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Ciocco’s AEW Collision Review 12.25.25
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Loading...SICKOS! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all! If you have had a fantastic holiday, then I’m happy for you all! But if you haven’t and you need a lift me up, then perhaps Christmas Collision will do the trick! After all, even some amazing Continental Classic can soothe the most savage beast!
As we approach the final match for every man tonight, the Gold League is in complete chaos, as literally EVERYONE in the league has 6 points and matching 2-2 records! To settle this dispute, Kevin Knight will face off with PAC, Kyle Fletcher will face off with Jack Perry, and Speedball Mike Bailey will face Kazuchika Okada.
In the Blue league, things are a little more defined, since Konosuke Takeshita is the only man from either league to clinch a spot in the Semifinals this Saturday. Be that as it may, he still has the chance to run up his record some more when he faces Mascara Dorada in their respective final matches. Claudio Castagnoli will look to enter the semifinals himself with a win over the wineless Roderick Strong, the only man eliminated from the tourney to this point. Finally, Orange Cassidy will do battle with one of his longest running nemeses in Jon Moxley.
Even with a show dedicated nearly to everything Continental Classic, there is still time for other things, such as a non-title match pitting the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions the Babes of Wrath against Mya World and Hyan. All of this and, I am sure, so much more in store for tonight!
And, for one final time as we wrap up the C2 tonight, the standings are as such:
Blue League:
^Konosuke Takeshita (3-0-1-10 points)
Claudio Castagnoli (2-1-1-7 points)
Orange Cassidy (2-2-6 points)
Jon Moxley (2-2-6 points)
Mascara Dorada (2-2-6 points)
*Roderick Strong (0-4-0 points)
Gold League
Kyle Fletcher (2-2-6 points)
Kazuchika Okada (2-2-6 points)
Speedball Mike Bailey (2-2-6 points)
PAC (2-2-0-6 points)
Kevin Knight (2-2-0-6 points)
Jack Perry (2-2-0-6 points)
*Denotes wrestler who is eliminated
^Denotes wrestler who has clinched a semifinals spot
So, without any further ado, let’s get ready to Collide on this Christmas Night!
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Tonight, Christmas is on tape delay from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City! Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness are on the call tonight.
Video package for the C2 matches tonight. NGL, I like this, it is unique.
PROTOSTARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!
Continental Classic Match – Gold League: Kyle Fletcher vs. Jungle Jack Perry (Both men are 2-2-6 points)
The bell rings, both men look around for a bit as the fans chant A-E-DUB. Early lockup favors Fletcher. He takes Perry to the corner and then tries to intimidate him by starring him down. Perry pushes him away and we get another lockup. This time, Perry grabs arm control and turns it into a headlock. Perry off the ropes, but Fletcher knocks him to the mat. Perry tries a dropkick, but Fletcher holds on to the ropes.
Fletcher shots for the single leg, but Perry with a front face lock instead. Fletcher goes to pick the ankle of Perry, but he rolls through the legs of Fletcher. Kyle goes low with a dropkick to the knee, as he proceeds to snap the left leg of Perry. Fletcher with stomps to the bad leg of Perry against the bottom rope, and he gouges the 5-count.
Perry attempts some chops, but Kyle eats them and strikes Perry. Perry tries a Rana, but Fletcher cuts that off and turns it into a single leg crab. Perry makes it to the bottom rope to break the hold. Fletcher with another crank on the leg, he cranks the ankle, then proceeds to stomp on it. Perry tries to kick away Fletcher in the corner, but Kyle shuts that down with a chop. Perry stumbles out of the corner with chops that have no effect.
Perry avoids Fletcher’s corner charge and smashes Kyle face first into the corner. Perry with a Rana over the ropes and to the floor. Perry tries another Rana on the floor, but Kyle cuts it off and hits an apron powerbomb. Back in the ring, Fletcher with a stalling vertical suplex, but Perry bites his way out of it! This pisses off Fletcher, who proceeds to suplex Perry against the bottom rope.
Fletcher pulls Perry around the ring post and moves the steps. He stomps repeatedly on the bad leg and ankle of Perry. Kyle sits down and unties the left boot of Perry, he takes off his sock and shoves it in his mouth, and he stomps on the exposed foot of Perry as we hit the break.
Perry’s attempt to fight back is futile as we return from break. Fletcher’s overconfidence, however, is his biggest adversary, as he runs square into a dropkick from Jack. Perry lays in some forearms, he tries his Guy wall jump off the top rope, but his leg gives out. He’s still able to dropkick Fletcher out of the ring. Perry hits a Tope to Fletcher, but he won’t go down, so Perry tries a Tope into a DDT, but Fletcher catches him and hits a Sheer Drop Brainbuster on the ramp!
Fletcher returns Perry to the ring and hits a Michinoku Driver. He did the deal, but only for a two! Fletcher lines up Perry for a big boot in the corner. He puts Perry on the top rope and follows, but Perry fights him off some. Perry squashes Kyle’s face into the turnbuckle and hits a Sunset Flip Powerbomb!
Perry is feeling it now, he wants the running knee, but Fletcher catches him and applies the single leg crab. Perry tries to kick him away, but Fletcher stomps on him instead. Perry does catch his leg and transitions into the Snare Trap! Fletcher looks like he just dumped in his nappy of fear lol. Fletcher is almost to the ropes, but he starts to fade out. At the last second, he gets his middle finger on the rope. Perseverance!
We’re approaching the three-minute warning (Settle down, Easy-E), as both men trade forearms from different levels. Perry off the ropes but Fletcher with a half-and-half. Big boot, but Kyle’s powerbomb is countered with a sunset flip! Piledriver form Perry! The cover, Kyle kicks out at 2.9!
Two minutes left as we get THIS IS AWESOME chants. Perry blindly charges into a victory roll from Fletcher for a two. Perry responds in kind for a two. Perry off the ropes, but he is floored by a lariat from Kyle. Fletcher puts Perry on the top, but Jack with a headbutt to send Fletcher to the mat. Perry is unsteady on the top rope, as Fletcher kicks out his vertical base.
One minute left, as Fletcher hits the running kick and the Brainbuster for the win!
WINNER: Kyle Fletcher (3-2-9 points)
TIME: 19:15
THOUGHTS: Fantastic match and, despite the circumstances of starting off at 0-1 already, Perry has managed to turn in a respectable run in the C2. Kyle is Kyle and there was little doubt that he would be getting the win here and get ever closer to winning the whole thing.
RATING: ****
Renee Paquette has Roderick Strong in the back. She says he can play spoiler to Claudio tonight, but someone wants to talk to him. It’s Kyle O’Reilly! Kyle sees the doubt in the eyes of Strong. Kyle wouldn’t be here of it wasn’t for guys like Strong. Look at what has happened to Kyle, look what has happened to Roddy. He wants a Christmas Miricale from Roddy tonight, but Kyle knows that Strong can beat Claudio on his worst night. Tonight, he wants to see Roderick F’n Strong! Interesting that Strong did not say one word during Kyle’s speech.
Takeshita and Dorada is up next!
COMMERCIALS!
It’s time for an Alpha!
Continental Classic Match – Blue League: Konosuke Takeshita (3-0-1-10 points) vs. Mascara Dorada (2-2-6 points)
The bell rings, and we get an early headlock from Dorada. Snapmare attempt, but Dorada lands on his feet. Takeshita tries it again, but Dorada escapes again and this time he flips. Showoff lol. Dorada with arm control, but Takeshita reverses that. Takeshita spins around the back of Dorada and throws him to the mat. He taunts him but then offers his hand to pick him up. Handshake as well. Sportsmanship!
Reversals are the name of the game now, with Dorada sneaking in a Crucifix pin for a two. Dorada’s turn to talk some smack, but Dorada also offers his hand to Takeshita. Konosuke takes it but lays in with chops and kicks in the corner. Dorada with a chop, but the shoulder tackle was a dud. Same result on a second attempt, but on the third try, Takeshita follows him in with a kick.
Dorada rebounds with a knee and a kick. He walks the top rope and hits a springboard arm drag. Dorada off the ropes with a snap Rana. Takeshita rolls out to the floor, Dorada to the top rope, but his attack misses Takeshita and instead finds the barricade. That’ll lead us into the break.
Dorada around the world to hit a DDT on Takeshita in the ring as we return. Takeshita again hits the floor, and this time, Dorada is able to hit Konosuke and NOT the barricade with a moonsault! Back in the ring, Dorada with a 450 splash! The cover, Takeshita kicks at 2.5! Takeshita keeps Dorada from running away and catches him with a Blue Thunder Bomb for a two!
Again, the fans state the obvious with the THIS IS AWESOME chants, as both men trade forearms. Thrust kick from Takeshita, Dorada charges in, but Takeshita catches him only to lose him in the lights with a Poison Rana! Takeshita recovers and puts Dorada on the top rope and hits a modified buckle bomb. Takeshita looking for something in the corner, but Dorada with an enziguri to slow down Takeshita. Snap Rana from the corner Dorada, but Takeshita catches him and sits down into a package driver! The cover, but Dorada rolls through for the two.
Takeshita lights up Dorada with a big lariat and hits the Overdrive Knee. He follows up with the Raging Fire for the win!
WINNER: Konosuke Takeshita (4-0-1-13 points)
TIME: 11:40
THOUGHTS: My memory may not serve me so well, but I feel like this is the most points that anyone has ever put up in the C2 to date? Takeshita didn’t even need this win, but he still wanted to avoid going on cruise control, nonetheless. Dorada was game and had a great tourney.
RATING: ***3/4
Roddy and Claudio will bash it up next!
COMMERCIALS!
Commander Claudio is here, complete with CMLL Title and awesome theme song.
Continental Classic Match – Blue League: Claudio Castagnoli (2-1-1-7 points) vs. Roderick Strong (0-4-0 points)
Claudio with the flying uppercut at the bell that gets him a two. Strong with a jackknife pin for a two. Chops from Strong, but he is sent to the floor by Claudio. Claudio pulls him back up to the apron and hits a suplex from the corner. Claudio throws off his elbow pad and hits a flying elbow for a two. Running Uppercut from Claudio gets another two.
To the floor we go, as Claudio throws Strong into the crowd. Strong emerges, so Claudio leaves the ring and drops Strong onto the barricade and sends him back into the crowd. He returns to the ring, content to take the count out, but here comes Roddy. He enters the ring and hits Claudio with the Angle Slam. Undeterred, Claudio hits Roddy with a buffet of running uppercuts. Roddy cuts out off after three of them with a jumping knee strike. He lowers the kneepad and hits the jumping knee! The pin, and the win!
WINNER: Roderick Strong (1-4-3 points)
TIME: 3:20
THOUGHTS: That was uh, quite the surprise. I figured Roddy was going to win to avoid losing out, but I didn’t think it would be out of the blue like that. Good for him, though!
RATING: **3/4
Post-match, the Death Riders are here to jump Roddy. Mark Briscoe is here with a 2×4 to run off the guys. Marina remains on the apron, as she jaws with Briscoe. Here comes Toni Storm! She pulls Marina off the apron and goes to attack her, but the Death Riders take her away. Toni wants to shake Mark’s hand, and not only does he shake her hand, but he kisses her hand! Careful, Mark, that can lead to kid number 11!
Promo from The Bang Bang Gang. It’s literally the same one they played last night.
A Chicago Street fight ponders Big Stoke. They accept the challenge. But he has a question for Juice and Austin. How can you go to sleep at night knowing that you have to beg for chance after chance? They will see you on Saturday but Stoke warns you that whatever FTR do to them, they will not be held responsible. Top Guys, OUT!
Video promo for the Women’s World Title Match between Kris Statlander and Jamie Hayter. Lowkey, this match should be bloody amazing, and I love Jamie leaning into the heel tactics.
Kevin Knight is here, and this Jet will fly!
Continental Classic Match – Gold League: Kevin Knight vs. PAC (Both men are 2-2-6 points)
The bell rings, as both men circle each other. Early lockup, go-behind by Knight, PAC reverses, so Knight takes PAC to the mat. Knight with arm control as he snaps PAC to the mat. Knight has the arm locked, but PAC makes it to the ropes to get a break.
PAC responds by bull rushing Knight to the ropes, but Knight goes back to arm control. PAC reverses and pushes Knight to the ropes and turns it into a grounded headlock. PAC off the ropes with a shoulder tackle, leveling Knight. Knight counters with an arm drag, PAC counters with the Brutalizer attempt, but Knight back to his feet and he clotheslines PAC to the floor.
PAC takes a page from Samoa Joe’s book with the NOPE spot as he walks away from Knight’s attempt to fly. PAC goes and stands in the corner for a bit before jawing with some fans. PAC re-enters the ring and kicks Knight in the gut. Hard Irish Whip from PAC, as he smashes Knight’s head into the corner. Both men proceed to reverse one another in the corner after chops, so PAC lays in some forearms. PAC with a variation of the front Russian Leg Sweep.
PAC leans over Knight and talks some trash, so Knight gets to his feet and gets into PAC’s face. Dang, I didn’t realize that Knight was that much taller than PAC. Knight with a dropkick and he throws PAC into the corner. Knight sends PAC to the floor, his dive misses as PAC walks away. PAC lines up a lariat, but Knight ducks, jumps off the apron, and hits a flying clothesline.
Knight returns PAC to the ring, but PAC escapes out the other side. Knight, undeterred, springboards out of the ring and hits a flying clothesline to the floor! Knight returns PAC to the ring and hits the pendulum DDT for a two. Knight corners PAC and hits the mounted punches. Snapmare by Knight into a basement clothesline for a two as we go to the break.
PAC with a missile dropkick during the break, but Knight is fighting back as we return. PAC misses on his swing, and Knight hits PAC with a standing flying clothesline. Knight to the top, but his attack is thwarted as PAC throws him to the mat. PAC now tries to go up top, but Knight rips him from the top rope and hits a standing UFO Splash for a two.
KEVIN KNIGHT chants as he charges in and lands on the apron. He springboards back into the ring, but he runs into an overhead throw from PAC that sends Knight over the top and off the steps and to the floor. That was crazy! Crazier yet is that Knight beats the count, so PAC greets him with a charging back elbow. PAC sits Knight on the top rope and hits an Avalanche Overhead Belly-to-Belly. PAC with the pin for a two.
PAC looking for the Brutalizer, but Knight very quickly finds his way to the bottom rope. Knight with forearms, but PAC shuts that down with a kick to the gut. Knight’s dropkick fails when PAC holds the ropes. The Locomotion starts up, but PAC runs right into a dropkick. Knight to the apron, springboard back in with a flying clothesline. Low-Down variation from Knight for a two.
More KEVIN KNIGHT chants as we have just five minutes left to go. Both men to the floor, Knight looking for a flying clothesline from the apron, but PAC catches him and hits a German. PAC flips off the fans as he re-enters the ring and wants the count out. Knight makes it back in just in time, as PAC sets up Knight in the corner. He goes to the top, but Knight leaps up to the top rope and hits a Superplex!
FIGHT FOREVER chants which, yeah, okay, that makes sense (/sarcasm). Both men trade forearms from their knees, and the trading continues from a vertical base. PAC with a back kick, a front kick, and another back kick. Running big boot in the corner, but Knight stalks him across the ring and hits a running dropkick.
Two minutes left to go, as PAC is down and Knight is looking to go Coast-to-Coast, and he hits the dropkick! Knight to the top rope, UFO Splash, but PAC gets his knees up and rolls him up for a two. The PAC train is back on track, and he trucks Knight with a lariat, but it’s just a two. PAC goes to the top again, Black Arrow, but it meets the knees of Knight for a two! Roll-up by Knight for a two! Another roll-up for a two! PAC looking for the Brutalizer, but time has run out!
WINNER: Time Limit Draw (Both men are now 2-2-1-7 points)
TIME: 20:00
THOUGHTS: Yeah, that was fantastic. Knight is, lowkey, the highlight of this tournament, as he has stolen some wins, he has looked great in defeat, and he has broadened his wrestling horizons. PAC was, as usual, the Bastard, and he played the perfect foil for Knight.
RATING: ****1/2
The Babes of Wrath will be in action next!
COMMERCIALS!
Gabe Kidd is here and he is cutting a promo about how CRAZY he is. No, he has a problem with us clowns. Kidd was locked up in the psych ward, that’s cool. You would understand if you listened. Darby is not indestructible, and he now laid up in the ICU. And that prompts the question, how is he going to answer my challenge when he is in a hospital bed.
Darby is never really dead, you know, we make jokes about it, but he’s immortal. To that point, Darby is here, and he pulls out Sting’s bat! Gabe runs like a bitch, and Darby says that this Saturday, it’s your world’s end. Clever wordplay there, Darbster!
Video package for the Women’s World Tag Team Title Match this Saturday.
Hyan and Maya World getting an entrance! You love to see it, even if they aren’t afraid to do the J.O.B.
(Rimshot)
AEW World Women’s Tag Team Champions The Babes of Wrath vs. Hyan and Maya World
Cameron and Hyan to start. Harley with a side headlock, but Hyan back to her feet. Hyan misses a clothesline, Cameron with the Sling Blade for a two. Willow gets the tag, double team side slam from the champions. Willow with the cheeky smile as she pins Hyan for a two. Maya with the tag, but Willow with a scoop slam and then a Harley Slam for a two.
Quick tag back to Willow, both ladies looking to suplex Maya, but Hyan returns to save her partner. They end up on the apron, Willow picks up Harley, and she kicks both Hyan and Maya off the apron. Harley lines them up on the floor as Willow hits the CANNONABLL! Time for the Babes to pose as we hit the break!
Willow sandwiches Hyan in the corner as we return from break. Standing big boot from Willow leads to the Spinebuster! The cover, but Maya is back to make the save. Hyan rolls Willow into a rolling forearm from Maya. Sunset flip for a two. Both Maya and Hyan try to suplex Willow, but Nightingale smiles anyway and reverses it. Cameron in, as she chops Hyan into Willow for a backbreaker. The cover, Hyan with the save.
POUNCE, PERIOD! From Willow to Hyan for her insolence. Cameron with a knee and a kick to the face of Maya. Soul Food from Cameron wins it for the champs!
WINNER: The Babes of Wrath
TIME: 7:00
THOUGHTS: Obviously there was no drama about the champions losing here. This was a tune-up match for their title defense this Saturday and another chance for Maya and Hyan to show what they can do. And what do you know, they’re going to face the Sisters of Sin on the Zero Hour! Good for them!
RATING: ***1/4
Willow on the mic post-match. NEW YORK! Gather around, everyone. Let’s curl up by the fire. We want to tell you a little Christmas Story. Two girls named Pillow and Walley bought two tickets to Collision in the Hammerstein. They toured and saw all the landmarks of New York, even Eddie Kingston’s mother’s house. LMAO! They ran into Santa…
(Harley sits on the knee of Willow)
Willow: Little girl, what do you want for Christmas?
Harley: Well, I got everything I want, what do you want Santa?
Willow: I want peace and love for everyone across the land. Well, except for Mercedes and Athena, because in Chicago, they will beat the ever-loving shit out of them.
Harley says this one is for Santa. Who are they? BABES! What do we have? WRATH! And after Saturday, they will still be the champions!
COMMERCIALS!
It’s time for…whatever.
Continental Classic Match – Blue League: Jon Moxley vs. Orange Cassidy (Both men are 2-2-6 points)
Cassidy with the roll through at the bell for a two. Beach Break attempt, Moxley tries the Gotch Style Piledriver, but Cassidy rolls him up for a two. Cassidy and Moxley spill out to the floor as Jon has a seat. Cassidy rains down forearms, returns to the ring, and exits. Moxley cuts off his offense and hits some forearms of his own. He breaks the count and goes after Cassidy, but he ends up running into the ring steps.
Moxley returns to the ring with Cassidy in pursuit. Cassidy mounts with punches. Moxley remains in the corner, so Cassidy mounts with some more punches. Moxley looks like he his blind a bit, so Cassidy with more mounted punches. It’s a ploy, however, as Moxley sends Cassidy to the apron and kicks him off of it and down to the floor. Moxley chucks Cassidy into the stairs and then proceeds to sit him down and mount his own punches.
Moxley enters to break the count, comes back out, and kicks Cassidy in the face. Cassidy is returned to the ring, and he counters Jon with the Stun Dog Millionaire. Cassidy off the ropes, Moxley with a running elbow. Moxley with a front suplex across the top rope, as he kicks Cassidy in the head. Moxley jams his fingers up the nose of Cassidy while he is on the apron. Freshly Squeezed, indeed.
To the top rope now, and Cassidy gives Moxley a good back scratch! Moxley stumbles to the middle of the ring, as Cassidy flies in with a DDT as we head out for the break.
Both men trade forearms in the middle of the ring as we return. Moxley resorts to a kick, yet Cassidy is persistent in his pursuit of winning a forearm battle. Hands are in the pockets, folks! Kicks and a dropkick to Moxley. Running dropkick in the corner follows. Cassidy losses his mind and tries to stomp Moxley through the corner. Bryce has to restrain him, allowing Moxley a chance to kick him away. Cassidy with the Orange Punch, but Moxley rolls out to the floor.
Here comes Cassidy with the Tope, as they leave the ring side area and head into the crowd. Both men battle for control on the barricade, AND CASSIDY WITH A DDT FROM THE BARRICADE THROUGH THE TABLE! Bryce starts the count, as both men crawl from the wreckage towards the ring. At the count of nine, they both make it into the ring.
THIS IS AWESOME chants, as Cassidy tries to kip up. But when he does, Moxley is waiting with the Choke! Cassidy leans back for the pin to break the hold. The elbow pad comes down. Orange Punch! Moxley fires back with the King Kong Lariat! Gotch Style Piledriver! The cover, Cassidy kicks out at two!
Moxley looking for the choke, but Cassidy with some hand fighting. He goes for the bad ankle, as Moxley quickly gets away from him. Cassidy steps through and applies a single leg crab! Moxley gets close to the ropes, but Cassidy brings him back to center. Moxley kicks Cassidy off, Cassidy back with a DDT. Moxley is right back up, and he eats an Orange Punch! A second one from Cassidy, but Moxley is being held up by the ropes. A third one follows, that leads to the Beach Break! Moxley kicks out at two, so Cassidy goes back to the ankle. Moxley is able to catch Cassidy with a roll-up for the flash pin.
WINNER: Jon Moxley (3-2-9 points)
TIME: 16:30
THOUGHTS: These guys have so much chemistry together that you pretty much know what you are getting, whether good, bad, or indifferent. This one was fine, but it didn’t stray too far from what they usually do out there.
RATING: ***1/4
The main event is up next!
COMMERCIALS!
Video package for the AEW Men’s World Title match this Saturday. A World Title match that seemingly anyone in the match can actually win? Sign me up!
It’s time for ONE OK ROCK!
Continental Classic Match – Gold League: Kazuchika Okada vs. Speedball Mike Bailey (Both men are 2-2-6 points)
Don Callis is here with us for this match, which is odd since he couldn’t be bothered to come out for Fletcher or Takeshita when they wrestled. Drama?
The bell rings and we get an early lock-up. Okada takes Bailey to the ropes, Bailey reverses and backs off with a clean break. They trade jackknife pins, and the match resets. Okada with a kick to the gut, Bailey off the ropes and around the world into a roll-up for a two. Dropkick from Bailey sends Okada to the floor. He’s back on the apron, but he eats a pump kick from Bailey. Speedball kicks off the corner post and hits a moonsault to Okada.
Back in the ring, and Bailey misses a clothesline, allowing Okada hits a flapjack. Uppercut from Okada as he takes in the fan response. Okada rams Bailey into the corner and hits some forearms. Okada sets up Bailey, but Mike kicks him away and hits a missile dropkick for a two. Okada rallies back with his patented neckbreaker. Okada to the top and he hits his falling elbow drop. Middle finger pose! Okada looking Rainmaker, but Bailey fights him off. Forearm battle ensues, as Bailey switched levels and lands some kicks as we head out to break.
Forearms are flying as we return. Okada sends Bailey to the mat and braces for kicks from the master of the kick. Callis doesn’t advise this at all, as Bailey sends Okada to the mat. Okada cuts that off with a clothesline. The Rainmaker is countered by Bailey on a roll–up for a two. Standing knee drop misses, and Okada sends Bailey to the apron. Okada slides out between the legs of Bailey, as Mike catches him with a springboard moonsault on the floor. Holy Shit, indeed.
Bailey puts Okada on the apron, but Okada kicks Bailey towards the ring post. Okada rolls into the ring and hits a dropkick to Bailey, sending Mike to the floor. Okada leaves the ring, as he trades with Bailey on the ramp. Okada tries to hit a sunset flip on Bailey, but Mike smacks his hands away and hits the shooting star knee drop! Bailey returns to the ring, and at the count of eight, Okada makes it back.
Bailey is waiting with a spinning roundhouse kick for Okada. He kicks out at two. Bailey sets Okada on the top rope, he tries to fight off Bailey, but Mike is having none of it. Bailey to the top, but Okada shoves Mike back down to the mat. With dogged determination, Bailey again climbs to the top to bring Okada down. But Okada drops Bailey down into a tree of WHOA! Okada stomps on Bailey, but Mike sits up and flips him off! Bailey with headbutts and a Snap Rana from the top! Bailey resets himself on the top and hits the Ultimo Weapon! Okada gets out of dodge as the fans boo lol.
Bailey is honorable if nothing else and won’t accept a count out win, so Mike heads to the floor and wails away on Okada. Bailey returns Okada to the ring, Bailey stalks him, he kicks Okada in the back of the head, and he pays for it with a pop-up Rainmaker! Okada tries again, but Bailey kicks him away and into the corner.
Ultimo Weapon connects again, but Okada kicks out at 2.5! Bailey looking for the Flamingo, but Okada escapes only to get rolled up for a two. Okada looking Rainmaker, blocked by Bailey. Mike tires a sunset flip, but Okada sits down and steals the win!
WINNER: Kazuchika Okada (3-2-9 points)
TIME: 16:20
THOUGHTS: And in the last Round Robin C2, we received one final, fun gift in the form of another kick arse match between these guys. The end game has always been Okada-Takeshita at some point, but man, I wouldn’t have been upset if Bailey had managed to win here and move on. But the smart money is in the DCF exploding, and that is what we are going to get!
RATING: ****
Post-match, Okada celebrates his win. Konosuke Takeshita arrives to get in the face of Okada, as Don Callis tries to place peacemaker.
And with that, we are done!
