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Brian Pillman Jr. vs. Shawn Spears w/Tully Blanchard
The match begins with Spears working over the arm of Pillman Jr, Spears gets Pillman Jr down while working over his arm. Pillman Jr gets free after kicking Spears in the face, Spears backing Pillman Jr into the corner while landing a few strikes. Pillman Jr fights back and he nails Spears with some strikes of hiw own, Pillman Jr misses a drop kick and he lands the follow up attempt on Spears. Spears recovers and he nails Pillman Jr with a few strikes to the back, Spears traps Pillman Jr in the corner again while landing some strikes. Pillman Jr looks to the fight and Spears knocks him to the entrance stage after landing a drop kick, Spears leaves the ring and he attacks Pillman Jr with more strikes. Spears places Pillman Jr’s head on the steps before stomping on it, Spears gets Pillman Jr back in the ring and Pillman Jr starts fighting back. Pillman Jr nails a cornered Spears with a running clothesline before missing a springboard cross body block, Spears then hits Pillman Jr with a C4 for a three count.
Winner: Shawn Spears w/Tully Blanchard
After the match, Shawn Spears hits Brian Pillman Jr. with the loaded glove.
Big Swole vs. Rache Chanel
The match begins with Chanel backing Swole into the corner before letting her go free, Swole then gets Chanel in a headlock. Chanel gets free and she gets Swole in a headlock of her own, Swole gets free and she gets Chanel in another headlock. Swole looks for Dirty Dancing and Chanel escapes to the arena floor, Chanel returns to the ring and Swole nails her with a shoulder tackle. Chanel tries fighting back and Swole nails her with a head kick, Chanel recovers and she nails Swole with a knee strike followed by a neck breaker for a near fall. Chanel traps Swole in the corner while choking her, Chanel gets Swole out of the corner before wrenching away on her arm. Chanel transitions to a chin lock against a downed Swole, Chanel then advances to a camel clutch against Swole. Swole fights back and she cracks Chanel with a knee strike followed by multiple clotheslines, Swole then lands a headbutt against Chanel. Chanel fights back and Swole nails her with a middle rope back elbow strike, Swole then nails Chanel with a knee strike and Go To Sleep. Swole nails Chanel with Dirty Dancing followed by a pump kick for a three count.
Winner: Big Swole
- Brandi Rhodes and Allie are interviewed, Allie brings up Rhodes cheating to beat her last year at AEW Fight For The Fallen. Allie and Brandi argue over who is responsible for their success as a team, Dustin Rhodes appears and he says he sees right through Allie. Rhodes says Allie should show the world she has a heart and that she shouldn’t mess with the Rhodes Family.
Frankie Kazarian vs. Luther
The match begins with Kazarian backing Luther into the corner before letting him go free, Luther gets Kazarian in the corner and he lets him go free as well. Kazarian then nails a swinging Luther with a few arm drags before working over his arm, Kazarian downs Luther before landing a leg drop on his arm. Luther backs Kazarian into the ropes before landing a few strikes, Kazarian recovers and he nails Luther with a hurricarana for a near fall. Kazarian downs Luther again before working over his arm, Luther gets free and he nails Kazarian with a pop up knee strike. Luther follows up by nailing Kazarian with a spinning heel kick, Luther takes his wrist tape off and he chokes Kazarian with it. Luther follows up with a butterfly suplex on Kazarian for a near fall, Luther traps Kazarian in the corner while raking away at his face. Luther then hits Kazarian with a corner clothesline for a near fall, Kazarian starts fighting back and he lands a multitude of strikes. Kazarian then drops Luther with a clothesline, Kazarian follows up by cracking Luther with a few flying forearm strikes. Luther tries fighting back and Kazarian drops him with a head kick, Kazarian then catches Luther in a roll up for a near fall.
Kazarian gets up and he cracks Luther with a few strikes before eating a pump kick, Kazarian recovers and he catches Luther in a victory roll for a three count.
Winner: Frankie Kazarian
The Butcher, The Blade & The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix) vs. Joe Alonzo, Brady Pierce, Faboo Andre & Tony Danati
The match begins with Danati nailing Pentagon Jr with a right, Pentagon Jr quickly recovers and he nails Danati with a super kick. Fenix tags in and he double teams Danati with Pentagon Jr, Blade tags in and he allows Alonzo to be tagged in. Blade quickly drops a swinging Alonzo with a clothesline, Butcher tags in and he double teams Alonzo with Blade. Everybody from both teams hit the ring and it’s the Butcher, The Blade and The Lucha Bros who destroy everybody. Pentagon Jr tags in and Alonzo gets quadruple teamed for a three count.
Winners: The Butcher, The Blade & The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix)
Orange Cassidy w/Best Friends vs. Will Hobbs
The match begins with Cassidy avoiding a charging Hobbs before landing a superman punch for a three count.
Winner: Orange Cassidy w/Best Friends
Michael Nakazawa vs. Shawn Dean
The match begins with Nakazawa working over the arm of Dean, Dean gets free and he goes for a waist lock on Nakazawa. Nakazawa gets free after oiling himself up, Nakazawa is to slippery for anybody to apply a headlock to the other. Nakazawa gets Dean in a headlock and Dean gets free before eating a shoulder tackle, Dean recovers and he nails Nakazawa with a drop kick. Dean then hits Nakazawa with a corner spear before landing a sliding clothesline for a near fall, Nakazawa looks for his oil and Aubrey Edwards takes it from him. Dean eats a few strikes before nailing Nakazawa with a suplex for a near fall, Dean follows up by cracking Nakazawa with a few strikes. Nakazawa fights back and he levels Dean with a spear, Nakazawa goes to the top rope and he nails Dean with a shoulder tackle for a near fall. Nakazawa takes his underwear off and he tries hitting Dean with them, Dean avoids it to hit Nakazawa with a TKO and backstabber for a near fall. Nakazawa recovers and he gets Dean in the abdominal stretch while applying a mandible claw with the underwear, Dean gets free and Nakazawa nails him with an STO for a three count.
Winner: Michael Nakazawa
Scorpio Sky vs. Serpentico
The match begins with Sky scoring a takedown on Serpentico before applying a front face lock to him, Serpentico gets free and he gets Sky in a headlock. Serpentico gets free and Sky nails him with some chops, Sky follows up with a side Russian leg sweep on Serpentico for a near fall. Sky then nails Serpentico with a back breaker for a near fall, Serpentico fights back and he knocks Sky out of the ring with a hurricarana. Sky avoids a sliding Serpentico before eating a thrust kick to the midsection, Serpentico then sends Sky into the barricade. Serpentico gets Sky back in the ring and he lands a leg drop on the ring apron for a near fall, Serpentico keeps Sky down while landing a few elbow drops and a stomp. Serpentico keeps Sky down while twisting away on his head, Sky gets free and Serpentico nails him with a drop kick for a near fall. Serpentico goes to the top rope and he leaps off before nailing Sky with a knee drop, Serpentico keeps Sky down again while working over his arm. Serpentico looks for a suplex and Sky defends against it, Sky fights back and he nails Serpentico with a brain buster. Sky gets up and he nails Serpentico with a few elbow strikes and a knee strike, Sky follows up by nailing Serpentico with a neck breaker for a near fall.
Serpentico fights back and he nails Sky with a head kick and slingshot double stomp for a near fall, Serpentico then trips up Sky before landing a DDT for a near fall. Sky recovers and he nails Serpentico with a drop kick, Sky looks for a TKO and Serpentico counters with a knee strike. Serpentico goes to the top rope and he misses a double stomp attempt, Sky then hits Serpentico with a TKO for a three count.
Winner: Scorpio Sky
Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) vs. Brandon Cutler & Peter Avalon w/Leva Bates
The match begins with Avalon shocking Uno with a roll up for a near fall, Uno gets angry and he nails Avalon with a few strikes. Grayson tags in and he attacks Avalon with more strikes, Cutler makes a blind tag and he double teams Grayson with Avalon for a near fall. Uno interferes and Cutler kicks him in the face, Grayson then catches a leaping Cutler to land an enziguri. Uno tags in and he nails a cornered Cutler with some strikes, Grayson interferes and he double teams Cutler with Uno. Uno then nails Cutler with a back breaker, Grayson tags in and he nails Cutler with a slingshot swanton bomb. Cutler tries fighting back and Grayson nails him with a knee strike for a near fall, Uno tags in and he nails Cutler with a brain buster for a near fall. Grayson tags in and he double teams Cutler alongside Uno, Uno tags back in and Cutler nails Grayson with a top rope high cross body. Avalon tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team, Avalon drops Uno before landing an Arabian moonsault for a near fall. Grayson tags in and Leva trips him up, Grayson confronts Leva on the arena floor and Avalon nails him with a dive, Dark Order members confront Leva and Cutler takes them out with a dive.
Avalon gets in the ring and he nails Grayson with a tornado DDT, Cutler tags in and he nails Grayson with a top rope elbow drop for a near fall. Grayson fights back and he nails both opponents with a double overhead kick, Grayson then hits Avalon with a sit out power bomb for a near fall. Grayson then hits Avalon with a running knee strike and the Knightfall for a three count.
Winners: Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson)
