AEW Results
Mitchell’s AEW Dark Results & Report! (8/25/20)
Saturday got Dark!
A special Dark from Saturday Night Dynamite!
AEW gambles by having THIRTEEN matches on one card! And with some literal heavy hitters, like Lance Archer, Jake Hager and Nyla Rose!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Best Friends w/ Orange Cassidy VS Storm Thomas & Demetri Jackson; Best Friends win.
- Shawn Spears w/ Tully Blanchard VS Jessy Sorensen; Spears wins.
- Melanie Cruise VS Red Velvet; Melanie wins.
- Lance Archer w/ Jake Roberts VS D3; Archer wins.
- The Initiative w/ Leva Bates VS Luther & Serpentico; Luther & Serpentico win.
- Nyla Rose w/ Vickie Guerrero VS KiLynn King; Rose wins.
- The Gunn Club VS Frank Stone & Baron Black; The Gunn Club wins.
- Penelope Ford w/ Kip Sabian VS Heather Monroe; Ford wins.
- Proud ‘n’ Powerful VS The Metro Brothers; Proud ‘n’ Powerful win.
- Ricky Starks VS Shawn Dean; Starks wins.
- Jake Hager VS Marko Stunt; Hager wins.
- Frankie Kazarian VS Kip Sabian w/ Penelope Ford; Kazarian wins.
- Joey Janela & Sonny Kiss VS The Hybrid2; The Hybrid2 win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Best Friends w/ Orange Cassidy VS Storm Thomas & Demetri Jackson!
While Chuck Taylor and Trent are preparing for a showdown with Santana and Ortiz, they’ll take time to “welcome” the newest additions to AEW! Will they bring the thunder to Storm and #ActionJackson?
The teams sort out and Storm starts against the Kentucky Gentleman. Storm and Chuck tie up, Chuck headlocks and grinds but Storm powers out. Chuck rams shoulders with him but Storm stays up and is pretty cocky about that. Chuck enziguris him! Chuck wrenches and reels Storm into an Octopus Stretch! Storm powers out, Chuck sunset flips but Storm stays up. Storm drags Chuck up but Chuck slips out to run and run Storm over! Chuck eggs Storm on but Storm tags to Jackson! Trent tags in and circles with Jackson. They tie up, Trent kicks low then CHOPS Jackson in the corner. And CHOPS him again!
Trent tells Santana and Ortiz to watch closely as he stomps Jackson and throws forearms. Trent whips Jackson corner to corner, Jackson goes up and over and cartwheels to mule kick, uppercut and dropkick! Jackson kips up, things speed up, but he runs into Trent’s standing meteora! The crowd cheers as Trent goes after Jackson on the apron. Jackson shoulders Trent, slingshots up but gets caught for a NORTHERN LIGHTS! A rough landing and Trent covers with a standard lateral, TWO! Trent keeps cool as he drags Jackson up and tags Chuck. Best Friends double whip, double elbow and shake hands for the double elbow drop! Chuck drags Jackson up to CHOP him then has him in a corner for shoulders and body shots, and even stomps!
The ref pulls Chuck away so Chuck sucker punches Storm! Jackson throws Chuck into buckles! Jackson throws haymakers, snapmares and KICKS Chuck! Cover, TWO! Chuck gets up but Jackson is on him. Jackson throws body shots but Storm tags in without warning. Jackson whips Storm in to back elbow Chuck and hold him there. Storm helps Jackson go up and over to the apron, and Storm runs while Jackson enziguris Chuck! Storm comes back to LARIAT Chuck down! Cover, TWO! Storm grows frustrated but he tosses Chuck back and hits a corner splash! Jackson tags back in and throws forearms. Jackson taunts Trent but Chuck boots him away! Chuck elbows Storm and KNEES Jackson down! Tag to Trent and Trent is focused on Jackson. Trent throws a BIG forearm, then another!
Trent eggs Jackson on, Jackson hits back! Jackson runs, into Trent’s LARIAT! Orange Cassidy actually speaks, saying, “Good job, Trent.” Storm runs in, Trent side steps him for a SAIDO! Jackson is up, Trent runs corner to corner at him for a big corner clothesline! And then the TORNADO DDT! Trent builds speed to DIVE into Storm! Storm hits railing, Trent goes around to SPEAR Jackson! Trent drags Jackson up and in, waits for him to stand, and gives him the PSYCHO KNEE! Tag to Chuck, the Best Friends HUG! They drag Jackson back up, SNAP PILEDRIVER, to another SNAP PILEDRIVER! Cover, Best Friends win!
Winners: Best Friends, by pinfall
Double the drivers, double the… Well maybe not fun, because Trent and Chuck are ready to rip into Proud ‘n’ Powerful! Will Best Friends be on top after settling things with Santana and Ortiz?
Shawn Spears w/ Tully Blanchard VS Jessy Sorensen!
While Tully Blanchard has started managing FTR, he still stands with #PERFECT10N. Jessy so far proves that he #Can’tBeBroken, since he’s back after Lance Archer clobbered him and Jon Cruz. Will Spears and that black glove be what breaks him?
The bell rings and Spears circles with Sorensen. They tie up, Spears waistlocks, headlocks and hits the takeover. Sorensen keeps his shoulders up but Spears pushes them down, ONE! They get up, Sorensen slips through to headlock Spears and grind him down. Spears powers out, drops down and arm-drags Sorensen! Tully cheers Spears as Sorensen steadies himself. Sorensen and Spears circle, tie up, and Spears gets the arm and wrenches to a wristlock. Sorensen spins and wrenches Spears back. Spears would grab hair but Sorensen is bald and he wrenches the arm again. Spears powers Sorensen to a corner and then knees low!
Sorensen shoves Spears but Spears CHOPS him! And CHOPS again! Spears whips corner to corner but Sorensen goes up and over and arm-drags to then dropkick! Spears bails out to regroup with Tully. Tully cools Spears off, Spears returns and circles with Sorensen again. Spears kicks low, throws forearms then has Sorensen in a corner for another CHOP! Spears CHOPS again, but Sorensen turns things around to CHOP back! And CHOP again! And again! Sorensen whips, Spears reverses and Spears knows to wait for Sorensen to go up, to dropkick him in the back! Spears clubs away on Sorensen over and over, then has him in the ropes for haymakers! The ref counts, Spears lets off but BOOTS Sorensen down!
Sorensen flops to the floor but Spears pursues. Spears drags Sorensen to the steel steps and holds his head down. Sorensen avoids the stomp! Spears wanted to break Sorensen! Spears chases Sorensen down to give him an apron back suplex! Spears takes his time following Sorensen, then brings him up, but Sorensen hits back! Sorensen throws heavy body shots and whips Spears, but Spears reverses to kick low! Spears reels Sorensen in but Sorensen counters the powerbomb with a trip and a jackknife cover! TWO, Sorensen boots Spears’ punch away to hit a neckbreaker! Spears writhes while the crowd fires up for Sorensen. Sorensen CHOPS and punches Spears over and over!
The ref counts, Sorensen lets up at 4, Spears crawls but Sorensen drags him up and to the corner. Sorensen hops up, but Spears slips out to trip Sorensen up! Sorensen bounces off the buckles, Spears drags him into the fireman’s carry, C4!! Cover, Spears wins!
Winner: Shawn Spears, by pinfall
Maybe Sorensen can’t broken, but he has been defeated! And Tully slips the metal slug to Spears and that left hand is loaded! Tully distracts the ref while Spears looms over Sorensen. Spears drags Sorensen up by his face and CLOBBERS him in the back of the neck!! Sorensen’s neck was once broken, Spears tried to break it again! Will anyone be able to stop Spears’ dangerous winning streak?
Melanie Cruise VS Red Velvet!
The former recruit of the Nightmare Collective, the menacing Mel is looking to dominate the AEW Women’s Division. Red Velvet survived her loss to Abadon last week, will she be so lucky this week?
The bell rings and Mel stares Velvet down as they approach. They circle, Mel has Velvet cornered but Velvet rolls away. Velvet is still wary of Mel, gets cornered again, and Mel creeps closer. Mel swings a big haymaker but Velvet dodges and comes back with fire! Velvet throws forearm after forearm but Mel shoves her right down. Velvet returns to stomp and kick Mel down, then dig her boot into Mel with the splits! Mel pushes her off again, but Velvet kicks away on Mel’s legs! Velvet fires up, runs but into a scoop and sidewalk slam!
Mel looms over Velvet, drags her up, and tosses her to a corner by her hair! Mel drags Velvet up to throw the other way! Velvet sits up in a daze but Mel drags her by a leg. Mel dribbles Velvet off the mat then drags her up. Mel clamps on a choke grip, grins and CHOKE- NO! Velvet wheelbarrows out of the slam to hit a jawbreaker of sorts. Mel drops to a knee, Velvet BUZZSAWS her! Velvet gets to a corner, climbs up top and leaps, into Mel’s grip! CHOKE BOMB! Cover, Mel wins!
Winner: Melanie Cruise, by pinfall
Mel dominates, but will she rise up to challenge for the AEW Women’s World Championship in the near future?
Lance Archer w/ Jake Roberts VS D3!
The Murderhawk Monster mangled two men last week, and doesn’t look to be slowing down one bit. It’s a shame D3 isn’t actually three men because he might need the numbers. Will the Prince of Rome just be another victim of Archer’s path of destruction?
It is now a tradition for Archer to bring someone from backstage out to beat up on as an appetizer! Archer throws this new meat into the ring, the man dodges Archer’s clothesline but not the BOOT! Archer then kicks the man out of the ring and BOOTS D3 right at the bell! Archer throws D3 to the corner, then another corner. Archer gets in D3’s face to CHOP him down! “Everybody dies!” Archer whips D3 corner to corner and D3 bounces off the buckles. D3 manages to stand as Archer eggs him on. D3 throws haymakers but Archer DECKS him with one! Then reels him in for a LARIAT! Archer stares at the camera as he cocky covers, TWO!
D3 gets up but Archer puts him on the ropes to choke! The ref counts, Archer lets up at 4, and Jake the Snake tells us that this is par for the course. Archer scoops and TOSSES D3 into buckles! And then the CHOKE SLAM!! What elevation! Cover, but Archer lets up at TWO! Archer wants to keep hurting D3 as he hooks D3’s nose and eyes! Archer lets up at the ref’s count, and then he runs corner to corner to forearm D3! Then he whips D3 corner to corner the other way. D3 uppercuts back! And boots! And uppercuts again! D3 goes up, QUEBRADA, but he flops as Archer simply walks away. Archer drags D3 up, inverted crucifix, BLACKOUT BOMB! EBD Claw and dribbling, cover, Archer wins!
Winner: Lance Archer, by pinfall
Archer lets go when he is satisfied, and he relishes in another vicious victory. Will Archer be an unstoppable force on the way to a title?
The Initiative w/ Leva Bates VS Luther & Serpentico!
Brandon Cutler & Peter Avalon are coming closer, and closer, and closer to that first sweet, sweet victory! But can they finally get that win over the Original Death Dealer and the SNAKEMAN, who themselves are proving to be a lethal combination?
Before teams can sort out, Serpentico and Luther attack! Leva barely gets out of the ring to safety but Avalon and Cutler get stomped down! Serpentico scrapes Cutler out to the ramp side while Luther sits Avalon up to kick him down! The ref reprimands but Luther bumps Avalon off buckles! Luther keeps on Avalon with a CHOP, then a whip corner to corner. Avalon dodges as Luther runs in and Avalon fires back with haymakers and chops. Avalon whips, Luther reverses but Avalon goes up and over. Things speed up, Avalon ducks the leg lariat then slides under, but gets up into Luther’s BOOT! Luther drags Avalon up by his hair, wrenches the arm and Serpentico tags in.
Serpentico climbs to dumdum stomp the arm! Then Serpentico and Luther double back suplex. Avalon lands on his feet, dropkicks Luther out and huricanranas Serpentico away! Hot tag to Cutler! The Dungeon Master speeds up with Serpentico, ducking and leaping, but Serpentico huricanranas! Serpentico waistlocks, Cutler bucks him off and springboards to forearm Serpentico down! Cutler drags Serpentico over to tag in Avalon. The Initiative go after Serpentico with a wrench, kick, CHOPS and snapmare. Avalon dropkicks Serpentico down but no high five as he covers, TWO! Avalon drags Serpentico up to scoop slam him and cover, TWO! Another cover, TWO! Avalon grows frustrated but he drags Serpentico up.
Serpentico forearms and whips, Avalon reverses but Serpentico elbows him back. Serpentico whips, Avalon grabs ropes and boots Serpentico back. Cutler tags in and slingshots to enziguri Serpentico! Serpentico mule kicks and POSTS Cutler! Luther sucker punches Avalon while Serpentico bends Cutler against the crossbars! Serpentico elbows Cutler down, tags in Luther, and Luther drags Cutler up. Luther scoop slams Cutler, then scoop slams Serpentico onto him! And then again! And a third time! Luther covers, TWO! Luther shrieks in frustration but he stomps Cutler. Cutler hits back, Luther rakes and wrenches Cutler’s head! Luther drags Cutler up to bump him off buckles. Luther back elbows, tags Serpentico and whips him in for a back elbow!
Luther runs in to back elbow Cutler down, Serpentico covers, TWO! Serpentico fish hooks Cutler’s face, elbows him down, then tags Luther back in. Luther drags Cutler up, hooks Cutler’s face again then throws him down. Tag back to Serpentico, they double whip Cutler to the corner. Serpentico whips Luther in but Cutler elbows Luther back. Cutler boots Serpentico, hops up and crossbodies him down! Hot tag to Avalon! Avalon crossbodies Luther! And leg lariats Serpentico! Avalon dropkicks Luther but Serpentico mule kicks Avalon! Serpentico whips Avlaon to a corner, Avalon comes back to LARIAT! Avalon reels Serpentico in, TIGER DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Serpentico staggers, Avalon is on him but Serpentico KNEES back!
Tag to Luther, Serpentico snap suplexes Avalon down. Luther uses Serpentico again for an inverted suplex splash! Cover, but Cutler breaks it! Serpentico goes after Cutler but Cutler throws him out! Luther hip tosses Cutler into buckles! Luther stomps Cutler down then digs his boot in. The ref reprimands, Cutler pushes Luther away and Leva comes over to check on Cutler. The ref is distracted as he tells Leva to step back, Avalon LOW BLOWS Luther!! Avalon rolls Luther up, TWO!?! Avalon almost had Luther, and Luther rams him into a corner! Serpentico enziguris Avalon, Luther scoop slams! Serpentico slingshot double stomps! Cover, TWO!! Avalon lives and Serpentico can’t believe it!
Serpentico runs corner to corner at Avalon, but Avalon boots him! Serpentico fixes his head, runs back, blocks a boot and BACK HANDS Avalon! Serpentico whips, Avalon reverses to forearm back! Avalon hits Luther, forearms Serpentico and goes side to side. Cutler tags in and Avalon hits another forearm on Serpentico! Avalon feeds Serpentico to Cutler’s scoop! Avalon climbs up top, Cutler hits a GUT BUSTER! Avalon drops the BIG SPLASH! Cover but Luther breaks it up! Cutler stomps Luther, drags Serpentico up and hoists him up top. Avalon gets Luther out and keeps on him while Cutler haymakers Serpentico. Leva walks over, Avalon takes the book from her and heads up. Avalon swings on Serpentico but Serpentico ducks, and the book hits Cutler instead!!
Luther drags Avalon down and gives him a POWERBOMB to the floor! Luther gets in to go after Cutler, METEORA SPINE BUSTER!! Cover, Luther and Serpentico win!!
Winners: Luther & Serpentico, by pinfall
The Initiative miscommunication costs them right at the end! As for the Death Dealer and SNAKEMAN, will they soon bring this deadliness to the top of the AEW Tag Division?
Nyla Rose w/ Vickie Guerrero VS KiLynn King!
The Native Beast is working her way back up to the AEW Women’s Championship, and she has The Cougar by her side to make sure she’s ready. Will the Queen of Crazy be ready for what’s coming?
The bell rings and King ties up with Nyla. Nyla powers King to a corner but lets off, to sucker punch her low! King pushes Nyla back and eggs her on. Nyla swings, King bobs ‘n’ waves, counter boots and ROUNDHOUSES! King waistlocks, Rose elbows free and fires off more shots. Nyla whips, King goes up and out and Nyla hits buckles. King shoulders, slingshots and sunset flips, but Nyla stays up! Nyla drags King up but King resists, so Nyla whips her out of the ring! Vickie laughs at King’s pain while Nyla stalks her. Nyla stomps King, King runs and crossbodies, but Nyla catches her! Nyla POSTS King, then drags her up. Nyla puts King on the apron to elbow her in the head! She bends King back against the post!
The ref counts, Nyla lets up, but then Nyla goes back for more. King pulls Nyla into the post in return! King drags Nyla up and puts her in, warning Vickie to stay back. King gets in, runs at Nyla, but Nyla side steps and SPINE BUSTERS! Cover, TWO! Vickie is furious with the ref but Nyla choke grips King. King fights out of the slam and throws forearms! Nyla counter punches to ROCK King! Fireman’s carry but King elbows free! King waistlocks, rolls and bridges, TWO!! Nyla gets up, King side steps and tries another roll up, ONE! King is frustrated, she fireman’s carries Nyla! SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO!! King grows frustrated but she’s closer than most at making Nyla look normal.
The ref is busy checking on Nyla as King climbs. Vickie shoves King down!! Nyla gets King back up, SIT-OUT BEAST BOMB! Cover, Nyla wins!
Winner: Nyla Rose, by pinfall
Vickie brings #LieCheatSteal to AEW and it helps Nyla stay strong! Vickie grabs a mic while Nyla drags King up to throw her out. Vickie laughs again and waves bye. “I just love a victory! And all of you should be honored to be here tonight to witness what a picture perfect vision of success is.” Vickie stands before us with her distinguished legacy as a manager, and her client Nyla symbolizes fear and destruction. Tonight, they celebrate this victory by naming the alliance: The Vicious Vixens! So all the other ladies in the locker room are invited into the Vixens’ ring and play. “You know where to find us, and you definitely know our name!” As Taz puts it on commentary, “Beware of V-Squared!”
The Gunn Club VS Frank Stone & Baron Black!
Billy and his son, Austin, have been going strong, but have become the target of The Dark Order at the same time. Will they make sure The Dark Order gets the message after taking on Mr. Smooth and the EmpBRUH?
The teams sort out and Baron starts against Austin. The Son of a Gunn circles with Baron and they tie up. Baron headlocks, Austin powers out but Baron runs him over. Baron scuffs dirt at Austin before things speed up. Austin hurdles but turns around into a headlock takeover! Austin headscissors, Baron pops out but roles reverse and Austin hits a headlock takeover. Baron fights up, Austin wrenches him and whips but Baron reverses. Austin goes up and over, rolls Baron but Baron slips out. Baron blocks the kick and trips Austin but Austin kicks Baron away. Baron runs into a low dropkick that takes out the legs! Austin covers, TWO!
Austin keeps on Baron with an arm wrench and tags in Billy. Father and son double Russian Leg Sweep! Billy drops a leg, Austin marches around to drop an elbow, Billy covers, TWO! Billy keeps close on Baron, brings him up and wrenches the arm. Billy takes his time before he YANKS on the arm, then tags Austin back in. Austin clubs the arm, wrenches again, but Baron kicks back. Baron tags Stone and Stone blocks Austin’s arm drag! Stone drags Austin up to whip but Austin leaps over! Austin runs back into a tilt-o-whirl SLAM! Cover, ONE! Stone keeps on Austin, tags in Baron, and they mug Austin. Baron stalks Austin to a corner, Austin hits back so Baron drops knee after knee on him! The ref counts, Baron lets up at 4 and comes back to bring Austin back up.
Baron snap suplexes, floats to cover, TWO! Baron keeps on Austin, tags Stone back in and they mug Austin more. Stone drags Austin around to ROCK him with that right! Stone scrapes his sole on Austin’s head, then drags him up for a big suplex! Cover, TWO! Stone drags Austin back up, tags Baron, more mugging and Baron taunts Austin. Austin throws forearms but Baron gets around to atomic drop! And then a back suplex! Cover, TWO! Austin flounders but Baron keeps him from Billy. Stone tags back in, Stone drags Austin but Austin kicks him away! Hot tags to Baron and Billy! Billy rallies with big haymakers on Baron and Stone!
Billy throws Stone out, runs corner to corner and splashes Baron! Billy kicks Baron, reels him in, “SUCK IT!” But the Famouser misses and Stone trips Billy up! Baron bails out while Stone corner splashes Billy! Stone scoops but Billy slips out to shove. Tag to Baron and Austin! Austin rallies now, Baron sucker punches Billy and throws hands on Austin. Baron uppercuts, CHOPS and whips Austin. Austin ducks, whips and hip toss NECKBREAKERS! Cover, The Gunn Club wins!
Winners: The Gunn Club, by pinfall
The Quick Draw hits the mark, and the father-son duo pulls off the victory! Will they soon be taking aim at the top spot of the AEW Tag Division?
Penelope Ford w/ Kip Sabian VS Heather Monroe!
The Superbad Couple are both going strong in their own singles runs, but Ford is going to help Britt Baker with her Big Swole problem for the special Thursday Night Dynamite. Will Ford stay strong against the self-proclaimed, “Bae’st there is, Bae’st there was, Bae’st there ever will be?”
The bell rings and Ford circles with Monroe. They tie up, go around, and Ford gets the arm to wrench to a wristlock and hammerlock. Ford goes to a headlock, shifts to the other side, then arm-drags Monroe to ropes. Ford struts for Kip and the cameras before she and Monroe tie up again. Monroe arm-drags Ford, speeds things up, over-the-back arm-drag! Ford gets up, Monroe dodges to follow and handsprings through Ford’s hip toss to knee low and hip toss Ford back! Now Monroe struts her stuff, and she catches Ford’s punch to CHOP her! Monroe knuckle locks, goes up and up and flips to arm-drag Ford away! Ford ends up in a corner, Monroe runs in but Ford boots her away!Ford hops up but Monroe kicks the legs out and ROUNDHOUSES her!
Monroe kicks Ford more, but Kip has DOUBLE LEAF BLOWER ACTION! The ref reprimands as Kip blows Monroe’s hair, Ford drop toeholds Monroe into buckles! Ford drags Monroe up, fireman’s carries, and hits a GUT BUSTER DROP! Ford drags Monroe up again to club her to the ropes. Ford chokes Monroe and Kip gives her a quick kiss. The ref counts, Ford lets up at 4, then she brings Monroe up. Monroe hits back, her kick is caught and Ford throws her down! Ford whips Monroe to the corner, clotheslines then scrapes Monroe’s face on the ropes! The ref reprimands, Ford pushes Monroe to the other corner to forearm and elbow! Ford stomps Monroe over and over, then drags her up to fisherman. But Monroe cradle counters, TWO!!
Monroe waistlocks, rolls Ford, TWO! Ford swings but Monroe blocks and ROCKS Ford! And again! And again! Ford knees low but Monroe straitjackets to a BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO!! Monroe keeps her focus and she swings a kick, but Ford ducks to waistlock and throw Monroe into buckles! Ford goes corner to corner to handspring back for a back elbow! And elbow and elbow and elbow! The ref reprimands, Ford drags Monroe out, PERFECT PLEX! Cover, Ford wins!
Winner: Penelope Ford, by pinfall
Kip celebrates with his Superbad Girl as she keeps stacking up the victories! Will Penelope soon be the Superbad #1 Contender?
Proud ‘n’ Powerful VS The Metro Brothers!
Santana and Ortiz surely saw Best Friends get a win and will surely want to keep pace. Will the AEW in-ring debut of Chris and JC Metro be a speed bump or simply a tune-up for them?
The teams sort out and Ortiz starts against Chris. Ortiz takes a moment to put his gloves on but Chris talks trash. Chris and Ortiz circle, tie up, and Ortiz headlocks. Ortiz wrenches to a wristlock, Chris wrenches back and yanks on the arm. Ortiz slips through to wrench back, Chris slips through but Ortiz rolls, handsprings and gets around to waistlock then cravat! The crowd cheers the technical exchange as Chris breaks free to headlock. Ortiz powers out, reels Chris in and headlocks in return. Chris powers out, reels Ortiz in and gets the headlock back, to the takeover! Ortiz keeps his shoulders up, fights to his feet and spins Chris off to throw uppercuts and CHOPS! Ortiz eggs Chris on and Chris throws forearms.
Ortiz hits back, Chris gives more then kicks, clubs and ROCKS Ortiz! Ortiz SLAPS, ROCKS and CHOPS Chris! Chris reverses the whip, Ortiz rolls under the clothesline and enziguris! Chris wobbles, Ortiz scoops and POWERSLAMS Chris down! The crowd cheers as Chris ends up in the PNP corner. Santana tags in, Ortiz whips Chris around into Santana’s big forearm! Santana drags Chris up to KICK him in the back! And then Santana drops a senton! Santana looms over Chris as the crowd cheers, and Santana drags Chris up. Snap suplex high and hard, but that’s just uno amigo! Santana hits dos amigos, and then TRES AMIGOS! Santana is still intense and waves a dismissive hand at JC.
Santana stalks Chris, Chris pushes him away and throws body shots. Santana ROCKS Chris, tags Ortiz, and the wrench is handed off for Ortiz to fire forearms and a DDT! Ortiz eggs JC on to do something, Chris flails and flounders and tags in JC. JC dodges Ortiz to hit Santana! JC fires off haymakers and headbutts, but he runs into Ortiz’s somersault headbutt! Ortiz gets JC in the double underhooks, modified butterfly suplex! Tag to Santana, PNP mugs JC in the corner. Santana whips Ortiz in, JC dodges but Santana catches him. Santana shoves JC back at Ortiz but JC goes to monkey flip. Ortiz turns that around but JC still boots him away.
JC leaps at Santana but his huricanrana is blocked and turned into a POWERBOMB! Santana whips JC to the corner, sucker punches Chris, and then tags in Ortiz. Santana feeds JC to Ortiz’s POWERBOMB! Ortiz sits JC up for Santana’s Penalty Kick! Cover, PNP wins!
Winners: Proud ‘n’ Powerful, by pinfall
Santana and Ortiz make Metro Bros into minced meat, but here come Best Friends! The revenge sneak attack turns into a brawl on the outside! Trent tackles Santana, Chuck whips Ortiz into barriers! Ortiz tumbles up and out but Chuck follows. Trent and Santana, too, and Ortiz starts using a chair! Santana hits railing and Trent keeps on him while Ortiz is bounced off the timekeeper’s table. Trent uses the garbage can as a weapon on Santana! Ortiz blindsides Trent but Chuck comes back. Chuck and Ortiz fight for suplex control, Ortiz snap suplexes Chuck onto the trash barrel! And then throws the barrel at Chuck’s head! Chuck kicks back, bumps Ortiz off trunks! This brawl is going to continue into the night, will they fight all the way to Thursday?
Ricky Starks VS Shawn Dean!
The Absolute gave Darby Allin an ultimatum on Dynamite, and then a beating to go with it. Starks wants to finally get past “the joke” of AEW, but will he have to worry more about The Captain first?
The bell rings, Starks takes off the chain and ties up with Dean. Dean headlocks, Starks powers out and things speed up. Dean runs Starks over then brings Starks up to whip. Starks reverses, Dean blocks the hip toss to give a hip toss! Then Dean hits a headlock takeover! Starks headscissors, just as Taz says on commentary, but Dean moves around to pop out and jump on Starks. Dean has the headlock again, Starks fights up and puts Dean in a corner. The ref calls for the break, but Starks CHOPS and SLAPS Dean! Starks whips, Dean reverses to scoop and slam! Starks kicks back from the mat but both men reset. Things speed up, Dean crossbodies and goes to the apron. Dean shoulders in but into Starks’ KNEE!
Starks stomps Dean around, toys with him, slaps and kicks him around, then brings Dean up. Dean throws body shots, whips Starks to ropes, but Starks reverses to elbow Dean down! Starks mocks Darby with a standing Coffin Drop. Cover, TWO! Starks clubs Dean then SLAPS him down! Taz is as fired up as Starks but Dean throws body shots. Starks clubs Dean, Starks scoops but Dean slips out. Starks throws another slap but Dean fires off forearms and body shots! Starks knees low, throws Dean to ropes but Dena elbows him down! And again! Dean spins around, salutes and DDT’s Starks! The crowd fires up with Dean as he aims from a corner.
Dean goes corner to corner, blocks a boot to enziguri back! Dean goes side to side to KNEE Starks back! Cover, ROPEBREAK! Starks saves himself and Taz is all flustered on commentary as Dean looms over Starks. Dean brings Starks up but Starks blocks the half hatch. Dean clubs Starks, Starks slips out and ducks the enziguri! Starks BOOTS Dean, reels him in, Canadian rack to the RO SHAM BO! Cover, Starks wins!
Winner: Ricky Starks, by pinfall
Dean gave Starks more of a fight than expected, but Starks still came away with absolute victory! Will Starks absolutely destroy Darby next time they meet?
Jake Hager VS Marko Stunt!
The Big Hurt finally returns to action, and looks to make light work of Mr. Fun-Sized. Will Stunt fulfill the old adage of, “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog?”
Hager honestly can’t believe this is his match tonight but the ref says he still has to compete. The bell rings and Stunt goes right at Hager for a tie up. Hager throws Stunt down hard, and looks more annoyed than anything. Hager drops down to a knee so he’s closer to Stunt’s side. Hager gives Stunt the free headlock, then just stands up! Stunt is already way off the ground, and Hager TOSSES him to ropes! Hager tells Stunt to leave because he doesn’t belong. Stunt heads to the ramp where Hager holds the ropes open. And then kicks the ropes! The rope hits Hager in the Little Hurt, but that only angers Hager. Hager swings on Stunt, Stunt dodges and flosses on ’em! Stunt smirks but Hager shoves him to ropes.
Stunt kicks back, dodges Hager and slips under the boot to slide out of the ring. Stunt flosses more as Hager is furious! Stunt gets back in and eggs Hager on but Hager takes a deep breath. Stunt is doing the Running Man as the crowd cheers, but Hager glares at Stunt. Hager corners Stunt, fires off body shots and throws Stunt to the other corner. Hager TOSSES Stunt, and Stunt clutches his legs! Stunt might be hurt but Hager says he told Stunt to leave while he had the chance. Hager digs his knee into Stunt’s chest and slaps him around. The ref counts, Hager lets up and Stunt gets to his feet. Stunt CHOPS but Hager doesn’t even flinch. Stunt runs, Hager BOOTS him down!
Hager looms over Stunt, the crowd rallies behind Stunt, but Hager drags him up to the fireman’s carry. Hager lifts Stunt up in the military press, just to DROP him! Stunt gets up, into an URENAGE! KATAGATAMI ARM-TRIANGLE!! Stunt is OUT, Hager wins!!
Winner: Jake Hager, by submission
Stunt turns red before Hager lets go! The Big Hurt put the hurt on little Stunt, but he’s not done! Hager drags Stunt up, but here comes Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus! Hager threatens that if they step in, he clobbers Stunt. Luchasaurus tells Hager to let off, Stunt’s just a kid. Hager puts the fist down, to KNEE Stunt instead! Hager bails out before Luchasaurus can get at him! Will Hager soon feel the wrath of Jurassic Express?
Frankie Kazarian VS Kip Sabian w/ Penelope Ford!
We saw the Superbad Girl get a great win, will the Superbad Boy keep pace with her? Or will the Heavy Metal Rebel get a strong singles victory for himself?
The bell rings and Kaz circles with Kip. They tie up, Kaz powers Kip to a corner fast but the ref calls for the break. Kaz lets up and circles with Kip again. They go again, go shoulder to shoulder in the test of strength, and Kip breaks one grip to wrench the other wrist to a takedown. Kip stands on Kaz’s arm but Kaz gets free. Kip still poses and grins as he circles with Kaz again. They tie up, Kaz hammerlocks, headlocks, switches back to the hammerlock, but Kip drop toeholds. Kip gets the legs laced for a modified Bow ‘n’ Arrow. Kaz makes that a ghost pin, TWO! Kip runs into a headlock takeover but keeps his shoulders up, even as Kaz grinds on the hold. They fight up, Kaz wrenches to a wristlock, but Kip rolls and handsprings, only for Kip to wrangle him back down hard.
Kip works his way up, handsprings again but Kaz just wrangles him right back down. It’s a cover, TWO! Kip sits up, rolls back, rolls and handsprings again, then cartwheels and uses the ropes to flip. Kip wrenches but Kaz reverses to wring Kip into a short arm scissor! Kaz cranks on the arm as he moves around, then drops a knee on the arm! Kip endures, gets up, then works on a reversal. Kip dips, dips and then just pokes Kaz’s eyes. Kip headlocks, Kaz tries to power out but Kip grinds harder. Kaz fights up, back suplexes, but Kip lands on his feet to shove. Kaz comes back to run Kip over with a shoulder! Things speed up, Kaz hops over to Oklahoma Roll, TWO! Kip gets up but Kaz dropkicks him down!
Kaz runs but Ford swipes at him! Kaz is distracted, Kip dropkicks Kaz out! Kip builds speed and goes to the apron to fake Kaz out. Kaz turns around into the Penalty Kick! Kip fixes his hair, drags Kaz up and puts him back in. Cover, ONE! Kip stomps Kaz down, stomps him again, then brings him up to whip him hard into the corner! Kaz stands but Kip stomps him down. Kip stomps a mudhole until the ref counts 4. Kip tells the camera this is why Kip is the top of AEW. But Kip walks into a CHOP! Kaz throws haymakers and CHOPS, Kip kicks low and snapmares to a modified KOJI KLUTCH! Kaz endures, moves around, but Ford pulls the rope away! Kaz still gets the ropebreak, Kip holds on until 4.
Kaz gets up to CHOP and ROCK Kip! Kip wobbles, blocks the boot to KNEE Kaz back! Kip lines it up but Kaz ducks the kick! Kaz LARIATS Kip, then elbows him down! Kaz whips, Kip reverses but Kaz forearms him down! Kaz fires up and whips Kip corner to corner. Kip goes up, Kaz catches him to Electric Chair Drop, with a BRIDGE! Cover, TWO!! Kaz grows frustrated with Kip as he watches Kip crawl. Kip is in the corner, Kaz runs in but Kip goes up and over to enziguri back! Kip brings Kaz around, suplexes, but Kaz fights out of Deathly Hollows! Kaz throws hands, suplexes but Kip blocks! Kip is on the apron, Kaz goes out to join him. They start throwing haymakers!
Kaz wobbles but he ROCKS Kip! Kip kicks and enziguris, then dumps Kaz in. Kaz flounders, Kip slingshots, but Kaz ROCKS him again! Kaz slingshots Kip in, for the CUTTER! Cover, Ford puts Kip’s leg on the ropes! The ref sees the “ropebreak” and Kaz realizes who did it. Ford gets away with it, though, so Kaz drags Kip up in a dragon sleeper. Kip knees free, catches Kaz coming in, and high stacks with the ropes!! TWO and Kaz gets up, to run into a pop-up KNEE and DISCUS! Kip heads up top, takes aim, and LEAPS! Kaz avoids Kip’s stomps but Kip kicks him first. Kip tries a fisherman of his own, but Kaz slips out of the Aoi Shoudo to INVERTED DDT! Cover, Kaz wins!!
Winner: Frankie Kazarian, by pinfall
Kaz toughed it out and got a big win! He tells Penelope that’s what she and Kip get! Will Kaz get himself a title match as All Out approaches?
Joey Janela & Sonny Kiss VS The Hybrid2!
Jersey’s Finest isn’t slowing down on their ride together, but they’re going up against a duo that’s been all over the world. Will the Bad Boy and the Concrete Rose take the fight to Jack Evans and Angelico in this Saturday Dark special?
The teams sort out and Kiss starts with Evans. They circle, speed things up, and Kiss handsprings over to slide under, leap frog and come back to headscissor! Evans gets up, Kiss wheelbarrows to arm-drag, with the splits! Evans comes back, Kiss spins him around to a wristlock! Tag to Janela, Janela climbs up to drop ax handles on Evans’ arm. Janela wrenches Evans’ arm more, but Evans spins through to wrench back. Janela rolls, rolls and handsprings to wrench. Evans wrenches back, but Janela grits his teeth as he goes to the apron, back inside, and then rolls Evans up! TWO, Evans knees low and CLUBS Janela down!
Evans brings Janela to the corner, bumps him off buckles, Angelico tags in to stomp Janela. Angelico wrenches Janela’s arm, spins and wrangles Janela down. He rolls Janela back to his feet to cravat and snapmare then ghost pin! TWO, and Angelico toys with Janela. Janela DECKS Angelico for it! Janela puts Angelico into the corner, fires off fast hands and fires up! Tag to Kiss, Jersey’s Finest double whip to double hip toss! Kiss basement dropkicks Angelico for Janela to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Kiss keeps his cool, does some dancing, but Angelico throws him into buckles! Tag to Evans, Evans handsprings corner to corner to RAKE Kiss’ eyes! Evans sucker punches Janela then drags Kiss back up. Evans snap suplexes, covers, TWO!
Evans taunts and toys with Kiss, bumps him off buckles, then tags Angelico in. Angelico stomps Kiss with one foot then the other over and over. The ref backs Angelico off but Evans gets cheap shots in! Angelico drags Kiss to a modified Indian Deathlock! Evans taunts Kiss but Janela stomps away on Angelico! Evans stomps Kiss in return while the ref reprimands Janela! Angelico drags Kiss up, talks trash about his next leg lock, but Kiss breaks free to DECK him! Angelico tags Evans, Evans double stomps Kiss down then sucker punches Janela! Evans gives muay thai knees and throws Kiss down by his head! Evans kneels on Kiss for a cocky cover, TWO! Tag to Angelico, Angelico drags Kiss back up.
The crowd rallies for Kiss but Angelico jabs and kicks and whips Kiss to a corner. Angelico runs corner to corner, Kiss gets him with a headscissor ax kick! And a LEAPING SPLITS BOOT! Kiss and Angelico crawl to their corners, hot tag to Evans and he stops Kiss. Kiss flips free, Janela tags in and Janela ROCKS Evans out of the air! Janela crossbodies, rallies with forearms, and LARIATS Evans inside out! Janela throws Evans into Angelico to then GERMAN SUPLEX Evans! The crowd fires up as Janela drags Evans. Janela throws Evans into Angelico again, TH2 gets stuck together, Janela goes up and leaps to ZIGZAG DDT COMBO!! TH2 are both a crumpled mess but Janela is fired up!
Janela drags Evans up, reels him in, and runs for a SIT-OUT BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Evans survives somehow and crawls back to his corner. Janela runs corner to corner to clothesline, then goes again to take Kiss. Evans dodges Janela, Janela pops him to the apron and ROCKS him! Janela goes to the apron to STO Evans down! Kiss runs to tumble DOUBLE STOMPS! Janela takes Evans from the apron for a DEATH VALLEY DRIVER to the floor! Angelico POSTS Janela, Kiss Penalty KICKS Angelico! Kiss goes up top, SUPER MOONSAULT onto Angelico!! Kiss puts Evans in, climbs up top again, for the 450 SPLASH! Cover, but Angelico breaks it in time!
Janela returns to throw Angelico to the apron and BOOT him! Janela goes out to join Angelico now, but ANgelico slips off for an APRON EDGE O’MATIC! Kiss climbs, Angelico trips him up! Evans drags Kiss out to the Gory Especial, backslide with bridge! TH2 wins!!
Winners: The Hybrid2, by pinfall
Evans and Angelico survive a brutal battle, and Evans might need some oxygen. Will TH2 be climbing up the tag team ladder to one day take on the champions?
My Thoughts:
TWO HOURS of AEW Dark, but there still wasn’t much more substantial material than last week when it was less. Obvious results happened again for the majority of the whopping thirteen matches we got tonight. Best Friends and PNP both win their matches, and they were pretty good matches, but the important thing was the ambush from Best Friends on Santana and Ortiz, and that was some really good stuff. Jessy Sorensen has a great performance in losing to Spears, the Superbad Couple goes 50-50, with Kip and Kaz being the one that could’ve gone either way. I like that Kaz got the win here, each member of SCU is great as a singles competitor so Kaz getting a little bit of that shine is great for him.
Melanie destroys Velvet, Archer destroys D3, Hager destroys Stunt, but Hager and Stunt worked to push a story for Hager and Luchasaurus at the end there. I really do hope we get Hager VS Luchasaurus though it might have to wait until after All Out at this point. I am still hoping Inner Circle feuds with Orange Cassidy, Best Friends and Jurassic Express all at once for a 5v5 in Blood & Guts. Starks has a solid match with Dean and Dean looks strong but of course Starks wins. Nyla Rose still won but KiLynn King looked great in that match! Nyla and Vickie naming themselves the Vicious Vixens, what’s the point? Is Vickie getting in the ring? Are they going to add a third woman so it’s more like a stable? There seems to be a Women’s Tag Division slowly forming with the tag cup having happened, so maybe someone like Melanie Cruise joins up so that’s two towering forces Vickie manages.
We got other good tag team matches tonight outside of PNP and Best Friends. Gunn Club have a pretty good one with Baron Black and Frank Stone, and the main event was a strong 10 minutes with TH2 and Jersey’s Finest, Janela and Kiss, but I feel like the story of AEW Dark, the story that should’ve main evented, was The Initiative wanting that first win. Cutler and Avalon looked great again against Luther and Serpentico, but it seems we’re still far from these guys getting the zeros out. That book shot must be a way to bring the dysfunction back so Avalon and Cutler end up feuding with each other again. I’m torn again, because them as a team has been working out really well, but I am partial to my idea of “AEW’s Worst Wrestler” gag belt. Maybe Cutler will roll the dice and see what they say.
My Score: 8.1/10
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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