It’s time to crown the finalists in the AEW World Tag-Team Championship Eliminator Tournament and determine the next challengers for the titles. Brodido duo Brody King and Bandido make their way out, as do FTR duo Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler.

The bell sounds and it will be Harwood and Bandido kicking things off for their respective teams. Dax sends Bandido to the corner and trash talks him…both men circle the ring, as Dax grabs the arm of the ROH Champion. Bandido sends Dax down.

Both men lock up again. Dax takes down Bandido, both men run the ropes, as Dax hits Bandido with a shoulder block, sending him to the mat. Dax calls for Bandido to bring it. We get a standing switch from Dax. Bandido tries for a pinfall. Dax tags in Cash Wheeler.

Bandido and Cash lock up. Cash grabs the arm of Bandido and twists it. Bandido leg trips Cash…Bandido takes Cash down and then sends Dax to the floor. Cash goes to the floor. The Hurt Syndicate are shown watching in the back. Dax grabs a chair, but the ref grabs the chair and tosses it.

Brody King is tagged in. He sends Wheeler down with a push and then chops as he gets up. Cash tags in Dax. Dax attempts to hit King, but it has no affect. King chops Dax, sending him down. As Dax gets up, King chops him down again. Dax fires back and piledrives King, who gets up and takes down Cash and Dax.

King picks up Bandido who came in and sends him on Dax. FTR double teams Kings and sends him through the ropes and is hit by a loaded sling…appears to have been a pipe. Dax goes to the floor and grabs a mic. He tells the fans to respect Big Stoke as King is bleeding from the forehead and down by the announce table.

On that note, we head to a mid-match break. When we return, we have a wide shot of the venue as a blood Brody King is back in the ring, tagging in Bandido, who takes down Wheeler with a head scissors. Bandido nails Dax…Cash is back in, but is sent out to floor, as is Dax.

Bandido leaps over the top, but is caught by FTR an sent head first into the apron. Dax chops Bandido. The steel pipe is shown on the floor. King is up on the apron. Dax hits a brain-buster on Bandido and covers him for a two count. FTR double team Bandido.

Cash is tagged in…he covers Bandido for only a two count. Cash has Bandido in a headlock. Bandido tries to make a tag, but Cash prevents it. Dax is tagged in. He sets up Bandido on the top rope. Dax chops Bandido, who then comes back with chops on Dax.

Bandido continues the chops as Dax falls on his back. Bandido comes off the top with a big cross body and covers Dax for only a two count. We head to another break. When we return, the two teams end up going to the time limit draw. It will be a three-way for the tag titles at Forbidden Door. Hurt Syndicate comes out and stares them down.

Winners: Time Limit Draw

MJF Forces Hangman Page To Agree To Demands

Hangman Page’s theme hits, and out comes the AEW World Champion for the advertised face-to-face with MJF. He makes his way out and down to the ring to a great reception. He walks quickly to the ring with purpose. Page says that last week he was jumped from behind in the parking lot by MJF.

Page says that it is a waste of time to call out MJF…he is an insecure and gutless coward. Page says that there will be nothing underhanded and he will shove his size twelves up his checked a–! The music of MJF hits. So far no MJF, as the fans boo.

Tony Schiavone grabs a mic and has a camera backstage. MJF says he wants to speak to him, but if he doesn’t leave the ring, something bad will happen. We go to MJF on the big screen. Mark Briscoe is shown tied up with GOA and Ricochet.

MJF says he has three requests for Forbidden Door. MJF dumps gas on Mark Briscoe and says he will be Kentucky Fried…the tile can change hands by DQ, can change hands by count out and he doesn’t have to use his contract at Forbidden Door.

MJF asks for a lighter. He tells Page, he has until the count of five…Page tells MJF to put it down and agrees to MJF’s stipulation, he tells Page he is still a hero. Page grabs a chair and heads to the back. We see him rough up security looking for MJF, to no avail.

Mercedes Mone & Athena vs. Timeless Toni Storm & Alex Windsor

It’s main event time!

Persephone is shown in the front row watching on. Athena and Mercedes Mone make their respective ring walks. Alex Windsor makes her way out, and then finally, AEW Women’s World Champion ‘Timeless’ Toni Storm comes out in black-and-white.

Storm and Windsor head to join Mone and Athena in the ring for our final match of this week’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door: London ‘go-home show’ from Glasgow. Windsor and Mone kick things off for their respective teams. Windsor starts strong, but Mone takes over.

Storm tags in and in an Austin Powers moment yells, “Get in my belly!” to Mone. Loud. With the accent and all. Mone is freaked out by this, so she backs up and tags out. Athena comes in and knocks Storm down. Athena slaps her own ass to taunt Storm, which brings Storm back to life.

Soon after that, we head to a mid-match commercial break as the action in our main event of the evening continues. When the show returns, Athena accidently nails Mone’. Windsor tags Storm and drop kicks Athena. Storm then hits Athena with big right hands and then suplexes her, cover her, but Athena kicks out at two.

Alex sends Mone’ to the floor. Windsor then drops Athena with a lariat. Storm is tagged back in. Windsor is sent to the floor. Storm chops Athena, as she comes off the ropes, Mone’ drops Storm from behind. Athena and Mone’ double team Storm in the corner.

Athena is grabs Storm, but Storm counters with a DDT. Both women are down. Athena crawls to the corner, makes the tag to Mone’…Windsor is tagged in! Windsor takes Mone’s down with a shoulder block! Windsor then connects with a lariat on Mone’ and covers her for only a two count.

Windsor then blue thunder bombs Mone’ but Mone’ kicks out at two. Athena drops Storm head first on the steel steps. In the ring, Windsor nails Athena, but Mone’ grabs Alex, but counters and drops Mone’ with a Samoan drop. It looks all over.

From there, however, we see Windsor apply a scorpion death lock on Mone’ but she is not legal. Athena comes in and nails Windsor from behind. Athena covers Windsor for the win. Storm’s neck is being checked as the show ends.

Winners: Mercedes Mone & Athena

8/20 AEW Dynamite Results

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