Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Venue: Daily’s Place
Commentary Team: Bryan Danielson, Excalibur, and Taz
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Tony Schiavone is in the ring, and he introduces the AEW Men’s World Champion, Adam Page, and the number one contender, Samoa Joe. Page says there have been six years of Dynamite, and he has done a lot of things like commit arson and dress as the Marshmallow Man, but he has never been as confused as he was last week. Page says Joe kicked and screamed last week, and then suckerpunched him in the face. Page says Joe saw him with the title last week and immediately decided that he wanted it. Page tells Joe that he decided to give him a shot because he owes him for helping him win the title.
Joe says everything Page said is absolutely true, but he sees a pretender when he looks at him. Joe says he did forget who he was while he was going after the Death Riders, and he forgot that the prime target was the man who calls himself a champion. Joe says Page might be providing the opportunity, but he is coming to collect what is owed. Joe says he is going to choke Page unconscious and take his belt.
Page says he always has to prove himself to tough guys like Joe, and he does it every time the bell rings. Page says Joe will probably beat his ass for a bit at WrestleDream, but he will give Joe two strikes for every one that he gives him. Page says Joe cannot outlast him and after he beats him, he hope Joe is able to stand up, shake his hand, look him in the eye, and know that he is the champion of the world.
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Earlier today, Alicia Atout interviewed The Conglomeration. Mark Briscoe says they have a big week this week and hypes up all of the group’s matches tonight and on Collision.
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Match 1 – Singles Match
Jon Moxley (w/Marina Shafir) vs. Tomohiro Ishii
They get face-to-face and exchange elbow strikes. Ishii drops Moxley with a shoulder tackle, and then they exchange chops on the outside. Moxley rakes Ishii’s back and slams him into the ringpost. Ishii isn’t fazed and delivers a chop before slamming Moxley into the post. Ishii gets Moxley back into the ring, but Shafir cuts him off and gouges his eyes. Moxley dropkicks Ishii into the barricade as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Moxley has Ishii grounded in the ring. Moxley gouges Ishii’s face, but Ishii comes back with a few shots and follows with a suplex. Ishii’s nose is busted open, but he drops Moxley with another suplex. Moxley comes back with a shot, and then delivers right hands in the corner. Moxley goes for a clothesline, but Ishii comes back with a headbutt and a clothesline of his own for a two count. Ishii delivers another clothesline and follows with an enzuigiri, but Moxley comes back with a knee strike.
Moxley delivers a piledriver, but Ishii stands right back up. Moxley delivers a stomp and goes for the cover, but Ishii kicks out at two. Ishii comes back and takes Moxley down, but Moxley comes back with the Paradigm Shift for a two count. Moxley locks in the Bulldog Choke, and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Jon Moxley
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Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Young Bucks, who are trying to meet with Tony Khan. Renee brings up Jurassic Express, and Matt Jackson says they got tickets to watch the match up close. Nick Jackson asks where he got the money, and Matt says he sold some of their sneakers. Nick continues to knock on Khan’s door as Renne walks away.
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A video package for the feud between Kris Statlander and Toni Storm airs, followed by a replay of The Triangle of Madness attacking both of them on this past Saturday’s Collision.
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Match 2 – Trios Tag Team Street Fight
The Demand (Bishop Kaun, Ricochet, and Toa Lions) vs. The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, MVP, and Shelton Benjamin)
All six guys brawl on the stage and ramp, and then Lashley clotheslines Liona into the ring. Liona comes back with a Samoan Drop onto some chairs, but Lashley dodges a splash as Benjamin and Kaun go at it on the outside. MVP and Ricochet get into the ring, and Ricochet delivers a low-blow. Kaun and Liona stomp MVP down, but Lashley and Benjamin make the save. Ricochet tries to hide from MVP under a table, but MVP beats him down anyway. Benjamin uses a kendo stick on Kaun, and Lashley uses a crutch on Liona. Ricochet gets slammed on the stage and the Syndicate triple-team Liona and Kaun, but Ricochet dives onto everyone as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Kaun delivers dropkicks to the Syndicate and then dives onto Lashley on the outside. Liona slams MVP on the floor, but Lashley drops him and Ricochet with a double clothesline. Liona comes back and takes Lashley down, but Lashley comes back and goes for a Spear through a table. Ricochet throws a chair in Lashley’s face and Liona throws Lashley through the table. Kaun sends Lashley through another table with an elbow drop from the apron and Ricochet gets Benjamin back into the ring. Liona sends MVP through the barricade as Benjamin dodges a dive from Ricochet.
Ricochet comes back with a shot to Benjamin, and then The Demand triple-slam Benjamin for a two count from Kaun. Liona and Kaun set up a table and put Benjamin on it. Ricochet hits a Shooting Star Press, and then MVP slams Liona onto the table, Ricochet, and Benjamin. Ricochet goes ot the outside and hits Lashley with a chair, but Benjamin and MVP fight back in the ring. Ricochet comes back with kicks to both of them, and then he props a table in the corner with Kaun. Benjamin sends Ricochet to the floor and drops Kaun with a thrust kick.
Benjamin delivers a German suplex and goes for a knee strike, but Ricochet shoves Kaun out of the way and gets hit wiht the strike. Ricochet comes back with a chair shot to Benjamin as Lashley beats down Liona on the outside. Lashley drops Kaun with a Spear, and then does the same to Ricochet. Lashley and Liona deliver clotheslines to each other, and then Liona and Kaun get sent to the outside. The Syndicate triple-team Ricochet and Benjamin suplexes him through a table for the pin fall.
Winners: The Hurt Syndicate
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Backstage, Renee interviews Don Callis, who is joined by his family. Don Callis says it is easy to strategize this many members, because he just calls on who he needs to get the job done, like Josh Alexander against Kota Ibushi this Saturday on Collision and Kyle Fletcher against Kyle O’Reilly tonight. Callis says Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita will work like a well-oiled machine tonight to beat Brodido, and will do the same at WrestleDream to win the AEW World Tag Team Championship.
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Match 3 – Tag Team Match
Jurassic Express (Jack Perry and Luchasaurus) vs. Local Competitors
Perry backs one guy into the corner and drops him with a hurricanrana. The Young Bucks are shown in the crowd, and then Luchasaurus tags in. Luchasaurus drops the guy with a clothesline, and then just throws him down from a vertical suplex position. Luchasaurus kicks the guy in the face and tags Perry back in. Luchasaurus delivers a hip-toss, and Perry connects with a shot. The other guy gets knocked off the apron, and then Luchasaurus and Perry double-team the guy who has been in the entire match for the pin fall.
Winners: Jurassic Express
-After the match, The Young Bucks attack Luchasaurus and Perry. They slam Perry into the barricade, and then deliver a double low-blow to Luchasaurus. The Bucks deliver superkicks to both guys, and then challenge them to a tag team match at WrestleDream. The Bucks lay Perry out with the TK Driver before leaving the ring.
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Outside the arena, the Death Riders gather around. PAC says it isn’t personal with Orange Cassidy tonight, and he is going to out-wrestle and out-class him, and then he is going to make him suffer. PAC says the Riders have ambitions that are higher than the likes of Cassidy, and Wheeler Yuta says what happens to Cassidy tonight is going to hurt him more than Cassidy, and Daniel Garcia says he sees a lot of losers in AEW. Garcia says you have to choose to win, and that’s what they are going to keep doing.
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Match 4 – AEW TNT Championship Match
Kyle Fletcher (c) (w/Don Callis) vs. Kyle O’Reilly
They lock up and exchange holds. Fletcher sends O’Reilly off the ropes and drops him with a shoulder tackle. Fletcher stomps on O’Reilly, but O’Reilly counters into a knee bar. Fletcher gets to the apron, but O’Reilly applies a wrist-lock as he gets back into the ring. Fletcher counters with a scoop slam and follows with chops. O’Reilly comes back with round kicks and takes Fletcher down. O’Reilly delivers palm strikes and goes for an arm-bar, but Fletcher gets to the ropes and rolls to the floor. O’Reilly delivers a knee strike from the apron and gets Fletcher back into the ring. O’Reilly goes for a knee strike, but Fletcher blocks and delivers a Michinoku Driver as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, O’Reilly shoves Fletcher into the corner and delivers a knee strike. O’Reilly follows with a suplex and an axe kick before delivering an elbow strike. O’Reilly delivers a forearm shot and applies a key lock, but Fletcher headbutts his way free. O’Reilly drops into a triangle hold, but Fletcher counters with a powerbomb. O’Reilly comes back with a knee bar, but Fletcher gets to the ropes. O’Reilly slams Fletcher onto the apron, but Fletcher comes bakc with a thurst kick. O’Reilly sends Fletcher into the barricade with a dragon-screw, and follows with a running dropkick against the barricade.
O’Reilly gets Fletcher back into the ring and goes for a knee drop, but Fletcher dodges and delivers a knee strike of his own. Fletcher goes for the brain-buster, but O’Reilly counters into a top wrist-lock. Fletcher lawn-darts O’Reilly into the turnbuckle, and then they exchange elbow strikes. O’Reilly slams Fletcher down and gets a two count, but Fletcher comes back with a clothesline. Fletcher picks O’Reilly up, but O’Reilly rolls through and applies a knee-bar. O’Reilly breaks the hold and delivers a knee strike to Fletcher’s head for a two count.
O’Reilly applies an ankle lock, but Fletcher counters out and delivers the brain-buster. Fletcher immediately follows with another brain-buster and gets the pin fall.
Winner and still AEW TNT Champion: Kyle Fletcher
-After the match, Lance Archer and Rocky Romero attack O’Reilly , buy Roderick Strong and Tomohiro Ishii come out to help. They get beat down as Fletcher joins in, and then Mark Briscoe comes out to even the sides. Fletcher stares Briscoe down and then leaves the ring.
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Backstage, Renee asks Fletcher why he backed down from Briscoe. Fletcher says Briscoe came out there to take advantage of him after a hard-fought battle. Fletcher says everyone knows he can beat Briscoe any day, and Renee says Tony Khan just made it official that Fletcher will defend the title against Briscoe at WrestleDream. Fletcher looks shocked, and Callis leads him away.
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Match 5 – AEW TBS Championship – Open Challenge Match
Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Lacey Lane
They lock up and Lane applies a wrist-lock. Mone comes bakc and takes Lane down, but Lane catches her in a roll-up for a one count. Mone gets her own one count, but Lane dodges her in the corner and gets a few more pin attempts in before delivering a dropkick. Mone rolls to the floor, but Lane kicks her through the ropes. Mone gets back into the ring, but Lane delivers a thrust kick. Mone comes back with a knee strike, but Lane drapes her over the top rope and slams her head-first onto the mat. Lane goes for the cover, but Mone gets her foot on the rope as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Lane takes Mone down with a drop-toe hold, but Mone comes back with the Three Amigos. Mone goes for a frog splash, but Lane gets her knees up. Mone goes for a meteora in the corner, but Lane dodges and delivers a thrust kick for a two count. Lane delivers another thrust kick, but Mone comes back with a knee strike and a face-buster. Mone delivers a sunset flip bomb into the corner, but Lane comes back with a hard shot and leg drop from the ropes. Lane delivers a hammer-lock flatliner and goes for the cover, but Mone kicks out at two.
Lane slams Mone down and connects with a leg drop for a two count. Lane goes for it again, but Mone rolls through and they exchange roll-ups for two counts. Mone slams Lane down with the Statement Maker and gets the pin fall.
Winner and still AEW TBS Champion: Mercedes Mone
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Backstage, Sammy Guevara is with The Beast Mortos. Guevara says Eddie Kingston might have survived Dralistico last week on Collision, but this week he is facing the Beast and it is going to be goodbye for Kingston. Kingston and Hook are also backstage, and Kingston says he beat Dralistico’s ass because of Guevara. Kingston says he has to do the same to Beast now, because of Guevara.
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Match 6 – Tag Team Double Jeopardy Eliminator Match
Brodido (Brody King and Bandido) vs. The Don Callis Family (Kazichika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita) (w/Don Callis)
Bandido and Takeshita start the match. Takeshita takes Bandido down, but Bandido comes back with a hurricanrana. King delivers a shot in the corner and tags in. Brodido double-team Takeshita for a bit, and King slams Bandido onto Takeshita. Okada tags in, but King slams him down and connects with a running senton. King chops Okada in the corner, and Bandido tags in as they double-team him. Bandido drops Okada with a dropkick, but Bandido lands on his injured shoulder. King tags in and sends Okada to the corner, but Okada sends him to the apron.
Takeshita drops King with a kick, as Okada kicks Bandido the floor. Takeshita slams King onto the apron and then he and Okada get in each other’s faces as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, King suplexes Takeshita, but Okada tags in. King turns it around on Okada, and Bandido tags in. Bandido delivers shots to Okada and gets a roll-up for a two count. Okada comes back with a knee strike, but Bandido slams him down and gets a two count as Takeshita breaks it up. Takeshita gets sent to the floor as King tags in. King slams Okada down and goes for the cover, but Takeshita shoves Bandido into the cover to break it up. Takeshita tags in, but Brodido double-team him with shots and kicks, but Takeshita comes back with shots to both.
Takeshita works over Bandido’s injured shoulder and suplexes King down. Takeshita follows with the Blue Thunder Bomb to King and delivers a knee strike to Bandido. Bandido comes back with a roll-up for a two count, but Okada chokes Bandido from behind. Takeshita goes for a knee strike, but Bandido ducks and Takeshita sends Okada to the floor. Bandido gets a roll-up for a two count, and then hits the X Knee on Takeshita. Bandido goes for 21 Plex, but his shoulder gives out and Takeshita delivers a reverse-rana. Okada tags himself in as Takeshita kicks King to the floor. Okada delivers the Rainmaker to Bandido and gets the pin fall.
Winners: The Don Callis Family
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Renee interviews JetSpeed and Willow Nightingale backstage. They talk about their ongoing issues with FTR, Stokely, and Megan Bayne and say it doesn’t matter how many people are involved with them, because it will be “top guys down” on Saturday.
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Backstage, FTR and Stokely respond to JetSpeed and Nightingale. Stokely says he respects anyone who steps into the ring with FTR, but he will never respect Nightingale. Stokely says he doesn’t need hoes, because he has two bad bitches who are going to take care of Nightingale. Bayne and Penelope Ford walk in. Bayne says as long as she is around, Nightingale doesn’t stand a chance. Stokely says FTR and Bayne are going to beat JetSpeed and Nightingale down on Saturday.
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Renne interviews Brodido backstage. Bandido says they lost because of him, and King says no and says Bandido is the one who says to never stop fighting. King says they are never going to stop, because Bandido is the best professional wrestler in the world and they are going to leave WrestleDream still the AEW World Tag Team Champions.
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Match 7 – Singles Match
Orange Cassidy vs. PAC
PAC throws Cassidy down, but Cassidy comes back with his shin kicks. PAC rolls through and takes Cassidy down before applying a side-headlock. Cassidy gets to his feet, but PAC sends him off the ropes and delivers a shoulder tackle. PAC applies a side-headlock, but Cassidy rolls over and gets a one count. Cassidy applies a leg-scissors hold, but PAC gets free and goes back into the side-headlock. Cassidy gets to his feet and takes PAC down, but PAC comes back and applies a wrist-lock. PAC turns it into a hammer-lock, but Cassidy counters back into a wrist-lock.
PAC turns it into the hammer-lock once more, but Cassidy counters into a take down. Cassidy follows with an arm-drag and slams PAC into the turnbuckles a few times. Cassidy delivers a diving elbow drop and PAC goes to the floor. Cassidy goes for a dive, but PAC catches him and slams him with a Falcon Arrow as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, PAC grounds Cassidy in the ring. Cassidy comes back with his chops, and then fires up as they exchange elbow strikes. Cassidy kicks PAC in the face, but PAC comes back with an elbow strike.
They exchange more elbow strikes and Cassidy delivers a thrust kick. PAC comes back with a German suplex, but Cassidy delivers a PK. PAC rolls to the floor, but Cassidy dives through the ropes and delivers Stundog Millionaire. Cassidy delivers a diving DDT through the ropes and follows with the Orange Punch. PAC lands on the timekeeper’s table and Cassidy goes up top. Cassidy dives onto PAC and they crash through the table. Cassidy gets PAC back into the ring and delivers a DDT. Cassidy delivers the Orange Punch and goes for the cover, but PAC gets his boot on the rope at the two count.
Cassidy goes up top, but PAC rolls slowly away and goes to the ramp. Cassidy follows and they go into the stands. PAC kicks him in the midsection and delivers a piledriver in the stands. PAC kicks Cassidy down the steps, but Darby Allin gives Cassidy an assist behind the referee’s back. PAC gets back in at the nine count, but Cassidy catches him in a roll-up and gets the pin fall.
Winner: Orange Cassidy
-After the match, Allin and PAC go at it in the stands, and the rest of the Death Riders come out. Moxley tries to go after Allin as the Riders hold him back, and then Allin threatnes to light a Molotov cocktail. Security runs over and tackles Allin, and then they get in between Allin and Moxley as the show comes to a close.
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Announced for this Saturday’s Collision
-Mixed Trios Tag Team Match: FTR and Megan Bayne vs. JetSpeed and Willow Nightingale
-Trios Tag Team Match: Harley Cameron, Kris Statlander, and Toni Storm vs. The Triangle of Madness
-Anthony Bowens and Max Caster vs. Big Bill and Bryan Keith
-TayJay in action
-Eddie Kingston vs. The Beast Mortos
-Josh Alexander vs. Kota Ibushi
Updated card for WrestleDream
-AEW World Championship Match: Adam Page (c) vs. Samoa Joe
-AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Toni Storm
-AEW TNT Championship Match: Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Mark Briscoe
-AEW World Tag Team Championship Match: Brodido (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita
-$500,000 Tag Team Match: Jurassic Express vs. The Young Bucks
-“I Quit” Match: Darby Allin vs. Jon Moxley