“WORLDS COLLIDE: DOMINION”
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Attendance: 19,541 (Sold Out)
Commentators: Mauro Ranallo, Excalibur, Corey Graves
1. #1 Contendership Tag Team Gauntlet Match
Young Bucks vs DIY vs Ricochet & Speedball Mike Bailey vs Motor City Machine Guns vs Andrade & Santos Escobar vs Creed Brothers
Order of Entry:
- Creed Brothers
- Ricochet & Speedball
- Andrade & Santos
- Motor City Machine Guns
- Young Bucks
- DIY
- The match begins with the Creed Brothers and Ricochet/Speedball. Julius Creed has incredible suplex exchanges with Ricochet, while Speedball lands a picture-perfect springboard moonsault to the outside on Brutus.
- Ricochet hits a Recoil and 630 Splash on Brutus to eliminate the Creed Brothers.
- Andrade and Santos Escobar enter next. The lucha synergy is insane: Santos hits a Phantom Driver on Speedball, but Ricochet breaks it up with a springboard 450. Eventually, Ricochet eats a double-team Hammerlock DDT/Diving Leg Drop combo and gets pinned.
- The Guns enter next. Shelley and Sabin work a crisp technical and tandem offense clinic. A double Enzugiri/Sliced Bread combo eliminates Andrade and Santos.
- The Bucks come in fifth, running wild with superkicks and destroying Sabin with the BTE Trigger. Matt pins him.
- DIY enters last. It’s chaos: Gargano and Ciampa bring back the #DIY magic. Slingshot Spear, Fairy Tale Ending, and stereo superkicks on Nick. Ciampa and Gargano double-team Matt with Meet in the Middle for the final pin.
Winners: DIY
(Earned a future tag title match)
2. Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly (c) vs Aussie Open – Tag Titles
A clinic of fast-paced brutality. Aussie Open uses their size and cohesion to isolate Kyle early on. Roddy gets the hot tag and hits backbreakers from every direction, including a backbreaker-to-superkick combo on Davis.
O’Reilly survives a Coriolis after Strong breaks up the pin with a knee to Fletcher’s face. Kyle locks Fletcher in a Triangle Choke while Roddy chops Davis to death on the apron. Davis tries to save Fletcher but eats a leaping knee from Kyle. Double High-Low to Fletcher ends it.
Winners: Strong & O’Reilly retain
3. Okada, Rey Mysterio, & Konosuke Takeshita vs AJ Styles, Finn Balor & Bronson Reed
A six-man tag filled with dream moments. Rey and Finn have lucha-style exchanges. Takeshita trades lariats with Reed. Okada and AJ give us a slow build with smooth counters.
Highlights:
- Rey hits a 619 into a Blue Thunder Bomb by Takeshita.
- Reed flattens Rey with a Tsunami, but Okada saves the pin.
- AJ teases a Styles Clash on Okada, but Okada counters with a Rainmaker Pose Pop, followed by the dropkick.
In the end, Takeshita hits the Zahi Knee Strike on Balor, Okada hits a Rainmaker, and Rey finishes with a Frog Splash.
Winners: Okada, Rey Mysterio & Takeshita
4. Adam Cole (c) vs Chad Gable – Intercontinental Title
Chad Gable plays the underdog technician, countering Cole’s Panama Sunrise attempts and grounding the champ with rolling Germans.
They battle in and out of the ring. Gable locks in the Ankle Lock multiple times, once after reversing a Last Shot attempt. Cole claws to the ropes and shows signs of desperation. Gable hits a deadlift German off the second rope — near fall!
Cole low-blows Gable behind the ref’s back and hits the Panama Sunrise, then Last Shot for the win. Cole escapes, clutching the belt.
Winner: Adam Cole retains
5. CM Punk vs Kevin Owens
A grudge match, born from bitter promos and unsanctioned attacks. Owens enters like a madman, and it becomes a fight, not a match.
They brawl in the crowd. Punk takes a cannonball through the barricade. Owens sets up a table, but Punk hits a swinging neckbreaker onto the floor. Inside the ring, Punk hits the high knee/bulldog combo and goes for GTS — Owens escapes, hits Stunner, near fall.
Punk gouges the eyes, hits a running knee to the back of the head, and connects with GTS — but Owens kicks out at 2.9! Punk screams at the ref.
Punk goes for a second GTS, but Owens counters into a Package Piledriver. 1…2…3.
Winner: Kevin Owens
6. Hangman Page vs Randy Orton – No Holds Barred
A personal, violent war. Orton goes slow, methodical, and sadistic. Page uses his heart and chaos. Kendo sticks, chairs, and eventually a barbed wire board get introduced.
Orton spikes Hangman with a DDT off the apron to the floor. Hangman comes back with a Buckshot Lariat through a table. Both are bleeding by this point.
Finish comes when Orton tries an RKO onto the barbed wire, but Hangman pushes him off and hits Deadeye on the wire. Orton twitches in pain. Page doesn’t cover — he climbs, looks to the sky, and hits a moonsault onto Orton through another table. 1…2…3.
Winner: Hangman Page
7. Swerve Strickland vs Will Ospreay
Arguably match of the night. A dazzling blend of athleticism and mind games. They start with a slow feeling-out, heavy on chain wrestling and rope escapes.
Midway, the tempo increases:
- Swerve hits the House Call kick after flipping off the ropes.
- Ospreay rebounds with the Oscutter, near fall.
- Swerve goes for a springboard 450, but Ospreay CATCHES HIM into a powerbomb.
Sequence ends with dueling reversals. Ospreay hits the Hidden Blade, but can’t lift him for Stormbreaker. Swerve slips out and hits a JML Driver out of nowhere. 1…2…3!
Winner: Swerve Strickland
MAIN EVENT: Cody Rhodes (c) vs Kenny Omega – World Title
Massive stakes. A dream match for modern fans. The entrances are grand. The crowd is split but electric.
The match is storytelling magic. Kenny goes after Cody’s shoulder (still bandaged from a recent injury). Cody targets Kenny’s neck with repeated Cross-Rhodes teases.
Spots:
- Cody kicks out of a V-Trigger/Dragon Suplex combo.
- Omega escapes two Cross-Rhodes attempts and hits a Tiger Driver ’98.
- Cody hits a Cody Cutter from the top rope and finally lands Cross-Rhodes… but Kenny kicks out!
The final stretch is brutal. Kenny hits a One-Winged Angel, but Cody’s foot is on the rope. Crowd EXPLODES. Kenny’s frustrated.
Kenny attempts a Phoenix Splash, but Cody dodges. Cross-Rhodes x2 — no cover — lifts Kenny again — Cross-Rhodes #3. 1…2…3.
Winner: Cody Rhodes retains
Show closes with Cody kneeling in the ring, title clutched, bloodied but victorious. Omega nods in respect before walking out to a standing ovation. Cody stands tall as confetti falls, yelling “Finish the story… forever!”
