Tonight, it’s the on-screen AEW debut of The Iinspiration! One must wonder if they’ll still have the rights to their TNA theme, given it was written and recorded by AEW’s own Harley Cameron! Elsewhere, MJF defends the Men’s AEW World Championship against Kevin Knight! Can The Jet pull off the upset of the century? Probably not, but that tiny glimmer of hope is enough to make tonight’s show almost certainly one to remember!
Match One: AEW Men’s World Championship: MJF (c) vs. Kevin Knight
Knight with a face wash during introductions, bell rings, lockup, MJF with an arm drag, taunts, Knight with an arm drag, another, third, fourth, armbar, MJF whips out, Knight with a tackle for one, another tackle for one, a third tackle for one, MJF goes for an arm drag, reversed into an arm drag, Knight presses MJF to the corner, break, MJF with a shove, misses a punch, Knight with forearms, stomps in the corner, foot choke, goes up top, misses the UFO, MJF with a knee lift, crotch attack, Knight with forearms, elbows to the back of the head, rollup for two, another rollup for two, MJF with a flapjack, choke in the corner, break, whip, Knight crumples, MJF with stomps, whip, reversed, Knight misses an avalanche, hits a boot, top rope lariat, forearms, whip, reversed, Knight with a dropkick, goes up top, MJF rolls to the floor, Knight with a suicide dive, goes for another, MJF catches him with a knee lift, dumps Knight on the top rope, Heat Seeker, blocked, Knight with a DDT for two, avalanche, reversed into a knee lift, MJF with an Alabama Slam, F5 for two, suplex, reversed into a rollup for two, Knight with a backslide for two, sunset flip, reversed into a rollup for two, trading rollups for two, Knight with a superkick, suicide lariat, breaks the count, goes to roll MJF into the ring, MJF with an eye rake, toss into the steps, toss into the barricade, Knight with a moonsault from the barricade, goes up top, MJF crotches him, face wrench, superplex, blocked with punches, Knight gets MJF in a tree of woe, climbs the adjacent turnbuckles, Coast to Coast, goes up top, MJF kicks the ref, Knight hits the UFO, covers but the ref is slow to get to the count, then slow to make the count, and MJF kicks out at 2, Knight goes up again, UFO, blocked with knees, MJF hits the Heatseeker for three.
Winner and STILL AEW Men’s World Champion: MJF
MJF grabs the Dynamite Diamond Ring, but Hangman distracts him from the ramp, allowing Speedball to hit the ring and hit a superkick.
Match Two: Orange Cassidy and Darby Allin vs. Gabe Kidd and Clark Connors
Match starts as a brawl on the floor, Darby and Kidd start off the match properly, Kidd knocks Darby around the ring, choke in the corner, punch, Connors tosses Cassidy into the barricade, Kidd with a punch in the corner, foot choke, headbutt, another, cover for two, Connors in, cover for two, foot wash, Cassidy makes his way up to his corner, Connors and Darby trade shots, Cassidy in, cleans house, Beach Break for two as Kidd breaks the count, punches Darby, lariat for Cassidy, Cassidy and Darby clear Kidd from the ring, tee off on Connors, Cassidy hits Orange Punch for three.
Winners: Orange Cassidy and Darby Allin
David Finlay hits the ring and takes the winners out with a Shillelagh! Wait, so does this mean he’s signed with AEW, or is this a sign that he’s still working for New Japan?
Backstage, Renee asks Bandido and Andrade what their upcoming match means to them. Andrade says it’s a dream come true, Andrade says he doesn’t get the hype, because Bandido seems like just a fan.
Match Three: The Iinspiration vs. The Brawling Birds
The Iinspiration do, indeed, have their TNA theme. If they feud with the current tag champs, that’s going to be a bit weird.
The Iinspiration milk their entrance, causing the Birds to attack and beat them down, Hart Attack for three.
Winners: The Brawling Birds
Well, I don’t think anyone expected that.
Match Four: Hangman Page vs. Marty Stone
Hangman with a boot, Buckshot Lariat for three.
Winner: Hangman Page
I think I got the jobber’s name right. Please note, it is NOT Martin Stone.
Hangman grabs a mic and vows to beat MJF like his parents should have. He says that MJF has ragged on him for having a conscience, but that conscience will not be present in Texas Death. He challenges MJF to come out now and try to hit him with the ring like he tried to hit Kevin Knight. MJF comes out and asks if Hangman missed him whooping Kevin Knight’s ass. As he’s taunting Hangman, the Don Callis Family’s Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis, and Okada Kazuchika hit the ring and beat Hangman down until JetSpeed chase them off. Don Callis comes out and calls the trios champions greedy and entitled for wanting to be double champions. He makes a challenge for the Trios Championships tonight.
In a sit-down, FTR talk about their history with the Bucks. The Bucks say this time is different because of what FTR did to their family. As FTR leave, they note that Brandon Cutler isn’t covered by the No Contact clause, and Dax levels him with a forearm.
Match Five: AEW Continental Championship Eliminator Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Hechicero
Test of strength, Mox gets the better of it, Hechicero with an elbow to the back, slap, jockeying, Hechicero with a rollup for one, Mox with a cover for one, hooks a leg, trip, cover for one, kimura, reversed into a head scissors, head wrench, trading strikes, trading tackles, Hechicero with a ten-punch, Mox bites his hand, ten-punch, whip to the corner, clothesline, whip, Hechicero with a sunset flip into a cross arm breaker, whip to the corner, reversed, Hechicero goes up top, Mox with a punch, Hechicero with an elbow drop for two, punches on the floor, toss into the ringside chair, running boot, trading strikes on the floor, Mox rolls into the ring, Hechicero with a chinlock, arm wrench, chops, chop in the corner, suplex, mounted punches, elbow to the back of the head, choke in the ropes, punches to the back, piledriver, blocked, Mox with punches, piledriver, blocked, Hechicero with a Lasso from El Paso (in El Paso!), break, misses an avalanche, Mox with a fireman’s carry, blocked with elbows, Hechicero with a Slingblade, choke in the ropes, Mox with a hangman’s cutter, Hechicero with a dragon screw through the ropes, stomp to the leg, goes up top, Mox with a European uppercut, superplex, cover for two, Mox with a cross arm breaker, Hechicero with a leg lock, Mox makes it to the rope, break, trading strikes, Mox fells Hechicero with a punch, Death Rider, blocked, Hechicero with a flapjack, crucifix gator roll for two, punches, misses a dropkick, Mox with a Stomp, Hechicero flips him off, Mox with a running knee, Death Rider for three.
Winner: Jon Moxley
Takeshita hits the ring to check on Hechicero, and also stare down Moxley.
After a commercial, Brody King hits the ring and says that Swerve talks about being dangerous, while King proves it in the ring. He challenges Swerve to come out. Prince Nana comes out and asks King if he really wants to go down that route. King reiterates that he wants Swerve, and Nana introduces Swerve. While Nana motions to the entrance ramp, Swerve attacks King from behind with his chain, then hits a House Call. He then chokes King with the chain by pulling it over the top rope. He says he has King chained up like a dog, and now he has to send him the same message he sent Kenny. He accepts the challenge for Revolution. Bandido makes the save.
Daniel Garcia says the Death Riders are going to continue beating the Don Callis Family. Wheeler Yuta says losing his hair was the darkest moment of his career, but the Death Riders having his back is what’s keeping him together. Marina Shafir dares Toni Storm to make her laugh. Mox says the Death Riders are the only real toughest group in pro wrestling.
Match Six: AEW Women’s World Championship: Thekla (c) vs. Thunder Rosa
Words exchanged, Rosa with a slap, toss to the corner, toss to every turnbuckle but one, chops, chop across the rope, whip, elbow, snapmare, Thekla bails, Rosa with a lariat, chop across the barricade, whip into the apron, reversed, reversed again, Rosa up on the barricade, crossbody, rolls Thekla into the ring, running hip attack in the ropes, Thekla with a boot, double foot stomp to the back, knocks Rosa around on the outside, breaks the count, Rosa with a boot, Thekla with a boot, rolls Rosa into the ring, boot to the head, neck wrench, knee to the back, choke in the ropes, Rosa with a rollup for two, Thekla with mixed strikes, snapmare, kick to the head for two, face wrench, Tarantula, slaps, trading heart punches, Rosa with a mule kick, Stunner, hanging lariat in the corner, forearms, knees, spin kick, Northern Lights for two, stomp, goes up top, Thekla with a punch, trading forearms up top, Thekla with a spider superplex, spear for two as Thekla pulls Rosa up herself, mounted forearms, Rosa with a boot, cutter, Fire Thunder Driver for two, Thekla with an elbow, Rosa misses a lariat, Thekla with a spear, Stomp, another Stomp for three.
Winner and STILL AEW Women’s World Champion: Thekla
Kris Statlander comes out after the bell, security come between her and everyone else, Thekla hits Rosa with another Stomp, so Stat fights her way out of security and chases her off.
Jack Perry says he’s beaten Ricochet every time odds have been even, so soon it’s time to finish the war. Ricochet says he’s not scared because he’s the most fighting champ in AEW.
Renee introduces Tommaso Ciampa, who says Kyle Fletcher is ducking him. He says he’ll fight Mark Briscoe again if that’s what he has to do, but he didn’t come to AEW for instant classics, he came to win gold. FTR come out, offer Ciampa a hug, and welcome him to AEW. They offer an alliance. Ciampa says he hated them ten years ago and he still hates them. Dax says they’re going to have a problem. Ciampa says the non-contact clause that didn’t apply to Cutler also doesn’t apply to him, then chops Dax. Cash pulls him off, Dax says he’s not mad, but he’ll see Ciampa on Collision.
Backstage, Toni Storm checks on Orange Cassidy, who challenges The Dogs for Revolution, but says he’ll fight them before and after that too.
Main Event: AEW World Trios Championships: Jet Set Rodeo (c) vs. Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis and Okada Kazuchika
Match opens as a wild brawl, it makes it to the ring, I think Fletcher and Bailey end up legal, Fletcher tosses Bailey around, Davis in, punch in the corner, body slam, senton, cover for two, toss to the corner, Okada in, body slam, senton, Fletcher in, boot to the gut, suplex, reversed into a rollup for two, Hangman in, cleans house, JetSpeed lend aid, trios ten-punch, champs clear the ring, trio suicide dives, Fletcher blocks Knight’s dive, tosses him into the barricade instead, beats Knight around the ring, Okada in, continues beating Knight down, Davis in, abdominal stretch, Knight punches his way out, Davis with a body slam, Fletcher in, body slam for two, Okada in, goes for a tombstone, blocked with punches to the back, Knight with a leaping lariat, Don Callis Family contingent clear the opposing corner, beat down Knight, cover for two as Speedball breaks the count, clears the non-legal men from the ring, Knight hits Okada with a dropkick, Fletcher in, Knight with a boot, Speedball in, springboard moonsault to Fletcher on the floor, tosses Davis to the corner, missile dropkick to Davis, volley of kicks to Fletcher, standing shooting star for two, Davis tries to break, ends up landing on Fletcher, Fletcher hits Bailey with a superkick, powerbomb, reversed into a hurricanrana into a kick, moonsault knees for two as Okada breaks the count, goes for a Rainmaker, Bailey hits a spin kick instead, Davis in, Hangman in, trading forearms, Davis with an enziguri, Hangman hits Dead Eye for two as Fletcher breaks the count, Bailey and Fletcher trade kicks, Bailey with a Poison Rana, top rope moonsault to the floor, Hangman misses a moonsault to Davis, hits a pair of lariats instead, Davis tosses him out of the ring, Hangman skins the cat, another lariat, goes for a Buckshot, Knight tags in, MJF pulls Hangman off the apron, Davis hits Knight with a piledriver for three.
Winners and NEW AEW World Trios Champions: Mark Davis, Kyle Fletcher and Okada Kazuchika
The new champs celebrate their win as MJF takes his leave and the former champs seethe on the outside and Dynamite goes off the air.