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It’s Wednesday!! That means AEW is LIVE and on the air with Dynamite, the first half of the Summer Blockbuster! Cory Strode!! Will tag in for Collision. Excalibur, Taz and Ian Riccaboni.
Christopher Daniels warns Adam Page of impending attacks from people he’s wronged. The Death Riders follow him.
Will Ospreay vs Swerve Strickland
Holy crap! Good luck to the locker room over the next 4 hours following this one. A Holy $h!t chant erupts. Code of honor adhered to. They jockey for position. Headlock by Ospreay, reversed by Swerve. Running rana by BOTH men. They jump to their feet. This is already nuts. Lockup, clean break NOPE. Elbow by Swerve. Ospreay may have broken his nose. Headbutts by Ospreay. Chops by Ospreay. Elbow strike and down goes Ospreay. Elbow by Swerve off the 2nd rope. Action spills to the floor and RIGHT back in the ring. Suplex by Swerve for 2.
Taz says what I’ve thought for YEARS: hooking the leg is overrated. Backbreaker by Swerve for 2. Armbar by Swerve. Ospreay tries to chop out of it. He succeeds. Corkscrew kick by Ospreay. Springboard elbow by Ospreay, Swerve rolls out. Moonsault to the floor by Ospreay as we go to commercial.
WE are back and an Oscutter. Neckbreaker by Swerve. Ospreay gets kicked in the head and eats a neckbreaker on the floor. Swerve with a stomp as Ospreay is draped over the top rope. 2 count by Swerve. Swerve dig his knuckles into Ospreay and misses a house call. Hidden Blade out of nowhere. Swerve with a slam. Cutter by Ospeay. Armbar by Swerve. Buckle bomb by Swerve off of a German suplex. Superkick by Ospreay. Reverse rana by Ospreay. Spanish fly for 2 by Ospreay into an Oscutter for 2.
This is a spectacle. Nothing is registering as far as these moves doing damage, but a spectacle.
Hidden Blade to the floor as we go back to commercial.
WE are back and it’s Ospreay with a hard side kick, followed by another. Swerve is defiant as he eats 2 more. Swerve avoids a hidden blade. Superplex by Swerve. Elbows by Swerve. Deadeye by Swerve for 2. He misses a Swerve stomp and eats a hodden blade for 2. A THIS IS AWESOME chant breaks out. They trade elbows. Arm wringer and a house call by Swerve. Swerve stomp and he gets a 2 count. Arm snap by Swerve. Elbow and a Storm breaker for 2 by Ospreay. Vertebreaker by Swerve. House call by Swerve. Both men are down. They’re on the apron. Swerve goes for a stomp as the bell rings.
OFFICIAL DECISION: DRAW
Swerve has the mic and puts over AEW. Swerve wants more time: sudden death. The Death Riders come out and surround a battered Swerve and Ospreay. Nicholas and Matthew Jackson run in and attack Swerve. EVP trigger by the EVPs. Prince Nana eats a superkick. They handcuff Swerve to the corner and the Jacksons just kick away. Wheeler Yuta slides them a bad. IT’s thumbtacks laden sneakers. Ospreay throws himself in front of the double thumbtack superkick. Doctors run in and attend to Ospreay and Swerve. This pretty much guarantees is Swerve & Ospreay v The Bucks at All In.
Rene Paquette is with Kazuchika Okada. Don Callis interrupts. He thinks a member of the Don Callis Family should be in this match. Okada calls him a b!tch.
The Hurt Syndicate is beating up Kommander backstage earlier
Mistico vs. Blake Christian (already in the ring)
Spoiler: I already wrote the result. Middle finger by Blake. Headscissors by Blake. Kicks by Mistico. Takedown and punches by Blake. GOOD FOR BLAKE getting some offense in. I like the kid. Springboard elbow by Mistico. Armdrag by Mistico, Blake bails and eats a tope suicida. Enziguiri into a cross body for 2 by Mistico. This is way more competitive than I thought it would be. High boot by Blake, Mistico to the floor. 450 for 2 by Blake back in the ring. Spanish Fly for the pin by Mistico.
WINNER MISTICO
I apologize for mocking this. This was good.
The Hurt Syndicate come out. They confront Mistico. MVP has an announcement. MVP feigns being impressive. MJF will meet Mistico next week at Grand Slam Mexico. MJF gets in the ring and Mistico says see you next week. MJF makes fun of Sin Cara. Lashley and Banjamin attack Mistico. Speedball Bailey, Kevin Knight and Mascara Dorata make the save. Conveniently, this is the next match.
The Hurt Syndicate vs. Speedball Bailey, Kevin Knight and Mascara Dorada
MJF and Dorada kick us off and all 6 immediately start a brawl. The Syndicate are going to TOWN here. Eye poke by MJF. MJF is wearing an old school MVP body suit. Bailey tags in and nails a standing moonsault for 2 on MJF. Mistico tags in and MJF bullies him into the corner. We go to commercial.
We’re back and Lashley and Benjamin square off with Bailey and Knight. It’s a brawl. MJF wants the tag. Pump Handle for 2 by MJF. MJF mocks Speedball. Kick by Bailey and all 6 battle it out. Double drop kick by Knight and Bailey. Can’t help but think Bailey and Knight will get the title match at All In. MVP hits Bailey with his cane. DDT for the pin by MJ
WINNERS: THE HURT SYNDICATE
The Syndicate rain down violence post match. MJF unmasks Dorata. Mistico makes the save.
Hangman Adam Page comes out. He’s being beaten on the ramp by The Death Riders. They’ve taped his mouth shut. Moxley has the mic and mockingly apologizes. He talks down to Page as Claudio and Yuta kick him. Moxley challenges him to be the man he says he is. The Ops make the save.
Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford vs. Ana Jay and Tay Melo
Jay and Ford kick us off. Bayne immediately tags in. Melo tags in. All 4 fight now. Bayne and Melo go face to face. Bearhug by Bayne and Ford tags in. They double team Jay, who fights back. Jay with a kick. Dropkick by Jay. Tay tags in. Bayne comes in and cleans house.
We’re back and Melo nails Ford with a German. Tay tags in and nails pump kicks to Ford. Bayne with a slam to both Melo and Jay. Melo with a knee to the face on Ford for the pin.
WINNERS TAY MELO & ANA JAY
Tay Melo’s eyes continue to haunt me.
We see a video package on Omega and Okada.
Tony Schiavone welcomes us and brings out Okada and Omega. The tiles will be unified and crowned the Unified AEW Champion. I think Tony misspoke OR I heard it wrong. Okada signs. Omega cuts a promo on their history and signs. They shake hands. Don Callis comes out. PLEASE tell me they’re not adding a 3rd man. Okada attacks Omega. He nails him with a title belt and nails Omega with a baton. It is apparent that Okada has joined the Don Callis family.
We go to credits.
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