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.
At Manor Marmiz, Maryse exfoliates and cleans the pores on Mike's face.
Maryse works on a skin care project with Volition Skin Care while watching Madison and Monroe. Maryse gets another call where she finds out that she has gotten a film role for the first time since becoming a mother.
Mike and John Morrison - who wants Mike to do a kip-up - are in the car when Maryse calls Mike about her skin care project and her new film. Mike has to let know that Morrison is in the car and is giving too much information.
Maryse meets with a combat specialist at home. As Marjo watches Monroe, Barbara lets Maryse know that Madison is teething, and Mike lets Maryse that his awful kip-up on SmackDown has gone viral.
Mike and John Morrison come up with a music video idea as they head to the gym. The gym that Morrison has in mind is a parkour gym, and Mike does his best to keep up with Morrison until he lands on his back at the bars.
Maryse gets a call from her hair stylist, and Mike mentions his parkour work-out with John Morrison as well as his back going out during the work-out. Meanwhile, Monroe drops her milk bottle, which goes everywhere, and Mike is in pain as he cleans it up.
Maryse meets with the hair stylist for the movie concerning hair and wardrobe, then gets a call from the director. Maryse finds out that the movie will be shot in London, and meets with Mike, as she is not willing to be away from her children for that long. Mike tells her to go do the movie, which surprises Maryse, who then trips and falls into the kids' swimming pool. When she climbs out, one of her breasts are hanging out.
Mike and John Morrison are in the car when they come by Andersen's restaurant. Mike decides to take on the record for most bowls of pea soup, which is seventeen bowls. Mike makes it to the eighteenth and final bowl and earns a chocolate milkshake.
On the car ride later that night, Mike is not feeling good at all, and they pull over at a port-a-potty on the side of the road. Mike says that he cannot really do every stupid thing that Morrision comes up with. Morrison decides to cut back on stupid ideas.
Bonus clip: The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) explain what Mike and John Morrison's reunion is like.
Bonus clip: John Morrison takes Mike's parkour training to new heights.
Nikki, Brie and Artem go shopping for baby clothes. Brie mentions her "babymoon" with Bryan at Flagstaff, Arizona, and Nikki wants to tag along with them for a babymoon of her own.
As Brie goes looking for a new home for her and Bryan, she and Nikki get a call from their mother Kathy. Kathy asks them to get her involved so she can get out of house.
At Nikki's house, Brie and Artem try to come up with baby names as well as godparents for Mateo. Artem reveals he does not have a will. Nikki calls Brie concerning opinion for godparents. Brie thinks Bryan would be a great choice, but Bryan is against Mateo being baptized as it is not Mateo's choice. Nikki ends up thinking Bryan is not a good choice.
At Brie and Bryan's house, Brie gifts Bryan with a new bicycle, then mentions that Kathy will also be part of the babymoon along with Nikki and Artem. Bryan thinks Brie got him the bike to ease the idea of everybody being involved, which he is rolling
At Nikki's house, Brie and Nikki pick hats for Birdie's tea party. Nikki tells Brie that Artem does not have a will, which surprises Brie. Brie also proposes that Nikki and Artem also get a parenting plan in case something happens. Nikki admits she is confused by all the planning.
At Brie and Bryan's house, Kathy shows up before everyone heads to Flagstaff, Arizona for the babymoon. Nikki is excited to be in Flagstaff due to the cooler weather. Everyone soon makes it to where they will be staying. Kathy announces she is now doing meditation, and that she will be staying as everyone goes for a walk. Nikki fears that Kathy may be really stressed out.
Brie, Nikki, Artem, Bryan and Birdie go out for a walk. Brie thinks Kathy is meditating due to the Bell's palsy as well as the stress coming from Nikki talking about her rape. She and Nikki feel that Kathy has a lot of stress.
Back at the lodge, Kathy is making s'mores, and Brie and Nikki join her. Kathy says that meditation have helped her feel better, but she is not sure if it helps her with the Bell's palsy. As they talk, Bryan notices that Kathy's posture is changing, and asks her to come inside. Kathy tells Bryan they while they mean well, their questioning is a lot.
The next day, Bryan says that he and Artem will meeting with Rahelio, the shaman that Bryan met earlier in the series. On the subject of Artem not having a will, Kathy wants Artem to have a will, as she and Brie and Nikki's father Jonathan made a lot of mistakes and she does not want the past to repeat itself.
Nikki goes fishing with Artem. They both agree that they want the best for Mateo, and Artem sees the point in a will. Nikkia nd Artem agree on making Brie and Bryan Mateo's godparents.
Artem and Bryan go biking on the way to see Rahelio. Artem admits he is a bit nervous about sseing a shaman, as he does not know what he is in for. Artem and Bryan talk about their fathers on the way there.
At the lodge, Kathy, Brie and Nikki have ice cream together. Brie admits that she and Nikki feel they have put a lot on stress on Kathy with their journey of healing as well as they have revealed in their new book, and Kathy says that parts of her own story were relived in her book, and she feels like she failed. Brie and Nikki propose Kathy see a family therapist, which Kathy likes the idea of.
Bryan and Artem meet Rahelio. Bryan and Artem talk about what bad feelings and fears they want to let go of. After Artem and Bryan realize it is too dark to bike back, Artem and Bryan decide to prank Brie and Nikki with weird text messages. Brie, Nikki and Kathy do not know what to make of this, and decide to look for Bryan and Artem in the forest in the dark while Bryan and Artem camp out in a tent. Brie, Nikki and Kathy finally find them, but are not apt to spend the night in the tent with them.
We see a video package chronicling the recent events between the team of "Flash" Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews and The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate).
Rampage Brown beats Saxon Huxley.
In footage from the UK Performance Center earlier this week, Joseph Conners says he is bored and tired. Suddenly, Jinny Piper smacks Piper Niven in the face in the background, and both women have to be held back.
We see another video package chronicling the recent events between the team of "Flash" Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews and The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate).
In backstage footage from during the break, Levi Muir is talking to Jack Starr when Saxon Huxley shows up. Levi tells Huxley "better luck next time," but Huxley does not take it very well.
Aoife Valkyrie beats Aleah James.
Pretty Deadly (Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley) interview each other, putting themselves on a pedestal and stating they are so in-sync and in tune that they are ready to become tag team champions and make the tag division pretty deadly.
We see a third video package chronicling the recent events between the team of "Flash" Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews and The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate).
Joe Coffey beats Alexander Wolfe. Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) and Imperium (Walter, Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel) were banned from ringside during this match.
We hear from Jordan Devlin, who says that he has asked Assistant Sid Scala for some competition to prove he is the best, and starting next week, he will issue an open challenge, and the Cruiserweight Championship will be on the line when he is in the ring.
Next week: Jordan Devlin's open challenge for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship! The Supernova Sessions debuts!
The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate) beat "Flash" Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews.
Johnny Gargano guests on commentary for the next match.
In footage from earlier tonight, Damian Priest is met by Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde. When Wilde gets in Priest's face, Priest grabs him and throws him into a steel retracting door.
Damian Priest and Leon Ruff beat Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar and Raul Mendoza). During the match, a man in a Scream match is seen in the crowd, briefly distracting Priest. After the match, two people in Scream masks are seen behind Johnny Gargano.
As Shotzi Blackheart fixes her tank, Rhea Ripley and Ember Moon reveal the new engine. Shotzi loves it.
We get a special look at The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong).
Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Candice LeRae, who says that Shotzi Blackheart's team has only two people who are damaged goods while she has everything, and that Indi Hartwell took a bullet for the tam last week. Raquel Gonzalez says the team will have the advantage while Shotzi will feel like she just got run over like a tank.
Cameron Grimes beats August Grey. After the match, Grimes connects the leather strap he has brought with him to the ring to Grey before laying him out and whipping him with the strap to send a message to Dexter Lumis. When Grey rolls out of the ring, Grimes pulls on the strap only to find out Lumis is on the other side, and Lumis whips him in the lower back with the strap.
Jake Atlas beats "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese. During the match, Pat McAfee, Oney Lorcan, Danny Burch and Pete Dunne enter the arena. After the match, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Atlas, who says that while bad things always happen, he has always turned it around. He says this win is just the beginning, and he will keep going until he reaches Santos Escobar and the Cruiserweight title.
Pat McAfee, Oney Lorcan, Danny Burch and Pete Dunne show up. After stating he has respect for the late Pat Patterson, Pat McAfee says she has no respect for the fans or for The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong). After calling The Undisputed Era's night out from earlier the worst night out he has ever seen, McAfee says his team might as well have one themselves, as the team has been built on more money than the fans will ever see in their lives. McAfee says his team has run things since they got here, and at TakeOver: WarGames, it will be about his team. He tells the fans to envision themselves as a member of The Undisputed Era and feel all the pain that they will go through. McAfee then says that on Sunday, it will be his team that will break The Undisputed Era, which Pete Dunne agrees with, then McAfee says his team is the greatest.
We see a vignette for Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake), who are up next.
We see Xia Li and Boa repeatedly submerge themselves in water before their master, then bow to him. They are then struck in the back with Kendo sticks.
Before the next match, Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) attack Ever-Rise (Chase Parker and Matt Martel) before they face Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake), then say that the tag team division belongs to them and that they will put Grizzled Young Veterans in their place like everyone else.
Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) vs. Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake) ends with Ever-Rise (Chase Parker and Matt Martel) attacking both teams.
Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell tries to interview Ever-Rise (Chase Parker and Matt Martel), but they storm off.
Timothy Thatcher is in the ring to teach how to deal with distractions. Suddenly, Tommaso Ciampa is in the ring, and he tells Thatcher that he is here to teach. Thatcher says he has no problem with him, then Ciampa calls him a disappointment. Thatcher gets back in the ring and tries to get a cheap shot with a takedown, but Ciampa fights back. Timothy's student attacks Ciampa briefly, then Thatcher sends Ciampa into the barricade. Thatcher puts Ciampa to sleep as soon as he gets him back in the ring, then he leaves. (The student here is played by independent wrestler Rust Taylor, who has recently been signed to NXT is perhaps best known as being one-half of The Soul Burners with Thomaste in Championship Wrestling From Hollywood.)
Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Timothy Thatcher, who says that he is happy with his student from earlier showing initiative and wanting to learn, and that Tommaso Ciampa learned about distractions and respect.
Shotzi Blackheart beats Raquel Gonzalez in a Ladder Match to give her team the advantage in the women's WarGames Match. During the match, Candice LeRae's team leaves their platform, but so does Shotzi's team, and Indi Hartwell tries to get involved in the match only to be kicked in the face by Shotzi. Raquel takes down Shotzi with a clothesline, but Shirai leaps on Raquel to put her in a sleeper only to send her over the top rope and take out everybdoy at ringside - including security - with a top rope moonsault. This allows Shotzi to climb the winner and take the briefcase to give her team the one-person advantage.
Orange Cassidy - who spends most of the match outside of the ring - and MJF are the final two in the Dynamite Battle Royal. Cassidy and MJF will square off for the Dynamite Diamond Ring next week. During the match, Scorpio Sky eliminates Shawn Spears, and Shawn Spears gets back at Scorpio Sky by loading his glove with a metal slug handed to him by Tully Blanchard so he can knock Scorpio Sky out. It works, and Scorpio Sky is soon eliminated. Later in the match, "Hangman" Adam Page is almost eliminated, but he is saved by The Dark Order. Page hits Isiah Kassidy with the Buckshot Lariat, but he is soon eliminated by Matt Hardy. After the match, Miro comes back, and he has to be held back by referees from attacking Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) when they celebrate with Cassidy.
Chris Jericho beats Frankie Kazarian despite MJF nearly throwing in the towel as Kazarian has Jericho in the Boston Crab. Jericho thinks Sammy is the one giving up on him by seeing the towel in his hand, however. After the match, MJF helps Jericho up, then MJF and Guevara go at it, and Jericho tells The Inner Circle that they have seven days before they decide to either work as a team or break up forever.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson). Matt says they will be fighting champions, and while TheHybrid2 (Angelico and Jack Evans) may not have the winning record, they will get a title shot if they can beat them next week. Suddenly, The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) show up, and Bowens says they have arrived before Caster makes fun of the cover of their new book. Suddenly, TheHybrid2 attack The Young Bucks, then SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) chase TheHybrid2 and The Acclaimed away with a steel chair.
Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. beats Leyla Hirsch with the Lockjaw. After the match, Thunder Rosa gets in the ring and attacks Baker, and the two of them brawl until referees get in the ring and separate them. Reba gets in the ring and punches Thunder Rosa, but Hirsch suplexes Reba afterwards before Baker and Rosa go at it again. Agents have to show up to help keep both Baker and Rosa away from each other.
Darby Allin and "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes beat Team Taz ("Absolute" Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs). After the match, Hobbs attacks Darby Allin, and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson rights Team Taz until "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes shows up and overpowers them. This leads to "The Machine" Brian Cage shows up and hitting Dustin with an F-5. Cody tries to save Dustin, but Cody is also laid out with an F-5. Hobbs is about to hit Cody with the FTW Championship when the lights go out and a winter-themed video plays on the video screen. Suddenly, Sting shows up - his first appearance on TNT since the final WCW match in history on the final WCW Monday Nitro - and Team Taz (Cage, Starks, Hobbs) leaves the ring while Sting takes a look at Arn, then Dustin, then Cody and finally Darby before leaving.
Next week: "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes vs. Preston "10" Vance! FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) vs. The Varsity Blonders (Griff Garrison and Brian Pillman Jr.)! Abadon in action! Lance Archer and The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero M and Rey Fenix) vs. Eddie Kingston, The Butcher and The Blade! Sting speaks!
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Hikaru Shida, who says that if she is not afraid of Abadon, who says calls "a girl doing zombie cosplay." When she hears a pipe dropping, she gets afraid, then tries to start the interview again. When she cannot, she leaves.
We hear from Jox Moxley, who says that he could feel the tension in the air when he showed up for tonight's show. He says that AEW has come a long way in two years from a time where the wrestling world wrote him off until he reared back and bitch-slapped the collective professional wrestling world in the mouth. He says that he and Omega have been on a collision course and destined to be rivals, and tonight, the only thing left to do is go out to the ring and make everyone go bananas.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
Kenny Omega beats Jon Moxley to win the AEW World Championship despite attempts from Don Callis to stop the match due to Omega being hurt. Moxley knocks out Callis, and Omega takes the microphone that Callis fropped to bust open Moxley before hitting four V-Triggers followed by the One Winged Angel for the win and the title. After the match, Callis and Omega run to the back and are yelled at by Tony Khan and numerous people in the back as they run to. When Alex Marvez interviews Callis, Callis says that everything will be explained on Impact Wrestling on AXS TV next Tuesday, then he and Omega get in an SUV, which speeds off. Afterwards, Eddie Kingston gets on the microphone, saying he wants Lance Archer now.
The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) beat XXXL (Larry D and Acey Romero).
It is announced that Eddie Edwards is at home recovering from last week. Meanwhile, Sami Callihan and Ken Shamrock are confronted by Scott D'Amore and security, and Shamrock is suspended for 30 days for striking an official. Callihan hands Shamrock the keys to his car and tells him to take a nice vacation before telling Scott D'Amore he should be lucky he is in a good mood and making his way into the building.
Backstage, John E. Bravo confronts Larry D and pins him against the wall. Tommy Dreamer, in a shirt saying "Police" on it, breaks up the brawl and threatens to arrest Bravo. Larry D says that he was set up, and when Tommy Dreamer tries to take him downtown, Larry D knocks him out and leaves with Acey Romero. Bravo returns and notices Dreamer is knocked out, then calls for help.
Jordynne Grace and Jazz beat Renee Michelle and Killer Kelly to advance in the Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament.
The Impact Plus Flashback Moment of the Week is Generation Me (Max and Jeremy Buck) vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) in a Full Metal Mayhem Match for the TNA World Tag Team Championships at Final Resolution 2010.
Backstage, "All Ego" Ethan Page says everyone loves screwing with him, including management, the matchmakers, "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson and even Swoggle, but he has a plan to fix it all. He then says that he was the one who took out Doc Gallows, and says Anderson can fix it all by fighting him at Final Resolution. He demands a match, and says that if he wins, he can get a tag team title shot The North (Page and "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander) deserves. Page then awaits Anderson's decision.
Backstage, Tenille Dashwood and Kaleb meet up with Alisha, who is looking over the corner for somebody. He soon finds Sami Callihan and tries to attack him, but security stops her.
Johnny Swinger vs. Cody Deaner ends with Eric Young and Joe Doering laying out both men. Afterwards, Eric Young says this will continue until everyone's eyes are open, as he and Doering see clearly and they are the cure to the disease that has taken over the world which belongs to them.
Backstage, Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee meet with Father James Mitchell, who tells them that the process to turn Su Yung into Susie is not a quick process. Deonna says she and Kimber have a plan.
Backstage, Cody Deaner tells Cousin Jake he is tired of being treated like a nobody by Eric Young. Cousin Jake says they will fix this, but Cody says this is personal, as Eric Young was there since the beginning of his career. Cody says he considered Eric family, but now, he is a nobody to him, and next week, he will prove to Eric Young that he is not a nobody.
Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee show up. Deonna says that Su Yung has been haunting them since Bound For Glory, but it will all come to an end tonight when Su Yung's time comes, saying that if Su Yung wants a Knockouts title rematch, she had better come to the ring right now. Su Yung shows up, but so does Father James Mitchell, who calls Su Yung nothing but trouble and a thorn in his side for too long before saying that Su Yung will pay for her sins tonight. Undead bridesmaids show up and come for Su Yung, and tis allows Deonna Purrazzo to attack Su Yung. Su Yung fights back, and Kimber Lee provides enough of a distraction for Deonna to block the red mist and choke out Su Yung. With Su Yung gagging on her own red mist, Deonna hits Su Yung with Cosa Nostra, and the bridesmaids take Su Yung to the back, much to the delight of Father James Mitchell.
Backstage, Chris Bey is met by Moose. Moose tells Chris Bey that real power is taken, not given, and if he becomes successful and beat Rich Swann for the Impact World Championship, he will take it from him.
Backstage, "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson tells "All Ego" Ethan Page he is losing his mind after taking out "The Big LG" Doc Gallows, and while it would not be smart to face him again, Anderson accepts Page's challenge for Final Resolution. Anderson then tells Page that he will beat the living hell out of him, and while Page has a lot of friends, so does he.
Rohit Raju retains the Impact X Division Championship against Crazzy Steve after grabbing the middle rope on a sit-down pinfall attempt.
Backstage, Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz talk about winning the Knockouts Tag Team Championships and the money that comes with it. Fallah Bahh shows up wanting his money, knowing they took it. Kiera says they do not have the money on them right now as she and Tasha hide the money, and Kiera says they will have it next week. Suddenly, Johnny Swinger shows up, and Kiera and Tasha leave.
Backstage, TJP meets with Crazzy Steve, but Brian Myers shows up and insults Crazzy Steve. TJP stands up for Crazzy Steve, and Myers takes this as a challenge and tells TJP he will see him next week.
Next week: Eric Young vs. Cody Deaner! Brian Myers vs. TJP! "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander vs. Chris Sabin! Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee vs. Taya Valkyrie and Rosemary in the Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament!
Willie Mack beats Chris Bey. After the match, Moose shows up and Spears Willie Mack, but Rich Swann runs into the ring and fights Moose off. Chris Bey then gets back into the ring and hits Swann with the springboard cutter to end the show.
Here is tonight's post-show!
Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!
Anthony Ogogo guests on commentary for the next four matches.
Shawn Spears beats KTB with the Scorpion Deathlock. During the match, Scorpio Sky shows up with the steel slug that Tully Blanchard usually gives Spears, then sits down on the steps of the stage to watch the match and send a message to Spears. After the match, Scorpio Sky gets in the ring and hits KTB with a TKO to intimidate Spears further.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks beats Damian Fenrir.
Brandon Cutler beats Danny Limelight.
"Pretty" Peter Avalon beats Jon Cruz.
Shanna beats Tesha Price in her first AEW match in over eight months.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Scorpio Sky, who simply walks away when told that Shawn Spears will not give him a rematch.
KiLynn King beats Katalina Perez.
Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) beat Adam Priest and Sean Maluta.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks guests on commentary for the next five matches.
"The Librarian" Leva Bates beats Alex Gracia. After the match, Bates hands Gracia her copy of The Young Bucks' (Matt and Nick Jackson) new book and they both head to the back together.
The Gunn Club (Billy, Austin and Colten Gunn) beat Angel Fashion, VSK and Shawn Donavan.
Matt Sydal beats Aaron Solow.
The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Stu Grayson) beat Baron Black and Fuego del Sol.
Griff Garrison and Brian Pillman Jr. beat Cezar Bononi and Ryzin.
Ivelisse beats Lindsay Snow.
The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowen) beat George South Jr. and Bobby Wayward.
Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico) beats Alex Chamberlain and Seth Gargis.
Red Velvet beats Lady Frost.
Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) beat The Dark Order (Alan "5" Angels and Preston "10" Vance) and the team of Sonny Kiss and "The Bady Boy" Joey Janela in a three-way tag team match. Before the match, The Dark Order goes on the attack before the bell rings. The bell does not ring until one representative from two team are in the ring, which simultaneously happens with Alan "5" Angels sending Joey Janela over the top rope and into the nearby camera.
