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 see a video package for Nigel McGuinness: The Road Less Traveled, which premieres on Honor Club after tonight's episode.
Boulder beats Griff Garrison.
Billie Starkz beats Brittany Jade.
Queen Aminata beats Rachael Ellering.
We look back on Hazuki vs. Sumie Sakai for the ROH Women of Honor Championship from the July 21, 2018 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling.
MxM Collection (Mansoor and Mason Madden) beat The Dawsons (Dave and Zane Dawson).
Red Velvet beats Jazmyne Hao in a ROH Women's World Television Championship Proving Ground Match.
Backstage, we hear from QT Marshall, who brags about his selfie with Lexy Nair and earning a shot at the ROH World Television Championship. He says he was the AAA Latin American Champion when people did not know who Komander was, and next week, he will become the next World Television Champion.
Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor and "Taiga Style" Lee Moriarty) beat Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) after Trish Adora distracts the referee so that The Infantry ("The Captain" Shawn Dean and "Bad News and Tattoos" Carlie Bravo) can double team Bishop Kaun on the outside.
"The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho and "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith head to the ring. Jericho calls the fans morons for chanting for either of them during the last few matches and that all he was hearing was "Rock 'n Roll." He says that The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) left, because if they were here, he and Bryan Keith would whip their asses. All of a sudden, The Rock 'n Roll Express show up, and Jericho says that they suck and that he has not liked them for years, especially Ricky Morton, and considers kicking Ricky Morton's ass. This leads to The Rock 'n Roll Express getting the better of Jericho and Keith before Morton says they are glad to be back home in Charlotte, North Carolina.
We see the premiere of Nigel McGuinness: The Road Less Traveled.
Backstage, Alex Marvez tries to interviews Will Opsreay, who finds out that his front driver's side tire has been flattened with some sort of blade. Ospreay ends up taking Marvez's car.
MJF heads to the ring to start tonight's show after being introduced by cheerleaders. At the center of one of the rings is a table with a black mantle hiding another championship belt. MJF says Will Ospreay did not hit the Tiger Driver '91 because he is a gutless coward, then tells Swerve Strickland that he has not forgotten about the World Championship, saying he is waiting for the right moment to pounce, and tells Swerve to pray it does not come. He brags that he beat Will Ospreay easily and efficiently without breaking a sweat, then tells Ospreay to take a long walk off a short pier before referencing his grandmother's death and using it to mock Ospreay even more. MJF then demands Ospreay come to the ring and face him like a man, then says he will not do it because he is worthless. MJF then says everyone loves the International Championship because it was held by workhorses, then says working hard is "for the poors" and that he deserves a title worthy of his superiority, saying the original is nothing more than garbage. He tosses the International Championship belt into a metal garbage can, then says he deserves a title that represents himself and the United States, and reveals the AEW American Championship. MJF says he appreciates the "USA" chants, but tells the fans he is talking about the only "real America" that matters - Plainview, Long Island, New York - and not "nasty ass Nashville[, Tennessee]." He then tells the fans to thank him later. Confetti then shoots out towards the ring before an American flag with MJF's face replacing all of the 50 stars unfurls downward. All of a sudden, Will Ospreay shows up and chases Ospreay out of the ring. Ospreay tells MJF that he can do his best to feed the fans horseshit, but nobody is eating it, and that he knows that MJF could not beat him without cheating and had to use the Dynamite Diamond Ring. He says that MJF would rather cheat than admit that he is on his level, then announces that he has had a meeting with Tony Khan and Interim EVP Christopher Daniels and that he has his championship rematch at All In.
We hear from referee Bryce Remsburg, who flips a coin to decide who has the one-man advantage. He then finds out that The Elite (Nicholas Jackson, Matthew Jackson, "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada, "Scapegoat" Jack Perry) have attacked Interim EVP Christopher Daniels. Matthew flips his own coin with AEW on one side and The Elite on the other, and The Elite wins. We then find out the coin is actually one-sided.
"The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho retains the FTW Championship against Minoru Suzuki following a low blow and the Judas Effect. After the match, Suzuki immediately gets back up, and when Jericho swings at him, Suzuki gets back up and hits Jericho with a Gotch-Style Piledriver. All of a sudden, Big Bill and "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith - who had been banned from ringside during the match - show up and attack Suzuki. "The Wrestler' Katsuyori Shibata's music hits, and Shibata shows up from behind to fight Big Bill and Bryan Keith and send them running.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Willow Nightingale. Willow is soon interrupted by Stokely Hathaway and attacked from behind by Kris Statlander, who slams her on some road crates before she and Stokely challenge Willow to a CMLL Women's World Championship Eliminator Match.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Renee Paquette interviews "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson, who says that he is going to work hard, do his best and try to enjoy the moment at All In. Jeff Jarrett shows up and says that Danielson knows better than anyone than anyone else that he was crushed not to win the men's Owen Hart Tournament, and that he is proud of Danielson for overcoming the odds he could not. He tells Danielson that he will be facing a champion who is focused on retaining his title, and while Danielson has some physical healing to do, he also has some mental healing that needs to be done. Jarrett then tells Danielson that if he wants to go all in, he must go all in, as people believe in him and he is at the top of the list. Danielson says that he has some work to do.
Backstage, we hear from The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne, Killswitch, Mama Wayne). Christian Cage announces that they walked out as World Trios Champions on Collision, and that Nick Wayne will soon walk out #1 for the AEW World Championship when he wins the Royal Rampage. Nick Wayne notices and confronts Kip Sabian, then tells him that nobody cares that his father is dead.
PAC beats Boulder.
Backstage, we hear from Team AEW (Swerve Strickland, Darby Allin, "Platinum" Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, Mark Briscoe). Swerve Strickland says the spirit of AEW is on the line tonight, and he has asked The Acclaimed (Caster and Bowens), Darby Allin and Mark Briscoe if they are ready to get violent, and that they will show The Elite what they are all about with him as their leader. Darby says this is about getting even with The Elite, and that they will never see eye-to-eye. Max Caster and Anthony Bowens say they do not mind getting violent with Swerve regarding their past history and that it is about getting the AEW tag titles, then Mark Briscoe says they must put past issues aside and must not let The Elite divide and conquer, then tells The Elite that they are not safe tonight.
"The Glamour" Mariah May beats Kaitland Alexis. After the match, "Timeless" Toni Storm's music hits, but Mariah May laughs. All of a sudden, Toni Storm - dressed as a camera worker - reveals her disguise and brawls with Mariah May, and referees and security have to step in. Toni tells Mariah she had better be prepared to die, because she is.
Team AEW (Swerve Strickland, Darby Allin, "Platinum" Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, Mark Briscoe) beat Team Elite (Nicholas Jackson, Matthew Jackson, "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada, "Scapegoat" Jack Perry, "Hangman" Adam Page) in Blood & Guts. During the match, Swerve Strickland is handcuffed to the cage by "Hangman" Adam Page, but he is soon freed by Prince Nana, Jeff Jarrett and "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn, the last of whom has to punch out Brandon Cutler to make it happen. Team AEW gets the win after Mark Briscoe handcuffs Jack Perry to the cage, which allows Darby Allin to pour gas on Perry and threaten to set him on fire if he does not quit and give him a shot at the TNT Championship. Nicholas Jackson tells Darby he has his match, but Darby wants Team Elite to quit. Nicholas quits on behalf of Team Elite, and the match ends.
Undisputed Kingdom (Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett) guest on commentary for the next match.
Will Ospreay beats Shane Taylor. During the match, Matt Taven and Mike Bennett get ejected after Will Ospreay shoves Shane Taylor into them and throws water
After the match, Roderick Strong confronts Will Ospreay, who is attacked from behind by Matt Taven and Mike Bennett. Ospreay soon fights back and gets the better of Undisputed Kingdom (Strong, Taven, Bennett).
We see a video package for FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) and Lance Archer for later tonight, where FTR and Danielson are here and are fighting because they love AEW.
We hear from The Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli). Moxley says that Konosuke Takeshita has been "a hell of a blue chipper" for some time yet still came after him to put a notch on his gunbelt, but he has done far worse. Moxley says that he is used to being a target, and that while The Don Callis Family are in it for championships and money, he and Claudio do this because this is who they are and they hunt because they are lions. Claudio says that he is the voice of reason even if nobody listens, and while he does not like talking to the camera, he says that what matters is proving himself week after week while everyone else comes off as fake while he and Moxley are the real deal. Moxley says that Takeshita may have started this, but he and Claudio will finish this.
In backstage footage from after Dynamite, Chris Jericho says he cannot be mad at Hook because Hook is learning to become a champion again as part of "the Jericho vortex," even though he is hurting and needs stitches, and wishes him luck in his qualifying match.
Hook beats Johnny TV with Redrum to qualify for the FTW Championship Three-Way Eliminator Match next week on Dynamite.
Katsuyori Shibata beats Rocky "Azucar" Romero with the Figure Four Leg Lock to qualify for the FTW Championship Three-Way Eliminator Match next week on Dynamite.
Before the next match, Jacked Jameson calls the fans as well as the people of the city they are in "trash" and says that he cannot wait to leave before introducing Boulder.
"The Outlaw" Bryan Keith beats Boulder to qualify for the FTW Championship Three-Way Eliminator Match next week on Dynamite.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews PAC, who says he could not care less and says that The Bang Bang Bang ("Switchblade" Jay White, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn) are "very funny chaps" whose behavior would usually ruffle his feathers, but not today. He says he has not felt a thing in weeks, and dares The Bang Bang Gang to make him feel anything and make him care. He then tells Lexy Nair to leave him alone.
The Bang Bang Gang ("Switchblade" Jay White, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn) appear on the stage with a beaten-down PAC on the stage after the lights go out, then "Switchblade" Jay White says PAC must care now.
Backstage, we hear from The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, Killswitch, "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne, Mama Wayne). Christian Cage mentions Nick Wayne's match tonight and says that he will have their support. Nick says he was just a kid when Swerve Strickland attacked him last year, but he has become a man since then. He says tonight is a warm-up, but he knows he can beat Swerve on his own.
Orange Cassidy beats Isiah Kassidy. During the match, Trent Beretta shows up from inside the crowd and watches from the front row, nearly costing Orange the match from just ditracting him, and Don Callis also watches from backstage. After the match, Lexy Nair interviews Trent Beretta at the front row. Trent says it is obvious that he is a better wrestler than Orange Cassidy and that Orange only beat him because he is a cheating sociopath who acts like rules do not apply to him. He then challenges Orange to a one-on-one match at Double or Nothing, and Orange punches him in the face in response.
Serena Deeb beats Anna Jay with the Serenity Lock as Luther walks off with Serena's flag. After the match, "Timeless" Toni Storm and Mariah May show up, and Toni gets behind the flag and proceeds to do a striptease before Luther and Mariah drape her in the flag. Toni is halfway down the ramp before Serena chases Toni, Luther and Mariah away.
We see a video package chronicling the events leading to Swerve Strickland vs. "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne next week on Dynamite.
"The Prodigy" Nick Wayne beats Jack Cartwheel after hitting the House Call to send a message to Swerve Strickland.
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson beat The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) and Lance Archer in a trios match. After the match, The Righteous and Lance Archer attack Danielson and FTR, and Archer hits Dax with a metal folding chair before slamming Cash into another one with the Blackout. Vincent lays a chair on Dax and hits the Swanton Bomb, then Daniel Garcia show sup with a chair of his own and makes the save for FTR and Danielson.
Adam Copeland heads to the ring to start tonight's show. As Copeland is about to address everything that Christian Cage said on Dynamite this week, Christian Cage, Luchasaurus and Nick Wayne shows up with members of security (one of whom is Myron Reed) as well as a man in a suit (who is KM, aka Kevin Matthews). Christian Cage says that he has brought a security detail for Copeland's protection, not his, and tells Copeland to leave the ring and head to the back before he is forcefully removed. He also says that he wants a fair one-on-one match with "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson so he can prove that he is the best in the world. Suddenly, Danielson shows up and says that Luchasaurus and Nick Wayne have been banned from ringside for their match. Danielson then says they will find out who is the better man and who is more deserving of TNT Champion, then "Absolute" Ricky Starks and Big Bill show up. Starks says everyone in the ring is taking up his and Big Bill's time, and states that he has respect only Christian Cage before standing with him and stating that unlike Danielson, he is a real AEW champion, and proposes a match. Suddenly, FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) head to the ring. Cash Wheeler says they wanted to defend the AEW tag titles last week despite being banged up, then says that they do not mind working their way back up to the top and that they are coming for the tag titles. Dax Harwood says Starks and Big Bill were better than them, but that was only for one night. Danielson then proposes that he and Christian have their match right now. Christian sics his security detail on FTR, Danielson and Copeland only for the security detail to be laid out, with one member tapping to the Lebell Lock.
We see MJF meeting with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and taking part in efforts to stand up to Jewish hate with the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism.
Samoa Joe retains the Ring of Honor World Television Championship against Willie Mack.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews CJ Perry. CJ Perry states she wants to ask those sitting on the sidelines if they feel they should be in the spotlight and that she wants to help guide people into becoming stars and champions. Suddenly, Action Andretti shows up and says he is interested, and that he is just one phone call away.
We see a vignette for Danhausen, which advertises a Danhausen mask while mentioning Danhausen's shortly approaching return.
"Rock Hard" Juice Robinson beats "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels. After the match, "Switchblade" Jay White "proposes" to Juice Robinson with an imitation Dynamite Diamond Ring, which Robinson puts on and hits Christopher Daniels in the face with. Robinson then tells MJF that he is not the only one who can knock a man out with a ring on his fist and that he has been knocking people out for years with nothing on his hand, and that he really got the ring from TJ Maxx for $24.99 and is not a real diamond ring. He then states that when he wins the Dynamite Dirty Dozen Battle Royal and wins the real ring, Bullet Club Gold will pawn the real ring off and go on vacation. Jay White then says that MJF has no one to blame but himself for all that is happening to him and his world falling apart, and that MJF's world will crumble for good when he becomes AEW World Champion.
We hear from "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes, who says that a storm is coming and that he is the storm when he comes back home to Texas where he belongs and wins the Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal, the Dynamite Diamond Ring and the AEW World Championship.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Nick Wayne. When told that he has to explain himself in a sit-down interview with Jim Ross in which his mother will also be present, Nick Wayne says if it takes that interview to explain himself, so be it.
Kyle Fletcher beats Boulder with a Dragon Sleeper.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn). When Max Caster mentions MJF again, Billy Gunn and Anthony Bowens tells Caster that his relationship skills need work, and ask him to say the first nice thing that comes to mind. Max Caster fails when he asks Renee "How about those Oral Sessions?". Angelo Parker, Matt Menard, Daniel Garcia and Jake Hager show up and say that The Acclaimed's time as trios champions are over and that they want the titles next week.
Kris Statlander retains the TBS Championship against Skye Blue. After the match, Kris Statlander tries to help Skye Blue up, but Willow Nightingale shows up and stops her from doing so.
Backstage, we hear from Kyle Fletcher, who sends his well-wishes to Mark Davis before announcing that he wants to prove he is one of the best singles wrestlers in the world. He then calls Kenny Omega out for a one-on-one match on Dynamite next week.
Jose the Assistant talks about what it takes to be "Ingobernable" as Rush, Preston Vance, Jose the Assistant and Dralistico ride around in a Bentley. Rush says he and La Faccion Ingobernable are back and ready to dominate AEW.
"Limitless" Keith Lee quickly beats Turbo Floyd.
We hear from Miro. Miro says the last few weeks have been difficult with CJ Perry being around. He says that she will be surrounded by all the things she loves, which will make her vicious and more angry, until there is nothing left. He says that this will happen unless he stops it. Miro then grabs Action Andretti and states that he will destroy every man to protect CJ Perry, for it is his promise.
We see a video package for CMLL World history Middleweight Champion Mistico vs. CMLL World Historic Welterweight Champion Rocky "Azucar" Romero for "Mexico's Pound-For-Pound Crown" next week on Rampage.
Christian Cage retains the TNT Championship against "The American Dragon' Bryan Danielson after Big Bill distracts the referee so that "Absolute" Ricky Starks can hit Danielson with one of the AEW tag titles. After the match, Nick Wayne and Luchasaurus show up and join Starks, Big Bill and Christian in ganging up on Danielson when FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) show up. The numbers game catches up to them before Adam Copeland shows up to lend FTR a hand. Nick Wayne ends up being surrounded in the middle of the ring, and he gets Speared by Copeland to end the show.
