’t want him. Ortiz takes over, the bell rings, and the two circle. They feel things out, Ortiz shoots in for the leg pick, then he trips Gibson to then cover, ONE! Ortiz wrenches, Gibson rolls and headlocks, Drake tags in as Ortiz powers out. Ortiz and Drake both hurdle over, Ortiz dodges Drake’s lariat, and Ortiz LARIATS Gibson up and out! Then ENZIGIRI for Drake! Ortiz keeps moving, and he DIVES onto Gibson! The fans fire up as Ortiz gets back up, step in and FACEBUSTER! Drake flounders, the fans fire up again, and Ortiz runs up on Drake in the corner.

Ortiz whips corner to corner, Drake goes up and over, but Ortiz just goes up and up to CROSSBODY! He gives a swivel, then he CLAWS Drake’s back! HISS! Ortiz is bringing back the wild side, and he tags Eddie in. Eddie & Ortiz hit a DOUBLE SUPLEX, then Eddie stomps away on Drake! Eddie RIDGE HAND CHOPS Drake to the ropes, then CHOPS him off his feet! Tag to Ortiz, Eddie snapmares and straddles Drake for Ortiz to run and run and run, and run, and run, and then basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Ortiz covers, ONE!! Drake is tougher than that, but Ortiz brings Drake back up.

Tag to Eddie and they handoff the wrench to an ELBOW BREKAER! Drake pulls Eddie’s ear! the ref reprimands but Gibson tags in. Gibson CLAWS Eddie’s face, then Drake runs up to ELBOW! Gibson LARIATS! Feed to the WHEEL KICK! Gibson talks trash on Eddie for thinking this is a big joke! Gibson kicks at Ortiz, too! The fans boo but Gibson stomps Eddie. Gibson tags Drake, the GYV double whip Eddie to the corner. Gibson sends Drake in, forearm SMASH! Drake snapmares Eddie to then MISSILE DROPKICK! Drake snarls, Gibson talks trash, and Drake runs corner to corner, but Eddie LARIATS first!

The fans fire up while Eddie stumbles, hot tags to Gibson and Ortiz! Ortiz rallies on Gibson, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then CHOPS! And FLAPJACK! And then a two hand guzel! But Gibson breaks free, only for Ortiz to CHOP! Gibson headlocks, and again Drake tags as Ortiz powers out. Gibson drops down, Drake dropkicks the legs out, and Gibson basement DROPKICKS Ortiz! MAYHEM IN MOTION for Eddie! The fans boo but Gibson goes out to fetch Ortiz. “You little rat! This is on you!” Gibson holds Ortiz up while Drake builds speed, and Drake DIVES onto Ortiz! The fans boo but GYV stands tall while Collision goes picture in picture.

Drake drags Ortiz up, puts him in the ring, then tags Gibson. Gibson drags Ortiz up, reels him in, and suplexes high and hard! Cover, ONE!! Ortiz is tougher than that, but Gibson pushes him down for another cover, TWO! Another cover, but Eddie CLOBBERS Gibson! Eddie fires hands, the ref backs him off, and Drake protests. Gibson drags Ortiz up to short arm LARIAT! Gibson then turns Drake around so he can stare Eddie down while he CLAWS Ortiz’s face! The ref reprimands, Gibson changes his grip, but Ortiz BITES Gibson’s hand! The ref reprimands but Gibson CLUBS and ROCKS Ortiz! Gibson storms up but Ortiz RAMS low!

Ortiz RAMS Gibson again, then slingshots up and sunset flips! Gibson holds onto ropes, waves his hands to stay on his feet, and he tags Drake! Ortiz finishes the flip but Drake HEADBUTTS Ortiz in the back of the head! Drake KICKS Ortiz, taunts Eddie, then goes back to Ortiz. Drake HEADBUTTS Ortiz again, stalks him to a corner, but Ortiz HEADBUTTS back! Drake reels Ortiz in for a short arm LARIAT! Drake snarls, pushes Ortiz to a cover, TWO! Ortiz stays tough but Drake brings him around. Maximum Carnage returns to single picture as Drake throws clubbing shots, then BOOTS Ortiz down!

Ortiz snarls but Drake reels him in. Ortiz RAMS Drake into a corner, then NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Drake is tougher than that, but Ortiz reaches for his corner! The fans rally but Drake grabs a leg! Ortiz hops up, throws hands, but Drake DRAGON SCREWS the leg! Drake drags Ortiz over, tags Gibson, and they stomp away on Ortiz. The fans boo GYV but Gibson drags Ortiz up. Gibson talks trash on Eddie, suplexes Ortiz, but Ortiz slips free! Ortiz RANAS Gibson away! The fans fire up while both men crawl, hot tag to Drake! Drake jumps on Ortiz to keep him back! Ortiz reaches out for Eddie, ROCKS Drake, repeat!

But then Drake KNEES Ortiz! Eddie ROCKS Drake! Ortiz CALF KICKS Drake down! The fans fire up while both men are down again! Ortiz crawls, reaches out, but Drake anchors him again. Ortiz BOOTS Drake away, hot tag to Eddie! The fans fire up and Drake freaks out! Eddie says get up and fight! Drake swings, Eddie counter punches! And again, and again, and again! Then he CHOPS Drake down! The fans fire up, and Eddie whips Drake to a corner for a LARIAT! Eddie then winds up, MACHINEGUN CHOPS! Gibson runs up, but Eddie CHOPS him down! Drake runs up, but into an STO! Tag to Ortiz!

Ortiz & Eddie coordinate, POP-UP and POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Drake survives, Ortiz pounds the mat, and the fans rally up again. Tag back to Eddie and now Eddie Electric Chair Lifts. Ortiz goes up, but Gibson SHOVES him down! Drake fights free, but Eddie waistlocks! Drake ELBOWS free, ENZIGIRIS, and he hurries to tag Gibson! Gibson storms up to fire shots on Eddie! Eddie shakes his head, but Gibson fires more shots! The fans rally behind Eddie, and he CHOPS Gibson back down! Then he CHOPS Gibson again! Gibson haymakers, Eddie fires a forearm, and the shots go fast ‘n’ furious!

The fans fire up behind Eddie but Gibson kicks the leg. Eddie brings down the straps! He CHOPS Gibson again, then clinches, EXPLODER! Gibson claims his neck is bothering him, but that lets Drake CHOKE Eddie- NO, Eddie gets free of the scarf to DECK Drake! Eddie then snatches the scarf, throws it away, but turns around into a TICKET TO RIDE!! Cover, TWO!! Eddie survives that flying Code Breaker, but Drake tags in! Drake hits a FLATLINER into a KOJI KLUTCH!! Eddie endures, Gibson stomps away, but the ref reprimands. Ortiz runs up, Gibson intercepts, but Eddie is fading! Wait, Eddie gets a second wind!

Gibson and Ortiz tumble out of the ring, they keep brawling, and the fans rally as hard as they can for Eddie! Eddie’s arm drops once! The arm drops twice! But Eddie REVIVES! The fans fire up again, and he flips Drake off! Eddie powers free to fire off fists! Eddie gives Drake a ground ‘n’ pound, but Drake SLAPS back! Eddie HAMMERS Drake for that! And stomps a mudhole into him! The fans fire up as Eddie reels Drake in. But Drake wrenches free! O’Conner Roll, TWO! Drake stumbles into the MADBALL!! Eddie DDTS Drake! Cover, Eddie & Ortiz win!

Winners: Eddie Kingston & Ortiz, by pinfall

GYV tried to cheat them, but Eddie & Ortiz turn that around on GYV! But will this be the end of things between these teams? Or will GYV want payback for this humiliation?

AEW shares footage from after Dynamite.

After the Six Woman Tag defeat, The “Cosmic Babes of Wrath” regrouped. Willow apologized to Kris for that loss. If only Kris didn’t take the bullet for Willow… Kris says no, Willow’s not to blame. Harley says Harley is to blame, but Kris says no, it’s not her fault, either. Kris gets them to stop apologizing to say she’d take a bullet for either of them, any day of the week. As long as it meant she got to be out there with her two best friends. But she is curious… Thekla, you just pinned the AEW Women’s World Champion. So what does she wanna do about it?

Kris couldn’t be easier to find, or to get a title shot out of, because she believes in fighting and defending this title, for everyone who came before, and everyone who will hold it after. So Kris hopes Thekla’s win will keep her going until next they meet. Because if Thekla thinks she’s toxic, Kris thinks she likes the taste. Kris licks her fingers then spits it out. Will she crush the Toxic Spider once and for all? Or is #BigStatDaddy already caught in Thekla’s web?

Tony Schiavone is on stage.

Maximum Carnage returns and Schiavone has Phoenix welcome in… Stokely & FTR. The fans boo #BigStoke and the AEW World Tag Team Champions as the three walk- Er, well, Stoke is still wheeled out here… Anyway, the next challengers to these titles will be Don Callis Family’s Davis & Doyle. Schiavone hands Stoke the mic, fans chant “No Hoes Stokes!” but he says he knows a lot of people think he’s gonna say something bad about Don Callis and the Don Callis Family, but he won’t. He won’t be like everyone else and drag others down for the retweets, likes and memes.

Instead, he says congratulations to Jake Doyle & Mark Davis. They are now the #1 contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Champions. And Stoke must admit, he’s jealous. Yes, there is some envy from Stokely. Doyle & Davis have it all! They have the “It Factor!” They have the strength, the size, the look! They’re two men you do not wanna meet in a dark alley. They are pro-wrestlers, and Stoke hates to say it, but he longs for the days when pro-wrestlers LOOKED like pro-wrestlers! Those two have EVERYTHING! Except… for the ability to beat the greatest tag team alive today, F T R!

Cash takes the mic and says you don’t just have to take Stoke’s word on that. Ask Sports Illustrated who the greatest team is today, and they will say it is F T R. You can ask ESPN! Who’s the greatest tag team today? It is F T R! Nobody has the résumé they have! No one has the body of work they have! And no one can do what they do! Mark Davis, Jake… Uh, something. Doyle? They’re good. But they’re not F T R good. Dax takes the mic and he asks Schiavone to do his job. Dax knows Schiavone is used to coming to shows and doing the bare minimum and still gettingn paid, but please, hold the mic. Schiavone does as told…

Dax says first of all, hello, Nigel. Hopefully he is okay. Thank God the past is the past and FTR isn’t messing with him today. Secondly, Dax wants Schiavone to ask what he hates most about the fans. Well then, Dax Harwood, one half of the AEW World Tag Team Champions, what do you hate about the fans? The fans chant, “We Have Hair! We Have Hair!” Dax says he hates most is the fact they live in a fantasy world. They think this is Toy Story or something! Every time they see something new and shiny, they think it’s the greatest of all time. Dax has no issue personally with Doyle & Davis. The issue is what surrounds them.

All the fans boost their egos up! They build the egos up! They make Davis & Doyle think they’re something! Someone said these two men look great on an 8-by-10, make ’em a tag team. And after one match and one match only, they get the chance to step into the ring with the greatest tag team for the richest prize in tag team wrestling today. This is a division Dax built! The division that FTR built with their hands, all the way up, and D&D get a shot after one match!? Not gonna happen! The fans boo, but Dax asks if they think coming from the slums of North Carolina that FTR never saw guys like them? They were the norm!

FTR walked around guys like D&D every day, they fought guys like D&D every day. So now, D&D have the luxury of calling their shot, of telling FTR when and where they want that shot. Just know that Dax doesn’t care what they’ve done in the past or will do in the future. Because in the present, they’re in the presence of the greatest team of all time! The fans boo more, but Dax just ignores it. Because just like all these people, D&D live their lives BEGGING to be FTR! The problem is, there can only be one, and you will find out there is only one. #TopGuysOut! FTR take their leave with Stokely, but will they prove that size does not matter?

CRU speaks.

Lacey Lane asks if Lio Rush & Action Andretti saw how The Rascalz are already in AEW. They look like such a good time, they should welcome them. Lio says that he will not let The Rascalz just waltz in here and take over. Time to remind people who they are. Action says if The Rascalz wanna wrestle the best AEW has to offer, then who better than The Sight to See and The Man of the Hour? This will be a welcome to AEW they never forget. CRU is ready to roll, but will The Rascalz just light ’em up?

Marina Shafir w/ Jon Moxley VS Zayda Steel w/ Christopher Daniels!

After last week’s match, The Problem already has beef with SkyFlight’s newest member, and now the fight is on. Will Zayda prove she is The Real Deal? Or will that deal be broken on her first Collision?

The bell rings and Marina eggs Zayda on. Then she SPITs at her! Zayda jumps on Marina to fire hands! Zayda then sunset flips, but Marina drags her up to whip and- NO, Zayda ducks the kick to DROPKICK! Marina staggers, comes back, and Zayda dodges to tilt-o-whirl RANA! Marina tumbles out, the fans rally up, and Zayda biulds speed. Zayda DIVES, but is caught?! Marina and Zayda still scrap on the outside, Marina pushes Zayda into the post, but then Zayda ducks! Marina CHOPS POST! Marina clutches her hand, Zayda SLAPS her! Zayda puts Marina in, goes up a corner, and MISSILE- NO, Marina dodges!

Zayda rolls through, and Marina BOOTS her down! Marina talks trash on Zayda, then glares at Daniels. Moxley says make her pay for that! Marina says she will, and she stands Zayda up. Marina puts Zayda in a corner to CHOP while Collision goes picture in picture.

Zayda sputters but Marina just stalks her. Zayda pushes Marina away, goes to another corner, but Marina storms up to KICK, KICK, and BOOT! Zayda slumps down, but Marina digs her foot in! The ref counts, Marina steps off at 4, and she says she has ’til five. Great, now Marina is copying Bryan Danielson, too. Marina shouts at Daniels, then goes to Zayda. Zayda fires hands, forearms, but Marina just tells her to do better! Then Marina SLAPS Zayda down! Zayda sputters her way to the ropes, but Marina TOSSES her out! Marina talks trash, then steps out after Zayda. Marina stands Zayda up, CHOPS her again, then stalks her around the way.

Daniels backs up for Marina to KNEE Zayda again and again. Zayda sputters, Marina refreshes the count, and Marina stalks Zayda again. Marina swings again, but Zayda dodges! Marina CHOPS APRON, and then Zayda CHOPS Marina! Zayda finally has control but Collision goes to break.

Maximum Carnage returns as Marina whips Zayda to the ropes. Zayda grabs the ropes to stop herself. Then she ELBOWS Marina, dodges, and CODE BREAKER! Marina staggers to a corner, Zayda runs up, SHINING WIZARD! The fans fire up with Zayda, she rolls and runs, but Marina clinches! URENAGE! Zayda is dazed, Moxley says that was a great throw, and Marina made it look easy. Marina has the full nelson, shifts to a cobra clutch, and tells her to say hi to mom. Ripcord and BODY BLOW! Then a CHOP! The fans rally, Marina dares the old man (a fan, apparently) to get in the ring and show her how it’s done.

Marina waistlocks, but Zayda switches. Marina pries free, BELL CLAPS, then MOTHER’S MILK!! Zayda TAPS, Marina wins!

Winner: Marina Shafir, by submission

Marina kisses Zayda on the head, having tucked her in for the night. Marina says she’s the real deal, but will she find her way to a golden opportunity soon enough?

Wait, The Don Callis Family is making their entrance now? They didn’t wait for Marina to exit, or Moxley for that matter. Moxley decides to stick around to see this one. Will the Aussie Arrow lead CLØN & The Walking Weapon to victory? Or will Zayda’s teammates succeed where she failed?

Six Man Tag: Kyle Fletcher, Josh Alexander & EL CLØN VS Team SkyFlight!

Don Callis of course joins commentary, where he and Moxley already argue about the differences between their factions. Moxley says the Death Riders stand for something, they’re masters of the craft, but DCF just want money and things. Callis is already scared as Moxley simply stands up, but he still tries to talk trash about how Konosuke Takeshita got that win on Moxley. Callis doesn’t like Moxley standing up so he leaves commentary. Moxley leaves to go catch up with Marina, only for Lance Archer & Rocky Romero to attack! They TOSS Moxley from ramp to floor, then send him into barriers!

The fans boo as Archer stands on Moxley and Rocky stomps away! But then Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia hurry out here to fight them off! The numbers aren’t in their favor, though! Callis returns to commentary, playing dumb, but his guys mug the Riders, until CLAUDIO shows up! Claudio CLOBBERS Archer, Kyle goes after him, and now it is Death Riders and DCF brawling all around ringside! The ref reprimands, he wants these teams to stand down, but someone brings a crutch in as a weapon! SkyFlight jump in to TRIPLE FLY! Down goes everyone and the fans fire up again! SkyFlight puts DCF in the ring, are we still getting a match? We find out, after the break!

Maximum Carnage returns and the bell rings. Darius Martin arm-drags Kyle down into an armlock, and the fans rally as Kyle stands. Darius wrenches, ELBOW BREAKER, and he tags Scorpio Sky. Scorpio goes up to AX HANDLE Kyle’s arm, then he RAMS the shoulder. It seems the other DCF members are still scrapping with the Death Riders, but are making their way out from ringside. Scorpio tags Dante Martin, Dante goes up to DOUBLE STOMP the arm! Dante then tags Darius, and Top Flight coordinates. Dante wrenches, Darius runs, LEAP FROG ATTACK on the arm! Kyle goes to a corner, Darius UPPERCUTS him, then wrenches the arm.

Darius RAMS Kyle’s arm, tags Scorpio, and Scorpio CLUBS the arm. Scorpio wrenches, but Kyle scoops to SLAM! The fans cheer, Kyle tags Clon, and Clon hurries to stomp Scorpio. Clon isolates an arm and stomps it down. Then Clon drags Scorpio over, tags Josh, and Josh stomps Scorpio’s arm. The fans boo Josh, but he drags Scorpio up. Scorpio fires body shots, but Josh CHOPS Scorpio! Josh scuffs Scorpio, brings him up, and fires forearms. Scorpio fires back, then Josh fires back! Scorpio CLAWS Josh’s eyes, then dodges Josh to tag Darius! Darius dodges Josh to BLAST the corner, then BOOTS Josh away.

Darius goes up and over, handspring and redirect! STANDING SPANISH FLY! Darius DIVES onto Kyle, then hurries back up! Darius steps in, GET OVER HERE! Cover, TWO! Darius tags Dante, Dante runs up but is sent back. Darius gives Dante the boost, then Dante returns the favor for the TORNADO DDT! Dante covers, TWO! Dante brings Josh up, tags Darius back in, and Darius reels Josh in. But Kyle goes after Dante’s foot! Scorpio BLASTS Kyle, but Josh avoids the Nosedive Bomb! Josh sends Darius into Dante, then GERMAN SUPLEXES Darius! Hot tag to Clon and he LARIATS in a corner! And forearm SMASH! And SOBAT! And KNEE, ELBOW, and GAMANGIRI!

Feed to Kyle for the MICHINOKU DRIVER! Clon goes up, DIVING DOUBLE STOMPS! DCF stands tall, the fans cheer Kyle as he flexes, but the ref reprimands. Clon rains down fists, then brings him around to whip. Clon ELBOWS Darius down, covers, TWO! Darius toughs it out, but Clon tags Kyle. They mug Darius, but Darius fights back! Darius ROCKS and CHOPS Kyle, then CHOPS again! Darius runs, but Kyle ELBOWS him down! Kyle BLASTS Dante & Scorpio off the corner, then soaks up the cheers and jeers while Collision goes picture in picture.

Kyle drags Darius up, the ref keeps Dante back, but that lets DCF mug Darius in the corner! Josh jumps in, they double whip, and Josh sends Kyle in. Darius BOOTS Kyle, ELBOWS Josh, then goes up. But they get his arms, crisscross, DOUBLE ICONOCLASM! Then another crisscross for a DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS! Cover, TWO! Kyle stays focused, stands Darius up, and bumps him off buckles. Kyle winds up and CHOPS! Darius sputters, Kyle tags Josh, and they mug Darius again. Tag to Clon, he CHOPS Darius, then he tags Josh. Josh looms over Darius, then crossface forearms! And again! Daniels coaches Darius, Darius fires body shots, then he fires forearms.

Darius runs, but Josh RAMS him! And NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Josh clamps onto Darius with an armlock and he grinds the shoulder. Darius endures, the fans rally behind him, and he fires hands from below! Darius ROCKS Josh and is free of the armlock. But Josh returns to BOOT Darius down! Josh looms over Darius, stands him up, and CLUBS him to the corner. Josh soaks up heat, but Darius kicks low. Josh comes back to ROCK Darius, and Maximum Carnage returns to single picture. The fans tell off Callis, but Josh CHOPS Darius! Darius CHOPS back! Josh CHOPS, Darius CHOPS, repeat!

Darius CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Josh shoves him! Josh blocks a boot, and has the ANKLE LOCK! Darius endures, hops around, and ENZIGIRIS! Kyle tags in, intercepts Darius, but Darius suplexes first! The fans fire up while both men are down! Darius and Kyle crawl, hot tags to Clon and Dante! Dante LARIATS Clon, LARIATS again, and then ducks ‘n’ dodges to springboard SHOTGUN! The fans fire up as Dante kips up! Dante runs, Clon dodges, but Dante slips out, SUPERKICKS Kyle, and ROCKS Clon! Dante goes up and around, GAMANGIRIS, then springboards to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up with Dante as he brings Clon up.

Dante full nelsons, but Clon elbows free and arm-drags free. Dante slips around, lifts, but Clon slips free to SWITCH KICK! Then he whips, but Dante reverses. Clon goes up and over, MATRIX PELE! Dante sputters, Clon tags Kyle! Kyle GAMANGIRIS Scorpio off the apron! Then Kyle aims, runs corner to corner, GAMANGIRI! Then he reels Dante in, but Scorpio saves Dante from the brainbuster! Kick and alley-oop, TORNADO DDT! Then tag to Darius! They double whip Darius at Kyle for the ELBOW! Then they send Dante for a forearm! Then Scorpio DOUBLE KNEES! Feed to Top Flight for the DOUBLE ANGEL’S WINGS!! Cover, but Clon & Josh break it!

The fans rally up, Top Flight TOSSES Clon & Josh! Scorpio ROCKS Josh, but Josh ROCKS Scorpio! Josh scoops for an APRON POWERSLAM!! Dante springboards, Clon dodges, and Clon LARIATS Dante on the ramp! Clon then LIONSAULTS! A double-edged move out on that ramp, but Darius ROCKS Kyle! Kyle whips Darius, Darius goe sup and over, but Kyle switches! SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Tag to Josh, he reels Darius in, bu tDarius slips out of the driver! Darius CHOPS, Josh JABS, and Josh CHOP BLOCKS! ANKLE LOCK!! Darius endures, reaches out, and rolls to send Darius into buckles! Darius runs, but Josh dodges!

Darius goes up, but Josh traps the leg! HOTSHOT on the rope! Then a torture rack! TOWER HACKER BOMB! And then the tuck, C4 PILEDRIVER!! Cover, DCF wins!

Winners: Kyle Fletcher, Josh Alexander & EL CLØN, by pinfall

SkyFlight has crashed and burned in Phoenix, and Callis shakes hands with all his men. Josh Alexander warns Kenny Omega that this is what’s coming for him next week on Dynamite! But wait! The Alpha is here! The fans fire up as Konosuke Takeshita returns to AEW, though no longer IWGP World Heavyweight Champion after losing to Yota Tsuji at WrestleKingdom 20. Konosuke goes past Callis to hug it out with Kyle! Clon feels a little snubbed, but Konosuke raises Clon’s hand. Callis is perhaps woefully ignorant again, will this lead to #ProtoShita doing things their way, not his?

Backstage interview with Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong.

Lexy Nair is now with Freshly Squeezed & The Savior of the Backbreaker, and she congratulates Roddy on his big win just last night as he defeated Hechicero to become the #1 contender to the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship. Roddy shouts, “CLAUDIO! I told you I wasn’t done with you and the Death Riders. And now I’ll break your back and take your title.” Cassidy says, “That’s right.” He offers a high-five, but Roddy says no. “This isn’t a me and you thing, this is a me thing.” But wasn’t Cassidy there to support Roddy in Mexico? Roddy says no, he wasn’t. Cassidy says that’s only because Roddy wouldn’t let him in! Cassidy is here!

Roddy storms off, but then Mark Briscoe brings him back. Mark knows that Roddy knows that Roddy is down to conglomerate wherever and whenever. Thing is, they are like gold magnets. Roddy’s got that title match, he should hang around. But hey, first and foremost, Mark makes a declaration. He wants to bring forth a vengeful manifestation full of pain and retaliation! That is to say, he is talking to EL CLON! Briscoe puts blame on Clon for why Mark’s main man, Hologram, is out. Clon ain’t nothing but a science experiment gone wrong! Mark saw Clon and Komander have one hell of a match in Texas, and Clon was victorious.

So like Mark said, he ain’t ducking or dodging. El Clon, what you say? Showdown in Texas for the TNT Championship, next week on Collision! And then they can conglomerate like always. Like the old saying, when you down to conglomerate, you’re happy to share your plate. Whether you speak English or Espanol, you spread the butter and pass the roll. Cassidy says that’s a classic. Roddy has no idea what that means. Roddy leaves, Mark follows, and Cassidy asks if Lexy knows that saying. She does not. But is the Sussex County Chicken underestimating how dangerous the corrupted copy can be? Or will Mark still be the Face of TNT?

MJF speaks.

“Buddy Rogers, Harley Race, Ric Flair, Maxwell Jacob Friedman. What do these men all have in common? Well, it’s the fact that we’re traveling champions. See, I’m not afraid to show everybody, no matter how big or how small, no matter what part of the country, no matter what part of the world, that I’m better than them. This match tonight in Maine will be the first of many title defenses, many victorious title defenses, to my name. This second title reign will make the first seem short and sweet. My name is Maxwell Jacob Friedman, and I’m better than you, and you know it. And also, I will go down as a man with a greater legacy than all three of those individuals that I mentioned combined.”

The Scumbag is exponentially arrogant once again after winning big in Limitless Wrestling, but we’ll hear from him again next Wednesday. What will the AEW World Champion have planned when the Road to Revolution goes through Orlando?

Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford VS Viva Van & Danielle Kamela!

The Megasus once again has her Superbad Girl back by her side, ready to continue where they left off. Will they storm up the ranks towards those AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships? Or will they greatly underestimate the Hellbent Vixen & Coach Kam?

The teams sort out and Megan runs up to LEAPING LARIAT Kamela! The fans fire up, Megan sucker punches Viva, and then she deadlift SAIDOS Viva up and over the ropes! The fans fire up, and Megan has targets in each corner. Marina appears ringside to watch as Megan SPLASHES Kamela, SPLASHES Viva, then whips Viva into Kamela! Megan runs in and DOUBLE SPLASHES! Megan reels Viva in, fireman’s carries, then she scoops Kamela! “BOW DOWN!” FALL AWAY SAMOAN DROP COMBO! The fans fire up again and Megan TOSSES Viva back out. Then she drags Kamela up, and Ford wants in!

The fans cheer as Megan tags Ford! Megan Electric Chair Lifts Kemal, Ford is up top, DOOMSDAY DEVICE! Cover, Ford & Megan win!

Winners: Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford, by pinfall

Marina celebrates with Megan & Penelope, but WAIT! The Timeless Love Bombs are here! Did they just come from poolside? Toni & Mina have mics, and Toni says, “Freaks of Phoenix, lend me your ears. Marina Shafir, you can’t hide behind those two skirts. They say behind every great mean is a great woman. But behind these two slop tarts is an even filthier slop tart! And I say that it’s time that you all had your sl1ts sown shut!” Didn’t even realize that word needed censoring… Marina just smirks, but Mina says they haven’t forgotten what happened 3v2! Mina & Toni will not stop until they make you all pay!

Toni tells Ford that she’ll just rip off the other arm to slap Megan in the head with it! And Marina, you want to death ride? Hop on this caboose and meet your maker! The only difference between Toni and God is that God doesn’t wear lipstick! Mina says chin up, tits out, and watch out for these Love Bombs! The robes come off, Toni & Mina say mwah, mwah, SHOVE IT! Then they dance and frolic their way backstage. When and where will we see things get wild between all these warrior women?

Backstage interview with Swerve Strickland & Prince Nana.

Lexy brings up that on Dynamite, we saw the return of Kenny Omega, a Founding Father and EVP of AEW, and- Swerve asks, “Say what?” Well, Omega is facing Josh Alexander next Wednesday on Dynamite. What are Swerve’s plans to get back in the title hunt? Swerve says that’s simple, because it is the same as always: win. Then speaking of that, someone requested this time with Swerve, and that is Kevin Knight. The Jet steps in and says Swerve is just the man he wanted to see. Knight thought a lot on what Swerve said last Dynamite, and Knight can’t get over how Swerve said the word, “Future.”

It triggered Knight a little, can’t lie. Because whenever Knight steps into the AEW ring, all The Jet keeps hearing is how he is the future, when he’s really the here and now. Ever since he took out Darby Allin, since he beat Kazuchika Okada, Jet knows that maybe it is time he start using the word “present” to let the people know that the future IS now. Swerve says if he didn’t know any better, these sound like fighting words. Now, before this can be a thing, how about Knight go win something of value. Doesn’t he have that World Trios title match tonight? Go do that, then they can talk. But what Swerve said, he meant it then, he means it now, Knight IS the future.

And that’s not just here in AEW, but of this business. In fact, Swerve sees Knight as a future main eventer, as well. Just don’t take another five to six years to get there. The Realest laughs and heads out, will this be motivation enough for Knight to win against The Opps?

Ricochet is here!

Phoenix is annoyed to see The One & Only AEW National Champion, but he’s going to join commentary to watch two men fight for a shot at said title. Will Maximum Carnage be about that Tarzan Life? Or will the Pride of Professional Wrestling hit a homerun and head for the title?

AEW National Championship #1 Contender’s Match: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Anthony Bowens!

Ricochet tells Jack to stop looking at him, but then he has to tell Bowens the same. The bell rings and the fans cheer as Jack and Bowens shake hands. They circle, tie up, and Bowens powers Jack to a corner. The ref counts, Bowens backs off at 4, and Bowens throws up the scissors. The fans cheer, Jack and Bowens reset, and they circle again. They tie up, Jack headlocks, but Bowens powers out the back. Bowens headlocks, but Jack arm-drags free. Jack steps to Bowens and the fans cheer. Bowens says okay, and the two reset. They circle, tie up, and Bowens headlocks. Bowens spins Jack to snapmare, then he has the Oklahoma ROll, TWO!

Bowens taunts Jack with the scissor fingers, then “SUCK IT!” The fans cheer and Jack is taken aback. The two rest, Jack lets the hair down, and they tie up. Jack headlocks, Bowens wrenches to headlock, but Jack powers out. Bowens RUNS Jack over while Ricochet keeps putting himself over, and things speed up. Jack hurdles, Bowens stops the hip toss, but then Jack handsprings through a hip toss! Jack slips around to waistlock, Bowens bucks the O’Conner, but Jack trips Bowens to cover. ONE and Bowens sweeps to cover, ONE! The fans cheer but Ricochet boos the standoff, and Jack offers a scissor finger? The fans cheer that!

Bowens says okay, and they scissor finger! Then Jack BITES the fingers?! The fans are torn, the ref reprimands, but Jack CHOPS! And CHOPS! Jack knuckle locks to go up, up, but Bowens yanks him down! Jack lands bad on his banana! But Bowens makes it worse by shaking the ropes! The fans fire up, then Bowens scissors the fingers before he CHOPS! Jack flops to the floor, Bowens tells Ricochet that he’s coming for the title! Ricochet says focus on the match. Bowens goes out to whip Jack, but Jack stops short. Jack ELBOWS Bowens, goes up, but Bowens Electric Chair Lifts! And he SLAMS Jack on the apron!

Bowens fires up, the fans are with him, and Ricochet says that’s the one good thing he’s seen Bowens do. Bowens puts Jack in the ring, but Jack returns to slide, wheelbarrow, and BULLDOG on the floor! Double-edged for Jack there, and Collision goes picture in picture.

Jack waves to the ref, and perhaps to Doc Sampson, saying his hip or tailbone is bothering him now. Doc checks Jack’s back, and it seems whatever it was pops back into place. Jack then hobbles after Bowens to CHOP! Bowens takes a seat, Jack CHOPS again! Jack sits with Bowens for a photo op, then he brings Bowens up. Bowens puts Jack in the seat to CHOP! And ROCK! And then Bowens climbs up to rain down fists! Bowens then says “SUCK IT!” before he puts Jack back in the ring. Bowens takes his time stepping in, and he stomps Jack around. Jack body blows in return, and that was a good one as Bowens has to back off.

Bowens BOOTS Jack, but Jack CHOPS! Bowens staggers away again, and Jack fires up. Jack eggs Bowens on, Bowens storms up and CHOPS! Jack CHOPS, Bowens goes to a corner, and Collision goes to break.

Maximum Carnage returns and Jack dodges a lariat to JUMP DDT! Cover, TWO! Bowens stays in this, but Jack fires up! Ricochet says Jack is Scraff the Squirrel from Ice Age, just keeps finding ways to survive and come back. Jack aims from a corner, time for a sacrifice! GLASS- NO, Bowens dodges! Then he blocks a kick, spins Jack, and Rock, Paper, Scissors SUPERKICK! Jack falls, Bowens fires up, and the fans are with him! Bowens goes corner to corner, he blocks a boot, and he puts Jack in the ropes! ENZIGIRI and SIDEWINDER! Cover, TWO! Jack survives, to Ricochet’s point, and Ricochet is getting mad.

Bowens huffs ‘n’ puffs, the fans duel, and Bowens stands Jack up. ARRIV- NO, Jack arm-drags free, then SUPERKICKS! Jack runs, but Bowens catches him to THE ARRIVAL! Cover, TWO!! Jack survives, but Bowens runs to SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO!! Jack survives again and Bowens is beside himself! The fans rally up while Bowens pounds the mat. Bowens drags Jack up, slips around, torture rack and- NO, Jack rolls him up, TWO!! Bowens escapes in time, but Jack goes to backslide! Bowens flips that around, then rolls to a cradle, TWO!! Both men stand, Jack SUPERKICKS! But Bowens LARIATS!

The fans fire up and Bowens feeds off the energy! Bowens winds up, runs, but Jack goes the other way! JUMP KNEE! Jack reloads, GLASS BREAKER KNEE!! Cover, Jack wins!

Winner: Jack Perry, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the AEW National Champion)

Ricochet is even more annoyed than he was before. Jack still offers Bowens a hand and Bowens accepts. The fans cheer the sportsmanship, but Ricochet says he’ll smack Jack in the mouth. Ricochet survived going to CMLL, but will- JACK ATTACKS! The fans fire up as Jack HAMMERS away on Ricochet, then chases him to the back! Will Jack hunt Ricochet all the way to their title rematch? Can the One & Only survive what’s coming for him?

Death Riders speak.

Jon Moxley says, “We’ve given the Don Callis ‘Family’ a lot of space. Live and let live. Businessmen doing business things. This match you lit tonight… That’s something different entirely.” Pac says, “Who the F*** do you think you are, hm?! Have you forgotten who we are? Have you forgotten what we do?” Daniel Garcia asks the DCF, “Do you guys realize what you guys have done? You guys have crossed the line that there is no coming back from. You guys think that you’re a family because you buy each other nice dinners and nice clothes? That is not a family, you don’t know what a family is! You know what a family is?

“A family is when the whole world hates you,” as Garcia points to Yuta, “and you’ve still got your man’s back! A family is when nobody believes in you,” as he points to Marina, “you still step up to the plate and keep swinging. A family is when you’re at the lowest point in your career,” as he points to himself, “people come knocking at your door and offer you a better life. That’s what a family is, and you don’t know nothing about that.” Moxley steps back up to tell, “Mr. Callis… I’ve been in this game 22 years. I’ve seen every type of snake and carny and slime. The lowest of the low. I’ve seen ’em all in this business. So yeah, I know you. I know exactly who you are.

“Of all the bad people in professional wrestling… I’m the worst. When I have to be.” Marina steps up, spits out her gum, and calls the DCF a bunch of b*tches. Claudio does a quick Catholic cross for DCF, and BREAKING NEWS! It will be a Six Man STREET FIGHT! Moxley, Yuta & Garcia VS Hechicero, Rocky Romero & Lance Arhcer! Will not even Callis’ soul (if he still has one) be spared now that this is war?

AEW World Trios Championships: The Opps VS Hangman Page & #JetSpeed!

Speaking of war, Samoa Joe started one when he betrayed The Millennial Cowboy all the way back in November, then escalated inside that steel cage. AEW World Championship aspirations aside, this war must end here and now! Will Joe, Shibata & Hobbs prove they are #NeverLacking? Or will they be desperately lacking after fighting Hangman, Knight & Bailey?

The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who survives this Maximum Carnage Collision!

The trios sort out and Hangman starts against Joe. The fans fire up, but then Joe tags out to Shibata. Hangman is annoyed but the fans still chant for “COWBOY S*IT!” Bailey says he wants in, so Hangman tags him. Now it’s about “SPEEDBALL S*IT!” as Bailey circles with The Wrestler. Shibata offers a handshake? Bailey bows, then accepts, but Shibata kicks low! Shibata CLUBS Bailey, CLUBS him again, and he whips Bailey again. Bailey handsprings, Shibata dodges, but then Bailey dodges to fire LIGHTNING KICKS! And ENZIGIRI! Bailey bumps Shibata off buckles, he tags Knight, and they CHOP!

JetSpeed double whip, DOUBLE HIP TOSS, then KNEE DROP to UFO SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Shibata sputters but Knight shows off by doing squats. Knight stands Shibata up, Shibata ROCKS Knight, then CLUBS him. Shibata calls to The Opps, and he whips Knight into the corner. Tag to Hobbs and he storms up on Knight. Knight fires forearms again and again, but Hobbs blocks to LARIAT! Joe laughs seeing Knight folded up. Hobbs drags Knight up, scoops, but Knight slips free! Hot tag to Hangman! The fans fire up as Hangman fires off on Hobbs! Hangman whips, Hobbs reverses, and Hobbs LARIATS first!

Hobbs mocks the Cowboy with finger guns, then he CLUBS Hangman. Hobbs drags Hangman over, tag to Shibata, and Shibata runs up, but Hangman scoops! FALL AWAY SLAM! Hangman kips up, runs corner to corner, and he LARIATS Shibata! Hangman keeps moving, but Shibata follows to BOOT Hangman int he corner! Shibata runs, Hangman follows, LARIAT! Hangman feints Shibata, Alabama Lifts, but Shibata sunset flips it! Hangman rolls through and SLIDING LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Hangman drags Shibata up, he wrenches the arm and tags Bailey. Bailey slingshots to CLUB Shibata’s arm.

Bailey KICKS, but Shibata blocks to ROCK Bailey! And ELBOW him down! Shibata snapmares Bailey by the ropes, then stomps him! Bailey goes to the apron, Shibata goes out to join him, and he APRON SNAP SUPLEXES! Shibata then rolls Bailey off the apron to snap suplex to the floor! Joe likes what he sees but the fans are torn while Collision goes picture in picture.

Joe nods as Shibata keeps after Bailey and puts him in the ring. Shibata covers, TWO! Shibata covers gain, TWO! Another cover, TWO! Bailey is showing his true grit, but Shibata stands him up to wrench. Tag to Joe, they mug Bailey, and Joe waits for Bailey to rise. JAB, and then a bump off buckles! Joe fires off more JABS, then a flurry, and a RIDGE HAND! The ref reprimands while Bailey slumps down, but Joe just smirks as he drags Bailey up. Bailey fires body shots, but Joe KNEES low! Joe whips Bailey to the corner, runs up, BACK BODY BLOCK and PELE! Cover, TWO! Bailey toughs it out, but Joe Mongolian Chops him!

Joe kicks Bailey around, tags Hobbs in, and Hobbs ELBOW DROPS Bailey’s back! Hobbs hauls Bailey up, suplexes, and holds him up! Bailey endures as we go to TEN before the SLAM! Hobbs taunts Hangman, goes back to Bailey, and he tags Shibata. Shibata stomps Bailey around, brings him up again, and Mongolian Chops! And ELBOWS him down! And ELBOWS again! Shibata stomps Bailey around, then stays between him and the corner. Shibata tags Joe, they mug Bailey with a CHOP, then Joe smirks. Maximum Carnage returns to single picture again, and Joe clamps onto Bailey with a neck wrench.

The fans rally as Bailey endures, and Bailey fights up. Bailey fires body shots, then ROCKS Joe, but Joe HEADBUTTS! Bailey stumbles away, Joe whips corner to corner, and Joe runs up, but Bailey BOOTS him! Bailey goes up, up, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Bailey crawls, but so does Joe, hot tags to Hangman and Hobbs! Hangman dodges Hobbs to BLAST Shibata! Then Hangman BOOTS Hobbs, and Triangle Jump LARIATS Shibata! Hangman doges Hobbs again to PLANCHA onto Joe! Hangman HAMMERS away on Joe and the fans fire up! Hobbs storms over and drags Hangman up!

Hangman ROCKS Hobbs, then DUMPS him out! Hangman hurries up the corner while Phoenix fires up! ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down go Hobbs & Joe! The fans fire up for “COWBOY S*IT!” and Hangman puts Hobbs in the ring. Hangman goes to the apron, he brings Hobbs up, and Hangman Alabama- NO, Hobbs fights the lift! Hobbs scoops, but Bailey slips in! LEG SWEEP! Hobbs falls on the apron! Bailey then MOONSAULT KNEE-DROPS on the apron! Hobbs’ jaw took most of that, and Hangman tags Knight for him to springboard in! FLYING- NO Hobbs turns that into an URENAGE! Tag to Joe and Joe gets Knight up!

But Knight fires forearms on Joe first! Knight runs, but Joe SNAP POWERSLAMS! Cover, Bailey & Hangman break it! Shibata & Joe stomp Hangman & Bailey out, then Joe tags Hobbs. Hobbs brings Knight up, he whips Knight to the corner, then runs up to SPLASH! Joe ELBOWS Knight, and Shibata HYDRAULIC DROPKICKS! Then a SNAP HALF HATCH! Joe SENTONS! Hobbs covers, Hangman breaks it in time! The fans fire up but Joe has Bailey in a COQUINA CLUTCH! Shibata and Hangman brawl, then Shibata slips around, SLEEPER! Hobbs stalks Knight while the ref reprimands the others, and Hobbs whips Knight for a SPINE-

NO, sunset flip!! High stack, SPACE COWBOYS WIN!!

Winners: Hangman Page & JetSpeed, by pinfall (NEW AEW World Trios Champions)

Everyone is shocked, even the winners! Hangman promised to take everything from Joe, and he just took the last bit of gold Joe still had! Hangman hugs it out with JetSpeed while The Opps storm off in anger. Will The Opps regroup and gameplan their revenge? Meanwhile, Swerve walks out on stage, and he smirks as he and Knight stare down. Knight got that big win Swerve dared him to get, but will Knight get another one on Dynamite? Or will AEW still be whose house?

My Thoughts:

A great Collision here, with some awesome story developments as we’re two months out from Revolution. For one, we’re finally getting into the Don Callis Family VS Death Riders feud they’ve teased over the last few months. Marina Shafir of course beat Zayda Steel, but Zayda got a great showing, a lot better than I expected. Then DCF stepping on the Death Riders’ toes, turning things into a brawl, and still winning against SkyFlight, all really good. That was a great group promo from Death Riders, and the Six Man Street Fight will be great stuff. Though, you can bet it’ll turn into more than just 3v3, so it’ll be rather unpredictable.

Konosuke showing up and hugging Kyle is great foreshadowing. I can definitely see #ProtoShita being the leaders of the DCF splinter group, and they could pull the trigger at Grand Slam: Australia 2 in February. The fans would be behind it given it’d be Kyle and Konosuke. The real question would be who joins them. I would think Mark Davis joins Kyle as old friends, and with Davis goes Doyle, and that’s already a strong four to start with. Speaking of Davis & Doyle, good promo from FTR but FTR drone on a little too much these days. Their match with Doyle & Davis will be great, and if D&D choose Grand Slam: Australia for the title match, it’d be amazing if Davis & Doyle won there for the Aussie crowd to cheer another of their guys.

Though, with no women’s wrestlers in DCF (yet), Shafir is left to default to Megan, Ford, and the Timeless Love Bombs. Of course Megan & Ford won Ford’s return match, with Megan doing the majority of the work. That probably would’ve been how they did things even before Ford was out with injury. Megan & Ford VS Love Bombs feels a bit like making up for not seeing that in the tournament, but I could see Marina interfering so her side can win. This secret admirer could also show themselves, turn out to be a female wrestler, and then we get a Six Woman Tag. Though, does that mean no more Conglomeration love triangle romcom?

Very good promo from The Conglomeration to set up Briscoe VS Clon and hype up Claudio VS Roddy. I would think Claudio retains his title, they’re only doing this match on TV and not in CMLL. But are they really ending Clon’s win streak already? Not sure how to feel about that. Very good promo from The Cosmic Babes of Wrath to put it on Thekla to choose when and where the title match will be. Grand Slam: Australia could again be a choice to really power up the card, but that only leaves a month after that to build a new challenge for Revolution. Well, that is if Kris retains. If Thekla wins because of shenanigans, we could get Kris VS Thekla 2 for Revolution.

Andrade of course beat Angelico in his AEW return match, but the real purpose of that match was to get Heel heat. He kept toying with Angelico to annoy the fans, and as a Heel, he needs fans to boo him. Eddie & Ortiz VS GYV was a solid tag match, and as I said for ROH, I appreciate they’re booking a story that is on both brands. The only problem with that is, if fans didn’t watch ROH (or even World’s End Zero Hour), they don’t understand the heat behind this match. Either way, Eddie & Ortiz getting a sneaky win on Heel GYV was clever, and means we’ll definitely get a rematch. Eddie & Ortiz might be on a slow burn towards the tag titles with this.

Very fun promo from The Rascalz, I am surprised they pulled this off so soon. Trey Miguel’s absence is interesting, but I guess we’ll have to wait and see if he’s the one man who didn’t sign with AEW. CRU having a response promo so soon was also a surprise. I know wrestlers are supposed to almost always put themselves over, but Action claiming CRU is one of the best when they haven’t done much of anything since forming… I mean, Rascalz are winning anyway, but still. Great match from Perry VS Bowens, and I’m a little surprised Perry won to get another shot at the National title so soon. But even then, I would think The Bucks hold off The Gates of Agony so that Perry and Ricochet will have a fair 1v1, and who knows who wins that.

And great main event for the World Trios Championships. Unfortunately, the news that Hobbs was on his way out getting out absolutely gave away how this would end. But them adding a promo from Swerve with Knight to set up their own 1v1 was good, and Knight getting the pin on Hobbs fit perfectly with that promo. Knight and Bailey have gold in AEW, Knight VS Swerve will be a great match on Dynamite, but The Opps might have to figure out how to recover with Hook kayfabing neck pain and Hobbs now disappearing. Perhaps we’ll get the first graduates of The Opps Dojo? AKA moving some ROH regulars up to AEW maybe?

My Score: 8.9/10