Posted on 10/15/126 by Bob Magee
AEW Dynamite and Collision was a 3-hour live special on TBS
and HBO Max from the Wolstein Center in Cleveland! It was
the final stop before AEW WrestleDream, this Saturday in
Orlando, and there was still much to settle, including the
final five qualifiers for Clockwork Carnage, which featured
a pair of title matches! And while AEW World Champion Will
Ospreay will defend in Clockwork Carnage, he had to contend
with one of his challengers in a tag team match tonight.
Ospreay and AEW National Champion Andrade El Ídolo of United
Empire were defeated by Samoa Joe and Tommaso Ciampa when
Ciampa spiked Andrade on the National Title, which allowed
Joe to lock in a Coquina Clutch for the win. Ciampa will
officially challenge Andrade for the AEW National
Championship at WrestleDream!
Ospreay learned who would join him, “Speedball” Mike Bailey
and Joe in the final five spots of Clockwork Carnage. Adam
Copeland beat Josh Alexander and then announced that 2027
will be his final year in the ring, so he has to go after
the AEW World Title. He’ll be joined by Konosuke Takeshita,
who took down Brian Cage. Plus, Ricochet punched his ticket
with a win over Ace Austin, AEW International Champion “The
Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada retained and qualified over Myron
Reed, and the main event saw TNT Champion Darby Allin claim
the final spot and keep his title from Hechicero. The post-
match action gave us a brief glimpse of Clockwork Carnage
when all eight participants brawled to end the night!
In addition, Mark Davis pinned AEW Continental Champion Jon
Moxley in the opening trios match before they meet at
WrestleDream for the Continental Title. Thekla sent a big
message to AEW Women’s World Champion Mercedes Moné with a
statement victory in a huge trios battle. And we learned FTR
and the Motor City Machine Guns will begin a best-of-5
series at WrestleDream!
All that and so much more went down in Cleveland on this
massive night of AEW action!
AEW Dynamite & Collision Results From Cleveland
Don Callis Family (Mark Davis, Jake Doyle and Wardlow) def.
Death Riders (AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley, Gabe Kidd
and Daniel Garcia)
The night began with the Death Riders cutting their way
through the crowd for the opening contest. Wardlow, Davis
and Doyle lined up across the top of the ramp, and Wardlow
looked to either side of him to appreciate just how massive
this team was before heading to the ring.
Garcia fired up the crowd before stepping to Davis, who
quickly took Garcia down in the corner. Garcia came back at
Davis to grab a headlock until Davis powered out and escaped
a dragon screw. He missed a senton splash, so Garcia grabbed
another headlock. Doyle made a blind tag and entered to
thump Garcia with a double shoulder block next to Davis.
Doyle stayed on Garcia with more unrelenting power until
Garcia got away long enough to tag Kidd. Kidd called across
the ring for Wardlow, so Doyle obliged with a tag. Wardlow
and Kidd went head-to-head in the middle of the ring until
Kidd unloaded with chops. Wardlow knocked Kidd off his feet
and into the air with a huge shoulder block!
Garcia tagged back in and tried the side headlock on
Wardlow, but he dropped Garcia with the same brick wall
shoulder block. The crowd chanted for Moxley, so Garcia
tagged him in, and he bounced off the ropes for a shoulder
block. Wardlow didn’t go off his feet, but Mox did when
Wardlow ran into him. Wardlow did it again, so Moxley got up
and slapped Wardlow in the face and egged him on to do it
again. Wardlow hit the ropes, only for Mox to be waiting
with a shot to the throat. He followed with chops and
headbutts, but Wardlow put Mox right back down with a
clothesline. Wardlow stomped Moxley in the corner and tagged
Doyle, who splashed Moxley in the corner. He tried it again,
so Mox moved and tagged Kidd. He charged across the ring to
knock Davis and Wardlow down to the apron before trading
lariats with Doyle. Both men got a head of steam, and Kidd
dropped Doyle like a stone with a powerful lariat! That set
off a flurry of offense from both sides that left Wardlow
alone with Garcia. He tried the Powerbomb Symphony, but
Garcia slipped out and locked in a Dragon Tamer! Everyone
hit the ring, and it was broken up as the match started to
break down on the floor!
Garcia wound up isolated by the Callis Family, although Kidd
eventually had enough and tried to battle his way into the
ring before order was restored. Doyle pulled Garcia into a
short-arm clothesline, but Garcia wouldn’t go down! Garcia
fired up and came back with a desperate flying clothesline!
Davis tagged in as Mox did the same on the other side! We
have a WrestleDream preview! Davis initially staggered Mox
with a body shot, only for Mox to drop Davis with a surprise
cutter!
Mox mounted Davis for a flurry of punches in the corner and
followed with a pair of lariats in the middle of the ring,
although it wasn’t enough to take down Davis! Davis fought
out of a piledriver and tried to gutwrench Mox, but he
escaped for a choke. Davis got out of it with a side suplex,
and Moxley got back up to hit a lariat. Davis avoided a
Death Rider with an enzuigiri and bounced Mox off the ropes
for a lariat, but Moxley was ready for it and sent Davis to
the apron. Moxley dropkicked Davis to the floor and followed
up with a dive that knocked Davis into the barricade. He
managed to snatch Wardlow and Doyle for a double DDT!
Back in the ring, the Death Riders unloaded their patented
rapid-fire assault on Davis in the corner, including Marina
Shafir, who got a shot in with Kidd distracting the referee.
Garcia put Davis in the Dragon Tamer, which gave Moxley a
free chance to stomp Davis’ head into the mat! He covered,
but Doyle and Wardlow got back in to break it up. Doyle and
Wardlow tried stereo powerbombs on Garcia and Kidd, but they
were able to slip out. Kidd knocked Doyle to the outside
while Garcia briefly grabbed Wardlow in a guillotine, which
Wardlow tried to get out of with a vertical suplex. Kidd hit
a lariat on Wardlow, so Wardlow came back with a right hand.
Garcia goozled Wardlow, who laughed and pulled Garcia’s arm
off his throat. Kidd came over to help Garcia and took both
himself and Wardlow over the top to the floor with a wild
lariat.
Garcia jumped to the floor and grabbed Doyle in a
guillotine, while back in the ring, it was back to Davis and
Moxley. Davis floored Moxley with a lariat and hit Close
Your Eyes and Count to Three to pin Moxley! If he does that
on Saturday, we’ll have a new AEW Continental Champion! What
a massive victory for the Don Callis Family!
Clockwork Carnage Qualifier: "The Rated-R Superstar" Adam
Copeland def. Don Callis Family's Josh Alexander
Copeland was serenaded by the Cleveland crowd, as he hoped
to earn his first AEW World Championship match since
February 2025. Alexander, who was vocal about what this
match meant to him, showed no reverence toward Cope and
quickly locked in before the bell. A feeling-out process saw
Copeland knock Alexander down multiple times until Alexander
stopped a baseball slide on the apron with an ankle pick. He
slammed Copeland’s leg into the corner of the ring and then
did it again on the steel steps, clearly showing his game
plan to go after the previously broken leg.
With Alexander masterfully executing his strategy, Copeland
tried anything to break free of Alexander’s grasp. He
finally kicked his way free, but when he leaped up to avoid
Alexander in the corner, he came down on the bad leg and was
immediately hobbled. Alexander wasted no time chopping
Copeland in the front of the leg with ferocious killer
instinct. Alexander kicked Cope’s leg until Cope kicked him
out of the ring. Alexander came back in only for Cope to hit
a jumping big boot with his good leg.
Both men fought off the mat and back to their feet, which
turned into an exchange of strikes. It devolved into a
hockey fight of sorts when Alexander started slapping
Copeland. Copeland sent Alexander to the floor and connected
on a baseball slide. He threw Alexander back in and went up
top for a crossbody to Alexander’s back! Copeland covered,
but Alexander managed to kick out in time. Alexander hit a
stiff strike, so Copeland stuck him with an Impaler DDT! He
couldn’t capitalize for a cover, so he got up to try a
spear. Alexander moved and grabbed a rear waistlock, which
he quickly turned into rolling German Suplexes. Copeland
tried to grab the top turnbuckle to block Alexander, but
Alexander yanked him out of the corner, which made Copeland
pull the cover off the buckle. Alexander bridged the final
suplex for a near-fall! Alexander cinched in an ankle lock
in the middle of the ring until Copeland rolled through it
and sent Alexander face-first into the middle turnbuckle
pad.
Copeland backed up for another spear attempt, but Alexander
moved and sent him head-first into the exposed buckle!
Alexander speared Copeland! 1-2-Cope kicked out! Alexander
couldn’t believe it and tried to slap himself back into
focus. Copeland backdropped Alexander to the apron and ran
him into the exposed buckle before sending him into the
adjacent buckle from the apron. Copeland hit a slingshot
cutter! Copeland couldn’t get on Alexander in time for a pin
attempt, so he slowly made his way to the top rope.
Alexander stopped him with a stiff shot, and he tried to set
up a superplex. Copeland escaped to the mat and dropped
Alexander on the exposed buckle with an electric chair drop!
Copeland finished Alexander with a spear to get the pinfall
victory! Adam Copeland is the fourth man to join the field
of eight for Clockwork Carnage!
Copeland briefly put Alexander’s headgear on before grabbing
the microphone. He said the last few weeks have been
difficult. He explained that Christian Cage broke three ribs
and had a collapsed lung five minutes into their All Out AEW
World Tag Team Championship match, but he was still battling
on top of the ladder at the end of the match. That’s because
of his work ethic and commitment to the fans. The crowd
chanted for Cage!
Copeland said that without Cage, he’d have to do some soul-
searching. He’s not on the posters of kids anymore. He’s
aging out, and that’s okay because it happens to
everything.
“But because of that, I just wanted to let you all know that
2027 will be my last year in wrestling.”
The crowd expressed disappointment, and Copeland said he
understood, but that’s why he has to go for the AEW World
Championship.
Don Callis interrupted Copeland, flanked by Brian Cage.
Callis tried to shout over the wall of boos to talk about
the great night for the Don Callis Family and question
Copeland’s declaration. Callis said Copeland doesn’t get to
make that call because people like him decide when that
happens. Callis said he didn’t think Copeland would see
2027, which brought out Lance Archer, Kyle Fletcher and
Kevin Knight to attack Copeland. As the Callis Family had
Copeland in dire straits, Konosuke Takeshita hit the ring
with The Conglomeration to make the save!
After clearing the ring, it was time for the next qualifier!
Clockwork Carnage Qualifier: "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita
def. Don Callis Family's "The Machine" Brian Cage
The two men collided in the middle of the ring to begin the
match, and the slugfest somehow wasn’t enough to knock
either man down. Cage gained a brief advantage until
Takeshita snapped him over with a hurricanrana followed by a
big boot off the apron. Takeshita missed a crossbody to the
floor, so Cage knocked him down from the apron. Cage got a
head of steam and flipped over the top to take out
Takeshita! What athleticism from The Machine!
Cage threw Takeshita into the barricade and steel steps
before punishing Takeshita with chops. Cage dropped
Takeshita on top of the barricade with a side suplex before
returning him to the ring! Cage ran into a pair of boots in
the corner, but managed to catch Takeshita’s rising knee and
powerbomb him into the buckles! Cage and Takeshita traded
reversals until Cage nailed a sitout Alabama Slam for a
near-fall! Cage had control, with the Callis Family looking
to get one back after Alexander lost to Copeland.
Takeshita battled back to grab Cage for a Full Nelson. Cage
broke free, so Takeshita transitioned into a German Suplex.
Takeshita hit a running boot in the corner, but Cage stopped
anything more with a pop-up powerbomb. Cage hit a swinging
kick off the ropes and lined up Takeshita for a discus
lariat. Takeshita moved and caught Cage off the ropes with a
Blue Thunder Bomb! Cage kicked out at two! The two traded
powerbomb reversals until Takeshita connected with a sitout
powerbomb for a very near fall!
Cage stopped a Takeshita flurry with a thrust kick to the
corner. Takeshita answered with a boot out of the corner and
sat on the top turnbuckle. Cage stopped Takeshita with a
pair of strikes and went up to meet him. The Machine bounced
to the top rope and brought Takeshita down with an Avalanche
Hurricanrana! How did he do that?! Cage covered, but
Takeshita managed to kick out again!
Takeshita ducked a discus lariat and began trading lariats
with Cage. He rushed Cage in the corner, but missed a
jumping knee strike and hit the top turnbuckle. Takeshita
came down in pain, so Cage pulled him up for a deadlift
superplex from the apron back into the ring! Takeshita
rolled through to hit Raging Fire! That desperation offense
took a lot out of Takeshita, who couldn’t get over for a pin
attempt. Takeshita picked up Cage and hit him with a pair of
lariats before a third finally put Cage down.
However, Cage bounced back up for a lariat of his own to
drop Takeshita! Takeshita kicked out to stay alive!
Takeshita escaped a Drill Claw to lock in a Dragon Sleeper.
Cage got out of it by putting Takeshita back on his
shoulder. He tried to swing him around, but Takeshita landed
on his feet and blasted Cage with a jumping knee. Takeshita
locked Cage in a Dragon Sleeper once again and got the tap-
out from Cage to get the win! Takeshita is in Clockwork
Carnage!
United Empire Have The Championship Priorities in Order
Renee Paquette was backstage with United Empire’s AEW World
Champion Will Ospreay, AEW National Champion Andrade El
Ídolo, AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions The Brawling
Birds, Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor, and “Speedball” Mike
Bailey. Ospreay said he just came back from Japan and can’t
wait to see who will qualify for Clockwork Carnage, but
tonight, he’s got some flavor for Samoa Joe. Speedball said
he’ll be ready for anyone, including Ospreay. The Birds
jumped in as the newest members of United Empire and
acknowledged that Wrathlander are the #1 contenders for
their titles, so whenever they want to get slapped up, come
find them. Andrade said Ciampa should have bought him dinner
before kissing him, but Ciampa thinks he can beat him? He
has just one question. The rest of the UE asked what the
question was.
“How you know?”
Ospreay said that whether it is tonight or Saturday, they
are here to show the power of United Empire!
Motor City Machine Guns Want FTR in a Best-of-5 Series
Tony Schiavone introduced FTR and Stoke to the stage. He
pointed out Stoke’s remaining injuries from their loss at
All Out, but Harwood stopped him from saying anything more.
Harwood was clearly angry about the Young Bucks holding the
gold and pointed out they beat them three out of five times,
so why aren’t they the #1 contenders?
They were interrupted by the Motor City Machine Guns!
Chris Sabin gave FTR plenty of respect and props, but said
if there’s a team who can match that, it’s the Motor City
Machine Guns. Sabin said it’s all about the here and now as
part of the greatest tag team division, so to begin their
journey to the top, how about they beat FTR? Shelley said if
FTR has beaten the Bucks three out of five times, he’ll use
the same psychology. What if the Machine Guns beat FTR three
out of five times? He’ll take that one step further: Motor
City Machine Guns vs. FTR Best-of-Five Series! And he’ll go
another step further: how about they do match one tonight?
The crowd loved it, but Stoke shut it down and said he
doesn’t really rock with that. He said ain’t no way this is
happening in Cleveland. He said Sabin and Shelley had their
chance at FTR in the past, but they up and left.
Stoke is all about big money matches. This is a dream match
and a dream series. There’s no other place to kick it off
than WrestleDream.
“Top guys, out.”
The two teams had a tense handshake before FTR left.
Brodido Tries to Calm Down Hangman After Grand Slam: France
Page was ranting and raving about Swerve finding a new trio
just as soon as Page won the AEW World Trios Titles. Then,
Swerve pulled Page from the ring and tried to drag him back
to the same hell they had already been through. Finally,
King jumped in and told Page that whatever Swerve is doing
is working, so if they want to win the titles back, they
have to get their head in the game. Bandido asked Mr.
Hangman to be tranquilo and said two-out-of-three falls in
lucha libre tradition. Bandido said they’ll take their belts
and their honor.
AEW International Championship Match & Clockwork Carnage
Qualifier: "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada of the Don Callis
Family (c) def. Myron Reed of The Rascalz
This was a rematch from earlier this year when Okada turned
away Reed to defend the International Title. Okada had to
put the championship on the line as part of this qualifier,
so Reed got another shot at the gold and a chance to fight
for more at WrestleDream. Okada gave Reed a clean break on
the ropes to start the match, but tried a cheap shot, only
for Reed to avoid it. Reed seemed to frustrate Okada by
sending him to the outside with a dropkick, but Okada shut
that down with a flapjack back in the ring.
Okada kept the pace slow by pounding him in the corner.
Okada hit a bodyslam and went up top for an elbow drop, so
Reed put his feet up, only for Okada to stop short on the
way down. Reed hit Okada with an upkick, but when Reed tried
to spring out of the corner, Okada caught him for a
neckbreaker across the knee!
Okada remained in control and nailed an elbow drop from the
top. Okada flipped off the crowd in his Rainmaker pose, but
Reed rolled him into a near-fall. Reed hit a leg drop with
Okada stuck in the ropes and a big thrust kick before a Hang
Five for a near-fall. Reed skied over the top and connected
on Okada! Okada hit a dropkick, but Reed avoided a Rainmaker
and backdropped Okada to the floor. Reed used the barricade
for more punishment and hit a 450 splash from the ring steps
to Okada on the floor! Ouch!
Back in the ring, Okada achieved wrist control and tried to
pull Reed up, so Reed jumped all the way to the top and
jumped backward for a Poisonrana to plant Okada! Reed missed
another 450 Splash, and Okada grabbed him for a Rainmaker
that connected to level Reed! Okada covered and got the win
to take the sixth spot in Clockwork Carnage and retain the
AEW International Title!
MJF Voted #1 Wrestler by Pro Wrestling Illustrated
We took a look back at MJF’s amazing resume and memorable
AEW World Championship reigns of 2026 that earned him this
high honor.
The New Level Sends a Message to Hangman and Brodido
Austin Creed, Kofi and Prince Nana were in the back, hyped
up, but looking for Swerve. Nana said Swerve had to take
care of some serious family business, but he sent one of
their good good good good good friends to take his spot for
the night. One of the funniest comedians, Mojo Brookzz!
Brookzz said he wants to get active! He wants to hit someone
with a chair and bust them open. When they asked him who he
wanted to do this to, Brookzz said Brody King! They tried to
quiet that idea as they continued to the ring.
Brookzz hyped up the AEW World Trios Championship match at
WrestleDream before Kofi took things over to discuss their
great opponents this weekend. As Kofi ran down each man and
their accomplishments, Brookzz had a little too much to say
about each, so Kofi changed the mood. He said, in all
seriousness, they already beat them for the titles. Creed
wondered aloud how you could beat each of them twice. Creed
said Hangman shouldn’t let his personal issues with Swerve
turn into professional issues with his friends.
“Thank Goooooood for The New Level!”
Artist of STARDOM Champions Triangle of Madness ("The Toxic
Spider" Thekla, Julia Hart and Skye Blue) def. AEW Women's
World Champion "The CEO" Mercedes Moné & Divine Dominion
("Megasus" Megan Bayne and "Colossal" Lena Kross)
Thekla and Moné faced off at the bell and exchanged
reversals off big finishing moves before each tried a quick
pin attempt. Thekla got in Moné’s face, so Moné carried her
to the corner and Kross tagged in to nail Thekla. Bayne
tagged in to continue the assault before bringing Thekla to
another corner for more punishment. Thekla kicked free, so
Bayne pulled her off the top rope. Thekla got free again and
tagged Hart, but she was immediately dropped by Bayne.
Divine Dominion and Moné posed in the ropes while Hart was
being choked out.
Hart bounced back with a series of kicks on Bayne before
capturing Bayne in the ropes for a dropkick from Blue. That
nearly broke the match down, but Hart got Bayne in the ring
for an octopus hold. Blue and Thekla came in to cut off
Kross and Moné with their own octopii! All the holds were
broken up by sidewalk slams! Blue found herself away from
her corner for quite some time thanks to a massive powerbomb
into the buckles by Bayne. Kross and Bayne went into their
corner attacks that saw Blue eat a big boot, German Suplex
and Meteora, although the pin was broken up in time. Blue
avoided another Meteora and nailed Moné with a basement
dropkick.
Thekla tagged in and cleared house! She put her focus on
Kross with a flurry of offense including a boot from the
apron and a crossbody from the top for a near-fall. Thekla
locked Kross in a bridging crossface, but was pulled off by
Bayne. Thekla tried to put Bayne in a guillotine, so Bayne
threw her to the mat for a huge knee strike from Kross. Hart
was right there to break up the pin attempt, but was blasted
with a flying clothesline from Bayne. Blue spiked Bayne with
a Canadian Destroyer! Moné hit Blue with a backstabber, but
was quickly knocked from the ring by Thekla. Thekla DDTed
Kross for another two-count and picked her off the mat for a
roundhouse kick. Thekla went into her spider walk, but Moné
tried to come in with the AEW Women’s World Title only to
eat stereo thrust kicks from Hart and Blue!
Thekla picked up the title, so the referee tried to take it
away, and in the chaos, Hart sprayed Kross with the black
mist! Sisters of Sin hit another pair of kicks and a front
suplex on Kross. Thekla stomped Kross into the mat and
pinned her for the win! Moné stewed on the outside while
Thekla celebrated in the ring.
The Opps' Samoa Joe & "Psycho Killer" Tommaso Ciampa def.
United Empire's AEW World Champion Will Ospreay & AEW
National Champion Andrade El Ídolo
The crowd was on fire from the jump, as it appeared we were
going to see Andrade and Ciampa start things off. Instead,
Ciampa decided to tag out to Joe. Joe worked Andrade into
the corner and dragged his face across the ropes. Andrade
battled out of the corner and hit a big boot. Joe missed a
charge in the opposite corner, and Andrade quickly went to
the top for a crossbody that got a one-count. Joe nailed a
big headbutt and tagged Ciampa. He stomped Andrade in the
corner, but lowered his head too soon, and Andrade kicked
Ciampa before tagging Ospreay!
Ospreay and Andrade immediately went into a barrage of
double-team offense on Ciampa to get a near-fall. Ospreay
missed a chop on Ciampa, who answered with one of his own
before sending Ospreay face-first into the middle
turnbuckle. Ciampa failed to capitalize, so Ospreay snapped
him over with a headscissors and tagged Andrade. Andrade
clotheslined Ciampa to the floor and followed with a big
crossbody over the top to take out Ciampa! Andrade wandered
over to an admirer in the front row for a selfie with United
Empire in control!
Back in the ring, Andrade got pushed into the wrong corner,
which allowed Joe to get back in the match. He took it to
Andrade and made quick tags with Ciampa to keep him away
from Ospreay. The crowd tried to will Andrade back into the
match, but Joe shut that down with a back elbow/enzuigiri
combo in the corner for a near-fall. Ciampa tagged back in
and peppered Andrade with shots until Andrade nearly made it
to Ospreay for a tag, only for Ciampa to knock him off the
apron. Andrade hit Ciampa with a desperate flying forearm
and finally tagged Ospreay!
Ospreay was all over Ciampa and dropped him with a flying
corkscrew kick before knocking Joe off the apron. Ospreay
crushed Ciampa with a springboard forearm for a two-count.
Ospreay and Ciampa got in a strike exchange until Ospreay
blasted Ciampa with a hook kick that knocked him into the
ropes. Ospreay charged, so Ciampa pushed him to the outside.
Ospreay got on the apron, but Joe was able to grab him long
enough for Ciampa to hit Ospreay with a bicycle knee! Joe
tagged in and caught Ospreay with a combo in the corner
before putting Ospreay on the top buckle for a Muscle
Buster. Ospreay kicked free and tried an OsCutter, so Joe
simply walked away! He followed with a senton splash and
covered, but Andrade broke it up. Ospreay took Joe and
Ciampa out with a double corkscrew kick!
Andrade tagged in and called for running knees on Joe, but
he was distracted by Ciampa on the apron with the National
Title, so he hit him instead. Joe took that chance to go for
the Coquina Clutch, but Andrade rolled out of it for a near-
fall. As Joe kicked out, he sent Andrade right into Ciampa,
who spiked Andrade on the apron with a Willow’s Bell DDT
into the National Title! Joe pulled Andrade back in and
locked in the Coquina Clutch, with the referee having no
choice but to call for the bell! Joe and Ciampa win! Joe
passed the AEW World Title to Ospreay, and we learned that
Tony Khan made it official: Andrade defends the AEW National
Title against Ciampa at WrestleDream!
That brings the Dynamite portion of the night to a close, so
it’s time for Collision!
Jon Moxley is Dealing with a Great Deal of Pain
Renee Paquette caught up with Jon Moxley following another
loss. “This is two losses now for you. I know this has been
a very difficult couple of weeks, but what is going on?”
Moxley didn’t answer; instead, he wailed in anger and began
destroying anything he could get his hands on before
collapsing to the ground.
Paquette rushed over to his side. “Jon, what is happening?
What’s going on?”
Moxley said, “A great deal of pain.” Renee pressed him.
“What kind of pain are you in?”
“Not sure I can tell the difference anymore.”
Marina Shafir walked over after a long pause. Then she
grabbed Moxley, and he locked eyes with her. “Eyes up. Lock
in. The only way out is through. You understand me?”
That seemed to snap him out of it as he tried to fire
himself up by pushing the other Death Riders while Shafir
left with Paquette, who still looked concerned.
Clockwork Carnage Qualifier: Ricochet of The Demand def. Ace
Austin of Bang Bang Gang
Austin took this match in place of the injured “Switchblade”
Jay White, which will be Austin’s third crack at Ricochet
after being unsuccessful in two previous matches. Austin
stayed a step ahead of Ricochet in the early going, even
taking Ricochet to the floor to crack him with a kick over
the steel steps. Back in the ring, the two exchanged big
shots, although Austin seemed to be getting the better of
Ricochet. Finally, in an act of frustration, Ricochet shoved
Austin through the ropes to the floor. Ricochet flew over
the top with a twisting press onto Austin to crash him into
the floor!
Ricochet stayed on Austin and cut off any brief windows of
hope for Austin until both men wound up battling on the top
rope. They both tried suplexes to no avail, so Austin caught
Ricochet with a rising kick and attempted to bring him down
with a hurricanrana. Ricochet managed to land on his feet
and celebrated his feat just a moment too long, as Austin
caught him with a brainbuster. They fought back to their
feet until Austin seemed to stagger Ricochet with a series
of kicks and strikes. Ricochet swept Austin’s leg and nailed
him with a running knee. They exchanged waistlocks until
Ricochet carried Austin over for a bridging German Superplex
for a near-fall.
Ricochet went up top for a Shooting Star Press, so Austin
moved, and Ricochet landed on his feet. Austin stunned
Ricochet with a strike, and Ricochet landed on Austin’s
back, so Austin squatted him to a vertical base before
swinging Ricochet into a dangerous Flatliner. Ricochet
managed to kick out! Austin went for The Fold, so Ricochet
stopped him cold with a lunging headbutt. He followed with a
Spirit Gun and Vertigo to pin Austin for a three-count!
Ricochet is in Clockwork Carnage!
Young Bucks Surprise Kyle Fletcher & Kevin Knight Ahead of
WrestleDream
Renee Paquette was set up and waiting for the Young Bucks,
joined by Kyle Fletcher, Kevin Knight and Don Callis. With
the Bucks nowhere in sight, Callis took it upon himself to
settle in. “AEW World Tag Team Champions? They’re not here
yet. They’re not coming. So I’m just going to, if you don’t
mind, just move over here.” He pulled up a chair and made
himself comfortable.
Renee turned her attention to Fletcher and Knight. “You guys
have both had your individual goals and successes here in
AEW, but Don convinced you guys to work as a tag team. Now,
this Saturday at WrestleDream, you guys have a shot at the
World Tag Team Championships. It’s really impressive what
you guys have done.”
Fletcher took it from there. “Very impressive, I would say.
Look, individually, we are both incredible talents. I should
be looking at a three-time TNT Champion right now. But I
digress. Don is the head of the family, and he has laid out
his vision, and his vision is working spectacularly. We have
gelled so very well together. All we have to do to become
tag champs is beat the Young Bucks, which we have done
before in a tables match, and now it’s just going down for a
three-count. One, two, three. Easy peasy.”
Knight jumped in. “Easy. Renee, every single time we step
into the ring, we make an impact. You’re looking at a multi-
time champion right here in Kyle Fletcher. This is a stud,
bona fide. And the Jet is still the greatest TNT Champion of
all time. As great as we are individually, we’re even better
as a team. I’m like Jordan; he’s like Pippen. I’m like Shaq;
he’s like Kobe. And this right here,” gesturing to Callis,
“is our Phil Jackson.”
Callis came back in, “I know what you’re going to say,
Renee. You’re going to say, but you haven’t been a team for
very long. But here’s the thing, Renee. They are two great
singles wrestlers, as we’ve established, but we have an
advantage. Yes, they’ve been a team a long time, but one of
their four title wins they like to talk about was with me
managing them. I know all of their secrets, I know all of
their medical, and don’t forget, they may be blood related,
but we are a family based on choice, based on excellence.
Not a genetic misfire.”
Right on cue, the Young Bucks arrived and took out Fletcher
and Knight! Matt Jackson offered a quick, “Hey, Renee, sorry
for running a little bit late on the interview,” before
turning to the competition. “Make sure you tell these pricks
we’ll be on time Saturday night.”
Nick Wayne vs. Jericho 3 Set for WrestleDream
Justin Roberts announced that he was informed that, at this
time, everyone was required to stand and cheer for the
immensely good-looking, 21-year-old prodigy, Nick Wayne.
Wayne made his way out to the ring with a huge image of his
victory celebration over Jericho on the video wall.
“Nick Wayne beat Chris Jericho.”
Pyro went off on the stage.
He said it again and more pyro went off. As Wayne continued
to talk about how good it felt, he reminded everyone he beat
Jericho, and pyro went off again; only this time, it began
the entrance of Jericho! Wayne stopped the music and
wouldn’t let anyone sing. He said they don’t need the pyro
or Jericho. They need a reminder of what it meant to beat
Chris Jericho. Wayne threw to a video package set to
“Superman” by Five for Fighting, a song that came out five
years before Wayne was born.
Wayne asked what Jericho thought, and Jericho said he picked
up some of the things left on the cutting room floor to show
how Wayne won, including the use of a low blow. Wayne didn’t
think it was clever and thought it was pathetic that Jericho
needed an excuse. Jericho said it’s reality, but now it’s 1-
1, so why don’t they have the rubber match at WrestleDream?
Wayne said he’s on, but on one condition: when Wayne wins,
Jericho has to come back to the ring and apologize. Jericho
accepts, but only because Wayne still has lessons to learn.
Wayne reminded Jericho he said he had two reasons to come
out here and that was only one. Jericho agreed and said the
second reason was that he showed Wayne the video, so he
could do this! Jericho kicked Wayne low and told him he’d
see him on Saturday, kid!
Tommaso Ciampa & Samoa Joe Are Ready for WrestleDream
Renee Paquette caught up with Tommaso Ciampa and Samoa Joe
after the big tag team victory over AEW National Champion
Andrade El Ídolo and AEW World Champion Will Ospreay.
Ciampa didn’t hesitate. “In Paris, I left Andrade
unconscious. In Cleveland, I left Andrade unconscious. What
do you think is going to happen at WrestleDream when that
National Title is on the line?”
Renee then turned to Joe, who is set to enter Clockwork
Carnage at WrestleDream with one spot still remaining in the
match. “How do you think this is all going to go on
Saturday?”
Joe was measured and direct. “I think we’ve already seen how
it’s going to go. On Dynamite, I give you all the gift of
clairvoyance. I give you a preview of the future. Just like
Andrade tonight, each and every competitor in Clockwork
Carnage will be choked out and done. Tonight, I set my
sights on finding out who the final participant is. There
are no gentlemen here. You’re all active targets.”
Dani Luna & Hyan def. TBS & CMLL World Women's Champion
Persephone & Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D.
Hyan took Persephone out with a dropkick to the corner at
the bell. Luna and Baker faced off on the floor, so Hyan
came out to back up her partner. That gave Persephone the
chance to fly through the ropes to take out Hyan! Persephone
piefaced Luna, who went right after Persephone. Back in the
ring, Hyan hit a diving crossbody on Persephone. She took
her down again and tagged Luna, who slammed Hyan onto
Persephone before covering for a two-count.
Luna held Persephone in the ropes, but when Hyan hit the
ropes on the other side, Baker grabbed her from the floor.
Persephone took the opportunity to nail a backbreaker on
Hyan before Baker hit Hyan with a neckbreaker on the floor!
Hyan remained in trouble until she got free of Baker long
enough to tag Luna! She unloaded on Persephone, who also
tagged in, before hitting Baker with a big boot on the
apron. Luna knocked Persephone down with a dropkick from the
second rope. Luna returned to the corner for a superplex on
Baker and followed with a powerbomb on Persephone for a
near-fall!
Persephone stopped Luna and threw her to the ropes, where
Hyan made a blind tag. Luna went for a boot on Persephone,
who blocked it and folded Luna over with a bridging German
Suplex, but there was no count because of the tag.
Persephone complained and was crushed by a knee strike from
Hyan! She hit a Falcon Arrow on Persephone, but Baker came
in to choke Hyan with a Terrible Towel! Luna decked Baker
with a lariat, but Persephone took Luna down with one of her
own.
Persephone rolled Luna up off the ropes for a two-count and
was pushed right into a tag from Baker. She missed a short
thrust kick on Hyan, who rolled up Baker for a near-fall.
Hyan nearly cut Baker in half with a spear, but Baker kicked
out! Luna lifted Baker up, but Persephone grabbed Hyan off
the apron and slammed her face-first on the commentary desk!
Back in the ring, Baker hit a thrust kick, ripcord elbow and
spinning neckbreaker for a two-count on Luna! Persephone
grabbed the TBS Title, but was stopped by the referee. Baker
tried to throw Luna into a belt shot from Persephone, but
Luna reversed the whip, and Baker stopped short just in
time. However, Luna used that brief window to push Baker
into Persephone and rolled up Baker for the three-count!
Luna barely had time to celebrate when Persephone attacked
from behind. Baker joined her, and they went after Hyan
again until Queen Aminata came out to clear the ring!
We learned Persephone will defend the TBS Title against
Hyan, Dani Luna and Queen Aminata in a 4-Way Match at
WrestleDream!
TNT Championship Match & Clockwork Carnage Qualifier: TNT
Champion Darby Allin (c) def. CMLL World Heavyweight
Champion Hechicero of the Don Callis Family
Before the main event, we saw a mysterious video package of
a metronome in motion while the hands of a conductor led
what sounded like an orchestra, and we saw a pair of feet
walking in formal dress before a pair of feet in wrestling
boots moved around a ring.
Hechicero charged at the bell, but Allin avoided the attack.
Hechicero quickly took Allin down and started to target his
knee. Hechicero controlled Allin’s arms, so Allin rolled out
of it and kicked Hechicero off the mat. Allin tried to
follow up, but Hechicero picked up his leg, and Allin was in
trouble once again. Hechicero stretched Allin with a Romero
Special before stepping on Allin’s injured left leg. Allin
bit Hechicero’s hand and then trapped it in the ring post!
Hechicero fought back and pulled Allin off the top
turnbuckle to spin him off his shoulders with a sickening
thud on the corner of the ring!
Allin remained in major trouble on the floor until Hechicero
brought the match back in the ring. Allin tried to fight
back, so Hechicero launched him into a submission attempt,
only for Allin to trap Hechicero’s shoulders for a near-
fall. Allin charged at Hechicero, who lifted Allin high into
the air for a flapjack. Hechicero worked over Allin’s
fingers and smashed him with a running knee in the corner.
Hechicero put Allin on his shoulder and tried to scale the
ropes, but Allin got free and tried to get to the mat.
Hechicero choked Allin until Allin bit Hechicero’s hand and
took him down with an avalanche hurricanrana. Allin rolled
through it and jackknifed Hechicero for a two-count.
Hechicero caught Allin with a dragon screw in the ropes and
a flying elbow from the top for a near-fall. Hechicero spun
Allin around in El Conjuro, but Allin escaped with a
crucifix pin for another near-fall! Hechicero missed a
running dropkick and bounced off the ropes to land hard on
the back of his head. Allin hit a Code Red for a near-fall
and went up top for a Coffin Drop, but Hechicero trapped him
with body scissors and rolled him around the ring for yet
another near-fall!
Allin tried to fight back, but Hechicero followed him to the
ropes and choked him from the apron. Allin bent Hechicero’s
hand to break the hold and trapped him in the ring skirt.
Allin wiped out Hechicero with a torpedo dive before going
to the top rope for a Coffin Drop to a standing Hechicero on
the floor! He returned Hechicero to the ring for another
Coffin Drop! He went up top for one more Coffin Drop and
connected to get the pinfall victory! Allin takes the final
spot in Clockwork Carnage and retains the TNT Title!
Before he had a chance to celebrate, Kazuchika Okada, Rocky
Romero and Lance Archer hit the ring to attack Allin. AEW
World Champion Will Ospreay and “Speedball” Mike Bailey hit
the ring for the save! Bailey took out Archer with a
springboard moonsault to the outside, but in the ring, Okada
caught Ospreay with a dropkick. He picked up Ospreay for a
Rainmaker, but was interrupted by the music of Adam
Copeland! Okada dropped Ospreay and came face-to-face with
Copeland. They exchanged until Copeland stuck Okada with an
Impaler DDT! Copeland turned right into a springboard
clothesline from Ricochet! Speedball came in, but Ricochet
took care of him with a Spirit Gun. Ricochet grabbed the AEW
World Title and celebrated with it on the second rope until
he was pulled down by Konosuke Takeshita. He put Ricochet
down with a Blue Thunder Bomb and had his moment with the
belt until Samoa Joe hit the ring. Joe got the better of
Takeshita only to eat a Hidden Blade from Ospreay! Okada
tried to grab Ospreay, but Ospreay floated behind him, and
Copeland went to spear Okada, but he moved, and Cope got
Ospreay instead! Okada nailed Copeland with The Rainmaker!
Allin was back and dropkicked Okada to the floor. He leaped
to the top rope and took out a host of his Clockwork Carnage
opponents on the floor before referees came out to stop the
chaos, and the night came to a close!
Catch AEW WrestleDream LIVE on HBO Max PPV this Saturday,
October 17 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from Addition Financial
Arena in Orlando, Florida!
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