On the heels of Blood and Guts, we are back and we are live in Jacksonville, FL. Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross and Excalibur have tonight call as we race towards Double or Nothing. Tonight, a new number one contender will be crowned. We have an IWGP U.S. Title and TNT Title match tonight.
Looks like Daily's Place has a good crowd and we are kicking things off BIG:
IWGP United States Title: Jon Moxley (Champion) w/ Eddie Kingston vs. Yuji Nagata (Challenger) w/Ren Nartia
Moxley makes a line in the sand. They shove off and exchange forearm shivers. Clothesline and a kick by Moxley. Kneestrike by Nagata, Moxley rolls out. Yuji follows and we have a brawl on the floor. Moxley with a diving knee strike. Rocky Romero is in the crowd. Nagata comes back and Moxley fires away with knees and a running forearm. Moxley with Yes kicks and Nagata wants more. Eye rake by the champion. Nagata catches the Exploder and fores away with kicks. Running kick into the corner by the challenger followed by an exploder for 2. Mox blocks the suplex. Nagata with a dropkick to the knee. Nagata scores with Yes kicks. We have a New Japan forearm exchange. Moxlwy with a German and a lariat for 2. Nagata blocks a piledriver and backdrops him. Running knee by Nagata, he sets Moxley on the top rope and nails an exploder suplex. Knee strike for 2 by Nagata. Moxley elbows out of a chinrock and hits a sleeper. Nagata reverses into an armbar but Moxley makes the rope.
Another forearm exchange, Moxley gets the edge and hits a sliding lariat for 2. Bully choke by Moxley. Nagata escapes. Moxley with a driving knee and nails a Paradigm Shift for the pin.
WINNER: Jon Moxley (retains IWGP U.S. Title)
Moxley offers his respect to his challenger. Nagata responds in kind.
Miro vs. Darby Allin is our main event tonight.
Alex Marvez is with the Inner Circle. Apparently, The Pinnacle had Santana arrested for his use of a fork last week. Hager, Ortiz and Guevara demand a rematch.
Cody Rhodes comes out and he has an announcement to make. He's got some opinions about politics but is proud to be an American. He didn't like being draped in the Union Jack last week. He's very angry with Anthony Ogogo. Cody puts over Europeans like Bruno Sammartino and Shad Khan as immigrants. Cody gets emotional as he talks about his impending fatherhood. As EVP, he's made a match with Ogogo. At DON, Cody won't be the American Nightmare, rather, he'll be the American Dream.
We get a promo from the Addiction aka SCU at the moment of trust.
AEW World Tag Team Championship: The Young Bucks (AEW World Tag Team Champions) w/Don Callis and The Good Brothers vs SCU (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) If SCU loses, they must break up
WINNERS: The Young Bucks (retain AEW World Tag Team Title)
Backstage we have an incident, Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston destroy the Elite's locker room. The crowd is chanting "SCU."
Christian Cage has an open contract for next week. He wants a member of Team Taz. There'll be a Casino Battle Royal at Double or Nothing. Matt Sydal interrupts to announce he signed the open contract.
Orange Cassidy vs. Pac for the Double or Nothing Title Shot
Pac and OC send their respective groups away. Cassidy puts the sunglasses on Pac, who breaks them. Beach Break by Cassidy for 2. Pac rolls out and Cassidy hits a tope suicida and throws Pac into the barricade as we go to commercial.
We're back and the action remains outside as Pac slams Pac into the barricade, twice. We're back in the ring and Pac drives the knee into Cassidy's head. Pac to the top and nails a shotgun dropkick. Pac to the top and nails another shotgun. Pac nails a 3rd for a 2 count. Pac has some choice words for Aubrey Edwards. Pac rolls out of the way of an attempted falcon Arrow but Pac nails a PK. Cassidy rolls away again. Pac attacks and OC sends him into the buckle. Thrust kick and a powerbomb for 2 by Pac. Cassidy rolls to the floor as we go to another commercial.
We're back and Don Callis comes out and shouts at Pac and Omega with a blindside attack from behind with the AEW World Title Belt. Neither man can answer the 10 count.
RESULT: No Contest
Callis proclaims that the champ has the night off at Double or Nothing. Tony Schiavone interrupts them with an announcement. AEW President Tony Khan has proclaimed a 3 way match for the AEW World Title between Omega, Cassidy and Pac. The champion angrily walks off.
The Young Bucks are in their locker room, angry that the room they praise the lord has been vandalized. The Bucks brag about breaking up SCU. Next week, they wrestle the Varsity Blondes. They challenge Moxley and Kingston at Double or Nothing.
Alex Marvez is with Adam Page and Dark Order. Page'll be back from his loss and challenges Brian Cage to a rematch at Double or Nothing.
It is time for the "Coronation" of the Pinnacle as MJF, wearing a crown, comes out with 2 lovely ladies, flanked by the Pinnacle. MJF declares himself the GOAT, the King, the new Demo God and the Icon and the face of AEW. MJF asks the crowd if they'd like to see a rematch. They do. The answer is an emphatic "NO." Tully Blanchard pontificates that Inner Circle quit and that the Pinnacle is on top. Tully puts over the women as the finest in Jacksonville. Tully announces he bought the entire Pinnacle Rolex watches in commemoration of their victory. We hear the sound of a carn horn honking as Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager and Ortiz drive up in a jeep. Chris Jericho, one week away from the fall that could have ended his career, emerges from the jeep and asks again for a rematch. Again, MJF says no. Apparently the jeep is a bubbly truck and The Inner circle gives the Pinnacle a Beer Bas...oops sorry, Bubby Bath. MJF agrees to a Stadium Stampede match at Double or Nothing. If the Inner Circle lose, they must disband. A rematch this quickly?
Jim Ross sat down with Dr. Britt Baker at almost the anniversary of her injury against Hikaru Shida. The monster Shida created will be the one to end her. Baker is the face, heart, soul and pulse of the division. At DON, Baker guarantees victory.
Thunder Rosa vs. Jazmin Allure
Knee lift by Rosa, she follows up with chops. La Muera Muera fires away and nails a running dropkick. Bodyslam by Rosa and a splash for 2. Shoulder breaker and a thunder driver for the pin.
WINNER: Thunder Rosa
Rosa wants the NWA Women's title. Speaking of that title, Serena Deeb returns next week to defend her title against Red Velvet.
The Main Event is up next but not before a Jade Cargill promo. Mark Sterling wants to represent her. Cargill declares she handles her own business.
Darby Allin gives us a look at where he came from and asks Miro what exactly has he accomplished in AEW.
TNT Championship: Darby Allin (TNT Champion) w/Sting vs. Miro
Miro attacks and throws Darby around the ring. He throws Darby into the bottom rope. Miro takes it outside and destroys Allin out there. Miro clotheslines Allin over the barricade. Miro mocks the crowd and throws Allin back to the ringside area. Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky laugh from the crowd. Back in the ring, the bell finally rings. Matchka kick for 2 by Miro. Allin rolls out and Miro follows. Allin with a shotgun dropkick and sends Miro into the post. Allin with a lope suicida. Allin goes for the Coffin Drop to the outside and Miro catches him, throwing him into the post as we go to commercial.
We're back and Miro is in total control. During the break Sky and Page attacked Sting. Miro with a bearhug from behind but Allin makes the ropes. Darby rolls off a belly to back suplex and grabs a choke. This time it's Miro who makes the ropes. Miro rolls out and Darby apples the choke again. Miro throws him into the barricade to break it. That shot to the barricade was HARD. Miro rolls him back in and goes to work on the left shoulder. He sends the champion into the corner, shoulder first. Allin fires away and hits the over the top stunner for 2. Darby misses a coffin drop but hits a Destroyer for 2. Miro slaps on the Accolade and the referee stops it.
WINNER: Miro (NEW TNT Champion)
Page and Sky attack Sting but are quickly run off by the Dark Order. Lance Archer comes out to confront the new champion as we go to credits.
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