The bell sounds and we’re officially off-and-running with this one. Kicking things off for their respective teams is Buddy Matthews and Cash Wheeler. The fans clamor for Punk, so Wheeler tags him in. The fans break out in a loud “CM Punk! CM Punk!” chant as he and Matthews stare each other down.

Punk and Buddy hit the ropes and blast shoulder to shoulder. Matthews doesn’t budge, but Punk is shook. He soaks up the moment well with his facial expression. This happens two more times and then Punk tags Wheeler back in. Wheeler fares better against Matthews than Punk did early on.

Dax Harwood tags in and J.R. immediately sings his praises as the true tough guy of his three-man team. He gave Brody King the same respect on the other side of the ring before the bell sounded. We see Harwood taking it to Matthews as the crowd comes to life. Brody King tags in and the noise from the crowd picks up more.

King has his entire face painted black and white. He blasts Dax with a chop that shakes him and the crowd reacts big. He does it again and Harwood tries hitting him back with one but King eats it and sends him half-way across the ring with another one of his own.

Everyone ends up in the ring and we see CMFTR hit a big three-man spot that sends King and Matthews out to the floor. Malakai Black heads out to talk with them as CM Punk and FTR stare them down from inside the ring. Back in the ring, Punk waits as Malakai tags in for the first time in the bout.

The crowd comes to life, clearly letting it be known that this feels big to them. The roar sustains and grows as they slowly circle each other and then begin getting after it. The two exchange shots for a bit and then Punk does his Indian style sitting routine. Malakai pauses and stares at him and then he does the same thing, since it’s his routine, too.

The fans loudly chant “Holy sh*t! Holy sh*t!” FTR stands behind Punk while he’s sitting like that. Brody and Matthews do the same behind Malakai. Finally all six men start exchanging wild shots as the crowd goes ballistic. On that note, we shift gears and head into a mid-match commercial break as the main event of the evening continues.

When we return from the break, we see Matthews taking it to Harwood in the middle of the ring. He tags in King, who picks up where he left off. We see some back-and-forth action and then Punk gets the hot tag and goes to work. Julia Hart provides some distractions as he heads to the top rope and Malakai crotches him behind the ref’s back.

Brody King tags in and hits a big cannonball splash on Punk in the corner. This sends “The Best in the World” out to the floor. On that note, we shift gears and head to our final commercial break of the evening.

As we settle in from the final advertising time out of the evening, we see CMFTR fighting from underneath back into competitive form, before ultimately they start to take over. The crowd loudly chants “This is Awesome!” after a big high spot. Brody King heads to the top rope but Dax Harwood chops the hell out of him and climbs up after him.

King knocks him down, but Harwood recovers and climbs back up after him. We see a tag. Wheeler and Harwood hit a double-super-plex on King off the top. Punk follows up with a flying elbow smash off the top-rope in the opposite corner. He goes for the cover but somehow King kicks out.

The three try hitting King with a super shatter machine. Matthews is taken out. Malakai and Punk take each other out with head kicks. Everyone is down and the crowd comes alive, standing and applauding the action as it is nearing its’ end. Punk hits a suicide dive onto Malakai on the floor. Harwood hits a flying head butt on King but he kicks out of the follow-up pin attempt.

The camera angle switches to show Samoa Joe choking out CM Punk in the crowd. Back in the ring, after interference from Julia Hart, we see Brody King connect with a savage lariat for the pin fall victory. With the win, The House of Black retain their titles. We see Joe still choking out Punk in the crowd.

Winners and STILL AEW Trios Champions: The House Of Black

The House of Black stand tall in the ring and Punk is shown repeatedly choked out in the crowd as the commentators wrap things up. That’s how this week’s show goes off the air. Thanks for joining us!

–– Here is what’s in store for tonight ––

• Ricky Starks will speak
• Powerhouse Hobbs will speak
• The Acclaimed will be in action vs. TBA
• AEW TBS Champion Kris Statlander and Willow Nightingale vs. Mercedes Martinez and Diamante
• AEW World Trios Champions The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews) defend against AEW “Real” World Champion CM Punk and AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR (Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler)

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