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.
The Don Callis Family (Mark Davis, Jake Doyle, Wardlow) beats The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Daniel Garcia, Gabe Kidd) in a trios match.
Adam Copeland beats "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander in a Clockwork Carnage qualifier. After the match, Copeland says the last few weeks have been difficult, but a lot of people do not know that at the Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match at All Out, Christian Cage was thrown into a ladder five minutes into the match and ended up breaking three ribs, with one broken in three places, and suffered a collapsed lung; nevertheless, he was on top of a ladder reaching for the AEW World Tag Team Championships due to his work ethic and because he did it for the fans. Copeland says that because of this, he had to do some soul searching, and he has realized that he is "aging out" of wrestling, and because of that, 2027 will be his last year in professional wrestling. He says he has to go for the AEW World Championship because of this, then Don Callis and "The Machine" Brian Cage show up. Callis says it has been a great night for his family, with Mark Davis having pinned Jon Moxley with more to come tonight, and says that while Copeland may think he has won the battle tonight, "Don Callis always wins the war." Callis then asks Copeland who he thinks he is, and says that people like Copeland do not get to think about things like timing and retirement and that people like him tell how it is going to be. Callis then tells Copeland that he is usually right on his predictions and that he does not like Copeland's chances of seeing 2027 or even this Saturday's Clockwork Carnage Match. Copeland is attacked from behind by "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher, "The Jet" Kevin Knight, Josh Alexander and Lance Archer in what becomes a five-on-one attack. All of a sudden, "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita and The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong) show up, and they force Don Callis and his family to flee before they check on Copeland.
"The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita beats "The Machine" Brian Cage by submission with a Dragon Sleeper in a Clockwork Carnage qualifier.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews United Empire (Will Ospreay, "Speedball" Mike Bailey, Jamie Hayter, Alex Windsor, Andrade el Idolo). Ospreay says he is looking forward to seeing whoever else qualifies for Clockwork Carnage. Speedball says that he has qualified and that he will be ready for anyone else who will be part of the match, including Ospreay. Hayter mentions that Kris Statlander and Harley Cameron are #1 contenders for the AEW Women's World Tag Team Championships, and Windsor says that if they are ready to get slapped up, they know where to find them. Andrade says that Ciampa will not be able to beat him.
Tony Schiavone interviews FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Stokely Hathaway on the stage. Harwood says that there is one thing that gives his joy, and that is being a champion. He says that FTR have beaten The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) three out of five times, and want to know why they are not #1 contenders. Instead of The Young Bucks, The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) show up instead, and Sabin says that while FTR's legacy is undeniable, The Motor City Machine Guns can match their reputations. He says they have both created reputations, but they are living in the present, not in the past, and AEW has the best tag team division in professional wrestling. Sabin says they will prove they are the best by beating FTR, and Shelley says that by using the same logic as FTR, they should beat FTR three out of five times in a best-of-five series. Shelley also proposes that they can have the first match tonight, but Stokely says this is not happening in Cleveland, Ohio. He does agree that this is a big money match and a dream series, and that WrestleDream would be the best place to start this off.
In backstage footage from after Grand Slam France, we hear from "Hangman" Adam Page and Brodido (Brody King and Bandido). Hangman is irritated with Swerve Strickland for dragging him through the same hell that they have already been through before, and Brody says that whatever Swerve is doing, it is working. He says that they need Hangman's head in the game, as unity is strength. Bandido says that they will take their titles and their honor in a two-out-of-three falls match at WrestleDream.
"The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada retains the AEW International Championship against Myron Reed in a Clockwork Carnage qualifier.
We see a video package for MJF, who is #1 in this year's PWI 500 ranking in Pro Wrestling Illustrated.
We hear from The New Level (Kofi and "Awesome" Austin Creed) and Prince Nana. Nana says that Swerve Strickland had some important family business to take care of, but has asked one of his good friends to take his place tonight: comedian Mojo Brookzz. Brookzz says he wants some in-ring action against Brody King before the four of them head to the ring. Mojo Brookzz says he is here to make something happen, then says that WrestleDream is coming up and that The New Level and Swerve are laying it all on the line against "Hangman" Adam Page and Brodido (Brody King and Bandido), and Kofi says that they are going up against three of the greatest wrestlers on AEW's roster right now. Mojo Brookzz dares "Hangman" Adam Page to set his house on fire so they can see how fast Hangman ends up tied up and missing, that Bandido wears a mask because he is ugly, and that he wants Brody King. Kofi says they know how good all three of them are, as they have already beaten them at All Out. Creed says they want the match to be two-out-of-three falls so that there is no excuse as to who the best trio is, as anybody can lucky once, but not everybody can get lucky twice. He says this will be more than a title defense, but proof as to why they are the champions, and Hangman would be better off not letting his personal issues with Swerve become professional issues with his friends.
Triangle of Madness ("The Toxic Spider" Thekla, Julia Hart, Skye Blue) beat The Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) and Mercedes Moné in a trios match after Julia Hart spits black mist into Lena Kross' eyes behind referee Aubrey Edwards' back.
Samoa Joe and Tommaso Ciampa beat United Empire (Will Ospreay and Andrade el Idolo) by submission with a Coaquin Clutch from Samoa Joe to Andrade after Ciampa hits a DDT through the ropes on the AEW National Championship behind referee Bryce Remsburg's back. After the match, it is announced that Tommaso Ciampa will face Andrade el Idolo for the AEW National Championship at WrestleDream.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Adam Copeland, Darby Allin and Steven Borden. As Copeland is ready to team with Darby and Borden, Christian Cage and eulogizes the end of Sting's in-ring career, but Darby reminds Christian it is not over between them. Christian notes their history. We then hear from FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler), Stokely Hathaway and The Don Callis Family (Don Callis, "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher, "The Jet" Kevin Knight). Stokely says that FTR will become the tag team champions at All Out, and Don Callis says that Knight and Fletcher should be in contention for the titles after last week.
Stokely Hathaway guests on commentary for the next match.
Adam Copeland, Christian Cage, Darby Allin and Steven Borden beat FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and The Don Callis Family ("The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher and "The Jet" Kevin Knight) in an eight-man tag match.
Backstage, we hear from The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, PAC, Gabe Kidd). Moxley says Will Ospreay has targeted him and that he feels "some type of way" about it. He says it is incredible what Ospreay has overcome in the past year and that nobody understands like him what he has gone through, as he is hard on himself and others. He says that a championship around anyone's waist does not make them the best, and while All In will inspire future generations, it was all about what Ospreay was becoming. Moxley says he never wanted Ospreay to follow him, but to lead, and that this is where everything between them has headed. He says that by now, Ospreay knows that when he looks across the ring at him at All Out, everything that happens to him will be his responsibility. Gabe Kidd says they should not wait until All Out to break him or cut him into pieces, and PAC says there is a clear line between them and United Empire (Andrade el Idolo and Francesco Akira) and that they will not let Ospreay off the hook.
We see a video package chronicling the feud between The Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor) and The Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross).
Chris Jericho beats "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne after pulling the necklace off of Nick Wayne's neck. It is announced during the match that next week's show will be a three-hour special. After the match, Nick Wayne is upset to the point that he does not even want to shake Jericho's hand. When Jericho leaves the ring, Nick Wayne kicks the middle rope into Jericho's groin before wrapping the necklace around his right hand for a few punches. Nick Wayne then grabs a chair and smacks Jericho in the back with it before leaving the ring.
It is announced that Mercedes Moné is not cleared to compete at All Out, but she will be cleared to wrestle at WrestleDream and face either "The Toxic Spider" Thekla or Willow Nightingale. We then see a video package for Willow Nightingale vs. Thekla at All Out, with the winner facing Mercedes Moné for the AEW World Women's Championship at WrestleDream.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Will Ospreay, Francesco Akira and Andrade el Idolo. Ospreay says they will take the fight to The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, PAC, Gabe Kidd), then addresses the awkwardness of him being AEW World Champion and Andrade el Idolo having a contract for a championship match with him. After Andrade says that they are on the same team tonight, Francesco Akira says something in Italian, then Ospreay tells Akira to say something in English. Akira immediately says "Let's kick the shit out of The Death Riders!"
"Hangman" Adam Page and Brodido (Brody King and Bandido) beat The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong) in a trios match to earn a shot at the AEW World Trios Championships at All Out.
We look back on last week's Collision, which was a memorial show for "The Butcher" Andy Williams.
Tommaso Ciampa quickly beats Myles Hawkins with a running knee as Hawkins hands his vest off to the side, then immediately heads to the back.
Tony Schiavone introduces Swerve Strickland, Prince Nana and The New Level (Kofi and "Awesome" Austin Creed) to the ring. All of a sudden, Swerve and The New Level are attacked by The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona). Kofi tries to fight back by getting on top of Toa Liona, but he is easily overpowered, and Bishop Kaun hits him with a Pedigree. Swerve gets in the ring just before Ricochet does, and while Swerve fends off The Demand, the numbers game proves to be too much. The Demand then pose with the World Trios Championships in front of a downed Swerve and New Level.
We hear from "Jungle" Jack Perry backstage. Perry says he is on a mission to face the former World Champions of AEW, and while he has lost against two and has had his ass kicked all over the place, he is enjoying it, learning something, and feeling something. He feels that he is inching closer to his victory and the impossible dream within defeat. Perry says that he wanted to face the best to become the best, and now he is going to call his shot. He then calls out Samoa Joe, saying Joe is both feared and loved, but not by him. Perry says Joe has been gone long enough and that it is time for Joe to teach him something. He says that he knows the legend, and he tells Joe to come back and make his day. We then see "Joe is gonna kill you" on the wall in red spray paint.
Lena Kross beats Jamie Hayter after Megan Bayne distracts referee Aubrey Edwards with one of the AEW Women's World Tag Team titles so that Lena Kross can hit Jamie Hayter in the midsection with a pipe followed by the Jackhammer for the win. After the match, Bayne and Kross retreat after Alex Windsor rushes to the ring with a wooden table leg.
We see a video package for Andrade el Idolo. Andrade talks about how he was born with professional wrestling in his blood and how his grandfather, father and six uncles gave their blood for business. He says that it is not just his destiny, but the result of four generations of his family being in a wrestling ring.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada. Okada says he has given this a lot of thought, and says that Tommaso Ciampa is a bitch when it comes to giving Ciampa a shot at the International Championship. This leads to Ciampa immediately attacking Okada before saying he wants "The Psycho Killer versus The Rainmaker" and calling Okada a bitch.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor). They make it clear to The Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) that anything not nailed down will be used against them next week.
The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, PAC, Gabe Kidd) beat United Empire (Will Ospreay, Francesco Akira, Andrade el Idolo) in a trios match by submission with a Death Rider followed by the bulldog choke from Moxley to Akira. After the match, Moxley keeps the hold on, then chases the referee out of the ring only to lock it in again. He lets go, then locks it in a third time. Andrade el Idolo fends the Death Riders off, but he is soon attacked from behind by Clark Connors and David Finlay. Moxley then hands a metal folding chair off to Gabe Kidd, who wraps the chair around Akira's head. Ospreay gets in the ring and hits multiple Hidden Blades to make the save for Akira.
Will Ospreay heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Ospreay apologizes for his rough appearance following a post-championship win bender before thanking the fans from those who have been there since the beginning from the ones who followed him since his AEW debut. He then addresses Kenny Omega, saying that they both took each other to the limit and that he had to keep fighting because he wanted the AEW World Championship. He says that Omega has been the best in the world for the last ten years and still is. Ospreay says that 364 days out of the year, Omega is a better wrestler than him, but it took one day for him to become champion. He then mentions that he and Omega have two wins apiece. Ospreay says he wanted Omega to recognize him as an equal, and he is fine with that tie, but if Omega is not satisfied, then he can name the time and place and they can sort this once and for all. Ospreay thinks about past AEW World Champions and how so many of them are his heroes, then announces that he is among them and that he has worked for this, stating that his heroes are now his rivals. He admits that he has struggled to say that he is the guy, but now that he is AEW World Champion, he is the standard, "the billy goat" and the best in the world now. Ospreay says that anyone who wants to take the title from him will have to walk through the same fire he did and see him at the end of the line. Ospreay thanks his teammates in United Empire (Henare, Francesco Akira, Callum Newman), then says that while United Empire will stay in Japan, he will start creating his own opportunities in AEW and create his own United Empire in the United States. The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona) suddenly show up with Ricochet interrupting, and Ricochet says Ospreay knows just as well as he does that they have unfinished business and acknowledges that Ospreay's match at All In was magic. Ricochet says that no one knows Ospreay like he does and that Ospreay would not be in the main event of All In without him, then demands the first opportunity at the AEW World Championship. Clark Connors and Gabe Kidd suddenly show up and interrupt, with Gabe Kidd saying that Ospreay has taken his chance and that it is nothing compared to what he will take from Ospreay and his family. Ricochet says he will get the first opportunity at the title, but Gabe Kidd says he wants Ospreay's life, and that he does not mind doing it five-on-one. United Empire shows up from behind Ospreay to match the numbers. Ospreay says they can go at it right now in their street clothes, or they can have an eight-man tag match in their gear for tonight's main event.
Swerve Strickland and The New Level (Kofi and "Awesome" Austin Creed) retain the AEW World Trios Championships against The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz, Dezmond Xavier, Myron Reed). After the match, The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) show up and congratulate The New Level as both teams have a brief staredown before The Young Bucks head to the ring.
The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) are in the ring after the commercial break. Matt addresses what happened at All In and asks Adam Copeland and Christian Cage if they had to beat them the way that they did and if they are happy with themselves and satisfied with how they did it, then want Copeland and Christian to answer to their faces. Instead of Copeland and Christian, FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Stokely Hathaway show up instead, and Stokely says that he cannot believe what he is hearing and that only two people matter in this ring: FTR. Stokely says The Young Bucks blew it at Revolution, blew it at All In and now want to blow it for a third time, then Dax says that "Daddy's home" and that The Young Bucks had their chance and lost again in front of friends and family. He says that FTR have beaten both The Young Bucks and the team of Copeland and Christians, then tells them to step aside so they can become five-time tag team champions. Nick says they have beaten FTR too, but have also made them say "I quit." Christian and Copeland arrive on the stage, and Christian says "They don't ask how you won; they ask who won." He reveals that his wrist and forearm were never hurt, and that they have both beaten FTR and The Young Bucks and stayed tag team champions. He is amazed that they are not so embarrassed that they would take a 50% pay cut and go somewhere else than be embarrassed by them again, then Copeland says that he is not pleased with how they won and says they are better than that. Christian says there is a way to make it right and entitles The Young Bucks as well as FTR to a tag team title rematch at All Out in a three-way Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Will Ospreay and United Empire (Henare, Francesco Akira, Callum Newman). Ospreay says there is no heat and that is time to move on, yet he has not found a fifth man. Callum Empire says he knows a guy who has been in the Empire for some time now: Andrade el Idolo. Andrade el Idolo comes out from behind a nearby door and congratulates Ospreay after saying "How you know?" and shaking hands with everyone else.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
Darby Allin retains the TNT Championship against Mark Davis. After the match, Trent Beretta and Rocky "Azucar" Romero attack Darby. Steven Borden gets in the ring and makes quick work of both men, then stares down Mark Davis. Davis teases getting in the ring, then Borden is attacked from behind by a returning Josh Alexander. "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander puts Darby in an ankle lock, and Mark Davis hits Borden with a piledriver.
In backstage footage from All In, MJF says he had to win the Men's Casino Gauntlet Match to prove that he is the undisputed "One True Champion" and that he is in this position because of Will Ospreay. He says that Ospreay is what is wrong with his life, and if anybody else in AEW got screwed the way that he did, the match would have been tossed out. MJF says nobody likes him because he is a cold dose of reality nobody wants to deal with. He says that thinking of him is thinking of the other wrestlers that are on his level and that it makes people mad that he is the biggest needle mover in AEW and that there is nobody more important in AEW than him. MJF says payback is coming and that payback is a bitch, and that nobody will see it coming, and that by the time he finally does hand off some payback, everyone will be begging for it.
Megan Bayne beats Alex Windsor. During the match, Jamie Hayter stops Lena Kross from using one of the AEW Women's World Tag Team Championship, and the referee fails to see Megan Bayne do the same and hit Alex Windsor with one of them. This allows Bayne to hit Windsor with the Megabomb for the win. After the match, The Divine Dominion (Bayne and Kross) briefly attack Windsor before Hayter chases them out of the ring.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Chris Jericho, who mentions "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne getting pinned before Nick Wayne shows up, confronts Jericho and says he not only owning the ring, but taking Jericho out of the Men's Casino Gauntlet. Jericho is impressed with Nick Wayne's talent for his age, but says he is still only 21 years old. Jericho insults Nick Wayne's necklace, and this starts a brawl that ends with Nick Wayne kicking Jericho in the groin.
Mercedes Moné heads to the ring for her AEW Women's World Championship champion's celebration. Mercedes thanks the fans and says she has not stopped smiling since All In, and says that she wanted and needed to be in AEW because it was the only place where the women's revolution could be globalized, and now, she is AEW Women's World Champion. She says that she took a bet on herself and says that this is what happens when you stop asking permission to be great. Mercedes says she has travelled the world and won championship after championship to become great on her own terms. Mercedes announces that she is the first woman to win world championship in four major companies, and says that to get here, she needed to leave one thing behind: Willow Nightingale. She says she showed everyone who Willow Nightingale truly is at All In, and mentions that Willow Nightingale ruined her face. She thought that Willow was trying to stop her from her destiny, but she really pushed her towards it. Mercedes then mockingly thanks Willow, saying that she is the one smiling now after having taken Willow's smile and Willow's title and that the women's division is now standing in her kingdom. She says that this is her moment, then says that what she wants for the AEW Women's World Championship does not exist yet before stating that it soon will now that she is champion. Mercedes is suddenly interrupted by "The Toxic Spider" Thekla, who shows up in the crowd with her own tequila while impressed with Mercedes' promo. She congratulates Mercedes, then says that for all Mercedes has done, she has never been "toxic." She thanks Mercedes for what she did to Willow Nightingale, saying that Willow deserved to be humiliated, then notes that Mercedes like to swing the Women's World Championship between her legs and that "nobody swings it bigger than Thekla." Thekla also states that since she has been gone, Mercedes has been calling people "dumb bitches," and says that the only thing she hates more than dumb bitches is dumb bitches calling other people dumb bitches. She also says that even though Mercedes is CEO, she does not work for her. Thekla then raises a tequila toast to Mercedes, then tells Mercedes to let her know when she is ready to give her the Women's World Championship back.
We hear from Persephone and Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. Britt Baker says she is here for a guarantee and that Persephone has a killer instinct to do whatever it takes to take what is hers. Britt says she has gone where no other champion has been before and that Persephone will take the TBS Championship where it has never been before. Persephone says that they did not need each other, but together, they are eternal and have no Achilles' heel. She says that she did everyone a favor and stole the gold Sunday night, and that on Saturday, she will defend the TBS Championship on Collision.
Jon Moxley beats AR Foxx in an AEW Continental Championship Eliminator Match.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Don Callis, "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher and "The Jet" Kevin Knight. Knight says he will not be demeaned on national television, then brings up how Fletcher lost his match. Callis has to get both men to stop arguing, saying that will they have individual setbacks, he has a new plan to create some cohesion: putting Fletcher and Knight in a tag team match against The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson and Ace Austin) on Collision, much to the chagrin of both Fletcher and Knight. A grinning "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada shows up, saying "Family, Kyle...family," then walks off as Fletcher gets angry with him.
Will Ospreay, Andrade el Idolo and United Empire (Callum Newman, Henare, Francesco Akira) beat The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona) and The Dogs (Gabe Kidd and Clark Connors) in a ten-man tag match. After the match, Andrade and Ospreay shake hands, then Gabe Kidd pulls Andrade out of the ring, starting a post-match brawl between the two teams that security cannot stop. Gabe Kidd hits Will Ospreay with a low blow, then The Death Riders show up. Moxley stops Kidd from using the chair not once, but twice, and Andrade takes out Gabe Kidd and chases him through the crowd. Moxley then stares Ospreay down before handing him the AEW World Championship before placing his hand on Ospreay's neck. It is then revealed that Ospreay will defend the AEW World Championship against Moxley at All Out. Both Moxley and Ospreay are shocked at this turn of events as the show ends.
United Empire (Will Ospreay, Francesco Akira, Henare) beats The Don Callis Family ("The Machine" Brian Cage, Rocky "Azucar" Romero, Lance Archer) in a trios match.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada. Okada says that nothing is more important than family, unlike "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita, who left the family because he was selfish, and hopes that "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher does not make the same mistake. Okada says it is important that the International Championship stay in the family, and while he will be happy for Fletcher if he retains, but if he wins, he hopes Fletcher is happy for him and will raise his hand in the ring.
Tony Schiavone introduces "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher to the ring. Fletcher says everyone is in the midst of the greatest International Championship reign of all time and that he sees no reason for it to end any time soon, especially at Wembley Stadium. He mentions "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada's statement that family means everything, as he agrees due to his owing Don Callis so much, and while he is willing to go along with Callis' plan, Okada needs to know his role in this. He says that if Okada is as honest about family as he says he is, he will have no problem with him retaining. Fletcher then mention his and Okada's collective hate for "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita, calling him the most selfish and narcissistic person he has ever met. Takeshita shows up and heads to the ring, and both he and Fletcher soon brawl. Takeshita soon gets the upper hand and hits the running knee before following it up with the Raging Fire. Takeshita then holds the International Championship up in front of a downed Fletcher.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Renee Paquette has a sit-down interview with Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay. Ospreay and Omega talk about their first meeting; Ospreay considered it an honor, but he was out of his depth as he looked to make an impression, while Omega knew Ospreay as an oft-mentioned Internet darling, and while he was not blown away, he saw his potential. They also talked about their first meeting in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Omega notes that Ospreay was a completely different athlete at that point and filled his shoes in his absence, but Ospreay's name does not bring fans and money like his name does. Ospreay talks about how New Japan was during the COVID-19 public health emergency and what he had to go through while Omega had "an easy day on the job," and tells Omega not to mention numbers after what he had to go through. After Omega tells Ospreay that they both went through the same thing, Omega then talks about his experiences with Don Callis and how Ospreay had to get Don Callis to host their match in AEW. Ospreay says that Omega embarrassed him, but Omega says he did not have to use Callis in their Tokyo Dome match unlike how Ospreay had to use Callis at Forbidden Door. Ospreay says that the victory was an embarrassment, as everyone said the win was "all down Callis." Omega forgives Ospreay for that and does not hold it against him due to Ospreay's confession, saying it is music to his ears and making it feel like he beat him twice. Omega says that everything changed for him after his bout with diverticulitis, but it made him a better wrestler as he had to use his mind more than his body and he is smarter for it. He then asks Ospreay if he can say the same after coming back from breaking three discs in his neck and challenging him at the best he has ever been, saying Ospreay has quite the confidence in him. Ospreay mentions how every time he asked Omega not to give up on himself, Omega would hide at home for four weeks, and when he said he gave up, it cut his ego. He also feels that Omega does not really see him as his equal. Omega wants to know if Ospreay wants him at his best or at a weakened state, Ospreay says he wants Omega at his best in front of his family, fans and friends at Wembley Stadium, and that he cannot crumble under pressure and he must do it on his own. Ospreay says it has been a ten year chase and that when he beats Omega, he will do it with pride and honor when it matters the most. Omega says it was at 2023, but Ospreay failed, and that Ospreay will fail in his own home country. Security has to step in when Omega briefly mentions Ospreay's mother, and says that while Ospreay has a lot riding on Wembley and that Ospreay brings magic out of him, and that while his mother would be proud of him even if he loses, his son will want a new hero afterwards.Security has to step in when Omega briefly mentions Ospreay's mother, and says that while Ospreay has a lot riding on Wembley and that Ospreay brings magic out of him, and that while his mother would be proud of him even if he loses, his son will want a new hero afterwards.
Maya World retains the TBS Championship in a four-way match against Kris Statlander, Hikaru Shida and Persephone after reversing Staturday Night Fever with a victory roll.
We hear from The Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor), who look forward to punching The Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) in the face after having seen the fear in their eyes in their last few confrontations and taking the AEW Women's World Tag Team Championships as they take their heads off.
Jon Moxley beats "Switchblade" Jay White by submission with a sleeper hold immediately after Switchblade kicks out of the Death Rider to advance in the AEW Continental Challenge Cup. After the match, The Dogs (Clark Connors and David Finlay) show up and attack Switchblade, but Orange Cassidy and Kyle O'Reilly quickly run in to make the save. All of a sudden, Gabe Kidd suddenly returns to assist The Dogs. Roderick Strong shows up and fights Gabe Kidd, but The Dogs, now at full strength again, overpower him. Brodido (Brody King and Bandido) and "Hangman" Adam Page show up, and The Dogs leave as they enter the ring. Hangman compliments David Finlay's boots before calling Finlay a dumbass, then The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona) and The Lethal Twist (Jay Lethal, "Vanilla Baby" Blake Christian, "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson) show up. Hangman says that he and Brodido are not missing Wembley Stadium, and if there is anyone wants a shot at the Trios titles, then they have to meet them at the Wembley arch at dusk, as the champions will be waiting.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Maya World, who says that she is not done yet after beating three of the best in AEW. Willow Nightingale shows up and congratulates Maya, then says she is a woman of her word and that Maya World gets the first shot at the AEW Women's World Championship on Collision. Willow says she has business with Mercedes Moné, but Maya says she could be the one facing Mercedes.
Jon Cruz, now known as Jonathan Cruz, shows up as MJF's personal translator to show Andrade just what exactly MJF thinks of Andrade el Idolo. He states that Andrade will never beat him, win the Casino Gauntlet Match, will not be AEW World Champion, and is also not "a real Latino man." He also says that he is more of a man than Andrade and that while he would challenge Andrade, he will not do it because Andrade is a coward. As Cruz leaves, Andrade shows up, a match is immediately made, and Andrade hits a big boot and the DM to win. Andrade then takes the microphone and addresses MJF in Spanish before calling him out. MJF's entrance theme hits, then MJF shows up on the video screen in his heated swimming pool. MJF says he decided to opt out of flying to Baltimore, Maryland and is happy to have done so, then says that the next time they meet, Andrade will be looking up at the lights in Wembley Stadium after messing with "The One True Champion." MJF picks Jonathan Cruz back up, hits him with The DM a second time, then says "How you know?"
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Mercedes Moné and Willow Nightingale, who are in separate rooms. Mercedes says she did not beat Willow badly enough because she is still smiling, but Willow says Mercedes will not take her smile or her title. Mercedes says she will end Willow, and Willow says she is smiling because she has the fans. She says the fans hate Mercedes because she tries so hard to be perfect while the fans know her for just being Willow, and that the fans have also seen her win the AEW World Championship and have connected with her along the way. Mercedes says that Willow was constantly in her way and smiling at her, then calls her a bully that everyone loves before telling her she has eleven days left to smile before she takes her smile and her title. Willow leaves her room, as does Mercedes, and both women soon brawl backstage before taking it to the entrance ramp. Officials and security rush out to restore order, and the brawl makes its way into the ring before Willow and Mercedes are pulled apart. Willow and Mercedes soon break free and go at it again, but security and officials move back into place. Mercedes teases getting out of the ring before charging at Willow again, and that leads to her being forced out of the ring and kept out before she is forced to the back.
Backstage, we hear from Prince Nana and Swerve Strickland. Swerve and Nana address "Hangman" Adam Page's challenge for the World Trios Championships at All In, with Swerve saying "Did you say anyone? Don't say it if you don't mean it."
Nigel McGuinness beats Hechicero by submission to advance in the AEW Continental Challenge Cup.
We see a video package for Darby Allin vs. "The Jet" Kevin Knight in a Falls Count Anywhere Match for the TNT Championship at All In.
Tony Schiavone introduces "The Jet" Kevin Knight to the ring. Knight yanks the microphone away from Schiavone and tells him to get out of the ring as he is uncomfortable with asking too many question, then says he has plenty of answers, especially for Darby Allin, who he says still thinks he is a young boy. Knight says that he is "a grown ass man" and the best TNT Champion of all time before calling Darby out, and Knight demands that Darby's music be cut and that Darby show that he has no weapons on him. Darby opens his jacket and shows no weapons. Knight says that Baltimore, Maryland is unworthy of seeing him fight tonight before telling Darby to get in the ring. Darby refuses, then all of a sudden, the pyro on the stage goes off, blinding Darby so that Knight can blast him with the TNT Championship. Knight then grabs a chair from underneath the ring, hangs Darby upside-down in the corner, wraps the chair around Darby's head, then goes for the coast-to-coast drop kick off the top rope and hits it on the chair. Darby is fitted with a neck brace and put on a stretcher, and Steven Borden, Sting's son and a close friend of Darby, also shows up to check on Darby.
Backstage, as Darby Allin is placed in an ambulance, "The Jet" Kevin Knight shows up and tells Steven Borden to stay in his lane and not to go "where the big boys play." Darby has to hold Borden despite his weakened state, and as Darby is wheeled out, Knight says "He wasn't ready for it, anyway."
Before the match, Will Ospreay has a verbal confrontation with Kenny Omega as Omega heads to the ring and has to be held back by security.
The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson) beat The Don Callis Family (El Clon, Mark Davis, Jake Doyle) in a trios match. After the match, Lance Archer, Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta attack The Elite, and Romero and Beretta pull out a table from underneath the ring. All of a sudden, Adam Copeland shows up and fights the three of them before Christian Cage slowly heads to the ring. Copeland and Christian help clean house, but Christian inadvertently gets superkicked by The Young Bucks. Adam Copeland has a shoving match with The Young Bucks, allowing The Don Callis Family to go back on the attack. Omega is alone in the ring as the brawl makes its way backstage, then Will Ospreay shows up. Omega uses his Executive Vice President powers and sics security on Ospreay and tells him to get out like "the little English bitch that [he is]." Ospreay says "I'm gonna kick the shit out of you" and attacks Omega, but Omega hits a restrained Ospreay with the V-Trigger and tosses security out of the ring before giving him one last look at the AEW World Championship and putting him through the table from earlier with a One Winged Angel. At this point, Omega has snapped.
A brawl between Will Ospreay and Jon Moxley turns into a beatdown for The Death Riders (Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia, "The Problem" Marina Shafir) only for Alex Windsor (Will Ospreay's real life fiancée) and members of United Empire (Francisco Akira, Great-O-Khan, Callum Newman, Henare) to show up from out of a black SUV to make it a five-on-five brawl. The brawl makes its way to the ring, where Callum Newman brawls with until Marina Shafir gets to him and chokes him out. Great-O-Khan, Henare and Francisco Akira soon make it to the ring, and after United Empire gets the upper hand, Moxley and Ospreay go at it again. Moxley gets Ospreay in a sleeper hold, but Ospreay rolls out and Callum Neuman hits Moxley with a double foot stomp from the top rope. The Death Riders retreat through the crowd. Ospreay tells Moxley that he used his head like he told him to, then says that they are not done and that in twenty minutes, they will create some chaos in Canada when United Empire faces The Death Riders.
Backstage, we hear from Don Callis, who says that "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher is injured and out of action, which has thrown a wrench in his family's plans for the TNT Championship, which is now vacated and will now be up for grabs in a Casino Gauntlet Match at Dynasty. He says that his plans for the title are now off as a result, but he has a pivot that will blow everyone's minds. As for "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada and "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita and when they will fight, he admits he enjoys when people do not get along, but states that he calls the shots before mentioning that Takeshita will be in action with Andrade el Idolo and Mark Davis against Darby Allin, Bandido and "Jungle" Jack Perry. He hopes that his family wins so he can take the money and go out on the town and party like it is 1984.
The Don Callis Family ("The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita, Andrade el Idolo, Mark Davis) beat Darby Allin, Bandido and "Jungle" Jack Perry in a trios match. (Bandido replaces Brody King, who was originally scheduled for the match but is replaced due to personal reasons.) Early in the match, Andrade heads to the back, and Darby Allin grabs the microphone and calls him out, telling him to get back here, stop playing games, and stop being "Don Callis' little bitch." Andrade comes back with Don Callis, who guests on commentary for the rest of the match. After the match, Takeshita and Andrade stomp on Jack Perry. Bandido also gets stomped on, and Andrade points at a poster for Dynasty while confronting Darby before kicking him in the groin. Don Callis then gouges Jack Perry's eyes before The Young Bucks show up and give Davis and Takeshita a beatdown. Don Callis then gouges Jack Perry's eyes before The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) show up and give Davis and Takeshita a beatdown. El Clon, Hechicero and Lance Archer rush into the ring, but they get easily dispatched by The Young Bucks before they hit the EVP-Trigger on Mark Davis. "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada shows up before The Young Bucks can hit the Meltzer Driver on Davis and stops the move cold, then he and Takeshita stomp The Young Bucks before confronting and shoving each other. This soon leads to the both of them exchanging blows, and the entire Don Callis Family has to break up the brawl. The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz, Dezmond Xavier, Myron Reed) soon show up and dive over the top rope to take out the entire family, save for Okada, who just points and laughs at Takeshita. The Rascalz and The Young Bucks get the last word when Myron Reed leaps over the top rope and takes out Okada.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Doc Samson. Doc Samson says that MJF is getting into Kenny Omega's head and mentions Kenny Omega's diverticulitis and surgery, then says Kenny Omega is cleared by him and his surgeon and is in the best shape of his life.
Willow Nightingale retains the TBS Championship against Queen Aminata (returning from a 161-day injury absence). Hikaru Shida is seen watching from the crowd during the match.
We see a video package for MJF in anticipation of Kenny Omega vs. MJF for the AEW World Championship at Dynasty.
Chris Jericho heads to the ring. In his hands in a black clipboard with a purple AEW logo on the back, with purple sides. Jericho says he meant it when he said he was home, then says he will make it official by signing his new AEW contract in the ring, just 100 miles away from where he made his professional wrestling debut at the Moose Hall in Ponoka, Alberta in 1990. He says that he and All Elite Wrestling have made history since 2019 and that he has taken risks since he became part of it - some of them more successful than others - and that all he cares about is building AEW because he loves pro wrestling and he loves the company. Before Jericho can sign the contract, however, The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona) suddenly shows up. Ricochet announces that "Canada freakin' sucks" before stating that The Demand come in peace, and that Bishop Kaun would have already pulled the trigger if they did not. He then tells Ricochet to do them a favor and "just don't," telling him not to sign the contract as he has been rusty after being gone and signing with Fozzy for a year, which he says is "probably how [Jericho] got his abs back." Ricochet admits that Jericho has made history in AEW and has accomplished much, then says that AEW's attendance and ratings are up because of "the rise of Ricochet." He then says he is here to tell Jericho all of this because of how he respects him, and that he is speaking for everyone here when he says that nobody wants him in AEW. He then tells Jericho to pack it up, get out of his ring, get back on his cruise ship and never come back before he gets himself hurt, poking his hat into Jericho's chest on the last request. Jericho says "Wow...you really are bald," then says he respects Ricochet before stating "I really don't give a shit what you think." He signs the contract, which lets him pick his return opponent for Dynasty, and Jericho admits that while he could choose anybody, he has some things to do and decisions to make, which is all done in a second. He then removes the black part of the clipboard to reveal the word "Jericho," then says Ricochet made the list for being bald, coming out in a fancy sweatsuit and being around when he is in need of an opponent. Ricochet then becomes Jericho's opponent at Dynasty.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews The Don Callis Family. Don Callis announces that at Dynasty, Andrade el Idolo will not just beat Darby Allin, but put him in the dirt and earn a World title shot. He says that with "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher hurt, he has an even bigger match: The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) against "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita and "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada. Takeshita does not want to do this, but Don Callis says he is the only coach here and that they need to come together for Fletcher and beat The Young Bucks. Takeshita agrees on the condition that he gets a match with Okada for the International Championship. Callis says that match will happen at Double or Nothing if they can work together for one night, get along like Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, and beat The Young Bucks. As Takeshita and Okada shake hands at Callis' behest, Okada says he is Jordan while Takeshita is Pippen, and this almost starts a brawl.
Tommaso Ciampa beats Mascara Dorada to enter the Casino Gauntlet Match for the TNT Championship at Dynasty at #1.
Backstage, we hear from The Dogs (Gabe Kidd, Clark Connors, David Finlay). David Finlay says they may have lost last week on Collision, but they did not get beaten, and we see Clark Connors attacking Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong. Connors says there were only two of them last week, but the gang is back together now. Gabe Kidd says that The Conglomeration will be taken out and that they will come for Mistico and JetSpeed ("The Jet" Kevin Knight and "Speedball" Mike Bailey) as well as their gold.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "The Toxic Spider" Thekla. Thekla says she does not want to hear about Jamie Hayter being champion one more time - threatening to take Lexy for a nice seafood dinner before dragging her to a strip club and breaking all of her fingers if she does - then tells Hayter that the game has changed. She says that Hayter was only champion because she was not here, and that as long as she is AEW Women's World Champion, she will never be champion again. Thekla says she took Hayter out first because she was the easiest, and that Hayter is coming back because she is "the dumbest bitch alive." He then says at Dynasty, Hayter will be "the dumbest bitch dead."
Adam Copeland and Christian Cage head to the ring. Copeland says their feud with FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) started all over pettiness, with FTR saying that were in his shadow and were nothing more than "glorified henchmen" for him. Copeland says this is the hand of reality slapping their faces. Copeland says he will not shrink himself to fit into FTR's world and that FTR are not big enough for his, and that he and Christian will reclaim their place at the top of the mountain and become the fans' AEW World Tag Team Champions. Christian tells FTR to sit down and shut their mouths wherever they are so he can conduct his business. He says FTR has been busy as they have not only pissed off Copeland, but the entire country of Canada. He says that as "everybody's favorite father figure," FTR have been so naughty that he has been forced to pay a visit to both of their mothers, and by that, he means that he "banged them both." He also says that he will visit Stokely Hathaway's mother as well, and when he does, he will do it as one-half of the tag team champions. FTR and Stokely Hathaway show up, but all of a sudden, Christian and Copeland are attacked from behind by RPG Vice (Rocky "Azucar" Romero and Trent Beretta) , who have come out of the crowd. This leads to a 4-on-2 beatdown. Christian Cage briefly gets the upper hand, but he gets shoved by Cash Wheeler into one of the tag team titles, which is held by Stokely. Meanwhile, RPG Vice drive a metal folding chair into Copeland's head. Dax then wraps a chair around Christian's left hand, and Stokely steals Christian's Rolex before Cash stomps the chair from the top rope, injuring Christian's left arm.
Backstage, Darby Allin says that despite seemingly caring about nothing, he cares too much, and says that he has to win the big one and be AEW World Champion. He says that Andrade el Idolo does not truly understand what he has gotten himself into, and that he needs this win more than anything in a world that says he is not enough when he has always been enough.
United Empire (Will Ospreay, Francisco Akira, Callum Newman, Henare) beat The Death Riders (Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, Daniel Garcia) in Chaos in Canada. After the match, Will Ospreay goes after Jon Moxley to try to end his career, but the rest of The Death Riders save Moxley.
We see a video package for Kenny Omega in anticipation of Kenny Omega vs. MJF for the AEW World Championship at Dynasty.
Tony Schiavone introduces Kenny Omega to the ring. Kenny Omega talks about how he drove a car 14 hours from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to take part in the city's independent scene 25 years ago. He also mentions that "Speedball" Mike Bailey stopped him from playing into MJF's hands and ruining their World Championship match, and says that his nicknames are not just words, but things people have said about him. He considers those nicknames a responsibility and a weight upon his shoulders when he wrestles, and says that MJF runs his mouth but cannot deliver while he himself takes wrestling and recreates its image. It should have been MJF, not him, who should have gotten mad because all MJF can do is talk, because he cannot do what Omega and a few others can do, but he was the one who lost his cool. Omega says it was all on him to save the legacy of AEW of being where the best can wrestle the best, then says it is not his responsibility and legacy alone and that it belongs to the fans as well. He says that the fans deserve a champion who wears the World Championship with pride and goes down as one of the greatest of all time, and that it will not be MJF if he feels as good as he is and turns his weaknesses into strengths. Omega says it has gone from getting better and recovering to getting stronger, and Omega promises that he will take the World Championship and right the wrongs that MJF has committed in AEW. MJF shows up and takes Omega's words as thought that he is better than him, saying it makes sense for Omega and the fans to talk himself up, because deep down, they are all "scared shitless" that this might be Omega's last shot at the AEW World Championship. MJF says it will be Omega's last shot and that the clock is ticking on Omega's career, then brings up Omega saying he lost in their last match because he was at 75%. He wants to know what Omega's excuse will be when he beats him again. MJF admits he loves more than anything that in their match at Dynasty, Omega will find out that he is not on his level and that the fans' god will fall while the devil will rise to the throne where he belongs. Omega says he learns a little more about MJF every week that they speak like this, and that the AEW World Championship means a lot to MJF to the point that he would shake the challenger's hand, as this is the last time they can meet respectfully like men. Kenny Omega offers to shake MJF's hand and let bygones be bygones before an incredible main event, and MJF tosses the microphone away only to refuse, turn around and go for a cheap shot and eat a knee before he can land it. Omega then removes the Dynamite Diamond Ring from MJF's ring finger and says he saw this coming a mile away, then says that their match will not be like it was up until now and that it will end with him bidding the fans adieu.
United Empire (Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher, Jeff Cobb) and Swerve Strickland beat CHAOS (Rocky "Azucar" Romero, Chuck Taylor, Trent Beretta, YOH) in an eight-man tag match.
Adam Cole heads to the ring, followed by MJF, who makes his first appearance on Rampage. MJF thanks Cole for giving him the confidence to face Hiroshi Tanahashi at Forbidden Door, then says that he has returned the favor by getting him booked against "Filthy" Tom Lawlor. Lawlor then shows up with Royce Isaacs, and both men attack Cole while MJF mockingly heads to the ring to save the day only to stop halfway down the ramp and Isaacs and Lawlor to run away. MJF then mockingly wishes Cole luck.
The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn) beat three unnamed opponents (who are really Darius Latrell, Koda Hernandez and Axel Rico). After the match, Harley Cameron shows up with two masked men and declares herself an incredible journalist and an amazing musician, and proposes a partnership between them and makes sure that she writes a hit that will go straight to number one. Harley starts singing before Daddy Ass interrupts and tells her that they have the greatest rapper in the world and that this is their thing, and Harley says that she has written a rap for them to hear before binging the masked men into the ring. Harley raps before trying to hit on Bowens, who tells Harley that he is not into her before asking her if she was kicked in the head by a kangaroo too many times as a kid before telling her he is gay. QT Marshall and Aaron Solo and praises Harley's rap before saying he preferred Max Caster's act back in 2003 when John Cena and he didn't need Daddy Ass to get over. One of the masked men then unmasks to reveal himself as John Hennigan - known now as "Johnny TV" - before superkicking Daddy Ass. Harley tells Daddy Ass to suck it before dropping the microphone on him.
We see a video package for Swerve Strickland vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi this Saturday on Collision.
Skye Blue beats Anna Jay A.S. to advance in the Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament.
We see a video package for CM Punk, "Absolute" Ricky Starks and FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) vs. Bullet Club Gold ("Switchblade" Jay White and "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson) and The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn) on Collision.
"Jungle Boy" Jack Perry beats Douki with the Skull End to send a message to SANADA. After the match, SANADA shows up and has a staredown with Jungle Boy in the middle of the ring to end the show.
The United Empire (Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher, Jeff Cobb) beat CHAOS (Rocky "Azucar" Romero, Trent Beretta, Chuck Taylor) in a trios match.
Taya Valkyrie beats Trish Adora.
Backstage, Lexy Nair, interviews The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy), Brother Zay and "All Ego" Ethan Page. Matt Hardy says The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn) have seemed to forgotten who they are, and that they will be winning the AEW World Tag Team Championships in their fourth decade as a team. Jeff Hardy says that they will do what their father has been doing for months and make The Gunns famous.
Mark Briscoe, Papa Briscoe and Aubrey Edwards beats Jeff Jarrett, Karen Jarrett and Jay Lethal with a Figure Four Leg Lock from Aubrey to Karen after blasting Lethal with Jeff Jarrett's guitar behind the referee's back as the referee is dealing with Satnam Singh on the ring apron.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Taya Valkyrie, who celebrates tonight's victory before asking if everyone has had enough of Kris Statlander. Kris shows up and knows she is watching her every week and that it is not her fault Jade Cargill put out he open challenge, but Taya says she is the one who did the work and broke Jade down before Kris came back and took her spot after nursing herself and that Kris took the attention away from her. Kris says she will be issuing an open challenge and that Taya knows where to find her.
Before the next match, Don Callis interrupts Mark Henry to state that Konosuke Takeshita is a top level athlete because he only fights top level athletes. He then says Konosuke is better than all the greats and that while Bandido has beaten some of the greats in Mexico, he has not beaten "El Hijo del Don Callis." Callis then tells Bandido that Takeshita is the new god of pro wrestling and that he is in for a long night.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
Jon Moxley heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Moxley says that CM Punk is far from a "sixty-minute man" and that he has 57 minutes left in him, and that when people step in the ring with him, he finds out what people are made of. He says that CM Punk found out that he could take what he could dish up, then started looking for a way out before eventually folding. He says champions never fold, and CM Punk did not turn out to be what the fans wanted him to be. Moxley also says that Punk was not what the fans wanted him to be when he came back to pro wrestling, and while the fans may love Punk, he has zero sympathy for him because of his fragile ego, fragile body, weak mind and weak spirit. Moxley then announces he has an open contract - which he produces - for an AEW World Championship match at All Out, and says that when he says "anyone, anywhere, any time," he means it. Moxley says anybody could sign that contract and show what they are made of, then reminds potential opponents that he can outsprint, outfight, out-marathon and outwrestle them and cares less about anything than they do. He then says that "wrestling Jon Moxley may be hazardous to your health," and that whoever will be opponent has been warned. After Moxley leaves, backstage producer Ace Steel shows up, gets in the ring, takes the contract and takes it with him, teasing that he either is the opponent or knows somebody who wants to take him on.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Chris Jericho. He says that his match with Bryan Danielson is a dream match for them but a nightmare for Danielson, as the legends may appreciate Danielson's skills as a wrestler, they will appreciate his accomplishments and accolades more. He says that one of them will be beating Danielson, then Daniel Garcia shows up and apologizes for being "ungrateful and immature" before pledging his loyalty to the Jericho Appreciation Society and stating that Jericho will soundly beat Danielson by being the best version of himself. After Jericho tells Garcia that he is the most technically gifted sports entertainer in the world, he tells Danielson that all is fair in wrestling and romance, and tells Danielson to watch his back.
Chris Jericho and William Regal guest on commentary for the next match.
Bryan Danielson beats Jake Hager. After the match, "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker and "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard run in and attack Danielson, then Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta show up to make the save for Danielson and brawl their way to the back. Jericho then runs to the ring with a chair, but Daniel Garcia shows up and takes the chair away. The ensuing argument allows Danielson to hit Jericho with a Busaiku Knee.
The Wingmen are in the ring with signs stating that The Wingmen want to be on TV more often. Ryan Nemeth says that the sexiest and hunkiest men on the roster have not been booked again. As Peter Avalon christens Dynamite "Wingmen Wednesdays," W. Morrissey suddenly shows up, stares them down and demolishes them. Stokely Hathaway shows up as W. Morrissey choke slams Nemeth and boots Cezar Bononi, and gets on the apron as Morrissey choke slams Avalon. Morrissey then sees Stokely, who hands him a business card. Morrissey then joins Stokely, who is interviewed by Tony Schiavone. When Schiavone interviews Stokely, Stokely grabs him and says the business cards are none of his business, and Schiavone refuses to probe further when Morrissey stares him down.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews The United Empire (Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis). Don Callis shows up and shakes hands with Will Ospreay and compliments everything he has been doing as of late, saying that Ospreay is his own man and that this is the most exciting night since Ospreay's match with Omega.
Hikaru Shida and Toni Storm beat Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and Jamie Hayter.
We see a video package chronicling the recent happenings between PAC and Kip Sabian, which is leading to an AEW All-Atlantic Championship Match between the two at All Out.
We hear from Miro, who says he only wanted to be redeemed. He also warns Darby Allin and Sting that the last one to help him ended up shaking three hands in Hell. Darby shows up and says Brody King needs The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody, Buddy Matthews, Julia Hart), but the House does not need Brody. Sting then shows up and says the enemy of an enemy is a friend and that showtime begins. Miro then says that The House of Black will soon see his power.
CM Punk heads to the ring. Punk talks about how he broke his foot and wrestled an entire on it to the point that he pulverized the bones on it, then got surgery for the foot - three plates and sixteen screws. (When a fan tries to chant for Colt Cabana, Punk points at the fan and says that is "sixteen more times than this fat guy has ever gotten screwed in his life.") He admits that he may have come back too early from a serious injury, then got beat up in Cleveland, Ohio and had to drive home with just his thoughts, and something did not sit well with him. He says that his foot was 100% and that he was cleared for competition, but this 100% is "a new 100%" and he is afraid this 100% is not good enough. Punk says he came back to professional wrestling a year ago because he loves the business - which does not always love one back - and the fans, who always do love him back. He feels that he let the fans down, and he felt like he let his dog Larry down after not walking him for two months and let his little sister down. Punk then feels that the love of the fans is not enough anymore. Suddenly, backstage producer Ace Steel - who trained Punk - shows up and says that this is not the CM Punk that he knows, then introduces himself to the fans and says he is proud of creating CM Punk's career and to be part of his family. He tells Punk that he did not let anyone down, especially after filling an arena entirely on a rumor that he was coming back to wrestling after seven years, then says that it is about how many times you get up after getting knocked down. He slaps Punk in the face, then tells him to get back up and gives him Jon Moxley's open contract and a pen and tells him to get back up before staring a "CM Punk" chant and telling him to sign the contract. Punk takes off his jacket, hugs Ace Steel, then says he was born a punk rock kid before saying that everybody has been trying to kill him since day one and that Moxley is not that man. Punk moves through the crowd and says that Moxley is not wild enough and that Chicago, Illinois is where the weak get killed and eaten. He says that the people of Chicago are all different, but they have the same heartbeat. He says there is one pulse running through the city and that he will pump the blood until it stops, then says Moxley cannot stop him because "We are Chicago. He then signs the open contract in the middle of the crowd.
Jim Ross has a sit-down interview - with no physicality - between Christian Cage and Jungle Boy. Christian Cage says Jungle Boy will realize that he is not in his league and that he will destroy him at less than 100%. Jungle Boy says he has cared about Christian a lot and his relationship felt familiar. Christian says he is here for himself and to make money, not to be a father figure, but Jungle Boy says his father taught him to be a man. He says that at All Out, he will not wrestle Jungle Boy; he will fight Jack Perry.
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Wardlow beat "The Last Real Man" Silas Young, "Icepick" Vic Capri and Ray Jones in a trios match.
Jon Moxley suddenly heads to the ring. He says that if CM Punk wants to go out on his shield in front of the fans who made him who he is, then he owes him at least that much, then says that he and Punk will wrestle for the AEW World Championship again at All Out. He tells Punk that if he thinks he has one more miracle left in him, he had better find it fast, for he will take his head off when the bell rings and put on a display of brutality and violence that Punk has never experienced. He also says that he will show the difference between a punk messiah and a legend being made right before the fans' eyes.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Evil Uno and Preston "10" Vance. 10 is now injured and cannot compete, but Evil Uno says that he will be taking his place on Rampage when Andrade el Idolo and Jose the Assistant shows up. Jose hands Evil Uno cash and a contract for 10 and Evil Uno to work for him after Andrade says that The Dark Order used to have power and asks what happened. Evil Uno rejects the money and the power only to get punched and hit with a stun gun by Andrade.
William Regal guests on commentary for the next match.
Wheeler Yuta beats Dante Martin, Rush and Rey Fenix in a four-way match.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Alex Reynolds and John Silver. Reynolds says the Trios Tournament is their biggest opportunity, but as he and Silver consider going in as a duo, "Hangman" Adam Page shows up. He says he wanted the Trios Tournament finals to be their moment, but if Evil Uno and Preston "10" cannot do it, then he will gladly take their place.
The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson) beat The United Empire (Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis) to advance to the finals of the Trios Title Tournament. After the match, Kenny Omega calls Chicago, Illinois the birthplace of AEW, and says that while there are some ta they will not take a loss from anyone from any other company, because when they started a revolution and a professional wrestling alternative, the fans trusted them and they took their words to heart. He says it is not only a passion, but a purpose, to perform for the fans, and while it is a pleasure to treating the fans to some interesting and fun guests, they will not lose. All of a sudden, The United Empire attacks The Elite, and Ospreay says it is not over by a long shot. He then hits Omega with a chair before Fletcher and Davis wrap the chair around Omega's head and hold him down so that Ospreay can go for the Hidden Blade, but Ospready gets superkicked by Matt Jackson. Ospreay soon kick Matt Jackson in the groin, and Matt is soon slammed into the chair. Nick Jackson fights back, but he too meets the same fate. Ospreay then hits Omega with Hidden Blade.
Chris Jericho heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Jericho addresses what is going on between himself and Daniel Garcia, whom he calls one of his favorite people, and asks Garcia to head to the ring. Jericho tells Garcia that he had "a classic match" with "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson and that emotions and adrenaline had run high after Garcia's loss, and asks Garcia to apologize to him. Garcia tells Jericho that he knew how special that moment was for him and to share the ring with his hero Bryan Danielson for 30 minutes, and says it is the kind of wrestling match he dreamt of having as a kid and hopes another kid has that dream. On the subject of Bryan Danielson going for a handshake, he says that he did not care if he was called a wrestler or a sports entertainer and that Jericho ruined that moment. Jericho says that he is sorry he feels that way and that there will be more moments like that for him, for he is "the best technical sports entertainer" is the business and he wants to hear him say that he is a sports entertainer. Before Garcia can say anything, Bryan Danielson shows up and mentions Jericho trying to bully him into saying he is a sports entertainer, then says Garcia can be what he wants to be, that he respects their match and that Garcia is a wrestler. Jericho demands that Garcia state publicly that he is a sports entertainer, but Garcia says he cannot make that decision publicly with his mentor on one side and his hero on the other, and tries to leave. Jericho grabs Garcia by the arm, but Garcia turns around and shoves Jericho again. Garcia ultimately leaves, then Danielson says that while he is not the greatest fan of sports entertainment, he considered that entertaining. Jericho takes offense to Bryan Danielson being called the greatest wrestler in the world, saying he has not seen it once and that he knows more about wrestling than Danielson ever will after surviving the Hart Dungeon. Danielson then asks Jericho who Stu Hart or Owen Hart would have thought is the greatest wrestler between the two of them, then asks who would be the greatest if they had a match tonight. Jericho tells Danielson that if he wants that match, then he has it at All Out, and reminds Danielson that he choked him out and put him out for two months. He then tells him to watch his back, as he never knows when he will hit him. Danielson is suddenly attacked from behind by Jake Hager.
Jay Lethal beats Dax Harwood after countering a roll-up with one of his own and grabbing the tights. After the match, Sonjay Dutt tells Dax Harwood that at All Out, Jay Lethal will team with two close personal friends of theirs - The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) - against FTR and Wardlow at All Out.
Backstage, Tony Schiavione interviews Thunder Rosa, who tearfully announces that she must step down as AEW Women's World Championship due to injury and that an interim AEW Women's World Champion will be decided at All Out. She hopes that Toni Storm becomes interim champion and makes her dreams come true, then says that this will not stop her. Thunder Rosa says she will come back better and stronger with a chip on her shoulder.
Colten Gunn beats Billy Gunn with a low blow behind the referee's back and the Colt 45 after Stokely Hathaway attacks Anthony Bowens from behind at ringside before Austin Gunn does the same. After the match, Hathaway hands Austin and Colten two of his business cards, then attack Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) before Swerve In Our Glory (Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland) show up and chase Austin and Colten away. Keith Lee then helps Billy Gunn up.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Death Triangle (PAC, Penta el Zero Miedo, Rey Fenix) and United Empire (Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis). Will Ospreay mentions the draw from their last match as he states United Empire will win trios gold. PAC says Death Triangle have been waiting for this moment and that they will murder - not kill - United Empire as they find out the hard way that AEW is Death Triangle territory.
Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. beats KiLynn King with the Lockjaw. After the match, Britt says it a shame what happened to Thunder Rosa before stating that she wrestled with a broken wrist while champion. Toni Storm shows up, but Jamie Hayter also shows up and attacks Toni as Rebel shows up with a Terrible Towel. Suddenly, Hikaru Shida shows up with a Kendo stick and chases Britt, Rebel and Hayter out of the ring.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Swerve In Our Glory (Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland) and The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens). Swerve In Our Glory tell The Acclaimed that they would make worthy opponents for the AEW World Tag Team Championships at All Out. Caster says that they do not need their help or their pit, then The Acclaimed accept their challenge.
Jon Moxley beats CM Punk to become the undisputed AEW World Champion after Punk injures his left foot with a kick to Moxley's head and Moxley works on the foot before hitting two Death Riders.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Christian Cage. Christian says he extended an olive branch and one last chance to apologize last week for what he did to him, and says he did what he did out of tough love, not malice. He says that Jungle Boy will not be as smart as he is and that he had the audacity to challenge him for All Out. Christian says he has seen and done it all, and Jungle Boy will find out that he is an anomaly, as Jungle Boy is not in his league.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks heads to the ring. Starks says he is not in the best of moods and that he is pissed off from Team Taz breaking up, losing the FTW Championship, dealing with The Factory and being betrayed by Powerhouse Hobbs. Starks says that he thought he was the exception to the rule that there is no such thing as friends in wrestling when he and Hobbs were partners in crime, but the thing about people wanting to see you do well is that they don't want you doing better than them. He says that he took Powerhouse Hobbs and showed him what it was like to eat at his table, and mentions that Hobbs nearly put him back on the shelf when he hit him in the back of his neck. Starks says that Hobbs is a snake and that where he comes from, they cut the heads off of snakes, and tells Hobbs to bring his "five dollar ass" to All Out and fight him.
Backstage, Jon Moxley says that the people who are surprised that he quickly won tonight are the same people who wrote him off. He says those people do not matter, and that he is "the guy" in this industry. Moxley then says that his time is right now.
We see a video package of Kenny Omega's return.
United Empire (Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis) beat Death Triangle (PAC, Penta el Zero Miedo, Rey Fenix) to advance in the Trios Title Tournament. During the match, PAC attacks the man in the crowd with the box on his head who has been seen in the front row for months. Someone ends up being underneath the box, and Kip Sabian - who is rumored to be the one who has been wearing the box the whole time, attacks PAC from behind and takes him out. After the match, The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick jackson) show up and have a staredown with United Empire. Don Callis has to stop Kenny Omega from fighting United Empire himself.
Tony Schiavone interviews Bryan Danielson in the ring to start tonight's show. Danielson says this week is a great week to be an AEW fan and a professional wrestling fan, as Sunday is an inter-promotional show with two of the best companies in the world with exceptional wrestling. He then says Wednesday is nearly the completely opposite with Blood and Guts, and says that he is just as excited about the violent as the fans are, then says that he expected to be part of those events and challenge Zack Sabre Jr. to a match. He says that he was going to prove that Zack Sabre Jr. was not the better wrestler and crush his trachea before getting revenge on The Jericho Appreciation Society, but unfortunately, he has some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that because of what happened to him at Anarchy In The Arena, he is not cleared to compete at either event, but he will be coming back and there is no one who can wrestle in the ring like him. The good news is that Eddie Kingston has gone on record to say he is a judgmental prick and says that Eddie is right before saying he has really high standards and that he has found the one person he trusts to take his place at Forbidden Door and Blood and Guts. He says this person can take it to Zack Sabre Jr. at a technical level before kicking Chris Jericho's ass and that the fans will be astounded at what they can do, then says he is not going to reveal who he is and that Zack Sabre Jr. will not find out until Sunday. Zack Sabre Jr. shows up and yells at Danielson from the stage.
We hear from Jon Moxley, who says it will be personal against The Jericho Appreciation Society after everything they have done, and while they can fight, he will find out if they can survive like his team can. He says that men driven by greed like Chris Jericho will learn just how much they are willing to suffer and endure in the steel cage, but before that, he has a match with Hiroshi Tanahashi where he will transform into the man he always knew he could be. Moxley says tonight is business and Sunday is personal, and when the bell rings, he has no respect for anyone.
Orange Cassidy and Roppongi Vice (Trent Beretta and Rocky Romero) beat The United Empire (Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis) in a trios match. After the match, Jeff Cobb and Great-O-Khan show up, and as The United Empire stands on the ring apron, FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) shows up to even the numbers. The United Empire retreats.
Backstage, we hear from Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt and Satnam Singh. Sonjay says he is very happy right now and that they are celebrating by going to India, but Lethal is concentrating on becoming ROH World Television Champion when Samoa Joe comes back to work. Lethal tells Samoa Joe to either come back and defend the title or vacate the title so it goes to its rightful owner, as the clock is ticking.
Tony Schiavone interviews Christian Cage in the ring. Christian says he would not let Jungle Boy eliminate him from the Casino Battle Royal and get away with it, and disapproves of the fans cheering his elimination from the match. He also says Jungle Boy cost him a huge roster bonus and a title shot, and if people like Jungle Boy so much, he might as well do a background check on him. Christian says he went to social media to do just that. He calls the wrestling side of social media "a bunch of losers" whose opinion does not matter, then says that Jungle Boy is talented and that he decided to hitch onto that train for some easy money. Christian says he is not here to help out the younger talent; he is here for money, and if anyone wants to earn his paycheck, all they need to do is have a match people talk about more than a week after it happens. As for Jungle Boy, he plans to recoup the huge roster bonus from him, and while he has the talent, he does not have the knowledge, and the one time Jungle Boy heads to the ring without him, he lost championship gold. Christian says that with the gravy train run dry, he has to do things himself, and it pisses him off. As for the comments he made towards Jungle Boy's family, he says that he gave them a chance to apologize to giving birth to Jungle Boy, then says that Jungle Boy's mom wanted him to be his father, then says he does not want to be and that Jungle Boy's father is dead. Christian says that Jungle Boy's father Luke Perry would be embarrassed at him, then tells him to stay gone and enjoy his early retirement at age 25 before Luchasaurus shows up and chokes him. Luchasaurus eventually lets go, then says they need to talk in private. Christian whispers something to him and hugs him, then leads him to the back.
We hear from Kyle O'Reilly and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson). Nick Jackson boasts that they have the tag team titles back, and Matt says everything is right with the world again before saying they will be at Forbidden Door. O'Reilly says Sting and Darby Allin should be in jail for what they did to him, then says The Young Bucks, El Phantasma and Hikuleo will take them on at Forbidden Door. Matt says that for one night, they will superkick the Forbidden Door down.
Malakai Black beats Penta Oscuro to qualify for the AEW All-Atlantic Championship Tournament. After the match, PAC gets in the ring, then Miro shows up on the video screen and says that he will walk into the Forbidden Door and forgive everyone, including Malakai Black.
We hear from Wardlow, who says that he always gets what he wants and if he does not, he takes it. He says he wants the TNT Championship and that he is coming for everything he deserves, and when Scorpio Sky is ready, he will welcome him into "Wardlow's World."
Adam Cole guests on commentary for the next match.
"Hangman" Adam Page beats "The Last Real Man" Silas Young. After the match, Adam Cole interrupts, but gets interrupted himself by "Switchblade" Jay White, who says he owes Cole an explanation, as he is responsible for making Forbidden Door as big as it can be. He says that as much as he would like it to be about Bullet Club and The Undisputed Era, his opponent still cannot be Adam Cole because Cole lost to Adam Page twice. Jay White then addresses Page, and says everyone wants to know who he will face. Jay White then says it will not be against Adam Page, and Page smacks the microphone out of his hand, starting a brawl. Cole ends up hitting a low blow on Page, then grabs the IWGP World title only for Jay White to see him with it. After Cole tells Jay White to get Page up so he can hit him with it, "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada shows up and fights both Jay White and Adam Cole. Page and Okada team up, and White and Cole soon retreat after Page and Okada have a brief staredown.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Kiera Hogan, Stokely Hathaway and Jade Cargill. It is announced that Red Velvet has been injured. Cargill says the show must go on, and Kiera says the joke is on Kris Statlander. Stokely says they are looking for a new baddie.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Kris Statlander and Athena. After making fun of Jade Cargill's baddie search, they say it is a shame what happened to Red Velvet before saying they will take the fight to Jade Cargill and the rest of the baddies with the help of Willow Nightingale.
Toni Storm beats Marina Shafir despite the attempted interference by "The Native Beast" Nyla Rose. After the match, Nyla Rose attacks Toni Storm and Marina Shafir joins in. Suddenly, Thunder Rosa runs into the ring and fights Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir, drop kicking Marina and teaming up with Toni to take out Nyla Rose. Toni Storm then hits Nyla Rose with the AEW Women's World Championship before handing it back to Thunder Rosa.
We hear from Darby Allin and Sting. Darby Allin says Kyle O'Reilly is too scared to show up at Forbidden Door and that they have two other people of their own when they take out Bullet Club. Sting says they will kick bodies down the hill until there is nobody left.
We see a video package for Rey Fenix vs. Andrade el Idolo this Friday on Rampage.
William Regal guests on commentary for the next match.
Jon Moxley and Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Chris Jericho and Lance Archer. After the match, Eddie Kingston shows up and fights Sammy Guevara and Chris Jericho. Wheeler Yuta shows up and joins in, then Minoru Suzuki shows up. More and more members of AEW and New Japan show up for the brawl as Moxley and Tanahashi have an in-ring staredown. Security shows up to help referees break the brawl up as the show ends.
Eddie Kingston beats Jake Hager with two spinning back fists.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D., Jamie Hayer and Rebel. Baker says that as beautiful as her Owen hart belt is, she could not help but be distracted by Toni Storm, and tells Toni that she is arrogant and insecure for putting her hands on the women's title. She says that if anyone becomes the next AEW Women's World Champion, it will be somebody from "Team D.M.D."
We see a vignette for Ortiz vs. Chris Jericho in a Hair vs. Hair Match at Road Rager.
Jay Lethal and the debuting Satnam Singh beat Davey Vega and Mat Fitchett. After the match, Lethal, Singh and Sonjay Dutt attack Mat Fitchett, and Singh tosses Fitchett into the air.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Lexi Nair interviews Danhausen. Danhausen says that he and Hook feel great, then reveal that he and Hook have bought four-wheelers.
Kris Statlander beats Red Velvet. After the match, Kiera Hogan attacks Kris Statlander from behind, then Jade Cargill hits Statlander with a pump kick on the outside. Anna Jay runs into the ring and puts Kiera in the Queenslayer, but Red Velvet and Kiera soon gang up on Anna Jay. Suddenly, Athena charges towards the ring only to be held back by officials.
We see a video package of Miro's return.
Backstage, Lexi Nair interviews "All Ego" Ethan Page. Ethan says Miro has had a hell of a return, then says Miro looks up to a god while he looks up to himself. He says that he will not only advance, he will wave Canada's flag and win some gold, and Miro will pray to him.
Mark Henry interviews The United Empire (Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis, Aaron Henare), FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Trent Baretta. Will Ospreay introduces The United Empire and announces they are here to "separate the men from the GOATs," but Baretta says he does not like Ospreay and FTR says that they are the best. Dax Harwood says Ospreay may be used to playing wrestler, then says that the ring is where they fight and that he will make Ospreay pay up for costing him money on Wednesday night.
Trent Baretta and FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) beat The United Empire (Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis).
