The Young Bucks? Never heard of ’em.

AEW is 24 hours away from stepping through the Forbidden Door, and Collision is going big in Glasgow, Scotland with Paragon VS Matt & Nick Jackson!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• 8 Man Tag: Hiromu Takahashi & Team Sky Flight VS The Don Callis Family; Hiromu & Sky Flight win.
• Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Isla Dawn; Megan wins.
• Willow Nightingale & Queen Aminata VS Julia Hart & Skye Blue; Willow & Aminata win.
• Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge: Max Caster VS Zack Sabre Jr; ZSJ wins.
• Konosuke Takeshita w/ Don Callis VS Tomohiro Ishii; Konosuke wins.
• “Big Bill” Morrissey w/ Bryan Keith VS Mark Andrews; Bill wins.
• Gates of Agony VS Grizzled Young Veterans; GOA wins.
• Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong VS The Young Bucks; The Young Bucks win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Don Callis is here!

And Glasgow boos as The Jackal says, “Ladies and gentlemen, it’s my pleasure to introduce to you, in his native language of Spanish… Cabrones y cabrones, me gusto los pollos muy loco… From Monterey, Mexico, yo soy Hechicerooooooooo~!” Callis still gets things wrong, but he still leads his family to the ring for this big opening contest.

8 Man Tag: Hiromu Takahashi & Team Sky Flight VS The Don Callis Family!

With less than 24 hours left, the Ticking Timebomb teams with Scorpio Sky and the Martins to tune up for Forbidden Door! Will Hiromu be ready to face Kyle Fletcher for the TNT Championship? Or will Hechicero, Lance Archer, Rocky Romero & Josh Alexander all make things a lot easier for the Protostar tomorrow?

The teams sort out and Hiromu starts against the Walking Weapon. The fans rally up as the two storm up and fire CHOP! Then they fire forearms! Alexander whips, Hiromu reverses then blows past to RANA! The fans fire up as Rocky runs in, and Hiromu dodge. Hiromu kicks, whips, and LARIATS in the corner! Then Hiromu LARIATS Alexander! Then he baits Rocky in, dodges, and SHOTGUNS Rocky into Alexander! The fans fire up as Hiromu keeps going, LARIAT and snapmare for the basement DROPKCIK! The fans fire up with Hiromu and he brings Alexander up. Hiromu bumps Alexander off buckles then tags Scorpio.

Scorpio wrenches but Alexander knees low. Tag to Hechi but Scorpio fires shots first. Hechi wrenches, whips, but Scorpio BOOTS him! Scorpio goes out, RAMS into Hechi, then slingshots to RANA! Hechi tumbles, tag to Dante, and Dante runs up to GAMANGIRI! Dante brings Hechi around, bumps him off buckles, then LARIATS! Tag to Darius, he snap suplexes and kips up, Dante slingshot SENTONS! Alexander runs in, Dante dodges to let Darius take a swing. Alexander slips around, waistlocks, but Darius TOSSES Dante up and over! Dante then helps Darius TORNADO DDT Alexander! But Archer DECKS Darius!

Darius sets up, Dante hits OPOETRY IN FLIGHT! Archer is down, Darius DIVES, but Archer catches him! APRON CHOKE SLAM! Feed to Hechi’s SENTON! Cover, TWO! Hechi drags Darius up, tags Archer, and they mug Darius. Archer then CLUBS Darius, whips him to a corner, but Darius fights off the rest of the family! Darius goes up and over Archer, hot tag to Dante! GAMANGIRI for Archer, then fast hands! The fans fire up as Dante HAMMERS away! Dante runs, he dodges a lariat, but Alexander gets a cheap shot in! Dante DECKS Alexander for it, but Archer TOSSES Dante up and over! Then Archer BLASTS Sky Flight!

Archer DECKS Dante and fires up! The fans are torn, but Archer tags Rocky in. They mug Dante, then Rocky snapmares for a run, and a run, and a basement DROPKICK! Rocky does his sliding soccer celebration and the fans boo. Rocky drags Dante over, tags Hechi, and Hechi slingshots to stomp! The fans rally as Hechi basement ENZIGIRIS! Cover, TWO! Dante crawls but Hechi keeps Dante from his corner. GROUND DRAGON SCREW! And then a spinning toehold! Hechi twists Dante’s other foot, but Dante kicks at him. Hechi has both legs, he drags Dante around, tag to Alexander so that he can stomp Dante.

Alexander brings Dante up, ROCKS him, then wrenches to whip. Dante BOOTS Alexander, goes up, but Alexander fireman’s carries! GUT BUSTER DROP! And then a GUT WRENCH PLEX! Alexander soaks up cheers and jeers while Collision goes picture in picture.

Rocky talks smack while Alexander drags Dante up. Dante throws body shots but Alexander BOOTS him down! Alexander tags Rocky, they mug Dante, then Rocky brings Dante around, only for Dante to fire forearms! They go back and forth, and Rocky DECKS Dante! Tag to Archer, Archer puts Dante in a corner, and Archer CHOPS! Dante dodges the next chop to fire CHOPS of his own, but Archer just eggs him on! Dante CHOPS and CHPOS, but Archer DECKS Dante again! Archer tags Hechi, Hechi storms up on Dante, and Hechi stands Dante up for the hammerlock and swing! SWINGING BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!

Dante toughs it out for the team but Hechi drags him back up. Hechi wrenches Dante, throws a body blow, then tags Archer. They mug Dante again, and then Archer puts Dante in a corner. Archer fires haymakers, sits Dante down, but the fans rally up. Archer looms over Dante while soaking up cheers and jeers, then he stands on Dante! The ref counts, Archer steps off, but that lets Hechi get a cheap shot in! Archer taunts Hiromu, then goes back to Dante. Collision returns to single picture and he whips Dante corner to corner. Archer runs up, Dante dodges, and Dante slingshots up and around! Dante GAMANGIRIS and springboards, but into a choke grip!

Archer pops Dante up but Dante RANAS! The fans fire up while both men are down! Hot tags to Rocky and Scorpio! Scorpio dodges Rocky, sends him into Hechi, then LARIATS! And LARIATS! Scorpio kicks, KNEE LIFTS, then swings, but Rocky dodges, only to get a SKY HIGH! Alexander runs in but Scorpio drop toeholds, to then DOUBLE STOMP! The fans fire up, Rocky storms up, but Scorpio CUTTERS and rolls back, dragon sleeper! Hiromu intercepts Hechi, Darius and Alexander scrap, but the Family clears out Hiromu and Top Flight! Hechi wrenches Scorpio into a modified Cobra Twist! The fans rally as Scorpio endures!

Archer CLOBBERS Hiromu then CLBOBERS Darius! Hechi spins Scorpio, then feeds to Archer, HELLICOASTER! Hechi then opens Scorpio up, REVERSE MONKEY FLIP into Alexander’s DDT! Then Rocky hops up onto Archer’s shoulders, ELECTRIC CHAIR SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Scorpio survives and the fans rally up! Rocky stomps around, runs up, SLICED ROCKY! Cover, Hiromu breaks it! The fans cheer but Alexander has Hiromu! Hiromu wrenches free, Alexander avoids the lariat, then Alexander ripcords, only for Hiromu to SUPERKICK! Hiromu then eggs Hechi on, but Hechi wrenches and shoves him. Hechi runs and turns hurdle into FLAPJACK!

Hechi drops an ELBOW< then shows off with his alchemy! Hiromu whips, Hechi reverses, and Hechi step-up KNEES Hiromu! But Top Flight is in! They UPPERCUT, SHOTGUN and GERMAN SUPELX! But Archer DOUBLE LARIATS Top Flight! Archer says, “Everybody dies!” But Top Flight kick him first! They reel Archer in, but he blocks the suplex! They block his double suplex, and they DOUBLE STALLING SUPLEX Archer! But Rocky CLOBBERS Darius into Dante! Then he TOSSES Darius! Scorpio is up, he dodges the haymaker to DROPKICK! Tag to Hiromu! Hiromu swings, Rocky dodges, but Hiromu LARIATS!

The fans fire up as Hiromu fireman’s carries, but Rocky CLAWS the eyes! Rocky cravats, but Scorpio saves Hiromu from Sliced Bread to hit a T K O! Top Flight joins in, they and Scorpio TRIPLE DIVE onto The Don Callis Family! The fans are fired up as Hiromu has Rocky for the TIMEBOMB 1.5!! Cover, Hiromu & Sky Flight win!

Winners: Hiromu Takahashi & Sky Flight, by pinfall

A great win for Hiromu and his new pals, but then Kyle Fletcher appears! The TNT Champion makes his presence known, and says he will hold this title for as long as he pleases! But will the Aussie Arrow hit the mark? Or will the Ticking Timebomb blow up all Kyle’s plans for the future?

Hook sends a message.

In a stop motion film, his action figures fight each other on top of the framed FTW Championship belt. The one in white shorts wins, but what does this mean for when the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil finally returns to AEW?

Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Isla Dawn!

The Megasus may want to dominate AEW, but she’s about to face Scotland’s own Wicked Witch. Will it be a new dawn with Isla in town? Or will even she be made to #BowDown?

The bell rings and the fans rally for Isla. Megan brushes that off as she and Isla tie up. Megan waistlocks then SLAMS Isla, then “kicks dirt” at her. The fans boo but Megan smirks and runs, only for Isla to drop down. Megan CLOBBERS Isla and soaks up the heat. Megan drags Isla up, RAMS her into the corner, then CHOPS! The fans rally for Isla but Megan just gets annoyed now. Megan CHOPS Isla, then bumps her off buckles. Megan winds up again, but Isla dodges the chop to fire fast hands! The fans fire up but Megan shoves Isla back. Isla slips around, waistlocks, then KNEES Megan to DROPKICK her to the corner!

The fans fire up as Isla ELBOWS Megan in the corner, then waistlocks, only for Megan to fight off the saido. Megan suplexes, but Isla slips free! Isla ducks ‘n’ dodges to CROSSBODY, but into Megan’s arms! Megan FALL AWAY SLAMS! The fans boo but Megan stalks Isla. Megan scoops to SLAM Isla, then scoops to SLAM her again! And then a scoop and SLAM again! Isla clutches an arm while the fans boo. Megan & Ford soak that up, but Isla fires forearms! Megan DECKS Isla in return! Megan storms up on Isla as the fans still cheer Isla on. Megan LARIATS Isla down! Megan paces, Ford taunts Isla, and Megan runs side to side to BOOT Isla in the corner!

Megan reels Isla in, BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Megan kicks at Isla, eggs her on, then makes her look at the camera. Megan grins as she pie faces Isla, but Isla fires body shots. The fans rally, but Megan CLUBS Isla! Megan reels Isla in, lifts, but Isla fights it! Isla fights and gets free, then dodges a boot to throat chop! Isla fires off fast kicks and fists! Isla whips, Megan reverses, but Isla dodges in the corner! Isla comes back to BOOT! Isla runs corner to corner again, JUMP KNEE! Isla ROCKS Megan, then runs to KNEE her down! Cover, ONE!! Megan is tougher than that and Isla is furious! The fans rally for Isla as she rises back up!

Isla runs corner to corner again, but Megan LEAPING LARIATS! Megan huffs ‘n’ puffs and hauls Isla up, RUNNING POWERBOMB! Cover, Megan wins!

Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall

Isla put up a fight, but she just couldn’t stand up to the power of this female titan! Will no one stop Megan from being right in line for whoever is AEW Women’s World Champion after tomorrow?

But as Megan & Ford are on their way out, Willow Nightingale is on her way in! The Babe with the Power isn’t intimidated by the Megasus, and she goes right to the ring for her match. Will Willow and the African Queen be having fun in Glasgow? Or will the “Sisters of Sin” bring them down into the darkness?

Willow Nightingale & Queen Aminata VS Julia Hart & Skye Blue!

The teams sort out, Willow and Skye start, and the fans rally up. Julia takes a swipe at Willow and that lets Skye attack from behind! Skye fires hands as she has Willow in the ropes, but the ref counts so Skye backs off. Skye whips, Willow reverses and waistlocks to SLAM Skye down! The fans applaud, Willow eggs Skye on and dodges her to then CLOBBER her! The fans cheer as Willow flexes, but Julia tags in. Willow still CLOBBERS Julia! Willow then winds up to LARIAT away on Julia! The fans count and Willow goes to nine, and short arm LARIAT for TEN! Cover, TWO! Willow drags Julia up, tags Aminata, and Aminata fires a CHOP!

The fans cheer, Aminata brings Julia around, and Aminata snap suplexes! Julia goes to a corner, Aminata runs in, but Julia dodges! Julia LARIATS, goes side to side, but Aminata dodges! Julia BOOTS Aminata, then wrenches an arm to YANK on it. Julia goes up the corner, walks the tightrope, and goes Old School for the AX HANDLE! Julia runs, but Aminata dodges the basement lariat! Aminata waistlocks and SWINGS Julia around, for the SIT-OUT! And then Aminata has the headscissors! CHOCOLATE KISSES! AH AH AH, but Skye DROPKICKS Aminata! Julia & Skye double whip to THROW Aminata down by her hair! Cover, ONE!

Julia is annoyed but she keeps on Aminata while Collision goes picture in picture.

Julia whips Aminata to a corner, LARIATS, then tags Skye. Skye digs her boots in, winks to the camera, then stops as the ref counts. Skye drags Aminata up, bumps her off buckles, then talks trash. Skye CHOPS Aminata, CHOPS her again, but Aminata turns things around! Aminata CHOPS, but Skye turns things around to ROCK Aminata! Skye bumps Aminata off buckles, tags Julia, and Julia puts Aminata on ropes. Julia CHOKES Aminata, the ref counts, but Julia stops at 4. Aminata sputters but Julia drags her into another corner. Julia fires forearms, then she digs her boot in. The ref counts, Julia stops at 4, then she stomps Aminata.

Julia CLUBS Aminata, brings her around, and throws her into the corner. Tag to Skye as Collision goes to break.

Collision returns as Skye whips Willow, but Willow cartwheels! Willow redirects Skye and POUNCES! PERIOD! But Julia CLUBS Willow! Julia whips, Willow reverses, but Willow SPINEBUSTERS! High stack, TWO! Willow drags Julia up, fireman’s carries, but Julia fires elbows! Julia reels Willow in, Skye joins her, but Willow fights their double suplex! They shift and DOUBLE DDT instead! Cover, TWO! Willow survives but Julia tags Skye. The fans rally as Willow crisscrosses them into each other, and DOUBLE LARIATS! Hot tag to Aminata, and she snap supelxes Skye! Then snap supelx again!

Aminata fires up, has Skye agian, but Skye wrenches out to ROCK Aminata! Skye blocks a kick to KNEE Aminata, then  she runs, bu tinto a DOUBLE CHOP! Aminata hurries to get Skye up, dragon sleeper and running SAVING GRACE! Cover, TWO! Skye survives but Aminata drags her around. Aminata stomps Skye, goes up the corner, and the fans fire up! Aminata aims to DIVING- NO, Skye avoids the stomps! Skye kicks, Aminata blocks again, FISHERMAN SCREW! Julia is up, she wrenches for an STO! Willow CHOPS Julia! Skye SUPERKICKS Willow! Willow ocoes back, Skye dodges, SUPERKICK!

Julia SUPERKICKS Aminata! Willow LARIATS Julia, Aminata LARIATS Skye! The fans fire up as all four women are down! A standing count starts, all four women stand at 6, and they all brawl! Willow & Aminata run, but into kicks from Julia & Skye! Julia & Skye both run, tilt-o-whirl for STEREO IRON OCTOPI! But Willow & Aminata SMACK Julia & Skye into each other! Willow TOSSES Julia, but Julia TRIPS Willow on the apron! Skye has Aminata, Aminata kicks Julia, and Aminata trips Skye to jackknife bridge, TWO! Both women stand, QUEEN’S CROWN HEADBUTT! Skye falls to the ropes, OFF WITH HER HEAD!!

Aminata drags Skye to the high stack, Aminata & Willow win!

Winners: Willow Nightingale & Queen Aminata, by pinfall

But THEKLA attacks! The Triangle of Madness’ third piece is here, but Willow goes after her now! The fans fire up, Willow bumps Thekla off buckles, and she fires hands! Willow digs her boots in, then she TOSSES Thekla! But Ford & Megan return to turn things back around! The fans boo this 5v2 beating! But “FEEL THE WRATH!” Harley Cameron rushes out here, she DECKS Ford, and then she rushes Megan! The wild Aussie does not bow down, she dodges and ENZIGIRIS! Then she fires off fast kicks in the corner! But this is still 5v3, Ford is after Harley! Feed to Megan for the pop-up BELLY2BELLY!

Megan drags Harley to a corner, but KRIS STATLANDER is here! Kris DECKS Ford and fires off hands on Megan! The Galaxy’s Greatest dodges Megan’s lariat to LARIAT Megan up and outta the ring! The fans fire up as Kris gets everyone to run for it! Will Kris help her maybe-sorta-friends thwart her definitely enemies?

Backstage interview with Daniel Garcia & Matthew Menard.

Lexy Nair is with the Dragontamer and Daddy Magic to say there are mixed emotions. Garcia did lose the “Technical Spectacle,” meaning he is not facing Zack Sabre Jr. at Forbidden Door. However, Garcia agreed to be in Nigel McGuinness’ corner as he does challenge ZSJ for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Garcia says he wouldn’t say these are mixed emotions. He’s not happy, sure, and he would’ve loved to wrestle in the O2 for the IWGP World title. It would’ve been a dream come true, really. But he won’t stand here and complain. When Nigel won that match, he showed himself as the better wrestler.

When Nigel asked Garcia to be in his corner, Garcia realized that sometimes, being the better wrestler isn’t nearly as important as being the better friend. So Nigel, Garcia wants you to promise one thing: When you’re standing in the O2 in front of your hometown crowd, you win that title and show once again that you’re the better wrestler, because Garcia expects nothing less. Will one of Britain’s best find a way to beat another of Britain’s best when Nigel and ZSJ go 1v1 in the O2?

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

Glasgow cheers Platinum Max, and they already do the chant! “Let’s Go, Max, You’re the Best Wrestler Alive! Let’s Go, Max, You’re the Best Wrestler Alive!” Caster tells Glasgow, “You are lookin’ live at the Best Wrestler Alive!” The fans cheer! Caster continues by saying, “And the last time that I fought in this ring, Shibata could not last five minutes alone with me. And afterwards, he shook my hand because he respects me.” The fans cheer that, too! Caster knows all the Maximaniacs in The Dear Green Place respect him, too. That’s why they all want to chant his name! Caster gets it started up again, “Let’s Go, Max, You’re the Best Wrestler Alive!”

The fans really get into it but he wants them to slow down. He can’t understand their accent! Are they really doing it? They’ll try again next year, maybe in another SIX YEARS. Sorry. But anyway… This IS the Platinum Max Open Challenge, so let’s put five minutes on the clock! DUN DUN! Let’s see who can survive five with the Best Wrestler Alive! WAIT! ZACK SABRE JR?! He’s here in Glasgow a whole day before Forbidden Door! Is Max about to #JustTapOut?

The bell rings, the clock starts ticking, and Caster fires himself up. The fans sing for “OH~ Zack Sabre Junior~!” as the two tie up. ZSJ wrenches, Caster has the ropebreak, and the two reset. They feel things out, ZSJ wrenches and wristlocks, just to wrench again. ZSJ wrangles Caster to the mat, Caster endures, and ZSJ tells “Maxxie” to show them tekkers! Caster kips up, wrenches, and wristlocks. ZSJ rolls, bridges, spins and spins and wernches and WRINGS Caster! The fans cheer but we’re already a minute into the match. ZSJ tells Nigel that was rather “naughty,” wans’t it? THen he and Caster reset.

Caster and ZSJ circle, the fans are still chanting for Caster, and the two tie up. Caster headlocks, hits a takeover, but ZSJ slips free to NECK TWIST! ZSJ stalks Caster, wrenches and twists the arm around, but Caster kicks low! Caster CLUBS ZSJ, then he gets the chant going again. Caster whips, but ZSJ catches him toa  COBRA TWIST! Caster dosidos with ZSJ, but ZSJ has a GROUND COBRA! Caster TAPS, ZSJ wins!

Winner: Zack Sabre Jr, by submission

With two minutes and 37 seconds to spare, ZSJ puts Caster away. ZSJ then gets in Nigel’s face on commentary. Nigel steps up and the fans cheer. Nigel offers a handshake, and ZSJ takes it! But then Nigel doesn’t let go until he makes sure ZSJ understands Nigel is coming to take that title. Tomorrow is going to be a technical spectacle all it’s own, but who will leave not only IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, but perhaps the greatest wrestler to come out of England?

WAIT, BOWENS ATTACKS CASTER! The Pride of Professional Wrestling is unleashing his wrath on Platinum Max! The fans boo but Bowens says HE is the best around, not Caster! The fans chant, “Let’s Go, Max, You’re the Best Wrestler Alive!” That only angers Bowens into throwing down more fists of fury! But here comes Daddy Ass! Billy Gunn is not going to stand by as Bowens bullies his former friend! The fans cheer Billy on as he confronts Bowens, but Bowens turns away. Billy spins him around so Bowens gets heated! The fans cheer Billy on more, but Billy tells Bowens he better watch himself.

Bowens leaves after all, but what is going to happen with all the former members of The Acclaimed?

Kris Statlander & Harley Cameron regroup backstage.

Harley’s shirt says it all, “I AM INSANE.” But she herself says that she has a gift for Kris. It better not be a puppet… No, nobody does puppets anymore. Harley thanks Kris in helping her quest for vengeance. Has Kris spent that $100,000 from winning that Fatal 4 Way? No, she hasn’t, actually. It was supposed to be taken from The Young Bucks’ salary, but it keeps coming back, “Insufficient funds.” Well, that’s fine. Harley smacks on the door to the “male extras” locker room, and she demands The Bucks pay up! Harley storms in there, then comes back out thanking them. They said not until they get paid next week…

Kris says they said that last week! But whatever, it’ll happen when it happens. But then Jon Moxley walks over and both Kris & Harley are on edge. Moxley seems to understand the situation implicitly as he barges into the locker room! It is an awkward silence while Kris & Harley stare down Marina Shafir & Wheeler Yuta, and Yuta tries to make small talk. Claudio Castagnoli & Gabe Kidd walk in and are rather confused. Then Moxley barges back out, and he has a BIG envelope of cash for Kris. Moxley leads the way out, Yuta tries to make more small talk but Claudio calls Yuta to come on. Yuta says they’ll talk later.

Harley says, “Success!” Kris grumbles, but at least she got her money. For being a Maniac, what is this kinder(?) side to Moxley? And will The Bucks come to regret helping The Death Riders with Team Ospreay after being treated like this?

Konosuke Takeshita w/ Don Callis VS Tomohiro Ishii!

The Alpha returns to AEW the conquering hero as HE won NJPW’s 35 annual G1 Climax tournament! No one is more proud and pleased than Callis himself, but will Konosuke only add to that by getting another win over the Stone Pitbull? Or will Ishii show that he’s just as NJPW Strong?

The bell rings and the fans rally up. Ishii and Konosuke step up and the fans lose their minds already. Ishii shoves Konosuke, Konosuke winds up to fire a forearm! They go back and forth, Ishii eggs Konosuke on but he gives it back. Ishii fires another forearm, but Konosuke fires back, and they go again and again! The fans fire up, but then they boo as Callis finally joins commentary. Konosuke and Ishii hold onto each other’s waistbands as they fire forearms again and again and again! The boos for Callis drown out the cheers for the action, but Konosuke fires a flurry! Konosuke runs, RAMS Ishii, then he BOOTS!

Konosuke whips, Ishii reverses, but the TAKESHITA LINE finds him! The fans fire up and Konosuke rises again. Konosuke winds up, and he ALPHA- NO, Ishii dodges! Ishii CHOPS! Ishii runs, and he LARIATS Konosuke up and out! The fans fire up, Callis is upset, but Ishii goes out to stalk Konosuke. Ishii CHOPS and the fans fire up. Ishii CHOPS again and Konosuke staggers. Ishii winds up to CHOP again! Ishii pushes Konosuke into the ring, then goes to the apron. The fans rally, and they tell off Callis, but Konosuke fights the suplex! Konosuke fires body shots, then he SWEEPS the legs! Ishii falls, but Konosuke brings him around, DRAPING DDT to the floor!

The ref checks Ishii but he’s somehow still in this, so Collision goes picture in picture.

Konosuke snarls as he stands back up, and he goes back to Ishii. Konosuke stands Ishii up, whips him hard into railing, then he runs up to BOOT Ishii! Ishii flops over and the fans fire up. Konosuke drags Ishii up, puts him in the ring, then he sits Ishii up. Konosuke clamps on a chinlock, Ishii endures, but Konosuke clamps on for double chicken wings! Ishii endures, kicks his way forward, but Konosuke steps over for a deep chinlock! Ishii endures again, but Konosuke shifts so he can grind Ishii into the mat. Ishii fights up again, fires body shots, but Konosuke KNEES low! Konosuke then clinches for a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, TWO!

Konosuke is annoyed, but he knows Ishii is tough from their WrestleDynasty match. Konosuke stands Ishii up, but Ishii CHOPS! And CHOPS! Konosuke just frowns, and ALPHA ELBOWS! Ishii falls in a heap and Konosuke looms over him. Konosuke slashes his throat as he vows to end this, then he climbs the corner. Konosuke is up top, but Ishii trips him up! Ishii climbs up, Konosuke fights the lift, and Collision returns to single picture. Ishii suplexes for the stalling SUPERPLEX! The fans fire up and Ishii growls as he rises. Ishii brings Konosuke up, but Konosuke fires forearms! Ishii roars and ROCKS Konsouke!

Konosuke roars, both men ROCK the other! Ishii runs, Konosuke scoops and tucks Ishii in! BASTARD DRIVER! And WHEELBARROW GERMAN! The fans fire up and Callis says that’s the power of the G1 winner! Konosuke aims, runs in, and POWER- NO, Ishii blocks the knee, and he gets up under Konosuke! POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO! Konosuke survives and the fans fire up! Ishii waits on Konosuke to rise, then he runs, but Konosuke BOOTS the lariat! Ishii SOUTHPAW LARIATS, Konosuke ROCKS Ishii! Konosuke runs, but Ishii LARIATS after all! Then SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO!

Ishii fires up again and the fans are also fired up! Ishii drags Konosuke up, ROCKS him, then runs, but into a BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Ishii survives and Konosuke scowls. “This is Awesome!” as Konosuke brings Ishii up. Ishii swings but Konosuke DECKS him first! Konosuke powers up, reels Ishii in, and RAGING- NO, Ishii fights free to UPPERCUT! Ishii runs to LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives but Ishii hauls him up! Suplex, but Konosuke fights free! Konosuke jumps up, POISON-RANA!! But Ishii is right up!? ALPHA- NO, Ishii ducks to GERMAN SUPELX! Konosuke lands out, POWER- NO, Ishii blocks again! ENZIGIRI!

But Konosuke rebounds, POWER DRIVE KNEE on return!! Scotland gives a standing ovation but Callis says they’re savages! The fans cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this possible. Ishii and Konosuke rise up, shout at each other, and they run in! DOUBLE LARIATS! Ishii HEADBUTTS! POWER DRIVE KNEE!! Cover, TWO!?! Konosuke is shocked, Callis says that was a slow count! The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but Konosuke hits RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Konosuke wins!

Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall

Callis is again proud as Konosuke wins again! But will The Alpha be the one to take Zack Sabre Jr’s IWGP World Heavyweight Championship for his own? Or will he be taking it from Nigel instead?

“Big Bill” Morrissey w/ Bryan Keith VS Mark Andrews!

The Redwood is still looking to grow and make himself the biggest thing in AEW. He finds himself taking on the High-Fiving, Stage-Diving, Skateboarding Welsh Rockstar, will Big Bill be too much man for #MANDREWS? Or will Bill soon fall to pieces?

The bell rings and Bill SPLASHES Andrews in the corner! Andrews sputters, the fans cheer Bill on, and Bill nods. Bill drags Andrews up, CHOKES him on the ropes, and then CLUBS away on Andrews in the ropes! The fans rally, Bill runs, and Bill BOOTS Andrews down to the floor! The fans cheer and Bill is fired up for it! Bill storms out after Andrews, drags him into the ring, and then storms back into the ring. Andrews goes to a corner, Bill runs corner to corner, but Andrews dodges! The splash hits the POST! Andrews DOUBLE KENES Bill, then CHOPS and ROCKS Bill on repeat! But Bill grabs Andrews by the neck!

The fans fire up but Andrews breaks free! Andrews CHPOS, whips, but Bill reverses! Andrews slides under to PELE! Andrews runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but into a BIG BOSS MAN SLAM!! Cover, Bill wins!

Winner: “Big Bill” Morrissey, by pinfall

The Redwood indeed stands tall, but The Bounty Hunter wants to send a message! Keith puts chairs in the ring, sits them face to face, and Bill drags Andrews up. Keith says do it, the fans sing for Bill, and Bill nods. Bill lifts Andrews, SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAM through the chairs! The fans cheer, will this giant crush anyone and everyone that gets in his way of gold?

But as Bill & Keith go out into the crowd to celebrate, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona make their way to ringside. Will Ricochet’s muscle make big moves towards the tag title scene? Or will Zack Gibson & James Drake sssoooon be recognized as the next great team in AEW?

Gates of Agony w/ Ricochet VS Grizzled Young Veterans!

The teams sort out and Drake starts against Liona. They tie up while Ricochet joins commentary. Liona SHOVES Drake, Drake comes back to RAM Liona, but Liona doesn’t budge! Drake BOOTS from the corner, goes up, and then leaps over! Drake keeps moving, he ducks ‘n’ dodges to CROSSBODY, but Liona catches him! Liona taunts Gibson before he FALL AWAY SLAMS Drake! Liona dusts his hands off, then runs to the corner, SPLASH on Drake! Tag to Kaun and a feed to the LARIAT! Liona adds a SPLASH, then Kaun tries to get the fans fired up. The fans are torn, but Kaun slingshots, just to step on Drake.

Kaun grins and applauds, then bows in thanks. Kaun CLUBS Drake, suplexes, but Drake blocks! They fight for control, Gibson tags in, and Gibson saves Drake from the suplex. Gibson ROCKS Kaun, puts him in the corner, then Drake runs in and UPPERCUTS! Gibson LARIATS, then he feeds Drake to a WHEEL KICK! Cover, ONE!! Gibson UPPERCUTS Kaun again and again, then whips. Kaun reverses and ELBOWS Gibson down! Kaun whips Gibson to the GOA corner, then storms up, only for Gibson to BOOT him! Gibson ELBOWS Liona, then he fires off forearms on Kaun! Gibson powers Kaun to ropes, tags Drake as he does, then sends Kaun away.

Gibson drops down, Drake trips Kaun up, and Gibson adds a basement DROPKICK! Then MAYHEM IN MOTION to take Liona down! The fans fire up for GYV as Drake then whips Kaun. Kaun reverses, Drake goes up and out, then Drake RAMS Kaun! Ricochet straight up says, “Hold on, I gotta cheat real quick.” He then leaves commentary to go to the apron! The ref reprimands, but Kaun BOOTS Drake down! The fans taunt Ricochet for being “BALD! BALD! BALD!” Ricochet points out Gibson is bald, this is hypocrisy! Meanwhile, Kaun brings Drake around and whips him hard into railing, then apron, then back again!

Then Kaun brings Drake around to whip hard into the LED barriers! Ricochet returns to commentary, and he claims he didn’t even do anything, Drake could’ve ignored him. Liona LARIATS Drake up and over the barriers! The fans are torn but Ricochet is loving it! Ricochet again joins his boys and they all applaud themselves, as Collision goes picture in picture.

The ref reprimands Ricochet but he argues back. Kaun stays in the ring while waiting on Drake. Drake drags himself up and over barriers, and he returns to the ring at 8 of 10! Kaun rains down forearms on Drake, then tags Liona. GOA mugs Drake, then Liona DECKS him! Liona stands on Drake’s hair and pulls the arms! The ref counts but Liona stops at 4. Liona bumps Drake off buckles, tags Kaun, and Liona RAMS into Drake for Kaun to LARIAT! Kaun then suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! Drake survives but Kaun tags Liona, and GOA is in control as Collision goes to break.

Collision returns and Kaun stomps Drake. Kaun whips corner to corner, runs up, but Drake ELBOWS him away! And BOOTS him! Drake eggs Kaun on, then goes up and over! Kaun POSTS himself! Hot tag to Gibson! Gibson rallies on GOA with forearms! Gibson whips, then he CLOBBESR Kaun! Gibson DROPKICKS Liona off the apron, but Kaun kicks Gibson. Kaun whips, Gibson ducks ‘n’ dodges to DIVE onto Liona! Liona hits the desk, Gibson RAMS into Kaun! Gibson storms in but Kaun fireman’s carries! Gibson fights free and throat chops! Gibson then GOTCH SUPLEXES! Cover, Liona breaks it!

Liona drags Gibson up and whips him to a corner. Liona snarls, runs in, but Gibson dodges! Liona hits buckles, Gibson dropkicks the legs out! Gibson hurries to clamp onto Liona with a CAMEL CLUTCH, and Drake is up top! COAST2COAST!! The fans fire up as Drake drags Liona out, and Gibson ENZIGIRIS Kaun! Gibson goes up, FLYING CODE BREAKER! The fans fire up and Gibson tags Drake. GYV whips Kaun, scoops, and DROPKICK DRIVER COMBO! Cover, TWO!! Kaun survives and Ricochet pretends he’s not worried. Drake tags Gibson, then Drake climbs. Gibson Electric Chair Lifts Kaun, but Kaun fights with fists!

Kaun SHOVES Gibson, Drake leaps over, but into a POUNCE from Liona! Drake goes up and OUT of the ring, and Ricochet says, “I told you!” Kaun keeps Gibson cornered, Liona runs around the world for the HIP ATTACK! Kaun adds a METEORA! Kaun drags Gibson up, and they OPEN THE GATES!! Cover, GOA wins!

Winners: Gates of Agony, by pinfall

GOA > GYV, though Ricochet was part of the equation. But will the One & Only and his dominant duo break through to that next level in AEW?

Gabe Kidd & Bullet Club speaks.

The Mad Man says, “There’s one very simple reason why I aligned myself with Jon Moxley & The Death Riders. It’s the same reason I aligned myself with these boys right here. And I can’t stand this game anymore, I can’t stand all these fakes, all these phonies, that are quite simply taking food and money off my family’s table. Off his table, off his table, off his table,” as Gabe motions to “Drilla” Dan Moloney, Robbie X & Clark Connors in turn. Gabe says it is a joke! So he had to call in some real dogs to come and take out the b*tches. Connors says y’all thought we were gonna have another Forbidden Door without the War Dogs.

Y’all thought they could have another Forbidden Door without the baddest unit in the entire world? Without Robbie, Drilla & Connors? Y’all thought wrong! They are the baddest in NJPW, and they want the baddest AEW has to offer. So Samoa Joe, Hobbs, Shibata… They want you! Drilla says if Opps are gonna knock on the door, pay attention to the big red sign that says “Beware of the dogs.” These dogs aren’t just barking, they’re biting. And they’re looking at those AEW World Trios Championships. Connors says everyone will know why they the dogs for real! But will 100 Proof, 44 Caliber and Mr. X all add up to be more than Joe, Hobbs & Shibata? Or will they find The Opps are #NeverLacking?

BREAKING NEWS for Forbidden Door: Zero Hour!

On top of the AEW World Trios Championships, we will see: a trios match of Ricochet & GOA VS Michael Oku & #JetSpeed; an 8 Man Tag of Roderick Strong, Kyle O’Reilly, El Desperado & Yuya Uemura VS Josh Alexander, Hechicero & CRU; and an 8 Woman Tag of Willow Nightingale, Queen Aminata, Harley Cameron & Kris Statlander VS Megan Bayne & The Triangle of Madness! Which all-star teams will be shining in the spotlight while the others taste bitter defeat?

Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong VS The Young Bucks!

In the chaos of last week, The Paragon was just helping Will Ospreay fight off the former EVPs, but now they’ll have to settle things with their old rivals much more directly. Will the Violent Artist & Savior of the Backbreaker bring the End of Heartache to Glasgow? Or will “Rod & Todd”- Er, uh, Matt & Nick Jackson, remind us what being the elite is all about?

The teams sort out and Kyle starts against Matt. The fans chant “Rod & Todd! Rod & Todd!” as well as “JOBBERS~!” at The Bucks to taunt them. Matt and Kyle tie up, Kyle waistlocks, but Matt switches. Kyle wrenches to wristlock and WRING Matt. Matt kips up, wrenches back, but Kyle squats and spins to drop toehold! Kyle facelocks, Matt fights up, but Kyle powers him to ropes. Kyle powers out of the headlock but Matt RUNS Kyle over! Matt tells the fans to show some respect, but they boo instead. Matt runs, Kyle stays low, then Matt sunset flips, Kyle stays up, and then he has the ARMBAR! The fans cheer as Kyle also gets a leg!

Matt rolls, but ends up in an ANKLE LOCK! Matt kicks fere, but Kyle arm-drags Matt into the armlock. Matt endures, but Kyle wrenches to ELBOW BREAKER! Kyle tags Roddy, they CHOP and KICK Matt on repeat! The fans fire up, Nick storms up, but Roddy KNEES Nick low. Roddy feeds Nick to Kyle’s KICK! Paragon then reels Matt in and double suplexes! Matt writhes, crawls, but Nick isn’t ready? Matt turns around, into a CHOP & KICK COMBO! But Nick storms in, only to trip on the ropes! Nick is even more upset, but Paragon DOUBLE LARIAT him up and out! Nick gets even angrier, and he kicks the desk in frustration, only to hurt his foot.

Nick hobbles around, kicks the barriers in frustration, but that just hurts the other foot! Meanwhile, Roddy scoops Matt and Kyle climbs up, BACKBREAKER KNEE DROP COMBO! Matt sputters, Kyle swaggers, and the fans cheer. Kyle drags Matt up, KNEES low, KNEES again, then whips. Matt reverses but Kyle turns backdrop into GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Matt wrenches out, fakes the superkick and DDTS! Tag to Nick, Roddy runs up, but Nick dodges! ROUNDHOUSE for Kyle, SOBAT for Roddy, SPIN KICK for Kyle! SHINING WIZARD on Roddy, then a BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO! The fans are torn but Nick soaks up the cheers and jeers.

Nick goes back to Kyle, drags him up, and he tags Matt. The Bucks whip Kyle to a corner, then Nick runs in. Kyle puts Nick on the apron, then Matt runs in, but Kyle dodges. Nick’s GAMANGIRI hits Matt! Kyle BOOTS Nick, then Kyle hurries to tag Roddy! Roddy half nelsons Matt for a BACKBREAKER! Nick runs up, into a HIP TOSS BACKBREAKER! Matt runs, but into a DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Roddy and he runs side to side to ROCK Matt again and again! Then Roddy picks Matt up, ATOMIC FACEBUSTER! Roddy sees Nick on the apron, runs up, but Nick RAMS him first!

Kyle grabs Nick’s leg, but Nick shakes free and SUPERKICKS Kyle down! Roddy staggers, Nick slingshots, FACEBUSTER! Cartwheel but onto Matt! Kyle again avoids disaster and the fans fire up! Kyle goes up the apron while The Bucks stand. Kyle leaps, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! The Bucks hurry in, Roddy dodges Nick to WRECK Matt! Nick PENALTY KICKS from the apron! Matt gets Roddy in the ring, puts him in the ropes, and Nick goes up! DRAPING SWANTON BOMB! Cover, Kyle KICKS it apart! Kyle TOSSES Matt, Nick runs up but Kyle fires fast hands! Nick avoids the kick to SUPERKICK!

Kyle staggers but he yoyos a la Nigel, only for Matt to catch him! Nick goes to the apron, T K DRIVER to the floor!! The fans fire up, The Bucks have control, and Collision goes picture in picture.

The Bucks see Roddy all alone, they slip in, but then Roddy CHOPS Nick and ROCKS Matt! Nick runs in, Roddy dodges, the SHINING WIZARD hits Matt! That’s three mishaps! Roddy then scoops Nick for a GUT BUSTER DROP! Roddy then runs to SICK KICK Nick down! Cover, TWO!! Nick survives but Roddy hurries to call on “KYYYLE~!” Kyle is still down, and Matt SUPERKICKS Roddy down! The Bucks regroup, they drag Roddy in, and Nick CHOKES Roddy! The ref counts, Nick stops, and he taunts Roddy as he puts him in the corner. Nick brings Roddy around and bumps him off buckles. Nick then climbs up the corner to BITE Roddy!

The ref reprimands but it seems The Bucks are learning some of Moxley’s tricks. Nick tags Matt, they mug Roddy, and Matt ROCKS Roddy. Matt bumps Roddy off buckles, fires shots to the lower back, then fires a few more. The ref reprimands, but Roddy fights back with elbows of his own! Matt CLAWS Roddy’s face! Matt stomps a mudhole, then stops to taunt the fans. The ref reprimands, but this lets Nick CHOKE Roddy! The ref sees that, Nick stops, and Collision returns to single picture. Nick tags in, The Bucks bring Roddy up, and they double whip. The fans boo but Roddy avoids the superkicks! Roddy TOSSES Matt, dodges Nick, and ANGLE SLAM!

The fans fire up as Roddy crawls, and Kyle is up! But Matt YANKS Kyle down! The fans boo but Matt then jumps from the apron, THROWBACK STUNNER! Nick SUPERKICKS Roddy! Cover, TWO! Roddy is still in this and the fans rally up. Nick drags Roddy up, tags Matt, and Nick climbs while Matt fireman’s carries. MORE BANG FOR YOUR- NO, Roddy avoids the 450 Splash, then he trips up Matt! Matt is in the Tree of Woe as Nick runs back in, but Roddy OVERHEAD SUPLEXES Nick onto Matt! That’s four mishaps! The fans fire up as Kyle rises again! Roddy crawls that way, hot tag to Kyle!

The fans fire up as Kyle rallies on Nick with KICK after KICK, then fast strikes! LEG SWEEP! Nick flounders, Matt runs up, but Kyle steps over to KNEE him! Kyle ROCKS Matt in the corner, whips, but Matt reverses. Kyle goes up and over, dodges Nick, and The Bucks avoid mishap number five! Kyle blocks a kick from Nick, hands it to Matt, then grabs Matt’s leg to create a DOUBLE DRAGON SCREW! The fans fire up as Kyle then goes outside and takes aim. Kyle runs to MISSILE DROPKICK Matt into railing! Kyle hurries back in, AX ‘N’ SMASH on Nick! Then Roddy joins in, CHASING THE DRAGON! Cover, TWO!!

But into an ARMBAR!! Matt hurries to the apron while Nick endures, but Roddy ROCKS him first! Slingshot BACKBREAKER! Roddy then STOMPS Nick’s arms to break the grip! ARMBAR!! Nick flails, reaches out, kicks around, ROPEBREAK! The fans boo but Kyle lets go. Kyle tags Roddy and Paragon runs up on Nick. SHINING WIZARD and feed to a KNEE! AX ‘N- NO, Nick avoids the smash so that Kyle and Roddy hit each other! Nick SUPERKICKS Kyle! Roddy ROCKS Nick! Roddy runs, but Matt SUPERKICKS! Nick SUPERKICKS! Bucks DOUBLE SUPERKICK! They DOUBLE SUPERKICK Kyle! Kyle yoyos, DOUBLE LARIATS!

The fans fire up as all four men are down! A standing count starts, the fans rally and sing, but both Nick and Roddy crawl at 4 of 10. Hot tags to Kyle and Matt! The fans fire up as Kyle fires forearms with Matt! They go back and forth, the fans cheering Kyle and booing Matt. Matt gets the edge, though, then shoves to SUPER- NO, Kyle blocks and spins Matt to a GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Kyle has the body scissors, too, but Matt powers up and out! NOTHERN LIGHTS! Then a roll through, NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express starts up, Roddy runs up, but into a DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS!

The fans fire up as that is always impressive! Matt TOSSES Roddy, Nick joins in, and Nick goes up to ESCALARA! Down goes Roddy, and then Matt has Kyle! Nick gets back in, ASSISTED SLICED BREAD! PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives and Matt seethes, but Nick goes right to the apron. Matt drags Kyle up, scoops, and Nick springboards, but Roddy intercepts with a STRONG KNEE! Kyle slips free, spins Matt, and with Roddy, ELEVATRED BUTTERFLY SUPLEX, into a WHEELBARROW, then HALF NELSON SLAM onto Kyle’s knees! Cover, TWO!!! Matt survives, but Paragon stands him right up!

Roddy runs and Kyle has Matt in position, TOTAL ANNIHILATION!! Cover, NICK SUPERKICKS KYLE! Roddy suplexes Nick, END OF HEARTACHE!! ANKLE LOCK for Matt!! Matt flails, reaches out, but who is this rushing out here? Don Callis? What’s he doing here? Callis distracts the ref, Matt taps without the ref seeing! And then KAZUCHIKA OKADA slips in! He spins Kyle for a RAINMAKER!! Okada grins, then he dodges Roddy! RAIN- NO, Roddy gets around! But The Bucks are up, Okada ducks, DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Roddy! Callis stops distracts the ref and Okada hides, so that The Bucks can give Roddy a T K DRIVER!! Cover, Bucks win!

Winners: The Young Bucks, by pinfall

The Elite is still a thing, and their celebration involves beating up on Paragon more! The fans boo as it is 3v2, but then “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” The fans fire up as Prince Nana steps out on stage, leading the way for The Realest! Swerve storms down to ringside and Okada dares him to do something now, just 24 hours before their Unified Championship match! But then the moment Swerve is in, Okada bails out! The Bucks then slip back into the ring, but Swerve blocks a kick! He sends it into Matt! Then he DECKS Nick! The fans fire up with Swerve, HOUSE CALL for Matt! Swerve aims at Nick, but Okada slithers back in!

Okada CHOP BLOCKS Swerve’s bad leg! The fans boo as Okada grins and drops an elbow on the bad leg! And then another elbow! And another! Nana tries to get in but Callis is in the way! Calls then tells The Elite to finish this! Okada gives Swerve a RAINMAKER!! Okada holds his Unified Championship up as he stands over Swerve, will everything come up Elite at Forbidden Door? Or does Swerve still have a leg to stand on?

My Thoughts:

A great Collision as the go-home to Forbidden Door, though prerecorded on Wednesday after Dynamite. A little surprised we didn’t just go from one Don Callis Family match to the other, but great stuff from both parts. Hiromu & Sky Flight teaming together was an efficient way of building both stories, and naturally they won to have the momentum. Kyle Fletcher is certainly retaining the TNT Championship, so the go-home math needed to work out like this. Konosuke VS Ishii was great stuff, maybe on par with WrestleDynasty, but I figured Konosuke would win. He’s of course going to stay sharp after winning the G1, and he could very well call his shot on the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship after tomorrow’s match.

Speaking of, good promo from Garcia to hype that match up, and great surprise seeing ZSJ here to beat Max Caster. ZSJ got to have a great face to face with Nigel there, and then naturally Bowens showed up to beat up on Caster. Billy getting between them again was a good touch, and it feels like we might get Bowens VS Billy before getting a rematch of Bowens VS Caster where it is both guys being much more serious and much more violent. And at some point, either Bowens or Caster needs to be winning their way to a title. Technically it’ll be more Bowens than Caster only because Caster’s been losing in his own challenge, but it really depends on who holds what title.

We got some great overlapping of stories, something AEW still excels at. Great to see Isla Dawn somewhere, but sadly Megan was of course beating her. But then there’s the link back to this building feud with Willow and her friends. Great tag match from Willow & Aminata VS Julia & Skye, great win for the Faces, and then great brawl bringing in Ford, Megan, Harley and Kris. And even this slowburn of Moxley being supportive of Kris is good stuff, this could be the thing that helps Moxley turn Face again. Also I like that Moxley bullied the Bucks into giving the money Kris is owed from winning that big money match.

As for why Kris still hasn’t quite had it out with any one particular rival, I am pretty sure they’re still building towards the first-ever Women’s Blood & Guts. The 8 Woman Tag is going to be a great sampler of that, and either side could win at this point. Good promo from Bullet Club, though I feel like Connors and Drilla were both going for the same tough guy voice. And as I predicted, this is Opps VS War Dogs for the trios titles, so that Opps can get a win in the Zero Hour. Another good vignette from Hook, and while it might not be this weekend, I still want Hook’s return to be a very Bash at the Beach Hulk Hogan kind of turn, where Hook appears to be saving the day when he’s really screwing over the guys who, in his mind, abandoned him.

Thinking about it, seeing Isla Dawn, Mark Andrews and even the Grizzled Young Veterans, it was like the stars of NXT UK that WWE just couldn’t figure out were here tonight. Andrews of course loses to Bill to build Bill, and we get good overlap where Bill & Keith see their old rivals, Kaun & Liona. Very good win for GOA over GYV, and GOA & Ricochet are going to have a great match with #JetSpeed & Michael Oku. And awesome main event of Roddy & Kyle VS “Rod & Todd.” The post-EVP story arc for The Bucks is going even better than I expected, it is probably the most fun thing in wrestling period. But I had a feeling The Bucks would win, and it works in story that it was all cheating.

Okada and Bucks standing tall over Swerve muddies the math, but as Swerve actually does have a serious knee injury that he’s still wrestled on, I feel like Okada should still retain his title. The Bucks and Death Riders are more than likely losing in the 10 Man Lights Out Steel Cage Match, and it can serve to turn Bucks and Death Riders against each other for the next phase of their story. Plus, it also serves as Hiroshi Tanahashi’s last match in the UK, it should be a win for his sake.

My Score: 8.9/10