Tonight’s might be a little slow-going, I’m using a different laptop than usual, and also recovering from the flu. And from this past Sunday’s excellent Wrestledream event! What’s next for Will Ospreay, Mercedes Mone, Jon Moxley, and Andrade after successfully defending their championships, and what’s next for Swerve and The New Level after losing theirs? And what’s next in general?
Match One: AEW Men’s World Tag Team Championships Eliminator Match: Young Bucks (c) vs. Davis & Doyle
Doyle opens by attacking both opponents, Davis joins and they beat down the Bucks, throw them to the floor, continue to beat them down, Nick gets powerbombed through the timekeeper’s table, Davis in, double team tackle, double team powerslam, pair of piledrivers, Doyle drags Nick into the ring, locks him in a bear hug, makes him watch as Davis hits Matt with a third piledriver, double cover for three.
Winners: Davis & Doyle
Well that’s a bit of a shocker.
Match Two: Adam Copeland and AEW Men’s World Champion Will Ospreay vs. ProtoKevin
I’m going until that’s their official team name, dammit!
Knight and Copeland start off, lockup, Copeland with a slam, front facelock, reversed into a hammerlock, reversed into a side headlock, Knight whips out, Copeland with a tackle, lariat, Knight with a toss, stomps in the corner, Copeland with a neckbreaker, Ospreay in, strikes, Fletcher in, lockup, rope break, trading forearms, trading tackles, Fletcher with a forearm, Ospreay with a back body drop, chops in the corner, jaw breaker, slam, sky twister for two, Copeland in, double team whip to the corner, Ospreay with a running elbow, double team hip toss to Knight, Knight and Fletcher rebound, Knight in, covers for two, Fletcher in, slam, another for one, Knight in, strikes, Fletcher in, Knight with stomps, Fletcher with a slam, another, suplex, blocked, strikes to the back, brainbuster, blocked, trading suplex attempts until Ospreay hits Stundog Millionaire, enaiguri, Knight in, blocks a tag with an elbow, covers for two, Copeland in,cleans house, goes for a spear, Knight escapes to the floor, Copeland follows, Fletcher clubs him, rolls him into the ring, Knight with a springboard lariat for two, Fletcher in, slam for two as Ospreay breaks the count, sparking a brawl, Ospreay tosses Knight to the floor, suicide dive, calls for a tag, Fletcher boots him, Okada distracts Copeland, brief tussle, Okada hits Copeland with the International Championship belt, Fletcher hits a Brainbuster for three.
Winners: ProtoKevin
Okada and the winners beat down Ospreay after the bell, then beat down Copeland, culminating in a Rainmaker. The rest of the Don Callis Family then run in and beat down Ospreay. Eventually, Darby Allin makes the save with the returning Steven Borden, as well as the Young Bucks. Borden grabs a mic and says he’s back for Blood and Guts.
Match Three: Swerve Strickland vs. Tome Filip
Swerve hits a House Call without taking off his jacet, takes off his jacket and the bell rings, Swerve with mixed strikes, Vertebreaker for three.
Winner: Swerve Strickland
Match Four: Orange Cassidy and Jay White vs. Death Riders (Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta)
White and Garcia in, lockup, jockeying, eventually White hits a tackle, chop, suplex for one, Cassidy in, double team suplex, jockeying, Garcia goes for Dragon Tamer, blocked, Yuta in, slam for two, elbow to the back, leg hook, rollup for two, blocks a Stundog Millionaire, Cassidy with elbows, goes to the apron, fights his way out, Garcia pulls him into the ring skirt, punches, White comes to lend a hand but Yuta hits him with a suicide dive, chops, Death Riders with a beatdown on the floor, double team beatdown in the ring, Garcia in, ten-punch, Cassidy with a rollup, Garcia with an elbow, Yuta in, double team stomps, Cassidy fights his way out, tussle with Garcia, White in, cleans house, Yuta in, powerbomb, blocked, Garcia in, double team beatdown, sparks a brawl, Yuta in, aided splash, blocked with knees, Cassidy with Orange Punches for everyone, White hits a Blade Runner for three.
Winners: Jay White and Orange Cassidy
Backstage, Renee congratulates The Good, The Bad and El Guapo for being the first three-time Trios Champions. Swerve comes in and demands a rematch, Hangman says they only won the titles back because Swerve and The New Level gave them a rematch, so it’s only fair. Swerve proposes Texas Death Match, Hangman says he’s not letting Swerve drag them back to that dark place, so that part is a no. Swerve says it’s non-negotiable, Hangman says Swerve has no leverage.
Nick Wayne arrives in the parking lot in a limo. He sees Chris Jericho’s face on the production truck and laughs, before revealing a “Nick Wayne beat Chris Jericho” shirt.
Renee welcomes Mercedes Mone to the ring.
Mone says her nose is still broken, but that hasn’t stopped her from anything so far. She says she is the spotlight, and she wants to know who’s next. Marina Shafir comes out and gets in Mone’s face. She takes the mic and says “Don’t be a pussy.”