AEW Results
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (3/11/2020)
Salt Lake is Dynamite!
AEW makes a Utah debut!
Salt Lake City is Dynamite! Death Triangle has their first official match in AEW! Will this trio show management the mistakes they’ve made?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Ortiz w/ Santana VS Cody Rhodes w/ Arn Anderson; Cody wins.
- Nyla Rose & Bea Priestley VS Kris Statlander & Hikaru Shida; Rose & Priestly win.
- Six Man Tag: Jurassic Express VS MJF, The Butcher & The Blade w/ The Bunny & Wardlow; MJF, the Butcher & The Blade win.
- Six Man Tag: Joey Janela & Private Party VS Death Triangle; Death Triangle wins.
- Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara VS Hangman Page & ???; Hangman & Dustin Rhodes win.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Inner Circle “hurt some people,” and that included AEW World Champion, Jon Moxley!
After The Maniac took the title off Chris Jericho, Jericho and his boys made sure to rough him up last week. A beating before the tag match main event, a beating after the main event, and a POWERBOMB off the stage! Will the Death Rider ride again and get his revenge?
Tony Schiavone interviews Hangman Page backstage.
With Kenny Omega still out of action because of a busted hand, the Cowboy must find a substitute against Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara. But before he can even answers, the Young Bucks interrupt. Matt Jackson wants to know why they’re even over here. Hangman says he needs someone he can trust, so that’s NOT why Matt and Nick are here. He wouldn’t team with those two if they were the last people on Earth. Well, not Matt. Maybe Nick. Is Nick still good after the ass whooping he got? Nah, Hangman keeps his partner a secret. It isn’t Nick, right? That aside, is the Elite still (not) fine?
Ortiz w/ Santana VS Cody Rhodes w/ Arn Anderson!
The Proud ‘n’ Powerful are back in action to settle things with the American Nightmare after the attack brother Dustin suffered at the hands of the Inner Circle. But will Cody be able to focus knowing Jack the Snake Roberts and his client are gunning for Cody’s “slice of the pie?”
The bell rings and Cody circles with Ortiz. They tie up, Cody trips Ortiz then runs, but Ortiz ducks and follows. Ortiz rolls and headbutts low to then whip. Cody reverses and dropkicks Ortiz down! Cody has Ortiz in a corner and wrenches to whip. Ortiz reverses but Cody goes up and over and hits the spinning powerslam! Cover, ONE! Ortiz gets to ropes and Santana coaches him up, but wait! From the crowd, it’s Jake the Snake! And that man with him is Lance Archer! The Murder Hawk officially arrives in AEW, and he is the client?! Cody notices this, and Ortiz attacks in the distraction! Fans lose their minds but Ortiz keeps on Cody with a whip. Cody reverses but Ortiz holds ropes then ducks, to clothesline Cody and himself out!
Ortiz shouts, “The Best! The Best!” as he keeps after Cody. He whips Cody into railing in the bad arm, then brings Cody around. Ortiz whips Cody towards steps but Cody reverses to send him into the steps instead! Santana freaks out but fans fire up. Santana lurks with the mad ball, but Cody keeps his eye on him. Coach Arn comes up and Cody puts Ortiz in the ring. Cody fireman’s carries and hits a gutbuster! Cover, TWO! Cody drags Ortiz around while Snake and Archer watch from the front row. Fans cheer for Jake the Snake while Cody has Ortiz in a Boston Crab. Ortiz crawls to get the ropebreak, and Cody lets off at 4. Cody fires up but Ortiz kicks him down and throws European Uppercuts. Ortiz shows his claws but Cody kicks to hit the Rhodes Uppercut!
Ortiz goes to a corner and distracts the ref, and Santana swipes at Cody! Cody glares at Santana but Ortiz kicks the legs out! Fans boo as Ortiz stalks Cody to ropes. Ortiz chokes Cody but lets up at 4. Ortiz runs but Cody gives him the kitchen sink knee! Cody goes to a corner and baits Ortiz. But Ortiz sees the boots coming and catches a leg! For a knee jammer! Cody falls and flounders and Ortiz says he’s a genius. Ortiz drags Cody up for a snap suplex, then covers, TWO! Fans rally up for Cody but Ortiz drags him around. Ortiz throws Cody out and distracts the ref, Santana gets more cheap shots in! Fans boo but Santana gets away with that. Arn protests but Ortiz gets in Arn’s face.
Ortiz goes to Cody and puts him in the ring. Ortiz runs and drops the planking splash! Cover, TWO! Snake and Archer are not impressed as Ortiz cranks Cody’s leg, into a Deathlock! Fans rally as Cody endures, but Ortiz stands up to swivel the hips. Cody throws body shots but Ortiz rakes his eyes! Santana double guns for Ortiz as Cody flounders to a corner. Ortiz stomps a mudhole and then grinds his foot into Cody’s face. The ref counts and Ortiz lets up at 4. Fans boo but Ortiz soaks it up as he swivels his hips again. Ortiz drags Cody up to snapmare down, covers ONE! Ortiz stomps Cody down but fans rally up again. Cody gets up as Ortiz throws big forearms. Ortiz runs but Cody follows to rally! Cody suplex TOSSES Ortiz!
Cody runs corner to corner and jumps up to rain down punches! He gets all 10! Ortiz staggers and Cody takes off the weight belt! Fans are thunderous as Cody tosses them the free souvenir! Cody climbs up top but Santana distracts the ref, Ortiz trips Cody up! Ortiz says he’s too smart, and then he climbs up to join Cody. Ortiz brings Cody up but Cody resists. Cody gourd busters Ortiz down! Ortiz grabs at the ref and Santana anchors Cody’s leg! Brandy uses HER belt to LASH Santana! Ortiz rocks Santana with a right then climbs back up, to SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Cody survives but Ortiz is on him. Fans rally as Ortiz throws hands. Arn and Santana are ready to throw hands as Ortiz whips Cody. Cody dodges Ortiz to DIVE onto Santana!
Cody turns around, catches Ortiz’s tope, and GOURD BUSTERS Ortiz on the ramp! Fans are thunderous again, but Snake keeps Archer from jumping the rails. Cody puts Ortiz back in but Ortiz dropkicks the bad leg! Ortiz Fisherman Suplexes! Bridging cover, TWO! The Snake and the Murder Hawk head out, willing to wait. Ortiz brings Cody up and hwips but Cody reverses, kicks and sprintboards, but Ortiz gets under the kick. O’Conner roll, ONE and COdy has it! Cody drags Ortiz up and into the dragon sleeper, but Ortiz kenes free! Ortiz runs in but is put on the apron> Cody throws a forearm, grabs a leg, and hits a dragon screw! Ortiz shoves Cody but Cody delfects the kick to kick th eleg! And STOMP the leg down!
Cody fires up, grabs the bad leg, and fans “WOO~!” as he puts on a Figure Four! Ortiz endures but turns the hold over! Cody endures the pressure, but he turns it back! Ortiz taps, Cody wins!
Winner: Cody, by submission
The American Nightmare is victorious! But then Santana ruins his celebration with more mad ball! Arn storms the ring but Santana stays back. Matt Jackson runs in, and even Kenny Omega! Omega’s bad hand keeps him from competing, but it won’t stop him from fighting! We’re just two weeks away from AEW Dynamite: Blood & Guts, who will finally win the war of Elite VS Inner Circle?
“Hey! Hey Cody!” Jericho talks smack to the Elite. They got the upper-hand tonight, but don’t forget that Le Champion is putting AEW on notice. Blood & Guts, Inner Circle beats the hell out of the “pumpkin head dipshits.” By the way, if you’re wondering where Nick Jackson is, they ran into him in the hallway. He might have a bit of a headache. Nick’s head is stuck under a garage door!! Jericho laughs as he tells the others to call a doctor, and pick up their trash. The Elite find their way tot he back and free Nick from the door. Will Nick be in any shape to fight in two weeks? Will he be in any shape to fight for the rest of the year?
AEW is picture in picture as medics check on Nick.
A stretcher and back board are already brought in, and the medics work to carefully slide and lift Nick. He is wheeled out, Matt, Cody and the others keeping close by. Nick is loaded into the ambulance as AEW returns to single picture. Brandi helps Cody and Matt get into a car to go with the ambulance to the hospital.
Nyla Rose & Bea Priestley VS Kris Statlander & Hikaru Shida!
The Native Beast teams beastly Priestly with to battle the Galaxy’s Greatest Alien and the Samurai of Stardom! While Kris failed to bring the title home to her planet, can she rebound with Shida’s help?
The bell rings and Beast and beastly attack! Nyla knocks Shida down while Bea is after Kris in the corner! Fans boo as Nyla bumps Shida off buckles and stomps her foot in. Bea sends Kris out then goes out to club her down. Nyla clubs Shida but Shida hits back. Nyla mocks the fans but Shida throws big forearms! Shida runs but Nyla runs her over. Shida kips right up and shoves Nyla! And then kicks and runs, but Nyla grabs Shida’s hair! Nyla reels Shida in for a lariat! Nyla drags Shida up to scoop and slam, then drop a leg! Cover, TWO! Nyla drags Shida up and tags in Bea. Beast and beastly mug Shida in their corner, then Bea throws Shida into an open one.
Bea gives Shida bad vibrations but fans rally up. Shida gets up and throws body shots back. Bea clubs Shida down then snapmares for a KICK! Shida is stinging as she goes to ropes, and Bea grinds her boot in. Bea scrapes her foot on Shida’s face then runs to boot wash! Bea covers, TWO! Fans rally up and Bea slaps Shida around. Bea tags in Nyla and they mug Shida again with a hard kick. Nyla stands Shida up to forearm and scoop, but Shida slips out. Shida runs, into a cheap shot! Nyla suplexes Shida up to bring her down hard! Cover, TWO!! Nyla keeps between Shida and Kris as she brings Shida up. Fans rally and Shida ducks a clothesline to hit a knee!
AEW goes picture in picture as Nyla and Shida tag Bea and Kris! Kris dodges then dropkicks Bea down! Kris kicks but Bea blocks. Bea spins Kris but Kris uses that to dragon whip ROUNDHOUSE! Kris discus lariats Bea down! Bea gets up again but Kris runs corner to corner to hit an uppercut! Kris goes side to side just to get in Nyla’s face before she KNEES Bea in the head! Kris scoops Bea for the Michinoku Driver! Cover, TWO! Kris keeps her focus as she brings Bea up for big forearms. Bea back kicks back, then swings, but Kris gets around to Cobra Twist rolling clutch! They go around and around and around and around, and around and around, to a cover! TWO!! Kris is up but Bea dodges to tilt-o-whirl and get her in the Iron Octopus!
Bea cranks on Kris’s head and arm but Kris stays on her feet. Kris powers up and fans rally as she brings Bea around, but Bea cranks harder to bring Kris to her knees! It’s a grounded octopus but Kris still endures! AEW returns to single picture as Nyla shouts, “Tap, you stupid alien!” Kris refuses, and powers back up, only to flop over again. But third time’s the charm and fans rally up as Kris clubs Bea off! Bea gets up to BOOT Kris down! Bea drags Kris up to whip but Kris reverses. Kris walks into Bea’s mule kick, then Bea hops up and up, only for Kris to rock her first! Kris cradles Bea for a BACKBREAKER! She brings Bea over to the corner for a buckle bump, then sets her up in the middle rope.
Tag to Shida, and Kris becomes Shida’s weapon in a snap suplex into Bea! Cover, TWO!! Bea survives but fans chant, “Holy Shida!” Shida drags Bea up but Bea resists the suplex to rock her with a right. Shida hits back but Bea boots. We have a brawl but Shida gets the edge, only to run into a ROUNDHOUSE! Bea runs into an enziguri! But Bea stays up to GERMAN SUPLEX! Shida is up to SHINING WIZARD! Both women are down but fans fire up. Shida and Bea crawl, hot tag to Nyla and she knocks Kris off the apron! Nyla stomps away on Shida as fans boo and jeer. Nyla drags Shida up to suplex and hang on the ropes. She goes to the corner and climbs up top, for the GUILLOTINE- No! Kris saves Shida from the knee!
Shida adjusts as Nyla runs in, and Shida shoulders in! Kris adds a kick while Shida climbs, to missile dropkick! Kris and Shida work together, and meet in the middle! Cover, TWO!! Shida drags Nyla up, but Nyla blocks the suplex. Nyla throws forearms but Shida enziguris back! Shida suplexes for the FALCON ARROW! Cover, but Bea breaks it with a BOOT! Kris goes after Bea and throws her out. Kris throws forearms on Nyla, but runs into a LARIAT! Nyla drags Shida up, reels her in, and with Bea climbing up top, powerbomb lifts Shida. But Shida fights Bea off, then huricanranas Nyla! Shida goes up to get Bea for a SUPERPLEX! Nyla SPEARS Shida!! BEAST BOMB!! Cover, Nyla and Bea win!
Winners: Nyla Rose & Bea Priestly
The AEW Women’s World Champion stays on a roll with just a little help from Bea. But then Bea goes after the Beast! Because who doesn’t want the title? Bea makes a bold move against Nyla Rose, but will she regret riling up such a fearsome champion?
Christopher Daniels addresses the AEW Faithful.
In a blatant parody of the Dark Order’s videos, the Fallen Angel asks, “Are you tired of being told you’re a loser? Have you been waiting for a higher power to reveal themselves?” Daniels introduces himself, and is sure you remember him from such videos as Being the Elite and Chris Daniels Almost Dies. But today, he has a very important message. “Screw the Dark Order!” When AEW started, the Dark Order had momentum as an undefeated team poised for success. But that ended when they faced Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky, aka SCU. So the Dark Order created videos that targeted the lost and frustrated, and created this character known as “The Exalted One, a shadowy figure whose favor people would strive to gain as they followed the orders of Stu and Uno.”
But the only ones who saw any success were Stu and Uno. All that time spent trying to fool you into thinking someone like Daniels was the Exalted One all along was a lie. A smokescreen used to hide the fact that Uno and Stu have no easy answers, and that there is NO Exalted One. Now surely, you’re thinking, “Christopher Daniels, how can you prove these bold accusations that you’re making?” Daniels challenges Uno and Stu to singles matches wherever and whenever they choose. It could be AEW Dynamite, AEW Dark, a PPV, or even a random parking lot. But when Daniels beats them and no Exalted One comes to the rescue, Daniels will have proven Uno and Stu are just “sad, desperate men.” #ScrewTheDarkOrder, #DarkOrderSucks.
Six Man Tag: Jurassic Express VS MJF, The Butcher & The Blade w/ The Bunny & Wardlow!
Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus and Marko Stunt have been on a roll in the New Year, but is that about to change? Will Maxwell Jacob Friedman and his mercenaries start their own successful trios record?
The trios sort out and Marko steps to MJF. MJF laughs but fans are strongly behind Marko. MJF takes his time taking off his Letterman jacket to again show off the “I Pinned Cody” shirt. He’s never going to let us forget that. Marko and MJf tie up and MJF shoves Marko down! But Saurus tags in while MJF brags, and MJF bumps into him. MJF turns around and is scared by the dino hiss! MJF has his mercs get in but Jungle Boy and Marko jump in. Referee Aubrey keeps the peace as fans fire up. MJF goes after Saurus but his ax handles are swatted away! MJF dodges the boot but JB and Marko are in his way. He turns around and sees Saurus again. MJF asks for him to go easy, but that’s so Blade and Butcher can chop block Saurus down!
Butcher and Blade drag Saurus to the MJF corner while the ref has to keep JB and Marko back. MJF has his mercs set Saurus up so he can stomp away on the bad leg. Tag to Blade and Blade kicks away on the leg then CHOPS! Tag to Butcher and he keeps on the leg, too! MJF mocks the fans as Butcher CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Tag to Blade and he runs side to side to dropkick the bad leg! Tag to MJF and the mugging just continues. MJF cranks on the leg against the rope but the ref reprimands him. MJF stomps the leg then runs side to side, just to strut his way back over. Saurus grabs MJF around the neck! But the mercs grab him first! MJF dragon screws Saurus to a cover, ONE!
MJF stomps Saurus’ bad leg while Bunny Allie taunts him. Blade tags in to DDT the leg! Tag to Butcher and Butcher runs to splash down on the leg! AEW goes picture in picture again as Butcher stomps away on Saurus’ leg. Butcher drags Saurus up and tags MJF back in. They stomp the bad leg then snapmare Saurus down. MJF mocks the fans and goes after the leg with an elbow drop. MJF traps the leg in a toehold and cranks, but Saurus clubs MJF on the chest! Saurus fights free but MJF grabs the leg again. Saurus sends MJF into his mercs! Fans fire up as Saurus crawls, hot tag to no one as the mercs drag Marko and JB down! Butcher SLAMS Mark on the apron!!
Saurus runs at MJF but gets caught into a kneebar! MJF cranks on the bad leg but Saurus gets the ropebreak. The ref counts and MJF lets go, but MJF grabs the leg and brings Saurus around. MJF hooks Saurus for a standing toehold as AEW goes to break.
AEW returns and Aubrey reprimands the mercs for helping MJF get leverage in the deathlock. She counts but they won’t let go, so she kicks their arms! They drop MJF on the mat! Fans cheer Aubrey’s moxie while MJF tags in Blade. Blade goes after Saurus but Saurus CHOPS him down! Fans rally up but Blade KICKS Saurus back to the corner. Marko is still in bad shape while Saurus fights out of enemy territory. Blade avoids the Tail Whip but not the return! MJF tags in and he just flops on Saurus’ legs. Saurus powers up and drags MJF and blade with him as he walks towards the corner! Fans are thunderous but Blade and MJF trip him up. They roll him, but he breaks through the clotheslines, hot tag to Jungle Boy!
Jungle Boy dodges MJF and Blade to shotgun dropkick Butcher! JB boots MJF then rolling elbows Blade! He throws Blade aside to SUPERKICK MJF! Corner uppercut for Blade, enziguri for Butcher, and then JB whips. Blade reverses but JB comes back with a LARIAT! MJF runs in but JB spins him around to KICK out the leg! Imploding senton and springboard QUEBRADA onto Blade! Jungle Boy has cleared the ring, but he builds speed, only to run into Butcher’s grip! Marko returns and jumps onto Butcher’s back! Butcher can’t throw Marko off, and JB gives Marko the spin start to DDT Butcher! Handspring kicks take out MJF and Blade, and fans are fired up! Marko says HE will take the DIVE! But MJF and Blade catch him, so JB DIVES! Down go MJF and Blade!
Marko and JB get back in and go together. Luchasaurus FLIES out onto Butcher, Blade and MJF! Fans lose their minds and even Saurus’ boys can’t believe that one. Saurus drags Blade up and into the ring, then adds MJF. Saurus tags in and JB brings MJF around. JB feeds MJF to Saurus, and Saurus has both MJF and Blade in choke grips. DOUBLE DINO CHOKE SLAMS!! Standing moonsault! Cover, Marko runs to intercept Butcher, but Butcher THROWS him at JB, and they fall onto the fall!! Saurus stares down with Butcher and they RAM like, well, rams! And again! And again! They both choke grip, break free, throw forearm after forearm, but Butcher gets the edge, Until he gets the knee and TAIL WHIP! But Butcher still LARIATS!
Everyone is down and Bunny is freaking out! Marko tags in and MJF is down in a corner! Marko runs in to fire off stomps! It’s a Marko mudhole! The ref backs him off, and Marko apologizes, before he slides under! Marko stomps MJF more!! JB pulls Marko off but Marko shoves him away. Marko tells JB to go up and he drags MJF over. Bunny distracts everyone else, and Blade shoves JB down! Wardlow blindsides Luchasaurus! MJF grabs Marko, and reels him into the FUJIWARA! Marko taps, MJF and team win!!
Winners: MJF, The Butcher & The Blade, by submission
The Salt of the Earth armbar gets the better of a heated Marko, and MJF mockingly shouts, “I’m going to Disney World!” But will he and his henchmen really be heading to the top of the food chain in AEW?
Darby Allin has another message.
He slams his skateboard on a car hood with “WIN” and a heart spray painted on it. He wears a cardboard mask of Chris Jericho’s bloody face. Then he wears a cardboard mask of Sammy’s face while being zipped up in a body bag by Jericho-cardboard mask. “Sammy” is dragged by a truck labeled, “RIP Sammy.” The message is pretty clear: Darby still wants to end the Spanish God. When and where will Darby get his chance?
Tony Schiavone introduces Britt Baker.
The Dentist returns to AEW Dynamite and is happy to see Tony here. It’s not like there’s much else going on in Utah. She did bring him his favorite coffee. Britt would’ve brought beer but you’d have to cross state lines for that. But anyway, boring coffee and boring Utah, but Britt’s here to liven things up. What’s not hard to find is sugar, because she’s seeing a lot of “high BMI” and poor oral health. Britt is here to help as a dentist! Because remember, she’s a dentist.
Tony guides things towards the announcement Britt was going to make. Britt wants to remind us all, especially these “similar looking faces” in this “giant family reunion,” that you can pursue anything and everything you have a passion for. You can get that promotion, become that construction worker, or janitor, or plumber, or dental assistant. We can all achieve greatness! Britt is here as our role model and will lead by example. Tony has to be honest, she isn’t really making a lot of friends here. Britt ignores that to thank the fans for their “warm, standing ovations.” Fans chant “You Suck,” actually. But out comes Big Swole! Fans cheer for her!
Swole encourages “Brittney” to keep talking, because that’s what she’s good at. Britt acts like no one watches the product and no one would hear Britt run her mouth. Why is she hiding behind Tony? He don’t even like her! Tony doesn’t want to be in the middle of this, even though he is. Britt asks why Swole is out here when she’s not even relevant. The most relevant thing about Swole is her boyfriend. Uh, you mean, husband, BAYBAY! Britt gets mad now, and SPLASHES Swole with the coffee!! And she runs away. Swole shrugs that off but is ready to make the Dentist need some dental work! Will Swole break Baker when they meet again?
Six Man Tag: Joey Janela & Private Party VS Death Triangle!
The Bad Boy stood up for Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy when PAC, Pentagon and Fenix attacked on AEW Dark Denver. Will the Bastard and Cero Miedo kill the party here tonight?
AEW returns to single picture as Private Party makes their entrance, followed by Death Triangle. The tensions run high but the referee keeps the peace. The trios sort out and PAC starts against Kassidy. Fans chant for “CERO MIEDO!” as Pac just stares at Kassidy. And then Death Triangle rushes the corner! Pac stomps Kassidy down while the Lucha Brothers take out Janela and Quen! Fenix goes out to KICK Quen while Pentagon KICKS and CHOPS Janela! Pac drags Kassidy up and grinds as he whips him to ropes. Kassidy slides under then runs, but things speed up. Pac leaps and runs but Kassidy leaps. Pac leaps, Kassidy rolls off his back and arm-drags to calf kick! Fans fire up as Kassidy kips up and gets in Pac’s face.
Pac RAMS Kassidy into the Party corner, then drags him away before either Quen or Janela can tag in! Tag to Fenix and they mug Kassidy in their corner. Fenix suplexes but Kassidy fights out. Quen tags in, Fenix kicks Kassidy, but Kassidy and Quen whip. Fenix reverses to crisscross Private Party but Kassidy mule kicks Fenix first. Kassidy boosts Quen but Fenix puts him on the apron. Fenix sends Kassidy out, but Quen helps with the Silly String, to go around and around to the DDT! Quen hurries but Pentagon tags in first! Fans fire up as Quen tags in Janela! Bad Boy and Cero Miedo rush each other, Pentagon gets around to KICK Janela in the leg!
Pentagon hears fans chanting as he runs in, but Janela kicks him away. Janela leaps up and hits a flying uppercut! Janela drags Penta up to whip but Penta reverses. Pentagon runs in, Janela goes up and over and hits a BIG clothesline! Fans fire up as Janela drags Pentagon up. Pac knocks Janela down, but Kassidy dropkicks Pac out! Fenix and Quen run in, Quen DROPKICKS Fenix down! Private Party double dropkick Pentagon then kip up. Janela coordinates with Private Party as he climbs up top. Janela LEAPS onto Death Triangle! Fans are fired up as Janela drags Fenix up and in. AEW goes picture in picture as Janela tags in Kassidy.
Janela runs corner to corner to clothesline Fenix, then Kassidy adds his. Quen adds a corner splash! Quen scoop slams Fenix in a drop zone, then backs off as Kassidy climbs. But Pentagon gets in and the ref has to keep him back. But this is to distract as Pac trips Kassidy! Quen and Janela protest, but they get DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Pentagon kicks those two out while Fenix tags Pac. Pac stomps away on Kassidy in the corner but backs off in a huff. Pac stomps Kassidy harder and grinds his boots in! The ref backs Pac off but Pac drags Kassidy up. Tag to Fenix but Pentagon holds Kassidy in as Fenix taunts Janela and Quen. Pac even chokes Kassidy before Fenix runs in with a SUPERKICK!
Tag to Pentagon and the Lucha Brothers mug Kassidy. Fenix won’t let up so Pentagon has to pull him away. Fenix goes back for more, but Pentagon makes his brother go to the corner. Death Triangle is toying with Kassidy as AEW goes to break.
AEW returns again as Fenix CHOPS Kassidy down! Fenix and Pentagon drag Kassidy up to whip into the Death Triangle corner, but Kassidy uses that to triangle jump and STUNNER PAC! Pentagon runs in but Kassidy goes up and over, then under Fenix, to hot tag Janela! Janela rallies with clotheslines on the Lucha Brothers! He DECKS Pac and builds speed to DIVE onto Fenix! Fans fire up with Janela as he sends Fenix back in the ring. Janela has Fenix on the top rope and JABS! Tag to Quen and Quen goes up, Gin ‘n’ Juice becomes Gin ‘n’ a ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Kassidy climbs up to add a SWANTON! Quen is up top to SHOOTING STAR! Cover, but Pentagon KICKS him off!
Pentagon drags Fenix to the corner and tags in. “This is Awesome!” as Pentagon runs at Quen to SLINGBLADE! Quen flounders about but Pentagon brings him up to KICK a leg out! Pentagon throws Quen into a corner, Fenix adds a springboard sobat! Pac adds a big back elbow! Pentagon drags Pac into position, and BOMBS Quen on Pac’s knees! Pentagon keeps Quen on Pac’s knees as Fenix goes up, DOUBLE STOMPS sandwich Quen against the knees even harder! Cover, TWO!?! Quen survives and Death Triangle is shocked! Pentagon tags Pac and Pac stalks up to Quen. Pac stands Quen up for a back kick, front kick and another back kick. Waistlock and German, but Quen lands on his feet! Janela tags in!
Janela again rallies with clotheslines, then throws Fenix out and puts Pentagon out. Pac SUPERKICKS Janela to the apron, then runs but into Janela’s forearm. Janela drags Pac out to join him and then fireman’s carries. Pac holds on, Quen FLIES over them to take out Pentagon! Kassidy climbs up onto Pac’s back, and LEAPS to take out Fenix! Then Janela gives Pac an APRON DEATH VALLEY! Fans love “A E DUB!” as Janela climbs up top. Janela leaps for the MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO!! Pac still lives and shocks Janela back! The Lucha Brothers pull Private Party off the apron! Janela builds speed but Pentagon kicks him in the back! Fenix runs in, triangle CUTTER! Pentagon and Fenix coordinate, DOUBLE STOMP PACKAGE DRIVER!!
Fenix DIVES out onto Private Party! Pentagon sets Janela up for Pac’s BLACK ARROW!! Cover, Death Triangle wins!
Winners: Death Triangle by pinfall
Triangulo del Muerte takes their first victory in AEW! But they add on by stomping Kassidy and Quen, then setting Janela by them. The three are laced together into a TRIPLE CROSSFACE! The Death Triangle itself! But here come Best Friends and Orange Cassidy! Fans are fired up for Trent, Chuckie T and Freshly Squeezed, but when will these six settle scores?
AEW’s Lexi Nair interviews Dustin Rhodes backstage.
The Natural is now geared up to compete, but he isn’t scheduled. What does it mean? It means Dustin is pissed off! The Inner Circle has run roughshod long enough! We all saw what they did to Nick Jackson, so now someone is stepping up. Hangman, Dustin wants to be your partner whether you like it or not! Because they’re gonna kick some Inner Circle ass and do some #CowboyShit!! Will Hangman accept this scenario?
AEW is picture in picture and back at the ring.
Orange Cassidy and Best Friends have the ring while Death Triangle takes their leave. With nothing else to do, Trent, Chuckie and Cassidy give Salt Lake City a GROUP HUG! And a thumbs up, too.Cassidy even takes a selfie with a cosplayer before heading out.
The #SearchForSpears has some early auditions.
Suge D, “Something Like a Player” says he is the first and the last impression Tully Blanchard and the Chair Man need. But WhatCulture’s own Simon Miller throws his hat in the ring to give us the best tag team anyone’s ever seen! Holden Stefe wants Spears and Tully to mold and train him into the perfect partner! And the man simply known as Jo Jo says he is the Perfect 5, because he is 5′ 4″ of pure greatness. Justyn Michael not only claims he’s the right choice, but he could beat Hangman, beat Kenny Omega and doesn’t even need Spears’ help. Did Justyn miss the point of this? Mr. Bricksterr says he has the star power and the ability to connect with people instantly. Anthony Bowens says he is THE Five Tool Player! And Slade Rikers is just crazy. But do any of these men measure up to #PERFECT10N?
AEW Dynamite in Rochester promises big things!
First, after the encounter from tonight, Death Triangle’s Lucha Brothers will go 2v2 against Best Friends! Will the Bastard go after the Sloth on the outside at the same time? Plus, the Dark Order promises that The Exalted One WILL arrive in AEW! Are they going to disprove Daniels before even taking his singles challenge? And with Blood & Guts on the horizon, a Six Man Tag of the Inner Circle VS The Elite will not only be a sampler, it will be for advantage going into the Blood & Guts match! “What advantage?” you ask.
AEW explains the rules of Blood & Guts!
The double ring, double cage match starts with two men who fight for a five minute round. After that, the advantage team sends a participant, then the other team, and this repeats every two minutes until all 10 men are in the cage! Then and only then does the Blood & Guts match officially begin, or rather end. And it ends ONLY when any single member of a team taps out to a submission, or verbally surrenders to the other team. No pinfalls, no count outs, escaping does not change a thing! Who will survive this sadistic innovation?
AEW shares Jim Ross’ exclusive sit-down interview with Jon Moxley.
JR congratulates Moxley on winning the world championship, but has to admit that after what went down in Denver, he wasn’t sure when he’d see Moxley again. Moxley is not physically cleared to compete this week. Moxley is bent out of shape and pissed off. That’s about as far as he’ll elaborate, but let’s face it. This “game” between Moxley and Jericho’s Inner Circle has only ever been about the title. Who is winning? Moxley, naturally. But he’s in a 5v1 situation, so he doesn’t stand a chance much longer. Moxley says he means what he says, says what he means, and he speaks the truth. Moxley told us all that if Jericho wants the belt, if Hager wants the belt, all they have to do is ask.
By the way, Hager, nice touch with the very distinct powerbomb. But maybe “step into the batter’s box, bitch.” JR is sure it will be inevitable that match happens. Hager hit Moxley harder than anyone ever did, and that’s saying something given Moxley’s career. But in the end, he’s just another guy in AEW. JR brings up the signature success story, the coming event in Newark, aka Blood & Guts. AEW is blood ‘n’ guts, pro-wrestling is blood ‘n’ guts, Moxley is blood ‘n’ guts. Moxley vows to make it to Dynamite 3/25/2020. The Inner Circle tried to get rid of Moxley, end his career. They almost did. But now they have a new task with the Elite in the cage. That puts Moxley in their blind spot. If Jericho is as smart as he thinks he is, he’ll be scared.
Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara w/ The Inner Circle VS Hangman Page & ???
Le Champion and the Spanish God took out Nick Jackson with help from Big Hurt, but that didn’t scare off the Cowboy. In fact, it only served to motivate The Natural into joining up. But Hangman did not confirm nor deny if he accepted the offer to give us a rematch from Dynamite 12/9/19. Hangman makes his entrance, AEW World Tag Team Championship strapped around his waist. The moment of truth comes, and Hangman’s partner is in fact Dustin Rhodes! It seems Hangman didn’t expect this, and perhaps was preferring to go solo. But Dustin says he has Hangman’s back in this. Will things be very different than back in December?
The teams sort out and Hangman starts against Jericho. Hangman taunts Jericho about having a belt while Y2J doesn’t, and the two approach. Only for Jericho to immediately tag out to Sammy. Sammy and Jericho hug and Sammy rushes Hangman but Hangman CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Hangman whips but Sammy reverses. Things speed up as Sammy jumps and flips and jumps again, but Hangman still CHOPS Sammy down! Hangman tags Dustin and they double whip Sammy to the corner. Hangman hits a corner clothesline, Dustin adds his own clothesline, then Dustin feeds Sammy to Hangman’s second clothesline! Dustin covers, TWO!
Dustin puts Sammy in an open corner to CHOP! Then he whips him corner to corner hard! Tag to Hangman but Sammy throws him out. Jericho tags in as the Inner Circle surrounds Hangman. Hangman gets on the apron, but Jericho hits him with a triangle dropkick! The ref tells the Inner Circle to stay back but Jericho mocks Hangman by taking someone’s beer and drinking it. “I’m Hangman Page~! I’m a cowboy~! Slurp!” Jericho goes around to Hangman but Hangman PUNCHES the beer out of Jericho’s mouth! And he takes the beer for his own to chug. But Hangman turns around into Sammy’s Penalty Kick! Sammy flexes then puts Hangman in for Jericho to throw forearms on.
Jericho CHOPS Hangman against ropes then throws elbows. He CHOPS again then tags Sammy. They double whip but Hangman breaks the line and runs Sammy over! Hangman snap suplexes Jericho onto Sammy! Tag to Dustin and Dustin rallies on Sammy with clotheslines! Dustin whips, Sammy reverses, but Dustin stops himself to Rhodes Uppercut! And atomic drop to a bulldog! Dustin even ROCKS Jericho before getting Sammy with a spinning powerslam! Dustin has Sammy in a corner and climbs up to rain down punches! He gets 4 before he has to DECK Jericho! Sammy jumps to DOUBLE STOMP Dustin down! Cover, TWO! Sammy soaks up the heat as AEW goes picture in picture.
Sammy distracts the ref while Jericho has Dustin on the outside and he whips him into barriers! Jericho and Sammy distract the ref while the rest of the Inner Circle stomp Dustin down. Jericho fetches Dustin and puts him in the ring for Sammy to cover, TWO! Sammy keeps on Dustin and drags him to the corner. Tag to Jericho and Jericho drags Dustin up to throw forearms. Jericho whips and clotheslines Dustin down! Cocky cover, TWO! Jericho rams knees into Dustin and has him in the corner. Sammy holds Dustin’s arms back so Jericho can throw hands. Tag to Sammy and he RAMS into Dustin’s ribs! Hangman is getting mad but Dustin is throwing hands! Dustin reaches for Hangman but Sammy rams him into the open corner.
Sammy fireman’s carries and does squats with Dustin, to then hit a Samoan Drop! Cover, but Dustin makes it his own ghost pin! TWO and Sammy clobbers Dustin down! AEW returns to single picture as Sammy tags Jericho. Jericho and Sammy drag Dustin up to double whip to ropes and double elbow down! Sammy shows off his spin, and Jericho poses with him. The ref reprimands them but Jericho soaks up the heat. Jericho slaps Dustin around but Dustin throws hands! Dustin runs but into an elbow! LIONSAULT gets knees! Both men are down but fans rally up. Dustin and Jericho crawl, hot tags to Hangman and Sammy!
Hangman rallies on Sammy with lariats and a whip, but Sammy reverses. Hangman ducks and BOOTS Sammy down! Fans are thunderous for “COWBOY SHIT!” as Hangman whips Sammy, but Sammy reverses to ROCK Hangman! Jericho grabs Hangman to run him at buckles, but Hangman counters with a triangle jump LARIAT! Sammy runs in but Hangman dodges to scoop, and FALL AWAY SLAM! Hangman kips up to PLANCHA onto Jericho! And then SLIDING LARIAT on Sammy! Cover, TWO!! Sammy survives but Hangman drags him up. Hangman spins Sammy but gets the dragon whip! Jericho tags in and CHOPS Hangman. And again! Jericho whips but Hangman reverses, only for Jericho to hold ropes. Jericho puts Hangman on the apron but Hangman punches back!
Ortiz gets up but Hangman DECKS him! Hangman goes to the corner with Dustin, and they both LEAP!! Dustin crossbodies Sammy and Jericho while Hangman MOONSAULTS Hager and PNP! Dustin clotheslines himself and Sammy out of the ring as fans are thunderous again! Hangman aims at Jericho, slingshot, but into a takedown! Jericho wants and gets the WALLS! Dustin runs in to CLUB Jericho down! Sammy tags in and heads up top, SHOOTING STAR! Hangman moves, Sammy lands on his feet but gets another BOOT! Hangman wants it, but Jericho trips him off the apron!
The ref reprimands Jericho but Jericho throws Hangman at the apron. Hangman rebounds off the ropes to DECK Jericho! Dustin has Sammy for a DESTROYER!! Sammy flounders into a BUCK SHOT!! Cover, Hangman and Dustin win!!
Winners: Dustin Rhodes & Hangman Page, by pinfall
Redemption from December, but the Inner Circle attacks! Fans boo as Hager, Ortiz and Santana help Jericho beat down Dustin and Hangman. Dustin flops out of the ring and Hangman is all alone. With Cody and Matt with Nick at the hospital, who is there to help? KENNY OMEGA! Again, that bad hand won’t stop him from fighting!! Omega uses the cast on Hager but he also gets outnumbered! A shot to the bad arm leaves Omega vulnerable to JUDAS EFFECT! Hangman flounders up but gets knocked down. Wait, Cody is here!? Cody throws hands on the Inner Circle and stomps a mudhole in Jericho! But Hager SPINE BUSTERS him!
The Inner Circle throws Cody out and Ortiz has Cody on the ramp. “WE’RE THE BEST!” Snap suplex to the ramp! Hager goes after Omega’s bad hand with fury, and then Jericho has him go after Hangman. Hager hauls Hangman up the ramp and Ortiz points out to a spot much like they’ve used on victims before. The Inner Circle drag Hangman up just like they did Moxley, but MATT JACKSON makes the save!! Matt SUPERKICKS Hager! And throws Sammy onto him! He DOUBLE SPEARS Proud ‘n’ Powerful!! Matt’s fury boils over, and he flips Hangman off in return for last week.
But then Jericho SMASHES Matt with the chair! And Hangman, too! Chair shots to the head take down the last of the Elite! Jericho even use the chair to pin Matt down while he takes a seat! The Inner Circle give middle fingers to The Elite and to the world! With Omega’s hand busted, Nick hospitalized, and now Cody, Matt and Hangman brutalized, does the Inner Circle already have a major advantage going into Blood & Guts?
My Thoughts:
A great episode of Dynamite that sets up a lot to AEW’s newest special episode. Not to be mean about Blood & Guts, but well all know it’s a modified WarGames match. I do like that it’s only about submissions and quitting, though. That makes it even more implicitly brutal on paper than a normal WarGames match, and 5V5 makes it even more insane. And it’s great that they’re using it for the Inner Circle VS Elite match that I’ve been wanting to see since AEW Dynamite got going. The brutality in the build tonight was great, too. Nick just being under the garage door like that was perfectly shocking, and the Inner Circle devastated The Elite tonight. I feel like that with Hangman and Matt having problems, it’s all leading to a great moment where those two work together to help The Elite win.
It’s awesome that we got to see Lance Archer arrive and confirmed as Jake the Snake’s client. Archer going after Cody will make for a great story going towards Double or Nothing, regardless if Elite wins or loses Blood & Guts. There’s a lot of great development towards those rumored AEW Trios Championships, too. Jurassic Express VS MJF and henchmen was really good, and Death Triangle’s debut was incredible! I’m thinking Lucha Bros beat Best Friends so that the trio stays strong, and I would love if there was a Trios Division tournament to stretch things to Double or Nothing, where the finals come down to Death Triangle VS Best Friends & Orange Cassidy. That way, AEW can do no wrong with their inaugural world trios champs, as far as the fans go.
The women’s division also had great stuff tonight. The tag match was really good, and it was very clever for Bea to turn on Nyla after they won. AEW should book outside the box by letting Bea stick to her Heel behavior when fighting Nyla, because it isn’t going to matter, fans sounded really behind her against Nyla. Bea will be Face by default but chances are she won’t win against Nyla. Britt had a pretty good promo, but Swole was great with that BAYBAY. That will be a pretty good feud for them both while they wait on the title. Again, AEW can try booking outside the box and have Britt go up against Nyla at some point, but then fans probably go with Nyla. Swole’s going on a good path to become a big name and a great win over Heels like Britt and Nyla.
My Score: 9.4/10
Darby Allin’s first defense as champion!
While he only just won the AEW World Championship last week, Darby Allin is already defending it against Tommaso Ciampa tonight in Portland!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Will Ospreay VS Mark Davis; wins.
- Mina Shirakawa VS Hikaru Shida; wins.
- AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Tommaso Ciampa; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
[Due to scheduling conflicts, coverage will be on delay]
Will the Toxic Spider take down another Brawling Bird?
Thekla talked smack on beating Jamie Hayter, but now Alex Windsor steps up to challenge her for the AEW Women’s World Championship!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- The Young Bucks VS The Rascalz; The Bucks win.
- AEW World Trios Championship Eliminator: The Conglomeration VS The Lethal Twist; The Conglomeration wins and denies The Lethal Twist a title opportunity.
- Kris Statlander & Hikaru Shida VS Big Anne & Danika Della Rouge; Kris & Shida win.
- AEW Continental Championship Eliminator: Jon Moxley VS Nick Wayne; Moxley wins and denies Nick a title opportunity.
- PAC VS Lio Rush; Pac wins.
- Six Man Tag: Brody King, Mascara Dorada & Mistico VS Ricky Gibson, KC Riff & Colt Rivera; Brody, Dorada & Mistico win.
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Thekla VS Alex Windsor; Thekla wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Adam Copeland is here!
The fans fire up and sing along as The Rated R Superstar makes his entrance, complete with the pyro but also a black eye. Cope goes to the ring, he grabs a mic, and he tells Seattle, “If you couldn’t tell, Dynasty on Sunday didn’t necessarily go our way. Yes, my face got messed up, way to go, Einstein. I got glue in my forehead, staples in my forehead, I got a shiner. Let’s face it, FTR… They said what they were gonna do and they did it.” The fans boo but Cope says they got to Christian, too, that’s why he’s not here. Christian’s gotta get an MRI on his forearm to see if it’s broke. The fans also boo that.
Cope says FTR gave his wife a piledriver. They took Christian’s watch! And in Christian’s world, that’s actually worse! There are three things you don’t mess with when it comes to Christian: His watch, his wine, and his women. In that order. But FTR, on Dynamite, you came out and said that while you’re the champions, Cope & Cage will not get another title shot. The fans boo again, but Cope says he is cooking an idea on that so bear with him. But if FTR thinks that this is just about titles, that C&C are just gonna walk away cuz they didn’t win at Dynasty, they’ve watched C&C’s careers and think that these two are just gonna walk away?
Do you think that they’re just gonna tuck their tails and run? The fans say “NO!” Cope says that is NOT what they do! Christian was forced to retire for seven YEARS! He busted his ass and he got this back! The fans cheer that, and Cope says he was retired for NINE YEARS, told he can never do this again because if he fell over, he could die! But Cope is standing here, full o’ piss ‘n’ vinegar! C&C are like dogs on a bone, and they will END FTR and take their pound of flesh! The fans cheer, but then FTR makes their way out here. Cope is ready to fight, but where are they? FTR walks out on stage, and Stoke has the mic as he smiles at Cope.
But then RPG VICE rush Cope, just like last week! Cope is ready this time and he fights off Rocky & Trent, but now FTR joins in! The fans boo this 4v1 mugging with Stoke cheering them on! But wait! The Young Bucks rush out here! Matt & Nick Jackson rush the ring, and they dodge FTR to CLOBBER RPG Vice! Then DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for FTR! RPG Vice go after The Bucks, then send them at each other! The Bucks reverse to LARIAT Rocky, then they DOUBLE SUPERKICK Trent! Cope SPEARS Trent down and the fans fire up! Cope snarls as he stands back up, and he shakes hands with The Bucks as thanks for the help.
Cope & The Bucks stare FTR down as FTR retreats, but will The Bucks and C&C have to fight it out to go after those tag team championships?
Jack Perry speaks.
“At Dynasty, I got my first taste of what it’s like to defend this championship. And it’s exactly what I’ve been waiting for. But Don Callis, you only got close enough to get a sniff, because I beat your biggest, baddest and most dangerous, Mark Davis. But after what you just did to the Young Bucks, well, I wanna shove this up your big, stupid, spray-tanned nose. So why don’t you go ahead and pick your favorite goon out of the bunch and meet me next week in Portland so that I can add another notch to my belt as the National Champion.” Jungle Jack has thrown out the challenge, but who will be up to the task?
The Young Bucks VS The Rascalz!
Matt & Nick got a warm-up in with that brawl, but now it’s time to go to work. Will Spring Breakthru turn into a Superkick Party? Or will Zachary Wentz & Myron Reed light it up?
The teams sort out and Nick starts against Zach. The bell rings, Zach and Nick circle, shake hands, then rally the fans. Nick and Zach circle, tie up, and Nick wrenches an arm to a wristlock. Nick YANKS the arm, but Zach rolls, kips up, and flips back to arm-drag free! The fans cheer, Zach dodges Nick to hurdle over. Nick leaps over, then WHEEL KICKS! The fans cheer as Nick whips Zach, but Zach reverses. Matt sneaks the tag, Nick goes up and over to clinch, GUT BUSTER to BACKBERAKER NECKBREAKER! The fans cheer while Zach scrambles away and Myron tags in. Myron runs up, The Bucks dodge to double kick.
The Bucks double whip but Myron ducks the lariats. Matt switches with Myron and feeds to Nick for a waistlock. Myron BOOTS Matt, switches with Nick, but Nick switches back. Matt runs up, SUNSET GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans cheer while Myron flounders away. The Bucks go back for Myron, bring him up, and put him in the ropes. They mug Myron but Zach goes after The Bucks. Zach whips, Nick reverses, but Zach puts Nick on the apron. Matt runs up, LARIAT ENZIGIRI SANDWICH! Then a CATAPULT into the GAMANGIRI! Nick goes up, DOUBLE STOMP BACKBREAKER, and a somersault into the BACKSTABBER on Myron!
The fans fire up with The Bucks as they stand tall, and Matt brings Myron around. Tag to Nick, he CLUBS Myron, then The Bucks double whip. Myron ducks ‘n ‘dodges, shoves Matt into Nick, and then reaches for Zach! Nick reels Myron in and back suplexes, but Myron lands out. Matt is there to back suplex but Myron lands out. Myron slides under, UP KICKS Matt, and he avoids Nick’s senton! Myron crawls and hot tags Zach! The fans cheer as Zach rallies with forearms and elbows, then he CHOPS Nick! Zach whips, Nick reverses, but Zach turns hurdle into FLAPJACK and deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! Zach fires off kicks on Matt, BUZZSAW and DOUBLE STOMPS!
The fans fire up again while The Bucks bail out. Zach & Myron build speed to DOUBLE DIVE! Now The Rascalz stand tall, and they just keep going! Myron is a step for Zach to hit a SUPER DIVE! Zach takes both Bucks down, but he puts Matt in. Myron picks Matt up, SLINGSHOT BACK SUPLEX! The Rascalz intercept Nick with kicks, then double whip him to ropes. DOUBLE HIP TOSS, but Nick lands out! Meeting of the minds, then Nick suplexes Myron. STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE, and Zach catches Nick outta the air, SUPERKICK GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO! Bridging cover, TWO! Nick survives and the fans cheer while Collision goes picture in picture.
Zach clamps on a chinlock and grinds Nick down. Nick endures, fights up, but Zach RAMS him into the Rascalz’ corner. Zach stomps Nick down, tags Myron, and Myron stomps Nick down. The ref counts, Myron tags Zach, but Nick fires back with hands! Nick ROCKS Zach, BLASTS Myron, then ROCKS Zach again! But Zach keeps Nick from Matt! Zach whips, Nick goes up and out to PENALTY KICK Myron! But Zach BLASTS Nick off the apron! Zach aims to TORNILLO PLANCHA! Down goes Nick and Zach fires up! Zach drags Nick up, puts him back in the ring, then clamps on with a chinlock. Nick endures again, and fires body shots.
Zach KNEES Nick low, whips him back to the Rascalz’ corner, then tags Myron. They put Nick in a neutral corner, then Zach runs up to SHINING WIZARD! Myron runs up to get a boost from Zach, slingshot and CODE BREAKER! Zach goes up to DUOBLE STOMP! Cover, but Matt breaks it! The ref reprimands but Matt backs off. Myron stands Nick up, CLUBS him to ropes, but Nick kicks in return. Myron ROCKS Nick, ROCKS him again, then tags Zach. Nick fights back again as Spring Breakthru returns to single picture. The Rascalz mug Nick, double whip, but Nick breaks that to knuckle lock and CHOP Zach!
Nick hurdles over Myron, goes up and up, “LUCHA LIBRE~!” FLYING RANA ARM-DRAG COMBO! The fans cheer while Nick and The Rascalz are all down! Nick crawls, reaches out, hot tag to Matt! Matt RAMS Zach, slingshots up and over, then whips Zach. Zach handsprings, but into a NORTHERN LIGHTS! Matt starts up the Polar Express! That’s two, then three! Myron springboards in, but Matt catches him! DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS! The fans are thunderous as Matt huffs ‘n’ puffs. Matt drags Zach up, whips him to ropes, but Zach reverses. Matt slides out but Myron ducks, only for Matt to SUPERKICK in return!
Matt feints Zach to DDT! Matt kips up but Myron kicks low. Myron whips Matt to the corner but he goes up and over! Nick runs in, SHINING WIZARD, ENZIGIRI, FOREARM, and then a HIGH-FIVING DOUBLE BULLDOG! The fans fire up for The Bucks again as they go to the corners. The Bucks climb up, take aim, MACHO ELBOW SWANTON BOMB IN STEREO! Cover, TWO! Zach survives for The Rascalz and The Bucks are a bit surprised. Myron goes to a corner but Matt tags Nick. The Bucks each get a Rascal, whip, but The Rascalz reverse. The Bucks dosido and sunset flip, to then step through for STEREO SHARPSHOOTERS!
The fans cheer as The Bucks sit deep! Zach & Myron each reach out, fight forward, and Zach makes the ROPEBREAK! The Bucks let The Rascalz go, then regroup. Nick tags Matt, and Matt calls for it! SUPERKICKS to the legs! Then a SUPERKICK to Zach! Myron block s one to THRWO it at Matt! Myron then goes Matrix to dodge, kip up, and CUTTER! The fans fire up as Myron gets moving, but Matt SUPERKICKS him down! Zach dodges, handsprings, and JUMP KNEES! Then he runs up, jumps up, FLYING CUTTER! Myron runs to FLYING CUTTER Nick to the floor! The fans go nuts for that “Burnout!”
Zach is up top, SKY TWISTER on Matt! Tag to Myron, 450 SPLASH! Cover, NICK BREAKS IT! #NoCap, but the fans cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this match happen. Zach hauls Matt up the corner, torture racks him, and Myron climbs up, But Matt fights free, SHOVES Zach into Myron, and the fans hope these teams “FIGHT FOREVER!” But Collision has only just started, this match has to end somehow! Nick goes up after Myron for a SUPER DUPER STEEINER! Myron crash lands, The Bucks DOUBLE SUPERKICK Zach, and then a B T E TRIGGER! Cover, but Zach CLOBBERS Nick onto it!
The fans fire up as all four men are down again! Zach crawls back so he can tag in, and Zach ELBOWS Nick! Then he ELBOWS Matt! Zach goes up to SKY TWISTER, but he gets caught! Nick helps Matt pops Zach up, then he goes to the apron. Zach slips free and shoves Matt into Nick! O’Conner Roll, TWO! Zach LARIATS Nick up and out! Zach SUPERKICKS Matt, but then Nick dodges by MOONSAULTING onto Myron! Matt SUPERKICKS Zach, gut wrenches, and Nick goes up! MELTZER DRIVER!! Cover, Bucks win!
Winners: The Young Bucks, by pinfall
The Rascalz pushed the three-time AEW World Tag Team Champions, but Matt & Nick proved why they’re The Elite, The The Elite! But then THE DOGS attack! The fans boo as Clark Connors & David Finlay beat up on The Bucks! SHILLELAGH SHOT on Matt! Dez rushes out here but Connors ROCKS him! Finlay hauls Dez up to POWERBOMB him into a post! Myron claws at Finlay but the ROLLING ELBOW hits! And then the JEEP FLIPPER! The Rebel & 100 Proof put Zach back in the ring, and they get him up for the FULL CLIP!! The fans boo but these Dogs do what they want! Connors CHOKES Matt while Finlay gets the mic.
“We may be down one Dog, but if you wanna kill us, you’re gonna have to kill all of us! The numbers may change but the mission stays the same: We want bodies, and we want gold!” Connors takes the mic to say, “This is a message to the entire tag team division. Y’all’re about to get screwed!” The fans boo but like it or not, these Dogs are off the leash! What will they do in order to become the top dogs of AEW?
The Divine Dominion speaks.
“Like the mythic deities of ancient Greece, the Divine stand high above all. Adorned in iridescent jewels and gold, we captivate and we dominate. Our beauty, exquisite. Our fury, unrivaled. Our power, everlasting. She is the Colossal Lena Kross. She is the Megasus, Megan Bayne. And we are the Divine Dominion.” Who dares step to their throne next?
AEW World Trios Championship Eliminator: The Conglomeration VS The Lethal Twist!
Kyle O’Reilly returned in his hometown and teamed with his best buds, Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong, to take the trios titles from The Dogs. But now, they’re up against a Franchise Play in Jay Lethal, and his young proteges, Blake Christian & Lee Johnson. But will The Conglomeration’s future be bright? Or is this story about to take a lethal twist?
The trios sort out and Kyle starts against Lethal. They circle, tie up, and Lethal RAMS Kyle into the corner! Lethal stomps a mudhole in with the yellow boots, but Kyle SMACKS him in return! Kyle backs Lethal down, kicks and whips, but Lethal reverses. Lethal HIP TOSSES then cartwheels, but Kyle snatches the arm to drag Lethal down into the ghost pin! TWO, but Kyle wrenches an arm. Tag to Cassidy and the fans cheer. Cassidy & Kyle double whip, then atomic drop into the BOOT! The fans cheer as Cassidy sits Lethal up for Kyle to KICK! Then Cassidy covers, ONE!! Lethal is tougher than that but Cassidy keeps on him with a chinlock.
Lethal fights up, Roddy wants in, so Cassidy reaches out. Lethal slips away, Cassidy shrugs, and he still tags Roddy. Lethal tags Big Shotty, but Roddy runs up to HIP TOSS Big Shotty in! Roddy CHOPS and CHOPS and CHPOS Lee to KNEE low! Tag to Kyle, they KICK and CHOP again and again! Vanilla Baby runs up but into a KICK! Lethal runs up but Roddy scoops Lethal for the BACKBREAKER and KNEE DROP! The fans fire up as Kyle then forearm SMASHES Lee! Tag to Cassidy, Roddy hits a BACKBREAKER while Cassidy climbs up. The fans cheer and Roddy tells Cassidy to hit it, but Cassidy climbs back down before he ELBOW DROPS!
The fans cheer as Cassidy flexes, but Lee tags Blake. Cassidy says hold on, hold on. Hands up, but Blake grabs them. Blake shakes his head, but Cassidy slips under, around, wrenches, and wristlocks to then make Blake put his hands in Cassidy’s pockets! Blake shoves Cassidy away, but Cassidy ducks ‘n’ dodges. Blake bucks the O’Conner Roll, but Cassidy puts his hands up! And then in his pockets! The fans cheer but Blake is not amused. Blake runs up, but Cassidy ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! Blake handsprings through, then mocks Cassidy by putting hands up, and then just flipping Cassidy off. Cassidy sighs, runs up, but Blake hurdles.
Cassidy leaps over, comes back, but Blake avoids the shotgun to then roll and suplex! But into STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE! The fans fire up as Cassidy holds up the arm. Lee distracts the ref, and that lets Lethal run around the way to CHOP BLOCK Kyle! Kyle’s leg is still vulnerable! Roddy runs up on Lethal but Lethal slips into the ring. Blake DUMPS Roddy out, then headscissors so Lee can DROPKICK Roddy down! Blake TIGER FEINTS Cassidy in the Tree of Woe, Lee adds a DROPKICK! The ref reprimands but Blake ASAI MOONSAULTS Roddy down! Lee LARIATS Cassidy, then combines with Blake for a MONKEY FLIP LARIAT COMBO!
The fans boo but The Lethal Twist stands tall, and they all Fargo Strut! The fans “WOO~” for that while Collision goes picture in picture.
Blake looms over Cassidy, then drags Cassidy up to bump him off buckles. Blake fires body shots, then digs his shoulder in, but Lee tags in. They mug Cassidy in the corner, and Lee stands on Cassidy to soak up heat. The ref reprimands, Lee backs up to argue with the ref, but this distracts from Lethal CHOKING Cassidy! Lethal gets away with one, then he tags in. Lee wrenches Cassidy’s arm while Lethal climbs, and Lethal AX HANDLES! Cassidy scrambles away to a corner, but Lethal UPPERCUTS! Lethal brings Cassidy up, and he bumps Cassidy off Blake’s boot! Cassidy falls back but Lethal drags him around.
Lethal steps through, but then he DROPKICKS Kyle just because! The Conglomeration is in trouble as Collision goes to break.
Collision returns as Cassidy uses Blake’s arm to LARIAT Lee, then Cassidy BACKDROPS Blake! Blake sunset flips but Cassidy stays up! Cassidy reaches out for Roddy, but Lethal runs in! Lethal gets Roddy to put up his guard, but then Cassidy ducks Lethal’s lariat! Cassidy keeps reaching out, but Lee runs up on Roddy! Roddy ROCKS Lee, Cassidy BACKDROPS Lee! Cassidy then breaks free of Blake to casually tag Roddy! Roddy fires off on The Lethal Twist, KNEE for Lee in the corner! Roddy catches Blake, SMACKS Lee with him, then hits a BACKBREAKER! Lethal stands, but Roddy LARIATS him up and out!
Roddy then scoops Cassidy, and he weaponizes Cassidy as he THROWS him into Blake, then sends him into Lee! Then Roddy RAMS Cassidy into Blake, and LAWN DART DDTS on Lee! Then an ANGLE SLAM on Blake! Cover, but Lethal breaks it! The fans boo but Lethal CLUBS Roddy. Lethal drags Blake to safety, tags in, but Roddy CHYOPS Lethal and Lee back and forth! Lee kicks low, whips, but Roddy grabs ropes to BOOT and ENZIGIRI! Then Roddy DUMPS Lethal back out! Hot tag to Kyle! The fans fire up as Kyle FLYING KNEES Lethal down! Lee ROCKS Roddy, but Kyle BOOTS, KICKS, ROCKS, KNEES, KICKS, and LEG SWEEPS!
The fans fire up for that strike fest, and Kyle fires off on Lethal! Lethal blocks to DRAGON SCREW! Lethal steps through, but Kyle cradles him, TWO!! Lethal escapes, but Lee SUPERKICKS, Blake SOBATS, then KICK, KNEE, and suplex! Blake handsprings, ENZIGIRI BRAINBUSTER COMBO! Not quite chasing the dragon, but Blake goes out to DIVE onto Roddy! Lethal goes up, MACHO ELBOW! Cover, but Cassidy breaks it! The fans fire up as all six men are down around ringside! Blake returns, he storms up on Cassidy, and he “fires” the kicks! Cassidy “fires” back! The fans go nuts with every “devastating” kick!
Then Blake winds up, and he “superkicks!” Cassidy winds up, and he SUPERKICKS! The fans fire up but Blake kips up, SUPERKCIK! Roddy half nelsons, Blake slips free, Lee SUPERKICKS! Kyle KICKS Lee, Blake ROCKS Kyle, but Kyle KNEES Blake! Lee KICKS Kyle, whips, but Kyle reverses. Lethal is back, he has a leg, and Blake ENZIGIRIS before Lee CHPO BLOCKS! Kyle is down, Lethal steps through, FIGURE FOUR! The Swirl intercepts Roddy & Cassidy while Kyle endures! Cassidy RAMS Lee into buckles, and Roddy HAULS Blake up, POWERBOMB onto Lethal! The fans fire up again as all six men are back down!
“This is Awesome!” as Kyle watches Lethal crawl. Lethal tags Lee, Lee runs up, and he BOOTS Kyle i the corner! Lee roars, but Kyle wrenches, leg picks, and ANKLE LOCKS!! Lee flails, Roddy STRONG KNEES Lethal, then Kyle STOMPS the bad leg! Blake springboards in, Roddy dodges, ORANGE PUNCH finds Vanilla Baby! GRAPEVINE on Lee, Lee TAPS! Conglomeration wins!
Winners: The Conglomeration, by submission (denies The Lethal Twist a title match)
The champions stand tall, and to celebrate, they wind it up to TRIPLE HIGH-FIVE! You GOT to give the people what they want! But will that continue with the reign?
The Opps commandeer a camera.
Hook & Shibata are back, and the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil says he found this crazy coffee shop in Seattle. But then Anthony Bowens walks in and says he’s glad he found them. Bowens needs to know right now, is he Opps or not? Hook says slow your roll, bud! Hook will give Bowens his decision next week. Hook’s the boss now, so what he says goes. Bowens says yeah, okay, boss. The 5 Tool Player heads out, Hook goes back to talking about the coffee shop. Will Hook consider Bowens tough enough to join the crew? Or will he just string Bowens along another week?
Kris Statlander & Hikaru Shida VS Big Anne & Danika Della Rouge!
These two former AEW Women’s World Champions did make a winning combination last week, but not exactly cohesive. The Galaxy’s Greatest didn’t get a word in edgewise when The Shining Samurai said they’d do it again, but will they do it again? Or will things fall off already for #Krishida?
The teams sort out and Stat starts against DDR. The two tie up, Kris powers DDR to a corner, then pie faces her around. Kris eggs DDR on, then dodges her to hit a BIG back suplex! Kris kips up, the fans fire up, and Kris stands DDR up. DDR throat chops, UPPERCUTS, and ROLLING ELBOWS! DDR runs, but Kris guzels her! DDR kicks but Kris blocks to then THROW DDR down! Kris CATAPULTS DDR into the corner, and Big Anne tags in! Kris dodges Anne to send her to the corner, then runs in and UPPERCUTS! Kris goes side to side, she KNEES Anne down, then Shida tags herself in. The fans cheer while Shida smooths things over with Kris.
Kris & Shida double whip Anne corner to corner, but Anne reverses to send Shida away! DDR runs up on Kris, Anne runs up on Shida, but Shida dodges Anne to ROCK her! Kris sends DDR in and Shida lets her run into Anne. Shida then ROCKS DDR, and Kris runs up to SPLASH them both! Shida runs up to JUMP KNEE them both! The fans cheer as Shida then drags Anne to the apron, CLUBS her, and shouts, “IKU ZO~!” The fans cheer that, and Shida runs up to KNEE LIFT Anne! Shida’s fired up, the fans are with her, and Shida brings Anne up. Shida suplexes, FALCON ARROW! Shida takes aim, but then she tags Kris with a little boop on the head!
The fans cheer as Kris says why not. She gut wrenches and tucks Anne in, STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER! Cover, Krishida wins!
Winners: Kris Statlander & Hikaru Shida, by pinfall
The dynamic duo does it again, and with a bit more teamwork than last time. Will they keep on winning until they’re going after gold together?
AEW Continental Championship Eliminator: Jon Moxley VS Nick Wayne!
Will Ospreay had The Maniac dead to rights, but he didn’t end Moxley when he should have. The Continental title is still with Moxley, but will The Prodigy prove himself worthy of an opportunity? Or will Moxley send Nick home crying to Mother Wayne?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Nick. Nick bails out to revel in that cheering, but the ring count is climbing. Nick knows this isn’t like an ROH Proving Ground where there’s only ten minutes, right? Moxley chuckles while he waits on Nick, and Nick slowly steps back into the ring. Nick and Moxley circle, tie up, and Moxley wrenches for an ELBOW BREAKER, then a hammerlock. Moxley then headlocks but Nick wrenches out. Moley wrenches back, hammerlocks again, and he wrangles Nick to the mat. Nick endures, fights around, then rolls to kip up, wrench, and wrangle Moxley. The fans sing for Nick but Moxley rolls to trip Nick up.
Moxley powers to a cover, ONE! Moxley has a double wristlock now and he holds Nick down. Nick fights up, powers Moxley to the ropes, and Moxley lets go slowly. The fans rally as Nick backs off, and then Nick ROCKS Moxley with a forearm! Nick eggs Moxley on, then ROCKS him again! Moxley grins, but Nick snapmares and KICKS! The fans rally while Nick mocks Moxley. Moxley starts to get annoyed, and he CHOPS Nick off his feet! The fans fire up for that, too! Nick is stinging as he flounders to a corner. Moxley CHOPS Nick again, then stalks him to another corner. Moxley CHOPS, then keeps Nick in the corner.
Moxley rains down fists, all the way to nine, then he CHOPS Nick as the tenth! The fans fire up as Moxley stands Nick up. Moxley whips, Nick reverses to then hurdle and bypass for the UPPERCUT! Nick kips up, dusts himself off, then snapmares. Nick drops a leg, then drops another, then fakes the third to scuff Moxley instead! The fans cheer as Nick flexes, but Moxley scowls. Nick grins as Moxley stands, and Moxley steps outside? Nick taunts Moxley but Moxley paces. Moxley is trying to calm down so he doesn’t murder Nick in his hometown. Moxley steps back in, and he offers a handshake. Nick says okay, and he accepts the handshake.
But then Moxley reels Nick in! PILEDRIVER!! Nick sputters on the mat while the fans fire up! Moxley stands tall over Nick as Collision goes picture in picture.
Moxley paces, then he goes back to Nick to drag him up. Moxley TOSSES Nick out, then paces while he waits on the ring count. Moxley decides to go out after all, and he stalks Nick around the way. Moxley grabs a chair, brings it over, but Nick CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again! Moxley ROCKS Nick with a haymaker! Nick flounders, takes a seat, and Moxley gets space so he can run up and BOOT Nick down! Moxley refreshes the count, “apologizes” to the ref and mockingly pleads with him. Moxley then goes back out after Nick, drags him up, and brings him around to put in the ring. Moxley stands Nick up to CHOP again!
Nick snarls as he CHOPS in return! Moxley CHOPS, Nick CHOPS, but Moxley HEADBUTTS Nick down! Then cover, TWO! Nick shows some grit, but Moxley kneels on his back! Moxley pulls on a leg, then on the other, and he ties Nick up in a partial deathlock. Moxley then rolls so he can headscissor Nick at the same time! Nick endures this inverted Muda Lock, but he fights his way to the ROPEBREAK! Moxley lets go quickly and paces while Nick clutches his foot. Nick crawls to a corner, but Moxley storms up to step on him! The ref counts, Moxley steps off at 4, and Spring Breakthru returns to single picture.
Moxley gets in Nick’s face, but Nick SLAPS him! The fans fire up again, but Moxley storms back up to stomp Nick back down! The fans rally, the ref counts, but Moxley hauls Nick up! X-PLEX! Cover, TWO! Nick survives but Moxley clamps on again for the leglock, then the crossface! Moxley shifts around, ANGELITO STRETCH! The fans rally again but Moxley lets Nick go. Nick crawls to the corner but Moxley runs in! Nick BOOTS Moxley, then goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up again as Nick has new life! Nick HEADBUTTS, but Moxley HEADBUTTS! Nick HEADBUTTS, Moxley HEADBUTTS, repeat!
Moxley then ROCKS Nick, but Nick fires back! The forearms fire off as we hit the ten minute warning! Moxley KICKS a leg, ROCKS Nick, and repeat! Moxley runs, but Nick slips around to cravat and ASAI DDT! Cover, TWO! Moxley survives but Nick hurries to waistlock. The fans duel as Nick has the half nelson, then goes for the full. Moxley switches to put that FULL NELSON on Nick! Nick stomps a foot then wrenches through, and he goes for the full nelson again! Moxley arm-drags free, ROCKS Nick, then runs, but into a BOOT! Nick SUPERKICKS, but Moxley LARIATS on return! Moxley hauls Nick up for a SLEEPER, but Nick slips around! SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX!
Nick gets moving, somersault and CODE RED! Cover, TWO!! Moxley survives and Nick is stunned! The fans rally up again, and Nick rises up to roundhouse! Moxley ducks, and CUTTERS! Cover, TWO! Nick survives but Moxley has him in a CROSSFACE! The fans rally and duel as Nick endures! Nick reaches out, but he CLAWS at Moxley’s face! Moxley lets go, and he stomps Nick for it! And stomps him again! Nick still rises up as Moxley kicks him! Nick gets in Moxley’s face, then fires off forearms! Moxley BITES Nick’s nose!! Then he reels Nick in, but Nick fights the driver! Nick slips under, and SPITS in Moxley’s face!
Nick dodges Moxley, then ROUNDHOUSES! Moxley wobbles, falls, but out of the ring! Nick hurries to climb the corner, and ARIHARA MOONSAULTS! Down goes Moxley at the ramp and the fans fire up again! Nick gets Moxley up and into the ring, then goes up the corner! Nick goes up, up, and WAYNE’S- SLEEPER! Moxley has Nick caught, then spins him around! But Nick trips him, jackknife bridge, TWO!?!? Moxley escapes, but the ROUNDHOUSE hits! Moxley’s eyebrow is bloodied! The fans fire up again as Nick rises again! Nick roars, vows to end this, and he facelocks, but Moxley wrenches free to hit the takeover! BULLY CHOKE!!!
Nick endures, but he’s turning red! Nick sputters as the fans rally up, and he fights around to slip free! Moxley gets the hold back, but Nick kicks his way backwards, ROPEBREAK by a toe!! The fans cheer as Moxley lets Nick go! Moxley snarls as we hit the five minute warning! Moxley stands Nick up, SLAPS him, but Nick fires a flurry! The fans fire up with Nick, but Moxley kicks low! DEATH RIDER!! Cover, Moxley wins!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by pinfall (denies Nick Wayne a title opportunity)
The Maniac won out, but Nick certainly left a mark. Was this enough to surprise Moxley and perhaps even impress him? Is this a good sign for how Nick Wayne will fair in this year’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors?
Backstage interview with Don Callis & Kazuchika Okada.
Lexy Nair is with The Invisible Hand and The Rainmaker, and brings up that Callis promised Konosuke Takeshita a shot at the AEW International Championship at Double or Nothing if he and Okada got along at Dynasty. Now, given how that match went, is the deal still on? Callis says he looked back at the tape, and it is sad to say, maybe even embarrassing, that Okada & Takeshita did NOT follow the arrangement they discussed. Callis can get Okada out of this, there doesn’t have to be a title match. Okada shakes his head and says he is not going to back down. He wants this match! Okada knows he can beat Takeshita, because Okada is a champion! Unlike Takeshita!
Okada storms off, Callis follows, but will the NJPW World Television Champion prove Okada wrong?
PAC w/ Daniel Garcia VS Lio Rush!
The Death Riders keep on bringing the fight as now The Bastard battles “The Problem Child.” But will Pac rebound for falling short in the Casino Gauntlet? Or will Lio make this Pac’s Final Hour?
The bell rings and Pac paces while Lio mutters to himself, “It is him! It IS him! I told you it was him!” Lio is very Smeagle and Gollum right now as he’s in his own world. “You gotta dig real deep!” Pac tries to get Lio’s attention, but even Pac’s a bit unsettled. Lio goes on and on until Pac stomps him, and Lio stands right up! Pac scrambles back while the fans tell him he messed up! Lio wants a handshake but Garcia coaches Pac to be careful. Pac YANKS Lio at the corner, but Lio stops short! Lio runs back up, but into a SOBAT! Pac is still wary as Lio snarls and shrieks. Pac runs up, Lio dodges, redirects, then dodges Pac!
Pac ducks Lio, back suplexes, but Lio lands out! Lio jumps on Pac to CLAW and BITE him! Pac whips Lio away and CLOBBERS him! The fans fire up while Lio writhes. Pac runs, but Lio bridges up! Lio grins but Pac stomps him down! Cover, ONE! Lio goes Matrix, then mule kicks and ENZIGIRIS! Pac tumbles out but Lio asks, “Where’re you going? Come back!” Lio CLAWS Pac through the ropes! The ref reprimands, Pac gets free, but Lio slithers out as he pursues. Pac is still very worried by this. Lio chases Pac, until he spots Garcia! Then he CLOBBERS Garcia! The fans fire up as Lio CHOKES Garcia!
Pac hurries to BOOT Lio off Garcia and stomps away! Pac digs his boots in, the ref counts, but Pac stops at 4. Lio laughs while Pac leaves him behind. Pac argues with the ref, but that lets Garcia stomp away on Lio! The fans boo but Garcia hurries off. Lio taunts “Danny,” but Pac goes out to drag Lio up. Pac scoops Lio for a TOMBSTONE to the floor! Lio writhes in pain and Garcia says yeah, don’t play those games! Pac rolls into the ring to let the count handle this. Lio drags himself up at 7 of 10 while Collision goes picture in picture.
The count is climbing, but Lio rolls in at 9.5. Pac shakes his head as he storms up on Lio, and he stomps Lio down! Pac CHOKES Lio, but the ref counts and Pac steps off at 4. Pac argues with the ref about how freaky Lio is being, but Lio rises up again! Lio grabs at Pac, but Pac DECKS Lio! Pac looks to the fans as if they know what to make of this. Pac goes after Lio in another corner, whips him corner to corner hard, and Lio tumbles right out of the ring! The ref checks on Lio but Lio’s still conscious. Lio writhes as the ring count climbs again, but he rises at 7 to drag himself in at 8. Pac drags Lio up, headlocks, and he grinds Lio down.
Lio endures as Pac holds on tight, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns again Lio slips under Pac, dodges him, and sends him into buckles! Lio runs up but Pac OVERHEAD SUPLEXES him right into buckles! Lio flops over but Pac goes up the corner. Pac aims as Lio writhes, but Lio springs right up! Lio eggs Pac on with his wild screeching, but Pac hops down. Lio ducks a shot to fire fast hands! Pac tumbles out, and Lio runs up to HANDSPRING KICK Pac down! Lio runs around like the gremlin he’s become, to then DIVE onto Lio! The fans fire up for Lio as he stalks Pac. Lio puts Pac in the ring, but Pac whips. Lio reverses, Pac reverses, but into RUSH HOUR! Cover, TWO!
Lio watches Pac closely, then drags him around into a REAR NAKED CHOKE! Pac endures, then rises up with Lio as a backpack! Pac RAMS Lio into buckles, is free of the hold, but Lio stalks Pac! POISON-RANA! Cover, TWO! Pac survives and Lio is mad at the ref! The ref fears for his life, but Lio hauls Pac up for a STUNNER! Lio holds on, then he grinds the hold. Garcia protests from the apron, but that gets Lio’s attention! The fans chant for Lio to “EAT HIS FACE! EAT HIS FACE!” Garcia freaks out, and he flicks water at him?! Does Garcia think he can exorcise Lio’s demons? Pac GERMAN SUPLEXES Lio, but Lio’s right up!
Lio runs in, but into a SNAP GERMAN! Pac builds speed to LARIAT Lio inside-out! And then he clamps on the BRUTALIZER!! Lio grins, even as he PASSES OUT!! Pac wins!!
Winner: Pac, by submission
The Bastard won, but Lio sure creeped everyone out! Will anyone ever figure out what happened to the Man of the Hour? Will Pac just move on towards a golden opportunity and leave this in the past?
Six Man Tag: Brody King, Mascara Dorada & Mistico VS Ricky Gibson, KC Riff & Colt Rivera!
While their mutual amigo is back home in Mexico, preparing for Supercard of Honor, the King of Death will team with the King of the Ropes and the Talisman of CMLL! Will Brody, Dorada y Mistico hold down the fort for Bandido? Or could Gibson, Riff & Rivera shock the world?
The trios sort out and Riff SHOVES Ricky into Brody, trying to punk the big man out! Ricky tries to apologize, but Brody CHOPS him down! The bell rings, Riff runs up, but Brody CHOPS him down, too! Rivera hesitates, and says he doesn’t want the smoke. Too bad, get in here! Brody THROWS Rivera, he ends up in the corner, and Brody coordinates with Dorada y Mistico. Dorada CHOPS Rivera, Mistico CHOPS Rivera, then Brody DOUBLE CHOPS Rivera! Rivera bails out to regroup with his team, but that lets Mistico DIVE and take them all out! The fans cheer as Mistico sets Rivera up, and Dorada TORNILLOS him down!
The fans fire up as Mistico y Dorada stand back up, and they feed Ricky to Brody’s GONZO BOMB! Cover, Brody and team win!
Winners: Brody King, Mascara Dorada & Mistico, by pinfall
As if anything else was going to happen! Will Brody, Dorada y Mistico blaze a trail to the top of AEW in all divisions?
Kris & Shida regroup backstage.
They’re both feeling good from their win, and Lexy Nair steps in with congratulations. But she also brings up that someone requested this time to talk with them, and it is Mina Shirakawa. Mina steps in, and tells Stat sorry, but she’s specifically here for Shida. Mina tells Shida that uh duh, she knows Japanese, too! So Mina knows exactly what Shida said about Harley. AND a kendo stick was left behind in Toni Storm’s locker room! Mina isn’t sure what Shida is up top, but she does NOT trust her. Oh, is that so? Shida tells “Shirakawa-san” in Japanese that it must be nice to get this far just on looks! Mina is pissed but Kris keeps the peace.
Shida storms off, and Mina tells Kris to not trust Shida. Kris storms off, too, but could Mina have a point? Could Shida have taken out Toni Storm to clear room for herself at the top?
AEW Women’s World Championship: Thekla VS Alex Windsor!
The Toxic Spider took another shortcut to shortchange an opponent when she snuck one on Jamie Hayter at Dynasty. Iron Will Windsor wants to avenge her best mate, but will she make herself a double champion in the process? Or will Thekla take out two Brawling Birds in one week?
The introductions are made, the AEW belt is raised, and we see who survives this Collision!
The bell rings and the fans rally up as the two circle. Windsor runs up, Thekla dodges, and Thekla swaggers around. Windsor shrugs that off to try again, but Thekla dodges again. Thekla swaggers her way out of the ring, but Windsor pursues! The cat ‘n’ mouse game goes around the way, and Thekla attacks as Windsor slides in! Thekla whips, Windsor reverses, but Thekla slips around to shove Windsor, only for Windsor to RUN her over! The fans cheer as Windsor keeps after Thekla with a rain of fists! Windsor then stands Thekla up to CHOP against the ropes! Windsor whips Thekla to ropes, but Thekla bails out!
Thekla ducks a shot to ROCK Windsor, then she climbs up as the fans rally. Thekla leaps, but Windsor gets clear! Windsor runs up, and she LARIATS Thekla down! The fans fire up while Thekla is dazed, but Windsor hauls Thekla up for a suplex! The fans duel as Windsor aims, and she runs up again, to wrench and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Then a BASEMENT LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Thekla survives but Windsor keeps on her. Thekla kicks and flails to make the ROPEBREAK, and Windsor lets go. Thekla bails out again, but Windsor goes to the apron. Thekla runs away, denying Windsor her aerial attack.
Windsor just changes course, kicks, but Thekla blocks! Thekla YANKS Windsor down, then steps back inside. Thekla runs up on Windsor to BOOT her to the floor! Windsor tumbles but Thekla grins as the fans duel. Thekla goes up the corner now, and she aims at Windsor for a SUPER DUPER CROSSBODY! Direct hit and down goes Windsor! Thekla grins again while Collision goes picture in picture.
Thekla taunts Windsor before she drags her up. Thekla then THROWS Windsor into railing! Windsor sputters and writhes but Thekla refreshes the ring count. Thekla then drags Windsor up, makes her take a seat, then climbs up to rain down fists! The fans count along, and Thekla goes all the way to TEN! Or maybe “zehn?” Either way, Thekla reels Windsor in, only for Windsor to RAM her into the railing! Windsor fires off fists, then climbs up to rain them down! Windsor definitely goes to TEN, then brings Thekla around to whip hard into the apron! Windsor CHOPS Thekla, but Thekla whips Windsor into barriers!
Windsor falls in a heap, and Thekla soaks up the cheers and jeers. The ref wants this back in the ring so Thekla leaves Windsor behind for the count. Windsor slowly rises up, and she rolls into the ring at 8. Thekla CLUBS Windsor down, steps on her face, but steps off as the ref counts. Thekla then drops onto Windsor for the CROSSFACE! Windsor endures, fights up and around, but Thekla lets go to CLUB Windsor. Windsor fires body shots in return and backs Thekla to a corner. Windsor runs up, but Thekla ROCKS her! Thekla then BOOTS Windsor, reels her in, and has the HANGING HEADSCISSORS as Spring Breakthru returns to single picture!
The ref counts, Thekla lets go at 4, and the fans duel as Thekla storms back in. Thekla snapmares Windsor, then winds up to basement SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO! Windsor survives but Thekla is amused. Thekla storms up on Windsor and CHOPS! The fans cheer as Theknla shots, “Women’s Wrestling!” Thekla CHOPS again, then whips corner to corner, only for Windsor to block! Thekla fires shots on Windsor, but Windsor blocks the whip again! Thekla stomps a foot, then whips Windsor, but Windsor reverses and LARIATS! Then Windsor get moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges, redirects, and FLYING SHOULDER TACKLES!
The fans fire up while both are down. Windsor rises up, she has the legs, but Thekla kicks and kicks and kicks again! Windsor staggers, but she dodges to scoop and BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Thekla survives but Windsor stays focused. Windsor hauls Thekla up, clinches, but Thekla fights the lift! Thekla CLUBS Windsor, ROCKS her, but Windsor shakes it off with a smile. Thekla gets in Windsor’s face, then ROCKS her! Windsor walks it off, to then fire off a flurry! The fans cheer, but Thekla dodges one to SMACK Windsor again! But Windsor blocks the next to HEADBUTT! Thekla falls, Windsor gets the legs, SHARPSHOOTER!
The fans fire up as Thekla endures! Windsor sits deep on the hold, but Thekla fights her way forward! ROPEBREAK! Windsor lets go in frustration, but she drags Thekla back up. Pump handle and- NO, Thekla still fights the lift! Thekla ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl, BLACK WIDOW STRETCH! Windsor endures the modified octopus, but she powers up to reach out! ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Thekla lets go in frustration. Thekla hauls Windsor back up, but Windsor breaks free, only for Thekla to SOBAT! Thekla runs, but Windsor LARIATS her down! The fans fire up while both women are down again!
Windsor rises, the fans rally, and Windsor goes up! But Thekla hurries to SMACK Windsor! Thekla climbs, but Windsor fights with body shots! “This is Awesome!” as Windsor HAMMERS away on Thekla! Thekla CLAWS Windsor’s face, then sneaks the brass knuckles out! But Windsor blocks the punch to HEADBUTT! Windsor goes up, over, and SUNSET FLIP- NO, Thekla holds on! BRASS KNUCKLE PUNCH!!! The fans boo as Thekla hides her evidence! Thekla then runs up, CURB STOMP!! Cover, Thekla wins!
Winner: Thekla, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Champion)
Another fight, another dirty tactic! But in the end, even Windsor fell into the Toxic Spider’s trap! Will anyone ever get wise to Thekla’s tricks? Or will AEW always be toxic?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision, though kinda hard to follow that great Dynamite from last night. A lot of these matches felt like filler, but because it’s AEW, they even make filler go above and beyond. Pac VS Lio was actually the first real display of this “Problem Child” persona that I really liked. Lio got to show more personality, and seeing Pac & Garcia be afraid of Lio really helped sell the character. Great win for Pac, though, and maybe he goes for the TNT title next. Brody, Mistico y Dorada of course won their match, but again, they made the squash match a fun match. Them mentioning Bandido and Supercard of Honor was nice, it means they care about ROH on some level.
Very good opening promo from Cope, but of course FTR had to show up. RPG Vice attacking again was redundant, but The Bucks making the save was a nice change. Makes me think we’re getting an 8 Man Tag, FTRPG Vice VS Cope, Cage & The Bucks, and that somehow leads to the tag title match for Double or Nothing. Great tag match from The Bucks VS The Rascalz, and even a good move for The Dogs to go after those teams. I wonder if The Dogs and even The Rascalz get in on the tag match. Five, maybe even six teams, all fighting for the titles, that’d be awesome stuff for Double or Nothing, and a great way to give The Bucks their historic fourth reign.
Kris & Shida had a very good tag match and of course they won, but I like Mina accusing Shida of being whodunnit. Shida is certainly being two-faced, but who knows if she’ll be chosen as the one who took out Toni Storm. Great Six Man Tag from Conglomeration VS Lethal Twist, and of course The Conglomeration won. Great Continental Championship Eliminator, and great showing for Nick Wayne in his return to Dynamite. I still think he needs more to do with the ROH World TV title, but hey, they could use this to say Nick won some respect from Moxley. The story still feels like Moxley and Ospreay will run it back at Double or Nothing.
And as I figured from last night, Thekla was gonna cheat to win and keep the title. It was a great main event, but there might be something bigger in store for Double or Nothing, like a Triple Threat against both Brawling Birds.
My Score: 8.8/10
4 Corners Podcast: NHL & NBA Playoff Preview
Dave & PC Tunney preview the NHL & NBA Playoffs!
4 Corners Podcast: The Masters, NBA & MLB
Join Patrick and Dave weekly as they explore the 4 Corners of the American sports scene.
4 Corners Podcast: College Madness
The guys recap the Final Four, discuss March Madness expanding, and discuss an Executive Order that the guys actually agree...
4 Corners Podcast: Return to the Dance
Illinois & Arizona return to the Big Dance. Plus, lots of other March Madness talk, the latest Tiger Woods debacle,...
4 Corners Podcast: A Superb Owl Preview
Super Bowl LX!
Bandwagon Nerds #337: Parallels & Purpose
The NERDS continue to review Invincible, Daredevil, and The Boys. Plus, we take a look at the new trailer for...
Bandwagon Nerds #336: Invincible, Daredevil, The Boys… Oh My!
Don't miss the Bandwagon, NERDS!
Bandwagon Nerds #335: Glenn Gets His Revenge!
The Nerds check out trailers for Master of the Universe and Supergirl, and break down tremendous episodes of Invincible and...
Bandwagon Nerds #334: To Hell and Back Again!
The Nerds go to hell and back again as we cover diabolically good episodes of Invincible and Daredevil: Born Again!
Bandwagon Nerds #333: Invincible Madness!
More massive trailers, Invincible is back, and Battle Royal Madness crowns its ultimate champion. Who prevailed? Tune in and find...
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (4/22/26)
Relentless VS Psycho!
Daniel Bryan Danielson – The Real People’s Champion in WWE
Greg DeMarco breaks down Daniel Bryan Danielson’s unconventional legacy as a Legend of WWE WrestleMania
Greg DeMarco Show: WrestleMania 42 – Know What You’re Watching
WWE WrestleMania 42 is in the books, which means people aren't happy! Newsflash: the were never gonna be.
ZARIA Betrays Sol Ruca to Win Last Woman Standing at NXT Revenge
ZARIA once again betrayed Sol Ruca’s trust and used that treachery to secure victory in a Last Woman Standing match...
Zilla Fatu vs. Lance Anoa’i Set for HOG’s Glory at the Globe
House of Glory Wrestling has announced that Zilla Fatu will face Lance Anoa’i at Glory at the Globe on May...
Rising Meet-and-Greet Prices May Be Fueling WrestleMania Privacy Issues
A Fightful Select report indicates that rising meet-and-greet prices tied to TKO are changing how fans access WWE talent during...
WWE SmackDown Viewership Rises to 1.58 Million Ahead of WrestleMania 42
Wrestlenomics reports that WWE SmackDown’s April 17 episode averaged 1.580 million viewers on USA Network, up from 1.412 million the...
Tatum Paxley Retains Women’s North American Title in Casket Match Over Blake Monroe at NXT Revenge
Tatum Paxley successfully defended the NXT Women’s North American Championship against Blake Monroe in a Casket match during week two...
Myles Borne Retains North American Title After Saquon Shugars’ Interference Backfires on Dion Lennox
Three matches were made official for week two of NXT “Revenge,” headlined by Myles Borne defending the North American Championship...
Lizzy Rain (Rayne Leverkusen) Set for NXT TV Debut on April 28
A vignette aired during week two of NXT Revenge announcing that Lizzy Rain, also known as Rayne Leverkusen, will make...
