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.
Queen Aminata beats Taya Valkyrie to advance to the semi-finals of the ROH Women's World Television Championship Tournament.
"Big Shotty" Lee Johnson beats Mike Sydal.
Komander beats "All Heart" Blake Christian.
Lexy Nair brings out Athena and Billie Starkz on the stage. Athena says that she has read things on social media about the three of them drifting apart, then tells Lexy Nair to stop chasing everyone for interviews as she belongs next to her and Billie. Athen also admits that "The Native Beast" Nyla Rose took her to her limit in their two-out-of-three falls Tables Match before she "yeeted" her through a table. Billie mentions her progress in the ROH Women's World Television Championship Tournament and says she will win the whole thing, and Athena tells her she had better win it or else. Athen says that this is their year and that this is her show with her rules, and if anyone does not like it, they can step up and step out.
Taiji Ishimori beats Jacoby Watts by submission.
Backstage, we hear from Queen Aminata, who says that she beat Taya Valkyrie like she said she would, which was not easy, and that she can still feel the pain from the match. She says the ROH Women's World Television Championship Tournament started with sixteen women and will end with only one: Queen Aminata.
Johnny TV beats Dalton Castle to acquire custody of The Boys (Brandon and Brent Tate) after Taya Valkyrie knocks Dalton Castle off the top rope so that Johnny can hit Starship Pain for the win. Before the match, The Iron Savages (Boulder, Bronson, Jacked Jameson) reinvigorate Dalton Castle to his former self with the Savage Sauce. Dalton Castle is inconsolable after the match.
Before the next match, the rest of Team Taz ("Absolute" Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs) attack "Hangman" Adam Page, and The Dark Order show up and brawl with Team Taz until referees have to run in to move both factions to the back.
"The Machine" Brian Cage beats "Hangman" Adam Page.
We hear from The Elite. Don Callis looks forward to tonight, and Omega says that he is angry after what happened to The Elite's trailer last week. He says that The Elite is used to people trying to take them down a notch, as where they go, the gold follows. Omega then says that The Elite are unfazed and that he is unafraid, then MT Nakazawa accidentally scares The Elite with the limousine horn before Omega says that if Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston want him, they'll get one of his goons first, as The Elite is ready to fight.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) beat Matt and Mike Sydal in a tag team eliminator match. (Had Mike and Matt Sydal won, they would have earned a shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championships.) After the match, SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) show up. As Kazarian makes fun of the changes in The Young Bucks, he says that he has not forgotten his and Daniels' promise and that they are the biggest threat to the tag titles anyone has ever seen. Daniels go on to call The Young Bucks entitled, and tells them that when their tag team title match is official, they will take the tag team titles, make the company a better place and take The Bucks out of it.
We hear from Jade Cargill, who says that every major manager wants to sign her for a cut of her money before saying that she does not play that, because she is "that bitch."
Orange Cassidy beats Penta el Zero M. During the match, Alex Abrahantes gets in the ring and tries to distract Cassidy. Cassidy throws Abrahantes into the ring, and while the ref is dealing with Abrahantes, Tent hands a microphone to Cassidy, who hits Penta with an Orange Punch with the microphone behind the referee's back for the win.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Tony Schiavone interviews Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D., who is now at #1 in the rankings. Britt says it is time to remind everyone why she is the face of the women's division.
Tony Schiavone is in the ring to moderate the parlay between The Pinnacle and The Inner Circle. Both teams show up, The Pinnacle first, followed by The Inner Circle, with their own security details. As Tony Schiavone is about to do the coin toss, Shawn Spears takes the microphone and says there will be no coin toss, as The Pinnacle were lured into the match. He then says that it does not look good for The Inner Circle. Spears then tells Sammy Guevara that he has not wrestled in some time and that Chris Jericho is leading him into deep water that he will drown him in when he stomps him into it. Guevara says he does not trust Spears, as he has been a failure both in AEW and WWE and he will fail again at Blood & Guts before saying he will start the match and fight everybody. Cash Wheeler tells Santana and Ortiz not to be "soft, complacent Jericho lap dogs" at Blood & Guts, or else they will not make it out, and Dax Harwood says that he has come to terms with a potential career shortening before telling The Inner Circle they will be entering his world. He also tells Santana and Ortiz to love their families in the days leading to Blood & Guts, and to tell their kids that they may not make it back home. Santana says that his hands will do the talking, and MJF asks everyone to act as gentlemen. MJF thanks Jericho for being one of the driving forces behind AEW and some of the things in it, then says he cannot imagine the pressure Jericho must feel, for he puts the company on the line and has to hit a home run every time he heads to the ring. MJF also says Jericho is exhausted and that heavy is the head that wears the crown, and at Blood & Guts, he will take Jericho's crown while The Pinnacle replaces The Inner Circle at the mountaintop. He then says that when all is said is done and he takes Jericho's spot, he will once again thanks Jericho. Jericho calls MJF a prick for thinking he can just inherit a spot, telling him he has to earn it and learn respect at a young age like he did. Jericho tells MJF that he will have to beat The Inner Circle at Blood & Guts, and that this will not happen for The Inner Circle are blood and guts. He says The Pinnacle will have to kill them to make them surrender, which he says will not happen. He then says that this year will be the summer of pain violence for The Pinnacle, and that at Blood & Guts, summer will start early for them.
Before the next match, Eddie Kingston tells MT Nakazawa to get out of the ring before demanding Kenny Omega fight him, but Omega tells Kingston that he does not get him when he wants. Nakazawa then attacks Kingston from behind, but Kingston fights back. After Eddie knocks Nakazawa out with a spinning back fist, he wraps a chair around Nakazawa's left ankle and threatens to break it unless Omega faces him. Omega tells Eddie to go ahead, as he is not getting him and there is more than one goon. Omega then brings out Brandon Cutler, but Cutler is on his back when he dives out. Omega is then attacked from behind by Jon Moxley, who gets Omega in the ring. Eddie wraps the chair around Omega's left ankle. Don Callis takes the microphone, but Eddie Kingston demands a match with Kenny Omega or else he will break his ankle. Callis agrees, and Moxley demands a tag team match with Nakazawa and Omega next week. Callis is forced to agree.
Backstage, Taz says "The Machine" Brian Cage's win against "Hangman" Adam Page makes Team Taz number one, then Christian Cage shows up. Christian Cage tells Taz that he cannot back the big game that he talks as well as he used to, and that he basks in Team Taz's ("The Machine" Brian Cage, "Absolute" Ricky Starks, Powerhouse Hobbs) accomplishments to satisify his own ego. He then says Taz wishes he could come back like he did and says that Taz will not leech off of him. He says that Taz can send everyone at him because it is win or learn, not win or lose, and that Team Taz will soon learn a lesson and realize that they are better off without Taz.
Kris Statlander beats Penelope Ford after Orange Cassidy stops "Superbad' Kip Sabian from interfering.
We hear from Preston "10" Vance, who says that bringing the TNT Championship back to The Dark Order would help define his career. He also says that Brodie Lee is the one who gave him a shot, and without Brodie, he would not be here.
The Factory (Nick Comoroto, Aaron Solow, QT Marshall) arrives in a Nightmare Factory bus before the next match.
The Factory (Nick Comoroto, Aaron Solow, QT Marshall) beats The Nightmare Family (Dustin Rhodes, Billy Gunn, Lee Johnson) after Anthony Ogogo punches Lee Johnson in the gut. After the match, Comoroto hits Dustin Rhodes in the head with the bell of his bullrope. Afterwards, Austin and Colten Gunn run out and gang up on QT Marshall, then brawl with Solow and Comoroto. When Marshall heads back to the bus, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes is waiting inside the bus. Cody kicks Marshall and attacks him. Marshall tries to escape to the top of the bus, but Cody meets him there and puts him in a Figure Four Leg Lock. QT Marshall and Cody Rhodes is official for Blood & Guts next week.
It is announced that Jon Moxley will defend the IWGP United States Championship against Yuji Nagata on May 12th.
Backstage, "Superbad" Kip Sabian meets with Miro, who attacks Sabian as he tells him that nobody will stop him. He then slams a door into Sabian's arm before forgiving him.
Darby Allin retains the AEW TNT Championship for a record-tieing ninth time against Preston "10" Vance following a ringside stand-off between Sting and The Dark Order and an attack on Darby from "All Ego" Ethan Page at ringside during the stand-off, after 10 puts Darby Allin in the full nelson and Darby Allin counters by running up the ring post and backflipping to put 10's shoulders on the mat for the three count. After the match, 10 hands Darby Allin a black "Brodie" armband. Afterwards, Ethan Page shows up again, and as Darby Allin goes after him, Scorpio Sky shows up and attacks Sting while Ethan Page attacks Darby Allin. Page holds Darby down as Scorpio Sky puts Sting in a heel hook, then 10 and Lance Archer run into the ring and chase Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page out to end the show.
Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!
The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) beat Fuego del Sol and D3.
Matt and Mike Sydal beat David Ali and Aaron Frye.
Dante Martin beats Andrew Palace.
The Varsity Blonds (Griff Garrison and Brian Pillman Jr.) beat Duke Davis and Ganon Jones.
"The Machine" Brian Cage beats Marty Casaus. (Marty Casaus is best known for his time in Lucha Underground as Marty "The Moth" Martinez as well as his appearances on WWE Tough Enough.)
We hear from Matt Hardy, who says that The Hardy Front Office get to kick The Dark Order's (Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, Preston "10" Vance) asses tonight, even though it is no longer a challenge anymore. He says The Dark Order only win when they have the numbers advantage and are not very bright. Allie and The Blade say that The Butcher's cleaver hand is still hurt. Matt Hardy says that he would have gotten some big wins if it were not for The Dark Order, and after saying that his three children are smarter than The Dark Order, he says that The Hardy Front Office will kick their asses.
"Legit" Leyla Hirsch beats Renee Michelle with a cross arm breaker.
Jake "The Snake" Roberts guests on commentary for the next match.
Lance Archer beats Jake St. Patrick.
We hear from The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, Preston "10" Vance). Evil Uno says The Hardy Family Office has been a pain in their side for a month now, and tonight, there will be no tomfoolery as it will be down to a three-on-three match with the smartest, most devious person in the room, a person who is born and bred for combat and a person who is the most powerful member of The Dark Order. Evil Uno says that they will be victorious, for they are The Dark Order.
Diamante beats Raychelle Rose.
Lee Johnson beats Will Allday. After the match, Johnson is attacked by QT Marshall, and "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes runs into the ring with a bullrope in his hands as Marshall hits Johnson with a cutter.
Penelope Ford beats Ashley D'Amboise.
Colt Cabana beats Cole Karter.
KiLynn King beats Dani Jordyn.
SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) beat Liam Gray and Adrian Alanis.
The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, Preston "10" Vance) beat The Hardy Front Office (The Blade, Marq Quen, Isiah Kassidy) after a full nelson from 10 to The Blade. During the match, Matt Hardy and The Bunny are ejected from ringside for getting involved in the match, thanks to Colt Cabana.
Preston "10" Vance beats Zack Clayton with the Full Nelson. Before the match, Clayton demands he be called "MTV's Jersey Shore's #1 Star." At one point in the match, -1 hits Clayton with a forearm shot from the outside when the refere is not looking and Clayton is distracted by -1.
Miro beats Hayden Backlund with Game Over.
Hikaru Shida and Tay Conti beat Katalina Perez and Leila Grey.
TheHybrid2 (Angelico and Jack Evans) beat Carlie Bravo and Dean Alexander with the Navarro Death Roll from Jack Evans to Dean Alexander.
Backstage, Dasha Gonzalez interviews Thunder Rosa. Thunder Rosa says she has a huge target on her back because she is the best in the world, and that she trains hard, coaches, and fights for what she wants. She also tells Diamante she is ready whenever Diamante is.
Orange Cassidy beats John Skyler.
We hear from Shawn Dean, who say. He talks about how he joined the Navy right after high school and the September 11th attacks and developed into the man he is today, joined a college football team as a walk-on, moved on to professional arena football, then moved on to being a professional wrestler. It wasn't until he found a wrestling school and moved to Georgia that things started coming together until the pandemic hit. From there, he came to AEW (which got him fired from his job) and was eventually signed a week later.
Excalibur guests on commentary for the next match.
Konosuke Takeshita beats Danny Limelight.
Backstage, "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela finds out from Sonny Kiss that he has a tag team match against "All Ego" Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky. Janela says he is coming for Page and Scoprio and that he is coming hard.
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) beats Midas Black and Jay Lyon.
Death Triangle (PAC and Rey Fenix) beats Andre Montoya and Vary Morales.
Dante Martin beats Baron Black.
We hear from "All Ego" Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky. Page is not happy that "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela got a TNT title shot against Darby Allin with a less-than-flattering record, and Scorpio Sky mentions that Sonny Kiss got a shot at the TNT title against Cody with a less-than-flattering record. Page says that he and Scorpio have winning records, but they are not being rewarded for it, and they are going to take anything and everything in AEW, and tonight, they will have their arms raised in victory.
Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. beats Skye Blue. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Britt, wh says she will play by the rules and maker her way to the top, and that she had better see an update in the rankings on Wednesday.
The Factory (QT Marshall and Nick Comoroto) beat Andrew Palace and Cole Karter.
Mike Sydal beats MT Nakazawa when Nakazawa's attempt at hitting him with his laptop fails. After the match, Nakazawa hits him with the laptop, but Nakazawa runs away when Matt Sydal turns around.
We hear from Death Triangle (PAC and Rey Fenix). PAC tells The Young Bucks that tonight is a taste that is what to come, and that they are starved of opportunity. He says that they will heabutt the Bucks' faces flat and walk away as tag team champions.
"Legit" Leyla Hirsch beats Shanna with a cross arm breaker.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Konosuke Takeshita, but is interrupted by Kenny Omega, who is disgusted by Marvez's pronunciation of Takeshita's name. Omega tells Takeshita through MT Nakazawa's translation that he is doing some scouting, and says that after DDT made him famous, he wants him to return the favor by helping him teach Matt and Mike Sydal a lesson after being a thorn in his side. Takeshita agrees, but finds out from Omega that he is teaming with Nakazawa, not with him, and that it will be happening next week.
Penta el Zero M beats Brandon Cutler.
Thunder Rosa beats Diamante.
"All Ego" Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky beat "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela and Sonny Kiss.
Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) beat "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth and Cezar Bononi.
Jungle Boy beats Danny Limelight with the Snare Trap.
"Superbad" Kip Sabian and Miro beat Baron Black and Vary Morales.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews QT Marshall, who says that his match with Marko Stunt will be big before stating that there is nothing wrong with The Nightmare Family.
Big Swole beats Skyler Moore.
QT Marshall beats Marko Stunt. After the match, The Pretty Picutre ("Pretty" Peter Avalon, Cezar Bononi, "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth) attack Marko Stunt until Luchasaurus shows up. All the while, QT Marshall heads towards the back and does not intervene despite seeing what is going on in the ring.
We hear from Lee Johnson concerning his first AEW win, his dream of becoming a professional wrestler, how AEW gave him a call during the beginning of the pandemic and how he came up with the "Big Shotty" nickname.
Tay Conti beats Ashley Vox.
Matt and Mike Sydal beat Jorel Nelson and Royce Isaacs.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Hook and Powerhouse Hobbs. Hobbes says that Brandon Cutler will not get his tenth win off of him and that tonight is about taking care of town business.
Red Velvet beats Dani Jordan.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Mike and Matt Sydal. Matt says they bend, but do not broke. Suddenly, Kenny Omega, Don Callis and Michael Nakazawa show up, and says that as much as the people who love to hear them talk, they would rather hear from him. He says he is scouting for Dynamite, and says that if the Sydals can stay on the winning path, they could get a shot at him. Matt says that he will break through to the top five and face Omega before he knows it, but Omega says there is only one top five that counts around here, and it is his own, which has Nakazawa on all five slots. Omega says that if Matt Sydal can beat Nakazawa and then beat him in a non-title match, he can get a shot at him, but he has to have the match tonight.
Max Caster beats Dante Martin after introducing his boombox into the match. When Dante Martin takes it away and the referee removes it from the ring, Caster kicks Martin in the crotch behind the referee's back before hitting the Mic Drop for the win.
Abadon beats Ray Lyn.
Powerhouse Hobbs beats Brandon Cutler.
Diamante beats Leila Grey.
The Butcher, The Blade and Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) beat Dean Alexander, Carlie Bravo, Brick Aldridge and David Ali.
Outside The Ring, hosted by Lexy Nair, is coming this April to AEW's YouTube channel!
Matt Sydal beats Michael Nakazawa after pulling his pants down before kicking Michael Nakazawa in the face. After the match, Kenny Omega runs into the ring and attacks Sydal, then tells Sydal he has bought himself a ticket to the Kenny Omega train and that their match will happen right now. Omega hits Sydal with the One-Winged Angel, and immediately wins. After the match, Tony Khan shows up and chews Omega out for making matches and going back on a gentleman's agreement, and announces that nine days from now on next week's Dynamite, Sydal will face Omega again, and if he beats Omega on that night, he will get a shot at the AEW World Championship.
Anthony Ogogo guests on commentary for the next five matches.
The Natural Nightmares ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall) beat "Pretty" Peter Avalon and Cezar Bononi.
Chuck Taylor beats JD Drake. After the match, Penelope ford shows up, distracting Orange Cassidy so that "Superbad" Kip Sabian can hit Orange with a running drop kick. As Chuck Taylor goes after Sabian, Miro runs out and puts Taylor in a Cobra Clutch. Miro then pours water on Taylor and tells him that this is a day to take a lesson, as he did not face him like a man and instead went to the office "like a boy," and says that Taylor is wasting his time when he could be a world champion. He then sends a message to Taylor by attacking hitting Orange with a Machka Kick after Taylor that he will receive twice as worse at Revolution.
Penta El Zero M beats Azriel.
Big Swole shows up. She says there is word going around that she is underutilized, but Swole says she is undervalued after scratching and clawing through Crohn's disease to become #1 contender for the AEW World Women's Championship, but when she did not get her title shot, she took some time off. She says the results of the recent tournament do not seem to matter, but they do. She says she is happy for Ryo Mizunami, but says that whoever wins between her and Hikaru Shida owes her a debt, because she will go through everyone to get what is hers. She says that payment is due after Revolution, and the price is gold.
Lance Archer beats John Skyler. After the match, Jake "The Snake" Roberts says that he likes surprises regarding the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match and that he wants to make "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes scream. He also says that he likes taking things from people, and Lance Archer says that people will either give things to them or they will take, as it has been a year since he competed for the TNT Championship and that he cannot wait to destroy Cody in the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match, beat Darby Allin and become champion.
Team Taz ("The Machine" Brian Cage" and "Absolute" Ricky Starks) beat Angel Fashion and Fuego del Sol.
Jack Evans beats Jake St. Patrick.
We see The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowen) rap about the upcoming Face of the Revolution Ladder Match at Revolution.
The Gunn Club (Austin and Colten Gunn) beat D3 and M'Badu.
Thunder Rosa beats Tesha Price.
Bear Country (Bear Boulder and Bear Bronson) beat Cameron Stewart and Ryzin. After the match, The Bunny shows up and distracts Bear Country, allowing The Butcher and The Blade to attack them from behind. Referees have to run in to stop the one-sided brawl.
The Dark Order (Alan "5" Angels and Preston "10" Vance) beat Vary Morales and Labron Kozone.
Tay Conti beats Leila Grey.
Matt and Mike Sydal beat Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico).
The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix) beat Rich Swann and Willie Mack. After the match, The Latin-American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz) show up, and Ortiz says that the match was "pure fuego." He says that it also got him thinking who is next for LAX, and asks who could be better than The Lucha Bros. Santana says they have beaten every team Impact has to offer and defended the titles around the world to beat the best the world has to offer, but there is one thing they want to do: give The Lucha Bros. - who he views as brothers - a title shot at Homecoming and give the people what they want. The Lucha Bros. accept the challenge, then both teams raise each other's hands in a sign of sportsmanship.
We see a video package of "The Machine" Brian Cage talking about his match with Johnny Impact for the Impact Wrestling World Championship at Homecoming.
Backstage, Konnan chews out Santana and Ortiz for giving The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix), saying it was not time yet and that he is worried that friendships will be shattered beyond repair after past experiences. Konnan then says he has to take care of something.
Jordynne Grace beats Katarina with a bear hug.
In footage from earlier today, KM apologizes to Fallah Bahh for coming up short against The Latin-American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz), but says this is not the end of the road and just a minor setback before they go gambling. Seven minutes later, they have lost everything at the casino. Suddenly, "The Smoke Show" Scarlett Bordeaux shows up and says they were at the top of their list, but now they are at the bottom, and if they want to impress her, there is a lot of competition.
The GWN Flashback Moment of the Week is the Ultimate X Match from April 20, 2017.
Backstage, Tessa Blanchard is met by referee Brandon Tolle that she attacked a few weeks ago, saying that just because she is champion does not mean she cannot put her hands on officials. He says that it is his way out in the ring, and she will learn. When asked if they are clear, Tessa says they are "very clear."
Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Tommy Dreamer, who says that Eli Drake is everything he hates about society in 2018, saying Drake has this entitlement where he is always right and that he does not care about anyone else in the business. He mocks Eli Drake for sounding like The Rock as well as blaming everyone else for his mistakes, and says that Drake lost the World title and settled for complacency when he could have been the face of the company. Meanwhile, people will say that he gave everything for this business and that he did everything for Impact while Eli Drake will be looked at as nothing more than a dummy.
Taya Valkyrie beats Ray Lyn by submission. After the match, Taya is attacked from behind by Tessa Blanchard, and when referee Brandon Tolle tells him to get off Taya, Tessa punches him to the mach before choking him.Scott D'Amore, Sonjay Dutt and three referees try to stop her, but Gail Kim - who hasn't been seen in some time - yanks Tessa off Taya and throws her to the corner. Taya then hits Tessa with a Spear, and Tessa retreats.
We see a video package where Johnny Impact talks about his World title defense against "The Machine" Brian Cage at Homecoming. Suddenly, Johnny is approached by Killer Kross, who tries to get Johnny to ally himself with him, but Johnny wants none of it.
The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz) beat Chris Bey and Mike Sydal (Mike Sydal is the brother of "Reborn" Matt Sydal.).
Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Kiera Hogan, who says that Rosemary does not have Allie like she thinks she does, and that Allie did not hurt her when she had the chance and knows that the real Allie would not hurt her. She says that Allie has been with her since the beginning, and they promised that they would have each others' backs no matter what. She tells Allie to fight the darkness and prove that she is stronger than this, and asks her "Please come home."
At Shady Acres in Baltimore, Maryland, Alisha Edwards tells her that she has had him committed to keep him from going to jail for more than 20 years, and says that she has lost him once and does not want to lose him again. When asked why Eddie is not speaking, the doctor says that they are doing everything they can for Eddie and that the medicine takes time to work, and when it levels out in his system, he will be okay again. For now, he needs some rest. Later, Eddie is met by Moose, who brags that he is a better man than Eddie before producing a book about Eddie and asking why recent events aren't covered before saying that while Eddie may eventually get out, he will check on Alisha on the way home, saying that she seems upset.
Next week: qualifying matches for the Ultimate X Match at Homecoming!
Backstage, Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Eli Drake, who says the issue is with Impact Wrestling, not hardcore wrestling, and that nobody seems to understand. He says that he has struck a nerve with Tommy Dreamer, and says that Dreamer has a soft ego who thinks he can stand up to a real man. He says he has already sent a business career to the graveyard, and Dreamer's is going to the retirement home before he buries his career in the ground.
Backstage, "Reborn" Matt Sydal tells Ethan Page that he knew the path to enlightenment was not going to be straight and that it would be fraught with suffering, but he knew that if he looked deep within his third eye, he would eventually find it. Unfortunately, he keeps stumbling along the way. Ethan tells Sydal that the old him would have been furious that Sydal has been losing, but he knows the universe has a plan. Sydal says this is not exactly the right path, and says that the X Division Championship is part of the right path when they face each other to qualify for Ultimate X at Homecoming next week. Sydal says there is a lesson, and Page says that he is willing to learn it.
Tommy Dreamer beats Eli Drake by count-out after Eli Drake allows himself to be counted out at ringside...almost. After the match, Josh Mathews gets word from Impact officials will be restarted and it will be no-disqualification.
Eli Drake beats Tommy Dreamer in a no-disqualification match after putting a steel chair around Dreamer's neck and smacking it with a paddle in response to Dreamer kicking out of the Gravy Train.
Backstage, Eli Drake finds a letter addressed to him after his match with Tommy Dreamer. After reading the contents of the letter, he is incensed.
Here are the top five moments from Rich Swann and Willie Mack vs. The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix)!
Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!
