Results
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (9/2/24)
Banger After Banger After Banger…!
The Intercontinental Championship Contender’s Tournament continues!
Bash In Berlin was historic, but things are only heating up! Dominik Mysterio & Liv Morgan lost in the Mixed Tag, will things get worse as Dirty Dom takes on Dragon & Dragunov?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Mixed Six Tag: Team American Made w/ Chad Gable VS The Alpha Academy; American Made wins.
- Zelina Vega VS Shayna Baszler w/ Pure Fusion Collective; Shayna wins.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship Contender’s Tournament Triple Threat: Dominik Mysterio VS Dragon Lee VS Ilja Dragunov; Dragunov wins and advances.
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Match: Iyo Sky & Kairi Sane VS Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn; Alba & Isla win and will challenge for the titles.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship Contender’s Tournament Triple Threat: Sheamus VS Ludwig Kaiser VS Braun Strowman; Braun wins and advances.
- Finn Balor & JD McDonagh VS Damian Priest & Jey Uso; Priest & Jey win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Welcome to WWE commentary, Joe Tessitore!
Rhea Ripley is here!
The Terror Twins didn’t just win against Dominik Mysterio & Liv Morgan at Bash In Berlin, they outright dominated The Judgment Day despite it being two against five. And now, with Denver going wild, Rhea gets a mic to welcome them to “Monday Night Mami~!” The fans cheer and Rhea says it is so good to be able to say that again. And what was even better was when she and Damian Priest absolutely brutalized Dom & Liv! The fans chant for “MAMI! MAMI!” Rhea smiles, and says they’re not done! She and Priest are just getting started! At Bash In Berlin, Rhea pinned the Women’s World Champion, so it is about time she gets back what she never really lost.
So Liv Morgan, if you’re as tough as you pretend to be- Well, well, well, here comes Dirty Dom! Rhea mocks the shiner he’s got in the left eye, and then mockingly waits to hear him talk. Denver boos while Dom tries to say Liv isn’t here. Dom tells the fans to shut up, but Rhea says no one wants to hear him anyway. Just go back to get his little girlfriend before Rhea gives him another black eye! Dom says Liv is not here, she is still recovering from what Rhea did to her. The fans tell Dom, “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” Dom shouts back at them, then says Rhea and Priest took advantage of Dom & Liv! They had jetlag, and had no sleep, though for multiple reasons.
But Dom is here to let us know, Liv WILL accept the challenge! The fans again chant “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” Dom says that though Liv is banged up, she’s not afraid! Liv’s beat Rhea before, and she’ll do it again! And after Dom wins the Intercontinental Championship, then he and Liv will both have gold! Rhea says she’ll put this in a way Dom will understand: Callete, estupido! The fans cheer, and Rhea says if brave little Liv doesn’t wanna come out here, then Dom can relay a message for her. Rhea will take Liv on any time, any place! Oh, any time? And any place? Mate, don’t make Rhea repeat herself.
But wait, here comes iv! Rhea ELBOWS Liv down, she knew the cheap shot was coming! And then Rhea chases Dom! Rhea grabs Dom by his hair just as he gets through the ropes! But then Liv CLOBBERS Rhea from behind, and Rhea gets caught up in the ropes! Rhea’s leg is stuck, so Liv KICKS away on it! The fans boo, Dom smiles, and then Liv hops down to give Rhea a kiss on the cheek. But here comes Priest! Dom & Liv run, Priest helps Rhea up and out of the ropes. The fans boo as Dom & Liv run away, and between the pain and the cheap shots, Rhea is furious! But when and where will Rhea get her revenge on Liv?
Team American Made gathers at gorilla.
Chad Gable paces, and he says he is sick and tired of this crap! Sick and tired of losing to The Wyatts! Last week did not represent who they are as a team! They have Alpha Academy laughing at them, they will not be put in that position again! No messing around! These three, The Creed Brothers & Ivy Nile, are the best athletes to walk through those ropes in years! And he can tell they are also sick and tired. They are American Made, so go out and show ’em! Brutus TOSSES a table, Ivy fires up, and Gable SLAPS Julius to help him fire up! Will Gable’s new unit demolish his old one to finally move on from the past?
Rhea is being checked by medical.
Well, not really. She is very reluctant about them checking that leg, and Priest asks they give her some space. He says he gets it, Rhea, but she has to let them do their job. He will go to Adam Pearce so he can get a match. Pain needs to come. And while he does that, just let the medics do their job. Priest needs Rhea healthy, okay? Priest leaves, the evaluation continues, will she be cleared so she can continue on her revenge tour?
Mixed Six Tag: Team American Made w/ Chad Gable VS The Alpha Academy!
Raw returns as Maxxine Dupri leads the way for Otis & Akira Tozawa, and they’re just as ready to finish this “family feud.” The trios stare down, neither stepping down, sot he bell rings and the brawl is on! Julius goes after Otis, Brutus goes after Tozawa, and of course Ivy after Maxxine. American Made has the edge, and Julius TOSSES Otis. Ivy TOSSES Maxxine, an Brutus CLUBS away on Tozawa. Brutus CLUBS Tozawa down, tags Julius, and Gable says this is what real athletes look like! The Creeds pinball Tozawa with knees to the sides, then they DOUBLE GUTBUSTER! The fans boo but Julius kicks Tozawa around.
Julius drags Tozawa up, suplexes, but Tozawa knees and knees and knees his way free! Then Tozawa SOBATS, spins, slides under, and SCREW KICKS! Julius wobbles, hot tag to Otis! The fans fire up but Julius runs away! Otis goes out, and he gets moving! Brutus steps in the way but Otis LARIATS! Julius JUJPM KNEES Otis! Gable says this is what he gets! Julius KNEES Otis down, brings the straps down, and then he drags Otis up. The fans rally for Otis but Julius puts him in the ring. Julius fires knees, CLUBS Otis, then whips Otis to a corner. Julius then goes up a corner, pushes Otis out, and CROSSBODIES, but into a POWERSLAM!
The fans fire up while Julius flounders away! Otis glares at Gable, but Ivy tags in! Ivy gets in Otis’ face and dares him to do something. Otis can’t, that’s the rules. So Maxxine hits a THESZ PRESS! She rains down fast hands, Ivy gets free, but Maxxine SHOTGUNS her out! Maxxine tags Otis, Otis runs through the Creeds to CLOBBER them! Tozawa joins in, and Otis fireman’s carries to AIRPLANE SPIN ATTACK! Tozawa is Otis’ weapon as he knocks The Creeds down again and again! Otis lets Tozawa down, Tozawa is a bit dizzy, but Otis gets him focused on the target. Tozawa says no, not him, but Maxxine!
Maxxine says okay, and she climbs! The fans fire up for the SUPER CROSSBODY! Maxxine wipes out Ivy & The Creeds, and The Academy stands tall as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Brutus bear crawls. Brutus runs up, Tozawa dodges, and Brutus hits buckles! Both men crawl, but Julius & Ivy YANK Otis & Maxxine! Then Ivy sends Maxxine into barriers! Brutus has Tozawa up, RACK SLAM! Brutus goes up and up to SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! Tozawa survives Brutus’ wild athleticism, but Julius tags in. Julius whips, pops Tozawa up, but Tozawa SATELLITE DDTS! The fans are thunderous as Tozawa crawls! Hot tag to Otis! Julius tags Brutus but Otis CLOBBERS him! And then whips for the WRECKER ELBOW! Julius runs up, Otis rolls to dodge! DISCUS LARIAT!
Brutus staggers up, Otis BACKDROPS him! Julius staggers up, Otis BACKDROPS him, too! The fans fire up and Otis SPLASHES Julius in a corner! Julius falls, and Otis rips the shirt! Gable’s furious but here comes the CATERPILLAR ELBOW~! The fans fire up, Otis runs, ducks Brutus to ROLLING CANNONBALL! Cover, Julius breaks it in time! Julius fires hands, puts Otis in a corner, and then he hammers away! Denver rallies for Otis, Tozawa GERMAN SUPLEXES Julius! Brutus runs up, Tozawa DUMPS him out! Tozawa builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit and down goes Brutus! Tozawa keeps going, DIVE, into Julius’ arms!
Julius OVERHEAD SUPLEXES Tozawa! Julius kips up, goes to the apron, but Otis BLASTS him back down! Brutus goes up, he leaps, BRUTUS BALL!! Gable cheers, the fans boo, and Brutus bails out! Otis flounders, he reaches out, Maxxine tags in! She rallies on Ivy! BIG KNEE! Maxxine clinches a leg to FISHERMAN SUPLEX! And a kip up so smooth! LEG LARIAT in a corner, and Ivy falls! The fans fire up for Maxxine as she swivels them hips, and rips HER shirt! Don’t worry, she has her gear on., REVERSE CATERPILLAR, but Gable is on the apron to shout out her! So Maxxine SLAPS Gable! Ivy ROUNDHOUSES Maxxine!
DIAMOND DRAGON!! Ivy has Maxxine caught, Maxxine TAPS! American Made wins!
Winners: Team American Made, by submission
Gable tipped the scales just enough, and now he brags on the mic! “A big round of applause for the greatest fighting family in all of WWE, American Made!” The fans boo and tell Gable he sucks, but he says no, he doesn’t suck! The Wyatts suck! Last week was supposed to be a classic 1v1 match, but of course Uncle Howdy had to get his “freak show of a family” involved! But that’s his fault, because Gable’s seen what it’ll take to beat them, and you’re looking at it right here! Gable calls out Howdy for next week, an 8 PERSON TAG! And in good ol’ American fashion, Gable makes sure this is the end of all of this crap, because it won’t just be any tag match. It will be a STREET FIGHT!
Gable won’t just get rid of the Wyatts for the fans and for the locker room, but they’ll do it for AMERICA! The fans boo this false patriotism. Gable says pick whatever four freaks you want, get them ready for- Uh oh. The lights turn out! And from the stage, with the mysterious light behind him, Uncle Howdy has a mic. “For 375 DAYS, my sanity crumbled. My path is in the void now. The silence is deafening. But I, I can still hear it. My life is no longer mine… So if this is the path that you have chosen, who am I to neglect you and your… undoing? You gambled your very being. And we… will collect the debt.”
Howdy laughs as his family appears from the fog! It is clear which four are coming, but who is Gable going to get as American Made’s fourth man?
Zelina Vega VS Shayna Baszler w/ Pure Fusion Collective!
La Muneca let everybody know she was back when she got a shot on Sonya Deville last week as PFC took on Damage CTRL. But now the inaugural Queen of the Ring will have to take on the Queen of Spades. Can Zelina get another one on PFC? Or will she have to #TapNapOrSnap?
On her way to to the ring, Zelina sees a fan sign. “Michael Trinidad has the best seat in the house. 9-11-01 NEVER FORGET.” Zelina kisses the sign and thanks the fan, now even more motivated than before. Then PFC makes their entrance while we get some recap videos. The bell rings and the two circle. Zelina shows Shayna her arm is 100%, and SLAPS her! Shayna frowns, runs up, but Zelina bails out. Shayna pursues but Zelina slides back in, then BOOTS Shayna as she returns. Zelina arm-drags but Shayna blocks, so Zelina swings around to arm-drag from the other side! Zelina wheelbarrows to arm-drag again!
Zelina runs up, blocks a boot, then wrangles Shayna by her arm! But Shayna avoids the stomp! Zelina almost got Shayna with one of her own tactics! Shayna runs up, Zelina arm-drags again! Shayna ROCKS Zelina, clamps on, and puts her on the top rope. Shayna ROCKS Zelina, climbs up, and she brings Zelina up, only for Zelina to fire hands! Zelina slips down, YANKS Shayna into buckles, then 619s the legs out! Zelina keeps moving, and she SHOTGUNS Shayna out of the ring! The fans fire up as Zelina stands tall, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Shayna has Zelina on the apron. Shayna goes up a corner and drag Zelina up for a HANGING KEYLOCK! The ref counts, the fans boo, but Shayna lets go at 4. Shayna soaks up heat, runs up, but Zelina ELBOWS back! Zelina climbs, leaps, but Shayna catches her! Shayna pops Zelina around to stall and- STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Zelina turns things around and then LARIATS! And LARIATS again! Zelina keeps moving, tilt-o-whirl and DDT! Shayna flounders, the fans fire up, and Zelina goes up! MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Another cover, TWO! Zelina grows frustrated, but she says one more time!
The fans fire up, and Zelina runs. She 619s Zoey off the apron! And she METEORAS Sonya for good measure! But then Shayna KNEES Zelina in the ropes! Cover, Shayna wins!
Winner: Shayna Baszler, by pinfall
That knee was a knockout! PFC of course factors into the finish, and now they mug Zelina 3v1! The fans boo, but here comes LYRA VALKYRIA! The Morrigan is 100% again, and she rallies on PFC! She DECKS Zoey, but Shayna clamps on a KIRAFUDA! Zelina goes after Shayna, but this is still 3v2! SUPERKICK for Lyra! SLEEPER HOLD! DEVILLE’S ADVOCATE! then the ALLEY-OOF! Sonya grabs a mic, tells the fans to sit down, shut up, and show some damn respect! Do they know what it feels like to stand here and watch these two on the ground? It is a remind of just how pathetic everyone else is! And she means every single one of the fans!
There is not a man in this audience that can take them home, and there is not a woman in the locker room that can take them period! But if someone wants to step up, then they can shoot their shot. PFC is standing tall, will it only be a matter of time before they stand atop the WWE?
Rhea & Priest regroup.
Rhea’s on a crutch and says she needs to get her hands on them. Priest says he gets it. But it’s nothing serious then? Yeah, this is just a precaution. So how did things with Pearce go? Oh, his part was fine. But Finn Balor, the coward that he is, says he’ll only accept a match if it is in a tag match. It won’t be a mixed, and Priest has no friends anymore so there goes the match. Rhea says that’s not entirely true. Tell Pearce the match is still on, she’ll go talk to someone. Priest says okay. And then he realizes what she means. Let Priest know what he says. Priest heads out, Rhea smiles. Just who could this mystery man be?
Lyra and Zelina regroup backstage.
They’re both mad with this PFC crap. Those three run around, they’ve taken out half the locker room, interfere in matches, but Lyra says it is time to fight back. Zelina agrees. PFC may have the numbers, but she’ll still take that fight week after week after week until they bring PFC down. Lyra has an idea. Raw is in Calgary next week, yeah? She has someone in mind. Well then, who will Lyra’s mystery woman be to even the score with PFC?
CM Punk is here!
Denver fires up for the Second City Saint as he says, “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME~!” Punk high-fives fans as he goes to the ring, making sure not to miss anyone. Punk hears out the fans as they chant his name, and he even drops to his knees. “Real life, never get sick of it. I always wonder, ‘Are they gonna care?’ But I gotta ask, is it great to be alive on a Monday night in Denver, Colorado or what?” The fans cheer, and Punk wants them to get louder! The fans cheer louder, and Punk says they’re celebrating! He can’t wait to get home to his beautiful wife and his lovely dog, but he needed to make a pit stop here in Denver to celebrate with the fans!
Punk wants a show of hands, who saw Bash In Berlin? Pretty much everyone here. That Strap Match was hell, one of the toughest matches Punk’s been in. And he means it when he says it is good to be alive and on the other side of something that was a very ugly and personal issue. Now that the personal is out of the way, guess what? Time to get down to business! Because that is what Punk is: A Business Man, man! When Punk returned to the WWE, he said very famously, he is not here to make friends, he is here to make money! And he’ll get it how he can get it: cash, love, direct deposit. It is 1996, he is Patrick W, and he’ll be paid in gold!
The fans fire up, and Punk says speaking of Bash In Berlin, one other person went through hell. Speaking of gold, there is one other person who had a tough battle and came out on top. That’s right, Punk is talking about Gunther! This is what Punk means when he means business! Gunther put Randy Orton through hell, took one of the best ever to his limit, and then went past it! Congratulations, champ. Nothing can replace the chip on Punk’s shoulder other than that belt. Punk put Drew McIntyre to sleep, and it is time Punk woke up as champion! The fans like that idea! So Gunther, congratulations. Enjoy it. Because “we’re” going to enjoy taking it off of you!
“The goal is gold, the target is Gunther, my name is…” The fans say, “C! M! PUNK!” And Punk says Gunther better get used to hearing Cult of Personality! Let’s celebrate! Hit his music! Cult of Personality plays, Punk is all fired up, but will he be able to dethrone a legend in the making? Or will Der Ring General prove that he is the Best in the World?
Wait, someone trips Punk up while he’s celebrating on the desk! Well it is pretty obvious, that’s Drew McIntyre! McIntyre HAMMERS away on Punk! The Scottish Terminator DRIBBLES Punk’s head, gets in his face and says nothing is over! Wade Barrett gets McIntyre to stand down, trying to make sure he doesn’t jeopardize his career, but then McIntyre jukes him to CLAYMORE Punk off the desk! Denver boos but McIntyre has a thousand yard glare. McIntyre then stands over Punk as Punk stirs. McIntyre drags Punk up, fireman’s carries him, dumps him into the ring, and then storms in. Barrett tries to stop McIntyre but he just gets pushed aside! CLAYMORE!!
The fans boo as hard as they can as McIntyre paces around a sputtering CM Punk. McIntyre grabs Punk’s arm and tells him Bash In Berlin was not the end! This will never be over until Punk is done! McIntyre stomps away on Punk’s face! Producers rush in, McIntyre shoves them back! They tell him to stand down, but McIntyre says he wants the bracelet back! Touch him and he kills you! McIntyre slips the bracelet off Punk’s, erasing the moral victory Punk won in Berlin. McIntyre looks it over, and with an evil smile, he BREAKS the bracelet apart!! McIntyre holds the beads in his hand, and then he MAKES PUNK EAT THEM!!
Producers rush back in, drag McIntyre away from Punk, and Punk staggers to his feet. McIntyre gets loose to CLAYMIORE Punk again!! The beads go flying out of Punk’s mouth!! The producers tell McIntyre enough, and now referees and Adam Pearce run out there! McIntyre hammers Punk, Punk chokes and coughs on whatever beads went down his throat, and only now is McIntyre leaving! Pearce calls for medics and they bring out the stretcher for Punk. McIntyre wants to end Punk once and for all, did he do just that tonight?
Raw returns and…
Adam Pearce has people clear the way for Punk being stretchered to the back. They carefully turn the corner around the stage, then they make it to the parking lot. The ambulance awaits, but MCINTYRE ATTACKS AGAIN! Punk already has blood in his mouth but McIntyre rips the neck brace away so he can CHOKE Punk!! The refs and Pearce pull McIntyre back, but McIntyre gets loose, to GOUGE at Punk’s eyes!! Producers and security finally drag McIntyre away, Pearce helps the rest hurry Punk onto the ambulance! A grudge is a grudge, but is there something truly dark going on in McIntyre’s heart and soul?
WWE Intercontinental Championship Contender’s Tournament Triple Threat: Dominik Mysterio VS Dragon Lee VS Ilja Dragunov!
Dirty Dom narrowly escaped Damian Priest tonight, and he might just turn things around from losing in Berlin. Will Dom be able to slay two dragons at once? Or is he going to get burned one way or another?
The bell rings and the three circle. Dom looks at both opponents, not taking them all that seriously, and then he ELBOWS Dragunov, and ROCKS Lee! Dom BOOTS Dragunov, but Lee ROCKS Dom! Dragunov ROCKS Dom, now Dom pinballs between haymakers! The fans cheer as Dragunov & Dragon TOSS Dom up and out! The fans cheer more, Dragunov and Dragon circle. They tie up, Dragunov headlocks but Lee powers out. Dragunov RUNS Lee over, keeps moving, but Lee dodges a boot to RANA! Dragunov tumbles then bails out, and Lee builds speed! But Dom trips him up! The fans boo but Dom slingshot SENTONS!
Dom WRECKS Dragunov with a dropkick, but Lee kicks and fires hands! Lee runs, but Dom scoops to MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO! The fans boo Dom as he flexes, then he goes to Dragunov in a corner. Dom COHPS, but that just pisses Dragunov off! The fans fire up as Dragunov CHOPS Dom off his feet! Dragunov GERMAN SUPLEXES Dom, holds on, and then GERMAN SUPLEXES again! The fans fire up, Dom grabs Dragon, so Dragunov just DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEXES them! The Mile High City is now Suplex City, and Raw goes to break!
Raw returns and Lee has Dom up top. Lee climbs, fires hands, but Dom hits back! They brawl, Lee gets the edge, but Dragunov CLUBS Lee! And then brings him out to POWERBOMB! H-BOMB FOREARM! Cover, but Dom FROG SPLASHES it apart! Dom then covers Dragunov, TWO! Now Dom covers Lee, Dragunov breaks it! The fans fire up while all three men are down. Dragunov goes to ropes, drags himself up, and Dom dials it up! 61- NO! Dragunov blocks the call, goes out to the apron, and BOOTS Dom down! Then he fireman’s carries to APRON DEATH VALLEY!! Dom sputters, but Lee FLYING RANAS Dragunov to the floor!!
The fans are thunderous as Lee hurries up a corner! Dom is in the drop zone, but here comes Carlito! Caribbean Cool SHOVES Lee down, and there’s nothing that can be done because Triple Threats are No Disqualification! Carlito screws Lee like he has over and over again, but wait! Here comes Damian Priest! Priest storms down and he fires hands on Carlito! He DECKS Carlito, stomps away, and Dom runs up! Dom DROPKICKS Priest, but Priest barely budges! Dom gets scared and runs away! Priest chases Dom into the crowd, and then to the back! The fans cheer, as that leaves things to Lee and Dragunov now!
Dragunov and Lee fire up, and they start firing forearms! The fans rally, Dragunov CHPOS, CHOPS low, then CHOPS again! Dragunov runs, Lee follows and CHOPS! Then BOOTS! Dragunov JUMP KICKS! Lee dodges Dragunov to SNAP GERMAN! Dragunov is right up but Lee SUPERKICKS! Dragunov PELES! The fans fire up as Dragunov goes to ropes for the CONSTANT- NO, Lee slips the special lariat and tilt-o-whirls into a takedown! Dragunov fights up, Lee reels him back in, LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Dragunov survives and Lee can’t believe it! But the fans are thunderous, “This is Awesome!”
Dragunov and Lee rise, and Lee runs up. Dragunov puts him on the apron but Lee BUMPS him off buckles, then KICKS him away! Lee goes up and up to MISSILE- CHOP! Dragunov intercepts Lee, then fireman’s carries, CORNER DEATH VALLEY!! Cover, TWO!! Lee survives and the fans fire up again! Dragunov brings Lee up to the top rope then climbs up after him! But Lee fires forearms in return! Dragunov ends up in a Tree of Woe! Lee stands, WOE STOMP!! Lee sits Dragunov up in a corner, runs in, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! And then, tilt-o-whirl, but Dragunov slips through to cradle!! TWO!!
Lee escapes, runs up and BOOTS! And then V-TRIGGERS the Pele! SUPERKICK! Dragunov rebounds to TORPEDO MOSCOW!!! Cover, DRAGUNOV WINS!
Winner: Ilja Dragunov, by pinfall (advances to the #1 contender’s Fatal 4 Way)
Dom’s promise to go for gold goes up in smoke! Dragon Lee shows Ilja Dragunov respect, and now we’re one step closer the contender’s match! Who wins the second Triple Threat tonight to give us our field of four?
Backstage interview with Adam Pearce.
Cathy Kelley is with the Raw General Manager, and says with Bronson Reed out with illness tonight, there is a massive void in the last Triple Threat match. We still have Sheamus and Ludwig Kaiser, but has Pearce found a replacement for the third? It was an all day process, as you can imagine, because the locker room is coming out of the woodwork. The Intercontinental Championship is opportunity- Wait, Braun Strowman walks in!? The Monster Among Men is taped up heavily on his sides, and he says he heard they’re looking for someone to replace Bronson in the Triple Threat. Well, yeah, but Braun’s not cleared!
Braun gets that, he is a little banged up. Medical said that if he can go, it’s up to him. And he says he can go. Wait, Pearce isn’t even sure how Braun is even standing here, let alone asking for this match. If medical said that, and if Braun can look Pearce in the eyes and tell him he’s good… Braun leans in to say, “I can go. I want this match tonight.” Pearce says that’s poetic. Braun’s in! Braun thanks Pearce and heads out. Pearce says he needs to have a talk with medical. But will the Monster of All Monsters prove he’s a monster by somehow still putting on a banger with Sheamus and Kaiser?
Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair are here!
The StrongEST Duo is once again on top of the tag division as the NEW WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, and that brings them here to Denver! The fans fire up for Jade & Bianca, but they’re going to be ringside while two of their rival teams fight it out for a rematch! Will the Evil Genius & Sky Pirate set sail for the storm? Or will the Unholy Union magically turn things right back around?
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Match: Iyo Sky & Kairi Sane VS Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn!
Raw returns as DMG CTRL make their entrance, followed by the former tag team champions. The teams sort out Alba starts against Kairi. Kairi runs up but Alba kicks her low! Alba puts Kairi int he corner, stomps away, then tags Isla. Isla scrapes Kairi on the ropes, then SLAPS her! Kairi just scowls, then turns things around to CHOP! The fans fire up, Kairi runs, but Isla throws her down by her hair! Isla drags Kairi up, suplexes, but Kairi slips free! Kairi whips, Isla reverses, but Kairi goes up and RANAS! Isla tumbles out, Kairi fires up and the fans cheer. Kairi goes to the apron, FLYING KABUKI ELBOW!
Alba runs up. Kairi dodges and URAKENS! Iyo runs over to ASAI MOONSAULT! Direct hit on Alba, and DMG CTRL taunt Bianca & Jade. The fans fire up for that stare down, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Isla has a wristlock to keep Kairi from Iyo. Kairi fires forearms, reaches out, but Isla reels her in! SAIDO! Kairi tumbles to the corner, Isla runs up, and she ELBOWS Kairi! Isla taunts Iyo, runs in again, but Kairi dodges! Alba hurries to tag in and she stomps Kairi down! Alba suplexes but Kairi DDT counters! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Kairi crawls, finds her way over, hot tag to Iyo! The fans fire up as the Evil Genius SHOTEIS! SHOTES! And DROPKICKS! Isla runs up, but Iyo kicks a leg and SLAPS her! Alba kicks, Iyo blocks, and Iyo sends it into Isla! Alba helps Iyo up, but Iyo runs up, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and then handsprings!
Alba & Isla dodge, but the DOUBLE SHOTGUN takes them down! The fans fire up with Iyo while Alba and Isla go to corners. Bianca & Jade like this as Iyo hits a SHINKANSEN on Alba! Cover, TWO! Iyo is stunned, but she drags Alba up. Iyo underhooks, lifts, but Alba slips up and out! Gory Especial but Iyo BOOTS Isla! Iyo turns things around, to TIGER BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up and Iyo waistlocks Alba, to GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, Isla breaks it in time! Kairi attacks Isla as Bianca & Jade are getting into this. Kairi TOSSES Isla, then goes up a corner! The fans fire up for the INSANE ELBOW, but Isla pulls Bianca into it!!
Kairi takes Bianca out, and even hits the desk! Jade is stunned, checks on Bianca, and Alba goes after Iyo. Iyo hits back with a SHOTEI! Iyo sees what happened to Kairi, isn’t sure what to do, so she SLAPS Alba again! Jade DECKS Kairi for what happened! The ref missed it but Iyo say, and now she’s mad! But she also stops the roll-up by Alba! Iyo STOMPS Alba, covers, TWO! Isla is there to HOTSHOT Iyo!! Alba tags Isla, they drag Iyo up, for SOMETHING WICKED!! Cover, Unholy Union wins!
Winners: Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn, by pinfall (NEW #1 contenders to the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships)
While the wicked witches used their enemies against each other to take the win, Bianca & Jade storm in to confront DMG CTRL! The ref keeps another fight from breaking out, will DMG CTRL still get their fight with the champs anyway?
Kofi Kingston talks with Pearce.
All Kofi is saying is, Finn & JD haven’t defended the tag titles in over two months. Does Kofi think Pearce doesn’t know that? He’s been trying to get them to talk with him, but things have been crazy here. Kofi just wants to suggest something for The New Day. But wait, Gunther walks past them. Kofi says hey to the champ, and Gunther chuckles. Well, we know Der Ring General’s opinion on New Day, but he continues on to gorilla. What will the World Heavyweight Champion have to say about his big win in Berlin?
The Terror Twins regroup.
Rhea smiles as Priest walks up. Priest was gonna tell her he didn’t get at Dom, but he sees she’s “cheesing.” Did he say yes? Nope. What? Then what did he say? He said YEET! Well, that’s good. Priest and Rhea fist bump and Rhea even does the yeet bounce! Is Priest about to feel real Ucey?
Gunther heads to the ring!
Denver cheers Der Ring General, The King of the Ring, and the World Heavyweight Champion as he makes his way out, having made it through The Viper. Gunther holds up the belt with just a bit of a smirk, then he grabs the mic. The fans are torn, but Gunther says, “Bash In Berlin was the highest grossing gate for an arena show in the history of WWE. And you Denver degenerates have the honor to look at the man responsible for it! Your World Heavyweight Champion, Der Ring General, Gunther!” The fans are again torn, but Gunther continues, “And there’s more to celebrate for me. Because on Saturday, I’ve beaten one of the greatest legends this business has ever seen.”
And yes, Gunther said a lot of personal things before the match. And even though Gunther was right, he only said those things to bring out the greatest Randy Orton of all time. So now, he can stand here in front of the world and claim that he has beaten the greatest version of Randy Orton. The fans are still torn, but Gunther adds, “That’s alright, because at the end of the day, that big weekend was just another chapter in the legacy of the greatest World Heavyweight Champion in history.” The fans boo that, but here comes Sami Zayn! The fans fire up for the return of the Great Liberator, the Master Strategist, and the only man to defeat Gunther on Raw!
Sami says it is crazy to him, listening to Gunther back there, talking about legacy. Because Sami took these last few weeks to think back on his Intercontinental Championship reign. He was thinking about where he’s been and where he’s headed, and then Gunther talking about the legacy of the Intercontinental Championship. Everyone talks of it as the great workhorse title, all the greats that have held it. But what people forget to mention is that the true greats, the greatest of the greats, the legends like “Macho Man” Randy Savage, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, and Sami’s hero, Bret “The Hitman” Hart…
All of those guys, every single one of them, they won the title first, then used that to propel them to the next level, the world title. Every single one of them did that, which is also what Gunther did. And now, that’s exactly what Sami is going to do. The fans like the sound of that! Sami is coming after the one title that has eluded him his entire career, THE World Heavyweight Championship! The fans fire up more, and start chanting Sami’s name, but Gunther sighs. Sami is right, all those men he named, including Gunther, they used the Intercontinental Championship as a stepping stone. And after those reigns, they stepped up.
But whenever Sami held the Intercontinental Championship, he always stepped down. That impressive lift of legends he named, Sami’s name is not on it. But Gunther says that’s why the fans really like him! Whenever Sami gets knocked down, he picks himself up, dusts himself off, and returns to the ring. Whenever things don’t go Sami’s way, he picks himself up, he dusts himself off, and he returns to the middle of this ring! And now, Sami is here in front of Gunther to challenge him for the world title. That is very impressive, because when Gunther hears Sami, he hears the passion. When he looks at Sami, he sees the fire in his eyes.
So if Sami wants a shot at this, if Sami really wants the world title more than anything else, Gunther’s answer is no! The fans boo but Gunther grins. Gunther leaves Sami behind, feeling he’s been there and done that, but Sami shouts at him to hold on just one second! Gunther, Sami has watched your entire career, and you’ve never backed down from a fight. So why is Gunther doing it now? Sami thinks that maybe, as great as Gunther has been, and for all the great names he’s already beaten, he knows full well that ever since being in the WWE, Sami is the only guy who has beaten him! The fans cheer that!
Gunther sighs and turns around to look at Sami. Sami says he has Gunther’s attention now, huh? Gunther can run and hide, but make no mistake, Sami is coming after him to become World Heavyweight Champion! Sami has the last word, but will he be able to pull off the same underdog victory as he did at WrestleMania 40? Or will Gunther deny him from even having a shot?
Backstage interview with Jey Uso.
Jackie Redmond is with Main Event Jey, and she says we were just looking at his history with Damian Priest. Have Priest & Rhea given him any advice ahead of next week’s Fatal 4 Way and his potential match with Bron Breakker? Jey says no, but they’ll get through that, YEET. He got his hockey shirt, Colorado Avalanche, YEET! And Jey about to turn up all the way- Oh, Bron steps in now. Jackie steps aside, and Bron reminds Jey, there’s never been a member of Jey’s family to beat up on a member of Bron’s. Jey won’t be the one to do it. So just listen: Keep chasing Mami, keep yeeting, keep doing his thing. Because Bron will give Jey one chance to walk away.
Just drop out of the tournament, and keep chasing Dirty Dom’s sloppy seconds. Because if Jey doesn’t, and he goes after Bron and Bron’s Intercontinental Championship, Jey will lose. Jey chuckles, and takes the sunglasses off. “Thanks for the advice, rookie. But don’t worry about me, I’ma get mine. But you got my attention now, Uce. I’ma win this Intercontinental tournament, I’ma win this Intercontinental Championship, and I’ma beat your ass while I do it. YEET!” The Big Bad Booty Nephew has lit a fire inside Main Event Jey, will he only get himself burned?
WWE Intercontinental Championship Contender’s Tournament Triple Threat: Sheamus VS Ludwig Kaiser VS Braun Strowman!
This match was already gonna be a banger, but now The Celtic Warrior and the Impeccable German must go from preparing for a Tsunami to battling #OneBigSOB! While Braun is taped up like a Christmas present, will he be the one gifting himself a spot in that Fatal 4 Way? Or will another take advantage of Braun’s bravado and move on to the finals?
The bell rings and Kaiser eggs Sheamus, on before bailing out! The fans boo, but Sheamus pursues, and they brawl in front of commentary! The fans fire up, Kaiser gets the edge, but then Sheamus turns that around on him! Sheamus fireman’s carries to ROLLING SENTON on the floor! Braun goes out the side, runs up on them both, and The Strowman Express CLOBBERS both Sheamus and Kaiser! Braun clutches his side, but he drags Sheamus up to POST him! Braun growls in pain, but then he runs at Kaiser! Kaiser moves, Braun CRASHES through barriers! The fans lose their minds while Braun is down, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Sheamus hits Kaiser with an IRISH BACKBREAKER! Kaiser crawls to a corner, Sheamus runs up, but Kaiser dodges and Sheamus POSTS himself! Kaiser has Sheamus dangling out the ring, and Kaiser runs to DROPKICK Sheamus down! The fans boo but Kaiser sees Sheamus has ended up by the steel steps. Kaiser goes out, builds speed, but BRAUN CHUCKS AN ARMCHAIR! The Monster rises and roars, and the fans are thunderous! They’re losing their minds again in Denver, and Braun puts Sheamus in the ring. Braun LARIATS, LARIATS again, then choke grips! CHOKE SLAM! Cover, TWO!
Braun grits his teeth, adrenaline wearing off, but he rips his shirt away! Sheamus flounders to a corner, Braun goes corner to corner, but Sheamus sends him into buckles! Sheamus KNEES Braun to the apron! Sheamus fires hands into the lower back! Sheamus clamps on, and fans fire up for BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! Sheamus CLUBS all the way to TEN, and some of that tape on Braun’s chest is coming loose! Sheamus lowers his kneepad, to BLAST Braun off the apron! But Kaiser is back to fireman’s carry! ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Cover, TWO! Sheamus survives and Kaiser is mad, but he storms around while fans boo.
Kaiser drags Sheamus up, clinches, SIDE- NO, Sheamus slips free, fireman’s carries, but Kaiser fights free to ENZIGIRI! Kaiser runs, but into a BROGUE!! Cover, TWO as Pete Dunne drags Sheamus away! We knew the Bruiserweight was in Denver from last night on No Mercy, but it seems he stayed just to screw over Sheamus! Dunne RAMS Sheamus into the apron, then SHILLELAGH CRACKS him!! The fans boo but Kaiser smiles. But Braun SPLASHES Kaiser! Then scoop and MONSTER SLAM!!! Cover, Braun wins!!
Winner: Braun Strowman, by pinfall (advances to the #1 contender’s Fatal 4 Way)
The Monster of All Monsters makes good on being “cleared as tolerated,” but it was really Dunne who made all the difference! With the Fatal 4 Way now set, will Braun bulldoze his way to the Intercontinental Championship?
Priest talks with Jey.
Priest appreciates Jey taking this match, but Priest knows they have a past they can’t ignore. Priest wants to talk about it, but Jey tells him, “Believe it or not, I used to be you. No friends, lost your family. But I still respect you, Uce. Plus, man, I ain’t gonna say no to Rhea.” Priest says that’s fair. But this match with lame-ass Judgment Day, this is for Rhea. Jey says wepa, Priest says yeet. Will there be some #MainEventPunishment in store for Finn & JD?
Backstage interview with Pete Dunne.
Jackie catches up with The Bruiserweight to ask him about how he just cost Sheamus a shot at the Intercontinental Championship. Is there anything he wants to say? Yeah, go tell Sheamus that was a message from an old friend. Now Dunne’s on his way to Orlando for NXT, where he will smash Trick Williams. Wait, so is she to tell Sheamus the message is from Butch? Dunne scowls, and tells her to never call him, “Butch.” Dunne storms off, but will he butcher Trick on his way to that #1 Contender’s Fatal 4? Or is karma going to catch up with him one way or another?
Finn Balor & JD McDonagh VS Damian Priest & Jey Uso!
Judgment Day failed to win in Berlin, but they just had to come back for more. And while they put a caveat on this match, he underestimated just how badly people want to beat Judgment Day down! Will Priest & Jey YEET The Prince & The Ace right out of Denver? Or will the WWE World Tag Team Champions be riding high in the end?
Raw returns and Judgment Day makes their entrance. Given everything that’s already happened tonight, it makes sense it is only Finn & JD, for now. The teams sort out and Finn starts against Priest. The bell rings, and Finn runs away and tags JD! Priest is annoyed and the fans boo, but Finn soaks up heat as JD steps in. JD and Priest circle, then JD dodges to CHOP! Priest doesn’t even flinch! Priest BOOTS JD right outta the ring! Finn is absolutely stunned! And then Priest TOSSES Finn into the ring! Finn panics, wants mercy, but then he runs away again! JD returns to KICK and KICK and KICK!
JD whips but Priest blocks! Priest whips and ELBOWS JD down! The fans fire up and Priest drags JD up to TOSS him to the corner. Priest UPPERCUTS, tags Jey, and the fans fire up with “YEET!” Jey runs up to ELOBOW JD! Then PELE! JD falls, Jey covers, TWO! Jey drags JD up but JD JAWBREAKERS! JD drags Jey over, tags Finn, and they mug Jey. Finn fires hands, the ref counts, but Finn soaks up more heat. The fans boo, but Finn stomps away on Jey! Tag to JD and he drags Jey up. JD whips, drop toeholds, and then runs to drop a leg, brother! Tag back to Finn, and he sits Jey up to ELBOW him in the head.
Finn taunts Priest, then drags Jey back up for another ELBOW! Finn rains down fists, taunts Priest more, then drags Jey up. Finn puts Jey on ropes to CHOKE him! The ref counts, Finn lets off, but JD DROPKICKS Jey! The fans boo, Finn taunts them, then he whips Jey. Jey reverses to TOSS Finn! JD runs up, Jey TOSSES him, too! The fans fire up, Priest holds the ropes so Jey can FLY! Direct hit on Finn & JD and the fans fire up while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns once again and JD stomps away on Jey in the corner. Finn soaks up the heat, then tags in, so that he can taunt Priest. Finn goes over to Jey, but Jey ROCKS Finn! Jey ELBOWS JD, ROCKS Finn, repeat! Fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” as Jey fires more hands on Finn, but Finn RAMS Jey into the corner! Finn RAMS in again and again, then lets off to tag JD. JD stomps Jey, drags him out to snapmare, then tag ton Finn for a slingshot STOMP! Finn tags JD back in, JD ARABIAN PRESSES! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up but JD clamps onto Jey’s arm. JD grinds the arm in a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! The fans rally as Jey endures!
Jey fights up, throws hands, but JD hits back! They go back and forth, “YEET! BOO! YEET! BOO!” Jey gets the edge, “YEET! YEET!” Pop, lock, some stank, but JD HEADBUTTS! But Jey PELES! Both men fall and the fans are thunderous! Jey and JD crawl, hot tags to Finn and Priest! The fans fire up as Priest finally rallies on Finn with big haymakers! BELL CLAP for JD, then a FLAPJACK! Finn runs up, into a KICK, KICK and ROLLING ELBOW! Finn wobbles, Priest DECKS him! The fans fire up as Priest ELBOWS JD in a corner, then ELBOWS Finn in the other! ELBOW for JD again! Priest TOSSES JD, but Finn rolls Priest up! TWO!!
Finn runs to SLINGBLADE! Then he loads up, runs, but into a JUMP KICK! Finn wobbles again and the fans fire up for Priest! Priest runs, for the COMEBACKER! Priest aims, choke grips, SOUTH OF- NO, Finn victory rolls to a cover, TWO! Priest stands, UPPERCUTS, but Finn distracts the ref! JD HOTSHOTS Priest! Finn hits an EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Cover, TWO! Priest survives but Finn tags JD. JD brings Priest around to kick low. JD CLUBS Priest, tags Finn, and they double whip. Priest breaks the line, Jey tags in, and Priest DOUBLE LARIATS! Jey is up top, to DOUBLE CROSSBODY! Then he SUPERKICKS Finn!
SUPERKICK for JD! JD rebounds, swings, misses, SPEAR!! Jey takes JD down but he’s not done! The fans fire up as Jey climbs the corner again! Finn distracts the ref, LIV trips Jey!! The fans boo as the Women’s World Champion saves her boys, and Jey falls, clutching his boys! The fans boo but Finn tags in. Finn aims, runs up, SLINGBLADE! Jey flounders and Finn takes aim! SHOTGUN! Jey falls, JD tags in, and Finn goes up! COUP DE GRACE! And MOONSAULT! Cover, PRIEST BREAKS IT! The fans are thunderous, Liv is furious, but the ref tells her to get off the apron! WAIT! Rhea Ripley storms her way out here!
The fans fire up as even with a bad leg, Mami makes her way out. Liv is laughing, this is a joke to her! Liv dares Rhea to try something on her one good leg. Rhea smiles, and she JAMS Liv with the crutch! Liv runs as Rhea tries to hammer her! The crutch breaks up but Rhea still chases Liv on one-and-a-half legs! Liv runs away into the night, but Finn is shocked! Priest tags in, Rhea says “SUCK IT!” Priest DECKS JD, and he BOOTS Finn! Then he brings Finn up, only for JD to make the save! Priest blocks JD’s kick and sends it into Finn! Jey returns, SPEAR for Finn! Priest drags JD up to hit RAZOR’S EDGE!!
Rhea cheers as Priest tags in Jey! Jey goes up, fans chant “YEET! YEET! YEET!” for the USO SPLASH!! Cover, Jey & Priest win!
Winners: Damian Priest & Jey Uso, by pinfall
Rhea sings along with the song, because Main Event Jey came through for the Terror Twins! Will Rhea be in an even better mood when she can get her hands on Liv? Will Jey YEET the other three men in next week’s Fatal 4 Way so he can head right for Bron Breakker?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw to follow Bash In Berlin and keep things moving, though mostly building next week’s “Season Premiere” episode, which will be the last one of those on USA Network with the Netflix move happening in 2025. But very good promo from Gunther to follow his win over Orton, and a rather interesting move making Sami Zayn the next challenger. Sami’s argument of “Intercontinental to World Championship” and then Gunther’s counter of “Not for Sami apparently,” good stuff. But it feels like if Gunther “corrected” the controversy of his previous win over Orton, he probably “gets back” that loss from Sami to solidify his world title reign.
And of course, Sami can move up to be challenger because holy crap, McIntyre once again tried to murder CM Punk. Punk had a great promo suggesting he was moving on and going for the championship, and then for McIntyre to completely destroy that notion was great stuff. To be fair, it was a given McIntyre wasn’t letting Punk get away from him yet, the story is 1-1. And just when I didn’t think they would, McIntyre goes and breaks that bracelet! Even with how this is going into a Hell in the Cell territory, this is going to most definitely make the Strap Match look tame. Though to be fair, that’s also because it was the dumb four corners version.
Anyway, very good Mixed Six Tag, though of course Gable had to get involved so that American Made would win. I like the Mixed 8 Person Street Fight, that’s going to be wild stuff. But I suspect that if this feud is to continue, American Made needs to find a way to win. And while there are No Disqualifications in a Street Fight, maybe American Made still cheats by bringing in a new member to have some kind of numbers advantage. Well, I suppose they’re the ones at a disadvantage because the Wyatt Sick6 is five people… Well, one way or another, something has to happen where American Made wins because it feels too soon to end the feud.
Very good match of Zelina VS Shayna, but of course PFC used their numbers to win. Lyra making a return is great, and I’m pretty sure her plan for Calgary is to bring Natalya back to Raw. That’ll be a solid Six Woman Tag, but I wonder if Natty is brought back to then join PFC. There was that one moment like a month or so ago when Natty told Sonya she was onboard, but then they left her out of PFC officially forming and naming themselves. This could be a roundabout way to fixing that oversight. Though at the same time, there’s no midcard title to have a fourth member to take (unless you count the new Women’s Speed Championship).
The Women’s Tag Team Championship contenders movie was really good stuff, but OUCH, Kairi going face first into the desk after quite literally bouncing off Bianca was rough. In that standoff after the match, it was clear Kairi’s eye was red and she maybe had some blood from a broken nose. Hopefully she is okay, DMG CTRL is already without Dakota Kai, they can’t lose more members. But Alba & Isla as the winners, we get one more rematch of them and Bianca-Jade, so that’ll be like a tiebreaker blowoff situation. I feel like they aren’t going to hot potato the belts right back to Alba & Isla, and they’ll surely build up other teams like PFC or Chelsea Green & Piper Niven after this.
Great stuff with Judgment Day throughout the night as usual, but this really is the “lame ass Judgment Day.” They keep losing, even with numbers and interference, what are they even going to do? Dom & Liv setting Rhea up for the sneak attack was good for building the Women’s World Championship rematch while also setting up the main event tonight. Priest making sure Dom lost his Triple Threat was great, and we still got awesome stuff even before then. Dragunov winning is a great move, he alone ramps up that Fatal 4 Way by quite a bit.
And while Bronson unfortunately gets hit with COVID, I do appreciate Braun being his replacement. That’s classic Braun right there. Speaking of classic Braun, it seems Dunne “wasn’t finished with Sheamus.” He screws Sheamus over, Braun is in the Fatal 4, but given how Bron got in Jey’s face, it has to be Jey winning the Fatal 4. Jey being Priest’s teammate tonight was also good stuff, continues to tease the Rhea-Jey kayfabe relationship and fans are having fun with that. Jey wins to get momentum going into the Fatal 4, Rhea has momentum going after Liv, and Priest can gain momentum going into a grudge match with Finn because that’s the endgame there, too.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Classic Royal Rumble
Attitude Of Aggression #350- The Big Five Project: Royal Rumble ’97
The Big Five Project returns as the Attitude Era hits its stride with Stone Cold Steve Austin winning his first Royal Rumble Tune in!
On this special 350th Episode of the show, the Big Five Project returns as we enter the year PC Tunney has been looking forward to for a very long time. 1997 is here and so to is the Attitude Era. More or less anyway. We begin what will surely be an epic run of episodes here on the Big Five Project with Royal Rumble ’97. It was a night that saw the WWE return to a stadium as over 61,000 fans packed the Alamodome in San Antonio to see the boyhood dream come true all over again as Shawn Michaels reclaimed the WWF Championship from Sycho Sid. But it was also the night that saw “Stone Cold’ Steve Austin capture the first of his three Royal Rumble wins, and the most controversial of all of them as Austin was eliminate, but the refs never saw it. Austin’s victory would set off a wild chain reaction of events that would completely shift the landscape for WrestleMania XIII. In reality, the entire evening was a who’s-who of huge players in WWF at the time, even if they still were not quite fully aligned with the gimmicks that would launch the industry into the stratosphere. It was an epic night in every sense of the word so come with us deep into the heart of Texas and celebrate as the Attitude Era begins to hit its stride with Royal Rumble ’97!
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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; Davis & The Dogs win.
- AEW World Championship No Count Outs: Darby Allin VS Sammy Guevara; Darb wins and retains the title.
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?
The trios sort out and Davis starts against Dez. They circle, but then The Dogs rush in! The ref stops them, Davis runs up on Dez, but Dez dodges! Dez dodges again, SHOTGUNS The Dogs, then SUPERKICKS Davis! Dez jumps on for a SLEEPER, Zach tags in, and Myron helps out as The Rascalz mug Davis! They beat Davis down in the corner and the fans fire up! The ref counts, The Rascalz back off, then Zach tags Dez back in. They double whip but The dogs bail Davis out. The fans boo but The Rascalz run up to TRIPLE BOOT Davis & The Dogs down! Then they build speed, only for The Dogs to CLOBBER Zach & Myron!
Dez DIVES, but Davis catches him! And CHOPS him down! The Dogs beat up on Zach & Myron on the outside, Davis CHOKES Dez with a chair, but the ref reprimands. Davis puts Dez in the ring, Finlay CHOKES Myron while Connors whips, but Zach reverses! Connors hits railing hard and writhes on the floor. Myron whips Finlay into railing, and Dez dodges Davis as Davis runs up in the corner! Dez ENZIGIRIS again and again and again! Then Zach joins in, ENZIGIRI GAMANGIRI SANDWICH! Tag to Zach, they speed blitz Davis, then Myron joins in with a DOUBLE STOMP! The Rascalz combine, but The Dogs catch Dez!
The Dogs use Dez to CLOBBER Zach, and THROW him at Myron! The Dogs whip Zach, DOUBLE ELBOW, then SENTON! SLIDING SHOULDER! Davis SENTONS on top! The fans boo but Davis & The Dogs soak it up while Collision goes picture in picture.
Davis drags Zach up just to CLUB him down. Then he drags Zach up to whip hard into the corner. Davis tags Connors, Connors ROCKS Zach, then ROCKS him again. But Zach hits back! Zach backs Connors down, but Connors UPPERCUTS him down! Connors taunts the fans and The Rascalz, then drags Zach back up. Connors RAMS Zach into the corner, tags Finlay, and Finlay stomps away on Zach. The ref counts, Finlay stops, but then Davis CHOKES Zach behinds the ref’s back! Davis gets away with it, then flexes to soak up heat. Finlay puts Zach on the ropes, backs off as the ref reprimands, but that lets Connors CLOBBER Zach!
Finlay then hoists Zach up, BROKEN ARROW! Zach gets distance from that throw, and Finlay flexes. Cover, TWO! Finlay drags Zach into shoulder claws, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns as Zach fires body shots on Finlay, but Finlay throat chops! Zach sputters, Finlay tags Connors, and they double whip Zach, but Zach BLASTS Davis! Finlay runs up, blocks a boot, but Zach reels him in, pushes him down, then hops over! Zach then slips under Connors, but Connors gets a leg! Zach BOOTS Connors into Finlay! Zach crawls, but Connors BLASTS The Rascalz! The fans boo but Connors CLOBBERS Zach, too! Connors soaks up heat then drags Zach up. Connors whips, Zach handsprings, JUMP KNEE! The fans fire up, both men crawl, and we get hot tags on Finlay and Myron! Myron ducks Finlay to then dodge and GUILLOTINE LEG DROP!
Myron goes up, up, and he leaps, but Finlay gets under. Finlay blocks a kick, spins Myron, but Myron DRAGON WHIPS! Connors runs up, Myron dodges, and Dez UPPERCUTS! SUPERKICKS! And CUTTERS! Myron runs up on Finlay, whips, but Finlay reverses. Finlay ducks a boot but the SUPERKICK hits! Dez joins in, DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! The Rascalz hoist Finlay up, SLINGSHOT NECKBREAKER BOMB COMBO! Cover, TWO!! Finlay survives but Myron tags Zach. Zach & Myron get Finlay up for a torture rack while Dez climbs, but Davis SHOVES Dez down! Connors saves Finlay, then Finlay hits an IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER on Myron!
Connors SNAP POWERSLAMS Zach! The fans boo but Finlay tags Davis. Davis goes up top, Finlay and Connors get Zach and Myron up in Electric Chair Lifts, but Myron & Zach each POISON-RANA free! Dez goes up to get Davis! SUPERPLEX! The fans fire up while everyone is down around ringside! The Rascalz rise and regroup, then they build speed! TRIPLE TOPES!! The fans are all fired up as The Rascalz get Davis in! “This is Awesome!” as The Rascalz then combine for the SWING OUT TRIPLE DROPKICK!! The fans fire up while Davis is in the drop zone! Zach goes up, Dez tags in, and Zach SWANTON BOMBS!
Dez climbs up top, Myron tags in, Dez FROG SPLASHES! Myron goes up, he adds the 450 SPLASH! Cover, THE DOGS BREAK IT! The fans can’t believe it but The Rascalz go after The Dogs! They TOSS The Dogs out, but then the brawling continues! Finlay fireman’s carries Dez for a SNAKE EYES off the railing! Connors JEEP FLIPS Zach! The Dogs then go after Myron, but he goes Matrix to dodge! DOUBLE CUTTERS on the kip up! Myron runs, FLYING- NO! Davis stops the cutter to LARIAT Myron back in! Then Davis runs, hits the REBOUNDER!! Davis tags Finlay, and Davis PENDULUM DRIVERS! Feed to Finlay for the suplex!
Connors is up top, FULL CLIP!! Cover, Davis & Dogs win!
Winners: Mark Davis, Clark Connors & Davis Finlay, by pinfall
The Savage King warns Chris Jericho and his team that if they want carnage, they’re gonna get carnage! Will anyone survive the star-studded 7 VS 7 Stadium Stampede?
Backstage interview with Anna Jay.
Lexy Nair is with the Queenslayer and commends her on that great return match against Willow Nightingale a couple weeks ago. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to stop the Comeback Killer. Anna gives all the respect to Willow, her moves hurt. Maybe Anna dove into the deep end, but she didn’t drown. So while Willow is still TBS Champion, maybe Willow isn’t quite the Comeback Killer. Anna came back, is still here, and there is still a lot left for them to do. And by that, she means her and Tay Melo! The besties reunite, and Tay says if Anna is back, and she is back, then there’s one thing they gotta do.
Anna tells if they wanna find out what that is, #JustTryUs! TayJay is back again, but are they going to fight their way right to the Divine Dominion’s tag titles?
AEW World Championship No Count Outs: Darby Allin VS Sammy Guevara!
The Relentless One may have gotten MJF to accept the Double or Nothing challenge, but he is always up for a fight! The Spanish God still has the ROH World Tag Team Championship around his waist, but he wants even more gold to show off to his wife and daughter! Who gets what they want tonight to then head for Queens, New York?
As he makes his entrance, Sammy brings a table out from under the ring and sets it up ringside, planning ahead for the wild fight he and Darby are about to have! The introductions are made, and Darby kneels down with the belt, only for Sammy to STOMP him into it!! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Sammy holds up the belt as if he’s already won it! Sammy puts the belt aside, the bell rings, and Sammy KNEES Darby right outta the ring! Sammy THROWS Darby into railing, THROWS him in again, then goes back to his table! Sammy puts the table by the stage, then he drags Darby up. Sammy THROWS Darby into more railing! And more railing!
Sammy grabs a ladder and he brings it over to his table! The ref reprimands, there are no count outs but there are still disqualifications! Sammy doesn’t seem to care, he still stands his ladder up near that table. Sammy then lines up a shot, and he JUMP KNEES Darby back down! “I’m gonna be the world champion! Me! Not him!” Sammy drags Darby up, puts him on the table, and he rains down fists! Sammy climbs the ladder, goes to the very top, and reminds us that he’s loco! SUPER SWANTON BOMB through the table!! The fans go nuts as Darby and Sammy are both down in the wreckage!
The ref checks both men, and Sammy sits up first. Sammy drags Darby up with a headlock, brings him to the ring, and Sammy covers, TWO!! Darby survives and Sammy is furious! Sammy drags Darby up, torture racks, and GO TO- NO, Darby blocks and turns Sammy over! SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!! Sammy endures, reaches out, but Darby is looking dizzy! Darby falls over?! Sammy grins as Darby sputters, but the ref has Sammy hold on, he needs to check! Darby is conscious but dazed, and Sammy hurries to the apron. Springboard FROG SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives and Sammy is beside himself!
Sammy pushes Darby to a cover, TWO! Darby refuses to give up, despite how it looks. Sammy puts Darby up top, but Darby fires body shots! Darby HEADBUTTS Sammy down, then adjusts, but Sammy trips Darby up! Darby hits buckle, then apron, then floor! Sammy soaks up the heat while the ref checks Darby again. Darby flounders and crawls but refuses to stop, so Sammy fires hands! Sammy climbs up on Darby but Darby fires hands in return! Darby shoves Sammy, Sammy goes up the steps and JUMP SOBATS! Sammy says #AndNew AEW World Champion! Sammy soaks up more heat, then he drags Darby up.
Sammy puts Darby in the ring, drags him up, then KNEES him low! Sammy grins, suplexes, and that’s just Uno Amigo! That means “One Friend.” Sammy hits Dos Amigos! Then THREE AMIGOS! Cover, TWO! Sammy is frustrated as Darby survives again. Sammy clamps on with a chinlock, not quite a bulldog choke, but Darby is still sputtering for air. The fans rally as hard as they can, and Darby rises up to fire body shots! Darby runs, but Sammy SUPERKICKS! Darby falls, Sammy covers, TWO!! Darby scrambles away but Sammy stalks him, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Sammy digs his boot into Darby’s face at the ropes, but the ref counts. Sammy stops, talks some trash, then stalks Darby to a corner. Sammy drags Darby up, whips him corner to corner hard, and Darby flounders out of the ring. Sammy pursues, drags Darby up, and he talks more trash on the fans. Sammy stands Darby up to ROCK him, then push him around. Sammy drags Darby up and THROWS him into railing! Sammy talks more trash, then walks around commentary so he can take a headset and tell everyone what he’s doing as he does it! He stomps Darby, taunts him, then has to go follow Darby around the way.
Sammy follows Darby into the ring, stands him up, but Darby fires hands! Sammy KNEES low, KNEES again and again, then ROCKS Darby! Darby falls over, but Sammy CHOKES Darby on the ropes! The ref counts, Sammy stops, and Darby coughs and sputters again. Sammy has the legs, he puts Darby under the ring, CATAPULT GUILLOTINE! Darby writhes and coughs again, but Sammy steps out to the apron. Sammy looms over Darby, drags him up by his chain, and Collision returns to single picture. Darby fights the suplex, then blocks a kick to FLIP Sammy! Sammy lands on his feet, but Darby SHOTGUNS Sammy down!
The fans fire up as Darby rises again! Darby has his second wind and he builds speed to DIVE! Into a CUTTER on the floor! Sammy puts Darby back in, Sammy springboards in, but into a REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Darby catches Sammy now and the fans fire up! Sammy flails, reaches out, but Darby pushes him down with his body weight! Sammy still endures, crawls forward, and reaches the ROPEBREAK! Darby lets go and the fans rally up again. Fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but this has to end somehow. Darby sees Sammy on the apron, and he goes to the corner! Darby climbs, but Sammy rolls to the far side.
Darby hops down, waits on Sammy to stand, and he runs up, but into an eye poke! Sammy hoe up, and he APRON DOUBLE STOMPS Darby down! Cover, TWO!! Sammy is frustrated but he drags Darby up to the top rope. Sammy climbs up to join Darby, but Darby fights the suplex! They trade body shots, and Darby SHOVES Sammy! Sammy backflips through! Sammy is right back up top, SUPER SPANISH FLY!! Sammy crawls to the cover, TWO! Sammy clutches his knee and grits his teeth. Sammy brings the kneepad down to release some pressure, then stands up. The fans rally as Sammy hobbles over to Darby, but Darby JAWBREAKERS!
Sammy staggers, Darby runs up and fires forearms! The fans fire up as Darby roars and runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Darby wobbles, Sammy runs, but Darby blows past! Springboard and COFFIN SPLASH! The fans fire up again as Darby fires fast hands, RAMS low, then hops on, CODE RED! Cover, TWO!! Sammy survives and Darby is stunned! The fans rally up as Darby has Sammy in the dragon sleeper! But Sammy fires knees, snapmares free, only for Darby to ELBOW him away! Darby climbs, but Sammy SUPERKICKS the legs! Torture rack and GO TO HOSPITAL! Darby staggers around, but Sammy torture racks again! GO TO HOSPITAL!!
Darby flops down and Sammy goes to the corner! Sammy goes up top, FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO?!?! Sammy has no words, English or Spanish, but Darby flops out of the ring. Sammy goes out after Darby, and he brings out the other table! The fans rally as Sammy brings it over to set up by ringside. Sammy makes sure it is angled just right before he puts Darby on it. The fans boo, but then Sammy goes to the corner! Sammy climbs, reminds us again that he’s loco, and Sammy SUPER 630s only through the table!! Darby avoids disaster, then he puts Sammy back in! COFFIN DROP!!! Cover, DARBY WINS!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
As if his reign wasn’t wild and reckless before, Darby just doubled down with Sammy here tonight! And yet, he’s now set for a showdown with Speedball in Portland! Will no one and nothing stop Darby Allin from doing this again and again? Or is he about to write a check his body can’t cash?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision that not only fed Double or Nothing but did a great job following up ROH Supercard of Honor, assuring fans that ROH does matter after all, despite the lack of building contenders and therefore new champions. I mean, Athena is STILL champion, even when Survival of the Fittest was the best way to dethrone her while protecting her. But good interaction from Athena and Mina ahead of their Owen Hart Cup match, and if Athena is going to still be champion even now, she might as well just be a finalist already. On the other end, it’d be great if Willow also got to the finals to potentially be a two-time Queen of Harts.
Speaking of Willow, great promo with Conglomeration, great match with Red Velvet, but with Velvet still the ROH Women’s World TV Champion, it makes sense that Willow retains her title. Great Six Man Tag from Conglomeration VS Shane Taylor Promotions, and The Conglomeration’s win helps them build momentum towards all their stories. Very good promo from Kyle, very good promo from Death Riders, and I feel like Kyle should at least last the 20 minute time limit to earn his title match with Moxley for Double or Nothing. Meanwhile, Cassidy & Roddy are NOT winning against FTR, FTR has to settle things with Cope & Christian first.
Ciampa going after Briscoe, that whole brawl, and then Briscoe upping the ante for Dynamite, that No Disqualification match is going to be awesome. Very good tag match of Joe & Bowens VS Lethal & Lee, with a good win for The Opps. Very good promo from Joe & Bowens after, and a very good promo from Ospreay, too. Joe VS Ospreay could be a show stealer, but I would think Ospreay wins so that his story with The Death Riders can be part of the Owen Cup. TayJay being back together is great, and I can see them going right at Divine Dominion and easily lasting the five minutes to then earn their title match later on.
Great Six Man Tag of Davis & Dogs VS Rascalz, but with Stadium Stampede looming, naturally Davis & Dogs won to bring momentum for their team. I’d expect The Demand to have their own tune-up for the three-hour super show go-home next week, but they might’ve announced that tonight if that were the case. Very good promo from Lio Rush to further this Jekyll & Hyde/Smeagle & Gollum type of gimmick for him. For those who didn’t watch Supercard (or haven’t read my article on it), Action Andretti turned on Lio Rush and partially blamed Lio’s new dark side for it. RIP CRU, we hardly knew you, but Action VS this Lio is going to be great stuff between AEW and ROH programming.
And of course, another insane instant classic from Darby Allin as he and Sammy use No Count Outs to get hardcore. Good bit of selling from Darby to tease his body giving out on him, but naturally he wins out. They might do a similar spot during his match against Speedball on Wednesday to make it seem MJF has a chance of taking the title at Double or Nothing.
My Score: 8.9/10
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