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.
Tony Schiavone moderates a face-to-face meeting between The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) and the team of FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Stokely Hathaway to start tonight's show. Stokely says that FTR should be challenging for the AEW World Tag Team Championships, but first, they must clear the air about what happened on Collision. He says that he is "flabbergasted" towards The Outrunners' behavior, as both teams used to be friends until The Outrunners "made them out to be enemies." Cash agrees with Stokely, saying he and Dax are both flabbergasted and cannot figure what they did to deserve this after everything they did for The Outrunners, saying they have a problem with FTR when they did nothing wrong. He says everyone has a problem with FTR when they started looking out for themselves, and asks The Outrunners to think about what they are throwing away before they make any rash decisions. Cash then shows a video package of the times both teams shared together as the "FTRunners," then Dax says that he considered The Outrunners family until jealously reared its ugly head and The Outrunners realized that both teams had completely different ceilings. Dax says The Outrunners were once a popular act and big merchandise sellers, but when they got their one shot at immortality by becoming AEW World Tag Team Champions, they embarrassed themselves like they always do and proved that they were a joke, causing the fans to laugh at them. Dax says the fans do not care and have never cared about The Outrunners, who he says sided with the fans and will have to learn the hard way that the fans will turn on them like they turned on FTR. He says that while their gimmick will make them money, it will not make them "FTR money," as they will never be "FTR good." As FTR leaves, Magnum takes the microphone and admits that The Outrunners may not be everybody's cup of tea and may have come up short against The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin), FTR is dead wrong about the fans not beliving in them. Turbo says they made a mistake in believing FTR would be mentors and friends who would take them to the top, yet when something even slightly better came along, FTR dropped them. He says The Outrunners were put on this earth to wrestle and entertain, and now they are on this earth to whup FTR's ass. FTR and Stokely head back to the ring, but Stokely stops FTR and says they would fight them, but FTR does not fight for free, especially not in Washington. He then says that if they want a fight, they can have one next week in Ontario, California.
The Patriarchy (Christian Cage and "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne) beat The Learning Tree ("The Redwood" Big Bill and "The Bounty Hunter" Nick Wayne) follow ing Mother Wayne distracting the referee.
Backstage, we hear from "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander, who proclaims that he will relieve Adam Cole of the burden of being a fighting champion for far too long. He says that he and Adam Cole are no strangers to each other, and that Cole issued an open challenge and that he is here to answer. He knows that Adam Cole has a bad ankle, and states that Cole will not only walk out as TNT Champion, but he will not walk out at all.
Backstage, we see The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne, Mother Wayne, Kip Sabian). Christian tells Nick Wayne that he is proud of him and that if he listens to him, good things will happen. MVP shows up and congratulates The Patriarchy on their win before taking their tag team title aspirations seriously, and reminds Christian that his partner is still a kid and warns them not to take on The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin). Christian asks MVP if he is trying to convince himself or convince him, as he lives by the rule "Never trust a criminal," and says that while MVP is a bad criminal because he got caught, he is a better criminal than he is a manager. Christian then says that he is "The Patriarch" and that he runs AEW, and if he wants the tag team titles, they are as good as theirs. MVP wishes Christian good luck, and tells him that he will need it.
Brody King and Templario beat Rocky Romero and Hechicero.
We see a video package for Mercedes Moné, who then smashes a film projector with a baseball bat and tells "Timeless" Toni Storm that she enjoys playing games with her because they are easy to win, then says that she can right through her and that she is "an act" and "a mark." Mercedes says that she is a real star and is about to hold seven titles before declaring that Toni is not just "some motherfucker," but "the motherfucker who is about to be so fucked over" at All In Texas, as this is her movie, her story and her legacy. She then says that if Toni wants a death sentence, then this will be the beautiful murder that she wrote. Mercedes then brags about walking Toni like a dog before walking all over her face until All In, and hopes that Toni will be able to stomach the beating that she is about to give her when she gives one to Mina Shirakawa next week with the TBS Championship on the line. She says that while Toni and mina are playing checkers, she is playing chess.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "Timeless" Toni Storm and Mina Shirakawa. Toni tells Mercedes Moné that if these are the kinds of games that she wants to play, then she was born on a roulette table. She says she will play snooker with her snatch and tic-tac-toe with her tits, and next week, Mina will play games with Mercedes. Mina tells Toni not to get involved no matter what happens when she faces Mercedes for the TBS Championship. Toni tells Mina to keep Mercedes alive, because she wants to finish the job.
Megan Bayne beats Vertvixen.
Backstage, we hear from Anthony Bowens. He announces that next week, he will be entering the Casino Gauntlet qualifying match next week on Dynamite 300. He also says that he has asked Billy Gunn to stay home and rethink their strategy before he wins and enters the Casino Gauntlet at #2 after their strategy comes into play.
Adam Cole retains the TNT Championship against "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander.
Backstage, Ricochet is confronted by AR Fox for walking out on him when AR Fox is attacked from behind by Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona). Ricochet says to Gates of Agony "Let's talk," then laughs at AR Fox.
We see a vignette for Alex Windsor. She says she is in AEW to prove she is the best, win championship gold and make sure everyone knows her name.
Queen Aminata beats Skye Blue. After the match, Julia Hart confronts Aminata when "The Toxic Spider" Thekla shows up. Skye Blue attacks Aminata from behind, and Julia and Thekla join in. All of a sudden, Anna Jay and Tay Melo show up with weapons and make the save for Aminata. Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford show up and stand at the stage.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Daniel Garcia and "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard when Rocky Romero shows up. Romero says The Don Callis Family has no problem with Daniel Garcia and that the family wants him to join, but brings up Garcia's relationship with Adam Cole and questions Adam Cole's motives before saying that Garcia does not know what a true friend looks like. Daddy Magic takes offense to this, and Romero tells Garcai that if he wants real friends and family, he knows where to find The Don Callis Family.
"The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher beats Kyle O'Reilly soon after the interference of Lance Archer (amidst many Kyle-centric chants by the fans). After the match, Fletcher and Archer attack O'Reilly until Adam Cole and Roderick strong run into the ring.
Megan Bayne beats Anna Jay after Penelope Ford exposes one of the top turnbuckles before brawling her way to the back with Harley Cameron.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next two matches.
"The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher beats AR Fox.
Brody King, Tomohiro Ishii and Bandido beat The Don Callis Family (Lance Archer, Trent Beretta, Rocky "Azucar" Romero) in a trios match. After the match, The Don Callis Family go on the attack until The Outrunners rush out and make the save.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Paragon (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong). Adam Cole says everyone wants a shot at his title, but that is the way he likes it and will take on anyone anywhere for the title. Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake) show up and makes light of Paragon, stating they have gone soft. Kyle O'Reilly takes exception to this, while Roderick Strong wants to fight them. Zack Gibson says they will see them next week and see if they have any fight in them. Adam Cole tells Grizzled Young Veterans that they will have to earn the victory, and that the pressure is on them. Paragon leave.
"Speedball" Mike Bailey beats Blake Christian. After the match, Speedball says there is beautiful weather tonight, then calls out "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada so they can make it rain. Okada shows up and says he will not back down, then Speedball is attacked from behind by Dralistico while Rush stares down Okada. Rush the hits Speedball with a headbutt.
We hear from Jon Moxley, who says that nobody understands that one cannot break someone who has already been broken over and over again. He says he is stronger than any metal, then says that anarchy would be an improvement over what is going on in AEW. He announces that Gabe Kidd works for him, then says that the difference between professionals and amateurs is that professionals have standards. Moxley says The Death Riders (Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Gabe Kidd, Marina Shafir) are the best at what they do.
The Learning Tree ("The Redwood" Big Bill and "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith) beat Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) in a Chicago Street Fight.
We hear from Mina Shirakawa, who talks about her and "Timeless" Toni Storm's history together, then says that it is just the two of them in the ring and that while Toni is everything a champion should be, so is she, and she wants her championship. She says Toni is timeless, but she is now.
AEW pays tribute to the life and career of the late Steve "Mongo" McMichael with Mongo's widow Misty and Dean Malenko. AEW is also partnering with the Les Turner ALS Foundation in memory of Mongo. "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair then shows up, and says that Chicago, Illinois is one of the best wrestling towns in the world and that Mongo was more man than anyone he has ever known, having fought ALS for six years. He praises Misty for never leaving Mongo's side and learning to become a nurse to fight ALS with him, then thanks the fans for coming out tonight. (Shortly after this, TNT and MAX accidentally cut to Black Adam during the last thirty minutes of the East Coast transmission. Ten minutes later, the following message crawls across the screen on TNT on the East Coast: "Due to technical difficulties, AEW Collision is not airing tonight. Please check allelitewrestling.com for wrestling updates." The stream of the show on MAX also cuts off at the same time. It is soon after revealed that a technical problem involving show delivery and recording was the cause. The West Coast transmission airs unaffected, and the show is later uploaded in its entirety to MAX.)
The Sons of Texas ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara) beat Cru (Lio Rush and Action Andretti) to become #1 contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships at Double or Nothing.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Kris Statlander, who suddenly notices Willow Nightingale. Kris and Willow argue over how their recent match ended, and Statlander and Willow tell each other that they know where to find each other after dealing with The Death Riders (Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Gabe Kidd, Marina Shafir).
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Powerhouse Hobbs beats Wheeler Yuta despite the damage that Yuta has done to his right knee throughout the match. After the match, Marina Shafir shows up and hits Hobbs with a chop block, then she and Yuta gang up on him until Willow Nightingale runs in and attacks Shafir. Yuta grabs Willow by the hair, but that allows Hobbs to attack Yuta from behind. Shafir makes the save when Willow is about to hit Yuta with the Doctor Bomb. As this goes on, Kris Statlander watches from one of the announce tunnels as Shafir and Yuta retreat.
"Timeless" Toni Storm heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Toni Storm calls out Megan Bayne almost immediately, but Megan Bayne fails to show, and a spotlight falls on Toni as the lights go out. She admits Bayne was the better woman last week, and that she is embarrassed, hurt and ashamed, and Bayne made it look so easy. Toni lays on the mat as she talks about how she went back to her hotel, turned off all the lights, and replayed what happened over and over wondering if this was what would happen at Dynasty. When the sun came up, she was covered in sweat, and when she went to the bathroom, she remembered who she was. Toni then declares that Bayne's tits will be in her purse at Dynasty before she is booted in the face from out of nowhere by Penelope Ford. Toni fights back, but she is blindsided by Megan Bayne, who hits her with Fate's Descent.
Backstage, we hear from The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Marina Shafir). Claudio says that this Wednesday, he will do something for himself and he will beat Adam Cole one-on-one and show just how ruthless he is as Cole loses his edge. He then says he will leave enough of Cole for Dynasty for him to lose another chance of becoming champion. Jon Moxley says he fears three people in this world: his mother, his sister and his wife, but that was before he met Marina Shafir, and when Shafir snaps, he knows he will be the one to piss her off. He looks forward to Willow Nightingale and Shafir tearing each other apart, then admits Swerve Strickland talked a really big game and that he will have to back it up. Shafir addresses Willow Nightingale, telling her to try to keep smiling when she rips her liver out and shoves it down her throat. Moxley awkwardly steps back.
"Switchblade" Jay White beats Kevin Knight. After the match, Jay White gives Kevin Knight kudos, and says that the fans will see more of him in AEW. The fans chant for Kevin, then the two of them shake hands before Kevin leaves. Jay White says that this year's Owen Hart Tournament will contain the best of the best, and states that he must win and become the AEW World Champion at All In Texas, where he will prove it is still "The Switchblade Era."
We see footage of MJF throw the first pitch for the Texas Rangers. MJF also briefly addresses what happened with The Hurt Syndicate (MVP, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin) on Dynamite.
We see a tweet from X (formerly Twitter) where Ring of Honor Women's World Champion Athena hints that she might say hello to Mercedes Moné during tonight's show.
Mercedes Moné beats Robyn Renegade by submission with the Statement Maker. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Mercedes in the ring. Mercedes says she is the greatest TBS Champion of all time and that she came to AEW to win more gold. Mercedes declares for the women's Owen Hart Tournament and that she will become the AEW Women's World Championship.When the competition in the tournament as well as Billie Starkz is mentioned, Mercedes says that even Robyn Renegade has more heart than Billie, then asks who trained Billie, saying that whoever trained her sucks. All of a sudden, Athena heads to the ring. Mercedes tries to hit Athena with the TBS Championship, but Athena ducks and clocks Mercedes. Robyn helps Mercedes up, and she ends up the victim of the Oh Face.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Queen Aminata, who is not cleared to compete tonight and will be replaced in tonight's main event by Billie Starkz. Serena Deeb says that this was preventable, and that she had the game plan, yet Aminata did not listen to her. She says that every time Aminata listens to her, she wins, but when she does not, she loses and even gets injured. Aminata tells Serena that she is not listening to her "trash," and Serena says that while she respects her decision, she knows she is right, then hands her the binder that she has been carrying around for some "light reading."
The Learning Tree ("The Redwood" Big Bill and "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith) beat Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin). After the match, The Cru (Lio Rush and Action Andretti) shows up with chains, but AR Fox steps in, and The Cru retreats.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Jamie Hayter. Jamie says it feels great to be back and that she does not do things by any half-measure, and that she is excited to be in the ring with Billie Starkz. While she respects Billie's fire, she does not mistake respect for mercy and that she will hit back and knock her on her arse. She tells Billie to either be smart or find out the hard way. Jamie then declares for the women's Owen Hart Tournament, and that she will leave All In Texas as a champion.
Undisputed Kingdom (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong) heads to the ring. Shortly afterwards, Daniel Garcia arrives with "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard and heads to the ring for his face-to-face meeting with Adam Cole. Adam Cole says tensions have been high, but he still has all the respect in the world for Daniel Garcia, calling their last two matches two of the hardest in his career and Garcia "the future of AEW" and "a fighting champion." He says that in their last match, neither of them got the job done, and that this needs to end with one man proving that they are better than the other, and Adam Cole says it is him. After Cole says that they must finish this fight, Daniel Garcia says that he has been in the ring with him for almost two months straight and that it eats him alive that he cannot beat him. Daddy Magic asks Daniel Garcia how many opportunities Cole is going to get, as it is his job to beat him, and that he does not have to do this. Garcia says he does not have to do this, but he wants to, and is down for a rematch. Roderick Strong agrees with Cole saying that Garcia is the future of AEW, but says Garcia is "not there yet." Daddy Magic takes offense to this, then Garcia says he has had enough of the noise and the distraction, then declares there will be no seconds at ringside in the rematch. He says there will be no seconds and no time limit at Dynasty, and this time, there will be a winner, and it will be him.
Backstage, we hear from Athena and Billie Starkz. Athena says that if Mercedes Moné wants to be "a passive-aggressive bitch," then she will eat the floor, and warns her to keep her and Billie's names out of their mouths. She then calls Mercedes an inspiration for collecting champions, then declares for the women's Owen Hart Tournament. Athena then mentions that Billie Starkz has a match tonight with Jamie Hayter and tells her that she will be watching very closely.
Wheeler Yuta beats Dax Harwood with the Seatbelt. Yuta leaves with Claudio Castagnoli through the crowd after the match. Dax Harwood argues with the referee afterwards, then shoves him into the corner. Security rushes in to hold Dax down in the corner, and referee Paul Turner runs away. Cash Wheeler runs in to pull security back, but gets shoved back by Dax. Dax offers his hand to help Cash up, and Cash slaps it and briefly confronts Dax before walking away.
Backstage, Alicia Atout interviews The Patriarchy (Kip Sabian, Nick Wayne and Mother Wayne) when The Cru (Lio Rush and Action Andretti) shows up, asking Nick Wayne what is going on with "[his] boy" AR Fox. Wayne says he is not associated with him, but they mention AR Fox nearly laying waste to him before he joined The Patriarchy. Nick Wayne says that The Cru want a helping hand because they cannot get the job done, and while Nick Wayne says he is done with AR Fox, Sabian says they should hear them out. Lio Rush says that when it comes to AR Fox, nobody knows him better than Nick Wayne.
Hologram beats Blake Christian and extends his undefeated streak to 22-0.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Thunder Rosa and Kris Statlander, who are in the women's Owen Hart Tournament. Kris Statlander says she is a different person than she was a year ago, but promises that nobody can stop her. Thunder Rosa says it will be different if she faces her, as she never lost the AEW Women's World Championship and has not won another since, and that she will win it back after the Owen Hart Tournament. Statlander says that will not happen if she faces her. The two of them subsequently look forward to facing each other in the tournament.
Jamie Hayter beats Billie Starkz. After the match, Athena shows up and stares down Hayter from the ramp to end the show.
We hear from Daniel Garcia, FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler), Undisputed Kingdom (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong), Julia Hart, Brody King, "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada, Powerhouse Hobbs and Bandido at the start of the show.
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) beats Undisputed Kingdom (Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong)...almost. After Dax hits O'Reilly with a piledriver and scores the pinfall, he notices that O'Reilly's foot was on the middle rope, which referee Stephon Smith did not see. After protests from FTR, the match is restarted. Undisputed Kingdom (Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong) beats FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) after the restart. After the match, Undisputed Kingdom reach out to shake hands, but FTR walks away.
We hear from Willow Nightingale, who says that the Con-Chair-To she gave to Marina Shafir is still ringing in Shafir's ears and that she hopes that everybody heard it, as she has gone through so much in AEW, yet some people have forgotten what happens when the smiling stops. Willow says she is "the babe with the power" and that she is not afraid to use that power.
Wheeler Yuta beats Willie Mack. After the match, Jon Moxley shows up from out of the crowd and hits Wheeler Yuta from behind with the briefcase, then takes a microphone and says he has a lesson to teach Yuta about finishing the job. He gets in the ring and tells Yuta to take Adam Copeland out on Dynamite and ensure that he does not leave the ring under his own power, as he does not deserve a clear shot at the AEW World Championship. He then grabs Willie Mack and tells Yuta to finish the job, and Yuta smacks Willie Mack in the head with the briefcase. Moxley then leaves through the crowd.
Backstage, Mercedes Moné is met by Billie Starks, who hands the TBS Championship back to her before giving her a message from Momo Watanabe: enjoy holding the TBS Championship while it lasts, because at Revolution, she is taking it. Billie then throws a whole cup full of tea into Mercedes' face and runs off.
We hear from "Timeless" Toni Storm, who is in bed wearing a neck brace. She says that the nicest thing about being piledriven on the stage is waking up to panicked doctors and dozens of messages asking if she will ever walk again. She says that it gives one time to think if it was either all worth it or a complete waste of time, as her dreams have been haunted by a woman who will not let her wake up. Toni tells "The Glamour" Mariah May "Let's get lucid," as Mariah can pry the AEW Women's World Championship "from her cold, dead hips" while she leaves her soul at home. She also asks if Mariah wants the spotlight that drove her to her in the first place, and says she can give it to her. Toni then says that if Mariah liked Grand Slam Australia, then that show will be foreplay compared to the Hollywood ending that she wants. She says she does not want or need disqualifications, count-outs or rope breaks, and that no holds will be barred and falls will count anywhere. Toni hopes Mariah believes in God before ripping her neck brace off and proclaiming that Mariah will meet Her.
Swerve Strickland beats Clark Connors after targeting Connors' left arm throughout the match.
In backstage footage from after Dynamite, The Hurt Syndicate (MVP, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin) are met by The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd), who thank them for the opportunity. MVP mentions , then says they are men of honor and of their word and give them the tag team titles, then tells them that there is still a few weeks before Revolution and to get their business together, for they will soon be swimming with great white sharks.
Harley Cameron shows up on commentary. Harley names her new finishing move that she used against "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo earlier this week on Dynamite "My Finishing Move."
Backstage, Alicia Atout interviews The Costco Guys (AJ and Big Justice) when John Morrison bumps into AJ. He calls AJ and Big Justice out for disrespecting MxM Collection (Mason Madden and Mansoor) when he was not around, but he is here now. He challenges AJ to a trios match at Revolution, then says "Big Justice and a cookie don't count."
"Daddy Magic" Matt Menard guests on commentary for the next two matches.
Shane Taylor Enterprises ("Taiga Style" Lee Moriarty, "The Captain" Shawn Dean, "Bad News and Tattoos" Carlie Bravo) beat Vinny Massaro, Nick Ruiz and Dave Dutra in a trios match. After the match, Adam Cole makes his entrance for the next match and walks past Shane Taylor and Shane Taylor Enterprises on the way to the ring.
Adam Cole vs. Daniel Garcia for the TNT Championship ends with Shane Taylor Enterprises (Shane Taylor, "Taiga Style" Lee Moriarty, "The Captain" Shawn Dean, "Bad News and Tattoos" Carlie Bravo) attacking both men with less than five minutes left in the match. When "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard leaves the commentary, he is attacked by Shane Taylor.
We see a video package for The OPPs (Samoa Joe, Hook, "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata).
Backstage, we hear from The Costco Guys (Big Boom AJ and Big Justice). As AJ mentions the disrespect from Johnny TV from earlier, Big Justice brings out Orange Cassidy as one partner. Justice wants to be the third man, but AJ says he needs Big Justice in his corner. Orange says he has a guy for that: Mark Briscoe, who becomes AJ's other partner. He says he has MxM Collection's (Mason Madden and Mansoor) fashion right here, and that they will whup Johnny TV at Revolution. Orange asks what the word of the day is, and thanks to Big Justice, it is "Boom!"
Queen Aminata beats Julia Hart. After the match, Brody King checks on Julia Hart, but he is attacked with the AEW Continental Championship belt by "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada, who then flips Brody King off.
We hear from Kenny Omega. Omega says he was out for an entire year wondering if he would ever wrestle again, and he had to keep hearing Don Callis talk about how "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita beat him twice in one week. He admits this got on his nerves and he is already pissed off, but what he plans to do to Takeshita is not about revenge, but about the International Championship, as whoever holds the belt is regarded as the best. He says that if Takeshita can beat him three times, then it is time for him to admit that Takeshita is better and that Takeshita is Callis' real meal ticket, and that he could never challenge for another championship again as the old him is gone. Omega then says that he has had an entire year to clear his mind, refocus, hone in on his training and sharpen all his dull points to make weaknesses into strengths after leaving his old friends behind and no longer having the baggage of being an Executive Vice President. He says that his focus is on the International Championship, not because of revenge, not because of Don Callis, and not because of Takeshita, and at Revolution, he is taking the title.
Powerhouse Hobbs and Bandido beat The Learning Tree ("The Redwood" Big Bill and "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith).
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.
We hear from Rated FTR (Adam Copeland, Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler), The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd), Powerhouse Hobbs, "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada, "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and "Hangman" Adam Page at the start of the show.
"Hangman" Adam Page beats "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels in a Texas Death Match. After the match, Hangman re-enters the ring after walking halfway to the back to hit Daniels with the Angel's Wings, then leaves as Daniels is given medical attention.
Tony Schiavone interviews Toni Storm in the ring. Toni calls her Women's Casino Gauntlet Match victory "surreal" and says she is going to wrestle in the same building where she saw her first wrestling match and mentions the sacrifices her mother made so she could have a career. She says that Mariah May has been killing it as AEW Women's World Champion but has yet to introduce herself, and says it is time that they meet face-to-face next week. Tony Schiavone tries to tell her that they have met before, but Toni is too fired up to listen.
In backstage footage from Dynamite, MVP says The Hurt Syndicate (MVP, Shelton Benjamin, Bobby Lashley) have made a statement, and that next week, they want the tag team titles on the line.
Undisputed Kingdom (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong) beat Shane Taylor Promotions ("Taiga Style" Lee Moriarty, "The Captain" Shawn Dean, "Bad News and Tattoos" Carlie Bravo) in a trios match. After the match, Shane Taylor attacks Undisputed Kingdom from behind and lays them out, then calls out "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard, who takes this as a challenge and confronts Shane Taylor. All of a sudden, Daniel Garcia shows up and fights Shane Taylor, and that allows Undisputed Kingdom to recover and help Garcia out.
In backstage footage from Dynamite, Will Ospreay says that the battles he has had with Kenny Omega have been legendary. He then calls out Omega for a little chat next week.
Murder Machines (Lance Archer and "The Machine" Brian Cage) beat Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin). After the match, Action Andretti shows up, and that allows Lio Rush to come out of the crowd and attack Top Flight from behind.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews The Learning Tree ("The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho, "The Redwood" Big Bill, "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith). Big Bill says absence make the heart grow fonder concerning Jon Moxley's interview absence, and Jericho says that Moxley is not an interview guy and will not allow for muckraking. Jericho also says he and Moxley have known each other for a long time, but tonight, they have a common enemy and that he knows it behooves Moxley to cooperate tonight.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard and Daniel Garcia when Undisputed Kingdom (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong) show up to thank Garcia. He then challenges Garcia and Menard to a trios match, wishing they had a third man, but Menard and Garcia says "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker will be there.
"Platinum" Max Caster is in the ring with a Gucci bag in his hand. He says there are issues within The Acclaimed (Caster, Anthony Bowens, "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn), and asks Anthony Bowens to come to the ring so they can clear the air. Bowens shows up, and Caster says this has gone on long enough. He says they are a great team and great friends, but Bowens will not admit he is the best wrestler alive. Bowens says it is time for Caster to listen, as he has tried to protect him everywhere for the past five years and has to live with the truth that he has made him a liar, as he has had to lie about who Caster is as a person. He calls Caster "an arrogant, cocky, edgelord piece of shit" and says the people think that Caster absolutely suck. Caster pulls out his trademark for "Best Wrestler Alive," then Bowens says that he is more than "The Scissor King" and has the tools to be world champion.He says that he is a five-tool player and that he does not need a piece of paper from the government to prove it, then "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn shows up. Billy Gunn wants to know what is going on, but Caster says Billy Gunn does not care about them and attached himself to them just to hear his name and make things about him when it should be about him and Caster. Caster admits they were put together randomly, but they became the winningest team in AEW history. He also says that every team Gunn has been a part of has been broken up, including the Gunn Club, and when Gunn corners Caster, Caster makes Bowens choose between him and Billy Gunn. Bowens goes for a scissor, but flips Caster off. Caster calls Bowens "Bad Decision Bowens," then says he is walking away from them and blames everyone except himself for this decision and says he will prove that he is the best alive and prove everyone else sucks. Bowens says he did not need Caster then or now and tells him to get out of his life, then he and Gunn do one last scissor.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana. Swerve says the more time he spends talking, the more time Ricochet has to get away from them, and that it ends between himself and Ricochet now. Swerve also says he plans on getting his hands on Ricochet well before their match.
"The Rainmaker" Kazuhcika Okada retains the AEW Continental Classic against Tomohiro Ishii after bringing the ring bell in as a weapon. When the referee takes it away, Okada hits Ishii with a kick to the groin and hits the Rainmaker to retain.
We see a video package for Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona), who are in action next week.
"The Natural" Dustin Rhodes beats Adam Priest.
We see a video package of what has been going on with The House of Black (Brody King, Buddy Matthews, Julia Hart) as of late.
Julia Hart beats Harley Cameron by submission with Hartless.
It is revealed that The Learning Tree ("The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho, "The Redwood" Big Bill, "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith) have attacked Powerhouse Hobbs backstage and have targeted his right knee.
Powerhouse Hobbs, Rated FTR (Adam Copeland, Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler) and The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) beat The Learning Tree ("The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho, "The Redwood" Big Bill, "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith) and The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta) in a twelve-man tag match after Rated FTR and The Death Riders brawl their way into the crowd after attempted interference by Marina Shafir allows PAC to strike and The Death Riders to put a black bag over Copeland's head before Dax and Cash make the save and after Powerhouse Hobbs shows up late in the match to tag out Turbo Floyd. Near the end of the match, Bryan Keith tries to use the Ring of Honor World Championship as a weapon, but Powerhouse Hobbs puts a stop to that and hits him with a spinebuster for the win.
We hear from Harley Cameron, "The Glamour" Mariah May, The Learning Tree ("The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho, "The Redwood" Big Bill, "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith), FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Adam Copeland at the start of the show.
"The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho and "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith guest on commentary for the next match.
Adam Copeland beats "The Redwood" Big Bill by submission with a low blow followed by the Spear before going for one of Jon Moxley's submission holds after the referee runs away from a Big Bill choke slam attempt after Big Bill kicks out from a Spear as late as possible. After the match, "The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho and "The Bad Apple" Bryan attack Copeland, then FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) rush in to make the save. Referees show up to restore order. Security also has to show up to stop all of the brawling.
We hear from "Hangman" Adam Page, who says he has worked hard in his career to protect his family from the kind of prying eyes and intrusions that even a small amount of fame can bring, but in one night, that work was undone and his family was nearly torn apart. He says that this nearly broke him, as he felt ashamed after allowing what happened to his family, and that after a while, he would have to make a decision: remain the husk of a man that he was, or do something about it. He says he found Swerve Strickland and made sure that he did not hold the AEW World Championship, and made sure that he did not come close to having a family like his before splattering his brains. He talks about how he always listened to "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels for advice only to realize he had listened for too long, and says that Daniels crossed a line when he attacked him. He then says he will see Daniels in a Texas Death Match and warns him that he would rather injure and maim and tear life apart than be the man that he was last year. Hangman says Daniels made his bed, and that he will lay Daniels in it forever.
PAC beats Komander by submission with the Brutalizer after getting his knees up to block a top rope 450 splash. During the match, PAC grabs Alex Abrahantes on the outside, but Komander puts a stop to that with a springboard moonsault. After the match, Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta show up from out of the crowd to gang up on Komander. Suddenly, The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) show up as Claudio punches Komander, and they fight Claudio and Wheeler, starting the next match.
The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) beat The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) after Claudio grabs at the referee while down, allowing Wheeler Yuta to hit a cheap shot on Turbo Floyd so that he and Claudio can hit Turbo with the Rocket Launcher for the win.
We see a video package for next week's Dynamite.
We hear from Powerhouse Hobbs, who says that everything Jon Moxley is right in front of him and that he took initiative like Moxley wanted, yet Moxley retreated when he got in the ring. He says that next Wednesday, there is nothing Moxley can do to him before he makes him his bitch.
"The Glamour" Mariah May beats Harley Cameron.
Backstage, we hear from "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels. He says that he always approached "Hangman" Adam Page as a friend, not as an official, and saw him go through the worst period of his life. He says that when he tried to help, Hangman responded with violence, and that it hurt when Hangman asked him what he has done in professional wrestling. He says he has won championship, main evented pay-per-views and wrestled all over the world while building two professional companies from the ground up. He says that he was AEW before AEW, and that he is tired of being disrespected. Daniels says that if Hangman wants a Texas Death Match, then he is willing to shed Hangman's blood while beating his ass.
Brody King beats Trevor Blackwell.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Brody King and Julia Hart. Brody says that right now is a confusing time for himself and The House of Black (Brody King, Buddy Matthews, Julia Hart) when Adam Copeland shows up. Copeland says he and Brody have been a lot, but at the end of the day, he respects Brody, Julia and Buddy Matthews. He says that they have potential and that he wanted to be part of a group with Brody, then says it is time to take the reins and run.
"Daddy Magic" Matt Menard guests on commentary for the next match.
Daniel Garcia retains the TNT Championship against "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata with a jackknife pin.
We see a video package for the Women's Casino Gauntlet Match, narrated by Renee Paquette.
"The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho beats Dax Harwood. During the match, Jericho tries to hit Dax with the Ring of Honor World Championship, but he gets suplexed. As that happens, Jericho punches referee Bryce Resmburg in the eye. Dax checks on the ref, but that allows Jericho to hit Dax wth the ROH World Championship. Dax kicks out, and Jericho then hits the Judas Effect to get the win. After the match, "The Redwood" Big Bill and "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith show up and attack Dax, but Adam Copeland and Cash Wheeler make the save. The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, Wheeler Yuta) run into the ring to fight FTR (Dax and Cash) and Copeland, but The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) show up to fight The Death Riders. Copeland hits the Spear on Claudio, but Moxley shows up and takes out Copeland while Marina Shafir supplies two chairs for a Con-Chair-To. Powerhouse Hobbs shows up and fights his way to the ring and confront Moxley, and gies Claudio a spinebuster. Moxley hits Hobbs in the back with a chair, but it has no effect and Hobbs smacks the chair out of Moxley's hand. Moxley flees and puts Marina in his way, and when Wheeler tries to get the jump on Hobbs, Hobbs catches him and puts him through the announce table.
We hear from Mark Briscoe, Daniel Garcia, The Learning Tree ("The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho, "The Redwood" Big Bill, "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith), and Rated FTR (Adam Copeland, Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler) at the start of the show.
"Daddy Magic" Matt Menard guests on commentary for the next match.
Daniel Garcia retains the TNT Championship against Mark Briscoe with a jackknife pin.
We hear from Wheeler Yuta, who calls "Switchblade" Jay White a marked man for his interference when Jon Moxley interrupts him. Moxley commends FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) for taking an old-school style and taking it to the next level, then says that they crossed a line interfering in his business and that they paid the price, but had to create a whole new mess by bringing in Adam Copeland. Moxley calls Copeland a legend and a perennial champion who has defied the laws of nature to come back to a cruel new world, and says that is his world, survival comes at a cast and that FTR and Copeland must evolve into something new to survive. He then warns that there is nothing good for them in this new world, which he calls "Hell on earth."
Jeff Jarrett quickly beats Aaron Solo.
We see a video package chronicling the feud between Swerve Strickland and Ricochet.
Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) retain the AEW World Tag Team Championships against Lio Rush and Action Andretti following interference from Dante Martin.
We see a video package chronicling The Death Riders' (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, Wheeler Yuta, Marina Shafir) latest actions.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Adam Copeland. Copeland says that whoever attacks his friends has a problem, then makes it clear to Jon Moxley that he is an eleven-time world champion and it is time to make it "a dirty dozen" and wear the title around his waist. Chris Jericho shows up and says that he became a world champion while Copeland was gone, and Copeland says that they have a history together and have not faced each other in fifteen years. Jericho says he only remembers Copeland getting hurt all the time, and Copeland says that he only remembers Jericho for being an asshole. Copeland leaves, then Jericho says "Cope is a dope."
Toni Storm beats "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo with an inside cradle after knocking Taya Valkyrie off the ring apron.
In backstage footage from Dynamite, Christopher Daniels tells "Hangman" Adam Page that he could be World Champion and that he believes in him, but Hangman says he only sees an old man clinging to a sport that left him behind a long time ago. After saying that Daniels would have hung it up five years ago if he had not lost his mind to old age, Hangman slaps him. Daniels then attacks Hangman from behind and repeatedly headbutts him until he bleeds, then proceeds to repeatedly stomp on him.
In backstage footage from Dynamite, Anthony Bowens blames "Platinum" Max Caster for his loss. Max Caster calls The Hurt Syndicate's (MVP, Shelton Benjamin, Bobby Lashley) attack "cowardly" before Bowens tells Caster he got what he deserved after pissing him off for months to the point that "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn does not want to deal with him. Bowens says he has not punched Caster in the face beause Billy Gunn asked him not to.
"The Machine" Brian Cage beats Dante Martin, The Beast Mortos and Komander in a $100,000 High Speed Collision 4-Way Match.
Backstage, we hear from FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson). FTR makes amends for spike piledriving Ricky Morton when The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) show up wanting a rematch with The Rock 'n Roll Express after what happened in 1982. Both The Outrunners and The Rock 'n Roll Express also end up making amends.
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Adam Copeland beats The Learning Tree ("The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho, "The Redwood" Big Bill, "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith) in a trios match. After the match, Copeland gets on the microphone, but Jon Moxley shows up on the video screen holding The Rock 'n Roll Express hostage. The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) come to the rescue, but are jumped by Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta, who escape with Moxley before FTR and Copeland free The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson).
Tony Schiavone interviews The Hurt Syndicate (MVP, Shelton Benjamin, Bobby Lashley) in the ring to start tonight's show. MVP kicks Schiavone out of the ring, then introduces The Hurt Syndicate to the crowd before stating that they are here to enrich the lives of younger talent and bring them to their full potential much like they did for each other, and if one should be offered a business card, that card will be their golden ticket to success. If they accept it, it will change their life; if they reject it, they get a beatdown. He says they wanted to help Swerve Strickland, but Swerve wanted to make an enemy out of them. Swerve shows up with a chain wrapped around his hand while four referees and Prince Nana hold him back, and Nana hands Swerve the microphone. Swerve simply says "Bobby Lashley...Full Gear." MVP says "We'll see you there, kid."
We see a video package of the events leading to Orange Cassidy vs. Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship at Full Gear.
Before the next match, Orange Cassidy leads The Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli and PAC) - now known as The Death Riders - towards the stage, where Darby Allin dives at them from the top of the entrance tunnel.
The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli and PAC) vs. Orange Cassidy and Darby Allin ends in a no-contest. During the match, Wheeler Yuta slides into the ring only to eat an Orange Punch, then Marina Shafir gets in the ring and boots referee Bryce Remsburg in the head, knocking him out of the ring. This leads to Jon Moxley getting in the ring and putting Orange in a sleeper hold, and Darby Allin smacks Moxley in the back with his skateboard. At this point, the bell rings as officials try to restore order and Darby Allin hits everyone in The Death Riders (Moxley, Claudio, PAC, Yuta, Shafir) with a skateboard before getting clocked with a European Uppercut and thrown into the ring post by Claudio. The Death Riders then gang up on Orange in the ring before holding him down for a Busaiku Knee by Yuta. The rest of The Conglomeration (Mark Briscoe, Kyle O'Reilly, Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky "Azucar" Romero) show up to chase The Death Riders out of the ring and check on Orange while medical staff checks on Darby.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Ricochet. Ricochet says he can pick anyone in AEW while everyone in AEW has a problem with Don Callis' family, and as much as he wants to tell her, he has to keep it a secret for later tonight. The Hurt Syndicate (MVP, Shelton Benjamin, Bobby Lashley) shows up to wish him good luck. Ricochet says "Watch me work," to which MVP replies "We will."
The Conglomeration (Mark Briscoe, Kyle O'Reilly, Tomohiro Ishii) beat The Learning Tree ("The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho, "The Redwood" Big Bill, "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith) in a Fight Without Honor.
Backstage, The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, Wheeler Yuta, Marina Shafir) leave the arena. Moxley says that Wheeler Yuta owes Orange Cassidy nothing for everything he has done for him, saying that only a cause, not money, buys loyalty. He says that Yuta is not Orange's friend or student, but a soldier under his command. Moxley says he had high hopes for Darby Allin, but he is a disappointment. He says there is a time to kill, a time to heal, a time to destroy and a time to build, and asks what season they are in, then says it is time to stop playing at the thing that should be taken seriously.
Adam Cole beats Malakai Black. After the match, it is revealed that Kyle O'Reilly has watched the match from backstage while being checked on by a trainer. Both Cole and Malakai show good sportsmanship after the match. Afterwards, Cole calls Malakai one of the best he has ever fought in his sixteen-year career and thanks him, then addresses MJF, saying that is two down and one more to go, and says Roderick Strong has to win two more matches and that those matches will be won. He says MJF thinks he put roadblocks in their paths, but he has talked to Tony Khan, who has said that when he and Roddy both get three wins, it will be MJF vs. Adam Cole vs. Roderick Strong in a Triple Threat Match, and that MJF will get the ass-kicking of a lifetime courtesy of Undisputed Kingdom (Cole, Roderick, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett).
We hear from a furious MJF at his own home. MJF makes a phone call, and tells the person on the other end to pay someone a visit.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "Switchblade" Jay White, who is attacked by "Hangman" Adam Page while addressing what Hangman will do to him. This leads to a brawl near the stage, and Hangman traps Switchblade's leg in the barricade. As Hangman is about to injure Switchblade's leg, "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson runs out and grabs the chair, causing Hangman to ultimately retreat. Switchblade tells Hangman not to run away again, then tells him he will beat beat, embarrass and dismantle him while he and the fans have fun as he does it. He says Hangman has never been ahead of him and never will be, and at Full Gear, Hangman's leg will work against him when he makes him tap out.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Kris Statlander, who says that Mercedes Moné cannot change the fact that she will become the next TBS Champion. All of a sudden, screeeching tires can be heard, and it is revealed that Kris Statlander may have been struck by the vehicle, which is manned by "The Brickhouse" Kamille while Mercedes sits in the passenger seat demanding that Kamille get Statlander while chastising her for missing her with the car and not being able to do anything right. Statlander loops around and goes after Mercedes, and Kamille saves Mercedes before brawling with Statlander. Statlander hurts Kamille's arm with the car door, then slams Mercedes on the hood of the car before being held back by security.
The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne, Kip Sabian, Mama Wayne) head to the ring. Three men clad in all-black tactical gear stand between the ramp and the ring. Christian says he has security for everyone's protection as he speaks with Hook, then formally welcomes Kip Sabian into The Patriarchy, then explains that he realized Kip Sabian just wanted his attention as he is "a fatherless loser looking for some guidance," with the stand-out moment being when he chased him to the back only to encounter Claudio Castagnoli and PAC. Christian reveals that Kip Sabian had the foresight to realize what was happen, as he knew that they would interfere in his title match, and thanks to Sabian, his still has his contract that allows him to become the next AEW World Champion. Christian commends Kip Sabian for doing more for him than his other sons have ever done, then looks down at Nick Wayne while telling Sabian that he loves him. Suddenly, Hook shows up and demands that Christian make whatever he has to say him both good and fast, as he does not have much patience. Christian says Hook is a wild card with crazy eyes, that he is a bull in a china shop and that he is an ass kicker, and tells him that he needs a son like him and that he needed to know that he could be disciplined to fall in line. He also realized that if he wanted him as a son, he could not have the other voice in his ear, which was Taz, and admits that he did this out of a place of love and caring. Christian admits he hit Taz in the knee and leg with a pipe, and says that Taz asked Hook to seek out security footage of the attack because he knew that he could take him to heights that even he could not imagine. Christian says that Taz is a legend in the business and the face of "an outlaw promotion," and when he got onto the big stage, he buckled under the pressure and became a commentator. Christian then asks Hook if he wants to be an announcer like his father or a revered multiple-time World Champion like him, then says he regrets not taking what he did with Taz further because nobody in the arena cares if Taz is alive. Christian tells Hook he needs him, and he wishes to his face that his father Taz was dead. Hook charges through security and fights both Sabian and Christina, but Christian's security catches up to him. Hook makes quick work of Christian's security and puts Redrum on one of them. Christian smiles, liking what he sees as The Patriarchy retreats.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Don Callis, who is approached a man who gives him an enveloped. Callis then hands him a red jewelery box and provides a message from MJF, who asks Don Callis to take care of Adam Cole for him, and if he gets the job done, there is another envelope of cash coming his way. He also warns Callis that if he scratches up the ring, there will be more men in suits waiting to scratch him up, too. Don Callis then looks inside the jewelry box, and inside is the Dynamite Diamond Ring.
Penelope Ford beats Jamie Hayter.
Mina Shirakawa returns next week. As this is announced, the left side of the screen briefly turns black and white at the end.
Before the next match, Ricochet says "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita and Kyle Fletcher made a mistake when they let him pick anyone in AEW that he wants as his tag team partner, and that he did some digging and that as of October 4th, a certain person's contract with The Don Callis Family has expired and that he feels a little upset because he feels ignored. Ricochet's mystery partner is revealed to be Powerhouse Hobbs.
Ricochet and Powerhouse Hobbs beat The Don Callis Family ("The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita and Kyle Fletcher). After the match, Kyle Fletcher hits Hobbs with a metal folding chair before doing the same to Ricochet, but before he can do more damage to Ricochet, Mark Davis shows up and saves Ricochet. After Davis tries to grab Fletcher, both Davis and Fletcher confront each other and have a shoving match before Davis is attacked from behind by Lance Archer. "The Machine" Brian Cage soon joins in, and as Mark Davis is ganged up on, Admam Cole shows up. Takeshita runs up the ramp and brawls his way to the back with Adam Cole, and as Fletcher has a screwdriver in his hand, Will Ospreay shows up and runs to the ring to attack Fletcher. After Archer is thrown out of the ring, Mark Davis, Will Ospreay, Ricochet and Powerhouse Hobbs all gang up on Fletcher, who escapes as Ospreay goes for the Hidden Blade.
We see the aftermath of WrestleDream's main event as Jon Moxley talks about how he hates what AEW has become and how he will burn down the forest to plant a new one. He says that the new paradigm for those in AEW is that everyone works for him now as he and the rest of The Blackpool Combat Club drive off on in a pick-up truck.
Adam Cole heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Cole says that while he wants to talk about his year-long road to recovery, the fans would rather her about MJF. He says life is filled with shades of gray, and that sometimes one must fight evil with evil. He says that MJF will tell everyone that he broke his trust and betrayed him for no reason, and while he is a lot of things, "stupid" is not one of them, and that anyone who trusts a guy like MJF is stupid. Cole says the MJF we see now is the real MJF that he saw behind closed door and terrorized AEW for five years while he pretends to care about the company when he only cares about himself. He says that everything about MJF is "fake," from his hair to his brash attitude, saying that MJF is "a scared, insecure little boy" who cries in a corner by himself in a hotel room over the slightest criticism. Cole calls MJF "a phony" who cannot be trusted and that the locker room agrees with everything that he has said, and while the locker room is one of the best and contains some young guys who will carry AEW into the future, they view MJF's path as "successful." He says that MJF's path is full of failure and loneliness, and that while MJF thinks everybody loves him, everyone hates him, and Cole says that he hates even having to share a building with him before calling him out for a fight. MJF's theme hits, and Adam Cole looks around when MJF fails to promptly show. MJF then appears on the video screen with a glass of wine in his hand. MJF says that he has been in the business for a decade and that he has learned there is no such thing as trust in the business, which is full of jackals waiting and watching to see if you will trip to eat you up and spit you up. He says he told himself that he would never let this happen again, but he became with Adam Cole, and Adam Cole stabbed him in the back and caused him to never trust again. MJF says that Cole has created this void in his heart and an inability to ever trust again, yet the fans cheer for Cole, and while Cole wants to beat him within an inch of his life, he will never get him in the ring and be left with a void of unfulfilled vengeance. Cole tells MJF that he knows him better than anybody else and that he can run, but he cannot hide, and he promises with every fiber of his being that when he gets his hands on him, he will give him the ass-beating of a lifetime and make him wish they never met.
In backstage footage from WrestleDream, Renee Paquette interviews "The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho, who says that he feels vindicated, as he is in a movie and his band is on tour, and while he wanted to become ROH World Champion, Briscoe cheated to retain. He tells Mark Briscoe that he wants his rematch and he wants it soon, and that he awaits his reply, as he plans to be a two-time ROH World Champion just like Jay Briscoe.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Mark Briscoe. Mark Briscoe says he dropped "The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho on his head and beat him, yet Jericho is asking for a rematch. He says Jericho has said some dumb stuff, but he cannot let Jericho mentioning his brother again slide. He says that Jericho has his rematch because he wants to get his hands on him, but he wants to raise the stakes, and makes it a Ladder War. As for tonight, he says that FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) - who show up - will get their hands on Big Bill and Bryan Keith.
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) beat The Learning Tree ("The Redwood" Big Bill and "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith). After the match, Rush, Dralistico and The Beast Mortos are seen watching from backstage. Afterwards, The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) show up to celebrate with FTR.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn). Daddy Ass says they are about to head to the gym as they are three of the best bodies in AEW before getting the car ready. Bowens says everyone loves The Acclaimed, and Max Caster says that they are the winningest tag team in AEW history coming off another victory, yet they want more and more. MVP and Shelton Benjamin soon show up, and MVP hands Max Caster his business card, but Bowens says they do not need anything from him. MVP laughs, then he and Shelton leave.
Mercedes Moné retains the TBS Championship against Queen Aminata by submission with the Backstabber into the Statement Maker.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) when The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) show up. Marq Quen congratulates The Young Bucks on retaining, but says they came close to winning. On the subject of a rematch, Matthew Jackson says that he was wrong about Private Party and that they took them to their limit, then Nicholas Jackson says it is not happening and that WrestleDream was their last chance. Matthew says they will never wrestle again before The Young Bucks leave. Stokely Hathaway shows up and says Private Party should put their history as a tag team on the line, and that if they lose again, they must split up as a team. He also says Isiah Kassidy is the solo star anyway, then leaves. Isiah says "If that's what it takes..."
Backstage, we hear from The Elite (Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson, "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada, "Scapegoat" Jack Perry). Jack Perry says today is a special day in the creation of AEW, as today is Kenny Omega's birthday. He says that Omega has not been here in some time and that he has twenty feet of his intestines removed to save his life after they nearly ended it, but The Elite still wanted to get him something. They then produce a black-and-red cake saying "Happy Brithday Kenny!" before Perry dumps kidneys and livers on it and Okada says "Happy Birthday, bitch!" Perry then says "Get well soon, Kenny...or die. I really don't care."
The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly, "Azucar" Rocky Romero) beat The Elite (Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson, "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada) by disqualification after Wheeler Yuta suddenly shows up and hits Orange Cassidy with a Busaiku Knee. After the match, Claudio Castagnoli and PAC show up, and along with Wheeler, they attack The Conglomeration before Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir show up. All the while, The Elite watch from the bottom of the ramp. Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) and Action Andretti show up to fight The Blackpool Combat Club (Moxley, Claudio, Wheeler, PAC), but they get wiped out, and The Dark Order (Evil Uno, John Silver, Alex Reynolds) run towards the ring to make the save, with Alex Reynolds asking The Elite, who are still standing around, "What's wrong with you guys?" "Scapegoat" Jack Perry soon shows up, and The Elite head to the back as The Blackpool Combat Club continue to lay waste to everyone. Moxley then says that anyone involved with AEW is now under attack, and if anyone does not like what just happened or what happened at WrestleDream, they need to understand that this is "the cost of doing business." After The Blackpool Combat Club leave, Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) and Daniel Garcia show up to help people to the back.
Backstage, Arkady Aura interviews The Elite (Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson, "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada, "Scapegoat" Jack Perry). Suddenly, Daniel Garcia and Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) confront The Elite for letting the company go down in flames, and Jack Perry gets in Garcia's face before The Elite walk away. Garcia tells Private Party that he has their backs if they have his.
Shelton Benjamin beats Lio Rush. After the match, MVP says that Lio Rush, in his youthful exuberance, opened his mouth, and that Shelton Benjamin, with his experience and skill, closed it. He then says he cannot make a better statement than what Shelton just made, but he knows Swerve Strickland is watching, and he wants him to reconsider his position, as what happened to Lio Rush is his future, and he believes that they should finish the conversation they started at WrestleDream.
We hear from Darby Allin, who announces that all proceeds from Shop AEW will be going to Tony Hawk's Skateboarding Project, which builds skate parks in underprivileged areas.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Prince Nana and Swerve Strickland. Swerve Strickland says that if Shelton Benjamin wants to come at him, then he will accept his challenge, then reminds him not to fail, because he will not.
Tony Schiavone interviews Don Callis - who shows up with "The Machine" Brian Cage and Lance Archer - in the ring. Don Callis walks up to the podium in the middle of the ring to announce that with all of the news regarding his family, there should be a press conference, then he realized there are no real journalists in pro wrestling and that he will answer all the questions himself. Callis talks about acquiring Brian Cage and Lance Archer, and after nearly getting the tag team titles, he wants them, and asks who better to take them than Cage and Archer. He says there is more good news coming, and brings out Kyle Fletcher and "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita. Callis says that Takeshita will be a true International Champion and that Takeshita will defend all over the world, then Takeshita says that if anyone wants the Intercontinental Championship, then all they have to do is come and take it. Callis then asks the fans to show some decorum, as it has been a tough week for Fletcher and he has a lot on his mind. Fletcher takes the podium and says everyone has been asking why he turned on Will Ospreay, but everyone wants to talk about Ospreay when the family is having its biggest night in history. As for why he did what he did, "too bad." Callis says the fans are too ignorant and refuse to shut up, so they will not get the reason, then says the family has never been stronger than today.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "The Glamour" Mariah May, who asks where the competition is. She asks if anyone wants to work so she can rip their heads off, then says AEW is the best are afraid of her. Anna Jay rushes up to her for a confrontation, and Interim Executive Vice President Christopher Daniels gets between them only to get inadvertently smacked by Anna as Mariah flees.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Ricochet, who says that despite what Don Callis has said, Konosuke Takeshita only beat Will Ospreay. He then says he has yet to be pinned in AEW and that he is here for championship gold, and Takeshita is in the way of that. He then says that one does proclaim to be the best; they prove themselves with their matches, and they do not let their lackeys do their work for them. He then says he will be on Collision for anyone who wants to wrestle him.
Backstage, Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin), Action Andretti and The Dark Order (Evil Uno, John Silver, Alex Reynolds) are still fighting The Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Marina Shafir) in a backstage brawl. Once again, The Blackpool Combat Club lay waste to everyone, then drive off in a silver Dodge Ram. Evil Uno says that if The Blackpool Combat Club wants to take their livelihoods and wants a fight, then they will get it, and Darius Martin says they will have to go through teams like them. Action Andretti states that he and Top Flight will take the World Trios Championships from The Blackpool Combat Club at Collision.
Christian Cage beats "Switchblade" Jay White after Kip Sabian shows up and argues with the referee, allowing "Hangman" Adam Page to suddenly show up and hit Jay White with the Buckshot Lariat behind the referee's back.
Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) and "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata beat The Elite (Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson, "Scapegoat" Jack Perry) in a trios match after Isiah Kassidy stops the TK Driver from the outside, allowing Marq Quen to win with a Victory Roll. Stokely Hathaway is seen watching the match from backstage.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Kris Statlander. Statlander says that her street fight with Willow Nightingale was the end of an era for her, as she has had a group and she has had a manager, and in spirit of the anniversary of Dynamite that has just passed, she is going back to how it all started and she is now on her own again, stronger and more independent. She says she has proven herself to be the biggest, the toughest and the strongest, then Kamille shows up and gets in Statlander's face before heading to the ring for her match. Mercedes Moné approaches Statlander and says "You'd better watch...bitch."
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Harley Cameron, who says that Saraya is currently incapacitated before taking no further questions. She then tells Queen Aminata that she is in a lot of trouble.
"The Brickhouse" Kamille quickly beats Zoey Lynn.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Anna Jay. Anna Jay says Will Ospreay had a lot of nice things to say about her improvements in wrestling, and to have one of the best alive seeing your hard pay off is one of the best feelings ever. He says that if Ospreay sees it, then so does the rest of the women's division, then dares everyone who does not want to take her word for it to try her.
We hear from "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo and Taya Valkyrie. Deonna says that what they have operates according to a code that those who want respect give restpect. Taya says this simple and elegant. Deonna says Taya has shown generosity, and Taya says she accepted. Deonna says that despite an early misstep, she remains committed to this, as Taya has earned her respect by owning her misstep. Taya admits there is much to learn for "I" to become "we." Deonna says this is exaclty what they need to survive in a place like this, as they must teach that are bound together by the code. Taya says that those who want respect, must give respect. Deonna says those that refuse get respect beaten into them.
Queen Aminata beats Harley Cameron. After the match, Aminata is attacked from behind by "The Professor" Serena Deeb, who then puts Aminata in the Serenity Lock around the bottom rope before Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. shows up with a metal folding chair. Serena retreats.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn). Daddy Ass asks how stupid MxM Collection (Mansoor and Mason Madden) was not to know that he was "Hans," and Max Caster says they tried to embarrass him only to make him look better. Bowens says that he almost considered cutting the jacket to shreds, but MxM Collection only embarrassed themselves and that The Acclaimed shut them up quickly just like they will when they get in the ring and The Acclaimed give them the makeover of a lifetime.
"The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho guests on commentary for the next match.
The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy and Kyle O'Reilly) beat The Learning Tree ("The Redwood" Big Bill and "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith). During the match, "The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho distracts refere Aubrey Edwards as O'Reilly makes Bryan Keith tap to an ankle lock. Rocky "Azucar" Romero shows up and takes out Jericho, but he gets taken out with a big boot by Big Bill. Orange takes Big Bill out with a tope suicida, then he and O'Reilly double team Bryan Keith for the win.
