Beware of things that go bump in the night!

Everything’s bigger in Texas, even the goosebumps! A Fatal 4 Way #1 Contender’s match will send someone to AEW Full Gear to face Hangman Adam Page! Who survives the night for a future title fight?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Trick or Treat Tornado Tag: Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy VS Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia; Darby & Cassidy win.
• AEW World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Fright Night 4 Way: The Young Bucks VS FTR VS #JetSpeed VS Jurassic Express; FTR wins and will challenge #Brodido for the titles at Full Gear.
• Jon Moxley w/ Marina Shafir VS Kyle O’Reilly; Double Count-Out Draw.
• AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round: Jamie Hayter & Queen Aminata VS Julia Hart & Skye Blue; Julia & Skye win and advance.
• AEW World Championship #1 Contender’s Fright Night 4 Way: Samoa Joe VS Hook VS Ricochet VS Bobby Lashley; Joe wins and will challenge Hangman Page for the title at Full Gear.

PLAY BY PLAY

Trick or Treat Tornado Tag: Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy VS Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia!

The Relentless One has vowed to be exactly that when it comes to the extermination of the Death Riders! Additionally, The Conglomeration has their own beef with Jon Moxley’s minions, and this Fright Night is about to be Freshly Squeezed! But can Darby & Cassidy bring down The Decoder & Red Death? Or will Yuta & Garcia prove they’re ready to #RideOrDie?

The bell rings and the fight is on! The fans fire up as Darby is right after Garcia while Cassidy naturally goes after Yuta! Darby RAMS Garcia into one corner, Cassidy fires hands on Yuta in the other. Darby calls to Cassidy, and they switch it up as Darby runs in and COFFIN SPLASHES Yuta! Cassidy saunters his way over but Darby COFFIN SPLASHES Garcia! Then Darby whips Cassidy back at Yuta for an ELBOW! And then whips him at Garcia, only for Garcia to BOOT Cassidy! Yuta CLUBS Darby, Garcia stomps Cassidy, and the fans boo. Yuta takes off his shirt, and Garcia uses Cassidy’s jacket, as they CHOKE Darby & Cassidy!

Yuta stomps Darby then soaks up the heat, then Garcia lets Cassidy go. The fans boo as Yuta & Garcia reels Darby & Cassidy in, but Darby & Cassidy DOUBLE BACKDROP free! They go outside, Darby fires hands on Yuta, but Yuta sends Darby into railing! Cassidy sends Garcia into railing, but then Yuta goes looking under the ring. Yuta then says all he found was a dirty bird! He flips off Edinburg, but Darby has a chair! SMACK to Yuta’s back! Darby then sits Yuta in the chair, throws hands, then rolls into the ring. Cassidy keeps Garcia back as Darby DIVES! Direct hit on Yuta and they bowl off the chair!

The fans are thunderous for Darby, but now Garcia sends Cassidy into railing! Garcia CHOKES Cassidy, the ref reprimands, but that’s all he can do. Garcia lets go anyway, and Yuta BITES Darby’s face! Garcia whips Cassidy, but Cassidy leaps over the barriers! The fans cheer as Cassidy spins, then he puts his hands up, only for Yuta to CLOBBER him! The fans boo but now this brawl is in the crowd! Darby hurries after Yuta while Yuta & Garcia mug Cassidy. Garcia soaks up the heat, then he and Yuta drag Cassidy up. But Darby SUPER COFFIN SPLASHES from the upper deck!! The fans are thunderous again as Darby & Cassidy regroup.

Darby & Cassidy double whip Yuta at the wall, but Yuta stops himself. Yuta mule kicks Cassidy away, climbs up into the upper deck, but Cassidy follows! Garcia kicks Darby, TOSSES him to ringside, and then pursues. But Darby is up on the barrier to DROPKICK Garcia into railing! The fans fire up as Cassidy makes Yuta take a seat next to the fans, and he throws hands while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

The ref checks Darby while Cassidy rains down fists on Yuta. The fans count along and Cassidy goes to TEN! Cassidy then high-fives fans, and Darby CHOKES Garcia with Cassidy’s jacket! Cassidy stalks Yuta back to ringside, going down a stairway, but then Yuta KNEES low! Yuta whips Cassidy, Cassidy reverses, and Yuta hits the wall! Garcia has Darby in the corner of the ring and stomps a mudhole into him! Garcia digs his heel in, but he lets off to whip Darby corner to corner. Cassidy sends Yuta into steel steps while Garcia RAMS Darby! Cassidy goes looking under the ring, and he brings out a TABLE!

The fans applaud as Cassidy sets the table up against the barriers. Cassidy goes to Yuta while Garcia CHOKES Darby, and then Yuta BITES Cassidy! Yuta then suplexes Cassidy to BARRIER BRAINBUSTER! Garcia has Darby up top, but Darby fires body shots! Darby SMACKS Garcia, SLAPS him some more, then Garcia falls! Darby adjusts position, but Yuta trips him up! Darby tumbles from rope to apron to floor! Garcia and Yuta soak up the heat while flexing and talking a lot of trash. Garcia & Yuta then go out to drag Darby back in, and they have the legs hooked up as Fright Night returns to single picture.

The fans boo as Garcia & Yuta pull, pull, and DOUBLE ROMERO SPECIAL! Then they BOOT Darby into the buckles! The fans boo more but Garcia & Yuta just soak it up. Now they bring out another table! The fans are torn, because they love tables but can’t stand Yuta. Cassidy is up, and he puts his hands in his pockets! Yuta & Garcia run up, Cassidy dodge and DOUBLE SHOTGUNS! Then he kips up! Cassidy runs up, Garcia puts him on the apron, but Cassidy ROCKS Garcia first! Then he slingshots, TORNADO DDT! Cassidy ducks ‘n’ dodges Yuta now, to tilt-o-whirl DDT! The fans fire up as Cassidy kips up!

Cassidy powers up the arm, but Garcia spins him around! Suplex, but into STUN- NO! Garcia stops the counter with a SLEEPER! Cassidy flails, reaches out, but Garcia spins him for the GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Cassidy drops to the mat but Garcia gator rolls him outside! Garcia brings Cassidy to the table and sets him in place! Yuta SUPER DIVING BODY PRESSES down through the table!! The fans go nuts, and Garcia spots Darby. Darby has the skateboard! Garcia dares Darby to use it then! Darby decides to turn that around on Garcia as he rolls the skateboard to Garcia. Darby dares Garcia to use it!

Garcia grins and bends down to pick up the board, only for Darby to hop on, CODE RED!! Cover, TWO!! Garcia survives the trick, but Darby goes up for the treat! But Yuta trips Darby up! Darby falls back into a Tree of Woe, and Yuta CHOKES him! The fans boo but Yuta goes up to stand on Darby’s Allin! Cassidy goes up to CLAW Yuta’s back! The fans wince but then Yuta CLAWS at Cassidy! Darby sits up to LOW BLOW Yuta! Right in the decoder! Cassidy adjusts, and he hits DEEP IMPACT!! Darby rises up, COFFIN DROP!! Cover, GARCIA BREAKS IT! The fans boo as Garcia saves Yuta with nanoseconds to spare!

Cassidy runs up, ORANGE- NO, Garcia catches him in the guzel! Cassidy breaks free, Garcia SLAPS him! Then TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Garcia whips Darby, Darby reverses to put Garcia on the apron, but then Garcia catches him for a SLEEPER! Cassidy throws off his elbow pad! ORANGE PUNCH on Garcia! Garcia falls, Cassidy dodges Yuta, tilt-o-whirl and wrench for SOLE FOOD! Shoutout to the Kentucky Gentlemen, and then Cassidy DIVES! Direct hit on Garcia through the table! Darby trips Yuta! Step through, SCORPION DEATHLOCK!! Yuta TAPS, Darby & Cassidy win!!

Winners: Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy, by submission

Darby holds on a little longer to send the message, then he lets Yuta go. Will The Death Riders continue to suffer as Jon Moxley faces Kyle O’Reilly later tonight? Or will The Maniac turn this into a Texas Chainsaw Massacre?

Hook arrives backstage.

The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil says he knows he’s the underdog in the Fatal 4 Way tonight. Because between Bobby Lashley, Ricochet and Samoa Joe, Hook is facing three highly-decorated veterans. He’ll have his hands full, but he wouldn’t want it any other way. Hook’s main goal is to pull out the win and earn his shot at the AEW World Championship. But Joe… Hook will make it his personal mission to make sure Joe does NOT advance to Full Gear. Joe showed the world who he really is, but Hook already knew. Will Hook stay undefeated on the year while also settling a score with his former mentor?

Backstage interview with Don Callis.

Renee Paquette is with The Jackal and brings up tonight’s Don Callis Family Summit. Is he expecting to find a resolution between Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita? Callis says he will show everyone that the Don Callis Family has never been stronger! Callis then spots Matt & Nick Jackson and calls them over. How’ve they been? Uh, been better… Don says it is criminal what this company has been doing to them. Now he knows last time they spoke, the Bucks said they’d never join up, and Callis respects that, but that was before all these outside forces were aligned against them to make them look like idiots!

Callis feels that tonight, they should really think about it. It might help if they had a family that’d have their backs. Don’t answer now, just show what he can do. Production jobbers, get the special entrance that Callis arranged for The Bucks ready. See, he’ll show you! They’re the best team to ever do it! Go on! The Backs pass by three people dressed as a cow, an LED light skeleton, and the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man… They’re wary of that one, cuz last time it turned out to be Hangman in disguise. But the music plays, and the tron is all there. Then Callis gives a personal introduction!

“Ladies and gentlemen! From Rancho Cucamonga, Califor-ni-a, they are the Founding Fathers! They are the most athletic tag team in the history of pro-wrestling! They are the greatest tag team of the millennium, and the former friends of that rat bastard, Kenny Omega… Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Matt & Nick, THE YOOOUNG BUUUUCKS~!” And then so much pyro, it actually surprises them! But will this kiss-up act be enough to convince The Bucks to join The Family? Will it at least be motivation for their rise back to the top? Or will another team be shifting into Full Gear?

AEW World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Fright Night 4 Way: The Young Bucks VS FTR VS #JetSpeed VS Jurassic Express!

Stokely Hathaway is forced to be on commentary so that there cannot be ringside interference, but they didn’t even get him a chair or headset yet! Will that not stop #BigStoke from playing some small part in this showdown? That aside, the teams sort out, and in this form of Fatal 4 Way, only two teams are legal at a time, so Jack Perry and Mike Bailey step up. The fans cheer as the two shake hands to show respect, then the bell rings. The fans rally as the two circle, and then Dax Harwood snags the tag. The fans boo but Dax and Bailey tie up now. Dax powers Bailey to the ropes, the ref counts, but Dax BODY BLOWS!

Dax CHOPS, CHOPS, JABS, JABS, and repeat! The ref counts, Dax stops, but Bailey dodges to KICK, KICK, KICK! The fans fire up, the ref counts, but Bailey just KICKS and KICKS and KICKS! Then he backs up, to BOOT Dax down! Jack tags back in off Dax and the fans cheer as he and Bailey finally circle. They tie up, Bailey trips Jack, then Bailey runs., Bailey handsprings over the dropdown, then he hurdles, but Jack leaps over. Bailey kips up to arm-drag, and arm-drag, and arm-drag again! Bailey has the armlock but Jack headscissors, only for Bailey to kip free. Bailey headlocks and the fans fire up.

Jack powers out, Luchasaurus tags in, but so does Knight! The wrestling dinosaur hurdles over Bailey to then HIP TOSS! Jack basement DROPKICKS! Knight springboards and MISSILE DROPKICKS Luchasaurus! Jack blocks Knight’s kick, but Bailey BOOTS Jack! Then JetSpeed go to kick Luchasaurus but he blocks both kicks! Luchasaurus FLIPS them both, but they land out to basement DROPKICK the legs! The fans fire up but Jack DROPKICKS Knight’s legs! Bailey RANAS Jack but Jack handsprings through, and then DROPKICKS cancel out! Everyone kips up, even Luchasaurus! The fans are all fired up, but The Bucks & FTR CLOBBER them all!

The fans boo but Bucks & FTR stomp away! Bailey and Jack bail out, they drag Luchasaurus up, but he EXPLODES out! Then he fires haymaker after haymaker! He grabs both Bucks, but FTR DOUBLE SUPERKICK him!? Then the Bucks DOUBLE SWEEP! The “Top Bucks” stomp Luchasaurus, then Dax tags himself in. The fans boo but Knight and Dax throw hands. Dax ROCKS Knight, CHOPS him, then coordinates with The Bucks. Matt runs in, but Knight puts him on the apron. Nick runs in, but Knight puts him on the apron, too. Cash runs up, BACK BODY BLCOK DOUBLE ENZIGIRI COMBO!

Dax then puts Knight int he ropes for Nick’s DRAPING SWANTON! The fans boo but Top Bucks all high-five. Dax then drags Knight up and whips, but Knight BOOTS him! Knight hurdles over Cash, hot tag to Jack! Jack rallies on everyone with forearms, then he dodges to DOUBLE RANA FTR! Stoke is upset but Jack then FLIES, only for FTR to catch him! FTR DOUBLE SLAM Jack on the desk! Luchasaurus grabs Cash, but Nick PENALTY KICKS, and Matt WRECKS him! Then Matt holds the ropes down, but just like on Saturday, Cash wants to do this one! Nick obliges, and Cash WRECKS Matt!! BETRAYAL!

The fans are torn but Cash then DUMPS Nick out onto Matt! But Bailey fires LIGHTNING KICKS on Cash! Cash tumbles out and the fans fire up! Bailey builds speed to FLY! Bailey bowls down everyone! Stoke says he hates Speedball, but The Jet goes up! Dax ROCKS Knight first! The cluster brawls down below, SUPER DUPER PLEX onto everyone!! Knight clutches his knee while everyone writhes, but the fans are going nuts for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” The ref checks on everyone, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Knight shakes out his leg, it seems to be alright. FTR rises first, and they put Jack in the ring. Dax then brings Jack around to fire hands, but Jack turns things around to CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! Dax turns things around to CHOKE Jack! The ref counts, but Cash tags in, and now FTR mugs Jack! The ref reprimands, FTR lets off, and then Dax whips Jack to catch him for a SLEEPER! Jack reaches out, fights up, but Dax drops him! Then he clamps back on with the SLEEPER! Cash mocks the Tarzan Life hand waving to say “SUCK IT!” Jack powers up and out of the sleeper to have a SLEEPER! Dax powers up and out to get the SLEEPER back!

Jack lifts to BACK SUPLEX! Both men are down and the teams regroup. Matt reaches in and tags off Dax. Matt drops knees onto Jack’s face! Cover, TWO! Matt drags Jack up, brings him over, and tags Nick. Matt trips Jack to CATAPULT him into the GAMANGIRI! Jack falls back, Nick goes up, DOUBLE STOMP BACKBREAKER COMBO! Cover, but Cash drags Nick away! Nick is annoyed but he knows that’s a fair move. Nick bumps Jack off buckles, tags Matt, and Fright Night returns to single picture. Matt & Nick double whip Jack to the corner, but Jack BOOTS Nick away! Then he ELBOWS Matt away!

Jack goes up, over, but Nick shoves him to ropes! COMEBACKER! Jack crawls for his corner, but Matt drags him back! Jack BOOTS Matt! Hot tag to Luchasaurus! Luchasaurus rallies on on everyone with haymakers! He BLASTS JetSpeed, then he has Top Bucks in all the corners! SPLASH on Cash! SPLASH on Dax! BOOT for Nick! SPLASH for Matt! Then Luchasaurus TOSSES Matt to Nick, runs up, but The Bucks both dodge! Luchasaurus just CLOBBERS them and DOUBLE LARIATS FTR! The fans fire up, Stoke says this is disgusting, but Jack is back! Luchasaurus give shim a boost to RANA Bailey onto Knight!

FTR is up, but Luchasaurus DOUBLE JURASSIC CHOKE SLAMS them! Then JURASSIC CHOKE SLAM for Matt! Nick is back but Luchasaurus CHOKE SLAMS him onto Matt! Then STANDING MOONSAULT! Jack uses Luchasaurus as a step, DESTROYER on Nick! Luchasaurus covers Matt, TWO!! The Bucks survive, a relief to Stoke since it means FTR still has a chance. Either way, “This is Awesome!” as Luchasaurus sets Matt up. Jack counts it down, but Dax CLOBBESR him! Matt lands out of the back suplex, but Knight tags in! Knight DUMPS Matt, then fires hands on Luchasaurus! Knight roars, runs, but into a HEADBUTT!

Luchasaurus Electric Chair Lifts Knight, Jack goes up, up, but Bailey CLUBS him! Bailey has Jack in the Electric Chair, Knight slips free of Luchasaurus, and Knight hits a SATELLITE DDT! Then DROPKICK DOOMSDAY sends Jack TUMBLING onto Top Bucks! The fans are thunderous as Knight hurries to go to the apron. Bailey and Knight coordinate, MOONSAULT for Bailey, DIVING SPLASH for Knight! Another double impact and Knight covers, TWO!! Stokely is stressing out on commentary while Knight climbs again. Luchasaurus rises up! Knight leaps over, Nick tags off Luchasaurus and he leaps in! But Luchasaurus catches him!

Matt saves Nick from the choke slam and they DOUBLE SUPERKICK Luchasaurus! Luchasaurus stays up, but The Bucks dodge to then DOUBLE SUPERKICK again! Luchasaurus falls, Jack launches off him, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Bailey goes Matrix to avoid kicks, and he THRUST KICKS Nick! LEG SWEEP on Matt! STANDING MOONSAULT KNEE- NO Matt avoids the knee drop, and The Bucks DOUBLE SUPERKICK after all! FTR is back, but they get STEREO SUPERKICKS! Stoke was okay with it until that point! But then The Bucks steal SHATTER MACHINE to take out Cash!! Knight springboards, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS!!

The Bucks have Knight set up, B T E TRIGGER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Knight survives and shocks everyone! The Bucks regroup while the fans tell them off. Nick goes to the apron, Matt scoops Knight, but Dax tags in while Luchasaurus intercepts Nick! SUPER CHOKE SLAM! Then Luchasaurus SHOVES Matt out! Knight bails out, Luchasaurus goes to the apron, ASAI MOONSAULT on Matt! Bailey TRIANGLE JUMP MOONSAULTS onto Luchasaurus & Cash! Knight is up top, for a MOTHERSHIP SPLASH! But then FTR SHATTER MACHINES!! Cover, FTR WINS!!

Winners: FTR, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships)

Stokely is loving this now! Even without his help, his guys have earned their shot at the tag titles! The fans don’t like it, and The Bucks are just as upset, but will Brody King & Bandido make sure nothing and no one takes the tag titles from them? Or will even the King of Death & Outlaw fail to take the #TopGuysOut?

The Don Callis Family heads to the ring.

The fans boo as The Jackal leads the way for Kyle Fletcher, Rocky Romero, Lance Archer, Mark Davis, Hechicero, CLØN, Josh Alexander, Mark Davis, and Kazuchika Okada, but where’s The Alpha? Edinburg cheers Hechicero while everyone present takes a seat at the multiple tables. Don Callis grabs a mic to say, “I have something important to say. Welcome to the Don Callis Family Summit.” The fans boo, but Callis says he’s called this summit because there has been a lot of speculation regarding problems between Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita. He is here to dispel the myth, and to address four very important questions.

Callis throws it over to Rocky, and Rocky thanks Callis. The fans boo Azucar has he says, “The first question is who? Who IS the Don Callis Family? And the answer is simple: We are the largest, most dominant faction in all of pro-wrestling today! Now, we all couldn’t be here in person due to injuries, and poor Takeshita, due to travel issues. But! We can all be here in spirit. My brothers, my fearless leader, I gift to you a true masterpiece, MWAH. I call this simply, ‘La Familia.’ BEHOLD!” Rocky unveils the framed painting, and it is the Don Callis Family all dressed in loin cloths as they stand behind an overly jacked Don Callis.

The fans boo the nightmare they’re having to look at, but Callis says this is truly inspired. Josh Alexander, please. The Walking Weapon says, “The second question is what. And gentlemen, I mean, what is the Don Callis Family all about?” The fans boo, but Alexander directs us to the tron. Footage plays of them together, their highlights and accomplishments this past year. “We’re doing it for one thing: Power.” The fans boo that Callis Family tribute to the Callis Family, but Callis himself says it wouldn’t be a family gathering without hearing from The Protostar, Kyle Fletcher! Fans are a bit more welcoming of the AEW TNT Champion. Well, not really.

Fletcher says, “The third very important question to be answered is why. Why does The Don Callis Family do what they do? And let me remind you all of a little oath that we all took before joining this family.” Fletcher brings out a document and reads it: “I, insert name, of my own free will do by and here on solemnly swear that I will always conceal, never reveal, any of the secrets of the Don Callis Family. I promise to obey the laws of the Family, and to aid and assist a brother in distress, regardless of potential injury to myself or others. I further promise to keep this my obligation sacred, and not to violate-”

WAIT! Takeshita IS here?! Seems those travel problems weren’t actually that much of a problem, and now the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion is merely fashionably late. Konosuke steps into the ring and the Family welcomes him. Callis has Takeshita cool off, but Takeshita brushes him aside to stare down Okada. Okada stands up, and the fans fire up as now Alpha and Rainmaker get face to face. Callis says okay, okay, listen. He can see there is still tension brewing here. Takeshita, understand something: Callis named you The Alpha, but you need to understand this is an entire family of alphas.

And when you have an entire family of alphas, there will be some push and pull, some back and forth. That’s normal, to be expected, and in fact, it is to be desired. But in the end, this is a family. Now, it brings Callis to the fourth and final question: How does The Don Callis Family succeed? Very simple: By listening to what DON wants! The fans boo that, but Don says there is no in team. “But there is an I in Family, and I decide what happens here.” The fans boo more, but Callis wants “Take” to remember, they built this family. Takeshita was Callis’ first, and they built it on the ashes of Kenny Omega’s career!

But because Callis decides what happens, while Takeshita was the first in, if Callis decides so, Takeshita will also be the last out. So, what Callis needs right now is for Takeshita, THE IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, to put his ego aside and shake Okada’s hand. The fans boo and say “NO! NO! NO!” The rest of the family is worried, Fletcher and Callis say don’t listen to the morons in Texas! Just shake hands, dammit! Takeshita frowns, but Callis says this is not about ego, but about honor. This is about Takeshita’s honor as a wrestler and a member of the family. So for Callis, please, shake Okada’s hand.

The fans keep chanting “NO! NO! NO!” Takeshita grimaces, but he lifts his hand, and reaches out for Okada. Okada reaches out in return, just to FLIP TAKESHITA OFF! Callis forgot to tell Okada to be respectful! Takeshita says if that’s how Okada wants it…! But then the rest of the family steps in, Fletcher, Rocky and CLØN talking to Takeshita while Archer and Davis keep Okada back. The fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” Callis shouts over everyone and says he can see we have some work to do. No handshakes, but maybe Callis will show them both how to work together!

Saturday, Collision, Okada & Takeshita team up again! And they NEED to show Callis they can work as a family! The fans are torn on that, but Okada continues to grin at Takeshita. They are 1-1 as a team, beating Brodido once but losing to them in the rematch, can Alpha and Rainmaker hold it together for the sake of The Family?

Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.

Renee Paquette is with The Galaxy’s Greatest AEW Women’s World Champion and brings up last week, where she crashed the celebration of one CEO, Mercedes Mone. Kris says she knows Mone is upset, embarrassed, like really embarrassed. But on Collision this week, Mone defends her CMLL Women’s World Championship against Olympia, and Kris will be there in person to “support” Mone. Kris heads out, but then steps back in and says Kris is here tonight. If Mone wants to say something to her face, she isn’t going anywhere.

And if you have any trouble finding her, she’s the one holding the title Mone doesn’t have, THE AEW Women’s World Championship! “What’re you waiting for?” Now Kris heads out, but will The CEO step to her? Or will she focus on preparing for her Collision with CMLL’s Olympia?

Jon Moxley w/ Marina Shafir VS Kyle O’Reilly!

We saw these two go toe to toe just last week, but The Maniac went and threw the match knocking out the ref instead of giving up to the ankle lock. Does Moxley now fear losing fair and square after what he and Darby Allin put each other through at WrestleDream? Or can he overcome those fears here on Fright Night?

The bell rings and the two circle. The fans rally as Kyle pushes the offense with his “imanari roll” and bear crawl but Moxley goes to a corner. Moxley pushes Kyle away, then they reset. They feel things out, Kyle tests the waters with kicks, Moxley does the same with punches. The fans rally behind Kyle as he gives more kicks, then tries jabs of his own. Moxley then dares Kyle to take a shot. Kyle shoots in for a leg instead, but Moxley blocks with a chinlock. It’s almost a Bully Choke already but Kyle rolls to a cover, then the ARMBAR! Moxley scrambles up to his feet, flips Kyle off, but Kyle KICKS him in the leg!

Kyle KICKS Moxley again, and again! Moxley hobbles around, but Kyle gives more shots. Moxley ROCKS Kyle, then hobbles around. Moxley seethes, storms up on Kyle, and he fires hands! Kyle fires back, they go back and forth, then Moxley CHOPS! And CHOPS! Kyle KICKS, Moxley CHOPS, repeat! Moxley then BITES Kyle’s ear! The ref counts, the fans boo, but Moxley scuffs Kyle. Moxley runs, but Kyle KNEES him at the ropes! Moxley DUMPS Kyle out to the floor for it! The fans boo but Moxley goes out the side, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Moxley storms over to Kyle, talks trash on the fans, then he he drags Kyle up. Moxley SMACKS Kyle off the desk, and SMACKS him off it again. Moxley then puts Kyle’s fingers under the hood to SLAM the hood down on Kyle’s fingers! Kyle clutches his hand, Moxley soaks up heat, then Moxley puts Kyle in the ring. Moxley stalks Kyle, whips him to the ropes, but Kyle sunset flips! Moxley stays up to stop, but Kyle catches it to a HEEL HOOK! Moxley flails, reaches out, turns over, and has the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Kyle lets go at 4, and Moxley bails out again. Kyle pursues to the apron, but Moxley CLAWS Kyle’s face!

The ref reprimands, Moxley stops, but then he turns Kyle, for an APRON NECKBREAKER! Kyle sputters, Moxley talks more trash, and then Moxley leaves Kyle behind to go into the ring. Moxley drags Kyle back up, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Moxley stops, but Kyle fires forearms! Moxley ELBOWS Kyle int he head! Moxley runs and he SHOTGUNS Kyle down! Kyle hits barriers and Moxley flips everyone off. Marina smirks while Kyle writhes, and Fright Night returns to single picture. Moxley goes out to fetch Kyle, drags him up, and has the full nelson. The fans boo and the ring count starts.

Moxley walks Kyle over to the steel steps to then SMACK him off the top! The fans boo but Marina is amused. Moxley puts Kyle back in the ring, then talks more trash. Moxley runs in at the corner, Kyle dodges and Moxley POSTS himself! Kyle runs up, he blocks Moxley’s boot, and he KICKS away on the leg! Then he traps it in the ropes to DRAGON SCREW the other leg! Moxley grimaces, but Kyle drags Moxley out and around. Moxley fights the takedown to PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Kyle survives, but Moxley has the FUJIWARA ARMBAR! The fans rally, Moxley shifts to a CROSSFACE, but Kyle still endures!

The fans rally for Kyle, Kyle tucks and rolls, but Moxley makes it a crucifix RINGS OF SATURN! He CLAWS Kyle’s eyes! The ref counts, Kyle has the ROPEBREAK, and Moxley lets go at 4. Moxley paces, then he kicks and stomps Kyle around. The fans rally up but Moxley runs, only for Kyle to dodge the curb stomp! The forearms fly back and forth, again and again, and then Kyle kicks! Moxley blocks, Kyle SLAPS, and Kyle spins through to takedown! Kyle rains down palm strikes and the fans fire up! Kyle shifts to the ARMBAR!! Moxley endures, but Kyle shifts to the ANKLE LOCK!! Just like last week!

Moxley flails, uses the British Reel, and he headlocks, but Kyle STOMPS the legs! Then BLINDSIDE KNEE STRIKE! Both men are down, Kyle crawls to a cover, TWO! Moxley survives, but he and Kyle clinch over wrist control. Moxley shifts to HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! The fans boo but Kyle just reaches up! Kyle has a cravat on Moxley, then fires knees! Moxley clinches back for knees of his own! The fans rally as the knees go back and forth! Kyle blocks one, KICKS the other leg, then AX ‘N’ SMASH! Moxley wobbles, but he hurries to reel Kyle in! Gotch Lift, but Kyle fights it to a TRIANGLE HOLD!! Moxley flails and Marina freaks out!

Kyle SQUEEZES tight with just his legs! Moxley flails again, reaches out, but Kyle lets go to PENALTY KICK! Moxley wobbles, Kyle runs up, but Moxley LARIATS!! Moxley swung for the fences and hit the homerun, but he’s just as tired! The ref checks as Moxley has a bloody cut on the bridge of his nose. Moxley rises, as does Kyle, and the fans rally up again. Moxley huffs ‘n’ puffs and fires back up! He BOOTS Kyle right down! The fans boo but Moxley talks a lot more trash. Moxley reels Kyle in, underhooks, but Kyle trips him! Roll and ANKLE LOCK!! Moxley freaks out again as Kyle pushes on the toehold!

Moxley flails, reaches out, hops around, and makes the ROPEBREAK! Kyle lets go in frustration and Moxley bails out. Kyle PLANCHAS Moxley down! Then ARMBAR on the floor!! The ref reprimands, but Moxley stands up. Kyle lets Moxley go, they get some space, and Moxley runs up! But Kyle blocks the kick! DRAGON SCREW! Moxley hits barriers, takes a seat in the chair, and now Kyle is on the apron! But MARINA stands in the way! The fans boo as she’s again The Problem! Moxley slithers around and then snatches Kyle! PARA- NO, Kyle fights the underhooks to wrench and GUILLOTINE FACELOCK!!

The fans fire up as the ring count climbs! Moxley stays on his feet as we pass 5 of 10! Then 7! 8! The fans fire up, but then we hit TEN!! IT’S A DRAW!

Double Count-Out Draw

The fans boo, but Moxley again avoids a true loss to Kyle! Kyle goes back to the ring, and he wants the ref to reconsider. They should keep going! The fans call BS, but then Marina DECKS the ref!! Marina just hit Aubrey Edwards!! And now CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI ATTACKS! The fans boo even harder as now Swiss Cyborg helps Moxley stomp away on Kyle! But RODDY is here! STRONG KNEE for Moxley, then Roddy and Claudio throw hands! ANGLE SLAM for Claudio! But now Yuta & Garcia attack Roddy! The fans boo as the Death Riders mug The Paragon, but here come Darby, Cassidy, and even Mark Briscoe!

Darby has his skateboard, and the Sussex County Chicken has a chair! The Death Riders back off, Claudio gets himself a chair, but Darby calls for a mic! A mic is brought, and Darby asks, “Where’re you running?! Let’s end this right here! For a year and a half, you’ve said everybody hasn’t suffered enough. Trust me, I’ve suffered plenty. It’s YOU who hasn’t suffered enough. But I’m gonna give you the chance to suffer some more.” Briscoe has the mic now and he says that’s exactly what Briscoe’s talking ’bout! “The Death Riders here wanna walk around like they all bad, like they all hard. Well I don’t see nothing but some fake ass tough guys!

“Because every time it’s time to throw down, y’all sure do like to skedaddle.” Marina is furious but Claudio keeps her back. Briscoe says so he and his crew have come up with the perfect solution to this issue, and he’ll let his main man with the game plan, Orange Cassidy, tell y’all what they got! Cassidy shakes his head but Briscoe asks that he please tell us what they’ve been talking about. Briscoe hands the mic over, and Cassidy sighs. The fans cheer for Cassidy as he finally says, “Uh… Blood & Guts.” The fans are thunderous and Moxley is stunned! It didn’t have to come to this, but now that it has, who will survive the most brutal night on the AEW calendar?

Mercedes Mone attacks Kris Statlander!

Kris did call her out, so now the CEO is trying to take Kris out! She SMACKS Kris off road cases, but Kris hits back! Mone still SMACKS Kris off more road cases! Mone says this is for shoving her face into cake! Mone drags Kris through the tunnel to the stage, and she CLUBS Kris down. Mone says she’ll make Kris respect her! The fans are torn as Mone drags Kris down the ramp, but Kris body shots and fireman’s carries! F5 onto the apron! Kris kicks Mone into the ring, then smirks, until ATHENA YANKS KRIS DOWN! The Fallen Goddess saves her tag tournament teammate and feeds Kris to the BACKSTABBER!

Athena goes up, O-FACE! The fans boo as Mone then clamps on with a CROSSFACE! But here comes Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron! The Babes with the Wrath run off the Forever Champions, but Mone & Athena promise they’ll pay during the tag tournament. Will Willow, Harley & Kris all make Athena & Mone pay for this in the following weeks? Or will the #CEOverlords be unstoppable?

AEW hears from Bandido.

“Yesterday, we drove 12 hours for first time for Torreon to San Antonio, Texas with my grandmother. Today is her first time to see me as a wrestler, and also for her to stay here in the States.” Grandma says it is important to her to finally watch Bandido wrestle. “Everyone tells me the same thing. When it comes to wrestling, he is the best.” Go, Bandido! Bandido was indeed successful that night in San Antonio, and Grandma says it gave her tremendous joy, but she also felt like crying seeing him out there. It takes a lot of effort to do what he does, but God bless him, and  she thanks him for this welcome he has given her.

But now, The Most Wanted must shift to this week’s Collision, and the epic rematch set with Mascara Dorada. Will he still be Two Belts Bandido? Or will his ROH World Championship reign end on November 1st?

AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round: Jamie Hayter & Queen Aminata VS Julia Hart & Skye Blue!

The Southampton Slugger & The One True African Queen won the right to name their first-round opponents, and they chose to settle a score with the Sisters of Sin. Will the “Hater Queens” love taking these two out of the tournament? Or will Fright Night truly belong to the Triangles of Madness?

The teams sort out and the Queen starts against the Princess of the Black Throne. They circle, but then Julia sucker punches Hayter! Julia kicks Aminata low then fires hands, then she whips. Aminata reverses, Hayter joins in, and Aminata hurdles so Hayter can ROCK Julia! Aminata hops over to sunset flip, ONE, but Hayter BOOTS Julia back down! Cover, TWO! Julia scrambles, Skye tag sin, but Aminata slips around to waistlock. Skye fights the lift, so Aminata drops down, uses headscissors to victory roll, TWO! But into CHOCOLATE KISSES! AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH! YEEEEAH~!

Aminata gets the fans fired up more as she brings Skye up, snap suplex! Aminata tags Hayter, and Hayter snap suplexes Skye! Tag back to Aminata, and she snap suplexes again! Tag back to Hayter, and she drags Skye up for another snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Skye survives but Hayter tags Aminata back in. They reel Skye in, but Julia runs up! Julia tries to save Skye, but just ends up in a DOUBLE SUPLEX with her! A rough landing at that, but the fans rally up. Aminata tags Hayter, Hayter bumps Skye off buckles and stomps a mudhole in. Then SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Skye survives again but Hayter keeps between her and Julia.

Hayter CLUBS Skye, CHOPS her against ropes, then whips. Skye grabs ropes, Julia tags in, but Hayter BOOTS Skye! Julia ROCKS Hayter, then she and Skye double whip, just to THROW Hayter by her hair! Then DOUBLE FLAPJACK! And DOUBLE KICK COMBO! Cover, TWO! Hayter stays in this but Julia DRIBBLES Hayter off the mat, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Julia covers, TWO! Julia drags Hayter up, whips her to the corner, then runs in and LARIATS! Then she runs side to side, tag to Skye, FOREARM SMASH! Skye adds a handspring ELBOW! Skye snapmares Hayter to basement SUPERKICK! Skye DECKS Aminata for good measure, then covers Hayter, TWO! Skye CHOKES Hayter on the ropes! The ref counts, Skye stops at 4, but that lets Julia CHOKE Hayter behind the ref’s back! Julia slips away before she’s noticed, then Skye stands Hayter up. Hayter fires haymakers on Skye! Hayter CLUBS Skye, Skye BODY BLOWS Hayter, then THROWS her by her hair!

Skye drags Hayter up, bumps her off buckles, and tags Julia. They mug Hayter, the ref counts, but Julia digs her boots in. The ref counts again, Julia stops at 4, and she drags Hayter up. Hayter kicks at Julia, but Julia stomps Hayter! Julia CLUBS Hayter down, fires more hands, but Hayter turns it around to fire a flurry! Julia fires back, but stops as the ref counts. Skye sneaks around the way, and while Julia DDTS Hayter, Skye YANKS Aminata down to fire hands of her own! Julia covers Hayter, TWO! Julia clamps onto Hayter for the chinlock but Hayter endures. Hayter fights up, but Julia THROWS her down by her hair! Cover, TWO!

Julia CLUBS Hayter, then keeps her down with a double chicken wing. Hayter endures, kicks her way forward, and manages the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Julia lets go quickly, but then she HAMMERS away on Hayter! Julia drags Hayter up, Fright Night returns to single picture, and Julia goes up a corner. Julia reels Hayter in with the knuckle lock, and she tightrope walks for the OLD SCHOOL AX HANDLE! Tag to Skye, BLINDSIDE LARIAT and a PENALTY KICK! Then they reel Hayter in, but Hayter DOUBLE SUPLEXES again! The fans fire up, hot tag to Aminata! Aminata LARIATS Skye again and again, then spins her for a snapmare!

Aminata KICKS Skye in the back, then runs to PENALTY KICK! The fans fire up with Aminata, and she runs around the world to BOOT WASH in the corner! Cover, TWO! Skye survives but Aminata tags Hayter back in. Aminata BLASTS Julia, Hayter goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Skye flounders, Aminata hits a FISHERMAN SCREW! Hayter keeps it going, SLIDING LARIAT!! Cover, Julia breaks it! Hayter HAMMERS Skye, Aminata goes after Julia, and the brawl is on! The fans rally but The Sisters of Sin get the edge. They both shriek and run, but into DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEXES! Hayter & Aminata rise up, but the Sisters DOUBLE SUPERKICK!

But then Hayter & Aminata DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up as all four women are down! The teams regroup, rise up, and Hayter tags Aminata. Aminata and Skye storm up to throw forearms! Skye SLAPS Aminata, Aminata SLAPS back, and repeat! Then Aminata wrenches Skye to bring her down, OVER THE SHOULDER ARMBAR!! But Julia SUPERKICKS Aminata! Hayter runs in and THROWS Julia out! Aminata drags Skye up, turns her around, dragon sleeper! Hayter pursues Julia on the outside, but THEKLA SPEARS HAYTER!! The ref missed it but the fans didn’t! Thekla scurries under the ring!

Julia joins Skye to get Aminata in the SWINGING SIDE SLAM!! Cover, SISTERS OF SIN WIN!!

Winners: Julia Hart & Skye Blue, by pinfall (advance to the next round)

The Toxic Spider had her part to play, the Triangle of Madness just screwed Hayter & Aminata! But now they will wait in the shadows for their next opponents. Will it be Mone & Athena or Willow & Harley that survive their match to simply succumb to the Sisters of Sin?

Backstage interview with Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford.

Tony Schiavone, as Phantom of the Opera, is with The Megasus & Superbad Girl, and he says they were scheduled to compete in the Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament, but last week’s moonsault to the floor has clearly injured Ford’s arm. She’s been examined by the doctors since then, what is the diagnosis? Ford says she tore her UCL, which means she is out indefinitely. Those tag titles were their destiny, and Ford will make every woman feel the pain that she is in right now, because that is what they all deserve! Then what does this mean for Megan? Megan says she’s been making these women #BowDown long before she and Ford teamed up.

The fate of Ford & Megan may be delayed, but this division has not been saved. Any woman in this building ready to make history and build an empire, please step forward. She will decide who is worthy to stand beside a goddess. But then… Marina Shafir steps in! The Problem says, “Don’t worry, I’m listening.” Moxley walks by and says, “These two? Ooh, look out.” Marina and Megan fist bump on it, will Marina be just the teammate Megan needs to tear the bracket apart?

AEW World Championship #1 Contender’s Fright Night 4 Way: Samoa Joe VS Hook VS Ricochet VS Bobby Lashley!

The Samoan Submission Specialist showed his true colors when he turned his back on The Cowboy. In the end, Joe only cares about his own success, and is now looking for another round with Hangman Page. Will he succeed in getting his golden ticket to Full Gear? Or will the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil make good on his promise from earlier tonight? And what of The One & Only and The All Mighty? Will their own grudge get in the way of this golden opportunity?

The bell rings and the fans fire up for Lashley and Hook. Lashley chases Ricochet out of the ring, Joe CLUBS Lashley, but then Hook goes after Joe! Joe shoves Hook, tells him to knock that off, and then Joe stomps Lashley again and again. Hook still goes after Joe! The fans fire up but Joe hits back! They brawl while Ricochet SHOVES Lashley into the apron. Ricochet dusts himself off and just stays outside while Joe CHOPS Hook! Joe runs, but Lashley trips Joe up! Lashley drags Joe out to THROW him into barriers! And steel steps! Ricochet slithers into the ring to then DROPKICK Lashley off the apron!

The fans cheer for Hook but Ricochet smirks as he heads that way. But Hook glaring at Ricochet makes him back off. Ricochet mocks Hook by putting up his dukes, but Lashley is back. Ricochet is upset, but then he tries and pleads with Lashley. But then Hook clinches for an EXPLODER! Lashley gets Ricochet for an EXPLODER of his own! Ricochet ends up in a corner, Lashley RAMS into him! Lashley brings Ricochet around, feed shim to Hook’s NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, but Lashley trips that up. They can throw Ricochet around together but obviously Lashley wasn’t going to let Hook take this.

Hook steps to Lashley and the fans fire up. Lashley warns Hook, but then Hook throws hands! Lashley shoves Hook away, Hook comes back, but Lashley puts him on the apron! Lashley tells Hook to calm down! Hook swings, but Lashley ELBOWS him first! Lashley runs, and he BLASTS Hook to the floor! The fans are torn, but Lashley goes out and says, “Sorry, Taz.” APRON SPINEBUSTER for Hook! Hook slumps down, but Ricochet DIVES! Direct hit on Lashley! Ricochet hurries to get Lashley up, but now JOE DIVES! Direct hit on Lashley and Ricochet and the fans go nuts! Joe paces while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Joe drags Ricochet up, brings him around, and whips him hard into the steel steps! Ricochet tumbles up and over, then Joe whips Lashley into the steps! The steps slide from Lashley hitting them, and Joe brings Hook up. Joe whips Hook hard into railing! Hook writhes, but Joe drags Hook back up. Joe puts Hook in the ring, stomps him down, then spots Ricochet. Joe drags Ricochet up to ELBOW him down, then he stalks Hook to ropes. Hook fires body shots! Hook runs, but Joe ELBOWS him down, too! Joe paces, Ricochet is back up, but Joe goes out to YANK him from the apron! And SMACK him off the steps!

Joe storms around the way to go after Lashley, and whips him hard into barriers! Joe goes back to Hook in the ring, and he JABS! JABS! JABS! Hook sits down, Joe soaks up cheers and jeers, and he brings Hook around again. Joe snapmares, then clamps on a chinlock. Hook endures, Ricochet is back, but Joe stomps him first! Joe kicks and stomps Ricochet before he TOSSES Ricochet out! Joe then goes back to Hook, but Hook fires more body shots! Joe CHOPS Hook, but Hook CHOPS! Joe CHOPS, Fright Night returns to single picture, and the CHOPS echo out! Joe then pokes Hook in the eyes!

Joe sees Lashley on the apron, ROCKS him and HOTSHOTS him, then goes back to Hook. Hook fires a third round of body shots! Hook runs, but Joe SNAP POWERSLAMS him! Cover, Ricochet breaks it! The fans boo but Ricochet kicks and stomps. Ricochet whips, Joe reverses, but Ricochet BOOTS from the corner! Ricochet goes up, up, and leaps, into the NOPE! The fans cheer classic Joe, and he JABS! JABS! JABS! Ricochet wobbles, Joe winds up, but Lashley POUNCES Ricochet! The fans are thunderous as Lashley stares down Joe! The forearms fly, “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Lashley gets the edge, but Joe pokes him in the eye!

Joe runs, into a MILE HIGH SPINEBUSTER! Lashley sees Ricochet flying in, and catches him! Pop-up, flip over, and DOMINATOR! Cover, Hook breaks it! The fans fire up as Hook then fires haymakers on Lashley! Hook fires off in the corner, whips, but Lashley reverses. Hook goes up but gets caught! Joe stands, Hook slips free, feed to the LARIAT! Hook waits on Lashley to LARIAT him up and outta the ring! Joe and Hook stare down again, the fans fire up, and Joe HEADBUTTS! Joe laughs, runs, but Hook dodges to then clinch, T-BONE on Joe!! The fans are fired up as Hook waits on Joe, but Ricochet FLYING LRAIATS!

Ricochet pushes Hook to the side, and he FLIES out onto Lashley! Ricochet keeps going, and he handsprings to SASUKE SPECIAL onto Joe! Ricochet hurries up top and he aims at Hook! SHOOTING STAR PRESS!! Cover, TWO!! Hook survives and Ricochet is stunned! The fans fire up but Ricochet goes to another corner. “This is Awesome!” as Ricochet loads up, SPIRIT- REDRUM!!! Hook has Ricochet locked in, but Ricochet rises up! Hook is a backpack as Ricochet sputters, and he falls back! But JOE SENTONS! Joe then drags Hook up, bumps him off buckles, and puts him up top! Joe tucks Hook in, and MUSCLE- SPEAR from Lashley!!!

Lashley hurries to cover Joe, Ricochet 450 SPLASHES it apart!! All four men are down and the fans are thunderous! Ricochet hurries to rise up, and he kicks at Hook. Ricochet hauls Hook up, dragon sleeper and VERTI- NO, Hook drops to a victory roll, TWO!! Hook LARIATS Ricochet up and out! But then Lashley runs up! Hook DUMPS Lashley out, and Ricochet CHAIR SHOTS Lashley! Lashley just scowls at Ricochet! The fans tell Ricochet he messed up, and Lashley chases Ricochet up the ramp! COQUINA CLUTCH on Hook!! Lashley hurries back, but HOOK TAPS!! Joe wins!!

Winner: Samoa Joe, by submission (NEW #1 Contender to the AEW World Championship)

Now Lashley is pissed, and he chases Ricochet to the back! Will the All Mighty make sure the One & Only is the Gone & Forgotten? Meanwhile, The Opps make their way out here to celebrate with their guy, and even Schiavone of the Opera makes his way out to interview Joe. Schiavone congratulates Joe, and now at Full Gear, we see a rematch of Hangman Adam Page VS Samoa Joe. They’re gonna even sign the contract right now! The costume crew brings the table and contract out and Joe says sure, why not. Here come the Marshmallow Man, the cow, but also a chicken, a meat ghost, a bull, and the LED skeleton man.

The goofy gaggle of costumes get in the ring, and Joe is handed the contract. Joe just wants to say, “I want to ensure that this is the safest environment possible for me to sign this. So boys… Make sure I’m safe.” Hobbs & Shibata beat up the costumed peoples! The fans boo as Hobbs TOSSES the cow, TOSSES the chicken, and even beats the mean ghost! Shibata does the same to the bull and the LED skeleton, leaving only Mr. Stay-Puft! Well, it was Hangman last time, is it Hangman this time? The Opps hold him down and Joe takes the mask away, but that ain’t Hangman! Joe DECKS whoever that is, and seems they were safe all along.

Joe signs his part of the contract, and it is official! Hangman VS Joe one more time at Full Gear on November 22nd! Joe grabs the mic again to say, “Now as you can see, it seems like the Hangman is not quite as creative as he used to be, so sorry, boys, for the carnage. But know this, Hangman: Your days are numbered. Soon, you will not be a champion, I will relieve you of that burden. And ladies and gentlemen, what stands in front of you is your next AEW World Champion.” The fans are torn on that, but Schiavone says it is official for Full Gear. The celebration is order, and Schiavone points to the bucket of cold ones in the corner. Have a toast, gentlemen!

Joe, Hobbs & Shibata all have a nice drink, and Schiavone says cheers to AEW, to Full Gear, and to the Men’s World Champion, Hangman Adam Page, the living embodiment of #CowboyS*it. And then Hangman says, “Long may he reign.” HANGMAN SWITCHED PLACES WITH SCHIAVONE!? The fans go nuts as Hangman LOW BLOWS Shibata, LOW BLOWS Hobbs, then BLASTS Joe in the head with the beer bottle! Hangman takes off his Schiavone mask to then go to the apron! He needs both eyes to line up the BUCKSHOT!!! The fans are going nuts as Hangman now rains down fists on Joe! Security and refs rush out but the fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!”

Hangman reminds Joe that he promised to make his life a living hell, and Fright Night was a great start! Will Joe even survive the next three weeks? Will Hangman make Full Gear an even more devastating defeat for the would-be world champion?

My Thoughts:

A great Fright Night Dynamite here to set up more for the coming weeks. Great stuff with Death Riders and Conglomeration all over the show, from that pretty wild Tornado Tag to Moxley VS Kyle. Great tap-out win for Darby as he has fully adopted the Scorpion Deathlock for a finisher. Moxley and Kyle ending as another non-win was great stuff, and as I was sensing, we’re getting Blood & Guts of Darby & Conglomeration VS Death Riders! That’ll be great stuff, really violent, but I feel like Conglomeration has to win. It needs to put pressure on The Death Riders given how Moxley keeps losing and falling away from titles.

I will say, while it is a real shame Ford is out with injury, again… Marina joining Megan in the tournament is going to be great stuff. Marina may be the one helping out everyone else, but she has been held back quite a bit by the Death Riders. She needs to finally get something of her own, and being a monster alongside Megan is going to be great for her. Great tag tournament match of Hayter & Aminata VS Julia & Skye, but I should’ve seen Thekla cheating to help her teammates. Kris calling out Mone and Mone attacking her was good stuff, mostly for Athena showing up and also bringing out Harley & Willow.

Mone & Athena VS Harley & Willow is going to be great, and it feels like Mone & Athena will go pretty far into the tournament as a tease of “13 Belts Mone.” But as I said before, Mone might get stuck in a double header situation and she has to choose between the tag titles or THE world title. Great video of Bandido with his grandmother, that was a very sweet moment and proves how Bandido is just an all-around great guy. Bandido VS Mascara Dorada part 2 for Collision will be great, but I would think Bandido wins again. Not only is it just Collision, Bandido needs some momentum going into Full Gear.

Great “summit” promo from the Don Callis Family, and of course Konosuke and Okada had their moment together. Callis thinking these two will team together properly on Collision is foolish and will bite him in the butt. We really need there to be a Callis Family Civil War to parallel nWo VS Wolfpac. At the same time, The Bucks might join the faction to back Okada up after Callis did that favor for them. Awesome Fatal 4 Way Tag, and I’m actually surprised FTR won instead of The Bucks. But that kinda furthers Bucks wanting to join Callis and Okada while FTR can have an awesome tag match with Brodido, and who knows how that one goes.

Then awesome stuff with the Fatal 4 Way main event. I could just tell Ricochet was going to cost Lashley somehow, but also it was pretty clear Joe was going to get his rematch with Hangman. And the best part of it all was Hangman doing the fake out on us with the costumed randos. Obviously it wasn’t going to be Mr. Stay-Puft, but I kinda thought it was gonna be the meat ghost cuz the cloak hid the body type well. But they did an amazing job with the Schiavone bait ‘n’ switch, and great way to close the show. There is a lot of time between now and Full Gear, I feel like we could get Hangman and “teammates of his choosing” taking on Opps in a non-title Six Man Tag to help build things, but I feel like Hangman should still win at Full Gear.

My Score: 9/10