Credit: WINC
Jon Moxley vs. Wheeler Yuta w/Orange Cassidy & Danhausen
Jon attempts his finisher, but Yuta reverses and drops the former champion, following up with a splash, but that only gets a two-count. Moxley hits an open-handed shot and then locks in a sleeper hold. He releases and connects with a King Kong lariat before hammering down with elbow strikes and then the Paradigm Shift.
Winner: Jon Moxley
After a brief celebration, Moxley turns around and sees Bryan Danielson inside of the ring. Bryan asks the fans if they want to see them fight, which gets a “Yes” chant. Bryan says for a long time he wanted to see them fight, because Moxley was different. Bryan says since he’s come back, we have seen a new Jon Moxley. Deep inside, there’s always been a part of Bryan that wanted to test him.
He saw him as the AEW World Champion, and Bryan says he was the best World Champion. He thinks if Moxley had some support, he’d still be World Champion, and that’s when he realized they shouldn’t be fighting. They should be fighting together. This gets a “Yes” chant as well. Danielson says he gets the fans love AEW, but there’s no reason a millennial cowboy should be World Champion. Or someone dressed as a dinosaur should be a champion, or someone whose biggest contribution is creating a vlog should be champion.
Bryan tells Moxley that they could run this place. Bryan says they could take anything they want. They could take someone like Daniel Garcia and mentor him to train the future of professional wrestling. He says Jon doesn’t have to answer right now, but he wants to him to think of the possibilities.
Brandi Rhodes is in the ring and says everyone is so nice to her in Cleveland…but they’re in Chicago. However, she is immediately interrupted by Dan Lambert. He says they might have given Brandi a reality show, but she needs a reality check. He tells her that she can pretend that Cody earned her spot, and that Chief Brand Officer is a real role, or her Brandi from the block accent is as fake as the bulldogs popping out of her chest.
He feels like a decent human being stood next to her. Brandi then tells Ethan she doesn’t know why he’s laughing, as everyone knows he only got signed for them to get closer to Josh Alexander. Brandi puts over Lambert’s achievements, but this gains a “shut the f**k up” chant from the fans.
Brandi says it is a little telling that his best fighter got knocked out by Jake Paul. Dan says isn’t it time her whole family goes heel. Dam Lambert says he has an idea for Brandi tonight…and Paige Van Zant. She hits the ring and attacks Brandi until the women’s locker room appears and splits them up.
– Backstage Matt Hardy tells Private Party he’s disappointed in them. He then tells Sammy Guevara he wants the TNT Title and he says Isiah Kassidy will take that shot. He then asks Andrade where Darby Allin is, but he says more money is the situation.
House Of Black vs. PAC & Penta El Zero Miedo
However, Penta is able to get back in and send the bigger man out. He then steps up and flips over the top rope to crash onto Brody, continuing his momentum. Death Triangle look for Fear Factor, but Pac gets launched from the top turnbuckle. This allows Black to spray the mist into Penta as they then connect with their double team finish for the win.
Winners: House Of Black
– Adam Cole is backstage on the Cutler Cam as he tells everyone his record still reflects he is undefeated as a singles star. But he doesn’t get the respect that he deserves, and he promises fans will see a new side of him. Cole claims he will fight and beat Evil Uno on Friday, and then the world will know what he wants.
Nyla Rose vs. Ruby Soho
Vickie pulls Nyla’s foot under the ropes. Soho goes after her, but this allows Nyla to drag her into the ring and drop her with a neck breaker from the second rope. Nyla goes to the top rope but Soho joins her, but she then misses with her finisher. As she lands, Nyla hits a senton and then the Beast Bomb.
Winner: Nyla Rose
– Gunn Club are shown backstage attacking Jungle Boy, throwing him into the snow.
– Tony Schiavone interviews Hangman Page. The Cowboy says he has begged for a challenger, and now here he is still waiting. He says he doesn’t give a sh*t if it’s a Texas Deathmatch. He needs something, and he needs it tonight, so he invites Lance Archer out to the ring for a fight. This brings out Dan Lambert and Jake Roberts out. Dan says a soft-ass cowboy would be better in Cleveland.
CM Punk vs. MJF
CM Punk then allows a fan to take a shot at his rival. However, while he gets up to the top turnbuckle, MJF knocks the ropes, which stops him, as MJF then launches Punk from the top to the mat, getting a nearfall. However, Punk creates separation again, only for MJF to pull the referee in front of him. This then allows MJF to use some tape to choke Punk without the official seeing it. He keeps the move locked in and this leads to MJF choking out Punk for the win.
Winner: MJF
However, as the official raises MJF’s hand, he drops the tape. Because of that, this match will continue.
Punk kicks out and then hits a roundhouse kick, which he follows up with his Elbow Drop, but MJF kicks out! MJF then rolls out of the ring and Wardlow then makes his way out. He goes face to face with CM Punk, but then he steps out of the way. The referee talks to Wardlow, but then MJF hits Punk with the Diamond ring to get the win.
Winner: MJF
It is then shown in a post-match camera angle that Wardlow actually passed the ring to MJF for him to hit that move.
