Is Garland the worst town SCU’s ever been to?

In the penultimate Dark of 2019 from the penultimate Dynamite of 2019, Private Party looks to get yet another amazing upset in the AEW Tag Division!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• SoCal Uncensored VS Private Party; SCU wins.
• Britt Baker VS Machiko; Baker wins.
• Kris Statlander VS Bea Priestley; Statlander wins.
• Six Man Tag: Best Friends & Orange Cassidy VS PAC & The Hybrid2; PAC & The Hybrid2 win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Mission accomplished, so far.

“Our goal, our main objective, is to give you fans the best tag team division in the world!” The Young Bucks look back on the three months of AEW Dynamite, and feel that goal was reached. Tag team wrestling has main evented the majority of those 11 weeks, and now, it is time to prove they are still the best tag team in the business. It hurts that it took them this long to get back. Losing the AAA World Tag Titles, losing in the AEW World Tag Team Tournament, and losing to Santana & Ortiz at Full Gear. It has been a rough road lately, and they’ve been far from the best. But Matt and Nick Jackson scratched, clawed and crawled, and the Texas Street Fight put them back on top! They now have a shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championships, and the Bucks and SCU meet once again.

Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky are some of the Jacksons’ best friends, will be guests at their Christmas party, but will be their toughest opponents yet. “Friends or not, Wednesday, it’s our time to win those belts.” Matt and Nick are tired of lying about being the best. They’re going to show us they’re the best. And hopefully it won’t be awkward at the dinner table when the Jacksons are the ones with the belts out for the whole family to see. Merry Christmas.

Tony Schiavone and Dasha Gonzalez are in Garland!

They’re just as excited as anyone for the coming tag team title match tomorrow night! What a road back for the Young Bucks. They’re back up but will they be on top at the end of the Dynamite 2019 finale? And SoCal Uncensored doesn’t take it easy, they take on Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy to see if they can keep up the momentum. But first, “EXCUSE ME!!” The one and only Vickie Guerrero joins commentary!

SoCal Uncensored VS Private Party!

Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky finally get some private time with Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy after only meeting in Triple Threat Tags. Will SCU be all warmed up for Wednesday? Or will Private Party check off another surprising upset?

The teams are already fired up and dueling as the teams sort out. Kaz starts with Kassidy and circle. They tie up, Kaz waistlocks and slams then facelocks. Kaz holds on as they roll, but Kassidy pops out to waistlock. Kaz switches and headlocks to a takeover. Kassidy fights his way up and powers out, but Kaz runs him over with a shoulder. Things speed up, Kaz blocks a hip toss and arm-drags to a cover, TWO! Kaz headlocks to another takeover and fans cheer the technical exchange. Vickie compliments the level of talent between both teams as Kassidy works his way up to a keylock. Kaz slips out, hammerlocks, but Kassidy elbows free. Kassidy runs but things speed up again, Kassidy slides to a waistlock but Kaz counters with a victory roll. TWO, Kassidy sits on a cover, TWO!

Kassidy trips Kaz but Kaz pushes him back, both men kip up to be in each other’s face! The two men high five to show respect, and they tag out to their partners. Scorpio loosens up and Quen shows off just getting in. The two tie up, Scorpio waistlocks but Quen standing switches, Scorpio switches but so does Quen. Fans duel as the switching continues, Quen changes to a headlock. Scorpio powers out but Quen runs him over with a shoulder. Fans fire up but Scorpio kips up to brush off. Scorpio blocks a kick to flip Quen. Quen lands on his feet, only for Scorpio to dropkick him down! Scorpio drags Quen up to wrench and armlock. Quen powers out but Scorpio reverses, only for Quen to block the hip toss. Quen knees low, cartwheels and dropkicks Scorpio down!

Scorpio comes back but swings into a waistlock. Scorpio bucks Quen off and Kaz tags in, Quen runs into a whip, Scorpio ducks down for Kaz to windmill kick Quen! Cover, ONE, but Kaz drags Quen around. Kaz scoop slams then springboard leg drops! Cover but Kassidy breaks it. Kaz swipes at Kassidy but he goes back to Quen. Kaz bumps Quen in the SCU corner then tags Scorpio. Scorpio snapmares Quen and scrapes the boots on Quen’s face! Scorpio styles and profiles then stomps Quen down. Scorpio drags Quen up, tags Kaz, and SCU double whip to double elbow! Fans duel again as Kaz drags Quen up and whips. Quen holds ropes, elbows back and runs, but into a drop toehold! Scorpio gets a cheap shot in, then Kaz German Suplexes! Cover, TWO! Quen lives and keeps the party going, but he gets put in the SCU corner again.

Tag to Scorpio but Quen fights back! Quen boots Kaz and crawls, but Scorpio drags him away. Quen counter punches, and gets up, he headscissors Kaz to SPEAR Scorpio! All three men are down but Garland fires up! Quen hurries for his corner, hot tag to Kassidy! Vickie is on Private Party’s side with that MOONSAULT! Kassidy takes both Kaz and Scorpio down! Kassidy fires up and rallies with lariats! Back drop for Kaz! Scorpio kicks back, whips but Kassidy gets under to calf kick! And kip up! Kassidy dusts his shoes off and tags in Quen. Private Party coordinates, Kassidy whips Scorpio, Quen leaps, FLAPJACK BULLDOG! Cover, TWO!! Scorpio survives thanks to issues with rope proximity.

Tag to Kassidy, Private Party double whips but Scorpio ducks, only to run into an atomic drop! Squealing enziguri then a leg sweep, “Say Cheese!” Camel Clutch leap frog STOMP! Fans fire up as Kassidy brushes the shoes off again. Then Party in Motion to hit to take out Kaz! Quen tags in and Private Party goes after Scorpio. They both climb up to throw “SHOTS! SHOTS!” on Scorpio. They the do some Kid ‘n’ Play and double whip, but Kaz is there, Scorpio uses a monkey flip to throw Kaz for a DOUBLE LARIAT! Fans fire up as Scorpio tags Kaz in, and Kaz rallies on Private Party! He shotgun dropkicks Quen hard, ducks a chop to get up under a leg for a modified exploder! Quen gets up but walks into a hip toss neckbreaker! Fans fire up with “S C U!” as Kaz drags Quen back up.

Kaz whips but Quen reverses, but Kaz rolls off the back to BACKSTABBER! Kaz feeds Quen to Scorpio’s right hand! Kaz chicken wings and turns Quen around while Scorpio climbs. Dumdum UNPRETTIER! Scorpio hits Kassidy away while Kaz covers, TWO!! Tag to Scorpio and SCU vows to end it! They drag Quen up as fans chant “This is Awesome!” Scorpio Gory Especials but Kassidy drags Kaz out! Kaz blocks a kick but gets the dragon whip! Quen PELES Scorpio out of the ring! SCU regroups but Quen builds speed, to FLY! Direct hit with the tope! Kassidy runs in and Quen gives him a boost, for the ASAI! Kassidy wipes SCU out, too! Kassidy puts Scorpio in and stalks up behind him, mocking the wobbling, but Scorpio send the kick at Quen! But Quen catches it and uses it to give Kassidy a boost, STUNNER!

Kassidy holds on, and Quen electric slide mule kicks Scorpio up, and then assisted Sliced Bread! Cover, TWO!! Private Party can’t believe it, but they won’t stop yet. Quen heads to a corner and climbs up top as fans rally. Quen aims, SHOOTING STAR FLOPS! Hot tag to Kaz! Oklahoma roll, TWO! Kaz drags Quen up, whips but Quen reverses. Kaz holds ropes to put Quen on the outside, guillotine leg drop! Kassidy runs in, fires off forearms, “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” and a squealing whip. But Kaz reverses, only for Silly String… to be stopped! Scorpio drags Kassidy down to BOOT him down! Quen slingshots, into a CUTTER! Tag to Scorpio, Gory Especial, SCU LATER! Cover, SCU wins!!

Winner: SCU, Scorpio Sky by pinfall

Vickie is a bit sad her favorites didn’t win, but she was impressed by all of them. Better luck next time, but who will be AEW World Tag Team Champions when Private Party comes back around?

Lexy Nair is back in the Control Center.

The Women’s Division is fiercely intense. Big Swole made a big impact as she beat #3 ranked Emi Sakura! None were more shocked than Emi herself. Will this mean Swole swoops into the top five before the New Year?

Then we got a heated message from Mrs. American Nightmare herself, Brandi Rhodes.

“Go on, mock me. Post about me. But what does AEW actually look like without me? A kids’ gymnastics meet?” Take the Women’s Champion, Riho, for example. Has Riho somehow gotten so small that we can’t see her anymore? We haven’t seen her around to do anything, much less defend that title. Perhaps Riho is just hiding. And then the favorite doctor, Britt Baker. Take a shot every time she mentions her boyfriend, and you’ll be down for the count quicker than Leva Bates. Not to be a hypocrite, Brandi does reference Cody often, but they’ve been married 7 years. Baker is just a groupie!

Kris Statlander still has a place in the Nightmare Collective, and Brandi isn’t the only one willing to greet her with open arms. Brandi, Awesome Kong, newest recruit, Melanie Cruise, “the family is almost complete.” They’re just waiting for the alien to come home. But who is this new face? “No, not yet.” We do not get to see the other newest recruit’s face. Will Statlander accept the offer? Who is this mysterious man? And who else will find themselves confronted by the Collective?

The new rankings are in!

Emi Sakura’s loss drops her from #3 to #5, and despite being suspended, Nyla Rose stays in the top 5 at #4. Hikaru Shida is also moving down, she goes from 1st to 3rd. That’s because Kris Statlander is 2nd after getting another big win. But back at #1, it’s Britt Baker! The Dentist and the Alien will go 1v1 on Wednesday to determine THE #1 contender and challenger for Riho’s AEW Women’s World Championship! Who moves on to close out the year with a shot at gold?

Britt Baker VS Machiko!

Speaking of those contenders, the doctor is in a match with AEW’s newest woman, who hails from Texas! Will Britt keep strong going into her contender’s match or be shocked by American Shojo?

The bell rings and Machiko circles with Britt. Britt wants to shake hands, and Machiko takes it, to kick low! She whips but Britt dodges and comes back, discus FOREARM on the run! Machiko gets to a corner but Britt runs in, gets around, snapmare to crucifix, ONE! Britt rolls Machiko up, ONE, but Britt single leg suplexes her overhead! Cover, TWO! Britt keeps her cool as she drags Machiko up into a hammerlock. Machiko endures but Britt puts her into buckles. Britt dares Machiko to come back, and Machiko does, but into an arm-drag! Britt traps an arm and chinlocks but Machiko endures. Fans rally up for their Texas native and Machiko fights her way up.

Machiko pulls hair but Britt turns it around. The ref backs her off the ropes but Machiko kicks Britt low. Machiko fires forearms in the corner then whips into the same corner. Britt dodges to elbow her back! Britt runs in for a big knee, then runs to redirect and SLINGBLADE! Britt drags Machiko up, fisherman swinging neckbreaker! Cover, TWO!! Machiko survives but Britt just fires up. Fans fire up with her, and Britt aims at Machiko. Machiko stands to get a SUPERKICK! Britt spins Machiko around, armlock to Russian Leg Sweep! Then roll over, Rings of Saturn, LOCKJAW!! Machiko taps, Britt wins!

Winner: Britt Baker, by submission

Britt Baker DMD keeps on winning, and is ready to win again this Wednesday! But will she when she’s against the Galaxy’s Greatest Alien?

Kris Statlander VS Bea Priestley!

The other half of Wednesday’s #1 contender’s match steps into the ring! Can the Galaxy’s Greatest Alien keep pace with Britt after facing Britt’s greatest rival?

The bell rings and fans rally up already. Bea and Kris circle and tie up, and Kris powers Bea to ropes. The ref backs Kris off and Bea takes advantage to put her on the ropes. Now the ref backs Bea off, and Bea gives mocking pats on the shoulder before a big sucker punch! Bea whips, Kris breaks free, and then Kris spins Bea around for a dip. Kris boops Bea! But before Bea can hit back, Kris drops her! And drops a handspring leg drop! Bea avoids the cannonball senton to crucifix, TWO! Kris kicks a leg out, runs and dropkicks Bea down! Fans fire up with Kris while Bea bails out to the apron. Kris follows and moonwalk moonsaults, to land on her feet as Bea moves! Bea KNEES Kris down, then gives her a back suplex onto the apron!

Kris rolls in and Bea stalks after her. Bea goes after an arm and tortures the fingers! Fans rally as Kris endures and reaches, Kris gets the ropebreak with a leg. Bea lets go at 4 but comes back to kick her while she’s down. Bea puts Kris in a corner and whips corner to corner, but Kris reverses. Bea goes up but Kris gets under and comes back with CHOPS and forearm! Kris runs but Bea yanks her down by her hair! Cover, TWO! Bea toys with Kris by giving her scuffing kicks. Bea chokes Kris on the ropes but the ref counts. Bea lets up and soaks up cheers and jeers from the fan. Bea scrapes her boot on Kris’s face but the ref backs her off. Bea runs and basement dropkicks Kris in the ropes! Cover, TWO! Kris survives and Bea is annoyed, but Vickie loves the AEW Women’s Division’s overall confidence.

Bea puts Kris in a corner as fans rally up, but the ref reprimands those palms into the chin. Bea lets up at 4 and fans rally up again. Bea runs corner to corner but Kris puts her on the apron! Bea bumps Kris on buckles and enziguris her away! Kris staggers while Bea climbs, but Kris ROCKS Bea with a haymaker! Kris climbs up to club away but Bea clubs back. Bea slips out, tucks Kris in, but Kris handstands and kicks back! Fans fire up as Kris uses Matrix handsprings to dodge, ROUNDHOUSE rocks Bea! Kris runs in to rock Bea with a back elbow, then runs side-to-side for a BIG knee! Kris brings Bea out, suplex to Gourd Buster! Cover, TWO!! Bea lives and Kris can’t believe it, but Vickie credits referee Aubrey Edwards.

Kris drags Bea up, scoop but Bea slips out and waistlocks. Kris elbows back but Bea grabs hair again. GERMAN SUPLEX! With a bridge, and then she continues through to a shoulder-and-leg capture. Kris elbows the suplex away but Bea runs, into a DISCUS LARIAT! Fans fire up again as Kris gets up. Kris runs to clothesline Bea out! Kris builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit with the tope suicida and Garland is thunderous! But wait, the Nightmare Collective appears in the front row? They’re apparently big fans of Kris because they have signs to show off. The recruiting continues as Kris builds speed again. Bea gets in but Kris stops herself, only to get caught with an ax kick through the ropes! Bea keeps Kris there, triangle jump STOMPS! Cover, TWO!! Kris still lives but Bea brings her back up. Shoulder and leg, Fisherman Back Suplex! Bridging cover, TWO!!

Both women are down but fans rally back up. Kris stirs but Bea is up first. Bea vows to end it and she brings Kris to the top rope. Kris fights out of the Electric Chair to get a rolling cradle! They roll and roll and roll and roll and roll, and roll, cover, TWO!! Bea went around the galaxy and survives, but her roundhouse misses. She dodges Kris’s heel kick but Kris dodges the knee. Bea dodges a clothesline and waistlocks to a SAIDO! Fans fire up again and Bea runs, but into a fireman’s carry! Kris with the GUT BUSTER DROP! And then, a SCISSOR KICK! Cover, TWO!?! Bea survives and the Nightmare Collective grows a bit concerned for their favorite alien. Kris drags Bea up, she scoops but Bea slips out, only for Kris to PELE! Scoop again, tucks her in, BIG BANG DRIVER! Cover, Kris wins!!

Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall

Undefeated and on her way to a contender’s match, this is surely why Brandi Rhodes wants the Galaxy’s Greatest Alien as part of her “family.” But will Kris accept the invitation? Or will she simply worry about herself on the way to the Women’s World Title?

Kris Statlander speaks.

“Did you hear the news, puny humans? Did you hear?” She is going to be our leader! She beat Hikaru Shida, she beat Bea Priestley, and Nyla Rose is nowhere on the radar. That means Britt Baker is next. The Galaxy’s Greatest has a rocket strapped to her back, and the gravitational pull is going to pull the title around her waist. Kris is ready for Britt, and she will #BeYourLeader.

Six Man Tag: Best Friends & Orange Cassidy VS PAC & The Hybrid2!

Trent and Chuckie T have been palling around with #FreshlySqueezed as the honorary third Best Friend. But the Bastard is in an even worse mood than usual as he waits for AEW administrators to do right by him. Will Pac prove he is worthy of opportunities when he, Angelico and Jack Evans win?

The trios sort out and Cassidy reluctantly takes the tag rope. Trent and Angelico start and circle. They tie up, Trent waistlocks to headlock and a takeover. Angelico headscissors but Trent pops out and the two stand off. Fans cheer as the two circle again. Trent and Angelico tie up, Trent wrenches to a hammerlock but Angelico elbows out. Angelico runs but into an arm-drag! Trent wrenches but Angelico gets up, only for Trent to tag Chuckie. Chuckie elbows the arm, wrenches and tags Trent, Trent clubs the arm. Trent wrenches and tags Chuckie, and Chuckie hops up. Chuckie leaps to club the arm, and wrenches again. Fans want to see Cassidy, so Chuckie brings Angelico over. Angelico hits Chuckie and whips, but Chuckie reverses and reels Angelico in for a headlock. Angelico powers out but Chuckie goes up and over, speeds things up, and turns the arm-drag into a takedown to a Half Crab!

Pac distracts the ref to allow Evans to kick Chuckie off! TH2 go after Chuckie together and double whip. The ref notices now but Chuckie’s already sent Angelico into Evans! Then he ripcords to Sole Food! Fans fire up as Chuckie drags Angelico and runs, into Pac’s cheap shot! Angelico punches Chuckie down and tags Pac in. Pac BOOTS Chuckie in the corner! Pac whips corner to corner then runs in to uppercut! Pac hushes the fans and brings Chuckie back to the corner. Tag to Evans and all three grind boots into Chuckie. The ref reprimands them, Evans wrenches and whips to arm-drag Chuckie down! It’s “so strong,” it makes Evans fly off the mat! Cover, ONE, but Evans boots him down again. Evans bumps Chuckie off buckles, tag to Angelico, Angelico bumps Chuckie off buckles.

Fans rally but Angelico runs corner to corner, to miss the splash! Complete Shot! Hot tag to Trent! Trent dodges to blow up the corner then he rallies on Angelico. Evans runs into a kick and a whip, and a back drop! Trent fiers up but Angelico waistlocks. Trent standing switches and feeds Angelico to a Sexy Chuckie Knee! Cassidy dumps Angelico out and Trent builds speed to FLY! Direct hit on TH2! Cassidy gives a thumbs up! And the Best Friends- Don’t hug! Pac attacks them both because he’s THE Bastard! Angelico gets in and stomps away on Trent, then drags Trent up to put in the corner. Tag to Pac and fans call Pac “Bastard!” which is redundant, he already knows that’s what he is. Pac stomps a mudhole into Trent, then TH2 get some cheap shots in. The ref doesn’t see it right away but Pac covers, ONE! Trent is tougher than that, but Pac stomps him down.

Pac taunts Trent but fans rally, “We Want Orange!” Pac hears that and so does Cassidy. Trent CHOPS Pac but Pac turns him back to the corner. Tag to Evans and Evans boots Trent down. Evans rains down rights and talks trash to Texas. Evans whips, Trent reverses but Evans cartwheels for a corkscrew enziguri! Evans brags before he covers, TWO! Evans argues but he brings Trent back to tag Pac. Pac bumps Trent off buckles, wrenches and whips corner to corner, and Trent tumbles up and down, into a BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Trent still lives and fans rally up. Pac mocks them before he stomps Trent. Trent hits back and CHOPS, but Pac back kicks hard. Pac soaks up the heat but Trent gets a HALF ‘N’ HALF!

Both men are down, hot tag to Angelico and he stomps Trent down. Angelico hits Chuckie off the apron, but doesn’t bother with the bored looking Cassidy. Angelico runs corner to corner at Trent, but Trent dodges and hits a tornado DDT! Evans runs in but gets a LARIAT! All three men are down and a standing count begins, but Cassidy looks at the landscape. Trent crawls at 5, gets up at 7, and as fans rally for him, Cassidy reaches out for the “hot” tag! The sunglasses come off as fans are thunderous! Angelico is up and stands face to face with Cassidy, as the hands go IN THE POCKETS! Angelico mocks Cassidy, swings on him, but Cassidy dodges, dodges and leaps over to dropkick! And kip up! Fans are all fired up but Evans waistlocks Cassidy. Pac runs in, but Cassidy dodges and the BOOT blasts Evans out!

Cassidy and Pac stare down now, the shin kicks are unleashed! “OH! OH! OH!” The brutality! But Pac is ready for Sweet Shin Music! Pac goes to boot but Cassidy gets clear, to come back and tilt-o-whirl! TORNADO DDT! Cassidy puts the sunglasses back on, and puts his hands back in his pockets. Pac and TH2 are together, Cassidy builds speed, and DIVES! Tope la Naranja hits all three and Garland is thunderous! The Best Friends regroup in the ring, to HUG!! But Angelico climbs up top and leaps, into a DOUBLE CHOKE SLAM! Cassidy makes his way up top now, and rolls his hands to signal for the Sloth… Splash! Cover, TWO!! Cassidy brings Angelico to the corner and tags in Chuckie. Chuckie drags Angelico into the drop zone and gets the clap started. Chuckie goes up top, but his moonsault FLOPS!

Angelico tackles Chuckie to the corner, Evans tags in to kick Trent and Cassidy down! Back handspring elbow into Chuckie! But Chuckie dodges Angelico, only to run into his boot! Pac tags in and climbs up while Angelico helps Evans with the standing 450! Pac top-rope 450! Cover, but Trent breaks it! Best Friends stay alive but Angelico throws Trent out. Fans chant “This is Awesome!” even as TH2 beat Trent down. Pac kicks away on Chuckie, runs but Cassidy blocks his path! Pac BOOTS Cassidy down, but Chuckie rolls Pac up! TWO!! Chuckie runs, but Pac side steps, rebound German! Pac hops on, standing Brutalizer!! Chuckie falls to the mat, taps out, Pac and TH2 win!!

Winners: Pac & The Hybrid2, Pac by submission

Evans mocks the fans who boo and jeer, but he, Angelico and The Bastard stand tall! Will Pac get what he wants as AEW rolls on into the New Year?

My Thoughts:

A really good episode for Dark to lead into the year-end Dynamite. We got great matches, aside from perhaps Baker VS Machiko. I don’t know what it was that kept this match so short, but it just wasn’t as good, either. It doesn’t really help Britt come in that strong to Dynamite’s #1 contender’s match. But as I said, Kris VS Bea was a great match, and Kris is on a roll. With the Nightmare Collective story and even a well written promo added on top, I feel like Kris is winning against Britt one way or another. I’m thinking Kris won’t join the Collective, giving us a big story for the Women’s Division going into 2020.

The tag matches tonight were also great. I didn’t expect SCU VS Private Party to open but it was a great match. Vickie was pretty fun on commentary all night, and starting with her playing up her “cougar” side with Private Party’s leopard print. Naturally SCU wins to go strong into their tag title match with the Young Bucks, that match could go either way, even with the Bucks having a vignette to open this episode. And either way, we will all love it. The Six Man was a great match, too, and fans really do love Orange Cassidy. But in the end, Pac and TH2 win mostly for Pac’s sake. Pac needs to look strong going into a potential rematch with Kenny Omega, and just in general so that he isn’t falling behind. While Omega and Hangman are seemingly building towards something, that doesn’t mean Pac can’t get his rematch, but I would like if the two stories were distinct rather than blended.

My Score: 8.3/10