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.
We hear from Red Velvet, who says that Kris Statlander and Mercedes Moné put up a great fight at Full Gear before stating that Mercedes only beat her because she found an opening. She says that they are both fighting champions, then says she has never seen Mercedes at Ring of Honor, and demands a Women's World Television Championship rematch at Final Battle.
"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.
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