Tonight, Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander defends against Thekla! TNT Champion Mark Briscoe defends against El Clon! Another title match that I can’t remember because it’s been a long week in my personal life! And more!
Match One: Kenny Omega vs. Rocky Romero
Rocky attacks at the bell, stomps in the corner, Kenny tosses Rocky to the corner, punches, whip, running hip attack, toss to the floor, suicide dive, rolls Rocky into the ring, Fameasser, punt kick to the gut, Slingblade, misses a V-Trigger when Rocky rolls to the floor, trading shots, Kenny misses a boot, Rocky with a cutter for two, chop in the corner, Forever Clotheslines, dragon suplex, blocked with an elbow, Rocky goes for Sliced Bread, blocked, misses an enziguri then hits an enziguri, Kenny with a V-Trigger, snap dragon, V-Trigger, One Winged Angel for three.
Winner: Kenny Omega
After the bell, Tony Schiavone asks Kenny Omega about the just-announced mini tournament to crown a #1 Contender at Revolution. Kenny reiterates that he feels the best he has in years, and whether he has to beat someone he hates or someone he loves, he’ll become the #1 Contender. Hangman Page comes out, says he’d rather be fighting alongside Kenny than against him, and admits that he overlooked Samoa Joe because he was sure he’d have a long reign. He says that no one else will become the next AEW World Champion. Swerve then comes out, reminds everyone that he’s been undefeated since returning, and says he doesn’t care who he has to go through. Kenny says it sounds like Swerve is looking for a fight more than a match. Don Callis comes out and says that Andrade will be ending Swerve’s undefeated streak tonight, then he’ll be coming for Kenny. Kenny says that Don Callis shouldn’t be talking about what everyone else has to worry about, then he chases Callis off.
Backstage, Babes of Wrath promise the Sisters of Sin a tag title match on Collision if they don’t interfere tonight.
Match Two: Continental Championship Eliminator Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Ace Austin
Mox with a big boot, toss to the corner, chops, forearm, ten-punch, headbutt, Austin with a side headlock takeover into a rollup, trading chops, tussle, both men to the floor, Austin with a kick, ten-punch on the barricade, both men in the ring, Austin with a snapmare, triangle choke, stomps, cross arm breaker, reversed into a rollup for two, Mox with shoulder tackles in the corner, sets Austin up top, chop, back rake, superplex, avalanche, Austin with a lariat, leg drop, hanging clothesline in the corner, multiple lariats, Mox with a lariat, piledriver, blocked, Mox with a rollup for two, trading rollups for two, mutual chop, trading forearms, Austin with a spin kick for two, trading strikes, Austin with a kick, another for two, Fold, reversed into a cutter, Mox with Death Rider for three.
Winner: Jon Moxley
Takeshita comes out after the bell and stares down Mox. Mox says off-mic that he remembers Takeshita beat him in the C2. After Takeshita leaves, Davis and Doyle attack Mox. That’s the third title match! Davis and Doyle vs. FTR!
Match Three: TNT Championship: Mark Briscoe (c) vs. El Clon
Lockup, Clon with a side headlock, Briscoe finesses out, Clon locks it back in, Briscoe whips his way out, reversed, jockeying, Clon with an elbow for two, Briscoe beats Clon to the floor, headbutt, grabs a chair, tosses it into the ring, goes to use it to launch himself, Clon interjects, throws it at him, misses, trading strikes, Briscoe with a lariat, baseball slide, Tower of London from the apron, heads back into the ring, Clon traps him in the apron, boot, boot on the floor, toss into the steps, running kick, boot wash on the steps, rolls him into the ring, pair of covers for one, abdominal stretch, trading chops, Clon stands on Briscoe in the corner, stomps, wrenches arms in the corner, stomps, springboard moonsault for two, drops to the floor, Briscoe with a suicide dive, rolls Clon into the ring, Clon with a superkick, Briscoe with punches, mutual clotheslines, trading forearms, Briscoe with a t-bone suplex, avalanche, fisherman buster, goes up top, Froggy Bow for two, Jay Driller, Clon pops back up, Briscoe with a kick, Clon with a Pele kick, Asai moonsault on the floor, rolls Briscoe into the ring, goes up top, double foot stomp, goes for what almost looks like Made In Japan, blocked, Clon with a kick, Portal Bomb, reversed into a rollup for three.
Winner and STILL TNT Champion: Mark Briscoe
Briscoe grabs a mic and says he still plans to be a fighting champion. He makes an open challenge for Collision, but says no one from the Don Callis Family can accept. The lights go out. An unknown theme plays, and IT’S TOMMASO CIAMPA! He enters the ring, stares down the champ, and says he’s coming for the championship.
Backstage, Okada tells Kyle Fletcher that he wasn’t thinking when he used the screwdriver that Fletcher was saving for himself at World’s End, and apologizes. Fletcher says he knows that took a lot, and he accepts his apology.
Men’s World Champion MJF hits the ring. He tries to chastise the audience for making too much noise, but Brody King cuts him off. MJF starts to chastise him too, but King backs him up. MJF reiterates that King hasn’t gotten big enough wins to earn a title shot, says King is following him around like he followed around Malakai Black, Buddy Matthews, and Bandido. He offers to let King be his lackey, and says he’ll clean him up real nice. He says King can never be champion, because he’s not a leader. King takes a mic, says he doesn’t need to follow anyone, that’s just what it’s like to have friends. He acknowledges his lack of defining wins, but says that he and Tony Khan talked it over, and decided that the best person for him to beat to prove he deserves a title shot is the champ, so next week they’re having an Eliminator Match.
In a video package, the Young Bucks say they’re getting back to their roots, complete with tassels and Superkick Parties.
Match Four: Women’s World Championship: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Thekla
Wait, Davis and Doyle are main eventing?
Thekla rolls to the floor and tries to beckon Stat, it doesn’t work so she goes back into the ring, Stat with chops, misses a baseball slide, hits punches to the back, leg drop, delayed vertical on the floor, breaks the count, catapult into the steel steps, rolls Thekla into the ring, Thekla with a big boot, double foot stomp from the apron, breaks the count, tosses Stat into the steps, tosses Stat into the barricade, rolls Stat into the ring, cover for one, another cover, this time gets two, covers again for two, kicks, snapmare, tarantula, Stat with knees, Michinoku Driver for two, fireman’s carry, Thekla escapes to the apron, drops Stat’s neck across the top rope, big boot, goes up top, leapfrog, Stat with a lariat, goes up top, Thekla with a trip, forearm, spider superplex, elbow drop for two, misses a Stomp, hits a spear, trading forearms, Thekla with an octopus stretch, stomp for two, spear, blocked with a superkick, Stat goes for Staturday Night Fever, reversed into a rollup for two, Stat with a gutwrench powerbomb, Staturday Night Fever for three.
Winner and STILL AEW Women’s World Champion: Kris Statlander
Babes of Wrath come out to celebrate, Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford come out and stare down the championship trio in the ring.
Don Callis says that the recruitment drive is yielding results, and the gold will start coming home. He says Takeshita should forgive Okada, and that Fletcher should go for the TNT Championship again. After he leaves, Takeshita asks Fletcher why he forgave Okada, and walks off.
In a backstage pre-tape, Ricochet reveals that GoA have Jack Perry held down. He starts to fight back, but it doesn’t take, and Ricochet dresses him down for trying to go after him. GoA then put Perry through a table.
Match Five: Men’s World Tag Team Championships: FTR (c) vs. Davis and Doyle
No, I guess this isn’t main eventing.
Doyle and Cash start off, lockup, Doyle shoves Cash to the corner, Cash with a side headlock, tackle, Doyle goes for a body slam, blocked, hits a trio of tackles instead, body bump, body slam, Dax in, double team beatdown, Davis in, trading chops, Davis with a running senton, Cash dumps both Davis and Doyle to the floor, suicide dive, gets caught and thrown into Dax, Davis beats down Dax across the barricade, body slam back in the ring for two, Doyle in, stomp, avalanche, whip, Dax with an elbow, chops, toss to the corner, snap suplex, Cash in, springboard splash for one, dropkick, stomps, punches, toss to the corner, Dax in, mixed strikes in the corner, trading chops, full brawl erupts, it ends with Power and Glory to Davis for two, Shatter Machine, blocked, Davis clotheslines Cash to the floor, sleeper on Dax, Death Riders run in and distract the ref, Mox hits Davis with his championship belt, Shatter Machine for three.
Winners and STILL Men’s World Tag Team Champions: FTR
Renee asks Orange Cassidy about his ongoing issue with Wheeler Yuta. Yuta interrupts, Shafir joins, Toni Storm interjects and jaws with Shafir until security pulls them apart.
Main Event: #1 Contender’s… Gauntlet?: Swerve Strickland vs. Andrade El Idolo
Lockup, Andrade with a side headlock, trading forearms, trading hurricanranas, Andrade with mixed strikes, whip to the corner, reversed, Swerve with a running elbow, snapmare, goes up top, realizes Andrade is trying to sucker him in, leaps anyway, Andrade gets boots up, Swerve reveals it to be a ruse and blocks the boots, hits a hurricanrana, misses a suicide dive but lands on his feet, Andrade tosses him into the steps, poses with a fan, tosses Swerve into the steps again, rolls him into the ring, cover for one, chinlock, beats him down, chinlock, suicide dive, misses a moonsault but hits a standing moonsault, Swerve hits a DVD on the apron, goes for a piledriver on the barricade, reversed into a back body drop, both men beat the count at 9, trading forearms, Andrade hits a good one for two, Swerve hits a House Call for two, goes up top, Andrade with a tackle, super poisonrana, running knees in the corner for two, DDT for two, ducks a boot from Swerve, Swerve hits a House Call, goes for the JML Driver, Andrade shoves the ref, low blow, double underhook DDT for three.
Winner: Andrade El Idolo
Andrade celebrates with Don Callis.
Backstage, Renee asks MJF about what just happened. MJF says Andrade isn’t getting past him. Kenny walks up and says his title match is inevitable. MJF walks off, but Andrade walks up to him and says he’s taking the championship. MJF then walks out of the arena and starts to get in his car, before Hangman stops him, stares, and then lets him get in and drive off. Well, lets his driver drive off. Dynamite goes off the air on Hangman’s face.
