Results
Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (8/19/25)
NXT returns to Philadelphia!
Who will head for Heatwave?
Trick Williams and Je’Von Evans battle it out in Philadelphia for the chance to face Oba Femi for THE NXT Championship at Heatwave this Sunday!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Philly Street Fight: Yoshiki Inamura VS Josh Briggs; Briggs wins.
- Ricky Saints VS Jasper Troy; Saints wins.
- Six Women Tag, Special Guest Referee Masha Slamovich: The Fatal Influence VS The Elegance Brand; Fatal Influence wins.
- NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Trick Williams VS Je’Von Evans; Je’Von wins and will challenge Oba Femi for the title at WWE Heatwave.
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Josh Briggs attacks Yoshiki Inamura at gorilla!
These two were gonna start tonight anyway, but Briggs wants all the advantage he can get! After all, he is a man without honor! Briggs throws hands, he shoves Inamura through the curtain and to ringside, so the ref rings the bell! Just how extreme is Briggs willing to get just to end this friendship?
Philly Street Fight: Yoshiki Inamura VS Josh Briggs!
The fans boo as Briggs runs up on Inamura, but Inamura dodges! Briggs hits steel steps! Then Inamura runs up and SHOTGUNS Briggs down! Briggs tumbles fight off- Wait, the whole ringside area is elevated on the stage?! Briggs tumbles to the floor then, so Inamura FLYING SHOULDER TACKLES! The fans are thunderous already and Inamura stomps Briggs! The fans cheer “NXT! NXT!” as Inamura CHOPS and CHOPS! “WOO~!” Inamura then waistlocks, but Briggs fights the lift. Briggs whips Inamura into the stage! The edge of the stage gets Inamura in the ribs! Briggs then suplexes Inamura to the floor!
Both men writhe and the fans rally up. Briggs snarls as he rises up, and he storms up on Inamura. Briggs throws Inamura onto the stage, but Inamura fires hands. The fans rally for Inamura but Briggs puts him in the ring. Briggs huffs ‘n’ puffs and storms around the way. The fans boo but Briggs goes looking under the ring. Briggs can’t find what he’s after, but then he decides to throw chairs into the ring. One chair lands on Inamura! And another! Briggs storms into the ring, stomps Inamura, then wedges a chair into the corner. Briggs SMACKS Inamura with a chair, then wedges that chair into the other corner.
Philly says, “We Want Tables!” but Inamura fires forearms and elbows! Briggs fires hands in return, Inamura ROCKS him with a forearm! Briggs runs up, but Inamura wrenches to fire off fast hands! But Briggs kicks the leg! And DECKS Inamura! Briggs runs, but Inamura ELBOWS him! Inamura runs, but Briggs ELBOWS him! Briggs runs, Inamura dodges the lariat but not the BOOT! The fans boo but Briggs hauls Inamura up. Briggs scoops, and SLAMS him on the chair! Then Briggs SPLASHES, but Inamura moves! Briggs only gets chair! The fans fire up as Inamura fires forearms! Inamura whips Briggs and Briggs hits the chair in the corner!
Briggs writhes, the fans fire up, and Inamura whips Briggs the other way! Briggs hits the other chair! Inamura huffs ‘n’ puffs and scoops Briggs, to SLAM him on the third chair! Cover, TWO! Briggs toughs it out but the fans still want tables. Inamura goes looking, and he finds a kendo stick! Inamura says that’s good, but he needs more. Inamura finds a BASEBALL BAT! The fans fire up as Inamura brings it to the ring, but Briggs SMACKS Inamura with a chair, to the knee! Then BASEBALL BAT RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! The fans boo as Briggs stomps the bat right on the Phillies logo! Briggs soaks up heat while NXT goes picture in picture.
Briggs stalks Inamura to a corner, drags him up, but Inamura blocks the bump! Inamura sends Briggs back into the chair! Inamura then stomps a mudhole, and he doesn’t need to stop because there’s no disqualifications! Inamura stops when he’s tired out his leg, and then he sits Briggs up to CHOP him back down. Inamura stands Briggs up, CHOPS him again, and then reels Briggs in. Inamura suplexes Briggs onto the chair AND bat! Cover, TWO! Briggs survives but Inamura goes looking under the ring. Inamura brings a trash can into the ring! Inamura SMACKS Briggs with it, then hauls Briggs up. But Briggs lifts Inamura to stick him in the trash can!
Briggs runs and BOOTS Inamura down! Inamura flounders out of the ring, but Briggs pursues. Briggs looks under the ring, and he adds more chairs to the mix. And even more chairs! So many chairs! And then… Spare guard rails?! Briggs gets in the ring, and he starts making himself a table out of chairs and guard rail! Inamura is up, Briggs ROCKS him first, and NXT returns to single picture. The fans rally as Briggs brings Inamura up to the top rope! Briggs SUPERPLEXES Inamura onto the railing! The fans lose their minds while both men writhe in the wreckage! “This is Awesome!” as both men manage to rise up.
Briggs goes outside, he is still looking for something in particular, but the fans still want a table. Briggs hobbles around the way, he brings out kendo sticks, and he JAVELINS one at Inamura! Briggs storms into the ring, and he uses tape to trap Inamura at the ropes! The fans boo but there’s nothing that can be done! Briggs has both of Inamura’s arms stuck on the ropes, and he SMACKS Inamura with kendo sticks! Briggs is gonna treat Inamura like a Young Boy! SMACK! And SMACK! The fans boo as Inamura can only suffer, but he isn’t giving in either! Inamura fires up, and he RIPS free of the tape!!
The fans go nuts again and Briggs begs for mercy! Inamura says not happening. Briggs puts up the stick to guard, Inamura CHOPS through it!! Then he CHOPS away on Briggs! The fans fire up and “WOO~” with every CHOP! Then a BACKHAND to Briggs’ head! Inamura hits the sumo stance, YOKOZUNA PALM STRIKES! The fans fire up and then Inamura CHOPS and ROCKS Briggs on repeat! And he CHOPS away on Briggs’ back! The fans fire up as Briggs can only guard, but then Inamura CLUBS Briggs down! The fans fire up, Inamura has the trash can, and he puts it around Briggs! The fans cheer, “He Deserves It!” Inamura CHOPS the can!
Inamura PUNCHES and CHOPS the can and leaves dents! Then he gets the baseball bat! Briggs stands, into the HOMERUN!! The fans are thunderous as Inamura goes yard! Inamura drags Briggs from the can, then URENAGES him onto the can! Briggs sputters, blood pouring from his forehead, and Inamura finally finds a TABLE! Philly cheers like the Phillies just won the World Series! Inamura sets this table up, but Briggs has a chain around his fist! Briggs rises up slowly, but Inamura puts him on the table. Inamura goes up the corner, but Briggs gets up! CHAIN PUNCH! Inamura manages to hit back, and Briggs is on the table!
Inamura pumps up, GREAT RUSH SPLASH down through the table!! Cover, TWO?!?! The fans are shocked but Inamura just goes to get another table! The fans fire up again as Inamura puts that in the ring! Inamura sets the table up right away, but Briggs works to undo it. Inamura just gets A THIRD table! Inamura puts that table in, but Briggs stops him from setting it up. They tug-o-war, but then Briggs RAMS the table down low! Then CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL!! Briggs hauls Inamura onto the second table, goes up the corner, HOSS MOONSAULT!! Cover, BRIGGS WINS!
Winner: Josh Briggs, by pinfall
Philly boos but Briggs and Inamura pushed each other to their limits. In the end, the Man of Mayhem had more hate in his heart. What will be next for Briggs now that he’s said “sayonara” to Inamura?
Backstage interview with Trick Williams.
Sarah Schreiber congratulates him on retaining the TNA World Championship last Friday at Emergence, but now, we turn our attention to tonight, his chance to go to Heatwave and face Oba Femi for THE NXT Championship. Trick says that’s right, and if there’s one thing you need to know about him, is that Trick loves him some Trick. Trick went to Emergence, did what he was supposed to do, and that was mow down Moose in front of his hometown. Je’Von Evans thinks Trick is gonna beat him? Je’Von must be stupid! Yes, Je’Von can flip, flop, fly all over, an athletic specimen, and he can even bounce.
But that’s good, cuz Trick’s gonna bounce Je’Von’s ass back to high school! This is a grown man’s game! And speaking of grown men, Trick promises to see Oba at Heatwave to get back HIS title and become a THREE-TIME NXT Champion. That’s right! Three time! Let’s talk about it! Trick heads out, but will he take over in tonight’s main event? Or will the Young OG get one over on #Trick’NA?
Ricky Saints VS Jasper Troy!
The Absolute says the MonStar is just a bit envious of his hype and accomplishments, but the LFG Season 1 Men’s Champion says Saints is cocky when he’s been protected this whole time. Will Jasper destroy the “quarterback” of NXT? Or will the revolution still be televised in Philadelphia?
NXT returns as Troy makes his entrance. The bell rings, Philly cheers Ricky, and Ricky DROPKICKS! Ricky fires hands, but Troy picks him up! Ricky sunset flips, Troy YANKS Ricky back up and shouts at him. Troy pops Ricky up, but Ricky slips out for a SLEEPER! Troy flails, reaches out, but Ricky holds on! Troy drops to a knee, he’s already fading! The fans rally for Ricky but Troy powers up and RAMS Ricky into buckles! Ricky holds on, but Troy RAMS Ricky into another corner! Ricky still has the SLEEPER! Troy powers up to RAM Ricky into one more corner! Troy is free, then runs corner to corner, but Ricky dodges the splash!
Ricky climbs up, leaps, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Ricky hurries up another corner, springboards, but Troy BOOTS him down! Ricky tumbles to apron then floor while Troy roars. The fans boo Troy while NXT goes picture in picture.
Troy huffs ‘n’ puffs as he waits on Ricky. Ricky sits up as the ring count climbs, and he leans on the desk as he stands back up. Troy storms out after Ricky to HEADBUTT him! Troy stalks Ricky as Ricky staggers around the corner. Troy then storms up to fire body shots! Troy THROWS Ricky into the apron, then pushes him into the ring. Troy storms up the steel steps, and he has Ricky in a corner. Troy stomps a mudhole on Ricky, backs off as the ref counts, then stands on Ricky’s head! The ref counts, Troy steps off, and he drags Ricky up. Troy scoops Ricky to SALM him! Then Troy SPLASHES DOWN! Troy doesn’t stop there, he runs to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO!
Ricky survives but Troy storms up on him again. Troy stands on Ricky’s back, the ref counts, and Troy steps off. Troy soaks up the heat from Philly, but Ricky fires haymakers! Ricky backs Troy down, kicks low, then fires more hands. But Troy knees low, then CLUBS Ricky down! Ricky flounders to a corner, Troy is right on him, and he whips Ricky corner to corner! Ricky hits buckles hard, then falls in a heap. Troy stands on Ricky at the ropes, but stops as the ref counts. Ricky sputters but Troy stands him up. Troy clamp son with a COBRA TWIST! Ricky endures, fights free, and ROCKS Troy! But then Troy KNEES low!
Troy clamps on with another COBRA TWIST! Ricky endures, NXT returns to single picture. and the fans rally up. Ricky fires body shots, but Troy fires back. Troy goes for it again, but Ricky dosidos to get free! Ricky KICKS away on Troy’s leg, then dodges a lariat! But Troy comes back to BODY PRESS! The fans boo but Troy roars. Troy runs, but Ricky avoids the elbow drop! Rocky CHOPS and ROCKS Troy on repeat! But Troy BODY BLOWS! Troy clamps on with both hands, but Ricky wrenches to go after one! Troy fights the Fujiwara Armbar but Ricky adds a chinbar. Troy powers up to scoop! Ricky slips free, dodges a lariat, then he manages to SAMOAN DROP!
The fans fire up for Ricky and he hurries to a corner. Ricky climbs up, and MOONSAULTS, but has to land out as Troy moves! Troy then RAMS Ricky into a corner! Then he picks Ricky up, and RAMS him into the other corner! Troy RAMS in again and again, tells the ref to back off, but then Ricky BOOTS Troy! Troy comes back, Ricky dodges, Troy POSTS himself! Ricky WRECKS Troy with a dropkick! Ricky leaps, but Troy catches him! Troy THROWS Ricky into the steel steps! Troy shoves the top steps over, and he brings Ricky up to put him on the base. Troy then paces, and he runs to use the top steps as a launching pad! SENTON but only onto steel steps!
The fans fire up as Ricky avoids disaster! Troy crawls away, but Ricky reels him in, TORNADO DDT to the floor! The fans rally behind Ricky as he puts Troy back in the ring. Ricky brings Troy around, TORNADO DDT again! Cover, RICKY WINS!
Winner: Ricky Saints, by pinfall
It took a lot to keep Troy down, but Ricky found a way! However, this only makes them 1-1. When and where will we get the tiebreaker between Absolute and Monster?
Hank ‘n’ Tank talk with Ava.
The NXT Tag Team Champions argue how they actually did obey her orders. They waited until after the main event to go after DarkState. They know the NXT General Manager runs a tight ship, so they would not ever disobey her. But now, they wanna know which two exactly are they facing. Ava says she doesn’t know, DarkState hasn’t told her. But then The Personal Concierge, George Iceman, walks in, saying he needs a moment. Hank ‘n’ Tank excuse themselves, and TPC formally introduces us to “the greatest female faction in the history of pro-wrestling,” aka The Elegance Brand. Ava already knows Ash (Dana Brooke), but this is Heather and M.
They want to implore Ava to not let “that filthy” Masha Slamovich to be guest referee tonight. She has zero experience! Ava appreciates their opinion, but Masha is still the referee. But speaking of, in steps Masha, already in her referee attire. The Elegance Brand scoff and laugh at how the whole thing looks. But Masha thanks Ava and shakes her hand before heading out. TPC claims Masha’s smirk was the smirk of bias! She has it out for The Elegance Brand! They’re getting their lawyers! Ava says go ahead, it won’t change anything. But will Masha be a fair and balanced official, considering she doesn’t like Fatal Influence any better than The Elegance Brand?
Jordynne Grace is here!
Philly fires up for the Juggernaut as she goes right to the ring. She grabs a mic and says she came to NXT after traveling the world, being in hundreds of locker rooms and building a reputation. And she came thinking she’d do what she’s always done: win championships. Clearly, that hasn’t been what’s happened. Now, sh eknows that she has weaknesses, and she expected those might set her back at some point> But what she didn’t expect was a friendship, however brief it may have been. She watches werstling like all of us, and she’s been a wrestler for 15 YEARS. The fans cheer that! So Grace knows how these “friendships” normally go.
But there is an exception to every rule, right? And she thought that maybe, she and Blake could’ve been the exception. Stupid in hindsight, sure. Grace has said this before, but being in the WWE, the adjustment has been really, really hard. She’s never had someone try to exploit her insecurities before and force her to address them publicly. She was angry at first, but now she has one goal and one objective. She doesn’t need to prove that she’s better than Blake. And this isn’t even revenge. No, what Grace wants is for Blake to see herself for who she is. At Heatwave, Grace holds up the mirror to-
Blake Monroe interrupts, and she has both a contract in hand, and security at her side. Enough of that, Muscle Muffin. Oh, is Grace confused by the security? As much as everyone would love to see Grace get some redemption, Blake particularly does not. There is no redemption from the truth! Blake goes to the ring and says this is why she had a contract drawn up. If Grace lays so much as one finger on Blake, the match at Heatwave is off. Blake realized she doesn’t need to feel sorry for Grace, Grace feels sorry for herself, and that’s enough. Grace says Blake has been right about a lot, but this is where she is wrong.
See, the thing is… Blake was at Evolution, right? The biggest event in Women’s Wrestling. And where was she? Standing ringside, watching Grace in the ring wrestling as a main character. The fans cheer that! So what Grace thinks, Blake, is that you are JEALOUS of Grace! Blake tries to brush that off but Grace says that night must’ve been a harsh reality check, huh? Blake didn’t like being left out at all. The fans chant, “Blake is Jealous!” Grace says Blake is a disgusting snake! Blake says THERE is the Jordynne Grace we all know and despise! She can’t help herself, can she? She doesn’t have a calm bone in her body!
Grace can’t handle the pressure. She’s not just an outsider, she’s a reject playing a superstar! And now that the Glamour has arrived, there’s simply not room for the both of them. Why Grace? Why not? Who is more pathetic than- OH, Grace is pathetic? Grace gets heated but Blake dares her to violate the No Violence Contract! Do what we all know Grace will do so that their Heatwave match will be off! Grace says she doesn’t need to touch Blake to show her what’s gonna happen at Heatwave. Grace ROCKS the guards! The fans fire up as Grace CLUBS one guy down, SPINEBUSTERS another, then LARIATS one up and out of the ring! The last guy just runs for it!
Blake freaks out, but Grace grabs the mic from Blake to say, “At Heatwave, I’m gonna show you what ugly really looks like.” Grace lets Blake go, for now. But will Blake not survive the Heatwave this Sunday?
Fatal Influence prepares backstage.
Jacy Jayne doesn’t get who The Elegance Brand thinks they are. The most dominant female faction in wrestling? Yeah, right. Fallon says maybe in their dreams. But they don’t come anywhere close to The Influence. Jazmyn Nyx says she is so happy they’re on the same page. But then Lainey Reid walks in and says hello. She tells Jacy to go out there and show everyone why she’s the double champ. Oh, she will. Fatal Influence heads out, but then they cross paths with #ZaRuca. Oh, hey, it’s the other double champ and her big shadow. Off to do another TikTok thing? Zaria says Jacy’s “so funny,” but Sol keeps her from pouncing.
Sol tells Jacy that if she was Jacy, Sol would be making as many videos as she could with both belts while she still has them. Fallon says whatever, let’s go. Fatal Influence goes to gorilla, and Lainey steps back in. She says at least Jacy defends both titles. Zaria asks who even is that. Sol says she’s suddenly got the need for Speed. Zaria declines fist bumping over that cheap line. But will Sol show she can still whoop anyone in under three minutes?
Backstage interview with Je’Von Evans.
Sarah is now with The Young OG and brings up how he is just one step closer to facing and maybe even dethroning Oba Femi at Heatwave. But that means he must first get through Trick Williams, the man who abandoned the team in their 8 Man Tag match. How is he feeling about that? Je’Von says he honestly isn’t that surprised. Trick is all about Trick, he is selfish. And the reason why is because he’s goofy. Trick knows the Young OG has his number. And Je’Von would feel some type of way about it if Undertaker choke slammed him, too. But Je’Von ain’t worried about that. To be a champion, you gotta beat a champion. And to get to Oba, he’s gotta beat Trick.
But honestly, Trick’s not locked in. Trick is trying to be the face of two brands, a rapper, and “an ugly ass actor.” But Je’Von is only trying to be NXT Champion. And in about 30 minutes, Je’Von about to #WhoopDatTrick, straight like that. Je’Von heads out, will he get extra bouncy~ in Philly?
Six Women Tag, Special Guest Referee Masha Slamovich: The Fatal Influence VS The Elegance Brand!
Ahead of the TNA Knockouts Championship Triple Threat on Sunday, the former champion suggested she keep a close eye on Jacy Jayne’s team battling with Ash’s team. So will her distaste for both sides keep her balanced and unbiased? Or will Influence and Elegance test her patience?
The trios sort out and Ash “lets” Maggie Lee start against Fallon. The two tie up, Maggie knees low, the CLUBS Fallon. Maggie struts, but then Fallon fires off forearms! Maggie blocks a kick, spin sand ROCKS Fallon, then whips. But Fallon body scissors! Cover, ONE! Fallon KICKS Maggie down, whips her to the corner, then back body blocks! Tag to Jazmyn and they mug Maggie. They fire KNEES, then Jazmyn hits a FLYING CHUCK! Cover, TWO! Jazmyn is annoyed but she brings Maggie around. Maggie ROCKS Jazmyn, takes another swing, but Jazmyn dodges to DROPKICK! Jazmyn kips up, taunts The Elegance, then she whips Maggie.
Maggie stops herself, mule kicks, then runs to KNEE LIFT! Tag to Heather and Heather hops up onto Maggie’s shoulders. ELECTRIC CHAIR SPLASH! Cover, TWO! The fans rally, Heather tags Ash, and Ash brings Jazmyn around to chicken wing! But Jazmyn victory rolls through, TWO! Ash avoids a leg sweep, then scoops, but Jazmyn slips free! Jacy tags in and Philly cheers? The champ talks trash Ash, they shove each other, then Jacy dodges Ash! Ash dodges Jacy, rolls her up, TWO! Jacy runs, Ash dodges, but Jacy hip tosses! Cover, TWO! Ash has the ghost pin, TWO! Jacy KNEES low! Jacy whips Ash to the corner, runs in, and back body blocks!
Tag to Fallon, they snapmare, and Fallon SLIDING LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Fallon whips Ash into buckles, then CHOPS! Fallon grins, fireman’s carries, but Ash slips free. Ash shoves Fallon, Fallon ducks ‘n’ dodges, but The Concierge trips her up!? The fans boo, but Ash CLOBBERS Fallon! But Masha tells Iceman… HE’S OUTTA HERE! The fans cheer as Iceman gets put on ice and The Elegance Brand freaks out! Fatal Influence joins in with singing, “Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye~!” and NXT goes picture in picture.
Ash is upset, but she still fetches Fallon back into the ring. Cover, TWO! Ash HAMMERS away on Fallon, then soaks up cheers and jeers. Ash bumps Fallon off buckles, tags Maggie, and Maggie stomps Fallon. Maggie SCRAPES Fallon against the ropes, then stomps her. Maggie goes side to side and BOOTS Fallon down! Cover, TWO! Maggie drags Fallon up to snapmare, and she clamps onto the arms for a motorcycle stretch! Fallon endures, fights up, and she breaks free to ROCK Maggie! Fallon rolls Maggie up, ONE! Maggie LARIATS Fallon! Maggie bumps Fallon off buckles, digs her boots in, then tags Heather.
Heather drop toeholds Fallon, kicks her down, then slaps her around. But Fallon throws body shots! Heather stomps Fallon’s hands, then BASEMENT FLATLINERS! Cover, TWO! Heather is frustrated but she puts Fallon on the ropes. Heather CHOKES Fallon, thrashes her around, then stops as the ref counts. But Ash sneaks a cheap shot in! Heather tags Ash and Ash stomps Fallon. Ash CHOPS Fallon, tags Maggie, and the stomping continues. Maggie tags Ash back in, she snapmares Fallon, and she wraps on a chinlock. Fallon endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Fallon arm-drags free, but Ash LARIATS Fallon down!
Ash puts Fallon back in the corner, but Fallon fires forearms! NXT returns to single picture and the fans rally for “NXT! NXT!” Ash KNEES Low, whips Fallon into the Elegance corner, then handsprings to BACK ELBOW! Fallon sits down. Heather adds a DROPKICK! And Maggie adds a DRIVE-BY BOOT! Heather tags in and covers, TWO! Heather is frustrated, she steps on Fallon, then she goes up to MOONSAULT FLOP as Fallon moves! The fans rally up as Fallon and Heather crawl. Hot tags to Maggie and Jacy! The fans fire up as Jacy rallies on Maggie, then she wrenches Ash for a NECKBREAKER!
Maggie storms up but into a mule kick, front kick, and ENZIGIRI! Heather runs in but is sent into Maggie! Heather staggers into a SUPERKICK! The fans fire up for Jacy while Heather tumbles out. Jacy runs, CANNONBALL on Maggie! Jacy goes up the corner, the fans cheer, and Jacy SUPER SENTONS! Cover, TWO!! Maggie survives, Jacy is frustrated, but she tags Fallon. Fallon tags Jazmyn, and the Influence double whip Maggie for a DOUBLE FLAPJACK! Then they both run, DOUBLE THROWBACK CUTTER! KNEE from Jacy!! Cover, Ash breaks it! Jacy whips but Ash reverses to TOSS Jacy out!
Ash KNEES Fallon off the apron, but Jacy hooks Maggie up with a fisherman. But Maggie powers out and SUPERKICKS! Jazmyn falls, Maggie hot tags Heather! Ash tags in while Heather climbs, and Maggie drags Jazmyn into a Bow ‘n’ Arrow! RECKLESS DOUBLE STOMPS!! Ash adds the METEORA! Cover, JACY SUPERKICKS ASH! The fans are fired up as Jacy BOOTS Heather! Maggie BOOTS Jacy! Fallon ROCKS Maggie, DECKS her, then TOSSES her out! But Maggie drags Fallon right out! Masha says knock it off but these two brawl right into commentary! The fans are thunderous as Fallon HAMMERS away!
But Ash hits a SWANTON BOMB on Jazmyn! Ash shouts at Masha, Masha hurries to count, TWO!! The fans fire up but Ash is pissed at Masha! Jazmyn hot tags Jacy! Jacy ROLLING ENCORE ELBOWS!! Cover, Fatal Influence wins!
Winners: Fatal Influence, by pinfall
Jacy taunts Ash because her team worked better together than The Elegance Brand. Will this be the same for Heatwave and that Triple Threat? Or will it be different when Masha can be biased and fight for herself?
Charlie Dempsey talks with Kendal Grey.
He wants her to know that last week, she went toe-to-toe with Alba Fyre and it was impressive. She thanks him, but then he says if he had a piece of advice, it’d be to really lock in those armbars. You gotta make the opponent feel helpless. He knows she’s new to this, but just a thought. Um, Kendal has an extensive amateur background, and is on Evolve. Dempsey says if a true pro is offering advice, just listen, don’t question. Wren Sinclair walks in and says Dempsey can’t tell someone with a 61-0 college career how to wrestle. Hey, if he had wrestled in college, he’d have gone 600-0. Not possible…
Wren apologizes for Charles, he gets like this when he’s cranky. And then The Culling walks in, so Kendal excuses herself. Shawn Spears says the NQCC is just two people. Not good, Charlie, not good. Izzi Dame adds, “Especially with both of your track records.” Dempsey says if Wren wanted to, she could kick both Izzi’s and Tatum’s heads in. Tatum says back off! Izzi says don’t worry, the more friends you lose, the more delusional you become. There’s no saving NQCC. The Culling leaves, Wren says Dempsey can’t put her in a 2v1 like that. NQCC argues it out, but is there a chance they might need to recruit?
Time to sign the Canada-US Peace Treaty.
First out is the “Canadian Contention,” Ethan Page & Chelsea Green, along with the Secret Her-vice. All Ego says they are well aware how the “Philadelphia Freaks” like to get down, so let’s just handle business. Alba & Piper TOSS the table, no security concerns this time. And now for the United States Contention, Tyra Mae Steele & Tavion Heights! The fans cheer as the American Olympic wrestlers representing as they join the Canadians in the ring. They all sit at the not-table and the fans cheer, “U S A! U S A!” Ethan says as a Canadian, he takes great pride that both he and Chelsea are here for a peaceful and diplomatic discussion.
What they will be doing is sharing opinions and squashing beef peacefully. First opinion: Tavion is doing a great job. Honestly! Tavion has been doing exactly what he said he would, he is a singles star. Ethan saw Tavion fight his way out of NQCC, and Tavion has become what he has described himself: a weapon in human form. The issue Ethan has is how Tavion looks at Ethan. Yes, when looking at All Ego, Tavion doesn’t see the 19 YEAR veteran, or the world class athlete who is literally the greatest North American to ever hold the North American Championship! All Tavion sees is one thing: opportunity.
And that’s the issue. Tavion is getting a big head and biting off more than he can chew. Tavion is still new in “our world.” Tavion, in “your world,” you are a world class athlete, an Olympic medalist, that is extraordinary. But this is “our world,” professional wrestling. They don’t do what Tavion does in the Olympics. They don’t celebrate losers! There is no second or third place! In pro-wrestling, when you lose, you go home emptyhanded. Here, in “our world,” there is no silver or bronze, only gold! And Ethan is the one holding it! Tavion says he is so used to sitting across from “hard, seasoned veterans” like Ethan. And Tavion remembers all the times those guys counted him out.
That is, until Tavion sent them flying and they landed flat on their backs! No matter where Tavion is, he is the bracket buster! You think he is foolish for having his eyes on the title? Well, Ethan is foolish for underestimating Tavion. The fans cheer that. Tavion says he’s honed his craft, done the work, and blessed by the gods of Mount Olympus, he is made in their image! You think he’s not hungry for that greatness? Tavion will eat his plate AND Ethan’s! Chelsea says hold on, no reason to get spicy, “Lil’ T.” The fans cheer Chelsea, she says she is just so distracted by all this love!
But look: There is no need to be so disrespectful to the greatest North American to be North American Champion. He is being RUDE! But again, he is American and Americans are rude. The fans boo that, and then Chelsea tells Tyra & Tavion that they are just here to peacefully represent Canada, a country rich with culture and majestic mountains, as well as clean, fresh air. Thinking about it, Canada has the superior nation and superior athletes. Tyra says she is sick of Chelsea bloviating. Oh, don’t know what that means? It’s a college word, and it means, “Talking so much, you have nothing to say.”
But we’re here in America. Better yet, in Philadelphia! And in Philadelphia, Americans speak their minds. And what is on Tyra’s mind is for Chelsea to shut the voice box she calls a mouth. The fans cheer, Chelsea says, “Excuse me? How dare you, the so-called Olympic Gold Medalist, call ME that. Please.” Tyra repeats, “So-called? Alright. I am the first female Olympic Gold Medalist, and I came from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. I am not a ‘so-called’ gold medalist.” The fans cheer that! Chelsea says, “Okay, Honey Bunches of Oats, I am your first-ever, longest-reigning, most dangerous Women’s US Champion!” The fans cheer that, too!
Tyra says Chelsea needs to take a good look at this. This gold medal represents the best, and it means Tyra can take Chelsea down any time and any where that she wants! AND… If Chelsea doesn’t believe her, ask your Secret Her-vice. They know what she’s talking about. Chelsea says no need to escalate things, we’re being peaceful. Tavion says now Chelsea wants to play nice, huh? What happened to that Maple Spirit? Nah, nah, not in Philly, THE city of firsts! Where they know how to throw down! The city synonymous with true American grit! The fans fire up and Tavion says Philly won’t let them forget where they are.
And the way Ethan & Chelsea run their mouths, neither will Tavion! Ethan says typical Americans! This is a cockamamie excuse for a peaceful peace treaty! But Ethan & Chelsea called for it… They just want to flex their American muscle and go straight to violence, huh?! Wait, here comes Ava! So this isn’t really giving “peace,” is it? So here is what will happen: Sunday at Heatwave, Mixed Tag Match! Ethan & Chelsea VS Tavion & Tyra! The fans cheer and then the hands start flying! The Canadians strike first! The fans boo, but then the Americans block the boots! DOUBLE ANKLE LOCKS!! The Canadians tap out! Secret Her-vice saves Chelsea but Ethan suffers a little longer!
The fans cheer on the Olympians, will they be TNT this Sunday against a very different E&C Connection?
Myles Borne talks with Ricky Saints.
Myles says that was impressive out there, but what is up with Josh Briggs? Briggs kinda glared at Ricky as they passed on the ramp. Rick isn’t sure, either. But that’s something he’ll get to the bottom of soon enough, just another guy that Ricky has to keep his eyes on. Ricky says speaking of, look out. Lexis King walks in and asks if Myles has a minute. To be honest, he wants to apologize. He knows, that’s not normal for him, but he was wrong. It takes a man to admit when he was wrong. He was insensitive to Myles’ condition, mad at himself for losing, and instead of reflecting on himself, he deflected onto Myles.
To be honest, Lexis just doesn’t know how Myles wrestles on such a high level being both deaf and blind. He’s not blind. Lexis appreciates Myles being so understanding, and he knows how hard it must be for Myles to be deaf and blind. Again, he’s not blind. Lexis SPRAYS liquid in Myles eyes!! Lexis says, “You are now!!” The refs rush in and Lexis runs off! What is wrong with Lexis that he would stoop to such lows? Will Myles have to beat Lexis down harder to beat respect into him?
Kelani Jordan and Lola Vice talk backstage.
The Standout says she and Miami Vice made a great team last week, which is why… And don’t take this personally… But when Lani beats Lola, she’ll become #1 contender. But however it happens, they can surely laugh it off after. Lola says yeah, Lani is right. What was Lani doing this weekend, though? Lani was doing Pilates, some- Yeah, okay, well, Lola was at TripleMania 33, wrestling in front of 19 THOUSAND. So hopefully, when Lani loses, she can laugh it off. But in steps Lash Legend. The Bougie Bully says she watched TripleMania, and well, Lola lost. Yeah, it does suck. But Lash knows that feeling, too, right?
Oh, okay, sure. But speaking of another lost cause, Jaida Parker doesn’t even deserve to be in this #1 contender’s match. What has she done lately? No idea, take it up with her. Oh, Lash will. Because it is not like either one of them can go toe-to-toe with Nia Jax. Wow, toe-to-toe? Wasn’t it more like ass to face? Lani is surprised Lash is even standing. Lash tells Lani to tread lightly. Whether Lash is in the match or not, SHE is the biggest threat to the NXT Women’s Championship. Not Lani, not Lola, and not Jaida. Lash leaves, Lani says it doesn’t matter, she is winning. Lola says no, SHE is winning. The friendly rivals argue, but just who will win a golden ticket to facing Jacy Jayne?
DarkState talks with Ava.
They brag a bit about their big win last week. She put them against the top dawgs across NXT & TNA, and DarkState put them down. There ain’t a man, team or faction that can handle them! Oh, yes, they are right, she was very impressed. But surely, they don’t wanna talk about what happened after the match, right? How Hank ‘n’ Tank went after them… Osiris says they’ll handle Hank ‘n’ Tank and take that gold. Saquon says it don’t matter if it’s last week, next week, Heatwave, everyone is talking about one thing. It ain’t Nia Jax, it ain’t Lash Legend, Trick Williams, Je’Von Evans, Joe Hendry. It’s DarkState, and it’s-
“Say his name and he appears!” Joe Hendry pops out of a locker! Ava says they did this to themselves. Hendry says hold on, he doesn’t want trouble. He is just here to say how excited he is to see them wrestle on Sunday. But hey, the big question is: Which two will it be? Osiris says you find out when everyone else does, Joe. Dion says you either get behind them or they leave you behind. Dion leads the way out, Cutler James tells Joe, “And you don’t want us behind you.” DAMMIT, CUTTY! Saquon brings Cutler along, and Hendry says, “What a strange little man.” Ava says she’s worried about him. But in all seriousness, who will step up to the champs in Massachusetts?
NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Trick Williams VS Je’Von Evans!
These two were once friends, maybe even mentor and mentee, but ambition always gets in the way. Will #Trick’NA go for his third NXT Championship? Or will the Young OG prove age ain’t nothing but a number?
NXT returns and Trick makes his entrance. Philly still chants “Whoop Dat Trick!” for him, but we know Je’Von is ready to do just that. We spot Oba Femi watching from a balcony seat, and the bell rings. Trick SPIN KICKS Je’Von right down! Cover, TWO!! Je’Von survives, but then Trick LEG LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Trick is bringing heat already and he scoops to SLAM Je’Von! Trick scoops, carries Je’Von around, then SLAMS him! Je’Von crawls to ropes, Trick waits, and then he clinches, BOOK- ARM-DRAG! Je’Von is up, he ducks a leg lariat, BOUNCY~ roll-up! TWO, and Je’Von BOOTS Trick! Je’Von says Trick don’t like that, huh!?
The fans fire up, Trick’s got blood in his lip, but Trick ducks a roundhouse! Trick then capoeira kicks through Je’Von’s heel kick! Trick handstands and says Je’Von got served, but Je’Von HEEL KICKS after all! The fans fire up, Je’Von runs up, BOUNCY~ RANA! Trick staggers, into a DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Je’Von tastes the blood in his mouth and the fans rally behind him. Je’Von runs up on Trick and CHOPS in the corner! Trick goes to another corner, Je’Von CHOPS again! Je’Von stalks Trick but Trick throat chops! The fans boo but Trick puts Je’Von in the corner. Trick CHOPS and the fans “WOO~!”
Trick brings Je’Von around, talks trash, and then CHOPS! The fans fire up and duel while Trick looms over Je’Von. Trick drags Je’Von up, shouts out Booker T, but Je’Von dodges the chop to CHOP! CHOP! CHOP! Je’Von fires even more CHOPS, then he Ali rope-a-dopes before the JAB! The fans fire up with that and Je’Von whips. Trick ducks the kick to LEAPING LARIAT! Trick rains down fists on Je’Von, then soaks up the cheers and jeers from Philly. Trick looms over Je’Von, stands him up, and suplexes hard! Cover, TWO! Trick keeps after Je’Von, turns him, and hits a NECKBREAKER! Je’Von writhes but Trick drags him to a cover, TWO!
Trick is annoyed with Je’Von but the fans rally up. Trick drags Je’Von up, talks trash, and clamps on a cravat. The fans rally as Je’Von fights to his feet, but Trick CRANKS the hold. Je’Von still fights up, fires body shots, but Trick CLUBS him on the neck! Trick talks trash on Je’Von, whips him corner to corner, but Je’Von slides out to the apron! Je’Von goes up and around to then ROCK Trick! Je’Von springboards, FLYING LARIAT! The fans fire up, Je’Von LARIATS Trick up and out! Je’Von builds speed, and he FLIES! Down goes Trick, right in front of commentary! The fans fire up, Je’Von puts Trick in, then he aims from the apron.
Je’Von springboards again, but Trick catches him! And SHOVSE him! Je’Von CRASH LANDS THROUGH THE DESK! Philly loses their minds as commentary is almost wiped out! The ref checks Je’Von, and even Oba is shocked, while NXT goes picture in picture.
Trick paces while the ref tries to talk with Je’Von. Somehow, perhaps miraculously, Je’Von is able to continue. Trick says then get in the ring. He also tells Oba to watch himself, this is what’s coming at Heatwave. Trick soaks up cheers and jeers while the ring count finally starts. Je’Von crawls at 3 of 10, rises up at 6, flops in front of the apron, but leaps in at 9! Trick is right on him with an UPPERCUT! Je’Von falls over and Trick paces again. Trick watches Je’Von flounder to a corner, then flop against the ropes. Trick drags Je’Von up, just to UPPERCUT him back down! Je’Von sits up in a daze, but Trick brings him back up with a facelock.
Trick grinds Je’Von with the facelock while NXT returns to single picture. The fans rally as Je’Von endures, and Je’Von reaches out. Je’Von rises, fires body shots, but Trick ROCKS him! And then lifts him up with both hands to put on the top rope. Trick CHOPS Je’Von, but Je’Von BOOTS Trick! Trick storms back up, but into another boot! Je’Von gasps for air and adjusts up top, but Trick ROCKET LAUNCHES him off the top! The ref checks with Je’Von again but Je’Von refuses to give in. Trick rains down forearms! Trick drags Je’Von up, brings him around to whip, then FLAPJACK! Trick kips up and soaks up cheers and jeers.
Trick is annoyed that he’s actually working up a sweat, but he brings Je’Von up. Je’Von pushes Trick away, so Trick pie faces Je’Von. Je’Von fires body shots but there’s very little behind them. Trick tells Je’Von to fight! Je’Von SLAPS Trick! Trick BACKHANDS Je’Von! Je’Von gets mad now! Je’Von huffs ‘n’ puffs and storms up to Trick. Je’Von bobs ‘n’ weaves, ROCKS Trick, and repeat! The fans fire up as Je’Von fires off shots from all sides! He ROCKS Trick, then HAMMERS away in the corner! The ref counts, Je’Von stops at 4, and he ROCKS Trick again! Trick falls out of the ring, so Je’Von DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp!
Je’Von gets Trick up and into the ring, dodges a lariat, then waistlocks to GERMAN SUPLEX! Je’Von hurries up a corner while Trick is down! FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Trick survives and the fans rally up. Je’Von rebounds, RED DOT GAMANGIRI! Cover, TWO!! Trick survives again but Je’Von isn’t stopping! Je’Von springboards, O G CUTTER but Trick handstands through!? The fans are thunderous as Trick smirks. Then he POP-UP UPPERCUTS! Je’Von flounders around, Trick brings the kneepads down! But Je’Von SUPERKICKS! Je’Von runs, into a clinch! BOOKEND! Then a roll and-
NO, Je’Von dodges the Trick Knee to roll Trick up! TWO, both men run, both men dodge, SPIN KICK!! Trick snarls, and he RIPCORDS Je’Von into a fireman’s carry! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Je’Von survives and the fans are thunderous! Trick aims from the corner, tells Oba that this is it! But then wait, that’s not Oba in the balcony! That’s Mike Santana! The Proud Boricua tells Trick to watch out. O G CUTTER!! Je’Von goes up, up, SUPER O G CUTTER!!! Cover, JE’VON WINS!!
Winner: Je’Von Evans, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the NXT Championship)
Between taking Je’Von too lightly and losing concentration at the last second, Trick just got got! The Young OG is booking a flight to Massachusetts, will he becoming NXT Champion? Or will The Ruler stay The Ruler of NXT?
My Thoughts:
A great episode of NXT as both go-home to Heatwave but also something to build some TNA stuff. Masha being here as the special guest ref was cool, and that was a very good Six Woman Tag. Good promos from both sides before the match, and I appreciate that this was a rare Heels VS Heels match. Also, I like that Heather Reckless and Maggie Lee, who had popped in and out of AEW/ROH, have a steady home in TNA with these characters. Fatal Influence winning is fitting since this is NXT, but I wonder how the go-home math works with Jacy winning here. At the same time, this double champion thing is going to end at some time, it could work to happen at Heatwave.
#ZaRuca also had a good part to play in those backstage promos, and Lainey getting snippy with Sol probably means Lainey is losing a three-minute Women’s Speed Championship match. And I know this is usually how Face/Heel turns go, but Lainey Reid sure is a hypocrite for going from “Jacy is the most beatable champion!” to “Go show why you’re the best, Jacy!” But her kissing up to Jacy furthers my theory that someone is getting kicked out of Fatal Influence so that Lainey can join. Good promo from NQCC with Culling, and something tells me Kendal Grey helps Wren Sinclair out against Izzi & Tatum, possibly adding Kendal to the NQCC.
They also snuck in the news of a #1 contender’s Triple Threat using that promo from Lani, Lola and Lash. Good promo, Lash kinda has a point about how maybe she should’ve been in the match, making it a Fatal 4 Way. Jaida, Lola and Lani are all great choices for the top title story, but I feel like Jaida needs it most. Jaida has been in the title scene but has fallen short, she needs to win at some point to still look strong. Granted, I was saying that about Grace before this Blake Monroe story. Very good promo from Grace and Blake, I appreciate Blake pulling the No Violence Contract a la an AEW No Physicality Agreement. But yeah, of course Grace beat up the “security guards.” But with that, go-home math favors Grace and Blake probably wins by cheating.
Very good promo from Hank ‘n’ Tank with Ava, and more great stuff from DarkState with how Cutler James can’t help himself with these innuendos. Cutler VS Hendry will be some good stuff, but I can’t be sure DarkState takes the tag titles until we all see who they’re putting up against Hank ‘n’ Tank. Very good match from Saints VS Troy, and naturally Saints won to tie things up. They’ll have an even better tiebreaker, and it could easily send the winner towards a title. Great promo from Team Canada and Team USA, it definitely worked for them to do this in Philadelphia, and naturally, the Mixed Tag Match was made. I feel like Tyra should win it for Team USA, and then we can build towards Ethan VS Tavion for the North American Championship after.
Awesome opening match from Briggs VS Inamura in the Philly Street Fight, and also, The Met is a great venue overall, I like that they were able to use it to their advantage both in this match and the main event. Briggs winning is fine, this being a No DQ match, that’s definitely his thing. But even then, Inamura looked awesome, the fans clearly like him, hopefully Inamura does get to do something big in the near future. Briggs and Starks having interaction is interesting, and then good stuff with Myles and Lexis, in that Lexis ups his Heel heat with blinding Myles using some kind of mystery liquid in that little squirt thing. Myles VS Lexis should probably be something No DQ related this time around with how personal Lexis is making this.
And great stuff with the main event. Very good promos to hype it up, awesome match with one of the wildest desk spots probably ever, and again, great use of the venue. Oba and Santana switching in the balcony seat was a great way to throw Trick off his game, and Je’Von gets a great win here tonight. I feel like they cut things off before we could get more of Santana rubbing it in or something, but clearly Santana and Trick are gonna go around one more time to see if Santana can take that TNA World Championship. As for Je’Von, they don’t even have time for him and Oba to have a face-to-face, we’re getting that match on Sunday, and maybe this is the time someone finally dethrones Oba. I can’t see them waiting any longer to find and build someone new, so might as well let Je’Von get it.
My Score: 8.9/10
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A Fatal 4 Way determines the #1 contender!
Just as we will be, Aaron Rourke will be watching tonight’s Fatal 4 Way #1 Contender’s Match to see who comes after his WWE Evolve Championship!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Karmen Petrovic VS Nikkita Lyons w/ Sloane Jacobs; wins.
- WWE Evolve Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Brooks Jensen VS Kam Hendrix VS Tristan Angels VS Dorian Van Dux; wins and will challenge for the title.
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Will the Scumbag go Double or Nothing?
Darby Allin told MJF to choose: A Title VS Hair match, or no title match EVER! Will MJF be vain or greedy as we head for Double or Nothing?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway; Cassidy, Cope, Christian & The Bucks win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Westbrook; Bailey wins.
- AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight VS Brian Cage; Knight wins and retains the title.
- Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin; Ospreay wins.
- Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness; Shida & The Birds win, by disqualification.
- AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita; Darby wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
MJF arrives backstage.
Renee Paquette is there to bring up tonight’s main event is Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW World Championship. If Darby Allin wins, MJF will then have to sign a contract for Title VS Hair at Double or Nothing. Darby has made it clear that if MJF doesn’t sign said contract, Darby will never allow MJF to face him for the title again. We all know how important the title is for MJF, but is MJF willing to put his hair on the line for it? MJF just chuckles and moves on, but he notices the very bald Rick Knox, Bryce Remsburg, and the head of security, David Aponte. And then various bald members of the production staff…
And then even Christopher Daniels & Sonjay Dutt are there! Daniels and Sonjay chuckle before moving on, and then MJF sees John Silver flexing. Brandon Cutler, some arena staff, and even Tommaso Ciampa, all bald. Then last but certainly not least, Ricochet! He tells MJF that don’t worry, he’ll look great. Just not as good as Ricochet. AHA~! MJF storms off, will he have no choice but to choose between gold belt and chrome dome?
10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway!
While we know the AEW World Tag Team Championship match will be a conglomeration of I Quit Match and New York Street Fight, THE Conglomeration will be waiting on the other side for their own tag title match. And let’s not forget that Matt & Nick Jackson want their own shot at those titles again. With that, can Freshly Squeezed work together with C&C and The Bucks? Or will the Psycho Killer, the Dogs, and the Top Guys all stand tall on the road to Double or Nothing?
The teams sort out and the teams just brawl it out! The fans cheer as The Bucks have The Dogs, Cope is after Ciampa, Christian is after Cash, and Dax brawls with Cassidy! Dax bumps Cassidy off buckles but Cassidy ducks the haymaker to waistlock. The Bucks, Cope & Christian clear everyone else out, then take the brawl outside! Dax ROCKS Cassidy to send him out, and the fans fire up as Matt fires hands on 100 Proof right by commentary! Ciampa whips Cope but Cope reverses, sending Ciampa into barriers! Cash sends Christian into railing, then CLOBBERS Cassidy! Nick fires hands on Finlay, Cassidy sends Cash into railing!
Cassidy and Dax meet in the ring, Dax ROCKS and CHOPS Cassidy, but Nick sends Finlay into railing! Dax DECKS Cassidy, throws hands on Cope, but Cope fires back! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands! Cope DECKS Dax, and wait, Christian and Cash are brawling in the crowd! Same for Matt and Connors! Finlay CLAWS Nick’s face, Cassidy ROCKS Dax, and Cassidy whips. Dax reverses, Cassidy goes up and out to then SMACK Dax off buckles! Cassidy goes up, Ciampa BOOTS Nick, and Dax trips Cassidy. Dax CHOPS Cassidy, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans boo but Dax stands Cassidy up, SUPER DUPER PLEX!
Dax then rolls through to suplex again, but Cassidy STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRES! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, and DDTS! Cassidy kips up, the fans fire up, but Finlay sends Nick into steel steps! #BigStoke grabs Cassidy’s foot, Cash CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax puts Cassidy in the corner to tag Ciampa. FTR and the Psycho Killer mug Cassidy! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Ciampa stands Cassidy up. Cassidy blocks the chop! And he blocks another chop! The fans cheer but Ciampa kicks low and CHOPS again! The fans boo but Ciampa soaks up that heat. Ciampa drags Cassidy by a leg, turns him over, but Cassidy fights around!
Cassidy kicks and kicks but Ciampa drags him back! Cassidy turns to BOOT Ciampa away! Dax tags in and he CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax flips them off. Dax whips Cassidy, runs up, but Cassidy dodges! Dax POSTS himself! Both men are down, hot tags to Cash and Nick! Nick rallies on FTR with haymakers, BLASTS Ciampa, but Cash kicks low! FTR whips, DOUBLE HIP- NO, Nick lands out, MEETING OF TEH MINDS! Then DOUBLE WHEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Nick then DROPKICKS Dax out! The Dogs run up, but Nick knuckle locks and CHOPS Finlay! Then Nick jumps over Connors, SUPERKICKS, and he goes for the corner!
Nick goes up, up, and “LUCHA LIBRE~!” FLYING ARM-DRAG RANA COMBO! The fans are thunderous and Nick tags Matt. Nick whips Finlay, Finlay reverses, but Nick goes up and over. Matt SUPERKICKS Finlay! Nick SHINING WIZARDS Connors, adds a GAMANGIRI, then The Bucks DOUBLE BULLDOG with the high-five! The fans fire up again as Matt winds up. Matt WRECKS FTR with a dropkick, then holds the way open, Nick FLIES onto FTR & Ciampa! But Connors back suplexes! Matt lands out, and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through, NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express is getting going, and Finlay joins the ride! DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS!
The fans are electric and it’s not just the volt green! Time for a SUPERKICK PARTAY~! Wait, Stokely grabs a foot each! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Stoke can’t even trip The Bucks up. The Bucks drag Stoke in! Stoke pleads for mercy, but FTR runs up! The Bucks dodge, mule kick, then SUPERKICK for Dax! SUPERKICK for Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on The Dogs! Then FTR is sent into The Dogs before DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Ciampa runs up to waistlock but Nick switches. Ciampa BOOTS Matt away, ELBOWS Nick, but Matt dodges, PSYCHO KNEE into Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Ciampa!
The fans fire up again, and The Bucks see C&C. They point to Christian, and the fans cheer! Christian steps in, the ref reprimands but Cope argues with the ref. This distraction lets Christian LOW BLOW Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Cash! Christian covers, TWO! Cash survives, the fans boo, but Christian rains down fists while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Christian puts Cash in the corner to CHPO, CHOP, and then rain down fists! Christian goes past TEN, maybe to fifteen, then stops. Cash sputters, Stoke talks trash, but Christian grabs Stoke! Cash CLUBS Christian, Ciampa HOTSHOTS the bad arm, and Ciampa hurries to tag in. Ciampa drags Christian around, SLAMS the bad arm off the mat, then SLAMS the arm again! Ciampa POSTS Christian, and Christian falls to the apron. The ref keeps his eyes on the rest of the team so they stay back. Ciampa goes out, and he SWINGS the bad arm into the post! Christian scrambles away, clutching the arm, but Ciampa taunts Cope with a wave.
Ciampa tags Connors, Connors tags Finlay, and The Dogs stomp away on Christian. Finlay clamps onto the bad hand, bends the fingers, then JAMS them into the mat! The ref reprimands but Finlay anchors Christian while he tags in Dax. Dax CHOPS Christian, DECKS him, then taunts Cope and The Bucks. The Bucks rally the fans, Cope coaches Christian up, but Dax brings Christian around. Christian blocks a shot to hit back, but then Dax kicks low! Dynamite returns to single picture as Dax UPPERCUTS Christian back to the corner. Stoke is on commentary suddenly to say Christian tried to steal Stoke’s watch, aka the watch Stoke stole from Christian.
But Christian fires back on Dax and the whole corner! Then he and Dax DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Christian crawls, but we can see Cash and The Dogs sneaking over! They and Ciampa YANK down Cope, Cassidy and The Bucks! The fans boo but Dax drags Christian back to center. Dax kicks and scuffs Christian, then talks trash. But Christian slips around to chicken wing the arms! Dax shoves Christian away, but Christian turns around, NOGGIN KNOCKER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Cope snarls as he rises up, hot tags to Cope and Connors!
The fans fire up as The Rated R Superstar rallies on everyone! LARIAT for Cash! ELBOW for Dax! Cope TOSSES Finlay out onto Ciampa and Cash! BOOT for Connors! The fans fire up again and Cope goes to a corner. Cope is feeling it, and he aims at Connors. But then Finlay grabs a leg! The fans boo, but Nick SUPERKICKS Finlay! Connors runs up, Nick RAMS him low! Then slingshot FACEBUSTER! And cartwheel ASAI MOONSAULT! COPE-O-SETIC for Connors, TWO! The fans rally as Cope keeps focus on Connors. Cope drags Connors up, whips him to the corner, then Nick runs up! Connors puts Nick out, then he puts Matt out!
But Christian is back, and he coordinates with The Bucks, LARIAT DOUBLE ENZIGIRI on Connors! Then Cassidy somersaults for a “powerful” back elbow! Finlay runs up, Cassidy kicks the legs out! Finlay hits buckles but Ciampa runs up! Christian sends him into Cash, then dragon sleepers Ciampa. Christian sees Dax run up, kicks him low, and gets him in the same hold, DOUBLE REVERSE DDTS! The fans fire up as FTR, Ciampa and Finlay are all in drop zones! “This is Awesome!” as Cassidy, Christian and The Bucks climb the corners. Connors runs up on Cope, but Cope snatches him into a facelock!
Cope acts as air traffic control as he coordinates everyone, QUADRUPLE MACHO ELBOWS before an IMPALER!! Cover, TWO!! Connors survives and the fans can’t believe it! Ciampa and Finlay get up, The Bucks BLAST them, then DIVE! Down they go at ramp side, then Christian and Cassidy bump into each other. The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this the opener! Cassidy puts his hands up, but Christian stops him. Christian shakes his head, but then Cassidy makes Christian put his hands in his pockets! The fans fire up as Christian just THROWS Cassidy out onto FTR! Christian then goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES The Dogs!
Cope calls out a shot, runs, but into a SHATTER MACHINE!! FTR snatches Cope outta nowhere, Connors makes the cover, but Cassidy breaks it! The fans fire up as now FTR has Cassidy surrounded. But Cassidy “unleashes” his kicks! The fans go nuts with every shot, but FTR shoves Cassidy! SHATTER- DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on Cash! Cassidy fights free of Dax, but Dax blocks Nick’s Superkick! Dax sends it into Matt! Nick SUPERKICKS through after all! Finlay clinches, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER on Nick! Matt feints the kick to DDT! But then Ciampa KNEES Matt down! Christian chicken wings Ciampa, turns him around, KILLSWITCH!
Connors JEEP FLIPS Christian! Connors then stalks Cope while the fans boo. Connors lines up a shot, Cope rises to his feet, Connors runs in! But Cope jumps over Connors’ spear, sending it into Dax! The fans fire up, Stoke freaks out, and The Bucks join Cope in the ring. They TRIPLE SUPERKICK Connors! Cassidy is in, ORANGE PUNCH! SPEAR from Cope!! Cover, C&C Conglomeration Bucks win!
Winners: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Another star-studded 10 Man Tag, and it was a huge win for all the hungry contenders. Christian doesn’t wanna celebrate, but he does signal that he and Cope will be champions. Will putting their tag team legacy on the line be enough to take the gold? Or will Double or Nothing be the last night that team reeks of awesomeness?
Will Ospreay continues to train with The Death Riders.
They’re outside this time, Claudio Castagnoli playing some wall ball with Marina Shafir and Pac. Daniel Garcia says, “Tonight is the night that we’ve all been waiting for: The Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay, is cleared and back on Dynamite. And rumor has it, the kid’s been working real hard and he’s got some new tricks up his sleeves. So Young Boy Billy, tonight you gotta show me something, c’mon.” Garcia gets a quick turn in on wall ball while cameras move over. Ospreay is maintaining a neck bridge while Jon Moxley uses Wheeler Yuta as a living dummy to show just how to push and pull and bend and twist on the various chinlocks and headlocks.
Use the right arm to push against the head, then snake in the left arm for the sleeper. Pry and shoot. Moxley asks how Ospreay feels. Ospreay lets off the bridge and says honestly, the best he’s felt in forever. Moxley asks if Ospreay remembers the night he won the Best of the Super Juniors. Yeah, 2019. AKA a lifetime ago. Ospreay was carefree, flew like a bird, for no other reason than that’s just what birds do. So simple back then, chasing that feeling, like no other feeling in the world. Can’t really grab it in your hands for more than a few seconds. The joy of doing it. Then everybody comes in and tries to make it so overcomplicated.
Years pass, life happens, a family starts, responsibilities show up, bad things happen, bad choices catch up to you, and it’s all weight on your shoulders. You feel like you can’t fly. But Moxley will tell you something: Nothing is different. Nothing has changed. All those things are still gonna be there, but you can still fly. You’re just more dangerous now. You’re a bird of prey. So tonight, when you got out there, don’t go out there to protect anything. Not your neck, your image, your reputation, or what you’ve built in your career. Go out there to give something. Moxley checks on Yuta and says dammit, if you’re gonna snap a headlock, snap the headlock!
Moxley storms off to instruct his pupil, but will Ospreay use everything he has been taught to great effect? Or will he have to fold against Ace Austin?
Chris Jericho speaks.
“You wanna face Jericho in a match of my own design, Ricochet? A spectacle so innovative, so imaginative, it cannot be contained, it can only be witnessed. Well, be careful what you demand, because you’ve made a few enemies yourself, Ricochet. And now a match designed specifically to settle scores without any, and I mean AAANY~, limitations has gotten even bigger.” Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate were just looking for two more, but “Jungle” Jack Perry said he can bring four: himself, The Young Bucks, and KENNY OMEGA! Jericho tells Ricochet that this is no longer what he designed, but it is a devil’s dance of destruction! Ricochet’s destruction!
Ricochet got what he wanted, now can he handle it? Bald. The first-ever SEVEN VS SEVEN Stadium Stampede, who will even survive?
Ricochet & The Demand respond.
They stand with Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family and Ricochet says we all know Jericho does a lot of talking out of his ass while The Demand gets things done. Just like Davis did when he defeated Jack for the AEW National Championship at Fairway to Hell. Hold it with pride, Davis, Ricochet knows you’ll do it well. Davis says he’s got this. Ricochet says Davis has joined the dream team, but he’s not the only one. Because compliments to Ricochet’s golfing buddy, Don Callis, look who else he’s sending: Andrade El Idolo! Gracias, amigo. But it doesn’t stop there, the train keeps rolling. Ricochet was just approached by two guys who have an ax to grind with the superkick sidekicks.
These two wanna fill out the last two spots, so who is Ricochet to say no to The Dogs? Finlay & Connors storm in, and Finlay says to put it simple, they will fight The Bucks in the streets, in the ring, but guess it’s fighting at Double or Nothing! If they want violence, if they want carnage, if they want chaos, who better than The Dogs?! The Dogs bark and Liona roars, but will these seven stand tall in the Big Apple?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS BK Westbrook!
JetSpeed has a lot of momentum on their side, and as stated last week at Fairway to Hell, they’re looking to grab up all the gold they can. Will Speedball keep on rolling towards his own golden opportunity? Or will #Supastud prove his own worth?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two step up. Bailey bows in respect, offers a handshake, but Westbrook goes to roll Bailey up! Bailey stays on his feet, then steps over to sit down on a cover, TWO! Westbrook ducks a Penalty Kick, avoids the moonsault, and the sweep! Bailey dodges, Westbrook tiger feints through the ropes, but Bailey handsprings up and over! The fans fire up as Bailey ducks an elbow to whip. Westbrook goes up, around, but kinda fumbles his tumble. The fans cheer and jeer him for his attempt, but Westbrook blocks the boot! Westbrook FLIPS Bailey, springboards in, but Bailey dodges! TIME ADVENTURE!
Bailey pushes Westbrook down, goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the ULTIMATE WEAPON! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: Mike Bailey, by pinfall
Another fast ‘n’ furious finish, and Bailey’s on a hot streak! But now, the other side of JetSpeed looks to keep it up! But just who is Kevin Knight defending the TNT Championship against? It’s… BRIAN CAGE!? The Machine finally returns to action, and he has the Don Callis Family with him! Will Cage be able to ground Knight and take this title back to the family?
AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight w/ “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who betta!
The bell rings, Cage runs up, but Knight dodges! Knight fires haymakers, Cage shoves him, but Knight dodges. Knight CHPOS, but Cage doesn’t budge! Cage makes the pecs dance, so Knight CHOPS again! The fans cheer as Cage eggs Knight on. Knight urns, leaps, but into Cage’s arms! Cage uses Knight to do curls, then THROWS knight! Knight lands out, RAMS Cage, but Cage comes back! Knight RAMS Cage again, but it’s still not enough! Knight tries a bigger SHOULDER TACKLE, but Cage stays standing! Knight runs one more time, ducks ‘n’ dodges, SATELLITE- NO, Cage stops the DDT! Cage THROWS Knight away!
Knight staggers, Cage SUPERKICKS him down! “Who betta than Cage?!” The fans fire up as Cage storms up on Knight, stands him up, and bumps him off buckles. Cage RAMS into Knight, stands him up, then RAMS again! The ref counts, Cage CHOPS, and the fans cheer. Bailey rallies the fans but Archer coaches Cage, and Cage whips Knight hard into the corner! The fans are torn as Cage hauls Knight up. Cage ROCKS Knight, CHOPS him, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Cage stops at 4, then Cage stalks Knight. Cage stands Knight up, whips him to the corner, then runs in, only for Knight to BOOT! Cage still LARIATS!
Cage hauls Knight up, whips him to ropes, but Knight grabs ropes. Knight DUMPS Cage out, then DROPKICKS him down! Cage sputters, the fans fire up, and Knight builds speed to DIVE! But he bounces off Cage! Cage then fireman’s carries, APRON F5! Knight sputters but Cage goes up the steps to soak up cheers and jeers, all while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cage refreshes the ring count, drags Knight up again, and hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Knight writhes, Cage refreshes the count again, then he whips Knight into barriers! Knight practically falls into the laps of the front row! But Cage brings Knight around to CHOP him down! Cage soaks up the cheers and jeers before he brings Knight around again. Cage SMACKS Knight off the apron, then puts him in the ring. Cage storms into the ring, drags Knight by his legs, and ties the legs up into a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Knight endures as Cage sits deep! Knight powers up, fights his way forward, and he reaches to the ROPEBREAK!
The ref counts, Cage lets go at 4, but Cage brings Knight up. Knight CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Cage still doesn’t back down. Knight fires more shots, but Cage UPPERCUTS him down! Cage digs his boot into Knight at the corner, but he stops as the ref counts. Cage drags Knight up, puts him in a corner, and LARIATS! Cage wrenches to then SAIDO Knight away! Knight flounders to the apron, Cage soaks up more cheers and jeers, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Knight rises to fire forearms on Cage, but Cage ROCKS Knight in return! Cage slingshots Knight into a facelock, for a SPIRALING SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Knight survives and Cage is frustrated, but Cage decides to write Knight off. Cage drags Knight up, reels him in, and suplexes, DRILL- NO, Knight slips free to waistlock. But Cage ELBOWS Knight, whips, but Knight jumps up! SATELLITE- NO, Cage goes for ropes! Knight HOTSHOTS Cage for it! Then Knight springboards back in, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts while the fans rally up. Cage goes to a corner but he runs up on Knight. Knight bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off shots, then fires a flurry of haymakers! But Cage grabs and TOSSES Knight to a corner!
Cage runs up, Knight dodges, and Knight runs back in. Knight ducks ‘n ‘dodges, FLAPJACK DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Cage bails out! Knight builds speed and FLIES! Cage catches him?!? The fans go nuts as Cage lifts, but Knight RANAS Cage into POST! The fans cheer as Knight hurries to get space. Knight runs, goes up the apron, and LEAPING LARIATS! Down goes Cage! The fans fire up with Knight, he puts Cage in the ring, and he hurries up the corner. Archer creeps up, but Bailey SUPERKICKS him! The fans cheer, but Cage CLUBS Knight! Cage then climbs up, and he deadlift SUPERPLEXES! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Knight survives, but Archer guzels Bailey! Bailey fights free of the choke slam to mule kick Archer! Cage runs up, but Bailey springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes the Murderhawk Monster! knight springboards, Cage dodges, but Knight leaps the discus lariat! SATELLITE DDT finally lands! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and Knight is beside himself! Knight hurries to run in at the corner, but Cage ELBOWS him away! Cage goes up, but into the UPPER- NO! Cage stops the rana! Cage YANKS Knight up to the top, for a SUPER- UPPER ROOM!! Knight still throws Cage, then goes up top!
Knight aims, MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
The Machine was out for 14 months and yet no ring rust to be found! However, The Jet is just #2Fly2Stop! Bailey brings mics into the ring to say, “Congratulations to The Jet on a hell of a win!” Knight says much appreciated. But like he said, they’re red hot right now! And Brian Cage, welcome back! Cage took Knight to his limits, but The Jet is still standing as TNT Champion. But Knight can’t get over how last week, he couldn’t get the job done becoming #Jet2Belts. Bailey says forget last week. Knight IS a future AEW World Champion! Bailey says he knows it, and everyone here knows it! The fans cheer that!
Knight says he appreciates the support from Bailey and Ashville. Bailey is always in his corner, Knight is always in Bailey’s. And if Bailey keeps it up, he’ll be singles champion, too. Bailey says yeah, Knight got him thinking. Tonight, Darby VS Takeshita, BAILEY WANTS NEXT! Bailey says Takeshita was his greatest rival in Japan, but they’ve yet to have a singles match in AEW. And Darby, as much as Bailey wants to see MJF go bald…! Bailey is coming for Darby’s AEW World Championship! JetSpeed daps it up, will they become a 2 Fly 2 Man Power Trip?
AEW reveals the Men’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament Brackets!
This year’s tournaments will go through Double or Nothing, and the finals will coincide with Forbidden Door 2026 on Sunday, June 28th in San Jose, California! The winner of each tournament will then challenge for THE AEW World Championship and AEW Women’s World Championships on August 30th at All In: London! And so, for the opening round, it will be: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis; Claudio Castagnoli VS Brody King; then Double or Nothing has both Samoa Joe VS Will Ospreay, and Swerve Strickland VS Bandido!
“Jungle” Jack Perry speaks.
“Mark Davis… I’m sure you feel some congratulations are in order. But you’re not champion to me. You see, you’re built like an Australia grizzly bear, yet you still needed somebody to hit me in the back with a golf club for you to beat me. At Stadium Stampede, bring your friends, bring any weapon you want, and I will crack you over the skull with it. Because anything goes. But after that, it’s back to grass roots, because it is you and me, fighting for a shot at the world title at All In: London. And in the Owen Hart Tournament, I will prove to you beyond a shadow of a doubt that I’m a better wrestler than you. I am the FUTURE world champion!
“And if you don’t like that, F YOU!” Jungle Jack is sharpening his knife, but will his edge be razor sharp when it comes time to cut down Dunkzilla?
Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin!
We’ve seen the Aerial Assassin training with The Death Riders, he’s won gold with his old friends in The United Empire, and now he’s about to face a dangerous man at Double or Nothing. Will Ospreay be more than ready for Samoa Joe after tonight? Or will he fail to even get past The Inevitable?
The bell rings and the fans cheer Ospreay as he stares down with Ace. Ospreay offers a handshake, Ace accepts, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. They circle, tie up, and Ospreay wrenches to wristlock. Ace rolls, handsprings, and wrenches, but Ospreay rolls, kips up, and wrenches back. Ospreay hammerlocks, Ace rolls to kip up and wrench to then armlock. Ospreay endures the grind, fights around, and he arm-drags Ace down. Ace endures, fights around, and rises up. Ace shoots through to waistlock but Ospreay switches. Ospreay hits the headlock takeover, Ace headscissors, but Ospreay kips free.
The fans cheer the standoff, and the two reset. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength. The fans rally as Ace pushes Ospreay back. Ace has Ospreay down for a knuckle lock cover, ONE as Ospreay gets his arm up. Ace pushes it down, cover, ONE as Ospreay gets the other arm up. Ace tries again, ONE as Ospreay bridges! Ace jumps up, but Ospreay holds the bridge! That training truly pays off! Ace jumps, Ospreay gets him for a MONKEY FLIP! The fans fire up as Ospreay then arm-drags! Ospreay wristlocks and he bends the fingers! Ospreay isolates the arm to then STOMP it!
Ace clutches his arm as Ospreay shows his training already. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then whips Ace. Ace reverses, he blocks a boot, but not the AX KICK! Ospreay headlocks, Ace powers up and out, but Ospreay RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Ace drop toeholds to ENZIGIRI! And basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Ace facelocks Ospreay, turns him, NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Ospreay ROCKS Ace, ROCKS him again, and again! Ace trips Ospreay, hooks up the legs, and he turns Ospreay over to tie the legs up! MUDA LOCK! The fans rally as Ospreay endures being bent back, and he crawls forward to the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer while Ace lets go. Ospreay checks his neck but he is alright to continue. Ace drags Ospreay up, reels him in, but Ospreay wrenches out to SOBAT! Ospreay whips, Ace reverses, but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to RAN- NO! Ace blocks to swing Ospreay up into a fireman’s carry! Ace does a squat for the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Ace flexes, covers, TWO! Ospreay stay sin this while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ace is frustrated already, but he stalks Ospreay to ropes. Ace kicks Ospreay around, CLUBS him down, but Ospreay fires back. Ace bumps Ospreay off buckles, kicks and ROCKS him, then snapmares. Ace KNEES Ospreay in the back, then clamps on with a chinlock. Ospreay endures, even as Ace cranks the neck, and Ospreay fires shots from below. Ace DECKS Ospreay for it! Ospreay rises up, but Ace DECKS him again! Ospreay sits up again, so Ace BOOTS him down! Ace waits on Ospreay, then BOOTS him again! Ospreay goes to a corner, Ace CHOPS him, then reels Ospreay in for a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Ospreay toughs it out but Ace drags him around.
Ace steps over, traps Ospreay in a headscissors, then grinds him down. Ospreay endures, even as Ace puts on the squeeze. Ospreay fights around, rises up, and Electric Chair Lifts Ace! Ace slips free to ROCK Ospreay in the back! Ace CLUBS Ospreay to a corner, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Ace backs off, and Ace CHOPS Ospreay! Ospreay ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay! Ace KICKS the leg, CHOPS Ospreay down, then brings Ospreay back around. Ace rains down ELBOWS on Ospreay before he clamps on another chinlock. Ospreay endures as Dynamite returns to single picture, and the fans rally up.
Ospreay fires body shots, Ace puts him in the corner, but Ospreay BOOTS him away! Ospreay is on the apron, he springboards back in, PIP PIP CHEERIO! The fans fire up with Ospreay as he watches Ace rise up. Ospreay ducks a shot, atomic drops, then KNEES, ROUNDHOUSES, and STANDING SKY TWISTERS! Cover, TWO! Ace survives that quick string of moves, but Ospreay brings him back around. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then KICKS the bad arm! And KICKS again! And again! But Ace blocks one to ROCK Ospreay! Ace whips, Ospreay handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK!
The fans fire up while Ace bails out! Ospreay has the fans shouting “OI! OI! OI!” as he takes aim. But Ace avoids the plancha! Ospreay blocks the kick, only for Ace to handstand out of the sweep! Ace avoids another sweep, but Ospreay avoids the kick! Ace avoids yet another sweep by going up and over the corner! Ace WRECKS Ospreay with a dropkick, then aims to PLANCHA after all! Down goes Ospreay and the fans fire up! Ace drags Ospreay up, but Ospreay puts him int he ring! Ace rewinds to headscissor, but Ospreay pops Ace up to SUPERKICK the arm out! Ospreay then climbs up, takes aim, and BLINDSIDE FOREARM!
The fans fire up as Ospreay springboards, OSCUTTER! Cover, TWO! Ace survives and Ospreay is stunned! Ospreay just shakes it off, goes to the corner, and takes aim. Ace slowly rises up, but he ducks the Hidden Blade to DOUBLE STOMP! Ospreay sputters, Ace falls back, and now Ace takes aim. Ace runs corner to corner to A-LIST LARIAT! Then he LARIATS again and again! Ace hoists Ospreay up top, then slips outside to ENZIGIRI! Ospreay wobbles, Ace gets space, and Ace runs up! FLIPPING RANA! The fans fire up as Ace is ready to deal the winning hand! But then Ospreay pops Ace up, and gets him in position! STYLES- NO, Ace pops free!
Ace trips Ospreay, steps through, ties up the legs, TRAILER HITCH BRIDGE! TWO!! Ospreay escapes, but Ace KNEES, KICKS, and fireman’s carries! Ace tucks Ospreay to then swing him out, AIR RAID FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and Ace is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” as Ace stalks Ospreay to a corner. Ace ROCKS Ospreay again and again, then hoists Ospreay up top. But Ospreay fires shots in return! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, goes up, but Ospreay pushes on Ace’s arm! Then he HOTSHOTS the arm as he drops down, and he tucks Ace in! CHEEKY NAN- NO, Ace dodges! Ace RAMS low, springboards in and FLYING- LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Ace survives again! Ospreay roars, the fans are with him, and he ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, and repeat! They go back and forth, then Ospreay KICKS! Ace fires another forearm, Ospreay kicks, then Ace CHOPS! They go back and forth again, but Ace CHOPS and ROKCS, until Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! CHOP! Ace HEEL KICKS! Ace shakes out the bad arm, runs up, but Ospreay dodges to then ROLLING ELBOW! And HOOK KICK! Then the underhooks for the STORM- NO, Ace pops free, then goes to a corner. Ospreay runs up but Ace goes sideways! Ospreay hits buckles, Ace hits the FLYING CHUCK!
The fans fire up as Ace shuffles the deck, and runs up for the0 NO, Ospreay BACKDROPS Ace, but Ace lands on his feet! HIDDEN BLADE!! Ospreay isn’t done with just one, he aims from the corner and… Ace flops over! The fans boo but Ospreay shows no mercy. He just runs up to PENALTY KICK the bad arm! Then a FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Ace TAPS, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by submission
That might’ve been Ospreay’s first win by submission ever! He signals that his neck is no longer a problem, and he shows Ace respect for that fight. Ace accepts the handshake again, and Ospreay is moving on towards Double or Nothing with a great amount of momentum. But wait! SAMOA JOE is here! He and The Opps walk out on stage, and with mic in hand, Joe says, “Ospreay, Ospreay… OSPREAY, OSPREAY!” Joe is clearly mocking the chants for Ospreay, and the fans give genuine chanting and even singing in return. Joe says he just wanted to make sure Ospreay was listening, because these past few weeks, it seemed like Ospreay had a hard time hearing him.
Despite Ospreay’s best efforts, fate has put them on a collision course in the opening round of the Owen Hart Cup. The fans like the sound of that! Joe say she is here for one reason and one reason alone. He wants to speak about choices and consequences. Ospreay could’ve made the right choice and get a bye in this tournament, because that is what Joe would do for one of his friends. But Ospreay chose poorly. He could’ve been with the team that would do nothing but support and enhance Ospreay, but he decided to be a lapdog for Moxley and the Death Riders. The fans boo, Ospreay says he’s not a Death Rider.
Joe says Ospreay has made his choice, and come Double or Nothing, Joe makes Ospreay suffer the consequences. But Joe leaves Ospreay in peace tonight, for he has his date with destiny. But unfortunately, Joe’s friends, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens, still feel slighted, and he doesn’t put leashes on his friends. Shibata & Bowens storm down the ramp, Ospreay ready to fight them both if he has to. But then The Death Riders appear! Ospreay may not have officially joined the club, but the Death Riders aren’t going to let their investment go to waste! The Opps say they’re #NeverLacking, but that doesn’t seem to be the case now!
Shibata & Bowens back down while Moxley, Marina, Claudio, Yuta, Garcia & Pac all step up to support Ospreay. Joe says, “Soon. Soon.” The fans cheer the Death Riders, or at least Moxley, but Bowens promises Joe is gonna kill you, Ospreay! The dream match for Double or Nothing is on, but will the training with The Death Riders make Ospreay the new King of Harts?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
If you liked last week’s THREE HOUR block of AEW, then you’ll love this next one! Portland, Maine, the last Wednesday before Double or Nothing, Dynamite & Collision are combining forces again! Three hours all on TBS and HBO Max, make sure your DVR is set accordingly!
Backstage interview with Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita.
Renee is now with The Invisible Hand & The Alpha, saying tonight is a huge opportunity in the main event, Konosuke facing Darby Allin for THE AEW World Championship. Konosuke could be heading into Double or Nothing as a- Callis stops Renee there to say Konosuke will be heading into Double or Nothing as a DOUBLE champion! But then MJF steps in, apologizes for the interruption but says Renee’s doing a great job. The Scumbag tells Konosuke that while it’s been a minute since the two of them have talked, three years actually, back when MJF beat him… MJF has seen Konosuke develop into truly one of the best wrestlers in the world!
MJF believes that tonight, Konosuke beats Darby for the title, goes to DON to beat Okada, and MJF can’t think of a better match than Konosuke VS MJF Part 2 for the world title. How’s that sound? MJF offers a handshake, Konosuke shakes his hand, but in Japanese, Konosuke tells MJF that he’ll beat the crap out of him. Thankfully, MJF doesn’t know Japanese. Callis says that was a nice pep talk MJF just gave, and MJF says yes, he knows. That kid needs to win, okay? MJF can’t let Darby turn him into some disgusting, bald freak! No offense, Callis looks great. But look, there is only one foolproof way to know MJF won’t be put in that situation.
So if things get hairy… MJF hands over the Dynamite Diamond Ring! Callis smiles, and say she understands what to do with it. But then in steps Andrade. El Idolo takes off his hat to shake out his amazing head of hair, and smiles at MJF. MJF frowns and leaves. Callis says here’s the deal: Takeshita will bring the world title home to the Don Callis Family tonight! Andrade asks, “How you know?” Callis says aye dios mio, he seriously doesn’t know where Andrade learned English. Andrade says one way or another, the next time, that will be HIS title. Callis says yes, he knows, it’s all good. Callis is a man of many talents, but will his family be dripping with gold thanks to a diamond ring?
AEW now announces the Women’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament brackets!
Double or Nothing will see Willow Nightingale, the reigning Queen of Harts, take on Alex Windsor, while we will see Persephone VS Hazuki, Skye Blue vs Sareee, and Mina Shirakawa VS Athena! Champions from around the world are gathering for this tournament, but who will be headed to Forbidden Door, and then All In: London?
Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.
Renee Paquette is now with Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Willow Nightingale. Renee commends Cassidy on his part in the 10 Man Tag victory. But it seems that there is even more business to attend to. Cassidy says yes, the team has a shot at THE AEW World Tag Team Championships. It doesn’t matter who it is, they’re getting their shot, but the thing is… They still haven’t decided on which two will be. Kyle says Cassidy & Roddy should go for the gold, but Roddy shouts, “KYYYLE~! Thank you.” Kyle says of course. But that’s cuz he’s got gold to chase for himself!
The same man that put Kyle on the shelf for months is the man that Kyle submitted twice, and will submit again. Jon Moxley, Continental Champion, when are we doing this? Willow says speaking of gold, she is still the TBS Champion. But she is also in the Owen Hart Cup. She won this tournament before, she’ll do it all over again, so that she can have all the gold for herself at All In: London. She knows she can, and she will! Then Conglomeration has it all in order? Cassidy says hold on, there’s something missing. They should do a Word of the Day. Why haven’t they done one in so long? Roddy shouts for “MAAARK~!” And yes, Mark Briscoe returns!
The Sussex County Chicken is all fired up, and he says the Word of the day is reunification! For Mark Briscoe is back with his boys and his girls, The Conglomeration! But he’ll put this plain and simple: Tommaso Ciampa! Next Wednesday, Briscoe’s after your ass, son! You hear him? But before that, Saturday Night Collision is in HIS hometown, Salisbury, Maryland! That’s just 4.4 miles from where Briscoe originated on this earth! They’re gonna conglomerate and it’s gonna be a a hell of a time! Are you ready!? Willow and Kyle are fired up, Briscoe goes wild, and the team heads out. Cassidy admits, that was a lot of yelling.
But while The Conglomeration is ready to go Double or Nothing, will they soon have even more gold in the collection? Or are these high and lofty a little too much even for them?
Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness!
With the news of both the AEW Women’s World Championship Fatal 4 Way for Double or Nothing, and the Owen Hart Cup brackets, this trios match is about much more than just settling scores! Will the Shining Samurai be just as sharp as Jamie Hayter going into that title match? Or will Thekla, Skye Blue & Julia Hart continue to bring them down by any means necessary?
The trios sort out and Jamie steps up against Thekla as both a rematch from their 1v1 title match, and a preview of what’s to come in the next. They circle, but then Skye CLOBBERS Jamie! Julia steps in, but so do Shida and Windsor! The Triangle throws hands on Shida & The Birds, then triple whip. But all three reverse, a BOOT for Thekla, a DDT for Skye, and a BACKBREAKER for Julia! The fans cheer as The Triangle bails out! Shida goes out to keep after Skye while Windsor goes after Julia. Jamie gets Thekla back in the ring while Shida and Windsor have the Sisters of Sin in the corners of the barriers. The fans cheer as they all rain down fists!
Windsor, Jamie & Shida all go to nine, then wind up for TEN! The fans cheer again while Thekla sputters. Jamie snap suplexes, but Skye ROCKS Shida! Jamie stomps Thekla, Windsor SLAMS Julia off barriers, and Jamie stomps a mudhole in the corner. The ref counts, Jamie lets off, but Skye and Windsor meet while tightrope walking the barriers! Skye and Windsor trade shots, they wobble a bit, then Skye DECKS Windsor! Skye keeps from falling into the crowd, but Jamie gets her! Windsor joins in and the Birds double gorilla press, SNAKE EYES off the apron! The fans fire up, but Thekla is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY onto The Birds!
The fans fire up again and Thekla is feeling it while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Thekla stomps Windsor, CLUBS Jamie, then helps Skye. But Shida runs up, only for Thekla to ELBOW her down! The Triangle has control again, they ROCK Jamie and Shida and Windsor, then send them all to the desk. The Triangle CHOP again and again and again! Then they wind up, but feint chops to SMACK all three off the apron! The Triangle soaks up the cheers and jeers before putting Jamie back in the ring. Thekla brings Jamie up, snapmares her down, then basement SUPERKICKS! Cocky cover, TWO! Thekla drags Jamie to the corner, tags Julia, and Julia runs up to LARIAT! Then she goes side to side to ELBOW Jamie down!
Julia snapmares Jamie to a cover, TWO! Julia is annoyed but she rains down fists. The ref reprimands, Julia stops, but then she sucker punches Windsor! And Shida, too! Julia then drags Jamie over, bumps her off buckles, and tags in Skye. Skye stomps Jamie around, then digs her boot in! The ref counts, Skye stops at 4, then she brings Jamie up. Jamie fires forearms and CHOPS, but Skye THROWS Jamie down by her hair! The ref reprimands again but Skye rains down forearms. Skye snapmares Jamie, mule kicks her, then covers, TWO! Skye frowns but she stomps Jamie down. Skye tags Julia while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Skye whips Jamie into Julia’s grasp, and Skye BLASTS Shida & Windsor while Julia tags Thekla. Julia has Jamie in the TARANTULA, and Skye sends Windsor in for Thekla’s HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Skye runs up to DOUBLE SHOTGUN The Birds! The fans are torn but Thekla says that’s how the Triangle does it, baby! Thekla then aims to MISSILE- NO, Jamie gest under! Thekla lands out, but Jamie BOOTS her down! Jamie looks at Shida, Shida is hesitant, but Shida tags in! The fans cheer as Shida sends Theknla to the corner, then JUMP KNEES! Shida keeps moving, she BLASTS Skye! Julia ROCKS Shida back!
Julia storms in but Shida kicks her and whips her into Thekla! Shida KNEES them both in the corner! Then Shida puts Thekla sideways in the corner, reels Julia in, and she snap suplexes Julia into Thekla! The fans fire up as Shida then suplexes Thekla high and hard! Cover, TWO! Shida stands Thekla up, Thekla swings but Shida ROCKS her first! And ROCKS her again! Thekla wobbles, swings, but Shida catches Thekla for another forearm! Shida runs the ropes but Thekla mule kicks! Thekla SMACKS Shida, then she dodges a boot to DECK Shida! Thekla talks trash on Shida, then drags her up to tag in Julia.
Julia tags Skye, then tag back to Thekla. The Sisters of Sin hit the DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER and DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Thekla hits the bridge, and she aims for the SPIDER SPEAR! Cover, but The Birds CLOBBER The Sisters of Sin onto it! The fans fire up a Windsor DECKS Skye and Jamie HEADBUTTS Julia! The Birds drag Shida to safety, Windsor tags in, and she CLOBBERS Thekla! Windsor CLUBS away, then fires the fans up. Jamie steps in, BOOT RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Basement LARIAT! And then Windsor lifts! Jamie runs up, but Skye trips Jamie! The fans boo but Skye sends Jamie into steel steps!
Thekla sends Windsor into buckles! Tag to Julia before Shida runs up, TAMASHII KNEE on Thekla! Skye SUPERKICKS Shida! Jamie is back to clinch and HAYTBREAKER! Julia runs up, slips around, SOLE FOOD! Julia kips up, but Windsor is there to whip Julia to ropes! Skye tags in before the SPINEBUSTER! Skye SUPERKICKS Windsor, then brings her up! Skye hops on, CODE- NO, Windsor pops free! Skye SUPERKICKS again, but Windsor HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up as Jamie joins in again, and they DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH! Then they set Skye up, and Jamie says let’s try this again!
Jamie runs the ropes, but Thekla slides in, BELT SHOT on Jamie!! No question that the ref saw that! The Triangle is disqualified!
Winners: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds, by disqualification
The Toxic Spider doesn’t care about this win, she just wants to do damage! Skye gets Windsor in a DRAGON SLEEPER! The ref stops Thekla from sing the title belt again, so Thekla just takes off her own belt! And she LASHES Windsor while Skye holds her down! More refs rush out here, but Julia MISTS the newbie in the face! Julia stomps away on Jamie, not caring about fines or consequences, either! The fans boo, and Shida is bailing on the Birds? Shida cares more about her chances in that Fatal 4 Way than anything else. But then Willow, Mina, and even Thunder Rosa rush out here! They chase The Triangle off with belts of their own!
The fans cheer as The Babe, the Fighting Gravure Idol & La Mera Mera save the day. But will Jamie make sure Thekla and Shida pay for this at Double or Nothing?
AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita!
They say “card subject to change,” and that is true even for the best in the world. Kazuchika Okada’s real family takes priority, but his Don Callis Family brother was more than happy to step up for this opportunity. Will The Alpha already have two belts by the time he and The Rainmaker battle over the International Championship? Or will Darby truly be relentless in his pursuit of being the best fighting champion in AEW history?
The introductions are made, THE belt is raised, and we see who goes to Double or Nothing on top!
Callis joins commentary to say that while Darby’s been breaking his own body, Konosuke has perfected “rejuvenation training,” aka relaxing on a beach and sipping sake! The bell rings, and Darby SHOTGUNS Konosuke out! Then Darby DIVES, but Konosuke catches him! Konosuke POSTS Darby, then THROWS him into railing! Konosuke THROWS Darby into the ring, the fans fire up for both guys, and Konosuke hurries to BOOT Darby off the apron! Darby falls in front of commentary but Konosuke gets him right back in the ring. Cover, ONE!! The fans rally as Darby shows his grit, but Konosuke snarls.
Konosuke drags Darby up, Darby fires forearms, but the ALPHA ELBOW knocks Darby down! The fans fire up while Konosuke looms over Darby. Konosuke stands Darby up, and THROWS him into a corner! Darby bounces off the buckles and is bleeding from the mouth already! Konosuke stands Darby up, hoists him up top, then he climbs up after him. But Darby BITES Konosuke, CLUBS him down, and leaps for a CROSSBODY, but he bounces off Konosuke! The fans fire up again as Konosuke whips Darby for a BACKDROP! Darby got serious hangtime there, and he flounders out of the ring. Darby coughs and sputters but the fans rally up.
Konosuke goes out after Darby but Darby SMACKS him! Konosuke KNEES low, KNEES him again and again and again! Konosuke KNEES Darby against the barriers, then refreshes the count. Konosuke whips Darby hard into railing! Darby sputters as he leans against the railing, but Konosuke positions the steel steps. Konosuke then fetches Darby, lines up a shot, but Darby fights the suplex! Darby CLAWS Konosuke’s back, then fires a shot. Konosuke DECKS Darby in return! Darby slumps against the steps, Konosuke runs up, but Darby dodges! Konosuke’s knees hit the steps and he tumbles over! Darby then runs up the steps to SHOTGUN Konosuke down!
The fans fire up while both men are down on the floor! Konosuke checks his knee before he crawls around, and Darby gets in the ring so he can build speed! Darby DIVES! Direct hit on Konosuke but Darby’s the one who hits the desk! The fans fire up while both men are down again, but Darby rises up to get Konosuke on the apron! Darby fires forearms, then goes up a corner! COFFIN- NO, Konosuke catches him for a SUPER BLUE THUNDER BOMB to the floor!! The fans go nuts again and Callis says that’s the end of Darby Allin, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref hurries to check Darby but Callis tells Doc Sampson to call it. Darby is somehow still in this, so Konosuke storms his way over. Konosuke drags Darby up, puts him in the ring, then paces around him. Konosuke runs the ropes to LARIAT! Darby flips inside-out, Konosuke covers him, TWO!! Darby still has fight inside but he’s also dazed. Konosuke clamps onto Darby with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Darby endures, even as Konosuke leans on him with his much-taller frame. Darby reaches out, fights around, and rises up, only for Konosuke to CANADIAN RACK BOMB! Darby sputters all over again while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Konosuke sits back as he watches Darby crawl to the apron. Konosuke storms his way over, but Darby RAMS low! Slingshot sunset flip, but Konosuke rolls through! Only for Darby to kick the legs out! Darby catches Konosuke to a GUILLOTINE! Konosuke endures the squeeze, fights up to his feet, and he powers out to THROW Darby! Darby lands out, fires shots, and RAMS low! Darby then hops on, but Konosuke stops Code Red! Konosuke swings Darby around, tucks him in, BASTARD DRIVER! And WHEELBARROW GERMAN! The fans fire up and Callis says that’s true power! Darby sputters again and Konosuke vows to end this.
Konosuke runs corner to corner, HELLUVA KICK!! Then he hoists Darby up top, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans freak out already for the SUPER DUPER GERMAN SUPLEX!! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Callis is freaking out as much as the fans, and he protests the count! Konosuke is furious, but he aims for the WAGAMAMA KNEE!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Darby survives by nanoseconds, and Konosuke is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” but now CLØN rushes out here! He distracts the ref, and Callis hurries to take the Dynamite Diamond Ring off his finger to put it in Konosuke’s hands! Konosuke thinks about it, but The Alpha has honor!
The fans cheer as Konosuke wants to do this his way! But then Darby runs up, cradles, TWO!! Konosuke escapes, ALPHA ELBOW!! Darby is down, dazed, but still moving! Konosuke drags Darby up again, goes back to the corner and back to the top rope. The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but it has to end somehow! Darby fights against the lift with headlock punches! Then he hops on, SUPER CODE RED!! Konosuke staggers up, Darby leg scissors, steps through, LAST SUPPER!! TWO?!?! Konosuke escapes again, then bails out! So Darby just goes up top! SUPER COFFIN DROP!! Direct hit and both men are down again!
The fans are thunderous as Konosuke and Darby stir. A ring count climbs, Callis complains that some people just gotta follow directions and run the play! Coach Callis pulled Konosuke outta obscurity, Konosuke would do anything! Now he’s got some gold, some fame, and gets a mind of his own! Callis complaining aside, the ring count is climbing! Darby drags himself in at 9, but Konosuke YANKS him back out! That refreshes the count, and Konosuke vows to end this for real now. Konosuke points to the steel steps, and he drags Darby up onto them with a deadlift RAGING- NO, Darby knees Konosuke, turns things around, and FULL METAL SCORPION DEATH DROP!!!
The fans go nuts again while Konosuke writhes! Konosuke flops off the steps, Darby crawls into the ring, and Darby just climbs the corner again! SUPER DUPER COFFIN DROP!!! Konosuke might be unconscious! Darby still hauls Konosuke into the ring, pushes him to a cover, TWO?!?!? Konosuke survives and Darby is furious! But Darby just reloads, COFFIN DROP but onto knees!!! Ghost pin, TWO!!! Darby escapes but the WAGAMAMA KNEE finds him!! Konosuke hauls Darby up, but Darby pops free! Trip, step through, and SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!! Konosuke endures, reaches out, but Darby sits deep!!
Callis says don’t even think about it! Konosuke almost does, but he bites his own thumb to ignore the pain in his back! Konosuke reaches out, crawls his way forward, and he fights to the ROPEBREAK!!! But Darby is right up top! COFFION DROP on the back!! Then Darby goes right back up, COFFIN DROP again!!! Cover, DARBY WINS!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
Callis is steaming, but Darby overcomes Konosuke to avenge that loss in the Continental Classic! But it also took so much out of him just to do it! Darby still asks for a mic and one is brought to him. Darby sits up against the ropes, has them cut his music, and he tells MJF to get his ass out here! There’s a contract MJF needs to sign! The ring crew hurries to bring in a table and some chairs for that very contract signing, and MJF makes his entrance. MJF reluctantly makes his way down the ramp, and both men meet at the table. Darby grins with blood still in hiss teeth, and he signs his part of the contract without hesitation, unlike MJF.
The fans already chant “BALD! BALD! BALD!” at MJF, and Darby pushes the contract to his side of the table. MJF grabs the pen, reaches out, but then steps away. MJF scratches his chin as he thinks on this, and the fans just chant, “BALD! BALD! BALD!” again. MJF takes a mic to say he’ll explain something to Darby, looking like he has rabies. But see, MJF is happy for Darby, he hopes Darby’s had fun holding MJF’s AEW World Championship. The fans boo that, but MJF says deep down, there is a small part of him, like the size of a North Carolinian p*nis small. That small part of MJF feels bad for Darby, because he’ll never hold this again!
Darby’s got about a good a chance of holding this title as Hangman Adam Page does again. MJF says guys like Darby are a dime a dozen, here today and gone tomorrow, stuntmen who burn the candle at both ends. In this life, people like all these fans here like to pretend that life is about making friends and family and children. The only thing that matters in life is your legacy. And Darby’s legacy will be that of the kid who had his 15 minutes of fame. They’ll pretend like Darby made a lasting impact, but the fact of the matter is, he hasn’t. He hasn’t! They’ll know deep down that Darby Allin was just a little pr*ck who got lucky.
They’ll know that Darby was too reckless and stupid to stay on top. And after May 24th, Double or Nothing, in that sh*thole of Queens, New York, y’know what MJF’s legacy will be? He’ll go down as the guy who became a THREE-TIME World Champion at just 30 years of age, unprecedented in this sport. And MJF will go down, when it’s all said and done, as the Greatest of All Time! THAT is the difference between them! Darby Allin brags about climbing a mountaintop. But when it comes to professional wrestling, Maxwell Jacob Friedman IS the mountaintop! The fans boo but MJF soaks it up. Darby tells MJF to SHUT UP!
Only someone like MJF who is so vain would think that the number one most important thing in this world is his legacy. Darby doesn’t care about legacy, he cares about living in the moment! And in this moment, Darby just wants MJF to sign the contract. Then at Double or Nothing, Darby makes Maxwell Jacob Friedman a BALLD HEADED B*TCH!! MJF frowns but the fans cheer that! MJF grabs the pen again, and with no choice, he signs on the dotted line! Then he TACKLES Darby! The fans boo as MJF beats up Darby after the war he went through with Konosuke! MJF CHUCKS an armchair outta the ring, FLIPS the table, then picks up his Dynamite Diamond Ring.
MJF puts the ring on his finger like always, then winds up to DECK Darby!! The fans boo but MJF just soaks it all up. MJF throws off his jacket, picks up the belt, and he stands over Darby with it. But then MJF isn’t done with Darby, he puts Darby on the top rope! MJF climbs up to join him, and drags Darby into position! But wait! Kevin Knight runs out here to chase MJF off! The Jet still owes The Scumbag a receipt, but it seems we’ll all have to wait on that. Will MJF still take back the title at Double or Nothing? Or will Darby keep the belt and take MJF’s dignity?
My Thoughts:
An awesome episode for Dynamite as things heat up towards Double or Nothing. Awesome 10 Man Tag to open, great win for the Faces, not that it added much to FTR VS C&C. Good promo from Jericho to look back on Stadium Stampede and hype up this year’s match. Good promo from The Demand with Davis and The Dogs, and I suppose this maximizes the feuds as well as the alliances throughout the locker room. Who knows who wins but the match will still be awesome, just as the original was. Good promo from Conglomeration, too, Cassidy & Roddy going after FTR while Kyle VS Moxley happens on the side, that’s great stuff.
Speaking of Moxley, great promo from him and Ospreay. Moxley’s semi-turn has really brought out his sage philosophical side. Great match from Ospreay VS Ace, and while Ospreay could always bring out his aggression, seeing him use more technical wrestling and even winning with a submission is good stuff. Good promo from Joe, and I liked Death Riders backing Ospreay up. Very good Owen Hart Cup brackets this year, Joe VS Ospreay is a great choice given this story, but I would think Ospreay wins that one. Good promo from Jack Perry to call out Davis, and I suppose Jack can win in the Owen Cup to then move on from the National title.
Great seeing Brian Cage back, he gave Knight an awesome match, but with JetSpeed wanting to go on a Two Man Power Trip, it makes sense Kevin won out. Same for Bailey beating Westbrook, even though Westbrook maybe went too hard on his own acrobatic escape. Great stuff in the Six Woman Tag, and I appreciate Shida didn’t ditch until after the match. Willow, Mina & Rosa might get their own Six Woman Tag with Triangle of Madness after that interaction, but also can’t wait to see if Willow can go back-to-back as Queen of Harts. For that matter, I personally would love to see Athena use the Owen Cup to move on from being ROH Women’s World Champion, but that depends on how Supercard of Honor goes this Friday.
And of course, another wild instant classic from Darby as he overcomes Takeshita. I knew the diamond ring would come into play with that reverse effect, good way of protecting Takeshita in the loss. Good stuff with MJF tonight, too, such as the opening segment’s parade of bald men to send the message to MJF. That was also a unique contract signing segment in that it came together so quickly after the main event match. Good stuff from MJF as always, and of course he attacks Darby. I feel like either Knight should not have made the save, or both parts of JetSpeed should’ve made the save. It just seems odd that only Knight cared about saving Darby. The closing moment was much better when it was MJF standing over Darby with the belt.
My Score: 9/10
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