We see a video package for "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada, directed by The Young Bucks (Matthews and Nicholas Jackson) and narrated by Nigel McGuinness.
PAC beats Encore Moore with the Brutalizer After the match, PAC says he is done waiting for opportunities that he deserves, and that he will now take matters into his own hands. He says he is on a mission to show everyone who he is: the best professional wrestler in the world. He then calls out "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada to see if he can survive him, because he says he cannot, and says that he eagerly awaits a response.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson. Danielson says it has never been about proving he is better than everyone else, but to see how good he is in relation to himself. He says that one is in a constantly revolving wheel of evolution, and that he is not the same now as he was when he was 21. Danielson says that it all about testing himself, and while he knows the fans will enjoy his match with Will Ospreay, fan reaction is not exactly why he does it.
"The Lionheart" Chris Jericho and Hook beat Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor and "Taiga Style" Lee Moriarty) with a Lion Tamer from Jericho to Moriarty. After the match, Anthony Ogogo, who has not been seen in AEW for some time, attacks Jericho and Hook, and Shane Taylor Promotions joins in. Taylor and Moriarty eventually hold Jericho down so that Ogogo can knock him out, then the three of them drape the Shane Taylor Promotions banner on top of Jericho.
We hear from "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes, who says he hears that he is underappreciated, and says that those people are right. He says that for 36 years, he has stood across every person imaginable. He says that he remembers seeing Dusty Rhodes bring home the NWA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time when he was a kid and thinking that he would become a world heavyweight champion. he says he has not accomplished this goal in 36 years, and while Samoa Joe is under no obligation to face him, he wants a chance at the AEW World Heavyweight Championship next week on Dynamite. He says that if Joe defends the title, he will not regret it, but warns him that he is scared of no man and that Joe is no different.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Will Ospreay. Ospreay says everyone in AEW is a bit quicker and he is trying to keep up, and that he is more used to the Japanese style, which is why he is comfortable facing "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson. He says that while it is an honor to wrestle Danielson, he does not very this any differently from any other match. Ospreay says that this "the best of all time versus the best of the 21st century" in a company where wrestlers wrestle.
The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews) beat "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, Matt Sydal and "The Outlaw" Bryan Keith in a trios match. After the match, Adam Copeland heads to the ring, but he is overpowered by The House of Black until Mark Briscoe and FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) make the save. Suddenly, The Young Bucks (Nicholas and Matthew Jackson) show up, and they brawl with FTR on the stage before Copeland hits Brody King with a chair works together with Mark Briscoe to take out Buddy Matthews. When Malakai Black gets back in the ring, FTR, Copeland and Mark Briscoe are in the ring, and he flees. Matthew ends up in the ring, and FTR almost get their hands on him before Nicholas pulls him out.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "Azucar" Rocky Romero. Romero says he has won championships all over Mexico and Japan, but has yet to do so in AEW. He wants an AEW International Championship Eliminator Match against Roderick Strong, and says there is nobody more international than him. Undisputed Kingdom shows up, and Roderick Strong says Romero's chances at beating him are "at 1%" and that he will be able to tell his grandchildren that he got beaten by a wrestling legend.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "The Lionheart" Chris Jericho and Hook. Jericho says he is pissed off after the beatdown that they got, then says that he and Hook welcome the challenge. Jericho says that they may not have a third man, but Hook says he does: Katsuyori Shibata, who says he will have Hook's back and that Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, "Taiga Style" Lee Moriarty, Anthony Ogogo) are going down.
Yuka Sakazaki beats Trish Adora. After the match, Serena Deeb shows up and applauds Yuka for winning.
We hear from "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard and Daniel Garcia. Menard says Garcia has barely begun to scratch the surface on his career and got a big win last night, and now the two of them want more. Garcia says he is not a young boy anymore, and that he motivated by those who are in the full prime of their career as they are some of the best wrestlers that he has ever seen in his entire life. Garcia proclaims that it is time to insert himself into conversations about who the best of all time are, and tha the two of them are here for more and are coming for more.
Claudio Castagnoli beats The Butcher.
We hear from Julia Hart, who says that the TBS Championship is here and that one should address her to address the championship. she is glad that Willow Nightingale can look back on her past and be glad she made fans smile ear-to-ear, then tells her that smiles disappear, that the end of their story is near and that she will beat her again. She also says that Mercedes Moné is wasting her time, then dares he r to roll the and that she will be "the forever face of TBS."
Backstage, we hear from Samoa Joe, who says that the biggest obstacle of being World Champion is managing perception and that how people perceive the champion as well as themselves. He says that some people have jilted perceptions, then states that "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes' words have not gone unheralded, for he forgot how to get what he does not have and does not possess a fear of him, which he needs to survive. He says Rhodes does not deserve a title opportunity, but he will give him the fight that he wants, and if Dustin wins, he will become a contender. He then says Dustin will learn that pain comes to those who utter his name.
Penta el Zero Miedo beats Komander. After the match, Adam Copeland shows up, and he and Penta have a staredown.
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