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.
Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) beat The Infantry ("The Captain" Shawn Dean and "Bad News and Tattoos" Carlie Bravo).
Reyna Isis beats Viva Van.
We hear from "Legit" Leyla Hirsch, who says that she dislocated her shoulder at Death Before Dishonor and did not know if she would get back up, but she did, and she won the first ever women's deathmatch in ROH. She hopes to regain all the momentum that she had before the injury and become a champion in Ring of Honor.
Before the next match, Brandon Cutler shows up and mocks Rocky "Azucar" Romero, then says he learned lucha libre in southern California and that he can run rings around Romero in lucha libre. He then says that Romero cannot do anything to him until he shakes his hand. Romero shakes his hand, then gets the advantage over him.
Lee Johnson and EJ Nduka beat Bret Hankins and Jiah Jewell.
We look back on Mercedes Martinez vs. Athena for the ROH Women's World Championship from Final Battle 2022.
Billie Starkz is in the ring, where she welcomes Athena for her celebration of being the longest-reigning champion in all of Ring of Honor history. Athena arrives with Lexy Nair on a chain, and she is taken aback by the streamers and confetti by the MIT Dance Team, who soon dance for a few seconds before Lexy Nair cuts the music, with Athena unimpressed. (Three of the members are Olumide, Alpha Zo and Chris Nasty, who competed on the most recent AEW Collision.) Athena says she asked for Ja Rule, then tells the minions to get out of the ring, which they do with great urgency. Athena says this was supposed to be her day and her moment of celebration, then says her parents were supposed to be here until her mother put getting major surgery over celebrating the only success that she has had in life before calling her mother "selfish." She also wants to know where the women's division is after she "lifted every single one of those hussies out of mediocrity," and while they are "mediocre" and "still suck," she did the best with what she had and she cannot do the Lord's work. Athena says that without her, there would be no ROH, let alone no women's division, and says that day in and day out, she has never been content and has wanted more, and that she has come here and busted her ass and done her job busting "hussies'" heads. She says she is the best in the world and the greatest of all time, but some people want to call her overrated, but Athena prefers the term "underappreciated." She says she deserves more than this, as she has not been pinned or submitted in almost two years, and asks where her flowers, recognition, tribute and appreciation are at. She then says the fans suck and does not know why she is in "this podunk town," then says the party sucks and blames it all on Billie. She says that Billie is jealous of everything that she has done in her career, and that Billie wishes she was her due to how she looks at her, because Billie could not even do a tenth of what she has done in the past year. As she says this last part, she jabs her finger into Billie's chest, and Billie snatches the microphone from Athena's hand before telling Athena she is done. She shoves Athena, then leaves. Lexy says this is still a good celebration and does not know what has gotten into Billie, then shows Athena the original ROH Women's World Championship, now with a picture of Athena in the center plate that also spins much like a John Cena spinner belt, which Athena loves. Athena hugs Lexy, then Abadon's music hits. Lexy hides under the ring, but Abadon does not show up and Athena thinks this is all a joke. When she pulls Lexy out from underneath the ring, Abadon is on the other end of the chain instead, and they beat Athena up before hitting her with Black Dahlia. Abadon then notices the celebration cake, unhooks themselves from Athena and throws the cake in Athena's face.
In backstage footage from this week's Dynamite, Mark Briscoe is in pain, and cannot speak before turning away from the camera.
"The Machine" Brian Cage retains the ROH World Television Championship against Komander.
We see a video package of The Blackpool Combat Club's (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Marina Shafir) war with AEW. Jon Moxley says that tonight, a little piece of someone from AEW will be destroyed for the greater good forever. Afterwards, multiple teams stand outside of the arena waiting for The Blackpool Combat Club.
Tony Schiavone interviews "Hangman" Adam Page in the ring. Hangman says that last week, he took "Switchblade" Jay White's head off and nearly took "Rock Hard' Juice Robinson's wife, and he also knocked Austin Gunn out so badly he probably does not remember his brother Colten Gunn's name. Suddenly, Hangman is attacked from behind by Colton Gunn, but Hangman gets the upper hand. As he is about to choke Colten with his belt, Jay White and Juice Robinson rush to the ring. Jay White manages to outsmart Hangman, but not for long, and Hangman limps as he retreats. Jay White says Hangman can hobble away, but he cannot hide, and tells him he will always have his number. He says that if it were not for Christian Cage, he would be 5-0 against Hangman, and says that no matter what Hangman does, Hangman will never be able to measure up to him when the bell rings. He says that both of them have not seen the last of each other and that they will meet again really soon.
We see a video package for Sammy Guevara vs. Shelton Benjamin.
Shelton Benjamin beats Sammy Guevara.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "The Glamour" Mariah May, who is seemingly leaving the building only to reveal that she has Anna Jay's bags. She tosses them out into the hall, saying Anna does not belong in the locker room or AEW. Interim Executive Vice President Christopher Daniels has to keep Anna from attacking Mariah.
We see a video package chronicling the now-ruined friendship between Will Ospreay and Kyle Fletcher.
Tony Schiavone interviews Don Callis and Kyle Fletcher in the ring. Fletcher says everyone can boo him all they want, as he only wants to talk to Will Ospreay. He says it has been eleven days since he cost Ospreay the International Championship and laid him out in a hospital bed with a herniated disk he tells nobody about. He says that in this whole time, Ospreay has to be wondering why he did what he did, and that it makes him happy. Fletcher then says the fans are as much to blame for this as Ospreay is. He says that when he got to AEW, he was told he was the next big thing and that he had a bright future in professional wrestling until Ospreay showed up, at which point everyone called him "the next Will Ospreay." Fletcher says everybody stated that he looked, sounded and wrestled like Ospreay and that he took all of that as insults, as he is better than Ospreay in every single way. He admits that there might have been a time when he would have liked those comparisons, especially in 2021 when Ospreay had a killer instinct, then mentions Ospreay stabbing others in the back much like how he stabbed Ospreay. Fletcher then says he knew what he had to do to get out of Ospreay's shadow as it was the lesson that he taught him, and it was Don Callis who caused him to realize that Ospreay never wanted him to surpass him, as he is selfish. He then gives Ospreay one chance to save face with the fans - who are chanting "shut the fuck up" at this point - by ignoring doctor's orders and facing him in the ring next week so he can destroy his neck and be who he was meant to be. Fletcher then says that if he wants to stand at the top of the company and take it to heights it has never seen before, he must be nothing like Ospreay. Callis produces an electric razor as Fletcher states that he is nothing like Ospreay from this day forward, then shaves his head with the razor.
We see footage of Don Callis and "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita attacking "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander before Ricochet makes the save in Maple Leaf Wrestling.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Ricochet, who says he is a man of his word when it comes to appearing anywhere to go after Konosuke Takeshita, then calls Takeshita out for a match on Rampage before stating payback is a bitch. MVP and Shelton Benjamin then show up, with MVP agreeing before handing him his business card in hopes of a fresh start before complimenting Ricochet's suit.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
The Don Callis Family ("The Machine" Brian Cage and Lance Archer) beat The Pillars of Destiny (Titan and Hunter).
Orange Cassidy and Kyle O'Reilly find out from Chuck Taylor that they are up next, then stops Orange and tells him that he needs to step up against The Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Marina Shafir).
"The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho beats Mark Briscoe in Ladder War IX to become Ring of Honor World Champion and a nine-time world champion after "The Redwood" Big Bill choke slams Mark Briscoe through two tables before helping Jericho up the ladder to the title. After the match, Tomohiro Ishii shows up for the first time since Jericho took him out backstage, and stares down Jericho from the stage as Rocky "Azucar" Romero stands next to him.
We see a video package for the feud between Kris Statlander and "The Brickhouse" Kamille.
Adam Cole heads to the ring. Before he can talk, Undisputed Kingdom (Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett) shows up, and Roderick Strong and says he understands last week, then says MJF is an egomaniac who used Adam Cole's brand to get the fans to care about him. Before he can talk, Undisputed Kingdom shows up, and Roderick Strong and says he understands last week, then says MJF is an egomaniac who used Adam Cole's brand to get the fans to care about him. Roderick tells Cole that he is proud of him for working to get past an ankle injury in the last year and coming back to finish what they started to finish MJF together. He then says that he wants MJF first. MJF shows up on the video screen getting a massage, then tells Cole that he will never get his hands on him before saying that whoever wins three matches in a row first will face him at Full Gear. He also says that he will not show up in person until Full Gear to ensure Cole does not assault him. Undisputed Kingdom and Adam Cole then hug in the middle of the ring. Meanwhile, Kyle O'Reilly watches from backstage.
We see a video package of the recent events between Penelope Ford and Jamie Hayter.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Jamie Hayter, who says that everything Penelope Ford has said is "B.S." and that she had to struggle to get where she is now, then says she is here to looking for a fight with Penelope, but she is nowhere to be found. She plans make Penelope a victim of her return, and challengers her to a match in two weeks.
The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews) beat Kevin Koa, Jaden Monroe and Pirata de la Muerte in a trios match. After the match, Buddy Matthews calls out Adam Cole for a match.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Undisputed Kingdom (Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett). Adam Cole looks for Buddy Matthew to accept his challenge, finds him, and finds out from Buddy that he plans to prove that Cole is fragile.
"The Brickhouse" Kamille beats Queen Aminata. After the match, Kris Statlander shows up and has a staredown with Kamille in the ring until Mercedes Moné steps between them. Mercedes then pretends to walk by and hits her with one of her championship belts, but it has no effect. Statlander fights both Mercedes and Kamille, but Kamille is able to hit Statlander with Road to Damascus.
Outside of the arena, the angry mob is met by The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne, Mama Wayne). Christian Cage soon notices Kip Sabian, and The Patriarchy chase after him. The Patriarchy soon chase Kip Sabian into the ring, then Hook is seen on the video screen heading towards the ring. Renee Paquette interviews Hook, who reveals that whoever attacked his father is in the ring. Hook gets in the ring and attacks The Patriarchy, but Kip Sabian hits Hook with a low blow as he corners Christian. Christan tells Sabian he knows why Sabian has done what he is doing, then tells him to get in the corner and mind his business. Sabian complies, then Nick Wayne then hits Hook with Wayne's World before allowing Sabian to follow The Patriarchy and hitting Hook with a Killswitch onto the case for his World Championship match contract. Christian then tells Hook that this is not what it seems, then The Patriarchy leaves.
Daniel Garcia and Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) beat The Elite (Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson, "Scapegoat" Jack Perry) in a trios match following a Silly String into an inside cradle. After the match, Kassidy says that Private Party proved that they have The Young Bucks' (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) number and demand a rematch for the AEW World Tag Team Championships, but The Young Bucks walk away. Kassidy then tells The Young Bucks that if Private Party loses, they will split up, much to Marq Quen's surprise. The Young Bucks accept the challenge. Backstage, the angry mob finally encounters The Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Marina Shafir). Marina Shafir is the only person in the truck, however, as Wheeler Yuta and Claudio Castagnoli attack Priate Party and Garcia in the ring. Jon Moxley then drags Chuck Taylor into the ring, and Wheeler wraps a chair around Taylor's leg before Moxley stomps Taylor and wraps his head around it instead. Claudio then stomps the chair as Orange Cassidy shows up, and The Blackpool Combat Club flees as everyone checks on Chuck.
Bron Breakker beats Cruz del Toro in one minute to advance in the seventh men's tournament to determine a #1 contender for Andrade's WWE Speed Championship.
The Meta-Four (Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson) beat Damage CTRL (Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane) by disqualification after Piper Niven pulls Jakara Jackson out of the ring. After the match, Chelsea Green shows up and starts fighting both teams along with Piper, and the two of them end up cleaning house.
In backstage footage from earlier today via Instagram, Hank Walker and Tank Ledger make some noise for Cole Custer, who arrives in a truck. All of a sudden, OTM (Bronco Nima, Lucien Price, Jaida Parker) show up and take offense to Custer being at NXT, and this leads to a tag team challenge.
Backstage, Brinely Reece, Sol Ruca and Karmen Petrovic are met by Ashante "Thee" Adonis as they are working out. Adonis thinks he and Karmen have a connection, but Karmen says she was repaying the favor for costing her a match and tells him not to assume. Sol Ruca says Karmen is not interested, but Adonis says "We'll see," and leaves. Afterwards, Sol Ruca and Brinley believe there is chemistry between them, but Karmen denies it.
Jaida Parker beats Tatum Paxley. After the match, referees and security are seen keeping Lola Vice away from Jaida Parker, and Wendy Choo grabs Tatum Paxley from behind before shoving her into a road case.
Backstage, Lexis King thanks Charlie Dempsey, but says people still do not believe he is trying to be a gentleman as he wants people to stop seeing him as a loose cannon. He says that he needs to win the Heritage Cup to see if he can get some respect, and while Dempsey is willing to give him that match, he tells Lexis he will not like the outcome. Wren Sinclair also tells Lexis King that he will need a cornerman for the match.
Backstage, Cedric Alexander and Je'Von Evans are met by Nathan Frazer and Axiom. When Nathan Frazer tells Je'Von Evans that he has time to become a champion, Je'Von takes this as a dig on his age and slaps him. Wes Lee, who has seen this, says that he has been where Je'Von is right now, then jokingly says he still has time, which irritates Je'Von.
We see a video package for Stephanie Vaquer and Giulia, where Vaquer talks about she has travelled the world and collected championships all over on her way to WWE while Giulia talks about how she became friends with Vaquer prior to entering NXT.
Backstage, it is revealed that Adrianna Rizzo has been attacked.
Oba Femi beats Luca Crusifino. After the match, Oba throws Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo out of the ring when he checks on Crusifino, then continues to attack Crusifino. Stacks soon fights back, but Oba still overpowers him. Oba pulls a toolbox and a table out from underneath the ring, but Tony D'Angelo shows up and brawls with him, and he too gets overpowered. Oba then pulls out some zipties and ties D'Angelo to the ring post. Stacks gets back to his feet, but Oba choke slams him through the table. Oba then clears off the announce table and pulls a ladder out from underneath the ring before placing it on both the apron and the announce table. From there, Oba powerbombs Crusifino through the ladder, smashing it in half as D'Angelo can only watch.
We see the woman who made it to the skyscraper last week. We then see the NXT Halloween Havoc logo on a brick wall, which she punches. We then see the name "Zaria."
We see a video package where Andre Chase talks about what Chase University is all about, then says Ridge Holland came back to NXT for redemption and got it through Chase University only for him to betray them. He says that the measure of a man comes in defeat and that Ridge Holland cannot be helped, then says he will make Ridge feel the pain he felt and he will put an end to his misery in an ambulance match at Halloween Havoc.
"All Ego" Ethan Page and Trick Williams head to the ring individually for a face-to-face meeting before Halloween Havoc. Trick says that he should have come to the ring and dropped Ethan like a mixtape, but she promised General Manager Ava no physicality until Sunday. He then says Ethan is "all ego" and also "all desperate." Ethan says he wanted Trick to think that, as he has been in the game for over seventeen years, but when he talks about his career, he often glosses over everything he had to go through to get here. He then says he and Trick have different paths, as he never had a Performance Center to cater to him and prepare him for a position in the top company, and that he had to go through hell to get where Trick is at. Trick says they both have their stories, but he will not let Ethan shame him because he is blessed. Ethan says Trick does not get it, and asks him if he had ever been taken to his physical limit and still had to get up and keep fighting. He also asks Trick if he has tasted his own blood enough times to eventually like the taste of it, then Trick says he is glad Ethan is used to it because he will bust him up again on Sunday. Ethan says Trick is "all flash and fake confidence," and that he hit him with a light to give him a taste of the Devil's Playground match, where anything goes and it only benefits him. Ethan says Trick looks nice right now, but he has the devil inside of him and not Trick, and that Trick is "not tough" and not built for the Devil's Playground. Ethan also tells Trick that all of Trick's previous opponents in NXT are not as savage as he is, and that on Sunday, Trick will see a version of him few have seen. Trick says Ethan is all talk and has done everything except beat him even when he was champion. After Trick says Sunday will be no difference, Ethan warns Trick that he is a desperate man and that it took him seventeen years to become a champion in WWE, and after he got a taste, he became addicted, and he will satiate that taste on Sunday. He says that they are entering the Devil's Playground, and for the first time in Trick's career, Trick will be made to go through hell as they play by the Devil's rules, which are also his. Trick says he looks forward to it.
Backstage, Cora Jade and Roxanne Perez talk about how Giulia and Stephanie Vaquer have no chance at Halloween Havoc when Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, Jasmyn Nyx) show up and agree with them before Jacy states that Kelani Jordan does not deserve to be champion. As Roxanne says the five of them have been the backbone of the NXT women's division, Kelani shows up and says that while that is true, they are stressing because they can feel it slipping through their fingers. When she asks who she will face on Sunday, Fallon says that when one has power, one does not just give it up, and Jacy says that the wheel will decide what their match is tonight.
Sol Ruca beats Karmen Petrovic. During the match, Ashante "Thee" Adonis is seen in the crowd with another woman, and when they leave at the end of the match, Sol Ruca hits a distracted Karmen with a Sol Snatcher.
Backstage, Tyson Dupont and Tyriek Igwe chat with Nikkita Lyons. Tyson says he and Tyriek are waiting for their moment, but Nikkita says they need to take their moment. Oba Femi shows up with Nikkita's robe and tells her she dropped it, then leaves.
Hank Walker and Tank Ledger beat OTM (Bronco Nima and Lucien Price) after Lola Vice attacks Jaida Parker on the outside and NASCAR driver Cole Custer hits Bronco Nima on the outside as the referee is distracted. After the match, Hank, Tank, Custer and Lola all celebrate in the ring.
Backstage, Nathan Frazer wants a match with Cedric Alexander and Je'Von Evans, much to Axiom's frustration, and gets it next week. Lexis King then shows up after they leave, and is looking for a cornerman, but finds out that nobody can be forced to be his cornerman, much to his disappointment.
We hear from Ridge Holland, who tells Andre Chase that he wore the Chase University colors proudly, then asks Chase how it feels from being in control to having none at all as his university falls apart around him. He then says he can now be the most dangerous man in NXT that everyone expected him to be, then says that Chase University will be finished for good at Halloween Havoc and that Andre Chase will be going for an ambulance ride.
Backstage, Sarah Schreiber interviews Tony D'Angelo, who admits he does not know what is going on and that it is now personal between him and Oba Femi and that he will use everything to beat Oba Femi's ass at Halloween Havoc. He tells Oba Femi that he should have been careful what he wished for when he wanted him alone, because now he is going to get it.
Stephanie Vaquer and Giulia beat The Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne and Fallon Henley) after Roxanne Perez shows up to distract Giulia only for Kelani Jordan to show up and beat up Roxanne. After the match, Cora Jade and Roxanne stare down Giulia and Vaquer from the balcony as Kelani Jordan stares down The Fatal Influence (Jacy, Fallon, Jazmyn Nyx) from inside the ring. Jacy Jayne spins the wheel, which lands on Spinner's Choice. Before The Fatal Influence can make their choice, Zaria suddenly shows up.
Backstage, "Big" Bronson Reed is attacked from behind by Seth "Freakin'" Rollins. General Manager Adam Pearce and referees have to restore order, and Rollins is able to head to the ring to start tonight's show. Rollins wastes no time in calling out Bronson Reed for a fight so he can make him famous, then General Manager Adam Pearce shows up to tell Rollins this is not happening before Bronson Reed overpowers everyone on his way to the ring. Rollins hits Bronson with a tope suicida, but Bronson starts giving Rollins a beatdown. Both Rollins and Bronson are held back, but the brawl continues, even as Bronson is stopped from hitting a Tsunami. Bronson clears off the announces table and fights off security, throwing one guard who gets on top of him into everyone else, before going for a splash and flattening only the table when Rollins rolls out of the way. Rollins and Bronson are finally kept away from each other by officials and security.
Backstage, Jackie Redmond interviews Damage CTRL (Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane). Iyo Sky says they will soon become Women's Tag Team Champions when Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez shows up and tells Damage CTRL to buzz off. Liv then says Nia Jax is only on her show because she is jealous of her and everything she has, and that she will have the Women's Crown Jewel Championship. Kairi Sane interrupts, but Liv tells her that she and Raquel have been women's tag champs before and can win them again any time they want. Iyo Sky takes this as an invitation to a fight, and says they can fight tonight before Raquel gets in Damage CTRL's faces while Liv accepts Iyo's challenge.
We see a video package for Bron Breakker vs. "Main Event" Jey Uso for the Intercontinental Championship later on tonight.
Before the next match, it is announced that ring announcer Samantha Irvin is moving on to new challenges, and that she is replaced tonight by long-time WWE ring announcer and alumnus Lilian Garcia.
The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) beat The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) to qualify for the World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders' Tournament. During the match, The Miz shows up to watch the match from the announce table. After the match, The Authors of Pain attack R-Truth. Kofi wants to make the save, but Woods stops him. All of a sudden, the lights go out. When the lights come back on, The Final Testament (Karrion Kross, Akam, Rezar) is attacked by The Wyatt Sicks (Erick Rowan, Dexter Lumis, Joe Gacy, Nikki Cross). To his surprise, The Miz is somehow spared as The Wyatt Sicks continue to go on the attack. This does not last long, however, as Uncle Howdy shows up for The Miz only for Paul Ellering to take the bullet for him in the form of a Mandible Claw.
Backstage, Jackie Redmond interviews General Manager Adam Pearce when "Big" Bronson Reed approaches Pearce and Seth "Freakin'" Rollins attacks Bronson again. Once again, both Rollins and Bronson have to be held back.
Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews "Main Event" Jey Uso. Jey says he has no lover for his brothers, but he said what he said to his brothers and it is what it is. He says tonight is about the Intercontinental Championship, and by the end of the night, he will still be champion.
We hear from Raquel Rodriguez, who says that as long as she is around, Rhea Ripley will not be Women's World Champion. She says she has not forgotten how Rhea injured Liv or how she cost them the Women's Tag Team Championships. She says Rhea Ripley only rose to the top because she was gone, and that the smartest thing Rhea can do is walk away, but she will not do that. Raquel says that if Rhea will not end this, she will.
Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend are seen watching from ringside before the next match.
Damage CTRL (Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane) beat Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez after Iyo Sky fights Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson at the front row and Lash hits Iyo with a forearm. After the match, Damage CTRL brawl with Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson in the ring, and Lash and Jakara get the last word. Liv and Raquel confront Lash and Jakara, then Rhea Ripley shows up, and Lash and Jakara leave Liv and Raquel to Rhea as they leave the ring. Rhea and Raquel brawl in the ring, and Rhea sends Raquel tumbling over the top rope before getting her hands on Liv. Liv hits a Codeberaker, but eats a knee from Ripley, who soon puts her in the Prism Trap. Rhea lets go of the hold to drop kick Raquel off the ring apron, then brawls with Liv again. Rhea gets the upper hand again, then goes for Riptide only for "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio to save Liv. Rhea then gets Dominik in the ring and puts him in the Prism Trap, and Liv and Raquel have to save Dominik.
Backstage, "Big" Bronson Reed attacks Seth "Freakin'" Rollins yet again when Rollins confronts General Manager Adam Pearce. Pearce finally gets pissed and puts them in a match against each other at Crown Jewel.
It is announced that NXT will take place in the 2300 Arena - formerly the ECW Arena - in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 6th.
We see a vignette for War Raiders (Ivar and Erik). Ivar says they have suffered setbacks, but they rise time and time again, and look to their future without fear. Ivar says that they look to their ancestors, the Viking warriors of the past, and that everyone's time to run and hide has ended.
Backstage, Liv Morgan has to calm Raquel Rodriguez down as The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, JD McDonagh, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, Carlito, Liv Morgan) comes up with a game plan. Finn Balor says he is worried about Damian Priest making another claim to the World Tag Team Championships, and Dominik wants to do something about it . Raquel wants to know what Carlito does for The Judgment Day, and Carlito says that he brings "cool" back to The Judgment Day before saying he will take care of business right now.
Trick Williams is seen in the front row.
The Latino World Order (Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee) beat American Made (Julius and Brutus Creed) to qualify for the World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders' Tournament after Chad Gable's interference attempt backfires and Zelina Vega takes out Ivy Nile on the outside.
Backstage, General Manager Adam Pearce meets with Damage CTRL (Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane) and tells them that he will talk with the other General Managers. Damage CTRL leave, then Carlito shows up. Carlito looks at Damage CTRL and says he should learn Chinese (which make no sense as they are Japanese and have been told by racist fans in the past to "go back to China"), then tells Pearce he has the perfect challenger for Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship: "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio. Pearce laughs, saying Dominik has done nothing to deserve a shot, but Carlito asks him to give Dominik a chance. Pearce makes it happen, saying that if Dominik can beat a former World Heavyweight Champion next week, he will get his title shot.
Backstage, Jackie Redmond interviews Bron Breakker. Breakker says he is not here for a cheesesteak, but for the Intercontinental Championship, and while he respects "Main Event" Jey Uso as a champion, he is not focused, and that is why he will take his title back. He says that he is a badass and that it is time to do what badasses do.
Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Gunther. Gunther says he cannot understand why Cody Rhodes keeps people close to him in his business matters, saying that their match has nothing to do with family and is for the Crown Jewel Championship. He says that Cody Rhodes is one of many, while he is one of one and whatever he touches turns to gold. Damian Priest shows up and says he has no issue with Gunther, then says he will earn his shot at the World Heavyweight Champion, then tells Gunther to handle his business at Crown Jewel. Gunther is unfazed by Priest as he leaves.
Bron Breakker beats "Main Event" Jey Uso to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship for a second time. During the match, Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu show up with tickets for front row seats as well as a Jey Uso shirt. Shortly after this, Tonga Loa distracts Jey, and he gets superkicked. Tama Tonga shows up and jumps over the barricade, but he also gets superkicked. Solo Sikoa confronts Jey on the outside, and Bron Breakker goes for a Spear on the outside only for Jey to move out of the way, causing Breakker to break Solo in half. Jacob Fatu climbs over the barricade and confronts Bron Breakker, and Jey Uso takes both of them out with a tope suicida. Jey goes for the Uso Splash after this, but Breakker gets the knees up and goes for the Spear only for Jey to leap over it and superkick him multiple times before hitting a Spear of his own. Jey then hits the Uso Splash, but Bron Breakker kicks out. Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa get on the apron and distract the referee, and General Manager Adam Pearce and officials show up to send them both to the stage. Jey Uso then goes for a Spear on Breakker, but he gets superkicked by Jacob Fatu, who then hits Jey with a Samoan Drop on the announce table before helping Solo Sikoa to the back. Breakker then hits Jey with a Spear back in the ring to win the Intercontinental Championship for a second time.
Scorpio Sky beats "Pretty" Peter Avalon. After the match, Scorpio is attacked by "Rockstar" Joey Kaos, but Joey Ryan shows up and goes after Kaos as more referees show up to restore order.
Todd Chandler and Brandon Parker beat Anchors Away (Brian Stone and David E. Jones).
Backstage, David Marquez interviews Lucky O'Shea. They are soon joined by the man from Lucky's last match, who Lucky says is her little brother, Mikey O'Shea. He says that Mikey is just doing what every good little brother does, and that is making sure his big sister comes out on top. She says that they are Irish and that this is what Irish people do, which is look out for each other, and that they going to keep winning, as with Mikey on her side, nobody can beat her.
"The New York Knockout" Nikki beats ThunderKitty.
We see a video package chronicling the action going on between The Natural Selection (Brian Cage and Shaun Ricker), Los Luchas (Phoenix Star and Zokre) and The RockNES Monsters (Johnny Goodtime and Johnny Yuma) in anticipation for tonight's non-title three-way tag team mai event.
David Marquez interviews Dennis Yang, founder of the Papa Didos Foundation, which aims to promote literacy in underpriveleged and low-income children all around the work, and that he will be running Laguna Beach, California all the way to New York to raise money for their mission, which will take four months. Donations can be made at the Papa Didos Foundation's website.
Austin Aries is in the ring. He says he heard earlier this evening that Scorpio Sky claimed to know certain things, then says he hates people who pass their opinions off as facts. Austin says he knows for certain who attacked him, and said that it was "Pretty" Peter Avalon and "Rockstar" Joey Kaos. He says that Scorpio is passing off his opinion as fact and that he is going to prove him wrong, because he knows who attacked Scorpio Sky: himself. He then says he proved Scorpio Sky as a fraud who doesn't know anything, then Scorpio shows up. Austin jumps over the ropes and stands at the apron as he tells Scorpio that it is not personal, then says he is here to make a statement and says it is not personal; just business. He then asks who names themselves after a constellation when he himself is named after a constellation, then Scorpio grabs him only to be attacked by Avalon and Kaos before Aries joins in. As referee restore order, Colton Cage, Willie Mack and Joey Ryan run into the ring, causting Aries, Avalon and Kaos to retreat. As Aries, Avalon and Kaos stand on the stage, they are joined by "Scrap Iron" Adam Pearce, and Colton says that he and everyone in the ring should have known that they were all in cahoots with each other, an says that if they think they are so smart and think that they are men at all, then they can settle things in the ring in next week's main event in an eight-man elimination tag match.
The Natural Selection (Brian Cage and Shaun Ricker) beat Los Luchas (Phoenix Star and Zokre) and The RockNES Monsters (Johnny Goodtime and Johnny Yuma) in a three-way tag team match. after The Natural Selection hogtie Johnny Goodtime to the corner with the tag rope.
The show starts in the middle of The Blackpool Combat Club's (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Marina Shafir) path of destruction at the end of collision. The Dark Order (Evil Uno, John Silver, Alex Reynolds) show up as Collision transitions to Battle of the Belts, but they also get laid waste to by The Blackpool Combat Club. Moxley gives The Dark Order a chance to fight for their dreams, then puts the AEW World Trios Championships on the line again.
The Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC) retain the AEW World Trios Championships against The Dark Order (Evil Uno, John Silver, Alex Reynolds) in a trios match after Wheeler Yuta distracts the referee by entering the ring with a metal folding chair, allowing PAC to stomp Reynolds in the head as Claudio has Reynolds in the Sharpshooter, causing Reynolds to tap out. After the match, Wheeler Yuta puts Reynolds in the Cattle Mutilation before Claudio lets go of the Sharpshooter, and The Blackpool Combat Club - along with Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir - go back on the attack. The Blackpool Combat Club retreat when Private Party and Daniel Garcia rush into the ring. Orange Cassidy is seen watching the situation from a distance and then walking away.
"The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada retains the AEW Continental Championship against Kyle O'Reilly after countering the guillotine choke with a piledriver followed by the Rainmaker.
Backstage, we hear from Rush and Dralistico. Rush tells the AEW locker room that La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush, Dralistico, The Beast Mortos) will destroy every wrestler and faction. We then see The Beast Mortos attacking Hologram.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
The Don Callis Family ("The Machine" Brian Cage and Lance Archer) beat Jon Cruz and Jack Cartwheel.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews The Beast Mortos and Undisupted Kingdom (Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett). Mike Bennett gives The Beast Mortos a peace offering of meat before Undisputed Kingdom questions Mortos' recent actions. Roderick Strong then says Undisputed Kingdom is not mad, just disappointed.
Anna Jay beats "The Glamour" Mariah May in an AEW World Women's Championship Eliminator Match to earn a shot at the AEW Women's World Championship on Collision in two weeks.
