Zero Hour Pre-Show
Willow Nightingale defeated Kris Statlander
- Willow won via gut wrench powerbomb
Serena Deeb’s return is announced via a pre-taped vignette
Killswitch wins the 20-Man Battle Royal to earn a shot at the TNT Championship
- Danhausen, Trent Beretta and Killswitch (Luchasaurus) were the final three in the match. Trent turned on Danhausen and threw him over the ropes. Trent brought the fight to Killswitch and ended up on the apron, but Killswitch caught him with an elbow and knocked him off of the apron to win.
FTW Championship: HOOK defeated Wheeler Yuta to retain
- HOOK choked Yuta out with the handle of a hockey stick
Main Show
Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli and Bryan Danielson), Mark Briscoe, and Daniel Garcia defeated Brody King, Jay White, Jay Lethal, and Rush
- Daniel Garcia pinned Jay Lethal
Andrade El Idolo (w/ CJ Perry) vs. Miro
Miro immediately attacks Andrade during his entrance. Andrade whips him outside to catch a breather, then goes for a suicide dive. Miro catches him with a forearm before Andrade goes for a Figure Four. CJ screams at Miro and says, ‘Is this what you wanted’ and waves her surgically-repaired finger at him. After some back and forth, Andrade shoves Miro over the commentary table, then reverses a whip into the steps.
Andrade goes for a running move in the corner but Miro rolls outside. Andrade refocuses and hits a springboard moonsault on the floor, then whips Miro into the ring steps. Miro avoids a moonsault, but can’t avoid the next one and Andrade gets two. Miro mounts a comeback and goes for the Accolade, but can’t quite hook it in. Andrade gets another near fall and calls for a Figure Four, but Miro refuses to tap.
Andrade bridges up and tries to get Miro to tap, but CJ slides in the ring and sweeps his arms. Andrade can’t believe what happened, then he turns around and gets caught with a roundhouse kick. He kicks out of the pin, but Miro makes him tap to the Accolade.
Winner by submission – Miro
AEW Women’s World Championship – Toni Storm (c) vs. Riho
Storm goes for a hip attack but Riho rolls through and tries for a pinfall. Storm counters with a package piledriver for two. Riho comes back with multiple near falls, and Storm gets the ropes on the last one. Riho goes up top, but Storm sweeps her feet and slams her on her head. Storm finally puts Riho away after hitting a DDT.
Winner and STILL AEW World Women’s Champion – Toni Storm
Mariah May comes out with a champagne bucket, but ends up throwing rose pedals around Toni as she celebrates her win.
Swerve Strickland (w/ Prince Nana) vs. Dustin Rhodes
Swerve jumps Dustin before the bell and whips him into the ringpost, then sends him into the barricade and ring steps. Prince Nana places a cinder block under Dustin’s ankle, and Swerve jumps from the apron and stomps Dustin’s foot. Doctors and referees run out to check on Dustin as Swerve sits on the turnbuckles. Dustin struggles to put weight on his foot and he’s helped up the ramp. Dustin stops and tries to go back to the ring, and Swerve taunts him from the ring. Dustin gets back in the ring as Swerve says they’re wasting his time, but Dustin calls for the bell.
The match starts and Swerve charges the corner, then talks trash to the camera while he wrenches down on Dustin’s neck. Dustin strikes back with some knife-edge chops in the corner, then gets a crossbody for two. Dustin hits some more uppercuts, then hits a powerslam for two. Dustin hits the Final Cut, but Swerve kicks out at two.
Swerve regains control and continues to toy with Dustin, as he snaps his arm back. Swerve leaps off of the top rope and hits the Swerve Stomp for the win.
Winner – Swerve Strickland
Swerve motions that he wants gold, then says they’d better not waste him time anymore.
Ricky Starks, Big Bill, Konosuke Takeshita and Powerhouse Hobbs) (with Don Callis) vs. Le Sex Gods (Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara), Sting, and Darby Allin
Big Bill and Hobbs swing Darby like a jump rope and whip him across the ring. Starks goes for a splash but Darby dives out of the way. Sting finally gets the hot tag and takes Takeshita and Starks down with clotheslines. He knocks Hobbs out of the way and crotches Big Bill on the top rope. Sting and Jericho hit stereo splashes in opposite corners. The opposition regains control and Starks heads up top, doing Snake Eyes off of the top rope. Sammy goes for a cutter but Starks blocks it and throws him into the ropes.
Sammy bounces back and hits a cutter, but Big Bill picks him up and runs into a powerslam. Jericho hits Bill with a Codebreaker, but Big shakes it off. Bill goes for a chokebomb, then pummels Jericho in the middle of the ring. Bill charges the corner and eats a big boot, but Hobbs takes Jericho right down with a spinebuster. Hobbs slams Jericho on the mat, then he picks him up for another. Darby splashes Jericho into Hobbs, then Takeshita takes Darby down. He ends up hitting Sammy and Darby with a German suplex, but Sting takes Takeshita down and puts him in the Scorpion Deathlock. Don Callis runs in with a baseball bat and makes Sting breaks the hold, then Jericho puts Hobbs in the Walls of Jericho.
Sting decks Takeshita and puts him back in the Scorpion Deathlock, but Starks breaks up both submission holds. Big Bill kicks Sting in the face and whips Darby in the corner, but Darby ducks and Bill hits the turnbuckle. Darby sends Bill into the barricade, then Sammy goes for a dive on the floor but Starks spears him and gets two. Sammy regains control and heads up top, hits a Shooting Star Press for the win.
Winners – Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Sting, and Darby Allin
TBS Championship: Julia Hart (c) vs. Abadon
Abadon gets some punches in early, but Julia regains control and whips her outside. Julia chokes Abadon on the ropes and applies a headlock, but Abadon bites her arm to break the hold. Julia finally regains control and tries to keep Abadon grounded, but Abadon fires back with a spinning side slam. Abadon gets a knee strike for two and screams in frustration.
Abadon heads up top, but Julia meets her halfway. Abadon bites Julia’s forehead and the referee checks on her. Skye Blue runs out and attacks Abadon and hides under the ring. Abadon gives chase and pulls Skye out to the floor, then decks her with a clothesline and a knee to the face. Julia gets back in it and slams Abadon’s head into the ring steps repeatedly. Julia rolls Abadon back in the ring and hits a moonsault for the win.
Winner and STILL TBS Champion – Julia Hart
No Disqualification Match (TNT Championship) – Christian Cage (c) vs. Adam Copeland
Copeland rushes Cage on the ramp and lawn darts him headfirst into the stage. Copeland brings Christian down the ramp and attacks him on the floor, then whips him into the commentary table. Copeland screams at Nigel McGuinness to shut up, then he pummels Christian in the ring and laughs. The pair end up fighting into the crowd and Copeland dives onto Christian from an elevated staircase. They make their way back into the ring and Christian gets the upper hand, and Copeland is busted open above his left eyebrow.
Christian chokes Copeland with a kendo stick and taunts the crowd, then blows a kiss to the camera. Nick Wayne gets two chairs at Christian’s request, then Christian puts Copeland in a Boston crab while sitting on the chair. Christian gets a metal rod and tries to hit Copeland, but Copeland ducks and smashes the kendo stick over Christian’s head and ribs. Copeland applies a crossface, but Christian crawls over and gets the metal rod. Copeland intercepts it and uses it to choke Christian, who pulls himself to the ropes and away from Copeland.
The Rated R Superstar gets a ladder from under the ring as Nick Wayne checks on Christian. Copeland wedges the ladder in the turnbuckles and slingshots Christian’s face into it as Shayna Wayne looks on. Christian comes back with a kendo stick shot and an inverted DDT, then climbs the ladder. Copeland meets him at the top and goes for a suplex, but Christian counters and hits a sunset flip powerbomb for two. Christian gets two tables, but Copeland regains control and tries to take Christian’s head off with a chair. Nick Wayne runs in and takes it from him, and Christian hits Copeland with a low blow. Nick helps Christian get a table in the ring, and Christian props it up in the corner. Copeland and Christian fight for position, and Copeland finally catches Christian with a spear through the table.
Shayna Wayne breaks up the pin, and Copeland stalks her on the floor. Nick hits Copeland with the TNT Championship and hits a cutter off of the turnbuckles onto the floor. Christian catches Copeland with the Killswitch for two, then Nick and Christian pour lighter fluid on a table at ringside. Copeland takes them both out and lights the table on fire, then powerbombs Nick onto the table. Christian gets the title in the ring, but Copeland kicks him in the nuts and hits a Killswitch and makes the cover.
Winner and NEW TNT Champion – Adam Copeland
Killswitch attacks Copeland after the bell and chokeslams him through a chair. Killswitch holds up his contract from winning the battle royale, but Christian runs in and stops him. Christian asks for the contract so he can use it, and Killswitch can’t seem to make the decision. Christian whispers in his ear, and Killswitch hands it over. Christian signs it, and the referee rings the bell.
Christian spears Copeland and makes the cover.
Winner and NEW TNT Champion – Christian Cage
AEW Continental Classic Finals: Eddie Kingston vs. Jon Moxley
Kingston and Moxley feel each other out with a test of strength, then Mox takes Eddie down on the floor. They trade chops in the ring, then Mox hits a piledriver and gets a two count. Mox goes for a submission and Eddie bites his hand. They trade more chops, then Kingston takes Mox down with a suplex. Mox psyches himself up, seems to stagger after injuring his knee and falls to the mat. Kingston connects with some rapid-fire chops and screams, “You want 100%, motherf*cker?” at Mox. Kingston hits a DDT, but Mox fires right back with a cutter and a lariat.
Mox hits a Northern Lights Bomb for two. Mox goes towards the corner, but Kingston cracks him with a spinning backfist for two. Kingston hits a Northern Lights Bomb for two, then Mox slaps him in the face to rile Kingston up. They trade chops again, and Kingston nails Mox with a spinning backfist and makes the cover.
Winner of the Continental Crown – Eddie Kingston
- Eddie Kingston is the ROH World Champion, NJPW Strong Openweight Champion, and the inaugural AEW Continental Champion
Kingston celebrates his win with his three championships. Kingston then kneels in the ring and smiles as Mox hugs him.
AEW World Championship – MJF (c) vs. Samoa Joe
Adam Cole is at ringside in his crutches for this one.
Circling, Friedman strutting, collar and elbow, into the corner, Max thumbs the eye and backs Joe off into the corner and puts boots to him! Charging in, Samoa gets him with the Rock Bottom and immediately stomps the shoulder! Jabs into the corner, stomps to the shoulder, snapmare and chops to the spine before dropping a leg on the injured arm!
Trapezius claw on the bad arm, MJF fights out, throwing chops, Joe cuts him off with a headbutt to the arm, Manhattan drop, elbow drop and Samoa is feeling it! Whip across, elbow up, enzuigiri in the corner, Joe wants the Muscle Buster but Max slips out! Low bridge sends Samoa to the floor, back inside, small package for two!
Sunset flip, Joe kicks out, schoolboy, same result! Basement superkick, Friedman in aagony but not giving up! Calling for the Kangaroo Kick but Joe counters and catapults him over the ropes! Max braces and tries to skin the cat and Samoa just wrecking balls him to the floor!
Joe off the ropes, wiping him out with a suicide dive! Back inside, drawing MJF up, Death Valley Driver… NOPE! Chaining suplexes together, straitjacket German suplex… FOOT ON THE ROPES! Samoa grabbing him by the shoulder brace, drawing him up on the apron, Max blocks, trading shots… MUSCLE BUSTER ON THE APRON DANGERRRROUS!
Back inside, cover… MJF WON’T STAY DOWN! Paintbrushing Friedman with slaps, setting him up top, looking for another Muscle Buster but Max breaks free and hammers him with headbutts! Up and over, rolling elbow to the back of the head! One-armed, MJF smashes Joe’s face into the turnbuckles over and over again!
Climbing up, overhand strikes in the turnbuckles and he caps it off by biting Samoa’s forehead! Calling for it again, again Joe has the Kangaroo Kick scouted! Samoa on the second rope, Max with a thumb to the eye, fireman’s carry but his shoulder gives out and he collapses!
Charging in, back elbow, Max off the second with a double stomp to the elbow! Shoulder block in desperation sends Joe to the apron, one-armed Heatseeker connects but can’t keep Samoa Joe down! One-armed Max looking to hit another one but Joe blocks! Samoa hosses him over his shoulder, sunset flip and into Salt of the Earth somehow!
Using his wrist tape to try and get some leverage but Bryce warns him off! Samoa with a Fujiwara armbar of his own! Friedman crawling desperate for the ropes and he makes it! Drawing him up by the brace again, Max looking for Salt of the Earth but Joe shifts gears towards the Coquina Clutch! MJF rams him in the corner and referee Bryce Remsburg goes down!
Friedman smiling, he hammers Joe with a low blow, fireman’s carry, trembling, walking to the middle of the ring… AN F-5?! One-armed cover as Bryce recovers… JOE KICKS OUT! MJF goes to Adam Cole for the Dynamite Diamond Ring but Samoa is on him before he can use it! Coquina Clutch, step up, reverse into a pin, Joe slips around, suffocating him, Friedman fading, struggling, kicking desperate for freedom! Bryce checks his hand once, twice…
Samoa Joe wins by referee stoppage with the Coquina Clutch, winning the AEW World Championship.
Post-match, Adam Cole slides into the ring to console his buddy Max, in tears at losing his title in his home of Long Island. They get to their feet and the Devil’s masked goons surround the ring!
They throw the ROH World Tag Team Championship belts into the ring and light on Max! Adam begs them to hit him instead, MJF isn’t having it, and the lights go down!
The lights come up and Adam Cole is seated on a chair and the goons unmask to reveal Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, and Wardlow! They set him up and Wardlow powerbombs Max! Adam pulls the devil mask out of his pocket and hobbles to his feet, dropping the mask on MJF’s fallen body.
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