AEW Results
Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (9/2/23)
It’s All Out Eve!
Will The Outcasts hold it together?
Before AEW goes All Out tomorrow, Saraya, Ruby Soho & Toni Storm are on a Collision with Kris Statlander, Britt Baker & Hikaru Shida! But can the Lightning From Down Under make amends for what happened at All In? Or will lightning strike twice?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW World Trios Championships: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn VS Daniel Garcia, Matthew Menard & Angelo Parker w/ Jake Hager; The Acclaimed & Billy win and retain the titles.
- Aussie Open VS Komander & Nick Wayne; Aussie Open wins.
- Six Woman Tag: The Outcasts VS Kris Statlander, Britt Baker & Hikaru Shida; The Outcasts win.
- “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS GPA; Hobbs wins.
- Dax Harwood VS Jay White w/ Bullet Club Gold; White wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Khan speaks.
“Welcome to AEW Collision. Today, I had to make one of the toughest decisions of my professional career. Today, I terminated Phil Brooks, CM Punk, for cause. This stems from a backstage incident at AEW All In last Sunday. The incident was regrettable, and it endangered people backstage. That includes production staff, the people who help put the show on every week, innocent people that had nothing to do with it. I’ve been going to wrestling shows for over 30 years. I’ve been producing them on this network for nearly four years. Never in all that time have I ever felt, until last Sunday, that my security, my safety, my life was in danger at a wrestling show.
“I don’t think anybody should feel that way at work. I don’t think the people I work with should feel that way. And I had to make a very difficult choice today. It came at the recommendation of a discipline committee here in AEW, as well as outside legal counsel who delivered a unanimous recommendation. And I have followed up on that recommendation. I am sorry to any fans who are upset by this. I’m sorry to anyone who is upset by this. Despite that, we’re gonna have a great show tonight on Collision, and we’re gonna have a great All Out PPV tomorrow here in Chicago.
“Last weekend was the greatest weekend in AEW history, this is the greatest week in AEW history, and we’re gonna continue the great momentum here tonight on Collision, and tomorrow night on All Out PPV. Let’s take a look at this huge week.” With CM Punk out, what happens to All Out now?
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
He welcomes us here and says that as we may know, in just 24 hours, they’ll be back in this same building, The United Center, to hold the 2023 All Out. Surely you saw on social media that Absolute Ricky Starks made a challenge for a No Disqualifications STRAP MATCH! With that in mind, let’s bring out the man, Ricky Starks! Starks makes his way out, a Starks branded weight belt in hand, and “Big Bill” Morrissey behind him. Bill stays on the outside as Starks joins Schiavone in the ring. Schiavone asks Starks about his challenge for All Out towards Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, a 70 year old man. “Are you out of your freakin’ mind?”
Starks takes the mic from Schiavone, and he says, “Well here we are again, huh? I find myself back at square one. It seems that every time that I climb up the hill, I get dragged back down. But I always get better. It seems like every time they throw a obstacle in my way, I overcome that and I get better!” Fans do cheer Starks as he says that he is so tired of having to start over! But he does it because he shows up, he shows out and he delivers every single time. “No matter how many people try to suck the life outta me, it doesn’t work! No matter how many times they try to use me for everything that I’m worth, it doesn’t work! You cannot put a lid on a boiling pot, because I will overflow!”
Fans cheer that, and Starks says he is sick and tired of starting over. Bill, dude, Starks wants you to know that you’re a hell of a guy, for real. Even though Bill did throw him over the top rope in that Royal Rampage not too long ago. But Bill is someone who has had to start over time and again. Bill overcame addiction, Starks is telling you from his heart, that he believes can do whatever he wants! Fans cheer and Bill fist bumps Ricky. Ricky believes in Bill, and he believes in himself! Fans chant for “BILL! BILL! BILL!” Starks says he is tired, angry, frustrated, and there’s so much he could say right now, he even wants to cry!
But Starks is being a man about this, so he came out here and will do what he needs to do! Fans cheer that, and Starks says it’s funny. “I sat at home and watched All In, one of the biggest wrestling PPV shows of all time! I, Ricky Starks, sat at my living room couch and watched! There wasn’t time for me, Daryl!? There wasn’t time for Ricky Starks?! But it’s because I got suspended cuz I whooped Steamboat. And I’ll be damned if I let another moment slip through my hands! And that is why I am challenging Ricky Steamboat to a Strap Match at All Out.
“And Steamboat! Steamboat, listen, I know that you are back there and you are angry at me, but I want you to understand this. One day, I hope to that you see it from my perspective and why I did what I did. But until then, I am not letting a moment pass me by tomorrow night. So that is why I am calling my shot, and I wanna give you the chance to call yours. So I want an answer from The Dragon right now.” Starks waits, and here comes The Dragon! Steamboat storms down the ramp, contract in hand! He takes the mic now and fans fire up. Steamboat says yeah, his turn to talk.
Steamboat tells Starks that what happened between them just three, four weeks ago, Starks took some cheap shots and Steamboat went down. Starks took his belt, whipped him like a little dog! Steamboat wants everyone to understand, when has Steamboat ever once complained on social media? Not once! But he hears that Starks wants a Strap Match with The Dragon! No disqualifications! Well, Starks can talk a good game. He can even perform in the ring when he really wants to. But Starks, Steamboat has a contract here, because this past week, Steamboat talked to AEW Legal, and he said let’s do it old school! Starks’ name, the Dragon’s name, sign it and let the pen talk, not the mouth!
Fans fire up more, and Steamboat holds the contract open for Schiavone. It says right there, Ricky Starks VS The Dragon! Starks says okay, let’s do it! This is all he wanted! Then go ahead, sign there. Starks does just that, and then Steamboat makes sure everyone can see it. Everyone in the wrestling world knows him as Ricky Steamboat, “The Dragon!” But see, there’s also this dragon! THE AMERICAN DRAGON, BRYAN DANIELSON! Fans fire up as Bryan makes his return to AEW! Steamboat just pulled on over on Starks! And Bryan signs the contract! Starks says no, it was supposed to be Steamboat!
Steamboat says no, what does it say right on the front there? Fans tell Starks he messed up, and Starks keeps his cool as best he can. Bryan says it’s Starks VS The Dragon, but it didn’t say which dragon! Starks says well, if this is the bed that he lays in, he’s gonna get real comfortable. Starks stares Bryan down, and Steamboat says they just wanted to make sure Starks got what he wanted. So here is your Strap Match! Bryan smiles, will he be ready to go All Out on Steamboat’s behalf? Or will this be an absolute barn burner?
Jon Moxley speaks.
“Be the rock upon which the waves crash. And eventually, even the raging seas fall still around you. Or in other words, be Orange Cassidy, International Champion. The player who no one can checkmate, the puzzle that 31 men before me have failed to solve. Orange Cassidy was never gonna make it, was never gonna win matches like that. Maybe in the VFW halls, but not in the major leagues. But the man forged his own path. These idiots, they call him a cosplay wrestler. Okay. If that’s the case, who is he pretending to be? Have any of them become the winningest champion in pro-wrestling? No, didn’t think so.
“This has been a long time coming. A couple years ago, Orange Cassidy had won round one by forfeit. It is what it is, that’s fine. You can have that. But that’s all you’re going to get. When you’ve been doing this as long as I have, at this level, you have a lot of ‘biggest matches of your life.’ There’s always another championship, there’s always another ‘biggest show.’ You wrestle the greats, the Chris Jerichos, the Bryan Danielsons, sometimes they win, sometimes you win. But there’s always tomorrow, there’s always another chance. The opportunity in front of you this Sunday at All Out is a chance that only comes once in a lifetime. Because Orange Cassidy is on the run of a lifetime.
“Very often, I know I’ve won a match before the bell rings. I take one look at a guy. I can smell BS from a mile away, and I know the real thing when I see it. And Orange Cassidy looks a hell of a lot like the real thing. Sunday, one way or another, we’re gonna find out. I’m a technician of the highest order. I’m not gonna target your shoulder, your knee, your elbow, your arm. No, my specialty: I’m gonna work your soul, I will target your soul, your heart, your guts, your conditioning, your endurance, both mental and physical, your will to win, your will to survive, your will to even be here!
“A lot of these guys, man, they think they want to be wrestlers. They wanna be perceived as great wrestlers, but they don’t really wanna be great wrestlers. Once it gets hard, they look for a way out. That’s the only question this Sunday at All Out. Orange Cassidy, when it gets hard, and it’s really, really gonna get hard, will you look for a way out? God, I hope not. I really hope not. Lotta people believe in you, Orange Cassidy. And this Sunday at All Out, don’t disappoint us.” The Maniac has issued an ultimatum to Freshly Squeezed, will this be the biggest moment of his career?
AEW World Trios Championships: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn VS Daniel Garcia, Matthew Menard & Angelo Parker w/ Jake Hager!
Max Caster, Anthony Bowens & Daddy Ass are NEW AEW World Trios Champions, with brand new hot pink belts to commemorate the occasion! But will Red Death, Daddy Magic & Cool Hand Ange prove they’re the real deal in AEW? As always, Platinum Max has a diss track! “Acclaimed in the house, the brand new champions! Knock yo’ ass out like your name’s Tim Anderson! Garcia dancin’ every week cuz his wrestling and promos put the fans to sleep! And Daddy Magic ’bout to fall flat! I heard you wanted a taste, of my ball*ack! Cool Hand, you’re a b*tch, too! Y’all’re so bland, even Jericho ditched you!”
Bowens takes the mic to say, “CHICAGOOOO~! The Acclaimed have arrived! SCISSOR ME, DADDY ASS~!” And he does~! Fans fire up, the introductions are made and the hot pink belts are raised. On All Out Eve, we see who runs the Trios Division!
The trios sort out and fans sing “OH~ Scissor Me, Daddy~!” Bowens starts with Parker, they circle and tie up, and Parker puts Bowens in a corner. The ref counts, Parker lets off but Bowens ROCKS Parker first! Bowens fires off hands and fans fire up as Bowens scissors then DECKS Parker! “EVERYONE Loves The Acclaimed!” Parker scrambles away and tags in Garcia. Bowens points to Billy and fans fire up! Bowens tags Billy in and Billy circles with Garcia. They tie up, Billy wrenches and wristlocks, but Garcia rolls and wrenches to CHOP! Billy goes to a corner but dusts that off, to put Garcia in a corner!
Garcia dodges the chop, to do his dance! Fans cheer but Billy whips him back into the corner! Garcia dodges again, to again do his dance! Fans fire up more, but Billy turns Garcia around. Garcia says stop! “SUCK IT!” Billy DECKS Garcia, and Garcia falls into Billy! Billy gives Garcia a taste of his won dance moves! Garcia flounders away, Billy drags Garcia up and tags Bowens. They double whip to double ELBOW, then scissor and DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Bowens covers, Parker distracts the ref, and Hager CLOBBERS Billy on the outside! Fans boo but then Menard drags Caster off the apron! Hager sends Billy into railing! Menard sends Caster into steps!
Garcia ROCKS Bowens, Bowens CHOPS Garcia! Bowens CHOPS, runs, but into the DOUBLE FLAPJACK HOTSHOT! Garcia then reels Bowens in, PILEDRIVER! And then a feed back to Parker & Menard, JUST A TASTE!! Garcia hurries to have the DRAGONTAMER!! Bowens endures, Menard & Parker keep Caster down! Bowens endures, reaches out, crawls his way around, but Menard & Parker distract the ref right as Bowens has the ROPEBREAK! Fans boo, and then Hager sucker punches Bowens!! Billy runs in to CLOBBER Garcia! Fans fire up but Parker then CLOBBERS Billy, and Collision goes picture in picture.
The former JAS regroups, Garcia stalks Bowens and drags him over. Tag to Menard and they mug Bowens. Menard CHOPS Bowens to a corner, soaks up the heat, and he brings Bowens up to ROCK with a right! Menard whips Bowens corner to corner hard, and down goes Bowens! Menard soaks up the heat, runs to BLAST Caster then he stomps Bowens! Caster gets in but the ref has him stay back. Bowens gets up to ROCK Menard! And again! And again! Menard knees low, bumps Bowens off buckles, then tags in Parker. They all mug Bowens, the ref reprimands, and Parker snap suplexes Bowens!
Parker slicks back his hair, flicks it down at Bowens then drops an elbow! Cover, TWO! Parker keeps Bowens down with a chinlock and grinds Bowens down. Fans rally, Bowens fights up, and Bowens throws body shots! Bowens is free, but Parker picks him up to bring him away! Tag to Garcia and now Garcia stomps away on Bowens! The ref counts, Garcia shouts as he stands on Bowens, but still steps away before 4. Tag to Menard and he stomps Bowens, then tag to Parker and he stomps Bowens! Tag back to Garcia and he stomps away on Bowens! Tag back to Menard, he stomps Bowens again, and Collision returns to single picture.
Garcia, Menard & Parker all rush Caster & Billy to BLAST them off the apron! Then Garcia stomps Bowens again! Bowens fights up to throw hands on them all! Bowens DECKS Parker, DECKS Garcia, but Menard ROCKS Bowens! Tag to Parker, drop toehold and the step up, BOOYAH ELBOW FLOPS as Bowens manages to dodge! Fans fire up as Menard hurries after Bowens, but Bowens boots him away! Garcia tags in, he drags Bowens away, but Bowens ENZIGURIS! Fans fire up as Bowens hurries, hot tag to Caster! Platinum Max rallies on all three guys! He clotheslines Garcia up and out of the ring, then PLANCHAS!
Fans fire up as Caster BOOTS Parker! Caster puts Garcia in, climbs up and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Caster has the fans fired up and he whips Garcia. Garcia reverses, clinches, and URENAGES! Fans boo but Garcia does his dance! Menard tags in? Fans boo, but Menard stalks Caster. Menard CHOPS Caster, whips him, but Caster ducks ‘n’ dodges and CLOBBERS Menard! Both men are down and fans fire up! They crawl for their corners, hot tag to Daddy Ass! Billy DECKS Garcia, DECKS Menard, DECKS Parker, and then TOSSES Parker out! And he TOSSES Garcia, too! Daddy Ass sees Daddy Magic, kicks him low and tells him “SUCK IT!”
Billy runs, but Hager is in the way! Billy DECKS Hager! Menard kicks and UPPERCUTS and whips, but Billy kicks back and hits the FAMOUSER!! Bowens is in, he hits the ARRIVAL! Tag to Caster, MIC DROP!! Cover, The Acclaimed win!
Winners: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn, by pinfall (still AEW World Trios Champions)
They’re running hotter than the hot pink on the straps! And with the belts in hand, they TRIPLE SCISSOR~! But will they continue to redefine the Trios Division?
Backstage interview with The Dark Order.
Lexi Nair is with Evil Uno and the #1 contenders to the ROH World Tag Team Championships, John Silver & Alex Reynolds. She says they will face MJF & Adam Cole tomorrow at All Out. Silver tells Cole, “What you want, son?” People may not know this, but Adam Cole used to be their best friend, too! Nightcrawlers every night! You remember, don’t ya, Budge? But you threw it away to team with MJF!? Reynolds says speaking of, not many people know this either, but Reynolds helped train MJF to become a pro-wrestler. And Reynolds told MJF that if he wanted to succeed, he’d have to do whatever it takes to win.
And it seems MJF has. MJF is the ROH World Tag Team Champion AND AEW World Champion, and Reynolds couldn’t be prouder. But looking back, Reynolds realizes only one of them took that advice. But tomorrow night, that all changes. The Dark Order needs those tag titles far more than MJF & Cole do. The Dark Order needs those titles for The Dark Order, to shove down the throats of those who don’t think they belong here, or that they don’t deserve this opportunity. Tomorrow night, the Dark Order does whatever it takes to beat MJF & Cole, because they have to! Will Reynolds & Silver make sure MJF & Cole have one of the shortest tag title runs in ROH history?
Backstage interview with Ricky Starks & Big Bill.
Schiavone finds them in the hall, and he asks Starks how he feels about facing Bryan Danielson at All Out. Yeah, we saw him sign the thing, whoopdie freakin’ doo! Once again, every obstacle thrown his way, Starks knocks it outta the park! Tomorrow night will be no different. Starks will show Bryan why Starks is who he says he is, and that is ABSOLUTE! Starks & Bill head out, will Starks be even more fired up in 24 hours?
Aussie Open VS Komander & Nick Wayne!
They may have just lost the ROH World Tag Team Championships, but Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis fight their way back up towards something in the tag division? Or will Nick Wayne and another luchador come out on top like on Rampage last night?
The teams sort out and Dunkzilla starts against Nick. Davis runs Nick over, then rams him into the corner! Tag to Fletcher, they double whip, but Nick holds ropes! Nick dodges Davis to toss him out, but Fletcher whips. Nick ducks ‘n’ dodges and RANAS Fletcher, to then UPPERCUT him down! Fans fire up with Nick and he brings Fletcher around. Komander tags in, they double whip and double DROPKICK! Fans fire up and Komander stands Fletcher up. Fletcher scoops and SLAMS Komander first! Tag back to Davis and Davis storms up. But Komander avoids the senton! Komander runs but Davis TOSSES Komander at ropes! Only for Komander to handspring through!
Fans fire up as Komander dodges, slides, and tilt-o-whirls to get an IRON OCTOPUS! Fans fire up as Davis endures, powers out and throws Komander away! Fletcher tags back in, Davis shoves Komander but Komander BOOTS Davis! Komander goes out to springboard in, but Fletcher gets him for a POWERBOMB! Aussie Open rush Nick, then slingshot him in for a fireman’s carry, and an AUSSIE DENTAL PLAN! Fletcher feeds Komander to Davis for a scoop, FLYING CUTTER! Cover, TWO!! Komander is still in this but Aussie Open stand tall as Collision goes picture in picture.
Aussie Arrow Fletcher riles up the fans while he paces around Komander. Fletcher drags Komander up, brings him over and ROCKS Komander! Fletcher throws more hands, then stomps Komander down! The ref counts, Fletcher tags in Davis, and Davis drags Komander back up. Davis reels Komander in to scoop, then he walks around with Komander, before a TOSS! Komander flounders to the corner but Davis storms up. Davis then TOSSES Komander across the way! Davis walks over to pick Komander up, suplexes him, and hold him up! Then Fletcher tags in to take the handoff! Fletcher holds Komander up, Davis BLASTS Nick, and then Fletcher spins before the SLAM!
Fletcher soaks up the cheers and jeers, covers, but Collision goes to break!
Collision returns and this match is still going so Komander clearly kicked out before three. The fans rally as Davis suplexes, but Komander fights it! Komander throws hands and knees, but Davis picks Komander up to throw him back! Komander slips around, Davis clinches but Komander JAWBREAKERS! Fletcher tags in to runs up and reel Komander in! Back suplex but Komander lands out of it! Fletcher runs in at the corner but Komander dodges! Hot tag to Nick! Fans fire up as Nick UPPERCUTS Fletcher! And he rolls Davis to then SUPERKICK! UPPERCUT for Fletcher again! SHOTGUN for Davis!
Davis tumbles out, Fletcher rushes in but gets some SLICED BREAD! Nick then FLIES out onto Davis! Fans fire up as Nick goes up top, for a FROG SPLASH on Fletcher! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up as Nick watches Fletcher. Nick aims from the corner, but Fletcher reels him in! Fletcher full nelsons, Nick switches and hooks a leg, but Fletcher wrenches out to HALF ‘N’ HALF! Fletcher is roaring and he tags in Davis. Davis drags Nick up, scoops, Fletcher aims! But Komander SUPERKICKS Fletcher! Davis rushes in but Komander leaps, into Davis’ SPINEBUSTER! And then Close Your Eyes and COUNT TO F!!
Fans are thunderous as Davis tags Fletcher in! Aussie Open aims from opposite corners, they run in at Nick, but Nick dodges! Nick fires off forearms on Aussie Open but he gets caught! DOUBLE FOREARM SANDWICH! And then CROSS- NO, Nick dodges the Cross Bomber and Aussie Open collides! Davis blocks a kick, then ducks, so Nick’s ENZIGURI hits Fletcher! Nick then ROUNDHOUSES Davis! Nick runs and goes up the corner, DOUBLE- NO, he gets caught into COREALIS!! Cover, Aussie Open wins!
Winner: Aussie Open, by pinfall
Davis & Fletcher may not have tag titles right now, but surely they’ll be next in line soon enough! But will it be them going back after MJF & Adam Cole? Or will they shift gears to target FTR and the AEW World Tag titles?
Schiavone joins Nick Wayne in the ring, and says the sky is the limit for him here. This didn’t go the way Nick wanted, but he has a great career ahead of him. Fans cheer for Nick and Nick says yeah, he’s a bit frustrated. But he’s more frustrated about Darby Allin forgiving AR Fox. But then Darby Allin hurries out to talk with Nick. Darby doesn’t want Nick to go any further. He’ll explain why he forgave Fox, but Darby needs to say something real quick. Darby has known Nick Wayne since he was 8 years old. They’ve been through so much, and we all know Buddy Wayne trained Darby.
Darby says his first day of wrestling school, he saw Nick there. Back when Darby was just 120 pounds. Well, okay, he’s only 125 now but hey. Darby wants to explain why he forgave Fox. Nick knows what happened between Darby and his dad, Buddy, right? There was a time when Darby didn’t talk to any of the Waynes for three years. Darby got into a big fight with Buddy and burned the bridge. And before Darby could make amends, what happened? Buddy passes away. Darby has to live with that every single day. He wishes he could make things right with Buddy. But AR Fox is one of Darby’s trainers, too, so Darby refuses to live with the hate, he had to let it go.
But Nick, please. He doesn’t have to do it right now, but Darby hopes Nick can find it in his heart to let that hate for Fox go. This Sunday, All Out, Darby is fighting for the TNT Championship! It’d be an honor if Nick was in his corner for that match. But before Nick can answer, here comes Christian Cage! And Luchasaurus, too, but the TNT title is still on Christian’s shoulder instead. And Captain Charisma tells Nick, “It was rude of me last week to speak so much about your father when I forgot to ask what your mom’s name is.” Fans boo but Christian says he couldn’t help but notice Mama Wayne out here last week. Missed opportunity on Christian’s part.
But perhaps Christian can just slide into her DMs and see if he can change things. Now speaking of Nick’s parents, did we hear right that Darby didn’t speak to the whole family for over two years? Fans chant “THREE! THREE!” and Christian chuckles. So then what? Is Nick Wayne some sort of personal pity project? Is this to help Darby justify that he is actually a decent human being? Maybe they should take after Christian, because he doesn’t pretend to be something that he’s not. So in case Darby forgot where they are, they’re in Chicago! More specifically, the United Center. And these people can smell a loser a mile away. After all, this is the home of the Blackhawks hockey team!
Fans boo but Christian says Darby is a loser in life, and that will never change. Nick, if Christian can give him any advice, it is this: carry a towel with you to ringside at All Out, because he’ll need to throw it to stop the match! It won’t be a back and forth technical classic. It will be a one-sided beating, bludgeoning and massacre at the hands of not just Christian’s Right Hand of Destruction, but the most complete big man in the business today! And when it is all said and done, Chris- THEY will be atop the mountain #AndStill the Face of TNT now and forever! Captain Charisma is lighting a fire under both Darby and Nick, will he end up burned by it?
The Blackpool Combat Club speaks.
Claudio Castagnoli “congratulates” Eddie Kingston. Eddie beat Wheeler Yuta. Eddie came back from Japan to beat the youngest member of the BCC. Congrats! But newsflash! Claudio UPPERCUTS Yuta! The BCC beats Yuta up every day of the week! It’s not that hard to do! Claudio throws more uppercuts! But the difference is, as Yuta stands back up, is that Yuta gets back up! Yuta doesn’t stay down long, not like Eddie. Blaming other people, that’s Eddie. Claudio thought NJPW would change Eddie, would make him a better man. But Claudio was wrong, the way he held that NJPW Strong Openweight title, shedding tears for it, meeting his heroes, giddy like a schoolgirl.
“Eddie… I thought I couldn’t lose any more respect for you. But you proved me wrong.” Claudio almost spits thinking about it as he storms off, and Yuta finally falls over.
Eddie Kingston speaks.
The Mad King stands alongside The Wrestler, Katsuyori Shibata! They each have their titles on their shoulders as Eddie says that was cute and all. Beating up Yuta, Yuta letting Claudio do it, ugh. But to get past that, the bottom line is, The BCC now have to deal with Eddie & Shibata at All Out. And Claudio, you won’t fight Eddie again. That’s why he walked right past Eddie. Claudio’s a coward. But Shibata, he has something for them. Eddie asks Shibata what he thinks of Claudio & Yuta. Shibata uses his Google Translate app to say, “You both suck.” HAH! See you at the PPV. Will the NJPW Strong & ROH Pure Champion put the Swiss Superman & Decoder in their place?
Backstage interview with The Outcasts.
Lexi is with Ruby Soho & Saraya ahead of their Women’s Trios action tonight. Congratulations to the NEW AEW Women’s World Champion, but we saw the… dissention between the Outcasts. Saraya tells Lexi not to be ugly right now. Do not be a “mean girl” right now. It is disgusting. Let’s just talk about Saraya. Saraya is awesome, she won in front of all her countrymen at All In, 81 THOUSAND! Friends and family, but now we’re stuck back here in America, in Chicago, where we can smell all their breath from here! Yuck. But at least Ruby Soho will walk outta here the NEW AEW TBS Champion.
Soho says that Kris Statlander has never beaten her in their entire time in AEW. Don’t worry about The Outcasts, they are the most dominant faction in all of pro-wrestling, and will prove it by having not one but two titles in the group. Then speaking of the group, how is Toni Storm- Lexi let it go! Stop stirring the pot! Toni will be fine. Granted, they did see her in the parking lot, half naked, throwing shoes at birds… But that doesn’t matter. They will drop the Homegrowns as they have over and over again. And then after tomorrow, they walk home, Ruby as the NEW AEW TBS Champion, and they get out of this godforsaken city.
Saraya says that’s right, and they head out. Will everything go their way here for All Out Weekend? Or will there be a major detour in their road to success?
Tony Schiavone is back in the ring.
“Ladies and gentlemen, there have been a lot of great memories in this building, as you well know. There will be some more memories made here tomorrow night. But it’s been 25 years since this man has worn a Chicago Bulls jersey. Over 6,000 points, over 11,000 rebounds, five-time NBA World Champion, ladies and gentlemen, Dennis ‘Bad as I wanna be’ Rodman!” Fans fire up as The Worm, the former WCW regular, makes his way out to the ring! Schiavone has #Rodzilla bring it in, and he says of all the things going on lately, what is Rodman doing here in AEW?
Wait! Team Triple J interrupts! Fans boo as Jeff & Karen Jarrett lead Sonjay Dutt, Jay Lethal & Satnam Singh to the ring. Karen gets right in Schiavone’s face and snatches the mic. Jeff even tells Schiavone to get out, cuz Double J’s got a deal to make! Oh ain’t it great for all the legends to be back here in Chicago? Jeff says he and Rodman go way back, y’know. And the reality is, they all have something in common! Satnam is one of the greatest basketball players of all time, like Rodman! Lethal has been a world champion since day one, just like Rodman! And Sonjay, wherever he goes, he strives for world peace, just like Rodman!
And let us not forget the queen, Jarrett’s bride, Karen! She looks great in a dress, just like Rodman! Rodman applauds that, and Jeff says putting all that aside, when they get right down to it, Jeff led and Rodman was an integral part of one of the greatest factions of all time! And it was too sweet! So like they used to say, it was also 4 Life. So Rodman, you wanna run with the bulls? Get some real heat? Then join this family! Fans boo but Rodman takes the mic. “Chicago! It’s a great day to be in Chicago! It’s my first time here in 13 YEARS. I’m so sorry I couldn’t be here, but guess what? I’m loving the fact that you guys are loving AEW wrestling!”
Jeff says hold on, Dennis, don’t make him send Satnam after you to dunk on you like the Jazz did in ’98! Jarrett wants an answer and he wants it now! Well, guess what? When Rodman was playing basketball, Shaq was that big, and Rodman still whooped dat ass! Fans fire up and Sonjay has everyone back up a bit. Sonjay wants to talk mano a mano. He knows Rodman was nervous and all, but see, there’s no funny business! What’s his answer? Its’ gotta be “yes,” just look at Rodman’s face added to the team shirt. It’s a great shirt, right? What’s Rodman say? Sonjay holds out a hand, fans say don’t do it. Rodman looks Sonjay up and down, then SLAM DUNKS him!
Fans fire up and here comes The Acclaimed! These guys have history with Triple J, so Triple J gets to running away! Bowens has the music cut so he can tell “Double Jackass,” he isn’t sure what the problem is with Bowens’ guy, Rodman, but if Triple J wants a fight, how about getting back in the ring to fight the Acclaimed!? Fans fire up and Jeff wants to, but the others have him stay back! Billy has everyone hold on. There’s no way Billy wrestles twice in one night, that is beyond his old age range, okay? But here’s this. They got nothing to do tomorrow, so All Out, the trios titles are on the line! The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn with Rodman in their corner!
Rodman’s up for that! Jeff is, too! The match is made for the Zero Hour, will All Out be even bigger with a scissor party?
Shane Taylor speaks.
“For six years, Shane Taylor was the man in ROH. The most dominant Television Champion of all time. Signed, sealed and delivered, Shane Taylor VS Samoa Joe for the ROH World Television Championship!” Big Bad Shaney T. has vowed to knock Samoa Joe out and take back that title, will he once again be the baddest champion we’ve ever seen? We’ll see tomorrow night at All Out!
Samoa Joe speaks.
“To say that this week has been turbulent would be an understatement. And of course, in times of turmoil, jackals come out to feast. That brings me to you, Shane Taylor. I understand that you feel something great is gonna happen tomorrow night, but allow me to give you a reality check. You see, this is a simple tale, and it is about hopes and wishes. Shane, you hope that tomorrow night at All Out, you will give the best performance of your life. But you’re gonna wish that you weren’t standing there across from me. Shane, you’re gonna hope that you go out on a night in front of millions of people, you capture back the ROH Television Championship.
“But Shane, you’re going to wish that I would stop hitting you. Shane, you hope that you’re gonna walk out there, and in your own words, knock me out. But Shane, you’re gonna wish you never put my name in your mouth. Come All Out, I make an example of you! Come All Out, I make it clear who is the true reigning King of Television! That man that stands before you. Come All Out, he’ll be the man that’s standing over you.” Joe has given his ultimatum, will Big Bad Shaney T respond with actions?
Six Woman Tag: The Outcasts VS Kris Statlander, Britt Baker & Hikaru Shida!
Toni Storm is a little late to joining her team in their entrance, but the trio still stands together in the ring. Will they still be standing together by the end of this? Or will the Galaxy’s Greatest, The Doctor & The Shining Samurai break what is left of the bonds between them?
The trios sort out and Soho starts against Kris as a sampler of tomorrow. Storm wants to tag in already? Saraya seems okay with it so Soho tags Storm in. Storm flexes on Kris and Kris flexes back. They tie up, go around, and end up on ropes. Storm has Kris, gives her a shove, but Kris shoves her down! Storm runs up to run Kris over, but Kris handsprings up! Storm runs but Kris runs her over now! Cover, ONE, and Storm goes to a corner. Fans fire up behind Kris and she runs in, but Storm dodges! Storm keeps moving to leap, but into Kris’ arms! Kris carries Storm around to SLAM her down!
Fans cheer as Kris taunts the Outcasts. Kris scoops Storm but Storm slips off to throw Kris down by her hair! Storm stomps Kris, stomps a mudhole into her, but the ref counts. Storm lets off, goes to the far corner, and says kiss this! But the others tell her she’s taking too long! And yes she is, because Kris runs in to SHOTGUN Storm down! Kris drags Storm out, tags Britt, and Britt hits a NECKBREAKER! Fans fire up as Britt ROCKS and whips Storm. Britt then follows Storm to SLINGBLADE! Storm scurries away to tag in Soho, and Britt tags in Shida! Fans fire up for Shida, Soho fires off on her, and swings, but Shida ROCKS Soho!
Shida fireman’s carries Soho, spins with her, but Saraya runs in to kick low! Saraya & Soho double whip but Britt pulls Saraya in! Shida reverses things on Soho to knee low! Shida runs in but Saraya gets away, and Shida almost hits Britt! The two hesitate and Soho throws Shida by her hair! Soho says “SUCK IT!” and she bumps Shida off buckles, then Collision goes picture in picture.
Soho puts Shida through ropes, tags Saraya, and Saraya is set up, but the ref points out that the tag wasn’t legal, no one was holding the tag rope! Soho keeps on Saraya by pulling her back against the ropes! The ref counts, Soho lets off, and Saraya still fires off those knees! Saraya gets away with it while Soho argues with the ref and taunts the others. Soho pie faces Shida around but Shida thrwos body shots! Shida ROCKS soho, but Soho claws Shida’s face! Soho stomps Shida, tags Saraya, and Saraya runs up to KNEE Shida! Tag back to Soho, Saraya feeds Shida to DEADLY NIGHTSHADE! Storm tags in to BLAST Kris & Britt!
Storm says kiss this but very much faster, to then SWEET HIP MUSIC Shida! Storm cheers herself mostly, then stack covers Shida, TWO! Storm looms over Shida, drags her up, and TOSSES Shida out. Storm distracts the ref and Saraya goes after Shida! Saraya sends Shida into the desk! Britt & Kris protest but the Outcasts keep getting away with this. Storm then tags Soho and Soho fetches Shida. Soho puts Shida in the ring, clamps on with a chinlock, then shifts to a straitjacket stretch. Soho pulls Shida back but Shida endures. Shida fights her way free, fans rally up, and Shida shoots around to roll Soho up! TWO, and Soho stomps Shida!
Soho stays between Shida and her team, clamps on a chinlock and she grinds Shida down. Shida endures, fights up, but Soho rams her into the corner! Tag to Storm and Collision returns to single picture. Storm CHOPS Shida, and CHOPS again! And then ROCKS her with a forearm! Shida fires back with her own shots! Fans fire up but Storm knees low! Storm runs, but Shida ENZIGURIS! Fans fire up as Shida crawls, but so does storm! Hot tags to Saraya and Kris! The champions collide, Kris rallies on Saraya! Then she DECKS Soho! Kris fires off on Saraya, whips her to the corner, then runs in to UPPERCUT!
Kris goes side to side to KNEE Saraya! Then BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, Soho breaks it! Kris storms up, Soho gets away but Sararya rolls Kris up! TWO! Kris ROUNDHOUSES Saraya down! Fans fire up, Soho runs in and blocks a kick to KNEE Kris! Shida ROUNDHOUSES Soho! Storm GERMAN SUPLEXES Shida! Britt SUPERKICKS Storm! Saraya BOOTS Britt! Kris clinches Saraya, Saraya hits back, runs, but into a POWERSLAM! Cover, but Kris moves as Storm drops an elbow, and Storm hits Saraya! Storm freaks out, this is flashbacks to All In! Saraya tags Soho, Kris tags Britt, and the forearms start flying!
Britt gets the edge on Soho, but Soho blocks one to wrench and NO FUT- WAIT, Britt blocks the kick! And rolls Soho up to get her in, FISHERMAN SCREW! Then CURB- NO, Soho dodges the stomp, and Storm distracts the ref! Soho waistlocks, and she pushes Britt into THE SPRAY PAINT! Saraya gets Britt right in the face, then Soho hits NO FUTURE!! Cover, The Outcasts win!!
Winners: The Outcasts, by pinfall
The Outcasts did hold it together, but just barely! Saraya is still upset with Storm for the newest miscue, but will Soho taking the TBS Championship make up for all of it?
Adam Cole speaks.
“Boys and girls, this Sunday at All Out, it’s myself and MJF defending our newly won ROH World Tag Team titles against Alex Reynolds & John Silver. Now fellas, we know each other all too well. Don’t get me wrong, you’re an amazing tag team. But you’re not Better Than You Baybay. We just won these bad boys, ain’t no way in hell we’re dropping them any time soon. Now, as you know, Max isn’t here right now, but he did want me to say a few things on behalf of him.” Cole takes out his phone to read the text message from MJF.
“Alex Reynolds, here’s a little factoid most people don’t know: you had a hand in training me at Create-A-Pro. It took me nine years to get rid of all your bad habits because you’re the absolute drizzling sh-” Oh. Okay, Cole will stop there. He continues with, “Speaking of… John Silver, I’d say I didn’t realize they could stack crap that high, but realistically, it’d be fairly easy to, considering the fact you’re the size of a dollar store garden gnome. And…” Oh, that’s just disgusting, Max! Can’t say that. Anyway, see you boys on Sunday. BOOM. MJF’s dirty mouth aside, will he and Cole still be the golden brochachos of AEW & ROH? Or will things get very dark on Sunday night?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.
Lexi is with the TBS Champion and asks that, after what just happened tonight, how does Kris feel defending the title against Ruby Soho? Kris admits, she’s not feeling too great. But Ruby, we know you couldn’t get that win without all those accessories. The spray paint, her little friends, and we all know she’s gonna go for them again. Kris won’t fall for that again! But then the Outcasts barge in! Soho says Kris better not be talking crap like she can’t just drop her right now! Saraya has Soho back down, tells Kris to shut up and that she’ll see Soho tomorrow! Kris says okay then! See you tomorrow!! Things are getting heated, who will melt down at All Out?
“Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS GPA!
All Out is the next chapter in the Book of Hobbs, and it is against the now GODLESS Redeemer, Miro! But then, will this be a short foreword to kick things off?
Hobbs SPLASHES GPA in the corner before the bell! Then Hobbs whips GPA to SPINEBUSTER! Cover, HOBBS WINS!
Winner: “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs, by pinfall
That was barely a dedication message! But you can bet it was dedicated to Miro! Will the Book of Hobbs be more than just a story at All Out? WAIT! Here comes Miro himself! Hobbs is annoyed, but Miro rips his shirt off and storms to the ring! The brawl is on and fans fire up! Neither man backs down, but Miro is starting to make Hobbs wobble! Miro then clotheslines Hobbs up and out! Only for Hobbs to drag Miro out, and send him into steel steps! Fans fire up as Miro staggers up and Hobbs storms over. Miro DUMPS Hobbs over the railing! Hobbs hurries up, and he decides to cut this prologue short.
Miro is raging, but he and Hobbs will finish this chapter tomorrow! Who writes the ending to this story with their own two hands?
AEW takes a closer look at Kenny Omega VS Konosuke Takeshita.
Don Callis says that everything Kenny has in his life is thanks to Callis. The titles, the accolades, the nicknames, but in the end, the REAL “God of Pro-Wrestling” wasn’t Kenny, it was Don! Don wants to teach Kenny a lesson, and the only way he can do that is by destroying him. Kenny chose his “mentally weak friends” over family, so Don didn’t just lose a nephew when he turned on Kenny. But now, Don has a true “son” in Konosuke. The Future of Wrestling, Kenny’s kouhai in DDT Pro, a good friend of Kenny’s even. So when Don “upgraded” from Kenny, he sure picked someone that’d hurt. But Kenny says he’s gonna take Don’s newest cash cow away.
Don says at All Out, he and Konosuke finally cut the “cancer” that is Kenny Omega out of AEW! The final proof will be when Konosuke shows everyone that there is a NEW “God of Pro-Wrestling!” Will Don Callis’ handpicked protégé do everything he promises and more?
Orange Cassidy speaks.
“I don’t like this. I don’t wanna be talking right now. But this Sunday at All Out, it’s not just another AEW International Championship defense. It’s everything I’ve been working for. See, in this city, in Chicago, in this building, I had my first AEW singles match against Pac. And I proved that I deserve to be in AEW. Then it was Will Ospreay. And I proved that I can stand face to face in the ring with the best professional wrestlers in the world. This Sunday, it’s Jon Moxley. And Jon Moxley is just the best. He picked AEW up when it was down, and put all of the weight on his shoulders.
“This Sunday at All Out, when I beat you, Jon, I am going to take the weight of your shoulders and put it on mine. Because I am the International Champion. I am Freshly Squeezed, Orange Cassidy. And I do not have a catchphrase.” Cassidy is ready to take this seriously, will he truly have the biggest win of his career?
Dax Harwood w/ Cash Wheeler VS Jay White w/ Bullet Club Gold!
FTR has had run ins with Bullet Club Gold already, but now we have a very unique showdown for All Out in a stacked 8 Man Tag! Will Dax the Ax represent for #FTRBucks? Or will the leader of the Bang Bang Gang make Chicago breathe with the Switchblade?
The bell rings and fans rally up but White hangs back in the rings. White and Dax circle, tie up, and White powers Dax to a corner but Dax turns it around. The ref counts, Dax lets off, and White bails out. The BCG regroup and fans boo. The BCG tell them to shut up, and White slides back into the ring. They tie up, White puts Dax in a corner now, but White lets off. White CHOPS, and then he hurries away to BCG territory. Dax is annoyed, but he waits on White. The fans taunt the “ASS~ BOYS~!” White slides in, he and Dax tie up, and White headlocks. Dax powers up but White hits a headlock takeover. Dax fights it to a cover, TWO and White holds on.
The two stand, Dax powers White to ropes, then powers out. They RAM shoulders, neither falls, so Dax CHOPS! White rebounds into another CHOP! White is down, Dax wants the legs, but White gets the ROPEBREAK! Juice keeps saying “Get out get out get out” and White does as he advises. The BCG regroups again but Dax waits as Collision goes picture in picture.
White checks his chest and shoulder, that last chop left a mark. White gets up, goes around the way, and takes his time stepping back into the ring. White steps back out, the ref starts a count, but White steps back in. White storms up to Dax, they tie up again, and Dax headlocks. Dax hits a headlock takeover and he grinds White. White fights around, fights up to his feet, and he powers out, only for Dax to run him over! Things speed up, and White kitchen sink knees Dax down! White brings Dax up to CHOP him on the back! Dax goes to a corner, and White CLAWS Dax’s back! But Dax CHOPS White down!
Dax drags White up, bumps him off buckles, and White flops back! Dax drags White up again, reels him in, SAIDO before Collision goes to break!
Collision returns and Dax has White up top. Dax CHOPS White, sits him up, and CHOPS him again! Dax climbs up after White, but White CLAWS Dax’s face! The ref reprimands, but White reels Dax in to SUPER GOURD BUSTER! Dax flounders, White slips down and storms up, to then HALF HATCH into the buckles! Dax tumbles out to the floor, the ref tells the BCG boys to stay back, but then White distracts the ref. So Cash gets a chair to make Juice & The Gunns stay back! Fans fire up and Dax manages to stand. Juice protests, but then the Gunns get chairs of their own! Dax slides into the ring but White stomps away!
Fans boo but White lets off. Dax stands to CHOP! White wobbles, kicks back, and he CHOPS Dax in the corner! Dax turns things around to CHOP again! White turns things around, Dax dodges, and Dax CHOPS again! Dax whips corner to corner, runs in but White moves! Dax gets only buckles, then White DDTs! Cover, TWO! White is annoyed that Dax is still in this, but he stalks Dax and KNEES him in the back! Fans rally, White KNEES Dax again, and Dax stands. White CHOPS him down! White KNEES Dax, clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Dax down. Dax fights up, throws body shots, then CHOPS!
Dax headlocks, White powers out, but Dax slips out of the scoop to O’Conner Roll! Dax has some tights! TWO, and Dax goes up to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Dax storms up but White knees low! White CHOPS Dax again, has him in the ropes, and the ref tells BCG to stay back already. White CHOPS Dax, whips him, but Dax reverses and wrenches to short arm LARIAT! Fans rally up behind Dax and he stands White up to hoist him up top! Dax climbs up, brings White up to the very top, and fans fire up for the SUPER DUPER PLEX! Fans fire up while Dax and White writhe! Dax crawls to the apron and he gets himself up the corner.
Juice & The Gunns shout to White, Dax DIVING HEADBUTTS but FLOPS as White moves! White crawls to cover, TWO! The BCG is frustrated while Collision goes picture in picture.
White sits Dax up to CHOP him back down! Then White has the legs and he stomps away on Dax’s stomach! White turns Dax over, and has the HALF CRAB! Dax endures and reaches out for ropes. Juice & The Gunns taunt him, but Dax still heads their way to have the ROPEBREAK! White lets off at 4, Dax crawls to the apron, and White stomps him to the floor. Cash again makes sure the BCG stays back. White pursues Dax and CHOPS him into sitting down by the railing! White stands Dax back up, to whip him back into railing! Dax clutches an elbow as he falls over, but White puts Dax right back into the ring.
White stalks Dax, drags him up, and CHOPS him! Dax staggers around, White stalks him more, but Dax CHOPS back! White CHOPS again! Dax seethes and he CHOPS White! White CHOPS Dax! They CHOP and CHOP but then White dropkicks the legs out! White storms up to whip Dax, but Dax ducks ‘n’ dodges and slides under to JAB! JAB! But White ducks the right hook to ROCK Dax! Dax goes to ropes, comes back, tries again, but again White ROCKS him! Collision returns to single picture yet again and White CHOPS Dax! And CHOPS! And then UPPERCUTS! White runs, but Dax SWATS the lariat!
Dax GERMAN SUPLEXES! And he holds onto White, but White switches! Dax switches, White switches, repeat, and Dax hangs White out to dry! But then White HOTSHOTS Dax! White hurries back in, swings, but into another GERMAN SUPLEX! Dax holds on again, drags White back up, but White fights for ropes! Dax suplexes for a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Fans fire up as White survives, and FTR looks frustrated. Juice & The Gunns coach White, the fans rally up, and Dax reels White in. White fights the piledriver and bails out of the ring! Fans boo but Dax goes out after White!
White goes over the railing but Dax grabs him by the hair! Dax CHOPS White into falling over! Dax then drags White back up, to CHOP him again! Dax drags White back to ringside, puts him back in the ring, and then climbs up the corner! But White goes to the apron! Dax hops down to the apron to join White, and CHOPS him into the ring! Juice can’t believe it! Dax stands White up but white DECKS Dax! White slides out but Dax CHOPS him again! Dax puts White back in the ring, but White gets a leg! DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Dax flops back into the ring and fans rally up. White drags himself up with ropes and he brings Dax around.
White hits a SAIDO! Dax staggers to a corner, White runs in and UPPERCUTS! White fireman’s carries, to DEATH VALLEY BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Dax survives and White drags Dax up. Dax fights the clinch but White throws knees! White whips, Dax reverses and wrenches but White dodges to LARIAT! Dax stays up! And he CLOBBERS White! Dax gets White up, but White fights the driver again! White back drops but Dax sunset flips, only for White to roll through! White has the legs but Dax kicks him away! White ducks a haymaker, but then Dax ducks a haymaker! Dax feints and gets White for a PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!!!
Dax can’t believe it but White survives! White crawls, Dax drags him up, “This is Awesome!” as Dax puts White up top. Dax CLUBS White on the back, climbs up after him, and stands White up, for a SUPER BACK SUPLEX but White makes it a crossbody!! Cover, TWO!! White drags Dax up, clinches, but Dax throws elbows! Dax CHOPS, runs in, blocks a kick and CHOPS again! Dax whips corner to corner, White reverses to knee low and POST Dax! Dax staggers into a clinch, URENAGE! Cover, TWO!! Fans fire up but White clamps on a sleeper! SNAP SLEEPER SUPLEX!! Dax flounders to ropes!
White looms over Dax, drags him back up, clinch and BLADE- NO, Dax holds the rope to block! White staggers into a POP-UP REBOUND POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!? White survives and no one can believe it! But then Dax ties up the legs and turns White over! SHARPSHOOTER!! White endures as Dax sits deep! White crawls around, scrambles and has the ROPEBREAK! Dax lets go and the BCG gets White outta the ring! They egg FTR on, but the ref tells them to back off already. White catches Dax, BLADERUNNER to the floor!! Fans boo but White drags Dax’s dead weight up into the ring. Cash can only watch as White- CRADLE!! TWO!!!
Dax gets free, but White hits BLADERUNNER!!! Cover, White wins!!!
Winner: Jay White, by pinfall
Just when it looked like Dax had this, White turns it right back around! The BCG celebrates, and helps White stand up after this war. But we’re going to see an even bigger battle on Sunday! Or, maybe right now, as the BCG is cornering Cash! Cash rushes in to hit them first! But that’s 3v1! Fans boo as Juice & The Gunns mug Cash, but here comes THE YOUNG BUCKS!! Matt & Nick Jackson rush out to run the Bang Bang Gang off! A return of the favor for before All In, as it were! Plus, these four are going to stand together at All Out, they can’t have Dax & Cash all beat up. And speaking of All In, the Bucks now offer FTR a handshake!
Fans boo The Bucks, but then FTR return the favor by just leaving! Fans cheer that, but how will these four work together against a united Bullet Club Gold in just 24 hours?
My Thoughts:
A really good Collision as a go-home to All Out, but things sure seemed a bit tainted given the news of CM Punk being FIRED. And I don’t even mean that in like I am upset Punk got fired. No, the way Punk has been acting a literal after Brawl Out where this behavior started is not good at all, I don’t blame Tony Khan for doing this. I did laugh at the end when Bucks showed up and the Chicago fans chanted for Punk, staying loyal to his side of things rather than accepting one of their own is at fault. But what I mean is, it is a shame it had to come to this at all. Whatever anyone says about Jack Perry, Punk never checked his own ego and should’ve handle this situation better. This was almost exactly how he handled things with The Elite going into “Brawl Out” so what did anyone expect?
But moving on from Punk, a lot of promos tonight. Moxley and Cassidy had some great ones, where they were showing each other respect while still telling the other they were going to win. That’s going to be a great main event for All Out, mostly because I have no idea who wins. Great promos from Claudio & Yuta as well as Eddie & Shibata to set up their tag match. I don’t really think they need to do such a tag match but it’ll probably help give reason for Claudio VS Eddie down the line. And while they copy-pasted Shane’s promo from before, Samoa Joe had a great response ahead of their title match, which I’m more confident Joe will win.
Good promo from The Dark Order and great promo from Adam Cole to hype up the ROH World Tag title match. Though maybe we’re overdoing “Adam Cole’s past comes back to haunt him” one step too much with The Dark Order claiming Cole was a good friend of theirs before this. Another reason that The Kingdom should’ve been in that tag team battle royal and won so that they could play up that drama instead of trying to throw in more drama. That said, still pretty sure MJF & Cole win, and then maybe the next challengers to the ROH tag titles are The Kingdom so they can make progress in the story.
Really good promo from Ricky Starks where he was definitely indirectly referencing CM Punk getting himself fired because the story was surely meant to be Punk VS Starks in this Strap Match for the no longer even a title Real World Championship. But great little swerve of Steamboat setting Starks up for a match with Bryan Danielson for Bryan’s big return. That is going to be great stuff, can’t wait to see it. And if Starks wins, I would hope this gets him a title shot of some kind. Heck, put Starks in the Grand Slam World Title Eliminator. Roddy and Cole can be on the same side of the bracket, Cole probably takes Roddy out of the running but MJF gets paranoid, and Cole ends up losing to Starks because of the drama surrounding all his friends.
Great vignette from Don Callis to hype up Kenny VS Konosuke, but as I’ve said before, Kenny should win here and they can have more matches down the line. Hobbs squashed GPA faster than it took to say his name, but great little brawl with Miro. Hobbs winning the match but things being rather even in that brawl, hard to call who wins at All Out. But as I’ve also said before, feels like Tony Khan wrote these guys into a corner, much like he did when Hobbs and Wardlow feuded. Whatever happens, just keep QTV away from it, they’re doing just fine with Johnny Nitro Mundo Morrison TV as their new front man.
Great Trios Championship match with The Acclaimed of course winning. But I do like that the seed of dysfunction planted the other night is growing, as Menard tagged in to kinda ruin the fun of Garcia doing his dance. Garcia may want to stick close to his old pals, but something might end up splitting the remnants of the JAS even further. And Acclaimed coming back out to back Dennis Rodman up was an interesting move. I dreaded Triple J and Acclaimed coming back around as a feud but this will probably be a one-off for All Out and Rodman can have some shenanigans as part of the match.
Really good match from Aussie Open VS Komander & Nick, but I figured Aussie Open was winning this one. And I do appreciate that they touched upon Nick not being ready to forgive but Darby explaining the reasons why he should. Nick being added as Darby’s cornerman, there’s the opportunity now for Nick to betray Darby, but also maybe for Nick to come through and see things Darby’s way. Even if Darby loses, it will be a moral victory cuz Nick chose Darby over Christian “I insult your dead father and flirt with your alive mom” Cage.
Great Women’s Trios match and great win for The Outcasts, and I like that Storm is just barely holding onto her sanity and her friendship. Great promos before and after the match, too, and there’s more heat going into this Kris VS Soho match now. But I find it rather funny that the women who were vying for the TBS Championship (Mercedes Martinez, Diamante, even Willow Nightingale and Skye Blue) are now in the All Out Zero Hour instead. But maybe something comes out of that to head into the Autumn stretch.
And great main event from Dax VS White. Of course there was moderate overbooking with Bullet Club Gold and Cash Wheeler ringside, and great finish for White to win. The Bucks making the save but not getting the handshake was great stuff, great flipside of the previous story beats. But with White winning here tonight, I would think #FTRBucks find a way to win and use it to add to their own rivalry. This 8 Man Tag may not be the main event but it could be a show stealer. Or also just the Chicago fans constantly chanting for Punk just to “stick it” to The Bucks.
My Score: 8.8/10
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It’s a Collision of Honor!
As things heat up towards Double or Nothing, Darby Allin defends the AEW World Championship against The Spanish God, Sammy Guevara!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW World Trios Championship Eliminator: The Conglomeration VS Lee Moriarty & The Infantry w/ Shane Taylor Promotions; The Conglomeration wins and denies Lee & The Infantry a title opportunity.
- AEW TBS Championship: Willow Nightingale VS Red Velvet; Willow wins and retains the title.
- Samoa Joe & Anthony Bowens VS Jay Lethal & Lee Johnson w/ Blake Christian; Joe & Bowens win.
- AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship Eliminator 5 Minute Challenge: The Divine Dominion VS Allie Katch & Kaia McKenna; The Divine Dominion wins and denies Allie & Kaia a title match.
- Six Man Tag: Mark Davis & The Dogs VS The Rascalz; win.
- AEW World Championship No Count Outs: Darby Allin VS Sammy Guevara; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
The Death Riders speak.
It was after AEW Dynamite on Wednesday that Jon Moxley said, “Every time I step into the ring with Kyle O’Reilly, I can’t find a way to win. It’s been failure after failure after failure. Kyle O’Reilly has tapped me out, twice. Ipso facto, Kyle O’Reilly will be the new Continental Champion. You might think. But the Jon Moxley of six months ago is not the same as Jon Moxley of today. Who I will be tomorrow is better than who I am today. Logic and strategy would dictate that I should stay as far away from Kyle O’Reilly as I can. Because there’s no doubt about it, Kyle, you have my number.
The thing about this Continental Championship, it’s good bait. All the dragons I wanna slay come right to my door. I will do what I’ve done for 22 years surviving in this business, Kyle: I’m gonna find a way.” The Maniac heads out, and Claudio Castagnoli steps forward to tell Brody King that Brody always brings the bark. But if he steps in the ring with Claudio in the Owen Hart Tournament, he better bring the bite. Pac then says, “Nobody gets special treatment. It doesn’t matter who you are, Death Riders against the world.” Daniel Garcia says yeah, let’s get it! Yuta repeats, “Against the world.” Marina Shafir tells the world, “Bring it, you p*ssies!”
AEW World Trios Championship Eliminator: The Conglomeration VS Lee Moriarty & The Infantry w/ Shane Taylor Promotions!
Well speaking of Kyle O’Reilly, he, Orange Cassidy, and the returning Mark Briscoe are going to put STP to the test! #TAIGASTYLE is still ROH Pure Champion, but Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo are upset after losing the ROH World Six Man Tag titles. Will STP take out their frustrations as they rumble, bad man, rumble? Or will the Violent Artist, Freshly Squeezed & Sussex County Chicken simply send #THEM home emptyhanded?
The trios sort out and Briscoe steps up against #BadNews&Tattoos. The fans are behind Briscoe as he and Bravo circle. They approach, Bravo kicks low, and he flips everyone off. The fans boo, Bravo headlocks, but Briscoe powers up, out, and headlocks in return. Bravo powers up and out but Briscoe RUNS him over! The fans cheer, and Briscoe runs. Bravo drops down, hurdles, but Briscoe hits a crane stance! Bravo says that’s stupid! But Briscoe ducks Bravo’s punch to UPPERCUT! Briscoe whips, Bravo reverses to ROCK Briscoe! The forearms go back and forth, Briscoe fires a flurry, but Bravo CLAWS Briscoe’s face!
Bravo runs, but Briscoe winds up to UPPERCUT! The fans cheer the Redneck Kung-Fu! Lee tags in and hits his tiger stance. But then Kyle calls to Briscoe, and Briscoe tags Kyle! The fans cheer as Kyle and Lee tie up, go around, and Kyle wrenches. Lee wrenches, slips through, and waistlocks. They go around, Lee switches but Kyle has the arm. Kyle arm-drags Lee down, double wristlock, but Lee fights around. Kyle body scissors, rolls to the cover, TWO! The fans fire up as the two go again, knuckle lock, and Lee headlocks. Kyle powers up and out, Lee goes up and around, but Kyle does the same to slide under.
Lee ducks a kick, then wheelbarrows to victory roll, then EURO CLUTCH! TWO! Kyle is up, Lee backs off, and the fans cheer the exchange. Lee points to Nigel McGuinness, wanting him to remember the Euro Clutch did him in the last time they faced off. Kyle storms up on Lee, Lee headlocks, but Kyle powers up and out. Lee RUNS Kyle, keeps moving, but Kyle drops down. Lee sunset flips but Kyle stays up! Kyle shakes his head, drops down into the ARMBAR, but here comes The Infantry! Briscoe & Cassidy intercept Dean & Bravo, fire off hands in corners, and Kyle shifts to an ANKLE LOCK! But Lee reels Kyle into a headlock.
Briscoe & Cassidy TOSS The Infantry, then go out after them. Lee waistlocks, Kyle fires elbows, and Kyle climbs up in the corner. The fans count along as Kyle goes all the way to TEN! Tag to Briscoe, he climbs up, and he rains down fists! Briscoe goes all the way to TEN, then he tags Cassidy! The fans fire up again as Cassidy winds up, climbs up, and rains down ONE! The fans cheer Cassidy while Lee stumbles. Lee tags Dean, and now The Captain steps to Cassidy. Dean says go ahead, put the hands in the pockets. Cassidy says okay, and he raises his hands, to then slowly, slowly, put them in his pockets!
The fans cheer as Cassidy then ducks ‘n’ dodges Dean, and still arm-drags Dean away! Dean runs up, Cassidy drops down to MONKEY FLIP! Then Cassidy kips up! The fans fire up, but Bravo storms in and whips him to a corner. Cassidy goes up, out, and ducks Bravo to bump him off buckles! Dean tries, but Cassidy bumps him off buckles! Bravo tries again, he just gets buckles! Dean tries again, he just gets buckles! The fans fire up as Cassidy climbs, but Lee trips him up! The fans boo while Cassidy falls to the mat, but the ref has to keep Kyle & Briscoe from going after Lee! The Infantry flanks Cassidy, but Cassidy bobs n’ weaves to dodge the shots!
Cassidy tries again, but the CARLIE CROSSOVER hits, then a feed to the SLINGSHOT SPEAR! Lee drags Cassidy to the apron, the ref is still distracted, Shane Taylor hits a GUILLOTINE LEG DROP! The fans boo but STP has taken control while Collision goes to picture in picture!
Lee drags Cassidy up, puts him in the ring, and Dean covers, TWO! Dean drags Cassidy up, whips him to ropes, then BODY BLOWS! Cassidy falls in a heap but Dean soaks up heat. Dean stomps Cassidy, drags him up, then bumps him off buckles. Dean tags Bravo to send him in for the SPLASH! Dean adds a SPLASH, then scoops while Bravo goes up, KNEE DROP SIDEWALK SLAM COMBO! Cover, Briscoe breaks it! Bravo is upset, but he CLUBS Cassidy. Cassidy fights the suplex, Bravo CLUBS him again and again, then suplexes through! Cover, TWO! Cassidy toughs it out but Bravo drags Cassidy over to the corner.
Dean tags in, The Infantry stomps away on Cassidy, but the ref counts. Dean stops to kneel on Cassidy, then steps off again. Cassidy throws “shots” on the leg, but Dean stomps Cassidy down! Dean then BLASTS Briscoe & Kyle! The ref reprimands but that just lets Bravo CHOKE Cassidy! The ref reprimands Bravo now as Collision returns to single picture. Dean asks, “Is this camera on me? B! B! C!” BRONCO BUSTER CAPTAIN! Dean bounces, Bravo says if you see Cap in that corner, yo’ ass is a goner! Dean drags Cassidy up, tags Bravo, and Dean sends Bravo in for the SPLASH! Then feed to Dean, but Cassidy tilt-o-whirl DDTS!
The fans fire up but Bravo hurries to anchor a foot! Cassidy reaches out, reaches out, but Bravo drags him back! Cassidy BOOTS Bravo away, Lee tags in, and Lee BOOTS Briscoe down! The fans boo but Cassidy swings! Lee blocks the lariat to wrench Cassidy into the COBRA TWIST! The fans boo, the ref keeps Kyle back, and STP links up on the twist! Four men strong and they make Cassidy suffer! The ref sees that, Dean lets go to defend his innocence, but that causes him to fall onto Bravo! Cassidy powers up to HIP TOSS free! Hot tag to Kyle! Kyle BOOTS Lee, KICKS him, then fires off a strike fest! LEG SWEEP!
Lee flounders to a corner but Kyle runs up to forearm SMASH! Kyle wrenches and ELBOW BREAKERS, then cravats for some knees! Snapmare and a PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! ARMBAR! The Infantry attacks Kyle! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Bravo drags Lee to safety. Bravo tags in, then he tags Dean. Bravo jukes around Kyle, lifts him up, BACK SUPLEX NECKBREAKER COMBO! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives but Bravo runs up! Kyle ELBOWS Bravo away, BOOTS Dean, then goes up! FLYING KNEE for Dean, LARIAT for Bravo! The fans fire up again because Chicken is rising! Kyle crawls, hot tags to Briscoe and Lee!
Briscoe fires off JAB after JAB on Lee, then whips, but Lee grabs ropes. Lee BOOTS back, runs up, but Briscoe dodges! FLYING FOREARM! The Infantry is back, but Briscoe dodges Bravo to ROCK Dean! Briscoe CHOPS Bravo, then repeat! Dean slips around, but Briscoe BOOTS Bravo away! Then Briscoe breaks free to PELE! Dean falls out of the ring, Briscoe reels Bravo in! Briscoe underhooks but Bravo fights free! Bravo whips but Briscoe WRECKS Dean with a dropkick! Then he RAMS Bravo and DUMPS him out! Cassidy DIVES to hit Lee! Briscoe gets a chair! The fans fire up as the chair is set up, and Briscoe runs, only for Shane to stand in the way!
ORANGE PUNCH for Shane! Kyle FLYING KNEES Shane down for good measure! Briscoe uses the chair to FLY! Down goes STP!! The fans are thunderous as Kyle gets Dean in, and Briscoe is up top! FROGGY-BOW! But that’s not all! Dean staggers into the kick, the underhooks, and JAY DRILLER!! Cover, Conglomeration wins!
Winners: The Conglomeration, by pinfall (denies Shane Taylor Promotions a title opportunity)
When it rains, it pours for STP! Will they just have to regroup and refocus taking over ROH? Will The Conglomeration continue to #ManUp here in AEW?
Will Ospreay speaks.
It was also after Dynamite that The Aerial Assassin told Samoa Joe, “My apologies for not getting back to any of your messages, been a little bit busy training and getting myself ready for The Owen. Surprised to see you there in the opening round, mate. It’s gonna be a tough one. But if you can just bear with me for a hot second while I explain to you… Six months of my life got taken away from me, mate. Six months, I’ve been sitting in front of a TV screen, watching AEW, looking at it, trying to get my strength back in my arms, rushing to get back. That’s six months of frustration, six months of anger. And then I finally had my kill shot on Dynasty, and I lost.
“And ever since then, man, I’ve been struggling with my matches. Doc even stopped one for my own safety. I’m annoyed that I didn’t get revenge on Jon. But I’m more upset at the idea that I can’t be the guy that AEW put their trust in once upon a time. Regardless of how I feel about Jon, regardless of how I feel about The Death Riders, there’s nothing that I can say that’ll make people ever understand. But Jon Moxley is the Ace, he’s a soldier for this place. And while his methods might be sick, there are people who stand up to see him get elevated. So what could it happen with him in my corner?
“Joe, I’ve got nothing but respect for ya. Everything that you’ve done in this industry. Mate, you were in the match that made me want to become a pro-wrestler. But no one, no one, is stopping me from winning The Owen. And I find it very poetic that the man takt took away my old life has given me a second chance of capturing the world championship.” The Billy Goat is ready to become something more, but will Samoa Joe make sure Ospreay goes Double or Nothing and loses?
Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.
Lexy Nair congratulates them on their win tonight, and brings up that Moxley has accepted Kyle’s challenge. Kyle says yes, Moxley is right, Kyle has his number. But facing Moxley has been the biggest test of Kyle’s career, so what’s one more test? This Wednesday, it’s a title eliminator, and after Kyle makes Moxley submit again, he is putting all his chips in and goes Double or Nothing! Briscoe says damn right, Kyle. And speaking of Dynamite, Tommaso Ciampa, Briscoe put it plain and clear, but he hasn’t heard a word from Ciampa! If Ciampa’s scared, he should just say it! Cassidy says Willow needs to say something.
Willow says sure, okay. Great job, guys, really. But for her, Double or Nothing, it will be TRIPLE or nothing, because she has THIS bad boy, the TBS Championship! But she’s also coming for The Owen, and the World Championship! As for tonight, Red Velvet may have beaten Willow to qualify for The Owen, but that won’t happen tonight. Welcome back to AEW, time to meet the Comeback Killer. Lexy says by the way, that match is next. Willow fires up, hurries off to make her entrance, but will she be ready to cook with The Chef?
AEW TBS Championship: Willow Nightingale VS Red Velvet!
Before making her entrance, the ROH Women’s World TV Champion tells Willow, “The Comeback Killer,” that she’s still salty that Willow is in The Owen and Velvet is not. Tonight, she takes out all her frustrations every time she stirs it up and punches Willow in the face. Yeah, Velvet beat Willow before. And in fact, she’ll beat Willow for that TBS title right now!
The introductions are made, the teal belt is raised, and we see if The Babe with The Power is still the Face of TBS!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, Willow powers Velvet to a corner, and the ref counts. Willow backs off, and she flexes as she fires the fans up. The two reset, tie up, and Willow SHOVES Velvet away. Velvet is frustrated as she comes back and resets with Willow again. Velvet then slips around Willow, waistlocks, but Willow wrenches out. Velvet wrenches back, top wristlocks, but Willow stays up. Velvet kicks and TRIPS Willow, then steps over to LEG DROP on the arm scissor! The fans rally as Willow rolls and stacks Velvet, TWO! Willow gut wrenches, but Velvet slips through! Willow ducks, but the superkick still scuffs her!
Willow says okay, okay, and she resets with Velvet. The fans rally behind Willow as she offers a handshake. Velvet accepts, but then arm- NO! Willow stops the arm-drag, and the next one, then whips Velvet to RUN her over! Willow fires up, the fans cheer, and things keep moving. Velvet runs up to CALF KICK! Willow flounders to a corner and Velvet storms up on her. Velvet fires body shots, then stomps Willow down. The ref counts but Velvet does the splits as she digs her boot in! The fans are torn but Willow pushes the foot away. Velvet runs back up, but Willow dodges to LARIAT again and again! The fans count all the way to TEN!
Willow short arm- NO, Velvet ducks the shot, but Willow ELBOWS her! Willow fireman’s carries, Velvet sunset flips, but Velvet avoids the hip drop! Ghost pin, TWO! Willow FISHERMAN SUPLEXES! A deep bridge, TWO! Not quite perfect but Willow shrugs that off. Willow runs, but Velvet avoids the senton! Velvet hurries to STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Velvet snarls while Willow bails out. Velvet pursues, runs up, and ROCKS Willow! Velvet DOUBLE CHOPS Willow, then CLUBS away on Willow! Velvet reels Willow in, talks trash on the fans, but Willow suplexes instead! Willow stalls then SLAMS Velvet on the floor!
The fans cheer as Willow flexes and high-fives, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Willow drags Velvet up, puts her in the ring, then CLUBS her on the back. Willow stands Velvet up but Velvet fires hands. Willow CLUBS Velvet again, then scoops to SLAM! Willow pushes Velvet down to SENTON! Cover, TWO! Velvet toughs it out but Willow stirs it up. Willow stands Velvet up to CHOP, Velvet CHOPS back, but Willow ROCKS her! Fireman’s carry, AIRPLANE SPIN! Willow goes around and around, then back the other way! Willow then SAMOAN DROPS! Willow says that’s how you stir it up! Cover, TWO! Velvet survives but Willow reels her into a KOJI KLUTCH! Velvet endures, even as Willow puts on the pressure, and Collision goes to break!
Collision returns as Willow has Velvet in a corner. Willow runs corner to corner, but Velvet slips to the outside! Willow ROCKS Velvet first, then goes outside to fireman’s carry! But Velvet fights free! Velvet ROCKS Willow, Willow ROCKS Velvet, and Velvet sits down! Willow fires the fans up, then lines up her shot. Velvet stands up, Willow runs, but Velvet dodges! Cannonball crashes ‘n’ burns!! Willow writhes and clutches her back, but she’s somehow still in this! A ring count starts, Velvet rolls in before 3, but Willow rises up at 5. Willow hobbles her way over, rolls into the ring, but Velvet SUPERKICKS her down! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally as Velvet brings Willow up. Willow shoves Velvet, Velvet counter punches! And counter punches! Velvet fires a flurry, but Willow slips around to waistlock. Willow ducks the elbow but Velvet DDTS! Willow goes to ropes, Velvet runs up, DOUBLE KNEES! The fans fire up while Velvet yanks the ropes. Velvet wheelbarrows to BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Willow survives and Velvet is frustrated. Velvet brings Willow up to ROCK her, then she runs the ropes, but into a SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO! Willow frowns as she scoops Velvet, RAMS her into a buckle, then OKLAHOMA- NO, Velvet DDTS free again!
The fans fire up as Velvet dragon sleepers, STRAIGHT OUT THE- NO! Willow stops Velvet to POWERSLAM through! The fans fire up as Willow gut wrenches, BABE WITH THE POWER- RANA! Velvet puts Willow back on ropes, and DOUBLE KNEES again! Velvet snaps Willow back, but Willow is up! Wheelbarrow and- FULL NELSON SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Velvet survives but Willow keeps on her. Willow ROCKS Velvet, Velvet ROCKS Willow, repeat! Willow rebounds to LARIAT! Both women are down again and the fans fire back up! Velvet rolls away to a corner, but Willow rises up! Willow runs in, Velvet dodges, but Willow BOOTS her!
Willow goes up but Velvet CHOPS! Velvet climbs up after Willow, SUPER VICTORY THROW! The fans fire up as Velvet then STIRS IT UP!! Cover, TWO?!? Willow survives and Velvet is shrieking in anger! The fans rally and duel as Velvet demands Willow to get up! But then Willow ducks the heel kick, and the buzzsaw! Shove, dodge, and POUNCE!! PERIOD! The fans fire up with Willow and she drags Velvet back up. Willow gut wrenches, BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow wins!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall (still AEW TBS Champion)
Red Velvet brought the fire, but she couldn’t cook Willow! Willow is now rolling towards Double or Nothing and her match with Alex Windsor, but will she then head for her second Owen Hart Cup win?
Backstage interview with Sammy Guevara.
Lexy Nair is with The Spanish God and brings up how he called out Darby Allin just last night at Supercard of Honor for the AEW World Championship. But just like last night, Sammy hushes “Chica” Lexy, and says, “Everybody’s Favorite Pillar is about to talk, so zip it and listen. Darby, I don’t need to call my shot against you because I looked through the history books, and history’s on my side. I’ve beaten you not once, not twice, not three times, I’ve beaten you four times. When I look at the history books, I’m a three-time TNT Champion while you, you’ve only held that belt twice.
“So I’m gonna beat you tonight like I’ve beaten you before. I’m gonna stamp my ticket to Double or Nothing, and MJF, I know you’re watching, you sociopath. I’m gonna beat you next week and I’m gonna shave you BALD! But don’t worry, I’ll give you a nice little fade. Because I am the best! I am the best wrestler, I am the best talker, I am the best this planet has! I’m the Spanish God, dammit! I’m number one, I’ve been here since day one, and there’s only one way this is gonna go: With me as the NEW AEW World Champion! Darby, your time is up, and my time is now. Because I am Numero Uno. That means ‘number one.'”
Sammy heads out, but is his big head only going to get in the way tonight?
Backstage interview with Darby Allin.
Collision returns and Lexy is now with said AEW World Champion. She brings up the five title defenses in 21 days, an AEW record! But tonight is number six against someone Darby’s known for a long time in Sammy Guevara. Darby says when he showed up today, he asked if anyone had seen MJF yet. Then he thought, “What a stupid question. Of course he’s not gonna be at Collision.” MJF is not a company man, he only cares about himself. And those same people asked back, why is Darby back? Why is Darby defending his title again? Double or Nothing is next Sunday, why is Darby risking losing this? Because Darby loves this!
And if there’s anyone in this company as crazy as Darby, it is Sammy Guevara. Darby loves it! Darby realizes this could all end tonight, and Speedball wants his match on Wednesday? Well, if Darby walks out here tonight, then on Dynamite, it’s Showtime! Darby thanks Lexy then heads back out. Will the Relentless Reign be an unstoppable one? Or is this one Collision Darby will not walk away from?
Something’s going on backstage!
Tommaso Ciampa is CHOKING Mark Briscoe out! The Psycho Killer SMACKS Briscoe off road cases, and says how dare Briscoe call him out! Their brawl now moves onto the stage! The fans boo as Ciampa fires hands on Briscoe as they go down the ramp! Ciampa whips, Briscoe reverses, and Ciampa hits barriers hard! Briscoe stomps away on Ciampa, the fans fire up, and Briscoe whips Ciampa into more barriers! Briscoe throws a chair into the ring, then he drags Ciampa up and in. Ciampa bails out, but Briscoe DIVES! Down goes Ciampa, and Briscoe just throws another chair into the ring! Briscoe CLUBS away on Ciampa, then brings him up.
Ciampa BODY SHOTS, but Briscoe sends Ciampa into the steel steps! Briscoe puts Ciampa in the ring, stomps him, then positions the chairs. Briscoe reels Ciampa in, underhooks, but Ciampa fights the lift! Ciampa then LOW BLOWS Briscoe! The fans boo but Ciampa just scowls. Ciampa then grabs a chair, and he SMACKS Briscoe on the back! Briscoe writhes, the fans boo, but Ciampa just stalks Briscoe to a corner. Ciampa DIGS a chair into Briscoe’s bad shoulder! The fans boo but Ciampa soaks up heat. Ciampa then brings Briscoe up, bumps him off buckles, and hoists him up top. Ciampa CHOPS, Briscoe sputters, but Ciampa gets the chairs!
Ciampa wants to recreate what put Briscoe on the shelf the past month! Ciampa JAMS Briscoe up with a chair first before putting it side-by-side with the other. Ciampa then climbs up, soaks up heat, and vows to end Briscoe once and for all! But then Kyle & Cassidy rush out here! Ciampa runs away from The Conglomeration, but he warns them all that he’ll get them for this! Briscoe grabs a mic to shout at Ciampa, “You ain’t nothin’ but a punk, son! You wanna do it like that? Sounds like to me Wednesday night, the only right thing to do is to make this ANYTHING GOES! NO DISQUALIFICATIONS!” The fans like the sound of that!
The Psycho Killer may have just stepped into it! Will there be nothing stopping Briscoe from doing anything he wants to Ciampa?
Samoa Joe & Anthony Bowens VS Jay Lethal & Lee Johnson w/ Blake Christian!
What a rich history of honor here, as two icons of ROH meet again here on Collision. The Samoan Submission Specialist helped build The Franchise Player’s foundation, and now both men mentor new proteges. But will The Lethal Twist see The Opps are #NeverLacking? Or will Lethal & Johnson make up for how Supercard of Honor went sour?
The teams sort out and Bowens steps up to Lethal. But Lethal says time out, time out, he wants Joe. The fans cheer for Joe, too, and Joe reaches out! Bowens obliges and he tags in Joe. The fans fire up as Joe and Lethal circle, tie up, then Lethal slips around to CHOP! Lethal likes how that went, and he Fargo Struts with Big Shotty. Joe just shrugs it off while the fans chant, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Lethal taunts Joe as the two reset, then Lethal slips around, only for Joe to JAB! JAB! JAB! Joe fires fast hands, a KICK, and Lethal flounders away! The fans cheer while Joe digs his boot into Lethal’s face, then scrapes him!
Joe storms up on Lee, Lee backs off, but Lethal bails out. The fans boo but Joe just tags Bowens in. Bowens dares Lethal to come back, but Lethal tags Lee. The fans cheer Bowens as he circles with Lee. They tie up, Bowens headlocks, but Lee powers up and out. Bowens RUNS Lee over, then runs the ropes, but Lee drops down, blows past, and slides under to then headlock takeover. Bowens headscissors, Lee kips free, but roles reverse as Bowens hits a headlock takeover. Lee headscissors, Bowens kips free, but Lee kicks low! Lee mocks the scissor fingers, then whips corner to corner. Bowens goes up, over, but Lee goes up and over in return!
Lee flips Bowens off, but Bowens THROWS Lee to the corner! Bowens CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS, then stomps, stomps, stomps! The ref counts, Bowens backs off, and the fans cheer the Pride of Pro-Wrestling as he jukes the ref to stomp Lee again! The ref counts, Bowens stops, and Lee bails out. Bowens goes outside after Lee, but Lethal runs up! Bowens mule kicks Lethal first, then RAMS him into the apron! And again! And again! The ref reprimands, Joe has his guy back off, but he is definitely impressed. Bowens hurries back into the ring to storm up on Lee, but Lee throat chops! Lee goes for a corner but Bowens blocks the bump to give a bump!
Tag to Joe, and Bowens clinches Lee into the RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Joe then runs up to SENTON! Cover, TWO! Lee toughs it out but Joe looms over him. Joe drags Lee up, puts him in a corner, then whips corner to corner. Lethal hurries to soften the impact, Lee runs up on Joe, but Joe dodges Lee so he can CHOP Lethal on the back! Blake gets up, but backflips away before Joe can grab him! Lee HOTSHOT BULLDOGS Joe, and Lethal MISSILE DROPKICKS! The Lethal Twist makes the numbers game work in their favor, but fans boo while Collision goes picture in picture.
Lee RAMS Joe into the corner, RAMS him again, and Lethal tags in. Lethal RAMS Joe again and again, then he tags Lee. The Lethal Twist mugs Joe, Lee stomps away, but the ref counts. Lee backs off, but that lets Lethal and Blake mug Joe! Bowens protests but The Lethal Twist gets away with it all. Lee then tags Lethal back in, and Lethal grabs a leg to trip Joe. Lethal then turns Joe over for the HALF CRAB! Joe endures, reaches out, and fights his way to the ROPEBREAK! Lethal lets go as the ref counts, but he sucker punches Bowens! Bowens tumbles, Joe hobbles, and Lethal goes after Joe. Joe CHOPS Lethal in return! And CHOPS again!
Lethal puts Joe on the ropes as he CLAWS Joe’s eyes! Lethal talks trash on Joe, then he tags Lee. They CHOKE Joe on the ropes, but the ref counts. The Lethal Twist stops, and Lee bumps Joe off buckles. Lee fires hands, then stomps, but Joe hits back! JAB for Lee, CHPO for Lethal, repeat, but Lee kicks low! Lee RAMS Joe, tags Lethal, and Lethal taunts Bowens before he SPLASHES Joe! Lethal then DROPKICKS Joe down! Lethal mockingly applauds himself, then he CHOKES Joe! The ref counts, Lethal stops, then he clamps on a chinlock. Joe endures while Collision returns to single picture. The fans rally harder as Joe fights to his feet!
Joe fires body shots, but Lethal CLUBS Joe again and again! Tag to Lee, then Lethal sets Joe up, but Joe BOOTS Lee! Joe whips Lethal away, kicks at Lee, but Lee blocks! Lee hands the foot off to Lethal to then ENZIGIRI Joe! Lethal adds a DRAGON SCREW! Lee covers, TWO! The fans cheer as Joe toughs it out, but Lee rains down fists! Joe pushes Lee away, but Lee brings Joe back up. Tag to Lethal, Lethal climbs, and Lethal AX HANDLES Joe on the back! Joe goes to an open corner but Lethal JABS, JABS, and JABS! Joe JABS in return! Lethal KNEES low! Lethal runs, but into the SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up while both men are down!
The fans rally up, and Joe hurries to hot tag Bowens! Lethal hot tags Lee, but Bowens rallies with LARIATS and CHOPS! Then a wrench, clinch, and REVERSE NECKBREAKER on Lee! Then a kick, KICK, and FAMOUSER for Lethal! The fans fire up as Bowens then catches Lee to a torture rack! SWINGING SLAM! Cover, Lethal breaks it! Lethal CHOPS Bowens, then runs, and Lethal dodges Bowens so he can DIVE onto Joe! Lethal hurries back up, but Bowens DECKS him! Lee kicks, Bowens blocks, to Rock, Paper, Scissors, SUPERKICK! Bowens fires up, the fans are with him, and he clinches for the- victory roll from Lee! TWO!!
Lee SUPERKICKS Bowens, then brings him up in a fireman’s carry! ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Lethal MACHO ELBOWS! Lee covers, TWO!! Bowens survives and the fans fire up again! Lethal tags in, he grabs Bowens’ legs, and he steps through. But Bowens BOOTS Lethal away! Lee tags back in, runs up on Bowens, HELLUVA KICK! The Twist then whips Bowens, but Joe saves Bowens from the splash! Bowens LARIATS Lethal! Lee LARIATS Bowens! Joe LARIATS Lee! Lethal LARITS Joe, but Joe doesn’t budge! Joe roars, but Lethal pokes him in the eyes! LETHAL IN- COQUINA CLUTCH! But Lethal JAWBREAKERS free!
Lethal trips Joe, steps through, but Joe trips Lethal up into the COQUINA CLUTCH!! Bowens intercepts Lee, THE ARRIVAL! Roll through, and DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Bowens tortures Lee’s arm, LEE TAPS! Opps win!
Winners: Samoa Joe & Anthony Bowens, by submission
The 5 Tool Player shows the power of Joe’s teachings, but he also gets the mic to say, “For the last year, I have been confused. But I have found solace and clarity in the fact that i Have found a group of men, The Opps, that understand everything I do for this business, everything I do for AEW, and everything I do for you!” The fans cheer, and Bowens continues by saying everywhere he goes, he represents the fans, because he is the Pride of Pro-Wrestling! He is your hero! And to be honest, for everything that he does, he deserves a standing ovation! Joe certainly applauds, and the fans here in Salisbury join in!
Bowens says if you’re asking what this change of attitude is about… This man, Samoa Joe, has been teaching Bowens all he needs to know: choices have consequences; and if you don’t like the way the table is set, you flip that table over and you choose violence! The fans cheer, and now Joe speaks on the mic. “Oh, Ospreaaaay~…! Do you understand what I do for my friends? But unfortunately, decisions have consequences, and you chose a different road, Will. So allow me to say this: I am truly beyond honored that you consider facing me a dream match.” The fans cheer that, but Joe says it’s just unfortunate that when he gets Ospreay in the ring, “it’ll be nothing but a nightmare.”
Joe & Bowens have made it clear that no matter who, no matter where, and no matter what, The Opps will not show mercy. Will nothing stop The Opps from taking it all here in AEW?
Backstage interview with #Brodido.
Lexy Nair is with Brody King & Bandido, and wants to talk the Owen Hart Tournament. Brody is set to face Claudio while Bandido is up against Swerve Strickland. Now, if they both win their matches, that pits them against teach other in the semifinals. But what they also needs to talk about is last night, Supercard of Honor, Bandido retained the title, only for Swerve to attack. Brody tells Swerve that he warned him about what would happen if Swerve messed with the people Brody cared about! Next time Brody sees Swerve, he’ll- Bandido stops Brody there, and says no, no, hermano. Bandido loves you, but this is Bandido’s battle, and Brody needs to respect that.
So Bandido tells Swerve that this is a battle Swerve will not win! Swerve may be the Most Dangerous, but Bandido is the Most Wanted! And after Double or Nothing when Bandido beats Swerve, Swerve won’t be a danger to anyone anymore! Both sides of Brodido have spoken, but will either of them knock down Swerve’s House? Or will Swerve’s thirst for power be satiated with the Owen Hart Cup?
AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship Eliminator 5 Minute Challenge: The Divine Dominion VS Allie Katch & Kaia McKenna!
Megan Bayne & Lena Kross established just how dominant they are in the first 5 Minute Challenge last week, yet it seems two more poor souls want to test their might. Will Allie & Kaia at least last longer than the previous team? Or will The Megasus & Aussie Amazon score the fatality?
The teams sort out, Megan starts against Allie, and the bell rings. We’re on the clock as Megan and Allie circle, then tie up. Megan powers Allie to the ropes, then CHOPS! Megan whips, Allie blocks the lariat to wrench and PELE! But then Megan just rebounds to SHOTGUN BOOT Allie down! Allie flounders, Megan puts her in the corner, and CLUBS away from all sides! Tag to Lena, she whips Allie back into the corner, then ROCKS her! And ELBOWS her! And fires more elbows! The fans cheer, Lena BLASTS Kaia, then scoops Allie for a SPIN-OUT SIDEWALK SLAM! Lena grins, she drags Allie up, and she tags Megan.
Kaia runs up but Megan scoops her! The Divine Dominion SANDWICH the two, then FALL AWAY SLAM them both! And they SPLASH in the corners! And then another SPLASH! They send their opponents into each other, then DOUBLE LEAPING LARIAT! The fans fire up as Lena & Megan focus on Allie, DIVINE INTERVENTION! Cover, Divine Dominion wins!
Winners: The Divine Dominion, by pinfall (denies Allie Katch & Kaia McKenna a title match)
It was only one minute and 50 seconds this time, they’re only getting stronger! Will no duo ever remove Megan & Lena from the mountaintop?
AEW hears from the four fighting for the AEW Women’s World Championship.
Kris Statlander says, “At Double or Nothing, I face three women, one who I hate, one who I respect, and one who I’m still not sure about.” The hated one, Thekla, says there’s only one way this ends when she’s up against dumb b*tch after dumb b*tch after dumb b*tch. The respected one, Jamie Hayter, says she had the title stripped away from her and it’s eluded her ever since. And the uncertainty, Hikaru Shida, says even though it is every one for themselves, she knows she and Kris will be on the same page, just like always! Kris says y’know who really has her back? Kris herself! That’s all she needs! Jamie warns Thekla that she’s gonna find out, unfinished business is her favorite kind!
Thekla says Double or Nothing, the Toxic Spider destroys New York! A Fatal 4 Way of epic proportions await, will there be nothing left after the dust clears?
Backstage interview with Athena and Mina Shirakawa.
Lexy Nair is with the ROH Women’s World Champion and the Fighting Gravure Idol, and thanks them for accepting the No Physicality Agreement. They are on a collision course in the opening round of the Owen Hart Tournament, this has gotta be a tough one. Athena says maybe, maybe not, but the facts are this: Athena has been the ROH Women’s World Champion for over 1252 DAYS, and has left of dozens of bodies in her wake. Pretty sure Mina’s one of them. Mina says last year at All In, Athena broke Mina’s hand. Athena says so what! Last year at Death Before Dishonor, she kicked Mina’s ass all over the arena! Why does Mina think this match will be any different?
Mina laughs and says last night at Supercard, when she locked in the Figure Four on her opponent, she dreamt it was Athena. Athena says Mina is dreaming of her! So flattered! But she hopes Mina has the best dream tonight: Mina’s dead body in a ditch, next to her precious Toni Storm! Mina tells Athena that Mina has dreamt of winning The Owen and the AEW Women’s World title, while ending Athena! She can’t dream anymore, because now she will live it! Athena says sure, sure. They argue, but Lexy keeps them from getting physical! Will the Fallen Goddess be unstoppable even in AEW? Or will The Owen will be about #MinaNow?
Backstage interview with Lio Rush.
Nigel McGuinness tracked down The Problem Child, and walks over. Lio says hey, Nigel! Good to see you! He saw Nigel put in that work last night, he did great. He did really good. Nigel appreciates that, that’s what he wants to talk about. Specifically, what happened between Lio and his former tag team partner, Action Andretti. Action cost Lio the ROH World TV Championship, what is Lio’s response? Lio says it’s all fine! It’s fine! These things happen, Nigel. Losses happen, friends get upset. It’s fine. It’s fine. Lio keeps saying that, and Nigel says that is the official response. Lio again says it’s good to see Nigel.
But then Lio takes off his sunglasses to show off those creepy eyes. He smiles, and that black goo drools out… Lio continues to say it’s fine, but is it anything but fine? Or should Action learn to sleep with one eye open?
Six Man Tag: Mark Davis & The Dogs VS The Rascalz!
Before they team up for Stadium Stampede, the AEW National Champion teams with David Finlay & Clark Connors to test their chemistry. Will Dunkzilla, The Rebel & 100 Proof sink their teeth into Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz & Myron Reed? Or will The Rascalz light ’em up and smoke ’em in Salisbury?
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Will the Scumbag go Double or Nothing?
Darby Allin told MJF to choose: A Title VS Hair match, or no title match EVER! Will MJF be vain or greedy as we head for Double or Nothing?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway; Cassidy, Cope, Christian & The Bucks win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Westbrook; Bailey wins.
- AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight VS Brian Cage; Knight wins and retains the title.
- Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin; Ospreay wins.
- Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness; Shida & The Birds win, by disqualification.
- AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita; Darby wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
MJF arrives backstage.
Renee Paquette is there to bring up tonight’s main event is Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW World Championship. If Darby Allin wins, MJF will then have to sign a contract for Title VS Hair at Double or Nothing. Darby has made it clear that if MJF doesn’t sign said contract, Darby will never allow MJF to face him for the title again. We all know how important the title is for MJF, but is MJF willing to put his hair on the line for it? MJF just chuckles and moves on, but he notices the very bald Rick Knox, Bryce Remsburg, and the head of security, David Aponte. And then various bald members of the production staff…
And then even Christopher Daniels & Sonjay Dutt are there! Daniels and Sonjay chuckle before moving on, and then MJF sees John Silver flexing. Brandon Cutler, some arena staff, and even Tommaso Ciampa, all bald. Then last but certainly not least, Ricochet! He tells MJF that don’t worry, he’ll look great. Just not as good as Ricochet. AHA~! MJF storms off, will he have no choice but to choose between gold belt and chrome dome?
10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway!
While we know the AEW World Tag Team Championship match will be a conglomeration of I Quit Match and New York Street Fight, THE Conglomeration will be waiting on the other side for their own tag title match. And let’s not forget that Matt & Nick Jackson want their own shot at those titles again. With that, can Freshly Squeezed work together with C&C and The Bucks? Or will the Psycho Killer, the Dogs, and the Top Guys all stand tall on the road to Double or Nothing?
The teams sort out and the teams just brawl it out! The fans cheer as The Bucks have The Dogs, Cope is after Ciampa, Christian is after Cash, and Dax brawls with Cassidy! Dax bumps Cassidy off buckles but Cassidy ducks the haymaker to waistlock. The Bucks, Cope & Christian clear everyone else out, then take the brawl outside! Dax ROCKS Cassidy to send him out, and the fans fire up as Matt fires hands on 100 Proof right by commentary! Ciampa whips Cope but Cope reverses, sending Ciampa into barriers! Cash sends Christian into railing, then CLOBBERS Cassidy! Nick fires hands on Finlay, Cassidy sends Cash into railing!
Cassidy and Dax meet in the ring, Dax ROCKS and CHOPS Cassidy, but Nick sends Finlay into railing! Dax DECKS Cassidy, throws hands on Cope, but Cope fires back! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands! Cope DECKS Dax, and wait, Christian and Cash are brawling in the crowd! Same for Matt and Connors! Finlay CLAWS Nick’s face, Cassidy ROCKS Dax, and Cassidy whips. Dax reverses, Cassidy goes up and out to then SMACK Dax off buckles! Cassidy goes up, Ciampa BOOTS Nick, and Dax trips Cassidy. Dax CHOPS Cassidy, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans boo but Dax stands Cassidy up, SUPER DUPER PLEX!
Dax then rolls through to suplex again, but Cassidy STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRES! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, and DDTS! Cassidy kips up, the fans fire up, but Finlay sends Nick into steel steps! #BigStoke grabs Cassidy’s foot, Cash CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax puts Cassidy in the corner to tag Ciampa. FTR and the Psycho Killer mug Cassidy! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Ciampa stands Cassidy up. Cassidy blocks the chop! And he blocks another chop! The fans cheer but Ciampa kicks low and CHOPS again! The fans boo but Ciampa soaks up that heat. Ciampa drags Cassidy by a leg, turns him over, but Cassidy fights around!
Cassidy kicks and kicks but Ciampa drags him back! Cassidy turns to BOOT Ciampa away! Dax tags in and he CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax flips them off. Dax whips Cassidy, runs up, but Cassidy dodges! Dax POSTS himself! Both men are down, hot tags to Cash and Nick! Nick rallies on FTR with haymakers, BLASTS Ciampa, but Cash kicks low! FTR whips, DOUBLE HIP- NO, Nick lands out, MEETING OF TEH MINDS! Then DOUBLE WHEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Nick then DROPKICKS Dax out! The Dogs run up, but Nick knuckle locks and CHOPS Finlay! Then Nick jumps over Connors, SUPERKICKS, and he goes for the corner!
Nick goes up, up, and “LUCHA LIBRE~!” FLYING ARM-DRAG RANA COMBO! The fans are thunderous and Nick tags Matt. Nick whips Finlay, Finlay reverses, but Nick goes up and over. Matt SUPERKICKS Finlay! Nick SHINING WIZARDS Connors, adds a GAMANGIRI, then The Bucks DOUBLE BULLDOG with the high-five! The fans fire up again as Matt winds up. Matt WRECKS FTR with a dropkick, then holds the way open, Nick FLIES onto FTR & Ciampa! But Connors back suplexes! Matt lands out, and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through, NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express is getting going, and Finlay joins the ride! DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS!
The fans are electric and it’s not just the volt green! Time for a SUPERKICK PARTAY~! Wait, Stokely grabs a foot each! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Stoke can’t even trip The Bucks up. The Bucks drag Stoke in! Stoke pleads for mercy, but FTR runs up! The Bucks dodge, mule kick, then SUPERKICK for Dax! SUPERKICK for Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on The Dogs! Then FTR is sent into The Dogs before DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Ciampa runs up to waistlock but Nick switches. Ciampa BOOTS Matt away, ELBOWS Nick, but Matt dodges, PSYCHO KNEE into Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Ciampa!
The fans fire up again, and The Bucks see C&C. They point to Christian, and the fans cheer! Christian steps in, the ref reprimands but Cope argues with the ref. This distraction lets Christian LOW BLOW Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Cash! Christian covers, TWO! Cash survives, the fans boo, but Christian rains down fists while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Christian puts Cash in the corner to CHPO, CHOP, and then rain down fists! Christian goes past TEN, maybe to fifteen, then stops. Cash sputters, Stoke talks trash, but Christian grabs Stoke! Cash CLUBS Christian, Ciampa HOTSHOTS the bad arm, and Ciampa hurries to tag in. Ciampa drags Christian around, SLAMS the bad arm off the mat, then SLAMS the arm again! Ciampa POSTS Christian, and Christian falls to the apron. The ref keeps his eyes on the rest of the team so they stay back. Ciampa goes out, and he SWINGS the bad arm into the post! Christian scrambles away, clutching the arm, but Ciampa taunts Cope with a wave.
Ciampa tags Connors, Connors tags Finlay, and The Dogs stomp away on Christian. Finlay clamps onto the bad hand, bends the fingers, then JAMS them into the mat! The ref reprimands but Finlay anchors Christian while he tags in Dax. Dax CHOPS Christian, DECKS him, then taunts Cope and The Bucks. The Bucks rally the fans, Cope coaches Christian up, but Dax brings Christian around. Christian blocks a shot to hit back, but then Dax kicks low! Dynamite returns to single picture as Dax UPPERCUTS Christian back to the corner. Stoke is on commentary suddenly to say Christian tried to steal Stoke’s watch, aka the watch Stoke stole from Christian.
But Christian fires back on Dax and the whole corner! Then he and Dax DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Christian crawls, but we can see Cash and The Dogs sneaking over! They and Ciampa YANK down Cope, Cassidy and The Bucks! The fans boo but Dax drags Christian back to center. Dax kicks and scuffs Christian, then talks trash. But Christian slips around to chicken wing the arms! Dax shoves Christian away, but Christian turns around, NOGGIN KNOCKER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Cope snarls as he rises up, hot tags to Cope and Connors!
The fans fire up as The Rated R Superstar rallies on everyone! LARIAT for Cash! ELBOW for Dax! Cope TOSSES Finlay out onto Ciampa and Cash! BOOT for Connors! The fans fire up again and Cope goes to a corner. Cope is feeling it, and he aims at Connors. But then Finlay grabs a leg! The fans boo, but Nick SUPERKICKS Finlay! Connors runs up, Nick RAMS him low! Then slingshot FACEBUSTER! And cartwheel ASAI MOONSAULT! COPE-O-SETIC for Connors, TWO! The fans rally as Cope keeps focus on Connors. Cope drags Connors up, whips him to the corner, then Nick runs up! Connors puts Nick out, then he puts Matt out!
But Christian is back, and he coordinates with The Bucks, LARIAT DOUBLE ENZIGIRI on Connors! Then Cassidy somersaults for a “powerful” back elbow! Finlay runs up, Cassidy kicks the legs out! Finlay hits buckles but Ciampa runs up! Christian sends him into Cash, then dragon sleepers Ciampa. Christian sees Dax run up, kicks him low, and gets him in the same hold, DOUBLE REVERSE DDTS! The fans fire up as FTR, Ciampa and Finlay are all in drop zones! “This is Awesome!” as Cassidy, Christian and The Bucks climb the corners. Connors runs up on Cope, but Cope snatches him into a facelock!
Cope acts as air traffic control as he coordinates everyone, QUADRUPLE MACHO ELBOWS before an IMPALER!! Cover, TWO!! Connors survives and the fans can’t believe it! Ciampa and Finlay get up, The Bucks BLAST them, then DIVE! Down they go at ramp side, then Christian and Cassidy bump into each other. The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this the opener! Cassidy puts his hands up, but Christian stops him. Christian shakes his head, but then Cassidy makes Christian put his hands in his pockets! The fans fire up as Christian just THROWS Cassidy out onto FTR! Christian then goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES The Dogs!
Cope calls out a shot, runs, but into a SHATTER MACHINE!! FTR snatches Cope outta nowhere, Connors makes the cover, but Cassidy breaks it! The fans fire up as now FTR has Cassidy surrounded. But Cassidy “unleashes” his kicks! The fans go nuts with every shot, but FTR shoves Cassidy! SHATTER- DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on Cash! Cassidy fights free of Dax, but Dax blocks Nick’s Superkick! Dax sends it into Matt! Nick SUPERKICKS through after all! Finlay clinches, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER on Nick! Matt feints the kick to DDT! But then Ciampa KNEES Matt down! Christian chicken wings Ciampa, turns him around, KILLSWITCH!
Connors JEEP FLIPS Christian! Connors then stalks Cope while the fans boo. Connors lines up a shot, Cope rises to his feet, Connors runs in! But Cope jumps over Connors’ spear, sending it into Dax! The fans fire up, Stoke freaks out, and The Bucks join Cope in the ring. They TRIPLE SUPERKICK Connors! Cassidy is in, ORANGE PUNCH! SPEAR from Cope!! Cover, C&C Conglomeration Bucks win!
Winners: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Another star-studded 10 Man Tag, and it was a huge win for all the hungry contenders. Christian doesn’t wanna celebrate, but he does signal that he and Cope will be champions. Will putting their tag team legacy on the line be enough to take the gold? Or will Double or Nothing be the last night that team reeks of awesomeness?
Will Ospreay continues to train with The Death Riders.
They’re outside this time, Claudio Castagnoli playing some wall ball with Marina Shafir and Pac. Daniel Garcia says, “Tonight is the night that we’ve all been waiting for: The Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay, is cleared and back on Dynamite. And rumor has it, the kid’s been working real hard and he’s got some new tricks up his sleeves. So Young Boy Billy, tonight you gotta show me something, c’mon.” Garcia gets a quick turn in on wall ball while cameras move over. Ospreay is maintaining a neck bridge while Jon Moxley uses Wheeler Yuta as a living dummy to show just how to push and pull and bend and twist on the various chinlocks and headlocks.
Use the right arm to push against the head, then snake in the left arm for the sleeper. Pry and shoot. Moxley asks how Ospreay feels. Ospreay lets off the bridge and says honestly, the best he’s felt in forever. Moxley asks if Ospreay remembers the night he won the Best of the Super Juniors. Yeah, 2019. AKA a lifetime ago. Ospreay was carefree, flew like a bird, for no other reason than that’s just what birds do. So simple back then, chasing that feeling, like no other feeling in the world. Can’t really grab it in your hands for more than a few seconds. The joy of doing it. Then everybody comes in and tries to make it so overcomplicated.
Years pass, life happens, a family starts, responsibilities show up, bad things happen, bad choices catch up to you, and it’s all weight on your shoulders. You feel like you can’t fly. But Moxley will tell you something: Nothing is different. Nothing has changed. All those things are still gonna be there, but you can still fly. You’re just more dangerous now. You’re a bird of prey. So tonight, when you got out there, don’t go out there to protect anything. Not your neck, your image, your reputation, or what you’ve built in your career. Go out there to give something. Moxley checks on Yuta and says dammit, if you’re gonna snap a headlock, snap the headlock!
Moxley storms off to instruct his pupil, but will Ospreay use everything he has been taught to great effect? Or will he have to fold against Ace Austin?
Chris Jericho speaks.
“You wanna face Jericho in a match of my own design, Ricochet? A spectacle so innovative, so imaginative, it cannot be contained, it can only be witnessed. Well, be careful what you demand, because you’ve made a few enemies yourself, Ricochet. And now a match designed specifically to settle scores without any, and I mean AAANY~, limitations has gotten even bigger.” Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate were just looking for two more, but “Jungle” Jack Perry said he can bring four: himself, The Young Bucks, and KENNY OMEGA! Jericho tells Ricochet that this is no longer what he designed, but it is a devil’s dance of destruction! Ricochet’s destruction!
Ricochet got what he wanted, now can he handle it? Bald. The first-ever SEVEN VS SEVEN Stadium Stampede, who will even survive?
Ricochet & The Demand respond.
They stand with Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family and Ricochet says we all know Jericho does a lot of talking out of his ass while The Demand gets things done. Just like Davis did when he defeated Jack for the AEW National Championship at Fairway to Hell. Hold it with pride, Davis, Ricochet knows you’ll do it well. Davis says he’s got this. Ricochet says Davis has joined the dream team, but he’s not the only one. Because compliments to Ricochet’s golfing buddy, Don Callis, look who else he’s sending: Andrade El Idolo! Gracias, amigo. But it doesn’t stop there, the train keeps rolling. Ricochet was just approached by two guys who have an ax to grind with the superkick sidekicks.
These two wanna fill out the last two spots, so who is Ricochet to say no to The Dogs? Finlay & Connors storm in, and Finlay says to put it simple, they will fight The Bucks in the streets, in the ring, but guess it’s fighting at Double or Nothing! If they want violence, if they want carnage, if they want chaos, who better than The Dogs?! The Dogs bark and Liona roars, but will these seven stand tall in the Big Apple?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS BK Westbrook!
JetSpeed has a lot of momentum on their side, and as stated last week at Fairway to Hell, they’re looking to grab up all the gold they can. Will Speedball keep on rolling towards his own golden opportunity? Or will #Supastud prove his own worth?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two step up. Bailey bows in respect, offers a handshake, but Westbrook goes to roll Bailey up! Bailey stays on his feet, then steps over to sit down on a cover, TWO! Westbrook ducks a Penalty Kick, avoids the moonsault, and the sweep! Bailey dodges, Westbrook tiger feints through the ropes, but Bailey handsprings up and over! The fans fire up as Bailey ducks an elbow to whip. Westbrook goes up, around, but kinda fumbles his tumble. The fans cheer and jeer him for his attempt, but Westbrook blocks the boot! Westbrook FLIPS Bailey, springboards in, but Bailey dodges! TIME ADVENTURE!
Bailey pushes Westbrook down, goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the ULTIMATE WEAPON! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: Mike Bailey, by pinfall
Another fast ‘n’ furious finish, and Bailey’s on a hot streak! But now, the other side of JetSpeed looks to keep it up! But just who is Kevin Knight defending the TNT Championship against? It’s… BRIAN CAGE!? The Machine finally returns to action, and he has the Don Callis Family with him! Will Cage be able to ground Knight and take this title back to the family?
AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight w/ “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who betta!
The bell rings, Cage runs up, but Knight dodges! Knight fires haymakers, Cage shoves him, but Knight dodges. Knight CHPOS, but Cage doesn’t budge! Cage makes the pecs dance, so Knight CHOPS again! The fans cheer as Cage eggs Knight on. Knight urns, leaps, but into Cage’s arms! Cage uses Knight to do curls, then THROWS knight! Knight lands out, RAMS Cage, but Cage comes back! Knight RAMS Cage again, but it’s still not enough! Knight tries a bigger SHOULDER TACKLE, but Cage stays standing! Knight runs one more time, ducks ‘n’ dodges, SATELLITE- NO, Cage stops the DDT! Cage THROWS Knight away!
Knight staggers, Cage SUPERKICKS him down! “Who betta than Cage?!” The fans fire up as Cage storms up on Knight, stands him up, and bumps him off buckles. Cage RAMS into Knight, stands him up, then RAMS again! The ref counts, Cage CHOPS, and the fans cheer. Bailey rallies the fans but Archer coaches Cage, and Cage whips Knight hard into the corner! The fans are torn as Cage hauls Knight up. Cage ROCKS Knight, CHOPS him, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Cage stops at 4, then Cage stalks Knight. Cage stands Knight up, whips him to the corner, then runs in, only for Knight to BOOT! Cage still LARIATS!
Cage hauls Knight up, whips him to ropes, but Knight grabs ropes. Knight DUMPS Cage out, then DROPKICKS him down! Cage sputters, the fans fire up, and Knight builds speed to DIVE! But he bounces off Cage! Cage then fireman’s carries, APRON F5! Knight sputters but Cage goes up the steps to soak up cheers and jeers, all while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cage refreshes the ring count, drags Knight up again, and hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Knight writhes, Cage refreshes the count again, then he whips Knight into barriers! Knight practically falls into the laps of the front row! But Cage brings Knight around to CHOP him down! Cage soaks up the cheers and jeers before he brings Knight around again. Cage SMACKS Knight off the apron, then puts him in the ring. Cage storms into the ring, drags Knight by his legs, and ties the legs up into a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Knight endures as Cage sits deep! Knight powers up, fights his way forward, and he reaches to the ROPEBREAK!
The ref counts, Cage lets go at 4, but Cage brings Knight up. Knight CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Cage still doesn’t back down. Knight fires more shots, but Cage UPPERCUTS him down! Cage digs his boot into Knight at the corner, but he stops as the ref counts. Cage drags Knight up, puts him in a corner, and LARIATS! Cage wrenches to then SAIDO Knight away! Knight flounders to the apron, Cage soaks up more cheers and jeers, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Knight rises to fire forearms on Cage, but Cage ROCKS Knight in return! Cage slingshots Knight into a facelock, for a SPIRALING SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Knight survives and Cage is frustrated, but Cage decides to write Knight off. Cage drags Knight up, reels him in, and suplexes, DRILL- NO, Knight slips free to waistlock. But Cage ELBOWS Knight, whips, but Knight jumps up! SATELLITE- NO, Cage goes for ropes! Knight HOTSHOTS Cage for it! Then Knight springboards back in, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts while the fans rally up. Cage goes to a corner but he runs up on Knight. Knight bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off shots, then fires a flurry of haymakers! But Cage grabs and TOSSES Knight to a corner!
Cage runs up, Knight dodges, and Knight runs back in. Knight ducks ‘n ‘dodges, FLAPJACK DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Cage bails out! Knight builds speed and FLIES! Cage catches him?!? The fans go nuts as Cage lifts, but Knight RANAS Cage into POST! The fans cheer as Knight hurries to get space. Knight runs, goes up the apron, and LEAPING LARIATS! Down goes Cage! The fans fire up with Knight, he puts Cage in the ring, and he hurries up the corner. Archer creeps up, but Bailey SUPERKICKS him! The fans cheer, but Cage CLUBS Knight! Cage then climbs up, and he deadlift SUPERPLEXES! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Knight survives, but Archer guzels Bailey! Bailey fights free of the choke slam to mule kick Archer! Cage runs up, but Bailey springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes the Murderhawk Monster! knight springboards, Cage dodges, but Knight leaps the discus lariat! SATELLITE DDT finally lands! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and Knight is beside himself! Knight hurries to run in at the corner, but Cage ELBOWS him away! Cage goes up, but into the UPPER- NO! Cage stops the rana! Cage YANKS Knight up to the top, for a SUPER- UPPER ROOM!! Knight still throws Cage, then goes up top!
Knight aims, MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
The Machine was out for 14 months and yet no ring rust to be found! However, The Jet is just #2Fly2Stop! Bailey brings mics into the ring to say, “Congratulations to The Jet on a hell of a win!” Knight says much appreciated. But like he said, they’re red hot right now! And Brian Cage, welcome back! Cage took Knight to his limits, but The Jet is still standing as TNT Champion. But Knight can’t get over how last week, he couldn’t get the job done becoming #Jet2Belts. Bailey says forget last week. Knight IS a future AEW World Champion! Bailey says he knows it, and everyone here knows it! The fans cheer that!
Knight says he appreciates the support from Bailey and Ashville. Bailey is always in his corner, Knight is always in Bailey’s. And if Bailey keeps it up, he’ll be singles champion, too. Bailey says yeah, Knight got him thinking. Tonight, Darby VS Takeshita, BAILEY WANTS NEXT! Bailey says Takeshita was his greatest rival in Japan, but they’ve yet to have a singles match in AEW. And Darby, as much as Bailey wants to see MJF go bald…! Bailey is coming for Darby’s AEW World Championship! JetSpeed daps it up, will they become a 2 Fly 2 Man Power Trip?
AEW reveals the Men’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament Brackets!
This year’s tournaments will go through Double or Nothing, and the finals will coincide with Forbidden Door 2026 on Sunday, June 28th in San Jose, California! The winner of each tournament will then challenge for THE AEW World Championship and AEW Women’s World Championships on August 30th at All In: London! And so, for the opening round, it will be: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis; Claudio Castagnoli VS Brody King; then Double or Nothing has both Samoa Joe VS Will Ospreay, and Swerve Strickland VS Bandido!
“Jungle” Jack Perry speaks.
“Mark Davis… I’m sure you feel some congratulations are in order. But you’re not champion to me. You see, you’re built like an Australia grizzly bear, yet you still needed somebody to hit me in the back with a golf club for you to beat me. At Stadium Stampede, bring your friends, bring any weapon you want, and I will crack you over the skull with it. Because anything goes. But after that, it’s back to grass roots, because it is you and me, fighting for a shot at the world title at All In: London. And in the Owen Hart Tournament, I will prove to you beyond a shadow of a doubt that I’m a better wrestler than you. I am the FUTURE world champion!
“And if you don’t like that, F YOU!” Jungle Jack is sharpening his knife, but will his edge be razor sharp when it comes time to cut down Dunkzilla?
Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin!
We’ve seen the Aerial Assassin training with The Death Riders, he’s won gold with his old friends in The United Empire, and now he’s about to face a dangerous man at Double or Nothing. Will Ospreay be more than ready for Samoa Joe after tonight? Or will he fail to even get past The Inevitable?
The bell rings and the fans cheer Ospreay as he stares down with Ace. Ospreay offers a handshake, Ace accepts, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. They circle, tie up, and Ospreay wrenches to wristlock. Ace rolls, handsprings, and wrenches, but Ospreay rolls, kips up, and wrenches back. Ospreay hammerlocks, Ace rolls to kip up and wrench to then armlock. Ospreay endures the grind, fights around, and he arm-drags Ace down. Ace endures, fights around, and rises up. Ace shoots through to waistlock but Ospreay switches. Ospreay hits the headlock takeover, Ace headscissors, but Ospreay kips free.
The fans cheer the standoff, and the two reset. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength. The fans rally as Ace pushes Ospreay back. Ace has Ospreay down for a knuckle lock cover, ONE as Ospreay gets his arm up. Ace pushes it down, cover, ONE as Ospreay gets the other arm up. Ace tries again, ONE as Ospreay bridges! Ace jumps up, but Ospreay holds the bridge! That training truly pays off! Ace jumps, Ospreay gets him for a MONKEY FLIP! The fans fire up as Ospreay then arm-drags! Ospreay wristlocks and he bends the fingers! Ospreay isolates the arm to then STOMP it!
Ace clutches his arm as Ospreay shows his training already. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then whips Ace. Ace reverses, he blocks a boot, but not the AX KICK! Ospreay headlocks, Ace powers up and out, but Ospreay RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Ace drop toeholds to ENZIGIRI! And basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Ace facelocks Ospreay, turns him, NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Ospreay ROCKS Ace, ROCKS him again, and again! Ace trips Ospreay, hooks up the legs, and he turns Ospreay over to tie the legs up! MUDA LOCK! The fans rally as Ospreay endures being bent back, and he crawls forward to the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer while Ace lets go. Ospreay checks his neck but he is alright to continue. Ace drags Ospreay up, reels him in, but Ospreay wrenches out to SOBAT! Ospreay whips, Ace reverses, but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to RAN- NO! Ace blocks to swing Ospreay up into a fireman’s carry! Ace does a squat for the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Ace flexes, covers, TWO! Ospreay stay sin this while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ace is frustrated already, but he stalks Ospreay to ropes. Ace kicks Ospreay around, CLUBS him down, but Ospreay fires back. Ace bumps Ospreay off buckles, kicks and ROCKS him, then snapmares. Ace KNEES Ospreay in the back, then clamps on with a chinlock. Ospreay endures, even as Ace cranks the neck, and Ospreay fires shots from below. Ace DECKS Ospreay for it! Ospreay rises up, but Ace DECKS him again! Ospreay sits up again, so Ace BOOTS him down! Ace waits on Ospreay, then BOOTS him again! Ospreay goes to a corner, Ace CHOPS him, then reels Ospreay in for a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Ospreay toughs it out but Ace drags him around.
Ace steps over, traps Ospreay in a headscissors, then grinds him down. Ospreay endures, even as Ace puts on the squeeze. Ospreay fights around, rises up, and Electric Chair Lifts Ace! Ace slips free to ROCK Ospreay in the back! Ace CLUBS Ospreay to a corner, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Ace backs off, and Ace CHOPS Ospreay! Ospreay ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay! Ace KICKS the leg, CHOPS Ospreay down, then brings Ospreay back around. Ace rains down ELBOWS on Ospreay before he clamps on another chinlock. Ospreay endures as Dynamite returns to single picture, and the fans rally up.
Ospreay fires body shots, Ace puts him in the corner, but Ospreay BOOTS him away! Ospreay is on the apron, he springboards back in, PIP PIP CHEERIO! The fans fire up with Ospreay as he watches Ace rise up. Ospreay ducks a shot, atomic drops, then KNEES, ROUNDHOUSES, and STANDING SKY TWISTERS! Cover, TWO! Ace survives that quick string of moves, but Ospreay brings him back around. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then KICKS the bad arm! And KICKS again! And again! But Ace blocks one to ROCK Ospreay! Ace whips, Ospreay handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK!
The fans fire up while Ace bails out! Ospreay has the fans shouting “OI! OI! OI!” as he takes aim. But Ace avoids the plancha! Ospreay blocks the kick, only for Ace to handstand out of the sweep! Ace avoids another sweep, but Ospreay avoids the kick! Ace avoids yet another sweep by going up and over the corner! Ace WRECKS Ospreay with a dropkick, then aims to PLANCHA after all! Down goes Ospreay and the fans fire up! Ace drags Ospreay up, but Ospreay puts him int he ring! Ace rewinds to headscissor, but Ospreay pops Ace up to SUPERKICK the arm out! Ospreay then climbs up, takes aim, and BLINDSIDE FOREARM!
The fans fire up as Ospreay springboards, OSCUTTER! Cover, TWO! Ace survives and Ospreay is stunned! Ospreay just shakes it off, goes to the corner, and takes aim. Ace slowly rises up, but he ducks the Hidden Blade to DOUBLE STOMP! Ospreay sputters, Ace falls back, and now Ace takes aim. Ace runs corner to corner to A-LIST LARIAT! Then he LARIATS again and again! Ace hoists Ospreay up top, then slips outside to ENZIGIRI! Ospreay wobbles, Ace gets space, and Ace runs up! FLIPPING RANA! The fans fire up as Ace is ready to deal the winning hand! But then Ospreay pops Ace up, and gets him in position! STYLES- NO, Ace pops free!
Ace trips Ospreay, steps through, ties up the legs, TRAILER HITCH BRIDGE! TWO!! Ospreay escapes, but Ace KNEES, KICKS, and fireman’s carries! Ace tucks Ospreay to then swing him out, AIR RAID FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and Ace is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” as Ace stalks Ospreay to a corner. Ace ROCKS Ospreay again and again, then hoists Ospreay up top. But Ospreay fires shots in return! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, goes up, but Ospreay pushes on Ace’s arm! Then he HOTSHOTS the arm as he drops down, and he tucks Ace in! CHEEKY NAN- NO, Ace dodges! Ace RAMS low, springboards in and FLYING- LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Ace survives again! Ospreay roars, the fans are with him, and he ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, and repeat! They go back and forth, then Ospreay KICKS! Ace fires another forearm, Ospreay kicks, then Ace CHOPS! They go back and forth again, but Ace CHOPS and ROKCS, until Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! CHOP! Ace HEEL KICKS! Ace shakes out the bad arm, runs up, but Ospreay dodges to then ROLLING ELBOW! And HOOK KICK! Then the underhooks for the STORM- NO, Ace pops free, then goes to a corner. Ospreay runs up but Ace goes sideways! Ospreay hits buckles, Ace hits the FLYING CHUCK!
The fans fire up as Ace shuffles the deck, and runs up for the0 NO, Ospreay BACKDROPS Ace, but Ace lands on his feet! HIDDEN BLADE!! Ospreay isn’t done with just one, he aims from the corner and… Ace flops over! The fans boo but Ospreay shows no mercy. He just runs up to PENALTY KICK the bad arm! Then a FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Ace TAPS, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by submission
That might’ve been Ospreay’s first win by submission ever! He signals that his neck is no longer a problem, and he shows Ace respect for that fight. Ace accepts the handshake again, and Ospreay is moving on towards Double or Nothing with a great amount of momentum. But wait! SAMOA JOE is here! He and The Opps walk out on stage, and with mic in hand, Joe says, “Ospreay, Ospreay… OSPREAY, OSPREAY!” Joe is clearly mocking the chants for Ospreay, and the fans give genuine chanting and even singing in return. Joe says he just wanted to make sure Ospreay was listening, because these past few weeks, it seemed like Ospreay had a hard time hearing him.
Despite Ospreay’s best efforts, fate has put them on a collision course in the opening round of the Owen Hart Cup. The fans like the sound of that! Joe say she is here for one reason and one reason alone. He wants to speak about choices and consequences. Ospreay could’ve made the right choice and get a bye in this tournament, because that is what Joe would do for one of his friends. But Ospreay chose poorly. He could’ve been with the team that would do nothing but support and enhance Ospreay, but he decided to be a lapdog for Moxley and the Death Riders. The fans boo, Ospreay says he’s not a Death Rider.
Joe says Ospreay has made his choice, and come Double or Nothing, Joe makes Ospreay suffer the consequences. But Joe leaves Ospreay in peace tonight, for he has his date with destiny. But unfortunately, Joe’s friends, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens, still feel slighted, and he doesn’t put leashes on his friends. Shibata & Bowens storm down the ramp, Ospreay ready to fight them both if he has to. But then The Death Riders appear! Ospreay may not have officially joined the club, but the Death Riders aren’t going to let their investment go to waste! The Opps say they’re #NeverLacking, but that doesn’t seem to be the case now!
Shibata & Bowens back down while Moxley, Marina, Claudio, Yuta, Garcia & Pac all step up to support Ospreay. Joe says, “Soon. Soon.” The fans cheer the Death Riders, or at least Moxley, but Bowens promises Joe is gonna kill you, Ospreay! The dream match for Double or Nothing is on, but will the training with The Death Riders make Ospreay the new King of Harts?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
If you liked last week’s THREE HOUR block of AEW, then you’ll love this next one! Portland, Maine, the last Wednesday before Double or Nothing, Dynamite & Collision are combining forces again! Three hours all on TBS and HBO Max, make sure your DVR is set accordingly!
Backstage interview with Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita.
Renee is now with The Invisible Hand & The Alpha, saying tonight is a huge opportunity in the main event, Konosuke facing Darby Allin for THE AEW World Championship. Konosuke could be heading into Double or Nothing as a- Callis stops Renee there to say Konosuke will be heading into Double or Nothing as a DOUBLE champion! But then MJF steps in, apologizes for the interruption but says Renee’s doing a great job. The Scumbag tells Konosuke that while it’s been a minute since the two of them have talked, three years actually, back when MJF beat him… MJF has seen Konosuke develop into truly one of the best wrestlers in the world!
MJF believes that tonight, Konosuke beats Darby for the title, goes to DON to beat Okada, and MJF can’t think of a better match than Konosuke VS MJF Part 2 for the world title. How’s that sound? MJF offers a handshake, Konosuke shakes his hand, but in Japanese, Konosuke tells MJF that he’ll beat the crap out of him. Thankfully, MJF doesn’t know Japanese. Callis says that was a nice pep talk MJF just gave, and MJF says yes, he knows. That kid needs to win, okay? MJF can’t let Darby turn him into some disgusting, bald freak! No offense, Callis looks great. But look, there is only one foolproof way to know MJF won’t be put in that situation.
So if things get hairy… MJF hands over the Dynamite Diamond Ring! Callis smiles, and say she understands what to do with it. But then in steps Andrade. El Idolo takes off his hat to shake out his amazing head of hair, and smiles at MJF. MJF frowns and leaves. Callis says here’s the deal: Takeshita will bring the world title home to the Don Callis Family tonight! Andrade asks, “How you know?” Callis says aye dios mio, he seriously doesn’t know where Andrade learned English. Andrade says one way or another, the next time, that will be HIS title. Callis says yes, he knows, it’s all good. Callis is a man of many talents, but will his family be dripping with gold thanks to a diamond ring?
AEW now announces the Women’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament brackets!
Double or Nothing will see Willow Nightingale, the reigning Queen of Harts, take on Alex Windsor, while we will see Persephone VS Hazuki, Skye Blue vs Sareee, and Mina Shirakawa VS Athena! Champions from around the world are gathering for this tournament, but who will be headed to Forbidden Door, and then All In: London?
Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.
Renee Paquette is now with Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Willow Nightingale. Renee commends Cassidy on his part in the 10 Man Tag victory. But it seems that there is even more business to attend to. Cassidy says yes, the team has a shot at THE AEW World Tag Team Championships. It doesn’t matter who it is, they’re getting their shot, but the thing is… They still haven’t decided on which two will be. Kyle says Cassidy & Roddy should go for the gold, but Roddy shouts, “KYYYLE~! Thank you.” Kyle says of course. But that’s cuz he’s got gold to chase for himself!
The same man that put Kyle on the shelf for months is the man that Kyle submitted twice, and will submit again. Jon Moxley, Continental Champion, when are we doing this? Willow says speaking of gold, she is still the TBS Champion. But she is also in the Owen Hart Cup. She won this tournament before, she’ll do it all over again, so that she can have all the gold for herself at All In: London. She knows she can, and she will! Then Conglomeration has it all in order? Cassidy says hold on, there’s something missing. They should do a Word of the Day. Why haven’t they done one in so long? Roddy shouts for “MAAARK~!” And yes, Mark Briscoe returns!
The Sussex County Chicken is all fired up, and he says the Word of the day is reunification! For Mark Briscoe is back with his boys and his girls, The Conglomeration! But he’ll put this plain and simple: Tommaso Ciampa! Next Wednesday, Briscoe’s after your ass, son! You hear him? But before that, Saturday Night Collision is in HIS hometown, Salisbury, Maryland! That’s just 4.4 miles from where Briscoe originated on this earth! They’re gonna conglomerate and it’s gonna be a a hell of a time! Are you ready!? Willow and Kyle are fired up, Briscoe goes wild, and the team heads out. Cassidy admits, that was a lot of yelling.
But while The Conglomeration is ready to go Double or Nothing, will they soon have even more gold in the collection? Or are these high and lofty a little too much even for them?
Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness!
With the news of both the AEW Women’s World Championship Fatal 4 Way for Double or Nothing, and the Owen Hart Cup brackets, this trios match is about much more than just settling scores! Will the Shining Samurai be just as sharp as Jamie Hayter going into that title match? Or will Thekla, Skye Blue & Julia Hart continue to bring them down by any means necessary?
The trios sort out and Jamie steps up against Thekla as both a rematch from their 1v1 title match, and a preview of what’s to come in the next. They circle, but then Skye CLOBBERS Jamie! Julia steps in, but so do Shida and Windsor! The Triangle throws hands on Shida & The Birds, then triple whip. But all three reverse, a BOOT for Thekla, a DDT for Skye, and a BACKBREAKER for Julia! The fans cheer as The Triangle bails out! Shida goes out to keep after Skye while Windsor goes after Julia. Jamie gets Thekla back in the ring while Shida and Windsor have the Sisters of Sin in the corners of the barriers. The fans cheer as they all rain down fists!
Windsor, Jamie & Shida all go to nine, then wind up for TEN! The fans cheer again while Thekla sputters. Jamie snap suplexes, but Skye ROCKS Shida! Jamie stomps Thekla, Windsor SLAMS Julia off barriers, and Jamie stomps a mudhole in the corner. The ref counts, Jamie lets off, but Skye and Windsor meet while tightrope walking the barriers! Skye and Windsor trade shots, they wobble a bit, then Skye DECKS Windsor! Skye keeps from falling into the crowd, but Jamie gets her! Windsor joins in and the Birds double gorilla press, SNAKE EYES off the apron! The fans fire up, but Thekla is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY onto The Birds!
The fans fire up again and Thekla is feeling it while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Thekla stomps Windsor, CLUBS Jamie, then helps Skye. But Shida runs up, only for Thekla to ELBOW her down! The Triangle has control again, they ROCK Jamie and Shida and Windsor, then send them all to the desk. The Triangle CHOP again and again and again! Then they wind up, but feint chops to SMACK all three off the apron! The Triangle soaks up the cheers and jeers before putting Jamie back in the ring. Thekla brings Jamie up, snapmares her down, then basement SUPERKICKS! Cocky cover, TWO! Thekla drags Jamie to the corner, tags Julia, and Julia runs up to LARIAT! Then she goes side to side to ELBOW Jamie down!
Julia snapmares Jamie to a cover, TWO! Julia is annoyed but she rains down fists. The ref reprimands, Julia stops, but then she sucker punches Windsor! And Shida, too! Julia then drags Jamie over, bumps her off buckles, and tags in Skye. Skye stomps Jamie around, then digs her boot in! The ref counts, Skye stops at 4, then she brings Jamie up. Jamie fires forearms and CHOPS, but Skye THROWS Jamie down by her hair! The ref reprimands again but Skye rains down forearms. Skye snapmares Jamie, mule kicks her, then covers, TWO! Skye frowns but she stomps Jamie down. Skye tags Julia while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Skye whips Jamie into Julia’s grasp, and Skye BLASTS Shida & Windsor while Julia tags Thekla. Julia has Jamie in the TARANTULA, and Skye sends Windsor in for Thekla’s HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Skye runs up to DOUBLE SHOTGUN The Birds! The fans are torn but Thekla says that’s how the Triangle does it, baby! Thekla then aims to MISSILE- NO, Jamie gest under! Thekla lands out, but Jamie BOOTS her down! Jamie looks at Shida, Shida is hesitant, but Shida tags in! The fans cheer as Shida sends Theknla to the corner, then JUMP KNEES! Shida keeps moving, she BLASTS Skye! Julia ROCKS Shida back!
Julia storms in but Shida kicks her and whips her into Thekla! Shida KNEES them both in the corner! Then Shida puts Thekla sideways in the corner, reels Julia in, and she snap suplexes Julia into Thekla! The fans fire up as Shida then suplexes Thekla high and hard! Cover, TWO! Shida stands Thekla up, Thekla swings but Shida ROCKS her first! And ROCKS her again! Thekla wobbles, swings, but Shida catches Thekla for another forearm! Shida runs the ropes but Thekla mule kicks! Thekla SMACKS Shida, then she dodges a boot to DECK Shida! Thekla talks trash on Shida, then drags her up to tag in Julia.
Julia tags Skye, then tag back to Thekla. The Sisters of Sin hit the DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER and DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Thekla hits the bridge, and she aims for the SPIDER SPEAR! Cover, but The Birds CLOBBER The Sisters of Sin onto it! The fans fire up a Windsor DECKS Skye and Jamie HEADBUTTS Julia! The Birds drag Shida to safety, Windsor tags in, and she CLOBBERS Thekla! Windsor CLUBS away, then fires the fans up. Jamie steps in, BOOT RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Basement LARIAT! And then Windsor lifts! Jamie runs up, but Skye trips Jamie! The fans boo but Skye sends Jamie into steel steps!
Thekla sends Windsor into buckles! Tag to Julia before Shida runs up, TAMASHII KNEE on Thekla! Skye SUPERKICKS Shida! Jamie is back to clinch and HAYTBREAKER! Julia runs up, slips around, SOLE FOOD! Julia kips up, but Windsor is there to whip Julia to ropes! Skye tags in before the SPINEBUSTER! Skye SUPERKICKS Windsor, then brings her up! Skye hops on, CODE- NO, Windsor pops free! Skye SUPERKICKS again, but Windsor HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up as Jamie joins in again, and they DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH! Then they set Skye up, and Jamie says let’s try this again!
Jamie runs the ropes, but Thekla slides in, BELT SHOT on Jamie!! No question that the ref saw that! The Triangle is disqualified!
Winners: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds, by disqualification
The Toxic Spider doesn’t care about this win, she just wants to do damage! Skye gets Windsor in a DRAGON SLEEPER! The ref stops Thekla from sing the title belt again, so Thekla just takes off her own belt! And she LASHES Windsor while Skye holds her down! More refs rush out here, but Julia MISTS the newbie in the face! Julia stomps away on Jamie, not caring about fines or consequences, either! The fans boo, and Shida is bailing on the Birds? Shida cares more about her chances in that Fatal 4 Way than anything else. But then Willow, Mina, and even Thunder Rosa rush out here! They chase The Triangle off with belts of their own!
The fans cheer as The Babe, the Fighting Gravure Idol & La Mera Mera save the day. But will Jamie make sure Thekla and Shida pay for this at Double or Nothing?
AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita!
They say “card subject to change,” and that is true even for the best in the world. Kazuchika Okada’s real family takes priority, but his Don Callis Family brother was more than happy to step up for this opportunity. Will The Alpha already have two belts by the time he and The Rainmaker battle over the International Championship? Or will Darby truly be relentless in his pursuit of being the best fighting champion in AEW history?
The introductions are made, THE belt is raised, and we see who goes to Double or Nothing on top!
Callis joins commentary to say that while Darby’s been breaking his own body, Konosuke has perfected “rejuvenation training,” aka relaxing on a beach and sipping sake! The bell rings, and Darby SHOTGUNS Konosuke out! Then Darby DIVES, but Konosuke catches him! Konosuke POSTS Darby, then THROWS him into railing! Konosuke THROWS Darby into the ring, the fans fire up for both guys, and Konosuke hurries to BOOT Darby off the apron! Darby falls in front of commentary but Konosuke gets him right back in the ring. Cover, ONE!! The fans rally as Darby shows his grit, but Konosuke snarls.
Konosuke drags Darby up, Darby fires forearms, but the ALPHA ELBOW knocks Darby down! The fans fire up while Konosuke looms over Darby. Konosuke stands Darby up, and THROWS him into a corner! Darby bounces off the buckles and is bleeding from the mouth already! Konosuke stands Darby up, hoists him up top, then he climbs up after him. But Darby BITES Konosuke, CLUBS him down, and leaps for a CROSSBODY, but he bounces off Konosuke! The fans fire up again as Konosuke whips Darby for a BACKDROP! Darby got serious hangtime there, and he flounders out of the ring. Darby coughs and sputters but the fans rally up.
Konosuke goes out after Darby but Darby SMACKS him! Konosuke KNEES low, KNEES him again and again and again! Konosuke KNEES Darby against the barriers, then refreshes the count. Konosuke whips Darby hard into railing! Darby sputters as he leans against the railing, but Konosuke positions the steel steps. Konosuke then fetches Darby, lines up a shot, but Darby fights the suplex! Darby CLAWS Konosuke’s back, then fires a shot. Konosuke DECKS Darby in return! Darby slumps against the steps, Konosuke runs up, but Darby dodges! Konosuke’s knees hit the steps and he tumbles over! Darby then runs up the steps to SHOTGUN Konosuke down!
The fans fire up while both men are down on the floor! Konosuke checks his knee before he crawls around, and Darby gets in the ring so he can build speed! Darby DIVES! Direct hit on Konosuke but Darby’s the one who hits the desk! The fans fire up while both men are down again, but Darby rises up to get Konosuke on the apron! Darby fires forearms, then goes up a corner! COFFIN- NO, Konosuke catches him for a SUPER BLUE THUNDER BOMB to the floor!! The fans go nuts again and Callis says that’s the end of Darby Allin, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref hurries to check Darby but Callis tells Doc Sampson to call it. Darby is somehow still in this, so Konosuke storms his way over. Konosuke drags Darby up, puts him in the ring, then paces around him. Konosuke runs the ropes to LARIAT! Darby flips inside-out, Konosuke covers him, TWO!! Darby still has fight inside but he’s also dazed. Konosuke clamps onto Darby with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Darby endures, even as Konosuke leans on him with his much-taller frame. Darby reaches out, fights around, and rises up, only for Konosuke to CANADIAN RACK BOMB! Darby sputters all over again while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Konosuke sits back as he watches Darby crawl to the apron. Konosuke storms his way over, but Darby RAMS low! Slingshot sunset flip, but Konosuke rolls through! Only for Darby to kick the legs out! Darby catches Konosuke to a GUILLOTINE! Konosuke endures the squeeze, fights up to his feet, and he powers out to THROW Darby! Darby lands out, fires shots, and RAMS low! Darby then hops on, but Konosuke stops Code Red! Konosuke swings Darby around, tucks him in, BASTARD DRIVER! And WHEELBARROW GERMAN! The fans fire up and Callis says that’s true power! Darby sputters again and Konosuke vows to end this.
Konosuke runs corner to corner, HELLUVA KICK!! Then he hoists Darby up top, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans freak out already for the SUPER DUPER GERMAN SUPLEX!! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Callis is freaking out as much as the fans, and he protests the count! Konosuke is furious, but he aims for the WAGAMAMA KNEE!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Darby survives by nanoseconds, and Konosuke is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” but now CLØN rushes out here! He distracts the ref, and Callis hurries to take the Dynamite Diamond Ring off his finger to put it in Konosuke’s hands! Konosuke thinks about it, but The Alpha has honor!
The fans cheer as Konosuke wants to do this his way! But then Darby runs up, cradles, TWO!! Konosuke escapes, ALPHA ELBOW!! Darby is down, dazed, but still moving! Konosuke drags Darby up again, goes back to the corner and back to the top rope. The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but it has to end somehow! Darby fights against the lift with headlock punches! Then he hops on, SUPER CODE RED!! Konosuke staggers up, Darby leg scissors, steps through, LAST SUPPER!! TWO?!?! Konosuke escapes again, then bails out! So Darby just goes up top! SUPER COFFIN DROP!! Direct hit and both men are down again!
The fans are thunderous as Konosuke and Darby stir. A ring count climbs, Callis complains that some people just gotta follow directions and run the play! Coach Callis pulled Konosuke outta obscurity, Konosuke would do anything! Now he’s got some gold, some fame, and gets a mind of his own! Callis complaining aside, the ring count is climbing! Darby drags himself in at 9, but Konosuke YANKS him back out! That refreshes the count, and Konosuke vows to end this for real now. Konosuke points to the steel steps, and he drags Darby up onto them with a deadlift RAGING- NO, Darby knees Konosuke, turns things around, and FULL METAL SCORPION DEATH DROP!!!
The fans go nuts again while Konosuke writhes! Konosuke flops off the steps, Darby crawls into the ring, and Darby just climbs the corner again! SUPER DUPER COFFIN DROP!!! Konosuke might be unconscious! Darby still hauls Konosuke into the ring, pushes him to a cover, TWO?!?!? Konosuke survives and Darby is furious! But Darby just reloads, COFFIN DROP but onto knees!!! Ghost pin, TWO!!! Darby escapes but the WAGAMAMA KNEE finds him!! Konosuke hauls Darby up, but Darby pops free! Trip, step through, and SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!! Konosuke endures, reaches out, but Darby sits deep!!
Callis says don’t even think about it! Konosuke almost does, but he bites his own thumb to ignore the pain in his back! Konosuke reaches out, crawls his way forward, and he fights to the ROPEBREAK!!! But Darby is right up top! COFFION DROP on the back!! Then Darby goes right back up, COFFIN DROP again!!! Cover, DARBY WINS!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
Callis is steaming, but Darby overcomes Konosuke to avenge that loss in the Continental Classic! But it also took so much out of him just to do it! Darby still asks for a mic and one is brought to him. Darby sits up against the ropes, has them cut his music, and he tells MJF to get his ass out here! There’s a contract MJF needs to sign! The ring crew hurries to bring in a table and some chairs for that very contract signing, and MJF makes his entrance. MJF reluctantly makes his way down the ramp, and both men meet at the table. Darby grins with blood still in hiss teeth, and he signs his part of the contract without hesitation, unlike MJF.
The fans already chant “BALD! BALD! BALD!” at MJF, and Darby pushes the contract to his side of the table. MJF grabs the pen, reaches out, but then steps away. MJF scratches his chin as he thinks on this, and the fans just chant, “BALD! BALD! BALD!” again. MJF takes a mic to say he’ll explain something to Darby, looking like he has rabies. But see, MJF is happy for Darby, he hopes Darby’s had fun holding MJF’s AEW World Championship. The fans boo that, but MJF says deep down, there is a small part of him, like the size of a North Carolinian p*nis small. That small part of MJF feels bad for Darby, because he’ll never hold this again!
Darby’s got about a good a chance of holding this title as Hangman Adam Page does again. MJF says guys like Darby are a dime a dozen, here today and gone tomorrow, stuntmen who burn the candle at both ends. In this life, people like all these fans here like to pretend that life is about making friends and family and children. The only thing that matters in life is your legacy. And Darby’s legacy will be that of the kid who had his 15 minutes of fame. They’ll pretend like Darby made a lasting impact, but the fact of the matter is, he hasn’t. He hasn’t! They’ll know deep down that Darby Allin was just a little pr*ck who got lucky.
They’ll know that Darby was too reckless and stupid to stay on top. And after May 24th, Double or Nothing, in that sh*thole of Queens, New York, y’know what MJF’s legacy will be? He’ll go down as the guy who became a THREE-TIME World Champion at just 30 years of age, unprecedented in this sport. And MJF will go down, when it’s all said and done, as the Greatest of All Time! THAT is the difference between them! Darby Allin brags about climbing a mountaintop. But when it comes to professional wrestling, Maxwell Jacob Friedman IS the mountaintop! The fans boo but MJF soaks it up. Darby tells MJF to SHUT UP!
Only someone like MJF who is so vain would think that the number one most important thing in this world is his legacy. Darby doesn’t care about legacy, he cares about living in the moment! And in this moment, Darby just wants MJF to sign the contract. Then at Double or Nothing, Darby makes Maxwell Jacob Friedman a BALLD HEADED B*TCH!! MJF frowns but the fans cheer that! MJF grabs the pen again, and with no choice, he signs on the dotted line! Then he TACKLES Darby! The fans boo as MJF beats up Darby after the war he went through with Konosuke! MJF CHUCKS an armchair outta the ring, FLIPS the table, then picks up his Dynamite Diamond Ring.
MJF puts the ring on his finger like always, then winds up to DECK Darby!! The fans boo but MJF just soaks it all up. MJF throws off his jacket, picks up the belt, and he stands over Darby with it. But then MJF isn’t done with Darby, he puts Darby on the top rope! MJF climbs up to join him, and drags Darby into position! But wait! Kevin Knight runs out here to chase MJF off! The Jet still owes The Scumbag a receipt, but it seems we’ll all have to wait on that. Will MJF still take back the title at Double or Nothing? Or will Darby keep the belt and take MJF’s dignity?
My Thoughts:
An awesome episode for Dynamite as things heat up towards Double or Nothing. Awesome 10 Man Tag to open, great win for the Faces, not that it added much to FTR VS C&C. Good promo from Jericho to look back on Stadium Stampede and hype up this year’s match. Good promo from The Demand with Davis and The Dogs, and I suppose this maximizes the feuds as well as the alliances throughout the locker room. Who knows who wins but the match will still be awesome, just as the original was. Good promo from Conglomeration, too, Cassidy & Roddy going after FTR while Kyle VS Moxley happens on the side, that’s great stuff.
Speaking of Moxley, great promo from him and Ospreay. Moxley’s semi-turn has really brought out his sage philosophical side. Great match from Ospreay VS Ace, and while Ospreay could always bring out his aggression, seeing him use more technical wrestling and even winning with a submission is good stuff. Good promo from Joe, and I liked Death Riders backing Ospreay up. Very good Owen Hart Cup brackets this year, Joe VS Ospreay is a great choice given this story, but I would think Ospreay wins that one. Good promo from Jack Perry to call out Davis, and I suppose Jack can win in the Owen Cup to then move on from the National title.
Great seeing Brian Cage back, he gave Knight an awesome match, but with JetSpeed wanting to go on a Two Man Power Trip, it makes sense Kevin won out. Same for Bailey beating Westbrook, even though Westbrook maybe went too hard on his own acrobatic escape. Great stuff in the Six Woman Tag, and I appreciate Shida didn’t ditch until after the match. Willow, Mina & Rosa might get their own Six Woman Tag with Triangle of Madness after that interaction, but also can’t wait to see if Willow can go back-to-back as Queen of Harts. For that matter, I personally would love to see Athena use the Owen Cup to move on from being ROH Women’s World Champion, but that depends on how Supercard of Honor goes this Friday.
And of course, another wild instant classic from Darby as he overcomes Takeshita. I knew the diamond ring would come into play with that reverse effect, good way of protecting Takeshita in the loss. Good stuff with MJF tonight, too, such as the opening segment’s parade of bald men to send the message to MJF. That was also a unique contract signing segment in that it came together so quickly after the main event match. Good stuff from MJF as always, and of course he attacks Darby. I feel like either Knight should not have made the save, or both parts of JetSpeed should’ve made the save. It just seems odd that only Knight cared about saving Darby. The closing moment was much better when it was MJF standing over Darby with the belt.
My Score: 9/10
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