AEW/WWE: RESURGENCE ll – Show 26
Live from the United Center in Chicago, IL — 20,172 in attendance
Theme: “When Allegiances Die and Empires Rise”
Opening Match: Gunn Club vs Creed Brothers
A fast-paced, old-school tag team wrestling opener. Austin and Colten Gunn work the crowd with arrogant energy, mocking the Creeds with slapstick taunts. Julius Creed impresses with explosive power, deadlifting both Gunns multiple times. Brutus hits a cannonball off the apron, but is tripped into the steel steps by Colten behind the ref’s back. The Gunns isolate Julius, but Julius powers out, hot tag to Brutus, who runs wild. Double spinebuster nearly ends it. Finish comes when Jay White appears at the stage, distracting Julius. Austin hits the 3:10 to Yuma behind the ref’s back for the pin.
Winners: The Gunn Club
#1 Contenders Match – Five-Way Tag Team Turmoil
Edge & Mark Briscoe vs FTR vs Claudio & Sheamus vs New Day vs The Usos
Chaotic tornado tag format. The match is full of combustible interactions. Briscoe is a wildman, flying through tables and swinging chairs. Edge spears Jimmy Uso through the barricade. FTR and Sheamus/Claudio stiff the hell out of each other. Xavier Woods goes on a hot streak, laying everyone out with flying knees and a tightrope elbow. The finish sees Edge hit the Spear on Xavier, only for Dax to steal the pin after low-blowing Edge and throwing him out.
Winners: FTR (New #1 Contenders)
Samoa Joe vs Christian vs PAC
A triple threat with dangerous technicality. Christian weasels in and out of danger while PAC and Joe exchange stiff strikes. Joe no-sells a chair shot and throws Christian into PAC. PAC hits a springboard 450 on Joe for 2. Christian hits Killswitch on PAC for a 2.9. The end comes when Christian eats a Muscle Buster, but PAC hits Black Arrow on Joe right after — stealing the win!
Winner: PAC
AEW Six-Man Tag Team Championship
Orange Cassidy, Darby Allin, & Hook (c) vs Juice Robinson, David Finlay, & Anthony Bowens
A sprint of a match. Cassidy plays mind games, Darby bumps like a madman, and Hook is the stone-faced enforcer. Finlay and Juice cheat constantly, tagging without ref’s notice. Bowens superkicks Hook on the floor. Cassidy hits Beach Break on Finlay, but Juice breaks it up. Darby hits Coffin Drop to the outside. Bowens is about to hit The Arrival on Cassidy when Hook locks him in Redrum, dragging him back in. Bowens passes out.
Winners and STILL Six-Man Tag Champions: Cassidy, Darby, and Hook
Powerhouse Hobbs vs Bobby Lashley – Loser Leaves Town Match
This is a brutal, emotionally intense match. Two bulls collide. Both go through barricades, the announce table, and trade powerbombs. Hobbs targets Lashley’s neck with spinebusters on the apron. Lashley traps Hobbs in the Hurt Lock, but Hobbs breaks the grip and smashes him with three spinebusters in a row. Hobbs then powerslams Lashley off the stage through a spotlight box. Lashley is counted out.
Winner: Powerhouse Hobbs
Bobby Lashley is forced to leave the company.
Jay White (c) vs Chad Gable – United States Championship
Technical masterpiece. Gable chain wrestles circles around Jay early, frustrating him. Jay regroups and works Gable’s shoulder with precision. Gable hits Chaos Theory, but Juice and Finlay come to ringside. Gable dives onto them with a moonsault. Back in the ring, Gable locks in the Ankle Lock! Jay screams, but Juice distracts the ref while Finlay hits Gable in the back with a shillelagh. Jay hits Bladerunner for the win.
Winner and STILL US Champion: Jay White
Jon Moxley vs Braun Strowman – Falls Count Anywhere
Mox jumps Braun during his entrance with a pipe. They brawl into the crowd, the merchandise stand, the production truck. PAC gets involved, flying in with a 450 through a table onto Braun. Sheamus hits Braun with a shillelagh, Claudio brings chairs. But Claudio accidentally levels Moxley with a chair. Braun chokeslams PAC through a table, Running Powerslam on Mox onto steel scaffolding, and pins him on the concrete.
Winner: Braun Strowman
Street Profits (c) vs Lucha Bros vs Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams – AEW Tag Titles
High-octane spotfest. Carmelo and Trick shine with agility and chemistry, but Lucha Bros bring out brutal chops and dives. Profits play it smart, capitalizing on chaos. Ford hits a sky-high frog splash onto Penta, but Carmelo Nothing But Net kicks him off. Trick tries a spinebuster on Montez but eats The Revelation. Dawkins covers Melo for the win.
Winners and STILL Tag Champions: Street Profits
Gunther vs Roman Reigns – Respect Match (Post-WarGames Fallout)
Stiff, deliberate, majestic. The crowd is split 50/50. Roman starts confident but Gunther chops him raw. Roman powers out of Powerbomb Symphony, Gunther survives a Spear. At 25 minutes in, they collapse after trading blows. Roman offers a handshake—Gunther slaps it away and delivers three brutal powerbombs in a row, but doesn’t go for the pin. Instead, he demands Roman stand. Roman does… and slaps Gunther. Gunther smirks, then hits The Final Symphony and pins him.
Winner: Gunther
Post-match: Both men stand. Gunther salutes. Roman nods, and they shake hands. Huge standing ovation.
Bloodline Dynasty Segment
Jacob Fatu, Solo Sikoa, Jeff Cobb, Hikuleo, & G.O.D. come to the ring. Fatu is furious. “Solo… you were supposed to be the next one. But all you did… was fail us.” He slaps Solo. Solo fires back with a right hand. Cobb stands between them, but Hikuleo low blows Cobb. G.O.D. and Hikuleo jump Cobb. Fatu superkicks Solo, and they drag out tables.
G.O.D. hit Magic Killer on Cobb through one. Fatu hits Pop-Up Samoan Drop on Solo off the apron through another. Bloodline Dynasty stands tall, drenched in heat, surrounded by broken bodies.
Bron Breakker vs Seth Rollins – Last Man Standing Match
Rollins wears a heavily taped midsection from WarGames. The match is wild. Kendo sticks, ladders, chairs, barricades—used with creative brutality. Rollins superkicks Bron onto a ladder, Curb Stomps him through a chair. Ref counts… 1…2…3…4…5…6…7…8…
Suddenly, Jay White, Juice Robinson, David Finlay, and the Gunn Club appear. They swarm Rollins. Finlay crushes him with a shillelagh. Juice hits Pulp Friction on the floor. Gunns hit 3:10 to Yuma on Rollins onto steel steps. Jay delivers Bladerunner.
Bron is lifted up at 9 by the group. Rollins pulls himself up, barely… only to be SPEARED THROUGH THE ROPES THROUGH A TABLE by Bron Breakker.
Winner: Bron Breakker
Jay White and crew raise Bron’s hand. “Switchblade Empire is born.”
Main Event: MJF (c) vs Sami Zayn – World Heavyweight Championship
A story of grit vs ego. MJF plays mind games early, slapping Sami and taunting the crowd. Sami responds with Blue Thunder Bombs, dives, and fiery heart. The crowd rallies behind him. MJF works the knee, trapping Sami in Salt of the Earth for minutes. Sami reverses into a Koji Clutch! MJF barely makes the ropes.
Sami hits a Helluva Kick, but can’t cover immediately. 1…2… kickout! MJF pulls off the turnbuckle pad and sends Sami face-first into it. Roll-up with tights—kickout! Sami hits another Helluva Kick, goes for a third—LOW BLOW behind the ref’s back! MJF hits Heatseeker DDT, followed by Panama Sunrise, then another Salt of the Earth. Sami fights… but fades.
Winner and STILL World Champion: MJF
Fade to Black:
Jay White’s new faction (with Bron Breakker, Juice, Finlay, and Gunns) watch from the ramp.
MJF stares them down. Fatu watches from a skybox, bloody knuckles, calm but intense.
Resurgence has come. New kings rise… and old empires burn.
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