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We start off World’s End at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, IL with Zero Hour on YouTube.
We start with hype from Renee Paquette, RJ City, Jeff Jarrett, and Lexi Nair. After they run down the card and we get a video feed from Adam Cole running down the two semi final matches for the Continental Classic. He also says we’ll see a lot more of him in 2026.
Sisters of Sin (Julia Hart and Skye Blue) vs. Hyan and Maya World
Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Nigel McGuinness are on commentary.
Hyan and Skye start off the match and Hyna gets a slam to start off. Skye then gets one of her own. Skye tries to stomp, but Hyan rolls out of the way. Skye tags in Hart and they double team her to take her down. Hyan gets a pair of quick covers as Maya pulls Skye out of the ring. Maya tags in and then puts Hart off the ropes, whips her down and gets a senton. The sisters are tossed to the floor and Hyna tags in. They go for a dive, but the Sisters stop them with forearms and then drop Hyan and Myay to the floor. Hart rolls Hyan into the ring and covers for two.
Hart slam’s Hyan’s head into the mat and covers again for two. Hyan is then worked over by the Sisters who use quick tags and double teams on her to keep her in their corner. Hyan finally gets a pump kick and tags in Maya as Hart is also tagged in. Maya runs wild on Hart. She ends the sequence with a casadora roll through and a stomp for two.
Hyan is tagged in and Skye is tagged in. Maya and Blue thread blows and Blue gets the Code Skye on Maya, but she is not the legal woman. Hyan breaks it up. Hart and Bleu ping pong her with kicks and Skye hits an assisted slam for the pin and the win.
Winners: Sisters of Sin
Eddie Kingston vs. Zack Gibson (with James Drake)
Eddie attacks as he hits the ring and drops Zack with a back elbow. They fight in the corner and Eddie pays in chops. James grabs Eddie’s foot and Eddie goes out to confront him, but Zack dives into him. Eddie is rolled into the ring. Zack works over Eddie in the corner. Zack gets a short arm clothesline into a cover, but Eddie kicks out before one.
They trade blows in the middle of the ring and Zack drops and grabs the leg and trips Eddie. He taunts Eddie as he gets up and they trade chops. Eddie pulls Zack into a knee to his back and then a clothesline. Eddie gets a splash in the corner and then his machine gun chops. Eddie gets a face wash boot. James uses his scarf to choke Eddie and drop him as the ref is distracted. Zack then gets a lung blower for two.
Zack jacks his face as Eddie gets to his knees. He hits Eddie with forearms yelling at him to stay down, but Eddie instead slowly gets to his feet. Eddie lays in a series of blow until Zack fires back. Eddie gets an enziguiri and Eddie hits a DDT for the pin and the win.
Winner: Eddie Kingston
James hits the ring and chokes out Eddie with a scarf. Zack then takes over with the choke. Ortiz then runs to the ring for the save.
RPG Vice (Mark Davis and Rocky Romero) vs Mascara Dorada and Bandido w/Alex Abrahantes
An unannounced match. I also find it interesting the Davis and Romero are billed as RPG Vice, when it is usually Trent Beretta
Davis and Bandido start the match by locking up and Bandido gets kicks followed by a side headlock. Davis is able to run through Bandido with a shoulder block and then keeps Bandido on the mat with a chop. Davis gets a scoop slam and a senton, followed by a double knee drop. Bandido is able to get a tag to Dorada and Romero tags in. They run the ropes and Dorasda gets a double rope arm drag.
Dorada dives at Davis, who catches him and holds him for Romero to get a big kick. All four men brawl on the floor and Bandido gets crushed by Davis. Davis rolls Dorada into the ring and Romero gets a drop kick and poses for the crowd. Davis and Romero work over Dorada in their corner. Doarada avoids a senton and a splash from Davis and then tags in Bandiddo. All four men are in the ring and Dorada and Bandido double team them with high flying moves.
Dorada hits a black hold slam on Romero and Bandido comes off the top onto him for two, broken up by Davis. Romero hits sliced bread on Bandido for two. Davis is tagged in and then they work Bandido in their corner. Dorada breaks up an assisted pile driver and Bandido slams Romero, Dorada gets a shooting start press and Dorada is tossed over the top onto Davis as Bandido gets the 21 plex on Romero for the pin and the win.
Winners: Mascara Dorada and Bandido
Jet Speed (Speedball Mike Bailey and Kevin Knight) and Jurassic Express (Jack Perry and Luchasaurus) vs The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun and Toa Leona) and Josh Alexander
The Demand attack Luchasaurus and Perry as they make their way to the ring and take Luchasaurus to the back. Jet Speed dive onto Ricochet and Josh as the bell rings. Josh is in the ring and he is double-teamed and tossed from the ring. Ricochet was showing off in the ring and they dumped him as well. Knight gets a standing running UFP splash on Josh for two.
Speedball is tagged in and Ricochet knocks him off the top floor. Kaun and Leona have returned from the back, attack Knight and toss Speedball into the ring for a two count from Ricochet. Speedball is worked over by The Demand and Josh as his team tries to recover. Speedball finally gets a boot up in the corner and hits a drop-kick from the top. As he goes for the tag, Ricochet pulls Knight off the apron and tosses him over the barricade. Speedball gets free from a pin attempt and tags in Perry.
Perry cleans house to an oddly quiet crowd. He ended his flurry with a DDT on Josh for two, broken up by Kaun. The Demand triple team Perry. And Jet Speed breaks up the pin. Perry and Ricochet trade blows until Ricochet gets a Death Valley Driver for two. Ricochet sets for the spirit gun and Luchasaurs with music comes to the ring and cleans house. He gets the tag when he gets to the ring and while everyone else is taken out with dives, Luchasuar choke slams Ricochet and tags in Perry, who hits a running knee for the pin and the win.
Winners: Jet Speed and Jurassic Express
Zero Hour ends with Bryan Danielson coming down to join commentary.
Our commentary team as World’s End starts is Excalibur, Bryan Danielson, and Tony Schiavone.
Kazuchika Okada vs Konosuke Takeshita - Continental Classic Tournament Semi-Final
Don Callis joins commentary.
Okada calls for a handshake and Takeshita slaps his hand away. They lock up and quickly move to arm bars and waistlocks. Takeshita forces them to the ropes and they break clean. They lock up again and Okada picks the leg and starts to twist the ankle. They move quickly to mat work and get to their feet where Okada forces them to the ropes. Okada does the chest tap break.
They run the ropes and hit shoulder tackles. Okada goes for a quick rainmaker and Takeshita blocks it and hits a leaping clothesline. Takeshita takes Okada down with a leg-based submission and Okada gets to the ropes. They move to the floor and brawl. Okada gets a drop toe hold into a chair and then a DDT on Takeshita. Okada runs him back first into the barricade and then rolls him into the ring.
Okada hits a neck breaker and covers for one. Takeshita gets a pair of strikes as Okada dares him to do more. Okada then hits a kick to the midsection and a DDT for two. Okada works over Takeshita in the corner. Okada goes for a DDT and Takeshita reverses it and gets a brain buster on Okada. Takeshita knocks Okada down a pair of times and then gets a hurricanrana. Okada rolls to the floor and Takeshita dives over the top rope onto Okada on the floor.
Takeshita rolls Okada into the ring and waits for Okada to get up. He gets a running boot followed by a suplex into a two count. Takeshita grabs a rear chinlock on the mat and Okada escapes with an eye rake. Takeshita charges into a boot from Okada twice. Okada gets a banderas into a neck breaker. Okada gets a scoop slam. He goes to the top for an elbow drop and then gives the crowd the big bird.
He holds the finger into Takeshita's face until they trade blows. Takeshita knocks Okada to his knees and dares him to get up. They throw hands again and this time Okada drops Takeshita to his knees. Takeshita reverses a pick up. They reverse back and forth until Takeshita gets a wheelbarrow slam into a German suplex. Okada gets a tilt a whirl slam. Takeshita avoids the rainmaker into a blue thunder bomb.’
‘They struggle to get up and Takeshita is up first. Takeshita rains blows on Okada. Okada tries a rainmaker and Takeshita no sells it. Takeshita lays in blows and Okada hits a second rainmaker and takes Takeshita down. Takeshita gets an elbow strike. They each get backslashes and Okada gets a German suplex and holds on. Okada tires for a rainmaker and Takeshita gets a casadora into a roll up for a two count.
Okada gets a pair of drop-kicks and Takeshita kicks away the rainmaker. Takeshita gets a poisonrana and follows up with a running knee for two. Okada frees himself as Takeshita hoists him. Okada looks as if he is getting a foreign object. Okada misses a rainmaker but gets a running blow where we see he had a screwdriver in his hands, and he covers for the pin and the win.
Winner and moving to the final: Kazuchika Okada
Kyle Fletcher vs. Jon Moxley - Continental Classic Tournament Semi-Final
Don Callis is NOT at commentary for this match.
They lock up and Kyle forces them to the corner. They break briefly and lock up again, this time moving to waistlocks. Kyle moves to arm bars and Mox breaks free with a strike on Kyle’s arm. Kyle rolls to the floor and regroups. Mox is highly frustrated when Kyle gets into the ring and then he goes to the floor again. Mox follows him and they brawl on the floor. Mox works on Kyle’s arm as he drives Kyle’s face into the announce table and rolls him into the ring. When Mox gets in the ring, Kyle gets a scoop slam and then gets a big stomp on Mox in the corner.
Kyle then lays in chops in the ropes on Mox and then works him to the corner. They throw hands and Mox reverses it, gets in a few blows and tosses Kyle to the floor. Mox beats down Kyle on the floor. Kyle recovers and starts to throw elbow strikes. Kyle traps Mox’s leg between the steel steps and the ring and throws a quick series of blows at Mox’s head and then drop-kicks the steel steps.
Kyle rolls Mox into the ring and goes to work on Mox’s ankle. He gets a reverse Indian death lock and then wraps Mox’s leg around the rope in the corner and wrenches the leg. Kyle gets a snap mare into a cover for two. Kyle gets a single leg crab and Mox kicks his way free. We are told Mox may have broken a tooth. Mox hits a cutter and Kyle goes to the floor.
Mox hobbles into a dive and his leg gets caught in the ropes and doesn't quite get all of it. The crowd is actually cheering for Mox as he struggles to his feet. He returns to the ring and Kyle hits him with a Michinoku driver for two. Kyle forces him to the corner and charges, but Mox comes out of the corner with a clothesline. Mox powers up for another clothesline, but none of these blows can drop Kyle. Mox comes off the ropes with a driving clothesline and turns Kyle inside out and both men are down.
Mox struggles to get up and he and Kyle go head-to-head before throwing hands. Mox is knocked to the corner and pops out with a drop-kick on Kyle. Mox gives Kyle ten in the corner and Kyle drops him to the floor. Mox catches Kyle’s kick from the apron, and whips Kyle down. They fight on the apron and Kyle gets a brain buster on the apron.
Kyle gets into the ring and tells the ref to count. Mox gets in the ring on 9 and Kyle gets a Liger bomb as soon as Mox gets into the ring and covers for two. Kyle gets a single leg crab, and Mox waits until Kyle leans back too far and locks on the bulldog choke. Kyle grabs the ankle and forces Mox to let go and grabs an ankle lock. Mox is able to finally get to the ropes.
The crowd is now LOUDLY chanting for Moxley.
Kyle stomps him down in the corner. Kyle puts Mox on top and Mox fights as well, biting Kyle and escapes, catching Kyle on the top. Mox rejoins him and gets a rear naked choke on top and releases at four. Mox then hits an avalanche cutthroat suplex. Kyle looks as if he landed awkwardly, but we get a pair of replays, so the match keeps going. Mox gets a curb stomp and it hurts his own ankle doing so. Mox covers for two, and Kyle rolls through for two. Kyle gets a half-and-half for one only. Mox powers up, and Kyle gets a running kick into a sheer drop brain buster for two only.
Kyle has to take time to compose himself and then starts smacking Mox dismissively. Mox slaps him back and flips the bird. Kyle drops Mox and poses for the crowd. Kyle pulls off the turnbuckle protectors and can’t find the screwdriver that Okada had taken.
Mox gets a small package for two. Mox grabs a rear naked choke and when they fall, Kyle gets a two count. Mox gets a paradigm shift for two. Mox hits the Death Rider for two. Mox grabs a bulldog choke and Kyle slowly works to his feet and then sinks to his knees. Kyle slowly passes out.
Winner and moving to the final: Jon Moxley
Kyle is screaming at the ref that he didn’t pass out and the ref waves him off. Kyle hits a chop block on Mox and leaves, so Mox’ leg is the target in the final.
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) Tag Team Champions w/Stokely vs. Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson and Austin Gunn) - Chicago Street Fight
Nigel McGuinness joins commentary and Bryan leaves.
It starts with all four men brawling in the ring, Dax and Juice go to the floor and they brawl into the crowd after Dax misses with a brutal chair swing. Austin and Cash fight into the crowd as well. Austin and Cash fight to the stage and tease tossing the other off the stage back and forth. Cash is slammed head first into the big LED screen and is on rubber legs.
Austin batters Cash with a garbage can but as he turns to go to the ring, Cash nails him with it and knocks him down the ramp. Dax and Juice are still fighting through the crowd and work their way back to ringside. Cash tosses Austin back and forth into the barricades on the ramp. Stokely sets up a table at ringside as Juice and Dax fight on the apron. Juice catapults Dax into the ring post and then Juice puts him on the table.
Juice goes to the top and Cash knocks him down from the top. Cash then hits a belly to back suplex on Juice from the top. Dax gets in the ring and uses a trash can on Austin as Austin crawls into the ring. FTR works over Austin with the trash can and Dax covers Austin for two, The can is wedged in the corner as they shoot Austin into the corner. Juice is kept on the floor with a trash can to the head. Juice is able to recover and as Austin takes Cash to the floor, Juice gets a frog splash from the top on Dax for two.
Juice gets a series of jabs on Dax, who stops him with an eye gauge. Juice drops Dax and then gets a spinebuster for two. On the floor, Cash grabs the title belt and tries to get into the ring, but Juice knocks him down. The belt is on the mat and Dax uses it to drop Juice. On the floor, Austin blocks a kendo stick from Cash with a trash can lid and then nails Cash with it. Austin puts the lid on his back and tries to hit Cash with it, but instead goes through the Spanish Announce Table.
In the ring, Juice is busted open and Cash works over Juice's leg. Stokely gives Dax a chair and he jams it into Juice’s leg over and over. Dax grab’s Juice’s leg and he kicks Dax into Cash, and when Dax bounces back, Juice gets a rollup for two. Juice throws jabs at Dax and Cash nails the back of his leg with a chair. Dax gets an inverted figure four after his leg had been stomped on. Juice tries to escape, but he is pulled back into the middle of the ring.
Austin gets a fire extinguisher, but is kicked into a table set up against the barricade and Cash dives into him. Juice gets the rope, but the ref tells him there are no rope breaks. Juice is able to get the fire extinguisher and fires it as Dax tries to escape. Juice gets a left hook and hits The Juice is Loose and Stokely tackles the ref to stop the count. Stokely grabs a chair and swings at Juice, who grabs it from him and Stokely bails.
Juice waffles Dax's back repeatedly with the chair. He then nails Cash with it. Stokely tries to grab the chair from Juice, but Juice knocks him into the table at ringside. FTR gets low blow and then a shatter machine on Juice for two, broken up by Austin. Dax takes a low blow from Austin, Austin misses a famous and Dax gets a pile driver on the trash can for two. FTR gets a stuffed pile driver and then a stuffed pile driver on the belt and Dax covers Austin for the pin and the win.
Winners and still Tag Team Champions: FTR
Babes of Wrath (Harley Cameron and Willow Nightingale) AEW Women's Tag Team Champions vs. Mercedes Moné and Athena
Willow and Mone start and Mone goes after Harley, but Willow is able to nail Mone. Harley tags in and takes down Mone for a two count. Willow tags in and they whip Mone into the ropes and they give her a double backdrop; Athena got the blind tag when Mone was whipped to the ropes, but Harley saw it and got an elbow strike. The Babes miss Insigiris but Mone and Athena don’t miss in their attack.
Mone and Willow fight to the floor and Willow power bombs Mone on the apron. Athena dives onto Willow, and Harley tries to dive, but Athena catches her.; Willow gets a spear on Athena. Athena is returned to the ring and Willow gets a two count. Harley tags in and when Harley is against the ropes, Mone pulls Harley down by her hair. Mone and Athena work over Harley in their corner with quick tags.
Harley gets a pendulum DDT on Athena and crawls to tag Willow, and as Mone is tagged in, Willow cleans house. Willow gets a power slam, but Athena has gotten a blind tags and attacks Willow when she pins Mone. Willow gets a tejaris, but Athena cartwheels out of it and gets a German suplex after whipping Willow into the ropes. Athena tries for a slam with a leaping knee, but doesn’t get all of it and covers Willow for two.
Athena mocks Willow, allowing Willow to recover, get a pounce and tag in Harley. Harley gets a sling blade and batters Athena on the mat. Harley goes to the top and Mone grabs her. Athena charges into Harley and joins Harley on top with Mone and Willow runs over to power bomb Mone and Athena from the top and Harley gets cross body and follows with a crucifix bomb on Athens and Mone for two.
Willow and Harley get the soul food into the backdrop for two on Athena for two. Mone is tossed to the floor and Willow tries to slingshot Athena into Harley, and Athena makes it a stunner. Mone is tagged in and gets the statement maker on Willow. Mone pushes off the ropes, but that allows Willow to get to her feet and hit a Death Valley Driver for two. Athena tries to break it up but hits Mone instead. Willow jams Mone and Athena into the corner and hits a splash. Willow then clotheslines them both down and goes to the top. Athena nails Willow and then Mone gets on her shoulder to get a suplex from the top.
Mone covers Willow for two, broken up by Harley. All four women are down. Harley plants Athena, and Mone gets a money maker on her. Willow and Mone try for back slides, and Willow gets a roll through for the pin and the win.
Winners and still women’s tag team champions: Babes of Wrath.
Mone looks devastated and Athena is glaring at her as the Babes go to the back.
Darby Allin vs Gabe Kidd
Darby hits a drop-kick and Gabe hits the ring and Gabe attacks with strikes. They trade blows and Gabe knocks Darby to the floor. Gabe tosses Darby into the ring steps and then pulses them out to use again. Darby is tossed into the barricade and Gabe charges. Darby dodges and then dives into Gabe on the floor. Darby slams Gabe head into the barricade Gabe tosses Darby over the timekeeper’s table and then puts him into the steel steps. Gabe hits a catapult into the inside of the steps, knocking off the top for the steps.
After posing in the ring, Gabe rolls Darby in the ring and we see Darby is busted open. Gabe gets a headbutt and then gives Darby a choke for a four count. Gabe runs Darby into the corner. Gabe runs Darby on the apron into the ringpost. Gabe gives Darby brutal slaps on the floor and then an elbow strike. Gabe picks up a chair and Darby drop-kicks it in Gabe's face.
Darby pulls himself up and gets into the ring and also has a cut on his side. Darby returns to the flor and puts Gabe in a chair as he bites him. Gabe is busted open as well. Darby hits a missile drop-kick from the top into Gabe in the chair on the floor. Darby rolls Gabe into the ring and charges into Gabe in the corner, but Gabe gets the knees up and then drop-kicks Darby into the corner.
Gabe rubs the blood all over himself which was unnecessary.
Gabe beats down Darby and bites him as well. Gabe puts Darby on top and slaps him hard. Gabe joins him and Darby holds onto the top to keep Gabe from hitting a pile driver to the floor. Darby slaps Gabe, bites him and then rakes his back. Darby hits a Code Red from the top for two Darby rushes to the top for a coffin drop and Gabe takes the hit and rolls to the floor. Darby goes to the top and hits a coffin drop from the top onto Gabe on the floor.
Darby rolls Gabe into the ring and crawls for the cover and gets a two count. Darby holds on and gets a scorpion death drop on Gabe. Darby grabs a scorpion death lock. Gabe bridges up but has to go back down. Darby slumps forward clutching his head. Gabe gets a series of headbutts and then a lariat. Gabe hits a jumping pile driver for two only.
Gabe fires a series of strikes, but Darby rolls through a rear chinlock for the pin and the win.
Winner: Darby Allin
I guess we had to have a bloodbath on the show, but there was far too much blood to be entertaining for me.
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