Three days until All In!

As AEW counts down to All In: Texas, Dynamite goes big in Garland! It’s an All In All Star 8 Man: Moxley, Claudio & Young Bucks VS Hangman, Ospreay, Shibata & Hobbs!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Bandido & Brody King VS Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis Family; Konosuke & Kyle win.
• Ricochet VS Blake Christian; Ricochet wins.
• Women’s Casino Gauntlet Number Two Spot Fatal 4 Way: Megan Bayne VS Tay Melo VS Queen Aminata VS Thekla; Megan wins and will start the All In: Texas Women’s Casino Gauntlet.
• Samoa Joe VS Wheeler Yuta; Joe wins.
• 8 Man Tag: Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & The Young Bucks VS Hangman Page, Will Ospreay, Katsuyori Shibata & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs; Moxley, Claudio & The Bucks win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Mercedes Mone is here!

The CEO does her dance as she struts out with just her AEW TBS Championship despite being #SixBeltsMone. She goes right to the ring where red carpet and directors chairs are waiting. Mone puts her belt aside with the others before she grabs a mic. “Texaaaas~! Say hello to your C E O! Now, Toni darling, I think we got off on the wrong foot, but I just want this face to face to be a civil conversation. So darling, let’s get to it. C’mon.” Mone waits but Toni Storm is on the tron. “Ah, and so we meet again here in Texas. Only two things come from Texas, and I am at least one of them.” The fans cheer that innuendo.

Toni hears the fans cheer her on, but Mone says she is sick of these games. But Mone is the master of games! Toni is hiding behind a screen, but on Saturday, there will be nowhere to hide. So why not come out here and face her face to face, “you mark?” And Mone promises not to hurt Toni too badly. Toni says, “Who said I was hiding? Hit my music!” Toin makes her entrance, Luther following behind. Toni goes right to the ring, Mone sees the champagne and says how nice of Toni. Let’s make a toast, shall we? Mone has a glass, then hands Toni a glass. A toast to… MONE! Your future AEW Women’s World Champion, #SevenBeltsMone!

They sip, but Mone says this is gross. It must’ve been frozen at some point. Toni says save the performative BS for your entrance, Mone. Toni thought she knew who Mone was, but clearly she was wrong. Toni warned Mone that she’s not like the others. But week after week, Mone has treated Toni like the underdog. Mone speaks in catchphrases, has the authenticity of a spray tan in a rainstorm. Mone has the emotional depth of a kiddy pool, and is also a s*it faced fraud! But in this belt, Toni found herself. But all these belts Mone wears are just masks for her to hide behind. So tell us, Mone, what the hell are you so afraid of?

The fans cheer Toni while Mone has a seat. Mone says she and Toni have walked very similar paths. But truth be told, they are nothing alike. Because Mone has and always will be better. The fans boo that, but Mone says she will always outshine Toni in success and class, and she is not afraid of any one or any thing. She is not afraid to leave it all on the table. She has been through hell and back and made the devil her b*tch. The more that the people hate her, the more Mone wins! And trust her, no one, and she means no one, is going to stop this Money Train! Not even Toni! This all here is her legacy, this is her destiny!

And Mone knows exactly who she is: The One Woman Revolution! The Alpha & Omega, and everything in between! The fans boo more but Toni says, “Legacies don’t exist, Mercedes! One day, we will all turn to dust and be forgotten. We’re all gonna die, Mercedes! Don’t you get it? All that matters is one moment. The moment where you step into this ring, look me in the eye, and you realize… that you fear an ordinary life, but I only fear an ordinary death! Now, I sincerely believe that you deserve all the titles in the world. But not this one!” The fans cheer that! Toni tells Mone that she will go down as the woman that just couldn’t win the big one!

Mone seethes behind her smile, and she says she wanted this to be civil, but she was wrong. This Saturday, may the best woman win! The two raise their glasses, they toast, and they drink. Toni says, “Eat s*it, b*tch!” Mone takes a swing on Toni but Toni slips around to Gory Especial! Mone slips free and runs away! The CEO won’t let Toni steal her signature move, but will Mone fail to steal the spotlight? Or will she make sure AEW is only “timeless” for a few more days?

Jon Moxley speaks.

“I know what you’re thinking, Hangman. With this Texas Death, you’re thinking we’ve been here before and things went your way. But that was one battle. And that was a long time ago. I’ve been beaten before. Been outmaneuvered, outsmarted, outmuscled, but I have never, ever in my life lost a war of attrition. And that’s exactly what this is. You think you can survive longer than me? Will you hold the line under the pressure of attack? Will you hold the line under the pressure of expectations? Will you hold the line under the pressure of everybody who’s counting on you?

“I think you’re a victim. I think you’re a waste. I think you’re absolutely pathetic. You have one chance to prove me wrong, so on July 12th, you better walk that aisle like it’s the last time you ever will. Because make no mistake about it, in Texas Death… You are all in, this time. Whether you like it or not, you are all the way in.” The Maniac has issued his ultimatum, but there will also be tonight’s All Star 8 Man in the main event! Will either man survive Garland to then fight in Global Life Field?

The Young Bucks arrive.

The Founding Fathers edition limousine pulls into the parking lot, and Nicholas & Matthew exit the back. They salute themselves, then enter the building. Will they be ready for the main event ahead of their own All In match? Or do they expect Moxley and Claudio to do the heavy lifting?

Bandido & Brody King VS Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis Family!

A truly busy week for these men here in Texas. Friday night is Supercard of Honor, and that will see The Most Wanted defend his ROH World Championship against The Alpha! Then for All In, the Casino Gauntlet might last long enough to see Bandido, Konosuke and the King of Death enter into the fray while the Aussie Arrow will be aiming for Adam Cole’s TNT Championship. Which side will look their sharpest after tonight?

The teams sort out and  Brody starts against Konosuke. The fans rally while they circle. They tie up, then break. Brody fires a forearm, Konosuke hits back, and repeat. Brody gets the edge, ROCKS Konosuke, then runs, but Konosuke BOOTS him! Brody stays up so Konosuke runs, and they RAM shoulders! And RAM shoulders! And again! The fans chant “MEAT!” with every collision! Brody runs, but Konosuke ROCKS him! Then Konosuke CLAWS the eyes! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Konosuke tags Kyle. Kyle CLUBS Brody again and again, builds speed, but Brody CLOBBERS him! The fans fire up with Brody!

Kyle goes to a corner, Brody CHOPS him! The fans fire up for that, and Brody storms up again. Brody brings Kyle around, CHOPS him into the corner, then tags Bandido. They double whip Kyle to ropes, then Brody scoops to SLAM! Bandido runs and builds speed to basement DROPKICK! Brody adds a SENTON! The fans fire up and Bandido brings Kyle around. Kyle fires a forearm first! Bandido fires back! Kyle fires again! Bandido fires back! Kyle kicks low, throws more shots, then whips. Bandido rolls off Kyle’s back, then ducks a lariat to SHOTGUN BOOT! The fans fire up as Bandido aims his finger gun at Konosuke!

The fans cheer as Konosuke tags in! The fans fire up as these two square up, and then the forearms fly! Bandido KNEES low, headlocks, but Konosuke powers up and out. Konosuke RUNS Bandido over, but Bandido kips up! Bandido SOBATS, front kicks, but Konosuke blocks the superkick! Konosuke FLIPS Bandido but he lands on his feet! Bandido then arm-drags Konosuke, runs up, and slips through Konosuke’s scoop! Bandido DROPKICKS Konosuke down, but Konosuke rolls right to his feet! LARIAT! Brody runs up but Konosuke DUMPS him out! Kyle builds speed to DIVE! Direct hit into Brody and he hits the desk!

Konosuke stands Bandido up but Bandido whips. Konosuke reverses but Bandido ducks ‘n’ DIVES onto Kyle! The fans fire up again but now Konosuke FLIES! Down goes Bandido! #Protoshita regroups, but Brody DIVES onto them!! The fans are thunderous and barking for Brody as he puts Konosuke in. Brody helps Bandido into the ring, they both go to Konosuke, and Brody whips Bandido so he can FLAPJACK him, only for Konosuke to get his knees up! Konosuke foils Brody’s plan, and then Kyle SUPERKICKS Brody! Kyle calls to Konosuke, they get Bandido up, DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER! Then they DOUBLE BOOT Brody!

Konosuke & Kyle go back to Bandido, DOUBLE BASEMENT DROPKICKS! #Protoshita flexes while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Konosuke stalks Bandido to the ropes, Kyle taunts the fans, and Konosuke snapmares Bandido into a chinlock. Konosuke grinds Bandido down into the mat but Bandido endures. Bandido fights up, but Konosuke has a COBRA CLUTCH! Bandido reaches out for the ropes, but Kyle pulls them back! The ref reprimands, Bandido has the ROPEBREAK, but Konosuke CLAWS at his eyes through the mask! The ref reprimands, Konosuke stops, but Kyle gets cheap shots in! Kyle gets away with all that, then tags Konosuke in. Kyle taunts Brody, then looms over Bandido. Kyle drags Bandido up by a wristlock to then scoop and SLAM!

Kyle paces some more, soaking up cheers and jeers, and he taunts the Bandido fans. But Bandido rises to CHOP! Kyle scoops to SLAM! Kyle then clamps on a chinlock to grind Bandido down. Bandido endures, fights up, but Kyle wrangles him. Bandido reaches out with a foot but Konosuke pulls the ropes back! The ref reprimands, Bandido makes the ROPEBREAK again! Kyle lets go at 4 and argues with the ref. Kyle drags Bandido up b y his hair, scoops and SLAMS again! Then back to the chinlock! Bandido still endures as Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally, Bandido fights to his feet, and he fires body shots!

Kyle KNEES low again and again, then whips Bandido to the corner. Bandido DROPKICKS Konosuke! Then BOOTS Kyle! Bandido hurries for Brody but Kyle grabs a hand! Kyle keeps Bandido back, kicks low, but Bandido dodges to run and tilt-o-whirl, SATELLITE DDT!! The fans are thunderous again, hot tag to Brody! Brody LARIATS Kyle, CHOPS him down, but then Kyle kicks low! Kyle runs, ducks a lariat, but runs into the BIG BOSS MAN SLAM! Brody has the fans fired up again and he watches Kyle go to a corner. Brody runs in and SPLASHES! Kyle sits down, the fans bark with Brody, and Brody hits a CANNONBALL!

Brody drags Kyle, high stacks, TWO! Kyle survives and Brody is frustrated, but Brody drags Kyle back up. Brody reels Kyle in, Canadian Rack, but Kyle slips free! SUPERKICK! Brody stays up to ROLLING ELBOW! Brody runs, but Kyle scoops?! And MICHINOKU DRIVER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Kyle and Brody crawl, hot tags to Konosuke and Bandido! The fans fire up as Konosuke pops Bandido up, but Bandido SPIKE-RANAS! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives that sudden turnaround, but Bandido hoists Konosuke up again! Bandido has the torture rack but Konosuke fights free!

Konosuke waistlocks, Bandido elbows free, and “This is Awesome!” as Konosuke dodges the ax handle. ALPHA ELBOW! Bandido goes to a corner, Konosuke runs in, but Bandido BOOTS him! Kyle grabs Bandido, Konosuke BOOTS! Konosuke whips, Bandido reverses, but then Konosuke dodges! Kyle comes in and GAMANGIRIS! Konosuke goes up, Kyle suplexes Bandido to him, and Konosuke brings Bandido up, SUPER- STEINER!! The bomb is turned into a rana, and Brody has Kyle for the SLEEPER!! Bandido goes up, FROG SPLASH!! Cover, Kyle breaks free to then break the pin! Brody storms in, Kyle puts him outside, GAMANGIRI!

Kyle goes to the apron, but Brody sweeps the legs! Brody drags Kyle into a fireman’s carry, but Kyle slips free! Kyle shoves Brody into barriers, but Brody CHOPS in return! Brody puts Kyle against the barriers, barks as he gets space, and the fans join in! Brody runs, Kyle dodges, SPLASH hits railing! Kyle BOOTS Brody over railing!! Konosuke is on the ropes, Bandido deals the cards! ALPHA ELBOW!! Konosuke winds up, but Bandido UP KICKS !Bandido then has the wrists to pop Konosuke up and LEAP to the top rope! ARIHARA MOONSAULT onto Kyle! Then Bandido blocks a shot to GAMANGIRI Konosuke!

Bandido goes up, up, and SKY TWISTER into an ALPHA ELBOW!! RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Protoshita wins!

Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall

The Alpha just pinned the ROH World Champion, and that puts momentum on his side! Will Konosuke soon bring that belt home to the Family? Will Kyle do the same with the TNT Championship?

The Outrunners speak.

Truth Magnum says, “If you’re anything like me, and I know I am, last week on Collision, you saw a little piece o’ history. You saw FTR VS The Outrunners, and you saw The Outrunners ain’t just built for show! We’re built for go! Tell ’em, Turb!” Turbo Floyd says, “Oh, Truth Magnum, how close were we, huh? How close were we? Just that little bit right there where we had FTR. We stood toe-to-toe with one of the best tag teams in the world, if not the best, Truth Magnum. And what’d we prove?” Truth says they proved that they never give up, they never quit! And as long as they have each other, The Outrunners never lay down easy.

Turbo will tell FTR that here and now, this isn’t over! The Outrunners have their eyes on FTR! If you haven’t seen The Outrunners, you ain’t seen nothing yet!

BREAKING NEWS for Collision!

Tomorrow night, the special live edition of Thursday Night Collision from Garland, it will be an 8 Man Tag of the best teams in AEW! The Outrunners join forces with #JetSpeed to take on FTR & The Patriarchy! Will Truth & Turbo help Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey build momentum going into the AEW World Tag Team Championship Triple Threat? Or will Christian Cage & Nick Wayne help the Top Guys out by silencing their former friends? Plus Mistico prepares for the Men’s Casino Gauntlet by taking on The Beast Mortos! Can the Talisman of CMLL shine bright against the menacing minotaur?

Backstage interview with FTR & The Patriarchy.

Renee Paquette is with Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler & Stokely Hathaway, along with Christian Cage, Nick Wayne, “Mother Shayna” & Kip Sabian. Renee brings up the incredible match FTR had with The Outrunners, as well as the coming Triple Threat for the AEW World Tag Team Championships. But before that is Collision and the 8 Man Tag. How is this going to go? Christian says he’ll tell us how it’s gonna go. He could stand here and run FTR’s laundry list of accomplishments, but we don’t have that much time. We know FTR will bring their best, and The Patriarchy always brings their best, so Christian expects nothing but success.

And honestly, Christian likes where FTR’s heads have been lately. He is very impressed. And going into Collision and then All In, if FTR scratches their backs, they scratch FTR’s after The Patriarchy becomes the NEW AEW World Tag Team Champions. #BigStoke says first of all, there have been a lot of miscarriages of justice in AEW, but the biggest one might be that FTR is NOT included in that tag title match. But hey, it’s not like they’re TEN-TIME tag team champions or anything. It’s not like they are THE winningest team in AEW history. It’s not like they had another instant classic last week on Collision.

But hey, that isn’t Christian’s fault. So FTR will be at All In to watch that match. And this back-scratching deal? Well, let’s see how tomorrow night goes. Deal? Stokely makes Christian shake his hand, and then FTR heads out. Christian wipes his hand off, but will the deal still stand? Will FTR make sure The Patriarchy stand atop the mountain so they can get their own shot?

Ricochet VS Blake Christian!

The One & Only not only rejected the two guys who actually came up to him and asked to be in his crew, he then had The Gates of Agony beat those two guys down! One of those men is the Vanilla Babyface, who looks to teach Ricochet a lesson in respect! Will Blake cut off the bald head of the snake? Or will Ricochet find a way to disrespect him again?

The bell rings and Blake swings. Ricochet dodges but Blake comes back to fire fast hands! Blake puts Ricochet in the corner, the ref counts, and Blake backs off. Ricochet runs up, Blake dodges, and Blake CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Blake CHOPS again and again, then whips. Ricochet reverses but Blake grabs ropes! Ricochet’s dropkick crash lands and Blake jumps on him for more fists! The ref reprimands, Blake lets Ricochet go and Ricochet bails out of the ring. Blake pursues, they slip back into the ring, but Ricochet CLOBBERS Blake! And CLOBBERS him again! Ricochet runs to AX HANDLE Blake down!

The fans taunt Ricochet with “BALD! BALD! BALD!” Ricochet frowns and he talks trash on Blake. Ricochet stands Blake up but Blake CHOPS, ROCKS, and CHOPS again! Blake fires off in the corner, then whips corner to corner. Blake runs up, Ricochet goes up and over, but Blake goes up and around to DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Blake runs in, dodges a lariat, and he CLAWS Ricochet’s eyes! The ref reprimands but Blake hushes everyone. Blake SLAPS Ricochet on his bald head! The fans fire up as Blake TOSSES Ricochet out, then he builds speed to DIVES! The Fosbury Tope hits and the fans fire up even more!

Blake drags Ricochet up, but wait, the Gates of Agony lurk. Kaun mockingly applauds, and Ricochet THROWS Blake into steel steps! The fans boo but Ricochet gives thumbs up to his guys while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Ricochet talks trash on Blake as he hobbles over to bring him up. Ricochet CHOPS Blake, then rolls into the ring. Blake rolls in shortly after, so Ricochet storms over that way. Ricochet stomps Blake, then runs to stomp him again! Ricochet talks trash to the fans, but Blake CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CLUBS Ricochet! Blake runs, but Ricochet CLOBBERS him! Ricochet cheers himself on but the fans continue to boo. Ricochet drags Blake up, wrenches and lifts him for a Bow ‘n’ Arrow Rack! Blake endures, but Ricochet goes to a corner to BOP Blake’s head off buckle pad again and again! Ricochet then spins and SLAMS Blake down!

Blake sputters, Ricochet and the ref argue about the corner thing, but Ricochet clamps onto Blake with a neck wrench. Blake endures, reaches out for the ROPEBREAK, and the ref counts. Ricochet lets go at 4, stomps Blake around, then talks trash on the fans. Ricochet scuffs Blake, Dynamite returns to single picture, and Ricochet drags Blake up. Ricochet suplexes but Blake slips free. Blake waistlocks, Ricochet ELBOWS him down, but Blake kips up to SUPERKICK! Ricochet wobbles, but he manages to JUMP KNEE! Blake tumbles out, Ricochet builds speed, but Blake somersaults in! SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO!

The fans rally as Blake and Ricochet rise up. Blake blocks a shot to ROCK Ricochet! And repeat! Blake fires haymakers, then whips Ricochet, only for Ricochet to reverse and CHOP! Ricochet runs, Blake follows then dodges to LARIAT! The fans fire up and Blake runs up, CALF KICK int he corner! Blake then goes up, up, and FLYING CUTTERS! The fans fire up as Blake calls his shot! Blake goes tot he corner, springboard 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Ricochet survives and Blake is frustrated but the fans rally up. Blake goes to another corner, but Kaun lurks even closer. Ricochet runs up, Blake ROCKS him first!

Blake ASAI MOONSAULTS but Kaun dodges! Blake lands on his feet, Liona runs up, but Blake dodges! Liona hits barriers, Blake runs up on Kaun! Kaun pops him up but Blake BOOTS from the barriers! Blake then uses the Gates as steps back into the ring! Ricochet runs up, Blake ROCKS him, but Ricochet distracts the ref so Liona can SWEEP Blake’s legs! Kaun LARIATS Blake! Ricochet DIVES and takes Blake down! The fans boo but Ricochet puts Blake in the ring. Ricochet aims from the corner, SPIRIT GUN! But he isn’t done, Ricochet drags Blake up in a dragon sleeper for VERTIGO! Cover, Ricochet wins!

Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall

And then the Gates are right on Blake! OPEN THE GATES!! The Vanilla Babyface is out cold, will Ricochet and his henchmen stop at nothing until Ricochet is on top of AEW?

Backstage interview with The Hurt Syndicate.

Renee Paquette is with MJF, MVP, Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin, and she says in moments, we finally get the one-on-one Talky Talk with Mark Briscoe. MJF stops her there and says no, this isn’t going to be one-on-one just because Briscoe wants it. Briscoe has to see he’s about to get hurt by the syndicate. The Casino Gauntlet match will be as fast as a snap of the fingers. And MJF will then be one step closer to what he needs, and that is HIS All Elite Wrestling World Championship. Renee wants to talk the gauntlet but MVP interrupts to say the tag champs have a photoshoot set. MJF says of course, go right ahead.

MVP leads Lashley & Shelton to the back and MJF says Renee can rattle off more stupid questions if she wants. Renee starts again but then the Hurt Syndicate makes a ruckus. The tag titles are missing! And on the whiteboard, it reads, “Hey Shelton, since I already pinned you on Collision, figured we would take the belts early! Happy Birthday! JetSpeed.” Knight & Bailey stole the titles from the Hurt Syndicate! They’re all furious, and MVP quotes Westside Gun: Somebody ’bout to die! MVP tells MJF that they’ll handle JetSpeed, MJF can handle Briscoe. They head out and MJF is nervous now. Renee steps in and lets us know that the Talky Talk is up next!

AEW takes one more look at Okada VS Omega, Winner Takes All.

The Cleaner says, “Somehow I knew that this day would come. The shadow that I’ve been chasing… And I was happy to leave it at that. I was happy to close the book. Because on that day, I proved I was the best. And then of course, you had to come to AEW. The Kenny Omega I am today is a different man, because the Kazuchika Okada of today is a different man.” The Rainmaker says, “When I hurt you, I felt good. When I saw your blood, I felt great!” Omega said Okada had to use someone from his past to make it personal. Congratulations. That’s what he did. But he’ll get a different Omega then he’s faced before.

Callis vows to make Omega a footnote in wrestling history, and he’ll be the author behind it. Omega says he’ll do whatever it takes to win. Okada says he’ll gladly hurt Omega, but he might even kill him! Omega says this is all he has left in this business. International Champion, Continental Champion, Unified Champion, one man leaves it all in the ring while the other gains it all! Who will stand tall in the end?

Mark Briscoe is here!

Garland, Texas cheers as the Sussex County Chicken goes to the ring, and he high-fives the front row. He even holds up a fan’s sign that says MJF has a tiny kosher pickle! But speaking of, here comes Maxwell Jacob Friedman. The fans chant “Tiny Pickle!” at MJF while he grabs a mic. Briscoe says that is exactly right! But please, simmer down, because it is time to have a Talky Talk. The fans chant “Talky Talk! Talky Talk!” and MJF says first of all, that phrase is the dumbest ish he has ever heard in his entire life. And secondly, he knows like these fans here, Briscoe is a stupid white trash, redneck hick, so MJF will speak in a way all of them can understand.

“Well howdy, y’all! Aw shucks, Mark Briscoe, I sure as heck hope you don’t mosey on down your way to All In: Texas, cuz if you do, I’ma dog walk ya! Do you reckon y’all understand that or what?” The fans boo and tell MJF to STFU instead. MJF says he doesn’t know what Briscoe is thinking stepping into the ring with him. That is like throwing rocks at a man with a machine gun. So unfortunately for all of you, there will be no Talky Talk. So, you hillbilly, take a walkie walk to your meth lab in Dumpster Fire, Delaware, so you can keep feeding all 95 of your inbred children nothing but shoe leather and chicken feed, you poor!

The fans boo but MJF soaks it up. Briscoe says, “Now listen here, Pickle. It sounds like to me what you need is a good ol’ country ass whooping.” The fans chant, “Whoop His Ass! Whoop His Ass!” Briscoe says it’s coming. Believe you him, it is coming. Saturday will be here before you know it, and at All In, Globe Life Field, the Casino Gauntlet, Briscoe’s the number one man, MJF is the number two, and the bell’s gonna go ding-ding-ding, and Briscoe will commence to whoop MJF the likes of which he has never experienced before! The fans cheer that! But Saturday is Ass Whooping Day. Tonight is Talky Talk Day!

Briscoe sees MJF come out here, try to berate him, but it does not work because Briscoe is proud to be a country boy, is proud to be a redneck, and is proud to have worked hard for dollar he has put in his pocket! The fans cheer that, too! Briscoe says MJF is there with his big money suit, his dumb scarf that probably costs more than Briscoe’s whole wardrobe, and that makes him the “rich guy.” Well, MJF, Briscoe has riches, too. He has his family, his friends, the good Lord above has blessed him beyond measure! And that is something Briscoe just doesn’t think MJF understands. MJF calls himself rich, but y’know what you are? Bankrupt!

Matter of fact, the word of the day today is bankrupt. MJF is morally bankrupt, and he has no soul! And that being said, Briscoe sees right through MJF. He is so predictable. Briscoe knows what MJF will do next. MJF is about to talk some dumb crap about Briscoe’s brother, Jay, try to rile Briscoe up, but he’s prepared for it all week so go ahead, have at it. MJF says hold on, hold on, hold on. MJF would never say anything about Jay Briscoe. Jay Briscoe will go down as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time! The fans do cheer that. MJF says Jay Briscoe will go down more over as one of the greatest human beings to step foot in a pro-wrestling ring.

MJF says there is a special place up in Heaven for THE Jay Briscoe! The fans again cheer, and even chant “JAY! JAY! JAY!” But then MJF says, “However… I do pity your brother. And not cuz he passed away. I mean, that’s obvious. No, see, I pity your brother because while he’s up there in those pearly gates, he has to look down and see what you’ve become.” The fans boo but MJF says Jay must be rolling in his damn grave, because he has had to watch his baby brother go from being one half of the greatest tag teams of all time, #DemBoys, to nothing more than a joke. The fans boo but MJF says in fact, he’s no betting man, mostly because he has more money than everyone here in this arena…

But if MJF was a betting man, he’d be willing to bet, that if by the grace of God, if Jay was somehow still here tonight, MJF knows exactly what Jay would say to Mark. He’d tell Chicken, “It shouldn’t have been me in that accident… It should’ve been you!” MARK TACKLES MJF! The fans fire up as Briscoe rains down fists, but MJF CLAWS Mark’s eyes! The fans boo but Mark turns things around again! Mark drags MJF up, reels him in, underhook, but here comes the Hurt Syndicate! They still don’t have the belts, but they’ll look to cook Chicken instead. But wait! JETSPEED rushes in! They CLOBBER MVP, then throw hands on Lashley & Shelton!

The fans fire up as Knight & Bailey take the fight to the champs, and then Briscoe DECKS MJF! MJF runs for it! Briscoe pursues, they go into the dark of the night! Will they run all the way to Globe Life Field at this rate? JetSpeed keeps going after MVP, Lashley & Shelton, and Bailey KICKS Shelton! Shelton ROCKS Bailey, but Knight CLOBBERS Shelton with one of the title belts! Then they RAM Shelton into steel steps! Bailey lines up a shot, runs in, DROPKICK into the steps! The fans fire up for JetSpeed, and then they BOOT Lashley! And BOOT him again! Then they DOUBLE BOOT! Lashley falls and the fans fire up again!

JetSpeed mug Shelton more, then say “Happy Birthday!” They throw him into more steel steps! Shelton tumbles, but then The Patriarchy shows up? They pick the bones by standing Lashley up to RAM him into barriers! They even THROW MVP into railing! Kip & Nick RAM Lashley into more railing! Christian has a chair to JAM MVP up, then he lets Kip put the chair under Lashley’s leg! Christian has another chair, CON-CHAIR-TO to the leg!! Nick gets to CON-CHAIR-TO Lashley’s leg, too! And then another CON-CHAIR-TO from Christian!! JetSpeed puts Shelton in the ring, and we get TIME ADVENTURE!

Shelton falls, Bailey puts him in the drop zone, and Knight is up top! MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH!! The Hurt Syndicate just learned what it is to get hurt! Will they even survive at All In now?

Women’s Casino Gauntlet Number Two Spot Fatal 4 Way: Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Tay Melo w/ Anna Jay VS Queen Aminata VS Thekla!

Kris Statlander proved she’s the Galaxy’s Greatest by winning the number one spot for the coming Women’s Casino Gauntlet, but now we will see who joins her as number two! Will the Megasus, the Brazilian Blackbelt, the One True African Queen or The Toxic Spider defy the odds tonight to improve their odds on Saturday?

The bell rings and Megan BOOTS Thekla down! Tay BOOTS Aminata to a corner! So much for teaming up last week! Megan and Tay get face to face to talk trash, but then Thekla and Aminata storm up. Thekla ROCKS Megan but Tay ROCKS Aminata first! Megan kicks back, Aminata fires back, and Megan TOSSES Thekla! Aminata fires hands on Tay, but Megan DOUBLE LARIATS them both! The fans fire up and Megan runs up, only for Tay to DUMP her out! Tay goes to the apron, and she CANNONBALLS Megan to the floor! The fans fire up with Tay but now Thekla’s up top! SUPER CROSSBODY onto Tay & Megan!

Thekla fires up, the fans re with her, but Aminata is up top!? Aminata SUPER CANNONBALLS onto them all! A risky move but it pays off! Aminata says she is the one, and she picks Thekla up. The fans rally behind Aminata as she brings Thekla around, and runs her right into railing! The fans fire up again and Aminata is feeling good while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Megan CHOPS Tay, Tay ROCKS Megan, and repeat! Megan fires a flurry of forearms, then she CHOPS Tay again! Tay staggers away but Megan pursues to whip her into railing! Aminata goes back for Thekla but Thekla CHOPS Aminata first! Thekla makes Aminata sit in the corner while Megan drags Tay back up. Thekla climbs up to rain down fists on Aminata! The ref reprimands, he wants someone to get this in the ring. Megan SMACKS Tay off the apron, backs Anna off, and Thekla runs up on Aminata. Aminata drop toeholds Thekla into the chair! Tay fires off on Megan! Aminata puts Thekla in the ring, Tay runs up on Megan, but Megan LARIATS!

Aminata covers Thekla, TWO! Thekla is tough but Aminata has her in the body scissors! Then Aminata uses her legs to full nelson Thekla! Megan runs up on Tay but is sent into steel steps! Thekla endures as Aminata puts on the pressure, then pushes back to a cover, TWO! Thekla is free but she brings Aminata up, only for Aminata to snap suplex! Aminata then hooks Thklea up for some CHOCOLATE KISSES! Aminata shimmies and shakes, then she drags Thekla up. Thekla fires body shots and snapmares to KICK! Thekla decides to try that, and she gives Aminata some GERMAN CHOCOLATE KISSES! Well, Thekla’s Austrian, but close enough.

Aminata sputters and Dynamite returns to single picture as Thekla covers, TWO! Thekla whips, Aminata reverses, but Thekla wheelbarrows. Tay runs in and makes it a WHEELBARROW CUTTER! Aminata storms up to stop the cover, then gets in Tay’s face. Tay ROCKS Aminata! Megan SHOTGUNS Tay! Megan LARIATS Aminata in one corner, SPLASHES Tay in the other, then SPLASHES Aminata! Megan whips Aminata into Tay, then fires up as she runs and DOUBLE SPLASHES! Megan scoops Aminata for a MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, Thekla KICKS Megan in the back! The fans fire up as Thekla eggs Megan on!

Thekla dodges Megan, tilt-o-whirls, but Megan stops the DDT! Megan powers up to suplex Thekla for a FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO! Tay rains fists down on Megan! Kris Statlander is spotted in the crowd, she is watching this intently. Aminata ROCKS Megan, Tay ROCKS Megan, repeat! Megan is a pinball, but then Aminata HEADBUTTS her! Megan runs back up, Tay and Aminata dodge, and then Tay and Aminata DOUBLE LARIAT Megan up and out! Then Aminata rolls Tay up, but Thekla BOOTS her down! Tay BOOTS Thekla down! Megan LARIATS Tay! Thekla goes up, Megan runs in, but Thekla BOOTS her away!

Thekla leaps, but Megan stops the Code Breaker! Megan pops Thekla around to the fireman’s carry! She THROWS Thekla out onto Tay and Aminata! The fans fire up for Megan’s might, and she builds speed?! Megan DIVES and bowls everyone over! The fans fire up again and Megan drags Tay up. Megan puts Tay in the ring, storms in after her, but Tay JAWBREAKERS! Megan wobbles but she scoops Tay! Tay slips free, KICKS a leg, KICKS again and again and again! Tay whips to reel Megan in for the Gory Especial! TAY K O!! But Megan tumbles out of the ring! Tay and Thekla meet now, and Tay is not amused. But Thekla ROCKS her!

Thekla spider-walks around and the fans fire up! Thekla runs in, SPEAR!! Cover, Aminata BOOTS Thekla! Aminata drags Thekla up, fisherman, but Thekla slips free! Aminata ducks, Thekla ducks, and Thekla wheelbarrows to victory roll! TWO!! Aminata escapes, Theknla goes to ropes, OFF WITH HER HEAD!! But then Ford goes after Aminata! Anna goes after Ford and they brawl! The fans fire up for these two as they go scrapping away! Megan LARIATS Aminata! Megan hauls Aminata up, and hits a RUNNING LIGER BOMB!! Cover, Megan wins!!

Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall (will start the Women’s Casino Gauntlet)

The Superbad Girl didn’t save Thekla, she made sure Megan still had a chance to win! Kris and Megan will now start the Women’s Casino Gauntlet together, will one of them be the one to win?

AEW shares their condolences for Texas.

The severe flooding that started in Kerr County along the Guadalupe River has claimed over 100 lives, with many more still missing. And on behalf of The Chairshot, thoughts and prayers for all those affected.

Backstage interview with Thekla.

Renee is with the Toxic Spider and notes she missed out on winning that Fatal 4, meaning she is not guaranteed a spot in the Casino Gauntlet. However, there is no denying her impact since arriving in AEW, and has yet to be pinned herself. Should her name be called for the match, will- AMINATA ATTACKS! These two brawl, security rushes in, and they pull these two apart! The Queen and the Spider want to rip each other apart, will they get the chance this Saturday? And then Mark Briscoe walks in saying that the Casino Gauntlet is going down! He got just what he needed from MJF tonight! Briscoe knew MJF would say something stupid that would fire him up!

And now, the… uh, angry gibberish, and then it is a definite certainty! Briscoe is gonna kill MJF in that match for being a stupid SOB! RAH RAH RAAAH!! The Chicken is fired up, will he turn the Wolf of Wrestling into dog food?

Samoa Joe VS Wheeler Yuta!

The Opps have the AEW World Trios Championships and the Death Riders want them back! But the issue of no third man aside, can The Decoder find the solution to the Samoan Submission Specialist? Or will Joe make sure there’s one less pawn on the board for Moxley this Saturday?

The bell rings and the fans sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Yuta says yeah, heard that one before. The two circle, tie up, and Yuta wrenches to a wristlock. The fans chant “Get a Haircut!” at Yuta while he wristlocks again. Joe wrenches, wristlocks, and he wrangles Yuta to the mat. Joe slaps Yuta around but Yuta goes for the ropes. Joe backs off and the fans cheer him on. The two reset, and Yuta calls for a knuckle lock. Joe smirks and steps up. They knuckle lock, and Joe wrenches to hand! Joe ROCKS Yuta, JABS him again and again, then whips Yuta to a corner. Joe runs in, Yuta dodges, then Yuta comes back, only for Joe to put him on the apron.

Yuta blocks a shot to ROCK Joe, then Yuta climbs. Yuta leaps but Joe says NOPE! But Yuta knew that and landed on his feet! Yuta fakes the belly flop, then he CLAWS Joe’s eyes! The fans boo but Yuta DROPKICKS Joe out of the ring! Yuta then PLANCHAS, but now Joe’s NOPE works! The fans cheer and even Joe is surprised, but Dynamite goes to picture in picture.

Joe stalks Yuta around the way, CHOPS him, and Yuta sits in the corner. Yuta CHOPS back, but Joe CHOPS again! Joe smirks, then drags Yuta up to whip him hard into railing! Joe storms up, brings Yuta around and pushes him into the ring. Joe rolls in, Yuta flounders, but Joe JABS! JABS! JABS! Joe winds up, then KICKS Yuta low! Yuta claims low blow but Joe says it was just his inner thigh. Joe ROCKS Yuta, brings him around, and HEADBUTTS him! Yuta goes to a corner, kicks in return, then throws hands! Yuta fires off in the corner, then climbs up to rain down more shots! Yuta stops at TEN, whips, but Joe blocks it!

Yuta tries again but Joe holds the ropes to block! Yuta ROCKS Joe, whips him after all, but Joe reverses and BACKDROPS! Yuta flies high and crashes hard! Joe drags Yuta up, snapmares him, and then CHPOS him on the back! And KICKS him in the front! Then he drops an ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Yuta toughs it out but Joe is rather amused. Joe clamps onto Yuta with a neck wrench and leans on the hold. Yuta endures, pries at the grip, then fights up. Joe CLUBS Yuta, but Yuta CHOPS! Joe smirks and CHOPS Yuta! Yuta flops around and Joe covers, TWO! Dynamite returns to single picture as Yuta goes to ropes.

Joe drags Yuta up, fires a forearm, but Yuta fires back! They go back and forth, then Yuta KNEES low! Yuta runs, but into an ELBOW! The fans fire up and Joe pushes Yuta into the corner. Joe puts Yuta up, tucks him in, but Yuta CLAWS the eyes! The fans boo but Yuta leaps, MISSILE DROPKICK! Joe tumbles out, Yuta builds speed, and Yuta DIVES! Joe staggers around but Yuta puts him in the ring. Yuta goes up and Joe stands, FLYING FOREARM! Cover, ONE?!? Joe shows some true grit and both men rise up. The fans rally for Joe but Yuta runs in, only for Joe to put him up top! Joe takes a swing but Yuta grabs the arm! TORNADO ARMBAR DDT! Cover, TWO!

Yuta clamps onto the arm for the DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Joe endures and the fans rally up while Yuta cranks on the arm. Joe stands, throws body shots, but Yuta KNEES low. Yuta runs, but Joe atomic drops him! Joe runs to BOOT him down! Then SENTON! Cover, TWO! Yuta toughs it out but Joe is right on him. Joe whips Yuta corner to corner, Yuta bounces off buckles and Joe hits the SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Yuta sputters and flounders to a corner. The fans cheer Joe but Yuta wants the ref to check his eyes. The ref looks closely, but Yuta just uses the ref as a shield! Then he sucker punches Joe!

Yuta fires hands, CLAWS the eyes, then whips. Joe reverses but Yuta rewinds and slips around, but Joe is too hefty to German Suplex! So Yuta BITES Joe’s ear! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Yuta O’Conner Rolls! TWO, and into COQUINA CLUTCH!! Yuta TAPS, Joe wins!

Winner: Samoa Joe, by submission

But wait! GABE KIDD CLOBBERS JOE!! The IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion, the Mad Man, and the mercenary for The Elite’s dirty work is back again! Gabe then rains down fists on Joe, but here come The Opps! Hobbs & Shibata run Gabe & Yuta off! The dogs run off, but Claudio & Moxley will be here shortly. Will the #DeathBucks finally beat down their enemies once and for all? Or can the Cowboy, Assassin, Wrestler & Powerhouse put the hurt on the tyrants of AEW?

8 Man Tag: Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & The Young Bucks VS Hangman Page, Will Ospreay, Katsuyori Shibata & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs!

Dynamite returns as Ospreay makes his entrance, followed by Hangman’s. Following that are The Founding Fathers, Matthew & Nicholas, who the fans boo. Then the Death Riders enter from the crowd, also getting their fair share of boos. The teams sort out and Hangman starts against Matt. The bell rings and Hangman LARIATS Matt inside-out! Hangman then swings on Moxley, on Nick, and on Claudio! They all back off, Matt storms up, but Hangman fires haymakers! Hangman whips, BOOTS Matt, and the fans fire up for #CowboyS*it! Hangman warns Mox, but Mox just smirks while Nick HOTSHOTS Hangman!

Matt CLUBS away on Hangman, tags Nick, and The Bucks both stomp Hangman. The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but The Bucks double whip. They DOUBLE ELBOW Hangman down, then they hit their signature pose. But Hangman tags in Ospreay! Ospreay springboards to DOUBLE CROSSBODY! The fans fire up and Ospreay CHOPS away on Matt. Ospreay whips, Matt reverses, but Ospreay DOUBLE NEURALIZES The Bucks! Tag to Shibata, and he tags Hobbs. Ospreay sends Nick to the corner, adds an ELBOW, then Shibata runs to HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Shibata then HALF HATCH SUPLEXES Nick, and Hobbs is there!

Hobbs ripcords Nick for the POWERSLAM! Hobbs tags Ospreay, then sets up for him, STANDING SKY TWISTER! Cover, but Matt & the Death Riders break it! So Hangman & The Opps go after them! The fans cheer as the brawl is on! Things spill outside, Shibata on Claudio! Ospreay throws Matt out, then PLANCHAS to take everyone out! The fans fire up, but then Nick PENALTY KICKS Ospreay from the apron! Hangman BOOTS Nick down! Hangman goes up the corner while everyone regroups! ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down go the Death Bucks and the fans are thunderous! Hangman stares Marina down while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Hangman & The Opps return to their corner while Ospreay drags Nick into the ring. Nick JAWBREAKERS in return! Then he DROPKICKS Ospreay! Tag to Claudio and the Swiss Cyborg drags Ospreay up. Ospreay SOBATS! Ospreay CLUBS Claudio, runs, but Claudio pops him up for an UPPERCUT! Claudio hurries to TOSS Ospreay out, then he goes out to stomp away! Nick distracts the ref so that Claudio and Matt can mug Ospreay! Hangman & The Opps protest but the Death Bucks get away with all of that. Wait, Marina & Moxley have confiscated the timekeeper’s table?! They bring that over while Claudio puts Ospreay on the apron.

Moxley drags Ospreay up just to ROCK him with a right! Moxley tags in, stands Ospreay up, and DECKS him! Ospreay tumbles out of the ring but Moxley is right after him. Moxley SMACKS Ospreay off the announce desk, then scoops him. Ospreay slips free and he sends Moxley into the steel steps! Claudio sends Ospreay into the steps right after! The Bucks soak up the heat, then Nick tags in. Nick aims and PLANCHAS down onto Ospreay! Nick puts Ospreay back in, covers, TWO! Ospreay stays in this but Nick stays on him. Nick RAMS Ospreay into the corner, tags Claudio, and Claudio stands Ospreay up, only for Ospreay to fire hands!

Ospreay and Claudio brawl, but then Claudio lifts Ospreay up for a BEARHUG! Ospreay endures the squeeze while Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally, Ospreay reaches out, but he’s too far from the ropes. Ospreay BELL CLAPS Claudio to get free! Claudio keeps Ospreay from the corner, KNEES low, then whips him into the corner. Claudio BLASTS Hobbs, sucker punches Shibata, then runs in at Ospreay. Ospreay dodges and Claudio POSTS himself! Moxley tags in and keeps Ospreay from his corner! Moxley suplex but Ospreay fights that, to snap suplex in return! The fans fire up, hot tag to Hangman!

Moxley runs away, so Hangman rallies on The Bucks and Claudio instead! Hangman BOOTS Matt, triangle jump LARIATS Claudio, then dodges Matt to scoop and FALL AWAY SLAM! Hangman kips up and the fans fire up! Hangman hurries to PLANCHA onto Claudio! He blocks Nick’s kick to THROW him for a loop! Nick stumbles in, Hangman aims, but Claudio anchors Hangman’s feet! Hangman kicks free and ASAI MOONSAULTS Claudio! Hangman hurries in, he blocks Nick’s superkick, and he SWINGS it into Matt! ROLLING ELBOW for Nick! Matt runs up, Hangman POP-UP POWERBOMBS! Cover, Nick breaks it!

Hangman TOSSES Nick out, Alabama Lifts Matt, but Matt tags Claudio! Matt slips free to send Hangman into Claudio’s arms! But Hangman BOOTS Claudio away! Tag to Hobbs! The fans fire up and chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as these two step up. Claudio fires a forearm, Hobbs fires back, and the fans chant “MEAT!” with every shot! Claudio KNEES low, short arm LARIATS, but Hobbs doesn’t budge!? Hobbs KNEES low, then swings, but Claudio dodges, only for Hobbs to CLOBBER him! The fans fire up as Claudio goes to a corner! The fans then join in as Hobbs shouts, “MEAT!” Hobbs runs in at Claudio, LARIAT!

Hobbs LARIATS again and again, “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs gives seven servings, then the short arm LARIAT! The fans fire up as the straps come down! But Moxley runs up to BOOT Hobbs! Hobbs rebounds to LARIAT Moxley! Tag to Shibata and he runs up, BOOT for Claudio! Shibata JABS and CHOPS on Claudio while the fans fire up! Shibata brings Claudio up, reels him in, but Claudio suplexes! Shibata slips free, SLEEPER!! Shibata sits Claudio down, KICKS him in the back, then runs to PENALTY KICK him in the front! But Claudio catches the kick!? And then Nick SUPERKICKS Shibata!

Hangman is up, he blocks a kick to spin Nick and Alabama Lift! But Matt SUPERKICKS Hangman! Nick sunset flips, rolls through, The Bucks DOUBLE SUPERKICK! But Ospreay is in, BOOT for Matt, HEEL KICK for Nick, then he whips Nick to ropes. Nick reverses, Ospreay handsprings, but The Bucks pass him up and over to DOUBLE SUPERKICK!! Then SUPERKICK for Hobbs! Hobbs stays up, SUPERKICK again! Hobbs eggs The Bucks on, but then DOUBLE SUPERKICKS send Hobbs into the arms of The Death Riders! Matt distracts the ref so that they miss the DOUBLE POWERBOMB through the table!!

The Bucks have Shibata, E V P TRIGGER!! Then a DIVE onto Ospreay! PLANCHA onto Hangman! NEUTRALIZER by Claudio, BULLY CHOKE by Moxley!! Shibata is OUT, The Death Bucks win!!

Winners: Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & The Young Bucks, by submission

Moxley won’t let go of Shibata, but Hangman is back! Hangman fires hands on Moxley, but Claudio gets after him! The Bucks rush back in, and then Yuta & Gabe return from wherever they were hiding! The fans boo as the full Death Riders and friends, if that’s what we can call them, mug Hangman together! Marina finds a steel chain and hands it to Moxley! Moxley uses it to CHOKE Hangman! Ospreay is back up but he gets mugged, too! Ospreay and Hangman are stomped over and over, then Moxley has Marina bring out plastic bags! They’re gonna do Ospreay and Hangman like they did Bryan Danielson!!

The fans boo as The Bucks have the honors of opening the bags, but wait! SWERVE STRICKLAND is back?! And he’s driving some heavy machinery? Swerve says, “I once told a man that he would have to choose between hate and success. Between peace and vengeance. Then I was reminded… They’re one in the same. See Matt, Nick, everything that we’ve been through this past year has been about control. It’s always been about control. And right now, I’m about to take it back. Well, some of it. I’ma leave the rest of it for me and Will Ospreay this Saturday at All In. So pay attention, gentlemen. Because this is how vengeance breeds.”

Swerve drives his excavator right up to the Founding Fathers mobile! And SMASHES IT!! Which was more expensive? The limousine itself or all the detailing? The Bucks freak out as Swerve SMASHES the back end, too! The Bucks rush out of the arena but there’s no saving the car now! And then Joe rushes in, tipping the scales back into The Opps’ favor! The brawl is back on, URENAGE for Moxley! LARIAT for Claudio! Ospreay CLOBBERS Gabe, Joe TOSSES Claudio, and then Ospreay goes up! ARIHARA MOONSAULT onto everybody! Swerve keeps going with the limo, and he TIPS IT OVER! “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”

The fans fire up as Swerve has done his part. Hangman runs up on Moxley, DISCUS LARIAT! Hangman goes to the apron, then BUCK- UPPERCUT from Claudio! But Hangman still LARIATS Claudio in return! Hangman and Moxley stare down, and now Hangman has the steel chain! Hangman wraps it around his fist but Marina gets Moxley outta there! The Problem knows that this won’t end well for Moxley. The Death Riders take a tactical retreat, but will nothing stop Hangman from ending the reign of terror once and for all? As for The Bucks, they’re two minutes too late to save their car! “How’re we gonna financially recover from this?!”

The Bucks are furious with Swerve, and then Prince Nana has to rub it in. Oh wait, Swerve hits a KILL STOMP from outta nowhere! “I found the fathers! HAHA!” Will Swerve & Ospreay add insult to injury by stripping The Bucks of their Executive Vice President status? Or will The Bucks make Swerve & Ospreay pay by taking away their title opportunities for an entire year? Who will be ready to go All In?

My Thoughts:

An awesome Dynamite for the go-home, really good builds in every segment. Toni and Mone opening was great, and Toni had the best lines. They almost brawled, but with Mone running away, I feel like that means Toni stood tall. And that would mean Mone wins the AEW Women’s World Championship to truly reach an Ultimo Dragon level of belts on her. If that’s what we get, that’s pretty wild. At the same time, the Women’s Casino Gauntlet winner could then be set up to beat Mone. Kris Statlander still stands as a great choice, and then we got a great Fatal 4 Way (though a little clunky to start). Great win for Megan, and I really liked Aminata and Thekla brawling backstage.

Great tying of builds together through the Hurt Syndicate. JetSpeed pulling off belt theft was a clever way to keep Hurt Syndicate from helping MJF with Briscoe to start. Great stuff with the “Talky Talk,” Briscoe continues to be underrated as a promo guy. And when MJF said he wasn’t gonna insult Jay, I could just feel he’d flip it to insult Mark with such morbid ideas. Great brawl that then brought out Hurt Syndicate but also their contenders. With JetSpeed and Patriarchy both beating the Hurt Syndicate down that badly, that certainly indicates the Syndicate finds a way to win. Very good promo from The Outrunners, and very good response promo from FTR and Patriarchy. That 8 Man Tag will also be part of the math, but I feel like the losers in the 8 Man Tag will then take the pin in the Triple Threat.

Great match from Ricochet VS Blake, but of course The Gates of Agony helped out. Makes Ricochet a little weak needing help against Blake, but Blake therefore looks strong, and the fans sure had his back. Maybe Blake Christian and Lee Johnson work with AR Fox for a Six Man Tag with Ricochet & Gates, but even that feels like Ricochet & Gates win. Great tag match of Bandido & Brody VS Protoshita, and great win for Protoshita. However, that would make me think Konosuke does NOT win the ROH World Championship at Supercard. As I said last week, that’s a tough one, because Konosuke does deserve something, but he is a bit above ROH already, so I suppose it’s fine.

Very good video promo from Okada VS Omega, though it doesn’t add to the go-home math. And Tony Khan posted on social media that the Unified Championship doesn’t even get rid of the International or Continental, the winner will hold all three belts at once, so… it’s literally just the Okada VS Omega title! But whatever, the match will be awesome, the winner will have earned it, and there will be countless possibilities for after. Maybe the Unified Champion does double headers of defending the International and the Continental titles, or maybe a series of Winner Takes All matches. Either way, I feel like they should just pull the trigger on Okada VS Takeshita.

And naturally, great stuff with the top stories. Samoa Joe VS Wheeler Yuta was great, and I figured Joe would win. But Gabe Kidd attacking makes me think they’re gonna do the boring thing and have Gabe step in as the third man for the trios title match. I would rather they have Hook pull a Bash at the Beach Hogan nWo move. Plus, Gabe should focus on NJPW, the G1 Climax is coming so when would he be stateside to be part of the Death Rider story past All In? Either way, great stuff in the 8 Man Tag main event, and there’s a lot of math to unpack here. Death Bucks win the match, but then Swerve wrecks The Bucks and their limo. Meanwhile, Hangman at least ran Moxley off.

I really hope that despite how it looks, all the Faces win at All In. Ospreay and Swerve can’t be kept from the world title for a year while The Bucks continue to be insufferable Heel authority figures. Honestly, I don’t think we can take another build of Moxley as world champion when Hangman has overcome his inner demons, won the Owen Hart Cup, and has all this support from both the fans and his peers. Just as WWE once gave us “everything we wanted” for WrestleMania 35 (Rollins beating Lesnar, KofiMania prevailing, and Becky winning the Triple Threat against Charlotte and Ronda), we need this All In to be the same.

My Score: 9/10