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CM Punk vs. Max Caster
Caster misses with his Mic Drop, and that leads to Punk hitting a Tombstone. He follows that up with the Anaconda Vice for a submission victory.
Winner: CM Punk
– After the match, Tony Schiavone asks what Punk alluded to the match when he did the title belt pose. Punk asks the fans what it means. He says he doesn’t know who the champion will be, either Adam Cole or Hangman Page. But he does know that before his time in AEW is over there will be more grey in his beard, there will be more scars on his head, and he will be AEW World Champion!
– Backstage MJF is with FTR as Mark Sterling is seen putting up pictures of Wardlow, which are alerts for security. MJF says he doesn’t exist in this universe, but The Pinnacle does. He says they’re going to get some wins, starting tonight with FTR. Dax Harwood interjects. He says MJF’s their friend, but Wardlow is their friend as well.
MJF says they are his family, and Wardlow used to talk s–t about them all the time. MJF then puts his hand out, and FTR slowly agrees to do it with him.
Jay Lethal vs. Jon Moxley
The two then go back and forth with an exchange of strikes once again, and Moxley then drops his opponent with the King Kong lariat.
Jon goes for another but Jay reverses with the Lethal Combination, dropping Moxley to the mat, but he kicks out. Moxley looks for Paradigm Shift, but Jay reverses, and instead, he hits a rolling elbow. Moxley goes for it again but his knee gives out. This leads to a Lethal Injection attempt, which Moxley reverses into a submission.
Lethal gets out of it with a pinfall attempt, and he then follows it with a dropped brainbuster. Jay then heads to the top rope and nails an Elbow Drop, but Jon kicks out at the last second! Lethal looks for the Figure Four, but Moxley reverses and almost catches him out with a cradle. When they get back up, Moxley is able to connect with the Paradigm Shift, ending this one.
Winner: Jon Moxley
After the match, Jon extends his hand, and Lethal shakes it.
– AEW then airs a video package for Marina Shafir featuring her AEW Dark matches.
FTR vs. Gunn Club
The two men then both try to hit a suplex as they stand on either side of the ring apron, but while Harwood seemingly has it done, Colten grabs his foot, which reverses the momentum. However, we are then taken backstage as Wardlow is here! He makes a beeline to the ring, smashing through security all the way.
However, while he does get to the ringside area, the number of security becomes too much. Meanwhile, Harwood gets held by Colten, only for Dax to move and then push Austin into him. He goes for a roll-up win, but Billy Gun gets on the apron and holds onto him. Wheeler knocks him off, and they hit Big Rig for the win!
Winners: FTR
– After the match, MJF goes to celebrate with them, but that leads to some tension between them. They shove a little, but eventually make up.
– Backstage the Jericho Appreciation Society are shown, with Chris saying it is the truth that he is the influencer. He says nobody else can join, and if they ask, they can GFY. Daniel Garcia then mocks Santana, Ortiz, and Eddie Kingston. They take a peek at one of the curtains, but when they look at the other one, the trio are all standing there!
This leads to the groups brawling around backstage, and eventually to the ringside area. Kingston and Jericho get inside the ring, and Eddie drops him with the spinning back fist. Santana and Ortiz then take down the rest of the group. Jericho seems set for the Street Sweeper, but Jake Hager returns and cleans house.
The Jericho Appreciation Society then take control of the situation, with the numbers game being in their advantage. Jericho gets hold of his bat and beats down all of his rivals as the group runs riot. Jericho then begins whipping Eddie with a leather strap. He then nails the Judas Effect to Kingston for good measure as JAS stands tall.
– Mark Sterling is backstage and he says they went with the most prestigious opponent for Jade Cargill…The Librarian. Cargill tells her to go away, and Mark says they will have to go to option B, which is Marina Shafir.
Bryan Danielson w/William Regal vs. Wheeler Yuta
Bryan then hits a dragon suplex, showcasing his own skills, but Yuta kicks out again. Bryan hits some elbow strikes to the head, but Yuta then fires in some of his own after a smart counter. Yuta then goes for a wild attack, but Bryan avoids it and then hits the Psycho Knee! Bryan looks for his stomps to the head, but Yuta spits in his face!
Bryan then stomps away, hits a piledriver, and then locks in a submission to secure the victory.
Winner: Bryan Danielson
– Adam Cole and reDRagon appear, and they have the titles with their names written on in tape. Adam Cole says the actual champions are not here tonight, because they weren’t invited to the party, and they are ashamed they took the titles from them. Cole says AEW needs a new era to take control.
Kyle O’Reilly then says he sees haters saying they don’t have enough wins. But Kyle says they’re wicked, and everyone loves them. Bobby Fish then says he will put their resume against anyone in the industry. They are the three baddest dudes in the company. Cole says the celebration goes all week long.
However, Adam Page then arrives in a Tesla with some horns stuck on it. He charges his way to the ring and starts brawling with the Undisputed Elite! He takes down reDRagon and then launches Cole across the ring. But as he goes for a Buckshot Lariat, the tag team pull Cole away.
However, as they try to escape, Jurassic Express and Christian Cage appear! They brawl with the group, and then Cole gets dumped to the outside, taking out his pals. The champions then take control of their own titles!
– Thunder Rosa says it is a shame her accomplishments were cut short, but she is the champion, and the first Mexican woman to do that. She fought her way to be the face of this division, but she doesn’t want to just be the face. She wants to be the face of all women’s wrestling. She thinks there is always bullies who want to pull her down.
Thunder says pillars get knocked down, but foundations remain, and she will be that. Thunder says she’s ready. Rosa tells Nyla to use her words, or does she need Vickie to dumb it down. She wants to wrestle the best in the world, and she will defend it.
– FTR are shown backstage saying they might take things too seriously, but this Friday they will become the ROH Tag Team Champions. Dax says they came here to build their reputation, and that is why they want to face The Young Bucks. He officially challenges them.
The Bunny vs ??? (Owen Hart Tournament Qualifying Match)
The Bunny fights back with a Death Valley Driver, but that doesn’t get the job done. She then nails two big thrust kicks, but Storm manages to kick out and stay in this one. Storm hits a German suplex and then Storm Zero, securing her victory!
Winner: Toni Storm
– Backstage Vickie Guerrero says Thunder Rosa fears Nyla. Rose then claims she is the foundation, and she refuses to be a footnote. She will cement her legacy in Thunder’s blood, and she will be a genie, abracadabra, b**ch.
Andrade El Idolo w/Jose vs. Darby Allin w/Sting
Andrade tries to use a belt but the official takes it away, while that happens Allin uses his own to trip him and send Andrade face-first into the turnbuckle. He then connects with a Stunner, but it isn’t enough and Andrade then nails a backbreaker. From the top turnbuckle, Allin hits a crucifix, and he then looks for a submission, but Jose tries to come down and get involved.
Sting appears and doesn’t allow that, attacking him. However, The Burcher and The Blade then attack him, only for Allin to launch out of the ring to attack them. Darby looks for an attack by springboarding backwards, but Andrade catches him, hits a buckle bomb, and then the El Idolo for the win.
Winner: Andrade El Idolo
After the match the group attack Sting, but the Hardy Boyz makes the save with some chairs, running interference to finish the show!
