Our live coverage kicks off with the Buy-In event beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n
The Buy In kicks off with Renee Paquette in the ring and introduces for the first time to an AEW ring, Mick Foley, who got a huge pop, as we saw his daughter, Noelle, ringside. Foley said this is one of the biggest nights of his life and has gotten goosebumps being in the back seeing the talent ready to go compete tonight. AEW is the reason he fell in love with pro wrestling again, as 15 years ago, he had lunch with Tony Khan, who he considers a friend and he\u2019s glad he can be part of the family. We\u2019ll hear more from them as the Buy-In continues as they throw it to Excalibur, Tony Schiavone & Nigel McGuinness.<\/p>\n
Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne & Lena Kross) vs. Zayda Steel & Viva Van (w\/Christopher Daniels) in a 5-Minute AEW Women\u2019s Title Eliminator Challenge<\/p>\n
Bell sounds and immediately Steel bails outside to run clock, as back inside Steel tried a school girl on Bayne, who didn\u2019t budge. Steel again went to the floor, Bayne chased after, missed the tag to Van, who connected on a springboard spin kick back inside. Van used her speed to low bridge Bayne outside, as she missed a baseball slide and was waffled by a Kross thrust kick. Van was worked over back inside, as the champs made frequent tags keeping her isolated at the 3-minute mark. Van fought back with an enzugiri on Kross and made the tag to Steel, who ran wild with elbows and head scissors on Kross to the corner. Steel dodged a pump kick and spiked Kross with a tilt-a-whirl DDT for two. Kross used her size to hit a wild hook kick, quickly tagged Bayne, as they hit locomotion corner strikes, release German Suplex and double chokeslam for the win with 15-seconds left. <\/p>\n
Post-match, Bayne wiped out Christopher Daniels with a running boot and drove Van to the mat with another double chokeslam for good measure. TayJay\u2019s music hit and out come Anna Jay & Tay Melo with a pipe and board in hand, causing Bayne & Kross to bail.<\/p>\n
Match Result: Divine Dominion defeated Zayda Steel & Viva Van when Bayne pinned Steel<\/p>\n
The Opps (HOOK, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens) vs. Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia w\/Marina Shafir)<\/p>\n
(If this Queens crowd are going to be this loud the entire night, this is going to be a super fun show. It felt like everyone but HOOK was cheered at some point. What I took from this was I really need to see a singles between Castagnoli & Shibata and also, I\u2019d say this was the best Bowens has looked since joining The Opps.)<\/p>\n
During the Death Riders entrance, Garcia asked Shafir to slap him to hype him up, she obliged and he sold it hilariously. Yuta & Bowens kick things off trading quick takedowns and pin attempts, until Bowens ramped up corner chops and forearms. HOOK & Garcia tag in with Garcia relentless on his attack to the delight of the crowd. HOOK pivots into a heel trip and overhead throw before tagging Shibata, who got a big pop. Shibata demanded Castagnoli and both batter each other with forearms and uppercuts. The crowd is super loud for the Shibata corner dropkick and over\/under suplex for two. HOOK back in, but he immediately was launched to the wrong corner, as Garcia dished out 10 corner punches, teased his dance, but delayed too long and HOOK hit a flying forearm. Tag back to Shibata, who ran into a corner boot from Garcia, as Yuta is back in and quickly ate an atomic drop and more forearms. Shibata wanted another stalling dropkick, but Castagnoli flew in with a huge uppercut.<\/p>\n
Triple big boot from the Death Riders led to their group huddle celebration, as Garcia fired off chops, which Shibata no sold. Chops get louder, as Garcia changed levels with elbow, Shibata no sold lariats this time, spiking Garcia with a back heel trip. Yuta & Castagnoli beat down HOOK right as he tagged in and follow with their locomotion corner strikes. HOOK battled back with overhead throws on Yuta & Garcia before Bowens tagged in a house of fire with neckbreakers and Fame-Assers. Draping corner spinning DDT spiked Yuta for two, as Castagnoli made the save with a double stomp. Bowens spun out of a Neutralizer, hooked a Kimura as the match broke down as Shibata & HOOK got double submissions on Yuta & Garcia, until Castagnoli mowed them both down. Triple team from Death Riders, as Yuta & Garcia held him in position, as Castagnoli took Bowens head off with a charging uppercut for the victory.<\/p>\n
Match Result: Death Riders defeated The Opps when Castagnoli pinned Bowens<\/p>\n
-We return to Paquette & Foley on stage and they talk about the significance of the Owen Hart Tournaments kicking off tonight. They switch to the Tag Team Title match, as Foley goes way back with Cope & Cage, but remembered predicting big things from FTR when he first saw them. Foley can\u2019t pick a winner, but one team will say I Quit.<\/p>\n
Boom & Doom (QT Marshall & Big Boom AJ w\/Harley Cameron, Big Justice & The Rizzler) & The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong & Mark Briscoe) vs. Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty, Carlie Bravo, Shawn Dean & Anthony Ogogo w\/Christyan XO)<\/p>\n
This match is sponsored by Vita Coco, so there\u2019s someone dressed in a mascot outfit on the babyface side. Bell sounded and immediately Marshall hit a handspring enzugiri on Bravo before every babyface hit 10 corner punches, until Cassidy wound up for\u20261 to stand tall. Match broke down already, as Cassidy was backed into the STP corner and beaten down. BBC in the corner by Dean, as the entire STP posed for the camera while Bravo did the trash talking. Cassidy was popped in the ribs by Ogogo and ate a stiff right from Taylor for two, as Moriarty tagged in and quickly ate a Stundog. Bravo tried a sunset flip, but Cassidy just easily slapped the hands away and walked to AJ for a hot tag. Taylor missed a corner charge and was sent outside, as AJ planted Bravo with a sit-out slam for two. Marshall went up top, as Moriarty took the ref, allowing XO to crotch Marshall. XO got in the face of The Rizzler, causing Cameron to charge in and shoot the double leg and dish out punches before high fiving The Rizzler.<\/p>\n
Briscoe fought off Moriarty & Taylor back inside, as Redneck Kung-Fu initially got the best of TAIGASTYLE. Strong used Cassidy as a projectile before spiking Moriarty with a backbreaker, Briscoe with an Exploder (I should point out, all this is going on, Marshall is still selling being crotched in the corner), as Briscoe launched off a chair over the top onto a pile. Back inside, Tower of Doom Spot, with Justice & Rizzler spraying Vita Coco into the face of Bravo, allowing a triple powerbomb (as this happened, Marshall slipped off the top to the floor) with The Conglomeration & AJ to get the win.<\/p>\n
Post-match, babyfaces celebrate, AJ is bleeding on the neck, as STP surrounds the apron until Eddie Kingston\u2019s music hits and he sprints out with Ortiz & Mance Warner, as STP bails. The pop Kingston and crew got was incredibly loud, as we\u2019re told how STP had been feuding with Kingston, Ortiz & Warner in ROH.<\/p>\n
Match Result: Boom & Doom & The Conglomeration defeated Shane Taylor Promotions when AJ pinned Bravo<\/p>\n
-Paquette & Foley back in the ring to put over Eddie Kingston again before talking about the main event for tonight\u2019s show. Foley predicts big things, but talks about MJF playing not to lose. Foley talks about all his injuries and metal hips, while MJF has hair from Turkey. Foley predicts Darby Allin goes home with the World Title.<\/p>\n
MJF storms to the ring (no music) screaming \u201cNo, No, No\u201d as Paquette leaves and we have MJF & Foley in the ring together. MJF runs down the crowd, saying he\u2019d care about the fan\u2019s opinion more, if they weren\u2019t stupid enough to believe the Knicks are going to win a Championship. Speaking of people who will let you down tonight, Darby Allin, who says is the same as Foley, underdogs, who, when their backs are against the wall, they lose. Foley said for a moment, let him take this in, he never thought he\u2019d have a feeling like this again in his life, so thanks MJF for giving that gift to him. Foley said yes, he lost a lot of matches, mentioning The Rock (who got booed) and said none of those matches did those happen in 2 minutes or less, that\u2019s not a loss, it\u2019s a disgrace. Foley told MJF to put his big boy pants on if he wants to deal with Allin. Foley was content to steal the show, Allin is not, he\u2019s willing to retain the AEW Title and take MJF\u2019s hair. Foley said MJF\u2019s got wavy hair and tonight, he\u2019ll wave it goodbye.<\/p>\n
MJF kicked Foley low, as Darby Allin sprinted out and MJF hightailed it out of there. Foley screamed into the mic for MJF not to run away. He didn\u2019t know until a month ago that he inspired Allin\u2019s career and brought up Allin facing Jon Moxley at Six Flags in New Jersey years ago saying that this kid can do anything and Foley stuck around and watched just that. Foley said like himself, Allin was the weird kid never picked for stardom, but showed you can and told Allin to win one tonight for the weird ones and show that you can be a legend. If Foley can quote an old friend of his, Bang Bang Darby Allin Bang Bang!<\/p>\n
Excalibur runs down tonight\u2019s full card and we\u2019re told FTR vs. Cope & Cage for the AEW Tag Titles will be kicking off the show.<\/p>\n
AEW Double or Nothing<\/p>\n
FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler w\/Stokely) vs. Cage & Cope (Christian Cage & Adam Copeland) in an I Quit New York Street Fight for the AEW Tag Team Titles (if Cage & Cope lose, they must retire as a tag team)<\/p>\n
(What a brutal, violent, war to kick off the show, as this more than lived up to the stipulation and only furthered by the loud crowd reaction to all the holy sh*t moments. I assume this is the conclusion to this feud and it\u2019s been quite the build and end result. One of the best openers for an AEW PPV.)<\/p>\n
Damn, the Queens crowd absolutely crushed singing Copeland\u2019s theme. Wheeler & Copeland spilled outside, as Cage dished out 10 corner punches and biting to Harwood. Dodging a Killswitch, Harwood took down Cage with a combo until Stokely handed him barbed wire to wrap around his fist. Cage kicked away and hit a reverse DDT, grabbing some barbed wire of his own, wrapping it around the middle rope. Drop toe hold on Harwood into the barbed wire, as Cage stood on top to choke away, but Harwood said he didn\u2019t quit. Copeland flew in a cross body, as Cage took referee Paul Turner\u2019s belt and whipped the hell out of both FTR. Harwood was hung over the top with the belt, but Wheeler quickly made the save, smashing Cage\u2019s injured forearm onto a chair. Copeland brought out a ladder to a huge pop and suplexed Harwood onto it against the barricade before pulling out a table ringside. Stokely held onto Copeland\u2019s foot on the apron before he could piledrive Wheeler off it. Harwood slugged it out with Copeland back inside before both spilled over the top to the floor. Chair shot to the back by Wheeler, who placed the chair over Copeland\u2019s neck and posted him.<\/p>\n
Harwood took out a toolbox, went to use it on Cage, who kicked him low and pulled out some pliers, wrenching at his nose, but Harwood yelled no. Wheeler came in and Cage used the pliers low, as Wheeler hopped around before Harwood saved his partner with a chair, laying out Cage. Copeland is bleeding from the eye and fought FTR off with the top of the announce table, as they cleared the Spanish table, wanted a piledriver on Harwood, who countered and with Wheeler leaping from one table to another, drove Copeland through the Spanish table with a Spike Piledriver. Wheeler brought out a cinderblock, I think he was supposed to shatter it on Cage\u2019s forearm, but Cage moved the last second and they just trapped his arm in a broken piece, smashing it with a chair. Cage didn\u2019t say he quit, instead, said \u201cI Banged Your Mother!\u201d Wheeler starts using pliers to take down the top rope, as they were about to hit a Spike Piledriver on Cage, who told Harwood to \u201cGo F*ck Yourself\u201d shot a double leg, posted Harwood and spiked Wheeler with a Killswitch. Stokely untied the top rope completely, Harwood charged at Cage, who hit a Spear, choking Harwood out with the rope. Wheeler made the save and choked Cage with barbed wire this time before hitting a Shatter Machine.<\/p>\n
Wheeler took a crescent wrench and was about to deck Cage, when Copeland flew in with Spears on both FTR. Copeland went nuts with chair shots aplenty to the back, was about to put Harwood out of his misery with a shot when they begged off. Wheeler screamed that he would say it, but it was a distraction for Stokely to hit Copeland with the stolen watch and FTR to connect with another Shatter Machine. Beth Copeland\u2019s music hit and she beat the living hell out of Stokely, shoving him into the steps, but Harwood blindsided Beth and sent her crashing into the steps. Harwood brought out lighter fluid, spraying the table ringside, as Stokely brought Beth up to the apron as Wheeler got into position. Harwood set the table ablaze, Wheeler charged, Beth moved and Wheeler Speared Stokely through the flaming table to huge \u201cHoly Sh*t\u201d chants. \u201cIt\u2019s only the first match and they\u2019re already burning people.\u201d in what could already be line of the night by Tony Schiavone.<\/p>\n
Harwood was going to give a Con-Chair-To to Copeland, telling him to say I Quit if he wants to see his daughter\u2019s tomorrow. Beth hit a low blow on Harwood, Cage with a punt kick low for good measure, as Copeland hit a piledriver before Cage sank in a Scorpion Death Lock. Harwood screamed no, so Copeland locked in a Crossface at the same time. Harwood again yelled no, so Copeland signaled to Beth to get Spike, his barbed wired board from under the steps. She handed it to her husband, as Copeland drove Spike onto the forehead and Harwood screamed that he quit. Copeland & Cage hugged it out, Cage got his watch back, as Beth hugged her husband as the new champions stood tall with FTR & Stokely staring them down from the ramp.<\/p>\n
Match Result: Cope & Cage defeated FTR to win the AEW Tag Team Titles when Harwood said I Quit<\/p>\n
Kazuchika Okada vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW International Title<\/p>\n
(What a match this was, phenomenal, as the crowd wanted a new champ and they certainly got it. Even in defeat, I\u2019d say this was one of Okada\u2019s best showings in AEW and the Takeshita Era has begun. The post-match, that era is going to be as a babyface, as not only is Takeshita booted from the Family, it was at the hands of the returning Kyle Fletcher, as ProtoShita is no more and ProtOkada are stronger than ever.)<\/p>\n
Don Callis is on commentary, as the bell sounds and we already have \u201cHoly Sh*t\u201d chants. Neither budge from initial strikes, this pace is wild to start, as Okada misses a Rainmaker, Takeshita misses Raging Fire and we get a stalemate. Takeshita ramped up the speed into a Takeshita-line, but Okada held off an Exploder and dropkicked Takeshita out of the corner outside. Okada slowed the pace considerably, keeping Takeshita grounded back inside with cocky covers, just pissing Takeshita off in the process. Okada snapped an uppercut so loud it sounded like a whip, as he smiled big, but walked into multiple Exploders. Okada got the knees up off a second rope senton from Takeshita, who was ready for the charge and hit a jumping knee that sent Okada outside to regroup, only he didn\u2019t let him and hit a huge Tope. Back inside, Okada fought back with his Air Raid Crash neckbreaker to regain control. Bodyslam, top rope falling elbow and a Rainmaker pose middle finger to the fans and Takeshita, who fought off a Rainmaker.<\/p>\n
Both counter Blue Thunder Bomb, Tombstones and Takeshita hits is Bastard Driver into a release German, which Okada no sold into a shotgun dropkick, no sold from Takeshita, as Okada turned him inside out with a discus lariat for the reset to a huge ovation. Each man slugs it out on the apron, as Takeshita signals for Raging Fire, but Okada slid back into the ring and hit a Rainmaker that folded Takeshita up off the apron to the floor. Okada spiked Takeshita with a DDT and was going to deliver a Tombstone out there, but Callis left commentary and begged Okada to take it to the ring. Okada obliged, went back out to get Takeshita, who spiked Okada with a brainbuster. Callis screamed at Takeshita, who gave it back to him and headed back inside for a Helluva Kick and huge Superplex, he held on, Okada floated over, they trade strikes until Takeshita hit a high bridging German Suplex for two. Takeshita calls for Power Drive Knee, but ran right into a Tombstone.<\/p>\n
They each rise at the same time into a slugfest, as Okada flips off the crowd as Takeshita hypes up, no sells with a huge right hand. Takeshita ducks a Rainmaker into a perfect Blue Thunder Bomb, charges for the knee but ran right into an Emerald Flowsion. Takeshita rolls through Rainmaker into a wildly close cradle for two. Backslide from Okada into a Rainmaker, maintaining wrist control, missed another, but Takeshita ran right into a dropkick. Rainmaker countered into one of Takeshita\u2019s own, as the crowd lost their minds, right as Takeshita ran into a dropkick, no sold, hit the Power Drive Knee, but Okada kicked out at one. Home run forearm collapses Okada, as Takeshita put him away with a Raging Fire to win the title clean.<\/p>\n
Post-match, Mark Davis, Rocky Romero & Callis joined Okada in the ring and they stood across from Takeshita. They teased like they were going to have a falling out when Kyle Fletcher\u2019s music hit and out walked The Protostar in a snazzy suit, as he ditched the jacket and stormed to the ring. Fletcher seemed to stand side by side with Takeshita before staring down Okada, as The Callis Family retreated leaving Protoshita hugging it out with Fletcher presenting Takeshita with the International Title\u2026before taking his head off with a lariat. Callis has a huge smile on his face, as Fletcher picks up Takeshita and spiked him with a Brainbuster. Okada & Fletcher both went to pick up the International Title, as Okada let it go and backed off, as Davis & Romero picked up Takeshita so Fletcher could deck him with a belt shot.<\/p>\n
Match Result: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Kazuchika Okada to win the AEW International Title<\/p>\n
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