Tonight, we get the final moments before Forbidden Door! What’s in store for everyone involved? Find out!
Backstage, Jon Moxley is giving the Death Riders, and Will Ospreay, a pep talk. They do a huddle, before Will Ospreay falls flat on his ass, but then gets up and laughs.
Match One: Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta and Continental Champion Jon Moxley vs. Brodido and Mistico
Bandido and Yuta start off, lockup, jockeying, Yuta gets Bandido in an armbar, Bandido punches his way out, locks in an armbar of his own, Yuta with a hip toss, half crab, transitions to a deathlock, Bandido finesses out, pair of arm drags, misses a third, whip, leapfrog, Yuta stops short, whip, stalemate, Bandido with a hurricanrana, Mox in, lockup, trading rear waistlocks, trading side headlocks, Mox presses Bandido to the ropes, Bandido with a shove, Mox with a kick to the gut, Claudio in, stomps, Mistico in, springboard elbow, Claudio presses him to the apron, Mistico with a swing kick, another, springboard, Claudio catches him for a gut breaker, Mistico with an arm drag, tijeras, Brody in, trading forearms, Death Riders take Bandido and Mistico off the apron, King takes down all three opponents, trio suicide dive to the Death Riders, Mistico in, chops, Bandido in, chops, Claudio with a tackle, Mox in, drags Bandido to the corner, Yuta in, double team stomp, knee drop, standing Figure Four, Mox in, finger wrench, stomp to the hand, triple team running a train in the corner, Yuta with a brainbuster, Mox covers for two, Bandido with a chop, Mox with a forearm, Bandido with chops, Mox with a lariat, Mistico in, springboard crossbody, cleans house, rolls up Claudio for two before Mox breaks it up, guess Claudio is legal, King in, forearm, misses an avalanche, Mox in, sleeper, King powers out, cannonball, piledriver, blocked by Claudio, brawl breaks out, Claudio hits King with the Continental Championship belt while the ref’s back is turned, rollup for three.
Winners: Death Riders
Backstage, Renee asks Team Briscoe if they feel ready. Darby says no, and urges everyone to try their hardest. Roddy says he hates the Don Callis Family, but he hates MJF more for what he did to Adam Cole. Orange Cassidy says he’s giving everyone backpacks to fill with weapons, then Kyle O’Reilly says that Mark Briscoe will be in the ring to address everyone tonight.
Match Two: TBS Championship Survival of the Fittest Qualifier: Marina Shafir vs. Harley Cameron
Shafir kicks Harley on the apron during her entrance, beats her down, misses a boot, connects with a judo takedown, face wash, Harley reverses into a half crab, break, Harley with a knee on the apron, running dropkick, Thesz Press from the steps, rolls Shafir into the ring, goes up top, Shafir crotches her, stomp, DVD, foot choke, surfboard stretch, kicks in the corner, foot choke, face wrench, trading strikes, Shafir with a whip to the corner, hip toss, another, a third, fourth, Harley with an angle slam, kick, Stinger Splash, ten-punch, Thesz Press, Shafir with a volley of strikes, hip toss, reversed in kind, Harley with a half crab, reversed into a rear naked choke, Harley reverses into a rollup for three.
Winner: Harley Cameron
They show a video package for the Women’s Owen Hart Cup Finals.
Match Three: Will Ospreay vs. El Phantasmo
Lockup, jockeying, break, more jockeying, ELP eventually hits a tackle, Ospreay with a chop, whip, ELP holds the rope, boot, chop, springboard hurricanrana, Ospreay pops up and hits a dropkick, ELP lands on the floor, Ospreay with a suicide dive, tussle on the apron, ELP hits a back drop, cover in the ring for two, presses Ospreay to the apron, Ospreay with a forearm, springboard forearm for two, Helluva Kick, goes up top, ELP crotches him, kick, ten-punch, super hurricanrana for two, Ospreay with strikes, flip kick for two, ELP with a Tornado DDT, suplex, reversed into Stundog Millionaire, ELP with a reverse suplex cutter, trading forearms, Ospreay gets the better of it, hits some extra forearms for good measure, trading chops, Ospreay with kicks, chop, whip, reversed, jockeying, ELP with an enziguri, Ospreay with a Spanish Fly for two, Hidden Blade, reversed into a hurricanrana for two, ELP follows up with a superkick for two, CR2, reversed into a Styles Clash, Hidden Blade for three.
Winner: Will Ospreay
Ospreay celebrates with a father and daughter at ringside, before Swerve comes out.
Match Four: Swerve Strickland vs. Daniel Garcia
Garcia gets in Swerve’s face, Swerve laughs, Garcia shoots a leg, Swerve blocks, jockeying, Swerve with a tackle, trading face washes, slaps, Swerve with a double-leg, mounted forearms, whip to the corner, punch to the gut, forearm, back rake, knee choke, running boot, tussle on the apron, Garcia drops Swerve into the ring skirt, dragon screw, back rake, forearms in the ringside chair, running dropkick, goes for another, Swerve hits a House Call instead, stomps on Garcia’s foot on the steps, face wrench, face wrench in the ring, kicks, cover for two, Garcia with chops, forearms in the corner, bite, whip, reversed, Swerve with an elbow, springboard European uppercut, goes up top as Garcia rolls to the apron, Swerve misses a Swerve Stomp, Garcia with a dragon screw through the ropes, piledriver on the apron, blocked, Swerve with a DVD on the apron, cover for two, boots to the head, forearm, another, Garcia with a pair of lariats to little effect, Swerve challenges him to go for a third, Garcia feigns like he’s going to go for it, Swerve moves in to catch him off guard, Garcia hits a dropkick to the knee, lariat, ankle lock, Swerve with an elbow, Garcia with a chop block, piledriver, blocked, Swerve with a backbreaker, powerslam for two, goes for a House Call, stumbles, Garcia hits a Styles Clash for two, Swerve hits an STO, House Call for two, Hidden Blade for three.
Winner: Swerve Strickland
Swerve attacks Garcia after the bell until Ospreay makes the save. Prince Nana trips Ospreay, allowing Swerve to briefly beat him down, but Ospreay still clears him from the ring.
Backstage, Don Callis hypes up his team for Forbidden Door. Kevin Knight asks Darby Allin why he hasn’t had enough, then reminds MJF that he still needs a title shot. MJF then calls out Mark Briscoe, then unveils a new team t-shirt to ensure that they’re all on the same page. The members of the Don Callis Family, save Callis himself, look pretty uncomfortable.
Match Five: Jack Perry vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Jockeying, ZSJ with a crevat, transitions to a front facelock, arm wrench, Perry finesses his way out but ZSJ gets him into a rollup for two, bow and arrow hold, Perry reverses position, ZSJ reverses it again, rope break, Perry with a rollup for two, another, side headlock, ZSJ whips out, Perry with a kick, arm drag, Seat Belt for two, ZSJ rolls to the floor, climbs back into the ring, Perry with a chop, springboard arm drag, reversed into a cross arm breaker, Perry gets the rope, ZSJ with a stomp to the arm, hammerlock on the floor, tosses Perry into the ring post, reversed, Perry with a 619 around the ring post, rolls ZSJ into the ring, superplex, blocked, ZSJ with an arm breaker across the top rope, running boot, wrist snap, kicks, Perry with a chop, ZSJ with more kicks, Perry with mixed strikes, ZSJ with a hammerlock arm breaker, arm wrench, kick, Perry with a forearm, Sliced Bread #2, both men to the floor, ZSJ with an armbar, misses a stomp on the apron, Perry hits Sliced Bread #2 on the apron, top rope moonsault to the floor, rolls ZSJ into the ring, lariat, reversed into a crucifix submission, Perry eventually reverses into a powerbomb for two, trading rollups for two, Perry locks in the Snare Trap, ZSJ eventually reverses into a hammerlock, whip, Perry with a lariat, double underhook powerbomb for two, running knee, reversed into a kneebar, Perry tries to whip his way out, ZSJ transitions into a half crab, keeps that hold locked in with his legs and adds an armbar, holds the armbar with his leg and the half crab with his arm until Perry taps.
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr.
Match Six: The Young Bucks vs. Bad Dude Tito and Mikey Nicholls
Match opens with a brawl, eventually Matt and Nichols are legal, Tito in, they hit what almost looks like a 3D, Mikey back in, Matt fights his way out, Nick in, cleans house, Matt helps, Meltzer Driver for three.
Winners: The Young Bucks
ZSJ hits the ring and TMDK beat down the Bucks until Jack Perry and Kenny Omega make the save. Kenny and ZSJ trade shots, Kenny with a snap dragon, goes for a V-Trigger, Tito pulls ZSJ out of the ring.
Omega grabs a mic and says it’s not personal, but it is competitive. He says ZSJ’s performance last year was forgettable, to which ZSJ tells him to try to stay out of the hospital.
They show a video package for Thekla vs. Starlight Kid.
Match Seven: TBS Championship Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match: ROH Women’s TV Champion Red Velvet vs. Queen Aminata
Jockeying, trading rollups for one or zero, Velvet with a sunset flip for two, whip, reversed, Velvet with an arm drag, misses a knee in the ropes, Aminata with a German, running knee for two, snap suplex for one, Velvet with a rollup for two, misses an avalanche, Aminata with a forearm, ten-punch, reversed into a powerbomb, Velvet with a scissor kick for two, knee for two, knees to the back for two, elbow drops, Aminata rolls to the apron, Velvet drags her back in, stomp to the back, moonsault for two, trading slams for two, Velvet with running knees in the ropes, forearm to the back, keylock, Aminata forces a rope break, Velvet with a bulldog for two, jockeying, Aminata hits an inverted vertical suplex, lariat, another, Slingblade, running boot, goes up top, double foot stomp for two, goes up top, Velvet with a boot, top rope wheelbarrow slam, frog splash to the back for two, trading forearms, trading chops, Velvet with a boot to the knee, superkick, misses a spin kick, Aminata with a headbutt, Off With Her Head for three.
Winner: Queen Aminata
Renee asks the Bucks for comment, they hype up their match at Forbidden Door before the interview is interrupted by a brawl between Cope and Cage and the Dogs. The tag champs briefly stop to say hi to the Bucks, who tell them to go ahead, before the champs and their challengers continue their brawl. It ends when the Dogs choke out the champs with production cables. Then they do a five-second pose, complete with Finlay wearing 2000-style E&C sunglasses.
Main Event: International Championship: Everyone Banned from Ringside: Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Ricochet
Ricochet with a kick, another, suicide dive, springboard 450 for two, trading stomps, Takeshita with a lariat, Ricochet with a standing splash for two, stomps, knee choke, trading forearms, Ricochet with a dropkick for two, whip to the corner, blocked, Ricochet with kicks instead, whip, reversed, Takeshita misses a knee and tumbles to the floor, climbs up to the apron, Ricochet with a springboard dropkick, stomps, kick, shooting star, reversed into a t-bone suplex, Takeshita rolls Ricochet into the ring, lariat, reversed into an enziguri, springboard elbow, reversed into a Blue Thunder Bomb for two, forearms, Ricochet with a dropkick, pair of kicks, Takeshita with a forearm, Ricochet with a superkick, Vertigo, reversed into a rollup for two, Ricochet goes for Vertigo again, reversed into a package tombstone into a wheelbarrow suplex, misses an avalanche, Ricochet with a kick, Vertigo for two, Takeshita with a chop, Ricochet with a running knee, goes up top, shooting star for two, goes up top again, Takeshita crotches him, punches, German superplex, Ricochet lands on his feet, misses the Spirit Gun, Takeshita with an elbow, Ricochet goes for a hurricanrana, reversed into a Last Ride for two, charges, Ricochet pulls the ref in the way, forearm, kick, Ricosault for two, Spirit Gun, reversed into a lariat, running knee, Raging Fire for three.
Winner and STILL International Champion: Konosuke Takeshita
Takeshita celebrates as Mark Briscoe makes his entrance. Briscoe and Takeshita fist bump on the stage.
Briscoe grabs a mic, says it’s going to be carnage, but it’s going to be fun. He reminds everyone of his team’s triumph in the last Blood and Guts match, but says that that was about the thrill of the fight, and this has firmer stakes. He says the one thing he agrees with MJF on is that the two of them are nothing alike. He says MJF is entitled to believe that Mark Briscoe is not championship material, but the last time they met, Briscoe walked away the victor. He says the members of the Don Callis Family are talented, but none of them give a damn about MJF. Don Callis comes out, and Briscoe says that Callis got MJF in a lot of trouble. MJF then attacks Briscoe from behind, but Briscoe turns it around, goes for a Jay Driller, but Kyle Fletcher interjects and hits a Brain Buster. Takeshita takes out Fletcher, Okada takes out Takeshita, Kyle O’Reilly takes out Okada, Kevin Knight takes out O’Reilly, Darby Allin takes out Knight, Doyle takes out Darby, Strong tries to take out Doyle, fails, but Orange Cassidy helps him pull it off. MJF low blows Cassidy, Briscoe goes for a Jay Driller to MJF, Andrade blocks it and hits Briscoe with a lariat, before getting in a shouting match with MJF. Don Callis plays peacemaker, MJF grabs the diamond ring, but misses and hits Andrade. In the confusion, Mark Briscoe hits MJF with a Jay Driller. Dynamite goes off the air with Team Briscoe standing strong.