AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (12/23/20)
It’s the AEW Holiday Bash!
Will Dynamite’s Holiday Bash be a SUPERKICK PARTAAAAAY~?
The Acclaimed, Max Caster and Anthony Bowens, have arrived! But will they be AEW World Tag Team Champions after facing the Young Bucks?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- The Inner Circle’s Chris Jericho & MJF VS Top Flight; The Inner Circle wins.
- Six Man Tag: Jurassic Express VS The Dark Order’s 5, 10 & Colt Cabana; Jurassic Express wins.
- The Butcher w/ The Fam VS PAC w/ The Lucha Brothers; PAC wins.
- Dustin Rhodes w/ Lee Johnson VS Evil Uno w/ Stu Grayson; Dustin wins.
- Hikaru Shida VS Alex Gracia; Shida wins.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships: The Young Bucks VS The Acclaimed; The Young Bucks win and retain the titles.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Inner Circle’s Chris Jericho & MJF VS Top Flight!
Jake Hager accompanies Le Champion and the New York Times’ Best Performance of 2020 winner as they enjoy the fans singing Judas for the holidays. But will the Demo God and the Ratings Ruler show Darrius and Dante Martin that they’re not ready to hang with the big boys yet?
The teams sort out and Darrius starts with Jericho, and fans rally as Darrius gets in Jericho’s face. Jericho pie faces Darrius but Darrius throws hands! Jericho rakes eyes, hits back and CHOPS Darrius to the corner! Jericho CHOPS, and haymakers, then gloats as fans boo. Jericho whips Darrius corner to corner but Darrius goes up and over, only to run into a BOOT! Jericho runs but Darrius hurdles to enziguri! Dante gets a shot in, then Darrius, then back to Dante. Tag to Dante, and Top Flight double whip to double trip, then a roll and handspring, DOUBLE KICKS! Cover, ONE! MJF is furious but Dante fires off haymakers on Jericho. Dante whips, Jericho kicks and then whips Dante to the corner!
Tag to MJF, fans boo as the Inner Circle’s alphas dig boots into Dante. MJF dares Dante to take his shot and fans rally for Top Flight. Dante and MJF tie up, MJF puts Dante in a corner, then SLAPS him! Dante kicks back but MJF kick slow, then whips. Dante reverses, hurdles and hurdles to dropkick MJF down! MJF bails out and fans are fired up as the Inner Circle regroups. MJF gets in but Darrius backs up his brother. The brawl is on! MJF and Dante, Darrius and Jericho, but Top Flight gets the edge with CHOPS! Top Flight climb up to rain down punches in stereo! They go all the way to 10, flip back, and then dodge and go up and over to double dropkick! The Inner Circle is reeling s Top Flight holds the ring!
Darrius eggs Jericho on while he regroups with Hager. Darrius goes out, Dante fetches MJF but MJF SLAPS him! Dante chases MJF but Jericho CLOBBERS him! Darrius goes after MJF but MJF DECKS him! MJF stands on Dante’s neck and dares him to fight! The Inner Circle high-ten before they put Dante in. MJF drops an elbow, covers, TWO! MJF drags Dante over, Jericho tags in and the Inner Circle mugs Dante. Jericho snapmares Dante, KICKS him, and fans boo as he has the cocky pin, ONE! Jericho soaks up the heat and MJF joins in while Jericho taunts Darrius. Jericho slaps Dante, Dante hits back with haymakers! Dante runs but into a kitchen sink knee!
Jericho stomps Dante, hoists him up and hits a high back suplex! Dante flounders but Jericho drags Dante away. Tag to MJF, they double whip and double FLAPJACK Dante down! MJF steps on Dante while taunting Darrius, as does Jericho. MJF SLAPS Darrius, then CHOKES Dante! The ref is too busy with Darrius, then MJF covers, ONE! MJF is annoyed with Dante, drags him up, and feeds him to Jericho’s boot! Tag to Jericho, they stand on Dante again, but let off as the ref counts. Jericho drags Dante around to ROPE GUILLOTINE CATAPULT! Dante sputters and Jericho distracts the ref, Hager and MJF get their cheap shots in! Jericho covers with feet on ropes, TWO!
Jericho SLAPS Dante again, drags him up to bump off buckles, then hoists him up top. Fans boo and jeer as Jericho CHOPS Dante! Jericho climbs up, throws haymakers, then brings Dante all the way up. Dante throws body shots and throws Jericho down! Jericho gets up for Dante’s HIGH crossbody! Cover, TWO! Both men are down and fans fire up! Hot tags to MJF and Darrius! Darrius dodges MJF to BLAST Jericho! Then he BOOTS MJF, hops up and leaps over to handspring and redirect MJF, STANDING SPANISH FLY! And a DIVE onto Jericho! Darrius goes right up top, MJF staggers over into the missile dropkick! Cover, TWO!!
Darrius keeps his eyes on MJF as MJF sits up, BUZZSAW! Darrius sees Jericho get in and uses him for the TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO!! Tag to Dante, they combine for a lift and rope for the LEAP FROG ATTACK! O’Conner roll with bridge, TWO!! Fans are fired up as Dante drags MJF up for forearm after forearm! Dante whips, goes the other way, MJF redirects to POWERBOMB Dante! Tag to Jericho, for a LIONSAULT! Cover as MJF DECKS Darrius, TWO!! Dante survives and the Inner Circle is furious! Darrius throws MJF into railing, Dante counters the Walls into a cradle, TWO!! Jericho escapes, Dante runs in and Jericho lifts, but Darrius tags!
Jericho throws Dante, Darrius runs in, the sunset flip CATAPULTS Dante onto MJF! Darrius has Jericho, TWO!?! Jericho narrowly escapes but Darrius gets right up. Fans are fired up for “A E DUB!” but Jericho CLOBBERS Darrius! Jericho throws down hands, grinds Darrius’ face into the mat, then tags in MJF. MJF throws off his own frustrated fists and taunts Darrius as he digs his boots in. The Inner Circle double whip, but Darrius DOUBLE DDT’s out of the back drop! Darrius CLOBBERS Jericho out of the ring, Dante finishes it off by throwing him over the timekeeper’s table!
Darrius clobbers MJF, goes to the apron, but Hager YANKS him out of the air! MJF has Darrius for the HEATSEEKER!! Cover, The Inner Circle wins!
Winners: The Inner Circle, by pinfall
The numbers game won this for the Inner Circle! Hager fetches a microphone to congratulate them. “I’ve got to get this off my chest. It’s been two weeks since the Inner Circle came together, two weeks since we said we are a team, and in those two weeks, we have won because every single member of the Inner Circle has done their job.” Except for one! Where is WARDLOW?! Oh right, he’s away for “Family business.” THIS is family business! It pisses Hager off that Wardlow can choose when to come. Hager is the guy who does his job. MJF and Wardlow wanted to be in the Inner Circle because we all know this faction is the shining star of AEW.
Yes, Wardlow is an asset, but he’s also an asshole. Hager talked with Tony Khan, and live next week, HAGER VS WARDLOW! And Wardlow better show up. The Big Hurt has put out an ultimatum of his own, and Jericho had no idea he’d done it, either! Will the Inner Circle truly be united after the behemoths battle it out?
The Acclaimed have a diss track music video!
Titled “Buck Hunt,” “Every time I shoot, better duck, son! And I know that you don’t really want none. When Acclaimed in the house, better bounce, say bye to your loved ones.” They’re on the hunt this evening, here for a couple reasons. They got the titles, say they’re the best but we need a reminder. “Who quit Twitter cuz the fans all hate ’em? Who kissed Dave’s ass for a star ratin’? You guys! Now you gettin’ destroyed, Acclaimed turning Young Bucks into young boys!” Well, Max Caster can talk the talk and Bowens can hype him up, but will they both be able to walk the walk against THE AEW World Tag Team Champions?
AEW returns and Tony Schiavone is in the ring!
The Icon is back! “THIS! IS! STIIIING~!” The crow, the snow, and then the man, the myth, the legend! Sting joins Schiavone in the ring, and Schiavone says, another great reception. How does it feel to be back on TNT and then in AEW? Sting says he already touched on it before, he feels and he knows that he has come full circle. He is back in the jungle, on TNT, and says he was a part of building the original jungle. He’s glad to see the jungle is still alive and is excited to be part of it!
So then why is Sting here? He said he wasn’t here for Cody Rhodes, but he did mention the TNT Champion, Darby Allin. Tell us more in-depth why he is here! Sting can’t answer that easily, that’s a deep question. When he thinks on that question, he goes back in time looking for his break. And he saw one of the greatest ever, one adored by fans all over the world, he is talking about The American Dream, DUSTY RHODES! “God rest his soul, Dusty!” Because of Dusty, he told “Stinger baby, we gonna put some color on your face. We gonna put some color on your tights, color on your boots, I want you to glow in the dark, babay!” Then he’ll be with the Nature Boy, Ric Flair, and it’ll be funky like a monkey, if you will. And then yes, Sting was wrestling one of the best ever in main event matches.
Fast forward to now, Cody in the ring, son of Dusty, Sting couldn’t stay away. Sting just had to be part of AEW and what Cody was doing! Fans chant, “Welcome Home!” and Sting thanks them because it’s good to be home! As for Darby- Team Taz cuts in. Taz says this is all very emotional and, if he could steal a line, it brings a tear to a glass eye. Taz has known Sting a long time, and anyone who really knows Sting is that Sting is only for Sting. Ricky Starks says Team Taz doesn’t care about his business with Darby or Cody, just that he keeps interfering with their business. Starks says Stinger’s gonna get hurt in their jungle.
Taz says he is standing here with four hungry tigers ready to bite Sting’s head off! It’s go time! Team Taz heads to the ring but the lights go out! Well Sting is already here so… DARBY is in the ring! Well that’s no problem for Team Taz. Sting and baseball bat, Darby and skateboard, Team Taz will fight another day. And that day will be 1/6/21, TNT Championship, Darby VS Cage, and Cage rips Darby’s head off! Team Taz will see you in the new year. BUt Cage speaks up and says what if he doesn’t want to wait? He’s dressed and ready to go, just give him the greenlight! Fans want to “Let them fight!” but Taz says the new year is the time. Will the Reckless Face of TNT still be champion come that time?
And speaking of Darby, he looks to Sting as the two hold onto their signature weapons. Fans are loving that scene as it is! Will there come a time when these two are in a match together?
MJF has a cameraman with him backstage.
MJF tells the cameraman he doesn’t have him here to show how good he is, but because this is the right thing to do. MJF walks in and wants to talk with Santana and Ortiz. He just wants a minute of their time. MJF heard what happened, how they lost somebody really close to them recently, and MJF says the most important person in his life was his grandfather. He just lost his grandfather from cancer, so from the bottom of his heart, MJF tells Santana how hard that is, and he is here for him. Santana stands up, tells MJF to keep his head up, and then they shake hands and hug it out. Ortiz also shakes hands, but no hug. Has MJF at least gotten one of the Proud ‘n’ Powerful to accept him?
Six Man Tag: Jurassic Express VS The Dark Order’s 5, 10 & Colt Cabana!
Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus and Marko Stunt are going to show the full power of their trio as they go up against Alan Angels, Preston Vance and BOOM BOOM! Will the boys and their dinosaur stay on track in the tag team division rankings?
The trios sort out and Fun-Sized starts with Cabana, and Cabana doesn’t take Stunt all that seriously. Stunt shimmies and tie sup with Cabana, and Cabana jokes that Stunt is so strong. Cabana puts Stunt in a corner, and up top and pats him on his head. Stunt jumps and RANAS Cabana away! Then dropkicks him! Angels tags in and runs into an arm-drag! Stunt has the arm, tags JB and they whip Angels for the atomic drop and step-up BOOT! Jackknife cover, TWO! JB CHOPS Angels, whips him then hurdles, drops and dropkicks! Cover, TWO! JB stays on Angels, Stunt tags in and they whip. Angels reverses JB but JB slides and Stunt dropkicks! Then they combine, RIPCORD SPLASH AND LEG DROP! Cover, but Cabana tosses Stunt off!
Stunt gets mad and shoves Cabana, then goes back to Angels. Angels picks Stunt up to ram him into the corner! Tag to Cabana, Cabana gets in Stunt’s face and throws big elbows! Stunt ducks a few, and then the double chop, to hot tag Luchasaurus! Luchasaurus CHOPS Cabana and Cabana flops out of the ring. Vance gets in but Luchasaurus boots and CHOPS him down! Luchasaurus tags Stunt in, scoops Vance to slam him, and Stunt leaps in, wheelbarrow SPLASH combo! And then a tag to JB for the wheelbarrow senton! JB goes up, KNEEBOARD SENTON! Cover, TWO! Vance survives but fans are fire dup for Jurassic Express!
JB CHOPS Vance, whips but Vance reverses. Vance runs in, only gets buckles as JB goes out! JB slides around, shoulders in then slingshots over. JB wheelbarrows, Vance shoves him and Cabana is there to catch him! JB fights Cabana off but Angels KICKS JB down! Vance wheelbarrow hotshot GERMANS! Fans boo as the Dark Order gets away with all this! Cover, TWO! Vance looms over JB as AEW goes picture in picture.
Vance drags JB up, CHOPS him, then bumps him off buckles. Tag to Angels and Angels rolls to run in for a forearm! Angels snapmares and splashes down! Cover, TWO! Angels keeps on JB with a facelock, brings him back and tags in Cabana. They mug JB, then Cabana grins as he looms over JB. JB kicks back, kicks again, but Cabana blocks and trips him for an elbow drop! JB writhes, Cabana covers, TWO! Cabana is annoyed but he keeps JB from the Jurassic Express by throwing him out of the ring! Cabana goes out, JB fights off the Dark Order with boots and elbows! JB gets back in the ring, but Cabana intercepts with a shoulder tackle!
Cabana swaggers about, bumps JB off buckles then tags in Angels. Angels stomps JB around, brings him up and whips him to kitchen sink knee! Cover, TWO! Angels grows annoyed, he covers again, TWO! Angels stomps JB, drags JB up but JB throws hands. Angels DECKS JB, whips him to the corner, and tags Vance as AEW returns to single picture. Fans rally for JB as Vance whips Angels in. JB fights back again with more boots and elbows! JB leaps into Vance’s arms! Angels dropkicks into the FALL AWAY SLAM! Cover, TWO! Vance is frustrated, Cabana mockingly tells JB he can do it, and Vance whips JB, but JB slips off. Vance shoves again, JB rebound LARIATS!
Fans fire up as both men are down! JB and Vance crawl, hot tag to Angels! Angels drags JB away, back suplexes, but JB lands on his feet and dodges, hot tag to Luchasaurus! Luchasaurus rallies on the Dark Order, tosses Angels in to fire off BIG hands! Angels flops into a wheelbarrow GERMAN! Luchasaurus kips up and fans are fired up! Vance is in, Luchasaurus shoves him but Vance BOOTS! Luchasaurus just TAIL WHIPS back! Angels is up, leaps, but into a choke grip! Angels is thrown into Cabana, then gets the CHOKE SLAM! STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, Vance breaks it in time! Fans are fired up as Luchasaurus tags Stunt!
Stunt goes up, stands on Luchasaurus’ shoulders, Cabana gets a BOOT and a CROSSBODY! SPINNING BUZZSAW! Stunt builds speed and DIVES into a forearm! Vance puts Stunt back in, then gets Angels in. Luchasaurus grabs Vance but Cabana POSTS the dinosaur! Vance feeds Stunt to a BIONIC ELBOW! Tag to Angels, SPINEBUSTER to FROG SPLASH! Cover, but JB just manages to break it! Angels is furious, he whips but Stunt reverses to dropkick Angels into Vance and Cabana! JB tags in, dodges Angels and dropkicks Vance and Cabana! SUPERKICK for Angels, Stunt is a weapon as Luchasaurus THROWS him onto Cabana and Vance! Angels is up, he gets the BACK SUPLEX TO BOMB! Cover, Jurassic Express wins!
Winners: Jurassic Express, by pinfall
A huge win for the #3 ranked tag team, and Schiavone gets to the ring to interview them. “Here they are, Jurassic Express! They are the #3 ranked contenders to the World Tag Team Championships, continuing to rise through the ranks.” Stunt says it feels so good to be bac on Dynamite! But FTR cuts him off to say it’s time for trained professionals to speak. FTR is the 2020 Tag Team of the Year! Every time they hold up the symbol, three fingers but not the middle one, it is the best there is!
Jurassic “Park” wants to take FTR down to make a name for themselves, but you’ve got until 1/6/21. Cash, Dax and Tully are chomping at the bit. It used to be business, now it’s personal. They’re on a quest to get the tag titles back, and no dinosaur is gonna stop them. If Stunt sticks his nose in, Tully might just give him a flashback to the 80’s.
Alex Marvez finds Don Callis and Kenny Omega at the hotel.
He tries to ask what they think about next week’s AEW World Championship match against Rey Fenix, but Callis keeps telling Marvez that if he wants a statement, this is their private time. What is he doing lurking and looking for the champion? Very creepy. But Callis wants to get something off his chest. It’s something about being in this business for 30 years that he can’t understand why Khan let wrestlers run amuck! Wrestlers like PAC thinks he’s an executive, making title matches for the champion! What a joke! It has to stop! This is the WORLD champion, who does what he does. They aren’t to be dictated to by the “talent.” What a joke!
Marvez keeps trying to ask Omega his part, so Omega says if he wants a scoop from the champ, here’s a message to Fenix and even PAC! Translate this at your leisure. Here’s a year in review for the two of them: AEW World Tag Team Championship match, Fenix choked; AAA Mega Championship match, Fenix choked; AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament, against his own brother, someone who loves him and he loves back, Fenix choked. And Fenix had a nasty little bump on his head that kept him from continuing. What does he think happens against someone who is a little pissed off? Someone who doesn’t love, and actually despises Fenix? The person who beat his brother’s ass in the tournament!
Omega is worried that he won’t just hurt Fenix, but put him out for good! But even if he does, Omega has friends at Impact Wrestling who would happily take him back! Right, Mr. Callis? Who knows. He’s a bit injury prone, a bit fragile. Maybe they can call Konnan about something. Oh yeah, AAA will take him back. But seriously, when the phone rings, Omega answers the call. Fenix trips over his own two feet and gets hurt along the way. Fenix gets hurt, Omega gets titles, that’s just how it is! See you at New Year’s Smash!
The Butcher w/ The Fam VS PAC w/ The Lucha Brothers!
Everyone was surprised last week to see The Bastard was back so soon! The Mad King is using Andy Williams as a pawn, but that won’t keep him safe forever! Will Pac cut down The Butcher to get one step closer to a fight with Kingston?
Kingston joins commentary to talk trash on Pac, and it seems Penta El Zero M is the only brother here because Fenix is focused purely on Omega. The bell rings and Pac gets right in Butcher’s face. The two are forehead to forehead, Pac eggs Butcher on and Butcher puts him in a corner. Pac dodges to KICK a leg, then he eggs Butcher on. Pac dodges again, kicks and kicks, but Butcher throws Pac out hard! Butcher goes out, Pac gets in and dropkicks Butcher down! Butcher gets in, Pac slips out and Butcher gives chase. Pac gets back in then dropkicks Butcher as he slides in! Pac fires off KICK after KICK but Butcher stays up! Pac keeps throwing KICKS, then he runs to DROPKICK!
Fans cheer Pac as he runs, but Butcher runs, dodges and BODY CHECKS Pac! Butcher stomps Pac, drags him up and bumps him off buckles hard! Pac clutches his neck but Butcher digs his knee in! The ref counts, Butcher lets off at 4, then stalks Pac around. Fans boo and jeer as Butcher stomps Pac and clubs him! Butcher CHOPS Pac against ropes, but Pac kicks back. Butcher throws hands, and TOSSES Pac hard! Butcher stomps Pac, looms over him, and has Blade and Bunny cheering for him. Butcher brings Pac up to DECK him! Cover, ONE! Fans rally and Bunny tells them to shut up! Butcher whips Pac hard into a corner, then runs in to stomp Pac down!
Pentagon gets in Bunny’s and Blade’s face as Butcher whips Pac harder into the other corner! Fans jeer with “Butcher Sucks!” as Butcher looms over Pac. Pac throws body shots but Butcher CLUBS him down! Butcher drags Pac up, CHOPS him again, then looms over him. Butcher drags Pac up, puts him back in a corner, then paces. Pentagon talks smack but Butcher goes back to Pac. Pac kicks low, then kicks again! And again! Butcher STOMPS Pac back down, then throws big haymakers! Butcher grabs at Pac but Pac slips out. Butcher goes out, Pac kicks back! And again! And again!
Butcher knees low then whips him, but Pac reverses! Butcher hits railing, but he comes back to BOOT Pac! Butcher gets in the face of the wrestlers ringside as AEW goes picture in picture.
Butcher drags Pac up while the ref keeps Pentagon, Bunny and Blade back. Butcher whips Pac into more railing, then stares into the camera. Butcher stomps Pac, drags him back up, puts him in, then slithers up behind him. Butcher stomps Pac more, drops a knee, then another, then stands on Pac’s head at the ropes! The ref counts, Butcher lets off and paces while soaking up some heat. Butcher drags Pac up, gut wrench dead lifts and suplexes! Cover, TWO! Butcher seethes but he stomps Pac more. Butcher stomps Pac again, drags him up by his head, but Pac is practically dead weight. Butcher DECKS Pac with a right!
Butcher takes his time bringing Pac back up, but Pac jawbreakers back! AEW returns to single picture and Pac KICKS away on Butcher’s leg! Butcher drops to a knee but Pac keeps giving KICKS! And a mule kick, another KICK, then a SUPERKICK! Butcher is dazed, Pac fires up with the fans and he goes up top! Pac watches like a hawk as Butcher slowly rises, then Pac leaps for the missile dropkick! Butcher goes to the other corner and Pac hurries up! But Blade POSTS Pentagon to distract Pac! Pac points them out to the ref but Butcher CLOBBERS him! Butcher drags Pac up, back suplexes for the SLAM! Butcher reels Pac in, brings him back up, and RUNNING BOMBS! Cover, TWO!?!
Kingston, Blade and Bunny are upset but Kingston tells Butcher to keep his focus! Butcher and Blade argue the count but the ref says two is two! Butcher drags Pac back up, Kingston tells him to go faster! Butcher isn’t, and Kingston gets off commentary to tell him. Lance Archer appears and Kingston hurries back to commentary for safety. Butcher runs at Pac, Pac ROUNDHOUSES him down! Archer dares Kingston to do something but Kingston stays put. Pac goes up top again, for the BLACK ARROW! Cover, Pac wins!
Winner: PAC, by pinfall
The Murderhawk Monster doesn’t care about the match, he wants Kingston to man up and fight. But Pentagon and Pac celebrate this win, until Archer gets in the ring. Archer nods to Pac while Kingston vents on commentary. Neither of these guys are gonna get the King! But will he be proven dead wrong when #EverybodyDies?
Jade Cargill speaks.
“Congratulations, Brandi. As a great mother, I’m here to tell you motherhood is a beautiful thing.” But how convenient when a talent like her shows up in AEW, Brandi is pregnant. But all those CBO duties and responsibilities in the AEW Women’s Division will be taken care of now that she’s gone. Shaq called out Cody, Jade is calling Brandi out. They better find Jade a worthy opponent, because she is tired of this s*it. The clock is ticking. Will Jade be given her in-ring debut before the new year?
Schiavone is with the Superbad Couple and Miro!
Just as The Best Man gave away last week, Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford have chosen a wedding date! Miro wants everyone to smile and act like they’re happy for his friends! Kip says Schiavone should be honored, because this is the first-ever wrestling wedding on TNT! This will be a huge deal! Not just for Kip or for Penelope, or just for Miro or for AEW! This is a massive deal for all the fans at home! Kip knows how much the fans can’t wait to see the wedding. Kip sees all the posts and tweets about how much the fans adore them, and how this is the best moment in the many fans’ “small, insignificant lives.”
So what they are going to do now, is they’re going to give us all a gift. They are going to show us exactly the date Kip and Penelope will be married on. Here we go! Wait, it’s Orange Cassidy and Best Friends instead! Wait, the video is playing, but where are they? Kip and Miro were just trolling us! This is the reality: Trent is being put in an ambulance! Someone got to him already, and it isn’t hard to figure out who. Chuck and Orange go with Trent, there won’t be any party crashing now. What a shame! They said they were going to be here but oh well.
And finally, the wedding date will be FEBRUARY 3RD! A beach wedding for AEW Beach Break! You heard it here first! Not just a wedding, but a beach extravaganza! That will be THE moment that defines AEW! Kip, Penelope and THE BEST MAN, 2/3/21!
Dustin Rhodes w/ Lee Johnson VS Evil Uno w/ Stu Grayson!
The Natural was never going to #JoinDarkOrder, but the recruiters suggesting he’d be Seven was only salt in the wound. Will Dustin destroy every last one of them to finally run them out of AEW?
But the second Dustin gets in, Uno DECKS him! The ref reprimands but the damage is done, and Uno chases Dustin outside to CHOP him! Dustin gets in, Uno fires off in a corner, but the ref tries to pull him away. The bell finally rings and Dustin CLOBBERS Uno! Dustin rallies on Uno, throws haymakers then climbs up to rain down fists! The fans count it out and Dustin gets to 9, tells Uno to suck it, then hits the tenth! Dustin runs and BOOTS Uno down! Fans fire up as Dustin whips Uno to ropes, but Uno denies the powerslam to stomp a hand! Uno dropkicks Dustin down and out, then goes out to whip Dustin into railing! Dustin comes back and ROCKS Uno!
The ring count climbs, Uno throat chops Dustin then CHOPS him in the chest! Uno throws more hands, then swings a chop but Dustin ducks and the hand hits railing! Then Dustin throws the hand into railing! And again! Uno runs away, clutching that hand, and Dustin goes in after him. Dustin CHOPS Uno, then tortures the hand! Uno tries to get at Dustin’s eye but the ref counts. Dustin lets off, grabs Uno by his mask and throws an elbow! Dustin throws more hands, talks trash and holds up seven in Uno’s face. Dustin throws haymakers, the ref counts, Dustin lets off at 4 but with a lot of fire!
Fans are fired up with Dustin and he whips Uno corner to corner. Dustin runs in, Uno dodges and BOOTS Dustin down! Uno hurries up top, and hits a SWANTON! Cover, TWO!! Stu cheers Uno as he stands on Dustin’s hand, and then he stomps it! AEW goes picture in picture as Uno soaks up the heat.
Uno tries to get his bad hand working and he drags Dustin up for elbows. Dustin goes to a corner, Uno throws forearms to his back and stalks him to ropes. Uno chokes Dustin, the ref counts, Uno lets off at 4. Stu taunts Dustin, Johnson rallies the fans and Dustin gets up. Uno is on Dustin but Dustin throws hands! Dustin runs, Uno kicks him low and hits a neckbreaker! Cover, TWO! Uno is frustrated, and his hand still hurts, so he stomps Dustin at the ropes. Uno digs his boots in, the ref counts and Uno lets off. Dustin flops out of the ring, Uno goes out after him, and he RAMS Dustin into railing! And whips Dustin into the apron! Uno refreshes the count, probably at seven, and AEW goes to break.
AEW returns and Uno gives Dustin a PILEDRIVER! Fans boo as Uno covers with a deep lateral press, TWO??!? Uno can’t believe Dustin survives! Fans are fired up and Uno works on his bad hand as Dustin rises. Dustin throws body shots, Uno throws haymakers, and Dustin uppercuts! The brawling continues as Uno JABS, Dustin throws haymakers and JABS of his own! Dustin fires off, flip, flop, flies and shows Uno a dirty two, before the BIONIC ELBOW! Uno flounders, Dustin runs but into a boot! Dustin BOOTS back and Uno goes down! Dustin drags Uno up, reels him in, but Uno HOOK KICKS!
Both men go to opposite corners as fans fire up! Stu coaches Uno, Uno runs in but Dustin dodges to run and BULLDOG! Cover, Dustin wins!!
Winner: Dustin Rhodes, by pinfall
That’s a way to reject an offer! Dustin isn’t Seven, he isn’t just a Number, he is a Rhodes! Uno offers a handshake because he still wants Dustin to #JoinDarkOrder. This is how good he is without them, he can only get better with them! Dustin flips Uno off again, then BOOTS him down! Stu CLOBBERS Dustin, Johnson gets in to get a KNEE! Stu hoists Dustin up, for NIGHTFALL!! Uno shoves Stu but here comes QT Marshall! QT fires off on the Dark Order OG, but gets mugged and DECKED! Uno wants Stu to remember what they’re here for, but then Johnson missile dropkicks them BOTH down! The Dark Order retreats, will they have to go elsewhere to find new members?
Schiavone interviews Shawn Spears.
But Spears asks Schiavone why he left the industry for 15 years. Well, Schiavone was burnt out. Exactly why Spears wants Schiavone to hear this. Spears bet on himself, left New York, but the grass isn’t always greener. “You can change the letters, but you can’t always change the glass ceiling.” The black glove? Never needed it. Spears is more talented than 95% of the AEW roster, and any other roster on the planet today! Spears looks better, works better, and obviously talks better, and yet why is everyone making him think he’s not? It’s management. Spears’ walks into AEW hot as hell, only to find himself digging his way out of a hole Khan and Cody pushed him into.
Spears sees himself going down the same path he went down before. He recognizes it “clear as day,” and he will be damned if he has it happen again. Schiavone doesn’t mean to interrupt, but maybe Spears’ problem… is Spears. Spears thought of that a lot, actually. Bringing it up now, not for a damn second did Spears think that! Who does Schiavone think he is? Spears could be working anywhere in the world and he has to go waste his time with Schiavone. Spears wants management to know that Spears will come back, if he feels like it. Is #PERFECT10N on his way out of AEW already?
Dasha interviews Hikaru Shida.
The AEW Women’s World Champion is about to face Alex Gracia, but Abadon has been haunting her. Has that affected Shida’s ability to prepare for any match? Shida would answer, but Abadon attacks again!! They brawl, security hurries to pull them apart, but while Abadon leaves, Shida has to go to the ring! Will the Full Metal Warrior be able to focus enough to take the Pink Dream on seriously?
Hikaru Shida VS Alex Gracia!
Gracia earned this non-title opportunity by defeating KiLynn King on AEW Dark, but now she could have a golden opportunity! Will Gracia pounce on the face Shida’s focus is split?
The bell rings and Shida fires off on Gracia, but Gracia blocks the suplex. Shida bumps Gracia off buckles over and over, then throws big forearms and haymakers! clearly Shida is furious, and she whips Gracia corner to corner. Gracia dodges, runs and dropkicks Shida, but Shida comes back with a dropkick of her own! Gracia bails out, Shida hurries out to go around the way and DECK Gracia! Shida puts Gracia in, covers, TWO! Shida keeps on Gracia by dragging her up, but Gracia is dead weight. Shida does get Gracia up but Gracia inside cradles, she was playing possum! TWO, and Shida kicks her low!
Shida whips, Gracia reverses and elbows Shida down! Then BOOT WASHES! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up as Gracia goes after the champ with forearms, but Shida just tanks them! Shida kicks low, reels Gracia in, and suplexes, for a SLAM! Fans fire up with Shida now as she follows Gracia out. Shida clubs Gracia on the apron, gets some space, then KNEES her back in! Shida glares into the darkness, perhaps seeing Abadon in the space. Wait, Abadon IS in the shadows!! Abadon shouts at Shida, Shida shouts back, Shida BOOTS Abadon and throws her down! Shida rains down fists on the freakish stalker but the ring count is climbing!
Shida SLAMS Abadon into railing, then hurries in at 8! To TAMA- No! Gracia rolls Shida up, TWO!! Gracia runs, tilt-o-whirls, but into a BACKBREAKER! Shida keeps going, FALCON ARROW! Cover, Shida wins!
Winner: Hikaru Shida, by pinfall
Even with Abadon trying to get in her head, Shida powered through and defeats her actual opponent! But Shida has her kendo stick and she storms over to where she left Abadon for dead. She pokes Abadon, and Abadon revives! Abadon throws her into railing, but Shida comes back to scrap with her! Abadon DECKS Shida, then drags her up to put her against railing. Abadon climbs up to BITE Shida on the neck!! Abadon is trying to drain the life out of Shida!! Shida manages to get Abadon off of her, but Abadon has tasted blood! Will Abadon taste championship gold soon enough?
BREAKING NEWS for New Year’s Smash, Night 1!
Not only will Rey Fenix have his match for THE AEW World Championship against Kenny Omega, but Abadon is getting HER shot at the AEW Women’s World Championship! Will Abadon take more than just a bite out of Shida when these two finally face off again?
AEW World Tag Team Championships: The Young Bucks VS The Acclaimed!
Max Caster & Anthony Bowens go out first, and they still have a diss track for Matt & Nick! “Yo, uh, yo! Acclaimed got 8 straight wins, people still don’t know how Acclaimed we’ve been! Every single week, going higher in the rankings. Hope you a freak, we about to do a spanking! Tonight the Bucks are in danger, Acclaimed stay hotter than Topanga, I wager. Bucks ain’t got balls, they can play with ours. If they really wanna know, we comin’ in hard~! Damn baby~!” Bowens shouts, “AEW!! The Acclaimed have arrived!” But will they thrive or even survive the SUPERKICK PARTAAAY~?!
The official introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we start with big brother Matt and Platinum Caster. They circle, fans fire up, and the two tie up. Caster headlocks, wrenches, wristlocks, but Matt rolls and handsprings to break free and wrench back! Matt clubs away on Caster’s arm, wrenches it again but Caster ROCKS Matt! Caster brings Matt up to throw more hands as the Young Buck bucks are blown in by the wind. Caster whips, Matt slides under and dropkicks Caster! Caster runs back but into an arm-drag! Matt clamps onto the arm, fans rally as Matt wrenches and tags in Nick. Nick goes up to drop ax handles!
Nick wrenches, Caster ROCKS him, tags in Bowens, but Nick arm-drags Bowens! Tag to Matt, they double wrench the 5 Tool Player to CHOP and whip and elbow down! Caster runs in, gets double kicks to a double suplex onto Bowens! Alley-oop dropkick two-for-one special! The Acclaimed bail out but the Bucks double baseball slide dropkick! Fans are fired up as Matt and Nick whip Bowens to one railing, and Caster the other way. Caster reverses, Nick jumps up and over to throw hands! Matt SPEARS Caster! Then Matt positions Caster for another Bucks classic! Nick uses railing to help, they hit RISKY BUSINESS to the floor!
Fans are fired up as Matt puts Bowens back in. Bowens has a leg guard, Matt just drags him over to tag in Nick. Catapult to KICK! And then Bowens is stuck on Matt’s knees, springboard DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, TWO! Bowens survives but Nick tags in Matt. The Bucks mug Bowens, Matt throws hands, then he runs, but Caster trips him! Bowens DECKS Nick, drags Matt up to throw forearms, then tags Caster. The Acclaimed, pass the wrench between them, kick then double wrench for a mule kick stomp combo! Cover, TWO! Bowens keeps on Matt and tags Caster back in.
The Acclaimed double whip, Matt ducks and Nick tags in! Matt dodges, sucker Caster into being thrown out, then he ROUNDHOUSES Bowens into Nick’s crossbody! Fans fire up as Nick rallies on Bowens, hits Caster and then hits Bowens back down! Nick shoulders into Bowens from the apron, and slingshot FACEBUSTERS! Cartwheel MOONSAULT onto Caster! Nick goes up and aims at Bowens, for a SWANTON onto knees! Bowens saves himself, Caster adds on with an apron back suplex! Bowens gets Nick with stomps, rains down fists, and AEW goes picture in picture as Bowens covers, TWO!
Bowens drags Nick over, tags in Caster, and The Acclaimed double suplex! Cover, TWO! Caster keeps Nick down with an armlock but fans rally up. Caster drags Nick over, Bowens tags in, and they mug Nick. Bowens bumps Nick off buckles, CHOPS him, then wrenches him to an OLYMPIC SLAM! Cover, TWO! Bowens grows annoyed and he drags Nick up, but Nick fires off hands! Bowens stomps low, throws forearms, then whips Nick corner to corner hard! Nick bounces off buckles and hits the mat, but Bowens drags him to tag in Caster. Caster stomps Nick, drags him up and warps him up in a cobra clutch.
Nick fights up, fights out but Caster back suplexes high and hard! Caster drops an elbow but misses as Nick goes out! Nick trips up Bowens, runs for his corner but Caster back suplexes! Nick lands on his feet, sunset flips Caster, TWO! Caster grabs Nick’s foot, drags him away, but Nick kicks him! AEW returns with single picture just as Bowens trips Matt off the corner! Caster CLOBBERS Nick, whips him corner to corner, then RAMS into him! Bowens tags in, Caster digs his shoulder in and Bowens throws forearms! Caster forearms, Bowens forearms, then Caster dropkicks! Cover, TWO! The Acclaimed is growing frustrated but the fans are fired up!
Caster tags back in, Bowens torture racks but Nick slips out! Bowens switches, Nick back shim down and dodges, Caster hits Bowens! Nick slides under both Bowens and Caster to thot tag Matt! Matt fires off fast hands on The Acclaimed! Matt throat chops Caster, fakes Bowens out and DOUBLE DDT’s the Acclaimed down! Matt drags Caster up, ROCKS him, then whips. Caster reverses, Matt slides out then baits him in. Caster falls for it and gets a PENALTY KICK from Nick! Matt runs at Bowens, Bowens elbows him, but Bowens runs into the NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express is taking off! Matt steps through, to the SHARPSHOOTER!
Nick whips but Cater reverses to send him into railing! Caster gets in to throw hands on Matt but Matt holds onto Bowens! Caster finally gets Matt down but Matt eggs him on as he gets back up! Cater runs but Nick drags him out to put him in a SHARPSHOOTER, too! The Acclaimed endure dual Sharpshooters, but Bowens powers up! ROPEBREAK! Matt lets go and so does Nick, but the Bucks have the fans rallying behind them. Matt runs in but Bowens BOOTS him! Bowens goes up, gets caught and Nick tags in! Electric Chair, up, up and DOOMSDAY DEVICE! Jackknife cover, TWO!!
The Bucks drag Bowens to a drop zone and call for a combo! Nick goes up, Caster trips him up! Matt rushes over but Caster kicks low! Caster whips Matt over the railing! Caster tags in, climbs up to join Nick, and SUPERPLEXES! Roll through, Bowens is up top, CROSSBODY SUPLEX COMBO! Cover, but Matt breaks it in time! Fans are thunderous as Matt returns to his corner and everyone else is down. A standing count starts, hot tag to Matt! Matt fires hands on Caster but Caster hits back! These two brawl, Matt gets the edge but Caster rakes eyes! The ref reprimands but Caster doesn’t care.
Caster suplexes, Matt slips out and SUPERKICKS! ROLLING ELBOW from Bowens! SUPERKICK from Nick! SUPERKICK to the ref!! Caster sees that and creeps up behind Nick to pop-up LOW BLOW! Bowens has the ACCLAIMED BOOMBOX!! Cover, but the ref can’t count! A spare ref rushes out, he counts, TWO!?!? Nick survives and The Acclaimed is shocked! Bowens hurries out and tells Caster to get Nick up. Caster scoops, but Nick shoves Cater into Bowens! Matt runs to slingshot sunset! Bowens holds on, Nick SUPERKICKS him off the ropes, Matt finishes the POWERBOMB through the timekeeper’s table!! Bowens just got wrecked!
SUPERKICK for Caster! Tag to Matt, the Bucks drag Caster up, B T E TRIGGER!! Cover, The Bucks win!
Winners: The Young Bucks, by pinfall (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)
Matt and Nick don’t need to make up diss tracks because actions speak louder than words! Was this a loud and clear message to the entire tag division on what it’ll take to stop them?
My Thoughts:
A very strong episode for AEW to start their holiday triple header. Top Flight looked really good against MJF and Jericho, but naturally as Heels, Hager helps MJF and Jericho win. I like that Hager called out Wardlow, it might make him come off more dedicated but he also might end up the Heel in this if he says that family issues aren’t as important. MJF himself is also doing something more Face if he’s opening up about what happened to his own family, and it does make for an interesting wrinkle that only Santana is sympathetic.
We still only got so much out of Sting tonight, but it does seem obvious he and Darby Allin are going to be working together closely. Team Taz keeps calling Sting, Cody and Darby out, I’m still waiting on the Six Man where Cody joins in. Jade Cargill calling Brandi out was a natural move, I’m interested in seeing who Brandi sets up as her first opponent. Maybe Brandi should pit Jade against the Vicious Vixens and make her face Nyla Rose. A Face authority figure doing that to the Heels is a great way of comeuppance that I don’t think has been done much at all. Spears has a strong promo to put himself over, I guess this means he’s ditching Tully, since Tully is going all in on FTR.
Callis and Omega had a good promo, mostly Omega’s part. I do like that Omega is also including AAA in this with referencing the Mega Championship, and AEW is really setting up a great network with the other promotions for even more crossover potential in the future. Fenix being gone during Pac VS Butcher was a really nice touch, and the match itself was a good one. Archer showing up made sense, but it might only be a matter of time before he and Pac fight it out to get at Kingston, playing into Kingston’s hand. Dustin VS Uno was a really good match, and I’m expecting a Six Man now, of Johnson and Natural Nightmares VS Uno, Stu and perhaps a returning Brodie Lee to really amp up the story.
Jurassic Express VS Dark Order was a really good Six Man, and FTR calling Stunt, JB and Luchasaurus out was a good move. That’s going to be a very telling match on who is first to challenge for the titles in 2021. The Acclaimed had an honestly great music video, and another good diss rap promo on The Bucks during the entrance. Caster is at least consistent, and both he and Bowens as a team are doing great for being a young, new team. But of course the Bucks win, they’ve got a long way to go still before losing. And there’s a good chance, they only lose to a team like FTR, on a big AEW PPV, namely Double Or Nothing or All Out.
I knew Abadon would get involved with the Shida VS Gracia segment. Her attack beforehand and during didn’t stop Shida from winning, but how fitting for Abadon to bite Shida and “bite off” some of her skin. Their title match for New Year’s Smash Night 1 is going to be intense, but I wonder if a disqualification ending pushes things further down the line, such as to Revolution. Miro giving away the wedding date announcement last week to Best Friends was apparently bait as the Best Friends apparently got jumped at some point. Depending on how they kayfabe this, Trent might not be seen until February 3rd so that he can crash AEW’s first-ever wrestler wedding.
My Score: 9.2/10
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There is truly a Paradigm Shift in pro-wrestling today!
Returning triumphant from the Windy City Riot, Jon Moxley brings the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship to AEW Dynamite! But will someone from NJPW come after him?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Mixed Tag Match: Adam “Edge” Copeland & Willow Nightingale VS Brody King & Julia Hart; Brody & Julia win.
- Six Man Tag: Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks VS PAC, Penta El Zero Miedo & Daniel Garcia; Okada & The Bucks win.
- Deonna Purrazzo VS Mariah May w/ Toni Storm & Luther; Deonna wins.
- Orange Cassidy VS Shane Taylor w/ Shane Taylor Promotions; Shane wins.
- Will Ospreay VS Claudio Castagnoli; Ospreay wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Jon Moxley heads to the ring!
Indianapolis, Indiana fires up as the NEW IWGP World Heavyweight Champion walks in from the back of the crowd! The Maniac shocked the world when he defeated Tetsuya Naito in Chicago and added NJPW’s top prize to his already incredible list of accolades. Moxley goes to the ring, gets the mic, and the fans chant for him as he says, “One of the first championships I ever won, y’know, Salvation Army Community Center at Fountain Square right here in Indianapolis.” The fans cheer that! Moxley continues by saying even back then 20 years ago, he was swimming up stream, never had help.
In fact, a lot of people tired to tell him what he can and can’t do, what he can and can’t accomplish. His words to those people now is the same as back then: kiss his ass and watch him! Watch as he climbs mountain after mountain after mountain. Because being great is not about what others say, it’s about what’s inside. Now, if you didn’t know, this is THE IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. The fans chant “You Deserve It!” and Moxley say this title is steeped in history, illustrious to the extreme, and he has been chasing it for five years. Five years of pain, heartache, wins and losses, pints of sweat and blood, thousands of miles across the ocean.
Five years ago, people said Moxley holding this title, and live on American TV, was impossible. But it wasn’t impossible. Not if they knew what was inside Moxley. That is what this is all about. When your back is against he wall, how deep can you dig? When you feel you have nothing left, choking on your own blood, how deep are you willing to dig and how far are you willing to go? Are you willing to dare to show the world how great you are? THAT is what AEW is about! The fans cheer that, too! Moxley says this brings him to his point: The Don Callis Family. The fans boo now, but Moxley continues.
There are very talented individuals in league with Don Callis. Don Callis is a creep. The fans cheer that! Moxley says he has no time for Callis, but he is feeding these guys lies and those guys are buying it. And then those guys put a hit out and tried to hurt Moxley’s friend and teammate, Bryan Danielson. Now, if you’re putting a target on Bryan’s back, you might as well put one on Moxley’s. You wanna get violent? You wanna be tough guys? Well, you’re welcome to come find Moxley, he’ll be here all night. But he suspects that maybe, he’s not their type. What he could do is run up on them with a tire iron. He could run them over in the parking lot.
But he gets the sense that that wont’ teach the DCF anything. So he’ll pick the biggest, baddest, meanest one of all of ’em, “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs, and challenge Hobbs to a match one week from tonight in the main event of Dynamite in Jacksonville, Florida. Hobbs will accept, because in that match, Hobbs will find out just how out of his depths he is stepping to the IWGP World Champion. Because Moxley won’t make it quick or easy. He will drag Hobbs to the deepest waters that there are, and Hobbs will look around and see no shore. When he asks the ref for the rescue, Hobbs will know the difference between him and Moxley, and that Callis is feeding him lies.
Hobbs will know that he, like everyone else in this business, NO ONE can touch Moxley! There are a lot of great wrestlers in this world, but there is and only ever will be ONE Jon Moxley! The fans fire up for that, but will Hobbs survive the homecoming at Daily’s Place?
Mercedes Mone speaks.
“Last week, somebody attacked me in the dark because they were too afraid to face me in the light. But as the CEO, I always get right back up. And as the CEO, I can’t wait to pay back that b*tch that attacked me last week. Lights off, huh? That sounds a little too familiar, Julia Hart.” Mercedes didn’t think Julia was the kind to be a coward. Or maybe, it was someone who wants us to think it’s Julia? Maybe it’s someone who doesn’t wanna face Mercedes when she’s healthy. Either way, Mercedes puts the entire division on notice, and she will watch that Mixed Tag Match. But remember this: There’s a price to pay when you mess with Mone.
Mixed Tag Match: Adam “Edge” Copeland & Willow Nightingale VS Brody King & Julia Hart!
Speaking of that Mixed Tag, Dynamite is about to get Rated R as the TNT Champion and the Babe with the Power are stepping to the King of Death and the TBS Champion! Will Copeland & Willow have the edge going into Dynasty? Or will even now, The House Always Win?
Wait! Willow is down and out! A medic checks her but she says she’s fine. Kris Statlander & Stokely Hathaway aren’t so sure, but there is Dynasty to think about. And then the lights go out in the arena! And when they come back up, surprise! Brody is in the ring and he CLOBBERS Edge! Julia laughs from the stage as Brody TOSSES Edge out. The fans hoot and bark as Brody whips Edge hard into the barriers! Brody CHOPS Edge, stalks him, then whips him into more barriers! Brody makes Edge take a seat, fires off forearms, then hoots as he gets space. The fans hoot along and Brody comes back, to CROSSBODY Edge against the LEDs!
Brody stands, the ref reprimands but this isn’t even a match yet! Did the House just take out their enemies in quick fashion? Edge crawls towards the ring, he isn’t gonna let the House have their way! Edge drags himself up to the apron and into the ring, and the fans fire up as the bell rings! Brody runs up to SPLASH in the corner! Edge falls over, Brody storms around, then Brody drags Edge up as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Brody CHOS Edge, has him on ropes, and CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Brody steps back, and Julia gets a cheap shot in! Then she CHOKES Edge while the ref is still busy with Brody! Brody storms up on Edge, suplexes high and hard, then stalks up behind Edge. Brody drags Edge up, ROCKS him, and Edge ends up in a corner. Brody digs his boots in, the ref counts again, but Brody lets off at 4. Edge sits down in the corner and Brody gives him scuffing, toying kicks. Brody lets off to stand Edge up, and CHOP him down! Brody CHOKES Edge on ropes again, but lets off as the ref counts.
Edge sputters, Brody drags him around, and Brody whips Edge hard into the corner! Edge falls, Brody storms up and stands on Edge’s face, but the ref counts. Brody steps back, Edge goes to the apron, but Julia is there to CHOKE him! The ref is none the wiser and Julia mocks the fans. Brody has Edge under ropes for the GUILLOTINE CATAPULT! Brody drags Edge back up, and CHOPS him to a corner. Brody CHOPS again, Dynamite returns to single picture, and Brody hoists Edge up top. Brody climbs up to rain down fists! Brody only goes to three before he hauls Edge up, but Edge fights the superplex!
The fans fire up as Edge and Brody trade body shots. Edge then HEADBUTTS away on Brody, and BITES his forehead! Edge DECKS Brody off the corner, then adjusts. Brody stands, Edge FLYING LARIATS! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Julia coaches Brody, he sits up to fire a forearm! Edge fires back, they go shot for shot, then Brody CHOPS! Edge CHOPS! They CHOP, throw forearms, and the fans fire up behind Edge! Edge kicks and IMP- NO, Brody throws him away! Edge dodges the lariat to LARIAT! Brody stays up so Edge runs up to clothesline in a corner! And again! And again!
Edge fires shots, runs side to side, then BOOTS Brody! The fans fire up as Brody leans on the ropes! Edge runs again, for another BOOT! Edge huffs and puffs and he brings Brody around, IMPALER! Cover, TWO! Brody is still in this and Julia coaches him up. Edge stays on Brody, but Brody TOSSES him to the corner! Edge BOOTS back, goes up, and FLYING BLOCKBUSTERS! The fans fire up as Edge rises, and he has a wild look as he goes to the corner. Edge runs in, but Brody LARIATS him down! Julia is fired up, and Brody drags Edge to a corner. Brody storms around as he hoots, then he runs corner to corner to CANNONBALL but only gets buckles!
The fans fire up as Edge and Brody are both down! Julia coaches Brody, the fans rally, and here comes Willow! Taped up as she is, Willow’s on the corner! Brody drags Edge up and in, but Edge reaches out! Willow tags in! She goes up and she CROSSBODIES Brody! Then she chases after Julia! Julia says no no no, but then Edge SPEARS Brody! Willow hoots now, the fans join in, and Willow gives Brody a CANNONBALL! Julia runs in with a chain! CHAIN PUNCH!! The fans boo as Julia says the House Always Wins! Edge LARIATS Brody out of the ring, but Julia clamps on the HARTLESS LOCK! Willow is OUT, The House of Black wins!
Winners: Brody King & Julia Hart, by submission
The Princess of the Black Throne made sure to have an ace up her sleeve to take this one from Willow! But wait! Here comes Mone! And she has a chair! Julia laughs as she slips away, taking her title with her. The House of Black won tonight, but will they establish their Dynasty?
As for Mone and Willow, well Mone still has the chair and is considering her options. Edge slides back in, so Mone stands down. Edge shakes Mone’s hand, long time no see. Mone still wants to go Double or Nothing, but will she be facing the Keeper of Secrets? Or will it be a long awaited rematch with the Babe with the Power?
Backstage interview with Samoa Joe.
Renee Paquette says we’re just four days away from Dynasty, a PPV where the AEW World Championship will be on the line 1v1, Samoa Joe VS Swerve Strickland. Renee says that in this situation, just Joe and Swerve, how does Joe see Swerve as an opponent? Well, first, Joe viewed Swerve as a worthy adversary. Someone who some day might be a great champion. But for now, he’s just a nuisance. Joe says Swerve is not someone who has overwhelming speed, strength, size, no. He’s just someone who keeps standing back up after getting knocked down. No matter how many times Joe puts Swerve in the dirt, Swerve just gets back up.
To Joe, that doesn’t seem like a prerequisite to becoming a champion, that’s a punching bag. Then Renee wants to run this back to last week on Dynamite. Joe is always calm, cool, collected and in the driver’s seat. But after last week, Swerve getting his shot in on Joe, then Swerve & Nana holding up the AEW World Championship, Joe’s reaction… Walk us through what that was. As expected, Joe was worried his property was in the hands of someone who will never possess it. That maybe this belt would need to be disinfected before it could be TV ready. You don’t know where Nana’s been!
As for Swerve, Joe will focus on his track record and what he represents. It seems that with every title Swerve has challenged for, he has come up short. Is that not right? Seems like Swerve’s a choke artist. Every championship, every opportunity, every time he tries, he comes just so close, then swerves off target. History will repeat itself at Dynasty, as at Dynasty, Joe will do what he always does, and that is destroy the opposition, cement his legacy as the greatest AEW World Champion of all time, and for Swerve, “my friend, unfortunately you are a choke artist. And come Dynasty, you won’t have to worry about it. I’ll be the one choking you out instead.”
The One True King of Wrestling has spoken, but will he still end up dethroned by The Realest?
AEW takes a closer look at The Young Bucks VS FTR Part 4.
But as the highlights of ladder matches and of All In London 2023 play, the Bucks themselves interrupt. This package sucks, who edited this together? Cut, cut! The video stops, and we cut to gorilla. Matthew Jackson “apologizes” to FTR, but tonight’s episode is already running short on time, so they gotta bump this from the show. But Matthew promises, the full package will go on social media. And Nicholas sure hopes FTR is watching, because they’re about to beat their friends’ asses in a really cool Six Man Tag. And yeah, it’s a tune-up for Dynasty! A ladder match for the tag titles? Are you kidding? The Bucks perfected that match!
And the Bucks will then become AEW’s first-ever THREE TIME World Tag Team Champions. But what about tonight, Rainmaker? Kazuchika Okada says, “Hey, Pac! You will not make it to Dynasty. You are a dead man!” Cue the music, time for the badass entrance using that elevator thing. But will the New Elite really be rolling into St. Louis with momentum? Or are they underestimating the Top Guys’ allies?
Six Man Tag: Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks VS PAC, Penta El Zero Miedo & Daniel Garcia!
The trios sort out and The Rainmaker starts against The Bastard as a preview of their Continental Championship match. The fans rally behind Pac, but then The Bucks CLOBBER him, and Okada BLASTS Pac’s corner! The fans boo as The Elite stomps away on Pac, then the Bucks stand down. Okada tags Nick, he storms up but Pac SOBATS! KICKS! And SOBATS! Pac runs to SHOTGUN BOOT! The fans fire up and Pac tags Penta. They double whip, double hip toss, then they coordinate, STANDING MOONSAULT LEG DROP COMBO! Cover, TWO! Penta runs up to KICK Nick in the leg! The fans rally with “CERO! MIEDO!” as Penta has Nick on ropes.
Penta whips, Nick reverses, and Matt gets a cheap shot! Penta GAMANGIRIS Matt, but Okada BOOTS Penta down! The fans boo as Nick distracted the ref the entire time. Nick stomps Penta, tags Matt, and Matt rains down fists! The fans boo, but Matt tags Nick back in. The Bucks double whip Penta to a corner, then Matt runs in, only for Penta to TOSS him out! Nick runs up, Penta makes him handstand on the corner, and Penta SUPERKICKS! Nick staggers, Penta tags Garcia! Garcia rallies on Nick, wrenches and clinches, HALF HATCH! The fans fire up as Garcia clotheslines in a corner! Garcia goes up, and he rains down fists!
The fans count all the way to nine, then Garcia winds up to DO HIS DANCE! Garcia lets off, runs up on Okada and BLASTS him! Garcia LARIATS Nick, whips him to ropes, but Nick reverses. Okada trips Garcia and drags him out! But Garcia ROCKS Okada first! Matt runs up, Garcia DECKS him! But Nick PENALTY KICKS from the apron! Nick BLASTS Pac off the apron, Matt YANKS Penta down, and The Elite attacks while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Matt drags Penta up to whip him into railing! Penta tumbles over into the front row! Nick sends Pac into railing, then soaks up the heat. Matt throws hands on Pac, and he mocks Garcia’s dance, too! Okada puts Garcia in the ring for Nick, Matt mocks the front row, and Nick rains down fists on Garcia! Nick goes all the way to nine, so also mock the dance! Nick lets off to tell everyone that’s a FINE! Nick stomps Garcia, kicks him around, then he tags Okada. Okada storms up to CLUB Garcia, then he drags Garcia around. Okada snapmares Garcia, runs and basement DROPKICKS! The bucks applaud while Okada stands over Garcia.
Okada tags Matt, Matt drags Garcia up and whips him into the corner. Matt runs up but into an ELBOW! Garcia storms up, but Matt scoops for a BACKBREAKER! Nick tags in, slingshot LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Garcia grits his teeth, he pie faces Nick, but Nick drops a knee on Garcia’s back. Matt gets on a mic to talk to Taz, and to also say hi to Excalibur and Tony Schiavone. Nick CHOKES Garcia on ropes, lets off at 4, and he runs up to SHINING WIZARD! Matt keeps doing his own play by play as Nick bumps Garcia off buckles. Dynamite returns to single picture, Okada holds Garcia in place and Nick runs in, but Garcia BOOTS Nick!
Garcia elbows Okada away, CHOPS Nick, repeat! Matt is concerned on “commentary,” Nick runs back in but Garcia sends him into Okada! Matt says to get him, but Nick waistlocks Garcia. Garcia wrenches to SAIDO free! Matt asks for the tag, Nick tags him, and Matt still holds onto the mic as he stomps Garcia! Matt says it’s fine, he’s got this. Matt promises the ref he won’t hit Garcia with the mic. Matt instead talks trash, shouting, “You think you’re better than me, Garcia?! HUH!?” Matt then pie faces Garcia! Matt eggs on “the kid,” dares Garcia to show him the reason they hired him, and Garcia gets up to reel Matt in!
Matt freaks out, saying he’s sorry, they’re good! But Garcia still gives Matt the SAIDO! The fans fire up while Garcia crawls, hot tag to Pac! Pac RAMS into Matt, slingshots up and over then keeps moving to CLOBBER him! And CLOBBER him again! Pac whips, Matt reveres but Pac stops, sidesteps and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Nick runs in, but he also gets a SNAP GERMAN! The Bucks stagger up, Pac climbs a corner, DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK! The Bucks bail out, the fans fire up, and Pac goes up a corner! ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes both Bucks and the fans are thunderous! Pac even dares Okada to get some! Okada says he’s not legal, he can’t!
Pac still taunts Okada, but then Matt CLOBBERS Pac from behind! Okada tags in, now he’s legal. Okada then BLASTS Penta, and Nick steps back in. Okada and Nick get Pac up, they double whip him to a corner, then Okada sends Nick in. Pac puts Nick on the apron, Matt’s on the other side, and Okada runs in, DOUBLE GIRI ELBOW COMBO! Okada then brings Pac up, Alabama Lifts, and REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Cover, Penta KICKS it apart! The fans fire up while Pac and Okada are both down! They stir, crawl, hot tag to Penta! CROSSBODY for Okada! Penta runs, SLINGBLADE for Nick! SLINGBLADE for Matt!
Penta catches Okada, tuck and pump handle, MADE IN JAPAN!! Cover, The Bucks break it! The fans boo but Nick rains fists down on Penta. The Bucks whip Penta to Okada, but Penta wheelbarrows and victory rolls, DOUBLE SATELLITE- NO, The Bucks back drop free! Garcia storms up, blocks Nick’s superkick to send it into Matt! Then Garcia reels Nick in, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Matt superkick feints to DDT Garcia! Pac is up, he HOTSHOTS Matt, then slingshots to CUTTER! The fans are thunderous as Pac glares at Okada. Pac drags Penta to the corner, tags in, and “This is Awesome!” as we get that title match preview after all!
Okada fires a forearm, Pac gives it back, and they keep going back and forth! Pac gets the edge, then whips, but Okada reverses. Okada runs up, into a SUPERKICK! The fans are thunderous as Pac goes up the corner! But Matt trips Pac up! Pac crashes down to the mat, but the fans rally as Garcia rises! Pac crawls over, hot tag to Garcia! Garcia fires off forearms on Okada, then CHOPS! Garcia runs, into a DROPKICK! Okada drags Garcia up, scoops, but Garcia slips free to trip him! Jackknife bridge, TWO!! Okada escapes, gets around, and sends Garcia into DOUBLE GAMANGIRI! Then gut wrench and TOMBSTONE!!
Penta runs up, but Okada dodges the slingblade! Okada scoops Penta to TOMBSTONE!! Nick & Matt get in, DOUBLE SUPERKICKS into the RAINMAKER!! Cover, New Elite wins!
Winners: Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
The Continental Champion smirks as he looms over the Dragonslayer, but The Bucks sit Garcia back up! E V P TRIGGER!! Garcia suffers for being friends with FTR, and then the Bucks bring out a ladder! Penta gets up but Matt DECKS him! Matt stomps Penta, stands on him, and Nick brings Garcia over. Scoop SLAM onto the ladder! Garcia writhes, but the Bucks still aren’t done! They open the ladder, stick Garcia inside, and then squeeze it shut on him! Okada & Matt hold Garcia down while Nick climbs up, but Pac returns! Pac runs the New Elite off with that bell hammer! The Bastard already had reason enough to go after them, but will he take out his rage on Okada?
As for The Bucks, they’ve got the momentum and the upper hand going into that Ladder match! Will they be the ones making history? Or will Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood be the ones to establish their Dynasty?
Dynamite returns with Taz in the ring.
The Suplex Machine promised Chris Jericho to set up a meeting with Hook, so he’s here as moderator as Lionheart makes his entrance. Jericho joins Taz in the ring, followed by Hook. Taz has the mic while fans chant “HOOK! HOOK!” Taz says he’s just here to make sure things go nice and easy. There have been some issues between both Jericho and Hook. That said, Jericho has the floor. Jericho has the mic to say he’s known Taz for 30 years, and he appreciates Taz getting Hook to come out here. And to Hook, Jericho thanks him for coming out here. Jericho just wants to clear up some things.
The reason Jericho pulled Hook off the apron last week was not to mess with Shibata. Shibata ended up collateral damage. Jericho just wanted to get Hook’s attention and let him know it felt like Hook wasn’t listening to him as much as he should. The fans boo and Hook eats chips while Jericho says he is doing this all for Hook. Some say Jericho’s the greatest of all time at this. Others talk about the learning tree. Jericho says he IS the learning tree. The fans boo more but Jericho wants Hook to think about the people who listened to Jericho’s “perfect parables,” his pearls of wisdom. Every single one of them has gotten to that next level.
MJF, Orange Cassidy, Eddie Kingston, Daniel Garcia, Jon Moxley, Will Ospreay, and so many more! Everyone that has come into the “Jericho Vortex” has come out the other side a better performer, a better wrestler, and to be honest, a better person. That is what Jericho wants for Hook. He wants them to scale to the highest of heights together. They can reach the top of Wizard Mountain so they can both breathe in the rarified air of Jericho and reach the top! Jericho knows he can get Hook there. So what does Hook say? Is he ready to put the animosity aside so he can sit under the brilliant branches of the learning tree?
The fans are booing and saying no. What does Hook say? “No!” The fans cheer and Jericho looks disappointed. What does Hook mean, “no?” Hook says he doesn’t need Jericho’s help. Dude, c’mon. Don’t be stupid. Taz stops Jericho there, but Jericho tells Taz to stop. The fans boo but Jericho says he’s doing what Taz should’ve done 30 years ago and give this kid some proper guidance! Seriously! But this is what Jericho is talking about. He needs to get Hook away from all this dead weight that’s been holding him back his entire life. Taz says Jericho needs to calm down but Jericho says Taz needs to stop.
Jericho again tells Hook that he has had people his whole life telling him how good he is, how he’s a future world champion, including Taz, his father. But Jericho says Hook is not as good as he thinks he is! The fans boo more and Taz speaks up again, only for Jericho to SHOVE him! The fans boo even harder, and now Hook is mad! Hook drops the mic, he storms up to Jericho, and then he SHOVES Jericho into a corner! Hook tells Jericho that he crossed the line. You wanna see how good Hook is? He’ll go another round with him, anytime, anywhere! Now get outta his ring! Jericho says Hook doesn’t mean that, but Hook says it again, get outta his ring!
Hook lets Jericho go and the fans sing “Hey hey hey, Goodbye~!” Jericho slowly takes his leave, trying to smooth things over, but it’s too late for that. When and where will the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil get his hooks into Lionheart?
Backstage interview with Swerve Strickland.
Renee now sits down with the #1 contender to the AEW World Championship. In just a matter of days, Swerve’s career could change. Swerve could become the NEW AEW World Champion at Dynasty. In order to do that, he has to beat Joe. We heard from Joe earlier, what is Swerve’s reaction to Joe calling him a “choke artist?” Swerve chuckles at that. He’ll ask back, does Renee agree with Joe that Swerve’s a choke artist? No, she does not. He doesn’t think so, either. Joe talked about Swerve stumbling, title opportunity after opportunity. He isn’t wrong about that. Swerve has stumbled out the gate, stumbling throughout his career.
But guess what? Swerve’s always fallen forward into success. Just in this past year alone, Swerve was put in a coffin, got back up. He got stapled, body thrown into barbed wire, and he got back up. Not but a couple weeks ago, a man punched him in the face with a chain, bloodied him, and Swerve is still here. Swerve always gets back up. That’s his military upbringing, his warrior ethos: never give up, never quit. So Joe, call Swerve whatever you want. Punching bag, choke artist, a parasite, but guess what? This Sunday at Dynasty, he’ll also be calling Swerve the NEW AEW World Champion. “Whose house?”
Renee asks what makes Swerve so confident about Sunday? Swerve thinks about it, and says with all due respect, it isn’t something he should be answering to Renee. He should be saying this to Samoa Joe. Swerve takes off the mic, takes off his jacket and his hat to get up in the camera. Swerve promises to tell Joe this to his face, in that ring, tonight! Swerve storms off, but will Joe bother to meet him out there?
Deonna Purrazzo VS Mariah May w/ Toni Storm & Luther!
While The Virtuosa won’t be part of the sequel title picture with the leading lady, she’ll gladly take out the understudy! Will Deonna make sure Mariah can’t help Timeless Toni against Thunder Rosa? Or will Mariah make her mentor proud?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, go around, and Mariah shoves Deonna down. Mariah pulls on Deonna’s hair, they tie up again, and Mariah puts Deonna in the corner. Mariah ROCKS Deonna, whips corner to corner but Deonna reverses. Deonna runs in, blocks a boot, THROWS Mariah by that leg, then runs to KNEE LIFT and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Roll through, but Mariah scrambles out of the ring! The fans fire up as Storm is there to check on her protege, but Deonna builds speed! Storm gets Mariah out of the way as Deonna baseball slides, and Mariah DECKS Deonna!
Mariah whips Deonna into barriers, Storm taunts the “loser,” then Mariah puts Deonna back in. Deonna swings, Mariah ducks and ROUNDHOUSES! Mariah rams a shoulder in, only to get caught! Deonna drags Mariah out for a DRAPING DDT! Cover, TWO! Mariah goes to a corner, Storm coaches her, but Deonna runs up, Mariah goes up and over, ROCKS Deonna again, then puts Deonna up top. Mariah runs up to STRATUS- NO, Deonna shoves her away! So Mariah SHOVES Deonna to the floor! The fans cheer as Mariah poses, and Storm taunts Deonna again as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref is busy with Mariah, and that lets Storm step on Deonna’s face! Mariah goes out to kick Deonna around, then CHOPS her against the apron. Mariah puts Deonna in, kicks her around, and then drags Deonna up. Mariah runs to SHOTGUN Deonna down! Cover, TWO! Mariah keeps calm, Storm coaches her and Mariah CHOPS Deonna. Mariah puts Deonna in a corner, bumps her off buckles, then digs her boot in. The ref counts, Mariah lets off, but Deonna dodges the chop to CHOP! And CHOP! Mariah knees low, snapmares, then she clamps on a chinlock. Deonna endures, even as Mariah thrashes her around.
Deonna fights up, but Mariah throws her by her hair! The ref reprimands, Mariah “apologizes,” then she kicks Deonna around. Mariah brings Deonna through the ropes to CHOKE her! The ref counts, Mariah lets off at 4, then she stalks Deonna to a corner. Mariah fires forearms, stomps a mudhole in, then lets off again. Mariah digs her boot into Deonna, lets off as the ref counts, then whips her corner to corner hard! Mariah runs in, Deonna ELBOWS her back, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Deonna ELBOWS Mariah again, goes up the corner, but Mariah runs up! Deonna BOOTS Mariah, then hits a FLYING KNEE on Mariah’s arm!
Deonna runs up to LARIAT Mariah, then whips her to ropes. Mariah reverses but Deonna KICKS back! And LARIATS again! The fans fire up as Deonna covers, TWO! Deonna is annoyed but she brings Mariah up. Mariah ROCKS Deonna! Deonna ROCKS Mariah! The forearms go back and forth, faster and faster, then Deonna gets the edge! Deonna runs up, but Mariah ROCKS her at ropes! Mariah runs, but Deonna catches her to the BACK2BACKBREAKER, and right into a takedown! FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! Mariah scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Deonna lets go at 4.
Deonna drags Mariah up, CHOPS her, and Mariah ends up in a corner. Deonna whips corner to corner, Mariah reveres but Deonna dodges to BOOT! Cover, TWO! Mariah survives but Deonna drags her right up. Deonna reels Mariah in, vows to end this, and lifts, but Mariah slips free of the bomb! HEADBUTT! Deonna flops into a corner, Mariah takes aim! Storm and the fans rally up, KISS THIS!! Mariah hits the hip attack, then TORNADO DDTS! Cover, TWO!! Deonna survives and shocks Mariah! Mariah drags Deonna up, Storm wants this to end. Mariah fireman’s carries, Deonna sunset flips! But Mariah sits on it! TWO!!
Deonna finishes the sunset flip, DEONNA WINS!!
Winner: Deonna Purrazzo, by pinfall
But Storm attacks Deonna! She and Mariah beat down The Virtuosa, but here comes Thunder Rosa! She CLOBBERS Luther, then dodges Mariah to BOOT Storm! Then ROUNDHOUSE for Mariah! La Mera Mera shoves Mariah out, has the fans all fired up, and Deonna gets in Rosa’s face. They argue, shove, and then Mariah trips Deonna to drag her out! Mariah and Deonna brawl, Storm takes aim, to kick Rosa low! But Rosa wrenches back to DECK Storm! Rosa gets Storm into a CAMEL CLUTCH, and brings out lipstick! Rosa SMEARS it all over Storm’s crazy face! Rosa gets payback for Storm disrespecting the face paint!
Storm scrambles away, Luther doing his best to clean her up. The Storm and the Thunder are about to clash, which force of nature will reign over the AEW Women’s Division?
Backstage interview with Bullet Club Gold.
Renee is now with the ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions, but she has to get the Gunns to stop tapping the mic. This is a very exciting time in AEW as Dynasty is just days away. BCG asked for this time, what is going on? Jay White says it is very exciting but Renee doesn’t seem that excited. This is supposed to be her favorite time of the week! She gets to talk with the who? Bang Bang Gang. Aw c’mon, say it with feeling! Yeah, like this! BANG BANG GANG! The Bang Bang Gang has been having a blast the last couple of months. They did some scissoring, learned new catchphrases, sold new merch, made new friends, got new fans, and the boys even hung out with their old man.
And now everyone can see just how much better off Austin & Colten are without Daddy Ass and with #StepdaddySwitch. And y’know what? They’ll fulfill their destiny at Dynasty! How did this all start? Surprise, surprise, it is all about the gold. They are the ROH Six Man Champs, and Acclaimed have what BCG wants! The Acclaimed are the AEW World Trios Champions! They’ll put it all on the line, #WinnersTakeAll! And then we will see that THE greatest three man unit today is the Bang Bang Gang! And if you ain’t down with that, they’ve got two words for ya: GUNS UP! Jay White & The Gunns want it all, but will they lose it all in St. Louis?
The Acclaimed respond.
Daddy Ass says, “Well. It seems that you three have finally grown a set and showed everybody what your true intensions are, and that’s to get a shot at the championships that we now hold. Well, Jay White, I’ve already beaten the life outta you. And as for those other two, hell, I’ve been beating the hell out of them since they were little kids. You called down the thunder, well now you’ve got it.” Anthony Bowens says, “That’s right, Jay White. You wanna fight? This Sunday on Dynasty, you want us to put the AEW Trios titles on the line? Well guess what? We accept your challenge. So bring your little Ass Boys, bring your big golden bat, because guess what?
“The Scissor King has got a big golden bat of your own, and you can choke on it!” Max Caster says that’s right, “Twinkblade and the Ass Boys. You guys wanna make challenges? Well let us in on the fun, too. Just for old times, let’s run it back! Two on two, Acclaimed and the Ass Boys on Collision this week, and we’re gonna beat your ass, I’ve got no doubts about it! Because…” “EVERYONE! LOVES! THE ACCLAIMED!” The stakes have been raised, who will establish their Dynasty in the Zero Hour?
Orange Cassidy VS Shane Taylor w/ Shane Taylor Promotions!
Trent Beretta turns on Freshly Squeezed and now it’s all falling apart. And who better to kick someone when they’re down than Big Bad Shaney T. Boy? Will Shane rumble, bad man, rumble? Or will Cassidy fight like a man with nothing left to lose?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Cassidy. But then Ogogo and Moriarty close in. Shane tells his guys it’s fine, he’s got this. Ogogo and Moriarty stand down. Shane eggs Cassidy on about how he took out Shibata. Shane even says Cassidy can give the people what they want and put his hands in the pockets. Cassidy puts his hands up, and then in the pockets! The fans cheer, Cassidy dodges Shane and SHOTGUNS! Shane stays up, Cassidy kips up, then he dodges again! Another SHOTGUN, another kip up, and Cassidy runs to SHOTGUN again! Shane stays up in a corner, but Cassidy runs in. Shane swings, Cassidy ducks ‘n’ dodges and tilt-o-whirls, but Shane blocks!
Shane suplexes, Cassidy kicks and flails, but ends up on ropes. Shane hits LONDON TOWER! Cassidy flops out of the ring, Shane distracts the ref, and Moriarty stomps away on Cassidy! Moriarty THROWS Cassidy into barriers, then puts him in the ring. Moriarty acts innocent, and Shane puts Cassidy in the corner. Shane taunts Cassidy, puts his arms around ropes and hands in the pockets. Shane winds up to CHOP! Cassidy sputters as he drops to his knees. Cassidy flops out of the ring again, but the ref tells Moriarty & Ogogo to back off while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cassidy clutches his neck, slowly sits up, but Shane goes out after him. Shane winds up and hushes the fans, only to throw Cassidy into the ring. Shane won’t do what the fans want, and he drags Cassidy up into a corner. Shane wraps the arms around ropes again, tucks them back in the pockets, and then argues with the ref. Shane ROCKS Cassidy, Cassidy flops against ropes, and Shane taunts him while stalking him. Shane puts Cassidy in a corner, talks trash and pie faces, but Cassidy fires haymakers! Cassidy fires off shot after shot, then winds up, but Shane bobs ‘n’ weaves and HEADBUTTS! Cassidy flops out of the ring again!
Moriarty mockingly cheers Cassidy on while Shane goes out to fetch him. Shane puts Cassidy on the apron, and CLUBS him! Shane then goes up to the apron, lines up the shot, APRON LEG DROP! Cassidy sputters as he flounders away, and Shane storms back in after him. Shane taunts Cassidy, and Cassidy “unleashes” body shots. Shane pie faces Cassidy, Cassidy fires more shots, then winds up. Shane encourages the fans to fire up, too, but then Cassidy SUPERKICKS! Shane wobbles, but he DECKS Cassidy! Shane stalks Cassidy to a corner, stands Cassidy up, and Dynamite returns to single picture.
Shane fires off hands, but Cassidy dodges the chop! Cassidy runs in, Shane puts him on the apron, but Cassidy ducks to ROCK Shane back! And bumps him off buckles! ROCK, BUMP, repeat! Cassidy dribbles Shane off the buckles over and over, then lets off as the ref counts. The fans fire up, Cassidy climbs up, but while Shane distracts the ref, Ogogo grabs a foot! Cassidy shakes Ogogo off but Moriarty gets the other foot! Cassidy kicks him away, too, but Shane choke grips! Shane has Cassidy with both hands, but Cassidy throws hands! Shane still holds Cassidy up so Cassidy fires off faster and faster shots!
Shane lets Cassidy go, Cassidy runs to tilt-o-whirl, but Shane blocks the DDT again! Shane suplexes, into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Shane wobbles, Cassidy runs to DIVE onto Moriarty! Cassidy then DIVES onto Ogogo! Cassidy keeps moving, takes aim, ORANGE- NO, Shane dodges! But Cassidy dodges, only for the SOUTHPAW to hit! Cover, TWO! Cassidy survives, Shane huffs and puffs, and Shane drags Cassidy up. Shane vows to end this, and he tucks Cassidy in, only for Cassidy to fight free! Cassidy tries to Alabama Lift?! Shane’s too big! Shane KNEES Cassidy, but Cassidy ORANGE PUNCHES!! Off comes the elbow pad, Cassidy reloads, ORANGE- HAYMAKER from Shane!
Cassidy wobbles, Shane winds up again, but ORANGE PUNCH!! Cover, Cassidy wins!!
Winner: Orange Cassidy, by pinfall
But then Moriarty clamps on a SLEEPER!! The fans boo as Ogogo storms in and unbuttons his sleeves. The fans boo as STP mugs Cassidy! Ogogo shows off the Olympic level left hand, and then Shane says this isn’t it! Get Cassidy up! Ogogo & Moriarty drag Cassidy to his feet, but here comes Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal! But then BLAM, someone hits Daniels with a chair! And BLAM, same for Sydal! IT’S TRENT!!! Trent CHUCKS the chair into Sydal’s face! The fans boo, and Trent is still wearing the shirt, “Trent & Orange Win The Big One.” Trent glares at Cassidy, STP is a bit confused, but the fans tell off #JustTrent.
STP get Cassidy up again, and Shane DECKS Cassidy!! The fans boo harder, but Cassidy is put in the BORDER CITY STRETCH!! Cassidy suffers as Trent leaves. Best Friends no more, but did Trent just watch the end of Orange Cassidy?
PROGRAMMING REMINDER for Saturday!
This Saturday, April 20th, the night before Dynasty, it is Collision AND Rampage back-to-back for THREE hours of All Elite Wrestling! Make sure your DVR is set accordingly so you don’t miss a minute of Dynasty Weekend!
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
Just 24 hours before all their title matches on Dynasty, Okada & The Young Bucks are back in action against Pac & FTR! Will The New Elite win another trios match? Or will the #TopBastards have momentum going into St. Louis?
Roderick Strong speaks.
“Kyle, your comeback was sweet. I swear to you, I smiled and I cried because I was so happy to have you back. But there’s something that you didn’t realize.” Roddy is of course referring to how Kyle could do it on his own, so long as he didn’t get in Roddy’s way. Roddy finishes by saying, “When we step into the ring, I am going to break you, and I am going to end you forever!” Another friendship turned sour all because of pride and greed, but will the Savior of the Backbreaker be Kyle’s doom? Or will there be no End of Heartache when Kyle takes the International Championship away from The Undisputed Kingdom?
Will Ospreay VS Claudio Castagnoli!
The Don Callis Family tried to break the Blackpool Combat Club, and they just about did it to Bryan Danielson at the end of Collision last Saturday. Will the Swiss Superman exact some revenge on behalf of the American Dragon? Or will the Aerial Assassin simply sharpen his blade using Claudio’s body?
Dynamite returns as Claudio makes his entrance. Don Callis has magically appeared on commentary because “the golden goose,” “The King of the Bangers,” is here thanks to him. The bell rings and Claudio immediately UPPERCUTS Ospreay to the corner! Claudio drags Ospreay to a cover, TWO!! Claudio keeps the hot start going as he hauls Ospreay up, reels him in, and tucks the arms! RICOLA- NO, Ospreay slips free to ROCK Claudio, whip, but Claudio reverses. Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges and RAN- NO, Claudio blocks the rana to pop Ospreay around into a BACKBREAKER! Ospreay clutches his back while fans are torn.
The fans rally for Ospreay as hard as they can, but Claudio stands Ospreay up to ROCK him! Claudio storms up on Ospreay in the corner, throws a body shot, but Ospreay CHOPS in return! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Claudio UPPERCUTS Ospreay down! The fans fire up, Claudio whips Ospreay to a corner, then runs up, into a BOOT! Ospreay goes up to FLYING RANA! Claudio tumbles away, gets up, but Ospreay BOOTS him out of the ring! The fans fire up, Ospreay aims but Claudio moves. No plancha and the fans boo, but Ospreay storms out after Claudio to CHOP him again! Ospreay ROCKS Claudio, but Claudio RAMS Ospreay into barriers!
The fans rally, Claudio RAMS Ospreay into railing! Claudio whips Ospreay at the LED, but Ospreay leaps over! Claudio runs up, but Ospreay ROCKS him first! Ospreay then goes up onto the barrier, to FLYING FOREARM! Down goes Claudio and the fans fire up! Ospreay SMACKS Claudio off aprons, fires shots, then puts Claudio in the ring. Fans sing for “OSPREAY~, OSPREAY OSPREAY OSPREAY~!” as he goes up the apron. Ospreay springboards but Claudio trips him up! Fans boo but Claudio drags Ospreay in, runs side to side, and DOUBLE STOMPS! The fans boo as Claudio stands on Ospreay and stomps around.
The ref reprimands and counts, Claudio steps off at 4, but then DOUBLE STOMPS again! Claudio brings Ospreay up, scoops, and hits a BACKBREAKER! Claudio bends Ospreay back against his knee, but Ospreay endures. Ospreay gets his hands in, throws hands on Claudio and stands up. They trade forearms, the fans rally, and Claudio eggs Ospreay on. Ospreay ROCKS Claudio! Claudio ROCKS Ospreay! Ospreay fires a flurry, but Claudio ROCKS him again! Claudio brings Ospreay around to ROCK him in the back! Claudio eggs Ospreay on, whips, but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl and again, DEJA VU RANA!
The fans fire up as Claudio bails out! Ospreay gets fans to join in “OI! OI! OI!” then he runs up to PLANCHA! But Claudio catches him! APRON BACKBREAKER! Ospreay writhes, Claudio soaks up the heat, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Claudio stomps Ospreay around, drags him up, and then whips him hard into the LED barrier! Claudio leaves Ospreay behind to step into the ring, and he lets the ring count handle this. Ospreay rises, clutches his side and hobbles his way into the ring. Claudio is there to stomp away on him! Claudio drags Ospreay up, Ospreay fires a forearm! Claudio fires back, they throw forearms back and forth again, but then Ospreay snapmares and KICKS Claudio! Claudio gets right up to snapmare and run, to UPPERCUT Ospreay! Cover, ONE!! Ospreay stays tough and Claudio grows frustrated. Claudio then clamps on with a chinlock.
Ospreay endures, fights up, throws body shots, then puts Claudio in a corner. Ospreay whips corner to corner but Claudio reverses, and Ospreay hits buckles hard! Claudio does a little victory lap before he cheers himself on. Then he drops an ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Claudio clamps a chinlock right back on, and the modified S grip lets him wrench Ospreay’s head. Dynamite returns to single picture as Ospreay endures, fights up, and throws body shots. Claudio knees low, runs, but into the TIGER WALL KICK and ENZIGIRI! Ospreay whips, Claudio reverses but Ospreay handsprings to NEURALIZER KICK!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Callis says he told Ospreay in their strategy meeting that he needs “moves in bunches” to take down Claudio. The standing count starts, but both men stir. Claudio drags himself up with ropes, but Ospreay just kips up! “This is Awesome!” and Ospreay fires up! Ospreay runs in corner to corner, BOOT! Ospreay shoves Claudio down, goes to the apron, springboard and PIP PIP CHEERIO! Cover, TWO! Ospreay keeps calm while he brings Claudio back up. Ospreay underhooks, but Claudio blocks the lift! So Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! Claudio UPPERCUTS! Claudio UPPERCUTS but Ospreay catches it!
Ospreay backslides, TWO! But then Ospreay steps through to SHARPSHOOTER! The fans fire up as Claudio endures his favorite hold! But as such, Claudio powers up, trips Ospreay, and now Claudio has the SHARPSHOOTER! Ospreay endures, the fans rally, but Claudio sits deep! Claudio reaches back, hooks an arm, and shifts to a CROSSFACE! The fans duel as Claudio rolls Ospreay from ropes! Ospreay rolls to a cover, TWO! Claudio BOOTS Ospreay, whips, but Ospreay handsprings again! Claudio gets under, ducks ‘n’ dodges, springboard, into a SUPERKICK! Underhooks, TIGER DRIVER! Cover, TWO!!
Ospreay is beside himself while both men are down, but the fans are thunderous! The fans want them to “FIGHT FOREVER!” but this match has a time limit! Ospreay rises, he brings Claudio in and underhooks again, but Claudio still resists! Ospreay fires more Kawada Kicks, but Claudio RAMS him into a corner! Claudio lets off slowly, and pokes Ospreay in the eyes! The fans boo but Claudio UPPERCUTS again and again from all sides! The ref reprimands but Claudio UPPERCUTS until Ospreay sits down! Claudio then reels Ospreay in, short arm LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Ospreay stays in this but Claudio stays focused.
Claudio scuffs Ospreay, the fans rally, and Ospreay rises. Claudio scuffs Ospreay more, slaps him around, but Ospreay fires a forearm. Claudio forearms back! The forearms turn to UPPERCUTS as Claudio fires from all sides! An UPPERCUT knocks Ospreay down, but he kips up to PELE! The fans fire up while Claudio wobbles, comes back, but Ospreay slips through the lariat! Ospreay reels Claudio in, but Claudio slips out of the bomb to UPPERCUT! Tuck the arms, RICOLA- RANA!! Cover, TWO!!! Claudio escapes but the fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Ospreay aims as Claudio rises, BUZZSAW and HEEL KICK!
Ospreay calls his shot, goes to the ropes and springboards, but Claudio catches him! Torture rack, BURNING HAMMER!! Cover, TWO!!! Ospreay survives and the fans fire up again! Claudio calls his shot now, and he sits Ospreay up. Claudio runs, runs, but Ospreay SPANISH FLIES!! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives, but off comes the elbow pad! Ospreay aims, runs up, but into a POP-UP UPPERCUT!! Cover, TWO!!! Callis came outta his seat but Ospreay is still in this! Claudio says it’s time, and the fans fire up! Claudio gets Ospreay’s legs, for the GIANT SWING! But Ospreay sits up!? And slips through to DDT!!
Ospreay goes up and up and LEAP OF FAITH!! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives that sky twister, but Ospreay aims! HIDDEN BLADE!!! Cover, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall
The Aerial Assassin takes down the Swiss Superman in an instant classic! Even Callis says that’s incredible! But wait, Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher & Will Hobbs show up to mug Claudio! The fans boo, but Ospreay is rather surprised by this. Callis takes no responsibility for what his guys are doing, but Takeshita still drags Claudio to the ramp. This is like at the end of Collision! But unlike last time, here comes MOX! The fans fire up as the DCF regroups in the ring, only for Moxley to jump in from the crowd! Moxley fires hands on everyone, but that’s still a 3v1 fight! Hobbs and Fletcher mug Moxley, but he throws Kyle away to fire off with Hobbs!
Claudio is up, he DUMPS Takeshita into the stands! Moxley sends Hobbs running, and now the BCC regroups! Ospreay is still confused and upset and he storms off. Will the #BillyGOAT still get a fair fight with Bryan Danielson at Dynasty? Will Moxley humble Hobbs as part of AEW Homecoming? Well BREAKING NEWS for Collision tomorrow night! Bryan Danielson returns to action alongside Claudio Castagnoli to take on Kyle Fletcher & Konosuke Takeshita, IN A BUNKHOUSE BRAWL! Will the American Dragon breathe fire and burn down the Don Callis Family all in one weekend?
Swerve heads to the ring!
Just as he promised, and with Nana by his side, The Realest is here. He has the music cut to say that this Sunday in St. Louis, the main event of Dynasty, it is Swerve challenging Samoa Joe for the AEW World Championship. The fans chant “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve gets in the ring and says he was asked earlier tonight, how does he believe he’s going to defeat Joe? That answer is simple: remember last week, when he knocked Joe on his ass and had him scurrying like a little b*tch? Joe had fear in his eyes! He was quivering! Swerve was standing there, the title above his head, and it looked mighty good on him.
Joe showed Swerve everything he needed to see. Joe was scared! The fact that Joe knows Swerve’s gonna beat him and win the title. Swerve’s just out here with the people of Indianapolis, he’s just waiting on Joe to come out here so he can say all this to Joe’s face, like a man. So Swerve’s here, Nana’s here, so Joe, bring your Sweet Tooth ass out here! Swerve waits, and here comes Joe! But security stands in the way! This is the man Swerve wants, and he says he just wants to talk, so he can knock Joe’s ass out again! The cluster of Joe and the security guards gets closer and closer, so Swerve goes up and up! Swerve SUPER STOMPS the whole thing apart!!
The fans lose their minds as Swerve stares Joe down! Swerve says he is taking this from Joe, and then the fists fly! Joe whips Swerve into steel steps! Joe puts Swerve in the ring, fetches his belt, and says Swerve’s taking nothing from him! Joe storms into the ring, smirks as Nana checks on Swerve, and then Joe mocks Nana’s dance. Nana turns around and says hold on now! Joe storms up on Nana, but Swerve gets up to BOOT Joe! Swerve aims, for a HOUSE CALL! Joe is down but Swerve goes up! The fans are thunderous, but Joe trips Swerve up! Nana panics as Joe tells Swerve that he is NOT that man!
Joe HEADBUTTS Swerve, tucks him in, and hits the MUSCLE BUSTER!! Joe looms over Swerve, picks up the title, and holds it up high. Will this be the scene at the end of Dynasty? Or will Swerve finally have his moment?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite as the go-home to Dynasty, great escalating of things between Blackpool Combat Club and Don Callis Family. Moxley has a really good opening promo, and he surprisingly calls out Hobbs. Ospreay has an awesome main event with Claudio, and of course Ospreay wins to have momentum going into Dynasty. And I do appreciate that he is against how the Don Callis Family is doing things. They didn’t need to beat up Claudio, he isn’t even part of Dynasty, and now that even backfired as there’s going to be a BIG tag match on Collision as one last go-home to Dynasty. Pretty sure Bryan & Claudio win that so Bryan has momentum, too, making Dynasty’s dream match much more unpredictable.
Good promo from Mercedes Mone, and I like that her hair was colored to match the new Dynamite colors. But also, good detail for her to think how I was thinking, the attack on her could’ve just been Willow making us think it was Julia. Really good Mixed Tag with how someone, apparently Julia, attacked Willow beforehand. It ended up mostly an Edge VS Brody match that way, but good heroic entrance by Willow. But of course the House cuts corners to win, and great save by Mone to run Julia off. This does tease Mone VS Julia but I’m very certain the go-home math says Willow wins the TBS Championship to make Double or Nothing the rematch from the NJPW Strong Women’s title tournament.
Also good stuff in the AEW Women’s World title story as Deonna VS Mariah was a great match. Good win for Deonna, but of course Storm attacks her and that brings out Rosa. Rosa stands tall here, so the math indicates Storm retains. But at the same time, there’s still potential for Storm and Mina Shirakawa to fight over Mariah as opposed to fighting over a title. Or maybe they’ll fight over both? After all, May is Double or Nothing, so it could be a bit of both. Or like, Storm retains the title, but Mina “wins” Mariah to her side, #RoseGold does stuff in AEW or even ROH, and Storm will be without one of her insurance policies.
Great stuff in the story of New Elite. I actually liked The Bucks interrupting the hype package because it started too FTR friendly, and we got a great Six Man Tag. Of course The New Elite beat Pac, Penta & Garcia, but I was kinda hoping FTR was going to make the save to better set up the Six Man Tag I honestly thought we were getting tonight. Pac & FTR VS Okada & Bucks has to go really wonky, though, that’s a lot of go-home math that affects many titles. Meanwhile, Jericho’s face to face with Hook went about as expected in that Jericho ruins it cuz of his ego. Him shoving Taz was the unexpected part but it got Hook mad, and so we’re definitely getting Hook VS Jericho for the FTW Championship at some point.
Good promo from Roddy to hype up his match with Kyle, maybe Kyle has a tune-up match during Collision or Rampage this Saturday so he has momentum going into the match. Great match from Cassidy VS Shane, and while Shane Taylor Promotions interfered a lot, Cassidy winning was of course happening. STP beating him down, and Trent stopping the save was some wild stuff, though. A little surprised no one’s interviewed Trent, or tried and then get shot down by Trent, but him still wearing the “win the big one” shirt kinda implies what broke him. The moment they didn’t win the big one, after all the losses leading up to this, Trent finally gave up on Best Friends.
I am very happy that Acclaimed VS Bang Bang Gang is going to be Winners Take All for the trios titles. Good promos from both sides, but I just hope the winners will bring their AEW and ROH titles to both Collision and ROH TV on Honor Club. We finally got Kyle Fletcher back on ROH TV, the other male champions of ROH need to show up. And uh, for that matter, if Wheeler Yuta is unable to compete at all with his injury, Tony Khan needs to figure out what to do with the ROH Pure Championship. But I think we all know what’s going down with the AEW World Championship. Great promos from both Joe and Swerve, then a great final confrontation to close the night. And per the math, Joe stands tall, meaning Swerve is taking that title at Dynasty.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Mitchell’s AEW Battle of the Belts Results & Report! (4/13/24)
Rumble, bad man, rumble!
The tenth edition goes the X-tra mile!
Battle of the Belts returns, and to settle the score from Dynamite’s Six Man Tag, Hook puts up his FTW Championship against Shane Taylor!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- FTW Championship: Hook VS Shane Taylor; Hook wins and retains the title.
- AEW International Championship Eliminator: Roderick Strong w/ The Undisputed Kingdom VS Rocky Romero; Strong wins and denies Rocky a title match.
- ROH Women’s World Championship: Athena w/ Billie Starkz VS Red Velvet; Athena wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW Collision bleeds over a bit.
Bryan Danielson is still down on the ramp after Konosuke Takeshita’s Brainbuster and the medics check him. The battle with Will Ospreay at Dynasty is still in the books, but what condition will Bryan be in?
Backstage interview with Hook and Katsuyori Shibata.
Lexi Nari is with the FTW Champion and The Wrestler, and notes we saw Hook make the save for Shibata during Collision against Shane Taylor Promotions. At the same time, Hook is about to face Shane Taylor himself with the FTW title on the line. Knowing what Shane’s capable of, what is Hook’s strategy going into that match? Shibata uses his voice-to-text translator say, “Pardon the interruption… Hook, I’ll have your back tonight.” Hook appreciates that, but even knowing what Shane’s capable of, Hook’s got his own way of handling this. Shibata says bet, and Hook gives him the fist bump.
FTW Championship: Hook VS Shane Taylor w/ Anthony Ogogo!
The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil knows he’s up against a bad, bad man, but this is FTW Rules! Everyone who fights for this title is a bad, bad man, so will Hook prove he’s the baddest? Or will Shane #SendHook back to New York without his gold?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’s really the biggest badass in AEW!
The bell rings, the two circle, and they feel things out. Shane swings, Hook dodges to fire off fast hands and forearms! The fans fire up behind Hook but Shane shoves him away. Hook ducks the haymaker, waistlocks, but Shane fights with elbows. Shane swings again, but Hook gets under! Shane CLUBS the Camino down, then whips. Hook holds ropes, then DUMPS Shane out! Shane tumbles to the floor, Hook pursues, and Hook SMACKS Shane off railing! Hook SMACKS Shane off steel steps, then has Shane sit in a corner. Hook rains down fists, then lets off to revel in the cheers. Hook throws knees again and again, then CLUBS Shane again.
Shane staggers along railing, but Hook puts him in the ring. The fans cheer again, Hook storms in, but Shane JABS! JABS! And BODY SHOTS! Hook falls, sputters, and the ref has Shane stay back to check. That could’ve been a liver shot but Shane hauls Hook up. Shane CHOPS Hook in the career, and Hook sputters as he goes along ropes. Shane taunts Hook, puts him in a corner, and CHOPS again! Hook staggers to another corner, Shane taunts him, “I thought you were the man!” Shane BODY BLOWS again and Hook coughs. Hook fires hands in return, backs Shane down, then reels Shane in! Shane’s too big for the suplex, though!
Shane shoves Hook, and BODY BLOWS! Hook falls to the mat, but Shane drags him back up. Shane HEADBUTTS Hook, Hook is dazed, and Shane says he thought Hook was a killer. Shane says to bow down to the killer that’s badder! Shane CHOPS Hook, suplexes him, and hangs him out to dry! Hook sputters and falls, Shane soaks up heat, and Battle of the Belts goes picture in picture.
Shane drags Hook up, TOSSES him out, then goes out to bring Hook up. Shane whips Hook hard into steel steps! Hook writhes, Shane storms around, then Shane drags Hook up. Shane makes Hook take a seat in a corner, then runs up to KNEE Hook against railing! Hook falls over, but he’s somehow still conscious! Shane drags Hook up and hangs him out to dry on the railing! Hook sputters and falls to the floor, and Shane talks more trash. Shane drags Hook up, puts him in the ring, and BOTB returns to single picture. Shane has Hook on the apron, for the APRON LEG DROP! Hook sputters more while Shane seethes.
Shane storms in, talks trash on the fans, then soaks up the heat. Shane drags Hook up, puts him in the corner, and BODY SHOTS! BODY SHOT! HAYMAKER! Hook slumps down in the corner but the fans rally up. Shane waits on Hook, Hook says he’s still in this! Shane stands Hook up to BODY SHOT, BODY SHOT and BODY SHOT! Then Shane ROCKS Hook again, again, and AGAIN! Hook flops back down while Shane storms around. The ref checks with Hook, Shane says to call it already! Hook says no, he’s still in this! Shane drags Hook up, tells Hook to quit or he gets send home in a body bag!
The fans boo as Shane whips corner to corner, hard! Hook sputters, Shane runs in, but Hook dodges! Shane hits buckles, Hook hurries to waistlock! Shane fights the grip, then ROCKS Hook! Hook ROCKS Shane back! And ROCKS him again and again! The fans fire up as Hook fires more shots! Hook runs to LARAIT! Shane stays up, Hook LARIATS again! Hook runs, ducks the haymaker, and GERMAN SUPLEXES!! Shane staggers up in a daze, and Hook clinches to EXPLODER!! Hook covers, TWO!! Shane is still tougher than that and Hook is beside himself! Hook runs up in the corner, but into an URENAGE!
Shane drags Hook into the drop zone, goes up the corner, and he SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO?!? Hook survives and shocks Shane! Shane storms around, the fans rally up, and Shane drags Hook up. Shane slaps Hook around, then winds up, but Hook dodges! And dodges! REDRUM!! Shane is caught, he flails around, but then he fights up! Shane RAMS Hook into buckles, but Hook still holds on! Shane RAMS Hook in again, but Hook still has his hooks in! BACKPACK SENTON!! Shane is free, but then Hook springs up, REDRUM!! He even traps the arms!! Shane flails, reaches out, but he’s fading! Shane’s OUT, Hook wins!!
Winner: Hook, by submission (still FTW Champion)
The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil does it again! He takes damage and finds a way to win! But now, will he have that face to face meeting with Chris Jericho this Wednesday Night Dynamite?
Backstage interview with Rocky Romero.
Lexi is with Azucar as he is just moments away from his Title Eliminator match for the International Championship. However, Lexi wants to know if he knows what’s going on with Best Friends. Rocky says Chuck, Trent and Orange Cassidy are like brothers to him, and yet he has no idea what’s going on there. But right now, he can’t really worry about that, he has to focus on the match with Roderick Strong. When Rocky wins, he’ll be one step closer to fulfilling his destiny of becoming International Champion. Kyle O’Reilly pops in, wishes Rocky luck, and then heads back out. Will Azucar be able to get one over on the Savior of the Backbreaker? Or will he just end up broken?
AEW International Championship Eliminator: Roderick Strong w/ The Undisputed Kingdom VS Rocky Romero!
While Azucar is confident, it was just last night on Rampage that Roddy took offense to him and Kyle O’Reilly even thinking there was a chance this match doesn’t go The Undisputed Kingdom’s way. Will Roddy prove them all wrong by crossing Rocky off the list? Or is this were The Kingdom starts to crumble?
The bell rings and the two circle. The fans are behind Rocky as he and Roddy tie up. Rocky waistlocks, Roddy wrenches to wristlock, but Rocky rolls, wrenches and wristlocks back. Roddy tries to pull hair but Rocky twists the wrist. Roddy pulls on Rocky’s ear to have the headlock and takeover. Rocky fights up, pops out the back, and then steps over. Rocky hooks an arm but Roddy fights off the takedown to hip toss and cover. ONE, but Roddy facelocks. Rocky fights up, pries at the hold, but Roddy holds on tight. Rocky still fights his way out of the hold, wristlocks and wrenches again, then YANKS the arm.
Roddy ROCKS Rocky then CHOPS him! Roddy whips, Rocky slides under then ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! The fans fire up as Rocky then wrenches Roddy and goes up a corner. Rocky FLYING KNEE DROPS right on the arm! The fans cheer the Latino Heat and Rocky goes back to the corner. Rocky CHOPS Roddy, Roddy CHOPS back! Rocky CHOPS, Roddy kicks low! Roddy CLUBS Rocky, ROCKS him, then reels Rocky in for a BACKBREAKER! Rocky writhes but Roddy covers, TWO! Roddy and The Kingdom talk trash, Roddy swings but Rocky dodges! Rocky CHOPS and then stomps away on Roddy!
Rocky digs his boot in, lets off as the ref counts, then stands Roddy up. Rocky snapmares and runs to basement dropkick! Roddy flounders, Rocky covers, ONE!! Rocky keeps one eye on The Kingdom, then he brings Roddy around. UPPERCUT and Roddy staggers. Roddy BOOTS, whips, but Rocky goes Spiderman! Rocky then dodges Roddy and sends him tumbling out! Rocky goes out to PENALTY KICK from the apron! Rocky leaps to DIVING STOMP! Roddy writhes, Rocky gives more Latino Heat, and BOTB goes picture in picture.
Rocky tells The Kingdom to back off, and so does the ref. Taven mocks Rocky’s Latino Heat, but Rocky puts Roddy in the ring. Rocky storms up on Roddy to KICK his leg! Roddy hobbles to a corner, Rocky CHOPS him and then follows him. Rocky ROCKS Roddy, ROCKS him again, but Roddy bails out. Rocky goes after Roddy on the apron, but Roddy lifts! Rocky fights that to then elbow Roddy! But Rocky has to watch out for The Kingdom lurking! Roddy BOOTS Rocky, then POSTS him! Rocky falls to the floor, Roddy hops down and he drags Rocky up. Roddy gives Rocky a RAILING BACKBREAKER! Rocky writhes, The Kingdom mocks him more, and Roddy drags Rocky up.
Roddy puts Rocky in the ring, stomps Rocky around, then drags him up to CHOP! Rocky staggers to a corner, Roddy storms up on him, and then DECKS him! Roddy soaks up the heat, then he digs his boots into Rocky! The ref counts, Roddy lets off at 4, but just switches feet! The ref counts more, Roddy steps away, and Rocky sputters along the ropes. Roddy gets Rocky up but Rocky ROCKS him first! And again! Roddy hits back, Rocky CHOPS, and CHOPS! Rocky runs, but Roddy blocks the Rana to make it a POWER BREAKER! Rocky writhes, Roddy covers, TWO! Roddy clamps onto Rocky with a motorcycle stretch!
Rocky endures as Roddy digs knee into Rocky’s back. Rocky fights up, moves around, but Roddy knees him low! Roddy scoops Rocky to RAM him into buckles! Then OKLAHOMA STAMPEDE! Cover, TWO! Rocky is still in this but Roddy stays on Rocky with stomps. Roddy stomps and stomps as BOTB returns to single picture. Roddy goes back to the motorcycle stretch but the fans rally again. Rocky fights up, fights back, and he KICKS Roddy’s leg! And KICKS! Roddy CLUBS Rocky, eggs Rocky on, but Rocky roars! Rocky fires forearms, then UPPERCUTS! Roddy wobbles, Rocky KICKS and KICKS and SOBATS!
Rocky CHOPS, whips, but Roddy reverses. Rocky reverses back to kick, but Roddy ducks the enzigiri! Rocky REWIND HEEL KICKS! Roddy flops out of the ring and the fans fire up! Rocky builds speed, fakes Roddy out and DIVES onto Taven! Then Rocky DIVES onto Roddy! Rocky puts Roddy in, runs up, SLICED BREAD! Cover, TWO!! Roddy survives but Rocky keeps his cool. Rocky fires forearms in the corner, then winds up! The fans fire up as Rocky runs in, clothesline! Another clothesline! But Roddy follows to RAM Rocky, and CHOP him! And CHOP! And CHOP! Roddy whips, Rocky comes back into the SICK KICK! Cover, TWO!
Roddy is frustrated but he hauls Rocky up. Fireman’s carry, but Rocky fights free! Roddy shoves, lifts again, but Rocky pops up to RANA! The fans fire up as Rocky ducks ‘n’ dodges, tilt-o-whirls and DDTS! Cover, TWO! Roddy survives but Rocky stays focused. The fans rally for Rocky as he stalks Roddy. Roddy RAMS Rocky, gets him up top, and then climbs up after him. Rocky fights with fists and a HEADBUTT! Rocky then cravats, SUPER SLICED BREAD!! Cover, TWO!! Roddy survives again and Rocky is beside himself! The Kingdom is also worried, they rally up for Roddy. The fans rally for Rocky as he goes out to the apron.
Rocky climbs but The Kingdom is lurking again. The ref tells them to back off, but Roddy ROCKS Rocky first! Roddy has Rocky up top but Rocky DECKS Roddy! Rocky adjusts, Roddy stands, METE- STRONG KNEE!! Cover, Roddy wins!
Winner: Roderick Strong, by pinfall (denies Rocky Romero a title opportunity)
The Kingdom helps Roddy, whether Roddy will say it that way or not. Kyle is here to celebrate with his friend, but he also checks on his other friend in Rocky. Kyle helps Rocky up to his feet, and wants the fans to give it up for Rocky. But then Wardlow LARIATS Rocky, and The Kingdom stomps away! Kyle has them stop, this isn’t cool! But then Roddy STRONG KNEES Kyle down?!? The fans boo as Roddy tells Kyle that he could do it on his own, but there’s only ONE man that can be International Champion! Kyle made the wrong decision! Roddy’s arrogance just ended his friendship with Kyle, will Kyle make Roddy pay for that?
Backstage interview with Serena Deeb.
Lexi Nair is with the Professor of Professional Wrestling and notes how last week, Serena walked on stage after Yuka Sakazaki’s return victory. Why? Serena says she was sitting in the back, watching that impressive match, and thought to herself that she was watching a great pro-wrestler. Someone that Serena would love to tear it up with. Tonight, the Professor is here on BOTB, but has no championship opportunity. She’s not sweating it, though. Since her return, Serena is undefeated. She checked the rankings, and The Professor is sitting pretty at Number 3! So week by week, she’s climbing her way up to inevitably become champion.
Serena tells Yuka, that was an invitation. To where? Into the Deeb Dojo! Serena will show Yuka that Serena is better, and that she is what she says she is: The Professor of Pro-Wrestling! Serena wants to test herself against the Wrestling Magical Girl, but who will be the one taking a step closer to a title opportunity?
BREAKING NEWS for Dynasty!
After Roddy’s sudden rejection of Kyle O’Reilly, they are now going to battle over the International Championship! It’s the fight neither man wanted, but will Kyle give Roddy payback for what he did with interest?
ROH Women’s World Championship: Athena w/ Billie Starkz VS Red Velvet!
The Fallen Goddess is 49-0 after defeating Hikaru Shida on Supercard of Honor last week, and when she says she’s the Forever Champion, she means that. But will “forever” come to a crashing halt in Kentucky? Or will The Chef be the one getting served an L?
The introductions are made by Lexi Nair, so just a little biased in Athena’s favor. The belt is raised, and here in the main event, we see who is the face of the ROH Women’s Division!
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings and the fans fire up for Athena already. The two circle, tie up, and they go around. They go into a corner, along ropes, then Athena throws Velvet down. Velvet holds on, they roll on the mat with the collar ‘n’ elbow, then they stand up. Athena puts Velvet in a corner, the ref counts, but Athena lets off with a cocky smile. Velvet keeps cool and resets with Athena. They tie up. Velvet wrenches an arm to wristlock, but Athena handsprings and wrenches back. Velvet rolls, kips up, and wrenches back. Velvet headlocks but Athena powers up and out. Velvet runs Athena over, but Athena kips up!
The fans fire up while both women brush themselves off. They reset again, tie up, and Athena headlocks. Velvet powers up and out, but Athena wrenches to whip. Velvet ducks ‘n’ dodges and tilt-o-whirls to RANA, but Athena handsprings through! The fans fire up and Athena cheers herself on. But Velvet DROPKICSK Athena down! Athena gets up, Velvet arm-drags, arm-drags again, and then Velvet cheers herself on. Athena runs up into another arm-drag! Velvet has the armlock but Athena fights up and throws Velvet down by her hair! The fans cheer but the ref reprimands, and things speed up.
Velvet drops, runs up and CALF KICKS Athena down! Athena bails out, Billie there to check on her. Velvet goes to the apron, Athena grabs a leg but Velvet kicks her away. Velvet then ASAI MOONSAULTS land takes Athena down! The fans fire up, Velvet drags Athena up and puts her in the ring, then has her on the apron. Velvet climbs up, brings Athena up, but Athena shoves her back. FLAPJACK off the top buckles! Velvet staggers, Athena reels her back in, APRON BACK SUPLEX! The fans fire up with Athena while BOTB goes picture in picture.
Velvet crawls into the ring but Athena follows her. Athena looms over Velvet, drags her up, then CLUBS her down. Athena stands Velvet up to whip her hard into a corner. Athena revels in the cheers before she runs in and back body blocks! Then Athena goes side to side to forearm SMASH! Athena smiles as Velvet leans against buckles. Athena shoves Velvet down, stomps her around, then drags her back up. Velvet fires body shots, but Athena bumps her off buckles. Velvet avoids the forearm to DOUBLE CHOP! Velvet fires body blows but Athena throws hands! Velvet CHOPS, Athena CHOPS, they CHOP, then Athena CHOPS Velvet off her feet!
The fans cheer while Athena snarls. Athena sits Velvet back up, KICKS her in the back, then KICKS her again! And again! Athena stands Velvet up, bumps her off buckles, then scoops to put Velvet in the Tree of Woe. Athena KICKS away on Velvet’s back, then lets her fall out of the Three. Billie applauds, tells Velvet she should’ve known better, but Velvet swipes at Billie. Billie gets away, cheers Athena on, but Velvet fires hands on Athena! Athena swings back but Velvet bobs ‘n’ weaves! Velvet ROCKS Athena, kicks her legs out, then runs up , into a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Athena is annoyed but still in control as BOTB goes to break.
BOTB returns once again as Athena hits buckles! Velvet rallies on Athena with clothesline after clothesline! Velvet runs, tilt-o-whirls and RANAS Athena onto ropes! Velvet runs up to DOUBLE KNEE! Velvet shoves Athena down, runs, and tilt-o-whirls again, REVERSE DDT! Cover, TWO! Athena survives and Velvet is frustrated. Athena crawls away, wanting mercy! But Velvet storms up, only for Athena to YANK Velvet into buckles! Athena then fireman’s carries Velvet for the WASTELAND! Roll through and another fireman’s carry, for another WASTELAND! Another roll through, and then Athena mocks the stirrin’ it up motion!
But Velvet pops up to RANA! Cover, TWO!! Athena escapes, Velvet runs up to wheelbarrow, but Athena URENAGES her down! Cover, TWO!! Athena is furious as Velvet survives! Athena goes up a corner, the fans cheer, and Velvet rises. But Velvet ROUNDHOUSES first! Velvet ROCKS Athena, climbs up after her, then CHOPS! Velvet goes to the very top, to SUPER VICTORY THROW! Athena flounders but she ducks the buzzsaw! Roll up, Velvet rolls through! THE SLICE! And then the tilt-o-whirl DDT!! Cover, TWO!!! Athena survives and Velvet is fuming! Velvet pushes Athena around while the fans rally up.
Athena is in the drop zone, so Velvet goes up top. Velvet tells Billie to shut up, but Athena gets out to the apron. The fans boo but Velvet adjusts position, to leap and SUPER CROSSBODY! Athena catches her!? And then brings Velvet around to FALCON ARROW to the floor! The fans fire up as Athena roars, but so does Velvet as she rises! Only for the SUPERKICK to knock her down! Athena has a wild look on her face and Billie cheers on the Overlord. Athena gets Velvet up, THROWS her into the LED board, then THROWS her around again! Athena drags Velvet up and into the ring, storms in after her, and reels her in! Canadian Rack, but Velvet sunset flips it! TWO!!!
Athena escapes, Velvet runs up, ducks ‘n’ dodges then SUPERKICKS! But Athena DECKS Velvet with a forearm! Athena goes up top, Velvet rises in a daze, to get the O-FACE!! Cover, Athena wins!
Winner: Athena, by pinfall (still ROH Women’s World Champion)
And that’s FIFTY and zero! Fifty wins, no losses, and no slowing down as she title belt clinks with Billie. But as is customary on ROH, Athena sets her belt down, and Billie does, too. They drag Velvet up, mock “stir it up,” but Velvet SLAPS Athena! And SLAPS Billie! But then Athena and Billie mug Velvet! The fans boo as Billie picks up her belt, takes aim, but then QUEEN AMINATA is here! Aminata runs down into the ring, dodges Billie to DECK Athena, then HEADBUTT for Billie! That’s payback for cheating in the TV title match! But then Athena runs up, into an Alabama Lift! AIR RAID CRASH!!
Aminata saves Velvet while also making her own impact, will The Queen not be denied her crown? Or will the Fallen Goddess look to make her pay for this insolence?
My Thoughts:
A really good BOTB but uh, after ten of these, we already know nothing really happens on these. Great action and promos like on Collision, but no titles were ever changing hands. And after two hours of Collision, the crowd was of course tired out. Hook of course defeated Shane but it was a really good showing of Hook’s resilience to take all that damage and still win. Really good match from Roddy and Rocky that Roddy of course won, and turns out I was right in thinking they’d fast track Roddy VS Kyle here. That match will be great stuff, but it’d be a shame if Kyle’s first title shot ends up a loss, even with The Kingdom all there to interfere and distract.
Good promo from Serena to make it clear that she’s having a match with Yuka, just in case it wasn’t clear last week. And then a great main event for the ROH Women’s Championship. Red Velvet looked great even in defeat, and natural move for Aminata to show up and go after Athena & Billie. Aminata really has her pick of the two titles at this point, and while payback on Billie for Supercard is an obvious route, why wouldn’t she go right to the source and take down Athena? Athena’s made it to 50-0, and if not when Athena faced Billie, not when she faced Nyla Rose nor when she faced Shida, her first loss should be to pass the torch to Aminata.
Aminata went through the grind, paid her dues, and has got organically over with ROH viewers, so if she isn’t gonna be the historic first Women’s TV Champ, make her the woman that takes down the top woman in ROH.
My Score: 8.6/10
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