 The Bloodline Interrupted Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton and Kevin OwensOrton wasn't on SmackDown this week to react to Rhodes and Roman Reigns joining forces to combat The Bloodline at Bad Blood, and while he wasn't totally in favor of their alliance here, he did say it wouldn't be a problem for him. Owens again didn't have a chance to say anything before The Bloodline came out, so I continue to think that Orton will be the one to swerve everyone and turn on Rhodes because Owens' frustration has been well documented. This was a solid way to tease tension between the babyfaces and set up the tag team main event.
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 Bobby Fish def. Kevin KnightBrett Ryan Gosselin cut a promo hyping up The Rogue Horsemen beforehand. I'm not enamored with the group itself, but I'm glad Gosselin is getting more mic time because that's where he really shines. Fish and Knight had a well-wrestled match. Knight impressed me during his time in TNA, so I hope he gets showcased even more in MLW. Accepting Bomaye Fight Club's post-match invitation to join them is an encouraging sign he'll be sticking around.
 TNA Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace and Sol Ruca def. Rosemary and Wendy Choo by DisqualificationGrace's partner had to be something from NXT and it was logical for it to be Ruca considering they faced off for the TNA Knockouts World Championship on WWE NXT a few weeks ago. They worked well together as partners and had an enjoyable match with Rosemary and Choo (who won their first match as a team on Tuesday's NXT). I didn't love the disqualification finish, but I guess it prevented the heels from eating another loss. Tasha Steelz attacked the babyfaces before Masha Slamovich made the save, so are we headed for a multi-woman match for the title at Bound for Glory?
 Action Andretti def. Tony DeppenThis marked Deppen's first Ring of Honor match since Supercard of Honor where he competed on the Zero Hour pre-show. Before that, you'd have to go all the way back to May 2023. Despite being a former ROH World Television Champion, Tony Khan clearly has no plans for him in the new ROH. He sold well for Andretti and they had a nice match. Andretti is primarily a six-man tag team wrestler these days, so this was random.
 AEW World Champion Bryan Danielson def. Nigel McGuinness (Non-Title)For starters, AEW's handling of the buildup for this bout was super disappointing. Anyone aware of their amazing matches from Ring of Honor knows how big of a deal this was (or at least should have been), and although we've heard from McGuinness in the last two weeks and there have been video packages highlighting their history, a Danielson rebuttal was needed to make the match mean more. However, that wasn't possible because of they wanted to save Danielson's return for this show. It's a shame the crowd was quiet for the first half, but it turned into a really nice match as it progressed and McGuinness proved he can still go. I understand Christian Cage teasing cashing in his AEW World Championship opportunity afterward was intended to reminded viewers he's still in possession of it, but Kip Sabian stealing the pen before he could sign the contract was very stupid.
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