AEW taped the following matches and segments Thursday night at 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania wrapping up the residency at the venue.
Spoilers are courtesy of PWInsider.
Ian Riccaboni interviewed MJF. He trashed talked Mark Briscoe and said that blue collar rusts, while white collar always wins. MJF then trash talked Philadelphia. Mark Briscoe then appeared on the screens and said that he has been thinking about the stipulation for their match at All Out. Mark said that he saw Sabu put hundreds of people through tables. He then said MJF was a prick, so he wants hundreds of thousands of thumbtacks in a tables and thumbtacks match in a no disqualification. Mark then attacked MJF and attempted to drill him on tacks, but MJF escaped, to end the segment.
-Konosuke Takeshita defeated Anthony Bowens
-Penelope Ford, Megan Bayne, Skye Blue, Julia Hart and Thekla defeated Jamie Hayter, Tay Conti, Anna Jay and Kris Statlander. There was a big brawl with all the women. Toni Storm was on commentary and then entered in the brawl.
-Big Bill defeated Max Caster
Jerry Lynn was talking to Anthony Bowens backstage when Max Caster came in and bumped into Bowens, attacking him. They brawled to the ring. Lynn then cut a promo on them asking them what happened to The Acclaimed. Blake Christian and Lee Johnson then came out and mocked Lynn for playing therapist between Caster and Bowen when he could invest in a real team like them. So, they are going to show him first hand what Lynn was missing. Lynn then told them to try and took off his shirt and started brawling with them. They beat Lynn down. Caster made the save but was overwhelmed. Bowens did not know what to do, but finally made the save, as they cleared the ring. Lynn raised their arms but Caster and Bowens backed up and left the ring separately.
-FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) defeated Tommy Billington and Adam Priest
-Kazuchika Okada defeated Michael Oku
-Jon Moxley and Daniel Garcia of the Death Riders defeated Roderick Strong and Kyle O’Reilly
The following also took place, but is not expected to air on television.
AEW President Tony Khan came to the ring and talked about the importance of “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert in the 2300 Arena and brought out Doug Gilbert. Doug talked about being the first person to jump out of the Eagle’s Nest and how his brother became the King of Philadelphia. Doug thanked Tony and AEW for honoring his brother. Khan then brought Tommy Rich out. Rich thanked Khan and all the fans in Philadelphia. He said when he was here with the FBI, everyone hated the Big Don. He and Eddie were a great tag team in Memphis. He grew up with The Gilbert family and thanked everyone for supporting them. He again thanked AEW.
Jeff Jarrett was next and said he could talk all night about Eddie. His father Tommy and Jarrett’s grandfather Eddie Marlin teamed in Memphis, so they went way back. He said that he had so many memories and everyone who came through Memphis wanted to be the next Jerry Lawler. Jarret said that his father knew how to book pro wrestling TV and would tell Jeff how Eddie would come every week with handwritten notes and Jerry told him his mind was made for the business. Years later, he became a great booker in Continental and ECW.
Khan then announced he had someone who was appearing at 2300 Arena for the first time ever – Sting. Sting came out and said he was invited to come and talk about Eddie. He said that after two years, he was in main events against Ric Flair. Sting thought about how he got that big break and he got it thanks to Eddie Gilbert. He managed Sting and Jim Hellwig for a while and was his partner and taught Sting how to respect the business, the psychology of the business and how to carry himself.
Sting then said it was great to see Doug, Tommy and Jeff again. He thanked Tony to come back and talk to the fans for a bit. He said he loves the fans and misses them but tonight was about Eddie Gilbert. He asked the fans to chant and they chanted, “Thank you Eddie.” Sting said that he would have loved a “Hot Stuff” chant, so the fans chanted that.
Khan thanked everyone for being here and they played “Hot Stuff’ by Donna Summer as everyone left the building.
Saturday’s Collision will air coast-to-coast on TNT and on HBO Max, beginning at 8:00 pm ET/5:00 pm PT.