Jon Moxley beats "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata by submission with a sleeper hold. After the match, The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) show up. Moxley and Marina Shafir leave, then Nicholas demands respect for himself and Matthew before stating that they cost Swerve Strickland the World title for a couple of reasons. He says that they did it for their friend "Hangman" Adam Page, stating that Hangman did not want Swerve to be world champion again, that they know who their friends are and that Hangman loves them like they love Hangman. Matthew says that they also did this as a peace offering to The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Marina Shafir), and hopes that neither side has a problem with the other. He says they have more in common than they think, saying that they want AEW to be the best, want the locker room to rise of the occasion and want to change the world like they do. He also gives The Death Riders credit for taking over AEW and even taking the World Championship in the process, which they could not do, and calls their attack on Swerve as "an elevator pitch" for both sides to work together at one. Matthew then asks The Death Riders to come back so they can talk business, then Kenny Omega shows up. Omega tells The Young Bucks that they forgot to mention him and mentions when they pushed him off a stretcher taking him to the hospital during his diverticulitis. Omega mentions a story about two Shih Tzus kept crapping on the floor at a friend's house until they took things to his place, and compares it to what The Young Bucks are doing, mentioning the documents they shredded the last time they were on television. He announces they were tearing up receipts of private jets, furniture and other things, and says that The Young Bucks almost killed the company that he gave his heart and soul for, not The Death Riders. Omega admits the time off has done The Young Bucks wonderfully, then says they should cut out the middleman and fight in the ring. As Omega approaches the ring, so does "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada. Before Okada can even get in the ring, however, Swerve Strickland shows up from behind The Young Bucks and Okada with a metal folding chair in his hand. The Young Bucks and Okada retreat. Omega leaves the ring and places the microphone on the apron to give Swerve the floor on his way out, then Swerve says it is "Buck hunting season" and he has a shotgun ready to blast at some EVPs. He says The Young Bucks could not leave well enough alone, then he is attacked from behind by PAC. This gets the next match started.
Swerve Strickland beats PAC. PAC suffers a foot injury during the match, and he gets back in the ring so that they can finish the match.
We hear from Ricochet, The Beast Mortos and Cru (Lio Rush and Action Andretti). Ricochet says he will lead "Team Ricochet" to victory to earn $400,000. We hear from Mark Briscoe, "Speedball" Mike Bailey, Kevin Knight and Will Ospreay, who talk about what they will do with $400,000.
Backstage, Renee Paquette gets an impromptu interviews with "Hangman" Adam Page. Hangman says he has no idea how to prepare for a wild card opponent, then finds Prince Nana and tells him he was not trying to help Swerve Strickland and that he will pick up where he left off if he gets in his way again. Nana is about to say that he regrets what happened last year, but Hangman tells him to shut up.
Mark Briscoe, "Speedball" Mike Bailey, Kevin Knight and Will Ospreay beat Ricochet, The Beast Mortos and Cru (Lio Rush and Action Andretti) in a $400,000 Explosive Eight-Man Tag Team Match.
The Hurt Syndicate (MVP, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin) head to the ring for a championship celebration. MVP announces that punks jump up to get beat down, and two more challengers jumped up and got beat down. The Hurt Syndicate then have a toast to another successful tag title defense. Suddenly, MVP shows up and stands to Shelton Benjamin's right, then says he is not wrestling in the men's Owen Hart to break his back, sweat and wrestle every week "like some schmuck." As he states that he is going for the AEW World Championship, he also states that this is a great business relationship between himself and The Hurt Syndicate, and as MVP asks how to join, Lashley tells him shut up and that they do not need him. Shelton and MVP have to get between them as they argue, and MVP says MJF has to get "three thumbs up." MVP gives a thumbs up, but Shelton gives a thumbs down. MVP shrugs his shoulders as The Hurt Syndicate leaves.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford. Penelope Ford says the loss at Dynasty changes nothing, and Megan Bayne says she will make everyone bow down.
"Timeless" Toni Storm guests on commentary for the next match.
Kris Statlander beats Thunder Rosa to advance in the women's Owen Hart Tournament.
Backstage, we hear from Don Callis, Konosuke Takeshita, and Kyle Fletcher. Callis predicts that Takeshita and Fletcher will meet in the men's Owen Hart finals, and says that Brody King will make it past Takeshita. He also announces that the family is now accepting potential new members following the rash of injuries they have received.
We hear from Undisputed Kingdom (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong). Kyle O'Reilly says they have chased that one moment since he joined them, and that they will continue to claim moment after moment. Roddy says it is time he and O'Reilly have their moment, then Adam Cole says he has been through hell and back for the last two years and is now TNT Champion. He says this is just the start for them and that this is a new era for AEW, for they are the paragon.
It's time for TV Time with Chris Jericho. "The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho addressing losing his match, his tooth and the ROH World Championship at Dynasty to Bandido, who he congratulates, then says Bandido has his family and that he has his. He brings out "The Redwood" Big Bill and "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith, and Jericho admits he thought they would all have gold tonight. Bill pushes Jericho's microphone down, grabs his own, and tells Jericho they are all angry, and that he is especially angry. He says he has the utmost respect for Jericho and everything that he has done, which is why he joined The Learning Tree in order to learn from him. He then says he did not sign up to be his punching bag whenever things go wrong. He then states that if they are here to be taught, then he should teach. He then says that if they are here to be berated, then they should know now so that he can leave, stating that Bryan Keith feels the same way. Jericho says he did not bring them out here for that, as he believes in them, and that he really wanted them to win the World Tag Championships, as he hand-picked them to stand by him as they have potential. He says their victories and failures are also his. Jericho says that he needed him in his ROH World Championship match and he was not there, and while people say that may have cost him the match, he does not believe that. He then says he is not angry, just disappointed, then starts smacking the nearby TV screen with a baseball bat. He then says he is disappointed in them, and until they change that, it is best that he leaves. Jericho then leaves the ring and heads to the back.
Backstage, Alicia Atout interviews The Hurt Syndicate (MVP, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin). Bobby Lashley says they do not need MJF and that he is not trustworthy. Shelton agrees, but admits MJF is "kinda funny." Suddenly, MJF shows up, and wants to know why he is being treated like "some punk bitch." MVP says Lashley and Shelton know exactly who MJF is and that his reputation precedes him, and that he has to find his consumer, find out what they want, and then give it to them.
Backstage, "The Chris Jericho smashes things with his baseball bat on the way out of the arena.
The Opps (Samoa Joe and Hook) beat The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) by submission with Redrum from Hook to Wheeler Yuta after "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata stops Jon Moxley from using a chair as a weapon with a sleeper and Joe puts Claudio in a Coaquina Clutch. After the match, Marina Shafir attacks Samoa Joe from behind with a chair, and Claudio hits Hook with a Neutralizer on the underside of an open chair. The Death Riders retreat when Samoa Joe gets a chair, then Joe calls them out, saying The Opps came for a fist-fight, then says the Death Riders are more of "a bunch of dick riders" right now. Joe then challenges The Death Riders for the World Trios titles.
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