Edmonton is All Elite!

With just FOUR DAYS LEFT before AEW Dynasty, Kenny Omega has some final words for MJF ahead of their AEW World Championship match!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Six Man Tag: Darby Allin, Jack Perry & Bandido VS Andrade El Idolo, Mark Davis & Konosuke Takeshita; Andrade, Davis & Takeshita win.
• AEW TBS Championship: Willow Nightingale VS Queen Aminata; Willow wins and retains the title.
• Casino Gauntlet Eliminator Stakes: Tommaso Ciampa VS Mascara Dorada; Ciampa wins and will enter the Casino Gauntlet first.
• 8 Man Chaos in Canada: The United Empire VS The Death Riders; The Empire wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Will Ospreay attacks Jon Moxley in the parking lot!

The Aerial Assassin already has his AEW Continental Championship match set for Sunday, but he wants his pound of flesh from how The Maniac almost ended him last week! Marina Shafir snatches Ospreay into a SLEEPER, and the rest of the Death Riders join in and mug him! Ospreay is stuck in the 6v1, and Claudio Castagnoli TOSSES him across the floor! Ospreay scrambles to his feet, but then a car pulls up behind him! And it’s Ospreay’s wife, Alex Windsor! But she didn’t come alone, because the NEW IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Callum Newman, as well as Aaron Henare & Francesco Akira of the United Empire are here!

Ospreay says finally, the numbers are even! The suit jackets come off, and the hands start flying! The fans can be heard cheering this as Ospreay sends Moxley into the hood of a car and HAMMERS away on him! Moxley shoves Ospreay away, only for Ospreay to SHOVE him into a wall! Yuta SMACKS Akira off the hood, then helps Claudio HAMMER Henare! They reel Henare in and DOUBLE- NO, Akira saves Henare from the suplex, then he LEAPS from the roof of the car to CROSSBODY Claudio! Yuta mule kicks Henare, SMACKS him off the hood, but Henare hits the RAMPAGE!! The Empire is fired up, and they hurry to find Ospreay.

Wait, Windsor and Shafir are brawling down the ramp! The fans fire up as these two get an early start to their own match set for Dynasty! We also see Ospreay and Callum brawling with Moxley and Pac not too far behind! Ospreay CLUBS Moxley while the fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Ospreay HAMMERS Moxley in the ring, but Shafir snatches him into the SLEEPER again! The fans boo as The Problem continues to bother Ospreay. But then Ospreay ducks and Windsor LARIATS Shafir down! The Bastard continues to bully The Prince while Windsor CANNONBALLS Shafir from the apron!

Daniel Garcia gets in the ring and helps Moxley stomp away on Ospreay! The fans boo as the Dragonslayer stands Ospreay up, but here comes Henare! Henare CLOBBERS Moxley, Ospreay RAMS Garcia into the corner, and Henare adds as LARIAT! Akira adds a LARIAT, too! Then Akira keeps going, Henare helps in the RAILGUN DROPKICK! The fans fire up but now Pac spins Henare around! SOBAT! FRONT KICK! ENZIGIRI! Pac runs, LARIATS, but Henare stays up! And Callum BOOTS Pac down! Callum then PLANCHAS to take out Pac! Claudio slides in and he UPPERCUTS Henare again and again and again!

Claudio runs, but Henare BODY BLOWS! Henare then LARIATS Claudio up and outta the ring! Ospreay swings on Moxley, Moxley dodges, and Moxley has the SLEEPER! Ospreay drops, but then he rolls back for Callum to DIVING DOUBLE STOMP! The fans fire up for that coup de grace, and Ospreay underhooks Moxley! Moxley flails free and the Death Riders regroup outside. The fans cheer as the Empire stands tall, and Ospreay gets a mic. “Oi, you big ol’ c*nts! You told me, Mox, to use my head? I did! I flew to Japan, and I brought Henare! I brought Akira! I brought the youngest heavyweight champ of all time, Callum Newman! And we did a long flight, so we ain’t done!

“I’ll give you about an hour and 20 minutes, and we gonna create some chaos in Canada! Tonight, main event, United Empire VS Death Riders!!” The fans love the sound of that! Will Moxley and his minions match that energy and accept the challenge? Or will discretion be the better part of valor as they wait for Dynasty?

BREAKING NEWS for Kyle Fletcher and the TNT Championship.

Don Callis is here, and he says he has something important to say in regards to Kyle Fletcher. It pains him to say that Kyle is injured and out of action. This has thrown a wrench in the works for Kyle and the TNT Championship, they were well on their way to becoming the greatest, longest reigning TNT Champion of all time. Now that title will be vacated and a new champion will be decided in a Casino Gauntlet match this Sunday at Dynasty. Callis was negotiating a great match, #Protokada VS The Young Bucks. He was in the middle of those negotiations with those obsequious little punks to prove a point. But now, that’s off.

But there’s a reason that Don Callis equals money, there is a reason they call him “The Invisible Hand.” He already has a pivot that will blow your minds! By the way, Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita, all he ever hears is, “When are we gonna see them wrestle? When are we gonna see them fight?” Well, Phil Jackson didn’t care whether Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen got along or not. Callis runs this like a professional sports franchise. He actually likes the fact that his guys don’t all get along. So you’ll have to wait a long time. If you’re gonna whine that you didn’t get to see Okada VS Takeshita, TOO BAD! Don Callis Family calls the shots!

And coming right up, you’re gonna get to see Takeshita in action in the Six Man Tag alongside Mark Davis & Andrade El Idolo, what an all-star team that is! And they will destroy Bandido, Jack Perry AND Darby Allin! In fact, Andrade might destroy Darby tonight before Dynasty, and Callis will take that MJF money, pick up Connor McDavid here in Edmonton, and hit the town like it’s 1984 if you know what he means! So that’s what you got in store! Wait for it, because the Don Callis Family will be stronger than ever, and they’ll do it for Kyle! #FletcherStrong! The Jackal has spoken, but will the DCF really run wild on AEW?

Six Man Tag: Darby Allin, Jack Perry & Bandido VS Andrade El Idolo, Mark Davis & Konosuke Takeshita!

The trios sort out and Darby starts against Andrade, and the fans cheer this Dynasty appetizer. The two stare down, but then The Real Latino Man tags out to The Alpha, and walks up the ramp?! Is Andrade not even gonna bother with this match? Darby fires forearms off on Konosuke, then runs, springboards, but into a waistlcok! Darby fights around, Konosuke switches back, but Darby hops on for a CODE RED! Cover, but Dunkzilla deadlifts Darby up! Darby fights the piledriver, and Jungle Jack is up top! MISSILE DROPKICK on Davis saves Darby! Bandido jumps in to go up, and he coordinates with Darby at the corners!

SUPER COFFIN SPLASH on Konosuke! SUPER CROSSBODY on Davis! The fans fire up and Darby grabs a mic to shout at Andrade! “You’re the best wrestler in the world, and you’re playing these games?! Why’re you Don Callis’ little b*tch?! Get your ass out here! Quit being Don Callis’ little b*tch! You heard me!” Well Andrade hears that and steps to the ramp. Andrade eggs Darby on, but Konosuke CLUBS Darby from behind! Konosuke then waistlocks to O’Conner Roll down the ramp, and roll, and then CHAOS THEORY on the floor! Andrade high-fives Konosuke, they were playing chess while Darby was thinking checkers!

Davis stomps Darby, he fist bumps Konosuke and even Callis himself as he struts out here. The fans tell off Callis while Konosuke puts Darby in the ring. Konosuke looms over Darby, drags him around, and he stomps Darby in the gut! And again! And again! Konosuke digs his heel in while Callis joins commentary. But Darby springs up, and he tags Jack! Jack ducks ‘n’ dodges, wheelbarrows and arm-drags Konosuke out! Davis runs up but Jack DUMPS him out! Jack goes up, up, and ARIHARA MOONSAULTS! Down go Konosuke and Davis while the fans fire up! Jack drags Konosuke up, puts him back in, then climbs up the corner.

The fans cheer, but Davis anchors Jack! Jack fires hands, then CLAWS Davis’ face! Konosuke stands, Jack leaps, but the ALPHA ELBOW hits! The fans are torn but Konosuke smiles as he tags Andrade in. Konosuke TOSSES Jack out, Andrade pursues and fireman’s carries, and Andrade hits SNAKE EYES off the railing! Jack flops down, and Andrade finds a lady in the front row who wants a selfie. She gets her selfie, then Andrade goes back to drag Jack by his hair. Andrade puts Jack in the ring while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Andrade pushes Jack to a cover, TWO! Jack toughs it out but Andrade stomps him down! Andrade tags Davis in and they drag Jack up. Davis CLUBS Jack back down, then he BLASTS Bandido off the corner! Davis stomps Jack, then CHOKES him in a corner! The Don Callis Family soaks up the heat from Edmonton, but Jack BOOTS Davis again and again! Davis blocks one to LARIAT Jack in the corner! Then he scoop SLAMS Jack at center! Davis tags Konosuke and they double whip Jack to ropes. They DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE, then Konosuke looms over Jack. Konosuke clamps on a chinlock and grinds Jack down.

Jack endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Konosuke KNEES low, then whips Jack into the corner. Tag to Andrade and he stands Jack up to KNEE him low! Tag to Davis and Davis taunts Bandido and Darby. But Jack fires a CHOP! Davis CHOPS Jack down in return! Davis taunts Edmonton, soaks up the heat, then drags Jack back up. Davis whips Jack hard into a corner! Jack falls over, but Davis storms up to step on him! The ref counts as Davis CHOKES Jack, but Davis steps off before 4. Davis drags Jack up again as Dynamite returns to single picture, but Jack fires body shots! Jack CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CHOPS again!

The fans fire up, but Davis scoops to SLAM! Davis SENTONS but FLOPS as Jack dodges! Jack then dodges again, and Davis hits buckles! Davis hurries to anchor Jack’s feet, but Jack ENZIGIRIS free! Davis wobbles, Jack crawls, hot tags to Konosuke and Bandido! The ROH World Champion BOOTS Konosuke, fires off forearms on Davis, then mule kicks Konosuke! But Davis pops Bandido up, Konosuke wheelbarrows him, but Bandido uses that to get up and RANA Davis! The fans fire up as The Outlaw then dodges Konosuke, and gorilla presses him! PRESS SLAM onto Davis! The fans fire up with Bandido as he sees Konosuke go to the ropes!

Bandido deals the hand, but Konosuke intercepts! BLUE THUNDER- NO, Bandido slips through to whip Konosuke back to ropes! Bandido BOOTS Konosuke, but Konosuke reels him in! BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up as Konosuke hurries, tag to Davis! Davis storms up on Bandido, kicks him around, and he SPITS at Darby! The fans boo but Bandido fires hands on Davis! Davis just scowls and ENZIGIRIS! Bandido staggers, Davis hits the ropes, and the REBOUN- NO, Bandido dodges the lariat to then jump up and RANA! Cover, TWO! Bandido dodges Davis, tries a backslide, but Davis is too big for that!

Bandido decides to swing Davis out, and he CALF KICKS him down! Konosuke is back to ALPHA ELBOW Bandido! But Jack jumps in, POISON-RANA on Konosuke! Konosuke tumbles out, Jack runs, but Andrade trips him up! The fans boo btu Darby DIVES! Direct hit and Andrade hits the desk! Callis runs away like the coward he is, but Davis snatches Darby into a SLEEPER! Darby flails, but Davis sends him hard into railing! The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this just the first match of the night. Davis & Konosuke then hammock swing Darby to THROW him over railing! Darby even overshoots the timekeeper’s table to land on the chairs!

Andrade fist-bumps Konosuke & Darby while the fans lose their minds. Bandido DIVES, but into the arms of Davis & Konosuke! DOUBLE APRON POWERBOMB! Jack is all alone but he fires off forearms and elbows all the same! Davis blocks a kick, but Jack ducks to send the ALPHA ELBOW into Davis! Jack SUPERKICKS Konosuke, but Davis ROCKS Jack! Davis hits the ropes, Andrade tags in, REBOUND LARIAT! Then Close your eyes and COUNT TO PAIN!! Davis lets Andrade top this off with a DIRECT MESSAGE! Cover, DCF wins!

Winners: Andrade El Idolo, Mark Davis & Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall

As great as Darby, Jack, and Bandido are all, they could not withstand the stacked stats on Callis’ team. Davis stomps away on Jack to add insult to injury, but Darby and Bandido both get in the ring. Bandido shields Jack, Darby SHOVES Andrade, and the fans tell off Callis. Andrade tells Darby to wait for Dynasty. Then he LOW BLWOS Darby anyway! The fans boo more, but Davis TOSSES Bandido, and Callis CLAWS Jack’s face! The fans tell Callis off, but wait! HERE COME THE YOUNG BUCKS! Matt & Nick Jakcson fire fists on Davis & Konosuke! They DECK Davis, DECK Konosuke, then stomp away on them!

The fans cheer, but here comes Lance Archer! The Murderhawk Monster guzels Nick, but Matt SUPERKICKS him! Then The Bucks DOUBLE SUPERKICK! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Hechicero! Clon runs in but he gets DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Davis is up, he gets DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Then The Bucks have Davis for the B T E TRIGGER! The fans cheer as The Bucks now have Konosuke set up, but he fights free of the gut wrench! And Okada rushes out here to YANK Nick down! Konosuke then slips free to ALPHA ELBOW Matt! Okada puts Nick in the ring, Konosuke stomps Matt, and Okada stomps Nick.

Okada and Konosuke stare down, still trying to big dog each other. They start shoving, then they start firing forearms! The fans fire up as Callis might be wrong about the tensions being for the better. Archer steps in, as does Hechi, and they keep their brothers from fighting. The fans say, “Let Them Fight! Let Them Fight!” Okada and Konosuke each cool off, but then The Rascalz are here! They help Bandido to his feet, and they TRIPLE TOPE CONJILO!! Okada is laughing as he’s the only one not knocked down! He even flips Konosuke off for it! But then Myron Reed FLIES out onto Okada!

The fans fire up as The Rascalz and Bucks are standing tall! It was a Superkick Party in Edmonton, and The Rascalz are ready to #SmokeEmAll! Will nothing go Callis’ way?

BREAKING NEWS for Collision!

Don Callis says on commentary that to get back at Myron Reed sticking his nose in Andrade & Davis VS The Rascalz, Myron is getting a match with Kazuchika Okada, and it will be for the AEW International Championship! Will The Rainmaker make an example out of Myron? Or is the International Championship about to be lit?

Backstage interview with Dr. Michael Sampson.

Lexy Nair is with the head of AEW medical as she asks about the alarming things MJF claimed about Kenny Omega’s condition last week. Can he clarify any of that? Doc Sampson says he did hear what MJF said, and feels that is just MJF trying to get in Omega’s head. Sampson talked with Kenny, Kenny obviously had diverticulitis and had the surgery. There can be post-surgery complications, but Kenny is feeling the best he’s ever felt, he was cleared by the surgeon and by Sampson, he is ready to go. MJF is just playing games and that’s not right. Sampson also apologizes but he needs to get back to work, but feel free to bring him any questions.

Lexy thanks Doc for his time, and it wouldn’t be beneath MJF to lie for his own benefit. But was The Devil of AEW really lying? Or does he know something that we don’t?

AEW TBS Championship: Willow Nightingale VS Queen Aminata!

The Babe with the Power defended this title last Saturday on Collision, facing and defeating the returning Hikaru Shida. Now she welcomes back the One True African Woman as she defends the title again. Will Willow keep the momentum going even this close to Dynasty? Or will Aminata go from returning to reigning?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if the Face of TBS is still smiling!

The bell rings and the fans cheer as the two circle. Willow offers a handshake while the fans cheer “Welcome Back!” for Aminata. Aminata shakes Willow’s hand, to then kick low! The fans boo but Aminata hits the FISHERMAN SCREW! Cover, TWO! Aminata almost snatches this one, and the fans cheer as Willow bails out. Aminata and Willow both smile, and Willow says okay, okay, that was good. The fans rally behind Willow as she goes to the apron, and Aminata BOOTS her down! Willow walks that off but Aminata goes out after her. Aminata ROCKS Willow, but Willow ROCKS Aminata! And wait, is that Shida watching from the crowd?

Willow CHOPS Aminata, says, “Welcome back, Queen!” Willow whips, but Aminata reverses! Willow hits railing, and she slumps down while Aminata refreshes the count. Aminata runs at Willow, but Willow dodges! Aminata hits railing now, and Willow CLUBS away on her! Willow THROWS Aminata into railing, and the fans cheer while Aminata writhes. Aminata clutches her neck, still heavily taped up, and Willow says protecc ya neck! Willow puts Aminata in the ring, drags her up, and puts her in the corner. Willow LARIATS again and again and again, all the way to nine, then the short arm LARIAT for TEN! Cover, ONE!!

The fans rally as Aminata shows that toughness. Willow whips, Aminata reverses, and she swinging arm-drags! Willow staggers up, Aminata snapmares her down, then Aminata runs the ropes to PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Aminata stays on Willow as she headscissors, CHOCOLATE KISSES! AH AH AH AH AH! Aminata serves five, swivels the hips, then revels in the cheers while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Aminata stalks Willow to ropes, but Willow ELBOWS her! Willow fires body shots, and a CHOP, but Aminata CHOPS her back! Willow goes to the corner, Aminata storms up to her, and Aminata winds up to DOUBLE CHOP! Willow sputters as she falls over, and Shida continues to watch like a hawk. Aminata covers, TWO! Aminata is annoyed but she ghost pins Willow, TWO! Aminata wraps Willow up in a modified Koji Klutch! Willow endures, reaches out, and powers her way to a cover, TWO! Aminata lets Willow go to kick her low! Willow then snapmares Willow and clamps on with a chinlock. Willow endures again, even as Aminata leans on the hold.

Aminata traps Willow in a body scissors squeeze, but Willow still endures. Willow pushes back to a cover, TWO! Aminata grabs the arms now, and pulls Willow into a leg-hook full nelson! Willow still endures, even as Aminata spanks her! Willow powers up, powers free, and she fires hands on Aminata! The two stand up, Willow fires more shots, but Aminata fires back. Aminata goes to Willow at the ropes but Willow fires body shots. Aminata winds up to ROCK Willow! Willow goes to a corner, but Aminata brings her around to clinch and OCTOPUS STRETCH! Dynamite returns to single picture as Willow endures all over again!

Aminata ROCKS Willow again, then whips, but Willow reverses. Willow scoops, and she torture racks Aminata for a RACK ATTACK! The fans fire up with Willow and she runs corner to corner, BACK BODY BLOCK! LARIAT! Willow snapmares and goes up, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans stay fire dup as Willow fireman’s carries, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Aminata survives but it was close. The fans rally behind Willow while Shida continues to watch in frustration. Willow runs corner to corner but Aminata bails out! Aminata wags her finger, but Willow aims from the apron! CANNONBALL to the floor!

The fans fire up with Willow, she high-fives the front row, and she puts Aminata back in the ring. Willow then climbs the corner, goes to the very top, and MOONSAULT FLOPS as Aminata moves! The fans rally as Aminata runs up, SLIDING FOREARM! Cover, TWO!! Willow survives and now Aminata is frustrated! Aminata stomps away on Willow, then drags her to the drop zone. Aminata goes up the corner now, takes aim, and DIVING DOUBLE STOMPS!! Cover, TWO!! Willow survives the coup de grace and Willow is beside herself! Aminata kicks Willow, but Willow comes back to fire a forearm!

The fans rally as the shots go back and forth, and Willow ROCKS Aminata! Willow eggs Aminata on, so Aminata ROCKS Willow! Willow CHOPS Aminata, Aminata sputters, and Aminata asks for a moment. Willow waits, and Aminata DOUBLE CHOPS! Aminata runs, but Willow goes the other way! But Aminata HEADBUTTS to stop the Pounce! Willow rebounds, to LARIAT! Both women are down and the fans fire up again! Shida is not amused. Willow and Aminata go to corners while the standing count climbs. Willow stands at 4, Aminata follows. Willow runs up but Aminata BOOTS, CHOPS, but Willow slips out of the fisherman this time!

Willow slips around back, backslides, TWO! Aminata escapes, but Willow CHOPS, gut wrenches, but Aminata fights the lift! Aminata Alabama Lifts for the AIR RAID CRASH!! Cover, TWO!! Willow survives again and Aminata is furious! But Aminata runs, only for Willow to get up and BOOT! Willow whips to then POUNCE! Aminata hits ropes on the way down, then flops to the apron. The fans fire up as Willow reels her in, gut wrench, BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow wins!

Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall (still AEW TBS Champion)

Another hard fought win for Willow, and she shows Aminata respect. Willow also spots Shida in the crowd as Shida shakes her head. Will the Shining Samurai look for another shot at this title? Or will someone else step in before she gets her chance?

Chris Jericho is here!

Edmonton sings along with Judas as The Demo God, The Ayatollah of Rock ‘n’ Rolla, The Nueve, the inaugural AEW World Champion, makes his way to the ring. Jericho then grabs a mic, and a special purple AEW clipboard, while the fans cheer him on. Jericho smiles as he says, “Well, thank you, Edmonton! It is so good to be back on Dynamite! And last week, when I returned, I said that I was home, and I meant it. And I’m gonna make it official this week by signing my brand new AEW contract, right here only 100 kilometers down the road from where I had my very first match, in Ponoka, Alberta, at the Ponoka Moose Hall!” The fans cheer for Ponoka!

Jericho continues by saying that was probably the first Ponoka chant of anything. But Jericho took a lot of risks that night in 1990 to start his career, and he took a lot of risks throughout his entire career, including going all in with AEW when they started this back in 2019. But it was a risk that paid off, because AEW, he is so proud with how big the company has become. It is growing week by week by week, and he is so excited to continue in this company that he helped start. It is a risk that paid off. A lot of other risks he’s taken paid off, such great stories and great matches. Not all of them, though. He’ll be honest, he’s had some stinkers, it’s okay.

It’s all part of being a risk taker, doing what he does, but he did it all for the right reasons, because he loves pro-wrestling, he really does. It is why he tried to get in the best shape he could possibly get into for his return, because he respects pro-wrestling, and this business deserves the best Chris Jericho he can possibly be. And now that he is back, it doesn’t matter if he’s in the opener, the middle of the card, or the main event, or at all. All he cares about is helping to build AEW, because he loves pro-wrestling and he loves this company, you understand what he’s saying? The fans cheer Jericho on again and he smiles as he has the pen.

Jericho revels in the moment a little longer, and says this is the perfect time to sign the contract! They want him to sign? The fans cheer that, but then Ricochet & The Demand show up! The fans boo as The One & Only leads the way for Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona as they go to the ring. The fans boo Ricochet as he grabs himself a mic. Ricochet says before he says anything, let the first words out of his mouth be, that as someone from Las Vegas, Nevada, he wants to tell everyone now that Canada freakin’ SUCKS! He hates it here! But he isn’t here to talk about how Canada sucks, he is out here to speak with Jericho. Jericho can relax, they come in peace.

And besides, if The Demand was here to hurt Jericho, believe Ricochet, Kaun would’ve pulled the trigger. But no, they are here to talk, because Ricochet wants Jericho to do them both a favor: just don’t. The fans boo but Ricochet says Jericho shouldn’t do any of this. Don’t sign the contract, don’t come back. Why would he want to? He’s been gone over a year now, he’s bound to be rusty. Besides, he’s been touring the world with his little band, singing karaoke all over. That singing is how Jericho got his abs back. But they both know that there is a difference between singing shape and ring shape.

But Ricochet will give credit where credit is due, Jericho is without a doubt one of the greatest AEW World Champions of all time. And also, without Jericho, AEW might not have had the monumental rise that it did. But Ricochet isn’t sure how much Jericho’s been sitting on the couch watching the product the past year, but Ricochet’s kinda “The Man” now. Attendance is up, ratings are up, and Ricochet was the inaugural AEW National Champion. The fans boo, but Ricochet says this is all because of the rise of Ricochet! This is all because of him! The fans cheer Jericho on, but Ricochet says okay, look, he’s only out here to tell Jericho this because Ricochet respects Jericho.

Ricochet believes that amongst all people that he can speak for us all when he says no one wants Jericho in AEW! So go ahead, do everyone a favor and pack it up, get out of Ricochet’s ring, get back on that little cruise ship, and never come back. That is, before Jericho gets himself hurt. Jericho says, “Wow. You really are bald.” The fans cheer and Ricochet gets mad! But Jericho says he also respects Ricochet. After what Ricochet just said, it makes Jericho realize… he doesn’t give a s*it what Ricochet thinks. The contract is signed! But Jericho says what Ricochet doesn’t know is that there is a special clause in this contract.

And in that clause says Jericho can choose any available talent for an opponent this Sunday at Dynasty! The fans cheer that! So that means Jericho could choose Ricochet’s goons, he could choose that popcorn vendor in the 14th row, or he could choose his nephew, Markie, from Sherwood Park. Or he could choose Connor McGregor! But now that Jericho’s signed this, he realizes he has some thinking to do, and a decision to make. Okay, he made it. And Ricochet is right about one thing, Jericho is a bit rusty, especially because he hasn’t done a certain something in about 10 years. But Jericho thinks for Ricochet, it’s valid.

Jericho asks Ricochet if he knows what happens… when you’re bald? You know what happens when you walk out here in a fancy pants little sweatsuit? You know what happens when Jericho needs an opponent for Vancouver? Jericho peels a cover off the back and reveals this clipboard is also a JERICHO clipboard! And he clicks the pen! YOU “JUST MADE THE LIST!!” The fans cheer as Jericho puts Ricochet’s name down, and tells him he’ll see Ricochet at Dynasty! Thank you, Edmonton! The fans are all fired up while Ricochet is furious! But will Y2J bring down the One & Only and establish his Dynasty?

Backstage interview with the Don Callis Family.

Lexy Nair is with Andrade, Konosuke, Davis, Archer, Hechicero, CLØN, Okada, and Callis himself as she brings up Callis mentioning that “even bigger match” for Dynasty to replace Bucks VS Protokada. Can he tell us about it? Callis says speaking of big matches at Dynasty, Andrade, the hottest property in pro-wrestling, will not just beat Darby Allin, but he will put him in the dirt and get himself a world title shot! Because Andrade es muy bueno! And we’re talking big matches, he did have Protokada VS Bucks planned, but Kyle Fletcher is tragically hurt. But now, an even bigger match awaits, one the fans are drooling to see.

At Dynasty, it will be the Young Bucks VS… OKADA & TAKESHITA! Konosuke AND Okada both say no to that! Callis asks them if they’re really saying no, and they say they ARE saying no. But Callis says no, there is only coach here. Plus, they need this! He can’t believe how selfish they’re both being! Kyle is in a hospital bed, on death’s door, and you can’t come together for him? This is for Kyle! Lexy can’t even, it’s Kyle’s leg, not his heart… But Callis says Konosuke and Okada need to work together to beat The Bucks. Konosuke says okay, fine. But he wants Okada’s belt! Okada laughs at that, but Callis says okay, okay, look, he needs this match to happen.

So if that’s what it’ll take, then Callis will approve it! If Konosuke and Okada face The Bucks at Dynasty, then Konosuke gets his shot at the title so they can both get this out of their systems. That will be for Double or Nothing in May, but nothing is bigger than the family, okay? They’ll fight and settle it! It’ll be good! This is fantastic! And these two at Dynasty will work together like Jordan & Pippen, for one night to beat The Bucks! Now shake hands! Okada and Konosuke reluctantly shake hands, but then Okada tells Konosuke that Konosuke is the Pippen! Konosuke almost swings on Okada but the family steps in! Callis says do this for Kyle!

The family feud is about to explode, but can The Alpha and the Rainmaker truly survive teaming together so that they can finally have it out? Or will The Young Bucks use them against each other for their own big win at Dynasty?

BREAKING NEWS for Collision!

On top of Okada taking on Myron Reed, the Don Callis Family is sending Hechicero y CLØN after The Young Bucks in tag team action! Will the Alchemist and Corrupted Copy bring The Bucks down before Dynasty? Or will Matt & Nick Jackson be throwing another Superkick Party? Plus, with Ciampa having won the first entry in the Casino Gauntlet, there must be a second entry! Anthony Bowens and Rush battle for that spot, but will the Pride of Pro-Wrestling Molly Whop El Toro Blanco? Or will Dynasty be ungovernable?

Then, given their announcement, The Hurt Syndicate is back in action! Will Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin show that business is about to pick up? And given the animosity of the night, Alex Windsor & Jamie Hayter will battle Thekla & Marina Shafir 2v2! Will the Brawling Birds not give a flying F even 24 hours before Dynasty? Or will they fail to solve this toxic problem?

Casino Gauntlet Eliminator Stakes: Tommaso Ciampa VS Mascara Dorada!

The Psycho Killer checked off a few names from that Blackjack 21 Battle Royal, but now he prepares for a new gamble! Will he win his guaranteed spot in the TNT Championship Casino Gauntlet? Or will he fail to trump the King of the Ropes?

The bell rings and the two circle. The fans rally but Ciampa glances over at “Silvie.” Ciampa and Dorada tie up, Ciampa wrenches with a wristlock, then he grinds Dorada’s arm. Dorada fights up, rolls, and wrenches to wristlock. Ciampa reaches back, headlocks, and hits a takeover. Dorada headscissors, Ciampa moves around, and Ciampa pops free to then pull on the mask! The ref reprimands but Ciampa slips around to waistlock and SLAM! Dorada kips up to arm-drag! Ciampa comes back, but Dorada wrenches, knuckle locks, and kicks Ciampa to then wrench the arm, only for Ciampa to THROW him down by the mask!

The ref reprimands, but Dorada kips up! Dorada ducks a chop, rolls Ciampa up, TWO! Ciampa rolls Dorada up, TWO! Dorada wants the Lebell Lock, but Ciampa grabs the ROPEBREAK! Ciampa protests but Dorada lets go quickly. Ciampa goes out, glances at the TNT title again, then storms into the ring. Dorada and Ciampa reset, feel things out, then Ciampa kicks low! Ciampa CLUBS Dorada, whips him to ropes, but Dorada grabs ropes to stop himself. Ciampa runs up, Dorada dodges, then yanks the ropes to send Ciampa rolling back. Dorada KICKS, KICKS, and ENZIGIRIS! Ciampa wobbles, Dorada runs, but into a BOOT!

Ciampa runs, but Dorada dodges again to handspring! Ciampa avoids that, but Dorada blocks a shot to knuckle lock and KICK! Dorada goes up, up, steadies himself, then pinballs around for the arm-drag! The fans fire up as Dorada then SUPERKICKS Ciampa outta the ring! The fans fire up again as Dorada builds speed, but Ciampa slides in! Dorada handsprings up and out to land safely outside, but Ciampa comes back to KNEE him down! The fans are torn as Ciampa gets Dorada up and in the ring. PSYCHO- NO, Dorada dodges the knee to fire a forearm! Ciampa CHOPS in return! Dorada CHOPS back!

Ciampa ROCKS Dorada, reels him in, but Dorada slips free! Ciampa ducks the haymaker to shove Dorada to a corner. Dorada ELBOWS Ciampa, then goes up, up, and FLYING RANAS! The fans fire up as Ciampa bails out, and Dorada TORNILLO PLANCHAS! The fans cheer Dorada on while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Dorada catches his breath before he drags Ciampa up and puts him in the ring. Dorada goes up the corner, but Ciampa slow rolls out of the ring. Dorada hops down, storms after Ciampa, but Ciampa HOTSHOTS Dorada down! Ciampa then hurries to POST Dorada! Dorada flops out of the corner, and Ciampa goes out to CHOP him! Ciampa whips Dorada hard into the barriers! Dorada dangles halfway into the front row, but Ciampa refreshes the ring count. Ciampa drags Dorada up, makes him look at the belt, then SMACKS him off the desk! Ciampa “apologizes” to commentary before he puts Dorada in the ring.

Ciampa SLAMS Dorada’s hand off the mat! Dorada writhes while he clutches his wrist, but Ciampa just soaks up heat from Edmonton. Ciampa stomps Dorada, then stands him up to CHOP! Dynamite returns to single picture as Dorada sputters. Ciampa ROCKS Dorada, but Dorada CHOPS in return! The fans fire up, but Ciampa CHOPS back! Ciampa stalks Dorada to a corner, then fires hands. Dorada fires back, Ciampa ROCKS Dorada again! Dorada fires body shots, but Ciampa trips him! Ciampa CATAPULTS Dorada at the corner, but Dorada goes up, up, and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Dorada keeps moving, and he flips to RANA again!

Ciampa staggers, Dorada runs, but Ciampa shoves him away! Ciampa runs up, Dorada DUMPS him out! Dorada slingshots but has to land out of the plancha as Ciampa moves. Ciampa runs up, Dorada avoids the sweep to PENALTY KICK! Then Dorada goes up, up, and from the post itself, ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes Ciampa and the fans fire up again! Dorada puts Ciampa in the ring, the fans fire up again, and Dorada goes back up! 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Ciampa survives but Dorada stays calm. The fans rally as Dorada Electric Chair Lifts Ciampa! But Ciampa CLAWS at the mask again!

Ciampa slips free, fireman’s carries, and DEATH- NO, Dorada pops free! Dorada duck s ‘n’ dodges to WHEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Dorada keeps moving, but Ciampa DROPKICKS the handspring! Ciampa then lifts for PROJECT CIAMPA! Cover, TWO!! Dorada survives and Ciampa is beside himself! The fans rally up as Ciampa brings Dorada around to put up top. Ciampa CHOPS Dorada, then climbs up to join him. Ciampa fireman’s carries, then tucks, but Dorada fights free! SUNSET FLIP, but Ciampa holds onto the ropes! But then Dorada avoids Ciampa’s punch, and YANKS him into the buckles! Dorada then runs up, GAMANGIRIS, and Electric Chair Lifts again!

Dorada brings Ciampa around, ICONOCLASM NECKBREAKER!! Cover, TWO!! Ciampa survives but Dorada stays fired up! Dorada goes up, up, and MOONSAULTS, but into BOOTS! Ciampa then brings the kneepad down, PSYCHO- ROUNDHOUSE from Dorada! And then another, but Ciampa ducks it! Schoolboy, and Ciampa has Dorada in ropes! WILLOW’S BELL! Then the PSYCHO KNEE!! Cover, Ciampa wins!

Winner: Tommaso Ciampa, by pinfall (#1 entry in the Casino Gauntlet)

And with that, Ciampa claims pole position in the title chase! But will he bring “Silvie” back home as a TWO-TIME TNT Champion?

The Dogs speak.

David Finlay makes sure the camera focus on him as he says, “Last Saturday, in the main event of Collision, we had ourselves a little 8 Man Tag. And while The Dogs did not win that match, The Dogs did not get beat, either. Matter of fact, we set out to collect four bodies, and we got two of ’em right here!” Finlay then turns the camera around so we can see Clark Connors hammering away on Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong with his fists! 100 Proof lets Finlay take a turn while he steals Cassidy’s sunglasses. Connors then tells #JetSetLucha that they were lucky it was only two Dogs last week. But don’t worry, the whole gang’s back together now!

Gabe Kidd steps in and says, “A whole pack o’ Dogs here! When are these fools gonna learn? How you gonna come at us with no backup? The Conglomeration have no one left! I’m not worried about them. Mistico, JetSpeed, you’re parading around here like you run this division. But how you gonna do that, boys, when there’s a three headed dog right here ready to bite every single one of your heads off?” Finlay says this Saturday, Edmonton Collision, The Dogs are coming for their bodies, and their gold! Will Finlay, Connors & Kidd take the AEW World Trios Championships for their own? Or will Mistico, Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey be ready for that fight?

Backstage interview with Thekla.

Lexy Nair is with the Toxic Spider and brings up the AEW Women’s World Championship match at Dynasty, against former champion, Jamie Hayter. Thekla says if she has to hear about how Jamie used to be champion one more time, she swears to God, she will take them out for a nice seafood dinner, the finest wining ‘n’ dining, then they’ll go to a strip club. All so that Thekla can drag Lexy up on stage and break ever single one of her fingers. Thekla tells Jamie, “The kingdom has changed since you ruled it. The only reason you touched this is because I wasn’t here. But now that I’m here, you’re never gonna touch this again.”

Thekla says when she arrived in AEW, the first woman she took out was Jamie Hayter, because she knew Jamie would be the easiest. But Jamie kept coming back. Not because Jamie’s the toughest, but because she’s just the dumbest b*tch alive. But now Thekla is done playing games, she is done having a good time, because now, at Dynasty, Jamie will be the dumbest b*tch dead! The Toxic Spider is ready to sink her teeth into Jamie, but will she not like the taste of Hayterade?

Adam Copeland is here!

Edmonton cheers the Rated R Superstar and his pyro, but he’s not alone! Because here comes Christian Cage! Captain Charisma goes to the ring to join Cope, and Cope has a mic to say, “Jealousy and pettiness. That’s what started all of this, that’s what blew up Rated FTR. Yeah, those guys said that they were in my shadow. That they were nothing more than glorified henchmen for me. But boys, that’s not my fault. That is the cold, hard hand of reality slapping you in your dumb little faces. See, I am not gonna shrink myself to fit into their small little world, and they’re not big enough to grow into mine.

“Fact of the matter is, this Sunday at Dynasty, the C&C Dynasty take our rightful place back on top of the mountain as your, your, YOUR AEW World Tag Team Champions!” Cope hands the mic to Christian, and he tells FTR, “Wherever you are, sit down and shut your mouths while I conduct my business.” The fans cheer, and Christian says, “Now boys, you’ve been very busy, because you managed to not only piss off Cage & Cope, but you’ve managed to piss off the entire country of Canada.” The fans cheer that, too! Christian says as everyone’s favorite father figure, he has to say, they have been very, very naughty.

“So naughty, in fact, I was forced to pay a visit to both of your mothers. And just so there’s no confusion, when I say ‘pay a visit,’ I mean I banged them both!” Cope can’t believe this, but Christian tells Stokely that he doesn’t want him or his mom to feel left out, because he plans on visiting Mama Hathaway, too! The only difference is, it’ll be as one half of the AEW World Tag Team Champions! But then here comes FTR & #BigStoke! BUT RPG VICE ATTACKS FROM BEHIND! Trent & Rocky are getting payback for being beat up on FTR’s behalf! The fans boo but now it’s 4v2 as FTR joins in! FTR focuses on Christian while Rocky JAMS Cope up with a chair!

The fans boo harder but Cash holds Christian up while Dax wields a title belt. But Christian BOOTS Dax away, then flips things on Cash! But Cash shoves Christian and Stokely CLOBBERS Christian with a belt! Then Trent uses the chair in his BUSAIKU KNEE on Cope! The fans boo even more, but Stoke says to get Christian up. FTR drags Christian up so Stoke can go Rated R! Stokely SPEARS Christian down! To think he had that in him. Stoke high-fives FTR, and Trent hands Dax the chair. Dax puts the chair around Christian’s arm! Cash is up top, but Stoke says hold on. Stoke steals Christian’s gold watch first! Then Cash STOMPS the arm!!

Christian writhes and clutches the arm, it might be broken! Will C&C even be able to fight for the titles at Dynasty? Or will Dax & Cash make sure they’re always the Top Guys in tag team wrestling?

Darby Allin speaks.

“People ask me, ‘Darby, why do you have to be champion? I thought Darby Allin didn’t care about championships, I thought Darby Allin didn’t care about a single thing. You got a death wish, you don’t care about nothing in this life.’ The truth is, it’s the exact opposite. I care way too much. I put up these walls, I put up these facades, ‘Darby Allin doesn’t care about a thing,’ cuz I’m scared. I’m scared that maybe, I can’t win the big one. I’m scared that maybe I cannot actually be the face of this company, because to be the face of this company, you need to be world champion. Andrade, I don’t think you truly understand what you’ve got yourself into.

“Whoever walks out Sunday, Max, Kenny… I need this win more than anything. In a world that always tells you, ‘You’re not enough! You’re not enough! You’re not enough!’ I’ve ALWAYS been enough! The glass, the fire, the blood, what was it all for if I can’t be world champion?! What was it all four?! I need this. I need this more than anybody could ever imagine.” The Relentless One wants to know he hasn’t been fighting, he hasn’t been living, in vain. But can he get past El Idolo to challenge for the gold?

8 Man Chaos in Canada: The United Empire VS The Death Riders!

Will Ospreay knew that if he was going to fight Jon Moxley and his goons, he would need allies of his own. So who else could he turn to but the men he has fought alongside for years in NJPW! They’ve shed blood, sweat, and tears together, but will they do that to the Death Riders here tonight? Or will the Maniac lead Claudio, Pac & Garcia to victory in Edmonton?

But there’s no waiting for a bell here, Ospreay and the Empire rush the Death Riders in the crowd! The fans fire up as they’re much closer to the chaos, and the bell rings to get this on record! Moxley CLAWS Henare, Claudio fires hands on Ospreay, and Moxley SHOVES Akira aside so he can go after Ospreay himself. Pac and Garcia go after Callum and Akira while Ospreay and Henare bring things to ringside. Akira helps Henare with Claudio while Ospreay SMACKS Moxley off the desk! Henare whips, Claudio reverses, and Henare is sent into railing! Pac sends Callum into steel steps! Pac CHOKES Callum, Akira and Claudio fight on the ramp!

Claudio gorilla presses Akira for a GUT BUSTER DROP! The fans are torn, but Moxley CHOPS Callum against railing. Garcia helps mug Callum, but Windsor rushes out here to go after Marina! The fans fire up as these two pick up where they left off, too! Claudio CLOBBERS Henare, soaks up the cheers and jeers, but Akira RAMS Claudio down with a ladder! The fans fire up for that while Claudio tumbles away. Henare & Akira then CLOBBER Garcia with a ladder! Then they CLOBBER PAC! The ladder is put in the ring, Ospreay takes ownership of it, and he sets it up near the ropes. The fans rally as Ospreay BOOTS Moxley down!

Ospreay high-fives Akira, then Akira climbs up. Callum steadies the ladder for him, and Akira SUPER DUPER CROSBODIES The Death Riders! The fans are thunderously losing their minds while Dynamite goes picture in picture!

The Empire puts the ladder aside before they each fetch someone from the Death Riders. Henare CHOKES Claudio, Akira goes after Garcia, leaving Pac for Callum and Moxley for Ospreay. Ospreay then brings out a TABLE! The Empire sets that up nearby now, and Callum DECKS Pac for good measure. Henare BODY BLOWS Garcia, then Ospreay stalks Moxley. Callum runs Pac into the railing! Things go to the ring as Ospreay BOOTS Garcia. Moxley has Callum in a SLEEPER! Moxley whips Callum, but Callum reverses, and Moxley is sent into steel steps! Ospreay & Henare mug Garcia, KICK after KICK, then a SENTON! Cover, TWO!

Pac is back up and he THROWS Henare out! Pac CLUBS Ospreay, then hits an INVERTED JAWBREAKER! Akira fires hands but Pac ROCKS him! The Bastard stalks the Crown of Fire, whips him corner to corner, but Akira reverses. Pac goes up and over, then scoops Akira, but Akira slips free! Roll-up, TWO! Akira ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA Pac! Akira then runs up on Pac in the corner to LARIAT! Akira keeps moving to CALF KICK! Dynamite returns to single picture as Callum & Ospreay BOOT Claudio & Moxley! The fans fire up with “OI! OI! OI!” Ospreay & Callum DOUBLE PLANCHA and down go the Death Riders!

The fans fire up with the Empire, and now they bring out another table! The fans cheer as Ospreay sets this one up near commentary. Callum SMACKS Moxley off the apron, then repositions the steps. Claudio FLAPJACKS Akira off the railing! Henare kicks Claudio while Ospreay & Callum bring Moxley up the steps! The fans fire up as they aim for the table! But Claudio makes the save! He THROWS Callum into railing! Ospreay leaps, but into a BACKBREAKER! The fans boo but Garcia is up to high-five his guys. Moxley & Claudio bring Henare up, and Henare is sent into the railing! Claudio puts Akira in the ring for Pac.

Pac stomps away, then he CHOKES Akira! Garcia soaks up the heat, “This is what y’all wanted, right?!” Claudio whips Akira into the corner, then he sends Garcia in for a LARIAT! Claudio UPPERCUTS, Garcia ELBOWS, Pac ELBOWS, the cycle of violence continuing, and then Garcia feeds Akira to Claudio’s LARIAT! The fans boo but Garcia soaks up that heat. Pac stomps Ospreay, Callum slides in and goes after Claudio, but Garcia goes after Callum! Moxley CHOKES Henare using a shirt, then Claudio whips Callum to the corner. Claudio sends Garcia in for a LARIAT! UPPERCUT! UPPERCUT! LARIAT!

Callum suffers the cycle of violence now, then feed to Claudio’s LARIAT! The fans boo as the Death Riders stand tall, and Moxley SMOTHERS Ospreay! Garcia steps on Ospreay’s back while Moxley BITES Ospreay’s ear! Garcia takes off the hoodie, just to CHOKE Ospreay with it! Garcia HAMMERS away on Ospreay, Pac CHOKES Akira, and Garcia eggs on Henare. The cycle of violence starts up again, UPPERCUT and LARIAT and LARIAT and UPPERCUT, all four Death Riders hitting Henare with their best! But Henare turns things around with a LARIAT on Claudio! And LARIAT on Moxley! Pac & Garcia double kick, then whip, but Henare breaks the lariats to DOUBLE LARIAT!

The fans are thunderous as The Māori Mauler TOSSES Garcia out! Henare then goes out, brings Garcia over to the steps, and they go up! But Claudio makes another save! The fans boo, Henare leaps, but Claudio catches him, too! And stalling suplexes even! Claudio marches Henare all the way to the other table to SLAM him down through the table!! Moxley is fired up and the fans are losing their minds while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Claudio grins as he looms over Henare. Callum crawls over to Henare to check on him, but Garcia stomps him down. Claudio SMACKS Callum with a kendo stick, then breaks that stick with his bare hands! Moxley uses that broken stick to DIG into Ospreay’s back! Moxley rips a piece away so he can DIG into Ospreay’s forehead! The ref can only ask if Ospreay wants to quit, but Ospreay refuses! Moxley DIGS the bamboo into Ospreay’s nose! Moxley stops while the Death Riders bring out another table! And ANOTHER TABLE! Table three is put in the ring and in a corner while table four is set up on the far side. Moxley drags Ospreay up, but Ospreay fires hands!

Claudio traps Ospreay for Moxley to fire body shots! Moxley reels Ospreay in, soaks up the heat, then lifts, stalling PILEDRIVER! Ospreay writhes and clutches his neck while Dynamite returns to single picture. Moxley looms over Ospreay while the others brawl outside. Moxley fires crossface forearms, then clamps on with a neck wrench! Ospreay endures but Moxley spins him around. Moxley aims at the table, but Ospreay stops the throw! Ospreay fires forearm son Moxley, but Moxley shoots around to have the SLEEPER! Ospreay reaches out, calls to his guys, and Ospreay RAMS Moxley into a corner! Henare runs in, NATIVE KNEE!

Claudio POP-UP UPPERCUTS Henare! Callum ROUNDHOUSES Claudio! Pac BOOTS Callum! Callum runs back up, but into a SNAP GERMAN SUPLEX! Akira is back, wheelbarrows, and STOMP 182! Garcia runs up, but into a BOOT! Akira reels Garcia in, SPEED- NO, Garcia spins through to guzel! Akira breaks free, but Garcia CHOPS him! Akira rebounds, but into a BOOT! Ospreay is up, he SWATS Garcia’s lariat to HOOK KICK! Moxley is up to kick low and underhook! Ospreay wrenches to HOOK KICK! HIDDEN- NO, Garcia leg scissors, rolls, and DRAGONTAMER!! The fans boo but Moxley runs, CURB STOMP!! Cover, AKIRA BREAKS IT!

The fans are thunderous as this keeps going! Akira TOSSES Garcia out, but he bumps into Moxley. The fans cheer as Akira stares Moxley down. Moxley mocks Akira for being shorter, but Akira SLAPS him! Moxley guzels, but Akira fires hands! Moxley shoves Akira, Akira comes back with more fire! Moxley shoves Akira again, then LARIATS him down! Callum is up and he fires shots with Moxley! The fans fire up as the youngest IWGP Heavyweight Champion ever is not afraid of the AEW Continental Champion! They fire shots faster ‘n’ faster, but Moxley KICKS the leg, KNEES Callum in the head, then CLUBS him on the back!

Moxley JABS, flips Callum off, but runs into a ROLLING ELBOW! Moxley rebounds but into a SUPERKICK! Garcia runs in, but into Ospreay’s SUPERKICK! Then Callum & Ospreay say let’s go! DOUBLE OSCUTTERS!! The fans are thunderous for the double covers, TWO!! Callum drags Garcia out and says Ospreay can finish this! Callum KNEES Garcia down while Ospreay reels Moxley in! Ospreay aims for the corner, Canadian Racks, but Claudio TACKLES Osprey! And GIANT SWING! Ospreay goes around and around for about five, and is almost thrown into the table as it is! Claudio aims, runs up, but Henare LARIATS first!

Pac kicks Henare, then whips, but Henare reverses! BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Henare BOOTS Claudio, then Akira PLANCHAS! But Claudio catches him! And he goes up the steps! But now Henare makes the save! Henare  RISING HEADBUGTTS, then RAMPAGE DOWN THROUGH THE TABLE!! The fans are going nuts again, and Akira has Garcia  up! POWERBOMB on the table!! It didn’t break, but maybe Garcia’s back just did! Callum goes up while Ospreay HAMMERS Pac on the other table! Callum goes up, EXCALIBUR down through the table!! Akira won’t leave his work unfinished, he FROG SPLASHES Garcia on the table! Damn, table four is tough!

The fans are thunderous as Ospreay and Moxley go forehead to forehead. They rise up, and they fire forearm for forearm! The fans cheer Ospreay and boo Moxley! Ospreay is all fired up as he fires a flurry! Then he runs, whips, but Moxley reverses! Ospreay is outside, but he springboards, into a KICK! PARADIGM SHIFT! Then the underhooks, PARADIGM SHIFT! Moxley seethes and storms around, then drags Ospreay for a third PARADIGM SHIFT! Moxley is trying to relive last year as he underhooks again, but Callum hits the CROWNING LARIAT!! Callum lets Ospreay handle the rest, HIDDEN BLADE through the table!!

Ospreay drags Moxley and Callum helps him cover, United Empire wins!

Winners: The United Empire, by pinfall

Ospreay’s friends came through for him, and these brothers in arms stand tall over Moxley and his minions. But Ospreay says screw it, they gotta send a message! Ospreay underhooks Moxley, but Claudio drags Moxley to safety! The fans boo, but Ospreay points to the sign. There will be no running and there will be no help for either man on Sunday. Will nothing stop Ospreay from establishing his Dynasty in AEW?

Tony Schiavone is in the ring.

Schiavone has the mic to say, “Ladies and gentlemen, he gets his chance to regain the AEW World Championship on Sunday. Here is Kenny OOOOOOMEGAAA~!” The fans cheer as The Cleaner makes his entrance, dressed in a sharp suit. Kenny gets his pyro, then he walks down the ramp to join Schiavone in the ring. They shake hands, and Schiavone says Kenny here in Canada, the floor is his! The fans cheer Kenny, and he tells Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, “You may not believe me if I say this, but this is a very nostalgic feeling for me. It’s been quite awhile since I’ve been here. About 25 years.

“But 25 years ago, believe it or not, I would hop in the car, 14 hour drive from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, all to be in this place for the wonderful independent wrestling scene that you guys have always had. So from a 25 less year old Kenny Omega, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. And to me, that sorta makes me feel like we’re kinda friends.” The fans cheer that! Kenny says hey, if they’re friends, he’ll be transparent with them. Last week with MJF, he sorta lost his cool, and he’s not proud of that. If not for Speedball, Kenny might’ve done something that could’ve ruined everything, and that would’ve played straight into MJF’s hands.

And what exactly was it that Kenny was so pissed about? Even he can’t quite figure it out. Oh, it was the Kota Ibushi thing, right? No, not that. Nothing to be ashamed of there. Was it the diverticulitis? Oh, the same thing that commentary brings up every single week, the part where yes, Kenny had a booboo tummy, he almost died, all that. And as one famous man once said, “Cry me a river.” Kenny can’t lie that having a little bit of sympathy on Kenny Omega wasn’t a nice feeling. But every single week, it got a little bit old. So what was it that he was really mad at? What was it that set him off?

Kenny was thinking about it. He was thinking about Kenny Omega, The Best Bout Machine. He was thinking about Kenny Omega, The Cleaner. He was thinking about Kenny Omega, the Belt Collector, and Kenny Omega, The God of Pro-Wrestling. These things to Kenny aren’t just words, they aren’t things he ever said about himself, these are the things that each and every one of the fans have said about yours truly. Kenny appreciates every last sentiment! And to Kenny, those words were like a responsibility, an incredible weight he had to have on his shoulders every single week he performed here in front of the people!

AEW used to just be a concept. It used to be, “This is gonna be a place where maybe the best wrestle, and you guys can see something a little different week in and week out.” That’s all it was supposed to be. Because at the end of the day, the thing that makes MJF so famous is his mouth. The gum flapping! Kenny remembers when he was at his peak, and people would talk a lot of s*it, and he’d always think, “Go ahead, say everything that you wanna say, and then don’t deliver on it, because everything you can do, I can do better.” But what you can’t do is what Kenny does all the time! And that is him making wrestling in his image, for that is what a god does!

The fans cheer, and Kenny says maybe MJF should’ve been the one getting pissed off. It should’ve been MJF realizing that all he can do is talk or pull the rug out from others. Because MJF could never do what Kenny did in NJPW. MJF could never tell a story through his physical work in the ring and illicit that emotional response that Kenny and a few others can. But Kenny was the one who lost his cool last week. Now Kenny realizes why. It’s because all of this you see before you, Kenny thought it was his responsibility. He thought that it was all on him to write the legacy. He thought it was all on him to save the place where the best should wrestle and put the belt on someone who CAN wrestle the best.

Because, MJF, Kenny was wrong. This isn’t his responsibility alone. This isn’t just his legacy. Edmonton, this is OUR legacy! The fans cheer that! And whether it is Winnipeg, Edmonton, Timbuktu, it doesn’t matter, because what the fans deserve is a champion that wears the belt with pride! Someone who will go down in the annals of time as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time! And it won’t be MJF, not if Kenny is feeling as good as he is today! Not if Kenny turns weakness into strength! No, this not the same Kenny since diverticulitis, but it has proven to him that he values the work more.

It’s not just about healing or getting better. Now, it’s about working harder, to keep everything, to protect what he once had! So all of those weaknesses, the things he was afraid of, the responsibilities that he wasn’t sure he could honor, now those become his strength. So now, MJF, in Vancouver, that belt you wear around your waist, the same as that sweaty, greasy blankie he has on his neck called a scarf, Kenny will take it from MJF, and he will start to right the wrongs that MJF has committed! So be it, so it shall come to pass! At Dynasty, that will be MJF’s last defense. That is something this Kenny Omega can absolutely promise.

The fans cheer as Kenny finishes his piece, but then MJF shows up! Kenny chuckles because of course MJF has to have the last word. The Burberry carpet is rolled out for the Scumbag, and he gets his pyro as he stands on stage. MJF goes to the ring, mic in hand, and he has them cut his music. MJF says he was listening back there, and Kenny was talking like in 2026, he’s better than MJF in the ring. Kenny was talking like somehow, in 2026, he’s about to beat MJF. Hell, MJF almost believed it! Kenny’s getting better at talking, MJF is really proud of him. But it makes sense, Kenny should talk himself up. These stupid morons that love Kenny should talk him up.

Lord knows Kenny has to, because deep down, they’re all scared s*itless. As they should be, Ken! Because they’re all wondering if this might be Kenny’s last shot at the AEW World Championship. And MJF is here to tell us that they’re all wrong. It WILL be his last shot! The clock’s ticking on Kenny’s career. But MJF’s favorite part of this is that a couple of weeks ago, Kenny brought up their match, the last time they wrestled. Remember when MJF beat Canada’s boy like a drum? And Kenny had an excuse, right? He said he was at just 75%. Well, MJF is curious. The doctors say Kenny’s at 100%, Kenny’s said he’s at 100%, this is the best he’s felt in years.

What will Kenny’s excuse be after this Sunday? But what MJF really loves about this more than anything, truly, is this: Kenny is about to find out the hard way, just like everyone else in the back that thinks they’re so special, that MJF can’t possibly measure up, you bring the best version of yourself in the ring and the same thing happens to Kenny that has happened to everyone who has crossed paths with MJF since he’s entered AEW. “You will find out you are not on the level of the Devil!” On April 12th, Vancouver, Canada, in front of all of Kenny’s comrades and in front of the world, their “God” will fall, and your Devil will rise, sit atop the throne, where only he belongs.

And do you know why? It’s because he is Maxwell Jacob Friedman, and he’s better than you, and you know it! The two stare down while the fans are torn, but Kenny smirks. Kenny says he learned a little more about MJF every single time they speak like this. And it’s made Kenny see that actually, this right here, and what it takes to protect it, it means a lot to MJF, huh? Kenny even thinks it means so much to the point where MJF would honor the tradition of shaking his challenger’s hand before the big PPV. This is the last chance they meet respectfully as men.

So for the sake of all the cameras, for Kenny’s friends in Canada, what does MJF say? Shall they let bygones be bygones for the sake of a great picture ahead of what will be a legendary main event? Kenny says shake his hand, Max. MJF scowls as the fans chant, “Shake His Hand!” MJF drops his mic, reaches out, but then leaves Kenny hanging. Then he swings on Kenny! Kenny dodges to V-TRIGGER! Kenny chuckles as he says MJF is so predictable. Oh, and you don’t mind if Kenny takes MJF’s ring, do you? Kenny pries the Dynamite Diamond Ring off the pinkie and puts it on his own finger.

Kenny tells MJF that he knows MJF, he studied MJF, and saw this coming from miles away. MJF, at the PPV, it won’t be the way it has been. And at the end, they won’t be hearing about how much better MJF is, and how we should know it. It will be Kenny bidding the crowd adieu, with a goodbye, MWAH! And goodnight, BANG! The fans cheer as Kenny then drops the diamond ring back on MJF. Will Kenny take the more valuable prize that is THE AEW World Championship? Or will MJF find a way to keep his reign of terror alive?

My Thoughts:

An awesome episode, especially as the go-home Dynamite, but seriously, when are they just gonna make this a three hour show? Literally two and a half hours cuz they maximized their overrun, no pun intended. Kenny gave a really good promo, especially as his first chance in a long time to talk in Edmonton, and of course MJF had to talk in response, but I dunno, them talking again after all these weeks, just seemed like enough already. But with Kenny standing tall in that kick one-two exchange, doesn’t bode well for his chances at Dynasty now. Maybe AEW defies Go Home Math, but not likely given Hangman stood tall going into Revolution and ended up losing.

Kyle Fletcher going down with injury is definitely unfortunate, but that Casino Gauntlet makes for an awesome pivot. Ciampa VS Dorada for the first spot was an awesome match tonight, and I bet Rush VS Bowens for the second spot will be great, too. And finally, we’re gonna see Konosuke VS Okada, even if it’s next month. Okada & Konosuke VS Bucks will be great, and it can really go either way given this is a vehicle to the International Championship match. Though, good ol’ TK, Myron Reed gets a title match with Okada, but duh, he’s gonna lose that. And that’s even before Konosuke VS Okada was made, Myron isn’t at the level to beat Okada.

Great Six Man Tag win for Andrade, Davis & Konosuke, and a very good promo from Darby in response. Again, with go-home math, it’d make sense if Darby won at Dynasty and then goes after MJF at Double or Nothing. Great promo from Jericho with The Demand, and how great that he brought back the List of Jericho for the contract signing. Jericho VS Ricochet will be great, and I would think Jericho wins that, but he might need backup given GOA’s presence ringside. Though, that’d be very redundant of Jericho to again have a faction like all the other times. I guess we’ll have to wait and see. Good promo from The Dogs, and I guess they really are done with Conglomeration to go for the Trios titles, which will be an awesome match.

Great TBS Championship from Willow VS Aminata, especially as Aminata’s return match. Shida watching from the crowd was an interesting choice, especially with the spotlight constantly on her. Willow VS Shida will definitely happen again, probably at Double or Nothing. They can build this as Shida gets fed up seeing others fail to dethrone Willow, then Shida finally snaps and attacks. Very good promo from Thekla to call out Jamie, and Brawling Birds VS Thekla & Marina makes sense as a tune-up. That’s a lot of go-home math in it, but maybe something “messes it up” so that things are pretty even going into Dynasty.

And speaking of Marina and Windsor, they got a great part of the larger story with Ospreay and Moxley. The United Empire showing up tonight was awesome, we got a great parking lot brawl that then set up the main event match, and that Chaos in Canada being a quick version of Anarchy in the Arena was fun stuff. “Table Number 4” did NOT wanna sell for the smaller Garcia and Akira. Great win for the Empire, but again, go-home math makes me think Moxley wins out. Though, this would be the more head-scratching one because Ospreay should get his revenge on Moxley after everything that happened.

My Score: 9/10