Worlds End

The show opens with the video package hyping all of tonight’s major matches. Excalibur, Nigel McGuinness, and Taz are on commentary from Uniondale, New York.

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Matt Menard has joined the commentary team for the opening match.

All Star Eight-Man Tag Team Match
Claudio Castagnoli, Bryan Danielson, Mark Briscoe, and Daniel Garcia vs. Brody King, Jay White, Jay Lethal, and Rush
Castagnoli and Rush start the match. They exchange shots and chops, and then Castagnoli kicks Rush in the face. Rush comes right back with a German suplex, but Castagnoli delivers another shot immediately after. Rush sends Castagnoli to the outside, but Castagnoli comes back in and they shove each other back. Briscoe and Lethal tag in and Lethal quickly connects with an elbow drop. Briscoe comes back with a throat punch and goes for a dropkick, but Lethal dodges and takes him down. Lethal goes for the Figure Four, but Briscoe counters with a roll-up for a two count. They exchange chops, and then Danielson and White tag in. They lock up and White backs Danielson into the corner. Danielson comes out and goes for the LeBell Lock, but White gets to the ropes. White comes back with shots to Danielson’s back, and then applies a side-headlock. Danielson sends him off the ropes, but White drops him with a shoulder tackle.
White chops Danielson into the corner and drives his shoulder into his midsection. White delivers more chops, but Danielson comes back with a corner dropkick. Danielson chops and kicks White in the corner and puts him up top. Danielson takes White down with a hurricanrana and follows with kicks to the chest. Danielson sets up for the head kick, but Garcia tags in. King tags in as well, and Garcia delivers right hands. King throws Garcia into the corner, but Garcia kicks him in the face. Garcia delivers more right hands, but King drops him with the Bossman Slam. King tosses Garcia to the floor and clubs him across the back. King shoves Menard at the table, and then drops Garcia with a scoop slam. King gets Garcia back into the ring and stands on his throat as Rush tags in. Rush drops Garcia with a back elbow and stomps him on the mat.
Garcia comes back with a trip and delivers right hands. Rush comes back with a body shot and follows with a chop in the corner. Lethal tags in and stomps Garcia down. Rush tags back in and chops Garcia in the corner, and then White tags in and chokes Garcia over the bottom rope. White goes for the cover a few times, but Garcia kicks out each time. White chops Garcia and drops him with a few scoop slams. White chops Garcia and Rush kicks him in the face. White clubs Garcia in the back and sends him into the corner. Garcia knocks Rush to the floor, and then delivers shots to Lethal and White. Garcia and White exchange chops, and then Garcia sends White into Lethal and tags in Briscoe. Briscoe chops White and Lethal, and then delivers an enzuigiri to Lethal. Briscoe chops White and drops him with a flying forearm. White kicks Briscoe in the face and goes up top, but Briscoe sends him to the floor with a right hand.
Danielson kicks Rush in the face, and then Garcia kicks King to the floor. Castagnoli drops King with an uppercut, and then Briscoe takes Lethal down with a flip from the apron. Briscoe delivers an elbow drop to Rush from the apron, and then kicks White in the midsection and drops him with a fisherman’s bomb. Briscoe goes for the cover, but White kicks out.
Briscoe goes for the Jay Driller, but White gets free and sends him to the floor. King runs Briscoe over and Lethal gets him back into the ring. White goes for the cover, but Briscoe kicks out. Lethal tags in and puts Briscoe up top. Lethal climbs, too, but Briscoe punches him down. Lethal comes right back up and drops Briscoe with a superplex. White tags back in, but Briscoe kicks him away. King tags in and clubs Briscoe in the back. Briscoe comes back and knocks Rush down, and then tags in Castagnoli. Castagnoli and King exchange shots and Castagnoli uppercuts King into the corner. Castagnoli kicks King in the face and drops him with a delayed vertical suplex. Castagnoli goes for the cover, but Rush breaks it up. Danielson and Rush exchange shots in one corner, as Castagnoli and King do the same in the opposite corner. Rush kicks Danielson in the face as King connects with a cannonball senton to Castagnoli. King goes for the cover, but Castagnoli kicks out.
Castagnoli comes back and swings King, and then Danielson dropkicks King mid-swing. Castagnoli goes for the cover, but White breaks it up. Danielson sends King into the barricade, and then Garcia and Lethal tag in and exchange shots. Lethal delivers the Lethal Combination and locks in the Figure Four. Briscoe breaks it up with the Froggy Bow, but Rush throws Briscoe into the corner. Danielson delivers a knee to Rush, White drops Danielson with a Bladerunner, Castagnoli drops White with an uppercut, and King drops Castagnoli with a discus lariat. Garcia drops King with a German suplex, and then rolls Lethal up for the pin fall.
Winners: Claudio Castagnoli, Bryan Danielson, Mark Briscoe, and Daniel Garcia

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Singles Match
Andrade El Idolo (w/CJ Perry) vs. Miro
Miro knocks Idolo down and stomps him on the mat as the bell rings. Miro follows with elbow strikes and kicks Idolo in the back. Miro sends Idolo to the corner and charges, but Idolo dodges and sends Miro to the outside. Idolo goes for a dive through the ropes, but Miro catches him with a right hand. Miro gets back into the ring, but Idolo takes him down and goes for a Figure Four. Miro kicks him away, but Idolo kicks Miro in the face. Miro comes back and throws Idolo across the ring. Miro argues with Perry for a seconds, and then locks Miro in a rear choke. Miro clubs Idolo in the back and chokes him over the middle rope. Idolo comes back with a jaw-breaker and follows with a few forearm shots. Idolo runs the ropes, but Miro catches him and slams him down. Miro slams Idolo into the barricade and drops him onto the announcers’ table. Idolo comes back with elbow strikes and knocks Miro over the announcers’ table.
Idolo throws Miro through the table covering, and then slams him into the ring steps. Idolo gets Miro back into the ring and goes up top, but Miro cuts him off. They exchange shots and Miro drops Idolo down with a suplex. They exchange shots again, and then Miro takes Idolo down again. Miro delivers a knee to Miro’s back and sends him to the apron. Idolo comes back with a dragon-screw leg-whip in the ropes, and then takes him down with a cross-body. Miro gets right back up, but Idolo delivers a flying elbow strike. Idolo goes to charge at Miro in the corner, but Miro goes to the floor. Idolo takes him down with a moonsault and slams him into the steps again. Idolo hugs Perry at ringside and clubs Miro in the back. idolo gets Miro back into the ring and hits a moonsault from the mat after Miro dodged one from the ropes. Idolo goes for the cover, but Miro kicks out.
Idolo runs the ropes, but Miro delivers a thrust kick and gets a two count. Miro locks in Game Over, but Idolo makes it to the ropes. Idolo delivers another dragon-screw in the ropes, and then follows with a rolling back elbow for a two count. Idolo applies the Figure Four and bridges into the Figure Eight, but Miro rolls over and reverses the pressure. Idolo counters back into the hold and bridges up again. Perry gets into the ring and knocks Idolo down, and then Miro delivers the jumping thrust kick. Miro goes for the cover, but Idolo kicks out. Miro locks in Game Over and Idolo taps out.
Winner: Miro

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Tony Schiavone has replaced Nigel McGuinness on commentary.

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AEW Women’s World Championship Match
Toni Storm (c) (w/Luther) vs. Riho
Riho delivers a few quick elbow strikes, but Storm drops her with a scoop slam. Storm goes for the cover, but Riho bridges out. Storm clubs Riho in the back, but Riho comes back with a dropkick and a knee strike in the corner. Riho drops Storm with a bulldog and goes for the cover, but Storm kicks out. Riho delivers a roundhouse kick that sends Storm to the outside. Luther stands in from of Storm and Riho dives, but Luther catches her and hands her to Storm. Storm slams Riho on the floor and gets her back into the ring. Storm goes for the cover, but Riho kicks out. Riho catches Storm in a roll-up for a two count, but Storm slams her right back down and gets a two count of her own. Storm delivers a few quick body slams, but Riho comes back with a roll-up for another two count. Storm slams Riho down again and gets another two count of her own. Storm walks over Riho’s back and drops an elbow.
Storm chokes Riho over the middle rope and drops her with another scoop slam. Storm goes for the cover, but Riho kicks out again. Storm applies a single-leg Boston Crab and then takes Riho to the apron. Storm gets on Luther’s shoulders while grabbing Riho’s hair. Luther runs with Storm on his shoulders, and then Storm throws Riho to the floor. Storm gets back into the ring and stomps on Riho as she gets back in. Storm applies a Texas Cloverleaf and Riho reaches for the ropes, but Luther pulls the rope away. Referee Rick Knox ejects Luther from ringside, and then Riho fights back with a few elbow strikes. Riho sends Storm into the ropes and delivers the Tiger Feint Kick. Riho takes Storm down with a diving cross-body and follows with a body slam. Riho goes for the cover, but Storm kicks out. Riho takes Storm down with a diving cross-body on the outside, and then gets her back into the ring.
Storm goes to the apron, but Riho connects with a double stomp and gets her right back into the ring. Riho drops Storm with a dragon suplex and goes for the cover, but Storm kicks out. Storm dodges a knee strike in the corner and goes for a hip attack, but Riho dodges it. Storm delivers Storm Zero and goes for the cover, but Riho kicks out. Riho comes back with a roll-up for a two count, and then delivers a knee strike for another two count. Storm comes back with a slam and then follows with an elevated DDT for the pin fall.
Winner and still AEW Women’s World Champion: Toni Storm
-After the match, Mariah May comes to the ring and throws rose petals around Storm as they celebrate.

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Lexy Nair is backstage with Dante Martin. Dante said he is doing well, but he was injured and that set him back. Dante said he got the pin last night on Rampage, and Orange Cassidy walks in and interrupts. Dante says he will shake Cassidy’s hand when they’re done, but he is taking the title. Cassidy tells him to try and take it this Wednesday on Dynamite.

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Singles Match
Swerve Strickland (w/Prince Nana) vs. Dustin Rhodes
Strickland attacks Rhodes before the bell and slams him into the ring post and the barricades. Strickland slams Rhodes into the ring steps and Nana grabs a cinder block from under the ring. Nana puts Rhodes’ ankle on the block and Strickland connects with the Swerve Stomp from the apron. Referees and doctors help Rhodes up and try to walk him backstage, but he turns back toward the ring as Strickland smirks and laughs at him. Rhodes gets into the ring and pulls himself up in the corner. The bell rings and Strickland kicks Rhodes in the face. Strickland chokes Rhodes with his knee and stomps on his head. Strickland drops a knee on Rhodes’ ankle and delivers a kick to his leg. Strickland puts Rhodes’ leg in the ropes and delivers a dropkick to his knee. Strickland puts Rhodes up top, but Rhodes delivers a few shots. Strickland comes back up, but Rhodes delivers more shots and a few headbutts to send Strickland back down.
Rhodes comes off the ropes with a cross-body and gets a two count. Rhodes delivers a few right hands and follows with an uppercut. Rhodes delivers shots in the corner, but Strickland kicks him in the knee. Rhodes comes back with a kick to the face and delivers a Canadian Destroyer. Rhodes delivers a power slam and gets a two count. Rhodes chops Strickland in the corner and delivers the Unnatural Kick as Nana was on the apron with the referee. Rhodes delivers a pile-driver and hits the Cross Rhodes for a two count. Rhodes kicks Strickland in the knee and goes for a Figure Four, but Strickland kicks him away and delivers a Flatliner. Strickland applies a single-leg Boston Crab and stomps on Rhodes’ head. Rhodes makes it to the ropes and they exchange shots. Rhodes spits in Strickland’s face, but Strickland delivers a pair of House Calls. Strickland stomps on Rhodes’ arm and delivers the Swerve Stomp for the pin fall.
Winner: Swerve Strickland

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Eight-Man Tag Team Match
Sammy Guevara, Chris Jericho, Sting, and Darby Allin vs. Big Bill, Ricky Starks, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Konosuke Takeshita (w/Don Callis)
Takeshita backs Guevara into the corner, but Guevara comes back with a shot. Takeshita dodges a chop and delivers a headbutt. Guevara comes back and takes Takeshita down, and then Jericho tags in. Jericho and Guevara drop Takeshita with a double elbow shot and pose in the ring. Jericho delivers a few shots to Takeshita, but Takeshita drops him with the Takeshita-line. Starks tags in, but just flips off Jericho and Hobbs tags himself in. Hobbs delivers shots to Jericho and splashes him in the corner. Bill tags in and delivers shots to Jericho and throws him to the mat. Jericho comes back with an eye poke and kicks Bill in the chest. Allin tags in and delivers a dropkick, and then Takeshita tags back in. Allin and Takeshita exchange moves and Allin delivers the Code Red for a two count. Allin goes up top, but Callis distracts him and Takeshita cuts him off.
Takeshita slams Allin with an avalanche Blue Thunder Bomb, and then Hobbs tags in and beats Allin down in the corner. Bill stands on Allin’s head behind the referee’s back, and then he tags in. Bill delivers a body shot in the corner and splashes Allin in the opposite corner. Hobbs tags back in and delivers more shots, and then Bill tags back in and he and Hobbs throw Allin across the ring. Starks tags in and goes for a Stinger Splash, but Allin dodges it and delivers a jaw-breaker. Hobbs comes in and stomps on Allin, and then Takeshita tags in and chops Allin a few times in the corner. Allin comes back with a kick to the face, and then makes the tag to Sting. Sting delivers shots to Starks and Takeshita and connects with Stinger Splashes and a double clothesline. Sting delivers shots to Hobbs and Bill, and then crotches Bill on the top rope.
Jericho delivers shots to Hobbs in the corner and then he and Sting deliver Stinger Splashes to Hobbs and Bill in the corners. Bill comes back and takes Sting down, and then Starks tags in. Starks delivers body shots to Sting in the corner, and then walks the ropes and delivers a double sledge to Sting. Sting comes back with a shot to Starks and slams him down. Guevara tags in and drops Starks with a clothesline. Starks delivers shots to Hobbs and Bill in the corner, and then follows with an enzugiri to Starks. Guevara delivers a cutter and goes for the cover, but Bill breaks it up. Guevara delivers elbows and chops to Bill, but Bill drops him with a Bossman Slam. Jericho delivers a Codebreaker to Bill, but Bill comes back and slams him down. Bill delivers right hands to Jericho, but Jericho kicks him in the face. Jericho follows with a dropkick, but Hobbs delivers a spine-buster to Jericho.
Hobbs delivers the World’s Most Dangerous Slam to Jericho, but Allin delivers a Coffin Splash into Jericho that knocks Hobbs down. Allin drops Hobbs with a Scorpion Death Drop, but Takeshita drops Allin with an overhead throw. Takeshita drops Guevara and Allin with a double suplex, but Sting comes in. Takeshita delivers a knee strike to Sting, but Sting takes him down and applies the Scorpion Death Lock. Callis gets into the ring with the baseball bat, but Sting backs him down. Jericho applies the Walls of Jericho on Hobbs as Sting drops Takeshita with a right hand. Sting applies the Scorpion Death Lock on Takeshita, but Starks superkicks Jericho. Sting delivers a shot to Starks, but Bill kicks Sting in the face. Allin sends Bill to the apron and dropkicks him to the floor. Allin sends Bill into the barricade with a dive, and then Starks drops Guevara with a Spear for a two count.
Starks gets another two count on Guevara and goes for Rochambeau, but Guevara gets free and delivers a thrust kick. Guevara delivers the GTH and hits a Shooting Star Press for the pin fall.
Winners: Sammy Guevara, Chris Jericho, Sting, and Darby Allin

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AEW TBS Championship – House Rules Match
Julia Hart (c) vs. Abadon
Hart dodges a quick kick from Abadon, but Abadon drops her with a cutter. Abadon delivers corner clotheslines and connects with a splash. Abadon delivers more corner clotheslines and charges again, but Hart dodges. Hart charges, but Abadon slams her down and gets a two count. Abadon delivers right hands on the mat, but Hart turns it around and slams Abadon’s head into the mat repeatedly. Abadon comes right back with a few shots, but Hart delivers a few forearms and gets a crucifix cover for a two count. They crawl around the ring and get in each other’s faces, and then they grab each other around the throat. Hart trips Abadon up and delivers right hands. Hart chokes Abadon with her boot and clubs her in the back. Hart throws Abadon to the outside and sends them into the ring apron. Hart follows with a suplex and gets back into the ring.
Abadon tries to get back into the ring, but Hart delivers a shot. Abadon comes back in with a few body shots, but Hart clubs Abadon in the back. Hart chokes Abadon over the middle rope and goes for a kick, but Abadon dodges and catapults Hart into the top rope. Hart comes back with a shot to drop Abadon, and then applies a submission. Abadon bites Hart’s arm, which is legal in this match, and then bites her again as Hart goes for a clothesline. Abadon drops Hart with a few clotheslines and delivers double knees in the corner. Abadon delivers a Lungblower and goes for the cover, but Hart kicks out. Abadon goes up top, but Hart delivers a few shots and climbs as well and drops Abadon with a superplex for a two count. Hart delivers a blind side lariat and locks in Heartless. Abadon rolls over and gets a two count, and then slams Hart down.
Abadon delivers a running knee strike and goes for the cover, but Hart kicks out. Abadon goes up top, but Hart comes to the corner as well. Abadon bites Hart again, and then Skye Blue rushes out and knocks Abadon down. Abadon goes after Blue on the outside, and then delivers shots to her and drops her with a clothesline. Abadon delivers a running knee to Blue, but Hart delivers a shot from behind. Hart slams Abadon into the ring steps and slams their head into it repeatedly. Hart gets Abadon back into the ring and goes up top. Hart goes for the moonsault press, but drives her knees into Abadon on the landing and gets the pin fall.
Winner and still AEW TBS Champion: Julia Hart

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Nigel McGuinness has replaced Tony Schiavone on commentary.

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AEW TNT Championship – No Disqualification Match
Christian Cage (c) (w/Mother Wayne and Nick Wayne) vs. Adam Copeland
Copeland attacks Cage on the stage and beats him down to ringside. Copeland slams Cage into the barricade and slams him into the announcers’ table. Copeland gets Cage into the ring and chokes him with his vest. Copeland delivers forearm shots and sends him off the ropes, but Cage ducks to the outside. Copeland follows, but Cage delivers shots and slams him into the barricade. Copeland comes right back and slams Cage’s knees into the ring steps. Copeland tries to Stomp on Cage’s head on the steps, but Cage dodges it and runs through the crowd. Copeland follows and beats him down. Copeland dives off of a walkway and takes Cage down. Copeland beats Cage back to ringside and drops him with a flying clothesline from the barricade. Copeland gets Cage back into the ring and delivers right hands in the corner. Copeland charges, but Cage dodges and sends him to the floor.
Cage stomps on Copeland’s head on the steps and gets him back into the ring. Cage goes for the cover, but Copeland kicks out. Cage grabs a kendo stick and hits Copeland in the back with it a few times. Cage chokes Copeland with the kendo stick and works over his neck. Nick gives Cage a couple of chairs, and Cage hits Copeland with one of them before putting it on his neck and standing on it. Cage applies a Boston Crab with the chair still on Copeland’s neck, but Copeland powers out. Nick gives Cage a metal rod and he swings it at Copeland, but Copeland dodges it and drops Cage with a neck-breaker. Copeland hits Cage in the head with the kendo stick, and then hits him across the back with it a few times. Copeland takes Cage down and applies a cross-face submission, but Cage grabs the metal pipe. Copeland steals it and uses it in the cross-face, but Cage makes it to the ropes to pull himself free.
Copeland grabs a ladder and puts it in the ring. Copeland puts the ladder in the ropes, and then sends Cage face-first into it. Cage comes back with a shot with the kendo stick, and then drops Copeland with a neck-breaker. Cage sets the ladder up and climbs, but Copeland climbs the other side. Copeland goes for a suplex, but Cage delivers a few shots. Cage delivers a sunset flip power bomb off the ladder and goes for the cover, but Copeland kicks out. Cage and Nick set a table up on the outside and Cage grabs Copeland. Copeland delivers a few shots and goes for a Spear through the ropes, but Nick pulls Cage out of the way. Copeland goes after Cage with a chair and hits him in the back with it. Cage gets back into the ring, but Copeland hits him with the chair again. Copeland delivers an impaler DDT on the chair and sets up for a Conchairto. Nick gets in the ring to steal the chair, but ducks out of the ring after Copeland goes after him.
Cage delivers a low-blow and goes for the cover, but Copeland kicks out. Cage puts a table in the corner and sets up for the Spear, but Copeland dodges it and throws the chair at Cage’s face a few times. Copeland spears Cage through the table and goes for the table, but Mother Wayne pulls the referee out of the ring. Nick hits Copeland in the back of the head with the title, and then drops Copeland with Wayne’s World on the floor. Nick gets Copeland back into the ring and Cage delivers the Killswitch for a two count. Cage and Nick set the table on the floor on fire and Cage tries to throw Copeland through it, but Copeland counters and drops Cage with a Spear. Copeland delivers shots to Nick on the apron and puts more lighter fluid on the table. Copeland lights the table on fire again and power bombs Wayne onto it, but Wayne goes over the side and the table flips over and goes out.Cage tries to hit Copeland with the title, but Copeland delivers a low blow. Copeland drops Cage with the Killswitch and gets the pin fall.
Winner and new AEW TNT Champion: Adam Copeland
-After the match, Killswitch appears in the ring and attacks Copeland. Killswitch chokeslams Copeland on top of a set up chair and then goes to hand his contract to the referee. Cage gets in the ring and asks for the contract, but Killswitch hesitates. Cage whispers something in Killswitch’s ear, and then Killswitch gives him the contract and leaves the ring. The referee says it’s official and the bell rings. Cage delivers a Spear and gets the pin fall.
Winner and new AEW TNT Champion: Christian Cage

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Bryan Danielson has joined the commentary team for the next match.

AEW Continental Classic Tournament – Final Match
Jon Moxley vs. Eddie Kingston
Kingston delivers a few quick kicks and takes Moxley down, but Moxley it around as they go to the ropes. Moxley slams Kingston on the side of the head, but Kingston comes back with a body shot. Kingston delivers a quick strike and drops Moxley with a headlock take down. Moxley counters into a head scissors hold, but Kingston gets free. They go to a knuckle-lock, and Moxley takes Kingston down. Moxley kicks Kingston in the back, but Kingston comes back and kicks Moxley in the back as well. They exchange chops Kingston applies a side-headlock and they exchange shoulder blocks. Moxley delivers forearm strikes, but Kingston comes back with chops. Kingston delivers an enzuigiri and Moxley rolls to the outside. Kingston sends Moxley into the barricade with a dive, but Kingston crashes into the barricade as well. They get back into the ring and Moxley drops Kingston with a German suplex.
Moxley delivers the Paradigm Shift on the floor and waits on Kingston to get back into the ring. Moxley delivers a few kicks to the chest and drops him with a snap-mare. Kingston blocks another kick and chops Moxley into the corner. Moxley rakes Kingston’s eyes and gouges his face against the ropes. Moxley delivers shots and kicks in the corner, and then drops Kingston with a pile-driver for a two count. Moxley applies a single-leg Boston Crab and transitions into a face-lock. Kingston gets free and they exchange chops, and then they get face-to-face. They exchange chops again and go for clotheslines, and then Kingston drops Moxley with an exploder suplex. Kingston delivers the spinning back fist and delivers a corner clothesline. Kingston delivers rapid-fire chops in the corners and follows with a DDT. Moxley comes back with a cutter, but Kingston delivers another chop.
Moxley delivers a comeback lariat, but Kingston drops him with a Northern Lights Bomb for a two count. Kingston applies the Bulldog Choke, and then transitions into the hammer-and-anvil elbow strikes. Kingston goes back to the Bulldog Choke, but Moxley transitions into a rear choke of his own. Kingston gets to his feet and collapses into the ropes. Kingston drops Moxley with a shot and goes for the cover, but Moxley kicks out. Kingston delivers another Northern Lights Bomb and gets another two count. Moxley comes back with a clothesline and they exchange headbutts on the mat. They slap each other in the face, and then exchange body shots. Kingston delivers the pinning back fist and gets the pin fall.
Winner: Eddie Kingston
-After the match, Kingston is presented with the Continental Crown title belt, and then he and Moxley share a hug. Moxley bows out of the ring and leaves Kingston to celebrate.

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Announced for this Wednesday’s Dynamite:
-AEW International Championship Match: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Dante Martin
-Mariah May makes her in-ring debut

Announced for next Saturday’s Collision:
-Buddy Matthews and Malakai Black vs. FTR

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Tony Schiavone returns to the commentary team for the main event.

AEW World Championship Match
MJF (c) (w/Adam Cole) vs. Samoa Joe
Joe shoves MJF to the mat, but MJF gets into the ropes and pokes Joe in the eye. MJF delivers a shot to Joe, but Joe comes right back and takes MJF down. Joe beats MJF into the corner and stomps on him. Joe delivers more shots to MJF and takes him to the corner again. Joe sets up for the Muscle Buster, but MJF powers out and sends Joe to the floor. Joe comes back in, but MJF catches him in a roll-up for a two count. MJF gets a few more two counts and goes for the Kangaroo Kick, but Joe sends him to the apron. MJF tries to pull himself back into the ring, but Joe kicks him in the head and sends him to the floor. Joe gets MJF back into the ring and drops him with a few suplexes. Joe goes for the cover, but MJF gets his foot on the rope. Joe takes MJF to the apron, but MJF blocks and delivers a few forearm shots. Joe turns it around and delivers the Muscle Buster on the apron.
Joe rolls MJF back into the ring and goes for the cover, but MJF kicks out. MJF comes back with a few quick strikes. MJF sends Joe to the corner and delivers a rolling elbow strike. MJF delivers more strikes in the corner and bites Joe’s face. MKF charges into the corner, but Joe slams him down. Joe grabs MJF, but MJF pokes him in the eye and goes for a Death Valley Driver. MJF collapses down, but delivers a back elbow as Joe charges. MJF delivers a double stomp on Joe’s arm and knocks him to the apron. MJF delivers the Heat Seeker and goes for the cover, but Joe kicks out. MJF goes for the Heat Seeker again, but Joe steps through and carries MJF back into the ring. MJF rolls through and locks Joe in the Salt of the Earth. Joe gets free and beats MJF down again. Joe picks MJF up, but MJF goes back to working over Joe’s arm.
Joe counters back and locks in a sleeper, but MJF backs Joe into the corner and the referee. Joe kicks MJF in the face, but MJF delivers a low blow and drops him with an F5. MJF rolls into the cover, but the referee makes a slow count as he comes to. MJF asks Cole for the Dynamite diamond ring, and it takes Cole a bit to find it. Joe locks MJF in a sleeper hold, but MJF rolls over and gets a two count. Joe transitions into the Coquina Clutch and MJF passes out.
Winner and new AEW World Champion: Samoa Joe
-After the match, Cole gets in the ring and checks on MJF. The Devil’s Masked Men appear and beat down MJF as one of them holds Cole back. One of them goes to hit MJF with a chair, and then Cole tells him to hit him instead. Then, MJF says to hit him, and the guy turns toward Cole. The lights go out in the arena, and they come back on and we see the masked men behind Cole. They unmask to reveal themselves as Roderick Strong, The Kingdom, and Wardlow. Cole sits in the chair as the rest of them beat MJF down. Cole throws the Devil mask down at MJF and knees beside him as the show comes to a close.