Location: London, England
Venue: The O2
Commentary Team: Bryan Danielson, Excalibur, and Tony Schiavone
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The show opens with a history of the Forbidden Door event, and then transitions into hyping today’s matches.
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Tag Team Match
Adam Copeland and Christian Cage vs. Killswitch and Kip Sabian (w/Mother Wayne)
Copeland and Sabian start the match, and Sabian backs Copeland into the corner with right hands. Sabian sends Copeland across, but Copeland ducks to the floor and Sabian gives chase. Copeland drops Sabian with a clothesline and gets him back into the ring. Cage tags in, and he and Copeland double-team Sabian to the mat. Cage delivers right hands, and then Killswitch tags in. Cage backs away and tags Copeland back in. Copeland delivers right hands, but Killswitch drops him with a thrust kick and slams Copeland into the corner. Killswitch sends Copeland to the ropes, but Copeland drops Sabian with a clothesline and sends Killswitch to the floor.
Copeland dropkicks Killswitch into the barricade and delivers another shot to Sabian. Mother Wayne stands in between Killswitch and Copeland, and then Copeland throws Sabian into Killswitch. Killswitch catches Sabian and powerbombs him onto Copeland. Killswitch slams Copeland onto the apron with a chokeslam and gets him back into the ring. Killswitch goes for a chop in the corner, but Sabian tags in and delivers the chop himself. Sabian follows with another chop, but Copeland comes back with elbow strikes. Sabian delivers a knee to Copeland’s midsection and sends him across, but Copeland gets him on the apron.
Sabian comes back with elbow strikes and drops Copeland with a missile dropkick for a two count. Sabian tags Killswitch back in and they double-team Copeland for a bit. Killswitch throws Sabian into Copeland for a cannonball, and Sabian looks shocked by it. Killswitch goes for the cover, but Copeland kicks out at two. Mother Wayne calms Sabian down in the corner as Killswitch clubs Copeland across the chest. Killswitch sends Copeland into the corner, but Copeland delivers a shot to Sabian and kicks Killswitch in the face. Copeland goes for the tag, but Killswitch stops him and slams him into the corner.
Killswitch slams Copeland down and Sabian yells at him to tag him in. Killswitch hits Sabian in the face to tag him in, and Sabian has been busted open. Killswitch throws Sabian in the ring, and Mother Wayne stops Cage from making the tag. Sabian dropkicks Cage to the floor and sends Copeland to the corner. Sabian climbs up with Copeland and calls Killswitch over. Killswitch puts Sabian on his shoulders, and then Copeland drops Sabian with a Spear off the top. Copeland kicks Sabian away, and then Cage and Killswitch tag in. Cage kicks Sabian to the floor and delivers right hands to Killswitch.
Cage follows with chops, but Killswitch drops him with a headbutt. Killswitch sends Cage into the corner and charges, but Cage dodges and Killswitch goes shoulder-first into the ring post. Sabian comes back in, but Cage sends him into the ropes and stands on both of their backs to choke them over the middle rope. Copeland slams Killswitch on the apron, and then Cage dives onto Killswitch to drop him on the floor. Cage gets Killswitch back into the ring, but Killswitch grabs him around the throat. Copeland makes the save with a powerbomb, and then Cage delivers a diving headbutt for a one count.
Killswitch goes for a double chokeslam, but Sabian tags in. Cage and Copeland deliver a double impaler DDT and Cage goes for the cover, but the referee tells him Killswitch isn’t legal. Sabian gets a roll-up on Cage for a two count, and then Cage drops him with a reverse DDT. Killswitch grabs Cage’s throat, but Copeland spears him through the ropes. Cage goes for a Spear, but Sabian counters with a knee strike and goes for the Killswitch, but Cage counters and he and Copeland deliver a pop-up Spear for the pin fall.
Winners: Adam Copeland and Christian Cage
-After the match, Copeland and Cage slap hands. Copeland gives Cage a side-hug, but Cage doesn’t do the same. They slap hands again.
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AEW TNT Championship Match
Kyle Fletcher (c) (w/Don Callis and Lance Archer) vs. Hiromu Takahashi
Fletcher takes Takahashi down, but Takahashi comes right back and delivers a few quick strikes. Takahashi goes for a hurricanrana, but Fletcher blocks it. Takahashi stomps on Fletcher’s foot and takes him down. Takahashi delivers a corner clothesline, but Fletcher comes back with a boot to the face. Fletcher delivers chops in the corner, but Takahashi comes back with chops of his own. Fletcher drops Takahashi with a back elbow and goes for the cover, but Takahashi kicks out at two. Fletcher stomps on Takahashi and follows with a pair of scoop slams for a two count.
Takahashi comes bakc with chops, but Fletcher delivers a knee strike and a back suplex for another two count. Fletcher applies a rear choke, but Takahashi gets to his feet. Fletcher delivers a few knee strikes and runs the ropes, but Takahashi takes him down with a hurricanrana. Takahashi takes Fletcher to the floor, but gets him right back into th ering and delivers a corner clothesline and a low dropkick for a two count. Fletcher comes back with elbow strikes, but Takahashi kicks him in the face and delivers a clothesline. Takahashi drops Fletcher with a dragon screw.
Fletcher kicks Takahashi off the ropes, and then they exchange quick suplexes before Fletcher delivers a Michinoku Driver. Fletcher delivers a scoop slam and goes up top, but Takahashi cuts him off with chops. Fletcher counters back and delivers an avalanche back suplex for a two count. Fletcher delivers a Liger Bomb and goes for the cover, but Takahashi kicks out at two again. Fletcher delivers shots, but Takahashi laughs them off and runs the ropes, but Fletcher kicks him down and gets a one count. Fletcher goes for a brain buster on the apron, but Takahashi counters with a DDT and then powerbombs him to the floor.
Takahashi drops Fletcher with a running clothesline and goes for the cover, but Fletcher kicks out at two. Takahashi picks Fletcher up, but Fletcher escapes and they exchange thrust kicks. Fletcher goes for a Liger Bomb, but Takahashi counters with a hurricanrana for a two count. Takahashi slams Fletcher down and goes for another cover, but Fletcher kicks out at two again. Takahashi picks Fletcher up, but they counter each other until Fletcher delivers a jumping Tombstone for a two count. Fletcher kicks Takahashi in the back of his head, and then follows with a kick to his face.
Fletcher goes for a brain-buster, but Takahashi rolls him up for a two count. Fletcher delivers the brain-buster and gets the pin fall.
Winner and still AEW TNT Champion: Kyle Fletcher
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AEW TBS Championship – Four-Way Match
Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Persephone vs. Bozilla vs. Alex Windsor
Mone gets sent to the outside, and then Bozilla takes Windsor and Persephone down. Mone comes back in and tries to take Bozilla down, but Bozilla sends her into the corner. Mone slams Bozilla’s head into the turnbuckle, but Bozilla comes back with a press slam of Mone onto Persephone and Windsor on the outside. Persephone comes back into the ring, but Bozilla slams her down. Windsor jumps on Bozilla’s back, but Bozilla slams Windsor into Mone in the corner. Bozilla charges into the corner, but Mone and Windsor dodge and Bozilla falls to the floor.
Persephone and Windsor double-team Mone and Windsor goes for the cover, but Persephone breaks it up. Persephone drops Windsor with a hurricanrana, but Windsor comes back with an arm-drag. Bozilla comes back in with a double suplex to Persephone and Windsor, and then Mone jumps on her back. Bozilla slams Mone into the corner, but Persephone comes back with an elbow strike. Persephone money flips Mone into Bozilla, and then Windsor and Persephone get sent to the floor as Mone delivers shots to Bozilla. Bozilla gets pulled to the floor and Mone goes for a cross-body, but Bozilla catches her before Windsor drops them with a dive.
Persephone drops Windsor and Bozilla with a dive through the ropes. Persephone and Mone get back into the ring, and Persephone gets a two count on a jackknife cover. Mone comes back with a chop and an arm-drag, and then gets a two count on a roll-up. Windsor and Persephone also get two counts, and then more two counts happen before Bozilla breaks everything up. Bozilla applies a bearhug to Persephone and throws her across the ring. Bozilla chokes Mone with her boot, and then delivers double knees to Persephone. Windsor kicks Bozilla in the face and drops her with a lariat.
Bozilla comes right back, but Persephone delivers a dropkick. Bozilla gets up again, but Mone delivers a meteora for a two count as Windsor and Persephone break it up. Persephone and Windsor put Mone up top, and then Persephone drops Windsor with a right hand. Windsor comes back with a shot to Persephone and delivers shots to Mone. Mone counters and hangs her upside down, and then Persephone and Bozilla climb as well, but Windsor delivers a triple suplex. Windsot drops Bozilla with a DDT, but Persephone rolls her up for a one count. Mone takes Persephone and Windsor down and locks in a double Statement Maker, but Windsor gets free.
Mone and Persephone exchange roll-ups for two counts, and then Windsor takes both of them down. Windsor applies a double Sharpshooter, but Bozilla stands on Mone and Persephone’s hands to prevent them from tapping out. Bozilla delivers a shot to Windsor and follows with more in the corner. Persephone drops Windsor with a Spear, but Bozilla slams Persephone with a chokeslam. Bozilla connects with a moonsault to both of them and goes for the cover, but Mone breaks it up. Bozilla goes for a Liger Bomb, but Mone counters with a reverse-rana for a two count.
Windsor slams Mone with a fisherman’s buster for a two count, and then Mone gets sent to the floor. Bozilla charges at Windsor in the corner and follows with headbutts. Bozilla stands on Windsor in the corner, but Persephone comes back in with a suplex out of the corner. Windsor drops Persephone with a rolling elbow strike for a two count, and then locks in a Sharpshooter. Mone comes back with a shot to Windsor, and then Persephone tries to slam Mone, but Mone rolls through and gets the pin fall.
Winner and still AEW TBS Champion: Mercedes Mone
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IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match
Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Nigel McGuinness (w/Daniel Garcia)
McGuinness backs Sabre into the ropes, but they have a clean break. They take each other down, and then McGuinness deliver a side-headlock take down. Sabre gets free of the hold and goes the same to McGuinness. McGuinness gets free, but Sabre takes him down again. McGuinness tries to get free, but Sabre keeps him grounded and works over his arm. McGuiness gets free and takes Sabre down. McGuinness drops a knee on Sabre’s arm and applies a submission. McGuinness goes into a cover for a two count, but Sabre comes back with a shot to McGuinness’s arm.
Sabre stomps on McGuinness’s arm, but McGuinness counters and takes him down. McGuinness goes for an elbow drop, but Sabre dodges and applies a hammer-lock. McGuinness backs Sabre into the corner and slams him down. Sabre gets to the corner and charges, but McGuinness dodges and delivers quick strikes before slamming Sabre down. McGuinness spears Sabre in the corner, and then follows with a running uppercut. McGuinness drops Sabre with a clothesline as Sabre charges and goes for the cover, but Sabre kicks out at two.
McGuinness tries to apply the London Dungeon, but Sabre gets to the ropes. McGuinness goes for Tower of London, but Sabre lands on his feet and takes McGuinness down. Sabre goes for an arm-bar and then transitions into an ankle hold. Garcia tries to push the ropes toward McGuinness, but the referee catches him and tells him to back away. Sabre delivers an elbow strike, and then they exchange uppercuts. Sabre trips McGuinness up and gets a two count, and then McGuinness comes back with a back-slide for a two count of his own. Sabre runs the ropes, but McGuinness counters with a knee strike and a comebacker lariat for a two count.
McGuinness delivers another lariat and goes for the cover, but Sabre kicks out at two again before getting a two count of his own on a crucifix pin attempt. McGuinness works over Sabre’s arm and drives his knees into Sabre’s back, but Sabre rolls out. McGuinness locks in a triangle choke and the referee turns his attention to Garcia again. McGuinness applies joint manipulation on Sabre’s fingers, but Sabre gets to the corner. McGuinness goes for the Tower of London, but Sabre takes him to the ropes and gets in Garcia’s face on the outside. Sabre goes up top, but McGuinness cuts him off and delivers the Tower of London. McGuinness goes for the cover, but Sabre gets his foot on the rope.
Sabre delivers an up kick, and then they exchange pin attempts for two counts. McGuinness comes back with another two count, but Sabre counters right back and gets the three count on a bridging sunset flip.
Winner and still IWGP World Heavyweight Champion: Zack Sabre Jr.
-After the match, Sabre and McGuinness shake hands and share a hug before Sabre leaves the ring. Garcia and Tony Schiavone get into the ring, but Garcia backs Schiavone away and hugs McGuinness. Garcia and McGuinnes leave the ring as Schiavone announces the attendance to be 18,992, a new O2 record.
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Backstage, Queen Aminata and Thekla are brawling, and they make their way into the arena. They brawl in the entranceway, and then Julia Hart and Skye Blue run down to beat down Aminata. They try to triple-team Aminata, but Jamie Hayter makes her return for the save. Hayter backs Blue, Hart, and Thekla away and helps Aminata to her feet.
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AEW World Tag Team Championship – Three-Way Match
The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) (c) vs. FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) (w/Stokely) vs. Brodido (Bandido and Brody King)
All six guys brawl on the outside, and Lashley and Benjamin get taken down. Bandido and Harwood get into the ring and exchange quick strikes. Bandido drops Harwood with a hurricanrana and gets a two count on a back-slide. Harwood comes back with a shot and tags in Wheeler. FTR double-team Bandido, but Lashley tags in and drops them with a double clothesline. Lashley drops Harwood with a delayed vertical suplex and tags Benjamin in. Harwood chops Benjamin a few times, but Benjamin throws him across the ring. Harwood tags Bandido in and Bandido delivers an enzuigiri to Benjamin.
Bandido comes off the ropes, but Benjamin catches him. Bandido counters and sends Benjamin to the outside before diving on him through the ropes. Bandido runs the ropes again, but Benjamin comes back in and cuts him off before tagging Lashley back in. Lashley slams Bandido and goes for the cover, but Wheeler breaks it up. Lashley tosses Bandido to the floor and Benjamin slams him between the apron and the barricade. Benjamin tosses Bandido across the ring and goes for the cover, but Bandido kicks out at two. Lashley tags back in and spears Bandido in the corner a few times.
Lashley knocks King to the floor and tags Benjamin back in. Bandido delivers a thrust kick to Benjamin and goes for the tag, but Wheeler and Harwood drop to the floor. Benjamin takes Bandido down again, and then follows with a scoop slam before tagging Lashley back in. Bandido comes back with a kick to Lashley’s face, and then Benjamin tags in again. Bandido kicks Benjamin in the face, and then drops him with a corkscrew cross-body. King tags in, as does Harwood, and King drops both members of FTR with shots. King slams Wheeler down, and then knocks Lashley and Benjamin to the floor.
King slams Harwood to the mat and goes for the cover, but Harwood kicks out at two. King delivers a corner splash to Wheeler and Harwood, and then does the same to Benjamin. King follows with a cannonball to FTR, and then Lashley blocks him from hitting one on Benjamin. King and Lashley exchange elbow strikes, and then go for shoulder tackles. Lashley chops King in the throat, but King comes back with a back elbow. King comes out of the corner, but Lashley slams him down. King comes right back with a lariat and clotheslines Lashley to the floor.
Benjamin kicks King in the face, and then suplexes Harwood and Wheeler. Bandido delivers a quick strike to Benjamin, but Benjamin takes him down and then suplexes King a few times. King comes back with a kick to the face, and then King and Wheeler hit the Shatter Machine on Benjamin. Wheeler clubs King in the back, but King drops him with one chop. King and Wheeler knock Lashley to the floor, and then Wheeler dives through the ropes. Lashley and Benjamin catch him, but then King dives through the ropes to take all of them down. Bandido goes up top, but Harwood cuts him off.
Bandido comes back and takes Harwood down with an avalanche fall-away slam onto everyone else on the floor. Lashley drops Wheeler with a Spear, and then Benjamin delivers superkicks and knee strikes all around. Lashley gets King back into the ring, and Benjamin delivers a running knee strike. Lashley delivers a Spear to King, and then we see two guys in NJPW tracksuits attacking Benjamin on the outside. Lashley goes after them and Stokely gives a chair to Harwood. Bandido kicks the chair into Harwood face, but Wheeler slams Bandido with a powerslam. King drops Wheeler with an elbow strike, and then Harwood hits King with a chair.
The guys attacking the Hurt Syndicate are revealed to be Ricochet and the Gates of Agony and Harwood goes for the cover on King, but King kicks out at two. FTR go for Power and Glory on King, but Bandido cuts them off. King slams Harwood down, and then Bandido splashes onto Harwood and gets the pin fall.
Winners and new AEW World Tag Team Champions: Brodido
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AEW Unified Championship Match
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Swerve Strickland
Okada backs Strickland into the ropes, but Strickland comes back with right hands. Okada delivers an elbow strike and applies a side-headlock, and then drops Strickland with a shoulder tackle. Strickland comes back with a hip-toss, and then follows with a dropkick. Okada goes to the floor and Strickland follows, but Okada kicks him in the midsection. Strickland slams Okada into the apron and follows with a kick to the face. Strickland drops Okada with a flip over the top rope, and then gets him back into the ring. Strickland delivers a few reverse neck-breakers, and then slams Okada into the corner.
Strickland delivers a back elbow and follows with a diving uppercut. Strickland slams Okada into the corner, and then slams his face into the top turnbuckle. Strickland goes for a running kick, but Okada blocks it and catapults him to the outside. Strickland tweaks his knee, and then Okada follows with a sliding dropkick. Strickland comes back and slams Okada into the barricade and the ring steps befire delivering a right hand. Okada kicks Strickland in the face, but Strickland slams him onto the apron. Strickland sets up for a piledriver on the steps, but Okada blocks it and delivers a DDT onto them.
Okada gets Strickland back into the ring and slams him into the corner. Okada delivers right hands and sends him across, but Strickland counters with a back elbow. Strickland goes for a flatliner, but Okada counters and slams him for a two count. Okada picks Strickland up, and they exchange elbow strikes. Strickland delivers a suplex and kicks Okada in the face. Strickland puts Okada up top and drops him with a back suplex for a two count. Okada rolls to the floor and Strickland goes for the Swerve Stomp, but Okada dodges and delivers a Tombstone.
Okada gets Strickland back into the ring and slams him down before dropping an elbow from the top. Okada goes for the Rainmaker, but Strickland counters out. Okada delivers clotheslines, but Strickland comes back and delivers the House Call. Strickland delivers clotheslines of his own and goes for another House Call, but Okada counters and delivers a clothesline of his own. Okada goes for the Rainmaker, but Strickland ducks under and delivers a House Call. Strickland delivers the Swerve Stomp, but his knee gives out and he only gets a two count.
Okada rolls to the apron and Strickland goes up top, but Okada delivers a right hand and Strickland’s knee twists in the ropes. Okada slams Strickland’s knee onto the turnbuckle. Okada goes after Strickland, but Strickland counters and goes for the House Call. Okada ducks and goes for the Rainmaker, but Strickland counters and goes for Big Pressure. Okada dodges and hits the Rainmaker for the pin fall.
Winner and still AEW Unified Champion: Kazuchika Okada
-After the match, Okada puts Strickland’s knee in between the steps and the ring post and hits it with a chair repeatedly. Prince Nana runs out and goes after Okada with a lead pipe, but Okada leaves with Don Callis as Nana and the referee check on Strickland. Wardlow appears in the ring and he takes out Nana. Strickland tries to save Nana, but Wardlow beats Nana down as Strickland looks on. Security rushes the ring and pulls Wardlow back as he stares down Strickland. Wardlow beats the security down as Callis and Okada look on from the outside, and then he leaves the ring and joins them. The rest of the Don Callis Family comes to the stage and hugs Wardlow, and then Konosuke Takeshita stares him down before they nod at each other.
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AEW Women’s World Championship Match
Toni Storm (c) vs. Athena (w/Billie Starkz)
Storm dodges a dropkick and delivers right hands in the corner. Athena sends Storm across and charges, but Storm dodges and delivers a dropkick of her own. Athena goes to the apron, but Storm sends her to the floor with a hip attack. Storm drops Starkz with Storm Zero on the floor, and then Athena dropkicks Storm into the barricade. Athena throws Storm into another barricade and gets her back into the ring. Athena delivers elbow strikes in the corner and goes for the cover, but Storm kicks out.
Athena wrenches Storm’s neck and gets another quick pin attempt. Athena slams Storm’s head into the turnbuckle and drags her throat across the middle rope. Athena slams Storm down and goes for a senton, but Storm dodges and delivers a jaw-breaker. Athena comes back with a shot in the corner and slams Storm’s head into the ring post. Athena rams Storm’s head into the post repeatedly, and then follows with knee strikes to her face. Athena chokes Storm in the ropes, and then clubs her across her neck. Athena goes for a kick, but Storm dodges and gets a roll-up for a two count.
Athena comes back and slams Storm into the middle turnbuckle. Athena backs away for a hip attack, but Storm counters with a clothesline and a fisherman’s suplex for a two count. Storm goes for Storm Zero, but Athena gets free and takes Storm down. Athena kicks Storm in the head and delivers a butterfly suplex. Athena sets up for the O Face, but Storm cuts her off and takes her down for a two count. Storm goes for the TCM Chickenwing, but Atena rolls through. Storm goes for Storm Zero, but Athena escapes again and delivers a back suplex.
Storm comes back with a DDT and follows with a Tiger Driver for a two count. They exchange elbow strikes, and then Athena delivers a knee to the midsection. Storm dodges a kick and connects with a pair of Mongolian chops. Athena comes back with a thrust kick, and then follows with an elbow strike for a two count. Athena picks Storm up, but Storm escapes and takes her down. Starkz gets on the apron, and then Athena kicks Storm in the face. Athena drops Storm with a hurricanrana and goes for the cover, but then delivers a Liger Bomb for a two count.
Athena takes Storm down again, and applies a Koji Clutch. Storm rolls over and gets a two count, and then applies a chickenwing. Athena sends Storm to the outside, and then drops her with a dive through the ropes. Athena goes for a piledriver on the steps, but Storm bites her knee to counter. Storm throws Athena to the floor and slams her into the barricade. Storm gets Athena back into the ring and delivers a headbutt. Storm delivers Storm Zero and goes for the cover, but Athena kicks out at two. Athena tries to leave the ring, but Storm pulls her back in.
Storm gets Athena on the apron, but Starkz trips Storm up with the ring skirt that Athena pulled into the ring. Storm turns her attention to Starkz, and then Athena delivers the O Face over the top rope and guillotines Storm. Starkz grabs a chair, but Mina Shirakawa runs out and chases Starkz away with the chair. Athena drags Storm back into the ring, but Storm counters into a roll-up for a two count. Athena also gets a two count, and then delivers an uppercut. Athena goes for O Face, but Storm catches her and locks in the TCM Chickenwing and Athena taps out.
Winner and still AEW Women’s World Champion: Toni Storm
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AEW World Championship Match
Adam Page (c) vs. MJF
-If Page gets counted out or disqualified, then he will lose the title.
MJF backs into the ropes and then leaves the ring. MJF gets back into the ring, and Page beats him down in the corner. Page sends MJF to the floor and delivers shots against the barricade. Page slams MJF into the barricade, and then drops him over the top of it a few times. Page sends MJF over the barricade, and then gets him back into the ring. Page drops MJF with a back suplex, but MJF rolls to the outside again. Page follows and kicks him in the face to send him over the barricade. Page grabs a chair, but the referee tells him to think about it.
MJF comes back and shoves Page into the ring post. MJF gets Page back into the ring and delivers right hands. MJF applies a rear choke and delivers more shots to Page. Page comes back, but MJF counters into a roll-up for a two count. MJF delivers a piledriver and goes for another cover, but Page kicks out at two again. MJF throws Page into the corners, but Page comes back and sends MJF into the corner as well. Page goes for a corner clothesline, but MJF counters with a back elbow. MJF stomps on Page’s arm, but Page comes back with an elbow strike.
MJF throws Page into the corner again and puts him up top. MJF bites Page’s face, but Page comes back and slams his face into the turnbuckle. Page bites MJF back and drops him with a headbutt. Page delivers a flying clothesline and follows with right hands. Page delivers a fall-away slam and clotheslines MJF to the floor. Page drops MJF with a moonsault and gets him back into the ring. Page delivers a powerbomb and goes for the cover, but MJF kicks out at two. MJF comes back and goes for the Heatseeker, but Page shoves him away and goes for the Buckshot. MJF ducks and locks in Salt of the Earth, but Page goes for the ropes.
MJF pulls him back, but Page rolls him up for a two count and applies a cross-face. MJF rolls Page up for a two count, and then applies a rear chin-lock. MJF sends Page to the apron and delivers a knee strike. MJF goes for the Heatseeker again, but Page dodges it. MJF drops Page with a cutter and follows with a DDT for a two count. MJF moves the timekeeper’s table to ringside and puts Page on it. MJF goes up top, but Page cuts him off. MJF rakes Page’s eyes, but Page kicks him in the face. Page goes for a moonsault from the apron, but MJF catches him. Page counters and delivers a Tombestone on the floor.
Page drags the table closer to the apron, and then delivers Deadeye to MJF through it. Page gets MJF back into the ring and goes for the cover, but MJF gets his boot on the rope at the two count. Page sets up for the Buckshot Lariat, but MJF ducks to the floor. Page follows and knocks MJF into a chair. Page charges at MJF, but MJF trips him face-first into the chair. Page has been busted open, and MJF delivers shots before slamming him into the steps. MJF tells Danielson that he and Page both suck, and then gouges his fingers into the wound on Page’s head.
MJF delivers a Tombstone onto the broken table and gets back into the ring. The referee counts, and Page finally makes it back into the ring at the nine count. MJF pulls off a turnbuckel pad, but Page sends him face-first into it. MJF has been busted open and they pull themselves up in the corners. They exchange right hands and drop each other with rolling elbow strikes. They counter Tombestone attempts and get two counts on roll-ups, and then MJF bridges up. Page counters into a Deadeye and goes for the cover, but MJF kicks out at two again.
MJF pulls out the Dynamite diamond ring and tells Page to hit him in the head with it. Page grabs the ring and sets up for a shot, but the referee tells him he will be disqualified. Page spits in MJF’s face and tosses the ring to the outside. MJF goes for the Heatseeker, but Page dodges and goes for the Buckshot. MJF pulls the referee in front of him, and then causes Page to clash heads with the referee. MJF delivers the Heatseeker and the referee makes the count without seeing Page’s foot on the ropes. MJF tells the referee to ring the bell, but Mark Briscoe comes out.
Security run out to stop Briscoe, but he lays some of them out. Others pull him back as MJF stares him down. MJF turns around to see Page’s boot on the ropes and tries to pull it off, but the referee stops him. MJF argues with him and the referee tells him the match is still going. MJF shoves the referee and the referee shoves him back. Page delivers a clothesline and goes for the Buckshot, but MJF ducks and delivers a low blow behind the referee’s back. MJF goes for the cover, but Page kicks out at two. The referee sees Page holding his crotch and asks MJF what happened.
MJF slides his CMLL World Championship into the ring, and then hits Page with his steel case holding his title match contract. MJF goes for the cover, but Page kicks out at two. MJF puts the ring on his finger and goes for a shot, but the referee sees him and stops him. Page hits MJF with the steel case behind the referee’s back and follows with Deadeye. Page delivers the Buckshot and gets the pin fall.
Winner and still AEW World Champion: Adam Page
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AEW returns to the UK with Collision in Cardiff, Wales on December 13 and Dynamite in Manchester, England on December 17.
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10-Man Lights Out Steel Cage Match
The Death Riders (Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli), The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson), and Gabe Kidd (w/Marina Shafir and Wheeler Yuta) vs. Darby Allin, Hiroshi Tanahashi, The Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi), and Will Ospreay
All ten guys brawl in and around the ring as referees lock the cage. Ospreay and Kidd square off on the outside, and Tanahashi takes Castagnoli down in the ring with a dragon screw. Ospreay and Kidd get back into the ring, but Ospreay sends him right back out with a few shots. Ospreay flips onto Kidd, and Castagnoli gets Allin back into the ring. Castagnoli and Moxley double-team Allin, but he comes back and takes both of them down. Allin dives onto them through the ropes, and then the Bucks, Omega, and Ibushi exchange shots in the ring. The Bucks get the advantage for a bit, but Omega and Ibushi come back wioth hurricanranas.
Omega and Ibushi moonsault onto the Bucks on the outside, and then Allin and Moxley are shown to be handcuffed together. Moxley delivers a few shots and Castagnoli tries to rip the cuffs off of Moxley. Allin delivers a Code Red to Castagnoli, and the cuffs break apart. Omega drops Kidd with a rolling senton and goes for a moonsault with a trashcan, but Kidd dodges it. Matt slams Omega down, and then back Ibushi into the corner. Nick delivers a knee strike, and then the Bucks drop Ibushi with an assisted Sliced Bread and a running knee strike from Nick.
The Bucks grab their bag from under the ring and dump it out, but it is filled with Gummy Bears. Ospreay and Omega come back in, but the Bucks deliver shots to them. Omega comes back with shots, and then Tanahashi bulldogs Nick into the Gummy Bears. Omega shoves some of them into Matt’s mouth, and then Ibushi delivers a spin kick. Ibushi suplsexes Matt and goes for the cover, but Castagnoli breaks it up. Castagnoli delivers shots to Omega and Ibushi, and then the Bucks hit Ospreay with a ladder. The Bucks hit Omega with the ladder, and then do the same to Ibushi.
The Bucks slam Allin onto the ladder and connect with a senton with Allin on the ladder. Ospreay and Allin have been busted open, and the Bucks beat Ospreay down in the ring. Ospreay dodges a ladder shot and kicks it back into the Bucks. Ospreay hits Moxley with a chair and wraps it around his neck. Kidd makes the save and delivers a piledriver to Ospreay. Omega kicks Kidd in the head and follows with elbow strikes. Kidd comes back with shots, and the Bucks deliver a double-stomp powerbomb combination. Castagnoli swings Omega around, and then Kidd delivers a dropkick to him.
The Bucks and Castagnoli triple-team Omega and Nick goes for the cover, but Omega kicks out at two. Ibushi fights back against the Bucks, but they drop him with double superkicks. The Bucks deliver the TK Driver and Matt goes for the cover, but Allin breaks it up. Castagnoli and Moxley stomp Allin down and Castagnoli press slams him from the ring into the cage. Tanahashi comes back in and fights against all five guys, but Moxley eventually drops him with a DDT. Moxley drags Allin back into the ring and delivers right hands. Kidd gouges at Allin’s eyes and then they put him in a chair.
Castagnoli duct tapes Allin to the chair and Moxley grinds a fork into Allin’s ear. Castagnoli slams Allin and the chair down, and then Moxley tells Shafir and Yuta to move some tables around on the outside of the cage. The Bucks get a barbed wire table from under the ring as Shafir and Yuta stack tables on the outside. Castagnoli carries Allin up the cage, but Allin fights back, but he gets dropped with a kick. The Bucks try to throw Tanahashi into the barbed wire table, but he fights them off and slams Moxley’s face into it. Kidd cuts Tanahashi off, but Tanahashi drops him with a slingblade.
Tanahashi drops Moxley with a slingblade, but Castagnoli kicks him in the face and delivers the Neutralizer. The Bucks deliver the BTE Trigger to Tanahashi and Nick goes for the cover, but Ospreay breaks it up. Moxley grabs Ospreay by the neck, but Ospreay spears him through the barbed wire table. Omega drops Castagnoli, Kidd, and the Bucks with snap dragons, and then Ibushi kicks Moxley in the head. Omega and Ibushi drop Moxley and Matt with snap dragons, and then Ibushi dives onto the Bucks on the outside. Omega dives onto Castagnoli and Nick on the outside.
Tanahashi sets up a ladder and tries to climb, but his teammates talk him out of it. Ospreay climbs to the top of the cage and moonsaults onto everyone else. Omega and Kidd exchange shots in the ring, and the Bucks come back in with superkicks to Omega. Tanahashi comes in with dragon screws, and then Castagnoli slams Tanahashi down. Ibushi takes Castagnoli down, and Moxley drops Ibushi. Allin goes after Moxley with a Scorpion Death Drop, and then Ospreay superkicks Kidd. Ospreay drops the Bucks with Hidden Blades, and then drops Kidd with a Styles Clash.
Omega and Ospreay hit Kidd with a Hidden Blade/V Trigger combination and go for the cover, but it’s broken up. Nick drops Ibushi with a DDT on the apron, and Ospreay drop Nicks with an Os-cutter. Allin delivers a Coffin Drop to Castagnoli on the apron, and then Omega and Moxley are left in the ring. They exchange clotheslines, and then Omega connects with a knee strike. Omega delivers the V Trigger and follows with the One Winged Angel, but Castagnoli and the Bucks break it up. Moxley climbs the cage and Yuta does the same on the outside.
Yuta helps Moxley leave the cage as Allin follows. Allin bites Yuta on top of the cage, and then knocks him through the Japanese announce table. Allin escapes the cage and goes after Moxley with a kendo stick. Allin slams Moxley into a barricade and puts him on the lower level of tables that were set up earlier. Allin climbs the cage, and then Shafir makes the save. Kidd climbs behind Allin and delivers a low-blow. Kidd climbs to the top of the cage and delivers a headbutt. Kidd applies a rear choke, but Allin rakes his eyes and dives through the tables while holding onto Kidd.
Castagnoli and Ibushi exchange shots in the ring, and Castagnoli takes advantage before Ibushi comes back with a half-and-half suplex. Omega and Ospreay double-team Castagnoli, and then Omega and Ibushoi double-team Nick. Omega and Ibushi deliver the Golden Trigger, and Ospreay delivers the Hidden Blade to Matt. Ospreay and Omega deliver a Hidden Blade/One Winged Angel combination on Matt, and then Tanahashi connects with the High Fly Flow for the pin fall.
Winners: Darby Allin, Hiroshi Tanahashi, The Golden Lovers, and Will Ospreay
-After the match, all of Ospreay’s teammates praise him and shake his hand before leaving the ring. Ospreay leaves the ring, but the Death Riders attack him and lock the cage. Moxley and Castagnoli beat Ospreay down, and Moxley drops him with numerous Paradigm Shifts as Ospreay’s teammates are held at bay. The Opps run down as Moxley stomps on Ospreay’s neck with the chair wrapped around it. The cage is finally raised and Moxley and his crew escape as everyone else runs in to check on Ospreay. Doctors call for the stretcher for Ospreay as the show comes to a close.