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SICKOS! It’s Wednesday, you know what that means! AEW Dynamite is LIVE tonight from the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California!

*Plays the Sacramento Girl song from the Even Stevens TV show*

Oh, sorry, I got a little sidetracked! Anyway, tonight’s show continues the march (no pun intended) towards the annual March PPV known as Revolution. And tonight’s show, while it doesn’t have a lot in terms of quantity as of the time that I am doing this intro, has an awful lot of quality, however!

In a match that would be a PPV main event for anyone anywhere, Swerve Strickland and Kenny Omega will face-off in a match that lands somewhere between revenge and wanting to continue up the rungs of the Men’s World Title ladder.

The TBS title, a belt that has been pushed to the background while Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron have been having tag team wars, will be defended against not one, not two, but THREE challengers. Yes, the Champion Nightingale will look to turn back the challenge of Megan Bayne, Mina Shirakawa, and Marina Shafir. People have been clamoring for Megan to win a singles title, does that happen here with Willow not even needing to be pinned to lose the title?

Elsewhere on the show, the newly minted tag team of the Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex WINDSAH!) will be in action, and in lieu of the World Title Match for Revolution being finalized. the challenger (and two-time former champion) Hangman Adam Page will have a face-to-face with champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman, MJF! All of this and, of course, so much more in store for us tonight!

So, how is everyone doing tonight? While we are definitely getting a US-Canada Gold Medal finals for the women tomorrow afternoon, it appears that the inevitable is going to happen for the men as well. It’s obvious what is best for business, and of course we are border rivals/enemies, so that will be the case come Sunday when the medals are final decided.

Speaking of Sunday, guess who turns 41 that day? Yes, yours truly! Not that one birthday after 40 really matters in the grand scheme of things.

But enough about me and enough about you, let’s get ready to make the Dynamite go BOOM!

Tonight, Dynamite is live from Sac-Town, California! Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Taz are on the call tonight!

YOU WANTED WAR!

Mina Shirakawa says she wants something now. I’m on my way! Oh, she means she wants the TBS Title now. Well then.

Willow Nightingale says she doesn’t even have to be pinned to lose her TBS Title. But she knew that came with the territory of being a double champion. She kicked ass with Harley in Australia, and she has flown to Sacramento! May the best woman win!

Megan Bayne has said it before and she will say it again. She is a champion.

Swerve Strickland says he needs this.

Kenny Omega says Swerve is kind of in his way, meaning he has to take him out. Goodbye, and goodnight, MUAH!

Earlier today, The Remarkable Renee Paquette got a word with Orange Cassidy. She wants to know if he got a new partner since Roddy walked out on him. Orange says the good thing about the Conglomeration is that there are so many of us. Enter BIG TOM! They walk off together.

It’s time to ride that death!

Oh, Arkady is on Dynamite? Praise be!

Jon Moxley vs. Mark Davis

No one said this was a title match or an eliminator, so I think it’s just a standard singles match. Danielson is upset that we didn’t get to see fully bald Yuta during Jon’s entrance and I agree LOL!

The bell rings and Davis shoves Moxley to the mat. Jon circles Mark as he eggs on Moxley. Jon with a go-behind, but Davis takes wrist control. Moxley works his way around, Davis goes behind, but Moxley gets a key lock. Davis takes him to the ropes and they shove one another. Off the ropes, and Davis trucks Moxley twice and then bodies him with, well, his entire body lol.

Davis chokes Moxley against the middle rope, and we get FUCK DON CALLIS chants even though Don isn’t here lol. Davis with chops to Moxley. He picks him up, but Jon sneaks out the back and hits his own chops. Moxley tries a sunset flip, but he gets the ass of Davis dropped on him. Davis smashes Moxley with forearms in the corner and follows that up with a running forearm smash.

Moxley rolls out of the ring and staggers away, causing Davis to give chase. He hammers Moxley with chops and some short punches. Davis, though, ends up punching the ring post flush, allowing Moxley the chance to turn the tables as he enters the ring and hits a tope suicida! We have blood, but it isn’t Moxley, as Davis is bleeding from the hand! Moxley decides that he wants to eat at Mark’s hand, earning YOU SICK FUCK chants. Moxley stomps Davis’s hand into the ring steps and he gets back into the ring as we head out for break.

Davis smashes Moxley on the outside by the barricade as we return. Moxley is returned to the ring and wants to fly, but Moxley cuts him off and bites the hand that doesn’t feed again. Moxley with a superplex as the fans again chant YOU SICK FUCK. Moxley with some strikes, he tries another sunset flip, but this time he doesn’t get the ass of Davis dropped on him. Moxley with a PK but it’s only a one. Oh, apparently it is an Eliminator. I guess I missed that earlier.

Both men trade strikes, Davis with an enziguri, but Moxley scores with a huge lariat! Moxley stomps on the hand of Davis and applies a sleeper, but Davis counters out with an Exploder. Davis misses Moxley in the corner, and Jon hits a clothesline. Davis fires back with a big boot and a bigger lariat. Davis looking for the piledriver, but Moxley escapes. Moxley rolls up Davis for a two.

Davis snatches up Moxley and hits a piledriver from the gut wrench! The cover, but Moxley kicks out at 2.8! Davis applies a sleeper, Moxley fights it off but eats another lariat. Davis misses a running enziguri, but Moxley doesn’t miss a stomp.

Both men get nose-to-nose as they get to their feet. Collision in the middle of the ring. Another collision. A third time, but Moxley goes down. Moxley counters Davis’s attack and applies the sleeper! He takes Davis to the mat and applies the Bulldog Choke, and Davis taps out!
WINNER: Jon Moxley
TIME: 14:00
THOUGHTS: Big guys doing big guy stuff. It wasn’t pretty, but it doesn’t have to be.
RATING: ***1/2

Excalibur runs down the rest of tonight’s card. We go to comments from Hangman Adam Page after Grand Slam Australia. He understands why they call Andrade El Idolo, because he is one of the best. Maxwell, he is going to stomp on your balls and he will enjoy it. At Revolution, he is coming for the world title and he will end you. Look into my eyes and se that I am telling the truth. I will end you!

Excalibur is mid-promo and he is cut off by the music of 7-Star FTR! We will hear from them and Big Stoke next!

COMMERCIALS!

Dax wants to talk post-break, but the music is still playing lol. He has been thinking and racking his brain over why The Young Bucks came down and cheap shotted then. Then it dawned on them. In 2016 they were the best team in wrestling, and they even coined the term FTR. Fast forward ten years, and they are sitting second place to the best team of this generation.

Professor Stoke says that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. It pisses him off, and it also pisses him off that the Bucks shook hands with the Rascalz and Private Party. Why? Because a year ago, they tried to run Private Party out of AEW. Stoke hates that about AEW and wrestling in general. Who is on the top of the hate list? Nick and Matt Jackson. Below them, their parents. And below them, their children.

The Young Bucks sneak into the ring, as Stoke is obvious to this, and he keeps talking. The Bucks SUPERKICK FTR, as it finally dawns on Stoke LOL! Stoke slowly turns around and begs off. Stoke eats a double SUPERKICK! That abuse of a man who is injured! Nick Jackson says they are the number one contender for these tag team titles, and they want to challenge for them at Revolution! Well, no grey area there!

Back to Grand Slam we go, as we see Brody King and Bandido in the trainer’s room. Brody says he was THIS close. He could taste it; he was this close. You lucked into a win, congratulations. On February 25th, bring your biggest and bring your baddest, because he is getting back into the world title hunt. ARF!

(And yes, there was audible FUCK ICE chants during his promo).

It’s time for the ladies!

TBS Title 4-way Match: Willow Nightingale (C) vs. Megan Bayne vs. Marina Shafir vs. Mina Shirakawa

The bell rings, and it looks like early battle lines have been drawn, as Shafir and Bayne go after Willow and Mina. Makes sense, they WERE a tag team during the Women’s Tag Team Title tourney. Shafir works over Willow in the corner before setting her up for a lariat from Bayne. Willow has had enough, as she launches Shafir over the top and to the floor and she clotheslines Bayne to the floor.

Willow heads to the apron and she wipes out Shafir and Bayne. Not to be outdone, Mina heads to the very top and takes everyone else out! She returns Shafir to the ring and hits her slingshot splash for a two. Shafir gets rid of Mina, but Willow attacks her from behind. Bayne tries to help Shafir, but Willow stacks them up in the corner with some clotheslines. Willow throws Bayne into Shafir, but Marina sends Megan back to the corner where she smashes Willow.

Willow is placed on the top rope by Megan and she hits a snap Rana! Shafir with the Area Code Jones to Willow, as she hits the floor! Marina follows Willow out to the floor, but Megan picks up Mina and throws her out of the ring and onto both Willow and Marina! That’ll take us to the break.

Willow and Megan struggle to suplex one another in the ring as we return. Willow wins out, but here comes Shafir to attack. Mina is back, and she scores an enziguri to Shafir. She uses the back of Bayne to hit a splash on to Shafir! The pin, Bayne goes to break it up, but she splashes Marina instead! Mina pins Shafir, but Willow breaks it up! She hits all of their opponents with a spinebuster! Willow covers Mina, but Marina with the save.

Mina tries to strike Marina, but she no-sells. She doesn’t no-sell the Uriken, though. Bayne knocks her out, allowing us to have a female MEAT match. Willow ducks a Megan lariat, and both women crash with lariats! They get back to their feet and trade hands, but Willow with the DVD! Marina with an Urinage to Willow! Mina kicks Shafir in the head, but Bayne with a running flying lariat to Mina! Bayne takes off and hits a tope on the floor!

Megan and Marina come to blows on the floor! Shafir lands some kicks to Megan, but Megan picks her up and she powerbombs Shafir into the timekeeper’s area! Bayne returns to the ring and heads to the top, but Willow cuts her off. AVALANCHE RELEASE GERMAN CONNECTS! Mina heads to the top and hits Willow with a missile dropkick! Mina with strikes and the spinning back fist! Figure-Four attempt, but Willow rolls her up and she retains!
WINNER: Willow Nightingale (Still Champion)
TIME: 11:40
THOUGHTS: Remember when Willow was the loveable loser? Now, Willow simply cannot lose! I’m happy Willow retained the title, but of course she HAD to pin Mina to do it. All kidding aside, this was a fun match, and every lady got their chance to shine.
RATING: ***3/4

Video package from this past Saturday’s Grand Slam Australia! I know the show wasn’t live, but they sure as hell made it feel like it was on the level of a PPV quality show. Respect! Also, loved the use of a SPEED song for the show’s theme. In a world of Def Rebel garbage, use some actual good music!

The face-to-face between Hangman and MJF will come up, but before that, the guys discuss the passing of Kerwin Silfies, who was a director in the WWE. He was 75. Rest in Paradise, my guy!

COMMERCIALS!

It’s time for, in the words of Mark Briscoe, a Talky-Talk! Hangman Adam Page AKA Arilyn’s husband is here first. There will be no physicality during this. I mean, we’re not signing a contract, so we should be fine. The World Champion is out next, happy as he always is.

They look at each other for a long time before it dawns on someone to grab a mic. MJF gets it so he talks first. He wants to make this perfectly clear, he is not cutting no fancy WRASSLIN promo to sell tickets, and this isn’t an infomercial. He hates your guts! He hates how you talk, how you wrestle, how you look, how you do this white knight bullshit. He hates that these fans think that you are on his level. They have the gall to call you the main character when it is clearly ME! He hates the fact that these fans feel the need to chant COWBOY SHIT when you walk around. But most of all, he hates the fact that he holds two wins over his head, and that makes him puke. That doesn’t make you better, it makes you lucky.

MJF can smell something on you, he can see it in your eyes, something is off about you! Maybe because your two boyfriends are fighting each other. Maybe it’s because you have had the chance to be the guy at the very top with this title twice, and each time you have crumbled. And you realize that, if you win this title and you crumble again, will the fans realize that you are a fraud? The man he is looking in the eye right now is not the man he faced at Revolution last year, NAH! You are a lucky shot, and you have no bullets left. He will end the myth of Hangman on his birthday no less, and that is the myth of COWBOY SHIT!

Hangman says between the two of them HE is the lucky shot. These fans have carried him to the World Title twice. Twice, Hangman has beaten the absolute dog shit out of you twice. The lucky shot is the man holding the title right now, he waited for months to take his shot, and he came back with hair thicker than Mark Davis, and he waited for the chance in a four-man match to take advantage. Hangman hates you so much more than you hate him. He doesn’t hate his actions and his words, but it is because he has bever met someone so much like himself. Your desperation for love and acceptance, he is no better than that, and he hates it. And he knows how much MJF wants to make his mark here, and how loyal he is to AEW. And everyone wants that championship, but they both have needed it.

Max, at Revolution, I want to end this for good, forever, and I think you know, you can feel it too, that this cannot be a normal wrestling match, damn it! You feel it, you know it! Think of a stipulation and pitch it, because Hangman has always known what it should be. Let him know when you figure it out, so everyone knows.

MJF says if you think we are doing anything other than a normal wrestling match for my title, then you are out of your damn mind. Hangman thought he would say that, because he is scared. He has always been a coward, because you know what this means to you. If you don’t agree to this, then I will give you something. Hangman will give you all his word that if he doesn’t win this match, then he will never challenge for the AEW Men’s World Title again for as long as he lives.

MJF says you got yourself a deal, Cowboy! But as far as my stipulation goes, unlike these morons, he doesn’t irrationally. He will need a week to think about it, because he doesn’t shoot first and then ask questions later. Hangman says he knows exactly what it will be, and it will be a TEXAS DEATH MATCH!

Hangman drops the mic and leaves the ring, stopping to contemplate what he just said. MJF looks on from the ring in confusion.

The Death Riders are in the back. Jon Moxley says they aren’t wolves; they are more like coyotes. It’s them against the world. PAC challenges the Don Callis Family to a fight this Saturday at Collison. Daniel Garcia says Family is just a title to them, it isn’t something that you are willing to live and die for. Moxley says he isn’t done with Takeshita, no. He wants him again in a match with no time limit, and there must be a winner.

It’s time for, huh, some oranges.

Orange Cassidy and Tomohiro Ishii vs. Clark Connors and Gabe Kidd

I still say Connors looks like what would happen if you cloned Hangman Page and Dalton Castle.

The bell rings, as Kidd and Cassidy will start us off. Kidd is being the MADMAN, as he tries to take Cassidy’s head off with a lariat, but he misses. Cassidy tags in Ishii, but Connors enters from behind and attacks Big Tom. This allows Kidd to bring Ishii to their corner, and they pepper him with chops.

Excalibur: (Runs down the upcoming AEW shows and mentions Seattle)
Danielson: How about them Seahawks?
Me: Yeah, yeah, yeah

Ishii eventually no-sells the chops, and he brings Connors to his corner. Cassidy tags in, and they take turns chopping Connors. Clearly, Cassidy’s chops are WAY more deadly than Tom’s lol. Connors tries to turn the tables, but Cassidy drops Kidd to the floor, and he hits a flying crossbody to Connors. Cassidy looks for a tope suicida to Kidd, but Gabe catches him and rams him into the apron. Connors flies in and trucks Cassidy, as Kidd does the same to Ishii, as we’ll head out for break.

Cassidy turns the tables and kips up as we return. He tags in Ishii, and Kidd gets the tag, as chops start flying around like baseballs. Kidd treats the forehead of Ishii like an apple, but Big Tom isn’t fretting it, and he smashes Kidd to the mat. Suplex countered by Kidd, and he slaps him. This turns into a wild slapping battle between both men. They both psyche up, Ishii strikes Kidd, but Gabe comes back with the comebacker lariat!

Connors enters the ring, and Ishii is favoring his hip. Connors slowly picks him up and hits a lariat, leading to a two. Ishii turns the tables with a backdrop suplex! Kidd comes in with some chops, but Ishii turns him inside with a lariat. Connors with a powerslam to Ishii, but Cassidy is in with a DDT to Connors! Cassidy hits a tope suicida to Kidd on the floor!

Kidd and Cassidy fight to the floor, but here is Darby Allin! He makes off with Kidd through the crowd, while in the ring, Connors eats an Orange Punch and a Brainbuster from Big Tom and the Conglomeration wins it!
WINNER: Orange Cassidy and Tomohiro Ishii
TIME: 9:55
THOUGHTS: A decent enough match. I hope that Ishii is just doing a damn good job of selling, because otherwise, that could be a bad scene.
RATING: ***1/4

The Don Callis Family are beating up ham and eggers in the back. Josh Alexander says they heard their challenge and they will face them in Oceanside. Don shows up and he says they accept their challenge. He also calls out Moxley for challenging Takeshita since he knows he is still in Australia celebrating with Kyle. Okada is here, and he says that, unlike Takeshita, he is here to do some work. Like this man, and Andrade is here. He says he has his eyes on the AEW World Title. Callis says he sees that CMLL World Title around the waist of Claudio, and he thinks it would look great on his mantle. Romero says something, but nobody cares.

COMMERCIALS!

Hook says that Samoa Joe is injured, so Joe put him in control. They need to get their numbers up. Shibata is back home in Japan to recruit, and Hook will recruit domesetically. He has been recruited by schools in the past. Cool shit, brah.

The Brawling Birds are here to, well, brawl!

Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor vs. Viva Van and Becca

Windsor and Van to start this one off. Alex takes Viva to the corner and hammers on her for a bit. Headlock by Windsor leads to a forearm strike. Van with some counter strikes and a headlock, but Windsor sends her off. Hayter is in, as Alex does a sunset flip, and Jamie drive home the PK. Hayter mounts and pounds Viva before hitting a snap suplex.

Hayter takes Van to their corner and tags in Windsor. The Birds chop Van in unison before spitting in their hands and landing double handed chops. Windsor thinking sharpshooter, but Van kicks her away. Viva escapes with an up kick, but she can’t make the tag. Jamie is in and they try to suplex Van, but she lands on her feet and tags in Becca. Becca strikes both Windsor and Hayter, but this doesn’t last very long. Windsor catapults Becca into a lariat from Hayter. The Birds smash Becca and hit the Hart Attack for the win!
WINNER: Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor
TIME: 3:50
THOUGHTS: I like the matching attire and the debut of these two ladies as a tag team, but I feel like this should have been more definitive than it was. It felt like they were too giving, but I look forward to them crossing paths with Willow and Harley soon!
RATING: ***

Renee is in the back, and she welcomes in two former Women’s champions in Kris Statlander and Thunder Rosa! Kris isn’t cleared to wrestle for a couple of weeks, but Rosa just got cleared to return to the ring. Rosa threatens Thekla, and Kris tells her that she is dangerous and needs to watch her back.

The Jet is taking off!

Kevin Knight W/Speedball Mike Bailey vs. The Beast Mortos

During an in-set promo, Knight says he is feeling good, so good in fact that, if Mortos beats him tonight, then they are prepared to give LFI a Trios Titles shot this Saturday! Okay, did they run this by Hangman first or no?

The bell rings, and Knight ducks an incoming Mortos, who ends up on the floor. Back in the ring, and both men trade reversals before Mortos flattens out Knight. Mortos with a chop and a whip, but nobody is home and he AGAIN ends up on the floor. Knight up and over the turnbuckle and to the floor as he wipes out the Beast. Jet Speed gas each other up as we head out for break.

Knight is trying to suplex the beast, but he is unsuccessful as we return. Mortos tries to eat his face, and Knight tries again. Mortos throws Knight over the top rope and to the floor like it was a battle royale, and Mortos hits the Tope Cornio to the floor!

Back in the ring, and Mortos hits a lariat and a pop-up Samoan Drop, but that’s only good for a two. Mortos looking press slam, but Knight escapes and hits some strikes. That ends when Mortos headbutts Knight. Frank off the ropes, but Knight hits the picture-perfect dropkick! Knight with strikes, off the ropes, and he hits a flying forearm strike! Kip-up from Knight, and he hits Frank with a scoop slam! Knight with a running shooting star press that gets him a two.

Mortos counters Knight’s charge, but he eats a snap Rana and a pendulum DDT for his trouble! Knight to the top, UFO Splash connects, and he wins it!
WINNER: Kevin Knight
TIME: 8:35
THOUGHTS: Frank Mortos got dug out of mothballs to do the JOB here. At least he lost to a promising talent like Knight at least. But did you really think that Mortos was winning and there would be a Trios’ match before Hanger gets his World Title shot?
RATING: ***3/4

BRUV TIME! AEW isn’t where the best wrestle, it’s where the Billy GOAT wrestles!

The main event is up next!

COMMERCIALS!

The Demand are here post-break. Ricky says that he has put Jack Perry in the ground, and it is time to get his boys some gold. BTW, glad to see Ricky is wearing an Eagles hat again. GOA say they always wreck Jet Speed when they are in the ring. Ricky says they will take the titles from Jet Set Rodeo, and they won’t have to worry about that name after Saturday. AH-HAAAA!

Well, looks like I was wrong as usual and there WILL be a Trios Title match before Hanger faces MJF at Revolution. I honestly do enjoy being wrong.

But wait, Jack’s knife is seen in the door to their locker room. Ricky laughs it off and removes the knife, as Toa Liona shoves the cameraman away.

MOST DANGEROUS!

Kenny Omega vs. Swerve Strickland W/Prince Nana

We see MJF watching in the back as the bell rings. HOLY SHIT chants, and usually that is overplayed, but here it really isn’t.

Both men try to lock-up, but neither man gets the upper hand. Omega shoves Strickland to the mat and slaps him! That fires up Strickland, and he strikes back. This leads to a forearm battle, Strickland with a knee, but Omega snaps off a Rana! Swerve hits the floor, the Terminator sets, but Strickland is back in and cuts him off with a lariat. Tiaras by Strickland, sending Omega to the floor. Strickland scores with what looks like a swivel splash to the head of Omega, not really sure what it was supposed to be, but it was cool.

Strickland and Omega fight out on the floor, as Omega gets the upper hand and he sends Strickland into the crowd. Omega catches himself on the barricade and hits a moonsault to Strickland! That’ll leads us into our final break of the evening!

Omega and Swerve are back in the ring trading shots as we return. Strickland with the hammer throw, but Omega gets the boot up. Hip toss by Strickland and he goes into a gator roll, but Omega counters with a suplex. Both men get to their feet, and Omega feeds double axe handles to Strickland. Swerve counters him, but Omega with the misdirection and a Kitaro Crusher! Nothing fancy about that kick to the ribs by Omega, and Strickland kicks out at two.

Omega has Strickland up, YOU CANNOT ESCAPE, and here comes the roll through and the moonsault, but Swerve kicks out at two. Omega’s corner charge misses, and Strickland positions Omega on the top. He takes WAY too long posing, and Omega drops Strickland face first on top of the buckle! Snap Dragon from Omega leads into the knee strike for a two.

Omega admonishes the crowd cheering for Swerve, and he hits a big knee strike. A second one is incoming, and Omega stops to whisper sweet nothings into his ear. Swerve stops a third knee and hits a back breaker and a dropkick, sending Kenny to the apron. Swerve heads out to the apron, as he rams Kenny repeatedly face first into the turnbuckle. FIGHT FOREVER chants, as Strickland takes a page from Matt Hardy’s playbook and rams Kenny’s face into the second buckle.

Strickland picks up Omega, looking Vertebreaker, but Omega escapes and lands back in the ring. Kenny back onto the apron, and he locks up Swerve and hits a Snap Dragon on the apron! HOLY SHIT and THIS IS AWESOME chants, and the fans are still very much into this! Omega thinking Snap Dragon to the floor but Swerve fights it off. Omega checks down and tries a German instead, but Swerve hangs on for dear life. Omega with shots to the back of Strickland and some headbutts. Kenny hits the release German, but Strickland lands on his feet! Omega goes SPLAT on the floor, and Strickland with a brainbuster on the floor!

Swerve returns Omega to the ring and heads to the top. 450 Splash from Swerve to the back of Omega! The cover, but Kenny kicks out at 2.99999999! Swerve tries to troll Kenny with his own Snap Dragon, but Omega escapes and hits a step-up enziguri. Omega with a V-Trigger to Swerve! Omega puts Strickland on the top, looking Avalanche Snap Dragon! HE HITS IT, BUT SWERVE KICKS OUT AT 2.99999999!

Omega lines up Swerve, but Strickland is pointing to his shoulder! Aubrey looks at it, but here comes Omega and he hits Aubrey with the V-Trigger! Holy shit! Omega continues on with the One-winged Angel but Swerve fights free! A victory roll leads to a House Call! The cover, but Aubrey is still out and no other ref has arrived to count it. Omega rolls out to the apron, and Strickland with the Swerve Stomp!

Swerve removes the pad on the bottom turnbuckle truss and catapults Omega into it! Audible boos for Swerve, as Strickland waves down another ref and hits a second Swerve Stomp in the ring! Paul Turner is here, and he counts, but Omega kicks out at 2.99999999999! Swerve looks like he has seen a ghost! He misses the House Call, Omega with a Snap Dragon into a standing V-Trigger, into the Poison Rana! OWA attempt, but Strickland escapes. Big boot from Swerve, but another V-Trigger from Omega! Omega off the ropes BUT SWERVE WITH ANOTHER HOUSE CALL! BIG PRESSURE, AND SOMEONE FINALLY STAYS DOWN FOR THE THREE!
WINNER: Swerve Strickland
TIME: 20:05
THOUGHTS: Was there any doubt that this match would kick major ass? I said this should be a PPV match, and this backed it up. There may have been a lot of kickouts and finishers were forsaken, but these guys left it all in the ring. And the post-match turn by Swerve makes this all the more interesting, and leave the door open for future matches.
RATING: ****3/4

Post-match, it looks like Swerve’s turning heel, as he beats up Omega some more! He throws Turner from the ring and takes his chain from Nana. He wraps the chain around the throat of Omega and chokes him out with it! Danielson tries to talk Strickland down, but Swerve cleans off the announce table. Swerve repositions the ring steps in front of the announce table. SWERVE PICKS UP OMEGA AND HITS A VERTEBREAKER ON OMEGA THROUGH THE TABLE! Strickland laments that he needed this, and with that, we are done!