After scoring a win over Ariya Daivari on last Saturday's edition of "AEW Collision", Lio Rush looks to pick up another victory tonight once again as he goes one-on-one with Komander. Rush and Komander went head-to-head with one another in the ring during last week's edition of "Rampage", with the latter emerging victorious over the former.
Hikaru Shida will be returning to an AEW ring for the first time since the September 20 edition of "Rampage" when she emerged victorious over Harley Cameron as she squares off with Viva Van. Van will surely be extra motivated to pick up a win tonight after she came up short against Anna Jay on the October 26 episode of "Collision".
Matt Taven and Mike Bennett of The Undisputed Kingdom will be joining forces to take on Dark Order's John Silver and Alex Reynolds and The Infantry's Shawn Dean and Carlie Bravo. The three teams have become quite familiar with one another in the ring, having all faced each other previously a number of times in a series of tag team, trios, and Four-Way matches.
Additionally, after they and Action Andretti defeated the aforementioned Dark Order in trios competition last Friday on "Rampage", Darius Martin and Dante Martin of Top Flight will be taking on JD Drake and BEEF as they look to score another win.
We are live! Excalibur, "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard, and Tony Schiavone greet audiences at home as Hikaru Shida makes her way out to the ring. Viva Van is already waiting inside.
Hikaru Shida vs. Viva Van
The bell rings and the two lock up. Shida looks to level Van with a shoulder tackle, but Van stays on her feet. Shida delivers a knee to her face as she drapes off the apron, but Van levels her back inside the ring. Shida and Van exchange forearms with one another, but Shida lands a knee on Van off the middle rope and rains down right hands on her. She delivers a bulldog off the middle rope, but Van responds with a crossbody off the top. Shida rolls through into a pin, but Van escapes and gets Shida in an Electric Chair position. Shida rolls up Van, but Van kicks out. Shida then delivers a Falcon Arrow on her for the win.
Winner: Hikaru Shida
Dark Order then make their way down to the ring. The Infantry, Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty, and The Undisputed Kingdom follow.
The Undisputed Kingdom vs. The Infantry (w/ Trish Adora, Shane Taylor, and Lee Moriarty) vs. Dark Order
The bell rings and Undisputed Kingdom are sent crashing out of the ring. Dark Order and The Infantry then begin brawling with each other, but Matt Taven tags himself in and lands a dropkick on Carlie Bravo, then tags in Mike Bennett. Bravo and Shawn Dean send Bennett crashing into one of the barricades before Bravo dumps Bennett back in the ring and lands a suplex on him.
Back from the break, Bravo delivers a right hand to Bennett off the ropes as Dean holds him in place. Bravo pins Bennett, but Bennett kicks out and Bravo wears him down with a submission hold. Bennett lands a spinebuster on Bravo, then looks to tag out. Taven is nowhere to be seen on the apron, and Bennett opts to tag in John Silver. Silver lands a high back body drop on Dean.
Taven tags in and connects with a roundhouse kick on Bravo. He lands a kick on Reynolds on the apron, then delivers a moonsault off the ropes to level The Infantry and Reynolds on the outside. Taven then ascends to the top, but Moriarty distracts him. This opens the door for Taven to be knocked off the ropes. Silver tags in and Dark Order looks to land their signature offense on Taven. Bennett pulls Silver out of the ring, and Taven tosses Reynolds over to Bennett. Bennett lands a pop-up uppercut on him, then delivers an assisted Famouser for the win.
Winners: The Undisputed Kingdom
After the match, Brian Cage appears on the entrance ramp capturing the attention of the Undisputed Kingdom. Lance Archer attacks them from behind, and delivers the Blackout to Taven as Cage beats down Bennett on the outside. Archer and Cage then deliver a powerbomb-chokeslam on Bennett.
We then head backstage to a verbal confrontation between Roderick Strong and Jake "The Snake" Roberts over The Beast Mortos.
Top Flight, Leila Grey and Action Andretti then make their way down to the ring. JD Drake and BEEF follow.
Top Flight (w/ Leila Grey and Action Andretti) vs. JD Drake and BEEF
BEEF and Darius Martin begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. BEEF runs over Darius with a shoulder tackle, but Dante Martin tags in and double teams on BEEF with Darius. We see Private Party watch the action from backstage as BEEF lands a dropkick on Dante. Drake tags in and Dante connects with a hurricanrana on him. He follows it up with a dropkick and clothesline in the corner. Darius tags in and levels Drake, then tags Dante back in. Dante flies over the top rope to level Drake, then tags Darius in. Darius fires off shoulders on Drake in the corner.
Back from the break, Dante flies off the top to level Drake and delivers a standing splash to him. He goes for a pin, but Drake kicks out. Drake connects with a spinebuster on Dante and BEEF ascends to the top, but Darius prevents him from taking flight. Drake pulls Darius off the apron and BEEF looks to fly, but Dante moves out of the way and delivers a jumping knee to him. Darius then tags in, and Top Flight delivers a drop toe hold-DDT combination for the win.
Winners: Top Flight
After the match, Top Flight offer their hands to Drake and BEEF. Drake and BEEF shake them. Lio Rush's music then hits and he makes his way down to the ring for his upcoming match. Komander and Alex Abrahantes follow.
Lio Rush vs. Komander (w/ Alex Abrahantes)
The bell rings and the two go back and forth. Rush clocks Komander with a clothesline, then turns him inside out with a second one. Rush then flies off the ropes to level Komander on the outside.
Back from the break, Rush sends Komander crashing into the corner and dumps him onto the apron. He connects with a moonsault on him before Rush delivers a kick that sends Komander crashing out of the ring. He connects with a tope suicida through the bottom rope to level him, then dumps him back inside the ring and sends him crashing into the mat with a sit-out powerbomb. He goes for a pin, but Komander kicks out.
Rush ascends to the top rope, but Komander rolls to the other side of the ring. Rush gets Komander up on his shoulders and connects with an F5, then goes for a pin but Komander kicks out. Rush ascends back up to the top and looks to land a Frog Splash, but Komander moves out of the way and delivers a Shooting Star Press off the top. He goes for a pin, but Rush kicks out. Komander drags Rush back into the corner and looks to fly off the ropes, but Rush moves out of the way and delivers a springboard Stunner. He then ascends to the top and delivers a Frog Splash for the win.
Winner: Lio Rush
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