The Cowboy rides again!

After going through Texas Death with Jon Moxley, Hangman Adam Page is once again the AEW World Champion! But what’s next in this new chapter?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Kyle Fletcher w/ The Don Callis Family VS Mascara Dorada; Kyle wins.
• 8 Man Tag: Bandido, Brody King & #JetSpeed VS Hechicero, Josh Alexander & The Young Bucks; Hechi, Alexander & The Bucks win.
• $100,000 Fatal 4 Way: Kris Statlander VS Willow Nightingale VS Thekla VS Queen Aminata; Thekla wins the prize money.
• Kazuchika Okada w/ Don Callis VS Rafael Quintero; Okada wins.
• Six Man Tag: Hangman Page, Mark Briscoe & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS The Death Riders; Hangman, Briscoe & Hobbs win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Tony Schiavone is in the ring!

He welcomes the fans both in Chicago and around the world to the show, and then introduces the NEW AEW World Champion, Hangman Adam Page! The fans fire up as The Cowboy makes his way out here, once again wearing the title around his waist. For that matter, it is the first time anyone has worn this belt since Jon Moxley shoved it in that briefcase. Hangman hobbles to the ring, still feeling the damage from that brutal Texas Deathmatch. Hangman joins Schiavone while the fans chant “Cowboy S*it!” Hangman and Schiavone shake hands, and the fans cheer as the mic is handed over to the champ.

The fans cheer Hangman on, and even chant, “You Deserve It!” Hangman takes a moment before saying, “Y’know, I do think when you say that, that some of you might’ve missed the point. And I think that there’s something more important than that that needs to said. Not from you to me but from me to you. Because the truth is, that YOU deserve it!” The fans cheer that! They even chant, “We Deserve It!” Hangman says, “For all of you here tonight, and for all of you who were at All In: Texas, and all of you who watch us at home every single week, you are the ones! You are the ones who needed and demanded a better wrestler, a fully realized professional wrestler!

“You are the ones who supported a grassroots do-it-yourself approach to pro-wrestling. And you all are the ones that started a revolution to change the world! You all are the reason that we are here! You all are the reasons for All Elite Wrestling!” The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Hangman continues by saying he wants us to know that as we watch them every week, scratching, clawing and dreaming of a moment like Hangman has tonight, just know that they don’t do it just for the world title. In actuality, they do it all for the fans. The fans cheer, and chant, “Thank You, Hangman! Thank You, Hangman!”

Hangman says that the fans do deserve this. They deserve to see this championship! They deserve to have someone hold it and carry it and who understands that connection, and someone who has more gratitude for all of them than they can ever know. The fans cheer that, too! Hangman says on Saturday, All In, Texas Death, Hangman didn’t just walk into a battle, he walked into a war. There have been hundreds of battles all around Hangman to free this title from Jon Moxley. And some of the people who fought in that war have not come out of it the same. Hangman must say thank you to them not just for Saturday, but for all if it.

Thank you, Orange Cassidy. The fans cheer “Freshly Squeezed!” Thank you, Jay White. Thank you, Adam Copeland! Thank you to The Opps, from Shibata to Hobbs to Samoa Joe. Thank you to Bryan Danielson, “YES! YES! YES!” And thank you to Darby Allin. Hangman also needs to say thanks to someone who reminded him why he loves pro-wrestling and made him excited for AEW’s future. Someone who did not get to walk out of All In on his own volition, who paid the price. Thank you, Will Ospreay. “BRUV! BRUV! BRUV!” Hangman is hesitant, but the fans know who’s left for last. “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”

Hangman says if he is going to be the champion and the man he says he is, then he does have to say this. Hangman doesn’t know whether he helped for himself or for AEW, or for one small moment, he decided to help for Hangman… But he will say to Swerve Strickland, thank you. The fans cheer that! Hangman says All In was a roller coaster, and he is not ashamed to saying in addition to buckets of blood, he shed tears. And there are people like Jon Moxley who would say that makes Hangman weak. They’d say that makes Hangman less of a man. The fans boo that, but Hangman says look at him.

Hangman has a wife and two kids who love him. He has thousands, MILLIONS, of people watching AEW who look to him and respect him! And if you wanna know what kind of man Hangman is, look at him now! He is the champion of the EFFIN’ WORLD!! The fans are thunderous for that! Hangman makes sure everyone gets to see the belt around his waist, but he has to quickly turn around for another battle. Will Hangman, Hobbs & Briscoe be able to bring down the Death Riders once and for all? Or will the Maniac have his revenge?

The Young Bucks arrive.

No limousine, they got a Nissan to drop them off. No more EVP status, Matt & Nick Jackson have to learn how to be regular people again! But will they vent some frustrations tonight as they get right back into action?

Kyle Fletcher w/ The Don Callis Family VS Mascara Dorada!

Speaking of frustrations, The Protostar fell short of the TNT Championship. Adam Cole is down with injury, and what was to be 1v1 become a Fatal 4 Way, allowing Dustin Rhodes to take the title. Will Fletcher destroy Dorada as a message to The Natural? Or will the Aussie Arrow once again miss the mark?

The bell rings and Kyle BOOTS Dorada right down! Then he stomps away at the ropes! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Kyle rains down fists! Kyle smothers Dorada, lets off as the ref counts, and Kyle cools off while the fans boo more. Kyle looms over Dorada, the fans tell off Callis at ringside, but Kyle KNEES Dorada to the ropes. Kyle scowls, CHOPS Dorada against the ropes, then whips him to ropes. Dorada ducks ‘n’ dodges, flips over, then rolls back to wheelbarrow. Kyle blocks that to FLIP Dorada, but Dorada lands out! Dorada runs up, Kyle hurdles, but Dorada flips over the dropdown!

Dorada waistlocks, Kyle wrenches out, but Dorada knuckle locks and CHOPS! Dorada goes up, up, bounces around the corner and ARM-DRAGS Kyle away! The fans fire up and Dorada runs in. Kyle dodges but Dorada slips to the outside. Kyle comes back, Dorada RAMS him, then Dorada goes up to the post! Then he DOUBLE JUMP MISSILE DROPKICKS! The fans fire up while Kyle sputters. Dorada runs up, Kyle puts him on the apron, and then Kyle runs to CALF KICK Dorada down! The fans boo but Kyle aims, and he builds speed to DIVE, only for Dorada to slide into the ring. Dorada runs to TORNILLO PLANCHA!

The fans fire up as Dorada knocks Kyle down! Dorada hurries to put Kyle in, then he goes up, up, and leaps, only for Kyle to dodge. Dorada comes back, but Kyle pops him up, swings and SIDE SLAMS! The fans boo but Kyle soaks up the heat while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Kyle paces, then he takes a moment to catch his breath. Kyle stalks Dorada, drags him up, and scoops to SLAM him down! Kyle kneels for a cover, TWO! A bit cocky there but Kyle mockingly applauds Dorada. Kyle then KICKS Dorada in the back! Kyle drags Dorada up, wrenches, and whips him to ropes. Kyle KNEES Dorada low, then hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Dorada stays in this but Kyle stays cool. Kyle shakes his head, then taunts the fans. Kyle soaks up the heat, then stalks Dorada to the ropes. Kyle drags Dorada up, but Dorada fires body shots! Dorada backs Kyle down, but Kyle scoops and SLAMS! Kyle then clamps on with a chinlock!

Dorada endures, even as Kyle grinds him down. Dorada still fights his way over, ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Kyle lets go at 4 to stomp Dorada down! Kyle brushes himself off, even as the ref reprimands, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Kyle stands Dorada up but Dorada fires a shot! Kyle pie faces in return, then scoop SLAMS again! Kyle taunts Dorada, soaks up more heat, and Callis says do that again! Kyle drags Dorada up, POWER- RANA! Dorada covers, TWO! Kyle escapes, runs up on Dorada, but Dorada dodges! Kyle puts Dorada on the apron, but Dorada GAMANGIRIS! Dorada springboards, Kyle dodges, but Dorada handsprings through!

Kyle dodges, but then Dorada ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! The fans fire up and Dorada SUPERKICKS Kyle off the apron! Dorada goes up, up, and SHOOTING STAR ATTACKS! Down goes Kyle and the fans fire up! Dorada rises up and stands on the railing to revel in the cheers! Dorada then goes back to Kyle, puts him in the ring, runs and then baits Kyle in! Kyle gets stuck in the ropes, Dorada gives a YANK and roll back, SOBAT, FRONT KICK, ENZIGIRI! Kyle wobbles, Dorada runs to hop on, CODE RED! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives and the fans rally up. Dorada steps on Kyle on his way to the corner, then KICKS him for good measure.

Dorada goes up, up, but Kyle is up to GAMANGIRI! The fans boo but Kyle goes up after Dorada. Kyle brings Dorada up, suplexes, but Dorada slips free! ENZIGIRI to the butt! Dorada then goes outside, goes up, and SUPER FLYING RANAS!! The fans are thunderous again and Dorada resets up top! Kyle flounders into the drop zone, 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Callis is relieved, Archer coaches Kyle up, but Dorada has the fans! Dorada stands Kyle up, but Kyle fights the suplex! Kyle powers out, but Dorada CHOPS! And CHOPS! And then CHOPS again! The fans fire up and Dorada calls his shot. Dorada reels Kyle in but Kyle suplexes!

Dorada slips free again, and SUPERKICKS! Kyle wobbles, Dorada fireman’s carries! But Kyle fights free to dragon sleeper! Inverted suplex, but Dorada tilt-o-whirls to RANA Kyle into buckles! Dorada runs, goes up the corner, and QUEBRADAS, but Kyle catches him! LAWN DART! And then GAMANGIRI! Suplex and BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, Kyle wins!

Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall

He may not be a champion, but he’s still The Protostar! Kyle warns Dustin Rhodes that he took away the biggest moment in his career, so now Kyle will take everything from Dustin! Kyle promises to see Dustin very soon. Will that be as soon as this Saturday on Collision?

Backstage interview with The Young Bucks.

Renee Paquette finds them as they struggle with their luggage. And she perhaps sarcastically brings up their “brutal loss” to Swerve & Ospreay on Saturday, these two are no longer EVPs. How do Matt & Nick feel about this? Oh, okay, is she enjoying herself? Very funny. Now please, let them find their locker rooms. Disrespectful. The Bucks ask Marina Shafir how she is, and she shakes her head in disappointment. Boy, people sure are fickle around here! After everything The Bucks have done for this company. Wait, wait, who is this crossing out the “EVP” on their sign!? The guy says he’s just doing his job.

Then in walk Ricochet & The Gates of Agony. Sucks to be you guys. AHA~! Matt says this disrespect is the worst. And Don Callis says he couldn’t agree more. Oh, wow, is he here to laugh at them, too? No, he wants to sasy this is an abomination. They lose one match and now the company treats them like jobbers! Callis knows they’ve had their problems in the past, but now that Kenny Omega is “dead,” the irritant is removed, they can do business. The Bucks are the best tag team ever, so Callis would love to do business with them. Matt says to make one thing clear, The Bucks will never join the Callis Family.

But Callis has a point. They could make a business arrangement, so why not? They could use some friends. Callis says they’ll have 15 friends, that’s how big the faction is now. But they hug it out, and Calli is pleased. The Bucks aren’t, but can they, Hechicero & Josh Alexander all work together as a team against Brody King, Bandido & JetSpeed?

AEW shares footage from after All In: Texas.

The Hurt Syndicate was backstage, and MVP asks we forgive his stoic demeanor. He would like to go celebrate, but over what, really? They knew Lashley & Shelton would retain the AEW World Tag Team Championships, as they have over everyone else. They haven’t even been threatened yet, and MVP is tired of begging! Literally BEGGING for a “legendary tag team” to step up! Take these titles from them, please! Stop being scared, it is getting boring. MJF then steps in to say that he is so glad Hangman won the title. If “Dictator Jon” won, there’s nothing to prove there. MJF has beaten Moxley before, and he could’ve just cashed in a weakened Mox.

But see, Hangman winning, MJF has everything to prove. To Hangman, to Hangman’s fans who think he is a “good guy,” that thank Hangman’s the best. But newsflash: Hangman isn’t the best, MJF IS THE BEST! MJF is the best in the world! And MJF does not need this to beat Hangman, he can beat Hangman clean in the middle of the ring, 1-2-3. This contract simply acts as a “break glass in case of emergency.” MJF knows Hangman is on cloud nine, happy, and for the first time in his life, at peace. MJF promises to be the physical embodiment of Hangman’s depression.

No matter how hard Hangman runs, MJF is right behind him, and MJF is ready to push Hangman over the edge, into a pit, and leave him in despair. If MJF has said it once, he’s said it a thousand times: Hangman can be the main character all he wants, because MJF has no problem being the bad guy. Because last time MJF checked, nice guys finish last. MVP says, “And we are not nice at all.” The Hurt Syndicate is ready, but then when and where will they strike?

8 Man Tag: Bandido, Brody King & #JetSpeed VS Hechicero, Josh Alexander & The Young Bucks!

The Most Wanted is still ROH World Champion after facing Konosuke Takeshita at Supercard of Honor last Friday. However, the Alchemist of Lucha stepped up to be next in line! Bandido brought his amigos, Hechicero brought the Walking Weapon and the former EVPs. Which side will have the edge going into the next shootout?

As if the Bucks aren’t already upset, their entrance A) doesn’t have pyro and B) the tron changes to troll them! It’s the combination Hidden Blade/House Call that ended the tag match, and then comic sans and like a screensaver with “NO EVPS” bouncing around. The Bucks demand to know who put that together, but even Justin Roberts’ introduction rubs it in! “They used to be EVPs, and now… They’re not!” The fans all point and laugh at their humiliation. And then, JetSpeed, Bandido and Brody make their entrances, in that order. The teams sort out and the fans bark as Brody starts against Alexander.

The two men circle, tie up, but Alexander gets around to headlock. Brody powers up and out, Alexander slides under the boot, then LARAITS! Brody doesn’t budge! Alexander runs, LARIATS, but Brody still stays up! Brody barks, then ROCKS Alexander! The straps come down already, and Alexander KNEES low! Alexander CHOPS, runs, dodges one shot but not the CHOP to his back! Okay, straps come back up! And the Bucks bail on the tag? Hechi tags in, the fans fire up, and Brody tags Bandido! We get our ROH World Championship appetizer! The fans fire up as Hechi bobs ‘n’ weaves, blocks a kick, then DROPKICKS back!

Hechi dazzles with his alchemy, then brings Bandido in. Bandido slips out of teh bomb to SOBAT, KICK, and SUPERKICK! The fans rally for “LUCHA LIBRE!” Bandido dodges Hechi, Hechi scoops but Bandido arm-drags! The fans fire up, Bandido runs in, but Hechi puts him on the apron. Hechi swings, Bandido blocks and GAMANGIRIS! Bandido springboards to FLYING RANA! The fans fire up, Bandido has Hechi again, and he wrenches to tag in Bailey. Speedball slingshots to KNEE DROP! Tag to Kevin Knight, JetSpeed double whips, but Matt sneaks a tag before the DOUBLE HIP TOSS!

JetSpeed rolls Hechi back to his feet, whip again, then DOUBLE BOOT! But Matt & Nick run in! JetSpeed dodges, and then they DOUBLE DROPKICK! The Bucks bail out, Knight BOOTS Alexander, but The Bucks kick JetSpeed in return. They whip Knight, but Bailey YANKS the ropes to BOOST Knight into the DOUBLE CROSSBODY! The fans fire up with Knight, then he and Bailey DOUBLE PLANCHA The Bucks! The fans fire up even more, and Nick scurries into the ring. Knight goes after Nick, wrenches and whips, Nick reverses and Alexander gets a cheap shot in! Knight DECKS Alexander, ELBOWS Nick, then goes out, only for Nick to KNEE Knight!

Alexander is there, Bailey runs up, but The Bucks ELBOW him down! Then they kick Bandido, set up, POP-UP RANA! Brody runs up, The Bucks dodge to DOUBLE SUPERKICK! They DOUBLE SUPERKICK Knight and Alexander Electric Chair Lifts! Matt has Bailey, Nick goes up and out, and while Nick PENALTY KICKS Knight off the Electric Chair, Matt hangs Bailey out to dry! Nick keeps moving, goes up the corner, and DOUBLE STOMP into the POWERBOMB! Nick just keeps moving, ESCALARA DIVE onto Brody & Bandido! The fans are thunderous as Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Matt salutes, the Bucks are still Founding Fathers. Nick drags Knight up, tags Alexander, and they mug Knight. Alexander bumps Knight off buckles, CHOPS and suplexes! Cover, TWO! Knight is tougher than that but Alexander clamps on with a chinlock. Knight endures as Alexander grinds him down. Knight fights up, fires body shots, then fires forearms. Knight runs, but into an ELBOW! Alexander looms over Knight, dares him to go tag, then drags him away! Alexander stomps away on Knight, taunts Brody & Bandido, and The Bucks CHOKE Knight! Alexander storms back up, stands Knight up to scoop and BACKBREAKER!

Alexander mocks the fans rallying behind Knight, then drags him up again. Alexander DECKS Knight, then tags Hechi. Hechi taunts Knight, reels Knight in, hammerlocks and SWINGS him for the INCANTATION! Knight writhes from the backbreaker, Hechi has a cocky cover, TWO! Dynamite returns to single picture as the fans rally up. Hechi keeps Knight from his corner with a wristlock, then he KNEES down low. Hechi hits a spinning toehold! Knight writhes, Hechi whips, but Knight reverses! Knight hurdles but into a FLAPJACK! And GROUND DRAGON SCREW! The fans boo as Hechi taunts Knight.

Hechi stands Knight up, but Knight fires hands! The fans rally up, Knight ROCKS Hechi, but Hechi runs up! Knight ROCKS him again, then scoops and SLAMS! The fans fire up while both men are down! Hechi and Knight crawl, hot tag to Alexander! The Bucks BLAST Brody, Bandido & Bailey, then Alexander torture racks Knight! TOWER HACKER BOMB! Alexander tags Nick, Nick tags Matt, and The Bucks sit Knight up. E V P- Oh wait, they’re not EVPs… Um, what was it before? The Bucks go back to Knight, but Knight jumps up and DOUBLE DROPKICKS! The fans fire up, and Knight hot tags Bailey!

Bailey goes up, jumps, but The Bucks get clear! Bailey DOUBLE DROPKICKS Hechi & Alexander! Bailey then fires BOOTS Matt, BOOT- NO, Nick blocks that! Nick takes a swing but Bailey dodges to then fire LIGHTNING KICKS! ENZIGIRI! Matt runs up, Bailey SOBATS! AX KICK! BUZZSAW! Matt is down and the fans fire up! Bailey STANDING SHOOTING- NO, Matt dodges! Bailey lands on his feet, runs up on Nick, but Nick BOOTS him! Nick runs up, Bailey dodges the spin kick to go up and TRIANGLE MOONSAULT onto Matt! Bailey ROCKS Nick, bumps him off buckles, and goes up, up, and MISSILE DROPKICKS!

The fans fire up with Bailey and he aims. Nick avoids the thrust kick! Matt is back, he waistlocks, but Bailey switches. Matt backs Bailey down, Nick runs in, SHINING WIZARD! Feed to a fireman’s carry, and Nick goes up, but Bailey slips free! Bailey shoves Matt into Nick and Nick falls down! Matt runs up on Bailey, sunset flips, but Bailey stays up! Nick runs up, Bailey BACKDROPS him onto Matt! Then MOONSAULT KNEEDROP! A Bucks panini! The fans fire up, Hechi tags in, but so does Brody! Brody runs up, Hechi dodges, Alexander is in and he ROCKS Brody! Hechi DROPKICKS Brody! Hechi & Alexander mug Brody while the fans boo!

They double whip but Brody DOUBLE LARIATS! Then a LARIAT for Hechi! HAYMAKER for Alexander! BOOT for Hechi! Brody runs up and SPLASHES Hechi! Then he sends Alexander into Hechi! BIG back suplex for Alexander! Brody runs and he LARIATS Alexander up and out! The fans fire up as Brody builds speed, and Brody CANNONBALLS Hechi! Brody sees Alexander & The Bucks regrouping, so he builds speed again! Bandido tags in, Brody DIVES onto Alexander & The Bucks! Brody then gives Bandido the boost to go up, up, and ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Alexander & The Bucks fall again!

Bandido puts Hechi up top, climbs up, but Alexander DECKS Brody! Knight HOTSHOTS Alexander, he and Bailey coordinate, stereo springboards! FLYING LARIAT for Alexander, ARIHARA MOONSAULT back onto The Bucks! Bandido then stands Hechi up for a MOONSAULT POWERSLAM!! Cover, The Bucks barrel in! The fans are thunderous as Brody CHOPS away on The Bucks! Alexander storms up, slips around, and shove into the SUPERKICK! SUPERKICK! DOUBLE SUPERKICK GERMAN SUPELX COMBO! Bailey PENALTY KICKS Alexander! Bailey blocks Nick’s kick to SWING it into Matt!

Bailey then BOOTS Nick! Alexander waistlocks, Bailey switches, POISON-RANA! But DOUBLE SUPERKICKS hit Bailey! Knight springboards, into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Bandido runs up, but Matt slips around. Nick aims, Bandido ducks, SUPERKICK hits Matt! Bandido swings, Nick dodges, but Bandido POP-UP CUTTERS!! And then a gut wrench, torture rack, X KNEE!! Nick is on the ropes, Bandido deals the cards, but Alexander is there to block the rest! Matt gives Nick the boost, INDIETAKER!! Hechi joins in, REVERSE MONKEY-FLIP DOUBLE SUPERKICK!! REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Bandido is OUT, Don Callis Family & Bucks win!

Winners: Hechicero, Josh Alexander & The Young Bucks, by pinfall

The business arrangement has already paid dividends! The Bucks stand tall alongside Don Callis and his family, will they all be going for gold soon enough?

Adam Copeland is here!

Chicago sings along with Metalingus as The Rated R Superstar returns to Dynamite! He already had the huge return at All In, oddly saving his best frenemy, Christian Cage, from the beating he deserved. Cope gets the mic and smiles as the fans continue to sing along. Cope lets them finish, then he says, “I know it sounds cliche, but thank you.” The fans cheer, and he says those reactions are why he keeps getting up and getting in the ring. But to get to business, there are a lot of questions after All In. One: Did Cope come out to save Christian? The answer is NO! That guy is an a-hole! The fans cheer that!

Cope says from the second he stepped foot in AEW, Christian has tried to make his life miserable. Christian told Cope what he could do with the idea of them teaming together. And then when Cope challenged Christian for the TNT Championship, Christian vowed to cripple him, and become the new father to Cope’s daughters. The fans boo that, and Cope says that was his reaction, too. Then, Christian hijacked Cope’s title match with Moxley at Revolution, cashing in the Casino Gauntlet contract to make it a Triple Threat, and got choked out! Even though The Patriarchy told Christian it was a dumb idea, he did it anyway, and that is when things started crumbling around Christian.

Cope says Christian did it all because of jealousy. Christian could see anyone else win the AEW World Championship, but he couldn’t allow Cope to do it before him. The fans boo, but Cope says he doesn’t really blame Nick Wayne, Shayna Wayne, or Kip Sabian for what they did at All In. And here’s the thing, Cope knows Christian is watching this somewhere, and he’ll remind Christian that he said, verbatim, what happened at All In was going to happen to him at some point. But Christian’s overinflated ego blinded him. So all Cope can do now, all he can hope is, Christian Cage is pulling his giant head out of his anus.

But Cope won’t hold his breath. Cope came back to get his hands on F T R! The fans cheer that! Five years ago, Cope got cleared to step foot back in a wrestling ring. The fans also cheer that. Those five years ago, Cope got his dream back because he busted his ass! But who did he first call when he found out? FTR. Because he knew they could whip him back into show, he knew they wouldn’t pull any punches. They even talked about being a trio, Rated FTR, and winning trios championships. Cope was in a different company at the time, and they were talking about this. Fast-forward and here we are, they could do it!

Rated FTR starts to ride, it is looking good, and within two weeks, FTR started complaining. They said they were in Cope’s shadow, that they were glorified Edgeheads, and that somehow, Cope is holding them back from winning the AEW World Tag Team Championships? Cope doesn’t understand that logic. But what he realized is, with megalomaniacs, they don’t wanna look in the mirror, they’ll blame everybody else. “You (FTR) took four months away from me. You put me on the shelf for four MONTHS! That might not sound like a lot to all of you (fans), but every time I get in here could be the last time.”

Cope has been doing this for 33 YEARS, and they put him on the shelf for four months, time he can’t get back. So FTR, he didn’t come back to wrestle, to stop them from winning titles, but for one thing and one thing only: TO END F T R!! The fans fire up for that! But wait, here comes FTR! Well, no, not quite. Stokely Hathaway and some security guards walk out to FTR’s theme. #BigStoke has a big smile as he goes to the ring, and he has his security go in first. Stoke tells Cope, “FTR read you like a book. They said that tonight, your theme music was gonna hit, you would come out, run to the left…” The fans tell Stokely to STFU already.

Stoke says thanks for the greeting, Chicago! It sounds like a Hathaway family reunion. But as he was saying, FTR knows Cope’s playbook. He’d run all over the stage, use up someone’s annual salary just for his pyro, and then be out here all blah blah blah, talking about how he wants revenge on FTR. The fans boo but Stokely says he has a question: That weapon Cope had at All In, that’s “Spike,” right? Well, Spike is a liability! So much so that immediately after the PPV, AEW, Tony Khan and Warner Brothers were all sent three “anonymous” emails complaining about Cope’s behavior!

So much so, that now, moving forward, if Cope interferes in FTR’s matches, if Cope attacks FTR, even if he tries to shake their hands, Cope will be FIRED! And before anyone says that FTR is scared of Cope, absolutely not! FTR just wants to focus on one of the biggest prizes in the game: The AEW World Tag Team Championships! So Cope, do Stoke a favor and go ffffind a hobby, and just leave FTR alone. The fans boo but Cope nods with a mocking look of contemplation. Stoke comes out here looking and sounding like an angry Oompah Loompah. The fans chant that already! But in seriousness, Stoke said if Cope gets anywhere near FTR, he’s fired? Damn skippy!

But what about Stokely? The fans like the sound of that. Stoke sends his security in! Cope DECKS each guy in turn! Stoke tries to run but the rest of his security bails! The fans fire up as Stoke messed up. Stoke turns around, Cope SPEARS him down! Big Stoke’s big mouth wrote a check his little body couldn’t cash! Cope promises that one way or another, he ends ALL of FTR! Will that restraining order be undone if it means FTR can avenge Stokely? Or is Stokely just gonna have to take the L like he took that spear?

Mark Briscoe speaks.

“So it goes like this. It look like a duck, it waddle like a duck, quack like a duck, it’s a duck. Well, if it walk like a b*tch, talk like a b*tch, and act like a b*tch, it’s a b*tch! And MJF, like a b*tch, you ducked ‘n’ dodged ‘n’ avoided me that whole Casino Gauntlet match at All In. There was only two things that I needed to do that night. One was to whoop your ass. And two was to get that victory and earn that title shot. But Max, after what you pulled off, I accomplished neither one. I thought I’d be done with you by now, man. But it’s just getting started. You see, back in January 2023, I made my AEW debut under unfortunate and unusual circumstances.

“The fortunate thing about it was now, the world got to experience The Briscoe Brothers, #DemBoys, on a bigger stage than ever before. But y’all have only experienced a portion of Dem Boys. Max, a couple weeks ago, you invoked my brother’s name. And at All In, when you pulled what you did, man, you invoked my brother’s spirit! That’s the other side! The chaos! The violence and the destruction! Some people call it karma, some people say you reap what you sow, what goes around comes around. Say it however you want to. MJF, I will make you pay for your sins.” The fans fire up for that! When and where will the Chicken fry up that scumbag?

$100,000 Fatal 4 Way: Kris Statlander VS Willow Nightingale VS Thekla VS Queen Aminata!

While the Galaxy’s Greatest, The Babe with the Power, the Toxic Spider and the One True African Queen all missed out on their own Casino Gauntlet contract, surely winning a ton of cash will make up for it! Who will get some green as they continue the hunt for gold?

The bell rings and the fans rally up. The four circle, watching the others, but then Kris DECKS Aminata! Thekla DECKS Willow! Things speed up, Thekla tilt-o-whirls and RANAS Kris! Then she ELBOWS Kris in a corner! Thekla runs and SPALSHES, but Kris catches her! Kris suplexes and holds Thekla up! The fans fire up and waits until TEN before she SLAMS Thekla down! The fans fire up as Kris kips up and flexes. Kris drags Thekla up, scoops her, but Thekla slips free to mule kick! Kris ducks the buzzsaw but not the HEEL KICK! Thekla brings Kris up to mule kick again, then runs, but Aminata trips her!

Aminata drags Thekla out, gets in her face, but then Kris WRECKS Thekla with a dropkick! Aminata slides in, runs up, OFF WITH HER HEAD! Cover, Willow runs in! Aminata moves, Willow’s SENTON hits Kris! Cover, but Aminata runs up, so Willow moves! DOUBLE STOMPS hit Kris! Willow then CHOPS Aminata, scoops her, and SLAMS her! Then SENTONS but Aminata moves! Aminata runs, Willow avoids the stomps! They DOUBLE LARIAT, neither falls, so Willow ROCKS Aminata. Willow whips amanita to a corner, runs in, and back body blocks! Then LARIATS! Then snapmares, but Aminata dodges!

Aminata snapmares Willow, and wraps on the headscissors! CHOCOLATE KISSES! The fans fire up for that, but Thekla steps in to KICK Aminata! The fans boo, but Thekla runs up to BOOT WASH Aminata! Kris runs up, Thekla ducks and DECKS Kris! But Willow torture racks Thekla! RACK DROP! The fans fire up and Willow drags Aminata up on the apron. Willow fireman’s carries, but Aminata fires elbows! Aminata then hits the QUEEN’S CROWN HEADBUTT! Willow flops down, Aminata climbs up! But Thekla SHOVES Aminata! Aminata hits off the apron, and now Thekla goes up! SUPER CROSSBODY onto Kris & Willow!

The fans fire up with the Austrian assassin as she stands tall, and Dynamite goes picture in picture!

Thekla high-fives some fans before bringing Willow up and into the ring. Thekla storms up to cover, TWO! Thekla clamps on with a CROSSFACE! Willow endures, but Thekla makes it a RINGS OF SATURN! And she claws at Willow’s face! Willow endures, there are no disqualifications so this isn’t an illegal hold! But Willow does manage to reach out for Thekla’s face in return! Willow pries Thekla off of her, both women stand, and Willow fires body shots! Kris CLUBS Willow! She and Thekla double whip, then DOUBL E ELBOW Willow down! Aminata returns, Thekla kicks her first. Thekla & Kris double whip to DOUBLE ELBOW Aminata!

Thekla and Kris shake hands, then Kris kicks low! Kris whips Thekla to a corner, runs in and UPPERCUTS! Kris keeps moving and she BOOT WASHES Thekla! Kris puts Thekla up, runs up, but Kris BOOTS her! HANGING HEADSCISSOR! But Aminata DOUBLE CHOPS Thekla down! Aminata then drags Kris out of the ring, fires hands, but Kris fires back. Willow goes after Thekla and puts her in the ring. Kris and Aminata continue to brawl, then they fight for suplex control! Kris fires body shots, suplexes, but Aminata fights it off! Willow snapmares Thekla while Kris fights Aminata’s suplex. Dynamite returns to single picture as the fans rally and duel.

Willow and Thekla brawl, Kris snap suplexes Aminata on the floor! Willow ROCKS Thekla, Kris joins in, but Thekla fights them both off! Thekla reels Willow in, kicks off of Kris, and DDTS Willow! Thekla runs, Kris blocks the wheelbarrow to put Thekla up top! Kris CLUBS Thekla, climbs up, but Thekla elbows her away. Aminata is up to CHOP Thekla down! The fans fire up as Theka is in the Tree of Woe, and Aminata climbs, only for Thekla to sit up! Thekla ROCKS Aminata, then SPIDER SUPERPLEXES! Thekla hangs there, rises back up, but Willow CLUBS her! And then Tree of Woe CLUBS her!

Willow brings Aminata up to fireman’s carry, Kris scoops Thekla off the corner. Thekla slips free, shoves Kris into Willow, and that topples all three over! Thekla fires up and spider-walks around! The fans fire up for Thekla, then she runs in, SPEAR on Kris! The fans fire up but Willow runs up! Thekla dodges to DECK Willow! Aminata HEADBUTTS Thekla down, then gets Kris for a FISHERMAN SCREW! Willow BOOTS Aminata! Willow LARIATS Thekla, but Kris DISCUS LARIATS! ROUNDHOUSE for Aminata, HEADBUTT for Kris! All four women are down and the fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!”

Kris crawls, and she ends up back to back with Willow. Thekla and Aminata are face to face, and everyone throws forearms! The fans fire up, Kris gets around to BLUE THUNDER BOMB Willow! Aminata BOOTS Thekla, Alabama Lifts Kris, AIR RAID CRASH! Thekla BUZZSAWS Aminata! Willow kicks Thekla, reels her in, BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, KRIS YANKS THE REF OUT! The fans boo but there’s nothing against that move! It’s just cheap! Willow runs out after Kris but Kris RAMS Willow into barriers! They brawl their way away from ringside, Aminata DOUBLE STOMPS Thekla!! Cover, TWO!!

Aminata is furious, but then Skye Blue is here! Chicago fires up for their hometown girl, and the shirt says it all, the Sisters of Sin are here! Julia Hart slips in the back to BLACK MIST Aminata!! Thekla hits a CURB STOMP!! Cover, Thekla wins!

Winner: Thekla, by pinfall (earns the $100,000 prize money)

Thekla gets a huge assist from Julia & Skye, but will the money be just the beginning for these three?

Toni Storm is here!

Chicago cheers as the TIMELESS AEW Women’s World Champion is up in the balcony, dressed all in red. Toni waves to her adoring public, and she says, “Enough of this gay banter. This Whore You All Adore… This Slut You Can’t Rebut… This B*tch You Want to Itch… This Skank You Want to Spank… This Trollip You Can’t Whollup… This tramp is STILL the champ!” The fans cheer that! Toni then tells “Mercedes Money, thank you for going all in with me. We did everything we set out to do. But in case she forgot, I did say before that if she made one false move, I would eat her alive. Well, darling, you were delicious~!”

The fans cheer Toni on more, and she continues, “Now if you want to come back for seconds, and I’m sure you will… Then from my lips to yours, this buffet is always open, darling. Now, I am sad to announce that Luther was injured in the line of duty. I can’t tell you what happened, but it requires reattachment surgery.” The fans cheer Luther on, and Toni says now, her tits are pointing to the future. The fans cheer for that, too! “There are so many people with the knives, and well… I ought to be careful now. Because this is the big one! In this company, in this business, on this planet-” Wait! Billie Starkz interrupts from the tron!

“Hey, Toni! Toni~!” Athena says SHE is the Fallen Goddess, the Minion Overlord, the American Joshi, the Symbol of Fear, Prestige, and Unapologetic Power! She is the Forever ROH Women’s World Champion, Athena! And Toni will be the “white head tapper” no one cares to remember, because soon, Athena will become the Forever AEW Women’s World Champion! And Luther, oh, so bad to hear. But so is Mina Shirakawa! Mina stepped into Athena’s company without Athena’s position, so Athena took Mina’s head! And that means no one is left to save Toni when Athena executes the Casino Gauntlet contract.

So what’ll it be, Toni? Will you die tonight in Chicago? In London? Or maybe… How about this? Athena writes down a time and place, but keeps it secret with Billie. Toni, it is time to stop looking for happy endings. Your demise, your death, is here. Athena & Billie head out, but when and where will they strike? The fans cheer Toni on, and Toni says, “Very well. But if you are ready, I will be sweaty. If you are willing, I will be thrilling. And if you are able, I will bend you over the table, because I am TIIIIMELESS~!” Will nothing stop Toni from thwarting the Forever Champion? Or is the clock already counting down towards the end?

The Patriarchy speaks.

Kip Sabian tells Christian Cage he chose him, that was Kip’s plan, that was his purpose. It was the illusion of the greater good, willingly taking bullet after bullet, because it was “The Father” pulling the trigger. Kip says they pulled back the curtain and saw what the purpose truly was: Supporting his brother, Nick Wayne! No longer under a patriarch, but alongside The Matriarch. Mother Shayna says she noticed Christian Cage had a little trouble getting it up on Saturday. But that’s nothing new for Christian. The reality is, these are her boys! Nick Wayne is HER son, HER Prodigy. And Nick says, “Christian Cage… The answer is simple. You were past your expiration date.

“To the point where you became a liability to me and the rest of The Patriarchy. And I realized that months ago, when you decided to stop sticking with our plans and to go your own path at attempting to become world champion. Speaking of world champions… You used to love to get in my face and to question me as to how many world championships have I won. Christian, have you forgotten that I am only 20 years old right now, and I am the youngest crowned champion in our company’s history? The question isn’t, ‘How many world championships have I won?’ The question is, ‘How many world championships am I going to win?’

“How many more accomplishments am I going to achieve in my young career? How much better could I possibly get? Christian Cage, you created this monster! And now you and the rest of AEW have to live with ME as the NEW Face of TNT, as the NEW Face of AEW, now and forever.” The boy has become a man, will this truly be Wayne’s World?

Don Callis walks out on stage.

The fans boo as the Jackal holds the International & Continental Championships, and he says, “You have been witness to history! The great Okada has defeated Kenny Omega, and for the first time, he has unified the Continental & International Championships! He is your Unified Heavyweight Champion, the greatest in-ring wrestler in the world, The Rainmakerrrr~, Kazuchika, OKAAAAAADAAAAAA~!” With that, Okada makes his entrance to a new theme song as he wears the brand new Unified Championship belt for himself. But will this new chapter be both the best and the worst one yet?

Kazuchika Okada w/ Don Callis VS Rafael Quintero!

The bell rings, the two circle, and Okada kicks low. Okada CLUBS away, then fires forearms and elbows in the corner! The ref counts, Okada stops at 4, and Okada soaks up the heat. Okada runs up to kick low, then he stomps a mudhole in! The ref counts, Okada lets off with a shot, and he soaks up the heat. Quintero runs up, Okada blocks the kick to then ROCK Quintero! Okada whips, DROPKICKS, and brings Quintero right up to ripcord and RAINMAKER! Cover, Okada wins!

Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall

Okada barely broke a sweat silencing “The Quietest in the Room,” and he gets to hold up all three belts in celebration. Callis says, “Ladies and gentlemen, Okada-san has something important to say! Tell ’em, champ!” Okada then takes the mic to call out Swerve! “You screwed my friends, The Young Bucks! YOU…! B*TCH!!” But then Swerve appears! The fans fire up for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” as Prince Nana leads the way. They go to the ring, Swerve wearing a suit covered in gemstones. Swerve looks Okada in the eyes, takes the mic, and says, “Yeah, I did do that. What you gonna do about it, b*tch?”

Callis has Okada back off, the fans chant “B*TCH!” but Okada surely wants to do something. When and where will The Rainmaker look to rain on Swerve’s House?

BREAKING NEWS for Collision!

Not only is Collision back on its regular time of Saturday night, 8 PM Eastern, but we will hear from the NEW TNT Champion, Dustin Rhodes! Will his celebration be ruined by Kyle Fletcher? Plus, Ricochet and AR Fox look to settle things from when The One & Only left Fox to fight alone. Will Ricochet regret turning on the Whole Fox’n Show? And as Bandido continues to feud with the Don Callis Family, he will lead #JetSpeed & Mascara Dorada against Hechicero, Josh Alexander, Rocky Romero & Lance Archer! Will changing up the line-ups change the results? Or will the Alchemist of Lucha only grow stronger?

But that’s not all! Rush returns to action as he faces Katsuyori Shibata 1v1! Could a win here help El Toro Blanco y La Faccion Ingobernable finally go for those AEW World Trios Championships? Or can The Wrestler avoid the Bull’s Horns? And then, with a ringside ban on everyone, Megan Bayne battles Tay Melo! Will the Megasus make the Brazilian Blackbelt #BowDown? Or will it be a Tay-K-O for the win? Plus, Alex Windsor is truly All Elite as she has her Collision debut against Taya Valkyrie! Will Windsor’s iron will prove she’s more than #TVReady?

Six Man Tag: Hangman Page, Mark Briscoe & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS The Death Riders!

The Cowboy and his allies may have won the war in Texas, but nothing is done until The Death Riders say so! Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta stand together, Marina Shafir in their corner, is this going to be the beginning of their revenge? Or can the Cowboy, the Chicken and #MEAT end it once and for all?

The teams sort out and Hobbs starts with Claudio. The bell rings and Hobbs RAMS Claudio into a corner! Hobbs RAMS Claudio again and again and again, then he lets off as the ref counts. Claudio ROCKS Hobbs, Hobbs ROCKS Claudio, repeat! The fans chant “MEAT! BALD!” back and forth! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs LARIATS Claudio again and again in the corner, then short arm LARIATS! The fans fire up and Hobbs tags in Hangman. The fans fire up more as Hangman stomps Claudio, then rains down fists! Hangman does not let up until the ref counts at him. Hangman tells Claudio to tag in Moxley! Claudio tags in Yuta instead.

The fans boo but Hangman and Yuta circle. Yuta runs up, Hangman BOOTS him! Hangman bumps Yuta off buckles, CHOPS him, then bumps him off more buckles to CHOP! Tag to Briscoe and he CHOPS! Briscoe UPPERCUTS Yuta, CHOPS him, then whips. Yuta reverses but Briscoe tags Hobbs! Briscoe wrenches Yuta and send shim into Hobbs’ LARIAT! Claudio runs up but also gets a LARIAT! The fans fire up and Hobbs dares Moxley to try. Moxley hesitates, the fans taunt him with “You Tapped Out!” Moxley backs off and storms around in frustration, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.

The Death Riders regroup to calm down, but Hobbs keeps Chicago fired up. Hobbs drags Yuta up to suplex! Hobbs holds Yuta up for the count of TEN before the SLAM! Hobbs drags Yuta back up, brings him over, and tags Briscoe in. They mug Yuta, then Briscoe UPPERCUTS Yuta in the corner. Briscoe brings Yuta out, suplexes high and hard, then covers. Claudio distracts so the ref is late to the cover, TWO! Briscoe stays on Yuta and turns him for the NECKBREAKER! Briscoe tags Hangman in and Hangman stays between Yuta and his corner. Hangman CHOPS Yuta, CHOPS again, thenm CHOPS again!

Hangman whips Yuta corner to corner, runs up and LARIATS! Hangman snapmares Yuta, runs, and SLIDING LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Hangman drags Yuta up, tags Hobbs, and Hobbs brings Yuta up to scoop and SLAM! Hobbs paces around, Yuta stands, and Yuta CHOPS! Hobbs doesn’t even flinch! Yuta rises again, but Hobbs scoops to SLAM him! Hobbs paces, Moxley is frustrated, and Hobbs stomps Yuta. Hobbs eggs Yuta on, Yuta fires a forearm, but Hobbs DECKS him! Hobbs looms over Yuta and the fans rally as Dynamite returns to single picture. Hobbs drags Yuta up, scoops, but Yuta slips free!

Yuta goes to a corner, ELBOWS Hobbs away, then goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES, but Hobbs catches him! Moxley storms in to pull Hobbs’ hair! The fans boo but the ref has to keep Hangman & Briscoe from storming in! Hobbs drops Yuta and breaks free of Moxley. Hobbs scowls and Moxley is worried. The fans tell Moxley he messed up, but then Yuta CLUBS Hobbs! Now Yuta messed up! Hobbs chases Yuta, but Marina stands in the way! The fans tell Hobbs to do it, but Claudio CHOP BLOCKS Hobbs! Marina KNEES Hobbs down! The fans boo, The Death Riders distract, and Marina throws fists down on Hobbs!

Briscoe shouts, “Boo this man!” The fans do indeed boo Yuta. The ref sees Marina is way too close to Hobbs, but Yuta tags Moxley. Moxley goes out after Hobbs, clinches and has the SLEEPER! Hobbs endures, but then Moxley whips Hobbs hard into steel steps! The fans boo but Moxley drags Hobbs up. Moxley puts Hobbs in the corner, the fans taunt him again, “You Tapped Out!” Claudio tags in, he stomps Hobbs, then he drags Hobbs up. Claudio UPPERCUTS Hobbs, the fans taunt Claudio for being bald, and Hobbs fires forearms! Hobbs backs Claudio down but Claudio trips him! GIANT SWING! The fans fire up as Claudio gets FIVE!

Claudio tags Moxley, Moxley runs and BOOTS Hobbs! Then he tags out to Yuta. Yuta BOOTS Hobbs, then clamps on for HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! The fans boo harder, but Yuta just soaks it up. Yuta runs, but Hobbs hits a SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up, Hobbs tags Briscoe! Moxley tags in but Briscoe fires forearms and CHOPS! Briscoe whips, Moxley reverses, but Briscoe FLYING FOREARMS! Claudio runs up, Briscoe dodges to fire REDNECK KUNG-FU PALM STRIKES! Briscoe shoves then DECKS Claudio! Briscoe runs corner to corner, but Moxley BOOTS him! Briscoe dodges the haymaker to waistlock!

Moxley switches but Briscoe PELES! Moxley falls, Briscoe goes up! The fans fire up, but Yuta distracts the ref! Marina trips Briscoe up! The fans boo as Marina CLAWS Briscoe’s eyes! Marina scurries away and Moxley ROCKS Briscoe! Moxley goes to the outside, brings Briscoe to the floor, PARADIGM SHIFT to the floor! The fans boo but Dynamite goes back to picture in picture!

The ref keeps Hangman back, but that lets Moxley drag Briscoe away to the ramp. Moxley has a sinister grin as he puts Briscoe on the apron. Moxley CLUBS Briscoe, CLUBS him again, then rolls into the ring. He tags Claudio and Claudio stands between Briscoe and his corner. Hobbs eggs Claudio on, but Claudio HIP DROPS Briscoe! Claudio then pulls Briscoe back into a chinlock stretch! Briscoe fights up, pries free, but Claudio KNEES low! Claudio then GUT WRENCH PLEXES! Claudio BOOTS Hangman just because! The ref keeps them apart, but that lets Claudio put Briscoe on ropes to CHOKE him! The ref misses all that, and Claudio tags Yuta.

Now Yuta CHOKES Briscoe, counts with the ref, and stops at 4. Then Marina CHOKES Briscoe! Marina gets away with another one, and Yuta drags Briscoe around. Yuta ties up the legs in a deathlock, then he tags Claudio in. Claudio stomps Briscoe! Yuta lets the legs go, soaks up the heat, and Claudio stalks Briscoe to a corner. Briscoe fires forearms in return! Claudio picks Briscoe up, but Briscoe sunset flips! Claudio stays up, breaks free, and DOUBLE STOMPS! Claudio soaks up heat, then tags Moxley. Dynamite returns to single picture as Moxley drops elbows on Briscoe. The fans rally but Moxley covers, TWO!

Moxley pushes Briscoe back down, turns him over, and he steps over for the STF! Briscoe endures, the fans rally, and Briscoe crawls forward! ROPEBREAK! Moxley lets go to get in the ref’s face! The fans boo but then Moxley sucker punches Hangman! Moxley reels Briscoe in, PILEDRIVER! Cover, Hobbs breaks it! Claudio & Yuta attack Hobbs, mug him and kick him out of the ring. The mugging continues on the outside, and they send Hobbs into steel steps! The fans boo but Moxley puts Briscoe up top. Moxley climbs, but Briscoe fires body shots! The fans rally, and Briscoe BITES Moxley’s forehead!

Moxley staggers, Briscoe stands, MISSILE DROPKICK! Both men are down, the fans fire up, and Hangman rises! Hot tag to Hangman and Yuta! The Cowboy rallies on Yuta & Claudio! Hangman TOSSES Claudio up and out, BOOTS Yuta, then triangle jump LARIATS Claudio! Hangman dodges Yuta to scoop and FALL AWAY SLAM! The fans fire up as Hangman kips up! Hangman aims from a corner, DISCUS- NO, Yuta blocks that, runs, but into a POP-UP POWERBOMB! Cover, Claudio breaks it! Claudio stomps away on Hangman, the fans boo and the ref reprimands, but then Claudio calls to Yuta.

Yuta climbs, Claudio storms over, FASTBALL SPECIAL! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up as Hangman is still in this! Claudio tags Yuta in, he goes up again, and Claudio Electric Chair Lifts Hangman. DOOMSDAY but Hangman lands out! ROLLING ELBOW for Claudio! ROLLING ELBOW for Yuta! Hangman LARIATS Claudio up ‘n’ out, then Briscoe DIVES! Direct hit on Claudio and the fans fire up! Briscoe hurries to stand Claudio up, and Hangman hits an ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Claudio falls again and Hangman puts Claudio back in the ring. The fans cheer as Hangman takes aim, but Moxley CLAWS Hangman’s eyes!

Hobbs hits Moxley with a SPINEBUSTER! Yuta BUSAIKU KNEES Hobbs! FROGGY-BOW OUTTA NOWHERE! Claudio stands, Hangman BOOTS him away, and Hangman reloads! BUCK- NO, Claudio slips around, GOTCH- NO, Hangman trips Claudio to a jackknife bridge! Hangman’s team wins!!

Winners: Hangman Page, Mark Briscoe & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs, by pinfall

Claudio is stunned that Hangman snatches victory away, but Moxley CLOBBERS Hangman for it! The fans boo and the brawl is on again! Moxley HAMMERS Hangman, Yuta & Claudio keep Briscoe & Hobbs out of the way, and Moxley hobbles away in anger. The fans boo but look! In the rafters! DARBY ALLIN! Just like The Icon, Sting, Darby lets everyone know he is here. And that distraction lets Hangman BUCKSHOT LARIAT Moxley back down! The Death Riders retreat and Chicago cheers! Will The Relentless One make sure he puts the final nail in the coffin that is The Death Riders’ run in AEW? When and where will Hangman and MJF have it out?

My Thoughts:

A great Dynamite to follow All In, and it is a great start to this three-week, six-night residency in Chicago. Great match of Kyle Fletcher VS Mascara Dorada, and a great win for Fletcher. Fletcher calling out Dustin makes sense, and I’m sure Fletcher shows up on Collision (which I believe is being taped tomorrow night but aired Saturday) to make the TNT Championship match official. I still think this is the turning point for the Sons of Texas. They still need to lose the ROH World Tag Team & ROH World Six Man Championships, but Sammy can certainly cost Dustin those “by accident,” and then go after Dustin for the TNT title.

Great 8 Man Tag between Don Callis Family and Team Bandido to build towards Bandido VS Hechicero. Good win for the Don Callis Family alongside The Young Bucks. The Bucks’ story is working just how I’d hoped, and maybe even better than that, because I did not think they’d get trolled by Justin Roberts and the production team. Okada of course won a squash match, and Okada feuding with Swerve next is great. Swerve & Ospreay stripped those EVP titles from The Bucks, and Okada can’t feud with Konosuke right now because Konosuke is going to be in the G1 Climax, which is pretty much the rest of July and the first half of August. Swerve makes for a solid first defense of the Unified Championship, and then when Konosuke returns, he and Okada can feud.

Great Fatal 4 Way, and I suppose it is only fair the women get a kayfabe prize money match. It also worked as a great way to officially debut the Sisters of Sin trio, Julia & Skye helping Thekla win that match and get that money. They’ll be quite the force for the rest of the year I’m sure, but there’s only two titles, unless you bring the ROH titles into play. Great promo from Toni, and a great promo from Athena & Billie to counter, and it helped bring the news that Mina Shirakawa is hurt. Mina’s interim ROH Women’s TV Championship reign is over before it truly began, guess someone else will have to pick that title up now.

A very good promo from The Patriarchy in its new form, and a very good promo from Hurt Syndicate. I feel these will all tie in with Cope’s challenge to Christian Cage to get back to his old self. After all, MVP specifically used the term “legendary tag teams,” so surely the legendary E&C Connection will make the tag titles reek with awesomeness at some point before 2025 is over. For that matter, good promo from Cope but I think it went a little long with the fans singing the full Metalingus there. But Cope spearing Stoke was worth it. In fact, FTR should get in on the tag title story, we could have a Fatal 4 Way Ladder Match so that Edge & Christian truly relive the glory days.

Very good promo from Briscoe to double down on being intense and serious as he goes after MJF, and a great opening promo from Hangman to both celebrate his win and thank the fans for supporting AEW and Hangman’s journey these six years. The Six Man Tag main event was great stuff, and it was a great win for the Faces. Darby also making that appearance was good stuff. Moxley VS Darby is going to be great stuff, and I would think The Opps now help Darby with Death Riders while Hangman shifts focus to MJF.

My Score: 8.9/10