Tonight… err technically last night. But it’s Maximum Carnage! MJF defends the AEW Men’s World Championship against Bandido, Darby Allin faces PAC, and more!
Backstage, Samoa Joe says there isn’t enough time to deal with Hangman’s foolishness, and says he put a bounty on Hangman’s head. Bryan Keith walks in and vows to beat Hangman tonight.
Match One: Darby Allin vs. PAC
PAC sends the Death Riders to the back, saying he’s got this. Darby then attacks him at ringside, knocks him into the audience, beats him down, eye rake, face wash across the guard rail, forearms, brawl at the top of the stands, Darby hits a Coffin Drop from a ledge, PAC retreats down the steps, runs around ringside, Darby charges, PAC tosses him into the barricade, German, calls for a belly to belly, drops Darby, pulls the steel steps closer, belly to belly onto the steps, the bang it makes is uncomfortably loud, rolls Darby into the ring, follows, the bell rings to start the match, PAC with a lariat for two, guillotine in the ropes for two, back body drop, German for two, foot choke in the corner, Darby rolls to the floor, PAC follows, tosses Darby into the barricade, stomp, another toss into the barricade, both men back into the ring, PAC with a knee to the throat, whip to the corner, sets Darby up top, superplex, blocked with punches, PAC tumbles to the mat, Darby with a missile dropkick, forearms, whip, reversed, Darby with a coffin splash, boot, shotgun dropkick to the corner, PAC with a belly to belly to the corner, sets Darby up top, belly to belly superplex, Razor’s Edge on to the stage, Darby beats the count at 9, PAC tries to step forward but stumbles, Darby with repeated punches to the ankle, PAC to the floor, Darby hits a Coffin Drop, beatdown, Coffin Drop on the apron, running hip attacks in the corner, PAC pulls the ref in the way to block one of them, Darby checks on the ref, PAC goes for a hold, Darby locks in the Scorpion Death Lock, PAC calls for help, Wheeler Yuta runs in with a chair, Darby takes him down, Scorpion Death Drop to PAC, Pillmanizes his ankle with a coffin drop, Scorpion Death Lock, PAC taps as the ref comes to.
Winner: Darby Allin
Match Two: Hangman Page vs. Bryan Keith
Keith tries to charge when Hangman’s back is turned, Hangman catches him and beats him down, Keith with a boot, chops, whip, reversed into a fallaway slam, blocked with elbows, trading attempts at a shot, Hangman with a big boot, punches in the corner, suicide dive to the floor, Keith with punches, Page with a lariat, punches, rolls Keith into the ring, chops, forearm, Big Bill grabs Page’s boot, Keith with a headbutt, punches in the corner, foot choke, Page with chops, Keith with a forearm, toss to the corner, distracts the ref while Big Bill hits a boot, Keith with a toss into the steps, slams his head into the steps, rolls Page into the ring, mixed strikes, trading strikes, Keith with a trip, boot, Exploder Suplex for two, elbow from the corner, Page with a fallaway slam, kip up, pair of fists, whip, lariat for two, fireman’s carry, blocked with elbows, Keith with a rollup for two, belly to belly to the corner for two, powerbomb, blocked, Page with a lariat, goes for a Buckshot, Big Bill grabs his leg, Keith and Hangman dodge each other, Bill grabs Hangman by the throat, Swerve runs in and chokes Bill with a chain, Hangman hits a Buckshot Lariat for three.
Winner: Hangman Page
Hangman grabs a mic and calls Joe a coward for not fighting him himself, and vows to take everything from him. Swerve says both of them will be coming after MJF if he leaves with the championship tonight. Kenny Omega comes out, says he’s breaking his own schedule, and says all three of them have something to prove. He says his is that his reputation actually meant something, but he also knows he can’t just walk into a title match. Hangman says that, should they cross paths, he hopes the best man wins. Hangman and Swerve walk off, and Kenny is about to say more, but the Don Callis Family interrupt. Don Callis says he’s always been a fan of MJF, but he has to wonder why MJF would want to associate with Kenny Omega. He says that, if Kenny wants to win some matches to earn a title shot, he should wrestle Josh Alexander. Kenny suggests they do it tonight. Alexander looks ready to accept, but Don Callis says the match will happen on his time, which is next week. After Don Callis leaves, Kenny says his trademark goodbye.
Backstage, Jon Cruz confronts Brody King about Bandido beating him up last week. King says it’s his turn, because they were the standby match.
Match Three: Brody King vs. Jon Cruz
Cruz is still in a suit, tries to retreat, goes for a crossbody, King swats him away, chop, misses an avalanche, Cruz goes up top, King catches him with a forearm, Ganso Bomb for three.
Winner: Brody King
King grabs a mic and says he hopes Bandido kicks MJF’s ass.
Match Four: #1 Contenders’ Match: Davis & Doyle vs. JetSpeed vs. GoA vs. The Young Bucks
The two good guy teams take out the two bad guy teams, then tee off on each other, match devolves into a brawl, eventually becomes a brawl on the floor, it kind of just continues on this way for some time, Nick gets what I think is the first cover of the match by pinning Davis for two, it goes back to brawl, Ricochet eventually gets involved to break up a cover, Jack Perry chases him off, brawl continues, Mark Davis eventually hits Kevin Knight with a piledriver for three.
Winners: Davis & Doyle
FTR come out and stare down the winners, before it quickly devolves into a brawl. Eventually the four of them are pulled apart.
They air a tribute to Bob Weir.
SkyFlight talk about their upcoming matches on Collision.
Match Five: Triangle of Madness vs. Babes of Wrath and AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander
Thekla and Stat start, Thekla tags in Hart, Stat with a takedown, some jockeying, Stat locks in a side headlock, more jockeying, Stat hits a back suplex, Harley in, aided splash for two, Hart with a boot, Harley with a kick, Slingblade for two, Blue and Willow in, Blue knocks Willow around the ring, Willow hits an enziguri, lariats in the corner, Blue with a chinlock, Stat in, triple team beatdown, Blue rebounds, Harley appears to be legal, Thekla in, double team beatdown with Hart, repeated covers for two, Hart in, DDT for two, chinlock, Thekla in, tosses Harley around, locks in a crossface, German, blocked, Harley with an elbow, Stat in, forearm, face buster, Hart runs in, leaps off the top rope, Stat hits her with a backbreaker, reverses a dropkick from Blue into a catapult, avalanche to Thekla, running boot, Michinoku Driver for two as the Sisters break the count, Stat beats them both down, brawl, Stat ends up taking a spear meant for Willow, Thekla then hits Stat with a Stomp for three.
Winners: Triangle of Madness
Backstage, Swerve gives JetSpeed a pep talk, before Hangman says that he’ll join them on Collision to challenge for the Trios Championships.
They show a promo for the incoming Rascalz.
Main Event: AEW Men’s World Championship: MJF (c) vs. ROH World Champion Bandido
Bandido with a rollup for two, MJF with a side headlock, tackle, jockeying, Bandido with an arm drag, hurricanrana, trip for two, cover for two, trip for two, MJF with an eye rake, Bandido with a gorilla press slam, MJF bails, Bandido with a suicide dive, MJF drops Bandido’s head across the top rope, armbar, blocked, hits a reverse DDT for two, stomps in the corner, break, Bandido with forearms, slap, whip, blocked, MJF with a whip, Bandido with a rollup for two, goes for a springboard, MJF kicks him in the face, shoulder breaker for two, whip to the corner, cover for two, face wrench, toss to the corner, toss to the opposite corner shoulder-first, toss back to the first corner, reversed, Bandido with a ten-punch, MJF with a Manhattan Drop, goes up top, rests, jumps back down, Three Amigos, Bandido blocks the third one, forearm, trading shots, Bandido gets the better of it, MJF bites Bandido’s hand, Bandido goes for a suplex, MJF resists, Bandido hits the move anyway, tornado DDT, gorilla press slam, goes for a 21-plex, MJF ducks, elbow, top rope double foot stomp to the arm, Salt of the Earth, reversed into a rollup for two, Bandido with a suicide dive, goes up top, dive, MJF lands in the crowd, Bandido stands atop the barricade, poses, rolls MJF over the barricade and back into the ring, misses a lariat, MJF with an arm breaker, Bandido with a boot to the face, springboard corkscrew crossbody for two, DDT, Code Red for two, 21-plex, blocked, whip, MJF with a big boot, toss to the apron, Heat-Seeker, blocked, MJF pulls Bandido in for a cutter for two, Heat Seeker, blocked, Bandido with a kick, goes up top, shooting star press for two, 21-plex, MJF lands on his feet, Bandido goes for a Code Red, reversed into a rollup for two, Bandido with a rollup for two, trading rollups for two, then rollups for one, Bandido with a rollup for two to break the sequence, kick, X-Knee, 21-plex, can’t get the cover, eventually covers for two, MJF locks in Salt of the Earth, Bandido almost gets the rope, MJF transitions to a crossface, Bandido flips MJF off but ultimately passes out.
Winner and STILL AEW Men’s World Champion: MJF
MJF grabs a mic and says Bandido will be a world champion one day. Which he says forces him “to do this” and then attacks. He calls for ripping Bandido’s mask off, but Brody King chases MJF off and helps Bandido up. Dynamite goes off the air with Brody King helping Bandido to the back.