-Welcome to the Cup of Joe on Patreon. Opening talk with Tyler.
-Royal Rumble Talk.
-Today we look at the Original All-In. Shown on PPV on September 1, 2018 from the Sears Centre Arena in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, Illinois. There were 11,263 in attendance and the buy rate was 50,000
-Justin Roberts presents Shalandra Royal to sing the National Anthem. She does a respectable job.
-Ian Riccobani, Excalibur, and Don Callis welcome us to the show and will announce the event.
-MJF vs. Matt Cross: Cross is impressive. Early MJF. This is a good match. Pendulum piledriver by MJF on the ropes was awesome. Cross wins with a cutter and a shooting star press. This was the perfect opening match.
-It's so good to see Sean Mooney. He interviewed Nick Aldis.
-Christopher Daniels with Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky vs. Stephen Amell with Josh Segarra: Jerry Lynn is the referee. Christopher Daniels story. They do some nice basic spots to start. It goes outside, and Amell gets a table. Daniels takes the lead. A nice back and forth. Amell with the Falcon Arrow and a Coast to Coast. Daniels with the best moonsault ever. The table spot was insane, and they didn't gimmick the table! The Broken Arrow chant was cute. Lynn and Daniels get into it. Some nice two count spots. A second BME gets the pin for Daniels. They shake hands after the match.
-Teneille and Mandy join the announce team for the next match. Four corners match. Britt Baker vs. Madison Rayne vs. Chelsea Green vs. Tessa Blanchard: The announcers acknowledge Tully Blanchard and Magnum TA when Tessa kisses them on her way to the ring, but fail to mention that Magnum is her stepfather! This match is interesting, considering how some of the contestants feel about each other. A tech rolling up some cord almost gets taken out. Green clotheslined out by Blanchard and takes a nasty looking bump to the outside. Rayne with some nice pinning combos to Blanchard. Blanchard with a nice suicide dive to Baker and Green and then Rayne with the crossbody to the outside. Baker hits three sling blades. Everyone gets their moment to shine. Lots of near falls. The crowd gets into the match. Blanchard gets the pin after a hammerlock DDT. The crowd boos. They all hug after the match.
-Chico and Fat Ass Masa are introduced, and I'm confused. Bret Tarring joins commentary. Flashback to what led to the next match. NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match. Nick Aldis vs. Cody Rhodes with Brandi and company: Rhodes out first, and he is extremely over with the crowd. Earl Hebner is the referee. Nick Aldis also has an entourage. Jeff Jarrett, Shawn Davairi, and Tim Storm. Hebner should not be on a mic. The crowd is fired up. Even paced match to begin. Cody with a nice suicide dive. Aldis with some power moves. Cody's wardrobe has improved dramatically since this. Cody misses a superkick blatantly on camera and the announcers had to cover. Cody with the springboard, and Aldis catches him with an elbow. DDP comes down and checks on Cody. Shawn Davari comes down and gets the Diamond Cutter. Cody gets up and his face is bleeding. Cody with a power slam for a two count. He misses the moonsault. They both get two counts. Cody with a figure four. Aldis reverses, and they get into the ropes. They go back out briefly. Cody with more two counts. Aldis with the Kings Landing, but Cody gets to the ropes. Aldis with a nasty looking piledriver. Cody is injured. Brandi covers him and gets hit as Aldis comes off the top rope. An asshole chant goes out as Aldis gets a two count. Cody recovers and hits a Cross Rhodes for a two count. Back and forth. Cody with a roll up off of a sunset flip attempt to win and become the NWA World Champion. His entourage comes in, and they celebrate. Don Callis rejoins commentary and the recap what has happened.
-Chicago Street Fight. Joey Janella with Penelope Ford vs. Hangman Adam Page: Page with the early advantage. They both hit suicide Dives. Page with a crazy moonsault to the outside. Page grabs a chair. Janella slammed into the chair. Page thrown into a Cracker Barrel. Nice springboard by Janella onto Page on the outside. Page hits the Buckshot Lariat on the outside. He grabs a table and sets it up. Janella with a Death Valley bomb for a two count. They set a ladder lengthwise on the Barrel and the apron and Page with the Burning Hammer on the ladder. Page grabs a bag. Ford jumps on Page's back and then slaps him and hits a stunner on him. She hits a crossbody on him from the top rope to the floor. She puts him on the set up table, and Janella hits an elbow drop from the top rope through the table. They fight back towards the entrance. Janella with a horrible looking clothesline. He and Ford set up two tables. Page powerbombs Janella through one table. Page throws Janella in and hits the Buckshot Lariat and the Rite of Passage. Ford breaks up the pin attempt and grabs the plastic bag. Page drops the cursed boots out of the bag and super kicks Ford. Janella super kicks Page for a two count. Janella grabs another ladder. Page grabs a table. Ladder and table set up in the ring. Page put on the table. They fight on the ladder, and Page pulls a phone out and beats Janella on the head and then does the Rite of Passage off the ladder through the table to pin Janella. They had the Joey Ryan stuff cut out here.
-Jay Lethal is shown getting sunglasses from someone in the back.
-Ring of Honor Championship Match. Jay Lethal with Lanny Poffo vs. Flip Gordon with Brandi Rhodes: Gordon out first and he's popular with the crowd. Lethal comes out in full Macho Man gear, and the crowd loves it. Poffo throws frisbees out to the crowd. Cary Silken presents the Championship. Lethal and Poffo do the Mega Powers Handshake. Lethal and Gordon do the Code of Honor. Lethal does the Elizabeth spot with Brandi. Nice back and forth to begin. More Randy and Liz spots. Gordon is impressive. He hits a series of suicide dives. They do a nice back and forth. A nice jumping knee/Falcoln Arrow combo by Gordon for a two count. Lethal hits the Savage flying elbow three times, but only gets a two count. They do a WrestleMania 7 tribute spot followed by a WM 5 spot. Gordon with a string of impressive moves for a two count. Lethal's top rope Cutter and Lethal Injection gets the pin. Lethal and Gordon embrace after the match and get jumped by Bully Ray. Poffo comes in, and Bully attacks him too. He brings out a table. Colt Cabana comes down and attacks Bully, and the group puts Bully through the table. The announcers talk about what's coming up.
-Penta El Zero vs. Kenny Omega: Both men get good reactions, but Omega's is probably bigger. The bell rings, and the crowd is ready for it. They start hot. They both hit big moves. Penta with a Slingblade and a tope. They have a chop fest. Great moves and counters. Close two counts. Omega hits the V Trigger. Penta with a double stomp. Omega with two V Triggers. A power bomb, and another V Trigger. Close back and forth. Penta with the Fear Factor piledriver to Omega on the apron. Omega comes back with one of his own and a V Trigger. More close counters. This is intense. Omega finally wins after hitting a one winged Angel, and the lights go out. They come back on and Penta attacks Omega, but it's actually Chris Jericho and he brutalizes Omega. He comes over to the announce desk and causes Don Callis to fall.
-Marty Scurll vs. Kazuchika Okada: Tiger Hitori is the referee. Okada gets a massive ovation. Dueling chants go out. Slow to start. Mat based work to begin. Even based match. Scurll with the super kick from the apron and the tope to the outside. All Scurll so far. Okada comes back with a flapjack. Okada with a DDT to the outside. He gets the Straight Jacket on. Scurll comes back with a test of strength. Two count by Scurll off of a swinging DDT. Okada with a series of moves. They exchange moves. Scurll with a brainbuster. Okada with an air raid crush for a two count. Scurll with a superplex. They get a series of two counts. Hitori gets taken out. Scurll hits Okada with the umbrella and gets a two count. after a Rainmaker. Okada finally hits the Rainmaker. He hits two more to get the pin.
-Main EVent. The Young Bucks Matt and Nick Jackson and Kota Ibushi vs. Bandido, Rey Fenix, and Rey Mysterio: They have 12 minutes. Someone didn't time this out. A lot of high flying action. Crowd comes to life when Ibushi and Mysterio get in. Everyone is hurrying to get their stuff in. I heard someone say we've got to go home. They get a series of two counts. It goes outside. Mysterio and company hit dives to the Golden Elite. Matt Jackson hits a cannonball off the ramp. Bandido with a triple hurricanrana. Matt Jackson kicks out of a Mysterio Frog Splash. Ibushi gets the Meltzer Driver to win.
-Final Thoughts: Good effort but rushed when it didn't need to be.