Tonight is the final Dynamite before Double or Nothing! We’ll see the finishing touches being put on the card, including the Anarchy in the Arena Match. The finalists of the Owen Hart Cup Tournaments will also get their last chances to one-up each other before they attempt to earn a title shot in Texas, Mina Shirakawa and Toni Storm will renew their rivalry, and we’ll see MJF put pen to paper to become part of the Hurt Syndicate! Allegedly!
Tony Schiavone opens the show by welcoming Hangman to the ring, then Ospreay. Ospreay says he understands the security, but he isn’t going to get physical. He asks Hangman if he plans to get physical, and when Hangman says no, he dismisses security. He asks Hangman if he still drinks, then apologizes for elbowing him last week. He then offers Hangman a toast with a pair of cold ones. Hangman accepts the beer, not not the toast. Ospreay says he’s officially petitioning Tony Khan and the board to have their match be the main event. He says some people might think it’s crazy to want to follow Anarchy in the Arena, but those people don’t understand what’s at stake. He says not only does the winner get a title shot, he gets the opportunity to bring the championship back from the Death Riders. He talks about the weekly commute from England, and says all the negative effects go away once he puts on his gear.
Hangman says that the difference between the two of them is that this is professional for Ospreay, but it’s personal for Hangman, because he needs this title shot. He says he’s wasted two years of his life being miserable, but he needs this for everyone who supported him, and who have found it harder to do so. He says he needs to prove that there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Ospreay asks if Hangman is going to do what he did to Christopher Daniels and Swerve to win. He says he’s not going to go down that path, because he’s done it before and it took too much to come back. Hangman asks if he thinks that’s going to be enough to beat Jon Moxley. Ospreay says he doesn’t know, but if the Hangman who beat Jon Moxley shows up on Sunday, then Ospreay will know that, if he can beat Hangman, he can beat Moxley. He says the Hangman who came out of his feud with Swerve has lost the respect of the people. He calls himself the best in the fucking world, but he says that he knows anything can happen when the bell rings, so if it should happen to be Hangman, he’ll be happy for him, and he’ll have his back. He says he hopes for the same. He says he’s calling out Hangman for a shootout, then he downs his beer. Hangman does the same, and they stare each other down, then walk to the back together, still staring each other down, stopping by the cup on the stage.
Backstage, Jon Moxley heads toward the ring, saying that victory will go to those who embrace the anarchy.
Match One: AEW World Champion Jon Moxley and The Young Bucks vs. Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs and Swerve Strickland
Joe and Mox start off, trading forearms, Joe gets the better of it, Mox with a punch to the throat, Joe with a discus elbow, Hobbs in, Matthew in, lockup, Hobbs with a shove, tackle, Swerve in, Nicholas in, trading grips, Swerve hits a backbreaker, running elbow in the corner, snapmare, goes up top, knocks Matthew off the apron, snapmare to Nicholas, suplex, full brawl breaks out, once the dust clears Swerve hits Nicholas with a Flatliner, suicide dive, Joe hits all three opponents with a suicide dive, Swerve knocks Nicholas around, Hobbs in, gut punch, punch, delayed vertical, Mox in, punches, ten-punch, Matthew with stomps, Mox with a baseball slide, Matthew in, kick to the leg, drops down on the leg, wrenches the leg in the ropes, Mox in, wishbone, ten-punch, Hobbs shoves him down, Mox with a chop block, stomps, Nicholas in, chops, Hobbs with a World’s Strongest Slam, Swerve in, cleans house, backbreaker to Nicholas on the floor, Matthew hits him with a superkick, tags in, Bucks gang up on Swerve for two, Nicholas in, goes up top, Swerve catches him with knees, fights his way out of the enemy attack only to find his corner empty, DeathVPs gang up on him, Matthew dives on both of Swerve’s partners on the floor, Risky Business to Swerve for two, toss to the corner, Matthew in, kidney punch, sets Swerve up in the ropes for Nicholas to hit a senton for one as Hobbs breaks up the count, Matthew with a stomp to Swerve, punches, punch in the corner, toss to the adjacent corner, Mox in, punches in the corner, forearms, foot choke, beatdown on the floor, Swerve rebounds with punches, Mox with a thumb to the eye, toss into the steps, rolls Swerve into the ring, punch, wrenches the fingers, Nicholas in, punch to the back, toss to the corner, running knee, another running knee, a third, Mox in, punches to the gut, toss to the adjacent corner, trading shoves, Marina with a choke while the ref isn’t looking, Mox with a delayed piledriver for two as Joe breaks the count, stomps, leaves, Mox with Rings of Saturn to Swerve, front facelock, transitions to a full nelson, Swerve elbows his way out, punch, goes for a tag, blocked, Swerve with a headbutt, both men collapse, Joe in, Matthew in, Joe cleans house, covers for two, Swerve in, Joe tosses him into Matthew, then hits an avalanche himself, and a kick, Hobbs in, goes up top, frog splash, Swerve covers for two, I guess there wasn’t a tag there, Bucks break the count, double superkick, now Hobbs is in, Bucks take out all their enemies until Joe hits them both with a clothesline, Mox hits Joe with a Paradigm Shift, Swerve hits Mox with House Call, suicide dive to both Bucks, rolls Matthew into the ring, Hobbs in (I thought he was already in), Mox goes for Paradigm Shift, Hobbs instead hits him with a spinebuster, then one for Matthew, then one for Nicholas onto Matthew, Swerve in, goes up top, Mox tosses Hobbs into him, then hits Hobbs with a cutter, Joe tackles Mox, Bucks with a stereo superkick to Joe, superplex to Swerve, go for EVP Trigger, blocked, Joe locks Nicholas in the Coquina Clutch, Swerve rolls up Matthew for three.
Winners: Swerve Strickland, Samoa Joe and Powerhouse Hobbs
The rest of Death Riders join Moxley and the Bucks in a post-match beatdown, until Katsuyori Shibata returns and makes the save. He’s holding the ring until Shafir low blows him, but then Willow Nightingale comes out and spears Shafir, beating her around ringside while Kenny Omega comes out and cleans house. He calls for a One Winged Angel to Matthew, but his partners propose doing it through a table instead. This gives Claudio enough time to pull Matthew off his shoulders so they can all run off. Joe grabs a mic and says he doesn’t want to wait until this weekend, they’re coming after their opponents tonight.
Alicia Atout is backstage with the Hurt Syndicate, and asks if they’re excited. MVP says they should ask MJF, who then walks in and says he is very excited. Hurt Syndicate leave, and then MJF dismisses Atout. The lawyers then get to talking.
After a commercial, the Hurt Syndicate hit the ring. MVP welcomes MJF to the ring. He says his mother always told him that his wedding day would be the best day of his life, but that’s only because she didn’t know about joining the Hurt Syndicate. They all run down New Mexico. MJF signs the contract first, then MVP, Shelton consults with his lawyer but ultimately signs. Lashley thinks it over, then consults with the lawyer, then signs. MJF says this is the greatest moment of his life, but they’re interrupted by the Sons of Texas. Dustin Rhodes says that MJF has no work ethic, then warns MVP to watch for MJF. He says they’ve been there since day 1, and they want more gold, then dares Lashley to try to hurt him.
Backstage, Renee asks Okada about Speedball’s challenge. Okada says Speedball doesn’t call him out, then he calls Speedball out for Double or Nothing. Renee asks about Speedball being undefeated, Okada says there’s a first time for everything.
Match Two: Anthony Bowens vs. Ricochet
Ricochet pauses before locking up to taunt Billy Gunn, but Bowens tees off on him instead, chop in the corner, whip, reversed, Bowens floats over, facebuster, clothesline over the top rope, Ricochet jaws at Billy before Bowens comes out, punch, toss into the barricade, scissor party with Gunn, Gunn rolls Ricochet into the ring, Ricochet with a tackle, Bowens tosses him to the apron, kick, suplex, blocked, Ricochet drags him to the apron, brief tussle, Ricochet tosses Bowens into the ring post, trip, rolls Bowens into the ring, stands on him in the ropes, chop in the corner, Bowens with a stomp, chop, misses a clothesline, Ricochet with punches, chop, fondles Bowens’ nose, knee, snapmare, running diving headbutt, Bowens with forearms, Ricochet with a dropkick, cover for two, knee choke in the corner, Bowens with a boot, knees from the corner, Ricochet pulls him down, mounted punches, punch to the back, another, piledriver, blocked, Ricochet with a punch to the back, European uppercut, chop, Bowens with kicks, Fameasser, fireman’s carry facebuster for two, trading shots, Bowens hits a superkick for two, back body drop, blocked, Ricochet with a superkick, misses Spirit Gun, Bowens with The Arrival, Mollywop, Ricochet falls out of the ring, grabs his golden scissors, nails Bowens with them, Spirit Gun for three.
Winner: Ricochet
Mark Briscoe attacks Ricochet with a stretcher after the bell, lays him on it, punches, goes up top, Ricochet rolls off the stretcher and runs away.
Stokely Hathaway announces that the contract signing for FTR’s match with Daniel Garcia and Nigel McGuinness will happen on Collision.
Renee Paquette welcomes Jamie Hayter and Mercedes Mone to the ring. Renee asks Hayter about being Women’s Champion when Mone hasn’t been, but still feeling like the underdog. Hayter says she’s okay being the underdog, but looking past her is a great way to get hurt. She says this match is about more than a title shot, it’s about not being forgotten. She says her back is against the wall, but that just means she’s going to hit hard. Renee asks Mercedes if she’s worried about her winning streak, Mercedes says she’s unstoppable, and she’s not looking past Hayter, she’s looking through her. She says she wants the best version of Hayter, because it’s where her chapter ends. Hayter points out that Mone is down a belt, because her destiny is to lose everything. This prompts Mone to attack her, until Timeless Toni Storm comes out, just to sit on commentary for the main event, but it still prompts Mone to stop what she’s doing.
Main Event: Mina Shirakawa vs. Julia Hart
Lockup, stalemate, Hart with a side headlock, trading hip toss attempts, Hart wrenches an arm, arm breaker, goes up top with the arm still in her clutches, Old School, misses a clothesline, blocks a kick, hits a chop, goes for an Old School of her own but finishes it with a knee drop, slides to the apron, forearm, kick heading back into the ring, dropkick, Figure Four, blocked, Shirakawa with a trip, waves at Storm, Hart hits her with a forearm on the floor, tosses her into the apron, chop, rolls Shirakawa into the ring, cover for two, slams Shirakawa’s head into the mat repeatedly for two, whip to the corner, avalanche, stomps in the corner, foot choke, Northern Lights Suplex for two, sleeper, Shirakawa elbows her way out, Hart with a takedown for two, bow and arrow hold, transitions to a straightjacket hold, reversed into a rollup for two, Hart with a sleeper, Shirakawa eventually breaks with a jaw breaker, forearms, Hart with a forearm, Shirakawa with a spin kick, running dropkick, discus lariat, another, dragon screw in the corner, Figure Four, blocked with a boot, Hart with a tarantula, breaks when she has to, Shirakawa with a discus backfist, goes up top, goes for a crucifix bomb but kind of messes it up, covers for two, dragon sleeper, Hart powers out, trip, stomps, goes up top, misses the moonsault but lands on her feet, but then falls, Mina with a dropkick to the knee, knee breaker, Figure Four, reversed into a rollup for one, Mina with a rolling elbow, spinning back fist, Glamorous Driver, reversed into a rollup for two, Mina with a rollup for three.
Winner: Mina Shirakawa
Hart attacks after the bell and beats Shirakawa down, Shirakawa double-legs her and locks in the Figure Four, Skye Blue runs out and attacks Mina, Toni Storm hits the ring and pulls Blue off, then hits her with a German. Hart goes to grab her, Storm hits her with a back fist, Mina hits Hart with a spinning back fist. Mina picks up the Women’s World Championship and poses with it, a tug of war ensues, Mina shoves Storm, Storm with a kick, blocked, Mina with a dragon screw, Figure Four around the ring post, finally the ref talks her into breaking it, Mina walks to the back.
Renee asks the Bucks why they’re leaving. They say they have a flight to catch, and laugh at Samoa Joe for not following up on his promise to get them by the end of the night. This turns out to be a bad idea, as Joe and Hobbs attack, quickly spiralling into a brawl between all of the competitors, after much brawlign the Bucks hit Kenny with an EVP Trigger, which does not end it in any way, shape, or form, and in fact Kenny starts to rally when they go for the TK Driver. Kenny and Swerve hit a V-Trigger and a House Call on the Bucks while Mox chokes Joe with a chain, and then Joe chokes Mox with just his arm, which somehow feels more dangerous. Gabe Kidd then runs in and helps his buddies get the advantage. They roll Swerve and Kenny on tables at ringside, and the Bucks drive them through them with an elbow drop and a frog splash. Dynamite goes off the air with this.
