Tonight, Darby Allin defends his still-fairly-newly-won AEW Men’s World Championship against Brody King! But MJF will be in the wings, as will TNT Champion Kevin Knight, as will MJF toward Kevin Knight! It’s all very complicated, but I think it’s the good kind of complicated! Find out more inside!
Match One: TNT Championship: Kevin Knight (c) vs. MJF
MJF tosses Knight to the floor, stomps, toss into the barricade, rolls Knight into the ring, chinlock, Knight to his feet, crossbody, MJF with an elbow, back suplex, blocked, Knight goes for a back suplex, blocked, MJF with a back suplex into a cutter for two, Heat Seeker, blocked, Knight with forearms, gut punches, stomps in the ropes, whip, reversed, Knight floats over, dropkick, crossbody for two, MJF bails, Knight with a suicide dive, rolls MJF into the ring, MJF rolls out the other side, Knight with a suicide dive, rolls MJF into the ring, MJF rolls out the other side again, Knight with a springboard lariat, both men back in the ring, MJF feigns going out, tosses Knight to the apron, Heat Seeker, blocked, brief tussle, trading rollups for two, Knight goes for a leaping DDT, reversed into a cutter for two, MJF goes up top, Knight catches him with a super hurricanrana but clutches his knee, crawls to the apron, goes up top, misses a crossbody, MJF goes for a Figure Four, blocked, Knight charges, collapses, MJF with a Panama Sunrise for two, chop block, half crab, Knight with a boot, charges, collapses again, MJF goes up top, Panama Sunrise, blocked with a superkick, Knight up top, UFO, clutches his knee again, covers for two, MJF with a dragon screw through the ropes, knee breaker, another, a third, spits on Knight, Alabama Slam for two, another cover for two, cover for one, grabs the TNT Championship, the ref takes it from him, he pulls the ring out from his trunks, Knight with a low blow, rollup for three!
Winner and STILL TNT Champion: Kevin Knight
MJF with a chop block after the bell, puts on the ring, Darby Allin drops from the rafters a la Sting, then levels MJF with a Scorpion Death Drop.
Crawling up the ramp, MJF says Darby and Knight are two cheating peas in a pod, and he was barely trying during that match. He says the only championship he cares about is the AEW World Championship, then demands a rematch. Darby says that MJF doesn’t get a rematch until he puts something on the line. He says Knight deserves a rematch if Brody doesn’t take the title tonight. Brody King comes out and says Darby’s not making it out with the title, but Knight still gets his shot either way.
Backstage, Renee asks Christian how his arm is feeling. He says it’s fine. She asks if they accept the I Quit stipulation, Christian says yes. Copeland says it’s weird he’s so keen for this given how it went last time. Christian says he never said I Quit. Copeland says he did say it, but he won’t say it again.
Match Two: Brawling Birds vs. Emily Jane and Jordan Blade
Hayter cleans house, Windsor in, chops to Blade in the corner, they take turns tagging in and beating Blade down, Jane tries to interfere and gets an elbow, Hayter continues to beat down Blade, sandwich clothesline, Two Birds One Stone for three.
Winners: The Brawling Birds
Backstage, Thekla and Skye Blue make fun of the Birds for their recent losses.
Match Three: AEW International Championship: Okada Kazuchika (c) vs. Ace Austin
Lockup, Okada presses Austin to the corner, stomps, punch, whip, Austin with a trip, kick, rollup for two, dropkick, elbows to the arms, kick in the corner, elbow, whip, blocked, Austin with a DVD, misses a diving forearm in the corner, Okada misses a splash, Austin with a kick, misses a suicide dive but lands on the apron, dodges a trip, hits a kick, Okada pulls him down, DDT on the floor, slams Austin into the barricade, breaks the count, slams him into the barricade again, high fives a kid in the crowd, then high fives Callis, rolls Austin into the ring, toss into the top turnbuckle face first, boot to the gut for two, shoulder breaker, body slam, goes up top, elbow drop, Ace with a suicide dive, kicks, top rope leg drop for two, Okada with a boot from the corner, rollup for two, double axe handle for two, whip, misses a dropkick, rollup for two, Okada with a boot, Austin goes for a boot, blocked, Okada tosses him to the apron, Austin with a punch, slides in, Okada with a forearm, Rainmaker, reversed into a backslide for two, Okada with a dropkick, tombstone, Rainmaker for three.
Winner and STILL International Champion: Okada Kazuchika
Don Callis stomps Austin until the rest of the Bang Bang Gang pull Austin to safety. Takeshita comes out and stares down Okada.
They show a promo in the style of Bandido’s saloon video packages, only this time it’s Swerve beating everyone up and then setting fire to a Bandido Wanted poster.
