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Match Card.
- AEW Trios Championship Tournament Quarterfinal: Dark Order (John Silver, Preston "10" Vance & Alex Reynolds) (w/ "Hangman" Adam Page) vs. House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews) (w/ Julia Hart).
- Open Challenge for TNT Championship: Wardlow (c) vs. Ryan Nemeth.
- Jade Cargill Speaks.
- CM Punk Speaks.
- Sammy Guevara & Tay Melo vs. Ruby Soho & Ortiz.
- ROH World Heavyweight Championship Match: Claudio Castagnoli (c) (w/ William Regal) vs. Dustin Rhodes.
Live Coverage.
- Excalibur, Tony Schiavone & Jim Ross welcomed the audience to the broadcast before quicky transitioning to the opening contest.
AEW Trios Championship Tournament Quarterfinal.
Dark Order (John Silver, Preston "10" Vance & Alex Reynolds) vs. House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews) (w/ Julia Hart).
Vance and King began the match locking up before King cornered Vance. The two collided with stereo shoulder tackles twice before Vance hit a pump kick on King. Vance landed awkwardly on his knee, which led to Silver tagging in. Matthews also tagged in nd the two exchanged holds before Matthews got Silver in a waist lock, but Silver hit a back elbow and attempted a Frankensteiner. Matthews caught him, but Silver evaded and hit a handspring. Silver hit a boot on Black. Reynold hit a Tijeras and a backsline on Black. Black attempted a Black Mass, but Reynolds sat down to evade the kick. The six men filled the ring and exchanged strikes. King and Vance brawled on ringside. In the ring, Reynolds hit two elbow strikes on Black for a near fall. Black and King hit a boot/ lariat combo on Reynolds for a near fall. King hit a chop on Reynolds' chest before hitting a bodyslam/ senton combo on Reynolds. Matthews stomped Reynolds before tagging in Black. Black hit a running back elbow on Reynolds. Matthew and Black hit a Writ Lock/ Double Stomp on Reynolds' elbow. Matthews laid out all three members of the Dark Order. Reynolds caught Matthews with a rolling elbow on Matthews. Vance hit lariats on Matthews & King, a slam on Matthews and a Spinebuster on Black. Vance got Black in a Full Nelson, but Matthews caught him with a enziguri and a meteora. Reynolds and Silver hit a flapjack/ jab combo on Matthews. King hit forearm strikes on Silver and Reynolds before he got sent to the outside by Vance. Vance locked in the Full Nelson on Black, but Black tore apart Vance's knee brace and got a heel hook on Vance. Miro distracted Matthews and King, leading to Reynolds getting Black into a Schoolboy Roll-Up for the pinfall win.
Winners: Dark Order (John Silver, Preston "10" Vance & Alex Reynolds).
- Brody King tossed Miro into the stairs after the match. The House of Black cornered Miro before Black hit the Black Mass on Miro. House of Black stomped down Miro before Darby Allin and Sting to the aid of Miro. House of Black retrieved out of the ring.
- Lexi Nair interviewed FTW Champion Hook about Angelo Parker's challenge, where Hook said that he did not care. Parker & Matt Menard came to the scene and called Hook a coward and asked Hook what if they took the title off him.
- Before his match, Ryan Nemeth said that the best thing about Cleveland was leaving Cleveland to go to Los Angeles. He rightfully dragged Cleveland for rooting for the terrible team known as The Cleveland Browns. He faced fellow Cleveland boy Wardlow for the TNT Championship.
TNT Championship Match.
Wardlow (c) vs. Ryan Nemeth.
Before the match, Sonjay Dutt, Satnam Singh, Jay Lethal & IMPACT Wrestler Chris Sabin were in the ramp to watch the match. The match began with Nemeth cutting a promo before Wardlow hit a headbutt and a swinging lariat on Nemeth. Wardlow orchestrated the Powerbomb Symphony, hitting one bomb. Wardlow hit a second Powerbomb on Nemeth before rolling him up and connecting the third powerbomb. Wardlow then connected a fourth on Nemeth for the decisive and dominant pinfall win and retaining the TNT Championship. The camera focused on Sabin being flabbergasted by Wardlow's dominance after the match.
Winner & Still TNT Champion: Wardlow.
- Isaiah Kassidy, Marq Quen, Andrade El Idolo & Rush were interviewed backstage after losing their matches the previous week. Andrade told them that everything in this world has consequences before leaving with Rush.
Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Ashton Day.
Hobbs laid out Day with a lariat. Hobbs choked Day in the bottom rope before taunting the crowd. Hobbs slapped Day in the face and told him to go and get Ricky Starks before hitting another lariat on Day. Hobbs hit a devastating Spinebuster on Hobbs for the pinfall win. After the match, The Factory choked out Ricky Starks backstage with a cord. QT Marshall told Hobbs that this one was on the house.
Winner: Powerhouse Hobbs.
- TBS Champion Jade Cargill, Kiera Hogan & Leila Grey were interviewed. Cargill kicked out the baddies and challenged Athena to match for All out. Athena attacked Cargill from out of nowhere.
Sammy Guevara & Tay Melo (w/ Angelo Parker) vs. Ruby Soho & Ortiz.
Melo got Soho in a cravat to begin the match before she stomped Soho's left arm. Melo focused her offense on Soho's arm before Soho slammed Melo into the ring corner. Melo caught Soho with a pump-knee strike on Soho. Soho gauged Melo's eyes before hitting an elbow strike on Melo. Ortiz tagged in and hit a snap-mare lateral press on Guevara, but Guevara kicked Ortiz in the abdomen. Ortiz hit two short-hand lariats on Guevara before hitting a slam. Ortiz and Soho hit a wheelbarrow splash combination on Guevara for a near fall. Guevara hit a leaping boot on Ortiz for a near fall. With the help of Parker, Guevara & Melo hit a double suplex on Ortiz for a near fall. Guevara hit a kick on Ortiz's abdomen and attempted a standing suplex, but Ortiz reversed with an inside cradle for a near fall. Guevara got Ortiz in a rope-assisted Camel Clutch on Ortiz before Parker slapped Ortiz in the face. Guevara got a near fall on Ortiz before getting a hold on Ortiz, pulling him from the mouth.Back from the commercial break, Ortiz caught Soho with a lariat before tagging Soho. Soho hit a double leg takedown on Melo before hitting him with a back suplex and a running boot on Melo for a near fall. Soho got Melo in the top rope before hitting Guevara with a poison rana for a near fall. Melo hit a cross body on Soho for a near fall. Ortiz hit a DDT on Guevara, but Melo caught him with a Pump Kick. Soho hit a knee strike and a No Future Kick on Melo for a near fall. Ortiz tagged in and went for Guevara, leading to Anna Jay attacking Soho from behind. Ortiz noticed this, but Guevara caught him with a spring tope Cutter on Ortiz, busting Ortiz open, for the pinfall win.
Winners: Sammy Guevara & Tay Melo (w/ Angelo Parker).
- There was backstage footage of CM Punk saying that his left foot gave out during his match against Jon Moxley for the AEW Championship.
- Mark Henry interviewed Dustin Rhodes and Claudio Castagnoli ahead of their match for the ROH Championship in the main event. Rhodes that the match was the stuff dreams are made off, telling him that he will give him the best version of him because he can beat him. Castagnoli said that he wanted the match with him because that is what the Blackpool Combat Club is all about, telling him that he will shatter his dreams.
ROH World Heavyweight Championship Match.
Claudio Castagnoli (c) (w/ William Regal & William Regal) vs. Dustin Rhodes (w/ Arn Anderson & Brock Anderson).
Rhodes and Claudio began the match locking up before the two got a rope break. The two locked up again before Rhodes hit a shoulder tackle and a schoolboy roll-up for a near fall. Rhodes got an arm drag/ lateral press on Claudio for a near fall. Claudio got a waist lock on Rhodes before transitioning into a headlock takeover. Rhodes pushed Claudio to break the hold, but Claudio caught him with a shoulder tackle to send him out of the ring. Rhodes got back in the ring and attempted a sunset bomb, but Claudio reversed it with a near fall. Claudio hit an uppercut on Rhodes before launching Rhodes into the corner. Corner hit an atomic drop/ running kick on Claudio for a near fall. Rhodes went for a running cross-body, but Claudio evaded and Rhodes launched himself out of the ring. The Andersons checked on Rhodes before he got back in the ring. Claudio hit two uppercuts on Rhodes before hitting a shoulder breaker on Rhodes for a near fall. Claudio got Rhodes in an arm lock, but Rhodes broke the hold. Rhodes hit the knee-down slap on Claudio, but Claudio caught him with a neck breaker for a near fall. Claudio hit a running elbow drop on Rhodes before hitting a neck-lock on Rhodes. Rhodes punched Claudio in the abdomen, but Claudio hit him with a gut wrench slam for a near fall before quickly transitioning into a cross-face submission hold. Rhodes broke the hold by hitting a side slam on Claudio. Claudio and Rhodes exchanged strikes before Claudio attempted an uppercut, but Rhodes hit two lariats and clotheslining Claudio to the outside. Rhodes hit an Apron cannonball on Claudio outside of the ring before the two got back in the ring. Rhodes hit a diving lariat on Claudio for a near fall. Rhodes hit a Hurricanrana on Claudio off the middle rope, the knee-down slap, and a Code Red on Claudio for a near fall. Claudio tossed Rhodes into the top rope before connecting a lariat on Rhodes for a near fall. Claudio got the Giant Swing on Rhodes for near fall before transitioning into the cross-face again. Rhodes reversed it with a lateral press for a near fall. Rhodes hit Piledriver on Claudio for a near fall. Arn told Rhodes to kill him, but Claudio caught Rhodes with an attempt of a leapfrog leap, but Rhodes hit Rhodes right in the nards. Rhodes stopped for a second while Arn stood in the apron, but Claudio caught him with a pop-up uppercut for the pinfall win. Claudio Catagnoli & Wheeler Yuta stood tall to end the show.
Winner & Still ROH World Heavyweight Champion: Claudio Castagnoli.
