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 Sting, Darby Allin, Adam Copeland, The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch), Lance Archer, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush, Dralistico, "La Perro Peligroso" Preston Vance, Jose the Assitant), Don Callis, Powerhouse Hobbs, Daniel Garcia, and Andrade el Idolo before tonight show.
Andrade el Idolo - now managed by CJ Perry - beats Daniel Garcia with the Figure Eight. It is announced that Collision will be live next Friday following Rampage (due to Full Gear being on Saturday). Miro is seen watching from backstage before and after the match.
Nick Wayne beats Dalton Castle following the distraction by Christian Cage.
Backstage, we hear from "Hangman" Adam Page. He says Swerve Strickland could have done great things, but instead, he broke into his home and stepped into the gates of hell, and at Full Gear, he will face him in a Texas Death Match. He tells Swerve to enjoy the next week before he takes him to the abyss and leaves him in fire for eternity.
La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush and Dralistico) beat The Workhorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry). After the match, we hear from The House of Black. Malakai Black and Brody King make it clear that they are coming for the AEW World Tag Team Championships, then Julia Hart states that Skye Blue and Willow Nightingale keep rejecting her gifts. Julia then proposes that if she beats Willow Nightingale tonight, Kris Statlander must give her a TBS Championship rematch.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Kris Statlander and Willow Nightingale. Statlander says she does not trust Julia Hart or her antics and that Willow Nightingale is most deserving of a title shot as she wishes Willow luck. As for the other qualifying match between Skye Blue and Red Velvet, she has no comment.
Roderick Strong beats Darius Martin. After the match, Mike Bennett punches Darius Martin in the weiner before he and Matt Taven give Marius a double-team spike piledriver. Bennett and Taven both leave with Roddy after Action Andretti runs into the ring.
Backstage, we hear from Tony Khan and "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson. It is announced that Danielson will be at All In 2024 after being out with an injury for this year's event, and Danielson says he could feel the energy from All In 2023 and that he cannot wait for All In 2024. Also announced is the round-robin 12-participant Continental Classic Tournament which starts the day before Thanksgiving and ends at Worlds End, with the first announced participant being Danielson. Danielson says he has wanted to do a tournament like this his entire career, and that nothing will stop him from coming back and taking part in the best wrestling tournament ever.
Julia Hart beats Willow Nightingale after somehow escaping being powerbombed. With this victory, Julia Hart qualifies for the AEW World Women's Championship match at Full Gear.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "Absolute" Ricky Starks and Big Bill. Starks and Big Bill want nothing to do with the other tag teams, even in the ring, then find out that they will be defending the AEW World Tag Team titles in a four-way match at Full Gear against FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler), The House of Black (Malakai Black and Brody King) and La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush and Dralistico). Starks says that they will beat all three teams on the road to become the longest-reigning tag champs ever.
Powerhouse Hobbs quickly beats an unnamed opponent. (The unnamed opponent is independent wrestler Titus Alexander.) After the match, Don Callis says that his family is the greatest family in the history of professional wrestling, and in just a few short days, they will be involved in the Like A Dragon Street Fight. Callis boasts about how Hobbs destroyed Chris Jericho and caused Jericho to ally himself with Paul Wight, and while Wight might have won the genetic jackpot in terms of physical size, he may have been shortchanged in the brains department. He says that it is not too late for Paul Wight to change his mind, as Jericho will try to use Wight as he tried to use Callis. When Wight refuses to respond, Callis says he has seen "a scared giant," then says he has buried two giant and is willing to bury a third. Callis sics Hobbs on Wight, and when Hobbs tries to provoke him, Wight immediately stands up, and Callis and Kyle Fletcher have to hold Hobbs back.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler). Wheeler mentions their history with the other tag teams in the tag team match at Full Gera, and Harwood says that their one focus is to be tag team champions, and their road to it starts now regardless of who they have to beat to regain them.
Sting, Darby Allin and Adam Copeland beat Lance Archer and The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch). After the match, Christian Cage, Luchasaurus and Nick Wayne show up and staredown Copeland, Sting and Darby from the stage.
Backstage, Athena holds another Minion Empowerment Meeting with Billie Starks and Lexy Nair. Athena shows up, and Billie Starkz apologizes for her best not being good enough. Athena says if it takes humiliating her physically and mentally by any means necessary, she will do it. She then admits that Billie impressed her last week, then unsuspends her from being a Minion In Training, then tells her not to make her regret this.
Before the next match, "Smart" Mark Sterling says that he and "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese are celebrating two wins over "All Ego" Ethan Page before stating it is a shame they have to celebrate in Wichita, Kansas. Tony Nese says they have Ethan Page behind them, and he can focus on what really matters, which is helping the fans get in shape, and says that he will make his match an example of what a premier athlete should look like before holding group training afterwards.
Serpentico beats "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese after "All Ego" Ethan Page shows up and distracts Nese regarding the post-match group training. After the match, Ethan Page asks Serpentico if group training is cancelled, to which Serpentico replies "Get it outta here!"
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Darius Martin and Action Andretti. Darius feels confident tonight, as Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor and Lee Moriarty) have started a war than they cannot finish. Andretti says they may have soldiers on their side, but so do they, and The Infantry ("The Captain" Shawn Dean and "Bad News and Tattoos" Carlie Bravo) shows up.
Athena beats Heidi Howitzer in a Ring of Honor World Women's Championship Proving Ground Match, then attacks Heidi Howitzer again after the match.
Kyle Fletcher beats Lee Johnson.
"Legit" Leyla Hirsch beats Charlette Renegade with the Cross Arm Breaker after Rachael Ellering stops Robyn Renegade from distracting the referee and alerts the referee to Charlette trying to use a metal folding chair as a weapon.
Backstage, Athena holds another Minion Empowerment Meeting with Lexy Nair and Billie Starkz. Athena demotes Lexy Nair to Minion status for being near Willow Nightingale as part of her job, then tells Billie Starkz not to take her match tonight lightly and to show her violent nature during the match. She then states that Final Battle is in her hometown, and she cannot wait to see which "porcelain hussy" she will break in the ring.
Iron Savages (Boulder and Bronson) beat Griff Garrison and Cole Karter.
It is announced that last night on Dynamite, Samoa Joe has vacated the Ring of Honor World Television Championship in pursuit of the All Elite Wrestling World Championship. Tony Khan will be here next with an update on the World Television Championship.
Billie Starkz beats Rachael Ellering. After the match, Athena attacks Rachael and Billie joins in until "Legit" Leyla Hirsch gets in the ring. When that happens, Rachael and Billie slide out of the ring, and Athena tries to get Leyla to join them as a minion.
"The Technical Beast" Josh Woods beats SK Bishop.
The Infantry ("The Captain" Shawn Dean and "Bad News and Tattoos" Carlie Bravo), Darius Martin and Action Andretti beat Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor and "Taiga Style" Lee Moriarty) and The Wingmen ("Pretty" Peter Avalon and "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth) in an eight-man tag match after Shane Taylor Promotions leave the match following their dissatisfaction with The Wingmen.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Rachael Ellering. As Rachael Ellering says that she loves pro wrestling and hates losing, she says that she might be getting through to "Legit" Leyla Hirsch when Leyla shows up and says she only helped her because she does not like owing anyone debts. She says that they are even now and that she is done with her, then Maria Kanellis-Bennett shows up and views the two of them as "besties." Leyla says she still wants to be part of Maria's team, but Maria says she already has a team and to have a match together before she decides whether she wants to help her or not.
Dralistico beats Gravity.
Eddie Kingston retains the Ring of Honor World Championship against Angelico.
We hear from Dalton Castle, who says that he cares only about the fans and that he wants to give the fans what they deserve when they watch him compete with every beat of his heart, and to see Eddie Kingston "muddy the Ring of Honor airwaves" makes him want to strangle Eddie Kingston. He says he has been in Eddie's position before and is throwing it all away when he is floundering in opportunity, and he cannot sit back and let Eddie fill these viewers' brains with "so much ordinary." He talks about how he smashed his face through a window just like he will put his face through Eddie's sternum and give the fans what they deserve, which is a Ring of Honor World Champion they can sink their teeth into.
In backstage footage from last night on Dynamite, Stokely Hathaway announces that Eddie Kingston is suspended for putting his hands on him and threatening to "beat his ass." Stokely then says that if Eddie Kingston puts his hands on him again, he will be fired.
The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) beats "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "All Ego" Ethan Page. Ethan says he is a little upset with what happened between himself and "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese, and while he would usually react in a negative way and do things in his match that he would regret, but he isturning over a new leaf and trying to do things the right way. He hopes that Nese is watching tonight after costing him the World Television Championship, but he will be envisioning him when he faces "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods tonight and puts on a show.
"Legit" Leyla Hirsch beats Robyn Renegade with the Cross Arm Breaker. After the match, Charlette Renegade attacks "Legit" Leyla Hirsch before Rachael Ellering chases Charlette and Robyn away. When Rachael checks on Leyla, Leyla pushes her away as she heads to the back.
Darius Martin beats "Taiga Style" Lee Moriarty.
"The Technical Beast" Josh Woods beats "All Ego" Ethan Page. During the match, "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese shows up, and later in the match, Nese rolls Josh Woods on top of Ethan Page has Josh Woods in an inside cradle while "Smart" Mark Sterling distracts the referee to give Josh Woods the victory.
Angelico beats Slim J, Gringo Loco and Metalik in a four-way match.
In backstage footage from last week, Sonjay Dutt talks about how he first met Jay Lethal and Eddie Kingston around the same time over twenty years ago and knew that they were diametrically opposite people and that Jay Lethal is a pure wrestler who could go into the ring with anyone and excelt while calling Eddie Kingston "a garbage wrestler" who tries to bring honor to something that has no honor. Stokely Hathaway shows up and congratulates Sonjay Dutt for what he and his company did on Saturday, and when Sonjay reminds Stokely that Jay Lethal has earned a Ring of Honor World title shot from winning that night, Stokely tells Sonjay his secretary will e-mail him, to which Sonjay replies that he never gave Stokely his e-mail.
Rachael Ellering beats LMK.
Before the next match, The Wingmen ("Pretty" Peter Avalon and "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth" try to speak, but they are interrupted by The Infantry ("The Captain" Shawn Dean and "Bad News and Tattoos" Carlie Bravo). Nemeth tries to speak again, but he is interrupted by The Iron Savages (Boulder and Bronson) and Jacked Jameson. Peter Avalon gets peeved, then tries to speak only to get interrupted again by Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona)
Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) beat The Wingmen ("Pretty" Peter Avalon and "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth"), The Infantry ("The Captain" Shawn Dean and "Bad News and Tattoos" Carlie Bravo) and The Iron Savages (Boulder and Bronson) in a Four Corners Survival Tag Team Match.
Action Andretti beats Nick Comoroto and Lee Johnson in a three-way match.
Kiera Hogan beats Charlette Renegade.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "Legit" Leyla Hirsch. Rachael Ellering shows up wanting to know if Leyla is alright, but Leyla takes offense to Rachael helping her after the match. Rachael mentions that the one person Leyla needed help from was nowhere to be found, and while Leyla admits that Maria Kanellis-Bennett was not there, she will be next time. Rachael says she only did what she did because it was the right and honorable thing to do and that she was not looking to be best friends or having any motives behind her actions, but Leyla tells her she was wrong and leaves.
Gravity, Dalton Castle and The Boys (Brandon and Brent Tate) beat The Workhorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry), Cole Karter and Griff Garrison in an eight-man tag match.
Athena retains the ROH Women's World Championship against Mercedes Martinez - despite Diamante distracting the referee and Mercedes Martinez slamming Athena into an exposed turnbuckle that Athena herself exposed - after someone in a black hoodie hits Mercedes Martinez in the head with the Women's World Championship on the outside behind the referee's back. After the match, the person in the hoodie is revealed to be Billie Starkz, who personally hands the title to Athena after the match.
"The Tehcnical Beast" Josh Woods beats Braydon Erving.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews The Gates of Agony ("The Machine" Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona) and Prince Nana. Prince Nana says they are ready for tonight as he has one of the greatest tag teams and a machine that cannot be broken, and that they are back on track starting tonight. Brian Cage says they are still the best trio with or without titles and that they are tired of other trios getting matches while they take a back seat, and he says that this will change tonight. Prince Nana then proclaims that everyone will know that they are in the money.
Before the next match, "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese says that he is a world-traveling athlete, but he cannot find Grand Rapids, Michigan on a map to save his life before stating it is the fattest part of Michigan. He then says that is good news for them, as he and "Smart" Mark Sterling have found the root of the problem before treating the fans to group training. It is soon interrupted by Scorpio Sky's entrance.
Scorpio Sky beats "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese.
Gravity beats Lee Johnson.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd). Truth Magnum say there is talk about who the greatest tag team is in Ring of Honor is, but they could care less because they are the best in the universe. Turbo Floyd tells Action Andretti and Darius Martin that they are the baddest tag team compared to them.
Billie Starkz beats Lady Frost following the distraction from Athena. After the match, Athena beats up Lady Frost and wants Billie Starks to join in, but Billie Starks wants Athena to stop instead. Billie takes the ROH Women's World Championship off the mat when Athena is about to slam Lady Frost head-first into it. Athena tells Billie not to tell her what to do, and if she wants this to work, then she will lead and Billie will follow.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Allysin Kay. Allysin says she loves talking trash as it may be what she does best, but she is not delusional and she knows she is on a losing streak. She says Mercedes Martinez is a much bigger veteran than she is and that she has a big fight ahead of her, but she is not going down without a fight.
Action Andretti and Darius Martin beat The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd).
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Griff Garrison. Maria Kanellis-Bennett and Cole Karter show up, and Griff says that he has not lost a step at all and that he had no idea how well their tandem would work, and now, it has to work. He says that when he showed up in AEW, they gave him a tag team partner and it worked well until it did not, and now that tag team partner is no longer here (a reference to Brian Pillman Jr.), and either he or Karter could be next. Griff says they have to make it work, but they have to do it the right way. Maria accepts Griff's demand.
"Legit" Leyla Hirsch quickly beats Laynie Luck with the cross arm breaker. Maria Kanellis-Bennett is seen watching from the stage later in the match.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Mercedes Martinez and Diamante. Mercedes calls being called the former ROH Women's World Champion "disrespectful," then mentions that she and Allysin Kay have a history. She says that Allysin has been losing match after match and that tonight will not be any different.
Shane Taylor beats Jimmy Jacobs. The match is Jacobs' first in ROH in almost nine years.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Maria Kanellis-Bennett when "Legit" Leyla Hirsch shows up wanting to know why Maria is scouting her when things get messy when others get involved. She says that she does great on her own and she is now 11-0 so far this year without Maria's help, yet Maria cannot get her a match with Athena because she does not deserve it. Leyla then says she has a match with Athena thanks to the Board of Directors next week and that it will be for the ROH Women's World Championship.
Dalton Castle and The Boys (Brandon and Brent Tate) beat Ren Jones, Trenton Tormenta and Xavier Walker in a six-man tag team match.
Griff Garrison and Cole Karter beat The Infantry ("The Captain" Shawn Dean and "Bad News and Tattoos" Carlie Bravo) after "The Captain" Shawn Dean sics Trish Adora on Maria Kanellis-Bennett for distracting the referee only for Cole Karter to stack Shawn up with his feet on the middle rope for leverage.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "All Ego" Ethan Page. Ethan says he feels a little more rejuvenated after his last win, and if he wins tonight, that will be three wins in a row. As he says that he has big plans in ROH, Rohit Raju shows up and says you cannot spell "Rohit" with "ROH" and that he has decided to make himself at home after not getting a call in some time. Ethan admits that Rohit Taju has pissed him off and that he will ensure Rohit does not get a lot of screen time when he beats him as quickly as possible.
Mercedes Martinez beats Allysin Kay.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Billie Starkz. Billie says she is happy to get the win on her own, but Lexy tells her that Athena helped her at the very end. Athena shows up and takes offense to Billie taking offense to her post-match attacks, saying they are to deter others from stepping up to them in the future. She then says that Billie is young and stupid and that everyone will step on her before deciding that she needs a front row seat to a first-hand example, and announces that she will put the ROH Women's World Championship on the line against "Legit" Leyla Hirsch and set an example for the family. Billie is unhappy.
Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) beat Iron Savages (Boulder and Bronson) after Prince Nana steals the Savage Sauce.
Claudio Castagnoli retains the ROH World Championship against Rocky "Azucar" Romero.
The Infantry ("The Captain" Shawn Dean and "Bad News and Tattoos" Carlie Bravo) and Willie Mack beat The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) and Kevin Ku in a six-man tag match.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "All Ego" Ethan Page. Despite not having been in the company in years, Page calls Ring of Honor the perfect place for him right now, as he has let his ego take control of his career and he has not been wrestling as often and he has lost his competive edge after chasing titles and money. He says he does not know who he is anymore, but he knows what he is capable of, and he is here to prove it to the people as well as himself, and that starts tonight.
Mercedes Martinez beats Zoey Lynn with the Brass City Sleeper.
Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) beat Matt Brannigan and Cole Radrick.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Billie Starkz and hands her a "Minion To-Do List" that has to be completed within two weeks, doing this all on camera as proof to Athena that she handed the list off. Billie says that there is no way she can do everything, but Lexy tells her that if she does not do it, the results will not be great. Billie pulls off one of the tasks - producing a single banana - while Lexy hands her an "MIT Minion-In-Training" shirt.
Darius Martin beats "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels. After the Code of Honor post-match handshake, Daniels says to the camera "That's Ring of Honor right there...maybe I'm the past."
Shane Taylor beats Lee Johnson following the distraction from Lee Moriarty. After the match, Shane Taylor and Lee Moriarty shake hands.
Willow Nightingale beats Lady Frost.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Shane Taylor and Lee Moriarty. Shane Taylor says Lee Moriarty watched the captain take his rightful place at the front of the line, as he and Shane Taylor Promotions have been carrying the ROH brand for the last three years and he is sick and tired of coming here every day watching people say "Be humble" and "Pay your dues." He says he has been carrying the company on his back and everyone around him knows it, but he sick of chasing history and it is time he started making some. He then introduces Lee Moriarty as the newest member of Shane Taylor Promotions.
"The Technical Beast" Josh Woods beats Dominic Garrini.
"All Ego" Ethan Page beats Griff Garrison. Maria Kanellis-Bennett and Cole Karter are seen watching the match from the stage during the match.
The Workhorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry) beat The Boys (Brandon and Brent Tate).
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Griff Garrison. Garrison says he feels he has lost a step after being out with an injury for half of a year. Maria Kanellis-Bennett shows up with Cole Karter and says she hates to say "I told you so," then tells Garrison she told him so. She thinks that Garrison is really talented, but at the same time, sometime is is better to be surrounded by like-minded people. Cole Karter then points out Maria's pearl necklace, which leads to a thinly veiled sex reference.
Before the next match, "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese says Cleveland, Ohio is so disgustingly out of shape that LeBron James had to leave twice. Nese says he can look past all of the blubber, and since he is a far more superior athlete, he is the premier athlete that Cleveland can stand behind. He then leads the fans into some group training, but it is interrupted by AR Fox.
Jack Perry makes his way to the ring to start tonight's show, and before he heads to the ring, he has a few backstage workers carry the FTW Championship out ceremoniously before he places it on a table in the ring. Perry says that as the greatest FTW Champion who ever lived, he felt he had the responsibility to say a few nice words about the title, saying it was a good title with its ups and downs that was misunderstood at times, and yet it has grown near and dear to his heart, for when people look up the FTW Championship in 100 years, they will find his face next to it. He says that instead of being sad that it is over, everyone should remember the good times, then plays a slideshow of himself with the FTW Championship and nothing else. As he pretends to cry with an orange handkerchief, Perry says the FTW Championship will leave a beautiful legacy behind thanks to him and that it is finally time to send the title to a better place. Jack Perry then pulls out a sledgehammer from underneath the table, and as he is about to swing, the lights go out and we see a video of Hook doing pull-ups on city crossing lights. Hook says Perry cannot destroy the championship because he is the championship and the championship is his bloodline. He then says that he will come back for what is his. The lights come back on, and Hook is behind Perry. Hook throws Perry around the ring before suplexing him into the table. He then lays the FTW title on top of Perry before simply stating "Wembley, Sunday."
Orange Cassidy, Penta el Zero Miedo and Eddie Kingston beat The Butcher, The Blade and Kip Sabian in a trios match. After the match, Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta) show up. Taylor calls out The Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Jon Moxley) and Proud and Powerful (Santana and Ortiz), and Trent mentions The Blackpool Combat Club destroying his mother Sue's minivan and disrespecting Sue before stating that they are not coming to Stadium Stampede to hurt them and do it for Sue, not to hug or have fun. Eddie is about to take the microphone, but Orange Cassidy takes it away from him and is about to speak when The Blackpool Combat Club and Proud and Powerful. Moxley tells Eddie to think through his anger for a second and tells him that he made the challenge and allowed them to pick any partners that they want, and that he should not be surprised that they picked Proud and Powerful. Santana says the last year has been full of pain, struggle and torture and realizing who is real and who is not and it will all culminate at All In as Eddie Kingston heads to the back before Claudio Castagnoli says that none of them are Eddie's friends anymore and that Eddie blames everyone but himself for it and fails to take responsibility. Ortiz says one reaps what one sows (as if to quote Eddie saying "All I do is reap"), then Eddie Kingston is seen backstage only to be unable to find them, even after he grabs a member of the film crew and demanding to know where they are. Eddie says he is not surprised that Proud and Powerful turned of him and that he will still gut them up and watch them die in the Stadium Stampede match, then tells Jon Moxley to get out of his way because he knows he has a family and he does not want to hurt him. He then says he will bury Wheeler Yuta before leaving Claudio for last and making sure he is scarred forever.
We see a video package chronicling the feud between The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) and FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler).
The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds and John Silver) beats Darius Martin and Action Andretti.
In backstage footage from Dynamite, Lexy Nair interviews Darby Allin and Nick Wayne. AR Fox shows up and apologizes to Nick Wayne, saying it took him 16 years to get here and that he thought everyone lost faith in him when he lost to Orange Cassidy and he panicked. He says he cannot give him his father back, but he can give him his word. Nick walks away, but Darby Allin forgives Fox.
We see a new music video from The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn).
We see a video package for the women's four-way match for the AEW Women's World Championship at All In.
Big Bill beats Vary Morales. After the match, "Absolute" Ricky Starks congratulates Vary Morales on his effort, saying he reminds him of a young Ricky Steamboat, then whips him to show what he did to Steamboat. He then says that next week, he will have a bigger strap, then starts whipping Morales again until referees rush in to tell him to stop.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Ruby Soho, who challenges Kris Statlander for the TBS Championship at All Out, and says she will beat her once and for all, because she may be more than a woman, she is less than an Outcast.
Willow Nightingale beats Robyn Renegade.
We see a video package of AEW's media appearance in the UK for All In.
We see a video package chronicling the events between Miro and Powerhouse Hobbs.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Kris Statlander, who says she is sick of The Outcasts taking advantage of people and playing games like a bunch of children, and says that if Ruby Soho wants to act like a child, then "momma's gonna treat [her] like one." She says that she is tired of people thinking they can walk all over each other, and if anyone wants to call her out, she will take them out.
"Limitless" Keith Lee beats "Outlandish" Zicky Dice.
We see footage of Dralistico and Preston Vance being beaten up by masked men clad in all black before they eventually fight back against their attackers. Someone then shows up clapping.
Samoa Joe heads to the ring. He says he is amazed how little the powers that be think of him, as he has been told that if he interferes in tonight's main event, he would jeopardize his newly won opportunity at All In. He then says he is proactive and will be on commentary so that everyone can keep his eyes on him, and says he will remain a professional, for he is a man who is professional and he got the match that he wanted from CM Punk, and at All In, he will hand CM Punk the ass whipping he definitely needs. Samoa Joe then guests on commentary for the next match.
Hook, Darby Allin, Sting and CM Punk beat "Switchblade" Jay White, Luchasaurus and The Mogul Embassy (Swerve Strickland and "The Machine" Brian Cage) in an All In All-Star 8-Man Tag Match following a rear naked choke from CM Punk to Brian Cage. After the match, Samoa Joe attacks CM Punk, and Jack Perry runs in to attack Hook, leading to a brawl all around the ring in which Samoa Joe smacks CM Punk in the face with the Real World Championship and Jack Perry trying to suplex Hook in the stands.
We hear from CM Punk, "Absolute" Ricky Starks, Prince Nana, Big Bill, "The Machine" Brian Cage, and FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler).
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) retain the AEW World Tag Team Championships against "The Machine" Brian Cage and Big Bill. After the match, Dax Harwood talks about how he and Wheeler started a legacy ten years ago and worked their way to become the best tag team of all time with ten world tag team titles, and how they had to complete the legacy with the AEW World Tag Team Championships. He then says there is one thing left for FTR to do, and it is to finish their unfinished business with The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) at All In.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson, who has a cardboard stand-in of "Switchblade" Jay White with him as he says Bullet Club Gold (Jay White, Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn) is "hotter than hell." The real Jay White shows up and chops his cardboard stand-in and says that will happen to Metalik tonight and that The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn) are a couple of top guns as The Gunns show up and mock Schiavone's commentary. Jay White then says that when Bullet Club Gold has fun, it is not fun for others.
Kris Statlander retains the TBS Championship against Mercedes Martinez after avoiding the Brass City Statlander. After the match, Mercedes attacks Statlander, then Diamanate runs to the ring and confronts Mercedes before joining in. Suddenly, Willow Nightingale runs into the ring and chases Mercedes and Diamante away.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Toni Storm. Storm says he is standing here naked as the day she was born, then goes off on Schiavone as she asks if she any less of a star without her title and says that she is world renowned for everything she has ever done.
Samoa Joe quickly beats Serpentico in mere seconds with the rear naked choke. After the match, Joe calls himself "the one true king of television" and states that he has a few problems, one of them being that he has no opponent at All In. He then states that this leads into another problem, for a "real world champion" telling people he was the best in the world who could never beat him a day in his life ended up beating him in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, and that a roll-up is not good enough for their legacy. Samoa Joe then demands that CM Punk give him and the fans what he and they want and give their legacy what it deserves, with the eyes of the world upon them giving the world everything that they have. He then says that his courtesy only extends to this week, and if Punk makes him wait until next week, he will convince Punk himself.
We see a video package of Andrade el Idolo getting his mask back in his recent ladder match.
In backstage footage, Tony Schiavone interviews The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens). Bowens says they have spoken with "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn last week, saying Daddy Ass has refused his boots back and insists that he is retired, as it is his fault that they lost the tag team titles and that he was pinned by Malakai Black twice. Max Caster says he wants to respect Billy Gunn's decision, but he has given them so much. Bowens says that they have unfinished business with getting him to the top of the trios division and feels that they failed him, and hopes that Billy Gunn is watching, as he hopes that Billy knows how much he means to them when he saw something in them as they were trying to find themselves in AEW and prove they were elite, and says that they will miss him and that he knows how much they and the fans love him.
The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews) retain the AEW World Trios Championships against Darius Martin, Action Andretti and "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson. The Dealer's Choice rule is that Julia Hart is banned from ringside.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Powerhouse Hobbs when QT Marshall and Harley Cameron try to make it up to Hobbs with a gold necklace from Cuba as well as his biggest win at All Out. Hobbs says he does not want or need Marshall's help before thanking him for the gold.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Christian Cage and Luchasaurs. Christian says he has brought his own daughter to prove that as the face of TNT, he is the role model for children everywhere. He then says that Darby Allin is mentioring "a snot-nosed child" who has no business in his ring, then Christan's daughter asks if she can have the TNT Championship before Christian tells her that she did not win this belt and to go find her mother.
The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn) guest on commentary for the next match.
"Switchblade" Jay White beats Metalik.
We hear from Anna Jay, who calls Hikaru Shida her first taste of AEW, and says that she was just a rookie then and Shida took advantage of her. She then says that the second time she fought Shida, she was the champion, and she came close to beating her for her title until Shida took advantage of her again. Anna then says that she is a rookie no more, and while she has a lot on her plate, she will beat Shida to become Women's World Champion.
Jim Ross guests on commentary for tonight's main event.
CM Punk retains the "Real World Championship" against "Absolute" Ricky Starks after the referee goes down and special guest enforcer Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat has to make the count after Punk rolls Stark up. After the match, Starks shoves Steamboat into Punk and whips Steamboat with his own belt, and Punk has to chase Starks out of the ring with a chair to get him to stop. Afterwards, Steamboat is helped out of the ring.
We hear from The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn), Action Andretti, Dante Martin, Bullet Club Gold ("Switchblade" Jay White, "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn) and "Absolute" Ricky Starks before tonight's show.
Tony Schiavone interviews "Absolute" Ricky Starks in the ring to start tonight's show. As the crowd chants "You deserve it," Starks says he has never agreed with a city more in his life, then shows off the Louis Vuitton bag he won with his Owen Hart Tournament winnings and that his grabbing the rope to pin CM Punk will not matter in twenty years. He says nobody will care how he did and that anyone else would have done what he done. He quickly states that he meant no disrespect to Jushin "Thunder" Liger last week, then states that he does not want to be a pillar, especially when none of them have won the Owen Hart Tournament. CM Punk shows up, but tells Starks and says he is more mad at himself and that he is proud of Starks, as he cannot stand an honest man and say he never cheated and pretend the fans have not done so, either. He says that if the New Jersey Devil had the same wherewithal as Starks, they would have made it past the first round, he says that he can live with his loss before asking Starks if he can live with his win after how he beat him. As CM Punk leaves, Starks says his bag isn't the same as CM Punk's, and Punk comes back and and asks Starks if he wants a shot at what is in the bag or if he just does not want him to have it before calling himself "the real world's champion." Suddenly, Christian Cage and Luchasaurus show up, and Christian says that while they are contractually obligated to be here, Punk and Starks are taking too long and he does not want to be in New Jersey any longer than he has to be. Christian then asks Punk what kind of man carries around a championship he did not win, then reminds the fans that he and Luchasaurus are the faces of TNT now and forever before Darby Allin walks by and takes the microphone from Christian's hand on the way to the ring. Darby tells Starks that anyone who is ride or die for AEW is a pillar in his book, such as his good friend CM Punk, then tells Christian and Luchasaurus that he will become the new face of TNT and put some respect on the TNT Championship. After calling Luchasaurus some guy who took a bunch of psychedelics and thinks he is a dinosaur now, Darby then proposes a tag team match between himself and CM Punk vs. Ricky Starks and Christian Cage. Tony Khan makes it official for tonight soon afterwards.
In footage from earlier today, Andrade el Idolo finds out from security that he has been barred from the building. (Two of the security guards are LSG and Rhett Titus.)
Bullet Club Gold ("Switchblade" Jay White and "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson) beat Action Andretti and Dante Martin. After the match, The Gunn Club briefly attack Andretti and Dante Martin.
Before the next match, Miro is attacked from behind by Nick Comoroto, who ends up being Miro's opponent for the next match.
Miro beats Nick Comoroto with Game Over.
We see a video package of FTR's (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) time in AEW.
The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews) retain the AEW World Trios Championships against The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn). After the match, Malakai Black whispers something into Billy Gunn's ear before The House of Black leaves. Afterwards, Billy Gunn removes his boots and leaves them in the center of the ring before heading to the back alone.
Tony Schiavone interviews FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) in the ring. Cash Wheeler talks about their title match with MJF and Adam Cole, and while he admits they are fan favorites, the trustworthiness between them is a different matter, especially when he saw what kind of person MJF is in The Pinnacle. He warns Adam Cole to listen when MJF tells you what kind of person he is and to not trust him, as they will not beat FTR next week. Dax Harwood talks about how he got a job at a cash and carry and how he was bullied and promised to beat up the bullies one day, then says he has seen this story before. He also addresses MJF and Cole's comedy skits and dance break, then says he has done everything he could for the last ten years to make FTR the greatest team in professional wrestling and that he will take out on them what he should have done to his teenage bullies.
Taya Valkyrie beats Skye Blue. After the match, Taya Valkyrie says New Jersey is worse than she thought and states that while things have not gone her way lately, she got the victory tonight. She also mentions that Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. has been winning as of late. She says that Britt Baker has won recently on Dynamite, albeit against "an extra," then challenges Britt Baker to a match next week before daring her to come out and play.
Christian Cage and "Absolute" Ricky Starks beat CM Punk and Darby Allin after Luchsaurus stops the Coffin Drop as the referee is dealing with CM Punk and Christian on the outside. Darby goes for a jackknife pin, but Starks reverses it and grabs the bottom rope for leverage to ensure the win.
The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) beat The Infantry ("The Captain" Shawn Dean and "Bad News and Tattoos" Carlie Bravo).
Skye Blue beats Trish Adora.
Stu Grayson and The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) beat The Dark Order (Evil Uno, John Silver, Alex Reynolds) in a trios match after Stu Grayson reluctantly hits Evil Uno with Nightfall and Vincent tags himself in to make the pinfall.
Dasha Gonzalez interviews Zack Sabre Jr. and Samoa Joe. Joe admits he did not give Sabre the warmest welcome, but admits that he is quite the technical wrestler. Sabre says they are not too different from each other while being the top television champions and proposes that they be called "The Island Buoys" after being from different islands. Joe says they both have an idea of who the superior television champion is, but Sabre seems to beg to differ. Joe says that maybe they will have to find out, and Sabre says "Maybe we do."
Diamante beats Promise Braxton by submission.
"The Machine" Brian Cage beats Willie Mack.
Zack Sabre Jr. retains the New Japan Pro Wrestling World Television Championship against Rocky "Azucar' Romero by submission.
Action Andretti and Darius Martin beat The Workhorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry).
Kip Sabian, The Butcher and The Blade beat Shogun, Bryce Saturn and Jakob Austin Young in a trios match.
El Hijo del Vikingo, Komander and Bandido beat Jack Carthweel, Serpentico and Angelico in a trios match.
Katsuyori Shibata retains the ROH Pure Championship against Alex Coughlin.
Athena retains the ROH Women's World Championship against Kiera Hogan. After the match, Kiera attacks Athena, leading to a brawl in which numerous security guards getting knocked out.
Mark Briscoe beats Ari Daivari after "Smart" Mark Sterling's distraction of the referee and "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods' and "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese's interference backfires. After the match, Woods and Nese attack Mark Briscoe, then FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) show up and even the numbers game.
We hear from Eddie Kingston, who says he has been dealing with a hernia since September and that he went into his match with Claudio Castagnoli thinking he could bully him around like he did in the past. Eddie says he was wrong and that he did not stick to his gameplan of targeting parts of Claudio's body, then went back to what he knew best, which was fighting. He says that Claudio was the better man and that he put a whupping on him, and that he has to get surgery for his hernia because Claudio beat him so badly. Eddie says he believed it when people said that Claudio was not aggressive, and that he should have known better. He also admits that he considered quitting professional wrestling in his hotel room, but then he realized that either you win or you learn and went back to thinking it was either winning or losing. He says he has learned, and that he must move forward because he has no choice.
Skye Blue beats Kelly Madan.
Darius Martin beats Mike Bennett by disqualification after Matt Taven slides into the ring and attacks Darius Martin. After the match, Bennett and Taven give Darius a beatdown, then Action Andretti runs into the ring, causing them to retreat.
Wheeler Yuta beats "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams by submission.
Backstage, we hear from Action Andretti and Darius Martin. Darius says the definition of insanity is repeating the same thing over and over again expecting a different result, and that he will not let himself be attacked by The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Michael Bennett) and he put his plan into action. Andretti says The Kingdom think they can pull a slick one on Darius because Dante Martin is not here, then says he has been in that situation and knows how much it sucks. He says that he had to have Darius' back, and now that Darius has his, he issues a challenge to The Kingdom on next week's show. Darius tells The Kingdom to watch the thrones, because there are some new kings in town.
Katsuyori Shibata and Alex Coughlin beat THe Workhorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry). After the match, Coughlin challenges Shibata for the ROH Pure Championship.
Willow Nightingale beats Little Mean Kathleen.
Stu Grayson beats "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese. After the match, The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) show up and stare down Stu Grayson and Evil Uno from the stage.
Backstage, we hear from The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch). Vincent says The Dark Order are powerful, but have become a shell of their former selves. He says that when Stu Grayson, they carried on with a big smile on their face, yet were willing to take him back. He says that Stu Grayson has it "all trapped in a cage" when it comes to combat, and Vincent bets he has the keys. Dutch says he knows what Stu is thinking, but they don't want to hurt him; they want to keep him.
Athena beats Ashley D'Amboise in a ROH Women's World Championship Proving Grounds Match.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Ashley D'Amboise. D'Amboise says she is happy with her efforts, but that she got more of a "ring of anger" more than a "ring of honor." She is then attacked by Athena, who then says that she is the "gatekeeper of this division", that she is given "garbage" week after week and that Lexy will be next if this continues. She then tells Lexy to watch as she rams D'Amboise's face into the ROH Women's World Championship as an example to all the "porcelain broads" in the women's division.
Claudio Castagnoil retains the ROH World Championship against Metalik.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks heads to the ring. Starks admits that he lost last week and says it is on him because he should have known better against MJF, then says he lost like a man while MJF won like a coward, and he can stand with respect and dignity while MJF has neither as well as a pair of balls. He tells MJF to imagine what will happen next time, as he says there will be a next time between them. Starks says this is not the end of the road, but just the start, and if he has to work his way back to title contention, he will do it and become "the man" in AEW. Suddenly, Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara and Daniel Garcia arrive. Jericho tells Starks he has been watching him for a long time and says that Starks did come close to become World Champion, then tells him he is not a dollar store version of anybody, but a million dollar talent, but he will be a world champion someday. Jericho then tells Starks that he is not just quite ready yet, and that while has everything it takes to make it in AEW, he just needs a little advice, guidance and Chris Jericho. Jericho also responds to the "Sammy sucks" chants by saying that if people says Sammy sucks, they see he sucks. He then asks Ricky Starks to join The Jericho Appreciation Society. Starks praises Jericho for being able to stay relevant and popular, then says Jericho went from being "built like an air fryer" to "looking like a dad on his fifth divorce," then admits the offer is tempting before rejecting it. Starks also tells Jericho that his stock dropped after losing to Action Andretti and that the J in "J.A.S." might as well stand for "jobbers." He then calls Sammy and Garcia "J.A.S.Hole #1" and "J.A.S.Hole #2" before saying they have not done anything, that Daniel Garcia lost the ROH Pure title, and that he could not care for Sammy Guevara before telling Jericho to suck his balls. Starks then challenge Jericho to a match on January 4th, then Jake Hager shows up from behind Starks and attacks him. Sammy and Garcia soon join in while Jericho directs traffic, then Action Andretti runs into the ring. Andretti ducks the baseball bat shot and takes out Jericho and Hager, and Starks is able to get back in the fight before Andretti hits Jericho with a split leg moonsault.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson) beats Death Triangle (PAC, Penta el Zero Miedo, Rey Fenix), brining Death Triangle's lead to 3-2 (three wins to two). After the match, Death Triangle viciously attack The Elite.
We see post-match footage from last week's show where MJF calls out "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson, who he calls a nobody in his world for ruining his moment. He says everyone wants to ride his wave and eat off his place, but Danielson will eat less than he desires and more than he deserves during his reign of terror.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Action Andretti, who says that he did the unthinkable last week and beat Chris Jericho, and since then, his life has never been the same. He says that while he has gotten a ton of support, he knew The Jericho Appreciation Society would take their anger out on someone. As he talks about how they took their anger out on "Absolute" Ricky Starks, Angelo Parker and Matt Menard show up to compliment him. Angelo Parker says that Andretti is on a hot streak and is "on fire," then Andretti is hit from behind with a fireball by Chris Jericho.
Renee Paquette interviews "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson in the ring. On the subject of William Regal's departure, he says he does not expect The Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta) to forgive Regal for what he did, then talks about how he fought his first wrestling match in the nearby Far West Rodeo and how he was trained by Rudy Boy Gonzalez and Shawn Michaels. He then says that Regal turned him into the wrestler and the person that he is today. He says that while Claudio Castagonli and Jon Moxley do not have the same relationship he did with Regal, and that when Regal was in the hospital, he cried. Danielson says that Regal made him and so many other people better and has meant so much to the industry, and that he loved having Regal in AEW. He then says that Regal taught him that there are consequences to one's actions. Danielson then says that MJF needs to learn about said consequences, for he has heard every word that MJF has said and that there will be consequences for what he did to Regal and calling him a coward before calling MJF out. "All Ego" Ethan Page and Stokely Hathaway show up instead, and Ethan Page says that he should have been the one to win the battle royal and the AEW World Champonship, and that "Vegetable Man" Danielson is trying to jump the line. Stokely tells Danielson to go home, be a family man, shop at Trader Joe's and eat vegan snacks, then Danielson says that he couldn't hear a word that Stokely said before he makes fun of Stokely's bald head, asks him to grow some hair and shut up, and questions the use of "Vegetable Man" as an insult. Hathaway responds with "You raggedy bitch," then Ethan Page says he called Danielson "vegetable man" not because of what he eats, but because he will make him a vegetable if he jumps the line to the World title. Danielson dares Ethan Page to turn him into a vegetable right now, and Page says that while he has no problem taking his shirt off, the pants will stay on, and they can do it next week.
We hear from Jon Moxley, who says that the $300,000 Three Kings Christmas Casino Trios royale on this week's Rampage is right up his alley and that he will be there. He also says he and "Hangman" Adam Page can fight for as long as Page wants, but he wants to settle this in the ring. He then says there is nothing to settle after he knocks Page out and that it is not his fault that Page has a glass jaw, then says he is not a bad guy before telling Page not to become "a play wrestler." As for his opponent tonight, Darius Martin, it is not his fault that Darius is "injury prone" and that he will have to teach Darius a lesson tonight.
In footage form earlier today in Tampa, Florida, Samoa Joe wishes the AEW fans a happy holidays, then wishes Wardlow the happiest and merriest of holidays, because they both know he will not have a happy new year when he gives him more than he ever asked for. He then says that afterwards, he will take from Wardlow, then wishes him a happy holiday again before telling him the holiday cheer will end on December 28th.
Hook beats Exodus Prime with the Redrum. After the match, Stokely Hathaway shows up on the video screen with Big Bill and Lee Moriarty attacking "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry and throwing him into a dumpster.
Jon Moxley beats Darius Martin.
We see a video package for Hikaru Shida vs. Jamie Hayter for the AEW World Women's Championship later tonight.
We hear from Powerhouse Hobbs, who talks about how he watched his uncle overdose from drugs and cough and vomit up his own blood at three years old and how he was beaten, robbed, stabbed and shot growing up. He says only monsters do this to a child and that they created a monster themselves, and that is time to spill some blood of his own in the next chapter of The Book of Hobbs.
The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn) beat FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) after Austin Gunn grabs Colten Gunn's hand as he has Dax Harwood in a roll-up.
Sonjay Dutt makes fun of "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) while rapping over The Acclaimed's theme.
Tony Schiavone interviews Keith Lee and Swerve Stickland, with hip hop recording artist and mogul Rick Ross acting as a mediator. Keith Lee arrives first, then Rick Ross says history will be made today as business gets taken care before he introduces Swerve and says to Keith Lee "You're a big motherfucker." Swerve's music fails to play before Swerve shows up with a bag in his hand, complaining that this is being done on Keith Lee's time and that he will be doing things his way. Swerve says he tried to give Keith Lee the whole world and that they should own everything, then tells Rick Ross that he cannot deal with all the accusations before telling Keith Lee to keep his eyes on the tag team titles, his health and in the back of his head. All of a sudden, Parker Boudreaux shows up from behind Keith Lee and attacks Lee while dressed in the same shirt as Swerve. Keith Lee soon clotheslines Boudreaux over the top rope, then Rick Ross puts Swerve over as an icon and a legend. As Keith Lee approaches Swerve, he is soon attacked from behind by a man with a lot of tattoos over his body, and he too is an affiliate of Swerve. Keith Lee is then hit from behind with a chair by Parker Boudreaux. Parker Boudreaux and the tattooed man continue to attack Keith Lee as Rick Ross says it is time to make history, then lay him on the stairs so that Swerve can stomp a cinderblock through Keith Lee from the top rope.
We hear from some of the trios in the $300,000 Three Kings Christmas Casino Trios royale.
Jamie Hayter retains the AEW Women's World Championship against Hikaru Shida after Shida fends off Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. while Rebel distracts the referee. After the match, Britt Baker attacks Shida, then Toni Storm runs into the ring and takes down Rebel and Britt before Hayter hits her in the back of the head with the AEW Women's World Championship. Rebel and Britt hold Toni Storm, then Saraya runs into the ring and takes down Rebel before kicking Britt Baker in the face to end the show.
