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.
"Hangman" Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland to decide a #1 contender for the AEW World Championship ends in a time limit draw. After the match, Swerve says he did not go through all this just for everything to end in a draw, and demands five more minutes. Hangman says Swerve had to become #1 contender and that he did not do it, and that Swerve will not be world champion because it is over for him. Tony Schiavone announces through Tony Khan that the match is not done, as both men are now #1 contenders and that they will both Samoa Joe in a three-way match at Revolution.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Samoa Joe. Joe says that once again, mediocrity is celebrated and the deck is stacked against him. He says AEW does not want him as champion, but it has no choice, and despite their best efforts, he will walk out of Revolution as World Champion. He says it is only a shame that "Hangman" Adam Page and Swerve Strickland will suffer because of it.
"The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo guests on commentary for the next match.
"Timeless" Toni Storm beats Red Velvet in an AEW World Women's Championship Eliminator with an ankle lock. After the match, "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo confronts Toni Storm, who then tries to smell Deonna. Luther has to stand between them.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Best Friends (Orange Cassidy, Trent Beretta, Rocky "Azucar" Romero). Orange Cassidy says he is fine with having two matches this week, and that Best Friends are going to check on Chuck Taylor right now.
The Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley, "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson) beat Hechicero, Volador Jr. and Mascara Dorada in a trios match after Hechicero nearly runs into the referee in the corner and Claudio hits him with a low blow. After the match, three more CMLL luchadors jump the barricade, but members of the AEW locker room rushes to the ring before things get worse.
It is revealed that Chuck Taylor has been attacked backstage by Undisputed Kingdom (Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, Wardlow).
Backstage, Tony Khan announces that on March 13th - five weeks from now - AEW will return to the TD Gardens in Boston, Massachusetts with AEW Big Business, and that it will be a big night for AEW and a night the pro wrestling industry will remember.
"The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita beats Chris Jericho with the Walls of Jericho after Don Callis throws a metal folding chair into the ring to distract the referee so he can hit Jericho on the top of the head with a screwdriver. During the match, Sammy Guevara hits Powerhouse Hobbs with a metal folding chair before nailing him with a cutter, hitting him in the head with the chair and chasing him out through the crowd.
Sting and Darby beat "Absolute" Ricky Starks and Big Bill in a Tornado Tag Team Match to become the AEW World Tag Team Champions! After the match, Sting celebrates with his two sons, then he and his sons are attacked from behind with baseball bats by The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson), who also attack Darby Allin, who eats the BTE-Trigger, which is now known as "The EVP-Trigger." Darby Allin's blood gets all over The Young Bucks' suit as he is beaten down, and The Young Bucks throw the tag team titles down onto Sting and Darby to end the show.
"Hangman" Adam Page beats Claudio Castagnoli with two Buckshot Lariats.
We look back on the AEW career of the late Brodie Lee, which took place in Daily's Place.
Orange Cassidy, Preston Vance, Adam Copeland and Dustin Rhodes beat Lance Archer and The Mogul Embassy ("The Machine" Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona) in an eight-man tag match.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "Switchblade" Jay White and The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn). As Jay White says that he and The Gunns can hold their own against Undisputed Kingdom (Adam Cole, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, Roderick Strong, Wardlow), The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn) show up, and Bowens proposes an alliance, as does Max Caster.
Samoa Joe heads to the ring. Joe says that tonight, changes will be made to the champion challenging protocol. He says that everyone in the locker room is a marked man and that a Devil who made a bad deal is looking for him. He says that challengers no longer have to whine about their misfortune or make "hoe ass comments" on social media, and all one has to do is make their case to the championship committee. If one is worthy, they will face him. Suddenly, Prince Nana shows up with The Mogul Embassy (Swerve Strickland, "The Machine" Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona). Swerve Strickland brags about taking "Hangman" Adam Page's shot, then tells Samoa Joe that it is just business and that he wants the AEW World Championship, and that he will take it. He then says that if Samoa Joe wants to make it personal afterwards, he would be more than happy to make it personal as well. Suddenly, "Hangman" Adam Page shows up. Page heads to the ring while looking dead at Swerve, then looks at Joe before stating that he had a good 2023, yet lost sight of the AEW World Championship. He says that in 2024, he will make the championship his. Prince Nana has to hold Swerve back, and The Mogul Embassy leaves before Adam Page tells Samoa Joe he will take the AEW World Championship from him. After Adam Page leaves, Hook shows up and has a staredown with Samoa Joe, making it clear that he wants the AEW World Championship and that he will face him in one week.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "Timeless" Toni Storm, Luther and Mariah May. Toni says she feels like the prettiest girl at the dance with everyone coming after he championship as she asks Luther to set up a meeting with "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo.
Sammy Guevara beats "Absolute" Ricky Starks after countering the Spear. After the match, both men shake hands, then Sammy Guevara is attacked from behind by Big Bill. Ricky Starks joins in, then Chris Jericho shows up and attacks both Big Bill and Starks with a baseball bat. Sammy and Jericho brawl with Big Bill and Starks both inside the ring and inside the crowd, and come out on top.
Thunder Rosa, Kris Statlander, Willow Nightingale and Anna Jay beat Julia Hart, Skye Blue and The Outcasts (Saraya and Ruby Soho) in an eight-woman tag match with a Queenslayer from Anna Jay to Skye Blue. Before the match, Kris Statlander exposes Stokely Hathaway in the front row.
We hear from Wheeler Yuta, who tells Eddie Kingston that he is nobody's "young boy bitch" and that he wants him and the Continental Crown Championship on Rampage.
Roderick Strong beats "The Boutny Hunter" Bryan Keith. After the match, Adam Cole says that The Undisputed Kingdom (Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, Wardlow) do not care about the fans or earning anything from them, then calls Roderick Strong "pound for pound the greatest wrestler alive today." After saying the International Championship has Roddy's name on it, he states that Matt Taven and Mike Bennett have never gotten the respect that they deserve despite being the best tag team in Ring of Honor history. Adam Cole then calls Wardlow one of the most dominant monsters in AEW history, and says that now that Wardlow is surrounded by people who finally respect him, it is only a matter of time before they win the AEW World Championship. He welcomes the fans to their new kingdom, then tells them to get comfortable, for they will be here for a very long time.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo. Deonna says that she has her sights set on the AEW Women's World Championship, and if Toni Storm wants to pretend she does not know she is, she can send her a screener while she debuts on Collision. Red Velvet shows up and challenges Deonna Purrazzo to a match on Collision.
Sting and Darby Allin beat The Don Callis Family ("The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita and Powerhouse Hobbs) in a tornado tag match after Sting puts Hobbs through a table with a Scorpion Deathdrop. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Sting in the ring. When asked who the opponent for his final match will be, Sting is about to answer when The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) suddenly show up for the first time in weeks.
Sting and Darby Allin beat The Workhorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry). "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair is in Sting and Darby's corner for the match, and helps Sting and Darby fend off a pre-bell attack by The Workhorsemen.
We see a video package for Sting vs. Darby Allin vs. The Don Callis Family ("The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita and Powerhouse Hobbs) on next week's Dynamite.
Eddie Kingston retains the AEW Continental Crown Championship against Trent Beretta.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Kris Statlander, Willow Nightingale and Boots the Lizard. Willow thinks Stokely Hathaway is acting weird, then says she is only focusing on the hot start that she and Kris had at the beginning of the year. Kris says they had big accomplishments in 2023 and that they plan to keep it going.
We hear from Hook, who says that his win percentage is second-to-none and that it is time for him to go after another championship. He says he has been watching his next target from a young age, and he wants Samoa Joe and the AEW World Championship.
Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) beat "The Outlaw" Bryan Keith and Komander in a Ring of Honor World Tag Team Championship Proving Grounds Match.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "Switchblade" Jay White and The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn). The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn) suddenly show up, and Jay White says this is none of The Acclaimed's business. As The Gunns and Max Caster argue, Anthony Bowens steps in and says that the only way to the top is through factions. He says it is a crazy idea, and tells them Jay White and The Gunns to think about it. Jay White and Colten Gunn dismiss this, but Austin Gunn thinks Bowens has a good idea.
Adam Copeland heads to the ring. Copeland talks about the war that he and Christian Cage had at Worlds End, then says that when it comes down to the two of them, he works harder, and that Christian should be kissing Killswitch's ass. He then says that he will start earning another shot at the AEW TNT Championship tonight, and that he is already in his gear ready for a fight. Copeland then issues an open challenge for anyone willing to step up to him. Maria Kanellis-Bennett, Griff Garrison and Cole Karter show up, with Griff Garrison in his gear ready to wrestle. Griff Garrison introduces himself as a man who steps up to the plate against a Hall of Famer. Copeland says Garrison reminds him of his younger self, then tells him he is stepping up from below sea level to Mount Everest. Garrison slaps Copeland in the face, and Copeland admits that while he likes him even more after that, he has to kick his ass.
Adam Copeland beats Griff Garrison with a crossface. After the match, Cole Karter attacks Copeland from behind, but misses the 450 splash from the top rope. Copeland then hits Karter with a Spear.
Backstage, we hear from "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Sting and Darby Allin. Ric Flair says that next week, Sting returns to where he returned to wrestling after six years. Sting says he is ready and that he will not just coast his way through the last few weeks, and that it will be showtime.
Skye Blue beats Kiera Hogan with the Dragon Sleeper.
We hear from Serena Deeb. She says she has locked herself in a dojo and has refused the shackles placed upon her. She says that it takes 10,000 hours to become a master, and that she has become a master of a thousand holds before her return to AEW.
Claudio Castagnoli beast Andrew Everett.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Big Bill and "Absolute" Ricky Starks. Ricky Starks says he knows the fans are awaiting his return at Daily's Place following his debut, and that everything will go out the window next week when he cuts the legs out from Sammy Guevara and destroys him. He says that he the only thing he knows is how to be absolute and that he will be absolute against Sammy. Big Bill then says that he hopes that Sammy and Chris Jericho are here next Saturday for a Street Fight for the tag team titles, assuming Sammy survives Starks.
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) beats The House of Black (Malakai Black and Buddy Matthews) after Daniel Garcia shows up and hits Brody King with a chair as Brody King heads towards the ring before willing FTR to get back into the match. Harwood wins the match with a surprise roll-up on Buddy Matthews. After the match, Brody King, Matthews and Malakai attack Daniel Garcia and FTR, and Malakai roundhouse kicks a chair into Harwood's head. Afterwards, Julia Hart rings the bell for a ten-bell salute.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews MJF. MJF says it only takes three seconds to end a world title reign, then tells "Switchblade" Jay White to enjoy his three seconds for it will not happen again before getting a video call from Adam Cole. Adam Cole tells MJF that if he wants to beat The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn) and retain the Ring of Honor World Tag Team Championships, he will need to take Samoa Joe up on his offer. MJF says that he does not want to do that and that will handle The Gunns just like he will handle Daniel Garcia tonight. Garcia shows up with "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker and "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard, and MJF says that he believes in him and wants to know if he is getting a sports entertainer or a wrestler. Garcia tells MJF that tonight, he gets a professional wrestler. Garcia, Parker and Menard leave, then Roderick Strong and The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) show up. As Roderick says he is a wrestling legend, MJF tells him he is a joke, then leaves. Adam Cole then hangs up on MJF and Roderick, then Roderick says it is time to remind everyone who he is.
MJF retains the AEW World Championship against Daniel Garcia with Salt of the Earth. After the match, MJF extends his hand to Garcia, but Angelo Parker and Matt Menard refuse to let Garcia shake hands.
We hear from Mark Briscoe, who says it has been a while since he and Jay White have locked horns and that this will be their first one-on-one meeting. He remembers when Jay White got started, then says Jay White is not a man because he has henchmen and that he will beat him and punch his ticket to championship gold.
Darby Allin and Sting beat The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) with the Scorpion Deathlock from Sting to Truth Magnum. The match is only Sting's second match in the state of Oregon since 1989, when Sting challenged "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in Portland.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Tony Schiavone interviews "Timeless" Toni Storm and Hikaru Shida. Hikaru Shida wants to know what happened to Toni Storm, to which Storm says Shida happened. She says that she happens now, not Shida, and she became history. Toni then says Shida may have the title, but she has the spotlight, for it belongs to her. Toni then signs the contract for their match, and Shida does likewise before telling Toni she will beat her at Full Gear.
Swerve Strickland beats Penta el Zero Miedo with the Swerve Stomp after snapping Penta's arm in retaliation. After the match, "Hangman" Adam Page shows up with a chair and swings it at Swerve, forcing Swerve and Prince Nana to retreat as Swerve tries to unmask Penta. Adam Page soon catches up and smacks Swerve with the chair, and when security shows up, they also get nailed. When referees show up, Adam Page puts Swerve through a table off the ramp with Deadeye before being restrained.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Bullet Club Gold. ("Switchblade' Jay White, "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn) Jay White says he has been keeping an eye out on AEW, and says MJF only dreams about himself while he is always better than MJF and that he will prove that he is truly elite against Mark Briscoe tonight.
We hear from Don Callis and Kenny Omega regarding the upcoming Like A Dragon Street Fight match between The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita, Powerhouse Hobbs, Kyle Fletcher, Sammy Guevara) and the team of Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi and Paul Wight interspliced with footage from Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, the upcoming game in the Yakuza/Like A Dragon series.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega. As Jericho talks about his and Omega's upcoming match against The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita, Powerhouse Hobbs, Kyle Fletcher, Sammy Guevara), The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) show up and mock Omega's alliance with Jericho, saying that Jericho's back is too big for their dressing room. Jericho says it was the four of them who got All Elite Wrestling off the ground, but Matt Jackson tells Jericho he just waltzed in for a check. This leads to Jericho giving The Young Bucks credit for being one of the best tag teams ever before challenging The Young Bucks to a match, and Matt Jackson says that if The Young Bucks win, Jericho and Omega will split up and The Elite will be a thing again. Omega says he does not want to wrestle The Young Bucks and that they have been down this road before, but if they really want to face him and Jericho, they can do it, and hopefully The Young Bucks will act like adults and not like "whiny, bitchy children." Omega leaves, then Jericho says he is more than happy to take The Young Bucks to the woodshed before telling them he has his own dressing room.
Samoa Joe retains the Ring of Honor World Television Championship against Samoa Joe with the rear naked choke. After the match, Samoa Joe says that what stands before the fans is the greatest Ring of Honor World Television Champion of all time, but he did not arrive to solely be a Television Champion, and says that hunger defines the greats. He then says that he is hungry, and that he is vacating the Ring of Honor World Television Championship. He then lays the title on the mat, and syas the next gold that will be on his shoulder will be the AEW World Heavyweight Championship whether MJF likes it or not.
Backstage, we hear from Orange Cassidy and Hook. Orange says Jon Moxley has lost his mind and that Moxley is the only person he has thought about after beating him for the International title and leaving him in a pool of his own blood. Orange then says that when he came back, he picked up the pieces of the International Championship that Moxley dropped. He then says holding the belt does not feel the same and that he has to beat Moxley to be the champion that he knows that he is, and at Full Gear, he will beat Moxley.
The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn) quickly beat The Bollywood Boyz (Harv and Gurv Sihra). After the match, Colten Gunn says MJF has lied to the fans for years about being a generational challenge and has told sob story after sob story about how he was told he was not ready, then says that he and Austin have run AEW since day one and are true generational talents. Austin says that MJF has defended the Ring of Honor tag titles only once and that his only friends are on the other side of the barricade, and that he and Colten are ready to give anyone the 3:10 to Yuma before bringing the tag titles back to a real tag team. As MJF watches The Gunns from backstage, Samoa Joe approaches MJF, who walks away.
We hear from Wheeler Yuta and Jon Moxley. Moxley says Orange knew what he was doing when he stepped on his territory and that this is about the laws of nature, where he and Yuta are the dominant predators and he must beat "the everloving piss" out of Orange. He says that he must set an example for Yuta much like Orange should set one for Hook and that Orange does not deserve to make it to Full Gear, and that it will be gang warfare when they finally meet. Wheeler Yuta tells Hook that he may be a tough guy, but he messed with the wrong crew.
We hear from Wardlow, who says that his first three years in AEW when he had a foot on his neck from MJF that caused his potential to be wasted and himself feeling useless. He says that MJF's reign over AEW will come to an end.
Julia Hart beats Red Velvet, who has not been seen in AEW for months. After the match, Julia Hart puts Red Velvet in Hartless, then Skye Blue shows up and has a staredown with Julia Hart. All of a sudden, Willow Nightingale and Kris Statlander show up. Kris confronts Julia as Willow checks on Red Velvet, and Julia walks away.
Backstage, RJ City announces the newest AEW signing, Mariah May, who is excited to be here and is here because of Toni Storm. RJ City offers to introduces Mariah to Toni next week, and Mariah excitedly kisses RJ City on the cheek.
"Switchblade" Jay White beats Mark Briscoe to keep his shot at the AEW World Championship at Full Gear. After the match, MJF's entrance theme hits, and MJF attacks The Gunns and "Rock Hard' Juice Robinson from behind with the Dynamite Diamond Ring before confronting Jay White. Jay White flees before MJF can attack him, and MJF says he hopes that Jay White had fun playing dress-up as top guy and that he will have to get into the ring with him at Full Gear, and that Jay White will have to kill him to beat him. MJF says that he promised to be the best champion or die trying and that he is fighting for the fans and for Adam Cole. MJF then asks Jay White if he will be the first one to pull the trigger when he stands in the way of immortality, then the lights go out and it is revealed that masked men clad in black are attacking The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn) backstage. We then see the man in the devil mask. MJF runs backstage, but he is too late, and Samoa Joe and says MJF is running out of friends before chuckling and walking away.
Darby Allin and Sting beat Christian Cage and Luchasaurus as Nick Wayne distracts Christian as he goes for the Killswitch on Darby, allowing Darby to win with a jackkinfe pin.
Orange Cassidy, Hook and Kris Statlander beat "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker, "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard and Anna Jay in a mixed trios match.
It's time for QTV. Johnny TV and Harley Cameron roll some footage of QT Marshall performing in Mexico, then Johnny TV gets a text for a tag team partner next week for someone he has known for a long time with long hair and fresh breath: Johnny TV, not Aaron Solo.
Tony Schiavone interviews Don Callis and Konosuke Takeshita in the ring. Callis says that a few weeks ago, the wrestling world was abuzz at his so-called pursuit of Chris Jericho, and while he did not end up with Jericho, he ended up with the man he really wanted: Sammy Guevara, whom he brings out. Sammy tells Callis that he hated him almost as much as the fans do for a long time because he thought he was trying to rip apart his family, but he was really telling him that he never really had one until now. Sammy then says that he turned on Jericho because he held him back and took him for granted just like the fans did for a long time, then says he does not need the fans and is tired of earning their love after having a wife, a kid and a fat paycheck. He then says Chris Jericho is dead to him and that he never wants to see him again, then Chris Jericho shows up. Jericho runs into the ring and fights Sammy and Takeshita, then Callis attacks him from behind. Jericho confronts Callis until Takeshita hits Jericho in the back with a chair, then Sammy takes the chair and hits Jericho in the back with it. Callis then beats up on Jericho, but when he is about to stab Jericho with the screwdriver, Kenny Omega rushes out to the ring and makes the save with a pipe. As Callis, Takeshita, and Sammy retreat, Jericho inadvertently backs into Omega. Omega drops his pipe, then leaves.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Kenny Omega, who says that it is all about taking care of Don Callis. Chris Jericho shows up and tells him that while he appreciates him saving him, AEW was built on their rivalry. He then says that Callis' biggest nightmare is coming true and that Sammy Guevara is "the real Judas," then proposes they team up against The Don Calls Family at WrestleDream. Omega tells Don Callis that WrestleDream will be a "WrestleNightmare" for him. Jericho then proposes a six-man tag team match against the two of them and Kota Ibushi.
The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) beat Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta), The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) and The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) to become #1 contenders for the Ring of Honor World Tag Team Championships after Jeff Hardy hits Chuck Taylor with the Swanton Bomb only for Vincent to hit Jeff Hardy with the Death From Above for the win.
We hear from Mike Santana, who says that tonight, everyone will find out what his recovery was all about and that he has survived too much to walk away. He says that if anyone gets between him and his money, he will put them down. He says that he is getting what is his, and if anyone does not like it, they can either fight him or fire him, and that everyone has two choices: get down or lay down.
The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn) retain the AEW World Trios Championships against The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds, John Silver).
Julia Hart beats Skue Blue with Hartless. After the match, Hart puts Skye Blue in the hold again, then Willow Nightingale shows up and runs into the ring, forcing Hart to retreat.
We hear from Bullet Club Gold ("Switchblade" Jay White, "Rock Hard" Juice Roinson, Austin Gunn, Colton Gunn). As Colton Gunn works on his Spanish, "Switchblade" Jay White says that the world knows him and that Andrade el Idolo wants the world to know his name in the same breadth, and that they will when he beats Andrade on Collision.
Mike Santana beats Bronson. After the match, Ortiz shows up on the stage, and Santana and Ortiz have a brief confrontation before Santana heads to the back.
The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) and "Hangman" Adam Page beat The Mogul Embassy ("The Machine" Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona) to become the Ring of Honor World Six-Man Tag Team Champions after Adam Page counters the Drill Claw with a roll-up. During the match, Swerve Strickland shows up to watch from the stage, which brielfy distracts "Hangman" Adam Page.
Jon Moxley beats Tomohiro Ishii. During the match, Eddie Kingston shows up and briefly confronts Moxley and keep Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta from getting physically involved in the match. After the match, Moxley disrespectfully bumps into Eddie on the way out. Eddie yells at Moxley and both men almost meet on the ramp before Moxley heads to the back and Eddie follows him there.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Adam Cole, who has just shown up. Suddenly, MJF also shows up at the arena. MJF congratulates Cole on pretending to be sick at Forbidden Door, but Cole tells him he was actually sick. MJF then says that the Blind Tag Eliminator is a good opportunity for him, as Adam Cole is close to his level, and asks Cole to think of what they could do as a team and how they could both run AEW. He proposes they bond and hang out together, and Cole accepts the offer. MJF then gifts Adam Cole with a "Better Than You Bay Bay" shirt, much to both Cole's chagrin and outright horror.
Backstage, Renee Paquette is talking to Jon Moxley when Eddie Kingston confronts Moxley again. Renee tries to get between them as Eddie tells Moxley that his carcass belongs to him. Moxley walks away, and Renee tells Eddie to stop before telling him "You'd better fix this. I'm done."
Orange Cassidy, "Limitless" Keith Lee and El Hijo del Vikingo beat The Jericho Appreciation Society ("Cool Hand" Angelo Parker, "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard, Daniel Garcia) in a trios match.
We hear from The Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, "Hangman" Adam Page). Adam Page says that tonight, he and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) have an open challenge, and The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds, John Silver) suddenly shows up and immediately answers it. Alex Reynolds wants to fight The Elite, and Evil Uno says that Page abandoned them after they were there at his lowest point.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara. Jericho says that a few days ago, he and Sting were in the ring together for the very first time and that they should have been on TBS with Tony Schiavone commentating years ago. He then proposes that he go deeper in time and become "The Painmaker" tonight, as Sting knows what it is like to be in the darkness, and that he will put the white paint in the dirt.
The Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, "Hangman" Adam Page) beat The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds, John Silver) in a trios match. After the match, The Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta) rush in and attack The Elite while The Dark Order watch before eventually leaving. Konosuke Takeshita joins in as well, and Eddie Kingston runs in to even the numbers only to also be attacked. Moxley says it has been a real blast and that it is about time that things came to an end and that they finished this, as they pushed each other to the limit and they will now push each other beyond their limits. He says that on July 19th, there will be a Blood and Guts Match.
Backstage, Roderick Strong meets with Adam Cole and tells him he cannot trust MJF. Cole says he is playing along, then MJF shows up and tells Cole it is time to head out. Cole wishes Strong luck in his match with Samoa Joe before he and MJF leave.
"Jungle Boy" Jack Perry heads to the ring. He says that everyone has ruined "Tarzan Boy" by Baltimora for him so much that it will never be heard again. He says he is still young, still cashing "fat checks" and "still banging the hottest woman in the entire place" before asking the fans if he turned on Hook or if everyone turned on him. Jungle Boy says that after everything he has done for AEW and being robbed of two world championship, he will not sit here and watch "an entitled second-generation little prick" dangle his title in his face when it is not even officially recognized. He also tells Hook that he does not even recognize him before calling him a fraud and telling him he never needed him and that JungleHook was special because of him, especially when his last team was world tag team champions. Jungle Boy says he knows the importance of the FTW Championship to Hook and his family, and that this is why he is going to take it from him. He says that when he gets his hands on Hook, he will "beat the shit out of him." Hook shows up, but Jungle Boy jumps the barricade and Hook gives chase to the back. The chase soon goes backstage, where Jungle Boy dives into a car that soon speeds off.
Ruby Soho beats Alexia Nicole with the Lockjaw to send a message to Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. (Ruby's opponent for tonight was originally Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. in the first round of the Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament, but Britt Baker is not medically cleared due to illness.) After the match, Alexia Nicole gets spray painted. Ruby Soho thanks the fans for "their disgusting, filthy, germ-ridden country" getting Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. sick before stating they will wrestle next week and that first-year rookies get what they want in AEW. She calls Adam Cole and Britt Baker's potential kids "weak little bastards" before addressing Britt telling her in their last meeting that she did not know who she was before stating she loves who she is now and that Britt is now a shell of her former self. Ruby then says that Britt barely beat her last year on her best day, and since then, The Outcasts have taken everything away from her and that next week, she will take being a two-time tournament winner away from her and ensure she is ultimately nothing.
We hear from QT Marshall, Johnny TV and Harley Cameron. Johnny TV says he is now in production, and this Friday, The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn) will find out that Johnny TV and QTV always make hits.
Sting and Darby Allin beat The Jericho Appreciation Society ("The Painmaker" Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara) in a Texas Tornado Tag Match with a Scorpion Deathlock from Sting to Jericho.
Adam Cole vs. MJF in an AEW World Championship Eliminator Match ends in a 30-minute time limit draw just before Adam Cole can win despite MJF's attempts at cheating. After the match, Adam Cole says "Five...more...minutes," but MJF slinks away with the AEW World Championship.
We see a video package of CM Punk getting ready for his AEW return on the first episode of AEW Collision. CM Punk says he has scores to settle and things still left to do, and at Collision, he will not know what he will do or say until the microphone is in his hand.
Renee Paquette interviews Sammy Guevara in the ring in Guevara's first appearance on AEW programming since Double or Nothing. Guevara says the last couple of months have been "a hell of a ride" with the highest of highs with the upcoming arrival of a baby daughter and the lowest of lows with coming up short with the AEW World Championship. He says that Tay Melo will be at his side, while his baby daughter will be in one arm and the AEW World Championship in the other. As he says that he will have to make some changes in AEW, Darby Allin shows up. Darby congratulates Guevara sincerely regarding his baby daughter, then mentions that the fans are starting to love Guevara again, then asks him if he will stand on his own two feet or in the shadow of the Jericho Appreciation Society. After mentioning that he and Sting are equals, he tells Guevara that he does not have to answer right away, even though he already knows the answer. All of a sudden, Chris Jericho shows up. Jericho tells Darby to shut his mouth and mind his business, then tells Guevara that he never called him once or asked him for help as he chased the AEW Championship, and that if he did, he would be AEW World Champion. Guevara asks Jericho why he didn't call him, saying that if he did, he would not have lost to Adam Cole twice. Jericho says Guevara is having "delusions of grandeur" for being in the main event spotlight, and demands he apologize right now. Guevara tells Jericho "I'm not apologizing for shit!" Jericho tells Guevara to remember the dynamic and the hierarchy in The Jericho Appreciation Society, and that they will have to tag up next week to show who the boss really is. Darby tells Jericho that he may be a wizard, but when he steps in the ring, the magic is gone. Jericho takes this as a challenge and an invitation for him and Guevara to jump him right now, but Darby says he is not really alone before Sting arrives. Sting and Jericho stare down in the middle of the ring, then Jericho presses his bat against Sting's neck. Sting pushes the bat down before doing the same to Jericho. Jericho pulls his bat away and smacks Sting's bat away, then Sting smacks the bat out of Jericho's hand with his own. Jericho then leaves.
We hear from SANADA, who announces that there will be an open challenge for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Forbidden Door and that he is waiting for AEW's reply.
Darby Allin, Sting, "Limitless" Keith Lee and Orange Cassidy beat The Mogul Embassy (Swerve Strickland, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona, "The Machine" Brian Cage) in an eight-man tag match.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn). Austin denies any relationship with Bullet Club Gold ("Switchblade" Jay White and "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson), but admits he and Colten Gunn have had their eyes on The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy). Austin says they have run their course and are "over the hill," and that they are challenging The Hardys to a tag team match next week to prove they are the best brother tag team in AEW.
Wardlow retains the TNT Championship against Jake Hager. After the match, Christian Cage and Luchasaurus are seen on the video screen. After some audio issues, Christian Cage accepts Wardlow's challenge, and asks Wardlow what will happen when his "new daddy" is not here to save him when it is revealed that Arn Anderson's has been beaten and bloodied. Wardlow runs to the back.
We hear from Hiroshi Tanahashi, who says that the AEW World Championship will not shine like it should as long as he holds the AEW World Championship. He says he came close to becoming champion against Moxley last year at Forbidden Door, and announces that he will face MJF for the title this year. Afterwards, Renee Paquette interviews MJF regarding Tanahashi's challenge, stating that he does not feel like giving a title shot to "some rando from a rinky-dink indy fed from Japan."
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Orange Cassidy. Orange Cassidy says somebody is going to challenge him for the AEW International Championship right now, and Zack Sabre Jr. shows up and mentions Orange Cassidy recently mentioning him and entertaining the idea of being double champion. Daniel Garcia shows up and tells Zack that he does not even work here, then wants a shot at the title before asking where Katsuyori Shibata is. Orange says Shibata is not here, but he will be here next week, and challenges Garcia and Zack to a tag team match. After Orange leaves, Zack Sabre Jr. gets irritated with Daniel Garcia.
Toni Storm retains the AEW Women's World Championship against Skye Blue after spray painting Skye Blue's mom in the face and despite Skye thwarting Ruby Soho's interference by spray painting Toni in the face behind the referee's back. After the match, Toni Storm and Ruby Soho attack Skye Blue until Willow Nightingale runs out and chases them out of the ring.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry and Hook. Jungle Boy says "the summer of JungleHook" is in full swing, then admits that he feels naked without a title next to Hook and that he will accept SANADA's open challenge. He then says it would be an honor if Hook were to be in his corner at Forbidden Door. Hook and Jungle Boy fist bump.
"The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson guests on commentary for the next match.
We see a vignette for Bullet Club Gold ("Switchblade" Jay White and "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson) and Samoa Joe vs. FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) vs. CM Punk on Collision.
The Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, "Hangman" Adam Page) beat The Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta) in a trios match. After the match, The Blackpool Combat Club attack The Elite, then Eddie Kingston returns to AEW for the first time in months and fights Claudio Castagnoli. When Wheeler Yuta gets involved, Eddie clocks him. Eddie then gets the upper hand again and clotheslines Claudio out of the ring, and when Jon Moxley confronts Eddie, Matt Jackson attacks Moxley. Eddie tells Matt that he wants a piece of him, then Konosuke Takeshita shows up and attacks Eddie from behind. Shortly afterwards, Kenny Omega shows up. Omega and Takeshita brawl in the ring , then he and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) take out Takeshita as well as anyone else who gets in the ring. Omega soon goes for the V-Trigger, but after he hits Konosuke Takeshita with it, Will Ospreay suddenly shows up and superkicks Omega before laying him out. Ospreay then picks Omega back up and hits him with the Storm Breaker. Don Callis is seen clapping for Ospreay on the ramp, and Bryan Danielson claps for Ospreay soon afterwards. It is then announces that Ospreay will be wrestling on this week's Rampage before Ospreay attacks Omega one last time.
The show starts with Brandon Cutler getting in the back of an ambulance as "Hangman" Adam Page makes a phone call. It is announced that Matt and Nick Jackson have been attacked as Nick is put in an ambulance, and Page joins Nick on the way to the hospital. Meanwhile, Don Callis has to reason with Kenny Omega.
Orange Cassidy, Darby Allin and Sting beat Kip Sabian, The Butcher and The Blade in a trios match.
We see a video package for Darby Allin vs. "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. Sammy Guevara vs. MJF for the AEW World Championship at Double or Nothing.
We see a video package for Kenny Omega vs. El Hijo del Vikingo later tonight.
The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn) retain the AEW World Tag Team Championships against Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) after The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) attack Darius Martin. After the match, Top Flight attack The Kingdom and chase them through the crowd. After that, FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) shows up, and Colten Gunn tells FTR that nobody wants to hear their music or see them before, then refuses to let them talk as he mentions that The Gunns do not like them before calling them losers for losing to them and losing three tag team titles. Colten says there is nothing FTR can offer them to get another tag team title shot, but Dax Harwood tells them that if The Gunns beat them for the AEW World Tag Team Championships, FTR will leave AEW. Austin Gunn accepts. Both teams go for the handshake, then The Gunns spit in FTR's faces.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Jade Cargill, Leila Grey and "Smart" Mark Sterling. Jade takes offense to Taya Valkyrie showing up after the open challenge to Canada was over, and Sterling produces a cease and desist order keeping Taya from using the Road to Valhalla, which is the same as Jaded, which Jade claims ownership of. Leila Grey then says that she will deliver the cease and desist order to Taya personally, as she has a few words for her.
Before the next match, Stokely Hathaway announces that he is not medically cleared to compete and that he is also retiring today, then thanks his fans before giving ring announcer Justin Roberts a doctor's note, which is really a WingStop receipt with the words "HE IS SICK!" scribbled on it. Referee Bryce Remsburg rips up the receipt, then Stokley tries to run away from Hook only for Hook to chase after him in the crowd. Hook gets his hands on him and gets back to the ring, and it is not long before Hook goes to work.
Hook beats Stokely Hathaway with Redrum in a no-disqualification match.
Hip-hop artist Tech N9ne is seen in the crowd.
Adam Cole heads to the ring. After announcing that his in-ring return is seven days away, Adam Cole admits that he feels "freaking great" and that he has never been more ready to get in the ring doing what he loves for AEW. He then brings up who his opponent could be next week, then Daniel Garcia suddenly shows up and proclaims he has become a real AEW veteran and has become so respected that he is now a locker room leader. He says that as locker room leader, he is here to welcome Cole back and put him in his place, then brags about the opponents he has beaten in the last nine months and the main events he has been in, then accidentally calls himself a wrestler before correcting himself and asking what makes Cole special. Cole says his wrestling makes him special, and while Garcia will one day lead the charge in AEW, The Jericho Appreciation Society has put Garcia in a false sense of security. Cole mentions being a multiple-time world champion and beating the best around the world, and that he has been wondering if he would ever get a second chance before proclaiming he has found it and challenging Garcia to a match next week. He says next week's match is not just a return, but a statement to the locker room that he is back. Adam Cole then states that next week will be a great night for everyone but Garcia.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Kenny Omega and Don Callis. Callis tells Omega that The Young Bucks going to hospital may be the best thing to happen to them, as Omega has focus, then Callis tells the fans that "The God of Wrestling" is back.
Jon Moxley beats Stu Grayson.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "Absolute" Ricky Starks, who is sick and tired of the back-and-forth talk between himself and "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson and wanting to face him on Rampage.
It's time for QTV. The QTV staff talk about Rey Fenix and his match with Powerhouse Hobbs from last week, then mock him and Alex Abrahantes. They also laugh about Aaron Solo stealing Wardlow's identity, then mentions Powerhouse Hobbs' open challenge for the TNT Championship on Rampage, which has been answered by Penta el Zero Miedo.
Toni Storm beats Skye Blue. After the match, The Outcasts are about to spray paint Skye Blue when Willow Nightingale and Riho show up, with the latter carrying a pipe.
Backstage, The Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta) attacks Stu Grayson as he is receiving medical attention.
Kenny Omega beats El Hijo del Vikingo. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Omega, but he is attacked from behind by The Blackpool Combat Club. As Omega is ganged up on, an ambulance arrives at the arena, and Adam Page gets out of the driver's seat with a 2x4. The Blackpool Combat Club flee the ring as Adam Page gets in. Don Callis grabs at Page, and Callis falls down when Page shoves him away. Omega gets cross as he leaves with Don Callis.
Sting and Darby Allin beat The House of Black (Buddy Matthews and Brody King) in a no-disqualification match after The Great Muta shows up and beats up Buddy Matthews before spitting the green mist in his face, allowing Sting to break out of his handcuffs and hit Buddy with the Scorpion Deathdrop to win. After the match, Sting and Muta hug.
Hook and Action Bronson beat The Jericho Appreciation Society ("Cool Hand" Angelo Parker and "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard) with a double Redrum.
Before the next match, "Smart" Mark Sterling says that "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese and "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods will make quick work of Wardlow and Samoa Joe when Wardlow's entrance cuts them off.
Wardlow and Samoa Joe beat "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese and "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods. After the match, Woods and Nese attack Samoa Joe, but Wardlow gets in the ring and clotheslines them both despite having a hurt leg. "Smart" Mark Sterling tries to stop the Powerbomb Symphony with a belt shot to the back, but it does not work. Joe tosses Sterling to Wardlow, who immediately powerbombs him three times, with Joe tossing Sterling to Wardlow for each powerbomb.
We see a video package for Rey Fenix vs. Jungle Boy.
Jungle Boy beats Rey Fenix after countering the Black Fire Driver into an inside cradle. At the beginning of the match, Jungle Boy is announced by his real name as "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry. After the match, both men shake hands in a sign of respect. Afterwards, Christian Cage shows up, and Luchasaurus shows up from behind Jungle Boy. Jungle Boy sees Luchasaurus coming, but he gets headbutted and planted with a Death Valley Driver. Christian then says that New York always makes him smile because they are loud and obnoxious, then tells them to do nothing "like the bitches that [they] are" while he conducts business. Christian then says Jungle Boy attacked him like a coward and broke his arm, then says he still beat Jungle Boy and that Jungle Boy will never beat him. He tells Jungle Boy not to come back or he will sic Luchasaurus on him. After wishing that Jungle Boy's mother and sister were here to witness this one last time, Luchasaurus choke slam Jungle Boy at Christian's behest.
In backstage footage from Dynamite, The Jericho Appreciation Society celebrate Chris Jericho becoming Ring of Honor World Champion, and Jericho says there will be a championship celebration next week. Daniel Garcia wants to get serious with Jericho for a moment and tell him something, but Jericho is too focused on celebrating, much to Garcia's chagrin.
Before the next match, Sammy Guevara apologizes to Eddie Kingston before telling him that he is "a fat piece of shit." Eddie responds by gouging Sammy's eyes.
Eddie Kingston beats Sammy Guevara by submission after three spinning back fists...almost. After the match, Eddie refuses to release the hold, and as Jerry Lynn tries to reason with Eddie and security guards step in, senior referee Paul Turner shows up and reverses the decision, giving Sammy Guevara the win. Afterwards, Eddie Kingston beats up the security guards, and Jerry Lynn has to reason with Eddie again.
Jade Cargill retains the TBS Championship against Diamante. After the match, hip hop artist Trina - who accompanied Diamante to the ring - gets in the ring and turns on Diamante by slapping her before siding with The Baddies (Jade Cargill, Kiera Hogan, Leila Grey).
"Hangman" Adam Page last beats Rush to win the Golden Ticket Battle Royal and earn a shot at the AEW World Championship.
Backstage, Mark Henry interviews Powerhouse Hobbs and "Absolute" Ricky Starks. Hobbs says it is about time that the same Starks that fought Darby Allin and Sting showed up, then says he beat that Starks in four-and-a-half minutes and will do it again. Starks says he is better than "a four-minute match" and that will not happen, and while that was a highlight for Hobbs, tonight's highlight will be him closing The Book of Hobbs and putting Hobbs' lights out once and for all.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks beats Powerhouse Hobbs in an unsanctioned Lights Out Match after hitting Hobbs with a LED strip from one of the entryways and nailing him with the Ro-Sham-Bo afterwards.
CM Punk beats Dax Harwood after countering a Sharpshooter into the Anaconda Vice.
We see a picture of a 12-year-old John Silver with Chris Jericho, then we see The Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, "Cool Hand Ang" Angelo Parker, "Magic Daddy" Mac Menard, Daniel Garcia) backstage. Jericho says Silver being in the main event with him takes him to a new level, but not his level, and that it will not be pretty. Daniel Garcia says that they beat up pro wrestlers, who he says cannot hang with sports entertainers, and Jericho says that they will "future endeavor" Silver like they did Santana and Ortiz. The Society then says that Santana and Ortiz are gone and will never come back.
Darby Allin, Sting and The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) beat The Andrade Family Office (The Butcher, The Blade, Marq Quen, Isiah Kassidy) in an eight-man tornado tag match.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler). Wheeler says that Harwood went out to the ring and wrestled from the heart only for The Gunn Club to (Austin and Colten Gunn) show disrespect, and Harwood says that while there are some fans who don't like them do to what they've done in the past, they are not spoiled brats. He says that FTR give their best every night of the week, and says that Austin and Colton Gunn are just "Billy's sons" to him.
William Regal guests on commentary for the next match.
Bryan Danielson and Jon Moxley beat The Varsity Blonds (Griff Garrison and Brian Pillman Jr.) with a bulldog choke from Moxley to Garrison. After the match, Moxley says he is a very lucky man and fortunate enough to compete against and learn from the best in the world, and says that Regal's opinion is the one that he has cared about most. He says that the seal of approval from Regal is a badge of honor that he has to earn through pain, blood, torture and dislocated joints, and that he wears that "Blackpool badge of honor" with pride just like Bryan Danielson does. Moxley says that they were forged in combat, and anyone who wants to step in the ring with them needs to step up or get stepped on. He then says that if anyone has what it takes to ride with them, they much reach down to the place inside where they love pain. He also says that the only way to get the seal of approval from "The Blackpool Combat Club" is the hard way.
MJF and Shawn Spears head to the ring. When they do, a security detail stands between the ring and the ramp. MJF says it is such a shame that Wardlow could not get the job done last week, and says that he is a man of his word and honors his business agreements unlike Wardlow. He says that he meant it when he said that Wardlow could keep the TNT Championship, then says it is so sad that Wardlow could not beat Scorpio Sky. MJF then addresses CM Punk, saying he had him beaten at Revolution only for Punk to cheat to win. MJF tells Punk that there will be another match, and when there is, he will give Punk the most embarrassing loss of his career and it will not be over until he attends his funeral and pisses on his grave. MJF then focuses back on Wardlow, mocking the fans for liking Wardlow by saying they are inbred before calling Wardlow "a greedy little pig" and saying that if it were not for him, the fans would not know who Wardlow is, as he made him. He says that Wardlow had nothing until he showed, and now he has a roof over his and his mothers' head. He then says that Wardlow repaid him by costing him the biggest match of his career before asking him to release him from his contract. MJF reminds Wardlow that when he signed the contract, he signed with a deal with the devil and that the devil's deals are iron-clad. He then says that if Wardlow thought he had it bad before, he will make his life a living hell now. MJF tells Wardlow that he owns him as he stares straight into the camera, then Wardlow shows up only to be held back by ten security guards. MJF tells Wardlow he works for him, not AEW, and that he does not want him around her anymore. MJF then declares that Wardlow is trespassing and that he will continue to pay him to stay home until the fans forget he ever existed and he winds up the same way he found him: an absolute nobody. Wardlow is then escorted to the back. MJF then says that The Pinnacle is still around and better than ever without Wardlow, and Shawn Spears that when you're in The Pinnacle, you're always on top.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Trent Baretta, Orange Cassidy, Wheeler Yuta). Trent Barretta tells Wheeler Yuta that while he never liked him, but if he wants to join William Regal, Bryan Danielson and Jon Moxley, he is done with him. Yuta says he never liked Baretta either and that he wants to be the best wrestler he can be, not the best friend, and Barretta either gets it or he doesn't.
Adam Cole beats Jay Lethal with a low blow after reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) distract the referee. After the match, Cole says there is nobody on the planet who deserves the AEW World Championship more than him and that Adam Page stole his victory at Revolution. He says that when he pinned Jungle Boy in their trios match last week, he saw fear in Page's eyes and knew that Page saw the man who would take his title. He says Page caught lightning in a bottle at Revolution and that next time, he will shove the bottle up Page's ass. Adam Cole says that he is a fighter while Page is a coward who is afraid to face him and reDRagon in the ring, then Adam Page shows up and gets in the ring. Page hits all three men with a leather belt, but Cole hits Page with a low blow and the numbers game takes over. Suddenly, Jungle Boy, Christian Cage and Luchasaurus show up and chase Cole and reDRagon out of the ring. As this happens, Cole runs off with the AEW World Championship.
We see a video package for Lance Archer vs. Dustin Rhodes this week on Rampage.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Sammy Guevara and Tay Conti in the ring. Guevara says that three weeks ago, he lost the TNT Championship, but it is what it is and he still has the ring and he will give a show like no one has never seen before. He says that he has been told that he can't keep up his style forever and that while he will pay for it when he gets older, it will be worth it due to the fans. Tay Conti says that he and Guevara want payback, and that Paige VanZant will get her ass kicked. Guevara then wants a mixed tag match against American Top Team right now. Dan Lambert then shows up with The Men of the Year (Scorpio Sky and "All Ego" Ethan Page) and puts them and Paige VanZant on a pedestal before mocking Guevara and Conti. He then says that American Top Team will stay on top while looking back at the bodies they've laid out, then The Men of the Year head to the back after laughing on their way out. After Lambert kisses his TNT Championship belt while telling Guevera he can kiss that match tonight goodbye, Guevara tells Lambert that if he knew what he and Conti did with the TNT Championship, then he would know that they live in his mouth just like they live in his head rent-free.
We see a video package for Swerve Strickland vs. "Absolute" Ricky Starks this week on Rampage.
"Legit" Leyla Hirsch beats Red Velvet in a match where Kris Statlander is banned from ringside after the ref takes away her turnbuckle hook before hitting Red Velvet with another foreign object behind the referee's back. After the match, Leyla continues to attack Red Velvet and puts her in a cross arm breaker before Kris Statlander runs into the ring and beats Leyla up.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Jade Cargill and "Smart" Mark Sterling. Jade Cargill says that after she wins her 30th match, she needs a big, green celebration with some fine exotic dancers and a green wardrobe fit for a champion.
Tony Schavione interviews Thunder Rosa on the stage. Before the interview can start, however, Vickie Guerrero loudly interrupts before saying that she is not a real Texan and to "take [her] green card, do the backstroke and return to Mexico." As Thunder Rosa talks back to Vickie, Vickie interrupts her before "The Native Beast" Nyla Rose attacks Thunder Rosa from behind. Vickie says that Nyla is a real champion and that no one is hungrier for the AEW Women's World Championship. (The promo ends up being met with so much backlash that AEW completely removes it from their social media channels and never mentions it again.)
Before the next match, "Magic Daddy" Matt Menard says that the fans do not appreciate the fact that Jericho allows them to sing "Judas" and that there should be no entrance theme.
Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho and Daniel Garcia) beat The Dark Order (John Silver and Alex Reynolds) after Jericho hits Reynolds with Floyd behind the referee's back to allow Garcia to make Reynolds tap to the Sharpshooter.
Wardlow shows up with cardboard standees of MJF and brings them to the ring to start tonight's show. After Wardlow places the carboard stands in the corner, he gives some instructions to ring announcer Justin Roberts, who then introduces FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Tully Blanchard. FTR and Tully Blanchard show up with glasses of champagne and head to the ring, then Shawn Spears is introduced. Shawn Spears shows up with a bottle of champagne as he heads to the ring, then hands Justin Roberts a folder. Justin reads from the folder, introducing MJF as well as MJF's self-described accolades in the progress. MJF then makes his way to the ring with two women in white dresses in the front while sitting on a throne carried by six men. One of the women kisses him, while the other one makes out with him, then MJF celebrates with everyone in The Pinnacle except Wardlow before confetti falls. MJF says he made it clear last week that he is the best wrestler on the planet, then says he is better than that when he beat CM Punk twice. He says last week was bittersweet for him, because after he laid on top of Punk, he got emotional after beating someone he grew up with, and says that if it were not for Shawn Spears, he would not have done it. Spears says that he has a gift for MJF: a new shirt with the words "Better Than The Best In The World" that is now available on AEWShop.com. MJF says that after becoming one of the greatest, it is time for him to become AEW World Champion. All of a sudden, CM Punk shows up. Tony Schiavone holds the microphone for Punk as Punk says that MJF's win over him is as suspect as his spray tan, then says he has learned from his mistakes a couple of weeks ago and brought some friends. Darby Allin and Sting show up with baseball bats, then Punk says he will either get what he wants - a rematch - or the three of them beat it out of him. He then says the rematch is against Wardlow, whom he credits for MJF beating him and wants one-on-one. MJF says he beat Punk all by himself and that Wardlow is here because he is his best friends. Dax Harwood grabs the microphone and says that he is more comfortable in wrestling gear and also wants a rematch. Punk says it is on, but MJF says he will not wrestle in tonight's venue before proposing that if Punk wants a rematch against him any time and anywhere, all he has to do is beat FTR with a tag team partner of his choice other than Darby Allin or Sting. MJF then tells Wardlow to suit up, because he has a match up next, then says that he is better than the best in the world and that everyone knows it.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Andrade el Idolo, Darby Allin and Sting. Andrade addresses Sting as Darby Allin's boss, but Sting tells him that Darby does not work for him and that if he has a problem with Darby, to take it up with him. Darby says he has better things to do, like become TNT Champion. Andrade says Darby that he will work for him, and that the next TNT Champion will be him, not Darby. After Andrade leaves, Sting says "One thing's for sure...he means it."
Wardlow beats The Blade with four powerbombs. After the match, Shawn Spears hits The Blade with a chair.
We hear from Penta el Zero Miedo in a cemetery. Penta pulls a shovel out of his vehicle, takes it into the cemetery, digs a hole and pulls a mask out of the ground.
It is time for The Inner Circle Team Meeting. Chris Jericho, Jake Hager and Sammy Guevara are the first members to head to the ring. Jericho says they have not seen Santana and Ortiz all day, then all of a sudden, Proud 'n Powerful (Santana and Ortiz) arrive. Jericho wants to know why Santana and Ortiz did not take him in in their match against 2point0 and Daniel Garcia, saying it was demeaning and disrespectful to him and the fans. Santana says for the past few months, he has learned to see things as they are and call a spade a spade, saying that Jericho only cares about himself and that he and Ortiz have been sidetracked to Jericho's benefit. He also says that his and Ortiz' tag team title hunt has always been pushed to the side so they could come to Jericho's rescue, and that the days of playing second fiddle to Jericho are over and done with. Santana says that at the end of the day, it was always Jericho who held them back and kept them from the spotlight and that it was the fans who kept them coming, then tells The Inner Circle to thank Ortiz for keeping him from dropping Jericho a long time ago. Jericho says Santana reminds him of Eddie Guerrero, then asks what Eddie Kingston has ever done for him and Ortiz before saying that he is the influencer and that they have been in main events and in the money because of him. He says they had a chance to be AEW World Tag Team Champions a year ago, but they lost to The Young Bucks, and yet they want to blame him. Jericho then says he put them in The Inner Circle and that he can kick them out as well. Jericho then says he has asked himself if he asked the wrong two members of The Latin-American Xchange to join. Santana grabs Jericho, but Sammy stops them, saying they are a family. Jericho tells Sammy to shut up, but Sammy tells Jericho to save it. He says he loves The Inner Circle like a family and that he has no idea what is going on, then says one of his goals is to be one of the best champions ever and that the infighting is not helping. Sammy throws his jacket onto the mat and says he has quit the group before, and unless The Inner Circle gets things together, he will quit again. He leaves, then Ortiz asks what is next when Jericho throws threats around. Ortiz says Jericho has his facts twisted and that Eddie Kingston has always been a brother in arms to him and Santana and that infighting solves nothing. He says that if they have an issue where they come from, they use their fists, not their words. Ortiz proposes a tag team match between him and Santana and the team of Jericho and Hager. Jericho says he never wanted it to come to this, but if they want a fight, they will get it, and if they don't adjust their attitudes, changes will be made.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Roppongi Vice (Rocky Romero and Trent Barretta). Rocky Romero says he is feeling good and ready for a fight, then The Young Bucks show up wanting a fight. Suddenly, Adam Cole attacks Romero and Trent from beind, and Rocky gets a BTE-Trigger. As Rocky is about to get a piledriver, "Switchblade" Jay White shows up and throws him into the nearby truck, then says "Nice earrings" to Nick Jackson.
Isiah Kassidy's opponent for the next match is revealed to be Keith Lee.
Keith Lee beats Isiah Kassidy to qualify for the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match after Matt Hardy walks out on the match. After the match, Marq Quen attacks Keith Lee and double teams him with Isiah Kassidy, but Keith Lee quickly recovers and catches them both out of the air. Keith Lee powerbombs Quen onto Kassidy, then into the ring apron.
We see a video package chronicling the recent events between Mercedes Martinez and Thunder Rosa. Next week, there will be a no-disqualification match between them.
Before the next match, CM Punk's tag team partner is revealed to be Jon Moxley.
CM Punk and Jon Moxley beats FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler), giving CM Punk his rematch against MJF, who is livid backstage.
Jade Cargill retains the TBS Championship against AQA. (AQA is former NXT Superstar Zayda Ramier, who is best known for her surprise win over Toni Storm while there.)
Backstage, we hear from The Young Bucks and Adam Cole. Matt Jackson makes fun of their attack on Roppongi Vice, while Nick Jackson says the AEW tag titles will be theirs again. Matt Jackson finds it weird that Adam Cole brought "Switchblade" Jay White tonight, but Cole says that if the Bucks can trust him, they can trust Jay White. Cole then says he has a statement of his own soon.
Serena Deeb heads to the ring. She says that she beat her last opponent in three minutes and says nobody is on her level, then issues "The Professor's Five-Minute Rookie Challenge" and says her opponents should be privileged to be in the ring with her tonight. She says that if her opponent, Katie Arquette, wants to put her life on the line, then she should not be surprised if she is the one to dig her grave.
Serena Deeb beats Katie Arquette with the Serenity Lock in one minute.
We see a video package chronicling the feud between The Gunn Club (Billy, Austin and Colten Gunn) and Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus and Christian Cage.
"Hangman" Adam Page retains the AEW World Championship against Lance Archer after vaulting over referee Paul Turner's back to hit the Buckshot Lariat on Archer and put him through two tables on the outside to make up for the lack of a top rope after Dan Lambert removes it, and gets on his feet first. After the match, Adam Cole shows up and takes the AEW World Championship, then places it on Adam Page's shoulder and leaves.
Jon Moxley shows up for the first time since early October to start tonight's show. After chewing out a heckler in the audience for yelling "Boo! Get this drunken piece of trash out of the ring!", Moxley talks about a bad dream he had on a plane where he was beaten up and a black cloud was above him asking him if he had the nerve to think he made an out. He says that everyone carry scars on the inside and that people try to cover them up or pretend they do not happen, and says people should be proud of those scars, as they make people who they are. Moxley says there are plenty of people who doubt him or want to write him off, and to those people, he says they can shove it up their ass. He says he does not run from demons; he just beats the shit out of them. Moxley thanks those who have supported him through thick and thin, then says that he is going to grab the world of professional wrestling by the balls and do whatever he wants, for he is truly free. He says he has been to Hell and that it has been very liberating, then says nobody can put him through more hell than he has already been through and says that if people thought he was dangerous now, then he is thirsty and all he drinks is blood.
Backstage, we hear from MJF and Wardlow. MJF says that instead of taking the loss on the chin, Punk took the easy way out against Wardlow. He apologizes to Wardlow - whose birthday is today - then docks his pay for putting his hands on him, saying the money will go back up if he can qualify for the World title picture. He then says that Shawn Spears will get the job done against CM Punk tonight and that he will be there to call all the action.
Adam Cole and Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. beat Best Friends (Orange Cassidy and Kris Statlander) after Orange Cassidy inadvertently puts Britt Baker through a table and Cole hits Orange Cassidy with a low blow.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Chris Jericho, Santana and Ortiz. Jericho says he does not care about Eddie Kingston, but Ortiz stops him to say that he and Santana, and Santana says Eddie may have a point about him. Santana says that maybe they should focus more on himself and Ortiz than on him after he asks Jericho when he truly last had their back.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Adam Cole, who takes the microphone from Alex and tells him to leave before saying he has done everything he could to Orange Cassidy for being a thorn in his side before challenging him to a Lights Out Match next week. He says he cannot stand looking at Orange Cassidy any longer and that he plans to end his career.
We see a video package for CM Punk vs. Shawn Spears, which is coming up next.
CM Punk beats Shawn Spears with a single GTS shortly after MJF guests on commentary for the match. After the match, MJF tries to sneak up on Punk, but Punk catches him out and grabs him by the scarf. MJF ducks out of his scarf and runs away.
Backstage, Billy Gunn meets with Christian Cage for a shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championships. Christian says his sons have talent, but when the lights are brightest, he cannot get that win. He tells Billy to make a statement, and then they can talk. When Billy grabs him, Christian pushes his arm away only to be attacked from behind by Austin and Colten Gunn, and Austin says "Statement made."
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes heads to the ring, which has a giant ladder in it. Cody says he is reminded from the last match of CM Punk's "Pipebomb" promo, then says that Punk laid out a roadmap of things that were taboo at the time, such as working with other companies and teaming with The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson). He says that Punk would eventually do these things in AEW in what would be "the comeback of the decade," yet in his absence, somebody did do every one of those things: him. Cody says he held every grain of that revolution in his hands and people cheered, and says he will not turn heel because people cheered when he needed them the most. On the subject of "The Forbidden Door," he was the one who built it, then says that in the two weeks he was gone, The Young Bucks nearly started the Wednesday Night Wars all over again, Ricky Starks started a fight with Jay Lethal, and Brody King had the balls to show up. Cody also mentions the TNT Championship title picture, saying there are no "secondary belts" in AEW and yet they have a secondary TNT Champion, and announces that the undisputed TNT Champion will be determined in a ladder match.
Tony Schiavone interviews John Silver, Anna Jay, "Smart' Mark Sterling and Jade Cargill. Anna Jay has challenged Jade Cargill for the TBS Championship. Sterling says he and Jade are thrilled to accept this challenge. John Silver says Anna Jay will win the TBS Championship, and Anna Jay says she will do anything it takes to win a match before asking Jade if she is willing to do the same.
The Kings of the Black Throne (Malakai Black and Brody King) beat The Varsity Blonds (Griff Garrison and Brian Pillman Jr.). After the match, Malakai Black asks that the members of The House of Black rise before PAC shows up on the video screen to state that he has found a new vision and purpose, and that he sees Malakai as just the same as every other cretin in AEW: self-obsessed and power-hungry. PAC says that he will not bow down and call Malakai Black "master," then says he will leave a mark with him as he pulls down his blindfold.
We see a video package regarding the return of Lance Archer.
Backstage, Brandon Cutler records a video message for Trent Barretta and Rocky Romero. Romero challenges The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) to a match against a re-united Roppongi Vice.
Lance Archer beats Frankie Kazarian. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Dan Lambert. Lambert takes the microphone and mocks "Hangman" Adam Page for his age and saying he is not mentally or physically prepared for Archer. Archer says "Enough of this cowboy bullshit," then says he is going to show what he will do to Adam Page by tossing Kazarian out of the ring before attempting a choke slam into a chair. Adam Page shows up and has a staredown with Archer before slapping him in the face. Both men exchange blows and Adam Page hits him with a cowboy boot, then Page clotheslines Archer out of the ring.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Dante Martin, Lee Moriarty and Matt Sydal. Dante says that Sydal has been like a brother to him and that he has his and Moriarty's backs. Moriarty says they will do the same for him. We then hear from Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs. Starks tells Dante that nobody is his friends and that he is all alone. Hobbs tells Dante to get someone who will watch him everywhere, because Team Taz builds assassins.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Kris Statlander and Red Velvet. Suddenly, "Legit" Leyla Hirsch trash talks Kris Statlander for losing tonight at and Rampage and costing her and Red Velvet thousands of dollars. Red Velvet says it was miscommunication, but when she turns around, Leyla attacks her before attacking Statlander.
Serena Deeb beats Skye Blue with the Serenity Lock.
We hear from Dan Lambert and The Men of the Year (Scorpio Sky and "All Ego" Ethan Page). Ethan Page tells Jon Moxley not to let his fashion fool him, because he is up to the task for a challenge, as he has been climbing up the ranks while he was away.
We see a video package for Hook.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews The Hardy Family Office. Hardy says he has sold 51% of the group to Andrade el Idolo and that he will maintain the majority of seats as CEO while Andrade becomes President. He also says that the HFO will be the "AHFO," and Andrade makes it known that he is trying to recruit Darby Allin.
We see black-and-white footage of Anthony Bowens as Darby Allin and some guy dressed up as Sting running into Bowens with a car before being hit with a baseball bat by "Platinum" Max Caster.
Sting and Darby Allin beat The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens. Before the match begins, The Acclaimed attack Darby Allin and Sting before wrapping a chair around Darby's neck and sending him into the ring post, causing Darby to suffer an injury and be taken to the back, effectively making the match a two-on-one handicap match for a time. Darby eventually comes back after sailing over the crowd and knocking Caster off the ring steps with a flying shoulder tackle.
Adam Cole beats Orange Casssidy. During the match, Brandon Cutler and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) show up, but Orange hits Cutler with a top rope cross body and Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Trent Barretta, Wheeler Yuta) run in to take down the Bucks. Near the end of the match, Bobby Fish shows up and distracts the referee, and Kyle O'Reilly shows up from behind Orange Cassidy and attacks him. After the match, O'Reilly attacks Orange, then Adam Cole confronts O'Reilly. When Chuck Taylor and Trent Barretta show up, O'Reilly and Cole team up against him along with Bobby Fish. The three of them then stand tall together as The Young Bucks head to the ring. The Young Bucks want an explanation from Cole, then Cole, Fish and O'Reilly leave.
We see a video package for last week's match between Bryan Danielson and "Hangman" Adam Page for the AEW World Championship. The rematch will be in two weeks' time.
Tony Schiavone interviews "Hangman" Adam Page in the ring. Page says that he was handed back the AEW World Championship after 60 minutes, and after the match, he thought it was funny that after three years, he had never felt less of a champion. He says the only feeling he has from last week was disappointment. Suddenly, Bryan Danielson shows up and calls Adam Page an "entitled millennial cowboy" and mocks him for being disappointed. Danielson says that he kicked Page's ass for 60 minutes and that if anyone should be AEW World Champion, it should be him. He then says that he will not cry about his feelings and that he will kick Page's ass again in the rematch, but this time, he won't have a bad leg from wrestling John Silver and he will not wrestle again until the rematch. Danielson then says that if he stalls for another 60 minutes, they will be in the same position they are now again. He then says he is not an entitled millennial like the fans and proposes that there are judges in the rematch, so if Page stalls again, Danielson will be the true champion. After Danielson says he had last week's match won, Page praises Danielson from taking him into deep waters and to his limit, then says he swam in the final seconds and that he would have drowned Danielson if he had three more seconds. Nevertheless, Page is okay with the time limit and the judges, and says he has come way too far, spilled too much blood and spent so much of himself for the AEW World Championship to be told he is "a B-plus player." He says that as far as whether or not he can beat Danielson goes, the answer is "yes."
We hear from The Pinnacle. MJF thanks Shawn Spears for being accountable for Wardlow, then says that CM Punk drives people insane and burns bridges, which is why he and FTR are not worried about tonight. He says they are family unlike CM Punk, Sting and Darby Allin, then says Punk has to make everything about himself and that the real CM Punk comes out to play when it isn't. He says that Punk is more rusty than the knife Darby uses to skin small animals and that Punk chose early retirement when he messed with him. Dax Harwood says that he has no problem with CM Punk, but Punk threatened him and that he, MJF and Cash Wheeler are the three kings of professional wrestling.
Wardlow beats "The Captain" Shawn Dean with four powerbombs, then Shawn Spears hits Shawn Dean with a chair.
We see a video package for "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes vs. Sammy Guevara for the TNT Championship for this week's Rampage.
We suddenly hear from Dan Lambert and The Men of the Year (Scorpio Sky and "All Ego" Ethan Page). Lambert says the fans are not leadership material, and says every decision he makes must be fair for his fighters so the most successful are the most deserving. He then says that Tony Khan uses the buddy system and says that whoever isn't his buddy ends up the opening act, then says that Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page will be sitting on the sidelines while Cody Rhodes gets another title shot. He also says that Tony Khan has set him up for failure because he does not like him, and says he cannot get people to cheer for Cody when Cody is a bigger dick than he is. Lambert then says he does not care who the fans cheer or boo, because his only concern is that Scorpio Sky or Ethan Page get the next title shot, as they will not need help from anyone in the back to bring the TNT Championship back to American Top Team.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., who says she is bigger and stronger than Riho - and also has Jamie Hayter by her side - before saying that 2021 cannot be brought up without bringing her up, as she built her own throne and the women's division from the ground up. She says that 2022 will not start with Riho taking the AEW Women's World Championship, and tells Riho she should have stayed underneath the bottom rope at All Out, then tells Riho she is out of her league before saying "You'll shoot your eye out, kid."
The superstars of AEW talk about their memories of Owen Hart before The Owen Hart Cup Tournament is announced.
Ruby Soho beats "The Native Beast" Nyla Rose after dragging Nyla off the top rope into No Future after hitting Vickie Guerrero with an enzuigiri to advance in the TBS Championship Tournament. (Before the match, a man in the front row is holding up a sign saying "Nyla Rose is this guy's dad" with a arrow pointing right. Not surprisingly, he gets flipped off by Nyla as Nyla enters the ring and the man gets kicked out.)
We see a video package chronicling the feud between Hikaru Shida and Serena Deeb.
Malakai Black beats Griff Garrison with a single leg crab. After the match, Brian Pillman Jr. pushes Black out of the hold, but Black hits him with Black Mass.
We hear from Matt Hardy and Private Party. Matt Hardy says he wants to see Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) as #1 contenders to the tag team titles and that Isiah Kassidy is going to "pound that ass" and injure Jungle Boy. We then hear from Luchasaurus, Christian Cage and Jungle Boy. Jungle Boy says that they will open some Christmas presents before shoving coal up Isiah Kassidy's ass and leave him coughing up diamonds. Christian Cage then plugs their limited edition Christmas shirt as he tells Matt Hardy to get his guys something nice.
CM Punk, Sting and Darby Allin beat The Pinnacle (MJF, Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler) in a six-man tag match. After the match, MJF calls Punk a coward on a commentary headset.
