Tonight, we see the final 1st-round matches of the Owen Hart Cups! I know I said that last week, but this week it’s actually true! Well, sort of, there’s one 1st-round match left in the women’s tournament, and on the men’s side we’re actually seeing the final 2nd-round match. But also Jon Moxley defending the Continental Championship against Shane Taylor! And more!
Dynamite opens with Tony Schiavone welcoming Tommaso Ciampa to the ring. He starts to ask him about the origin of his issue, but Ciampa interrupts and demands Schiavone repeat what he said on Collision: That he’s better than Jericho. Schiavone says he’s not going to do that, and that he only did it to save Beef. Ciampa then threatens Schiavone, who begins to give in, before Jericho interrupts.
Jericho makes a bald joke, they trash talk each other, Jericho gets the crowd to call Ciampa “Tommy”. He asks why Ciampa hates him so much, Ciampa says everything is a joke to Jericho, he responds that it’s not, and gets in Ciampa’s face and says he’s jealous. They then come to blows until security pulls them apart. Eventually they get free and brawl on the stage, until they’re pulled apart again.
Backstage, Renee tries to get a word with Don Callis and Kevin Knight. Callis tries to interrupt, before Andrade interrupts the interruption. He says he wants the world title, and Kevin Knight needs to go to the back of the line. Knight calls himself the real champ, then walks off.
Match One: Continental Championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Shane Taylor
Lockup, Taylor presses Mox to the corner, break, lockup, Mox with a rear waistlock, transitions to a side headlock, break, staredown, trading forearms, Mox dumps Taylor to the floor, dropkick, suicide dive, Taylor with forearms on the floor, toss across the barricade, trading forearms on the floor, Mox with an eye gouge, Taylor with an uranage through the timekeeper’s table, punch, toss into the barricade, rolls Mox into the ring, stomp, trading forearms, Taylor gets the better of it, rolls to the floor, punches Mox on the apron, blinds him with the ring skirt, leg drop, trading shots in the ring, Mox flips Taylor off, Taylor with a forearm, Mox with mixed strikes, boot, another, Taylor with a forearm, Mox with a lariat in the corner, ten-punch, eye gouge, bite, sets Taylor up top, punches, back rake, Taylor with headbutts, splash for two, body slam, reversed into a sleeper, Taylor forces a break in the corner, lariat for two, chinlock, Mox powers out, Taylor with a punch, trading forearms, Mox gets the better of it, Taylor hits a forearm, Mox with a cutter for two, cross arm breaker, Taylor with mounted punches, piledriver, reversed into an ankle lock, Taylor powers out, Mox with a stomp, bulldog choke, Taylor taps.
Winner and STILL Continental Champion: Jon Moxley