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.
Will Ospreay heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Ospreay says that a year has gone by since he got surgery and doubt set in on whether or not he could get back and win the big one, as well as his start in the United Kingdom and Scotland where he wrestled weekends and went to work the rest of the week just to get to this point. He says that he loved being in the foxhole with the same people who followed the same dream and learning from the legend of British legends, as well as paying tributes to the ones who are not here anymore. Ospreay says that he did it all to see if he really is the best, and when one talks about the best, it is hard to see past Kenny Omega, and while he knows Omega is not here tonight, nobody respects Omega more than he does. Ospreay says that while there is no better wrestler this decade than Kenny Omega, respect went out the window the moment Omega mentioned his son needing a new hero after he loses to him, as he has some promises to keep for family and friends. He says that Omega will "get the billy goat for sure" as well as the fight of his life, and warns him not to "fuck with a man looking after a boy." Ospreay says there is a debt that needs to be paid, and that "it is time to bring it home." He says Omega will show his boy that heroes are just ordinary people who can do extraordinary things, and that this Sunday, he will take it all.
Jon Moxley beats Claudio Castagnoli to advance to the finals of the AEW Continental Challenge Cup.
Adam Copeland and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) beat The Don Callis Family (Rocky "Azucar" Romero, "The Machine" Brian Cage, Jake Doyle) in a trios match despite Copeland nearly getting inadvertently Superkicked by The Young Bucks during the match. After the match, Christian Cage shows up and says he does not associate with people who are beneath him, and that as far as tag teams go, The Young Bucks are beneath him despite how influential they have become. Christian says that he and Copeland are the kind of legends that matches and pay-per-views are named after, and that The Young Bucks will learn the difference between "influence" and "legendary." Nick Jackson asks Christian if anyone has ever named a wrestling company after him, then addresses accidentally Superkicking Christian in the face and how it will stop being an accident if Christian keeps up. This leads to a confrontation in which Nick gets kicked in the groin by Christian and Matt Jackson gets Speared by Copeland.
Willow Nightingale's entrance theme hits, then it is revealed that Willow has been attacked backstage by Mercedes Moné, who says that tonight is Willow's last Dynamite as Women's World Champion.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Don Callis and Mark Davis. Callis says he is back from Croatia and feeling refreshed, and that whoever wins between Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship will have a surprise. He says that Mark Davis has drawn a number, and if Davis' number is called, he will settle the score with Andrade el Idolo and get closer to the AEW World Championship "with a little London luck."
Andrade El Idolo's music hits at first, then stops. MJF's entrance theme then plays, and MJF makes his way to the ramp. MJF says it great to be here in "beautiful sunny Ireland," then realized he is in Scotland before calling everybody alcoholics, which actually gets cheered. MJF then says he has paid some people off to "warm Andrade el Idolo up" and that while Andrade is not here, he is. He says that what Andrade does is not special and that he can do the same thing, even though finding a hot chick in Scotland is impossible. He finds a hot chick in the crowd, then Andrade appears MJF and says "How you know?" Andrade then clobbers MJF with the microphone when MJF turns around, and that leads to a brief brawl in the ring that MJF barely escapes from.
Backstage, we hear from Chris Jericho, who says that this is the biggest weekend in AEW with the highest of stakes, and while he knows how important his biggest matches have been, he knows how important All In is, and that he is entering the Men's Casino Gauntlet. Jericho then says that he will be part of a six-man tag match later tonight.
Nigel McGuinness beats Kyle O'Reilly by submission with London Dungeon to advance to the finals of the AEW Continental Challenge Cup.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Don Callis and "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher. Callis says there is always competition among alpha athletes, but at the end of the day, he expects the family to run the play. Fletcher says that he trusts Don Callis with all of his heart and that he is willing to run the play at All In, but wants to know if "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada will do the same. Okada shows up and says family is the most important thing and that Fletcher can trust him, but Fletcher asks what he should trust Okada to do when Okada was nowhere to be seen when he was attacked last week. Okada says Fletcher thinks only of himself, and reiterates the importance of family.
Persephone and The Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) beat Maya World and The Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor) in a trios match after Persephone hits Maya World with a top rope splash while The Divine Dominion and The Brawling Birds brawl their way to the back.
Swerve Strickland beats "Jungle" Jack Perry after blocking a casadora and pulling Jack Perry up by the hair for Big Pressure.
We see Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay preparing for their match at All In.
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 (Wheeler Yuta and Daniel Garcia) beat Orange Cassidy and Kyle O'Reilly after Marina Shafir distracts the referee just as Garcia taps to a guillotine choke by O'Reilly, which allows PAC and Claudio Castagnoli to show up and attack Orange and O'Reilly behind the referee's back. After the match, everyone gangs up on Orange and O'Reilly, and Roderick Strong and Tomohiro Ishii show up to even the numbers game. Before Moxley can say anything on the microphone, Darby Allin staggers towards Moxley only for Claudio to clobber him with a running European uppercut. PAC then runs up to Darby and hits him with a pump kick, but even after that, Darby still crawls towards the ring. Garcia and Yuta then gang up on him, but that still does not stop Darby. Even a kick to the head by Marina Shafir does not stop Darby from getting in the ring, at which point Orange, Ishii, O'Reilly and Roddy all push The Death Riders (Claudio, Yuta, Garcia, PAC) back. Darby places his AEW flag in front of Moxley, grabs the microphone and tells Moxley it is not too late to say he quits. Moxley hits the Death Rider on Darby on top of the AEW flag, then he and Shafir leave.
Before the next match, Megan Bayne shows up with FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Stokely Hathaway, and asks Willow Nightingale how it feels knowing that she gave it everything that she had only to realize that it still was not good enough, and tells her that taking another swing makes her stupid, not a fighter. She says she did not beat it into her skull hard enough, and that watching her tear Harley Cameron apart tonight will finally make it click. She says it is fun to play the hero, but Willow's fate will be the same: bowing down to her. Stokely Hathaway says he cannot articulate how much he hates Willow, but he can articulate how much he hates JetSpeed ("Speedball" Mike Bailey and "The Jet" Kevin Knight). He says Kevin Knight has all the potential in the world, but he spends his time hanging out with "Speedball" Mike Bailey, and at Saturday Tailgate Brawl, they will soon be focused on the AEW Tag Team Championships. Dax Harwood says JetSpeed has one opportunity to write their name in pro wrestling's book of life, and goes through all of FTR's accolades before Willow, Harley and JetSpeed show up on the video screen. Willow, Harley and JetSpeed soon decide to take their words to the ring. Harley Cameron and Willow Nightingale then attack Megan Bayne from behind, then FTR get nailed with stereo missile dropkicks from JetSpeed before Willow, Harley and JetSpeed finish the job.
Megan Bayne beats Harley Cameron with a running Liger Bomb after Harley somehow kicks out of Fate's Descent.
Backstage, we hear from Eddie Kingston and Hook. Eddie says they are focused on tag team wrestling before he and Hook issue an open challenge for Saturday Tailgate Brawl.
Backstage, Alicia Atout interviews Anthony Bowens and Max Caster. Bowens says he will never tag with Caster, to which Castler agrees, who says that there is no tag team between them. Both men do not want to be part of another tag team match again.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
Brodido (Bandido and Brody King) and Mark Briscoe beat The Don Callis Family ("The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher, Rocky "Azucar" Romero, Lance Archer) in a trios match. After the match, Briscoe and Fletcher brawl their way to the back, then the lights flicker and El Clon shows up. All of a sudden, Brodido is attacked from behind by "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada, who then holds up the AEW World Tag Team Championships to end the show.
Tony Schiavone introduces "Hangman" Adam Page and Samoa Joe for a face-to-face meeting before their AEW World Championship match at WrestleDream to start tonight's show. Hangman is introduced first, followed by Joe. Hangman says there has been six years of Dynamite in AEW history and that in those six years, he has won, he has lost, he has committed arson, he has dressed as the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, and he may have been proposed to, but he has never been more confused as he was when Joe lost his composure with him after he volunteered to fight with him and Powerhouse Hobbs to beat The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia, Marina Shafir), and after they won, Joe lost it, even sucker punching him in the face when security got involved. Hangman admits that he was confused, but that he was not confused for long, because Joe looked him in the and yelled to him "You never beat me" and that he looked at the AEW World Championship and decided that he wanted it. He says that Joe has been angry with himself and distracted from what is important in professional wrestling, then tells Joe that while he will get his chance at WrestleDream, he is only getting it because he owes him after ensuring that the fight for the AEW World Championship at All In was a fair one, which he thanks Joe for. Hangman admits that with help like that, no one - much less himself - could have won, but the repayment for his gratitude stops there. He tells Joe that he will have the chance to win the title at WrestleDream, but he will not just let Joe take it from him. Joe tells the fans that everything Hangman has said is true, but since they are talking about uncomfortable truth, he will tell a few of his own. Joe says that when he stares across the ring, his problem is not with Hangman being the champion, but that Hangman is not what he considers "the pinnacle of professional wrestling" and is instead "a pretender." Joe says Hangman would not be AEW World Championship unless the timely intervention of The Opps (Joe, Hobbs, "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata) assured that, and that week after week, nobody has had Hangman's back but The Opps, and if they did not, Hangman would not be "the man" right now. Joe admits he is surprised that this did not happen sooner, as he has forgotten who he was and was so bloodlusted with going after The Death Riders that he forgot about the man who called himself the champion, and that Hangman "is no champion." Joe says Hangman may have the "fighting champion" hustle, but he provided the opportunity and he is collecting on what is owed. Joe then says that what is standing in front of him is "a fraud" and that he is here to check him, and that he will beat, break and torture Hangman, who will get his licks in, get his fight back, give his best effort and try to be the man that he says he is before he chokes him unconscious, takes his belt, and shows him who he really is as Hangman knows his places and provides the world with a true champion. Hangman asks why he has to explain to tough guys like Joe that the proof of who he is does not stand in their opinion of him, but when the bell rings, and while Joe may beat his ass for a while at WrestleDream, but for every shot Joe gives him, he will give Joe two back. If Joe locks him in the Coaquina Clutch, he will not tap again, and that the match will be in his favor for every second that ticks in their match, as Joe can not outlast him. He says that when the match is over and Joe is on his back having been beaten as fairly as possible, he hopes Joe brings the same energy as he did at All In to stand up, shake his hand, look him in the eye and know that he is the champion of the world.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Alicia Atout interviews The Conglomeration (Mark Briscoe, Orange Cassidy, Tomohiro Ishii, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong). Briscoe says the word of the day is "multifacetification," for tonight, they have a big night as well as a big week, as Willow Nightingale will be teaming with JetSpeed ("Speedball" Mike Bailey and "The Jet" Kevin Knight) on Collision and there is no doubt that they will get the job done. As for tonight, Kyle O'Reilly will face "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher and beat his ass for attacking Hologram, which he says will not go unpunished. O'Reilly says that he despises any other man named Kyle and tells the fans to cheer for Kyle, because if he does not hear even one "Let's go, Kyle" chant, he is going to lose it. Roderick Strong tells O'Reilly to bring the TNT Championship home. Brisco also proclaims that Orange Cassidy is "freshly back" and will be reviving his rivalry with PAC and giving him the beating that he "truly, rightfully deserves," and that Tomohiro Ishii will take on Jon Moxley in what will be "a slobberknocker" and that Ishii will "drop bombs" on Moxley. Orange then has everyone put their hands out, which everyone but Roderick Strong - including Alicia Atout - takes part in.
Jon Moxley beats Tomohiro Ishii by submission with the Bulldog Choke.
Renee Paquette interviews The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) as they knock on Tony Khan's door. Nicholas says he is desperate for a money match, and Matthew says that they have two tickets to watch Jurassic Express' return match later tonight.
We see a video package for "Timeless" Toni Storm vs. Kris Statlander for the AEW Women's World Championship at WrestleDream.
The Hurt Syndicate (MVP, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin) beat The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona) in a Street Fight.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Don Callis Family. Don Callis says his family is smarter than everyone else and that no strategy is necessary, then demands that "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander destroy Kota Ibushi on Collision. He also calls Kyle O'Reilly is an irritant and such a mark for "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher that he neamed himself after Kyle. Callis also stats that Brodido will not get a shot at the Unified Championship, and Rocky "Azucar" Romero brags about Hechicero ripping Bandido's shoulder out of its socket. Callis says that "The Alpha" Konouske Takeshita and "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada will work together like a well-oiled machine, and after they win tonight, the family will roll into WrestleDream and win the AEW World Championship to claim all of the gold.
Jurassic Express ("Jungle" Jack Perry and Luchasaurus) beat KM and Orion. During the match, The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) are seen on the upper-left corner of the crowd on the hard cam. After the match, The Young Bucks attack Jurassic Express, and kick Luchasaurus in the groin as he goes for a double choke slam before hitting him with an EVP-Trigger. Nicholas then challenges Jurassic Express to a match against The Young Bucks at WrestleDream before hitting Jack Perry with a TK Driver.
Backstage, we hear from The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia, Marina Shafir). PAC says that he is looking for a snack to whet his appetite and that he will outwrestle and outclass Orange Cassidy before making his suffer, then move upwards and outwards as The Death Riders have ambition that far outweighs the likes of Orange. Wheeler says he and Orange used to be good friends and that tonight will hurt him almost as much as it will Orange, but if The Death Riders are to elevate AEW to as high as it can be, then they must "trim the fat and cut the shit" and separate the winners from the losers. Garcia says it is not about wins and losses, and that they see a lot of losers and that winning is a choice. He says that The Death Riders will keep winning, because that is what they do.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
"The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher retains the TNT Championship against Kyle O'Reilly. After the match, Lance Archer goes for a choke slam on O'Reilly, but Roderick Strong and Tomohiro Ishii get in the ring. Rocky "Azucar" Romero evens the numbers game before Mark Briscoe shows up and cleans house. Fletcher and Briscoe almost come to blows, but they stop themselves, and Fletcher leaes the ring.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Don Callis, "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher and Lance Archer. Fletcher says that he has Mark Briscoe's number on any given day and that he has beaten Briscoe twice. When it is announces that Briscoe will face Fletcher for the TNT Championship at WrestleDream, Fletcher is aghast, and he, Callis and Archer leave.
Mercedes Moné's TBS Championship open challenge opponent is revealed to be Lacey Lane.
Mercedes Moné retains the TBS Championship against Lacey Lane.
We hear from Sammy Guevara and The Beast Mortos. Guevara says that Eddie Kingston did not win against Dralistico; he just survived. He then says that Eddie will face Mortos on Collision and tells Eddie to say his prayers and tell his family that he loves them, because The Beast Mortos will be the end of him. We then hear from Eddie Kingston and Hook. Eddie says he beat Dralistico because of Guevara, and now Guevara is going to get Mortos' ass kicked.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
The Don Callis Family ("The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita and "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada) beats Brodido (Bandido and Brody King) in a Double Jeopardy Elimination Match for a shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championships after Bandido's shoulder injury leaves him unable to perform the 21-Plex and Okada tags himself in to hit Bandido with the Rainmaker, leaving Takeshita in a better position to knock Brody King off the ring apron with a knee.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Willow Nightingale and JetSpeed ("Speedball" Mike Bailey and "The Jet" Kevin Knight). Speedball says it blows his mind that people who call themselves the greatest tag team of all time can grab a microphone and make excuses for their horrible actions, which is why JetSpeed will always respect people who stand up to bullies like Willow Nightingale. Jet says he had Dax looking up at the lights and questions if FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) are top guys when they have to take shortcuts to win. Willow says that regardless of whoever is at ringside, it will be three-on-three, and Knight tells Stokely Hathaway to get another track suit.
Backstage, we hear from Stokely Hathaway and FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler). Stokely admits that he has a smidge of respect for JetSpeed ("Speedball" Mike Bailey and "The Jet" Kevin Knight) for stepping into the ring with the greatest tag team today, but he does not respect Willow, saying that Dax would have beaten Knight if it were not for Willow. He says he does not need hoes when he has "two bad bitches" who hate Willow Nightingale just as much as he does: Penelope Ford and Megan Bayne. Penelope says that she and Megan bring beauty and power personified, and Megan says that she brings balance before telling Willow that smiles and positivity do not make her a hero, as she does not stand a chance in any universe where she walks. Stokely tells JetSpeed that they do not stand a chance either, and on Collision, they will put JetSpeed and Willow in their place.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Brodido (Bandido and Brody King). Bandido says he is not making excuses for tonight's loss, and says he costs them the match. Brody King says Bandido is the one to say "never stop fighting" and that they will never stop fighting, and at WrestleDream, they will continue to be tag team champions.
Orange Cassidy beats PAC. During the match, PAC leads Orange Cassidy out of the ring and into the stands, where he hits Orange with a piledriver only to be handcuffed to a barricade by his ankle by Darby Allin. PAC frees himself and dives back into the ring in time, but Orange Cassidy wins with a roll-up. After the match, Darby satres down PAC from the stands. PAC goes after Darby only to be blinded with pepper spray. Wheeler Yuta charges at Darby only to be thrown over the announce table, then Darby pulls out a stun gun and keeps Claudio Castagnoli and Daniel Garcia at bay. Claudio and Garcia have to keep Moxley away from Darby, as does Marina Shafir. Darby tries to light a Molotov concktail, but he is taken down by security before he can light it up. Darby is restrained as The Death Riders (Moxley, Claudio, Yuta, Garcia, Shafir) are kept back.
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.
The Death Riders (Jon Moxley and PAC) beat "Switchblade" Jay White and Orange Cassidy by disqualification after "Hangman" Adam Page charges into the ring and attacks Jon Moxley. After the match, Orange tries to pull Hangman off Moxley, but Hangman shoves him away. Orange tries again, and this leads ot a brawl between the two men. Switchblade then gets in and fights Hangman, but eats an Orange Punch. Hangman gets an Orange Punch soon after, but Switchblade hits Orange with Blade Runner.The Death Riders get back in the ring and attack all three men, then take their leave through the crowd.
We see another vignette for Bandido. This time, we see townspeople in a Western town take cover as Bandido shows up and four men confront him. Bandido lets himself get captured only to fight back.
We hear from The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, PAC, Wheeler Yuta, Claudio Castagnoli, Marina Shafir). Jon Moxley says being a wanted man with a knife to his throat and a dynamite stick about to blow is the only way to live. He says everyone wants the next title shot and that their egos run AEW, then challenges "Switchblade" Jay White, Orange Cassidy and "Hangman" Adam Page to a Fatal 4-Way for the AEW World Championship at Worlds End.
We hear from Christian Cage at the skybox. Christian says that he has a problem with all four men in the just-announced Fatal 4-Way Match, saying two of them cost him the World title, that Orange is "a little pissant who gets on his nerve" and that Moxley has what he wants. He then says that if Moxley survives, he will be waiting on the other side to send him back to rock bottom, making him want to drink and go back to rehab, before declaring he is the next AEW World Champion. As he leaves, he suddenly runs into Hook, who punches through the glass window of a door just to attack Christian in the skybox and put him in Redrum. Kip Sabian and Nick Wayne show up to make the save, but Hook overpowers and outsmarts them and gets out of the skybox.
Will Ospreay beats Claudio Castagnoli in the Gold League of the Continental Classic via pinfall with a sudden jackknife pin. Will Ospreay earns three points and has a grand total of six points. Claudio Castagnoli still has six points. After the match, Claudio attacks Ospreay and hits him with the Neutralizer, but Darby Allin makes the save and chases Claudio away with a baseball bat as soon as Claudio grabs a metal folding chair.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Ricochet. Ricochet says that facing someone like Brody King for the first time ever in the Continental Classic is why he came to AEW, and while Brody King is big and formidable, he is not Ricochet, and tonight, he holds all the cards.
MJF is seen arriving at the arena.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Matt Cardona. Cardona says it is great to be back in AEW, as he belongs here. He says that he is always ready and that he has busted his ass for the last five years to reinvent himself, and now he has his biggest opportunity ever against "The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho. He then says he is not standing around before he challenges "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith to a match at Rampage, and hopes Jericho is watching as he gets a taste of what will happen at Final Battle.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Kyle O'Reilly. All of a sudden, Matt Taven and Mike Bennett show up. Taven says they do not have to do this, but Mike says they are still family at the end of the day. O'Reilly says they should have thought about that before letting one of their brothers get hurt.
Adam Cole beats Kyle O'Reilly after stopping MJF from interfering in the match and countering an ankle lock with an inside cradle to face MJF at Worlds End. After the match, Adam Cole offers Kyle O'Reilly his hand, but O'Reilly rolls out of the ring.
Backstage, FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) pick up where they left off on last week's Collision where they talk about how Hurricane Helene affected them and how they will be at Fight For The Fallen, then challenges The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, PAC, Wheeler Yuta, Claudio Castagnoli, Marina Shafir) to a match this weekend on Collision following their confrontation and saving Orange Cassidy last week.
We hear from "The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho and "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith for another "New York Minute." Jericho says that Matt Cardona is not happy after being laid out last week on Rampage, and Bryan Keith says that he will take a bite out of Cardona. Jericho also announces a contract signing tomorrow night on Ring of Honor Wrestling. He then tells Cardona to be careful what he wishes for, as he is delusional if he thinks he will walk out as Ring of Honor World Champion. Bryan Keith says Cardona made a mistake putting his hands on Jericho, and that he will make him pay the price.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Tony Schiavone interviews Darby Allin. Darby says the quest is never over and that The Death Riders are slowly chipping away at what makes AEW what it is. He says that he knows the younger members of the locker room do not want to get involved, but if they do nothing, it will just keep happening. He says that inaction bothers him more than the blood and the violence does. He says that the Continental Classic reminds of what is right in AEW and that he must win the tournament, as it represents AEW and its passion. Darby admits there will be collateral damage along the way, as Jon Moxley says that AEW needs saving when it gave him a second chance. He then says AEW took a chance on him, and that Moxley tells himself lies again and again, stating that nothing damages one more than the lies told to one's self.
Ricochet beats Brody King via pinfall with two Spirit Guns after knocking Brody's head into an exposed turnbuckle to earn three points. Ricochet earns three points, and now has six points. Brody King still has three points.
Backstage, we hear from Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) when Lio Rush and Action Andretti show up wanting the tag team titles. Suddenly, Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) and Leila Grey show up saying Lio and Andretti have won zero tag matches, but Lio mentions Darius and Dante being eliminated from the Dynamite Diamond Battle Royal. Isiah Kassidy proposes that Top Flight and the team of Lio and Andretti face each other, with the winner getting a shot at the tag team titles.
We see some footage from the Countdown to All In Texas On Sale.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Anna Jay and Mercedes Moné. Mercedes admits she respects Anna Jay for going to Japan to get better and believing herself, then says that Anna Jay is just getting started while she is a multiple-time world champion. Anna admits she respects what Mercedes has done in the ring and knows she is coming into their match as the underdog, then dares her to underestimate her because she will capitalize on the first mistake she makes in order to become TBS Champion.
"The Glamour" Mariah May retains the AEW Women's World Championship against Mina Shirakawa. Thunder Rosa is seen in the front row with a signing saying "You are not my champ!" After the match, Toni Storm - no longer "Timeless" - shows up for the first time since All In.
The show starts in the middle of The Blackpool Combat Club's (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Marina Shafir) path of destruction at the end of collision. The Dark Order (Evil Uno, John Silver, Alex Reynolds) show up as Collision transitions to Battle of the Belts, but they also get laid waste to by The Blackpool Combat Club. Moxley gives The Dark Order a chance to fight for their dreams, then puts the AEW World Trios Championships on the line again.
The Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC) retain the AEW World Trios Championships against The Dark Order (Evil Uno, John Silver, Alex Reynolds) in a trios match after Wheeler Yuta distracts the referee by entering the ring with a metal folding chair, allowing PAC to stomp Reynolds in the head as Claudio has Reynolds in the Sharpshooter, causing Reynolds to tap out. After the match, Wheeler Yuta puts Reynolds in the Cattle Mutilation before Claudio lets go of the Sharpshooter, and The Blackpool Combat Club - along with Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir - go back on the attack. The Blackpool Combat Club retreat when Private Party and Daniel Garcia rush into the ring. Orange Cassidy is seen watching the situation from a distance and then walking away.
"The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada retains the AEW Continental Championship against Kyle O'Reilly after countering the guillotine choke with a piledriver followed by the Rainmaker.
Backstage, we hear from Rush and Dralistico. Rush tells the AEW locker room that La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush, Dralistico, The Beast Mortos) will destroy every wrestler and faction. We then see The Beast Mortos attacking Hologram.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
The Don Callis Family ("The Machine" Brian Cage and Lance Archer) beat Jon Cruz and Jack Cartwheel.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews The Beast Mortos and Undisupted Kingdom (Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett). Mike Bennett gives The Beast Mortos a peace offering of meat before Undisputed Kingdom questions Mortos' recent actions. Roderick Strong then says Undisputed Kingdom is not mad, just disappointed.
Anna Jay beats "The Glamour" Mariah May in an AEW World Women's Championship Eliminator Match to earn a shot at the AEW Women's World Championship on Collision in two weeks.
Mercedes Moné retains the TBS Championship against Hikaru Shida after taking the shinai away from Shida as she attacks Kamille, allowing Kamille to hit Shida with a big boot before Mercedes wins with the Money Maker. After the match, Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D.'s music hits, but Britt does not show up at the ramp. Kamille grabs a fan in a Sting mask in the front row, but it proves not to be Britt, who appears out of the audience and enters the ring behind Mercedes. Britt gets Mercedes in the Lockjaw, but Kamille pulls Mercedes out of the ring before Britt can lock in the hold.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Sonjay Dutt, Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett and Karen Jarrett. Lethal says the hate between them and "Hangman" Adam Page is mutual, then Hangman shows up and goes on the attack before getting his match with Jay Lethal started early.
"Hangman" Adam Page beats Jay Lethal.
We see footage of MJF defending the AEW American Championship against Michael Oku and Will Ospreay showing up before MJF can attack Oku's fianceé in Revolution Pro.
We see a video package for Will Ospreay vs. MJF for the AEW American Championship at All In.
Backstage, we hear from PAC, who says that he is the number one contender for the AEW American Championship, yet Will Ospreay went behind his back and got a match with MJF for the title at All In. He says he is sick and tired of being overlooked, unappreciated and being treated like a bum, but he has gotten revenge and that he will face whoever wins the title two weeks later at All Out and take back what is his.
We hear from Darby Allin, who talks about how he killed himself for nearly nothing in the independents before he got to AEW, then says that AEW is just going to be a place where The Elite (Nicholas Jackson, Matthew Jackson, "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada) are going to hire their friends and that "Scapegoat" Jack Perry can finally be himself, who is a child who takes everything for granted. Darby says he puts his body on the line because he takes nothing for granted, and wishes that Perry had gotten fired as nobody misses him and Perry added nothing to AEW. He says that it will all come to an end at All In.
Darby Allin is attacked with a flying knee by "Scapegoat" Jack Perry on the stage before dragging Darby to the back. Backstage, Perry and Darby brawl, and Perry traps Darby underneath a metal door before telling Darby that he only sacrifices for himself and pretends to be a hero. Security gets involved before Perry can ram a road crate into Darby's head.
We hear from "The Glamour" Mariah May, who asks if it is better to be remember or to be forgotten; to be her to be "Timeless" Toni Storm. She says that last year, Toni failed, and this year, it is all about her. She says Toni's biggest mistake was being alive at the same time as her, and if she wants to be a star, then it is time for her to burn, and Toni will be obsessed with her until the day she dies. Mariah says that she will look out the window and wonder what happen to Toni, then says both of them will die and that she will be the one to write her eulogy.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Mina Shirakawa, who has not heard from Mariah May and has not spoken with "Timeless" Toni Storm. She did not expect Mariah to be so vicious and Toni to be so upset. She just hopes that neither of them really get hurt.
Darby Allin vs "Scapegoat" Jack Perry for the TNT Championship at All In is officially a Coffin Match.
Orange Cassidy beats Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong to earn the #1 spot in the Casino Gauntlet Match at All In with a crucifix pin to O'Reilly as O'Reilly has a cross arm breaker on Strong. During the match, Matt Taven and Mike Bennett show up with metal folding chairs, but they are beaten up and forced back to the back by Mark Briscoe and Tomohiro Ishii.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Claudio Castagnoli and "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada for a no-physicality face-to-face match. Claudio Castagnoli says the Continental Championship for him to lose, and when he did not win it last year, he was crushed, but he has another shot and he wants to make it count in Europe. Okada calls Claudio "passionate," then says he is the greatest tournament winner of all time and that Claudio will respect him when he beats him in Cardiff, Wales and continues on to the Continental Classic, then says "Good luck, bitch." After Okada leaves, Claudio says he wants "the true Rainmaker" and not the Okada he just saw, as he will bring his best like he does every time he gets in the ring, and hopes Okada will be ready because he will have 99 problems, and "this bitch" will be number one.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne, Killswitch, Mama Wayne). Christian Cage says that he called the main event of Collision right down the middle like he said he would and that it was on both teams that they could not get up before the count of ten. Christian then claims that he will hold all the titles in AEW at the same time, and that "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne will make an example out of Kip Sabian, then removes Renee from the interview as he says that The Patriarchy will reign over AEW now and forever.
Tony Schiavone interviews Hook in the ring. Hook shows up with a bandage over his left eye. Hook says he cannot see out of his left eye, then says that the problem for "The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho is that he can see Jericho with the other and he is sick of his shit. He says he wants his title back, and he wants Jericho right now. The Learning Tree (Chris Jericho, Big Bill, "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith) shows up, and Jericho calls Hook "one stupid son of a bitch" who still wants to challenge him even after he was blinded in one eye, then teases fighting Hook before telling him he is not getting a fight. Jericho says Norfolk, Virginia is not worth his time, but Wembley Stadium in London, England is, and he will get his match, on the condition that it is Hook's final shot at the FTW Championship. He also gives Hook the match on the condition that Hook faces Big Bill in Cardiff. Big Bill says he will beat Hook down and shove him "straight up Taz's ass," which Bryan Keith reiterates. Hook accepts the match, saying he looks forward to dropping Big Bill on his head and tearing Jericho limb from limb, and after Wembley Stadium, Jericho will "never, ever be the same again."
The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) retain the AEW World Tag Team Championships against The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) by disqualification after FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) show up to revive the ref after he is sandwiched between the corner and Max Caster by Nicholas Jackson only for Harwood to beat Nicholas up for spitting at him. "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn (who has been ejected from the match earlier after The Young Bucks tricked him into doing it) and security show up to stop both FTR and The Acclaimed from brawling as The Young Bucks walk away with a disqualification win. Afterwards, Renee Paquette interviews Interim EVP Christopher Daniels after both have watched the match. Daniels announces that on Collision, FTR and The Acclaimed will face off, with the winners facing The Young Bucks for the tag titles at All In.
We see a video package celebrating the career of "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson.
"The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson is in the front row for the next match.
Swerve Strickland beats Wheeler Yuta by referee stoppage following a boot to the face and two House Calls before kicking Yuta's face in. After the match, Danielson runs to the ring to save Yuta, and Swerve says that what he did to Yuta is an example of what he will do to Danielson in two weeks. Swerve then hopes Danielson brings his family so his daughter can watch his last match as he cripples him and forces him to fulfill his retirement promise. Swerve walks away, then runs back into the ring and hits Danielson with a House Call before mocking him.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next two matches.
Rush beats Komander. After the match, Rush throws Komander to Don Callis, then walks away.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Undisputed Kingdom (Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett). Matt Taven makes fun of Tomohiro Ishii and "The Conglomeration" (Mark Briscoe, Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly) and says they have Kyle O'Reilly bamboozled. Mike Bennett spits on the group, and Roderick Strong says that he had no issues until last week, then brings up Tomohiro Ishii beating him for the Ring of Honor World Television Championship and that he will not forgive him until he puts him down. As for Kyle O'Reilly, he says that O'Reilly is better with him.
The Don Callis Family (Kyle Fletcher and "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita) beat Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy).
In footage from earlier this week, Don Callis talks with Rush, knowing that Rush will do whatever it takes to be the best and wanting to know what happens when his hate and intellect meets Rush's aggression. Both men shake hands.
Undisputed Kingdom (Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett) guests on commentary for the next match.
Kyle O'Reilly quickly beats GPA with the cross arm breaker. After the match, Undisputed Kingdom (Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett) wants to celebrate with Kyle O'Reilly, but O'Reilly wants none of it.
We hear from Samoa Joe, who says that the things "The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho has done makes him wonder how much faith Jericho has in his fellow man. He says that he will break and bleed him next week and torture him all over the building, and afterwards, he asks who will stop him and pull him off of Jericho. Joe says he has faith that he will massacre Jericho, and asks if Jericho has enough faith in anybody to hope that they stop him.
We see a video package for Trish Adora vs. "Timeless" Toni Storm on Collision.
Mariah May beats Hikaru Shida after countering the Katana with a roll-up to advance to the finals of the women's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament.
MJF heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Before he can speak, he is suddenly joined by Daniel Garcia. MJF thanks Garcia for saving him last week, even though he got in his business, and somewhat expects MJF to say bad stuff about his city or his family before declaring he will do something the locker room is afraid to do: say nice things about MJF. MJF is slightly surprised, and Garcia talks about how MJF saw him as more than just a lackey and more like a pillar of AEW much like himself, and says that while he got his World title shot against MJF, it was one of the most embarrassing moments of his entire life. This inspired Garcia to go on the road that he has been on that has led to him to wrestle in some great matches, and Garcia no longer wants to be a pillar, but a backbone that AEW is built on. Garcia thanks MJF, but warns him that if he starts talking shit, he will come off as two-faced and have Buffalo, New York on him. MJF says he is here to plug his match against "a poorly-drawn comic book character" in Hechicero at Forbidden Door, then shills his appearance in Memphis, Tennessee for Collision. MJF says he was going to ask Garcia to come to the ring, then thanks Garcia for thanking him for what he has done behind the scenes, and says that while some people want his shots, he sees one person getting closer and closer, and that was Garcia. He tells Garcia that he earned his title shot, then tells him that he reminds him of himself in a lot of ways, yet when he gave him the opportunity to take his spot, he beat him without breaking a sweat. MJF says that Garcia improved since then and did not run away from the grind because he is the grind, then entertains giving him one more shot at All In. Garcia admits that this is a huge deal, then Will Ospreay shows up. Ospreay acknowledges Garcia wanting a shot at the International title and says that he loves the way that he is doing it, and tells him that he has his title match next week, and if he wins the World title, he will also put it on the line. Garcia accepts Ospreay's challenge, then Ospreay leaves after a glance at MJF. MJF tells Garcia that Ospreay's challenge is a big deal and that he should focus on that, then wishes him luck.
Backstage, Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana have been watching tonight's opening promo. Swerve says Ospreay is offering title opportunities before winning the title and that he is putting the cart before the horse, and that he does not have what it takes. He tells Ospreay to hold his end of the bargain tonight, then says that Ospreay has focus problems that are not championship material.
"The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson guests on commentary for the next match.
Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, Claudio Castagnoli) vs. Los Ingobernable de Japon (Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi, Titan) in a trios match ends with Moxley hitting Takahashi in the back with a chair. After the match, as everyone goes at it, Tetsuya Naito shows up, and Moxley and Naito go at it on the ramp. Meanwhile, Shingo Takagi hits Wheeler Yuta with hammer and anvil elbows, and this leads to "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson sliding into the ring to confront Takagi.
"Switchblade" Jay White beats Rey Fenix to advance in the men's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament. At the beginning of the match, all seconds are immediately ejected from ringside by referee Rick Knox after things get tepid on the outside to ensure a fair match. After the match, The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne, Killswitch, Mama Wayne) shows up and heads to the ring, and this leads to a staredown between the two teams.
Backstage, we hear from The Young Bucks (Nicholas and Matthew Jackson). Nicholas admits he was angry with The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) and that The Acclaimed took advantage of that anger, then says the results will be different when the tag titles are on the line. Matthew says that after Forbidden Door, "Scapegoat" Jack Perry will become the TNT Champion, then announces that they have inserted their own wild card into the men's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament to bring the AEW World Championship to The Elite to ensure they have all the power and all the gold.
The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn) make their way to the ring. Max Caster talks about how The Acclaimed beat The Young Bucks (Nicholas and Matthew Jackson) to earn a tag team title shots and exposed them as the "soft-ass, self-important Executive Vice Presidents that they are are" before taking their titles. Anthony Bowens says they just have to beat The Young Bucks one more time, and that there will be no excuses when they meet in the ring and they become two-time AEW World Tag Team Champions. The Young Bucks soon show up with "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada, who says "Scissor me, bitch!", and The Young Bucks announce that the three of them challenge The Acclaimed to a match at Forbidden Door. "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn says he knows how to deal with EVP's and that he happens to know people in high places as well as a President. Hiroshi Tanahashi shows up on the video screen, and announces that he will face Okada and The Young Bucks at Forbidden Door.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Kyle O'Reilly, Mark Briscoe and Orange Cassidy. Mark Briscoe says that "The Conglomeration" will be at Forbidden Door and that he will add the TNT Championship to his collection, then Kyle O'Reilly says that he will beat Zack Sabre Jr. tonight while simultaneously making fun of him, with Mark Briscoe saying Sabre Jr. is nothing but "fish and chips with a spot of tea."
"Timeless" Toni Storm, Mariah May and Mina Shirakawa beat The Outcasts (Saraya, Harley Cameron, Anna Jay) in a trios match despite Toni Storm and Mina Shirakawa not getting along. After the match, Toni and Mina have a slightly reluctant champagne toast, then Mina grabs her bottle of champagne and tries to hit Toni with it only to inadvertently smash it into Mariah May's head. Toni and Mina are initially shocked, then they get angry. Referees have to keep them apart as Mariah May is checked on.
We see a video package for Mercedes Moné vs. Stephanie Vaquer for both the TBS Championship and the New Japan Pro Wrestling Strong Women's Championship.
Backstage, we hear from Mercedes Moné, who says that she came to Mexico to watch Stephanie Vaquer's match, yet Vaquer is nowhere to be seen tonight. She says that Vaquer will be having a match on Rampage, and that she will be sitting ringside for it before she becomes a double champion.
The Learning Tree ("The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho, Big Bill, "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith) heads to the ring. Big Bill mentions that Bryan Keith's right arm is in a sling after what Samoa Joe, Hook and "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata did to them last week before challenging them to a match, and says that while one door closes, another one opens, according to Jericho. Jericho says that everyone who knows him knows that he is in AEW for one reason and one reason only - the young guys - and that he brings so many into "the Jericho vortex" to help their career, and says it is not fair that Bryan Keith got hurt. He then says the joke is on "Samoa Joke," as they have found another partner in one of the toughest men he has ever met in his time in Japan. That partner is Minoru Suzuki, who appears on the video screen, and says that while he understands why Jericho wants to team with him, he wants to wrestle Jericho one-on-one instead of teaming with him, and says Jericho is avoiding him because he is scared and accuses him of chickening out. He says he hates Jericho's soft way of thinking, and that he wants nothing to do with The Learning Tree. He also wants the FTW Championship on the line in their match. After Bryan Keith says that Jericho is no "lame ass chicken," Samoa Joe, Hook, and Shibata show up. Joe says The Learning Tree was looking for a savior but struck out again, and that The Learning Tree is just like the Jericho family tree in which it just does not have enough branches. He then says they have watched every one of The Learning Tree's segments to see what they are dealing with, then Shibata says through his phone "Oh, brother! This guy sucks!" This leads to a staredown between Samoa Joe and Jericho where Joe slaps Jericho only tog et headbutted, and this leads to a brawl where Joe, Hook and Shibata come out on top.
Orange Cassidy guests on commentary for the next match.
Zack Sabre Jr. beats Kyle O'Reilly by submisson. The Undisputed Kingdom (Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett) and Gabe Kidd are seen in the crowd during the match. After the match, Orange Cassidy checks on Kyle O'Reilly, but is shoved out of the way by Roderick Strong. Zack Sabre Jr. then grabs Orange Cassidy, then Robbie Eagles and Shane Haste show up to stand alongside Sabre as he and Orange have a staredown. All of a sudden, Tomohiro Ishii shows up and stands alongside Orange. Robbie Eagles shoves Orange, which almost stops a brawl, but Sabre keeps him back. As this goes on, Gabe Kidd mouths off at Tomohiro Ishii.
Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay beat Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) despite some slight miscommunication between Swerve and Ospreay that leads to Ospreay inadvertently Superkicking Swerve. After the match, Ospreay is able to snatch the AEW World Championship away from Swerve as Swerve walks away, but Swerve makes him pay for it and hits him with the House Call to end the show.
Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana head to the ring to start tonight's show. Swerve talks about his AEW World Championship match against Will Ospreay at Forbidden Door, and that Ospreay has been an assassin in the ring as of late until Double or Nothing, and that he is not a target to hesitate on. As he gives Ospreay credit for defending his title tonight while saying The Elite (Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson, "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada, "Scapegoat" Jack Perry) has yet to defend theirs, then The Elite show up, with Okada taking offense to Swerve's comments before Nicholas Jackson talks about The Elite's dominance as of late. He also says that half of the roster is gone and that there are those who still doubt how violent they are, then challenges AEW's best to a Blood and Guts Match. Matthew Jackson says they and Swerve may not see eye-to-eye, but they do like his style. He then asks Swerve if he wants to stand side-by-side with winners and champions and change the world, then asks Swerve if he wants to join them, and even throws in their own sneakers. Swerve says he is a businessman and a philantrophist and does his own thing, then has Prince Nana throw the sneakers into the front row. The Elite then decide to pick a fight with Swerve, and that leads to The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn) showing up and joining Swerve in the ring. Interim EVP Christopher Daniels shows up before a brawl can happen, and says he needs everyone backstage except for Jack Perry, as Perry will be wrestling Dustin Rhodes in a TNT Championship Ladder Match qualifier right now.
"Scapegoat" Jack Perry beats "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes to qualify for the TNT Championship Ladder Match at Forbidden Door. All seconds are banned from ringside during this match.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Mark Briscoe, Kyle O'Reilly and Orange Cassidy. O'Reilly says they are professionals and that they can team up as well as they can compete with each other, and Orange says he has a few people who have his back as well as one who really does: Willow Nightingale, who suddenly shows up. Mark Briscoe says last week is the past and that today is today, and says the word of the day is "conglomeration," and that their opponents are in trouble tonight after what O'Reilly and Orange will do to them.
Rush beats Deonn Rusman. After the match, Rush takes the microphone from ring announcer Justin Roberts, then mocks Deonn Rusman for being weak like the fans and attacks him again. Suddenly, MJF shows up and brawls with Rush, and when security shows up, they get levelled, then Rush and MJF brawl again, this time taking the brawl to the crowd as Interim EVP Christopher Daniels and referees try to restore order. The brawl then spills backstage, and MJF puts Rush through a table before both men are finally pulled apart, with even the locker room getting involved in the pull-apart. It is then made official that next week, MJF will face off with Rush at the beginning of next week's show with no commercial interruptions.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
Roderick Strong and The Don Callis Family (Kyle Fletcher and "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita) beat Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly and Mark Briscoe in a trios match. After the match, Trent Beretta attacks Orange Cassidy on the outside, and The Don Callis Family attacks Mark Briscoe before Willow Nightingale's music hits. Suddenly, Willow is thrown onto the stage by Kris Statlander, who attacks Willow as Stokely Hathaway arrives. Stokely Hathaway warns Willow that if she gets in their business again, they will drag her to the emergency room instead of the stage.
We see Renee Paquette in the locker room with Rey Fenix prior to his AEW International Championship match against Will Ospreay later tonight.
We see a vignette for Shingo Takagi, who will be in the men's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament.
Backstage, Interim EVP Christopher Daniels announces that The Elite (Nicholas Jackson, Matthew Jackson, "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada) will wrestle in Eliminator Matches for the tag team and Continental Championships, and that all seconds will be barred from ringside during these matches to see how elite The Elite is.
Before the next match, "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata is commandering a camera as Samoa Joe questions why Tazz wears orange and Hook mentions that Tazz hates Syrcause before they ambush The Premier Athletes (Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari).
Samoa Joe and Hook beat The Premier Athletes (Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari) with Redrum to Daivari as Joe has Nese in a sleeper from the apron. During the match, "Smart" Mark Sterling gets involved, but "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata beats him up and also chokes him out.
We hear from Stephanie Vaquer, who gives Mercedes Moné props for being one of the best. She then says that her arrogance is just plain offensive, as she works hard instead of sitting around and being on the red carpet, and that her title is not going anywhere as she becomes a double champion.
Mercedes Moné retains the TBS Championship against Zeuxis.
We see a vignette for Mina Shirakawa, which is also partly narrated by Mariah May, who also talks about her history with Mina as well as Mina's accomplishments.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Luther, "Timeless" Toni Storm and Mariah May. Mariah thanks Toni for entering her in the women's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, then says she will host the contract signing between Mina and Toni next week. Toni says that she has high hopes for Mariah May in the tournament, and that she is confident she will walk out of Forbidden Door as Women's World Champion.
"The Redwood" Big Bill welcomes everyone to TV Time With The Learning Tree, and says that if "The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho has taught him anything, it is never too late to start learning and never too early to start winning. He then introduces Jericho, who arrives with "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith. Jericho thanks the fans for making his new shirt, which just came out on AEW Shop fifteen minutes ago, the fastest selling shirt on the shop, then says he had some corn and that it was too ripe, as the soil had a pH level of 7 instead of 6 to 6.8. Bryan Keith tells everyone to respect Jericho in order to grow good corn, then Jericho brings out tonight's guests - Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) - saying they could learn something from him. Jericho reminds Private Party to have some designated drivers if they plan to do some shots, then says that while they have done some good work in AEW, they have not won matches, as their basics are not up to snuff. Jericho says he knows the basics after learning from Stu Hart 33 years ago, and says that some of the stuff they do is unsound. Zay tells Jericho to teach them something, as everyone wants to see it, as Jericho is "the Caitlin Clark of AEW." Jericho teaches the proper way of climbing to the top rope, then Zay trips Jericho off the top before brawling with Big Bill and Bryan Keith, sending them over the top rope and taking them down before Jericho eats some aerial offense.
We see a video package of Jon Moxley as IWGP World Heavyweight Champion ahead of his title defense against Tetsuya Naito at Forbidden Door.
Backstage, we hear from The Bang Bang Gang (Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, Juice Robinson). Austin and Colten Gunn make fun of The House of Black's (Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews) entrance and wonder what they are doing before bragging about being Unified Trios Champions, then Juice Robinson challenges The House of Black to a match on Collision.
Daniel Garcia beats Nick Comoroto. During the match, MJF and Will Ospreay are both seen watching the match from backstage. After the match, Renee Paquette interviews Will Ospreay. Ospreay says his body is feeling fine, and while he would like to praise Daniel Garcia, his mind is elsewhere with Forbidden Door and he has a title to defend and a contract to sign.
Backstage, we hear from PAC, who says that he has been extorted by everyone as of late and that it is humiliating. He says he should be a bastard, but he feels like a bitch. PAC says this ends now, as he is done with apathy and he is angry again, and he is at his best when he is angry. PAC then announces that he will be entering the men's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament and getting his opportunity at the world championship at All In. He says he will be damned if this does not happen, then warns The Bang Bang Gang ("Switchblade" Jay White, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, Juice Robinson) that Death Triangle (PAC, Penta el Zero Miedo, Rey Fenix) have not forgotten what they did to them.
Will Ospreay retains the AEW International Championship against Rey Fenix after telling Swerve Strickland, who is watching from the front row, that this is his house. After the match, Swerve and Ospreay meet in the ring, and while Ospreay wants to shake Swerve's hand, Swerve is not enthused as he says this is not a game and that he cannot hold both titles. As soon as Trick turns around, Ospreay snatches the AEW World Championship from Swerve's shoulder and holds them both before Swerve takes the world title and tells him he is lucky they are still friends, as he would have put anyone else in the grave for that.
The Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) vs. FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) ends in a time limit draw. After the match, Dax says everyone is the ring is a fighter and demands five more minutes. All of a sudden, Brandon Cutler shows up on behalf of The Elite with a contract for the match, which states that there are only twenty minutes. Cutler makes his way into the ring only for Claudio to put him in a Giant Swing, and Cash Wheeler says "Sorry, I can't read!" Cutler gets drop kicked, then Claudio slingshots Cutler into Shatter Machine before Dax tears up the contract. Afterwards, Claudio tells FTR that Blackpool Combat Club will accept a rematch anytime and anywhere.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Kyle O'Reilly, who says it is easy to see why Orange Cassidy is so popular and a face of AEW. Suddenly, Undisputed Kingdom (Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett) shows up, and Roderick Strong tells Kyle that ever since he has come back, he has looked good, but not great, as something is missing. He then says that Undisputed Kingdom is rooting for him and that he has this, and offers his advice. O'Reilly says he appreciates the support, but Roddy tells him not to forgot what he said when he came back.
Kris Statlander beats Robyn Renegade. After the match, Stokely Hathaway says Kris Statlander is an inspiration and his muse, and wishes he had the strength, speed, intensity, and the ability to decimate a division with the snap of a finger of Kris Statlander. He then mentions that he has spoken with Tony Khan and for the first time, they were on the same page, as he said that Kris Statlander is the past, present and future of AEW and will win both of AEW's women's titles. Stokely then announces that Statlander has declared for the women's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament and beat whoever is world champion, as there is nobody who can stop her.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews an arriving Willow Nightingale, who says that is is only fair that she also declare for the women's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, and hopes that she sees Kris Statlander there. As for tonight, she is keeping an eye on the action.
"The Natural" Dustin Rhodes beats Johnny TV after Taya Valkyrie gets ejected from ringside for trying to slap Dustin. After the match, Dustin thanks the fans for not abandoning him after all these years, the locker room, the production crew, AEW founder and President Tony Khan and the cameramen. Dustin then addresses "Scapegoat" Jack Perry, saying that Perry was missed when he left, but when he came back, he attacked Tony Khan and joined The Elite. He then tells Perry that he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and has never worked a day in his life, and recalls Dusty Rhodes' "Hard Times" promo as he says that Perry "ain't sacrificed shit," unlike himself. He remembers seeing Jack Perry as a young kid, but knows him now as a young brat, and says Perry is only mediocre because he is a follower and not a leader, and when one is a follower, the view never changes. Dustin then says he and Perry have a match this Wednesday on Dynamite, and tells Perry that he is going to destroy "[his] little punk ass," as he knows Perry cannot beat him fair and square.
We see a vignette for Zack Sabre Jr., who says that he is returning for some unfinished business with Orange Cassidy at Forbidden Door.
The Premier Athletes (Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari) beat Trip Jordy and Dante Leon.
We hear from Scorpio Sky, who says that there is a gap in AEW and that all of its heroes have fallen. He says that an open hand is not as strong as a closed fist, and on the backs of fallen stars, he will be the fans' hero, voice and champion, as he is here for the fans.
"Timeless" Toni Storm beats Lady Frost. After the match, Toni Storm says Mariah May has had a really tough time recently, and says that she will be facing Mina Shirakawa at Forbidden Door, and while things may be awkward for Mariah, she is proud of her and has never had anyone to look out for her. She says that wants to do the same for her, and has demanded that Mariah May be part of the women's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament. She then tells Mariah that she will be there for her every step of the way.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, "Taiga Style" Lee Moriarty, Anthony Ogogo), Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) and Action Andretti. Action Andretti says Lee Moriarty was his first match and that Moriarty has grown since then, and Lee Moriarty says that he beat him last time and that next time will be no different. Shane Taylor says the past is history, that Moriarty is now part of the baddest fight team in AEW, and that Top Flight and Andretti cannot outwrestle them, as Andretti is the only one with heart and all of them are overgrown stuntmen. He says they will see if they can really rumble next week.
Backstage, Hook and Samoa Joe discuss lacrosse before ganging up on The Premiere Athletes (Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari), while "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata tags along. Joe tells "Smart" Mark Sterling "We did this to you." Shibata's phone says "There is no crying in wrestling."
Daniel Garcia beats Tate Mayfairs.
We see a video package for Zeuxis, who will face Mercedes Moné for the TBS Championship next week on Dynamite.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Orange Cassidy. Orange says that all of his friends are gone and are trying to attack him, and has gone from everyone wanting to team with him to being alone. He says he is more worried about getting through tonight than Forbidden Door.
Orange Cassidy beats Kyle O'Reilly. During the match, Undisputed Kingdom (Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett) watches from the front row, and even gives advice to O'Reilly. After the match, Orange is attacked from behind by Trent Beretta and Kyle Fletcher. Kyle O'Reilly sees this happening on the way to the back and fights Trent and Fletcher, but he also gets attacked. Kris Statlander shows up and shake hands with Trent Beretta, then Willow Nightingale runs in and chases Kris Statlander and Stokely Hathaway away before checking on Orange. The two of them help O'Reilly up as the show ends.
