Bully Ray speaks
After a recap of Under Siege, Bully Ray makes his way to the ring. Bully says he’s the most hated person in wrestling today. He calls Under Siege one of the greatest nights of his career and life. It brought him great pleasure to put Scott through a table. Ray declares that he will win the 8-4-1 match at Against All Odds to get the world title match at Slammiversary. World Champion Steve Maclin comes out with a bandage on his head. Maclin says that Bully acknowledged him at Under Siege. And now people are asking “what if” they continue to be a team. Maclin says he loves that question, but there is a but. If Bully wins, Maclin will have to beat him.
Motor City Machine Guns enter next. Shelley reminds them that he’s the number one contender. Bully says he can beat him down verbally like no one else can. He says Shelley should be in the conversation of GOATs, but he’s not. Bully says he knows that gets under his skin — that a guy like him can’t win the big one. Sabin interjects and reminds him that he was the one who beat Bully for the world title a decade ago. Maclin says it’s great to go down memory lane, but there’s a lot of truth here. Maclin says Shelley will drop the ball again at AAO, to which Shelley says that Maclin is no Josh Alexander. Shelley says Maclin would’ve never touched gold if Josh hadn’t gotten hurt. MCMG suggest a tag match tonight. Bully says let’s do it, but not tonight.
Subculture come out next. Andrews says they’ll answer the open challenge in Maclin and Ray don’t want to compete. MCMG vs. Subculture is a dream match for them. Shelley says they’ll accept and then puts Maclin on warning.
Backstage, Jimmy Jacobs interviews Nick Aldis. He calls Kenny King a fine athlete and looks forward to their next match. Aldis touches on the uniqueness of the 8-4-1 match. Aldis promises to win and become the next world champ.
Eddie Edwards vs. Yuya Uemura
Eddie takes him down to start, but Yuya comes back with an arm hold. Eddie backs into a corner to separate and then chops away. Yuya launches out to flatten Eddie heading into commercial. We come back to find Eddie beating down Yuya in the center of the mat. Eddie shifts to a headlock until Yuya gets to his feet with elbows to the gut. Eddie counters with strikes to keep him grounded. Yuya fires back with a flurry of offense. Yuya goes up top, but Alisha distracts long enough for Edwards to get to his feet. Eddie connects with a superplex. Yuya manages to slam Eddie again and goes up top. He goes for a crossbody, but Eddie knees him right in the ribs. Tiger Driver connects for a nearfall. Eddie hits Boston Knee Party for the win.
Winner: Eddie Edwards
After, Frankie Kazarian comes out with a mic and harps on Edwards demanding respect. He disses Eddie for how he conducts himself before throwing a punch. Alisha hops on his back, but he shakes her off. Kaz leaves standing tall.
Decay vs. Sami Callihan & Jake Crist
Sami and Jake touble team Steve with pump kicks. Tauarus comes in to toss them out and helps Steve come back alive. Taurus launches Steve out of the ring to take down oVe. Crist superkicks Taurus and then Sami joins for double pump kicks. Crist cutters Steve and then Callihan covers for the win.
Winners: Sami Callihan & Jake Crist
Kon sneaks in and double chokeslams Sami and Jake. Angels and Deaner join in on beating them down further. Deaner DDTs Crist as Kon stomps on Sami’s head. Rich Swann runs down with a chair in hand and The Design decide to retreat.
Backstage, Sami yells at Swann. Swann says he’s already busy at Against All Odds with the 8-4-1 match. That means Sami and Jake will have to find another partner. Sami says they’ll have to call a monster.
Trinity vs. Savannah Evans
Lock up to start as Evans backs Trin to the corner. Trin tries a waist lock but gets tossed aside. Trinity runs at her with a headlock to try and take her down, but Evans throws her into the corner. Trinity with a forearm shot and then kicks her a few times. Trin ducks a clothesline but then runs into a pop up powerbomb. Evans pins while standing and then tries holding her against the ropes. Evans runs Trinity into the turnbuckle and then tosses her by her hair. Trinity comes back by driving Evans face first into the mat before covering. Trinity eventuallty.y gets Starstruck locked in to make Evans tap.
Winner: Trinity