AEW Results
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (6/26/21)
Will Jungle Boy strike gold?
S! A! T U R! D A Y! NIGHT!
After winning big at Double or Nothing, it is finally time! Jungle Boy will challenge Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship, but will he win it?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Hangman Page VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs; Hangman wins.
- Matt Sydal w/ Mike Sydal VS Dante Martin; Sydal wins.
- Ethan Page w/ Scorpio Sky VS Bear Bronson w/ Bear Boulder; Ethan wins.
- Kris Statlander w/ Orange Cassidy VS The Bunny w/ The Blade; Statlander wins.
- AEW World Championship: Kenny Omega w/ Don Callis VS Jungle Boy; Omega wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW shares preshow interview footage.
Alex Marvez talks with Sammy Guevara as he arrives, but the PINNACLE attacks! Shawn Spears SMACKS Sammy with a chair, then looms over him. “Told ya I’d get ya. Compliments of MJF. Good luck next week.” Spears leaves Sammy down in the parking lot, will the Spanish God make sure Maxwell Jacob Friedman pays for this?
Hangman Page VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs!
The Anxious Millennial Cowboy is tuning out the fact that his former friend, Kenny Omega, is defending the title tonight. But as the current #2 contender, he’ll be up next no matter the main event’s result! Will that help Hangman or hurt him against Team Taz’s big bad behemoth?
The bell rings and the two get forehead to forehead already. Hangman and Hobbs circle, tie up, and Hobbs puts Hangman in a corner. The ref counts, Hobbs shoves Hangman as he lets off but the fans at Daily’s Place is rallying. Hangman ties up with Hobbs, headlocks, but Hobbs powers out and runs Hangman over! Things speed up, Hangman jumps but into Hobbs’ arms! Hobbs RAMS Hangman to a corner, RAMS his shoulder into him over and over, then lets off as the ref counts. Hangman dodges the forearm to fire off forearms of his own! And stomps a mudhole in! Fans fire up with Hangman, and Hangman gets Hobbs for a whip.
Hobbs blocks, whips back, but Hangman KICKS! Hangman runs and LARIATS, but Hobbs stays up! Hangman LARIATS again, and runs again, but Hobbs puts him on the apron. But Hangman aims, fakes Hobbs out, and Hobbs scowls as he walks around outside the ring. Hangman hops down and Hobbs talks trash. Hangman dodges the haymaker but not the BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Fans taunt Hobbs but Hobbs SLAMS Hangman’s arm against barriers! Hobbs undoes the AEW banner to throw it on Hangman and fire off body shots. Hobbs refreshes the count and wraps Hangman’s arm in the railing!
The ref reprimands, Hobbs lets off, but Hobbs KICKS the railing! The arm gets tweaked, Hobbs puts Hangman in a corner and fires off. Hangman hits back but Hobbs kicks low! Hobbs wraps the arm on ropes, the ref counts, and Hobbs CLUBS Hangman as he lets go! Hobbs brings Hangman up for a BIG suplex! Hobbs looms over Hangman, and hits a FALLING HEADBUTT! Fans rally for Hangman but Hobbs taunts them as he SLAMS Hangman’s arm on the mat! Hobbs goes to a corner, climbs up, and VADER BOMBS onto boots! Hobbs staggers, Hangman gets up and hurries over to climb up and rain down rights! Fans count but Hangman gets 3 before Hobbs shoves him away!
Hangman lands on his feet, comes back, but Hobbs POSTS Him! Fans boo at Hobbs while cheering Hangman on but Hobbs goes out to stalk Hangman. Hobbs drags Hangman up, bumps him off the apron, and then YANKS Hangman into the post! Fans jeer, Hobbs YANKS Hangman into the post again! Hangman blocks the third attempt and YANKS Hobbs, but Hobbs doesn’t budge! Hangman tumbles, Hobbs refreshes the count, but Hangman POSTS Hobbs in return! Fans rally up as a ring count climbs! Hangman is in at 5 of 10, Hobbs sits up at 6. Hobbs drags himself up while Hangman has a bloody cut on the back of his head! Hobbs is in at 8, Hangman runs over to BOOT him!
Hobbs flounders about, Hangman BOOTS him again! Fans fire up with Hangman while Hobbs still staggers. Hangman runs in again to BOOT a third time! Hobbs still isn’t done?! Hobbs gets mad, even! But Hangman dumps Hobbs out, and TRIANGLE JUMP LARIATS Hobbs to the floor! Hangman PLANCHAS Hobbs down! Fans are fired up again as Hangman gets Hobbs up and into the ring. Hangman gets to the apron, climbs up the corner, and MOONSAULTS! Direct hit and a cover, TWO! Hobbs survives but fans rally up behind Hangman. Hangman waistlocks, Hobbs elbows but Hangman keeps trying.
Hobbs elbows free, whips Hangman in, but misses in the corner! Hangman runs but into Hobbs’ CLOBBERING clothesline! Fans chant, “You Still Suck!” at Hobbs but he stomps Hangman. Hobbs gets Hangman up, tells fans, “So does your mama!” and then scoops for a SLAM! Hobbs goes back to the corner, climbs back up, and FALLING FLOPS! Hangman avoids the headbutt this time and he fires up! Hangman LARIATS Hobbs right off his feet! Cover, TWO!! Hobbs survives and Hangman is frustrated. Hangman grits his teeth, has Hobbs up and reels him in for an Alabama, but Hobbs CLUBS him! Hobbs shoves and BOOTS Hangman, then runs to CLOBBER Hangman! Cover, TWO!!
Hangman survives and Hobbs can’t believe it! But here come Ricky Starks and Hook! Wait, how do they have the FTW Championship? Brian Cage comes out, grabs Starks and rips his jacket off! Starks runs away, claiming he’s still really hurt! Cage has the belt back, Hobbs turns around, BUCKSHO- SPINEBUSTER?! Cover, TWO!?!? Hobbs is furious and so is Taz on commentary! Hobbs slams Hangman’s arms on the mat, then scoops him! Hangman slips out to ROLLING ELBOW! Hobbs ROCKS Hangman back! Hobbs runs, Hangman ducks the body check! Hangman waistlocks, for a DEAD LIFT GERMAN! And the Alabama to the DEAD EYE!! Cover, Hangman wins!!
Winner: Hangman Page, by pinfall
Taz hates to admit that this was a slobber knocker, as JR says. There are too many problems in Team Taz, how are they going to settle it? But this big win keeps Hangman strong in the running, will he be waiting on the other side of tonight’s main event?
AEW stars talk about the coming world title match.
Jungle Boy thinks back to Double or Nothing, 5/30/21, “As soon as the music hit, to hear that roar immediately, it just felt like this was gonna be okay.” JB won the Casino Battle Royal and earned his shot. Excalibur says that Kenny Omega, these last few months, “has become increasingly unhinged.” No one knows how much Omega has deteriorated, but Excalibur feels JB has a very good chance walking out the new champion. “The last time we were on a Saturday, Mr. Brodie Lee shocked the world and became TNT Champion. Jungle Boy, he might be Mr. Saturday Night.” That will have to be seen to be believed! Can JB do it?
The Young Bucks and Brandon Cutler speak.
Matt Jackson says, “Greetings and salutations! Look who it is! It’s the Young Bucks! Y’know, the tag team that all the trolls and haters call overrated.” That doesn’t make sense since they’re longest reigning AEW Tag Team Champions in comedy history. That’s right, over 230- Shut up, Brandon. Nick lets Matt continue. What’s made this run even more special and different is the aggression they bring out of their opponents. The Bucks don’t just beat you, they hurt you. Give ’em the list! Yeah, SCU- Shut up, Brandon! They took out SCU. SCU L8R. Jon Moxley. The Bucks’ kids are way cuter than his baby. Rey Fenix. Sorry, amigo. Pac! That poor bastard.
It feels SO good taking out these pricks! Who’s next? Next week! Penta and Eddie Kingston face them, and if they somehow win, they get a title shot at these! But that ain’t happening! Kingston & Penta aren’t a real team! They’re just two singles guys who got thrown together and they said, “Oh look! A team!” Like taking table scraps and trying to pass it off like a gourmet meal! Nick will keep that, Brandon had a good idea. And they know why the Bucks are so certain, right? It’s simple: They’re EVP’s! Extremely Violent People. Maybe Kingston & Penta will be next on the list. BAWK BAWK! See you then!
Tony Schiavone and Tully Blanchard are in the ring.
A legend in wrestling, the manager of FTR and The Pinnacle, one of the Four Horsemen, is here! And Schiavone is honored to welcome a lucha libre legend, the one and only KONNAN! Konnan makes his way out to the ring, stares Tully down right away, and Schiavone has things stay peaceful as a “gentlemen’s discussion.” Tully says the last time he saw Konnan, he was trying to interfere in a situation in a bar room. But because of his legend status, Tully says it is his pleasure to let Konnan go first. Oh, so we’re playing games already? Konnan heard Tully imposes his will on people, but he won’t be intimidated.
Neither will Proud ‘n’ Powerful, Santana & Ortiz. They’ve been stabbed, shot, kidnapped, strangled and left for dead. They’re still here, because that’s how they’re built. Konnan tells Tully that FTR tried to say they had the same upbringing. They’re from North Carolina, “where men are men and the sheep are scared,” but Konnan explains this: It’s not the same thing tipping cows and getting into bar fights and barn fights, and all that vegan beef you have out there in the woods, as it is surviving the streets of New York, enduring racial profiling while gang members hunt you down every day, with men of color are incarcerated at five times the rate as their White brethren.
Now Tully is a mentor to FTR. Konnan is a father to Santana & Ortiz. Tully wants his turn but Konnan says hold on, he hasn’t heard it all yet. When Santana so elaborately put it that he lost his biological father, Santana went to Konnan. Konnan was that missing ingredient like arroz con pollo. That’s Spanish, so learn it, Tully, because one day, you’re gonna have to learn to communicate with your grandkids, wink wink. Tully knows very much about Spanish, and very much about Konnan cuz he did his research. As great a star as Konnan was, he obviously doesn’t know who he’s dealing with.
Tully has news for Konnan: FTR will be out here and Konnan will be flat! That’ll be all Konnan ever did! One time on AEW Dynamite, one big moment, and then it was over with because FTR ended the game. Well then let Konnan say one more thing: when this is all said and done, Tully will be happy to know Walmart is still hiring greeters. And also, remember that PNP are like scarecrows: outstanding in their field. 5150, hasta la muerte! And since Konnan figured Tully would have his guys, Konnan has his guys! C’mon out, boys! Santana & Ortiz makes their entrances first, but Tully says, “I’ll tell you what.” He knew a bit about Konnan, and so look at the big screen!
PNP are already down and out backstage?! The two that came out were FTR IN DISGUISE! They attack Konnan! Tully tells them to finish this, and they get Konnan up for the MIND BREAKER!! NOW WHAT, BIG BOY!? Tully and FTR mock Konnan and the Inner Circle, and mockingly pray for forgiveness. Fans boo as The Pinnacle gets the upper hand on The Inner Circle again tonight, will there be a much more violent response?
Matt Sydal w/ Mike Sydal VS Dante Martin!
A rematch from Dark classic on YouTube, surely this high-flying, physics defying showdown will be dynamite! But while the third eye guided Sydal to a win then, will Angel Dorado flip more than just the script on him?
“EXCUSE ME!!” Oh no, Vickie Guerrero is managing Top Flight now?! She knows the fans were waiting to see this match but she is here to introduce to us the future of AEW, Andrade El Idolo! Oh, well, alright. Andrade struts his way out to the ring, and Vickie says they have a HUGE announcement to make. But Vickie’s cut off by the Sydal Brothers making their entrance. Vickie keeps Andrade calm, and they let their announcement wait for later. Matt Sydal gets in the ring with Dante and the bell rings!
Sydal and Dante get face to face, circle around and then tie up. Sydal waistlocks, headlocks, shifts to a hammerlock, then to a facelock. Dante slips out to get a facelock of his own, but Sydal wrenches and wrenches. Dante headlocks to a takeover, but Sydal fights up. Sydal has the arm, wrenches again but again Dante headlocks. Sydal shifts to a wristlock to arm-drag out, then he wrenches again. Sydal steps through, snapmares but Dante handsprings to flying-mare! Sydal gets up, Dante hurdles as things speed up, low-rope springboard dropkick! Dante covers, TWO! Dante gets Sydal to another headlock takeover, but Sydal works on a headscissor.
Sydal fights up, powers out but Dante leaps to headscissor! Dante runs in, Sydal puts him on the apron but Dante ducks the haymaker to give a haymaker! Dante jumps back in but into the WHEEL KICK! Cover, TWO! Sydal keeps his cool as fans rally for “Top Flight!” Sydal KICKS a leg, Dante gets to a corner, Sydal KICKS him again! Sydal drops knees on the knee, then does it again. Dante kicks Sydal but Sydal comes back with a STANDING MARIPOSA! Cover, TWO, and AEW goes picture in picture.
Sydal keeps on Dante, brings him up but Dante throws body shots. Dante ROCKS Sydal, then catches him for a spin and scoop, INVERTED SIDEWALK SLAM! BASEMENT DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Dante keeps cool as he paces about. Sydal sits up, Dante brings him up to put in a corner for forearms. Dante whips corner to corner, Sydal reverses and back elbows! Sydal whips corner to corner now and follows up with a clothesline! Sydal goes corner to corner to SLIDING KNEE! Dante flounders, Sydal gets the legs and hooks them up for a Bow ‘n’ Arrow! Dante endures being bent back, reaches and fights, and gets free. Sydal keeps hold of the leg to SMASH the knee!
Dante clutches his leg while Sydal grits his teeth. Sydal gets Dante up, reels him in, cobra clutch Russian Leg Sweep! To the Cobra Clutch Stretch! Inverted Half Crab! Dante fights with his good arm and elbows Sydal away! Sydal goes to a corner, Dante runs in but Sydal BOOTS him down! Dante flops out of the ring, Sydal goes out after and fans fire up! But Dante rolls back, headstand to headscissors! Mike checks on Matt as AEW goes back to single picture. Dante crawls away while Mike coaches Matt up. Matt drags himself up and into the ring, as does Dante. Fans rally, Matt gets the legs for a figure four, modified Deathlock! Dante crawls back and gets the ropebreak!
Sydal lets go, firers himself up and gets Dante up. Dante throws body shots, Sydal CHOPS and CHOPS, but Dante blocks a kick to CHOP back! Dante KICKS away on Sydal’s leg, blocks another kick and pops Sydal up to a fireman’s carry and DEATH VALLEY BOMB! Cover, TWO! Sydal survives but fans rally and duel. Dante goes to a corner, Sydal runs in but Dante slips out to the apron. Dante ROCKS then GAMANGIRIS Sydal! Dante jumps and jumps, TRIANGLE QUEBRADA! Cover, TWO!! Sydal narrowly escapes and bails out while Dante catches his breath. “This is Awesome!” as both men are on opposite ends of the same corner. Dante climbs, Sydal climbs, they start brawling!
Dante CLUBS Sydal, adjusts position, but Sydal fights him off! BACK HAND sends Dante down! Sydal adjusts, METEORA SMASHER! Cover, TWO!?!? Dante survives and Sydal can’t believe it! Fans rally up again, Dante crawls and Sydal runs in, but Dante ducks the kick! Dante swings, misses, but comes back with a HIGH sunset flip! TWO!! Dante hurries to his feet, and TIGHT SPIRAL STUNNERS!! Cover, TWO!?! Sydal still survives and Dante is beside himself! Dante climbs a corner, but has to leap over Sydal! The leg jams, Sydal ROUNDHOUSES! LIGHTNING SPIRAL!! Cover, Sydal wins!
Winner: Matt Sydal, by pinfall
That was definitely a level up from their first showdown, but it was still Sydal’s victory! But is this still a sign of the bright future Dante has?
Jungle Boy speaks.
“I’m gonna go ahead and say that tonight feels like maybe the biggest night of my entire life.” Before he can elaborate, Christian Cage walks over to say it IS going to be the biggest night of JB’s life. JB asks if Christian’s alright, given the issues with Matt Hardy. Yeah, Matt will be around, but tonight is JB’s night. Is he happy? Yeah, but nervous, too. Understandable. JB shouldn’t be happy yet, he should be pissed. There are those who think JB doesn’t deserve to be in this position, and that includes Kenny Omega. Everything JB’s done, every sacrifice and accomplishment, has led him here. Kenny’s saying the things he’s been saying because he sees JB as a threat.
Christian tells JB that he already “shocked the world” once by winning the Casino Battle Royal. Now it’s time to shock them again by winning the world title! JB thanks Christian for those words, but will they help him overcome The Cleaner and his conniving crew?
Mark Sterling and Jade Cargill speak.
“The monetization of the marketing multiverse is rolling on with #JadeBrand.” This week finally got them an agreement with AEW Shop and a 10% off deal on both of Jade’s merch shirts. Use the code, “THATB” and don’t ever say she never did anything for you. You could get something like this Dark Order shirt for full price, but why would you want trash like this? Mark can’t rip the shirt so Jade takes care of it for him. And Mark is just now learning that they’ve sold “a ton,” and almost completely out of the XXL, which makes a lot of sense because they’re wrestling fans. But if you buy one of the two shirts, you can look like the star that she is.
Jade corrects Mark there: She is one of a kind, and undefeated. No one looks like her, because she is THAT BITCH. Will Jade rip through the competition just like she did that shirt?
Alex Marvez interviews The Pinnacle.
Specifically, he is here with MJF, Wardlow and Shawn Spears. MJF interrupts, mockingly saying he didn’t realize fans tuned in to listen to Marvez. Oh wait they don’t! They tune in for him. “Thanks, pig vomit.” But hey everybody! There’s a part of MJF deep down, aka pinkie toe, that knows the fans are upset over his attack to Chris Jericho’s already damaged elbow. There’s also part of him that sees why they’re a smidgen upset that his good friend, The Chair Man, bashed Sammy with that chair. That was great, though! High-ten. But the one thing MJF can’t wrap even his beautiful brain around is why we’re upset over what MJF did to Dean Malenko.
Allow MJF to be honest since we can’t be honest: Dean is so old, when he was a kid, rainbows were in black ‘n’ white. That’s northwards of 60, with a bad heart and Parkinson’s. Now do fans really think someone in that state should even be involved in an industry as dangerous as pro-wrestling? Fans throw rocks when they should be throwing flowers and thanks. MJF gave Malenko what he deserves: an early retirement. You’re welcome, Dean. But here comes the Inner Circle! Jericho and Jake Hager, the only ones left, fight The Pinnacle 3v2 and things spill further backstage! MJF throws what he can but Jericho hits him back with a trash can!
Things start going towards gorilla and fans fire up as Hager brawls with Wardlow AND Spears on the stage! Then to the ring! Jericho hurries after them, MJF scurrying around like the rat he is! Spears goes after Jericho but Jericho throws hands! MJF wraps a sleeper hold on but Jericho fights off! Spears goes after Hager while Jericho mugs MJF! Jericho DECKS Wardlow! MJF knees low and throws hands again but Jericho keeps going. Wardlow stomps Hager, but then helps MJF mug Jericho! Fans boo, MJF boasts while Wardlow and Spears keep going. MJF digs his boots into Jericho, then gets the bad arm! Spears brings in a chair!
But here comes Sammy Guevara! He wasn’t beat up as bad as Pinnacle hoped! GAMANGIRI to Wardlow, SPEARS to Spears! Wardlow drags Sammy up but gets a JUJMPING KNEE! And a CHAIRSHOT!! MJF steps up but runs away before Sammy can get him! Spears staggers up into a CHAIRSHOT! The Spanish God has gotten just some of his vengeance, but he gets a mic to shout at MJF! “Hey, a**hole, you messed with the wrong guy! On Wednesday, everybody finds out what I already know: That they chose the wrong guy!” The wrong guy for the action figures, for the posters. MJF loves to say he’s better than someone and you know it? Because he is!
Oh well guess what, b*tch, Sammy will show us why he is the BEST EVER and you know it! Will the Salt of the Earth lose his grit when Sammy grinds him into the dust?
Miro speaks.
“Before I get to Brian Pillman Jr, I want to thank God for keep making me powerful and my hot wife flexible.” Miro promises to use his power only on those who deserve it. People who try to prevent him from helping a woman in need, or people who try to attack him for no reason. People like BPJ. “Brian, you may be ranked number one in the tag team division, but you’re about to find out that standing between a righteous man and his path is like standing between a cleaver and its meat.” BPJ did not respect his champion, and they’re going to talk about that next Wednesday on Dynamite, 1v1.
“You are going to find out why I am the redeemer, why I am God’s Favorite Champion!” Go ahead and lie to the world and say you’re not afraid. But we know that the bravest thing BPJ has ever done is thinking about attacking Miro. The stupidest thing was actually doing it. Will the Best Man prove why he’s the worst person to face in the ring?
Ethan Page w/ Scorpio Sky VS Bear Bronson w/ Bear Boulder!
All Ego is feeling good after he and the Face of the Revolution won a 2v1 that Darby Allin still almost won. But with Bear Country reunited, will Bronson maul Ethan to drop the Men of the Year down to one man?
The bell rings and Ethan circles with Bronson. Fans rally up, Ethan and Bronson tie up, and are in a deadlock. Bronson powers Ethan back to a corner, the ref counts, and Bronson lets off. Ethan gets a cheap shot in! But Bronson just scowls at Ethan. Bronson puts Ethan back in the corner for furious fists! The fans fire up but the ref counts, and Bronson lets off at 4. Bronson whips Ethan to ropes and CLOBBERS him with an elbow! Ethan sits up in a daze, Bronson brings him up but Ethan stomps Bronson’s foot! Ethan kicks low, mocks the bear claws, then pie faces Bronson. Ethan runs but into a POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Bronson keeps his cool while Ethan goes to an apron,
Bronson has Ethan and bumps him off buckles, then brings him back the other way to bump him again! Bronson stands Ethan up and fans want that “One More Time!” and Bronson hits Ethan off more buckles! Ethan staggers, Bronson DECKS him! Bronson builds speed, but Scorpio gets Ethan out of the way to take the BEAR TOPE! The ref reprimands Scorpio for that but he’s already paying for it. Ethan staggers up and avoids Bronson, but Boulder is right there! Ethan shouts to the ref that Boulder touched him! The ref keeps Boulder back, but Bronson grabs Ethan! Scorpio CLOBBERS Bronson from behind!! The Men of the Year whip Bronson hard into railing!
Fans boo but Ethan and Scorpio get away with things! Ethan grins as he stalks up to Bronson and rains down rights. The ref reprimands, Ethan lets off to soak up the heat, and AEW goes picture in picture.
Ethan drags Bronson up and bumps him off the apron. Ethan puts Bronson in the ring, stomps him down, and then wraps on a rear bearhug! Bronson endures, Ethan squeezes tighter, but Boulder rallies the fans and coaches Bronson up. Bronson fights free with elbows and both men slowly rise. Ethan kicks a leg out, then stomps Bronson again. Ethan drags Bronson back up for a facelock, and he taunts the fans before he hits a DDT! Cover, TWO! Bronson survives but Ethan keeps his cool. Ethan drags Bronson up but Bronson throws body shots and haymakers! Ethan wobbles, Bronson whips him to a corner then runs in, but Ethan boots him! Bronson just gets mad again!
Ethan dodges Bronson in the corner and ROUNDHOUSES! Ethan runs, rams Bronson with a shoulder, then runs to run Bronson over! Ethan shakes out the arm but gets up to soak up more heat. Ethan mocks the fans booing him and blows them a kiss. Bronson slowly rises as AEW returns to single picture. Ethan reels Bronson in but Bronson back drops free! Bronson gets to a corner as fans rally up, and Ethan hurries over. Bronson throws haymakers and counter punches! Bronson backs Ethan down with forearms, then whips him to a corner! Bronson runs in to SPLASH, and then fires up with the fans! Bronson stands Ethan up to point-blank BOXING LARIATS!
Bronson shoves Ethan to pop-up SPINEBUSTER! Fans fire up with Bronson again as he runs to BACK SENTON FLOP! Ethan avoids Bronson, gets him up and goes for another bomb, but Bronson back drops and SITS on Ethan! Cover, TWO!! Ethan survives being squashed but fans rally up for “Bear Country!” Bronson hurries to a corner, climbs up, but Ethan ROCKS him first! Ethan climbs, CLUBS Bronson on the back, then gets Bronson up for a SUPERPLEX!! Cover, TWO!! Ethan can’t believe it, but he hurries to get Bronson up. Bronson RAMS Ethan, Ethan BOOTS him away, then Ethan runs, into a SCRAPBUSTER! Cover, TWO!!
Bronson can’t believe Ethan lives! But he drags Ethan to a drop zone and heads up top again! Fans rally but Scorpio distracts! Boulder yanks Scorpio down to fire off hands! But Ethan LOW BLOWS Bronson! The ref misses that, but doesn’t miss the EXTRA LARGE EGOS EDGE!! Cover, Ethan wins!!
Winner: Ethan Page, by pinfall
The Men of the Year watch each other’s backs and that gave All Ego the edge over Bear Bronson! Scorpio says, “That’s my guy!” Ethan takes the mic to say, “I’m not stupid.” Fans chant, “Yes You Are!” Ethan says no he’s not. Because he knows for a fact that Darby Allin isn’t done with him. And to be honest, pinning Darby is not enough for him, either! Ethan’s said week after week after week that HE is going to be the nail in Darby’s coffin! Ethan will be the nail in Darby’s coffin! So why not just put Darby in one? July 7th, Road Rager in Miami, Ethan VS Darby… IN A COFFIN MATCH!! What a deadly way to start AEW’s red hot summer! Will the Relentless One find a way to survive?
Britt Baker talks with Reba/Rebel.
What are some of the things they’d love to ask for? A new car! A yacht! A football team! Maybe a million other things if Tony Khan owed them a favor. But no, Vickie Guerrero goes and asks for a wrestling match! She’s senile already, isn’t she? And Britt’s checked but there’s no insurance that can cover the amount of damage she and Rebel are going to do to her! And Britt already said she’s the face of a whole new era, and that new era has no time for fun ‘n’ games, and certainly not old ladies who think they belong in the ring. Britt doesn’t care who Vickie is, “and excuse me in advance for beating your ass next Wednesday in our tag team match.”
But don’t worry, Britt will send Vickie home with a nice prescription, signed Dr. Britt Baker, DMD. But aren’t they forgetting who is in that match with Vickie? Speaking of which…
Vickie and Nyla Rose respond!
“Britt and Reba, our tag team match is just the appetizer to solidify that Nyla Rose is the #1 contender for the AEW Women’s Title.” At Fyter Fest Night 2, July 21, they’re coming for the title. So be ready! And as for next week, Britt is locked in with the Beast, but you gotta watch out for the claws of the Cougar! Will the Vicious Vixens get a taste for Britt Baker blood before battling for the belt?
Kris Statlander w/ Orange Cassidy VS The Bunny w/ The Blade!
The Galaxy’s Greatest Alien is ready to boop the snoots of everyone in her way on the road to the women’s world title! But she’s walking down a dark alley and could end up Down the Rabbit Hole! Will Kris be careful against this rabid Bunny in the ring with her?
The bell rings and Bunny stares Kris down before they circle. They tie up, go around, Kris waistlocks and SLAMS Bunny. Bunny gets up in a huff but Blade tells her it’s alright. Bunny circles with Kris again, they tie up and Kris waistlocks. Bunny pries the hold, gets under and trips Kris to walk all over her. Bunny says Kris ain’t gonna boop her! Kris gets up and arm-drags Bunny around! And again! Kris scoops, Bunny slips out and SLAPS Kris! Kris PELES Bunny back! Bunny staggers, rebounds, but leaps into Kris’ arms and a SLAM! Kris gets Bunny up, brings her around and suplexes high and hard! Fans rally as Kris raises a finger! Kris puts Bunny in a corner, for the BOOP!
Kris ROCKS Bunny, hoists her up top and then climbs up to join her. Kris fires forearms, but Bunny slips under and tucks Kris in! Kris headstands, but Bunny SUPERKICKS her down! Kris tumbles to the floor, Bunny goes around the way and runs in to SHOTGUN Kris into railing! Bunny laughs while Blade shouts at Orange Cassidy that they’re nothing without Best Friends, Trent & Chuck! Bunny stomps Kris and CLAWS her as AEW goes picture in picture.
Bunny sneers at Cassidy, puts Kris in the ring, and stalks Kris to a cover. TWO, and Bunny is annoyed. Bunny stomps Kris, then isolates the hands to stomp the fingers! Kris crawls to ropes but Bunny is on her with a clinch and whip into a buckle! Kris flounders in the corner, Bunny frolics around, then runs in to SLIDING FOREARM! Bunny laughs right at the camera then pushes Kris to a cover. TWO, and Bunny is annoyed again. Bunny rains down fists on Kris, but lets off just as AEW goes to break.
AEW returns and Bunny KNEES Kris back down! Fans boo but Bunny keeps moving, to clothesline Kris out of the ring! Bunny grins again as she goes back out. Bunny runs in around the way again, into a SPINNING POWERSLAM! Blade is shocked while both women are down! Blade shouts at Cassidy to stay back but Cassidy is still at his corner. The ring count climbs, Kris sits up first and gets in at 5 of 10. Bunny stands up at 6, gets in at 7, and fans rally up as this continues in the ring. Kris and Bunny glare at each other and the haymakers start flying! Faster and faster, Kris gets the edge and fires off CHOPS! Kris fisherman BUSTERS! Cover, TWO!!
Bunny survives, Blade coaches her up, but Kris stands Bunny and gut wrenches. Bunny elbows that off, runs, but into a BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Bunny still lives and Blade is relieved! Kris drags Bunny to a drop zone, climbs up a corner, but Bunny gets up to SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX Kris off! And SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO!! Bunny can’t believe Kris survives! Blade is pissed, he distracts the ref and sneaks Bunny her knuckle duster! But Cassidy gets those away from Bunny! And puts them in his pocket! Bunny is furious, but Kris gets her for the gut wrench! Tuck and BIG BANG THEORY!! Cover, Kris wins!!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall
Freshly Squeezed made the save and Kris got the win fair and square! Cassidy doesn’t have a lot of energy to lift Kris’ hand in celebration, but then BLADE attacks! Cassidy is pissed and hits back but here come The Hybrid2! The Hardy Family Office’s newest thugs- er, members, mug Cassidy! TH2 sit Cassidy up for Blade to take the knuckles back! Blade puts them on, and CRACKS Cassidy across the jaw! TH2 let Cassidy drop and they stand over Cassidy with Blade. With Trent out for neck surgery, is there any chance the Best Friends will ever make the HFO pay?
Schiavone interviews QT Marshall backstage.
The Factory’s leader talks about last week where Brock Anderson beat them in his debut. How touching, Father’s Day weekend and all, and Brock giving daddy Arn a big hug. But it gets better! TNT votes Brock Anderson “Wrestler of the Week.” But a couple weeks ago, QT pins Cody Rhodes, but he gets nothing. Though, QT gets it, QT’s daddy isn’t the Enforcer. Schiavone moves things to the upcoming South Beach Strap Match at AEW Dynamite: Road Rager.
Yeah, that’s in a couple weeks, but let’s talk about tonight. Cody isn’t here doing the work like QT! Yes, Cody has Hollywood running around, so maybe someone casts Cody in one of those “geeky superhero movies” so we never have to see Cody again! Then and only then can QT achieve his dream of becoming champion in AEW! Will QT take out all his bitter frustrations out on the American Nightmare?
Brian Pillman Jr. speaks.
“The big bad bully of AEW, God’s Favorite Champion, Miro?” Well sounds to BPJ like Miro has a messiah complex. But Miro isn’t here to save anyone. Miro just picking fights with those he thinks he can beat to boost his own ego. BPJ has a complex, it’s called being born on the wrong side of the tracks and fighting for everything he’s ever had! That means fighting for his friends. Miro picked a fight with BPJ, and on Wednesday, BPJ will check that ego and take that TNT Championship! Will Bulletproof also be Miro proof and get himself some gold?
Eddie Kingston, Penta El Zero M and Alex Abrahantes speak.
“Matt ‘n’ Nick, are you serious? You’re gonna talk about taking people out?” Took out Fenix, took out Pac, took out Moxy. You guys aren’t built like that. You took them out in wrestling. You didn’t take them out IRL. Kingston’s done that! Y’all gonna challenge Kingston and his once again best friend and talk about taking people out? Kingston learned something about the Bucks. It doesn’t how hard they punch them or kick them or hurt them, the Bucks really care about their egos. Those tag team titles feed their egos. So the only way for these two to hurt the Bucks is to take the titles. And that means first taking them out. Let ’em know, best friend!
Penta speaks to the Bucks in Spanish, and Alex translates that “Young Bucks, you talk a lot about all those that you’ve run over. Well next week, we run over you!” CERO! MIEDO! Will the Bucks put their money where their mouths are? Or will they be too busy getting their teeth kicked in to do it?
AEW World Championship: Kenny Omega w/ Don Callis VS Jungle Boy w/ Jurassic Express!
The Cleaner may deny it up and down that he cheated to defeat two men in one match, Jungle Jack Perry outlasted twenty men fair and square! But now things are 1v1, and for all of Omega’s obnoxious behavior, all his bravado while picking fights and running away, he has to step toe to toe with Jurassic Express’ Tarzan boy! Will AEW enter the #JungleLife? Or does the Invisible Hand have yet another trick up his proverbial sleeve?
The introductions are made, the AEW belt is raised, and we see if JB can make a dent in Omega’s collection of gold!
Omega gets some last pointers from Callis and the Good Brothers but Marko Stunt tells them to back off. Marko gets fired up but the ref EJECTS Jurassic Express!? But then the ref EJECTS The Good Brothers! This is going to be truly 1v1 now! Fans taunt Anderson & Gallows with “Nana na na, hey hey hey! Good bye~!” Omega throws a fit while Callis joins commentary, but JB just shrugs it off. Fans fire up as JB and Omega circle, tie up, and go around. Omega puts JB in a corner, pulls some hair, but the ref counts. Omega smooths the hair out of JB’s pretty face, and then pats him on the shoulder. Fans rally and duel while JB shrugs off Omega’s mind games.
JB and Omega circle, tie up, and Omega pulls hair to get the wrench. Omega has the wristlock, slaps JB around, but JB handsprings and wrenches back! JB gets the wristlock and cranks. Omega grabs at the ref, the ref reprimands, and JB wrenches to WRING Omega out! Omega kips up to throw JB down by his hair! Omega soaks up the heat as JB gets to a corner. Omega throws haymakers in the corner, then CHOPS and CLUBS JB! And again! JB turns things around to CHOP and CHOP, but Omega pokes him in the eyes! Omega whips, JB boots him, and JB knuckle locks to CHOP! JB goes up and up and around, but Omega fireman’s carries! “You Can’t Escape!” But JB does!
Omega elbows JB away, JB comes back to go up and around and arm-drag Omega to then dropkick him! Omega bails out while JB kips up and the fans are fired up! JB builds speed but Omega ducks! JB knew that was coming, but Omega still trips JB up! Omega throws JB into railing, brings him around to throw into more railing, and then drags JB up to put him in the ring. Omega takes his time returning, brings JB up and throws him back out. Fans boo Omega as he stalks JB and AEW goes picture in picture.
Omega gets JB up to whip him, but JB slips through the corner! Omega hurries to find JB but JB SHOTGUN dropkicks Omega down! JB gets up, gets back in, but then comes back to SHOTGUN Omega again! Omega writhes against the railing but JB gets him up with a headlock. JB brings Omega over but Omega carries JB! BACK SUPLEX to the steel steps! Omega took some damage himself, but he gets JB back up to back suplex him into the crowd! JB is dumped in the front row and fans move aside. Some help JB up while Omega goes back to the ring. Fans rally for JB as the ring count climbs and JB drags himself back to ringside.
Omega paces as JB manages to get in the ring at 7 of 10, but Omega CLUBS JB down in the corner. Omega digs his boots in, the ref counts and Omega lets off at 4. Omega drags JB up, JB throws body shots, but Omega CLUBS him down! Omega hushes the crowd so they but not the home audience can hear the CHOP! Omega stands JB up to fireman’s carry, and now “YOU! CAN’T! ESCAPE!” Rolling senton to MOONSAULT FLOP! JB dodges, runs back in, BACK SENTON onto knees! Omega was ready! Omega gets JB up, scoops and BACKBREAKERS! Cover as AEW returns to single picture, TWO! JB survives and fans rally up again.
Omega gets JB up against the ropes and CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Omega whips JB to ropes, JB reverses to kick low! Omega blocks the suplex and throws body shots! Omega hooks a leg, but JB fights to an inside cradle! TWO!! JB dodges Omega, comes back to tilt-o-whirl to a SNAP BRAIN BUSTER!! Fans fire up, especially the Perry family watching nearby! Omega and JB rise, JB in a corner. Omega runs in but JB elbows him away! Fans sing Jungle Life as JB CHOPS and forearms Omega! JB whips, Omega reverses, but JB dropkicks a leg out! JB keeps moving, but Omega dodges, and ducks the rebound lariat! JB resists the full nelson to elbow Omega out of the ring!
Omega flounders around ringside, JB builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit and Omega hits railing! JB keeps moving, and DIVES again! Another direct hit! JB goes for the third but Omega grabs at the tights! JB kicks Omega away, keeps moving, but Omega returns to send JB out! JB lands on the apron, shoulders in and steps in, TORNADO DDT! Omega gets to the apron but JB FLIES!! Direct hit with the tope conjilo! Fans are fired up for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as JB gets Omega up! JB puts Omega in the ring, climbs a corner, and “This is Awesome!” But Omega clips JB’s legs! And CHOPS him! And ROCKS him! Omega climbs up, gets JB up, but JB fights back!
Omega CLUBS JB, and again, and again! And headbutts! Omega stands up on the very top, stands JB up with the fisherman hook, SUPER AOI SHOUDOU!! Cover, TWO!! JB survives and shocks Omega! Omega turns shock into anger and says BANG! Omega runs, but JB dodges the V-Trigger to waistlock! Omega switches, GERMAN, but JB lands on his feet! Omega blocks the superkick, spins but JB SUPERKICKS after all! Omega comes back to V-TRIGGER! And SNAP DRAGON!! That was a low angle, for the V-TRIGGER AGAIN! Omega stands JB back up, Electric Chair lifts, but JB POISON-RANAS!!!
JB moves, builds speed, BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Cover, TWO!!! Omega survives but JB drags him back up. Callis is upset as JB wristlock ripcords, but Omega V-TRIGGERS first! Omega reels JB in, gets him up, POWERBOMB! Flip over and V-TRIGGER!! Cover, TWO!?! JB survives and Omega is losing his cool! Omega sits JB up, slaps him around, then takes aim again. V-NO! Drop toehold and a leg hook, SNARE TRAP!!! Omega freaks out but the Good Brothers come back! They’re violating the ringside ban, but so does Jurassic Express! Marko CLOBBERS Gallows then goes after Anderson! Wait, here comes #EliteHunter Frankie Kazarian!!
Kaz and Jurassic Express keep the Good Brothers away from the ring! Omega crawls over, ROPEBREAK! JB lets go reluctantly but he drags Omega back. Omega KICKS JB away! Omega gets up, throws a forearm on JB, but JB comes back with one of his own! Omega forearms again, but so does JB! JB gets the edge, runs, but Omega V-TRIGGERS!! Whip, REBOUND LARIAT from JB!! JB gets Omega up but Omega suplexes to BRAIN BUSTER! Return for earlier and Omega covers, TWO!!?! JB flounders to ropes but Omega takes aim again, for ANOTHER V-TRIGGER! Electric Chair lift, tuck, but JB sunset flips through! TWO!!?! INTO THE SNARE TRAP!!!
Omega endures all over again, reaches out, but he’s fading already! JB holds on tight, but Omega pulls hair and rakes eyes! JB lets go and the ref reprimands but Omega gets away. Callis says that’s what JB gets for having long hair, ignoring that Omega also has long hair. Omega gets to a corner, JB hurries over and kicks at him! JB hoists Omega up top, CHOPS him, and then climbs up to join him. JB stands, Omega ALLEY-OOPS him onto the buckles! Omega goes corner to corner, BLINDSIDE V-TRIGGER into the buckles! Double underhook, TIGER DRIVER 98!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Two and a half, maybe! Electric Chair, tuck, ONE WINGED ANGEL!! Cover, Omega wins!
Winner: Kenny Omega, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
Callis says this is why Omega is still the God of Pro-Wrestling! Callis’ biased opinion aside, JB got a lot closer than Omega would’ve ever given him credit for. But wait, is Omega waiting for JB to get back up? Omega’s aiming with that belt, but here comes Christian Cage! Captain Charisma brawls with Omega, DECKS him, then chases him out of the ring! But wait, the HFO has found Christian and they attack! Christian DECKS Kassidy, DECKS Quen, but Hardy DECKS Christian! Hardy wants Christian to get back up, then reels him in for a facelock! But no Twist of Fate! Christian turns Hardy, but the YOUNG BUCKS DOUBLE SUPERKICK Christian down!
The HFO and The Elite are standing tall over all their enemies! And now Hardy hits TWIST OF FATE on Captain Charisma! Private Party mocks Christian looking for the peeps while the Bucks and Omega stand over Jungle Boy. Is this going to be the natural order of things in AEW forever?
My Thoughts:
Another awesome episode! And it’ll be the last non-Wednesday Dynamite for some time so it really went out with a bang. We got great promos to set up the return to Wednesday, from the Bucks & Cutler calling out Kingston & Penta and vice-versa, to QT Marshall hyping up the strap match, to Sterling hyping up Jade’s merch, to Miro and BPJ calling the other out. Britt & Rebel had a very good one, with the smart detail of them ignoring Nyla because they assume they can beat Vickie that easy. Nyla & Vickie had a very good response promo, and I’m thinking Nyla gets the win off Rebel to hype up their title match, which is good to know that it’s going to be Fyter Fest Night 2.
Hangman VS Hobbs was a great opener, and naturally it helps advance the story of Brian Cage VS Ricky Starks at the same time. Hangman wins to stay strong as top contender, as has been his story lately. Hangman is surely on his way to a title match by All Out, as should be the case. And I sensed before that Cage VS Starks was going to be settled in a match for the FTW Championship, and Starks bringing that belt to ringside and trying to use it on Hangman was definitely the official foreshadowing in this story. Winner is champion and stays in Team Taz, loser is kicked out. For that reason, I feel like Team Taz actually chooses sides and helps Starks since Cage isn’t wanting to join in the Heel tactics anymore.
There was a lot of great stuff with The Pinnacle and Inner Circle tonight. Spears’ ambush “before” the show was a good way to set the tone for the rest. Tully and Konnan had a good face to face that of course wasn’t going to stay civil, and while I could tell it wasn’t PNP walking out, it was still a very well executed bait ‘n’ switch on that. This is definitely setting up Santana & Ortiz for the win over FTR in the continuing Best Of series. At the same time, we got a great brawl of the other faction members, but Inner Circle standing tall here makes me think Sammy loses to MJF so that Sammy can beat Spears and then Jericho beats MJF to top this off.
I like that Vickie and Andrade tried to interrupt a match with their announcement, only for it to fail. I feel like that immediately sets up Sydal Brothers VS El Idolo & his mystery partner, which is surely the announcement they’ve been wanting to give. Sydal VS Dante was another awesome match, following their first one on Dark a few weeks ago. Bear Bronson is very much the same, he and Ethan Page had a great match. But of course Ethan wins, he is staying strong so that he and Darby can have their blow-off. A Coffin/Casket match is definitely the perfect choice here, and I guarantee that Scorpio will try to help Ethan, cuing Sting to return and stop that. It might not sit well with Darby, but it’d be quite the shocker if we got Darby VS Sting after this.
Statlander had a very good match with The Bunny Allie, and there was good stuff with Blade and Cassidy getting involved. Statlander wins so she can stay strong in the top 5, but the HFO stands tall over Cassidy to further a rivalry with Best Friends & Friends. And after things with HFO and Christian after the main event, I think Best Friends are going to be allies with Christian to take on Hardy, Private Party & The Blade. And speaking of the main event, we got a good video package and good promo from JB and Christian to hype it up, but the main event speaks for itself. It was amazing stuff, made this episode feel as special as the coming July streak, and there was great “overbooking” with Jurassic Express and Kaz going after The Elite to keep things fair. Omega wins, of course, because he’s going to be the one Hangman takes on at All Out, that is just the way this story should go.
My Score: 9.3/10
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
Will this be Darby’s moment?
MJF survived facing Kenny Omega at Dynasty, but now he must defend his AEW World Championship against Darby Allin for Spring Break Thru! Will everything come full circle for The Relentless One?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW World Championship: MJF VS Darby Allin; rescheduled.
- Tommaso Ciampa VS Dezmond Xavier; Ciampa wins.
- AEW TNT Championship: Kevin Knight VS Claudio Castagnoli; Knight wins and retains the title.
- Will Ospreay VS Hechicero w/ The Don Callis Family; Ospreay wins.
- AEW TBS Championship: Willow Nightingale VS Kamille; Willow wins and retains the title.
- AEW World Championship: MJF VS Darby Allin; Darby wins and becomes the new AEW World Champion.
PLAY BY PLAY
Renee Paquette is waiting in the parking lot.
She lets us know that AEW Management has been trying to let MJF know for the past three days that Darby Allin has demanded his AEW World Championship opportunity for tonight. A car pulls up, and MJF has arrived! Renee gets his attention, and brings up Darby’s win at AEW Dynasty. MJF stops her there, because he doesn’t get why we’re talking about Darby Allin, the guy he’s beaten three times, and once with a headlock takeover. No, what we’re gonna talk about is THE world champion, the most important champion in all of pro-wrestling today, the guy who has beaten the likes of Bandido, Brody King, Kevin Knight, Mike Bailey!
The man who has made sure that Hangman Adam Page can NEVER, EVER be AEW World Champion again, and the man who kicked out of a One Winged Angel like it was nothing! Honestly, a very ineffective move. A man who beat your boy, “Kenny BAH GAWD Omega,” fair and square in the middle of the ring! Nobody can stop #BigHebrew! But Darby has- Don Callis interrupts and he shakes MJF’s hand! What a match! He destroyed Kenny Omega! Just as Callis knew MJF would. Enjoy it, champ! MJF says Callis is a mench. Not just that, The Mench of the Cench (as in Century). Callis says sorry about the Andrade thing, though, but take care.
MJF asks what Callis means by that. Well, Darby beat Andrade. Wait, what? MJF thought Andrade won. No, didn’t MJF watch the match? NO, he was preparing for his own match! Well, Andrade… MJF stops Don there. He loves Don to death, this isn’t Don’s fault, it’s on his boy. However, now Callis owes MJF one. Now, this isn’t the favor, but Callis does need to tell Andrade on MJF’s behalf that he is NOT ever gonna be championship material because the man doesn’t get the job done when he needs to. MJF reiterates that he loves Don, and he says bye, Renee, he’s outta here. But then Renee shouts at MJF to just listen!
Darby Allin won his match at Dynasty, making him #1 contender, and he wants that match TONIGHT. Does he understand!? What?! Tonight?! When?! Renee chuckles as she says, right now. WHAT THE WHAT?!? MJF is furious, he just arrived! Does MJF even stand a chance? Or has Darby gotten one over on The Devil of AEW?
AEW World Championship: MJF VS Darby Allin!
MJF panics as he shouts, “NO! NO! NO! Cut the music! Cut the gaddamn music right now!!” The fans boo but MJF storms down to the ring. MJF says if the “little emo freak” thinks for one solitary second that MJF is defending his title in an impromptu that he just found out about three seconds ago, then Darby is as stupid as he looks! The fans boo but MJF tells them to shut up! Maybe the people are too braindead to understand how much money MJF has. If he doesn’t want something to happen, it won’t happen! MJF will get his lawyer, he’ll sue “that skank, Aubrey,” he’ll sue Darby, he’ll sue “that pervert, Justin Roberts!”
MJF will sue Tony Khan, sue AEW, sue Warner Brothers, and every single one of these freaks who decide to live in the dumpster fire that is Washington state! The fans chant “Ring The Bell!” MJF mockingly asks back, “Ring the bell? You wanna see the match right now?! Do you wanna see this match?! Too bad! My back hurts from wrestling close to an hour against Kenny Omega only three days ago. Speaking of legalities, I wonder how our company would look if they forced me to wrestle tonight with an injury. That’s not a good look. Darby, I’m gonna go get checked out by the trainers in the back, but frankly, I’m doing you a favor by not wrestling you.”
The fans boo more, MJF’s mic gets glitchy, so he trades with Justin Roberts. MJF says he is doing Darby a favor. Let’s talk the elephant in the room: Darby is very talented, a great underdog, the fans love him! They really do. But the reason they love you is because you’re like them. You’re good, but not great. Like the fans, you’re not championship material. Darby, with love and respect, and MJF does mean that, you’re not ready to be- Darby snatches the mic from MJF! Darby is worked up already as the fans cheer him on. “All it takes is one night to drop the wrestling world’s on its head! If I’m not ready now, I’ll never be ready!”
The fans cheer Darby on as he says, “I kill myself for this company. Monday, I hung posters all around this city. I taped posters all around the city for tonight’s show. I climbed Mount Everest and I hung that flag on top of the world! The scars, the blood, everything! I’m ready! I’ve been ready! My career started ten miles down the road, at the Buddy Wayne Academy. And I took a deep breath my first day of wrestling school, and I said I was either gonna make it as Darby Allin, or I’m gonna fail as Darby, but I’m not changing a single thing!” The fans cheer that, too! Darby says tonight, he climbed to the top of this sport, and he didn’t change a thing! RING THE BELL!
The fans are fired up again but MJF says first off, relax, we’re not doing that. But then BRYAN DANIELSON speaks up! The fans cheer as Bryan tells MJF and Darby that he just got a message right from Tony Khan. And Tony Khan actually agrees… with MJF… It is unfair for MJF to wrestle when he is unprepared. And Max, that is why Tony will give MJF plenty of time to prepare, because this match, this AEW World Championship match, will be in tonight’s MAIN EVENT! The fans cheer that! MJF is furious, because that’s still only 90 minutes! MJF protests, but the fans cheer “YES! YES! YES!” Bryan says if MJF refuses that match, he will be STRIPPED of the title!
MJF is furious, but Darby turns him around to say, “Tonight in the main event, I’m beating your ass with a headlock takeover!” Darby throws down the mic, having thrown down the gauntlet! Will everything come full circle for the Relentless One?
AEW shares footage from after Dynasty.
Tony Schiavone waited outside the trainer’s room and spoke on the amazing night and amazing main event. He has Kenny Omega here, and he says he knows it was a heartbreaking loss. How is Kenny doing? Kenny isn’t sure what to say, he has nothing. He is sorry about that. Schiavone says that’s alright, just take care of yourself. Doc Sampson helps Kenny walk through the door, and Will Ospreay is also getting checked out. Kenny says, “Look at us, Will.” Ospreay feeling okay? Not really. Welcome to the club. Things didn’t go their way tonight. Not one bit. Not how they pictured it. Kenny feels he let everyone down.
Ospreay gets that, but he wants Kenny to think about it. Ospreay was there in the Tokyo Dome back in 2017 when Omega lost to Okada. Omega doubted himself, but he bounced back and climbed up the mountain. Yeah, but that was almost 10 years ago. Omega isn’t sure how much time he has left. But Ospreay does have time. He has the heart of a wrestler. AEW, pro-wrestling, it’s all Ospreay from here on in. Omega believes Ospreay can take it back. Ospreay’s got this. Ospreay says they still have this.
Now, Ospreay is dejected, sad, crying for about the last 40 minutes. But his dream and his ambition are still being AEW World Champion. He hopes Kenny hasn’t given up that dream, either. Omega can do it. Ospreay stands up, says he always has Kenny’s back, and gives him a pat and kiss on the head. Ospreay says Omega’s his hero. They shake on it and Ospreay heads out. Omega thinks on that. Omega is Ospreay’s hero, huh? Then maybe he can’t give up. The Best Bout Machine has a lot to think about, but will he rebuild and redeem himself just as before? Or will it take a bit more than determination to reclaim that former glory?
Tommaso Ciampa VS Dezmond Xavier!
The Psycho Killer wanted “Silvey” back so badly, but despite starting the Casino Gauntlet, he did not win the Casino Gauntlet. Will he fight his way back to a new opportunity? Or will Dez light it up and look for his own golden ticket?
The bell rings and the two circle. They feel tings out, but Ciampa BOOTS and ROCKS and then stomps away at the ropes! The ref counts, Ciampa stops at 4, and the fans fire up. Ciampa BOOT WASHES Dez outta the ring! Then Ciampa whips Dez hard into barriers! Ciampa shoves Dez back inside but the ref has him hold on. The ref checks Dez, Ciampa drags Dez up to wrench and whip. Dez rolls to stop, then he sidesteps Ciampa to run, roll, and UP KICK! Dez dodges again, waistlocks, but Ciampa ELBOWS free! Ciampa then TOSSES Dez out, and KNEES him off the apron! The fans rally while Ciampa shouts, “No more games! I want ALL the gold!”
Ciampa goes out after Dez, then whips him at the steps. Dez handsprings up and over! The fans fire up while Ciampa snarls. Both men slide into the ring, Dez bobs ‘n’ weaves to fire off fast hands! Dez body blows, clubs a leg, then UPPERCUTS! Dez runs but Ciampa ELBOWS him again! Ciampa whips, Dez handsprings, but Ciampa dodges with a slide. Ciampa runs up, Dez dodges, then DROPKICKS on return! The fans fire up as Ciampa bails out, and Dez builds speed! Dez slides to a stop as Ciampa moves aside. The fans are torn while Ciampa wags his finger, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ciampa checks his teeth, it seems they’re all there, so Ciampa takes his time goes back to the ring. Ciampa rolls in, only to roll back out, and he grabs a mic to talk trash on Seattle. Ciampa then storms up to the apron, but he just baits Dez into chasing him around the outside. Dez slides in but Ciampa stomps away! The ref counts, Ciampa stops to mock Seattle again, and he hoists Dez up to SLINGSHOT him off the ropes! Dez flops down, but Ciampa climbs up the corner just to tell Seattle, “SUCK IT!” Ciampa drags Dez up, whips him to ropes, then kitchen sink knees! Ciampa flexes as he soaks up heat, then he goes to Dez.
Ciampa drags Dez by the legs, stomps him in the stomach, then stomps him again. Ciampa has the legs, he YANKS Dez from the ropes, then he paces around Dez. Ciampa KNEES Dez in the back, drags him around again, but Dez fires body shots and haymakers! Dez ROCKS Ciampa, whips him to ropes, but Ciampa reverses. Dez ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Ciampa ducks under the crossbody! Dez crash lands, and Ciampa taunts the fans again. Dez SMACKS Ciampa, but Ciampa snapmares Dez into a chinlock. Dynamite returns to single picture as Dez endures. The fans rally as Dez CLUBS at Ciampa from below.
Ciampa pushes Dez down, grinds them down and flexes at the same time. Dez still endures, even as Ciampa puts on the pressure. Dez fights up, up, and fires body shots! The fans rally but Ciampa shoves Dez. Dez ducks ‘n’ dodges to CLOBBER Ciampa again and again! Dez fires fast hands, then a CUTTER! The fans fire up as Ciampa goes to a corner. Dez kips up, runs corner to corner, and he UPPERCUTS! Then SUPERKICKS! Then ENZIGIRIS! Ciampa staggers, Dez goes up, TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO! Ciampa is tougher than that, but Dez drags him around to the drop zone. The fans rally as Dez goes right up top!
Dez aims, and 450- NO, he has to roll through as Ciampa moves! Ciampa ROLLING ELBOWS! Then he reels Dez in, but Dez RANAS! Cover, TWO!! Ciampa escapes, and he runs up, but Dez DUMPS him out! Dez builds speed to DIVE! Down goes Ciampa at the ramp! The fans cheer while Dez hurries to put Ciampa back in. Dez goes back up, FROG SPALSH! Cover, TWO! Ciampa survives again but the fans fire up for Dez! Dez tells Ciampa to get up, then he runs, but Ciampa reels him in! Ciampa back suplexes, but Dez lands out! Dez BOOTS Ciampa, SUPERKICKS, then goes up, up, and leaps, into a JUMP KNEE! The fans fire up while Dez goes down!
Ciampa drags Dez up, reels him in, and lifts for PROJECT CIAMPA! Ciampa isn’t done with Dez, though, as he drags Dez back up. Ciampa takes aim, kneepads down, PSYCHO KNEE!! Cover, Ciampa wins!
Winner: Tommaso Ciampa, by pinfall
Another singles victory for Ciampa, but he demands the mic. “This was the example. Why? Because I’m sick of waiting. I want it all. I came to AEW because this is where the best wrestle, and I want all of the gold. And if I’m not making myself clear… Darby Allin, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, whoever wins… the Psycho Killer is coming for the AEW World title!” Then he PUNTS Dez outta the ring! His shadow knows his story, but will Ciampa’s future be the top of the mountain?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
On a special Thursday night broadcast of Spring Breakthru Night 2, we will see the rest of the Rascalz in action as Zachary Wentz & Myron Reed take on The Young Bucks! Will Matt & Nick Jackson keep the momentum going from Dynasty? Or will things still be lit in Seattle? Then Jon Moxley looks to keep his own Dynasty momentum going as he faces the ROH World Television Champion, Nick Wayne! Will The Prodigy live up to that nickname when he earns a shot at the AEW Continental Champion? Or will The Maniac just keep running roughshod through the roster?
Plus, after their successful outing as a team, tense as it was, Kris Statlander & Hikaru Shida are going to do it again! Will #Krishida start a win streak? Or will the cracks in the foundation get worse?
FTR is here!
Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood are still the AEW World Tag Team Champions as they and Stokely Hathaway make their way to the ring. #BigStoke is all smiles as he hands the mic to Dax. Dax says he’s read a lot of the chatter online, he’s heard all the complaints, and it seems to him the fact that FTR has won again makes all of the fans angry. Hey, he gets it, he understands why they’re angry. They love an underdog story! They love an underdog story because they think they can relate to it, they feel they can relate to the underdog. But the fact is, they’re not underdogs, they’re just losers! No, seriously, they’re just losers! Fat losers!
And speaking of losers, FTR gave Adam Copeland & Christian Cage a brush with relevancy, and those two couldn’t get the job done. So Cope, Cage, Dax is talking to you: As long as FTR are the AEW World Tag Team Champions, C&C will never get a shot at these again! Stoke says he has been told that supposedly, all the fans are educated people? The fans chant, “NO HOES!” Stokely says he don’t need hoes, he has the AEW World Tag Team Champions. But before he was so rudely interrupted, he has been told that “the sickos” know everything about everything! They know about pro-wrestling, about sports, about politics, about history, religion!
So then clearly, they all know the story of David VS Goliath! And the two men that Stoke has in this ring, this is Goliath! And he is here to tell us, that there are a lot of Milli Vanillis, a lot of wannabe Davids! From #Brodido to the Bang Bang Gang to even Matt & Nick Jackson and Cope & Cage! Stoke is here to say that every time David steps up to Goliath, he gets b*tched out. Stoke feels there is no more competition here in AEW! Tony Khan will surely do what he does best and go to CMLL or NJPW, sign every CHUD he can to put in the division, but the results will be the same: they all will fall to the giants known as F T R!
Cash says beautifully said, Big Stoke. Now, if the fans would do FTR a favor and please, he’s asking nicely, let them pay homage to the careers of Cope & Cage. Now that FTR has put an end to them, they would like to have a moment of silence. Please, if you would… The fans boo instead. Cash says please, a moment of silence. And then it’s one second. Now, for those of you in attendance with the benefit of flash photography, FTR won’t give you five seconds, they’re feeling generous. They will give you a ten second pose! The fans boo but FTR does their best “Barry Allen over Oliver Queen’s grave” style pose.
The ten seconds are up and Cash thanks Seattle, they’ve been great, have a great night. The fans boo more, but FTR is moving on with the belts. But is there really no team in AEW that can take these #TopGuysOut?
AEW TNT Championship: Kevin Knight VS Claudio Castagnoli!
The Jet flew high as ever to win this title in the Casino Gauntlet, but he’s already turning around into defense mode! Will Knight truly be 2Fly2Stop? Or will the Death Riders add yet another piece of gold to the collection?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Knight survives the night!
The bell rings and Claudio runs up! Knight sunset flips over him, TWO! Claudio tries again but Knight catches him to a backslide! TWO, and Claudio headlocks. Knight powers up and out, drops down then hurdles over, and he DROPKICKS Claudio down! The fans fire up as Knight then LARIATS Claudio up and out! The fans stay fired up as Knight builds speed, but Claudio slides into the ring for a LARIAT! Knight is down but Claudio stomps away! The fans boo but Claudio runs to ELBOW DROP! The fans boo but Claudio looms over Knight. Claudio drags Knight up, bumps him off buckles, but the fans rally for Knight.
Claudio CHOPS Knight, but Knight fires back with forearms and CHOPS! The fans rally, but Claudio scoops and SLAMS Knight right down! Claudio snarls, then he stomps Knight’s fingers! Claudio clamps on with a neck wrench but Knight endures. The fans rally as Knight pries at the hold. Claudio puts on the pressure but the fans rally up. Knight fights to his feet, fires body shots, but Claudio KNEES low! Claudio back suplexes but Knight lands out! Knight runs up, jumps up, springboard and FLYING ARM-DRAG! The fans fire up, Claudio runs up, but Knight TOSSES him up and out! The fans fire up as Knight aims, but Claudio drags him outside!
Claudio swings, misses, and Knight goes up the apron to LEAPING LARIAT! The fans fire up with Knight and he high-fives the front row, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Knight brings Claudio up and into the ring, then pushes him to a cover, TWO! Claudio is tougher than that but Knight nods as he goes to the corner. Knight climbs up, but Claudio trips him up! Claudio ROCKS Knight, then drags Knight up for a deadlift suplex! Claudio huffs ‘n’ puffs before he covers, TWO! Knight proves he’s tougher than that, but Claudio clamps on with a top wristlock! Knight endures as Claudio twists his arm! Knight reaches out, shifts around, and stands up to fire forearms! Claudio scoops to SLAM again! Claudio then runs the ropes for another ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO!
Claudio argues the count but the count was fair. Claudio looms over Knight, then he clamps on the same top wristlock. Knight endures again, even clasping hands to fight the pressure. Spring Breakthru returns to single picture as Knight fights to his feet. Knight fires body shots, then forearms! Knight scoops but Claudio fights the lift! Claudio scoops to SLAM again! Claudio runs, but Knight avoids the elbow drop! Ghost pin, TWO! Knight hurries to Oklahoma Roll, TWO! Claudio UPPERCUTS Knight to the corner, then storms up for a whip. Knight goes up and over, slides and LEAPING LARIATS! Both men are down and the fans fire up!
Knight rises, he UPPERCUTS Claudio again and again, but Claudio takes a swing! Knight ducks once, but Claudio ROCKS him on the return! Claudio UPPERCUTS, runs, but Knight scoops! Knight SLAMS Claudio after all! The fans fire up for that feat of strength! Then Knight hits a UFO SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Claudio is still tougher than that, but Knight hurries after him. Claudio ROCKS Knight from the apron, goes up the corner, but Knight DROPKICKS him down! Knight then FLIES and wipes Claudio out at the ramp! The fans fire up again as Knight stands tall! Knight drags Claudio up and into the ring, then pounds the apron.
The fans know “This is Awesome!” as Knight runs in at Claudio. Claudio BOOTS Knight, then goes up, but Knight goes to the UPPER- NO! Claudio stops the rana, though he has to step off the corner. But then Claudio powers up to haul Knight back up the corner! The fans go nuts for the SUPER GOTCH NEUTRAL- NO, Knight sits up with core strength! Knight fires off fists, but Claudio throws him away! FLYING UPPERCUT!! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives and the fans are thunderous! Claudio seethes, but he drags Knight up, only for Knight to slip through! Knight kicks, Claudio blocks, and Claudio FLIPS Knight to the apron!
Knight ROCKS Claudio, springboards in, but into Claudio’s arms for a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives again but Claudio drags him right up. Now Claudio has the Gotch hold, but Knight BACKDROPS! Claudio sunset flips it to have the legs for a GIANT SWING! The fans cheer as Knight goes around and around for FIVE, then Claudio steps through. Knight flails to fight it, so Claudio CATAPULTS Knight at the corner! Knight goes right up top! FLYING LARIAT! Knight hurries to climb again, and he takes aim for the MOTHERSHIP SPLASH!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
The Jet may have felt like an underdog champion, but he proved he is a rightful champion! Knight gets a mic to say, “Yo, yo, yo! Everett, Washington! Y’all miss me?” The fans cheer for that! Knight says shoutout to Claudio, by far one of the hardest hitting dudes, one of the strongest opponents Knight’s ever had. Give it up for Claudio. The fans do cheer Claudio, and Knight says he won’t let that stop him. The Jet is looking good, feeling even better, as your NEW TNT Champion, baby! The fans cheer for that, too. Knight says before he won this, he did lose the trios titles. Speedball, Knight knows you’re beating yourself up over that, but don’t take it personally, he doesn’t blame you.
And as they say, when one door closes, another one opens. Sometimes you gotta slow down to speed back up, and The Jet is riding high, baby! The fans cheer again, and Knight says tonight, there’s a big one with Darby Allin VS MJF for the AEW World Heavyweight Championship! And well, Knight will keep a close eye on that one, because #Jet2Belts sounds #2Fly! Knight is ready to add even more golden luggage to the flight log, but will his flight plan be headed for The Scumbag from Long Island? Or will it be the hometown hero in Darby Allin?
Renee Paquette is in the ring.
Spring Breakthru returns as she says to welcome the legendary Chris Jericho! The fans cheer as The Demo God, The Ayatollah of Rock ‘n’ Rolla, The Nueve, Y2J makes his entrance. Jericho gets pyro while he struts down the ramp and the fans sing along with Judas. Jericho joins Renee in the ring, and Renee says it is so good to see him, and the fans are sure happy to see him. Jericho fires the fans up more and they chant his name. Renee says maybe not everyone is happy, since last week, Ricochet came out here and said Jericho would be rusty. Clearly, from the match on Sunday, that is not the case. How did Jericho feel his first match back?
Jericho know show he feels being back in Everett, Washington tonight. But he feels so happy to be back in AEW. It was great to be back in the ring at Dynasty. One of his favorite matches in a long time, in front of a great crowd. Even though Jericho lost, he didn’t loss because of rust or overexcitement, it was because he was outnumbered 3v1. The fans agree with that. Jericho still gives credit where credit is due, congrats to Ricochet for probably the biggest win- Oh, well, Ricochet makes his way out here, The Gates of Agony by his side. Ricochet has a mic to tell the fans to sit down, shut up, and listen! The fans chant “BALD!” instead.
Ricochet then tells Jericho that he meant every single word when he said he respects Jericho. And after that valiant performance at Dynasty, Ricochet respects Jericho even more. But Jericho didn’t listen to Ricochet at all, did he? No, he signed his contract and got himself hurt, just like Ricochet said Jericho would. And on top of that, Ricochet had to do it! The opportunity was in the palm of his hand, so he had to take Jericho out with his own move, the Lionsault! Or what will be renamed “The Ricosault.” The fans boo that idea, but Ricochet says he gives Jericho credit, Jericho didn’t completely embarrass himself. He did pretty good, but just not good enough to overcome the rise of Ricochet.
The fans tell Ricochet to STFU, but he says he’ll be out here all night if he wants! But as he was saying, Jericho wasn’t good enough to beat Ricochet, so maybe do yourself a favor and quite now while you’re ahead. Well, unless… Jericho is the king of reinvention. The Lionheart, the guy in the suits with the big words, the Demo God, the light up jacket, we’ve seen it all! So here’s an idea: Jericho becomes the guy who gets his ass beat by The Demand every single week he shows up! The fans boo again, but Ricochet says the fans must like that idea. Jericho can stick around after all and have the best run of his entire career!
Jericho asks Renee to please step aside. Jericho says first off, “The Ricosault?” That’s brutally bad. Secondly, bald. The fans chant “BALD!” But Jericho appreciates Ricochet coming out here, bald, and giving him some insight, because Jericho really respects Ricochet’s opinions, bald. The fans cheer and laugh, but Jericho continues by saying he knows what the game is here, weird shaped head. Ricochet is on stage with his goons, dumb and ugly, and they’re gonna back Ricochet up no matter what it is he says or does, bald. So here’s a proposition for you, bald. Why not leave his goons, dumb and ugly, on the stage, come on down here, bald, and face Jericho 1v1 right here in Everett, BALD!?
The fans fire up for that idea, but Ricochet says don’t think he doesn’t see what Jericho’s doing! He knows what Ricochet’s saying! Jericho doesn’t get to call Ricochet bald, and he’s not afraid to face Jericho 1v1! Well, Jericho feels Ricochet is too scared, and bald, to come down here. Ricochet says fine! Liona, Kaun, stay up here, and no matter what, let Ricochet handle this 1v1. Do not help him no matter what, understand? Ricochet drops the mic, takes off the jacket and the vest, and so does Jericho. Ricochet rushes the ring, Jericho dodges him, and then HIP TOSS! Jericho runs, and he LARIATS! The fans fire up but Ricochet waves to his guys!
Jericho stomps away, GOA run in, but Jericho fires hands! That’s still 3v1, so much for Ricochet honoring the deal! The fans boo, but The Demand let off, only for Jericho to go after them again! Jericho gets mugged again, then they CLOSE THE GATES on Jericho! The fans boo harder but then Ricochet gets an idea. LIONSAULT! The fans boo again, but now The Demand stand tall. Will Jericho have to go back to the drawing board to gameplan a way to defeat Bald, Dumb & Ugly?
AEW shares more footage from after Dynasty.
Renee Paquette found Don Callis & Kazuchika Okada to ask them what happened out there against The Young Bucks. Callis says what happened was that there was a 2v1 situation, two Bucks, one Rainmaker! But then Callis spots Takeshita and confronts him. What happened? The Alpha says that was an accident. Oops. He’s so sorry~! Takeshita mocks Okada, Okada throws his armbands at Takeshita, then insults him in Japanese. Callis says it’s okay, they’re not done, they’ll work this out. But is Callis the one who needs to work out that things aren’t okay in the Don Callis Family?
Will Ospreay VS Hechicero!
The Aerial Assassin told Kenny Omega to keep his chin up, and surely Ospreay is taking his own advice. Will the #BillyGOAT get back on the horse by taking down the CMLL World Heavyweight Champion? Or will the Alchemist of Lucha simply add insult to injury?
But wait, Don Callis makes his entrance. Callis says he has something important to say. And in his horrible Espanol, Callis says, “Todos los personas del Everett, Washington that is muy, muy stupido, from the great country of Mexico…! Es un cabra muy super intendoooooooo~! YO! SOY! HE-CHI-CEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~!” So it’s been how long and no one has told Don he gets that wrong? That aside, Hechi makes his entrance with new music and more pyro. The bell rings and the fans fire up for Ospreay. Ospreay and Hechi feel things out, tie up, and Hechi puts Ospreay on the ropes. The fans sing “OSPREAY~ OSPREAY OSPREAY OSPREAY~!” while the ref counts.
Hechi and Ospreay go along the ropes, but the ref counts again. Hechi grabs a leg, sweeps the other, then keeps on Ospreay with a toehold. Ospreay grabs at Hechi but Hechi knuckle locks that hand. Hechi ties Ospreay up in a modified figure four, but Ospreay fights up into headscissors! Ospreay hits a twisting rana and has Hechi down! Hechi kicks Ospreay away, Ospreay goes to a corner, and Callis joins commentary, even as fans cuss him out. Osperay and Hechi reset, feel things out, and Ospreay goes for a leg. Hechi steps over, rolls Ospreay, but Ospreay slips around to get the arm. Hechi rolls Ospreay again, TWO!
Hechi has the legs, he turns Ospreay around, and then pulls hair to bend the neck! The ref counts, Hechi lets go, and Hechi hooks Ospreay up into a cradle, TWO! Ospreay hits a headlock takeover, but Hechi headscissors back. Ospreay fights around, hops around, and he handsprings through! The fans cheer, but then the neck and shoulder bother Ospreay. Hechi BLINDSIDE DROPKICKS Ospreay down! Hechi shows off with drop steps while the fans are torn. Hechi stomps Ospreay, CLUBS him, then CHOPS! Ospreay hobbles away but Hechi whips Ospreay to ropes. Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! The fans fire up while Hechi bails out!
Ospreay gets the fans to join in with “OI! OI! OI!” then he goes to the ropes. Ospreay PLANCHAS and brings Hechi down! The fans fire up as Ospreay stands tall while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ospreay shakes out his arm, then he stomps Hechi. Ospreay stands Hechi up, throws him into railing, then CHOPS him to the corner. Ospreay ROCKS Hechi, then brings him around, only for Hechi to fire body shots. Ospreay fires back with forearms and UPPERCUTS. They go around the way before Ospreay puts Hechi in the corner. Ospreay warns Callis and even Lance Archer, then he BOOTS Hechi down. Ospreay leads fans in taunting Callis, then he bumps Hechi off buckles. Ospreay climbs up and he rains down fists! Ospreay goes all the way to TEN, but Hechi lifts him off the corner! Ospreay fights free, and WHEEL KICKS Hechi down!
Ospreay drags Hechi around, steps through, and has the FIGURE FOUR! Ospreay shows he can do technical wrestling, too! Hechi endures, even as Ospreay puts on the pressure. Hechi CLUBS the leg, twists the foot, but Ospreay puts on more pressure! Hechi reaches out, and makes the ROPEBREAK! Ospreay lets Hechi go, then stomps him down. Ospreay steps through on the spinning toehold! Ospreay ELBOWS Hechi down, then stalks him to ropes. Spring Breakthru returns to single picture as Hechi fires a body shot, but Ospreay fires a forearm! They trade shots, and Ospreay spots Marina Shafir in the crowd.
Ospreay warns The Problem, but Marina says she’s just here to watch. Ospreay whips but Hechi reverses to duck the kick, and pump handle Ospreay into a modified abdominal stretch! Hechi then scoops Ospreay, but Ospreay slips free and waistlocks. Hechi switches, Ospreay switches, repeat! Hechi hammerlocks and swings Ospreay around, MAD SCIENTIST BACKBREAKER! Hechi then shoves Ospreay to a corner and JUMP KNEES in the back! The fans are torn while Ospreay falls, and Marina acts unimpressed. Hechi covers, TWO! Ospreay grits his teeth as he rises up but Hechi stomps him. Hechi then BOOTS Ospreay to the ropes.
Hechi whips and SPINEBUSTERS Ospreay, then steps through for the spinning toehold! Hechi then steps over to TWIST Ospreay’s arm! Then Hechi pushes Ospreay down for the NECK TWIST! The fans boo but Hechi runs to WERCK Ospreay with the dropkick! Ospreay is on the floor and Marina chuckles. Hechi puts Ospreay in the ring, then hooks up the legs. Hechi CLUBS Ospreay to get the arms, and then he pulls Ospreay back, up, and away! ROMERO SPECIAL! The fans rally as Ospreay endures, but Hechi pulls hair! The ref reprimands, Hechi THROWS Ospreay away, and Hechi stomps Ospreay around.
Hechi CLUBS Ospreay, Ospreay ROCKS Hechi again and again. Hechi KNEES low, then whips, but Ospreay handsprings to NEURALIZER KICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! Ospreay goes to the apron, springboards back in, PIP PIP CHEERIO! Cover, TWO! Hechi survives, but Ospreay sets up for a STANDING SKY TWISTER! Cover, TWO! Hechi survives but Ospreay stays calm. The fans rally for Ospreay, he reels Hechi in, but Hechi resists. Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks, then a CHOP! Hechi roars and eggs Ospreay on! Hechi even brings down the straps! Ospreay nods, but Hechi blocks a chop, then ducks the rest!
The fans cheer as Hechi kicks low, then whips. Ospreay handsprings the hip toss to ENZIGIRI! Hechi goes to a corner, Ospreay runs up, but Hechi hits the HEADSCISSOR GUILLOTINE! Ospreay writhes but Hechi covers, ROPEBREAK! Callis is furious but that’s a fair, legal move! Hechi rains down fists while Callis distracts the ref with the arguing! The ref reprimands them all, Hechi stops, and the ref wants Doc Sampson to check this. The fans cuss out Callis and boo Hechi while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Doc checks Ospreay, but Marina shakes her head. Hechi puts the straps back up, and Doc checks Ospreay’s arm and shoulder. Ospreay grits his teeth as he manages to stand, but that pain brings him back to his knees. Hechi DROPKICKS Ospreay in the head! The ref reprimands but Hechi drags Ospreay out. Hechi fireman’s carries and hits SNAKE EYES off the barriers! Ospreay falls, now clutching his chin and neck area. Marina feigns concern as the ref has Hechi back off while Doc checks Ospreay again. Ospreay sits up again, perhaps too stubborn about this, but Hechi BOOTS him! Ospreay flounders into the ring but Hechi is right after him!
Hechi clamps on a headscissors squeeze, and he throws down elbows and fists on Ospreay’s head! Ospreay endures, even as Hechi grabs an arm and bends the fingers! Hechi CLUBS Ospreay again and again, but Ospreay manages the ROPEBREAK! Hechi lets Ospreay go, but then scuffs him and kicks him around. Hechi drags Ospreay up, wrenches the arm, and reels Ospreay into a COBRA TWIST! Spring Breakthru returns to single picture while Ospreay endures. Ospreay fights free, fires hands, then runs, only for Hechi to HOTSHOT him into the SLEEPER! The ref counts but Hechi lets go at 4. Hechi argues with the ref, but Ospreay runs back in!
Hechi DUMPS Ospreay out, then builds speed to FLY! Down goes Ospreay at the ramp! The fans fire up with Hechi and he puts Ospreay in the ring. Hechi goes up, up, and casts his spell as he hits the BLINDSIDE FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and the fans fire up again! Hechi suplexes, but into STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE! Callis says that was good, but the arm doesn’t look good. Ospreay runs up on Hechi, but Hedchi BOOTS him away! Hechi goes up, but Ospreay tucks him in! CHEEKY NANDOS! And then a Canadian Rack, but Hechi fights free! Small package, but Ospreay tips it over! Hechi tips it back, TWO!!
Both men stand, Hechi runs up, but Ospreay catches him to a backslide, TWO! Both men stand again, but Ospreay dodges to HOOK KICK! Ospreay then calls his shot, and he springboards, OSC- NO! Hechi stops the cutter, DOUBLE PUMP HANDLE FLIP! Then the REVERSE MONKEY FLIP! ARMBAR!! Hechi CLUBS away on Ospreay before he pulls that arm! Ospreay fights around, stacks to a cover, ONE! TRIANGLE HOLD! Ospreay just powers up to deadlift Hechi, but Hechi drags him back down! Ospreay endures the Triangle Hold, rolls back up, and powers up enough for a STYLES CLASH!! The fans are thunderous as Ospreay rises again!
Ospreay aims, for HIDDEN BLADE!! Cover, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall
Callis says fine, on to Plan B! What does that mean? Callis says you’ll just have to wait and see. Ospreay stares Marina down, seemingly wanting her to send a message to Moxley. But wait, MARK DAVIS LARIATS OSPREAY DOWN! Plan B is more like Plan D, as in Dunkzilla! COUNT TO PAIN!! The piledriver takes Ospreay down! Will #DangerousDavis prove to be hazardous for Ospreay’s health?
Renee Paquette is on stage.
She says this has been an incredible night for Spring Breakthru, but then Thekla immediately interrupts from… somewhere… with a whiny, mocking, “No~, niet~, nein~!” The Toxic Spider creeps in from up in the crowd, and she tells Renee that Renee looks good tonight. But not a single person here paid to see Renee flap her lips, when the Toxic Spider is in the house! The fans do cheer Thekla, and she says she just wanted to remind everybody that she marched into Dynasty THE AEW Women’s World Champion, and she defeated the great Jamie Hayter. “I beat her ass good!” And then she walked out still the champion.
Y’all better get used to that! Because this industry is filled with nothing but dumb b*tches! But then Alex Windsor storms out on stage to interrupt Thekla! “Did you really think I was gonna let you say that you actually beat Jamie Hayter? No, no, no, and I’m certainly not gonna let you waltz around tonight when I should beat the piss out of you right bloody now!” Thekla says wow, wow, wow. She says the word “dumb b*tch,” and one magically appears! Why is Alex so angry? Don’t blame Thekla that Alex’s best friend lost, or that her husband lost for that matter. Alex tells Thekla that she’s forgetting she’s not the only champion.
You are looking at THE NJPW Strong Women’s Champion, Alex WINDSAAA~! The fans cheer, and Alex asks if Thekla wonders what they say about her in Japan. What do they say in Japan? They don’t call Thekla a champ, they call her the girl who was stupid enough to get herself fired! Oi, oi, oi, mate, chill yer balls, oi! Thekla didn’t get fired. Well, okay, she did. BUT…! Only because they couldn’t handle her, just like no one in AEW can handle Thekla! Oh, nobody can handle Thekla? Okay, alright. Windsor gets in the ring, and says she’ll handle Thekla right now! How about NO~! Alexa says fine, champ, have it your way.
How about Thekla puts that lovely title on the line, and Alex will meet Thekla back here on Collision? Alright, Thekla likes that. But then The Sisters of Sin rush in from outta nowhere! But Alex HEADBUTTS Skye and LARIATS Julia! So much for that sneak attack! Thekla still smiles, then hurries off before Alex can rush the crowd! Will Thekla take out both Brawling Birds in the same week? Or will Alex make herself a double champion?
The Death Riders speak.
Jon Moxley says he actually likes surprises. Someone like Will Ospreay, who he’s known and studied for a long time, doesn’t surprise him. Marina Shafir walks in and Moxley asks how Ospreay looked. Rough? Green around the gills? Oh, yeah. Maybe Moxley has a talent for seeing exactly how all the dominos fall, maybe he just gets lucky, or maybe he just pays more attention. But Ospreay showed Moxley his cards, they were on the table, so don’t get mad at Moxley. Contrary to popular belief, Moxley doesn’t take pleasure in the suffering of others. Though, there can be beauty in it. Moxley prefers life over death, light over darkness, but you don’t get one without the other.
What was that kid’s name again? Nick Wayne. Right, tomorrow is the biggest night of Nick’s life. Continental Championship Eliminator on Collision. Moxley doesn’t know much about Nick, so please, please, surprise him. But this is Continental Rules, adult stuff, for grownups. So please, leave Mommy in the back. Will The Prodigy prove he can man up and do things on his own? Or will Moxley just add him to the long list of names of those who can’t keep up?
AEW TBS Championship: Willow Nightingale VS Kamille!
The Babe with the Power wanted an Open Challenge for Dynasty, but the American Gladiator took a cheap shot as her way of saying hello, she’s back! Willow has had time to prepare for her payback, but will she have it? Or will the “Comeback Killer” be the one taken out tonight?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if the Face of TBS will still be smiling!
Kamille tries another cheap shot but Willow dodges! The bell rings as Willow fires forearms on Kamille and backs her into the corner! Willow fires shot after shot, stops as the ref counts, then bumps Kamille off buckles. Willow brings Kamille around, Kamille turns things around, but Willow blocks the buckle bump to SMACK Kamille off buckles again! Willow dribbles Kamille off buckles again and again, and Kamille staggers around. The fans cheer as Willow brings Kamille back around, but Kamille shoves her away. Kamille BOOTS the bad arm, then wrenches the arm to YANK it! The fans rally for Willow but Kamille whips her into a corner.
Kamille runs up but Willow dodges! Willow LARIATS again and again in the corner! The fans count, Willow goes to nine, then short arm- NO, Kamille BOOTS the bad arm again! Kamille snarls as she wrenches the arm and ELBOW BREAKERS! Then a wrench and YANK! Kamille clamps on and CLUBS away on the bad arm! Willow fires body shots, but Kamille YANKS the arm again! Willow goes back to a corner, but Kamille runs up, only for Willow to BOOT her! Kamille snarls, runs up again, but Willow puts her on the apron. Kamille blocks a shot to HOTSHOT the arm! Willow staggers away, Kamille storms up, but Willow CHOPS! CHOPS! CHOPS!
Willow CHOPS in the corner, then fires up with the fans. Willow whips but Kamille blocks it! The bad arm jams, and Kamille WRINGS it out! The fans boo but Kamille soaks it up, and she clamps onto the arm as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Kamille drops KNEE after KNEE on the arm, then pushes Willow to a cover, TWO! Willow toughs it out but Kamille clamps onto the arm again. Kamille whips Willow into the corner, then wraps the arm around the ropes. The ref counts while Willow suffers, but Kamille stops at 4. Kamille stalks Willow, stands her up, but Willow fires body shots. Kamille CLUBS Willow down, then drags her out to the apron. Kamille SLAMS the bad arm off the apron, then she soaks up the heat. Kamille mocks Willow’s bad arm, then goes back to the ring. Kamille clamps onto the arm but Willow fires body shots. Kamille pushes Willow down to Oklahoma Roll, TWO!
Kamille storms back up, but Willow cradles Kamille! TWO, and both women stand. Kamille wrenches the arm for the ARMBAR DDT! Willow writhes but Kamille covers, TWO! Kamille argues the count, then clamps on with a chinlock. Kamille shifts to an armlock, then ELBOWS away on the arm. Willow fight sup but Kamille CLUBS her back down! Kamille looms over Willow, but Willow kicks from below. Kamille clamps onto the arm again, and with a top wristlock! Willow endures, fights up, and fights around, to then fire body shots! Kamille CLUBS the bad arm again, then CLUBS Willow back down!
Spring Breakthru returns to single picture as Willow whips Kamille away. Kamille goes up, out, and slides under to roll willow up. But Willow avoids the boot to LARIAT! Willow runs to LARIAT again! Willow runs but Kamille LARIATS! Willow rebounds to LARIAT Kamille down! Kamille hurries to her feet while the fans cheer, but Willow dodges Kamille to POUNCE! PERIOD! Kamille flops around while the fans rally behind Willow! Willow runs to CANNONBALL! Willow drags Kamille to the cover, TWO! Kamille survives but Willow stays focused. Willow shakes the bad arm, drags Kamille back up, and reels her in!
Willow gut wrenches, but the bad arm holds her back! Kamille hits a FACEBUSTER! Kamille then goes to the corner, runs up on Willow, and hits the ROUGH RYDER! Cover, TWO!! Willow survives but Kamille stays right on her. Kamille fireman’s carries, but Willow sunset flips! Kamille stomps Willow to then drop a leg on the arm! Then she steps over and drops into the ARMBAR! The fans rally for Willow as she endures, but Kamille stomps Willow into breaking the grip! But Willow high stacks, TWO! Kamille stands, wrenches, and she WRINGS the arm again! Willow writhes but Kamille keeps after her!
Kamille scoops Willow, but Willow slips free! Willow shoves Kamille into buckles, backslides her, WILLOW WINS!!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall (still AEW TBS Champion)
Another match, another night where Willow snatches victory from the jaws of defeat! Another comeback killed, and we cut backstage to see Kris Statlander & Hikaru Shida applauding. Shida congratulates their great friend on another great victory. Doesn’t Stat agree? Shida interrupts Kris before she can even start, going on in Japanese, then goes back to English to say that last Saturday, Shida & Stat made a great team! Two AEW Originals! Kris keeps wanting to talk but Shida seems to compliment herself in Japanese. Shida says they will keep it going on Collision tomorrow night! She can’t wait! So, see you there, Kris!
Shida leaves before Kris can say anything, but will actions speak louder than words when The Galaxy’s Greatest & The Shining Samurai step back into the ring?
Backstage interview with Darby Allin.
Renee walks ‘n’ talks with the #1 contender, and says this is it: AEW World Championship. The stakes don’t get higher than this. Any last words before he goes out there? Darby wants to say something, but STING is there to see him off! “You ready?” Darby nods and says, “You got anything for me?” Sting says no, Darby already knows what to do, he just has to get out there and do it. Darby nods and fist bumps Sting. It’s showtime. No, not showtime, it’s YOUR TIME, Darby! Now, go take it. The Icon seeds Darby off, are we about to have a Relentless AEW World Champion?
AEW World Championship: MJF VS Darby Allin!
Spring Breakthru returns from one last commercial break, and it IS time! The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and ready or not, Dynamite is about to end with an instant classic!
The bell rings and the fans fire up for Darby as he stares down with MJF. Darby rises slowly while MJF is already moving with some anxious energy. The fans chant, “F him up, Darby, F him up!” Darby and MJF circle, but then MJF says timeout! The fans boo, there’s no timeouts in this kind of match! MJF says he forgot about the Dynamite Diamond Ring! MJF takes it out and hands it to Aubrey Edwards. Aubrey puts the ring aside, but MJF LOW BLOWS Darby! The fans boo as MJF still uses the diamond ring as an advantage! MJF then headlocks, and he calls the takeover. But Darby SHOVES MJF at Aubrey!
Aubrey shields herself in the ropes, but then Darby LOW BLOWS MJF!! The fans go nuts as MJF tastes karma, and then he gets a SCORPION DEATH DROP!! Darby goes up top, for a COFFIN DROP!! Then another COFFIN DROP!! The fans are thunderous and Darby is all fired up! Darby makes sure MJF is in place for a THIRD COFFIN DROP!! MJF scrambles around but Darby puts him in another drop zone! A FOURTH COFFIN DROP!! Seattle is erupting as Darby hits the headlock takeover! Cover, DARBY WINS!!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (NEW AEW World Champion)
Seattle EXPLODES with celebration! Because yes, Darby didn’t just win, he didn’t just win with a headlock takeover, he won to become THE AEW World Champion!! The locker room hurries out here to celebrate, from The Conglomeration to The Rascalz to The Outrunners, Brodido, JetSpeed, and The Young Bucks! Confetti flies as the pyro goes off on stage! Darby stands tall in his hometown, family and friends here to see it with their own eyes! And of course, IT’S STIIIING~! Sting howls in celebration for Darby and the fans join in! The blood, the glass, the fire, the climb, not just up Mount Everest but in AEW, it was ALL worth it! Will AEW be all in on Darby Allin?
My Thoughts:
An awesome Dynamite to not just be Spring Breakthru but to follow Dynasty. I loved how they played this with MJF and Darby Allin. MJF didn’t pay attention to anything, not even texts and calls form AEW, the entire time he was celebrating his win over Omega, so of course Darby’s challenge caught him off-guard. Now granted, I thought MJF VS Darby was going to be the main event from the start, but Bryan Danielson getting to give that news was a nice way to bring him into this. I know AEW doesn’t like to copy WWE, but there should be a GM to make these decisions. That said, I also love how they played the main event. The takeover as the pinfall was perfect, given the history between Darby and MJF, and what a great moment for Darby to celebrate with all the Faces, Sting included.
Great match from Ciampa VS Dez, and Ciampa wanting right at the top works just fine for him. Ciampa never got to be top champ on WWE main roster, or even compete for it, but he’ll make a great AEW main eventer. Great TNT Championship match from Knight VS Claudio, great win for Knight, and maybe not surprisingly, he again throws his hat into the world title picture. I feel like challengers for the TNT title should be keeping him busy instead, but maybe Ciampa VS Knight establishes a clear contender going into Double or Nothing. Great TBS Championship match from Willow VS Kamille, and Willow getting another win via backslide is good story. Her arm is bad, Kamille is tough, a quick pin teases they could do this again for Double or Nothing.
Very good promo from Kris & Shida right after the TBS title, even with it being Shida talking nonstop and Kris left uncertain about the team-up. They’ll surely win their match on Collision but I feel like the team is already going to fall apart and set up a match that sends one of them after a title. Thekla and Windsor had a very good promo, and setting up a Women’s World Championship match is great stuff. I would think Thekla cheats another win, or at least tries. Jamie Hayter could back Windsor up, only for the Sisters of Sin to complicate things. Not sure what the title match for Double or Nothing is going to be, though…
Great promo from Omega and Ospreay, great match from Ospreay VS Hechicero. It was a little scary when Doc was checking Ospreay’s neck, but maybe that was just them playing up the injury for story. And with Don Callis Family picking on Ospreay again, I wonder if Omega backs Ospreay up and they have another team-up, but against Don Callis Family. Though, that feels like rehashing old material when you think about it. Moxley had a good promo, and pretty clear he’ll beat Nick Wayne, but there might be more with Death Riders and Ospreay. I wonder if there’s a possibility of a Triple Threat Tag, Omega & Ospreay VS Moxley & Claudio VS Mark Davis & Hechicero, just so all stories can be told at once.
And very good stuff with Jericho and The Demand. Another hilarious and brilliant promo from Jericho, but of course he gets beat up 3v1. Again, Jericho either gets another faction going, reunites an old one, or at least has a team-up with someone who also dislikes The Demand. But in the end, we know this will result in Ricochet VS Jericho 1v1 again, Jericho gets his win back, and that compels a tiebreaker. Not exactly the Jericho Vortex but it’s not not the Jericho Vortex.
My Score: 9/10
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Bandwagon Nerds #336: Invincible, Daredevil, The Boys… Oh My!
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Bandwagon Nerds #335: Glenn Gets His Revenge!
The Nerds check out trailers for Master of the Universe and Supergirl, and break down tremendous episodes of Invincible and...
Bandwagon Nerds #334: To Hell and Back Again!
The Nerds go to hell and back again as we cover diabolically good episodes of Invincible and Daredevil: Born Again!
Bandwagon Nerds #333: Invincible Madness!
More massive trailers, Invincible is back, and Battle Royal Madness crowns its ultimate champion. Who prevailed? Tune in and find...
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...
Lexis King Captures WWE Men’s Speed Championship at NXT Revenge Week Two
Week two of NXT Revenge on April 21 concluded the tournament to crown a new WWE Men’s Speed Champion after...
C4 Frenzy: Donovan Dijak, Alexia Nicole and Dark Order Highlight Ottawa Card
C4 Wrestling ran C4 Frenzy on April 17 at the Preston Event Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, with the show airing...
