Ricochet beats Will Ospreay via pinfall in the Gold League of the Continental Classic after Ospreay grabs onto the referee, who then gets sandwiched into the corner. Even as Ospreay revives the referee, Ricochet shoves the referee into the ropes to trip Ospreay off the top to hit the Spirit Gun for the pin and the win. Ricochet earns three points and now has the lead with nine points. Will Ospreay still has six points. Before the match, the crowd throws streamers at Ospreay when he makes his entrance, but when Ricochet enters the ring, Ricochet gets a few rolls of toilet paper instead.
We see a video package for Darby Allin vs. Claudio Castagnoli in the Blue League of the Continental Classic later tonight.
Adam Cole heads to the ring. Shortly afterwards, MJF heads to the ring with his own personal security force. MJF admits he is frustrated hearing Cole say he turned on him when, in reality, Cole turned on him, then makes a thinly veiled reference to Cole and Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. no longer being in a relationship. He says that it ate Cole up inside that he was his sidekick while he was AEW World Champion, and that Cole had plenty of opportunities to win the title before he got anywhere near it only to blow it like his ankle. MJF says Cole turned on him out of jealousy and says that Cole looks like "a crack baby." Cole says he refuses to insult MJF while simultaneously mentioning some damning things about him and says he has been far from a failure everywhere he has ever been. He admits he has some regrets and things he could take back, and says it burns MJF that he turned on him first and did it better before saying that MJF is terrified of having anyone near him because it is a weakness for him. This gets MJF to yell at Cole that he was correct, and tells him that he had every intention of stabbing him in the back a year ago, but he got lucky. He admits he did not care about him at first, but eventually, he did start to care a little bit. He says that as soon as he started caring about Cole, he became a liability, and when he jumped off the ramp at Arthur Ashe Stadium and blew his ankle, he became a distraction when it came to staying World Champion. He says that Cole is not "The Devil," instead, he "beat The Devil to it," and this year, he will end Cole's world. Cole punches MJF, and MJF's security moves in. Cole lays all the security guards out, but MJF kicks Cole in the groin. As MJF readies the knockout punch with the Dynamite Diamond Ring, Matt Taven and Mike Bennett slid einto the ring, and MJF flees.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Kris Statlander. Statlander says what she and Willow Nightingale have to discuss is between them, and as for Penelope Ford, they have history, and if she wants a fight, she is here. She says her downward spiral started when she lost the TBS Champion, and now she is righting some wrongs. She mentions that Mercedes Moné does not have an opponent for Worlds End, and tells Mercedes to let her know when she is ready for Round 2.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Orange Cassidy. Cassidy tells "Hangman" Adam Page and "Switchblade" Jay White that Jon Moxley can run and hide between now and Worlds End, but at Worlds End, he will have nowhere to go, and the three of them must remove Moxley from the equation. He says that after that, they can all fight for the AEW World Championship. Orange then says he will see them on Dynamite.
Kris Statlander beats Penelope Ford. After the match, Mercedes Moné shows up and says she was planning on taking Worlds End off, but since it is the holiday season and she feels like being nice, she accepts her challenge, saying that she beat her once and she will beat her again.
The Learning Tree ("The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho, "The Redwood" Big Bill, "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith) interrupts as The Costco Guys (AJ and Big Justice) hype the crowd up, and when Jericho asks them if they know who he is, Big Justice says Jericho is a jackass. This leads to a "You're a jackass" chants, and Bryan Keith says "dumbass kids should be seen and not heard." Jericho says they have bodegas in New York, not Costcos, that his favorite bodega is a Walgreens in Flushing, and that The Costco Guys' gimmick belongs in the toilet. Jericho also mocks The Acclaimed's ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) scissoring, and Anthony Bowens shows up and walks past The Learning Tree. Bowens says he knows what Jericho is trying to do and tells Jericho to shut the hell up, and Big Bill says that when a man tries to silence another man, he is probably afraid of the truth. This leads to a "Big Bill" chant. Bowens says he does not know what that means and dares Jericho to get in the ring so he can kick his ass. The Learning Tree teases heading to the ring, but turn around halfway down the ramp. As AJ says that Bowens has the chance to bring the boom, Bowens stops them to lead a scissoring between him and The Costco Guys.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews The Vendetta ("The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazo and Taya Valkyrie). Taya Valkyrie says everyone deserves a slice of them when Toni Storm suddenly shows up and introduces herself to The Vendetta and Lexy Nair. Deonna says she has had enough of Toni and challenges her to a match with Taya, which Toni innocently accepts.
Daniel Garcia beats Shelton Benjamin via pinfall with a jackknife pin in the Blue League of the Continental Classic. Daniel Garcia earns three points and now has seven points. Shelton Benjamin still has six points. After the match, MVP and Bobby Lashley show up to attack Garcia, but Mark Briscoe shows up with security trying to hold him back. All of a sudden, Swerve Strickland attacks The Hurt Syndicate (MVP, Lashley, Shelton) from the top rope. The locker room has to get between Mark Briscoe and MVP as Prince Nana starts a "Swerve's House" chant, and Swerve tells Lashley that he got his hands on him once already and that he will do it again.
Mark Briscoe beats The Beast Mortos via pinfall in the Blue League of the Continental Classic and earns three points. Mark Briscoe now has nine points and now shares the lead in the Blue League. The Beast Mortos still has zero points and is mathematically eliminated.
We hear from Julia Hart, and says that her "tricks" are really advantages. She says she gave Jamie all the hints and that was being more than reasonable. She says she knows Julia is strong, but she wants to know if she is smart. She says she will see Jamie at Fight For The Fallen and that the House always wins.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews "The Glamour" Mariah May. Thunder Rosa attacks Mariah from out of nowhere when Mariah talks about Thunder Rosa's father, and chases her to the ring. Security shows up after Rosa punches Mariah and tries to hit her with a metal folding chair.
Claudio Castagnoli beats Darby Allin via pinfall in the Gold League of the Continental Classic after going underneath the ring, sticking brass knuckles in his trunks, and pulling out a metal folding chair for the referee to take away so he can hit Darby with a cheap shot with the brass knuckles. Claudio Castagnoli earns three points and is tied for the lead with Ricochet with nine points. Darby Allin still has six points. After the match, Claudio is about to continue attacking Darby when Will Ospreay makes the save and grabs the brass knuckles that Claudio used. Claudio leaves through the crowd instead to end the show.
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