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Thank you. As she mentioned earlier, this does feel like a homecoming. Sometimes trying something new is the change you need but sometimes it makes you realize what you miss. We've had to conclude that WWE is our wheelhouse and what we know best. We've jumped around quite a bit and we know that as a reader it's frustrating to begin getting invested and then poof, it's gone. Our goal with this project isn't just to write good shows and keep this going long term, but it's to re-earn the trust that many of you put in us time after time. I wouldn't blame you if you wondered how long this one will last, but all I can ask is that you give us the opportunity to alleviate those doubts.

A recap video of Night of Champions is shown focusing on the Tag Team Championship match and the aftermath which saw Jimmy Uso superkick Roman Reigns not once but twice. The last scene is Reigns on the floor ringside in shock of what just happened. JUNE WEEK 1 MOHEGAN SUN ARENA WILKES-BARRE, PA Michael Cole and Wade Barrett welcome us to Smackdown. Not only will we see two Money in the Bank triple threat qualifiers but tonight belongs to the Tribal Chief. It’s his 1000th day celebration. Hang on to your seats! QUALIFIER BIANCA BELAIR VS LACEY EVANS VS ZELINA VEGA *Lacey takes a powder to begin the match, picking her spot. *Bianca’s strength dominates Zelina. *Lacey targets Bianca’s knee and goes for a Woman’s Right but Bianca ducks it into a KOD. *Zelina has gone to the top and delivers a missile dropkick to Bianca’s back. *Zelina makes the cover on Lacey and gets the win. RESULT: ZELINA VEGA QUALIFIES FOR MONEY IN THE BANK VIA PINFALL As Bayley happily escapes up the ramp, a frustrated Bianca can only watch from ringside. Her eyes are on Bayley and she doesn’t see Lacey slip from the ring and run her face-first into the ring post. Bianca hits hard and staggers back right into the Cobra Clutch. Still dazed, Bianca can’t fight long until she’s unconscious. Lacey won’t give it up until officials force her away. Backstage, the WWE Universal Champion arrives for his 1000th Day Celebration. He is flanked by his Wise Man and his enforcer. Michael Cole notes that Jimmy and Jey Uso aren’t with them. Barrett says they may be brash but they’re not stupid. They’ll be here tonight. Kayla Braxton is standing by the curtain. “Ladies and Gentlemen, my guest at this time, Grayson Waller. “Grayson, you’re new here to Smackdown, and many are wondering what we can expect from you.” “Kayla, let me be clear. What you or anyone is wondering about me means absolutely nothing, but I’ll graciously give you a glimpse into the Grayson Waller Experience. It consists of perfection in the ring, numerous championships, and the sexiest man on television.” “Is that all we can expect?” “Sorry Kayla….you’re just not my type.” RICK BOOGS VS GRAYSON WALLER *Boogs shows off his power early but it doesn’t last. *Waller adjusts his strategy and uses his speed and agility advantage to take control. *Waller hits a rolling Death Valley Driver for the win. RESULT: GRAYSON WALLER VIA PINFALL . The Smackdown Women’s Champion is walking to the ring. There is no dancing or smiling. She looks grim and focused as she goes through the curtain. THEA HAIL VS ASUKA © *Asuka dominates the young lady from NXT, alternating between strikes and stretching her. *When she’s done playing with her food, Asuka ends it with the Asuka Lock. RESULT: Asuka retains the Smackdown Women’s Championship via submission. United States Champion Austin Theory is in his locker room. “This title supposedly has decades of prestige but you know what? None of it matters. Throw it in the trash because as far as I am concerned this title came into existence the day my arm was raised and it was handed to me. This is the new era…my era. And to kick it off, next week I’m holding an open challenge. Step up and get sent A-Town down!” . SANTOS ESCOBAR VS LA KNIGHT *Match is even throughout, with both men getting close falls. *Knight takes advantage of Santos accidentally slipping off the top rope by picking him up and hitting the BFT for the win. RESULT: LA KNIGHT VIA PINFALL Kayla Braxton is waiting outside the Bloodline locker room when Paul Heyman walks out. “Mr. Heyman.” Heyman’s expression says it all. “Why don’t you leave me alone?” “Just wanted to get a statement from you. So far the Usos aren’t here. Is this a repudiation of the Tribal Chief on his big night?” “Ms. Braxton, tonight we will celebrate the Tribal Chief, the WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns as he assumes his rightful place in the echelon of WWE Champions. The Usos will be here because they were summoned. Simple as that.” “What happens if they don’t show?” Heyman grimaces. “No comment.” CRUZ DEL TORO AND JOAQUIN WILDE VS PRETTY DEADLY *Fast paced match that features some great tag chemistry. *Wilson distracts the referee allowing Prince to hit a blatant low blow on Wilde. *Pretty Deadly hits Spilt Milk while Del Toro argues with the ref. RESULT: PRETTY DEADLY VIA PINFALL NEXT WEEK! QUALIFIER BOBBY LASHLEY VS SHEAMUS VS KARRION KROSS *VERY hard hitting match with some brutal chops and power moves. *Lashley almost gets Kross into the Hurt Lock but Sheamus launches a Brogue Kick which Kross ducks, catching Lashley square in the chest. *Kross hits his forearm to the back of the head/Saito suplex/Krossjacket in a flurry to Sheamus. *Sheamus passes out rather than submit. RESULT: KARRION KROSS QUALIFIES FOR MONEY IN THE BANK VIA STOPPAGE. The Tribal Chief and his entourage, still without the Usos, makes their way backstage. The 1000 Day Celebration is next! “Ladies and Gentlemen, my name is Paul Heyman. And I am the Wise Man and Special Counsel for the WWE Universal Champion, who tonight marks his 1000th day at the top of the mountain. He is your Head of the Table. He is your Tribal Chief. He is…Roman Reigns.” Heyman offers the mic to Roman. “Willkes-Barre…hell, no, WWE Universe across the globe… Acknowledge me!” Roman soaks it in but before he can say another word….. The Usos come down though Jey seems to be encouraging Jimmy to do it. When they enter the ring they stay on the other side of the ring. Roman seems almost amused. “Well, well, the family’s all here now. Before I get to what I wanted to say, the two of you need to play some catch up. Acknowledge me!” Jimmy looks like he wants to throw up but Jet steadies him and approaches Roman. “On behalf of myself and my brother, I acknowledge you.” Roman puts a hand on his shoulder. “I want to hear it from him.” Jimmy shakes his head, full of resentment. “Jimmy, I’m gonna make this clear. What you did in Saudi? Took balls. I respect that you had the courage to do what Jey cannot. This is a family. This whole thing, the entire Island of Relevancy is a family. If you want to leave the island I’m going to give you the chance to do it like a man. You can fight your way off. At Money in the Bank, you can fight for your freedom Uce. Because in London you’re gonna go one on one with….. Solo.” Jimmy’s excitement had been building thinking he was going to get his hands on Roman but when his brother is announced, he looks crestfallen. Solo on the other hand shows no emotion as he stares into his older brother’s eyes. Roman and Heyman leave the ring to his music as the three brothers remain, with Jey in the middle.

At Night of Champions, the world saw the Bloodline fracture but as we prepare to celebrate Roman Reigns 1000th day as WWE Universal Champion, he has summoned all members to be at Smackdown. Will Jimmy Uso follow Reigns' orders? Where does Jey Uso stand? One thing is for certain, the Tribal Chief will have plenty to say. Smackdown also begins the march to Money in the Bank with the first men's and women's qualifying matches. Bobby Lashley vs Sheamus vs Karrion Kross. Bianca Belair vs Lacey Evans vs Zelina Vega Tune in LIVE this Friday night for Friday Night Smackdown on FOX!

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JUNE 2023 ROSTER UNIVERSAL WWE CHAMPION ROMAN REIGNS WWE WOMEN’S CHAMPION ASUKA UNITED STATES CHAMPION AUSTIN THEORY UNIFIED WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS KEVIN OWENS AND SAMI ZAYN WOMEN’S WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS VACANT ADAM PEARCE AJ STYLES ALBA FYRE ANGELO DAWKINS ASHANTE ADONIS ASUKA AUSTIN THEORY B-FAB BAYLEY BIANCA BELAIR BOBBY LASHLEY BUTCH CAMERON GRIMES CHARLOTTE FLAIR CRUZ DEL TORO DAKOTA KAI EDGE ELTON PRINCE GRAYSON WALLER ISLA DAWN IYO SKY JEY USO JIMMY USO JOAQUIN WILDE KARL ANDERSON KARRION KROSS KAYLA BRAXTON KIT WILSON LA KNIGHT LACEY EVANS LUKE GALLOWS MEGAN MORANT MICHAEL COLE MICHIN MONTEZ FORD PAT MCAFEE PAUL HEYMAN REY MYSTERIO RICK BOOGS RIDGE HOLLAND ROMAN REIGNS SANTOS ESCOBAR SCARLETT SHEAMUS SHOTZI SOLO SIKOA TAMINA TOP DOLLA WADE BARRETT ZELINA VEGA

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Everyone inside WWE had been nervous when Vince McMahon forced his way back into the company. It got worse when his daughter Stephanie resigned. Everyone looked to the man who had been running creative for months, his son in law, for any hint that the old man was back in power. Paranoia ran rampant online in IWC circles. But Paul Levesque was in firm control of what was happening on screen. The overwhelming majority of performers had told him in private meetings that he had their support and if McMahon ousted or usurped him, they would refuse to perform. Women especially were uneasy given McMahon’s recent behavior and scandals. So McMahon and his soon-to-be boss Ari Emanuel agreed and put it in writing. Paul Levesque was the Chief Content Officer with full power and authority in WWE. Now came the hard part. Quick notes: *This is a hard brand split. Aside from Money in the Bank and the Royal Rumble, Raw and Smackdown performers will not be in the ring together. *The Brands will share pay per views. *We're adopting the new names and titles for the Women. When Rhea gets her new belt the blue belt will be hand waived and swapped out. *The Women’s titles are on the correct shows off the bat because otherwise it's been stupid not to. *The monthly list of free agents can appear on either show. If and when they sign Raw/Smackdown contracts it will be noted. If their kayfabe contract ends, they will be moved from the R/S roster to the Free Agent list at the beginning of the month. So we guess the only other thing to ask is….. ARE YOU READY? *Pursuant to rulings by the United States Supreme Court, this project is a matter of satire. No persons living or dead, nor any happenings referenced herein are real nor intended to be read as being real. We own no trademarks and receive no financial benefit from the use of them. i.e., All “tweets” and news we post are fake

APRIL WEEK 2 COVELLI CENTRE YOUNGSTOWN, OH Rampage begins with half the locker room and officials separating Warlow and Keith Lee from Brody King and Buddy Matthews. Both sides clearly want to fight as we go to the ring. BIG BILL VS RICKY STARKS Bill uses his size to dominate early but he’s cocky and it comes back to bite him when he misses a running boot in the corner. Starks moves and Bill gets hung up. Starks takes the opening and begins chopping him down with kicks, weakening his legs. Starks’ speed advantage comes into play with the big man hobbled. Starks goes to the top and hits a blockbuster for the win. RESULT: RICKY STARKS VIA PINFALL TBS Champion Jade Cargill comes out to the ring and says that since Nyla Rose has chosen to run her mouth and then not be there to step up and answer for her talk, the Baddest decided to come here to Rampage. So, Nyla is backstage and now is the time, put up or shut up bitch and get out here. Nyla Rose comes out to the stage and starts power walking to the ring but stops midway and says that’s enough. She tells the TBS Champion that since Jade wants the Native Beast, here she is…so, what's up? Jade says that she is tired of the bs, Nyla clearly wants another shot at this title and she clearly wants to go so let's go, right now. Nyla says that she does want to fight Jade for that title again and she will take HER title back, but it is not going to be in this hick town. It’s going to be on a much bigger stage…Las Vegas….Double or Nothing! In just over a month, the so-called Baddest Around will put her title on the line, if she’s got the balls. Jade laughs at that and says “you would know all about that” and then tells Nyla that it’s on. At Double or Nothing, Jade Cargil will shut Nyla Rose down and she will shut her ass up for the last damn time and she will then leave Vegas STILL the TBS Champion! The announcers put over that the two have agreed and it’s on. Nyla Rose vs Jade Cargill for the TBS Title at Double or Nothing! SAMMY GUEVARA VS DANHAUSEN Danhausen’s usual showmanship begins with the match with Tay running away from being cursed. Unfortunately for the evil nice man, Guevara takes advantage of the side show and blasts him with a forearm to the back of the head. The match is all Guevara as he shows off his skills and ends it with a shooting star press. RESULT: SAMMY GUEVARA VIA PINFALL Tay slides in a folded chair to Sammy who puts it around Danhausen’s neck but before he can do anything, Orange Cassidy runs down to the ring. Sammy and Tay quickly leave ringside. This Wednesday night on Dynamite, the fight which was avoided tonight will happen in the ring when Warlow and Keith Lee take on Brody King and Buddy Matthews in tag action. RIHO VS SARAYA © Saraya starts this match with an abundance of arrogance and it nearly costs her when Riho kicks the champ in the knee and nails a running knee strike for a near fall. Riho uses her fast paced attack and speed to keep Saraya on her toes and eventually sends the champ to the floor who is trying to get a breather. Saraya heads up the aisle but Riho chases and that’s when Toni Storm comes out from the back and when Riho sees her, she stops dead cold and goes back to the ring. Now Saraya has back up at ringside and the challenger feels this when she bounces off the ropes and is tripped by Toni. That gives Saraya the chance that she needs to start wearing down Riho with brutal and punishing submission holds. After a Brainbuster from the 2nd rope, the champ covers…1….2….Riho kicks out! Saraya does a Superkick but when she goes for a Powerbomb, Riho turns herself around and rolls Saraya up into the Victory Roll…..1…..2….Saraya kicks out. The challenger ducks a clothesline and sends Saraya into a corner and charges with a Handspring Back Elbow. The champ crashes to the mat and the challenger goes to the top and nails a 450!!! Wow. Riho covers but Toni Storm is on the apron distracting the ref. Riho goes over and punches Storm in the mouth, Storm falls to the floor and immediately tries to get into the ring. Away from the ref, Ruby Soho leaps the barricade and throws the belt into Saraya. Riho turns around and *CRACK*...Saraya knocks Riho out and throws the Women’s Title to Ruby. Saraya covers….1….2…..RIHO KICKS OUT!!!! Saraya can’t believe it. The Outcasts can’t believe it. Riho gets up and demands Saraya to bring it and the champ charges but Riho ducks, goes for a Spear but Saraya catches her, lifts the Challenger up and slams her into a DDT for the 1…2….3. Following the match, the Outcasts get their champion out of the ring, the look on their faces lets us all know that they know that Riho damned near pulled off the upset here tonight. RESULT: SARAYA RETAINS THE NEW WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP VIA PINFALL We go backstage to Renee Paquette. “Ladies and gentlemen, my guests….the AEW Trios Champions, the Elite.” “Gentlemen, I have to ask. A few weeks ago you were about to say goodnight to the audience and we saw the return of CM Punk who’s been gone for several months. I’m not going to get into those details but what do you make of all this?” Omega gives her a smile. “Renee, Punk is back, good for Punk. But we have business to attend to. Next week on Rampage we have to put these titles on the line against Death Triangle and I’d be lying if I said I still wasn’t sore from the best of seven we had with them.” Nick nods. “You’re exactly right. Our focus is keeping these titles and we have serious opponents coming up.” Matt puts an arm around his brother and Kenny. “And after we defend our titles next Friday…..” He stops as a man walks up with a package. “I’m looking for the Elite.” Omega grins. “You found’em.” The man hands over the package and leaves. Renee is curious as she tries to peek as Omega opens it, but then her face shows surprise. Omega reaches into the box and pulls out a smaller box…. …of CM Punk ice cream bars. The Elite do not look amused as the show ends.

APRIL WEEK 2 COVELLI CENTRE YOUNGSTOWN, OH Dynamite opens with a camera running up the parking lot area. When the camera gets there it shows Leva Bates on the ground being kicked at. The assailants are AEW Women’s World Champion, Saraya, Toni Storm and Ruby Soho. They are laughing as they assault Bates. The newest member of the Outcasts, Soho, grabs Bates by the hair and slams her head into the side of a car knocking Bates out. Once officials and refs rush in, the Outcasts back off and go to a vehicle, before they get in..Saraya swears that they’re not done tonight. The vehicle pulls away while the rest of the women’s locker room rushes out to check on Bates. MIRO VS ALEX REYNOLDS Miro makes short work of Reynolds showing a real mean streak. He overpowers him and brutalizes him until he locks in a camel clutch for the win. RESULT: MIRO VIA SUBMISSION The bell is ringing but Miro won’t let go. Instead he applies even more pressure, calling out for Hangman Page to come save this man but Hangman does not appear. Miro finally releases Reynolds, giving him a stomp on the back for good measure as we go to break. KIERA HOGAN AND SKYE BLUE VS NYLA ROSE AND RED VELVET Pretty even match early until The Native Beast gets annoyed and starts taking over. Rose punishes Blue & Hogan with power moves before dropping Blue with the Beast Bomb. Rose screams “That’s for you Jade” as she covers and Velvet enjoys the show. 1…2…3. RESULT: NYLA ROSE AND RED VELVET VIA PINFALL Stokely Hathaway is seen pacing backstage on his phone. “No! That’s the point. I didn’t come to AEW to be satisfied with mediocrity. Next Friday on Rampage I am calling for an executive reorganizational meeting of the Firm and I will not abide by losing!” He hangs up on whoever he was talking to and then notices the camera. He storms up to it, shoving it away. “Get that damn thing out of my face!” On the stage, Tony Schiavone welcomes Jon Moxley. “Jon, you asked for this time so we’re all waiting to hear what’s on your mind.” “I got a lot on my mind but first and foremost, am I the only one who’s sick and tired of Miro walking around here, yelling for Hangman when he knows damn well he ain’t here?” “I think we’re all sick of it.” “Yea, well I got a good idea where Page is, and I don’t know why he’s been awol but I’m gonna find out.” Mox turns and storms backstage as Schivaone throws us to a commercial. JACK PERRY VS MATT MENARD Menard begins by showing zero respect to his opponent, going as far as to slap Perry in the face. When Perry immediately dropped him with a right hand the fight was on and after a back and forth match Perry finished it by locking in the Snare Trap STF. RESULT: JACK PERRY VIA SUBMISSION Tony Schiavone is with the TBS Champion, Jade Cargill. Jade says that she saw what Nyla did earlier and she also knows that Nyla and Vickie have already left the building. Since Nyla wants to run her mouth, she can do so to the Baddest Champion in AEW’s face this Friday on Rampage. NICK JACKSON VS MAX CASTER VS GRIFF GARRISON VS AUSTIN GUNN A lot of high flying action with all four men in the ring. Jackson holds an early advantage keeping the others down but Caster makes a comeback, hitting a series of Samoan Drops on all three opponents only to walk into a superkick from Jackson. Gunn takes advantage of the no disqualification stipulation and collects a chair, going to town on all three of his opponents but every time he goes for a pin they kick out. Frustrated, he wedges the chair in the corner but he turns around into a rolling DDT from Caster. Caster gets up right into an Elite Destroyer from Jackson. Jackson poses for the crowd, forgetting there’s a fourth man in the match. Garrison runs him into the chair wedged in the corner and rolls him up for the unexpected win. RESULT: GRIFF GARRISON VIA PINFALL As everyone else is shocked, Pillman and Garrison exchange a hug and raise their arms. Taz says that anyone who has counted the Blonds out of this upcoming four way match is making a big big mistake. MERCEDES MARTINEZ VS THE BUNNY The Bunny shows heart as she receives continuous punishment from Martinez but she does not quit. After a mistake by Mercedes, Bunny actually gets some offense and scores with a Diamond Cutter for a near fall. But Martinez does a big boot to Bunny when she runs off the ropes and that’s the end of any offense from Bunny. Martinez pummels Bunny with a Powerbomb and calls for the end…. The Outcasts jump the barricades around the ring and rush into the ring. They make good on their promise to return and attack both women causing the ref to throw the match out. RESULT: NO CONTEST The Bunny curls up on the mat and then rolls to the floor, but Mercedes tries to fight back. She is able to stand up and floors Toni and then grabs Ruby by the neck, but turns around right into a shot to the head by Saraya with the Women’s Championship Belt. Toni and Ruby hold Mercedes down as Saraya grabs a chair and slides back into the ring and slams the chair down hard on Martinez’s back, just like they did last week. Ruby grabs a microphone and says that every single woman in this damned company is on notice. The Outcasts are here for a reason and it is to rip this division and this company to shreds. Saraya says that these girls are just children. They were not ever anything in this sport and they aren’t anything now. They have never been where The Outcasts have been. They have never shined as bright as the Outcasts have shined and these arrogant little glorified indy wrestlers that Tony Khan has cobbled together actually believe that they mean a damned thing? They don’t and they never will. The Outcasts have chosen not to be nice and they have chosen to burn this whole thing down. There will be no assimilation, there will only be chaos and destruction. Every single woman in this company, hell every single person, is put on notice……watch your back. The war has begun! The announcers hype this Friday’s Rampage which will see Sammy Guevara take on the very nice, very evil Danhausen. MATT HARDY VS ORANGE CASSIDY © Hardy jumps Cassidy before the bell rings and doesn’t let up. He seems to have an intensity we haven’t seen in some time. Cassidy takes a beating but keeps kicking out of pinfall attempts. Hardy plants him with a slam and goes to the second rope for a leg drop but Cassidy moves and Hardy lands hard. Now it’s the champion’s turn to deal out some punishment and he begins wearing Hardy out from one corner to the other. Hardy makes one final attempt to win, hitting a low blow unseen by the referee but when he puts his feet on the ropes for leverage she does see it. While Hardy pleads his case, Cassidy recovers and when Hardy goes to resume his attack he’s pulled into a small package. RESULT: ORANGE CASSIDY RETAINS THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP VIA PINFALL. Following the commercial break Bryan Danielson comes down to the ring. “Last week, MJF stood in this ring and he did what he does best…run his mouth. That’s fine, it’s part of this business. But Max you committed the cardinal sin. You talked about my family. I’m here to ask…no…hell with that, I’m here to tell you, that I better never hear the names Brie, Birdie, or Buddy, come out of your mouth again. Rebellion was a lesson in humility, at least it was for me. Maybe I was over confident, maybe I was underestimating you, the fact is you’re still the champion..for now. Double or Nothing is my last shot at ripping that title out of your hands and I’m going to give you the fight of both of our lives. I’ve been on the biggest stage, against the biggest names, but this is different. This is bigger than all of it, Max, because there is no coming back if I fail again. You have your whole career ahead of you and let’s be honest, I don’t. Someday when you’re my age you’ll appreciate the moments when they happen and make no mistake this will be my moment. See you at Double or Nothing, champ.”

APRIL WEEK 1 UBS ARENA LONG ISLAND NY PAC VS MATT SYDAL PAC attacks Sydal before the bell and never relents on his attacks. He focuses on the neck time after time before locking in the Rings of Saturn and Sydal submits quickly. RESULT: PAC BY SUBMISSION PAC won’t release the Rings as the referee calls for the bell again but one thing does make PAC let go. <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="200" id="ips_uid_1120_16" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/raAt0JmC8vk" title="YouTube video player" width="400"></iframe> Sting comes down to ringside and locks eyes with PAC. He motions for a mic and is quickly given one. “PAC, I’ve been in this business a long time and I’ve seen my share of bastards. Some of them wore black and white and liked to spray paint people. Some of them wore fancy robes and used goons to do their bidding. But I have to give credit where it’s due. You may be the biggest bastard of them all. I wasn’t sure about that but after what you did to Darby, and he’s still recovering, it convinced me. I’ve spent my career putting bastards in their place and somewhere, sometime, you and I are going to be eye to eye and we’ll see how tough you are.” The staredown continues as we go to break. In a pre-tape Andradee El Idolo and Rush are sitting in a high class Mexican restaurant having dinner. Andrade wipes his mouth with a napkin. “You see, this is the difference between you and I, Ricky. I am used to the finer things in life and you, well, are not. This has given you a false sense of importance. You think because you come from nothing you’re tough. You are not tough. You are delusional and I have decided to shed light on your delusions. Rush and I are going to make it clear to you that you are nothing. And Ricky, when this is all over, I want you to know that it was I who did this to you.” He goes back to his dinner as the segment ends. RUBY SOHO VS THE BUNNY A back and forth match but The Bunny is clearly outmatched by Ruby. Bunny tries to steal the match early with her foot on the ropes, but the ref sees it and Bunny is rewarded with a knee in the face by Ruby. From there, it is all Soho as she takes over and before long she has nailed No Future for the pinfall. RESULT: RUBY SOHO VIA PINFALL After the match, Toni Storm & The AEW Women’s World Champion, Saraya come out to the ring. Ruby is anxious and confused as they get into the ring, but Saraya assures her that they came here as friends. Saraya says that all three of them go back a very long way and they all came from the same place. All three of them have been Outcasts in this locker room while trying to make things better, so they need to watch each other’s backs. Saraya tells Ruby that she can’t trust the AEW women’s locker room, but she can trust Saraya and Toni Storm and they are asking her to join them. Ruby thinks it over for a bit and says that Saraya makes good points, but Ruby has done the girl group act before and she does better when she stands alone. Besides, the women of AEW are pretty cool and very talented, which is why Ruby came here. So the answer…is no. Toni gets in Ruby’s face, but Saraya says to back off. That Ruby needs more time. They go to leave but as soon as Ruby turns her back, Toni jumps Ruby and Saraya joins in. They start to double team Ruby Soho when suddenly Britt Baker runs down to the ring and evens the score. The Outcasts immediately bail from the ring while Britt offers her hand in friendship to Ruby who accepts. Ruby Soho has chosen AEW! The announcers hype this Wednesday’s edition of AEW Dynamite which will see a member from all four tag teams in the number one contender’s match compete in a four way. We’ll also hear from Bryan Danielson. Backstage, Sammy Guavara and Tay Melo are with Renee Paquette. “Sammy, due to your…questionable victory over Orange Cassidy you’ve been given an International Championship match at Double or Nothing….” “Questionable?” “Yes, clearly Anna Jay helped.” Tay interjects. “Anna is my best friend and she was merely being supportive.” “Be that as it may, you have a match here on Rampage next week versus Orange Cassidy’s friend Danhausen.” Tay quickly makes the sign of the cross. “I don’t like him, he’s evil.” Renee shrugs and nods in agreement. “Also very nice.” Sammy waves them both off. “I”m not afraid of that freak and his fake voodoo crap. Next week Danhausen I’m going to use you to send a message to your buddy and at Double or Nothing, that International title is coming home with me!” ETHAN PAGE VS JON MOXLEY Page starts the match by poking Moxley in the eye and then goes to town on him to take advantage. It doesn’t last long though as Moxley clears his vision and angrily takes over. He brutalizes Page who seeks help from Hathaway but his manager looks disgusted and turns his back, walking away up the ramp. Page looks confused and when he turns around he walks right into a kick to the gut and a Paradigm Shift. RESULT: JON MOXLEY VIA PINFALL. Dr. Britt Baker comes out to the ring to close the show, but she did not come alone. Ruby Soho is with her and Ruby has a chair. Britt takes the mic and says that she wants to clear the air about what happened two nights ago on Dynamite. There has been speculation on social media that Britt left her friend Jamie Hayter out there to get beat down by Saraya and her lackey, but that is not the case. When Saraya and Toni attacked Jamie, Britt was out in the parking lot on a phone call. Someone came out and told her what was going on in the ring and Britt immediately began running through the back to get to the ring. That’s it, it really was that simple. Britt says that she understands how some can not trust her given the past, but the truth is the truth. And the truth is that Britt Baker was the very first woman hired in AEW. She is loyal to this company. She brought her boyfriend to this company when she could’ve gone where he used to be. And she did it to better this company. Britt Baker will fight for AEW and she will go to war for AEW and she can be trusted. And Britt is challenging Toni Storm for a match next week on Dynamite to prove where her loyalties are. Immediately, Britt and Ruby are ready for a fight. Ruby has that chair poised to strike and Saraya and Storm look ready to attack until they get to the ring and then back off a bit. Storm says for everyone to calm down, they’re not here to fight. They’re out here to just accept the offer. This Wednesday on Dynamite, Toni Storm will face Dr. Britt Baker. Saraya then says “if you make it to Wednesday!” *CRACK* RUBY SOHO TURNS AROUND AND NAILS BRITT BAKER IN THE HEAD WITH THE CHAIR! Immediately Saraya and Toni enter the ring and attack Britt Baker. Baker tries to fight, but she is destroyed quickly. With an evil smile, Ruby hands the champ the chair and then she and Toni stretch Baker out, stomach first, holding her to the mat. Saraya nails Baker over and over with the chair on her exposed back. After the beatdown is over, Ruby looks at Storm and Saraya and they all quickly do a group hug before the champ and Storm lift Ruby Soho up on their shoulders. This was a damned set up and these Outcasts have taken out Jamie Hayter on Wednesday and now Britt Baker tonight. Who will be next?

APRIL WEEK 1 UBS ARENA LONG ISLAND NY DR. BRITT BAKER VS PAIGE VAN ZANT The D.M.D. kicks off Dynamite in a back and forth match with Van Zant. After some near falls, however, Baker kicks Paige in the face and then hits a curbstomp. From there, Baker locks in the Lockjaw for the submission victory. RESULT: DR. BRITT BAKER VIA SUBMISSION MJF comes out to a good bit of applause from his hometown crowd. He collects a mic from ringside and soaks in the adoration before he signals for his music to be cut. “Long Island, YOUR champ is here! And unlike some people you can damn well see me because this championship shines like the sun. After I retained said championship against Bryan Danielson in a match of his choosing, you might think I would be able to move onto bigger and better things but no, like a tapeworm, Bryan just won’t go away. He wants a rematch because he was soooooo close to winning. You know who says that? A loser. Bryan, you’re a loser. Brie, your husband is a loser. Birdie and Buddy, your dad is a loser. So the only way to cut that tapeworm out of my gut is to load up on some fiber, shove 'em out and flush him for good. That’s why I agreed to face him one more time because after I beat him again, there is no encore. There is no sequel. I will be done with Bryan Danielson for good. Bryan, you gave it your best shot and like the B+ person you are, you came up short and you know you’re going to come up short again. Because I’m better than you….and you know it!” As the show goes to break, MJF’s music plays and he soaks in more hometown cheers. ADAM COLE VS LEE MORIARTY Cole is focused on Moriarty as the bell rings and that’s to his detriment because he never sees Private Party run down and slide into the ring behind him until they’re on him. The referee quickly calls for the bell as Excalibur says this was clearly a setup. RESULT: ADAM COLE VIA DISQUALIFICATION As Private Party continues their assault, Moriarty collects a chair from ringside. He orders his guys to hold Cole down chest-first and raises the chair, clearly inclined to hit Cole in the head. Given his history of concussions, Jim Ross says this should be a criminal act but before Moritary can swing down someone catches his eye. Kyle O’Reilly runs down to the ring and takes out both members of Private Party with devastating kicks. Moriarty swings for the fences but O’Reilly ducks and dropkicks the chair into his face. The three assailants retreat as O’Reilly helps Cole up and the two long time friends share a hug. In the back, Renee Young is with the TBS Champion, Jade Cargill. Renee asks Jade about Nyla Rose’s apparent interest in the title. The champion says that she’s not about to run from anyone, so if Nyla wants another shot, she can have it whenever she wants. Hell, we can do it tonight if she wants. Nyla shows up just then and looks at Jade and then smiles and says that they will have their match, when Nyla says so. But tonight, Jade can watch as Nyla destroys the former Women’s World Champion, Jaime Hayter tonight. JOHN SILVER AND EVIL UNO VS JEFF JARRETT AND JAY LETHAL © Silver and Uno have early success but the champs have decades of experience and a penchant for dirty tricks. Once the latter comes into play, it’s all Jarrett and Lethal and they finish off a successful title defense with a ‘Macho’ elbow from Lethal onto Silver. RESULT: JEFF JARRETT AND JAY LETHAL RETAIN THE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP VIA PINFALL A graphic is showing hyping that the Icon, Sting, will be on Rampage this Friday night! THE GUNNS VS TOP FLIGHT Standard tag match which sees Top Flight living up to their name with a lot of high flying and the Gunns slowing things down and trying to ground their opponents. Top Flight looks like they’re going to punch their ticket to the number one contenders match but when Darius Martin goes to the top, Austin shoves him off, crashing to the mat. Dante gets into the ring to go after him but the referee stops him allowing the Gunns to hit a double DDT on Darius and then Austin ties up Dante during the three count. RESULT: THE GUNNS VIA PINFALL The Gunns get their hands raised in victory but they’re distracted by someone high up in the stands…. The Young Bucks are looking down at the Gunns and the two teams begin taunting each other when…. The Blondes hop the barrier and stand at ringside and now all three teams are splitting their attention when….. <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="200" id="ips_uid_1120_16" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nmfeDNQN8lY" title="YouTube video player" width="400"></iframe> The Acclaimed come out into the stage and all four teams share a staredown as the announcers hype the four team number one contender’s match which will happen in three weeks here on Dynamite. The Announcers discuss CM Punk’s return last week during the Elite’s accustomed goodbye to the crowd with Jim Ross saying that he hopes for everyone’s sake that we don’t see a repeat of some past incidents but business as definitely picked up! JAMIE HAYTER VS NYLA ROSE Early on, the Native Beast uses her size and power to just flatten the former champion over and over. But Jamie Hayter proves that she has the heart of a champion as she keeps fighting back into the match. Hayter works on taking Rose’s leg out from under her and once she is able to get the Native Beast on the mat, Hayter’s focus is on Nyla’s back and legs to keep her down. Hayter leaps off the top rope and does a double knee stomp on Nyla’s ankle. Eventually, Hayter is able to nail Nyla with a running Knee to the back of her head. Hayter covers, but Nyla kicks out at two and is furious. Nyla brutalizes Hayter with punishing slams and a massive splash in the corner. Nyla goes for a top rope Senton that crushes Hayter but when Nyla goes for a cover, Jamie barely kicks out. The Native Beast is ready to end this and prepares to finish off her opponent when there is suddenly commotion in the audience. Nyla sees this as the TBS Champion, Jade Cargill starts making her way down the aisles of fans toward ringside. Nyla is entirely distracted and that gives Hayter her shot. Jamie sneaks up behind Rose and rolls her up while Cargill laughs as the ref counts…1….2…3. RESULT: JAMIE HAYTER VIA PINFALL After the match, a furious Nyla leaves the ring and charges up into the fans to go find the TBS Champion. Jamie is left in the ring and is celebrating her victory when SARAYA & TONI STORM rush into the ring. Saraya blasts Hayter from behind with her Women’s World Title as the two brutalize the former champion. Toni lifts Hayter up into a Piledriver while Saraya leaps off the middle rope spiking the former champion right onto the title belt. Britt Baker comes rushing down to the ring, sending the champ and her best friend scurrying. But as Baker checks on Hayter, the announcers question what took Britt so long to get out here? BUDDY MATTHEWS VS WARDLOW © Wardlow is fired up and starts hot, overpowering Matthews and going for a quick victory but as the match carries on, the House of Black on the outside begin to play a larger role both in distractions and outright interference. Wardlow survives several close falls. Matthews perches Wardlow up on the top turnbuckle and tries to superplex him but Wardlow knocks him down with a hard punch to the gut and then hits a jumping shoulder block from the top. Matthews is flat on his back and Wardlow is feeling the energy of the crowd as he delivers three straight powerbombs for the 123. RESULT: WARDLOW RETAINS THE TNT CHAMPIONSHIP VIA PINFALL Following the bell, Black and King hit the ring and begin putting a beat down on Wardlow. Matthews joins in and they’re showing no mercy when…. Keith Lee runs down for the save and he begins cleaning house but after knocking King and Matthews around he turns and is hit with a spinning heel kick from Black that almost decapitates him. Lee falls back like a redwood and then the House of Black continues their attack on both men. Finally they stop and stand over their fallen foes as the show ends.

ROH WORLD CHAMPION CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI ROH WORLD WOMENS CHAMPION SERENA DEEB ROH TELEVISION CHAMPION SAMOA JOE ROH PURE CHAMPION WHEELER YUTA ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS VACANT ROH SIX MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS BRIAN CAGE, BISHOP KAUN, AND TOA LIONA ABADDON ALLYSIN KAY AR FOX ARI DAIVARI ATHENA BANDIDO BISHOP KAUN BOULDER BRANDON TATE BRIAN CAGE BROCK ANDERSON BRONSON CARY SILKIN CHUCK TAYLOR CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI COLE KARTER COLT CABANA DALTON CASTLE DASHA GONZALEZ EDDIE KINGSTON EMI SAKURA FRANKIE KAZARIAN FUEGO DEL SOL HIKARU SHIDA HOOK JD DRAKE JUICE ROBINSON LEYLA HIRSCH MADISON RAYNE MARIA KANELLIS BENNETT MARINA SHAFIR MARK BRISCOE MATT TAVEN MIKE BENNETT PARKER BOUDREAUX PRESTON VANCE PRINCE NANA RYAN NEMETH SAMOA JOE SCORPIO SKY SERENA DEEB SHANE TAYLOR TOA LIONA TONY DEPPEN TONY NESE TRENT BARETTA WHEELER YUTA WILLOW NIGHTINGALE

AEW WORLD CHAMPION MJF AEW WOMEN’S CHAMPION SARAYA AEW TNT CHAMPION WARDLOW AEW TBS CHAMPION JADE CARGILL AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS JEFF JARRETT AND JAY LETHAL AEW TRIOS CHAMPIONS THE ELITE AEW INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ORANGE CASSIDY AARON SOLO ADAM COLE ADAM PAGE ALEX MARVEZ ALEX REYNOLDS ALEX ZAYNE ANDRADE EL IDOLO ANGELICO ANGELO PARKER ANNA JAY ANTHONY BOWENS ANTHONY HENRY ANTHONY OGOGO AUSTIN GUNN BATEMAN BIG BILL BILLY GUNN BLAKE CHRISTIAN BRANDON CUTLER BRIAN PILLMAN JR BRITT BAKER BRODY KING BRYAN DANIELSON BUDDY MATTHEWS CASH WHEELER CEZAR BONONI CHRIS JERICHO CM PUNK COLTEN GUNN DANHAUSEN DANIEL GARCIA DANTE MARTIN DARBY ALLIN DARIUS MARTIN DAX HARWOOD DIAMANTE DON CALLIS DRALISTICO DUSTIN RHODES DUTCH ETHAN PAGE EVIL UNO EXCALIBUR GRIFF GARRISON HAGANE SHINNOU ISIAH KASSIDY JACK PERRY JADE CARGILL JAKE HAGER JAKE ROBERTS JAMIE HAYTER JAY LETHAL JD GRIFFEY JEEVES KAY JEFF HARDY JEFF JARRETT JIM ROSS JOHN SILVER JON MOXLEY JORA JOHL JOSH WOODS JULIA HART KEITH LEE KENNY OMEGA KIERA HOGAN KIP SABIAN KONOSUKE TAKESHITA KRIS STATLANDER KYLE O’REILLY LANCE ARCHER LEE JOHNSON LEE MORIARTY LEILA GRAY LEON RUFFIN LEVA BATES LUCHASAURUS LUTHER MALAKAI BLACK MARK HENRY MARK STERLING MARQ QUEN MATT HARDY MATT JACKSON MATT MENARD MATT SYDAL MAX CASTER MERCEDES MARTINEZ MICHAEL NAKAZAWA MIRO MJF NICK COMOROTO NICK JACKSON NYLA ROSE ORANGE CASSIDY ORTIZ PAC PAIGE VAN ZANT PAUL WIGHT PENELOPE FORD PENTA EL ZERO M PETER AVALON POWERHOUSE HOBBS QT MARSHALL REBEL RED VELVET RENEE PAQUETTE REY FENIX RICKY STARKS RIHO ROCKY ROMERO RUBY SOHO RUSH SAMMY GUEVARA SANTANA SARAYA SATNAM SINGH SERPENTICO SHAWN DEAN SHAWN SPEARS SKYE BLUE SLIM J SONJAY DUTT SONNY KISS STING STOKELY HATHAWAY SWERVE STRICKLAND TAY MELO TAZ THE BLADE THE BUNNY THE BUTCHER THUNDER ROSA TONI STORM TONY SCHIAVONE TRENT SEVEN TRISH ADORA VICKIE GUERRERO WARDLOW YUKA SAKAZAKI ZACK CLAYTON

MARCH WEEK 4 CHAIFETZ ARENA ST. LOUIS, MO The show opens with Miro pacing in the parking lot and Renee Paquette approaches. “Miro, why are you out here?” “Hangman…do you see him?” “No, I haven’t seen him all day.” “Exactly! Hangman is a coward. He fears the Redeemer. He knows that I have broken him and you will never see him again!” JACK PERRY VS JAKE HAGER Hager’s power pays dividends early in the match as Perry has to use his quickness to keep his distance. Hager shows off by ragdolling Perry in a bearhug but Perry digs deep and breaks it up with a series of right hands. Hager charges into the corner, Perry moves, Hager hits hard and Perry rolls him up for a three count with Hager kicking out at 3 ½. RESULT: JACK PERRY VIA PINFALL Backstage we see Anna Jay watching Perry get his hand raised and even after their recent argument she’s got a smile on her face. Tay Melo is standing next to her and notices the smile, looking annoyed and rolls her eyes. NON TITLE MATCH JULIA HART VS JAMIE HAYTER Julia nails Jamie from behind at the start of the match and then does a Piledriver which sets up a neck issue for Hayter to overcome. After some nearfalls, Jamie takes advantage of a splash that is missed by Hart and starts her comeback. Once more, we get some back and forth before Hayter drills Hart with a Spinebuster before nailing a Curbstomp for the 3 count. RESULT: JAMIE HAYTER VIA PINFALL After the match, Britt Baker comes down to congratulate Hayter. Jamie looks at Britt and grabs a microphone. Hayter says that while she accepts Britt’s apology, Hayter must confess that she is not entirely sure yet if she does trust the D.M.D. But she does trust one thing…that Britt hates Saraya and Toni Storm. And so, that is what they will focus on. And the time will come that Saraya will meet Jamie for her rematch and when that day comes, the Women’s World Title will return to Hayternation. And then maybe, just maybe, Britt and Jamie can find out which one of each other is better. Britt nods her head agreeing to that and the two shake hands resealing their alliance. Schiavone and Taz hype next week’s Dynamite which will see the Gunns take on Top Flight for the last spot in the four way Number One Contender’s Tag match. We’ll also see Adam Cole make his in-ring return versus Lee Moriarty. TETSUYA NAITO VS BRYAN DANIELSON This match is a masterpiece in professional wrestling. AEW Champion MJF is on commentary and dogs Danielson throughout the match. The momentum goes back and forth with multiple false finishes. Danielson finally puts Naito away with a belly to back suplex off the top. RESULT: BRYAN DANIELSON VIA PINFALL Danielson immediately shows his respect for his foe but as he gets his hand raised, MJF stands from his seat and the two have a staredown filled with mutual disgust as the show ends.

MARCH WEEK 4 CHAIFETZ ARENA ST. LOUIS, MO SWERVE STRICKLAND VS RICKY STARKS The show begins with the match already in action. It’s a physical but quick paced match highlighting both men’s offensive talents. Starks builds late momentum and ends it when he hits a double underhook facebuster. RESULT: RICKY STARKS VIA PINFALL Starks’ arm has barely fallen after being raised by the referee when Rush hits the ring and blindsides him. Starks falls victim to a jumping piledriver and looks hurt. Rush exits the ring and heads back to the entrance where someone is waiting to greet him with open arms. Andrade and Rush embrace and it’s now clear that Ricky Starks has another man to worry about. Backstage, Anna Jay is checking her phone when Jungle Boy Jack Perry approaches her. “Anna, I’ve been trying to call you for over a week.” “I know, but I also know what you want to talk about and I’m not going to apologize.” “You’re better than this, I know it.” “Maybe this is just a sign that we’re two different people with two different views of this business.” “Yea, and the path you’re on is going nowhere now that Jericho fired all of his sycophants.” He walks away from her as she glares. We go to the stage where Tony Schiavone is and he introduces his guests, the House of Black. “Gentlemen, and lady, every AEW fan wants to know why you chose to target, of all people, Wardlow…” Matthews cuts him off. “Why? Because we wanted to, that’s why. The House of Black answers to no one. We chose Wardlow and we put him down like a dog. Consider it..a warning.” Matthews stops and they all look off camera. “I couldn’t help but overhear. You do what you want, and you answer to no one, yea we get it. But a warning? See, to me, that sounds like a challenge. So which of you want to choose….to bask in my glory tonight?” Brody King begins to step forward when Malakai stops him and he’s the one who stands face to face with Lee. “Tonight, you will bask in the darkness.” RUBY SOHO VS RED VELVET Red Velvet takes the opportunity to attack Ruby as soon as she enters the ring and it puts Soho on the defensive. But when Velvet goes for a Standing Moonsault, Ruby places her knees up and knocks the air out of Velvet. That ends the offense that Red has as Ruby quickly takes control and soon nails a Soho Kick which knocks Velvet out and Ruby scores the pinfall. RESULT: RUBY SOHO BY PINFALL AEW World Women’s Champion, Saraya comes out to try to talk to Ruby, but Soho just glares at her before walking away. Saraya looks displeased. The announcers tell us that this Friday night on Rampage, Bryan Danielson will go one on one with one of the best wrestlers in all of Japan, Tetsuya Naito! KEITH LEE VS MALAKAI BLACK Lee’s strength is never in question and he manhandles Black in the opening which is an unusual sight but the House of Black members at ringside pay dividends for Malakai and allow him to gain an advantage. Lee is fighting off three men essentially, and he finally falls when Black connects with a devastating spinning heel kick. RESULT: MALAKAI BLACK VIA PINFALL The House of Black enter the ring, circling Lee like sharks until the crowd pops loud. Wardlow, chair in hand, runs down to the ring and as he’s sliding in all the members of the House exit the ring. Wardlow is furious and challenges any or all of them to return but they just file out up the ramp. Following the commercial, Adam Cole comes out onto the stage area. “St. Louis, it’s been awhile, hasn’t it? Too long, but I’m here with an announcement I feared I would never make. Next week, in that ring, I am returning to active competition. Now you may wonder who I will be wrestling. Truth is, I don’t know because I’m offering an open challenge to anyone in that locker room!” He doesn’t have to wait long. Lee Moriarty walks out and gets right in Cole’s face. “Here we go, another hasbeen who should have stayed on the shelf and you think you get to waltz back in here and take a spot from me. Your time is over, and next week, your welcome back match will become a goodbye forever match.” Cole and Moriarty do some trash talking we can’t quite hear as the announcers hype next week’s match. THE BLONDS VS ETHAN PAGE AND BIG BILL A back and forth match which always favors the Firm when Bill is in. He punishes the legal Blond and then tags out to Page. This works fine until Pillman gets the hot tag and then its some tag team chemistry on display. Bill tries to come into the ring, but a double dropkick stops that. Page pulls Pillman into a small package but the referee is arguing with an irate Stokeley on the apron and Garrison rolls the pinfall over. When the ref sees it, he makes the three count. RESULT: THE BLONDS VIA PINFALL Backstage, we see Renee Paquette rushing down a hall and catching up with Hangman Page. “Hangman, you’ve had a rough couple weeks with Miro but last week it looked like you were ready, no pun intended, to ring his bell but you stopped and he took advantage. What was going through your mind?” Page, who by his body language, did not want this interview to begin with considers his words carefully before he just walks away from her, leaving Renee looking concerned and frustrated. TBS Champion, Jade Cargill is at the ramp being interviewed by Tony Schiavone. Jade says that the TBS title is going to become the most prestigious title in AEW and in the history of pro wrestling on TBS. But to do that, it must be defended against all comers, so tonight the champ is issuing an open challenge. Who wants to step up? The champ does not have to wait long for an answer…. Mercedes Martinez comes out and emphatically says, “I accept”. Martinez goes to the ring and Jade tells her Baddies to get hype. The match is made and these two bad ass women will collide for the TBS Title after this time out. AEW World Heavyweight Championship (If he loses, Danielson’s last title shot) *Bryan Danielson vs MJF © ??? vs Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal © AEW International Championship Sammy Guavara vs Orange Cassidy © Casino Battle Royal MERCEDES MARTINEZ VS JADE CARGILL © Both women are powerful and tough and early on this match is a slugfest as they each are unable to gain an advantage. When Jade charges Mercedes in the ring, the veteran side steps her and launches Jade into the ropes and then delivers a punishing shoulder thrust into Cargill’s back. From there, Martinez starts trying to injure Cargill’s back nailing Jade with a Uranage Slam, a Butterfly Slam and a Jackhammer. Martinez goes for the pinfall….1….2….Jade is out just in time. When Martinez goes for a Fisherman’s Brainbuster, Jade reverses it into a small package for 2. From there, the champ catches Martinez when she tries to do a Cross Body and turns it into a Fall-Away Slam. Cargill starts hitting a comeback with a Handspring Back Elbow and a driving knee to Martinez’s face in the corner. After nailing Blue Thunder Bomb, Jade goes for The Jaded, but her back is too hurt. Martinez gains leverage and locks Jade in a Camel Clutch and the TBS Champion is in danger and nearly fades out, before she somehow finds the strength to lift the challenger on her back and drive her backwards into a corner. While both women are hurt, it is the TBS Champion who summons the strength to try The Jaded for a second time. The champ hits it and it is all over….1….2….3. RESULT: JADE CARGILL RETAINS THE TBS CHAMPIONSHIP VIA PINFALL After the match, Nyla Rose comes out to the stage and points at the TBS Champion who is celebrating her victory while clutching her back. The Native Beast has said that she is targeting every woman in AEW, has she set her sights on Jade Cargill? We go back to the announcers who voice excitement at another round of Jade and Nyla after what we saw in their prior feud. But next is our main event, a Trios Championship match. ANGELO PARKER, MATT MENARD, AND DANIEL GARCIA VS THE ELITE © The former members of the JAS start strong and work over Nick in the corner, but eventually the match turns into a standard Elite match with lots of super kicks, spots, and crowd interaction. It’s a great match overall but the champs put Menard down with a double kick, staggering him into the arms of Omega for a One Winged Angel for the win. RESULT: THE ELITE RETAIN THE TRIOS CHAMPIONSHIP VIA PINFALL The Elite all climb separate turnbuckles holding up their own Trios belt before hopping down and reforming in the middle of the ring. “Thank you everyone for coming out tonight. That was a hell of a fight but once again we stand here as your AEW Trios champions. But now we must bid you adieu. So....goodbye and…..” The crowd loses their ever loving mind as the deposed AEW Champion, CM Punk walks out from the back. The Elite look completely surprised and confused as hell and the show ends with very loud chants for Punk, even after the screen goes to black the audio of the crowd remains for a few seconds.

MARCH WEEK 3 CANADA LIFE CENTRE WINNIPEG, MANITOBA CANADA Bryan Danielson comes down to the ring. “I stand before you, obviously not the AEW World Champion. And that means that MJF still is, and I owe each and every one of you an apology for that. But, if you watched that match from Revolution there are two undeniable facts. First, I’m going to give credit where it’s due. Max hung with me for sixty minutes and he honestly impressed me, and it pains me to give him any kind of credit. But second, if that match had been sixty minutes and ten seconds I would be standing here as the champion because he was seconds away from tapping out.” The big screen suddenly flickers to life with a live video of MJF lounging on a pool floatie surrounded by beautiful women. “Bryan, something told me that even though I was smart enough to choose South Beach over Winnisuck, that you would be stupid enough to go there and now I hear you making things up saying I was going to submit and if the match was only a little bit longer. Well if my aunt had balls she’d be my uncle. The fact is you failed, you suck, and I’m the champ!” “Well Max, if you think I suck so bad, maybe you’d like to run it back and put that title on the line again at Double or Nothing.” “Oh you’re hilarious! You can’t get it done in your specialty match so now you want another shot. What’s this time, maybe a blindfold submission in a cage? Something else to give you an advantage?” “No, just a plain wrestling match.” “If…and that’s a big if I agree then I want you out of my hair forever when I beat you. This is it, no more title shots, no more excuses. When I walk out with this title, you never get another match with me for as long as I’m the champion and by the way, that’ll be forever.” “Enjoy the girls and the pool Max, because I accept.” The announcers go crazy at this news as MJF looks annoyed. MIRO VS DUSTIN RHODES Dustin is one of the most renowned veterans in the AEW locker room and he starts off hot, knowing he can’t allow Miro to build any early momentum. He lays in with everything he has but Miro rides it out before burying a knee deep in his gut and dropping him with a crushing double ax handle smash. Miro dominates the rest of the match before ending it with the camel clutch. RESULT: MIRO VIA SUBMISSION Renee Paquette is on the stage and calls out the AEW Tag Team Champions, Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal. “Gentlemen, as you know there is an ongoing qualifier tournament to determine which four teams will battle it out for a shot at your tag team championship. The Young Bucks and the Acclaimed have both qualified. How do you prepare for such a wide variety of potential challengers?” Jarrett just laughs her off. “How do we prepare? Honey, we don’t prepare for them, they gotta prepare for us. We’re the champs and it doesn’t matter who wins that four way match because whoever it is, will fail when it’s time to face us, isn’t that right Jay?” “Ooooooooooooh Yeaaaaaaaaa!” Schiavone and Taz hype next week’s Dynamite in which we’ll see another tag team qualifier when the Blondes battle the Firm members Ethan Page and Big Bill. In addition the Elite will defend their AEW Trios Championship against three members of the now defunct Jericho Appreciation Society, Matt Menard, Angelo Parker, and Daniel Garcia. TONI STORM VS BRITT BAKER Britt attacks Toni early and controls the match which sends Toni to run on the floor. Saraya comes down to the ring and intercepts Britt, but instead Toni slides into the ring, as Britt goes to join her, Saraya trips Britt and the ref doesn’t see it. Toni scores some near falls but then Baker begins a comeback until Saraya gets on the apron which distracts Baker. Toni comes up behind Baker and rolls her up and hooks Britt’s tights for the pinfall. RESULT: TONI STORM VIA PINFALL After the match, Toni rolls to the floor and high fives the Women’s Champion. The Outcasts mock Britt Baker who is fuming in the ring. PAC VS DARBY ALLIN The match is high energy and a lot of high flying as Darby takes whatever risk presents itself usually to his advantage but when he tries a springboard, PAC moves the referee in front of him and he gets wiped out. PAC takes advantage, hitting a low blow on Darby before slipping out of the ring and collecting a chair. He slams it across Darby’s back before dropping it to the mat and delivering a DDT on top of it. PAC shoves the chair out and locks in the Rings of Saturn on the obviously unconscious Darby. The referee wakes up and quickly calls for the bell. RESULT: PAC VIA STOPPAGE PAC won’t release the Rings of Saturn as the bell rings but the crowd begins to pop. Sting, baseball bat in hand runs down to the ring but as he slides in, PAC releases the hold and slides to the outside. As Sting checks on Darby his eyes are locked on the Bastard who gives him a cruel smile as the show ends.

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