BEST FRIENDS HUG before Miro kills them for destroying his arcade. This is solid storytelling and it leads into their next match where they kill Lee Johnson and Sean Maluta. Miro is "a Brute of a Bulgarian!" according to JR. Game Over to Maluta ends it! Kip laments the lost of Allen the arcade machine before Miro says "GOOD FRIENDS!? YOU BREAK MY SHIT! GAME OVER!" Miro rules! Backstage, Lance beats up Mox!
The AEW World Title tourney bracket is shown off and MJF comes out to put over Jericho. The Inner Circle comes out one year after being formed and has Jericho's theme sung. MJF says that was good - but for future reference, they're off-key. MJF talks about Sammy's jacket and of course, it's way too big for him. MJF looks at Jericho's abs and says he's a genetic freak. He loves the bodacious mane, which the fans can't relate too since they're all balding. He wants to touch the hair and Jericho lets him before telling him to cut the shit.
Jericho wants to hear the proclamation and MJF says he's sensing hostility and he can keep it real, homie. He says they're both the biggest ratings-getters for AEW and Jericho's the Demo God while he's THE RATINGS RULING, BAYBEE! MJF says Jericho likes Animal Planet and he says he's hates it while MJF says that's natural - it's not under the Turner umbrella. He says they're both predators and their prey has adapted and they need to adapt and need to work together. He says he'd like to jo...G GET IT TOGETHER! JOIN THE INNER CIRCLE! Ortiz says they don't want him in and Jericho gives that a waitaminute. He wants to meet him FOR A STEAK DINNER. They cut a promo on a steak dinner ala the PC and shake on it. Tremendous stuff.
Britt gets a massage with Tony and says that you need to be the baddest bitch on the block before being grossed out by Tony being covered up and nude. They convince him to get a chest wax before Britt says nothing can slow her down. Britt says she's treating herself to a victory THAT TONY WASN'T EVEN THERE FOR and she doesn't care that he was superkicked, SHE WAS KICKED IN THE NOSE! She'll be in ring next week. Oh God these two have such great chemistry.
Cody comes out for his TNT Title match and has now added a pink background and a kiss with Brandi to his intro. Jesus what a heel who thinks he's a babyface thing to do. He's back to the blonde hair and gets mule kicked on the ground. Pushing tope by OC! Silver grabs the belt before Orange grabs it and the ref kicks out the Dark Order guys in the crowd. Cody crotches OC and Darby watches on. Cody hits a reverse superplex before a diving DDT hits for OC! Cody gets a figure 4 but gets to the rope. BEACH BREAK ON THE APRON! OC gets the Mouse Trap, but time expires at 2.5! It's amazing how time cues can pay off as storytelling devices and did so here nicely.
Backstage, we get another Mox-Archer brawl. Matt Hardy and his family are here and he puts over AEW and the crew. He's cleared to return and we get a photo montage of his modern-day recreations of past gimmicks before someone sets fire to the photos. IT'S SAMMY as Matt talks about their vendetta being over. Matt sees this and is pissed before Sammy says he took Matt out at All Out and he'll take him out every time they clear him. Good stuff.
Tony is out with a tumbler to announce a four-way tag match for a title shot at Full Gear. Private Party, Silver/Reynolds, with Reynolds doing this great goofy hop on the steps and them both bugging the shit out of FTR trying to get a hug. I like that EVEN ALEX REYNOLDS is annoyed by John Silver. Butcher and the Blade are team 3 and team 4 is the Bucks and Tony throws down the paper in disgust. AEW got MORE OUT OF A SLIP OF PAPER as a piece of character work than WWE gets out of title belts. Nick says they're not here to superkick Tony - they're here to superkick FTR! They hit Blade and Reynolds and wreck shit up. Tremendous!
Swole vs. Shida is up and Swole...tries but the tamashi ends it. Le Dinner Debonair is hyped up for next week and in two weeks, it's Cody vs. OC II for the TNT Title. Kingston and Lucha Bros come down to the announce table. We get some Spears vs. Sky video about Spears stalking him, which feels like we're missing chapters in the book. Spears knows the values of a moment ala Cody and he and Tully will collect on the debt. Okay then, sure whatever. King says he's here because he knows Mox better than anyone. Archer gets a new plate glass intro wall and theme before tossing a guy through it. H
Mox hits a shift immediately for a 2 before Archer chokeslams him through a chair bridge. Mox gets a kneebar and a Shift off the apron through a double table setup. Another Shift gets 2 and a bulldog choke, but Archer breaks in the ropes. A crucifix out of the Blackout gets the win for Mox and Kingston's team of Penta and Fenix jumps him. Kingston takes him out with a backfist and RNC and Mox passes out. Great stuff.
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