The match began with Knight stepping into the ring first, followed by PAC. They locked up, switched positions, and Knight immediately took PAC down. PAC rose, gestured with his arms, but Knight quickly brought him down again, delivering a knee drop to PAC’s arm and wearing down the limb until PAC reached the ropes. PAC retaliated by pushing Knight into the ropes, but Knight kept working the arm, getting PAC on his knees. PAC fought back by driving Knight into the ropes and locking in a side headlock before taking him down with a shoulder tackle. Knight responded with two arm drags and sent PAC into the ropes, then followed him outside. PAC exited briefly, and Knight returned to the ring.
Once inside, PAC kicked Knight and whipped him Irish-style into the turnbuckle. They exchanged chops in the corner, with PAC pressing his foot into the mat and delivering a face embed. PAC taunted Knight, who shoved him back, leading to a trading of punches. Knight then landed a flying forearm and a lariat in the corner, sending PAC into the ropes again. Knight executed a series of forearm strikes mid-air and brought PAC back into the ring, but PAC rolled out the other side. Knight jumped off the ropes, landing a Phenomenal Forearm, followed by a pendulum DDT, raining punches in the corner and finishing with a snapmare takeover and sliding lariat.
After the break, PAC locked Knight in a sidelock, but Knight countered with forearms and kicks, dropping PAC with a jumping lariat and following up with a UFO splash from the middle rope. PAC fought back with a body slam, only to be met with a hurricanrana off the top rope and another UFO splash from Knight.
PAC sent Knight to the apron, dodging a Phenomenal Forearm. He then hit a back body drop that, due to Knight’s momentum, sent PAC crashing to the floor. Back inside, PAC delivered a European uppercut, lifted Knight onto the turnbuckle, and suplexed him over his head. PAC attempted the Brutalizer, but Knight escaped to the ropes. PAC kicked Knight in the stomach, but Knight countered with a dropkick and followed with a Phenomenal Forearm and a Powerbomb with five minutes left in the match. PAC fled outside; Knight pursued and attempted another Phenomenal Forearm from the apron, only to be caught and suplexed. PAC rammed Knight into the barricade, taunted fans with a flip-off, then returned to the ring just after 9 o’clock.
PAC pulled Knight into the corner, but Knight leapt to the turnbuckle and executed a belly-to-belly. They traded strikes on their knees and then standing. PAC landed kicks to Knight’s face and gut, followed by a big boot and a dropkick into the corner. PAC then used a Coast to Coast and a UFO splash before pinning Knight with a knee and roll onto the shoulder. Knight kick out at 2.5. PAC hit a lariat with a minute remaining, but Knight kicked out once more. PAC pulled Knight into the corner and aimed for the Red Arrow, but Knight got to his knees and pinned PAC, who kicked out. Knight rolled up PAC two more times until PAC was trapped in the Brutalizer with 10 seconds left. The match ended in a draw as time expired.
Winner: No one.
Fan Take: This hard-fought draw underscores the evenly matched skills between Knight and PAC, leaving fans eager for a rematch. It highlights AEW’s commitment to storytelling through intense rivalries and could set the stage for even more thrilling contests that push the sport’s excitement and athleticism to new heights.
