CM Punk's big return happens here in a trios tag and we'll see just how much he means because the show feels a bit cold despite being given throwback marketing with a Nitro-style logo and WCW-era TNT logo color scheme. Punk comes out and there's no Nitro theming to the stage design, but the ring colors evoke Nitro a bit. Punk says it's the pro wrestling BUSINESS! He is the truth and the truth is painful!
Wardlow vs. Luchasaurus is up for the opener and Wardlow's singlet is distracting. What a plodding match when they could have a shorter all-action one instead. Christian is a great manager and wrestler still - very versatile in both roles. Wardlow hits a big headbutt and then bites the thumb ala Arn! Kevin brings up that there have been 81 TNT Title matches and 18 title changes in those 81 matches. Powerlomb symphony begins, but Luchasaurus puts a stop to it with a chokeslam for 2!
Big powerslam off a tombstone by Lucharaurus and then a swanton! Christian hits him with a camera and Luchasaurus bulldogs him to win it! Cage celebrates with the gold and QT and Hobbs say it's time for redemption and he's winning the Owen Hart Cup and taking what's his! Andrade vs. Matthews is up and the Murphy name is used and Andrade's name is butchered big-time by Kevin Kelly twice. Both of these guys are just enormous. Andrade hits a cartwheel moonsault off the apron and a big rana sending Matthews into the barricade. Matthews meteora gets 2.
Double-down with doctors checking on Matthews' knee and Andrade's arm leading to a lot of dragon screws after the match from Andrade. Double moonsault hits for 2 for Andrade! Draping DDT gets 2 for Murphy. Sunset bomb by Matthews leads to the knee "going out" and Andrade capitalizing. RUNNING JUDAS EFFECT HITS! Figure 4 into the FIGURE 8 GETS THE WIN! Okay, this was a fantastic match that made you care about both guys - easily Andrade's best work in AEW yet. Andrade wants a handshake and the lights go out to reveal the entire House of Black.
Scorpio Sky hype video showcases him as a former Tag Team and TNT Champion. Miro is up next. Tony Nese tells the crowd to exercise and HERE COMES MIRO TO KILL HIM! Miro's out in black kickfighting shorts and looks like a badass! Nese does jumping jacks on the floor before Miro does Sheamus' chest clubs and hits the fallaway slam! Machaka kick but Mark gets hit and Nese eats the fallaway uranage! GAME OVER WINS IT!
Toni and Ruby are eat to face Willow and Skye Blue and Ruby seems to exist here to lose. MAMA BLUE SLAPS THE HEELS! Toni slugs the back before some ground pound from Ruby. Cloverleaf is on Skye but unlike on Wednesday, she powers out! Spraypaint to the face is just...legal now...and the Code Blue wins it. Daddy Ass went from being Cute Kip to a retro Outlaw to now being bigger than ever physically and more over than he's been since 1999 and got his kids over on TV too. Good for him. "We stole more hearts than Trump stole documents!" They want the trios tag titles, we're getting a blind eliminator tourney for the mainline tags and more hype for Dynamite with Suzuki working in a tag!
Joe gets a new TV Title belt and we start off with Jay and Dax before Juice tags in and gets chopped. Double-up for a Cash powerslam aka the Roadies' secondary finish gets 2 for Punk. JOE VS PUNK GO AT IT ONE MORE TIME! Cash lands a corner 10 count on Juice before Punk gets a hot tag. Corner knee/bulldog/lariat combo to BC Gold. Jay rakes the eyes to avoid a GTS and the Sambo suplex hits for 2.9! Powerplex by FTR and then Punk gets the Savage elbow for 2.5.
JOE VS. PUNK WITH FOERARMS! Corner charge misses for Joe and Punk gets the knee! GTS INTO THEH CLUTCH BY JOE! MID-RING CHOKE AND THE FACES GET HELD! Cash hits a tornado DDT and...just runs into someone on the apron and then Dax headbutts Joe. SHATTER MACHINE AND GTS END IT! Punk and FTR celebrate and JR apologizes for his voice.
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