Posted on 9/24/126 by Bob Magee
The final stop before AEW All Out brought us to Indiana for
a live 3-hour special of AEW Dynamite and Collision. The
tension was high just three days before AEW returns to
Chicago for what should be an epic night of action that only
AEW can deliver on pay-per-view! Before all that, there was
much to settle tonight, including a pair of title matches
and lots of All Out previews.
The night opened with AEW World Trios Champions Swerve
Strickland and The New Level beating former champions The
Demand in an excellent trios encounter. After the match, the
champions had a tense exchange with their All Out opponents,
“Hangman” Adam Page and Brodido!
Both halves of the AEW World Championship match at All Out
were in action before they meet in Chicago. AEW Continental
Champion Jon Moxley turned away Dezmond Xavier of The
Rascalz in a Continental Eliminator. Later, Moxley watched
from the commentary desk as AEW World Champion Will Ospreay
and the newest member of United Empire, “Speedball” Mike
Bailey, beat Claudio Castagnoli and Gabe Kidd! Moxley and
Ospreay shared some final words face-to-face before Ospreay
avoided a sneak attack from Kidd and dropped him in front of
Mox!
AEW World Tag Team Champions Cage and Cope shared the same
ring with both of their All Out opponents, FTR and the Young
Bucks, ahead of the 3-Way Ladder match for the titles in
three days. A heated back-and-forth led to a brief brawl
between the six until security attempted to break it up
until they were wiped out by the three teams in various fits
of frustration!
TBS Champion Persephone beat Hyan with some help from the
ropes and offered an open challenge for the TBS Title at All
Out, as long as it wasn’t Hyan, Thunder Rosa or Maya World
who answered the call. Hyan and Rosa, meanwhile, challenged
Persephone and Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. to face them next
week on Dynamite in Pittsburgh!
Plus, Willow Nightingale and Thekla exchanged final words
before they meet on Saturday and nearly came to blows before
the end of the night. All that and so much more went down on
Dynamite and Collision!
AEW Dynamite & Collision Results From Indianapolis
We Hear From The Demand and AEW World Trios Champions Swerve
& The New Level!
We heard from Ricochet, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona. Ricochet
began, “As I look at you three, it shows me everything that
is wrong with the current state of AEW. How you have thrown-
together tag teams who haven't laid the foundation to
actually call themselves teammates. When I chose Toa and I
chose Kaun to have my back, I saw the future; I saw
brotherhood. And no matter what anybody says, the struggles
that we face will only make us stronger. So together, we
will enter All Out as your new AEW Trios champions. And
finally, this charade can be over.”
Kaun continued, “Y'all not even a real Trios. And we all
know that Swerve, you cannot be trusted.”
Liona finished things by saying, “So we're actually doing
you three a favor when we put you down and take back our
trios championships!”
Then we heard from the champions, who were walking through
the back on the way to the ring with Prince Nana. He said,
“Hey, you want to attack us from behind? Toa Liona, Bishop
Kaun, don't forget who brought you into this world, my
friends. And it definitely wasn't Ricochet. But you know
what? The boss, the most dangerous man in AEW, Austin Creed,
and my boy from the homeland, Kofi, they're going to take
you guys out.”
Creed continued, “Because tonight, we got nothing but
revenge on our minds. So please believe that we are walking
out of that ring with these in hand.”
Then Creed and Kofi began to question the path of Swerve.
“But before that, I got a question. So you were with Toa and
Kaun, and Christian Cage paid them to beat you up. And then
you had an arena full of people throw toilet paper at
Ricochet until he got mad enough to stab you with scissors.”
“Yeah, that did happen.”
Kofi continued, “Well, that was in the past, man. Tonight is
about that title, baby. That's right. Because we go on to
beat The Demand tonight, and then we go to All Out where we
face the team of Hangman Page, Brody King, and Bandido. But
look, so now I gotta ask a question. Is this the same
Bandido whose friends you hunted down and beat up in a
saloon?”
Swerve confirmed, “A little bit of crime, yeah.”
Kofi went on, “And this is the same Brody King that you
roughed up, bloodied up, and soaked with a steel chain?
Swerve responded, “Steel chain broke.”
Kofi still had more, “And you and Hangman, I don't even know
where to begin with y'all history, man.”
Creed wondered, “You know what, in reality, before we showed
up here at AEW, did you have any friends?”
Swerve’s music hit before he had a chance to answer.
AEW World Trios Championship Match: Swerve Strickland & The
New Level (Austin Creed and Kofi) (c) def. The Demand
(Ricochet, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona)
Swerve and Kaun were about to start, but Ricochet tagged
himself in and walked right up to Swerve with a forearm to
the head. Swerve answered, and the two began to exchange.
Swerve stopped Ricochet at the ropes, so Ricochet tried to
send Swerve to the opposite side. Swerve put on the brakes
and managed to catch Ricochet with a backbreaker across his
knee. Kaun provided a distraction near the ropes, which
allowed Ricochet to nail Swerve with a dropkick. Kaun tagged
in and took Swerve down, but Swerve hit an up kick and made
the tag to Creed.
Creed immediately went to work on Kaun in the corner and
mounted him for punches before nailing a kick to the gut. He
put Kaun on the second rope, leaving Kaun wide open for a
dropkick between the shoulder blades. Kofi tagged in and
crushed Kaun with a senton on the apron! Kofi came off the
top with a huge crossbody, but Kaun kicked out at one! Kofi
brought Kaun back to the corner so the champions could hit
quick tags to isolate him. Creed and Kofi hit a double-team
bulldog smash on Kaun, but when Kofi went to the ropes,
Ricochet took him over with a low bridge to the floor! Creed
took his eye off Kaun, so Kaun clocked him and tagged Liona.
Kaun and Liona double-teamed Creed in the corner and brought
him out with a double basket slam! Liona covered, but Creed
kicked out. Liona continued to stay on Creed by choking him
on the mat ,and the champions were in trouble!
Creed remained away from his corner and was unable to mount
much of a comeback against The Demand. He finally broke
free, but his partners were knocked off the mat. Creed
battled back by knocking Liona and Kaun off the apron and
taking Ricochet down with a Russian Leg Sweep out of
nowhere! Ricochet sent Creed to the ropes, so he leaped over
the top to the floor with a somersault dive to take out
Kaun! Creed took Ricochet down with a guillotine stunner on
the apron, but when he celebrated on the floor, Liona sent
him flying over the announce desk with a massive shoulder
tackle!
Liona tried to take a three-point stance running start at
Kofi, but was picked off by Swerve with a flying kick!
Ricochet flew over the ring post to take out Swerve with a
dive! This match has completely broken down! Kaun and Liona
held Swerve on their shoulders so Ricochet could come off
the barricade with a Super Doomsday Device to the floor!
Creed was thrown into the ring, and Ricochet started to
celebrate too early, so he walked right into a thrust kick
from Creed! Kofi got back on the mat, and Creed made the
tag. Liona stopped Liona and took down Kaun with a
springboard attack. Kofi went back to Liona and bounced off
the turnbuckles with a rebound dropkick! Kaun sent Kofi to
the corner, so Kofi ran off the buckles and came down with a
guillotine leg drop! Liona came back in and ran through Kofi
with a huge shoulder block. Kaun and Liona stayed on Kofi
with a Death Valley Driver/senton splash combo, but Creed
came in to break up the pin attempt in time!
Creed unloaded on Liona in the corner with punches, so Liona
grabbed him by the face and threw him into Kaun in the
corner, who sent Creed over the top and down onto the steel
steps! Kaun sent Kofi to the corner with a shotgun dropkick,
which set him up for a hip check from Liona. Ricochet flew
over the top onto Creed with a twisting body press. Back in
the ring, Liona and Kaun sandwiched Kofi with clotheslines
and followed with a high-velocity facebuster! 1-2-Kofi
kicked out! Kaun was beside himself, and Ricochet couldn’t
believe it!
The Demand connected on a series of strikes in the corner
before Kaun pulled Kofi out for a cutter. Ricochet went to
the top and connected on a 630 Splash! That has to be it!
Ricochet covered, but didn’t see Swerve come back to break
up the pin! Ricochet went at Kofi, who backdropped him and
tried to get to Swerve for the tag, which he did! Swerve
kicked Kaun off the apron, but Kaun’s boots got stuck in the
ropes. Swerve took advantage with a stomp to Kaun’s chest!
Liona knocked Swerve down, but Swerve came back in with a
basement dropkick and a flatliner. Liona got right back up!
Creed tried a flatliner that also had no effect.
Kofi staggered Liona with a hook kick so Creed could spike
Liona with a DDT! Swerve came off the top with a 450 Splash
and covered Liona, so Ricochet broke it up with a 450 Splash
of his own! The crowd was on fire for this amazing opening
contest!
Kofi fired up the crowd, but Liona caught him and hit a
nasty headbutt. Creed came in, and Liona missed a charge in
the corner, which caused him to hit the ring post. Creed
picked up the much larger Liona on his back and squatted him
up for a sit-out Death Valley Driver! What strength from
Creed! Kaun put Creed down with a double underhook
facebuster and stood right up into a House Call from Swerve!
Ricochet nailed Swerve with a springboard clothesline! Kofi
cracked Ricochet with Trouble in Paradise! Kofi rolled over
Liona’s clothesline attempt and tried an S.O.S., but
couldn’t get him over until Swerve cracked Liona with a
House Call and Kofi flipped him over for the pinfall! What a
match!
The champions celebrated after the match, but were
interrupted by the challengers at All Out, “Hangman” Adam
Page, ROH World Champion Bandido and Brody King.
Page offered measured congratulations to the new AEW World
Trios Champions, acknowledging that the titles felt
important in The New Level's hands, just as they had in his.
He told Kofi and Austin Creed sincerely that he was glad
they were there.
But the tone shifted. Page turned to Swerve Strickland and
made clear that he didn't think either of his new partners
truly understood who they had gotten themselves involved
with.
Page noted that he had been gone for nearly five months, and
that he returned to find championship gold around their
waists – and suddenly, Swerve had partners. He wanted to
know what Swerve was playing at.
Creed stepped in to answer for him. What Swerve was doing,
Creed said, was teaming with the greatest team in
professional wrestling and making sure the Trios
Championships meant more than they ever had before.
Kofi and Creed pushed back on the skepticism directed at
their partner. Swerve had been nothing but solid since
joining up with them. King scoffed – it had been three
weeks. Creed shrugged it off.
Page said give it time, and Swerve will show you who he
truly is. Swerve said Page had some nerve. Swerve ran
through trios of Page’s past: the Young Bucks, Jet Speed,
and now Brody and Bandido. It was only a matter of time,
Swerve warned, before Page left them hanging just like he
left him. Swerve looked at Page and told him that he didn't
get to decide who he was anymore. Two years ago, in the city
of Chicago, the whole world saw exactly who Page truly is.
And Page is no better or different than Swerve.
King jumped in to say that despite whatever history existed
between those two, on Saturday at All Out, six of the best
AEW had to offer would settle it inside the ring, the Trios
Championships on the line, to determine who truly deserved
to carry that division the way it was always meant to be
carried. And we’ll see if three weeks was long enough to
keep those belts. Bandido said those titles were the most
wanted and belong to The Good, The Bad and The Ugly!
“Speedball” Mike Bailey Joins United Empire
Renée Paquette was standing by with "Speedball" Mike Bailey
and AEW World Champion Will Ospreay ahead of what promises
to be a loaded Saturday at All Out, where Ospreay will put
the title on the line against Jon Moxley. But first,
tonight, Ospreay and Bailey team up to face Claudio
Castagnoli and Gabe Kidd.
Renée noted that not many men would willingly step into the
crosshairs of the Death Riders, yet Bailey did exactly that
the previous Saturday, coming to the rescue when Ospreay's
crew was ambushed. Ospreay acknowledged the history between
himself and Bailey, the respect earned through battles all
over the world, and confirmed that after Bailey's heroic act
on Collision, he had asked him an important question: would
Speedball fancy joining the United Empire? Tonight, he was
going to get his answer.
Bailey didn't hesitate. He told Ospreay that he had watched
him at Wembley Stadium, witnessed one of the greatest
matches in pro wrestling history, and in that moment knew
that was exactly the kind of person he wanted to stand next
to. He acknowledged that his last partnership in AEW hadn't
ended well, but this time, he said, would be different. He
was in.
Ospreay lit up and got some additional encouragement from
Francesco Akira, but had to cut him off before getting
another fine for obscenity. As Ospreay and Bailey walked
off, Ospreay asked if Bailey had anything in green.
Thekla Explains the Difference Between Her and Willow
Nightingale
Inside everybody, Thekla explained, there are two bitches.
There's the dumb bitch, the one who believes in love,
happiness, and kindness. And then there's the real bitch.
Stronger. More violent. The one who sinks her teeth into
your neck and never lets go.
Did she really need to spell out which one Willow was?
Tonight, she said, she was heading out there with her
friends to have a good time, because Thekla is for the
children. And since Willow was a child too, maybe she could
interest her in an autograph. Tonight, Thekla would be all
nice. But on Saturday? It was going to get all toxic.
AEW Continental Title Eliminator Match: Jon Moxley (c) def.
Dezmond Xavier
Moxley’s power was too much for Xavier initially, so Xavier
used some tricks to annoy Moxley, including a trip. That
seemed to incense Moxley, who unloaded on Xavier in the
corner. Moxley ate a boot and was sent to the floor with a
headscissors. Xavier tried to hit a crossbody to the floor,
so Moxley rolled in. Xavier tried to follow, but was
walloped by a big boot from Mox!
The champions remained in control by mounting Xavier for
punches in the corner and tried for a piledriver, so Xavier
escaped and knocked Moxley to the floor. He followed with a
high-speed dive to take Moxley out on the outside. Back in
the ring, Xavier hit a series of chops followed by a
dropkick to Moxley’s back and a standing moonsault for a
near-fall! Moxley got back up and dumped Xavier on his head
with a German suplex. Xavier fought off a big kick for a
flurry on Moxley that concluded with a cutter. Moxley still
kicked out. Xavier tried to handspring off the ropes, but
Mox caught it, so Xavier dropped down and hit an upkick. He
went back to the ropes and caught Mox with a handspring kick
on the second attempt. Moxley fired back with a huge
lariat.
Xavier dropped Mox into the second buckle and went up top,
but Moxley moved so Xavier landed on his feet. Moxley
smashed him into the corner with a shotgun dropkick, only
for Xavier to return with a Meteora! Xavier covered, but Mox
kicked out and transitioned into a rear naked choke! Xavier
was completely caught and had to tap out! Moxley wins!
AEW World Tag Team Champion Adam Copeland Has Words for TNT
Champion Darby Allin and Steve Borden
Renee Paquette was standing by with TNT Champion Darby Allin
and Steve Borden, noting that this Saturday at All Out, the
two have a massive opportunity to become the number one
contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships. But
before they could look ahead to the weekend, someone had
asked to speak with them.
AEW World Tag Team Champion Adam Copeland stepped in. He
made clear how he felt about both men. Darby had his
respect, and as for Borden, Copeland told him directly that
he was going to be massive in this industry. He thanked them
both for having his back the previous week.
But he had to be honest with them.
He had watched Collision. After their match, Borden had
grabbed a microphone and declared that if they beat Fletcher
and Knight at All Out, they wanted a shot at the Tag Team
Championships. Copeland is one half of those champions.
As much as he appreciated the ambition, the kid wasn't just
reaching for the stars anymore. He was reaching for legends.
Maybe, Copeland suggested with a grin, ask your dad what
that means.
Then he turned to Darby. Darby knows all about climbing
mountains, about scaling Everest. That’ll be what it’s like
if they come after him and Cage. Allin said there was so
much he wanted to say. But for right now, with all due
respect, challenge accepted.
Cage & Cope, Young Bucks and FTR Brawl Before All Out!
With all three teams gathered in the ring ahead of
Saturday's ladder match at All Out, it was Stoke who spoke
first on behalf of FTR, and he kept it brief. FTR, he said,
had nothing left to say. The only reason they were even out
there was to avoid getting fined, per the orders of the
greatest boss in the world, Tony Khan. So let's wrap this
up, he said. They had things to do.
The Young Bucks weren't having it. Matt Jackson stepped
forward and laid it out plainly. Yes, FTR had nothing to
contribute, and honestly, that tracked. Because when it came
to this match on Saturday, they were the Dudley Boys.
The Bucks acknowledged the hard truth: multiple
opportunities to win the titles back, multiple failures. FTR
beat them at Revolution. They lost to Cage and Cope at All
In. Their names are the Young Bucks, but they weren't
getting any younger. They understood this might be their
last real shot. But if it was, they were going to fight like
hell to become the first four-time AEW Tag Team Champions.
Christian Cage had heard enough. He told Matt to put his
mind at ease; this would be his last opportunity. And it was
starting to genuinely irritate him, listening to all four of
them bicker over who was going to make history as four-time
champions. Because the fact of the matter was simple: Cage
and Cope were one-time Tag Team Champions. And that's
exactly the way it was going to stay.
There was no denying that both FTR and the Young Bucks were
great teams. But greatness wasn't the issue. The difference,
Cage made clear, was that Cage and Cope were generational.
Cage wasn't done. He had a little ritual, he explained, that
he liked to perform before big matches, and since he had
already taken care of FTR's mothers, he had a question. He
was very much looking forward to meeting the Young Bucks'
mother this weekend in Chicago.
Cope jumped in and was going to cut to the chase: he was
sick of listening to all four of them talk about who was
going to be a four-time tag team champion while completely
disregarding the legends standing right in front of them.
Copeland stepped in to back his partner up. Between the two
of them, he said, they had been in over 40 — count them, 40
— ladder matches. So what exactly could any of them do that
hadn't already been done, yet here they both stood. They had
built a damn good career jumping off ladders, kid.
The Young Bucks weren't backing down. To be fair, Matt
conceded everything Copeland just said was true. If it were
1999. The last time, he reminded Cope pointedly, that the
last time anyone saw him jump off something high, he
crippled himself for the better part of a year. That set
Cope off, and he got right in Matt’s face, so Dax Harwood
took the opportunity to say that as much as he wants to see
them fight right now, but before he could say anything else,
Cope nailed him and the brawl was on!
FTR got knocked out of the ring, and the Bucks took down
Cage and Cope with superkicks! On the floor, Nick climbed a
ladder, and Matt put Cash Wheeler on his shoulders, but
security ran out to pull the teams away from each other.
Matt hit a superkick on one security guard, and Nick took a
host of others out with a crossbody from the ladder. FTR put
another through a table! Security hit the ring to take
chairs away from Cage and Cope, who were about to take out
Stokely, but they overpowered them and delivered a Con-
Chair-To to one unlucky security guard!
Willow Nightingale Is Ready for Thekla at All Out
Renee Paquette caught up with Willow Nightingale ahead of
what promises to be a pivotal Saturday at All Out, where
Willow has the opportunity to become the number one
contender to the AEW Women's World Championship. But first,
Renee took things back to All In, where Willow lost that
very championship in an extraordinary fight, competing with
a broken hand.
Willow said the hand was doing better. She'd had worse. And
she wasn't going to make any excuses for that night. She and
Mercedes were now two and two. They gave everything they
had, kicked the hell out of each other, and there was
nothing Willow wanted more than to settle that score. But to
get there, she had to get through Thekla first.
She had a message for her. Thekla could talk all she wanted
and say whatever it was she was going to say. But the last
time the two of them wrestled with a world championship on
the line, Willow hadn't even been a world champion yet. And
she still won.
Now? Now Thekla was going to be facing a version of Willow
Nightingale who had tasted that glory. And she had no idea
how dangerous that could be.
She'll see Thekla on Saturday.
“Psycho KIller” Tommaso Ciampa def. Jake Doyle of the Don
Callis Family
Doyle charged Ciampa at the bell, but he took over in the
corner with kicks and followed with a flying clothesline.
Ciampa threw Doyle to the floor, so Doyle tried to get right
back in and was cracked with a running knee! Back in the
ring, Ciampa tried for a bicycle knee, but he was flattened
by Doyle’s massive body block. Doyle stayed on Ciampa and
took him to the floor, where Don Callis provided
encouragement from commentary. Ciampa escaped Doyle’s
powerbomb attempt by rolling in the ring. Doyle went after
him, so Ciampa spiked him with a DDT. Ciampa put Doyle in a
chair near the barricade and crushed him with a running
knee! Ciampa tried again, so Doyle grabbed him for a
chokeslam into the chair!
Doyle continued to work on Ciampa’s surgically repaired neck
until they battled on the top rope, where Ciampa hit a
Psycho Driller! Doyle kicked out at two! Ciampa mocked
Kazuchika Okada’s Rainmaker pose until Doyle grabbed his
finger. Ciampa and Doyle exchanged strikes until Ciampa
knocked Doyle to a knee. Doyle stopped Ciampa from getting
away by standing on his foot and dropping him with a big
forearm. Ciampa escaped another clothesline attempt and
tried for his version of the Rainmaker, so Doyle ducked it,
and Ciampa came back with an Okada-like dropkick! Ciampa
dropped his knee pad and rushed at Doyle, who was ready and
caught Ciampa for a sitout powerbomb! Ciampa kicked out!
On the outside, Doyle ran Ciampa into the barricade and
threw him back in the ring. Ciampa escaped Doyle’s grasp
with a big knee and then finished Doyle with a bicycle knee
on the third attempt to get the pinfall victory.
Ciampa got the microphone and pointed at Callis. He said
this was as much for Callis as Okada. He said Okada and
Ciampa used to live on different islands, but now they live
on the same island, so there’s no need to ask what if.
Ciampa called out Okada, who came to the top of the ramp.
Okada said Ciampa asked for The Rainmaker, but tonight, he
won’t get him, and he’s so sorry. But on Saturday, he’ll get
his wish, and Okada will get to show Ciampa isn’t on his
level, bitch. Ciampa said in three more sleeps, Okada and
everyone will see a Psycho Killer they’ve never seen before
when he takes the AEW International Championship, bitch!
TBS Championship Match: TBS Champion and CMLL World Women's
Champion Persephone (c) def. Hyan
Before the next match, Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., came out
ahead of Persephone and then joined the commentary desk.
Both Hyan and Persephone tried a series of pin attempts at
the start until Hyan hit a dropkick and an arm drag to take
Persephone to the floor. She followed with a huge dive to
the floor!
Persephone remained in control with a powerslam and a
springboard moonsault, but Hyan managed to kick out at two.
That angered Persephone, who took her eye off Hyan long
enough for Hyan to get a boot up in the corner. She took
Persephone down and came out of the corner with a running
boot. Hyan followed with a side suplex for a near-fall. The
two traded near-falls again and Persephone connected on a
Northern Lights Suplex for a two-count. Persephone tried her
crucifix powerbomb, so Hyan slipped out and pushed her into
the top turnbuckle. Persephone stumbled back into a spear!
1-2-Persephone kicked out! Baker tried to downplay the
closeness of the count.
Persephone baited Hyan into a charge in the corner, so she
moved at the last moment, and Hyan collided with the
turnbuckles. Persephone charged at Hyan, who tried to float
over with a sunset flip, but Persephone sat down on top of
her and grabbed the ropes out of the referee’s view to steal
the three-count and earn the successful TBS Title defense!
AEW World Champion Will Ospreay & "Speedball" Mike Bailey of
United Empire def. Death Riders' Claudio Castagnoli & Gabe
Kidd
Bailey and Ospreay entered in matching green and gold gear
to represent United Empire in Bailey’s first match as a
member of the international faction! AEW Continental
Champion Jon Moxley joined commentary to watch his All Out
opponent.
Bailey and Kidd opened things up with an exchange of strikes
before Kidd knocked Bailey to the mat and tried a senton,
but missed. Bailey kicked him in the chest and turned his
attention to Castagnoli, which allowed Kidd to push Bailey
over the top to the floor. Ospreay tried to come after Kidd,
but was immediately worked over on the floor while
Castagnoli did the same to Bailey. Ospreay popped up on the
barricade and took down Castagnoli with a flying forearm.
Back in the ring, Bailey kicked Kidd out of the corner and
followed with a second-rope dropkick. Ospreay tagged in and
the two went into some double-team offense that allowed
Ospreay to hit a skytwister press for a near-fall. Ospreay
chopped Kidd in the corner, so Kidd bit his hand and tagged
Castagnoli. They got an extended double-team on Ospreay
while the referee was dealing with a complaining Bailey.
Ospreay tried a flying headscissors on Castagnoli, but was
caught, so Bailey came in to kick Castagnoli in the back of
the leg. Kidd charged into a pair of chops. Ospreay and
Bailey sent Kidd and Castagnoli to the floor with stereo
headscissors followed by stereo crossbodied to the floor.
Castagnoli reversed a double suplex attempt to take over
both Ospreay and Bailey! Kidd tagged in and quickly took
over on Bailey.
Bailey was isolated by quick tags and double-teams until he
managed to break free with a kick to the back of Kidd’s
head. He dove to tag Ospreay, but Castagnoli pulled Ospreay
off the apron. Bailey hit a springboard moonsault from the
second buckle to Castagnoli on the floor. Kidd grabbed
Bailey, but Bailey kicked the turnbuckle into Kidd’s head.
Bailey went ot the top, so Kidd bit his foot! Bailey fought
back and dropped down to powerbomb Kidd from the buckles to
the mat!
Ospreay fired up the crowd, and Bailey finally made the tag!
Ospreay took down Kidd and went after Castagnoli. He pushed
through him with a step-up kick and attempted a suplex, but
Castagnoli blocked it until Kidd came over to help. Ospreay
suplexed him instead and then gave Castagnoli one as well.
Ospreay caught Kidd with a corkscrew kick, but Kidd managed
to kick out at two. Kidd ducked a Hidden Blade and connected
on a headbutt. Ospreay tried to lock in Death Ground, but
Castagnoli broke it up. Bailey came back and kicked
Castagnoli to go for his own Death Ground while Ospreay
tried it on Kidd. Castagnoli pulled Bailey up and
powerbombed him on Ospreay to break up the submission!
Castagnoli had Kidd slam his own head into the turnbuckle to
ramp himself up to attack Ospreay in the opposite corner.
Ospreay got popped up into an uppercut, but Bailey dove in
to make the save. Bailey and Kidd got into a strike exchange
until Bailey dropped Kidd with a roundhouse kick! Castagnoli
clotheslined Bailey over the top rope and leveled Ospreay
with a lariat. Ospreay rolled into a near-fall only for
Castagnoli to come back with a giant swing, but Ospreay
countered into a DDT! He pulled Castagnoli up into the
Styles Clash and connected for the win!
Bailey and Ospreay celebrated after the match and Ospreay
got the mic. He looked around the arena and felt grateful
because this place didn’t always exist, but now it does
because of everyone here who works hard and he’s honored to
be the AEW World Champion. As long as AEW has been alive, so
has Jon Moxley. Ospreay said thanks for being the ace and
for the guidance. And for breaking Ospreay, because it’s
made him the man he is today. Moxley made it clear the AEW
World Title is what it’s all about. He risked his life for
what the title represents and now he’s ready to attack for a
new generation. Moxley got dumped into an ocean with a great
white shark because this time Moxley is the challenger and
Ospreay is the champion.
Moxley got in the ring and asked if Ospreay if he feels like
the champion. Before Ospreay can say anything, he ducked a
sneak attack from Kidd, who stopped short of hitting Moxley
only to be leveled by Ospreay! Ospreay told Moxley, “You’re
f***ing right I feel like the champion.” Moxley exited and
Ospreay left Kidd with some final words as he laid on the
mat. That brought Dynamite to a close, as we moved into the
Collision portion and final hour of the night!
“Jungle” Jack Perry Likes the Idea of Surviving Shibata to
Get to Samoa Joe
This Saturday at Tailgate Brawl, Perry will face Katsuyori
Shibata of The Opps per HOOK, who said Perry has to get
through Shibata to get to Samoa Joe. Perry knows he has to
walk amongst the killers to become a world champion and he
likes the idea of surviving Shibata to gain access to a shot
at Joe.
Divine Dominion Take Out AEW Women's World Tag Team
Champions The Brawling Birds!
Back on top of the ramp, Renee Paquette introduced the
Divine Dominion followed by the AEW Women’s World Tag Team
Champions The Brawling Birds! After Alex Windsor and Jamie
Hayter came out, a tea set with crumpets was set up in
between the two duos. It was revealed to be a gift from
Megan Bayne and Lena Kross before they take back the titles
on Saturday. The champs didn’t have much to say except may
the best team win and they went after Kross and Bayne with
the teaser! Bayne and Kross quickly gained the advantage and
put both Hayter and Windsor down hard on the ramp with
stereo body slams!
The Conglomeration Speaks After Last Week’s Dynamite
Kyle O’Reilly tried to give Orange Cassidy and Roderick
Strong a pep talk, but Strong angrily cut him off. He’s
tired of doing things the right way and being a nice guy. He
can’t be happy for people who are achieving what they are
capable of doing as world champions. He just can’t do this
anymore and walked off!
“The Jet” Kevin Knight & “The Protostar” Kyle Fletcher of
the Don Callis Family def. The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd and
Truth Magnum)
Floyd and Magnum had Dalton Castle accompany them to the top
of the ramp as Don Callis rejoined the commentary desk.
Floyd and Fletcher started things with Fletcher gaining an
immediate advantage with a massive running big boot. He
tagged Knight, and launched him into Floyd in the corner.
Fletcher hip tossed Knight onto Floyd, which got a near-
fall. Floyd tagged Magnum for some quick strike tandem
offense, but Fletcher pulled Floyd away and threw him into
the steel steps.
Knight choked Magnum in the corner with his boots and pulled
on the ropes for some extra leverage. Fletcher came back in
and helped send Magnum to the ropes. He hung on and sent a
rushing Knight to the floor before Fletcher hit a running
boot to send him to the floor. Knight jumped up the apron
and came down on Magnum with a leaping clothesline.
The dominance continued with Fletcher hitting Magnum with a
full-nelson slam to set up Knight for a basement shoulder
tackle. Magnum managed to kick out and tried to get to the
corner for a tag, but had to fight off Knight and Fletcher
to get there. He sent Fletcher to the floor and nearly got
to Floyd, but Knight was there for the block until he was
back dropped and Magnum tagged Floyd!
Floyd hit a pair of scoop slams and the Outrunners worked
Fletcher and Knight out of the corner with some innovative
tag-team offense. They connected fists for a double elbow
drop on Fletcher, but Knight came in to make the save on the
pin attempt. Knight sent Magnum to the floor so Floyd sent
Knight to the outside. Fletcher hit Floyd with a half-and-
half suplex and booted Magnum off the apron with a thrust
kick. Fletcher hit a massive running boot to Floyd in the
corner and tagged Knight. Fletcher spiked Floyd with
Sheerdrop Brainbuster and Knight finished Floyd with a UFO
Splash for the pinfall victory!
After the match, Renee Paquette came in to ask if the win
will give them enough momentum heading into All Out.
Fletcher took the mic and said Allin and Borden will get
burned when they fight at All Out. He admitted to Callis
that he didn’t like Knight at first but they’re working
together like a well-oiled machine or should he say, family.
Fletcher said it’ll be a cake walk and they will become the
new number one contenders for the AEW World Tag Team
Championship.
Darby Allin’s music hit, but neither he nor Borden came out.
Instead we saw RPG Vice waiting at the top of the ramp to
attack while Fletcher yelled from the ring. Allin and Borden
appeared in the rafters and Allin said they aren’t running,
they are waiting until All Out. He learned from dealing with
Kevin Knight when he took the TNT Title from him. Knight
said that only happened because he was attacked by the
Borden Bunch and at All Out, they are playing by their
rules. Knight said him and Fletcher are multi-time champions
while Borden is a rookie, so as they said, it will be cake
walk. Allin took exception to that and asked if it was
because Borden was only in his third match? It’ll be really
humbling when they lose.
Nick Wayne vs. Jericho Want to Fight at Grand Slam: France
Jericho came out and reminded everyone that he beat Nick
Wayne last week and then got kicked in the plums. He’s
giving Wayne another chance to come down and stand face-to-
face with him tonight. Wayne came out in a suit and stopped
on the apron instead of allowing Jericho to kick the rope
again. Wayne made sure Jericho was backed up before he got
in the ring. He wondered why he would listen to Jericho when
everyone who listened to him wound up with a knife in their
back. Jericho admitted that was true. Jericho feigned
hitting Wayne, who flinched. Jericho ran down their career
parallels, and then explained a story of Nick Bockwinkel
giving him advice that Jericho blew off. What if he would
have listened? What if he wasn’t such an arrogant prick,
like Wayne is today. Wayne said he lost to Jericho, but that
will never happen again. Wayne talked about his career and
his worldwide success, but he might need to change who he is
to beat Jericho. So if Jericho accepts his invite to face
him at Grand Slam: France in 13 days, may the man who knows
more, win. Jericho shook his hand and said Wayne isn’t a man
yet because he’s still a kid who’s going to get the shit
kicked out of him by Jericho again!
Hyan and Thunder Rosa are Coming for Persephone and Dr.
Britt Baker, D.M.D., Next Week
Renee Paquette caught up with Hyan following her loss
earlier in the night to TBS Champion Persephone. Hyan said
Persephone and Britt Baker took out her partner, Maya World,
and if Baker is going to call her “just a tag team wrestler”
then here’s her new tag team partner. Thunder Rosa entered
and asked if they remembered her? She was the one who left
Baker in a pool of her own blood. Her and Hyan will be in
Baker’s hometown of Pittsburgh next week to remind Baker and
Persephone that you will never forget who they are.
Queen Aminata def. Wonder of Stardom Champion Skye Blue of
Triangle of Madness
AEW Women’s World Champion Mercedes Moné joined commentary
for this next match. Blue was with Julia Hart while Aminata
had Mina Shirakawa with her for this one-on-one-matchup
between two women who know each other well. Blue knocked
Aminata down and mockingly patted her on the head. Aminata
called for a test of strength and quickly took Blue down
before responding with a head pat of her own and a quick
bump to Blue’s head. Aminata and Blue exchanged lariats on
the ropes, but Aminata came back with a snap suplex and
administered Chocolate Kisses. She kicked Blue in the chest
towards the ropes and the action spilled to the outside
where all four women faced off until Blue pushed Aminata
into the steel steps! Blue and Aminata went up the steps and
Blue brought them both down with a suplex to the floor!
Aminata fought back into the match as the crowd got behind
her. She German suplexed Blue to the corner and followed
with a facewash boot. Aminata went up top and crushed Blue
with a double stomp to get a near-fall. Blue got a near-fall
of her own. Aminata countered Blue into a neckbreaker to get
a two-count. Aminata couldn’t believe it! Amainta went back
up top, so Hart got on the apron and Mina came over to
admonish Hart. Aminata missed a stomp and Hart tried a pin
attempt which set off a series of near-falls. Aminata ate a
thrust kick and a knee strike from Blue, but managed to kick
out in time. Aminata escaped a Code Blue and dropped Blue
with Queen’s Crown! She ended Blue with Off With Her Head
and pinned her for the win!
Hart tried to attack Aminata from behind, so Mina came in to
even the odds. Thekla ran out to tip the numbers back in
Triangle of Madness’ favor, but that didn’t last long
because Willow Nightingale hit the ring! Nightingale nearly
took Thekla out, but Blue pulled her away and they retreated
up the ramp while Willow, Aminata and Shirakawa held the
ring. Moné stood on the commentary desk and held up her AEW
Women’s World Title.
TBS Champion Persephone Throws Out an Open Challenge for All
Out With a Caveat
Baker accepted the challenge of Hyan and Thunder Rosa to
face her and Persephone next week on Dynamite in Brittsburgh
so they can end this once and for all. Persephone said that
because she’s a fighting champion, at All Out, she wants
someone other than Hyan, Thunder Rosa or Maya World to face
her for the TBS Title in an open challenge!
Death Riders’ PAC def. Ace Austin of Bang Bang Gang
In the main event, Austin had the rest of Bang Bang Gang
accompany him to the top of the ramp. PAC got fired up by
the Death Riders in the crowd before entering alone.
The two had a feeling-out process in the beginning with both
men hitting some impact moves in the early going. Austin’s
innovative offense seemed to frustrate PAC, as he kicked PAC
down to the mat in a flurry of strikes. Austin put PAC on
his back and squatted him until PAC pulled his hair. Austin
hit a dropkick to send PAC to the outside. He followed to
the apron and had to use his unique elusiveness and agility
to avoid PAC before kicking him in the chest. Austin
launched himself over the turnbuckles to hit PAC with a
crossbody.
Back in the ring, Austin put PAC back on his shoulders and
squatted him again into a Death Valley Driver! Austin
initially controlled PAC on the floor, but back in the ring,
PAC turned things around by gouging Austin’s eyes. PAC kept
Austin grounded with a cravat until PAC sent Austin to the
corner. Austin came back with a pair of defensive boots
before avoiding PAC in the opposite corner and slamming him
down from the shoulders! More amazing innovation from
Austin!
Austin started to pick up steam with a kick combo and
spinning side suplex followed by a huge leg drop. Austin
trapped PAC in the corner with a jumping clothesline and
remained in the rope to follow up with a barrage of shots.
After a stalemate in the middle, PAC missed a flying
crossbody to the corner and landed in the turnbuckles.
Austin took advantage with a guillotine leg drop on the back
of PAC’s head! PAC kicked out to keep the match alive.
PAC came back with a release German suplex followed by an
overhead throw that sent Austin head over heels into the
turnbuckles. PAC went up to and connected with a brutal
Black Arrow that kept Austin down for the pinfall victory!
PAC locked Austin in the Brutalizer after the match, so Jay
White hit the ring to break it up. The Death Riders and The
Dogs hit the ring to continued the attack until the rest of
Bang Bang Gang came out to continue the brawl. The music of
AEW National Champion Andrade El Ídolo hit and PAC looked to
the top of the ramp, but Andrade came from the crowd and
took out PAC! The two opponents for All Out fought into the
crowd as our night came to a close!
Catch AEW All Out this Saturday from NOW Arena in Chicago,
Illinois! AEW Saturday Tailgate Brawl is live coast-to-coast
at 7 p.m. EST/4 p.m. PT on TNT and HBO, with the main card
kicking off at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on HBO Max PPV!
And remember… We are AEW—Where The Best Wrestle!