Results
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (11/1/24)
One step away from the Crown!
A preview of Crown Jewel, if you will.
It’s the Friday Night SmackDown before Crown Jewel, and before battling over THE Crown Jewel title, all WWE’s top champions meet face to face!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Tiffany Stratton w/ Nia Jax VS Liv Morgan w/ Dominik Mysterio & Raquel Rodriguez; Liv wins.
- The Street Profits w/ B Fab VS Pretty Deadly; The Profits win.
- Bayley & Naomi VS Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell; Bayley & Naomi win.
- Fatal 4 Way: Bianca Belair w/ Jade Cargill VS Iyo Sky w/ Kairi Sane VS Piper Niven w/ Chelsea Green VS Lash Legend w/ Jakara Jackson; Iyo wins.
- Cody Rhodes & Randy Orton VS Imperium; Cody & Orton win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Nia Jax is here!
The fans boo but the Irresistible Force doesn’t care as she goes to the ring. Nia has a mic and says, “Right now, there’s only one thing on my mind: The Women’s Crown Jewel Championship. I want it. And if you haven’t noticed, I usually get everything that I want. The last time I was in Saudi Arabia, I wanted to become Queen of the Ring, and I did. At SummerSlam, I wanted to become WWE Women’s Champion. And I did! Anything and everything that gets in my way gets A-Nia-Lated. Which is exactly what’s gonna happen to that insufferable Liv Morgan at Crown Jewel.
“I will be walking out the first-ever Women’s Crown Jewel Champion, and Liv will be crying on the floor with her disgusting, dirty little-” Wait, Liv interrupts! Or rather, Raquel Rodriguez leads the way for Liv and Dirty Dom. The fans boo more, but Liv tells Nia, “You keep bragging about your accomplishments like you’re special, but you’re not.” Liv also walked out of King & Queen of the Ring successfully, by retiring Becky Lynch to become the GREATEST Women’s World Champion of all time! All thanks to a little help from the most gorgeous man in the entire world, “Daddy” Dominik Mysterio!
The fans really boo now, but Liv says that was just months before SummerSlam. Liv’s held her title longer, so she knows what it takes to become Crown Jewel Champion. And also, if Liv’s memory serves right, she also knows what it takes to beat Nia, too. Last time they fought, Liv won! So if Liv was Nia, she’d stop dreaming now. If anyone’s becoming the first Women’s Crown Jewel Champion, it’s Liv. But then “It’s Tiffy Time!” Tiffany Stratton struts her way out, holding her Money in the Bank briefcase up. Tiff says they can argue all they want, because at Crown Jewel, it’ll be Tiffy Time~! She is taking her briefcase to cash in and become the NEW Women’s World Championship!
The fans cheer and Nia is at least pleased to hear that. She says that’s right, Liv! Liv doesn’t have just Nia to worry about, Liv has- Tiff stops Nia there. Don’t get too comfortable, Nia, Tiff could still cash in on you, too. Excuse me!? Liv says this is great! Nia has to worry about Tiff and Liv! Liv at least has people around her she can trust. Oh, Liv, don’t you get too excited. Because Tiff hasn’t even made up her mind. Plus, they’re both starting to piss Tiff off, so here’s what’s gonna happen! At Crown Jewel, Tiff cashes in, and she’s taking home one of their titles. But hey, there is one thing that could help her make a decision faster…
If Tiff takes Liv’s title, does that mean Dom comes with it? Tiff could use a little dirty in her life. Dom shakes his head, and Liv tells Tiff that it seems that she already has enough dirty in her life. Tiff DECKS Liv! Liv falls out of the ring, Raquel & Dom shield her, and Tiff says Liv is nothing without them! Liv says get a ref, she wants to fight! Will Tiff look to soften Liv up for Nia before Crown Jewel? Or is Tiff doing this all for herself for once?
Tiffany Stratton w/ Nia Jax VS Liv Morgan w/ Dominik Mysterio & Raquel Rodriguez!
SmackDown returns and the fight is on! Liv rains down fists but the ref reprimands. Liv drags Tiff up to TOSS her out! Liv goes out after Tiff to THROW her into barriers! And then Liv brings Tiff around to throw into the Hydration Station! The fans cheer that, who cares about Prime? Liv CLUBS Tiff, nuzzles noses with Dom, then puts Tiff in the ring. Tiff gets up to BOOT Liv down! Tiff pie faces then rains down fists! Liv has the ropes, Tiff lets off, but Tiff kicks Liv again. Tiff THROWS Liv down, then goes corner to corner. Handspring but Liv dodges! Liv SHOTGUNS Tiff, then runs up to BACK BODY BLCOK!
Liv keeps moving, and she SHINING- NO, Tiff stops that to POWERBOMB Liv! High stack, TWO! Liv survives, but Tiff rains down more fists! Nia says it IS Tiffy Time, and Tiff says Liv is NOTHING without Dom! Tiff CLUBS Dom, fireman’s carries, but Liv fights free to a CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO! Tiff stays in this, Liv glares at Nia and they talk trash. Liv runs up, O- NO! Tiff holds ropes to stomp the flatliner, and she TIFFY STOMPS! Nia distracts and slides the briefcase to Tiff! Tiff aims but Liv ducks the cheap shot! Roll up, with tights, Liv wins!
Winner: Liv Morgan, by pinfall
Liv cheats the cheaters, but Nia storms in! Liv DROPKICKS Nia in the ropes, then SMACKS Tiff with own briefcase! But then Nia grabs Liv to HEADBUTT her down! And Nia SMACKS Raquel! And she SMACKS Dom! And SMACK to Liv again! Nia goes up, and up, and A-NIA-LATOR!! Nia sits on Liv like Yokozuna, and then regroups with Tiff. Will nothing stop Nia from taking the Crown Jewel Championship? Will Tiff still stand up to her using the MITB briefcase?
Kevin Owens speaks.
“Randy… I’ve been trying to call you all week. You just won’t answer, so I’m sending this video to WWE in hopes that you will actually see it and listen, because I really need you to hear me. I don’t wanna do this. I don’t wanna fight you. I’ve looked up to you for so long. I still do now, actually. I just don’t understand why you’re making me do this. And I need you to remember something: I really never wanted to hurt you. Now I’m going to. Crown Jewel, I’m gonna hurt you like you hurt me, and it’s your fault, because you did this. You did this to us. I’ll see you Saturday, buddy.” The Prizefighter has spoken, but will he really be that reluctant to tear down The Apex Predator?
The Street Profits w/ B Fab VS Pretty Deadly!
While neither of these teams got to go after the WWE Tag Team Champions, the chase is never-ending. Will Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins show the Profits are still up? Or will Elton Prince & Kit Wilson say #YESBOY to a big rebound win?
SmackDown returns and Pretty Deadly makes their entrance. And they are trying to pitch their musical to Lin-Manuel Miranda as he sits at ringside. LMM politely accepts their playbill and CD, but then signals to the camera that it’s a no already. But then Pretty Deadly ATTACK Th ePHrofits! The fans boo as Elton drags Dawkinso ut and Kit stomps away on Ford. Kit KNEES Ford, Ford ends up in the Pretty Deadly corner, and Kit runs up to ELBOW! Tag to Elton, and they fireman’s carry Ford for an ASSISTED GUTBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ford stays in this but Elton stomps away! Elton stomps a mudhole, then calms down.
Elton mocks the Profits’ running man dance, then he stomps Ford again! Tag to Kit, and Kit drags Ford up. Ford fights them off but they whip, leapfrog, and DDT! Cover, TWO! Ford toughs it out but Kit keeps on him with fists! Kit then taunts Ford, but the fans rally up with “YEP~!” Kit ROCKS Ford, tags Elton, and Elton sends Kit in. Ford dodges the splash! Ford slides under Elton, but Elton has a foot! Ford fights forward but Elton reels him in,> Back suplex, but Ford lands out! Ford and Pretty Deadly stare down, and then Ford LEAPS over them both! Hot tag to Dawkins! Dawkins POUNCES Kit, CLBOBERS Elton, and keeps going!
Elton reverses the whip but Dawkins hurdles to UPPERCUT! Kit runs up, into a FLAPJACK! The fans fire up with Dawkins, and he CYCLONE SPLASHES Elton! Then CYCLONE SPLASH for Kit! Elton staggers into a scoop, but he slips free! Dawkins shoves Elton away, but Elton FLAPJACK HOTSHOTS him! Tag to Kit, and Kit gets the boost, DRY MARTI-KNEES! Cover, Ford breaks it! The fans fire up, but Elton TOSSES Ford! Ford lands on the apron to GAMANGIRI! But Kit BLASTS Ford! Kit wrenches and UPPERCUTS Dawkins! Dawkins BOOTS back! Kit distracts the ref so Elton can CHOKE Dawkins!
B-Fab YANKS Elton down! And she scoops Elton to SLAM her! The fans fire up, and then Dawkins ROCKS Kit! Dawkins lifts Kit, Ford tags in! Ford goes up, BLOCKBUTER DOOMSDAY!! Cover, Profits win!
Winners: The Street Profits, by pinfall
Pretty Deadly tried to write their happy ending, but B-Fab flips the script! Will The Profits be the one with a second act in the tag title picture?
Nia and Tiff regroup backstage.
Nia is confused. Tiff thought she was gonna cash in on Nia? No, no, Tiff just wanted Liv to think Tiff might cash in on Nia. It is all just part of the plan. Okay, fine, just- Bayley & Naomi walk in chuckling. How smart, Tiff. Is that lump on her head part of the plan? Nia asks, “Can we help you?” Naomi says yeah. Keep the title warm for her. Then talk to the hand, Tiff. The Glow & The Role Model head out, ready to face Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell. Will Bayley & Naomi find the way to build momentum towards a title match with Nia?
Bayley & Naomi VS Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell!
SmackDown returns as Naomi makes her entrance, followed by Bayley. Then The Poison Pixie & #IndiWrestling make their entrance and the teams sort out. The Way doesn’t even care, they just attack! Candice & Indi stomp Naomi out, and then Indi drags Bayley up. Indi CLUBS Bayley, looms over her, then CLUBS her again. The fans rally for Bayley but Indi talks trash. Bayley fires forearms and haymakers! Indi blocks a kick, throws Bayley down, then CLUBS Bayley! Indi DECKS Bayley, then shakes out her hand. Indi stomps Bayley, stomps again and again, but Bayley goes to ropes. The ref reprimands but Indi grins.
Indi drags Bayley into ropes, UPPERCUTS, then tags Candice before a BOOT! Bayley flops down, and Candice goes up to springboard CROSSBODY! Candice smiles and says, “That’s what you get. This is your Role Model right here.” The Way is on top, but SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Candice HIP DROPS Bayley! Tag to Indi and she clamps onto Bayley with a chinlock. Bayley endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Bayley reaches out but Indi keeps her from Naomi! SIDEWALK SLAM! Tag to Candice, and they coordinate to INVERTED WHEELBARROW SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Candice gets mad and she HAMMERS away on Bayley! Candice drags Bayley around to an armlock, but the fans rally for Bayley. Bayley endures, fights up, and JAWBREAKERS free! But then Candice BLASTS Naomi off the apron! The ref reprimands Candice, but then has to stop Naomi from storming in!
Candice drags Bayley away, puts her in ropes, and tag to Indi. Bayley avoids the boot this time to ROCK Indi! Bayley RAMS Candice into the post! Bayley slips in, dodges Indi, and she puts Indi in the ropes! Bayley goes up, STOCK DROP! Shoutout to The Boss, and Bayley crawls for her corner. Candice tags in first, and she drags Bayley back. Bayley stands up, hops and hops, and still hot tags! Naomi ROUNDHOUSES Candice, then runs her side to side, BUCKLE BULLDOG! Another ROUNDHOUSE, and Naomi hits a HEATSEEKER! Candice flops back, Naomi goes up, up, SPLIT LEG DROP! Cover, Indi breaks it!
Bayley whips Indi but Indi reverses to TOSS Bayley! Naomi ROUNDHOUSES Indi, but Candice rolls Naomi up! TWO! ENZIGIRI! Candice hurries but Naomi goes up and over, to STOMP away on Candice’s back! Tag to Bayley, Naomi FLYING LARIATS Indi! But Candice HOTSHOTS Bayley down! Candice DUMPS Naomi out, ROCKS her, and then drags Bayley up. Bayley HOTSHOTS Candice! Bayley swings, Candice ducks to waistlock, and she RAMS Bayley into Naomi! That counts as a tag?! Indi ROCKS Bayley, Bayley fights off Candice, BAYLEY2BELLY for Indi! But Candice STEP-UP SENTONS Bayley!
Candice hurries to LIONSAULT! Cover, but Bayley is not legal! Candice is confused, and Naomi runs in to REARVIEW!! Cover, Naomi & Bayley win!
Winners: Bayley & Naomi, by pinfall
The Poison Pixie may be the Women’s Speed Champion, but that one came at her fast! Will Naomi keep this “glow-mentum” going until she’s once again WWE Women’s Champion?
Roman Reigns is here!
The fans cheer The OTC as he walks out, accompanied by #BigJim Uso. The pyro goes off as Roman raises the one, but we already know that he, Jimmy and Jey Uso will be in a big Six Man Tag match against Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline. Roman & Jimmy go to the ring, and the fans chant “O T C! O T C!” Jimmy has the mic to say he and The OTC are now in your city! Can he keep it 100 with y’all, though? The fans chant, “YEET! YEET! YEET!” And Jimmy tells Big Uce, HIS Tribal Chief, that stronger together is what he would always say. And from the looks of it, they’re not solid even one bit. Roman knows Jimmy loves him, so just hear him out.
The fans already “YEET! YEET! YEET!” and Jimmy wants Roman to just drop the beef with Jey. Jimmy made up with his brother. The fans chant, “Squash The Beef! Squash The Beef!” Jimmy asks Roman, and says he needs Roman, to squash it. Jimmy made up with Jey, so now is time for Roman to make up with him. To make good with their brother! Because if they don’t get right, if they’re not strong like they can be, they will lose to Solo Sikoa and his Bloodline. So just listen, please. Jimmy is just trying to say- Roman holds out his hand for the mic. Jimmy sighs and hands the mic over.
But then here comes Jey! The fans fire up and bounce along as Main Event Jey comes in from the crowd! Jey makes his way to ringside, Roman watching him closely. Jey stands on the corner and the fans bounce along again. Jey then steps inside the ring, grabs a mic, and the fans still sing along, “It’s Just Me, Uce! Day One Ish!” Then the “YEET! YEET! YEET!” returns. Jey paces, but he and Roman lock eyes. The fans again chant, “Squash The Beef!” and Jey takes off the sunglasses. Jey says, “Let’s get one thing clear, Uce. This match… This fight… I only took it to get back at Solo. Because he cost me my championship, and he messing with the family.”
Jey says this here, though, the three of then, it ain’t all the way fixed yet. If he could be honest, Uce, it is taking all he can to even be standing with Roman side by side. Cuz Jey remembers, ain’t forget, what Roman did to Jey, and how he did Jey. Physical damage, emotional damage, mental damage, but Jey still showed up because that is what family does. The fans cheer that! But the ones before them and the ones after them, these three have to show that family is above all. But this round, Uce, Roman won’t be telling Jey what to do, how to do it. He is not a lackey, Uce. He is not the Right Hand no more, Uce. Jey is Roman’s equal now!
The fans really fire up for that! Jey says yeah, all three of them are equals now. Side by side, and they’ll run this like they used to do back in the day. Roman, Jey is telling you right now… If Roman even speaks or treats Jey with the slightest disrespect, he is gone, he is out. And if Roman doesn’t like that, then he can walk, too. Or… Roman can act like a cousin and not like a chief, and they’ll see each other tomorrow. They can do this together. What does Roman say? They gonna do the damn thing or no? Roman takes the mic back from Jimmy, and the fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” Roman shakes his head as he looks down at the mat.
Roman finally speaks, and he says, “YEET!” The fans cheer and Jimmy is all fired up! The fans then chant, “Hug It Out! Hug It Out!” Jimmy raises the one, the fans join in, and then Jey raises the one! The fans fire up and keep the fingers high, because then Roman raises the one! They are united again, and feel even stronger than before! But then will the Original Bloodline be able to bring down Solo and his renegades?
Backstage interview with Motor City Machine Guns.
Byron Saxton is with the NEW WWE Tag Team Champions and asks them about their goals for the SmackDown Tag Division. Chris Sabin says their goal is the same as the one when he and Alex Shelley started this team way back in 2006. That is to be the best damn tag team in- A-Town Down Under walks over and Austin Theory says, “Look what got over here, Grayson. The new tag team champions!” Waller says they know everything MCMG has down even before WWE, and now they’re the champs. And when you’re the champs, you gotta be on a pedestal. Biggest stage, brightest lights, and the best talk show in WWE.
They’re gonna be on Miz TV? Waller laughs that off and says Shelley is new here, but there’s no Miz. He was talking about his show, The Grayson Waller Effect. And what better thing to do than next week, have MCMG on the show. Shelley says sure, see you then. But will MCMG make sure ATDU don’t get to pull any cheap shots on them, both verbally and physically?
Fatal 4 Way: Bianca Belair w/ Jade Cargill VS Iyo Sky w/ Kairi Sane VS Piper Niven w/ Chelsea Green VS Lash Legend w/ Jakara Jackson!
While Crown Jewel sees all four teams fight for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships, one member from each team is going to battle in this appetizer. The EST, the Evil Genius, the Scottish Viper and the Bougie Bully, who defies the odds here to give their team the advantage tomorrow?
SmackDown returns, DMG CTRL and Meta Four waiting as Chelsea & Piper, or rather “Chelseapool and Piperine,” make their entrance. Bianca & Jade walk ‘n’ talk: Ever since they won these titles, they said they’d defend them against anyone who wanted an opportunity. NXT, SmackDown, Raw, anybody can get it. And luckily for them, there are contenders stepping up to the plate. Everyone’s getting a preview of what happens at Crown Jewel, because they always stand on business. #FACTS. The StrongEST Duo makes their entrance, and the fans fire up. Chelsea keeps her distance as Bianca swings her braided ponytail.
The bell rings, all four watch each other, and Lash DECKS Bianca! Iyo rolls Lash up, but Piper drags her away. Piper HEADBUTTS Iyo but Bianca is back to ROCK Piper! Lash is up to go after Bianca by her ponytail, but Iyo ROCKS Lash! Bianca keeps after Piper, Lash puts Iyo on the apron. Piper turns things around on Bianca while Lash DECK Iyo! Lash goes to the apron, but Iyo blocks a kick to YANK her down! Piper runs, but Bianca slips out! Piper hits buckles, Bianca hits Piper! Bianca RAMS Piper, Piper rebounds to CLOBBER Bianca! Chelsea cheers, and then Lash FLAPJACKS Iyo off the apron!
Lash storms in, and she stares down Piper. The fans rally up, and they RAM into each other! Piper wags her finger, but Lash knees low! Lash fireman’s carries, but Piper slips free! Piper scoops Lash! Lash slips free, and shoves Piper. Piper dodges, both women run, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! They both fall, and then Bianca has them side by side! HANDSPRING MONSAULT! Double cover, Iyo breaks it! Iyo drags Lash up, whips, but Lash blocks! Lash whips Iyo, but Iyo holds ropes. Iyo TOSSES Lash, then goes up, over, and mule kicks Lash! Iyo goes up but Piper BLASTS her down! But Bianca DUMPS Piper!
The fans fire up and Bianca aims, to PLANCHA! But Piper and Lash catch her! They THROW Bianca into barriers! The EST is down, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Lash and Piper argue a bit, Chelsea shouts at commentary, but Lash & Piper work together to whip Iyo into steel steps! Jade and Kairi are each upset but nothing they can do here as Lash and Piper put Bianca back in. But Bianca fires body shots! Lash CLUBS Bianca, brings her around, and whips her to a corner. Piper sends Lash in to SPLASH, then Piper SPLASHES for herself! Lash and Piper dance a bit while Bianca writhes. Lash drags Bianca up but she fires forearms on Lash and Piper! Lash KNEES low, then Piper storms up. Bianca BOOTS Piper, DUMPS Lash, and then Bianca goes to roll Piper! Piper stays up, to ELBOW DROP! Cover, Iyo breaks it!
Iyo drags Piper up but Lash is on Iyo with a waistlock! Iyo fights the lift, victory rolls and STOMP 182! Piper storms up but Iyo SHOTEIS! SHOTEIS! And then dropkicks the legs out! Iyo runs, but has to duck ‘n’ dodge Piper. Piper avoids the handspring attack, but Iyo still SHOTGUNS! The fans rally for Iyo as she runs in at the corner, SLIDING D! Iyo uses Kairi’s move, and then runs at Lash to stomp her down! The ref reprimands but Iyo swings to DOUBLE KNEE! Iyo then runs in to ROCK Piper! Iyo keeps moving, but Piper CLOBBERS her! Piper huffs ‘n’ puffs while Jakara taunts Kairi. Piper drags Iyo up to HEADBUTT!
Piper and Lash regroup, and Lash runs up to SPLASH Iyo! Lash snapmares Iyo, and Piper drops an ELBOW! Lash drops an ELBOW! Piper stomps Iyo, Lash drops another ELBOW, and SmackDown returns to single picture. Piper and Lash keep the teamwork going as they THROW Iyo into Bianca! Bianca falls off the apron, Chelsea says Piper is smart and pretty! Lash choke grips Iyo for a SLAM DUNK CHOKE SLAM! Piper adds the SENTON! But Lash covers! Piper pushes Lash off, and the truce is starting to fall apart. Lash says whatever, but then Piper tells her no, she’s whatever! Lash CHOPS! Piper CHOPS!
Lash CHOPS again! Piper ROCKS Lash, but Lash CHOPS again! They both ROCK each other! Lash and Piper both wobble, and Bianca is up top! DOUBLE CROSSBODY! The fans fire up with Bianca, then she runs in to DROPKICK Lash! Bianca SPINEBUSTERS Piper! The fans fire up, and Bianca runs to RAM Lash! Bianca climbs up to rain down fists! The fans count along, Piper runs in, Bianca backflips over! Bianca RAMS Piper into Lash, then climbs up to rains down more fists! Piper slips free at 4 but Bianca goes to TEN on Lash! Lash and Piper still lift Bianca in an Electric Chair! But Iyo MISSILE DROPKICKS them all down!!
The fans fire up as all four women are down! “This is Awesome!” and Iyo kips up. Iyo aims, runs in, SHINKANSEN for Lash! SHINKANSEN for Piper! Piper is in the drop zone, Iyo steps on her and goes up. But Piper rises and CLUBS Iyo first! Piper climbs up to join Iyo, fireman’s carry, but Bianca gets under Piper! POWERBOMB SAMOAN DROP COMBO!! Chelsea panics for Piper, and Bianca high stacks! Lash SPLASHES it apart! The fans fire up and Lash hauls Bianca up! Bow ‘n’ Arrow Rack, for the LASH EXTENSION!! Cover, CHELSEA YANKS LASH AWAY! Well, No Disqualifications but still!
Jakara CLOBBERS Chelsea for it! The fans fire up, Kairi kicks Jakara, AX KICK, but no uraken as Jakara ducks! Jakara CLOBBERS Kairi! But Jade waits on Jakara, for a BOOT!! Jade almost sent Jakara back to Orladon with that! But Lash DECKS Jade! Lash runs up on Piper, but Piper picks her up, URENAGE! SENTON! Iyo is back, but Piper catches her, too! SLAM and SENTON! Bianca is back, but Piper wrenches her to a scoop, and MICHINOKU DRIVER! Piper drags Bianca up, runs, but Lash BOOTS Piper down! Lash fires up and the fans fire up! But then Jade steps into the ring! The fans fire up for a further preview of the tag match!
But then Jakara and Kairi drag Jade out! Jade DECKS Kairi, SUPERKICKS Jakara, and Bianca torture racks Lash! But Iyo is also up top! KISS OF DEATH on Lash, but OVER THE MOONSAULT for them both!! Iyo hurries to cover Lash, IYO WINS!
Winner: Iyo Sky, by pinfall
The Evil Genius proves she’s just that by waiting out the chaos! Will we see this happen all over again tomorrow? Or will this loss help The StrongEST Duo be ready for anything?
Cody Rhodes laces up the boots,
Randy Orton walks in and asks if Cody’s ready to go. Cody says yes, he’s ready for tonight, and for Crown Jewel. Cody knows Orton has Kevin Owens, but Cody simply asks that Orton leave a little something of KO left for Cody. Orton says that’s the thing, he isn’t sure there will be anything left. Sorry ahead of time. If that’s the case, then Cody isn’t sure what he’ll do. Orton says he’ll think of something. See you out there. Orton heads to gorilla first, but will he and The American Nightmare deal with Imperium before worrying about Crown Jewel? Or will Der Ring General and his lieutenant, Ludwig Kaiser, stand tall even before tomorrow?
SmackDown hears from Andrade, Carmelo Hayes, and LA Knight.
El Idolo says, “LA Knight. Melo. All of you, are in my way. But I feel tranquilo. Because at Crown Jewel, I have the opportunity to beat both of you at the same time, and become the new champion of the United States.” As for H1M, he says, “I can’t think of a better place to become THE United States Champion than in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Now that I think about it, maybe I pin Andrade. Or maybe I pin LA Knight. Or maybe I pin them both because honestly, I’m really like that. LA Knight, you’re gonna pay for taking away my Game 7 moment. You know why? Because I am… HIM. Oh, and Andrade, make sure to put extra ketchup with those fries.”
The Mega Star says we’re talking about two guys coming into this thing, Knight understands that the deck is stacked against him. Doesn’t make a difference to him. As far as he’s concerned, Andrade and Melo got exactly what was coming to them. Does he regret what he did? NAH-NAH! He dropped each of ’em on their head, and that’s how it’ll go at Crown Jewel, #AndStill your United States Champion, YEAH! But in a Triple Threat, will the numbers spell disaster for LA Knight in Saudi Arabia?
Solo Sikoa speaks.
“I can’t believe that I’m sitting right here, talking about a match against Roman and my two brothers. The three men that have one thing in common, and that’s believing that I’m the bad guy. I’m the bad guy? How? Because I went and found family that loved me? That would never hurt me? That would never let me down? Unlike you three. I’m the bad guy because Lil’ Brother made Tribal Chief and the older brothers didn’t? I’m the bad guy because every time Roman needed help, I was always there to help him, but he was never there to help me. I’m the bad guy? No. I’m the Tribal Chief. Come Crown Jewel, the three of you will respect them.
“And you will… ACKNOWLEDGE ME.” Solo has spoken, but will he, Tama Tonga & Jacob Fatu make Roman, Jimmy & Jey bow the knee?
Cody Rhodes & Randy Orton VS Imperium!
The American Nightmare and Der Ring General will battle as champion VS champion to become the inaugural Men’s Crown Jewel Champion, but perhaps to Gunther’s point, there is a lot of collateral damage in Cody’s wake. Randy Orton and Kevin Owens fight it out tomorrow, as well, but will the legacy stay intact? Or will this be where everything starts to fall apart for “The Quarterback of the WWE?”
SmackDown returns again and Orton makes his entrance, followed by Cody. The fans sing along with both songs, “WHOA~ OH~!” The pyro goes off, Cody high-fives fans as he goes down the ramp, even signs autographs and gives hugs, then joins Randy in the ring. Cody climbs the corner because we gotta get the second “WHOA~ OH~!” and round of pyro. The teams then sort out, and Gunther starts against Cody. The fans cheer this preview of Crown Jewel, until Gunther tags out. Cody is annoyed but Kaiser CLOBBERS him! Kaiser rains down fists, then soaks up the heat. Kaiser drags Cody up, reels him in, but Cody wrench esout.
Cody reels Kaiser in, suplexes, and he holds Kaiser up! The fans count and Cody GOURD BUSTERS at 10! Kaiser flounders, Cody runs up to LARIAT Kaiser up and out! Gunther is upset but Cody DIVES to take Kaiser down! Cody glares at Gunther, drags Kaiser up and in, then glares at Gunther again. The fans cheer and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Cody keeps his eyes on Gunther as he steps in, then brings Kaiser up. Kaiser fires a haymaker! Kaiser wrenches, wrangles Cody, btu Cody turns things around on Kaiser. Cody wrenches Kaiser to a wristlock, then tags in Orton. Orton gets the fans fired up, before he kicks Kaiser low! Orton scrapes laces off Kaiser’s face, then brings him up. Orton hangs Kaiser out to dry and lets him fling right off the ropes! Orton then grabs Kaiser’s legs, to STMOP him in the gut! Orton stomps Kaiser’s leg, then his hand. It’s been a minute since we’ve seen Orton pick apart someone like this, but then Orton tags Cody.
Orton wrenches Kaiser, brings him around, and Cody AX HANDLES the arm! Cody fires forearm son Kaiser, whips him to a corner, but Kaiser reverses. Kaiser runs up to UPPERCUT! And GAMANGIRI! Kaiser stands Cody up to ROCK with a haymaker! Cody staggers, Kaiser brings him around, but Cody RAMS him into the corner! Cody CHOPS Kaiser, then bumps him off buckles. Tag to Orton, and Orton scoops. Orton hits a FALL AWAY SLAM! Gunther is upset, but the ref has him stay back. Orton stomps Kaiser on the leg, then he tags in Cody. Orton clamps onto Kaiser, and Cody gets some stomps in.
SmackDown returns to single picture and Orton lets off of Kaiser. Cody drags Kaiser up, headlocks, but Kaiser powers out. Gunther gets a cheap shot in! Cody is mad, but Kaiser turns him around. Cody kicks first, then drops to RHODES KICK! Cody goes up ropes, but Kaiser trips him up! Kaiser has Cody in ropes, the ref back shim off, and Gunther BOOTS Cody down! The fans boo, Orton protests, but the ref stops Orton from getting in as Kaiser rains down fists. Kaiser brings Cody up, the fans rally, but Kaiser POSTS Cody! Tag to Gunther, and Imperium has Cody stuck in the ropes! Kaiser and Gunther DROPKICK BOOT SANDWICH!
Cody falls out of the ring and Gunther stalks him to the desk. Gunther brings Cody up to UPPERCUT! The ref starts the ring count but Gunther pie faces Cody. Cody rolls into the ring at 4 of 10, but Gunther storms in after him. Gunther stands Cody up to DECK him! Gunther stays between Cody and Orton, scuffs Cody, then kicks him around. The fans rally but Gunther soaks up the heat. Gunther kicks Cody around, then drags Cody up. Cody fires haymakers in return! Gunther ROCKS Cody, and Cody sits back down. Gunther CHOPS Cody! Tag to Kaiser, and Gunther snapmares Cody. Kaiser runs up to PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO!
Kaiser clamps onto Cody, squeezes tight, but Cody fights around. The fans rally up for Cody as he rises. Cody fires body shots, CLUBS at Kaiser’s leg, but Kaiser CLUBS Cody’s neck! Kaiser clamps onto Cody with a COBRA TWIST! Cody endures, the fans rally up, and Cody powers up! Cody pries free to HIP TOSS Kaiser away! Kaiser comes right back, but Cody TOSESS him! Gunther is annoyed with Kaiser again, but Kaiser hurries back in. Kaiser back suplexes, Cody lands out, and DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! The fans rally up again as Cody and Kaiser crawl. Hot tag to Orton! Orton rallies on Kaiser with LARIAT after LARIAT!
Kaiser swings, misses, and Orton SNAP POWERSLAMS! The fans fire up and Orton drags Kaiser up. But Kaiser knees low! Tag to Gunther, and he goes around the outside. Orton still kicks Kaiser, puts him in the ropes, but the ref counts. Gunther CHOPS Orton! So Orton KICKS Gunther! Orton has Gunther in ropes, DRAPING DDT! The fans fire up and Orton hears those voices! Gunther slowly rises, RK- NO, Gunther SLAMS Orton! Both men are down and the fans rally up. Gunther crawls, hot tag to Kaiser! Hot tag to Cody! Cody fires hands on Kaiser, then JABS, JABS, JABS! Flip, flop, fly, BIONIC ELBOW!
Cody goes up and up to SUPER CODY CUTTER!! Kaiser flops over and Cody roars! Cody dragon sleepers, but he has to duck Gunther! Orton is in, RKO for Gunther!! CROSS RHODES for Kaiser!! Cover, Cody & Orton win!
Winners: Cody Rhodes & Randy Orton, by pinfall
Imperium loses to the legacy of Rhodes & Orton, but then Kevin Owens slides in! We didn’t even know he was here! Kevin SMACKS Orton down with a chair! Cody realizes what happens, hops off the corner, but Gunther snatches him with a SLEEPER!! The ref reprimands but there’s no stopping Gunther now! Kevin just looms over Orton while Gunther fights off security while still squeeze Cody’s neck! Gunther drops back into body scissors! Cody flails in a panic, and Nick Aldis tells Gunther to let go! Gunther refuses, and Cody is grasping for ropes, but he’s also fading! SmackDown has to wrap, but will this be how the story goes at Crown Jewel?
My Thoughts:
A very good episode for SmackDown, especially when you consider this was prerecorded. Though, to that point, it makes for an awkward situation with Indi Hartwell. Only three releases were made today, but she was one of them, alongside Baron Corbin and Tegan Nox. So Indi didn’t know until today that last week was her last match. A real shame, too, as it felt like she and Candice were finally being given a chance on main roster. Like I said before, Indi and Candice could’ve been the tag team in a faction with Nia, but I guess they’re only concerned about who could replace Tiffany as the main sidekick.
Because after all, we got a pretty good promo from Tiffany, Nia and Liv to tease Tiffy turning on Nia. Tiffy claims it was a scheme to lure Liv into a false sense of security, but if the opportunity presents itself, maybe Tiffy will try and take down Nia. At the same time, Rhea Ripley is now out with injury, so she can’t exactly feud with Liv. Maybe Tiff cashes in on Liv after all, she gets away from Nia by going to Raw, and Tiff feuds with Liv in Rhea’s place. They did test the waters a couple weeks ago in Tiff & Rhea teaming against Liv & Raquel, and it seems no matter what, fans really like Tiffy Time, so what’s there to stop the move?
Great Fatal 4 Way singles match tonight, great win for Iyo, but that makes me think DMG CTRL is NOT winning the titles back so soon. Go-home math puts it as either Bianca & Jade retaining or another of the teams taking the titles. And of those teams, I’m a bit torn. Lash & Jakara may be from NXT, but that may not be for much longer if they get called up. They could get those belts as a huge surprise, and return to NXT triumphantly before saying their goodbyes. Good promo from Andrade, Melo and Knight, and while the promo doesn’t really add anything, Knight got a brand new custom strap on the US Championship. They’re not gonna make that and then have someone else win so soon. Knight makes it through Crown Jewel, and then maybe someone else takes the title in a month or two.
Great tag match from Profits VS Pretty Deadly, and a great win for Profits. It feels like they’ll be building back up to the titles, but the next opportunity might go to A-Town Down Under. Theory & Waller get on MCMG’s case for being an old team yet new to WWE, and they’re going to put them on their talk show. Shelley & Sabin will get a solid first defense from former tag champs, and this could even add to the break-up of ATDU. Or rather, it needs to, because that story has been a slow burn for a little too long. Gotta do something with it before it burns out and no one cares anymore.
Great stuff again with The Bloodline story, because for one, Jey puts it to Roman that this needs to be a family, not a dictatorship, and Roman accepts that. This moment was one that I think leaked most of all because fans were just too excited not to show these three standing together, but it was also one we all kinda knew was happening. Solo had a very good promo in response, because he really does have a point about Roman not helping anyone else when they were all helping him. A shame that it’s Solo, Tama & Jacob stepping up, though. I guess Loa is good enough to be tag team champion, but not enough to be in a PLE match. At the same time, Solo being in the mix does make us wonder who is really winning. There’s still that scene with Sami from Monday, maybe there’s a swerve on that.
And very good stuff with the build to Cody VS Gunther, as well as the overall Cody Rhodes story. Kevin had a good promo, he also effectively uses the “I’m not the bad guy here” trope like Solo. Great match for the main event, Cody & Orton of course win with Kaiser taking the loss, but the math gets muddy with Kevin going after Orton and Gunther still getting Cody with that sleeper. The math could say Orton wins, but if Kevin’s this new vicious Kevin, he might resort to anything to win. But Gunther, I don’t know, I thought he was going to win the Crown Jewel Championship, but now maybe Cody triumphs as the underdog hero.
Also, turns out the winners tomorrow don’t get the belt, they get a diamond ring like Super Bowl winners. I’m not surprised or upset that this would happen with the giant, gaudy belts Saudi Arabia made for WWE, but I am disappointed. This is the same as the Greatest Royal Rumble Championship, except we never got to acknowledge Braun Strowman won that on Raw or SmackDown. And given we’re talking diamond rings people get to show off, I feel like Heels can use those best. See: MJF in AEW.
My Score: 8.8/10
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A Fatal 4 Way determines the #1 contender!
Just as we will be, Aaron Rourke will be watching tonight’s Fatal 4 Way #1 Contender’s Match to see who comes after his WWE Evolve Championship!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Karmen Petrovic VS Nikkita Lyons w/ Sloane Jacobs; wins.
- WWE Evolve Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Brooks Jensen VS Kam Hendrix VS Tristan Angels VS Dorian Van Dux; wins and will challenge for the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
[Due to scheduling conflicts, coverage will be on delay]
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Will the Scumbag go Double or Nothing?
Darby Allin told MJF to choose: A Title VS Hair match, or no title match EVER! Will MJF be vain or greedy as we head for Double or Nothing?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway; Cassidy, Cope, Christian & The Bucks win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Westbrook; Bailey wins.
- AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight VS Brian Cage; Knight wins and retains the title.
- Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin; Ospreay wins.
- Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness; Shida & The Birds win, by disqualification.
- AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
MJF arrives backstage.
Renee Paquette is there to bring up tonight’s main event is Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW World Championship. If Darby Allin wins, MJF will then have to sign a contract for Title VS Hair at Double or Nothing. Darby has made it clear that if MJF doesn’t sign said contract, Darby will never allow MJF to face him for the title again. We all know how important the title is for MJF, but is MJF willing to put his hair on the line for it? MJF just chuckles and moves on, but he notices the very bald Rick Knox, Bryce Remsburg, and the head of security, David Aponte. And then various bald members of the production staff…
And then even Christopher Daniels & Sonjay Dutt are there! Daniels and Sonjay chuckle before moving on, and then MJF sees John Silver flexing. Brandon Cutler, some arena staff, and even Tommaso Ciampa, all bald. Then last but certainly not least, Ricochet! He tells MJF that don’t worry, he’ll look great. Just not as good as Ricochet. AHA~! MJF storms off, will he have no choice but to choose between gold belt and chrome dome?
10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway!
While we know the AEW World Tag Team Championship match will be a conglomeration of I Quit Match and New York Street Fight, THE Conglomeration will be waiting on the other side for their own tag title match. And let’s not forget that Matt & Nick Jackson want their own shot at those titles again. With that, can Freshly Squeezed work together with C&C and The Bucks? Or will the Psycho Killer, the Dogs, and the Top Guys all stand tall on the road to Double or Nothing?
The teams sort out and the teams just brawl it out! The fans cheer as The Bucks have The Dogs, Cope is after Ciampa, Christian is after Cash, and Dax brawls with Cassidy! Dax bumps Cassidy off buckles but Cassidy ducks the haymaker to waistlock. The Bucks, Cope & Christian clear everyone else out, then take the brawl outside! Dax ROCKS Cassidy to send him out, and the fans fire up as Matt fires hands on 100 Proof right by commentary! Ciampa whips Cope but Cope reverses, sending Ciampa into barriers! Cash sends Christian into railing, then CLOBBERS Cassidy! Nick fires hands on Finlay, Cassidy sends Cash into railing!
Cassidy and Dax meet in the ring, Dax ROCKS and CHOPS Cassidy, but Nick sends Finlay into railing! Dax DECKS Cassidy, throws hands on Cope, but Cope fires back! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands! Cope DECKS Dax, and wait, Christian and Cash are brawling in the crowd! Same for Matt and Connors! Finlay CLAWS Nick’s face, Cassidy ROCKS Dax, and Cassidy whips. Dax reverses, Cassidy goes up and out to then SMACK Dax off buckles! Cassidy goes up, Ciampa BOOTS Nick, and Dax trips Cassidy. Dax CHOPS Cassidy, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans boo but Dax stands Cassidy up, SUPER DUPER PLEX!
Dax then rolls through to suplex again, but Cassidy STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRES! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, and DDTS! Cassidy kips up, the fans fire up, but Finlay sends Nick into steel steps! #BigStoke grabs Cassidy’s foot, Cash CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax puts Cassidy in the corner to tag Ciampa. FTR and the Psycho Killer mug Cassidy! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Ciampa stands Cassidy up. Cassidy blocks the chop! And he blocks another chop! The fans cheer but Ciampa kicks low and CHOPS again! The fans boo but Ciampa soaks up that heat. Ciampa drags Cassidy by a leg, turns him over, but Cassidy fights around!
Cassidy kicks and kicks but Ciampa drags him back! Cassidy turns to BOOT Ciampa away! Dax tags in and he CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax flips them off. Dax whips Cassidy, runs up, but Cassidy dodges! Dax POSTS himself! Both men are down, hot tags to Cash and Nick! Nick rallies on FTR with haymakers, BLASTS Ciampa, but Cash kicks low! FTR whips, DOUBLE HIP- NO, Nick lands out, MEETING OF TEH MINDS! Then DOUBLE WHEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Nick then DROPKICKS Dax out! The Dogs run up, but Nick knuckle locks and CHOPS Finlay! Then Nick jumps over Connors, SUPERKICKS, and he goes for the corner!
Nick goes up, up, and “LUCHA LIBRE~!” FLYING ARM-DRAG RANA COMBO! The fans are thunderous and Nick tags Matt. Nick whips Finlay, Finlay reverses, but Nick goes up and over. Matt SUPERKICKS Finlay! Nick SHINING WIZARDS Connors, adds a GAMANGIRI, then The Bucks DOUBLE BULLDOG with the high-five! The fans fire up again as Matt winds up. Matt WRECKS FTR with a dropkick, then holds the way open, Nick FLIES onto FTR & Ciampa! But Connors back suplexes! Matt lands out, and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through, NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express is getting going, and Finlay joins the ride! DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS!
The fans are electric and it’s not just the volt green! Time for a SUPERKICK PARTAY~! Wait, Stokely grabs a foot each! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Stoke can’t even trip The Bucks up. The Bucks drag Stoke in! Stoke pleads for mercy, but FTR runs up! The Bucks dodge, mule kick, then SUPERKICK for Dax! SUPERKICK for Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on The Dogs! Then FTR is sent into The Dogs before DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Ciampa runs up to waistlock but Nick switches. Ciampa BOOTS Matt away, ELBOWS Nick, but Matt dodges, PSYCHO KNEE into Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Ciampa!
The fans fire up again, and The Bucks see C&C. They point to Christian, and the fans cheer! Christian steps in, the ref reprimands but Cope argues with the ref. This distraction lets Christian LOW BLOW Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Cash! Christian covers, TWO! Cash survives, the fans boo, but Christian rains down fists while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Christian puts Cash in the corner to CHPO, CHOP, and then rain down fists! Christian goes past TEN, maybe to fifteen, then stops. Cash sputters, Stoke talks trash, but Christian grabs Stoke! Cash CLUBS Christian, Ciampa HOTSHOTS the bad arm, and Ciampa hurries to tag in. Ciampa drags Christian around, SLAMS the bad arm off the mat, then SLAMS the arm again! Ciampa POSTS Christian, and Christian falls to the apron. The ref keeps his eyes on the rest of the team so they stay back. Ciampa goes out, and he SWINGS the bad arm into the post! Christian scrambles away, clutching the arm, but Ciampa taunts Cope with a wave.
Ciampa tags Connors, Connors tags Finlay, and The Dogs stomp away on Christian. Finlay clamps onto the bad hand, bends the fingers, then JAMS them into the mat! The ref reprimands but Finlay anchors Christian while he tags in Dax. Dax CHOPS Christian, DECKS him, then taunts Cope and The Bucks. The Bucks rally the fans, Cope coaches Christian up, but Dax brings Christian around. Christian blocks a shot to hit back, but then Dax kicks low! Dynamite returns to single picture as Dax UPPERCUTS Christian back to the corner. Stoke is on commentary suddenly to say Christian tried to steal Stoke’s watch, aka the watch Stoke stole from Christian.
But Christian fires back on Dax and the whole corner! Then he and Dax DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Christian crawls, but we can see Cash and The Dogs sneaking over! They and Ciampa YANK down Cope, Cassidy and The Bucks! The fans boo but Dax drags Christian back to center. Dax kicks and scuffs Christian, then talks trash. But Christian slips around to chicken wing the arms! Dax shoves Christian away, but Christian turns around, NOGGIN KNOCKER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Cope snarls as he rises up, hot tags to Cope and Connors!
The fans fire up as The Rated R Superstar rallies on everyone! LARIAT for Cash! ELBOW for Dax! Cope TOSSES Finlay out onto Ciampa and Cash! BOOT for Connors! The fans fire up again and Cope goes to a corner. Cope is feeling it, and he aims at Connors. But then Finlay grabs a leg! The fans boo, but Nick SUPERKICKS Finlay! Connors runs up, Nick RAMS him low! Then slingshot FACEBUSTER! And cartwheel ASAI MOONSAULT! COPE-O-SETIC for Connors, TWO! The fans rally as Cope keeps focus on Connors. Cope drags Connors up, whips him to the corner, then Nick runs up! Connors puts Nick out, then he puts Matt out!
But Christian is back, and he coordinates with The Bucks, LARIAT DOUBLE ENZIGIRI on Connors! Then Cassidy somersaults for a “powerful” back elbow! Finlay runs up, Cassidy kicks the legs out! Finlay hits buckles but Ciampa runs up! Christian sends him into Cash, then dragon sleepers Ciampa. Christian sees Dax run up, kicks him low, and gets him in the same hold, DOUBLE REVERSE DDTS! The fans fire up as FTR, Ciampa and Finlay are all in drop zones! “This is Awesome!” as Cassidy, Christian and The Bucks climb the corners. Connors runs up on Cope, but Cope snatches him into a facelock!
Cope acts as air traffic control as he coordinates everyone, QUADRUPLE MACHO ELBOWS before an IMPALER!! Cover, TWO!! Connors survives and the fans can’t believe it! Ciampa and Finlay get up, The Bucks BLAST them, then DIVE! Down they go at ramp side, then Christian and Cassidy bump into each other. The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this the opener! Cassidy puts his hands up, but Christian stops him. Christian shakes his head, but then Cassidy makes Christian put his hands in his pockets! The fans fire up as Christian just THROWS Cassidy out onto FTR! Christian then goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES The Dogs!
Cope calls out a shot, runs, but into a SHATTER MACHINE!! FTR snatches Cope outta nowhere, Connors makes the cover, but Cassidy breaks it! The fans fire up as now FTR has Cassidy surrounded. But Cassidy “unleashes” his kicks! The fans go nuts with every shot, but FTR shoves Cassidy! SHATTER- DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on Cash! Cassidy fights free of Dax, but Dax blocks Nick’s Superkick! Dax sends it into Matt! Nick SUPERKICKS through after all! Finlay clinches, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER on Nick! Matt feints the kick to DDT! But then Ciampa KNEES Matt down! Christian chicken wings Ciampa, turns him around, KILLSWITCH!
Connors JEEP FLIPS Christian! Connors then stalks Cope while the fans boo. Connors lines up a shot, Cope rises to his feet, Connors runs in! But Cope jumps over Connors’ spear, sending it into Dax! The fans fire up, Stoke freaks out, and The Bucks join Cope in the ring. They TRIPLE SUPERKICK Connors! Cassidy is in, ORANGE PUNCH! SPEAR from Cope!! Cover, C&C Conglomeration Bucks win!
Winners: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Another star-studded 10 Man Tag, and it was a huge win for all the hungry contenders. Christian doesn’t wanna celebrate, but he does signal that he and Cope will be champions. Will putting their tag team legacy on the line be enough to take the gold? Or will Double or Nothing be the last night that team reeks of awesomeness?
Will Ospreay continues to train with The Death Riders.
They’re outside this time, Claudio Castagnoli playing some wall ball with Marina Shafir and Pac. Daniel Garcia says, “Tonight is the night that we’ve all been waiting for: The Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay, is cleared and back on Dynamite. And rumor has it, the kid’s been working real hard and he’s got some new tricks up his sleeves. So Young Boy Billy, tonight you gotta show me something, c’mon.” Garcia gets a quick turn in on wall ball while cameras move over. Ospreay is maintaining a neck bridge while Jon Moxley uses Wheeler Yuta as a living dummy to show just how to push and pull and bend and twist on the various chinlocks and headlocks.
Use the right arm to push against the head, then snake in the left arm for the sleeper. Pry and shoot. Moxley asks how Ospreay feels. Ospreay lets off the bridge and says honestly, the best he’s felt in forever. Moxley asks if Ospreay remembers the night he won the Best of the Super Juniors. Yeah, 2019. AKA a lifetime ago. Ospreay was carefree, flew like a bird, for no other reason than that’s just what birds do. So simple back then, chasing that feeling, like no other feeling in the world. Can’t really grab it in your hands for more than a few seconds. The joy of doing it. Then everybody comes in and tries to make it so overcomplicated.
Years pass, life happens, a family starts, responsibilities show up, bad things happen, bad choices catch up to you, and it’s all weight on your shoulders. You feel like you can’t fly. But Moxley will tell you something: Nothing is different. Nothing has changed. All those things are still gonna be there, but you can still fly. You’re just more dangerous now. You’re a bird of prey. So tonight, when you got out there, don’t go out there to protect anything. Not your neck, your image, your reputation, or what you’ve built in your career. Go out there to give something. Moxley checks on Yuta and says dammit, if you’re gonna snap a headlock, snap the headlock!
Moxley storms off to instruct his pupil, but will Ospreay use everything he has been taught to great effect? Or will he have to fold against Ace Austin?
Chris Jericho speaks.
“You wanna face Jericho in a match of my own design, Ricochet? A spectacle so innovative, so imaginative, it cannot be contained, it can only be witnessed. Well, be careful what you demand, because you’ve made a few enemies yourself, Ricochet. And now a match designed specifically to settle scores without any, and I mean AAANY~, limitations has gotten even bigger.” Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate were just looking for two more, but “Jungle” Jack Perry said he can bring four: himself, The Young Bucks, and KENNY OMEGA! Jericho tells Ricochet that this is no longer what he designed, but it is a devil’s dance of destruction! Ricochet’s destruction!
Ricochet got what he wanted, now can he handle it? Bald. The first-ever SEVEN VS SEVEN Stadium Stampede, who will even survive?
Ricochet & The Demand respond.
They stand with Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family and Ricochet says we all know Jericho does a lot of talking out of his ass while The Demand gets things done. Just like Davis did when he defeated Jack for the AEW National Championship at Fairway to Hell. Hold it with pride, Davis, Ricochet knows you’ll do it well. Davis says he’s got this. Ricochet says Davis has joined the dream team, but he’s not the only one. Because compliments to Ricochet’s golfing buddy, Don Callis, look who else he’s sending: Andrade El Idolo! Gracias, amigo. But it doesn’t stop there, the train keeps rolling. Ricochet was just approached by two guys who have an ax to grind with the superkick sidekicks.
These two wanna fill out the last two spots, so who is Ricochet to say no to The Dogs? Finlay & Connors storm in, and Finlay says to put it simple, they will fight The Bucks in the streets, in the ring, but guess it’s fighting at Double or Nothing! If they want violence, if they want carnage, if they want chaos, who better than The Dogs?! The Dogs bark and Liona roars, but will these seven stand tall in the Big Apple?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS BK Westbrook!
JetSpeed has a lot of momentum on their side, and as stated last week at Fairway to Hell, they’re looking to grab up all the gold they can. Will Speedball keep on rolling towards his own golden opportunity? Or will #Supastud prove his own worth?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two step up. Bailey bows in respect, offers a handshake, but Westbrook goes to roll Bailey up! Bailey stays on his feet, then steps over to sit down on a cover, TWO! Westbrook ducks a Penalty Kick, avoids the moonsault, and the sweep! Bailey dodges, Westbrook tiger feints through the ropes, but Bailey handsprings up and over! The fans fire up as Bailey ducks an elbow to whip. Westbrook goes up, around, but kinda fumbles his tumble. The fans cheer and jeer him for his attempt, but Westbrook blocks the boot! Westbrook FLIPS Bailey, springboards in, but Bailey dodges! TIME ADVENTURE!
Bailey pushes Westbrook down, goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the ULTIMATE WEAPON! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: Mike Bailey, by pinfall
Another fast ‘n’ furious finish, and Bailey’s on a hot streak! But now, the other side of JetSpeed looks to keep it up! But just who is Kevin Knight defending the TNT Championship against? It’s… BRIAN CAGE!? The Machine finally returns to action, and he has the Don Callis Family with him! Will Cage be able to ground Knight and take this title back to the family?
AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight w/ “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who betta!
The bell rings, Cage runs up, but Knight dodges! Knight fires haymakers, Cage shoves him, but Knight dodges. Knight CHPOS, but Cage doesn’t budge! Cage makes the pecs dance, so Knight CHOPS again! The fans cheer as Cage eggs Knight on. Knight urns, leaps, but into Cage’s arms! Cage uses Knight to do curls, then THROWS knight! Knight lands out, RAMS Cage, but Cage comes back! Knight RAMS Cage again, but it’s still not enough! Knight tries a bigger SHOULDER TACKLE, but Cage stays standing! Knight runs one more time, ducks ‘n’ dodges, SATELLITE- NO, Cage stops the DDT! Cage THROWS Knight away!
Knight staggers, Cage SUPERKICKS him down! “Who betta than Cage?!” The fans fire up as Cage storms up on Knight, stands him up, and bumps him off buckles. Cage RAMS into Knight, stands him up, then RAMS again! The ref counts, Cage CHOPS, and the fans cheer. Bailey rallies the fans but Archer coaches Cage, and Cage whips Knight hard into the corner! The fans are torn as Cage hauls Knight up. Cage ROCKS Knight, CHOPS him, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Cage stops at 4, then Cage stalks Knight. Cage stands Knight up, whips him to the corner, then runs in, only for Knight to BOOT! Cage still LARIATS!
Cage hauls Knight up, whips him to ropes, but Knight grabs ropes. Knight DUMPS Cage out, then DROPKICKS him down! Cage sputters, the fans fire up, and Knight builds speed to DIVE! But he bounces off Cage! Cage then fireman’s carries, APRON F5! Knight sputters but Cage goes up the steps to soak up cheers and jeers, all while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cage refreshes the ring count, drags Knight up again, and hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Knight writhes, Cage refreshes the count again, then he whips Knight into barriers! Knight practically falls into the laps of the front row! But Cage brings Knight around to CHOP him down! Cage soaks up the cheers and jeers before he brings Knight around again. Cage SMACKS Knight off the apron, then puts him in the ring. Cage storms into the ring, drags Knight by his legs, and ties the legs up into a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Knight endures as Cage sits deep! Knight powers up, fights his way forward, and he reaches to the ROPEBREAK!
The ref counts, Cage lets go at 4, but Cage brings Knight up. Knight CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Cage still doesn’t back down. Knight fires more shots, but Cage UPPERCUTS him down! Cage digs his boot into Knight at the corner, but he stops as the ref counts. Cage drags Knight up, puts him in a corner, and LARIATS! Cage wrenches to then SAIDO Knight away! Knight flounders to the apron, Cage soaks up more cheers and jeers, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Knight rises to fire forearms on Cage, but Cage ROCKS Knight in return! Cage slingshots Knight into a facelock, for a SPIRALING SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Knight survives and Cage is frustrated, but Cage decides to write Knight off. Cage drags Knight up, reels him in, and suplexes, DRILL- NO, Knight slips free to waistlock. But Cage ELBOWS Knight, whips, but Knight jumps up! SATELLITE- NO, Cage goes for ropes! Knight HOTSHOTS Cage for it! Then Knight springboards back in, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts while the fans rally up. Cage goes to a corner but he runs up on Knight. Knight bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off shots, then fires a flurry of haymakers! But Cage grabs and TOSSES Knight to a corner!
Cage runs up, Knight dodges, and Knight runs back in. Knight ducks ‘n ‘dodges, FLAPJACK DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Cage bails out! Knight builds speed and FLIES! Cage catches him?!? The fans go nuts as Cage lifts, but Knight RANAS Cage into POST! The fans cheer as Knight hurries to get space. Knight runs, goes up the apron, and LEAPING LARIATS! Down goes Cage! The fans fire up with Knight, he puts Cage in the ring, and he hurries up the corner. Archer creeps up, but Bailey SUPERKICKS him! The fans cheer, but Cage CLUBS Knight! Cage then climbs up, and he deadlift SUPERPLEXES! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Knight survives, but Archer guzels Bailey! Bailey fights free of the choke slam to mule kick Archer! Cage runs up, but Bailey springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes the Murderhawk Monster! knight springboards, Cage dodges, but Knight leaps the discus lariat! SATELLITE DDT finally lands! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and Knight is beside himself! Knight hurries to run in at the corner, but Cage ELBOWS him away! Cage goes up, but into the UPPER- NO! Cage stops the rana! Cage YANKS Knight up to the top, for a SUPER- UPPER ROOM!! Knight still throws Cage, then goes up top!
Knight aims, MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
The Machine was out for 14 months and yet no ring rust to be found! However, The Jet is just #2Fly2Stop! Bailey brings mics into the ring to say, “Congratulations to The Jet on a hell of a win!” Knight says much appreciated. But like he said, they’re red hot right now! And Brian Cage, welcome back! Cage took Knight to his limits, but The Jet is still standing as TNT Champion. But Knight can’t get over how last week, he couldn’t get the job done becoming #Jet2Belts. Bailey says forget last week. Knight IS a future AEW World Champion! Bailey says he knows it, and everyone here knows it! The fans cheer that!
Knight says he appreciates the support from Bailey and Ashville. Bailey is always in his corner, Knight is always in Bailey’s. And if Bailey keeps it up, he’ll be singles champion, too. Bailey says yeah, Knight got him thinking. Tonight, Darby VS Takeshita, BAILEY WANTS NEXT! Bailey says Takeshita was his greatest rival in Japan, but they’ve yet to have a singles match in AEW. And Darby, as much as Bailey wants to see MJF go bald…! Bailey is coming for Darby’s AEW World Championship! JetSpeed daps it up, will they become a 2 Fly 2 Man Power Trip?
AEW reveals the Men’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament Brackets!
This year’s tournaments will go through Double or Nothing, and the finals will coincide with Forbidden Door 2026 on Sunday, June 28th in San Jose, California! The winner of each tournament will then challenge for THE AEW World Championship and AEW Women’s World Championships on August 30th at All In: London! And so, for the opening round, it will be: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis; Claudio Castagnoli VS Brody King; then Double or Nothing has both Samoa Joe VS Will Ospreay, and Swerve Strickland VS Bandido!
“Jungle” Jack Perry speaks.
“Mark Davis… I’m sure you feel some congratulations are in order. But you’re not champion to me. You see, you’re built like an Australia grizzly bear, yet you still needed somebody to hit me in the back with a golf club for you to beat me. At Stadium Stampede, bring your friends, bring any weapon you want, and I will crack you over the skull with it. Because anything goes. But after that, it’s back to grass roots, because it is you and me, fighting for a shot at the world title at All In: London. And in the Owen Hart Tournament, I will prove to you beyond a shadow of a doubt that I’m a better wrestler than you. I am the FUTURE world champion!
“And if you don’t like that, F YOU!” Jungle Jack is sharpening his knife, but will his edge be razor sharp when it comes time to cut down Dunkzilla?
Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin!
We’ve seen the Aerial Assassin training with The Death Riders, he’s won gold with his old friends in The United Empire, and now he’s about to face a dangerous man at Double or Nothing. Will Ospreay be more than ready for Samoa Joe after tonight? Or will he fail to even get past The Inevitable?
The bell rings and the fans cheer Ospreay as he stares down with Ace. Ospreay offers a handshake, Ace accepts, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. They circle, tie up, and Ospreay wrenches to wristlock. Ace rolls, handsprings, and wrenches, but Ospreay rolls, kips up, and wrenches back. Ospreay hammerlocks, Ace rolls to kip up and wrench to then armlock. Ospreay endures the grind, fights around, and he arm-drags Ace down. Ace endures, fights around, and rises up. Ace shoots through to waistlock but Ospreay switches. Ospreay hits the headlock takeover, Ace headscissors, but Ospreay kips free.
The fans cheer the standoff, and the two reset. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength. The fans rally as Ace pushes Ospreay back. Ace has Ospreay down for a knuckle lock cover, ONE as Ospreay gets his arm up. Ace pushes it down, cover, ONE as Ospreay gets the other arm up. Ace tries again, ONE as Ospreay bridges! Ace jumps up, but Ospreay holds the bridge! That training truly pays off! Ace jumps, Ospreay gets him for a MONKEY FLIP! The fans fire up as Ospreay then arm-drags! Ospreay wristlocks and he bends the fingers! Ospreay isolates the arm to then STOMP it!
Ace clutches his arm as Ospreay shows his training already. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then whips Ace. Ace reverses, he blocks a boot, but not the AX KICK! Ospreay headlocks, Ace powers up and out, but Ospreay RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Ace drop toeholds to ENZIGIRI! And basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Ace facelocks Ospreay, turns him, NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Ospreay ROCKS Ace, ROCKS him again, and again! Ace trips Ospreay, hooks up the legs, and he turns Ospreay over to tie the legs up! MUDA LOCK! The fans rally as Ospreay endures being bent back, and he crawls forward to the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer while Ace lets go. Ospreay checks his neck but he is alright to continue. Ace drags Ospreay up, reels him in, but Ospreay wrenches out to SOBAT! Ospreay whips, Ace reverses, but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to RAN- NO! Ace blocks to swing Ospreay up into a fireman’s carry! Ace does a squat for the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Ace flexes, covers, TWO! Ospreay stay sin this while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ace is frustrated already, but he stalks Ospreay to ropes. Ace kicks Ospreay around, CLUBS him down, but Ospreay fires back. Ace bumps Ospreay off buckles, kicks and ROCKS him, then snapmares. Ace KNEES Ospreay in the back, then clamps on with a chinlock. Ospreay endures, even as Ace cranks the neck, and Ospreay fires shots from below. Ace DECKS Ospreay for it! Ospreay rises up, but Ace DECKS him again! Ospreay sits up again, so Ace BOOTS him down! Ace waits on Ospreay, then BOOTS him again! Ospreay goes to a corner, Ace CHOPS him, then reels Ospreay in for a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Ospreay toughs it out but Ace drags him around.
Ace steps over, traps Ospreay in a headscissors, then grinds him down. Ospreay endures, even as Ace puts on the squeeze. Ospreay fights around, rises up, and Electric Chair Lifts Ace! Ace slips free to ROCK Ospreay in the back! Ace CLUBS Ospreay to a corner, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Ace backs off, and Ace CHOPS Ospreay! Ospreay ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay! Ace KICKS the leg, CHOPS Ospreay down, then brings Ospreay back around. Ace rains down ELBOWS on Ospreay before he clamps on another chinlock. Ospreay endures as Dynamite returns to single picture, and the fans rally up.
Ospreay fires body shots, Ace puts him in the corner, but Ospreay BOOTS him away! Ospreay is on the apron, he springboards back in, PIP PIP CHEERIO! The fans fire up with Ospreay as he watches Ace rise up. Ospreay ducks a shot, atomic drops, then KNEES, ROUNDHOUSES, and STANDING SKY TWISTERS! Cover, TWO! Ace survives that quick string of moves, but Ospreay brings him back around. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then KICKS the bad arm! And KICKS again! And again! But Ace blocks one to ROCK Ospreay! Ace whips, Ospreay handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK!
The fans fire up while Ace bails out! Ospreay has the fans shouting “OI! OI! OI!” as he takes aim. But Ace avoids the plancha! Ospreay blocks the kick, only for Ace to handstand out of the sweep! Ace avoids another sweep, but Ospreay avoids the kick! Ace avoids yet another sweep by going up and over the corner! Ace WRECKS Ospreay with a dropkick, then aims to PLANCHA after all! Down goes Ospreay and the fans fire up! Ace drags Ospreay up, but Ospreay puts him int he ring! Ace rewinds to headscissor, but Ospreay pops Ace up to SUPERKICK the arm out! Ospreay then climbs up, takes aim, and BLINDSIDE FOREARM!
The fans fire up as Ospreay springboards, OSCUTTER! Cover, TWO! Ace survives and Ospreay is stunned! Ospreay just shakes it off, goes to the corner, and takes aim. Ace slowly rises up, but he ducks the Hidden Blade to DOUBLE STOMP! Ospreay sputters, Ace falls back, and now Ace takes aim. Ace runs corner to corner to A-LIST LARIAT! Then he LARIATS again and again! Ace hoists Ospreay up top, then slips outside to ENZIGIRI! Ospreay wobbles, Ace gets space, and Ace runs up! FLIPPING RANA! The fans fire up as Ace is ready to deal the winning hand! But then Ospreay pops Ace up, and gets him in position! STYLES- NO, Ace pops free!
Ace trips Ospreay, steps through, ties up the legs, TRAILER HITCH BRIDGE! TWO!! Ospreay escapes, but Ace KNEES, KICKS, and fireman’s carries! Ace tucks Ospreay to then swing him out, AIR RAID FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and Ace is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” as Ace stalks Ospreay to a corner. Ace ROCKS Ospreay again and again, then hoists Ospreay up top. But Ospreay fires shots in return! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, goes up, but Ospreay pushes on Ace’s arm! Then he HOTSHOTS the arm as he drops down, and he tucks Ace in! CHEEKY NAN- NO, Ace dodges! Ace RAMS low, springboards in and FLYING- LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Ace survives again! Ospreay roars, the fans are with him, and he ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, and repeat! They go back and forth, then Ospreay KICKS! Ace fires another forearm, Ospreay kicks, then Ace CHOPS! They go back and forth again, but Ace CHOPS and ROKCS, until Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! CHOP! Ace HEEL KICKS! Ace shakes out the bad arm, runs up, but Ospreay dodges to then ROLLING ELBOW! And HOOK KICK! Then the underhooks for the STORM- NO, Ace pops free, then goes to a corner. Ospreay runs up but Ace goes sideways! Ospreay hits buckles, Ace hits the FLYING CHUCK!
The fans fire up as Ace shuffles the deck, and runs up for the0 NO, Ospreay BACKDROPS Ace, but Ace lands on his feet! HIDDEN BLADE!! Ospreay isn’t done with just one, he aims from the corner and… Ace flops over! The fans boo but Ospreay shows no mercy. He just runs up to PENALTY KICK the bad arm! Then a FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Ace TAPS, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by submission
That might’ve been Ospreay’s first win by submission ever! He signals that his neck is no longer a problem, and he shows Ace respect for that fight. Ace accepts the handshake again, and Ospreay is moving on towards Double or Nothing with a great amount of momentum. But wait! SAMOA JOE is here! He and The Opps walk out on stage, and with mic in hand, Joe says, “Ospreay, Ospreay… OSPREAY, OSPREAY!” Joe is clearly mocking the chants for Ospreay, and the fans give genuine chanting and even singing in return. Joe says he just wanted to make sure Ospreay was listening, because these past few weeks, it seemed like Ospreay had a hard time hearing him.
Despite Ospreay’s best efforts, fate has put them on a collision course in the opening round of the Owen Hart Cup. The fans like the sound of that! Joe say she is here for one reason and one reason alone. He wants to speak about choices and consequences. Ospreay could’ve made the right choice and get a bye in this tournament, because that is what Joe would do for one of his friends. But Ospreay chose poorly. He could’ve been with the team that would do nothing but support and enhance Ospreay, but he decided to be a lapdog for Moxley and the Death Riders. The fans boo, Ospreay says he’s not a Death Rider.
Joe says Ospreay has made his choice, and come Double or Nothing, Joe makes Ospreay suffer the consequences. But Joe leaves Ospreay in peace tonight, for he has his date with destiny. But unfortunately, Joe’s friends, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens, still feel slighted, and he doesn’t put leashes on his friends. Shibata & Bowens storm down the ramp, Ospreay ready to fight them both if he has to. But then The Death Riders appear! Ospreay may not have officially joined the club, but the Death Riders aren’t going to let their investment go to waste! The Opps say they’re #NeverLacking, but that doesn’t seem to be the case now!
Shibata & Bowens back down while Moxley, Marina, Claudio, Yuta, Garcia & Pac all step up to support Ospreay. Joe says, “Soon. Soon.” The fans cheer the Death Riders, or at least Moxley, but Bowens promises Joe is gonna kill you, Ospreay! The dream match for Double or Nothing is on, but will the training with The Death Riders make Ospreay the new King of Harts?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
If you liked last week’s THREE HOUR block of AEW, then you’ll love this next one! Portland, Maine, the last Wednesday before Double or Nothing, Dynamite & Collision are combining forces again! Three hours all on TBS and HBO Max, make sure your DVR is set accordingly!
Backstage interview with Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita.
Renee is now with The Invisible Hand & The Alpha, saying tonight is a huge opportunity in the main event, Konosuke facing Darby Allin for THE AEW World Championship. Konosuke could be heading into Double or Nothing as a- Callis stops Renee there to say Konosuke will be heading into Double or Nothing as a DOUBLE champion! But then MJF steps in, apologizes for the interruption but says Renee’s doing a great job. The Scumbag tells Konosuke that while it’s been a minute since the two of them have talked, three years actually, back when MJF beat him… MJF has seen Konosuke develop into truly one of the best wrestlers in the world!
MJF believes that tonight, Konosuke beats Darby for the title, goes to DON to beat Okada, and MJF can’t think of a better match than Konosuke VS MJF Part 2 for the world title. How’s that sound? MJF offers a handshake, Konosuke shakes his hand, but in Japanese, Konosuke tells MJF that he’ll beat the crap out of him. Thankfully, MJF doesn’t know Japanese. Callis says that was a nice pep talk MJF just gave, and MJF says yes, he knows. That kid needs to win, okay? MJF can’t let Darby turn him into some disgusting, bald freak! No offense, Callis looks great. But look, there is only one foolproof way to know MJF won’t be put in that situation.
So if things get hairy… MJF hands over the Dynamite Diamond Ring! Callis smiles, and say she understands what to do with it. But then in steps Andrade. El Idolo takes off his hat to shake out his amazing head of hair, and smiles at MJF. MJF frowns and leaves. Callis says here’s the deal: Takeshita will bring the world title home to the Don Callis Family tonight! Andrade asks, “How you know?” Callis says aye dios mio, he seriously doesn’t know where Andrade learned English. Andrade says one way or another, the next time, that will be HIS title. Callis says yes, he knows, it’s all good. Callis is a man of many talents, but will his family be dripping with gold thanks to a diamond ring?
AEW now announces the Women’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament brackets!
Double or Nothing will see Willow Nightingale, the reigning Queen of Harts, take on Alex Windsor, while we will see Persephone VS Hazuki, Skye Blue vs Sareee, and Mina Shirakawa VS Athena! Champions from around the world are gathering for this tournament, but who will be headed to Forbidden Door, and then All In: London?
Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.
Renee Paquette is now with Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Willow Nightingale. Renee commends Cassidy on his part in the 10 Man Tag victory. But it seems that there is even more business to attend to. Cassidy says yes, the team has a shot at THE AEW World Tag Team Championships. It doesn’t matter who it is, they’re getting their shot, but the thing is… They still haven’t decided on which two will be. Kyle says Cassidy & Roddy should go for the gold, but Roddy shouts, “KYYYLE~! Thank you.” Kyle says of course. But that’s cuz he’s got gold to chase for himself!
The same man that put Kyle on the shelf for months is the man that Kyle submitted twice, and will submit again. Jon Moxley, Continental Champion, when are we doing this? Willow says speaking of gold, she is still the TBS Champion. But she is also in the Owen Hart Cup. She won this tournament before, she’ll do it all over again, so that she can have all the gold for herself at All In: London. She knows she can, and she will! Then Conglomeration has it all in order? Cassidy says hold on, there’s something missing. They should do a Word of the Day. Why haven’t they done one in so long? Roddy shouts for “MAAARK~!” And yes, Mark Briscoe returns!
The Sussex County Chicken is all fired up, and he says the Word of the day is reunification! For Mark Briscoe is back with his boys and his girls, The Conglomeration! But he’ll put this plain and simple: Tommaso Ciampa! Next Wednesday, Briscoe’s after your ass, son! You hear him? But before that, Saturday Night Collision is in HIS hometown, Salisbury, Maryland! That’s just 4.4 miles from where Briscoe originated on this earth! They’re gonna conglomerate and it’s gonna be a a hell of a time! Are you ready!? Willow and Kyle are fired up, Briscoe goes wild, and the team heads out. Cassidy admits, that was a lot of yelling.
But while The Conglomeration is ready to go Double or Nothing, will they soon have even more gold in the collection? Or are these high and lofty a little too much even for them?
Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness!
With the news of both the AEW Women’s World Championship Fatal 4 Way for Double or Nothing, and the Owen Hart Cup brackets, this trios match is about much more than just settling scores! Will the Shining Samurai be just as sharp as Jamie Hayter going into that title match? Or will Thekla, Skye Blue & Julia Hart continue to bring them down by any means necessary?
The trios sort out and Jamie steps up against Thekla as both a rematch from their 1v1 title match, and a preview of what’s to come in the next. They circle, but then Skye CLOBBERS Jamie! Julia steps in, but so do Shida and Windsor! The Triangle throws hands on Shida & The Birds, then triple whip. But all three reverse, a BOOT for Thekla, a DDT for Skye, and a BACKBREAKER for Julia! The fans cheer as The Triangle bails out! Shida goes out to keep after Skye while Windsor goes after Julia. Jamie gets Thekla back in the ring while Shida and Windsor have the Sisters of Sin in the corners of the barriers. The fans cheer as they all rain down fists!
Windsor, Jamie & Shida all go to nine, then wind up for TEN! The fans cheer again while Thekla sputters. Jamie snap suplexes, but Skye ROCKS Shida! Jamie stomps Thekla, Windsor SLAMS Julia off barriers, and Jamie stomps a mudhole in the corner. The ref counts, Jamie lets off, but Skye and Windsor meet while tightrope walking the barriers! Skye and Windsor trade shots, they wobble a bit, then Skye DECKS Windsor! Skye keeps from falling into the crowd, but Jamie gets her! Windsor joins in and the Birds double gorilla press, SNAKE EYES off the apron! The fans fire up, but Thekla is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY onto The Birds!
The fans fire up again and Thekla is feeling it while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Thekla stomps Windsor, CLUBS Jamie, then helps Skye. But Shida runs up, only for Thekla to ELBOW her down! The Triangle has control again, they ROCK Jamie and Shida and Windsor, then send them all to the desk. The Triangle CHOP again and again and again! Then they wind up, but feint chops to SMACK all three off the apron! The Triangle soaks up the cheers and jeers before putting Jamie back in the ring. Thekla brings Jamie up, snapmares her down, then basement SUPERKICKS! Cocky cover, TWO! Thekla drags Jamie to the corner, tags Julia, and Julia runs up to LARIAT! Then she goes side to side to ELBOW Jamie down!
Julia snapmares Jamie to a cover, TWO! Julia is annoyed but she rains down fists. The ref reprimands, Julia stops, but then she sucker punches Windsor! And Shida, too! Julia then drags Jamie over, bumps her off buckles, and tags in Skye. Skye stomps Jamie around, then digs her boot in! The ref counts, Skye stops at 4, then she brings Jamie up. Jamie fires forearms and CHOPS, but Skye THROWS Jamie down by her hair! The ref reprimands again but Skye rains down forearms. Skye snapmares Jamie, mule kicks her, then covers, TWO! Skye frowns but she stomps Jamie down. Skye tags Julia while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Skye whips Jamie into Julia’s grasp, and Skye BLASTS Shida & Windsor while Julia tags Thekla. Julia has Jamie in the TARANTULA, and Skye sends Windsor in for Thekla’s HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Skye runs up to DOUBLE SHOTGUN The Birds! The fans are torn but Thekla says that’s how the Triangle does it, baby! Thekla then aims to MISSILE- NO, Jamie gest under! Thekla lands out, but Jamie BOOTS her down! Jamie looks at Shida, Shida is hesitant, but Shida tags in! The fans cheer as Shida sends Theknla to the corner, then JUMP KNEES! Shida keeps moving, she BLASTS Skye! Julia ROCKS Shida back!
Julia storms in but Shida kicks her and whips her into Thekla! Shida KNEES them both in the corner! Then Shida puts Thekla sideways in the corner, reels Julia in, and she snap suplexes Julia into Thekla! The fans fire up as Shida then suplexes Thekla high and hard! Cover, TWO! Shida stands Thekla up, Thekla swings but Shida ROCKS her first! And ROCKS her again! Thekla wobbles, swings, but Shida catches Thekla for another forearm! Shida runs the ropes but Thekla mule kicks! Thekla SMACKS Shida, then she dodges a boot to DECK Shida! Thekla talks trash on Shida, then drags her up to tag in Julia.
Julia tags Skye, then tag back to Thekla. The Sisters of Sin hit the DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER and DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Thekla hits the bridge, and she aims for the SPIDER SPEAR! Cover, but The Birds CLOBBER The Sisters of Sin onto it! The fans fire up a Windsor DECKS Skye and Jamie HEADBUTTS Julia! The Birds drag Shida to safety, Windsor tags in, and she CLOBBERS Thekla! Windsor CLUBS away, then fires the fans up. Jamie steps in, BOOT RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Basement LARIAT! And then Windsor lifts! Jamie runs up, but Skye trips Jamie! The fans boo but Skye sends Jamie into steel steps!
Thekla sends Windsor into buckles! Tag to Julia before Shida runs up, TAMASHII KNEE on Thekla! Skye SUPERKICKS Shida! Jamie is back to clinch and HAYTBREAKER! Julia runs up, slips around, SOLE FOOD! Julia kips up, but Windsor is there to whip Julia to ropes! Skye tags in before the SPINEBUSTER! Skye SUPERKICKS Windsor, then brings her up! Skye hops on, CODE- NO, Windsor pops free! Skye SUPERKICKS again, but Windsor HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up as Jamie joins in again, and they DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH! Then they set Skye up, and Jamie says let’s try this again!
Jamie runs the ropes, but Thekla slides in, BELT SHOT on Jamie!! No question that the ref saw that! The Triangle is disqualified!
Winners: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds, by disqualification
The Toxic Spider doesn’t care about this win, she just wants to do damage! Skye gets Windsor in a DRAGON SLEEPER! The ref stops Thekla from sing the title belt again, so Thekla just takes off her own belt! And she LASHES Windsor while Skye holds her down! More refs rush out here, but Julia MISTS the newbie in the face! Julia stomps away on Jamie, not caring about fines or consequences, either! The fans boo, and Shida is bailing on the Birds? Shida cares more about her chances in that Fatal 4 Way than anything else. But then Willow, Mina, and even Thunder Rosa rush out here! They chase The Triangle off with belts of their own!
The fans cheer as The Babe, the Fighting Gravure Idol & La Mera Mera save the day. But will Jamie make sure Thekla and Shida pay for this at Double or Nothing?
AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita!
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