Results
Mitchell’s WWE Elimination Chamber Results & Report! (3/1/25)
The moment of truth…
WWE takes a final twist and turn on the Road to WrestleMania.
While WWE sees its most star-studded Elimination Chamber match ever, Cody Rhodes must decide: Does he become The Rock’s Undisputed Champion?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Women’s Elimination Chamber: Bianca Belair VS Naomi VS Bayley VS Roxanne Perez VS Liv Morgan VS Alexa Bliss; Bianca wins and will challenge for the Women’s World Championship at WrestleMania 41.
- Tiffany Stratton & Trish Stratus VS Nia Jax & Candice LeRae; Tiffany & Trish win.
- Unsanctioned Match: Kevin Owens VS Sami Zayn; Kevin wins.
- Men’s Elimination Chamber: John Cena VS CM Punk VS Seth Rollins VS Drew McIntyre VS Damian Priest VS Logan Paul; Cena wins and will challenge for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 41.
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the Elimination Chamber Countdown show!
Join Michael Cole, Pat McAfee, Wade Barrett & the birthday boy, Big E, as they discuss, analyze and predict all the action for what very well could be a game-changing night!
Kevin Owens arrives backstage.
Wearing a Bret “The Hitman” Hart jacket, The Prizefighter inspects various items that just happen to be backstage. It’s like he’s shopping for weapons to use on Sami Zayn in their Unsanctioned Match! In fact, Kevin takes some wrenches with him! What could Kevin be plotting even now?
Backstage interview with Nia Jax & Candice LeRae.
Byron Saxton brings up their match with Tiffany Stratton & Trish Stratus. Considering the history here, how personal is the match? Uh, extremely personal, Byron! If you hadn’t noticed, Nia had taken Tiff under her wing for an entire year, taught her everything she knows, then stabbed Nia in the back! Candice echoes, “Stabbed her in the back. Betrayal!” Nia says lucky for her, she has #CandiCane, someone who is truly loyal. And as far as Trish goes, if she’s the hometown hero, that doesn’t say much about the hometown.
Nia is ready to put Trish back into retirement. Candice says Trish will stay there this time. Now take your loud suit and get out of their face. Nia & Candice head out, but will the Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie have their way? Or will it still be Tiffy & Trish Time in Toronto?
Jackie Redmond & Peter Rosenberg tag in for the Countdown show.
And they help Big E celebrate his birthday! They bring out the cake and they start singing! Happy Birthday, dear Big E~! Happy Birthday to you~!
Exclusive interview with Logan Paul.
The Maverick sits down with Cathy Kelley, and she brings up his three year anniversary of his WWE debut. Even he’s surprised by that. Did he think he’d last long in this company? He always lasts long. It is crazy how everyone else thinks they’re better than him and he’s not. That’s his advantage: they underestimate him. He’s the laughing stock until he gets in the ring. Then how is he preparing for this year’s Elimination Chamber when last year didn’t go his way? He’s actually preparing, that’s the difference. He admits, he was a part timer last year. And that was the one insult that bothered him, because it was true.
And yet, he was still so good. He did the math: if he’s this good at part time, imagine once he’s full time? There is nothing stopping him but himself. In his head, it is just the decision, just a button, a switch to flip. That said, he gives credit where credit is due, he’s up against formidable opponents. Cathy wants to run down each name and he gives an opinion. First: Seth Rollins. Seth Freakin’ Rollins is a freak. Most stay away from him and his weird outfits. Who even makes that stuff for him? Drew McIntyre: It takes everything in Logan’s being to not talk crap, but he can’t because Drew is big and is strong. If Logan faces Drew, it will be a war, so he respects Drew.
But maybe rename “Claymore” to “Cry More” cuz Drew is a cry baby. Damian Priest: No opinions. CM Punk: He really is a punk. Way more than Logan! And yet fans cheer him? Why? Because he’s been around forever? Doesn’t matter. When you look like that and are an a-hole, why do people cheer? John Cena: “Uncle John” is so likeable. But Logan’s faced legends he respects, and there’s no reason he won’t punch Cena in the face. Then who is his biggest threat in the Chamber? Logan himself. If Logan has a goal and falls short, he only sees it as his own fault. It is a mistake he made. He can’t let that happen.
In the Chamber, if Logan stays locked in, stays strong, stays strategic, because he’s the only one with a brain, then he’ll win. Everyone wants to main event, so why does Logan think he should? It is best for business, that’s why. The names in here that transcend wrestling are Logan and Cena. But Logan isn’t here to get famous, he was already famous> he isn’t here to get paid, he was already rich. He is here to compete, for the love of the game. With or without the WWE, he headlines. The Paul family are in the zeitgeist of pop culture. So it is just best for business.
Cathy brings up that Jey Uso is facing Gunther at WrestleMania, so Logan would then face Cody Rhodes. Yeah, been there, done that! He faced that guy as a “rookie.” He didn’t win but it was all experience. Once Logan is seasoned, Cody won’t stand a chance. Second generation, third generation, who cares? Logan is a first generation star. Logan leaves it at that, but will he leave here the winner of Elimination Chamber? Or will that ego be deflated long before the end?
Elizabeth Irving sings the Star-Spangled Banner and O Canada.
The Road to WrestleMania passes through a sinister structure.
Six men and six women step inside, but only one each can come out victorious. Pride, wrath, envy, gluttony, and greed clash with honor, integrity, perseverance, patience and diligence. Time to lock in as everyone gets locked inside, because this is Elimination Chamber!
Women’s Elimination Chamber: Bianca Belair VS Naomi VS Bayley VS Roxanne Perez VS Liv Morgan VS Alexa Bliss!
From diabolical depths, this sinister structure demands violence! The GlowEST owe the Liv Morgan Revenge Tour a beating for taking the tag titles, The Role Model and the Prodigy have been beefing across all brands, and Lil’ Miss Bliss is back just to have some twisted fun! Who survives inside the steel to head for gold at WrestleMania 41?
Speaking of Bliss, Alexa makes her entrance first, followed by Roxie. Bayley is next, followed by Bianca. That leaves Naomi to start against Liv, which is just fine by The Glow. The bell rings, the countdown is on, and the fans fire up as Naomi and Liv circle. But wait! JADE CARGILL is here?! That’s a shock to everyone! And is that look on Liv’s face a confession of the truth? Liv says she didn’t do it! Jade BUSTS through into the Chamber, steps right into the ringh, and FIRES OFF ON NAOMI!!! IT WAS NAOMI ALL ALONG!!! Bianca is freaking out as Jade TOSSES Naomi into a corner! Then she drags Naomi up to throw her into steel chainsd!
Toronto is going nuts, Bianca is beside herself, and no one else knows what to make of this! Jade THROWS Naomi into Bayley’s pod, then into Alexa’s! Refs rush in and stop Jade, she shoves them aside to BOOT Naomi down!! Bianca is distraught, fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” but Jade isn’t part of this match, she has to leave! Jade ain’t having that, but then she sees Naomi trying to retreat! So Jade SLAMS the door shut on Naomi!! Jade says that is what Naomi gets! Jade leaves, the refs check on Naomi, but there’s no way we can #FeelTheGlow now! Medics hurry out here with a stretcher and Bianca is in tears!
Liv says she told us she was innocent! But then she rubs it in Bianca’s face! The refs call it, Naomi is ELIMINATED! Liv is having too much fun with this, but Toronto sings “Hey hey hey~, goodbye~!” to Naomi. The countdown is here, and first out is… BIANCA! And while she wants to get answers from Naomi, Liv attacks! Liv sends Bianca into Alexa’s pod! And then into Bayley’s pod! Liv grins as she gets to take advantage of a heartbroken Bianca. Liv TOSSES Bianca into the ring, drags her up, but Bianca DECKS Liv! Bianca runs and RAMS Liv in the corner! And again, and again! Bianca then climbs to rain down fists!
The fans count along, but Liv DUMPS Bianca over at 4! Bianca staggers up, Liv runs in, but Bianca sends her into the chains! And again, and again, and again! Bianca TOSSES Liv back in, runs and handsprings, but Liv avoids the moonsault! Liv grins, runs, and basement ENZIGIRIS! Cover, TWO! Bianca is tougher than that but Liv just keeps on her. Liv SMACKS Bianca off the mat, taunts her about how Liv was innocent and Naomi was guilty, then SMACKS Bianca off the mat again. Liv KICKS Bianca in the side, stalks her, and Liv stomps away in the corner. Liv soaks up the cheers and jeers, then runs back in for a forearm SMASH!
Liv whips Bianca corner to corner, runs up, but Bianca BOOTS her! Bianca then pops Liv up and Liv hits buckles! Then Bianca hits a SPINEBUSTER, and the handspring MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Liv stays in this but the countdown is back. Bianca and Liv go to opposite ends, and out comes… ROXIE! The Prodigy is ready, and she runs up on Bianca! Roxie ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl RANA! And kip up! Roxie is already fire dup and she UPPERCUTS Liv! And UPPERCUTS Bianca! And back again! And again! Roxie rolls to then head for Liv, but Liv dodges! Liv ROCKS Roxie, then puts her up top.
Roxie claws at Liv and bumps her off buckles! Roxie uses Liv to leap and RANA Bianca! Then wheelbarrow and VICTORY FACEBUSTER on Liv! Cover, TWO! Liv stays in this but Roxie goes up a corner. Roxie FLYING- NO, Bianca stops the rana and lifts Roxie up! Roxie grabs the chains, kicks Bianca away, then CROSSBODIES! Bianca catches her again, but Roxie grabs the braid! Bianca uses that to reel Roxie in, but Roxie tilt-o-whirls, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP into chains! The fans fire up, and Roxie ties Bianca to the chains, only for Liv to DROPKICK Roxie down! Cover, TWO! Liv is annoyed but Roxie’s not two-time NXT Women’s Champion for nothing.
Liv whips Roxie to a corner, back body blocks, then comes back for a SHINING WIZARD! Liv kicks Roxie away, goes up and CODE- NO, Roxie dodges! DOUBLE LARIATS take them both down! They flounder away but the fans fire up. The countdown is back again, and next out is… BAYLEY! The Role Model is right there to get Roxie with forearms! She brings Roxie into the pod to throw her all around! Bayley fires more forearms, dribbles Roxie off the Plexiglas, then leaves her behind. Liv runs up, Bayley sends her into chains! And then back in! And then she KNEES Liv down! Bayley then catches Roxie, BAYLEY2BELLY into chains!
Bayley sees Bianca, who were really only friends because of Naomi. The wound is still fresh for both of them but Bayley says tune that out, worry about this. They go, Bayley waistlocks but Bianca switches. They switch and switch, Bayley puts Bianca on the outside, but she doesn’t pull the braid. They fire forearms, Bianca ROCKS Bayley, but Bayley blocks a kick! Bayley KNEES Bianca, then has Toronto rallying behind her! SUNSET BUCKLE BOMB! Cover, TWO! Bianca’s still the toughEST, but here comes Liv! Bayley TOSSES Liv, then drags Bianca to the drop zone. Bayley goes up to MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO!
Bayley keeps her eyes on Liv and Roxie before she climbs a corner. But Roxie still anchors a leg! Roxie gets under Bayley to POWERBOMB her! Roxie pushes Bayley into the ring, then she climbs up for a FROG SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Bayley survives and Roxie shrieks! But Liv hits a BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Roxie stays in this and Liv grows frustrated. Bliss is all smiles, because as the countdown returns, it’s her turn! The door opens, and it’s time to play. The fans fire up as Bliss stares Liv down from afar. Bliss steps in, Liv runs up, but Bliss dodges to SLAP, ROCK, and THROW Liv down! Bliss rains down fists but Roxie goes after her.
Bliss ELBOWS Roxie away, then grabs her by the neck! STO! Then Bliss HAMMERS away on Roxie! Liv drags Bliss up but Bliss hits a JAWBRAEKER! Bliss clinches, Liv fights free, but Bliss DROPKICKS her down! Bayley rolls Bliss up, TWO! Bliss DECKS Bayley, that right hand still packs a punch! The fans fire up and Bliss runs to DOUBLE KNEE Bayley in the back! And then a BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Bayley survives but Bliss brushes that off. Bliss drags Bayley up, SLAPS her back down, then adds INSULT2- NO, Roxie kicks and TOSSES Bliss! Then she whips Bliss into chains! Roxie wants revenge for just last night!
Roxie digs her boot in, talks trash on Bliss and the fans, but then Bliss avoids the stomp! BACKBREAKER! Roxie writhes, Bianca DECKS Bayley! Bayley gets up to hit back, she and Bianca brawl, but Bliss CFROSSBODIES! Bianca & Bayley catch her to DOUBLE POWERSLAM! Then Bayley puts Bianca through ropes to HOTSHOT STUNNER! Bayley runs and DIVES to basically SPLASH them both! But Liv RAMS Bayley into a pod! Liv then brings Bayley around the way to RAM her into the pod again! But Bayley steps over to ROSE PLANT Liv!! Liv sputters, Bayley hurries to drag Liv into the ring, but Roxie rolls Bayley! TWO!!
Bayley gets up, Roxie tilt=o-whirls to LA MYSTICA! CROSSFACE!! Bayley endures, flails, reaches around, rolls, but Roxie holds on! They roll to the outside! Bayley grabs at the chains, claws at Roxie’s hands, and the chains hurt Roxie’s fingers! Roxie is furious and she THROWS Bayley into the chains! Roxie drags Bayley up again, claims she was never Roxie’s role model, but then Bayley gets Roxie in the ropes! Roxie steals the HOTSHOT STUNNER! Then Roxie goes up, up, LIONSAULT onto knees!! Bayley catches Roxie for the ROSE- NO, Roxie powers out! Roxie runs, wheelbarrows, but Bayley DUMPS her out!
OBLIVION!! Cover, Liv ELIMINATES Bayley!! Liv grins as she takes out The Role Model, and we’re already down to four! But then Bianca locks her eyes on Liv. Liv runs away but can only go up! Bianca climbs after her! They’re on top of a pod! Liv kicks at Bianca but Bianca still makes it up there. Liv SMACKS her off the Plexiglas! Bianca ELBOWS Liv in return! Liv grabs the braid! She wants to take Bianca down with her! Bianca snatches her hair free and WHIPS Liv on the back! Liv dangles, Bianca kicks her down! The fans are fired up with Bianca as she takes aim! Bianca SUPER CROSSBODIES onto Liv, Bliss and Roxie!!
The fans are thunderous as Bianca rises, but then even she flops down against the steel. The fans declare “This is Awesome!” as Bianca crawls and covers Roxie, TWO! Bianca hurries to cover Liv, TWO! Bianca seethes, but she runs up on Bliss! Bianca RAMS Bliss, puts her up top, then climbs up after her. Bliss fights the suplex, Liv & Roxie join in! TOWER OF DOOM!! The fans fire up again after that Double Powerbomb Superplex! All four women sputter and stir. Liv runs up on Bianca, Roxie SUPERKICKS her first! Roxie POSTS Bianca, then SOBATS! Roxie hops on, but Bianca pops her off! Liv hits a CODE BREAKER!
TWISTED BLISS!! Cover, Bliss ELIMINATES Roxie!! Bliss grins, and she sees Liv and Bianca in opposite corners. They all stand up, watching the others. Liv runs up, Bliss kicks her down! Bliss dodges Bianca, fires forearms, but Bianca shoves her back! Bianca wrenches and torture racks, KISS OF- RANA for Liv! Bliss then drop toeholds Bianca, then she stands on Bianca for STOMPS! Liv THROWS Bliss down, drags Bianca up, and snap suplexes! Una Amiga! The fans boo but Liv hits Dos Amigas! Liv goes again, THREE AMIGAS! Liv gives some Latina Heat before the ENZIGIRI! Liv grins, and she wants to dial it up!
Liv runs, but Bliss catches her! TWISTED SISTER rolled up!! TWO!! Bliss escapes, but Liv kicks her low! Bianca torture racks Liv! Liv fights free, waistlocks, but Bianca switches. O’Conner Roll, TWO, and into TWISTED SISTER!! But Liv jackknife bridges Bliss, and holds Bianca’s braid!! Liv ELIMINATES Bliss!! The fans boo but Liv drags Bianca by that braid! Cover, TWO!!! Bianca survives and Liv is beside herself! Liv puts Bianca in the ropes, shoves her to chains and uses the braid like a yoyo string! She just sends Bianca into chains again and again! Then she YANKS Bianca into the ring to cover, TWO!!!
Liv is growing frustrated, but this is why Bianca is the ToughEST. The fans rally for “E S T! E S T!” Liv shakes her head, goes up a corner, and she leaps, FLYING CODE BREAKER!! Bianca staggers up, and she SPEARS!!! Cover, TWO!! Liv survives, Bianca is beside herself, but the fans rally up even harder! Bianca goes to the outside to fetch Liv, and she reels Liv in. Bianca hoists Liv up, but Liv grabs the chains! Liv rains down fists, but Bianca stops the rana! Bianca SWINGS Liv into the pod! And into chains! And pod! And repeat! Then a POWERBOMB into the ring! The fans are thunderous as Bianca climbs up!
Bianca aims to 450 SPLASH onto knees!! Liv saves herself, runs up, OBLIV- NO, Bianca slips around to torture rack! KISS- NO, Liv lands out to CODE BREAKER!! OBLIVION BLOCKED! One more torture rack, one more KISS OF DEATH!! Cover, BIANCA WINS!
Winner: Bianca Belair, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the Women’s World Championship)
From that truly emotional start to a gritty finish, Bianca Belair is going back to WrESTleMania! She’ll still want to know #WhyNaomiWhy, but can she focus on Rhea Ripley VS Iyo Sky this Monday Night Raw? Speaking of, Rhea and Iyo are both here! They both meet Bianca on stage for quite the stare down between them all. What combination will we be getting for Mania in Vegas?
Tiffany Stratton & Trish Stratus VS Nia Jax & Candice LeRae!
A generational showdown features a dream team that some fans dared not dream! The WWE Women’s Champion stands alongside the living legend, but is it Tiffy Time for Stratusfaction? Or will the Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie treat Tiffy & Trishy like trash in Toronto?
The teams sort out and Candice starts against Trish. They circle, the fans rally up, and Trish THESZ PRESSES! Trish rains down fast hands, but then she dodges Nia! Tiff ROCKS Nia, then steps in to fire hands. Nia shoves Tiff, but Tiff & Trish DOUBLE DROPKCIK! Nia tumbles out, Trish gets Candice for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Trish drags Candice up, tags Tiff, but Nia drags Trish out! Nia HEADBUTTS Trish down, btu Tiff FLYING FOREARMS! Tiff fires off on Nia, but Candice WRECKS Tiff with a dropkick! Candice then THROWS Tiff into steel steps! Candice puts Tiff back in the ring, CLUBS her down, then CLUBS her again.
Candice drags Tiff up, bumps her off buckles, then tags Nia. Candice wrenches Tiff’s arm and sends her into Nia’s SEATED SENTON! Nia mocks the Tiffy Time and the Trish point, which the fans boo. Nia drags Tiff up to SMACK her off the mat! Nia taunts Tiff, says Tiff ain’t ish without her, then pushes her down. Nia CHOKES Tiff on the ropes! The ref counts, Nia YANKS Tiff back, then clamps on with a COBRA CLUTCH! Tiff endures as Nia thrashes her around, and the fans rally up. Tiff fights up, JAWBREAKERS free, then BOOTS Nia! Tiff ELBOWS Candice but Nia SPLASHES Tiff in the corner!
Nia has Tiff in the drop zone, goes up the corner, but Tiff YANKS her down! The fans fire up and Tiff crawls! Hot tag to Trish! Trish fires haymakers on Nia! The fans fire up, Trish dodges Nia to CHOP! CHOP! And CHOP! Trish puts Nia in a corner, then puts some stank on the CHOP! Trish then kicks Nia low, runs and CHICK KICKIS! Nia stays on one knee, so Trish whips. Nia reverses, Trish tilt-o-whirls and DDTS! Cover, TWO! Nia is tougher than that, but here comes Candice! Trish dodges to SPINEBUSTER! Trish kicks Nia, headlocks, and she points up! STRATUS- NO, Nia stops that and hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO!
Nia is annoyed but Trish is still tough. Nia pushes Trish around, tells her to stay down, then looms over her. Nia says “SUCK IT!” then drags Trish up by her hair. Nia taunts Trish’s kids! The fans boo, Nia shoves Trish down, then she RAGDOLLS Trish! Nia THROWS Trish down, then soaks up the heat. Nia says kiss this, then stalks Trish. Nia pushes Trish around, and she has the STRETCH MUFFLER! Trish endures as she dangles off the mat! Candice tags in before Nia SWINGS Trish into buckles! Candice runs, DROPKICK! Trish falls, Candice covers, TWO! Candice stays on Trish, SLAMS her down, and the fans boo.
Candice stomps Trish around, keeps her from Tiff, and clamps on a keylock. Trish endures, the fans rally, and Trish fights up. Trish fires fast hands, but Candice THROWS Trish down! Cover, TWO! Trish stays in this and Candice grows frustrated. Candice clamps on with a facelock, then she suplexes! Cover, ONE!! Trish shows that toughness but Candice drags her with a chinlock! Tag to Nia, Nia sits Trish up in the corner, and she mocks Tiff. Nia runs to HIP ATTACK Trish! And rubs it in with a STINK FACE! Nia soaks up the heat, tags in Candice, and they dig their boots in! The ref counts, Candice lets off, and she stands Trish up.
Trish fires haymakers! The fans fire up but Candice RAMS her into the corner! Candice gets space again, and sucker punches Tiff! But Trish takes Nia down! Trish and Candice run at each other, DOUBLE FACEBUSTER! The fans rally up as Trish and Candice crawl. Trish reaches out, hot tag to Tiff! Toronto fires up as Tiff rallies on Candice! Tiff then dodges and CLOBBERS Candice! Tiff then handsprings and BACK ELBOWS! Tiff BLASTS Nia, too! Tiff blocks a kick, trips Candice, jackknife and roll through, ALABAMA SLAM! Nia is in but Tiff SPINEBUSTERS her!? The fans are thunderous as Tiff hits a DOUBLE TIFFY STOMP! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally behind Tiff more as she drags Candice into the drop zone. Tiff goes to the corner, goes up, up, and- NO, Candice trips Tiff up! Tiff tumbles, Candice hurries to tag Nia! Step-up SENTON, then a LEG DROP, brother! Cover, TWO!! Nia is shocked but she hauls Tiff up. Tiff shove Nia into Candice! Then she gets around Nia to SAIDO!! Tiff shows incredible strength, and she hot tags Trish! Candice ELBOWS Trish, goes up, but Trish goes after her! STRATUSPHERE! Cover, Nia ELBOWS it apart! Then she CLOBBERS Tiff! Nia soaks up the heat, drags Candice to the corner and tags herself in.
Nia drags Trish to a drop zone, then goes up. But Trish GAMANGIRIS! Trish then goes up to the very top! The fans fire up for a SUPER DUPER STRATUSFACTION!! Cover, Candice LIIONSAULTS but Trish moves! Candice hits Nia, Trish hot tags Tiff back in! Tiff baits Candice in, TOSSES her out, then she hurries up the corner! PRETTIEST MOONSAULT EVER on Nia!! Cover, Tiff & Trish win!
Winners: Tiffany Stratton & Trish Stratus, by pinfall
Tiffy & Trishy celebrate together as the stand tall in Toronto! And now with the Road to WrestleMania cleared of distractions, will the Center of the Universe be able to focus on The Queen?
Unsanctioned Match: Kevin Owens VS Sami Zayn!
For over 20 years, these two have been the best of friends and the worst of enemies, so it is both a shame and absolutely fitting that it could all end with this. But in the end, The Prizefighter’s selfishness and paranoia has turned him against the last person he had left. WWE will be hold harmless so there is nothing holding these two back. Who doesn’t so much win as survives this final showdown inside the Rogers Centre Sky Dome?
The bell rings and the fans are already fired up! Kevin and Sami stare down as the singing of “Ole~, Ole Ole Ole~” echoes out. Sami tells Kevin that Kevin’s the one to blame for this, not Sami. But Kevin fires the first punch! They go back and forth, faster and faster, and the fans are fired up again! Sami gets Kevin down, rains down fists, then lets off. But Kevin gets up to ROCK Sami! Kevin whips Sami and ELBOWS him down, but Sami’s right up to DECK Kevin! The fans fire up but Sami checks his neck. That package piledriver from weeks ago still did a number on him. Sami brings Kevin up but Kevin fights the Blue Thunder!
Kevin suplexes Sami to hang him out to dry! Then he SENTONS! Kevin goes out, drags Sami out to join him, but Sami POSTS Kevin! Sami stalks Kevin, but Kevin CHOPS him! Sami ROCKS Kevin, fans want tables, but Sami POSTS Kevin again! Sami stalks Kevin, pushes him into the ring, then goes looking under the ring. Sami brings out a chair, which fans like. Then Sami gets another chair! And another chair! Kevin grabs a chair to JAM Sami! And he SMACKS Sami on the back! Sami writhes, Kevin SMACKS him again! Kevin waits for Sami to sit up again, and he SMACKS Sami back down! The ref checks on Sami but Sami drags himself up.
Kevin winds up, but Sami avoids the headshot! Chair hits ropes and it comes back to SMACK Kevin! Sami hurries to get the chair, and he SMACKS Kevin on the back! Kevin writhes, but Sami SMACKS him again! Sami stalks Kevin out of the ring, takes aim, and he SMACKS Kevin again! Sami brings Kevin around, puts him in the ring, then JAMS him up with chair after chair! Sami stacks the chairs on Kevin, then thinks of something. Sami goes outside, looks under the ring, and he brings out a HOCKEY STICK! The fans like that, too! Canada just won the Four Nations Faceoff, so Sami SMACKS away on Kevin! Kevin bails out and the fans fire up!
Sami goes out after Kevin, and he looks under the ring. Sami brings out a TABLE! The fans cheer again, and Sami brings the table around to set it up. Sami stands that up by the barriers, but Kevin sends Sami into a POST! Kevin gets that hockey stick, JAMS Sami up, then CHOKES Sami with it! The stick is in Sami’s mouth, and Kevin BITES Sami’s face!! The fans tell Kevin he’s sick but Kevin doesn’t even register anything but the table. Kevin then brings out a second table! Kevin sets that up, on top of Sami’s table! The fans like this double decker, but then Sami HIGH STICKS Kevin! And CLOBBERS him over barriers!
The fans fire up as Sami goes out after Kevin, chases him around behind the timekeeper’s area, and the brawl is on! The fans fire up as the action is even closer! Kevin CHOKES Sami with a security stanchion sash! The fans fire up as Kevin brings Sami along, but Sami fights back with haymakers! They brawl further on through the crowd, to the very back rows, and the fans are loving it! Sami kicks low, ROCKS Kevin, then he grabs a trash can! Kevin goes up the bleachers but Sami pursues! TRASH CAN ATTACK! The fans rally behind Sami as he JAMS Kevin up, thebn puts the can on Kevin’s head! Sami ROCKS Kevin through the can!
Kevin goes back down to ground level, Sami hot on his trail. Kevin SMASHES Sami with a bottle!! But Sami gets around to BLUE THUNDER BOMB through a table!! Not even the table they set up but good enough! Toronto loses its mind, to POWERBOMB him through another table!! The fans are going even wilder while Sami seethes. “This is Awesome!” as Sami drags Kevin up from the wreckage, SHOVES him down the aisle, and then brings a trash can lid with him. Kevin hurries back to ringside but Sami SMACKS him with the lid! Kevin hobbles, stumbles, and falls, but Sami SMACKS him again! Now Kevin crawls his way to ringside!
Sami stalks Kevin, still armed with the lid. Kevin grabs the ring bell and CLOBBERS Sami!! And CLOBBERS him again!! Kevin SMACKS Sami with the trash can lid again and again and again! Sami hunkers down in the timekeeper’s area while Kevin goes to commentary. He uses a monitor to SMASH Sami! Kevin drags Sami back to the ring, then he climbs. But Sami ROCKS Kevin first! Sami goes up, the fans rally, but Kevin fights with body shots! Sami fires body shots in return! Sami knows what Kevin does to counter the superplex, so now he- NO, Kevin slips under and SHOVES Sami off the corner! Sami crashes through the double decker tables!!!
Toronto loses their minds all over again while the ref checks on Sami. Kevin drags Sami into the ring, and he has a chair set up. Kevin pump handles, torture racks, LAST OF THE DRAGONS THROUGH THE CHAIR!! Cover, TWO?!?! Sami survives and Toronto fires up! Kevin seethes, but Sami manages to SLAP him from below! Kevin pushes Sami down, drags him back up, and he fires Kawada Kicks! Kevin whips Sami to ropes, POP-UP- NO! Sami slips through, slips around, SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Kevin gets right up, takes another swing, SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF on what’s left of that chair! And Toronto is going nuts again!
Sami roars as he rises, and he aims from a corner! Sami runs in, Kevin sends the ref in, HELLUVA KICK takes out the ref!! Kevin kicks low, STUNNER!! Cover, but the ref is down! Charles Robinson appears, counts, TWO!! Kevin is pissed, so he CLOBBERS Lil’ Naitch!! The fans are thunderous as Kevin’s rage reaches a new level! A third ref slides in mostly to check Robinson, and he tells Kevin to be reasonable. Yeah, easier said than done. Kevin goes out, and he finds another table! Kevin slides the table in while Sami shakes out his arms. Sami’s neck is still an issue, but Kevin finishes putting his table in the drop zone.
Kevin stops Sami from getting a chair, and then SMACKS him with it! Sami sputters, but he still sits up. Sami is smiling!? Maybe he’s just as sick as Kevin after all! Kevin drags Sami over to the table, HEADBUTTS him onto it, then he sets a chair on top of Sami! Kevin goes up, but Sami rises! He CHUCKS the chair at Kevin! Kevin gets hit in the face and now he’s dazed up top! Sami shakes out the rest of the cobwebs, and he glares up at Kevin! Sami SLAPS Kevin, climbs up, but Kevin is still too good against superplexes! SUPER FISHERMAN BUSTER through the table!!! Both men are down and Toronto loses their minds once more!
Kevin crawls from the wreckage, covers, ref Ryan Tran counts, TWO!?!?! Sami survives again and shocks everyone! Kevin rises, but producers come out here now to say Sami’s had enough. The fans boo, but then Kevin JAMS Sami up with a chair! Kevin stands Sami up in the corner, looks him in the eye and says this is ALL Sami’s fault! Kevin CHOKES Sami, runs corner to corner, but Sami follows! HELLUVA KICK!!! Both men fall, the fans fire up, and Sami reaches out! Sami manages the cover, TWO?!?! Kevin survives and Toronto is in disbelief! The fans rally for Sami as hard as they can, and Sami goes outside.
Sami shakes the arms in hopes of getting feeling again. Sami brings out another chair, and another chair, and then notices something special under there. Sami brings out a chair wrapped in BARBED WIRE!! Did Mick Foley leave that there or something?! Either way, the fans want Sami to use it! Sami gets in the ring, Kevin panics, and he wants mercy! But Sami KICKS Kevin, to then SMACK Kevin with the barbed wire chair!! Sami snarls, the fans say “ONE MORE TIME!” so Sami SMACKS Kevin with it again!! Kevin writhes, but Sami has an even nastier idea. Sami sits the chair up, brings Kevin over, and they brawl!
Kevin fires a knee, runs up, but Sami drop toeholds Kevin onto the barbed wire chair!!! Kevin writhes as he clutches his face! Sami then hurries to set up the normal chairs together, and he puts the barbed wire chair across them like a bridge! Sami hoists Kevin up, BLUE THUDNER BOMB ONTO THE CHAIRS!!! Cover on the chair, TWO?!?!?! Kevin refuses to stop, even after all that! “This is Awesome!” as both men go to opposite corners. Sami grits his teeth, runs in, but into a POP-UP POWERBOMB!! Sami writhes and flounders right out of the ring, his neck and back still in awful shape! But Kevin goes out, and he brings a chair with him.
Kevin drags Sami up, to put the chair around Sami’s head! Fans freak out already as Kevin whips Sami INTO THE POST!!! Sami falls in a heap, but Kevin is not done! Kevin stands Sami up, to POST him again!! The chair falls away while Sami slumps back down. Kevin drags Sami up again, because he looks to the apron. It’s how this began here in the WWE! Kevin hits a POP-UP POWERBOMB to the apron!! More and more producers show up, but Kevin gets in their face! He won’t let them stop this! ANOTHER APRON- NO!! Sami fights it to fire fists!! Kevin kicks low, reels Sami in again, ANOTHER APRON POWERBOMB!!!! Kevin shoves Sami into the ring, covers, and wins!
Winner: Kevin Owens, by pinfall
The friendship is dead and buried, and now medics rush in to check on Sami. Kevin stands up and security ushers him away. No, wait, Kevin wants to go back?! Kevin DECKS guard after guard, then rips floor mats away!? Kevin exposes concrete, then drags Sami from the ring!! BUT RANDY ORTON IS HERE?!? Kevin can’t even fathom that this is possible, but yes, The Viper has returned! Kevin goes to the ring to wait on Randy, the fans sing along with Voices, and Kevin says fine! Bring it! Randy throws off his jacket, rushes into the ring, and the brawl is on! Orton fires hands on Kevin, has him in the corner, then blocks a kick! R K O!!
The fans are going wild and Orton says, “You wanna try and break my neck?!” Orton sees one of those chairs and picks it up! Orton looks at Kevin as Kevin sputters on the mat. Orton looms over Kevin, looks at the chair, but then tosses the chair aside. Instead, Orton prepares the kneepad and boot. Orton backs up, lines up the shot, and he runs at Kevin, only for security and producers to swarm him! Kevin runs away, the fans boo, but then Orton RKOs a security guard! And another guard! And another! And then he shakes hands with the fourth guy, before another RKO!! The Apex Predator is going to be hunting The Prizefighter, will this take them all the way to WrestleMania 41?
Men’s Elimination Chamber: John Cena VS CM Punk VS Seth Rollins VS Drew McIntyre VS Damian Priest VS Logan Paul!
While Cody Rhodes has yet to give his answer to The Rock, this match determines who challenges him for THE Undisputed WWE Championship! And while The Final Boss wants The American Nightmare as his champion and his “brother,” everyone else wants their moment on the Grandest Stage of Them All. Pain is the price you pay to have it all, but who uses the other five as stepping stones towards that spotlight?
The Maverick makes his entrance first, waiving the star-spangled banner just to troll Toronto. Next out is the Archer of Infamy, followed by the Second City Saint. Then the one and only John Cena makes his entrance, “The Last Time is Now” written on his powder blue towel with the Canadian flag on it. That leaves the Scottish Terminator to start off against The Visionary, The Revolutionary, Seth FREAKIN’ Rollins! The fans sing with the song, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” and the bell rings. Rollins and McIntyre stare down, but the clock is ticking. Drew and Rollins look to the sign, then Drew runs up! Rollins dodges the Claymore, but Drew dodges the stomp!
Drew picks Rollins up, RAMS him into a corner, but Rollins gets out to fire haymakers and body shots! Rollins climbs, rains down fists, and Punk applauds as Rollins BITES Drew’s face! Rollins lets off to then CROSSBODY, but Drew catches him! Drew TOSSES Rollins to the floor! Rollins writhes, the fans rally, and Drew storms out after Rollins. Drew stands Rollins up to SHOVE him into the chains! The fans troll Drew with chants for Punk. Drew GRINDS Rollins’ face against the chain, even tries to shove him through a gap! Then Drew SMACKS Rollins off the chains! Drew tells Punk that he’ll get his soon enough. Punk says sure, if Drew stays in this.
Drew hauls Rollins up, and he whips, only for Rollins to reverse! Drew bounces off Punk’s pod! Rollins does more, Punk eggs Rollins on, “harder! Harder!” Rollins DRIBBLES Drew off the Plexiglas and Punk loves it. Rollins LARIATS Drew into the ring, then springboards in, FLYING KNEE! Rollins keeps moving, and he KNEES Drew down again! Cover, TWO! Rollins keeps cool while Drew goes to a corner. Rollins runs up to ROCK Drew. Rollins whips, Drew reverses, but Rollins goes up and over! Rollins keeps moving, but Drew hits a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Rollins crawls away but Drew pursues.
Drew looms over Rollins, drags him up, and then suplexes, but Rollins fights it! Rollins fires body shots, but so does Drew! Drew CLUBS Rollins, and snap suplexes him to the floor! Rollins writhes, Drew looms over him again, and Drew soaks up the heat. Drew whips Rollins, Rollins goes up but Drew KICKS him out of the air! Drew peels a crossbar and Punk loves this, too! CATAPULT GUILLOTINE into the bar!! Rollins writhes and coughs, Punk likes that, and the countdown is here. Drew sits and watches Punk, but is it Punk’s time to play? The Chamber says… PRIEST! The fans fire up as The Punisher steps in.
Priest, Rollins and Drew are in the ring, but Priest and Drew brawl! Drew knees low then CHOPS! Priest CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Then he KICKS, KICKS, and ROLLING ELBOWS! Drew staggers, Priest runs at Rollins, BACK ELBOW! Priest clinches Drew, FLATLINER! Priest runs to COMEBACKER LARIAT on Rollins! Priest hauls Rollins up, reels him in, and Canadian Racks! RAZOR’S EDGE onto Drew! Rollins and Drew fall on the outside, but Priest runs to jump up, only for Drew to GLASGOW KISS! Then after the headbutt comes a NECKBREAKER! Drew kips up, he takes aim, “THREE! TWO! ONE!” Rollins’ SUPERKICK hits first!
Priest has Rollins, SOUTH OF- NO, Rollins slips free to kick out legs and SUPERKICK Priest down! Rollins runs but Drew hits a SPINEBUSTER! And a deadlift POWERBOMB onto Priest! Cover on Rollins, TWO!! Rollins just barely gets out of that, but Drew storms up on Priest. Drew puts Priest up top, climbs up after him, but Priest fights with body shots! Priest trips Drew, ROCKS him, and Drew is in the Tree of Woe! Toronto tells off Logan Paul just because, but Rollins goes up after Priest! Drew adds on, SPIDER GERMAN SUPERPLEX COMBO!! The fans fire up while all three men are down! And the countdown is here!
The Chamber sends out… LOGAN PAUL! The fans boo but Logan revels in it. Logan then springboards in, CROSSBODY on Drew! Cover, TWO! Logan just steps on Priest, then STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Logan goes after Rollins and fires body shots! Logan then JABS, JABS, JABS, and kicks! Logan hooks a leg, FISHERMAN SCREW! Cover, TWO! Logan stays calm and eggs Toronto on. But Priest rises up! Logan throws his headband away, but gets a BELL CLAP! Logan staggers, Priest LARIATS Logan up and out! Priest then hurries to bring Logan around, and he SMACKS Logan off his own pod!
The fans fire up as Priest DRIBBLES Logan, then UPPERCUTS him! Priest DIGS Logan’s face into chains! The fans cheer, but Drew CLUBS Priest! Priest hits Drew back, SMACKS him off the chains, then knuckle locks so he can go up the corner. Priest tightrope walks, for a FLYING RANA!! Priest stands, but Logan’s ONE LUCKY PUNCH hits! Gut wrench and SLAM! Priest is down, Logan goes to the ring, and he loads up, aiming at Rollins. Rollins rises, Logan runs up, Rollins SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO!! Logan survives but barely! And the countdown is back! The Chamber chooses… CENA! The fans fire up as Cena is let loose!
Cena rallies on Rollins with those signature SHOULDER TACKLES! Then he fireman’s carries Priest, ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT! Then a SPIN OUT BOMB for Logan! ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT for Rollins! Cena tells Logan, “You Can’t See Me~!” FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE! Then the fireman’s carry and ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT!! CLAYMORE from Drew!! Cena flounders, Drew grabs him, but Priest ghost pins Drew! PRIEST ELIMINATES DREW!!! Priest uses Drew’s obsessions against him again! Drew looks at the Mania sign while the fans sing, “Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye~!” Drew CLAYMORES Priest!!
Drew seethes, storms out, but Logan goes up a corner! Logan aims at Priest, but then he sees the pod behind him. Logan decides to escalate as always. Logan taunts Punk, then SUPER DUPER FROG SPLASHES!! Cover, Logan ELIMINATES Priest! We’re already down to four, and despite Toronto’s wishes, Logan’s one of them. Logan watches Punk as the countdown is back. Punk is let loose, and the brawl is on! The fans are thunderous as Punk hammers away on Logan, then snap suplexes him! Punk waits for Logan to stand, then runs up to SHINING WIZARD against the post!
Punk DRIBBLES Logan off the pod wall! The fans fire up with every SMACK off Plexiglas! Punk then THROWS Logan into steel chains! Punk says BEST IN THE WORLD, and the fans fire up as he climbs! Punk points to the Mania sign, because he knows he’s this close to it. But then he looks over and sees John Cena. The fans are thunderous as after all this time, these two meet again. Punk steps into the ring, he and Cena both saying they’re the one going to Mania. But then Rollins BOOTS Punk down! Rollins rains down fists, but Cena drags Rollins up. Rollins shoves Cena and says Punk is HIS.
Rollins knows Cena has been gone a long time, but maybe he should go film more movies, because Rollins gets Punk. Rollins goes after Punk, but Cena turns Rollins around to fireman’s carry! Rollins claws free, fires hands, but so does Cena! They go back and forth, the fans more on Cena’s side than Rollins’s! The shots keep going, but Logan DOUBLE BUCKSHOTS them down! The fans boo, but Logan reloads. Logan wants someone to get up, so he BUCKSHOT- NO, Punk wrenches, spins, and SLAPS Logan! Fireman’s carry, GO TO SLEEP!! Cover, Punk ELIMINATES Logan!! The fans love that! Punk, Cena and Rollins reset, 26 world titles between them.
Punk waits as Cena and Rollins get up. The fans are going nuts for all three of them as they slowly circle. But then Cena and Punk come to an understanding that Rollins is in their way! They brawl with Rollins, Rollins holds his own but Cena & Punk ROCK him back and forth! Rollins is pinballed, Cena hoists Rollins up! Punk runs, HART ATTACK!! The fans love that shoutout to the Hart Foundation, and Punk says now he and Cena can get down. They circle, but then Cena offers a handshake. Punk considers it, but says let’s hug. So Cena and Punk hug it out! The fans cheer, and then the hands start flying!
The fans fire up as Cena and Punk throw hands back and forth! Punk kicks low, Cena punches low! They keep going back and forth, then Cena dodges to get on those SHOULDER TACKLES! And then a SPIN OUT- FLYING MARE! Punk SHINING WIZARDS in the corner, but Cena stops the bulldog to SPIN OUT BOMB! And then “You Can’t See Me~!” But Punk kicks! Cena blocks, but Punk kicks Cena away! Fireman’s carry, GO TO- NO! Cena catches that leg, S T F!! Punk flails, reaches out, but he’s caught! Punk slips his hands into the hold, wrenches free, ANACONDA VICE!! Cena endures now, even as Punk thrashes!
Cena rolls Punk, TWO! Cena swings, into the swinging NECKBREAKER! Both icons are down, but Punk goes to a corner! Punk climbs, but Rollins is up! Punk AX HANDLES Rollins down first, then goes back up top. Punk sees Cena stand, so he CROSSBODIES! But Cena rolls through! Fireman’s carry, ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT!! Cover, TWO!! Punk survives and Cena is beside himself! Is Cena that rusty? Or is Punk that determined? Either way, “This is Awesome!” as now Cena climbs up! Cena aims, but Rollins trips him up! Rollins goes around the side and gets under Cena, to BOMB him into chains!
Rollins then RAMS Cena through a pod!! Cena is down, the fans are going nuts, and Rollins seethes with a thousand yard stare. Because he has Punk all to himself. Rollins storms up, but Punk cradles Rollins! TWO, and Rollins kicks low! Rollins underhooks, but Punk fireman’s carries! Rollins CLAWS free, kicks low, PEDIGREE!! Cover, TWO?!? Punk survives, he IS that determined! Rollins stalks Punk to the outside, looms over him, and hauls him up for another underhook! But Punk BACKDROPS Rollins into the ring! Punk huffs ‘n’ puffs, looking at the Mania sign for motivation. Punk climbs the corner, but Rollins stands!
Rollins goes right up after Punk, reels him in, but Punk SUPER GOURD BUSTERS! Punk adjusts, MACHO ELBOW! But Punk chooses not to cover, because he wants to say night-night! Punk fireman’s carries, but Rollins flails free! Sunset flip, high stack, TWO, but Rollins deadlifts Punk for a BUCKLE BOMB! Rollins runs to CURB STOMP!! Cover, TWO?!?! Rollins is freaking out as Punk survives again! Rollins thinks on what he must do, and he drags Punk back into place. Rollins goes up a corner…?! But Cena is there to snatch him! But Rollins fights free! Punk fireman’s carries, GO TO SLEEP! INTO the ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT!! Punk covers Rollins, Punk ELIMINATES Rollins!!!
And now, it all comes down to two icons! The fans are thunderous for them both, and it might as well be 2010! Cena and Punks hake hands, but then Punk fireman’s carries! GO TO SLEEP!! Cover, TWO!?!?!? Cena survives, but Punk hauls him up! Only for Cena to fireman’s carry! ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! Cena won’t stop, he goes for a leg! Punk crawls to the ropes, uses them as an anchor, and he BOOTS Cena away! CURB STOMP from Rollins?!?! Rollins screws Punk as Cena now has the S T F!!! Punk glares at Rollins from within the crossface, but Rollins shouts for Punk to just die already!! The ref checks Punk as he’s turning red! Punk is OUT, Cena wins!!!
Winner: John Cena, by submission (NEW #1 Contender to the WWE Championship)
The Visionary grins as it’s anyone but Punk going on to WrestleMania! Cena already makes history here as he ties Triple H in career Chamber wins. But will this fourth win inside the sinister structure lead Cena to his historic 17th world title reign?
But wait! Here comes Cody Rhodes! The fans cheer the American Nightmare and sing along with the song, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro, continues to the ring, and Cena even holds the ropes open for the champ. Toronto gets the second “WHOA~ OH~!” and Cena says he’s glad Cody made it here. Cena says it’s them at WrestleMania! Cody and Cena shake hands, but “IF YA SMELLLL~!” The Rock comes out with Travis Scott! The honorary Hardcore Champion accompanies The Final Boss as he shows off those goosebumps. Rock and Scott shake hands, then they continue down to the ring. Rock looks at Cody and Cena a moment before stepping inside.
Cody and Rock already have mics as the Rock ‘n’ Scott Connection step forward. Rock then stares Cody in the eyes, places a hand on Cody’s cheek, and says, “The moment has arrived. I will open my arms, you will come to me, you will embrace me as your brother, and I will embrace you as my champion. I want it all, Cody. I want your mind, I want your soul, and God have mercy, I need your soul! If the answer’s yes, then the American Nightmare will live forever. Look me in the eyes. If your answer is no… Then tonight, the dream dies again.” Cena is shaking his head, the fans are torn, but what is Cody’s answer?
Rock waits with open arms, but the fans duel between yes and no! Cody raises the mic, and he says, “I want it all, Rock. My soul… no longer belongs to me. And do you know why? Because… I gave my soul to this ring and these people a long time ago!” Cena and the fans all cheer! Cody tells Rock, “Go F*CK yourself!” Rock is shocked but Toronto and Cena are loving this! Even Scott is shocked, but he also kinda likes this. Cody and Cena then shake hands and hug it out. But then Cena looks at Rock?! Rock says do it! LOW BLOW!!! CENA HAS TURNED!! Scott is laughing it up, as Cena now puts on a watch like brass knuckles, and DECKS Cody!!!
Cena makes sure Cody sees this one coming this time, and he DECKS Cody again!!! Cena rains down fists, then he grabs a mic! But not to talk, he CLOBBERS Cody with it!! Rock watches as the man he wanted as a brother is down at his feet. Cena picks up the title belt, takes aim, and he CLOBBERS Cody again!! The fans boo as hard as they can, but Cena holds up the belt. Cody sputters, snarls, but rises, despite the blood dripping down his forehead! Cena CLOBBERS Cody again!!! Cena RIPS Cody’s suit away, CHOKES him with his tie, and shows the world that bloodied face! Rock even lets Scott help out!
Scott drags Cody around, he and Cena hold him down, and Rock takes off the “Cody’s Soul” weight belt! Even Scott tells Cody this is what happens when you say no to The Final Boss. Rock LASHES Cody! And LASHES him again! And again! It’s like a flashback to last year! Rock and Cena stand over Cody, Scott chilling in the back. The fans chant at Cena, “You Sold Out!” Rock paints the weight belt with Cody’s blood, then LASHES him one last time! Rock hands the WWE Championship to Cena, and Cena drops it on Cody’s body. Rock has all but handed the 17th reign to Cena, is there anything Cody can do to stand against this tyranny?
My Thoughts:
A truly amazing night for the WWE here. Elimination Chamber as an event has really risen up the ranks, taking this spot a month out from WrestleMania for some major moments like what we got. We still don’t need two hour “countdown” shows but whatever. The Women’s Chamber of course opened the show, WWE loves bookending events like that, same as they did with the Royal Rumble. And while they went to the formula I expected with Jade Cargill exposing Naomi, I could not have guessed Jade would brutalize Naomi and effectively eliminate her from the match. But it was done so well because Bianca was helpless to do anything about it, only to overcome that emotional stress to win the match.
There was also a great dynamic of Liv eliminating Bliss that could turn into a big tag title story. Bliss has been teasing her connection to the Wyatts, I could see Bliss & Cross reunite to go after Liv & Raquel and those titles. Tiff & Trish VS Nia & Candice was a very good tag match, and it’s just a little surprising that Trish didn’t pin Candice for this win. But at the same time, Tiff pinning Nia basically proves Nia doesn’t deserve her rematch before Mania. Now Tiff and Charlotte can really focus on their build, hopefully not harping too much on “Tiff is just Charlotte clone.” At the same time, a generational thing would be a bit cliche itself. It’s literally Roxie’s beef with Bayley, just flipping the Heel and Face dynamics.
In the moment, I felt the Unsanctioned Match should’ve closed because it’s two of the best to come out of Canada in Canada, and that’s kind of the point of calling it “Unsanctioned” and having the “lights out” aesthetic the whole time. Either way, it was wild, though still only as wild as WWE is willing to go. Kevin winning was the right call, especially with how it allowed Randy Orton to make his great return. Kevin VS Orton is obviously the Mania match now, and that will be great stuff. Depending on how they play it, it’d make sense for Sami to help Orton beat Kevin, but it’d be just as good for Kevin to beat Orton and use that to go for a title.
And what was not to like about everything with the Men’s Elimination Chamber and Cody’s answer to The Rock? Well, I suppose if someone really, really didn’t want Cena to win and tease getting his 17th, that’s how they’d hate this. But this is everything I was hoping for and more. The match was awesome, and it even played out how the wrestlers were saying just last night. Priest took advantage of McIntyre’s obsessions, but McIntyre rages and storms off. Logan gets cocky, he gets taken out by Punk. Rollins has his own obsession with Punk, he loses in part to Punk. But then with Cena and Punk, that was partially story, because Cena want his 17th and this is his final year.
Going right from Cena’s win to Cody’s answer was already foreshadowing of what I was thinking last night. But even with expecting Heel Cena as part of his final year, actually seeing it play out was still shocking and exciting. Cody getting away with a GFY on Peacock is wild, and what great framing of Cena looking over Cody’s shoulder to Rock. Commentary did a great job with this like they did with Kevin VS Sami, especially Michael Cole questioning why Cena would do this when he’s already had so much. But the answer is as I just said: Cena wants his 17th and this is his final year. We get “Hollywood Cena” a la the nWo, that tease from Firefly Funhouse five years ago, it’s the right time to do this before Cena calls it a day.
My Score: 9.6/10
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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; Darby wins and retains the title.
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!
They say “card subject to change,” and that is true even for the best in the world. Kazuchika Okada’s real family takes priority, but his Don Callis Family brother was more than happy to step up for this opportunity. Will The Alpha already have two belts by the time he and The Rainmaker battle over the International Championship? Or will Darby truly be relentless in his pursuit of being the best fighting champion in AEW history?
The introductions are made, THE belt is raised, and we see who goes to Double or Nothing on top!
Callis joins commentary to say that while Darby’s been breaking his own body, Konosuke has perfected “rejuvenation training,” aka relaxing on a beach and sipping sake! The bell rings, and Darby SHOTGUNS Konosuke out! Then Darby DIVES, but Konosuke catches him! Konosuke POSTS Darby, then THROWS him into railing! Konosuke THROWS Darby into the ring, the fans fire up for both guys, and Konosuke hurries to BOOT Darby off the apron! Darby falls in front of commentary but Konosuke gets him right back in the ring. Cover, ONE!! The fans rally as Darby shows his grit, but Konosuke snarls.
Konosuke drags Darby up, Darby fires forearms, but the ALPHA ELBOW knocks Darby down! The fans fire up while Konosuke looms over Darby. Konosuke stands Darby up, and THROWS him into a corner! Darby bounces off the buckles and is bleeding from the mouth already! Konosuke stands Darby up, hoists him up top, then he climbs up after him. But Darby BITES Konosuke, CLUBS him down, and leaps for a CROSSBODY, but he bounces off Konosuke! The fans fire up again as Konosuke whips Darby for a BACKDROP! Darby got serious hangtime there, and he flounders out of the ring. Darby coughs and sputters but the fans rally up.
Konosuke goes out after Darby but Darby SMACKS him! Konosuke KNEES low, KNEES him again and again and again! Konosuke KNEES Darby against the barriers, then refreshes the count. Konosuke whips Darby hard into railing! Darby sputters as he leans against the railing, but Konosuke positions the steel steps. Konosuke then fetches Darby, lines up a shot, but Darby fights the suplex! Darby CLAWS Konosuke’s back, then fires a shot. Konosuke DECKS Darby in return! Darby slumps against the steps, Konosuke runs up, but Darby dodges! Konosuke’s knees hit the steps and he tumbles over! Darby then runs up the steps to SHOTGUN Konosuke down!
The fans fire up while both men are down on the floor! Konosuke checks his knee before he crawls around, and Darby gets in the ring so he can build speed! Darby DIVES! Direct hit on Konosuke but Darby’s the one who hits the desk! The fans fire up while both men are down again, but Darby rises up to get Konosuke on the apron! Darby fires forearms, then goes up a corner! COFFIN- NO, Konosuke catches him for a SUPER BLUE THUNDER BOMB to the floor!! The fans go nuts again and Callis says that’s the end of Darby Allin, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref hurries to check Darby but Callis tells Doc Sampson to call it. Darby is somehow still in this, so Konosuke storms his way over. Konosuke drags Darby up, puts him in the ring, then paces around him. Konosuke runs the ropes to LARIAT! Darby flips inside-out, Konosuke covers him, TWO!! Darby still has fight inside but he’s also dazed. Konosuke clamps onto Darby with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Darby endures, even as Konosuke leans on him with his much-taller frame. Darby reaches out, fights around, and rises up, only for Konosuke to CANADIAN RACK BOMB! Darby sputters all over again while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Konosuke sits back as he watches Darby crawl to the apron. Konosuke storms his way over, but Darby RAMS low! Slingshot sunset flip, but Konosuke rolls through! Only for Darby to kick the legs out! Darby catches Konosuke to a GUILLOTINE! Konosuke endures the squeeze, fights up to his feet, and he powers out to THROW Darby! Darby lands out, fires shots, and RAMS low! Darby then hops on, but Konosuke stops Code Red! Konosuke swings Darby around, tucks him in, BASTARD DRIVER! And WHEELBARROW GERMAN! The fans fire up and Callis says that’s true power! Darby sputters again and Konosuke vows to end this.
Konosuke runs corner to corner, HELLUVA KICK!! Then he hoists Darby up top, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans freak out already for the SUPER DUPER GERMAN SUPLEX!! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Callis is freaking out as much as the fans, and he protests the count! Konosuke is furious, but he aims for the WAGAMAMA KNEE!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Darby survives by nanoseconds, and Konosuke is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” but now CLØN rushes out here! He distracts the ref, and Callis hurries to take the Dynamite Diamond Ring off his finger to put it in Konosuke’s hands! Konosuke thinks about it, but The Alpha has honor!
The fans cheer as Konosuke wants to do this his way! But then Darby runs up, cradles, TWO!! Konosuke escapes, ALPHA ELBOW!! Darby is down, dazed, but still moving! Konosuke drags Darby up again, goes back to the corner and back to the top rope. The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but it has to end somehow! Darby fights against the lift with headlock punches! Then he hops on, SUPER CODE RED!! Konosuke staggers up, Darby leg scissors, steps through, LAST SUPPER!! TWO?!?! Konosuke escapes again, then bails out! So Darby just goes up top! SUPER COFFIN DROP!! Direct hit and both men are down again!
The fans are thunderous as Konosuke and Darby stir. A ring count climbs, Callis complains that some people just gotta follow directions and run the play! Coach Callis pulled Konosuke outta obscurity, Konosuke would do anything! Now he’s got some gold, some fame, and gets a mind of his own! Callis complaining aside, the ring count is climbing! Darby drags himself in at 9, but Konosuke YANKS him back out! That refreshes the count, and Konosuke vows to end this for real now. Konosuke points to the steel steps, and he drags Darby up onto them with a deadlift RAGING- NO, Darby knees Konosuke, turns things around, and FULL METAL SCORPION DEATH DROP!!!
The fans go nuts again while Konosuke writhes! Konosuke flops off the steps, Darby crawls into the ring, and Darby just climbs the corner again! SUPER DUPER COFFIN DROP!!! Konosuke might be unconscious! Darby still hauls Konosuke into the ring, pushes him to a cover, TWO?!?!? Konosuke survives and Darby is furious! But Darby just reloads, COFFIN DROP but onto knees!!! Ghost pin, TWO!!! Darby escapes but the WAGAMAMA KNEE finds him!! Konosuke hauls Darby up, but Darby pops free! Trip, step through, and SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!! Konosuke endures, reaches out, but Darby sits deep!!
Callis says don’t even think about it! Konosuke almost does, but he bites his own thumb to ignore the pain in his back! Konosuke reaches out, crawls his way forward, and he fights to the ROPEBREAK!!! But Darby is right up top! COFFION DROP on the back!! Then Darby goes right back up, COFFIN DROP again!!! Cover, DARBY WINS!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
Callis is steaming, but Darby overcomes Konosuke to avenge that loss in the Continental Classic! But it also took so much out of him just to do it! Darby still asks for a mic and one is brought to him. Darby sits up against the ropes, has them cut his music, and he tells MJF to get his ass out here! There’s a contract MJF needs to sign! The ring crew hurries to bring in a table and some chairs for that very contract signing, and MJF makes his entrance. MJF reluctantly makes his way down the ramp, and both men meet at the table. Darby grins with blood still in hiss teeth, and he signs his part of the contract without hesitation, unlike MJF.
The fans already chant “BALD! BALD! BALD!” at MJF, and Darby pushes the contract to his side of the table. MJF grabs the pen, reaches out, but then steps away. MJF scratches his chin as he thinks on this, and the fans just chant, “BALD! BALD! BALD!” again. MJF takes a mic to say he’ll explain something to Darby, looking like he has rabies. But see, MJF is happy for Darby, he hopes Darby’s had fun holding MJF’s AEW World Championship. The fans boo that, but MJF says deep down, there is a small part of him, like the size of a North Carolinian p*nis small. That small part of MJF feels bad for Darby, because he’ll never hold this again!
Darby’s got about a good a chance of holding this title as Hangman Adam Page does again. MJF says guys like Darby are a dime a dozen, here today and gone tomorrow, stuntmen who burn the candle at both ends. In this life, people like all these fans here like to pretend that life is about making friends and family and children. The only thing that matters in life is your legacy. And Darby’s legacy will be that of the kid who had his 15 minutes of fame. They’ll pretend like Darby made a lasting impact, but the fact of the matter is, he hasn’t. He hasn’t! They’ll know deep down that Darby Allin was just a little pr*ck who got lucky.
They’ll know that Darby was too reckless and stupid to stay on top. And after May 24th, Double or Nothing, in that sh*thole of Queens, New York, y’know what MJF’s legacy will be? He’ll go down as the guy who became a THREE-TIME World Champion at just 30 years of age, unprecedented in this sport. And MJF will go down, when it’s all said and done, as the Greatest of All Time! THAT is the difference between them! Darby Allin brags about climbing a mountaintop. But when it comes to professional wrestling, Maxwell Jacob Friedman IS the mountaintop! The fans boo but MJF soaks it up. Darby tells MJF to SHUT UP!
Only someone like MJF who is so vain would think that the number one most important thing in this world is his legacy. Darby doesn’t care about legacy, he cares about living in the moment! And in this moment, Darby just wants MJF to sign the contract. Then at Double or Nothing, Darby makes Maxwell Jacob Friedman a BALLD HEADED B*TCH!! MJF frowns but the fans cheer that! MJF grabs the pen again, and with no choice, he signs on the dotted line! Then he TACKLES Darby! The fans boo as MJF beats up Darby after the war he went through with Konosuke! MJF CHUCKS an armchair outta the ring, FLIPS the table, then picks up his Dynamite Diamond Ring.
MJF puts the ring on his finger like always, then winds up to DECK Darby!! The fans boo but MJF just soaks it all up. MJF throws off his jacket, picks up the belt, and he stands over Darby with it. But then MJF isn’t done with Darby, he puts Darby on the top rope! MJF climbs up to join him, and drags Darby into position! But wait! Kevin Knight runs out here to chase MJF off! The Jet still owes The Scumbag a receipt, but it seems we’ll all have to wait on that. Will MJF still take back the title at Double or Nothing? Or will Darby keep the belt and take MJF’s dignity?
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