Recapping American wrestling since 2013. Not only following the current stuff in WWE, Impact and ROH but also going back in time and doing stuff from back then as well.
We hear from Rob McKnight, who is about to mention what G.U.N.K. means when Casanova Valentine shows up. They mention their match against Delirium (Slade and McCallion) tonight.
Delirium (Slade and McCallion) vs. G.U.N.K. (Rob McKnight and Casanova Valentine) ends in a no-contest when the referee throws the match out as Delirium gang up on an injured Valentine and the referee cannot restore order. Referees and security show up in an attempt to restore order.
We hear from 5150 (Danny Limelight and Slice Boogie). Slice Boogie tells Fly Def ("Fly Brother" Warren Jay and "The Big Homie" Zackzilla) that they run things in California and that he has never forgiven the Houston Rockets for what they did to the New York Knicks in 1995. Danny Limelight says that they are the tag team champions for a reason and that they will do what they do best.
Bryce Saturn beats Joey Lancaster.
Backstage, David Marquez interviews Scorpio Sky. Scorpio Sky says he is always busy, but he always comes home. He says Jordan Cruz has been riding high, but he cannot get too high, and if he wants to great, he must beat him to step up to the next level; if he cannot, he will regret losing to him.
5150 (Danny Limelight and Slice Boogie) retain the UWN Tag Team Championships against Fly Def ("Fly Brother" Warren Jay and "The Big Homie" Zackzilla).
Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Stephanie Vaquer, who says that she knows Nikki Bella's history, but Nikki does not know hers, and that she will show her who a real champion is. Meanwhile, Jackie Redmond interviews nikki Bella, who says that Vaquer is making threats she cannot follow through on and that Vaquer will respect her legacy when she embarasses her.
We see Michael Cole's recent interview with Becky Lynch.
We see New York Times best-selling author, Emmy Award-winning writer and sports personality's interview with "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Peter Rosenberg interviews WWE Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque, who talks about the difficulties of booking a stadium for a wrestling card, the quick rise of "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, and the surrealness of the end of John Cena's career coming after watching it since before it began.
Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews CM Punk. He says that one will deal with egos at the top of the mountain, but tonight, even though he and Roman Reigns do not see eye to eye, he gets to team with his cousins in The Usos (Jimmy and "Main Event" Jey Uso) and a friend in "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, and says that The Vision ("The Oracle" Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker, "Big" Bronson Reed, Logan Paul) and Drew McIntyre will "find out."
We see Jackie Redmond's interview with Roman Reigns.
Jackie Redmond interviews San Diego Padres All-Star pitcher Joe Musgrove about the show.
Cassie B performs The Star Spangled Banner.
We are introduced to the Spanish announce team of Marcelo Rodriguez and Jerry Soto.
Rhea Ripley, Iyo Sky, Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair, and AJ Lee beat The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane), Nia Jax, Lash Legend and Becky Lynch by submission in a Women's WarGames Match with a Black Widow from AJ Lee to Becky Lynch.
Rapper Lil Yachty, Mexican singer-songwriter Adriel Favela, former Unified World Heavyweight boxing Champion Andy Ruiz, and San Diego Padres pitcher Jeremiah Estrada are seen in the crowd.
"Dirty" Dominik Mysterio beats John Cena to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship for the second time. During the match, Dominik feigns a shoulder injury, allowing Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez to hit a Tejana Bomb followed by a Pop Rox on Cena. When Dominik gets up and hits the 619, referee Chad Patton refuses to count the pinfall and ejects Raquel and Roxanne from ringside. Later on in the match, referee Chad Patton gets hit inadvertently by a shoulder block from Cena after Dominik ducks, and when Finn Balor and JD McDonagh run into the ring, Cena eventually hits them both at the same time with an Attitude Adjustment. Later still, after Dominik tries to hit Cena with the Intercontinental title and eats an Attitude Adjustment for it, Liv Morgan returns for the first time in months. She slaps Dominik, then jumps into John Cena's arm before jumping off and kicking him in the groin. Dominik hits the 619, Liv Morgan hits Cena with the Intercontinental Championship, and referee Chad Patton comes to just in time to count the pinfall for Dominik.
Stephanie Vaquer retains the Women's World Championship against Nikki Bella.
Backstage, The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) and Grayson Waller are grieving...Kofi Kingston's fall from the top of the Supercard leaderboards in an advertisement for Supercard.
Actor Gabriel Luna, singer Cassie B, Fuerza Regida lead singer Jesus Ortiz Paz, and actress Danielle Fishel are seen in the crowd.
We see two fans become the recipients of tonight's Xfinity Seat Upgrade, courtesy of Roxanne Perez.
Tonight's attendance is 46,016: a record for Survivor Series.
The Vision (Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, Logan Paul), Brock Lesnar and Drew McIntyre beat "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, CM Punk Roman Reigns, and The Usos (Jimmy and "Main Event" Jey Uso) in the men's WarGames Match after a man in a black hoodie climbs into the ring, superkicks Punk before hitting him with a curb stomp and climbs back out. This allows Breakker to hit Punk with a Spear to hit the match. Afterwards, Roman says to Cody "This is the last time we will ever team...you know that."
Dustin Starr interviews The New Wave (Justin Case, "The Problem" Aaron Roberts, "The Chosen One" Zay Washington) at the announce desk. As Justin Case says that there will always be trouble, Aaron Roberts says that for weeks leading into months, he has been hearing the fans call him a failure as well as everything under the sun, but now he is starting to hear it from Justin Case and Zay Washington, and wants to know where Washington was in his most recent match with Ray Ray Sanders. Washington says that ever since "he lost that contract," he has been a failure. (This is a reference to Aaron Roberts being released from his WWE ID contract in August due to his association with KnokX Pro Wrestling following the Raja Jackson-Syko Stu incident.) Justin Case says that things are a little different, and tells Aaron Roberts to fall in line.
We see Makkari Kandy looking back on what happened in her most recent match, saying that she has let The Super Friends (Wonder Boy and The Shocker) down and that everywhere hse looks, she sees J. Webb. She says enough is enough and it is time for a change.
Jerry "The King" Lawler is announced for Milestone 250.
Tim Bosby beats VaShawn Harvey and Oso Suave in a two-on-one handicap match.
Backstage, Justin Case and "The Chosen One" Zay Washington catch up with "The Problem" Aaron Roberts, and this leads to tempers flaring between Roberts and Washington, with Roberts telling Washington to take care of Marko "Hangtime" Harris on his own.
Backstage, Marko "Hangtime" Harris meets up with Marko Stunt. Hangtime meets with Stunt about having him as a manager, but Stunt tells Hangtime he does need him and that he can take care of business himself today.
The Disorderlies (Disorderly #1 and Disorderly #2) vs. The Big Manes (K-Toomer and Big John Dalton) ends in a no-contest. During the match, K-Toomer charges at one of The Disorderlies only to inadvertently take out Big John Dalton when The Disorderlies shove him into K-Toomer's path, and this leads to K-Toomer and Big John Dalton shoving each other again. Big Daddy, DJ Klaun and security get in the ring to restore order. Big Daddy gets shoved by K-Toomer, and Big John knocks out DJ Klaun, and the match ends in a no-contest as even the locker room has to help out.
Backstage, The L.A. Hustlers (Notorious Bradley and Ruffshot Lamonte) are trying to figure out what to do regarding Gio Savage, RJW and Uncle Elroy. Lamonte says it is "time to call the boys," and cashes in a favor from someone telling him to make sure Gio Savage does not make it to the WrestleCenter.
It is announced by Jake Brewer that "The Gift" Ray Sanders is on concussion protocol and will not be back until 2026, and that Sycho Simon has been fined and suspended indefinitely.
RJW beats The L.A. Hustlers (Notorious Bradley and Ruffshot Lamonte) in an unplanned two-on-one handicap match. After the match, Uncle Elroy celebrates by dancing all over the ring alongside Muddy Waters.
Marko Stunt guests on commentary for the next match.
Marko "Hangtime" Harris beats "The Chosen One" Zay Washington to become the Memphis Wrestling Internet Champion! During the match, Justin Case distracts the ref so that Zay Washington can hit Marko Harris with a low blow. He then calls for help in the form of "The Problem" Aaron Roberts, who then shoves Washington and refuses to help him. Marko hits Washington with a tope suicida, kicks out of a schoolkid pin, then fights back and hits a cutter from the top rope to win the match and the title.
Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews LA Knight, who finds out that he will be facing another mystery opponent in the Last Time is Now tournament. LA Knight takes this as someone stacking the deck against him again, but he is undeterred in winning tonight and winning the tournament.
"Main Event" Jey Uso beats Rusev to advance in the Last Time is Now Tournament after escaping an Attitude Adjustment attempt as a means of sending a message to John Cena to hit a Spear followed by an Uso Splash for the win.
Backstage, The Miz wants General Manager Nick Aldis to put him in the Last Time is Now Tournament when R-Truth shows up and finds out his name is already in the tumbler. Aldis pulls out a ball from the tumbler before talking to R-Truth. As this goes on, The Miz removes the name that was already inside the ball and replaces it with a slip of paper with his name in it. Aldis is none the wiser, and The Miz ends up being LA Knight's mystery opponent. We also get one more ball joke from R-Truth.
Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Damian Priest, who says that Aleister Black and Zelina Vega are not going to change him and that all Aleister has done is piss him off. As Priest looks forward to kicking Aleister's ass, Zelina shows up and tells Priest that he is the one on the receiving end of the punishment and that people only talked about Priest when Aleister threw a fireball in his face. As this goes on, Aleister can briefly be seen in the background. Zelina leaves, then Rhea Ripley shows up. They have a brief conversation, and Rhea has an idea to propose to Priest.
We see an advertisement for WrestleMania 42, this time with the women's division at a fancy restaurant table.
Alba Fyre and Chelsea Green head to the ring for Chelsea's championship celebration. Chelsea calls herself the greatest women's champion in North America, but before her pyro can go off, Jade Cargill shows up and heads to the ring with purpose. Cargill nearly kicks Alba's head off before hitting Chelsea with Jaded. The pyro goes off as Cargill leaves.
Backstage, Alexa Bliss is sure that Charlotte Flair will beat Asuka tonight for the WarGames advantage, as does Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky when they show up. AJ Lee shows up and says that no matter what happens, they will win tomorrow, then says she will make sure of it.
We see a snippet of an interview with John Cena as he talks about opportunity, and how he did not see appearing on Velocity as a demotion.
Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Jade Cargill, who says that she has a problem with anyone who runs their mouth, and dares anyone who has a problem to step up. Cargill mouths off at B-Fab when their paths cross, and when Michin shows up, she makes up her mind to step up to Cargill.
LA Knight beats The Miz to advance in the Last Time is Now Tournament after The Miz is caught using the middle rope for leverage during a pinfall attempt.
Backstage, Becky Lynch talks strategy with Lash Legend, Nia Jax and The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane), but it ends up just being Becky putting everyone down. Asuka says that Charlotte Flair was out for a year and that she is not worried about Charlotte tonight.
Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Ilja Dragunov. Dragunov says the United States open challenge will always be open to anyone who is worthy. Tommaso Ciampa shows up and tells Dragunov he should be worried about him, not Tama Tonga, and brags about taking Axiom's mask on the way to taking Dragunov's title. Dragunov says he will take this into consideration before calling Ciampa a jackass again.
Charlotte Flair beats Asuka in a WarGames Advantage Match after the timekeeper gets blue mist spit into his face after Charlotte throws Asuka over the announce table.
We see a video package for the men's WarGames Match.
Team MFT's (Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, Talla Tonga, JC Mateo) beat Team Sami (Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura, Rey Fenix, Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley). Solo Sikoa last pins Sami Zayn and is sole survivor. After the match, the lights go out, and when they come back on, The Wyatt Sicks are on the ring apron. Solo is attacked from behind by Uncle Howdy, who hits Solo with Sister Abigail.
This episode is a combination of TNA Thanksgiving moments as well as never-before-seen matches.
Brian Myers beats "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth, Eric Young, Trey Miguel, Mance Warner and The Home Town Man in a Thanksgiving Turkey Bowl Match. As Nemeth got pinned by Myers, he has to wear the turkey suit. Nemeth tries to run away, but Trey Miguel and Brian Myers catch him and throw him back in the ring, where The Home Town Man hits him with a shiranui. Ryan Nemeth is then forced into the turkey suit, and when he comes to, he is absolutely humiliated, and he insists that he is not a turkey.
The Elegance Brand (The Personal Concierge George Iceman, Ash by Elegance, Heather by Elegance, M by Elegance) continue to look for Mr. Elegance. Once again, The Personal Concierge asks everyone to send in videos.
In a never-before-seen match from Minneapolis, Minnesota from September 2025, Leon Slater and Mike Santana beat Mustafa Ali and Trick Williams by disqualification after The Great Hands (John Skyler and Jason Hotch) attack Santana as he goes for Spin the Block on Mustafa. After the match, Trick Williams walks away as Mustafa Ali's Secret Service agents set up a table. As Mustafa Ali is about to put Santana through the table, he is taken out by Leon Slater with a somersault over the top rope, and Santana almost powerbombs Mustafa through the table before The Great Hands make the save for Mustafa. Almost all of the Secret Service agents get away, but Slater and Santana grab one of them and put him through the table instead.
Before the next match, "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth says that he hates Christmas - and Krampus - and that Thanksgiving is the better holiday.
"The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth beats Krampus after using the referee as a shield and thumbing Krampus in the eye.
In never-before-seen footage from Kingston, Rhode Island from July 2025, Joe Hendry heads to the ring for a concert. Joe Hendry performs his entrance theme, then announces that tonight's concert is a collaboration with none other than Jeff Hardy. Hendry shows his appreciation for that The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) have done for TNA, then perform a song from Jeff called "Modest" followed by a cover of Creed's "My Sacrifice." Afterwards, The Nemeths ("The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth and "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth) show up. Ryan Nemeth says that they come in peace and that the concert is not over until he sings a song for his big brother, which he sings terribly. Joe Hendry mercifully puts the song to an end after the first line with a Standing Ovation to Ryan, and he and Jeff Hardy make quick work of The Nemeths.
We look back on Kurt Angle's Thanksgiving dinner from November 22, 2007.
Leon Slater and The System (Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, Moose) beat "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth, Jake Something and Fir$t Cla$$ (AJ Francis and Rich Swann) in an eight-man tag match.
PAC beats "Speedball" Mike Bailey by submission with the Brualizer in the Gold League of the Continental Classic. PAC earns three points.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Daniel Garcia, who says that tonight, he gets to drop off some dead weight in the form of "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard. Garcia admits he appreciates everything Menard has done for him and for being there for his big moments, but he wants Menard to bleed for him one more time.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Brodido (Brody King and Bandido). Bandido feels bad for losing the AEW World Tag Team Championships, and mentions that Brody King has taught him how to fight and that they will fight for the titles. Brody King says that unlike FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler), the titles are not the only thing that keeps him alive, and that he is proud of what they have done so far. He says that Brodido will be fighting for the tag team titles for a very long time, then says Bandido is still a champion and that he knows what to do to prepare for Final Battle and walk out Ring of Honor World Champion.
It is announced that Sammy Guevara, Hechicero, "Vanilla Baby" Blake Christian, Komander and The Beast Mortos will face Bandido in a six-man Survival of the Fittest Match for the Ring of Honor World Championship at Final Battle.
Jon Moxley guests on commentary for the next match.
Daniel Garcia beats "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard by submission and referee stoppage with a crossface. After the match, Mark Briscoe shows up and makes Daniel Garcia his first title defense, saying that he will finish him off like Thanksgiving dinner. As this goes on, Jon Moxley whispers into Garcia's ear. Garcia gets into Briscoe's face as if to accept the challenge.
We hear from The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona). Ricochet celebrates being National Champion and states that he sets the tone and knows what he is capable of. He says he has done what he has set out to do, then says he is thankful to be champion and that the fans should be thankful for having a champion like him who will travel the globe and represent AEW to the highest degree. He also is thankful to be aligned with Toa Lion and Bishop Kaun, for through them, the road to gold was realized. Toa Liona then announced that he has made a reservation for the finest five-star restaurant, even though it is in Nashville, Tennessee, and they will eat like kings regardless.
Tony Schiavone introduces FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Stokely Hathaway to the ring. Stokely Hathaway calls tonight the greatest night of his life, for FTR are the AEW World Tag Team Champions, and that Full Gear was nothing but a spectacle from top to bottom with their match with Brodido (Brody King and Bandido) being the one everyone talked about. He calls the match another classic in FTR's book, then briefly mentions the legend of FTR and states that he is humbled and privileged to introduce them. All of a sudden, the lights go out, and The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson and Austin Gunn) make their entrance. Austin Gunn congratulates FTR on becoming tag team champions once again, then make it clear they do not want to hear about how good they are again. Juice Robinson mentions their recent $200,000 win and states that they want gold to go along with their green, then mentions their prior wins with FTR before proclaiming that The Bang Bang Gang will beat them again and do it for the tag team titles. As Dax Harwood tells Juice not to touch his title again, Austin Gunn smacks the title out of his hand before Juice and Austin state that next time is The Bang Bang Gang's time.
MxM TV (Mansoor, Mason Madden, Johnny TV, Taya Valkyrie) are in the ring with Mansoor and Mason Madden dressed as The Tin Man and The Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz for their casting call. The casting call is answered by The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) and Dalton Castle. Country music star Michael Ray is seen in the crowd before the next match.
The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) and Dalton Castle beat MxM TV (Mansoor, Mason Madden, Johnny TV) in a trios match. After the match, Ricochet shows up, with Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona showing up from the other side of the ring to decimate Castle and The Outrunners. Ricochet then demands the respect that he says he has earned. Ricochet then notices Michael Ray, calls him "Tim McGraw" at first, then pokes at him at the front row before getting shoved. Security and referees rush out to stop things from getting worse as Michael Ray jumps the barricade.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews the entire Don Callis Family. Everyone states what they are thankful for, then "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada says he is thankful he does not have to team with "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita, which causes the rest of the family to prevent another potential conflict.
Eddie Kingston beats Katsuyori Shibata. After the match, Eddie Kingston says he will not speak on what Hook did because Hook is his friend and he made his decision, and now he has to pay with "Hangman" Adam Page and Swerve Strickland. He admits that he does what he does because he is pro wrestling, and when the fans say they love him, he says he loves the fans because they love pro wrestling. Eddie Kingston says he wakes up not knowing if he is going to live or die, then says he looks at the kids he inspires to become pro wrestling before telling them not to do it and then looks at Samoa Joe, who he says he once admired. He says that Joe will lead Hook down the wrong path, but before Joe can do anything to Hook, he demands that Joe defend the World title at Winter is Coming. He also says that the only peace he knows is when he is in the ring. Eddie then celebrates with a young fan before heading to the back.
"The Toxic Spider" Thekla beats Tay Melo. After the match, Julia Hart and Skye Blue show up to attack Tay Melo, then Jamie Hayter rushes into the ring to make the save only to be surrounded. Hayter is soon joined by Kris Statlander, and that leads to Triangle of Madness (Julia Hart, Skye Blue, Thekla) clearing out of the ring.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
"The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita beats Roderick Strong by pinfall in the Blue League of the Continental Classic. "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita earns three points.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
"The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher beats "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada in the Gold League of the Continental Classic by pinfall after countering the Rainmaker with a roll-up. Kyle Fletcher has earned three points. After the match, both men shake hands, and Don Callis raises both of their hands.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Kenny Omega. He admits he has not been a model employee or friend in the last couple of years and has done things he is not proud of, and he was once fooled by Don Callis as well. He says he has thought long and hard where he and The Young Bucks (Nicholas and Matthew Jackson) stand, and states that if both The Young Bucks and the fans are willing to accept them, then who is he to state that The Bucks do not deserve a second chance. Omega goes back into his dressing room, then The Young Bucks leave through the same door Omega emerged from.
In backstage footage from Full Gear, Mark Briscoe says that there are moment where there are no words. He says that family is the most important thing to him, and that it has been a long road since Jay Briscoe passed away. He questioned if he could go on, but he had to keep going on for the both of them, and while he has suffered loss after loss and disappointment after disappoint, when family was on the line, he stepped up. Briscoe dedicates his TNT Championship win to both his blood family and his real family.
The Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron) beat Sisters of Sin (Julia Hart and Skye Blue) to advance in the AEW Women's World Tag Team Championship Tournament.
Tony Schiavone introduces The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, Katsuyori Shibata) to the ring. No sooner does Samoa Joe demand Schiavone leave the ring does Prince Nana pull up with Swerve Strickland, who heads to the ring with a staple gun before "Hangman" Adam Page joins him. Joe tells Shibata to "get the scrubs," and Shibata leaves and soon returns with members of the Opps Dojo as Joe commences his championship celebration, saying that everything went to plan and he became AEW World Champion. Joe then introduces a video package that focuses on Hook and also shows his reunion with The Opps at Full Gear before telling the fans that they can have a champion who can be called the greatest in the industry. He then brings out Hook, calling him "the lynchpin of this grand endeavor," and Hook heads to the ring as footage of his betrayal of Hangman plays repeatedly on the video screen as his entrance theme plays. Hook says the fans are too stupid to realize they are seeing the greatest second-generation wrestler that they have ever seen, then Swerve shows up in the crowd with a chain wrapped around him with Hangman showing up, having a shot, grabbing a beer and joining him. The Opps Dojo run into the crowd after them, but Hangman and Swerve easily drop everyone in their path before entering the ring. The dojo members keep Hangman and Swerve away from The Opps, but they are easily taken down. The last two dojo members soon get hung from the edge of the ring with metal chains, and referees have to stop Swerve and Hangman from doing any further damage.
We hear from Jon Moxley in backstage footage from Full Gear, who says that Darby Allin and Kyle O'Reilly are not real professional wrestlers and that they have never lived the life, then says it is not over and that there is no time to celebrate, for there is always the next fight.
Jon Moxley beats Mascara Dorada by submission in the Blue League of the Continental Classic with a modified sleeper hold. Jon Moxley wins three points. After the match, "Timeless" Toni Storm heads to the ring, and Moxley has to keep Marina Shafir back as Toni says that while Shafir operations in fear and hate, she operates in love in ways that are more violent than she can imagine. "Timeless" Toni Storm then says that her stipulation must be brutal enough to exact revenge and entertaining enough for the fans, and after not sleeping for four days straight, she realized she did not get anything for Mina Shirakawa anything for Christmas. She then says that Mina will get an early gift involving "two slop tarts' heads on a silver platter" with a Hardcore Holiday Deathmatch.
"The Jet" Kevin Knight beats Darby Allin in the Gold League of the Continental Classic by pinfall following a coast-to-coast drop kick. "The Jet" Kevin Knight earns three points.
We hear from FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler). Dax Harwood says that at the end of the day, they will be the best tag team in the world, bar none, as we see footage of FTR becoming AEW World Tag Team Champions for the third time.
Backstage, we hear from Eddie Kingston. He says he does not want to talk about Hook right now, then addresses Samoa Joe, saying that while he is not in line for a title shot, he does plan on beating up Katsuyori Shibata on Collision.
Claudio Castagnoli beats Orange Cassidy Blue League of the Continental Classic by pinfall. Claudio Castagnoli earns three points. After the match, the rest of The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia Marina Shafir) enter the ring, and when Renee Paquette interviews Claudio Castagnoli, everyone in The Death Riders attack Orange. This leads to everyone in both leagues of the Continental Classic jumping in for a massive brawl. The brawl ends with Mascara Dorado taking out just about everyone except "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada on the outside and Orange Cassidy hitting an Orange Punch on PAC.
Jackson Drake retains the Evolve Chapmionship against "Super" Sean Legacy.
In backstage footage from earlier today, "All Ego" Ethan Page tells Sol Ruca that she should be playing second to nobody and that she would still be Women's North American Champion if she was not worried about Zaria. Myles Borne shows up to stand up for Sol Ruca, who leaves as Ethan Page confronts Myles. Ethan calls Trick a man who does things the right way, then says Myles is so focused on everyone else that he does not have to focus on him.
We see a pair of sunglasses, followed by the word "3 Days."
Fallon Henley beats Zaria to become the WWE Women's Speed Championship after Lainey Reid saves Fallon Henley from being tackled into the ring steps on the outside. The five-minute time limit runs out during the match. General Manager Ava shows up and declares there must be a winner, as the title is vacant, and announces that the match is now sudden death.
We hear from Shiloh Hill, who talks more about his past. He talks about his lifelong wrestling fandom and how his father inspired him to try new things, which has also led to numerous occupations. He also talks about how he lost a tooth during training, then finds out he is missing his bolt cutters.
John Cena announces the competitors for the men's Iron Survivor Challenge for this year. Je'Von Evans, Leon Slater, Joe Hendry, Dion Lennox and the winner of tonight's main event between Trick Williams and Myles Borne are picked for the men's match.
We hear from Izzi Dame, who says that Tatum Paxley's refusal to listen to her led to her downfall and that she will explain everything next week, stating that "it is what it is."
Lei Ying Lee beats Kelani Jordan and Jordynne Grace to become the Total Nonstop Action Knockouts World Champion after kicking Jordynne in the back of the neck when she pins Kelani following a Blue Thunder Bomb. After the match, TNA President Carlos Silva places the Knockouts title around Lei Ying Lee's waist.
Backstage, Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, Lainey Reid) celebrates Fallon Henley's title win before Jacy tells Lainey that it is her turn. General Manager Ava shows up and bans Jacy and Fallon from ringside due to previous outside interference in their matches.
Backstage, Sarah Schreiber interviews Ricky Saints. Saints says that all eyes are on him and that there is more pressure on him, and he admits that he is now questioning his confidence, as his victory over Oba Femi seemed to line up perfectly. He also wonders where he is in his career and whether or not he is a sidetrack in Oba Femi's reign, and if all the work that he has undertaken will mean anything if he loses to Oba in the rematch. Saints says that he can use the pressure to his advantage, and that he will not let his journey fall to the wayside when it comes to Oba Femi.
Kendal Grey retains the Evolve Women's Championship against Lainey Reid after Jacy Jayne and Fallon Henley try to get involved despite being banned from ringside and after Charlie Dempsey suddenly shows up to catch Wren Sinclair on the outside when Jacy knocks Wren off the ring apron, which gets everyone on the outside ejected from ringside.
We hear from DarkState (Dion Lennox, Cutler James, Saquon Shugars, Osiris Griffin), who celebrate Dion Lennox being placed in the men's Iron Survivor Challenge. Dion Lennox looks forward to becoming a singles champion and winning the Iron Survivor Challenge.
John Cena announces that Sol Ruca, Lola Vice, Kelani Jordan, Jordynne Grace and Kendal Grey will be in this year's women's Iron Survivor Challenge.
Myles Borne beats Trick Williams with a Borne Again on the outside followed by another in the ring to be added to the men's Iron Survivor Challenge match. After the match, DarkState (Dion Lennox, Cutler James, Saquon Shugars, Osiris Griffin) shows up and surrounds the ring, and Je'Von Evans, Joe Hendry and Leon Slater stand beside Myles to end the show.
Roman Reigns heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Before Roman can speak, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes also heads to the ring. Cody says that he has talked about why he is in this year's men's WarGames match, then asks Roman what is in it for him. Roman says that the last time he checked, he has been in this war and that Cody just joined it. He admits both men hate each other and do not know each other well, but they both know they do not play around when it comes to family. He says that half of their team is his family, and before they were on their team, they were in his Bloodline. Roman says he has been invested in The Usos (Jimmy and "Main Event" Jey Uso) for a long time, and he plans to see that investment through. Cody says "Understandable," then welcomes Roman to his team. Before he can shake Roman's hand, CM Punk suddenly shows up. CM Punk says that their WarGames match is an all-star match, and while Cody has his word, CM Punk says he does not need his word, as he saved his life. Roman tells him he ruined his life four months later, but Punk tells Roman that if he backstabs him, he also backstabs The Usos. He also mentions Cody saying the team is his, stating that while he can be the quarterback on Friday, he is the champ on Mondays. Roman questions why they are "measuring them now" before saying that it does not matter whose team it is and that they can all agree on hating Paul Heyman and The Vision (Bron Breakker, "Big" Bronson Reed, Logan Paul), who he hates more than Punk. He also states that while they are being honest, "that title would look so much better on his shoulder." Roman smiles and refuses to answer, saying "Let them figure it out."
Backstage, Paul Heyman tells Drew McIntyre to take things seriously, as he is still under suspension and is only here because he is part of his team. He also tells Logan Paul not to have anything to do with Brock Lesnar, then finds out that he is McIntyre's partner tonight. Logan simply says "Wise...choice."
Gunther beats Carmelo Hayes to advance in the Last Time is Now Tournament.
Backstage, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes meets with CM Punk and Roman Reigns when The Usos (Jimmy and "Main Event" Jey Uso) show up. Jey says that he and Jimmy are the only ones on the team on the same page and that they are the ones to get the advantage in tonight's advantage match, then The Usos leave. Roman looks at Cody and Punk and tells them to fix this.
We see a snippet of an interview with John Cena where Cena talks about what success really is.
"Dirty" Dominik Mysterio heads to the ring. Dominik says that he will put an end to John Cena's retirement tour and embarrass Cena in his hometown at Survivor Series, take back the Intercontinental Championship and continue to be the greatest Mysterio of all time. He also says that Cena is not here tonight and that he does not blame Cena for not coming to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, which he calls a dump before Cena's music hits. A little person dressed as Cena (and another little person with the word "Stu" on the back of his shirt carrying a portable camcorder) shows up. "Little Cena" has trouble getting in the ring at first, but gets in. Dom tries not to corpse as he gives "Little Cena" a chance to run away, but "Little Cena" challenges Dominik to a fight. Not surprisingly, he gets booted in the face and hit with a Five Knuckle Shuffle by Dominik. Not surprisingly, he gets booted in the face and hit with a Five Knuckle Shuffle by Dominik. This is followed up by a splash from the top rope, then Rey Mysterio suddenly runs to the ring. Dominik retreats and heads to the back as Finn Balor and JD McDonagh head to the ring for the next match.
Rey Mysterio beats JD McDonagh after McDonagh inadvertently Spears Finn Balor off the ring apron after Finn trips Rey on the outside as Rey goes for a 619. After the match, Rey Mysterio outsmarts Finn and McDonagh as they go back on the attack in order to get out of the ring.
Backstage, General Manager Adam Pearce tells Raquel Rodriguez that she will be in the mix for the next shot at the Women's World Championship, then The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) and Grayson Waller show up after Raquel leaves. The New Day find out that they will get a tag team title match against AJ Styles and Dragon Lee next week.
Becky Lynch heads to the ring. After the commercial break, she is joined by The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane), Nia Jax and Lash Legend. Becky says she has the best lawyers in the country regarding losing the Women's Intercontinental Championship and that she has been advised not to talk about it, and that the decision will be overturned, she will get the title back, and WWE will be better for it. She also says WWE will be a lot better off when she gets rid of AJ Lee once and for all, stating that AJ made a mistake coming back and a bigger mistake costing her the title, then says she made the biggest mistake of all by locking herself in a cage with her. She puts the rest of her team on a pedestal before Rhea Ripley, Iyo Sky, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss and AJ Lee show up. AJ Lee says the old her would have torn Becky's face off, but therapy works. She then says that Becky is insecure. AJ says that she knows who she is and does not have to bark like a chihuahua; she bites, and Becky reminder her of that by lighting a fire on her that her team pours gasoline on. She then threatens to let the old AJ out and do whatever she wants to Becky. AJ hopes to sit on a pedestal and laugh as Becky falls down, then Rhea takes the microphone and smacks Nia Jax in the face with it, starting a brawl. The brawl ends with Rhea and Charlotte booting Nia and Lash out of the ring before Iyo Sky takes out Becky's team with a top rope moonsault to the outside as Becky retreats.
Solo Sikoa beats Penta by referee stoppage after Penta is unable to continue following a hurricanrana off the barricade. Solo Sikoa advances in the Last Time is Now Tournament.
We look back on John Cena's surprise return in the 2008 Royal Rumble.
Backstage, Maxxine Dupri is talking with General Manager Adam Pearce. Maxxine says that she will continue to put in the work and that she will call Natalya, then Ivy Nile shows up and confronts Maxxine as she walks away and says that the Women's Intercontinental Championship is hers. Maxxine then runs into Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez, and Roxanne says that she can take the title off of her before Adam Pearce intervenes. Roxanne and Raquel leave, then Pearce tells Maxxine she should call Natalya now.
We hear from Stephanie Vaquer, who states that everyone told her not to trust Nikki Bella, yet she still allowed Nikki to be her friend only to be betrayed. She says that she knows Nikki's game and that Nikki does not know who she is messing with. She asks Nikki if she really wants to face her in the ring before telling her that she will see her at Survivor Series.
Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre beat The Usos (Jimmy and "Main Event" Jey Uso) in a WarGames Advantage Match. During the match, Bron Breakker and "Big" Bronson Reed show up to help up Logan Paul on the outside, then "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and CM Punk show up to brawl with them. Jey Uso hits everyone on the outside with a dive over the top rope, but this allows Logan Paul to pin Jimmy Uso with a schoolkid pin to win the match and the one-man advantage. After the match, everyone brawls with each other. Roman Reigns shows up and fights his way to the ring, then stands tall with his team in the ring. Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman show up, and Lesnar humorously slips as his pyro goes off before joining his team for a five-on-five brawl that truly ends the show.
We hear from Jonny Loquasto, who somehow catches The Evantourage ("Main Evant" Evan Daniels, Damian Desire, Bryce Saturn) trying to sneak past him as he talks about this week's matches. Evan Daniels finds out he is defending the Television Championship in a Triple Threat Match and that Damian Desire and Bryce Saturn are banned from the building. Evan Daniels is unshaken and says he will still get the job done.
Jordan Cruz heads to the ring. After mentioning that he does not care about the fans' opinions yet still gets booed, Cruz demands respect. He then talks about how he started 2025 injured and stands near the end of it as UWN World Champion. He says the fans should show a little more gratitude, for he is grateful for what he has become, and announces that he is taking he rest of the year off. All of a sudden, Jonny Loquasto shows up, obviously disapproving of this. Loquasto, while agreeing with Cruz's accolades, reminds Cruz that he must defend the World Championship every 30 days and that he is two weeks away from hitting 30 days. Loquasto announces that in two weeks, Jordan Cruz will be defending the UWN World Championship against Scorpio Sky. Loquasto leaves, and Cruz is furious. He then says that in two weeks, if Scorpio wants to write his death sentences, then his ring will be Scorpio's grave.
Mathias beats The Epic with a schoolkid pin.
Backstage, Gregory Sharpe gives Evan Daniels credit for being able to survive and get one over on him, but he made the mistake of letting him walk out of the ring under his own power. He says that as he stands, he still stands a chance. As for Fidel Bravo, it will not be his day, for he is on a mission to destroy Evan Daniels, become the Television Champion and make a name for himself in the United Wrestling Network, and no one will stop him.
We hear from Fidel Bravo, who says that he has the opportunity that he has been begging for and that "Main Evant" Evan Daniels has been ducking him. He says that the running is over and that this is his last chance. As for Gregory Sharpe, they are no strangers to one another and that Sharpe knows he will not let get anyone in his way.
Alex Gracia beats Gypsy Mac.
Backstage, Mike Wesley interviews Fly Def ("Fly Brother" Warren Jay and "The Big Homie" Zackzilla). "Fly Brother" Warren Jay and "The Big Homie" Zackzilla introduce themselves and state that they are here for the tag team titles, and while 5150 (Danny Limelight and Slice Boogie) have been holding it down, the tag team titles will be getting a major upgrade to "fly definition."
"Main Evant" Evan Daniels retains the UWN Television Championship against Gregory Sharpe and Fidel Bravo. During the match, Daniels introduces the Television Championship into the match. Bravo tries to take it away from him, but hits Sharpe with it inadvertently in the process. Daneils immediately shoves Bravo out of the ring with authority and picks the bones by pinning Sharpe to retain.
El Sky Team (Mistico, Mascara Dorada, Neon) retain the CMLL World Trios Championships against The Don Callis Family (Hechicero, "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita, "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada) by submission with La Mistica from Mistico to Hechicero. Once again, Takeshita and Okada refuse to work together. Mistico returns during the match with a cast on his right arm from where Hechicero injured him with a metal folding chair as the match began during Saturday Tailgate Brawl.
Before the next match, we see footage of Darby Allin covered in gauze watching what PAC has done to him from a TV in a hospital bed before smashing the TV with a baseball bat.
PAC beats Darby Allin with a baseball bat after Wheeler Yuta runs in, leaves a baseball bat in the corner for PAC and distracts referee Bryce Remsburg.
Timeless Love Bombs ("Timeless" Toni Storm and Mina Shirakawa) beat The Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron), Sisters of Sin (Julia Hart and Skye Blue) and the team of Megan Bayne and Marina Shafir to pick the stipulation for their semi-final match of the AEW Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament with an inside cradle from Toni to Harley.
Before the next match, we see an extended entrance for FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler), where footage of FTR's past accomplishment play around Stokely Hathaway in a purple-tinted room.
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) beat Brodido (Brody King and Bandido) to win the AEW World Tag Team Championships for the third time, making them the second team to do so in AEW history (the first are The Young Bucks [Matthew and Nicholas Jackson]).
#3 Ricochet wins the Casino Gauntlet Match to become the inaugural AEW National Champion! Shortly after the start of the match, Ricochet comes out and distracts #1 Bobby Lashley and #2 Shelton Benjamin, allowing Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona to attack them from behind. Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona leave as #4 Claudio Castagnoli enters through the crowd, just before he hits Ricochet with a European Uppercut as Ricochet goes for a tope suicida.
Bobby Lashley
Shelton Benjamin
Ricochet
Claudio Castagnoli
Daniel Garcia
Orange Cassidy
Wheeler Yuta
"The Jet" Kevin Knight
Roderick Strong
Mark Davis
"Speedball" Mike Bailey
"Daddy Magic" Matt Menard
Kyle O'Reilly beats Jon Moxley in a bloody no holds barred match by submission with an ankle lock with a chain wrapped around Moxley's leg. After the match, Moxley initially leaves the ring, but goes back and attacks O'Reilly's left arm as medical checks on him. Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong check on O'Reilly and help him to the back as Daniel Garcia and Claudio Castagnoli join Moxley.
Before the next match, we see a video package of Mark Briscoe talking about his life without Jay Briscoe as well as his blood family and his road family both getting him out of the darkness following Jay's passing. Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
Mark Briscoe beats "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher in a no disqualification match to become the TNT Champion with a crucifix bomb into a barbed wire table followed by a Jay Driller into thumbtacks. (Had Mark Briscoe lost, he would have been forced to join The Don Callis Family.)
Before the next match, we see a Wheel of Fortune-like wheel land on "$1 Million" during The Young Bucks' (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) entrance. Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
"The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander and The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) beat Kenny Omega and Jurassic Express ("Jungle" Jack Perry and Luchasaurus) in a $1,000,000 Trios Match. After the match, Don Callis declares that The Young Bucks are part of the family, and The Young Bucks leave with Callis before the entire Don Callis family gangs up on Kenny Omega. The Young Bucks are hesitant, but they soon drop the money and save Omega. Afterwards, The Young Bucks shake hands with Jurassic Express, then offer the same olive branch to Kenny Omega, who slaps their hands away before hugging it out with both of them and raising their hands. Kenny Omega is helped to the back by Luchasaurus as he collapses halfway up the ramp.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews The Don Callis Family. Don Callis says they have one million dollars, and that when "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita and "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada get along, they will be the greatest team in history. Takeshita and Okada argue, and when Callis mentions the Continental Classic, Takeshita says he will be in it. Kyle Fletcher shows up and confronts both Takeshita and Okada for their behavior, then says he will not without a title for long, as he will also be in the Continental Classic. Okada blames this on Takeshita and leaves.
Samoa Joe beats "Hangman" Adam Page in a steel cage match to become AEW World Champion for the second time. During the match, Katsuyori Shibata tries to climb the cage with the AEW World Championship, but he is stopped by Eddie Kingston, and they brawl their way to the back. As this goes on, Samoa shoves Hangman into referee Paul Turner, sending Turner into the cage wall. Hangman hits Deadeye, but the referee is down. Powerhouse Hobbs shows up and braks the chain securing the cage door, but Hangman takes him out. Joe goes for a Coaquina Clutch, but Hangman sends him head-first into a turnbuckle that Joe himself exposed. After Hangman hits the Buckshot Lariat, Hook shows up and wakes referee Paul Turner up, then grabs the AEW World Championship and hits Hangman with it before taking off his jacket and revealing an Opps shirt underneath. Samoa Joe then hits the Muscle Buster to win the match and the title. After the match, Samoa Joe celebrates with the rest of The Opps (Powerhouse Hobbs, Hook, Katsuyori Shibata) as well as his dojo members, then the lights go out. When tye come back on, a moon and a burning house are seen on the video screen. All of a sudden, Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana return, and Joe makes space in the ring for both himself and Swerve. Swerve removes his jacket and walks towards Hangman, but not before popping an Opps dojo member in the mouth. The rest of the dojo corner Swerve, but Swerve fights his way out easily. Hangman takes out the last dojo member, and by this point, The Opps have treated, and Hangman and Swerve stand tall in the ring.
Dalton Castle guests on commentary for the next match.
The Bang Bang Gang (Austin Gunn and Juice Robinson) beat "The Acclaimed" ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens), the team of Big Bill and "The Bounty Hunter" Bryan Keith, and The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) in a $200,000 Four-Way Tag Team Tailgate Brawl.
We see a video package for every match of Full Gear.
Paul Wight and Don Callis guest on commentary for the next match.
Backstage, we hear from Samoa Joe, who has members of "The Opps Dojo" behind him. He says that while he stands alone, "Hangman" Adam Page will find out just how alone he is, as he has a movement of men of violence who have been cast aside and pushed asunder. Joe says he will walk with a movement and an army of wayward soldiers who live by The Opps code and are resistant to Hangman's best efforts behind him, and that Hangman will learn what this movement truly encapsulates.
Big Boom AJ and QT Marshall beat RPG Vice (Trent Baretta and Rocky "Azucar" Romero) following a Diamond Cutter to Rocky Romero and Paul Wight hitting Beretta with a knockout punch.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Don Callis, "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander and The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson). Callis says that The Young Bucks and Alexander will win tonight and that The Bucks will join his family. Matthew says everything changes tonight and that they will go back to the golden days, but Alexander is more focused on ending Kenny Omega. Don Callis also looks forward to getting more championship gold, and when it is mentioned that "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada is not here, says that Okada will show up and take care of business. He then presents a gift box full of "optional" money to The Young Bucks.
Hook and Eddie Kingston beat The Workhorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry).
The Don Callis Family (Hechicero and "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita) vs. El Sky Team (Mistico, Mascara Dorada, Neon) for the CMLL World Trios Championships starts at the end of the show with Hechicero taking Mistico out of the match with a metal folding chair before "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada shows up in an expensive sports car.
In the parking lot, "The Gift" Ray Sanders congratulates Diana Taylor on winning the Women's Championship. Diana tells Ray that today is his day and that he is the hero Memphis Wrestling needs.
Dustin Starr interviews Marko Stunt at the announce desk. Marko Stunt talks about how he got his start in professional wrestling and Memphis, Tennessee and ended up on national television in All Elite Wrestling, then announces that he is officially retired from professional wrestling. He then says his wrestling journey is not over and that he has acquired his manager license, and as of right now, he is officially a part of Memphis Wrestling. Marko admits he does not know who he is managing yet, but he has some people in mind. He then guests on commentary for the next match.
"Livewire" Bobby Ford beats "The King of Pow" Chris Lexx.
We hear from Gio Savage and RJW. Gio Savage introduces RJW, then tells The L.A. Hustlers (Notorious Bradley and Ruffshot Lamonte) that when it comes to muddy waters, the future is not too clear for them. All of a sudden, a man named Uncle Elroy shows up, saying he came to "watch greatness."
Big John Dalton shows up unannounced and asks for K-Toomer to come to the announce desk. K-Toomer shows up, and Big John Dalton admits he was wrong and apologizes, and hopes K-Toomer can forgive him. K-Toomer says Big John Dalton had every right to be mad and that he wanted him to feel how he felt when they lost the tag titles. He says he gets in the ring with brothers, not with friends, and if Dalton is for continuing being a team, so is he. They shake hands.
Backstage, we hear from "Cold Hearted" Colton Cage, who says that "The Gold Standard" Eli Knox has potential, but when he could not and he kicked him low in response, he lost his respect. He then says that Eli Knox now has his attention.
CJ Blaine beats Sevyn Cruz after Jay Pariah holds CJ Blaine down from the apron only for Sevyn Cruz to inadvertently kick Pariah in the face.
Backstage, "The Chosen One" Zay Washington is on the phone with Justin Case. He feels that he cannot trust "The Problem" Aaron Roberts. Roberts shows up and asks when Justin Case is coming back when the phone call ends, and Washington says it will be soon. Washington forgets the Internet Championship on his way out, but as Roberts looks at it, he comes back to collect it and snatches it out of his hands.
Dustin Starr interviews The Hollywood Clique ("Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock, Jay Smooth, Kale) at the announce desk. Jimmy Blaylock never trust a promoter with "funny hair and beady eyes," which he says Dustin has both of. He goes on to make fun of The Bizness Dawgs (Tim Grind, Lil' Homie, Xya Wolfe) for their recent string of losses and states that they will not win today, as he has the best champions in Memphis Wrestling today. Blaylock then proclaims that The Hollywood Clique will win again.
The Bizness Dawgs (Tim Grind and Lil' Homie) beat The Hollywood Clique (Jay Smooth and Kale) to become the Memphis Wrestling Tag Team Champions! During the match, "Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock hits Tim Grind with his cane as he goes to the top rope, and Xya Wolfe jumps on top of Blaylock for a sleeper hold. As the rest of The Hollywood Clique try to get Xya off of Blaylock, Lil' Homie pins Kale with a schoolkid pin to win the match at the titles. After the match, The Slaughterhouse (Reverend Ash Taylor, Jagged James, Nasty Nick) shows up and confronts The Bizness Dawgs. This leads to a brawl, and The Slaughterhouse overcomes the new tag team champions. Tim Grind gets Speared, and Lil' Homie gets laid out with a big two-man choke slam.
Backstage, Jake Brewer interviews Tim Bosby. Bosby says that Oso Suave and VaShawn Harvey are good at double-teaming people, then demands a match with both of them at the same time to further his goal of making VaShawn tap out.
We hear from The Slaughterhouse (Reverend Ash Taylor, Jagged James, Nasty Nick). Reverend Ash Taylor demands another match with The Modern Day Monsters (Bruce, Marrow, Sister Asa) as part of their goal to put down everyone.
Derrick King guests on commentary for the next match. This almost leads to a confrontation when Sycho Simon comes out for the match.
"The Gift" Ray Sanders vs. Sycho Simon in a no rules match for the Memphis Wrestling Heritage Championship ends in a no-contest after Simon hits Sanders with a piledriver into a metal folding chair. (The piledriver is banned in Memphis Wrestling.) After the match, Derrick King gets in the ring as security, referee David Knight, Terrence Ward, Matchmaker King cobra and even Dustin Starr check on Ray Sanders. Sycho Simon has to be held back.
We look back on Douglas Williams vs. "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles for the TNA Television Championship from Final Resolution 2010.
Gia Miller interviews JDC for Around the Ring. JDC apologizes for his behavior on his previous Around the Ring appearance, stating that he was in a dark period of his life. Topics discussed include the positive camaraderie of the TNA locker room as well as marriage and post-retirement plans.
We look back on JDC vs. Eric Young from last night's show.
Victoria Crawford and Tessa Blanchard beat Myla Grace and Harley Hudson.
The Vision ("The Oracle" Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker, "Big" Bronson Reed, Logan Paul) is in the ring to start tonight's show. Heyman states that he has a vision of WarGames and that he will share this vision with everyone: The Vision, Drew McIntyre and Brock Lesnar winning in the men's WarGames match. Logan Paul takes the microphone, but before he can say much, The Usos (Jimmy and "Main Event" Jey Uso) show up, and Jey says nobody wants to hear what Logan has to say. Heyman reminds Jey that the numbers game always wins, and that The Usos are outnumbered. Jimmy tells Heyman that they did not come alone, and "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes' music hits. Cody fails to show, and Drew McIntyre is show walking out of Cody's tour bus, with Cody on his back beaten up and lacerated. The Usos runs to the back to catch up with Cody as he is about to receive medical assistance. After the commercial break, Drew McIntyre drives by and says "I warned ya, champ!" as numerous people check on Cody Rhodes.
Ilja Dragunov retains the WWE United States Championship against JD McDonagh.
Backstage, Alexa Bliss has Charlotte Flair speak with Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley. Iyo leaves after Rhea asks her to give her a minute.
Backstage, General Manager Nick Aldis has no update on "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes. He then sees The Vision ("The Oracle" Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker, "Big" Bronson Reed, Logan Paul) and confronts Heyman. He says that his hands are tied regarding Bronson, who has a match tonight, as well as Drew McIntyre, who he calls "persona non grata" on SmackDown. Heyman says that McIntyre is outside and that he has asked McIntyre to leave, then says Bronson needs more opponents as stupid as Carmelo Hayes.
Backstage, Ilja Dragunov is met by Tama Tonga, who wants his title, and Tommaso Ciampa, who also wants his title and who Dragunov still thinks is a jackass. Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae meet up with Gargano for their upcoming tag team match later tonight.
Carmelo Hayes beats "Big" Bronson Reed by count-out after The Usos (Jimmy and "Main Event" Jey Uso) keep Bronson Reed and Logan Paul from interfering in the match and after "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes hits Bronson with Cross Rhodes on the outside while Paul Heyman distracts the referee. After the match, Cody Rhodes says he is not done with Drew McIntyre yet, then makes it clear to The Vision, Drew McIntyre and Brock Lesnar that he will beat them and that WarGames is his birthright.
Backstage, Chelsea Green successfully runs past Alba Fyre to get away from Kiana James and Giulia. Kiana and Giulia leave, and Chelsea says that she does not have a good feeling about tonight. She then runs into Jade Cargill, who says that she will show her what a real champion is like.
Sami Zayn meets with Rey Fenix, The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) and Shinsuke Nakamura. Sami addresses The MFT's (Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, Talla Tonga, JC Mateo) for targeting every one of them. Shelley says The Guns have known Sami for a long time, and Sabin says that no matter what, they battle together. Sami says The MFT's also lit a fire under Nakamura as well as Rey Fenix, then challenges the MFT's to a Traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series Elimination Match next week.
#DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) beats Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer and Axiom) after Ciampa distracts the referee so that Candice LeRae can remove Axiom's mask before Axiom can hit Gargano with the Golden Ratio.
Backstage, Rhea Ripley speaks with Charlotte Flair. She says that whatever went down between them was to prove that they were the best, and while they will get back to that path at some point, she is willing to put things to the side for WarGames. She says that everything they have gone through, she has always respected Charlotte and has always wanted to go to war at WarGames with her. Charlotte says "Yes. Yes, you can." Rhea says "Great. Then you can trust me, too." Both women shake hands.
We see a snippet of an interview with John Cena about being authentic, talking about how he came up with rap lyrics out of the blue where he dissed everyone. This led to his being more authentic on WWE programming.
Penta beats Finn Balor to advance in the Last Time is Now Tournament.
It is announced that Sheamus has suffered a shoulder injury earlier this week and will not face LA Knight in the Last Time is Now Tournament, and that talks are being had as to who will take his place.
We hear from The MFT's. (Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, Talla Tonga, JC Mateo) Solo Sikoa congratulates Penta, but tells Penta that his time is up and that his time is now. He says he will make an example out of Sami Zayn in next week's match, saying that he and his team does not stand a chance, with Tama Tonga agreeing. Solo says that when the smoke clears out and that it is just him and Sami, he will put Sami away for good.
Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley head to the ring. Rhea Ripley says that the four of them united was a real problem for The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane), Nia Jax and Lash Legend, as people soon get to see who is real and who is fake. She says that she wants to make sure she is going to war with the right people. She knows that Iyo can be counted on to have her back and come out swinging immediately, and while she, Charlotte and Alexa may not be the best of friends, they can all trust each other. Rhea then says they are still just four people, and announces the fifth member of her team as AJ Lee. As she shows up, everyone in the ring is attacked from behind by The Kabuki Warriors, Nia and Lash. AJ Lee heads to the ring, but is attacked from out of nowhere by Becky Lynch, leading to an all-out brawl both in and out of the ring. AJ Lee heads to the ring, but is attacked from out of nowhere by Becky Lynch, leading to an all-out brawl both in and out of the ring. Nia hits Rhea with an A-Nia-Lator after Becky trips Rhea from the outside, then Becky gets in the ring and shakes hands with Asuka to close out the show.
Mike Santana heads to the ring to start tonight's show. He brings a metal folding chair into the ring in addition to a microphone. Santana sits down and talks about how one month ago, he was on top of the world after winning the TNA World Championship and sharing a moment that would live with him for the rest of his life with his daughter. He also talks about how he has been over 1,000 days clean and sober since last week, then mentions that the TNA World Championship was snatched from him a day later. He says that life will humble one quickly when they think things are going good, and he admits that things went dark and that he was scared of himself. Santana says he wanted to react with rage and anger, but he could not. Santana says he went to a safe place and went to a meeting, and that the meeting helped him realize a lot of things, especially that the fans deserve for him to be in TNA after the fans have paid their hard-earned money for an experience. He says the TNA fans rode with him when other people did not, and he thanks them for that. Santana says he had it all in his hands, but it was taken from him, and it only made him want it that much more. Santana warns Frankie Kazarian that he has something that belongs to him and warns him not to get too comfortable, because the TNA World Championship is coming back to him. He then has a message for the wrestler from NXT who attacked at Turning Point, stating that he knows they are watching and that he will pick them all off one by one until there is nothing left. Santana says he will make them regret stepping foot in TNA, and that they will all know that he gave them fair warning.
Backstage, Santino Marella tells someone on the phone that he will handle the investigation tonight. Frankie Kazarian shows up, saying that he had nothing to do with the NXT invasion and demands an apology. JDC shows up and mocks Kazarian for looking like "a Bon Jovi reject," but Kazarian asks JDC when he was last relevant and mentions his wife. JDC tells Kazarian not to mention his wife again, and challenges Kazarian to a World title match. Kazarian asks JDC what he has done to deserve a title shot, then Santino tells JDC that if he can beat Eric Young tonight, he will get his title match. Kazarian is furious.
Dani Luna beats Indi Hartwell, Myla Grace and Rosemary in a four-way match to move one step closer to becoming #1 contender for the TNA Knockouts World Championship after hitting Indi with a chain introduced into the match by Rosemary.
Backstage, Eric Young has two masked men in black pass out pamphlets outside of the building before he is interviewed by Gia Miller. Eric Young takes offense to JDC earning a shot at the World Championship for winning in their match while he would earn nothing if he won, then says he will beat JDC and show that the cleanse is coming.
Backstage, Director of Authority Santino Marella wondered how the invaders from NXT got into the building at Turning Point, then decides to let them in. The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) and Steve Maclin show up, and Santino says he needs something to lure them in. Jeff Hardy says they have bait in the form of the TNA World Tag Team Championships.
Mance Warner beats Matt Cardona after hitting Cardona with Steph de Lander's purse as Steph distracts both Cardona and the referee.
As per the Bioflex Injury Report: Mike Santana has suffered a torn UCL and a hyperextended elbow at Turning Point, but he is being monitored. Elijah is out with a re-injured torn triceps. Meanwhile, multiple TNA wrestlers are being monitored after the attack from the NXT outsiders' attack at Turning Point.
We hear from the NXT outsiders. Robert Stone says that they are doing the same thing TNA did, only better. Tyriek Igwe and Tyson DuPont say they are done waiting for opportunities and are now taking them. Josh Briggs brags about injuring "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth, and Charlie Dempsey brags about injuring Mike Santana. Stacks says everyone in the ring had it coming. Robert Stone says that he is not the mastermind, yet all the other outsiders know where the brains are at. Lexis King says they will shatter TNA into a million pieces.
Backstage, we hear from Matt Cardona, who says that while Steph de Lancer knows a lot about him, she does not know everything. He also says that Mance Warner is not much of a brother, and while both men want to get to the top, Mance will have to go through him. He challenges Mance Warner to a street fight, saying that he is not only always ready, but he is "The Death Match King."
John Skyler beats Myron Reed after Jason Hotch, who shows up to distract Reed, pulls Reed backwards out of a pinfall attempt from a Sunset Flip on the outside, reversing the pinfall attempt and giving Skyler the win. During the match, it is revealed that Special Agent Zero has taken out the rest of The Rascalz (Trey Miguel, Zachary Wentz, Desmond Xavier).
We hear from AJ Francis and Rich Swann. Francis says Swann let him down at Turning Point by losing the match and shaking Leon Slater's hand. Swann says that he has respect for Slater and that Slater is the future, but Francis says he only knows about sportsmanship and that he, not Slater, is not the future. Slater shows up and says that he and Swann tore it up at Turning Point, and while he respects Swann, he is not sure about Francis. This leads to Francis threatening to beat respect into Slater, and Slater is down for a match with him.
The Elegance Brand (The Personal Concierge George Iceman, Ash by Elegance, Heather by Elegance, M by Elegance) continue their search for Mr. Elegance, and The Personal Concierge is the only one who can see the contestants. Ash by Elegance ends up kissing the first contestant, and the second contestant is disqualified for wearing a salmon-colored suit. The third man does not know about bodybuilding, and when he tries to sweet talk them into being Mr. Elegance, he falls short.
Xia Brookside beats Killer Kelly, Victoria Crawford and Jody Threat n a four-way match to move one step closer to becoming #1 contender for the TNA Knockouts World Championship with a Brooksie Bomb out of the corner followed by a bridge pin.
We hear from Jada Stone, who talks about her nickname of "The Spark," her time in Ohio Valley Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling, her first TNA tryout, getting signed, meeting WWE Superstar Bayley afterwards, and making the most of her chance in TNA.
We hear from Director of Authority Santino Marella, who announces that the NXT outsiders will have matches at the next episode of iMPACT in two weeks' time as well as Final Resolution. In two weeks' time, The Home Town Man will face Brooks Jensen, Robert Stone will face Mike Santana, and The Hardy Boys (Jeff and Matt Hardy), Steve Maclin and Cedric Alecander will face Lexis King, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Tyson Dupont and Tyriek Igwe in an eight man tag match. At Final Resolution, Mike Santana will face Charlie Dempsey, The Hardy Boys will defend the TNA World Tag Team Championships against Tyson Dupont and Tyriek Igwe, and Steve Maclin will defend the TNA International Championship against Stacks.
Frankie Kazarian guests on commentary for the next match.
JDC beats Eric Young for a shot at the TNA World Championship after Eric Young mouths off at Frankie Kazarian on the outside.
Athena retains the ROH Women's World Championship against Harley Cameron by submission.
Billie Starkz beats Katie Arquette in a Pure Rules Match. "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo heads to the ring for the next match as Billie leaves, and Billie almost gets physical with her.
"The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo beats Viva Van in a Pure Rules Match by submission with the Fujiwara Arm Bar. After the match, Billie Starkz returns and shoves Deonna into Viva Van before attacking her.
We hear from Persephone, who says that she has run through the women's division in Ring of Honor before calling her shot and challenging Athena to a match for the ROH Women's World Championship at Final Battle.
Satnam Singh beats JP Grayson.
Before the next match, Jacked Jameson says that Boston, Massachusetts is not a party town and is just full of "fatasses that are a bunch of alcoholics," and that after he beats QT Marshall in his first ROH singles match, The Frat House (Griff Garrison, Kole Carter, Preston Vance, Jacked Jameson) will tear it up in Boston. QT Marshall shows up and says that if The Frat House will bring the booze, he will bring the boom. Big Boom AJ and Big Justice show up to watch QT Marshall's back.
QT Marshall beats Jacked Jameson despite interference from the rest of The Frat House (Griff Garrison, Kole Carter, Preston Vance). As Kole Carter and Preston Vance get on the apron, Big Justice throws Vance off, allowing Big Boom AJ to make quick work of Kole Carter. RPG Vice (Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta) show up and brawl with AJ and Marshall, and Beretta kicks Marshall low, leaving AJ on his own. Beretta then takes both AJ and Marshall out with his cast, then he and Romero wrap a chair around AJ's right arm before stomping it.
Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) beat The Infantry ("The Captain" Shawn Dean and "Bad News and Tattoos" Carlie Bravo) after The Infantry's attempt to use the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships as weapons in the match backfire thanks to a Sunset Flip by Dante Martin to Shawn Dean. After the match, The Infantry go on the attack, then Shane Taylor shows up and joins in. Christopher Daniels is also attacked, but he is saved by Scorpio Sky, who makes short work of Shane Taylor.
