And now, we play!

Kazuchika Okada defends the AEW Unified Championship against Rev-Pro’s Michael Oku, the winning then going on to defend the title at All Out!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• AEW Unified Championship Triple Threat Qualifier: Konosuke Takeshita VS Anthony Bowens; Konosuke wins and advances to All Out.
• $500K 10 Woman Tag: Kris Statlander, Harley Cameron, Jamie Hayter & TayJay VS Megan Bayne, Penelope Ford & The Triangle of Madness; Megan, Ford & The Triangle of Madness win the prize money.
• Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge: Max Caster VS “Big Bill” Morrissey w/ Bryan Keith; Bill wins.
• FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway VS Adam Priest & “Dynamite Kid” Tommy Billington; FTR wins.
• AEW Unified Championship: Kazuchika Okada VS Michael Oku; Okada wins and retains the title to advance to All Out.
• Jon Moxley & Daniel Garcia w/ Marina Shafir VS Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong; Moxley & Garcia win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Ian Riccaboni is in the ring.

And he welcomes out “the man who will accept any stipulation Mark Briscoe sets for All Out, the Casino Gauntlet contract holder, the CMLL World (Light Heavyweight) Champion, and the longest-reigning AEW World Champion, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, MJF.” The fans boo as The Scumbag makes his entrance. MJF joins Ian in the ring, then tells Ian that here is what will happen. Ian will stand there, shut his mouth, and be a good little mic stand for MJF. The fans boo and MJF says he thought this was the City of Brotherly Love, what’s going on? MJF would tell them to listen up, but he knows they’re all so poor, they can’t even pay attention.

And if THAT went over your heads, then congrats, you’re about as dumb as Mark Briscoe. But speaking of Mark… What he experienced last week was just eye for an eye. Briscoe cost MJF at Forbidden Door, so he cost Briscoe last week. Yet he’s the bad guy? “YES!” Well, the only reason these fans champion Mark Briscoe is because he stuck it to the man everyone is jealous of. MJF is the man in major motion pictures, he is the CMLL World (Light Heavyweight) Champion, and soon-to-be your NEXT–after he beats that loser, Hangman Page–AEW World Champion! Unless that shmuck, Kyle Fletcher wins.

But Briscoe, you’re not proud of being Blue Collar, no one is! It’s what you say so you don’t choke down a bottle of pills and chase it with a bottle of Jack. MJF is just born better. They were born broke, so mediocrity is in theirs. That is why at All Out, MJF will let Briscoe choose the stipulation. Because guys like Briscoe work hard day in and day out, and it doesn’t change anything! Which is precisely why, when the match is over, when the bell has rung, much like for the entirety of human civilization, Blue Collar will bust, and White Collar will win! MJF puts up a W for him being White Collar, but Briscoe is on the tron!

“Look at you, Max! You pathetic little man. Matter of fact, lemme slow down for a second. Max, I gotta say thank you. That’s right. I gotta say thank you, Max, because you have provided me with a sense of excitement I have not felt since I was a little boy waiting on Santa Claus. You told me that I get to choose the stipulation for our match at All Out. And since then, there’s been so many thoughts and ideas in my head, it’s been hard to land on anything! Cuz everything sounds so good! But I think I got an idea. We’re here in Philly, right? Philly, y’all know a thing or two about tables, am I right?” The fans cheer that!

In fact, Briscoe watched the man named Sabu put at least 100 people through tables in this very building! So let us make that the first piece of the puzzle. Then Briscoe’s mind is so crazy, here we are on TNT! Tables N… Oh, well, MJF is a generational pr*ck, so let’s make it THUMBTACKS! And Briscoe isn’t talking about a dozen, a hundred, a thousand, he’s talking TENS OF THOUSANDS OF THUMBTACKS! T N T, Tables ‘N’ Tacks, a No Disqualification type environment, where of course anything and everything can go down! But that should be sufficient for the ass whooping MJF has had coming! The whooping his wife should’ve gave MJF after last week!

That reminds Briscoe… He never did give MJF his wedding present. How about he gives it to MJF right now? Turn around, dumbass! MJF turns around, and THE REAL BRISCOE ATTACKS! They brawl, the fans cheer Briscoe, boo MJF, but Briscoe gets the edge! And he brings out a bag! Briscoe pours out a bunch of tacks! Briscoe underhooks MJF’s arms, but MJF breaks free! MJF runs away, but Briscoe tells MJF he has just one week left! Briscoe then blows his nose in the scarf! Will the Sussex County Chicken turn MJF into a human pincushion when these two go All Out in Toronto?

Backstage interview with Holo.grm & The Paragon.

But before Lexy Nair can really get started, the broadcast glitches out. Hologram seems to feel that disturbance, and Roderick Strong doesn’t help but asking why Hologram is even here. Kyle O’Reilly says this is them conglomerating, okay? Also, he’s Hologram, so he might not physically be here. But third, they’re all just shocked and appalled at Daniel Garcia’s behavior. What happened to Danny Boy that he’d do this? Such a good boy, so respectful, so what happened to him? He lost the TNT title to Adam Cole, kept slipping down the ranks, more frustrated and flustered, and now he sunk so low as to accept help from a sadist like Jon Moxley!

Kyle is disappointed, the fans are disappointed, even Cole called in and told Kyle how ashamed Cole is to have called Garcia a friend. Wait, Cole called Kyle and not Roddy? “DANNY~!” Roddy wants Garcia to know, it doesn’t matter what he does with his life, but the fact that he upset Roddy’s best friend, Adam Cole, after all he has been through… Tonight, Roddy beats Garcia’s ass! And he’ll beat Moxley’s ass just cuz. Roddy heads out, Kyle double checks with Hologram, and yes, he is physically there. Kyle has Hologram follow with, but will things go alright for them against the Death Riders?

AEW Unified Championship Triple Threat Qualifier: Konosuke Takeshita VS Anthony Bowens!

The Don Callis Family has quite the edge in this “tournament” for the Unified Championship with how The Alpha is in this match and The Rainmaker in the running later tonight. But will the G1 Climax 35 winner keep the ball rolling? Or will the 5 Tool Player strike out the leadoff hitter?

The bell rings and per Continental Division rules, Callis can only be on commentary or face severe consequences. Bowens and Konosuke circle, the fans rally and the two tie up. Konosuke KNEES low, CLUBS Bowens to a corner, then fires forearms. Konosuke CHOPS, the fans “WOO~,” and Bowens goes to another corner. Bowens kicks low, fires CHOPS of his own, but Konosuke CLAWS Bowens’ eyes! the ref reprimands, the fans are torn, but Konosuke whips. Bowens reverses, but Konosuke ducks ‘n’ dodges to TAKESHITA LINE! The fans fire up for that one, and Konosuke stalks Bowens. Konosuke CLUBS Bowens to the ropes.

Konosuke whips, Bowens hurdles, then slips around, FLOATOVER DDT! Bowens then hooks the arms, turns Konosuke, CORDING HOLD NECKBREAKER! Bowens covers, TWO! Konosuke stays in this, but Bowens rallies up the fans. Bowens brings Konosuke up, CHOPS, and then whips. Bowens then runs up, he blocks Konosuke’s boot, and he CLUBS the leg into a KNEE JAMMER! And then DRAGON SCREW! Konosuke slumps against ropes while the fans are torn, but Bowens drags Konosuke up. Konosuke blocks a shot to bump Bowens off buckles first! The fans rally up, but then Bowens YANKS Konosuke into the POST!

Konosuke falls, the fans cuss out Callis, but Bowens goes up! SUPER CROSSBODY! Both men go down and Collision goes picture in picture!

The ref checks both men, and both are able to continue. Bowens rises up, clutches his side, and he drags Konosuke into the ring. Bowens CLUBS Konosuke, then runs to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Konosuke is tougher than that but Bowens is frustrated. Bowens stomps Konosuke into the corner, stomps a mudhole, then lets off to throw up the scissors. Bowens then stalks Konosuke, ROCKS him, then reels him in. Konosuke fights the suplex, suplexes in return, but Bowens slips free, only for Konosuke to hit a STUNNER! Both men are down but the fans rally up, and Konosuke rises first. Konosuke fires forearms, Bowens fires back!

The forearms go back and forth, harder and harder, then Konosuke winds up to fire a flurry! Konosuke ROCKS Bowens, roars, and Collision returns to single picture. Konosuke fires boxing elbows, but Bowens ELBOWS for Rock, Paper, Scissors, SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO! Konosuke toughs it out, Bowens gets mad, and Bowens stands Konosuke up. Bowens mule kicks, front kicks, then runs to FAM- NO, Konosuke slips out to go up, POISON-RANA! But Bowens gets right back up! FAMOUSER!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Bowens crawls to cover, TWO! Bowens huffs ‘n’ puffs and he drags Konosuke to a drop zone.

Bowens says he’s gonna hit the Mic Drop! The fans boo, that’s Caster’s move! But then Konosuke rises to ROCK Bowens! The fans fire up as Konosuke climbs, but Bowens fires body shots! Bowens slips out to SUPERKICK the legs! ENZIGIRI and Konosuke is in the Tree of Woe! Bowens brings him up, DRAPING SIDEWINDER! Cover, TWO! Konosuke survives and Bowens is shocked! Callis already wants to recruit Bowens as he stands Konosuke up. Konosuke CHOPS! Bowens CHOPS! They go back and forth, then Bowens CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Konosuke winds up, ALPHA ELBOW! Bowens drops!

Konosuke brings Bowens back up, runs the ropes, but into the Rock, Paper, Scissors- but no Superkick! Bowens BOOTS the lariat, but both men stagger back. Bowens runs up, but into a clinch! EXPLODER! The fans fire up, Konosuke runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Konosuke still runs up, but into the ARRIVAL! Cover, TWO! And ghost pin, TWO!! Bowens escapes, MOLLY WHOP!! But Konosuke falls right outta the ring! Bowens goes outside, the fans are thunderous, and Bowens says deuces to Callis. Bowens puts Konosuke in, “This is Awesome!” as Konosuke shoves Bowens. Bowens BOOTS, and MOLLY- BLUE THUNDER BOMB!!

Bowens sputters, Konosuke hits the POWER DRIVE KNEE!! And then RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Konosuke wins!

Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall (advances to All Out)

The Alpha is the first man in! Callis is proud, but will he be even more excited after Kazuchika Okada faces Michael Oku and retains the title? Or will things all take quite the turn later tonight?

Mascara Dorada speaks.

The King of the Ropes knows, “The road to All Out wont’ be easy. I know The Beast Mortos stands in my way. But I see the weaknesses of this monster. I face a beast that growls but doesn’t bite. And it will be me, Mascara Dorada, who represents Mexican Lucha Libre at All Out!  Whatever it takes!” That battle happens next Wednesday, and it will surely be a September to Remember!

Toni Storm is here!

The TIMELESS AEW Women’s World Champion is ready to go All Out against three opponents at once, but she is joining commentary for this 10 Woman Tag that’s all about the money! Who steals the spotlight while cashing in on half a million dollars? We find out, after the break!

$500K 10 Woman Tag: Kris Statlander, Harley Cameron, Jamie Hayter & TayJay VS Megan Bayne, Penelope Ford & The Triangle of Madness!

Collision returns as Thekla, Julia Hart & Skye Blue make their entrance, followed by The Megasus and her Superbad Harbinger, aka Toni’s “favorite mother daughter combo.” Then Tay Melo & Anna Jay make their entrance, followed by the Wild Aussie, The Galaxy’s Greatest, and then last but certainly not least, Jamie Hayter. We now get the interview Hayter’s team did with Lexy Nair before the show, and Lexy knows there is a lot of tension here given Kris and Hayter are going for the Women’s World Championship at All Out. Harley says yes, a good tension, but there’s solidarity! Most of them have all teamed together, now they’re adding Jamie, bring it in!

Tay said that is a nice sentiment and all, but they don’t trust Kris. They want nothing to do with the Death Riders. Kris says there’s NOTHING between her and the Death Rider! How many times does she have to say it?! She’s the one teaming with a woman who practically took her head off! Hayter says don’t go pointing fingers at her! They ain’t mates, they ain’t partners, and Hayter will do anything she must to get the title at All Out. Kris says she’ll have to! Harley says girls, there’s 500K to win! They’re all gonna be rich! So hands in, let’s get brunch to celebrate! The “team” already left… But will they all pull together when it matters?

The teams sort out and wait, Wheeler Yuta appears at ringside. Yuta applauds Kris as she starts, but then everyone else takes notice of him. Hayter tells him to scram, the fans cuss Yuta out, so Yuta does take his leave. Kris frowns, but then Hayter tags in! Hayter and Megan start now, they circle, and they tie up. Megan holds her ground and they break. Hayter and Megan go again, Megan headlocks, but Hayter powers up and out. The fans cheer Hayter as she drops down, but Megan blocks the hip toss. Hayter blocks the hip toss, Megan avoids the lariat, and Megan fireman’s carries. Hayter slips free and shoves Megan to BOOT her!

Megan stays up and just frowns! Then Megan BOOTS Hayter down! Harley tags in and the fans cheer! Harley runs up, slips around Megan, then headlocks. Megan powers up and powers out, Harley RAMS her, but Megan just brushes that off. Harley runs, RAMS Megan again, but Megan just smirks. Harley runs, but Megan RUNS her over! The fans boo but Megan soaks up that heat. Megan kicks Harley, runs, but Harley follows and tilt-o-whirls! The fans fire up for the HARLEY-GO-ROUND! Megan is sent to her corner, Ford tags in, but then so does Anna! Anna wrenches, HOOK KICKS, then sends Ford to the corner.

Anna runs in, LEG LARIATS, and she tags in Tay. Snapmare and Tay runs to KNEE Ford in the face! Anna adds a THROWBACK STUNNER! Cover, TWO! Tay rains down forearms! Kris intercepts Megan, and now it all breaks down! Toni says “Look at them go!” Kris, Hayter, Anna and Harley each have someone in a corner, and they all climb up! The fans fire up as we get a QUINTUPLE RAIN OF FISTS! The fans count along, and even Tay goes all the way to TEN! The fans cheer, but then Megan and the Triangle all YANK their opponents down! The fans boo as now they all stomp mudholes! The fans boo but Ford covers Tay, ONE!!

Ford is annoyed, but her team beats down Tay’s team. Ford headlocks, Tay fires body shots, but Ford CLUBS Tay! Ford whips, Tay reverses, someone is sent into barriers, and Ford BOOTS Tay away! Ford drop toeholds Tay onto the ropes, then runs to DROPKICK! Ford soaks up heat while she also CHOKES Tay on the ropes, and Toni cues us to the picture in picture before Schiavone can.

The ref counts, Ford YANKS the ropes to snap Tay back, then she drags Tay up. Ford bumps Tay off buckles, tags Skye in, and Skye stomps a mudhole into Tay. Skye digs her boots in, the ref counts, and Skye steps off. Tay sputters, Skye drags her up, and Skye snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Skye drags Tay up and around, brings her over, and Julia tags in. They mug Tay, then Julia drags Tay around to CLUB her. Julia whips Tay to a corner, runs in, but Tay dodges! Tay UPPERCUTS, then hurries for her corner, hot tag to Kris! Kris LARIATS Julia, BLASTS the rest of Julia’s team, then suplexes Julia!

Julia lands out, and she CHOP BLOCKS Kris! Cover, TWO! Julia clamps onto Kris and DRIBBLES her off the mat! Julia drags Kris up, tags Thekla, and the Triangle is in control as Collision goes to break.

Collision returns as Hayter whips Skye, but Megan sneaks a tag. Hayter SPINEBUSTERS Skye, but Megan brings Hayter up to FALCON ARROW! Cover, Kris breaks it! The fans cheer, Kris fires forearms, but Ford spins Kris around! Kris takes a swing but Ford goes Matrix! STUNNER! Megan then gives Ford a lift, THROWING STUNNER! The fans fire up for that combo, but now TayJay DOUBLE SUPERKICK! And they DOUBLE DDT! The fans fire up again, but Skye & Julia get TayJay! They waistlock, but Harley makes the save! Skye ROCKS Harley for it, then Skye and Julia DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER Tay to DOUBLE SUPERKICK!

Harley KNEES Skye, Kris picks up Julia! Harley runs, ATOMIC FACEBUSTER! Thekla runs in, dodges Kris, and DECKS Harley! Kris SUPERKICKS Thekla! Ford hits a CRUCIFIX DRIVER on Kris! Tay BOOTS Ford! Skye SUPERKICKS Tay! Harley BACKSTABBERS Skye! Julia STOs Harley! Jay FLATLINERS Julia! Hayter and Megan meet again to fire forearms! The fans fire up behind Hayter and boo Megan! Hayter gets the edge, fires shots, but dodges a lariat! DOUBLE LARIATS take both women down! The fans fire up again as both women crawl! “This is Awesome!” and we get hot tags to Thekla and Anna!

Anna fires forearms with Thekla, then runs, but Thekla goes Spider-Walk to dodge! Then she SPEARS! Cover, Thekla’s team wins!

Winners: Megan Bayne, Penelope Ford & The Triangle of Madness, by pinfall (win the $500k prize)

Toni Storm is annoyed, Nigel says it has to do with the spear. But Kris drags Thekla out, they brawl some more! The prize money is secondary when there’s gold on the horizon! And wait! Here come Queen Aminata & Mina Shirakawa! They’ve got the cooler and the tongs, they’re ready to COOK these chicks! BOOT for Ford, COOLER for Megan! And then COOLER for Ford! SPATULA SLAP for Julia! Aminata SPANKS Ford! TayJay helps out, and BREAKING NEWS for the Tailgate Brawl! That’s right! Live at 2PM next Saturday afternoon as the lead-in to All Out, we’re getting an 8 WOMAN TORNADO TAG!

Megan Bayne, Penelope Ford, Skye Blue & Julia Hart will face Queen Aminata, Mina Shirakawa, Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale, so consider what we’re seeing right now as an appetizer! Toni Storm gets on the desk and grabs a mic to put it plainly: “BRAWL, B*TCHES!” Then she CROSSBODIES onto everyone!! Toni THROWS Thekla into barriers, Hayter and Kris brawl, then they run to DOUBLE CROSSBODY! Toni whips, but Thekla reverses to send her into steel steps! Thekla puts Toni in the ring, “This is Awesome!” as the rest of the brawlers head to the back! Who is gonna be on fire and who is gonna get roasted next week in Toronto?

As for Toni and her contenders, Thekla has her target! Spider-Walk and TOXIC- NO, she runs into a STORM ZERO!! The Timeless Champion stands tall, even though she swoons and “swims” all over Thekla. Thekla’s team won green, but Toni has the gold. Who will have it all when four of the best go All Out?

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

Collision returns and Platinum Max is already in the ring as he says, “This is the Platinum Max Open Challenge, so let’s put five minutes on the clock!” DUN DUN! Caster asks, “Who can survive five with the Best Wrestler Alive?” BIG BILL MORRISSEY? Caster freaks out already as The Redwood makes his way out here, Bryan Keith by his side. Did Caster finally bite off more than he can chew?

The bell rings and the fans cheer Caster on. Caster gets the chant going, “Let’s Go, Max, You’re The Best Wrestler Alive! Let’s Go, Max, You’re The Best Wrestler Alive!” Bill is annoyed already, and he runs up on Caster! Caster runs, but still gets the SPLASH in the corner! Bill mockingly asks where Eddie Kingston is, and he tells him to watch this. Bill CLUBS Caster down! Bill stares into the camera as if he can see Eddie in there. Bill drags Caster up and we already hit a minute. Caster SLAPS Bill, but Bill is just angry now! Caster acts tough, but then he goes to a corner. Bill fires off hands, CLUBS away, then drags Caster out of the corner.

Bill DECKS Caster, then mocks the chant. “Let’s Go, Max! You’re The Best Wrestler Alive!” Caster rises, Bill runs in, but Caster dodges! Caster comes back, but into the BIG BOSS MAN SLAM! Cover, Bill wins!

Winner: “Big Bill” Morrissey, by pinfall

It didn’t even take two minutes, and that’s only because Bill toyed with Caster. Bill then gets the mic, and fans chant, “We Want Eddie!” Bill says, “Eddie Kingston, where you at?! At least that New York loudmouth had the balls to show up! Last week, I called you out. And ALL of the idiot internet wrestling fans come at me, how dare I call out the great Eddie Kingston! I don’t deserve to share the same ring as Eddie Kingston! He’s worked all around the world for years, and years, and years, and blah blah blah! Same old story!” The fans cheer for “EDDIE! EDDIE!” but Bill tells Eddie, “These people love you because you look like you do, and you represent them.

“And these people hate me because I look like I do and I’m sick of it!” The fans boo, but Bill says Eddie and the fans worship all the great Japanese wrestling legends~! But guess what? Bill doesn’t give a damn about Japanese wrestling! He doesn’t give a damn about Eddie! And he sure as hell doesn’t give a damn about the fans! Bill knows Eddie posted about sending locations, so how about this? Toronto, Ontario, Canada! ALL OUT! The fans are torn, but Bill says all the idiots on their devices think Eddie has the balls to show up. Bill knows Eddie won’t! And that’s because Eddie is what Bill’s always thought, and what deep down Eddie knows he is…

And that is a typical loudmouth FRAUD! The fans boo but Bill tells them to shove it. But will the Mad King surprise Bill by showing up to chop him down to size?

Backstage interview with Jerry Lynn and Anthony Bowens.

Lexy says Jerry asked for this time to talk with the 5 Tool Player, the floor is his. Jerry brings up last week when he told Bowens to take a long, hard look in the mirror to figure out what is missing. Perhaps Jerry should’ve said who is missing instead. Bowens says he doesn’t need to hear this. But then Max Caster pushes through, not caring who is there! So Bowens goes after him! They brawl back out on stage! Bowens is beyond done tolerating Caster’s attitude, and he THROWS Caster into railing! And then fires off hands! The fans are torn but now this ends up in the ring! Caster LARIATS Bowens! The fans cheer as Caster strikes back!

Caster and Bowens rise up, “Let’s Go, Max! You’re The Best Wrestler Alive!” Jerry is disappointed seeing it come to this, but Caster brings Bowens up. Bowens THRWOS Caster into buckles! Bowens stomps away, but Jerry storms into the ring! The fans cheer as Jerry pulls Bowens back! Bowens sees it is Jerry and holds back. Jerry gets a mic to ask, “What the hell is wrong with you two!? Have you lost your freaking minds?! HUH!? Did you forget? I was in Tony’s office when he brought you two in, and he told BOTH of you that he saw something in you together as a tag team! And what happened? You guys fought your way to the top, and you became the World Tag Team Champions!”

The fans cheer, but Caster says he- SHUT UP! Jerry says after that, they both said, and he bets his life on this… They both thought they’d have a great singles run! So what happened? Caster hasn’t won one single match, and Bowens just keeps spinning his wheels. Bowens wants to leave but Jerry keeps talking. Where’s Bowens going? Can’t take the heat? But here come Blake Christian & Lee Johnson! The Vanilla Baby mockingly says he can’t take any more of the “brotherly love.” It makes him SICK to see Jerry, one of the greatest pro-wrestlers to ever step foot in the 2300 Arena, playing therapist! And now he’s gonna ride The Acclaimed’s coattails to become Daddy Ass 2?

The fans boo but Blake says Jerry is wasting his time putting together a broken team that quite frankly hates each other. Jerry should invest his time in a real tag team, like The Swirl! But since we’re all wasting time, maybe Blake & Big Shotty should show everyone first hand what Jerry is missing. Oh, they wanna play? Then show ’em! Jerry takes his shirt off!? He’s still in great shape! But then The Swirl mugs Jerry! Caster saves Jerry, but Jerry is still in trouble! Bowens is conflicted, and dammit, he can’t help it! He gets in there to save Jerry! The fans fire up as Bowens fires off on Blake! Lee goes after Bowens, Jerry brawls with Blake, but then Jerry dodges Blake!

Jerry LARIATS Blake up and out! Bowens DECKS Lee! Jerry LARIATS Lee! The fans fire up as Caster gets up! caster and Bowens DOUBLE LARIAT Lee up and out! Jerry holds their hands up, the fans go wild, but Bowens and Caster each break away. The Acclaimed is not back, not if they can’t put aside their pride. Will Jerry be able to get through to these two and bring back the most critically acclaimed tag team in AEW history?

Backstage interview with Mistico.

Lexy Nair is with The Talisman of CMLL and knows he has a big match ahead of him against MJF for the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship, the 91st Anniversario, but he also puts his mask on the line. But then MJF barges in, Jon Cruz Lincoln by his side. MJF says relax, he comes in peace. Now, at Anniversario, it is Title VS Mask, and while MJF won’t be pulling that stupid mask of Mistico for the first time, it’ll be the last time. And then MJF will hop onto his private jet to fly right to Toronto to turn Briscoe into a human pincushion. But for now, here’s what Mistico needs to know.

MJF is not only doing this for his country, he is doing this for the betterment of all pro-wrestling. MJF cannot wait to end Mistico. MJF leaves, Cruz translates, but pretty sure Mistico understood even the English part. And he SLAPS Cruz! Mistico tells MJF he’ll see him next week in Mistico’s house, Arena Mexico! Mistico leaves Cruz out cold, and MJF isn’t coming back for him. Will MJF arrive in Toronto with more or less in his luggage after next Friday?

BREAKING NEWS for All Out!

After competing in Arena Mexico just last night, #Brodido successfully retained the AEW World Tag Team Championships. But there’s no rest when you’re the Most Wanted! Bandido & Brody King will now defend these titles in a LADDER MATCH FATAL 4 WAY! Which three lucky teams will get in on that? Those names to be announced very soon.

FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway VS Adam Priest & “Dynamite Kid” Tommy Billington!

A match so nice, we have to have it twice! Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood managed to survive one with #AllGenresAdam and the new Dynamite Kid, but will they be able to repeat that performance knowing All Out awaits?

The teams sort out and Tommy starts against Dax. The fans boo FTR as the two tie up, and Tommy arm-drags Dax away! The fans cheer, but then Cash tags in. Cash and Tommy circle, tie up, and Cash waistlocks. Tommy switches, Cash switches and hammerlocks, but Tommy snapmares free. Tommy chinlocks, Cash slips out to facelock, but Tommy wrenches to hammerlock. Cash drop toeholds, floats to a headlock, but Tommy powers up and powers through to wrench and headlock. Cash powers up and out, but Tommy RUNS Cash over! Things keep moving, Tommy RUSN Cash over again! Things keep moving, and Tommy FLAPJACK DROPKICKS!

The fans cheer, Cash headlocks, and Dax tags in. Tommy slips away and he resets with Dax. They tie up, Tommy arm-drags, and he has the wristlock. Dax stands, whips Tommy, and he ELBOWS Tommy down! The fans boo but Dax brings Tommy up to CHOP! The fans “WOO~” but Dax eggs Tommy on. Tommy HEADBUTTS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Tag to Adam, they double whip and DOUBLE ELBOW Dax down! Cover, ONE, but Adam goes for an arm. Adam wrenches, Dax puts him in the corner, and the ref counts. Dax lets go slowly, then he sucker punches Adam! And CHOPS! And JABS!

Dax JABS, JABS, JABS! The ref counts, Dax stops, but Adam fires hands in return! The fans cheer, and Adam UPPERCUTS! Adam UPPERCUTS Dax down! Adam goes out but Dax CHOPS! Dax swings, Adam ducks, Dax CHOPS POST! Dax clutches his hand, but Adam grabs it to SLAM it off the apron! Adam puts Dax in the ring, wrenches, and tags Tommy. Tommy goes up to AX HANDLE the arm! Tommy fires shots on the arm, then wrenches. But Dax YANKS Tommy into Cash’s sucker punch! The fans boo, but Dax puts Tommy up top. Dax climbs up, brings Tommy to the very top, and hits a SUPER BACK SUPLEX!

Both men are down, Cash cheers, “That’s why we are the best!” and Collision goes picture in picture.

Cash soaks up heat, then Dax tags him in. Cash stays between Tommy and Adam, and DROPKICKS Tommy down! Cash drags Tommy up, bumps him of buckles, then CHOPS! And UPPERCUTS! And CHOPS! Cash talks trash, then he drags Tommy up. Cash suplexes high and hard, then covers, TWO! Adam was ready just in case, but Tommy is still in this. Cash CHOKES Tommy on the ropes, stops as the ref counts, and Stoke talks trash now. Cash CHOKES Tommy again, then runs to HIP ATTACK! Tommy sputters and flops down, but Cash tags Dax. Dax stomps Tommy, drags him around, and snapmares for a chinlock.

Dax grinds Tommy down, but Tommy fights up. The fans rally and Tommy fires body shots. But then Dax wrangles Tommy back down! Tommy keeps his shoulders up, then fights to his feet. Tommy powers up and powers out, but Dax RUNS him over! They keep moving, Tommy drops down but Dax KICKS him away! Dax is annoyed he doesn’t get to chop, but he drags Tommy up to whip him to the corner. Tommy goes up to RANA! Then Tommy ducks ‘n’ dodges, DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! Tommy and Dax slowly crawl, hot tag to Adam! Adam rallies on Dax with ELBOW after ELBOW as Collision returns to single picture!

Cash runs in, Adam ELBOWS him down! Adam whips Dax to a corner, BACKDROPS Cash, then he runs up on Dax. Adam blocks a boot to spin Dax and GERMAN SUPLEX! Adam UPPERCUTS again and again, then whips. Dax reverses, then Dax drops down, and Cash DUMPS Adam out! The fans boo, Dax tags Cash, and Cash brings Adam up to RAM him into the apron! Cash picks Adam up to SLAM him against the apron, then he hits a BACKBREAKER! Adam writhes, the fans boo, but Cash leaves Adam behind. The ring count starts but Adam hobbles up and in at 4 of 10. Cash KICKS Adam in the side!

The fans rally for Adam but Cash tags Dax. Dax drags Adam up to put him through the ropes. Dax KICKS, ROCKS, and repeat! The ref counts, Dax stops, but that lets Cash LARIAT Adam into the ring! Tommy protests but the ref misses it. Dax hits a SLINGSHOT SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Dax tags Cash, Cash drags Adam up by his ears, and then scoops to BACKBREAKER! Adam writhes again and Cash mockingly says go tag out. Adam crawls, but Cash stomps him down. Cash stares Tommy down, then SPITS at him! The fans boo but Tommy lets that slide. Cash stomps Adam, then he SLAPS Adam around!

Cash says Adam is a nobody, FTR are somebodies! But Adam SLAPS back! Cash fires off heavy hands in return! The fans boo, the ref backs Cash off, and Cash runs up again. Adam fires hands in return! Adam ROCKS Cash, ELBOWS Dax, then gets around to hit a BIG back suplex on Cash! The fans rally up for Adam as he crawls, but Dax gets on the apron! Tommy BOOTS Dax first! Tommy fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT, then he reels Dax in! Dax fights the lift, and then APRON BACKDROPS! Both men are down, but Adam just fires hands on Cash! The fans rally, Cash headlocks, but Adam powers up and out.

Things speed up, and Adam BACKDROPS Cash! Then Adam KICKS the legs out! Cash flounders, Adam grabs a leg, DRAGON SCREW! HALF CRAB! Cash endures, the fans fire up, and Cash fights his way around! But Adam drags him away! Dax SMACKS Adam! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but nothing can be done about that. Dax tags in and he runs up on Adam, only for Adam to dodge! Dax POSTS himself! Hot tag to Tommy! And he goes around to climb up! MISSILE DROPKICK! Dax is sent back into the POST! Tommy arm-drags, then whips, for a LARIAT! ELBOW DROP! Dax scrambles up but Tommy whips for a BACKDROP!

Cash is in, but Tommy picks a leg to DRAGON SCREW! Then he suplexes Dax! Tommy hurries back up, the fans fire up, but Dax ROCKS Tommy first! Dax CHOPS, then climbs up. But Tommy HEADBUTTS! And HEADBUTTS! And HEADBUTTS again! Dax holds on so Tommy CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” with every CHOP, and Dax holds on for dear life! Tommy CHOPS Dax down, and then Adam LARIATS Dax out! Cash is there, Adam TOSSES him out, and he bumps Cash off Tommy’s knee! The fans cheer, and then Adam goes up and over to TORNADO DDT Cash on the apron!! The fans are thunderous as Cash flops down!

Adam builds speed, and he DIVES! Direct hit and Cash hits desk! Tommy is up top, SUPER CROSSBODY onto Dax! All four men are down, the ref checks them, and the fans cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” The four men rise as the ring count starts, and Tommy puts Dax in the ring. Adam climbs one corner, Tommy climbs the other! The fans fire up as they DOUBLE DIVING HEADBUTT!! Tommy covers, CASH BREAKS IT! The fans can’t believe it but Cash saves the day! “This is Awesome!” as Cash drags Adam up to- NO, Adam fights the bomb to RANA Cash out! They get stuck int he ropes, then they fall to the floor.

Dax drags Tommy up, but Tommy fights the Canadian rack into a takedown! CROSSFACE!! Dax panics as he reaches out! Adam keeps Cash down with an ANKLE LOCK!! The fans fire up as Cash scrambles around, and he rips a buckle pad off! Dax flails, reaches out, and he manages the ROPEBREAK! The fans boo but Dax survives by a literal foot. Cash and Adam scrap on the outside, and Cash CATAPULTS Adam into the pillar! Dax sends Tommy into the bare buckle!! The fans boo but there’s nothing to be done now! Dax lifts to POWERBOMB! High stack, but TOMMY POPS THROUGH! TWO!! Dax and Cash hurry up, MIND BREAKER!! Cover, FTR wins!

Winner: FTR, by pinfall

Tommy & Adam almost had this one again, but it took that bit of nefarious planning to seal the deal. Dax promises that this is the fate Cope & Christian will face in one week! But will FTR really be the end of the C&C reunion? Or will All Out reek with awesomeness?

AEW hears from various tag teams

Christopher Daniels knows the boys have been frustrated, they didn’t get going quite like they wanted. But he has good news! September to Remember, Dante & Darius face Hechicero & Josh Alexander, the winners qualify for All Out’s Fatal 4 Way Ladder match! But Don Callis tells Top Flight that they have a very big problem, because Hechicero & Josh Alexander are going to beat them to go on to All Out. The Walking Weapon vows that he and Hechicero will bring those tag titles home where they belong! Brodido is now on notice!

But then #JetSpeed wants Kip Sabian & “Killswitch” Luchasaurus to understand, they’ll see why Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey is the best tag team going. They will keep going after those tag title! But Mr. Superbad says JetSpeed is simply in the way! Even more than Luchasaurus is! Luchasaurus snarls, but Mama Shayna has “the leash.” Juice Robinson says that everyone knows the connection The Bang Bang Gang has with The Bullet Club, but Matthew & Nicholas need yo get ready to get their asses kicked! Juice & Austin are gonna become the NEW AEW World Tag Team Champions! It will surely be a September to Remember, but who snags the golden tickest to Toronto?

AEW Unified Championship: Kazuchika Okada VS Michael Oku!

Even though he didn’t need to do this as THE Unified Champion, The Rainmaker wants to prove he is truly the greatest tournament wrestler by winning both tonight and at All Out. But that means he risks losing it all, because even one of the best can lose if he underestimates his opponent. Will Okada keep a firm grip on this title? Or will the Master of the Half Crab get the biggest win of his young career?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’ll bring it to Toronto!

The bell rings and the fans fire up as the two circle. The two tie up, are in a deadlock, but Oku pushes to a waistlock. Okada wrenches to a wristlock, but Ok spins to get the arm and wristlock takedown. Okada headscissors, Oku kips free, and the two stand off. The fans continue to duel as they circle, and they feel things out again. They tie up collar ‘n’ elbow, and Okada puts Oku on the ropes. The ref counts, Okada lets off, and he fakes the slap to pat Oku on the shoulders. But then Oku SLAPS Okada! The fans cheer, but Okada kicks low. Okada headlocks, Oku powers up and out, but Okada runs Oku over!

Okada runs, Oku stays low and hurdles, then he runs to duck ‘n’ dodge and redirect before a RANA! The fans cheer while Okada tumbles to the apron. Oku runs, triangle jump and DROPKICK! Okada falls, the fans fire up, and Oku feeds off the energy. Oku goes Around the World to FOSBURY FLOP! The fans fire up again and Oku brings Okada up fast. Oku puts Okada in the ring, then goes up the corner. The fans rally up, and Oku FROG- NO, Okada dodges but Oku rolls through. Okada runs up, Oku ELBOWS him away! Oku goes up, but Okada DROPKICKS him off the top! Oku hits barriers as he falls!

The fans go nuts, the ref checks Oku, and Collision goes picture in picture.

Okada waits while Oku writhes, and somehow, Oku is okay to continue. Okada goes out to bring Oku up, and puts him on the barriers for a DRAPING DDT to the floor! Okada then brings Oku up again, puts him in the ring, and he looms over him. Okada kneels down to rain down fists! Oku sputters but he’s still in this, so Okada paces around. Okada drags Oku up again, then turns him for a NECKBREAKER! Oku writhes but Okada has clearly zoned in on a target as Collision goes to break.

Collision returns as Okada scoops Oku and SLAMS him! Then the standard formula brings Okada to the top rope, for the MACHO ELBOW! Okada winds it up, and the fans cheer the Rainmaker MIDDLE FINGER! Okada drags Oku up, wristlocks, but Oku fights with elbows! Oku is free and PELES! Okada wobbles, the fans fire up, and Oku whips to then go the other way. Okada avoids the boot, RAIN- NO, Oku ducks it! Okada ducks in return, spins Oku, but Oku SUPERKICKS first! Okada wobbles, Oku runs, but has to duck a lariat! Oku grabs ropes, and Okada’s dropkick crash lands! Oku has the leg! But Okada BOOTS him away! Oku PENALTY KICKS in return!

Oku LIONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Okada is tougher than that but the fans rally up for Oku! Oku has a leg, and he says, “NO! WE PLAY!” Oku turns Okada for the HALF CRAB! Okada endures and the fans fire up! Okada powers his way forward, reaches out, but Oku pulls on the leg! Okada still gets the ROPEBREAK! Oku lets go, the fans rally up, and and Okada goes to a corner. Oku runs up, but Okada dodge! Oku bounces off buckles, mule kicks, front kicks, and SUPERKICKS! Then Oku hurries up top! FLYING- DROPKICK from Okada! Okada takes Oku outta the sky, to RAIN- OKU CRADLE! TWO!!

Oku hurries to backslide, TWO! Okada and Oku stand, Oku runs up, but Okada dodges! Oku bounces off buckles again and now, RAIN- NO! Oku cradles again! But Okada blocks to suplex and gut wrench! TOMBSTONE! But that’s not all! RAINMAKER!! Cover, Okada wins!

Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall (still AEW Unified Champion)

Callis celebrates with The Rainmaker, and now both of Callis’ guys are in! Speaking of which, Konosuke Takeshita makes his way out here to point to Okada and nod. But the Rainmaker and Alpha are just two-thirds of this equation. Will they be joined by Mascara Dorada or The Beast Mortos? We’ll find out next Wednesday!

BREAKING NEWS for September to Remember!

The THREE-HOUR special edition of Dynamite is already stacked, but here’s a little more! Ahead of the 8 Woman Tornado Tag at Tailgate Brawl, Aminata and Thekla look to settle things 1v1! Will the Queen squash the Toxic Spider? Or will she end up caught in Thekla’s web? Then, before the Six Man Tag of Hurt Syndicate VS GOA, Bobby Lashley and Toa Liona go 1v1! Will the All Mighty have all the momentum? Or will the Samoan Lion bring him down to the depths?

Additionally, Cope & Christian are granted one last face-to-face with FTR before they truly go All Out. There is a No Physicality Rule in place, with heavy fines and maybe even suspension as the consequences. But will all of that be enough to convince these teams to keep the peace? Or will things get Rated R really quickly? Then last but not least, AEW will have a special “spotlight” video on TIMELESS Toni Storm before her Fatal 4 Way title defense. Will this be the last time Toni is our leading lady? Or will it simply highlight the punctuation of this newest chapter?

Jon Moxley & Daniel Garcia w/ Marina Shafir VS Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong!

The Maniac is a manipulator, but to think he could manipulate the Dragontamer into becoming a Death Rider. But will Moxley & Garcia be less of a dream team and more of a nightmare for the rest of AEW? Or can Paragon bring them down before they get started?

Collision returns and Paragon makes their entrance. The teams sort out and the fans chant “You Sold Out!” at Garcia. Garcia ignores that, and he starts against Kyle. They circle, feel things out, and tie up. Kyle waistlocks, Garcia drop toeholds, and Garcia grabs the foot. Kyle slips around to facelock, then he gets an arm to wrench. Garcia rolls, wrenches, hammerlocks, then snapmares. Kyle stands up in a huff and the fans applaud. The two reset, tie up again, and Kyle rolls to wrangle Garcia with a top wristlock. Garcia fights up, reaches out, but Kyle keeps him from ropes. Kyle wrangles Garcia, headscissors, and he holds on tight.

The fans oddly duel, “We Want Yuta!” “No We Don’t!” Kyle pushes up to put on the pressure but Garcia moves around. Garcia pops free, Kyle avoids the basement lariat, and the two back off. Kyle tags Roddy, Moxley gives Garcia some quick advice, and then Garcia circles with Roddy. They tie up, clinch, go around, and Roddy manages to get up and SLAM Garcia down! Roddy floats all over Garcia, then slaps him around! Roddy kicks Garcia around and the fans fire up. Roddy and Garcia go again, Roddy bumps Garcia off buckles, and tag to Kyle! They CHOP and KICK on repeat! The ref counts, Paragon stops, and Garcia bails out!

But then Kyle & Roddy pursue! They CHOP and KICK Garcia against barriers! Moxley is mad and he runs up, only for Kyle to KNEE him down first! The fans fire up and Roddy puts Garcia in. Kyle gets moving to forearm SMASH in the corner! Roddy adds a LARIAT! Feed to Kyle’s suplex, CHOP and BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO, but into an ARMBAR! Garcia fights, Moxley is in, and Moxley stomps Kyle! The fans boo but then Roddy TOSSES Moxley! Roddy runs, but Marina saves Moxley from the dropkick! Then Moxley CLOBBERS Roddy! Kyle fires KNEES on Garcia, then he KICKS Garcia down!

Kyle sees Moxley on the apron, so he BOOTS Moxley down! But Garcia CHOP BLOCKS Kyle against the ropes! Garcia sees Kyle all hung up and writhing, it unsettles him a little. Moxley says keep going, and he drags Kyle to the corner. Moxley SLAMS the legs against the post again and again! Then Garcia takes over, HANGING FIGURE FOUR! But Roddy KICKS Garcia down! The ref reprimands, Roddy backs off, and Marina helps Garcia back up. Marina encourages Garcia to keep at it, and Garcia puts Kyle’s legs on the ropes. Garcia stands on Kyle’s leg while Collision goes picture in picture.

The ref counts, Garcia steps off at 4, and he drags Kyle over. Tag to Moxley and they stomp away on Kyle’s leg. Moxley paces, runs, and he stomps Kyle down. Moxley then steps through on the legs for a FIGURE FOUR! Kyle endures and Moxley eggs him on. Kyle SLAPS Moxley! And CHOPS! And even CLAWS Moxley’s eyes! The ref reprimands, Moxley lets go, but Moxley seems to respect Kyle fighting gritty like that. Tag to Garcia and they put the leg in the ropes. Garcia then runs to BOOT the leg! Moxley runs and he DROPKICKS the le! Kyle is stuck in the ropes, but Garcia just DROPKICKS the leg again!

Kyle flops down, Garcia hooks up the legs, and he CLAWS at Kyle’s back! Garcia stands on the legs, then STOMPS them! Moxley gives Garcia more tips, and Garcia drops an ELBOW on the leg! Garcia puts up his dukes, and then he flips off the fans instead of doing his dance. Kyle KICKS from below, so Garcia DROPKICKS him back down! Garcia then drags Kyle over, tags Moxley, and they stomp the leg again. Moxley then drags Kyle up, puts him on the ropes, and CHOPS! Moxley CHOPS Kyle against the ropes, then pushes Kyle. Kyle fires off forearms! Moxley ROCKS Kyle and KICKS the legs out! Collision returns as Moxley drops an ELBOW on the leg!

The fans boo as Moxley tortures Kyle, then drops a KNEE on the knee! Kyle endures, Roddy coaches him up, and the fans rally up. Moxley tags Garcia, and they split the wishbone! Garcia drags Kyle around, drops an elbow, but Kyle goes for the ARMBAR! Moxley reaches in and pokes Kyle in the eyes! Roddy protests but the ref has him stay back. Garcia sucker punches Roddy! The ref reprimands, but Kyle fires a forearm! Garcia fires back! They go forearm for forearm, the fans cheer Kyle and boo Garcia! They go back and forth, then Garcia CHOPS! Garcia blocks, Kyle SLAPS, and Kyle avoids the dropkick to PENALTY KICK!

The fans fire up while both men are down! They crawl, hot tags to Roddy and Mox! Roddy CLOBBERS Moxley! CALF KICKS! And then he gets Garcia for a BACKBREAKER! Moxley runs up, Roddy gets around, ANGLE SLAM! Roddy fires up, the fans are with him, and Roddy fireman’s carries. Roddy SMACKS Moxley with Garcia’s boots, then he gives Garcia a GUT BUSTER DROP! Roddy runs side to side to ROCK Moxley with forearm after forearm! Then the RUNNING ATOMIC SLAM! Roddy hauls Moxley back up, TIGER DRIVER! High stack, TWO! Moxley survives and Marina is stressing out. Roddy goes after Moxley, puts him up top, and then climbs.

Roddy goes to the very top, and he SUPER DUPER PLEXES! But Moxley rolls through!? Cravat for the INVERTED GUILLOTINE!! Roddy flails, reaches out, but that “Darth Choke” is tight! Kyle is up top, and he KING KONG KNEE DROPS Moxley in the ribs! Garcia runs up, he and Kyle DOUBLE BOOT! They stay up, so they DOUBLE LARIAT! Kyle stays up while Garcia falls, until Moxley LARIATS! Roddy SICK KICKS Moxley down! The fans are thunderous as all four men are wiped out! Marina shouts for Moxley to get up, but the fans know “This is Awesome!” Moxley rises, Roddy fireman’s carries, but Moxley slips free!

Moxley THROWS Roddy down, BULLY CHOKE! Garcia intercepts Kyle, trips him, HEEL HOOK!! Kyle endures, and he uses his free leg to kick at Moxley! Moxley lets Roddy go, Roddy ghost pins, TWO!! Moxley escapes, and he brings Roddy up, but the STRONG KNEE finds him! Roddy then SHINING WIZARDS! Feed to Kyle for a KNEE down low! Then the AX ‘N’ DOUBLE SMASH! Moxley flops, Roddy covers, GARCIA BREAKS IT! Kyle TOSSES Garcia out, then Roddy crawls. Tag to Kyle and he hobbles around. Kyle goes to the apron, and he FLYING DROPKICKS Moxley into the barriers! The fans fire up as Kyle hobbles up to get Moxley in the ring.

Kyle grits his teeth, but Marina stands in the way! The fans boo as The Problem is always present. Kyle hobbles to Moxley, but Moxley KICKS the knee! Tag to Garcia, but Kyle hits an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Garcia flails, reaches out, rolls around, but into a DISARMER! Moxley hurries back in, CURB STOMP for Kyle! Garcia has Kyle, Moxley intercepts Roddy! DRAGON TAMER!! Kyle taps, Red Death Riders win!

Winners: Jon Moxley & Daniel Garcia, by submission

Menard is upset and gets off commentary to finally give Garcia a piece of his mind! Menard wants Garcia to say something, but he refuses. But then BREAKING NEWS from Tony Khan already: September to Remember now adds Jon Moxley VS Roderick Strong as a 1v1 match-up! Can the Savior of the Backbreaker break this Maniac? Or will nothing stop the Death Riders from tearing up the AEW roster?

My Thoughts:

A great Collision here, and they really packed it full given there isn’t a Collision next week and the September to Remember edition of Dynamite is three hours, not four. Great opening promo from MJF and Briscoe, though framing the match type around the network, TNT, is silly. Basing the use of tacks off of MJF being a “prick,” however, works, so they should’ve just made this a thumbtacks match. The table element also makes me think it’ll be a bunk way of winning for MJF. But at the same time, MJF probably will need that win at All Out, because clearly Mistico is winning the CMLL World Light Heavyweight title to save his mask.

They’re just kinda throwing a tag title match onto All Out, and even then making it a Fatal 4 Way Ladder match is just so anything can happen and no one is hurt by the loss. Good promos from the various challenger teams, but I like that there was nothing from The Bucks. On one hand, it’s like a continuation of the disrespect to them. On the other, I believe they uploaded a new BTE where they are following through on Nick’s idea to gamble and double their money, so they’re too busy to do a promo. I haven’t watched the BTE video yet, but I have a feeling they’re going to return to work on Wednesday upset that they lost way too much of that 500K.

At the same time, I kinda thought they were gonna get that 500K confiscated to pay the winners of tonight’s 500K match. That was really good stuff, including the promo that helped hype up the match. Great win for the Heels but also great stuff with Aminata & Mina coming in ready to barbecue the Heels. The Tailgate Brawl match will be great stuff, and it’s still quite surprising that they’re putting part of the Zero Hour on cable TV. As for the Women’s title Fatal 4, who’s to say who wins because Toni stood tall tonight, but between Thekla VS Aminata and then the “Spotlight” on Toni, the math could flip to project Toni winning.

Great tag rematch from FTR VS Adam & Tommy, and I like that Adam and Tommy now have matching gear. But the first one was probably the better because it was all so fresh and surprising. FTR of course gets another win, and that face-to-face will be alright since FTR and C&C are good promo guys. And even with the “warning” of fines and suspensions, I bet Cope & Christian will agree to cover the fine together so they can at least hit Stokely with another spear. But if that were the case, then that’d put the math in FTR’s favor, so who knows. It still feels like the winner of this match can then position themselves for a tag title opportunity going towards WrestleDream.

Great stuff in blending the Big Bill VS Eddie Kingston story with the Max Caster story. Bill gets a great win off Caster to then have momentum going into this coming match with Eddie, and that’ll be a great return for Eddie just in general. Then in a rather interesting move, Jerry Lynn is being the catalyst for this Acclaimed reunion, not Billy Gunn or any other veteran. Though, The Swirl setting themselves up as the obvious first opponents for the reclaimed Acclaimed is a good choice, Blake & Lee are both really good in the ring and can bring out the best in Bowens and Caster, and can believably come away with a win while Bowens and Caster work out their differences.

Great matches tonight in this Unified Championship (glorified excuse for a) tournament. Konosuke was of course beating Bowens in that match, but it did help build the Acclaimed story. Oku’s fall against the barriers was a bit scary, I thought his arm was dislocated a la the Finn Balor barrier bomb spot, but he was miraculously alright. But even then, Okada was of course winning because now he and Konosuke will have no choice but to interact in that Triple Threat. Very good promo form Mascara Dorada, he and Mortos make for a toss-up but as I said before, the third man is there to take the loss to protect Okada and Konosuke.

And really good stuff in this Death Riders story that they also managed to tie other stuff into. The Conglomeration-Paragon promo was good, especially the tease that CLØN is drawing ever closer. Maybe if Hologram gets in on some kind of big match, either at All Out or for the Dynamite after All Out, we can get CLØN’s debut. The main event was a great tag match, but naturally Moxley & Garcia won. Garcia being conflicted on hurting Kyle was a good touch, and Garcia just shutting Menard out was some strong stuff. Them throwing that announcement of Mox VS Roddy at the very end was random, but actually kinda par for the course, TK/AEW is always doing stuff like that. It’ll be great stuff, but I also expect Darby to show up to put his mark on it as the go-home segment to the Coffin Match.

My Score: 9/10