Location: Manchester, England
Venue: Co-op Live
Commentary Team: Excalibur and Tony Schiavone
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Match 1 – AEW Continental Classic Tournament – Blue League Match
Jon Moxley vs. Roderick Strong
They lock up and Moxley backs Strong into the ropes. They break, and then Moxley applies a wrist-lock. Strong turns it into one of his own, but Moxley counters back and takes Strong down. Strong counters into an ankle lock, but Moxley makes it to the ropes. Strong goes behind for a waist-lock, and then works over Moxley’s arm. Moxley turns it into a side-headlock take down, but Strong comes back and they exchange shoulder blocks. Strong chops Moxley into the corner and drops him with a dragon-screw. Strong works over Moxley’s knee in the corner, and they exchange elbow strikes.
Strong sends Moxley tothe floor and they go into the crowd for a bit. Strong gets Moxley back to ringside, but Moxley gets back into the ring and drops Strong with a diving elbow strike through the ropes as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Moxley has Strong in an arm-bar. Moxley turns it into a cross-face, but Strong counters into a roll-up for a two count. Moxley goes for a pile-driver, but Strong sends him to the outside. Moxley comes back in, but Strong takes him down and they go to the outsdie again. Strong gets Moxley on top of the steps, but Moxley counters out and goes for a piledriver. Strong counters back and slams Moxley onto the steps before getting him back into the ring. Strong takes Moxley to the corner and rakes his fingernails into his back. Strong delivers a superplex and goes for the cover, but Moxley kicks out at two. They exchange elbow strikes and Moxley gains the advantage.
Moxley goes for the Death Rider, but Strong counters with a Tiger Driver for a two count. Strong goes for the Strong Hold, but Moxley counters into a roll-up for a two count. Moxley drops Strong with a cutter and gets another two count, and then delivers a piledriver for another two count. Moxley applies a sleeper hold, but Strong gets to the ropes. Strong comes back with the Strong Hold, but Moxley kicks him to the outside. Strong comes back in, but Moxley delivers the Paradigm Shift for a two count. Moxley delivers the Death Rider and gets the pin fall.
Winner: Jon Moxley
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Eddie Kingston is backstage. He says he will learn and move forward from last week, and then says he will be at Collision if anyone wants to step up.
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Match 2 – $1,000,000 Winners Take All Trios Tag Team Match
The Don Callis Family (Hechicero, Kazuchika Okada, and Konosuke Takeshita) vs. The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson)
Takeshita and Omega start the match and Takeshita applies a side-headlock. Omega sends him off the ropes, and they exchange shoulder blocks. Omega comes back with a wrist-lock, and Matt tags in. Matt delivers a double-sledge, and Nick tags in. The Bucks double-team Takeshita for a bit, and then do the same to Okada. Omega tags in and the Elite triple-team Takeshita in the corner. Omega delivers a back-breaker, and Nick tags in and stomps on Takeshita’s face as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Omega tags in and delivers shots to Hechicero. Hechicero comes back with a kick, but Omega delivers one of his own and slams Hechicero down. Hechicero rakes his eyes and delivers a knee to the midsection. Hechicero slams Omega into the corner and tags in Okada. Okada and Takeshita argue and Takeshita shoves Okada away so he and Hechicero can double-suplex Omega. Omega and Okada exchange shots, and then Hechicero tags back in. Omega drops Hechicero with a snap-dragon and knocks Okada and Takeshita to the floor.
Omega gets Hechicero in the corner, but Okada cuts him off. Omega drops Okada with a rolling senton and tags in Nick. Omega and Nick splash onto Matt as Matt tags in. Matt connects with an elbow drop, but Okada comes back in with elbow shots. The Bucks double-team Okada back to the outside and the Elite dive onto the Family through the ropes. Matt gets Hechicero back into the ring, but Okada grabs his ankle. Hechicero bear hug swings Matt around and slams him down as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Okada has Matt in a rear chin-lock. Okada goes after Omega as Matt tries to make a tag, and then Matt takes Hechicero to the floor. Matt takes Takeshita down on the outside, and then drops Okada with a bulldog. Nick and Takeshita tag in and Nick causes Takeshita and Okada to butt heads. Nick takes them down with a double arm-drag, and then kicks Okada in the face. Nick drops Hechicero with a hurricanrana, and then drops Takeshita with a cutter. Nick connects with a senton and goes for the cover, but Takeshita kicks out at two.
Takeshita comes back with an elbow strike and tags in Hechicero. Hechicero delivers a knee strike and swings Nick ardound. Nick comes back with a Canadian Destroyer, and then Okada and Omega tag in. They exchange shots and Omega connects with a kick. Omega goes for the One Winged Angel, but Okada gets free and goes for the Rainmaker. The match breaks down for a bit and Omega eventually drops Takeshita with a knee strike. Nick slams Takeshita down, but Takeshita comes back with an elbow strike. The Bucks double-team Takeshita, and then do the same to Okada and Hechicero.
Takeshita comes back with German suplexes, and then Hechicero slams Matt down. Takeshita goes for the cover, but Omega breaks it up. Omega gets sent to the floor, but miscommunication in the Family allows Omega to tag back in. Omega drops Takeshita with a snap-dragon, and then does the same to Hechicero and Okada. The Elite deliver a triple superkick to Hechicero and Omega follows with the V Trigger. Omega and the Bucks deliver an assisted One Winged Angel and Omega gets the pin fall.
Winners: The Elite
-After the match, Callis escapes with the money as Okada and Takeshita attack the Bucks with Rainmakers and Raging Fires. Okada and Takeshite get in each other’s face as Callis comes back and tries to calm them down. Omega gets back into the ring and gets Okada and Takeshita out of it with a broom. The referee gives the money to Omega and the Bucks as the Family backs up the ramp.
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Schiavone is in the ring, and he brings out Adam Page, Samoa Joe, and Swerve Strickland for the Worlds End contract signing. Schivone asks if they are ready to sign, and Joe says he wishes Schiavone would shut his yapper. Joe says he brought all of his guys with him to make sure everyone was safe and no one didn’t anything stupid. Joe signs the contract and says he will see them both at Worlds End and will walk out as the champion.
Strickland says he has beaten Joe for the title before, and there is now some kind of weird mutual respect between him and Page now. Strickland says there is also mutual hate between them and Joe, and then tells Joe to bring his army to Worlds End before signing the contract.
Page says they were all fighting together in July to end the tyranny of Moxley and the Death Riders, and says had they figured out how to work together before then if might have been either Joe or Strickland to defeat Moxley. Page says he got the job done and became the World Champion. Page says Joe is worse than the Death Riders on their worst day, and he would hate for the legend of Samoa Joe to be remembered as the piece of shit that he is today. Page says he planned on defending the title against everyone who helped him win it, and says Joe will not leave Worlds End as the champion before signing the contract.
The lights go out in the arena, and then MJF’s music hits. MJF signs the contract and hands Schiavone is guaranteed World Championship shot from the Casino Gauntlet Match. MJF tells Schiavone to get out of the ring and then goes after Page. MJF says Page has always called him a coward, but he was away filming a movie because he is actually a star, unlike Page.
Joe tries to talk, but MJF gets in his face and says he needs to be a legend in the business and will end Joe’s title reign at Worlds End just like Joe did to him. MJF compares Strickland to P Diddy and insults Strickland’s time in WWE. MJF says Strickland came knocking on his door, and accomplished a few things, but now they have a problem. MJF says Strickland is in his way and it is about time that he takes back his triple B because he is Maxwell Jacob Friedman and he is better than them.
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JetSpeed are backstage, and they say the goal is still the same, which is for them to meet in the AEW Continental Classic finals.
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Match 3 – Eight-Woman Tag Team Match
Athena, Mercedes Mone, and The MegaProblems (Marina Shafir and Megan Bayne) vs. The Babes of Wrath (Harley Cameron and Willow Nightingale) and The Timeless Love Bombs (Mina Shirakawa and Toni Storm)
Mone and Nightingale start the match. Nightingale takes her down and Cameron tags in. Nightingale slams Cameron onto Mone, but Cameron only gets a one count. Athena tags in and takes Cameron down with one shot. Cameron comes back with a kick to the face, and follows with Soul Food. Shafir tags in and takes Cameron down. Shirakawa tags in as Cameron comes back with a kick and a right hand. Cameron takes Shafir down and Shirakawa connects with a splash for a two count. Shirakawa delivers right hands, but Bayne comes in with a few shots.
Shirakawa takes Shafir down, and then drops Bayne with a DDT.Storm tags in, and then everyone gets into the ring to exchange shots. Storm’s team clears the ring, and then they all brawl on the outside as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Cameron delivers a shot to Bayne, but Cameron’s partners get pulled to the floor. Storm comes back for the tag, and Shafir tags in as well. Storm delivers a few kicks and takes Shafir down a few times. Storm delivers a DDT and connects with a hip attack. Storm goes for Storm Zero, but Athena breaks it up. The match breaks down for a bit, and then Storm delivers a headbutt to Shafir. Nightingale and Bayne tag in and exchange shots and kicks. Nightingale slams Bayne down and goes for the cover, but Bayne kicks out at two.
Bayne backs Nightingale into the corner, but Shafir tags in as Bayne drops Nightingale with a hurricanrana. Cameron sends Bayne to the outside, and then Shafir sends Cameron to the floor. Storm knocks Shafir to the floor with a hpip attack, and then Shirakawa dives from the top. Athena dives through the ropes, and Mone runs the ropes but Nightingale delivers the Pounce. Nightingale drops Bayne with a senton from the apron and gets Mone back into the ring. Athena drops Nightingale with the O Face, and Mone gets the pin fall.
Winners: Athena, Mercedes Mone, and The MegaProblems
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Match 4 – AEW Continental Classic Tournament – Gold League Match
Kyle Fletcher vs. PAC
PAC takes Fletcher down, but Fletcher comes back and they exchange wrist-locks. PAC takes Fletcher down again, but Fletcher gets free and sends him to the corner. PAC comes back with a back elbow and follows with a hurricanrana. PAC follows Fletcher to the floor, but Fletcher drops him with a clothesline. Fletcher gets PAC back into the ring and stomps on him before applies a rear chin-lock. PAC counters with a jaw-breaker and sends Fletcher back to the floor. PAC kicks Fletcher in the face and drops him with another hurricanrana. PAC gets Fletcher back into the ring and goes up top.
Fletcher goes to the other side of the ring and PAC follows, but Fletcher delivers a thrust kick. Fletcher gets PAC up top, but PAC counters with an avalanche belly-to-belly suplex as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, they exchange shots and PAC runs the ropes, but Fletcher counters with a Michinoku Driver for a two count. Fletcher charges into the corner, but PAC counters with a belly-to-belly suplex. PAC kicks Fletcher in the face and goes up top, but Fletcher rolls to the floor. PAC moonsaults onto Fletcher anyway, and then gets him back into the ring. PAC delivers a tiger suplex and goes for the cover, but Fletcher kicks out at two. PAC delivers a reverse hurricanrana and runs the ropes, but Fletcher delivers a shot and follows with a Liger Bomb for a two count.
Fletcher kicks PAC in the face and goes for the brain-buster, but PAC escapes to the apron and guillotines Fletcher over the top rope. PAC goes for a springboard, but Fletcher catches him. PAC counters into a standing Brutalizer, but Fletcher gets to the ropes. PAC comes back and locks in the Brutalizer on the mat, but his boot hits the rope as he passes out. PAC runs the ropes and drops Fletcher with a lariat for a two count. PAC goes up top, but Fletcher knocks him down and connects with a running kick. Fletcher delivers the brain-buster and goes for the cover, but PAC kicks out at two.
Fletcher goes for the turnbuckle brain-buster, but PAC counters with elbow strikes and follows with a headbutt. PAC delivers an avalanche reverse hurricanrana and connects with the Black Arrow for the pin fall.
Winner: PAC
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Match 5 – Dynamite Diamond Battle Royal
Ace Austin vs. Anthony Bowens vs. Bandido vs. Bishop Kaun vs. Brody King vs. Josh Alexander vs. Luchasaurus vs. Mark Davis vs. Max Caster vs. Ricochet vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Toa Liona
Kaun, Ricochet, and Liona attack Bandido and King during their entrance, and then everyone begins brawling as the bell rings. Some guys stay on the outside as the others get into the ring. Bowens and Caster double-team Kaun and deliver Scissor Me Timbers. Bowens and Caster try to scissor, but Ricochet eliminates Caster. The Demand triple-team Bowens, but Benjamin delivers shots to all of them. Benjamin kicks them through the ropes, and then Austin delivers shots to Davis and Alexander in the ring. Davis eliminates Austin and Bowens drops Ricochet with a neck-breaker. Bowens tries to eliminate Ricochet, but Davis eliminates Bowens as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Davis and King exchange elbow shots. Benjamin suplexes King and Luchasaurus slams Davis. Benjamin and Luchasaurus double-team Ricochet, and then Alexander eliminates Benjamin. Davis and Luchasaurus get eliminated and all six men who are left brawl in the ring. The Demand triple-team King, but King comes back with kicks and clotheslines. King slams Ricochet into Liona, but Alexander takes out his knee and applies an ankle lock. King counters and Bandido eliminates Alexander. King delivers a splash against the barricade to Ricochet, but Liona clotheslines King.
Bandido and Kaun go at it in the ring and Bandido delivers an enzuigiri. King saves Bandido from Liona and eliminates himself and Liona with a clothesline. Kaun kicks Bandido in the face and goes for a powerbomb, but Bandido holds on and eliminates Kaun with a reverse hurricanrana.
Winners: Bandido and Ricochet
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Backstage, Jon Moxley says he likes the Continental Classic. He says you bring whatever you have and lay it all in the ring. He says it’s all about effort and he antagonizes people and pushes their buttons. Moxley says some people roll over and some become monsters like Kyle O’Reilly. Moxley says whatever happens happens, but he is going to make sure he leaves it all out there.
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Nigel McGuinness joins the commentary team for the Collision portion of the show.
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Match 6 – AEW Continental Classic Tournament – Blue League Match
Mascara Dorada vs. Orange Cassidy
They lock up and Dorada applies a side-headlock to take Cassidy down. Cassidy comes back with a hold of his own, but Dorada escapes. Cassidy makes it to the ropes, but Dorada takes him down again. Dorada gets a two count, but Cassidy comes back wiht an arm-drag and a hurricanrana. Cassidy delivers another arm-drag and Dorada goes to the ropes as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Cassidy goes for another arm-drag, but Dorada stays on his feet. Dorada drops Cassidy with am arm-drag of his own, but Cassidy comes back with a soft chop and Soul Food. Cassidy gets to the ropes and gets his hands in his pockets before running the ropes and delivers an arm-drag and dropkick. Cassidy dives through the ropes, but Dorada catches him and kicks him in the head. Dorada dives onto Cassidy and delivers a back-breaker on the outside. Dorada connects with a Shooting Star Press from the apron and gets him back into the ring.
Dorada connects with a splash and goes for the cover, but Cassidy kicks out at two. Cassidy comes back with a kick to the face and gets a sunset flip. Dorada rolls through, but Cassidy comes back for a DDT. Dorada blocks it, but Cassidy comes right back and delivers one. Dorada comes back with a knee strike and goes up top, but Cassidy dodges him. They exchange roll-ups for two count and go to the apron. Cassidy goes for the Orange Punch, but Dorada blocks it and goes up top. Dorada goes for an arm-drag, but Cassidy counters and gets the pin fall with a seat-belt pinning combination.
Winner: Orange Cassidy
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Match 2 – Singles Match
Jamie Hayter vs. Isla Dawn