Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Mercedes Moné and "The Brickhouse" Kamille. Mercedes says she is not afraid of Kris Statlander before Statlander suddenly watches her from behind, and when Mercedes notices her, she brawls with both Mercedes and Kamille, putting both of them through a wall in the process.
Tony Schiavone interviews Will Ospreay in the ring. Ospreay says he has a lot of questions that he needs answers for, then takes the microphone and allows Schiavone to leave the ring before calling out Kyle Fletcher. Fletcher shows up and says The Don Callis Family begged him not to show up by himself, but he is no coward, and he called Ospreay out for only for Ospreay to lick his wounds at home rather than show himself. He reminds Ospreay that the Family is never very far behind and warns him that he will be sent home for longer than three weeks if he puts a finger on him, then Ospreay says he did not come alone and tells him to pull the screwdriver out before getting in the ring. Fletcher replies, and Ospreay throws it out of the ring before talking about everything he did for Fletcher and how they both know each other so well, then says he wants answers and wants answers only from Fletcher. Fletcher says Don Callis did nothing but open his eyes to the truth, and says Ospreay helped him for his own benefit to keep him under his wing and make him into a clone with less success than Ospreay, and calls him "selfish" and "a hypocrite." He also says that Ospreay would have done the same thing in his situation, but Ospreay tells Fletcher to either be an Ospreay clone or not be one after doing the same things that he did to stand out. He also says that he has held championship gold everywhere he has went, then asks Fletcher what he has done before stating that Fletcher has done "sod all." Fletcher says he would rather talk about what he is going to do, which is surpass Ospreay and all of his accomplishments, and he plans to prove that intention at Full Gear in a one-on-one match. Ospreay says that Fletcher did all this for five minutes of fame, then accepts his challenge before stating that Fletcher has taken a piece of him and his own son away from them, and he plans to beat him at Full Gear. Fletcher tells Ospreay that he will take everything from him before "The Machine" Brian Cage and Lance Archer join him, then Powerhouse Hobbs and Mark Davis show up. This leads to a three-on-three brawl. Ospreay gets the boot on Fletcher in front of Mark Davis, and the brawl makes its way to the back before Lance Archer walks to the ramp to take on his opponent. He soon get shit with a shinai from behind by Roderick Strong, starting the next match, which is Falls Count Anywhere.
Roderick Strong beats Lance Archer in a Falls Count Anywhere Match following a jumping knee over a barricade in the crowd. After the match, Roddy tells MJF, who has been watching from home, that this will all end at Full Gear and that he will finish him. He is then attacked from behind by "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita. Adam Cole shows up and starts brawling with Takeshita, then clotheslines him out of the ring. This starts the next match.
"The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita beats Adam Cole after knocking him out with the Dynamite Diamond Ring, making MJF's World Championship match at Full Gear against solely Roderick Strong, much to the pleasure of MJF, who is still watching from his home. After the match, Roderick Strong runs into the ring and attacks Takeshita only to get kicked in the groin, and Takeshita puts the Dynamite Diamond Ring back on only for Kyle O'Reilly to run in with a metal folding chair, forcing Takeshita to retreat. Takeshita makes his way to the ramp, but he soon gets attacked by Ricochet. Back in the ring, O'Reilly helps Roderick Strong back up, then Adam Cole offers his hand, as does Roddy, only for O'Reilly to walk away.
The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Marina Shafir) are seen making their way into the arena.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Hurt Syndicate (MVP, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin). MVP takes over on the interview and says that Bobby Lashley is one of the most indomitable forces and dominant champions in wrestling, and asks him how he will fell ending a young man's career. Lashley says Swerve is dangerous, but he will make sure that he hurts Swerve.
Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta are seen attacking JD Drake on the ramp with a metal folding chair before they, Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir head to the ring. Moxley says he has been thinking about Orange Cassidy a lot these last few days and that Orange has played the game very well, then says Chuck Taylor is eating his food through a straw and that Wheeler Yuta belongs to him because Orange could not save them. He says that Orange has the shot of a lifetime at Full Gear and that everyone is depending on him, yet he is cool as a cucumber, and for that, he has to make an example out of Orange and brutalize him. Moxley says he will stomp his face into hamburger meat and mutilate him so badly his mother will not be able to recognize him. He then proclaims that everyone will see that and run and hide while The Death Riders (Moxley, Claudio, Wheeler, PAC, Shafir) do what they want because he commands the World Championship and they have the power. Orange Cassidy shows up, and Mark Briscoe and Rocky "Azucar" Romero soon join him before Orange tells Moxley that he agrees with and believes him because of what is in Shafir's briefcase, as it contains what represents what professional wrestling can be: the power. He says that Moxley may have the World Championship and that they can fight everywhere, but the only way to become World Champion is to wrestle, and for someone who hates to wrestling, he has not only done a lot of it, but he has beaten Moxley. Orange then says they will wrestle and that he will beat Moxley again, and he will take back the power. He then says there are a few pawns to get rid of in this chess game, starting with Wheeler Yuta, and next week, he will remove "the pawn that lets [him] take the king."Moxley says that if Orange wants Yuta next week, then he will see if Orange has the guts to pull the trigger, then warns him and anyone else who wants the World Championship to "abandon all hope." As The Death Riders leave through the crowd, they are attacked by Darby Allin, and Orange, Moxley, and Romero rush to even the numbers game before everyone brawls their way to the back. Moxley and Shafir are seen leaving in a black Dodge pick-up track, and Claudio - but not Wheeler - catches up with them, as does Darby Allin, who dives into the bed of the truck only for Claudio to grab him and swing him into a metal door. Wheeler then jumps into the truck, and Mark Briscoe and Rocky Romero show up too late to do anything.
The Continental Classic begins in two weeks!
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Learning Tree ("The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho, "The Redwood" Big Bill, "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith). Big Bill says a person's true self is not seen in victory, but in hardship and challenge, then Chris Jericho says he has had a soft spot for Tomohiro Ishii for the last thirty years and has gone on to become one of the toughest wrestlers in the world. He says that they had a tough match two years ago, and that it is apropos that they face each other again, and that this time, he will invoke the glory of past Ring of Honor World Championship while he teaches Ishii a lesson he will never forget. Bryan Keith says that Jericho will blow Ishii away.
Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. beats Penelope Ford with the Lockjaw. After the match, Serena Deeb shows up on the ramp wanting a piece of Britt Baker.
Mina says she is so excited for Mariah May's match against Anna Jay on Collision, then says she and Mariah will have a champagne celebration afterwards. Suddenly, Harley Cameron shows up, drinks the champagne out of Mina's hand, and challenges Mina to a match on Collision.
Swerve Strickland beats Lio Rush. After the match, Swerve wins it, then takes the microphone. Swerve says that everybody has the bright idea to come for him now that he is back, and use his name, equity and accolades to prove a point. He says that Lio Rush just tried out and failed, and that Shelton Benjamin also failed. Swerve then calls Bobby Lashley out for a fight, and Lashley arrives with MVP. MVP tells Swerve that if he wants to fight a member of The Hurt Syndicate (MVP, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin) , all he had to do is ask so he can set it up, then says that they wanted to recruit him due to his untapped potential. He then says that Swerve has yet to learn that there is strength in numbers before Swerve is suddenly attacked from behind by Shelton, which sets Swerve up for a beating from Lashley. Shelton and Lashley attack Swerve as MVP holds down Prince Nana from behind with his cane to force him to watch the beating that Swerve is getting. Lashley then puts Swerve in the Hurt Lock, and referees and security show up to restore order. Lashley then attacks Prince Nana and throws him out of the ring as Shelton and MVP leave.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Jamie Hayter, who says that he will do what she says she will do, which is to right some wrongs. As she says she is coming for one thing, the screen goes black, and Julia Hart wakes up in her bed. There is blood on her shirt as she takes a phone call on a rotary telephone. Brody King tells her to come home on the other end, and Julia finds out that the line has been cut. She pours water on her face in the bathroom, but the lights turn red, and she opens the windo shutters to be handed a bow, a quiver of arrows and her familiar hat from The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews).
Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) watch the next match from the stage.
The House of Black (Malakai Black and Brody King) beat FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) with a sleeper from Brody to Dax in a Full Gear 4-Way Contenders' Series Match to qualify for the Fatal 4-Way Match for the AEW World Tag Team Championships at Full Gear. Both teams shake hands in a sign of respect after the match.
Here are the highlights for tonight's show!
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