Will the winds of change blow through the Windy City?

AEW reaches World’s End, and Samoa Joe, Hangman Page, Swerve Strickland and MJF all fight for the AEW World Championship in a Fatal 4 Way!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Zero Hour – Julia Hart & Skye Blue VS Maya World & Hyan; Julia & Skye win.
• Zero Hour – Eddie Kingston VS Zack Gibson w/ James Drake; Eddie wins.
• Zero Hour – Rocky Romero & Mark Davis VS Mascara Dorada & Bandido; Dorada & Bandido win.
• Zero Hour – 8 Man Tag: #JetSpeed & Jurassic Express VS Josh Alexander & The Demand; JetSpeed & Jurassic Express win.
• Continental Classic Semifinals: Kazuchika Okada VS Konosuke Takeshita; Okada wins and advances to the finals.
• Continental Classic Semifinals: Kyle Fletcher VS Jon Moxley; Moxley wins and advances to the finals.
• AEW World Tag Team Championship Chicago Street Fight: FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway VS Bang Bang Gang; FTR wins and retains the titles.
• AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships: The Babes of Wrath VS Mercedes Mone & Athena; The Babes of Wrath win and retain the titles.
• Darby Allin VS Gabe Kidd; Darby wins.
• Mixed Nuts Mayhem: The Death Riders VS Toni Storm & The Conglomeration; Toni & The Conglomeration win.
• AEW Women’s World Championship: Kris Statlander VS Jamie Hayter; Kris wins and retains the title.
• Continental Classic Finals: Kazuchika Okada VS Jon Moxley; Moxley wins and is the AEW Continental Champion.
• AEW World Championship Fatal 4 Way: Samoa Joe VS Hangman Page VS Swerve Strickland VS MJF; MJF wins and becomes the new AEW World Champion.

PLAY BY PLAY

It’s the Worlds End Zero Hour!

Join Renee Paquette, RJ City, Jeff Jarrett and Lexy Nair on the final AEW PPV of 2025!

After Eddie Kingston VS Zack Gibson…

The Grizzled Young Veterans mug Eddie for no more reason than they’re sore losers! But as Gibson CHOKES The Mad King with a scarf, ORTIZ is back! He and the mad ball run off GYV! The fans fire up, but GYV promise Ortiz that he’s a dead man! Well then will this dead man walking help Eddie humble Liverpool’s Number One & Mr. Mayhem in the New Year?

The winds that envelop Chicago on this day…

… are the winds of change! Everyone reaches their breaking point. Long struggles will take a violent turn. Everything has its finality. Each gust created from great force, pushing everything and everyone to the brink. This is our World’s End!

Continental Classic Semifinals: Kazuchika Okada VS Konosuke Takeshita!

This “sibling rivalry” within the Don Callis Family has been simmering for months now, and it finally boils over to open the last AEW PPV of 2025! The Rainmaker not only wants to stay Continental Champion, but he wants to prove he is THE greatest tournament wrestler of this or any other generation! Will Okada solidify that legacy when he makes it rain in the Windy City? Or will the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion prove he is and always has been The Alpha?

Don Callis of course joins commentary, the only way he is allowed out here under Continental Rules. And despite everything we’ve seen, he still thinks things will be just fine in the Family so long as the Family brings the Continental title home. The bell rings and the fans already lose their minds seeing this dream match happen! Chicago cheers “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this possible! Okada and Konosuke circle, feel things out, but then Okada offers a handshake? The fans don’t trust that, and Konosuke slaps the hand away! The fans cheer, and the two tie up. Konosuke waistlocks, but Okada wrenches through to wristlock.

Konosuke wrenches, slips through, and wristlocks back. Okada rolls, wrenches, hammerlocks, and the fans tell off Callis just because. Konosuke clinches, he puts Okada on the ropes, and he backs off slowly. The ref says clean break, so Konosuke respects that. The two reset again, the two tie up, and Konosuke wrenches the arm to a hammerlock. Okada trips Konosuke, shifts to a toehold, and he drops into a HEEL HOOK! Konosuke fights with his own toehold, but Okada rolls things, then floats to a headlock. Both men stand, Konosuke powers Okada back to the ropes, and the ref counts. Okada turns things around, and he backs off slowly.

Okada pats Konosuke on the shoulders, then kicks low! The fans boo but Okada headlocks. Konosuke powers up and out, Okada RAMS Konosuke, but Konosuke just shakes his head. Konosuke runs, RAMS Okada, but Okada brushes that off. Okada kicks low, things speed up, and Konosuke hurdles. Okada ripcords! Konosuke dodges, but Okada dodges the knee! And the lariat! Okada UPPERCUTS, but Konosuke BOOTS him! Konosuke whips, Okada reverses, but the TAKESHITA LINE hits! The fans fire up again and Konosuke brings Okada around. Konosuke clinches, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS, then shifts into a GROUND OCTOPUS!

Okada endures, Konosuke pulls on the arm, but Okada reaches out for a ROPEBREAK! Konosuke lets go, Okada bails out, and the fans rally. Konosuke goes out, but Okada kicks low! Okada whips, Konosuke reverses, and Okada hits barriers! The fans fire up and Konosuke runs in, but Okada drop toeholds Konosuke onto the chair! The fans are torn as Konosuke checks his face. Okada kicks low to DDT to the floor! The ring count climbs, the fans rally up, and Okada refreshes the count at 5 of 10. Okada drags Konosuke up and RAMS him into barriers! The fans are torn while Konosuke slumps down. Okada returns, brings Konosuke up, and puts him in the ring.

Okada takes his time stalking Konosuke, then stands him up for a turn. NECKBREAKER! Okada has a cocky cover, ONE! The fans cheer as Konosuke rises up with a scowl. Konosuke fires a forearm! And another! Okada eggs him on, so Konosuke fires another! Okada kicks low and DDTS again! Okada pushes Konosuke to the cover, TWO! The fans rally, Okada brings Konosuke up, and he bumps Konosuke off buckles. Okada ELBOWS Konosuke in the corner, ELBOWS him again, then ELBOWS again! The ref reprimands, but Okada wrenches and whips corner to corner. Okada runs in and ELBOWS Konosuke, then he kicks again!

But Konosuke suplexes! The fans fire up as Konosuke brings Okada up to BRAINBUSTER! Okada writhes and grits his teeth while the fans fire up! Both men slowly rise, and Konosuke runs up to CLOBBER Okada! And CLOBBER him again! And- NO, Okada wrenches and whips, ducks the lariat, but not the RANA! Okada tumbles and the fans fire up! Konosuke then builds speed to FLY! Down goes Okada! The fans fire up again as Konosuke rises! Konosuke feeds off that energy, and he goes back to Okada. Konosuke glances at the Continental title, then he puts Okada in the ring. Okada goes to a corner, Konosuke runs in, and he HELLUVA KICKS!

Konosuke reels Okada in for an EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! Konosuke clamps onto Okada with a COBRA CLUTCH! The fans rally as Konosuke grinds Okada down. Okada CLAWS Konosuke’s eyes! The ref counts but Okada stops at 4. The fans boo while Okada and Konosuke go to opposite ends. Konosuke runs in again, but Okada BOOTS him! And BOOTS again! And then he pops Konosuke up to the Alabama Lift! REVERSE NECKBREAKER! The fans cheer while Okada smirks. Okada drags Konosuke up, brings him around, and scoops to SLAM! Okada sticks to the formula and goes up the corner, MACHO ELBOW!

The fans cheer while Okada winds it up, and many anticipate it. Rainmaker MIDDLE FINGER! Okada aims it right at Konosuke, Konosuke snarls as he rises up, and he gets right at that finger! Konosuke ROCKS Okada with a forearm! Okada ROCKS Konosuke! And back again! The fans fire up with Konosuke as he fires a flurry! Okada wobbles, Konosuke eggs him on, so Okada grins and rises. Okada and Konosuke go forearm for forearm, faster and faster! Okada UPPERCUTS, UPPERCUTS, then UPPERCUTS again! Konosuke drops to his knees but Okada gut wrenches! Konosuke fights with his own waistlock!

The fans rally, and Konosuke lifts Okada! But Okada fights it to have the gut wrench! But Konosuke turns it back again! And tucks! BASTARD DRIVER! Then the wheelbarrow for the GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans are thunderous for Konosuke as he aims from the corner! WAGAM- NO, Okada scoops to EMERALD FLOWSION! Ripcord and- BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Konosuke turns it around and Callis says what a sequence! Chicago is thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for also making this the PPV’s opener! “This is Awesome!” as Konosuke goes to ropes. Okada stirs as the standing count reaches 4 of 10, but Konosuke stands at 5.

Konosuke aims, WAGAMAMA- NO!! Okada stops the knee, so Konosuke CLUBS away on him! But Okada wrenches, ducks, and short arm LARIATS! Konosuke stays up!? The fans are thunderous, and Konosuke fires elbow after elbow! Short arm LARIAT! Okada has Konosuke down this time, but he is just getting started. Okada stands Konosuke back up, but the ALPHA ELBOW hits first! Konosuke winds up, ROLLING- NO, Okada ducks to backslide! Roll through, RAIN- NO, Konosuke ducks to backslide! Roll through- WAGA- NO, Okada dodges to waistlock! GERMAN SUPLEX! A hard landing, but Okada holds on!

Okada keeps Konosuke from the ropes, then ripcords, but Konosuke victory rolls it! TWO!!! Okada escapes with nanoseconds to spare! So the ALPHA ELBOW hits again! But Okada rebounds to SHOTGUN! But Konosuke’s back up! Okada ducks the lariat to DROPKICK! Okada ripcords, but Konosuke BOOTS and POISON-RANAS! Konosuke loads up, runs in, WAGAMAMA KNEE!! Cover, TWO?!?! Okada survives and shocks everyone, especially Konosuke! But Konosuke just roars and drags Okada up! RAGING- NO, Okada knees free! Okada goes to the corner, Konosuke runs up, but Okada ELBOWS him away! And pulls out the screwdriver?!

But then a WAGAMAMA KNEES hits Okada in the back! Konosuke ripcords?! Okada reverses, but Konosuke avoids the screwdriver! Okada almost runs into the ref, the ref is flustered, SCREWDRIVER SHOT!!! Cover, OKADA WINS!!

Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall (advances to the finals)

Don Callis plays dumb, which isn’t hard for him to do, but clearly The Jackal made sure someone knew about the infamous screwdriver being tucked in a corner buckle! The Rainmaker gets away with it, and now he’s going onto the finals! Will Okada keep that Continental Championship by any means necessary? Even if he were to face Kyle Fletcher?

Continental Classic Semifinals: Kyle Fletcher VS Jon Moxley!

Speaking of which, The Protostar now battles The Maniac to wrap our semifinal round! Will the Aussie Arrow hit the mark to take aim at the finals once more? Or will Moxley use the C2 to return to former glory?

The bell rings and the fans fire up again, getting another great dream match just to start the main show. Moxley and Kyle circle, feel things out, and knuckle lock. They go shoulder to shoulder, Kyle puts Moxley in the corner, and he lets off as the ref counts. Moxley pushes Kyle, they tie up again, and Moxley waistlocks. Kyle switches, Moxley switches back, but Kyle pries the hold open. Kyle bends fingers, wrenches, and ELBOW BREAKERS! Kyle wristlocks, Moxley rolls, and Moxley CHOPS Kyle down! Kyle bails out and the fans are torn, but Moxley paces. Kyle frowns, but he lets the ring count climb before he returns.

Kyle steps in, but then he steps back out to get a fresh count! The fans are torn, Moxley is annoyed, but Kyle soaks up cheers and jeers. Kyle then steps back to the ring, locks eyes with Moxley, but then he slides back out. Moxley pursues! The fans fire up as Moxley CLUBS Kyle! Moxley CHOPS Kyle against barriers, then follows him around the way. Moxley fires forearms, then throws him into railing! Moxley double wristlocks, Kyle flails and freaks out, but Moxley SMACKS him off the desk! Moxley puts Kyle in the ring, storms up, but Kyle scoops to SLAM! Moxley writhes, Kyle fires up, and the fans are torn again.

Kyle stomps Mox to the corner, then stomps him in the corner! Kyle goes from stomping to a bronco buster! The ref counts, Kyle stops, and Moxley sputters to ropes. Kyle turns him around to CHOP! Moxley is stinging, but Kyle puts him back in a corner to CHOP! Kyle stalks Moxley, talks some trash, then CHOPS! Moxley fires forearms and the fans fire up! Moxley RAMS Kyle into the corner, whips corner to corner, then LARIATS! Moxley TOSSES Kyle out, goes out the side, then storms around the way. Moxley whips Kyle hard into railing! The fans rally up as Moxley brings as chair around, and he makes Kyle take a seat, just to BOOT him down!

The fans rally, Moxley refreshes the count, and Moxley goes back to Kyle. Moxley drags Kyle up, ROCKS him, but Kyle RAMS Moxley into barriers! The fans fire up as Kyle winds up, and Kyle DECKS Moxley! The ring count is climbing again but Kyle brings the steel steps around! Moxley runs up to CLAW Kyle’s face! Moxley brings Kyle to the steps, but Kyle YHANKS the steps! Moxley is tripped up, and now he’s stuck between steps and ring! Kyle fires off fast hands, then BITES Moxley’s forehead! The ref reprimands and says get this in the ring! But instead, Kyle DROPKICKS the steps to jam Moxley up!

The ref and Kyle argue, and Kyle brings the steps around to let Moxley fall. Kyle puts Moxley in the ring, stalks him, and he grabs a foot for a toehold. Kyle turns Moxley over, ties the legs up, and figures out how to hook Moxley up. Kyle eggs Moxley on while he has the deathlock! Kyle flexes, the fans are torn, but Kyle SNAP LOCKS the hold! Moxley writhes, clutches a knee, and grits his teeth. There’s blood in his mouth but Moxley rise sup. Kyle KICKS the leg out! Kyle wraps that leg around ropes! Kyle fires elbows and pulls the leg! The ref counts, Kyle stops, and he says he has ’til five! Fitting with Bryan Danielson on commentary.

Kyle BOOTS Moxley, snapmares him and covers, TWO! Kyle then grabs the leg and turns Moxley over for a HALF CRAB! Moxley endures, the fans rally up, and Kyle wants the ref to ask him! Moxley turns over, kicks and kicks and kicks, and he is free! CUTTER! The fans rally up while both men are down. Kyle tumbles out, Moxley crawls his way over, and Moxley takes aim. Moxley builds speed to DIVE! Moxley gets just enough to take Kyle down! The fans rally behind Moxley as he rises, shakes out the bad leg, and storms over to Kyle. Moxley puts Kyle in, hobbles his way back into the ring, but Kyle scoops to MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!!

The fans fire up as Moxley survives! Kyle frowns, and he stalks Moxley to a corner. Kyle stands Moxley up, talks trash, and he runs corner to corner, but Moxley LARIATS! Kyle stays up somehow, and he pie faces Moxley! Moxley snarls, the fans fire up again, and Moxley winds up to LARIAT! Kyle stays up, fires up, and he LARIATS back! Moxley rebounds but Kyle ducks the lariat! But Moxley ducks a lariat! Moxley LARIATS Kyle inside-out! The fans are fired up again while both men are down! A standing count starts, but Moxley shakes out that bad leg. Moxley rises slowly, so the count stops at 5 of 10.

Moxley gets frustrated, but he focuses that anger. Moxley storms up to Kyle, they go forehead to forehead, then they go forearm for forearm! Moxley fires a flurry, gets the edge, but then Kyle ROCKS Moxley back! Moxley returns to SHOTGUN! Kyle tumbles and the fans fire up again! Moxley rises, hobbles his way over, and he climbs up the corner! The fans count along as Moxley rains down fists! Kyle DUMPS Moxley at 7 of 10! Moxley again hobbles, but Kyle aims from the apron! PENALTY- NO, Moxley blocks it and TRIPS Kyle up! Kyle hits the apron, then Moxley climbs back up! APRON- NO, Kyle avoids the stomp to SUPERKICK!

Kyle reels Moxley in, suplexes, APRON BRAINBUSTER!! Both men fall to the floor and the fans lose their minds! The ref checks Moxley, and Mox has a thousand yard stare! Kyle says just get in the ring! He and the ref leave Moxley behind for the count to begin. Kyle waits impatiently as we still only get to 5 of 10. Moxley sits up in a daze, but we’re at 7! Moxley’s a zombie as we hear 9, but he JUMPS in at 9.99!! Kyle gets Moxley up, LAST RIDE POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!!! Moxley survives, but Kyle has the leg! HALF CRAB!! Moxley flails, reaches out, but Kyle shifts the angle so he can stand on Moxley’s back!

Moxley reaches out, claws at the mat, but Kyle drags him away from the ropes! The fans are going nuts as Kyle leans back on the hold! But Moxley grabs Kyle! BULLY CHOKE!!! Kyle freaks out, and he’s turning bright red! Maybe even purple! Kyle reaches out for anything, and he grabs Moxley’s bad leg! ANKLE LOCK!!! Just like Kyle O’Reilly! GRAPEVINE!!! Kyle pushes on the foot, but Moxley reaches out for ropes! Kyle pulls the leg back, but Moxley scrambles and backstrokes and flails and thrashes around, ROPEBREAK!!! Kyle lets go in frustration but the fans are loving this! Chicago is cheering “MOXLEY! MOXLEY!”

Kyle rises, and he stalks Moxley to a corner. Kyle kicks and stomps away on Moxley, but the fans boo and the ref counts. Kyle stops at 4, and he paces while he soaks up heat. Kyle hoists Moxley up top, climbs up after him, but Moxley pries the facelock away! The fans fire up as Moxley BITES Kyle’s forehead! The ref reprimands but Moxley stops so he can adjust his position. Moxley hops down, slips around, and SHOVES Kyle onto the post! Kyle coughs and sputters, but Moxley climbs up! SLEEPER!! Moxley squeezes tight but the ref counts. Moxley stops at 4, and he full nelsons?! SUPER SLEEPER SUPLEX!! A ROUGH landing and the fans are losing their minds!

Moxley rises, he watches Kyle sit up, and CURB STOMP!! But he can’t make the cover! Moxley snarls, crawls his way over, and he covers after all, TWO! GHOST PIN! TWO!!! Moxley escapes, but Kyle SUPERKICKS! But Moxley roars! Chicago is with him, but Kyle hits a SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF!! Moxley sits up, but into a KNEE STRIKE!! Cover, ONE!?!?! No one can believe it, and Kyle’s seen a ghost!! Kyle hurries to aim from a corner, and he runs in, GAMANGIRI!! Then SHEER DROP BRAINBUSTER!!! Cover, TWO!?!?!? Kyle is absolutely beside himself while the fans are thunderous! “This is Awesome!” “A E DUB!”

Moxley and Kyle are still on the mat, but Kyle shakes his head as he rises again. Moxley is dazed worse than he was earlier, and Kyle slaps him around. Kyle stands Moxley up, but Moxley SLAPS back! And flips him off! The fans cheer Moxley’s defiance, but Kyle DECKS him for it! Kyle flips the fans off, the fans boo, but Kyle goes to the corner. Wait, Okada already used the screwdriver, and he never put it back! Kyle is panicking, did Callis leave him out to dry?! Moxley rolls Kyle up! TWO!! Kyle swings, misses, and Moxley has the SLEEPER!! Kyle flails, reaches, but Moxley drag shim down! Kyle rolls it back, TWO!!

Moxley wrenches Kyle to PARADIGM SHIFT!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! Kyle survives and Moxley is furious, but the fans are erupting! DEATH RIDER!!! Cover, TWO!?!?!?! BUT INTO A REAR NAKED CHOKE!!! Kyle flails, reaches out, but those body scissors are in! Kyle fights up, reaches out, rolls around, and Moxley is a backpack! But Moxley just squeezes tighter!! Kyle is fading out! Kyle is purple again! The ref checks on him, but those hands drop! Kyle gets a second wind, but it’s not enough!! HE IS OUT!! MOXLEY WINS!!

Winner: Jon Moxley, by submission (advances to the finals)

Don’t call it a comeback, The Maniac’s been here for years! Kyle is furious that he lost without admitting defeat, but now we have our 2025 Continental Classic Finals! Okada VS Moxley, but then Kyle CHOP BLOCKS Moxley!!! The fans boo Kyle being a sore loser! But did the Aussie Arrow just guarantee Okada is winning back the Continental Championship? Or can Moxley prove that no matter the odds, he can win?

AEW World Tag Team Championship Chicago Street Fight: FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway VS Bang Bang Gang!

Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood are THREE-TIME AEW World Tag Team Champions, and they are certainly the best tag team in the world today, but Austin Gunn & Juice Robinson know that even the best can be beaten on any given night. And just to make sure there’s no controversy like the last time they faced off, they’re throwing the rules out the window! Will it be #GUNNSUP in Chicago? Or will no one and nothing take the #TopGuysOut?

The introductions are made, the belts are raised, as are the stakes! Who survives when these teams can do whatever they want?

The bell rings and the Bang Bang Gang DECKS Dax and fires hands on Cash! The brawl spills out of the ring, Dax turns things around on Juice as they bralw up the ramp. Austin sends Cash into barriers, then apron! Dax SMACKS Juice off the steps, then swings a chair! Juice avoids getting crushed, and he TOSSES Dax into the crowd! Austin has a TABLE! But Cash CLUBS Austin first! Cash POSTS Austin, THROWS him over railing, and we see Juice fighting Dax up the steps! Cash snap suplexes Austin on the ramp! Dax CLAWS Juice’s eyes, then ROCKS him! Juice slumps against the handrail while Cash KICKS Austin along.

Dax KNEES Juice, stomps him down, and Cash fires jabs on Austin! Cash stands Austin up, but Austin stops the whip! Austin body blows, then dodges, and Cash has to stop from falling! But Austin JABS, JABS, JABS, then winds it up! But Cash kicks low! Cash whips Austin, Austin reverses, and Cash hits the LED screen! Dax CLUBS Juice down, sends him into a trash can, and then Austin has a can of his own! Austin SMASHES the can on Cash’s face! “GUNNS UP!” Juice hits Dax low, Austin lines up as hot on Cash, and runs up, only for Cash to CHUCK the can at him! Juice sends Dax into trash of his own!

Cash CLOBBERS Austin with the trash can! Austin tumbles down the ramp to ringside, but Dax CHOPS Juice! Cash puts the beat up trash can in the ring, and Dax SPLASHES Juice with a fan’s drink! Cash THROWS Austin into barriers! Dax and Juice have returned to ringside while Cash THROWS Austin into more barriers! Stoke helps set up a table, but that’s a lot for him to do. Cash stomps Austin’s hand on a bunch of popcorn! Dax CHOPS Juice, reels him in, and he aims for the table! Juice fights the lift, trips Dax, then CATAPULTS him into the POST! Dax slumps down and flops against the table.

Juice fires up with the fans, and Juice puts Dax on the table! The fans rally for Juice as he climbs a corner! But Cash trips Juice up! The fans boo, but Cash climbs up to get Juice by his mullet! SUPER BACK SUPLEX! Juice tumbles away while the fans boo FTR. Dax storms into the ring, Austin rolls in, but Dax SMASHES him with the trash can! And SMASHES him again! And again! The fans boo FTR, but Cash has the kendo stick! Dax puts the can around Austin for Cash to SMACK down! Cash says a better homerun than the White Sox! Dax then scoops Austin, BACKBREAKER and TRASH CAN ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO!

The fans rally as Austin survives, but FTR put the can in the corner. Then FTR RAMS Austin into the can! Cash takes the can to then SMASH Juice! Dax puts the can back down, he reels Austin in, and Cash goes up! But Austin fights the lift! Juice SHOVES Cash and Cash crashes into Dax! Austin CROSSBODIES Cash and himself out of the ring! Juice is up top, FROG SPLASH on Dax! Cover, TWO! Juice pumps up and the fans rally behind him! Juice JABS! JABS! JABS! And JABS! Juice winds up, but Dax CLAWS eyes! Dax tells off the fans, but Juice LARIATS! And LEG LARIATS! And SPINEBUSTERS! High stack, TWO!

Austin scoops Cash, but Cash slips free to RAM Austin into steel steps! Stoke then fetches a kendo stick while Cash grabs the belts! Cash aims, but Juice LARIATS Cash up and out! Dax ducks a leg lariat, he has the belt! BELT SHOT!! The fans boo as Juice falls! Stokely hands the kendo stick to Cash for Cash to aim. But Austin blocks the kendo stick with his trash can lid shield! Austin SMACKS Cash with it, then he straps the lid onto his back! COWABUNGA! Trash can back body block into the POST! The fans fire up as Austin runs up to try again, but Cash THROWS him onto Spanish commentary! Ay mios dios! And Juice is busted open, too!

Dax and Juice stand, Juice reels Dax in, but Cash CHOP BLOCKS Juice! Stoke holds Juice’s leg on the ropes for Cash to HIP DROP again and again and again! The fans boo, this isn’t supposed to be a 3v2 Handicap! Cash SPLASHES the bad leg, then holds it out for Dax. Dax JAMS the leg up with a chair again and again! Cash then holds the leg out for Dax to SMACK the leg! FTR mock Juice’s pain a bit, and Cash tags a seat. Dax has Juice’s bad leg, steps through, but Juice BOOTS him into Cash! Then a cradle on the rebound! TWO!!! Dax escapes, but Juice hobbles up to JAB! JAB! JAB! But Cash SMACKS the bad leg with a chair!

FTR coordinates, Dax ties up the legs, and Cash goes up top! STOMP TO THE KNEE!! Cash mockingly apologizes, then Dax puts on the INVERTED FIGURE FOUR!! Juice endures the leg lock while he bleeds a crimson mask! Cash taunts Juice with the belt, and says Juice will never have it! Juice reaches out, he drags Dax with him, but Cash drags them both back from the ropes! The fans boo but Juice still endures! Austin rises, and he has the fire extinguisher! But Cash DROPKICKS him! Then Cash DIVES, down through the table!!! The fans go nuts as Cash and Austin are down, Juice has the ROPEBREAK! Dax can hold the leglock as long as he wants, though!!

Juice grabs the extinguisher! Dax thrashes, but Juice BLATS him with the smoke!! Dax lets the leglock go as he sputters and staggers around! Juice rises to LEFT HAND O’ GOD, then the JUICE IS LOOSE!! Cover, STOKE CLOBBERS THE REF!! The fans boo, but now Stokely grabs the chair! Juice glares, and he blocks the chair shot! Juice YANKS the chair, Stokely runs away! Stoke says he’s not in this, which is BS. Juice SMACKS Dax with the chair! And SMACKS him again! And again! But Cash is back! Juice JAMS him up, and SMACKS Cash down! And again! And again!! Cash writhes, Dax writhes, and Juice hobbles around.

The fans fire up for Juice as he aims again. But Stoke snatches the chair! Juice is just pissed now. Juice SHOVES Stoke, and Stoke CLIPS the table! But then Dax LOW BLOWS Juice!! Shove and SHATTER MACHINE!!! Cover, AUSTIN BREAKS IT!!! The fans are thunderous as Austin makes the save! FTR seethes, and they regroup. They get the trash can, but Austin LOW BLOWS Cash!! Dax panics, but Austin kicks him low! “SUCK IT!” But Dax avoids the Famouser! PILEDRIVER on the trash can!! Dax covers, TWO!! FTR regroups again, and they have Austin for the MIND BREAKER!! Then they get a belt! GOLDEN MIND BREAKER!!! Cover, FTR WINS!

Winners: FTR, by pinfall (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)

It seems Stokely’s sacrifice was worth it, because FTR are still the best tag team in AEW! But if it took all this to stop Austin & Juice, will FTR last much longer as the champions? Or will there be new champions in the New Year?

AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships: The Babes of Wrath VS Mercedes Mone & Athena!

Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron are underdogs no more, they were the ones to win the tournament to crown our very-first AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions. However, two history makers in their own right want to add to their collections! Will The CEO & Fallen Goddess make up for their loss in the tournament by taking these titles tonight? Or will even #UltiMone & The Forever ROH Women’s World Champion #FeelTheWrath?

The introductions are made, the tag titles are raised, and we see if it is quality over quantity!

The teams sort out and Mone starts against Willow. Mone dodges Willow, BLASTS Harley, but Willow LARIATS Mone in the corner again and again! Tag to Harley, the Babes mug Mone, then Willow short arm LARIATS! Willow CATAPULTS  Mone into Harley’s KNEE! Then Harley RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS! Cover, TWO! Athena is annoyed already but Harley tags Willow. The Babes double whip, Mone ducks ‘n’ dodges, Athena tags in! Babes give Mone a DOUBLE SIDEWALK SLAM! Harley ROCKS Athena, then the Babes whip. CEOverlords reverse, then dodge the enzigiris! SLIDING LARIAT and METEORA!

The fans rally up, CEOverlords DUMP Willow out, and Mone leaps! Willow dodges to whip, but Mone tiger feints to RAN- NO! Willow stops that and APRON POWERBOMBS Mone! The fans fire up, but then Athena DIVES onto Willow! The fans fire up and Athena says she’s too smart. But Harley CROSSBODIES! Athena rolls through!? But Willow SPEARS! The fans fire up for the Babes as they chest bump! “BABES OF WRATH! BABES OF WRATH!” Willow puts Athena in the ring, covers, TWO! The fans continue to rally while Willow drags Athena up. Willow bumps Athena off buckles and tags Harley.

Athena apologizes but Harley doesn’t fall for it. Harley blocks kicks, YANKS Athena up and ROCKS her! Harley whips, Athena reverses, but Harley BOOTS her! Athena distracts the ref, Mone THROWS Harley by her hair! Athena tags Mone, CODE BREAKER to BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Harley survives, but Mone tags Athena. Mone stomps a mudhole, Athena stomps a mudhole, and then tag back to Mone for more of the same. The ref counts, CEOverlords back off, and Mone METEORAS in the corner! Cover, TWO! Harley continues to tough it out, but Mone mockingly tells her to tag Willow. Then she SUPERKICKS Harley!

Tag to Athena, CEOverlords mugs Harley, then Athena snap suplexes! Athena pushes Harley down, covers, TWO! Athena is annoyed, but she tags Mone. They whip Harley to a corner, then Mone is sent in, METEORA! Snapmare and METEORA again! Cover, TWO! Harley flounders but Mone stays between her and Willow. Mone reels Harley in with a facelock and grinds her down. The fans rally up as Harley endures, but Mone powers her to the corner. Tag to Athena, she brings Harley around, but Harley ROCKS her! And ROCKS her! But Athena lifts Harley! Harley fights but Athena carries her, only for Harley to DDT!

Harley crawls, as does Athena, hot tags to Mone and Willow! Willow LARIATS again and again while the fans fire up! Willow goes corner to corner to BACK BODY BLOCK, then LARIAT! Willow snapmares Mone, kicks, but Mone blocks! Mone KNEES Willow, runs, and Athena tags in! Willow SPINEBUSTERS Mone! Athena waistlocks, Willow ELBOWS free! Willow runs to tilt-o-whirl RANA, but Athena handsprings through!? But Willow fireman’s carries! DEATH VALLEY- NO, Athena handsprings through again! Athena then dodges to SNAP GERMAN! And then Canadian Rack for the DOMINATE-HER! Cover, TWO!

The fans fire up and Athena is stunned! Athena snarls, SLAPS Willow, and tells the fans to shut up! But the fans still rally for Willow, but Athena mocks the cheering. Athena runs, but so does Willow! POUNCE~! PERIOD!! Hot tag to Harley! Money runs up but into a wrench and NECKBREAKER! Harley LARIATS, then runs, SLINGBLADE! Harley rains down fists of fury on Athena! The fans fire up with Harley as she shakes the ropes! Harley climbs, but Mone anchors her! Athena DROPKICKS Harley! CEOverlords go up top together, but Willow gets under them! DOUBLE POWERBOMBS!! Harley then aims, DOUBLE CROSSBODY!

The fans fire up with Harley, and she hurries to run and DOUBLE CRUCIFIX DRIVER! High stack, TWO!! The fans fire up while all three women are down! Harley calls to Willow, brings Athena up, and Harley tags Willow in. They wrench and wrench, SOLE FOOD LIGHTNING SPIRAL! Cover, Mone breaks it! Harley goes after Athena to ROCK her! And TOSS her! Mone is on the apron but Harley BOOTS her down! Willow CATAPULTS Athena to Harley, but Athena hits a STUNNER!! Hot tag to Mone while Willow panics! BACKSTABBER to the STATEMENT MAKER on Willow!! Willow flails, reaches out, fights around, but Mone pulls back!

Willow fights, fights, and goes for ropes, but Mone kicks off them! They roll, but Willow fireman’s carries through! DEATH VALLEY BOMB!! Cover, Athena runs up, but Willow moves! SPLASH on Mone! Athena panics, waistlocks, but Willow ducks! Mone DECKS Athena! Each one made a mistake, but now Willow fires shots on them both! Willow sends Mone into Athena in the corner! The fans fire up as Willow runs in, DOUBLE SPLASH! Snapmare for Mone, whip for Athena, and the two collide again! DOUBLE LARIATS! The fans fire up with Willow, and she goes up!? Willow aims, but Athena ROCKS her first!

Athena gives Mone the boost to get Willow, POWERBOMB SUPERPLEX COMBO!! Willow flounders away, Athena YANKS Mone up for a GORY BOMB SPLASH!! Cover, HARLEY BREAKS IT! The fans fire up again, Athena and Harley run, DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! All four women are down around ringside and the fans are fired up for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Harley rises, she pounds the mat, and the fans are with her! Athena blocks a kick, avoids another, then mule kicks, front kicks, only for Harley to dodge! HARLEY’S FINISHING MOVE! But then Mone wrenches Harley to Gory Especial, MONEY MAKER!

Willow gut wrenches Mone! BABE WITH THE- NO, Mone slips free, Gory Especial, but Willow fights that! DEEP BACKSLIDE! BABES OF WRATH WIN!!!

Winners: The Babes of Wrath, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions)

Mone is shocked! Willow shuts the door closed on her there, and the inaugural champions are still the champions! Will Willow & Harley continue to elevate in the New Year? As for Mone and Athena, there is disappointment and frustration all around, how are they going to move past this setback?

Darby Allin VS Gabe Kidd!

The Relentless One has survived a lot in his AEW career. He was thrown down the stairs of the Hammerstein Ballroom, climbed up Mount Everest, was thrown down onto a burning table, and then thrown down those Hammerstein stairs again! But will he survive a 1v1 battle with The Mad Man? Or will neither man make it through World’s End?

The bell rings and Darby DROPKICKS Gabe right away! Gabe RAMS Darby into a corner, fires hands with Darby fast ‘n’ furious, and the fans fire up! Darby CLUBS Gabe, Gabe ROCKS Darby! Gabe has the SLEEPER! Darby CLAWS Gabe’s face! The ref reprimands, but Darby fires palm strikes. Gabe hoists Darby up to the top rope, then SHOVES him to the floor! Darby sputters but Gabe drags him up to THROW him into the steel steps! The fans boo but Gabe whips Darby back into the steel steps! Gabe brings those steps around, SLAPS Darby, then refreshes the ring count. Gabe whips Darby hard into railing!

Darby falls in a heap, Gabe flexes, and the fans boo. Darby staggers up, Gabe runs in, but Darby dodges! Gabe crashes into railing and falls back! Darby is in the ring, builds speed again, and he DIVES! Gabe is sent into the railing and the fans fire up! The fans rally behind Darby, and Darby dribbles Gabe off the steps! Darby only stops because his head is hurting, but he refreshes the ring count. Darby drags Gabe up, but Gabe THROWS him into the timekeeper’s area! The ref hurries to check, Gabe drags Darby right up and into the ring. Gabe then YANKS Darby out, having refreshed the count.

Darby flounders, Gabe positions him under the steel steps! CATAPULT into the lid! The fans lose their minds but Gabe soaks up the heat. Gabe paces while the ring count climbs. The fans boo but Gabe soaks up the heat. Darby is still down past 5 of 10, so Gabe goes out to fetch Darby. Darby is busted open from the steel, but Gabe pushes him into the ring. Darby staggers around, sputters with blood pouring, but Gabe JUNKYARD DOG HEADBUTTS! Gabe CHOKES Darby, stops at 4, then drags Darby up to whip him hard into buckles! Darby falls back, Gabe wipes the blood on his hands off on his own chest, then even takes a taste!

The fans tell Gabe he’s sick, but he tells them to shut up. Gabe POSTS Darby hard! Darby flies off the apron and almost takes out the cameraman! Darby flounders but Gabe pursues again. Gabe CLUBS Darby against the apron again and again, then talks trash on Darby! “Better things to worry about, huh!?” Darby SPITS at Gabe, so Gabe DECKS Darby for it! Gabe has a chair! Darby narrowly ducks in time! Then he DROPKICKS the chair into Gabe’s face! The fans fire up while Darby uses the chair to prop himself up. Darby grits his teeth, he rolls into the ring, and rolls out to refresh the count. Now Gabe is busted open!

Darby drags Gabe over, BITES his bloody forehead, then sits him down in the chair. Darby goes up the corner and the fans freak out already! Darby SUPER MISSILE DROPKICKS! Gabe goes tumbling away! The blood is just pouring out of both men while the fans rally up. Darby and Gabe slowly sit up, and they head for each other. Darby drags Gabe up to put him in the ring, then Darby goes to a corner. Darby runs in at Gabe, but Gabe BOOTS him away! Darby snarls as he rises again, but Gabe DROPKICKS Darby down! Darby’s chain necklace broke away, even! Gabe wipes the blood all over his chest before going to Darby.

Gabe stands Darby, the fans tell him he’s sick, but Gabe CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS, then BITES Darby’s bloody forehead! Gabe hoists Darby to the top rope, then SMACKS him! Gabe climbs, reels Darby in, but Darby clings to the top rope! The fans rally as Darby fights the lift! Gabe still tries, and he DOUBLE CHOPS Darby’s back! Darby SLAPS and BITES Gabe again! Darby CLUBS Gabe, CLAWS his back, then hops on for a SUPER CODE RED!! Cover, TWO!! Gabe survives but Darby flounders back to the corner! Darby goes up, up, and COFFIN DROPS!! But Gabe sputters away to the outside! Gabe saves himself, if for the moment!

The fans rally, the ring count climbs, and Darby goes to the apron. Darby climbs up the corner! SUPER DUPER COFFIN DROP!! Both men are down and writhing while the fans fire up! Darby crawls, he CHOKES Gabe, pulls Gabe’s ears and drags him up from the ground. Darby puts Gabe in, crawls around again, then covers, TWO!! But Darby has the dragon sleeper! Gabe flails, but the SCORPION DEATH DROP hits! The fans cheer as Darby then gets the legs! Darby steps through, and he turns Gabe over! SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!! Gabe endures as Darby continues to shoutout Sting!

Gabe pushes up, crawls forward, but Darby drags him back! Darby sits deep on the hold, but he’s also fading! Gabe gets free as Darby’s grip weakens! Gabe hurries to get the SLEEPER!! But Darby bends fingers! Gabe ROCKS Darby with a forearm! Darby BENDS fingers! Gabe HEADBUTTS, runs, COMEBACKER!! Then Gabe reels Darby in, PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!?!? Darby survives, and he sits up like Frankenstein! But Gabe CLUBS Darby, BITES his ears, then REAR NAKED CHOKE! But Darby rolls it back to a cover! DARBY WINS!!

Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall

Once again in his career, Darby snatches victory from the jaws of defeat! He survives World’s End with The Mad Man, but is this going to be the end? Or will there be a new chapter of violence in the New Year?

Mixed Nuts Mayhem: The Death Riders VS Toni Storm & The Conglomeration!

Marina Shafir, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia have all been problems, but they perhaps crossed paths with the wrong ones! Will Timeless Toni help Mark Briscoe, Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong #ManUp and crack these nuts? Or will everyone be salty after the Death Riders survive World’s End?

Now, by “mayhem,” that’s because this is a No Disqualifications Tornado Tag! Everyone is active, but surely all the gentlemen in this match will be exactly that and let the ladies fight each other directly. The bell rings and indeed, Toni and Marina fire hands while the boys all pair off! Garcia is after Cassidy, Yuta brawls with Briscoe, and Claudio has a score to settle with Roddy! Toni SHOTGUNS Marina, then has her in the corner. Toni rains down fists, the fans count along, and Toni goes to TEN! But Yuta runs in and TOSSES Toni out! The fans boo The Decoder, but here comes Briscoe! Yuta dodges, hurdles, but Briscoe waistlocks.

Yuta elbows free, he soaks up the heat, but Briscoe ROCKS him! Briscoe whips, Yuta reverses, but Briscoe FLYING FOREARMS! Yuta flounders, Briscoe LARIATS Yuta in the corner! Briscoe climbs up, and now the fans count along with him! Briscoe goes to TEN, but Yuta carries Briscoe off the corner! Briscoe slips fere, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then DIVES onto Garcia, giving Cassidy the assist! Roddy hits an ANGLE SLAM on Yuta! Claudio UPPERCUTS Roddy! Claudio then stomps away in the corner, and he doesn’t have to stop! Claudio soaks up heat while Garcia CLUBS Cassidy. Claudio whips, but Roddy reverses to DROPKICK!

Roddy CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS in the corner, he also doesn’t have to stop! Roddy CHOPS Claudio down, but Garcia CLOBBERS Roddy! But here’s Cassidy! The fans fire up as the hands go up! And Cassidy does the Garcia dance! Garcia guzels, Cassidy breaks free to dodge, tilt-o-whirl, but Garcia blocks the DDT to GUILLOTINE! Then he spins Cassidy around to a SLEEPER! Then he spins Cassidy back around to suplex, STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE! Garcia staggers, the fans fire up, and Cassidy powers up. Cassidy winds up, climbs up the corner, and ONE! The fans fire up for the punch! But Marina is in!

Marina stares down Cassidy and the fans fire up! The hands go up for them both? And they both go into pockets?! Marina fires kicks on Cassidy! Then she sweeps his leg! Cassidy ducks a kick, kips up, then DUMPS Marina out hard! And he DROPKICKS Garcia! Cassidy kips up, fires up, and the fans are with him! But Yuta CLAWS Cassidy’s face! Yuta THROWS Cassidy down by his hair, and he rains down fists! The fans boo but Yuta & Cassidy stomp away! Yuta soaks up the heat, then Garcia joins in. They CHOP and mug Cassidy, then whip him corner to corner. Yuta is sent in for the ELBOW! Claudio UPPERCUTS! Garcia forearm SMASHES! Marina LARIATS!

The cycle of violence continues, speeds up, and then we get a TRIPLE BOOT! The fans boo, but Roddy TACKLES Claudio and fires off hands! Roddy gets mugged 3v1 for it, and then they set him up for Marina! Marina CHOPS her hubby, then CHOPS again! Claudio whips Roddy to a corner, Yuta sends Marina in, and she SPLASHES! Yuta ELBOWS! Garcia LARIATS! Claudio UPPERCUTS! The cycle of violence continues again, and then TRIPLE BOOTS! Down goes Roddy but the fans boo. Briscoe is back he fires hands on the boys! He hesitates seeing Marina, and he gets mugged 3v1! The fans boo but Marina flips everyone off.

They stand Briscoe up, and Marina CHOPS him! Claudio then clamps on a CAMEL CLUTCH, and the boys stand on Mark’s back! The fans boo but the Death Riders let Briscoe go. Briscoe goes to a corner, and the cycle of violence continues where it left off! UPPERCUT, ELBOW, LARIAT, LARIAT, then DOUBLE BOOTS! The Death Riders soak up more heat, Claudio BOOTS Cassidy off the apron, and they put Briscoe on ropes. Garcia mockingly cheers Briscoe on while Marina KICKS him! But Toni makes the save! Marina ROCKS Toni, whips, but Toni reverses and has the waistlock. Marina fights with elbows!

Marina switches to have the double wristlock, but Toni TOSSES Marina out! HIP ATTACK and Marina hits the floor! The fans fire up, but now Claudio storms in! He snatches Toni by the hair! But Briscoe JABS! JABS! JABS! Then Toni joins in, they double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up as the Sussex County Chicken and Whore We All Adore shake hands! Then Toni whips Briscoe so he can WRECK Claudio with a dropkick! Garcia snatches Toni?! But Cassidy sunset flips Garcia! Roll through, and the tango assist! These two oddballs dance while they SMACK the Death Riders around!

Yuta runs up, time for a a dip and a DOUBLE HIP TOSS! Then they spin and DIP BOOT! Yuta tumbles out, and the fans cheer Toni and Cassidy as they nod to each other. Marina runs up to KICK Cassidy and LARIAT Toni! Marina whips, Toni reverses, GERMAN SUPLEX! Marina tumbles to a corner, and Toni says time for her closeup! But Marina avoids the hip attack! But Toni avoids the uppercut from Claudio! FLYING MONGOLIAN CHOPS onto Marina! Roddy STRONG KNEES Claudio!

Orange tilt-o-whirl DDT! Briscoe is up top, FROGGY-BOW!! Yuta & Garcia break it! They mug Briscoe, then they mug Roddy! Then they mug Cassidy! Snap suplex, and more mugging! The fans boo, but the Death Riders just soak it all up! But Toni returns! She dares these boys to fight like men! Then she sends them into each other! GERMAN SUPLEX on Garcia! GERMAN SUPLEX on Yuta! But Marina is back! She whips Toni to a corner, then whips to ropes for the BELL CLAP and- NO, Toni BIG PACKAGES! But Claudio deadlifts Toni off the cover! He puts her on the top rope, she SLAPS him for it! TORNADO DDT!

The fans fire up as Toni runs, but Claudio trips her! GIANT SWING!! The fans are going nuts as Claudio THROWS Toni! STREONG KNEE returns! And now Marina steps up!! The fans are going nuts as husband and wife stare down. Marina BOOTS Roddy! But Roddy SPANKS Marina! But Garcia SHOVES Roddy into Marina! ORANGE PUNCH for Garcia! Toni snatches him for a STORM ZERO!! Yuta has Toni by the hair! But Cassidy is back! ORANGE PUNCH!! Toni hikes them shorts up so she can give Yuta the SWEET HIP MUSIC! Cassidy DIVES onto Claudio! Briscoe gets Yuta for the JAY DRILLER!! Cover, Toni & Conglomeration win!

Winners: Toni Storm & The Conglomeration, by pinfall

Now that was nuts! And in the end, the nuttiest of them all won out! The Babes of Wrath join in so that The Conglomeration and friends can all celebrate together! Even Mina & Luther join in! Everyone hugs, and Toni even carries Cassidy around for a moment. Avengers, eat your hearts out! As wild as this was, will things only get crazier in 2026?

Backstage interview with Mercedes Mone.

Lexy catches The CEO on her way in, but Mone storms right past her into her private locker room. And she throws a fit! And a mirror! And her TV! Mone finally calms down, then steps back outside. Mone says she’s ready now. Well, another tough lsos tonight. The end of 2025 has not been good to Mone- Mone stops Lexy there. Ultimo Mone, a global icon, PWI’s #1 wrestler of the year, Sports Illustrated’s #1 of the year, and the GREATEST TBS CHAMPION EVER!! But Mone just took the pin so- Mone says she does not wanna hear about Willow Nightingale! This week on Dynamite, New Year’s Smash, she beats Willow’s effin’ ass!!

Mone storms back into her locker room to throw another fit. Is Mone going to lose her sanity before she loses her remaining belts? Or will the Babe with the Power only add on to Mone’s misery?

AEW Women’s World Championship: Kris Statlander VS Jamie Hayter!

The Galaxy’s Greatest says it is time to get over the sob stories and fight for what can be, not what was. But at the same time the Southampton Slugger says she’s just fighting to take back what’s hers! Will #StatDaddy prove she is the Cosmic Killer? Or will she learn for herself that Hayter Hits Hard?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly AEW’s alpha female!

The bell rings, the fans rally and duel already, and the two slowly circle. They tie up, go around, and end up on the ropes. The ref counts, Kris backs off, and the fans applaud. Jamie shakes that off as she resets with Kris. They tie up, Jamie pushes Kris to the ropes and then to the apron! The ref reprimands but the fans applaud, and even Kris nods in respect. The two reset, tie up again, and now Kris SHOVES Jamie outta the ring! The fans fire up while Jamie frowns. Jamie takes her time cooling off, then steps into the ring. Kris headlocks for the takeover, Jamie headscissors, but Kris kips free. Jamie hits the takeover, Kris headscissors, but Jamie kips free.

Kris sweeps to cover, ONE! Kris avoids the sweep in return, but Jamie ducks the buzzsaw! Jamie rolls Kris, TWO! Kris runs up, Jamie slips around and ripcords, but Kris ducks to roll Jamie! TWO, and then Kris runs up to gut wrench! Jamie fights free, shoves, and runs past Kris to RUN her over! The fans cheer and Kris is a bit surprised. Kris stands up, takes a swing, but Jamie dodges. Kris drops down, then she RUNS Jamie over! The fans cheer again, and Jamie stands in a huff. The two step up, talk some trash, then they both run! They RAM shoulders, stumble, but neither falls. They go again, and they RAM again! Both women fall, both women kip up!

The fans cheer as Kris poses to show off. But Jamie fires a forearm! Kris fires back, they go back and forth, and the fans rally up. Kris kicks low, ROUNDHOUSES, and Jamie goes to ropes. Kris runs up, but Jamie DUMPS her out! Jamie slings a shoulder but misses! HOTSHOT! Kris then steps up, GUILLOTINE LEG DROP! The fans cheer while Jamie flops to the floor. Kris goes back up, and she brings Jamie around. MOONSAULT, but Jamie dodges! Kris stumbles, Jamie runs up, but Kris dodges! Kris then trips Jamie, has the legs, and CATAPULTS her into the steel steps! Jamie flops down while the fans fire up!

Kris flexes, the fans cheer, and she says, “Champion of the world!” Kris goes to Jamie, brings her around, puts her in the ring, then covers, TWO! Kris keeps Jamie down with a chinlock. The fans rally, Jamie endures, and Jamie fights up to fire body shots! Kris CLUBS Jamie down, then brings her around to whip. Jamie hits buckles, then Kris reels her in for a BIG back suplex! Kris goes to the corner, and VADER BOMBS! Cover, TWO! Jamie is still in this and Kris grows frustrated, but she keeps her cool. The fans duel, Jamie elbows Kris but Kris CLUBS Jamie! Kris ROCKS Jamie, whips her to a corner, and she storms up, but Jamie ELBOWS her!

Jamie CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS, then stops as the ref counts. Jamie whips, Kris reverses, and Jamie hits buckles! Kris scoops and SLAMS Jamie, then goes up the corner again. VADER FLOP as Jamie moves! SUPERKICK! Kris flounders, Jamie winds up and runs, and she LARIATS Kris up and out! The fans fire up as Jamie stands tall! But Kris YANKS Jamie outta the ring! And RAMS her into English commentary! Then the apron! Then Spanish commentary! Kris HAMMERS Jamie on the desk, then sits her up. But Jamie SMACKS Kris off the desk! Jamie stands, and she MISSILE DROPKICKS from the desk!

The fans fire up and the ref checks both women. Kris is folded up but she’s still in this. Jamie also shows she can continue, and the fans duel again. Jamie drags Kris up and into the ring, then hurries to the corner. MISSILE DROPKICK! Kris tumbles away and the fans fire up again! Jamie throws off her armbands to LARIAT, then EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! Jamie waits on Kris to go to the corner, then she runs up to BOOT! And runs the ropes to BOOT Kris again! Cover, TWO! Kris stays in this but Jamie clamps on with a chinlock! Jamie grinds Kris down while the fans rally up, and Kris fights to her feet.

Kris fires body shots, SOBATS, BOOTS, then she SMASHES Jamie off the mat! Kris roars, runs up, and UPPERCUTS! Kris goes side to side to KNEE Jamie, then FISHERMAN DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Jamie survives, Kris grows frustrated, but the fans continue to rally. Kris drags Jamie up, gut wrenches, but Jamie fights with elbows! Jamie then clinches, but Kris elbows free! Kris ROCKS Jamie, Jamie ROCKS Kris, repeat! The shots go back and forth, the fans fire up, and Jamie KNEES low! Jamie winds up to ROCK Kris! Jamie runs, but Kris ROCKS Jamie! Kris runs, the fans duel, but then they agree, “GREEN BAY SUCKS!”

Jamie gets under Kris to fireman’s carry! USHIGOROSHI! SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Kris survives and she hurries to the apron while the fans cheer. Jamie storms her way over, drags Kris up, and SMACKS her off buckles! Jamie climbs up while the fans rally again, and Jamie fires haymakers! Kris sputters while she dangles on the corner, but Jamie brings her up again. SUPER EXPLODER! The fans fire up while both women are down! Jamie crawls to the cover, TWO! Kris survives, but Jamie throws off the ascot now! Jamie HAMMERS Kris at the ropes, then whips her, only for Kris to slip through and tuck Jamie in! PACKAGE PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!!

The fans fire up as Jamie survives! Kris grows frustrated, and she drags Jamie to a drop zone. Kris rises up, but Jamie trips her up! Jamie fires hands again, CLUBS away on Kris, then climbs up after her again. But Kris slips under! Jamie fights the lift with punches! Kris drops to her knees, Jamie repositions, but Kris trips Jamie up! And CHOPS her! Kris climbs up, she has Jamie on the very top, SUPER FISHERMAN DRIVER!?! Both women are down and the fans lose their minds over the impact! Kris crawls over, but instead of a cover, she drags Jamie up! The fans rally, Kris winds up, and she wants to HAYTER-

NO, Jamie ducks the lariat to SAIDO! And BUSAIKU KNEE!! Cover, TWO!!! Kris survives and now Jamie is frustrated! The fans rally up as Jamie promises to end this now! She kisses that bicep, then she drags Kris up. Cording hold and HAYTER- NO, Kris ducks! And handsprings, and SUPERKICKS! Then she blocks a kick, but not the SUPERKICK! Kris PELES! But Jamie clinches for the HAYTBREAKER! But then Kris suplexes!? BRAINBUSTER!! Both women are down and the fans fire up again! “This is Awesome!” as both women rise. They go forehead to forehead, then forearm for forearm!

The fans rally as the shots go back and forth, and the two stand to fire even more shots! Jamie gets the edge as Kris wobbles! Jamie winds up, HAYTER- NO, Kris SLAPS her first! Then SPITS at her!! Jamie’s pissed, but Kris blocks! STOLEN HAYTERADE!! Then the gut wrench and tuck, STATU- NO, Jamie turns that around, STOLEN STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!! Both women are down and the fans are thunderous! The fans hope these two “Fight Forever!” but someone has to win out! Jamie and Kris stir, then they roll away to opposite ends. The fans fire up as they both stand! ROLLING- HAYTERADE from Jamie!!

Jamie fireman’s carries, but Kris slips free! Gut wrench and tuck! STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!!! Cover, KRIS WINS!

Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Champion)

It came down to one final shot, and it was Stat Daddy on top! But with such a close score, will Jamie make sure she gets another shot at Kris? Who will step up to the Galaxy’s Greatest in the meantime?

Don Callis & Kazuchika Okada speak.

The Jackal says here we are. It all comes down to this! Forget about the hype and the pretense, all the showbiz. It is Moxely VS Okada int he finals of the C2 tonight! Never seen before! And with all the talk about “Unified Championship,” when the same man who was Continental Champion to start wins in the end, he will STILL be the Unified Champion! That is what will happen! First-time-ever, one man wins back-to-back Continental Classics, and it’ll be this man! Callis brings up one of his New Year’s Resolutions was to collaborate with more of his coworkers. Callis offered Moxley that opportunity, but Moxley threw it in his face.

Well, congratulations, Moxley, because now you get resolution number two: Callis exacting vengeance on those who wronged him! And Callis can think of nothing better than for Okada to leave Moxley laying! And when Callis looks at Moxley, holding that belt over him, Callis will remember! Three and a half years, Callis has the scar to remember, and now Okada will do it to Moxley! Okada will once again win the Continental Classic! Okada tells Moxley, “You’ve accomplished so much, but you’ve never beaten me. And you never will. Because I am the greatest tournament wrestler of all time. B*tch.” Will nothing stop The Rainmaker from reunifying the titles?

Jon Moxley speaks.

“For years, I’ve been hearing about The Rainmaker, Okada. Been hearing about how he’s the best, he’s the greatest, top of the food chain. A guy like me could never beat a guy like that. That’s what they say. Frontrunners, right? This Continental Classic is a beautiful thing, man. Win, lose, or draw, it’s about passion. From the first time you lace up your boots as kid, this is what you dream about. The chance to step into a ring every time in the Continental Classic and show the world what you do, what you’ve given your life to, lay it all on the line. This Continental Classic… It’s a hill worth dying on. So, Okada-san… You gon’ have to kill me.”

Continental Classic Finals: Kazuchika Okada VS Jon Moxley!

The Rainmaker used the Don Callis Family’s infamous screwdriver as his trump card against Konosuke Takeshita while The Maniac just grit his teeth and dug deep to beat Kyle Fletcher. We heard them say their piece, but now we see who leaves it all in the ring! Will Okada truly be the greatest tournament wrestler of all time? Or will Moxley be golden once again?

The introductions are made, the Continental belt is raised, and we see who goes the distance!

The bell rings and since the fans are torn between these two, they just chant “GREEN BAY SUCKS!” Okada and Moxley stare down, then step up. Okada offers a handshake, but the fans know better and so does Moxley. Moxley flips Okada off! The fans cheer that! Okada brushes that off to circle with Moxley. They feel things out, clinch, and go around. Okada puts Moxley on the ropes, the ref counts, and Okada feints the chop to flip Moxley off in return. The fans are torn but Moxley just smirks. The two tie up again, and Moxley wrenches to hammerlock. Okada switches that onto Moxley, but Moxley switches it back.

Moxley spins Okada, wrangles him with a wristlock, and puts on the pressure. Okada turns over, goes for a leg, but Moxley bails out. The fans rally up while Moxley shakes out the bad leg. Moxley makes sure the leg is good before he goes back to the ring. Okada and Moxley tie up again, Moxley waistlocks, but Okada switches. Okada trips Moxley, Moxley goes to the ROPEBREAK, and Okada lets go. The fans rally as Moxley rises again. They feel things out, Moxley full nelsons, but Okada pries the hold open. Okada trips Moxley, has the toehold, and he puts on the pressure. But Moxley CLAWS Okada’s eyes!

The ref reprimands, Moxley and Okada separate, and the two reset again. They step up forehead to forehead, then Okada pie faces! Moxley pie faces! Okada goes for the leg! He trips Moxley and rains down elbows! The fans boo but Okada grins as he has the toehold. Moxley fires haymakers! Okada staggers away, Moxley runs up, but Okada dodges. Okada puts Moxley up top and DROPKICKS Moxley! Moxley falls into a Tree of Woe before he flops to the apron and the floor! The fans rally for Moxley but Okada goes out to fetch him. Okada kicks low, then DDTS on the floor! The fans boo but Okada just grins.

Okada looms over Moxley while the ring count climbs, but Okada stands Moxley up to SMACK off the apron! Okada refreshes the ring count, stalks Moxley around the way, and Okada hoists Moxley up, SHIN BREAKER on the steel steps! Okada taunts the fans, the fans flip him off first, but Moxley hobbles to his feet again. Moxley CHOPS, but Okada just brushes that off. Moxley CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Okada kicks the bad leg! Moxley rolls into the ring, Okada pursues, and Moxley goes to ropes. Okada steps up, eggs Moxley on, then slaps him around! Moxley stands to fire forearms! The fans fire up while Okada eggs Moxley on!

Moxley fires a flurry, but Okada kicks the bad leg! The fans boo while Moxley drops back! Okada grins, he gets the legs, and he has a HEEL HOOK! The fans fire up as Moxley endures! Moxley grabs Okada’s hair, and then HEADBUTTS! Okada just puts on more pressure! But Moxley HEADBUTTS again! Okada lets the leg go as he falls back, and the fans rally up behind Moxley. The two stand, Okada pie faces Moxley again, but Moxley gives it back. Okada kicks low, and DDTS! Moxley sputters, Okada pushes him over to cover, TWO! Okada paces while the fans duel, then he brings Moxley back up.

Okada snapmares Moxley, runs, and basement DROPKICKS! Moxley is down while Okada soaks up more heat. Moxley rises up, hobbles around, and he staggers to a corner. Okada kicks Moxley, then brings him around. Okada whips Moxley to ropes to ELBOW him down, then he goes to the apron. Slingshot SENTON! Real fast and real smooth, but the fans are torn. Okada sneaks a middle finger behind his back. Okada drags Moxley back up, Alabama Lifts and REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Okada grins as he takes his time for the cover, TWO! Moxley is still in this, but Okada stays on him by bringing him around.

Okada scoops and SLAMS Moxley into the drop zone! Okada goes up the corner, and MACHO ELBOW! Then Okada winds it up, and the fans already know from earlier that it’s the Rainmaker MIDDLE FINGER! Okada aims it at Moxley, but Moxley grabs that finger! Moxley bends the finger, bends another finger, and Okada wants mercy! Okada breaks free, but Moxley LARIATS him down! The fans fire up as Moxley huffs ‘n’ puffs and rises again! Okada stands, Moxley storms over to ROCK, and CHOP, and repeat! Moxley whips, Okada reverses, but Moxley avoids the dropkick! Moxley steps through, FIGURE FOUR!

The fans “WOO~” while Okada endures! Moxley puts on the pressure but Okada reaches out. Okada drags Moxley with him, and the fans rally more, and Okada has the ROPEBREAK! Moxley holds until 4, then lets go in frustration. Moxley and Okada both rise up slowly, and Moxley slaps some fire into himself. Moxley reels Okada in, but Okada grabs the bad leg! DRAGON SCREW! Okada then GROUND DRAGON SCREWS! A message sent also to Hiroshi Tanahashi as now Okada ties up the legs, TEXAS CLOVERHOLD!! The fans are torn but Moxley still endures! Moxley powers up but Okada turns him complete over!

The fans rally harder and harder, and Moxley fights his way forward, ROPEBREAK!! Okada lets go quickly, his own arms and legs tired from that hold. Okada stalks Moxley, but Moxley fires a forearm! Moxley eggs Okada on but Okada fires back! They go back and forth, Moxley pie faces, but Okada ROCKS him again! And again! And again! Moxley shouts at Okada but Okada fires a flurry! The ref counts, Okada stops, and Okada whips Moxley corner to corner. Moxley reverses, runs up, but Okada pops him up again! Alabama Lift, but Moxley fights it into a lift of his own! GOTCH STYLE PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!!

Okada survives but Moxley doesn’t hesitate! BULLY CHOKE!! Okada endures, even as Moxley squeezes tight! Okada moves around, but Moxley leans on him more. Okada still stands up, but Moxley still squeezes! Then he spins Okada around, PARA- NO, Okada slips free, waistlock, and he shoves Moxley at the ref! Ripcord, and LOW BLOW!! The ref didn’t see it, and the fans boo as Okada grins. Ripcord again, RAINMAKER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Moxley survives and shocks Okada! It is rare someone survives the lariat but add Moxley to that list! Okada goes outside while the fans rally up. Okada grabs the belt?! Okada sneaks it over to the ring!

The ref sees the belt, snatches it, and then Moxley LOW BLOWS Okada!! Moxley gets revenge on Okada behind the ref’s back! The fans cheer as Moxley smiles, showing off that broken tooth from earlier tonight. The fans rally up now as both men slowly rise. Moxley uses the ropes to stand, but he still hobbles around. Okada stands, hobbles for his own reasons, and Moxley draws a line in the sand. Okada fires a forearm! Moxley nods and fires back! Okada comes back to ROCK Moxley! Moxley slaps himself to then ROCK Okada! The fans rally as Okada returns again, and he fires another forearm! Moxley is feeling it now as he hits back!

The forearms pick up speed and the fans rally up! Moxley JABS, BODY BLOWS, and fires forearms! But Okada DROPKICKS! Moxley and Okada are both right back up! Okada ducks a lariat, backslides, roll through, short arm LARIAT! Okada drags Moxley back up, short arm- NO, Moxley BOOTS the lariat! PARADIGM SHIFT!! Moxley has to crawl to the cover, TWO!! Okada survives thanks to the delay, but Moxley clamps on the BULLY CHOKE! Okada hurries to sit up, but Moxley just makes it a standard SLEEPER! Okada still fights, rises up again, and then slips out the back! Ripcord, but Moxley ducks to steal RAINMAKER!!

Moxley wobbles, rebounds, and kicks low! PARADIGM SHIFT again!! Cover, ONE?!?!? The fans are thunderous as Okada shouts, but Moxley runs! CURB STOMP!! But Moxley isn’t done, he wants to burn it down! Underhooks and DEATH RIDER!!!! Cover, MOXLEY WINS!!!

Winner: Jon Moxley, by pinfall (NEW AEW Continental Champion)

Moxley says a quick prayer of thanks, because he has just beaten the greatest tournament wrestler in the world today! Tony Schiavone steps into the ring while Moxley holds up the belt. The Death Riders also celebrate with their leader, he proved he still had it in him! Moxley rests on the mat while they applaud, and Schiavone says, “You did it, brother. You can hear the fans. What a tournament, what an effort. We’re not gonna forget this for a long, long time. You’re a four-time world champ, you’re an International champ, and now you’re the Continental Champion, this has to be the greatest of all time.”

Moxley says, “To Hell with all that. This thing here, this doesn’t belong to me. This thing here, the Continental Championship, it belongs to everybody in this Continental Classic that busted their ass! That came out to the ring every single night, and gave it everything they had! This belongs to the rest of those guys, it belongs to the fans who support professional wrestling, who pay their gaddamn hard-earned money to come out here. And we owe it to them to give it everything we have every time we step foot in a ring. I owe it to those people, I woe it to my teammates. It is what we do. We are the hardest working professional wrestlers int he world!

“And I’m not just talking about all the people standing in the ring with me right now. I mean everybody who has the balls to get into the Continental Classic tournament and give it everything they’ve got. Everyone in AEW who shows up every single effin’ day, and gives everything they have! I will continue, we will continue, to give every single bit of effort we have in our bones every single day, because there is no other organization in professional wrestling like AEW, and we wanna be the elite of the elite in AEW! So we give 100 gaddamn percent every gaddamn time, because that is what my teammates, that is what the fans, and that is what this job deserves!”

Moxley drops the mic and everyone cheers that! Could this be the Death Riders turning the corner? Could this be them becoming what they and AEW should always have been?

AEW World Championship Fatal 4 Way: Samoa Joe VS Hangman Page VS Swerve Strickland VS MJF!

The Opps may have screwed The Cowboy over in that Full Gear Steel Cage Match, but that only made enemies out of everyone else. The Realest returned to once again make AEW whose house? SWERVE’S HOUSE! And just as it looked like this would be a three man dance, the Scumbag slithered back into the building to make the odds drastic go down! Will the numbers spell disaster for Samoa Joe here at World’s End? Will Hangman become a THREE-TIME AEW World Champion? Will Swerve remind us that he IS The Most Dangerous? Or will Maxwell Jacob Friedman prove he’s better than all of his enemies, and they know it?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who survives these insurmountable odds!

The bell rings and the fans fire up already. They cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this main event a reality. And then a bralw breaks ot! Joe and Hangman, Swerve and MJF! Joe ROCKS Hangman against ropes, Swerve has MJF in a corner, but MJF turns things around. Joe whips, Hangman stops hismelf, then Hangman DUMPS Joe out! Hangman dodges MJF to FALL AWAY SLAM! Hangman kips up, then PLANCHAS Joe down! MJF runs up, Hangman DUMPS him out now, and triangle jump LARIAT! The fans fire up again, but Joe slides in and CHOPS Hangman off his feet! Hangman sputters, but Swerve is up!

Joe RUNS Swerve over, then ELBOWS Hangman in a corner for the PELE! Hangman slumps down, Joe digs his boot in, and Joe scrubs Hangman’s face again and again. Joe runs side to side, BLASTS MJF, then BOOT WASHES Hangman! Hangman bails out, fans still sing “Joe is Gonna Kill~ You!” But Swerve trips Joe, turns him over, and KICKS the arm! Swerve BOOTS Joe, MJF headlocks Swerve. Swerve powers up and out, MJF ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Swerve drops down. MJF steps over Swerve to mock the Griddy and gives some skeety. But Swerve runs up, only for MJF to scoop and SLAM!

MJF mocks the fans rallying up, then he runs the ropes to TEABAG! The fans boo and Swerve frowns. MJF smirks, but turns around into a BOOT! Swerve UPPERCUTS again and again! Swerve snapmares, then he goes up to FALLING UPPERCUT! Swerve shows how to Griddy, then he steps up to TEABAG MJF back! MJF tumbles out, Swerve runs to FOSBURY FLOP! Down goes MJF and the fans fire up again! Swerve drags MJF up, but Joe builds speed!? Joe DIVES and wipes them both out! The fans fire up and Joe grins. Joe drags MJF and Swerve up, but Hangman is on the top rope! ARIHARA MOONSAULT!

Hangman overshoots by just a bit, but he’s able to bring everyone down all the same! The fans rally, MJF rolls into the ring, Hangman fires hands on Joe, and Swerve follows MJF. MJF CLOBBERS Swerve, covers, TWO! MJF CLAWS Swerve’s face, then puts him through the ropes. MJF HEAT- NO, Swerve shoves him away! MJF runs back in, is sent back out, and Swerve springboards to KILL STOMP MJF to the floor! Joe is in the ring, Swerve returns, and Swerve dodges! Swerve is Hangman’s pommel horse to BUCKSHOT Joe! The fans are thunderous as now the frenemies meet again. Hangman and Swerve stare down, then slowly circle.

The fans are losing their minds already, and the hands start flying! Hangman ROCKS Swerve, Swerve SOBATS, then ROCKS Hangman! Hangman switches, shoves, but Swerve flips through ropes! Alabama Lift, but Swerve fights free! Swerve blocks a boot, slips under, back suplex! Hangman lands out, O’Conner Rolls, TWO! Hangman ends up in a corner. Swerve storms up, but into an ELBOW! Hangman QUEBRADA, and then INVERTED SUPLEX into a gut wrench! But Swerve flips that around! But Hangman fights free! Swerve Alabama Lifts to steal DEADEYE! The fans fire up, “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S-” LARIAT!!

Hangman goes to the apron, slingshot, BUCKSHOT!! Cover, JOE BREAKS IT! Joe stomps away on Hangman and Swerve, then he fires sumo palm strikes on Swerve! Joe puts Swerve up top, tucks him in, but Hangman CLUBS Joe! Hangman goes up after Swerve now, scoops, but Swerve fights the rest! Joe gets under Hangman, and MJF says whoa, hold on! TOWER OF DOOM onto MJF!! Cover on Hangman, TWO! Cover on Swerve, TWO! Cover on MJF, TWO!! Joe is frustrated but the fans rally up again. Joe stomps Hangman out of the ring while MJF bails out, and Joe bumps Swerve off buckles.

Joe puts Swerve up top, tucks him in again, and he tries again… MUSCLE- NO, Swerve pops free, and somersaults to FLATLINER MJF! The fans fire up, Swerve UP KICKS, and then Swerve slips around Joe to GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up, but Hangman is back! Swerve blocks a kick, slips under, and this time he hits that BACKBREAKER! Then he spins Hangman around to lift, POWER POWER SLAM! Cover, TWO! Hangman is still in this but Swerve snarls. Swerve drags Hangman up, half nelsons, but Hangman RAMS him into buckles! Joe runs up, Hangman dodges, SPALSH for Swerve! SAIDO for Joe!

Hangman sees MJF and LARIATS him back out! Hangman kicks Swerve, reels him in, and underhooks for ANGEL’S WINGS! The fans fire up but Hangman doesn’t cover, he goes to the ropes. Hangman skins the cat to go to the apron, and ASAI MOONSAULT onto MJF! Then slingshot, BUCK- NO, Swerve ducks that one! But he runs into a POP-UP POWERBOMB! Swerve survives, to Joe’s relief, and Joe hurries in! Joe stomps Hangman, he stomps Swerve, and he drags Swerve up from the apron. Joe ROCKS Swerve, brings Hangman up, and sends Hangman into Swerve! The fans rally, they chant “GREEN BAY SUCKS!” aka they love all these guys!

Joe runs, but Hangman BOOTS Joe first! MJF is back, Hangman runs up, but MJF BOOTS him! MJF goes up to DOUBLE STMOP Hangman’s arm, then he BOOT WASHES Joe! Swerve runs up, MJF pops him up in the corner! UP KICK and A:ABAMA SLAM! Then MJF WRINGS Swerve into Joe! But Hangman slingshots! MJF ducks the Buck Shot, puts Hangman through the ropes, HEAT- NO! Hangman powers out, but MJF SLINGSHOTS Hangman into a CUTTER! Cover, TWO! SALT OF THE EARTH ARMBAR! The fans fire up as Hangman endures, and Joe has Swerve! COQUINA CLUTCH!! MJF has to choose, keep on Hangman or stop Joe?

MJF lets Hangman go and CLAWS Joe’s face! The fans are torn, but MJF goes to a corner. “He’s Our Scumbag!” “NO, HE’S NOT!” MJF wants Joe’s arm, grinds it down, but Joe rolls through to reel MJF in! COQUINA CLUTCH!! MJF has flashbacks to just two years ago, and the ref checks him! The arm drops once! The arm drops twice! But a HOUSE CALL hits Joe! MJF is saved, but more importantly, the match continues! Swerve then sees MJF down and out on the mat. Swerve drags MJF around, full nelsons, and- NO, MJF victory rolls, TWO! MJF kicks, Swerve blocks and FIPS MJF! MJF lands out to poke Swerve in the eyes!

MJF soaks up the cheers and jeers, says he’s gonna be the champ, but he runs into a BOOT from Hangman! Hangman ROCKS Swerve, swerve ROCKS Hangman, and they both BOOT MJF! Joe is back, they DOUBLE BOOT him! Joe rebounds, but both men go matrix! BOOT FOREARM COMBO on Joe! Then DOUBLE SHOT from Hangman and Swerve! All four men are down and Chicago gives this a standing ovation! MJF scurries to a corner, the others slowly rise, and the fans rally and duel. Swerve runs up, but MJF ROCKS him! MJF goes up, up, and lines up a shot! PANAMA SUNRISE!! Cover, TWO!!

Swerve survives MJF shouting out Adam Cole BAYBAY, and MJF seethes. The fans rally, and Hangman has MJF in an Alabama Lift! DEADEYE!! Cover, TWO!! MJF survives, but Hangman loads up on the apron! The fans fire up, but Joe DECKS Hangman first! Swerve runs up on Joe, SATELLITE DDT! Swerve hurries to a corner so he can aim at Joe! But wait, THE OPPS are here! Hobbs drags Swerve out, Shibata attacks MJF and Hook beats down Hangman! The fans boo as The Opps again use the no disqualification nature to their advantage! Joe tucks Hangman in at the corner, MUSCLE BUSTER!! Cover, TWO!?!? Even Joe is shocked!

Joe argues the count, but then Hook argues with the ref, too! Hobbs and Swerve brawl along the way, and Hobbs sends Swerve into the steps! The ref EJECTS The Opps! But wait, The Opps want to bully Prince Nana now! But Swerve is up top! SUPER KILL STOMPS on Shibata & Hobbs! COQUINA on Hangman, but Hangman JAWBREAKER free! Hangman DECKS Joe, and then he looks over at Hook…! Hook is worried now, but Hangman grabs him! Joe grabs Hangman! CONQUINA CLUTCH!! The fans boo but Hangman flails! Swerve goes back up top!! KILL STOMPS on JOE!! All three men are down and the fans fire up!

The other refs usher The Opps away, and Swerve goes back up top! But Joe trips him up! Joe CHOPS, then he climbs! Joe reels Swerve in, but Swerve fires body shots! Swerve and Joe fight for control, and Swerve hops down to CLUB away on Joe’s leg! Swerve gets under Joe, Joe panics, and Swerve POWERBOMBS Joe down! The fans fire up while Swerve climbs again! Swerve takes aim, but MJF SHOVES Swerve down! Swerve hits the desk! MJF sees Hangman, and Hangman BOOTS him down first! Slingshot, BUCKSHOT!! Joe staggers so Hangman reloads! BUCKSHOT again!! Joe is still down, Hangman goes abck to the apron!

Chicago is thunderous as the elbow pad comes off! BUCK- NO, MJF shoves Joe aside to LOW BLOW Hangman!! Then he has Joe for the HEATSEEKER!!! Cover, MJF WINS!!!

Winner: MJF, by pinfall (NEW AEW World Champion)

The Scumbag promised he’d find a way, and he kept his word! “Cry about it all you want, I AM a generational talent! I AM a two-time world champion! I AM better than you, and you effin’ know it!” Maxwell Jacob Friedman is back on top, will he match his historic reign from the first time around?

My Thoughts:

An awesome World’s End, to the point where the fans were exhausted in a good way. Like, eating so much good food that you’re just stuffed but you wanna keep eating, and AEW fans ate good tonight. Yes, I skipped the Zero Hour matches but they’re Zero Hour, free gratis on YouTube, go get ’em because they were all really solid matches. And apparently Bandido teams with Dorada tonight and not Brody King as a way of letting us know that sadly, Brody King is hurt and will be out of action. #Bandidorada is still an awesome team, though, maybe they’ll stick together for a minute. And then that 8 Man Tag was literally just to set up Jack Perry VS Ricochet for a National Championship match, we’re totally getting that soon.

I will say that no bleed-over from a preshow match to the main show is actually a good move, they already did that twice in a row so it’d just be tired to do it again. And it lets the main show truly open with awesome Continental Classic material. Thinking on it, I realized they didn’t give us Konosuke VS Okada in the finals because for one, they didn’t need to have either of those guys be double champions. Secondly, it would’ve made the semifinals really predictable. Okada cheating Konosuke was also a great way to get Okada the win without hurting Konosuke’s power level. But then for the same reason of no more double champs, I figured Moxley or Fletcher was winning the whole thing. Moxley winning the whole thing is a great move, and I think Moxley has gone Face for it.

Not sure how that’ll work with Death Riders being Heel in the Mixed 8 Tag. That “Mixed Nuts Mayhem” was a lot of fun, especially with the interactions of Roddy and Marina, and the fresh interactions of Toni with the Conglomeration members. Great win for the Faces there, and that leaves everyone open for fresh stories in 2026. Babes of Wrath VS Mercedes & Athena was a great tag match, and so glad Babes of Wrath won. Mone had a hilarious meltdown promo, and Mone VS Willow for the TBS title one more time, would they really pull the trigger on Mone’s TBS title run already? It’d be wild if Willow became a double champion on Wednesday, but also really awesome.

Great Men’s Tag title match for FTR VS Bang Bang Gang, especially under Street Fight rules. But with that, of course Stokely helped FTR survive and get away with the titles. I can’t be sure who steps up to FTR next, there are a lot of teams out there but not really built up yet, or even of the right alignment as I picture more Heels than Faces right now. Great match from Darby VS Gabe, but I’ll say again that the build was hurt by Gabe going back and forth between AEW and NJPW. I feel like they could’ve gotten better build out of putting Garcia in Gabe’s place instead, but whatever, Darby was of course winning either way.

Great match from Kris VS Jamie, and it’s always a fun spot for people to use their opponent’s finisher. I figured Kris would win, though, she worked so hard just to be AEW Women’s World Champion, she wasn’t gonna lose the title so soon. A little surprised Thekla didn’t make her own interests known tonight, but maybe that happens on New Year’s Smash. And then an awesome Fatal 4 Way main event, though it still went about how I expected: Opps tried and failed with interference, and MJF in essence used an opportunistic finish to win. MJF VS Bandido at Maximum Carnage will be great stuff, too, and I would think MJF wins there to then set up something with like Hangman or Swerve going towards Revolution.

My Score: 9.3/10