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Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus, Christian Cage, & Lucha Bros vs. Matt Hardy, Private Party, & FTR
FTR then tries to work together, but that doesn’t work as Dax eats a clothesline, and Cash is hit with a tail whip. Luchasaurus Chokeslam’s Harwood and then Penta tags himself in, which creates some tension. Despite that, he hits a backstabber to Dax, but he kicks out again.
The match then descends into chaos as everyone gets taken out on the outside due to two high-flying moves. However, inside the ring, Penta looks set to wrap things up until Christian makes a blind tag. They begin arguing and that allows FTR to push them into each other. After the collision, FTR hits the Big Rig on Christian for the win.
Eddie Kingston, Santana & Ortiz vs. 2point0 & Daniel Garcia
After the match, the heels continue their beatdown. Garcia gets the ring bell and smashes it onto Santan’s head…but here comes Chris Jericho! He’s back and he has a bat in hand cleaning house as the trio go running! The fans then sing the song as Kingston demands it gets cut. He begins questioning what Jericho is doing, saying he doesn’t need his help.
– MJF is shown backstage as he talks about unsafe working conditions. He says he was thrown out of the ring by an untrained Sting. He says if he was working for a more professional company, things wouldn’t happen. He says that is a conversation for the bidding war of 2024, referencing his contract. MJF then claims he is done with CM Punk and has his eye on the gold.
He then says Wardlow to stop his powerbomb symphony. He also says he needs to be in the Face of the Revolution ladder match to win, but then give it to him. His contract is then talked about, where it is revealed that is what he signed. MJF then says next week, he will also start racking up some wins as well.
– Tony Schiavone is then shown backstage with the Lucha Brothers. Christian Cage appears and says they went into business for themselves, he says next week it’s time for them to put the titles on the line against his guys. Alex Abrahantes then says he is supposed to be a tag team legend but he can’t even be a partner. He then adds that if Jungle Boy is the future, he should consider letting go of the past. They then accept the challenge.
Wardlow w/Shawn Spears vs. Colin Delaney
Colin Delaney eats an elbow to the face and then a major clothesline. He then drops Delaney with the Powerbomb which leads to, “one more time” chants. He then hits a second one as fans continue chanting at him. Wardlow then goes for two more before wrapping things up.
Winner: Wardlow
– As Delaney hobbles to the back he goes past Shawn Spears. He then takes that opportunity to nail him in the back with a chair shot.
– The Super Kliq, Bobby Fish, and Kyle O’Reilly are then shown. Adam Cole says they will be the best group ever and Matt Jackson points out Kyle hasn’t even said hello to them. He says sure it isn’t awkward. Kyle tells them all to leave other than Cole. He says he knows they have heat together, and tonight he will find out if Cole has his back.
Adam Lambert is now shown in the ring with Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky. He says nothing is cool about Cody Rhodes and seeing Arn Anderson with him makes him sad. He says he used to be a Horseman, and now he is just a whore. He also says that is a perfect segway to Brandi, and Ethan Page then mocks her being a ‘wrestler.’
Lambert then mocks Cody’s neck tattoo and says he never really made it until he cut a backstage deal with Tony Khan. He sats AEW fans might be idiots, but even they don’t like the sh*t sandwich he is shoving down their throat. Brandi Rhodes then comes out and calls Lambert a less talented version of Paul Heyman. He replies saying he prefers Jim Cornette.
She asks him when the last time Lambert got beat up by a woman and didn’t have to pay for it. She will whoop his ass tonight for free. He says there isn’t a person who wouldn’t want to slap him and if he can do that he would be lucky. Brandi says if Lambert is a black belt, she’s a black b*tch. Dustin Rhodes then comes out to calm things down, but Scorpio Sky then attacks him from behind as they walk away.
Jade Cargill vs. Thunder Rosa (TBS Title Tournament Semi-Final)
Cargill sends her opponent into the bottom turnbuckle and a hooded figure blindsides Thunder Rosa with some type of weapon. This allows Cargill to connect with Jaded for the win.
Winner: Jade Cargill
– After the match, Thunder Rosa attacks Jade Cargill, but the hooded person attacks once again. That is then revealed to be…Mercedes Martinez! However, Ruby Soho then charges down with a steel pipe and that causes them to run away, with the finals now being set.
– It is revealed that at Saturday Night Fight Britt Baker will defend her AEW Women’s Title against Riho
– CM Punk appears and he says it is awesome to see JR back in the booth and says he is the best to ever do it. Punk says he is all about giving people their flowers now. He says this place is a home for AEW and it gets him thinking about Brodie Lee. Punk says if there is anybody who says something to try and minimize the impact he made, that means they never met him.
Punk says he watched the tribute show for his friend and it made him want to come here. This then makes him think about someone who isn’t worth his time, and that’s MJF. He’s a Twitter troll in the flesh, but he hides behind Dax and Cash, like last week. He is fine if MJF says he’s done with him as he got to team with Sting and Darby Allin.
CM Punk claims he wants to be champion too. He says being here in Daily’s Place, there is bigger and brighter things on the horizon for him. He says MJF is a bigger waste of Khan money than Tim Tebow, which gets a huge pop. Punk says MJF found out the hard way that on the mic, in the ring, and on commentary, nobody can touch him. He then teases it would be a real shame if somebody messed with MJF’s quest for gold.
– Ricky Stark says ever since Dante Martin got involved with Lio, things haven’t gone well for him. Powerhouse Hobbs then questions if he really wants to go a second round with him.
Sammy Guevara then appears with his cards. It recaps his time as TNT Champion. He has a resolution for 2022, which is to beat the American Nightmare and become TNT Champion again.
– Hikaru Shida is then shown in a video package. She tells Serena Deeb to stop whining and making excuses and says she can have another rematch.
– Brian Pillman Jr is interviewed by Tony Schiavone. He says last week his brother walked into the House Of Black. He admits to not having much memory from that night, but he won’t forget the bell ringing while Malakai tried to end Griff’s career. But when he got up, things go fuzzy and his memory goes black as he was then laying on the ground himself.
He says now it is his turn to take a trip to the House Of Black. However, he won’t barge down the door. He says he learned from his father you only get one life, and he’s not giving him his to Malakai as he promises to be a new man next week. But then the lights go out and Black appears. He points to the ring and the lights go out once again and then Black disappears when they return.
It is then revealed on Rampage it will be Anthony Bowens vs Darby Allin. Each man then gets a video package where they talk trash towards each other.
Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Orange Cassidy & Best Friends
Orange then nearly steals a roll-up, but Best Friends then clean house and hug. However, Brandon Cutler then runs into the ring only to be taken out. However, with the official not looking The Young Bucks hit superkicks, and then inside the ring, Chasing The Dragon is nailed for the win.
Winners: Adam Cole, Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly
