We hear from Jon Moxley. He says KENTA has called him out from across an ocean, and says that KENTA's sudden appearance was no surprise to him. He says that KENTA has realized that the time for cheap talk is over and that he will have to get it done in the ring. He says that he and KENTA will unload until one man cannot stand anymore, and on February 26th, he will dump him on his head. As for tonight, he and Lance Archer take on two men who have a common interest in taking him out, and tonight is just for fun.
Backstage, Sammy Guevara speaks with MJF alone. Guevara tells MJF that he saw what happened last week and says he knows MJF is trying to take over The Inner Circle, and MJF says that he thought Guevara was jealous at first, but then he realized that Guevara hates Chris Jericho because he has to play second fiddle to him when he should be front and center, and says Guevara wants to take over The Inner Circle. When Guevara sarcastically says he is trying to take over The Inner Circle and asks MJF if that is what he wanted to hear, MJF says that is exactly what he wanted to hear. As MJF takes his phone - which he placed on a table - and puts it in his pocket, he presses a button. Guevara notices that MJF is recording him, and proceeds to throw his phone at the wall and slug him in the stomach.
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and Lee Johnson beat "Pretty" Peter Avalon and Cezar Bononi with a schoolkid pin from Johnson to Avalon after Avalon misses the Marti-Knees. The match is Lee Johnson's first win in AEW. Before the next match, Cody shakes hands with Brock Anderson, the son of "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, who has just graduated from college and is training to become a professional wrestler. After the match, "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall celebrate with Cody, Johnson and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, and Tony Schiavone interviews Lee Johnson, who says he wishes he had a world of words after winning his first match after going 0-29 for a year, and says his trainers have told him that if he puts in the work, the work will always pay off, and says that The Nightmare Family is his family and that his family did it for him.
In footage from earlier today, Dasha Gonzalez interviews The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson). Suddenly, The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) show up, saying they were focused on Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) and not them and that The Inner Circle eliminated them. After The Young Bucks say that they wanted to The Good Brothers wanted to challenge them in a Bullet Club dream match and that The Good Brothers ruined it, Matt Jackson proposes that next week, they will defend the AEW World Tag Team Championships against Santana and Ortiz.
Backstage, Dasha Gonzalez interviews "Hangman" Adam Page. Adam Page is about to state that he does not want to be in a tag team when Matt Hardy shows up and tells him that they have potential as a tag team. Hardy also tells Page that he has rented out a bar for the whole night so they can celebrate their tag team victory, and that Page can drink all he wants as the tab is on him. Page accepts, then runs into The Dark Order, who are understanding when Page says he is heading to the bar with Matt.
PAC beats Ryan Nemeth with the Black Arrow followed by the Brutalizer.
We hear from "Superbad" Kip Sabian, Penelope Ford and Miro. Miro calls Chuck Taylor "a gutless bastard" for handcuffing him by the ankle, and says he will find him and Orange Cassidy and put them in the hospital with Trent so they can celebrate their stupidity, as nobody messes with him, Sabian or Penelope. We then hear from Cassidy and Chuck, and Cassidy says "What did they think was going to happen?" while he and Chuck drink champagne.
Backstage, Dasha Gonzalez interview Chris Jericho, Jake Hager and Wardlow. Jericho says MJF will be here, but Santana and Ortiz show up and tell Jericho that MJF was in the trainer's room. MJF shows up and tells Jericho that Guevara sucker punched him for no reason, calling Guevara "an animal" and says that Guevara broke his ribs.
The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho and MJF) beat The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) following the interference of The Inner Circle. After the match, Sammy Guevara shows up and tells Jericho that after having told him on December 9th that he would be done with The Inner Circle if anything happens between him and MJF, he is officially done with The Inner Circle. Guevara then walks out on The Inner Circle.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Sammy Guevara as he leaves the arena. Guevara refuses to answer, saying he needs time away from the arena to refocus.
"Hangman" Adam Page and Matt Hardy are at the bar that Matt Hardy has rented out. Matt and Page toast to being a team, then Matt tells Page that he can make him the top wrestler in AEW while becoming richer beyond his wildest dream while producing a contract. Page agrees, then tosses the contract away and replaces with another piece of paper, which he signs and hands to Matt Hardy before getting another drink.
Tony Schiavone interviews Sting on the stage. Suddenly, Taz and Powerhouse Hobbs show up on the video screen, and reveal that they, "Absolute" Ricky Starks and "The Machine" Brian Cage are taking Darby Allin for a ride on a body bag that is dragged across the parking lot as they leave. Sting leaves to take pursuit.
In footage from earlier today, Alex Marvez interviews Kenny Omega on a golf course. Omega tells Marvez to stop talking and watch him make a shot from the bunker, then Marvez asks Omega why he is teaming with KENTA tonight and why he is playing golf instead of preparing for the match. Omega says he is already the best, and that he needs to clear his mind and that he has forgotten what it is like to lose, and that he will not lose and he will not miss. Meanwhile, it is revealed that Omega and Don Callis cheat on the golf course, with Callis caliming that Omega has hit another eagle on the course.
Thunder Rosa beats "Legit" Leyla Hirsch to advance to the second round of the Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament after countering the cross arm breaker into a powerbomb prior to the Thunder Driver.
It is announced that four matches on the Japanese side of the Women's World Championship Eliminator Championship will air on YouTube this Monday.
In footage from earlier today, Tony Schiavone interviews Jungle Boy. It is announced that Marko Stunt is okay, and Jungle Boy addresses FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler). He says Cash Wheeler slapped him so hard he was forced to collect himself in their match, but at the end of the day, he made Wheeler tap out. He says that Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy, Marko Stunt) did not tell on FTR and did not want them suspended, and that they wanted FTR in the ring so they could look them in the eyes. He says that when they get that opportunity, he will make Dax Harwood his bitch.
Next week: FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) vs. Matt and Mike Sydal! "Hangman" Adam Page, Matt Hardy and Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) vs. TheHybrid2 (Angelico and Jack Evans) and Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico)! Sting calls out Team Taz (Taz, Hook, "The Machine" Brian Cage, "Absolute" Ricky Starks, Powerhouse Hobbs) ahead of their Street Fight at Revolution! Serena Deeb vs. Riho in the first round of the AEW Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament! Proud 'n Powerful (Santana and Ortiz) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) for the AEW World Tag Team Championships!
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
Kenny Omega and KENTA beat Jon Moxley and Lance Archer in a Falls Count Anywhere Match that sees brawling going on in the kitchen area of the arena and Jake "The Snake" Roberts nearly eat a V-Trigger before Moxley hits Omega with a barbed wire baseball bat.
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