AEW American Championship Match!
MJF (c.) vs. “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay!
They duked it out as the bell rang! Ospreay was in high gear right away, connecting with a Sasuke Special!
Ospreay was looking for the Hidden Blade, but MJF dropped to his feet. MJF gouged the eyes of the challenger. MJF whipped Ospreay into the steel guardrail. Ospreay charged at MJF, but MJF countered with a back drop, Ospreay crashing onto the arena floor!
MJF blocked an Os-Cutter in the ring. MJF power bombed Ospreay onto his knee for a near fall. MJF signaled for the kangaroo kick and then knocked Ospreay down with it. Ospreay blocked the Heat Seeker and countered with a springboard elbow strike.
MJF poked Ospreay in the eyes. MJF posed, but Will wasted no time unleashing a wicked kick to MJF’s head. Ospreay went for another Sasuke Special, but MJF blocked it and countered with a tombstone piledriver on the arena floor!
MJF tried for a springboard, but Ospreay moved. MJF landed on his feet and charged at Ospreay, but Ospreay countered with a Spanish Fly! Ospreay splashed MJF with a shooting star press as MJF was draped across the ropes!
MJF countered the Storm Breaker with the Cross Rhodes for a near fall! Ospreay was clutching his neck. Ospreay countered a brain buster with a stun dog and then a cutter for a two-count on MJF! Ospreay blasted MJF with a double jump Os-Cutter and went for the cover, but MJF placed his boot on the rope to force the ref to stop the count.
The champ stuffed Ospreay with a piledriver for a near fall. MJF clobbered Will with a rolling elbow strike. Ospreay fired back with a Storm Breaker, but MJF escaped the pin fall!
The fans were chanting “Tiger Driver” at Ospreay.
Ospreay attempted an Os-Cutter on the apron, but MJF dodged it and Ospreay crashed and burned. MJF planted Ospreay with a Panama Sunrise on the apron! Ospreay avoided the Heat Seeker and connected with a heel kick. Ospreay clocked MJF with the Os-Cutter on the apron!
The fans chanted “This is awesome! This is awesome!”
Ospreay tried for the Hidden Blade from the apron, but MJF moved! Ospreay inadvertently smashed a camera man in the head with the Hidden Blade! Unbeknownst to the referee and Will Ospreay, MJF had the American Championship in his arms. Ospreay dodged the belt shot from MJF! Ospreay went for the Hidden Blade, but this time MJF caught Ospreay with the belt to the head! MJF nailed Ospreay with a brain buster, but Ospreay kicked out at the two-count!
“The gameplan is falling apart for Max, I think,” said Taz.
MJF tried a Hidden Blade of his own, but Ospreay ducked it! Ospreay drilled MJF with a Hidden Blade and inadvertently knocked Max into the referee! The ref took a nasty tumble out of the ring. MJF called for the Tiger Driver, but Ospreay countered, looking for a Tiger Driver of his own. MJF countered with a low blow to Ospreay!
MJF had brass knuckles and was ready to use them when someone in a hood jumped up on the apron and struck MJF! The masked man revealed himself and it was…Daniel Garcia!
Ospreay decimated MJF with a Hidden Blade! Ospreay picked up MJF in the Tiger Driver and planted MJF! Ospreay covered MJF and scored the pin!
New American Champion… “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay!
The ref tried to hand the championship to Ospreay and Ospreay wouldn’t accept it. Christopher Daniels jumped into the ring and handed Ospreay the AEW International Championship belt. Will took the International belt and kissed it.
“Ladies and gentlemen, you’re new AEW International Champion… “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay!” said Justin Roberts.
“The International Championship is back in AEW and what a match!” said Schiavone.
“And it’s back where it belongs, with Will Ospreay. And there was something about that stoic glare from Daniel Garcia that says Garcia’s business with MJF isn’t finished,” replied Excalibur.
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