AEW Results
Mitchell’s AEW Dark Results & Report! (7/28/20)
AEW Dark is STACKED!
It’s a Dark Dozen tonight for AEW!
Before going 5v5 this Wednesday, the Inner Circle, Best Friends and Orange Cassidy are all in action! Which side gathers momentum before Dynamite?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Brandon Cutler & Peter Avalon w/ Leva Bates VS FTR; FTR wins.
- Joey Janela & Sonny Kiss VS Michael Nakazawa & “Pineapple Pete” Suge D; Janela & Kiss win.
- Abadon VS Skyler Moore; Abadon wins.
- The Dark Order’s Evil Uno & Stu Grayson VS Shawn Dean & Will Hobbs; Uno & Grayson win.
- Scorpio Sky VS Corey Hollis; Scorpio wins.
- Penelope Ford w/ Kip Sabian VS Kenzie Paige; Ford wins.
- Wardlow VS Aaron Solow; Wardlow wins.
- Best Friends VS The Dark Order’s Numbers 3 & 4; Best Friends win.
- Lance Archer VS Frankie Thomas; Archer wins.
- Orange Cassidy VS Serpentico; Cassidy wins.
- Sammy Guevara VS Fuego Del Sol; Guevara wins.
- Triple Threat Tag: SoCal Uncensored VS Proud ‘n’ Powerful VS Private Party; Proud ‘n’ Powerful wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Brandon Cutler & Peter Avalon w/ Leva Bates VS FTR!
The Dungeon Master and the Librarian have truly become a team, because they have a team name! They are The Initiative! Will they take the initiative and finally get a win? Or will Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood keep them completely winless?
The Young Bucks are watching from ringside again to continue supporting their pal in Cutler. The teams sort out, Cash starts against Avalon. They tie up, go around as Tully Blanchard is also watching, and Avalon gets away as Dax tags in. Cash gives Dax some tips and Dax circles with Avalon. They tie up, Dax headlocks to the takeover but Avalon keeps his shoulders up. Avalon fights his way up, powers out but Dax runs him over. Avalon scrambles up, tag to Cutler. Dax and Cash talk again, Dax circles with Cutler. Cash swipes at Cutler and Dax clubs Cutler from behind! Dax bumps Cutler off buckles and CHOPS! Tag to Cash and Dax feeds Cutler to Cash’s knees! Cash brings Cutler up for European Uppercuts and CHOPS!
Cash whips corner to corner, Cutler goes up but gets caught and put on the apron. Cutler blocks the bump to give the bump then springboards to forearm! Cutler drags Cash over to tag in Avalon. They double whip and double flapjack! They push Cash down, Cutler runs, elbow drop and splash combo! Avalon covers, ONE! Avalon keeps on Cash with a wristlock and tags in Cutler. Cutler takes the hand-off and wrenches, but Cash rolls. Cutler keeps on the wrist to keep Cash from Dax, but Dax tags Cash’s foot. The ref says that’s not a legal tag, but Cash rakes Cutler’s eyes in the confusion! Tag to Dax, FTR double suplex to hang Cutler out to dry! Dax drops a leg, an elbow, and a headbutt! Cover, TWO! Cutler gets to ropes but Dax stomps his hands!
Dax hooks Cutler’s nose then drives an elbow into the forehead. Dax drags Cutler up, whips and back elbows Cutler down! Tag to Cash, FTR drag Cutler up to guillotine catapult him in the ropes! Avalon distracts the ref as Cash covers, ONE! Cash drags Cutler up, snapmares him and wraps on a headlock. Cash grinds Cutler down but the crowd rallies up. Cutler endures, fights up, and lifts. Cash holds on but Cutler throws him off to get him for the back suplex after all! Both men are down, Dax tags in and intercepts Cutler to throw him out of the ring! Culter is on the apron, Dax gets him between the ropes to forearm, kick, and repeat! The ref counts, Dax lets up but Cash gets a cheap shot! Cutler flops into a corner and Leva reprimands Dax. Dax grabs her book and throws it away!
Cutler throws haymakers but Dax back suplexes him down! Dax tags Cash and FTR drags Cutler up. Cash throws forearms, bumps him off buckles then grabs another book from Leva! He TEARS it! Cash runs at Cutler but Cutler dodges, Cash’s leap only gets buckles! Both men are down and the crowd rallies up! Hot tags to Dax and Avalon! Avalon springboards and crossbodies Dax! Enziguri for Cash! Avalon CHOPS and whips Dax, Dax reverses but run sinto an enziguri! Arabian Moonsault! Cover, Cash breaks it! Cutler throws hands on Cash but Cash dumps Cutler out hard! Avalon dropkicks Cash out, whips Dax but Dax reverses to wrench and LARIAT! Both men are down but Dax sits up with a scowl on his face. Tag to Cash, Cash climbs up, MIND BREAKER! Cover, FTR wins!
Winner: FTR, by pinfall
They didn’t always #FollowTheRules, but Cash and Dax did impress Tully. FTR shake hands with Bucks out of respect and sportsmanship. Will these two teams meet in the ring for that dream match everyone’s after?
Joey Janela & Sonny Kiss VS Michael Nakazawa & “Pineapple Pete” Suge D!
Jersey’s Finest returns to action! But will they slip up against this new combination of the Turkish Oil Master and Sugar Dunkerton?
The teams sort out and Kiss starts against Nakazawa. Kiss dropkicks Nakazawa then huricanranas! Kiss runs corner to corner, Nakazawa dodges and rolls but runs into an elbow! Kiss goes up, headscissors, but Nakazawa blocks the twerk! Nakazawa brings out the oil! But the Bad Boy gets in to take that bottle away! To spray it all over Kiss?! Seems Janela just wanted to do the honors. Nakazawa still gets the Kiss My Sass! Taz can’t even on commentary right now. Kiss handsprings but slips to the splits because of the oil slick! Nakazawa boots Kiss in the back! Nakazawa drags Kiss up and whips him to the corner, then uppercuts! Tag to Suge and Suge brings out a bottle of his own! Suge has become the Turkish Oil Apprentice!
Suge oils up Nakazawa and himself, then runs corner to corner. He uses Nakazawa as a Slip ‘n’ Slide to RAM into Kiss! Suge is pumped and he jumps to hug Nakazawa, only to slip right off! Master and apprentice argue but Kiss hot tags Janela! Janela climbs up top, and leaps at Suge and Nakazawa with a double missile dropkick! Janela brings Suge up, tags in Kiss, then wrenches to the Russian Leg Sweep! Janela sits Suge up for Kiss’ SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO! Kiss drags Suge up, whips to a corner, then runs in to back kick! Kiss goes to the apron, pushes Suge out and springboard, but Suge gets under! Suge baits Kiss in, goes up and over to ram Kiss again. Suge cravats and KNEES, then LARIATS! Cover, TWO!
Suge keeps on Kiss with a mounted chinlock then shifts to a facelock. The crowd rallies, Kiss rolls, Suge tags in Janela? That doesn’t work like that. Suge pushes Kiss to the other corner and tags in Nakazawa. Master and apprentice double suplex but Kiss slips out! Tag to Janela and he rallies on Nakazawa and Suge! Janela whips Nakazawa into Suge but that counts as a tag! Nakazawa runs at Janela but Janela turns him around to German Suplex into the buckles! Suge runs in but Janela throws him down onto Nakazawa! Janela brings Suge up, fireman’s carry, rolling Death Valley and basement dropkick! Janela builds speed to DIVE out onto Nakazawa! Nakazawa gets driven into barriers, Janela goes up top, FLYING SPLASH! Cover, but Nakazawa breaks it up!
Nakazawa clubs Janela, drags him back up but Janela ROCKS him with a right! Janela drags Suge back up, Suge throws fast hands and ROCKS Janela back! Suge talks trash, Janela ROCKS him back! Suge wobbles but Nakazawa has primed the hot pink jock strap! Janela blocks the Nasty Claw! But Suge FAST BALLS! Nakazawa tries again but Janela deflects the undies into SUGE! Janela SUPERKICKS Nakazawa down! BUZZSAW for Suge! Tag to Kiss, Kiss goes up top, FLYING SPLITS! Cover, Jersey’s Finest wins!
Winners: Joey Janela & Sonny Kiss, by pinfall
They’re back in action and back on top! Will Janela and Kiss keep going on this wild ride all the way to the top?
Abadon VS Skyler Moore!
Something wicked this way comes as Abadon returns to action! Will Skyler survive this real-life scary movie?
The bell rings and Moore is very wary of Abadon. Moore forces herself to tie up but Abadon tackles her down! Abadon hammers away wildly then screams at the ref when he reprimands her. Moore rakes Abadon’s good(?) eye and thrashes her at the ropes! Moore lets up at 4 to go after Abadon’s face again! Abadon yells but Moore throws forearms. Moore whips, Abadon ducks and LARIATS! Abadon laughs as she looms over Moore. Abadon drags Moore up but Moore hits back! Moore throws forearm after forearm then kicks. Moore hits a DDT, but she doesn’t cover! Abadon sits up like a certain Deadman and fixes her neck! Moore freaks out and bails out of the ring!
Abadon chases her down at the railing and clubs away! But Moore fights back! Moore throws Abadon into barriers! Moore hears the ring count, mocks it, then brings Abadon up to throw more forearms. Moore puts Abadon back in the ring, feeling brave suddenly. She drags Abadon up and scoops, for a POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Moore can’t believe it, but she keeps on Abadon with a gut wrench. Abadon slips out, Gory Especial, WIDOW’S PEAK!! Cover, Abadon wins!
Winner: Abadon, by pinfall
Another win for the living nightmare! Will anyone be able to stand up and stop Abadon’s horror show?
Shawn Spears speaks.
“So why the glove?” He can understand the questions. What he can’t understand is the negative and uninformed comments people throw his way that are really only insights to the kind of people they really are. “You think you know my industry? Okay, well, here it is. Your world is safe. You’re the master of your own domain, you’re the lion, you’re the king of your own jungle.” But his world is different. “There are countless hyenas masquerading as lions and they’re always looking for their next meal.” They are willing to do anything and take everything you’ve worked for. So what would anyone do in that situation?
The definition of self-defense is the “defense of one’s person or interests, through the act of physical force, which is permitted in certain cases as an answer to a violent act.” Spears hopes you understand it was never his intention to hurt someone. This glove is the one thing that will never turn its back on him, the one thing he can rely on, and the one thing that will always be there for him when he needs it. The glove is not a weapon. “It’s my protector.” How far will Spears go to “protect” himself?
The Dark Order’s Evil Uno & Stu Grayson VS Shawn Dean & Will Hobbs!
The original members of AEW’s resident cult are preparing for their moment! Tomorrow night’s Dynamite will finally see Uno and Stu challenge for THE AEW World Tag Team Championships! Are The Captain and the Embodiment of Will Power serve as appetizers for that golden feast?
Naturally, the Numbers follow Uno and Grayson out and stand on stage. The teams sort out, and Grayson immediately rushes Dean! Grayson keeps hitting Dean, brings him up and tackles him to the corner. Uno tags in, CHOPS and clubs Dean down, then throws haymakers. Uno drags Dean up, whips him to ropes and elbows him down. Uno taunts Hobbs then drags Dean back up. Uno bumps Dean on buckles, tags in Grayson and throws him in to RAM Dean’s stomach! Grayson snapmares and KICKS Dean down. Tag back to Uno, Uno drags Dean up and throws elbows. Uno whips Dean back into the corner, but Dean throws forearms and haymakers! Dean kicks, Uno blocks, but Dean enziguris!
Grayson tags in and keeps Dean from Hobbs. Dean boots Grayson away but runs into a HUGE urenage! Cover, TWO! Grayson drags Dean up, feeds him to Uno’s boot then tags Uno back in. Uno CHOPS Dean again, then brings him back up for a back suplex! The crowd rallies for Dean but Uno brushes off his shoulders. Uno drags Dean up, throws haymakers, then slaps Dean around. Dean throws forearms back! ANd an uppercut! Grayson tags in, Uno reels Dean in but Dean kicks free. Dean swings into a scoop, springboard elbow sidewalk slam! Grayson pushes Hobbs but the ref keeps Hobbs back. Grayson tags Uno in, Uno dropkicks Hobbs off the apron! Uno swaggers about before he whips Dean. Dean reverses, spins through and hits a neckbreaker! But Hobbs is still down and Grayson tags in!
Grayson goes up but Dean dropkicks the springboard down! Dean builds speed to FLY out onto Grayson! The crowd rallies as Dean gets up. Dean gets in the ring, dodges Uno and hot tags Hobbs! Hobbs rallies and leaps to lariat! Hobbs misses Uno in the corner but gives him a SPINE BUSTER! Grayson returns, QUEBRADA, but Hobbs catches him! Hobbs runs to RAM Grayson into a buckle, Oklahoma Stampede to the other side! Then the POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Grayson survives but Hobbs tags in Dean. Hobbs and Dean bring Grayson up, Grayson double PELES! Tag to Uno, the Dark Order go after Hobbs.
Hobbs resists the lift but Uno boots him. Uno blocks Dean’s kick to send it into Hobbs! Grayson KNEES Dean down! Uno and Grayson hit Hobbs with a boot and a knee together! Grayson powers HObbs up with a torture rack for the NIGHTFALL! Uno has Dean, tags in Grayson, FATALITY!! Cover, The Dark Order wins!
Winners: The Dark Order, by pinfall
The #1 contenders are rolling into their tag title match! Will the AEW World Tag Team Championships #JoinDarkOrder?
Scorpio Sky VS Corey Hollis!
The Closer takes on The Original as the hot streak continues! Will Scorpio continue to #ReachForTheSky as the summer heats up?
The bell rings and Scorpio circles with Hollis. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Scorpio powers Hollis to a corner. Scorpio backs off and circles with Hollis again. Hollis gets a leg, Scorpio hobbles to stay up but Hollis shifts to a waistlock. Hollis headlocks, wrenches, shoulder breaker and hammerlock. Scorpio switches the hammerlock but Hollis switches back. Scorpio rolls Hollis up, ONE! The crowd cheers the exchange as Scorpio and Hollis go again. Scorpio headlocks, Hollis powers out and things speed up. Hollis jumps into a Manhattan drop! Scorpio brings Hollis around, Russian Leg Sweep! Cover, TWO! Hollis gets to a corner but Scorpio is on him with EuroUppers.
Scorpio follows Hollis to corners with those EuroUppers, then wrenches and whips to dropkick Hollis down! Hollis bails out as the crowd cheers. Scorpio slingshots, Hollis moves but Scorpio abandons the Pescado, only for Hollis to trip him up! Scorpio clutches the knee, Hollis climbs up top, and Hollis leaps to flying knee Scorpio down! Cover, TWO! Hollis grows frustrated but he dropkicks Scorpio against the ropes! Scorpio gets to a corner, Hollis stomps a mudhole into him. The ref counts, Hollis stops at 3 and Scorpio gets up. Hollis whips, Scorpio reverses and redirecits, but he runs into Hollis’ boots! Hollis goes up and springboards to enziguri! Cover, TWO!
Hollis grits his teeth as he glares at Scorpio. The crowd rallies up as Hollis watches Scorpio. Hollis cravats, Scorpio turns around to hook the arms, but Hollis slips out to waistlock. O’Conner roll, TWO, Hollis rebounds but into Scorpio’s cradle! TWO, and Scorpio BOOTS Hollis down! Cover, TWO! Hollis survives and Scorpio is a bit surprised. Scorpio keeps his focus, brings Hollis back up, inside fisherman but Hollis Stun-Dog Millionaires back! LARIAT! Hollis doesn’t cover, he goes to the corner and to the top rope! Hollis Frog Splashes into BOOTS! Scorpio brings Hollis up, T K O!! Cover, Scorpio wins!
Winner: Scorpio Sky, by pinfall
The streak continues! Scorpio got quite the fight out of Hollis but he will not be defeated so easily! Will Scorpio reach for some gold in the near future?
Penelope Ford w/ Kip Sabian VS Kenzie Paige!
The Superbad Girl wants to climb back up and get another shot at the AEW Women’s World Championship, but she’ll have to get through the Real Mean Girl first! Will Kenzie be a speed bump on Ford’s road back to contention?
The bell rings and Kenzie circles with Ford. They approach and Ford kicks low to club Kenzie on the back. Ford knees Kenzie to a corner, whips her corner to corner then runs in to clothesline! Ford back elbows then whips again, redirects Kenzie and CLOBBERS her from behind! Ford throws Kenzie by her hair, the ref reprimands, but Ford brings Kenzie back up. Ford whips again, runs in but Kenzie boots back! Kenzie clobbers Ford in return! Kenzie ducks Ford to throw her down! Kenzie rains down furious fists but Ford pushes her away. Ford flounders to a corner, Kenzie runs in but a drop toehold sends her into buckles! Ford throws Kenzie into buckles again, then brings her up to SLAP her down!
The ref reprimands but Ford tells Kenzie not to pull hair. Ford clubs Kenzie, puts her on ropes and chokes her! The ref counts, Kip gives Ford a kiss, then Ford YANKS Kenzie into the ropes! Ford stomps Kenzie around and wraps her up in a Camel Clutch! Kenzie endures while Ford sneaks in some fish hooks, but Kenzie fights up. Ford CLUBS Kenzie down, then brings her up to DECK her! Ford fireman’s carries Kenzie and dumps her for a GUT BUSTER! Kip loves what he sees from his Superbad fiance, but Kenzie jawbreakers back! Ford goes Matrix, STUNNER! Ford drags Kenzie back up, but Kenzie throws body shots and forearms! Kenzie fires up, Ford ducks to DECK her again! Ford runs, into a SUPERKICK!
Kenzie fires up, spins Ford around to a full nelson, but Ford spins out! Ford shoves Kenzie and BOOTS her down on the rebound! Ford handsprings, into another STUNNER! Cover, but Ford lets up. She wants a better one, and hits the PERFECT PLEX! Cover, Ford wins!
Winner: Penelope Ford, by pinfall
That was one Superbad and super mean win over the Real Mean Girl. Kip celebrates with Ford, will they both be heading for title shots in the near future?
Wardlow VS Aaron Solow!
Maxwell Jacob Friedman’s muscle wants to keep going strong in his own AEW win-loss record. Will he make minced meat of the man from San Fran?
The bell rings and Wardlow grins at Solow as he flexes the pecs. Solow gets around Wardlow and clubs him, but Wardlow doesn’t flinch. Wardlow puts Solow in a corner, slaps him around, then swings. Solow dodges, fires off kicks then runs, but into a BOOT! Wardlow seethes, drags Solow up, and RAMS him into a corner! Wardlow RAMS again, then has Solow on the ropes as he EuroUppers him! Solow flops down, Wardlow paces and brings Solow back up. Wardlow whips Solow corner to corner hard! Solow hits buckles then the mat, and Wardlow storms over. Wardlow RAMS into Solow again, throws another EuroUpper, then drags him up.
Wardlow whips corner to corner again, Solow stays standing this time, and Wardlow runs corner to corner. Solow BOOTS, enziguris, mule kicks, SUPERKICKS, and spins, into Wardlow’s arms! Wardlow swings and SLAMS Solow down! Wardlow just smiles after taking all those shots and brings Solow back up. Solow wobbles, Wardlow reels back and CLOBBERS him! Wardlow drags Solow up again, wants the cameras to see this as he puts Solow up top. Wardlow says thumbs down, FALLING KNEE SMASH! Solow is OUT, Wardlow wins!
Winner: Wardlow, by referee stoppage
Wardlow gets a knockout win, that is how brutal he can be. But he isn’t satisfied, either! Wardlow drags Solow up, for the F10!! And then ANOTHER!! Solow is down but the War Dog continues on his warpath! Will he steamroll through anyone and everyone to become a champion?
Best Friends VS The Dark Order’s Numbers 3 & 4!
We saw Uno and Grayson win, now it’s up to John Silver and Alex Reynolds to keep The Exalted One pleased with their results. But with a battle against The Inner Circle coming, will Chuck Taylor and Trent fight to gain momentum?
Just as the Numbers did for Uno and Grayson, Uno and Grayson stand with the Numbers to support the Beaver Boys. But as Best Friends get in the ring, they get jumped! Silver stomps Trent while Reynolds boots Chuckie T. Then they trade and Silver stomps Chuck down. The ref reprimands but Reynolds punches away on Trent and Silver whips Chuck into barriers! Chuck throws Silver into railing in return! Trent hits railing again but comes back to SPEAR Reynolds! Chuck dumdum stomps Silver down from the apron! Best Friends regroup, put Reynolds back in, and give Reynolds a Sexy Chuckie Knee! Sole Food to Half ‘n’ Half! Best Friends HUG!! Trent grabs Reynolds, Chuckie goes up top, but Silver BOOTS Trent and helps Reynolds get a sunset flip powerbomb!
Silver BOOTS Chuck off the top, down goes as camera man! The Beaver Boys focus on Trent, whip to a corner and a roundhouse, rolling elbow, enziguri, GERMAN SUPLEX! Jackknife cover, TWO!! Trent survives that Beaver Boy blitz but Silver tags in. Silver stomps Trent down then throws forearms. Cover, TWO! The Numbers keep their cool as Uno coaches them. Silver brings Trent up to ROUNDHOUSE him down! Trent sits up but Silver boots him! Cover, TWO! Silver drags Trent up, tags Reynolds in, and they mug Trent. Reynolds throws EuroUppers and then clinches to knee and throw Trent down. Reynolds tops it off with a boot! Uno and Grayson applaud but no one else does. Reynolds whips Ternt to a corner, runs in but only gets buckles!
Trent hits a tornado but not the DDT! Trent dodges Reynolds to boots him back! Trent hops up, Reynolds trips him! Cover, TWO! Reynolds drags Trent away to tag in Silver. Silver stands on Trent’s head but the ref counts. Silver lets up at 4 to double gun on ’em. Chuck and the crowd rally but Silver bumps Trent off buckles. Trent CHOPS back but Silver RAMS him into the corner! Silver rams in more, then whips Trent corner to corner! Trent tumbles up and back, into Silver’s lift. Silver runs and SLAMS Trent down! Cover, ROPEBREAK! Silver seethes but he drags Trent back up, tags in Reynolds but Trent pushes away. Silver trophy lifts for Reynolds’ CUTTER! Cover, Chuckie breaks it! Reynolds goes after Chuck and throws him out, then brings Trent back to the Dark Order corner.
Tag to Silver, they stomp Trent down and take their time with him. Trent sits up to get a KICK from Silver! Silver paces but Trent eggs him on. Silver KICKS, KICKS but Trent fires up! Trent throws forearms and Silver gives them back! They brawl, Trent catches the kick but Silver throws haymakers! Silver runs, into Trent’s LARIAT! Trent and Silver stagger, Reynolds tags in but is dumped out! Trent crawls, Reynolds trips up Chuckie T! And snap suplexes him to the floor! Reynolds gets Trent again, waistlock to a GERMAN SUPLEX! Silver drags Trent up for a GERMAN SUPLEX! Reynolds BOOTS Trent in the corner, and then the Beaver Boys double torture rack for the DOUBLE INVERTED DEATH VALLEY! Cover, TWO!! Trent lives and Uno can’t believe it!
Reynolds tags in, drags Trent up, but Trent SAIDOS back! Reynolds and Trent crawl, hot tags to Silver and Chuckie T! The Kentucky Gentleman rallies on the Beaver Boys! Pop up and dropkick for Reynolds! Chuckie grabs Silver to whip but Silver reverses. Silver whips Reynolds in but Chuckie goes up and over! Chuckie overhead suplexes Silver ONTO Reynolds! Chuckie brings Silver up to FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!! Chuckie can’t believe it, but he won’t let it slow him down. Chuckie goes up top, Reynolds throws haymakers to stop him then climbs up to join him. Trent goes after Reynolds in return, SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX!! Silver runs into Chuckie’s backslide! Silver slips out, kicks and kicks and SUPERKICKS! But Chuckie slips out of the suplex for AWFUL WAFFLE!! Cover, Best Friends win!
Winners: Best Friends, by pinfall
The Numbers have failed and that upsets Uno and Grayson. Trent and Chuck are ready for the 10 Man, but the Dark Order rushes the ring! Best Friends get away and then hug! Will Best Friends, Orange Cassidy and Jurassic Express all be hugging in victory after facing Le Champion’s legion?
Lance Archer w/ Jake The Snake Roberts VS Frankie Thomas!
The Murderhawk Monster mauled a random assortment of wrestlers in the locker room without remorse! Will he continue to do that tonight? Or does “Mr. Superkick” have a trick up his sleeve to stop the devastation?
Speaking of random wrestlers, Archer drags out another one and dumps him on the ramp! But Frankie isn’t afraid, he walks up and kicks Archer! The bell rings, Archer pie faces Frankie. Frankie throws forearms but Archer throws him to a corner! Archer corner clotheslines, then runs corner to corner but Frankie dodges. Frankie headlocks but Archer powers out to DERAIL him! Archer drags Frankie up to choke on the ropes with one arm! The ref counts, Archer lets up to then CLUB Frankie down. Archer brings Frankie up and suplex TOSSES him! Archer grins at the camera, “Everybody in AEW, I’m coming for you!” Archer goes to Frankie, reels him in and LARIATS him down! Archer warns the wrestlers in the crowd, such as Lee Johnson, an earlier “victim.”
Archer choke grips but Frankie slips out to kick away. Archer shoves, Frankie throws forearms then slides. Archer avoids the trip but Frankie plays some cat ‘n’ mouse, and slingshots, into Archer’s hands! Archer overhead TOSSES Frankie, then BLASTS the one guy he already mauled! Archer puts Frankie back in the ring, kicks him while he’s down, then looms over him. Frankie gets up for Archer to CLUB him down! Archer drags Frankie up, puts him in a corner and looks into the camera as he chokes Frankie. The ref counts, Archer lets off at 4 and goes back to Frankie. Archer whips, scoops but Frankie slips out to a sleeper hold! Frankie is a backpack but he’s rammed into buckles. Frankie boots back but Archer fires off furious CHOPS!
Archer drags Frankie out in the inverted crucifix, but Frankie escapes! Frankie dodges but then Archer clamps on, HUGE CHOKE SLAM! EBD Claw!! Archer dribbles Frankie, covers him, and wins!
Winner: Lance Archer, by pinfall
Another one bites the dust and Archer is just building momentum! Will Archer not stop until #EverybodyDies?
Orange Cassidy VS Serpentico!
Ironically, this is the real SNAKE MAN, not the one who attacked Jurassic Express last week. That was Sammy Guevara in disguise. But can The Sloth still prepare for the Inner Circle by taking on the real Serpentico?
Cassidy takes his time taking off his jacket and shirt, mostly because he doesn’t have Best Friends to help him with that. The bell rings and Serpentico rushes Cassidy, but then misses. Cassidy steps over him, hands in pockets, and seems to let Serpentico have a shot. Serpentico looks over Cassidy’s shoulder before putting on a headlock. Cassidy powers out without hands, side steps Serpentico then hurdles. Serpentico leaps over, rolls back and Cassidy leaps over. Cassidy gets up to no-hands arm-drag Serpentico! Serpentico gets up to get the shotgun dropkick! No-hands kip up by Cassidy! Taz is admittedly impressed. Cassidy takes off the sleeve but Serpentico avoids the Super Punch!
Cassidy puts his elbow pad back on and wants Serpentico to return, but Serpentico tells Cassidy to join him outside. Cassidy waits and Serpentico has to worry about the count, so Serpentico runs in, only for Cassidy to bail out! Cassidy eggs Serpentico on again, Serpentico slides and catches Cassidy as he slides in! Serpentico spins Cassidy to ROCK him with a forearm! Slingshot double stomps! Then an apron leg drop! Serpentico SUPERKICKS Cassidy, and basement DDT’s! Cover, TWO!! Cassidy gets out of that high stack and Serpentico… Well it’s hard to see his emotions behind that mask.
Cassidy boots Serpentico, Serpentico spins around but gets another boot! Serpentico rushes in again but Cassidy dodges and Serpentico tumbles out. Cassidy DIVES and hits Serpentico into barriers! Cassidy goes up top, Serpentico enziguris him down! Serpentico climbs up, says thumbs DOWN, and SUPERPLEX! Float over and another suplex, but Cassidy spins through to catch the arm, the Mouse Trap! Cassidy wins!
Winner: Orange Cassidy, by pinfall
Serpentico can’t believe he got caught! He attacks but Cassidy dodges, throws off the elbow pad and SUPER PUNCHES Serpentico down! Cassidy raises the ref’s hand in victory, then has the ref put his hands in his pockets. Will Cassidy hit that hard when he gets his chance at revenge on Chris Jericho?
Sammy Guevara VS Fuego Del Sol w/ Low Rida!
Speaking of the Spanish God, he made his shocking return last week to help The Inner Circle beat down Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus and Marko Stunt. But now JB, Luchasaurus, Freshly Squeezed and Best Friends are going to stand up and fight! Will Sammy use the Fire of the Sun to prepare himself for that huge 5v5?
The bell rings and Sammy doesn’t seem to take Fuego that seriously. He gets around Fuego, waistlocks and slams then floats all over to pose. Sammy drags Fuego up to waistlock then headlock, then wrench to a wristlock. Fuego rolls, handsprings and flips to spin and wrench back! Fuego goes after that wrist, he blocks Sammy’s chop, then the other! But Sammy turns the knuckle locks to his advantage! Sammy kicks then flips Fuego, but Fuego rebounds off the ropes to bring Sammy up into a NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO, and Sammy has a facelock. Sammy puts Fuego in a corner and CHOPS! Sammy pushes Fuego against the buckles but the ref counts. Sammy lets off at 4 as the fans rally for Fuego.
Fuego throws body shots and whips but Sammy reverses. Sammy runs in, misses the corner, Fuego tiger feints him from the corner! Fuego springboards into a KNEE! Sammy covers casually, TWO! Sammy shows off with crunches and then drags Fuego back up. The crowd rallies but Sammy clubs Fuego down. Sammy swaggers about, brings Fuego up, suplexes and holds him there for a count of 10! Cover, TWO! Sammy fireman’s carries Fuego and shows off with squats, then the Samoan Drop! Cover, but Fuego ghost pins! TWO, Sammy blocks the kick to flip Fuego up and out of the ring! Rida checks on Fuego but Sammy mocks the rallying. Sammy builds speed, fakes Fuego out, spins and poses again.
Sammy rolls out to fetch Fuego but Fuego CHOPS! Sammy CLUBS Fuego for that one then CHOPS him against the apron. Sammy puts Fuego in, takes his time returning, then brings Fuego back up to club him down. Sammy stands on Fuego’s head, the ref reprimands but Sammy lets up. Sammy brings Fuego up again, clamps onto the mask and whips, but Feugo QUEBARADS! Kip up and mule kick! Sammy staggers into a Slingblade Backbreaker to Complete Shot! Fuego goes up top, TORNILLO FLOPS!! Sammy KNEES Fuego, torture racks, G T H!! Cover, Sammy wins!
Winner: Sammy Guevara, by pinfall
Fuego will definitely have to Go To Hospital after that one! Rida gets in, Sammy KICKS him and gives him a GTH, too! Will Sammy help Chris Jericho and friends stand tall over Jurassic Express, Orange Cassidy and Best Friends?
Private Party speaks.
“Your boys’ back in the spot! Don’t make it hot!” But before they go out, where’s Matt Hardy? Here he is! No need to fret, no need to fear, Big Money Matt is here! And do they know why he likes them so much? They have dreams! Big dreams! They want to be the biggest ballers! The shot callers! The prime time players, living a life of luxury! Just like Hardy! He wants them to be the most popular act in AEW! The most successful they are, the more over he stays! Now speaking of wins, tonight will be a big win. Do it by any means necessary. Don’t let Matt down. Make him proud, and wealthier. Wow, Big Money Matt is a bit of a dick compared to the other Matts. But will Quen and Kassidy still do their mentor turned investor proud?
Triple Threat Tag: SoCal Uncensored VS Proud ‘n’ Powerful VS Private Party w/ Big Money Matt!
With the AEW World Tag Team Championships on the line for Dynamite, this match could very well bring about the next contenders! Will it be The Addiction, Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian? The Inner Circle’s pitbulls, Santana & Ortiz? Or the young upstarts with a resume of upsets, Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy?
The teams sort out, PNP stand down to let Kaz start with Kassidy. Kaz and Kassidy circle, tie up, and go around. Kaz wrenches, fireman’s carry takedown and wristlock. Kassidy endures, gets up and reverses to a hammerlock. Kassidy leans on the hold, Kaz gets up and switches around to drop toehold. Kaz headlocks, Kassidy fights up and fights back. Kassidy powers out, Kaz runs him over and covers, ONE! Kaz scoops but Kassidy slips off to kick low. Kassidy whips, Kaz reverses but things speed up. Ortiz tags in and throws Kassidy out! Kaz hip tosses Ortiz down! Kaz arm-drags Ortiz, fakes him out with a fist to kick! Kaz runs but Ortiz rolls to mule kick. Ortiz tags Santana as he runs to knee smash and neckbreaker! Ortiz is the step stool for Santana’s moonsault!
PNP talk smack to SCU while Hardy helps Kassidy to the corner. Santana snap suplexes and covers, TWO! Santana dropkicks Kaz in the back then brings him up. Santana CHOPS Kaz, whips him to ropes, but Kaz slides under and O’Conner rolls! TWO, Daniels tags in. SCU whips Santana and calf kicks him down! Ortiz runs into an atomic drop! Kaz cravats Ortiz’s head into Daniels’ knee, Daniels STOs Ortiz down! Kaz intercepts Santana, SCU double wrench and kick, clothesline and elbow drop! Daniels covers, ONE! Daniels drags Santana up, gut wrench suplexes, covers, TWO! Daniels keeps on Santana but Santana slips off the fireman’s carry, Quen tags in! Quen and Daniels circle, tie up, Quen headlocks and grinds hard.
Daniels powers out, things speed up, Quen kicks but Daniels blocks and flips him over. Quen lands on his feet to huricanrana Daniels to the Party corner! Quen kicks Daniels, tags Kassidy in, and Pirvate Party double whip. Atomic drop, enziguri and leg sweep! “Say cheese, baby!” Double stomps! Quen and Kassidy dust themselves off, then Kassidy throws forearms on Daniels. Kassidy suplexes, Daniels cradle counters! TWO, Ortiz tags off Kassidy! Santana drags Kassidy out while Ortiz clobbers Daniels! PNP have Daniels for a double suplex! Cover, TWO! Ortiz keeps on Daniels with another cover, TWO! Ortiz stalks Daniels, drags him up and wrenches to a NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO!
Ortiz drags Daniels up, tags in Santana, and then whip Daniels into elbows! Ortiz drops the senton, Santana covers, TWO! Santana argues the count but Daniels gets to a corner. Santana clubs Daniels, CHOPS him, then digs his forearms in. The ref counts, Santana lets off but Ortiz gets cheap shots in! Santana digs his heel in now, but he lets up at the count of 4. Tag to Ortiz, Santana clobbers Kaz! PNP double whip but Daniels reverses to send Ortiz into a corner. Ortiz dodges Daniels, Santana hits an uppercut! Santana feeds Daniels to Ortiz’s pop up POWERBOMB! Ortiz sits Daniels up for Santana’s KICK! Cover but Kassidy breaks it up! Santana is upset with the ref as the match continues. Ortiz brings Daniels up as the crowd rallies.
Daniels throws forearms but Ortiz gives them back. They brawl, Ortiz uppercuts but Daniels forearms. Ortiz kicks, whips but Daniels dodges and ducks for double clotheslines to take both men down! The crowd rallies up, Daniels and Ortiz crawl, but Santana trips up Kaz to CLOBBER him! Ortiz back suplexes Daniels, Daniels lands on his feet and hot tags Quen! Quen springboards and crossbodies Ortiz! Santana runs in, Quen dodges to PELE! PNP regroup outside, Quen FLIES onto them both! Quen puts Ortiz in, snapmares him down and tags in Kassidy. Kassidy springboard and moonsaults! Cover, TWO! Kassidy keeps on Ortiz with fast hands! The ref backs Kassidy off but he comes back, only for Ortiz to dodge. SILLY STRING DDT! Cover, but Kaz drags Kassidy off!
Kassidy throws Kaz out then springboards for the STUNNER! Daniels checks on Kaz, Kassidy tags in Quen. Kassidy stalks Ortiz, scoops and slams, then sets him up for Quen. Quen climbs, as does Kassidy on the opposite corner. Private Party LEG DROP SPLASH combo! Shout out to the Hardy Boys! Cover, but Santana drags the REF out! Santana baits Quen into a roll up, then rolls back to CUTTER! Daniels runs at Santana, Santana dodges and rolls back, into BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Ortiz kicks low, suplexes for the STUNNER! Kaz shoulders into Ortiz, slingshot DDT! Kassidy catches Kaz for a tornado COMPLETE SHOT! Kassidy PESCADO onto Daniels! Ortiz throws the mad ball at Quen to frame him! The ref takes that away, LOW BLOW!! Cover, Proud ‘n’ Powerful win!
Winners: Proud ‘n’ Powerful, by pinfall
The Inner Circle builds even more momentum before the 5v5 war for Dynamite! Will they be able to screw over Freshly Squeezed and his team so easily?
My Thoughts:
This was literally a massive episode of Dark at just over 1 hour and 50 minutes! Granted, a lot of it was still the same with the way matches turned out, but it was all still great stuff. I am a little torn on Cutler and Avalon getting a team name now. The Initiative is clever given Cutler’s love of Dungeons & Dragons, and they had another good match, but of course FTR wins. But my point is, Cutler and Avalon having a team name might steer things away from Cutler VS Avalon at All Out or the first episode with live fans. It’s basically a shame that they’ve come together as allies if it’ll just break up within the next few months. SCU breaks even, Archer and Wardlow decimate their opponents again, and Penelope Ford gets another clean win to build back up. I’m surprised Shida VS Diamante has been upgraded to a title match, but perhaps Shida can build her reign before facing Nyla Rose again.
Jersey’s Finest VS Nakazawa & Suge was a ton of fun, and I hope “Pineapple Pete” sticks with Nakazawa. I really like the idea of them being Turkish oil master and apprentice, that slip ‘n’ slide tackle was great creativity. Abadon is legitimately creepy to me, I just can’t sometimes with her. But she’s being built up, so that’s good for her and the AEW Women’s Division overall. Though, it does make me curious where Anna Jay has been since the decided to #JoinDarkOrder. Dark Order had a lot to do tonight, with the originals winning but the Numbers losing. Unless Omega turns on Hangman, I don’t see Dark Order taking those titles. That would be pretty wild and just in time so that All Out can have new contenders for Dark Order to face and more than certainly defeat.
Best Friends of course benefit from taking on Reynolds and Silver, and Orange Cassidy has a real good match with Serpentico. The Inner Circle also builds momentum as Sammy gets a good win over Fuego and Proud ‘n’ Powerful win big in that Triple Threat main event. I don’t really get why Big Money Matt is the Matt that accompanied Private Party, but maybe they’re testing things out between the other personas. Maybe the point is that it’s about which Matt helps Private Party get the win, and it’ll be the Matt that’s the most like the real Matt. Then the Hardy Party will make their way to a title match, perhaps as the first contenders to a Dark Order reign.
My Score: 8.5/10
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
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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...
