See you, space cowboy…

Even while dared MJF to execute his Casino Gauntlet contract, AEW World Champion Hangman Page teams with #JetSpeed in a Six Man Tag!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• AEW TNT Championship: Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis VS Tomohiro Ishii; Kyle wins and retains the title.
• Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Emily Rose; Megan wins.
• Ricochet w/ The Gates of Agony VS Juice Robinson w/ Austin Gunn; Ricochet wins.
• Six Man Tag: FTR & Stokely Hathaway VS Ryan Zukko, Joe Keys & Josh Fuller; FTR & Stokely win.
• Hechicero VS AR Fox; Hechi wins.
• Six Woman Tag: Willow Nightingale, Queen Aminata & Tay Melo w/ Anna Jay VS The Triangle of Madness; Triangle of Madness wins.
• Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge: Max Caster VS Katsuyori Shibata; Shibata wins.
• Six Man Tag: Hangman Page & #JetSpeed VS La Faccion Ingobernable; Hangman & JetSpeed win.

PLAY BY PLAY

AEW TNT Championship: Kyle Fletcher VS Tomohiro Ishii!

The Protostar vowed to be THE GREATEST TNT Champion, and a fighting champion at that, on his journey to becoming THE GREATEST Of All Time! But is he already biting off more than he can chew? Or can the Aussie Arrow break through the Stone Pitbull?

The introductions are made, the TNT belt is raised, and we see who will be the Face of TNT!

The bell rings and the two go face to face. Kyle fire a forearm, but Ishii fires back! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth already! The shots speed up, it is fast ‘n’ furious! Roanoke cheers as these shots just keep going! Kyle starts wobbling but he still comes back with shots! Ishii and Kyle reach another gear! They just keep going and the fans are loving it! Paul Walter-Hauser is on commentary and he is impressed that they’ve gone this long with just forearms! Kyle ROCKS Ishii, runs, and he RAMS Ishii! Ishii rebounds to RAM Kyle! Kyle rebounds but Ishii LARIATS! And then SLIDING- NO, Kyle dodges!

Ishii dodges a boot, wrenches Kyle, but Kyle wrenches free. Kyle wrenches again and he suplexes, but Ishii lands out! Ishii blocks a boot, Kyle avoids the gamangiri, but Ishii dodges the forearm! The fans fire up for these two and Kyle grins. Kyle then bails out to give himself a breather. The fans boo but Kyle says, “Did you not see what I just did?” The ring count climbs, Kyle talks smack on the fans as they talk smack on him. The ring count is 6 of 10, Kyle mocks the fans, then he returns to the ring at 9. The fans cheer, the two reset, and Kyle starts shoving Ishii. Ishii CHOPS Kyle! And CHOPS! And CHOSP! Kyle CHOPS back!

The fans “WOO~” and Kyle soaks up the cheers and jeers. Kyle whips Ishii to a corner, but Ishii comes back to CLOBBER Kyle! Kyle flounders, Ishii storms up on him in a corner, and he CHOPS Kyle! And CHOPS! And CHOSP again! Ishii CHOPS Kyle more and the fans “WOO~” with every CHOP! Kyle sits down, Ishii finally backs off, and Kyle drags himself up. Ishii brings Kyle around, Kyle fights the saido, but Ishii shoves Kyle away. Kyle BOOTS Ishii in return! The fans boo but Kyle has a sinister style. Kyle cheers himself on and the fans boo. Kyle drags Ishii up, scoops and SLAMS! The fans boo, Kyle soaks up the heat, and he stalks Ishii.

Kyle drags Ishii up, and Ishii CHOPS! And CHOPS! Kyle scoops to SLAM again! Then he clamps on a chinlock! Ishii endures, the fans rally up, but Kyle leans on the hold. The fans rally, Ishii rises up, and Ishii fires body shots! Ishii lifts, Kyle flails, and Kyle CLUBS Ishii down! Kyle runs but Ishii reels him back in, SAIDO! PWH loves that one, and Ishii runs, only for Kyle to scoop and MICHINOKU DRIVER! The fans boo but Kyle just soaks it all in while Collision goes picture in picture.

Ishii sputters and shakes out an arm but he can still go. Kyle kicks Ishii around, eggs him on, and Kyle kicks him. Ishii rises, but Kyle scoops to SLAM! Cover, TWO! Kyle argues the count but the ref defends it. Kyle drags Ishii up, throws knees, but Ishii CHOPS! Kyle fires more knees! Kyle CHOPS Ishii in the corner, then brings Ishii around to wrench and whip. Kyle KNEES Ishii at the ropes! Then he reels Ishii in for a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Ishii is still in this but Kyle looms over him. Kyle taunts the fans, sits Ishii up, and ELBOWS him in the head! Kyle waves to the camera, then ELBOWS Ishii again!

Kyle clamps on with another chinlock and he grinds Ishii down. Ishii endures, fights up, and JAWBREAKERS free! Kyle staggers away, comes back, and he BOOTS Ishii! Ishii wobbles, Kyle BOOTS again! And BOOTS again! Ishii wakes up to ROCK Kyle! The fans fire up and Ishii reels Kyle in! Kyle suplexes first! But Ishii fights that, and he suplexes Kyle! The fans fire up while both men are down! Kyle sputters and goes to a corner, Ishii rises up, and Ishii CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” again, then Ishii whips Kyle corner to corner. Kyle BOOTS Ishii away, runs the ropes, but Ishii CLOBBERS him!

The fans fire up and Kyle flounders to the corner again. Ishii storms up, brings him up, and puts him up top! The fans rally as Ishii climbs, but Kyle fires forearms! Ishii hops down, but then RISING HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up again while Kyle wobbles and sputters. Ishii climbs back up, goes to the very top, and SUPER DUPER PLEXES! Ishii crawls to the cover, TWO!! Kyle survives and the fans are going nuts! Kyle crawls away to the ropes but Ishii lines up a shot. Ishii runs in, but Kyle dodges! Kyle comes back to BOOT Ishii off the apron! Kyle goes out to drag Ishii up, puts him in the ring, and the fans are dueling!

Kyle drags Ishii up on the apron, suplexes, but Ishii fights it! Ishii tries to suplex, Kyle fights it! They are on the edge, but Kyle ENZIGIRIS! And SUPERKICKS! And suplexes to APRON BRAINBUSTER!! Both men fall to the floor and the fans go nuts again! Kyle puts Ishii in the ring, goes up a corner, and MACHO ELBOWS! Cover, TWO!! Ishii survives and Kyle is furious! The fans rally up even harder while Ishii stirs. Ishii goes to the ropes, Kyle runs, and Kyle CALF KICKS! Then he reels Ishii in, but Ishii BACKDROPS free! Ishii runs up, but Kyle dodges to SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! But Ishii is up, and he gets Kyle for a GERMAN SUPLEX!

Kyle is up again?! He BOOTS Ishii, Ishii LARIATS! Kyle SUPERKICKS, Ishii PELES! The fans are thunderous while both men are down and PWH says these two are giving their all! The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this match happen. Kyle and Ishii rise up, then they start trading forearms! Kyle fires a flurry, and he ROCKS Ishii! Ishii RISING FOREARMS! Ishii runs, but Kyle CLOBBERS him! Kyle goes to a corner, watches Ishii in the other, and he runs in, to GAMANGIRI! Kyle puts Ishii up top, climbs up, and he brings Ishii to the top! But Ishii slips under! And he RUNNING POWERBOMBS Kyle!

The fans fire up again and Ishii runs! LARIAT!! Kyle is down, Ishii covers, TWO!! Kyle survives and Roanoke is roaring! Ishii fires up again, and he drags Kyle up. Kyle fights the suplex, tries to suplex, but Ishii lands out! Kyle KNEES Ishii, but Ishii RAMS Low! Ishii HEADBUTTS! Kyle BOOTS! Ishii RISING HEADBUTTS! Ishii falls on the cover, TWO!!! Kyle survives but Ishii runs, only for Kyle to avoid the sliding lariat! KNEE! And POWERBOMB!! High stack, TWO?!?! Ishii survives, but Kyle just reloads! HELLUVA KICK, then a GAMANGIRI! Ishii roars!! Kyle ROCKS him! Kyle gets going again, but Ishii LARIATS Kyle again!!

Kyle rises to GAMANGIRI!! And then BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, Kyle wins!!

Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)

Ishii may be NJPW Strong, but he was just one step behind The Face of TNT! Kyle grabs a mic to tell Roanoke that they witnessed history! This was the first defense in what will go down as the greatest title reign in AEW history! The fans boo but Kyle says now, Ishii-san is just the latest bona fide legend from around the world that Kyle has mopped the floor with! From Adam Cole to Dustin Rhodes to Tomohiro Ishii, but that has Kyle thinking… “What is next for the Protostar?” That is where Kyle thinks about Forbidden Door! And being in here with Ishii-san makes Kyle think about his days in NJPW.

And oh, he is presented with an opportunity… NJPW, Kyle wants you to send your pound-for-pound best to face Kyle for this title! But whoever it is doesn’t matter, because the results will be the same! Kyle will be holding this title high above his head! And you all will have no choice but to say his FULL name! Well, the G1 Climax is still sorting out, but will someone from that field of stars step up to represent their company in London?

Don Callis speaks.

“I’m so happy that Kyle Fletcher has beaten the great Ishii, and embarked on his own journey to become the greatest TNT Champion of all time, to fulfill the destiny of Kyle Fletcher. And it felt so good to me to beat a NJPW talent that I feel like I’d like a little more. Y’see, I had a big role to play in the success of NJPW several years ago, it’s why they gave me this one of a kind tie that I’m wearing tonight, because I’m feeling all things NJPW. In fact, lemme send a message out to the management team at NJPW. We’re gonna be here this week in Cincinnati. I would love if you sent your best to face Kyle Fletcher.

“What’re you afraid of, NJPW? Send me someone for Kyle! And after he’s done embarrassing them, I will take off this one of a kind tie, and I will choke whoever you send into oblivion as Kyle Fletcher and I march on into history. And NJPW and whoever you send will be on the ash heap of MY history.” Is Callis’ bark worse than his bite? Or will his dog still win whatever fight NJPW puts up?

BREAKING NEWS for next week!

AEW is going to make Forbidden Door even bigger! It will be a Fatal 4 Way “Technical Spectacle” of Hechicero, Daniel Garcia, Lee Moriarty and Nigel McGuinness, with the winner going on to face Zack Sabre Jr. for THE IWGP World Heavyweight Champion! Could this crossover really throw things for a loop?

Ricochet & The Gates of Agony are running wild!

For no good reason, The One & Only and his new heavies are beating up randos! One asks they stop but he just gets CLOBBERED! And another gets SUPERKICK’D! Ricochet says he has all of this ammo and all of this firepower, and you think he’s not gonna use it? His patience wears thin, because he has been nothing but kind and respectful since stepping into AEW, and the three of them have been very transparent about their goals here. They have no issue dismantling everything until they get the respect they deserve. AEW will give them what they want, or they will take it! And that isn’t a request, that is a demand. Then they OPEN THE GATES and SLAM a guy off a road case!

Backstage interview with Nick Wayne, Mother Shayna & Kip Sabian.

Alicia Atout is with the former Patriarchy and brings up their brutal attack on Christian Cage. Why did they do it? Kip says there seems to be some obsession with why they choose to conduct business the way they do. Christian said he respected them for standing up to him, but he didn’t like it when they questioned what he did. Who is questioning them now? Christian and the fans are all questioning this group now. Nick says it is typical hypocritical Christian Cage, telling himself the lies he wants to hear while spewing lies about himself and everyone around him. But how are they supposed to feel fulfilled when all Christian does is speak empty lies?

If there’s one part where Christian spoke remotely about the truth, it was when he said that Nick had every tool in the book to be a star. But he where went wrong is how Nick is already a star! A shooting star that was just now set free to soar! And if anyone is shocked or questioning what they did, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Their next chapter is them ending the CAREER of Christian Cage! Then when and where are they plotting to commit this wrestling patricide?

Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Emily Rose!

The Megasus may have helped The Triangle of Madness on occasion, but she is still planning to be the one and only woman atop AEW. Will she make Emily #BowDown like all the rest? Or will Megan find every Rose has its thorns?

The bell rings and Megan runs to SHOTGUN BOOT Rose right away! The fans fire up, Megan storms up on Rose in a corner, and she whips corner to corner. Megan then runs in, STINGER SPLASH! BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! The fans fire up, Megan goes up a corner, and she waits on Rose. Rose rises, but Megan FLYING LARIATS her down! Megan roars, the fans fire up, and Megan storms up again. Rose ELBOWS Megan, goes up the corner, but Megan CHOPS her right on the buns! Then she RUNNING NPOWERBOMBS! Cover, Megan wins!

Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall

She didn’t even need her best, she still crushes this Rose under her foot. But will Megan use everyone as a stepping stone on her path to the peak?

Backstage interview with “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith.

Lexy Nair is with the Redwood and the Bounty Hunter, and says they look- “PISSED!” Keith says it for her, they are PISSED. Keith may be mad all the time, but Juice Robinson managed to anger Big Bill! He put his nose in their business, put his hands on Bill, and Bill gets mad! Then Juice & Austin knocked them outta the tag tournament! Juice crossed one line, crossed another line, he crossed too many damn lines! So Juice, the next time they see you, Bill walks a straight line directly at you to rip your head off! Juice Robinson has exactly what’s coming to him! Bang  bang that!

Ricochet VS Juice Robinson w/ Austin Gunn!

The One & Only is all fired up, #RockHardRobinson is probably just as raring to go, but while Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona are backing Ricochet up, Juice has #CardbladeJayWhite, #CardboardColten, and real-life Austin! Will Collision be #OuttaThisWorld? Or will it be #GunnsUp in Roanoke?

The bell rings and Austin fires the fans up for “JUICE! JUICE! JUICE!” Ricochet steps out, not wanting to deal with this. The fans start singing, “Hey hey hey! Goodbye~!” Ricochet returns just so the fans don’t get what they want, and the two tie up. Juice powers Ricochet to a corner, shoves him, then eggs him on. Ricochet storms up, they tie up again, but Ricochet puts Juice in the corner. Ricochet lets off to taunt Juice, then he dodges to waistlock. Ricochet goes from waistlock to headlock to wrench, but Juice blocks the boot! Ricochet runs away from the Left Hand o’ God! The fans cheer, but then Ricochet SLAPS Cardblade!

Austin runs Ricochet off and helps Cardblade back up. The fans cheer, and Ricochet returns. Ricochet and Juice tie up, Ricochet waistlocks then headlocks, but Juice powers up and out. They RAM shoulders and Juice stays put! The fans cheer but Ricochet CHOPS! Juice brushes that off, winds up, but Ricochet ducks down! So Juice SLAPS him on his bald head! Ricochet runs up but into an ELBOW! And an ELBOW! Juice then dodges to BACKDROP! The fans fire up an chant, “You Are Bald! You Are Bald!” Juice sets up to SENTON! Cover, TWO! Ricochet is tougher than that and he goes to a corner. Juice storms up, then he bumps Ricochet off buckles!

Juice stands Ricochet up again to bump him off more buckles! Ricochet sputters, Juice whips Ricochet corner to corner to SMACK him off buckles! Ricochet flips and the fans fire up. Juice and Austin say guns up, and Juice stalks Ricochet. Juice spins Ricochet around to HEADBUTT! Juice climbs up, the fans rally, and Juice shines up that bald head before he rains down fists! The fans count along, Juice goes all the way to TEN! But then wait, Liona finally shows himself at the ramp. Juice stares the Samoan Lion down, but Austin dares Liona to do something! But Bishop Kaun sneaks in from the crowd side!

Kaun drags Juice out of the ring and SLAMS him! Ricochet DIVES! Direct hit and Juice is sent into railing! The Gates make the difference while Collision goes picture in picture.

Ricochet talks trash, then stomps on Juice. Ricochet stomps Juice around the way, then CHOPS him. Juice leans on the railing while Austin and Ricochet talk smack. Ricochet RAMS Juice into the apron, puts him in the ring, then storms up to KNEE Juice in the back. Juice writhes, Ricochet KNEES him again, and Juice goes to the ropes. Ricochet CHOKES Juice on the ropes! The ref counts, Ricochet steps off, and Liona taunts Juice. Ricochet clamps on a headlock and he rains down fists! Ricochet stops as the ref reprimands, and Ricochet talks trash on the fans. Ricochet pushes Juice down, stands on his hair, and pulls on the arms!

The ref counts, Ricochet stops at 4, then he DECKS Juice! Juice is in trouble as Collision goes to break.

Collision returns and Ricochet has Juice down with a chinlock. The fans rally as Juice endures, and Juice pries the hold open! Ricochet clamps it back on, Austin coaches Juice, but Ricochet CLAWS Juice’s face! The ref reprimands, Ricochet stops, and Juice rises up. Juice pries the hold open again, but Ricochet CLAWS Juice’s face again! Ricochet pie faces Juice, talks trash, then runs, but into a SPINEBUSTER! The fans fire up while both men are down. Juice stretches out his back, stands up, and he counter punches with JABS! JABS! JABS! “JUICE! JUICE! JUICE!” LEFT HAND O’ GOD!! The fans fire up and Juice runs in at the corner to ALRIAT!

Ricochet staggers, Juice runs, LEG LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Ricochet is tougher than that but Juice calls his shot. The fans rally and Juice stands Ricochet up. Juice reels Ricochet in, but Ricochet wrenches out! Juice ELBOWS Ricochet, runs, but Ricochet TIGER WALL KICKS! Then SOBATS! KNEE LIFTS! Juice goes to a corner, Ricochet runs in and JUMP KICKS! LEG SWEEP! DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet’s take on Combinacion Cabron doesn’t quite do it, but he hurries to fireman’s carry! Juice flails free, Ricochet switches, and Ricochet O’Conner Rolls! TWO! Juice rises, Ricochet ducks the leg lariat but then the SOUTHPAW LARIAT finds him! Cover, TWO!

The fans rally, Austin coaches Juice, and Juice rises. Juice stands Ricochet up but Ricochet HOTSHOTS him away! And HOTSHOTS again! Juice falls, Ricochet says he may not have hair but he has brains! Ricochet springboards, FLYING LARIAT! Then a LIONSAULT! Ricochet keeps going, STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO!! Juice survives all those impacts but Ricochet goes to a corner. The fans rally but Ricochet locks ‘n’ loads. Juice rises up, but he avoids the Spirit Gun to FLAPJACK! Oklahoma Roll, TWO!! Ricochet survives but the fans fire up for Juice! Juice kicks low, reels Ricochet in, but Kaun gets on the apron!

Austin YANKS Kaun down! Austin says SUCK IT, but then Liona POUNCES Austin onto the desk!! Juice is shocked, and then BIG BILL is here?! He BOOTS Juice down! Ricochet rises, has no idea what happened, but he still hits SPIRIT GUN!! Cover, Ricochet wins!

Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall

The Redwood mocks the finger guns as he screws over Juice. Will the Bang Bang Gang be looking for revenge soon enough? Will Ricochet rise up the ranks and finally get himself some gold?

Backstage interview with Max Caster.

Lexy is with Platinum Max, he insists she include “Best Wrestler Alive” in his introductions, and she continues to say that last week, he faced Rush once again. And while it wasn’t really a victory, it was certainly a moral victory. Uh, no, the moral victory goes to Rush, because he survived five with the Best Wrestler Alive! Caster took Rush to his limit but Rush couldn’t beat him because you can’t be better than the best. Well, afterwards, LFI still jumped Caster, before #JetSpeed made the save. Yes, well, that makes sense, too. If you wanna mess with the best, you need a 3v1 attack. JetSpeed, AR Fox, thanks for the help.

But next time, thanks but no thanks, because you’re lookin’ live at the Best Wrestler Alive. So yeah, we’ll just continue on. Another open challenge, let’s see who survives. And Lexy, for the people in Roanoke, time to warm up! Caster does push-ups while doing his chant, “Let’s Go, Max! You’re the Best Wrestler Alive!” Caster keeps it going, even with the nutcracker props sitting nearby… Caster finishes getting fired up then takes his leave, but will he even survive tonight?

Six Man Tag: FTR & Stokely Hathaway VS Ryan Zukko, Joe Keys & Josh Fuller!

The #TopGuys and #BigStoke are all preparing for next week’s Dynamite, where Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler will be facing #Brodido while Stokely will go it alone against Adam Copeland. Will this be an easy tune-up? Or will they all get caught sleeping?

The trios sort out and Cash starts with Keys. They circle, tie up, and then break. They go again, break, and Keys fires up. Cash gets around, headlocks, but Keys powers up. Cash thrashes the hold, Keys powers up, and they RAM shoulders. And RAM again! Keys flexes, Cash kicks low, then Cash wrenches to hammerlock. Cash spins Keys, snapmares, then pushes Keys around. Cash gets away to his corner, and he tags in Dax. Keys tags Zukko and the two circle. They tie up, Dax puts Zukko in a corner, and Dax CHOPS! And JABS! And CHOPS! Dax fires JAB after JAB, then lets off to talk trash. But Zukko fires hands!

Zukko wrenches Dax, tags Fuller, and Fuller wrenches. Dax wrenches, wristlocks, and LARIATS! Dax drags Fuller up and snap suplexes! And LEG DROPS! ELBOW DROPS! FALLING HEADBUTTS! Dax drags Fuller up, bumps him off buckles, then CHOPS! Dax drags Fuller around, Stokely tags in, and the fans actually cheer! Stoke smiles as he ROCKS Fuller! And scuffs him! Stoke SLAPS Fuller, SLAPS him again, then tags Cash. FTR mugs Fuller, then Cash stomps away. Tag to Dax, Cash blocks a kick, but the ENZIGIRI hits Dax! Fuller BOOTS Cash away, hot tag to Zukko! Zukko fires up, rolls Dax, TWO! SHATTER MACHINE!

Tag to Stokely and he goes up! FTR sets Zukko up, MIND BREAKER!! Cover, #StokeTR wins!

Winners: FTR & Stokely Hathaway, but pinfall

The fans cheer as Stokely gets his win, but also gets his crutches back. Will all three of them win next week in Cincinnati? Or will they all get their comeuppance?

Daniel Garcia is here!

Roanoke cheers as the Dragonslayer goes to ringside, high-fives fans, then joins commentary for this next one.

Hechicero VS AR Fox!

Well, three fourths of next week’s “Technical Spectacle” are here, but it is the Alchemist of Lucha in action. Will Hechicero be more than ready for next week’s golden opportunity? Or will Collision be the Whole Fox’n Show?

The bell rings and Hechi BOOTS AR! And BOOTS him again! Hechi rains down fists, then stops as the ref reprimands. We see that the entire Shane Taylor Promotions is backstage watching, as Lee Moriarty is the fourth piece to the puzzle. Hechi drags Fox up, CHOPS him, then whips. Fox reverses and ducks a lariat to hurdle, but Hechi FLAPJACKS him! And ELBOW DROPS! Hechi drop steps to show off, and he rains down fists. Hechi drags Fox up, CHOPS him, then whips. Fox reverses to BOOT, BOOT, and SLINGBLADE! The fans fire up as Hechi bails out. Fox builds speed to DIVE! Down goes Hechi and Fox goes again, to DIVE!

The fans fire up as Fox hurries back in, and he FLIES! Down goes Hechi at the ramp and the fans are thunderous! Fox drags Hechi up, puts him in, and the fans rally. SWANTON BOMB onto knees! Fox stumbles to a corner, Hechi runs in, and Fox ELBOWS him away. Fox runs up, tilt-o-whirls, but Hechi stops the DDT to hammerlock and SWINGING BACKBREAKER! Fox goes to a corner, Hechi STEP-UP KNEES, and Collision goes picture in picture.

Fox slumps down, Hechi storms up on Fox, and Hechi rains down fists! Hechi stands on Fox, steps off, then fires hands! Fox eggs Hechi on, then fires body shots. Fox fires forearms, Hechi eggs Fox on, then Hechi fires fast hands! Hechi DECKS Fox and Fox goes to the ropes. Hechi grabs a leg, laces it through ropes, and then bends the leg against the ropes! The ref reprimands, Hechi STOMPS the leg as he lets off. Hechi storms in and then DROPKICKS Fox off the apron! Fox sputters, Hechi brings Fox around, and he runs Fox into barriers! The fans rally, Hechi runs up, and Hechi BOOTS Fox down! Hechi soaks up the heat while he brings Fox around.

Fox fires forearms, Hechi blocks a kick and KICKS the leg! Hechi puts Fox in the ring and then on the apron. Hechi GUILLOTINE ELBOW DROPS! Hechi then drags Fox around to reposition on the apron, to KICK! Fox dangles, and Hechi BOOTS him down! Fox flops to the floor and the fans fire up! Hechi puts Fox back in again, and finally steps in himself. Hechi eggs Fox on, Fox fires hands from below, but Hechi BOOTS him down! Hechi sits Fox up, Collision returns to single picture, and the fans rally up. Hechi clamps on with a headlock and he grinds Fox. Fox fires body shots, but Hechi bobs ‘n’ weaves to ENZIGIRI! But Fox PELES in return!

Fox goes to a corner, the fans rally up, and Hechi runs in! Fox dodges, Hechi crashes ‘n’ burns! Fox gets moving, but Hechi DISCUS LARIATS! The fans fire up again as both men rise! Hechi has Fox first but Fox LARIATS! Hechi stays up, eggs Fox on, so Fox fires more lariats! And a DISCUS of his own! Then Fox goes Matrix to dodge, and he ENZIGIRIS! The fans fire up and Fox runs corner to corner, ELBOW! Fox snapmares Hechi to then CUTTER! Fox goes up, up, and SWANTON BOMBS! Cover, TWO! Hechi survives and Fox is stunned! Hechi crawls, the fans rally, and Fox fireman’s carries. Hechi fights the lift but Fox powers through! ROLLING DEATH VALLEY!

Fox goes up the corner again and the fans rally. 450 FLOP as Hechi moves! Hechi runs to HEADSCISSOR LEG DROP! REVERSE MONKEY FLIP into the REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Fox flails, but he TAPS! Hechi wins!

Winner: Hechicero, by submission

A big win for the Alchemist, and now Nigel, Garcia and Moriarty know what to expect when we get our #TechnicalSpectacle. Who wins in that dream Fatal 4 Way to take on The Front Man?

Harley Cameron finds her face mask.

And… she puts it on! She has a very Jim Carrey reaction, and BLAM! She’s… MASKED HARLEY! Who will feel the wrath as the wild Aussie makes her return?

Six Woman Tag: Willow Nightingale, Queen Aminata & Tay Melo VS The Triangle of Madness!

The Babe with the Power knows she, the One True African Queen & the Brazilian Blackbelt all have beef with Julia Hart, Skye Blue & Thekla, so it is time for a team-up! Will Willow, Aminata & Tay flatten the Triangle? Or will their trapezoid of grapplezoids succumb to the madness?

The trios sort out and Aminata starts against Thekla. They run up, Thekla ducks the lariat, then Thekla SLAPS! And SOBATS! And runs, but into a clinch! Snapmare and headscissors, CHOCOLATE KISSES! AH AH AH, but Skye DROPKICKS Aminata! Julia & Skye storm in and double whip, but Aminata BOOTS Julia and DECKS Skye! Aminata runs, Julia whips, but Aminata reverses to send Julia at Thekla. Thekla hurdles over but Aminata runs in! Thekla goes Matrix, then she and Julia DOUBLE ELBOW Aminata in the corner! Thekla snapmares, covers, ONE! Thekla storms up on Aminata, but Aminata SLAPS her!

Tag to Tay, tag to Julia, and the fans rally. Tay dodges, wrenches and SAYANAGIS! And SAYANAGI! And SAYANAGI! Tay then rolls to drag Julia up, but Julia ducks the buzzsaw! Tay HEEL KICKS, covers, TWO! Tay clamps onto Julia, tags in Willow, and the fans cheer. Willow CHOPS Julia, bumps her off buckles, then fires LARIATS in the corner! The fans count and Willow goes to eight before Thekla attacks! The fans boo but Thekla & Julia reel Willow in. But Willow DOUBLE SUPLEXES them first! Willow whips Julia, Skye sneaks a tag, and Julia BOOTS Willow! Skye LEAPS, but Willow catches her to SLAM her!

Willow clamps onto Skye for a CAMEL CLUTCH! The fans fire up while Skye endures! Thekla storms in but Tay DECKS her first! Julia runs up but Aminata ROCKS her first! Thekla & Julia are sent out, Tay & Aminata pull Skye’s arms! The fans cheer for this TRIPLE CLUTCH, but the ref reprimands, and Collision goes picture in picture.

Willow lets go of Skye, high-fives with her team, and then drags Skye up. Willow whips Skye to a corner, Skye dodges, but Willow ELBOWS her! Willow goes up, but Skye SUPERKICKS Willow to the floor! The ref checks and Willow is still in this, so Skye storms out to CHOP Willow. Skye puts Willow back in the ring, pushes her down, and rains down fists! The ref reprimands but Skye drags Willow up to bump off buckles. Julia and Thekla YANK Tay and Aminata off the apron for good measure! The ref misses all that but Skye stands Willow up. Willow hits back, but then Skye ROCKS her! Tag to Julia and she brings Willow around to CLUB her down.

Julia THRASHES Willow, the ref counts, and Julia stops to cover. TWO, but Julia puts Willow on ropes to CHOKE her! The fans rally, Julia steps off, and Julia drags Willow up. Julia fires forearms on Willow in the corner while Collision goes to break.

Collision returns as Thekla drags Willow up for a facelock. Willow endures, fights her way forward, but Skye distracts the ref! The ref misses the hot tag! He keeps Aminata back, but Willow scoops Thekla to SLAM her! Skye SUPERKICKS Willow, but Aminata gets in to dragon sleeper! SAVING GRACE! Julia runs in, wrenches Aminata, STO! Tay KNEES Julia down! Thekla CLOBBERS Tay! Thekla fires hands on Willow, ROCKS her, but Willwo rebounds to LARIAT! The fans fire up while both women are down! They crawl, hot tags to Skye and Aminata! Aminata wrenches Skye to short arm LARIAT! And LARIAT!

Aminata fires up, snap suplexes, and she fires up again! The fans are with her as she runs in and LARIATS Skye at the corner! Aminata reels Skye in, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Cover, Julia breaks it! Julia drags Aminata up, but Aminata TOSSES Julia out! But Skye SUPERKICKS Aminata! Aminata HEASDSBUTTS Skye! Tay tags in and KNEES Skye down! Then she DECKS Julia! The fans fire up and Tay runs in at Skye! BOOT! Tay scrubs Skye’s face, then drags her up for a hammerlock! HAMMERLOCK DDT! Cover, Thekla breaks it! Thekla drags Tay up to DECK her! Thekla goes Spider-Walk, then runs in, but into a POUNCE!

The fans fire up and Willow runs up on Skye! Skye DUMPS Willow out, but Tay rolls Skye! TWO! Tay dodges a haymaker to Gory Especial! Julia is in to SUPERKICK Tay first! Julia feeds Tay to Skye, they then combine for a MAGIC URENAGE! Cover, Triangle of Madness wins!

Winners: Triangle of Madness, by pinfall

The Sisters of Sin seal the deal, and they celebrate with the Toxic Spider! Will this trio of femme fatales soon stand atop AEW?

Team Sky Flight speaks.

Christopher Daniels tells Don Callis, “For everything the Don Callis Family has done in AEW, the one thing they can’t do is ruin the debut of Sky Flight.” Leila Grey says, “Darn right!” Dante Martin says Don went and put money on their heads, but he needs a refund. Scorpio Sky says STP shot and missed. Keep shooting, and tighten that aim up, because Sky Flight ain’t going nowhere.

FTR & Stokely celebrate backstage.

They are feeling great after that win, and Dax says Stoke is gonna get so many of the hoes here in Roanoke. Cash says it’s #Ho-anoke! Stoke likes that! He tells Copeland that we all saw what Stoke did out there. Cope is who turned Stoke into this monster! Last Wednesday Night Dynamite, Stoke shared his problems with the world. But next Wednesday, all- well, one of them will be solved. Because after Stoke beats Cope, he’ll make Cope HIS ho! And after that, FTR can focus on what matters: Winning the tag team tournament, going to Forbidden Door, and becoming THREE-TIME AEW World Tag Team Champions!

Dax says they’ve been having a lot of fun, a lot of laughs, but time to get serious for a second. The most important thing in his life, “forget my ugly wife, forget my brat daughter,” the most important thing in life is the AEW World Tag Team Championships! The reason he breathes, the reason he lives, the reason he wakes up every single day is to become the AEW World Tag Team Champions. Brody King, Bandido, they’re stepping stones, they’re nothing. Hurt Syndicate likes to hurt people? Well, they don’t even make Dax flinch. #TopGuysOut.

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

Well, as Platinum Max said earlier tonight, we are lookin’ live at the Best Wrestler Alive. And he has to hand it to Rush. Last week on “Colish,” Rush was the first man to survive five against the Best Wrestler Alive, but he did not beat me because he can’t be better than the best! All the people in Virginia know that, and all the Maximaniacs in “the Star City of the South” wanna do one thing and one thing only, and that’s chant his name! “Let’s Go, Max! You’re The Best Wrestler Alive! Let’s Go, Max! You’re The Best Wrestler Alive!” The fans keep up, and Caster says hold on, hold on, whoa. That was… That was better.

But this is the Platinum Max Challenge, so put the five minutes on the clock, and let’s see who can survive five with the Best Wrestler Alive! Who is it, though? Oh wait, Katsuyori Shibata? The Wrestler already beat up Caster, is he gonna try and do it in under five minutes? The bell rings, time is ticking, and Caster talks trash. Shibata ROCKS Caster and Caster goes to a corner! Shibata CHOPS, stands Caster up, and CHOPS again! Shibata stands Cater up again to CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! Caster scrambles away but Shibata storms up on Caster again. Shibata KICKS Caster around, the fans rally, and Caster flounders.

Shibata KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! Caster falls over, sits back up, and Shibata KICKS him back down! We are past one minute, Shibata runs, but Caster dodges! Caster rolls Shibata, TWO! Caster BOOTS Shibata, but Shibata just frowns. Caster runs up, but into a KNEE! Shibata whips and BOOTS Caster! Shibata fires off a flurry, then runs corner to corner, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Shibata then hits a HALF HATCH, and a SLEEPER! Caster flails, reaches out, but he’s fading! The fans rally as Caster makes it to two minutes, but Shibata sits him down! PENALTY KICK! Cover, Shibata wins!

Winner: Katsuyori Shibata, by pinfall

Maybe last week was a fluke? Because it only took two minutes and eight seconds to beat Caster this time. But Shibata does show Caster respect for going on like this. But then LFI attacks Caster and Shibata! The fans boo but here comes JetSpeed! They’re making a save again, and they even have nunchaku and a hockey stick! The fans fire up for JetSpeed going TMNT, but will they and The Cowboy wrangle these bulls? Or will they just get the horns? We find out, after the break.

Six Man Tag: Hangman Page & #JetSpeed VS La Faccion Ingobernable!

Collision returns, and with JetSpeed holding the ring, out comes Virginia’s own Hangman Adam Page! The fans fire up and the trios sort out. Hangman steps up against The Beast Mortos and the fans cheer even more. The two tie up, Hangman headlocks but Mortos powers out to his own headlock. Hangman back suplexes, Mortos lands out, and things speed up. Mortos’ hurdle just barely gets over Hangman, but Hangman shoves Mortos, Mortos handsprings, but so does Hangman! Hangman BOOTS Mortos down and the fans fire up! Mortos scrambles away, Rush tags in, and the fans rally for #CowboySh*t!

Hangman and Rush get face to face, talk some trash, and then Rush shoves Hangman. Hangman shoves back, and the two start throwing forearms! The fans cheer Hangman and boo Rush, or maybe they’re just saying “RUUUSH~!” Rush CHOPS! Hangman frowns but he CHOPS in return! Rush CHOPS, Hangman CHOPS, repeat! The fans fire up, Rush CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS, then pie faces the champ. Rush runs, but into a CHOP! Hangman runs, but Mortos gets a cheap shot in! Hangman DECKS Mortos, ROCKS Dralistico, then DECKS Rush! But then LFI swarm! JetSpeed get in there, brawl and they toss LFI out!

The fans fire up as things keep going, Knight ROCKS Mortos and Bailey sends Dralistico into railing! Hangman JAWBREAKERS Rush, Knight sends Mortos into barriers, and then Hangman goes up the corner! Rush is there, ARIHARA MOONSAULT! The fans are thunderous for THEIR Cowboy as he takes down El Toro Blanco! Hangman high-fives with #JetSpeed, then he puts Rush in the ring. Hangman drags Rush up, CHOPS again, then whips. Rush stops himself to then KICK Hangman down! Rush stomps away, the fans are torn, but Rush SPITS at JetSpeed. Tag to his brother and Dralistico storms up.

Hangman fires forearms, Dralistico fires up! Dralistico CHOPS, Hangman CHOPS, repeat! They CHOP, Dralistico SOBATS and KNEES low! Dralistico whips, but Hangman reverses to scoop and BACKBREAKER! Dralistico writhes, Hangman tags Knight, and Knight tags Bailey. JetSpeed double whip Dralistico, DOUBLE HIP TOSS! Then they roll Dralistico to DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER! DOUBLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Bailey pushes Dralistico to a cover, TWO! Bailey brings Dralistico around to CHOP! Bailey reels Dralistico in, but Dralistico RAMS Bailey into the corner! Tag to Rush, but Mortos joins in as LFI mugs Bailey.

Rush CHOPS Bailey, then whips him corner to corner. Mortos runs in and SPLASHES! Dralistico SPALSHES! Rush SPLASHES! Then they TRIPLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! PWH says that was an assembly line of pain! Rush covers Bailey, ONE, but then Rush SPITS at Hangman! The ref backs Hangman off and Rush drags Bailey up. Tag to Mortos and LFI mugs Bailey more. Mortos snapmares Bailey and NECK TWISTS! Mortos clamps onto Bailey, Bailey fights up, and the fans rally. Bailey fires body shots, reaches out, but Mortso reels Bailey in for a back suplex. Bailey lands out, he BLASTS Rush y Dralistico, then he BOOTS Mortos!

The fans fire up, Bailey dodges Mortos and Mortos POSTS himself! Hot tag to Knight! Knight rallies on Dralistico with LARIATS and SHOULDER TACKLES! Knight whips, Dralistico reverses, but Knight goes up and over! Knight comes back, and LEAPING LARIATS! Rush runs in, Knight dodges, but Rush BLASTS Hangman! In fact, Hangman may have been his real target all along! But then Knight scoops Rush to SLAM him! Then the U F- NO, Rush gets outta there, so Knight lands out. Knight runs up, but Rush kicks and CHOPS! Rush runs, Knight DROPKICKS! Knight then runs in at Dralistico but Dralistico BOOTS him!

Dralistico goes up, but Knight jumps into the UPPER ROOM! The fans fire up as Dralistico goes flying! Dralistico bails out, Knight builds speed, and he springboards to SUPER DOUBLE LARIAT!! The fans are thunderous again as Collision goes picture in picture!

Knight high-fives fans, then he drags Dralistico back up. Knight puts Dralistico in the ring, but Mortos trips Knight up! The ref reprimands but Mortos sends Knight into steel steps! Then Mortos DECKS Bailey! Dralistico eggs on Hangman while Bailey is sent into barriers! Hangman goes after Mortos! But then Dralistico goes after Hangman! Dralistico runs Hangman into railing! And CHOPS him! Mortos puts Knight in the ring while Dralistico CHOKES Hangman! Dralistico lets go so Rush can HEADBUTT and ROCK Hangman! The ref reprimands, Dralistico goes to Knight in the ring and turns him over, BOSTON CRAB!

Knight endures, reaches out, but Rush soaks up heat for LFI. Knight reaches out but Dralistico drags him from ropes to SMASH the knee! Dralistico then drags Knight over, puts him in the LFI corner, and he CHOPS! Dralistico talks trash at Hangman, then goes back to Knight. Dralistico stomps Knight, winds up, and he runs in to LARIAT! Tag to Mortos, he whips Knight in for Rush to BOOT! Moros then hits a BACKSTABBER, and Dralistico is up top! Collision returns to single picture for the DOUBLE STOMP BACKBREAKER! Rush covers, TWO! The fans rally up but Rush talks trash on Hangman again.

Rush swings on Hangman, hangman ROCKS him first! Knight DROPKICKS Rush down! The fans rally harder and harder, Knight crawls, hot tag to Hangman! The fans erupt as Hangman rallies on Rush with haymakers! Hangman whips, Rush reverses, but Hangman BOOTS him! Rush falls to the corner, Hangman drags him up to bump him off buckles. Hangman fires forearms again and again until Rush sits down, and then keeps going! Mortos runs in, whips Hangman, but Hangman reverses to TOSS Mortos out! Dralistico runs up but Hangman BOOTS him away! Hangman triangle jump LARIATS Mortos down!

Hangman dodges Dralistico, scoops him, and FALL AWAY SLAMS! Hangman kips up, PLANCHAS, and down goes Mortos! Hangman returns and he wrenches Rush to a fireman’s carry! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO! The fans rally harder and harder and Hangman brings Rush around. DISCUS- OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Rush puts Hangman in the corner, HEADBUTTS him, then stomps away on him! The fans boo but Rush runs corner to corner, only for Knight to SPRINGBOARD FLYING LARIAT! Down goes Rush! Dralistico runs in, springboard DESTROYER on Knight! Bailey PENALTY KICKS Dralistico to MOONSAULT KNEE DROP!

Mortos whips Bailey for the POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Hangman LARIATS Mortos! Rush rolls Hangman up, with ropes! TWO!! Hangman swings, Rush wrenches, SAIDO! Rush fires up, tags Dralistico, and Dralistico FLYING CRUCIFIX DIRVERS! Cover, TWO!! Hangman survives and the fans are thunderous! Dralistico drags Hangman up, whips, and SPLASHES! Mortos LARIATS! Mortos whips Hangman into Rush’s BOOTS! The same combo with the BACKSTABBER and- NO, Knight YANKS Dralistico down! Bailey runs in, SUPERKICKS Rush, but then Mortos CLOBBERS JetSpeed! The fans are torn but Mortos builds speed, TORNILLO TOPE!!

Mortos sets JetSpeed up and Rush runs, to FLY! Down goes JetSpeed! The fans boo but Dralistico runs up on Hangman. Hangman puts Dralistico on the apron, Dralistico GAMANGIRIS, then Dralistico fires up to springboards again! But into a POWERBOMB!! Hangman crawls back, skins the cat to the apron, and the fans are thunderous! But Mortos runs up! Hangman DECKS Mortos, but then Rush is next! Hangman DECKS Rush, Dralistico GAMANGIRIS! Dralistico runs, but into DOUBLE DROPKICKS from JetSpeed! Bailey then triangle jumps to MOONSAULT onto Morots! Knight SUPER CROSSBODIES Rush!

Hangman reloads, takes aim, and BUCKSHOT for Dralistico!! Cover, Hangman & JetSpeed win!

Winners: Hangman Page & JetSpeed, by pinfall

Roanoke cheers their hometown hero coming out on top alongside Bailey & Knight! Next stop: Cincinnati! Hangman is set to have a face-to-face discussion with MJF, will Cowboy and Scumbag keep it civil? Or will Dynamite be explosive with these combustible elements?

My Thoughts:

A great Collision, though maybe more filler than anything? Tonight had quite a few recap packages, and only so much story advancement. I liked Paul Walter-Hauser on commentary, though. He knows moves, he knows wrestlers, he knows comedy and banter, it really worked with Schiavone and Nigel. Though, I thought QT Marshall was calling him out for ROH. They should’ve had QT show up tonight but then everyone would be confused cuz they haven’t built this QT VS PWH thing since Revolution and only used ROH to do anything. But we’ll surely get a Death Before Dishonor build in the Roanoke tapings.

Great opening match from Fletcher VS Ishii, but yeah, Fletcher was definitely retaining. Good promo from him and from Callis to call out NJPW talent for both Forbidden Door but also next week. Callis using the phrase “Into oblivion,” is that a sign it’ll be David Finlay? As I said, the G1 Climax doesn’t finish until next weekend, so maybe not, it really depends on how the G1 playoffs turn out. Good promo from Sky Flight, and I’m sure we’ll get more of them against Don Callis Family soon, hopefully helping build Sky Flight towards the title goals they talked about last time instead of just letting them languish like countless other teams.

Megan squashed another opponent but had nothing else to do tonight so that was literally just so we don’t forget she exists. Good little tease of Harley Cameron’s return, I like the shoutout to Jim Carrey’s The Mask. Very good Six Woman Tag, and Triangle of Madness winning makes sense so as to keep the group strong. Good promo from Ricochet & GOA, very good promo from Bill & Keith, and a very good match of Ricochet VS Juice. Bill of course cost Juice, that tag rematch is certainly coming. Things feel disjointed in this story, but you have to excuse it because no one expected Colten to go down hurt while Jay White is also still out hurt.

FTR & Stoke of course win their squash match, and they have a good promo, but not sure any of it was really needed. Stoke is of course losing to Cope, but I suppose this could be “go-home math” for FTR to lose to Brody King & Bandido. It really depends on if Hurt Syndicate are truly Face after ditching MJF or if they’re gonna stay Heels. Or if that even matters, when really it shouldn’t for how good Hurt Syndicate are and how good both FTR and #Brodido are. Honestly, both possibilities are great, but I feel like Hurt Syndicate retains against Brodido while they might lose to FTR so that then… FTR VS Cope & Christian is for the tag titles.

I really like the “Technical Spectacle” they’re giving us next week, all four guys are great choices but they’re not getting the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship off Zack Sabre Jr. in London. That said, they should make it ZSJ VS Nigel for the London crowd to go nuts over. But with that, it felt like putting that together got in the way of the main event stuff. They needed Hangman to have a match here in Virginia, but it was Fox & JetSpeed that fought LFI. But then Fox is fed to Hechicero while Hangman & JetSpeed fight LFI…? They should’ve shuffled things around better than that.

Good promo from Caster, he’s getting more and more over with the fans, but of course he loses to Shibata. But Shibata treating Caster with respect, that’s a sign Caster is making the Face turn. Then great main event from LFI VS Hangman & JetSpeed, great win for the Faces, but again this was clearly just so Hangman could have a good win in his hometown.

My Score: 8.8/10