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Mitchell’s AEW Dynasty Results & Report! (4/6/25)
Whose Dynasty is this?
Will the reign of terror finally come to an end?
AEW’s most dangerous men, Jon Moxley and Swerve Strickland, battle for THE World Championship, and the right to lead this Dynasty!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Zero Hour – Six Man Tag: AR Fox & Top Flight VS Nick Wayne & The Cru; Nick & Cru win.
- Zero Hour – Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge: Max Caster VS Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn; Bowens wins.
- 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Will Ospreay VS Kevin Knight; Ospreay wins and advances.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships: Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin w/ MVP VS “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith; Lashley & Benjamin win and retain the titles.
- 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Mercedes Mone VS Julia Hart; Mone wins and advances.
- AEW World Trios Championships: The Death Riders VS Rated FTR; The Death Riders win and retain the titles.
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm VS Megan Bayne; Toni wins and retains the title.
- 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Kyle Fletcher VS Mark Briscoe; Fletcher wins and advances.
- ROH World Championship Title VS Mask: Chris Jericho VS Bandido; Bandido wins and becomes the new ROH World Champion.
- AEW TNT Championship, No Time Limit, Full Ringside Ban: Daniel Garcia VS Adam Cole; Cole wins and becomes the new AEW TNT Champion.
- AEW International Championship Triple Threat: Kenny Omega VS Ricochet VS “Speedball” Mike Bailey; Omega wins and retains the title.
- AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley VS Swerve Strickland; Moxley wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the AEW Dynasty Zero Hour!
Join Renee Paquette, RJ City & Jeff Jarrett in discussing, analyzing and predicting all of the action here in the City of Brotherly Love!
Backstage interview with Ricochet.
Lexy Nair is with The One & Only and brings up his challenge for the AEW International Championship being in a rather unusual circumstance. Ricochet wanted Kenny Omega, but now he’s got Omega and Mike Bailey. Where is his head at? Ricochet says it is no secret that since his AEW debut, he has been on the quest for championship gold. And despite his Herculean efforts, he has been screwed all along the way. Whether that was AEW stacking the odds in Triple Threats, some prancing, dancing manager, or a bunch of jackasses in the crowd, Ricochet has been screwed.
But now, they are in Philadelphia, the city of champions! Nothing will stop him from being the NEW AEW International Champion, and showing everybody why Ricochet is Outta This World! AHA~! Ricochet heads out, but will he fly like an eagle and become a champion?
Zero Hour – Six Man Tag: AR Fox & Top Flight w/ Leila Grey VS Nick Wayne & The Cru w/ The Patriarchy!
There is a lot of history here, as we’ve seen The Whole Fox’n Show win $300,000 alongside Darius & Dante Martin, but we’ve also seen Fox assault The Patriarchy’s Prodigy within an inch of his life. Darius & Dante used to be on the same team with Lio Rush & Action Andretti, but ambition and ego got in the way. Nick claims he is only fighting Fox for himself, but will he and The Cru still stand tall together? Or will Fox & Flight soar like the eagle here in Philly?
The teams sort out and Philly is fired up for “A R FOX! A R FOX!” as he starts against Action. The bell rings, but then Action bails out. The fans boo, The Cru laughs, but Fox FLIES! Down goes The Cru! Top Flight goes after Nick and then helps with The Cru! The fans fire up as Dante throws down hands, Darius stomps, and Fox puts Nick in the ring. Nick bails out, The Cru rushes in, but Fox fires kicks and hands on them first! The fans fire up, Fox runs, but The Cru split the difference! Lio grabs a leg, Action hits a NECKBREAKER! Cover, Darius BOOTS Lio onto it! Darius whips, Lio reverses, and Nick trips Darius!
Nick drags Darius out but Darius DECKS Nick! Dante half nelsons Lio but Lio fights and arm-drags free! Dante runs up, Lio slips under, and Action CLOBBERS Dante! Action tags Lio in, the Cru storms up on Fox again, and they fire hands! The fans boo, Action CHOPS, and The Cru double whip. Fox KICKS Lio, TOSSES Action, then goes Matrix to dodge Lio! Hot tag to Darius! The fans fire up as things speed up! Darius CLOBBERS Lio, BLASTS Nick, then BOOTS Lio! Darius keeps moving, and he BULLDOG HOTSHOTS Lio! SUPERKICK for Action! GAMANGIRI for Lio! But Nick RAMS Darius into steel steps! Darius tumbles and the fans boo, but Nick eggs Philly on!
Kip Sabian makes a cameraman focus on Nick, the “star” of the show, and Nick drags Fox Darius into the ring. Lio stomps Darius, rains down fists, but the ref reprimands. Lio lets off to taunt Dante, “SUCK IT!” Lio bumps Darius off buckles, tags Action, and Action fires hands. Action tags Nick, Nick stomps Darius and snapmares him. Nick drops a leg, then covers, TWO! Nick stays on Darius with kicks, then he bumps Darius off buckles. Tag to Lio and he stomps Darius. The fans rally but Lio snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Lio keeps Darius down with a facelock but the fans rally again. Darius fights as Dante & Fox coach him up.
Darius reaches out, Lio grinds the hold, then Lio gator rolls Darius away. Tag to Action and he stomps Darius. Action kicks Darius and talks trash but the fans rally again. Darius CHOPS Action, then UPPERCUTS! Action CLUBS Darius, then he snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Darius is tougher than that, but Action clamps on with a chinlock. The fans rally as Darius endures, but Action thrashes him around. Action drags Darius up, RAMS him into the corner again and again, then tags Lio. Lio snapmares Darius, then KICKS him in the back. Lio swaggers, then he sucker punches Dante! The ref keeps Dante back, and Lio CLAWS Darius’ face!
The fans boo, Lio grins, and Lio brings Darius around to wrench. Darius fires body shots, but Lio CLUBS him down. Lio gator rolls Darius again and tags Nick. Nick stomps Darius now, but the fans boo more. Nick drags Darius up, snapmares and KICKS! Cover, ONE!! Darius is toughing it out but Nick keeps him down with a facelock. Nick drags Darius over, tags Lio, and they mug Darius. Darius fires body shots in return, then he ROCKS Lio! And ROCKS him again! The fans fire up but Lio BOOTS Darius! Then he sucker punches Fox! But Darius DROPKICKS Lio! Both men are down, and the fans fire up again!
Darius crawls, Lio shakes out the stars, and Darius hot tags Dante! The fans fire up as Dante rallies on Lio, then whips. Lio reverses, runs up, but Dante slips out, goes up and around, and GAMANGIRIS! Dante SUPERKICKS Nick, then springboards in, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Lio stays in this but the fans fire up with Dante. Dante hurries to a corner and climbs. Kip is creeping up but Dante stares him down. Action sneaks a chain necklace to Lio! Lio runs up, but Dante SUPERKICKS him down! And he sees the chain! They both scramble for it! They tug-o-war while Kip keeps the ref distracted!
Dante THROWS Lio out, but Action rolls Dante up! TWO, and Lio is back to roll Dante, for Action to BOOT! Lio fires a fast strike fest, then Cru DOUBLE BRAINBUSTERS! Cover, Darius breaks it! Darius TOSSES Lio, then goes out to throw hands! The fans fire up while Action stands Dante up. Action torture racks, but Dante fights free! Dante flips up and over Action, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then springboards to LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Action and Dante crawl, hot tags to Nick and Fox! A fated encounter as Fox RAMS into Nick! Fox goes up, up, but Nick avoids the 450 attack! Only for Fox to flip through and CANNONBALL Action!
Nick reels Fox in, but Fox hits the ANARCHY! Lio is back, he kicks Fox, and then whips. Fox reverses, then runs up to A-LIST LARIAT! Fox ELBOWS Action, skins the cat, and DROPKICKS Lio to then roll and STUNNER Action! Fox dodges Lio, then DOUBLE CUTTERS Lio & Nick!! The fans are thunderous and Fox has targets all around the ring! Fox builds speed to FLY! Down goes Cru! Then he FLIES and Fox takes out Nick! The fans fire up more as Fox puts Nick back in! Fox runs, and he FLIES to take out Cru again! Fox is right up top, Philly roars for the SWANTON but onto knees! Nick runs up, but Fox goes Matrix!
Nick SUPERKICKS Fox! Darius is back in, he slips around Nick and hits a SPANISH FLY! But Action mule kicks, knee lifts, and ROLLING ELBOWS! Darius CHOSP! Action ROUNDHOUSES! Action whips, Darius reverses, but Action handsprings to BACK ELBOW! Dante slides in but Action shoves him. Dante springboard SHOTGUNS! Lio slides in, he bobs ‘n’ weaves to whip, but Dante reverses. Lio reverses that, Dante reverses back, but gets RUSH HOUR! Fox BOOTS Lio! Nick BOOTS Fox! Nick goes up, but Fox is right up after him! LOW MEIN PAIN!! The fans are thunderous but Kip distracts the ref again!
Leila YANKS Kip down! And then dares Superbad to do something! But Shayna SHOVES Fox off the corner!! WAYNE’S WORLD!! Cover, Nick & Cru win!!
Winners: Nick Wayne & The Cru, by pinfall
It may not have been The Patriarchy, but the numbers game is the same! Has the Prodigy found teammates that actually respect him? Will Nick use this momentum as he goes into NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors?
Zero Hour – Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge: Max Caster VS ???
Platinum Max promised just last night on Collision to do this, so here he is. He shows off his “official” document, and he has them cut his music like a certain other Max. “Philadelphia, you are lookin’ live at the Best Wrestler Alive!” The fans boo, but Caster says, “There’s been a lot of names talked about with this match. But we all know that the Maximaniacs here in Philly only wanna say one name and one name only. Guys, it’s time to chant my name! ‘Let’s Go, Max! You’re the Best Wrestler Alive! Let’s Go, Max! You’re the Best Wrestler Alive!'” Wait, the fans are actually trying it? But Caster says you gotta match his inflection!
The fans try but Caster stops them. Even when he gets what he wants, it isn’t enough. Caster tells Philly they are allegedly the greatest sports city in the United States. Allegedly! So what he needs right now is for them to show up for him like they did all the great Philly athletes in history. They need to show up for the Best Wrestler Alive, Platinum Max, and here’s something that’ll make them feel at home. Caster unzips the jacket, to reveal a BEN SIMMONS Philadelphia 76ers jersey! The fans boo, but Caster says let’s try this again! Just like you would for Simmons… “Let’s Go, Max! You’re the Best Wrestler Alive!”
The fans change it to “Worst Wrestler Alive,” so Caster says they’re not as great as New York like where he’s from. The fans boo but Caster says time for business. Who can survive the Best Wrestler Alive? We all look to the stage, and then the lights go out! A new song plays, and it’s ANTHONY BOWENS! Philly erupts as The 5 Tool Player has returned and he looks better than ever! And he even has Daddy Ass with him! Will the Scissor King, The Pride of Pro-Wrestling, finally shut Caster up?
The fans cheer, “F HIM UP, BOWENS, F HIM UP!” Caster points to his document, but Bowens snatches it and TOSSES it! They shove each other, the ref has them back up, and Bowens puts his entrance attire aside. The bell rings, Caster runs up, but Bowens DECKS him! Bowens eggs on the Best Wrester Alive to then mule kick, front KICK, and FAMOUSER! The fans fire up and Bowens says “Throw ’em up!” Everyone puts up their scissors, and Bowens winds up to show ROCK!! Cover, Bowens wins!
Winner: Anthony Bowens, by pinfall
Caster is 0-8 at his own challenge, but the biggest thing about this is that Bowens is ready to make history! Will nothing and no one stop The 5 Tool Player from being THE Face of AEW?
When the chance is in front of you to build a legacy…
… how will you seize it? What lengths do you go to in your mind? Where do you allow yourself to go physically? Because any true Dynasty only exists when you win. On a night like this, in a city built by a championship grit, the moment is yours, so take it!
2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Will Ospreay VS Kevin Knight!
The Aerial Assassin and The Jet teamed together and were victorious, but now they must test each other as opponents. Ospreay already called his shot for All In: Texas, will he hit this one out of the park? Or will Knight be #2Fly2Stop now that he’s All Elite?
The bell rings and the fans sing for “OSPREAY~, OSPREAY OSPREAY OSPREAY~!” Knight smiles and brushes that off. Ospreay and Knight shake hands, the fans cheer the sportsmanship, and the two tie up. Knight wrenches to wristlock, but Ospreay uses the ropes to flip through. Ospreay wrenches and wristlocks, but Knight fights up. Knight rolls, handsprings, and wrenches to WRING Ospreay! The fans are torn as Knight smiles and eggs Ospreay on. Ospreay runs up, Knight hurdles then REVERSE MONKEY FLIPS Ospreay! Ospreay goes to a corner, Knight runs up to LARIAT, then he cravats for a snapmare.
Knight runs, SLIDING SHOULDER TACKLES, then covers, ONE!! Ospreay is tougher than that but Knight keeps cool. Knight stomps Ospreay, UPPERCUTS him, then wrenches and whips. Ospreay grabs ropes, then he FLAPJACKS Knight! Ospreay BOOTS Knight right out of the ring! The fans are thunderous already and Ospreay PLANCHAS! Down goes Knight at the ramp! The fans fire up, Ospreay bows to the Owen Hart Cup itself, and he puts Knight back in the ring. Ospreay springboards, PIP PIP CHEERIO! Cover, TWO! The fans rally while Ospreay keeps his focus on Knight. Ospreay brings Knight up, and CHOPS!
The fans “WOO~” and Ospreay stalks Knight to a corner. Ospreay CHOPS Knight again! Knight goes to a corner, but he puts Ospreay in the corner to CHOP back! But Ospreay clamps on with a COBRA TWIST! Knight endures, but Ospreay digs his knuckles into Knight’s ribs! The fans rally, Knight pries at the hold, and Knight hip tosses free! Knight then drags Ospreay up, but Ospreay CHOPS! Ospreay whips Knight to a corner, but Knight comes back and CLOBBERS Ospreay! And CLOBBERS him again! Knight whips, Ospreay reverses, but Knight goes up and over to come back and LARIAT! The fans fire up with Knight now!
Knight scoops Ospreay, SLAMS him, then UFO SPLASHES! Cover, TWO! Ospreay is still in this and the fans rally up. Knight drags Ospreay up to fireman’s carry, but Ospreay slips free to spin Knight around! Knight fights the suplex, then Knight suplexes, but Ospreay STUN DOG MILLIONAIRES! Ospreay whips, Knight reverses, but Ospreay NEURALIZER KICKS! The fans fire up, Ospreay crawls to a cover, TWO! Knight stays in this and Ospreay nods. The fans rally up as Ospreay prepares the elbow pad. Ospreay aims from a corner, Knight rises, HIDDEN- NO, Knight hurdles over! And BOOTS in return!
Knight runs, BOOTS again, then reels Ospreay in! GERMAN SUPLEX, but Ospreay lands out! Ospreay CHOPS, runs, but Knight runs up! Ospreay gets around to SNAP GERMAN! Ospreay holds on, but Knight fires elbows! Ospreay CHOPS again, then runs, but into a DROPKICK! Knight gets air again and fires up! The fans cheer, Knight runs, but into a SPANISH FLY! Both men are down and the fans fire back up! Ospreay rises first, and he drags Knight up. Ospreay CHOPS Knight back down! Ospreay stands Knight up again, and CHOPS! The fans rally and duel, and Knight stays on his feet! Ospreay CHOPS Knight again!
Knight glares up at Ospreay, shakes his head, so Ospreay eggs him on. The fans fire up as Knight fires a forearm! Ospreay CHOPS! Knight forearms, Ospreay CHOPS, repeat! Ospreay fires up, the fans are with him, and he CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Knight shakes his head, roars, and he fires forearm after forearm! The fans fire up as Knight fires shot after shot, then DECKS Ospreay!! Knight brings Ospreay up, whips, but Ospreay reverses! Knight ducks the chop to CHOP, then runs, into the TIGER WALL KCIK! Knight DROPKICKS first! Knight goes corner to corner but Ospreay BOOTS him! Ospreay goes up, Knight sends him to the UPPER ROOM!
Ospreay tumbles out, Knight builds speed, but Ospreay dodges! Knight slides out, goes up and over the corner to PLANCHA! Down goes Ospreay and the fans are thunderous! Knight says L F G, then puts Ospreay in the ring. Knight runs up, SATELLITE- NO, Ospreay puts Knight on the apron! Knight ROCKS Ospreay, but Ospreay KNEES him in return! Ospreay runs, FLYING SUNSET FLIPS, but Knight holds onto the ropes! Ospreay pries Knight free, tucks him in, but Knight sits back up! SATELLITE DDT to the ramp!! The fans are thunderous again, and even losing their minds, while both men are down.
Referee Aubrey Edwards checks both men, and somehow they’re both okay to continue. Knight rolls into the ring, but Ospreay is still down at 5 of 10! Ospreay stirs at 6, rises at 8, but Knight SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODIES! Direct hit at the ramp! The fans are electric as Knight puts Ospreay in, then somersaults for the SATELLITE DDT!! Cover, TWO!?! Ospreay survives all those high impacts and Knight is shocked! The fans rally and Knight goes a corner. “This is Awesome!” as Knight aims, springboards, but Ospreay dodges! Ospreay runs up, slips through the lariat, then hauls Knight up! Knight RANA, but Ospreay blocks it!
Ospreay raises Knight up, but Knight RANAS after all! Cover, TWO!!! Ospreay narrowly escapes and Philly is giving this a standing ovation! Ospreay ROCKS Knight, Knight wobbles but roars! Ospreay SWATS the lariat, HOOK KICKS, then calls his shot! OSC- DROPKICK! Antiair from Knight connects, then he hurries to the corner! Knight is up top, U F O LANDING!! Cover, TWO!?!? Ospreay survives and Knight can’t believe it! Knight goes to a corner while the fans duel as hard as they can, and Knight springboards in! FLYING- CUTTER!! Ospreay hurries to springboard, but Knight catches him to a backslide! TWO!!!
Ospreay hauls Knight up to POWRBOMG, then STYLES CLASH!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Ospreay doesn’t hesitate, he just springboards, OSCUTTER!! Cover, TWO!!!! Knight survives again, but Ospreay aims again! HIDDEN BLADE!!! Cover, Ospreay wins!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
Knight wants to be #The1YouLookUp2, but Ospreay is still #OnAnotherLevel. They shake hands to show respect, and while Ospreay moves on in The Owen, Knight prepares for the Best of the Super Juniors. Will both these men be hoisting up trophies before the end of the summer?
AEW World Tag Team Championships: Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin w/ MVP VS “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith!
The Hurt Syndicate crashed the Private Party, they outdrew The Gunns, and they ran through the Outrunners. Needless to say, they’ve been dominant. But The Redwood & Bad Apple were given an ultimatum from Chris Jericho: They need to win something that matters, or be cut off from The Learning Tree. Will Bill & Keith finally win when it matters? Or will Lashley & Shelton show them how they hurt people?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who’s really the biggest and the baddest!
The teams sort out and MVP joins commentary. Lashley starts against Keith and the fans rally up. Keith backs off to a corner and the ref has Lashley step back. Keith then steps out from the corner, circles with Lashley, but then he tags Bill. The fans cheer for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Lashley and Bill stare down. They circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Lashley pulls hair, puts Bill in the corner, and he tags Shelton. Bill CLUBS Lashley then ROCKS Shelton! BOOT for Lashley, BOOT for Shelton, then Bill LARIATS Lashley up and out! Bill runs to LARIAT Shelton up and out! The fans fire up for Bill as he gets himself fired up!
Bill waits on the Hurt Syndicate, and MVP leaves commentary to he can huddle up with them. Philly cheers Bill on more while Lashley storms back into the ring. But then Shelton tags in, so Bill goes out after him! Bill ROCKS Shelton, puts him in the ring, but Shelton STEP-UP KNEES Bill! The fans fire up while Bill flops in! Shelton tags Lashley and they get Bill up. They mug Bill, Lashley bumps Bill off buckles, then RAMS into him again and again! The fans are torn, the ref counts, but Lashley lets off to flex. Lashley bumps Bill off buckles, tags Shelton, and Shelton fires hands. Shelton then winds up, but Bill UPPERCUTS!
Shelton dodges a lariat, waistlocks, but Bill powers him to the corner. Tag to Keith and Bill scoops Shelton to SLAM! Keith drops a KNEE on Shelton’s face! Cover, ONE!! Keith rains down fists, then lets off to stand Shelton up. Keith ROCKS Shelton, but Shelton snarls. Keith ROCKS Shelton, but Shelton LARIATS Keith! Shelton whips Keith, then BACKDROPS him! The fans fire up while Keith writhes. Shelton puts Keith in the corner, fires hands, then he tags Lashley. Shelton digs boots into Keith, and Lashley runs up, but he blocks Keith’s boot! Lashley LARIATS Keith down, and the fans fire up for Lashley!
Lashley drags Keith up, TOSSES him out, then tags Shelton. Shelton goes after Keith, and he RAMS him into the barriers! Then the apron! Then the barriers! Then the apron again! Shelton brings Keith around, to THROW into the barriers! The fans cheer and sing, “We Hurt~ People!” Shelton drags Keith back up and into the ring, then stalks him. Shelton keeps Keith from Bill, then tags Lashley. The Syndicate mugs Keith, then Lashley stares Bill down while he suplexes Keith! Lashley holds Keith up, and with one hand, before the SLAM! Cover, TWO! Keith snarls as he toughs it out, but Lashley stays on him for a gut wrench!
Lashley has the Canadian Rack, but Keith lands out of the Dominator! Lashley ducks a kick, rolls Keith up, TWO! Both men stand, Lashley runs up, but Keith sends him into buckles! The fans rally as Keith and Lashley crawl, hot tag to Shelton! Shelton pushes Keith back, blocks a boot, then kicks, only for Keith to block! Keith ducks the Dragon Whip! Hot tag to Bill! Bill LARIATS Shelton, DECKS Lashley, then LARIATS Shelton again! Bill sends Lashley into a corner, runs up and SPLASHES! SPLASH for Shelton! Another SPLASH for Lashley! Another SPLASH for Shelton! BOOT for Lashley and the fans fire up again!
But Shelton GERMAN SUPLEXES Bill?! Cover, TWO!! Bill snarls as he stays in this, but Shelton fires hands! Bill glares at Shelton while the fans sing, “We Hurt~ People!” Shelton runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Bill scoops for the SCRAPBUSTER! Cover, TWO! MVP is a bit worried but claims he’s on his feet to get a better look. Bill grabs Shelton for the SKYSCRAP- ARM-DRAG! And SUPERKICK! Shelton has Bill in a corner, runs up, but Bill BOOTS Shelton down! Tag to Keith, and Bill runs in for a SPLASH! But Lashley CLOBBERS Keith! Lashley then catches Bill to FLATLINER! The fans fire up while Lashley stalks Bill!
Lashley reels Bill in, but Bill scoops Lashley! SNAKE EYES, and a LARIAT! Lashley is outside the ring, Bill goes out after him! MVP argues with the ref as Bill runs up, but Lashley sends him into barriers! Lashley runs up, but into BOOTS! MJF is there?!? SUCKER PUNCH from MJF, then Lashley SPEARS Bill!! MJF applauds and the fans cheer! Lashley is pissed, he can’t believe MJF just helped him take out Big Bill! Lashley storms back to the corner, MJF shrugs, and The Syndicate sees Keith is all alone. Keith knows it, too, and Shelton GERMAN SUPLEXES him! Lashley adds a SPEAR!! Cover, Hurt Syndicate wins!
Winners: The Hurt Syndicate, by pinfall (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)
Maxwell Jacob Friedman said he’d prove himself to the Hurt Syndicate, and he gave them the unsolicited assist. Will Montel Vontavious Porter have to talk with him about it later? As for Bill & Keith, will this be the last straw with The Learning Tree?
2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Mercedes Mone VS Julia Hart!
The (self-proclaimed) greatest TBS Champion is facing a former TBS Champion, both of them wanting to win the Women’s Owen Hart Cup. Will #FourBeltsMone soon upgrade to five? Or will the Princess of the Black Throne soon become the Queen of Harts?
The bell rings and the fans duel. The two circle, tie up, and Mone waistlocks. Hart switches, then headlocks, but Mone powers up and out. Hart handsprings over and the fans cheer. Hart smiles, but Mone kicks low! Mone whips, but Hart blocks the hip toss! Mone blocks a hip toss, but Hart knees low and flips up and over! Mone takes a swing, Hart ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl and RANA! Mone flounders to a corner, the fans fire up, and Hart runs up, only to be sent into buckles! Mone stomps a mudhole in, then digs her boots into Hart. The ref counts, Mone steps off and throws her armbands at Hary.
Harley Cameron is watching backstage with “Mini Mone,” and Mercedes Mone scoops Hart. Mone puts Hart in the Tree of Woe, then Mone stomps another mudhole in. The ref reprimands, Mone sneaks some heel kicks, then she gut wrenches Hart off the corner for CIPHER- NO, Hart victory rolls it! TWO and Mone victory rolls it! TWO, and Mone goes for the Gory Especial! Hart fights that to a backslide, TWO! Mone CHOPS! Hart sputters, Mone knuckle locks, and Mone goes up, up, but she slips! Mone arm-drags anyway, but the fans boo. Mone just does her dance to show it doesn’t matter. Mone then runs in at the corner, but Hart dodges!
Hart runs side to side, and Hart ELBOWS Mone! Hart wrenches the arm, and now she goes up the corner! Hart tightrope walks to go Old School! The fans cheer and Hart runs to BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Hart dribbles Mone off the mat and the fans fire up! Cover, TWO! Mone bails out but Hart storms out after her. Mone grabs Hart’s legs, Hart kicks her away, then cartwheels to dodge! But Mone still RAMS her into the barriers! Mone then goes to the apron, and she METEORAS to the floor! Mone grins and points to the Owen Hart Cup. The fans duel, Mone drags Hart up and makes her look at the trophy. Mone puts Hart in the ring, covers, TWO!
Mone is annoyed but she clamps onto Hart to KNEE her in the back again and again! Mone runs and METEORAS! Cover, TWO! Hart stays in this and Mone is annoyed. Mone paces, the fans rally up, but Mone drags Hart to her feet. Mone scoops and SLAMS Hart, then pretends she can’t hear the fans. Mone clamps onto a chinlock while the fans duel, and Hart endures as Mone squeezes tight. Hart fights up and JAWBREAKERS free! Then she cradles Mone, TWO! Mone DROPKICKS Hart down! Cover, TWO! Mone grows frustrated but she looms over Hart. Mone drags Hart up, reels her in, and snap suplexes!
Mone rises up, that’s just Una Amiga. Then she hits Dos Amigas! The fans boo, but Hart wrenches and WRINGS Mone’s arm! Then STANDING MOONSAULT, but onto knees! Mone covers, TWO! Hart stays in this and Mone is furious! Mone drags Hart up and scoops her into the Tree of Woe! Mone stomps away again, then sits down to mock Hart. Mone SLAPS Hart, then goes out to the apron. Mone soaks up the cheers and jeers, then climbs up the corner, only for Hart to sit up! SPIDER SUPLEX! The fans fire up while Hart shakes her head. Mone runs back in, but Hart sits up! Mone POSTS herself, falls to the floor, and Hart is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY!
The fans fire up while both women are down! Hart drags Mone up and puts her in the ring, but Mone scoops her! Hart tilt-o-whirls through to DDT! Cover, TWO! Mone survives and Hart grows frustrated. Hart drags Mone up, runs, and tilt-o-whirls again, but Mone stops that to CIPHER UTAKI! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Mone and Hart crawl to center, and Mone brings Hart up. Mone goes for the Gory Especial, but Harty sunset flips! Mone stops that, drags Hart up, but Hart trips Mone to a jackknife bridge! TWO, Mone high stacks! TWO, and Mone Gory Especials! Hart fights it, so Mone THROWS her to the corner!
Mone SLAPS Hart, then runs, but Hart goes up to catch Mone into a TARANTULA!! Mone endures, the fans fire up, and Hart lets go at 4. Hart then steps in, tilt-o-whirl and IRON OCTOPUS! Mone endures, reaches out, and fights her way over to RAM Hart into buckles! Roll-up and TWO! Hart kicks, Mone blocks, and Mone KNEES her! Mone staggers up, into BOOTS! Hart stomps Mone for good measure before she climbs the corner. The fans fire up, and HART SAULT into BOOTS! BACKSTABBER! Mone drags Hart back up, another BACKSTABBER! The fans boo while Mone looms over Hart. Mone clamps on, but Hart fights the drop!
Hart pries free, ELBOWS Mone, then ROCKS her! Hart runs, slips around, CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Both women are down and the fans fire up again! Hart grabs at Mone, but Mone reels her into the CROSSFACE!! Hart endures, reaches out, but Mone is between her and ropes! Hart pries at the hold, and opens it up to put on the HARTLESS LOCK!! Mone flails, the fans are thunderous, but Mone pushes to a cover, TWO!! Mone has the CROSSFACE again!! Hart’s arms are free but the facelock is on tight! The fans rally for Hart as she crawls, rolls, and has the cover! TWO, but the CROSSFACE is on deep!
Hart endures, the fans rally harder, and Hart keeps fighting! Mone shifts sides to pull way back! Hart keeps clawing at the mat, rolls again, then slips out to OKLAHOMA ROLL! TWO!! Mone has the SEATBELT! Mone wins!!
Winner: Mercedes Mone, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
The CEO had one of her toughest matches yet, but she’s the one that cashes in! We now see Athena is watching backstage, and Athena will face Harley Cameron in their own opening round match. Who will Mone meet in the semifinals?
AEW World Trios Championships: The Death Riders VS Rated FTR!
These teams have battled before, but that was when Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta & Pac were trying to keep Adam Copeland from the AEW World Championship. That mission had Dax Harwood feeling like he and Cash Wheeler were taking a backseat on a detour that went nowhere, but that disagreement has since ironed out. Will Cope, Dax & Cash soon reign together? Or will the Swiss Cyborg, Decoder & Bastard continue to hold these titles hostage?
Philly sings Metalingus to the end, just for Cope, “CHANCE TO FEEL ALIIIIIIIVE~!” Then The Death Riders make their entrance, and the fans boo. The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see which side falls apart first!
The trios sort out and Dax starts against Pac. They circle, the fans rally behind Rated FTR, but also chant, “F U, YUTA!” Dax and Pac tie up, go to a corner, and they turn things around back and forth. Pac is in the ropes as a defense and the ref has Dax back up. Dax and Pac reset, tie up, and Pac headlocks. Dax powers up and out, but Pac runs him over! Pac runs, Dax drops down, but Pac slides under a boot to roll Dax up! TWO, and Pac waistlocks to O’Conner BRIDGE! TWO, but Pac wrenches Dax to a BACKDROP! Pac drags Dax over, BRUTALIZER, but Dax has the ROPEBREAK! Pac lets go and Dax is frustrated already.
Cope & Cash coach Dax to keep cool, then Cope tags in. The fans cheer as The Rated R Superstar tells off Claudio & Yuta. Cope and Pac tie up, they end up in a corner, and the ref counts the break. Pac lets go, but then wrenches the arm! Tag to Yuta and Philly boos their hometown villain! Yuta wrenches Cope to YANK the arm, then he wristlocks. Cope pulls Yuta’s shaggy beard and TOSSES him to a corner! Cope ROCKS Yuta, ROCKS him again, then tags Cash. Cope whips Yuta for Cash to slingshot SHOULDER TACKLE! Cover, ONE!! Yuta stands but Cash CHOPS him! Yuta goes to a corner, Cash UPPERCUTS! And CHOPS!
Cash bumps Yuta off buckles, wrenches him, then tags Cope. They whip Yuta for a DOUBLE FLAPJACK! Yuta flounders, but Pac runs in! So he gets a DOUBLE FLAPJACK! Claudio tags in then runs up, but Cope & Cash dodge for Dax to fire haymakers! Claudio staggers, Cash & Cope join in! Rated FTR pinballs Claudio, then Cash goes up! Cope & Dax hoist Claudio up to Cash for a SUPER POWERSLAM! Cover, but Yuta is in! Dax LARIATS Yuta, Cope LARIATS Pac! Cash covers, TWO! Claudio bails out, Cash DIVES out onto him! The fans fire up with Cash and he puts Claudio back in the ring.
Cash climbs, but Pac runs up! Cash kicks at Pac, the ref backs Pac off, but Yuta SHOVES Cash into the UPPERCUT! Claudio drags Cash over, tags Pac, and the Death Riders stomp away! The ref counts, Pac tells the fans off, and then Pac glares at Dax. Cash sputters to ropes, but he’s far from his team. Pac stomps Cash, then runs to BOOT him down! Pac soaks up the heat, then he drags Cash over. Tag to Claudio, the Death Riders mug Cash and Claudio stomps a mudhole in! The ref counts, and Claudio tags Yuta in. The fans boo even louder now, but Yuta & Claudio still mug Cash. Yuta snapmares Cash, drops a knee, then covers, ONE!
Yuta clamps onto Cash with a chinlock and he grinds Cash down. Cash fights up, fires body shots, then he headlocks. Yuta powers up and out, drops down, but Cash catches him into a POWERSLAM! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Pac runs in and BLASTS Dax, but Cope DECKS Pac! Pac crawls, he brings Yuta with him, hot tag to Claudio and- Dax?! Dax takes that from Cope so he can fire hands on all of the Death Riders! Dax rains down fists int he corner on Claudio, then CROSSBODIES Pac! Atomic drop for Yuta, then a whip, but Yuta reverses, only for Dax to reverse back and LARIAT! Dax whips Claudio, Claudio reverses, but Dax reverses to LARIATR!
Claudio stays up and roars! Dax LARIATS again, and again, but then Claudio dodges to POP-UP- NO! Backslide! TWO!! Claudio stands, but Dax trips him! Yuta scrambles in to DECK Dax! Cope grabs Yuta for the GRINDHOUSE CROSSFACE! Claudio is up, he trips Cash! Dax trips Pac! DUELING SHARPSHOOTERS!! The fans are thunderous as Claudio and Dax trade SLAP after SLAP! They let the others go so they can slap and fire furious fists! Dax runs, into a POP-UP UPPERCUT! Cope runs up, Claudio POP-UP UPPERCUTS! Claudio LARIATS Cash, then roars! The fans fire up, but then Yuta tags in so now they boo!
Claudio has Dax by the legs and SWINGS him around! We go to TEN and Yuta DROPKICKS Dax! Cover, TWO!! Dax survives and Yuta is furious! The fans tell Yuta off but he rains down fists on Dax! Yuta tags Claudio, they get Dax up, then tag to Pac. They send Dax to a corner, Yuta ELBOWS, Claudio UPPERCUTS, Pac ELBOWS, and repeat! The cycle of violence continues, then feed to the gut wrench! Pac gives Dax a TOMBSTONE while Claudio BLASTS Cope! Yuta is up top, FASTBALL SPECIAL! Pac goes up, ANOTHER FASTBALL!! Cover, Cash breaks it!! The fans are thunderous as Cash saves this one for the team!
Claudio drags Dax up, puts him in the corner, then Yuta sends him in. Dax dodges, Claudio POSTS himself! Dax dodges Yuta to hot tag Cope! Cope CLOBBERS Yuta & Pac, then whips Yuta for a BACKDROP! Cope DECKS Pac, FLAPJACKS Yuta, then IMPALER for Pac! Cover, TWO!! Pac survives and the fans fire up again! Cope hauls Pac up, hoists him to the top rope, and he tags Cash. Cash tags Dax, and they go to the adjacent corners! Cope brings Pac up for the SUPERPLEX! There’s Power, Cash hits GLORY! Dax hits DIVING HEADBUTT! Cover, Claudio breaks it! The fans boo, but Claudio BOOTS Cash! Cope LARIATS Claudio!
Yuta MISSILE DROPKICKS Cope, then kips up! Dax POP-UP SLINGSHOT POWERBOMBS Yuta! But Pac ghost pins Dax, TWO!! Pac clamps on with the BRUTALIZER!! Dax endures, Claudio intercepts Cope, and Yuta hurries to grab Cash in a SLEEPER! The fans boo but Cash drags Yuta from the ropes! Cash runs to FALL onto Pac! The fans are thunderous as Cash saves Dax again! Claudio and Cope are on the outside, and Cope whips Claudio into railing! The fans rally for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” while Pac crawls away. Pac tags Yuta, the fans boo, but Yuta aims at Dax. Dax stands, but SHATTER MACHINE hits! Cope SPEARS Yuta!! Dax covers, CLAUDIO BREAKS IT!!
The fans can’t believe it as this one keeps going! Cash drags Pac up, and suplexes Pac and himself up and out of the ring! Cope has Claudio on the outside, but now Claudio whips Cope into railing! Cope comes back to SPEAR Claudio down!! Dax and Yuta are in the ring and “This is Awesome!” Cope slides in, and he’s in a corner. Yuta rises up, Cope runs in, but Yuta hurdles! Cope avoids spearing Dax, but Yuta shoves Cope into Dax! Then BUSAIKU KNEE on Dax! Cover, DEATH RIDERS WIN!
Winners: The Death Riders, by pinfall (still AEW World Trios Champions)
The Decoder gets a win in his hometown, and they hate him for it! But it was really the fact Rated FTR was not 100% on the same page that allows the Death Riders to survive! Will their reign of terror define AEW in 2025?
As for Rated FTR, they are frustrated with how this went, but Cope still offers Dax his hand. Their miscommunication did cost them, but they hug it out. The fans cheer as the three stand together, but then Dax reels Cope in!? PILEDRIVER?!? The fans boo and Cash is stunned! How could Dax do that to a man with a bad neck like Cope?! But then Dax grabs chairs!! Dax storms into the ring, and he puts one down to put Cope’s head on it! And he has the other chair, to offer to Cash?! Dax wants Cash to have the honors?! Cash says hell no, and he SHOVES Dax down! The fans cheer Cash having the level head, and he helps Cope up.
Cash then feeds Cope to Dax?! SHATTER MACHINE?!?! FTR is united after all, and now they hit a FULL METAL MIND BREAKER!!!! Cope is helpless as Dax puts the chair back under Cope’s head, but then Cash takes the other chair after all! CON-CHAIR-TO!!! And then ANOTHER CON-CHAIR-TO!!!! FTR don’t even let the medics get in, and Cash steals the neck brace to wear it mockingly! Cash hops onto the stretcher and Dax pretends to give him CPR. Cash “revives” and he says Cope needs the brace more than he does. Dax & Cash leave Cope, and now the medical team can put on the neck brace and even place Cope on the backboard.
From there, Cope is taken out of the ring and put on the stretcher to be wheeled to the back. The fans cheer in hopes Cope will be alright, but it might be too soon to tell. Needless to say, the question isn’t “What’s next for FTR?” but #WhyFTRWhy?
AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm w/ Luther VS Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford!
After the epic conclusion to the incredible trilogy against Mariah May, Timeless Toni has perhaps shifted genres to star in a mix between Greek mythology and gritty sports drama. The underdog champion even gives us her take on a Rocky Balboa training montage for her entrance! But will she unlock the Eye of the Tiger? Or will this be more Wrath of the Titans?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who eats thunder and craps lightning!
The bell rings, the fans rally behind Toni, and the two storm up. They tie up, and Megan powers Toni to a corner. The ref counts, Megan lets off with a smirk, but the fans rally for “TONI! TONI STORM~!” The two tie up, but Megan throws Toni away! Toni storms back up, headlocks, but Megan powers up! Megan powers out, then she runs Toni over! Megan soaks up the heat while Toni rises up. Megan scoops, Toni slips free to waistlock, but Megan RAMS her into a corner! Megan runs, but into a BOOT! Toni then goes up and over, keeps moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Megan catches the crossbody! Megan pops Toni around, but Toni slips free!
Toni RAMS Megan into a corner, whips, but Megan reverses. Toni goes up and up to CROSSBODY! The fans fire up but Ford panics! Toni KICKS Megan, KICKS again, then KICKS, but Megan blocks! EXPLODER! The fans boo but Megan looms over Toni. Megan drags Toni up, scoops her, and holds her up before she SLAMS him down! Megan “kicks dirt” at Toni, then drags her back up. Megan whips Toni to the corner, Toni bounces off buckles, and Megan scoops! The fans rally for Toni but Megan gives her a FALL AWAY SLAM! Megan runs and BOOTS Toni off the apron! Luther is there to help coach Toni, but Megan builds speed!
Megan DIVES, and down goes Luther at the ramp! Toni kicks Megan and uses Luther as a boost for a TORNADO DDT to the floor! The fans fire up and Toni drags Megan up into the ring. The fans rally as Toni climbs, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Megan is still in this and she goes to the ropes. Toni is on Megan with a whip, but Megan reverses. Ford trips Toni up while Megan distracts the ref! Then Megan BOOTS Toni down! The fans boo but Ford applauds while Megan paces. Megan drags Toni up, then RAMS her into a corner! Megan RAMS Toni in again and again and again, but she stops as the ref counts 4.
Megan snarls and winds up to CHOP! Megan talks trash on the fans, then whips Toni corner to corner. Megan runs in and SPLASHES, then she BUTTERFLY SUPLEXES! Toni writhes and Megan is having fun now. Megan soaks up the heat while Toni crawls to ropes. Ford taunts Toni then cheers on Megan as Megan scuffs Toni again and again. The ref backs Megan off, but Ford CHOKES Toni! Ford gets away with that, and Megan drags Toni up. Toni fires body shots, but there isn’t much to them. Megan short arm LARIATS! And short arm LARIATS! And then short arm LARIATS again! Megan is toying with Toni at this point but the fans still rally.
Megan drags Toni up, puts her on the ropes and CHOKES her! Ford poses with Megan but the ref counts. Megan stops at 4, then Ford CHOKES Toni again! The fans boo but Ford licks Toni! And no biting this time! Toni still gets up to CHOP Megan, and CHOP, and forearm, and repeat! Toni runs, and THESZ- NO, Megan catches Toni to OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Then another OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Ford loves it, and Megan hauls Toni up again! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Megan drags Toni to a cover, TWO!! Toni stays in this and Ford argues the count. Megan just rains down forearms! Cover, TWO!
Megan SLAPS Toni! Megan stalks Toni to the ropes, CHOKES her again, then lets off. Ford storms up to CHOKE Toni some more! The fans boo, but Luther drags Ford away with an Electric Chair! Ford freaks out, Megan is furious, but now things are even! Toni fires forearms on Megan and the fans fire up! Megan swings, misses, and Toni ROCKS Megan! Megan roars, Toni dodges, and Toni hits the THESZ PRESS! And rains down fast hands! The fans fire up but Megan pushes free. Toni roars and she runs in for a SPLASH! The fans fire up as Toni hits a TORNADO DDT! Toni isn’t done, she ties up Megan’s legs for a QUEEN ANGELITO STRETCH!
Megan endures, reaches out, and the fans rally as Toni pulls on the facelock! But Megan powers up with her arms alone, and she drags Toni along to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Toni lets go in frustration, but Toni brings Megan in. Megan BACKDROPS Toni to the apron! Toni ROCKS Megan, Megan ROCKS Toni! Megan goes up the ropes and brings Toni in with a deadlift BACK SUPLEX! Megan then drags Toni to the drop zone, goes up the corner, but Toni waistlocks! Megan ELBOWS Toni away, climbs more, but Toni is right after her! SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX!! A rough landing for them both and the fans are stunned!
The fans rally for “Women’s Wrestling!” while both women are down, and the standing count climbs. We pass 5 of 10, but both women sit up at 7. Toni grabs Megan to CLUB her! Megan ROCKS Toni! Toni ROCKS Megan, but Megan ROCKS Toni! The forearms keep going, then Toni fires a flurry! Toni has Megan in the corner and fires more shots! The fans are thunderous for Storm, but Megan BOOTS her! Megan runs, but Toni dodges! SNAP GERMAN! Megan flounders, Toni has her closeup, but Megan stops the hip attack! Megan carries Toni for a GERMAN SUPLEX of her own! Megan huffs ‘n’ puffs and drags Toni back up!
Megan suplexes, for the FALCON DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Toni survives and the fans fire up! Megan is furious, but she drags Toni up to the fireman’s carry! Toni hits a crucifix takedown, TWO! Toni dodges the boot, waistlocks, but Megan switches! Toni fights the German Suplex to switch and GERMAN SUPELX! Megan flounders to a corner and the fans fire up! SWEET HIP MUSIC! But Megan rises?! So Toni HEADBUTTS her back down! Toni goes to the corner, she gets another closeup, and she runs in, SWEET HIP MUSIC!! And then a THIRD SWEET HIP MUSIC!! Toni isn’t done, here’s THE FOURTH!!
Toni drags Megan up for STORM ZERO!! Cover, ONE?!?!? Megan is truly superhuman and Toni has no idea what to do! Toni kicks Megan low, reels her in, but Megan BACKDROPS free! And LARIATS! And LEAPING LARIATS!! Megan isn’t done, she hauls Toni up for a SIT-OUT POWERBOMB!! The fans boo but Megan drags Toni up again. Fireman’s carry, and “BOW! DOWN!!” FATE’S- CRADLE!! TONI WINS!!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Champion)
In a very Rocky way, the champ took hit after hit but still pulled out the victory! Megan is still a monster, will she simply go on a rampage until she’s back again?
2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis VS Mark Briscoe!
For the fourth time already, we see The Aussie Arrow and the Sussex County Chicken cross paths in a 1v1 showdown. Kyle trails in the series and that really sticks in his craw. Will Mark #ManUp and make things 3-1? Or will The Protostar be the one taking a step closer to the Owen Hart Cup?
Mark makes his entrance and Kyle DIVES onto him at the ramp! The fans boo but Kyle puts Mark in the ring and the ref rings the bell! OFF COME THE PANTS, and Kyle GAMANGIRIS Mark in the corner! Kyle then brings Mark in, grins, and suplexes, but Mark cradle counters! TWO! Mark clinches to EXPLODER! Kyle tumbles out, Mark builds speed, but Mark blocks a boot to UPPERCUT! Don Callis is on commentary to complain about Redneck Kung-Fu, just like he did on Collision. Mark goes to the apron to join Kyle, but Kyle SUPERKICKS him first! Kyle then runs up, but Mark BACKDROPS Kyle to the apron!
The fans fire up while Kyle hobbles around, and Kyle BLOCKBUSTERS to the floor! Mark grabs a chair, tosses it into the ring, but the ref tells him not to use it. The fans boo because they know how Mark gets down. Mark says, “Boo this man!” The fans boo the ref, but the chair is still put aside. Mark WRECKS Kyle with a dropkick, then he fires hands. Mark stomps Kyle down, then high-fives the front row. Mark goes up onto the barriers, the fans cheer more, and BANG BANG! FOLEY ELBOW DROP! Philly appreciates that, and Mark goes looking. Mark brings out another chair! The fans cheer as Mark puts that in the ring.
The ref reprimands Mark, so Mark just puts more chairs in! The ref does his best to clear those out but Mark keeps adding more chairs! The fans cheer as Mark finally sits one up! Mark builds speed but Kyle gets in! SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF onto the chair! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives being hoisted on his own petard, and we see Konosuke Takeshita watching. Konosuke likes how his felly Don Callis Family member is doing, but the fans rally for #DemBoys! Kyle KICKS Mark to a corner, then fires forearms and body shots! The ref counts, Kyle sits Mark down, and then he soaks up the heat! The fans boo Kyle while he flexes on the corner.
Kyle hops down and drags Mark up. Kyle wrenches and scoops to SLAM, then he paces. The fans tell off Callis even though he’s just on commentary. Kyle tells the fans to hush, then he drags Mark up. Mark CHOPS, ROCKS, and repeat! The fans fire up but Kyle scoops and SLAMS Mark again! Kyle then basement SUPERKICKS! Kyle grins, brushes himself off, then taunts Mark. Mark goes to ropes, Kyle eggs him on, but Mark REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS! Mark CHOPS and ROCKS Kyle, then UPPERCUTS again! Mark whips, Kyle reverses, but Mark goes up, out, only for Kyle to BOOT him down!
The fans boo but Kyle brushes off his boot. Kyle then goes out and fetches Mark. Kyle reels Mark in, then hoists Mark up for an APRON POWERBOMB! Mark falls in a heap but Kyle grins. Kyle drags Mark up, to APRON POWERBOMB again! Kyle drags Mark up again, but the ref wants him to stop. Kyle says fine, fine. But then he BARRIER BOMBS Mark instead!! Kyle leaves Mark behind, and he soaks up the heat while he flexes again. Mark flounders while the ring count climbs, and Kyle paces while he waits. Mark drags himself up at 6, flops at 7, but springs in at 9! The fans cheer and Kyle is annoyed. Mark drags himself up while the fans rally again.
Kyle runs corner to corner, GAMANGIRI!! And then he hoists Mark up top, climbs up to join him, and Kyle hushes the fans. But Mark fires body shots! The fans fire up as Mark BITES Kyle’s forehead! Mark SHOVES Kyle down, Kyle tumbles, and Mark aims! MISSILE DROPKICK! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! A standing count starts, and now we see Brody King watching. Kyle stalks Mark, but Mark CHOPS! And ROCKS! And CHOPS! Kyle bumps Mark off buckles to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Mark CHOPS back! And CHOPS again! And again! Kyle knees low, KNEES again, then KNEES again!
Kyle soaks up heat, then runs the ropes, but Mark dodges and comes back! Kyle dodges, and DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Both men are down again and the fans fire back up! The fans rally, Mark and Kyle rise up, and they both nod. They fire forearms back and forth! Mark ROCKS Kyle, Kyle ROCKS Mark, repeat! The fans fire up as the shots keep going, then Mark gets the edge! Mark winds up, but Kyle BOOTS first! Kyle whips, Mark ducks ‘n’ dodges to CLOBBER Kyle! Kyle goes to a corner, Mark runs up, and Mark LARIATS! Mark reels Kyle in, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives but Mark is not deterred!
Mark drags Kyle up, CHOPS, then fireman’s carries. Kyle grabs ropes, Mark pries him free, but Kyle gets around! Mark fights the Half ‘n’ Half, elbows free, but Kyle SUPERKICKS! Kyle reels Mark in, but Mark slips out of the bomb to fireman’s carry! Kyle fights free of that to reverse suplex and gut wrench, to LAWN DART! The fans fire up while both men are down! Kyle and Mark stir, and Mark is on the apron. Kyle reels Mark in through the ropes but Mark fires body shots. Kyle KICKS Mark, then goes to the apron! Kyle brings Mark in, but Mark fireman’s carries! Kyle fights free again to ENZIGIRI! And SUPERKICK!
Kyle reels Mark in, grins, and suplexes to APRON BRAINBUSTER!! Kyle drags Mark into the ring, suplexes again, another BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Mark survives and shocks Kyle! Callis storms off commentary to argue with the ref, but that was a fair count! Kyle drags Mark up, puts him in the corner, and he puts Mark back up top. Kyle SLAPS Mark, then climbs. Kyle suplexes Mark, but Mark slips free! Mark SLAPS Kyle on the back! And then straitjacket and torture racks! But Kyle grabs the ropes! Mark SLAPS Kyle’s back again, then goes up to HEADBUTT the back of Kyle’s head again and again!
Mark lifts Kyle with the crucifix, for a B T BOMB!!! Cover, TWO!?!?! Kyle survives, but Mark SLIDING LARIATS! Mark hurries up and the fans are thunderous! FROGGY-BOW!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! Kyle survives again and Callis can breathe again! Mark reaches for the sky and calls his shot! Underhooks, but Kyle spins and victory rolls, TWO! Mark rolls Kyle up, TWO!! Mark kicks low, underhooks, but Kyle wrenches out and suplexes! But Mark slips free again! Straitjacket, torture rack, CUTTHROAT DRIVER!!! Callis is freaking out, but both men are down! Philly is thunderous, but then Kyle flops out of the ring!
Mark says whatever, and he goes up top! Mark aims to SUPER FROGGY-BOW!!! Mark hurries to get Kyle back in, and he goes right back up! FROGGY-BOW!!! But into BOOTS!! Kyle runs and GAMANGIRIS again! Then GAMANGIRIS again!! Kyle hoists Mark right up top, climbs right up after him, and shouts as he hits the TOP ROPE BRAINBUSTER!!!! Cover, KYLE WINS!
Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
The series is 2-2, but Kyle gets his win in the spotlight! Will The Protostar soon stand atop all of AEW?
ROH World Championship Title VS Mask: Chris Jericho VS Bandido!
The Learning Tree can never leave anything at just a victory. He already beat The Most Wanted in a standard title match, but he still felt Bandido needed to learn his place. Jericho humiliated and perhaps even traumatized Bandido’s family by beating Gravity down in front of their mother and sister, and then he stole Gravity’s mask! Bandido took his brother’s mask back, but now he must put his own mask on the line tonight. Will Bandido win it all or lose it all here in the City of Brotherly Love?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly El Campeon de Honor!
The Code of Honor is skipped, the bell rings, and CODE BREAKER outta nowhere!! Cover, TWO!! Bandido survives that sudden shot, but Jericho rains down fists! The fans boo Jericho but he mocks them. Jericho CHOPS Bandido, whips him, then CLOBBERS him! LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Bandido stays in this but Jericho soaks up the heat. Jericho wants Bandido’s mom & sister to see as he rains down fists! Jericho CHOPS Bandido, then CHOPS again! Jericho whips, Bandido handsprings, but Jericho dodges! Jericho BOOTS Bandido down, then BOOT- NO, Bandido goes Matrix and even headstands!
Jericho runs up, Bandido dodges, then TOSSES Jericho out! Bandido runs to DIVE! Direct hit at the ramp but Bandido reloads! The fans fire up as Bandido FLIES! Down goes Jericho at the ramp! The fans fire up, Bandido drags Jericho up, and Bandido whips Jericho hard into railing! And then into more railing! Bandido hugs his mom and tells her, “Tranquilo.” Bandido puts Jericho in the ring, climbs up the corner, and TORNILLO! Cover, TWO! Jericho stays in this but Bandido argues it. The count is the count, so Bandido drags Jericho up. Bandido reels Jericho in, suplexes, and he holds Jericho up with one arm!
The fans count with Bandido, and he goes past TEN to then go to TWENTY! Then THIRTY!! The count keeps going and Philly loves it! FORTY!! Jericho is red in the face as we hit FIFTY!! Then SIXTY!! A full minute of suplex and the fans fire up! Cover, TWO!! Jericho survives but the fans rally behind Bandido! Bandido drags Jericho up, whips him to a corner, but Jericho reverses. Bandido goes up, out, and Jericho is sputtering from that stalling suplex! Jericho flops out of the ring, so Bandido DROPKICKS him into the post! Bandido fires forearms, then runs up again, but Jericho pops him up! POWERBOMB from apron to floor!!
The fans fire up while both men are down! The ref checks and somehow Bandido is still in this. Jericho stands and soaks up the heat. But then he stares down Bandido’s mom! “You gonna cry again?!” Mom and daughter, and all of Philly, cheers for Bandido! Jericho flips them all off for it! Jericho goes back to the ring as the count climbs. Bandido is still down at 7 of 20, then 10! Jericho soaks up the heat, then lounges in the corner. Bandido rises at 12, but he still needs to drag himself up. Bandido rolls in at 15! The fans chant at Jericho, “Please Retire!” Jericho drags Bandido up to hit a BIG back suplex! Cocky cover, TWO!
Jericho paces while the fans boo. Jericho SLAPS Bandido while he’s down! Bandido sits up but Jericho slaps him more. Bandido SLAPS! Jericho SLAPS! It is a SLAP fight! Bandido fires a flurry of forearms, then runs, but into a BOOT! Cover, TWO! Jericho is annoyed but he mocks the fans booing him. Jericho drags Bandido up, but Bandido blocks the punches to fire body shots! They brawl, and Jericho gets the edge again! Jericho whips, Bandido KICKS him, then runs! Tilt-o-whirl and DDT! Jericho tumbles away and the fans fire up! Bandido feeds off that energy and he shakes the ropes! Bandido SOBATS, KNEES, and JUMP SOBATS!
Jericho falls, the fans fire up, and Bandido runs, but into a DROPKICK! Bandido goes to the apron, and Jericho shouts at Bandido’s mom again! The fans boo Jericho, but Bandido gets up to jump and SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Jericho survives but mom and sister still cheer Bandido. Bandido goes up, up, but Jericho trips him! Jericho CHOPS Bandido, and CHOPS, and then climbs up the corner. Jericho soaks up heat, then he rains down fists! Jericho goes to NUEVE! “Hi, guys!” TEN! SUPER- NO!! Bandido stops the Super Steiner and hoists Jericho back up! But Jericho SUPER RANAS after all!!
Jericho rises, the fans boo, but Bandido gorilla presses Jericho! One arm! And the SLAM! Then Bandido goes up, up, and Latino Heat before the FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Bandido shouts out Eddie but Jericho knew Eddie well! The fans rally for Bandido as he rises back up. Jericho goes to a corner, Bandido runs in, but Jericho puts him on the apron! Bandido GAMANGIRIS, goes up top, and he TORNILLOS into a CODE BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!! Bandido survives and the fans fire up! Bandido and Jericho sit up, and they’re back to back. They look over their shoulders at each other, and they nod. Time for five paces to the corners!
The fans rally as both men march, but then Jericho SUCKER PUNCHES Bandido! Roll up, feet on the ropes! TWO!! Jericho goes up, “Hi, Guys~!” But Bandido stops the headscissors! Jericho shifts to roll Bandido into a cradle, TWO!! Bandido BOOTS Jericho, reels him in, gut wrench and torture rack! X KNEE!! Jericho staggers, he’s on the ropes! Bandido deals the hand, BLACKJACK- NO, Jericho stalls, then victory rolls, TWO!! Both men stand, Jericho trips Bandido! WALLS OF JERICHO!! Bandido endures as Jericho sits deep on that back! Bandido claws at the mat, the fans rally, and Bandido powers up to fight his way forward!
Jericho still sits deep on the hold, but Bandido still makes the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Jericho holds on but the ref counts! Jericho lets go at 4, but he shoves the ref! The ref warns him, the fans fire up, and Bandido SUPERKICKS Jericho! Both men are down again and the fans rally! Wait! Bryan Keith hobbles out here! The ref stops The Bad Apple, but GRAVITY is here! Gravity fires off hands on Keith to help protect his brother! More refs come out here, but Jericho grabs Floyd the Baseball Bat!! The fans boo, but Jericho CLOBBERS Bandido!! Jericho hides the evidence, then he crawls over to cover! JERICHO WINS?!?!
Winner: Chris Jericho, by pinfall (still ROH World Champion)
Wait, Aubrey hears from Bandido’s mom and sister. They protest how this happened, but Jericho wants this to wrap up already. The family exposes the BAT! The fans cheer but Jericho is furious! The refs all talk this out, and Justin Roberts makes the announcement: This match must CONTINUE! The fans cheer as justice is served, but can Bandido recover after taking that shot? Wait, Jericho grabs Bandido’s sister!! But she SLAPS Jericho!! Bandido BOOTS Jericho, then scoops him! Torture rack and X KNEE!! Jericho staggers to the ropes, BLACKJACK 21 PLEX!! Bridging cover, Bandido wins!!
Winner: Bandido, by pinfall (NEW ROH World Champion)
Now THIS is justice! Bandido regains the title he never truly lost, and he also keeps his mask and defends his family’s honor! If Jericho is no longer champion, what is The Learning Tree to do now?
AEW TNT Championship, No Time Limit, Full Ringside Ban: Daniel Garcia VS Adam Cole!
It has been quite the back and forth between these two. While the Undisputed Kingdom has had 2Point0’s number in trios matches, interference ruined the first TNT Championship match, and then time ran out on the second. But now there’s nothing to it but to do it! Will Red Death prove himself under the spotlight? Or will this title finally be Undisputed?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly worthy of this title!
The bell rings and the fans fire up. Cole and Garcia step up, talk a bit of smack, and then they tie up. They’re in a deadlock, then break, and tie up again. They break, and Garcia pie faces Cole! Cole pie faces back! The forearms fly and the fans fire up! The fans duel as Garcia kicks low then CHOPS Cole in the corner. Cole turns things around to ROCK and CHOP Garcia! Cole whips, Garcia dodges the boot and SHOTGUNS Cole down! Philly is torn while Cole goes to a corner. Garcia runs up to LARIAT Cole in the corner, then he wraps Cole’s arms around the ropes! The ref counts while Garcia pulls, and Garcia lets go to put a leg on the ropes!
Garcia CHOPS Cole, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count along, Garcia stops at nine to wind up, and TEN! The fans cheer but Garcia wags his finger, because he goes for another round! But Cole DUMPS Garcia out at 15 total! Cole hits a SUPERKICK and Garcia hits the floor! The fans rally and duel as Cole goes to the apron. Cole takes aim, but Garcia avoids the Panama Sunrise! Cole hobbles from the bad foot jamming! Garcia SHOTGUNS Cole into railing! The fans rally while Garcia gets space. Cole flounders, but Garcia storms up to stomp away on the bad leg! The ref has Garcia back off so he can check Cole.
Cole is in the ring, and he insists he can continue. Garcia and Cole circle, but Garcia still dropkicks the bad leg! Cole clutches the foot but Garcia grabs it! Garcia GROUND DRAGON SCREWS the leg! Cole crawls to ropes, Garcia puts him in a corner to fire body shots. The fans rally, Garcia puts Cole’s leg in the ropes and pulls! The ref counts, Garcia lets go, to then DROPKICK the leg! Cole falls over in a heap while fans are torn. Garcia puts the leg on the ropes to stand on it! The ref counts, Garcia steps off, and Garcia drags Cole around to hook up the legs. Cole resists while the fans duel, but Garcia rises up to do his dance! Then he STOMPS the legs!
Basement dropkick and Garcia covers, TWO! Cole stays tough but Garcia drags him up. Cole fires body shots, Garcia backs off, but then he grabs that bad leg! DRAGON SCREW, and FOOT DDT! Then Garcia pushes on the knee to JAM it! The fans rally while Cole writhes in pain, but Garcia is ice cold focused. Garcia storms up on Cole, but Cole fires body shots! Cole stands, swings, but Garcia slips around and reels Cole in! TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Garcia drags Cole up again, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! That’s double and Garcia drags Cole up again! But Cole suplexes! Garcia fights that, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Garcia grins and he drags Cole up again.
Garcia reels Cole in, but Cole fireman’s carries! USHIGOROSHI! That was double-edged given the bad leg, but Cole refuses to let that stop him! Both men rise up, Garcia runs in at the corner, but Cole ELBOWS him away! And BOOTS him! Cole goes up the corner, PANAMA SUN- NO, Garcia backdrops through and steps into the legs! But Cole makes it a cradle! TWO, and Garcia LARIATS Cole down! The fans fire up and Garcia snarls. Garcia drags Cole up, reels him in, but he hesitates. Cole fights the lift, but Garcia CLUBS away! Garcia now Gotch holds, for the lift and SPINNING PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Cole survives and Garcia is frustrated.
The fans rally and duel, “F HIM UP, DANNY, F HIM UP!” Garcia looms over Cole while Cole flounders. Garcia brings down the kneepad! Cole ROCKS Garcia first! And then ROCKS him again! And again! Garcia ROCKS Cole, Cole ROCKS Garcia, and they go back and forth! Cole BOOTS Garcia, but Garcia snarls and BOOTS in return! Cole and Garcia fire up, and they DOUBLE FOREARM! And DOUBLE BOOT! Cole swings, Garcia dodges and SAIDOS! But Cole rises up! Garcia runs, into a BOOT! Garcia clamps onto Cole’s neck! Cole breaks free but Garcia CHOPS in return! And CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS!
Garcia winds up, but Cole SUPERKICKS! Cole falls over with the bad leg, and Garcia falls onto him! It’s a cover, TWO and Cole has the ghost pin! TWO!! Garcia survives and the fans fire up again! Cole and Garcia rise up slowly, and Cole uses his bad leg to SUPER- NO! Garcia blocks the kick, and twists it into an ANKLE LOCK!! Cole endures, reaches out, but Garcia drags him away from ropes! GRAPEVINE!! Cole still endures, still fights forward, and the fans rally as he claws his way to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts but Garcia holds until 4. Cole rolls out of the ring and flops to the floor, but Garcia rolls out to pursue.
The fans rally, Garcia drags Cole up, and Garcia sends Cole into the steel steps! The knees hit hard and Cole falls over! Garcia stands on Cole’s foot, then goes up the steps. Garcia winds up to mock the Adam Cole Baybay! Cole rises up but Garcia reels him in! Garcia says a quick prayer for forgiveness, but Cole CLUBS at Garcia’s legs! Cole fires a body shot, and now he’s up there with Garcia! Cole ROCKS Garcia, then suplexes, GHOSTBUSTER!! Garcia falls to the steps then the floor! Cole rests on the steps, the fans rally up, and Cole takes aim for the PANAMA SUNRISE to the floor! Philly loses its mind as Cole puts Garcia in!
Cole fires up and he brings down his kneepad! Cole runs, but Garcia falls! Another Boom denied and Cole is beside himself. Cole hobbles over to drag Garcia up, but Garcia cradles! TWO!!! Cole narrowly escapes, and he runs up, only for the bad knee to give out! So Garcia goes up!? PANAMA SUNRISE?!? Garcia uses Cole’s move against him, and now THE BOOM!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Cole survives both his own moves, and Garcia is seething! Garcia SLAMS the leg against the mat again and again! Garcia drags Cole up, reels him in, but Cole still fights the lift! Garcia lets Cole go, and he thinks about the corner…
Garcia drags Cole to the corner, puts him up top, but he hesitates a moment. The fans rally up as Garcia climbs! The ref says not to do this, but Garcia lifts Cole up! Cole fights the driver and fires body shots! Cole HEADBUTTS again and again, then HEADBUTTS one more time! Garcia falls down, Cole adjusts his position, and PANAMA SUNRISE!!! The fans fire up, Cole goes back up the corner, for another PANAMA SUNRISE!!! The fans fire up even more as Cole rises again! The kneepads are down, Cole gets moving, THE BOOM!!!! Cover, COLE WINS!!!
Winner: Adam Cole, by pinfall (NEW AEW TNT Champion)
Adam Cole’s 17 year anniversary is commemorated in the best way possible! After setback after setback, he finally has singles gold in AEW! But he also shows Garcia great respect by offering a hand. The fans cheer, and Garcia stands back up. Garcia shakes Cole’s hand, and the fans cheer more! But if Garcia still isn’t ready for the brightest lights and the biggest stages, when will he be ready?
AEW International Championship Triple Threat: Kenny Omega VS Ricochet VS “Speedball” Mike Bailey!
After thwarting diverticulitis, The Cleaner doubted if he’d ever even be able to return. But not only did he return, he proved that even his “new normal” was championship caliber when he dethroned The Alpha, Konosuke Takeshita. The Dynasty International Eliminator Tournament gave us quite the diet of amazing talent, but there was controversy in that Fatal 4 Way, thus bringing about this epic three way! But will Omega prove he is still better than even two great opponents? Will the One & Only make this title #OuttaThisWorld? Or will they both get bounced in Speedball Bailey’s AEW PPV debut?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is THE Best Bout Machine!
The bell rings and the fans rally up already. Ricochet tries to convince Bailey to work with him against Omega, but Bailey just storms up on Ricochet. Ricochet bails out, the fans boo, so Bailey and Omega square off after all. The fans rally while the two circle, and the fans duel “SPEEDBALL!” “KENNY!” “SPEEDBALL!” “KENNY!” The two tie up, go around, and end up on ropes. They go around and into a corner, then back to ropes, then to another corner. Ricochet watches from a distance, then he slithers in as the two are stuck on ropes. Ricochet storms up and spins Bailey around, but then narrowly avoids a roundhouse!
Ricochet bails out again, Bailey storms up to the ropes, but Omega O’Conner Rolls him! TWO and Omega tumbles to the outside! Ricochet RAMS Omega into the desk! Then Ricochet RAMS into Bailey, slingshots up and over, then whips. Bailey reverses, bypasses, and hurdles to then drop down! Ricochet grabs ropes to stop himself, and says he’s too smart. But Omega CLAWS at Ricochet’s head, and throws Ricochet down! Ricochet tumbles away, Bailey runs up but Omega ROCKS him! Omega bumps Bailey off buckles, then goes up the corner! CROSSBODY! The fans fire up for Omega and he brings Bailey back up.
Omega CHOPS Bailey, CLUBS him, then whips corner to corner. Bailey reverses, runs up, but Omega BOOTS him away! Bailey comes back, Omega goes up and over, then comes back to RANA! Bailey tumbles out, Ricochet slides in, and he RAN- NO, Omega shoves that down to Oklahoma Roll into an ARMBAR! Ricochet scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Omega lets go and Bailey kicks Omega. Bailey whips, Omega reverses, and Omega dodges the handspring. Bailey fires the Lightning Kicks! But Ricochet waistlocks Bailey! Omega runs, but Bailey ducks, the BOOT hits Ricochet! The Lightning Kicks continue!
Bailey ENZIGIRIS Omega out and the fans fire up! Bailey builds speed but Ricochet is waiting! Bailey avoids the springboard, then dodges again to SLINGSHOT RANA Omega on the outside! The fans fire up again, and Bailey brings Omega up, only for Ricochet to PLANCHA! Omega and Bailey split up, and Ricochet finds himself surrounded! Bailey says, “Bald!” and SLAPS Ricochet on the head! Omega says, “Bald!” and SLAPS Ricochet on the head! The fans cheer as they then DOUBLE SLAP Ricochet! Bailey then kicks Omega, whips, but Omega reverses to fireman’s carry! Omega goes around the way, “YOU! CAN’T!”
Wait, Bailey does escape as he flails and slips down! Bailey is in the front row and he SLAPS Omega! And he SMACKS Omega off the barriers! Bailey has Omega dangling, and he KICKS, KICKS, KICKS! Bailey hops up, the fans fire up, and Bailey sets up, only for Ricochet to grab him! Bailey grabs Ricochet’s ears, but Ricochet CLAWS Bailey’s eyes! Ricochet fireman’s carries, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER onto Omega’s back! Ricochet says he looks too damn good while he stands over Omega and Bailey. Ricochet drags Omega up, RAMS him into the corner, but fans taunt Ricochet with, “You’re Still Bald! You’re Still Bald!”
Ricochet puts Bailey in, stomps him around, and soaks up the heat from the fans. Ricochet stomps Bailey more, puts him under the ropes, and then jump stomps! Ricochet CHOKES Bailey on the ropes, and he tells the fans, “I can do what I want!” Ricochet drags Bailey to a cover, ONE! The fans chant, “Bald Forever!” Ricochet DROPKICKS Omega off the apron, then storms up on Bailey. Bailey CHOPS, but Ricochet CHOPS him down! Ricochet drags Bailey up to scoop and BACKBREAKER! Then he scoops and hits another BACKBREAKER, then a SIDEWALK SLAM! Ricochet sees Omega coming so he handspring kicks him back down!
Bailey waistlocks, Ricochet switches, but Bailey fires elbows! Ricochet gets under to NORTHERN LIGHTS, rolls through, and deadlift– NO, Omega saves Bailey from that to kick Ricochet low. The fans rally and Omega CHOPS Ricochet in the corner! And CHOPS! And SLAPS! CHOP! SLAP! Omega whips corner to corner, runs in, but Ricochet goes over! Bailey catches Ricochet, Omega runs up, but Ricochet BOOTS him away! Ricochet sends Bailey into Omega, then NECKBREAKER DDT COMBO! Bailey tumbles out and the fans fire up! Omega bails out, Ricochet builds speed, and Ricochet DIVES to take out Bailey!
Ricochet hurries back in, DIVES and takes out Omega! Ricochet commandeers Schiavone’s headset to tell everyone that he is that damn good! He can take out Speedball, he can take out Omega, and at the same damn time! There’s nobody out here that can- Bailey DROPKICKS Ricochet down! The fans fire up, Bailey takes the headset and apologizes to Schiavone for Ricochet. Bailey puts Ricochet in the ring, then goes up the corner. The fans fire up for Bailey as he MISSILE DROPKICKS! Ricochet flounders and the fans fire up more! Bailey winds up, SOBATS, then AX KICKS! And ROUNDHOUSES!
The fans fire up more as Bailey aims, RUNNING SHOOTING STAR FLOPS as Ricochet moves! Omega fireman’s carries Bailey, “YOU! CAN’T! ESCAPE!” ROLLING SENTON, and then the MOONSAULT FLOPS as Bailey moves! Ricochet springboards, FLYING LARIAT! LIONSAULT FLOPS as Omega moves! Bailey has Omega for a turn and backslide, TWO as Ricochet pushes it over! Ricochet then double stacks them, TWO! The fans fire up, Ricochet swings but Bailey sends him into Omega! Bayley then hooks them both up, and manages a DOUBLE CRUCIFIX TAKEDOWN! TWO!! Ricochet CHOPS Omega, and swings on Bailey!
Bailey slips around, Ricochet fights the backslide, but Omega gets them for a DOUBLE BACKSLIDE! TWO!! DOUBLE BUZZSAWS hit Omega! DOUBLE ROUNDHOUSES take Ricochet and Bailey out! The fans are thunderous and even giving a standing ovation! “This is Awesome!” while all three men stir. They all sit up, and Ricochet fires a shot on Omega. Bailey hits Ricochet, Omega hits Bailey, then Ricochet hits Bailey. Bailey hits Omega, Omega hits Ricochet, Bailey hits Omega again! All three men stand, Bailey fires fast hands on Omega, but Ricochet CLAWS Bailey’s eyes! Omega TOSSES Ricochet, then stands Bailey up.
Omega CHOPS Bailey, but Ricochet is back to CLAW Omega’s eyes! Bailey CLUBS Ricochet, TOSSES him out, but Omega ROCKS Bailey! And ROCKS him again! The fans fire up as Omega JABS, JABS, JABS, then winds up, to CHOP! Bailey falls over, but he gets up as he gets mad! The fans rally as Bailey KICKS! And KICKS! Omega shakes his head, so Bailey KICKS again! Omega falls and the fans fire up with Bailey! But Ricochet grabs Bailey by the hair! Bailey breaks free to SUPERKICK! Then Bailey goes up and TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS! The fans fire up again as Bailey rises. Omega WRECKS Bailey with a dropkick!
The fans start the Terminator Drums already! Omega feels that, and he rises up to build speed! Omega FLIES, and down go Ricochet & Bailey! The fans are thunderous as Omega still hits the classic! Omega drags Ricochet up and into the ring, and fans hope they “Fight Forever!” Omega grabs at Bailey, Bailey fights him off, so Omega goes to the ring, But Ricochet DROPKICKS Omega down! Ricochet builds speed to FLY! Down go Omega and Bailey! The fans boo but Ricochet goes back into the ring. Ricochet builds speed again, but Bailey is up! Bailey jumps over Ricochet, and he ASAI MOONSAULTS Ricochet and Omega down!
The fans fire up again and cheer Speedball on as he puts Omega in the ring. Bailey RANAS Omega into a cover, TWO! Omega sunset flips, Bailey rolls through, but Omega avoids the Penalty Kick! Omega avoids the standing moonsault, but Bailey fights the powerbomb lift! Bailey backdrops, Omega sunset flips, and Ricochet is back! Bailey BACKDROPS Ricochet onto Omega! Bailey then MOONSAULT KNEE DROPS on the double stack!! The fans are thunderous and Bailey aims at Omega! Spin and HEEL KICK!! Cover, Ricochet YANKS the ref! The fans boo but Ricochet grins! Bailey is furious but Ricochet tells him to chill.
Bailey rains down palm strikes on Ricochet! The fans fire up, Ricochet pushes free and flops out of the ring! Bailey storms out after Ricochet, rains down more shots, but Ricochet again pushes free. Ricochet hurries back into the ring, but Bailey grabs his feet! Bailey drags Ricochet out to fire hands on the apron! Bailey goes up, and he stomps Ricochet in the gut! Then he APRON MOONSAULT KNEE DROPS but only gets apron!! Ricochet avoids disaster but Bailey is clutching his knee! The ref checks Bailey, Ricochet CHOP BLOCKS Bailey but also hits the ref! The fans boo as Ricochet doesn’t care, and he goes back to Omega.
Ricochet mocks Omega’s pain, then CHOPS! And CHOPS! But Omega pie faces Ricochet! Ricochet comes back, but into a BOOT! Omega goes up, Ricochet somersaults to SHORYUKEN! Ricochet CHOPS Omega, climbs up after him, and fires hands! The fans don’t count, they just chant “BALD!” Ricochet says fine, and he BITES Omega’s forehead! But Bailey is back to KICK Ricochet! Bailey climbs up, and he SUPER DUPER POISON-RANAS!!! Ricochet tumbles away and the fans are thunderous! Bailey goes back for Omega, even with the bad leg, but Omega ALLEY-OOPS Bailey off buckles! SNAP DRAGON!!
Bailey is down in a heap but Omega has a wild look in the eyes! Omega sees Ricochet rising up, and he brings him into the full nelson! SNAP DRAGON!! Bailey staggers up, hobbles around, and Omega has him again! SNAP DRAGON!! The fans rally up, Omega brings Bailey back up, and fans want it “ONE MORE TIME!” Omega obliges, but Bailey fights it! Bailey grabs Ricochet! Ricochet fights, but Omega CLUBS away on them both! DOUBLE DRAGON!!! The fans are thunderous as both Ricochet and Bailey flounder around! It’s another standing ovation as Omega has his pick of targets.
Omega brings out two finger guns, “BANG!” V-TRIGGER for Ricochet! V-TRIGGER for Bailey! Bailey tumbles right out, Ricochet staggers to his feet, but Omega pops Ricochet up! Electric Chair, but Ricochet flails free! Ricochet pulls hair to get the dragon sleeper! VERTI- NO, Omega slips free! Ricochet ELBOWS Omega, goes up, but Omega catches him! Electric Chair for the COYT’S WRATH!! Bridging cover, TWO!! The fans are thunderous again as Bailey returns. Omega has Bailey for the Electric Chair! Bailey slips free, shoves Omega into Ricochet, HEEL KICK! Omega fights the backslide, but Ricochet adds a high stack, feet on the ropes! TWO?!?!
Ricochet is shocked but the fans fire up again! Ricochet grabs Bailey’s foot, and DRAGON SCREWS him! Ricochet shouts, “I’M WINNIIING~!” The fans boo but Ricochet scuffs Omega. Ricochet eggs on Omega, “You supposed to be the Best Bout Machine, huh?” Ricochet drags Omega up, reels him in, and puts one out! But Omega DUMPS Ricochet out of the ring! Omega runs at Bailey, but Bailey THRUST KICKS! Omega staggers, Bailey powers up, and SPINNING ROUNDHOUSE!! Bailey goes up the corner, takes aim again, ULTIMATE WEAPON misses! The knees take damage again! Omega sees his opening, SNAP- NO, Bailey switches!
Omega drop toeholds to a KNEEBAR!! Bailey endures, reaches out, but Ricochet aims from the apron! Springboard and 450 onto Omega!! Cover, TWO!!! Ricochet hurries to a corner, but then he goes for Bailey. Bailey victory rolls! TWO, but Ricochet SWEEPS the legs! Ricochet dragon sleepers, VERTIGO!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Bailey survives and Ricochet is shocked! Ricochet goes to a corner, the fans rally for Omega and Bailey, but Ricochet locks ‘n’ loads. SPIRIT- NO, Omega trips Ricochet and drags him out! Omega runs in, Bailey dodges! Roll up, high stack, TWO!!! Omega escapes in time, but Bailey hits a TIME ADVENTURE!!
Bailey hits another heel kick on Omega, and now he goes up! But Ricochet SHOVES Bailey down onto Omega! Bailey clutches that bad leg, Omega sputters in the drop zone, and Ricochet goes up top! SHOOTING STAR PRESS!! Cover, TWO!! Omega survives again and Ricochet is pissed at the ref! The ref defends the count, the fans boo Ricochet, but Ricochet DROPKICKS Bailey! Bailey is in the drop zone now, and Ricochet climbs up again. SHOOTING STAR onto the knees! Bailey cradles Ricochet, TWO!! Bailey hobbles, Ricochet sits up, and Ricochet wants mercy? Bailey SLAPS Ricochet, fires palm strikes, then a BUZZSAW! BUZZ- NO, Ricochet blocks the second!
Ricochet CLUBS the bad leg, then drags Bailey up to CLUB it again! The fans boo but Ricochet says he’s too smart. Ricochet goes to a corner, then comes back, but the Crane Stance stops him! Ricochet laughs, as if this is Daniel-san IRL. This isn’t gonna work! But the CRANE KICK hits after all!! The fans are thunderous while Bailey goes up! ULTIMATE WEAPON!!! But Bailey can’t make the cover! Bailey hobbles his way back, finally covers, V-TRIGGER!! Omega roars and the fans fire up with him! Omega drags Bailey up, turns him around, Electric Chair Lift! Ricochet shoves them both into the corner!
Bailey is stuck up top, Ricochet POISON-RANAS Omega! Ricochet goes up, dragon sleepers Bailey, but Bailey fights with body shots! Ricochet pulls hair, goes up and dragon sleepers again! But Omega CLUBS Ricochet’s legs! Omega gets up and under Ricochet! And has an Electric Chair Lift?!? SUPER ONE WINGED ANGEL!!!! Cover, OMEGA WINS!!!
Winner: Kenny Omega, by pinfall (still AEW International Champion)
Bailey is stuck in the Tree of Woe, he was literally so close and yet so far away from stopping that! But in the end, that shows why Omega is still THE Best Bout Machine! But wait! Kazuchika Okada is here! Philly fires up as the Rainmaker, the Continental Champion, makes his way out here to stare down his old rival. The fans love this stare down, but Omega steps out as he’s already done his job tonight. Will Omega and Okada soon battle again to reignite their rivalry?
AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley w/ Marina Shafir VS Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana!
The Maniac’s reign of terror has all but defined AEW in 2025, from destroying Bryan Danielson to screwing over multiple contenders, some at the same time. But now, he may have run into a man even more dangerous than him. Moxley asked the question and tonight, we may get the answer: How far is Swerve willing to go to make AEW whose house? SWERVE’S HOUSE!
But for his entrance, this isn’t just Swerve. This is STATIC SHOCK STRICKLAND! Does that mean he’s about to shock Moxley? Speaking of, Moxley makes his entrance from the bowels of the arena, Marina Shafir again by his side. The introductions are made, the briefcase is raised, and it is time to see who leads the Dynasty!
The bell rings and the fans fire up already. Moxley and Swerve stare down, feel things out, and Moxley talks a bit of smack. They feel out a knuckle lock but Moxley pie faces Swerve. They go again, Swerve gets a leg and he drags Moxley down. Swerve rear mounts, throws some hands, but Moxley bucks and slips out the back. Moxley hooks a leg, tries for a cover but Swerve keeps his arms up. Moxley top mounts, then hooks the arm! ARMBAR, but Swerve pops right out to float and go for an arm in return! Moxley shifts but Swerve hooks his head. Moxley still fights, but ends up in a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Moxley endures, Swerve rolls him, ghost pin, ONE!!
Moxley gets up and the fans applaud this opening exchange. Swerve and Moxley circle, but Swerve stays low and uses a leg guard. Moxley and Swerve knuckle lock, then Swerve rolls to hook a leg! Swerve powers Moxley into the drop toehold, then rear mounts again. Swerve wants the arm but Moxley wrenches to double wristlock. They end up in the corner, the ref counts, and Moxley lets go slowly. Moxley then sucker punches Swerve! Swerve ROCKS Moxley in return! And ROCKS him again, and again, and again! The fans fire up, Swerve snapmares and goes up, FALLING UPPERCUT! Swerve hits the Griddy and the fans fire up!
Swerve stomps Moxley, then paces around. The fans rally for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” as he and Moxley knuckle lock again. They go shoulder to shoulder in the Test of Strength, then they go forehead to forehead. They go back to shoulders, and Moxley cranks the knuckle locks. Moxley eggs Swerve on, but Swerve grits his teeth and stands back up. Moxley kicks and CHOPS Swerve, CHOPS again, then whips. Swerve handsprings up and around to then sidestep and SNAP GERMAN! Moxley is up but the EDDY GORDO RANA sends him out! Swerve hurries to the apron and he BOOTS Moxley down!
The fans fire up for Swerve and Swerve stalks Moxley. Swerve BOOTS Moxley, brings him around the way, and whips him into railing! The fans cheer while Moxley slumps down. Swerve grabs a water bottle, takes a drink, and then he BOOTS Moxley! Moxley goes to commentary, Swerve brings him into the ring at 7 of 10. Swerve climbs up, Moxley stands, and Moxley DECKS Swerve! Swerve hits apron then the floor! The fans boo, Moxley argues with the ref, and Marina steps on Swerve! Nana protests but that’s the least The Problem could do. Moxley goes out to drag Swerve up, and he stands on Swerve to STOMP him on the steps!
The fans boo but Moxley whips Swerve hard into the other steps! Moxley leaves Swerve behind, we’re at 5 of 10, but then the ref and Mox argue again. Marina KICKS Swerve down! The fans boo, Nana protests, but they have no solution to The Problem after Moxley took out Willow Nightingale. Moxley has Swerve in the ring and fires forearms, even scraping them in! Moxley fires some quick headbutts, then more forearms! The fans boo but Moxley paces around while Swerve sputters. Moxley drags Swerve up to TOSS him out, and the fans rally, only for Moxley to AX HANDLE from the apron! Moxley TOSSES Swerve over the desk!
Commentary has to clear out as Swerve falls down! Moxley digs his fingers into Swerve’s face then stomps him down! Moxley storms off, Swerve sputters, and the ref reprimands. Commentary has to watch from the other side of the desk now, but Swerve is busted open! Moxley drags the steel steps around, then comes back to BOOT Swerve! Moxley drags Swerve up and over, and he fishhooks Swerve’s mouth! Moxley BITES Swerve’s bloody forehead! The fans tell Moxley he’s sick, but Moxley rains down fists on Swerve’s head! Swerve is stuck on the steel steps as Moxley BITES him again! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Moxley stops at 4.
Swerve snarls as he rises up. Swerve goes into the ring but Moxley drags him back out. Moxley storms in and argues with the ref again, then he goes out after Swerve. Swerve fires body shots, but Moxley KNEES low! Moxley drags Swerve up the steps, underhooks, and FULL METAL PARADIGM SHIFTS! The fans boo, Moxley flips them and Swerve off, then he leaves Swerve behind. Swerve blinks through the blood while the ring count climbs. We hit 7 of 10, then 8! Marina lurks nearby, but Swerve springs in at 9.9!! Moxley drags Swerve in while the fans rally up. Moxley lifts Swerve for a PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO!
Swerve survives but Moxley keeps on him with a knee in the back. Moxley pulls on a leg, then the other, and he ties those up! Moxley pulls Swerve’s hair to sit him up, and he rains down fists! Moxley DIGS his fingers in, then BITES Swerve’s forehead! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Moxley shoves Swerve down. Moxley keeps the legs tied up and then headscissors. Swerve endures this unique pretzel hold and the fans rally up. Moxley shifts around again to again pull Swerve’s hair. Moxley throws more forearms, then backs up to flip the fans off. PENALTY KICK! Swerve sits back up while the fans boo Moxley.
Moxley drags Swerve up, suplexes, and X PLEXES! Swerve sputters after that crash landing, but he rises back up. Philly lets Moxley have it but he just soaks it up. Moxley storms back over to Swerve, eggs him on, and the fans rally for Swerve. Moxley mockingly asks Swerve if he’s good, then he BITES Swerve’s forehead again! The ref reprimands, Swerve takes wild swings, and he hits Moxley! And again! And again! Moxley just eggs Swerve on! Swerve CHOPS, CHOPS, but Moxley says he knows Swerve can hit harder than that. So Swerve ROCKS Moxley with a right! Moxley grins and comes back to fire a forearm!
Swerve fires back, the shots go back and forth! The fans cheer Swerve and boo Moxley as the two pick up speed! Swerve wobbles, Moxley SLAPS him! So Swerve SLAPS back! Swerve fires another forearm, another forearm, and a BOOT! Then another BOOT! Another BOOT! Swerve runs, but Moxley ROCKS him! Moxley runs, but Swerve dodges to waistlock. Moxley wrenches to a KIMURA! The fans boo but Swerve endures! Swerve fights around, the fans rally, but Moxley powers into the ARMBAR! Swerve fights, kicks at Moxley, and powers his way around, only for Moxley to have a TRIANGLE HOLD! Nana coaches Swerve and Swerve fires body shots.
Swerve clasps hands, powers up to his feet, and he clinches Moxley so he can deadlift Moxley! POWERBOMB!! Both men are down but Philly fires up! Swerve snarls as he rises up, then runs up. Moxley dodges a boot, but Swerve fights the waistlock. Swerve ROCKS Moxley, runs corner to corner and ROCKS him! BOOTS him! ROCKS him again! BOOTS him again! Swerve whips corner to corner, then HIP TOSSES! Gator roll, deadlift and BRAINBUSTER! Swerve crawls to the cover, TWO! Moxley stays in this but Nana tells Swerve he is this close. But Moxley sits up to get the REAR NAKED CHOKE! Swerve rolls back to a cover, TWO!!
Moxley kicks, Swerve blocks and slips through, BACKBREAKER! Swerve then goes to the corner, rolls back, but Moxley CUTTERS first! The fans rally, Moxley gets mad now, and he drags Swerve into the underhooks. Swerve wrenches out, kicks, and he hooks Moxley up into the inverted Gory Especial! Moxley slips free, and hits an INVERTED HEADLOCK TAKEOVER, into the BULLY CHOKE!! The fans rally as Swerve endures, and Swerve fights around, only to end up back in the REAR NAKED CHOKE! The fans continue to rally as Swerve continues to fight, but Moxley shifts his grip again.
Swerve fights free of the body scissors, stands up, and he pushes off a corner! They roll back, Swerve is free, and he somersault FLATLINERS! The fans fire up, and we get a HOUSE CALL!! Cover, TWO!! Moxley survives but Swerve shouts, “JON!!” HOUSE CALL AGAIN!!! But Swerve isn’t going to cover? Swerve goes back to a corner, and he reloads! “Whose House?!” But Moxley LARIATS first!! Moxley shakes out his arm, but Swerve is up! HOUSE CALL!!! The fans are thunderous while both men are down! Moxley rolls away, a standing count starts, and Marina slides in, briefcase in hand! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but NANA storms in!
The fans fire up as Nana tells Marina to stop being a problem! Marina just CLOBBERS Nana!! The fans boo but Marina kicks Nana out of the ring! But Swerve stalks behind Marina! But Moxley storms up on Swerve! Swerve dodges, the CUTTER catches Marina!! The fans fire up as Swerve now kicks Moxley, and steals PARADIGM SHIFT!! Cover, TWO!!! Moxley survives his own move and Swerve cannot believe it! The fans rally as hard as they can for Swerve, and he goes back to the corner! Swerve climbs up, takes aim, but Moxley stands! Moxley SHOVES Swerve to the floor! The fans boo but Moxley avoids the killshot!
Swerve flounders, the fans tell Moxley off, but Moxley goes out to look under the ring. Moxley drags out a ladder! Moxley tells off the fans, and then he brings that ladder over. Moxley stands that ten footer up near the steel steps but also Spanish commentary. There’s just enough room for that, and then Moxley says, “Whose house is it now?!” Moxley goes up the steel steps, tells the fans to shut their mouths, and he uses a GUILLOTINE CHOKE to bring Swerve around. Moxley makes Swerve climb the ladder, then he goes up the other side! The ref reprimands, the fans freak out just anticipating this!
Moxley throws hands on Swerve, then BITES the forehead! Moxley wants to get that wound bleeding again before he hauls Swerve up! Swerve fires body shots! Swerve CLAWS Moxley’s back! The fans cheer as Mox tastes some of his own medicine! Swerve SMACKS Moxley off the ladder, throws more hands, then he BITES Moxley’s forehead! Moxley starts to fall back, and Swerve hops over to join him on that side! KILL STOMPS down through the desk!!! Philly loses their minds and cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as both men go down! The ref checks both men, and while Swerve clutches a knee, it seems both men are okay to continue.
Swerve and Moxley both crawl out of the wreckage, Swerve going under the ladder. Hopefully that isn’t bad luck… Moxley flounders off to one side, Swerve goes to the other. They both stand and roll into the ring while the fans rally as hard as they can. Moxley and Swerve crawl, they lock eyes, and they head to center. They go forehead to forehead, then Moxley pie faces Swerve. Moxley eggs Swerve on, then fires as forearm! Swerve SLAPS! Moxley fires a forearm, Swerve fires back! Moxley wobbles, but he ROCKS Swerve! Swerve ROCKS Mox! Both men rise up, and now they throw haymakers! The ref reprimands but the shots keep going!
Moxley CHOPS, Swerve CHOPS, repeat! Then they fire forearms! The fans cheer Swerve, boo Moxley, repeat! Moxley kicks a leg out and Swerve falls! Marina is back and she slips a chair into the ring! The fans boo but the ref is busy helping Swerve. Moxley takes aim, Swerve ducks, the chair flies into the ref’s face!! The fans are shocked and Moxley is pissed, but the ref is down in a heap! Swerve reels Moxley into the Inverted Gory Especial! VERTEBREAKER!! Both men are down, Swerve clutching his knee, but here comes HANGMAN PAGE! The Cowboy vowed to never let Swerve be world champion again, is this that time?
But then Hangman also looks at Moxley, a man he hates just as much. But then Pac, Claudio & Yuta attack Hangman! They save Moxley from a potential Buckshot, then stand him up. Yuta runs up, but Claudio is sent into the BUSAIKU KNEE! Hangman TOSSES Pac, LARIATS Yuta, but Moxley reels Haman in! Hangman turns that into a DEADEYE! Claudio drags Hangman out to RAM him into the steps! But here comes The Opps! Samoa Joe told everyone that he, Hook & Shibata would be watching closely, and now they’re after the AEW World Trios Champions! The fans fire up as The Opps run Moxley’s minions off to the back!
Swerve has a chair! He CHUCKS it into Moxley’s face! Moxley falls, Swerve drags him into the drop zone! The fans are thunderous as Swerve climbs the corner! Swerve lines up the shot, K I L L S T O M P S!!! But where’s the ref?!? Swerve has to crawl back to the cover because of the bad leg! THE LIGHTS GO OUT?!? And when they come back up, THE YOUNG BUCKS HAVE SWERVE!? Matthew & Nicholas Jackson hit an E V P TRIGGER!!!! The fans boo, why’re The Bucks back to do this?!? Moxley covers, the ref is back to count, Moxley wins!
Winners: Jon Moxley, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
The prodigal EVPs return to screw over Swerve, and it makes no sense! Moxley’s reign of terror was saved again, what will it take to save AEW from this madness?
My Thoughts:
Another great PPV for AEW, but this Death Riders double reign of terror is certainly… something. With the trios title match, all that actually works out. We saw FTR slowly turning Heel in their quick feud with The Undisputed Kingdom. Dax was the one most blatantly passive aggressive and salty about stuff, and I figured after losing the title match tonight, we’d get something like this. It was definitely brutal of them to do multiple Con-Chair-To shots, but that was good Heel heat. But in tonight’s main event, after an awesome match where the overbooking made sense, from Hangman wanting to screw both enemies, and then The Opps basically calling their shot on the trios titles, we get that?
The last time we saw the Young Bucks in AEW, they were running scared. They were shredding documents, hiding evidence, and just getting away from the company in general. So much so, they went back to NJPW to have a short reign with the IWGP Tag Team Championships. It’s not even so much that Swerve was guaranteed this win, given we’ve still got the Owen Hart Cup to determine who goes to All In. Is this solely based on how Swerve led Team AEW against Team Elite? Is this to lead to the “unlikely” duo of Swerve & Hangman taking on The Bucks? That’s rather wild, mostly because it means Tony Khan is actually thinking this through on levels above the rest of us.
Moving on from that, everything else was 100% A-OK. Very good Zero Hour, and I’m surprised they kept it to just two matches. Great Six Man Tag from Fox & Top Flight VS Nick & Cru. Good win for the Heels, and I feel this still can help build Nick’s departing from The Patriarchy. Nick will also have a great time in Best of the Super Juniors, can’t wait to see him face some of those great names in NJPW and beyond. I was saying Bowens should answer the challenge, he did, and that was a great return for him. Small quibble is that 5TP resembles STP (Shane Taylor Promotions), and I’m surprised we didn’t get anything from STP tonight despite them talking smack on The Opps.
Awesome stuff in the Owen Hart Cup’s opening around, with Ospreay VS Knight being an awesome first match for the main card. I figured Ospreay was going to win this but Knight looked amazing all the same, and as I said in the play by play, Knight will also being going into the BOSJ and I’m personally hoping he’ll have a great run there. Kyle VS Mark Part 4 was perhaps a show stealer in itself because they really cranked things up a notch. Much like with Ospreay over Knight, Kyle over Mark was the expected outcome, because that gives us the potential of Ospreay VS Kyle one more time in the finals.
Mone VS Hart was good, but a little janky at parts. It can’t even be Hart that was rusty or something because she’s been back for a minute, it could just be they were going for fast pace and high difficulty without really ironing out the wrinkles. Either way, Mone was expected to win, so this is fine. Good detail of the other entrants watching these matches, such as Harley and Athena watching Mone VS Hart, and Brody and Konosuke watching Kyle VS Mark. Surely Athena beats Harley to then face Mone, while I think Konosuke beats Brody to then face Ospreay, really giving Ospreay an amazing match even before the finals.
Very good stuff with the Learning Tree stories. Hurt Syndicate VS Bill & Keith was great, and fans still love Bill, even in Philly where he’s from New York and there’s all that old rivalry and stuff. But I kinda sensed MJF would get involved, and Hurt Syndicate couldn’t do anything about it, they just had to accept his help. That does add some intrigue to that story, and with Bill & Keith having lost again, that puts them on thin ice with Jericho. Though Jericho won’t really be one to talk, as he lost to Bandido. I’m not sure why they needed to “reverse the decision,” other than they wanted to give reason for Bandido’s mom & sister to get more physically involved. But of course Bandido won this. He isn’t losing his mask, and Jericho is finally no longer ROH World Champion. Guess the TV deal fell through.
Awesome stuff from Toni VS Megan, especially everything in Toni’s Rocky Balboa homage. They did a perfect job in playing up Toni as the underdog champion and Megan as this super human, but then it was great that a technical thing like that cradle won. While the Women’s Owen Hart Cup feeds All In, Double or Nothing is still open, maybe we wait and see who doesn’t win their way to the finals to see who challenges Toni. Great TNT Championship match, really good stuff playing up Cole’s bad foot, and that makes for a great win for Cole. It’s perhaps unfortunate timing for Garcia, as the other midcard titles are spoken for and he’s not getting in on the world title story at this point.
Last but certainly not the least, Omega VS Ricochet VS Bailey was perhaps the new best Triple Threat I’ve ever seen. For the longest time, Samoa Joe VS AJ Styles VS Christopher Daniels in TNA from like 20 years ago was that. There have perhaps been Triple Threats that matched that, but this has to have surpassed all of those. It wasn’t just the strikes, the speed, the hard hitting spots, but it also had the character work and the comedic elements that have helped Ricochet become such a great Heel in a relatively short time. Epic win for Omega, but then it makes a lot of sense for Okada to show up.
It was only a matter of time before Omega and Okada would have it out, and both of them being midcard champions, hard to avoid the temptation of a Winner Takes All. Or even a title unification. Double or Nothing and All In are each fitting PPVs by their names. Unification would feel like AEW conceding to the point that they’ve got too many titles and that they need to consolidate them. But at the same time, maybe they do have one too many because this was a huge PPV and they still couldn’t put all the belts on the line.
My Score: 9.1/10
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Beach Break continues as Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara battle CRU, Lio Rush & Action Andretti, for a shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championships!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Anna Jay w/ Harley Cameron; Megan wins.
- Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis VS AR Fox; Kyle wins.
- Six Man Tag: Bandido, Brody King & Tomohiro Ishii VS Lance Archer & Roppongi Vice w/ Don Callis; Bandido, Brody & Ishii win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson; Bailey wins.
- Chicago Street Fight: “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith VS The Gates of Agony; Bill & Keith win.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders match: The Sons of Texas VS CRU; The Sons of Texas win and will challenge The Hurt Syndicate for the titles.
- “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS Wheeler Yuta; Hobbs wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Anna Jay w/ Harley Cameron!
The Megasus has been on a warpath, the Superbad Girl as her harbinger and minion. But in trying to break the Star of the Show and her wild Aussie ally, they have incurred the WRATH! Will the Queenslayer add putting down a titan to her list of accolades? Or will all #BowDown to Bayne?
The bell rings, the two circle, and the fans rally up. They tie up, Megan RAMS Anna into the corner and RAMS her again and again! The ref counts, Megan stops, and then Megan CHOPS! Megan stalks Anna along the way, whips her to ropes, and then Megan scoops, only for Anna to slip free. Anna fires forearms, but dodges Megan’s haymaker! Anna kicks, KICKS, and runs to DROPKICK! The fans fire up, Anna whips, but Megan blocks and reverses. Megan runs in, Anna slips outside, and then Anna HEEL KICKS! Ford is there to anchor Anna, Harley protests, but Megan BOOTS Anna in the distraction!
The fans boo but then Ford ASAI MOONSAULTS! Down goes Anna and Ford soaks up the heat. Megan storms over but so does Harley. Harley coaches Anan but Megan drags her up. Megan whips Anna hard into railing! Anna falls in a heap and Megan soaks up the heat. Ford taunts Anna, Megan hauls Anna up and hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Megan soaks up more heat from Chicago, then blows a kiss before stepping inside. Megan pushes Anna to a cover, TWO! Megan is amused as Anna toughs it out, and Megan drags Anna up. Megan clamps on the BEARHUG and squeezes tight! The fans rally and Anna fights with elbows!
Harley and the fans rally as Anna still fights, but Megan THROWS Anna overhead! Megan stalks Anna, soaks up heat, and then steps out to the apron. Megan drags Anna out to join her, and APRON SENTONS, but Anna moves! Megan writhes while Anna crawls and the fans rally back up. Anna brings Megan around to JAWBREAKER! Megan fires a forearm, Anna fires back! Megan CHOPS, but Anna fires a flurry! Anna ROCKS Megan, but Megan- NO, Anna dodges the boot to wrench and HOOK KICK! Then BACKSTABBER! The fans fire up and Anna runs at the corner, LEG LARIAT! Anna keeps moving, but Megan fireman’s carries!
Anna fights free, slips to the apron, and RAMS into Megan! Anna then turns Megan for a NECKBREAKER HOTSHOT! Megan staggers but she comes back! Anna DUMPS Megan out! The fans fire up as Anna aims, CROSSBODY on Megan & Ford! Harley and the fans cheer as Anna puts Megan in. Anna climbs, leaps, and BLOCKBUSTERS! Then she drags Megan up, only for Megan to suplex! FALCON ARROW! Megan’s done the deal but can’t make the cover! She crawls and hooks a leg, TWO! Anna survives thanks to the delay and Megan is mad! Megan drags Anna up, ROCKS her, then fireman’s carries!
Anna kicks and flails, but Megan still throws Anna into FATE’S- NO, Anna lands out to DDT! Cover, TWO! Megan survives, Ford is relieved, and Harley is frazzled. Anna hurries to hook Megan up in the QUEENSLAYER SLEEPER!! Megan drops to her knees and the fans rally up! Anna squeezes tight but Megan rises, to then RAM her into buckles! Speaking of buckles, Ford slips into the ring to rip at one! Harley hurries over to trip Ford up! The pad comes away, but Harley and Ford brawl! The fans fire up as they go up the ramp! As for Megan, she whips Anna at the corner! Anna stops short, Megan runs in, but Anna sends her into the buckle! Roll up, TWO!!
Megan survives and Anna is shocked! The fans rally up and Anna hurries back for the QUEENSLAYER!! Body scissors are locked in, but Megan uses her sheer power to rise up! And she RAMS Anna into that buckle!! Megan lifts Anna in the Electric Chair, then SPINNING POWERBOMBS! High stack, TWO, but into a deadlift, and a fireman’s carry!! FATE’S DESCENT!! Cover, Megan wins!
Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall
Penelope planted the seed for this victory, and Megan feasted on the fruits of that labor! But will nothing and no one stop The Megasus from becoming the alpha female of AEW?
PROGRAMMING NOTE for next week!
Once again, Collision is going to move to TBS for a special Thursday night broadcast! Prepare your DVRs now so you don’t miss AEW doing back to back before going Double or Nothing!
Nigel McGuinness speaks from commentary.
He just wants to say this as short as he can. He thought about it, we all saw what happened on Dynamite. FTR wants a tag match with Nigel and Garcia. Nigel says until he gets in the ring with FTR, this issue will never end, so fellas, Double Or Nothing, you have the match! Nigel tells Garcia to get himself ready, because they’re going to drag the #TopGuysOut into the deep waters!
Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis VS AR Fox!
Though he may not be going for the Owen Hart Cup, he is still ready to prove he is The Protostar! Will the Aussie Arrow hit the mark here tonight? Or will Beach Break become the Whole Fox’n Show?
The bell rings and Kyle BOOTS Fox right down! Callis is on commentary to say that is a proto-fast start there. The fans boo but Kyle soaks up the heat. Fox stands but Kyle BOOTS him again! Kyle stomps Fox in the corner again and again, then stands on Fox. The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Kyle steps off to say he has ’til 5. Kyle CHOPS, Fox is stinging, but Kyle CHOPS again! Kyle whips corner to corner, Fox goes up and out, and then Fox BOOTS Kyle! Fox slips in, slips out, and Kyle hits buckles! Fox trips Kyle, the fans rally, and Fox slingshots to facelock, only for Kyle to suplex first! Fox slips free, Kyle elbows him away, then Kyle runs.
Fox drops, then DROPKICKS! The fans fire up while Kyle checks his face. Callis admits, Fox is on another level athletically. The problem is: Fox panders to the fans. Fox knuckle locks Kyle, goes up, up, jumps around a bit, and Callis says that’s a waste of movement! Fox still jumps to wheelbarrow and BULLDOG! The fans fire up but Callis says this is pathetic. Kyle bails out, Fox builds speed, but Kyle is back! POP-UP and SWINGING SIDE SLAM! Callis loves it as Kyle struts around and says “SUCK IT!” Kyle looms over Fox and stomps him while Collision goes picture in picture.
Fox rises, Kyle storms over, but Fox fires body shots. Kyle eggs Fox on, then scoops to SLAM! Kyle says it’s that easy. Kyle still checks his teeth, then he goes back to Fox. Fox rises, kicks low, then kicks again. Fox fires forearms but Kyle scoops and SLAMS! Kyle rains down shots, the ref reprimands about closed fists, so Kyle shifts to driving in ELBOWS! Kyle stops to cool off, then he stalks Fox to a corner. Kyle climbs up, soaks up heat, and he rains down fists! Kyle goes all the way to nine, then winds it up, but Fox YANKS Kyle down! Kyle hits buckles and Fox climbs up! Now Fox rains down fists! Fox goes all the way to TEN, then past that to 15!
Kyle shoves Fox away and he CLOBBERS fox! Kyle shakes out the stars before standing back up. Fox sputters but Kyle drags him up. Kyle bumps Fox off buckles, turns him around, and BODY BLOWS! Fox sputters but Kyle ROCKS him, BODY BLOWS, and repeat! Kyle puts Fox up top, ROCKS him again, and then climbs up. The fans rally as Beach Break returns to single picture. Fox blocks the suplex! Fox fires body shots, shoves Kyle away, and then adjusts. But Kyle is back to trip Fox up! Except Fox split-leg flips through! And he rolls Kyle to then BASEMENT CUTTER! The fans fire up and Fox runs in, but Kyle BOOTS him!
Kyle goes up, but Fox ENZIGIRIS! Kyle wobbles, Fox grabs his arms, ICONOCLASM and a roll-through, for another CUTTER! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives but Fox stays focused. Fox drags Kyle up as the fans rally, and Fox tucks the arms. Kyle fights the lift, throws Fox back, and SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Kyle snarls and waits on Fox. Fox stands, Kyle runs in, but Fox puts him on the apron and sweeps the legs! Fox runs, slingshots, and SHADOW STOMPS on the apron! Fox then skins the cat to DROPKICK Kyle to the floor! Fox builds speed again and FLIES! Down goes Kyle! The fans fire up and Fox brings Kyle around.
Fox puts Kyle in the ring, goes up the corner, and then 450- NO, Kyle dodges! Kyle scoops and MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Fox survives and Kyle is shocked! Then Kyle gets mad. Kyle tells Callis he’s gonna kill Fox now. Fox rises, goes to a corner, and Kyle takes aim. Kyle runs corner to corner to BOOT Fox! Kyle reels Fox in and suplexes, but Fox cradle counters! TWO!!! Kyle BOOTS Fox, but Fox BOOTS Kyle! Kyle LEG- NO, Fox goes Matrix to dodge! PELE! Fox runs, but Kyle follows! CALF KICK at the ropes! Kyle runs and CALF KICKS again! Kyle roars, suplexes, and stalling BRAINBUSTERS!! Cover, Kyle wins!
Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall
Callis says that was fantastic! But the Callis Family isn’t done, as Lance Archer & Roppongi Vice are up next! Will Beach Break belong to them now?
Six Man Tag: Bandido, Brody King & Tomohiro Ishii VS Lance Archer & Roppongi Vice w/ Don Callis!
The Most Wanted, the King of Death and the Stone Pitbull all have their reasons for fighting the Don Callis Family, so they have become unlikely allies here tonight! Will they be able to bring down the Murderhawk Monster, Rocky Romero & #JustTrent? Or will Archer & RPG Vice make sure #EverybodyDies?
The trios sort out and Ishii starts against Azucar. Ishii is definitely still pissed with how Rocky turned on him, The Conglomeration, and NJPW’s Chaos. But then Trent CLUBS Ishii from behind! Ishii ROCKS Trent return, then ROCKS Rocky! The ref reprimands but Rocky RAMS Ishii into the corner! Archer tags in, he shoves Ishii, and then he CLOBBERS Ishii! Ishii tumbles, but Brody tags in! The fans rally for “MEAT! MEAT!” and bark it up. Archer and Brody circle, step up, and they throw forearms! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Brody fires a flurry then CHOPS! Brody puts some stank on it, but Archer throat chops!
Archer runs, but Brody BOOTS him! Brody runs and DIVES out onto Archer! They hit the barriers, Bandido & Ishii run in and BLAST RPG Vice! Bandido rallies the fans, Brody brings Archer up and ROCKS him! Brody stalks Archer to the railing, sits him down with a CHOP, then barks as he gets space. The fans bark with Brody, and Brody runs in, but Trent BUSAIKU KNEES! Rocky BLASTS Ishii, Trent YANKS Bandido down, Archer APRON CHOKE SLAMS Brody! It is a different kind of chaos now as Rocky bumps Ishii off the apron and BOOTS him! The ref tries to restore order but Collision goes picture in picture.
Rocky gives some Azucar Heat while Archer puts Brody against barriers. Archer CHOPS Brody, Rocky CHOPS Ishii, but Ishii hits Rocky back! Rocky BOOTS Ishii, Archer ROCKS Brody, and Rocky SMACKS Ishii off steel steps! Trent even sends Bandido into those same steps! Archer finally puts Brody in the ring and CLUBS away on him in the corner. Archer bumps Brody off buckles and tags in Rocky. The Callis Family mugs Brody, then Rocky DROPKICKS! Tag to Trent, RPG Vice mugs Brody with DIVING AX HANDLES! Trent stalks Brody to the ropes and CHOKES him! The ref counts, Trent steps off, but Rocky sneaks a cheap shot!
Trent runs back in and he DROPKICKS Brody off the ropes! Trent covers, TWO, and Collision goes to break.
Beach Break returns again and Ishii dodges Rocky to GERMAN SUPELX! Cover, Trent breaks it! Ishii snarls and he ROCKS Rocky, ROCKS Trent, repeat! The fans rally, Ishii runs, but into DOUBLE JUMP KNEES! Archer BOOTS Ishii! Archer BLASTS Brody! RPG drags Ishii up, they put him on the rope, and Rocky goes up! GUILLOTINE DOUBLE STOMP! Ishii sits up, into Trent’s SLIDING KNEE! Archer drags Ishii up for a CHOKE SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Ishii survives the onslaught and the Callis Family is shocked! RPG Vice coordinate while Archer baseball slide DROPKICKS Brody! Trent Alabama Lifts Ishii, tucks him in, but Bandido BOOTS Trent into a DETROYER!
Rocky leaps, Bandido dodges, but Archer runs up! Bandido DUMPS Archer out! The fans fire up but Rocky kicks Bandido! Rocky runs, into a POP-UP CUTTER! Ishii tags Brody and the fans bark! Brody BLASTS Archer, then he storms upon Rocky. Brody kicks Rocky, he and Ishii double whip him corner to corner! Ishii runs to LARIAT! Brody adds a LARIAT! Then Bandido gets a boost to SHOTGUN Rocky! The fans fire up and bark for Brody! CANNONBALL! Cover, Brody and team win!
Winners: Bandido, Brody King & Tomohiro Ishii, by pinfall
But then Archer attacks! The Callis Family are sore losers after all! Trent THRASHES Bandido in a sleeper, Archer CHOKES Brody in a corner, but wait! Here come The Outrunners! They still have beef of their own, and they dodge Archer to DOUBLE ALRAIT! Then they fire hands with RPG Vice! Archer gets Rocky & Trent out of the ring, they retreat, but Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum stand tall with the winners! Will this new conglomeration be just the thing to defeat the Don Callis Family?
Backstage interview with Paragon.
Lexy Nair is with Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong and the AEW TNT Champion, Adam Cole. Lexy brings up Cole’s “target on his back,” and Cole says that’s how it is when you’re a champion. A lot of people want their shot, but that’s how he likes it. He is Adam Cole Baybay, so he is ready to take on anyone and everyone who wants their shot. But then in step the Grizzled Young Veterans. Zack Gibson says it is ironic that the very top stars this business has ever produced are really just three babies. Kyle says cool it right there, pal! Kyle admits, he can be juvenile and immature, maybe young at heart, but he is not some baby.
James Drake says this is Paragon’s real problem: All heart, all jokes, but they’ve gone soft. Roddy shouts, “GRIZZLED~! Young Veterans… I like the scarves, guys. But fellas, you know what I’d like more? To beat their asses.” Gibson says next week, GYV VS Kyle & Roddy, and Gibson warns them right now, the Paragon will be dragged into the deep water. And when they’re down there, gasping for air, then they’ll see if there’s an ounce of fight left in Paragon. Drake says he wants Cole on commentary so we can hear his heart break as everyone sees the best team is GYV. Cole says if GYV wants to be one of the best tag teams in AEW, they’ve gotta earn it.
But trust Cole when he says the pressure isn’t on them, it’s all on GYV. Paragon heads out, who will crack under said pressure when these teams finally have it out?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson!
While Speedball wants after the Rainmaker, Kazuchika Okada doesn’t want anything to do with Speedball. But can Bailey force his hand by stacking up wins toward a title opportunity? Or will the Vanilla Babyface sour everything for everyone?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Speedball. Blake offers a handshake, Bailey accepts, only for Blake to leave him hanging and to “have a taste.” Bailey says whatever, but Blake rushes up behind him! Bailey ducks, then hits a SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO! Blake sits up, ducks a kick, then avoids the standing moonsault! Blake avoids the leg sweep, Bailey ducks the roundhouse, and Bailey unleashes LIGHTNING KICKS and an ENZIGIRI! The fans fire up and Blake goes to a corner. Bailey runs in and BOOTS Blake, then he scoops and SLAMS him! Bailey goes up the corner, and IMPLODER KNEE DROPS! Cover, TWO!
Blake survives, the fans rally, and Bailey storms back over. Blake trips Bailey into buckle! Blake runs in, Bailey dodges, but then Blake dodges to DROPKICK Bailey in the back! Bailey bails out, Blake goes to the apron and runs, to DIVE through the corner! Blake puts Bailey in, goes up, takes another taste, 450 DOUBLE STOMP!! Cover, TWO!! Bailey survives but he still clutches his gut. Blake drags Bailey up, ELBOWS him in the head, then ELBOWS him again. Blake pushes Bailey onto ropes, CHOKES him, but steps off at 4. The fans rally for Bailey and he rises up. Blake waistlocks and ripcords, but Bailey shrugs off the tilt-o-whirl!
Blake ducks a roundhouse, avoids the thrust kick, and JUMP KNEE Bailey! Bailey rebounds, BOOTS, but Blake PELES! Both men are down and Blake hurries to the apron! The fans rally, Blake springboards, but Bailey THRUST KICKS him out of the air! The fans fire up and Bailey rises. Blake goes to ropes, Bailey aims and CHOPS! Blake CHOPS back! Bailey CHOPS again! Blake CHOPS again! The CHOPS continue, faster and faster, then Blake has the edge! Bailey roars and Blake is stunned. Blake puts some stank on it, but stomps Bailey’s toes! Blake runs, but Bailey BOOTS him! The fans fire up while Blake bails out again!
Bailey builds speed and he BOOTS Blake off the apron again! Bailey then goes up, GOLDEN TRIANGLE MOONSAULT! Down goes Blake and the fans fire up! Bailey drags Blake up and puts him in, only for Big Shotty to creep up! Bailey stares Lee down, and Blake FOSBURY TOPES! Blake puts Bailey in, climbs, and 450- NO, Bailey dodges! Bailey runs up, Blake BOOTS him, then Blake goes up. Bailey GAMANGIRIS first! Bailey climbs, has Blake and SUPER STEINERS! Blake tumbles, Bailey SPINNING HEEL KICKS!! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: “Speedball” Mike Bailey, by pinfall
That was a knockout shot from Speedball! He grabs a mic to tell Chicago, “We’ve got some beautiful weather here tonight. So Okada, how about you come out here, you bring your Continental Championship, and we make it rain?” The fans cheer, and Okada does appear! Okada walks out with mic in hand to say, “Bailey… I’ll prove it. B*TCH!!” The fans fire up, but wait! DRALISTICO ATTACKS! Rush is also here! LFI is doing Okada’s bidding, and El Toro Blanco tells Okada to watch himself. HEADBUTT for Bailey! Okada shrugs and leaves, but is the line of contenders growing longer the longer Okada keeps ducking them?
Jon Moxley speaks.
“What was it that I don’t understand? What is it that I don’t understand about a steel cage match? What is it that I don’t understand about a world championship? It looks like YOU and everybody else are the ones who don’t understand. You don’t understand that you can’t break somebody who has been broken over and over and over and built himself back up over and over and over. I cannot be broken. I am made of something stronger than iron, stronger than steel, stronger than gold that everybody wraps around their waists, and walks around, they put it over their shoulder, and they hold it up and they take pictures with it because they think that makes them somebody!!
“What don’t I understand, man? Anarchy would be an improvement over this FAKE, FOOLISH SH*T! Everybody pretending they’re somebody they’re not! Complete and total anarchy would be a step up. You don’t get it, you don’t understand. Gabe Kidd, he works for me. Professionals work for me. The difference between professionals and all these AMATEURS is that professionals hold standards. It doesn’t matter if it’s a steel cage, it doesn’t matter if it’s the baddest man in all of professional wrestling, they get the job done. No matter what the odds, no matter what the obstacles, they don’t give a damn what anybody says or what anybody thinks!
“We are professionals, and we have standards! And we are the best at what we do!! The art of violence on the canvas that we paint defines you, and you find out EXACTLY who you are.” Gabe Kidd says, “Abandon all hope!” Will the Maniac and the Mad Man make sure no one else brings about this Paradigm Shift?
Chicago Street Fight: “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith VS The Gates of Agony!
Speaking of violence, the Redwood & Bad Apple are done going easy, but the feeling is mutual for Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona! There are no more rules but plenty of weapons, who will survive this Collision?
As Bill & Keith make their entrance, Keith already brings a pool cue and some kind of panel, and Bill brings a table out from under the ring! Chicago already likes where this is going as the table is propped up in a corner. Kaun & Liona make sure to bring trash cans full of plunder, as well as their own pool cue and… a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire! Bill & Keith rush them at the ramp, the bell rings, and Liona JAMS Bill with the bat!! Keith and Kaun brawl, Liona CLUBS Bill with the bat, and then Kaun use a wet floor sign to SMACK Keith! Kaun brings the trashcan over, SMACKS Keith with a road sign, but Keith CLAWS Kaun’s eyes!
Bill SMACKS Liona with a trash can! But Liona CLUBS him with the bad again! And even in the leg! Keith uses that street sign to SMACK Kaun now! Bill SMACKS Liona with the pool cue! Bill whips Liona into the steel steps hard! The steps go sliding, Kaun fights back on Keith, but Bill BOOTS Kaun! Bill SMACKS Keith with the street sign, and SMACKS him again! Keith CHOKES Liona with the wet floor sign, but Liona rips that up! Bill has a traffic cone and he SMACKS Kaun! Keith CLOBBERS Liona with a pipe! Bill puts Kaun in the ring, then runs to SPLASH him in the corner! The fans fire up for Bill as he and Keith coordinate.
Bill runs in again, but Kaun dodges, and Kaun SPEARS Keith through the table!! Bill is stunned, but here comes Liona! Liona and Bill step up, and Bill KNEES low! Bill CLUBS Liona, Liona KNEES Bill! Liona CLUBS Bill, Bill KNEES and CLUBS Liona! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” echoes out but Liona grabs a pool cue! Liona BREAKS it on his head, and then throws Bill half! Bill is stunned but decides to grab his end. Liona CLUB S Bill, Bill CLUBS Liona, repeat! Bill BEATS Liona, then he blocks the shot! Liona blocks back! Both men throw the sticks aside and get face to face! Then they start throwing haymakers!
The fans rally for the “MEAT!” as the hands keep going! Both men RAM shoulders! And RAM AGAIN! Liona runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and he RAMS Bill! Bill staggers, but Kaun sib ack! Kaun CHOKES Bill with a cable! Liona DUMPS Bill out to the floor! Kaun CHOKES Bill more, the fans boo, but Bill RAMS Kaun into barriers! Lionia runs up but Bill BOOTS him! Liona staggers, Keith leaps, but Liona catches him! APRON SLAM for Keith! Bill ELBOWS Kaun and is free of the choke hold, just as Collision goes picture in picture!
Kaun has a trash can, and he SMASHES it on Bill’s head! And then SMASHES him again! Bill falls in a heap and Kaun sees Liona has Keith. Liona smothers Keith, then whips him hard into the steel steps! Keith falls in a heap and Liona smiles. The Gates regroup, and Kaun drags Keith up to CLUB him in the chest! Kaun hears the fans, and he decides to do that one more time! Kaun CHOPS Keith! But then Keith CLAWS Kaun’s eyes! Liona has a pool stick, but Keith snatches it to SMACK Liona with it! Keith storms in but Liona SMACKS him with a trashcan lid! Liona grins as he CHOKES Keith with the lid!
Kaun steps in, he has Liona let off, and they take turns hitting Keith with trashcan lids! Keith writhes and flounders out of the ring! Liona goes out and he SMACKS Bill! Liona SMACKS away on Bill’s leg while Kaun CHOKES Keith with a pool cue! Kaun then shoves Keith into the ring and Liona joins him. They drag Keith up, put him in the Tree of Woe, and then add a trashcan to the mix! Liona rallies the fans as Beach Break returns to single picture. Liona runs to RAM the can! Kaun adds a DROPKICK! The Gates drag Keith out of the Tree but into the drop zone, BANZAI DROP! Cover, BILL BREAKS IT!
Bill fires hands on Kaun and LARIATS him out of the ring! The fans fire up and Bill storms out after Kaun. Bill brings Kaun to the double tables Liona set up earlier, and he RAMS Kaun into railing. Bill ROCKS Kaun, then picks up that backpack he had earlier… Bill grins and opens the backpack up. Bill dumps out BRICKS! Just like he did to Hobbs months ago! Bill has a brick, and he stands Kaun up! Bill gives Kaun his last rites, then swings! Kaun ducks, and brick shatters against POST! Bill shakes out his hand, Kaun CLOBBERS Bill with a monitor!! Liona POUNCES Bill onto the commentary desk!! The fans fire up while Nigel & Schiavone have to scramble!
Keith SMACKS Liona with a trashcan lid!! Liona doesn’t even blink?! The fans tell Keith he messed up! Keith gets mad, but Liona blocks the next shot. Liona JAMS and SMACKS Keith in return! Then he hoists Keith up onto the barriers. The fans rally as Liona gets space. Liona runs back in, but Keith HEADSHOTS him with the lid! Liona just roars! Liona CROSSBODIES Keith into the timekeeper’s area! Bill slowly stirs while the ref checks Keith and Liona. Kaun stalks Bill, drags him up, and brings him to those tables. Kaun goes to the apron, but Bill trips Kaun up! Keith is back up, and Bill crawls into the ring.
Kaun SMASHES Bill with a trash can! Kaun drags Bill up, the fans rally, and Keith has the trashcan to SMASH Kaun! Keith then goes to his panel from earlier, but Liona is back! Liona drags Keith out, and he goes for the tables! Liona SMACKS Keith off the apron, goes up after him, and then fireman’s carries! The fans are thunderous, but Keith fights free! Keith CLAWS Liona’s eyes, but Liona clamps onto Keith’s head! Keith RISING HEADBUTTS! Bill is up and he BOOTS Liona down through the tables!! Liona is down in the wreckage of his own making, but Kaun SMASHES Bill with the trashcan! Kaun brings Bill around, but Keith has his panel!
Keith SMACKS Kaun with that piece of drywall!! But Kaun just gets mad! So Keith HEADSHOTS him with it!! Kaun falls over in a heap, but then laughs as he sits back up!? Keith is at a loss for words, but he KNEES Kaun! Bill BOOTS Kaun onto the trashcan! Bill hauls Kaun up, clamps on, and SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAMS!! Cover, Bill & Keith win!
Winners: “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith, by pinfall
The Learning Tree’s Branches just broke through the Gates of Agony and are standing tall in the Windy City! But will this be enough to earn Chris Jericho’s respect?
Mina Shirakawa speaks.
“Toni Storm. The first time we met, we were distracted. We wanted attention, we got jealous, and then we both made mistakes. When I saw you in Japan, we tamed, we danced, and we laughed. But this time, it’s different. It’s just me and you. I don’t need your wrath, I need your title. You are everything a champion should be. But so is Mina! I did everything in Japan! Now I will do everything in AEW! Toni is Timeless, but Mina is Now!” Then will the Fighting Gravure Idol not just be the next, but the NOW AEW Women’s World Champion?
Tony Schiavone is on stage.
He says here in Chicago, we’ve heard the chant of “MONGO! MONGO!” and it is time to pay tribute to one of the great football players, one of the great pro-wrestlers, the late, great Steve McMichael! The fans cheer that, and we are joined by his widow, Misty McMichael, and she is happy to be here. Steve was the greatest man she’s ever known, made a special impact on both football and wrestling. They were together 27 years in all, and she is so happy to pay tribute. And then we get Dean Malenko! The fans cheer and Dean waves.
Schiavone brings up Mongo being a four-time All Pro, two-time Pro Bowl selection, and part of the Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl 20 winning team, and was even inducted into the NFL Pro-Football Hall of Fame last year. The fans cheer, and Schiavone says Mongo exemplified the fighting spirit and determination of all great Chicago athletes. Plus, in this very building, Mongo coached the Chicago Slaughter to an undefeated season in Arena Football! The fans cheer that, and Schiavone says as a wrestler, Mongo was one of the Four Horsemen, and even became a United States Heavyweight Champion.
May is ALS Awareness, so in partnership with the Les Turner Foundation, AEW wants to help find a cure for ALS. Go to LesTurnerALS.org to learn more. Schiavone now welcomes out the Nature Boy, RIC FLAIR! The fans cheer and “WOO~” as THE Horseman of Horseman makes his way out here to honor his friend. Ric hugs Misty, hugs Dean, and joins Schiavone. Schiavone says they’ve held together like this many times over the years, but tonight is the most special and most emotional. Ric agrees. He wants to say Chicago is one of the greatest wrestling towns in the world.
Ric once coined the phrase, “To be the man, you gotta beat the man.” And Steve McMichael was more man than anyone he’s ever known! Mongo fought ALS for six YEARS! Fully aware of everything around him, yet unable to move. That massive 280 pound man finally made it to the Hall of Fame, and is now up there in Heaven, God bless him and God bless you all. Ric says he cannot say enough about Misty. She never left Mongo’s side. She learned how to be a wonderful nurse. The fans cheer on Mongo, and Ric thanks them for that. Ric thanks everyone for being here, and Schiavone thanks Ric for being here. #ThankYouMongo, we will miss you.
AEW World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders match: The Sons of Texas VS CRU!
Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara may be the ROH World Tag Team Champions, but that doesn’t mean they’re just going to stop. But Lio Rush pointed out that he and Bobby Lashley have history that needs to be sorted out. Will the Man of the Hour and Action Andretti be a sight to see? Or will CRU not know what to do after losing to The Natural & The Spanish God?
The teams sort out and Dustin starts against Action. The fans rally, Dustin and Action feel things out, but Dustin avoids Action’s leg pick. Action and Dustin reset, tie up, and then break. They tie up again, Dustin powers Action to the corner, but Action turns things around. Action lets off slowly, then he mocks the deep breath. Action shoves Dustin but Dustin shoves Action! Lio CLOBBERS Dustin, then he dodges Sammy! CRU mugs Sammy, then they mug Dustin! The fans boo and the ref reprimands. Lio backs off but Action whips Dustin. Dustin says “Not Today!” and UPPERCUTS! Then he runs, but Lio KICKS Dustin!
Dustin swings, misses, but Action runs up! Dustin sends Action into Lio, then arm-drags Action! Dustin wrenches Action, tags to Sammy, and the Sons of Texas DOUBLE SUPLEX! Then Dustin SHINING WIZARDS, and Sammy STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, but Lio runs in! Sammy dodges so Lio stomps Action! Sammy JUMP KNEES Lio, Dustin LARIATS Action up and out! The fans fire up and Sammy builds speed! Sammy TORNILLOS out onto CRU and the fans fire up! Sammy shows love to a fan’s sign, then he joins Dustin in the ring. Sammy fires the fans up and tells Dustin to try! Dustin says no, he’s getting too old for that stuff!
Sammy says he can still do it! Dustin runs, but then stops at the ropes and tells CRU to “SUCK IT!” We get a DUSTINROONI, and a pose! Sammy joins in and CRU is furious! Sammy tags Dustin back in but CRU wants chairs? They make Arkady Aura and the timekeeper give up their chairs, but then the Sons of Texas go out to CLAW and CLOBBER CRU for it! Sammy RAMS Lio, Lio fires hands, but Dustin UPPERCUTS Action! Dustin and Sammy send CRU into railing on opposite ends of ringside. The fans cheer as Dustin CLAWS Action’s back! Lio wants a timeout, but then Action sends Dustin into steel steps!
The fans boo and Sammy is worried for Dustin, but Action anchors Sammy at the apron! Lio HANDSPRING KICKS Sammy down, then DIVES! Direct hit, and then Lio sets Sammy up for Action’s ARABIAN PRESS! The fans boo as CRU stands tall, but Collision goes picture in picture.
CRU soaks up the heat, and they stomp Sammy. Actin puts Dustin in the ring, then CHOP BLOCKS his leg! Dustin falls in a heap but Action drags him around by his leg. Action puts Dustin’s leg on the ropes for a HIP DROP! The ref reprimands but Action HIP DROPS the leg again! Action tags Lio, Lio looms over Dustin and talks trash. Lio kicks away on Dustin’s leg, then GROUND DRAGON SCREWS! Lio BITES Dustin’s face and the ref reprimands. Lio stops, then he ROCKS Dustin! And ROCKS him again! Lio talks trash but Dustin stands. Lio KICKS the leg, but Dustin UPPERCUTS! Lio wobbles, but he comes back for another CHOP BLOCK!
Tag to Action, Action has Dustin’s leg on the ropes, and he pulls on the foot! The ref counts, Action stop, but Lio pulls on the leg! Sammy protests while Dustin suffers, and Collision goes to break.
Beach Break returns as CRU have Dustin’s legs! They DOUBLE LEG DDT! Dustin writhes, the ref reprimands, but Action flips off Sammy. Sammy says this should be a disqualification for the tag partner count. The fans tell Action off but he waits on Dustin. Dustin rises, Action runs in, but Dustin BOOTS him! Dustin hurries along the ropes, but Action runs in! Dustin DUMPS Action back out! Lio runs in, Dustin dodges and then SNAP POWERSLAMS! The fans fire up as Dustin crawls! Hot tag to Sammy! And he FLIES over the corner to take out Action! Sammy puts Action in, climbs up top, and he CROSSBODIES CRU!
The fans fire up with Sammy and he wrenches Lio for a CUTTER! Sammy BOOTS Action, goes up, up, and FLYING CUTTERS! Cover, TWO! Action survives but Sammy just says time to go up! Sammy puts Action in the drop zone, climbs up the corner, and aims again. 450- NO, Sammy has to roll through as Action move! Sammy shoves Action at Lio, then shoves Lio at Action. CRU dosido and Lio hooks a leg for Action to NECKBREAKER DROP! The fans boo CRU but Lio says Sammy is dealing with sharks! The fans say more like baby sharks! Lio talks trash, but Sammy swings on him! Lio spins Sammy for Action to KICK, KNEE, and UPPERCUT!
Lio fires fast hands, ROCKS Sammy, and then DOUBLE ROUNDHOUSES connect! CRU then DOUBLE SUPLEX for a DOUBLE FALCON ARROW! Cover, DUSTIN BARRELS IN! The fans fire up as all four men are down! Lio is up to throw hands, then he whips. Dustin reverses, but RUSH- NO, Dustin stops Rush Hour, but Lio fights out of Cross Rhodes! Lio shoves Dustin, but Dustin hits a DESTROYER! Action SUPERKICKS Dustin, rolls Sammy, and has feet on the ropes! TWO!! Action is furious but the ref defends the count. The fans rally as Sammy & Dustin regroup at the ropes. Action brings Sammy up to ROCK him in the back!
Action torture racks, then GO- NO, Sammy leaps free and JUMP KNEES! Sammy torture racks now, GO TO HOSPITAL!! Cover, The Sons of Texas win!
Winners: Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships)
Lio is too late, the moment has slipped through his fingers! Sammy & Dustin hold up their ROH World Tag Team Championships in victory, but will they soon be adding the AEW titles to their collection?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.
Lexy Nair is with the Galaxy’s Greatest, and brings up how last week, Kris won over Willow Nightingale, but not without help from the Death Riders. Speaking of Willow, she storms in and asks if Kris has something to say. Is Kris sorry again? Yes, actually! Is she gonna claim she didn’t see Marina Shafir choke Willow out? No, of course she didn’t! Willow says save the excuses. Kris and Yuta used to be Best Friends! Yeah, well now they’re not! Willow and Kris shout over each other, but Willow says she is too busy with the Death Riders. Willow pulls Kris’ hair to get her to stop, but Kris says when Willow is ready, she knows where to find Kris.
The two storm off in opposite directions, and clearly the tension has only mounted between them. What will it take for the former friends to be friends again?
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
On the Wednesday before Double or Nothing, AEW is in Albuquerque for a BIG night! Will Ospreay and Hangman Page will be face-to-face just days before their Owen Hart Cup Finals match, will they be able to keep it verbal and not physical? And speaking of Double or Nothing, Mina Shirakawa tunes up for her time with Toni Storm by taking on Julia Hart! Will everything be #MinaNow? Or can the Hart of Darkness find a way to shine? Then, ahead of their own Owen Hart Cup Finals, Mercedes Mone and Jamie Hayter will have their own face-to-face. Can the CEO have a civil conversation with her opponent?
BREAKING NEWS for Double or Nothing!
After what Ricochet did to Zach Gowen both during and after their match, Mark Briscoe made the save and is looking to make the bully pay! And it’ll be in a STRETCHER MATCH! Who won’t be walking out of the arena in Arizona?
“Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS Wheeler Yuta!
The Steel Cage main event for Dynamite was brutal, and naturally both The Opps and the Death Riders got involved. Anarchy in the Arena awaits, but will Hobbs and Yuta still be part of it? Or will one of them take out the other with extreme prejudice?
While Hobbs is on the corner as part of his entrance, Yuta attacks! The bell rings while the fans boo, and the ref reprimands Yuta for the sneak attack. Yuta doesn’t care as he CLUBS away on Hobbs! But wait, Hobbs isn’t even bothered. The fans tell Yuta he messed up, but then Yuta SLAPS Hobbs! Talk about double or nothing… Hobbs chases Yuta around the outside, then back into the ring. Yuta CLUBS away on Hobbs, but Hobbs grabs him with both hands! Yuta slips free, goes to the apron, and he HOTSHOTS Hobbs! Yuta runs in again, but Hobbs CLOBBERS him! The fans cheer while Hobbs snarls.
Hobbs stands Yuta up, but Yuta fires a forearm! Hobbs just frowns. Yuta fires another forearm, but Hobbs storms up on him. Yuta fires another forearm, but still Hobbs storms up. So Yuta pokes Hobbs in the eye! Yuta goes up, leaps, but into Hobbs’ arms! The fans cheer as Hobbs then pops Yuta around, and OKLAHOMA STAMPEDES! Hobbs rains down fists now, then he paces. The fans fire up with Hobbs and he stalks Yuta. Hobbs whips Yuta to TOSS him out of the ring! The fans rally, Hobbs goes out, and Hobbs drags Yuta up. The fans cheer for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” and Hobbs POSTS Yuta! Yuta falls in a heap but Hobbs brings him right back up.
Hobbs SLAMS Yuta on the apron! Hobbs then picks Yuta up to SLAM him again, and again, and again! The ring count is 7 of 10 but Hobbs shoves Yuta in. The fans cheer and Hobbs storms in. Hobbs grins but Yuta CHOPS! Hobbs just SLAPS Yuta down! Yuta is dazed, Hobbs brings him up, and Hobbs hoists Yuta to the top rope. Hobbs climbs, brings Yuta to the very top, and he SUPERPLEXES! Cover, TWO! Hobbs grins, puts Yuta in the corner, and he CHOPS! The fans “WOO~,” and Hobbs CHOPS again! Hobbs then puts Yuta across the top ropes, and fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Hobbs CLUBS Yuta!
Hobbs climbs up, picks Yuta up, but Yuta slips free! Yuta CLUBS Hobbs, then THROWS Hobbs down! Yuta runs to basement DROPKICK Hobbs’ leg! The fans boo while Hobbs writhes, but Yuta cheers himself on. Yuta stomps Hobbs, stomps him more, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Yuta pulls at Hobbs’ kneepad, then the tape underneath. Yuta stomps the leg, then he brings Hobbs up. Yuta CHOP BLOCKS Hobbs’ leg, then puts it on the ropes. Yuta stands on the ropes, the ref counts, but Yuta stops at 4. Yuta tells the ref he has ’til 5, then he STOMPS Hobbs’ leg! Yuta drags Hobbs around, twists Hobbs’ foot, but Hobbs CLUBS at Yuta! Yuta hobbles but then he drops an ELBOW on Hobbs’ leg! Hobbs clamps on with a chinlock but Yuta fights that off. Yuta grinds Hobbs’ leg, but Hobbs grabs at Yuta. Yuta fights that off, and he mockingly applauds. Yuta flips the fans off, but Hobbs CHOPS him!
Yuta CLAWS Hobbs’ eyes, the ref reprimands, but Yuta goes back to Hobbs. Hobbs hobbles but he still kicks Yuta. Yuta stomps Hobbs’ leg, puts him in a corner, and he puts the leg in the ropes. The ref counts and Hobbs grabs at Yuta, but Yuta BITES Hobbs’ hand! Yuta runs side to side and DROPKICKS Hobbs to the outside! Yuta goes out after Hobbs and he looms over Hobbs. Yuta drags Hobbs around and SLAMS the leg against barriers! Yuta SLAMS the leg against the barriers again, then refreshes the ring count. Yuta drags Hobbs around again, then hits a KNEE JAMMER! Yuta drags Hobbs up and puts him in.
Beach Break returns to single picture, Yuta paces around Hobbs, and then Yuta stands Hobbs up. Hobbs shoves Yuta but Yuta CHOP BLOCKS him down! Yuta shows off by doing jumping jacks, then he drags Hobbs to another toehold. The fans rally while Hobbs endures. Hobbs sits up, grabs at Yuta, but then kicks him again and again! Yuta lets go, comes back, but Hobbs ROCKS him! Yuta rewinds, shoots around, but Hobbs fights the German Suplex! Yuta CHOP BLOCKS again, then runs, and he DROPKICKS Hobbs out! The fans boo but Yuta builds speed. Yuta DIVES, and he sends Hobbs into railing! Yuta RAMS Hobbs into the apron, then the railing!
Yuta taunts fans, puts Hobbs in the ring, then he fires himself up! The fans boo more as Yuta climbs, but Hobbs ROCKS him first! The fans fire up, Hobbs climbs, and he reels Yuta in. Yuta fights the lift and fires body shots! Hobbs ROCKS Yuta, but Yuta BITES Hobbs again! Yuta SHOVES Hobbs down, and DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Hobbs stays in this, but Yuta snarls. Yuta aims from a corner, mocks the Yes chant, and runs in, but into a LARIAT! The fans fire up but Hobbs still hobbles. Hobbs winds up to LARIAT! And ELBOW! Yuta dodges the next shot, but runs into a POWERSLAM!
The fans fire up as Hobbs headbutts buckles! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” echoes and Hobbs LARIATS in the corner! Hobbs LARIATS again and again, “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs short arm LARIATS, covers, TWO!! Yuta survives all that meat, but Hobbs brings down the straps! The fans fire up as Hobbs then lifts Yuta, but Yuta sunset flips! Hobbs YANKS Yuta up, but Yuta KICKS the leg! Yuta runs, but Hobbs hits a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Hobbs wins!
Winner: “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs, by pinfall
Hobbs handles town bidness, even with a bad leg! But then Marina Shafir CHOP BLOCKS Hobbs!! The fans boo as The Problem kicks away on Hobbs’ leg! Yuta joins in, but here comes Willow! The Babe with the Power rushes in and she glares at Marina. Marina runs up, but into a SPINEBUSTER from Willow! Willow SLAPS Marina around, Yuta sighs and pulls Willow’s hair! The fans boo and Willow is pissed. Willow SLAPS Yuta, roars at him, and then Hobbs is up! Hobbs ROCKS Yuta, Willow reels Yuta in, but Marina makes the save! The Death Riders retreat, but Kris is on stage! Kris chose not to help her former friend, how is she supposed to make amends?
As for Willow & Hobbs, they stand tall. With just over a week left, will these powerhouses be obvious choices for Anarchy in the Arena?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision that only suffered from TNT and/or MAX having broadcasting problems. Not sure why it happened, but this isn’t the first time a prerecorded Collision has been messed up on some level. Are they just putting interns and amateurs behind the desk on these episodes? Thankfully when some technology fails, other technology is there to make up for it. Ironically, that loving tribute to Steve McMichael was a great place to end any broadcast, and what a great surprise for Ric Flair to show up.
Megan VS Anna was a very good opener, and that buckle spot was a very clever way for Ford to factor into the finish. Megan was of course going to win, though, and she stays strong and undefeated while waiting on a title shot. Good promo from Mina to hype up her shot at Toni, and Mina will have a great match with Julia Hart next Wednesday. Great stuff from The Don Callis Family tonight, from Kyle VS Fox to the Six Man Tag. Great win for Kyle to keep him sharp while waiting on title stories, but also good win for the Faces. The Outrunners coming to help after was also very fitting, I wonder if we’ll get a 10 Man of Bandido, Brody, Ishii & Outrunners VS Kyle, Konosuke, Alexander and RPG Vice. That’s at least a solid Buy-In match.
Very good stuff with Bailey VS Blake but Bailey of course won. Bailey calling out Okada was great, and of course Okada insults Bailey rather than fight him. LFI attacking Bailey was a nice surprise, and while Dralistico might want another match with Bailey, I think it’s time we get Bailey VS Rush, and then the winner of that can challenge Okada for the Continental Championship. Story wise, Okada VS Bailey makes sense, but Okada VS Rush is just awesome to think about. The Chicago Street Fight was very good, and I appreciate even Chicago likes Big Bill. Bill & Keith winning is great for them, and can certainly feed into Jericho’s return and how Jericho still won’t respect his Branches. Then we get Bill VS Jericho, and Learning Tree splits up.
Good promo from The Paragon with GYV, and we’ll get a great match of GYV VS Roddy & Kyle. Cole bringing up his TNT Championship but then not setting up a challenger is odd, but I think it has to do with Sammy Guevara taking his detour into this tag title story. CRU VS Sons of Texas was great, but as I was saying for Dynamite, Sons of Texas winning was just a given. Very good promo from Willow and Kris, great match of Yuta VS Hobbs, and great win for Hobbs. Hobbs & Willow running off Yuta & Marina was good stuff, I wonder if they fit in a Mixed Tag before Anarchy in the Arena as a sampler of what we could get for Double or Nothing, Willow beating up Yuta while Marina tries to choke out Hobbs.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Beach Break in Chicago, night one!
AEW returns to Chicago for not just Dynamite, but for Beach Break! And Jon Moxley must defend his AEW World Championship against Samoa Joe, INSIDE A STEEL CAGE!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Will Ospreay & Hangman Page VS Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander w/ The Don Callis Family; Ospreay & Hangman win.
- Ricochet VS Zach Gowen; Ricochet wins.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships Eliminator: The Hurt Syndicate VS Top Flight w/ Leila Grey; The Hurt Syndicate wins and denies Top Flight a title opportunity.
- AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Fatal 4 Way: Toni Storm VS Skye Blue VS Mina Shirakawa VS AZM; Mina wins and will challenge Toni Storm for the title at Double or Nothing.
- AEW World Championship Steel Cage Match: Jon Moxley VS Samoa Joe; Moxley wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Will Ospreay & Hangman Page VS Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander w/ The Don Callis Family!
The Aerial Assassin and the Blackhat Cowboy may be battling at Double or Nothing, but they must work together tonight against their common enemies. Can Ospreay & Hangman put things aside for just one night? Or will the Don Callis Family ruin the Owen Hart Cup finals?
The teams sort out and Don Callis of course joins commentary. Chicago rallies and duels for Ospreay and Hangman, and Ospreay holds the ropes open for Hangman to step out. Ospreay starts against The Alpha and the fans fire up with the bell. Ospreay and Konosuke tie up, Konosuke wrenches to wristlock, but Ospreay spins and wrenches to hammerlock, then headlocks. Ospreay wrenches, Konosuke switches to headlock, but Ospreay powers out. Konosuke RUNS Ospreay over, Ospreay kips up, but Konosuke throws him down by his hair! Ospreay kips up again and ROCKS Konosuke! Ospreay whips, Konosuke reverses, and things speed up.
Konosuke hurdles, Ospreay leaps over, and Konosuke trips Ospreay. Cover, ONE! Ospreay sweeps and covers, ONE! Konosuke narrowly ducks the buzzsaw and the fans fire up! The fans cheer and Konosuke backs off. Tag to the Walking Weapon and the fans tell off Callis. Ospreay steps back, looks to Hangman, and Hangman holds out his hand. Ospreay says not yet, and he circles with Alexander. They tie up, Alexander puts Ospreay on the ropes, but the ref counts. Alexander lets off slowly, but then RAMS Ospreay down low! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Alexander CLUBS Ospreay. Alexander whips, Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges then RANAS!
The fans fire up while Alexander tumbles! Ospreay then wrenches Alexander, reaches out to Hangman, but Alexander whips Ospreay to the Callis corner. Alexander runs up but Ospreay BOOTS him, ELBOWS Konosuke, and jumps up, but into a FLAPJACK! Alexander stares Hangman down while the fans boo. Alexander bumps Ospreay off buckles, hoists him up with an Electric Chair, and Konosuke goes up! ELECTRIC CHAIR TOSS JUMP KNEE COMBO!! Then Konosuke BOOTS Hangman off the corner! The fans boo, the ref stops Hangman from getting in, but that lets Alexander stomp and CHOKE Ospreay at ropes!
The fans boo while Konosuke taunts Hangman. Callis brags that Konosuke & Alexander aren’t just a team, they’re family! Konosuke CLUBS Ospreay but the fans rally up. Konosuke bumps Ospreay off buckles but Ospreay fires forearms! Konosuke CLAWS Ospreay’s face, then lifts, but Ospreay fights the Blue Thunder. Ospreay fires elbows but Konosuke shoves him to ropes. Konosuke ROCKS Ospreay in the back with a forearm, then brings him around. Konosuke whips, but Ospreay tilt-o-whirl RANAS! The fans fire up while both men down, hot tag to Hangman! Hangman CLOBBERS Konosuke, BLASTS Alexander, then BOOTS Konosuke!
Hangman triangle jumps to LARIAT Alexander! Then he dodges Konosuke to scoop and FALL AWAY SLAM! The fans fire up as then Hangman PLANCHAS Alexander down! The fans fire up as Hangman quickly loads up on the apron. Konosuke runs up but Hangman BOOTS him away. Alexander anchors Hangman’s foot but Hangman kicks him away, to then ASAI MOONSAULT! And then he hurries in, wrenches and fireman’s carries, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER for Konosuke! Cover, TWO! Konosuke stays in this but Hangman stays focused. Callis admits, Hangman can string together high impact moves like no one else.
Hangman runs corner to corner, LARIATS Konosuke, then snapmares him to run and SLIDING- NO, Konosuke dodges! Konosuke ROCKS Hangman, Hangman ROCKS Konosuke, repeat! The fans rally behind Hangman as the shots keep going, but Konosuke fires boxing elbows! Hangman BOOTS the lariat, then gut wrenches! But Konosuke fights it to one of his own! Hangman slips free, shoves and dodges Konosuke, but Konosuke dodges, only for Hangman to POP-UP POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Konosuke is still in this but Hangman drags him over. Tag to Ospreay and the fans cheer as the two double whip.
Ospreay & Hangman DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE Konosuke, then Ospreay sets him up for Hangman’s SLIDING LARIAT! Ospreay RUNNING SHOOTING STAR PRESSES, covers, TWO! Konosuke survives again but Ospreay keeps close. Ospreay drags Konosuke up, fires Kawada Kicks, and the fans sing for him. Konosuke staggers to the corner, Hangman sets him up for Ospreay’s CHOP! Konosuke falls, Ospreay and Hangman nod, and Hangman tags in. They mug Konosuke, taking turns throwing haymakers. The ref reprimands, the two double whip, but Alexander grabs Konosuke! Ospreay runs up but Konosuke DUMPS Ospreay out!
Hangman runs up, BLASTS Alexander, but Konosuke CLOBBERS Hangman! Alexander slides in and runs to CROSSBODY Hangman off the apron! Alexander sets both men up, and Konosuke FLIES! Down go Ospreay & Hangman! The fans are torn because that was impressive, sot hey cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this match happen. The Don Callis Family is feeling good while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Hangman and Ospreay writhe while Konosuke & Alexander regroup. Konosuke drags Hangman up and into the ring, then puts him in an open corner. Konosuke stomps Hangman, stands on him, but stops as the ref counts 4. Konosuke tags Alexander and Alexander stalks Hangman along the ropes. Alexander KNEES Hangman, suplexes him high and hard, then covers, TWO! Hangman is tougher than that, but Alexander ELBOWS him in the head! Hangman gets up to ROCK Alexander, ROCK Konosuke, but Alexander kicks low. Alexander fires hands in the corner but lets off as the ref counts. Alexander and the ref argue, then Alexander goes back for more.
Alexander bumps Hangman off buckles, CHOPS him, but Hangman just gets mad. Alexander CHOPS again, but Hangman CHOPS back! And CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Alexander pulls Hangman into the corner and Konosuke CHOKES him! The ref reprimands but Alexander and Konosuke trip Hangman up and drag him out of the ring. Konosuke THROWS Hangman into railing! Callis likes what he sees given it’s up close, and Konosuke ROCKS Hangman! Konosuke puts Hangman back in the ring, Alexander covers, TWO! Alexander drags Hangman up, kicks him, then wrenches him to a hammerlock.
Alexander wrangles Hangman to the mat, but Hangman endures as Alexander grinds the arm. Hangman fights forward, reaches out, and has the ROPEBREAK! Alexander holds on, but the ref counts. Konosuke kicks at Hangman, the ref reprimands, but Alexander stomps Hangman down. Beach Break returns to single picture as Hangman stands. Hangman CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Alexander shoves Hangman and RAMS him, to then NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Hangman stays in this but Alexander stands between him and Ospreay. The fans rally but Alexander wags his finger.
Alexander stands Hangman up, SLAPS him,, SLAPS him more, but Hangman just gets pissed! Hangman fires forearms and the fans fire up! Alexander shoves Hangman, blocks a kick, and wrangles Hangman to an ANKLE LOCK! Hangman endures as Alexander twists the foot! Hangman fights forward, reaches out, but Alexander keeps him back! Hangman turns over to BOOT Alexander away, into Konosuke! Hot tag to Ospreay! The fans fire up as Ospreay rallies on Alexander with forearms! Ospreay whips, Alexander reverses but Ospreay CLOBBERS Alexander! But Konosuke storms in and kicks Ospreay!
The fans boo as the Callis Family double whips, but Ospreay ducks the double lariat to handspring and DOUBLE NEURALIZER! Then STANDING SKY TWISTER for Alexander! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up with Ospreay and he calls his shot. But Alexander keeps Ospreay from running, so Ospreay ELBOWS and PELES him! Konosuke is back and BOOTS Ospreay, to then scoop, only for Ospreay to fight free! Ospreay feeds Konosuke to Hangman’s BOOT! The fans fire up as Hangman and Ospreay go to the corners! ARIHARA MOONSAULT onto Konosuke, SKY TWISTER onto Alexander! The fans lose their minds while Ospreay hurries to put Alexander in.
Ospreay aims from the apron, springboards, PIP PIP CHEERIO! Down goes Alexander and Ospreay covers, TWO! Alexander survives and Ospreay is a bit surprised. Ospreay nods and rallies Chicago. Ospreay brings Alexander up, underhooks, but Alexander fights the lift. Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks, but Alexander fires a forearm! The forearms go back and forth, and then Alexander gets the edge! Ospreay roars to CHOP! The fans fire up and Ospreay whips. Alexander reverses, Ospreay handsprings, but into the torture rack! TOWER HACKER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and the fans fire up!
Alexander tags Konosuke then drags Ospreay into the corner. Konosuke BLASTS Hangman off his corner, then sends Alexander in for a FOREARM! Alexander feeds Ospreay to Konosuke’s BOOT! BLUE- NO, Ospreay fights the bomb! Ospreay BOOTS Alexander, ROCKS Konosuke, but the ALPHA ELBOW connects! Konosuke whips, BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Not the cleanest, but Konosuke hurries, BRAINBUSTER! Cover, HANGMAN BREAKS IT! The fans are thunderous but Alexander storms up. Hangman fires forearms with Alexander, but then Alexander sends Hangman into the ALPHA ELBOW!
Alexander GERMAN SUPLEXES and Hangman lands on his face! Konosuke BOOTS Ospreay in the corner, and GERMAN SUPLEXES Ospreay away! Alexander is right there to GERMAN SUPLEX Ospreay again! Ripcord, DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS!! Cover, TWO!?! Ospreay survives and Callis is furious! The fans fire up but Konosuke tags Alexander. The fans sing for Ospreay but Alexander drags Ospreay into the Electric Chair. Hangman anchors Konosuke at the corner, Ospreay POISON-RANAS Alexander! Konosuke still leaps, but Ospreay dodges! Ospreay goes up, up, SUPER OSCUTTER! Then a springboard OSCUTTER for Alexander! Cover, TWO!!
Alexander survives and Ospreay can’t believe it! The fans fire up as Ospreay winds up, but Hangman tags in! The first real dysfunction of this match, but then Ospreay BOOTS Konosuke down! Hangman slingshots, Alexander ducks, but then Ospreay ducks, that Buckshot almost got him! Ospreay and Hangman argue, Alexander shoves Ospreay into Hangman! GERMAN SUPLEX, but Ospreay lands out! Ospreay winds up, HIDDEN BLADE but Alexander dodges again! Ospreay stops short of hitting Hangman! The fans fire up as the two stare down over Ospreay’s elbow! Konosuke drags Hangman out but Hangman dodges to DECK him!
Alexander ROCKS Ospreay, reels him in, but Ospreay wrenches and whips! Hangman BOOTS Alexander, Ospreay adds a HOOK KICK! Hangman and Ospreay look to each other again, and they coordinate a BUCKSHOT HIDDEN BLADE COMBO!!! Cover, Ospreay & Hangman win!!
Winners: Will Ospreay & Hangman Page, by pinfall
This deadly duo just knocked the head gear right off of Alexander, but now there’s nothing to stop them from going Double or Nothing. WAIT, POWER DRIVE KNEE!! Hangman is sent into Ospreay and Konosuke brings Ospreay around! Konosuke punches away on Ospreay and Alexander is back up. The Don Callis Family mugs Ospreay while the fans cuss Callis out. Callis creeps closer as Konosuke & Alexander double whip, but Ospreay HIDDEN BLADES Alexander! DRAGON SUPLEX for Konosuke! Hangman gets up, but Ospreay DECKS him!! Ospreay didn’t realize how it was and apologizes, but Hangman wants after him!
The ref gets in there to stop them from fighting each other, and Ospreay storms off. Will it be a Hidden Blade or a Buckshot that hits the jackpot at Double or Nothing?
Backstage interview with Top Flight & Leila Grey.
Alicia Atout is with a very upset Darius, Dante & Last Baddie Standing. Alicia notes they are in action against the AEW World Tag Team Champions, The Hurt Syndicate, but last week- Darius stops Alicia there and says, “Last week,” only for Dante to explode and shout at MJF! You think they’re playing around with MJF’s “dirty, grimy lawn gnome lookin’ ass?!” If MJF wants to stick his nose in their business, Dante will bite that nose clean off! Darius cools Dante down, and tells Max he’ll get what’s coming. But speaking of business, MJF wasn’t the one Top Flight wanted. “Hurt Syndicate, we’ll keep it real and plain simple: We. Want. Those. Titles.”
They might underestimate Top Flight now, but all it takes is three seconds and we’ll see NEW tag team champions! Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara walk over, and The Natural says he likes the sound of that. Just remember something: people will underestimate you, but that is your fuel, that is your fire to prove them wrong. The Sons of Texas will be watching, and they wish Top Flight luck. Darius says he appreciates that. Top Flight heads out with encouragement from the ROH World Tag Team Champions, will Darius & Dante finally get some gold?
Ricochet VS Zach Gowen!
The One & Only swaggers around with the prosthetic leg he stole from the former WWE superstar. Will this be Ricochet’s newest trophy he never truly earned? Or will Zach prove that the one legged man in an ass kicking contest can still win?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Zach. Ricochet dares Zach to come tie up in a test of strength but the fans boo as Ricochet shows off what he can do with two legs. Zach rolls, has a three point stance, and Ricochet is wary. The two approach, tie up, and Zach arm-drags! The fans cheer while Ricochet is already frustrated. The two reset, circle, and Ricochet is upset that Zach isn’t standing up. Zach rolls, then gallops around but Ricochet doesn’t like that! Ricochet bails out but the fans fire up! Ricochet gets mad, runs up, but Zach avoids the leg sweep! Zach then WRECKS Ricochet with a one-leg dropkick! And then the PLANCHA!
The fans fire up and Zach high-fives the front row. Zach hops after Ricochet, headlocks, and shines up that bald head! The fans cheer, and Zach SMACKS Ricochet on the head! Zach high-fives his kids, but then Ricochet RAMS him into railing! The fans boo but Ricochet drags Zach up. Ricochet taunts Zach’s family before he ROCKS Zach. The fans boo more while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ricochet throws down fists, then he taunts the fans. Ricochet drags Zach up, messes with Zach’s hair, then puts him in the ring. Ricochet soaks up the heat before he grabs Zach’s leg. Ricochet lets out a “WOO~” before he steps through, but he can’t put on a Figure Four if Zach’s only got one leg. Ricochet still tries, looks for Zach’s thigh, but Zach reels Ricochet in for a cradle! TWO, and Ricochet LARIATS Zach down! Ricochet rains down fists, the ref reprimands, but Ricochet stops to scrape his sole off Zach’s face. Ricochet drags Zach up, reels him in, and snap suplexes! Ricochet then pushes Zach down and goes to the corner.
Beach Break returns to single picture as Ricochet climbs. The fans boo, but Ricochet aims, 450- NO, Zach moves and Ricochet rolls through! Ricochet comes back, but Zach DUMPS him out! The fans fire up and Zach feeds off that energy. Ricochet hurries back in to run, but Zach avoids the straddle attack! Ricochet splits himself down the middle, and then Zach BOOTS him from the corner! Zach goes up, reels Ricochet in, and TORNADO- NO, Ricochet fights off the DDT and RAMS Zach to the corner! Ricochet CHOPS Zach, then soaks up more heat. Ricochet runs back in, RAMS Zach and ENZIGIRIS from the apron!
Ricochet taunts Zach’s family, then springboards in, 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Zach survives and the fans fire up! Ricochet is frustrated but he goes to another corner. Ricochet climbs, aims, and SHOOTING STARS! Cover, TWO!! Zach survives again and Ricochet is at a loss for words! Ricochet dragon sleepers for the VERTIGO DRIVER! Cover, TWO?!? Zach survives and Ricochet is beside himself! Ricochet goes outside to pace and think what he has to do. Ricochet brings out his golden scissors!! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, and then the ref grabs the scissors! Ricochet is upset, but Zach has his leg back!
The fans fire up as Zach CLOBBERS Ricochet with the leg!! Cover, TWO!!! Ricochet survives but Zach hurries to the corner! Zach climbs and the fans fire up! Zach is up top, for a ONE LEG MOONSAULT FLOP! Ricochet loads up, SPIRIT GUN!! Cover, Ricochet wins!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall
The One & Only beat the one-legged man, but he almost resorted to cheating to do it! And now Ricochet is just pissed, so he hits another SPIRIT GUN!! The fans boo as Ricochet watches Zach sputter on the mat. The ref reprimands, but Ricochet just runs up to PUNT Zach!! Ricochet grins while the fans boo more. But wait! Here comes Mark Briscoe! The Sussex County Chicken gets Ricochet to run off. Ricochet doesn’t wanna #ManUp anymore, but Mark at least keeps Zach’s leg for him. Will Mark get even with Ricochet on Zach’s behalf?
Backstage interview with MJF.
Renee Paquette is with the Scumbag, and says he has been trying to prove himself week in and week out that he, too, can hurt people. What will he do if he does get that approval from The Hurt Syndicate here tonight? MJF says that is an incredibly intelligent question. First time for everything, right? MJF says that for 406 consecutive days, he was THE AEW World Champion. And that meant that for 406 consecutive days, no matter how much the fans hated his guts, they had no choice but to admit he was the greatest wrestler on God’s green earth. See, he wants that title back, but the landscape has changed ever since he got screwed out of the Triple B.
To be All Elite means more now than it ever has. This roster is stacked from top to bottom. And if there is one thing everyone knows about MJF is that he doesn’t like to work hard. If he has to wrestle, he doesn’t wanna do it unless he knows he’s gonna win. MJF does not like variables. So if he is part of the Hurt Syndicate, if he gets to be part of a four-headed dragon that is MJF, MVP, Shelton Benjamin, and yes, even “Bob,” they will be unstoppable. And MJF becoming a two-time champion will no longer be a possibility, it will become an inevitability. Thank you for your time, Renee.
But has MJF has thought about what might happen if Hurt Syndicate says no? MJF thinks on that, but then MVP puts his arm around MJF. The Hurt Syndicate has arrived, and Montel tells Maxwell, “After our match tonight, it’s imperative that you join us in the ring.” Lashley says this is gonna be fun. And he’s even wearing a thumbs down T-shirt! Is it all but a given that MJF will not be joining the Syndicate? Or could they just be messing with MJF?
AEW World Tag Team Championships Eliminator: The Hurt Syndicate VS Top Flight w/ Leila Grey!
The teams sort out and Shelton rushes up, only for Darius to dodge and Dante to JUMP KNEE! Darius waistlocks but Shelton ELBOWS free, then he ROCKS Dante! Shelton fires forearms, whips Dante at Darius, but Darius gives Dante the boost up and over! Then Dante gives Darius the boost on the TORNADO DDT! Dante DROPKICKS Shelton, Darius DROPKICKS Lashley! Darius then sets up for Dante, POETRY IN FLIGHT! Lashley falls off the apron and the fans fire up. Dante then PLANCHAS, but Lashley catches him! Darius DIVES to topple them over! The fans fire up again and Top Flight high-five.
Darius hurries and BOOTS Shelton! Dante goes up while Darius hits a step-in FLATLINER! Dante adds his MAMBA SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Shelton survives and the fans rally. MVP coaches his guys but Dante hurries to tag Darius. Dante DIVES, but Lashley catches him and POSTS him! Shelton has Darius for a HIGH CROTCH PLEX! Shelton stalks Darius to a corner, drags him up, and whips him to the Syndicate corner. Tag to Lashley and he drags Darius out to THROW into barriers! Lashley hauls Darius up to THROW him around again! The fans fire up and Lashley SLAMS Darius on the apron!
MVP tells Lashley to stop playing with his food, so Lashley runs and RAMS into Darius at the corner! And then he turns Darius for a NECKBREAKER! Tag to Shelton, and he stays between Darius and his corner. GERMAN SUPLEX! Darius tumbles, Shelton stalks him, and he GERMAN SUPLEXES again! Darius sputters but Shelton paces. Shelton has Darius for another GERMAN SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Darius survives all that damage, but Shelton looms over him. Darius fires body shots but no mustard on those. Shelton kicks Darius, reels him into a waistlock, but Darius fires elbows! The fans rally and Darius is free! PELE!
Darius crawls, hot tag to Dante! Dante aims, springboards, but Shelton STEP-UP KNEES him in the moment! Shelton goes out to fetch Dante into the ring. Leila is worried for her guys but Shelton runs and STEP-UP KNEES Dante again! Lashley tags in and SPEARS Dante! The fans fire up with Lashley, and he drags Dante up for the HURT LOCK!!Dante is a ragdoll, Darius runs in, but Shelton SUPERKCIKS Darius! Dante is OUT, Hurt Syndicate wins!
Winners: The Hurt Syndicate, by submission (denies Top Flight a title match)
Top Flight just crashed ‘n’ burned, and Lashley is not done with Dante until Dante’s red int he face! But wait! The Sons of Texas storm out here! Dustin tells Lashley he won, just let him go already! Lashley drops Dante, and Dustin asks if Lashley thinks he’s a badass for something? Not to Dustin! Lashley just looks like a punk b*tch! Why not pick on someone his own size? MVP has a mic to say, “Look what we have here! The Natural, Dustin Rhodes!” MVP tells Dustin that they go back a long ways, there’s a lot of respect here for Dustin, as well as his father, Dusty, who MVP was very close to. As a result of that respect, “these two killers” aren’t going to leave Dustin & Sammy in a pool of blood.
MVP tells Dustin to get to the point of why he’s out here. What does he want? Dustin tells P that since they’re about business, here’s the deal. We can all see the ROH Tag titles around their waists. It is obvious what they want. But wait, CRU makes their way out here. Lio Rush & Action Andretti have mics, and Lio says, “Man… Well, look what we have over here.” Action says it looks like an old man and his little buddy are out here trying to be heroes. Check it, time to get to stepping, Gramps. And Sammy, you should follow Gramps before Cru sends you home with a rearranged face to his beautiful little daughter.
The fans tell CRU to STFU, but Lio just smiles. Lio says, “What’s up, Chicago? Listen, Gramps, Sammy, we don’t mean no disrespect, but we came out here because we got a little bit of old business in the ring over there. Listen, we been coming out here week after week, scouting the tag team competition, and y’all over there, we beat Top Flight. So, uh, hey, Bobby! What’s up, Bobby? How about you respect what we got in our past, and we get a little tag team title shot for CRU?” Dustin says one, Lio won’t cut in line. Two, they’ll learn some respect for their elders, “you stupid son of a b*tch!” The fans fire up for that!
MVP says alright, enough! Enough of this! As Dustin alluded to earlier, MVP is a businessman, but he has other business to attend to. Here is his resolution: Take this little bruhaha to Collision, fight it out, and the winners get a shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championships for Double or Nothing. And with that, the producers are saying we’ve got 30 seconds before commercial break. So please, viewers at home, join us as MJF will be in the ring after the break, “and he’s going to get what he deserves.” MVP’s message is ominous, but will this be the last time the Hurt Syndicate has to worry about the Wolf of Wrestling sniffing around them?
Beach Break returns and…
MVP still has the mic to say, “It’s time. Time for MJF to get what’s coming to him. MJF, get your ass out here right now.” MJF’s music hits, but he does not make his way out here. MVP says MJF has apparently gotten lost on the way to the ring, so he asks Shelton to go help MJF. Shelton goes to the back, and MVP says MJF has asked for this. Tonight is his night. Shelton finds Tony Khan and Jerry Lynn at gorilla and asks where MJF went. TK gives MJF up! MJF is hiding behind them! MJF says he was looking all over for Shelton! Shelton says come with him. Right, yes, absolutely! MJF reluctantly goes to the stage and the fans cheer.
Shelton pats MJF on the shoulder and MVP tells MJF to get a move on, they’re wasting valuable time. MJF reluctantly goes to the ring while fans sing, “We Hurt~ People!” MVP says, “Let’s go, Maxwell.” Shelton ushers MJF into the ring, and MVP says, “Well, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, this is your moment of reckoning, and you asked for this, so I hope you’re ready.” MVP looks to the Syndicate and says they had their discussion. They know what’s coming MJF’s way, so once again… MVP gives his thumbs up. The fans cheer, and Shelton gives… thumbs up! MJF is glad to see that, but what about Lashley?
Lashley paces, goes right to MJF’s side and brings him in close. The fans are torn, and Lashley holds up his hand. The final vote is thumbs… The fans rally and it looks like Shelton is gearing up for a superkick! MJF asks “Bob” to be merciful, and Lashley finally gives… A THUMBS UP!! The fans cheer and MJF is shocked! MJF HUGS Lashley, but then Lashley pushes him off. MJF apologizes, but MVP says hey, give it up for Maxwell! MJF sings along with “We Hurt People!” MJF and Lashley shake hands and MVP says next week, AEW Dynamite, the official contract signing for MJF joining the Hurt Syndicate!
The fans cheer as MJF hugs it out with everyone, and then breathes easy. Will these four soon take over all of AEW?
AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Fatal 4 Way: Toni Storm VS Skye Blue VS Mina Shirakawa VS AZM!
The TIMELESS Champion continues to search for new costars, and what a line-up she has this time! Chicago’s own is making her return tonight, but the Fighting Gravure Idol is making her own return to AEW! And if that isn’t big enough, the brand new NJPW Strong Women’s Champion is making her AEW debut, looking to go for even more gold! Will one of these three prove themselves worthy of sharing Toni’s spotlight? Or will Toni chew up these slop tarts and spit them right back out?
The bell rings and Mina goes right after AZM, wanting payback for the loss at Resurgence! That leaves Storm and Skye to brawl, and Toni TOSSES Skye to the outside. AZM fires forearm son Mina, whips her to ropes, but avoids Mina’s low dropkick. AZM runs, but Mina catches her to a victory roll, step through, but AZM turns that around to a cradle! TWO, and Mina trips AZM to a cover! ONE and AZM goes Matrix! AZM runs, but Mina avoids the Penalty Kick to roll AZM! AZM rolls through, we can hear someone CHOP someone else, and Mina dodges AZM to slide and shimmy! The fans cheer, Skye DECKS Toni, and AZM rolls Mina up! TWO!!
Mina has AZM in a cradle, TWO! AZM trips Mina, runs, but Mina follows! Mina trips AZM, drags her outside, and then fires up for the TORNADO DDT to the floor! The fans fire up as now Skye and Storm get in the ring. Storm KICKS ropes to jam Skye up! Storm CLUBS Skye, CLUBS her again, and then CHOPS her against ropes. Storm whips, Skye ducks ‘n’ dodges, and the fans duel as Skye tilt-o-whirls! Skye RANAS Storm, SHINING WIZARDS at the ropes, then reels Storm in for her own TORNADO DDT! Storm bails out, AZM reels Skye into a waistlock, but Skye elbows free! AZM ducks a kick, Skye ducks a kick, and then Skye ROCKS AZM!
The fans fire up as AZM fires a forearm back! They go shot for shot, then they both run, only for Storm and Mina to trip them up! Mina and Storm drag them out, and now these two meet again! The fans cheer as they say long time no see, but Skye and AZM attack in return! The fans rally as Skye and AZM whip Storm and Mina, but Storm and Mina duck ‘n’ dodge, then STEREO THESZ PRESS! They rain down fists, the fans fire up, and then Mina and Storm bump into each other. They are still friends, but then the forearms fly! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth, then Storm gets the edge! Mina fires all that in return!
Mina ROCKS Storm, whips her, but Storm reverses, and AZM is there to ROUNDHOUSE Mina down! AZM and Storm work together now and they double whip Mina. Mina reverses to send AZM away, then Mina mule kicks Storm. Mina also ELBOWS AZM, and wheelbarrows Storm to victory roll and tie up the legs! AZM returns but Mina catches her, DDT SNAP LOCK COMBO! Then Mina keeps that FIGURE FOUR on Storm! Storm scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Mina lets go and Storm bails out. AZM runs in and kicks Mina. AZM bumps Mina off buckles, whips, but Mina reverses to SOBAT! Mina knuckle locks AZM and goes up the corner!
Mina goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES Storm! The fans fire up as Mina hurries back to the ring. AZM is there to PENALTY KICK her from the apron! CROSSBODY for Storm again! AZM goes to the apron but Skye SUPERKICKS her! Skye climbs, and she SUPER CROSSBODIES all three opponents! The fans are thunderous for their hometown girl, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Skye drags Storm up and SMACKS her off the apron, then sends Mina into railing! Skye drags AZM up, sends her into railing on the other side, then goes back for Storm. Storm kicks Skye and sends her into railing! Storm talks trash but Mina CLUBS Storm! Mina sends Storm into railing now! AZM kicks Mina, and AZM sends Mina into railing! But Skye kicks AZM and sends her into railing! Everyone’s getting railed and Skye puts AZM in the ring. Mina sends Skye into railing! Storm kicks Mina and CHOPS her against railing! Mina wags her finger and CHOPS Storm! Mina fires up while Storm sputters.
In the ring, Skye whips AZM to the corner hard! Storm and Mina brawl while Skye CHOPS AZM. Mina ROCKS Storm, Storm kicks Mina, but Mina kicks back. Storm CHOPS Mina while Skye bumps AZM off buckles. Skye then handsprings and ROCKS AZM with a forearm! Mina puts Storm in the ring, Skye clinches AZM for an EXPLODER, but Storm hits Skye with a snap suplex! Mina hits Storm with a snap suplex! AZM hits Mina with a BIG suplex! Skye brings AZM up for a snap suplex! Storm has Skye for a snap suplex! Mina hits Storm with a shimmying snap suplex! AZM hits Mina with another BIG suplex!
All four women are down and the fans cheer! Windy City is now Suplex City! Storm and Mina get up, they fight for control, and Beach Break returns to single picture. Mina finally snap suplexes Storm! The fans rally up while Storm, Skye and AZM are in corners. The fans rally as AZM storms up to brawl with Mina, and Storm brawls with Skye! The forearms fly back and forth, faster and faster, and the fans rally up more. Mina fires a flurry, Skye blocks a kick to KNEE Storm! Mina DECKS AZM, Skye ROCKS Mina! Mina and Skye trade shots now, and then Mina fires a flurry! The fans are torn, but Mina winds up.
Skye dodges, AZM grabs Mina’s hand, and SWINGS it into Skye! Storm is up, she waistlocks Skye while AZM waistlocks Mina! STEREO GERMAN SUPLEXES! Storm then SNAP GERMANS AZM! The fans fire up as Mina, AZM and Skye are all in corners! Storm gets things moving, SWEET HIP MUSIC for Skye! Then one for Mina! Then back to Skye! Then back to Mina! Storm fires up, then finally gives one- NO, AZM dodges and KNEES Storm in return! Skye SUPERKICKS Storm! Mina URAKENS! Storm wobbles, Mina reels her in, but AZM rolls Mina up! Skye breaks that and sends AZM out to join Storm!
Skye runs up on Mina but Mina bails out! Mina then ducks a shot to ROCK Skye, and she goes up to FLYING CHUCK! The fans are torn as Mina reels Skye in! Storm runs up to SHOTGUN Mina! Storm dodges AZM and gets around, SAIDO for AZM! Skye runs up, Storm pops her up for a SKY HIGH! Storm runs up on Mina, Mina puts her on the apron and ROUNDHOUSES! Storm falls, Mina has Skye, but Skye blocks a kick, only for the HEEL KICK to hit! Mina brings Skye up and runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Skye runs and hops on, CODE BLUE!! Cover, but AZM DIVING0 NO, Skye gets outta there, and she SUPERKICKS AZM!
Skye runs, she hops on again, but AZM pops out to ROUNDHOUSE! AZM reels Skye in, DESTROYER!! Cover, STORM BREAKS IT! The fans fire up and Storm reels AZM in. AZM fights the lift, CLUBS Storm, then runs, but into a kick! STORM ZERO!!! Cover, MINA BREAKS IT! The fans fire up but Storm kicks Mina! Mina BACKDROPS free, then ROLLING ELBOWS! Mina URA- NO, Storm ducks the backhand to use her Big Package! TWO!! Mina has the cradle, AND MINA WINS!!!
Winner: Mina Shirakawa (NEW #1 Contender to the AEW Women’s World Championship)
Storm is shocked, but her win streak is snapped! And as the graphic shows, it is official for Double or Nothing! Storm VS Mina in a sequel from Forbidden Door, will Storm still have the spotlight? Or will we AEW belong to #MinaNow?
WAIT, someone attacks AZM on her way out! It’s Mercedes Mone! The former NJPW Strong Women’s Champion is still pissed about Resurgence, and she puts AZM in the STATEMENT MAKER!! The ref reprimands, Mone accuses AZM of theft, but Jamie Hayter runs out here to stomp Mone out! And then she puts on a STATEMENT MAKER of her own!! Then she stands Mone up, kisses the biceps, but security separates her and Mone! The fans boo as Hayter doesn’t get to give Mone what she deserves! Hayter tells Mone she’ll get payback soon enough! Will The CEO just have to accept she’s #ThreeBeltsMone right now? Or will the Queen of Harts title make up for what she lost?
AEW mourns the loss of “Sabu,” Terry Brunk.
Taz having worked with Sabu in his prime and being able to call Sabu a friend, Taz says Sabu had aura before aura was a thing. Sabu always worked hard, always went hard, and he will be missed.
Backstage interview with MJF and MVP.
Renee congratulates them on MJF officially being accepted into the Hurt Syndicate. How is he feeling right now? MJF says he is feeling great! He hurts people! He won the lottery! Now just to get his lawyer, Mark Sterling, to go over the contract, and everything is fine. Wait, MJF’s lawyer? Yeah, just one second. MJF calls “Smart Mark” over, and Mark says hi, he’s glad to finally meet MVP. MVP refuses the handshake and MJF tells Mark to just take a quick walk. Mark leaves and MJF asks MVP what’s wrong. MVP asks why MJF needs his lawyer on this. MJF says this is just business. Would MVP ever sign a contract without having a lawyer look it over?
MVP says no, he wouldn’t. He understands it’s just business. They shake hands and MJF says let’s go! They head out together, will Sterling help them iron out all the details?
Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuiness are in the ring.
Schiavone welcomes us and introduces his commentary partner for Collision. Schiavone brings up last week, the special Thursday Night Collision, how things got out of hand near the end of the program. Nigel got involved, and he still has something on his mind, so the floor is his. Nigel says he’ll make this nice and quick. First, he apologizes to Schiavone, because he ended up doing exactly what he told Schiavone not to do, and that was get in the ring as an announcer. The other person Nigel needs to apologize to is Daniel Garcia. Chicago cheers as Garcia makes his entrance and joins the others in the ring.
Nigel tells Garcia that we all saw what happened last week. Nigel let his ego get the better of him as he let Dax Harwood goad him into interrupting that match, which cost Garcia the win. From the bottom of his heart, Nigel apologizes. He realized his place is beside Schiavone at the desk, not in this ring. Garcia tells Nigel that he can keep the apology to himself. Oh? Garcia says he did what Nigel was supposed to do. FTR disrespected him, and Nigel stood up for himself. The fans cheer that! Garcia says FTR tried to end Garcia’s career, tried to end Adam Copeland’s career, and if given the opportunity, they’d try to end Nigel’s career, too.
Garcia says the thing is, he will fight FTR regardless, with or without help. So Nigel could turn his back on Garcia, act like he’s no longer a wrestler, go back to the desk, but Garcia is going to fight with or without Nigel. But it’d be an absolute honor for Nigel to fight FTR with Garcia! But then Stokely Hathaway walks out here, and says, “I cannot believe what I am seeing: Two burnouts glazing each other over which is the bigger disappointment.” The fans boo but #BigStoke says FTR is NOT here tonight. But as their agent, he is here to speak on their behalf. Nigel, what you did last week was reprehensible and egregious!
Nigel almost broke Dax’s jaw, and he just about separated Cash’s shoulder. So Nigel, Stoke must ask, “What the hell is your problem?!” Nigel says, “What’s my problem? I guess my problem, Strokely, is when someone puts their hands on me, I put my hands back on them. So I guess for that, I’m so, so sorry.” Stokely mocks Nigel with an, “I’m sorry, mate! Aw… Guess what, Nigel? That apology does nothing for us. You put your hands on FTR. And you should know that when you do something bad, Nigel, there are repercussions and consequences. Dax, Cash and I, we had a little pow wow. And we decided what your punishment should be.
“Your punishment should be getting in the ring with the greatest tag team alive today, F T R! In an official match! Because in that match, they can’t be suspended, they can’t be fined, they can’t be held accountable for what they do to you and what they do to Danny Boy over here.” Garcia smirks but Nigel says, “Well, I guess that’s exactly why I don’t wanna wrestle them. I mean, let’s be honest. They’re ten-time world tag team champions. And look, no disrespect to you, Danny, but we barely had a conversation. If I’m honest, they’d kill us.” Garcia takes the mic to say Nigel is right. FTR might kill them, they might.
But Garcia has seen Nigel overcome the odds his entire career. Garcia has been overcoming the odds his entire career! And so how about they give the people something they never thought they’d see: Nigel McGuinness teaming with Daniel Garcia against FTR!! The fans cheer and Stokely says y’know what? Nigel doesn’t have to wrestle. He can just do what he’s doing: sitting behind the desk as the Al Bundy of AEW every single week, trying to relive his glory. Let’s be real, Nigel can’t beat FTR. He barely beat Hepatitis! The fans boo, but then FTR ATTACKS! They WERE here all along! SHATTER MACHINE for Garcia!!
Nigel HEADBUTTS and UPPERCUTS Dax! And then HEADBUTTS and UPPERCUTS Cash! The fans fire up but then Dax DECKS Nigel! The fan boo but FTR reels Nigel in! Cash goes up, but here comes Matt Menard! The fans fire up as Daddy Magic has a crowbar! Menard gets FTR to back off and Chicago is all fired up! Will FTR regret bullying Nigel and Garcia into this situation?
BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break Collision!
Back at its regular time of Saturday night at 8 PM Eastern, Collision keeps things hot in Chicago as Kyle Fletcher takes on AR Fox! Will the Aussie Arrow stay sharp after falling short in the Owen Hart Cup? Or will Collision be the Whole Fox’n Show? And “Speedball” Mike Bailey looks to keep his own momentum going as he takes on the Vanilla Babyface, Blake Christian! And while the Sons of Texas face CRU in a #1 contender’s match, we also get a tag team grudge match! Bryan Keith & “Big Bill” will battle The Gates of Agony in a CHICAGO STREET FIGHT! Will this be just the thing both teams need to get back to the AEW World Tag Team Championship scene?
AEW World Championship Steel Cage Match: Jon Moxley VS Samoa Joe!
When The Death Riders lost the AEW World Trios Championships to The Opps, The Maniac is the one who took the pin, and is the one who took things to a new level. But is he afraid to fight a fair fight with the Samoan Submission Specialist? He’ll never admit to it. But will he learn to fear Joe through this brutal main event? Or will the reign of terror only get worse in the Windy City?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and it’s time to rage in the cage!
The bell rings and the fans fire up as the two circle. They feel things out, the fans cheer on Joe, and the two tie up. Moxley goes for a waistlock but Joe blocks with a facelock. They end up in a corner, they slowly let off, but Joe BOOTS Moxley before he can sucker punch! Joe CHOPS Moxley, HEADBUTTS him, but Moxley fires a forearm! Joe fires back, they go back and forth, and the fans cheer Joe while booing Moxley. Joe ELBOWS Moxley, then whips him into the steel! Moxley staggers to a corner but Joe HEADBUTTS him! Joe whips Moxley into more steel! Moxley gets stuck on the top rope and might already be busted open.
Joe drags Moxley around to JAB away against the steel! Joe runs and RAMS Moxley into the wall! The door almost comes loose from that shot! Joe then brings Moxley around to CHOP in a corner! Moxley CHOPS! Joe CHOPS back! The CHOPS keep going, the fans fire up, and Joe CHOKES Moxley in the corner! Joe HEADBUTTS again and again and again until Moxley sits down. Joe then scrapes his boot off Moxley’s face again and again. Joe runs side to side to BOOT WASH Moxley against the steel! The fans fire up more as Joe paces around. Joe drags Moxley up, snapmares and CHOPS Moxley on the back! Then KICKS Moxley in the chest!
Joe runs to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Moxley goes to a corner, BOOTS Joe away, then kicks Joe’s leg out! Joe falls and clutches the knee. Moxley stalks Joe, Joe stands up, and Moxley CHOP BLOCKS him down! Moxley drops an elbow on Joe’s leg, drops another elbow, then pulls on the leg! Joe endures, the fans rally, but Moxley drags Joe to the ropes. Moxley HIP DROPS the knee! Joe writhes but Moxley drags him around. Moxley steps through to have the FIGURE FOUR! The fans rally for Joe as he endures. Joe keeps his shoulders up, pries at the main leg, but Moxley pushes it back down. Joe works to turn things over, and he does!
Moxley endures, reaches out for the ROPEBREAK, and though there are no disqualifications, the submission is null and void. Joe and Moxley separate, then they fire forearms! The fans rally again as Joe fires a flurry! Joe runs, but Moxley BOOTS him down! The fans boo but Moxley paces while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Moxley snarls and looms over Joe. Moxley pushes Joe to a cover, TWO! Moxley stalks Joe to ropes, pulls his ears, and then pushes him against the steel! Moxley grinds Joe’s face into those chain links, then climbs up to get more leverage. Moxley soaks up the heat before he runs and KICKS Joe in the chest! Moxley KICKS and KICKS and KICKS at Joe, but Joe just gets mad! Moxley backs up but Joe ROCKS him with forearms! Joe puts Moxley in a corner to fire boxing elbows! Joe whips corner to corner, Moxley reverses, then Moxley runs in and LARIATS! Moxley climbs up and he stands on Joe’s chest! Joe endures as Moxley climbs up to use both boots!
Wait, now we see the rest of the Death Riders are here. Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta saunter out from the back, soaking up heat from Chicago as they go. Moxley finally steps off Joe, but Joe isn’t alone, either! “Powerhouse” Hobbs and Willow Nightingale are both here, armed with chairs! Hobbs & Willow keep the Death Riders back while Joe TOSSES Moxley into the steel! Moxley slumps down and Joe catches his breath while their teams shout at each other. Moxley sputters and now he’s busted open. Joe fires forearms on Moxley, but Moxley fires back! The forearms go back and forth, but Joe’s hit harder!
Joe UPPERCUTS Moxley, but Moxley still fires a forearm! The shots keep going, even as Moxley has a crimson mask growing. Joe seems to be running low on energy, and Moxley BITES Joe’s forehead! The ref reprimands but Moxley shoves Joe down. Beach Break returns to single picture while the fans tell Moxley he’s sick. Moxley runs up on Joe and the forearms keep going! Moxley flips Joe off so Joe fires harder shots! The fans rally for Joe while Moxley wobbles. Moxley fires more forearms so Joe just fires back! They go fast ‘n’ furious, then Joe gets the edge! The fans fire up as Joe just HAMMERS and HEADBUTTS Moxley!
Joe CHOPS Moxley, but then Moxley CLAWS Joe’s eyes! The fans boo, but Moxley goes to a corner and climbs up. Um, this is a No Escape Clause style, though. Maybe the blood loss made him forget. Either way, Joe drags Moxley off the corner to atomic drop! Moxley hobbles, Joe gives him a Manhattan Drop! And a BOOT! And then a SENTON! Cover, TWO! Moxley survives but Joe stays focused. Joe reels Moxley in, lifts him up, POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO, but into the S T F!! Moxley endures, the fans rally, and Joe grabs that arm to make it a CROSSFACE!! Moxley flails, reaches out, turns around, ROPEBREAK!!
The ref tells Joe to let go and Joe obeys. The fans boo, Joe should’ve just kept it until Moxley passed out. Moxley hobbles away but Joe is on him. Joe SMACKS Moxley off buckles, then he hauls Moxley up top. Joe tucks Moxley in, but Moxley CLAWS at Joe’s face! And BITES Joe’s nose!! The fans boo but Moxley stops so he can leap. Joe gets under, Moxley comes back and LARIATS! Moxley runs but Joe stands his ground! Moxley LARIATS, Joe stays up, so Moxley SLAPS Joe again and again! Moxley fires a flurry of forearms, then runs, but into a BOOT! Moxley comes back with a CUTTER!! Moxley crawls to a cover, TWO!!
Moxley keeps hold for an ARMBAR! Joe clasps hands to fight that off! Joe fights around, Moxley stomps away, then turns Joe over for a BULLDOG CHOKE!! Joe endures and Moxley has a full crimson mask as he pulls on the hold! Joe is fading so the ref checks on him. The hand drops once! The hand drops twice! The hand- NO, Joe revives! Joe fights up, shoves Moxley away, then fireman’s carries, but Moxley slips free! Moxley kicks low, underhooks, PARADIGM SHIFT!! Cover, TWO?!?! Joe survives and shocks everyone! Moxley is furious and gets in the ref’s face! The ref says the count was fair, that’s just how tough Joe is!
Moxley seethes as he storms back over. Moxley vows to end this and he drags Joe to his feet. Moxley underhooks again, but Joe wrenches out! COQUINA CLUTCH!!! Moxley flails, reaches out, but now the Death Riders spring into action! They climb the cage! Willow YANKS Marina down, Joe RAMS Moxley into the cage to knock Claudio down onto them! Joe lets Moxley go and looks at Yuta. Yuta freezes in his tracks, and Hobbs YANKS Yuta down! Yuta runs away but Hobbs gives chase! Hobbs reels Yuta in, URENAGE through the timekeeper’s table! The fans are thunderous as The Opps have evened things up with The Death Riders!
Joe nods, and he goes back for Moxley, but who is this hopping the railing? The man in the hoodie slides the briefcase in for Moxley! THAT’S GABE KIDD!!! And Moxley CLOBBERS Joe with the briefcase!!! Cover, Moxley wins!!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
The fans boo as the Mad Man helps The Maniac stay on top. Gabe taunts Hobbs into coming after him, and Hobbs certainly goes after Gabe. But Claudio SMACKS Hobbs in the back with a chair! Hobbs doesn’t flinch!! Hobbs turns around to glare at Claudio, the fans tell Claudio he messed up, but Gabe LOW BLOWS Hobbs! And Claudio SMACKS Hobbs again! Hobbs goes down but Claudio SMACKS him again and again! Then Claudio & Gabe RAM Hobbs into the apron! Marina RAMS Willow into railing! The fans boo as The Death Riders still stand tall, and Gabe joins Moxley in the ring. Gabe helps Moxley stand, and here come the Young Bucks!
The fans boo as our EVPs, Matthew & Nicholas, strut out here and applaud this main event. Matt even has a big remote in his hands? The Bucks join Moxley, Marina and Gabe in the ring. Nick offers a handshake, but wait! Kenny Omega is here! The Cleaner dodges Claudio and V-TRIGGERS Yuta! Then he brawls with Claudio before sending him into railing! Kenny eggs everyone else on, but here comes Okada! BODY BLOW!! The fans boo as The Rainmaker grins, and then he sends Omega into the ring! Okada says press the button, so Matt presses the button. The cage is coming back down!? The Death Riders drag Omega into the ring so they can beat up on him AND Joe!
The fans boo but Speedball runs up to kick away on Okada! There’s no stopping the rest of the Death Riders and Elite, though! E V P TRIGGER for Joe!! Then they feed Omega to Moxley’s PARADIGM SHIFT!! Moxley has finally accepted the Bucks as they help him beat up on their common enemies, and have even brought in a War Dog as a wild card. But “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” The Realest is here, and now The Bucks have trapped themselves in a cage just for him! Swerve storms up to the cage, and he climbs right up! The fans are thunderous as Swerve aims, SUPER KILL STOMPS on the Death Riders and Elite!!
The fans are thunderous for “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” as Matt hurries to press the up button! The cage lifts, the Elite and Death Riders scurry away like the rats they are, and now Swerve stands tall with The Opps. Swerve says last time he was in this ring, in this city, in this cage, he got his brains beat in by a steel chair and then dropped on a damn cinder block! You think his sadistic, psycho mind would never wanna do this again, but here he is! The fans cheer that! And Swerve tells the retreating Elite, “You think I fear anything? I realized something: I AM THE FEAR! I am the Most Dangerous Man here in AEW!
“And with you gentlemen and lady, and these gentlemen here, and this lady standing here, I think we wanna cause a little bit of anarchy.” The fans like where this is going! Swerve says Double or Nothing, Phoenix, Arizona, it will be ANARCHY IN THE ARENA!!! The fans are thunderous as now, Swerve will stand with Omega, Hobbs, Samoa Joe and Willow Nightingale against whatever combination the Elite and Death Riders wanna throw at them! Who will win and who will survive when AEW goes Double or Nothing?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite for Beach Break, both setting up things for Collision as well as Double or Nothing. Great tag team opener from Ospreay and Hangman with Konosuke and Alexander. I do like that the Faces came very close to the cliche miscommunication collision, but then they still made it work to win. At least until the Callis Family tried to beat them up after and then came the misunderstanding. The heat in that match got turned up a bit, that’ll be an awesome Men’s Owen Hart Cup finals, can’t wait to see who wins.
Great match from Ricochet VS Zach, namely in how Zach showed he can still go even with one leg. But I figured Ricochet would win and then go overboard to beat up on Zach. Good save from Mark Briscoe, and maybe Briscoe VS Ricochet will be on Double or Nothing, but it feels more like a match for TV. Honestly, what happened to building anything towards a TNT Championship match for Adam Cole? Sammy Guevara won that big money Fatal 4 Way but then proceeded to call out Cole, only for Sammy and Dustin to now pivot into a thing for the AEW World Tag Team Championships.
Good promo from Top Flight to get heated, and good part for Dustin & Sammy to play encouraging Darius & Dante. Great match from Top Flight VS Hurt Syndicate, but I figured the Hurt Syndicate would win. I appreciate the blatant swerve they were pulling on MJF. MJF thought he was gonna get beat up but then Lashley gives him the thumbs up, and now MJF is officially AEW’s Sami Zayn in The Bloodline or Owen Hart in the Nation of Domination. And I also appreciate this got Mark Sterling back on TV. There will surely be continued tension until MJF can actually get himself a title shot.
As for the Sons of Texas, good promo to set up a contenders match, but they’re of course going to beat CRU. Lio & Action continue to be chihuahuas barking at bigger dogs. At the same time, Dustin & Sammy winning to face Lashley & Shelton, they could put both AEW & ROH tag titles on the line. The problem there is, if Lashley & Shelton win, that tanks the ROH Tag Division because Lashley & Shelton aren’t ever showing up on Honor Club. A silver lining might be that Sammy and Dustin break up so Sammy can actually follow through on that TNT Championship feud tease. Well, that’d probably mean Sammy finally turns on Dustin but it feels too late to matter.
Great promo from Nigel and Garcia with Stokely, and of course FTR were secretly in the building. Menard makes a great save, and now we’ll get a great tag match of FTR VS Nigel & Garcia. This could still give us Cope’s return, but I bet Nigel gets to look great even in a losing effort. Awesome Fatal 4 Way match, and that was a great way for Mina to win in her return to AEW. Toni VS Mina for Double or Nothing will be great, but I feel Toni will retain. Mone going after AZM was fitting, and it also gave Hayter a reason to go after Mone. Mone VS Hayter could still be up in the air, so next week’s go-home episodes will really be telling.
And of course, a great main event with the steel cage, but I just knew Moxley would win thanks to interference. But is it just me or are ropebreaks in cage matches dumb? If this is a No Escape style cage match, then ropebreaks don’t mean anything cuz there’s no “out of bounds.” Joe really should’ve kept that crossface until Moxley passed out. And even then, it makes no sense why Gabe Kidd would help Moxley. I thought Gabe hated Mox and hated the Bucks. I guess there can be some nonsense about how after Resurgence, The Bucks talked things over with the War Dogs and got Gabe to agree to this, but it seems like they just needed someone to substitute for Pac right now.
And it sounds like they’re giving us the first ever mixed Anarchy in the Arena. It works just fine, because for one, it is obviously No DQ. Secondly, Willow and Marina can easily brawl off somewhere on their own, just as we’ve seen all these Anarchy in the Arena matches go. Also, Speedball going after Okada, that’s gotta be a Continental Championship match. Okada probably still finds a way to win, but Speedball can really push Okada to his limits.
My Score: 8.9/10
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