Date: 04/20	7:00 PM
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Tonight, Tony Khan makes another big announcement! I know, I know, it's hard to get excited about that teaser when he makes big announcements every other week. But when so many of them actually turn out to be pretty kickass, maybe getting our hopes up again is justified. What will it be? Another big signing? A new title? The rumoured AEW/NJPW supershow? Elsewhere, a Coffin Match, Hook's Dynamite debut, Britt Baker returns, and CM Punk faces Dustin Rhodes in a dream match.

Match One: CM Punk vs. Dustin Rhodes

Circle, handshake, circle, lockup, break, lockup, Rhodes twists an arm, side headlock, Punk whips his way out, Rhodes with a shoulder tackle, whip, arm drag, Punk with a hip toss, Rhodes with a kick from the mat, staredown, lockup, Punk with a side headlock takeover, another, Rhodes with a leg scissors, Punk finesses his way out into a bow and arrow, blocked, Punk with a cover for two, Rhodes with an arm drag, Punk with a trip, hooks a leg, cover for two, Rhodes with an arm wrench, drops Punk across the top rope, chop in the corner, whip, Punk with a boot, GTS, blocked, Rhodes with a rollup for one, arm drag, armbar, Punk whips his way out, Rhodes goes for a crossbody, misses and lands on the floor below, Punk rolls him into the ring, Rhodes with a kick to the arm, Punk with elbows to the leg, leg breaker, elbow to the leg, drops down on the leg in the ropes, tosses Rhodes across the ring, drops down on the leg in the ropes again, knees to the leg, leg breaker, kicks, cover for two, headbutt to the gut, cover for two, Figure Four, blocked with punches, goes for the hold again, reversed into a rollup for two, Rhodes with a tackle, Punk with a boot, elbow drop, drops down on the leg in the ropes yet again, goes for it again, Rhodes boots him out of the ring, Punk trips Rhodes on the apron, Rhodes shoves him into the ring post, trips him on the apron, both men back in the ring, Rhodes with a knee, Punk responds in kind, Rhodes with a chop, Punk with a knee, trading punches, Punk with kicks, Rhodes with a punch, Punk misses a clothesline, Rhodes with a back body drop, pair of clotheslines, ten-punch, Rhodes' knee buckles when he lands back on the mat, Punk misses a running knee in the corner, Rhodes with a Code Red for an incredibly narrow two, GTS, blocked, Rhodes with an uppercut, powerslam for two, Crossrhodes, blocked, Punk with a chop block, Figure Four, Dustin eventually sits up, trading slaps, Dustin gets the better of it, rolls over to reverse pressure, blocked, Rhodes rolls him the other way, Punk quickly gets the ropes, springboard clothesline, reversed into a punch to the gut, Crossrhodes, piledriver for two, punches, Punk with a kick to the head, GTS, reversed into a rollup, itself reversed into a rollup for three.

Winner: CM Punk

Punk collapses his way off of Rhodes and clutches his guts. They embrace after the match, then shake hands.

As Punk is heading up the ramp, Hangman Page comes out and stares down Punk.

They show a clip of Wardlow arriving earlier today, and he's told he'll be escorted by security straight to his locker room, in handcuffs.

Match Two: Blackpool Combat Club vs. Brock Anderson, Dante Martin and Lee Moriarty

Match begins with a brawl on the floor, Yuta and Martin start off, Yuta with a bow and arrow, reversed into a cover for one, trading kicks, Yuta tosses him to the corner, Bryan in, boot to the gut, European uppercut, chop in the corner, kick, chop, kick, chop, running dropkick, Martin slides to the apron, kick, springboards in, dropkick, Mox in, Martin with a dropkick, Brock in, clothesline, stomps in the corner, whip, misses an avalanche, Mox with a half nelson suplex, exploder into the ropes, Bryan in, knees to the head, Yuta tosses Brock into the steps, rolls him into the ring, Bryan, with a chinlock, Yuta in, stomp to the gut, knee, face wrench, crossface punch, punch, Mox in, stomp to the gut, chop, knee to the gut, body slam, stomp to the gut, Yuta in, running baseball slide for two, Bryan in, knee, roundhouse kicks, front facelock, double underhook suplex into a cross armbreaker, Mox in, stomp, armbar, punch, another, Brock with a spinebuster, Bryan in, Lee in, boot, boot for Yuta, Bryan with an avalanche, Lee with a boot to the face, kicks Yuta on the apron, top rope crossbody to Bryan, knees, Bryan with a slap, Lee responds in kind, Bryan with European uppercuts, Lee with one in response, back suplex for two, Border City Stretch, Bryan back suplexes his way out, Martin in, missile dropkick, Mox in, Martin sends him to the floor, suicide dive, top rope moonsault in the ring, reversed into a Bulldog Choke, Lee breaks the hold with kicks, only Mox doesn't let go, full brawl breaks out, Blackpool Combat Club laying in strikes to respective opponents, Mox with a Paradigm Shift for three.

Winners: Blackpool Combat Club

I really love how they made their opponents shine.

All five active members of The Elite are backstage. Kyle says the Bucks aren't their usual flamboyant selves, but neither are reDRagon, and they all need to turn it around. Adam Cole says as a five-man team they can't be stopped. He proposes a ten-man open challenge tag for next week.

They show a package of Samoa Joe's troubles with Jay Lethal and co.

Tony Schiavone brings out Tony Khan for his big announcement.

TK: "Thank you very much! Thank you very much! We have a huge announcement for you here tonight, thank you very much! Ladies and gentlemen, the president of New Japan Pro Wrestling!"

The NJPW president comes out.

Adam Cole comes on from backstage. "Whoa, whoa, there's only one star who should make an announcement this calibur. I was one of the biggest stars to ever wrestle in Japan, and this just wouldn't be the same without me. So on June 26th, in Chicago, New Japan and AEW present Forbidden Door. The best of both promotions. And this Friday on Rampage, a little preview, as I will be wrestling in an Owen Hart qualifier against Ishii. And speaking of surprises, I have a friend who would love to say something right now."

Jay White comes out. "Thank you for the introduction, Adam, very kind. It's fitting that I should be out here for this, because the last time New Japan had a cross-promotional show of this size, I single-handedly sold out Madison Square Garden! So let me make this clear: it's not about New Japan Pro Wrestling. It's not about AEW. No, no, no, this is about the Undisputed Elite, and Bullet Club! Because it's still our era!"

Backstage, the Baddie Section discuss how badly Jade Cargill is going to beat Marina Shafir.

Match Three: The Butcher vs. Wardlow

MJF's music hits before Wardlow comes out, and he comes from the skybox and says he doesn't care about their boos because he's seen what makes them cheer. He says Wardlow is a nobody, so he gets no music. Wardlow comes out still in handcuffs. The handcuffs are removed before the match begins.

Wardlow with a series of tackles, none of them take Butcher off his feet, trading punches, Butcher bites Wardlow's head, whip, misses a clothesline, Wardlow with tackles, Butcher grabs a chair, Wardlow shoves him into the barricade, Butcher tosses him into the barricade and apron alternately, then into the ring post, blocked, Wardlow tosses Butcher into the ring post, powerbomb, blocked, Butcher drives Wardlow into the apron, back suplex onto the apron, clothesline, powerbomb for a zero count, Wardlow with a boot to the gut, powerbomb, another, another, a fourth for three.

Winner: Wardlow

Wardlow leaves in handcuffs, but defiant.

Eddie Kingston hypes up his match with Danny Garcia, everyone from either team banned from the building, on Rampage. He says everything he's going to do to Garcia, he'll eventually do to Jericho.

Match Four: Owen Hart Qualifier: Kyle O'Reilly vs. Jungle Boy

Lockup, Kyle with a rear waistlock, JB with a front facelock, break, JB with a front facelock, break, jockeying for position, Kyle covers for one twice, JB with a kick, springboard arm drag, reversed into a cross arm breaker, JB gets the ropes, Kyle with a stomp, mixed strikes in the corner, whip to the corner, JB floats over, dropkick, kip up, chop, Kyle with a shove, JB with a chop, Kyle with an arm wrench, hammerlock, takedown for one, keylock, JB escapes, kick, Kyle with a knee, trifecta of butterfly suplexes, cover for two, chinlock, stomps in the corner, JB goes for a kick, blocked, Kyle with a punch, forearms to the back of the head, headbutt, kick, chinlock, Million Dollar Dream, dragon sleeper, arm wrench, armbar, JB punches his way out, Kyle with a single-leg, JB with boots to the face, elbow, chops, whip, reversed, JB with a clothesline, another, a third, Kyle with a kick to the back, JB with a European uppercut, tosses Kyle to the floor, suicide dive, Kyle tosses him into the barricade, JB responds with a clothesline, rolls Kyle into the ring, Kyle with a dragon screw through the ropes, JB with a boot, DDT, into a front chancery, Kyle to his feet, JB keeps the hold cranked in, Kyle reverses into a crevat, t-bone suplex, kick to the back, JB with a clothesline, another, German, reversed into a knee in the corner, sets JB up top, wristlock, JB with punches, crotches Kyle, Kyle with an eye poke, JB with a punch to the back, punches to the face, ref forces a break, JB with stomps, ref pulls him off, JB with a dropkick to the face, Hidden Blade, misses, Kyle with mixed strikes, JB catches him with a superkick, rollup for two, reversed into an ankle lock, JB eventually rolls through into the Snare Trap, Kyle slowly makes it to the ropes, break, goes up top, O'Reilly crotches him, superplex, JB with a rollup for two, Kyle with a brainbuster, goes up top, knee drop to the back for three.

Winner: Kyle O'Reilly

Backstage, MJF vows there's more money to spend on humbling Wardlow. He calls himself a snake: he'll take down any prey, no matter how big or bad, with one bite. He then hands a stack of cash to another snake: Jake Roberts. He starts saying real men chase money, but Lance Archer slaps the envelope out of his hand and says he doesn't need money to fight Wardlow.

Match Five: Hook vs. Anthony Henry

Lockup, Hook with a single-leg, half crab, Henry quickly gets to the ropes, Hook breaks on 4, Hook tosses him to the corner, punches, hip toss, arm wrench, Northern Lights, running clothesline to the back of the head, crossface punches, Danhausen runs in, curses Hook, Hook just locks Redrum on his opponent for the tap.

Winner: Hook

Danhausen slides in the ring and challenges Hook to a match. Hook just shoulder checks him and walks off.

Backstage, Frankie Kazarian starts to challenge Sammy Guevara, but Scorpio Sky walks in, apologizes for interrupting, and says he's realized he needs to thank Frankie for all he's done for him. He says he needs to ask for just one more favour: delay his challenge until Sky can get his shot. Frankie agrees.

Thunder Rosa cuts a promo celebrating beating Nyla Rose at Battle of the Belts. She says she needs to follow up on her success.

Sammy and Tay are in the ring.

Sammy: "I love this. I feel on top of the world, right where I should be, as TNT Champion for a third time. And with you, the love of my life. I love you. And I love you, I love each and every one of you that cheer for us and show us support. I will give you my everything forever, because you deserve it. Now, as for the rest of you, and I hear it, you turned your backs on us your first chance, and why? Because my girlfriend is hotter than yours? You got one option and one option only: be mad."

Scorpio Sky comes out: "That's how it's going to be? Screw us, screw all the fans, screw everyone who made you famous by watching your stupid blogs?"

Sammy: "It's--"

Page: "Oh, shut the hell up, Sammy! There's not a single person in this arena who came to see you run your ugly face! The only reason we're not kicking your ass in the ring right now is because Dynamite Dan said this is business."

Dan: "My grandfather said youth is wasted on the young, because you have the ability to do whatever you want, but lack the judgment to make the right choices. You're the perfect example of that, you risk it all in the ring, but you can't stop acting like some high school douchebag who can't keep his tongue out of his girlfriend's mouth. So either give Sky his rematch, or I'll send these two men into the ring to give you the kind of beating your girlfriend only dreams of."

Sammy: "I don't care about you or your dead grandfather, but we want the same thing, a rematch. I'll give you the rematch next week, but only if you give us the mixed tag match."

Dan: "Done."

Sammy: "Next week, ladder match!"

In a dark room, the House of Black promise Icarus will be punished for flying too close to the sun.

Match Six: Danielle Kamela vs. Dr. Britt Baker DMD

Lockup, Kamela with a rear waistlock, takedown, Britt reverses into a side headlock, hammerlock, snapmare for one, rollup for two, suplex, punches in the corner, ten-punch, Kamela reverses into a trip, slams Britt's head into the turnbuckle, running avalanche, slams her head into the turnbuckle, throw down, punches to the back, shove, springboard elbow for two, cover for two, Britt with a chop, Kamela with punches to the back, trading boots, Kamela with a hip toss, running tackle for two, punches to the back, chinlock, throw down, running kick, chinlock, breaks, Britt with a tackle, mounted punches, forearm, another, a third, a series of them, whip, reversed, Britt with a Slingblade, ducks a clothesline and hits a superkick, fisherman neckbreaker, stomp, Lockjaw for an immediate tap.

Winner: Britt Baker

Britt: "Pittsburgh! Finally you have a woman in the ring with a mic who knows how to use it. The past few weeks have proven one thing: the women's division is a disaster without me. You have Ruby Soho, the runaway who needs to run away rather than look like the red headed rascal. Toni Storm, who has my girl Jamie Hayter in the first round. If you thought being kicked in the face was bad, you're going to want to quit yet another company. Then you have Jade Cargill, who called Pittsburgh ugly. The only people here who care about her are the ones she bought tickets for. Her newest Baddie, Red Velvet. I don't know what's worse, getting your ass kicked by me all last year or being a Baddie. And then you have the future Owen Hart trophy winner, Dr. Britt Baker, DMD.

Serena Deeb and Hikaru Shida vow to end their rivalry once and for all in a Philly Street Fight next week.

Main Event: Coffin Match: Darby Allin vs. Andrade El Idolo

Blade with a distraction, Darby swings his skateboard at him, Andrade goes for a back suplex, Darby lands on his feet, skateboard strikes, Quen and Blade storm the ring and beat down Darby, toss him to the floor, Andrade goes to open the coffin, something gets his fingers, Darby tees off with the skateboard but the numbers overwhelm him and Andrade tosses him into the timekeeper's table, then hits him with his own skateboard, Quen rips a sign out of the hands of a man in a Sting mask, it turns out to actually be Sting, who chases Blade and Quen off, beating them with a trash can, Darby and Andrade brawl through the stands as well, Darby shoves him into a set of steps, Quen pokes Sting in the eye, Blade passes him a chair, he hits Sting across the back, Sting no-sells, punch, throws Quen off a balcony onto Blade and Andrade, then hits all three with a dive from the balcony, Darby tees off on Andrade, first with feet then with a chair, while Sting shoves Quen and Blade to the back, Andrade tosses Darby over the barricade, grabs a chair, fireman's carry throw onto the chair on the apron, rolls Darby into the ring, sets the chair up in the corner, punch, Darby with a punch, Andrade with a punch, Darby with a punch, another, Andrade with a boot to the gut, toss into the chair, sets the chair up across Darby's body, charges, Darby throws the chair at him, ducks a pair of knees, hits a crossbody, Coffin Drop to the floor, reversed into a German, shove, opens the coffin, it turns out the lid is covered in tacks, Darby shoves his own arm into the tacks to block the lid closing, Andrade with a delayed vertical suplex on the ramp, suplex off the ramp, blocked, goes for it again, blocked, goes for it a third time, Darby lands on the lighting grate, Andrade drags him back onto the ramp, toss into the steel steps, snake eyes, Andrade boots the coffin lid, rips the lid off of it, goes for a powerslam from the apron, reversed into a Stundog Millionaire across the top rope, Darby with a suicide dive into the coffin, slams the lid into Andrade's back, Jose the assistant runs out, blocks the lid from being closed all the way, boots Darby, Darby powerbombs him onto the lid, slams the lid onto Andrade's back and slams the lid on him.

Winner: Darby Allin

Sting comes back out to celebrate with Darby. The Hardys come out to join them as Dynamite goes off the air.