It’s another AEW Supershow!

Tonight, THREE HOURS of AEW is live from Boston! And tonight, Mercedes Mone and Red Velvet decide who is THE ROH Women’s World TV Champion!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Dynamite

• Full Gear Casino Gauntlet #1 Spot: Bobby Lashley VS Ricochet; Lashley wins and will start the Casino Gauntlet.
• Six Man Tag: Josh Alexander & The Young Bucks VS Team Sky Flight; Alexander & The Bucks win.
• Full Gear Casino Gauntlet #2 Spot: Shelton Benjamin VS Mike Bailey; Shelton wins and will start the Casino Gauntlet.
• Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli VS Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong; Moxley & Claudio win.
• AEW Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round: Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa VS Alex Windsor & Riho; Toni & Mina win and advance.
• Hangman Page VS Katsuyori Shibata; Hangman wins.

Collision

• AEW Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round: TayJay VS Megan Bayne & Marina Shafir; Megan & Marina win and advance.
• Championship Double Jeopardy: Kazuchika Okada VS Mascara Dorada; Okada wins and will challenge for the CMLL World Trios Championships at Full Gear: Tailgate Brawl.
• Undisputed ROH Women’s World Television Championship: Red Velvet VS Mercedes Mone; Mone wins and is the Undisputed ROH Women’s World TV Champion.

PLAY BY PLAY

Full Gear Casino Gauntlet #1 Spot: Bobby Lashley VS Ricochet!

With the AEW National Championship on the line at Full Gear, everyone wants to be the very first! And to do that, it helps if you’re the very first in the gauntlet! Will the All Mighty look to improve his odds? Or will The One & Only make sure he IS the one?

The bell rings and the fans rally up already. But then Ricochet insists on talking and the fans boo. “Now before this match starts, there’s a couple things I wanna say. The first thing that I wanna say is Fly, Eagles, Fly~ on the road to victory, baby! WOO! I know y’all don’t remember what it’s like to win a Super Bowl, it’s been quite some time, but we ridin’ high right now, we feelin’ real good. And don’t worry, I don’t wanna be in this state any longer than I have to, I hate this state. Actually, the only good thing to come out of this state is my beautiful wife. Hey, baby!” Ricochet waves to Samantha through the camera, then puts the mic aside.

The fans tell Ricochet to STFU but then Ricochet says he has more to say! A couple weeks ago, he talked with Tony Khan and he is surprised Ariel Halwani didn’t ask Tony about MVP! Because MVP is getting really old, maybe even getting dementia, calling this the new International Championship. But no, it is THE National Championship, and you’re looking at the inaugural champ! The fans again tell Ricochet to shut up but he just keeps going. This Saturday, AFTER he walks out the champ, each and every one of these morons will give him the respect he deserves! Big bald idiot Lashley will give him respect! Without Ricochet, AEW wouldn’t be a company!

And now, Ricochet is riding high. He’s got his homies, Liona & Kaun! He fist bumps The Gates of Agony, and Ricochet says no one will stop him from fulfilling his quest for gold! Lashley seethes as Ricochet claims he will run through each and every one of the favorites to win and become THE champion! And there is not a thing this idiot kid here can do about it, or that old lady can do about it, or- Lashley grabs Ricochet! Ricochet pleads for mercy as Lashley THROWS Ricochet out onto the Gates! The fans are all fired up for that! Lashley goes outside, and he runs in around the way to POUNCE Ricochet into barriers!

Then Lashley CLOBBERS Kaun! And he CLOBBERS Liona into the timekeeper’s area! The fans are thunderous for Lashley, Ricochet rolls into the ring, and Lashley hurries back in! Lashley runs up, Ricochet dodges, Lashley hits buckles! Ricochet rolls Lashley and has feet on the ropes! TWO!! Lashley is up, but Ricochet JUMP KNEES! Lashley stays up, Ricochet SUPERKICKS! Then DREAMCAST KICKS! Lashley is down, Ricochet STANDING SHOOTING STARS, then somersaults to MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Ricochet is shocked, but he hurries to a corner! Ricochet climbs up, up, and SHOOTING STAR- NO, he has to roll through as Lashley moves!

Lashley runs up, but Ricochet uses the ref as a shield! The fans boo, Lashley apologies and puts the ref aside. But Ricochet CLAWAS Lashley’s eyes! Ricochet KICKS a leg, runs up, SPIRIT- NO! Lashley stops Ricochet in his tracks for the MILE HIGH SPINEBUSTER! The fans fire up and Lashley builds speed, to SPEAR!! Cover, Lashley wins!

Winner: Bobby Lashley, by pinfall (Enters the Casino Gauntlet at Number One)

Ricochet ran his mouth but that’s all he did because Lashley just put the hurt on him! And now that Lashley is guaranteed his spot in the gauntlet, will he be the favorite to win the title?

 

The Opps speak.

Samoa Joe says, “Y’know, it must feel good, right? World champion! A fighting world champion, no less, tearing through the competition with reckless abandon. And judging from the edict I got when walking through this door, that if I interfere in this match tonight, I would forfeit my championship opportunity, it seems a champion with the company behind him, also. But you know what my only solace is, Hangman? Allow me to explain what it is. It is that your whole world, this world of joy and happiness, is about to get very, very different very, very quickly! Because you see, my friend, you are guilty of crimes and transgressions against The Opps.

“And your punishment begins tonight. And it stands in the form of this man right here: Katsuyori Shibata. Deadly by design, violent through intention, and firmly dedicated to exacting justice for what you did to our brother, Will Hobbs. See, Hangman, Shibata begins your payment. And come Full Gear, I will collect in full. Tell ’em, Shibata.” The Wrestler says in Japanese that he’s gonna beat the piss outta Hangman! Will everything that happens tonight be in the universal language of violence and pain? Will Hangman have a response that The Opps will not like?

 

The Young Bucks look back on highlights of Full Gear.

Highlights all having to do with themselves, of course, but it is clear they’ve always had a great time in November. Renee Paquette walks over to interview them. She knows emotions are running high, and they’ve got that ONE MILLION DOLLAR Six Man Tag to think about. But the question is: Are they joining The Don Callis Family? Don Calils himself walks in and says we do NOT need any of that “gotcha journalism” here tonight. Why just leave the boys alone? They’ve got a big match! Better yet, they’ll go out there tonight and show everybody why they’re the greatest tag team in the history of the planet, and then give “these rubes” an answer right after.

Callis says he’ll even do that ring entrance for them! They love it, right? Right! This is fantastic! The Bucks indeed head out, and Callis grabs the mic from Renee! “Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to introduce to you today, the multiple-time tag team champions, the greatest tag team of the last thousand years, from Rancho Cucamonga, they are Nicholas and Matthew, the YOUUUUNG BUUUUCKS~!” The Bucks get their pyro, all bought and paid for by Callis himself. But will The Bucks and Walking Weapon be razor sharp ahead of Full Gear? Or could it all fall apart in Boston?

Six Man Tag: Josh Alexander & The Young Bucks VS Team Sky Flight!

The teams sort out and Nick starts against Dante Martin. The fans rally as the two tie up, Nick headlocks, but Dante powers up and out. Nick RUNS Dante over, then gets moving. Nick handsprings over Dante’s dropdown, blocks a shot, and CHOPS Dante to then go up, up, and FLYING ARM-DRAG! Dante tumbles out, Nick goes up and out, but Dante slips back inside! Nick RAMS Dante, slingshots, but Dante dodges! Dante then slips out and around, up and over, then GAMANGIRIS! The fans cheer as Dante springboards but Nick gets under. Dante blocks the kick, avoids the haymaker, but Nick ducks the enzigiri! DROPKICKS cancel out and both men kip up!

The fans cheer this stalemate and the two reset. But then Alexander tags in! The fans boo, but Nick steps aside. Dante tags Darius, and Alexander kicks low! Alexander CLUBS Darius, headlocks, but Darius powers up and out. Alexander RUNS Darius over, keeps moving, and he gator rolls the dropdown into a SLAM! The fans boo but Alexander soaks that up. Alexander whips Darius to a corner, runs up to forearm SMASH, then runs, but into the DROPKICK! The fans cheer and Darius UPPERCUTS Alexander to the corner. Darius runs in but Alexander puts him on the apron, only for Dante to tag in. Darius CHOPS, Dante slingshots and LARIATS!

The fans rally as Darius tags back in, snap suplex! Dante slingshot SENTONS, then Scorpio Sky tags in so he can slingshot SPLASH! The fans fire up, Matt runs in, but Scorpio and Dante both hurdle Matt! Darius atomic drops Matt for Dante to then BULLDOG KNEE SMASH! Top Flight then feeds Matt to Scorpio for an OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY out of the ring! Nick shouts at them, Darius runs up, but Nick jumps over the slide! Nick mule kicks Darius, but Dante runs in! Nick ROCKS Dante, RAMS Scorpio, SLINGSHOT FACEBUSTER! CARTWHEEL MOONSAULT! But Dante DIVES and sends Nick into the desk!

Matt WRECKS Dante with a dropkick! Matt skins the cat, but Scorpio WRECKS Matt with a dropkick! Scorpio builds speed, but Alexander DUMPS him out! The fans boo but Alexander RAMS Scorpio into the apron! Then he runs and BODY CHECKS Scorpio to the floor! The fans boo more but Alexander soaks it all up as AEW goes picture in picture.

Alexander drags Scorpio up and puts him in the ring. Alexander drops a knee, then covers, TWO! Alexander keeps Scorpio down with an armlock but Scorpio endures. Top Flight coaches Scorpio while the fans rally up, and Scorpio fights to his feet. Scorpio throws hands but Alexander drop toeholds! Tag to Matt and he casually drops the leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Matt bumps Scorpio off buckles, brings him around, and tags Nick. Matt scoops for the BACKBREAKER, Nick slingshots to LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Scorpio toughs it out but Nick drags him up to ROCK him with a right! Nick then brings Scorpio around to bump off buckles.

Nick runs up and SHINING WIZARDS! Then he snapmares Scorpio, runs, and SHINING WIZARDS again! Cover, TWO! Nick wants a better count but he clamps onto Scorpio to keep him down. The fans and Team Sky Flight rally and Scorpio fights to his feet. Scorpio fires hands again, but Nick WHEEL KICKS him down! Nick tags Alexander and Alexander drags Scorpio back up. Scoop and BACKBREAKER! Scorpio writhes, Alexander KNEES him in the back, then stomps him down. Alexander tags Matt, Matt tags Nick, and The Bucks double whip Scorpio. They DOUBLE ELBOW Scorpio down then kip up.

Dynamite returns to single picture as the fans are torn. The Bucks call for a Superkick Party, but Alexander tags in? The fans boo that, but Alexander says he wants to party. But then Scorpio fires hands on Matt and Alexander! The fans fire up as Scorpio then ducks a shot and Matt hits Alexander! Alexander snarls, but he still BOOTS Scorpio! Alexander gets mad at Matt all the same, and he pie faces him! The fans boo, Matt frowns, and he almost superkicks Alexander! Scorpio rolls Alexander up in the distraction! TWO!! Alexander escapes, but Scorpio dodges, hot tag to Darius! Darius dodges Alexander to BLAST The Bucks!

Darius BOOTS Alexander, goes up the corner, but then leaps up and over as Alexander rushes in. Darius handsprings, runs, whips, and SPANISH FLIES! Then he DIVES onto The Bucks! The fans fire up as Darius BOOTS Alexander, and hits the step-in FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! Alexander survives but Darius hauls him up. Alexander wrenches out to ROCK Darius! Dante tags in, Darius dodges Alexander, GAMANGIRI! Then Top Flight puts Alexander up top. Top Flight climbs, Alexander fights them both off with elbows, but Dante ROCKS Alexander back! Darius gets under Alexander, Dante springboards, NOSEDIVEBOMB!! Cover, The Bucks break it!

The fans fire up as Scorpio storms in! He blocks a superkick to send into Matt! Nick blocks a sobat but Scorpio uses that to reel him in for a CUTTER! Then Scorpio runs, but into a POP-UP SPEAR! The Bucks then DOUBLE SUPERKICK Darius! And DOUBLE SUPERKICK Dante outta the sky! The fans are torn as the Bucks have Dante’s arms! B T E TR- NO! Dante FLIPS through and then YANKS The Bucks into each other! Dante gets moving, he flips up and over Matt, then he FLIES! Down go The Bucks at the ramp! Boston fires up again as Dante hurries up, up, and springboards to CROSBODY on Alexander! Cover, TWO!

Alexander survives and Team Sky Flight can’t believe it! The fans rally for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as Dante runs again. Sunset flip, but Alexander rolls through and steps over! ANKLE LOCK! Dante endures, reaches out, and he rolls to send Alexander out! But Matt is back and he runs up. Dante dodges in the corner, goes up and around, but gets caught! Alexander hands him off to Matt, and then Nick springboards, MELTZER DRIVER!! But Alexander won’t cover, he clamps on the ANKLE LOCK!! The Bucks play defense, Dante TAPS! Alexander & Bucks win!

Winners: Josh Alexander & The Young Bucks, by submission

Don Callis says now to make some history! The Jackal goes right to the ring to stand with Alexander & The Bucks. Callis has a mic in hand, and he calls for the rest of the Family to join them. We get Rocky Romero, Hechicero and Mark Davis, and Callis says, “I have something important to say!” The fans boo already but Callis says, “What a great victory for the Young Bucks & Josh Alexander! And now, the world is watching, the world is waiting for Matt & Nick, for you two, to make the official announcement that you are joining The Don Callis Family!” The fans boo that, but Callis holds the mic out to The Bucks.

The Bucks don’t say anything, and the fans tell them “NO! NO! NO!” Callis says it’s okay, don’t listen to the fans. Callis knows this is a big moment for them, they’re just nervous! But may he remind them that since they’ve been associated, the money’s been flowing! They have their great entrance again! They have limousine rides again! They get big matches again! It is in their best interest to join The Family! So now, announce it for the people! The fans boo again, The Bucks are hesitant again, and Callis laughs it off. Okay, he just wants to remind them that AEW can be a very dangerous place. The two of them walking around here without a family, bad stuff can happen.

Callis would just hate to see happen to them what happened to Kenny Omega. The Bucks look at Callis and ask if that’s some kind of threat. Callis wants them to calm down, but then speaking of the man, here comes KENNY OMEGA! The fans cheer as The Cleaner is here, chair in hand! The Callis Family rushes Kenny, but he JAMS up Rocky, JAMS up Davis, then CHUCKS the chair into Davis’ face! Omega rushes the ring to brawl with Alexander! Hechi guards Callis, The Bucks watch this, what side are they gonna take? They pull Omega off Alexander?! They try and talk with Omega, but Alexander CHOP BLOCKS Omega!

The fans boo as now Omega is in the ANKLE LOCK! Omega flails and reaches out but Alexander puts on the pressure! Callis has Alexander let Omega go, because he has a better idea! This is the announcement they’ve been waiting for, so The Bucks don’t even have to say they’re joining! Just grab Omega and give ’em the BTE Trigger! The fans boo, but Callis stomps Omega while he’s down! The Bucks flank Omega, the fans chant “NO! NO! NO!” but Callis says do it! Do the knee! The Bucks each take an arm, but JURASSIC EXPRESS is here! Jack Perry & Luchasaurus rush out here, armed with shovels and a vacuum!

The Don Callis Family runs away, The Bucks following, but only because they might get hit, too. The Bucks didn’t follow through on the announcement or the execution, but will actions speak louder than words when a million dollars is on the line?

 

Backstage interview with Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale.

Renee Paquette is now with The Babes of Wrath and says they are in the semifinals of the AEW Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament, but going up against “The Sisters of Sin,” Julia Hart & Skye Blue. Harley & Willow had quite the fight with them at Blood & Guts. Willow says yeah, Skye and Willow started that match, and Willow made Skye bleed! But Skye was still smiling? Isn’t that Willow’s thing? Maybe Willow didn’t hit Skye hard enough, make her bleed enough. But at the end of their tag match, Willow & Harley will be the only ones smiling. Harley agrees! Because they are fun, excitable and bodacious.

For that reason, some people don’t take them seriously. Like Athena & Mercedes Mone! But how’d that turn out? Because yes, these two love what they do, but what they do do is fight the best, claw, scratch, and POUNCE! They will be the first-ever AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions! What are they? Babes! What do they have? Wrath! They chest bump and head out, but will they head all the way to the title match?

 

AEW mourns the loss of wrestling commentary icon, Bob Caudle, 1930 – 2025.

 

Full Gear Casino Gauntlet #2 Spot: Shelton Benjamin VS Mike Bailey!

We saw The All Mighty make his mark and put his name down as THE number one entry, but now we see who starts with him. Will it be his fellow Hurt Syndicate member, the Standard of Excellence? Or will Shelton struggle to keep up with Speedball?

The bell rings and the fans rally up. Bailey offers a handshake, Shelton takes it, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. The two circle, feel things out, and tie up. Shelton shoves Bailey to a corner, but then Bailey dodges to CHOP! Shelton shrugs that off, the fans duel, and Shelton puts Bailey in the corner. Bailey dodges again to KICK, KICK, KICK! Shelton SHOVES Bailey, then KNEES low! Shelton TOSSES Bailey out hard, then storms out after him. Shelton brings Bailey around, KNEES low, then scoops him up. Shelton aims but Bailey slips free, and Bailey POSTS Shelton first! Then he runs up, but Shelton dodges!

Bailey stops short of kicking the post, but then he dodges again and Shelton POSTS himself! The fans cheer as Bailey then KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS that arm! Bailey wrenches for a wristlock but Shelton powers up to THROW Bailey into barriers! Then into the apron! Then back to the barriers! Bailey falls and the fans fire up! They sing, “We Hurt~ People!” and Shelton puts Bailey in the ring. Shelton stalks Bailey, stands him up, and whips him to ropes, Bailey ducks ‘n’ dodges, tilt-o-whirls, then wheelbarrows into a JAPANESE LEG CLUTCH! TWO, Bailey goes to ropes, and he DROPKICKS the legs out! Oklahoma Roll, TWO!

Bailey hurries to wrangle Shelton into an ARMBAR! Shelton endures, fights around, and rolls through to have the ANKLE LOCK! MVP takes credit for that escape but Bailey rolls! Shelton is sent to the ropes, runs up on Bailey, but Bailey DUMPS him out! Bailey BOOTS Shelton to the floor while the fans duel, and Bailey builds speed! Bailey DIVES, but Shelton catches him! And scoops to SLAM him on the floor! The fans fire up while Shelton snarls, and AEW goes picture in picture.

Shelton shakes out the bad arm, then drags Bailey up by his ear. Shelton whips Bailey hard into steel steps, then rolls into the ring. The count is climbing on Bailey but he rises at 6 to spring in at 7! Shelton is annoyed, but he drags Bailey back up. Shelton puts Bailey in a corner, whips him corner to corner hard, and Bailey falls in a heap. Shelton storms up on Bailey, drags him around, and he clamps on with a chinlock. Bailey endures, claws at the hold, and the ref makes sure that isn’t a choke. Shelton leans on the hold, cranks the hold, but Bailey fights up to fire body shots. Bailey ELBOWS free, runs, but into a BACKDROP!

Shelton casually leans on the ropes before he goes back to Bailey. Cover, TWO! Bailey stays in this, but Shelton slaps him around. Bailey fires a forearm, but Shelton smirks and eggs Bailey on. Dynamite returns to single picture as he fire more shots, then he runs, but into a BIG AIR FLAPJACK! Cover, TWO! Bailey survives and MVP says this is the only thing he’s disappointed with in Shelton. Shelton is a cat, a Black Panther if you will, and cats like to play with their food. Shelton squeezes tight with another chinlock, MVP even shouts, “Stop playing with your food, man!” Bailey fires body shots, but Shelton KNEES low!

Shelton whips, runs up, but Bailey BOOTS him! Bailey goes up, leaps, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! The fans fire up while both men are down! Shelton shakes out the stars and Bailey winds up. Bailey spins to SOBAT! AX KICK! And ROUND KICK! Shelton falls and the fans fire up for the STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, ONE!! Shelton has more in the tank and the fans rally up. Bailey KICKS and KICKS as the fans duel again. Bailey KICKS, KICKS, but Shelton blocks! Bailey fires CHOP after CHOP, then hits a FLYING ARMBAR! Shelton fights around, reaches out, and stacks again, to deadlift and POWER- NO, Bailey RANAS Shelton to the outside!

Both men are down on the floor and the fans fire up again! The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this match-up, too. The ring count climbs, Shelton stands, and Shelton rolls in at 4, but Bailey drags him back out! Bailey rolls in, but Shelton YANKS Bailey back out! Bailey writhes on the floor but Shelton drags him up. The fans again sing, “We Hurt~ People!” Shelton lifts Bailey, but Bailey RANAS Shelton into railing! Shelton staggers, Bailey brings him in, DDT on the floor! The ref checks, Shelton is still in this, and the count begins. Bailey rolls in quick and Shelton sputters. The count reaches 5 of 10 but Shelton is still down!

Shelton rises up, MVP says this isn’t how you should win a match as important as this. Shelton staggers at 8, but LEAPS in at 9! THRUST KICK! Shelton is down, Bailey goes up, SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Cover, TWO!! Shelton survives and the fans fire up! MVP says the flying is impressive, but it’s not good enough. Bailey PENALTY KICKS Shelton, but Shelton snarls as he sits back up! So Bailey PENALTY KICKS again! And then MOONSAULT KNEE-DROP! Cover, TWO! But into the ARMBAR! Shelton flails, reaches out, and he fights around again. Shelton works to haul Bailey up again, and GOTCH CROTCH LIFTS!

Bailey flounders, goes to a corner, but he dodges as Shelton runs in! Bailey then reels Shelton in, roll-up, TWO! SUPERKICK!! Cover, TWO!?!? Bailey barely gets that shoulder up, even MVP thought that was the end! The ref explains that, MVP is annoyed, but Shelton just stays on Bailey with a HUGE GERMAN SUPLEX! And a STEP-UP KNEE in the corner! Then another SUPERKICK!! Cover, NOW Shelton wins!

Winner: Shelton Benjamin, by pinfall (Enters the Casino Gauntlet at Number Two)

And with that, The Hurt Syndicate has just doubled their odds at Full Gear! But will it be the Standard of Excellence setting the standard for AEW National Champions? Or will not even friendship stop The All Mighty from reigning on high?

 

The Continental Classic begins again!

Next week, the Thanksgiving Eve edition of Dynamite, live from Nashville, Tennessee, we will learn who is in this year’s #C2 round robin tournament! Who will rise up in the Fall and the fallout of Full Gear?

 

Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli VS Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong!

It would seem Blood & Guts did not end the war between Death Riders and Conglomeration, it only spurred both sides on! While The Bastard, Pac, is going after Darby Allin for Full Gear, looking to end what he started, will The Maniac & The Swiss Cyborg do the same tonight? Or will everything be Freshly Squeezed in Bean Town?

The teams sort out and Roddy starts against Claudio, even as the fans all cheer for “Freshly Squeezed!” Cassidy wants after Moxley, Moxley stays out, and the ref wants Cassidy to stand down. Cassidy DECKS Moxley off the apron instead! The fans fire up as the bell rings, and Cassidy goes out after Moxley while Roddy and Claudio brawl! Cassidy has Moxley against railing as he fires more hands! Claudio CHOPS Roddy, UPEPRCUTS, and repeat! Cassidy fires off on Moxley more, Roddy CHOPS Claudio, and Moxley hits back. Claudio ROCKS Roddy, soaks up heat, then whips Roddy, only for Roddy to duck ‘n’ dodge and CALF KICK!

Moxley whips, Cassidy reverses, and Moxley htis railing! Cassidy runs up, but into a BOOT! Roddy goes out to ROCK and CHOP Moxley! Then CLUB him to the desk, CHOP him again and again, but Claudio storms out! Claudio CHOPS Roddy down! The fans boo but Claudio UPPERCUTS Roddy! Mxoley whips Casidy hard into railing! The Death Riders put Roddy in the ring, Claudio puts Roddy in a corner, tag to Moxley. They mug Roddy, stomp him, then Moxley ROCKS Roddy! Moxley CLUBS and CHOPS Roddy, then SCRAPES his face against the ropes! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Moxley tags Claudio.

The Death Riders reel Roddy in and DOUBLE SUPLEX! Cassidy is back, and he puts his hands in his pockets! The fans fire up as Cassidy ducks ‘n’ dodges and DOUBLE- NO, the Death Riders block the shotgun to split the wishbone! Cassidy flounders away, Roddy CHOPS and ROCKS the Death Riders! The fans fire up as Roddy fires off shot after shot, CHOP after CHOP! Then he lifts Claudio, but Moxley CHOP BLOCKS! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Claudio stomps Roddy’s leg. Claudio YANKS the leg, tags Moxley, and Moxley drags Roddy up. Moxley puts Roddy in a corner, but Roddy dodges the chop to CHOP, CHOP, and CHOP!

Moxley turns things around to CHOP Roddy, then whip corner to corner. Roddy reverses, but Moxley comes back to LARIAT! The fans taunt Moxley with, “You Tapped Out!” Moxley just scowls, but here comes Cassidy! Cassidy ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl DDT! CLaudio TOSSES Cassidy, but Cassidy holds onto ropes! Cassidy rises up, Roddy fires hands and elbows on Claudio! Cassidy tags in and goes up! CROSSBODY! But Claudio rolls through! POP-UP, but STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE! The fans fire up as Claudio tumbles out! Cassidy builds speed to DIVE but Claudio catches him again! And military presses to THROW Cassidy onto barriers!

The fans fire up, Claudio runs up, and Claudio UPPERCUTS Cassidy down! But a STRONG KNEE sends Claudio over barriers! Moxley BOOTS Roddy over barriers! Moxley flexes, but Cassidy ORANGE PUNCHES Moxley over barriers! Cassidy then goes up, and he puts his hands back in his pockets! And then he TRUST FALLS onto Moxley & Claudio! The fans fire up as Cassidy stands tall, and AEW goes picture in picture.

Roddy walks over, he and Cassidy bring Moxley and Claudio further into the crowd, and they rain down fists in front of the bleachers. But Moxley stops Cassidy at about six, ROCKS Cassidy, and follows him up the stairs. Roddy LARIATS Claudio again and again against railing, Moxley CLAWS Cassidy’s back, and Claudio knocks Roddy down. But then Roddy sends Claudio into barriers! Roddy DUMPS Claudio to ringside, then hops up onto the barriers. Roddy AX HANDLES Claudio down! And APRON BACK SUPLEX! Cassidy and Moxley fight their way back to ringside, Claudio headlocks to punch Roddy!

Cassidy and Moxley get in the ring, Cassidy climbs up, but Moxley distracts the ref so Daniel Garcia can trip Cassidy up! Red Death gets away with one as Cassidy flops to the mat. Moxley stomps Cassidy, Claudio sends Roddy into barriers, and Moxley taunts Cassidy. Moxley stomps Cassidy, stands on the hands, and flexes while soaking up heat. Moxley steps off the fingers to then drag Cassidy up. Dynamite returns to single picture as Moxley wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER, then wrenches again for a FULL NELSON! Cassidy endures, powers up, and he reaches for his pockets! Moxley lets the full nelson go so he can spin Cassidy and ROCK him!

Moxley CHOPS Cassidy in the corner, tags Claudio, and they mug Cassidy. Claudio fires body shots and fast UPPERCUTS, then a flurry of forearms! The ref counts, Claudio stops, but Moxley CLAWS Cassidy’s face! The fans boo, Moxley taunts them, and Claudio swings on Roddy! Roddy gets away, Cassidy rises up, and then Roddy CHOPS Claudio on the back! Cassidy Alabama Lifts Claudio, but Claudio sunset flips! Cassidy stays up and reaches out! The fans rally, but Claudio sunset flips, and he has the legs! But Cassidy rolls Claudio up, TWO! Claudio UPPERCUTS Cassidy right down! Then he BOOTS Roddy!

Claudio grabs the legs, and now he SWINGS Cassidy! Cassidy goes around for FIVE before Claudio THROWS Cassidy! The fans boo but The Death Riders soak up the heat. Claudio runs up, but into a BOOT! Cassidy fights out of the Death Rider corner, goes up, and he BOOTS Claudio! Then DEEP IMPACT!! The fans fire up while both men are down! Cassidy and Claudio crawl, hot tags to Moxley and Roddy! The fans fire up as Roddy dodges Moxley to CALF KICK! Then he BOOTS Claudio! Then he LARIATS Moxley! Roddy WRECKS Claudio, BOOTS Moxley, then ENZIGIRIS and CHOPS! Roddy fires off more forearms and CHOPS!

Roddy CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOP, and then runs side to side to forearm SMASH again and again! The fans fire up as Roddy then hauls Moxley up, RUNNING FACEBUSTER! And then double underhooks, TIGER DRIVER! High stack, TWO, but into a STRONGHOLD!! The fans fire up as Moxley flails! Garcia gets on the apron, Roddy runs him off, but that lets Moxley roll Roddy up! Underhooks and PARADIGM SHIFT! Cover, CASSIDY BREAKS IT! The fans cheer, Claudio has Cassidy! GUT WRENCH PLEX to the outside! Then Moxley goes up while Claudio Electric Chair Lifts Roddy! But Roddy fights free and SHOVES Claudio into Moxley!

OLYMPIC SLAM for Claudio! Moxley is stuck up top but Roddy is right after him! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Roddy rolls, tag to Cassidy! Cassidy winds up the arm and the fans fire up! But Garcia is up again! ORANGE PUNCH for Garcia! Moxley kicks, underhooks, but Cassidy powers out! ORANGE PUNCH! And the armband comes off, only for Wheeler Yuta to show up! Cassidy chases Yuta around the way! Claudio slithers in, POP-UP UPPERCUT!! Moxley clamps on the BULLY CHOKE!! Cassidy is OUT, Death Riders win!

Winners: Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli, by submission

Moxley makes Cassidy suffer, Claudio keeps the ref back, and then Moxley finally lets go just to talk trash. As always, numbers wins it for The Death Riders, but now they mug Cassidy! BUT KYLE O’REILLY IS HERE! The fans fire up as the Violent Artist slips in through Claudio’s legs to get Moxley’s! ANKLE LOCK!! Roddy BLASTS Claudio! Yuta gets in and TOSSES Roddy, but MOXLEY IS TAPPING! Yuta stomps away on Kyle but Kyle is amused! Kyle laughs as Yuta tries to stop him! Garcia joins in, the 2v1 stops Kyle, but not for long! ANKLE LOCK!! Cassidy and Roddy return, they TOSS Garcia and Yuta!

The fans fire up as The Conglomeration keeps the Death Riders back while Moxley suffers! Claudio manages to get a grip on Moxley and drag him out! Moxley clutches the ankle, and Kyle grabs a mic to shout, “I WANNA FIGHT YOU, JON! I WANNA FIGHT YOU AT FULL GEAR, JON!! And since you’ve given me a taste for blood, I want NO HOLDS BARRED! And just like Blood & Guts, the history books will say YOU TAPPED OUT!!” The fans love the sound of that! Moxley is furious, but will he finally redeem himself against Kyle O’Reilly? Or will it be another masterpiece for the Violent Artist at Full Gear?

 

#Brodido speaks.

Brody King tells FTR that though they’ve attacked legends, family, he and Bandido won’t take anything from them. FTR has proven they are one of the greatest tag teams in history, and they are one of the best in AEW. But what they haven’t proven is that they can beat Brodido. This Saturday, Full Gear, FTR goes home emptyhanded, because Brody & Bandido will still be the AEW Tag Team Champions. Bandido says, “Because remember! Brodido never stops fighting! Let’s go, hermano!” They secret handshake and finger gun. Will the King of Death & The Outlaw take the #TopGuysOut once and for all?

 

Kenny Omega & Jurassic Express speak.

The Cleaner has regrouped with Jack Perry & Luchasaurus backstage, and Omega says, “Y’know, they say you can’t buy family. And Don, when you bought the first available talent that came to mind as soon as I was inconvenient, you proved that wrong. They say that money can’t buy friendship, but Bucks, you’ve certainly proved me wrong, too, haven’t you? Josh Alexander, the second you broke Ibushi’s leg and were proud of it, the second you took your frustrations out on Nakazawa, that’s when things became personal. So this Saturday at Full Gear, one million dollars, two million dollars, ten million dollars…

“NO amount of money is gonna save you from what we are gonna do to not only you, but to you, too, Don. So on Saturday, get a good night’s rest, count the money, count them dollar bills, because your time is coming. And until then, yeah, the three of us must bid you adieu. So until Full Gear, goodbye, MWAH! And good… night… BANG!” Omega leads the way out, but will these three be victorious? Or will The Bucks truly sell out?

 

AEW Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round: Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa VS Alex Windsor & Riho!

After Blood & Guts, the Timeless Love Bombs put everyone on notice, and even apologized in advance for what they will do to their plutonic friends in order to have their revenge. Will Toni & Mina show no mercy? Or will they underestimate the Iron Will & Wrestling Idol?

The teams sort out and Riho starts against the Fighting Gravure Idol. The fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, Mina powers Riho to ropes, but lets off as the ref counts. Mina then whips Riho, but Riho reverses. Mina dropkicks the legs out, then runs to basement DROPKICK! Mina covers, ONE as Riho goes Matrix! Riho runs, CROSSBODIES! Cover, ONE as Mina also goes Matrix! Mina shimmies and shakes, the fans cheer, but Riho runs! Mina ducks the kick, rolls Riho, but Riho rolls through. Riho runs up, Mina sweeps to cover, ONE! Riho sweeps to cover, ONE! Both women stand and the fans cheer the standoff.

Mina and Riho reset, back up, and they tag Toni and Alex. The fans fire up as the two feel things out, and Alex wants the knuckle lock. Toni obliges, only for Alex to switch the hands up. And then switch again! And again! Then again and again and again! They finally double knuckle lock and go shoulder to shoulder! The fans rally and Alex bends Toni back. But Toni power sup to bend Alex back! The fans cheer as Alex rises and rolls Toni up, TWO! Toni kicks low, headlocks, but Alex fires body shots. Alex power sup and out, drops down then swings, but Toni ducks to whip. Toni drops down, and she arm-drags! Alex arm-drags back!

The two go again, Alex dodges and ELBOWS Toni down! The fans fire up and Toni sputters, but Alex tags Riho. Alex ROCKS Toni, then gives Riho a boost for the DORPKICK! Mina is in but she gets the BOOSTED DROPKICK! Then Alex picks Riho up so she can RANA Toni! Toni tumbles, Alex LARIATS in a corner! Alex sets up, Riho runs up, POETRY IN MOTION! Riho shoves Toni, covers, TWO! Riho stomps Toni, then runs, tilt-o-whirl, but Toni BACKBREAKERS! Tag to Mina, the Love Bombs get Riho up to double whip, then trip and basement DROPKICK! Mina slingshots to TORNILLO SPLASH! Cover, TWO!

Riho stays in this but Mina stomps her down. Mina kicks Riho, drags her up, and whips her to ropes. Alex sneaks the tag, Riho reverses the whip, and then Alex FLAPJACKS Mina onto ropes! Riho DROPKICKS Mina out of the ring! Toni runs up but into kicks! Alex & Riho mug Toni, then DOUBLE SUPLEX! The fans fire up as Toni tumbles out, and then Alex gives Riho the boost up the corner! Riho SUPER CROSSBODIES! Down go Toni & Mina! The fans fire up for Riho again as AEW goes picture in picture.

Riho drags Toni aside for Alex to drag Mina into the ring. Cover, TWO! Alex drags Mina up, scoops and SLAMS her, then drags her up for another scoop and SLAM! Cover, TWO! Mina toughs it out but Alexa fires up! Alexa clamps onto Mina, ties up the legs, and pulls her into the BOW ‘N’ ARROW! Mina endures, pops free to cover, TWO! Alex and Mina stand, Alex DROPKICKS Mina down! Cover, TWO! Alex stays on Mina, drags her over, and tags Riho. They mug Mina in the corner, then Riho stomps away. Riho stands on Mina, the ref counts, but Riho steps off at 4. Riho drags Mina around to snapmare and turn over.

Riho hooks up the legs, and bridges back into the MUTA LOCK! Mina endures as Riho THRASHES her! Mina endures, reaches out, but Riho lets go to drag her from the ropes. Riho stomps Mina, drags her up, and brings her over. Tag to Alex and she bumps Mina off buckles. Alex whips Mina corner to corner, runs in, and blocks the boots to put Mina in the ropes! ROUNDHOUSE and DRAPING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Alex keeps Mina from Toni and tags Riho back in. They mug Mina, then Riho clamps on with a JUST FACELOCK! Dynamite returns to single picture as the fans rally up!

Mina fights up, fires body shots, but Riho CLUBS her down! Riho puts Mina in the corner, tags Alex, and they double whip Mina, only for Mina to send Riho away! Mina kicks Alex, ELBOWS Riho, then wheelbarrows Alex to victory roll and deathlock! Riho runs up, Mina catches her, DDT SNAP LOCK COMBO! The fans fire up and Mina crawls for the corner! Hot tag to Toni! The fans fire up as Toni SHOTGUNS Alex down! Toni hurries to Mongolian Chop, then snapmare, and snapmare, and snapmare! Toni then BOOTS Alex down! The fans fire up and Toni brings Alex around. STORM- NO, Alex wrenches out! But Toni wrenches back and DDTS! Cover, TWO!

Alex survives but Toni drags Alex over. Tag to Mina, Toni scoops Mina for a YOYO SLAM SPLASH! Cover, TWO! The fans rally and Mina drags Alex around again. Mina ties up the legs, does a shimmy and shake, then STOMPS the knees! Alex writhes but Mina steps through on her now, only for Alex to kick and kick and kick! Mina BUZZSAWS Alex, runs, but into a BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Mina survives and the fans fire up! Alex tags Riho, Riho wheelbarrows and Alex runs, LARIAT VICTORY ROLL, STOMP 182! Alex BLASTS Toni while Riho covers, TWO!! Mina survives, but Alex goes out to CANNONBALL Toni!

The fans fire up again and Riho puts Mina in the drop zone. Riho climbs the corner, DIVING- NO, Mina avoids the stomps! SOBAT! URAKEN! Riho falls, Mina has the legs! Mina steps through, FIGURE FOUR!! Riho flails, Mina THRASHES, but Riho CHOPS Mina! Riho then turns things over and now Mina suffers! But Toni turns things back over! The ref reprimands, but then Alex turns things back over! The ref reprimands again, but Toni is back. Alex stops Toni and says, “Don’t you dare!” Toni SLAPS Alex’s hand away, ducks the haymaker, then takes a swing! Alex ducks, and then DOUBLE HEADBUTTS collide! They both fall on the leglock!

The fans are thunderous as all four women are down! Mina crawls and drags Riho up, now these two fire forearms! Riho gets around, SNAP DRAGON! Cover, TWO! Mina is still in this, but Riho runs! Mina ROLLING ELBOWS first! Cover, TWO!! Riho survives and the fans rally up! Hot tags to Alex and Toni! Alex dodges to CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! Alex whips, LARIATS, and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS! Then basement LARIAT! And an OLYMPIC SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Toni survives and the fans rally again! Alex has the leges, but Toni BOOTS her away! Toni sands, slips around to waistlock, but Alex switches!

Mina hurries in as Toni switches back, ROUNDHOUSE and GERMAN SUPLEX! Riho is back, but Mina catches her! Toni BOOTS Riho into the SAIDO! Then the Love Bombs say it’s time! Crisscross HIP ATTACKS! Then crisscross HIP ATTACKS! Mina smothers Riho, STORM ZERO for Alex!! Cover, Love Bombs win!

Winners: Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa, by pinfall (advance to the next round)

Step one: complete! But now step two is waiting to see who they face in the second round! Will it be Megan Bayne & Marina Shafir? Or will TayJay get revenge on them for the Love Bombs?

 

BREAKING NEWS for Full Gear!

Renee Paquette relays word from Tony Khan: The four semifinalist teams in the AEW Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament will meet in a Fatal 4 Way Tag match, and the winner of that match gets to add a stipulation of their choice onto their semifinal match! Who gets to raise the stakes as we continue on towards history?

 

Backstage interview with Mark Briscoe, Kyle Fletcher, and Don Callis.

Alicia Atout is with the Sussex County Chicken, The Protostar, and The Jackal, and thanks them for taking this time, and also accepting the No Physicality Agreement. Now, tensions are incredibly high with Full Gear right around the corner. But can they please explain why they agreed to such high stakes stipulations? Kyle says he agreed to No Disqualifications because he is supremely confident! He and Briscoe have wrestled five times now, and he has three of the wins. This Saturday, it’ll be four! Not only that, but when he wins, he will break the record for the most defenses in a single reign as TNT Champion!

But that’s not the only reason Kyle is happy to agree to this match. It is also because there will be a clear winner and a clear loser, no more excuses! Briscoe will thank them when he joins the Don Callis Family, and there will be no kicking and screaming about it. Kyle is very excited because he can’t wait to see how Briscoe thrives under a real family! Briscoe says, “Do NOT talk to me about family, son! Every time I step in the ring, I represent my family! Every time I step in the ring, I fight to feed my family! Hell, I fight alongside my family, my road family, The Conglomeration. Just last week in Blood & Guts, we went to war together! We bled together!

“So I have no intentions of leaving that behind. So when I agreed to the stipualtions for this match, I knew that failure is not an option. Saturday night, Full Gear, New Jersey, TNT title on the line, no disqualifications, I will NOT be leaving my family, I will NOT be letting my family down. Matter of fact, I’m gonna be making my family proud! And when I walk through that door-” OKADA & HECHICERO ATTACK! They beat down Briscoe right at the feat of Kyle, and then sit him up so Callis can tell him, “You’re gonna make your family proud? I’m gonna make your kids into orphans.”

Okada & Hechicero shove Briscoe down, and Kyle says, “Thank you for not agreeing to no physicality.” Okada says he’s glad he could help since he knows Takeshita couldn’t. The Rainmaker smiles as he says, “Protokada~!” Okada heads out, Hechi right behind him. Kyle looks unsure if he’s really looking forward to that, but will it not matter once he’s made it through the weekend as champion?

 

PAC speaks.

“Darby, Darby, Darby Allin… I have been doing a lot of soul-searching this week, and I believe I owe you a sincere apology. You see, leading up to Blood & Guts, I promised I would break your neck. In reality, that didn’t happen. I sent your charred corpse to the burn unit instead. Or maybe I did both? Fact of the matter is, nobody has seen or heard from you since, so who’s to say? And I get it, Darby. You’re probably intimidated. You’re certainly scared. At Blood & Guts, maybe I did take things a little too far. So Darby, the boy who never quits, if you still have that backbone, do me a favor and answer my question.

“And don’t worry, I am challenging you to legitimate competition. No nonsense. No weapons, no cattle prods, no tasers, no fire, just me and you. Because the truth is, when you are stripped of all your bells and whistles, there is no way on Planet Earth that someone like yourself can compete at the level of a legitimate athlete like me.” The Bastard has spoken, but can he be trusted? Can Darby still win a fight after being beaten and burned like he was?

 

Samoa Joe heads to ringside!

The Samoan Submission Specialist, the leader of The Opps, and the #1 contender to the AEW World Championship, is joining commentary so he can watch both this upcoming match, and the “slippery little piggy” that is Tony Schiavone. But will he like what he sees in the coming match? Or will he get pissed seeing some serious #CowboyS*it?

Hangman Page VS Katsuyori Shibata!

Wait, Hangman attacks Shibata outta nowhere! The fans fire up as Hangman HAMMERS away and Joe is furious! Joe says this is ridiculous, but Hangman THROWS Shibata into railing! And then into the timekeeper’s area! Joe shouts, “This is your champion?! This is championship conduct?!” But Bryan Danielson reminds Joe that he was told not to touch Hangman or he forfeits his title shot! Hangman takes off his leather jacket and CHOKES Shibata with it! The fans fire up but Hangman drags Shibata around. Hangman SMACKS Shibata off the desk, Joe coaches Shibata in Japanese and shouts at Hangman in English.

Hangman puts Shibata in the ring, but Shibata gets moving! BOOT! The bell rings and Joe laughs as Hangman falls to the floor! Shibata fetches Hangman, and whips him hard into barriers! Shibata then whips Hangman into more barriers! The fans are torn but Shibata whips Hangman into more barriers! Shibata then takes a chair, sits it up, and he brings Hangman over to CLUB him on the neck. Shibata makes Hangman take a seat and he throws more hands! Shibata then runs side to side, but Hangman ROCKS him first! Now Shibata takes a seat, but Hangman runs up and BOOTS him down! The fans fire up for more “COWBOY SH*T!”

Hangman puts the chair aside, puts Shibata in the ring, and then stomps him down. Hangman bumps Shibata off buckles, then stomps away in the corner. The ref counts, Hangman stops at 4, and the fans rally up. Hangman storms back up on Shibata, wrenches and whips, but Shibata BOOTS him! Shibata fires hands, CLUBS away on the bad neck, and Joe likes that. Shibata UPPERCUTS, fires a forearm, and repeat. Shibata headlocks, but Hangman hits a BACKBREAKER and LARIAT! Hangman glares at Shibata before he covers, TWO! Shibata is tougher than that, but Hangman still glares at Joe. Joe says come on down and he’ll fix that look!

Shibata CLOBBERS Hangman again! Joe laughs and says Hangman’s a moron. Shibata brings Hangman around to snap suplex to the floor! Hangman writhes, Joe applauds, and Shibata brings Hangman up again while AEW goes picture in picture.

Shibata snap suplexes Hangman to the floor again! The ref insists they get in the ring, but Shibata just refreshes the count. Shibata then snap suplexes Hangman again! Shibata leaves Hangman behind for the ring count to handle. Hangman slowly rises up, rolls in at 7, but Shibata stomps away! Shibata stops as the ref counts, and he snapmares Hangman so he can scrape his sole off Hangman’s face! Shibata soaks up the heat and Joe applauds. Shibata stands Hangman up, but Hangman fires forearms! Hangman runs, but into a BOOT! Shibata then GERMAN SUPLEXES! Shibata taunts Hangman while he’s down, then clamps onto a top wristlock.

Hangman endures, but Shibata STOMPS the arm! Hangman scrambles to ropes, Shibata stomps him at the ropes, but the ref has him back off. Hangman snarls and rises up while Shibata waits on him. Hangman storms up and CHOPS! Shibata CHOPS back! They CHOP back and forth, but then Hangman’s bad ribs hold him back. Shibata KNEES low, CLUBS away on the neck, and then fires Kawada Kicks! Shibata paces, Hangman pounds the mat in frustration, but Shibata CLUBS him on the back. Hangman stands to get face to face with Shibata, and Dynamite returns to single picture as Hangman CHOPS!

Shibata CHOPS, Hangman CHOPS, repeat! The fans “WOO~” with every CHOP, and Shibata gets the edge! Shibata whips, but Hangman reverses and scoops! FALL AWAY SLAM! The fans rally, Hangman feeds off the energy, and he kips up! The fans cheer, and Hangman LARIATS Shibata again and again! Hangman TOSSES Shibata out, goes to the corner, Triangle Jump LARIAT! The fans fire up and Hangman aims, PLANCHA! Down goes Shibata and Hangman glares at Joe again. Joe dares Hangman to do something, but Hangman puts Shibata in the ring. Hangman drags Shibata up to Alabama Lift, but his back won’t let him!

Shibata CLUBS Hangman on the back, CLUBS him again and again, then he ducks the lariat to STO! Shibata sits Hangman up to PENALTY- NO! Hangman blocks the kick! Hangman rises, Alabama Lifts, but Shibata slips free! SLEEPER, but Hangman snapmares free! LARIAT int he corner! Hangman runs but Shibata follows, BOOT in the corner! Joe laughs again and Shibata opens Hangman up! Shibata UPPERCUTS Hangman, and he wants to use what he learned from Dustin Rhodes! Shibata runs up, but then jumps, and he KICKS the leg! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Hangman flops out of the corner.

Shibata stomps a mudhole, argues with the ref, and Shibata even sneaks some mule kicks on Hangman at the same time! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Shibata “apologizes” and runs corner to corner. Shibata comes back, but Hangman skins the cat to avoid the dropkick! Then he slingshots, but Shibata dodges the Buckshot! Shibata waistlocks, and he powers through to GERMAN SUPLEX Hangman! But Hangman’s right up! Hangman takes a swing, Shibata ducks it, and he shoves Hangman at the ref! The ref gets away to the corner, and Shibata LOW BLOWS Hangman! The fans boo and Shibata FLIPS Hangman into an ARMBAR!

Hangman endures, reaches out, and the fans boo! Shibata puts the pressure on, but Hangman fights around! ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Joe is frustrated, but Shibata drags Hangman by his leg. Hangman BOOTS Shibata, then he waistlocks, but Shibata drop toeholds into the KNEEBAR, then ANKLE LOCK! Hangman flails, reaches out, and the fans rally as he fights forward! ROPEBREAK! Shibata holds on, but then the boot comes off!? Hangman LARIATS Shibata down! The fans fire up as Hangman puts the boot back on, and he aims from the apron! Slingshot, BUCKSHOT!! Cover, Hangman wins!

Winner: Hangman Page, by pinfall

Joe is furious that Hangman survived another fight with The Opps! Shibata tries to get up again, and Hangman LOW BLOWS him back down! Hangman beat Hobbs, he just beat Shibata, but will he complete the hattrick with Joe this Saturday? Or will Joe have his revenge for WrestleDream?

 

As Dynamite gives way to Collision…

Hangman stands over Shibata and he glares at Joe. Hangman grabs a mic so he can say, “Joe, I want you to look around you. Look around you! Although you may be surrounded by thousands of crazy ass fans tonight, and though you may be at the commentary desk with the rest of commentary, all but a poncho on your head, Joe… You, Joe, you are now alone. And when you walk into a steel cage with me at Full Gear, I want you to remember this. I want you to remember that you don’t have Will Hobbs, because I sent him to a hospital. I want you to remember that you don’t have Shibata, because I just sent him to a d*ck surgeon.

“Most importantly, Joe, I want you going into Full Gear to remember what I did the last time I was locked inside of a steel cage with another man. Because if I have to do it Saturday, I swear to God I will do it again.” The fans cheer that! The Cowboy is ready to go in guns blazing, but will he be number one with a bullet? Or will he go down in a blaze of glory?

 

FTR speaks.

Stokely Hathaway is with Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood as he says, “Eleven years ago, FTR was formed. And nine years ago, they had a classic that was talked about for days, for weeks, for months! So Brodido, I have a question for you: Do you think anything that you’ve done will be remembered in nine years? I don’t think so!” Cash says, “So, Brody, Bandido, I want you guys to relax tonight. I want you guys to enjoy tonight. There’s no games, we’re not gonna lock you in any rooms. Your grand-mami is safe, Dick ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat is safe, you guys enjoy tonight. Because Saturday at Full Gear, we are gonna take those belts from you.

“You might be the feel-good story of the year, but on Saturday, we close the book.” Dax adds, “Nine years ago, we did have a classic tag team match. But since then, we’ve had six, seven, eighty other matches, considered the greatest tag match of all time. We’ve also been TEN-TIME world tag team champions across seven different promotions. So why is Saturday night so important, huh? Why is Full Gear so important? This reign, this match, is what we hang our hat on. This is what we live our legacy by. This is what we build our foundation of one era of tag team wrestling, and professional wrestling. Unfortunately, Brodido, you’re the ones in the way.

“Saturday, Full Gear, three-time AEW World Tag Team Champions. And we will go down as the absolute best tag team of all time. Bandido, have your abuela come say hello. Top Guys, out.” FTR has said their piece, but will they have what they want after Full Gear? Or will their legacy end up a cornerstone for Brodido’s own?

 

AEW Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round: TayJay VS Megan Bayne & Marina Shafir!

Tony Khan added a little something extra to this match, because now the winners here go on to Full Gear for that very special Fatal 4 Way Tag! Will the Brazilian Blackbelt Beauty & The Queenslayer make themselves the stars of the show? Or will The Megasus & The Problem violently assert their dominance?

The teams sort out and Tay starts against Marina. Tay gets right in Marina’s face and the fans rally up. They talks some trash, then Tay SAYANAGIS! Marina gets up to SAYANAGI back! Tay SAYANAGIS again! Marina SAYANAGIS again! Taya SLAPS Marina then fires a forearm, but Marina just grins and eggs her on. Tay fires forearm after forearm, but Marina SWEEPS the legs! Marina talks trash, whips Tay to the corner, but Tay reverses to ROCK Marina! Tay ROCKS Marina again, tags Anna, and TayJay reels Marina in for a DOUBLE SNAP SUPLEX! Megan storms in, TayJay dodges and they DOUBLE THRUST KICK!

Megan tumbles out of the ring, regroups with Marina, but TayJay pursues! Anna CLUBS Megan, Tay is after Marina, and the brawl is on! The fans rally but Megan & Marina turn things around on TayJay. Megan sends Anna into steel steps, Marina scoops, but Tay slips free! Tay RAMS Marina into the apron! Megan runs up on Anna, but Anna dodges to send Megan into the steel! The fans fire up for TayJay, and they climb up onto the barrier! They steady themselves, then they DOUBLE CROSSBODY! Down go Megan & Marina, and the fans fire up with TayJay again! The ref wants this in the ring, TayJay puts Marina in, and Marina goes to a corner.

Tay tags back in, then she runs up on Marina. Marina BOOTS Tay down, but Anna runs up to LEG- NO! Marina blocks the leg lariat to make it a SPINEBUSTER! Tag to Megan, she runs up and DOUBLE LARIATS TayJay after all! The fans are torn as Megan stands tall, then she tags Marina as AEW goes picture in picture.

Megan drags Anna up to put her on the ropes, Marina does the same with Tay, and then Marina steps outside. Megan gives Anna BEATS OF THE WAR DRUM while Marina KICKS Tay! They hit TayJay in rhythm again and again and again, all the way to TEN! TayJay flops down, Megan TOSSES Anna out, and Marina drags Tay up. FACELOCK GUILLOTINE! Tay endures and fights around while Marina squeezes tight. Marina then KNEES Tay down, and she kicks her to the ropes again. Marina CHOPS Tay and Tay sputters along the way. Marina kicks and stomps Tay again, but the ref counts. Marina backs off, Tay sputters, and Tay goes to a corner.

Marina fires body shots and forearms on Tay, then brings her around. Marina hits a SAYANAGI, then has the leg! Tay kicks and kicks and kicks free, but Marina rushes up! Tay dodges, hot tag to Anna! Anna wrenches and HOOK KICKS! Anna runs, but Marina KICKS her down! Marina drags Anna over, tags Megan, and Marina CHOPS Anna in the corner! Marina whips Megan in, and Megan SPLASHES Anna! Then Megan sends Marina in and she KNEES Anna low! Feed to Megan for a scoop and SLAM! Cover, TWO! Megan is annoyed but she clamps onto Anna with a chinlock. Anna endures as Megan squeeze tight.

Anna fights up, fires body shots, but Megan CLUBS her down! Megan huffs ‘n’ puffs and drags Anna back up to whip her to a corner hard! Megan then runs corner to corner as Collision returns to single picture, only for Anna to BOOT her away! Anna goes up and BLOCKBUSTERS! The fans fire up as Anna hot tags Tay! Tay KNEES Megan, BLASTS Marina, and then stomps away on Megan in the corner! Marina runs up, Tay dodges, GERMAN SUPLEX! Marina tumbles to the corner, Tay tags Anna, and they get Megan for a waistlock! SUPERKICK and GERMAN SUPLEX! TayJay has targets in the corners, and they both run, BOOT for Marina and LEG LARIAT for Megan!

TayJay then trade, LEG LARIAT for Marina and BOOT for Megan! Then they trade again, and another BOOT and LEG LARIAT! Then they reel Megan & Marina in, but Megan & Marina fight the suplexes! TayJay fights back, and they manage the STEREO DDTS! The fans fire up as TayJay then bring Megan & Marina around, STEREO GUILLOTINES! But Megan & Marina power up to STEREO SUPLEXES in return! The fans rally but Megan & Marina double wrench Anna for a DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TAY BREAKS IT! The fans rally, Marina runs up, but Tay TOSSES her out! Tay cusses Marina out, then ELBOWS Megan!

Anna clinches Megan, FLATLINER! Tay runs and KNEES Megan down! Anna gets moving, NECK SNAPPER! Cover, TWO!! Megan survives the onslaught but TayJay stays focused! Anna has the Gory Especial, but Megan BOOTS Tay away! Megan powers out of the hold, LARIATS Tay, but Anna has the QUEENSLAYER!! Anna is a backpack and Megan is fading! But Megan RAMS Anna into the corner! Marina tags in, and she CLAWS Anna’s back! Marina then FULL NELSONS, spins Anna around, and hits a snap takedown! Marina floats, into MOTHER’S MILK!! Anna is OUT, Marina & Megan win!!

Winners: Megan Bayne & Marina Shafir, by submission (advance to the next round)

The OG Women’s Tag Team of AEW put up a fight, but they could not win the fight against such forces of nature! Megan & Marina not only advance to the semifinals, they now join that high stakes Fatal 4 Way at Full Gear! But then Toni & Mina are on the tron! “Ladies, ladies, ladies… Well isn’t this our lucky bloody night? We pitched our show to God, and he bought the entire bloody box set! The season premiere is this Saturday at Full Gear, and we won’t be leaving that ring until we’re wearing your skulls as a pearl necklace! And then, we pick the stipulation for our semifinal contest! And it could be anything!

“It could be… a chicken coop match! It could be apartment wrestling! It could be…” Mina steps in and says, “A Taipei death match!” Toni says that’s a good one! But she promises us all this: Jon Moxley, when you see what they do to your little women, you will PISS YOURSELF with blood!! Kiss, kiss, SHOVE IT! The Love Bombs are ready, but so are Megan & Marina, and surely the same goes for The Babes of Wrath and Sisters of Sin! Who will win the right to decide the fate of their opponents?

 

Kris Statlander speaks.

“Focus. Ferociously incapable of maintaining this status for the long run. Focus. Onto the next thing always, never admiring what you already have. Focus. Carelessness will be your reckoning. Focus. Usually on top of your game, but blindsided by my every move. Focus. Stop looking elsewhere. Focus, focus, focus… on me.” The Galaxy’s Greatest AEW Women’s World Champion is locked in on The CEO, will she derail the Money Train once and for all?

 

The Bang Bang Gang speaks.

Austin Gunn & Juice Robinson are backstage, and Austin says, “This Saturday at the Tailgate Brawl, November 22nd, what better way to start off an AEW PPV than with the Bang Bang Gang? And we’ll be standing across the ring from…” Juice says, “200,000 dollars!” Yes, but no, they’re going up against- $200,000! Um, yes, but- TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLL HAIRS! Alright, alright, we got it. They’re filling up their tax-deferred 401Ks, and they won’t stop there. They’ll have way more money than those little babies can fit. Also, they’re gonna do a taxable brokerage account, Austin will get a pension, they’re gonna be pigs in s*it they’re so happy, because they’ll be rich!

And if you’re not down with that, they’ve got 200 THOUSAND DOLLARS! And also, Gunns Up! The Collision Cowboys have their eyes on the prize, but will they ride off into the sunset with all that dinero? Or will another team take the win and the cash right out from under them?

 

Championship Double Jeopardy: Kazuchika Okada VS Mascara Dorada!

The Rainmaker is AEW Unified Champion, The King of the Ropes is one-third of the CMLL World Trios Champions, so that means each man could win a golden ticket off the other! Will Okada soon be bringing a couple of his amigos to Arena Mexico? Or will Dorada have even more gold in his future?

The bell rings and the fans rally for “LUCHA! LUCHA!” while Schiavone grumbles that Callis is back on commentary. Dorada and Okada circle, feel things out, and they tie up. They’re in a deadlock, but Okada’s height is his leverage for pushing Dorada back. The ref counts, Okada pats Dorada on the shoulder, and Okada even applauds. The fans do applaud him playing fair, and the two circle again. Okada and Dorada feel things out, tie up again, and they’re in another deadlock. Okada again pushes Dorada back, but Dorada turns things around. Dorada pats Okada on the shoulder, but Okada kicks low!

The fans boo as Okada CLUBS Dorada down, then CLUBS him again. Okada stands Dorada up to whip, but Dorada reverses and blows past Okada. Okada hurdles, Dorada FLIPS over, and then Dorada rolls back! Okada stops the rana and flips Dorada, but Dorada handsprings! Okada dodges, Dorada blocks the haymaker to CHOP! Dorada knuckle locks, goes up, up, steadies himself, and then bounces around to arm-drag! The fans fire up as Dorada kips up and Okada bails out! Callis admits, Dorada is a great athlete. Dorada builds speed, Okada hurries away, but Dorada handsprings again! The fans cheer while Okada frowns.

Dorada eggs Okada on, Okada takes his time, and Okada rolls in just to refresh the count. Okada paces around the outside while he catches his breath, but Dorada wants after him. Okada rolls in, but then rolls back out, and Dorada is annoyed. Okada grins as he continues to troll Dorada, and the fans chant, “B*TCH! B*TCH! B*TCH!” Dorada agrees, but Okada says he no b*tch! Okada rolls in, but then rolls back out, and he just grins again. The fans boo, but now Dorada builds speed! Okada steps aside as Dorada slides out, and Okada KNEES Dorada low! Okada RAMS Dorada into the barriers, eggs on the fans, and then grins as he brings Dorada up.

Okada RAMS Dorada into the barriers again, rolls into the ring, and he claps? The fans rally up, Okada builds speed, but Dorada springboards in! FLYING ARM-DRAG! Okada tumbles out and the fans fire up! Dorada builds speed to DIVE! Down goes Okada at the ramp and the fans fire up again! Dorada then brings Okada up, puts Okada in, and the fans rally again. Dorada climbs up the corner, and he leaps, but Okada gets under! Dorada rolls, comes back, but is put up top! Okada DROPKICKS Dorada to the floor! Okada smirks again as Collision goes picture in picture.

Okada takes his time sliding out after Dorada, and he drags Dorada up to SMACK him off the steps! Dorada slumps down but Okada brings him around to put back in the ring. Okada steps in and drags Dorada up again. DDT! Cover, TWO! Dorada is tougher than that but Okada stays on him. Okada bumps Dorada off buckles, Dorada slumps down in the corner, but Okada drags him back up. Okada ELBOWS Dorada, then backs off as Collision returns to single picture. Okada whips Dorada corner to corner, runs up, but Dorada puts him on the apron! Okada blocks a shot to ROCK Dorada, runs Dorada side to side, but Dorada blocks the buckle bump!

Dorada GAMANGIRIS Okada down, and the fans fire up as Dorada goes up, up, and- OH, he slips a bit! Dorada still manages an APRON DDT, but that was a rough go for Dorada, too. Okada rolls into the ring, Dorada hobbles into the ring, and Dorada KICKS Okada! Dorada runs, wheelbarrows, but Okada turns things around! Dorada still MONKEY FLIPS Okada away! Dorada builds speed again, but Okada pops him up! Dorada lands safe on the ropes, Okada tries to find him back there, but Dorada jumps up to RANA again! Okada tumbles out and the fans fire up! Dorada builds speed once more, and he TORNILLOS Okada down!

The fans fire up and Dorada revels in the energy! Dorada then hurries after Okada, whips him into the barriers, then runs up! FLYING CUTTER on the barrier! The fans fire up as Dorada just keeps going, and he FLYING RANAS Okada back to ringside! The fans fire up again and Dorada brings Okada up. Dorada puts Okada in the ring, the fans rally, and Dorada goes up the corner. Dorada aims, and he 450 FLOPS as Okada dodges! Dorada flounders, manages to stand, and he runs back up, only for Okada to pop him up! REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Okada smirks like a shark with blood in the water. Okada scoop SLAMS Dorada, then goes up the corner!

The fans rally as Okada’s standard formula leads to the MACHO ELBOW! The fans boo, but Okada winds up the Rainmaker MIDDLE FINGER! Okada grins, and he drags Dorada up again to ripcord and- NO, Dorada fires elbows! But Okada backslides, wristlocks, but Dorada ducks the lariat! Only for the DROPKICK to hit! Okada then ripcords, RAIN- NO, Dorada rolls and sunset flips! TWO!! Okada escapes, Dorada goes to a corner, and Okada runs up. Okada leaps, but Dorada puts him on the top rope! Dorada GAMANGIRIS! Dorada then reels Okada into an Electric Chair! ICONOCLASM NECKBREAKER!? The fans fire up as Dorada now goes up!

Dorada aims, and 450 SPLASH!! Direct hit this time and Dorada has the cover, TWO!! Okada survives and Dorada is shocked! The fans rally up as Dorada puts Okada back up top. Dorada CHOPS, then he climbs up after Okada. But Okada fires hands! Dorada dangles from the ropes, makes it to the apron, and he ROCKS Okada again! Dorada goes up, the fans fire up, and Dorada SUPER DUPER RAN- POWERBOMB!!! Okada turns things around in the blink of an eye, and then he ripcords! RAIN- CRADLE!?! TWO!!! Okada then DROPKICKS Okada again!! Okada grins as he now hits RAGING FIRE?!? And then RAINMAKER!!! Cover, Okada wins!!

Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall (earns a CMLL World Trios Championship opportunity)

Don Callis immediately gets the mic to say, “Ladies and gentlemeeeeeeeeen~! What a great win for the Don Callis Family by Okada! And based on this win, the Don Callis Family will challenge Sky Team for the CMLL Trios Championships! And we will do it this Saturday at the Tailgate Brawl, baby! And it gets better, because this will be a literal all-star team of the Don Callis Family! Starting with The Rainmakeeer, as well as HE-CHI-CEROOOOOOO~! And… Last but not least, I’ve just been informed, making his triumphant return from the country of Japan, the IWGP Heavyweight Champion, the Alpha, Konosukeee Takeshitaaaaa~!”

Callis vows that Okada, Hechi & Takeshita WILL win this Saturday at Tailgate Brawl, and take it to the bank! Okada has mixed feelings about this, but can he and Takeshita put their feelings aside long enough to take those titles off Dorada, Neon y Mistico?

 

Backstage interview with Skye Blue & Julia Hart.

Renee is now with the Sisters of Sin and brings up how they meet The Babes of Wrath in the tag tournament semifinals, but must first be part of the Full Gear Fatal 4 Way. Skye says, “Your first sin was wrath, but that’s obvious.” Julia says, “Violent anger for one’s revenge.” Skye says, “Your second sin is pride.” Julia says, “Excessive love for one’s excellence.” Skye says she smiled in blood because nothing you can do will work. And Julia says their painless path will lead them to gold. The third sin is them.

Thekla steps in and says, “And if you think Blood & Guts was bad… Wait until you see what sick, twisted sh*t we’re gonna come up with when they win at Full Gear! You don’t know how toxic we can get!” The Triangle of Madness is ready for anything, but will they drag everyone else down into the darkness with them?

 

Kris Statlander is here!

The Galaxy’s Greatest just talked about her singular focus on The CEO, and she’s proving it by being live and in person to watch this main event. Will Mone be able to focus on her growing collection when the prize she really wants will be ringside? Or is the Money Train about to be derailed with an L?

Undisputed ROH Women’s World Television Championship: Red Velvet VS Mercedes Mone!

Collision returns as Boston’s own makes her entrance, accompanied by many muscular men to carry the ten other belts she can’t wear on her person. The Chef then follows, finally making her return to action after being out with injury. Tensions are high already, but the ref gets them to back down. The introductions are made by ROH’s Bobby Cruise, both titles are raised, and we see who stirs it up!

The bell rings, no Code of Honor between these two. They tie up, Mone rolls Velvet up, TONE! Mone tries again, ONE! Mone says that’s right! But Velvet shoves her! Mone shoves back, Velvet runs up but Mone dodges. Velvet wheelbarrows to victory roll, TWO! Mone scrambles up, Velvet tries again, but Mone denies the wheelbarrow to whip. Velvet ducks ‘n’ dodges, comes right back, clinches, and arm-drags! Mone runs up, she arm-drags! They DOUBLE DORPKICK and then kip up! The fans cheer, Velvet pie faces Mone, but Mone says okay. They reset and tie up, then Velvet wrenches to wristlock.

Mone THROWS Velvet down by her hair, then does her CEO dance! The fans are torn, things speed up, but Velvet drops down to CALF KICK! The fans are torn as Velvet stirs it up, then she storms up on Mone. Velvet fires body shots, then she stomps Mone down! Velvet does the splits as she digs her boot in, and she stops as the ref counts 4. Mone is on the ropes, Velvet runs up, but Mone dodges! Velvet tumbles onto the apron and Mone WRECKS her with a dropkick! The fans cheer on “C E O! C E O!” Mone goes to the apron and she METEORAS Velvet to the floor! The fans cheer, Mone swaggers past Kris, and she holds up both ROH titles to rub it in.

Kris says yes, she can show those off all she wants, but Mone won’t get the AEW Women’s World title. Velvet then UP KCIKS Mone! Velvet fires off forearms, Mone tackles Velvet, the scrap in on! Mone THROWS Velvet into Kris! The fans are torn, Kris is pissed, but Mone puts Velvet in the ring. Kris storms up to the apron, Mone shouts for the ref, and the ref stops Kris. But then Velvet picks up one of those ROH belts, throws it to Mone, and plays possum! She’s pulling an Eddie! The fans are torn, but Mone has to defend her innocence to the ref! But then Velvet rolls Mone up! TWO! ROUNDHOUSE! Mone falls over, Velvet covers, TWO!!

The fans rally as Mone survives, but Velvet seethes as Collision goes picture in picture.

Velvet drags Mone up, bumps her off buckles, and then climbs up to rain down fists! Velvet gets to seven before Mone slips out and SUPERKICKS the legs out! Velvet ends up in the Tree of Woe, and Mone STOMPS her down! Mone drags Velvet o a cover, TWO! Velvet stays in this and now Mone seethes. Mone paces, Velvet throws a body shot from below, but Mone drags Velvet up to hit a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Velvet stays in this and goes to the ropes. Mone CHOKES Velvet, then steps out to the apron in one go. Mone KNEES Velvet, bumps her off buckles, then steps back in for a roll-up. TWO and now Mone is frustrated.

Mone stands Velvet up but Velvet fires body shots! Velvet whips, Mone reverses, and Mone TOSSES Velvet out to the floor! Mone flips Kris off and smiles, but Kris just gives it back. The ring count climbs as Velvet sputters, but she rolls in at 9! Mone just TOSSES Velvet out the other side! Mone swaggers, mocks Kris while she does, but Velvet is back! Velvet RAMS Mone low, ROCKS her, RAMS her again, then rolls her up, TWO! Mone snarls as she gets Velvet up, snap suplex! Cover, TWO, but into a chinlock! Mone grinds Velvet down, leans on the hold, and shifts the angle for a JUST FACELOCK! Velvet endures and fights around.

Mone digs her knee into Velvet, talks trash to Kris, and Collision returns to single picture once more. Velvet fights her way up, Kris taunts Mone with the world title, but Mone spins Velvet, BIG back- CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Velvet ducks ‘n’ dodges and she LARIATS! Wheelbarrow and BULLDOG! Velvet fires up, the fans are torn, and Velvet has Mone on the ropes. DOUBLE KENES to the back! Velvet then YANKS the ropes to snap Mone back, cover, TWO! The fans fire up as Velvet winds up, but Mone catches the heater into a STATEMENT MAKER!! Velvet endures, fights around, and she fights around!

The fans rally, Mone kicks off the ropes and rolls, but Velvet pops free! LA MAGISTROL! TWO, Velvet goes for an armbar but Mone clasps hands! Velvet stands up to then step on the arm! REVERSE ARM SCISSORS! Mone flails, reaches out, and the fans rally as she fights free! Roll to a cover, TWO!! Velvet lets go in time, Mone goes to ropes, and they both storm up. Velvet bobs ‘n’ weaves as Mone throws wild hands, and she KICKS Mone’s leg out! HEEL- NO, Mone blocks the kick to KNEE Velvet! Velvet staggers back and Boston fires up with Mone! Mone runs corner to corner, but Velvet dodges! Mone is stuck in the corner, Velvet METEORAS her!

Velvet then GERMAN SUPLEXES Mone, and winds up for the HEEL KICK!! Cover, TWO!! Mone survives and Velvet drags her up. The fans cheer on “Women’s Wrestling!” as Mone shoves Velvet away. Velvet tilt-o-whirls for an IRON OCTOPUS! Mone endures, the fans rally as she fades, and Mone powers up to gut wrench! CIPHER UTAKI! Cover, TWO!! Velvet survives, if just barely! Mone is frustrated, Kris is laser focused, and Mone hauls Velvet up. Mone brings Velvet around to KNEE her low! Mone goes up, but Velvet fires hands! Velvet climbs up after Mone, ROCKS her again, and wheelbarrows for a SUPER VICTORY ROLL!! Cover, TWO!!!

Mone survives, Velvet roars, and Kris admires how much this title means to Velvet while this is just a trinket to Mone. Velvet drags Mone up, but Mone fires elbows! “This is Awesome!” as Mone powers up and out of the dragon sleeper to gut wrench again! CIPHER- RANA!! Velvet sends Mone to a corner, then storms up to put her back up top! Velvet ROCKS Mone, climbs again, and CLUBS away! But Mone fires body shots in return! Mone scoops and SUPER CIPHER UTAKI!!! Cover, MONE WINS!!

Winner: Mercedes Mone, by pinfall (UNDISPUTED ROH Women’s World Television Champion)

Despite what Kris was saying, The CEO managed to lock in and lock down this ROH title in her collection! Mone rubs it in by standing on the desk, but Kris just holds up the AEW Women’s World Championship. But then Mone THROWS the belts at Kris and METEORAS to the floor! Mone rains down fists on Kris, the ref reprimands, but she puts the STATEMENT MAKER on Kris!! Kris flails and claws at the hold but Mone vows that the world title will be hers! Mone SHOVES Kris down, then picks up all the belts! Will nothing stop #UltiMone from adding to her treasury? Or will Mone catch the Staturday Night Fever?

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My Thoughts:

A great three hour show for AEW, especially as a go-home. With that, they really threw some last minute things onto the show. While Moxley & Claudio VS Cassidy & Roddy was a really good match, it was just a vehicle to get us Moxley VS O’Reilly: No Holds Barred. That will be an awesome match, but I can already feel Yuta and Garcia and maybe even Claudio getting involved to make sure Moxley doesn’t lose another match. Though at the same time, Conglomeration could counter, but then that really defeats the purpose of Moxley and Kyle going 1v1, and we’ve also already seen Blood & Guts, we don’t need another faction fight.

Then Tony Khan just throws stuff on top of the Women’s Tag tournament as if it needs spicing up. A Fatal 4 Way to then add a stipulation to just one of the semifinal matches? And even then, they didn’t properly explain if this was Four Corners Survival or Tornado Tag because Renee said one while Excalibur said the other. To be honest, I’d prefer Tornado, it just makes more sense given the tensions between the teams. As for the tournament itself, Toni & Mina were of course winning their match, and despite all the hard work TayJay has put in over the years, it was natural Megan & Marina were winning there. Good promos from Babes of Wrath and Sisters of Sin, as well as the Love Bombs in response to Megan & Marina winning, these matches will still be a lot of fun.

Kazuchika Okada VS Mascara Dorada was awesome stuff, at least up until that major apron DDT botch. That might’ve shook both guys a bit, but they managed to finish it up. Though, then there was the rana bomb botch, but Dorada was surprisingly okay. Okada getting the win made sense, and this is a clever way for them to bring back the Okada-Takeshita dysfunction. I would think then that Hechicero takes the loss for The Don Callis Family, El Sky Team retains, and we build up more tension so that the Continental Classic could be where it all comes to a head. Okada’s the “greatest tournament wrestler” ever, but Takeshita just won this past G1 Climax, their feud could also have the underline of proving who is truly the best round robin wrestler ever.

Speaking of the Family, very good promo from Fletcher and Briscoe, and a clever loophole around the “No Physicality Agreement” by having teammates do the attack for Fletcher. But this just makes it very clear that Briscoe is winning the TNT Championship, thereby tying the series at 3-3 and perhaps compelling “game seven” for Worlds End or something like that. Not the worst idea, rivalries are always good to have in pro-wrestling. But no matter who wins out in the end, those two then need to go their separate ways for like half a year so we can have them each face other people.

I said it last week, I’ll say it again, The Bucks are definitely NOT joining the Don Callis Family and are going to help Kenny Omega on Saturday. They won their Six Man Tag tonight, but there was the tense moments and dysfunction before. Then with The Bucks not going through with initiation, they clearly don’t want to hurt Omega anymore, even if it’s for a million dollars. The Elite can reunite with Kenny Omega as the center, though hopefully Jack Perry doesn’t take offense. Either way, The Elite can then feud with The Don Callis Family for the next stretch and that should be fun.

Pac had a very good promo calling out Darby, and surely their match happens, can’t wait to see how it goes. Very good promo from Bang Bang Gang, but Juice being so confident they’re winning surely means they aren’t winning. As I said on Saturday, it’d be great if Not Acclaimed won so that they both see the literal monetary value of them sticking together. Very good promos from Brodido and FTR, but I still think FTR wins out. As great as Brodido is, as popular as they are, FTR making history has to clearly be the endgame of this, or else it would’ve been some other team facing Brodido at Full Gear.

Hangman VS Shibata was great stuff, though I can’t be sure if it really needed to bleed into Collision. Hangman still gave a good promo to warn Joe, but now I wonder if Hangman defies go-home math and still wins at Full Gear. I’m still wondering if Hook has a part to play, as well. Hook could show up as if he’s gonna mess Joe over, only to stick it to Hangman and be back with The Opps. I mean, the turned The Opps when everyone still really liked them, so why not turn Hook while he’s still fairly popular with the fans? Just not sure we need Hangman feuding with yet another faction of tough guys who cheat…

Great stuff with the Casino Gauntlet entry matches, though I’m not sure Ricochet needed to talk as much as he did. And the thing that hurt Shelton VS Bailey was the clear miscommunication on the finish. Either Paul Turner forgot which superkick was supposed to end it, or Bailey was legit dazed by the first superkick because that thing came in hot. Either way, clever stuff having both Hurt Syndicate members start. They either pal around for a couple minutes or they do a friendly bit of grappling before someone else shows up. I still don’t see Hurt Syndicate winning the National Championship, but both Lashley & Shelton being there to start is a great obstacle for everyone else to overcome in order to win.

Great vignette promo from Kris, though she could’ve done better on commentary. She just kinda repeated herself from this vignette, and then just repeated herself again. But Mone VS Velvet was a great match, though maybe a little rocky at the start. To be fair, this was Velvet’s first match back, and she and Mone haven’t done much together, so it’d take anyone a minute to get back into the groove. And in the end, I appreciate that Mone gets a definitive win rather than surviving, and that SUPER Cipher Utaki is wild. Mone then doubles down by beating up Kris, meaning the go-home math heavily favors Kris retaining the women’s world title, as she should.

My Score: 9/10