Tonight (technically last night (technically it was only night in France, it was more like yesterday afternoon in North America)), AEW comes to you, for the first time, from Paris, France! Will Ospreay defends against his mentor of ten years, Okada Kazuchika! Former French resident Queen Aminata challenges for the Women’s World Championship! Current Trios Champion, former WWE Champion, and… man who was born in a country where French is taught in schools Kofi will challenge Bandido for the ROH World Championship! Samoa Joe will face Jack Perry in a match where the winner moves on the world title match at Wrestledream, but which I am struggling to connect to the French in some way! And more!
Match One: ROH Men’s World Championship: Bandido (c) vs. Kofi
Match opens with a hug, then a lockup, jockeying, Bandido with an arm twist, break, more jockeying, Kofi eventually hits a dropkick, goes for a suicide dive, Bandido moves out of the way so Kofi stops short, baseball slide, suicide senton, both men back in the ring, Kofi goes for a crossbody, reversed into a delayed vertical, Swerve joins Creed at ringside, Hangman comes out as well, Bandido with stomps, diving spear, avalanche, Kofi with a whip, avalanche, snapmare, tackle in the corner, stomps, cover for two, more jockeying, Bandido with a bulldog, stomps, foot choke, Kofi with a pair of chops, dropkick, misses a clothesline, Bandido with a boot to the gut, whip, Kofi floats over, goes up top, crossbody for two, tackle, Boom Drop, misses Trouble in Paradise, Bandido with a superkick, springboard corkscrew crossbody for two, jockeying, Kofi with a dropkick for two, Bandido with forearms, Kofi with a knee, trading tackles, Bandido with a lifting kick, Kofi with a boot, avalanche, blocked with kicks, Bandido with a top rope double axe handle, reversed into an SOS to the corner, top rope crossbody to the back for two, goes up top, Bandido crotches him, fallaway slam for two as Kofi gets a hand on the rope, Bandido goes for X-Knee, reversed into an SOS for two, Hangman and Swerve get into an argument on the floor, Bandido hits a 21-Plex amidst the fray.
Winner and STILL ROH Men’s World Champion: Bandido
Backstage, Renee asks Ospreay about his defense tonight and the Clockwork Carnage match at Wrestledream. He says he has to win tonight so he can defend in his own creation. Speedball reveals that he has a qualifying match on Collision, Ospreay says that’s great and he can’t wait to compete against him.
Match Two: Clockwork Carnage Qualifying Match: Samoa Joe vs. Jack Perry
Perry with an attack at the bell, mixed strikes and tackles, Joe finally hits an uranage in the corner, misses a suicide dive, hits an elbow on the floor, chop, chop across the barricade, suplex, rolls Perry into the ring, snapmare, chop to the back, kick, elbow drop, punch, nerve hold, Perry with an elbow, Joe throws him down, trading chops, Joe with punches in the corner, whip, misses an avalanche, Perry misses a top rope moonsault, Joe with punches, Perry with a kick, stomp in the corner, ten-punch, stomps, cover for two, Snare Trap, Joe gets the rope, clubs Perry on the floor, Perry beats the count at 9, Joe with a stomp, Coquina Clutch, reversed into a rollup for two, Perry with a boot, superkick, goes up top, Joe with a kick, Muscle Buster for three.
Winner: Samoa Joe
At the Arc de Triomphe, Okada insults the French in their own language, then says after tonight they’ll have to build him a comparable monument.
Match Three: Death Riders (Continental Champion Jon Moxley and IWGP Global Champion Gabe Kidd) vs. Don Callis Family (Mark Davis and Jake Doyle)
Doyle and Kidd start off, trading shots, Mox in, trading shots, Mox with a tackle, Kidd in, double team beatdown for two, partners run in, trading shots, Mox with a suicide dive, Kidd and Doyle resume slugging each other, brawl on the floor between all four men, Davis tags in, beatdown, commercial.
When Dynamite comes back on, Doyle and Mox are legal, Mox with a bulldog choke, Davis runs in and cleans house, Doyle with a powerbomb for two, double tag, Kidd cleans house, cover for two, brainbuster for two as Doyle breaks the count, Mox and Doyle brawl to the floor, Kidd with a running knee to Davis, powerbomb, blocked, jockeying, Davis hits a back suplex, Kidd immediately to his feet and hits one of his own, Davis with a lariat, piledriver for three.
Winners: Don Callis Family
Mild upset, really.
Match Four: TNT Championship: Darby Allin (c) vs. Kyle Fletcher
