Will “forever” finally come to an end?

Before she can focus on the AEW Women’s World Championship, Athena must defend her ROH Women’s World Championship against Alex Windsor! Will the winds of change blow in the Windy City?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• AEW TNT Championship: Dustin Rhodes VS Lee Moriarty; Dustin wins and retains the title.
• AEW World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Tournament Quarterfinal: Juice Robinson & Austin Gunn VS “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith; Juice & Austin win and advance to the next round.
• Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge: Max Caster VS Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn; Bowens wins.
• $400,000 8 Man Tag: Holo.grm, Tomohiro Ishii & The Outrunners VS Hechicero, Lance Archer & The Infantry; Hologram, Ishii & The Outrunners win the prize money.
• Six Woman Tag: Triangle of Madness VS Rachael Ellering, Mazzerati & Laynie Luck; The Triangle of Madness wins.
• AR Fox & Angelico VS Nick Wayne & Kip Sabian w/ Shayna Wayne; Nick & Kip win.
• ROH Women’s World Championship: Athena w/ Billie Starkz VS Alex Windsor; Athena wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

AEW TNT Championship: Dustin Rhodes VS Lee Moriarty w/ Shane Taylor!

The Sons of Texas are dripping with gold, and none more so than The Natural! Will Dustin hold on and stay a three-belt champion? Or will #TAIGASTYLE make himself a double champion in Chicago?

The introductions are made, the TNT title is raised, and we see who is THE Face of TNT!

The bell rings and the fans rally behind Dustin already. Dustin offers a handshake but Lee kicks it away. The fans boo, but Lee knows this isn’t ROH so it doesn’t matter. The two circle, feel things out, then tie up. Dustin wrenches, hits an ELBOW BREAKER, then hammerlocks. Lee reaches back, but Dustin shrugs the headlock off. Lee squats, squats, then uses the British Escape. The fans do cheer that as the two reset. Dustin and Lee feel things out, the fans rally up, and the two knuckle lock. Lee rolls to wrench and wristlock, then he puts on the pressure. Dustin wrenches back, wrangles Lee, but Lee kips up.

Lee slips around, rolls Dustin, ONE!! Lee keeps Dustin down, BORDER CITY STRETCH! ROPEBREAK, and Lee lets go. Lee taunts Dustin, Shane talks some trash, but the fans boo. Lee shoves Dustin, Dustin shoves Lee, and the two tie up. Dustin headlocks but Lee powers up and out. Dustin RUNS Lee over, then comes back to whip. Dustin drops down, then arm-drags! The fans cheer and Lee gets up in a huff. Dustin dodges to LARIAT Lee and himself up and out to the floor! The fans fire up, Dustin rises, and the fans cheer more. Dustin pounds the steel steps to fire up again, and he brings Lee around. Lee SOBATS!

Lee refreshes the ring count, lines up a shot from the apron, and PENALTY- NO, Dustin blocks! Dustin WRINGS Lee out and onto the apron! The fans cheer as Dustin stands Lee up, hammerlocks the arm, and RAMS Lee into railing! The fans cheer, Dustin brings Lee up, and he SLAMS the bad arm against railing! Dustin CLAWS Lee’s back, puts him in the ring, and wrenches the bad arm again. Lee endures but Dustin straight arm levers to HOTSHOT Lee! Then Dustin arm-drags Lee down! Dustin grinds the arm but Shane coaches Lee. Dustin drops knees on Lee’s arm, then wrenches him again. Lee rolls, wrenches, and then UPPERCUTS!

The fans rally while Dustin goes to the corner. Lee runs up, blocks Dustin’s boot, and puts that leg in the ropes to DRAPING DRAGON SCREW the other leg! Dustin writhes but he manages to stand. Dustin takes a swing but Lee gest around! BODY SHOT, and SHIN BREAKER! Dustin falls in a heap and Lee nods. Lee covers, ONE!! Dustin shows true grit as he bails out and walks off the pain, but Lee mockingly applauds. The fans boo but Lee wants the ring count. The count does start, the fans cheer Dustin on, and Dustin returns to the ring. Lee grabs the leg to DDT the foot! Lee kips up, does his dance, and the fans boo.

Lee drags Dustin around, steps over, and hits the toehold! Lee bends Dustin’s fingers, twists Dustin’s foot, but Dustin kicks free! Dustin fires himself up, the fans are with him, but Lee picks a leg! DRAGON SCREW! Dustin writhes but Lee grabs the fingers! Dustin SLAPS Lee, so Lee SNAPS the fingers! The fans rally while Dustin scrambles away to a corner. Lee runs up, picks a leg, but Dustin CHOPS him away! Lee goes back for the leg and DRAGON SCREWS again! Lee talks trash but the fans boo, and Collision goes picture in picture.

Lee snarls, storms up on Dustin, and he grabs the bad leg to YANK it! Lee has the toehold, he shrugs off Dustin’s attempt at a chinlock, then pushes on the leg! Dustin’s shoulders are down so that’s a cover, ONE as Dustin sits back up. Dustin grabs at Lee again, and Dustin manages an ARMBAR! Lee fights free, both men hurry to their feet, but Lee slips around to CHOP BLOCK! Dustin falls, Lee covers, TWO! Another cover, TWO! Dustin is toughing it out but Lee stays laser focused. Lee storms up on Dustin in the corner, CLAWS Dustin’s back even through his ring gear, and then wraps the bad leg around the ropes. The ref counts, Lee stops at 4, and Lee drags Dustin out to throw him down.

Lee again has the toehold but from a different angle. Dustin endures, has the ROPEBREAK, and Lee lets him go. Dustin bails out but Lee pursues to grabs the leg again. Lee SLAMS the leg against the railing! The fans boo but Lee grins while Dustin writhes. Lee drags Dustin up, puts him in the ring, and Shane helps Lee pop his arm real quick. Lee shakes it out, goes back to the ring, and Collision returns to single picture. Lee runs in at Dustin, and he LARIATS Dustin down! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Dustin survives but Lee is annoyed. Lee grabs a leg, the fans rally for Dustin, but Lee DDTS the foot!

Dustin stands up!? He fires up and CHOPS! And kicks! But Lee KICKS the leg! Lee trips Dustin, steps over, but Dustin boots him away! Lee tumbles outside, hurries back in, and he SWEEPS the legs! The fans boo but Lee grins as he watches Dustin writhe. Dustin drags himself up with the ropes, but Lee SWEEPS the legs again! The fans boo but Lee just soaks up that heat. Dustin pounds the mat in frustration, stands back up, but Lee runs in again! Dustin avoids the sweep to ROCK Lee with haymaker after haymaker! Dustin puts Lee in the corner, the fans fire up, and Dustin runs in, only for Lee to BUCKLE SHOT him!

Lee shoves Dustin out, runs in, but into the SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up while both men are down! Shane coaches Lee but the fans rally for Dustin. A standing count starts, and both men slowly rise at 4 of 10. They stands at 6, and Lee fires a forearm! Dustin UPPERCUTS back! Lee fires another forearm! Dustin UPPERCUTS again! Lee KICKS the leg, UPPERCUTS, but Dustin rebounds to SMACK Lee! Lee rebounds, into the atomic drop! Dustin hobbles and Lee runs up to DECK him! Lee huffs ‘n’ puffs as he storms around, and he brings Dustin around to have a Half Bow ‘n’ Arrow! Dustin endures, fights against the pull, but Lee SMASHES the knee!

Lee talks trash, but Dustin ROCKS him! And ROCKS him again! Dustin fires hands but Lee KICKS the bad leg! Lee whips, Dustin hits a DESTROYER!! Lee staggers up, into the dragon sleeper! CROSS RHODES! Cover, ROPEBREAK!! Lee survives by a literal foot and Dustin cannot believe it! The fans rally up as Dustin rises again, and he stands Lee up. Another dragon sleeper, and a SAVING GRACE! Dustin went for broke but the bad leg is holding him back now. Dustin crawls to the cover, TWO!! Lee survives and Dustin fires up again! The fans fire up with him, and Dustin brings Lee up to his feet.

Dustin reels Lee in with a facelock, suplexes, but the bad leg stops him! Lee BUZZSAWS Dustin down!! Cover, TWO!! Dustin survives but Lee has the ANKLE LOCK! Dustin endures, reaches out, but Lee brings him away! GRAPEVINE! The fans boo but Dustin still endures! Dustin flails, but he refuses to give up! Lee stomps away on Dustin’s back, but Dustin drags himself forward to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and Lee is shocked! Lee wants the ref to check Dustin, there’s no way he’s got something left. Lee takes a deep breath, run sin, but Dustin dodges the boot! Lee gives himself shattered dreams, and now Dustin CLAWS Lee’s back!

Dustin sets Lee up in the ropes and the fans fire up! The ref reprimands, Dustin wants to, but the ref stops him! Lee gets free, and he GAMANGIRIS! Cover, ONE?!?! Dustin is all fired up, but Lee fires forearms! Dustin eggs Lee on, Lee fires boxing elbows and then a KICK to the leg! HALF HATCH SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Dustin somehow still has gas in the tank and the fans fire up! Lee roars, the fans boo, but Lee steps through! Dustin cradles him for it, AND WINS!

Winner: Dustin Rhodes, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)

Chicago cheers on this Son of Texas as he wins this shootout! Shane Taylor is not happy, but now Kyle Fletcher makes his way out here! Well, so does Don Callis. The fans boo as the Don Callis Family brushes STP aside, and Callis says, “Ladies and gentlemen, Kyle Fletcher has something important to say!” The fans boo but Kyle tells Dustin to hold his horses. Kyle is not here to fight him. Kyle doesn’t need to take cheap shots. Look at Dustin and look at Kyle. Kyle already outclasses Dustin in every single way! Chicago tells Kyle to STFU but Callis tells him to ignore that.

Kyle indeed ignores that as he says the only thing he needs is what he is rightfully owed! And that is a 1v1 shot at the TNT Championship! And Kyle refuses to sit back and let Dustin give shots to anyone else! So Dustin better be the fighting champion because Kyle wants his shot next week! Dustin says, “After you talked all that crap about my family last week, you want a shot?” Dustin asks Chicago, should Kyle get the shot? The fans chant “NO! NO! NO!” but Dustin tells Kyle he will get his shot! But it won’t just be any match! Next week, Thursday Night Collision, it will be Dustin VS Kyle… in a CHICAGO STREET FIGHT!

And one more thing: Dustin is your huckleberry, b*tch! The fight is on, but will Dustin win the shootout here in the Windy City? Or will he regret giving Kyle his opportunity so easily?

PROGRAMMING NOTE for Collision!

As Dustin Rhodes said himself, Collision will once again be live on a Thursday, the last Thursday of July! Make sure your DVR is set so you don’t miss a minute of the action!

The Bang Bang Gang speaks.

Juice Robison says he was last here talking about how Ricochet cost The Bang Bang Gang their $200,000. Then in walks Big Bill, red hot, sweatin’ ‘n’ spittin’ everywhere, talking about how Juice did the same to him with how he stuck his nose in Bill’s business. Well, guess what? Tonight, Bill’s business IS Juice’s business. Juice won’t be sticking his nose in, it’ll be his foot up that fat ass! And after tonight, Bill’s dreams in this tournament will be over while Juice & Austin will be one step closer to Forbidden Door and the AEW World Tag Team Championships.

Austin says like Juice was saying, Juice has won gold everywhere but AEW. Tonight, that fixes this! Normally, you’d see Colten Gunn here. But with what was going on last week, Colten looked Austin straight in the eyes and told him he had to finish the fight on his own. Ironically enough, when one brother goes down, another steps up! So whether it is four, three, two, it doesn’t matter! If you ain’t down with the Bang Bang Gang, they’ve got two words for ya: GUNS UP! Austin & Juice are ready to go, but will they be able to cut down The Redwood & Bad Apple? Or will Bill & Keith finally make the Learning Tree proud?

AEW mourns the loss of Hulk Hogan.

As Tony Schiavone says, sometimes we forget that these bigger than life stars have families of their own. AEW’s heart goes out to the Bolea family, and they wish to say RIP, brother.

Backstage interview with Toni Storm.

At least, Lexy Nair is hoping for a word with the Timeless AEW Women’s World Champion after how she was brutalized by Athena & Billie Starkz last Wednesday night. Oh, Toni comes running in and calls out Athena! “Last Wednesday was the first time I had a woman in my box that I didn’t like. You are the Forever ROH Champion, but I believe you’re confusing length with depth. Because nobody goes as deep as I do! And tonight, you will be facing Alex Windsor~, of whom I have a non-sexual friendship with. And I’d love to see nothing more than for her to take that title away from you! And as for my title, we are in Chi Town, but I am anything but!

“So when you’re ready, sign on the line that is dotted, and I will be waiting. But between you and I, I don’t think you have the ovaries! You say AEW stands for Athena Elite Wrestling, but we are living on Mondo Toni! So sit on it and spin!” Toni in fact spins and runs off again. Lexy is at a loss for words but will Athena’s actions prove louder than words when she makes it through #TitaniumAlex?

AEW World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Tournament Quarterfinal: Juice Robinson & Austin Gunn VS “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith!

AEW returns as Bill & Keith make their entrance, and Keith has ditched the “Bad Apple” nickname in his tron! The Bang Bang Gang makes their entrance next, and the teams sort out. Juice steps up and gets the hometown cheers against Keith. Juice wants Bill but Keith says focus on him. The fans rally, the two tie up, and Keith waistlocks. Juice wrenches out to wristlock, but Keith wrenches to wristlock back. Juice slips through, wrenches, and headlocks. Keith powers up and out, Juice RUNS Keith over, and the fans fire up! Cover, ONE, but Juice arm-drags Keith! Juice clamps on, brings Keith around, and wrenches before he tags Austin.

The Bang Bang Gang double hip, DOUBLE HIP TOSS, and Austin covers, TWO! Austin clamps onto Keith but Keith CLAWS Austin’s eyes! Keith runs, Austin dodges the boot, but Keith dodges the lariat! Keith mule kicks, runs, but Austin dodges again! Austin jukes to hit a NECKBREAKER a la Colten! Austin then dares Bill to get his big ass in here! The fans fire up and Keith tags Bill! Bill smiles as he steps over the ropes to step to Austin. Bill and Austin tie up, Bill SHOVES Austin down, and the fans are torn. Bill taunts Austin, Austin stands, and they tie up again. Bill SHOVES Austin back down, but Austin gets back up.

Austin shoves Bill! The fans fire up, Austin dodges Bill, then slips around, but he can’t get the leg pick! But he does avoid the elbow drop! Austin JABS, JABS, JABS then does the two step, “SUCK IT!” But Bill BOOTS Austin and BLASTS Juice! The fans boo but Bill soaks up the heat. Bill mocks Colten’s bad leg, then YANKS Austin’s! Austin writhes, Bill mocks his pain, and Bill drags Austin around to YANK the leg again! The fans are torn as Bill continues to mock Austin with a hobble. Bill has the leg, lifts Austin and has a HANGING HALF CRAB! The fans rally as Austin endures, but Collision goes picture in picture.

Bill drops Austin, stalks him to the ropes, then drags him over to tag in Keith. Keith stomps Austin, brings Austin up, then ROCKS Austin! Austin sputters, Keith drags him around, and Keith isolates the leg to drop a KNEE on the knee! Cover, ONE! Austin toughs it out, Keith argues the count, but the ref defends it. Keith drags Austin around, has the leg, but Austin resists the turnover, so Keith DDTS the foot! Austin scrambles away to an open corner but Keith steps right on him. Keith digs his heel into the leg, Austin has the ROPEBREAK, and the ref counts. Keith steps away at 4, argues with Juice, and Austin tries to stand, only to hobble and fall.

Keith steps over Austin to clamp on with a CAMEL CLUTCH! Austin endures, reaches out, and Collision goes to break.

Collision returns, Keith taunts Juice while Austin writhes on the mat. Austin stands, he ROCKS Bill, then he dodges Keith! Austin falls but he crawls for his corner! The fans rally up harder and harder, but Keith drags Austin back! Austin KICKS Keith away, stands, and LARIATS! The fans fire up while both men are down! Keith bails out and Austin crawls around, but Bill puts Keith in! Bill tags and then BLASTS Juice again! The fans boo but Bill soaks up that heat. Bill mocks Austin going for the tag, then SLAPS him down! Bill drags Austin up to put him in the corner, and Bill UPPERCUTS! Austin sputters in the corner while Bill swaggers around.

Bill runs corner to corner, but Austin dodges! Bill’s splash hits buckles! Keith tags in, Bill runs up on Austin, but Austin DUMPS Bill out! Keith runs up, Austin ELBOWS him away! Keith roars, comes back, but Austin DUMPS him out onto Bill! The fans fire up and Austin crawls for his corner! Chicago rallies as hard as they can, and Austin shouts as he powers through the pain! Hot tag to Juice! The fans erupt as Juice JABS away on Keith! LEFT HAND O’ GOD! Then Juice ROCKS Billi! But that just pisses Bill off! Bill storms in, but Juice SHAKES the ropes! Juice gets Bill right in the twig ‘n’ berries! Juice then BLASTS Bill down!

Keith waistlocks, Juice switches, but Keith elbows free! Keith runs, but into an atomic drop! RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Juice loads up, SENTON! The fans fire up for Juice and he smiles. Juice LARIATS Keith in the corner, keeps moving, and he CANNONBALLS! Keith sputters, Juice covers, TWO! Keith survives but the fans rally up for Juice. Juice drags Keith up but Keith YANKS him into ropes! Keith distracts the ref and Bill BOOTS Juice down! Keith hits the EXPLODER! Cover, AUSTIN BREAKS IT! The fans fire up and Bill can’t believe it! Austin’s one leg was enough to get him in there! Bill tags in and he brings Juice up.

Bill BOOTS Juice into Keith’s KILLER KNEE! Cover, AUSTIN BREAKS IT AGAIN! The fans fire up but Keith is right on Austin! Keith TOSSES Austin out again, and Bill mocks the Juice chants. Tag to Keith and Keith goes up. Bill hoists Juice up, but Austin YANKS Keith down! Juice flips over Bill, SHOVES him into Keith, then LEFT HAND O’ GOD for Bill! Austin RAMS Bill into barriers! Juice has Keith up top, SUPER STEINER! But Keith rolls through! Austin tips it back over! Juice has the cover, BANG BANG GANG WINS!

Winners: Bang Bang Gang, by pinfall (advances to the next round)

The Collision Cowboys pull off the upset! But now, they’ll be facing FTR in the semifinals… Will Juice & Austin be able to do it all again? Or will Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler still be the Top Guys?

The rest of the AEW World Tag Team Contender Tournament bracket is revealed!

With Dynamite next Wednesday, The Young Bucks look to return to their winning ways, but they’re up against The Outrunners! Will Matt & Nick Jackson be one step closer to feeling like their old selves again? Or will it take a Total Recall to jog their memories? And then eventually, we will see The Gates of Agony, or GOA as Ricochet insists, take on the new team of #Brodido, Brody King & Bandido! Will Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona add to their big money victory? Or will the King of Death & The Most Wanted bust down the Gates and head for glory?

Backstage interview with Shane Taylor.

Lexy Nair is now with Big Bad Shaney T. and asks his thoughts on Lee Moriarty’s loss to Dustin Rhodes. Shane starts to speak but Don Callis steps in first. Callis says he can see Shane is heated, and he’s not all that happy himself. But here’s the deal: Wednesday night, The Young Bucks get in the ring and will advance when they beat those degenerate 1980s punks, The Outrunners! But perhaps The Outrunners don’t even make it to Dynamite if Callis and Shane have their way tonight. Because they are pooling their resources if you will: Callis’ guys and Shane’s Infantry will take out Outrunners and whoever else gets in the way, then win $400K. 300 for Don, 100 for Shane!

Shane says no no no, but Callis leaves before Shane can argue further. Will Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo still help Hechicero & Lance Archer destroy The Outrunners, Tomohiro Ishii & Hologram?

Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge: Max Caster VS ???

Once again, Platinum Max is in the ring, and he tells Chicago, “You are lookin’ live at the Best Wrestler Alive!” The fans boo, he literally did this last week. But Caster says he knows things can get very scary in Chicago. But he also knows that the Maximaniacs in “the murder capital of the United States” want to do one thing and one thing only, and that’s chant his name! “Let’s Go, Max, You’re The Best Wrestler Alive! Let’s Go, Max, You’re The Best Wrestler Alive!” But then he tells the fans to keep it down. He knows this is the Windy City, but they all blow! Anyway, let’s get to business! This is the Platinum Max Open Challenge! Put five minutes on the clock!

The clock appears, and it is time to see who can survive five with the Best Wrestler Alive! ANTHONY BOWENS?! Caster is very confused, but mostly because Bowens already beat Caster at this before. Will the 5 Tool Player just smash this one out of the park like he did the last time? Or will Caster find a way to strike Bowens out?

The bell rings and Bowens fires off on Caster! The fans fire up, the ref counts, but the ref has to back Bowens off! Bowens stands Caster up to CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! The ref counts, Bowens stops at 4, and the fans apparently chant “Let’s Go, Max, You’re The Best Wrestler Alive!” Bowens says Caster is NOT the best anything, and that Bowens is THE Pride of Pro-Wrestling! Billy Gunn tells Bowens to focus, keep after Caster. Bowens drags Caster up, CHOPS again, and again, and again! The ref counts but Bowens CHOPS! The fans cheer and Caster scrambles away. Bowens is after Caster and he HAMMERS away on him!

The fans cheer, but we’re already a minute in. Bowens CLUBS Caster down, then he paces around. Bowens picks up Caster’s trademark, and SMASHES it! The fans are a bit torn about that, but Bowens tells Caster he is NOT the best wrestler alive! Bowens drags Caster up, mule kick, Front kick, and then a FAMOUSER! The fans fire up as Bowens aims, SUPERKICK! Bowens then puts up the scissors, Caster rises, and MOLLY WHOP!! Cover, Bowens wins!

Winner: Anthony Bowens, by pinfall

Bowens may have hit the homerun, but he used up just over two minutes of the time. And he’s not satisfied, either! He HAMMERS away on Caster! The fans are torn but Daddy Ass THROWS Bowens off Caster! Bowens is stunned while Billy checks Caster. The fans again chant, “Let’s Go, Max, You’re The Best Wrestler Alive!” But wait, Bowens is glaring at Billy now! Billy feels those eyes on him, but Bowens leaves before he does anything he’ll regret. Bowens says he’s the real best wrestler, not POS Caster! The fans boo, but will Bowens calm it down?

Backstage interview with The Patriarchy.

Lexy is now with Nick Wayne, Mother Shayna & Kip Sabian as she wonders if they’re even The Patriarchy. Shayna says not now, and never again. Nick says when you start to become the man of a house and a leader of men, you- get interrupted! AR Fox brings up Nick saying he was done talking, but here he is, still talking! See, Fox came to Chicago for a fight. So how about Nick & Kip VS Fox and a friend. What does Fox want? Another picture stapled to his face? Kip keeps Nick calm, they shouldn’t give Fox the satisfaction. If Fox wants to lose, then let him lose. Oh, we’ll see who loses. Sup, Shayna. Shayna says hey to Fox, and Fox heads out. But who will join Fox in a fight with The Prodigy & Mr. Superbad?

$400,000 8 Man Tag: Holo.grm, Tomohiro Ishii & The Outrunners VS Hechicero, Lance Archer & The Infantry!

More money is on the line, and we know the futuristic luchador already won quite a lot of dinero in Mexico. Will he, the Stone Pitbull & The Youngest Men Alive be rolling in green? Or will the Alchemy of Lucha turn it into gold with help from the Murderhawk Monster and STP?

Naturally, Don Callis has to speak again… “Callete, Arcadia!” That’s not even her name… “Ladies and gentlemen, can I have some quiet please? May I introduce to you, my favorite luchador of all time, the pride of Mexico… Better than El Santo! Better than Mil Mascaras! Es muy guapoooooo~! Yo soy Hechicero!” Callis still needs Spanish lessons, but Hechi still makes his entrance. Then STP makes their entrance to accompany Captain Dean & #BadNewsAndTattoos. But after that, the fans cheer as The Outrunners make their entrance, accompanied by Ishii, leaving Hologram for last. Callis of course joins commentary to put Hechicero over.

The teams sort out and Ishii starts against Bravo. The fans rally up, Ishii and Bravo step up and tie up. Ishii powers Bravo back but Bravo turns things around. Bravo backs off to CHOP! Ishii snarls but Bravo CHOPS again! Bravo talks trash, CHOPS again, but Ishii perks up! Ishii storms up on Bravo to CHOP! CHOP! And CHOP, but Bravo ducks! Bravo headlocks, Ishii powers up and out, and they RAM shoulders! Ishii rebounds to CLOBBER Bravo! The fans cheer and Ishii tags Hologram. Hologram & Ishii double whip, hurdle, ROCK, and HEEL KICK! Then suplex for the SLAM, and STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!

Hologram drags Bravo up, but Bravo CLAWS eyes through the mask! Bravo bumps Hologram off buckles, tags Hechi, and Hechi whips. Hologram rolls off Hechi’s back, but Hechi drop toeholds to then leg hook, body scissor, and cover TWO! Hologram jackknifes but Hechi rolls through to have a standing cover! TWO, Hologram runs and tilt-o-whirl arm-drags! The fans fire up with Hologram and runs up again. Hologram jumps up, but Hechi shifts him to a torture rack! SWINGING SIDE- NO, Hologram RANAS! Hechi ends up in the Conglomer-Runners corner! Hologram tags Turbo and he drags Hechi up to wrench.

Turbo tags Truth, whips Hechi, BODY BLOWS, and Truth KNEE LIFTS! Turbo hits the BIG back suplex! The fans fire up, Infantry runs in, but Outrunners DROPKICK them out! Then they DOUBLE HIP TOSS Hechi! The fans fire up as they flex, but here comes Archer! Truth has Turbo step back so he can step to Archer. Truth tells Archer to bring it, then pie faces! Then the hands fly! Truth bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off shots, then whips, Archer reverses, runs in, but Truth dodges! Truth returns to SPLASH! Then the Conglomer-Runners BLAST the Infantry & Hechi! They send Ishii in but Archer BOOTS him down!

Hologram tries but Archer catches him! The Outrunners mug Archer, double whip, but Archer DOUBLE CROSSBODIES! Hologram is up top, FLYING- NO! Archer stops the rana to lift him up and BOMB him onto the Outrunner! The fans fire up, Callis says Archer is a beast, and Collision goes picture in picture!

Archer tags Dean and he CLUBS Truth to the corner. Dean CHOKES Truth on the ropes, Archer CLOBBERS Hologram & Ishii on the outside, and then Dean whips Truth into the STP corner. Bravo joins in as they mug Truth but the ref counts. Dean backs off and argues with the ref, but that lets Bravo CHOKE Truth behind the ref’s back! Adora cheers Bravo on, and he stops before he gets caught. Dean has Truth on the ropes, but Truth ROCKS and CHOPS Dean first! Dean kicks low, UPPERCUTS him, and Truth flops onto the ropes. Truth sputters, Dean stomps him to the corner, then lines up a shot.

Dean runs in, RAMS Truth, and the Infantry mugs Truth again! The ref reprimands, The Infantry stops, and Bravo tags in. Dean whips Bravo in for a forearm SMASH! Then another whip for another forearm SMASH! Then Dean adds an ELBOW! Feed back to Bravo’s BOOT, and Bravo covers, TWO! Truth stays in this for his team but Bravo keeps him away from them. Bravo clamps onto Truth with a chinlock and grinds him down. Truth fights up as the fans rally up. Truth CHOPS Bravo, but Bravo THROWS him down! Truth tumbles, Bravo throws hands, and then he wraps on the chinlock! Truth endures again as Bravo grinds him down.

Truth fights up, fires body shots, but Bravo CLUBS him! Bravo whips, Truth ducks ‘n’ dodges, and DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Collision returns to single picture as both men are down! The fans rally, but Archer BLASTS Truth’s team! Callis applauds but the fans boo. Archer runs up, Truth dodges, hot tag to Hologram! WHEEL KICK for Dean! Archer grabs Hologram, CHOKE SLAM! Ishii runs in, Archer ROCKS him and suplexes! But Ishii fights that, and then he suplexes Archer?! The fans are thunderous as Ishii hits the slam! Hechi dropkicks Ishii’s legs, DDTS, but Hologram eggs Hechi on. Hechi runs in, but into a GAMANGIRI!

Hechi staggers, Hologram GAMANGIRIS again! hologram goes up while Hechi falls, SPRINGBOARD DOUBLE STOMPS! The fans fire up but Dean kicks Hologram low! Dean whips, Bravo runs up, and UPPERCUTS! Feed to Dean’s FLYING LARIAT! The Infantry fires up, but Turbo is up! He DECKS Bravo, reaches for Hologram, and Hologram lands out of the back suplex! Hot tag to Turbo! Turbo rallies on The Infantry with haymaker after haymaker! Scoop and SLAM for Dean! Scoop and SLAM for Bravo! Turbo roars and the fans are with him! Truth joins in, BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO! Cover on Dean, Hechi breaks it!

The fans rally as Ishii storms up on Hechi. Hechi ROCKS and CHOPS, but Ishii HEADBUTTS! Hechi HEADBUTTS, Ishii HEADBUTTS back! Ishii runs in, Hechi dodges to step-up KNEE! But Hologram is up top again! Springboard FLYING RANA! Hehci tumbles out and the fans fire up! Hologram builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit into the desk! The fans go nuts as Callis panics! Turbo scoops and SLAMS Dean! Truth joins in, and winds it up! “Turbo Floyd! You sonova b*tch!” Double bicep ELBOW DROP! But then Archer grabs both Outrunners, and RAMS them into the ref! Archer shoves the Outrunners, but then The Outrunners dodge and LARIAT Archer out!

Shane DECKS Hologram! And DECKS Ishii! The fans boo but Hechi joins in! And even Callis gets a shot in! But wait! The  Paragon is here! Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong corner Shane! So Shane heads for the hills! They chase Shane all the way to backstage! The Infantry drag The Outrunners up, they throw hands, then they set Turbo up! Bravo runs, but Truth DUMPS Bravo out! No Boot Camp, here’s TOTAL RECALL!! Cover, the ref is late, but Conglomer-Runners still win!

Winners: Hologram, Tomohiro Ishii & The Outrunners, by pinfall (win the $400,000)

Callis’ talk of 75-25 split is all for naught as that money now goes to the Conglomeration and Outrunners! But will a win over the Young Bucks on Dynamite be even sweeter than all the money in the world? Or will Matt & Nick just get the job done themselves?

Six Woman Tag: Triangle of Madness VS Rachael Ellering, Mazzerati & Laynie Luck!

As the Toxic Spider started to weave her web in AEW, it caught the eye of the Princess of the Black Throne. A sinister sisterhood has been formed, but will everyone lose their minds to the Triangle of Madness?

The trios sort out, and Julia Hart starts against Laynie. They tie up, Laynie wrenches, but Julia fires off forearms! Julia RAMS shoulders with Laynie, RAMS her again, then RAMS her to the corner. Julia goes up, ROCKS Laynie again, then walks the tightrope. The fans cheer as Julia goes Old School with her ax handle! Tag to Skye Blue before the SLIDING LARIAT! Skye runs to KNEE Laynie down! Chicago cheers their Skye but she tags Thekla. Thekla brings Laynie up, ROCKS her, then has her on the ropes. Thekla runs in and BOOT WASHES her! Cover, but Thekla lets off at two! She smiles as she whips Laynie to the corner.

Thekla runs in and UPPERCUTS! Tag to Skye and she waves to Laynie’s team. Skye HANDSPRING FOREARMS Laynie, then tags Julia. Julia hits an STO, then a STANDING MOONSAULT, but onto knees! Laynie got lucky, and she hot tags Rachael! The Queen of Strong Smile CLOBBERS Julia, then BLASTS Skye & Thekla! Then she LARIATS Julia! Rachael runs, “SQUISH~!” SENTON! The fans rally up and Rachael brings Julia up to CHOP! CHOP! And then fisherman and AOI SHODOU! Cover, Skye BOOTS Rachael! Laynie runs up but Skye TOSSES her out! Thekla SPEARS Laynie off her feet! Rachael fireman’s carries but Julia slips free!

Julia SUPERKICKS Rachael, Mazzerati tags in! Mazerati dodges once but the SUPERKICK hits on the second! Tag to Skye, she tags Thekla, and we get an ASSISTED URENAGE, and Thekla adds her CURB STOMP!! Cover, Triangle of Madness wins!

Winners: Triangle of Madness, by pinfall

Thekla pats Mazzerati on the head before she raises her hands with her newfound allies. But wait! Queen Aminata storms out here! She still wants to settle things with Thekla, and she has a chair in hand! The Triangle bails out but Aminata dares them to come back. Wait, Megan Bayne gets in!? And she CLOBBERS Aminata! Megan reels Aminata in, hoists her up, and RUNNING POWERBOMBS! Aminata flounders away and The Triangle approves. They step in, Megan steps out, and The Triangle loom over Aminata. Will The Triangle take over AEW? Or will the Megasus have something to say about it in her own time?

Backstage interview with Stokely Hathaway.

Lexy notes #BigStoke asked for this time, so what does he have to say after FTR advanced on Dynamite, only to be attacked by The Hurt Syndicate on Adam Copeland’s behalf? Stokely says he wanted to call out the “good guy” hiring GOONS to do his dirty work! Pathetic! Isn’t Cope supposed to be a hero? And don’t heroes fight their own battles? Don’t heroes fight someone their own size? Then why is Cope chasing after Stokely every week? Stoke says Hurt Syndicate attacked FTR after FTR’s grueling match, and FTR still stood tall! Now imagine if FTR was 100%! Imagine when FTR wins the tournament, goes to London, and become ELEVEN-TIME tag team champions!!

But Stoke knows there are two people who will try to stop them after advancing tonight in Juice Robinson & Austin Gunn. Stoke tells Austin that if his brother got hurt, the last thing Stoke would be doing is look for a replacement. And how does it feel for Juice to be a sidepiece? And Stoke will say the same thing when FTR stands over their broken bodies next week: Top Guys Out! Isn’t Stoke hurt…? Stoke frowns and hobbles off in a huff. But will Stoke still find a way to tip the scales in FTR’s favor?

Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.

Lexy congratulates Hologram & Ishii on their win to have their share of $400,000, how are they feeling? But Kyle steps in and congratulates them, too! Paragon loves the concept, and Kyle was certainly thinking- Roddy interrupts with a shout of, “KYYYLE~!” Roddy steps in and asks if Kyle’s done asking. Kyle says hold on. He just had an Aha moment! Conglomeration just won 200 grand for themselves, right? And Roddy’s birthday is coming up. So what’s that, Hologram? Kyle pretends Hologram is saying something, and then agrees! They should spend that money to celebrate here in Chicago! They can get Brazilian waxes, even!

Hands in, “Conglomeration” on three! One, two, three! COOOONGLOMERATION~! Kyle thanks Hologram & Ishii for this, ands the bottom line is, THE Conglomeration is reunited! Um, is it, though? Or is Kyle just missing those good ol’ days?

AR Fox & Angelico VS Nick Wayne & Kip Sabian w/ Shayna Wayne!

The Whole Fox’n Show wants to shut The Prodigy’s mouth, and he managed to enlist The South African Stud for that mission. But will Fox & Angelico make for a dream team? Or will the Prodigy & Superbad show what they can do now that they’re uncaged?

The teams sort out and Nick starts against Fox! Nick then BOOTS Fox at the bell! Nick stomps away on his hated rival, then storms around. Nick puts Fox in the corner, tags Kip, and they mug Fox in the corner. Kip fires forearms, the ref counts, but Kip stops to argue with the ref. Fox goes to ropes, Kip tags Nick, and the mugging continues. The fans boo but Nick brings Fox around to reel him in. But Fox suplexes for ANARCHY first! The fans fire up with Fox and he brings Nick over. Tag to Angelico and he fires hands on Nick! JAB, JAB, JAB, then Angelico lets off as Nick goes to ropes. Angelico whips, Nick reverses, but Angelico blocks to a cording hold!

Angelico wrenches through, then has the cording hold on the other arm! Then he spins Nick to put the pressure on again! Nick reaches out but Angelico grabs that arm, double top wristlock! Angelico holds those with one hand, and he messes Nick’s hair up with the other. Angelico does the Bernie Lean, but Kip storms up! Angelico lets Nick go to back Kip off, but then Kip smacks Angelico while he’s back is turned! Angelico runs Kip off again, but Nick CALF KCISK Angelico down! And he DECKS Fox just because! Nick soaks up the heat, then backs off as Fox storms up. The ref keeps Fox back, and Collision goes picture in picture.

Nick tags Kip, they double whip Angelico, then DOUBLE ELBOW him down! Kip covers, ONE! Kip clamps on with a chinlock and he grinds Angelico down. Mother Shayna approves, but Angelico fights up. Angelico fires body shots, Kip shoves him away, then Kip wheelbarrows for a DOUBLE STOMP! Cover, TWO! Kip is upset with the ref but he clamps back onto Angelico. Tag to ick and the mugging continues. Nick mocks the fans, then ROCKS Angelico in the corner. Nick fires more hands, then he stomps Angelico down. The ref counts, Nick steps off at 4, then digs his boots in. The ref counts again while Nick soaks up the heat.

Nick steps off at 4, taunts Fox, then drags Angelico up. Nick bumps Angelico off buckles, tags Kip, and the mugging continues in the corner. Kip stomps Angelico, the ref counts, but Kip stops at 4. Kip drags Angelico up again, whips him to an open corner hard, and Angelico falls as Collision goes to break.

Collision returns and Nick soaks up heat. Kip runs at Angelico but Angelico BOOTS him away! Then dodges him! Angelico hurries but Kip keeps him from Fox! Angelico breaks free, then DECKS Kip! The fans fire up and Angelico backstroke crawls his way to hot tag Fox! Nick tags in, but Fox LARIATS first! And LARIATS again! And goes Matrix to dodge! Fox kips up, PELES, and the fans are thunderous! Fox runs corner ot corner, A-LIST LARIAT on Nick! Kip runs up, Fox ELBOWS him away, then skins the cat, DROPKICK and ROLLING STUNNER! The fans fire up as Fox dodges to then somersault CUTTER!

Fox just keeps moving, and he FLIES out onto Kip! Kip is down, Fox goes up! SWANTON BOMB onto Nick! Cover, TWO!! Nick survives and the fans can’t believe it! Fox argues the count but then refocuses. The fans rally as hard as they can for Fox and he brings Nick up. Nick resists the lift, wrenches out, and throat chops! Angelico tags in to run up and ducks Nick’s roundhouse! Nick jumps the leg sweep, but the EDDY GORDO KICK connects! Angelico brings Nick around to wrench and back- NO, Nick pokes Angelico in the eyes! Tag to Kip, Angelico whips Nick away, but Nick dodges! Kip MISSILE DROPKICKS Angelico down!

Angelico tumbles to a corner, Kip runs up to BLAST Fox! Kip keeps moving, CANNONBALL! Kip then stands Angelico up while Nick ASAI MOONSAULTS onto Fox! Kip hits the EYE OF THE HURRICANE! And now Nick wants in? Kip tags Nick and the fans boo. Nick is a glory hog like Christian! Nick drags Angelico up, chicken wings, and just like Christian, KILLSWITCH!! Cover, Nick & Kip win!

Winners: Nick Wayne & Kip Sabian, by pinfall

From ROH the other night to Collision here on Saturday, Nick is acting like he’s Captain Charisma! But will he be able to handle the pressure that comes with leadership? Or will even a Prodigy fail?

Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.

Renee Paquette is with the Galaxy’s Greatest, who stops her before she even asks a question. Kris says she just has something to get off her chest. Is it about Willow Nightingale? Kris sighs, then sarcastically says congrats, Renee, you win $100K~! Kris blows confetti right at Renee, applauds, and says yes, Willow… She knows Willow wants to move on and start fresh, but Kris was sure Willow would’ve thought to thank Kris first. Kris mockingly answers for Willow, “Thank you, Stat, for stepping in front of the Death Riders for me. Thank you, Stat, for taking me out of that 4 Way and stopping me from losing to Thekla, or worse, getting spit on again by Julia.

“Thank you, Stat, for being the BEST damn friend that I’ve ever had!” But Now Kris will thank Willow for reminding Kris why she doesn’t need Willow to be who she is! Strong, tough, athletic! Kris is thankful that she is herself, because they can’t stop Stat! Well, so much for a #BornAgainKristen. Will the Galaxy’s Greatest ego grow until it dominates AEW?

ROH Women’s World Championship: Athena w/ Billie Starkz VS Alex Windsor!

The Fallen Goddess, the Minion Overlord, the American Joshi, the ROH Gatekeeper and the All In Women’s Casino Gauntlet Winner is ready to add that AEW Women’s World Championship to her list of nicknames and accolades, but she might be overlooking the woman aiming for this title! Will Athena make sure to focus her attention on #TitaniumAlex? Or will there be a new champion that goes by the name of Alex Windsor?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if forever ends tonight!

Chicago cheers on Athena already, and the Code of Honor is upheld. The bell rings, the two circle, and the fans rally up. They tie up, go around, and go from ropes to a corner to more ropes, then across the way to more ropes. The ref counts but the two move from ropes to the corner. They finally break and Athena shouts, “Who do you think you are?!” Athena shoves Alex, Alex shoves back! Alex ducks a shot to hit the takeover, but Athena headscissors. Alex kips free, runs up, but Athena boots the lariat to arm-drag! Athena has the armlock but Alex headscissors. Athena kips free, ducks a headlock and shoves Alex to then ROCK her!

The fans fire up and Athena cheers herself on. Billie also cheers, and Athena brings Alex up. Athena ROCKS her again, whips her to a corner, but Alex goes up and over. Alex arm-drags Athena, arm-drags again, and has the armlock to roll and basement DROPKICK! The fans cheer that and Alex kicks Athena. The fans rally up as Alex headlocks, but Athena pulls hair to THROW Alex down! The ref reprimands but Athena runs, only for Alex to drop down, then hip toss! Athena handsprings through but Alex LARIATS her down! And KICKS her, too! Alex runs to basement DROPKICK again! Cover, TWO!

The fans rally as Athena stays in this, but Alex scoops her. Alex SLAMS Athena, then kicks her around. Alexa brings Athena up, scoops again, but Athena slips free. Athena shoves Alex away, then reaches up to RANA Alex into buckles! The fans rally up, Athena goes to the apron, and Alex pursues. Athena CHOPS, Alex CHOPS, repeat! The fans fire up as the CHOPS keep going, faster and harder, then Athena gets the edge! Alex ROCKS Athena with forearms, blocks a kick, and ROCKS Athena again! The fans fire up as Alex runs up, but Athena slips around! APRON SIDE EFFECT! Billie cheers Athena while Alex writhes, and Collision goes picture in picture.

Athena snarls as she rises up, and she looms over Alex. Athena drags Alex up, and then RAMS her into railing! Athena then drags Alex up, and runs her into more railing! Athena shouts, “This is MY show!” Athena drags Alex up, puts her in the ring, then stalks her. Athena smirks as she looms over Alex, digs her knee into Alexa’s back, and clamps on fishhooks! The ref reprimands, Athena gets in his face about it, but Alex BODY BLOWS! Alex fires more body shots, but Athena BOOTS her down! Athena steps on Alex’s head, then brings her up. Athena CLUBS Alex, drags her up, and then ROCKS her!

Athena whips Alex to the corner, runs in, and ELBOWS! Then she fires forearms in the corner! The ref counts, Athena gets in his face again, but Billie cheers. Athena drags Alex up, CLUBS her, then brings her up again. Athena CLUBS Alex again, brings her back up, then brings her around, only for Alex to roll her up! TWO, and Collision returns to single picture! Alex waistlocks, Athena bucks the O’Conner, but Alex wrenches to HEADBUTT! Both women fall and the fans fire up! Billie panics a bit, but both women stir. The fans cheer ‘A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this main event. Athena runs in at the corner but is put in the corner!

Alex LARIATS, whips, and LARIATS again! Alex gest moving, she ducks ‘n’ dodges, then redirects Athena to LEAPING LARIAT! The fans fire up while both women are down again! Alex kips up, the fans fire up, and she clinches Athena for a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! BASEMENT LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Alex fires up, the fans rally, and Alex reels Athena in. Athena BITES Alex’s leg! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Athena avoids a kick! Kip up and SUPERKICK! Athena reels Alex in, pump handle and ATAXIA! Into a KOJI CLUTCH!! Alex flails, reaches out, but Athena thrashes her around! The fans rally, Alex tips things over, it’s a cover! TWO!!

Athena lets go in time, Alex DISCUS- NO, Athena ducks it to SAIDO! Cover, TWO!! Alex survives again, this is why she’s Iron Will Windsor! The fans rally up while Athena seethes. Athena goes to the corner, climbs up top, but Alex ROCKS her first! Alex climbs, Athena shoves her down, but Alex RISING HEADBUTTS! Alex then YANKS Athena off the corner into a BLUE THUNDER! Cover, TWO!! Athena survives but Alex has the legs! Alex steps through, but Athena BOOTS her away! Alex tumbles to the outside, Athena builds speed, but Alex avoids the slide! They clinch, and Alex FLAPJACKS Athena on the apron!

Alex wheelbarrows Athena, then SMACKS her off the apron again! And then FACEBUSTER on the floor! The fans fire up, Billie freaks out, but Alexa drags Athena up and into the ring. Alex storms up but Billie anchors her feet! The ref doesn’t see it, but Alex sends Billie into steel steps! Alex huffs ‘n’ puffs but Athena DIVES! Direct hit and Athena hurries to POST Alex! Athena roars, then runs in, SHOTGUN! Alex hits LED barriers! Athena grins and the fans lose their minds over that collision! Athena drags Alex up, they go to the barriers, and the fans fire up as the action is right in front of them! Alex fires body shots and forearms, but Athean fiers back!

The fans rally, they go back and forth, and then Alex DECKS Athean! Alex steadies herself, but Athena gets under! POWERBOMB to the floor! Athena puts Alex back in the ring, goes up a corner, and takes aim… for the O-FACE!! Cover, Athena wins!

Winner: Athena, by pinfall (still ROH Women’s World Champion)

Billie played a part, but Athena still wins out! Billie then stomps away on Alex and the fans boo. Billie TOSSES Alex out, then she and Athena go after Alex. The fans cheer for Toni, Athena says Toni ain’t coming, but here she comes! Toni runs out, dodges Billie, and she Mongolian Chops Athena! And Mongolian Chops Billie! Toni puts Athena in the ring, and THESZ PRESS! Toni rains down fast hands, then shows off her belt! The fans fire up for the close-up! SWEET HIP MUSIC in the corner! And then the TONI’S CLASSIC MOVE! Athena flails as she’s caught int he chicken wing, but Billie SMACKS Toni with the clipboard!

The fans boo but Athena says this ends tonight! Billie stands Toni up and Athena climbs! But then Alex is in! She SHOVES Billie and Athena has to jump over them both! Athena is furious, and now it’s a brawl! Athena and Toni, Alex and Billie, and Chicago loves it! Billie bails, Toni HAMMERS away on Athena! Athena runs away, Toni & Alex stand tall! They also shake hands on it! Will Toni be ready for whenever and wherever Athena might try to strike? Or will the Fallen Goddess find a way to eclipse the Storm?

My Thoughts:

A great Collision, but also a talkative one. At least, it sure felt like they talked more than they have lately. Good promo from Stokely to call out Cope, but you can bet he’ll just get himself speared by Cope all over again on Dynamite. Good promo from Kris Statlander to passive aggressively call out Willow and put herself over. Can’t be sure if this is Heel Stat or just Face With Attitude. But I feel like we’re going to get a new Kris VS Willow feud that will give us just awesome matches until they figure out if these two are friends, enemies, contenders, or some combination therein.

Good promo from Juice & Austin to help us understand what happened to Colten, and they had a very good match with Bill & Keith. Good win for Juice & Austin, but I do feel like Stokely’s right, FTR is gonna find a way to win one way or another so that they go to the tournament finals. I like that the combo of Brody & Bandido is gonna try their hands at the tournament, but I feel like the Don Callis Family will keep them from winning since we’re supposed to get Bandido VS Hechicero for the ROH World Championship anyway. Plus, Ricochet & GOA are building up as a Heel trio, Kaun & Liona should at least be semifinalists in the tournament.

Plus, there’s half a chance The Outrunners actually make it through The Bucks, and it’d be fitting for a Faces VS Heels match-up on both sides of the bracket. Callis being condescending with Shane Taylor was a good promo, and of course Callis thinks his guys get the majority of that prize money. Great match from Dustin VS Moriarty but naturally (no pun intended) Dustin retained to give us Dustin VS Fletcher next week. That Chicago Street Fight is gonna be awesome stuff. And great 8 Man Tag, a little surprised the Faces did win, but it seems to feed into this “Conglomeration Reunion” idea Kyle O’Reilly has. It’s a bit fitting given Paragon isn’t at full power without Adam Cole, so maybe we play up Kyle trying to blend the two teams together and it fails.

Very good stuff with Caster, Bowens and Billy Gunn. Going from last week with Billy setting this up as Bowens’ way of getting back on track, it makes sense. Bowens beat Caster so fast last time, but then he gets a little sidetracked with his anger. And he did a good job playing off how Chicago actually did want to chant for Caster there. This could make for quite the double turn if Caster and Bowens have one more match against each other, and imagine how the live crowd will react if Caster gets his first win in 2025 off of Bowens. Bowens would have a meltdown and end up a pretty heated Heel right away.

Very good trios debut for “The Triangle of Madness,” and perhaps I misheard some of their promo last time where they were introducing themselves. I guess they’re already ditching “Sisters of Sin,” that was probably just for Julia & Skye as a duo. Neither name is really the best, but the team itself is still really good. Aminata wanting after them made sense, but then Megan attacking was an interesting move. Not sure where any of this goes when TK can’t even get that ROH Women’s Pure Championship tournament going after promising it over two months ago.

Very good promo from Fox with the former Patriarchy, and a very good tag match from Fox & Angelico VS Nick & Kip, but that was all clearly just to help Nick & Kip get going as a team. I’m sure Nick will keep using the Killswitch as his finisher until they’re ready for Christian to return and team with Cope. Very good promo from Toni to call out Athena ahead of the main event, and that was an awesome main event from Athena VS Windsor. Naturally, Billie got involved and helped Athena win, but I didn’t think Athena was gonna lose her title on TV. Great save by Toni and great brawl from Toni & Alex VS Athena & Billie. I feel like we should then get a tag match of Toni & Alex VS Athena & Billie to help build the title match. Whenever it is we get

I do appreciate that while Hogan was never directly connected to AEW, he was in spirit because of how he and WCW was the framework for what AEW is doing now in being the alternative to WWE. Schiavone was in WCW for that era, he would know Hogan as he was in that time, so it was nice that he was the one to talk about Hogan’s legacy and influence while more or less smoothing over the things people still resent Hogan for. Once again, #ThankYouHogan, RIP.

My Score: 8.8/10