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.
Penta el Zero Miedo, Komander and "The Outlaw" Bryan Keith beat the team of Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) and Matt Sydal and the team of Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) and Action Andretti in a three-way trios match.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Saraya and Harley Cameron. Saraya says she does not give a shita bout Ruby Soho, and Harley tells Saraya to breathe. Saraya then announces that her brother "Zodiac" Zak Knight is officially All Elite, then says Zak could have been Ruby's boyfriend and she messed it up. She then says things are about to get really spicy around here.
The Young Bucks (Nicholas and Matthew Jackson) beat Jonny Lyons and Cappuccino Jones. The Meltzer Driver is now known as the "Tony Khan Driver." After the match, Nicholas Jackson threatens to fine referee Paul Turner if he calls him "Nick" again, then demands Tony Schiavone join them in the ring. Matthew tells Schiavone they will not attack him, and apologizes for "tripping into him." Nicholas also gives Schiavone a $25 Amazon gift card, then says they are sorry about not getting the blood stains out of their white suits. When Schiavone asks if the $1,000 fine can be rescinded, Nicholas says that cannot happen. Matthew then says that they will not be sorry about beating Darby Allin and Sting down as they say goodbye to Sting's career. Matthews says that Darby Allin and Sting can call them "Father Time" as they are undefeated in 2024 and they will put Sting in the ground. After leading an "AEW" chant, they leave.
Tony Schiavone interviews Sammy Guevara in the ring. Sammy Guevara says he is pissed off after Powerhouse Hobbs put him through a table, and while Hobbs is a star on his own and has a lot of potential, he does not need Don Callis sucking his career dry. Guevara calls out Powerhouse Hobbs, but Don Callis shows up instead. He says Guevara used to be a great athlete that he wanted in his family, but has become weak and "a pathetic little cuck." Powerhouse Hobbs tries to attack Guevara from behind, but Guevara sees him coming and gets the upper hand, even hitting Hobbs with a metal folding chair. He goes for the GTH, but Hobbs clobbers him with a lariat and two spinebusters. Hobbs then hits Guevara with The World's Most Dangerous Slam for good measure.
We hear from Skye Blue, who says that she would have won if it were not for Stokely Hathaway. Julia Hart shows up and says they will get their comeuppance and dig three graves: one for Stokely, one for Kris Statlander and one for Willow Nightingale. Skye then says she wants whoever will step up and fight her.
Mariah May beats Anna Jay after biting Anna Jay in the arm to counter the Queenslayer and hit May Day.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Angelo Parker and Ruby Soho. Both of them agree the date was incredible, then Ruby admits she is weirded out by Saraya trying to hook her up with her brother and states that Saraya needed her, not the other way around. She says she needed space away from Saraya and found someone real out of it, then proposes that she end things with Saraya once and for all.
Roderick Strong beats Jake Hager (who is accompanied to the ring by Hornsby, the mascot of the Tulsa Drillers). Near the end of the match, Matt Taven and Mike Bennett confronts Hornsby for getting the fans to cheer for Hager when Orange Cassidy shows up and throws a purple bucket hat to Hager.Hager puts on the hat and gets the better of Roderick Strong, but Orange Cassidy is beaten up, and Taven and Bennett distract Hager to allow Roddy the win.
Eddie Kingston retains the AEW Continental Crown Championship against Wheeler Yuta.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Mark Briscoe and The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy). Mark Briscoe says their partnership has sent reverberations around the globe and that they have kicked ass and taken names and that they are not done. Jeff Hardy says that they are bringing the ratings, and Matt says that while he and Jeff want to be tag champs, they see trios gold with Mark Briscoe after he brought it to them like no one else. Matt says they were meant to be a trio and makes Mark a honorary Hardy.
Swerve Strickland beats Matt Sydal.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) and Action Andretti. They are soon interrupted by Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy), and Isiah Kassidy challenges two of them to a tag team match. They accept, then Action Andretti drinks a whole bottle of water in seconds.
Hikaru Shida beats Queen Aminata.
We see a video package of The House of Black (Malakai Black and Buddy Matthews) vs. FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) on last week's Collision.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Saraya and Ruby Soho. Saraya shows footage of Harley Cameron with "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker where Harley and Angelo kiss on the lips. Angelo shows up with a cake, but Ruby presses it into Angelo's face and tells him to go to hell. Saraya tells Angelo that he always wins, then Angelo sees the footage and says it is now that it looks like, and we see the rest of the footage where it appears that neither party liked the kiss. When Angelo heads to the ring for the next match, his head is still covered in cake.
The Dark Order (Evil Uno, John Silver, Alex Reynolds) beat "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker, "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard and Jake Hager in a trios match after -1 gets Jake Hager's hat.
Orange Cassidy, Marshall Von Erich and Ross Von Erich beat "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard, "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker and Jake Hager. After the match, Parker, Menard and Hager gang up on Orange and The Von Erichs, then Danhausen gets in the ring and tries to curse Jake Hager only for Parker and Menard to grab him. All of a sudden, Kevin Von Erich shows up. This allows Ross and Marshall to put Parker and Menard in the Iron Claw, and after Orange hits Hager with the Orange Punch, Kevin does the same to Hager.
In backstage footage from last Wednesday's Dynamite, Mark Briscoe says that pro wrestling is what he was put on the earth for and as he talks about how this year is like his rookie year, Jay Lethal and company show up. Jay says it is the two of them, and that they have a lot of history. Mark says there is nothing on the line and nothing to lose, then Jay says that there is still honor to fight for next week.
The Don Callis Family (Kyle Fletcher and Powerhouse Hobbs) beat Hunter Grey and Paul Titan. After the match, Don Callis says his family has won their matches faster than any other team in AEW, and that Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega are a team only out of fear after what his family did to them. He says that Jericho thought he could hide in the tag team division, but he cannot run or hide, and that under "The Don Callis Family Rules," any two people in his family can beat Jericho and Omega.
In backstage footage from last Wednesday, Ruby Soho says she has been pulled in so many different directions that she does not know what is best for her anymore. As Saraya shows up and says Ruby is nothing without her, Ruby tells Saraya she has helped her every step of the way, then dares Saraya to call "Timeless" Toni Storm out herself if she thinks she can do it by herself.
Anna Jay beats Red Velvet with the Queenslayer despite "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard showing up and getting punched off the ring apron by Red Velvet.
Action Andretti and Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) beat Penta el Zero Miedo, Komander and El Hijo del Vikingo in a trios match.
Adam Cole vs. MJF in an AEW World Championship Eliminator Match ends in a 30-minute time limit draw just before Adam Cole can win despite MJF's attempts at cheating. After the match, Adam Cole says "Five...more...minutes," but MJF slinks away with the AEW World Championship.
We see a video package of CM Punk getting ready for his AEW return on the first episode of AEW Collision. CM Punk says he has scores to settle and things still left to do, and at Collision, he will not know what he will do or say until the microphone is in his hand.
Renee Paquette interviews Sammy Guevara in the ring in Guevara's first appearance on AEW programming since Double or Nothing. Guevara says the last couple of months have been "a hell of a ride" with the highest of highs with the upcoming arrival of a baby daughter and the lowest of lows with coming up short with the AEW World Championship. He says that Tay Melo will be at his side, while his baby daughter will be in one arm and the AEW World Championship in the other. As he says that he will have to make some changes in AEW, Darby Allin shows up. Darby congratulates Guevara sincerely regarding his baby daughter, then mentions that the fans are starting to love Guevara again, then asks him if he will stand on his own two feet or in the shadow of the Jericho Appreciation Society. After mentioning that he and Sting are equals, he tells Guevara that he does not have to answer right away, even though he already knows the answer. All of a sudden, Chris Jericho shows up. Jericho tells Darby to shut his mouth and mind his business, then tells Guevara that he never called him once or asked him for help as he chased the AEW Championship, and that if he did, he would be AEW World Champion. Guevara asks Jericho why he didn't call him, saying that if he did, he would not have lost to Adam Cole twice. Jericho says Guevara is having "delusions of grandeur" for being in the main event spotlight, and demands he apologize right now. Guevara tells Jericho "I'm not apologizing for shit!" Jericho tells Guevara to remember the dynamic and the hierarchy in The Jericho Appreciation Society, and that they will have to tag up next week to show who the boss really is. Darby tells Jericho that he may be a wizard, but when he steps in the ring, the magic is gone. Jericho takes this as a challenge and an invitation for him and Guevara to jump him right now, but Darby says he is not really alone before Sting arrives. Sting and Jericho stare down in the middle of the ring, then Jericho presses his bat against Sting's neck. Sting pushes the bat down before doing the same to Jericho. Jericho pulls his bat away and smacks Sting's bat away, then Sting smacks the bat out of Jericho's hand with his own. Jericho then leaves.
We hear from SANADA, who announces that there will be an open challenge for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Forbidden Door and that he is waiting for AEW's reply.
Darby Allin, Sting, "Limitless" Keith Lee and Orange Cassidy beat The Mogul Embassy (Swerve Strickland, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona, "The Machine" Brian Cage) in an eight-man tag match.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn). Austin denies any relationship with Bullet Club Gold ("Switchblade" Jay White and "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson), but admits he and Colten Gunn have had their eyes on The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy). Austin says they have run their course and are "over the hill," and that they are challenging The Hardys to a tag team match next week to prove they are the best brother tag team in AEW.
Wardlow retains the TNT Championship against Jake Hager. After the match, Christian Cage and Luchasaurus are seen on the video screen. After some audio issues, Christian Cage accepts Wardlow's challenge, and asks Wardlow what will happen when his "new daddy" is not here to save him when it is revealed that Arn Anderson's has been beaten and bloodied. Wardlow runs to the back.
We hear from Hiroshi Tanahashi, who says that the AEW World Championship will not shine like it should as long as he holds the AEW World Championship. He says he came close to becoming champion against Moxley last year at Forbidden Door, and announces that he will face MJF for the title this year. Afterwards, Renee Paquette interviews MJF regarding Tanahashi's challenge, stating that he does not feel like giving a title shot to "some rando from a rinky-dink indy fed from Japan."
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Orange Cassidy. Orange Cassidy says somebody is going to challenge him for the AEW International Championship right now, and Zack Sabre Jr. shows up and mentions Orange Cassidy recently mentioning him and entertaining the idea of being double champion. Daniel Garcia shows up and tells Zack that he does not even work here, then wants a shot at the title before asking where Katsuyori Shibata is. Orange says Shibata is not here, but he will be here next week, and challenges Garcia and Zack to a tag team match. After Orange leaves, Zack Sabre Jr. gets irritated with Daniel Garcia.
Toni Storm retains the AEW Women's World Championship against Skye Blue after spray painting Skye Blue's mom in the face and despite Skye thwarting Ruby Soho's interference by spray painting Toni in the face behind the referee's back. After the match, Toni Storm and Ruby Soho attack Skye Blue until Willow Nightingale runs out and chases them out of the ring.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry and Hook. Jungle Boy says "the summer of JungleHook" is in full swing, then admits that he feels naked without a title next to Hook and that he will accept SANADA's open challenge. He then says it would be an honor if Hook were to be in his corner at Forbidden Door. Hook and Jungle Boy fist bump.
"The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson guests on commentary for the next match.
We see a vignette for Bullet Club Gold ("Switchblade" Jay White and "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson) and Samoa Joe vs. FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) vs. CM Punk on Collision.
The Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, "Hangman" Adam Page) beat The Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta) in a trios match. After the match, The Blackpool Combat Club attack The Elite, then Eddie Kingston returns to AEW for the first time in months and fights Claudio Castagnoli. When Wheeler Yuta gets involved, Eddie clocks him. Eddie then gets the upper hand again and clotheslines Claudio out of the ring, and when Jon Moxley confronts Eddie, Matt Jackson attacks Moxley. Eddie tells Matt that he wants a piece of him, then Konosuke Takeshita shows up and attacks Eddie from behind. Shortly afterwards, Kenny Omega shows up. Omega and Takeshita brawl in the ring , then he and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) take out Takeshita as well as anyone else who gets in the ring. Omega soon goes for the V-Trigger, but after he hits Konosuke Takeshita with it, Will Ospreay suddenly shows up and superkicks Omega before laying him out. Ospreay then picks Omega back up and hits him with the Storm Breaker. Don Callis is seen clapping for Ospreay on the ramp, and Bryan Danielson claps for Ospreay soon afterwards. It is then announces that Ospreay will be wrestling on this week's Rampage before Ospreay attacks Omega one last time.
Powerhouse Hobbs retains the TNT Championship against Penta el Zero Miedo after QT Marshall introduces the championship into the ring as Alex Abrahantes takes a chair away from him and Aaron Solo tries to attack Penta, which leads to Solo acting as a distraction after Penta fends him off and Hobbs hitting Penta with the TNT Championship behind the referee's back before hitting Town Business to win and retain. After the match, Alex Abrahantes checks on Penta only to be ganged up on by Hobbs and Marshall. Fenix then runs into the ring with a ring bell hammer and swings it at Hobbs as Hobbs and Marshall retreat.
We see a video package chronicling the events in New Japan Pro Wrestling leading up to Kenny Omega vs. Jeff Cobb for the IWGP United States Championship next week on Dynamite.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks heads to the ring. Starks admits he is not in the mood for talking after doing it for the past few weeks, then immediately calls out "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson, who shows up. Juice says that if Starks wants an ass beating, he shall receive one. He then heads towards the ring, then stops short of entering the ring and turns around. Starks runs after Juice and tears his shirt as he gets him in the ring. Juice flees from the ring and jumps the barricade before telling Starks that if he wants to fight him, they will do it in New York City.
We hear from Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett, Sonjay Dutt and Satnam Singh. Lethal says they are the hardest working men in AEW, but every time they try to make some strides, AEW officials rain on their parade. Lethal talks about how the referee cost them the AEW tag team titles, and Jarrett says that the referee screwed him out of the International Championship. Sonjay says AEW has done everything in their power to keep them from being champions, but they will become champions sooner or later.
Brody King beats Jake Hager despite Anna Jay A.S. throwing Julia Hart into the ring post on the outside.
We hear from Swerve Strickland, who says that he is getting sick and tired of Keith Lee. He then says that he is ending this when he pleases, as he decides when this is over. Hip hop artist Tech N9ne shows up as Swerve Strickland says he should bring somebody Keith Lee will not expect and that he decides when this ends.
Taya Valkyrie beats Leila Grey despite the distraction from "Smart" Mark Sterling. After the match, "Smart" Mark Sterling confronts Taya for using Road to Valhalla only to get punched and put in the move himself.
"Daddy Magic" Matt Menard and "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker guest on commentary for the next match.
The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) beat The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) after Daddy Ass chases Maria Kanellis-Bennett up the ramp, where Top Flight back Maria to the back.
Skye Blue beats TFA with a variation of a Sunset Flip.
Jake Hager beats Adam Knight.
Emi Sakura beats Zoe Sager with a Romero Special into a Dragon Sleeper.
Brandon Cutler beats Jason Geiger after pinning Geiger's shoulders down in a sleeper attempt.
Before the next match, "All Ego" Ethan Page says he is Canadian and wants to be a good Canadian host, and Matt Hardy says it is good to be back in "wonderful" Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He also says Isiah Kassidy has become a close, personal friend of his and that he will start the party off right, which Kassidy does, with Ethan Page adding an "eh" to the "Uhh yeah."
Matt Hardy, Isiah Kassidy and "All Ego" Ethan Page beat Massive Damage, Mo Jabari and Sebastian Wolfe in a trios match. After the match, Stokely Hathaway puts a rear naked choke on Mo Jabari.
Top Flight beat (Darius and Dante Martin) bat Michael Allen Richard Clark and Shaun Moore.
Athena beats Taylor Rising by submission in a Ring of Honor Women's World Championship Proving Grounds Match, then continues to attack her after the match and slam her face-first into the ROH Women's World Championship.
"The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and Keith Lee - now known as "Naturally Limitless" - beat Levi Night and Jessie V.
The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds and John Silver) beat "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese and Ari Daivari.
Jake Hager beats "Timeless" Levi Shapiro by submission.
"The Problem" Marina Shafir beats Mighty Mayra.
"The Machine" Brian Cage beats Jack Cartwheel with the Cloverleaf.
The Butcher and The Blade beat Vinnie Massaro and Midas Kreed.
Athena beats Inder Mundi in a Ring of Honor Women's World Championship Proving Grounds Match, then attacks Mundi and slams her face into the ROH Women's World Championship after the match.
Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta) beat Starboy Charlie and Olumide.
The Lucha Brothers (Penta el Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix) beat The Wingmen ("Pretty" Peter Avalon and "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth).
In memory of Jamin Pugh aka Jay Briscoe, 1984 - 2023.
Jeff Jarrett and Satnam Singh are seen coming down the stairway in the crowd at the start of the next match. Sonjay Dutt is soon seen with them as they kick fans out of their seats for a front row view. All of a sudden, Danhausen shows up dressed as an usher. He checks their tickets, then Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta) suddenly show up with popcorn and beer, much to the chagrin of Jay Lethal, who soon eats a tope suicida from Orange Cassidy. It has been announced on commentary that if any of them interfere in this match, Sonjay Dutt will be fired.
Orange Cassidy retains the AEW All-Atlantic Championship against Jay Lethal. During the match, Sonjay Dutt has the referee's attention after Trent Beretta pours popcorn on his head, and as the referee is distracted, Jeff Jarrett tries to pass his guitar to Lethal only for Danhausen to intercept it and curse Jay Lethal. After the match, Satnam Singh gets in the ring and grabs Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta by the neck, and Sonjay Dutt has to call him off. Jeff Jarrett goes for a guitar shot, and Sonjay has to stop it, too. Orange Cassidy then goes for his trademark kicks, and Sonjay has to be held back when he gets angered by it.
We see a video package for KUSHIDA vs. Darby Allin for the TNT Championship later tonight.
Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) beat The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) after Darius Martin ducks the BTE-Trigger and wins with a roll-up.
The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn) head to the ring. After Colten proclaims The Gunns are the best tag team in the world and Austin checks his watch, Austin says last week, The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) embarrassed them on national television. Austin then says they made The Acclaimed popular and even champion, and that they even gave them their father. He then says that will be the last time they embarrass them before The Acclaimed show up. Austin Gunn interrupt "Platinum" Max Caster before he can even freestyle, but Max Caster gets Austin's cut off so he can perform and call the Gunns out for lying. Both teams then brawl in the ring. The Gunns retreat after "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn pulls The Acclaimed off of them, then tells The Gunns to stop lying and The Acclaimed to start acting like tag team champions before declaring a sit-down between the two teams.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "Hangman" Adam Page. Page says he physically feels fine, but after their first match, Moxley took his word from him when he knocked him out, and now he has his word back. On being told that Moxley brings the better out of him and that he despises and cherishes his matches with him, he says that he stuck to his word about knocking Moxley out, and if Moxley has anything to say about it, he can say it to his face. As for where to go from here, Page says that there have been tough conversations needed to be had and fences to be mended, but he leaves it at that. Page asks about Moxley's condition - which is hurting one way or another like he has been for the past ten years, then leaves.
Chris Jericho guests on commentary for the next match.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks beats Jake Hager despite the distraction from "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker and "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard, then escapes through the crowd.
We see a video package for Adam Cole's return to AEW.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Chris Jericho, Daniel Garcia and Sammy Guevara. Jericho says "Absolute" Ricky Starks has been getting the upper hand, but next week, Starks and Action Andretti will face Sammy Guevara and Daniel Garcia. Daniel Garcia says he has Starks on Friday and also wants to get his hands on Starks and wants to be Chris Jericho's tag team partner. Guevara hugs Garcia and says that if he can win Friday, he can have his spot. He also gifts Garcia with leather pants. Jericho says that regardless of who faces who, Starks' lucky streak will run out next week.
"The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson beats Bandido. After the match, MJF is seen on the video screen. He says he has read about what the fans have said about him, then says people have forgotten who he is and how he became AEW World Champion. He says that since he and Danielson have first met, he has only met "Masked Max," who likes to keep things light. MJF then says that his mask will begin to slip off the closer they get to their Iron Man Match, and that nobody wants this, not even Danielson. He says that Danielson may be a dragon, but a dragon is no match for the monster behind the mask.
We see Saraya and Toni Storm talking with Hikaru Shida. Saraya chews Shida out for throwing a Kendo stick in the ring, but Storm says this was a slip-up and that the AEW homegrown girls do not know what they know. Storm says that she will show Willow Nightingale why they are the best, then Saraya tells Shida to stay backstage.
It is announced that next week, "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson will take on "The Machine" Brian Cage. Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Prince Nana and Brian Cage. They are soon met by MJF, who says that he needs a machine, then pulls out an envelope with more money than either man has ever seen in their lives just to break Bryan Danielson's arm. MJF then slaps Brian Cage, and Brian Cage grabs MJF by the neck. Prince Nana reminds Cage of the money, then MJF says that feeling is hate and that there is no greater motivator, and to use that motivation against Danielson next week as he hands Prince Nana the money.
Toni Storm beats Willow Nightingale with a schoolkid pin following the distraction by Saraya. During the match, Hikaru Shida shows up with a Kendo stick. After the match, Saraya and Toni Storm continue to attack Willow, then Ruby Soho runs into the ring, and Saraya and Toni Storm retreat. Meanwhile, Hikaru Shida keeps away from everything that is going on.
We hear from "All Ego" Ethan Page and Stokely Hathaway. Hathaway says that he and Ethan Page are not done with "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry, and Ethan says that after having his fun on Dark and Dark Elevation, the fun is over, and he will get payback on Rampage.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Konosuke Takeshita. Takeshita says he enjoyed wrestling "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson and learned so much, then says he does not trust MJF. He then calls MJF an asshole in Japanese.
Darby Allin retains the TNT Championship against KUSHIDA with The Last Supper. KUSHIDA and Darby Allin shake hands after the match, and KUSHIDA raises Allin's hand.
Ruby Soho and Willow Nightingale beat Emi Sakura and Diamante.
Jake Hager beats "Verified" Steve Migs after Migs puts Hager's hat on and Hager hits him with a vicious clothesline.
Big Bill and Lee Moriarty beat The Voros Twins (Chris and Patrick Voros). After the match, Big Bill holds The Voros Twins down so that Stokely Hathaway can mess with them.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson. Juice says tonight is just a taste of what he is about, and that he will show everyone why he is "Rock Hard" in 2023. Evil Uno, John Silver and Alex Reynolds show up and offer him a spot in The Dark Order. Robinson reminds them that he is in Bullet Club, and that he would join them even if they were the last three morons on Earth.
Anna Jay A.S. and Tay Melo beat Teal Piper and Rebel Kel (who is just named "Kel" here) with a submission from Tay Melo to Rebel Kel. (Teal Piper is the granddaughter of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.)
"All Ego" Ethan Page, Matt Hardy and Isiah Kassidy beat Judas Icarus, Sebastian Wolfe and Caleb Teninty in a trios match. During the match, as Ethan Page says that there a well-oiled machine, Isiah Kassidy replies with "I literally hate you."
Athena retains the Ring of Honor Women's World Championship against "The Problem" Marina Shafir after grabbing the tights on the stack-up pinfall attempt. After the match, Marina grabs Athena by the hair, but Athena blasts her in the face with the Women's World title to end the show.
William Regal is in the ring at the start of tonight's show, where he announces that we will hear from MJF next week, as MJF has no time to come to places like Chicago, Illinois and is on the set of a major motion picture. On the subject of the relationship between himself and MJF, Regal responds to the "Fuck you, Regal" chants with "So uncouth," then says he sent a private e-mail to MJF that MJF will explain next week. As he says that MJF will be here next week, Jon Moxley shows up. Suddenly, Bryan Danielson shows up and stops Jon Moxley from approaching William Regal. Moxley shoves Danielson in an attempt to get to Regal, but Danielson stays in front of him and says that all three of them have done bad things. He also says that Regal has a bad neck and two bad bleeds on his head, but when Moxley refuses to let up, Danielson slaps Moxley, apologizes, and tells him that his father had the same struggles as Moxley. He says that he did not understand those struggles at first and that Regal is the only person who could teach him about those struggles, and for the last ten years of his father's life, he was able to love his father because of Regal. Moxley tells Danielson to get out of the way, then stares face-to-face with Regal and tells him he wants only one thing from him: to run far away as he can right now and never come back. William Regal quietly leaves the ring as Moxley is distraught.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Keith Lee. Swerve Strickland suddenly shows up, and Keith Lee tells him to choose his words wisely. Swerve Strickland then covers the camera with his hand and says to Keith Lee "Let's talk."
Orange Cassidy retains the AEW All-Atlantic Championship against Jake Hager after pulling the purple bucket hat off Hager's head to break the anke lock win with a roll-through after the casadora. After the match, The Factory shows up. QT Marshall says The Factory has unfinished business and that Orange loves giving out All-Atlantic title shots, then his mic cuts off and The Factory surrounds the ring. The arena soon gets dark, then Julia Hart pops up on the stage and The House of Black is in the ring. The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews) attacks Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta) and Rocky Romero, then attacks an applauding Factory. Security and other wrestlers run in to restore order, but they also get laid out by The House of Black. Buddy and Brody then hit a security guard with Dante's Inferno. Malakai Black takes the microphone and tells the House of Black to rise. The arena goes dark again.
We hear from "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry, who says that he and Luchasaurus shared a moment in their steel cage match that they will never forget and that he is glad that he won.
Before the next match, Stokely Hathaway introduces "All Ego" Ethan Page, and Page says that when Ricky Starks is left crying in the middle of the ring after their match, the fans can join him.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks beats "All Ego" Ethan Page to win the AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament to face MJF for the AEW World Championship at Winter Is Coming.
We hear from Wardlow, who says that the reality of not being champion settling in made him angry, especially after watching the match back. He says Samoa Joe is not the dangerous man in the room and that he is still TNT Champion.
We see footage of The Baddies (Jade Cargill, Leila Grey, Kiera Hogan) confronting Bow Wow backstage at his concert in Miami, Florida. Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Jade Cargill, who says that she is not giving Bow Wow any more clout and that she is glad to have the TBS Championship and glad that Red Velvet is back. "Smart" Mark Sterling then shows up as Cargill's legal representation to say that Cargill has no comment, and as Red Velvet and Jade Cargill get ready to party, Sterling has Kiera Hogan sign a document stating she is fired from The Baddies.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
Death Triangle (PAC, Penta el Zero Miedo, Rey Fenix) beat The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson) in the second match of their best-of-seven series after Matt Jackson produces a ring bell hammer only for Penta to produce a hammer of his own and nail Matt with it, allowing PAC to get the pin and the win. Death Triangle leads 2-0. (During the match, The Elite mock "Hangman" Adam Page with Matt Jackson landing in a sit down position while attempting a Buckshot Lariat, CM Punk with Omega mocking the GTS hand signal, and Ace Steel biting PAC on the arm.)
Renee Paquette announces that due to the extent of injuries to Thunder Rosa and the uncertainty of when she will be able to return to action, AEW has asked Thunder Rosa to relinquish the linear AEW World Women's Championship. She announces that Thunder Rosa is willing to step aside for the benefit of the women's division and AEW, then introduces the now-lineal AEW Women's World Champion, Jamie Hayter. Hayter shows up with Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and Rebel, and Britt Baker says that Hayter is now the undisputed Women's World Champion and that the three of them never considered the word "interim." Britt then tells Renee to step aside so that the champion can walk to the ring.
Jamie Hayter and Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. beat the team of Willow Nightingale and Skye Blue and the team of Tay Melo and Anna Jay A.S. in a three-way tag team match. It is announced after the match that Toni Storm's interim Women's Championship reign will be retroactively recognized as an official reign.
Renee Paquette interviews FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin). Dax Harwood says Top Flight may have had a string of bad luck, but they have impressed FTR, and asks them to take over tag team wrestling like they have. Darius and Dante Martin say that they have been impressed by FTR as well, and ask for a shot at the Ring of Honor World Tag Team Championship. Cash Wheeler accepts, then both teams shake hands.
The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) and "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn head to the ring. Bowens says it is glad to be back in Chicago, Illinois and boasts about The Acclaimed retaining the AEW World Tag Team Championships, his shoulder feeling better and Billy Gunn's hand being at 100%. Suddenly, Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, Satnam Singh and Jeff Jarrett interrupt The Acclaimed for name-dropping them during Max Caster's rap, and Jarrett says he will give Max Caster something to wrap about and tells The Acclaimed to watch their backs. As the crowd chants "TNA sucks," Billy Gunn demands that the four of them be taken off the video screen before he and The Acclaimed go for one more scissor in the center of the ring.
Chris Jericho retains the Ring of Honor World Championship against Tomohiro Ishii with the Walls of Jericho. After the match, Jericho confronts Ian Riccaboni, but Claudio Castagnoli shows up and punches Jericho out to end the show.
Before the next match, "Smart" Mark Sterling says they were happy to be here to see the tryouts for the first varsity team to be associated with The Varsity Athletes ("The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese and "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods), then says that nobody is "varsity material" here before saying that The Varsity Athletes will win tonight.
The Varsity Athletes ("The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese and "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods) beat Dean Alexander and Rosario Grillo.
Willow Nightingale beats "The Problem" Marina Shafir.
Wheeler Yuta beats KM.
Backstage, "All Ego" Ethan Page, Matt Hardy and Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy). Ethan Page says business is booming after Matt Hardy and Private Party are winning match after match and earning their pay in the ring and at the merch table. He then tells Matt Hardy that he will eventually break him and turn him into a psycho, but until then, they will ride the wave of momentum. He then tells them to put some weight on their next win by taking on The Wingmen ("Pretty" Peter Avalon, "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth, Cezar Bononi).
Jake Hager beats Bryce Donovan with the head and arm triangle hold.
Tay Melo beats Skye Blue by submission, then attacks Skye Blue after the match. Anna Jay A.S. puts the Queenslayer on Skye Blue, then Willow Nightingale runs into the ring and chases Tay and Anna away.
Rush beats Leon Ruffin.
The Dark Order (Evil Uno, John Silver, Alex Reynolds) beats The Trust Busters (Ari Daivari, Sonny Kiss, Jeeves Kay) in a Trios match.
Jon Moxley heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Moxley says that CM Punk is far from a "sixty-minute man" and that he has 57 minutes left in him, and that when people step in the ring with him, he finds out what people are made of. He says that CM Punk found out that he could take what he could dish up, then started looking for a way out before eventually folding. He says champions never fold, and CM Punk did not turn out to be what the fans wanted him to be. Moxley also says that Punk was not what the fans wanted him to be when he came back to pro wrestling, and while the fans may love Punk, he has zero sympathy for him because of his fragile ego, fragile body, weak mind and weak spirit. Moxley then announces he has an open contract - which he produces - for an AEW World Championship match at All Out, and says that when he says "anyone, anywhere, any time," he means it. Moxley says anybody could sign that contract and show what they are made of, then reminds potential opponents that he can outsprint, outfight, out-marathon and outwrestle them and cares less about anything than they do. He then says that "wrestling Jon Moxley may be hazardous to your health," and that whoever will be opponent has been warned. After Moxley leaves, backstage producer Ace Steel shows up, gets in the ring, takes the contract and takes it with him, teasing that he either is the opponent or knows somebody who wants to take him on.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Chris Jericho. He says that his match with Bryan Danielson is a dream match for them but a nightmare for Danielson, as the legends may appreciate Danielson's skills as a wrestler, they will appreciate his accomplishments and accolades more. He says that one of them will be beating Danielson, then Daniel Garcia shows up and apologizes for being "ungrateful and immature" before pledging his loyalty to the Jericho Appreciation Society and stating that Jericho will soundly beat Danielson by being the best version of himself. After Jericho tells Garcia that he is the most technically gifted sports entertainer in the world, he tells Danielson that all is fair in wrestling and romance, and tells Danielson to watch his back.
Chris Jericho and William Regal guest on commentary for the next match.
Bryan Danielson beats Jake Hager. After the match, "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker and "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard run in and attack Danielson, then Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta show up to make the save for Danielson and brawl their way to the back. Jericho then runs to the ring with a chair, but Daniel Garcia shows up and takes the chair away. The ensuing argument allows Danielson to hit Jericho with a Busaiku Knee.
The Wingmen are in the ring with signs stating that The Wingmen want to be on TV more often. Ryan Nemeth says that the sexiest and hunkiest men on the roster have not been booked again. As Peter Avalon christens Dynamite "Wingmen Wednesdays," W. Morrissey suddenly shows up, stares them down and demolishes them. Stokely Hathaway shows up as W. Morrissey choke slams Nemeth and boots Cezar Bononi, and gets on the apron as Morrissey choke slams Avalon. Morrissey then sees Stokely, who hands him a business card. Morrissey then joins Stokely, who is interviewed by Tony Schiavone. When Schiavone interviews Stokely, Stokely grabs him and says the business cards are none of his business, and Schiavone refuses to probe further when Morrissey stares him down.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews The United Empire (Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis). Don Callis shows up and shakes hands with Will Ospreay and compliments everything he has been doing as of late, saying that Ospreay is his own man and that this is the most exciting night since Ospreay's match with Omega.
Hikaru Shida and Toni Storm beat Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and Jamie Hayter.
We see a video package chronicling the recent happenings between PAC and Kip Sabian, which is leading to an AEW All-Atlantic Championship Match between the two at All Out.
We hear from Miro, who says he only wanted to be redeemed. He also warns Darby Allin and Sting that the last one to help him ended up shaking three hands in Hell. Darby shows up and says Brody King needs The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody, Buddy Matthews, Julia Hart), but the House does not need Brody. Sting then shows up and says the enemy of an enemy is a friend and that showtime begins. Miro then says that The House of Black will soon see his power.
CM Punk heads to the ring. Punk talks about how he broke his foot and wrestled an entire on it to the point that he pulverized the bones on it, then got surgery for the foot - three plates and sixteen screws. (When a fan tries to chant for Colt Cabana, Punk points at the fan and says that is "sixteen more times than this fat guy has ever gotten screwed in his life.") He admits that he may have come back too early from a serious injury, then got beat up in Cleveland, Ohio and had to drive home with just his thoughts, and something did not sit well with him. He says that his foot was 100% and that he was cleared for competition, but this 100% is "a new 100%" and he is afraid this 100% is not good enough. Punk says he came back to professional wrestling a year ago because he loves the business - which does not always love one back - and the fans, who always do love him back. He feels that he let the fans down, and he felt like he let his dog Larry down after not walking him for two months and let his little sister down. Punk then feels that the love of the fans is not enough anymore. Suddenly, backstage producer Ace Steel - who trained Punk - shows up and says that this is not the CM Punk that he knows, then introduces himself to the fans and says he is proud of creating CM Punk's career and to be part of his family. He tells Punk that he did not let anyone down, especially after filling an arena entirely on a rumor that he was coming back to wrestling after seven years, then says that it is about how many times you get up after getting knocked down. He slaps Punk in the face, then tells him to get back up and gives him Jon Moxley's open contract and a pen and tells him to get back up before staring a "CM Punk" chant and telling him to sign the contract. Punk takes off his jacket, hugs Ace Steel, then says he was born a punk rock kid before saying that everybody has been trying to kill him since day one and that Moxley is not that man. Punk moves through the crowd and says that Moxley is not wild enough and that Chicago, Illinois is where the weak get killed and eaten. He says that the people of Chicago are all different, but they have the same heartbeat. He says there is one pulse running through the city and that he will pump the blood until it stops, then says Moxley cannot stop him because "We are Chicago. He then signs the open contract in the middle of the crowd.
Jim Ross has a sit-down interview - with no physicality - between Christian Cage and Jungle Boy. Christian Cage says Jungle Boy will realize that he is not in his league and that he will destroy him at less than 100%. Jungle Boy says he has cared about Christian a lot and his relationship felt familiar. Christian says he is here for himself and to make money, not to be a father figure, but Jungle Boy says his father taught him to be a man. He says that at All Out, he will not wrestle Jungle Boy; he will fight Jack Perry.
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Wardlow beat "The Last Real Man" Silas Young, "Icepick" Vic Capri and Ray Jones in a trios match.
Jon Moxley suddenly heads to the ring. He says that if CM Punk wants to go out on his shield in front of the fans who made him who he is, then he owes him at least that much, then says that he and Punk will wrestle for the AEW World Championship again at All Out. He tells Punk that if he thinks he has one more miracle left in him, he had better find it fast, for he will take his head off when the bell rings and put on a display of brutality and violence that Punk has never experienced. He also says that he will show the difference between a punk messiah and a legend being made right before the fans' eyes.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Evil Uno and Preston "10" Vance. 10 is now injured and cannot compete, but Evil Uno says that he will be taking his place on Rampage when Andrade el Idolo and Jose the Assistant shows up. Jose hands Evil Uno cash and a contract for 10 and Evil Uno to work for him after Andrade says that The Dark Order used to have power and asks what happened. Evil Uno rejects the money and the power only to get punched and hit with a stun gun by Andrade.
William Regal guests on commentary for the next match.
Wheeler Yuta beats Dante Martin, Rush and Rey Fenix in a four-way match.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Alex Reynolds and John Silver. Reynolds says the Trios Tournament is their biggest opportunity, but as he and Silver consider going in as a duo, "Hangman" Adam Page shows up. He says he wanted the Trios Tournament finals to be their moment, but if Evil Uno and Preston "10" cannot do it, then he will gladly take their place.
The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson) beat The United Empire (Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis) to advance to the finals of the Trios Title Tournament. After the match, Kenny Omega calls Chicago, Illinois the birthplace of AEW, and says that while there are some ta they will not take a loss from anyone from any other company, because when they started a revolution and a professional wrestling alternative, the fans trusted them and they took their words to heart. He says it is not only a passion, but a purpose, to perform for the fans, and while it is a pleasure to treating the fans to some interesting and fun guests, they will not lose. All of a sudden, The United Empire attacks The Elite, and Ospreay says it is not over by a long shot. He then hits Omega with a chair before Fletcher and Davis wrap the chair around Omega's head and hold him down so that Ospreay can go for the Hidden Blade, but Ospready gets superkicked by Matt Jackson. Ospreay soon kick Matt Jackson in the groin, and Matt is soon slammed into the chair. Nick Jackson fights back, but he too meets the same fate. Ospreay then hits Omega with Hidden Blade.
Wardlow retains the TNT Championship against Orange Cassidy after countering an Orange Punch with a powerbomb. After the match, Wardlow picks Orange Cassidy up and both men fistbump.
Chris Jericho heads to the ring. Jericho says he stands in front of the fans right now as a living legend and Eddie Kingston's superior, then says he did not make Kingston a liar and says that everything Eddie does for friendship turns to mold. He says that a friendship with Eddie Kingston is worse than any curse could ever conjure up, as The Jericho Appreciation Society has taken all of his friends out of action, then says Eddie should have taken care of "his Ruby [Soho]." He also says that Eddie Kingston wants him in a Barbed Wire Everywhere match because he is "a mark for Terry Funk" and that he has never had one while he won his first one early in his career and felt pleasure from it. Jericho goes on to say that Eddie Kingston underestimates him and that he will be facing "The Painmaker," not Chris Jericho. He accepts Eddie's challenge because it is their final fight and because he can send Eddie back into his hole. He also says that Eddie will never be at his level, and if he wants bloodshed, he has got it, and if Eddie wants his blood, then he wants Eddie's blood in a tidal wave so large that the animals on Noah's Ark would be jealous. Jericho then tells Eddie "You're not a liar. You're a loser."
Backstage, Eddie Kingston tells Chris Jericho to bring the most violent person he can brings, because it will not matter and that he will hurt him and enjoy it.
William Regal guests on commentary for the next match.
Jon Moxley retains the AEW Interim World Championship against Konosuke Takeshita.
We hear from Julia Hart, who says that Darby Allin can make whatever he choice he wants but that he cannot run from the consequences. Malakai Black shows up and says choices are like venom and that Darby Allin will suffer the agony of that venom. Brody King shows up and says that he does not need anything and that he has watched him ascend, and he is now getting his by taking Darby's.
Christian Cage and Luchasaurus show up. Christian mocks The Varsity Blonds and says that unlike Jungle Boy's father, Brian Pillman Jr.'s father was a legend, and that he respects the blood he spilled even though he was "average at best." After calling Pillman Jr. the last legacy that Brian Pillman left in professional wrestling, Christian then mentions that Griff Garrison looks like Jungle Boy and asks Luchasaurus if he does.
Luchasaurus beats Griff Garrison with his own version of Jungle Boy's Snare Trap, now called the Tar Pit. After the match, Luchasaurus headbutts Brian Pillman Jr., then puts him on the timekeeper's table before choke slamming Garrison into Pillman Jr. He then does it again, and the table breaks the second time around.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Daniel Garcia, "Magic Daddy" Matt Menard and "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker. Menard and Parker are not happy about a shark cage being involved in their match, then leave. Garcia says he will take the ROH Pure Title from William Yuta at Death Before Dishonor.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews "Hangman" Adam Page. John Silver and Alex Reynolds show up and issue a challenge to The House of Black for eliminating Page from the recent battle royal.
Jim Ross joins commentary for the second hour.
William Regal guests on commentary for the next match.
Claudio Castagnoli beats Jake Hager after fending off "Magic Daddy" Matt Menard and "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker.
Backstage, Lexi Nair interviews Hook, who says nothing and walks away when asked if championship gold is in his future.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Thunderstorm (Thunder Rosa and Toni Storm). Thunder Rosa says she may not have gotten the win in Japan, but Miya Yamashita is coming to America. Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. and Jamie Hayter suddenly show up, then Baker says AEW is a natural disaster without her and Hayter says that the two of them are well-versed in handling a thunderstorm. Rebel then shows up and hands Baker a sandbag, which Baker hands to Schiavone.
Serena Deep beats Anna Jay with the Serenity Lock. After the match, Mercedes Martinez shows up and tosses Serena Deeb out of the ring.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Stokely Hathaway and The Baddies (Jade Cargill, Kiera Hogan, Leila Grey). The Baddies say that they are not concerned about anything, then refuse to accept Leila Grey as a true Baddie. Stokely Hathaway says that Leila Grey is for The Baddies like "Wu-Tang is for the children," then says that they will be watching Athena and Kris Statlander.
At the commentary table, Jay Lethal shows up with Sonjay Dutt and Satnam Singh. Lethal says he will remove the ROH World Television Championship from Samoa Joe and that his student will embarrass him.
Backstage in the trainer's room, Tay Conti mocks Anna Jay for potentially getting injured, and says that while she likes her, Anna Jay needs to make better choices for her career.
Swerve In Our Glory (Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland) beat Team Taz (Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs) and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) in a three-way tag team match to become the AEW World Tag Team Champions!
Eddie Kingston beats Jake Hager with two spinning back fists.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D., Jamie Hayer and Rebel. Baker says that as beautiful as her Owen hart belt is, she could not help but be distracted by Toni Storm, and tells Toni that she is arrogant and insecure for putting her hands on the women's title. She says that if anyone becomes the next AEW Women's World Champion, it will be somebody from "Team D.M.D."
We see a vignette for Ortiz vs. Chris Jericho in a Hair vs. Hair Match at Road Rager.
Jay Lethal and the debuting Satnam Singh beat Davey Vega and Mat Fitchett. After the match, Lethal, Singh and Sonjay Dutt attack Mat Fitchett, and Singh tosses Fitchett into the air.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Lexi Nair interviews Danhausen. Danhausen says that he and Hook feel great, then reveal that he and Hook have bought four-wheelers.
Kris Statlander beats Red Velvet. After the match, Kiera Hogan attacks Kris Statlander from behind, then Jade Cargill hits Statlander with a pump kick on the outside. Anna Jay runs into the ring and puts Kiera in the Queenslayer, but Red Velvet and Kiera soon gang up on Anna Jay. Suddenly, Athena charges towards the ring only to be held back by officials.
We see a video package of Miro's return.
Backstage, Lexi Nair interviews "All Ego" Ethan Page. Ethan says Miro has had a hell of a return, then says Miro looks up to a god while he looks up to himself. He says that he will not only advance, he will wave Canada's flag and win some gold, and Miro will pray to him.
Mark Henry interviews The United Empire (Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis, Aaron Henare), FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Trent Baretta. Will Ospreay introduces The United Empire and announces they are here to "separate the men from the GOATs," but Baretta says he does not like Ospreay and FTR says that they are the best. Dax Harwood says Ospreay may be used to playing wrestler, then says that the ring is where they fight and that he will make Ospreay pay up for costing him money on Wednesday night.
Trent Baretta and FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) beat The United Empire (Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis).
Jake Hager beats Wardlow in an MMA Rules Cage Fight in the second round by referee stoppage. After the match, Shawn Spears attacks Hager, and Chris Jericho runs into the cage starting a two-on-two brawl. MJF soon gets in the cage and tries to injure Jericho's arm again, and Dean Malenko pulls MJF off Jericho. MJF hesitates at first, then punches out Malenko. Sammy Guevara then climbs into the cage, and referees have to hold him back after he attacks MJF.
We hear from Frankie Kazarian, Penta el Zero M and Eddie Kingston. Kazarian says vengeance is his and that The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) are miscreants and not righteous men, and he wants revenge and retribution as he leaves them laying. Eddie tells The Good Brothers and Matt Jackson to pray to their gods, and Penta says that they have no fear.
We hear from Team Taz (Taz, "Absolute" Ricky Starks, Powerhouse Hobbs, Hook). Taz says that Team Taz has issues, and says that the thing between Ricky Starks and Brian Cage needs to end, and Powerhouse Hobbs says that Hook, Starks and Hook left him hanging. Taz then challenges "Hangman" Adam Page to a match against Powerhouse Hobbs next week on Saturday Night Dynamite next week.
Scorpio Sky and "All Ego" Ethan Page - now officially known as "The Men of the Year" - beat Darby Allin in a two-on-one handicap match.
Orange Cassidy beats Cezar Bononi despite the interference from JD Drake and "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth and the makeover that they and "Pretty" Peter Avalon give him.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Jungle Boy. Suddenly, Kenny Omega, Don Callis and MT Nakazawa show up. Omega says that Jungle Boy tarnished his image and stuck his nose in his business last week, and that this week, he will see how tough he is in a street fight. Jungle Boy says he would rather beat him next week for the AEW World Championship, and Omega gives Jungle Boy one free shot before he gets all over him. As Jungle Boy prepares to hit him, he is hit with a laptop to the back by MT Nakazawa. Omega gets a few shots on Jungle Boy, then MT Nakazawa helps Omega escape only to be laid out by Jungle Boy while Omega and Callis speed off.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews the Hardy Family Office. Matt Hardy says that there are repercussions for breaking a contract and that Christian Cage is facing his repercussions for coming at him. Suddenly, Chrisitan Cage comes at Matt, but the Hardy Family Office locks him in a fenced area. Matt throws a check at Christian and tells him to come home, and says that is Christian continues to come at him, he will make him pay.
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and Brock Anderson beat The Factory (QT Marshall and Aaron Solow) with a jackknife pin from Brock Anderson to Aaron Solow.
We hear from Jake Roberts and Lance Archer. Roberts says he has had to reconnect with Lance Archer, who is running out of opponents and wanting some championship gold.
Jim Ross interviews Andrade el Idolo. Andrade says he chose AEW for many reasons, stating that there a lot of stars and talent here and that he is a superstar. Andrade says he deserves an opportunity for the TNT Championship before getting the AEW World Championship. Andrade says that much like his family, Vickie Guerrero's family is full of wrestlers and that the two of them not only have a connection because of this, but also a surprise.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews "Hangman" Adam Page. Page accepts Team Taz's challenge, and also announces that John "4" Silver will also be back in action soon. After mentioning Preston "10" Vance's recent big win and Alan "5" Angels' new jacket, Page gives a toast to Evil Uno's TNT Championship match showing from last week.
Penelope Ford beats Julia Hart by submisson. After the match, Miro shows up and says it is not fair that Penelope is outnumbered three-on-one with Kip Sabian injured, then says he is here before attacking The Varsity Blonds. He throws Garrison out of the ring, but Pillman goes after Miro. Referees have to keep Pillman and Miro apart.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone is about to interview Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. when Vickie Guerrero shows up and makes it known she wants the AEW World Women's Championship around "The Native Beast" Nyla Rose's waist. Britt wants none of it, but Vickie says Tony Khan owes her a favor and is setting up a match between the team of Britt and Rebel and the team of Nyla and herself. Britt and Rebel laugh they way out after Vickie leaves.
We see a video package chronicling the rivalry between FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Proud 'n Powerful (Santana and Ortiz).
We hear from Mark Sterling and Jade Cargill. Sterling says that the Toronto Four Seasons Hotel is now part of their brand, and that the two of them are still focused on professional wrestling.
Don Callis guest on commentary for the next match.
The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) and Matt Jackson beat Penta el Zero M, Eddie Kingston and Frankie Kazarian after Nick Jackson spray cold spray into Penta's eyes, allowing Anderson to hit Penta with a cutter from the top rope for the win.
Jon Moxley beats "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth. Before the match, it is announced that Tony Schiavone will co-commentate the upcoming AEW Dark Elevation, which will air on Mondays on AEW's YouTube channel starting March 15th. After the match, Moxley says that from the moment he woke up in the morning without the AEW World Championship, he knew he would do whatever it took to get back to the top and take the hill. On the subject of the Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match against Kenny Omega, he asks what images come to mind and asks how the images make one feel before saying these images are why he is addicted to living close to the flame and the feeling of coming out to the ring and leaving his soul bare every night. Moxley says that these images are too attractive and pull him in, even if it some sort of trap laid by Kenny Omega. He says that Omega is not the first in a long line of sad guys to take him out, and win, lose or draw, everyone will know that he gave everything he had, and if it does come to an end at Revolution, then it will be a hell of a way to go out.
We see a video package chronicling the history and feud between Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega.
In footage from last week after Dynamite, Rey Fenix and Lance Archer are interviewed. Archer says that he is the reason why he and Rey Fenix made a killer tag team, and says that he will kick Rey Fenix's ass in the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match qualifier. Rey Fenix calls Archer the worst partner he has ever had in Spanish, which causes a brawl.
In footage from earlier today, The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) are backstage with their parents.
Team Taz ("Absolute" Ricky Starks and "The Machine" Brian Cage) beat The Varsity Blondes (Griff Garrison and Brian Pillam Jr.). After the match, the lights go out, and a black-and-white video of Sting driving a car while dragging a bodybag with Darby Allin in it is seen on the video screen. Sting then shows up with a bodybag, and inside is Hook. He then points at the rafters, and Darby Allin comes down to the ring on a zip line with a skateboard in his hands. Sting and Darby Allin take out Starks and Cage as Taz checks on Hook, and Sting hits Cage with a Scorpion Death Drop.
In footage from earlier today, Tony Schiavone interviews "Superbad" Kip Sabian, Penelope Ford and Miro. Sabian calls the interview a joke, saying that Beach Break was supposed to be the greatest night of their lives until Orange Cassidy and Chuck Taylor destroyed the wedding. Miro says he will get to Cassidy and destroy him, and says that while Chuck Taylor is a nice guy, it will be different caving his head in. He tells Chuck to come back home and all can be forgiven, and as he does so, someone hands Schiavone a note from Chuck Taylor and Orange Cassidy asking if they will face them in a tag team match at Revolution. Miro calls the note "childish," tells Chuck Taylor to be a man and come back home before balling up the note, chewing on it and spitting it back at Schiavone.
Jake Hager beats Brandon Cutler. After the match, The Inner Circle show up and attack Cutler until The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) run into the ring and fight off The Inner Circle, sending them into a retreat. They then call out The Inner Circle, saying they do not have to wait until Revolution to settle things. The Inner Circle's music plays, but Chris Jericho and MJF show up on the video screen. Jericho says there is no reason to meet them face to face when they go at it at Revolution before revealing that he and MJF have attacked their father. As The Young Bucks run backstage, Jericho and MJF throw the Bucks' father into the truck before fleeing. Matt Jackson sees Jericho and MJF, who get away in an SUV.
The Young Bucks' (Matt and Nick Jackson) father is placed into an ambulance. The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) ride in the ambulance with Nick Jackson.
We see a video package chronicling the events leading up to Shaquille O'Neal and Jade Cargill vs. "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and Red Velvet, which happens next week on Dynamite: The Crossroads.
"Hangman" Adam Page beats Isiah Kassidy. After the match, Alex "3' Reynolds and John "4' Silver celebrate with Page, and Matt Hardy - who has been ejected from the match - is heard saying that Page has picked The Dark Order over him and that he will hurt Page and every single member of The Dark Order in more ways than page can imagine. Matt Hardy then shows up with Alan "5" Angels and throws him into a table, and Reynolds and Silver chase Matt Hardy to the back.
Alex Marvez interviews Kenny Omega, who is working on some metal when Don Callis stops him. The metal is part of the cage for the Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match, and says that he cannot wait to take Jon Moxley out.
"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose beats Dr. Britt Baker to advance to the semi-finals of the United States Bracket of the AEW World Women's Championship Eliminator Championship.
We see a video package chronicling the events leading up to FTR (Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler, Tully Blanchard) vs. Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy, Marko Stunt) next week.
Next week: Chris Jericho and MJF's Revolution press conference! The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, Alex "3" Reynolds, John "4" Silver, Alan "5" Angels) vs. Matt Hardy, Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) and TheHybrid2 (Angelico and Jack Evans)! Preston "10" Vance vs. Max Caster in a Face of the Revolution Ladder Match Qualifier!
Lance Archer bets Rey Fenix to qualify for the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match. Both men give a fist bump after the match.
The show starts with Jake "The Snake" Roberts stating that the TNT Championship is made for Lance Archer, who commands attention wherever he goes and is wanted. He calls the title a "ball," and says that the title will bring him and Archer a little closer to what they wants. Roberts says that he has watched Colt Cabana for years and admits he is good, but says he is not good enough and that Archer is "pissed off" after being pushed out of America and forced to go to Japan to earn a living. He says that Archer is "a friggin' animal," and tells everyone to either listen to him or regret it.
We hear from Colt Cabana, who says that he has been wrestling for years and dominant all over the world for a long and that he has had a little bit of fun. He admits that Archer is "a big, bad dude" and may be put on a pedestal, but he is not looking past him and he has beaten "big, bad dudes" in the past. He says that becoming TNT Champion is a goal, and he is taking it one step at a time while gambling on himself to win.
Lance Archer beats Colt Cabana to advance to the semi-finals of the TNT Championship Tournament.
In footage from earlier this week, Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. mentions the first rule of being a good role model: always fight fair. She says that Hikaru Shida did not do any of these things and performed vicious tactics, yet she fought on with grit, passion, determination and a deviated septum.
We hear from celebrities and notable names in the professional wrestling business picking who they think will win between Jake Hager and Jon Moxley in an Empty Arena Match for the AEW World Championship.
Taz goes in-depth about Jake Hager's technique concerning the arm triangle.
Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. beats Cassandra Golden.
We hear from more celebrities and notable names in the professional wrestling business picking who they think will win between Jake Hager and Jon Moxley in an Empty Arena Match for the AEW World Championship.
We hear from The Inner Circle in "The Bubbly Bunch," Santana and Ortiz make fun of The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) for protecting each other and holding each other's hands while also laughing about how they injured Nick Jackson. Sammy Guevara joins in, and also makes fun of "Broken" Matt Hardy for calling him a "fake Latino." Jake Hager says he will choke out The Elite and "beat the shit" out of Jon Moxley. Chris Jericho agrees, then calls "Hangman" Adam Page a loser for being missing on the show for weeks. Jericho then gets on the phone with his assistant in search of toilet paper.
Sammy Guevara beats Suge D. After the match, Guevara says that tonight's match was "light work" and says he can go longer. He then says he will beat the shit out of Darby Allin in the TNT Championship Tournament, then shows how brutal he will be by stomping on Suge D. Darby Allin then runs into the ring and chases Guevara away.
We hear from even more celebrities and notable names in the professional wrestling business picking who they think will win between Jake Hager and Jon Moxley in an Empty Arena Match for the AEW World Championship.
"Superbad" Kip Sabian beats Chuck Taylor after Orange Cassidy distracts Sabian on the apron only to be attacked by Jimmy Havoc with a DDT on the outside floor. Penelope Ford then hits Taylor with a top rope tilt-a-whirl hurricanrana before Sabian wins with a schoolkid pin.
We hear from yet even more celebrities and notable names in the professional wrestling business picking who they think will win between Jake Hager and Jon Moxley in an Empty Arena Match for the AEW World Championship.
Shawn Spears the debuting Justin Law.
Next week: Sammy Guevara vs. Darby Allin and "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes vs. Kip Sabian in the TNT Championship Tournament! Jimmy Havoc vs. Orange Cassidy! Brodie Lee in action! Kenny Omega in action!
We hear from a fifth group of celebrities and notable names in the professional wrestling business picking who they think will win between Jake Hager and Jon Moxley in an Empty Arena Match for the AEW World Championship.
Jon Moxley retains the AEW World Championship against Jake Hager in an Empty Arena Match with a Paradigm Shift on a steel chair.
Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!
Jake Hager quickly beats the debuting Joe Alonzo with the arm triangle.
"The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall - now known as "The Natural Nightmares" - beat the debuting Matt Sells and Jon Cruz.
SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) beats Shawn Spears and the debuting Robert Anthony after Spears leaves Anthony high and dry for making mistakes. Spears attacks Anthony after the match and hits him with the C4.
"Superbad" Kip Sabian beats the debuting Suge D (also known as Sugar Dunkerton) by submission.
Colt Cabana beats Brandon Cutler.
Sonny Kiss and "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela beat the debuting Corey Hollis and Mike Reed.
Jon Moxley shows up to start tonight's show. He says that the AEW World Championship is a beautiful thing because of what it represents: professional wrestling, the sport that he loves and has dedicated his life to. He says that the championship never belonged to Chris Jericho, and that it does not belong to him; instead, it belongs to the fans who helped will AEW into existence and wanted something different and better. Moxley says that AEW brought pro wrestling back, and that he will defend the AEW World Championship with his life and crawl through any hell and climb any mountain to do it. He says there is not a man in the locker room who has what it takes to pry the championship from his cold, dead hands, and if anyone wants to try, they can do it. Moxley then says it is not over between him and The Inner Circle, as they have tried to take him out for the last two months and they will be coming after him, to which he says that he dares them. The Inner Circle shows up, and Chris Jericho says that he does not need a championship to be "Le Champion." The fans respond by chanting "Yes you do!," and Jericho makes fun of them for being unable to chant in unison and tells them to "shut [their] ass" before acknowledging Moxley's dare, saying that his reckless abandon and having more guts than brains has started "the Moxley era." After asking the fans if they like the Moxley era, Jericho says he does not and that he thinks "it sucks ass." The crowd chants by chanting "You suck ass!", this time in unison, and Jericho says the Moxley era "sucks" because Moxley's championship win was based on a lie and that he is a cheater and liar while he spent the better part of three months training for a man with one eye. He says that Moxley being able to see out of both makes him more of a snake oil salesman than a champion, and that all of the fans are also liars for supporting Moxley. He says that since Moxley won the title like he did, he has turned The Inner Circle from "a group of good-natured and very good-looking guys" into "a damn hit squad." As the crowd chants "Bullshit!", Jericho says that The Inner Circle is putting the entire AEW roster on notice, stating that they will tear everyone apart and hurt some people, starting with Moxley. Jericho states that after tonight's main event, he guarantees that Moxley will not be able to leave the arena on his own two feet, and he is so sure of what he says that if he does, he will take a leave of absence from AEW for not thirty, but sixty days. Jericho then tells Moxley that he always has a plan, and that he is not as smart as he thinks he is. Moxley says nobody ever said he was a genius, then says he is sick of listening to Jericho talk and that he will do what he did at Revolution tonight and send him packing from AEW for sixty days and make him look like "a stupid son of a bitch."
SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky) and Colt Cabana beat The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, John Silver, Alex Reynolds). After the match, Evil Uno is furious, saying that this was not how it was supposed to go and that when The Exalted One arrives, he will be furious and heads will roll.
Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. guests on commentary for the next match.
Big Swole beats "The Librarian" Leva Bates.
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes shows up. He says that in one's career, one works their way to a pay-per-view match, which is guaranteed money, and when one wins, they get even more money. He says that the only way he can be comfortable to his loss to MJF on Saturday is if MJF shows up, looks him in the eye and says he beat him fair and square. Instead of MJF, however, he gets Jake "The Snake" Roberts. Roberts says he is tired of hearing Cody cry and bitch, saying he never cried over one match in his career, and tells Cody that MJF "handed it to him." He then says he is here to slay Cody, not to praise him, and the only reason he is here is that he has a client, stating that "the dark side" is coming to AEW. He then says that when the roots take hold, it will be like a phoenix rising from the ashes and soaring to the sun. He says it has taken him twenty hears to get clean, and he has earned it, and if he thinks for one minute that he will be nice and play right, he has got another thing coming, as he used to put a snake in a bag just to make someone think about it, and once they did, he had his opponent in the palm of his hand and he was "spanking his ass." He says he will be on the outside when his client faces Cody, and while Cody can bring Arn Anderson with him, the snake takes what it wants, and he wants Cody's share of the pie. Roberts then tells Cody not to turn his back on someone you respect or are afraid of, then leaves.
PAC beast Chuck Taylor with the Brutalizer after Taylor misses a top rope moonsault. After the match, Trent and Orange Cassidy confront PAC, then The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix) show up and attack Trent and Cassidy. Afterwards, The Lucha Bros. and PAC attack Best Friends (Taylor, Trent, Cassidy) as a unit before PAC takes the microphone and makes their partnership official by calling themselves "The Death Triangle," or as The Lucha Bros. call it, "Triangulo de la Muerte." PAC tells that the locker room that they did this to themselves, and that nobody is safe. The Lucha Bros then hit Orange Cassidy with a double-stomp package piledriver combo.
We hear from Shawn Spears and Tully Blanchard. Spears says one lucky person has the opportunity of a lifetime to join them, and Blanchard says he has had to search high and low. Fans are then asked to use the hasgtag #SearchForSpears or submit their entry to resource@allelitewrestling.com.
Jake Hager beats QT Marshall by submission with the standing arm triangle. After the match, "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes has to break the standing arm triangle and fend of Hager, Santana and Ortiz, but as the numbers game catches up, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes shows up and takes down Santana and Ortiz before taking the fight to Hager. Ortiz hits Cody in the back with a steel chair, then Cody is overpowered. Suddenly, Matt Jackson shows up and fends off Santana and Ortiz before having a stand-off with Hager, who soon overpowers him as well. As Jackson, Cody and Dustin are being attacked, "Hangman" Adam Page walks down the ramp with a cup of beer in his hand, gets in the ring, puts his beer on top of the ring post and goes to town on Santana, Ortiz and Hager, hitting Hager with a Buckshot Lariat before going back to his beer. Matt Jckson then confronts Page only for Page to flip him off.
Next week: Ortiz vs. "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes! The Death Triangle (PAC, Pentagon Jr. Rey Fenix) debuts! The rules announcement for Blood & Guts! Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy, Marko Stunt) vs. MJF, The Butcher and The Blade!
We hear from MJF and Wardlow. MJF boasts about going from protege to prodigy after beating "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes at Revolution and proving himself the final chapter of Cody's epic odyssey. He then says that it is high time that the AEW faithful has an author they can count on, as he has plenty of ink for his legacy of becoming the greatest world champion in professional wrestling. MJF also says it does not matter who he has to face, as he will become #1 contender and become AEW World Champion, and says that he will remain undefeated in AEW. Wardlow takes off MJF's jacket at MJF's command to reveal an "I pinned Cody," saying that the T-shirt is as distracting as Cody's new neck tattoo.
Before the next match, three masked men in the stands attack Jon Moxley from behind and assault him in the arena concourse. They then unmask in the process and reveal themselves to be Santana, Ortiz and Jake Hager while Jericho laughs in the ring. The match soon becomes a 2-on-1 handicap match as Santana, Ortiz and Hager put Moxley in a sleeper.
The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara) beat Jon Moxley and Darby Allin after Moxley never makes it back to the ring following the beaten given to him by the rest of The Inner Circle (Santana, Ortiz, Jake Hager) and Jericho counters a tope suicida from Allin with the Judas Effect. As The Inner Circle celebrates, Moxley shows up with a steel chair, walking to the ring under his own power. Moxley fends off The Inner Circle and clears out the ring in the process, but is clothesline from behind by Jake Hager. The Inner Circle then attacks Moxley on the stage, with Hager putting Moxley in a standing arm triangle before Santana, Ortiz and Hager hit Moxley with a three-man powerbomb off the stage and through a table.
Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!
