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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (12/2/25)
The clock is ticking…
Who will be ready for the Deadline?
NXT returns home from New York City, and the five women in this year’s Iron Survivor Challenge will be holding a summit ahead of their golden opportunity!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Thea Hail w/ Joe Hendry VS Arianna Grace w/ Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo; Thea wins.
- Tavion Heights VS Josh Briggs; Briggs wins.
- Six Woman Tag: The Fatal Influence VS Sol Ruca, Lola Vice & Kendal Grey; Sol, Lola & Kendal win.
- OTM VS Chase U; OTM wins.
- High Stakes 8 Man Tag: DarkState VS Je’Von Evans, Leon Slater, Myles Borne & Joe Hendry; Je’Von, Leon, Myles & Hendry win, but Myles chooses his spot in the Iron Survivor Challenge.
PLAY BY PLAY
Ava Raine is in the ring.
The NXT General Manager is here, and she already has Sol Ruca, Lola Vice, Jordynne Grace, Kelani Jordan & Kendal Grey with her. “Ladies, you all have the honor of being handpicked by the Greatest Of All Time, John Cena, to compete in this year’s Iron Survivor Challenge. One of you will walk out of Deadline as the new #1 Contender to the NXT Women’s Championship.” The fans applaud, and Ava says a win on Saturday could change the path of their careers forever. Ladies, the floor is all yours. Sol starts by thanking Ava, and saying last week, Ethan Page gave her some unsolicited advice. But he did say that Sol is a world champion caliber talent. The fans cheer that!
Now, normally Sol doesn’t care what comes out of that man’s mouth. But if Ethan Page can see her that way, then it’s about damn time she sees herself that way, too. The fans cheer that! Sol says this past year has been a roller coaster for her. She’s had her highs, and she’s definitely had her lows. She went from being a double champion with her best friend by her side, to standing here empty handed. Now, her life has been a little strange, a little rough, a little complicated, but honestly, there’s a pretty simple path for her to gain her peace back. That is to win at Deadline, and walking into New Year’s Evil to become the NXT Women’s Champion!
The fans applaud again but Jordynne Grace speaks up. “That’s a nice thought, Sol, but take it from someone with experience. The path is never that simple. I’ve come this close too many times to lose again. I’m ready to run through a brick wall to win that title, and there is not a woman in this ring who can stop me.” She and Kelani start snapping at each other, but Lola steps up next. “Jordynne, callete la boca.” The fans cheer that! “You’re not the only one that’s been grinding here, mama. John Cena chose all of us for a reason, pero he picked me because no matter how many times I’ve gotten screwed, I still believe in myself.” The fans also cheer that.
Lola says from NXT to AAA, Vice City is everywhere! And if not for Lainey Reid, Lola would be champion right now! Kendal says, “Look, look, look. Maybe that’s true. But right now, the only champion in here is me.” The fans also cheer that! Kendal says she knows she’s the underdog, but she always rises to the level of her competition. And she also knows that this will be one of the toughest challenges for her, but she’s built on big moment! Kelani already tells Kendal to shut up! The fans boo but Kelani says sure, Kendal is Evolve Women’s Champion, and that’s great. But now she’s swimming with sharks and there’s blood in the water.
Kelani asks Lola and Jordynne, “How many failed attempts is it gonna take for you to realize that you’ll never be good enough for the Women’s title? So no one cares about your excuses because they’re not valid. This is the Iron Survivor Challenge, and there’s no match like it. This match is electrifying, dynamic, innovative. Ironically, all words to describe Kelani Jordan.” The fans boo as Kelani says she realizes there are only two people here who have done this before, and it’s her and Sol. But Sol’s knee is all jacked up, and she won’t even have her bestie by her side.
So all you can come out here, talk a big game, but guess what? At Deadline, Kelani walks out the #1 contender. They’re all stand-ins, and she’s the Standout! The fans tell Kelani off, she demands some respect, but here comes the Fatal Influence! Jacy Jayne mockingly applauds and says, “Wow. I just wanted to come out here and say just how excited I am! Really, I can’t wait to be at Deadline to see who the lucky loser at New Year’s Evil is gonna be. Because now that the NXT Women’s Championship is back around my beautiful, itty-bitty, two-inch waist, all order has been restored in NXT. Which brings me to my next question.
“In what world do you think I’m gonna let any of you losers ruin that for me?! Let’s look at the playing field, shall we? Sol Ruca! Poor Sol, with her broken heart and her bum leg. And then we have, oh! The new flavor of the week, Kendal Grey! Who is clearly way in over her head. And then oh, wow, I can always run it back with Jordynne and Lola, only for it to feel like deja vu when you both, cough cough, choke once again. Oh, and there’s Kelani! Hey girl~! How you doin’? Yeah, I know, I don’t like her either. But y’know what, Kelani? I’m glad that you’re finally showing some spine. But you’re talking a little too confident for someone who just lost her title in New York City, so shh.”
Kelani tells Jacy that she’d still be champion if not for “this meat head.” Grace says say that to her face. Kelani pie faces her instead! Grace TACKLES Kelani! The others are stunned, but then the Influence rushes the ring! They brawl with Sol, Lola & Kendal and the fans fire up! Sol TOSSES Lainey, Kendal SUPERKICKS Fallon, and Lola SOBATS Jacy outta the ring! The Influence regroups, will Jacy’s newest reign be short lived with this many top stars aiming for her?
Thea Hail & Joe Hendry talk backstage.
Thea loved seeing John Cena say he believed in Joe Hendry, and even did the spin! Not as good, but still. Joe says yes, this year has been full of career highlights, and to have the Greatest Of All Time pick him to be in the Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge is up there. But tonight, he has the 8 Man Tag with Dark State. Stacks & Arianna walk by, laughing and giggling while arm in arm. Thea asks what’s so funny. Arianna says no, but she and Stacks still laugh and he whispers more jokes. Arianna says stop, they’re right there. Joe asks sorry, should they leave? Arianna says honestly, yes, Joe should leave. Leave Thea behind, that is!
Joe chose the wrong partner for Gold Rush, and Thea let him down. Wow, dude, she’s right here. Arianna says Chelsea Green & Ethan Page should’ve faced a real power couple. Like Arianna & Stacks! Thea tells Hendry to let her handle this. Thea steps up and tells Stacks & Arianna that, “This is disgusting. If Joe Hendry believes in me, then I believe I can kick your ass tonight!” Arianna mocks Thea, Thea mocks her back, and Stacks says Arianna will be kicking Thea’s ass! Stacks ushers Arianna away, and Thea says it seems they’re both wrestling tonight. Will doubters and haters become believers soon enough?
Ava walks ‘n’ talks with security.
The GM says it is clear everyone is a bit “stressed” before Deadline, so she needs them to make sure Kelani and Jordynne stay as far away from each other as possible. Thank you. Then she turns the corner to talk with Fatal Influence. They are not going anywhere. Uh, actually, they are, so goodbye. Um, no, they’re not. Last week, they interfered in the Speed title match and the Evolve title match, and then they interfered in tonight’s summit. So these three now have a Six Woman Tag against Sol, Lola & Kendal. If Ava were them, she’d get ready right about now. Ava heads out, The Influence is upset, but are they finally getting what they deserve?
Thea Hail w/ Joe Hendry VS Arianna Grace w/ Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo!
NXT returns and the Pageant Queen makes her entrance, her man right by her side. He tells her to go knock Thea out! The bell rings and the fans are all behind Thea. Thea and Arianna argue, Arianna pokes Thea in the forehead, so Thea pokes Arianna back! Arianna snarls, they tie up, and Thea headlocks. Arianna powers up, powers through, and headlocks for the takeover. Then she shifts to an armlock. Arianna mocks Thea, but the fans rally up. Thea rises, Arianna wrenches, but Thea spins and slips through to arm-drag! The fans cheer, Thea mocks Arianna with a dance, and Stacks slips in under Arianna to tell her to knock it off!
Thea runs up on Stacks but he slips away, Arianna dodges, and Arianna throat chops! Then she CLUBS away on Thea’s neck! The fans boo but Arianna hits a NECKBREAKER! Arianna snarls while the fans chant “We Believe! We Believe!” Arianna whips Thea to the corner, runs up, and LARIATS! The fans boo but Arianna taunts Thea and Hendry. Arianna mocks the spin! Arianna turns Thea, but Thea backslides it, TWO! Arianna runs up, Thea rolls her up, TWO! Arianna ROCKS Thea, Thea goes to ropes, and Arianna runs up! Thea TOSSE her out! Stacks is there to make sure Arianna is safe, but then Thea DIVES! Down goes Arianna!
The fans fire up and Thea gets Arianna back int he ring! Thea and Stacks argue, then Thea slides in. Thea runs up to ELBOW Arianna, t hen EXPLODER! Basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Thea, she runs, Stacks swipes at her! The ref reprimands, Hendry runs up! Guzel and APRON STANDING OVATION! But Arianna O’Conner Rolls! TWO!! Thea escapes, then snatches Arianna into the KIMURA!! Arianna TAPS, Thea wins!
Winner: Thea Hail, by submission
Arianna cries as she crawls away to her Channy, but Thea is all fired up with this rebound win! Will Thea be unstoppable now that she has belief in herself?
OTM walked ‘n’ talked earlier this week.
Bronco Nima & Lucien Price were feeling good about things, but whoa! The Chase U students almost hit them with their car! They don’t know how to do much of anything in their Tesla, but Mr. Chase walks over. Chase says they didn’t mean anything by it, but Price says this is twice now. Nima says those boys were pullin’ up on OTM. If it’s strike three, they won’t be having this conversation, got it? It’s on sight! Chase says he’ll talk with them. Chase tells them to turn the car off. Did they hear what OTM said? Next time they see y’all, it’s on sight. Chase doesn’t really get what that means, but he knows OTM is pissed off. Are Kale & Uriah really this effin’ stupid!?
Kale & Uriah try to explain but Chase tells ’em to just shut up. And why are Kale’s shoes off? Will Chase U Class of 2025 ever get it right?
Ava meets with Je’Von Evans, Leon Slater, Myles Borne & Joe Hendry.
The Young OG lets Hendry & the NXT GM know that they were talking over how they gonna beat goofy ass DarkState tonight! Leon says they can’t let DarkState do ’em like they’ve been doing. Myles says he hasn’t had quite as many run-ins with them as the others, but if not for the others last week, it would’ve been really bad. Ava agrees, but then in steps Robert Stone. He apologizes for the interruption, but it seems a package came for Ava. And he opened her mail? No, it came like that… Ava says she’ll look at it later, because she needs Stone to make sure everything for the NXT Championship contract signing is set. Stone is on it, and he heads back out.
Ava then tells this team that it’s time to raise the stakes on their 8 Man Tag. Whoever scores the win tonight chooses their spot in the Iron Survivor Challenge. Ooh~! They like that! But then that means DarkState also gets to choose for Dion, so good luck out there. Je’Von says no worries about that. Now, what’s in the box? No, shoo. The team heads out, will they be able to win and control their own fate? And speaking of the box, Ava opens it up and dumps out… Black rose petals? Who is trying to send a message to our GM?
Tavion Heights VS Josh Briggs!
The Olympian wants to reach that next level, but the Bullhead Brawler keeps acting like a roadblock. They brawled it out in New York City, now they’ll have it out in Orlando! Will Tavion reach those new heights at Briggs’ expense? Or will it be nothing but mayhem tonight?
Well, seems they’re gonna brawl here, too! Briggs attacks Tavion the moment he’s ringside, and the ref reprimands as these two throw hands! They’re against the barriers, the fans boo Briggs, but Briggs sends Tavion into the steel steps! Briggs storms back up, Tavion RAMS him into the apron! Briggs CLUBS away on Tavion, throws Tavion into the ring, and the fans sing, “Briggs, Go Away~! Briggs, Go Away~!” as he rolls into the ring. The bell sounds, Tavion SPINEBUSTERS Briggs, then rains down fists! Tavion HAMMERS Briggs, Briggs SHOVES him away! Tavion runs up, but into a BOOT! Briggs ROCKS Tavion, then guzels! CHOKE SLAM! Cover, TWO!
Tavion survives falling from some serious height, but Briggs stomps a mudhole into him in the corner! Briggs BOOTS Tavion, but Tavion fires up! “Is that all you got?!” Tavion then dodges Briggs to GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up and Tavion LEAPING LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Briggs is still in this but he is dazed. Tavion hurries to waistlock, and he drags Briggs up, to then SLAM him back down! Tavion snarls, storms around, and he waistlocks again. Briggs fights the lift, the fans rally up, and Tavion SLAMS Briggs down again! Briggs sputters but Tavion is after him again. Tavion fires hands, the fans chant, “Who Sucks?” “BRIGGS!”
Briggs rises up to kick Tavion’s leg out, then he DECKS Tavion! Briggs runs, but Tavion blocks the boot! Tavion slips under, clinches, T-BONE! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up for Tavion as he drags Briggs up. Tavion winds up to ROCK Briggs, fireman’s carries for the takeover, then covers, TWO! Briggs toughs it out, and he ROCKS Tavion! The fans rally, both men rise, and Tavion stomps Briggs. Tavion fires haymakers and CLUBS away, but then Briggs YANKS him outta the ring! Tavion hurries back up, but Briggs BOOTS him right back down! Tavion is dazed, Briggs goes out to fetch him, but Tavion lifts Briggs up! SPINEBUSTER through the barriers!!
The fans go nuts as these two take out a whole section! Both men are writhing in pain from the crash, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Tavion rises up, he hobbles over to Briggs, and he again CLUBS away on Briggs’ back. The fans cheer Tavion on while Briggs crawls away. Tavion stands Briggs up to shove him into the ring, but he still shakes out the banged up arm. Tavion rolls in, but Briggs KICKS him down! Briggs huffs ‘n’ puffs, digs his boot into Tavion int he corner, then stops to shake out his own arms. Briggs huffs ‘n’ puffs and storms back over to boot Tavion back down. Tavion drags himself up with the ropes, but Briggs scoops Tavion to SLAM him down! And then ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Tavion survives but Briggs stalks him to the ropes.
Briggs goes for the arms, hammerlocks and clinches to then HOTSHOT the arm on the ropes! Tavion scrambles away to the other side, but Briggs stomps him out of the ring. Briggs then has Tavion on the apron, wraps the arm around ropes, and pulls! Tavion endures, the ref counts, and Briggs lets go at 4. Briggs paces, Tavion rises, but Briggs brings him around. Briggs hammerlocks the arm to then STO Tavion onto that arm! Cover, TWO! Tavion toughs it out but Briggs clamps onto him with a top wristlock. Tavion endures, even as Briggs leans on the hold. Tavion fights to sit up but Briggs puts pressure on the arm.
NXT returns to single picture as Tavion stands and fires hands! Then a LEAPING FOREARM! Tavion runs, but into a scoop, SIDE SLAM and SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Tavion survives as Briggs’ own arms held him back. Briggs drops an elbow on Tavion’s arm and has the wristlock! Briggs’ own foot is on the ropes, the ref reprimands, but Briggs just shifts angles on the armlock. Briggs rises up, but Tavion avoids the elbow drop! The fans rally up, Tavion fires body shots and forearms! Tavion whips, Briggs reverses, but Tavion ducks ‘n’ dodges to DROPKICK! Briggs and Tavion are both down and the fans fire up!
Tavion rises, he storms over, but Briggs YANKS him into buckles! The fans boo, then they rally for Tavion. Briggs HAMMERS Tavion at the ropes, then drags Tavion up. Briggs whips Tavion hard into the corner, then runs up to ELBOW Tavion! Briggs slaps Tavion on and talks trash. Then he whips Tavion hard into another corner! Briggs ELBOWS Tavion again, slaps Tavion around more, and talks trash. The fans boo but Briggs whips again. Tavion dodges this time, and he HIP TOSSES Briggs down! Briggs writhes, Tavion runs up, LARIAT! And LARIAT! Tavion whips, Briggs reverses, but Tavion hits a NECKBREAKER DROP!
The fans fire up with Tavion and he drags Briggs up! Tavion runs, but into an ELBOW! Both men stagger, the fans rally up, and Tavion wobbles. Briggs takes his chain necklace off, but the ref sees that! The ref reprimands, but Tavion ROCKS Briggs first! The ref snatches up the chain, Tavion hits BELLY2BELLY! Cover, the ref is slow to the count, ROPEBREAK!! Briggs’ foot save shim, but maybe so did the delay. Tavion is upset, he argues with the ref, but Briggs BLINDSIDE BOOTS him! Briggs then throws off the elbows off, CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL!! Cover, Briggs wins!
Winner: Josh Briggs, by pinfall
Briggs soaks up all the heat, and gets in the face of the fans booing him! Briggs may not have honor, but will he have a golden opportunity waiting for him on the other side of Deadline?
The Culling is here.
Izzi Dame leads the way for Shawn Spears & Niko Vance, but the fans all boo since they betrayed Tatum Paxley back in New York City. The It Girl takes the mic, and she says, “Y’know what? Looking around here, I get it. I get why all of you love Tatum so much, you’re just like her: None of you know how to be alone. I gave Tatum everything. Let me ask, how many chances is too many? Like, at what point does someone become so hopeless, so pathetic, that you just have to stop trying to save them? For two weeks now, all I have heard is, ‘Why, Izzi? Why would you betray Tatum? How could you betray Tatum? I thought you guys were best friends!’
“I didn’t betray Tatum. I corrected a mistake. A mistake I made the second I thought Tatum could ever stand beside me as an equal. What? Did she really think that my guidance was some sort of suggestion? Like she had any right to ignore the very person that dug her out of the hellhole she was in for so long? When all of you ignored Tatum, while she was only known as, ‘that little weirdo freak,’ I carved purpose into her. I gave her a voice! I gave her confidence! I cared about her! And what’d she do? She continued to trip over the same insecurities that I tried to rip out of her over and over. She was so selfish! So stubborn!”
The fans chant, “We Want Tatum!” but Izzi says she feels very passionately about this: Tatum felt like everything The Culling gave her just wasn’t good enough! So she’ll ask us now: Do you all really think that it’s a coincidence that only after Izzi took Tatum under her wing that Tatum became champion? Do they all really believe she could’ve done that on her own? Tatum can barely stand on her own two feet, let alone lead this Women’s Division by herself! Tatum only became NXT Women’s Champion because I allowed her to! And at Gold Rush, I showed that everything I give, I can easily take, and I did! I took everything from her, because that is what she owed me!”
The fans continue to cheer for Tatum but Izzi says she’s the one who made Tatum’s name worth chanting! And what’d she do? She ignored Izzi! Newsflash: When you stand by Izzi, you don’t get to ignore her! This Saturday at Deadline, it will be Izzi VS Tatum 1v1! The fans do like that, but Izzi says, “I plan on finishing what I started in New York. Tatum… I have one final lesson for you. In San Antonio, I end the version of you that refused to evolve. And whatever I have to do to make sure that happens, it won’t be out of spite, it won’t be out of anger…” But then Tatum is on the tron!
“Here I am, Izzi. In our family’s favorite spot. But I’m alone. Why? Why did you take what was steady in my life and tear it apart? We were great together. And you took the one thing that I wanted the most.” Izzi stops Tatum there and says that she gave Tatum the world, and Tatum rejected it! It is funny, the irony, Tatum rejecting Izzi. And now look at Tatum. So pathetic, and so predictable. If Tatum is that upset, why not bring your ass out here and do something about it? Or is Tatum too scared? C’mon out. Tatum says yes, she’s scared. She’s scared because she doesn’t know what she’ll become without Izzi’s hand on her shoulder.
Tatum is scared… Because at Deadline, she’ll have to make Izzi feel all of her pain. Tatum steps out from the Culling clubhouse, and Tatum is ready for revenge. Will Deadline be the end of someone’s career?
Wren Sinclair talks with Kendal, Lola & Sol.
They’re all ready for that Six Woman Tag, but then in steps Zaria. Sol says hey, she’s been meaning to talk with her. Sol is so sorry she wasn’t out there for Zaria’s match with Fallon. She was just upset and processing all that happened against Blake Monroe. She’s sorry. Well, Sol seems to be moving on just fine now. Sol says not fair, dude. John Cena picked her- No, that’s fine! Sol can do her own thing. But since Sol didn’t appreciate Zaria being in her corner at Gold Rush, don’t expect her out there tonight. Lola says not to get in the middle of this, but their match is up next. Vamos! Kendal says she’s got Sol out there, and Wren says that means she’s also got Sol out there.
Wren knows she’s not scary like Zaria, but she’s so supportive. It’s kinda her thing. Zaria is being scary like Wren said, and Wren has Kendal hurry on out. Sol again apologizes, then follows the others out. Will the Iron Survivor Challengers be able to humble Jacy, Fallon & Lainey? Or will they all end up under The Influence?
Six Woman Tag: The Fatal Influence VS Sol Ruca, Lola Vice & Kendal Grey!
NXT returns with the Influence already in the ring as the Evolve Women’s Champion makes her entrance. She’s followed by Vice City, leaving the Soul Surfer for last. The teams sort out and Lola steps up to Lainey. The bell rings, Lainey pie faces Lola, but Lola shoves her back! Fallon steps up, Kendal gets in there, but then so do Jacy and Sol. And the brawl is on again! The fans fire up, but Jacy has Sol in one corner, Fallon has Kendal in another, and Lainey kicks Lola’s leg! Lainey whips, Lola reverses, and Lainey tumbles out! Lola goes to the apron, SEATED SENTON! The fans cheer, Lola does a salsa, but Fallon YEEHAW KICKS from the post!
The fans boo but Kendal BLASTS Fallon! Kendal then goes up, up, and SUPER DUPER CROSSBODIES! Down go Fallon & Lainey! Jacy CANNONBALLS Lola & Kendal! Jacy talks trash, Fatal Influence regroups, but Sol ARIHARA MOONSAULTS! And lands on her feet even! The fans fire up, Sol gets Lainey up and into the ring, and Lola AX KICKS Lainey down! Lola KICKS Lainey again and again, then bumps her off buckles. Tag to Sol, they send Lainey back into the corner. Sol back body blocks, then snapmares to KICK and STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Sol keeps on Lainey with a suplex, but Lainey fights it!
Lainey breaks free, BODY BLOWS, then brings Sol around. Tag to Fallon while the fans do the wave for Sol. The Influence mugs Sol, THROWS her down by her hair, and Fallon covers, TWO! Fallon facelocks, Sol endures and wrenches out to ROUNDHOUSE! Fallon sputters, Sol throws her to the corner, and tag to Kendal! Feed to the fireman’s carry takeover! Kendal cranks the arm, Fallon fights up and puts Kendal in the corner. The fans rally for Kendal but Fallon RAMS her in the corner! The ref counts, Fallon stops at 4, but she runs back up! Only for Kendal to go up, over, out, then slide under!
Kendal runs redirects, and TRIPS Fallon to then basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Kendal whips Fallon, Fallon grabs ropes and BOOTS back! Tag to Lainey, she DROPKICKS Kendal! Cover, TWO! Lainey clamps onto Kendal, whips, but Kendal reverses. Kendal ducks a lariat to OVERHEAD SUPLEX! Lainey flounders, Jacy tags in, but Kendal drop toeholds, gator roll to a bridging cover, TWO! Kendal waistlocks and gator rolls Jacy around again. The fans rally behind Kendal but Jacy bucks the O’Conner! Tag to Lainey and Jacy DUMPS Kendal out! Kendal DECKS Lainey, ROCKS Jacy, but Fallon YANKS her down!
Fallon RAMS Kendal into the apron, puts her in, and Lainey is there to DOUBLE STOMP! Jacy SENTONS! “And that’s why we run NXT, baby!” Fatal Influence soaks up the heat while NXT goes picture in picture.
Lainey drags Kendal up, CLUBS her back down, then whips her to the corner. Lainey runs and UPPERCUTS Kendal, then tags Jacy. Jacy stomps a mudhole into Kendal, then digs her boots in. The ref counts, Jacy steps off at 4, and she soaks up more heat. The Influence talks trash, Jacy drags Kendal to her feet, then whips her to ropes. Jacy CLOBBERS Kendal, then covers, TWO! Jacy drags Kendal over, tags Fallon, and they mug Kendal. Fallon cravats for a neck wrench, then fires KNEE after KNEE! Kendal falls, Fallon taunts Lola, and she brings Kendal back around. Fallon bumps Kendal off buckles, then tags Lainey.
Lainey HIP DROPS Kendal, mocks Lola, then kicks Kendal around. Lainey lifts, Canadian Racks, but Kendal sunset flips! TWO, both women stand, and Kendal BODY BLOWS! But Lainey keeps Kendal from her corner! Kendal ROCKS Lainey, reaches out, and repeat! But Lainey sidesteps to then arm-drag! Lainey runs to AX HANDLE! Lainey then fires forearms to keep Kendal from the corner. Tag to Fallon and she snapmares Kendal for a KICK to the back! Fallon clamps onto Kendal with a chinbar neck wrench but Kendal endures. Kendal fights up, fires body shots, then ROCKS Fallon! And ROCKS her again! But Fallon ELBOWS her down!
Fallon drags Kendal up, whips her to the Influence corner, then CHOPS her! Tag to Jacy, she stomps away on Kendal, then she tags Fallon back in. Fallon cravats Kendal for another neck wrench and she grinds Kendal down. NXT returns to single picture and the fans continue to rally for Kendal as she fires body shots. Fallon KNEES Kendal down, tags Lainey, and Lainey tags Jacy. Whip, FLAPJACK, BLOCKBUSTER, and SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO! Kendal survives that assault, but Jacy rains down fists! Jacy sits Kendal up to SUPERKICK her down! Then she sucker punches Sol and tells Lola to “SUCK IT!”
Jacy runs at Kendal, BACK BODY BLOCK! Tag to Fallon, she and Jacy DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX, but Kendal lands out! Kendal BLASTS Lainey, BOOTS Jacy, dodges Fallon, hot tag to Lola! The fans fire up as Lola rallies on Fatal Influence with fists and KICKS! KICKS! LIGHTNING KICKS on Jacy! Lainey gets up but Lola THROWS her into the ring! LIGHTNING KICKS for Lainey, too! The Influence is all in corners, and the fans fire up for Lola! She’s a Latina~! HIP ATTACK on Lainey! HIP ATTACK on Jacy! HIP ATTACK back on Lainey! Fallon runs up, but Lola slips around, SAIDO! Cover, TWO!
Lola tags Sol, they get Fallon up, BACKSTABBER and BOOST into the URAKEN! Sol then scoops to SHOULDER BUSTER! Cover, Lainey breaks it! Jacy SUPERKICKS Lola! And DECKS Kendal! Sol SUPERKICKS Jacy! Sol TOSSES Jacy, but Fallon body scissor rolls Sol! TWO, and Sol runs up, but into a drop toehold! Sol hotshots off ropes, then Fallon goes up the corner! Lainey tags in before the BLOCKBUSTER! Tag to Jacy, she and Lainey run, DOUBLE KNEES!! Cover, Lola KICKS it apart! Lainey hits a SLINGSHOT STUNNER on Lola! Kendal wheelbarrows Lainey for THE GREY AREA! Fallon YEEHAW FACEBUSTERS Kendal!
Sol GAMANGIRIS Fallon! And slingshot FACEBUSTER! Sol dodges Jacy, Jacy rolls Sol, TWO!! Sol dodges the Rolling Encore, Jacy turns around into a SOL SNATCHER!! Cover, Sol’s team wins!!
Winners: Sol Ruca, Lola Vice & Kendal Grey, by pinfall
Sol just pinned THE NXT Women’s Champion!! Is this a sign she’s destined to be the Iron Survivor? But then wait, Lola snatches Sol outta the way as ZARIA RUNS IN! SPEAR ON KENDAL!! Wren freaks out and asks what that was about, but was that even meant for Kendal? Sol shoves Zaria and asks what the heck! Jacy loves seeing the cracks in the foundation, but will the ZaRuca drama sidetrack Sol from another title?
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Je’Von says he has to get the W so he can decide where he starts in Iron Survivor. Just last year, he was three seconds from the win. This year, that won’t happen. Now, he hopes he isn’t saying anything weird. Ricky Saints is there and says no, not at all! Je’Von is totally gonna win. Plus, Oba Femi isn’t in Iron Survivor this time. Oh, is that a roast? Saints is just saying. Je’Von says in that case, Oba’s only not in the match cuz he’ll be too busy whooping Ricky’s ass. Oh, okay, right to the jugular. But hey, Saints beat Oba once, he can beat him again, and that’s two more times than Je’Von has. Je’Von says c’mon, bro, stop.
Je’Von says remember back to Heatwave, when Saints stepped over Je’Von just to get to Oba. Saints says it’s all good now, right? Yeah, they’re good. But Je’Von also brings up how Saints said Je’Von had time, he’d be champion one day. You know how Je’Von feels about that. Yeah, he knows, but Saint sis right: Je’Von is a future champion. Where’s the lie? That’s a good point. But Je’Von is on a roll! He was in AAA, he went toe-to-toe with Gunther at MSG! And guess who texted you first? Yeah, it was Saints. Je’Von appreciates that. Saints says that is why Je’Von is the favorite to win the Iron Survivor this year.
And then, at New Year’s Evil, we’ll see what happens. Je’Von says yeah, we’ll see, if they both handle business on Saturday. Je’Von says Saints has time to be in MSG one day. Now, Je’Von is gonna go get ready. See ya lady, my boi~! Je’Von heads out, but will these two be able to keep it friendly in the off chance they do meet at New Year’s Evil?
DarkState talks backstage.
Dion Lennox holds his NXT Tag Team Championship as he says, “I know what I said last week, about how I wanted to bring some singles gold to DarkState. But it wouldn’t be fair to y’all if I wasn’t all in on these tag titles. So I feel like I gotta give this to one of y’all.” Cutler James says right away that Saquon Shugars should take it. Saquon says nah, bruh, it’s all Cutty. Cutler makes Saquon take the belt and tells him to hold it down. Osiris says that’s what he’s talkin’ ’bout! Freebird Rule and all, Osiris says different partner, same domination. Oba Femi then walks past and Saquon imitates the accent: “The Ruler has arrived!”
Saquon laughs at his own joke, but Oba ignores it. Oba tells Dion that he made it to the Iron Survivor. Oh, Oba doesn’t even remember when they were in this spot last time, huh? Them, face to face, and Oba just brushed him off like he was never gonna be championship material. Clearly, Cena thinks otherwise. Two-time tag team champion, and look at him now. And after Saturday, Dion hopes Oba’s the one that he gets for New Year’s Evil. Because there is nothing Dion would love more than to snatch the gold and knock Oba’s teeth down his mouth! Oba says Dion has come a long way, but he shouldn’t get ahead of himself.
Dion says he ain’t ahead of himself, he’s right where he needs to be. Oba says yes, Dion is. Dion says Oba better watch tonight’s main event, because it will be a peak into what the future holds for The Ruler. DarkState heads out, will their revolution begin with the New Year?
OTM VS Chase U!
Bronco Nima & Lucien Price did say it’d be “on sight,” and it seems Kale Dixon & Uriah Connors will learn what that means first hand. Will Mr. Chase’s new students survive through the first semester? Or will they fail to get out the mud?
NXT returns and Chase U makes their entrance. Mr. Chase wants to make sure they’re ready, and Kale goes on and on about how the game plan is “right here,” pointing to his own hand. Uriah points to his head, claiming it is all memorized and locked in. The teams sort out, but Chase U attacks from behind! Kale DUMPS Nima, Price SHOVES Uriah, then Price runs up, only for Uriah to DUMP him out! Nima runs back in, but Chase U DOUBLE LARIAT him up and out! Then they both DIVE! Down goes OTM and the fans fire up with Chase U! They put Price in the ring, Uriah climbs up, and Uriah SWANTON BOMBS! Cover, TWO!
Uriah hurries to facelock Price, but he RAMS Uriah into the corner! Price snarls, but Uriah BOOTS him away! Uriah runs up, Price catches him for an inverted headlock takeover, and a CHOP! Uriah sputters, Price tags Nima, and Nima fires body shots on Uriah. Nima stomps Uriah, tags Price, but Uriah fires hands! Price BODY BLOWS in return! Then CHOPS! Tag back to Nima, Nima stands Uriah up, and ROCKS him with a right! Tag back to Price, Nima sends him in, but Uriah dodge! And dodges again! Hot tag to Kale! Kale fires hands on Price, then BLASTS Nima! Price whips Kale, Kale ducks ‘n’ dodges to KNEE Nima down!
Kale ELBOWS Price away, then CHOPS him on the back! The fans fire up for the heat on that, and Kale gets moving, only for Price to SUPERKICK him down! Tag to Nima, they get Kale up, and Nima sends Price in! SPLASH! feed to Nima’s JUMP STOMP! Cover, but Nima lets off? Nima ROCKS Kale, tags Price, and they double whip Kale to then POP-UP, and Price catches Kale! No small feat, and then Nima kneels, POWER GUT BUSTER! Cover, TWO?!? Kale survives but Price tells him he’ll pay for that! Price ROCKS Kale, tags Nima, and Price runs up. Kale BOOTS Price, dodges Nima, then swings on Price! Price gets under, pop-up- CODE BREAKER from Kale!
Price staggers, Nima rushes in, but Kale hot tags Uriah! Uriah blows past Nima, BOOTS Price, then dodges Nima to GAMANGIRI! Uriah goes up, leaps over Nima, but Nima gets him on the return! Whip and- ROUNDHOUSE from Uriah! Uriah springboards, but Nima catches him! Nima TOSSES Uriah out, blocks a boot, and spins Uriah, only for Uriah to PELE through it! Uriah steps in, TORNADO DDT! Cover, Price breaks it! Kale rushes back in but Price whips him! Kale ducks ‘n’ dodges to KICK, KICK, and then Chase U DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Nima is up, Uriah ripcords him for Kale’s BOOT!
Uriah springboards, STUNNER!! OTM regroups on the outside, Chase U goes to the corners! They aim, CRISSCROSS APPLE- NO, OTM catches them both! SMASH SANDWICH! They put Uriah in, Nima tags Price, and OTM hits Uriah with the PAID IN FULL! Cover, OTM wins!
Winners: OTM, by pinfall
Chase U put up an amazing fight, they clearly studied up, but they still couldn’t ace the test! Will no one but OTM run this division?
Ava follows Ethan Page to the parking lot.
She asks where the NXT North American Champion is going, and All Ego says this is his car, so that means he is leaving. Clearly, his services are not needed here tonight as Ava and the team are doing a bang-up job putting together Deadline. Actually, he would like to formally thank John Cena for helping the less fortunate talent have this opportunity this Saturday. But more importantly, he gave Ethan the night off! A much deserved one at that, as Ethan is the hardest working champion in WWE, and a double champion! Ava says that’s right, he is double champion.
But uh, the North American Championship hasn’t been defended since Halloween Havoc. Ava feels Ethan’s due a defense! Ethan sighs and says he is the best wrestler in the WWE, Ava, so no one here even wants to face him. No, she found someone who does. LA YESCA peeks out from the backseat! Ethan freaks out, gets out of his car, and says this is a setup! Mr. Iguana hops into the front seat and tells Ethan see ya later! He drives off with Ethan’s car! Ethan asks, “Are you not gonna call the cops?!” Ava asks what would she even say? A reptile stole a car? YES! All Ego chases Iguana into the night, but will we soon have a NEW Greatest North American Champion Ever?
“Yo, Shiloh Hill here.”
And he has another “download” for us. This past week was Thanksgiving, and he had an awesome one. He got to try raccoon for the first time. Kinda greasy. He remembers one Thanksgiving, he was 8 years old, the fog was rolling in so the family snowmobiled through the woods to visit Shiloh’s cousins. Shiloh wanted his snowmobile to go faster so he put in some higher grade caps and upgraded the exhaust, all basic stuff. But about 100 miles into the trip, he got way ahead of everyone, they didn’t realize he was making it a race, so he just extended the lead, until he crashed. At this point, he’s miles into the woods, it’s cold, he has no cell service.
So he really thought he was gonna freeze to death. But then he went into survival mode, breaking up branches, gathering pine needles, covering himself in anything he could to stay insulated and warm. He became one with the earth for a night. He knew in situations like that, you’re not supposed to go to sleep, so he tried his best. It was easy to stay awake, though, because he felt so alive. Especially when he heard the wolves howling at the moon. Can you imagine if he’d gotten eaten by wolves or something? That’d be insane! He never would’ve been on LFG or part of Team Taker. Having Taker as a coach was so… Tough.
Taker would tell Shiloh to be aggressive. When you get in that ring, reach into their chest and rip out their souls! That got Shiloh so fired up! He was so happy to have a coach he could connect with. Taker knew what resonated with him, he knew Shiloh would feel that itch crawling in his skin, and that he should let it out! “RAAAH! WAKE UP!! Bro, that feels so good! That adrenaline, that dopamine, those endorphins. That’s good stuff. Anyways, I’ll be back soon to finish up. I gotta find my bleach.” Shiloh logs off, will he unleash the wild side on NXT soon enough?
High Stakes 8 Man Tag: DarkState VS Je’Von Evans, Leon Slater, Myles Borne & Joe Hendry!
Dion Lennox showed his dedication to the mission of bringing gold to the group by Freebirding the tag title to Saquon Shugars, and now they’re all ready to ensure he chooses his spot in the Iron Survivor Challenge! Now more than ever, is no one safe from DarkState? Or can someone on the other side score the win and take control of their own future?
NXT returns as DarkState makes their entrance, actually walking down the ramp. The teams sort out, and Myles steps up to #BigO, Osiris Griffin. The two circle, tie up, and Osiris THROWS Myles right down! Myles checks his face, Osiris shows off dancing pecs, and the two go again. Myles waistlocks, Osiris ELBOWS free, then he runs to RUN Myles over! The fans boo but Osiris tags Saquon. Osiris scoops to SLAM Myles, then he scoops Saquon to SLAM him onto Myles, but Myles gets his knees up! Saquon hobbles, but he bucks the O’Conner to cravat and neck wrench Myles. The fans boo but Myles powers up and out, only for Saquon to pull Myles’ ear!
The ref reprimands, Saquon goes back to the cravat, but Myles arm-drags free. Saquon RUNS Myles over, runs up, but Myles hurdles! But Saquon cravats again! Only for Myles to SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Myles kicks Saquon, UPPERCUTS, then dragon sleepers, EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Cover, TWO! Saquon stays in this but Myles stays on him. We get a quick picture in picture of Ava setting up the final touches for the contract signing, and Hendry tags in! Hendry & Myles double whip to DOUBLE ELBOW Saquon down! Hendry headlocks, Saquon powers up and out, but Hendry RUNS Saquon over!
Hendry runs, he rolls over the dropdown, then he shoves Saquon to HIP TOSS! The fans fire up, Hendry keeps Saquon from DarkState, then he turns Saquon for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Saquon survives but Hendry drags him up. Hendry scoops Saquon and FALL AWAY- NO, Saquon lands out! Hot tag to Cutler and he kicks low! Cutler UPPERCUTS Hendry, scoops him, but Hendry slips out to headlock! Cutler powers up, but Leon tags in! Hendry sends Cutler to the ropes, and Leon DROPKICKS him on the return! The fans cheer, Leon bumps Cutler off buckles, then he runs up to LARIAT!
Tag to Je’Von, Youngest In Charge sends Young OG in, and he LEAPING LARIATS Cutler! OG feeds Cutler to Leon for a DROPKICK to the legs, then Je’Von adds DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, TWO! Je’Von drags Cutler up, wrenches, and he CLUBS the arm! The fans rally for Je’Von as he CHOPS! Cutler DECKS Je’Von! Cutler then wrenches Je’Von, Je’Von wrenches back and CHOPS! And then he wrenches, but Cutler reels Je’Von in for a SWINGING BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Je’Von survives, Cutler drags him up, and he whips Je’Von to the corner! Tag to Dion, and Dion fires body shots and haymakers on Je’Von!
The fans boo but Dion flexes and soaks up that heat. But Je’Von hits back! Je’Von wrenches, goes to the ropes, BOUNCY~ RANA! Dion tumbles, Je’Von DROPKICKS him down! Cover, TWO! Je’Von stays on Dion with an armlock and he tags Myles in. Myles & Je’Von double wrench, whip, and then FOREARM SMASH! Myles runs, but Dion SPINEBUSTERS! Tag to Saquon and they get Myles up to double whip, drop toehold, and KNEE DROP! The fans boo, but then Dion SMACKS Hendry just because! The fans boo harder, the ref has to keep Hendry back, but DarkState dares the boys to bring it! It is brought as the brawl is on!
The fans fire up as these eight men revisit the end of Gold Rush! Leon BOOTS Osiris out, Dion drags Hendry out the side, Myles DECKS Saquon, but then Saquon drags Myles out of the ring! Saquon RAMS Myles into the apron, Leon and Je’Von BOOT Cutler & Osiris! DOUBLE PLANCHAS, but somehow Osiris and Cutler stay up! STEREO SNAKE EYES off the apron! Cutler THRWOS Je’Von into barriers, Osiris THROWS Leon into barriers! Saquon POSTS Myles, Dion THROWS Hendry into steel steps! Dion talks trash on everybody as NXT goes picture in picture.
Saquon talks trash, then he drags Myles up. Saquon puts Myles in the ring, covers, TWO! Another cover, TWO! Saquon is frustrated but he clamps onto Myles with another cravat. Myles endures, fights up, and whips Saquon away, but Saquon CLOBBERS Him! Saquon keeps moving, he hurdles over, but Myles HIP TOSSES Saquon down! And arm-drags him for an armlock! Saquon kicks and flails as Myles has the top wristlock, then facelocks. Tag to Leon, Leon runs up to BOOT Saquon! Leon then whips Saquon to ropes and ELBOWS him down! Cover, TWO, but Leon keeps Saquon down with a chilock.
Leon wrenches, Saquon whips and Cutler tags in. Cutler LARIATS Leon right down! Cutler wrenches Leon and has the arm as he steps over for the armlock. Leon endures, fights up, then rolls Myles up! TWO, and Cutler ROCKS Leon! Cutler has Leon in the corner, he tags in Dion, and they mug Leon more. Dion grinds Leon down with a facelock, but Leon fights up. Deion squeezes tight, Leon still endures, and he BACKDROPS free! Hot tag to Je’Von! Je’Von fires hands on Dion! Dion ROCKS Je’Von in return! Dion drags Je’Von up, tags Saquon, and the mugging continues. NXT returns to single picture as the fans rally for Je’Von.
Saquon CLUBS Je’Von, Je’Von fires body shots! Je’Von bobs ‘n’ weaves to ROCK Saquon! Then he LEAPS, but can’t get over Saquon! He sunset flips it, TWO! Saquon runs up, Je’Von dodges, hot tag to Hendry! The fans fire up as the Prestigious Hendry rallies on DarkState! Dion HOTSHOTS Hendry, Sauqon kneels on him! Tag to Dion, he drags Hendry onto the ropes to CHOKE him! The fans boo, the ref counts, and Dion backs off. Dion talks trash, then he drops a leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Hendry is tougher than that but Dion clamps onto him with a facelock. Tag to Osiris, they double short arm LARIAT! Cover, TWO!
Hendry’s team has to stay back, but then Osiris bumps Hendry off buckles! Hendry falls back, Osiris drags him up to bump him off more buckles! Osiris CHOKES Hendry on the ropes, then SCRAPES Hendry’s face against the ropes! Osiris shoves Hendry down but he fans rally up even more. Tag to Saquon, another double short arm LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Saquon shoves Hendry, Hendy fire off elbows! Hendry slides, Saquon catches him, and Cutler tags in! But Hendry BOOTS Saquon away, avoids the elbow drop, but Dion tags in! Dion BLASTS the corner first! GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Hendry endures, and he powers up to suplex Dion up and over!
The fans fire up as Hendry reaches out, hot tag to Leon! LEG LARIAT on Cutler! DROPKICK for Saquon! Then a dodge as Cutler runs in! Osiris tags, he blocks a kick, ducks the enzigiri, but not the REWIND HEEL! Leon whips, Osiris reverses, Cutler joins in, and they catch the handspring into a DOUBLE POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Leon survives and Osiris snarls as he drags Leon back up. Tag to Saquon, he BLASTS Myles! Dion joins in, tags all around, and now Dark State gets Leon up! DARKSTATE- MISSILE DROPKCK!! Leon turns things around on the four, and he DUMPS Cutler out! Osiris back suplexes, Leon lands out! Hot tag to Je’Von!
Je’Von TOSSES Cutler, BOOTS Osiris, and DIVES Onto Saquon! They go onto and over the desk!! Je’Von gets int he ring while fans lose their minds, and he dodges Osiris to FLY onto Cutler! ROUNDHOUSE for Osiris, then a FLYING LARIAT! Je’Von throws off his shirt, the fans are going wild, and Je’Von waits on Osiris! O G CUT- NO!! Osiris catches Je’Von, back suplex, but Je’Von lands out! CUTTER!! Je’Von goes up, up, and SUPER O G CUTTER!! Cover, DARKSTATE BREAKS IT! Leon & Myles get in the ring, they dodge Cutler & Saquon to DOUBLE DROPKICK Dion! Then they DROPKICK Osiris & Leon!
Hendry is in, eh scoops Saquon, dodges Cutler, and FALL AWAY SLAMS Saquon onto Cutler! Then he LARIATS Dion up and out! But Dion drags Hendry out to join him! They brawl, the fans fire up, and Je’Von dodges Osiris! Rebound, tag to Leon, RED DOT on Osiris! Leon is up top, Myles tags in before the SWANTON 450!! Myles aims at Osiris, he says sorry, boys! BORNE AGAIN!! Cover, MYLES WINS!
Winners: Myles Borne, Je’Von Evans, Leon Slater & Joe Hendry, by pinfall (Myles chooses his spot in the Iron Survivor Challenge)
The team worked together so well, but it was about who got the last word in here. Myles says it’s all fair in love and war, right? But who will have everything they could ever want and more this Saturday at Deadline?
Ava Raine sits down with Oba Femi and Ricky Saints.
“Gentlemen, it’s been quite a journey to get here, but here is your official contract for your NXT Championship match at Deadline.” Ava sets it down, and Oba says Ricky must understand that the version of him that was beaten at No Mercy was a man burdened by the toils of a long title reign. Oba signs his part, then says, “But this version is going to destroy you and remind you that you’re only a footnote in my legacy as The Ruler of NXT, and all of WWE.” Ricky Saints counters with, “One question that goes through my mind is, ‘What happens to me if I don’t beat you? Am I the man that I think that I am?’ Guess we’ll never know.
“There’s no more fairytale, I am the NXT Champion! And you can beat every and any man that steps into the ring with you, but guess what? There’s an exception to the rule and The Ruler, and his name is Absolute Ricky Saints.” Ricky signs his part, and Ava thanks them both. She wants to let them know, for the first time in NXT PLE history, the Men’s Championship will OPEN the show! Ricky says, “Perfect.” With even less time to prepare, who will prove they are THE face of NXT?
My Thoughts:
A very good episode as the go-home to Deadline, with just a pinch of filler to help give some other superstars something to do. OTM having that interaction with Chase U in the parking lot feels like they could’ve waited a week for a match, but we got great stuff out of them honestly. But OTM gets the win here, they need to really get going again in the tag division and not just fill out Evolve. Speaking of Evolve, why’re we not getting developments with Stevie Turner being released? Why’re we instead building some new mystery where someone sent Ava black rose petals? (Or were they chunks of coal? They did not do a good job capturing those on camera.)
Very fun promo from Thea & Hendry with Arianna & Stacks. Very good match and a solid win for Thea, maybe she goes for the Women’s North American Championship after this since Blake has clearly moved on from ZaRuca. That could be a very good build, Blake cutting promos on “grown ass” yet very tiny Thea but Thea showing she can go crazy just like Blake. Great match from Tavion VS Briggs, and that was perhaps the wildest barrier break spot NXT’s done in a minute. Briggs getting the win makes him even with Tavion from a previous showdown, so they can certainly give us a great tiebreaker match.
Ethan Page had a very good promo with Ava and Mr. Iguana to set up this last minute North American Championship match, but that’ll be a very fun match. I don’t see Iguana winning, but he’ll put up a great showing. Very good promo from Izzi and Tatum to set up their own match, and I will say Izzi again used classic Heel hypocrisy to frame this situation like Tatum’s in the wrong. With that, I hope Tatum wins out, but she might not win Saturday because Shawn Spears & Niko Vance will surely interfere.
Very good “summit” promo, and while Kelani could still sharpen her delivery, she sure gets the fans to boo her and what not so she’s doing well as a Heel. She and Jordynne Grace clearly have more to feud over, that’s why they split off from the rest while the Fatal Influence brawled with Sol, Lola & Kendal. Great promos to follow to set up that great Six Woman Tag match. Sol getting the win probably jinxes her chances at Deadline, but I feel like the classic rule of “pin the champ, get a title shot” should give her the #2 contender spot, aka she challenges the winner from New Year’s Evil. The real intrigue was Zaria running in. Did she mean to hit Kendal? Did she mean to hit Sol? All of the above? Maybe ZaRuca breaks up with more interference at Deadline.
And then great stuff with the Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge and Men’s Championship scene. Very good NXT Anonymous promo from Je’Von and Saints hyping up a possible match, and very good promo from DarkState to transfer the tag title through Freebird Rule. Great 8 Man Tag main event, and I almost thought DarkState was gonna win it. But the Faces one-upping each other even as they won was good stuff. Myles probably jinxes himself winning, though it is interesting to see what spot he chooses. And while Hendry and Dion kept themselves out of the equation, it really does feel more like Je’Von’s time to win. Saints VS Oba opening Deadline is a nice twist, that also indicates just about anything happening there, can’t wait to see it.
My Score: 8.8/10
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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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