Mercedes Mone’s theme hits and out comes “The CEO” for her first title defense. She settles in the ring and her music dies down. The theme for Skye Blue hits and out she comes. The bell sounds and we’re officially off-and-running with this one. After some early back-and-forth action, we see Blue pull into the offensive lead as we head to a mid-match break.

When we return, see Blue dominating the action still, however Mone starts to fight back into competitive form. Mone eventually gets her finisher for the win. After the match, CMLL champion Stephanie Vaquer comes out and raises her title high while staring down Mone in the ring, who is holding her title high. Backstage, Stokely Hathaway and Kris Statlander cut a quick heel promo and then we head into another break.

Winner and STILL TBS Women’s Champion: Mercedes Mone

The Elite Strip Adam Copeland Of TNT Championship

When we return, we see an elaborate video package hyping the AEW return of MJF from the AEW Double Or Nothing 2024 pay-per-view. Back live, the theme for The Young Bucks hits and out comes AEW EVP’s Matthew and Nicholas Jackson fresh off of The Elite victory at Anarchy in the Arena at AEW Double Or Nothing.

The two make their way to the ring for their scheduled segment, where they will address the future of the TNT Champion after Adam Copeland injured himself in the Barbed Wire Steel Cage match at AEW Double Or Nothing. We hear the coin drop and then Kazuchika Okada comes out. “The Scapegoat” Jack Perry also comes out and all of The Elite head to the ring together.

Okada starts things off on the mic, saying in broken English, “Shut up b*tches!” Jack Perry sounds off next. “Let’s get one thing straight, The Elite runs this sh*t!” He talks about being set on fire at Anarchy in the Arena. They say they come barring gifts. They tell Okada it’s a small gift. They show a Lambo arrive to the building. Okada gets comically choked up.

The Young Bucks lead fans in a “You deserve it!” chant as Okada cries out, “I love you guys!” Jackson brings up Copeland’s injury and feels responsible, because he told him at Gorilla position, “Break a leg!” before going out. They say they have to make difficult decisions as EVPs. They announce “the network is all over our case” for a new champion. They strip Copeland of the title.

They say they have the perfect new TNT Champion. The man who scored the pin fall over Bryan Danielson at Forbidden Door. They go to declare Jack Perry as the new TNT Champion. Before they can finish, Christopher Daniels comes out and says Tony Khan has named him the new Interim EVP. Daniels says the next few weeks there will be qualifying matches with no outside interference.

The winners will go on to Forbidden Door to wrestle for the vacant TNT title in a ladder match. At AEW Rampage the first qualifying match will take place. The Elite head off to attack him until The Acclaimed theme hits. The two sides have a big stand off at ringside to end this segment. Swerve cuts a quick promo and then we head to another commercial break.

Forbidden Door Casino Gauntlet

It’s main event time!

When we return from the break, MJF’s return is announced for next week’s AEW Dynamite. Backstage, RUSH cuts an extremely quick promo where he calls out MJF and says his “Mess with the bull, get the horns” catchphrase. PAC and Jay White make their way out to the ring as it’s time for the Forbidden Door Casino Gauntlet for the AEW Championship shot at the next PPV.

The bell sounds and off we go. These two mix it up a bit and then the next competitor in the gauntlet, CMLL’s Mistico, comes out. He hits some high spots and then we shift gears and head into a mid-match commercial break as the action continues in this match, which can feature up to 21 participants until a finish is determined.

As we return, Will Ospreay and then Shota Umino come out as the next competitors in this Forbidden Door Casino Gauntlet. Claudio Castagnoli also comes out as the action continues both in and out of the ring with the remaining competitors. Claudio chases Jay White around the ring, stopping to clobber PAC.

Castagnoli does the Big Swing to White to the delight of the crowd as we settle into yet another mid-match commercial break. As we return, Lio Rush’s theme hits and out he comes to join the match as fans chant “Lio! Lio!” He mixes it up with the talent in the ring a bit and then Orange Cassidy comes out to a big pop as the next entrant.

Hechicero comes out after that as another CMLL representative. Juice Robinson runs out to provide an assist for Jay White. He looks for the Bladerunner on Cassidy, but Ospreay takes him out. He picks up Cassidy for a Storm Breaker but Cassidy counters into a pin attempt.

Ospreay kicks out and follows up with a big shot for the win. He will challenge Swerve for the AEW Championship at Forbidden Door. Swerve comes out after the match and stares down his next challenger as AEW Rampage matches are rapid-fire announced. That’s how this week’s show goes off the air. Thanks for joining us!

Winner and NEW No. 1 Contender to AEW Championship: Will Ospreay