AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (5/21/25)
An appetizer in Albuquerque!
Will there be anarchy in New Mexico?
Before Double or Nothing and Anarchy in the Arena, Jon Moxley teams with The Young Bucks against Swerve, Samoa Joe & “Powerhouse” Hobbs!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Jon Moxley & The Young Bucks VS Swerve Strickland, Samoa Joe & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs; Swerve, Joe & Hobbs win.
- Ricochet VS Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn; Ricochet wins.
- Mina Shirakawa VS Julia Hart; Mina wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Schiavone is in the ring!
He brings up the Owen Hart Cup Finals, and the two men fighting for their chance at the AEW World Championship at All In. He introduces first, Hangman Adam Page! The fans fire up for the Blackhat Cowboy as he goes to the ring, and we notice the extra security already on hand. Schiavone then welcomes out the Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay! Albuquerque fires up again as Ospreay sports his new baseball jersey style merchandise. Schiavone says both men know what is at stake. One goes on to All In: Texas to fight for the world title, upon winning the Owen Cup. Schiavone then turns things over to Ospreay and Hangman.
Ospreay thanks Schiavone and wants everyone to hear him out. He understands why there is security, but he won’t get physical. Will Hangman get physical? No? Good. Then he excuses the security and assures them, he’ll make sure they get paid for their time. Ospreay thanks them as they exit, and Ospreay says he just wants it to be him and Hangman. The fans cheer Ospreay for the gesture, and Ospreay tells Hangman that he has one very important question: “Do you still drink?” The fans boo but Ospreay says c’mon, not in a bad way! He just means, Hangman loves a good beer. And to be honest, Ospreay owes him an apology.
Ospreay says that when they got jumped the other day, Ospreay did take a swing on Hangman. But to be fair, Hangman gave him a headbutt. But like Ospreay’s dad says, when he gets hit in the face, it is a drastic improvement. But Ospreay does have some beers for them. The ring crew brings those over, and Ospreay hands Hangman one. Ospreay wants cheers, but Hangman stares him down. The fans are torn, Ospreay takes a swig, and says it’s fine. Ospreay puts his aside, and says while they need to get things off their chest, there is something else Ospreay wants to do.
Ospreay wishes to petition to Tony Khan and the AEW Board of Directors that Ospreay VS Hangman on Sunday are the main event. The fans like that idea! Ospreay says surely some still think he’s crazy. Why would Ospreay wanna follow one of the most destructive and brutal matches AEW has in Anarchy in the Arena? Why would Ospreay wanna follow three hours of amazing professional wrestling? Ospreay says to those people, “You do not know what is at stake!” The fans cheer, and Ospreay says not only is this about winning the beautiful Owen Hart Memorial trophy, not only is this about going to All In: Texas on Saturday, July 12th…
But the winner of this match is the person with the responsibility of bringing back that beautiful gold belt! The fans cheer that! Ospreay says he really wants this. He wants this so badly! He feels the moment he stepped here, he has done everything the right way. He leaves his home country on a Tuesday, arrives here, makes seven to 15 HOUR flights every single week! He barely sleeps on Tuesday, he is constantly jetlagged, doesn’t really know where he is, but he puts on his “crime fighting pants,” and he says ring the bell, bruv! The fans cheer that! Ospreay says he wants to wear the title with pride! To show it around the world!
And most importantly, he wants to bring it home. Ospreay brings up August 24th, Forbidden Door in London, the O2, an arena just 30 minutes from his home. There are people that have supported Ospreay from the ballrooms and the halls. He has been a young, immature man who has grown up right in front of them, and he wants to wear that title in front of them while he thanks them for their support! The fans also cheer that. But the other thing is, every Tuesday when he flies to the US is that he leaves his six-year-old son at home, and he wants nothing more than to walk into that building so his son can see him as WORLD CHAMPION!
The fans cheer more, and Ospreay understands how much Hanger wants it. But Ospreay wants it just that little bit more. The fans cheer Ospreay on, but then the “COWBOY SH*T!” rises. Hangman tells Ospreay, “That is the difference between you and I. And that will be the difference between you and I on Sunday. Will, you want this, you want it bad. And I know that feeling, because I have lived it. And I know that you understand that in ALL of professional wrestling, there is no prize grander, there is no greater honor, than to be the All Elite Wrestling World Champion, I know you know that!
“But Will… For you, this could be a professional accomplishment. Granted, it is the biggest professional accomplishment either you or I could ever dream of having! But it is that: A professional accomplishment. For me, this is personal. I don’t want this opportunity, I need it.” The fans cheer that, too! Hangman says he has WASTED two years of his life, filled with nothing but grief, sorrow, and hate! In those two years, Hangman has not won a single tournament or a single championship. The one thing that Hangman did win brought him nothing but the same. The worst of it wasn’t even here. It was when he was at home.
It was last Christmas morning, when Hangman’s son sat on the floor… playing with his new toys, he looked up to see his dad staring out the window, looking for someone he knew would never come back! How many times in two years did his son look at Hangman and feel disappointment?! Hangman NEEDS this!! When Hangman goes home, he needs his wife to look at him and not feel pity! She needs to see the man she fell in love with all those years ago! For Hangman’s kids to look up to him, to know they have the father they deserve! And for all these people who supported him when he deserved it the least to know that he can be the kind of man that THEY can believe in!
And Hangman needs this for himself. Because Hangman needs to know that there can be some kind of light at the end of this two year tunnel through Hell… Hangman needs it, because he needs to know Ospreay was wrong when Ospreay said that for Hangman, this was too little, too late. Ospreay scowls a bit as the fans get fired up. Ospreay tells Hangman, “So what’re you planning on doing about it? You’re gonna wrap a chair over my skull? You gonna beat me so bad that I have to retire, like you did Christopher Daniels? I’m not going down that path. Cuz I’ve been there, and it took a lot for me to come back.”
As silly as this might sound, Ospreay says he is showing up, and he is doing his best. And sometimes, his best hasn’t been good enough. He’ll admit that he’s lost. Lost bad. But he’s never lost because he dragged the ref around to get an advantage. He’s never whined to his boss about not getting his way. If Ospreay has lost, he has lost leaving it all in this ring! And if he’s lost, he at least won the fans’ respect! The fans cheer that, and Ospreay says more importantly… He won their trust! Hangman asks if that’s enough! Is that enough for Moxley and the Death Riders? Ospreay doesn’t know!! He doesn’t know what it takes!
Ospreay wrestled Moxley twice, and he lost both times! He doesn’t know how to do it, but Hangman does! So then show Ospreay! Show THAT man on Sunday! That fire, that animal! Because of Ospreay can beat that Hangman, then Ospreay knows he can beat Moxley! The fans fire up more, and Ospreay says Hangman used to be a pure-hearted man, and he can also be a bad man! He is a Cowboy! The one we’re meant to look towards when times are hard! But he hasn’t been doing that! He’s been staring out of the window! Hangman’s been looking for Swerve! His attention hasn’t been on being The Guy, but on someone else.
And Ospreay gets it, when someone crosses the threshold from business to personal, you gotta handle it. We could give Hangman a month, two months, three, but an entire YEAR?! An entire year has changed Hangman! The kids don’t look up to him! The men, the boys backstage, they lost respect for him. And the women have screamed in terror when Hangman wanted to kill Swerve! Ospreay is not that guy. Ospreay is just the guy that’ll show up and do his best. But before writing Ospreay off, Ospreay’s best has beaten MJF, Bryan Danielson, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Chris Jericho, anyone else you can name!
Wanna know what? Because Ospreay is the best in the EFFIN’ WORLD!! The fans are really fired up now! Ospreay tells Hangman, he knows that when the bell rings, anything can happen. If it is Hangman, Ospreay will be happy for him. And if Hangman thinks he has no friends, then it’ll take more than one person off of Moxley. Ospreay says if Hangman needs a friend, someone watching his back, Ospreay will have his back. Ospreay hopes the same goes back from Hangman. If Ospreay wins, hopefully Hangman will have his back. Ospreay then offers the toast again. So what Ospreay is saying, Cowboy, “Meet me in the desert! I’m calling you out for a shootout, bruv!”
Ospreay chugs his bear, HHH spits some of it, and then tosses his bottle. Hangman chugs his beer down to the very last drop, and the duel is set! Which one of these gunslingers hits the mark to then take aim at The Maniac in Texas?
Jon Moxley walks into the building.
Marina Shafir follows the Maniac AEW World Champion, and he seethes all the way. “Tensions are rising in AEW. The spoils will go to those that embrace the anarchy.” Moxley goes from pavilion to bleachers as he makes his entrance. Anarchy in the Arena is no longer the main event, but will this appetizer make up for that?
Six Man Tag: Jon Moxley & The Young Bucks VS Swerve Strickland, Samoa Joe & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs!
The trios sort out, Joe starts against Moxley and they go right to throwing hands! The fans fire up as Joe gets the edge, “JOE! JOE! JOE!” Moxley throat chops, the fans boo, and Moxley runs, but into a ROLLING ELBOW! Moxley and Joe fall back, and both teams have their guys calm down. Hobbs tags in, as does Matthew Jackson. The fans rally for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs and Matt tie up, and Hobbs SHOVES Matt down! Matt comes back, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Hobbs CLOBBERS him! The fans fire up as Hobbs then scoops Matt, brings him over, but Matt slips free! Nick GAMANGIRIS, then tags in!
The fans boo as The Bucks kick, run, and ALLEY-OOP DROPKICK! Swerve tags in, runs up, Nick sidesteps but Swerve flips with the ropes to come back! Swerve trips, laces the legs, then waistlocks. Nick fights with elbows, he runs but Swerve drops down, hurdles, and turns Nick’s leap over into a suplex! Swerve catches the superkick to hit a BACKBREAKER! Swerve runs at the corner, UPPERCUTS Nick and snapmares! Swerve goes up, Matt runs over, but Swerve DECKS him! Nick runs up, Swerve jumps over to HIP TOSS and gator roll! Swerve deadlifts for the suplex! The fans fire up, but Moxley and Matt attack!
The fans boo but Joe & Hobbs storm in! They all brawl, Moxley TOSSES Hobbs to the outside, and Nick RANAS Swerve! The Bucks regroup to DOUBLE PLANCHA, but Joe & Swerve pull the double “Nope!” Moxley builds speed, but Hobbs is in his way! Hobbs swings, Moxley CLAWS Hobbs’ eyes! Moxley shoves Hobbs down then runs to DIVE! Down goes Hobbs! The Bucks see Joe in the ring. Joe winds up and builds speed, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! The fans boo but Matt brings Joe out. Nick builds speed, but Swerve slingshots and somersaults! COMPLETE SHOT! Swerve builds speed now to FOSBURY FLOP onto Nick!
Joe throws Matt away, builds speed after all, and he DIVES onto Moxley & The Bucks! The fans are thunderous and Joe flexes while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Joe drags Nick up, SMACKS him off the apron, then follows him around the way. Marina can only glare while Joe puts Nick in for Swerve. Swerve drags Nick up, wrenches and whips him to a corner, then CHOPS! Swerve snapmares and goes up, FALLING UPPERCUT! And he hits the Griddy! The fans cheer and Swerve drags Nick up again. Tag to Hobbs, Hobbs ROCKS Nick, then he DECKS him! Nick flounders, Hobbs brings him around to suplex. Hobbs holds Nick up for a count of TEN before the SLAM! Hobbs flips off Moxley and Matt, then goes back to N ick. Hobbs has Nick in a corner, whips him corner to corner, then runs up, but Nick dodges!
Nick KIKCKS Hobbs in the leg, hot tags Moxley, and Moxley wraps Hobbs’ leg in ropes. Hobbs fights back but Moxley CLAWS Hobbs’ face! Moxley climbs up and rains down fists! The ref counts, Moxley stops, but that lets Matt get cheap shots in! Hobbs slumps down and Moxley DROPKICKS the leg! Tag to Matt, and Moxley stands on Hobbs’ leg! Matt stomps Hobbs, then HIP DROPS the leg! Matt bends the leg on the ropes but the stops as the ref counts. Matt drags Hobbs over, tags Moxley, and Moxley helps Matt split the wishbone! Moxley talks trash while Dynamite returns to single picture.
The fans rally, Moxley stands Hobbs up, and he climbs up again to talk more trash. Moxley rains down fists, but Hobbs SHOVES him away! Hobbs hobbles but Moxley CHOP BLOCKS him down! Moxley stomps away on Hobbs, then tags in Nick. Nick puts some stank on the CHOP! Hobbs just gets mad! The fans tell Nick he messed up, but Nick kicks low. Nick winds up to CHOP Hobbs on the back again! Hobbs just frowns. Nick runs but into Hobbs’ arms! Hobbs POWERSLAMS Nick! Tag to Swerve but Nick tags Matt. Swerve LARIATS Nick, LARIATS Matt, repeat! Swerve then wrenches Matt and turns him for a NECKBREAKER!
Nick springboards to RANA, but Swerve blocks! Swerve pops Nick up for a POWERSLAM of his own! Nick hobbles up, Swerve runs in, but Nick BOOTS him! Nick cartwheels to the apron, then eggs Swerve on. Swerve runs up, Nick backflips away, but Swerve handsprings through! The two stare down, then Swerve scoops Nick to BACKBREAKER! Moxley runs up, Swerve dodges, but Matt SUPERKICKS him! The fans boo but Matt soaks it up. Matt & Moxley get Swerve into the ring for Nick, and Nick tags Matt. They double whip, Swerve ducks a lariat to waistlock, but Matt backs him down into the corner.
Nick SHINING WIZARDS, then he helps Matt with SLICED BREAD! SHIING WIZARD again, then Matt covers, TWO! Swerve stays in this but Matt tags Nick. Nick climbs up and aims, to SWANTON BOMB onto knees! Swerve saves himself and the fans fire up! Swerve and Nick crawl, but Moxley runs up to BLAST Joe & Hobbs! Swerve BACKDROPS Moxley, but no one is there to tag! Matt runs in, Swerve puts him on the apron. Nick runs in, Swerve puts him on the apron. Moxley runs up, LARIAT DOUBLE GIRI COMBO! Then an X PLEX! Matt grins as he goes up the corner, and he CROSSBODIES onto Hobbs & Joe!
Matt hurries back in, sets Swerve up, and The Bucks coordinate, RISKY BUSINESS! Cover, TWO! Swerve survives and the fans fire up! Nick drags Swerve up, bumps Swerve off buckles, and tags Matt. Matt ROCKS Swerve in the back, then puts him in the ropes. Nick goes up, DRAPING SWANTON BOMB! Matt covers, Hobbs breaks it! The fans cheer and Hobbs coaches Swerve. Matt paces while Dynamite goes back to picture in picture.
Matt stomps Swerve around, ROCKS him, then throws hands. Matt bumps Swerve off buckles, tags Moxley, and Moxley throws hands. Moxley beats Swerve down then stands on him! The ref counts, Marina talks trash, and Moxley steps off at 4. Nick gets a cheap shot in while the ref is busy with Moxley. Moxley goes out to fetch Swerve and bring him around. Moxley makes Swerve take a seat, then he flips off the fans before raining down fists. Moxley BITES Swerve’s forehead but Swerve fires hands! Swerve fires more shots, and he backs Moxley down! But Moxley pokes Swerve in the eyes! Then Moxley RAMS Swerve into the steel steps!
The ref reprimands but Moxley just ignores him. Moxley puts Swerve in, dares him to go tag his team, but then stomps hm. Moxley clamps onto Swerve’s arm, bends the fingers, then drags him over with a facelock. Tag to Nick and they mug Swerve. Nick whips Swerve back into the corner, runs up, and SHINING WIZARDS! And then SHINING WIZARDS! Matt won’t let Swerve fall, and Nick SHINING WIZARDS again! Nick soaks up heat while Swerve sputters. Moxley tags in, the mugging continues, and Moxley puts Swerve in the corner. Moxley fires hands and Dynamite returns to single picture.
Moxley and the ref argue, but that lets Marina CHOKE Swerve! She’s once again a problem and the fans boo! Hobbs protests but Marina gets away with it. Marina warns Nana to watch himself, and then Moxley drags Swerve into a stalling, middle finger flipping PILEDRIVER! Cover, JOE BREAKS IT! Joe fires away on Moxley but the ref backs him off. The fans rally but Moxley clamps onto Swerve with a CROSSFACE! Swerve endures, the fans rally for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Moxley shifts into a RINGS OF SATURN, but Swerve still endures! Moxley shifts to a facelock then a full nelson, but Swerve still endures!
Swerve reaches out, fires elbows, and he is free! But Moxley has the waistband! Swerve uses his foot to get free, he ROCKS Moxley, but Moxley grabs the waistband again! Swerve HEADBUTTS and both men fall! The fans are thunderous as the teams call to their guys! Hot tags to Matt and Joe! Joe rallies on The Bucks and even Moxley! The Bucks kick and whip, then run up! Joe URENAGES Nick down, then he SNAP POWERSLAMS Matt! Cover, TWO!! Matt survives but Joe hauls him right up! Tag to Swerve, Joe sends him in for an UPPERCUT! Joe BACK ELBOWS, and PELES! Hobbs goes up!?
Hobbs aims to DIVING SPLASH!! Swerve covers, but Moxley AND Nick break it! The fans boo but Moxley backs away. Swerve snarls and the fans rally up again. “This is Awesome!” as Swerve gator rolls again. But Nick saves Matt from the suplex! They DOUBLE SUPERKICK Swerve, then dodge Hobbs to feint and DOUBLE DDT! They both kip up, Joe is in, but Nick SUPERKICKS him! Joe wobbles, so Matt SUPERKICKS! Joe still DOUBLE LARIATS!! The fans are thunderous, but Moxley hits Joe with a PARADIGM SHIFT! HOUSE CALL for Moxley! Then a FLYING STOMP onto The Bucks!! The fans are electric and Nana is loving it!
There is a ring count on Swerve and Matt while the fans rally up. Swerve and Matt crawl, Swerve puts Matt in at 8. The fans cheer as Swerve drags Matt over. Tag to Hobbs and then Swerve climbs. Hobbs brings down his straps, but Moxley is in! Moxley kicks Hobbs, underhooks, but Hobbs werernches out to then hit a SPINEBUSTER! Then SPINEBUSTER for Matt! Nick springboards in, but SPINEBUSTER onto Matt!! Hobbs handles town bidness three times over, then he tags Swerve back in! Swerve is up, but Moxley SHOVES Hobbs into him! Then CUTTER for Hobbs! Joe LARIATS Moxley up and out!
The Bucks DOUBLE SUPERKICK Joe!! The Bucks hurry after Swerve, DOUBLE SUPERPLEX!! Then the E V P- NO, Swerve ducks and knees hit together! COQUINA CLUTCH for Nick! O’Conner Roll for Matt!! Swerve & Opps win!!
Winners: Swerve Strickland, Samoa Joe & “Powerhouse” Hobbs, by pinfall
But Moxley and Matt attack! The fans boo as now Yuta & Claudio join in, too! The Death Riders and Bucks mug Swerve & Opps, and Marina even mugs Nana! BUT SHIBATA IS BACK! The Wrestler fires off fast hands on everybody! Shibata whips and BOOTS Yuta in the corner! Shibata fires more forearms, but Claudio is back! Shibata ROCKS Claudio first! Shibata fires forearms in the corner, he is getting payback for that chair gut buster! But Marina LOW BLOWS Shibata!! The fans boo but HERE COMES WILLOW! The Babe with the Power has been a Problem solver, and she SPEARS Marina!
The fans fire up, because here comes KENNY OMEGA! The Cleaner is a missing piece to the puzzle, but he gives Yuta a SNAP DRAGON! SNAP DRAGON for Claudio! He blocks Matt’s superkick, Matt begs for mercy, but he gets a SNAP DRAGON instead! Matt is on the ropes, Omega takes aim, and everyone joins in with the BANG!! V-TRIGGER on the ropes!! But Omega isn’t done, he drags Matt up. Swerve says hold on a moment. Swerve brings out a TABLE!! The fans fire up and Omega likes that idea. Joe helps set the table up, Omega brings Matt to the apron, and the fans are thunderous! Omega Electric Chair Lifts, but Claudio saves Matt!
The fans boo but The Bucks & Death Riders retreat! Joe shouts, “OH NO NO NO NO NO! A sane man would realize I’ve got all your asses this weekend and I can wait ’til then. But y’know what? I’m not a sane man, and we don’t give a s*it! We’re coming after you tonight in Albuquerque, whether you like it or not!!” Joe has put The Bucks & Death Riders on notice, will this fight go all the way into Collision and the rest of the week?
Backstage interview with The Hurt Syndicate.
Alicia Atout is with Montel Vontavious Porter, Shelton Benjamin, Bobby Lashley, and their other lawyer on this very exciting evening. MJF is set to finally put pen to paper and join the team. How excited are they for this new chapter? MVP says yes, this is a momentous occasion. They are adding a fourth man. But regarding the excitement, you’d need to ask Max about that. “Oh, you can ask him, baby!” MJF steps in, wearing a brand new suit that is covered in gold leaf. Mark Sterling is also here, and MVP likes the suit. MVP says they’ll get some food, let his lawyer handle the legalese, and they’ll see MJF later.
MJF says absolutely. He fist bumps the Hurt Syndicate on the way out, and tells Alicia to scoot. MJF then tells Sterling that he did it! And a pleasure doing business with MVP’s lawyer, too. Sterling presents MJF with a pen, but Dynamite goes to break. Will it all be to MJF’s liking? Or will there be some fine print that bites him in the ass?
The Hurt Syndicate heads to the ring.
Mark Sterling already has a table set up as MVP & The AEW World Tag Team Champions enter, and MVP grabs a mic. “Attention AEW viewing audience. This is an official announcement from the Hurt Syndicate. Tonight’s a very special night. As you know, you’ve been following this drama as it has unfolded. We finally got the All Mighty to change his position, and tonight we officially induct our fourth member into the Hurt Syndicate.” The fans boo a bit, and MVP says hold on, they shouldn’t boo that. But he gets why they’re booing. Maxwell Jacob Friedman is better than all of them, and they know it.
So without further ado, the newest member of the Hurt Syndicate… Maxwell Jacob Friedman! M J F! The Scumbag makes his entrance, he has them cut his music, and he says he’d boo, too, if he was born and raised in Albuquerque. “Gentlemen, I gotta tell you, this reminds me of when I was a young little lad. My mother sat me down, and she said, ‘Son, the most important moment of your life is the day you marry the love of your life.’ And now that I’m older and wiser, I gotta say, clearly, that dumb b*tch never joined the Hurt Syndicate!” The fans boo, but MJF says, “Excuse me, I’m talking. Thanks, though, I appreciate the input.”
MVP also tells the fans to show respect to MJF. The only thing that sucks here is Albuquerque! They paid money to be here, so shut up and show respect to the young genius! MJF thanks Montel for that, and says he loves him. It is such a shame that such a great moment has to happen here, in a state nobody remembers exists. They don’t even have good sports teams here! Nobody cares about Albuquerque! Anyway, they’ve had their fun. Smart Mark, explain the legalese. Sterling assures that the contract benefits both parties. MJF will sign first, then MVP, Shelton & Lashley will sign to make MJF an official member of the Hurt Syndicate, LLC.
MJF tells the fans no one asked them, so please quiet down. MVP suggests booing their bosses when they go back to the jobs they hate. MJF finishes his part, then MVP signs his. Shelton signs, MVP tells more fans to shut up, and Lashley is last, much like he was with giving his thumbs up. Lashley hesitates, though. Now that it is really real, he might have second thoughts. Lashley double checks, MJF says he trusts “Bob.” MVP tells one fan in particular to shut up, men are conducting business! Lashley & Shelton check with their lawyer, MJF asks what’s the problem. Lashley goes back to the contract, and he works up the effort to sign his name.
The fans boo, but there’s nothing to it! MJF says this is the greatest moment of his life! He is now the newest member of- Wait, the Sons of Texas head out here? The fans cheer Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara, aka the ROH World Tag Team Champions, aka the #1 contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Champions! Dustin has a mic but MJF says cut the music! And he tells them to look at him! Dustin & Sammy must be as dumb as these fans are ugly! He wants the White trash honkies to realize they have no right to interrupt this! Dustin tells MJF to shut up, “You stupid SOB!” All MJF does week in and week out is talk! MJF barely wrestles! He has no work ethic, grit, or even…
Well, Dustin will say this. Dustin hates MJF’s guts. He needs MJF to know that. MVP, you and Dustin do go way back. And Dustin has the utmost respect for MVP. He does. But it is in MVP’s best interest as businessmen to watch out for that snake in the grass. MJF says no, that’s not a thing. Dustin say she and Sammy are “day one guys!” Six years ago, Double or Nothing, they did something special! They changed the wrestling landscape! It was an unforgettable night. Fast-forward to now, this Sunday in Phoenix. They have an opportunity that they earned. They want more gold! They’re UNDEFEATED as ROH World Tag Team Champions!
The Sons of Texas have earned their AEW World Tag Team Championship match. Bobby, Shelton, Dustin wants you to look at him when he talks to you. Word is, they like to hurt people. Well, jump on Dustin and see if you can hurt him! He dares you! MVP says please, Dustin, be careful what you wish for. Dustin says there is nothing they can do to him and Sammy, bigger men have tried! And they may not know this, but Dustin & Sammy have both gone to Hell, looked the Devil in his eyes, and kicked his teeth in to claw their way out! They are day one, working around the clock, no off days! Do not think this will be a walk in the park, because it is not!
The fans cheer as Dustin says they fight with heart, honor, fire, passion, soul, and their work ethic is untouchable. One more thing: If Dustin were a betting man, he would bet on day one guys. See you at Double or Nothing. Mic drop from The Natural, and both he and the Spanish God are ready! But will they be able to topple The All Mighty & The Standard of Excellence? Or will Lashley & Shelton just have to hurt people?
Backstage interview with Kazuchika Okada.
Renee Paquette is with the Rainmaker and says last week, “Speedball” Mike Bailey called him out because he is eyeing the Continental Championship. Does he have an official response? “Yeah.” Then what is it…? “I’m the Continental Champion, I say what goes. Speedball, you do not call me out. I call you out! Double or Nothing, you find out why I’m then Continental Champion and you’re not.” Then it is official! But Renee notes that Speedball has yet to be pinned since arriving in AEW. Is Okada at all concerned? Okada says there is a first time for everything, trust him. Okada leaves, but comes back to tell Speedball, “Trust me.” Oh, okay…
The Rainmaker doesn’t hit his signature insult, but will he hit his signature move and be the first to beat Bailey? Or will Speedball be the NEW Continental Champion?
Ricochet VS Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn!
The One & Only picked on Zach Gowen, then beat him in a match, only to beat him down after. Mark Briscoe made the save and then the challenge, so now Ricochet has a STRETCHER MATCH waiting for him on Sunday! Will Ricochet be too worried about that to focus on the 5 Tool Player? Or will Ricochet use the Pride of Pro-Wrestling as a tune-up?
The bell rings, the fans rally, and the two circle. They feel things out, but Ricochet says hold on. He taunts Daddy Ass, but Bowens stops Ricochet from doing the crotch chop! Bowens then fires hands on Ricochet, ROCKS him, and CHPOS him in the corner! The fans cheer Bowens and he whips corner to corner. Ricochet reverses, Bowens goes up and rolls. Ricochet runs up, Bowens hurdles then headlocks. Ricochet powers out, Bowens hurdles, then Bowens FLOAT OVER DDTS! Ricochet flounders to ropes, Bowens LARIATS him up and out! The fans fire up with Bowens again, and Ricochet gets in Billy’s face.
Billy steps and Ricochet flinches! Bowens is there to SLAP Ricochet on his bald head! Bowens whips Ricochet into railing, then he SCISSOR FINGERS~ with Billy! Bowens leaves Ricochet behind, Billy pushes Ricochet in, but the ref reprimands. Bowens runs up, Ricochet dodges, and then Ricochet comes back. Bowens puts Ricochet on the apron, GAMANGIRIS, then he brings Ricochet up. Ricochet fights the suplex, then he drags Bowens to the apron. Bowens BODY SHOTS, fireman’s carries, but Ricochet grabs at the ref! The ref shakes free but Ricochet slips down. Ricochet POSTS Bowens, then SWEEPS the legs!
The fans boo but Ricochet is all fired up, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ricochet taunts the fans, returns to the ring, and Billy helps Bowens. Ricochet CLOBBERS Bowens as he gets in the ring! Ricochet CHOKES Bowens on ropes, lets off, and he soaks up heat. Ricochet storms up and CHOPS! Bowens kicks Ricochet, CHOPS him, and then goes to a corner. Bowens runs up, Ricochet dodges and fires hands! Ricochet CHOPS, then he drags Bowens around. Ricochet taunts the scissor fingers and digs them into Bowens’ eyes! The ref reprimands, Ricochet stops, and he stands Bowens up to throw knees. Ricochet snapmares Bowens, runs, and then KOKESHI HEADBUTTS! Ricochet taunts the fans while Bowens writhes.
Ricochet goes back to Bowens but Bowens throws hands! Bowens rises, ROCKS Ricochet, then runs, but into a DROPKICK! Ricochet taunts Billy, argues with him, then covers Bowens. TWO, but Ricochet stalks Bowens to a corner. Ricochet CHOKES Bowens on the ropes again, stops as the ref counts, and then taunts the fans again. Ricochet goes back to Bowens but Bowens KICKS from below! Bowens kicks again, but Ricochet blocks to YANK Bowens from the corner. Ricochet then headlocks and rains down fists! The ref reprimands, Ricochet stops, and Billy is frustrated on Bowens’ behalf.
Ricochet taunts Bowens, CLUBS him down, then stalks him again. Ricochet looms over Bowens and CLUBS him down again as Dynamite returns to single picture. Ricochet drags Bowens up, puts one out, but Bowens fights the lift! Ricochet CLUBS Bowens, UPPERCUTS him, and CHOPS him! The fans boo but Ricochet runs, only for Bowens to blow past! Ricochet ducks, Bowens dodges, and Bowens mule kicks! Bowens front KICKS, then runs, FAMOUSER! The fans fire up and Bowens has Ricochet for a torture rack! Swing and SLAM! Cover, TWO! Ricochet survives and Bowens is frustrated but the fans rally behind Bowens.
Bowens waits on Ricochet, clinches, but Ricochet fights the Arrival with elbows! Ricochet spins but Bowens ROCKS him first! Ricochet hits back, Bowens ROCKS him again! The hand fly, Ricochet spins but into a BOOT! Bowens runs, but into a TIGER WALL KICK! SOBAT! FRONT KICK! But Bowens fires off the Rock, Paper, Scissors, SUPERKICK!! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives and Bowens grows frustrated. The fans rally, Bowens stalks Ricochet and waistlocks, but Ricochet slips out of the back suplex! V-TRIGGER! HEEL KICK! Ricochet goes to the corner, locks ‘n’ loads, and SPIRIT- NO, Bowens ducks it! Clinch and ARRIVAL!!
The fans fire up and Bowens signals the scissors! The fans join in, Bowens makes it a fist, MOLLY WHOP!! But Ricochet is sent out of the ring! Billy wants to fetch Ricochet for Bowens but the ref won’t let him! Ricochet crawls, Bowens brings him up, but RICOCHET HAS THE SCISSORS!! HE JABS BOWENS IN THE FORHEAD!!! The fans boo and Ricochet reloads! SPIRIT GUN!!! Cover, Ricochet wins!!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall
Just as Ricochet stole Swerve’s coat, and just as he stole Zach Gowen’s prosthetic leg, Ricochet steals this win and he steals the title of “Scissor King” from Bowens! But wait! Mark Briscoe is here with a stretcher! The fans cheer as Mark sneaks up, and he gets Ricochet’s attention! Ricochet freaks out as Mark says this is where he’s going on Sunday! Mark RAMS Ricochet with the stretcher, fires hands, and then scoops him onto the stretcher! Mark positions it at ringside, goes up top, but Ricochet scrambles away! Mark hops down and he tells Ricochet there’s no running away at Double or Nothing! Will Ricochet #ManUp or shut up against the Sussex County Chicken?
BREAKING NEWS for Thursday Night Collision!
While it is official for Double or Nothing, Speedball has business to handle before facing Okada! Bailey teams up with Komander against La Faccion Ingobernable! Will Bailey & Komander wrangle these bulls? Or will they just get the horns? And before she battles Jamie Hayter for the Women’s Owen Hart Cup, Mercedes Mone must defend her AEW TBS Championship against CMLL’s Reyna Isis! Will The CEO lose her belt before going for the trophy? Or can #ThreeBeltsMone build momentum for Double or Nothing?
Stokely Hathaway & FTR speak.
#BigStoke says, “Look what we have here. A contract in my email for your tag match at Double or Nothing, live on PPV this Sunday. And here’s the thing. We could sign this through a dopey Acrobat, but when you look to my left, when you look to my right, you see two men. You see two men who respect and honor the tradition of professional wrestling. You see the greatest tag team alive today, F T R! So we’re gonna do something special. Because Nigel McGuiness, Daniel Garcia, they want to look you in the eyes before they sign this contract. They wanna make sure that this is something that you really want to do.
“And you can even bring along your buddy, Daddy Magic.” Stokely does the fake cough trick as he calls Matt Menard “Dick ass.” Dax gives Stokely a cough drop and Stoke says we will all have the privilege and honor of seeing Nigel sign the last contract he will ever sign in his wrestling career, tomorrow night on Collision, live on TBS. #TopGuysOut. Will Nigel & Garcia be ready for anything FTR might try to pull this close to Double or Nothing?
Renee Paquette is in the ring.
The fans cheer and she says that tonight, we’ve already heard from the Men’s Owen Hart Cup Finalists. Now it is time to hear from the ladies. Renee has chairs set up and reminds us that these two women want to beat the ever loving crap outta each other, so she’ll do her best to keep things in order. That said, please welcome out the Hardest Hitting Hayter there is, the former AEW Women’s World Champion, Jamie Hayter! The fans cheer as Jamie makes her way out to the ring. Hayter takes her seat on Renee’s left, and now we welcome out The CEO, Mercedes Mone. The fans aren’t as excited as Mone struts her way out in her 1990s pop art bodysuit.
Mone takes her seat to Renee’s right, the fans duel, and Renee wants to start with Jamie. Jamie has accomplished something in AEW that Mone has not yet, and that is to hold THE AEW Women’s World Championship. Now, Jamie was sidelined with an awful back injury, but she has fought her heart out just to be back here. But this match makes it seem like Jamie is the underdog. How does it feel to Jamie? Jamie says if she’s the underdog, then so be it. Jamie just hates when people look past her, not realizing how that is a surefire way to get yourself hurt. It doesn’t matter if Jamie is on top of the mountain or deep on rock bottom, she will crawl her way back every single time.
Jamie will fight again and again and again, because that’s just who she is! She’s not some obnoxious C E O~! She doesn’t have people running around doing her dirty work. And she doesn’t walk around here like she’s the best thing since sliced bread! The fans cheer that, and Jamie says yeah, she’s rough around the edges. She doesn’t have it like Mone has it. Jamie will admit to it. But she’s still a fighter. Every single person sat out here tonight, everybody watching at home, helped mold Jamie into just that! This means more to Jamie than it does Mone, and they both know it! It really, really does.
Jamie says this isn’t even about a title anymore. Not to Jamie! It is more than that. This is about not being forgotten. The fans cheer, and Jamie tells Mone that when the bell rings, the confetti falls, and the cup is lifted, if it ain’t Jamie doing it, then what the hell does that even mean for her? Is she just not good enough? Should she even come back? What’s her fight? What’s her why? Will anyone even care? Mone’s guess is as good as hers, but as always, Jamie’s back is against the wall. But what she does is she laces up her boots and she hits bloody hard! That just who Jamie Hayter is! The fans cheer that!
Renee turns to Mone and says Jamie is bringing a new level of intensity even in Mone. Is Mone worried Jamie will be the first woman to beat her in singles competition since joining AEW? The fans cheer that idea! Mone says, “Worried? Renee. Me, worried? Do you not know who the Hell you’re talking to? Jamie Hayter, you think you have me all figured out, but you don’t. Because I am more than just a champion. I’m a revolution. I am the Beyonce of Women’s Wrestling! And I’m not looking past you, I’m looking straight through you like the glass doll that you are.” The fans boo but Mone says she always gets what she wants.
And her destiny is our reality. And the reality is, she will be headed to All in: Texas to become THE AEW Women’s World Champion! The fans are torn, but Mone says Jamie wants to throw shade at her success. Mone is the greatest TBS Champion ever! 360 days and counting, 25-0 in singles competition! She didn’t get there by luck, but by hard work and dedication. So Jamie, at Double or Nothing, Mone will show you why she’s the CEO. It is more than just about winning, but about leaving her legacy. Jamie, Mone wants you to bring your best, to be the best, to be the fighter that you say you are.
Because Double or Nothing will not be where Jamie’s story begins, but where her chapter in Mone’s story ends! Mone laughs, the fans boo, but Jamie has a rebuttal. She wants to ask everyone here tonight, “Have you noticed something a little bit different about Mercedes? She’s looking a little bit lighter, if you will. Something’s missing, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.” Jamie looks Mone up and down, and then says she figured it out! Mone lost the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship! Jamie remembers because she watched Resurgence. That was Mone’s destiny, and Mone’s destiny is to now lose everything!
Mone SHOVES Jamie down! Mone rains down fists on Jamie, Renee bails out, and Mone shoves the chairs aside. Mone is pissed as she makes Jamie look at the belts she still has. But then Hayter grabs an arm, and gives Mone HAYTERADE!! But then Timeless Toni Storm is here! The fans cheer as THE AEW Women’s World Champion is here already, wanting to see her potential challengers before the big night. But at the same time, she’s going to watch her next challenger in person while on commentary! The Fighting Gravure Idol and the Princess of the Black Throne are in the main event, will it all be about #MinaNow?
Mina Shirakawa VS Julia Hart!
Dynamite returns as Toni continues to revel in the cheers before sitting down at commentary. With that, Mina makes her entrance, followed by Julia’s. The bell rings and the fans rally as Mina and Julia circle. The two tie up, are in a deadlock, and then Julia headlocks. Mina powers up and out, drops down, then goes to hip toss, but Julia blocks! Julia gets a leg up, FLIPS, but Mina swings! Julia dodges, wrenches, and YANKS on the arm! Julia goes to a corner, knuckle locks, and climbs. The fans duel as Julia tightrope walks, and she goes OLD SCHOOL! Down goes Mina, Julia runs, but Mina ducks the blindside lariat!
Mina shimmies and shakes, the fans cheer, and Mina blocks a kick to CLUB the leg! Mina CHPOS, and then says it is her turn! Mina goes up, up, and shakes before she goes OLD SCHOOL with a knee drop! Mina shakes more and the fans cheer more. Toni promises that she is not here to make innuendo, just dry sexual comments on occasion. Mina runs in, Julia dodges then comes back, but Mina dodges in return. Mina ROCKS Julia, goes up and FLYING CHUCKS! Mina runs, DROPKICKS the legs out, and brings Julia around. Mina steps through, Julia kicks and kicks, then runs! Mina slides to trip Julia up!
Mina waves to Toni, says she’ll be champion, and Toni asks, “Really? Be careful now.” Julia is there to ROCK Mina! Toni says she told her so. Julia RAMS Mina into the apron, CHOPS her, then pushes her into the ring. Toni is nonplussed, this is going as her “script” says it would. Julia storms in after Mina while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Julia steps on Mina, TWO, but Julia drops down to DRIBBLE Mina off the mat! Cover, TWO! Mina is tougher than that but Julia drags her around. Julia whips Mina to a corner, runs in and LARIATS! Then she stomps a mudhole into Mina! Julia digs her boot in, the ref counts, and Julia steps off at 4. Julia drags Mina up, brings her around, but Mina CHOPS! Julia CHOPS, then reels Mina in. Julia snap suplexes, covers, TWO! Julia is annoyed but she drags Mina into a chinlock. Mina endures, reaches out, then fights up. Mina fires body shots, but Julia KNEES low. Julia whips, ELBOWS Mina down, then paces.
Luther fans Toni given the New Mexico heat. Julia clamps onto Mina with the motorcycle stretch but Mina endures again. Mina fights to turn things around, only for Julia to wrap her in a straitjacket stretch! Mina endures, pushes back to a cover, TWO! Julia clamps onto Mina with a SLEEPER! Mina fights around, Julia shifts to become a backpack, but Mina fights up. Mina JAWBREAKERS free! Julia wobbles, but she ROCKS Mina in the back! Dynamite returns to single picture as Julia stands mina up. Mina fires forearms, Julia fires back, and the fans rally. Julia runs, but into a SOBAT! Mina runs to SLIDING KNEE!
The fans fire up and Mina waits on Julia. Julia stands, into a ROLLING ELBOW! Julia is back up, but Mina LARIATS! Mina grins, runs corner to corner, but she has to block a boot! DRAGON SCREW! Julia writhes, Mina storms up and has the leg. Mina steps through, but Julia BOOTS her away! Julia goes to a corner, Mina runs in, but Julia goes up! And she reels Mina into the TARANTULA!! The fans cheer, the ref counts, and Julia lets Mina go. Julia steps in, but into an URAKEN! The fans fire up and Mina goes to the apron. Mina climbs, brings Julia in, and FLYING SLINGBLADES! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Julia survives and Mina grows frustrated. Mina drags Julia up, dragon sleepers, “This is Awesome!” as Julia fights through! STO! Julia then drags Mina to the drop zone and stomps her! Julia goes up, up, and HART SAULTS! Mina moves, Julia lands on her feet, and her leg jams! Mina DROPKICKS the leg out! Mina SMASHES the knee, then has the legs for the FIGURE- NO, Julia cradles! TWO, and Mina hurries to her feet! ROLLING ELBOW, and then URAKEN!! Julia falls, the fans fire up, and Mina drags Julia into the dragon sleeper! GLAMOROUS DRIVER- NO, Julia slips out, rolls Mina up, TWO!!
Mina has Julia’s arm! Chicken wing, roll, ghost pin! MINA WINS!!
Winner: Mina Shirakawa, by pinfall
Toni is impressed as Mina snatches another one! Mina taunts Toni, Toni tells commentary that she is not worried, but then Julia BLINDSIDES Mina! The fans boo as Julia throws hands! Mina shoves Julia, trips her up, and has the legs! FIGURE FOUR!! The fans “WOO~” while Julia suffers, but SKYE BLUE is here! Skye BOOTS Mina down, then rains down fists! The fans boo but Toni storms into the ring! Storm drags Skye off Mina, then GERMAN SUPLEXES! Skye flops out, but Julia storms up! SLAP from Toni, URAKEN from Mina! The dark clouds have rolled away, and now Mina grabs the belt off the apron.
Mina brings the belt to Toni, but promises to take it from her on Sunday. They tug-o-war, Mina SHOVES Toni! Toni comes back, but Mina blocks the kick for a DRAGON SCREW! Mina puts Toni in a corner, ties up those legs around the post, HANGING FIGURE FOUR!! The ref reprimands, Luther calls for reinforcements, and the fans are going nuts! Mina lets go when she’s satisfied, and now Toni might be in trouble. Will it only get worse for Toni when it’s time to go Double or Nothing?
Backstage interview with The Young Bucks.
Renee gets a word from them as they’re on their way out. Nick says they don’t have time, they have a flight to catch. Matt says hold on, they can say this. Remember how earlier tonight, Joe and his crew promised to get their hands on The Bucks? Well, it is the end of the night, nothing happened, so that makes Joe a liar. See you at the PPV. The Bucks head for the exit, but Joe is there! He SMASHES them with a trash can! Hobbs joins in, the luggage is also a weapon, and things go to the backstage area! But the Death Riders are there! They brawl 5v2, but Willow joins in! Marina goes after Willow, Swerve shows up, and so do Shibata and Omega!
Swerve has a chain, Omega has a trash can, and now THIS is an appetizer! They brawl out onto the stage, using the tron and the railing as part of this! Marina is sent into railing! Omega CHUCKS a trash can into Moxley! Swerve CHOKES Nick and puts him in the ring! The fans rally as things go down the ramp, Dynamite’s theme song plays in the spirit of Anarchy in the Arena! Omega has Swerve’s chain and uses it to CHOKE Nick! Joe BOOTS Moxley against barriers! Omega CLUBS Nick, but Nick HOTSHOTS Omega! Hobbs has Claudio, Shibata puts Yuta in a trash can to SMACK away with a kendo stick!
The Bucks turn things around on Omega, beat him up 2v1, and Nick has the chain now! The fans cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as Swerve and Moxley brawl! E V P TRIGGER to Omega!! Claudio SMACKS Hobbs with a chair, but that just pisses Hobbs off! Joe and Moxley brawl now, but the Bucks aren’t done with Omega! They get him up, but Omega slips free! Omega shoves Matt into Nick! Hobbs CHOKES Claudio, Omega SLAM DUNKS Matt! Swerve is in, BOOT for Nick! Omega and Swerve nod, but Moxley CHOKES Joe! Willow beats down Marina, Omega and Swerve have the Bucks! V-TRIGGER and HOUSE CALL in stereo!!
Joe powers out to turn things around on Moxley! COQUINA CLUTCH!!! Joe makes the AEW World Champion pass out! But GABE KIDD is here! He CLOBBERS Joe with the title briefcase!! The Mad Man slips in and CLOBBERS Swerve! And CLOBBERS Omega! He rains down fists on Omega, the fans boo, but Gabe says he wasn’t just gonna go back home! The Bucks bring out the TABLES! Things have turned around from earlier tonight as The Bucks drag Swerve to the table! Gabe CHOKES Omega, puts him on the outside, and now Omega is put on the other table! The Bucks climb the corners, Yuta makes Nana watch!
STEREO MACHO ELBOW AND FROG SPLASH, DOWN THROUGH THE TABLES!! Albuquerque loses their minds, and the evil alliance of Death Riders and Elite stands tall! How much more chaotic will things get when it’s Anarchy in the Arena?
My Thoughts:
A great episode, even for being a go-home that was light on matches. But at the same time, it had more promos and build. Awesome face-to-face promo from Ospreay and Hangman, and even with the passion and bringing up the past, these guys stayed Faces and are keeping it at “may the best man win.” As such, that really keeps things up in the air. Either guy would make a great challenger for Moxley, especially if the story is that Hangman and Ospreay will work together to make sure it is a fair fight. Also a great promo segment from Hayter and Mone with how they brought some fire to that moment. Mone losing her cool over Hayter bringing up her loss was good stuff, but Hayter standing tall makes me think Mone wins now.
Great segue from Mone and Hayter to Toni watching Mina VS Julia. Great match for the main event, but naturally Mina wins to have momentum. Skye Blue showing up and Toni getting involved was also good stuff, but I’m a bit surprised Mina and Toni took it that far. Mina standing tall over Toni on top of her match momentum, clearly Toni retains at Double or Nothing. Then it will be Toni VS Mone, and I would think Mone retains her title against Reyna Isis tomorrow night. And since we’re not going double or nothing on titles, maybe we go all in, with Mone putting up her TBS Championship against Toni’s Women’s World Championship, with the winner becoming the first dual AEW Women’s Champion.
Good promo from Stokely & FTR to set up their contract signing on Collision, and that will be a good segment for the go-home. Pretty fun stuff with MJF and the Hurt Syndicate, but I feel like MVP adlibs his responses a little too much. He didn’t need to keep shouting down the fans unless someone was actually saying something offensive. I appreciated Lashley playing up like he was going to go back on the deal, but also they kept teasing how there might be someone other than MJF joining. Dustin & Sammy showing up was logical, but I feel like Dustin only had most of his promo put together. But as I’ve said before, I don’t see Sons of Texas winning this one. I wonder if MJF has a part to play, too…
Ricochet VS Bowens was a very good match but I’m a little surprised, and maybe disappointed, Bowens’ return push was sacrificed to Ricochet getting momentum going into Double or Nothing. But I suppose the “Scissor King” crown was good enough a reason to have a match. I would’ve waited until after Double or Nothing so that Ricochet and Bowens could have an actual feud going through the summer. Mark going after Ricochet was good stuff, but he kinda gave away the big spot he wants to do: Froggy-Bow to a stretcher. The math on this match is fairly even, but it’d make sense if Ricochet won to stay hot towards a title opportunity of his own.
Speaking of, good promo from Okada to set up Okada VS Bailey. I wonder if he chose to swerve us on saying “b*tch” or he was told to pull back a bit. It feels more like an Okada thing to make that move himself. Bailey & Komander surely find a way to win against LFI tomorrow, but I can’t be sure about Bailey VS Okada. I still think a great idea is to violate the Continental Rules by The Bucks ending up ringside. Given how tonight ended, I can see the Faces and Heels not wanting to wait to get Anarchy in the Arena started, so The Bucks either brawl their way ringside or are chased ringside, Bailey wins, but Okada retains as it is a disqualification and Champion’s Advantage is a thing.
But of course, great stuff with the Anarchy in the Arena field. Awesome Six Man Tag to open, great win for the Faces, but then the Heels stand tall to close the night, so the math is a wash. The stuff tonight was a great teaser, so that Anarchy match is going to be wild. It could go either way, really, but the result should also lend itself towards the next phase in the story. I don’t know if Darby Allin will be back in time for Sunday, because helping the Faces win AITA would be a great way to return, and it means one more ally for Team AEW to fight against the Death Riders.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Gold and green are up for grabs in The Old Pueblo!
America’s Biggest Small Town welcomes AEW Collision, and FTR puts their World Tag Team Championships on the line against The Rascalz! But will the #TopGuys still be headed to Revolution?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW World Tag Team Championships: FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway VS The Rascalz; FTR wins and retains the titles.
- Tommaso Ciampa VS Daniel Garcia; Garcia wins.
- Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Gravity; Swerve wins.
- $200K Fatal 4 Way: Private Party VS The Outrunners VS The Swirl VS LFI; Private Party wins the prize money.
- Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa VS Megan Bayne & Lena Kross; Megan & Lena win.
- Six Man Tag: The Dogs VS Cosmo Orion, GMO Kaminari & Jaden Monroe; The Dogs win.
- Konosuke Takeshita VS Claudio Castagnoli; Konosuke wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW World Tag Team Championships: FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway VS The Rascalz!
Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood are always high off their own egos, but those egos cost them as they tried to rip Zachary Wentz & Dezmond Xavier for their extracurricular activities. The Rascalz are cashing in those golden tickets, will they turn them into a trip to Los Angeles? Or will the #TopGuys still meet the Young Bucks for Revolution?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who lights it up in Tucson!
The teams sort out and Cash starts against Zach. The fans boo FTR as the two tie up, and Zach arm-drags Cash to a facelock. Cash gets free and goes to the ropes. The fans rally as Zach taunts Cash, and the two tie up again. Cash pulls hair, he tags Dax, but Zach slips away. The fans taunt Dax for being “BALD! BALD! BALD!” Dax frowns, circles with Zach, and they tie up. Dax hits a headlock takeover but Zach fights up. Zach powers up and out, Dax RUNS him over, but things keep moving. Zach drops down, hurdles, but Dax counters hip toss with hip toss! Zach UP KICKS, then arm-drags again, and the fans cheer the armlock.
Dax pulls hair now and puts Zach in the corner. The ref counts, Dax backs off, but he SLAPS Zach! The fans boo but Dax talks trash. So Zach SLAPS Dax! Dax bails out while the fans fire up! Cash checks on Dax, gets mad at Zach, but the ref starts the ring count. Dax storms up into the ring, Cash taunts fans, and Dez tags in. Dax and Dez circle, feel things out, and tie up. They’re in a deadlock, Dax puts Dez in the corner, and the ref counts. Dax stops, but then CHOPS! Dez sputters, Dax UPPERCUTS, then he stands Dez up again. Dez fires back with haymakers! The fans fire up for Dez, then he runs, but into an ELBOW!
The fans boo but Dax TOSSES Dez out. Dez tumbles, Dax argues with the ref, and BIG STOKE CHOKES DEZ! The fans boo and The Rascalz protest, but the ref misses it all! Stoke lets Dez go, FTR stands him up, but Dez fights back with forearms and elbows! The fans fire up, and Zach TORNILLOS out onto FTR! Stoke freaks out but the fans are loving “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this opener possible. Zach & Dez mug Dax n ow with forearms and CHOPS, and Dax THROWS a fan’s hat! He completely misses, but Dez SMACKS Dax off the steps! Dax flounders around again but Dez CHOPS him! Dax rolls into the ring, Dez covers, TWO!
Dez drags Dax up for a wrench, then he tags Zach. Zach goes up to DOUBLE STOMP Dax’s arm! The fans cheer while Zach covers, TWO! Zach clamps onto Dax and grinds the arm, but Dax pulls hair again. The ref counts, Zach ROCKS Dax and ELBOWS Cash on repeat! Dax KNEES low, headlocks, but Zach lifts! Cash tags in before the atomic drop! Cash storms in but Zach ROCKS Cash! Zach storms up on Dax and chases him out of the ring. Dax swings, Zach dodges, but Cash is there to CLOBBER Zach! The fans boo but FTR is all fired up, and Stoke gets a cheap shot in! The ref tells Stoke to back off while Collision goes picture in picture.
Zach taunts Myron Reed using The Rascalz’s own unique taunt. Cash then drags Zach up and THROWS him into railing! FTR taunt the fans, even as the fans give thumbs down. FTR drags Zach up and puts him in the ring. Cash stomps Zach down, taunts Dez with the classic middle finger, then he bumps Zach off buckles. FTR mugs Zach while the ref keeps Dez back. Cash then short arm LARIATS Zach down! Cover, TWO! Cash keeps Zach from Dez with a BIG back suplex! Cash soaks up heat as he looms over Zach, then he steps on Zach as he goes to the corner. Cash then clamps onto Zach with a chinbar.
Zach endures, fights to his feet, but Cash facelocks. Zach powers up but Cash UPPERCUTS him down! Cash flexes before he tags Dax. Dax drags Zach up just to BOOT him down! Dax clamps onto Zach with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Zach endures, fights up, and Collision returns to single picture. The fans taunt FTR while Zach ROCKS Dax, ELBOWS Cash, but then Dax kicks low! Dax reels Zach in, but Zach cradle counters! TWO, and Dax picks Zach up to keep him from Dez! Zach sunset flips it, TWO! Cash is in but Zach slips under! Zach kicks, Cash blocks, but the ENZIGIRI hits Dax! UP KICK for Cash!
The fans rally as Zach crawls, but FTR is in his way! Zach goes up and over Cash, under Dax, hot tag to Dez! The fans fire up as Dez rallies with forearms and elbows! Fast hands and a STUNNER for Dax! Then Dez dodges Cash to UPPERCUT, SUPERKICK, and whip! Cash reverses but Dez reverses back to CHOP, snapmare, and basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up for Dez as he then runs up on Dax. Dez whips, Dax reverses to CHOP, JAB, and LARIAT! Both men are down and the fans boo Dax. Dax drags Dez up while Cash joins in. FTR double whips, but Dez sunset flips! Cash keeps Dax up, but Zach is back to sunset flip him, too! TWO!!
DOUBLE SUPERKICKS send FTR out! Then The Rascalz DOUBLE DIVE! Down goes FTR and the fans are fired up again! Stoke is freaking out again but Dez gets Dax in the ring. Dez hurries to the corner, climbs up, and tag to Zach, FROG SPLASH! Then SWANTON BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Dax survives and Tucson is shocked! The fans rally as The Rascalz put Dax up top. Dez climbs a corner, Zach joins Dax, but Dax slips under! Dax shoves Zach down, Cash shoves Dez, but Dez lands on his feet. Dez builds speed, but Cash jumps the dive! Now Cash DIVES and takes Dez out! They hit the desk, and Dax gives Zach a SUPER BACK SUPLEX!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans are thunderous but Stokely is furious as The Rascalz survive! Tucson is all behind The Rascalz as the standing count climbs. Both men go forehead to forehead as they stand, then forearm for forearm back and forth! Dax CHOPS, Zach CHOPS, repeat! The fans fire up as Zach CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Zach is all fired up, but Dax ducks! Cash is there but Zach BOOTS him down! Zach flips up and over, then cradles Dax, TWO!! Dax escapes in time and “This is Awesome!” Dax waistlocks, Zach fights the lift, but here comes Cash! Zach BACKDROPS Cash away! Dez tags in, Zach switches, SUPERKICK GERMAN SUPLEX! Then jackknife bridge, TWO!!
Dax survives again and The Rascalz are frustrated. But Zach says to keep going, and Dez tags him in. They have Dax in place for HOT FIRE FLAME but onto knees! Cash YANKS Dez out, Dax cradles Zach, TWO! FTR regroups and they sit Zach up. Wait, what?! F T R TRIGGER!! Cash then sets up on the apron and Dax scoops Zach! But Dez YANKS Cash down, and Zach victory rolls Dax! TWO!! No “Jerry Lynn Driver” from FTR, but Zach dodges Dax! Dax COLLIDES with Dez, Zach rolls Dax, TWO!!! Dax escapes but Zach fires SLAP after SLAP, then ENZIGIRI! Zach fires up, runs, but Cash is there! Handspring into the SHATTER MACHINE!! Cover, FTR wins1
Winners: FTR, by pinfall (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)
The Top Guys survive Dez & Zach, but they still sent another message to The Young Bucks. FTR copied their moves, but will they still best The Bucks in LA? Or will it be reign number four for Matt & Nick Jackson?
As FTR goes up the ramp, MARK BRISCOE appears! The fans cheer as the Sussex County Chicken is here, planning on joining commentary for what’s next. Briscoe shows respect to his old rivals, and FTR continues on their way out. Will Briscoe have a good time watching The Psycho Killer and Red Death battle it out?
Hook and Shibata commandeer another camera.
The Opps are in Tucson, and the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil says they’re recruiting. Just not whoever this rando is, laters. But then Anthony Bowens calls out to Hook. Bowens steps in and says he thought hard on what Hook said last week. Bowens has come to the conclusion that he can be a killer in the ring. All Hook has to do is let him show you. Yeah? Hell yeah! So Bowens wants to show him? Grab the camera from Shibata. W-What does that mean? Hook says trust him, take the camera. Bowens indeed takes the camera and Shibata now walks with Hook. Hook asks another rando if he’s a wrestler. The guy says yeah.
Hook asks if the guy wants to be in Opps. Well, sure! Then quick test, how do you get out of this? REDRUM! The guy cannot escape, and the poor guy is out like a light. Oh, c-cool, can Bowens give the camera back to Shibata now or…? Hook says nah, just keep following them. Is the Pride of Professional Wrestling going to be alright selling out just to get in The Opps?
Tommaso Ciampa VS Daniel Garcia!
The Sicilian Psycho wants after Kyle Fletcher and that TNT Championship, but the same can be said for the Dragonslayer. These former TNT Champions battle it out, who will take one step closer to The Protostar?
The bell rings and the fans already cheer Ciampa on. Ciampa and Garcia stare down, step up, then tie up. They’re in a deadlock as they go around, adn Ciampa awistlocks for the takedown. Garcia scrambles to the ROPEBREAK, and Ciampa lets go. The fans boo as Garcia scrambles to the apron, but Ciampa holds the ropes open. The fans cheer but Garcia hops down to go around the way and let himself in. Ciampa and Garcia go again, and now Garcia waistlocks. Ciampa wrenches out to wristlock, and he keeps Garcia from the ropes. Garcia rolls, rolls, and rolls, then wags his finger as he breaks free. Garcia shoves Ciampa but the fans boo.
Garcia eggs Ciampa on, so Ciampa smirks and BOOTS him! Ciampa whips Garcia to a corner, then runs in and CHOPS! Ciampa whips corner to corner and CHOPS again! Ciampa then climbs up to rain down fists! The fans cheer and count along as Ciampa goes to nine, winds up, and mocks the Garcia dance! The fans cheer while Garcia seethes! Garcia runs up, but Ciampa ducks, ripcords, and ROCKS Garcia! Then a turn and NECKBREAKER! The fans cheer while Garcia goes to the apron. Ciampa drags Garcia up, but Garcia fights the lift. Garcia has a leg and DRAPING DRAGON SCREWS Ciampa down! The fans boo, but Garcia drags Ciampa to a corner.
Garcia SLAMS Ciampa’s leg against the post! And SLAMS it again! Garcia flexes while the fans boo, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Ciampa clutches his leg but Garcia comes back to step on him! The ref reprimands but Garcia soaks up heat as he digs his boots in. Garcia steps off at 4, then steps into the ring. Garcia drags Ciampa in and covers, TWO! Ciampa toughs it out, but Garcia ties the legs up. Garcia then grabs at the arms but Ciampa resists. Garcia says fine, and STOMPS the legs! Ciampa writhes again, going to a corner, but Garcia is after Ciampa by stepping on him again. The ref counts, Garcia steps off at 4, and Ciampa goes to the outside. Garcia pursues, and whips him into the barriers! Garcia props Ciampa’s leg up on barriers, then gets space.
Garcia runs in, but Ciampa’s up to CHOP him! Then CHOP again! And CHOP again! But Garcia dropkicks the legs out! Ciampa hobbles and falls while Collision goes to break.
Collision returns to single picture and Garcia runs in at the corner, but into an ELBOW! Garcia comes back, he blocks the boot, and he DROPKICKS the leg! Garcia goes up and reels Ciampa in for a HANGING SLEEPER! The ref counts, the fans boo, but Garcia lets go at 4 to flex. Garcia aims, MISSILE- JUMP KNEE from Ciampa! The fans cheer as both men fall down! The fans rally up as both men rise up, and Briscoe says that’s how Ciampa does, Ciampa looks for the opening, then lays the wood in. As such, Ciampa CHOPS! And CHOPS! And whips, but Garcia reverses. Ciampa ducks ‘n’ dodges to LEAPING LARIAT!
The fans fire up while Ciampa TOSSES Garcia to the apron! Then KNEES him to the floor! Garcia staggers away but Ciampa is right on him. Briscoe likes it as Ciampa SMACKS Garcia off the desk! And SMACKS him again, and again! Then a bonus! Ciampa puts Garcia in, he high-fives Briscoe, then goes back to the ring. Ciampa drags Garcia up, but Garcia feints a punch to kick the leg! Garcia runs, but into an ELBOW! Ciampa reels Garcia in, but the bad leg makes it hard to lift. Garcia gets that leg, but Ciampa fires CHOPS and SLAPS! Garcia SLAPS and CHOPS back, then DRAGON SCREWS! Garcia snarls as he holds onto the leg.
The fans boo as Garcia steps over for the HALF CRAB! Ciampa endures, even as Garcia sits deep! Ciampa fights to turn over, then he kicks away at Garcia. Garcia turns Ciampa back over, STF! The fans boo but Garcia just thrashes Ciampa. But Ciampa BITES Garcia’s hand! Garcia lets Ciampa go, but runs in for the SHOTGUN! Ciampa fall into the corner but Garcia stands him up. Garcia rains down fists, goes to nine, then puts up his dukes… to tell fans to shut up! But Ciampa hits PROJECT CIAMPA!! Cover, TWO!! Garcia survives but Ciampa’s leg hurts too much for him to be upset. Garcia goes out, Ciampa pursues, but Garcia SWEEPS the leg!
Garcia tells Briscoe that Briscoe been talking s*it on Garcia since he lost the TNT title, and then he pie faces Briscoe! Garcia goes back to Ciampa, but Ciampa rolls him up! TWO, and Ciampa CHOPS! Ciampa whips, Garcia reverses, and Briscoe is there on the apron! Ciampa and Briscoe COLLIDE! Garcia trips Ciampa to a jackknife bridge, AND GARCIA WINS!!
Winner: Daniel Garcia, by pinfall
Garcia runs off to get away from Briscoe, but he masterfully used Briscoe and Ciampa against each other! Briscoe is upset, as is Ciampa, and they argue it out. Briscoe gets Ciampa to understand it was an accident, that was all Garcia. Briscoe asks for a handshake, and Ciampa slaps it away! The fans boo but Briscoe gets Ciampa is upset, so he’ll let it slide. Briscoe leaves, saying Ciampa just needs to cool down before he makes a mistake. Wait, FTR storms out here now? Dax told Ciampa on Wednesday that they’d see him again, and now is as good a time as any. The fans boo as Dax & Cash step into the ring, but Briscoe slides in! The fans cheer as Briscoe stands with Ciampa!
FTR now argues with Briscoe, this wasn’t his concern. Briscoe disagrees, he doesn’t want FTR thinking they can intimidate someone like that. Briscoe and Ciampa leave together, Ciampa patting Briscoe on the back for the help there. But then Ciampa says, “This is MY moment!” And he THROWS Briscoe into the LED tron! The fans freak out as Ciampa beats Briscoe down! Ciampa then takes off the kneepad and runs up, PSYCHO KNEE!! The fans boo as Ciampa wipes his butt with Briscoe’s bandana! FTR nods and applauds as their “old friend” shows his true self. Ciampa’s shadow knows his story, but is FTR now his future?
BREAKING NEWS for Revolution: Zero Hour!
For the first time ever, AEW will be bringing their PPV preshow to HBO Max, and it streams free! On top of that, there will be a 21-Man Blackjack Battle Royale! The winner will receive a shot at the AEW National Championship! Who will be the last one standing to challenge the One & Only?
Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Gravity!
Before The Realest battles the King of Death to prove who’s really the Most Dangerous Man in AEW, he wants to send a message. Not just to Brody King, but to Brody’s amigo, Bandido! Will Swerve use Bandido’s brother to hurt both parts of #Brodido? Or will Gravity bring down Swerve’s House?
The bell rings, the fans rally for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve and Gravity tie up, Swerve cording holds, then he throws Gravity down for a wristlock. Swerve drags Gravity up, spins him, then snapmares for a KICK to the back! Gravity writhes while the fans are torn, but Swerve storms up to ROCK Gravity. Gravity fires back, but Swerve KNEES him low. Swerve whips Gravity to ropes, but Gravity ducks ‘n’ dodges, only to get a HOTSHOT on the ropes, and a BOOT to the face! The fans are still torn but Swerve stalks Gravity to a corner. Gravity BOOTS back, but Swerve runs back in, only for Gravity to ELBOW him!
Gravity goes up and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Then he rolls Swerve to whip, but Swerve reverses and CLOBBERS him! Swerve drags Gravity up, but Gravity BACKDROPS! Swerve sunset flips, Gravity rolls through to jump over and KICK! The fans cheer Gravity but Swerve just frowns. Gravity spacewalks, but then he dodges Swerve to waistlock. Gravity gets the arms for CATTLE MUTILATION, then a turnover to a ghost pin! TWO, but Gravity TOSSES Swerve out! Gravity builds speed but has to slide under Swerve as he goes to the apron. Swerve breaks free of the sunset flip to APRON DOUBLE STOMP! The fans are torn while Gravity staggers.
Swerve aims and he PENALTY KICKS Gravity down! The fans rally as Swerve whips and sends Gravity into the steel steps! Swerve then CLAWS at the mask! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Swerve drags Gravity up to the apron to smack him off buckles! Swerve dribbles Gravity’s head, then pushes him into the ring. Swerve goes up the corner, takes aim, and he soaks up the cheers and jeers before the KILL STOMPS! The fans fire up as Swerve goes to the other corner, and HOUSE CALL!! Cover, Swerve wins!
Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall
The title of Most Dangerous Man might be up for grabs, but Swerve certainly put Gravity away with ease. Will he get much more of a fight out of Brody King in LA?
AEW shares footage from after Dynamite on Wednesday.
Kris Statlander sat in a stairwell of the Don Haskins Center in El Paso as she said, “I will only speak when I need to, and now I need to. Thekla. I have beaten you once. You have beaten me once. But once is not enough. Revolution. Two out of three falls. Your killing is coming, twice.” The Galaxy’s Greatest is prepared for war, but will she be able to win again, and again?
Thekla is here!
Collision returns as The Toxic Spider heads to the ring, and she’s already saying, “No no no no no no! NO~! No, no no no no no! Kris, not right now, no! I’m sorry, no! Niet! Nine! No! Absolulululutely not!” The fans boo but Thekla continues by saying, “I’m sorry. Did I miss a meeting or something? Since when does the challenger get to say what the match is, huh? Since when do I have to listen to some b*tch from outer space?” The fans boo but Thekla continues to say no, she doesn’t care, she’s not doing Two Out of Three Falls. And if you don’t like it, then kiss her toxic ass! The fans do cheer that, though.
Thekla says actually… Y’know what? “WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?” Thekla asks Kris what makes her thinks she can even beat Thekla twice in one night? What makes Kris think Thekla won’t absolutely ruin Kris’ life all over again? Kris wears sunglasses indoors now, because she can’t look Thekla in the eyes! She wears all leather now, because she wants to be like Thekla! But… But, but, but Kris, you’re right about one thing. Thunder Rrrrosa should’ve just listened to you. Because Thekla sent that perra back in a box to the graveyards of Tijuana! So, Kris, why don’t you take your own advice and quit while you’re still alive?
Because everything Kris is afraid of is EVERYTHING THEKLA IS! The Toxic Spider laughs as she hangs from the corner, but the match is now made! Thekla and Kris will battle in Best Out of 3! Who proves they can truly get the job done?
$200K Fatal 4 Way: Private Party VS The Outrunners VS The Swirl VS LFI!
While FTR will battle The Bucks for the gold at Revolution, these four teams are battling to earn the big bucks tonight! Will it be Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy, Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd, Blake Christian & Lee Johnson, or the returning Rush y Dralistico that get to pain the town red with all this green?
Dalton Castle joins commentary to watch his bros, and wants Nigel to understand, there’s nothing wrong with the tan ‘n’ jacked Youngest Men Alive teaming with The Peacock. The teams sort out, and in this form of Fatal 4 Way, only two teams are legal. Vanilla Baby starts against Truth, and he mocks the Outrunner spin while wearing their sunglasses. The fans boo but Truth gets them pumped up. The fans rally as Truth and Blake circle. They tie up, Blake headlocks, but Truth powers up and out. Blake escapes the scoop and hurries to tag Lee Johnson. Big Shotty storms up but Truth slips around. Lee headlocks but Truth powers up and out.
Truth drops down, but then Lee whips away the backdrop. Zay tags in and circles with Lee. The fans rally up for Zay, but then Dralistico tags in off Lee! The Prince of Silver eggs Zay on, then kicks him low! Dralistico whips, Zay reverses, and they RAM shoulders! The fans cheer Private Party while Dralistico shoves Zay. Dralistico gives Zay a, uh, quick physical, so Zay returns the favor! Zay runs but Dralistico follows, then blows past him to RUN him over! Dralistico flexes and the fans cheer the vascularity. Dralistico TOSSES Zay, and El Toro Blanco is there to THROW Zay into railing! And then into more railing! Rush then whips Zay into more railing! And then MORE railing!
The fans are torn as Rush then CLOBBERS Quen, and sends him into railing, too! Rush puts Zay back in for Dralistico, but The Swirl steps in, too. Dralistico CHOPS Zay, whips him to the LFI corner, and then works with The Swirl as he sends Blake in. Blake SPLASHES, Lee SPLASHES, Dralistico SPLASHES, then Rush SPLASHES! Snapmare and QUADRUPLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! The fans are torn as the Ungovernable and Swirl fist bump. But then Dralistico DECKS Blake! Lee ROCKS Dralistico for that, but Rush spins Lee around to whip. Rush runs up, Lee dodges the splash to RAM him again and again!
Dralistico pushes Quen aside so he can get up. Lee puts Rush up top, but Rush ROCKS Lee! Blake CLUBS Rush, then climbs up, but Rush fights The Swirl! The Swirl mugs Rush, but Rush CHOPS and HEADBUTTS in return! And Dralistico joins in, FLYING RANA on Blake! But Lee has Rush again! Only for Rush to SUPER GOURD BUSTER! LFI stands tall and the fans cheer while Collision goes picture in picture.
LFI gets Tucson fired up, then Rush BLASTS The Outrunners for good measure! LFI mugs The Outrunners, and Rush SMACKS Truth off the desk! Rush and Castle still have long-standing beef, but Rush leaves him alone to keep beating up Truth. Dralistico gets the fans all fired up again, puts Zay in the ring. Rush storms in and drags Zay up for a HEADBUTT! Rush stomps away on Zay, BLASTS Quen, then fakes the Bull’s Horns so Dralistico can SUPERKICK Zay! LFI then tranquilos, but Quen stomps away on Rush! The ref reprimands and Quen backs off, only for Rush to BLAST him off the apron again! Rush goes out and SMACKS Quen down!
Rush TOSSES Quen into the crowd! The ref reprimands Rush but Dralistico CHOKES Zay on the ropes. The ref reprimands Darlistico now, but Blake tags in off Rush. Blake HIP DROPS Zay, then drags him over to bump off buckles. Blake fires hands, tags Lee, and now Lee stomps a mudhole in! Lee stands on Zay, tags Blake, and Blake stomps Zay. Blake stands on Zay, but steps off as the ref counts. The other teams rally the fans while Blake tags back in. Zay fires forearms on Blake, reaches for Quen, repeat. Collision returns to single picture as Blake DECKS Zay, then Blake BLASTS Quen! Zay crawls but Blake hurries to waistlock.
Zay fights up, reaches out, and he ELBOWS free! But Blake CLUBS Zay, then BLASTS The Outrunners! But Zay BACKDROPS Blake! Hot tag to Turbo! The fans fire up as The Outrunners rally on everyone else! Castle says they can’t be stopped! They’re unstoppable! Scoop SLAM after scoop SLAM, and Castle says you can’t stop a river as it flows into the sea! The fans are just as fired up, and The Outrunners intercept Blake on the top rope! They go up, and Turbo aims for the outside?! The fans fire up for the SUPERPLEX onto the cluster! The fans fire up as Turbo wipes out The Swirl, Private Party, AND LFI!
The Outrunners get Blake in the ring, then wind it up, but Rush y Dralistico DOUBLE DECK The Outrunners! The fans boo, but Zay tags in again! Zay springboards, LFI dodges, but Zay rebounds. Zay runs into a DOUBLE SWEEP, but he flips right through! Zay kicks, Dralistico blocks, but Dralistico ducks so the ENZIGIRI hits Rush! Dralistico kicks Zay, but Zay DUMPS Dralistico out, triangle jump STUNNER! Zay goes out to join Dralistico on the apron, fireman’s carries, but Dralistico fights free! Dralistico CHOPS, Zay CHOPS, and repeat! The CHOPS go back and forth, then Zay BOOTS! Dralistico jumps up to RANA to the floor!
The fans fire up with Dralistico but Quen slips in! Quen BOOTS Rush, taunts him, but Rush sends him into Dralistico’s GAMANGIRI! GERMAN SUPLEX! FLYING CODE BREAKER!! Dralistico CROSSBODIES The Swirl! Rush fires up, runs corner to corner, but into a LARIAT from Turbo! The fans fire up and Castle says he knew Turbo had more in the tank! The Outrunners wind up again, “YOU SON OF A B*TCH!” But then The Swirl DOUBLE SUPERKICK! The Swirl mocks The Outrunners, “YOU SON OF A B*TCH!” They shake hands, but Zay DREAMCAST KICKS Blake! Lee SUPERKICKS Zay, then Lee SUPERKICKS Quen!
Quen spins through to BOOT Lee, but Blake kips up to SUPERKICK Quen! Lee hoists Quen to the top rope, then into the Tree of Woe! Blake runs to BASEMENT TIGER FEINT! Lee adds a SHOTGUN! Blake QUEBRADAS onto Zay! Lee gives Quen a POISON-RANA! Then he gives Blake the boost for the DESTROYER!! Cover, ZAY BREAKS IT! The fans fire up as everyone is down around ringside! Blake runs up on Zay but Zay ELBOWS Blake away. Lee runs up but Zay BOOTS him. Zay goes up, but Lee gives Blake a boost to SUPER STEINER, but Zay hits a FLYING DESTROYER on Lee!! Then Zay wrenches Blake, Quen is up top! DOUBLE STOMP NECKBREAKER!!
Quen gets Lee up and he puts him on the top rope! Zay is there to fire forearms on Lee to get the Electric Chair Lift! And now, DOOMSDAY CUTTER!! Cover, PRIVATE PARTY WINS!
Winners: Private Party, by pinfall (wins the $200K cash prize)
The fans all cheer, because surely tonight, what we got? SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS! But will winning the green give Private Party the momentum to go after the gold?
Backstage interview with JetSpeed.
Lexy Nair is with Kevin Knight & “Speedball” Mike Bailey, and notes that it was a rough week. Kevin Knight had not just one but two title matches on Wednesday, how is he recovering? Knight says that was one of the hardest nights in his career, because he was within inches of becoming a NEW AEW World Champion. For 13 seconds, MJF was looking up at The Jet. Jet knows there will be other opportunities for him in the future. He just can’t help but feel like he let his team down when he lost the AEW World Trios Championships for them. Speedball says no, they lost as a team. And while they appreciate Hangman’s help, Hangman’s situation with MJF did complicate things.
But it’s all good, because at Revolution, JetSpeed gets to team with lucha libre legend, MISTICO! They will take back those trios titles from the Don Callis Family! Speaking of title matches, Bailey gets his shot at the TNT Championship this Wednesday, is Bailey prepared for that? Bailey says he doesn’t feel prepared, he IS prepared. He knows he has what it takes to hold two titles, and he knows what it takes to beat Kyle Fletcher. He’s done it before, he can do it again! Bailey vows to take the pretty in pink title from The Protostar! But now Swerve & Nana step into the room. Nana suggests Lexy takes a break before someone gets hurt.
Lexy excuses herself, and Swerve asks if Bailey knows what it takes, then why doesn’t Knight? Because every time Knight has his foot on the neck of his opponent, he never applies pressure. Let this be the last piece of advice Swerve ever gives Knight: If Knight wants to walk amongst killers, if he wants to compete with killers, he has to become a killer. Swerve & Nana head out but JetSpeed doesn’t get Swerve’s beef. But will Bailey be bringing “Pinkie” with him to Los Angeles when they and the face of CMLL battle Okada, Fletcher & Davis?
Backstage interview with The Babes of Wrath.
It was earlier today that Renee Paquette was with Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron, noting that they had a chaotic ending to- OH NO, Megan Bayne & Lena Kross attacked! The Megasus and Aussie Amazon beat down the champs, throwing Willow into one road case, then hoisting Harley up high above another! Willow CLUBS Lena and SMACKS Megan to save Harley, but Lena BOOTS Willow down! Megan still SLAMS Harley onto a case! Security finally gets in there to stop that, but the damage was done! Megan clearly wants one last shot at the AEW Women’s Tag Team Championships, but will her newest partner be the perfect fit?
Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa w/ Luther VS Megan Bayne & Lena Kross!
The Timeless Love Bombs are no strangers to The Megasus, but now they’ve gotta take on two giants if they want to head for the titles! Will these best friends with benefits forever survive this Collision? Or will #MEGAKROSS cross Toni & Mina off the list?
The teams sort out and Mina starts against Megan. The fans rally up as Mina and Megan circle, tie up, and Megan powers Mina to the ropes. The ref counts, the fans cheer, and Megan lets off slowly. Mina dodges the cheap shot to SMACK Megan! Mina reels Megan in, but Megan suplexes! Mina lands out, shoves Megan, then dodges Megan, only for Megan to RUN her over! The fans boo but Megan soaks that up. Tag to Lena and they stand Mina up, only for Toni to attack! Toni gives the giants a meeting of the minds! The Time Bombs double whip, but the giants reverse and scoop! Then they STEREO FALL AWAY SLAM!
The fans boo but Megan and Lena soak up that heat. Toni tumbles out but Lena drags Mina up. Lena ROCKS Mina, Mina goes to ropes, and Lena stands her up. Lena bumps Mina off buckles, then stomps a mudhole in. Lena whips Mina to ropes, scoops her with one arm, and hits a SPIN-OUT SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Mina survives but Lena drags her up. Lena tags Megan, they mug Mina, and Megan RAMS into Mina again and again. The ref counts, Megan CHOPS Mina, and the fans “WOO~!” Megan waistlocks but Mina fights free with elbows! Mina dodges a boot and hot tags Toni! The fans fire up as Toni SHOTGUNS Megan!
Megan staggers around, so Toni snapmares, snapmares, and snapmares again, to then HIP ATTACK! The fans rally up as Toni keeps moving, basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Toni keeps on Megan, but Megan ROCKS Toni! Megan whips Toni to ropes, but Toni grabs ropes to stop herself. Megan runs up but Toni TOSSES her out! Lena runs up, but Toni DUMPS her out! The giants regroup, but Toni gives Mina the help to go up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODY! The Gravure Idol takes down both giants and the fans fire up! Mina puts Megan on the apron and Toni runs up, only for Megan to dodge the hips!
Lena is there to Electric Chair Lift, and SLAM Toni off the apron! Mina and Luther check Toni, but Megan DIVES onto them all! The fans are torn as the giants truly stand tall, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Megan shouts for everyone to bow down, and she puts Toni in the ring. Megan stalks Toni, drags her up, and short arm LARIATS! And short arm LARIATS! And short arm LARIATS again! Cover, TWO! Toni survives but Megan drags her over to the corner. Megan bumps Toni off buckles, RAMS into her again and again, then CHOPS! Megan tags Lena, Megan SPLASHES Toni, then BUTTERFLY SUPLEXES! Lena adds a SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Toni survives again but Lena paces around her. Lena stomps Toni down, then stalks her again, for another stomp! Lena soaks up heat while Toni flounders. Lena snap suplexes Toni, covers, TWO!
Lena fumes, but she drags Toni back up while Collision goes to break.
Collision returns as Lena covers Toni, TWO! Toni survives again, but Lena fireman’s carries. Toni slips free, but Lena HOOK KICKS her! The fans rally behind Toni while Lena stares down Mina. Lena runs up but Toni ELBOWS her, ELBOWS Megan, and repeat! Toni goes up and over, Megan tags in while Toni hot tags Mina! The fans fire up as Mina dodges Megan to fire fast hands! Mina ROCKS Megan again and again, whips corner to corner, but Megan reverses. Megan runs up, but Mina slips out to then slip back in, FLYING CHUCK! But Lena ROCKS Mina! The ref reprimands, but Lena whips Mina. Mina reverses to TORNADO DDT!
The fans fire up for Mina as she again dodges Megan! Mina comes back, tilt-o-whirl, SPIKE-RANA! The fans are all fired up as Mina goes up the corner! MISSILE DROPKICK! Tag to Toni and the Love Bombs hurry after Megan. Scoop and YOYO SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Megan survives but Toni says time to end this! They double whip Megan, but Megan sends Toni away! Megan BOOTS Mina, lifts Toni, but Mina CROSSBODIES! Megan just catches Mina! FALL AWAY SLAM SAMOAN DROP COMBO! The fans fire up for Megan’s might, and she drags Toni to a corner. Megan goes up the corner, but Mina SLAPS her!
Mina climbs, Toni joins in, and the fans cheer again! But Lena gets under the Love Bombs! TOWER OF DOOM!! All four women are down and the fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this happen. They also hope these four “Fight Forever!” Megan and Toni throw hands at center, but then Toni CHOPS! Megan ROCKS Toni, Toni ROCKS Megan, repeat! The fans boo as Megan gets the edge, but Toni HEADBUTTS! Lena SUPERKICKS Toni! Mina ROLLING ELBOWS Lena! Megan DECKS Mina! But Toni is back to kick and DDT Megan! The fans fire up again, and Toni hikes up those shorts! SWEET HIP MUSIC!
Tag to Mina and she goes up! Toni clinches Megan while Mina hits the FLYING SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO! Mina grabs a leg, steps through, FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK! The fans fire up as Megan endures! Mina thrashes around, Megan rocks the boat, and she rolls things over! The pressure is on Mina! But Toni flips it back over! Lena storms in and she flips it back! The fans boo, but Toni flips it back on Megan! The fans cheer, but Megan still endures! Lena just SENTONS Mina this time! The fans boo but Mina crawls away. Wait, MARINA SHAFIR YANKIS TONI DOWN! SAYANAGI! MOTHER’S MILK!! The ref can’t see The Problem!
The fans boo but Megan tags Lena! LEAPING LARIAT on Mina, then feed to Lena! AMAZON JACKHAMMER!! Cover, Megan & Lena win!
Winners: Megan Bayne & Lena Kross, by pinfall
The giants get a big assist from Marina, but now they’re the Babes’ problem! Will Willow & Harley #BowDown the next time they battle Megan? Or will Megan #FeelTheWrath once and for all?
Mark Briscoe speaks.
The Chicken has recovered backstage, and he says,” Tommaso Ciampa, man, I done known you for a long time now. And I got to be honest with you, man, ever since you been here in AEW, something ain’t felt right. Something’s felt off, man. That is until tonight, when you did what you did. You back-jumped me. That’s the Tommaso that I was expecting. That’s the Tommaso that I remember. Y’know, shame on me for not trusting my instincts. Shame on me for letting my guard down. But Tommaso, dammit, shame on you for back-jumping me like a coward. Shame on you for aligning yourself with these two men who I used to have the utmost respect for, FTR.
“But now they just some bastards! People will call FTR, me and my brother, The Briscoe brothers, unapologetically, the baddest tag teams of all time. They would call FTR our greatest rivals! So now, Tommaso, you done aligned yourself with these fellas. How do we make this work out mathematically? That brings to mind some of the other greatest rivals of me and my brother’s. There’s a couple other fellas I just got off to phone with just a minute ago, matter o’ fact. We been talkin’ ’bout it, we decided, why don’t we just do this Wednesday night? Why don’t we just do this on Dynamite? Trios action, baby! Let’s do FTR & Tommaso Ciampa VS… DEM BUCKS!”
The Chicken and the Jacksons have common enemies now, so why not just destroy them all together at once? But will Briscoe & The Bucks stampede all over San Jose? Or will Ciampa & FTR make sure no one will survive?
Six Man Tag: The Dogs VS Cosmo Orion, GMO Kaminari & Jaden Monroe!
David Finlay is not just #AllElite, but he is still leading the pack as he, Gabe Kidd & Clark Connors are ready to rip and tear through everyone in their path. Will The Star Chaser, The Hero Of Heroes, and Money Monroe be nothing more than chew toys for The Dogs?
The teams sort out and The Rebel himself steps up to Jaden. But then Gabe just storms in and DECKS GMO! And he SMACKS Cosmo! The ref reprimands, but then Connors just SPEARS Jaden! And a feed to Finlay for the POWERBOMB! Gabe tells Darby this is what awaits him, and he DECKS GMO again! The fans rally as Connors JEEP FLIPS Cosmo! And then Finlay hits a BROKEN ARROW on GMO! SNAP POWERSLAM from Connors to Cosmo! Jade staggers up into Gabe’s COMEBACKER! The fans fire up and bark it up for The Dogs, and Finlay feeds Jaden to Connors for NO CHASER! Gabe shouts, “I’m a MAD MAN y’know!” PILEDRIVER on Jaden!
Then Gabe feeds Jaden to OVERKILL!! Cover, Dogs win!
Winners: The Dogs, by pinfall
They don’t get paid by the hour, but they sure got their money’s worth! Will AEW soon belong to The Dogs?
Collision returns as Toni storms back out on stage.
And she is angrily repeating, “Enough! Enough! Enough!” The fans cheer Toni as she calls out Marina! “All you do is talk about competition. So why is it that the only one with the set of ovaries who is willing to fight alone is Jon bloody Moxley?! Marina, we are going to Hollywood land, and this is what I want! Everyone, EVERYONE, banned from ringside! Just you, and me, and nobody to stop us!” The fans cheer that! “And then I want my AEW Women’s World Championship back!” The fans like that, too! Toni says, “Chin up, tits out, and I’ll see and ONLY you (Marina) at Revolution!” The fans are ready, but is The Problem about to be solved?
There’s a NEW CMLL Women’s World Champion!
It was just last night in Arena Mexico that Mercedes Mone battled Persephone, and in an instant classic, it was the Goddess of the Underworld that defeated The CEO! The Money Train is starting to lose its cargo, will Mone be able to keep what little she has left? And as for Persephone, she’s getting a shot at the TBS Championship this Wednesday in San Jose! Will Perse be adding to her collection? Or can Willow make sure she’s the only double champion around here?
Konosuke Takeshita VS Claudio Castagnoli!
It was back in December during the Continental Classic that the then IWGP World Heavyweight Champion battled the CMLL World Heavyweight Champion to a time limit draw! The Alpha may not be a world champion, but he’s the NEW NJPW World (as in the website) Television Champion, meaning he knows how to win in under 15 minutes. With Revolution on the horizon, can Konosuke also prove he can defeat Moxley’s right hand man? Or will the Swiss Cyborg terminate Takeshita before he gets the chance?
The bell rings, the two circle, and the fans rally up. The two tie up, are in a deadlock, and Konosuke clinches, Claudio wrenches to then wrangle Konosuke to the mat. Claudio wants the top wristlock but Konosuke clasps hands. They both fight up, Claudio powers Konosuke to that top wristlock and wrangles Konosuke again. Konosuke fights up, trips Claudio, and steps over for the toehold. The fans rally as Claudio works on his escape, only for Konosuke to put on the pressure. Konosuke floats to a headlock, Claudio rolls to a cover, ONE! Claudio facelocks and powers Konosuke to a corner, but Konosuke turns that around.
The ref counts, Konosuke and Claudio let go slowly, and the fans applaud the clean break. But then Claudio sucker punches Konosuke! The fans boo but Claudio whisp Konosuke into the corner. Claudio UPPERCUTS, then whips corner to corner, only for Konosuke to reverse and HELLUVA KICK! Konosuke climbs up to rain down fists! The fans cheer and count, but Claudio HOTSHOTS Konosuke before even getting five! The fans rally but Claudio stomps Konosuke. Claudio stomps and stomps but the fans boo. Claudio stops as the ref counts, and he drags Konosuke up. Claudio headlocks, Konosuke endures, and Konosuke powers up and out.
The fans rally as things speed up, but Claudio catches Konosuke’s hurdle! Konosuke slips free, shoves, then drops down to CALF KICK! The fans fire up again while Claudio bails out. Konosuke goes after Claudio, but Claudio HOTSHOTS the arm! Konosuke clutches the arm while Claudio storms back in. Claudio steps on Konosuke’s arm, to then STOMP it! The fans boo but Claudio headlocks. Konosuke powers up and out and the two RAM shoulders! The fans cheer as they go again and RAM shoulders! Claudio runs to RAM Konosuke, Konosuke rebounds to RAM Claudio, and repeat! They stare down, then Claudio CLAWS Konosuke’s eyes!
The fans boo and the ref reprimands but Claudio runs, to RUN Konosuke over! And he DOUBLE STOMPS the arm! The fans boo but Claudio eggs Konosuke on. Claudio drags Konosuke up, whips him to the corner, then runs in, but into an ELBOW! Claudio comes back, but Konosuke BOOTS him! Konosuke goes up to FLYING RANA! Even Moxley is surprised seeing that. Konosuke has Claudio back on the apron, and he dribbles Claudio off buckles! Konosuke stops at five to then go to the other side and dribble Claudio off those buckles! Konosuke gets ten total, then he points at Moxley on commentary. Marina responds with a middle finger.
Konosuke drags Claudio up again, but Claudio SLAMS the bad arm off the buckle! Then he bends the arm against the crossbar! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Marina says to just break the arm! Claudio stops at 4, and he leans against the ropes while Konosuke falls away. Claudio is in control as Collision goes picture in picture.
Claudio storms into the ring and he brings Konosuke up by the bad arm. Konosuke fires shots with the good arm, but Claudio RAMS the bad arm! Claudio stomps Konosuke, brings him out to the apron, then SLAMS the arm on the apron! Konosuke writhes but then Claudio BOOTS him! Konosuke flounders on the apron but Claudio steps back inside the ring. Claudio soaks up heat before he stomps Konosuke again. Claudio stands on Konosuke but the ref counts because they’re in the ropes. Claudio snapmares Konosuke to center, then clamps onto the arm with a top wristlock. Konosuke endures while the fans rally up.
Konosuke fights up, fires body shots, but Claudio THROWS him down! Konosuke endures as Claudio again pushes on the arm. Konosuke fights up, fires forearms, but Claudio shoves him and picks him up for the atomic drop! Then the short arm LARIAT! And an ELBOW DROP on the arm! Cover, TWO, but Claudio clamps right back on with the top wristlock! Konosuke endures all over again while Collision returns to single picture. Konosuke fights up and fires hands! Claudio ROCKS Konosuke back, and ROCKS him again! And UPPERCUTS! Claudio runs, but Konosuke BOOTS him! The fans fire up as Konosuke reels Claudio in.
Konosuke suplexes but Claudio fights it. Claudio wrenches through to hit a modified STO! Then short arm scissor! Konosuke endures, the fans rally up, and Konosuke rolls to a cover, TWO! Both men stand, Claudio ducks ‘n’ dodges, and springboards, but Konosuke ALPHA ELBOWS Claudio outta the sky! The fans fire up while both men are down! Claudio and Konosuke rise as the fans rally! Konosuke ROCKS Claudio again and again, then whips. Claudio reverses, but Konosuke ducks ‘n’ dodges to TAKESHITA LINE! The fans fire up as Konosuke then clinches and EXPLODERS! The fans fire up again while Konosuke rises up.
Konosuke aims at Claudio, WAGAMAMA- NO! Claudio blocks the knee to HEADBUTT, then GIANT SWING! The fans fire up as Claudio goes for five, then shifts into the STF! Wait, with an over-the-shoulder modification! Konosuke endures as Claudio tortures that arm from elbow to fingers! The fans rally harder and harder, Konosuke floats to a cover, TWO! Claudio RAMS the arm, RAMS it again, then RAMS Konosuke again! But Konosuke ROCKS Claudio! Claudio RAMS, Konosuke ROCKS, repeat! They go shot for shot, but then Claudio RAMS again and again! But Konosuke reels him in, BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!
Even Moxley is surprised by all that! The fans are thunderous as Konosuke powers up and waits on Claudio. Claudio rises up, ALPHA ELBOW!! Konosuke then reels Claudio in, but Claudio POP-UP UPPERCUTS!! Claudio falls on the cover, TWO?!?! Konosuke survives what is normally a knockout shot! Moxley and Marina both shout for Claudio to stay on Konosuke. “This is Awesome!” as Claudio goes outside the ring. Claudio takes Justin Roberts’ chair!? The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Claudio TOSSES the chair into the ring! And then he tosses another chair! The ref still warns Claudio, but Claudio just brings his CMLL World Heavyweight title now.
The fans boo as Claudio sneaks in with the belt, but HECHICERO snatches it from Claudio! The fans cheer as Hechi makes sure Claudio doesn’t cheat! And then Konosuke FLIES out onto Claudio! The fans fire up with Konosuke, and he hurries to get Claudio in! Konosuke then takes aim, WAGAMAMA KNEE!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Claudio survives and shocks everyone! Moxley says Claudio is truly a terminator! But Konosuke has a trump card as he takes down the kneepads! BARE BONES- UPPERCUT! ARM WRINGER! Claudio then reels Konosuke in, but Konosuke BACKDROPS free! Claudio lands out, and UPPERCUTS the arm! And again! And again!
Claudio spins Konosuke to LARIAT, but Konosuke stays up! Konosuke ALPHA ELBOWS again!! Konosuke and Claudio both wobble, Konosuke fires another forearm, but Claudio UPPERCUTS again! Claudio huffs ‘n’ puffs and UPPERCUTS again! Konosuke leans on Claudio, so Claudio UPPERCUTS again and again and again, form all sides! Then he tucks Konosuke in, RICOLA- RANA!! But Claudio sunset flips it, only for Konosuke to roll through! BARE BONES WAGAMAMA KNEE!!! Then the RAGING FIRE!!! Cover, KONOSUKE WINS!!
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall
Konosuke wins this heated rematch months in the making, and he makes sure Moxley understands what that means! Moxley steps to Konosuke, they both talk some trash, but then Hechi CLOBBERS Moxley! Konosuke stops Hechi from there, saying he doesn’t need it. Hechi asks if Konosuke is sure about that, and then Moxley fires back! Moxley fires forearms on Hechi, on Konosuke, then Claudio joins in! The brawl is 2v2, but then Konosuke sends Moxley into railing! Konosuke stomps a mudhole! Hechi and Claudio brawl on the other end, but refs rush out here! They try to stop this, but there’s no stopping Death Riders VS Don Callis Family!
Fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” and fighting is what happens! Collision has used up all the overrun, they gotta go off the air! But will this fighting go all the way to San Jose?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision here, though still with some clunky things going towards Revolution. Awesome opening match with FTR VS Rascalz, but as I said on Dynamite, Rascalz weren’t winning, the Revolution match was going to stay FTR VS Bucks. Good segue from that to Ciampa VS Garcia with Briscoe on commentary, but the entire set-up for the turn seemed odd in retrospect. Why turn Ciampa so soon? Or did they just want an excuse to do the Six Man Tag for the go-home? The Six Man Tag will still be great, and Ciampa VS Briscoe as a feud will still be great, but it feels like another pacing problem from Tony Khan.
Something else that was clunky tonight was how we got to #MegaKross VS Love Bombs. The promo where Megan & Lena attack Willow & Harley was half-baked. Why could we hear security like just off to the side if they weren’t going to get in there for like a good minute? I get with EVE Wrestling holding Wrestling Queendom right now, Willow & Harley could only stay for a moment before they go right back to the UK. But they could’ve still figured out better framing on this promo. I suppose that’s what “long term booking” would entail, or TK having others helping manage this stuff. Definitely the latter.
As for Megan & Lena VS Love Bombs, that was a very good match for the first time Megan & Lena teamed on TV. I should’ve expected Marina would interfere, and we got a good promo from Toni to follow. Toni VS Marina will be great stuff, and as Toni said herself, this could propel her back to the world title. Or on the flipside, it’ll send Marina after that title. It all depends on how the world title match goes. Kris had a good promo to issue the challenge, and Thekla had a good promo in response, but it seems silly that Thekla first says no, but then convinces herself that she should say yes. Either way, two outta three falls will be a great blowoff.
Swerve putting Gravity away pretty handedly was good, but I expected him to “go too far” at some point and bring out Brodido. We get a good promo from Swerve with JetSpeed, and the news of Mistico & JetSpeed VS Okada, Fletcher & Davis is great. That trios title match will be great, but I can’t be sure the odds of JetSpeed winning that. I wouldn’t mind if The Rascalz went after the trios titles afterward so that Myron Reed gets more in-ring time. As for Swerve’s words to Knight, I wonder if Knight leaves JetSpeed to join this new Embassy that Nana’s towels keep teasing. Knight could benefit from that change, allowing him to go for singles titles.
As I’ve said before, I’m not a fan of the kayfabe prize money matches, because they never add anything into kayfabe afterward. That said, this Fatal 4 Way tag was a great match, a great showing from all the teams, and a great win for Private Party. If any team is going to spend the kayfabe money, it’ll be Private Party so that they can throw a massive party. And that better be their promo for either next week’s Dynamite or even the go-home Collision. And depending on who wins the tag titles for Revolution, I would hope Private Party comes back around to challenge for those titles for Dynasty. Though with Private Party as Faces, feels like FTR will be that team…
The Dogs didn’t just get a great squash match, they annihilated those guys. If Darby & Cassidy are to take on The Dogs, they’re gonna need a third man. With Briscoe busy with Ciampa and Ishii out with a bad neck, either Roddy turns back to being Conglomeration after all, or Hologram is back from injury. I haven’t heard word about the latter, or even Kyle O’Reilly for that matter, so they mighty have no choice but to un-turn Roddy. Or they just keep at 2v2 and the odd Dog out is the cornerman that screws Darby & Cassidy over. But they still haven’t even let Finlay talk yet, so I think we need to hear from The Savage King so AEW-only fans understand why he’s a big deal.
Konosuke VS Claudio was an awesome main event, as we knew it would, because Claudio and Konosuke are on that level where they just don’t have bad matches. I did appreciate Hechi being the one to counter Claudio trying to cheat, that’s clearly a CMLL World Heavyweight Championship match in the making. Great win for Konosuke to have momentum going towards Revolution, and great brawl to close out the show like that. We might even get a tag match for the go-home out of this. Moxley VS Konosuke is still going to be awesome, who knows which way it goes.
My Score: 8.9/10
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There’s gold on the line in El Paso!
MJF defends his AEW World Championship, Thekla defends her AEW Women’s World Championship, all for Dynamite in El Paso!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW World Championship: MJF VS Kevin Knight; MJF wins and retains the title.
- Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy VS The Dogs; Darby & Cassidy win.
- The Brawling Birds VS The IInspiration; The Brawling Birds win.
- Hangman Page VS Marty Snow; Hangman wins.
- AEW Continental Championship Eliminator: Jon Moxley VS Hechicero; Moxley wins and denies Hechicero a title match.
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Thekla VS Thunder Rosa; Thekla wins and retains the title.
- AEW World Trios Championships: Jet Set Rodeo VS Kazuchika Okada, Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis; Okada, Fletcher & Davis win and become the new AEW World Trios Champions.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW World Championship: MJF VS Kevin Knight!
The Scumbag says The Jet is NOT the now, nor even the future! After tonight, Knight will just be history. But will MJF prove himself right? Or will this match shock the world and completely change Revolution?
The introductions are made, the “Triple B” is raised, and we see who survives in the Borderland!
The bell rings and El Paso is dueling already. Knight and MJF stare down, then tie up. MJF arm-drags and he calls it out. MJF talks trash while the fans are torn, but MJF and Knight reset. They tie up, and Knight arm-drags back! Knight flexes and gives that trash talk back. The two reset again, circle and tie up, then MJF headlocks. Knight powers up and out, drops down, then hurdles over to arm-drag again! And again! And again! Knight keeps on MJF with the armlock while the fans duel. MJF endures, fights up, and he powers up to whip. Knight RUNS MJF over, covers, ONE! Knight keeps moving, he RUNS MJF over to cover, ONE!
Knight keeps going, he RUNS MJF again, then covers, TWO! Knight just keeps going, but MJF arm-drags, only for Knight to arm-drag through! Knight has the armlock again while the fans duel. MJF fights up, powers Knight to a corner, but Knight turns it around. The ref counts, then gets in there, but MJF sucker punches Knight! The fans boo but MJF tells them to shut up! Knight goes to a corner, but he dodges MJF to fire a CHOP! Knight fires forearms, then stomps a mudhole in! The fans are still torn as Knight digs his boots in. The ref counts, Knight stops at 4, and Knight goes up the corner. Knight aims already, MOTHERSHIP FLOPS as MJF moves!
MJF smirks as he was playing possum. MJF whips to kitchen sink knee! The fans boo but MJF soaks it up. MJF mockingly claps to get fans to rally up. MJF then winds up, runs, and runs, and runs, to T-BAG Knight! The fans boo but MJF just smirks again. Knight gets up to fire forearms on MJF! Knight runs but MJF reels him in for a bearhug! Knight CLUBS away, but MJF reel shim back in! Knight slips under, waistlocks, and O’Conner Roll! TWO, Knight comes back to schoolboy, TWO! Knight tries again, but MJF FLAPJACKS him! The fans cheer while both men are down. MJF goes to a corner and catches his breath before going back to Knight.
MJF ROCKS Knight, Knight goes to a corner, but MJF CLAWS the eyes! The ref counts, the fans boo, but MJF stops at 4. MJF whips Knight corner to corner hard, and Knight falls back. MJF CLUBS Knight, whips him corner to corner again, and just as hard! Knight slumps back down but MJF goes to the adjacent corner to lounge. MJF flips off the fans and they boo harder. MJF then says, “One More Time!” The fans cheer, but then MJF says they can shove it! MJF storms up to Knight, wrenches and whips him corner to corner, but Knight reverses! MJF is sent into buckles hard! Knight says, “VAMOS!” But MJF dodges the splash!
MJF runs up but Knight BOOTS him away! Knight goes up to FLYING LARIAT! Both men are down again while the fans cheer. Knight and MJF both stir, “This is Awesome!” as both men stand. Knight counter punches to fire off forearms! Knight whips, MJF blocks, and MJF wrenches to whip. Knight goes up and over, then hurdles again, to DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Knight kips up! MJF staggers around, into Knight’s scoop! Knight powers through the pain to SLAM MJF! Then Knight runs for the UFO SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Knight grows frustrated as MJF survives. The fans rally behind Knight as he climbs the corner again.
Knight aims, but MJF rolls out of the ring. The fans boo but Knight hops down to build speed! Knight FLIES! and down goes MJF at the ramp! The fans fire up for Knight and he drags MJF back into the ring. Knight goes up the corner one more time, but MJF rolls to the far side. The fans boo again but Knight just hops back down. Knight builds speed again, but MJF slithers in! Kitchen sink knee! MJF snarls as he drags Knight up to suplex, and he hangs Knight out to dry! Knight flops to the apron while the fans boo, but MJF storms up on Knight. MJF drags Knight into the ropes, vows to end this, and HEAT- NO, Knight denies the driver!
Knight gets in, JUMPS the lariat, then jumps again, SATELLITE DDT! Cover, TWO! MJF survives the spike but the fans rally up again. Knight rolls away to a corner, MJF crawls to the other. The fans rally as both men stand, and Knight runs in! MJF pops Knight up to MULE KICK! Then Alabama Lift, ALABAMA SLAM! Then a roll and fireman’s carry, for a MJF5! Cover, TWO!! MJF is too tired to be shocked, but a Beast he is not! Both men stir, and MJF drags Knight up. MJF suplexes, but Knight turns that into a cradle! TWO!! MJF escapes, but Knight slips around, backslide! TWO! Knight keeps moving, sunset flip, but MJF sits on it! TWO and Knight has it, TWO!
MJF sits on it, TWO! Knight has it again, TWO!! MJF escapes just in time, but Knight SUPERKICKS him! MJF flops outta the ring! The fans are thunderous as Knight builds speed, to FLYING LARIAT!! The fans lose their minds seeing Knight bust another one out, and Dynamite goes picture in picture!
The ref checks on both men and they’re both able to continue. Knight and MJF stir as the ring count begins, and Knight stands at 5 of 10. Knight rolls in, but just to refresh the count. Champion’s Advantage means he has to win this with MJF in the ring. Knight drags MJF up but MJF pokes him in the eyes! The ref reprimands but MJF whips Knight into the steel steps! Knight clutches his ribs again, but now MJF rips protective padding away from the railing. Dynamite returns to single picture as MJF drags Knight up and whips him into the railing! More damage to the ribs! MJF soaks up the cheers and jeers as he gets space.
MJF runs back in, but Knight goes to the other side of the railing! And QUEBRADAS MJF down! The fans go nuts again while Knight drags MJF up. Knight puts MJF in, then catches his breath from those aching ribs. Knight climbs up, up, and aims again, but MJF hits ropes! That trips Knight right up onto his cockpit! The fans boo MJF but he climbs up after Knight. MJF CLAWS Knight’s back! Then he CLAWS Knight’s face! The fans boo but MJF brings Knight up. Knight fires body shots to fight the suplex! Knight then ROCKS MJF, and MJF falls into the Tree of Woe! Knight switches it up by going to the adjacent corner!
The fans are fired up already as Knight takes aim! MJF panics but The Jet goes COAST2COAST! MJF falls out of the Tree while the fans cheer, but Knight hurries back up top! Knight aims again, MOTHERSHIP SPLASH! But did MJF kick the ref at the same time?!? The cover isn’t being counted! Knight should’ve won by now!! The fans boo but Knight keeps the cover. The ref counts but very slowly, TWO!! MJF survives a THIRTEEN count, really! Knight is frustrated, but he drags MJF back into the drop zone. Knight climbs again and the ref makes sure not to be near MJF this time. MOTHERSHIP SPLASH but onto knees!! MJF gets Knight up and in the ropes! HEATSEEKER!! Cover, MJF wins!
Winner: MJF, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
The Scumbag found a new way to survive, denying Knight his ticket to LA. However, that means he still has to face Hangman in a Texas Death Match! But MJF TOSSES the ref, because he aims with the Dynamite Diamond Ring! BUT WAIT! Hangman is here! The Cowboy tells MJF to back down now, but MJF dares Hangman to do something about it! Hangman doesn’t have to, because “Speedball” Mike Bailey is in the ring! THRUST KICK! MJF falls right to the floor and the fans cheer! Hangman smirks as his AEW World Trios Championship partners get the better of MJF. Will Hangman make sure to finish things in the City of Angels?
Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy VS The Dogs!
The Relentless One promised Gabe Kidd & Clark Connors, this doesn’t end with him six feet under, this ends with him putting them down! Freshly Squeezed joined the fight on behalf of Tomohiro Ishii, but will he and Darby put an end to the Mad Man & 100 Proof? Or will they not be as #WarReady as these Dogs?
Well, speaking of being ready, Darby & Cassidy don’t exactly wait for Gabe & Clark to get in the ring! Darby & Cassidy take the fight to them right at the ramp! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands as all four throw hands! Then Connors throws Cassidy into barriers! Gabe whips Darby into steel steps! Darby flounders away, Connors CLUBS Cassidy along, then throws more hands! Gabe takes those steel steps, pushes them around towards the timekeeper’s area, then drags Darby up. Darby fights off being pushed into those steps again, and Cassidy knocks Connors down so he can CLOBBER Gabe! The fans cheer as Cassidy stands on Gabe!
Darby runs up on Connors, and SHOTGUNS him into the barriers! The fans fire up while Connors goes staggering away. Darby just reloads and runs in, only for Connors to dodge! The Coffin Splash crashes against railing, then Connors JEEP FLIPS him! Gabe drags Cassidy up the steps and has a HANGING GUILLOTINE! The fans boo as Gabe squeezes the life outta Cassidy! Gabe then puts Cassidy on the railing, only for Cassidy to SMACK Gabe back! Gabe falls off the steps, but Connors runs up! SPEAR down through the table!! The fans go nuts again as these two are down in the wreckage! The ref checks, they’re both somehow okay.
Meanwhile, Gabe and Darby finally get in the ring, so they finally ring the bell! Gabe runs up but into BOOTS! Darby jumps over, runs back in, but into a LARIAT! Gabe drags Darby up, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Gabe shouts that he already said, stop playing with him! Gabe soaks up heat on the corner, Connors rises up to join in, but Dynamite goes to picture in picture.
Cassidy is being checked by Doc Sampson, he might not be as okay as he thought. Gabe stands Darby up to CHOKE him into the corner! The ref counts, Gabe stops at 4, then he UPPERCUTS Darby down! Gabe talks more trash on the fans while Connors watches Cassidy crawling to ringside. Connors drags Cassidy up to whip him hard into railing! Connors soaks up heat while Cassidy writhes. Gabe stalks Darby to a corner, mocks the fans all cheering Darby on, then runs up to UPPERCUT Darby down! Gabe then digs his boots in, shouting and taunting Darby the whole time, then backs off as the ref counts 4.
Gabe argues with the ref, then waits on Darby to get up. Gabe gives Darby a junkyard dog headbutt! And then another! Cover, TWO! Darby toughs it out but Gabe tags Connors. Connors talks his time walking over to Darby, then stands him up to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Darby stays in this but Connors stays between him and the corner. Cassidy flounders over but Connors tells him to just stay down. Connors then stands on Darby’s head, but steps off as the ref counts. Connors drags Darby up as Dynamite returns to single picture, and he whips Darby to the Dogs’ corner. But Darby uses that to BLAST Gabe off the apron!
Connors runs in but Darby BOOTS him away! Then Darby sunset flips, but Connors rolls through! Connors goes for legs, Darby slips under, but Gabe rushes in! Gabe picks Darby up and puts him on the ropes, to then SHOVE him down! Darby clips off the apron on the way down! The fans boo but Gabe tells them to hush. Gabe then puts Darby back in the ring for Connors to cover, TWO! Darby survives again but Connors stays between him and Cassidy. The fans rally up for Darby & Cassidy while Connors pie faces Darby. Darby SLAPS Connors! Connors wobbles, Darby SLAPS him again! Then again! Connors SLAPS Darby back!
Connors takes his belt off but the ref takes it from him! Darby takes his own belt off and uses it to trip Connors! The fans cheer as Darby crawls, but Gabe storms in! Gabe drags Darby back, but Darby BOOTS him into Connors! Hot tag to Cassidy! The fans fire up as Cassidy “unleashes” kicks on The Dogs! Gabe & Connors are annoyed, but then Cassidy dodges them to go up and DOUBLE RANA! The fans fire up as Cassidy runs up, but Gabe puts him on the apron. Cassidy SMACKS Gabe off buckles! Then he SMACKS Connors off buckles! Then Cassidy goes up, leaps over Connors and CROSSBODIES Gabe!
Cassidy keeps moving, he ducks ‘n ‘dodges Connors to then tilt-o-whirl, only for Connors to stop that! Connors reels Cassidy in, but Cassidy backdrops! Connors sunset flips but Cassidy rolls through, PENALTY KICK! Cassidy then Alabama Lifts, BEACH BREAK! Cover, Gabe breaks it! Then Gabe DECKS Darby! Gabe runs up to LARIAT Cassidy! Gabe fires up but the fans boo. Gabe taunts the fans, brings Cassidy back up, and Gabe suplexes, but into STUN-DOG MIILLIONAIRE! Darby adds a CODE RED! Connors runs up but he’s sent into buckles! Cassidy DIVES out onto Gabe! Darby hops up on Connors, THROWBACK STUNNER!
Cassidy is back, he tilt-o-whirl DDTS Connors! The fans fire up while The Dogs regroup outside, only for Darby to SUPER COFFIN SPLASH! Darby feeds Connors to the ORANGE PUNCH!! Cover, Darby & Cassidy win!
Winners: Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy, by pinfall
Darby and Cassidy were the underdogs against The Dogs, but they came out on top because they’re the more resilient! Wait, DAVID FINLAY is here?! He slips right into the ring in a nice suit, armed with his shillelagh! Finlay CRACKS Cassidy with it, then he CRACKS Darby! The fans boo but Finlay rains fists down on Cassidy! Gabe CHOKES Darby while Finlay struts around. Connors HAMMERS Cassidy, but Finlay tells them to get these boys back up. Connors & Gabe stand Darby up so Finlay can look him in the eyes. Then he CRACKS Darby with the shillelagh again! Will nothing stop The Dogs now that their pack leader is All Elite?
Backstage interview with Bandido and Andrade El Idolo.
Renee Paquette is with The Most Wanted and the Real Latino Man, and says BREAKING NEWS for Revolution! For the first-time-ever, we get Bandido VS Andrade! Renee asks Bandido want having this dream match means to him. Bandido says it means so much to him. He grew up watching Andrade in his hometown, so now, he gets to have Andrade as an opponent. March 15th, it will be a dream come true. Andrade tells Bandido that he hears Bandido is one of the best Mexican wrestlers alive! But what he’s seeing… This is just a fan! Does he want to fight? Or does he want a selfie? Maybe they can take one now.
Andrade takes out his phone, but it turns out someone is calling him. See you at Revolution. Andrade walks off to answer the call, but will he learn the hard way to take Bandido seriously?
The Brawling Birds VS The IInspiration!
Jamie Hayter & Alex Windsor may not have started as teammates or even friends, but teaming up these past few weeks seems to have helped that. However, Jessie McKay & Cassie Lee have always been friends, they’ve always been iconic, and now they’re All Elite! Who will step up, step back, and step aside as these two teams collide?
The IInspiration tells production to keep the music going, they wanna groove to Harley Cameron singing it. The fans don’t mind it, but The Birds ain’t having it! Jamie & Alex storm in and SMACK The IInspiration off buckles! The fans are torn as Jamie HAMMERS Cassie and Alex fires hands on Jessie! The ref wants them to sort out but Jamie whips Cassie into Jessie, then The Birds DOUBLE CHOP! And DOUBLE CHOP again, and again! The fans fire up as The Birds wind it up, for a DOUBLE DOUBLE CHOP! Then they CATAPULT Jessie into the HAYTBREAKER! Then a feed to Alex’s LARIAT! Cassie storms up but into kicks!
The Birds DOUBLE SUPLEX Cassie away, and the fans cheer The Birds. The IInspiration regroups, they ask for a timeout, but they realize they’re surrounded! The Birds run in, DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH! Jessie falls, Alex picks Cassie up, and Hayter runs for the truest TWO BIRDS ONE STONE!! Double cover, The Birds win!
Winners: The Brawling Birds, by pinfall
The IInspiration might be All Elite, but they just realized what that means! The Birds made quite an impact tonight, will they be next in line for the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships?
Hangman Page VS Marty Snow!
The Cowboy is already in a good mood after seeing MJF get kicked in the face. But good mood aside, will Snow not have a snowball’s chance in Hell of winning against him?
The bell rings and both men run up, only for Hangman to BOOT Snow down! Then Hangman goes right to the apron, slingshot and BUCKSHOT! Cover, HANGMAN WINS!
Winner: Hangman Page, by pinfall
Did that just set a record!? Hangman puts his jacket back on and grabs a mic to say, “Hey, look. I’ma make this short, cuz his ass ain’t the one I wanted to beat tonight. MAX! I have put my entire future at stake for the chance to do what your parents should’ve done nearly 30 years ago, and taught you a lesson. For years, you have sneered and you have scoffed at me for having what I think is a basic human conscience. But let me warn you: In Texas Death, I have no conscience! Max, I will rip you, I will tear you, and I will only let you lie when I am finished with you. And Max, you are the world champion, so surely, that doesn’t scare you.
“You’ve already shown that you are itching to punch someone in the head with your diamond ring, so why don’t you slip it back on your pinkie, get your dumbass out here now, and show me what good that will do you at Revolution!” The fans cheer that, but MJF says, “Alright, alright, pipe down, pipe down. It’s bad enough I gotta be in this C Tier town, El Paso. But clearly, clearly you’re not very bright, Hangman! Did you not just see me beat your boy, Kevin Knight’s ass? Huh? You all saw it, right? It’s bad enough I gotta listen to you yap next week at the press conference, don’t make me come down there and whoop your ass, too, Cowboy.”
The fans boo, but Hangman says if he’s not gonna do it, then- OH NO! Kyle Fletcher, Kazuchika Okada, and Mark Davis attack Hangman!! The fans boo but MJF gets to smile at Hangman’s pain now. Davis has an ANKLE LOCK on Hangman while Okada & Fletcher stomp away on Hangman! They get Hangman up, CHOKE him on the ropes, then Davis hits the REBOUNDER! The fans boo but Kyle mockingly asks if Hangman liked that. But here comes JetSpeed! Bailey & Knight run the Don Callis Family’s heavy hitters with chairs, but then the Jackal himself appears! Accompanied by Lance Archer, Callis has a mic in hand.
The fans cuss Callis out, but he says, “I have something important to say!” The fans boo, but Callis says he sees Jet Set Rodeo in the ring, and he sees three champions, but he also sees three greedy, entitled Millennial punks! It’s not enough that they have the trios titles, but Hangman wants the world title, Knight wants Okada’s International title, and Speedball, “you little French Canadian puke,” wants after the great Kyle Fletcher and his TNT title. How much is enough? One thing Callis hates is a greedy guy. All he’s heard is about what Jet Set Rodeo wants, but he wants us all to be quiet so he can talk. The fans just boo harder! Callis says be quiet so he can tell you what CALLIS wants!
Callis couldn’t help but hear on Collision last Saturday, what was the term they used? “Any place, any time.” Jet Set Rodeo said they’d defend those titles any place and any time. Well, he has a very important to announcement! See, when he heard that, he got to thinking. He just recently left a conversation with Tony Khan. So any place, any time? The place is EL PASO! The time is TONIGHT’S MAIN EVENT! The AEW World Trios Champions WILL defend those titles against Mark Davis, Kyle Fletcher & Kazuchika Okada! And after they beat Jet Set Rodeo, the trios titles will belong to DON BAH GAWD CALLIS!!
The fans boo, but the fight IS official! Knight is already banged up from losing to MJF, can he, Bailey & Hangman possibly survive Dunkzilla, Protostar & Rainmaker?
Sit-down interview with The Young Bucks and FTR.
Renee Paquette is already in the boardroom with Matt & Nick Jackson, Brandon Cutler helping film this, but they’re the only ones on time. How’re they feeling? Nick says he’s a bit beat up, but- Oh, now Cash Wheeler, Dax Harwood & Stokely Hathaway arrive, #BigStoke still in his wheelchair. Stoke asks Renee to move over for him. Renee obliges though The Bucks take offense. Renee has everyone calm down, they already signed the No Physicality Agreement for this. Dax says he’s fine, it’s on The Bucks. The AEW World Tag Team Champions take their seats, and Dax says it’s wild to think about. The greatest tag teams of the 21st Century: The Briscoes, The Bucks, and FTR.
Now, FTR bested The Briscoes two-outta-three, and FTR are #DemBoys’ greatest rivals, so… Dax’s thought is, when they best The Bucks again at Revolution, FTR goes down as THE greatest tag team of the millennium! Cash points out that FTR are THREE-TIME AEW World Tag Team Champions, but The Bucks are also THREE-TIME AEW World Tag Team Champions, so Revolution will finally be chapter closed, book finished, only one will be the best. Nick says yeah, okay, we can go back and forth about accomplishments, but this time is a little different. And do they know why? Because FTR put their hands on the Jackson family!
FTR hit a piledriver on their brother! FTR pushed and shoved their parents! Cash claims self-defense, but Nick knows that’s crap. At Revolution, it won’t be only about winning the titles back, but about revenge for their family! Matt brings up how The Jackson Family was simply ringside when FTR did what they did. Matt’s kids, Nick’s kids, how they felt, it is taking The Bucks everything they have in their souls to not just reach across this desk and beat the living SH*T outta FTR! But it’s okay, it’s okay. They won’t do that now.
No, they’ll do that in Los Angeles at Revolution, in front of their family so they can see The Bucks destroy FTR and leave them in a puddle of piss and blood, when The Bucks take the titles for a record breaking fourth time! Cash says he hopes the family is there, too. Then FTR can teach them another lesson! Things get heated again, Renee has them calm down again, but Cash say The Bucks are clearly not mature enough to handle this rationally. FTR will show themselves out and remove themselves from this troubling situation. Dax says The Bucks are so lucky about the No Physicality Agreement. But uh, Cutler wasn’t part of it.
Dax DECKS Cutler!! The Bucks are angry again, but they check on Cutler. FTR keeps turning up the heat, but will they be the ones burned?
AEW Continental Championship Eliminator: Jon Moxley VS Hechicero!
The Maniac is still set for his match with The Alpha in Los Angeles, and he already crossed CLØN off the list. Will Moxley do the same to The Alchemist? Or will Hechicero have just the right formula to turn opportunity into a golden ticket?
While Moxley makes his entrance, Marina Shafir is talking right into the camera. She’s daring Toni Storm to find her and “make me laugh.” The Problem wants a fight with the Timeless One, will she get it?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. Hechi dazzles with his magic, then he and Moxley feel out the knuckle lock. Hechi rolls, has the top wristlock, but Moxley hooks a leg to trip Hechi. Hechi keeps his shoulders up and goes for a leg. Hechi drags Moxley down, then drags him back to tie up the legs, and ELBOW DROP on the back! Hechi scuffs Moxley but that just makes Moxley mad. The fans rally as the two go again, and Moxley takes the knuckle lock and puts it on the mat to STOMP the hand! Moxley mocks the magic, then he and Hechi reset. They circle, Hechi shoots in for a leg and trips Moxley, then they roll.
Hechi floats to a headlock but Moxley rolls to a cover, ONE! Hechi shifts to a facelock to gator roll, then hooks a leg into a ghost pin, ONE! Moxley has a cover, ONE! Both men stand and the fans fire up again. They knuckle lock, Moxley shoots in and gets a leg to trip Hechi. Moxley pushes his way to a cover, ONE, but Moxley clamps onto an arm. Hechi endures the double wristlock, then headscissors. Hechi drags Moxley down and stands to NECK TWIST! Moxley writhes while the fans duel. Moxley checks his neck while he stands, and the two circle. Hechi CHOPS, but Moxley CHOPS in return! Hechi shoves Moxley, Moxley shoves Hechi.
Hechi LARIATS but Moxley stays up! Hechi frowns but he eggs Moxley on. Moxley LARIATS Hechi, so Hechi rebounds to RAM Moxley! Moxley RAMS Hechi! Hechi RAMS Moxley again, but Moxley RAMS back! Hechi kicks, JABS, then ROCKS Moxley. Hechi puts Moxley in a corner, wraps his arm around the ropes, and YANKS the arm! The ref reprimands but Hechi climbs up to rain down fists! The fans count in Espanol, and Hechi dazzles at nueve to- NO, Moxley BITES Hechi’s fingers! Moxley turns things around, he rains down fists, and the fans count in English, all the way to TEN! Moxley then whips corner to corner, runs in, and LARIATS!
Moxley whips but Hechi sunset flips! Moxley rolls through but Hechi steps over to have the ARMBAR! The fans rally as Moxley endures, but Hechi stomps his face! Moxley endures while the fans duel, but Hechi lets go to stand Moxley up. Hechi CHOPS, whips corner to corner, but Moxley reverses. Hechi goes up and out, then blocks a shot to HOTSHOT the bad arm! Hechi goes up the corner, but Moxley ROCKS him! Hechi fights back, shoves Moxley away, then FLYING LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Moxley survives and bails out of the ring while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Moxley rests against the desk but Hechi goes out to ROCK him! And CLUB away on his chest! Hechi then brings Moxley around to whip into the barriers! Moxley takes a seat while Hechi revels in the cheers. Hechi runs back in and BOOTS Moxley against the railing! Hechi then brings Moxley up, but Moxley CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Hechi kicks low, UPPERCUTS, then follows Moxley back into the ring. Hechi clamps on a chinlock and squeezes tight. Moxley endures, pries at the hold, but Hechi traps an arm. Hechi pushes Moxley around, steps over the arm, and traps it for a STOMP! Moxley writhes but Hechi brings him back up.
Hechi has Moxley on the ropes, wraps the arm through the ropes, then pulls! Hechi CLUBS away on the arm until the ref counts 4. Hechi lets go, but he keeps Moxley against the ropes to ELBOW him in the back! Hechi puts Moxley in a corner to CHOP, then brings him around. Hechi snap suplexes Moxley down, then eggs him on. Moxley snarls as Hechi sits him up and rains down fists! Hechi ELBOWS Moxley in the head, then stalks him to the ropes. Hechi CHOKES Moxley, CLUBS him again and again, then stops as the ref counts. Hechi brings Moxley back up, spins him around, and reels him in as Dynamite returns to single picture.
Moxley fights the lift while fans sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~!” Hechi grabs a leg but Moxley fires hands. Moxley reels Hechi in now, but Hechi trips Moxley! Hechi ties the legs up as he turns Moxley over, and the shows off an EL PASO LASSO! The fans cheer while Moxley endures! Hechi shoves Moxley away, and Moxley hobbles to a corner. Hechi runs in but Moxley avoids the knee! Hechi lands safe on the ropes, but Moxley brings him off with a fireman’s carry! Hechi fights free, shoves Moxley again, then hits him with the LARIAT into the SLEEPER! Moxley endures as they’re on the ropes, and he drags Hechi up those ropes for a LONDON TOWER!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Moxley coughs and sputters but he rises to his feet. Hechi is on the apron, Moxley runs up, but Hechi avoids the boot! Hechi has the leg in the ropes for a DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Moxley grits his teeth in pain, but Hechi then traps the leg in the ropes so he can STOMP it! The ref reprimands but Moxley falls, and we hit the ten minute halfway point. Hechi goes up a corner while Moxley hobbles, but Moxley ROCKS Hechi first! Moxley climbs up to get Hechi with the SUPERPLEX! The fans fire up as both men are down again! Moxley crawls his way over, pushes Hechi to th ecover, TWO!
Moxley clamps onto Hechi with a SLEEPER, then drags him back into the body scissors! Hechi fights against the Rear Naked Choke, rolls back to pop free, and now he has the REAR NAKED CHOKE! The fans rally as Moxley fights through, rolls back, and steps over! ARMBAR!! Hechi flails, reaches out, but CLUBS at Moxley’s legs! Hechi fights up and has Moxley’s legs! Hechi ties those up and turns that into a TRAILER HITCH!! Moxley flails and reaches out while the fans duel! Moxley drags Hechi over with him for the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and duel as Hechi lets Moxley go. Moxley leans on the ropes but he can’t stand on that bad leg!
Hechi eggs Moxley on, so Moxley CHOPS him! Moxley eggs Hechi on, Hechi CHOPS! Moxley ROCKS Hechi, but Hechi ROCKS Moxley! They go back and forth, the fans split down the middle! Moxley CHPOS, Hechi CHOPS, repeat! Then they go forearm for forearm! Hechi says hold on, h old on. The straps come down! Now bring it! Moxley runs on one good leg, but Hechi blocks the lariat to ENZIGIRI! Then Hechi runs up, STEP-UP KNEE in the corner! The fans fire up for the drop steps, but Moxley LARIATS Hechi first! Both men are down again and the fans fire back up! Moxley crawls his way over, “This is Awesome!” as he reels Hechi in.
Hechi fights the double underhooks to shove Moxley away, and FLAPJACK! Then a float over and roll into the PLUMA BLANCA!! ROLLING CRUCIFIX CLUTCH! Ghost pin, TWO!! Moxley survives all of that and the fans can’t believe it! Moxley fights up but he’s dizzy! Hechi fires hands from all sides, then winds up, but Moxley SLAPS Hechi! Moxley flips Hechi off, then dodges Hechi’s dropkick! Hechi tumbles off the ropes, and Moxley hits the CURB STOMP! Moxley fires up and the fans are with him! Moxley sits Hechi up but Hechi breaks free, and he flips Moxley off! Moxley KNEES Hechi in the face! Moxley underhooks for the DEATH RIDER!! Cover, Moxey wins!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by pinfall (denies Hechicero a title opportunity)
Moxley dares the Don Callis Family to keep bringing it! Well speaking of, Konosuke Takeshita appears! The Alpha will still have his turn at Revolution, but will Moxley be worse for wear when AEW finally returns to Los Angeles?
Brody King is here!
The King of Death doesn’t really worry about his entrance music, he just grabs a mic on his way into the ring. El Paso barks with him before he says, “SWERVE! You know, I could be like you. I could stand on that announce table for half an hour, telling everybody just how dangerous I am. But I don’t need to do that, because I KNOW that I am the most dangerous man in AEW! So why don’t you get your ass out here and I can prove that tonight!” The fans like that idea! But Prince Nana shows up to tell Brody, “I hear you, alright? I hear you loud and clear. But are you sure you wanna do this, my friend? Are you sure you wanna go down that rabbit hole with the man himself? Are you sure about that, Brody?”
Brody says quit talking, Nana, and bring Swerve’s ass out here. Nana laughs and says okay. “Without further interruption, ladies and gentlemen… May I introduce to you the REAL Most Dangerous Man in AEW… SWERVE! STRICKLAND!” Nana laughs an evil laugh while the music begins, but Swerve doesn’t enter from the stage! HE ATTACKS FROM BEHIND! Swerve uses his chain to BEAT BRODY DOWN! The fans boo but Swerve just hits a HOUSE CALL!! Swerve then picks his chain back up, and he wraps it around Brody’s neck! The fans boo as Swerve CHOKES Brody, then links the chain to the rope!
The fans boo as Swerve then drags Brody up with the chain to CHOKE him!! Brody flails and sputters as he turns red, and Swerve just mocks the barking! Swerve tells Brody, “You know how you chain a dog up? Just like this! I had to send a message to Kenny Omega. Now I gotta send that same message to you. All of the AEW roster is on notice. It’s one thing talking about being the Most Dangerous Man, it’s another actually doing it! And I’m about that action. So guess what? I will be seeing you in LA at Revolution! For your information, and a little reminder, I humbled a man in LA, too.” But then BANDIDO runs out here!
Swerve gets clear before The Outlaw can get at him! The fans boo Swerve but he just smiles seeing what he did to Brody. Will Swerve do far worse to put Brody down for good?
The Death Riders speak.
Daniel Garcia says that’s what they like every single week! Don Callis Family, are you stupid or are you dumb? When you gonna stop picking fights you cannot win!? Wheeler Yuta has Garcia step aside, and Yuta shows off the bald head. “Get a good look, okay?! Losing my hair was the darkest moment of my career. But the Death Riders are the reason I’m not wallowing in my misery. They’re the reason I’m prepared every day for war! Cuz I know when I walk in that arena, and there are thousands of people screaming hurtful, mean, terrible things at me, trying to kick my ass, I know the people I care about most in the world have my back. Through loss, I have freedom.”
Marina then calls out Toni Storm again. “You better shoot from the hip and make me laugh, for your sake. You p*ssy!” Moxley says they all are, aren’t there? A bunch of punk asses! Don Callis Family, CMLL, was THAT the baddest hombre you got? NJPW, all these advertising agencies that got into pro-wrestling! NOBODY does it like they do! No team is like this team! No one is willing to go as long and as far as them! Takeshita, at Revolution, it’s just you and Moxley. And they’re gonna go as long as it takes. They’re gonna see this through all the way to the end. The Death Riders head out, will they take everyone out along the way?
AEW Women’s World Championship: Thekla VS Thunder Rosa!
Part one of what has now become a DOUBLE main event is about to begin! The Toxic Spider snatched the title from Kris Statlander, but La Mera Mera stepped into this fight to avenge her. Will Rosa take back the title she never truly lost? Or has she already fallen for the trap?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly toxic!
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Rosa. Thekla is unaffected as she and Rosa stare down. They step up, and Thekla eggs on the “perros.” Thekla talks trash, but Rosa SLAPS her for it! The fans cheer that as Rosa then SMACKS Thekla off buckles, off more buckles, then side to side for more buckles! Rosa goes all four corners, then CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” and Rosa smiles before she CHOPS again! Thekla wants the ref to back Rosa off, but Rosa CHOPS again! Rosa then stands Thekla against the ropes, puts some stank on it, and she CHOPS! The fans cheer while Rosa whips Theka to then ELBOW her down!
Rosa snapmares Thekla but Thekla goes to ropes. Rosa runs up for the 915! But Thekla bails out! The fans boo but Rosa goes to the apron. Rosa FLYING LARIATS Thekla down! The fans cheer, and Rosa puts Thekla up against the railing to CHOP! Rosa whips, Theka reverses, but Rosa reverses back! Thekla hits the apron, and Rosa pulls off protective padding. Rosa steps up onto the railing, a little help from the fans, then she CROSSBODIES Thekla down! The fans cheer and Rosa puts Thekla in the ring. Rosa runs to STRADDLE ATTACK Thekla down! Rosa blows a kiss to the fans while they cheer, but Thekla BOOT WASHES Rosa down!
The fans boo but now Thekla DOUBLE STOMPS Rosa on the back! Thekla talks more trash on “La Mas Perras,” but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Thekla drags Rosa up, SMACKS her off the railing, then CHOPS her! Rosa sputters but Thekla taunts her. Rosa kicks low, Thekla hits back, and then Thekla CHOPS Rosa again. Thekla stalks Rosa around the way, then THROWS her into the railing! Thekla refreshes the ring count while Rosa flounders. Thekla storms up on Rosa again but Rosa RAMS her low! Thekla kicks in return, then puts Rosa in the ring. Thekla taunts the fans before she goes back to the ring. Thekla stomps Rosa around, then clamps on with a chinlock. Rosa endures as Thekla makes it a neck wrench and puts on the pressure. Rosa CLUBS Thekla’s hip, but Thekla CLUBS Rosa down.
Thekla puts Rosa on the ropes and CHOKES her! The ref counts, Thekla stops at 4 to then pull Rosa’s pigtails. The ref reprimands again but Thekla lets go to soak up heat. Thekla taunts the fans again, but Rosa rolls her up! TWO, but Rosa is right on Thekla. Thekla fires hands on Rosa, then CLUBS her down. Thekla drags Rosa up to snapmare and basement SUPERKICK! Cocky cover, TWO! Rosa is tougher than that but Thekla looms over her. Thekla kicks Rosa around, then clamps onto her for a CROSSFACE! Thekla fishhooks Rosa’s nose and mouth while Dynamite returns to single picture! The fans rally, Rosa fights up, and she fires elbows!
Thekla and Rosa stand, Rosa fires more body shots, then she RAMS Thekla into a corner! The fans fire up for Rosa as she runs corner to corner and back again. But Thekla BOOTS her away! Thekla reels Rosa in for the HANGING HEADSCISSORS! The ref counts, Thekla lets go, and she storms back into the ring. Thekla taunts Rosa, slaps her around, but the fans rally up. Thekla pie faces Rosa but Rosa grins. Rosa ROCKS Thekla, Thekla ROCKS Rosa back, then CLUBS her! Thekla stands Rosa up but Rosa mule kicks and STUNNERS! Thekla stumbles to a corner while the fans rally up. Rosa runs corner to corner for the A-LIST LARIAT!
Rosa fires more LARIATS while in the ropes, then she goes up to SWINGING KNEE DROP! Thekla is on the ropes and the fans rally. Rosa says this is for the 915! DROPKICK at the ropes! Then NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Rosa drags Thekla around, stomps her into the drop zone, then she goes up the corner. The fans rally, but Thekla grins as she stands. Thekla ROCKS Rosa first! Thekla climbs up, hooks herself into the ropes, then ROCKS Rosa again! Rosa ROCKS Thekla back! Thekla grins as she ROCKS Rosa again! Then she brings Rosa up for the SPIDER SUPERPLEX! The fans cheer as Thekla hangs upside-down.
Thekla sits back up and signals she’ll still be champion. Thekla rolls back into the Spider Stance, then runs at Rosa for the SPIDER SPEAR! Cover, but Thekla lets Rosa up!? Thekla grins as she toys with Rosa, and rains down forearms! The fans boo but Thekla stops to soak up that heat. Thekla drags Rosa up, lines up a shot, and runs, but Rosa avoids the stomp! Rosa kicks low, CUTTER! The fans fire up with Rosa and she brings Thekla back up. Scoop and FIRE THUNDER DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!?! Thekla survives and shocks everyone! Rosa is furious as she shrieks, and she reels Thekla back in! PACKAGE- NO, Thekla slips free!
Thekla shoves Rosa, Rosa rolls through it, and both women run in! Thekla goes Matrix to let Rosa hit buckles! Then the SPIDER SPEAR!! Thekla isn’t done, she CURB STOMPS Rosa down! Thekla still won’t end it here, she wants to make Rosa hurt! CURB STOMP again!! Cover, Thekla wins!
Winner: Thekla, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Champion)
Rosa brought the fight, but she could not bring home the gold! To her credit, Thekla did this all by herself, and the Sisters of Sin are here to celebrate. But then Kris Statlander shows up, making sure they don’t try anything. Security rushes out here to keep this from popping off, but Thekla just CURB STOMPS Rosa again!! The fans boo, and Kris CHUCKS a guard aside! Kris storms into the ring but Thekla’s already in retreat! The Cosmic Killer couldn’t protect Rosa, but will she be the one to avenge her now?
Jack Perry speaks.
“Last week, to cap off Mile High Madness, I pinned Ricochet for the third time. Now, every time the odds have been even, I beat you. But every time that it’s really counted, instead of fighting me man to man, you and The Gates of Agony have found a way to cheat. We both won battles. Pretty soon, it’s gonna be time for you and I to finish the war.”
Ricochet responds.
The One & Only tells Jack to listen: “Ya boi been jet-setting! I am the most fighting champion in AEW, brother! So if it’s a fight that you want, if it’s a war that you want, then a war you got. Because when you are in Demand, you can make demands.” Kaun adds, “And if you don’t meet our demands…” Toa Liona finishes with, “YOU GET PUT DOWN!” AHA~! Then when and where will Ricochet and Jack Perry finally settle the score?
On-stage interview with Tommaso Ciampa.
Renee Paquette introduces the Psycho Killer, and El Paso cheers as he makes his entrance. Ciampa is fired up like his pyro, and Renee says he has been so impressive here in AEW. An instant classic with Mark Briscoe to win the AEW TNT Championship, and then he unfortunately lost that title to Kyle Fletcher. What does Ciampa plan to do to get back on top? Ciampa says let’s address the elephant in the room that is Kyle Fletcher. He took the title, he renamed it from Silvey to Pinkie, and gave her a makeover without Ciampa’s consent. Now Fletcher is hiding behind the Don Callis Family, hiding in tag matches and trios matches.
“Because Kyle Fletcher knows the second we run back Fletcher VS Ciampa, you are looking at your NEW TNT Champion.” The fans cheer that! Ciampa says if he has to play games, he’ll play games. And if that means he has to earn a rematch, he’ll do that. If that means he goes to war with Mark Briscoe one more time, he’ll do that, too. But make no mistake, he didn’t come to AEW for “instant classics.” He came here to be a top guy! The fans cheer that, and Renee brings up the history with Mark Briscoe. They go way back- Wait, FTR interrupts. Ciampa sighs and the fans boo as Cash & Dax make their way out.
Dax stares Ciampa down, then hugs him? Cash hugs him, too? Dax says they’re only here to welcome an old friend to AEW! And earlier, Ciampa said he wants to be a top guy? Well, what better way than to surround yourself with these Top Guys. Dax will extend an olive branch to Ciampa like he’s never done before. Dax would love if Ciampa would join them and take over AEW. The fans boo that idea, but Dax says c’mon, old friend. Ciampa says yeah, “old friend,” just what he was thinking. Because Ciampa hated FTR’s guts ten years ago, and he still hates them today. But no, hey, quiet, Stokely, the grown-ups are talking.
Dax has Ciampa hold on. It doesn’t matter how good of friends they were or were not, you do NOT speak to #BigStoke like that. And if Ciampa has a problem with Stoke, then he has a problem with FTR. Ciampa understands earlier tonight, FTR signed their No Physicality with The Bucks, but uh… Ciampa didn’t. He SMACKS Dax! Cash gets in Ciampa’s face but Dax has him back off! The fans cheer, but FTR cools down. Dax says he is not mad at Ciampa. But see you on Saturday. The AEW World Tag Team Champions already got on the wrong side of the Psycho Killer, but will Dax the Ax cut him down? Or will Ciampa make sure no one will survive this Collision?
Toni Storm has a cameraman follow her.
She busts into the medical trainer’s room and asks “Citrus Boy” what those Dogs did to him. Cassidy says, “A lot. Pretty sure I got put through a table, hit in the face with a shillelagh… Those dudes just wanna fight. And if they want to fight, then Darby and I will fight them. We’ll fight them at Revolution. But that’s not for another couple weeks, so we’re also gonna fight next week. And then we’ll fight all the weeks after that. We’ll fight, we’ll just fight ’em.” Toni says that’s well said, Clementine. But hear this! Where there are War Dogs, there are Death Riders not far behind.
So then there’s no better behind to be behind than her behind “if you’re a nicotine-chewing Nancy who wants her lips twisted, and her face fisted! Got it?!” Cassidy says, “Yeah…?” Now, can’t you tell he’s indisposed? Begone! The camera feed cuts, but will nothing and no one stop the TIMELESS Conglomeration from overcoming everyone in their way?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
Since Moxley has been facing Don Callis Family members again and again, Konosuke Takeshita proves he can take on Death Riders, too! The Alpha will battle Claudio Castagnoli this Saturday, will the NEW NJPW World TV Champion earn a golden ticket on the way to Revolution? Plus, after choking out Brody King, Swerve Strickland looks to send a message to Bandido, as well! Swerve takes on Bandido’s brother, Gravity! Will the Most Dangerous Man bring Gravity back down to earth?
And then, FTR’s focus on The Young Bucks might cost them again as The Rascalz have called their shot! They want the AEW World Tag Team Championships this Saturday! Will Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz turn everything upside-down in Tucson? Or will Cash & Dax leave them high ‘n’ dry in the desert?
AEW World Trios Championships: Jet Set Rodeo VS Kazuchika Okada, Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis!
While Hangman has been dead set on taking back the AEW World Championship, Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey have been talking up wanting a lot more gold. Don Callis is hypocritical in saying they’re greedy and he’s not, but maybe he has a point. Will Jet Set Rodeo regret riling up the Rainmaker, Protostar & Dunkzilla? Or can they hold onto the gold while still going for more?
The introductions are made, the trios titles- Wait, never mind, JSR just attacks DCF and the brawl is on! The fans fire up, the bell rings, and Hangman HAMMERS away on Davis while Knight RAMS Okada into a corner! Bailey and Fletcher spill to the outside, but Kyle KICKS Bailey then whips. Bailey reverses to send Kyle into railing! Hangman and Davis spill to the outside one way, Okada and Knight the other, and Callis has joined commentary during all the chaos. Bailey KICKS Kyle, Hangman CHOKES Davis, but Okada ROCKS Knight! Hangman SMACKS Davis off the desk, sends him into the steps, but Kyle sends Bailey into railing!
Okada BODY BLOWS Knight in those bad ribs! Kyle poses with a fan’s sign that reads, “OMG You’re Really Pretty!” Hangman SMACKS Davis’ bad hand off steel steps while Knight SMACKS Okada off apron! Davis whips Hangman into barriers! Bailey KCIKS Kyle! Bailey gives his headband to a young fan while Knight RAMS Okada into the apron! Kyle KICKS Bailey, puts him in the ring, and Davis CLAWS Hangman’s face. Kyle kicks and wrenches Bailey to whip him, but Bailey handsprings! Bailey then ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! Kyle tumbles out, Bailey builds speed, and Bailey BOOTS Kyle back down!
The fans fire up as Bailey runs side to side, TRIANGLE JUMP- LARIAT from Davis! Down goes Bailey but the fans boo. Kyle hurries in and rains down fists on Bailey! BREAKING NEWS as of right now! Win, lose or draw in tonight’s match, Bailey WILL get his shot at the AEW TNT Championship next week in San Jose! Callis says fine, he’s a sporting fellow! These trios titles are on the line, Kyle will gladly put his title up next week. Schiavone notes it’s apples to oranges, this trio match came outta nowhere but Kyle gets a week to prepare. Kyle bumps Bailey off buckles, then BODY BLOWS! Tag to Davis while the fans rally up.
Davis ROCKS Bailey, then drags him around to scoop and SLAM! Davis SENTONS, then he kneels on Bailey for a cover, TWO! Davis drags Bailey up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Okada. Okada scoops and SLAMS Bailey, then SENTONS on him, too! The fans are torn but Okada smirks as he drags Bailey up. Okada tags Fletcher, and #Protokada mugs Bailey. The fans rally but Fletcher brings Bailey around to suplex, only for Bailey to cradle counter! TWO, and both men scramble up! Bailey dodges, hot tag to Hangman! The fans fire up as Hangman dodges Kyle to BLAST Davis and Okada! Then he BOOTS Kyle!
Hangman runs to triangle jump LARIAT on Okada! Then he dodges Kyle to scoop and FALL AWAY SLAM! Kip up and PLANCHA onto Davis! But Okada whips Hangman, only for Hangman to rebound and LARIAT Okada! Hangman gest in the ring to LARIAT Kyle up and out! Then he DIVES onto Davis & Okada! And then Hangman waits on Kyle to run up and BOOT! Hangman goes up the corner, revels in the cheers, then goes back to Kyle. Tag to Bailey and Bailey tags Knight. JSR double whip Kyle to then DOUBLE HIP TOSS, and then KNEE DROP, UFO SPLASH, and SLIDING LARIAT! Hangman kips up and they TRIPLE BASEMENT DROPKICK!
The fans are thunderous, but here comes Okada and Davis! Jet Set Rodeo catches them first, and JSR puts DCF in corners! The fans cheer as they all rain down fists! The fans count all the way to TEN! That’s a nice thirty total, and then JSR TOSSES DCF out! Hangman PLANCHAS to knock Davis down! Bailey FLIES out onto Okada! Knight powers through but Kyle stops the slingshot! Kyle drags Knight up and out to then ROCKET LAUNCH him onto the railing! The fans go nuts, and Okada RAMS Hangman into more railing, all as Dynamite goes picture in picture!
Jet Set Rodeo writhes all around ringside, but Davis fetches Knight for Kyle. Kyle KNEES Knight in the side, then stalks him to a corner. Kyle stomps away on Knight, even jump stomps him! Kyle digs his boots in, but he backs off as the ref counts. Kyle drags Knight up, reels him in, and tags Okada. Protokada mugs Knight, then Okada brings Knight around to scoop and SLAM! Okada goes to the apron for the slingshot stomp! Okada shakes the ropes as he stands on Knight, but he steps off as the ref counts. Tag to Davis and Davis stands Knight up for a COBRA TWIST! Knight endures, even as Davis digs his knuckles into the bad ribs!
Davis pulls on Knight, but Knight fights to get free! Knight fires body shots, then a forearm, but Davis scoops and SLAMS him! Tag to Kyle and he drags Knight up. Kyle scoops to SLAM! Cover, ONE!! Knight toughs it out, and he KICKS at Kyle. Kyle stomps Knight, tags Okada, and Okada drags Knight up to gut wrench. Knight fights the lift, Okada CLUBS him down, then whips him to ropes. Dynamite returns to single picture as Knight goes up and over! Then LEAPING LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Knight and Okada crawl, reach out, but Kyle just runs in and BLASTS Bailey! Hangman swipes at Kyle, but Davis BLASTS Hangman for him!
Davis whips Knight into the DCF corner, then Kyle whips him so Davis can whip Kyle, GAMANGIRI! Davis adds a SLIDING FOREARM! Then Aussie Open YANKS Knight up for Okada to DROPKICK him down! High stack, but Bailey breaks it! The fans cheer but Kyle runs up! Bailey TOSSES Kyle out, SWEEPS the legs, then he DUMPS Davis out! Okada runs up to UPPERCUT Bailey down! Knight is up, he dodges Okada to DROPKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! Okada and Knight crawl, hot tag to Kyle! Kyle anchors a foot but Knight kicks him away! Hot tag to Bailey! The fans cheer as Speedball jumps over Kyle, then ASAI MOONSAULTS onto him!
The fans fire up for the fluidity, then Bailey gets up to ROCK Davis! And SMACK him off buckles! Bailey goes up, up, and MISSILE DROPKICKS Davis down! Bailey kips up and the fans are with hiM! Bailey SOBATS Kyle, AX KICKS, then KICKS him down! Bailey lines up a shot, STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, Davis runs in, but Bailey moves! The SENTON squishes Kyle! Davis panics, but the HEEL KICK takes him down! Bailey PENALTY- NO, Kyle ducks that, avoids the standing moonsault, then SUPERKICKS! Bailey wobbles, Kyle reels him in, and LAST- RANA! Bailey rolls thorugh to PENALTY KICK! MOONSAULT KNEE-DROP! Cover, Okada breaks it!
Hangman protests but Okada ripcords, only for Bailey to HEEL KICK! Bailey and Kyle are down and the fans are thunderous! Kyle and Bailey crawl, hot tags to Hangman and Davis! The forearms fly fast ‘n’ furious! ROLLING- ENZIGIRI from Davis! Then the REBOUND- NO, Hangman slips under and Alabama Lifts! DEADEYE!! Cover, Kyle breaks it! Bailey is back but Kyle avoids the heel kick! Bailey blocks the superkick, but Kyle blocks the boot! Kyle BOOTS, then scoops, POP-UP- POISON-RANA!! The fans go nuts over seeing that, but Bailey keeps moving! GOLDEN TRIANGLE MOONSAULT!
Hangman goes up a corner while the fans just keep losing their minds! Hangman MOONSAULTS, but he has to roll through as Davis moves! Davis runs up, Hangman BOOTS the lariat away, then DISCUS LARIATS! Davis stays up, Hangman runs and LARIATS again! Davis still stands, then he dodges! Hangman tumbles out, but he skins the cat! And LARIAT! The fans fire up, then Hangman tags Knight! Knight goes right up, but Okada distracts the ref! MJF YANKS Hangman from the apron, and DYNAMITE DIAMOND RING PUNCHES HIM!!! The fans boo as the Scumbag gets away with one! Knight leaps, but Davis dodges!
Knight rolls through, but Okada is there to catch him! Ripcord and RAINMAKER!! Davis says close your eyes and count to PAIN!! Cover, PROTOAUSSIEOPEN WINS!!!
Winners: Kazuchika Okada, Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis, by pinfall (NEW AEW World Trios Champions)
MJF smiles and applauds his handywork as he costs Hangman and his friends. But will screwing Hangman over only add to the torture MJF is going to suffer through? And as for The Don Callis Family, will they continue to collect belt after belt until they reign over all of AEW?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite here, but AEW wouldn’t need to use the overrun every single week if they didn’t try to do EVERYTHING, even unnecessary promos, every single week! The show’s flow was doing so well, until FTR and The Bucks had their meeting in the boardroom. FTR are great in the ring but lately, their promos grind things to a halt. And what did this add other than FTR sucker punching Brandon Cutler? We know The Bucks are upset about FTR going after their family, they said so last time, AND it’s just obvious anyway. FTR confronting Ciampa was at least something fresh, a nice reference to their WWE days, and probably could’ve been the one FTR promo we got.
The promos with Brodido and their separate stories at least established the matches we knew were happening. Andrade being obnoxious to Bandido was good stuff, and Brody calling out Swerve only to get jumped and choked out was also good, especially for the heat. Swerve will of course beat Gravity, but the question is how badly. It’s equal parts a message to Bandido and Brody, so I wonder if we get Brodido VS Swerve & Andrade for a go-home Dynamite or Collision. Either way, I feel like Andrade and Swerve are each going to win their matches; Andrade needs to build momentum if he wants after MJF, and Swerve just started his Heel turn, he also needs to maintain momentum.
MJF VS Knight opening the show was rather surprising, but it makes sense now. It was an awesome match, Knight really establishing himself as a singles competitor, but of course MJF won. Though, Hangman didn’t need his own match, he could’ve just called MJF out when he showed up on stage. MJF could then clap back right there, and DCF could’ve jumped Hangman and JetSpeed right there. Then we still get the trios title main event, which honestly surprised me being an “impromptu match.” It was an awesome match, though they didn’t give as much Aussie Open moves as I’d hoped. But in the end, MJF screwing Hangman over was a fine way to protect the Faces in losing, but makes me think even more now that Hangman has to win at Revolution.
Perhaps part of the Don Callis Family winning the trios titles is so they can be given to the Death Riders. Great match from Moxley VS Hechicero, and of course Moxley won. I don’t think we needed that group promo from the Death Riders, since Marina snuck in her promo on Toni during Moxley’s entrance. But I suppose Yuta still had to speak on how he’s bald now but won’t let that be a source of shame. I could see Yuta, Garcia, and Pac going for the trios titles, but I don’t know if they’d be able to take those off Protokadaussie Open fair and square. Kyle VS Bailey being announced during the trios match was a bit sloppy, too, and I would think Kyle wins that, too.
Darby & Cassidy VS The Dogs was a great tag match, and while Darby & Cassidy won, the big surprise was David Finlay showing up. It wasn’t 100% guaranteed he was going to WWE but I at least thought there was a chance. But to be fair, he gets to be exactly the same Savage King David Finlay he was in NJPW by going to AEW, even joining up with his guys here. Depending on how they play this, a Conglomeration member like Mark Briscoe could join Darby and Cassidy in a Six Man Tag with the Dogs, but I also wonder where Roddy Strong fits into all this. Very good promo from Toni & Cassidy in response, and we have gotta get Toni VS Marina for Revolution.
The IInspiration losing to Brawling Birds in such jobber fashion was rather surprising. They didn’t get one good shot in on Jamie & Alex the entire time, and got stacked with the finisher. If they’re going to be All Elite now, they’re starting at the bottom after building up quite a bit of hype from their stop over in Stardom. Thekla VS Rosa was a great match, especially since they chose to keep everyone else in the back. But as I figured last week, Thekla was going to win this, so at least she did it cleanly. Kris failing to protect Rosa might mean Kris gets her rematch with Thekla at Revolution, but they’d have to put that together right away with this week’s Collision or the go-home Dynamite.
My Score: 9/10
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