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.
Jey Mesias beats Q Wynters after using the middle rope for leverage following the distraction by Patrick Fitzpatrick.
Backstage, we hear from Commissioner Guido. Guido says that things are going great in Gotham Wrestling, that they have a special coming soon called The Battle of Gotham, that the Five Boroughs Classic is also going great, and that Ray Jaz will be in the main event against Richard Holliday. Ray Jaz he is continuing to stay humble, battle-ready and fed in the competitive spirit. He says that he is ready for Richard Holliday's finishing move and that he is ready to go.
Nick Dos Santos beats "The Core Kid" Javi by submission with the cross arm breaker.
Backstage, "The Big Steppa" Colton Charles confronts Queens Get the Money (Jey Mesias and Patrick Fitzpatrick) for cheating to win against Q Wynters earlier tonight, and advises them to not only not raise their voices, but that if they want a real fight, he can bring his boys. Mesias throws his drink into Colton's eyes before Fitzpatrick throws a garbage can at him, then Queens Get the Money escape.
Bryce Donovan beats Danny Cabral. After the match, Bryce Donovan says he is a dangerous man, and that he and "VSK" Vinny Scalice are dangerous men. He says the fans have seen what he is capable of on his own, but when they get together at The Battle of Gotham, they will be the one taking opportunities. Donovan says they will take and take until they have everything and anything they want in Gotham Wrestling. He says there will be no judge, no jury and two executioners, because The Verdict is in.
Backstage, we hear from G.U.N.K. (Rob McKnight and Casanova Valentine) McKnight says they have something for Brett Ryan Gosselin and "D-Man" Dan Parker, as does Valentine, and they challenge them to a Dumpster Match.
Jack Cartwheel vs. "Main Evant" Evan Daniels for the UWN Television Championship from April's Sunday Night Slam is replayed.
Backstage, Sebastian Amore and Nat Castle exit the elevator only to find out that Dan Joseph and Amity LaVey are no longer near the ladder leading up to the roof. Nat Castle says that if she and Sebastian cannot find them now, then Sebastian will have to do something about. Sebastian says he will talk to Commissioner Guido.
"Platinum" Max Caster guests on commentary for the next match.
Richard Holliday beats Ray jaz. During the match, "Platinum" Max Caster distracts the referee as Ray Jaz makes Richard Holliday tap to the STF, and that allows Holliday to hit his signature move for the pin and the win. After the match, Max Caster attacks Ray Jaz and gouges his eyes. Drew Gulak gets in the ring and brawls with max Caster, then Jake Redondo shows up and fights both Caster and Gulak. Ray Jaz gts bac up, making this a tag team brawl, then Commissioner Guido shows up and tells all four men to stop brawling. Chris Dickinson then shows up and and fights everyone else, and when Commissioner Guido tries to stop Dickinson, Dickinson inadvertently knocks Guido out. Caster, Jaz and Redondo continue to brawl as Dickinson checks on Guido, who comes to only for Dickinson to clothesline him and put him in an STF in the middle of the ring.
General Manager Stevie Turner - now known as "Evolve Prime Minister" - shows up and announces that she is finalizing a huge announcement before "The Vanity Project" - Zayda Steele, Jackson Drake, Bryce Donovan and Swipe Right (Brad Baylor and "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes) - show up and take the microphone. Drako Knox is watching from the VIP section wondering what is going on before Baylor says that The Vanity Project are "five future superstars" as he puts the entire faction on a pedestal and takes a liking to the name their faction has been given. He tells everyone to remember this moment, because The Vanity Project will take over Evolve. Stevie Turner, who finally has another microphone, states that she is the law around here and is the "Evolve Prime Minister," then demands that Jackson Drake have his match against "Super" Sean Legacy right now.
"Super" Sean Legacy beats Jackson Drake. During the match, the rest of "The Vanity Project" (Zayda Steele, Bryce Donovan, Brad Baylor, "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes) get involved in the match only to be ejected from ringside.
In footage from earlier today, Kyle Rae tells Wendy Choo that she is no stranger to darkness and that she has overcome every obstacle that life has thrown her way in and out of the ring. She says that the darkness under her blanket was a little different, and while she has no idea who she is or what happened to her, she will not let that darkness consume Wendy. She says she can overcome Wendy, and she is not afraid to face her again. Kylie then challenges Wendy to a match next week.
Harlem Lewis and Keanu Carver have a face-off. Harlem says it is coming down to them and that he will be the first person leaving with the Evolve Championship around his waist. Carver says he has smashed everyone in his path. Lewis says Carver has yet to beat him. Evolve Prime Minster Stevie Turner shows up and puts them in a match, not as competitors, but as a tag team in a match against Swipe Right (Brad Baylor and "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes). Carver says that Turner has just signed Swipe Right's death warrants and that Lewis will be next if he gets in his way.
Zara Zakher beats Aria Bennett. After the match, Chuey Martinez interviews Zakher. After Zakher says that she is always the underdog, the lights go out, and Wendy Choo's teddy bear appears on the apron bearing a note stating "KYLIE, I ACCEPT."
The Vanity Project (Zayda Steele, Jackson Drake, Brad Baylor, "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes) appear in the VIP Section. Baylor says they have just gotten off the phone with his parents' lawyer and that although they were ejected from ringside, they have every right to be in the VIP Section.
Carlee Bright beats Kalyx with a reversal into a Sunset Flip. After the match, The Vanity Project (Zayda Steele, Jackson Drake, Brad Baylor, "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes) cannot be removed from the VIP Section.
Bryce Donovan beats Timothy Thatcher with a Black Hole Slam following the distraction by Swipe Right (Brad Baylor and "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes).
Backstage, Evolve Prime Minister is watching. As she states that Swipe Right (Brad Baylor and "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes) will be trouble, Harlem Lewis and Keanu Carver show up. Lewis says they will not be a problem for long, and Carver says the problem will stop after he beats the brakes off of Swipe Right.
In footage from earlier today, Swipe Right (Brad Baylor and "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes) brag about showing the fans what they are all about, despite their loss to Nathan Frazer and Axiom, and they agree that they are about to show the whole world that they are about to become a problem.
We see a video package for Dani Palmer vs. Kali Armstrong later tonight.
Riley Osborne beats Javier Bernal. After the match, Chuey Martinez hands Bernal his jacket, but he looks at it, drops it and leaves. He is seen saying "I'm sorry" as he leaves.
Haze Jameson is seen in the VIP section.
Before the next match, we get a closer look at Bryce Donovan. He says he is a believer of Darwinism and natural selection, but he has realized that everyone on the Evolve roster is strong. He says that to survive, one must adapt and learn what to exploit, and that one must evolve. Afterwards, Zayda Stele, Jackson Drake and Swipe Right (Brad Baylor and "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes) show up, and Baylor says Donovan is with them. They then all get in the ring and stand with Donovan, but Ice Williams, Cappuccino Jones and Jack Cartwheel show up to even the numbers. General Manager Stevie Turner shows up and turns the match into an eight-man tag match.
Bryce Donovan, Jackson Drake and Swipe Right (Brad Baylor and "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes) beat Drako Knox, Cappuccino Jones, Jack Cartwheel and Ice Williams in an eight-man tag match. After the match, Chuey Martinez interviews the winning team, but all he gets is impertinence, and that leads to Cheuy starting a "Swipe Left" chant. Suddenly, "Super" Sean Legacy shows up, and Timothy Thatcher soon stands next to him. Officials show up before things can get physical.
Chantel Monroe is seen in the VIP section.
Kali Armstrong beats Dani Palmer. After the match, Kali Armstrong states that she is ducking no one and that she will make history as the first ever Evolve Women's Champion, and that there is nothing anyone can do about it. Chantel Monroe, Kendal Grey and Brinley Reece suddenly show up, and Kali makes it clear that she is different.
Athena beats Nikita by submission in an ROH Women's World Championship Proving Grounds Match, then attacks her again after the match. As Athena is about to drop kick the championship belt into Nikita's face, Hikaru Shida tuns in and chases Athena out of the ring.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson, who says that he is here in ROH not to take part, but to take over and take titles. He says that tonight, there is a Television title match between "All Heart" Blake Christian and Kyle Fletcher, and he is calling his shot against the winner at Supercard of Honor.
Cole Karter and Griff Garrison beat Kaz Jordan and Victor Castella.
Dalton Castle beats Nick Comoroto. After the match, Taya Valkyrie shows up and confronts Dalton for calling her and Johnny TV irresponsible, then calls The Boys (Brandon and Brent Tate) annoying and rude before she reveals that they lost them on purpose becaue they are "bad, bad boys." She also says that Dalton never loved The Boys, and that Dalton should get what he deserves. Dalton is then attacked inside the ring by Johnny TV, then he and Taya make out on top of Dalton.
We hear from Mark Briscoe. He says that Philadelpha, Pennsylvania is the origin of professional wrestling for him and Jay Briscoe, then talks about how he has had to fly solo ever since Jay passed away, and how he and Eddie Kingston have both had their ups and downs. Mark also mentions how Eddie has had to look back to the past to become ruthless, then says that he will prove that he is top dog at Supercard of Honor. Mark Briscoe then says it is time to man up.
Colt Cabana and Brandon Cutler beat Rex Lawless and Bryce Donovan.
Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) and Action Andretti beat KPK (Abu, Ahmed, Karou) in a six-man tag match.
Kiera Hogan beats Diamante.
Evil Uno beats JD Drake after Drake misses a top rope moonsault.
We hear from Hikaru Shida. Shida says that in AEW, she won the World Women's title three times and beat almost everyone, and now both she and Athena need stimulation. She says that when they faced each other in the ring, she knew that Athena and the fans were excited, but she was excited the most. She says hello to ROH before telling them to prepare for a new era, because she has arrived.
Kyle Fletcher retains the ROH World Television Championship against "All Heart" Blake Christian. After the match, "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson stares down Kyle Fletcher from the stage.
CM Punk beats Bobby Fish despite Fish targeting his left leg during the match.
We hear from Malakai Black, who says that he made "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes' own family lose faith in him, divided the Nightmare Family, forced Cody to take measures he never took before and made the fans hate him. He then says "The house always wins."
MJF quickly beats Bryce Donovan. After the match, Shawn Spears tosses Donovan out of the ring, then MJF says Boston, Massachusetts is the "absolute shithole" he remembers it being last time and that they were lucky to see him in action. He says he would not do anything with any of the women in Boston, makes fun of everyone's mothers, then says Darby Allin he made a mistake when he said he was not worth of the AEW World title and threw the gauntlet down by saying he could not break Darby mentally. He then says Darby is scared of him and brags about knocking Sting out with the Dynamite Diamond Ring, then says that with Darby out of his hair, there is nothing stopping him from his destiny of becoming the future World Champion. Suddenly, Sting's entrance theme hits, but Sting doesn't show and MJF reveals it was a trick by him and Spears when he laughs, saying people from Massachusetts are "so dumb," before the arena lights go out. MJF laughs, but Spears says this is not him. We see then footage of Darby Allin drop kicking a guy in an MJF mask and putting him through a table before the words "Not Time To Break You Physically" show up. When the lights are back on, Sting attacks The Pinnacle from behind. As MJF retreats, he notices Darby Allin in a trench coat behind him, and runs away as Darby grabs a skateboard with thumbtacks on it and hits Wardlow and Shawn Spears with it. Darby then says to MJF "Full Gear."
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Rebel, Jamie Hayter and Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. When Britt finds out that she is in a Trick or Treat Match against Abadon that has no disqualifications and a title shot for Abadon if she wins in response to running out on a match with Abadon in the Chris Jericho Rock 'n Rager at Sea, Britt says she has some tricks of her own.
Sammy Guevara retains the AEW TNT Championship against "All Ego" Ethan Page with a jackknife pin. (Had Guevara lost, he would have had to leave The Inner Circle forever.) During the match, Tony Nese is seen watching from the front row. After the match, Ethan attacks Guevara from behind, and when Guevara fights back, Scorpio Sky runs into the ring and attacks Guevara until the rest of The Inner Circle runs in and chases Scorpio and Ethan away. Jericho calls out Scorpio and Ethan for ganging up on Guevara after the match, and says that while Scorpio has beaten his twice, the last person of prominence Ethan has beaten is himself in his hotel room. This starts a "Beat Your Meat!" chant in the crowd, then Jericho says there will be a ten-man tag match at Full Gear between The Inner Circle and team of Scorpio, Ethan and American Top Team, and that thanks to Tony Khan, it will be a Minneapolis Street Fight. He then tells Scorpio and Ethan to tell "that pumpkin-headed dipshit" to be there so The Inner Circle can see who they will make "MMA meatsicles" before paraphrasing "Sweet Emotion" when he says The Inner Circle will win.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Bryan Danielson and Eddie Kingston. Eddie tells he has to take a Zoloft every day so he doesn't have depression that turns into crushing anger that causes him to get locked up. After saying he is done talking and done listening, Eddie leaves, and Danielson says that this is the Eddie he wants to leave and that he and many others have gone through what he has gone through and has worked his way up. He says that Eddie has worked his ass off and is one of the hardest workers he has ever faced, but in the World Title Eliminator Tournament, he will beat him.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews The Lucha Bros. (Penta el Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix). Penta el Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix say that they know what FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) want and that they will put the AEW World Tag Team Titles on the line at Full Gear. Alex Abrahantes says that FTR does not know the sacrifices that The Lucha Bros. have made to become tag team champions, and for that, they will put the tag team titles on the line.
Hikaru Shida beats Serena Deeb after countering the Deeb-Tox into a sit-down pin to win her 50th match - becoming the first woman to do so in AEW history - and advance in the TBS Championship Tournament. After the match, Deeb hits Shida with a chop block before targeting Shida's left knee with a chair. She then locks in the Serenity Lock after hammering the left knee into the mat, and referees and security have to get Deeb to break the hold.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Lio Rush and Dante Martin. It is announced that Mike Sydal is injured and that the match between there will be a third match between Matt Sydal and Dante Martin. Lio Rush says he should have seen this coming from a Sydal Brother and that he will debut at the right place at the right time. He then says the third time will be the charm for Dante now that he will be in his corner and that Matt Sydal will be "the failed student."
Jon Moxley beats Preston "10" Vance to advance in the World Title Eliminator Tournament after tearing 10's mask and busting 10 open.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Tully Blanchard. Wheeler says they have waited almost a year to get the AEW tag team titles back, and now, the titles are theirs. Tully says he and FTR have "hit the reset button" and that nobody knows what is coming down the pipe. Harwood says that come Full Gear, The Lucha Bros. (Penta el Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix) will fight for the tag team titles and their lives and FTR will go down as the greatest tag team of all time.
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes heads to the ring. After the commercial break, Arn Anderson is there with him. Cody says he hears everyone and says that while he beat Malakai Black with a Tiger Driver '98, he considered hitting a different move for a brief moment and wonders what would have happened if he had hit that move. He then says he did not hit that move because it would have been too easy and would have been "the easy way out," and tells the fans that they can do whatever they want, but if they want to boo, they should "boo the true narrative." Cody says you can hate the man who signs the checks but you cannot hate the man who built the bank, then throws his shoes in the audience and tells them to put themselves in his shoes. After talking about the family that he has been blessed with, he says the easy way out is not the way and that he will not turn because he has always loved the fans, and if he "went Hollywood" on anyone, he apologizes to those who thought that he did. Cody then tells Arn Anderson that it is "a damn honor" to stand in the ring with him and that he was right. Suddenly, Andrade and Jose - the latter in a neck brace - show up. He says that the people do not like Cody and that he himself does not like the people, and that Cody made stupid choices including his neck tattoo and getting in his business. Andrade says that he can make Cody his "little bitch," then the lights go out. When they come back on, Malakai Black is in the ring. Malakai spits the black mist in Cody's face, then he, Andrade and Jose attack Arn Anderson and Cody Rhodes. PAC runs into the ring and takes out Malakai Black, then beats up Andrade, causing Andrade to retreat. PAC then mocks Malakai's sitting down in the middle of the ring before flipping him off.
Before the next match, members of both teams come out in costume, with The Super Elite coming out with a Ghostbusters theme (complete with a Ghostbusters-inspired entrance theme) and The Dark Order coming out in various costumes such as Bambi, Kratos, Brandon Cutler, and cowboys.
The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, John Silver, Colt Cabana) beat The Super Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, Adam Cole, Kenny Omega) in an eight-man tag team match after the top half of The Dark Order's horse costume is low blowed and given the BTE-Trigger only to be revealed as Brandon Cutler with his mouth taped up, causing the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man to unmask and reveal themselves as "Hangman" Adam Page, who helps The Dark Order get the win.
