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.
The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC) and The Dogs (Clark Connors and David Finlay) beat Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) and The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz, Dezmond Xavier, Myron Reed) in a ten-man tag match by submission with a Brutalizer from PAC to Darius Martin. During the match, it is announced that "Fairway to Hell" will air next Saturday night for one hour at 8 PM Eastern/7 PM Central on TBS.
We see a video package of The Jurassic Express ("Jungle" Jack Perry and Luchasaurus) on a bus in the desert. "Jungle" Jack Perry says that he has defended the National Championship against two challengers as part of his national tour and that there will be more.
"Jungle" Jack Perry retains the AEW National Championship against Mascara Dorada.
In backstage footage from after Dynamite, Renee Paquette interviews Kris Statlander and Hikaru Shida. Shida says they almost won the women's tag team titles, and Statlander blames Shida for not being a team player for their loss and costing her making history as she pins her to the wall. Shida begs Statlander off, saying she will make it up to her, but Statlander shoves her to the wall and walks off.
The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong) beat MxM TV (Johnny TV, Mason Madden, Mansoor) in a trios match. After the match, Tommaso Ciampa shows up and tells The Conglomeration it is a matter of time until he gets championship gold around his waist again.
Tony Schiavone, on behalf of AEW, says that everyone in AEW is pulling for Rebel, who has recently announced that she has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease) earlier this week.
We see a video package chronicling the recent events between Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay.
Willow Nightingale retains the TBS Championship against Anna Jay.
Backstage, Renee Paquettte interviews Hikaru Shida, Kris Statlander, Mina Shirakawa, and Harley Cameron. Shida says she is making it up to Statlander with another tag match against Harley and Mina. Harley questions Shida's motives after mocking her talent, and Shida says that Harley does not deserve to touch her shinai. Mina asks how Shida can be trusted, and wants to know where Statlander was when Toni Storm was attacked. Statlander walks off, and Shida follows.
Jon Moxley guests on commentary for the next match.
The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson and Ace Austin) beat The Death Riders (Wheeler Yuta and Daniel Garcia). After the match, The Death Riders attack The Bang Bang Gang. All of a sudden, Austin and a returning Colten Gunn show up, and the Gunns make the save for Ace Austin and Juice Robinson. Marina Shafir has to save Jon Moxley from the 3:10 to Yuma, which Wheeler Yuta ends up getting hit with. Colten Gunn proclaims that he is back and that Collision is The Bang Bang Gang's show.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews The Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross). Megan Bayne says the women's tag team division is beneath them, and Lena Kross says they have been two former Women's World Champions and two of the best women in AEW in Kris Statlander and Hikaru Shida. Megan says nobody has a prayer, and that the only hope the women's division has is for God to have mercy on their souls and to strike The Divine Dominion down.
Skye Blue beats Nixi XS by submission with Descent into Madness.
"The Jet" Kevin Knight retains the TNT Championship against Hook.
Tony Schiavone is in the ring to reveal the announcement of a new National Championship in the ring to start tonight's show before The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata) show up. Joe immediately confronts Tony Schiavone and expects him to state he had nothing to do with the attack on him last week, which he finds hard to believe, then says there are consequences for actions and consequences have come from Schiavone. Security shows up and stands between Joe and Schiavone, and Joe tells Schiavone that he is only going to get more people hurt in this situation. Suddenly, "Hangman" Adam Page shows up, and The Opps take a step back as security holds him back. Joe says that The Opps will get to take care of two problems at once, and Schiavone flees as Eddie Kingston and Hook show up to stand alongside Hangman, with Kingston holding a crutch in his hands. The Opps retreat. Hangman tells Joe he is right here, and if Joe wants to handle his problem, he will beat Joe's ass in his Wranglers. Hook challenges The Opps to a World Trios Championship match tonight, and Joe takes exception to how Hook is talking to him before accepting his challenge so he can kick his and Hangman's asses. It does not take long for this match to become the main event for tonight's show, as per Tony Khan.
Claudio Castagnoli beats Orange Cassidy in the first men's Blood and Guts Advantage Battle.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Mark Briscoe, Kyle Fletcher and Don Callis in a no-physicality meeting. Mark Briscoe tells Fletcher he has received a response to his challenge from Don Callis, but he wants one from Fletcher, saying that how he won the last time was not satisfying and that he wants Fletcher to be a real man. Briscoe challenges Fletcher to a no-disqualification match for the TNT Championship at Full Gear. Callis, seeing that there is something for both men in the match, proposes that when Briscoe loses, he must join his family and leave The Conglomeration forever. Briscoe says it is a deal with a devil, but only if it is a deal on his end, and accepts Callis' stipulation, telling him that he will not lose.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson), Don Callis and "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander. Callis says that when he saw what The Young Bucks were going through, he made sure they got the treatment they deserve even if it costs him every last penny. The rest of The Don Callis Family shows up. Matthew is overwhelmed and says that he needs time, and "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada tells him not to take too long as The Don Callis Family leaves.
Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron - now called "The Babes of Wrath" - beat Mercedes Moné and Athena to advance in the AEW Women's World Tag Team Championship Tournament after Billie Starkz tries to help Athena cheat to win with the Ring of Honor Women's World Championship only to be taken down by Kris Statlander, which distracts Athena and allows both Willow and Harley to lay out Athena for the win.
Tony Schiavone is in the ring. He announces that there will be a Casino Gauntlet Match at Full Gear with the winner becoming the inaugural AEW National Champion. It is announced that Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin are the first two confirmed participants. The Hurt Syndicate make their way to the ring, and MVP mentions the name that held the National Championship back in the NWA before asking who is more iconic than Lashley or greater than Shelton. He says that with Lashley and Shelton in the match, the prize is The Hurt Syndicate's. On the subject of Lashley and Shelton having to face each other, the fans will win as much as The Hurt Syndicate itself. Suddenly, The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona) shows up, and Ricochet says that they are here to give The Hurt Syndicate the credit they deserve, as no matter how old they are, they hobble down the ramp into their ring and talk about championship gold. Ricochet then states that he spits facts every time he is on the microphone, and that he has done everything to ensure The Hurt Syndicate never wins gold again. MVP says nobody cares about what Ricochet has to say, and that The Demand are only good at getting hurt, then threatens to beat them up right now. Ricochet says the demand will be met and that he will walk out National Champion. MVP then says "You talk shit, we hurt people. Let's run it." He dares The Demand to get in the ring, but The Demand keeps their distance.
Backstage, we hear from Jurassic Express ("Jungle" Jack Perry and Luchasaurus). Jack Perry says there are things more important than money, like friendship. He then stabs a $100 bill with a knife nearby near The Don Callis Family's room to make a point. saying it should help The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson).
Jon Moxley tells Daniel Garcia to put Darby Allin away before Garcia makes his way to the ring for the next match.
Darby Allin beats Daniel Garcia in the second men's Blood and Guts Advantage Battle by submission after countering the Dragonslayer with a Sharpshooter, forcing a third men's Blood and Guts Advantage Battle between Jon Moxley and Roderick Strong on Collision. After the match, PAC shows up to attack Darby again, but Darby fights back. When PAC lays Darby out with a big boot, Orange Cassidy shows up and attacks PAC, but is laid out with a Busaiku Knee by Wheeler Yuta. Claudio Castagnoli and Jon Moxley show up, but so does Roderick Strong and Kyle O'Reilly. The Death Riders (Moxley, Claudio, Yuta, Garcia, PAC) quickly get the upper hand on everyone else. Roderick Strong soon finds an opening and sends The Death Riders into a retreat.
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) head to the ring. Cash Wheeler mentions how they won a four-way tag match to become #1 contenders for the AEW tag titles, then says they should have been three-time tag team champions at Forbidden Door and that Brodido (Brody King and Bandido) took it away from them. He then calls Brodido out, but Brodido fails to show. Renee Paquette is backstage with Stokely Hathaway near Brodido's dressing room. Brodido cannot get out of their dressing room. Dax Harwood regrets the situation before mentioning Bandido's family - including Gravity - being in the front row, and mockingly says it was beautiful that Bandido's mother supported Bandido's Ring of Honor World Championship victory before mocking her age. He also keeps her from answering any questions he asks her in full, then proposes that FTR adopt her as their aunt. Gravity jumps the barricade only to get ganged up on. Backstage, Brody King punches his way through the door, grabs Stokely, and frees Brodido from being trapped. Stokely runs towards the ring as Brodido follows suit, sending FTR into a retreat.
We see a video package for the upcoming men's and women's Blood and Guts Matches.
"Timeless" Toni Storm guests on commentary for the next match.
Megan Bayne beats Mina Shirakawa in the first women's Blood and Guts Advantage Match after "Timeless" Toni Storm is suddenly choked out from the front row by Marina Shafir, distracting Mina and allowing Bayne to hit the running Liger Bomb for the win. After the match, Shafir and Bayne gang up on Mina, but Toni chases them out of the ring with a metal folding chair. Triangle of Madness then shows up and attacks Toni and Mina, but Willow Nightingale, Jamie Hayter and Harley Cameron even the numbers game. Mercedes Moné shows up but stops short of entering the ring. She is attacked from behind by Kris Statlander, who proceeds to get in the ring and clean house.
The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata) retain the AEW World Trios Championships against "Hangman" Adam Page, Hook and Eddie Kingston by submission after Hobbs slams Hangman through a table before making Hook tap to the Torture Rack.
Orange Cassidy and Darby Allin beat The Death Riders (Wheeler Yuta and Daniel Garcia) by submission in a Trick or Treat Tornado Tag Team Match following a Scorpion Death Lock from Darby to Yuta.
Backstage, we hear from Hook, who says that he is the underdog in his match tonight as he is up against three decorated veterans. He wants his shot at the AEW World Championship, and he will make sure Samoa Joe does not advance after he showed who he really was.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Don Callis, who says that he will show everyone that the family has never been stronger when The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) show up. Callis says it is "criminal" what AEW has done to The Young Bucks as of late and that it would help them to have a family to have their backs. He then has production start the special entrance that he has for them. When they head tot he ring, Don Callis introduces The Young Bucks himself, even calling them "the former friends of that rat bastard Kenny Omega," then the pyro goes off. Stokely Hathaway guests on commentary for the next match.
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) beat JetSpeed ("Speedball" Mike Bailey and "The Jet" Kevin Knight), The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) and Jurassic Express ("Jungle" Jack Perry and Luchasaurus) in a Fright Night Four-Way #1 contender's match to face Brodido (Brody King and Bandido) for the AEW World Tag Team Championships at Full Gear.
We see a video package chronicling the recent events between "Hangman" Adam Page and Samoa Joe.
The Don Callis Family heads to the ring for the Don Callis Family summit. Callis addresses what is going between "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada and "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita, the latter of whom is not here ronight. Rocky "Azucar" Romero calls The Don Callis Family the largest and most dominant faction in wrestling today, and says that while some of their members are not here for various reasons, including Takeshita for travel reasons, before unveiling Callis' latest painting, "La Familia." "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander then puts the focus on a video package for The Don Callis Family before "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher recites the family pledge. Suddenly, Takeshita suddenly shows up. Takeshita and Okada have a staredown in the middle of the ring in front of Callis, who tells Takeshita that the family is full of alphas and that there will understandably - and desirably - be some push and pull. Callis then states that they are a family at the end of the day, then states that the family succeeds by listening to what he wants, saying there is no I in team, but an I in family. Callis says that he and Takeshita built the family off the ashes of Kenny Omega's career, and while Takeshita may be the first one, he can be the last out. He tells Takeshita to put his ego aside and shake Okada's hand. He also tells Takeshita that this is not about his ego, but his honor, as Takeshita is hesitant. Takeshita then puts his hand out, but Okada flips him off. The rest of the family has to get between them. Callis admits there is some work to be done and that he will make Takeshita and Okada work together like a family in a tag team match on Collision.
We hear from Olympia, who says that she will see Mercedes Moné on Collision when she reclaims the CMLL World Women's Championship.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Kris Statlander. Statlander says Mercedes Moné is obsessed, then says she will be at Collision to support her. As for tonight, she dares Mercedes to say what she has to say to her to her face.
Kyle O'Reilly vs. Jon Moxley ends in a double count-out as O'Reilly counters a Death Rider with a guillotine choke. After the match, Marina Shafir punches out referee Aubrey Edwards, then Claudio Castagnoli runs into the ring and hits O'Reilly with a European Uppercut. Roderick Strong shows up as Shafir grabs a chair, then hits an Angle Slam on Claudio before Wheeler Yuta and Daniel Garcia attack Roderick from behind. Darby Allin, Orange Cassidy and Mark Briscoe show up to even the numbers game, and Darby gives The Death Riders (Moxley, Claudio, Yuta, Garcia, Shafir) to face them and suffer. Mark Briscoe says The Death Riders are "fake-ass tough guys" who run away when it is time to fight. Briscoe then challenges The Death Riders to a match , which Orange Cassidy flatly announces is Blood and Guts.
Backstage, Mercedes Moné and Kris Statlander brawl, and their brawl soon makes its way towards the ring. Statlander is suddenly grabbed and attacked from behind by Athena, and she and Mercedes hit Statlander with the Backstabber followed by the Oh! Face. As Mercees puts Statlander in the crossface, Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron charge into the ring. Athena and Mercedes retreat as Willow and Harley check on Statlander.
We see a video package of Bandido with his family along with clips of his recent success in both AEW and Ring of Honor.
Sisters of Sin (Julia Hart and Skye Blue) beat Queen Aminata and Jamie Hayter to advance in the AEW Women's World Tag Team Championship Tournament.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Penelope Ford and Megan Bayne. The former is wearing a cast, and Penelope says she is out indefinitely after tearing her UCL. She says that the women's tag titles were their destiny and that she will make the rest of the women's division feel her pain. Megan Bayne says their fate may be delayed, then says she will decide who is worthy if they step up. All of a sudden, Marina Shafir shows up and says she is listening, then Jon Moxley shows up and realizes that they have potential as a team.
Samoa Joe beats Hook, Ricochet and Bobby Lashley by submission in a Fright Night Four-Way Match to face "Hangman" Adam Page for the AEW World Championship at Full Gear with a Coaquina Clutch to Hook as Lashley goes after Ricochet for hitting him in the back with a metal folding chair. After the match, Lashley chases Ricochet to the back. After the match, Lashley chases Ricochet to the back. Powerhouse Hobbs and Katsuyori Shibata join Joe in the ring as Tony Schiavone shows up to bring out people in costumes, who show up with the contract for the World Championship match. Joe sics Hobbs and Shibata on the men in costume to ensure he has the safest environment possible to sign the contract. He unmasks the person in the Stay-Puft Marshmallow costume only to find out it is not "Hangman" Adam Page, then punches him and signs the contract. Joe then says that Hangman is not as creative as he used to be and apologizes for the carnage, then proclaims that he will free Hangman of the burden of being champion and become AEW World Champion. Joe, Hobbs and Shibata then have beers out of the bucket brought out by one of the costumed men, then Tony Schiavone proposes a toast. Unfortunately for them, "Hangman" Adam Page is now in the ring disguised as Tony Schiavone, and Hangman decimates all three men before security holds him back.
The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia) beat The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Tomohiro Ishii, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong) in an eight-man tag match.
Eddie Kingston and Hook beat The Frat House (Griff Garrison and Cole Karter).
Big Boom AJ and Big Justice are at the AEW tailgate party in Boca Raton, Louisiana. Big Boom AJ talks about the matches that he is looking forward to watching tonight before mentioning their match at Full Gear. All of a sudden, RPG Vice (Rocky "Azucar" Romero and Trent Beretta) show up and mouth off, and this leads to a 2-on-1 brawl where Big Boom AJ gets overpowered.
Harley Cameron and Willow Nightingale beat Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford (dressed like Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn, respectively).
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) vs. JetSpeed ("Speedball" Mike Bailey and "The Jet" Kevin Knight) runs over time and ends at the beginning of WrestleDream.
We hear from The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia, Marina Shafir), "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard and Paragon (Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong), Jamie Hayter, Deah Triangle (Julia Hart, Skye Blue, "The Toxic Spider" Thekla), Komander, Hologram and Alex Abrahantes befoe tonight's matches. Hologram is attacked by "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher as the evil clone strikes and the room turns red. Komander replaces Hologram in tonight's TNT Championship match.
The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia) beat "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard and Paragon (Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong) in a trios match after Daniel Garcia curb stomps Matt Menard like he did "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata.
Backstage, we hear from Brody King, who says that The Don Callis Family have made a lot of enemies and a lot of mistakes and have never learned to make sure a man is dead when they try to kill them, as sometimes ghosts come back to settle a score. Brody King then challenges "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander and The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) to a tag team match against Brodido and Kenny Omega.
The Death Riders (Wheeler Yuta and Marina Shafir) beat Rosario Grillo and Rachael Ellering by submission with Mother's Milk from Shafir to Ellering. After the match, Yuta says he should have known that Kris Statlander would turn her back on her friends and betray the people who care about her the most, especially when he guided her to the AEW Women's World Championship. He says that Marina Shafir will make Statlander pay for making the wrong choice before calling out Darby Allin, stating that The Death Riders have given him opportunity after opportunity to know that The Death Riders' (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia, Marina Shafir) way is the right way only to be a thorn in their side and take things too far, and says that The Death Riders will have put Darby next to the dead bodies he saw on Mount Everest.
In backstage footage from after last week's Dynamite, we hear from "Hangman" Adam Page, Samoa Joe and Powerhouse Hobbs. Hangman says that he owes The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata), saying he would have not become AEW World Champion and that he is more than happy to step in for an injured Shibata. He says that for months, The Death Riders have yet to learn not to mess with The Opps, and Samoa Joe agrees. He says that he, Hangman and Hobbs will hunt The Death Riders down and beat them up, and that next week, The Death Riders will finally learn.
The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) beat The Swirl ("Vanilla Baby" Blake Christian and Lee Johnson) despite Jerry Lynn having to tell Bowens to finish the match and the utter dysfunction between The Acclaimed. During the match, it is announced that Collision will air next Saturday at 7 PM Eastern/4 PM Pacific. After the match, Bowens refuses to scissor Caster.
Backstage, we hear from "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne, Kip Sabian and Mother Wayne. Mother Wayne says that things have been contentious since Nick was away, and Sabian says that Luchasaurus was untrustworthy and yet nobody listened to him, then Nick Wayne says that Luchasaurus is gone and that he is back. He syaas his sights have never been more set in his life and that Christian Cage is his target, saying that Christian tried to solve his problems by turning on him only to make them so much worse. He says that the average human would not be able to walk on their own two feet or step in a wrestling ring again, but he is not average and he is "The Prodigy." He then tells Christian Cage that he is about to become his biggest nightmare and that he is always one step ahead of him.
We see an old-school style commercial for AEW's upcoming shows in Florida.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Tay Jay (Anna Jay and Tay Melo). Anna says they have been hoping for women's tag titles for the last five years, and Tay Melo says they have wrestled through many of the things that AEW has went through as well as around the world, and that they are "AEW's original tag team." Anna says they will work to become the inaugural Women's Tag Team Champions.
Dalton Castle and The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) beat KM, Corey Sparks and Cowpoke Paul in a trios match.
"The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher retains the TNT Championship against Komander. During the match, it is announced that Hologram has been injured and will be out for quite some time.
Backstage, we hear from "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher. Fletcher says that tonight was all about re-establishig dominance and showing what he is all about. He also says that Hologram is scared of him, even though Hologram is injured, and says he will be TNT Champion for a very long time. He says he has no opponent for Dynamite 6-Year Anniversary, and issues an open challenge for anyone who wants to face him for the TNT Championship, even though he knows it will all end the same. It is then revealed that Orange Cassidy will be replacing Hologram in this match.
Before the next match, Eddie Kingston says he has respect for Big Bill for giving him a fight at All Out, but "The Bounty Hunter" Bryan Keith had to get involved. Hook says he spoke to Tony Khan earlier, and tonight's match is now a Tornado Tag Match.
Hook and Eddie Kingston beat Big Bill and "The Bounty Hunter" Bryan Keith ina Tornado Tag Team Match by submission with Redrum from Hook to Bryan Keith. During the match, it is announced that Dynamite 6-Year Anniversary will be a two-and-a-half hour special.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson and Austin Gunn). He says that last week, they took the best tag team to the limit, then Juice Robinson says they have gotten reinforcements in the form of "Inevitable" Ace Austin. Ace mentions his past with Bullet Club, then says that it is not a game of chance if you make your own luck.
Jamie Hayter beats Julia Hart. After the match, Skye Blue attacks Jamie Hayter with Julia Hart joining in. Queen Aminata shows up and chases Julia Hart and Skye Blue away with a strap, then Jamie Hayter challenges Triangle of Madness (Julia Hart, Skye Blue, "The Toxic Spider" Thekla) to Blood & Guts.
"Daddy Magic" Matt Menard guests on commentary for the next match.
Daniel Garcia retains the TNT Championship against Adam Cole after the twenty-minute time limit expires.
"Platinum" Max Caster is in the ring. Caster says he is a very busy man unlike his former tag team partner, who he claims he ran out of AEW, then tries to get his own chant going only to get booed. Caster then issues his open challenge, and it is answered by Hook.
Hook quickly beats "Platinum" Max Caster by submission with Redrum.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Queen Aminata. Suddenly, Serena Deeb shows up and says she has been impressed with her, then brings out the book of 1,000 wrestling holds. Aminata appreciates the help, but says she can win this on her own. Aminata leaves, and Serena says "We'll see about that."
Julia Hart beats Queen Aminata after Julia avoids Off With Her Head.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Harley Cameron. Harley considers lucha libre an amazing and fascinating world, and while she has a match, she will also be on commentary for Hologram and Komander's match. She also dodges the question as to whether she and Harleygram are the same person.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
The Don Callis Family ("The Machine" Brian Cage, Lance Archer, "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita) beat The Conglomeration (Mark Briscoe and Rocky "Azucar" Romero) and Powerhouse Hobbs in a trios match.
Samoa Joe and Hook beat The Patriarchy (Kip Sabian and "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne). After the match, Nick Wayne and Christian Cage attack Joe and Hook, with Christian Cage using his metal document holder as a weapon.
We hear from Adam Copeland, who wants to know what Jon Moxley's plan is but is convinced that even Moxley does not even know his own plan and that he would rather shout at clouds and blame everyone else. He calls Moxley a "malcontent" who wants change but fails to look in the mirror and realize that they are a common theme. He calls out Moxley for hiding the AEW World Championship inside a briefcase and calling him a relic, and while he always respected the generation before him for what they did, his generation made everything better for Moxley's. He says Moxley respects nothing that has been done because he is entitled, and says that the AEW World Championship will not be hidden for long after he beats him up and hurts him. Copeland says that when Moxley can barely get out bed at the age of 65, it will be because of him, and at Revolution, he will face Moxley for the AEW World Championship. He then tells Moxley to step up and accept his challenge.
The Beast Mortos beats Adam Priest. After the match, Max Caster shows up and says The Beast Mortos could never stand a chance against him, then issues the first match of his open challenge series. The challenge is answered by Rush, who has not been seen in some time.
Rush quickly beats Max Caster. After the match, Rush tells The Beast Mortos that they are family, then says that when you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd). Magnum says "The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho has been running his mouth campaigning for an ass whupping, and now the votes are in and he's about to get elected. Floyd says Jericho might as well dig two graves, as The Outrunners are on top and Jericho and "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith are taking the Total Recall.
The Learning Tree ("The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho and "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith) beat The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) after "The Redwood" Big Bill pulls Magnum out of the ring and Bryan Keith pins Floyd with an inside cradle as The Outrunners go for Total Recall. After the match, Big Bill attacks Turbo Floyd, then attacks Magnum when he tries to go for the save. Bryan keith sets up a table, but as Big Bill is about to choke slam The Outrunners through it, Bandido shows up and makes the save, press slamming Bryan Keith through the table in the process.
We see a video package for Mark Briscoe vs. "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher for next week's Collision.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada when Buddy Matthews shows up laughing. Buddy finds it funny that Okada can call himself a champion when he is afraid to defend his title, then says that Julia Hart and Brody King are not here and that they can have a one-on-one match. Okada laughs and tells Buddy he does not deserve it, and Buddy says that still makes Okada a bitch. Okada says he is no bitch.
Harley Cameron beats Taya Valkyrie with a crucifix pin following a Spear by Taya, earning her first win in AEW. Both Taya and "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo (the latter of whom is backstage) are livid.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Renee Paquette interviews Ricochet. Ricochet says that for the past five years, fans have said that AEW is where he should be and that AEW is where he would belong, and he agreed with them. He says he watched from afar as he watched people he traveled the world with do amazing things in AEW, and he always knew that AEW was the place to be. He then says that when he got here, the fans turned their backs on him, especially after he beat Will Ospreay, and was greeted with toilet paper. He says he saw the fans when he saw Swerve Strickland, who called himself a man of the people, and stabbed him in the forehead with the golden scissors, and says it was for everyone who thought it was okay to mock and embarrass him. Swerve shows up and says he could end Ricochet and his entire life right now, but he would upsetting a whole lot of people in Atlanta. Renee leaves as Swerve gets in Ricochet's face and says they probably never will see eye-to-eye, and that he will never forget the day that Ricochet announced he was a free agent, because he did not want Ricochet here. He says AEW has a way of exposing people and what they are about, and that Ricochet put himself out there as a superhero and the fans rejected it. Swerve says he knows he is the villain and that he gets all the respect for it, then tells Ricochet that he will show him that there are levels to this and give him a fight, warning Ricochet that he cannot win in a fight against the most dangerous man in AEW. Ricochet admits that he is not good at pretending or acting, and that he never cared about the fans. He then says that he felt no threat from Swerve ever since Hangman "snatched [his] grill." Swerve grabs the scissors from Ricochet's suit pocket, points them at Ricochet's neck, then says "I'll see you in Atlanta."
"Timeless" Toni Storm appears on the stage. Toni confesses that for the last six weeks, she has played her younger self, and that the young girl in the red shorts was actually her. She says nobody realized this because of how good she is and that they all bore witness to her metamorphosis, but she did this not for the fans, but for herself, as when "The Glamour" Mariah May broke her heart and took everything, she was so embarassed and so ashamed that she had to run away from herself, but she realized that the only way out was through the fire, so she rebuilt herself from the ground up just to look the fans in the eye and see everything she needed to see. She calls Mariah May a "bullshit-faced fraud" and a "shambolic bitch" before telling her that she will doom her womb, for it does not get more real than her and Mariah's time is over.
We see a video package chronicling "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels' career.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Harley Cameron. Harley produces a Mercedes Moné puppet, which states that she wants to wrestle Harley in Australia. The real Mercedes soon shows up and says why she can see why everybody loves her, but also why Harley is a loser, and that losers do not deserve to ride the money train.
"Daddy Magic" Matt Menard guests on commentary for the next match.
Daniel Garcia retains the TNT Championship against "Taiga Style" Lee Moriarty and Kyle O'Reilly in a three-way match after Kyle O'Reilly takes out Shane Taylor for keeping him out of the ring and Garcia counters Moriarty's Border City Stretch with a jackknife pin. After the match, Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Moriarty, "The Captain" Shawn Dean, "Bad News and Tattoos" Carlie Bravo) surrounds the ring. O'Reilly and Garcia are joined by "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard and "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker, then Adam Cole and Roderick Strong also get in the ring. This causes Shane Taylor Promotions to back off.
We see a video package for Thunder Rosa vs. Penelope Ford for next week.
We see a vignette for Hologram.
Megan Bayne beats Hyena Hera in her first match as a signed AEW wrestler.
In footage from earlier today, Lio Rush and Action Andretti are seen at the beach and that they will show up on their time, not because Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) tell them to, and that when they come back, they may take Top Flight up on their challenge.
We see a video package for Queen Aminata vs. "Timeless" Toni Storm on next week's Dynamite. During the video package, "The Glamour" Mariah May states that if Toni Storm wants to put on the performance of a lifetime, then she wants a front row seat.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Willow Nightingale and Kris Statlander. Statlander says she and Willow have history, and asks for forgiveness. Willow says they both have a lot to say to each other, but Statlander is not ready for it, and it is time to focus on herself. Statlander reminds her that the friendship bracelet was never broken, then leaves.
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) beat The Death Riders (Jon Moxley and Wheeler Yuta) in a Mid-South Street Fight after FTR piledrive Yuta through the announce table. After the match, "Switchblade" Jay White hits Claudio Castagnoli with Blade Runner, then FTR, Adam Copeland and Jay White surround Moxley, who receives a Shatter Machine and a Spear. Copeland then goes for a Con-Chair-To on Moxley, but Claudio gets Moxley out of the ring.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
Kenny Omega beats "The Machine" Brian Cage. After the match, Lance Archer and Don Callis attack Omega, and Kyle Fletcher joins in. Suddenly, Will Ospreay shows up and fights Fletcher, then Archer goes for a choke slam. Ospreay flips out of the slam, then he and Omega finish Archer off. Omega and Ospreay have a confrontation, but Ospreay sees Fletcher coming and takes him down. "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita then shows up, and he and Omega brawl. Fletcher suplexes Omega from behind, and Takeshita hits a lariat. Ospreay fights Fletcher and Takeshita, but gets overpowered, and Fletcher and Takeshita soon stand tall in the ring.
We hear from MVP, who says he is not just an expert at managing wrestlers, but also being a wrestler, and for the first time in two-and-a-half years, he is lacing up the boots.
We hear from The Learning Tree ("The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho, "The Redwood" Big Bill, "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith) for another "New York Minute." Jericho hypes up their match with The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC) against FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler), Powerhouse Hobbs, and The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) on Collision. After Bryan Keith says "That's a dozen motherfuckers!", Big Bill says size matters. As for why The Learning Tree is teaming with The Death Riders, Jericho says he has known Moxley for a long time and knows they will be on the same page.
Ricochet heads to the ring. He is met with a "Whose house? Swerve's House!" chant as soon as he gets in the ring. Ricochet tries to speak, but keeps getting booed and receiving "Whose house? Swerve's House!" chants, then shows a picture of him bloodying up Swerve Strickland on the video screen before Prince Nana shows up out of the crowd with a metal folding chair. Nana smacks Ricochet in the back with the chair, then Swerve shows up with a long metal chain and nearly hits Ricochet with it. Ricochet tumbles out of the ring and flees through the crowd, even shoving a security guard at Swerve on his way out.
We see what Mercedes Moné has been up to since her last match in AEW: training, media appearances, and buying jewelry.
The Hurt Syndicate (MVP, Shelton Benjamin, Bobby Lashley) beat Mark Briscoe and Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) in a trios match.
We see a video package for Rated FTR (Adam Copeland, Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler).
Jeff Jarrett heads to the ring. Jarrett says the last few weeks have been humbling for him until MJF suddenly arrives and tells Jarrett he has yet to learn the definition of the world "humbling," then calls him out for turning him down last week. Jarrett chews MJF out for being too lazy to wrestle in the Casino Gauntlet, and MJF screams at Jarrett for interrupting him. MJF says he would be in the hall of fame if he retired tomorrow, and that Jarrett has convinced everyone he is a legend. He also calls Jeff Jarrett "the last thing you see before your favorite wrestling company dies" and "the definition of a pro wrestling Grim Reaper" and says his career makes him want to drink. MJF realizes Jarrett is a recovering alcoholic and proposes sending Jarrett back to rehab where he belongs, then tells Jarrett to tell Karen Jarrett to stick around so he can ship her back to Tennessee after she knows what his balls taste like. Jarrett admits that the best years of his career are behind him, but when he entered last years' Owen Hart Tournament, the fans awakened a passion in him that he did not know he still had, and he will do everything he can to keep that passion going. Jarrett says that passion will put him on track to becoming AEW World Champion, and that MJF can come out and poke fun at him and hurt him, but he was MJF before MJF was MJF and did it better than him. He also says that MJF confuses him, as he cannot tell if he is a dumbass or a scumbag, then concludes he is probably both before stating he feels sorry for him after being raised by a "call girl mother" and "an ambulance chasing old man." He also says that when he was born, his mom still made his dad pay for it, and also implies his girlfriend is a ring rat before stating that MJF needs him because he is drowning in his own shit and "a scared little boy." He says that MJF's best days are behind him, that he is scared of putting in the work to become world champion, and is scared of becoming a one-hit wonder. MJF says he is nothing like Jarrett and that he did not need his father to become a top guy, for he is self-made, and when he is king of the mountain, AEW makes history. He says he was on top of the world until he was screwed, and says the same people who put him on a pedestal have swept it all out from under him, and that he must become world champ to shove it down everyone else's throats. MJF scoffs at the idea of waiting behind Jarrett, saying that the fans are dumb and have never given a single solitary shit about him, and calls Jarrett a leech riding the coattails of a deceased friend. When MJF keeps mentioning Owen Hart, Jeff Jarrett snaps and attacks MJF. Security holds Jarrett back as Karen shows up, and MJF grabs Karen from behind briefly before running away.
We see a video package for Tomohiro Ishii vs. "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada for the AEW Continental Championship on Collision.
Hook beats Christian Cage by disqualification after Kip Sabian and "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne physically get involved in the match. After the match, Sabian and Wayne set up a Con-Chair-To on Hook. As Taz is about to step in, Samoa Joe suddenly shows up for the first time in months and goes on the attack, and Shibata helps Joe out.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Jeff Jarrett. Suddenly, "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes shows up and says MJF does not know a thing about passion or anything they have been through like they do and that he is "110% behind" Jarrett and wants to see him become AEW World Champion. He says that "outlaws never die" and that the two of them are among the last of their kind.
"The Glamour" Mariah May guests on commentary for the next match.
Toni Storm beats Harley Cameron, Kris Statlander, Jamie Hayter, Megan Bayne, Julia Hart and Willow Nightingale in the Women's Casino Gauntlet Match to earn a shot at the AEW Women's World Championship at Grand Slam Australia.
Jon Moxley retains the AEW World Championship against Powerhouse Hobbs by submission with the bulldog choke after Marina Shafir hits Hobbs with the briefcase. After the match, The Death Riders (Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Marina Shafir) gang up on Hobbs and even attack his injured knee. After attacking the knee with a chair, The Death Riders retreat as Rated FTR (Adam Copeland, Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler) rush into the ring to end the show.
"The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho beats Anthony Bowens. During the match, "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith shows up and distracts referee Aubrey Edwards long enough to allow Bowens and "Platinum" Max Caster to hit Jericho with Scissor Me Timbers. Shortly after this, Bryan Keith grabs the ROH World Championship, and when "The Redwood" Big Bill distracts referee Aubrey Edwards, Keith gets in the ring with the title only for Caster to take it away from him and simulataneously inadvertently hit Bowens with the championship. This allows Jericho to get the pin and the win.
We see footage of Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) being hounded by paparazzi back home in New York City before the next match.
Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) beat Leo Sparrow and Alex Price. After the match, Lio Rush and Action Andretti show up, and they and Private Party brawl on the outside. All of a sudden, Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) jump in, and security shows up to restore order.
Backstage, we hear from Powerhouse Hobbs, who announces that at Worlds End, he will face "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW International Championship. He says that every time he hears Don Callis' name, he thinks about all the times that he did not contact him while he was injured and constantly tried to replace him. He says that he will take Takeshita's title and bust his head to the white meat. He says the new year is upon us, but for The Don Callis Family, it will be a world's end.
Thunder Rosa beats Leila Grey by submission.
Hook beats "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne by submission with Redrum. During the match, Kip Sabian holds Hook down so that Christian can smash Hook's injured hand with his contract. This gets them and Mama Wayne ejected from ringside. Later on, Nick Wayne rips the cast off of Hook's injured arm to injure the hand even further. Near the end of the match, Christian and Kip Sabian return, but they are chased around the ring and back to the back by "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata, who is carrying a large 2x4. After this, Nick Wayne fights off Redrum twice and goes for Wayne's World, but Hook catches him out of the air and makes him fade with Redrum on the third attempt.
Backstage, The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, Wheeler Yuta, Marina Shafir) gang up on Darby Allin. Moxley tells Darby he has left him no choice and punches him in the gut, then Claudio wraps a metal folding chair around Darby's neck before stomping the chair. He removes the chair, then Moxley kicks Darby down a flight of stairs.
Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir are in the ring. Moxley tells the fans showering him with hate that he forgives them and asks them to look inward, then says he has had to make some tough decisions and difficult choices, as well as some unpopular decisions. He says a lot of people in AEW do not like him or what The Death Riders (Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, Wheeler Yuta, Marina Shafir) say or do, and that if anybody in the back that has a problem with him or his people or what they do, they can come to the ring and tells him what problems they have with what they are trying to accomplish. Komander suddenly shows up and is taken out by Claudio Castagnoli. PAC and Wheeler Yuta soon show up and join in on ganging up on Komander. Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) run to the ring, but they also get attacked. The Death Riders all go on the attack, then Orange Cassidy shows up and comes face to face with Marina Shafir. He is soon joined by Willow Nightingale, who fights Shafir as Orange heads to the ring while "Hangman" Adam Page and "Switchblade" Jay White come out of the crowd. Orange, Hangman and Switchblade get in the ring, then the locker room empties and fights all over the ring. Christian Cage is seen watching from one of the balconies before more security and more officials show up to try to restore order. Meanwhile, PAC and Wheeler Yuta go into the crowd and destroy the lighting control board, then Shafir grabs a cameraman while he and Moxley head to the production truck. As the locker room brawls in the dark, Moxley and Shafir head into the truck. Moxley says everyone is fighting for scraps, but he will put an end to the chaos at Worlds End, clear the playing field and bring peace to his people. He then puts an end to Rampage, and the show is immediately cut to black.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Orange Cassidy and "Switchblade" Jay White. Switchblade says that his focus is on the AEW World Championship, but he knows that he has to make it to Worlds End and that he may have to rely on others to get there. Switchblade is okay with teaming with Orange, but not with "Hangman" Adam Page. Hangman shows up and says Jon Moxley is his. Switchblade leaves, satisfied that Hangman is focused and fired up. Orange just says nothing.
We hear from Darby Allin and Will Ospreay before their Continental Classic match. Darby says it is showtime, while Ospreay says that no one fares better in warfare than as assassin and that it is time to prove he is on another level.
Mercedes Moné retains the TBS Championship against Anna Jay.
We hear from FTR (Dash Wilder and Cash Wheeler). Cash Wheeler says they had no problem with The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Marina Shafir), but he does agree that AEW needs a change. He says they will not let The Death Riders poison someone with a chemical cleaner. Dax Harwood says that they are not medically cleared for the rest of the year, and says that on January 1st, they will fight The Death Riders and they will not be coming alone.
MJF heads to the ring. MJF says he does not care what the fans think of him, and that if he did, he would have signed on with the Washington Wizards instead of AEW. He then says that he is no Scrooge and that the most important holiday - Hannukah - then says Santa is not real and he is not sorry for saying it. This starts a "Santa" crowd, then MJF says Santa never gave the fans coal because their parents were too poor to give them a real gift. MJF then talks about a fundraiser that he has started, then has piano music play as he talks about a small child in need of nourishment before showing a photoshopped skinny Adam Cole. The piano music stops, and MJF says that if anyone wants to help Adam Cole, all they have to do is scan the QR code on the screen to purchase the Worlds End pay-per-view and send a part of the price to a fund made to put Adam Cole out of his misery. Adam Cole shows up on the video screen and says he had a meeting with Tony Khan, and that the Dynamite Diamond Ring will be guarded by Matt Taven and Mike Bennett. He says MJF has nowhere to run and hide and that it will all come to an end at Worlds End. He then asks MJF if he is kicking his ass yet, then MJF turns around only for Adam Cole to kick his ass. Adam Cole goes for a Panama Sunrise, but MJF gets out of the ring before Cole can hit him with it.
Backstage, we hear from Jamie Hayter. She says she sees Julia Hart for what she is - a coward - and says that Julia had to show up when she was beaten to attack her from behind. She then challenges Julia Hart to a match at Fight For The Fallen.
It is announced that Kenny Omega is nearly done with his recovery and will be competing at Wrestle Dynasty, and will be returning to AEW soon.
The Patriarchy (Christian Cage and "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne) beat Hook and "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata following the distraction from Mama Wayne, who allows Christian to go for Shibata's eyes before hitting the Killswitch.
We see "The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho taking in the sights of New York City before Final Battle.
We see a video package for Bandido.
Harley Cameron plugs the "12 Days of AEW" sale on Shop AEW.
Backstage, we hear from "The Glamour" Mariah May, who questions why Thunder Rosa became a wrestler, then says a hero is just a dreamer who does not realize they are dreaming. Mariah says she has looked out for herself and it has turned out pretty well, and says that if she were in AEW four years ago, Thunder Rosa would not even have been hired. She hopes to end two generations in one night in their Tijuana Street Fight, then asks if failure runs in the family before mentioning that her father will not be at Worlds End so that he does not see what he does to Thunder Rosa.
Tony Schiavone interviews Ricochet in the ring. Before Ricochet can say much, The Hurt Syndicate (MVP, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin) shows up. Ricochet mentions his progress in the Continental Classic and teases the idea of him and Shelton facing each other, then mentions his match with Will Ospreay. MVP asks Ricochet to show his business card, and when Ricochet produces it, Lashley grabs Ricochet. MVP tears the business card up and says nobody likes a kiss-ass, and Lashley lets go of Ricochet and straightens him up before telling him to leave the ring. MVP tells Shelton he has business to take care of, and to "hurt somebody." MVP guests on commentary for the next match.
Shelton Benjamin beats The Beast Mortos in the Blue League of the Continental Classic via pinfall and earns three points. Shelton Benjamin now has six points. The Beast Mortos still has zero points and is mathematically eliminated from the tournament. After the match, Bobby Lashley attacks The Beast Mortos, and Shelton joins in. After stating that this is what Daniel Garcia has to deal with to Saturday, Garcia shows up wanting to fight The Hurt Syndicate (MVP, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin), and Mark Briscoe joins in. MVP breaks his cane on Mark Briscoe's back, and Garcia and Mark are soon overpowered before Shelton Benjamin raises up the TNT Championship above a downed Garcia.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Ricochet. Ricochet is more worried about the Continental Classic than The Hurt Syndicate (MVP, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin), and that he will be facing Will Ospreay this Saturday. He says he is here to shut the world up and beat Ospreay, then says he has his eyes on the next match. Ricochet then runs into Swerve Strickland Prince Nana, and Swerve says it was only a matter of time before "the real Trevor" showed his real face, and that Ricochet has not changed and is still a follower. Ricochet says he knows "the real Swerve" and that it will eat him up when he wins the Continental Classic, something that Swerve could not do last year.
RJ City interviews Toni Storm, and it becomes obvious that Toni Storm has no memory of being "Timeless."
Darby Allin beats Will Ospreay in the Gold League of the Continental Classic via pinfall following a counter from the Storm Breaker into the Scorpion Death Drop followed by two top rope Coffin Drops. Darby Allin earns three points and is now at six points. Will Ospreay still has six points. After the match, The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Marina Shafir) show up in the crowd for the next match, and Claudio Castagnoli stares down Darby.
The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, PAC, Wheeler Yuta) beat Orange Cassidy, "Switchblade" Jay White and "Hangman" Adam Page in a trios match. During the match, Hangman walks out on the match, leaving Orange and Switchblade high and dry. Near the end of the match, Hangman comes back to get his hands on Jon Moxley, but Orange hits Moxley with an Orange Punch before Hangman can hit Moxley with a Buckshot Lariat. After Hangman hits Wheeler Yuta with a Buckshot Lariat and Switchblade hits PAC with Blade Runner, Hangman and Switchblade argue, and that allows Moxley to pin Orange with a schoolkid pin for the win. After the match, Orange, Switchblade and Hangman all argue, and The Death Riders soon surround the ring. Shafir and Moxley flee as the rest of The Death Riders (Wheeler, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC) fall and Hangman wants Moxley to come back to the ring.
At the start of the show, Nigel McGuinness heads to the ring for a match, and "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson's music hits and Danielson fails to show. McGuinness demands a ten-count and Danielson being stripped of the AEW World Championship is Danielson fails to show. In the middle of the count, "The Final Countdown" by Europe plays instead of Danielson's usual AEW theme, and Danielson shows up clearly fit to wrestle.
"The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson beats Nigel McGuinness with the Lebell Lock despite numbness in his right forearm, which causes Danielson to keep the hold locked in with his right wrist. After the match, Christian Cage shows up with his World Championship match contract. He opens the case, which doubles as a clipboard, to sign the contract, but Kip Sabian sneaks up on Christian and steals his pen. Christian runs into Claudio Castagnoli and PAC as he chases after Sabian.
Hook retains the FTW Championship against Roderick Strong after countering End of Heartache with Redrum. After the match, Roderick Strong shakes hands with Hook. Tony Schiavone interviews Hook after the match. Hook says all good things must come to an end, and on behalf of his family, he thanks every family who has faced him for the FTW Championship as well as the fans for their support. He then announces that the FTW Championship is official retired, and he hands the championship back to Taz before heading to the back.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) retain the AEW World Tag Team Championship against Kyle Fletcher and Will Ospreay. During the match, Don Callis hands Fletcher a screwdriver and distracts the referee so that Fletcher can use the screwdriver as a weapon, but Ospreay refuses to win this way, hands the screwdriver to the referee and gives Callis an earful. This allows The Young Bucks to hit Fletcher with the tag team championship belts followed by a Superkick Party and an EVP-Trigger to retain.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Conglomeration (Mark Briscoe, Kyle Fletcher, Orange Cassidy) and Rocky "Azucar" Romero. Orange makes Romero an official member, then Mark Briscoe tells everyone to expect their cool new shirt. He then says he is wearing a classic "Dem Boys" shirt because he is feeling history, and tonight, they will give The Learning Tree a Conglomeration-style ass whupping. He also says the word of the day is "vociferous."
Tony Schiavone interviews Prince Nana on the stage. Prince Nana says it is good to be in New York in Swerve's house, then says that Swerve Strickland means a lot to him and that nothing can stop the most dangerous man in AEW. He then says that Swerve is not physically cleared to come back, yet he is fighting to get back in the ring for the fans. Suddenly, he is interrupted by MVP. MVP agrees that Swerve is the most dangerous man in AEW, then says is the most phenomenal talent to step foot in an AEW ring, and that his 2024 world title run will be studied by many. He says he has seen the highs and lows of Swerve's world title reign, then blames Swerve's failure not on Swerve, but on Nana, accusing him of caring more about selling coffee and dancing. He then tells Nana to give Swerve his business card when he is serious about getting back to the mountaintop again, and that when he is, he will be ready to talk business.
We see footage of "Scapegoat" Jack Perry in his van driving across a bridge in New York City.
"The Glamour" Mariah May retains the AEW Women's World Championship against Yuka Sakazaki. After the match, Mariah is about to hit Yuka with the Women's World title when Willow Nightingale runs into the ring to confront Mariah. All of a sudden, Mina Shirakawa's entrance hits, and Mariah hits Willow from behind with the title before embracing Mina. Yuka runs at Mariah, and Mina unknowingly stands between them.
Jon Moxley beats Darby Allin in a violent match to win Darby Allin's shot at the AEW World Championship following an avalanche Death Rider. After the match, medical staff checks on Darby, then "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson comes out of the crowd to choke Moxley with a blue necktie. Marina Shafir tries to choke Danielson at the same time, and Claudio Castagnoli and PAC show up to pull Danielson off so they and Shafir can all attack Danielson. All of a sudden, Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) show up to even the numbers game, and this leads to a brawl all over the ring. Claudio has to save Moxley from a Busaiku Knee from Danielson. Danielson says that if Moxley wants war, then he declares war. He says that if Moxley wants a shot at the AEW World Championship, he has it as WrestleDream, and he will "kick Moxley's fucking head in."
Orange Cassidy beats Chris Jericho after "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith passes a roll of quarters to Jericho only for Orange to use it against him.
In backstage footage from last week, Claudio Castagnoli and PAC state that they have not heard from Wheeler Yuta, and tells him to come to work as they have a Trios title defense next week. Claudio says he is not mad, just disappointed, as he thought he taught him better. He says Wheeler is old enough to make his own decision, but asks Wheeler to show up for the match. Jon Moxley shows up with "The Problem" Marina Shafir and says Wheeler has the strength to do the right thing and that he has a choice to make, and tells him that he is not trapped, then asks what kind of man Wheeler Yuta has truly become.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Wheeler Yuta. Wheeler admits he is conflicted due to recent events, but he has worked his entire career for an opportunity like this, then confuses Grand Slam with WrestleDream before a backstage hand hands him his Trios Championship belt. Wheeler says that one does not change because others around them are changing and that he is a fighting champion, and if The Blackpool Combat Club are defending next week, then he will do what he has to do.
Undisputed Kingdom (Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett) guests on commentary for the next match.
Hook beats JD Ink with Redrum. After the match, Hook and Roderick Strong have a staredown on the stage with security guards standing between them.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy). Isiah Kassidy says that if The Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC)wanted a fight, all they had to do was ask, then dares them to put the Trios titles on the line next week. Kassidy tells Jon Moxley that if he wants a war, then he should make Private Party their first battle.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne, Killswitch, Mama Wayne). Christian Cage says he could talk about himself all day long, but mentions "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne's upcoming match with Rocky Romero and says that this is a launching pad for Wayne, as the two of them will be holding titles at the same time. Christian brags about Jon Moxley not having the contract that he has, then Nick Wayne confronts Kip Sabian, as does Christian, who threatens to put Sabian in the dirt if he sees him again.
Queen Aminata and Yuka Sakazaki beat Serena Deeb and "The Glamour" Mariah May by disqualification after Mariah May hits Yuka Sakazaki with the AEW Women's World Championship. After the match, Mariah May briefly continues to attack Yuka Sakazaki with the championship belt.
We hear from Mina Shirakawa, who says that she has not heard from "The Glamour" Mariah May in months and that Mariah has changed, even though she will misses her. She says they could have more good times and in her heart, she wants Mariah. Mina then announces that she is coming back.
We see a video package of the history between Nigel McGuinness and "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson.
Jon Moxley and "The Problem" Marina Shafir head to the ring. On their way there, they are attacked by Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy). Claudio Castagnoli also shows up and hits Marq Quen with two choke slam backbreakers in the middle of the ring while Moxley and Shafir beat up Isiah Kassidy. All of a sudden, Komander is in the ring, and he drop kicks Claudio Castagnoli off the ring apron when Claudio notices, but gets knocked out of the air during a tope suicida with a European uppercut. Shafir takes down Alex Abrahantes and takes the microphone out of his hand as Jon Moxley pulls out a tool box and grabs a hammer. Moxley says he could end Private Party's careers for their actions, but he will not do that. He says that Private Party have been in AEW for five years and have been in the exact same spot, then tells him that he will give them what they have been missing before hitting Kassidy in the hand with a hammer as he is held down by Claudio and Shafir. As Moxley walks down the ramp, he is attacked from behind with a skateboard by Darby Allin. Moxley gets Darby in the ring, and both men stare each other down while Shafir holds Claudio back. Darby wings at Moxley with the skateboard, but Moxley bails out of the ring. Darby says he is not the same man Moxley faced five years ago and that he will run through him at Grand Slam on his way to becoming the next AEW World Champion.
We see a video package for "Scapegoat" Jack Perry.
Ricochet beats The Beast Mortos.
We see a video package chronicling the the feud between "Hangman" Adam Page and Swerve Strickland.
Tony Schiavone interviews "Hangman" Adam Page in the ring. Hangman says he has watched and listened for a long while as he knew a day like this would come when Swerve Strickland would be done with and gone. He also says that it would not just be Swerve who would pay, but those who stood behind him, protected him and supported him. Hangman says he is surrounded by these kinds of people who would cheer Swerve for winning a championship, defending it, and being locked in a cage with his fate, and when he hears those voices, he is reminded of his suspension when he heard those voices. He then says he has heard another voice cheering Swerve on loudly and clearly from the commentary desk: Tony Schiavone, who he almost corners before Jeff Jarrett shows up. Hangman attacks Jarrett as soon as Jarrett rolls into the ring, and security and referees have to run in to restore order. Jay Lethal also has to show up to hold Jarrett back, as does Satnam Singh, Sonjay Dutt and Karen Jarrett. Satnam Singh, Sonjay Dutt and Karen Jarrett also show up. Jarrett says he will not let Hangman lay a hand on Tony Schiavone, and that there is a locker room full of people who want to beat him up and that he is at the front of the line. Jarrett also says that he is going to kick Hangman's ass even if it is the last thing he ever does in his career.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Ricochet when Will Ospreay shows up to have a word with him. Ospreay welcomes Ricochet to AEW as he says things have been heated between them, but Ricochet says he has thought about Ospreay's words and that everyone is more worried about him than Ospreay. Ricochet then tells Ospreay that at 5-Year Anniversary, he will face him for the International Championship. He says they have had matches that have changed the landscape of professional wrestling, and while Ospreay is on another level, he is on another world, and Ospreay will find out very soon.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
Will Ospreay and The Don Callis Family (Kyle Fletcher and "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita) beat The Elite (Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson, "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada) in a trios match. After the match, The United Empire theme plays, and Takeshita still refuses to settle his differences with Ospreay, much like during the match.
Jon Moxley shows up for the first time since Forbidden Door to start tonight's show, and he heads to the ring. From there, Tony Schiavone interviews Moxley in the ring. Moxley says he has been doing more thinking than talking lately, and that he has been thinking about things he needs to get done. He says he has come to have a conversation who is not here and is simultaneously nothing and everything like him: Darby Allin. Moxley says it is about time they had a talk and that he is not hard to find. Before Moxley leaves the ring, he says it will take time for everyone to wrap their head around this, then tells Schiavone "This is not your company anymore" while pointing at him. He then leaves.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Conglomeration (Mark Briscoe, Kyle O'Reilly, Orange Cassidy, Tomohiro Ishii), Willow Nightingale and Hook. Mark Briscoe says they have a lot going on tonight, as Ishii will beat "Hangman" Adam Page and they have an eight-man tag team match. While they were not succesful in the Casino Gauntlet, Hook was able to take back his title, which Hook says was "pretty cool." He also says that Ishii and Willow were also successful, and Willow says that she wants to kick so much butt that CMLL does not want to sanction the match she wants: a Chicago Street Fight. Briscoe says the word of the day is "indefatigability."
"Hangman" Adam Page beats Tomohiro Ishii. After the match, Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana show up, and Swerve and Hangman have a staredown in the middle of the ring before Swerve tells Hangman he should stomp him into a bloody mess right now for getting involved at All In. Instead, he feels sorry for him, as he is the one who has become "a petulant little child," and with every tirade and tantrum he throws, Hangman gets further from success while he moves closer to it. He says he may not have a title belt right now, but he will always be referred to as a world champion and this will always be his house, and for this, Hangman fails. Hangman says Swerve is not a champion of anything and calls him "a piece of shit" for breaking into his home, wrestling him three times and never being able to beat him on his own. He says it took Prince Nana the first time, Prince Nana and Brian Cage the second time, and the third time was a time limit draw. Hangman says he just wants the two of them like this began, and he wants Swerve on his knees while everyone else is locked out. Swerve says they can lock each other in with a steel cage match at All Out. He then asks Hangman what kind of man he will be in the steel cage, then talks about how he went to Hangman's house this morning and saw him escorting his pregnant wife down the stairs with bag packed heading to the hospital to give birth to their second child. Swerve says this is the man Hangman was supposed to be, then says that he has to become the best in the world by beating the best, and that he has done it before and that he will do it again. He then says Hangman is so focused on him that he cannot win, and that he challenged him to show what "Cowboy Shit" was all about, yet Hangman's career is the one going up in flames. He then asks what kind of man Hangman will be in the cage as well as what kind of man he will be to his kids. Hangman leaves.
Jamie Hayter beats Harley Cameron. After the match, Saraya shoves Harley Cameron into Jamie Hayter, then jumps the barricade and flees through the crowd.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Learning Tree ("The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho, Big Bill, "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith) and Roderick Strong. Big Bill says that according to Jericho, "the opinion changes like leaves falling off the learning tree," and that change, like fall, is right around the corner. Jericho says that after his FTW Championship reign, his match was hard-fought and that Hook came out on top after taking his advice, and that he is champion because of the lessons he has taught him. Roderick Strong says it is a huge honor to be part of the Jericho vortex if only for one night, and says that he cannot get Kyle O'Reilly away from Orange Cassidy. Jericho says Orange still owes him $7,000 from ruining his jacket three years ago and that The Conglomeration (Mark Briscoe, Kyle O'Reilly, Orange Cassidy) will pay the price. Bryan Keith says "Pay the damn price!"
MJF heads to the ring. He says he is in a tremendous amount of pain and has a splitting headache, and threatens to hop the barricade and jump the fans in "this podunk arena" if they do not pipe down. He says he has lost his Dynamite Diamond Ring and his American Championship and has two herniated disks in his spine, then says the fans did not have his back when he defended this country and this company. MJF then renounces his American citizenship and wants nothing to do with this country, and that Plainview, Long Island, New York is the only place that matters. He also denounces the "so-called fans" that show him no respect after everything he has done for AEW, the fans and this sports, and that he is tired of having the people living in lies, as AEW without him is "a circus." MJF calls Will Ospreay "a circus act" before saying that he had him beat, and that Ospreay cheated like "a gutless little worm." He says this is not over by a long shot and tells Ospreay to keep his head on a swivel, as he will cut him out at the knees with a smile on his face as he comes close to becoming a world champion. He also addresses Daniel Garcia and starts screaming, and as he says what he will do to him if he sees him again, he is attacked from behind by Garcia, who puts him in a guillotine choke and sends him into unconsciousness. He entertains putting him in a piledriver, but decides against it and takes him to the top rope before security shows up. Garcia knocks them out as soon as they get in the ring, and MJF takes advantage of the situation by cheap shotting Garcia. MJF tries to get back into the ring, but he is also stopped by security. MJF is kept out of the ring while Garcia is kept in, and Garcia tells MJF it will not be that easy and tells him that he pawned the Dynamite Diamond Ring off in Brooklyn, New York to get to him in London. He says that his mother watched him get wheeled out of the ring in his hometown was worse than anything MJF has had to go through, and that ruining MJF's life is now his obsession and his fetish and that he has talked to Tony Khan, and that at All Out, he will piledrive him and break his neck. He says that if anyone cares about MJF, they will have to suffer with him. Garcia then throws the microphone at MJF, who is absolutely incensed as he is forced to the back. Garcia then runs to the back, and security scrambles there with him.
The Conglomeration (Mark Briscoe, Kyle O'Reilly, Orange Cassidy) and Hook beat The Learning Tree ("The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho, Big Bill, "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith) and Roderick Strong in an eight-man tag match after Hook makes Strong tap to Redrum despite his foot being underneath the bottom rope, which referee Aubrey Edwards does not see. After the match, both teams brawl with Matt Taven and Mike Bennett getting involved, and security and referees have to break it up as Strong, Taven and Bennett attack Hook.
Backstage, we hear from Mercedes Moné, who is holding a party to celebrate retaining the TBS Championship. Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) shows up, saying one cannot have a party without them, then congratulate Mercedes for retaining and have a shot to Mercedes being a fighting champion. Isiah Kassidy then tries to get a date with Mercedes, but Kamille and "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada step in. Mercedes then asks Okada how to say "Bye, bitch" in Japanese, then Okada tells her only for Mercedes to say "Sayonara, bitches!" Private Party leave.
Tony Schiavione interviews "The Glamour" Mariah May on the stage. Mariah says she regrets to inform everyone that her championship celebration has been postponed, as she is not doing it in this town, saying Champagne, Illinois should be renamed "Flat, stale, piss-warm beer." She also says the fans here are used to swilling that down as well as looking at average women, and says the fans desperately need some glamor, which is everything she is, then takes her robe off to reveal her black lingerie and the AEW Women's World Championship. She then puts her robe back on, saying that is enough, and leaves.
In footage from All In, we hear from Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Dreake) in the parking lot. The Young Bucks (Nicholas and Matthew Jackson) show up and clap for them, saying they have a lot in common, but Zack Gibson says they are not cut from the same cloth and that their message was for the entire tag division. He says that they are here to stay in AEW and coming for the tag team titles, and James Drake reminds them to grit their teeth when they see them coming. We then hear from Grizzled Young Veterans backstage. Zack Gibson says they are not playing around and that everyone is going to learn their intentions on Rampage, and James Drake once again tells everyone to grit their teeth when they seem them coming.
We see a video package of "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita in the G1 Climax and in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
Ricochet beats Kyle Fletcher. After the match, Will Ospreay shows up, but he is attacked from behind by PAC, who hits him with a reverse hurricanrana on the stage. PAC warns Will Ospreay not to forget about him, then welcomes Ricochet to AEW before telling him to get to the back of the line. PAC then says that Ospreay belongs to him, then Ricochet checks on Ospreay after PAC leaves.
Backstage, Jon Moxley says not to cast pearls before swine, then says "Maybe just one," before grabbing a nearby man. A woman attacks the man and the other man near him, and Moxley says this is a lesson in humility after a third man gets jumped and a fourth man shows up only to run away. The woman, who is none other than "The Problem" Marina Shafir, then shoves the cameraman away.
"The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson heads to the ring to discuss his future in professional wrestling. Danielson says that after repeatedly trying and failing, he is finally AEW World Champion. He says that when he got to the back, his daughter Birdie said that this was the best day of her life, and says that while the Peppa Pig double-decker tour bus may have had a hand in it, it also became the best moment of his career when he was thanked by his peers. Danielson then mentions that his AEW contract on August 1st and that he will be needing neck surgery sooner rather than later, and that his family is waiting for him to come home. He says that he has had a lot of thinking to do since Sunday, then thanks the founders of this company and the fans, saying he has always loved professional wrestling and that AEW's existence has made his life and career better. He then thought of his peers as well as those who would perform in AEW in the future, then says it probably is time for him to go home...but not yet. He says he will not retire as champion and that he will fight for the world championship as much as he possibly can. He says that his full-time career will end when his championship reign ends, and that will not be any time soon as he has a lot of heads to kick in. Danielson then issues a "first come, first served" open challenge to anyone who wants to face him for the AEW World Championship at All Out, which is answered by "Scapegoat" Jack Perry, who says that he knows his future. He says nobody wanted him back in AEW, including Danielson, and that he had to create his own future and destroy whoever he had to in order to do it. He also says he has beaten Danielson and will do it again, for his future is to retire Danielson and become World Champion, for his future and that of AEW are one and the same while Danielson's is behind him. All of a sudden, Jack Perry is attacking Danielson from behind in the ring. The show ends with Jack Perry laying Danielson out and holding up both the TNT and AEW World Championships.
Tomohiro Ishii guests on commentary for the next two matches.
The Conglomeration (Mark Briscoe, Kyle O'Reilly, Orange Cassidy) beats Undisputed Kingdom (Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett) following a guillotine choke from O'Reilly to Taven.
We see a video package of the events leading up to the London Ladders Match at All In.
Willow Nightingale beats Harley Cameron.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy), who are the official emcees for All In. They look forward to All In when they get a call from Laquesha and leave, then Lexy Nair interviews Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara. Sammy says people tried to stop them from their destiny, but they are Ring of Honor World Tag Team Champions and that they are issuing an open challenge. Dustin says they are not coming alone, as The Von Erichs and Katsuyori Shibata will be with them. Shibata says that they will lasso themselves a win.
"The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata beats Jay Lethal with the Von Erich claw into the cross arm breaker. Shibata and Lethal shake hands after the match.
We see a video package for Will Ospreay vs. MJF for the AEW American Championship at All In.
We see Kris Statlander get Stokely Hathaway ready for All In a Create A Pro Wrestling.
Kris Statlander and Stokely Hathaway beat Kid Lykos 2 and Nina Samuels. After the match, Stokely calls the match a preview of what will happen at All In, and that the fans just saw the greatest tag team in the world in action. He says that when they win, Willow Nightingale and Tomohiro Ishii's careers will be "absolutely rubbish."
Ben Mankiewicz of Turner Classic Movies narrates the video package for Mariah May vs. "Timeless" Toni Storm for the AEW Women's World Championship at All In.
"The Learning Tree" guests on commentary for the next match.
Hook beats Big Bill with Redrum after Big Bill granstands in the corner.
We hear from "Scapegoat" Jack Perry, who says that Darby Allin, like most before him, is unworthy of the TNT Championship that he has made in his image. He says it has cost him his dream and he is not going back, and that he will have to bead inside the coffin for Darby to close it on him.
Before the next match, Ariya Daivari says he is here because Cardiff, Wales does not have a Premier League team and that Wales needs a new national hero that they can cheer for.
Jeff Jarrett beats Ariya Daivari.
We see a video package for Hologram.
PAC and The Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) beat Lio Rush and Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) to qualify for the London Ladders Match at All In. After the match, Christian Cage and Mama Wayne show up. Christian mocks the fans, then congratulates PAC and The Blackpool Combat Club for qualifying for the London Ladder Match before telling them to have eyes in the back of their heads. PAC and The Blackpool Combat Club are then attacked from behind with metal folding chairs by Killswitch and "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne, and as Christian is about to go for a Con-Chair-To on PAC, The Bang Bang Gang ("Rock Hard" Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn) shows up. They pull out some tables from underneath the ring and set them up on the outside, then The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews) show up. Both teams force The Patriarchy to retreat to end the show, then all three teams left in the ring brawl to end the show.
