No fake PPVs on free TV this week, but there might as well have been as there was some PPV-level action.
Like, there were thumbtacks and double stage-dives through tables… and that was just on one of the shows.
TV wrestling on Wednesdays is the best.
AEW Dynamite
- Cody Rhodes defeated Eddie Kingston via pinfall – AEW TNT Championship (No DQ match)
- Jon Moxley cut a promo from a backstage area
- MJF (w/ Wardlow) defeated Griff Garrison via pinfall
- Tony Schiavone attempted to interview Rebel, but Dr. Britt Baker interrupted and called Tony an asshole.
- Taz cut a promo w/ Brian Cage standing behind him. Darby Allin attempted to confront them, but Ricky Starks attacked Allin from behind and knocked him the fuck out.
- The AEW Women’s Tag Team Cup Tournament—The Deadly Draw— was announced for later this summer
- The Young Bucks defeated The Butcher & The Blade via pinfall (Falls Count Anywhere match)
- Lance Archer beat up a locker room full of geeks
- Diamante defeated Ivelisse via pinfall
- Shida vs. Diamante for the AEW Women’s World Championship was announced for next week’s Dynamite
- “Hangman” Adam Page defeated Alan “Five” Angels via pinfall
- After the match, Mr. Brodie Lee asked Page to join Dark Order. Page said he wasn’t ready to join a cult. Dark Order attacked page and FTR made the save. Kenny attempted to make the save, but FTR had beat him to it.
- Chris Jericho & Jake Hager defeated Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus) via pinfall
- Sammy Guevara returned, disguised as Serpentico to help Jericho get the pin.
- After the match, Best Friends & Orange Cassidy hit the ring (some of them faster than the other) to make the save for Jurassic Express.
- The Inner Circle vs. Best Friends & Jurassic Express in a 10-man Tag was announced for next week’s show.
WWE NXT
- Keith Lee relinquished the NXT North American Championship
- William Regal announced that the next North American Champion will be decided in a ladder match at NXT TakeOver XXX. Wrestlers will qualify for the match in a series of triple threat contests over the next few weeks.
- Dexter Lumis defeated Killian Dain via submission
- Breezango defeated Ever-Rise via pinfall
- Shotzi Blackheart defeated Aliyah (w/ Robert Stone) via pinfall
- Bronson Reed defeated Roderick Strong and Johnny Gargano via pinfall – NXT TakeOver XXX ladder match qualifier
- Karrion Kross defeated Dominik Dijakovic via submission
- Keith Lee & Karrion Kross stared each other down to end the show.
