Tonight, it’s the second annual Grand Slam Mexico! Speedball will challenge for the International Championship, Hangman and Brodido will challenge for the Trios Championship, Willow and the Brawling Birds will take on Mercedes and Divine Dominion, and more!
Match One: The Young Bucks and AEW Men’s World Tag Team Champions Cope and Cage vs. Death Riders
Cage and PAC start off, PAC wrenches an arm, Cage with a punch, PAC whips his way out, Yuta knees Cage, brawl erupts, Matt in, Mox in, puinches, Garcia in, stomp, foot choke, Yuta in, knee drop for one, front facelock, PAC in, stomp, toss to the corner, stomps, Mox in, PAC with a foot choke, Mox with a ten-punch, bite, chop, quadruple-team beatdown, Yuta tags in, Matt fights his way out, springboard arm drag to both men, Copeland in, Mox in, Copeland cleans house, until Mox hits a cutter, goes for a spear, Copeland ducks, splash, everyone tees off on Mox, Copeland and Nick hit him with a 619, Cage goes up top and hits a diving headbutt, Cage with a low blow, trio superkick for two as Garcia and PAC break it up, brawl on the floor featuring everyone but the legal participants, Mox goes for Death Rider in the ring, reversed into the Impaler, calls for a spear, Shafir grabs him, Cage pulls her off the apron, Shafir with a slap, Cage kicks her in the crotch, brawl erupts in the ring, Copeland with a rollup for two, spear, covers but Yuta distracts the ref, PAC whips Copeland, who hits one of the Bucks by accident, Mox with a rollup with tights for three.
Winners: Death Riders
Match Two: #1 Casino Gauntlet Spot: Tommaso Ciampa vs. Komander vs. National Champion Andrade El Idolo
After a posedown, Ciampa tees off on Komander, trades shots with Andrade, Komander hits Andrade with a hurricanrana, tees off on both opponents, tightrope suicide dive, Andrade returns the favour, poses with a fan, Ciampa boots Andrade, tosses him into and over the barricade, poses with the same fan, takes her phone and takes a picture of his junk, punches Komander, tosses him into and over the barricade, rolls Andrade into the ring, poses, recliner in the ropes, Komander runs in but Ciampa punches him, stomp, Komander with chops, Ciampa with a knee, whip to the corner, reversed, Ciampa presses Komander to the apron, Komander with a forearm, springboard, Ciampa catches him with a knee, Ciampa and Andrade trade boots, mutual clothesline, trading shots, Andrade with a pair of lariats, Three Amigos to Komander, goes up top, Ciampa knocks him down, knees Komander to the floor, beats up Andrade’s discarded pants, Komander hits him with a springboard 450, Ciampa responds with Project Ciampa for two, goes up top, Andrade with chops, superplex, blocked, Komander with a hurricanrana to Andrade, goes for one to Ciampa but reversed into an Air Raid Crash for two, Andrade with knees to Ciampa in the corner for two as Komander breaks it up, Andrade with a spinning back elbow to Ciampa, Komander with a poison rana to Andrade, moonsault to Ciampa, Andrade hits Komander with the DM for three.
Winner: Andrade
Andrade grabs a mic and says he wants more gold than just the National Championship, so he’s going to win the Gauntlet. In Spanish, he vows to win the Men’s World Championship for all of Mexico. MJF’s music hits, and he comes from the crowd and hits Andrade with the Triple B, then takes his ring back and clubs Andrade with it. He continues to beat down Andrade, grabs a mic, and declares himself the real champion. He declares himself for the qualifying spot for #2.
Match Three: Women’s World Champion Willow Nightingale and the Brawling Birds vs. Mercedes Mone and Women’s World Tag Team Champions Divine Dominion
Bayne and Windsor start off, trade strikes, Bayne tosses Windsor to the corner, shoulder tackles, whip, misses a hip check, Windsor with forearms, Hayter in, triple team beatdown, Willow in for three, Bayne with a jaw breaker, Mone in, stomps, brawl erupts, Kross in, lariat for two, toss to the corner, Mone in, foot choke, running double knees, Bayne in, stomp to the gut, forearms in the corner, Kross in, forearm, boot, Bayne with a boot, German, Kross covers for two, Mone in, Willow with a lariat, Hayter in, Birds brawl with Kross, who I think has tagged in, Windsor in, double team beatdown for two as Bayne breaks the count, Mone and Willow in, trade forearms, Willow with a spinebuster for two, whip to the corner, Mone with a Meteora, brawl erupts, Willow catches Mone with a backslide for three.
Winners: Willow Nightingale and the Brawling Birds