It’s Friday and you know what that means!
Jim Ross, “The Wizard” Chris Jericho and Excalibur greet audiences at home as Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta head to the ring as RUSH and Private Party wait inside.
MATCH #1: Trios Tag Team Match:
RUSH, Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen vs. Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta
Quen and Castagnoli begin the action. The bell rings and Quen delivers a moonsault. Castagnoli delivers an uppercut, then tags in Yuta. Yuta delivers a big boot, then goes for a pin but Quen kicks out. Kassidy tags in and hits an arm drag on Yuta. He hits an enziguri on Yuta, but Yuta then manages to lock in an octopus. Kassidy escapes and tags in RUSH.
Moxley tags in and faces off with RUSH. He beats RUSH down with forearms, followed by a high boot. RUSH fires back with one of his own before Moxley hits a German suplex.
Back from the break, RUSH delivers a chop to Moxley. Quen tags in as the trio argue amongst themselves. Castagnoli tags in and he hits three running uppercuts. He follows it up with a big boot, then looks for The Swing, but Kassidy blocks it. He then gets both members of Private Party up and hits a Double Swing. Private Party hit a double kick on Castagnoli, but Castagnoli fires back with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Yuta tags in and goes flying off the top. He goes for a pin, but RUSH breaks it up. Yuta then locks in the Double Arm submission on Quen for the win.
Winners: Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta and Claudio Castagnoli
Back from the break, Varsity Blonds, Josh Woods and Tony Nese wait in the ring.
MATCH #2: Tag Team Match:
Brian Pillman Jr. and Griff Garrison vs. Tony Nese and Josh Woods
Pillman and Nese begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. They exchange submissions before Pillman gets the upper hand and delivers a chop. Pillman fires back with one of his own, then tags in Garrison. Woods tags in and hits Garrison with a knee. He then delivers his finisher to Garrison for the win.
Winners: Tony Nese and Josh Woods
We see Arn Anderson watching backstage, looking displeased with the Blonds. “Smart” Mark Sterling then grabs a mic and says he has trademarked the term ‘varsity’. He then announces that Nese and Woods will now be called Varsity Athletes and that if Garrison and Pillman use it, they will be sued. He says his groin has been on fire since National Scissoring Day.
The Acclaimed’s music hits and they head to the ring as Max Caster raps. Varsity Athletes then roll out of the ring as Anthony Bowens says The Acclaimed have arrived. The trio then scissor one another.
JAS’s Tay Melo and Anna Jay A.S. make their way to the ring, followed by Skye Blue and Madison Rayne.
MATCH #3: Women’s Tag Team Match:
Tay Melo and Anna Jay A.S. vs. Skye Blue and Madison Rayne
Back from the break, Rayne tags in and delivers several left hands to Jay. She hits a Northern Lights suplex, then goes for a pin but Jay kicks out. Blue tags back in and hits a diving crossbody off the top. She delivers a super kick, then goes for another pin but Melo breaks it up. Jay looks for the Queen Slayer, but Blue escapes. Melo delivers a knee, allowing Jay to lock in the Queen Slayer for the win.
Winners: Tay Melo and Anna Jay A.S.
Dark Order then head to the ring, followed by Death Triangle
MAIN EVENT: AEW World Trios Championship Match:
PAC, Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix © vs. Preston “10” Vance, Alex Reynolds and John Silver
The bell rings and the six men begin brawling with one another. Silver and Reynolds double team on Fenix before 10 hits his signature delayed vertical suplex. Reynolds and Penta tag in. Penta fires off several right hands before Reynolds fires back with a thrust kick. Silver tags back in.
Back from the break, Penta hits a backstabber on Reynolds. He goes for a pin, but Reynolds kicks out. PAC tags in and delivers a knee to Reynolds. He hits a snap German suplex, then goes for a pin but Reynolds kicks out. He delivers a running uppercut, then goes for a pin but Reynolds kicks out. Fenix tags in and sends Reynolds to the mat. Penta tags in and delivers a vicious chop to Reynolds. PAC tags back in and hits a knee on Reynolds’ neck. The two men spill to the outside before PAC hits a suplex on the floor.
Back from another break, Reynolds hits PAC with a forearm. PAC looks for a back body drop, but Reynolds counters and tags in 10. Fenix tags in and 10 hits him with a clothesline, followed by a spinebuster. PAC hits a double sledgehammer on 10. The three men then triple team on 10 before Fenix goes for a pin and 10 kicks out. Fenix looks for a suplex, but 10 reverses it into one of his own. Silver tags in before him and PAC begin to exchange forearms. PAC hits Silver with a pump kick, but Silver returns the favor and fires off several rapid kicks. He hits a Deadlift Brainbuster, then goes for a pin but PAC kicks out. Fenix tags in and Dark Order looks for the Pendulum Bomb, but Fenix escapes and looks for a double cutter. The trio then manage to hit the Pendulum Bomb before Silver goes for the pin and Reynolds kicks out. Penta tags in and hits a slingblade. He hits a backstabber, then looks for the Fear Factor, but Reynolds and Silver hit their signature rapid fire offence. 10 hits the discus lariat, then Reynolds goes for a pin, but PAC and Fenix break it up. Jose the Assistant comes to the ring with a contract in hand. This allows RUSH to give PAC the ring hammer. PAC hits Reynolds with it before tagging in and locking in The Brutalizer for the win.
Winners: PAC, Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix
