Paragon (Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong), El Desperado and Yuya Uemura beat Cru (Lio Rush and Action Andretti) and The Don Callis Family (Hechicero and "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander) in an eight-man tag match during Zero Hour. After the match, The Don Callis Family attacks the winning team, but Tomohiro Ishii shows up. He and Lance Archer brawl, but Ishii comes on top.
Ricochet and Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) beat Michael Oku and JetSpeed ("Speedball" Mike Bailey and "The Jet" Kevin Knight) in a trios match during Zero Hour.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Don Callis says his family has so much gold that he has even put out insurance policies on it to keep it from being stolen. He then says that Swerve has a problem if he is taking advice from Prince Nana and an invisible man to take on Kazuchika Okada. He also says that as good as he is, Hiromu Takahashi will be beaten by "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher tonight.
Triangle of Madness (Julia Hart, Skye Blue, "The Toxic Spider" Thekla) and Megan Bayne beat Harley Cameron, Kris Statlander, Queen Aminata, and Willow Nightingale in an eight-woman tag match during Zero Hour.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson), who are wearing "one day talent" tags. They take their anger out on a production guy and demand their proper entrances before asking them to find the most dangerous thing he can find in town and place it in a white bag.
Tony Schiavone brings out Tony Khan. Dr. Martha Hart and Oje Hart. Tony Kahn thanks the fans for being the largest crowd for a wrestling show in the history of the O2 Arena. Martha Hart thanks Tony Khan for inviting her, Oja and her foundation to tonight's show and says that they are rooting for "Hangman" Adam Page tonight.
The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata) retain the AEW World Trios Championships against Bullet Club War Dogs (Drilla Moloney, Clark Connors, and Robbie X) during Zero Hour.
Adam Copeland and Christian Cage beat Killswitch and Kip Sabian after Killswitch and Kip Sabian fail to be on the same page. After the match, Copeland and Christian shake hands.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
"The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher retains the TNT Championship against Hiromu Takahashi.
Mercedes Moné's entrance before the next match consists of eight Beefeater guards carrying all of Mercedes' championships (save for the TBS Championship) and marching towards the ring.
Mercedes Moné retains the TBS Championship against Persephone, Bozilla and Alex Windsor in a four-way match.
Before the next match, we see footage of Nigel McGuinness and Johnny Saint playing chess in a park. Johnny Saint and Marty Jones are seen in the front row before the next match.
Zack Sabre Jr. retains the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against Nigel McGuinness following a series of pinfall attempts. Both men shake hands after the match, and Daniel Garcia raises McGuinness' hand. Tony Schiavone then announces that 18,992 fans are at tonight's show, a record for the O2 Arena.
Backstage, Queen Aminata and "The Toxic Spider" Thekla brawl their way towards the ring. Julia Hart and Skye Blue show up and attack Aminata, then Jamie Hayter shows up for the first time in months and makes the save for Aminata.
Bandido and Brody King beat FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) in a three-way team match to become the AEW World Tag Team Champions! During the match, three masked men in New Japan Pro Wrestling jackets attack The Hurt Syndicate, and they reveal themselves to be Ricochet and Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona), who then send The Hurt Syndicate to the back. This leads to the remaining two teams facing each other in the ring and Bandido and Brody getting the win and the titles.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
"The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada retains the AEW Unified Championship after ducking a House Call and hitting the Rainmaker. After the match, Okada drags Swerve to the corner, traps his right leg between the post and the ring steps and strikes the upper leg with a chair. Prince Nana shows up with a pipe, and Okada retreats with Don Callis. Afterwards, Wardlow shows up for the first time and more than a year, attacking Prince Nana before laying out security when they show up. Don Callis and Wardlow hug, cementing Wardlow as a part of the family. The rest of the family shows up and welcomes Wardlow, including "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita.
"Timeless" Toni Storm retains the AEW World Women's Championship against Athena after Mina Shirakawa stops Billie Starkz from hitting Toni with a chair chases her to the back before Toni counters the O-Face with the TCM Chickenwing.
"Hangman" Adam Page retains the AEW World Championship against MJF in a match that sees Mark Briscoe nearly get in the ring and attack MJF only to be stopped by security, MJF being thwarted by the referee at almost every turn and Hangman using MJF's own cheating ways against him. (Had "Hangman" Adam Page been counted out or disqualified, MJF would have won the AEW World Championship.)
Before the next match, we see a video package of moments in Will Ospreay's career before Ospreay makes his way to the ring. When The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) make their appearance, they get the "Slick Nick and Mr. Instant Replay" entrance while "MMMBop" by Hanson plays.
Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, Darby Allin, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Will Ospreay beat The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Gabe Kidd) and The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) in a ten-men Lights Out Steel Cage Match. The match is Tanahashi's last in the United Kingdom. During the match, the white bag that The Young Bucks demanded be filled with the most dangerous object in London is filled with jelly babies. At the end of the show, The Death Riders attack Will Ospreay as he leaves the cage, and Jon Moxley hits Will Ospreay with multiple Paradigm Shifts. Moxley then wraps a chair around Ospreay's neck, and The Opps head to the ring only to find out what Wheeler Yuta has blocked the cage door with a shinai. Moxley then stomps the chair, and Ospreay is out in the middle of the ring. When the cage is raised, The Opps chase The Death Riders away with metal folding chairs, then the medical team checks on Ospreay. Ospreay - who will soon be getting neck surgery - has to be taken out on a stretcher.
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