Darby Allin vs. Kyle O’Reilly
Allin takes the fight to O’Reilly, but the latter drops him with a stiff knee to the face. O’Reilly targets Allin’s arm and maintains the advantage. Allin rallies with a series of strikes. He gets a two count with a Code Red and locks in a front face-lock before he transitions and hits the Scorpion Death Drop. Allin hits a modified Stunner and goes for a dive, but he slips and lands hard on the floor. Allin goes for another dive, but O’Reilly catches him and locks in a Guillotine. He rolls Allin back into the ring, and the former TNT Champion stacks O’Reilly up for a two count. O’Reilly gets a two count with a Brainbuster. He traps Allin in an ankle lock, but the fan-favorite reverses it into a Sharpshooter. Allin hits a Coffin Drop while O’Reilly is hung up in the ropes. O’Reilly locks in an arm-breaker, but Allin turns it into a pin attempt.
They trade strikes, and O’Reilly blasts Allin with some kicks. O’Reilly pins Allin with a diving knee drop.
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Winner: Kyle O’Reilly
AEW Women’s World Championship: Thunder Rosa (c) vs. Serena Deeb
Rosa and Deeb feel each other out and exchange holds. They’re evenly matched early on. The champion rocks in the pendulum and turns it into a pin attempt for a two count. Rosa takes Deeb down with two arm drags. She dropkicks Deeb off the apron, but the challenger gets back up and slams her into the turnbuckle. A neckbreaker over the ropes gives Deeb the upper hand. Deeb locks in the abdominal stretch, but Rosa fights out of it. The champion rallies and slams Deeb. She sends Deeb face-first into the turnbuckle. Rosa gets a two count with a Northern Lights suplex. Deeb locks in a modified Octopus hold. She hits an innovative face-buster off the second rope.
Deeb locks in the Stretch Muffler, but the champion reverses and smashes Deeb’s knee into the mat. Both women are down after a double clothesline. Rosa hits a diving stomp to the back and gets a two count with the Death Valley Driver. Deeb takes her down with a chop block and locks in the Figure-Four. The two competitors trade blows while the hold is locked in. They roll out of the ring and land hard on the floor. Deeb nails a Dragon Screw in the ropes and hits the Deeb-tox for a two count. She goes for the Serenity Lock and transitions into a powerbomb. She locks in the Cloverleaf, but Rosa reaches the ropes. Rosa clinches the win with the Thunder Driver.
Winner and still AEW Women’s World Champion: Thunder Rosa
.@thunderrosa22 is STILL AEW Women's Champ! #AEWDoN pic.twitter.com/bK2K4GBTG9
— ?????? (@WrestlingCovers) May 30, 2022
Anarchy in the Arena Match: Eddie Kingston, Santana, Ortiz, Jon Moxley and Bryan Danielson vs. Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho, Angelo Parker, Matt Menard, Daniel Garcia, and Jake Hager)
Ring announcer Justin Roberts tells the fans that “s—‘s about to hit the fan.” The JAS come to the ring dressed like The Backstreet Boys. The match begins as a brawl during Kingston and co.’s entrance. Kingston stops Jericho from leaving as they fight into the crowd. Everyone fights in the crowd as “Wild Thing” keeps playing on the PA System. Moxley takes a fork and digs into Matt Menard’s head. Moxley chokes Jericho, and they keep fighting. “The Purveyor of Violence” is bleeding as the brawl continues. Menard is bleeding like a stuck pig. Jericho smashes the sound board, so “Wild Thing” stops playing. Kingston and Menard fight into the backstage area.
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The anarchy continues as Santana and Ortiz slam Hager through two tables. Moxley hits Jericho with a camera. Mustard is flying as Menard and Kingston keep going to war. Garcia piledrivers Ortiz on the steel steps. Parker bashes Danielson with the ring bell. Garcia goes backstage to fight Kingston. Jericho suplexes Moxley onto some chairs. Garcia chokes Kingston with a belt and drags him across the floor. Jericho locks the Walls of Jericho in on Moxley on top of a table, which collapses. Moxley dives onto Jericho out of the ring. Menard, covered in blood, makes his way back to ringside. Hager suplexes Danielson on the ramp. Moxley unhooks the entire turnbuckle and slams Jericho with it. Kingston and Garcia keep fighting in an elevator.
Santana and Ortiz dive off a ladder and splash Menard and Parker through tables. Jericho uses a fire extinguisher on Moxley. Danielson, Moxley, Jericho, and Hager are left in the ring. The two duos trade strikes. Moxley and Danielson hammer their foes with elbows and lock in submission holds. Kingston, covered in blood, comes back to the ring, carrying a can of gasoline. He dumps the gas on Jericho, but Danielson slaps the lighter out of his hand. They brawl, and Moxley pulls them apart. The dissension helps Jericho gain the upper hand. Hager sends Moxley crashing onto a barbed wire board. Jericho blasts Kingston with the Judas Effect. Danielson fights both men with kicks. He hits the running knee on Jericho for a near fall. Hager bashes Danielson with a bat, and Jericho locks in the Walls of Jericho while Hager chokes him with the turnbuckle cord until the referee calls for the bell.
WOW!! Just… WOW!!? #AEWDoN pic.twitter.com/yDpkvb3YjC
— ?????? (@WrestlingCovers) May 30, 2022
Winners: Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho, Angelo Parker, Matt Menard, Daniel Garcia, and Jake Hager)
The bloodied JAS celebrates after the match.
In a promo, Andrade El Idolo says he’s not here in AEW to lose. He says AFO is a bunch of losers, and he asks Jose if he has his contract for his new business partner. Andrade says the individual is one of the best in the world. Former ROH World Champion RUSH walks in, and Andrade welcomes him to AEW.
Ethan Page, Scorpio Sky, and Dan Lambert discuss the group’s win. Page says it’s time to move on to bigger and better things. Sky wonders who’s next to challenge him for the title. Dante Martin steps up and makes it clear that he wants a shot. Sky says he has a bright future, but he’ll give him a chance. He tells the young star that after he loses in SoCal, he can know that he asked for it.
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AEW World Tag Team Championship: Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) (with Christian Cage) vs. Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Swerve in our Glory) Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee
Team Taz gains the upper hand early on. They target Swerve and Lee, and the champions dive onto them at ringside. In the ring, Luchasaurus overpowers Starks. Hobbs tags in and trucks over Swerve. Lee and Swerve double-team Hobbs and take control of the bout. Jungle Boy tags in and drops Swerve with a hurricanrana. He dives onto him outside the ring. Lee catches a diving Jungle Boy and powerbombs him onto Luchasaurus. Hobbs slams Jungle Boy and tags in Starks. The FTW Champion plants him with a backbreaker. Jungle Boy crotches him on the ropes. Swerve and Hobbs tag in. A diving uppercut rocks Hobbs, and Swerve sends Starks crashing out of the ring. Swerve vaults off Lee and dives onto everyone at ringside. Hobbs slams Swerve off the top rope. Luchasaurus tags in and clears house with several kicks.
The dinosaur drops Team Tax with a double clothesline. Lee tags in, and the three powerhouses square off. Luchasaurus kicks both men. Hobbs and Lee chokeslam him. Hobbs goes crashing out of the ring, and Lee dives onto everyone. Luchasaurus and Lee trade blows. Hobbs takes both men down with a diving neckbreaker. Jungle Boy and Starks tag in. Starks gets a two count with a pin, as Cage pushes his feet off the ropes. Hobbs slams Cage into the steel steps. Jungle Boy dives onto Hobbs and checks on Cage. Starks blasts him with a Spear for a near fall. Luchasaurus breaks him another one of Starks’ pins. Swerve tags in and catches Hobbs with the Swerve Stomp. Luchasaurus accidentally kicks Jungle Boy in the face. Swerve and Lee hit a powerbomb/stomp combo for a two count. Starks blasts Lee with the FTW Title. Cage stops Starks from using the title on Jungle Boy. Swerve rolls Jungle Boy up for a two count. Jurassic Express pin Swerve with their double-team powerbomb.
Winner and still AEW World Tag Team Champions: Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus)
Match of the night! #AEWDoN @luchasaurus @boy_myth_legend pic.twitter.com/3aNovjAHHr
— ?????? (@WrestlingCovers) May 30, 2022
AEW World Championship: Hangman Page (c) vs. CM Punk
Punk and Hangman go nose-to-nose to start the bout, as the animosity is quite apparent. They lock up and feel each other out. Punk rubs his taped wrist across Page’s face. The crowd loudly chers for both men as they battle for positioning. Punk gains an early advantage, but Page fires back with some stomps in the corner. They trade strikes, and Punk sends Hangman into a turnbuckle spine-first. Punk slams Hangman and hits a diving crossbody, but Page rolls through and hits a fallaway slam. Page dives onto Punk outside the ring. Hangman sends Punk crashing into the barricade and grinds his face into the steel steps.
Page plays to the crowd and exchanges strikes with Punk. He drills the challenger with a rolling elbow and whips Punk chest-first into the corner. Punk has an early Buckshot Lariat attempt scouted. Hangman powerbombs Punk onto the apron to maintain the upper hand. Page hits a flying lariat for a two count. Punk superplexes the champion, and both men are down. The challenger hits his signature knee/bulldog combination. He nails the springboard clothesline, but Page counters a Sharpshooter attempt. He also evades a GTS attempt, but Punk gets a two count with a neckbreaker. Page hits a diving moonsault to the outside and lands awkwardly on his leg. Punk counters the Buckshot Lariat and locks in the Sharpshooter, but Hangman reaches the ropes. Punk goes for a Buckshot Lariat, but he slips. Hangman goes for the GTS, but Punk gets out of it. Punk hits the Buckshot Lariat for a two count.
Page powerbombs Punk and hits the Deadeye for a two count. Hangman mocks Punk’s “Go to Sleep” taunt, but Punk counters the GTS attempt. The challenger rocks Page with a roundhouse kick, but Hangman hits the GTS for a near fall. The two competitors trade blows. Page clotheslines Punk out of the ring and throws him onto the broadcast table. He grabs the title and tells Punk it’s his. He poses, and the crowd boos him. Punk counters the Buckshot Lariat and goes for the GTS, but Hangman accidentally kicks the referee. Page floors Punk with a lariat. The referee is down, and Hangman looks at the title belt. He grabs it, but he hesitates and ultimately puts it down. He goes for the Buckshot Lariat, but Punk counters and hits the GTS for the win.
Winner and new AEW World Champion: CM Punk
The BEST in the World! @CMPunk #AEWDoN
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Punk cries as he celebrates his win.
