Posted on 8/06/126 by Bob Magee
What a special night it was in the Cathedral of Lucha Libre,
Arena México, for AEW Grand Slam: Mexico on TBS and HBO Max!
AEW’s highly anticipated return to Mexico City provided one
of the greatest atmospheres in history!
AEW National Champion Andrade El Idolo beat Komander and
Tommaso Ciampa to earn the #1 spot in the Casino Gauntlet at
All In: London. However, MJF made a surprise return and
attacked Andrade with his Triple B title belt before taking
back his Dynamite Diamond Ring to inflict more damage. MJF
will try to earn the #2 spot next week on Dynamite, as he
called himself the true World Champion.
In the main event, Will Ospreay outlasted Mark Davis to win
a Mexico City Street Fight in a match that saw both men get
bloodied and use everything from barbed wire to chairs to a
tire! AEW International Champion Kyle Fletcher made it a
better night for the Don Callis Family by retaining his
title over “Speedball” Mike Bailey. However, TNT Champion
“The Jet” Kevin Knight was pinned by Darby Allin in a star-
studded trios match, which was another low light for the
Callis Family.
Plus, AEW Women’s World Champion Willow Nightingale earned a
victory for her team by pinning Mercedes Moné, and the
Brawling Birds will now face Divine Dominion for the AEW
Women’s World Tag Team Titles at All In: London!
All that and so much more went down on an electric night at
Arena México for AEW Grand Slam: Mexico! Here are your
complete results.
Death Riders (AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley, Wheeler
Yuta, Daniel Garcia and PAC) def. AEW World Tag Team
Champions Adam Copeland & Christian Cage & Young Bucks (Matt
and Nick Jackson)
The night began with Adam Copeland making his first entrance
ever at Arena México to a deafening ovation, and he soaked
in every second of it! Cage got a similar reaction, although
he was his usual stoic self. Tony Schiavone said the crowd
was so loud you couldn’t hear yourself talk! The Bucks got
plenty of love from the crowd, but the temperature changed
when the Death Riders' guitar riff blared throughout Arena
México. Jon Moxley fed off the atmosphere, and after some
initial boos, the crowd chanted for Moxley!
PAC and Cage started our opening contest, but it was Wheeler
Yuta who kneed Cage in the back from the apron to set off a
brawl between all eight men. The Bucks and Cage isolated PAC
in the corner and hit him with a double kick/spear combo.
Cage and Cope followed with a double-team of their own to
send PAC to the floor. Matt Jackson hit double boots to the
Death Riders on the outside, and Nick followed with a
twisting dive over his brother. But that wasn’t all, as Cage
came off the top with a crossbody to the Death Riders! Cope
had the biggest smile across his face, as he was clearly
enjoying every bit of this atmosphere!
Nick found himself isolated by the Death Riders for several
minutes, as Moxley did everything he could to pick him
apart. After clearing out Nick’s partners from their corner,
all four Death Riders went into their repeated corner
attacks on Nick until Yuta threw him to the middle of the
ring with a release German suplex. Garcia locked on a Dragon
Tamer on Nick until Matt broke it up. Matt was disposed of
back to the outside, but Nick turned things around by taking
Yuta and Garcia out with a double arm drag. But Nick was
going to the wrong corner, as he was perhaps still dealing
with the after effects of his match with Moxley and Will
Ospreay at Redemption! Nick finally made it to the correct
corner and tagged Cope, who blew the roof off the building
when he entered the ring!
Cope cleared the Death Riders’ corner and unloaded on Moxley
and PAC in the ring with clotheslines and right hands before
dropping them both with a double clothesline! Cope sent PAC
over the top, but turned right into a cutter from Moxley!
Mox tried for a spear, so Cope jumped over it, and Moxley
landed on the second rope. Cope hit a crossbody to Moxley’s
back, and Cage followed by standing on Moxley! The Bucks
sent Mox back to the ropes with a pair of kicks, so Cope and
Nick decided to hit stereo swinging pendulum kicks through
the ropes to Moxley! Cage went up top and connected with a
diving headbutt to Moxley. Matt dropped a top rope elbow on
Mox! The Death Riders tried to come back in to save Mox, but
were knocked back to the outside. While Cope had a brief
conversation with the referee, Cage took the opportunity to
hit Mox low! The Bucks and Cope hit triple superkicks on
Moxley, but PAC and Garcia came in to break up the pin
attempt and keep the match alive!
The Bucks came over the top with stereo crossbodies to Yuta
and Garcia. Back in the ring, Cope blocked a Death Rider
from Mox and turned it into an impaler DDT! The crowd
chanted for a spear, and Cope got in position, but before he
could do anything, Marina Shafir got on the apron and pulled
his hair! Cage pulled Shafir off the apron and got in her
face, so she slapped him! He responded by kicking her low!
Yuta took out Cope with a Buisaku knee, but nearly got
caught in a Killswitch from Cage until Gartcia helped break
it up. Yuta hit another Busaiku knee on Cage as Garcia
brought him down at the same time! The Bucks hit superkicks
on Garcia, but Yuta caught the next attempt and broke up the
party. Yuta sent Matt to the corner, so Matt leaped over
Yuta, which allowed Nick to hit a superkick! The Bucks
nailed an assisted Sliced Bread #2 on Yuta! Matt faked
Garcia into a DDT! PAC came in to dump Matt on his head with
a rebound German suplex! Cope dropped PAC on his head with a
Cope-a-Matic! Moxley tried to grab Cope in a choke, but Cope
dropped down and rolled him up for a two-count! Cope speared
Moxley! He went for the cover, but Yuta was holding up the
referee, so there was no count, although Moxley was down for
at least three seconds!
Matt dropped Yuta with a right hand, and in the ring, PAC
sent Cope to the ropes, where he ran into Matt! Moxley
rolled up Cope with a handful of trunks to steal the
victory! The Death Riders celebrated victory on the outside
while Cope and the Bucks tried to figure out what happened
in the ring. Cage joined the conversation, and it didn’t
seem like much got handled. Cage exited, but Cope did shake
the hands of Matt and Nick before they left!
Last Week’s Contentious and Physical Confrontation Between
Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay
After the match, we took a special look at the heated
conversation between AEW World Champion Kenny Omega and Will
Ospreay that took place at the end of last week’s Dynamite.
Omega slapped Ospreay, so Ospreay answered in kind and
stopped short of taking out Omega with a Hidden Blade, as he
promised that when he pulls the trigger, Omega will see it
coming!
AEW National Champion Andrade El Ídolo def. Komander and
"Psycho Killer" Tommaso Ciampa to win the #1 Spot in the All
In: London Casino Gauntlet
Ciampa entered first, adorned in a variety of American flags
and red, white and blue gear. Renee Paquette had a report on
Ciampa, who said he’s already looking ahead to whoever wins
the AEW World Title at All In: London because when he wins
the Casino Gauntlet, he’ll be lying in wait! After Komander
got a fantastic reaction on his way to the ring, AEW
National Champion Andrade El Idolo made a very special
entrance to a massive reaction from his home country!
With all three men in the ring, Ciampa tried to get a
reaction out of the crowd by posing on the ropes, and they
didn’t respond kindly. Ciampa stomped Komander in the corner
and got into a back-and-forth with Andrade until Ciampa was
knocked down in the corner. Andrade ran for a meteora, but
Komander cut him off with a springboard hurricanrana! Ciampa
stopped Komander on the apron with a pair of stiff shots
until Andrade pulled Ciampa out of the ring on the opposite
side. Komander ran across the tightrope and came down on
Ciampa and Andrade with a Spaceman!
Komander threw Andrade back in, but soaked in the cheers for
too long and got blasted by Andrade back to the floor. A
springboard tornillo by Andrade absolutely crushed Komander,
and he celebrated with an admirer who received a selfie with
the AEW National Champion! Ciampa took over by knocking both
Andrade and Komander over the barricade. Back in the ring,
Ciampa caught Komander with a knee on his way down from the
top rope. Andrade and Ciampa traded shots until Andrade
knocked Ciampa to the floor and leaped back to his feet!
Andrade removed his pants much to the delight of many in the
crowd (and those watching at home). Andrade rolled Komander
into Three Amigos, completed it successfully, and then
scaled the ropes. Ciampa swept Andrade’s legs out to knock
him to the mat, then hit a bicycle knee that sent Komander
from the apron to the floor.
Ciampa picked up Andrade’s pants and started beating them
up, including a Project Ciampa, which he followed with a
cover until Komander hit a 450 meant for Ciampa to the
pants! Ciampa bent Komander backward with Project Ciampa,
but Komander kicked out in time! Ciampa went up top, but
Andrade ran across to stop him with some stiff strikes.
Ciampa fought back, so Andrade took control with a stiff
shot, but before he could do anything else, Komander
springboarded from the adjacent ropes to spike Andrade with
a poisonarana off the second rope! Komander went up top, and
Ciampa caught him for an Air Raid Crash, but Komander kicked
out at two! Ciampa got into an argument with the referee, so
he never saw Andrade coming with flying knees! Komander
broke up the pin!
Komander avoided Andrade by running up the ropes, but he
landed in the arms of Ciampa only for Andrade to lay out
Ciampa with Dia de Los Muertos that may have been intended
for Komander! Komander hit a tornillo into a poisonrana to
Andrade! Komander went back up and connected on Cielito
Lindo to Ciampa, but Andrade picked Komander right up and
hit The DM to get the victory! Andrade will enter the All
In: London Casino Gauntlet at #1!
Andrade spoke to the crowd and said he was the proud holder
of the AEW National Championship, but he wants more! He is
going to win the Casino Gauntlet at All In! Andrade told the
crowd he wanted to win the AEW World Title for everyone here
and for Mexico! You think he can’t win the Casino Gauntlet
and win the AEW World Title? He has one question.
“HOW YOU KNOW?”
The music of MJF played…
MJF Attacks Andrade and Plans to Win the Casino Gauntlet!
MJF IS HERE!
Andrade immediately turned to the entrance when the music
hit, but MJF came out of the crowd and attacked Andrade from
behind with his Triple B title belt! He held up the title,
but is still a former champion. MJF took his Dynamite
Diamond Ring from Andrade, knocked him to the mat with it,
and posed for the crowd! He did it again! MJF unloaded on
Andrade’s head on the ramp and then threw him off it to the
floor!
MJF picked up his Triple B and a microphone. While medical
personnel attended to Andrade on the floor, he said someone
needs to get that “piece of trash” from this “piece of shit
country” out of the arena right now! MJF said he’s an
American hero and the best professional wrestler in the
world.
“And make no mistake about it, I am your champion!”
MJF said he had Kenny Omega dead to rights in their AEW
World Title match at Beach Break until Will Ospreay got
involved, so it’s Ospreay’s fault a “paper champion” like
Omega gets to waltz around with a “toy belt” and head into a
main event at Wembley “that was mine!” MJF started throwing
a tantrum, but calmed down because he always gets what he
wants. Next week, AEW Dynamite is in Las Vegas, and MJF is
feeling lucky. He will enter the match for the #2 spot in
the Casino Gauntlet, win that match, go to Wembley, and dog-
walk Andrade again. And he will win the contract again and
do what he did the last time.
“The only championship that should be recognized is the
Triple B, and the only champ that should be recognized is
me! And after August 30 at All In with that fake main event,
I don’t care if that winner is a ‘Best Bout Machine’ or an
‘Aerial Assassin,’ because I am going to remind the world,
whether you like it or not, I am your one true champion!”
MJF held up the Triple B and dropped the microphone before
leaving the ring through the crowd, stopping to taunt fans
along the way.
We took a special look at the AEW Women’s World Championship
match at All In: London, when Willow Nightingale defends
against Mercedes Moné. Last week, Moné interrupted
Nightingale’s celebration to make her sign the contract. The
two went back and forth on the microphone until Moné tried
to hit Nightingale, but was blocked, so AEW Women’s World
Tag Team Champions Divine Dominion took out Nightingale! The
Brawling Birds came out to make the save, and now these six
women will do battle tonight!
AEW Women's World Champion Willow Nightingale & Brawling
Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor) def. "The CEO"
Mercedes Moné & AEW Women's World Tag Team Champions Divine
Dominion ("Colossal" Lena Kross and "Megasus" Megan Bayne)
Nightingale gave Windsor the chance to start with Bayne, who
overpowered Windsor into the ropes but missed a chop, so
Windsor fired off some of her own. Bayne dropped Windsor
with a shoulder tackle and caught her in a bear hug. Bayne
unloaded on Windsor in the corner and went to the opposite
side, but Windsor turned things around with a flurry of
shots and tagged Hayter!
The Birds went into their double-team offense, although it
took an extra big boot to take Bayne down, but that gave
Nightingale the chance to tag in and hit a senton splash.
Bayne kicked out at one! Bayne hit a jawbreaker and
taggedMonée. Moné stomped Willow in the corner and went into
Three Amigos, but brought Bayne in for some extra help. All
six women wound up in the ring, and the suplex attempts
broke down into a barrage of punches. Kross and Bayne were
sent to the floor, so Willow and Windsor followed with
stereo cannonballs off the apron! Hayter chucked Moné to the
floor and went up top for a crossbody on Moné and Divine
Dominion!
However, Willow was soon isolated and took quite a beating
until she hit a desperation Pounce on Moné and tagged Hayter
as Moné tagged Kross. The Birds double-teamed Kross with a
pair of headbutts, and Windsor tagged back in for a
combination Russian Leg Sweep/lariat! Divine Dominion and
the Birds squared off in the middle and wound up in a strike
battle until Hayter decked Bayne and Windsor wiped out
Kross! Willow andMonée tagged in at the same time and came
to blows in the middle of the ring! Willow flattened Moné
with a spinebuster, but Moné kicked out at two! Willow sent
Moné to the corner, but Moné stopped the charge in by
sending Willow head-first into the turnbuckle. She hit a
second-rope meteora on Willow, but was immediately grabbed
by Windsor for a backslide, which she escaped, so Windsor
followed with a headbutt!
Kross dropped Windsor with a Fireman’s Carry Cutter, only to
be immediately dropped by Hayter. Bayne put Hayter down with
a Falcon Arrow! Willow dumped Bayne on her head with a Death
Valley Driver! Willow was fired up and had Moné on the top
rope, but Moné knocked Willow back to the mat. Willow
avoided a meteora and ran over Moné with a clothesline!
Divine Dominion stopped Willow from powerbombing Moné and
grabbed her for Divine Intervention. The Birds stopped that
with stereo German suplexes! Moné jackknifed Willow for a
one-count, so Willow rolled through it and tried a Babe with
the Powerbomb, but Moné escaped and tried a MoneMaker.
Willow got out of that and caught Moné in a backslide for
the three-count! As Willow celebrated with the Birds on the
ramp, we learned that they will face Divine Dominion for the
AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship at All In: London!
AEW International Championship Match: Don Callis Family's
"The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher (c) def. "Speedball" Mike
Bailey
Both Fletcher and Bailey entered with masks, although
Fletcher removed his on the ramp and Bailey kept his on at
the bell. Fletcher held his mask up, so Bailey removed his,
and Fletcher responded by dropping his own mask and stomping
on it, a clear sign of disrespect for Lucha Libre.
Bailey got Fletcher down with an arm drag, so Fletcher
responded with a big bodyslam. Bailey got a pair of near-
falls, as the two traded reversals until Bailey walked the
top rope and came down with a hurricanrana that sent
Fletcher to the floor. Bailey fired up the crowd and dove
through the ropes, but Fletcher was ready and caught him!
Fletcher got a running start with Bailey over his shoulder
and lawn darted him head-first into the barricade! Back in
the ring, Fletcher tried for a high-angle powerbomb, so
Bailey slid out of it and got a backslide for a near-fall.
Bailey sent Fletcher to the floor and followed with a
springboard moonsault to the outside!
Bailey went to the top, and Fletcher got up, so Bailey
jumped over him and hit a combo of kicks followed by a
standing shooting star press for another near-fall! Fletcher
missed with a charger in the corner, so Bailey put him on
the top turnbuckle and connected with a kick to the jaw.
Bailey took too long, so Fletcher grabbed him for an
Avalanche Michinoku Driver! 1-2-Bailey kicks out! Bailey
rolled to the outside, as that did a lot of damage.
Fletcher continued to assault Bailey and taunt the crowd.
Speedball climbed up to the apron, so Fletcher took a run at
him and spilled to the outside as Speedball came down with a
springboard moonsault! The risk paid off! Speedball dove in
the ring, so Fletcher followed and was immediately rolled up
for a near-fall! Fletcher was taken for a ride by a flying
headscissors followed by a cross-legged pin that he barely
escaped! Fletcher knocked away a pair of quick and spiked
Bailey with a half-and-half suplex. He tried for a
brainbuster, but Bailey escaped onto the ramp only to eat a
boot from Fletcher!
Fletcher stalked Bailey up the ramp to the base of the
entrance steps and tried to suplex him onto them. Bailey
landed on the steps and took Fletcher down with a
hurricanrana! He ran up nearly the entire staircase and came
back down with a moonsault that was on target! Back in the
ring, Speedball rolled through an Ultima Weapon attempt and
countered Fletcher into a near-fall! Don Callis was beside
himself on the outside!
Speedball hit a thrust kick to send Fletcher to the corner,
but when he tried to follow, Fletcher dumped him with
another Michinoku Driver! Bailey kicked out to stay alive!
Fletcher tried to powerbomb Speedball, so Speedball held on,
and Fletcher carried him to the ropes. Both men spilled over
the top to the floor, but Fletcher hung on and powerbombed
Speedball onto the apron! Fletcher threw Speedball back in
and connected with a big boot in the corner and a Sheer Drop
Brainbuster in the middle of the ring! 1-2-SPEEDBALL KICKED
OUT!
Fletcher can’t believe it, and the crowd came unglued!
Fletcher brought Bailey to the top rope for a super
brainbuster, but Bailey was ready for it and kicked Fletcher
in the chest. He brought Fletcher to the mat with a top-rope
poisonrana! Speedball went back up and connected with Ultima
Weapon to a bent-over Fletcher! 1-2-FLETCHER KICKED OUT!
What a match!
Bailey caught Fletcher in another pin attempt, but Fletcher
got out of it and caught Bailey’s spin kick. He launched
Bailey into the corner with a lawn dart and followed with a
running boot. Fletcher put Bailey on the top rope and spiked
him with a brainbuster on the top turnbuckle! Fletcher
pinned Bailed to win the match and retain his title!
Fletcher celebrated after the match until we heard the music
of “The Rainmaker,” Kazuchika Okada, who decided he didn’t
want to wait any longer for the next match. Okada and
Fletcher faced off on the ramp, where Fletcher held up his
AEW International Title and continued to the back.
CMLL World Lightweight and World Trios Champion, ROH World
Tag Team Champion and IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion
Místico, “Corazón de León” Jericho & Darby Allin def. Don
Callis Family (TNT Champion "The Jet" Kevin Knight, "The
Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada & CMLL World Heavyweight Champion
Hechicero)
Hechicero and Knight joined Okada, but the crowd knew what
was coming next. “Me Muero” began, and Místico made his
entrance as everyone sang along for one of the best
experiences in all of professional wrestling. While the
crowd was in awe of Místico, Okada seemed annoyed by it all.
“Corazon de Leon” Jericho came out next in an homage to the
significant amount of time he spent in Mexico throughout his
career, complete with throwback shorts and a leather jacket
with streamers! Allin rounded things out for this
championship squad and skateboarded down the ramp until
Knight jumped over the top rope and leveled him with a
lariat! What a jumpstart to this match! All six men paired
off, but Knight immediately threw Allin off the ramp, where
he landed crotch-first on the barricade. OUCH!
Okada and Jericho fought in the corner, while Hechicero fed
off the crowd with a rising knee to Místico in the corner!
Okada stomped Jericho in the corner, but Jericho came back
with chops until Okada put him down with a dropkick. Knight
tagged in and ran into a Death Valley Driver from Jericho!
He tagged Allin, who Knight wanted no part of, as he
scampered to tag Hechicero. Allin took Hechicero out twice
and knocked Knight off the apron, but when he tried to dive
to the floor at Knight, Okada cut him off with a perfectly
timed dropkick Allin never saw coming!
Allin was in deep trouble until he ran into Knight, which
took both men down. Allin tagged Místico and the crowd went
wild! He hit a springboard crossbody to Knight and then
fought off a double-team by Okada and Hechicero to take
Knight down with a hurricanrana! He ran Okada and Hechicero
into each other and knocked Okada backward off the ropes
with a swinging kick. A springboard hurricanrana sent
Hechicero to the floor, and Místico followed that with an
escalera into an arm drag. Okada slowed Místico down until
he was sent into Jericho for a Codebreaker! Místico got a
near-fall on Knight with a springboard crossbody and then
tagged Allin, who was very hyped to get at Knight again!
They met in a battle of strikes until Allin took Knight down
and locked in a Scorpion Death Lock! Okada tried to stop it,
so Jericho grabbed him for a Liontamer, but Hechicero helped
Okada escape. Hechicero caught Místico on his shoulders, but
Místico swung around with a hurricanrana that took Hechicero
down to the mat! Jericho went up top and came down on Okada
with a crossbody on the floor! Allin did the same to Knight
with a Coffin Drop to the floor! Místico ran up the ropes
and took out Hechicero with a crossbody over the ring post.
Allin went to the top, but Knight caught him in the tree of
woe. Knight climbed the adjacent turnbuckles and tried for a
coast-to-coast, but was met by a Judas Effect from Jericho!
Okada tried a dropkick, but Jericho caught him and locked in
the Walls of Jericho! Místico put Hechicero down with La
Mística! Allin came off the top onto Knight with another
Coffin Drop and pinned the TNT Champion to win for his team!
CMLL World Women's Champion Persephone def. Kris Statlander
Mexican National Women’s Champion Thunder Rosa took this
match in from the crowd, as Persephone and Statlander showed
off their athleticism by avoiding each other’s big moves.
Statlander knocked Persephone over the top to the floor and
went to the apron for a standing moonsault press onto
Persephone! Statlander tried to crush Persephone between the
ropes, but missed and landed hard on the apron. Persephone
kicked Statlander to the floor and went over the top with a
tope con hilo! Persephone went over to Thunder Rosa to talk
trash as she took control.
Back in the ring, Statlander hit a gutbuster followed by a
German suplex. She hit a kick combo in the corner and
dropped Persephone with a fisherman’s driver that got a
near-fall. Persephone avoided Staturday Night Fever and
tried for her crucifix powerbomb, which Statlander escaped
and trapped Persephone in a seatbelt pin for a two-count!
Persephone took Stat down with a flying clothesline, and
both women got back to their feet for a strike battle that
saw Persephone get put against the ropes for a crossbody to
the back by Stat. Statlander missed a 450 Splash from the
top! Persephone speared Statlander! Statlander kicked out at
two!
Persephone went to the floor and tried to pull the Mexican
National Woman’s Title away from Thunder Rosa, which pulled
Rosa over the barricade. Persephone hit Rosa with her own
title! Statlander came flying off the apron with a shoulder
block that took down Persephone and the referee! Stat hit a
suplex and threw Persephone back in the ring. Statlander
tried to hit Staturday Night Fever, but Persephone slipped
out only for Statlander to roll her up, but there was no one
to count! Hikaru Shida came out of nowhere and blasted
Statlander with Rosa’s Title! Shida and Persephone appeared
to be on the same page, as Persephone hit a springboard frog
splash from the ramp and pinned Statlander for the win! She
grabbed Rosa’s title and celebrated with it to send a
message to the champion. As Persephone went up the ramp, TBS
Champion Maya World and Hyan came out to check on
Statlander.
After the match, we reviewed the events of the last week to
set up tonight’s Mexico City Street Fight between Will
Ospreay and Mark Davis in the main event!
AEW World Trios Championship Match: "Hangman" Adam Page &
Brodido (ROH World Champion Bandido and Brody King) def. The
Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) (c)
Bandido, Page and King were played to the ring by a mariachi
band in matching attire and accompanied by Kemalito! The
Good, The Bad and The Ugly were beloved here in Mexico City!
The Demand didn’t get the same reaction and decided to
jumpstart the match with a sneak attack before the bell. The
advantage didn’t last long, and Ricochet ended up alone with
Page in the ring. Page showed some respect for his hosts and
took Ricochet down with a tejeras!
“COWBOY SHIT!”
Liona worked away from Page, but didn’t see King tag in, as
he somehow took hold of both Liona's and Kaun’s arms. He
rebounded off the ropes like a giant luchador and took the
two big men over with a pair of armdrags! The crowd erupted
in barks! Ricochet tried to come after King, but was sent to
the floor. Bandido tagged in and King stood on the bottom
rope to trap Kaun and Liona on the apron while Bandido and
Page dropkicked them! Page and King launched Bandido onto
the top rope, and he launched to the floor with a swanton
dive to take out The Demand! Bandido got King and Page to do
the Macarena until The Demand attacked them from behind.
Kaun dropped Bandido back first across the top turnbuckles,
and The Demand had the advantage!
Bandido was in trouble for some time, but seemed to find an
opening against Kaun. However, when he charged at Kaun near
the ropes, Kaun used his massive legs to launch Bandido over
the top to the ramp! What a counter! Kaun threw Bandido back
in the hard way and tagged Ricochet. He threw Bandido into
the turnbuckle and tried a springboard, but took a pair of
boots to the gut on the way down! Page tagged in!
Page took out all of The Demand with a barrage of offense!
He threw Ricochet down with a fallaway slam and followed
with a springboard crossbody to Kaun on the floor! Page got
back in the ring, avoided a kick, and laid out Ricochet with
a right hand. Ricochet fought out of the corner, but Page
quickly turned things around with a Liger Bomb, only for
Liona to make the save just in time. Things broke down once
again until Page thought he had Ricochet lined up for a
Buckshot Lariat, but Ricochet hit a big knee to send Page to
the floor! The Demand all flew off the ring at the same time
in different directions to take out the challengers.
Page couldn’t escape a triple-team in the corner and a
running shooting star press from Ricochet, but he still
managed to kick out at two! GOA lifted Page for a double
crucifix bomb, but King pulled Ricochet to the ramp, and
Page fought Kaun and Liona off until King sandwiched both
Kaun and Liona in the corner. He followed with a cannonball
in the corner, but was immediately taken down by Ricochet.
Page connected with a discus lariat on Ricochet and tagged
Bandido! He tried a 21 Plex on Ricochet, who landed on his
feet and got a blind tag from Liona.
Bandido put Ricochet down with a gorilla press slam and went
to the top rope, where he was met by Kaun. Page knocked Kaun
to the floor and was immediately hit by Liona, who put him
on the top turnbuckle with Bandido. King stopped Liona with
strikes until he ran into a kick from Kaun at the ropes.
That allowed Liona to put King on his shoulders, but that
wasn’t enough! He ended up with Page and Bandido on top of
King and put all three men down with a triple Samoan Drop!
What power! Liona covered Bandido for a near-fall.
The Demand tried to attack Bandido in the corner, but he
sent Ricochet and Kaun to the outside and avoided Liona’s
charge by sending him into the turnbuckle. King dropped
Liona with a huge lariat and dove to the floor to take out
Ricochet and Kaun. Bandido tried to pull Liona over for a 21
Plex, but he hung onto the ropes for the block. Bandido kept
pulling until Page kicked Liona free. Bandido tried again,
but instead held Liona for Page to hit a Buckshot Lariat as
Bandido brought the massive Liona over on a hesitation 21
Plex for the pinfall victory! We have NEW AEW WORLD TRIOS
CHAMPIONS!
Mexico City Street Fight (No Outside Interference): Will
Ospreay def. Don Callis Family's Mark Davis
After an amazing night of action in the cathedral of pro
wrestling, this main event was anything but a joyous
occasion. Davis came down the entrance steps with a barbed
wire-wrapped chair, so Ospreay went out to meet him! Davis
threw the chair at Ospreay, who ducked as it landed in the
ring. Davis clotheslined Ospreay into the ring and grabbed
another chair to bring with him. Davis hit a senton splash
on Ospreay while the crowd was doing everything they could
to get Ospreay out of the early hole.
Davis lodged the chair in the corner and tried to send
Ospreay into it, but Ospreay blocked it and took Davis down
with a hurricanrana that sent Davis to the floor. Ospreay
followed with a dive that connected, but didn’t take down
Davis. He chopped Davis against the barricade and walked
around the ring to find a tire! It’s all legal tonight!
Davis kicked Ospreay, causing him to drop the tire, so Davis
bodyslammed Ospreay onto the tire and threw him to the
barricade, only for Ospreay to reverse it. Ospreay charged,
and Davis sent him into the crowd!
Ospreay was on his feet and got a running start to leap over
the barricade and take out Davis! Ospreay brought Davis back
in the ring and hit an elbow strike, although it barely kept
Davis down for a one-count. Davis hit Ospreay in the gut and
then the back with a chair. Ospreay came back to kick the
chair out of Davis’ grasp, but when he tried a hurricanrana
from the apron, Davis caught him and powerbombed Ospreay
into the corner of the ring!
Davis grabbed a garbage can and threw it at Ospreay’s head,
which connected with a thud! Davis picked up Ospreay and
powerbombed him onto a fan at ringside! The two fought up to
the stage near the entrance steps, where Davis cracked some
board over the head of Ospreay that exploded on impact and
sent Ospreay rolling down the staircase! Davis stomped his
way down and flipped Ospreay over the top rope abc into the
ring. Davis yelled for a chair and came back to the ring,
but after exchanging reversals, it was Davis who sent
Ospreay head-first into the chair lodged in the corner
earlier in the match.
Davis set up two chairs next to each other and went back to
Ospreay to dig at his open wound on his head. Davis threw a
chair at Ospreay’s back and sat him in another chair. Davis
produced a fork and dug it into his head! Davis stabbed
Ospreay twice and charged at him, but Ospreay took him down
with a drop toehold. Davis jumped off the chair and hit an
OsCutter! Davis kicked out at two! Ospreay grabbed the fork
and started stabbing Davis in the head! Ospreay held the
fork in his mouth as blood poured down his face!
Davis came right back with a clothesline and set up two
chairs to face each other. He picked Ospreay up to spike him
through both chairs! 1-2-Ospreay kicked out! Davis was also
bleeding from the head by this point, but kept pushing
forward and pushed his barbed wire-covered arm into
Ospreay’s face in the corner! That was gnarly! Davis tried
to build momentum, so Ospreay threw a chair at him. Davis
broke free of Ospreay on the mat and tried a piledriver, but
Ospreay got back to his knees, so Davis raked his back and
then did it again with the barbed wire! Davis celebrated for
a second, which left him open for Ospreay to grab him by the
testicles! With Davis paralyzed by pain, Ospreay spiked him
on the apron with a piledriver!
Davis just beat the ten count to get back in the ring and
crawled right into a Hidden Blade! 1-2-Davis kicked out!
Ospreay was fired up and tried to hook up Davis for a Storm
Breaker, but Davis broke free. Ospreay caught him in a
crucifix for a near-fall. Ospreay missed a kick, and Davis
hit Close Your Eyes and Count to Three! This time, the
piledriver didn’t finish Ospreay! Davis wrapped his arm in
barbed wire and tried a rebound lariat, but Ospreay floated
over it and adjusted his grip into the Styles Clash! Davis
kicked out at two! Ospreay started raining down blows onto
Davis! He put the barbed wire around Davis’ head and hit
another Hidden Blade! Ospreay covered and got the pinfall to
win the main event! Ospreay celebrated with the amazing
crowd to close out Grand Slam: Mexico!
We’ll see you for the start of the Continental Challenge Cup
this Saturday LIVE on Collision!
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