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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (6/20/25)
One step closer to the end!
Can the Last Real Champion handle The Truth?
While the King & Queen of the Ring tournaments reach their semifinals, John Cena has his first match on SmackDown in years, against Ron Killings!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Queen of the Ring Semifinals: Asuka VS Alexa Bliss; Asuka wins and advances to Night of Champions.
- Aleister Black VS Kit Wilson; No Contest.
- King of the Ring Semifinals: Randy Orton VS Sami Zayn; Orton wins and advances to Night of Champions.
- Charlotte Flair VS Chelsea Green w/ The Secret Her-vice; Charlotte wins.
- Bronson Reed w/ Paul Heyman & Bron Breakker VS LA Knight; Knight wins, by disqualification.
- John Cena VS Ron Killings; Killings wins, by disqualification.
PLAY BY PLAY
LA Knight is here!
Grand Rapids fires up as the Mega Star marches right to the ring. Knight grabs a mic while the fans chant his name, and he says, “LEMME TALK TO YA!” The fans cheer, and Knight says, “Let’s just go ahead and rewind our mind a little bit. We go to back to Money in the Bank, Seth and his boys, they just happen to come down and screw this guy.” The fans boo that. Knight says usually, he lets things slide. But he just figured he couldn’t let it slide, so he made sure to screw on of Rollins’ boys in their title opportunity, King of the Ring. But then they came back, paid it back and screwed Knight outta KOTR, so he had to go and screw the other one over!
And it just has Knight thinking. Fans “YEAH!” and Knight says there is only one way this can go. He has gone back and forth between Raw and SmackDown, where it ends, nobody knows! Except Knight! He knows! He knows where this ends! The fans cheer that! And Knight says it ends with him and Rollins! And what better place than here? And what better time than now! Knight tells Rollins to come on out and talk to him! But “Ladies and gentlemen…” The fans boo as Paul Heyman walks out and gives his introductions. He serves as the Wise Man to Mr. Money in the Bank, Seth FREAKIN’ Rollins!
Heyman says you do not boo that name. And you screwed up your cue, so they’ll do this again. He serves as the Wise Man for Seth Freakin’ Rollins! The fans keep booing, Heyman wants to try again, but Knight says shut up and get to the point! Why is Heyman here?! Heyman walks to the ring and asks permission to step inside. The fans chant “O T C! O T C!” but Knight steps back. Heyman steps into the ring, and he says yes, there has been a lot of bad blood between Knight and Mr. MITB, Seth Freakin’ Rollins. However, Heyman happens to be, with all due respect to everyone here in Grand Rapids, Michigan…
The fans chant “C M PUNK!” at Heyman now and he frowns. Knight says Heyman has a lot of enemies. Heyman says he is the biggest LA Knight fan in all of WWE! Heyman’s been waiting a long time to say this: YEAH! Now, because of that, Seth Freakin’ Rollins (the fans boo again) has allowed Heyman to say to Knight, as a favor to Heyman… It is time for Knight to get the hell outta Grand Rapids, Michigan. Because if he does not, something really bad is going to happen to him before the end of the night. Have a nice evening. Heyman turns to go but the fans cheer Knight on. Knight says he couldn’t help but notice, but did you~ (poking fun at Heyman’s voice cracking) threaten Knight?
Because Knight wants to wrap his head around this. He’s heard Heyman say stuff like this before, because Heyman is a liar, a swindler, a grifter, a scammer and a schemer! Heyman leeches on to any talent that has a bit of hype, sucks ’em dry, then moves on to the next! Rollins just happens to be the latest in this. But where next? Who cares! But the bottom line is, Knight asked for Rollins but he got Heyman. And while he got Heyman, he got a Heyman out here talking all tough. So it has Knight thinking, he has a great idea.
Talking about wise man, wisdom, there was a point in time if Heyman had said something like that, a man like Knight would look at a “thing” like Heyman and punched his wisdom teeth down his throat! Knight won’t do that, yet. But here’s the deal: Heyman’s talking all tough, but if he can’t bring Rollins out here, then the only thing to do out here in Grand Rapids is Knight fighting Heyman here and now! The fans fire up for that! Knight asks if the fans want that, and they cheer! “HUH?” “YEAH!” “HUH?” “YEAH!” “YEAH!!” Knight promises he’ll turn around, take his vest off, and Heyman gets the first shot. He better make it good, or Knight will molly whop his ass right outta Grand Rapids!
The fans fire up as Knight does as promised. He turns around, his vest is off, but Heyman bails? The fans boo as the Wise Man doesn’t play along. Heyman says, “Remember when I told you to get the hell out of Grand Rapids or else something really bad is gonna happen to you before the end of the night? That wasn’t a prediction. That… was a spoiler!” Heyman throws down his mic, and here comes Bronson Reed & Bron Breakker! Rollins’ behemoths head to the ring, but Knight fires off on them first! The fans rally as Knight throws hands and feet, but then Bron TACKLES Knight! Bronson joins in and they mug Knight right out of the ring!
Bronson drags Knight up to TOSS him over barriers! Bron clears the desk, he wants Bronson to put Knight through it! But Knight has a chair! He JAMS Bron, JAMS Bronson, then SMACKS Bron and SMACKS Bronson! Knight gets in the ring, ready to hit whoever gets in! The fans cheer Knight but Heyman has Bron & Bronson stand down. Will Heyman have the henchmen try again before the end of tonight?
SmackDown returns and…
Heyman has Bron & Bronson calm down, they have this under control. It is all in their favor, and it always will be in their favor. That is the whole point behind this. Byron Saxton steps in and wants to talk to them, but Heyman has to hold Bron back like the dog he is! Heyman says no need to bite Byron. Byron apologizes, he has word from SmackDown GM, Nick Aldis, that Bronson Reed VS LA Knight is set for tonight. Heyman says okay, thank you, and goodbye. Byron leaves and Heyman smiles. He told them! Patience is not a virtue, it is strategy. Bronson smiles and nods. Will Auzsilla destroy LA here in Grand Rapids?
Queen of the Ring Semifinals: Asuka VS Alexa Bliss!
Two great returns to action through this tournament, and now they cross paths with each other. The Empress of Tomorrow overcame Ivy Nile, Raquel Rodriguez and Stephanie Vaquer while Lil’ Miss Bliss outsmarted Alba Fyre, Candice LeRae and Charlotte Flair. But whose comeback story overtakes the other’s here just one match away from Night of Champions?
The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Alexa headlocks, but Asuka powers up and out. Alexa RAMS Asuka, Asuka roars, and the fans fire up as Asuka fires hands! Alexa blocks a kick to THROW Asuka down, then basement DROPKICK! The fans cheer as Asuka and Alexa reset. Alexa kicks, Asuka blocks and slips through to waistlock. Alexa elbows free, runs, but Asuka runs past her to then RUN her over! The fans fire up and Asuka runs in again, HIP ATTACK! Alexa falls to the floor and the fans fire up while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Asuka lets Alexa stay down while she soaks up the cheers. The ring count starts, Alexa rises, but Asuka goes out after her. Alexa slips inside and DROPKICKS Asuka’s leg! Asuka falls from the apron but she has to nod respect for that savvy move. Asuka steps back in at 6 of 10, and she resets with Alexa. They circle, feel things out, and tie up. Asuka wrenches and wristlocks, but Alexa rolls and wrenches to hammerlock. Alexa waistlocks, rolls Asuka, TWO! The two stand off again and they both nod respect. They reset, the fans rally up, and the two feel things out. Asuka trips Alexa, clamps on with a headlock, and she grinds Alexa down.
Alexa endures, Asuka turns her over to go after the arm, then she stands on Alexa’s arm. Alexa endures, Asuka shifts arms, but Alexa wrenches out to wrangle Asuka. Alexa shifts to a cording hold, but Asuka fights up and fires body shots. Alexa whips Asuka to a corner, but Asuka elbows her away! And BOOTS! Asuka goes up, leaps, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Alexa stays in this but Asuka stays focused. Asuka drags Alexa around and gives her Kawada Kicks! SmackDown returns to single picture, and Asuka wrenches for a chicken wing! Alexa fights the Asuka Lock and JAWBREAKERS free! Alexa runs up to RUN Asuka over!
The fans rally as Alexa rallies, then hits a BLOCKBUSTER! The fans fire up as Alexa SLAPS, ROCKS, and KNEES Asuka down! Then SOMERSAULT SENTON! Cover, TWO! Asuka stays in this and Alexa grows frustrated. The fans rally while Alexa brings Asuka up. Asuka breaks free to URAKEN, SOBAT, FRONT KICK, and GERMAN SUPLEX! Alexa tumbles away, Asuka runs up, SLIDING KICK! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up as Asuka stands and takes aim. But Alexa ducks the buzzsaw! Cover, TWO! Alexa clinches, TWISTED- NO, Asuka rolls Alexa up! TWO! Alexa sits up, BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO!! Alexa survives but Asuka just fires up!
The fans rally as Asuka goes to the corner. Asuka climbs from the outside, and MISSILE- NO, Alexa dodges this time! Alexa kicks and DDTS! Cover, TWO! Asuka stays in this and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Alexa drags Asuka into the drop zone. Alexa goes up, up, and the fans fire up! TWISTED- NO, Asuka moves, so Alexa stops. Alexa won’t let Asuka sneak away, but then she gets caught in an ARMBAR!! Alexa flails, rolls, but ends up in an omoplata! RINGS OF SATURN!! Alexa fights around, pops her arm free for a cover, TWO!! Asuka reels Alexa in, NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Alexa stays in this! Asuka fires up, the fans are with her, and she runs up, only for Alexa to ROCK her with a right! Alexa puts Asuka in the Tree of Woe, and she DROPKICKS Asuka out of it! Alexa climbs back up, and TWISTED BLISS onto knees!! Asuka still counters the moonsault, and hits the EMPRESS IMPACT!! Cover, Asuka wins!
Winner: Asuka, by pinfall (advances to Night of Champions)
The Empress says no one is ready for Asuka, and that has certainly been the case! But on Raw, we find out, will it be Jade Cargill or Roxanne Perez that meets Asuka in Saudi Arabia?
Jade Cargill, Mia Yim & B-Fab watch backstage.
And Fab says damn, Asuka just came back and she’s already making statements. Almost like she never left. Michin says maybe they need to make their own statements. They need to talk to Aldis about the tag titles. Fab agrees. Fab & Mia wish Jade luck before heading out. Byron walks in and asks if he can have a word. Jade says shoot. Byron says Asuka just advanced, but Jade has her match on Monday with Roxanne Perez. How does Jade feel about facing a talented competitor like Roxie? And how does she feel about the possibility of facing Asuka in the finals? Jade says “Rox” has potential. Roxie is quick and scrappy.
But she’s still trying to prove herself. And this isn’t a proving ground, this is a throne room, and Jade was built for royalty. As for Asuka, there’s a storm on the horizon. But news flash, Jade is that storm. This entire tournament wasn’t built for the future, but for a woman who can walk through fire, shatter glass ceilings, and take her crown on the way to the top. This Queen of the Ring, Jade isn’t just walking in to win. She’s here to reign. Will the Prodigy be washed away by the storm this Monday?
Alexa Bliss returns backstage.
And Chelsea Green finds her. Flanked by her Secret Her-vice, The Hot Mess asks, “Hey, little fu-fu, how’s your boo-boo?” Alexa asks back, “How’s yours?” Piper tells Chelsea not to get upset, Alexa is just jealous. Chelsea says this serves Alexa right. Chelsea should be Queen of the Ring, and she’d be building her parliament if not for Alexa! Oh, if she has that big of an issue, then try facing her in the ring. Chelsea says she will! But then Charlotte Flair walks in and says if anyone should’ve still been in this tournament, it’s her. But had Chelsea’s “replacement” tapped out sooner, maybe she would.
So here’s the deal: Charlotte will have a match made and tap Chelsea out instead. N-Not if Chelsea makes it a bank holiday! ROYAL DUTIES! NICHOLAS! Chelsea hurries away with the Secret Her-vice following, and Alexa tells Charlotte that she doesn’t need Charlotte’s help. Oh, that’s cute. Because Charlotte wasn’t helping Alexa. Charlotte leaves now, leaving Alexa to chew on that. Will The Queen chew up the Hot Mess and spit her out now that she has nothing better to do?
Aleister Black VS Kit Wilson!
The Dark Father is also directionless now that he is out of the King of the Ring tournament, but he never lets that bother him. Will he make himself the direction all roads lead when things #FadeToBlack? Or will Kit prove he can be Pretty Deadly all on his own?
Wait, who is attacking Kit? It’s R-TRUTH! But why’s Ron Killings going after Kit?! He POSTS Kit, drags him back out, and puts him in an STF!! The fans fire up and Kit taps, but it won’t matter when this isn’t a match! Killings lets Kit out of the hold and demands a mic. A mic is given, and Killings says, “Get John Cena out here now. I’m driving! On my terms! Cena, get out here!” The fans fire up and then Killings puts Kit back in the STF! Aleister is rather confused, but producers hurry out here to stop Truth. Truth lets Kit go, Jamie Noble asks Truth wait for the main event. Truth seethes, but he accepts the terms.
Killings leaves, walking right past Aleister. Will there be no denying The Truth when he finally gets his hands on the Last Real Champion?
Jamie Noble talks with Truth backstage.
Jamie says Truth has to calm down. Truth says he wants John Cena NOW! He’s driving! Yes, okay, but just wait. Truth promises that when he sees Cena, he is killing him tonight! Aleister steps in and asks Truth why he is getting involved in Aleister’s match. Truth says it wasn’t personal, it had nothing to do with Aleister. These two stare down, and then Damian Priest steps in. The Archer of Infamy has Aleister stand down. Truth is going through a lot, let Priest talk to him. Oh, of course. Aleister says, “Ron.” “Black.” Aleister leaves, Priest tells Truth that there’s no need for any of that. Priest gets Truth is frustrated, but he can’t just go beat up people for no reason.
Priest used to do that, and Truth was the guy there to make him smile. Truth made the world smile! All that anger and negativity, focus that on the match tonight. Focus that on John Cena. Go out there and handle business with Cena, then Priest and Truth can go downtown to celebrate. How’s that sound? Truth says sounds good, DP. They shake hands, and Priest heads out. Truth is still seething, but will he make sure it all explodes on Cena?
Cody Rhodes is here!
Grand Rapids sings along as The American Nightmare makes his way out, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro, he high-fives fans in the front row, then looks closely at the King of the Ring’s crown. Cody goes to the ring and grabs the mic. He hears the fans cheer him on, but then Jey Uso is here! The fans fire up as Main Event Jey makes his way down through the crowd! A young fan joins in bouncing along, but so does all of Grand Rapids! Jey continues down the stands, finds another young fan, and they bounce along again. Jey then reaches ringside, high-fives the front row, and he joins Cody in the ring as we get the next wave of YEET!
Grand Rapids might want to YEET all night, but Jey hugs it out with Cody before he gets his own mic. The music dies down, the fans chant, “One More Time! One More Time!” and Cody says sure, one more is fine. Jey says okay, and yes, the fans get to YEET again! Jey says hey, Cody doesn’t even have to say nothing. They been in the trenches! “YEET!” Still in the trenches! “YEET!” From fighting The Bloodline… “YEET!” To winning tag titles… “YEET!” To finishing their stories at WrestleMania! “YEET!” They’ve both been to the mountaintop. “YEET!” But Cody, on Monday, there is only room for one of them.
The fans are intrigued, and Cody nods. Jey says there’s only one that can go. Cody VS Jey, Jey VS Cody, and Jey knows Cody will bring it. Jey has to get his, Uce. He has to, just like Cody has to get his. But that said, Uce, it ain’t personal. This all business. But that all said, too, Uce, on Monday, after they go to war, please believe that it will be four letters, one word, uh uh… YEET! Cody smiles and the fans cheer. They shake hands again, and wait! Here comes Sami Zayn! The fans cheer as the Great Liberator makes his way to the ring. Sami grabs a mic to say, “This is nice, isn’t it? I get to share the ring with two great friends.”
The fans applaud, and Sami says he is in the ring with two of the very best that this business has to offer! The fans cheer that, too! Sami says he’d be lying if he denied there was a part of him that sees the three of them in this ring, and notices how only one of them has never been world champion. Jey, Sami wants him to know, man to man, this year, Sami missed Mania. Sami had no reason to be in Las Vegas, but he got his ass on a plane to Vegas for one reason: To congratulate Jey the moment he won the World Heavyweight Championship! Sami loves Jey, and he is proud of him. And Cody, for years, everyone watched as Cody finished his story.
And when Cody did, he did the unthinkable and pinned Roman Reigns in the middle of this ring, Sami was the first one out here to congratulate Cody. Sami is so proud that Cody finished his story. So he hopes both men understand that now, it is time for Sami to finish HIS story! The fans cheer, but then here comes Randy Orton! The Viper looks at the crown, then goes to the ring. The fans sing along with Voices and Orton grabs himself a mic. “So Cody, same deal as last week but I’m gonna say it again. There is no line I will not cross, even if it means going through you, so that I can get to John Cena at SummerSlam, beat him, and get my FIFTEENTH world championship!”
The fans cheer, and Orton tells Jey, “Man, I respect the… Hell outta you, dude. Our families go way, way, way back. Nothing but love, dude. But if you’re standing across the ring from me at SummerSlam, it’s not gonna be four letters, one word. It’s gonna be three letters, one move.” The fans say it, “R K O!” And Orton says he not only speaks for himself but for everyone here in this arena when he says, and from the bottom of his heart, one day and one day soon, Sami Zayn will be world champion. But not at SummerSlam. Because tonight, Sami is on the receiving end of the three most dangerous letters in sports entertainment: R K O.
Orton drops the mic, and it is time to put those words into action. Will it be the Legend Killer or the Underdog from the Underground that heads for Saudi Arabia?
King of the Ring Semifinals: Randy Orton VS Sami Zayn!
SmackDown returns, the bell rings, and these two circle. They tie up, Sami wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then wristlocks. Orton endures, fights up, and the fans duel. Orton wrenches Sami in return to then headlock. Sami endures, powers up to wrench again, and he grinds the arm. Sami wrenches and CHOPS, and Orton goes to the corner. Sami CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” but the ref counts. Orton pushes past Sami, bails out of the ring, and he is pretty red already. Sami builds speed but he fakes Orton out with the Arabian Press! The fans fire up and Orton has to admit that was good.
Orton goes up the steps and steps back into the ring. The fans rally, Orton and Sami tie up, and Orton puts Sami in the corner. Orton lets off slowly, but he pokes Sami in the eyes! The fans boo but Orton UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! But Sami pokes Orton in the eyes! The ref caught that one and reprimands Sami. Sami TOSSES Orton out, goes to the apron, but Orton YANKS Sami down! Sami hits off the apron, and Orton reels him in, DESK BACK SUPLEX! Sami writhes and Orton rolls into the ring, just to refresh the count. Fans want that “One More Time!” and Orton agrees! DESK BACK SUPLEX again!
Sami writhes more and whatever monitor wasn’t busted, they’re busted now! Orton leaves Sami behind for a moment while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Orton goes out to fetch Sami, but Sami fights off a third back suplex! Orton kicks low, brings Sami over, but Sami blocks the smack off the steel steps! Orton sputters, Sami stalks him, and Sami decides to give him some payback! But Orton ROCKS Sami first! Orton SMACKS Sami off the desk, puts him in the ring, and covers, TWO! Sami stays in this but Orton looms over him. Sami rises, Orton puts him in a corner, and Orton fires body shots. Orton climbs up and rains down fists! Orton gets to eight before Sami fires back! Sami has Orton in another corner, climbs up, and Sami rains down a fast TEN!
Sami huffs ‘n’ puffs and CHOPS! Orton is stinging but Sami CHOPS him again! Sami wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, and whips! Orton reverses, Sami hits buckles hard, and Sami falls in a heap. Orton dusts himself off and looms over Sami again. Orton stomps Sami’s hand! Sami writhes and clutches his finger. Orton stomps Sami’s foot, ten the other foot! And then the other hand! Sami sits up, SmackDown returns to single picture, and Orton CLUBS away on Sami’s chest! Orton DECKS Sami, the fans cheer, and Orton brings Sami up. Orton whips, Sami goes up and over, and Sami LARIATS Orton down! The fans fire up again as Sami rises!
Sami goes to the corner, Orton runs up, but Sami ELBOWS him! Sami goes up, AX HANDLES, and the fans fire up more! Orton takes a swing, but Sami slips around! Orton fights the Blue Thunder, then LARIATS! And LARIATS! Orton dodges Sami to SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up while Sami goes to the apron. Orton drags Sami in through the ropes, and DRAPING DDTS! The fans fire up as Orton hears those voices! Orton watches Sami rise, but then Sami bails out! The fans are torn but Sami is smart to avoid what was coming. Orton goes out to fetch Sami, SMACKS him off the desk, and then back suplexes, only for Sami to lands out!
Sami CLUBS Orton, and hits a DESK BACK SUPLEX on Orton! Sami puts Orton in the ring, goes to a corner, and the fans fire up as Orton rises. Orton runs in, Sami dodges, and Orton POSTS himself! Sami runs corner to corner, HELLUVA- SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Sami survives and Orton seethes. “This is Awesome!” as Sami goes back to a corner. Orton runs back in and he LARIATS! Orton runs but Sami follows! But Orton dodges the Helluva Kick! Sami gets stuck on the to rope, frees himself, and hobbles into an RK- NO! BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Orton survives and the fans fire up again!
“This is Awesome!” as Sami drags Orton to the drop zone. Sami goes up the corner, Orton stands and he gets under the leap! R K- NO, Sami SLAMS Orton down! And then HELLUVA- RKO!!! Orton crawls to the cover, Orton wins!!
Winner: Randy Orton, by pinfall (advances to Night of Champions)
Sami fought his heart out, but the Viper still strikes! Orton is going back to back in KOTR finals, but will he win the crown this time?
Nia Jax is here!
Grand Rapids boos as The Irresistible Force goes to the ring. She grabs the mic dot say, “You know what’s crazy? Tiffany Stratton approached me to be under my wing, because she knew exactly what I could do for her. And look, she’s thriving! And what kind of thanks did I get for it? She betrayed me. She has MY title!” But wait, here comes Tiffy! Grand Rapids cheers as the WWE Women’s Champion has the mic to tell Nia, “You’re like that toxic ex I just can’t get away from. News flash: get over it! You make excuse after excuse, but when are you just gonna admit that maybe I’m just better than you?”
The fans cheer and Tiff heads to the ring. Nia says yeah, okay, if Tiff is so much better, then give Nia a rematch without kicking a chair into her face. Tiff says if Nia’s so desperate for a match, it is her lucky day! She made it official for next week: Tiff VS Nia! And Tiff will have more fun adding more scars to that “five head” of Nia’s. Because it won’t just be a regular match. It will be Last Woman Standing! Nia takes a swing but Tiff dodge! Tiff fires off, kicks low, and runs up, but into a POP-UP HEADBUTT! And then Nia drops a leg, brother! Nia holds up the belt and soaks up the heat. Nia thinks about leaving, but decides to add on! ANOTHER leg drop, brother!
The fans boo but Nia says that’s not enough! Nia tells Wade & Joe that she’s taking the title! But wait! NAOMI is here, with a ref! Is she doing it!? Is she doing it?! But Nia YANKS Naomi out! Naomi tells her back off! Nia doesn’t, Naomi shoves her, but Nia still grabs at her! Tiff DROPKICKS Naomi onto Nia! Tiff avoids a cash-in because Nia was in the way, but is she setting herself up for failure with that extreme title match?
Charlotte Flair VS Chelsea Green w/ The Secret Her-vice!
The Queen was denied her crown, but she’s not even angry at Alexa Bliss, the one who took that opportunity from her. She instead looks to humble the Hot Mess that claims she would be queen if her demands were met. Who vents their frustrations and comes away with the win?
SmackDown returns and Charlotte makes her entrance. The bell rings and the fans actually cheer on Chelsea. Alba distracts Charlotte and Chelsea sucker punches her! The ref reprimands but Chelsea SMACKS Charlotte off the mat again and again! Chelsea salutes, but Charlotte CHOPS! Chelsea KNEES low, whips, but Charlotte goes up and out at the corner. Charlotte BOOTS Chelsea away, avoids Alba and KICKS her! Chelsea runs up, Charlotte RAMS her, and then Charlotte climbs up. CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Chelsea scrambles away and Charlotte runs up, but into an ELBOW! Charlotte GAMANGIRIS!
Charlotte snapmares, Chelsea distracts the ref, and Alba grabs Charlotte by the hair! Alba HOTSHOTS Charlotte and Chelsea hits a BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Chelsea is furious but Charlotte stays in this, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Chelsea hops onto Charlotte for a SLEEPER! The fans rally, but Charlotte hits a BACKPACK SENTON! Charlotte is free, Chelsea runs back up, but Charlotte gives her a BACKBREAKER and BUCKLE SHOT! Chelsea falls back, Charlotte huffs ‘n’ puffs and runs up to fire hands! The fans fire up as Charlotte CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Charlotte CHOPS again, then clinches for an EXPLODER! And a kip up! The fans fire up and Charlotte salutes to poke fun at Chelsea. Charlotte runs, dodges, and handsprings to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Chelsea survives but Charlotte stays on her by going for a leg.
Alba gets on the apron, so Charlotte BOOTS her down! The fans cheer, but Charlotte turns around into a ROUGH RYDER! Cover, TWO!! Charlotte survives and Chelsea is furious! Chelsea takes off her face protector and drags Charlotte up. Chelsea has the arms, turns Charlotte, but Charlotte shoves her away! Charlotte dodges and SPEARS! Cover, TWO!! Chelsea survives but Charlotte has the leg! FIGURE- CRADLE!! TWO!! Charlotte has the leg again, FIGURE FOUR! And the bridge for the FIGURE EIGHT!! Chelsea TAPS, Charlotte wins!
Winner: Charlotte Flair, by submission
But then Piper Niven SENTONS onto Charlotte!! Alba storms in, she and Piper mug Charlotte, but here comes Alexa! She RAMS into Piper, she ROCKS Alba, then she catches Chelsea! Charlotte LARIATS Alba out while Alexa hits a TWISTED SISTER ABIGAIL! And then Charlotte BOOTS Piper down! Charlotte and Alexa look at each other, and despite what either one thinks, maybe they both need the other after all. Alexa offers the handshake, but Charlotte walks right past Alexa. Alexa lets that slide, but will Charlotte come around soon enough?
Solo Sikoa talks with JC Mateo.
Why is JC taping up? Uh, duh, he’ll take out Jacob. No, Solo is going out there alone to talk with Jacob. Solo was the only one that Jacob would listen to. Jacob needs Solo. Solo will smooth things over. JC accepts that, but Solo does say that JC should stay ready. Solo is covering his bases, but will he need the Imperial Unit to put down the Samoan Werewolf? Or will it all be alright between them all?
Solo Sikoa heads to the ring.
SmackDown returns as the former Tribal Chief makes his way out, and Grand Rapids boos. Solo grabs the mic, takes a moment, and says, “Alright, Jacob. I’m out here in the middle of the ring, all alone, with open arms, willing to talk to you face to face. I feel terrible about what happened. So if you’re back there, come on out so we can clear the air.” Jacob Fatu makes his entrance and Grand Rapids cheers! Fatu holds up the United States Championship before he steps into the ring, and he has a mic of his own. The fans cheer on “FATU! FATU!” and Solo says he didn’t come out here to fight him, okay? He’s not here for that.
Solo wants to make it clear to Fatu that he loves him, always has loved him, no matter what. One thing Solo learned from being Tribal Chief is how to love family and how to take care of them. That’s all he’s trying to do. Families fight all the time. They fight, they argue, they forgive, and then they move forward. So they should move forward together, Jacob. Move forward as one. The fans boo that, but Solo says nobody saw the potential in Jacob except Solo. Nobody wanted Jacob here in the WWE, except Solo. That is why Solo brought Fatu here and gave him the chance to change his life and put food on his family’s table.
And why did Solo do that? Because Solo loves Jacob. He does. And to be honest, Solo doesn’t have anybody else. Fatu isn’t sure about that, but Solo says all he has is Fatu. And he’s all Solo needs. So come back to the family, and even if Jacob doesn’t say those four words, Solo will. Solo will say it for him, to him, loud enough so everybody can hear it! Solo tells Jacob, “I love you, Jacob.” The fans boo, they don’t trust this. Fatu paces as he thinks on that. “So you love me, huh?” Solo nods yes. So this is what it comes down to, huh? Solo loves Fatu? The way Fatu sees things, Solo has been using Fatu! Solo has been using Fatu to gain power, to fight his battles, and to stay Tribal Chief.
Hell, Solo brought Fatu in so Fatu could bring Solo fame! Solo brought Fatu in because he thought Fatu would bring him gold! Is that all this is about? Fame? Gold? Power? SOLO, LOOK AT HIM! Solo looks up from the floor while the fans cheer Fatu on. Fatu tells Solo that ever since he won the US Championship, Solo is the one that’s been acting different. And maybe Fatu isn’t the problem. Fatu just figured it out! The problem… is this. The problem is the US Championship. Fatu sets it down between him and Solo, and he says if this is what he thinks it is, then just fight him for it! Fight Fatu for the title! The fans fire up for that!
And Solo, Fatu will only warn you one time: If you ever think about coming this way, you know what Fatu is about! You know what’s poppin’ with Fatu, blood! And you know Jacob Fatu is all gas, no brakes with it! YADADADA- SOLO TAKES A SWING! Fatu blocks the spike and he HEADBUTTS! JC Mateo rushes out here! Fatu HEADBUTTS him, too! But Solo CHOP BLOCKS the legs! The fans boo but JC & Solo mug Fatu! But then here comes JIMMY USO! The fans fire up as #BigJim slides in, dodges Solo, and SUPERKICKS JC! And then he SUPERKICKS Solo! But JC LARIATS Jimmy down! JC HAMMERS Jimmy and Solo has him put Jimmy in the corner.
The fans boo but Solo tells Jimmy that he should’ve chosen Solo’s side, not Jacob’s! But speaking of, Fatu is up! The fans fire up as Fatu BODY CHECKS JC! Then he SUPERKICKS Solo! Solo is in a corner, Fatu fires off on him, HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT! SUPERKICK for JC! HIP ATTACK for Solo! The fans are fired up for the Samoan Werewolf, and he locks eyes with Jimmy. Jimmy came to Fatu’s rescue, Fatu just saved him, so Fatu goes up, up, only for Solo to bail out! No Best Moonsaults here in Grand Rapids, but will Fatu cut Solo down soon enough?
Bronson Reed w/ Paul Heyman & Bron Breakker VS LA Knight!
The Wise Man warned, or rather threatened, the Mega Star that he should just cut and run, but that’s not how he does things. Knight is ready to fight, but will he survive a battle with Auszilla? Or is a Tsunami about wipe out LA?
Wait, Knight doesn’t enter from the stage! He enters from the crowd! And he POSTS Bron! The fans fire up as Knight evens things out! He TOSSES Bronson out, throws his vest at him, and Bronson snarls. Bronson has Bron stand down, and says, “Tonight, I kill him.” Bronson steps into the ring, the bell sounds, and Knight fires off! The fans fire up as Knight fires hands, but Bronson puts him in the corner. Knight ELBOWS back, Knight fires more hands, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight whips but Bronson blocks! Bronson whips Knight to a corner, runs up, but Knight dodges! Bronson POSTS himself, and Knight stomps a mudhole in!
The fans rally, the ref counts, and Knight goes corner to corner, but into a fireman’s carry! Knight slips down to sunset flip, but Bronson stays up! Bronson jumps but Knight avoids the hip drop! Then Knight basement BOOTS! The fans fire up and Knight storms up on Bronson. Bronson TOSSES Knight to the apron, but Knight slingshots back in! Bronson catches Knight to a fireman’s carry! Knight flails free and he RAMS Bronson into a corner! But Bronson holds ropes to deny the Jump Neckbreaker! Bronson runs but Knight avoids the senton! The fans fire up as Knight goes up, up, and FLYING BULLDOGS! That’s a Steiner move!
The fans fire up and spell it out, “L! A! KNIGHT!” but Bronson bails out! Knight runs to WRECK Bronson with a dropkick! Knight goes back up, springboards, CROSSBODY to the ramp! The fans fire up with Knight and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Bronson has Knight up top. The fans rally as Knight fights back with body shots! Knight ROCKS Bronson, ROCKS him again, and ROCKS him again! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Bronson finally falls and Knight adjusts position. “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” BOX JUMP ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Bronson survives and Knight is rather stunned while Heyman is relieved. Knight aims, kicks, but Bronson denies the BFT! HEADBUTT, then a fireman’s carry! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Knight survives the “Jagged Edge” DVD but Bronson brings him right up. Bronson reels Knight in and says thumbs down.
Bronson lifts Knight up, but Knight flips the bomb into a DDT! The fans fire up but Bron barks at the apron! Knight DECKS the dog, tells Heyman to get the same, but Bronson runs up! Knight DUMPS Bronson out, builds speed, but BRON SPEARS!!
Winner: LA Knight, by disqualification
The fans boo but Bron handed Knight the win with that one. Bronson stands Knight up so Bron can build speed and SUPER SPEAR!! Grand Rapids is torn but plenty of fans bark. And now Bronson goes up!? TSUNAMI!! Bronson goes up again, the refs hurry out here, but TSUNAMI AGAIN!! The fans want another, so Bron scares the refs off to let Bronson go back up! THIRD TSUNAMI!!! Have Rollins’ rooks just broken Knight into pieces? Is this a message to everyone that no one can stop the vision?
Jacob Fatu speaks.
“Yeah, c’mon on widdit! I just spoke to the man, and you know the man makes everything possible here on SmackDown! So next week, next week on Saturday, me ‘n’ you, Solo! Night of Champions, mano a mano, I’m about to dog walk yo’ ass for the US Championship! Solo, you better get in where you fit in. Cuz if you don’t, then baby, it’s ’bout to be all gas, no breaks with it. Yadadadada mean?” The Samoan Werewolf will get to sink his teeth into Solo, but will he stay golden through it all?
John Cena VS Ron Killings!
The Undisputed WWE Champion was the exact opposite of grateful for R-Truth saving him from Randy Orton at Backlash, and he doubled down when Ron tried to show him the truth at Saturday Night’s Main Event. So, if Cena doesn’t want the Truth, he’ll get someone who knows about ruthless aggression! Will Ron Killings bring an early end to the retirement tour? Or will Cena continue to ruin wrestling for everyone else?
SmackDown returns as Cena makes his entrance. The fans sing “JOHN CENA SUCKS~!” despite him wearing the Detroit Pistons colors. Cena makes Mark Nash give the “proper” introduction: “He is the Greatest of All Time, the Never Seen Seventeen, gracing Grand Rapids with his presence one final time… He is the Last Real Champion, JOHN CENA~!” The fans boo, the bell rings, and Truth stares at Cena while Cena smirks hearing the “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” Truth TACKLES Cena! He fires off hands but Cena bails out! So Truth goes out to DECK Cena! “What’s up!?” “WHAT’S UP!” Truth has Cena at the desk and SMACKS him off it!
Truth ROCKS Cena again, and shakes his hand out from hitting so hard. Truth SMACKS Cena off the apron, storms in after him, and whips him to a corner. Cena hits buckles hard and falls to the mat! The fans continue to duel while Truth keeps his eyes on Cena. Truth storms up on Cena while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Truth stands Cena up, whips corner to corner again, and Cena hits buckles hard! Cena sputters, Truth looms over him, and Truth ROCKS Cena! Cena ROCKS Truth! They go back and forth with haymakers, and then Truth dodges to SHOULDER TACKLE! Truth still uses Cena’s own moves against him, and that includes the SPIN-OUT BOMB! Truth raises his hand and Grand Rapids joins in! “You Can’t See Me!” But then Cena bails out so Truth can’t hit him! Truth is annoyed, the fans give thumbs down, but here comes Truth. Cena ELBOWS him down! Cena drags Truth up, POSTS him, and he brings Truth back into the ring.
Cena HEADBUTTS Truth, CHOKES him on the ropes, but stops as the ref counts. Cena stomps away on Truth, then runs to KICK Truth in the back! Cena talks trash, then he runs to SHOULDER TACKLE! Cena takes his time, knowing it is what the fans want. Truth rises up, Cena runs to SHOULDER TACKLE again! Cena watches Truth rise again, gets around him, SPIN-OUT BOMB! And Cena raises his hand, reveling in the cheers and jeers. “You Can’t See Me!” SmackDown returns to single picture for the FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE! Then Cena fireman’s carries, but Truth slips free! THESZ PRESS! And fast hands!
The fans fire up and Truth has Cena in a corner. Truth runs to STINGER SPLASH! Truth hitting all sorts of other iconic moves! Cena tumbles out and grabs the belt! Cena doesn’t care about this match anymore, he doesn’t need to take this! Truth says hold up! Truth runs Cena down and fires hands on the ramp! The fans fire up but Cena CLOBBERS Truth with the belt!!
Winner: Ron Killings, by disqualification
Cena wants to get another shot, but wait! PUNK IS HERE! Cena runs away into the ring, and he catches Punk as Punk slides in! The fans boo Cena but he huffs ‘n’ puffs. Cena drags Punk up, but Punk fires hands in return! Punk DECKS Cena, grabs the belt, and he holds it up! The fans cheer, and Punk aims, but Cena LOW BLOWS! Cena has a sinister smile as he grabs the belt. BELT SHOT for Punk!! The fans boo even more, but Cena decides to up the ante! Cena brings out a table! The fans cheer, everyone loves tables! Cena puts the table in the ring, then watches Punk sputter around. Cena sets the table up while the fans rally behind Punk.
Punk stands but Cena has the belt again! BELT SHOT!! Cena drags Punk up, fireman’s carries, ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT through the table!! Cena made Punk snap into a Slim Jim, and then he grabs a mic. Cena laughs at Punk, and then sits up on the corner. “Punk… As you lay there in your most uncomfortable…” Cena pretends the mic cut out, taps it, and then says, “Somebody’s afraid of what I’m gonna say.” Cena grins and the fans boo as Cena flips the iconic “Pipebomb” moment on it’s head. “As you lay there in your most uncomfortable, I hope you can listen. I hope you can digest.
“Because before I leave here in six months with that WWE Championship, I gotta get a whole lotta stuff off my chest. First thing’s first, I don’t hate you. I don’t even dislike you. I like you. I like you more than anyone you ever shared a locker room with, that’s for sure. I hate this idea of you. This idea that you’re the Best int he World. You’re not. I’M the Greatest of All Time.” Grand Rapids is a bit torn on that statement, but Cena says Punk is better than Cena at one thing: You’re the best BS artist in the world. Oh no, kiddos~! John Cena just dropped a curse word! That means the show is off the rails! Hey, Stu, shoot this. Hi~! “I’m breaking the forth wall! HAHA!”
Cena then says the truth is, Punk… Cena is jealous of you. Cena is jealous that Punk has conned the fans into believing the myth that Punk is the Best in the World. Oh how they chant for Punk! Which they literally do right now. Hell, the fans even sing for Punk now. But they don’t believe a damn word you say. Because Punk changes his values as much as Cena changes his shirts! Punk is just a loud mouthed opportunist who steps on the necks of those who actually work hard if it gets him ahead. Oh, hey, look, another cameraman! “Hi, Claudio Castagnoli! Hey, Nic Nemeth! Hey, Matt Cardona! How’re you guys doing?”
The fans can’t believe Cena is going this far but Cena is loving it! “He’s heating up! He’s on fire! And there’s nobody back there that’s gonna cut my mic to save your ass, cuz I’m your only friend! Remember who gave you the stage for your pipebomb, pal! And what’ve you done with it since then, huh? You just regurgitated the same five microphone moves of doom. You’re promo potato salad, pal. Hey, you’re no longer the Voice of the Voiceless, you’re a friggin’ millionaire despite yourself. You’re not a punk, you’re a capitalist! And you’re not against TKO, dude, you are Mr. TKO. Cuz they knocked your balls technically off your body.
“Your tweets are strong, but your actions are weak. And in Saudi Arabia, you’re gonna face some loud, loud music when I finally prove to the world that each and every day, day in, day out, no days off for 25 YEARS, I have been the Greatest of All Time!” The fans cheer that a bit more now, to Cena’s surprise. “See, they know. And they know that you were the Best in the World… for seven minutes, 14 years ago. And if after Night of Champions, you’re still delusional enough to believe that you’re the Best in the World, well… I guess it’s a small world after all. You’re welcome, Grand Rapids.” The fans cheer, and Cena lets the world hear it.
Cena tells Punk to bring his A Game to Night of Champions. If Grand Rapids is any indication, the mood is starting to change. Refs finally appear to check on Punk, Cena says no, that’s fine. Punk needs to rest up for his big title match. Get a good shot of this: Best in the World VS Greatest of All Time, for THE most coveted prize in sports entertainment, THE WWE Undisputed Championship! And Cena knows the fans will sing and chant, but he also knows even the idiots are smart enough to see the truth: The Champ is Here. And USA Network, keep the extra two and half minutes. He doesn’t need a bomb to blow the “mother fudging” building.
Oh, and thanks, Punk, for letting Cena rip off your best promo just to make you look even more foolish. Cena finally drops the mic and he raises the belt up again. If the proverbial tables have turned this drastically, is there no saving WWE from losing its north star championship?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown with an awesome ending. All those years ago, when CM Punk dropped THE OG “Pipebomb” promo, no one could’ve ever in a million years guessed that here tonight, we would’ve gotten the John Cena remix. Not only was that promo of the year, but Cena blew up go-home math. I can’t see Cena losing the title to Punk now. He can lose the match since Cena loves getting disqualified, and there’s the possibility of Rollins trying a cash-in, but Cena is leaving Saudi Arabia as champion to then go to SummerSlam. It also works because Cody Rhodes still feels like the favorite for King of the Ring.
A lot of that has to do with how Sami lost to Orton tonight. Great promo from the four semifinalists, especially since it was Jey, Sami and Orton kinda keeping Cody from talking since there isn’t more Cody needs to say. Win or lose, no explanations needed at this point. Sami VS Orton was an awesome match, but I could just feel an RKO countering the Helluva Kick as the way to go and that’s what they did. Now, as awesome as it would be for Jey to beat Cody, and then for Jey to beat Orton to go for the World Heavyweight Championship again, there are a lot of moving parts right now that it would just be the easiest for Cody to win the crown and have his rematch with Cena.
And while talking the WHC, Gunther VS Goldberg IS confirmed for the title, but has also been confirmed as Goldberg’s last match. This is a huge indicator that despite Rollins teasing a cash-in on the Undisputed title, he will likely be thwarted and then falls back to the title he feels is rightfully his. That is to say, Rollins cashes in on the winner of Gunther VS Goldberg, which I half expected even before all this talk of Goldberg’s last match. Rollins can take this title from Gunther and Goldberg, and then we can throw Jey and even LA Knight into the mix as things are getting heated between Knight and the henchmen.
Great promo from Knight with Heyman, great match with Knight VS Bronson, and a really powerful beating Knight takes from Bron & Bronson. If nothing else, Knight costs Rollins his cash-in. Truth going after Kit Wilson was an interesting move. Also a shame Elton Prince is hurt, Pretty Deadly gets going and then something happens to slow them down. But Kit was going to lose to Aleister so this really messes Aleister up more than anything. Priest keeping the peace between Aleister and Truth was good stuff. Priest and Truth being allies on SmackDown can be some real fun stuff, and I feel like they’re already set up for a feud with Aleister.
Very good stuff with Fatu, Solo and this US Championship story. Fatu VS Solo was the natural move, and I like that Jimmy Uso ends up an ally for Fatu. The title match is set, I wonder if we get a tag match first. In fact, next week is title night in Riyadh with Tiffany Stratton giving Nia the Last Woman Standing match, and basically setting the stage for Naomi to cash in. She almost did tonight but Nia was again able to stop her, so I would think Naomi waits until the very end of the Last Woman Standing match to take full advantage. Then, if Jade wins Queen of the Ring, we get Jade VS Naomi at SummerSlam.
Good promo from Jade, B-Fab & Michin watching Asuka VS Alexa. Asuka winning made the most sense, Alexa clearly has story with Charlotte and Asuka is just that good. Jade VS Roxie will be a good match but Roxie’s story in Judgment Day might keep her from winning. But then the fallback there is Roxie might actually sub in for the tag titles like I was thinking. Charlotte VS Chelsea was very good, and of course the Secret Her-vice does what they can to help. The beatdown they put on Charlotte and then Alexa making the save, that’s going to be one of those “can they coexist?” tag matches for sure.
Honestly, a little surprised we didn’t get any tag team promos tonight, unless I completely missed something. I believe title night is going to have Profits VS Gacy & Lumis for the tag titles, too, so that’s going to be something wild. And while DIY is scared of the Wyatts, I feel like they’re going to interfere because they don’t want the Wyatts to take the titles. But at the same time, the Wyatts need something substantial this time around, so maybe they win the titles at SummerSlam.
My Score: 9/10
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Attitude Of Aggression Podcast & The Big Five Project (chronologically exploring WWE's PPV/PLE history)
TheChairshot.com PRESENTS...IMMEDIATE POST WWE PLE REACTIONS w/ DJ(Mindless), Tunney(DWI) & Friends
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Will The Ruler’s reign feel the Great Rush?
The summer is hot but NXT is hotter! The Great American Bash is in Hotlanta, and Oba Femi defends his NXT Championship against Yoshiki Inamura!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Jasper Troy VS Je’Von Evans; wins.
- NXT Women’s North American Championship: Sol Ruca w/ Zaria VS Izzi Dame w/ Tatum Paxley; wins and
- NXT North American Championship Falls Count Anywhere Match: Ethan Page VS Ricky Saints; wins and
- The Fatal Influence VS Jordynne Grace & Blake Monroe; win(s).
- NXT Championship: Oba Femi VS Yoshiki Inamura w/ Josh Briggs; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
[Due to scheduling conflicts, coverage will be on delay]
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TUESDAY - Musical Chairs (music) / Hockey Talk (NHL)
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Attitude Of Aggression Podcast & The Big Five Project (chronologically exploring WWE's PPV/PLE history)
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AEW’s biggest show goes even bigger in Texas!
AEW goes All In in Globe Life Field, and Hangman Page goes all in with Jon Moxley! It will be TEXAS DEATH for the AEW World Championship!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Zero Hour – 8 Man Tag: The Sons of Texas VS Shane Taylor Promotions; The Sons of Texas win.
- Zero Hour – 8 Man Tag: Big Boom AJ & The Conglomeration VS The Don Callis Family; Big Boom & The Conglomeration win.
- Zero Hour – FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway VS The Outrunners; FTR wins.
- AEW World Trios Championships: The Opps VS The Death Riders; The Opps win and retain the titles.
- Men’s Casino Gauntlet: MJF wins and has a title shot for the AEW World Championship.
AEW TNT Championship: Adam Cole VS Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis- Vacated AEW TNT Championship Fatal 4 Way: Kyle Fletcher VS Daniel Garcia VS Dustin Rhodes VS Sammy Guevara; Dustin wins and is the new AEW TNT Champion.
- EVP Titles VS Title Opportunities: The Young Bucks VS Will Ospreay & Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana; Ospreay & Swerve win and strip The Bucks of their EVP status.
- Women’s Casino Gauntlet: Athena wins and has a title shot for the AEW Women’s World Championship.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships Triple Threat: The Hurt Syndicate VS #JetSpeed VS Christian Cage & Nick Wayne w/ The Patriarchy; win(s) and
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm VS Mercedes Mone; wins and
- AEW Unified Championship: Kazuchika Okada VS Kenny Omega; wins and
- AEW World Championship Texas Deathmatch: Jon Moxley VS Hangman Page; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the All In: Texas Zero Hour!
Join Renee Paquette, RJ City, Jeff Jarrett and wellll~… Paul Wight in discussing, analyzing and predicting all the action about to happen here in Texas!
BREAKING NEWS!
Adam Cole is NOT medically cleared to compete tonight, and perhaps for the immediate future! That means the TNT Championship is VACATED, and there will be a NEW champion crowned! It will be a Fatal 4 Way of Sammy Guevara, Daniel Garcia, Dustin Rhodes, and the man who would have faced Adam Cole, Kyle Fletcher! One way or another, we get a NEW Face of TNT!
Zero Hour – 8 Man Tag: The Sons of Texas w/ Kevin Von Erich VS Shane Taylor Promotions!
The ROH World Tag Team Championship match was not enough to settle things, so now Dustin Rhodes, Sammy Guevara & The Von Erichs are taking on Lee Moriarty, The Infantry and Shane Taylor himself in a “High Noon shootout!” But knowing that Dustin & Sammy are now in the TNT Championship Fatal 4 Way, will they be able to focus on STP? Or will they be pulling their punches so they still have something left to give?
The teams sort out and the Spanish God starts against #TAIGASTYLE. The fans rally up for Sammy as he and Lee circle. They tie up, Lee waistlocks but Sammy switches. Lee wrenches out and has the IRON OCTOPUS! Sammy powers out to throw Lee down! Sammy CHOPS, whips, then hurdles, backflips, and DROPKICKS! Lee is down, Sammy kips up smooth! The fans cheer, Sammy takes a bow, and Sammy brings Lee over. Tag to Marshall Von Erich, and a feed to the scoop and SLAM! But Lee bails out before the elbow drop! Lee tags Carlie Bravo, but Marshall dodges to DISCUS LARIAT! The fans cheer, and Marshall ELBOW DROPS!
Marshall drags Lee up, headlocks, tag to Ross Von Erich. The Von Erichs double whip Carlie to a corner. Ross BOOTS and Marshall LARIATS! Snapmare, PENALTY KICK, and then Marshall STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Ross keeps Carlie close with a headlock, Carlie powers out and Dean tags in. Ross ROCKS Dean, but Carlie ROLLING ELBOWS Ross! Dean DECKS Ross, stomps away, then RAMS him into the corner! STP mugs Ross from all angles! The fans boo but STP stops as the ref counts. Dean tags Carlie, The Infantry mugs Ross, then Dean BLASTS the Sons of Texas while Carlie ROCKS Ross!
Carlie puts Ross in the STP corner, Dean hits a forearm SMASH! Then Dean FLIES to wipe out Marshall and Sammy! Carlie TOSSES Ross out, tags Shane, and Shane builds speed going around the outside! Shane SPLASHES onto Marshall! Shane gets going, he CLOBBERS Dustin, he CLOBBERS Sammy, and he CLOBBERS Ross! The fans do cheer the path of destruction, and Shane hauls Ross into the ring. Shane looms over Ross, drags him up, but Ross fires body shots. Ross tries to scoop but Shane’s too big! Shane throws Ross to a corner, then he CHOPS! Shane huffs ‘n’ puffs, Dean shouts, “That’s a man! That’s a man right there!”
Shane ROCKS Ross, runs in again, but Ross dodges the splash! Ross waits as Shane wobbles, and manages to scoop SLAM! The fans fire up while both men are down! Ross and Shane crawl, but Ogogo talks trash to Kevin Von Erich! The fans boo Ogogo but Kevin says he doesn’t want any trouble. Ogogo says he’ll put Kevin in the ground! But then wait! Wyatt & Wayne Rhodes, Dustin’s nephews, are here! They back Ogogo off, and hot tags to Dean and Dustin! The fans fire up as The Natural rallies on The Infantry, BLASTS Shane & Lee, then DOUBLE LARIATS The Infantry! Dustin fires off more LARIATS, then he whips Dean!
Dean reverses, Dustin says, “Not Today!” UPPERCUT! Dean rebounds into the SNAP POWERSLAM! Carlie runs up, SNAP POWERSLAM! Dustin has Dean, dragon sleeper and the fans fire up! CROSS RHODES! Cover, Shane Taylor Promotions breaks it up! The brawl is on and the fans rally! STP has a Son of Texas in each corner, they throw hands, then they coordinate. They all whip, but the Sons reverse! STP crashes into each other, and we get QUADRUPLE IRON CLAWS!! The fans fire up, but Ogogo sneaks in! The ref sees him, tells him to back down, but Kevin gets in the ring! Ogogo says bring it, old man! Kevin SLAPS Ogogo, and clamps on the IRON CLAW!!
The fans are thunderous as we get a Iron Claw pin, Sons of Texas win!
Winners: The Sons of Texas, by pinfall
STP picked a fight with the wrong cowboys! The ROH World Tag Team & World Six Man Tag Team Champions all stand tall, but Dustin and Sammy look to each other for a moment. They know they’re going to be opponents now in tonight’s TNT Championship match. Can they stay brothers in arms as they fight to be the Face of TNT?
Zero Hour – 8 Man Tag: Big Boom AJ & The Conglomeration VS The Don Callis Family!
The iconic “Costco Guys” just want to have fun, but they are ready to get serious if it means humbling some bullies like the Don Callis Family! Big Boom AJ is ready to conglomerate with Tomohiro Ishii, Hologram & Kyle O’Reilly, will they be victorious? Or will Hechicero, Roppongi Vice & Lance Archer make sure #EverybodyDies?
The teams sort out and the Callis Family just attacks! The fans boo as Rocky stomps HOlogram, Archer beats up Ishii, Trent beats up Kyle, and Hechi fires off on AJ! The Callis Family all run in, but Team Big Boom dodges! They all have a man and fire off hands! Ishii ROCKS and CHOPS Archer while we go to TEN punches! Then the Don Callis Family is sent into each other! Archer is the only one standing, so Team Big Boom mugs him! They TOSS Archer, he’s pissed, and now things sort out. Ishii & AJ double whip Rocky, double SHOULDER TACKLE, then AJ hits a BELLY2BELLY! Cover, TWO!
AJ stays cool as he brings Rocky up. Tag to Kylea dn teh fans rally. AJ hits Rocky with a BACKBREAKER, Kyle adds a KING KONG KNEE DROP! Kyle drags Rocky up, tags Hologram, whip and DROPKICK for Rocky! MOONSAULT KNEE DROP COMBO! Rocky scrambles away, Hechicero tags in! HEchi scoops HOlogram, Hologtram slips free, Hechi drop toeholds and body scissors to a cover, TWO! Hologram jackknife bridges but Hechi roll shtoruhg! Hologram kips up, victory roll to a susnet flip, TWO! Hologram runs up, hip toss and rebound into a vcitory roll, TWO! Both men stand, Hehich ducks, goes Matrix, and wag shis finger.
Thigns speed up, Hologram sunset flips again! Hechi drags him up, pops him up, but HOlogram RANAS to a cover! TWO, and both men run up! Hologram dodges, hurdles, but inot a FLAPJACK! The fans fire up as Hechi dazzles with his alchemy. Hechi stomps Hologram, whips him, but Kyle sneaks a tag. Hologram RANAS Hechi and Kyle is on him with knees! Kyle fires a strike fest, then wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER! Rocky runs up, Kyle DECKS him! Trent distracts Kyle, Hechi dropkicks the legs out! Basement DDT! Archer tags in, he SHOVES Ishii and AJ down, then he whips Kyle to the corner. Archer runs up to ELBOW!
Archer keeps moving, and he ELBOWS again! Archer keeps going, a third ELBOW! Archer then TOSSES Kyle out of the ring! Tag to Trent, he has the ref check his arm, and that lets Rocky KNEE Kyle down! Rocky sits Kyle up in front of Big Justice & Rizzler to stomp away on Kyle! Rizzler & Justice step to Rocky! The fans cheer, but then Trent PIE FACES Justice! The fans boo, how could Trent do that to a kid?! AJ storms over to protect his son, and Ishii backs AJ up. AJ runs after Trent, Trent hurries away into the ring! Rocky SMACKS Kyle off the apron before he puts him in. Trent KNEES Kyle down, covers, TWO!
Trent grins as he continues to be scum. Tag to Rocky, Rocky builds speed, and he basement DROPKICKS! Rocky then slides for his soccer celebration! The fans boo but Rocky tags Trent. Trent kicks Kyle around, the fans rally, but Trent KICKS Kyle. Trent BLASTS AJ down! The fans boo more, but Kyle ROCKS Trent with forearm after forearm! Trent ROLLING ELBOWS! Kyle yoyos to LARIAT! The fans fire up, hot tag to HOlogram! Hechi tags in, Hologram SOBATS, HEEL KICKS, and whips! Hechi reverses but Hologram duck s’n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl, DEJA VU, into the victory roll! TWO!! Hechi escpes, RPG Vice is in!
Hologram sends Trent into Rocky, HEEL KICKS Trent, then he SPANISH FLIES with Rocky! Hechi DROPKICKS Hologram! Hechi whips, Ishii tags in! Hologram reveres, but now Archer tags in! Hologram ducks ‘n’ dodges to DIVE onto Hechi! The fans fire up, and now Ishii steps to Archer! Ishii LARIATS, and LARIATS, and LARIATS! Archer is still on his feet! Ishii blocks a boot, ROCKS Archer, and goes to suplex! Archer is too big! Ishii wrenches Archer, whips, but Archer reverses. Ishii dodges Archer to kick low! Ishii tries again, but Archer suplexes for a FALCON ARROW! The fans boo but Archer stands Ishii up again.
Ishii fires forearms but Archer DECKS him! Archer suplexes Ishii again, but Ishii fights it! ISHII SUPLEXES ARCHER! The fans fire up while both men are down! Hot tags to Rocky and Big Boom AJ! AJ fires hands on Rocky, on Trent, and fans “BOOM!” with every shot! Archer is in but AJ fires a “BOOM!” Archer doesn’t budge! Archer choke grips AJ! But AJ breaks free! Archer kicks low, whips, but AJ grabs ropes. AJ dodges and he LARIATS Archer up and out! SPINEBUSTER for Trent! Rocky runs up to KICK low! Rocky gives some Azucar Heat, then runs, but into a gorilla press! AJ THROWS Rocky out onto Archer!
AJ has Trent, powers up, and teh fans chant “BOOM!” But Hechi ROCKS AJ! Hechi fires hands on AJ in the corner, then whips corner to corner. Hechi STEP-UP KNEES in the corner! But Hologram is up top! Hechi turns around into the FLYING CROSSBODY! Hologram runs up, Hechi whips him away but Hologram reverses! GUILLOTINE TORNADO from Hechi! AX ‘N’ SMASH from Kyle! Kyle KICKS Trent, KICKS Rocky, repeat! Kyle runs, into a DOUBLE JUMP KNEE! Ishii & AJ are up but RPG Vice CLAW their eyes! They beat up on AJ & Ishii in corners, and Rocky calls for their own “boom!” DOUBLE FOREARMS! Ishii and AJ spring up!
The fans fire up as Ishii and AJ back RPG Vice down by tanking those forearms! Then they DECK RPG Vice! The fans fire up as AJ & Ishii roar! BOOM! LARIAT! Archer is in and he ROCKS AJ! CHOKE SLAM on Ishii! BOOT for AJ! Hologram springboards to FLYING RANA! Hechi is back, Hologram goes up, but Kyle is in! Hologram swings and RANAS Hechi, Kyle DUMPS Hechi out! Then Kyle PLANCHAS! Archer & Hechi catch him, but Hologram is up top! SUPER CANNONBALL and down go Hechi & Archer! Then AJ has Rocky! He powers up, but Trent SUPERKICKS! The fans boo Trent but he soaks up the heat.
Trent and Rocky aim from the corners, and Trent runs up, into a LARIAT from AJ! The fans fire up and Justice nods. AJ fires up, the fans are with him, and Justice gets in the ring? Justice wants to get back at Trent! JUSTICE SPEAR! The fans cheer and Big Boom Father & Son hug it out! Rocky is back but AJ kicks him, for the POWER BOOM!! Cover, The Big Boom Conglomeration wins!
Winners: Big Boom AJ & The Conglomeration, by pinfall
AJ hugs it out with his friends and his son, it is another big win for the Big Boom! Will the “fifteen minutes of fame” continue until they bring the BOOM to the whole world?
Zero Hour – FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway VS The Outrunners!
Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler beat Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd in an instant classic 2v2, though with a little help from #BigStoke. But then an 8 Man Tag allowed the Youngest Men Alive to get payback alongside #JetSpeed. This match is here to settle the score once and for all, who will be the ones to bury the past and finally move on from the fallen friendship?
The teams sort out and Truth starts against Dax. The bell rings, the fans rally up, and the two circle. They tie up, Dax hits a headlock takeover but Truth headscissors. Dax kips free, hits another takeover, but Truth again headscissors. Dax kips free and hits another takeover, but Truth headscissors again. Dax kips free and Truth SMACKS him down! Dax goes to ropes, Cash tells Truth to back off, and Truth lets Dax get up. The two reset, tie up, and Dax top wristlocks. Truth fights to stay up but Dax grinds him down. Truth kneels, but the fans rally back up. Cash runs in to top wristlock the other arm! Truth flips through to DOUBLE ARM-DRAG!
Truth DROPKCISK Dax, DROPKCIKS Cash, and Turbo joins in! They double whip FTR, FTR slides under, but The Outrunners DECK FTR! Cash bails, Turbo scoops Dax, but then Cash returns to make the save! FTR regroups on the outside with Coach Stoke, and they huddle up. The fans boo but Dax returns slowly, just to tag Cash. The ref says that doesn’t count, Dax was on the outside! Truth drags Dax in, wrenches, but Dax CLAWS Truth’s eyes! The fans boo but FTR bends the rules like always. Dax CHOPS Truth, tags Cash legally, and he SMACKS Truth off Cash’s knees. Cash UPPERCUTS Truth, whips him, but Truth reverses to BACKDROP!
The fans fire up and Truth runs up, FLYING HEADSCISSORS! Truth ROCKS Cash, tags Turbo, and they whip, BODY SHOT, KNEE LIFT, and then BIG back suplex! Turbo covers, fisherman even, TWO! Cash scrambles to a corner, Turbo runs in, but Dax saves Cash! Turbo hits buckles, FTR whips him hard, and Turbo tumbles up and out! Turbo clutches his leg and Cash tags Dax. Dax storms over, the ref keeps Truth back, and Dax sends Turbo into railing! The fans boo but Dax frowns. Dax pushes Turbo in the ring, drops an ELBOW on the leg again and again, then steps over to FIGURE FOUR! Turbo endures while the fans rally up!
Turbo reaches out, and he has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and Dax lets go reluctantly. Dax drags Turbo and YANKS the leg! Dax steps over again, but Turbo BOOTS him into the corner! Dax hits POST, but Cash tags in! Cash goes up, leaps, but into a scoop! POWERSLAM! The fans fire up while both men are down! Turbo and Cash crawl, hot tag to Truth! Truth rallies on FTR with big HAYMAKERS and CHOPS! Truth DROPKICKS Cash, DROPKICKS Dax, then goes to Cash in a corner! Truth rains down fists, the fans count, but Dax stops Truth at 3! Truth ROCKS Dax! And dribbles him off the buckles! All three levels! And then the POST
Truth LARIATS Cash up and out, then he roars as he goes to the apron. Truth stalks Cash, CHOPS him, then CHOPS him again! Cash wants mercy but Truth CHOPS him again! Truth shoves Cash in, but Cash clinches! Dax tags in, FTR whips, but Truth DECKS Dax! And ROCKS Cash! Truth whips Cash to a corner, Cash reverses, and Cash runs up, Truth goes up and over, then LARIATS Cash! Dax LARIATS Truth! Dax drops LEG, ELBOW, and HEADBUTT! Cover, TWO! Dax drags Truth up, whips him to ropes, and has the SLEEPER! Truth endures, reaches out, and the fans rally again! Truth slips around to hit a BIG back suplex!
Truth and Dax crawl, Cash tags in! Cash intercepts Truth and keeps him from Turbo! Truth fires haymakers, reaches out, and repeat! Cash whips Truth, RAMS him at the ropes, then dumps him out! Cash PLANCHAS, but FLOPS as Truth moves! The fans rally as both men are down and the ring count climbs. Dax hurries to put Cash back in, and then Dax tags in! Dax sees Truth struggling, he rushes in and POUNCES Truth! The fans boo but Dax reels Truth in to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Dax chinlocks to grind Truth down, but Truth fights up. Dax clinches to keep Truth back, then he scoops to SLAM!
Dax drops an elbow but misses! And misses again! Truth RAMS from the apron! Truth DECKS Cash, slingshots up and over Dax to sunset flip, but Cash breaks it in time! Truth slips away form Cash, he leaps, but FTR catches him! They keep him from Turbo, but Truth DOUBLE DDTS! The fans fire up and Turbo reaches out! Truth crawls, but Cash YANKS Turbo down! Turbo and Cash brawl, Dax YANKS Truth from the corner! Dax DECKS Turbo, then helps Cash up top, ROCKET LAUNCHER SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Truth survives and the fans fire up again! Stokely is upset but Dax says fine, he’ll just hurt Truth more.
Dax kicks and slaps Truth around, shoves him into the FTR corner, but Truth fires hands! The fans fire up as Truth DECKS Cash, then DOUBLE LARIATS with Dax! Both men are down again, Cash crawls in! The ref stops Cash, then SHOVES him out! Stokely distracts the ref now, and the ref misses the hot tag! Dax & Cash mug Truth! The fans boo but FTR knows how to bend the rules far too well! Cash sends Dax in, Truth dodges! Dax POSTS himself, Truth HURLDES Cash, hot tag to Turbo! The fans fire up as Turbo rallies on FTR! Haymaker after haymaker, scoop SLAM after scoop SLAM! Turbo SLAMS Dax again and he flexes!
The fans fire up with Turbo and he LARIATS Cash! And LARIATS Dax! And back to Cash! Back to Dax! BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO! Truth steps in, the fans fire up, “Turbo Floyd! You son-” NO, Cash runs up! But Turbo scoops to SLAM him onto Dax! “YOU SONOVA BISH!” DOUBLE ELBOW DROPS! Cover on Dax, TWO!! Dax survives and the fans can’t believe it! Turbo scoops, but Cash trips Truth! Cash YANKS Truth into the post! Turbo runs up, Cash catche shim! Dax runs up, but Turbo dodges! FTR avoids colliding, Turbo BLASTS Chas! Dax rolls Turbo with tights, TWO!! Dax shouts to Cash and Cash goes up.
Dax reels Turbo in, but Truth SHOVES Cash down! Turbo lifts Dax, Truth is up, LARIAT SPINEBUSTER! Jackknife bridge, TWO!!! Dax survives and the fans can’t believe it! Turbo whips, Dax reverses, but Turbo sunset flips! Dax stays up, Cash hurries in, but Truth BLOCKBUSTERS Cash! Turbo has the sunset, TWO!!! Stokely rallies for FTR but the fans rally for the Outrunners! Outrunners brawl with Dax, they DECK Cash and whip Dax! But Cash CLOBBERS Truth! Dax ROCKS Turbo, but Turbo throws hands on FTR! Dax shoves Turbo, Cash goes up and over, and SHATTER- NO, there’s no gas for the lift!
Truth CLOBBERS Cash! TOTAL RECALL OUTTA NOWHERE!! Cover, STOKELY YANKS TURBO AWAY!!! The fans boo and Turbo is pissed! The ref doesn’t have any clue what happened, but Turbo does! Turbo chases Stokely into the ring! Turbo has Stoke, but Dax rolls Turbo, feet on the ropes!! FTR WINS!!
Winners: FTR, by pinfall
Another travesty as Stokely influences the win! The Top Guys survive the Outrunners, but will they be moving on to those AEW World Tag Team Championships?
“When there is something real…”
“…you can feel it. Moments forever etched, destines realized. On one day, under the Texas sun, real will be felt.” Are you ready to go All In?
AEW World Trios Championships: The Opps VS The Death Riders!
Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata & “Powerhouse” Hobbs have been standing in the way of The Death Riders’ total control of AEW, but now Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta bring in a Mad Man! Will Gabe Kidd be just the wild card needed to take the titles back? Or will The Opps be #NeverLacking?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we kick off All In with gold!
The trios don’t sort out, they just brawl! The fans fire up as Joe throws Yuta out, goes after him, but Yuta CHOPS! Joe doesn’t even flinch, and he CHOPS Yuta in return! Hobbs and Claudio go out, they brawl with Yuta and Joe, leaving Shibata and Gabe to pick up where they left off on Thursday! CHOP for CHOP and the fans fire up! The brawling on the outside cools off, but these CHOPS keep going! The fans fire up as the CHOPS echo out through Globe Life Field like homeruns! DOUBLE CHOP and Shibata is down! Shibata is right up, he LARIATS Gabe! Gabe is up, DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down!
The fans fire up as both men sit up cross-legged! They stand, and now they fire forearms! Shibata DECKS Gabe and the fans fire up! Shibata stomps Gabe, brings him over, and tags Joe! The fans rally but Gabe gets away to tag Yuta. The fans rally for “JOE! JOE! JOE!” as he and Yuta circle. They tie up, Yuta waistlocks, but Joe wrenches free. Yuta rolls, handsprings, and drop toeholds, but Joe is too sturdy! Joe headlocks Yuta and grinds him down. Yuta endures, fires body shots, and he powers out. Hobbs steps in and daps it up with the ref so that he misses Joe pulling Yuta’s hair! The fans cheer The Opps giving the Death Riders a taste of their own sneaky medicine!
Joe grinds the headlock, the fans taunt Yuta with “Get a Haircut!” Yuta powers out but Joe pulls hair again, Hobbs again distracting the ref. Yuta fires body shots, powers up and out but he stops the hair pulling! Joe DECKS Yuta! Joe JABS Yuta again and again, then CHOPS him in the corner! Joe whips corner to corner, runs to back ELBOW then PELE! The fans fire up as Yuta falls over! Joe tags Hobbs and the fans fire up for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs whips Yuta to a corner, Yuta bounces off but into another whip! Yuta hobbles and Hobbs reels him in! Hobbs suplexes Yuta, holds him up, and waits for TEN before the SLAM!
The fans cheer, Hobbs drags Yuta away from his corner to tag in Shibata. The fans cheer as the Opps mugs Yuta. Shibata snapmares Yuta, scrapes his sole off Yuta’s face, then KICKS Yuta in the back. Shibata fires forearms into Yuta’s back, then pushes him to a cover, ONE! Shibata bumps Yuta off buckles, tags Hobbs, and Hobbs stomps Yuta. Yuta CHOPS but Hobbs just frowns. Joe SLAPS Yuta on the back! The fans fire up, Shibata SLAPS Yuta on the back! Hobbs stands Yuta up to CHOP Yuta in the chest! Tag to Shibata and he CHOPS Yuta! Shibata snapmares Yuta, runs and BOOTS Gabe! Shibata turns around, Yuta DROPKICKS him down!
Yuta tags Claudio and Claudio fires off UPPERCUTS! Claudio CHOPS Shibata, CHOPS again, then CHOPS again! And again! Shibata CHOPS! Claudio UPPERCUTS! Claudio eggs Shibata on, so Shibata UPPERCUTS! Claudio UPPERCUTS! They go UPPERCUT for UPPERCUT, Claudio gets the edge, and Claudio whips. Claudio runs in and UPPERCUTS! Claudio runs, Shibata follows, and Shibata BOOTS! Shibata fires forearms, runs corner to corner and back again, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Shibata brings Claudio up, HALF HATCH PLEX! Cover, TWO! Shibata tags Joe, Joe CHOPS! And JABS, JABS, JABS! Then a snapmare, CHOP, and KICK!
Joe runs to FLASH ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Joe and Gabe talk some trash, but that lets Claudio blindside Joe! Claudio dumps Joe out for Gabe & Yuta to stomp away! The fans boo, The Death Riders soak up heat, and they put Joe in. Claudio drags Joe up to bump him off buckles. Tag to Gabe, they mug Joe, and Gabe talks trash as he SLAPS Joe! Gabe tags Yuta, Yuta fires hands, then he climbs up to rain down fists! Yuta BITES Joe, the ref reprimands and the fans boo. Tag to Claudio, Claudio UPPERCUTS Joe, and he puts Joe in a corner. The fans rally, Claudio runs and DROPKICKS Shibata! The ref keeps Hobbs back while Claudio talks trash.
Claudio goes to Joe but Joe CHOPS! And CHOPS! Claudio CHOKES Joe! The ref reprimands, Claudio lets go to CLUB Joe down, and then clamps on a SLEEPER! Gabe taunts Joe while he endures but the fans rally up. Joe rises, fires body shots, but Claudio KNEES low! Claudio whips, Joe reverses and SWEEPS the legs! Then SENTONS on top! The fans rally while both men are down! Joe and Claudio crawl, hot tag to Hobbs! Hobbs rallies on the Death Riders! LARIAT for LARIAT, then SPLASH for SPLASH, it is all “MEAT!” Short arm LARIAT for Claudio and the fans fire up! Hobbs brings the straps down, but Gabe CHOPS him!
The fans tell Gabe he messed up, and Hobbs LARIATS Gabe! Claudio UPPERCUTS Hobbs! Claudio whips, Hobbs reverses and SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Yuta breaks it! The fans boo but Shibata BOOTS Yuta! Gabe BOOTS Shibata! Hobbs LARIATS Gabe up and out! Claudio POP-UP UPPERCUTS Hobbs! Cover, TWO! Tag to Yuta and he climbs. Claudio hoists Hobbs up in an Electric Chair?! DOOMSDAY- POWERSLAM from Hobbs!! Cover, Claudio breaks it!! The fans fire up, Hobbs tags Shibata! Shibata whips Yuta, Joe steps in. Shibata BOOTS Yuta! Hobbs LARIATS! Joe ELBOWS Yuta! Snapmare and PENALTY KICK! Shibata covers, Death Riders break it!
Claudio & Gabe mug Hobbs, take it to the outside, but Hobbs fires hands on Claudio! “This is Awesome!” as Claudio SWINGS Hobbs around, and into the railing! Yuta and Shibata rise, and Shibata ROCKS Yuta! Yuta rewinds, slips around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Tag to Gabe and he SAIDOS Shibata! Shibata’s right up!? Gabe ROCKS Shibata, suplexes, BRAINBUSTER! Cover, ONE?!?! The fans fire up but Gabe HEADBUTTS Shibata! Shibata drops to his knees, but Gabe stands him up. Shibata DECKS Gabe! Hot tag to Joe! The fans fire up as Joe and Gabe fire off fast hands! Joe has the edge and the fans fire up!
Gabe BITES Joe’s forehead! The fans boo, Gabe runs, COME- SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, Death Riders break it again! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but the Death Riders stomp way on Joe! Claudio drags Gabe to the corner, Yuta tags in, and Yuta climbs again. Claudio is there to lift Yuta, but Hobbs SPLASHES them both! Gabe TACKLES Hobbs outta the ring! But Shibata BOOTS Yuta! Joe tucks Yuta in! MUSCLE BUSTER!! Cover, OPPS WIN!
Winners: The Opps, by pinfall (still AEW World Trios Champions)
The mercenary was not able to help The Death Riders reclaim this gold, and that does not bode well for The Death Riders! But then they beat up on The Opps anyway! The fans boo but Gabe and Claudio each have Shibata and Joe! GOTCH STYLE PILEDRIVERS IN STEREO! Yuta SMACKS away on Hobbs with a chair! The fans boo but Yuta sends that chair in for Claudio. Claudio puts the chair around Joe’s neck! CHAIR GUILLOTINE STOMP!!! The fans boo as Claudio mockingly drops the belt on Joe. Did they just make sure Hangman has no help in tonight’s Texas Deathmatch?
Men’s Casino Gauntlet!
After being motivated by Maxwell Jacob Friedman’s rotten scumbag personality, Mark Briscoe is ready to not just win this match, but to rip MJF in half to do it! But there is still a huge line-up waiting right behind the curtain, can the Sussex County Chicken and the Snake of Long Island finish this before it gets out of hand?
As promised by winning those Fatal 4 Way matches, Mark Briscoe and MJF start as the first and second entries respectively. Surprisingly, MJF gives over the Dynamite Diamond Ring to the ref. Perhaps he feels he doesn’t need it to beat Briscoe. The bell rings and the two run up! MJF rolls Briscoe, TWO! Briscoe swings again, MJF backslides, TWO! MJF cradles, TWO! Briscoe TACKLES MJF and CHOKES him! The ref pries Briscoe off MJF, MJF goes toa corner, and Briscoe runs up. MJF sends Briscoe into buckles! MJF stomps Briscoe, then whips and WRINGS him into buckles! The fans boo but MJF soaks up the heat.
MJF flexes but he’s wasting time on the blind countdown. MJF scoops to SLAM Briscoe, then sits him up. MJF rallies the fans, builds speed, and he THRUSTS into Briscoe! But Briscoe gets up, the fans fire up, and MJF grins as he turns around. CHOP! CHOP! And forearm! Briscoe whips, MJF reverses, BACKDRPO but Briscoe lands out! Briscoe CHPOS, fires hands, but MJF shoves him back! Briscoe CLOBBERS MJF! Briscoe runs up to LARIAT in the corner! Briscoe calls his shot, and here’s the last ten seconds! MJF resists the Jay Driller, and number three is… RICOCHET! The One & Only is lucky to be in here this early!
The fans are torn as Ricochet gets on the apron, distracts Briscoe, but MJF CLOBBERS Briscoe! The fans taunt Ricochet with “BALD! BALD! BALD!” MJF offers a handshake, Ricochet takes it, and these snakes beat up Briscoe together! They stomp a mudhole, talk trash, and stomp him again. Ricochet & MJF mug Briscoe, each getting a turn to punch. MJF CLUBS Briscoe, snapmares, and he sits Briscoe up for Ricochet’s basement BOOT! MJF and Ricochet both soak up the heat, but now the countdown is back! Number four is… BANDIDO! The ROH World Champion, the Most Wanted, is ready for a shootout!
Bandido rushes into the ring, the fans fire up, but MJF & Ricochet don’t get the hype. They shake hands again, but then MJF CLAWS Ricochet’s eyes! Bandido fires off on Ricochet, but Ricochet kicks low! Ricochet SLAPS Bandido, whips, but Bandido reverses and trophy lifts! ONE HAND SLAM! But MJF rolls Bandido up! TWO, and Briscoe is back! Bandido runs up, MJF tosses Bandido, but Briscoe LARIATS MJF up and out! Ricochet returns but Briscoe TOSSES Ricochet! Then he WRECKS Ricochet with a dropkick! The fans fire up and Briscoe says BANG BANG! FOLEY ELBOW! Briscoe then runs up on MJF, BLOCKBUSTER!
The fans fire up with Briscoe, MVP is upset on commentary, and Briscoe high-fives with Bandido. They circle but Ricochet is back! Ricochet RAMS Bandido, Briscoe DUMPS them both out! Bandido and Ricochet brawl, the countdown is back, and number five is… KONOSUKE TAKESHITA! The Alpha fell short in that ROH World Championship match, but he is ready to skip the line to the very front! Konosuke slides in, dodges Briscoe to fire off haymakers! Konosuke whips, Briscoe reverses, TAKESHITA LINE hits! Ricochet runs in, Konosuke puts him on the apron, but Ricochet ROCKS Konosuke!
Ricochet springboards, Konosuke ducks under, but Ricochet TIGER WALL KICKS, SOBATS, and FRONT KICKS! But he swings into Konosuke’s BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO! And now Bandido is in! They finger gun, then Bandido dodges to SOBAT, FRONT KICK, and SUPER- NO, Konosuke blocks to flip Bandido! Bandido lands out, Konosuke scoops, but Bandido slips free to SUPERKICK! And then DROPKICK int he corner! Bandido runs, he avoids Konosuke’s kick to POISON-RANA! The fans fire up but MJF CLOBBERS Bandido! The fans boo but Bandido whips, only for MJF to catch him into the POWER BREAKER! Cover, TWO!
MJF argues the count but the ref defends it. MJF says he’s gonna take the mask like he did Mistico! MJF drags Bandido up, but the countdown is here! Bandido resists and number six is… MISTICO! MJF knows he’s in trouble now! The Talisman of CMLL runs down the ramp and the fans fire up as he slides in! MJF and Mistico stare down as Me Muero plays and the fans sing along! MVP says this isn’t Mexico, even though this is close, Mistico doesn’t have hometown advantage! MVP wants MJF to stop this farce and fight Mistico! Mistico gets the fans more fired up, and now the brawl is on! Mistico gets the edge and the fans cheer!
Mistico whips, MJF reverses, but Mistico dodges to handspring and back ELBOW! But then Konosuke is in! Mistico CHOPS him, knuckle locks and goes up, up, and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Konosuke tumbles out, Bandido steps in, and the fans fire up as these two speed up! Mistico RANAS Bandido out! Mistico climbs up the corner, steadies himself, and SUPER CROSSBODIES! Down goes everyone else! Mistico puts MJF in so he can tilt-o-whirl and LA MYSTICA!! MJF flails, reaches out, and the fans are thunderous! Briscoe hurries in, he STOPS MJF from tapping out, to clamp on his own FUJIWARA!!! But Konosuke CLOBBERS them all!
The fans boo but MJF scurries away. The countdown is back as Konosuke throws hands! Number seven is… JOSH ALEXANDER! The Walking Weapon can now back up his fellow Don Callis Family member as Konosuke keeps after Briscoe and Mistico. Alexander GERMAN SUPLEXES Briscoe! BELLY2BELLY for Mistico! GERMAN SUPLEX for Ricochet! Bandido BOOTS Alexander, Konosuke CLAWS Bandido’s eyes! Feed to Alexander for a scoop, and an APRON POWERSLAM! Konosuke sits Bandido up, Alexander runs to BODY CHECK! Konosuke FLIES and wipes out pretty much everyone! The fans fire up while the Callis Family returns to the ring.
The Callis Family revels in cheers and jeers, but the countdown is back. Number eight is… ANTHONY BOWENS! The 5 Tool Player is in the game, will he Molly Whop his way to a homerun? Bowens shoves Alexander into Konosuke, then fires haymakers! Bowens whips, Alexander reverses, but Bowens hits a FLOATING DDT! Bowens kicks Konosuke, wrenches and NECKBREAKERS! MJF is up but Bowens mule kicks, front kicks, and FAMOUSERS! The fans fire up, Ricochet wrenches but Bowens ducks the kick to BOOT! Bowens torture racks, REVERSE ANGLE SLAM! Briscoe steps up, they shake hands, and they fire forearms!
Briscoe and Bowens keep going, shot for shot, and Briscoe gets the edge! But he runs into Rock, Paper, Scissors, SUPERKICK! The fans fire up, but here comes Alexander & Konosuke! Bowens turns around to see the Callis Family, and he says, “SUCK IT!” They DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOW instead! GERMAN SUPLEX after GERMAN SUPLEX! Ricochet is in, he fights off the Callis Family, PELE for Alexander! KNEE for Konosuke! Konosuke BOOTS back! Konosuke goes up, Ricochet GAMANGIRIS, then he ELBOWS Alexander! Ricochet handsprings, but into an Electric Chair! Toss and KENE!! Cover, TWO!?!? Ricochet survives and the fans fire up!
The countdown is back, and number nine is… RODERICK STRONG! The Savior of the Backbreaker is here, will it be the End of Heartache for the Casino Gauntlet? MJF runs away from Roddy as he runs down the ramp! But Roddy catches up to KNEE him down! Roddy fires hands, ducks ‘n’ dodges, LEAPING LARIAT on Konosuke! BACKBREAKER for Alexander! Ricochet RAMS low, slingshots, but into a BACKBREAKER! Konosuke scoops, Roddy slips free to STRONG KNEE! And then ANGLE SLAM! Cover, Alexander breaks it! Roddy CHOPS Alexander, Alexander knees! Alexander runs, into a fireman’s carry!
Alexander scoops, Konosuke BOOTS Roddy into the BACKBREAKER! Then a feed to the LIGER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Roddy survives, and the countdown is back! Number ten is… BRODY KING! The fans fire up for the King of Death and he runs up, only to get mugged by the Callis family! They double whip, but Brody DOUBLE LARIATS! Brody LARIATS again and again, then he CHOPS and CHOPS! Brody roars, runs, but into DOUBLE BOOTS! But Bandido SUPERKICKS Alexander and SUPERKICKS Konosuke!
Bandido runs, gets a boost, DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK! Brody helps Bandido up and sends him in at Alexander! BOOT! LARIAT! Then they do the same for Konosuke, BOOT and LARIAT! “This is Awesome!” but Ricochet KNEES Bandido outta the ring! Ricochet dodges Brody, but runs into the BLACKHOLE SLAM! Brody stands tall, the fans bark, and Brody looks to the corners. But MJF O’Conner Rolls! TWO and MJF tumbles out! Brody is after MJF on the apron! SLEEPER!! The fans fire up but MJF CLAWS free! MJF flips the fans off, steps inside, but Brody dodges him to SPLASH in the corner!
CANNONBALL on Ricochet! CANNONBALL on Konosuke! And a CANNONBALL on Alexander! The fans fire up as Brody lines up one more shot! He has the Turkey, can he get the spare? CANNONBALL!! Cover, Ricochet breaks it! Ricochet kicks Bandido but he blocks! SUPERKICK! Brody scoops Ricochet to SLAM him! Bandido goes up, aims, Latino Heat and FROG SPLASH! Bandido and Brody high-five, and even Brody gives some Latino Heat. But the Callis Family attacks! Konosuke LARIATS Brody and himself out, and Alexander LARIATS Bandido and himself out! Ricochet stands tall, and he cheers himself!
But the countdown is back, and number 11 is… JUICE ROBINSON!! The Juice has returned! Ricochet is freaking out as #RockHardRobinson storms into the ring. Juice RAMS Ricochet, then JABS, JABS, JABS! “JUICE! JUICE! JUICE!” LEFT HAND feint, and a SLAP on that bald head! Then LEFT HAND O’ GOD! The fans fire up, Juice runs in at the corner, LARIAT! Juice runs to LARIAT again! Ricochet sputters, the fans fire up with Juice as he FULL NELSON SLAMS Ricochet! Cover, TWO! Juice drags Ricochet up, but Ricochet phowers up and out! Wait, Bishop Kaun gets Ricochet to safety! Toa Liona CLOBBERS Juice!
The fans boo but there are no disqualifications in a gauntlet like this! Ricochet goes up to SHOOTING STAR PRESS on Juice! Cover, TWO?!?! Juice survives and the fans fire up! Ricochet has the Gates play defense, they CLOBBER Briscoe, Bowens, and everyone else that gets up! The Gates stand Juice up, OPEN THE- WAIT! THE GUNNS ARE HERE! The fans fire up as Austin & Colten have chairs! Austin FLIES down the ramp to take out Bishop! Colten JAMS and SMACKS Liona! The fans fire up, Ricochet turns around, 3:10 TO YUMA!!
The fans fire up as the Bang bang Gang shout for Juice to get the roll-up! Cover, MJF breaks it! Gates and Gunns brawl back up the ramp and the fans rally! The countdown is back and we’ve made it to number 12… KOTA IBUSHI! The Golden Star is here not just to help Kenny Omega, but he could very well make himself the #1 contender! Ricochet and MJF stagger around in the ring, Ibushi runs in and dodges Ricochet to ELBOW MJF! KICK for Ricochet! KICK for MJF! KICK for Mistico! KICK for Roddy! The fans fire up, KICK for Bandido! KICK for Alexander! KICK for Briscoe! KICK for Juice!
Konosuke swings, Ibushi dodges, KICK for Konosuke! Brody is up, KICK for Brody, but he stays up! KICK! Ibushi whips, Brody reverses, but Ibushi LEG LARIATS! Bowens is in, he swings, Ibushi fires off a strike fest! SOBAT and KICK! The fans fire up, STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Bowens is still in this but Ibushi stays cool. The countdown is back while Ibushi fires forearms on Bowens. Bowens kicks in return, and lucky number 13 is… THE BEAST MORTOS! The fans fire up and this ungovernable minotaur rushes the ring! He DECKS Ibushi! He dodges to HEADBUTT Briscoe, DOUBLE LARIAT Bandido y Mistico, then he LARIATS, ELBOWS, and GAMANGIRIS Briscoe!
Alexander runs in, Mortos THROWS him onto Briscoe! Ricochet JUMP KNEES, and he fires off CHOPS! Mortos reverses the whip to scoop, torture rack, and BACKBREAKER DROP! Ricochet writhes, but Brody is up! The big men RAM! And CHOP! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” SPEAR from Mortos! Bowens runs up, Mortos scoops, CIPHER UTAKI! Konosuke is in, Mortos LARIATS him down! Roddy shouts at “BEEEEEAST~!” Roddy says Mortos is still his bud! The fans cheer, but Mortos HEADBUTTS Roddy down! Mortos doesn’t care about the past, he only moves forward! Mortos climbs up but Mistico GAMANGIRIS! And GAMANGIRIS! And GAMANGIRIS!
Mistico goes up to get Mortos, and SUPER DUPER STEINERS! Cover, TWO! Mortos survives and everyone is down! Mistico slowly sits up, there is brawling outside, Ricochet SHOOTING STAR PRESSES Mistico! Cover, TWO! Ricochet dragon sleepers, but Bandido SUPERKICKS Ricochet! Bandido reels Ricochet in, gut wrench and torture rack! X KNEE! Ricochet sputters, flounders to the ropes, and Bandido deals the BLACKJACK- NO, Konosuke adds on! Time to bust with the DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEX! But then a STRONG KNEE hits! Underhooks and TIGER DRIVER! Cover, Alexander breaks it!
Roddy JAWBREAKERS and CHOPS Alexander, then runs, only for Alexander to dodge, ROCK, and torture rack! TOWER HACKER BOMB!! Cover, FROGGY-BOW from Briscoe! Bowens CHOPS Briscoe, CHOPS, and CHOPS, and whisp! Briscoe boots but Bowens blocks to put him in ropes! ENZIGIRI and SIDEWINDER! Cover, Brody breaks it! Brody CHOPS Bowens down, scoops him, GONZO BOMB!! But Juice is in! He dodges Brody to LEFT HAND O’ GOD, and the BIG back suplex! Cover, but Mortos breaks it! Mortos runs up, slips around, and he shoves Juice for the POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! But now Ibushi fires strikes!
Mortos wobbles, ducks a kick, but not the LARIAT! Ibushi fires up, the fans are with him, and he has the wristlocks! KAMI-GOYE!! But Roddy STRONG KNEES Ibushi! Roddy suplexes, END OF HEARTACHE!! Cover, MJF breaks it! MJF says shove it but the fans boo. Roddy fires off elbows on MJF! Roddy runs up, MJF pops Roddy up to MULE KCIK! ALABAMA SLAM and jackknife bridge, TWO!! MJF is furious, he CLAWS Roddy’s face, and he CHOPS! MJF whips, Roddy ducks ‘n’ dodges to SICK KICK! Both men are down and so is everyone else in this match! The fans are thunderous, and finally, the countdown returns!
The fans stand, number 14 is… MAX CASTER! The Best Wrestler Alive makes his way to the ring, mic in hand. “Texas, you are looking live at the Best Wrestler Alive! And I know this match has lacked some serious star power. But lucky for all the Maximaniacs here at Globe Life Field, you get to chant my name! Let’s Go, Max! You’re the Best Wrestler Alive!” He does it right at Bowens on the floor! Caster goes to the ring, but Bowens grabs his leg! STRONG KNEE and down go the former Acclaimed! Briscoe and Roddy trade CHOPS, then forearms! Roddy swings, Briscoe wrenches and underhooks, but Roddy fireman’s carries! GUT BUSTER DROP!
Roddy runs, but Briscoe LARIATS! And then underhooks for the JAY DRILLER!! But MJF THROWS Briscoe out! MJF takes the cover, MJF WINS!!
Winner: MJF, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the AEW World Championship)
MVP celebrates with his guy as this “wolf of wrestling” continues to be a worm! MJF shows off the contract he stole from everyone else, but who will it be he’s targeting next? Will “Dictator Jon” keep his reign of terror going? Or will Hangman Page free us all from the Death Riders’ death grip?
Stokely Hathaway speaks.
“We are officially done with The Outrunners. And like I said earlier this week, FTR will be watching the AEW World Tag Team Championship match up close and in person. But one caveat, breaking news: FTR, they will be the special guest commentators for that tag team championship match. So to the champions, Hurt Syndicate, to JetSpeed, to Christian Cage & The ROH World Television Champion, Nick Wayne, FTR says they hope that everyone just has a good time. Top Guys Out.” Well, great… But will Cash & Dax have more than just verbal input on the Triple Threat?
Adam Cole is here!
Despite what’s going on, Adam Cole is still here tonight, and he makes his way out to ringside so he can watch this match in person. The fans cheer him on as he grabs the mic to say. “It’s… It’s really hard to put this into words, but I wanted to come out here and talk to you all. Very sorry that I let everybody down and I can’t wrestle tonight. I have some health issues going on at the moment that not only will not allow me to defend this championship tonight, but I am going to be gone for awhile. And, uh… I don’t even wanna think about talking about retiring, because I am not in the right head space.
“But I wanted to have this opportunity to come out and talk to you all, if this is indeed goodbye, because you are the best damn wrestling fans in the world.” The fans applaud, and Cole gets emotional. The fans cheer him on more, which only makes it a bit harder for him. Cole thanks them for that, and says since he was 9 years old, he dreamt of being a pro-wrestler. All the fans made that dream come true, supporting him across multiple promotions all over the world, they have no idea what that means to him. With his highest highs and even his lowest lows, they have been supportive through it all and he will love them forever for it.
Cole does his best to keep going, and says he won’t take any more time, this is the best PPV you’ve ever seen going right now. We will have a NEW TNT Champion tonight, and once again, you will watch AEW do PPV like nobody else does. And from him and everyone in AEW, thank you for making AEW what it is, thank you for making it so special, and he thanks them all for making his life so special. He loves us all, thanks us all, good night. The Paragon hugs it out and the fans chant #ThankYouAdam. And we get to say it one more time, “ADAM COLE BAYBAY!” They say never say never, so when and where will we see Cole again?
Vacated AEW TNT Championship Fatal 4 Way: Kyle Fletcher VS Daniel Garcia VS Dustin Rhodes VS Sammy Guevara!
Adam Cole’s misfortune now opens the way for someone’s greatest victory in AEW! The Aussie Arrow was meant to battle the Panama City Playboy, and he beat Red Death to get here. Meanwhile, the Sons of Texas were triumphant not just today but last night, keeping the ROH World Tag Team Championships around their waist. Who will defy these four way odds to be THE Face of TNT?
Garcia catches Cole on his way out, and they hug it out. Garcia knows what it is to come back from injury, and he encourages Cole that he can do the same. The introductions are made, the belt is on display, and we see who is truly ready to go All In!
The bell rings, and Fletcher BOOTS Garcia! He dodges Dustin, BOOTS Sammy, then BOOTS Dustin! The fans are torn but Kyle CLUBS Dustin! Kyle whips, Dustin wrenches and kicks low. Sammy joins in, DOUBLE SUPLEX! Then SLIDING KNEE from Dustin, STANDING MOONSAULT from Sammy! Kyle bails out, the Sons of Texas shake hands, but Kyle trips Dustin up! Garcia runs up, Sammy hits a takeover, cover, ONE! Garcia sweeps covers, ONE! They go back and forth, cover for cover, and Kyle waits. The two stop, but they dodge Kyle to DOUBLE DROPKICK! Sammy kips up smooth and the fans fire up.
Sammy struts and spinaroonis! Sammy poses, the fans cheer, and Garcia puts up his dukes! Garcia does his dance! Sammy stands and says okay, hold on. Sammy puts his dukes up, and he does Garcia’s dance! Kyle runs up, Garcia & Sammy kick and whip! Kyle breaks the lariats to DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up, Dustin UPPERCUTS Kyle! And UPPERCUTS again! Dustin CHOPS, UPPERCUTS, and repeat! Dustin lets off but Kyle BOOTS him down! Kyle KICKS Dustin’s leg out, then drops an ELBOW on the leg! And again! And again! Kyle clamps on a toehold and rains down fists! Kyle then drops a knee on the knee!
Sammy gets Kyle up but Kyle TOSSES him out! Garcia runs up but Kyle BOOTS him! Kyle TOSSES Garcia back out, then he says this is HIS night! This all belongs to him! Kyle drags Dustin to the ropes to HIP DROP the bad leg! Dustin writhes, Kyle stalks him, then he stomps Dustin! Garcia and Sammy are back, they each ROCK Kyle, then they fire hands with each other! The fans fire up as Garcia fires a flurry! Garcia backs up, runs up, but Sammy clinches! SPANISH FLY to the floor! The fans fire up while both men are down! Kyle rises, he stalks Dustin, and he drags Dustin up to scoop and MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!
Kyle mockingly applauds, then drags Dustin around. Kyle steps over, ties up the legs, and “WOO~!” FIGURE FOUR! Dustin endures and reaches out! Kyle THRASHES around, the fans rally, and Dustin reaches out! Garcia trips Sammy up, and he steps through! FIGURE FOUR! The fans fire up for these dueling submissions! The Sons of Texas endure, reach out, and the fans rally up! Dustin and Sammy work to turn towards each other, and they put the pressure on Garcia and Kyle! Garcia and Kyle claw at each other and tell the other to tap! They start firing SLAPS instead! The fans fire up as the SLAPS go harder and harder!
The leglocks are undone and all four men are down. The fans rally up and the four rise. Sammy and Garcia fire hands, Dustin and Kyle fire hands! Things speed up, fast ‘n’ furious, then Kyle BOOTS Dustin! Sammy UPPERCUTS Garcia! Kyle SUPERKICKS Sammy! Kyle runs but Sammy DUMPS him out! Sammy dodges Garcia, GAMANGIRIS, then ASAI MOONSAULTS Kyle! Sammy kips up, the fans fire up, and Sammy goes up! Garcia CHOPS him first! Garcia climbs, brings Sammy up, and they’re on the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Garcia rolls through to put Sammy up top again! Garcia climbs back up, another SUPER DUPER PLEX!
The fans fire up as Garcia brings Sammy up again! Garcia hoists Sammy back up top, climbs up again, but Kyle hurries to CLUB Garcia! And CLUB Sammy! Kyle fires off on them both while the fans boo! Kyle climbs up, but Garcia adds him to the mix?! DOUBLE SUPERPLEX! The elevated Three Amigos works out, and Garcia covers Sammy, TWO! Garcia huffs ‘n’ puffs and drags himself up with ropes. Garcia runs up on Sammy to LARAIT! Garcia rains down fists and teh fans count! Kyle YANKS Garcia down, Garcia dodges and adds him to it! Garcia rains down more fists! Garcia goes to nine, winds it up, TEN!
Garcia turns around, Dustin SNAP POWERSLAMS! SNAP POWERSLAM for Kyle, too! The fans fire up but Kyle kicks low. Kyle whips, Dustin hops on, DESTROYER! Dragon sleeper! CROSS RHODES!! Cover, TWO!! Kyle survives and Dustin can’t believe it! Dustin puts Kyle in a corner, CHOPS him, and then opens Kyle up! The fans fire up and Dustin takes aim! Kyle panics, but Garcia says wait! Garcia says don’t do that to Kyle? Why? Because Garcia wants to do it! SHATTERED DREAMS from Red Death! The fans fire up, and then Sammy steps in! He wants Dustin to wait, Sammy has next! SHATTERED DREAMS from the Spanish God!
And now the fans fire up with Sammy and Garcia! They let Dustin have his turn, SHATTERED DREAMS from The Natural! Kyle’s Aussie Arrow is probably broken, but then Sammy runs up on Garcia! Garcia dodges, SUPERKICK hits Dustin! Sammy whips, Garcia blocks the dropkick! Garcia has the legs, BOSTON CRAB! Sammy endures, reaches out, and he turns slightly! Garcia steps back over, Sammy boots him away! Sammy leaps, CODE BREAKER! Shoutout to Jericho before the torture rack! GO TO HOSPITAL! Cover, DUSTIN BREAKS IT! The Sons of Texas are both stunned, but it is every man for himself…
Dustin and Sammy argue, but then Garcia shoves Sammy into Dustin! Roll-up, TWO! Sammy wrenches, suplexes, and that’s Uno Amigo! Sammy snap suplexes for Dos Amigos! Garcia fights but Sammy still hits THREE AMIGOS! The fans rally for “EDDIE! EDDIE!” as Sammy goes up! Latino Heat and FROG SPLASH, onto knees! Garcia has the legs, steps through, DRAGON TAMER!! Sammy endures, even as Garcia sits deep! But Kyle drags Garcia out, hauls him up, APRON POWERBOMB! Sammy runs up, but into an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Kyle GAMANGIRIS Dustin, and he reels Dustin in! The fans are torn as Kyle stands Dustin back up.
Kyle runs to GAMANGIRI again! Kyle reels Dustin in but Sammy is up top! FLYING CUTTER!! But then Garcia reels Sammy in! PILEDRIVER!! But Dustin ghost pins Garcia! TWO!! Garcia clamps onto Dustin’s neck! Dustin breaks free but Garcia CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Garcia whips, Dustin hops on, DEST- NO, Garcia rolls through and has the legs! DRAGON TAMER!! Dustin endures as Garcia sits deep! The fans rally, Dustin reaches out, and he turns over! Cradle, DUSTIN WINS!!!
Winner: Dustin Rhodes, by pinfall (NEW AEW TNT Champion)
Sammy was just nanoseconds shy of breaking that cover, and now The Natural is the TRIPLE CHAMPION! Even he is in disbelief, but he is crying tears of joy as he is handed this title. The Von Erichs and Dustin’s nephews return to celebrate Dustin becoming the Face of TNT, and they hoist him onto their shoulders! And in the end, Sammy shows Dustin respect with a handshake and hug. The fans all cheer, will nothing stop The Sons of Texas from shining like stars?
EVP Titles VS Title Opportunities: The Young Bucks VS Will Ospreay & Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana!
The Founding Fathers have been more like dictators, and that has sparked a rebellion here in AEW! The Aerial Assassin & The Realest have taken up the sword in order to bring down these tyrants, but not without a cost! If they are victorious, Matthew & Nicholas Jackson are no longer Executive Vice Presidents! If they fail, then they are barred from the AEW World Championship scene for the next TWELVE MONTHS! Will going All In be worth it for Ospreay & Swerve? Or will The Bucks make them regret gambling with their careers?
Jojo Offerman is here to sing Ain’t Nobody Loves Me Better for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” The fans cheer as Swerve & Ospreay stand together in gold and red. The Bucks still enter as the Founding Fathers, and they salute themselves as they get the pyro. Then they “sail” down to ringside as Justin Roberts reads their message to the people, which is a complete farce of spin and propaganda. They can’t even get their banner up! The fans boo as Matt & Nick march their way through the crowd and to ringside. The teams sort out, and the fans rally up as Ospreay starts against Matt. They circle, feel things out, and the fans sing for Ospreay.
Matt and Ospreay tag in, Ospreay headlocks but Nick tags in. Matt powers up and out, Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges, but DOUBLE ELBOWS knock him down! Swerve runs in, but into a GUT BUSTER, then the NECKBREAKER BACKBREAKER COMBO! Swerve and Ospreay regroup on the outside, they talk strategy, then Ospreay storms in. Matt tags back in but Swerve tags in, too. Swerve and Matt circle, Matt drop toeholds and Nick slingshots to LEG DROP! Ospreay is back in, the Bucks DOUBLE DROPKICK! Swerve kicks matt, but Nick gets him for a knuckle lock! Nick goes up, “LUCHA LIBRE~” onto Swerve and Ospreay!
Matt hits a DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS! Swerve & Ospreay bail out while The Bucks pose. The fans boo but Ospreay and Swerve talk it out again. Swerve returns to the ring, Nick tags Matt, so Swerve tags Ospreay. The fans rally up, Ospreay and Matt circle, but Ospreay BLASTS Nick! Ospreay kicks Matt, CLUBS him, then CHOPS him! Tag to Swerve, they double whip, DOUBLE ELBOW! Nick runs in, DOUBLE HIP TOSS! Gator roll, deadlift, CHASING THE DRAGON! Then a scoop SLAM for Matt! Swerve sets up, Ospreay uses him for a step, STANDING SKY TWISTER! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up and Ospreay brings Matt up.
Ospreay ROCKS Matt, tags Swerve, and Swerve lines up a CHOP! Swerve wrenches, snapmares, and knee drops! Tag to Ospreay, they bring Matt up to mug him with haymakers. They whip Matt to a corner, Swerve sends Ospreay in, but Matt dodges! matt ROCKS Ospreay, then sends Nick in for the FLYING RANA! Nick goes out to PENALTY KICK Swerve! The Bucks run up on Ospreay, Ospreay BOOTS Matt and ELBOWS Nick! Matt kicks back, but runs into the TIGER WALL KICK and ENZIGIRI! Ospreay goes up the ropes but Matt trips him! Nick hits the DRAPING SWANTON! The Bucks push Ospreay to the apron and they go again, DRAPING SWANTON to the floor!
The fans boo but The Bucks soak it up. Matt says time to end it! He gut wrenches, Nick aims, but Swerve LARIATS Nick up and out! The Bucks regroup but Swerve FOSBURY- NO, They dodge him and DOUBLE SUPERKICK Swerve down! The fans are torn but The Bucks leave Swerve & Ospreay behind. Ospreay rolls in, Matt CLUBS him, and Matt puts Ospreay in the corner. Matt fires body shots, Ospreay fires haymakers! Nick traps Ospreay, the Bucks mug Ospreay, but the ref reprimands. Matt snapmares Ospreay, tags Nick, FIST DROP SLINGSHOT SENTON COMBO! Nick taunts Swerve but the ref keeps him back.
The Bucks “tag” and then stomp away on Ospreay! The fans boo but the ref lets the “tag” count. But Ospreay CHOPS! And CHOPS! Matt CLAWS Ospreay’s eyes! Matt CHOKES Ospreay on ropes, stops at 4, and mockingly asks what the fans are saying. The fans boo and taunt the Bucks, but Matt CLUBS Ospreay. Ospreay ROCKS Matt, Matt CLUBS Ospreay, repeat! Matt RAMS Ospreay in the corner! Matt sends Ospreay into Nick for the SHOULDER TACKLE! Nick tags, slingshots, FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ospreay toughs it out but Nick keeps Ospreay from Swerve. Tag to Matt, and Matt drops a knee on Ospreay’s face! Cover, TWO!
Matt clamps onto Ospreay with a chinlock but the fans rally. Ospreay endures, fights up, but Matt trips him! Tag to Nick, CATAPULT, but Ospreay blocks the gamangiri! He throws Nick down, then DOUBLE KNEE DROPS Matt! The fans fire up, but Nick runs to BLAST Swerve! The fans boo but Nick looms over Ospreay. Ospreay CHOPS! And CHOPS! Matt CLUBS Ospreay, The Bucks double whip, but Ospreay handsprings! The Bucks pass him up and over, but he ducks the superkicks to handspring, DOUBLE NEURALIZER! The fans fire up and Ospreay rises! Roll and hot tag to Swerve! The fans fire up as Swerve rallies on The Bucks with BOOTS!
Swerve CLUBS and ROLLING ELBOWS Nick, then rolls to UP KICK Matt! UPPERCUT and snapmare for Nick, then Swerve goes up! FALLING UPPERCUT! And he hits the Griddy! But Matt throat chops him! The fans boo but Matt gives Nick a boost, FLYING- NO, Swerve stops the Rana to swing and POWERSLAM! Then somersault FLATLINER for Matt! Cover on Nick, TWO! The fans rally up as Swerve climbs! Nick runs up, Swerve leaps over. Nick kicks low, Matt intercepts Ospreay! The Bucks whip, but Swerve & Ospreay duck to STEREO RANA! The Bucks bail out, the fans fire up, and “BRUV! BRUV! BRUV!”
Ospreay & Swerve aim to DOUBLE PLANCHA! Down go The Bucks! The fans fire up more and they put Nick in. Nick crawls, the fans rally for “A E DUB!” as Ospreay & Swerve DOUBLE HOTSHOT, and then DOUBLE BOOT! Nick sputters, Swerve goes up and out! Ospreay also goes up, and Ospreay SKY TWISTERS Matt while Swerve SKY TWISTERS Nick! Cover, TWO!! The fans can’t believe it but “This is Awesome!” Swerve drags Nick over, tags Ospreay, and Ospreay underhooks Nick. Swerve goes up, Ospreay lifts Nick, but Matt anchors Swerve! Matt SHOVES Swerve, Nick escapes, and Matt waistlocks!
Ospreay switches but Matt RAMS him into a corner! Nick runs in, SHINING WIZARD on Ospreay! Matt cravats, Nick helps out, SLICED BREAD! SHINING WIZARD! Tag back to Matt and he drags Ospreay up! Matt hangs Ospreay out to dry, and Nick goes up! DOUBLE STOMP launches Ospreay into the POWERBOMB! Nick PLANCHAS out onto Swerve! Matt has the cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and the fans fire up! Matt huffs ‘n’ puffs, and he scuffs Ospreay while the fans sing for him. Matt tells Ospreay to wake up and show him something! Ospreay stands, Matt fires a haymaker! Ospreay fires up and the fans are with him!
Matt fires hands, Ospreay storms around! The hands fly fast ‘n’ furious and the fans cheer Ospreay! Ospreay fires a flurry! Matt wobbles, Ospreay runs, but Matt sends him into Nick’s BOOT! LARIAT! Matt then triangle jump AX HANDLES Swerve! Tag to Nick and he goes to the apron. Nick winds up, slingshots, BUCK- NO, Ospreay slips through! Nick slips free of a bomb, elbows Ospreay, but Ospreay HOOK KICKS! Matt runs in and kicks low! Ospreay TIGER WALL KICKS! Nick SUPERKICKS Ospreay! swerve BOOTS Nick! Matt SUPERKICKS Swerve! Matt wheelbarrows Ospreay to VICTORY FACEBUSTER!
Swerve PENALTY KICKS Matt! Nick SUPERKICKS Swerve! Ospreay blocks a kick, Matt SUPERKICKS! The Bucks run to DOUBLE DESTROYER!! But Ospreay & Swerve stay up! HIDDEN BLADE and a HOUSE CALL!!! The fans are thunderous as all four men are down! The fans rally up, Ospreay and Swerve drag the Bucks to drop zones. “This is Awesome!” as both Swerve and Ospreay climb. They aim, but The Bucks spring up to trip them up! The fans boo but Nick tags Matt in. They go up after Ospreay and Swerve now, but Ospreay and Swerve throw hands! The fans rally as the four brawl up top! Ospreay & Swerve DOUBLE HEADBUTT!
The Bucks wobble, Ospreay & Swerve DOUBLE SUNSET FLIP, but then The Bucks RAN- NO! Swerve & Ospreay tuck them in, STEREO STYLES CLASH!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Both Bucks survive, but the fans rally for the Phenomenal One there! Ospreay has Matt, underhooks and Swerve is up top! KILL STOMP STORM BREAKER!!! Cover, NICK BREAKS IT! Swerve is stunned but he doesn’t bother worrying about Nick. Swerve goes to the corner, fans hope these teams “Fight Forever!” but Swerve calls for “Whose House?” Nick trips Swerve! Ospreay tags in, Nick sends Swerve into steel steps! Nana checks Swerve, Nick SUPERKICKS Nana!!
The fans boo but Nick doesn’t care. Nick GAMANGIRIS Ospreay into Matt’s roll up, feet on the ropes! TWO!! The Bucks can’t cheat their way to a win here! Ospreay waistlocks, but Matt grabs the ref! LOW BLOW MULE KICK! The fans boo as The Bucks again have to resort to lows! Matt scoops Swerve, Nick aims from the apron! TK DRIVER to the floor!! The fans boo but The Bucks go back to Ospreay! Nick steals HIDDEN BLADE!!! Matt hauls Ospreay up, fireman’s carries, and Nick goes up! MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK!! Cover, TWO!!! The fans are thunderous as Ospreay survives, and The Bucks are furious!
The fans sing for “Ospreay~! Ospreay, Ospreay, Ospreay~! Ospreay~, Ospreay~!” But Matt tags Nick, and The Bucks loom over Ospreay. The fans rally as The Bucks sit Ospreay up, E V P- NO, Ospreay kips up, springboards, but The Bucks block the cutter! DOUBLE FALCON ARROW, to E V P TRIGGER!! Cover, SWERVE BREAKS IT!! The fans are electric as Swerve saves his and Ospreay’s future! The fans rally up for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve fires fast hands on The Bucks! The Bucks kick low, take aim, but Swerve blocks to send Nick’s kick into Matt! Ospreay rolls Nick, TWO!! Swerve has Nick, Ospreay runs up, Nick ducks! HIDDEN BLADE hits Swerve!!
The fans freak out, so does Ospreay, and POISON-RANA!! E V P TRIGGER!!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Ospreay survives and the fans are electric! The Bucks seethe, and Matt scoops Ospreay! Nick is up, springboard, T K DRIVER!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Has anyone ever kicked out of that move?!? The fans sing for Ospreay again but The Bucks regroup. Matt tags in, they drag Ospreay up, and they put him on the ropes. SUPERKICK! SUPERKICK! And SUPERKICK! SUPERKICK! The SUPERKICKS keep going, but Matt says they gotta do something worse. They both aim, but Swerve crawls over to shield Ospreay! The fans fire up for the power of friendship!
The Bucks say that’s fine, SUPERKICK for Swerve! Another SUPERKICK! Swerve still stands! The Bucks SUPERKICK again and again, but Swerve just gets angry! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Then E V P TRIGG- NO, Swerve blocks!! HE holds those legs, HIDDEN BLADE on Nick!! Wrench, backslide, into a gut wrench! Swerve goes up, KILL STOMP DRIVER!!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! Matt survives a take on his own finisher, but Swerve says time to kill ’em! Matt sits up int a HIDDEN BLADE!!! Swerve keeps Nick back, but Nick still BARRELS into the cover! Swerve TOSSES Nick, then goes out to FLYING KILL STOMP!!
Swerve hurries to the corner, Ospreay tags him in! No elbow pads, they both aim at Matt! HIDDEN BLADE HOUSE CALL SANDWICH!!!! Cover, OSPREAY & SWERVE WIN!!!!
Winners: Will Ospreay & Swerve Strickland, by pinfall (The Young Bucks lose their EVP status)
Founding Fathers or not, The Bucks are no longer in charge! They cannot abuse their power, they have no power, so how will they stomach being just like everyone else?
Women’s Casino Gauntlet!
The Galaxy’s Greatest won the right to be the first, The Megasus won the right to be the second, they are the only ones guaranteed anything in this match! But will this golden opportunity be gone in the blink of an eye? Or will Kris Statlander and Megan Bayne find themselves lost in the midst of chaos?
The bell rings and the fans rally up as Kris and Megan stare down. Megan calls for a Test of Strength, Kris obliges, and they knuckle lock. They go shoulder to shoulder, they push each other, then Megan kicks low. Kris ROCKS Megan, runs, but Megan ROCKS Kris. Megan runs, Kris ROCKS Megan! Kris suplexes, Megan blocks, but then Kris blocks Megan’s suplex. They fight for control, and Megan FALCON ARROWS! Cover, TWO! Kris is tougher than that but Megan fires fast forearms! Megan runs up, Kris wrenches and torture racks, ANGLE SLAM! The fans fire up as Kris follows Megan outside, and MOONSAULTS off the corner!
The fans fire up and Kris puts Megan in fast. But then Megan DIVES!? The Megasus can fly after all! Megan puts Kris in, Penelope Ford is already ringside to coach Megan up, and Megan fireman’s carries! FATE’S- NO> Kris lands out ot ROUNDHOUSE! Fireman’s carry, FATE’S DESCENT?!? Kris kips up, and the countdown is already here! Number three is… WILLOW NIGHTINGALE! Kris frowns but the Babe with the Power is here! No time for friendship, these two throw forearms! The fans fire up, Willow scoops and SLAMS! But Kris UP KICKS! Kris runs, Willow avoids the scissor kick to SPLASH!
Willow whips, pops Kris up, SPINEBUSTER! Willow stands Kris back up, reels her in, but Megan LEAPING LARIATS! The fans fire up and Willow sputters. Megan drags Willow up, fires forearms, but Kris joins in!? They DOUBLE CHOKE SLAM Willow! The countdown is back again already, and number four is… TAY MELO! The Brazilian Blackbelt rushes down the ramp to her new music, and she dodges Megan to shove and ROCK her! Kris waistlocks Tay, Tay ELBOWS Kris, then kicks off Megan for a CUTTER! Tay BOOTS Megan in the corner! And she BOOTS Kris in a corner! But Megan fireman’s carries! FATE’S-
NO, Tay wrangles Megan down into the RINGS OF SATURN! Megan endures, the fans rally, but Ford stomps Tay! The fans boo but the Superbad Girl doesn’t care, it’s no disqualifications! The ref reprimands, Ford exits, and Megan CLUBS Tay. Megan hoists Tay up, but Anna Jay grabs Ford! Ford kicks her away, but wait! HARLEY CAMERON is here! “FEEL THE WRATH!” she SHOVES Ford down! TayJay mugs Megan! They hit Megan with a DOUBLE DDT!! The fans fire up for Harley, and now Harley & Anna have Ford! They fire off forearms on Ford! Ford KNEES Anna, SLAPS her, but then she has to run away from Anna & Harley!
The fans fire up and the countdown is here! Number five is… THEKLA! The Toxic Spider makes her way out here, will she capture the golden ticket in her web? The fans fire up as Thekla mule kicks Tay! Thekla DECKS Tay, tilt-o-whirl RANAS Willow, and BOOTS her on the ropes! Then she BOOTS Willow again! The fans fire up as Thekla goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES Kris & Megan! Thekla fires up with the fans and she puts Kris in. Thekla BUZZSAWS Kris, covers, Tay breaks it! Tay and Thekla throw hands, Tay wrenches to a Gory Especial, TAY K O!! But Willow POUNCES Tay, PERIOD!
The fans are thunderous and Willow has Thekla! Gut wrench, BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, KRIS BREAKS IT! Kris hoists Willow up in an Electric Chair, Megan is up top! DOOMSDAY DEVICE!! All the women are down, and the countdown is back! Number five is… JULIA HART! The fans fire up as the Princess of the Black Throne makes her way out, not in any particular rush. She and Skye Blue then sprint in, Julia goes up to DOUBLE MOONSAULT Kris & Megan! Skye takes Kris out of the ring so Julia can go Old School with Megan! Julia SLIDING LARIATS, Skye adds a PENALTY KICK! Julia runs, tilt-o-whirls, IRON OCTOPUS!
But Tay is in and she drags Julia into a GOTCH PILEDRIVER! Cover, Thekla breaks it! Thekla DECKS Tay, and she does the spider-walk! The countdown is back, number six is… QUEEN AMINATA! The fans fire up as we all know things have been toxic between her and Thekla! Aminata rushes in, ducks a kick, then gives a kick! FISHERMAN- NO, Thekla slips free to ROCK Aminata! Aminata wobbles, but she HEADBUTTS back! Skye beats up on Kris while Thekla and Aminata fire SLAPS back and forth! Thekla fires body shots then haymakers! The fans fire up with Thekla, then she SOBATS! Thekla runs, but Aminata DECKS her!
Aminata reels Thekla in, FISHERMAN SCREW! Thekla goes to ropes, Aminata runs in, OFF WITH HER HEAD!! Cover, but Willow SENTONS! Willow drags Aminata up to bump her off buckles! Willow hoists Aminata up top, Skye & Julia go after her! But Willow crisscrosses them into each other! Willow climbs up to rain down fists on Julia! Skye CLUBS Willow tucks her in, CHEEKY NANDOS! Julia then goes up to get Willow while Thekla has Aminata! DOUBLE SPIDER SUPERPLEXES! Thekla and Juilia hang upside-down and nod to each other again. But the countdown is back! Number seven is… MINA SHIRAKAWA!
The fans cheer as the NEW (interim) ROH Women’s World Television Champion is here! She runs up, dodges Skye and SLINGBLADES! Then she DECKS Thekla, SOBATS Julia, and TORNADO DDTS! The fans fire up with Mina, but Kris and Megan BOOT her down! They double whip Mina, Mina reverses and BOOTS Kris! Mina ROCKS Megan, victory rolls Kris, and she ties up the legs! Mina grabs Megan for a DDT SNAP LOCK COMBO! The fans fire up with Mina but Skye is back! Skye ROCKS Mina, whips, then runs in. Mina dodges, Skye goes up, and Mina SHOTEIS! Mina brings Skye into an Electric Chair, GLAMOROUS SPIN!
Mina ties Skye up in the FIGURE FOUR! The countdown is back, number eight is… ATHENA! The ROH Women’s World Champion is ready to go All In! The fans fire up, and she CLOBBERS Julia & Skye! She dodges Mina, pops her up, POWERBOMB! High stack, deadlift, and POWERBOMB! Tay jumps on for a SLEEPER! Thekla runs up, Athena scoops her! BACKPACK STUNNER FACEBUSTER COMBO! Athena DIVES onto Kris, SHOTGUNS Megan, and the fans are thunderous! UPPERCUT for Tay, forearm for Thekla, handspring LARIAT for Mina! Aminata kicks, Athena blocks and scoops, TOMBSTONE!! Cover, Willow breaks it!
Willow whips Athena, the countdown is back! Athena goes up to CODE BREAKER! Number nine is… THUNDER ROSA! The fans fire up as La Mera Mera, the other Texas star, is here! Rosa rushes in, and she LARIATS Athena! And ELBOWS her! And DROPKICKS her to a corner! The fans fire up and Rosa runs in for an ELBOW! Athena sits down, Rosa runs and HYDRAULIC DROPKICKS! Then LIGHTNING DROPKICK on the ropes! EXPLODER! The fans fire up and Rosa brings Athena up to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! And then a COBRA CLUTCH! Aminata CLUBS Rosa, dodges the haymaker, and tilt-o-whirls to RANA!
Kris runs up, she tilt-o-whirl RANAS! Willow tilt-o-whirl RANAS! Megan tilt-o-whirl RANAS?! The countdown is back as Rosa tilt-o-whirl RANAS Megan! And number 10 is… SYURI?!? We only just heard how the Karate Girl of Stardom would be making her way here, and here she is already! Syuri rushes into the ring, and she dodges Rosa to SHOTGUN! Then she KNEES Rosa, reels her in, DDT! Athena rises, the fans fire up, and these two circle. They run up, Syuri dodges but Athena blocks a kick! Syuri ducks a kick to BACKSTABBER! Mina storms into the ring, she and her old friend say hey, but then Mina SOBATS! Syuri SOBATS!
Mina runs, dodges, Syuri avoids the kicks, then BOOTS back! Syuri snapmares Mina, winds up, and KICKS! Then she runs to PENALTY KICK! The fans fire up but the countdown is back already! Number 11 is… ALEX WINDSOR! Another highly anticipated wild card has been played, and she runs up to fire forearms on Syuri! These two rivals trade shots, Windsor gets the advantage, then she TOSESS Syuri through ropes. DRAPING DDT! Windsor hauls Syuri up for an ANGLE SLAM! Kris sends Megan into railing while Windsor runs up, only for Syuri to BOOT her! And RANA! Syuri runs, wheelbarrows, BULLDOG!
The fans fire up and Syuri ROCKS Willow. Syuri runs, Windsor scoops! BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Rosa is up, Windsor DECKS her! The fans fire up as Windsor stands Syuri up. Syuri and Windsor fire forearms back and forth again! Windsor again gets the edge, but Syuri KNEES low! Syuri runs, Windsor ROCKS her! Windsor runs, Syuri KNEES her! Syuri runs, gets around, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! But Windsor stands to ROCK Syuri! And GERMAN SUPLEX! But now Syuri rises! Windsor blocks a kick to HEADBUTT! Syuri dodges to JUMP KNEE! Cover, EVERYONE breaks it! The fans fire up as it is chaos all over again!
There is brawling in ever corner, and even outside, and the fans are thunderous! Aminata and Kris furious fight in center, Willow bumps Megan off buckles, but Megan bumps her off buckles! Megan stomps away, “Women’s Wrestling!” has Texas all fired up! Things slow down here and there, but we have Thekla, Rosa, Mina, Julia, Kris and Aminata in the ring. Mina whips Julia to a corner, Rosa whips Thekla. They rush in, but into STEREO TARANTULAS!! The fans fire up, and Aminata gives Kris CHOCOLATE KISSES! AH! AH! AH! AH! YEEEEAH~! Megan SHOTGUNS Aminata down!
Kris stands, she RAMS Megan first, then drags her to the apron! But Megan APRON GOURD BUSTERS Kris! They’re both down, Athena and Willow brawl! Willow fireman’s carries, APRON DEATH VALLEY!! Windsor DISCUS LARIATS Willow! Syuri CODE BREAKERS Windsor! Tay DECKS Syuri! Megan rises, the fans fire up, and wait, Megan climbs the corner?! But Kris gets under her! The fans go nuts for the SUPER POWERBOMB onto everyone else! The fans are electric as all 11 are down! Julia, Thekla, Mina and Rosa return to the ring, and Rosa and Mina DECK the spooky spider girls!
Mina and Rosa trade CHOPS, Rosa whips, then Rosa runs in and ELBOWS Mina! Rosa runs up again, but Mina dodges this time! Mina ROCKS Rosa, climbs up, and she reels Rosa in for the FLYING SLINGBLADE! Rosa flounders, the fans fire up, and Mina runs up, but Rosa ROCKS her first! Rosa fires LIGHTNING KICKS, then a SOBAT! And a KNEE! Mina ducks the enzigiri! ROLLING ELBOW! Then BLINDSIDE ROLLING ELBOW! BUZZSAW! Mina powers up, the fans fire up, URAKEN!! Mina has the legs, but Athena goes up! Mina steps through on Rosa, but into an O FACE from Athena!!! Cover, ATHENA WINS!!
Winner: Athena, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the AEW Women’s World Championship)
The Fallen Goddess, the Minion Overlord, the American Joshi, the ROH Gatekeeper, the FOREVER ROH Champion, and now… number one with a bullet! When and where will Athena get her shot at the AEW Women’s World Champion? And will it be Timeless Toni or The CEO that she’s aiming for?
AEW World Tag Team Championships Triple Threat: The Hurt Syndicate VS #JetSpeed VS Christian Cage & Nick Wayne w/ The Patriarchy!
The saying goes, “Be careful what you wish for.” Montel Vontavious Porter dared, maybe even begged, the AEW Tag Division to step up to Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin, and now two teams did just that! Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey were first, and took quite the beating on the road to All In. But then, the “father and son” duo decided to just interject themselves based on legacy alone. Will Knight & Bailey be 2Fly2Stop? Will The Patriarchy take advantage of opportunity? Or will the All Mighty & Standard of Excellence simply hurt people?
FTR joins commentary just as promised, and then The Hurt Syndicate enter with Westside Gun and Smoke Dizza to do a live rendition of the theme song. The other teams then enter, JetSpeed with a new theme, and then Christian Cage with his arm wrapped around his “son,” Nick. The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who defies the odds!
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