Tonight, it’s the final first-round matches in the Owen Hart Cup Tournaments! Also, MJF defends against Rush!
Dynamite begins with Renee asking Rush about his title shot tonight. He says it took him three years to work his way to this position, and he’ll die if that’s what it takes. MJF interrupts and slaps him, sparking a brawl.
After the opening credits, Renee informs Rush that the title match has been made No Count Outs. Andrade comes in and gives Rush a pep talk, telling him to do it for his family, his people, and anyone who says guys like them can’t be world champions.
Match One: AEW Men’s World Championship: No Countouts: MJF (c) vs. Rush
Match starts as a hockey fight, MJF tumbles to the floor, Rush with a suicide senton, stomp, headbutt, toss into the barricade, toss into a different part, toss into a third part, grabs a cord, stomp, choke with the cord, the ref reminds him that it’s not No DQ, Rush charges, MJF trips him into the ringside chair, running boot, Rush with a back body drop across the barricade, rolls him into the ring, MJF begs off, Rush punches him, stomps, boot wash, goes for the running boot, MJF rolls to the apron, Rush drags him back in, kick, elbow, toss into an exposed turnbuckle, blocked by the ref, MJF then tosses Rush into the exposed buckle while the ref isn’t looking, chinlock, throw down, Rush with punches, MJF with a spinebuster, mounted punches, trading avalanches, Rush with a missile dropkick for two, MJF with a kick, shoulder breaker for two, trading strikes, Rush ends up hitting a piledriver on the apron, the ref checks on both of them, asks the doctor to check on them, the doctor deems them both unfit, Rush headbutts the doctor, rolls MJF into the ring, the ref hasn’t yet called the match off officially, Rush with stomps, running dropkick for two as MJF gets an arm on the rope, both men to the floor, Rush misses a dropkick and goes through the barricade, MJF with a tombstone onto the piece of barricade, drags Rush into the ring, Heat Seeker, blocked, MJF locks in a crossface instead, Rush taunts MJF from inside the hold but eventually passes out.
Winner and STILL AEW Men’s World Champion: MJF
MJF calls for a belt shot for Rush, Mark Briscoe runs out, goes for a Jay Driller, reversed with a low blow, The Conglomeration run out and chase MJF off.
