AEW Redemption 7/26/2026
We are in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness are on commentary.
AEW International Championship #1 Contender's Match - Ladder Match - Jack Perry vs. The Beast Mortos vs. Komander vs. Mike Bailey vs. Nick Wayne vs. El Clon
All 6 men fight in the ring. Kom satellite headscissors Mort out. Mike hurricanrana's Kom. Nick flying euros Mike. Jack superkicks Nick in the gut then dropkicks him in mid-air. Jack baseball slides Nick. Clon hits kicks on Jack. Jack enzugiri's him and is hit with a pele kick. Mort rams a ladder into JAck and Clon. Mort pop-up samoan drops Clon.
Kom and Mike climb the ladder and Mort sends them down and into the ropes. Mort headbutts Mike then gorilla press throws him into the ladder in the corner. Kom trips Mort into a ladder. Kom walks up the ropes and springboard splashes Mort on the ladder.
Clon flips Kom into a knee to the face. Clon plants up top and moonsaults Kom onto a ladder. Jack money flips Clon into the corner. Nick shiranui's Jack. Nick dropkicks a ladder into Jack then he tope con hilos Kom outside.
Mort headbutts Nick and Kom. Clon's tope is caught and Clon rolls into a double ddt on Kom and Clon. Mike plants off the apron and kicks Mort. Mike top rope moonsaults Mort and Jack casadora bulldogs Clon on the floor.
They go to the stage to fight. Mike climbs a ladder there and moonsaults multiple opponents. Jack then moonsaults off the ladder onto people. Mike and Jack fight on the apron. Jack superkicks him. Mike takes a springboard triangle cutter on the apron from Nick. Jack is gorilla pressed outside onto people by Mort. Kom rope walk dropkicks Mort off the ladder.
Kom superkicks Mort. Kom puts the ladder over Mort. Kom climbs the ladder and Kom tornillos off of it onto Mike and Clon. Mort tornillo topes outside. 6 men climb ladders and fight.
2 of the wrestlers get knocked off ladder and both Kom and Mike end up going over the top to the floor. Jack pushes Kom off a ladder into the ropes. Kom superkicks Nick outside. Jack superkicks Mort on the apron. Jack 2nd rope diving hurricanrana's Mort off the apron through a table. Clon top rope double stomps Mike through a table outside. Kom rope walk corkscrew dives onto Nick, sending him through a table.
Clon superkicks Kom in the ring. Mort superkicks Jack. Mort powerbombs Jack on a ladder in the corner. Clon tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Mort. A ladder bridge is set up. Kom and Clon fight on the bridge. Kom takes a wild driver off the ladder onto the mat.
Nick crucifix drivers Clon. Nick climbs a ladder outside and phoenix splashes clon through a table outside. Jack and Nick trade shots on a ladder. Jack candian destroyers him off a ladder onto a bridged ladder.
Mike superkicks Mort then spin kicks him in the face. Mort is put on a ladder on the 2nd rope. Mike hits him with ultimate weapon there. Mike climbs the ladder and gets the contract to win.
Thoughts: It wasn't quite as wild as I expected and was definitely a little slower than the matches these guys normally would have. I'd honestly make the argument that this was safer then the matches they have weekly. It was your usual ladder match with everything being built around the big spots with lots of people laying around while 2 people did something. It was alright enough for what it was but it was nothing memorable. I assumed Mike or Jack would win here and I'm glad it wasn't Jack.
Death Riders (Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
Will and a Buck go at it. They punch each other and Will is shouldered over. A Buck walks up the buckles and top rope diving corkscrew armdrags Will. He then spinning heel kicks him. A Buck is popped up into a headscissors on Will. Mox is swept into a double low dropkick.
Will is laid on a Buck's knees and the other Buck top rope double stomps him for 2. A Buck and Will bang heads. Will gets armdragged by the other Buck. The Buck that banged heads with Will goes out to regroup and Will slingshot plancha's the other Buck.
Will takes a jawbreaker then gets ddt'd. A Buck dropkicks Mox through the ropes and slingshot plancha's him. Marina Shafir trips a Buck and sends him into the steps. Will chops a Buck in the corner and Mox hits that Buck in the gut and face.
Mox chops and punches a Buck then the Buck is double foot choked. Will backbreakers the Buck. The Riders double shoulderblock a Buck. Mox release suplexes a Buck then pulls on his chin. Will is double booted out of the corner. Mox piledrivers a Buck on the floor. Will top rope diving forearms a Buck from behind then sitout powerbombs him for 2.
A Buck crossbodies Mox off the apron. A Buck flips Will forward off the casadora, making him bang his face off the mat. They have Nick pretending like he has a concussion. Nick tags in and fights off the 2v1 with kicks and knees. He then hits a lariat + bulldog combo. Nick then casadora stunners Will for 2.
The other Buck tags in. Will takes a double stomp into a sitout powerbomb for 2. The Bucks take a ddt and a styles clash at the same time for 2 counts. A Buck takes running corner attacks and a stunner from Mox. Will 2nd rope corkscrew moonsaults out.
Mox is superkicked then Mox hits a big lariat. Will springboard diving forearms Mox on accident. Will takes a facebuster. Mox is double superkicked. Mox grounded sleepers a Buck. The other Buck top rope 450's Mox. Will top rope 450's a Buck then takes a canadian destroyer. Will is superkicked. Mox takes a BTE trigger then Will hidden blade's a Buck.
Nick is now acting concussed again. He trades shots with Will. Will spinning forearms him and superkicks him. Will hook kicks him. Will forearms him. Mox curbstomps Nick and bulldog chokes him. Mox hits forearms to the back of Nick's neck. Matt superkicks Mox.
Matt superkicks Shafir when Will moves. Matt superkicks Will. Nick rolls up Mox for 2. Mox hits a double underhook ddt then hits a second. Mox hits a death rider ddt. Mox goes for a chairshot and Will stops him. Will has a chair superkicked into him. Mox takes a bte trigger. Mox no sells it and takes more superkicks and a double superkick. Mox is then pinned.
Thoughts: I didn't like it. This was all about Nick supposedly having a concussion yet being able to wrestle for another 15 minutes. Will pussed out here and refused to finish Nick, which eventually cost his team the match. Nick took a piledriver on the floor and it meant nothing. This wasn't one of the worst Buck's matches at least but it wasn't that good.
AEW International Championship - Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Bandido
Kyle wore a goofy tiara out with red roses on it.
Kyle and Band trade shots. Kyle shoulders him over. Band's flying headscissors is caught. Band backrolls him into a bridge for 2. Kyle facekicks Band. Band stun guns Kyle then flying headscissors him out. Kyle slams Band. Kyle stomps on Band.
Kyle hits knees to Band's gut. Band crossbodies him over the top. Band pump kicks Kyle from the apron. Band asai moonsaults out and Kyle superkicks him. Kyle powerbombs Band on the apron.
Kyle full nelson's him and grounds him with it. Band hits chops and gets forearmed down. Kyle clubs on Band. Band suplexes him. Band hits mounted corner punches. Band enzugiri's him from the apron. Band top rope tornillo's Kyle. Band hits flying forearms.
Band gorilla press slams him. Band top rope frogsplashes him for 2. Kyle lariats Band on the apron. Kyle brainbusters him on the apron. Band gets back in and takes a sitout last ride for 2. Kyle half and half suplexes him. Band germans Kyle. Band hits a 21plex with a full-nelson.
Band flips into the ropes and sunset bombs Kyle fon the floor. Band top rope frogsplashes Kyle on the floor. Band top rope ssp's Kyle for 2. They superkick each other in the ring. Band spinning ddt's him. Band and Kyle headbutt each other on their knees. Kyle boots him in the head and Band hits headbutts. Band hits a reverse GTS.
Band pop up drops him for 2. Band chops him. They fight on the buckles. Band top rope moonsault fallaway slams him for 2. Band hits a reverse GTS. Band hits a 21plex on Kyle for 2. Band hits mounted shots on him. Kyle running knees him and brainbusters him for 2.
Kyle is dropped chest first on the top rope. Kyle is on the 2nd rope and michinoku drivers him for 2. Kyle lawn darts him into the buckles, boots him in the head from behind in the corner then brainbusters him on the top buckle. Kyle then wins.
Thoughts: It was the usual Kyle match where he does every move he knows and where they kick out of everything. It was very indy as always, it went too long and wasn't that good. Band lost as expected, despite being the current ROH champ. I believe he's the third ROH champ to lose this weekend alone.
Chain Match - Bang Bang Gang (Jay White and Juice Robinson) vs. The Dogs (David Finlay and Clark Connors)
The heels jump The Gang before they get put in chains. JR is whipped and choked with a chain. CC lariats DF then JR yanks the chain under his food. DF is double clotheslined with a chain then CC gets it too. The heels are double lariated over the top. They are hung over the ropes and hit with chains in the gut.
The Gang hit stereo slingshot plancha's outside. Jay whips the post when DF moves. DF pushes Jay into the post. DF then powerbombs Jay's back into the post. DF whips Jay with a chair. CC flying shoulders Juice while he's in a chair. DF hits JR with a chain.
CC hits JR with a chain. DF slams Jay on the chains. JR is whipped with a chain. The Gang are choked with chains. JR is tied to the post and foot choked. Jay dragon screws DF. JR hits punches on CC and Jay ddt's CC.
JR sentons CC. Jay uranage's DF for 2. DF uranage backbreakers Jay. CC powerslams JR and all 4 men go down. CC whips JR with a chain. CC sits on JR's back and chokes him with a chain. Jay throws DF over the top then sleeper suplexes CC.
CC spears Jay. DF chokes Jay with a chain. Jay takes a spear + chopblock combo. DF dominators Jay for 2. CC is on the buckles and JR pulls him down into the steps. Jay suplexes DF. Jay tazzmission suplexes DF. DF is whipped by The Gang.
Wheeler Yuta and Daniel Garcia come out and beat up Jay on the floor. The other member of The Bang Bang Gang beat up Garcia and Yuta. Marina Shafir gives DF a shillelagh. DF hits Juice with the shillelagh and pins him.
Thoughts: It was disappointing. This desperately needed blood and got none, then we had a lame finish with The Death Riders interfering. It just never got so super exciting and the crowd was dead for it. Like I said earlier with the ladder match, these guys beat up each other worse on an average TV ep. I thought it was average.
Will Ospreay is interviewed. He says Nick Jackson has a history of head trauma and he doesn't with to aggravate it. Jon Moxley comes in. Will says he wasn't trying to kill anyone or blow their brains out. Mox mocks Nick and says welcome to pro wrestling. Mox says it's not about the match and says Wembley is not another match. Mox says Will has one chance to catch the wave and tells him to open his eyes. Mox says there's no friends at the top. Mox says he doesn't want to be there when he learn this lesson the hard way. Mox says if Will won't pull the trigger, he will.
AEW TBS Championship - Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Maya World
They shove each other. Shida shoulders her over. Shida blocks an armdrag and Maya armdrags her. They forearm each other. Shida flying knees her. Shida knee drops her off the apron. Shida pounds on her on the apron then Maya hits mounted shots. Maya plancha's her off the buckles. Maya basement dropkicks her.
Shida is up top and is kicked. Shida stretch mufflers her on the top rope. Shida kicks Maya in the leg. Shida bies Maya. Shida backbreakers her for 2. Shida bangs Maya's knee off the mat. Maya does a bad headscissors from the ropes. Shida cradles her for 2.
Shida blocks a sunset bomb off the buckles and 2nd rope dropkicks her. Shida slaps her around. Shida boots her in the gut and Maya cradles her for 2. Maya rolls her into a double stomp. Maya step up enzugiri's her. Maya stomps her out of the corner and 2nd rope moonsaults her for 2.
Shida blocks a shining wizard and half crabs her. Shida top rope diving double knee drops her. They try pin attempts on each other. They trade forearms and double lariat each other down. Maya shining wizards her then does it from behind. Maya hits another shining wizard and Shida rolls out. Shida grabs a kendo stick and Maya boots it away. Maya topes her.
Maya tries a 2nd rope moonsault and Shida gets her knees up. Shida cradles her for 2 and spinning knees her in the face for 2. They slap each other. Maya rolls her up for 2. Shida forearm her and tombstones her for 2. Shida does a cut throat bow and arrow. Shida germans her then running knees her. Shida running knees her again and again. Shida falcon arrows her for 2. Shids runs at her, Maya does a fallaway slam with a bridge and pins her.
Thoughts: Big upset here with Maya winning. Maya took most of the offense here and this was a bit one-sided. Maya just mostly sold. Someone in management really likes Maya and I'm just not really seeing it so far. There's so many girls who are at around the same level or better. I thought this was average.
The Demand do a promo. They congratulate The Conglomeration on their pre-show fluke win. Ric says they got lucky and says to enjoy it while they still can. Ric says they demand a trios title opportunity. They then do their lines about demands and Ric does his laugh.
Taz is now on commentary in Nigel's place.
AEW World Tag Team Championship - Cage and Cope (Christian Cage and Adam Copeland) (c) vs. Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli and Pac)
The Riders attack Cope while he's in the ring solo for his entrance. They stomp on him together. Cage then runs down. Claudio takes down CC in the aisle while Pac stomps him. Claudio backbreakers Cage on the ramp. Cope is double teamed in the corner. Claudio stomps him there. Cage is thrown into and over the steps.
Claudio euros Cope down. Pac stomps Cope and rakes his face. Pac spin kicks Cope in the gut. Claudio armlocks Cope. Claudio sleepers him. Cage sleepers Claudio. Claudio backdrops him. Cope and Claudio double lariat each other down.
Cage comes inand hits shots on Pac. Cage kicks the ropes into Claudio's crotch. Cage hits mounted corner punches on Pac and bites him. Cage torndo ddt's Pac for 2. Cage bangs Claudio's head off of Pac. Cage jumps out and uppercuts Pac. Cage back body drops Pac onto Claudio outside.
Cage top rope diving headbutts Pac. Pac pump kicks Cage down. Claudio hits mounted corner punches on Cage then bites his head. Cage eye rakes Claudio. Cage superplexes him and Pac top rope elbow drops Cage for 2. Pac lariats Cope on the floor then hits mounted shots on Cage inside. Claudio tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Cage and Pac top rope double stomps Cage for 2.
Claudio sharpshooters Cage. Claudio dropkicks Cope off the apron. Cope is thrown into the rails by Pac. Claudio running euros Cope against the rails the nsends him into a wal in the crowd. Pac top rope ssp's and Cage gets his knees up. Cage gets a 2 count on him.
Cage takes running corner euros. Claudio giant swings Cage into Pac's basement dropkick for 2. Cope back body drops Claudio over the rail into the crowd. Cage hits an unprettier on Pac for 2.
Cope is tagged in. Cope hits punches on Pac and Claudio. Cope hits a double lariat then he lariats The Riders down individually. Pac is powerbombed into Claudio then Cope impaler ddt's both opponents. Pac rolls up Cope for 2 and gets caught with his feet on the ropes. Cope headbuters Pac.
Cope misses a spear and is sueprkicked. Cope takes a double team neutralizer for 2. Cope crossfaces Pac and Claudio breaks it up. Claudio slams Cage. The Riders hit running shots in the corners. Cage spears Claudio and pops up Pac into a spear from Cope. Cope pins Pac.
Thoughts: It was another one-sided match here with the faces not getting that much in before winning. The faces did win as expected though. It was acceptable but not super exciting and the result was never in doubt.
The Young Bucks come out. Cope and Cage hold the titles up and we see on the tron that these two teams are facing each other at All In.
No Holds Barred - Chris Jericho vs. Tommaso Ciampa
They duel with a baseball bat vs a chair. TC chairs him in the back. CJ codebreakers him for 1. CJ throws sand in TC's eyes, calling back to their Beach Break match. CJ eye rakes and chops TC. CJ is sent into the rails. TC stomps and foot chokes him.
TC sets a table up outside. CJ sprays him with a fire extinguisher. CJ then hits him with it. CJ chairs him. TC hits an angel's wings on him, sending him from the apron through a table. CJ is thrown into a chair between between the ropes.
TC puts a hockey stick in CJ's mouth. TC puts on a Bruins jersey then hits a Canadians toy with a hockey stick. TC then tries to pin the toy. CJ hits him in the head with a trash can. TC has a trash can put on his head. CJ hits the trash can with the hockey stick.
CJ pours out hockey pucks with thumbtacks in the ring. CJ suplexes TC on the pucks. TC gets busted open. CJ usses sandpaper on TC's head, busting him open further. CJ pulls a barbed wire table out. TC throws a trash can in CJ's face then beats him with it. TC rakes a thumbtack hockey puck on CJ's face. TC pumping knees him for 2. CJ has a tack in his head.
TC has an elbow pad with tacks. CJ crabs TC. TC hits him with a barbed wire bat to escape. TC rakes CJ's head with the bat. CJ AA's him from the apron through the barbed wire table. CJ stabs TC in the leg with something.
CJ grabs a mirror. He bridges the mirror on 2 chairs. TC low blows him. TC 2nd rope air raid crashes him through the mirror for 2. TC grabs a powerdrill. CJ eye rakes him then spits mist in his face. CJ spinning back elbows him for 2.
CJ then grabs a barbed wire mirror. CJ drops the mirror back first on TC's back. CJ grabs the thumbtack pad and spinning back elbows TC for 2. CJ then sticks the power drill in TC's head and TC immediately taps out.
Thoughts: We couldn't see the finish here as TC's hands were in the way. It was mostly all hardcore wrestling. They could have done a little less here but it was alright. They had some pretty wild spot here with mirrors, barbed wire and thumbtacks.
Mick Foley talks to Divine Dominion in the back. They ask him if he has seen 2 girls more dominant than them. Mick says "Maybe The Crush Gals". They then ask more questions and Mick doesn't quite give the answers they want. Meg says why aren't there 2 women left to face them. Mick says they haven't beaten The Brawling Birds. Lena asks if they stand a chance in hell and Mick says maybe. Meg then tells Mick to bow down like a dog and Mick makes dog sounds in an embarrassing promo.
AEW National Championship - Mark Davis (c) vs. Andrade El Ídolo
Idolo spinning back elbows him to start for 2. Mark hits corner spears. Idolo eye pokes him. Idolo hits chops. Idolo flying headscissors him. Mark sentons and slams him. Mark then hits mounted shots. Mark chops Idolo in the corner. Idolo triangles him over the top rope.
Idolo top rope crossbodies him for 1 then enzugiri's him off the apron. Idolo dives on the apron and headscissors him on the floor. Idolo takes a selfie with a female fan, who I'm pretty sure is a wrestler. Idolo spits liquid in Mark's face.
Mark release suplexes him on the apron. Mark chops him then low diving forearms him in the corner. Mark chinlocks him. Mark knees him in the gut. Idolo boots him out of the corner. Mark half-crabs him over the top rope.
Mark drops down on Idolo's leg. Mark cobra twists him. Idolo gets his knees up on Mark's senton. They trade forearms. Idolo lariats him. Idolo flying forearms him. Idolo is lariated down. Idolo reverse GTW's him. Idolo hits triple suplexes. Idolo corner meteora's him for 2. Mark gutwrench suplexes him and forearms him down for 2. Mark running lariats him then yanks him into a piledriver for 2. Idolo stunners Mark over the 2nd rope. Mark then larioats Idolo over the rope into the ring. Idolo hurricanrana's Mark from the apron, sending into him into the turnbuckle connector. Idolo top rope moonsaults Mark outside.
Idolo does a top rope moonsault into a standing moonsault in the ring. Idolo takes his pants off. Idolo top rope splashes and Mark gets his knees up. Idolo hurricanrana's him for 2. Idolo spinning back elbows him then double underhook twisting drops him. Idolo wins.
Thoughts: It was long and just average. The crowd didn't get into it and it dragged some. It's just hard for matches like these to compete with others when they don't get to do all the wild spots and weapons. It also doesn't help that it took place during the 4th of wrestling here when the crowd was getting tired. Idolo won as expected as he's currently being pushed hard.
Mike Bailey is interviewed. He congratulates Andrade. He says he had the best night of his life and said he lived the dream tonight. He says he will call his title shot for AEW Grand Slam in Arena Mexico for Kyle Fletcher's International Title.
AEW Women's World Championship - Thekla (c) vs. Willow Nightingale
Willow spinebusters her and hits corner lariats. Thek clubs on her and spin kicks her in the gut. Willow pounces her. Thek's head is banged off the apron edge. Willow suplexes her on the floor. Willow misses a cannonball and goes into the steps. Thek curbstomps her on the floor. Mercedes Mone is watching in the stands.
Thek clubs her and foot chokes her. Thek superkicks her twice. Thek ties her arms up and pulls on her mouth. Willow bites Thek's fingers. Thek running boots her on the ropes. Willow lariats her on the apron. Willow lariats her down a few times.
Willow backsplashes her and running back elbows her. Willow hits corner lariats. Willow 2nd rope dropkicks her for 2. Willow shoulders Thek over. Thek does a flying octopus. Willow backbreakers her to break it. Thek spider superplexes her. Willow no sells it and rams her into the corner. Thek spin kicks her in the gut then Willow lariats her.
Willow ties her legs up and they trade shots. Willow hits lariats. Thek trips her and indian deathlocks her. Thek then pulls on her mouth. Thek ddt's her on the apron. Thek top rope crossbodies her outside.
Willow sunset flips her inside for 2. Willow death valley drivers her for 2. Thek forearms her and backrolls her for 2. Thek grabs the ropes and the ref breaks the count. Willow spinebusters Thek. Willow misses a top rope moonsault. Willow gutwrench powerbmbs her for 2 when Skye Blue puts Thek's legs on the ropes. Willow powerbombs Skye on the floor. Thek spears Willow and Willow backslides her. Willow pins her.
Thoughts: I don't agree with Willow winning the title here. It just wasn't built up enough and you can only do the "winning the title for the first time" storyline once. It seems all for naught too since Mone is likely winning the title at All In. It got a lot of time and more than it needed. It was acceptable but they really didn't go all out here and it wasn't their best effort. These kind of title changes seem to be the latest craze in AEW as Darby, Kenny and now Willow won belts when they shouldn't have.
The Conglomeration celebrate with Willow after. OC then gives Willow a bookbag to put her title in.
AEW World Championship - Kenny Omega (c) vs. Kevin Knight
KK hits KO before intros are done. KK then holds up the world title along with his title. KK chokes KO with tape. KO hits forearms and chops. KO running back elbows him on the ropes then KK dropkicks him.
KO flips over KK then hurricanrana's him. KK knees him in the gut and lariats him over the top rope. KK slingshot plancha's him outside. KO's head is banged off the commentary table. KK's head is then banged off of it.
KK jumps off the commentary table and lariats him. KK chokes him on the ropes. KK slams him and standing splashes him. KK euros him and foot chokes him. KK's throat is pulled over the top rope. KO hits chops and KK eye rakes him. KO back elbows him. KO sits up top and KK hurricanrana's him down for 2. KK pounds on him. KK bangs KO's leg off the mat. KO ankle locks him.
KK boots him in the gut. KK stands on his throat. KK short arm lariats him for 2. KO finlay rolls him and KK gets his knees up on KO's asai moonsault. KO armdrags him then pumping knees him from behind. KO poisonrana's him.
KO pumping knees him on the ropes. KO dragon suplexes him. KO dragon suplexes him on the apron. KO dragon suplexes him on the commentary table. KO knees him in the face twice. KK ddt's him. KO hits forearms and tells him to fight back. They trade forearms. KO hits punches. KK eye rakes him. KK sky high's him. KK springboard lariats him on the apron. KK springboards and is caught with a dropkick. KO piledrivers him for 2.
KO is crotched up top. They fight on the buckles. KO sunset bombs him off the top. KO powerbombs him then pumping knees him for 2. KO is in tree of woe and KK coast coast dropkicks him. KK throws a title belt in and tries to hit Kenny with another title belt. KK uranage's KO on a title belt for 2.
KO gets his knees up on KK's top rope splash. KO flying pumping knees him. KO hits an OWA and wins.
Thoughts: Omega won as expected here. This followed the theme for the night - longer, slower matches where they don't really go all out. I thought it was acceptable but nothing too great. It wasn't their best effort or even close to it, but they also didn't go too wild and do stupid stuff.
The Death Riders attack Kenny Omega after. The Young Bucks come out to try and help and get beaten up. The Bucks get dumped over the timekeeper's rail. They go to stomp a chair into Kenny's neck. Will stops them. Yuta hugs Will. Will stomps Claudio from stomping the chair into Kenny's neck. Will then swings the chair at The Death Riders to back them off.
Mox gets in the ring and talks to Will. Mox throws the chair out. Mox then grabs a plastic bag. Mox tells Will to put it on Kenny's head. Will rips up the bag. Will forearms Mox down. Shafir goes after Will and gets thrown out. Will sends the other Death Riders out and hidden blades Pac.
The Death Riders leave. Will picks up the AEW Title and Kenny picks up the plastic bag. Will gives Kenny the title. Kenny offers a handshake. Will doesn't let go quickly. They pose on the buckles. Kenny then grabs Will and hits a one winged angel. The Bucks come out and talk to Kenny. The Bucks and Kenny then pose.
Thoughts: Well, that was a disappointing end to The Death Riders and Will Ospreay storyline. You'd think they would have done all this at the big show, but nope. It was an odd storyline, much like MJF/Jeff Jarrett and MJF/The Hurt Business. It didn't help anyone and didn't accomplish a lot in the end.
Overall thoughts: It was your usual long AEW PPV. If you stayed up for this one, you stayed up until about 11:53AM, which is brutal on a non-holiday Sunday night. I'm glad I was not one of the ones who did that. As I mentioned earlier, it was very clear that these guys were either told to tone it down or decided to themselves. And that's because the actual big show happens next month at All In, plus they have the Arena Mexico show to do as well. The show had a weak build and it didn't really have half the stunts that a normal Dynamite has. Regardless of what AEW claims, I do not think this was planned that far in advance and I think someone just wanted a payday. There were a also a lot of names missing here or not wrestling like Swerve, MJF, Takeshita, Okada, Adam Page, Brody King, The Hurt Syndicate, Darby, FTR, Mark Briscoe and Mone. None of the new WWE releases like The New Day or The Motor City Machine Guns showed up.
The ladder match was alright. I didn't like The Death Riders vs The Bucks nor did I like Fletcher/Bandido. The chain match disappointed and was not the brutal affair it should have been. Shida/Maya was average. The tag title match was acceptable. Jericho/Ciampa was alright. Idolo/Davis was average. Thek/Willow was acceptable as was the main. I'd say Jericho/Ciampa was the best match here.
I'd give this a 5 out of 10. It was an average, toned down night for AEW and it wasn't their best work. This PPV didn't really need to happen.
