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IT’S WEDNESDAY!!!!! That means AEW is live and on the air. Excalibur, Taz, and Ian Riccaboni have the call of all the action tonight for BEACH BREAK from Chicago, the spiritual home of AEW!!!
Will Ospreay & Hangman Adam Page vs. Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander w/Don Callis
Callis joined the booth. Page and Will seem to be in disagreement over who starts. Ospreay and Takeshita lock up, headlock by Ospreay. Shoulder tackle by Takeshita into a leg sweep and we have a stalemate. Alexander tags in. Lockup, headbutt by Alexander. Running rana by Ospreay. Kick and an elbow by Ospreay. Slam by Alexander. Takeshita tags in and nails a high knee strike. Punches by Takeshita. Ospreay fires back. Flying headscissors by Ospreay and Page tags in. He clears the ring. Fallaway slam to Takeshita. Boot to Takeshita. Moonsault to Alexander. DVD for 2 by Page. Page and Takeshita exchange elbows. Dr. Bomb by Page for 2. Page stares a dagger at Ospreay but tags him in. Ospreay with kicks to Takeshita. Page tags in. Ospreay gets backdropped to the floor. Tope con hilo by Takeshita as we go to commercial.
As we return, it’s Page chopping Alexander. Northern Lights by Alexander for 2. They trade shots. Takedown into an ankle lock by Alexander. Ospreay is able to tag. Running forearm by Ospreay but Takeshita interferes. Double clothesline by Ospreay into a standing moonsault to Alexander for 2. Page and Ospreay with moonsaults that connect to the floor. Ospreay and Alexander trade forearms. With all four in the ring, Takeshita with a Blue Thunder into a brainbuster for 2. Release German by Alexander to Page. Stereo elbows by the Callis Family for 2 on Ospreay. Poison rana by Ospreay into an Oscutter on Alexander for 2.
Page tags himself in and he and Ospreay have a series of miscommunications. Buckshot/Hidden Blade combo on Alexander and Page scores the pin.
WINNERS: ADAM PAGE & WILL OSPREAY
Takeshita & Alexander attack. They get fought off. Ospreay accidentally hits Page. They get broken up.
We see a video preview of our main event.
Alicia Atout is with Top Flight. They are P.O.’d at MJF and vow revenge. Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara show up to offer support.
Ricochet vs. Zach Gowen
Lockup, armdrag by Gowen. Gowen chases Ricochet to the floor. Kick by Gowen. Eye rake by Gowen but Ricochet sends him into the rail as we go to commercial.
We are back and Ricochet slams Gowen into the corner. 450 for 2 by Ricochet. Shooting Star for 2 by Ricochet. Vertigo for 2 by Ricochet. Ricochet pulls out scissors. Gowen with a prosthetic leg to the face for 2. Gowen misses a moonsault. Ricochet with a running lariat for the pin.
WINNER: RICOCHET
Ricochet attacks Gowen. Mark Briscoe makes the save.
Renee Paquette is with MJF, who wants the AEW World Title back. The Hurt Syndicate shows up and wants MJF to join them in the ring.
AEW World Tag Team Title Eliminator: The Hurt Syndicate vs. Top Flight w/Leila Grey
Benjamin kicks us off by pounding the hell out of both Dante and Darius. Top Flight with dropkicks and the action spills to the floor. 450 by Dante for 2. Darius tags in and he eats a backdrop. Lashley tags in. Bobby slams Darius into the rail. Chokeslam by Lashley. Shelton tags in. Release Germans by Benjamin to Darius. Back elbow by Darius, he tags in Dante and Shelton NAILS him with a knee. Spear by Shelton. Lashley tags in and hits the Hurt Lock and that’s all she wrote.
WINNERS: THE HURT SYNDICATE
Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara come out to save Dante Martin. They challenge the Hurt Syndicate to a winner-take-all match. Action Andretti and Lio Rush come out. They want a shot as well. Dustin and Sammy get in Lio and Action’s faces. MVP will grant the winner of a Collision match a title shot at Double or Nothing.
MJF doesn’t come out and Shelton goes to get him. He’s with Tony Khan at the Gorilla Position, kind of hiding. Shelton brings him back. MJF seems scared. HE GETS 3 THUMBS UP!!!!! MJF is in the Hurt Syndicate. The official contract signing is next week.
Women’s Title Eliminator: Toni Storm vs. Skye Blue vs. AZM vs. Mina Shirakawa
AZM is the new NJPW Strong Women’s Champion. Great to see AZM, Mina, and Skye back in action in AEW. Three legit stars. The AEW Women’s division, in my opinion, just got a huge shot in the arm. Action is FAST—I'm not ashamed to admit I can’t keep up. Mina was announced as officially on the AEW roster. Blue with a flying headscissors to Storm into a DDT. AZM and Storm take over the ring. Storm and Mina trade blows. AZM kicks Mina. Mina with a DDT to AZM and a Figure Four to Storm. Mina with a tope to Storm and a splash. Again, this match is FAST.
We’re back and, again, this is a fast-paced match. DDT by Storm to Mina. Mina and Storm with tandem German suplexes. Hip attacks by Storm. Dropkick by Storm to Mina. Blue with a thrust kick. Destroyer by AZM for 2. Storm Zero to AZM and Mina breaks it up. Mina rolls up Storm for the pin.
WINNER: MINA SHIRAKAWA (earns a title shot at Storm at Double or Nothing)
Mercedes Moné attacks AZM on the ramp and applies the Statement Maker. Jamie Hayter with the save.
The announcers pay tribute to Sabu.
Renee is with MVP and MJF. Mark Sterling will look over the contract.
Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness are in the ring. Nigel wants to apologize to Daniel Garcia for what happened on Collision. Garcia comes out and Nigel formally apologizes. Garcia has no issues with what happened. Garcia wants to team with Nigel against FTR. Stokely Hathaway interrupts. It’ll likely be FTR vs. Nigel and Garcia at Double or Nothing. FTR attack Nigel and Garcia from behind. Daddy Magic with the save.
I wish Ian Riccaboni was on my TV every Wednesday.
AEW World Title Steel Cage Match: Jon Moxley w/Marina Shafir vs. Samoa Joe
Kick by Joe into a headbutt. They trade forearms. Into the steel goes Moxley. Jabs by Joe into a shoulder block. They trade chops. Headbutt and kicks by Joe. Chop, kick, and elbow by Joe. Kick to the knee by Moxley into a chop block. Moxley works over the left knee of Joe. Kneebar by Moxley into a Figure Four. Joe reverses it. They trade forearms. Kick by Moxley as we go to commercial.
We are back and they trade punches. Moxley is bleeding. Powerhouse Hobbs, Willow Nightingale, and the Death Riders have come to ringside. Atomic drop and a senton by Joe. Powerbomb by Joe for 2. STF by Joe into a Crossface. Moxley tapped accidentally but the ref waved it off. Eye rake by Moxley. Clotheslines and elbows by Moxley. Cutter by Moxley for 2. Joe blocks a Juji Gatame. Bulldog choke by Moxley. Joe recovers. Paradigm Shift for 2 by Moxley. Coquina Clutch by Joe. Claudio tries to climb the cage but Willow stops him. Hobbs with a chokeslam to Yuta through a table. A hooded man throws Moxley the briefcase and he nails Joe with it and scores the pin.
WINNER AND STILL AEW WORLD CHAMPION: JON MOXLEY
The intruder is revealed to be Gabe Kidd from New Japan Pro Wrestling. The Young Bucks come out. Jesus H, what a horrible ending to this. The Bucks offer their hand to Moxley. Kenny Omega comes out. Kazuchika Okada stifles Omega. The cage comes back down. The Death Riders and the Young Bucks destroy Omega and Joe. Swerve Strickland comes out to make the save. He dives on the heels. The Bucks and The Death Riders bail.
My crystal ball says Anarchy in the Arena. Swerve has the mic and makes the challenge for Double or Nothing.
We go to credits.
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