AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (12/11/19)
Will The Elite survive the night?
The penultimate Dynamite of 2019!
As AEW rolls into Texas, Santana and Ortiz are looking for a Street Fight! Will they and The Young Bucks go to new extremes to settle the score? Plus, Cody has fallen into MJF’s trap! Will he escape in one piece?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Jon Moxley VS Alex Reynolds w/ John Silver; Moxley wins.
- Cody Rhodes & QT Marshall VS The Butcher & The Blade w/ The Bunny; The Butcher & The Blade win.
- Big Swole VS Emi Sakura; Swole wins.
- Hangman Page & Kenny Omega VS Shawn Spears & Kip Sabian w/ Penelope Ford; Page & Omega win.
- Luchasaurus VS Sammy Guevara; Luchasaurus wins.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Texas Street Fight: The Young Bucks VS Proud ‘n’ Powerful; The Young Bucks win and will challenge SoCal Uncensored for the titles next week.
PLAY BY PLAY
Jon Moxley VS Alex Reynolds w/ John Silver!
The Maniac opens the night! Will this be as quick as his win over Michael Nakazawa?
The bell rings and Moxley KNEES Reynolds down! Underhooks, PARADIGM SHIFT! Cover, Moxley wins!!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by pinfall
QUICKER! Moxley dumps Reynolds out but tag partner John Silver hops in, only to get his own PARADIGM SHIFT! Moxley could’ve just won two matches with that. If this doesn’t concern Le Champion’s chances of holding onto the championship, what will?
But speaking of, here comes Chris Jericho! And the Inner Circle is in tow to boot! Moxley shows no fear as all five men head down the ramp and surround the ring. Ortiz is at the ramp, Sammy Guevara takes camera side, Santana takes opposite Ortiz, and Jake Hager takes opposite Sammy. Jericho has a mic in one hand and then something else in the other. Jericho wants Moxley to take it easy as he enters the ring. Fans want to Moxley “f him up,” but Jericho tells them to “watch your language!” Jericho then tells Moxley that if they were going to attack, they would’ve already. This is just a chat between two gentlemen. The Inner Circle is impressed with Moxley, who has become a top guy for sure.
But there is a long history here, right? Jericho remembers over a decade ago, Moxley asked him for some advice. The leather jacket, Kurt Cobain bowl cut. Moxley wanted to know how to become a star, and he did just that. And then they became “adversaries.” They beat the “living sh*t out of each other.” Moxley threw Jericho onto thumbtacks, tore up his property, Jericho retaliated with a potted plant and put him in the hospital, but that taught Moxley how to become a main eventer, a champion. Years later, when Moxley needed to reignite his passion for this business, he called Jericho. Jericho helped Moxley through those waters and into AEW. Fans do appreciate that.
Moxley repaid Jericho by attacking him at All Out, and that’s fine! That’s okay! It showed us Moxley still had that chip on his shoulder and that he was still a winner. But Moxley has only started to realize his importance and only started to harness that power. Once again, Moxley needs Jericho. Can Moxley imagine–shut up, fans–what it would be like if Hager, Santana, Ortiz, Guevara, Jericho and Moxley were together? That is why Jericho wants to ask Moxley to join the Inner Circle! Fans say, “NO! NO!” but Jericho does offer Moxley a T-shirt. Moxley doesn’t have to answer here, he can talk it over with his lovely wife and mother during the holidays. They’ll be waiting in the New Year. Le Champion and Mr. Unscripted Violence taking over AEW is “a true paradigm shift.” Think hard, choose wisely, and when Moxley’s ready, they’ll be waiting.
Jericho puts the shirt on Moxley’s shoulder, and the Inner Circle takes their leave. What will Moxley’s answer be? “We’ll be waiting for you, brother.”
AEW reviews what led to tonight’s Texas Street Fight.
Santana threw trash cans over but he also threw down the challenge. The games were over, and Proud ‘n’ Powerful promised to take Matt and Nick Jackson down the block! Texas Street Fight, “let’s get it! Get with it or get run down!” AEW’s Excalibur says PNP has no idea what they’ve just done. Excalibur has known the Bucks and called Bucks matches for 14 years, seeing them do “some of the craziest sh*t both inside and outside of a professional wrestling ring.” Having no rules only makes them go crazier. Guerrilla warfare tag team matches are practically their specialty. And this Texas Street Fight is going to be something special. Who walks out of Garland and who is stretchered out?
Cody Rhodes & QT Marshall VS The Butcher & The Blade w/ The Bunny!
As MJF revealed online, he was the mastermind behind bringing Braxton Sutter and Andy Williams out of the shadows and into the light of Dynamite! With Allie’s dark side showing itself and being in the corner of this devious duo, will they “cut the head of the snake” that is the American Nightmare? Or will God’s Gift to Wrestling help save Cody’s skin?
The teams sort out and QT starts against The Blade. QT is nervous, so Cody tags in quick. Cody circles with Williams and tie up. They go around, Cody puts Williams in a corner but Williams turns it around. Williams lets up, Cody dodges his sucker punch and dropkicks him into the corner! Cody climbs up to rain down right hands, all the way up to 5. Cody wants the elbow but Williams pushes him away and kicks low. Williams headlocks, Cody powers out but Williams runs Cody over. Things speed up, Cody hurdles and hits the spinning powerslam! Cover, ONE, and Williams gets away. Fans boo as Blade tags in Butcher! QT says he can take on Sutter, and fans believe in him! Tag to QT, and QT ties up with Sutter.
Sutter powers QT to a corner, but QT keeps his confidence. QT runs but gets run over, but he comes back with an uppercut! QT whips but Sutter reverses. QT dodges, but Allie takes a swipe! Tag to Williams, and Williams FLIES to wipe QT out! The Bunny blows a kiss before Williams puts QT in the ring. AEW goes to picture in picture as Williams runs into QT’s elbow. QT tags Cody, and Cody waistlocks to a headlock on Williams. Williams powers out, Cody dodges, slides out, and gets himself a bottle of water to take a sip. Sutter protests, but this keeps the ref from seeing Cody SPIT the water in Williams’s face! Cody gets in and spins Williams around, but Williams snapmares free of the dragon sleeper. Cody comes back with a bulldog! Tag to QT, Cody wrenches and QT drops ax handles on the arm!
QT throws hands on Williams then whips. Sutter tags in and Williams dodges and denies the dropkick! Sutter dead lift gut wrenches, Williams dropkick kickstarts the suplex! Williams hits COdy for good measure as Sutter covers, TWO! Sutter drags QT up, whips him in to the corner hard, and then drags QT into the corner. The Butcher CHOPS QT then tags the Blade. Blade CHOPS QT just as hard! Snapmare and a swift kick to the back! Williams circles QT, brings him up, and whips him to ropes for a LARIAT! Williams toys with QT and brings him up again, tag to Sutter. Leg drop side walk slam combo! Cover, TWO! QT shows he’s tough but Sutter toys with him again. Stutter throws haymakers and stomps then tags Williams back in.
Williams stalks QT on the ropes, taunts Cody, then stomps QT down. AEW returns to single picture as Williams bites QT! Williams throws QT out hard, but the ref keeps Cody back. Allie gets cheap shots in! Williams goes out to fetch and CHOP QT again! Williams stays between QT and Cody, then brings him up, only to get a jawbreaker! QT crawls but Williams catches him first, QT enziguris! QT goes the wrong way, Sutter runs over but QT dumps him out! Cody reaches, but Sutter trips him up! Williams BOOTS QT in the corner, Sutter CHOPS and whips QT into Sutter’s BIG back drop! Cover, TWO!! QT survives but The Butcher locks on a high armlock. QT endures as fans rally up. QT throws body shots but Sutter clubs him back. Sutter whips, QT handsprings?! And ENZIGURIS!
Fans rally, Sutter tags Williams, but QT dodges the Blade’s splash! QT crawls and tags in Cody! Fans go wild as Cody rallies on the Butcher and the Blade! Boots and clotheslines, Rhodes Uppercut! Williams ducks a lariat and back suplexes, but Cody lands on his feet to DISASTER KICK Sutter! Cody boots Williams, climbs up top, SUPER CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO!! Williams survives but Cody grits his teeth. Fans rally up and Cody talks off the weight belt to toss it to the fans! A man almost falls just reaching out for it! Cody aims at Williams, goes up, TRIANGLE CUTTER! Cover, TWO!! Cody drags Williams around, “WOO~!” Figure Four denied, Cody is on the ropes and Allie claws Cody’s face! But QT tags in!
QT gets Cody clear of Williams’s attack, pop-up FAST BALL! That right hand rocks Williams, and QT hits a SASUKE SPECIAL!? It wasn’t the cleanest, but it did what it had to! QT puts Williams in, Cody hits a Rhodes Pele! QT grabs Williams now, CROSS RHODES?! Cody is rather shocked to see that! Cody also gets an assist from QT to DIVE out onto Sutter! QT drags Williams to the drop zone, goes up top, and CORKSCREW SENTONS! Cover, TWO!?! Williams survives and QT can’t believe it! Time is running out and Sutter trips up Cody on the apron! And now, The Butcher and The Blade have QT all alone. But QT throws hands and CHOPS on them! Fans are all fired up but Sutter shoves QT into a STUNNER! LARIAT follows up! And to end it, suplex to knees, the Chopping Block! Cover, Butcher and Blade win!
Winners: The Butcher & The Blade, Williams by pinfall
QT shocked everyone putting up that good of a fight, but it wasn’t good enough. While they didn’t chop down Cody, is this only the beginning of what MJF’s muscle will do to him?
Wait, what is Darby Allin doing barging down the ramp? Darby goes to Cody, and offers him a hand? Cody takes it, and he might have a new ally in this fight! Will the Undead Daredevil be just the thing for Cody to thwart MJF?
While AEW is picture in picture, Cody shows respect to QT, and so does the crowd. Is this just the beginning for QT to get back on track in his career?
The Inner Circle prepares for the Texas Street Fight.
Santana straps up his gloves while Ortiz and Sammy Guevara test out cookie sheets and trash can lids for optimal damage dealt. Naturally, trash cans are a given choice. Santana is ice cold while Ortiz is fired up.
The Young Bucks also prepare.
Brandon Cutler gets them their jackets and wishes them luck. They huddle up, will Matt and Nick Jackson be able to survive what the Proud ‘n’ Powerful have in store for them?
MJF is here!
Maxwell Jacob Friedman has Wardlow in tow as he heads to the ring. “Cut my music!” MJF tells the “cord boy” security guard to get in the ring. MJF asks him about how he was laughing when Cody mocked MJF’s version of the Cross Rhodes. Was that not the case? Well all is forgiven, because all he has to do is… #KissTheRing. He does! And then Wardlow stands in his way, and MJF gives the man his #DoubleCross Cross Rhodes! That looked “pretty damn good” to MJF! What do the white trash hicks in Texas think? They boo.
MJF moves on to address Cody Rhodes. Fans curse so loud, the censors have to mute audio for a moment. MJF says that Cody is “without a shadow of a doubt, one of the greatest wrestlers in this generation. And with a microphone,” Cody is “absolutely untouchable.” With the exception of one man. Of all the people to talk about, Cody talked about that one man? To quote a legend, “You do not throw rocks at a man with a machine gun. And when my mouth opens, these bullets don’t miss.” MJF heard about that “business proposal,” it was cute. But he doesn’t need that crap truck or his money. Unlike the audience here, MJF has money to last a lifetime. What MJF wants is for Cody to suffer.
Though one line that hurt was the “knock-off Chris Jericho” comment. Fans thought that was funny, huh? What an amazing diss! Cody must’ve stayed up late working hard on that one. Is it because of the scarf? The “fake” one? Well let’s go with that word! Because when MJF thinks of “fake,” he thinks of Cody. The platinum blonde hair that looks like cat piss. Those Gary Busey teeth you could land a helicopter on. All those times Cody claims to care about the fans. But what is very real, is that “sh*tty little lisp!” Suffering succotash, did MJF offend him? Is Cody going to fire MJF? How about they fire MJF? Oh wait, he won’t! The one thing Cody wants most is to get after MJF. Plus, he’d be letting down the fans he claims to care about. What fans want is to see this fight! Fans want to see MJF VS Cody, right?! “YES! YES!” Guess what?! “YOU’RE ON!!”
But… There are some stipulations. MJF will tell Cody those stipulations, but not here in “Honkyville, USA.” Fans boo but MJF just mocks them back as they call him “a**hole.” MJF says we learn these stipulations in Jacksonville, the New Year’s Dynamite episode. And really listen closely. Cody must be foaming at the mouth, but remember this: “I’m in control now, not you. Because I’m better than you, and you know it!” MJF puts the mic down and soaks up the heat as he heads out with Wardlow. What will MJF make Cody do in the year 2020?
Alex Reynolds sulks in his hotel room.
He is still singing from the loss he and John Silver suffered on AEW Dark. But the commercial on the hotel cable, the man in it looks familiar… “Tired of losing all the time? Join our Loyalty Program.” Go to www.JoinDarkOrder.com and find out how. Reynolds figures there’s no harm in checking it out. “Aren’t you tired of being a jobber yet, Alex?” W-What…? Maybe he imagined that. “Hey.” Knock knock, he’s talking to you. Whoa, what?! Really? Yes, Alex. The Dark Order has been watching the Beaver Boys with great interest. It isn’t going how they thought it would, huh? Well, no, but- Enough excuses, Alex! Stop losing, start winning. There is strength in numbers. All you have to do is #JoinDarkOrder. Evil Uno!?
In need of a late night snack? Choose something from their After Dark menu. John Silver returns, and Alex is still talking to the TV. Who is he talking to? “I dunno, man. I dunno.” Is Alex Reynolds ready to join the Dark Order? Are you?
Big Swole VS Emi Sakura!
Aerial Monroe is officially All Elite now, and she looks to prove herself worthy of that signing. Can she win big on a big name in the joshi veteran? Or will Sakura solidify her spot in the top five?
The bell rings and fans rally for “Swole! Swole!” Emi tunes it out but Swole wants a test of strength. Emi checks her biceps then ties up with Swole. They go shoulder to shoulder and Swole bends Emi back with one arm! But Emi fights her way up, only for Swole to whip. Emi reverses, Swole goes up and over and throws a forearm. Swole snapmares and cartwheels with Emi, but fakes her out on the mule kick. Emi puts her guard down, mule KICK! Cover, TWO! Swole keeps on Emi but Emi ear claps! Emi wrenches the hair to snapmare with the dreads! Emi laughs as she tosses Swole by her hair again!
The ref reprimands Emi for pulling hair, but Emi goes to pull his hair! Except he is bald. Emi apologizes, but Swole comes back with kicks. Don’t touch the hair or get bopped in the mouth. Emi grabs hair so BOP! Swole whips but Emi drop toeholds and claws Swole’s back! Emi hooks the legs, fans rally for Swole but Emi grabs the arms. Emi sings, and pulls Swole up into the Romero Special surfboard! And then rolling surfboard! Then a chinlock while elevated, and a toss! Fans cheer, Emi can still hit the high notes. Emi brings Swole up and wrenches and CHOPS her off her feet! AEW goes picture in picture as Emi drags Swole back up, to CHOP down again!
Emi keeps bringing Swole up to CHOP her down again, and then pulls hair to get the grounded cobra twist. Emi uses a braid as her new Freddy Mercury mustache. Emi then clamps on the chinlock and clubs Swole down. Emi drags Swole to a corner and CHOPS her again! And then a little boom boom CHOP! Boom boom CHOP! We will, we will, CHOP you! But then Swole clobbers Emi in return! Emi comes back and whips but Swole stops herself to throw forearms. Swole whips Emi to a corner, then LARIATS Emi down on the rebound! Both women are down but fans fire up. A standing count begins and Swole sits up in a daze. Emi follows, and catches Swole’s clothesline to a COMPLETE SHOT! Swole is down as AEW goes to break.
AEW returns and Swole punches away on Emi. Emi ducks the roundhouse and jumps over the sweep, but the headbutt hits! Both women stagger, Swole runs in corner to corner for the uppercut! Swole keeps moving, wheelbarrow to COMPLETE SHOT! And a big running uppercut! Cover, TWO!! Emi barely escapes and Swole can’t believe it! Swole drags Emi back up, suplexes, but Emi blocks to get a dragon sleeper, Twist ‘n’ Shout! Boom boom clap, boom boom clap, Emi is tuning up the band. Emi runs in corner to corner, crossbody in the corner! Underhooks, Tiger BACKBREAKER! Swole writhes but Emi isn’t done with her. Emi has her mic stand but the referee stops her from using it. The two fight over the stand, Swole gets Emi in a waistlock. Emi standing switches and uses the stand as part of the cobra twist!
Emi sings but the referee takes the stand away. Emi lets Swole go to argue and pout at the ref, but Swole runs over. Emi blocks Swole’s kick, but Swole snatches the mic stand, and as Emi throws her leg down, Swole does the splits! And breaks it down like James Brown! Swole feels good, and then she dodges Emi to SPEAR Emi down! Fans fire up with Swole as she runs corner to corner, but Emi puts her on the apron. Swole enziguris back! And then slingshots, but into a draping underhooks! Another backbreaker! Emi goes up top, Vader Elbow! Cover, TWO!! Swole survives and Emi grows frustrated. Emi puts Swole back in the drop zone and climbs up higher, for a MOONSAULT! But it FLOPS! Swole misses her boot but fires forearms and an uppercut! Emi fights back with a strike fest and a CHOP! Emi runs, into a BOOT! Cover, TWO!?!
Fans are loving this match but Swole works on a new plan. Time is running down but Swole waistlocks to wristlock, ripcord but the discus misses. Back elbow from Emi, cover, TWO! Emi aims, runs in, but Swole spins her out, DIRTY DANCING DISCUS! Cover, Swole wins!!
Winner: Big Swole, by pinfall
Swole gets that big win! The #3 contender loses, but the #1 contender, Hikaru Shida, likes what she sees. The race towards Riho and the AEW Women’s World Championship is still on, will Swole get herself into that scene?
Backstage interview with PAC.
The Bastard is not in a good mood, but when isn’t he? “I came to this company for one reason: opportunity.” Yet he has faced nothing but injustice. He has put up dominating performance after dominating performance, yet has gotten “pittance” in return. AEW will answer for this! “Give me my rubber match or I promise I will not be held accountable for what I do next.” Pac wants another fight with Kenny Omega! When and where will he get it?
Hangman Page & Kenny Omega VS Shawn Spears & Kip Sabian w/ Penelope Ford!
Despite leaving The Elite, the Problem Solver once again tags with the Best Bout Machine, and they’re up against one bad Chair Man, and a Superbad boy. Will Page and Omega continue to be an elite combination? Or has Spears found #PERFECT10N in a tag team partner?
The teams sort out and Spears starts with Hangman. They circle as fans chant “Cowboy Sh*t!” but then Spears tags out to Sabian. Sabian and Hangman circle but Spears takes swipes. So does Penelope! Sabian uses that opening to attack from behind! Sabian clubs and forearms Hangman against ropes, then wrenches to whip. Hangman reverses, Sabian ducks and hurdles and somersaults, but Hangman handsprings to BOOT Sabian down! Spears runs in but gets thrown right out! Tag to Omega and fans fire up! Omega asks they hush, so they can hear the CHOP! Hangman CHOPS, Omega CHOPS, Sabian is stuck in a CHOP cycle! He covers up but gets a CHOP to the back! Double HADOUKEN Chops! Sabian flops to the mat and Omega wants double high fives. Hangman leaves Omega hanging.
Omega drags Sabian up, running backbreaker! Cover, TWO! Omega tags Hangman back in and brings Sabian around to whip corner to corner. Hangman whips Sabian back the other way, then sends Omega in for a back elbow. Spears drags Omega out and Sabian dodges Hangman to fire off hands back! Spears gets in, but Hangman dodges him to clotheslines Sabian! And clothesline Spears! Hangman fireman’s carries Sabian but drops him as he kicks Spears. Dropsault! Cover as AEW goes picture in picture, TWO! Sabian barely escapes but Hangman keeps his cool.
Hangman has the fans fire up as he circles Sabian. Sabian crawls to a corner but Hangman brings him up for a CHOP. Hangman runs in but is put on the apron. He hits Sabian away but Penelope interferes! The ref reprimands the Superbad Girl, but he doesn’t see Spears trip Hangman up! Hangman gets stuck, Sabian drags him out on the top rope, ANARCHY SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Tag to Spears and they mug Hangman. Spears bumps Hangman off buckles then stomps a mudhole in. Spears grinds in his boot but backs off, to go after him more! Neckbreaker! Cover, TWO! Spears mocks the finger guns of Omega before he stomps Hangman more.
Spears drags Hangman up to CHOP him tot he corner. Tag to Sabian, and Sabian kicks Hangman hard in the ribs. Sabian keeps on Hangman and gives him a CHOP back! Tag to Spears, Sabian holds Hangman in place for Spears to throw hands. Spears elbows Hangman in the back of the neck, but Hangman hits back! Hangman swings into a backbreaker! Cover, TWO! Spears argues with the ref but the count was fair. Spears drags Hangman up and taunts Omega as AEW returns to single picture. Hangman escapes the back suplex, elbows Sabian away and boots Spears. Sabian trips Hangman and drags him out, but Hangman dodges to get back in the ring. Hangman dodges Spears, hto tag to Omega!
Omega dodges Sabian to Polish Hammer! And again for Spears! Sabian kicks low, he and Spears double whip, but Omega slips past them to dropkick both their legs out! And then, DOUBLE KOTARO KRUSHERS! Fans fire up as the Terminator Drum begins. Omega rises, builds speed, but Penelope blocks his path. Deja vu from Dark, anyone? Spears gets in, BACKSTABBER! Spears bails out, Sabian springboards, missile dropkick! Cover, TWO!! Sabian grows frustrated, but fans rally up for Omega. Omega CHOPS Sabian and again! Omega whips but Sabian huricanrana counters. Omega bails out but comes back despite in a daze. Fans want to see some “Cowboy Sh*t!” but Sabian runs at Omega. Omega puts him on the apron but Sabian enziguris back! Omega wobbles, Sabian aims at Hangman but misses his running kick. Penelope gets an apron huricanrana!
Sabian triangle TORNADO DDT’S! Cover, TWO!! Fans rally up again, and Spears comes in to distract the ref. Sabian hits a corner enziguri, the ref is so distracted that he doesn’t see Penelope handspring back elbow! And she feeds Omega to Sabian’s PERFECT PLEX! Cover, TWO!! Omega survives the Superbad screw job, also like Dark! Sabian grits his teeth as he drags Omega up into a torture rack. Omega slips out and lands on his feet, blocks Sabian’s knee to give a knee in V-TRIGGER form! Full nelson but Sabian breaks out to PELE! Omega rebounds to V-TRIGGER again! Both men are down and a standing count begins as fans fire up! The count passes 5 as both men crawl. Hangman finally rises back to the apron! Wait, the lights go out?! What’s going on here?!
The lights come back up and… Someone has tied Tully Blanchard up in a chair? Those goggles… It’s JOEY JANELA! The Bad Boy has Tully as a hostage, and Spears comes running! Only to get a forearm from Janela! Spears fights Janela off and frees Tully, but Janela forearms back! Sabian is left alone, and Omega gets the full nelson! SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! Omega blows a kiss as he takes aim. Fans fire up as Omega says BANG! Omega runs, V-TRIGGER to the back! Hangman tags in as Sabian staggers up, BUCKSHOT! Cover, Page and Omega win!
Winners: Hangman Page & Kenny Omega, Page by pinfall
A win is a win, and Omega doesn’t seem to mind. Hangman looks deadly serious, will he take that dead shot aim towards a career-defining opportunity?
Brandi Rhodes speaks.
“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?
Chris Jericho joins commentary!
He tells Excalibur and Tony Schiavone to leave so that he and Jake Hager have a place to sit. They join good ol’ JR and Jericho defends that he does know what “lexicon” means. It means “a list of names,” and it stems from the Greek lexus, which itself means “words.” Excalibur can shut up now. The only man on commentary that matters is Jim Ross!
Luchasaurus w/ Jurassic Express VS Sammy Guevara!
The man-dino and the Spanish God face off 1v1 for the first time! Will Jurassic Express score a big win over the Inner Circle?
AEW returns and Sammy stops vlogging so that this match can begin. Jericho knows Luchasaurus isn’t really a dinosaur, no matter what anyone says. The bell rings, and fans duel. Sammy SLAPS Luchasaurus, but Luchasaurus TOSSES Sammy! Sammy gets out of the corner and dropkicks, then rams in a shoulder. Big enziguri and springboard, but Luchasaurus gets under. Sammy dodges and doges, but runs into a choke grip! Luchasaurus lifts, Sammy huricanranas but it’s blocked! Luchasaurus fireman’s carries and throws Sammy, but Sammy lands on his feet. Sammy dodges in the corner and rams shoulders in again. Sammy kicks and forearms Luchasaurus then heads up top. Luchasaurus BOOTS him down from the top!
Fans fire up as Luchasaurus fetches Sammy and CHOPS! Sammy wants a time-out but there’s no such thing. Luchasaurus has Sammy in a half straitjacket to restrain him, but Sammy fights out with his other arm. Luchasaurus HEADBUTTS Sammy then SLAMS him on the apron! Sammy flops down and Luchasaurus refreshes the count. AEW goes picture in picture as Luchasaurus fireman’s carries and brings Sammy around the way. Luchasaurus tosses Sammy into the ring, and makes sure Jericho is watching. Luchasaurus gets in, but Sammy enziguris him at the ropes! And then runs to knee him down! Triangle dropkick a la Jericho himself! Sammy builds speed to FLY! The tornillo tope conjilo hits!
Sammy drags Luchasaurus around and then gets on the apron. SHOOTING STAR! A risky move on the floor but both men seem okay to continue. Luchasaurus gets into the ring, and Sammy fetches his phone. Time to vlog again! Sammy back hands and even hits Luchasaurus with the phone hand. The ref reprimands Sammy but Luchasaurus roars! Luchasaurus blocks the punch to knee, back kick and knee Sammy down! Then a dead lift wheelbarrow suplex! Somersault SPIKE-RANA! Sammy stirs but Luchasaurus prepares the hand. Choke grip and lift, but Sammy flips out to heel kick! And jumping knee! AEW returns to single picture as Sammy ducks a kick to enziguri back! Sammy runs, dodges, SUPERKICK! Luchasaurus whips Sammy, pops him up, but gets a DDT for it!
Sammy drags himself up as fans rally up. Sammy gets to a corner, heads up top but slowly, and he says a prayer before he MOONSAULTS! Luchasaurus moves, but Sammy lands on his feet! Sammy standing moonsaults but Luchassaurus evades again. Sammy again lands on his feet, and standing Shooting Stars! Into Luchasaurus’s grip! Luchasaurus brings Sammy up, Sammy slips out, but Luchasaurus kicks his clothesline away. Question mark roundhouse! TAIL WHIP! Choke grip, gut wrench, FACEBUSTER! Cover, Luchasaurus wins!
Winner: Luchasaurus, by pinfall
The Inner Circle attacks! Jericho and Jake Hager beat Luchasaurus down but Jungle Boy attacks Jericho! JB takes the fight to Le Champion a week early! Jericho throws JB out but JB skins the cat, to HURICANRANA! Cover, JB “wins”! Jurassic Express bails out and leaves the Inner Circle seething! That quick pin is all it takes! Will JB earn the biggest win in his young career?
Jericho throws a tantrum, again. “That didn’t count! That didn’t count!” He vows it won’t happen next week, but can Jericho be so sure?
AEW announces their next Pay-Per-View!
February 29th, 2020, AEW uses the leap year to bring the world AEW Revolution! Chicago is where the revolution started, so it is only fitting AEW returns there once again!
BREAKING NEWS!
Lots of matches have been made for the last episode of 2019! Page and Omega continue to team together as they go up against the Lucha Brothers! Will Hangman and the Best Bout Machine continue to work together well? Or will they lose to Cero Miedo? Then Britt Baker and Kris Statlander have a #1 Contender’s Match next week! The winner moves on to face Riho on New Year’s Day!
AEW World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Texas Street Fight: The Young Bucks VS Proud ‘n’ Powerful!
As if such a match between two teams with as heated a grudge as they have wasn’t enough, the stakes are raised when this is to determine who faces SoCal Uncensored next week! Who survives to then go for the gold?
But Santana and Ortiz don’t even wait for a bell or their own entrance music, they attack as the confetti cannons go off! They and Sammy Guevara stomp and beat down the Bucks! But Brandon Cutler comes out to even the numbers! He gets beat down for it, and Sammy uses the sock-and-baseball blackjack to smack the Bucks around. That’s because PNP take Cutler and DOUBLE POWERBOMB him though the stage! You would think AEW would look into redesigning the stage… But either way, Sammy, Santana and Ortiz beat the Bucks down more, and send Matt FLYING off onto security!
Ortiz brings out a table and Sammy helps him set it up! Santana keeps Nick down by standing on Nick’s head. This match is underway by default, and it is falls count anywhere on top of everything else. And the Inner Circle wants to do some serious damage. Santana climbs up girders but Matt yanks him off! SUPERKICK for Ortiz! SUPERKICK for Sammy! Matt brings Sammy around to gut wrench, Nick uses the stage for elevation, FULL METAL INDIETAKER! Ortiz returns to get DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Ortiz is on the table now, and now Nick climbs up! Nick is on top of the entry way, fans are freaking out, SUPER SWANTON through the table!! Cover, TWO!! Ortiz survives, and fans are still losing their minds.
Matt sees Santana and runs down to clothesline! Nick follows, alley-oop dropkick! SoCal Uncensored watches in the front row to watch this up close, and with popcorn. Mat turns around to get a BOOT from Santana! Santana talks smack to SCU’s Scorpio Sky and Frankie Kazarian, but Matt turns Santana around for haymakers. Matt and Santana brawl around the way and into the ring while Nick selects tables. Matt bumps Santana on buckles and Nick joins in. They have their pick of the equipment, and they both lift Santana up in a crucifix. Santana slips out, Ortiz can be spotted hobbling down the ramp, but the “mad ball” sock just misses reaching Santana! Santana fights his way through the Bucks to get to it, and starts SMACKING away!
Ortiz puts a trash can lid, the trash can itself, a kendo stick and more into the ring. PNP puts the can around Nick and Ortiz SMACKS it with the mad ball! Santana SMACKS it with the kendo stick! SMACK, SMACK, SMACK! Wait, Matt comes in wearing a Dallas Cowboys football helmet? The helmet hurts Santana’s hand when he punches! And it protects from the mad ball! But Santana kicks low, the helmet doesn’t protect that. PNP double whips, but Matt SPEARS them both! Fans fire up for that sack! Matt uses the helmet as a weapon now, but it gets taken away and used on him! Santana being from New York, he SPITS on the Cowboys helmet then throws it down. But he turns around into the Northern Lights! Locomotion! Northern Lights out and over through a table! Matt runs at Ortiz but is tossed out, through a table! Ortiz DIVES at Nick, and they go through a table! Wreckage everywhere and fans are loving “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as AEW goes picture in picture.
Ortiz is up first, and has a kendo stick! He SMACKS away on Nick’s back! Then he SMACKS Matt’s back! Ortiz moves table wreckage out of the way before putting Matt in the ring. Santana can be seen stirring while Ortiz sets up a new table. Ortiz gets up on the apron and drags Matt over. Ortiz claws Matt’s back, then hops up to lift. Matt resists the suplex and punches Ortiz down. Santana returns, O’Connor roll, and he dodges while Ortiz SPINE BUSTERS Matt down! Leap frog senton! LIONSAULT! They must’ve gotten that one from Jericho. Cover, TWO!! Matt survives but Nick returns to be tossed right into buckles! Ortiz SMACKS Nick with the trash can lid, then SMACKS Matt with it! Santana uses the cookie sheet to jab and SMACK Nick, too.
PNP puts Nick on the top rope, climbs up to join him, but Matt SMACKS them both with the trash can! AEW returns to single picture and Santana takes a tumble. Nick shoves Ortiz down, and Matt BASHES him with the can! The can is placed on Ortiz, Matt climbs up and LEAPS out onto Santana! Nick adjusts, aims at Ortiz, FULL METAL 450!! Cover, but Hager yanks the ref out! No disqualifications, but not cool. Nick goes out to the apron, but Hager baits him in, the Penalty Kick hits the referee! It’s a hard Knox life, isn’t it? Hager trips Nick up, too! But here comes DUSTIN RHODES! Dustin clobbers and clubs Hager! Hager brawls with Dustin on the ramp, and they spill over to behind commentary.
The Bucks have Ortiz, buckle bomb enziguri combo! Matt brings Santana up for Nick to cookie sheet SMASH! Fans fire up as Matt brings Ortiz up and Nick climbs. Fireman’s carry, rolling senton! More Bang, for your BUCK! Cover, but there’s no ref to count! The Bucks would’ve won by now! Here comes Aubrey to count, TWO!! If only she was faster on her running! But the Bucks drag Ortiz up, gut wrench, but Santana dropkicks Nick through the table! Matt fires off haymakers to fight PNP off, fans fire up with him, but that superkick is blocked! Charlie horse! Ortiz has the already wrecked can and sets it down. Ortiz brings Matt up, Santana climbs up, STREET SWEEPER onto the can! Cover, but Nick has to yank Aubrey out! All is fair in love and street fights.
Ortiz protests but Santana focuses on bringing in new equipment. He gets a few steel chairs, then puts Nick in. Ortiz uses the mad ball to beat Nick down again and again, then Santana gets a table. Ortiz sits the chairs up near a corner, then brings Nick over. Another lift, but Nick fights back! Santana is up top, but Matt shoves Santana down, through a table! Nick Shining Wizards, roundhouses, forearms and bulldogs on the chairs! Matt gets in, the Bucks DOUBLE SUPERKICK Ortiz down! Matt grabs a chair and fans fire up for the FULL METAL SUPERKICK! The chairs are put down and the Bucks vow to end it! Gut wrench, Nick springboards, FULL METAL MELTZER!! Cover, The Bucks win!
Winners: The Young Bucks, Matt Jackson by pinfall; NEW #1 Contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships
Brutal to say the least, but these were the lengths both teams were willing to go to in order to settle their score. But now the Bucks are headed for a shot at the tag team titles! SCU join the Bucks in the ring to congratulate them, but also to hold the belts up. Will Corpus Christi be the site of a golden classic?
My Thoughts:
Man what a great episode, and it was basically a go-home to the 12/18/19 episode. So much of this was for the forwarding of story, and it was all really good, pretty much no complaints. Moxley getting another super fast win was pretty great, and it even feeds into Reynolds’s vignette with the Dark Order spokesperson. The Inner Circle trying to recruit Moxley is a pretty great move, and a classic one at that. The Heels don’t want to fight Moxley, so they’ll make him one of the team. But I’m pretty sure Moxley won’t actually join them, and I bet we get an answer next week as opposed to waiting until New Year’s Day. He might even help Jungle Boy win. Luchasaurus VS Sammy Guevara was a pretty fun match, and of course a brawl breaks out. JB gets an unofficial pin, and only gets 10 minutes with Jericho next week, not a second more. Again, I would love if Moxley helps JB win, though that would mean JB gets a claim to the title in his own right. We’ll have to wait and see.
Cody & QT VS Butcher & Blade was a great tag match, and a great showing for QT as he gets back into wrestling full time. QT comes out of this looking like a hero, even though he does lose. MJF made them his mercenaries, I wonder if we see them more closely involved with him later on. MJF himself has a pretty good promo segment, but it really just sets up for stuff after the holidays. I wonder if MJF is going to make Cody have to fight Wardlow, Sutter and Williams in a gauntlet match in order to get at him. Cody also has Darby Allin on his side now, so maybe Allin keeps an eye on whoever is ringside so they don’t screw Cody over. I like what’s developing for Omega and Hangman as a team, despite Hangman saying he’s not in The Elite anymore. Taking the final moment suggests there could be tension between Omega and Hangman in the near future, and a match between them would be a great element to Hangman’s story.
PAC also wants after Omega, and I do see his point of being cheated opportunities. He was #1 contender for a moment, but mostly because of story demands, Pac didn’t get his shot before being moved down a spot. Pac VS Omega III will be another great match, and that should be a contender’s match to face whoever comes out of the more than likely Jericho VS Moxley title match. I’m also surprised at certain choices for contender’s matches. Big Swole VS Emi Sakura was a great match, and a big win for the newest signee. Swole takes down the #3 woman, but I’m surprised Kris Statlander is getting a shot. I suppose this implies that the new rankings will not have Hikaru Shida as #1, and Britt Baker moves up in her place. Of course, both women and Riho being named by Brandi Rhodes in her new promo probably means something, too, so be watching for Brandi and Awesome Kong to have something to do during that match.
The main event tag match was insane, and absolutely fitting of being a #1 contender’s match. All of that stuff was incredible, from start to finish, even getting others involved because obviously that’s the move to play. The Bucks winning was not that surprising, they have a lot of experience with SoCal Uncensored, especially from ROH. Their match next week is going to be great, and will just up the hype for the last AEW of 2019 even more.
My Score: 9.2/10
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Rockin’ around the Christmas Collision!
The Continental Classic continues on Christmas Collision, with crucial points on the line this close to AEW Worlds End! Who will finally take the lead in Gold League?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Will Ospreay VS Ricochet; Ricochet wins.
- Kris Statlander VS Penelope Ford; Kris wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Shelton Benjamin VS Daniel Garcia; Garcia wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Mark Briscoe VS The Beast Mortos; Briscoe wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli; Claudio wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current Continental Classic Gold League standings!
Claudio Castagnoli: 2-1, 6 points
Will Ospreay: 2-1, 6 points
Ricochet: 2-1, 6 points
Darby Allin: 2-1, 6 points
Brody King: 2-2, 6 points
Komander: 0-4, 0 points [ELIMINATED]
Here are the current Continental Classic Blue League standings!
Kyle Fletcher: 3-1, 9 points
Kazuchika Okada: 2-1-1, 7 points
Mark Briscoe: 2-2, 6 points
Shelton Benjamin: 2-1, 6 points
Daniel Garcia: 1-1-1, 4 points
The Beast Mortos: 0-4, 0 points [ELIMINATED]
Ian Riccaboni is in the ring.
He has Big Boom AJ & Big Justice with him in the Hammerstein Ballroom, and yes, they’re ready to bring the BOOM~! They’re ready to watch the action tonight, and even the final face-to-face of MJF and Adam Cole. AJ says if MJF is gonna bring the doom, then you know he and Big Justice will bring the BOOM~! But tonight, their guy, Adam Cole will bring the BOOM~ too! And of course we have big Continental Classic action! Daniel Garcia VS Shelton Benjamin in a critical showdown, and while Shelton is tough, Garcia is going to bring the BOOM~! Plus, Mark Briscoe battles The Beast Mortos! The Chicken is their guy, time to bring the BOOM~!
In Gold League, we have Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli, and the Swiss Superman is a DOOM~! Let’s go, Darby, bring that BOOM~! And then a match everyone wants to see, the fireworks rematch of Will Ospreay VS Ricochet! If you’re a fan of high-flying wrestling, this is the right night to be right here in AEW! Ricochet and their guy, Ospreay, will bring the BOOM~! But speaking of, that match is up first! The Aerial Assassin joins AJ & Big Justice in giving a BOOM~, but will Ricochet make sure tonight is #OuttaThisWorld?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Will Ospreay VS Ricochet!
Wait, are the fans throwing white streamers or is that… No, yeah, it’s toilet paper! Ospreay laughs at the fans basically calling Ricochet crap. Ricochet throws the toilet paper back! The bell rings and we’re on the clock. The fans fire up for Ospreay as he and Ricochet circle. The fans also sing, “F HIM UP, OSPREAY, F HIM UP!” Ricochet shrugs that off, he and Ospreay tie up, and then Ricochet rolls. Ospreay shoots in, waistlocks, but Ricochet switches. They go around, Ricochet gator rolls with Ospreay, then floats to a headlock. Ricochet wrenches, hammerlocks then headlocks again. Ospreay powers up and out, Ricochet runs him over, but Ospreay kips up!
The fans cheer and Ospreay smiles as he and Ricochet reset. They tie up, go around, and Ricochet wrenches to a wristlock. Ospreay rolls, wrenches and wristlocks, but Ricochet spins and wrenches to hammerlock. Ospreay reaches back, headlocks and hits a takeover. Ricochet rolls to a cover, TWO! Ospreay holds onto the headlock but Ricochet powers up and out. Ospreay runs Ricochet over, Ricochet bails out, and then Ospreay handsprings to fake Ricochet out! The fans cheer as Ospreay superhero lands out, and Ricochet is annoyed. Ospreay holds ropes open for Ricochet, but Ricochet goes around the way to step in on his own.
The fans boo Ricochet being a bad sport but Ricochet ignores that. Ospreay and Ricochet knuckle lock, then Ricochet kicks low! And CHOPS! Ricochet whips, Ospreay reverses, but Ricochet rolls off Ospreay’s back! Things keep moving, Ospreay avoids the handspring to then duck ‘n’ dodges and RANA! But Ricochet handsprings through! The fans fire up, and Ospreay arm-drags Ricochet down! The fans cheer while Ricochet endures the grind. Ricochet fights up and puts Ospreay on ropes. The ref counts, Ricochet and Ospreay slowly let g o, and Ricochet SLAPS Ospreay! Ospreay CHOPS Ricochet!
Ospreay takes a swing, Ricochet ducks under to roll back and RANA! But now Ospreay handsprings through! Ricochet dodges to waistlock but Ospreay bucks the O’Conner. Ricochet arm-drags Ospreay down, but Ospreay headscissors back! Ricochet pops free but Ospreay arm-drags! Ricochet headscissors, Ospreay pops free, and Ospreay handsprings, but Ricochet catches him! Ricochet then THROWS Ospreay into the Tree of Woe, and Ospreay falls down! The fans boo while Ospreay bails out, but Ricochet FOSBURY FLOPS! The fans boo but Ricochet takes the toilet paper to wipe himself, then he SMOTHERS Ospreay with it!
The fans boo that literally disgusting act of disrespect, but Collision goes picture in picture.
Ricochet taunts the fans, then drags Ospreay up. Ricochet puts Ospreay in, soaks up more heat, then KNEE-BOARD SENTONS! Ricochet swaggers to taunt the fans more, then he goes back to Ospreay. Cover, ONE!! Another cover, TWO! Ricochet taunts the fans more, then goes back for Ospreay. Ricochet stands Ospreay up to CHOP, and Ospreay goes to a corner. Ricochet RAMS into Ospreay, RAMS him again, then snapmares to UPPERCUT in the back! Cover, TWO! Ospreay stays in this but Ricochet drags him into a motorcycle stretch. Ospreay endures while Ricochet digs a knee into the back. Ospreay fights up, fights with elbows, then runs, but into a DROPKICK!
Ospreay is down in a daze but Ricochet has to shake out the stars in his own head. Ricochet covers, ONE! Ospreay then uses that one to flip off Ricochet. Ricochet RAMS Ospreay in the back! Ricochet then clamps on with a chinlock, and he digs his knee into Ospreay’s back. Ospreay endures, even as Ricochet JAMS Ospreay. Collision returns to single picture as the fans rally for Ospreay again. Ospreay fires up, fires hands, but Ricochet RAMS him into a corner. Ricochet runs up, RAMS into Ospreay, then goes to the apron. Ospreay takes a swing but Ricochet dodges and gets around him to GERMAN SUPLEX! Ospreay lands out!
Ospreay runs, handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! Ospreay goes to the apron, takes aim, and he springboards to PIP PIP CHEERIO! Down goes Ricochet, Ospreay covers, TWO! Ospreay stays focused and the fans rally up. Ospreay drags Ricochet up, CHOPS him, then CHOPS him again! Ricochet staggers, Ospreay runs, but Ricochet TIGER WALL KICKS! Forearm, SOBAT, and Ricochet runs, but into a POP-UP, and STYLES- NO, Ricochet sits up, slips free, and he underhooks Ospreay for a FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ospreay survives but Ricochet goes up.
Ricochet has to double clutch, the fans let him hear it, but Ricochet still MOONSAULTS! Ricochet lands out as Ospreay moves, and Ospreay runs up, but into an ELBOW! Ricochet handsprings, but into a pop-up, Electric Chair, spin around, STYLES CLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives and Ospreay is surprised. Ospreay pulls on the elbow pad and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Ospreay aims, but Ricochet bails out! The fans boo but Ospreay storms after Ricochet. They’re both on the apron and Ospreay goes up a corner. Ricochet anchors Ospreay first! Then Ricochet has the Electric Chair Lift!
Ospreay fights free, fights off a nelson, then he KICKS Ricochet! Ospreay runs, but into a pop-up APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! The fans chant “You Still Suck!” but Ricochet adds a SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Ricochet puts Ospreay in, then springboards to 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives, but then Ricochet AX KICKS! Dragon sleeper, inverted suplex, VERTIGO! Cover, TWO!? Ospreay survives and Ricochet is shocked! Ricochet snarls and he aims from a corner. The fans rally for Ospreay but Ricochet loads up. SPIRIT- NO, Ospreay ducks under! Ospreay gets up, Ricochet blocks a kick!
Ricochet V-TRIGGERS, then he reels Ospreay in! But Ospreay fights out of the bomb, but then Ricochet returns the favor! Ricochet suplexes, into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Ospreay springboards for the OSC- CUTTER FROM RICOCHET!! Ricochet hurries to get Ospreay up, powerbomb into fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! SPIRIT- HIDDEN BLADE!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Ospreay and Ricochet both slowly sit up and the fans rally as hard as ever. Ricochet and Ospreay stare down, talk a bit of trash, then stand up. Ospreay draws a line in the sand and dares Ricochet to step up.
Ricochet steps right up, they stand toe to toe, literally! They start firing forearms! The fans cheer Ospreay, boo Ricochet, and Ricochet wobbles! But then Ricochet comes back with forearm after forearm! Ospreay wobbles, but he grins as he rises and roars! Ospreay fires a flurry on Ricochet, then ROCKS him! Ricochet flops over, Ospreay hauls him up! But Ricochet grabs at the ref! Ospreay kicks Ricochet’s arm away, but then Ricochet RAMS Ospreay into the ref! The fans boo but then Ricochet hurries to HOOK KICK! And VERTI- NO, Ospreay slips free to underhook! STORM BREAKER! Cover, but the ref is down!
The fans count, Ospreay would’ve won twice over! Ospreay calls to the ref, the ref sputters around, and Ospreay goes up. But then Ricochet kicks the ref into ropes! Ospreay gets tripped up and the fans boo more! Ospreay is confused as to what happened, but SPIRIT GUN hits the mark!! Cover, RICOCHET WINS!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Ospreay earns 0)
The One & Only got away with murder, but there’s nothing that can be done now! Ricochet has NINE points, will he be headed to Worlds End?
Adam Cole heads to the ring!
The fans cheer as the Panama City Playboy returns to the Hammerstein Ballroom, and yes, they join in for the “BOOM~!” and the “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY~!” Cole grabs a mic, but he keeps his eyes on the ramp. That’s because we all know who’s next. MJF makes his entrance, but with a handful of security guards in front of him first. And not even AEW security, that’s his own personal security. MJF grabs a mic and has them cut his music. The fans boo but MJF tells them, “If I wanted your help, I’d ask for it. Sit down and shut up.” The fans tell MJF to STFU, but MJF shrugs that off.
MJF tells Cole that MJF is frustrated. It’s because for the past few months, MJF has had to listen to Cole say MJF is Cole’s biggest enemy! If memory serves, and MJF’s memory always does because unlike the fans here, he isn’t a complete moron… Didn’t Cole turn on MJF? But then does Cole realize he has bigger enemies out there? Like spray tan, cracks in the floor, gusts of win, and maybe… a cavity. Because last MJF heard, Cole’s dentist isn’t seeing him anymore. Cole was already staring daggers into MJF, but now he’s pissed. MJF has Cole calm down, and he tells the fans to shut up so he can shoot straight.
When MJF was the longest-reigning and greatest AEW World Champion of all time, Cole was nothing more than MJF’s cute little sidekick. That ate Cole up inside. Cole wanted to be MJF. Cole wanted #TripleB. But the sad truth is, Cole had many opportunities to win the title before MJF got anywhere near it. It’s almost like when it comes to Cole being elite enough to become world champion, just like his “s*itty little ankle,” Cole blows it. MJF laughs at his own joke, and then tells the fans he is talking, it is not that complicated. But this is why MJF doesn’t buy the hogwash that Cole turned on MJF because MJF would turn on Cole first.
Cole turned because he, like all these shmucks, is jealous of MJF. And who can blame Cole? MJF is rich, handsome, funny, entertaining, and then look at Cole. For crying out loud, Cole used to be ADAM COLE BAYBAY. Now, he’s just a crack baby! Cole asks if MJF is done. Was that the last line? Because it felt like MJF practiced that for two weeks in front of a mirror. But MJF killed it, really. Cole could come back with childish comments to hurt MJF’s feelings, but he won’t. Cole could mention MJF has had two surgeries on that fake head of hair of his while only in his 20s, which is hilarious, but he won’t.
Cole could talk about how MJF pulled some strings to get his girlfriend hired, like the real politician he is, but Cole won’t go there. Cole could talk about how every single time MJF enters a room, everyone waits for him to leave because he is loud, obnoxious and annoying as hell. But Cole won’t go there. Because Cole is not like MJF. They are nothing alike. That is why the friendship was ruined. Because, MJF, the truth is you say Cole is a failure, but in virtually every wrestling company Cole has worked for, he is the longest-reigning champion in so many!
In this very building, Cole bled BUCKETS against Kyle O’Reilly, wanting to prove he was one of the best in the world, and that is exactly what he did! Does Cole have regrets? Sure. Are there things Cole wishes he could take back? Absolutely. But Cole does NOT regret turning on MJF. The only reason it drives MJF insane is because Cole beat MJF to it. That’s MJF 101: Get close to someone, then turn on them. It’s what MJF does. Cole just did it better than MJF, and MJF knows it.
But Cole has been thinking, trying to understand what’s going on in MJF’s head, and he finally figured it out. MJF is terrified of having anyone close to him, because he feels it is a weakness. That hit a chord? Because not only does MJF act like a child, he thinks like a child! MJF knows in his heart that he was going to be the one to turn on Cole first! DAMN RIGHT HE WAS!!! MJF realizes he let the cat out of the bag. MJF says congrats, Cole, he solved the mystery! A regular Scooby-Doo! Great job, Adam.
But you want the truth? Here it is. The fact of the matter is, last year at Worlds End, MJF had every intention on stabbing Cole in the back that night. Cole just got lucky. When #BetterThanYouBaybay started, MJF didn’t give a damn about Cole. Cole was nothing more than a pawn. But MJF will admit, he did eventually start to care. For the first time in MJF’s life, he cared about someone else. Fans mockingly go, “Aww…” But MJF says that is just when Cole became a liability. And since Cole’s “a fragile little freak,” him jumping off that ramp and exploding his ankle made him a distraction!
Distractions, liabilities, emotions, there are no room for those when all you should be concerned with is maintaining the world championship! But Cole doesn’t get it, does he? Last year was a fluke. Cole ain’t the Devil, he just beat the Devil to it. But this year, Worlds End, December 28th, the same show where Cole tried to end MJF’s world, MJF ENDS Cole!! MJF throws down the mic and the fans are torn. Cole smirks and says MJF ends things then? Well, how about Cole ends this? COLE DECKS MJF! The guards rush in, but Cole fights them off! MJF sends more but Cole SUPERKICSK! And SUPERKICKS! And SUPERKICKS!
But then MJF LOW BLOWS Cole! MJF tells the fans to shut up! MJF takes out the Dynamite Diamond Ring! But then The Kingdom rushes out here! MJF runs away from Matt Taven & Mike Bennett, but he vows this ends at Worlds End. We have one week left, is that the last week Cole has in AEW? Or will MJF finally lose the one thing he has left in that diamond ring?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.
Lexy Nair is with the #BornAgainKristen and brings up her trying to make amends with Willow Nightingale last night, as well as making the save when Harley Cameron & Penelope Ford were beating Willow up. Kris says what she and Willow have to discuss is between them. But as far as her and Penelope go, they’ve got a lot of history, and if Ford wants a fight, Kris will give her a fight. Then speaking of history, Kris still has her eyes set on the TBS Championship, can she tells us more on that?
Kris says she looked back on 2024 and she had a downward spiral that started with losing that title. Maybe if she wins it back, Kris will right her wrongs. On that note, Mercedes Mone, you don’t have an opponent for Worlds End so here Kris is. Let her know when you’re ready for round two. Kris heads out, will she prove to everyone that she is still the Galaxy’s Greatest?
Backstage interview with Orange Cassidy.
AEW returns and Lexy is now with Freshly Squeezed. In exactly one week, he will compete against three other men for the AEW World Championship. There are a lot of combustible elements at play, and Cassidy says yeah, we saw that on Dynamite. Jay White, Hangman Page and Cassidy can’t exactly have a conversation. So really, Cassidy wants them to listen. “Between now and Worlds End, Jon Moxley can run and hide. He can hide behind his goons, he can run away in a pickup truck. But when that bell rings in seven days, he has nowhere to go. He will be in the ring with us. Us three. And you both know that we need to remove Jon Moxley from the equation.
“We can. We’ve done it. And after that, us three, we can fight for the AEW World Championship and one of us will become the AEW World Champion. Just something to think about. See you guys on Dynamite.” Cassidy is ready to remove the Maniac from the throne, but will the Switchblade and Cowboy listen to reason?
Kris Statlander VS Penelope Ford!
As Kris just said, she’s calling out The CEO in hopes of one more TBS Championship match. But will the Superbad Girl be more like the Grinch for Kris this Christmas?
The bell rings and the fans rally as Kris circles with Ford. They tie up, Kris powers Ford to a corner, then throws Ford back into the corner! The ref counts, Kris lets off, but Ford shoves her! Kris ROCKS Ford, TOSSES her, then runs up on her. Kris whips, drops down, then hurdles over. Kris CLOBBERS Ford and the fans fire up as she flexes. Kris drags Ford up, reels her in, and suplexes, and she holds Ford up! The fans cheer and Kris goes all the way to TEN, but Ford slips into a SLEEPER! Kris pries the hold open and she brings Ford around for another suplex! The fans fire up as Kris holds Ford up for five before the SLAM! Cover, TWO!
Kris drags Ford up, whips her to the corner, but Ford goes up, only for Kris to Electric Chair Lift! Kris climbs, Ford fights with fists, and she shoves Kris down! Ford steadies herself, then hits a FLYING BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ford is frustrated but she storms up on Kris. Ford bumps Kris off buckles but the fans rally behind Kris. Ford stomps a mudhole, but she lets off as the ref counts. Kris goes to the apron, but Ford jumps up to drop KNEES on her! The fans boo but Ford soaks up the heat, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Ford brings Kris around to THROW her into railing! Ford soaks up more heat, then drags Kris up and RAMS her into the apron! Ford refreshes the count, then stalks Kris around the way. Ford whips Kris into the steel steps! Kris falls over in a heap but Ford drags her up into the ring. Ford covers, TWO! Kris stays in this but Ford kicks her around. Ford CHOKES Kris on the ropes, thrashes around, but lets off as the ref counts. Ford drags Kris up and whips her to ropes, then LARIATS as Collision goes to break.
Christmas Collision returns and Ford CHOKES Kris on the ropes again! The ref counts, Ford lets off and Kris sputters to the apron. Ford runs and goes up, up, and KNEE DROPS on only apron! Kris then SHOTGUNS Ford off the apron! The fans fire up and Kris brings Ford up, to THROW into railing! Kris puts Ford in the ring, the fans fire up, but Ford kicks low. Ford reels Kris in, but Kris suplexes, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ford flounders to a corner but Kris has the fans rallying behind her. Kris runs up to UPPERCUT! Kris goes side to side but Ford dodges the knee! Ford hits a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!
Ford wasn’t quite perfect there but she watches Kris go to a corner. Ford runs corner to corner, handsprings, but Kris catches her! The fans fire up as Kris GERMAN SUPELXES, but Ford lands out! but Kris goes Matrix to dodge! So does Ford! STUNNER! Ford runs, Kris does her best to follow, but Ford hops up for a POISON-RANA! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives and the fans fire up! Ford is beside herself, but she drags Kris to a drop zone. Ford goes up top, and MOONSAULTS BUT FLOPS as Kris moves! Kris hurries to deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! And then GERMAN SUPLEX again! The fans fire up as Kris scoops to tuck Ford in! STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER! Cover, Kris wins!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall
Ford gave Kris quite the fight, but Kris came out on top! Wait, here comes Mone! Kris did call the CEO out, so Santa Mone says, “Ho, ho, ho ho ho! New York Citaaaay~! Please say hello to your C E O! Kris, after the year I’ve been having, I was planning on taking Worlds End off. I was planning on going to the Ritz in Boston.” The fans boo Boston, but Mone says since it’s the holidays, Mone feels like being nice. She already beat Kris once anyway, so she’ll just beat her twice! At Worlds End, you see that money changes everything, because Mone is the greatest TBS Champion of all time!
The challenge has been accepted, and Mone is looking to be busy before the New Year. Will Kris make her regret it?
Big Boom AJ & Big Justice return to the ring.
They’re getting Christmas Collision ready to bring the BOOM, but out comes Chris Jericho, who is still ROH World Champion after overcoming Matt Cardona last night at Final Battle. And he has Bryan Keith & “Big Bill” Morrissey with him as he asks if AJ has a permit for being here tonight. Did they talk with Mayor DeBlasio? Because they certainly didn’t run this past Jericho. Do they know who he is? Big Justice says yeah, he knows! “You’re a JACKASS!” Jericho is taken aback, but the fans agree with Justice. The Bad Apple says this is why dumbass kids should be sitting and not heard. Jericho says yeah!
And if being a jackass means he’s the King of New York, then Jericho’s the biggest jackass! And besides, Jericho talks for everyone here saying we do not want AJ & Justice here! The fans boo, they disagree with Jericho. But Jericho says they don’t even have Costcos in New York! New Yorkers shop at bodegas. Fans are torn, because they kind of agree. Jericho says his favorite is the Walgreens a few blocks over in Flushing. And speaking of Flushing, that’s where AJ & Justice belong: in the toilet! This is the Hammerstein Ballroom, the House that Jericho built! The fans boo that, it’s the House that Hardcore built.
But Jericho says there’s no time for goofy gimmicks like BOOM~, or bandit masks, or scissoring! Scissor me, Bad Apple~! But then wait! The Acclaimed is here! Well, Anthony Bowens is, at least. Bowens pushes past The Learning Tree and he joins AJ & Justice in the ring. Bowens has the music cut, and he tells Jericho that he doesn’t get why Scissor King is catching strays, but you caught his attention. Jericho is trying to intimidate a man in a walking boot and an 11 year old child while spouting nonsense about being the King of New York. Why doesn’t Jericho do what he has asked so many others in the past: SHUT THE HELL UP!
The fans cheer but Big Bill says, “As the Learning Tree always says, when a man tries to silence another man, he’s probably afraid of the truth.” The fans do cheer Big Bill because he is from New York. Bowens says he has no idea what that means, Bill. But he does know we’re live on TNT, Christmas Collision, Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City! So Chris, why not walk your ass to this ring and get it whipped by the Scissor King?! Jericho says if Bowens wants him to do that, then not tonight. Jericho waves bye, but AJ says hold on, listen up. We know Jericho is running scared, but we know at some point, Bowens will get to bring the-
Bowens stops the Boom? Because he wants to scissor! AJ says okay, and they SCISSOR BOOM~! But is that true? Will Anthony Bowens be the one to tear down the Learning Tree and be a champion?
Backstage interview with The Vendetta.
Lexy is now with Deonna Purrazzo & Taya Valkyrie, and they’ve got a hot streak going. Deonna’s message last week was ominous, but who was it for? Taya says there are so many options. Everyone deserves a slice of The Vendetta. There’s Mercedes, Mariah, Toni Storm, even Lexy could get some, so watch your back. Speaking of Toni, she stumbles in and apologizes for interrupting. She just wants to say hi to everyone, hello. Oh, Deonna, a pleasure. Deonna says she knows who Toni is. R-Really? So cool! Taya says she’ll make a guess: Toni has a tattoo on her leg, a little duck with a knife through it.
Wow, how’d Taya know? Deonna says no no no, she is not doing this again. She does not get what sick crap Toni’s up to, but she is already done with it. So for Dynamite’s Miracle on 34th Street, Toni VS Taya! Taya says she’ll make Toni forget everything! Toni nervously thanks The Vendetta, and says this is a big opportunity to face someone like Taya. Toni leaves, Deonna and Taya sigh, and Lexy has no idea what to say. Is Toni’s mind unraveling before our eyes? Or is there still a bit of Timeless inside Toni Time?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Shelton Benjamin VS Daniel Garcia!
This showdown was inevitable, but it’s even more fitting after The Standard of Excellence beat up the TNT Champion just because he stood up to the Hurt Syndicate. Will Shelton continue to bring the pain? Or will he not survive Red Death?
The bell rings and Garcia goes right at Shelton! Garcia fires hands but Shelton RAMS him into the corner! Shelton fires hands but Garcia turns things around to fire more shots! The ref counts, Shelton shoves Garcia back, but Garcia runs up to fire hands! Shelton shoves Garcia again, but Garcia gets under the lariat to waistlock. Shelton fights the lift but Garcia shoves him to SLAP! And CHOP! Shelton just grins and he picks Garcia up again! Shelton TOSSES Garcia away and Garcia goes to ropes. Shelton brings Garcia back up, scoops and SLAMS him, then brings him up again. Scoop SLAM! Shelton drags Garcia up and puts him in a corner.
Shelton whips corner to corner hard and Garcia falls! The fans sing, “We Hurt People!” Shelton drags Garcia around, stomps him around, then TOSSES Garcia out hard! Garcia sputters but Shelton storms outside. Shelton brings Garcia up but Garcia fires hands! Shelton RAMS Garcia into the apron, then railing, then back to the apron! And repeat! Garcia falls in a heap and the fans fire up. Shelton grins as he drags Garcia up, to then THROW into steel steps! Shelton leaves Garcia behind and the ring count climbs on Garcia. Garcia drags himself up at 7 but Shelton goes out after him again.
Shelton puts Garcia in the ring, then grabs at him. Garcia grabs ropes but Shelton stomps him. Shelton stands Garcia up to DECK him! The fans cheer but Shelton brings Garcia up again. Garcia fires a forearm, then he CHOPS! Shelton eggs Garcia on, so Garcia CHOPS! Shelton grins, Garcia CHOPS, but Shelton DECKS him again! The fans duel but Shelton whips Garcia to ropes, for a BIG backdrop! Garcia flounders and Collision goes picture in picture.
Shelton stalks Garcia to the ropes, brings him up and around, then puts him on other ropes so he can CHOKE him! The ref counts, Shelton steps off, and Garcia coughs and sputters to a corner. Shelton stalks behind Garcia, stands him up, and winds up to ROCK Garcia! Garcia flounders against ropes then falls to the mat! Shelton stands over Garcia, drags him up and puts him in the corner. Shelton throws hands and Garcia stumbles. Garcia falls, but Shelton stands on him. Shelton stomps Garcia, drags him up, but Garcia fires up! Garcia breaks free to fire CHOPS and forearms on repeat!
Garcia whips, Shelton reverses and Shelton BOOTS Garcia down! Cover, TWO! Shelton is still amused, and he clamps onto Garcia with a chinlock. Garcia endures as Shelton grinds him down, and Garcia fights up, only for Shelton to wrangle him back down! Shelton leans all his weight on the hold and he squeezes tight. Garcia fades but the fans rally, and Garcia gets a second wind! Garcia fights up, Christmas Colilsion returns to siongle cipture, and the fans duel as Garcia fires hands! Garcia runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then SHOTGUNS SHelton down! The fans fire up and Garcia aims from a corner. Garcia runs up, Shelton gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX!
The fans are torn while Shelton storms around. Shelton waits on Garcia, waistlocks, GERMAN SUPLEX! Garcia flops around but Shelton stalks him to the ropes. Shelton goes to the apron, runs up, but Garcia BOOTS him! Garcia takes a swing, but Shelton waistlocks! Garcia holds ropes to fight off the suplex to the floor! Garcia stands up and elbows Shelton away! Then Garcia LEAPS, but into Shelton’s clinch! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY to the floor! Garcia flounders, fans sing, “We Hurt People!” Shelton runs up but Garcia drop toeholds him into a chair! Shelton sputters and the fans rally up. Garcia makes Shelton take a seat, then rains down fists!
The fans count along and Garcia goes to nine, puts up the dukes, then hits TEN! Garcia gets space, runs back in, and he SHOTGUNS Shelton outta the chair! The fans are thunderous as Garcia goes back for Shelton. Garcia drags Shelton up but Shelton pushes him away. Shelton LARIATS Garcia, then rolls into the ring. The ring count starts, the fans help Garcia stand, and the fans fire up! Garcia hurries to the ring, but Shelton BOOTS, only for Garcia to block! DRAGON SCREW! Garcia runs, Shelton gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Even with a bad leg, Shelton has so much strength! Shelton storms up in the corner, but Garcia dodges!
Shelton’s knee hits buckles, and Garcia leg scissor rolls him! Garcia steps through for the DRAGON TAMER!! Shelton endures and the fans fire up! Garcia sits on the hold, but Shelton powers up! Shelton powers out of the hold, has Garcia’s legs, and he turns Garcia over into a QUEEN ANGELITO STRETCH! Garcia endures, reaches out, and he army crawls his way forward! But Shelton drags Garcia back! Garcia cradles Shelton! TWO!! Shelton escapes, but Garcia BOOTS him! Shelton SUPERKICKS Garcia! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Shelton covers, TWO!! Garcia barely gets out of that and Shelton is furious!
“This is Awesome!” as Shelton looms over Garcia. Shelton drags Garcia up, but Garcia trips Shelton! Jackknife bridge, GARCIA WINS!!
Winner: Daniel Garcia, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Shelton earns 0)
A Christmas Collision miracle? Who knows! But Garcia is still alive in the C2, but Lashley snatches Garcia into a SLEEPER! The fans boo but MVP hands the pimp cane to Shelton! But here comes Mark Briscoe, and he has a chair! Security wants this to stop before it gets out of hand, and even producers get out here! But wait! Is that Swerve Strickland rushing in from the crowd?! It is! He goes right up top to SUPER SWERVE STOMP the Syndicate and security guards! Garcia gets free of the pile, Mark Briscoe is with him, and now the locker room hurries out here to stop this from getting worse!
The fans chant, “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” and Nana eventually hands the mic to Swerve. “Bobby FREAKIN’ Lashley! Didn’t I say I was gonna get my hands on you by the end of ’24? By the end of 2024, I said I was gonna get my hands on you, and that’s what I did, courtesy of the most dangerous man in AEW. Whose house?!” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve is still aiming for Lashley’s head, will he and Lashley have it out at Worlds End?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Mark Briscoe VS The Beast Mortos!
After getting a couple shockers, The Sussex County Chicken could easily jump up to the front of the block with one more! But will he #ManUp and bring down the menacing minotaur? Or will The Beast be a massive spoiler for Briscoe?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock again. The fans rally and duel while both men fire up. They RAM shoulders, and then fire forearms! The fans fire up as Mark gets the edge, but Mortos swings! Mark dodges to CHOP, then fire forearms! Mark ROCKS Mortos, whips, but Mortos reverses and SPLASHES Mark! Mortos runs but Mark follows to LARIAT! Mark runs, Mortos follows, but Mark dodges to CHOP! And CHOP! And forearm! And Mongolian Chop! Mark fires forearms against the ropes, then roars. Mark runs but Mortos follows to UPPERCUT! The fans fire up, Mortos runs but Mark follows to FOREARM!
Mark runs, Mortos follows, and he slingshots to hook and backslide, TWO! Mark trips Mortos to jackknife, TWO! Mortos gets around, hammerlock and cradle, TWO! Mark slips around to roll Mortos, TWO! Both men stand, both men dodge, and the fans cheer the standoff. The fans cheer “BOTH THESE GUYS! BOTH THESE GUYS!” as they reset. Mark and Mortos run up to RAM shoulders again! And again! Mortos is getting the better of this, and he CLOBBERS Mark! The fans cheer Mortos while Mark goes to ropes. Mortos runs in but Mark TOSSES him up and out! Mortos clutches a leg, stands up, but Mark runs!
Mortos slides in, dodges, and he SPEARS Mark! The fans fire up and Mortos roars while Collision goes picture in picture.
Mark rolls to a corner while Mortos headbutts buckles. Mortos then runs corner to corner to DROPKICK Mark! Mark sputters, Mortos drags him to a cover, TWO! Mark stays in this but Mortos drags him into a chinlock. Mark endures, even as Mortos leans on the hold. Mark fights up as the fans rally, and Mark fires body shots. Mortos THROWS Mark down! Mortos then CRANKS Mark’s neck, then KICKS him in the chest! Cover, TWO! Mark is still in this and he goes to ropes. Mortos storms up but Mark CHOPS! Mortos SMACKS Mark and Mark falls into a corner. Mortos stomps Mark, then digs his boots in!
The ref reprimands and counts, Mortos steps off, then Mortos snapmares Mark so he can step on Mark’s face! Then NECK TWIST! Cover, TWO! Mark stays in this and he goes back to ropes. Mortos waits on Mark to stand, then SMACKS him down! Mark dangles out of the ring in the ropes, but Mortos goes after a leg while Collision goes to break.
Christmas Collision returns and Mortos has Mark in a corner. Mortos whips corner to corner, then runs up to UPPERCUT, CHOP, and HEADBUTT! Mark staggers and the fans rally up for Mortos. Mortos brings down his kneepads, runs corner to corner, but Mark dodge! Mortos hits buckles then falls to the outside! The fans fire up as Mark then WRECKS Mortos with a dropkick! Mark builds speed and he DIVES, direct hit on Mortos! The fans fire up and Mark even hugs a few! Mark tosses a chair into the ring, and fans rally for #DEMBOYS. Mark sets the chair up, but Mortos anchors Mark’s legs! Mortos then SMACKS Mark!
Mortos drags Mark to the apron, Mark fires forearms. Mortos shoves Mark, but Mark fireman’s carries! Mortos fires elbows to get free! Mark REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS! Then APRON GERMAN SUPLEXES! Mortos falls to the floor while the fans lose their minds! Mark rises up, takes aim, and he fires the fans up more. Mark goes up a corner, for a SUPER SKY TWISTER! The fans are thunderous and Mark high-fives the front row. Mark then goes back to the ring and builds speed! Mark uses the chair to FLY! Direct hit and Mark even lands on his feet! The fans fire up and Mark hurries to get Mortos back up.
Mark puts Mortos in the ring, “This is Awesome!” as Mark takes aim. FROGGY-BOW onto knees! Mortos saves himself there, and then roars! Mortos whips Mark, scoops him, and has the torture rack! BEAST BACKBREAKER! Then Mortos hauls Mark up for a POWER BREAKER!! The fans fire up for Mortos and he DISCUS- NO, Mark dodges, runs, but into a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives and the fans fire up again! Mortos snarls, hauls Mark up, and then scoops! But Mark slips free! Mark crane kicks, then underhooks! But Mortos backdrops free! Mark rises, Mortos runs, but into a fireman’s carry!
Mark hits a ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Then Mark goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the FROGGY-BOW!! Cover, TWO?!? Mortos survives but Mark shakes his head. Mark just goes back up top! Mortos sits up and roars! But Mark still FROGGY-BOWS!! And then he underhooks, lifts, JAY DRILLER!! Cover, Mark wins!
Winner: Mark Briscoe, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Mortos earns 0)
And with that, Mark is now even with Kyle Fletcher, who Mark already beat earlier on! That is all the difference between the one seed and the two seed, how will this final round shake out?
Julia Hart speaks.
“Jamie, Jamie, Jamie. I’m no coward. What you call tricks, I call advantages. I suggested that you watch your back. I gave you all the warnings. So I’m not understanding why you feel the need to call me classless and sneaky. I thought I was being more than reasonable. I know you’re strong, but are you smart? Are my ‘tricks’ too much for you? I guess we’ll find out January 1st, Fight for the Fallen. But remember: The House Always Wins.” The Princess of the Black Throne is ready, but will she learn Hayter Hits Hard?
Backstage interview with Mariah May.
Alex Marvez is with the AEW Women’s World Champion and says in one week’s time, it will be Mariah VS Thunder Rosa for the title, in a Tijuana Street Fight! Marvez notes that Mariah not only had some harsh words for Rosa, but for her father, as well. Mariah says, “Aw~, Papa Rosa is gonna be in the front row. Is that to watch the match? Or does Thunder need a new mami?” But speaking of Rosa, she RAMS Mariah right into the door! And dribbles her off it, too! Mariah pulls hair, Rosa tries to choke Mariah, and then Mariah shoves Rosa away. Mariah calls Rosa crazy, but Rosa says she’s not done with Mariah!
Rosa storms after Mariah into the hall, and then to the stage area! Mariah has made it to ringside, Nigel tries to warn her, but Rosa CLOBBERS Mariah! Rosa rains down fists, then stomps away! Rosa SMACKS Mariah off steel steps, then grabs a chair! Mariah sputters, but gets away before Rosa swings the chair! Security rushes out here for the third time tonight, and Rosa LEAPS! The cluster keeps her away from Mariah but fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” Rosa holds up the AEW Women’s World Championship, will she send the “Woman From Hell” back where she came from in order to have the gold again?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli!
While The Relentless One has been after each and every Death Rider, he gets one served up to him on a silver platter. But will Darby bring down the Swiss Superman before the final round? Or will Claudio crush Darby’s hopes and dreams this close to Christmas?
But before Claudio even gets in the ring, Darby DIVES out onto him! The fans fire up as Darby fires fast hands! Claudio gets away but Darby pursues, jumps on, and throws more hands! Claudio carries Darby up the ramp to then THROW him down! Darby writhes, Claudio drags him up, and Claudio gorilla presses! Darby slips free, goes to the entry, and then dodges Claudio to send him into the light truss! And then he shoves Claudio into it again! Claudio falls, and now Darby climbs up!? The fans fire up as Darby is up on the camera balcony! Darby SUPER CROSSBODIES Claudio down!
Claudio tumbles down the ramp and Darby sputters while fans lose their minds. The ref checks Darby, his fall was still really wicked. Claudio sits up in a daze as he’s now ringside, and somehow Darby pursues! They both get in the ring, the bell rings, and Darby runs up! But into a POP-UP UPPERCUT!! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives and Claudio is already frustrated. Claudio drags Darby by his legs, to GIANT SWING~! The fans count as Darby goes around and around, and Claudio goes past TEN, past FIFTEEN, past TWENTY, and all the way to THIRTY!! Darby flounders out of the ring while Collision goes picture in picture.
The ref goes out to check on Darby, and somehow he’s okay to continue. Claudio steps out to fetch Darby, and lift shim up with one hand! Claudio then gut wrenches and carries Darby, to SLAM him onto railing! And DUMP him down! Claudio drags Darby up again, gut wrenches again, and he TOSSES Darby onto the railing! Darby flops back down and clutches his lower back, but Claudio leaves him behind. The ring count begins but Darby sits up. Claudio goes out after him again, and brings him up to CHOP! Darby staggers away to a corner, Claudio storms up and CHOPS again! Darby flops down but Claudio looms over him.
Claudio gets space, runs up, and he UPPERCUTS Darby against railing! Darby stumbles away, Claudio goes to the ring, but Darby rolls in, just to roll back out. Darby earns himself some time, but then Claudio storms out after him. Darby hurries int he ring to get away, but Claudio is after him there, too. Claudio stands on Darby’s hands, then stomps them! Darby writhes, but Claudio stomps his hands more! Darby goes to a corner. Claudio stands him up and CHOPS! Claudio UPPERCUTS, CHOPS, and Christmas Collision returns to single picture. The fans duel, Darby fires hands, but Claudio UPPERCUTS!
Claudio whips, Darby springboards, COFFIN- NO, Claudio catches Darby! Darby fights free, runs, but Claudio runs up! Darby DUMPS Claudio, then runs to DIVE! Direct hit at the ramp! The fans fire up again and Darby puts Claudio in. Claudio rolls out the far side but Darby DIVES again! Claudio is sent into railing but Darby goes up a corner! The fans fire up for the SUPER COFFIN SPLASH! Direct hit and both men are down again. The ref starts the ring count, the fans rally up, and Darby refreshes the count. Darby LEAPS onto Claudio for a SLEEPER! Claudio goes to steel steps and he steps up, but Darby squeezes tight!
Claudio steps back down, and he runs into the timekeeper’s area! BACKPACK SENTON through the table! The fans lose their minds again while Claudio leaves Darby behind in the wreckage. Darby stirs, the ref starts another ring count, and Darby crawls. “This is Awesome!” as Darby leaps in at 7! Claudio runs but Darby slips around! O’Conner Roll, TWO, springboard and SPALSH! Cover, TWO! Ghost pin, TWO! Claudio is up, but Darby sunset flips! Claudio stays up, and DOUBLE STOMPS! Claudio deadlifts Darby to then TOSS him out of the ring! Darby hits apron on the way out and fans tell Claudio he’s sick!
Claudio goes out after Darby and drags him up again. Claudio scoops and then POSTS Darby! And POSTS him again! Claudio TOSSES Darby aside, rolls into the ring, but only to refresh the count. Claudio then drags Darby by a leg and brings him over. Claudio SWINGS Darby into steel steps!! Claudio puts Darby in the ring, stands him up, and runs to LARIAT! Darby flips through the air! Claudio covers, TWO!! Darby survives and Claudio is frustrated. The fans rally for Darby but Claudio rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Then Claudio tucks the arms, RICOLA- CODE RED!! Cover, TWO!! Claudio escapes in time!
The fans rally while both men are down again. Darby and Claudio slowly rise, and Ricochet watches, very amused as Darby is his next opponent in the round robin. Darby crawls to a corner, climbs up, but Claudio UPPERCUTS! Claudio HEADBUTTS Darby, then climbs up again. Claudio brings Darby up and suplexes, but Darby fights around! SUPER SCORPION DEATH DROP!! The fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as Darby rises up. Darby climbs to the very top, COFFION DROP onto knees! Claudio saves himself, then he hauls Darby up. Straitjacket and RICOLA~ BOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!?
Darby survives and shocks Claudio! Claudio argues with the ref but the count was fair! Darby’s just that tough! Claudio goes back to Darby and ripcords him into the RICOLA~ BOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!?! HOW?!? Claudio goes outside, and he brings out something from under the ring. He also has a chair! The ref takes the chair from Claudio, but Claudio has BRASS KNUCKLES! BRASS KNUCKLE PUNCH!!! Cover, CLAUDIO WINS!
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Darby earns 0)
The Swiss Superman screws over Darby, but then he gets that chair back. But wait, Ospreay slides into the ring! And HE has the brass knuckles that Claudio tossed aside! Ospreay dares Claudio to do something, but Claudio simply leaves. Does this mean Ospreay’s ready to ride against the Death Riders with Darby? Or will we see a Miracle on 34th Street send Ospreay and Darby to Worlds End?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision here as the last one before Worlds End, and therefore a bit of a go-home in itself. While the continued feud of MJF and Cole has still been a bit clunky since they did the double turn, their faceoff did a good job addressing some of that. They got good digs at each other as always, and MJF snapping and revealing “the truth” was their big move to recover this story. We of course got a brawl, and good save by The Kingdom. It feels like MJF still finds a way to hold onto the diamond ring, but c’mon, how fitting is it for Cole to get a diamond.
Good bit with Toni Storm and The Vendetta, and Deonna’s reaction to Toni was great. Deonna is justified in thinking this is still an act from Toni, not a legitimate psychological problem, and Toni VS Taya will be good stuff. Good promo from Kris Statlander, good match from her and Penelope Ford, and of course a good win for Kris. Good promo from Mone to make Worlds End official, but as I’ve been saying, Mone is more likely to lose the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship as part of the big NJPW Tokyo Dome weekend. The irony is, Mina Shirakawa is her challenger and Mina shows up plenty in AEW, so I don’t know how that math is supposed to work.
Good promo from Mariah May as it also turned into a brawl with Thunder Rosa. As it stands, Rosa standing tall holding up the belt means she is NOT winning at Worlds End, but they could still give us a little more from Rosa and Mariah on Dynamite’s Christmas episode to turn the tables. Good promo from Julia Hart to respond to Jamie Hayter, they’ll have a good match. Good promo from Orange Cassidy to try and reason with Jay White and Hangman Page, but that’s all the more reason Moxley likely uses the challengers all against each other like he did on Wednesday. Though, it would be fun if they at least started the match all annihilating Moxley with their finishers, making us think it’ll work out in favor of “Team AEW.”
Good stuff with Big Boom AJ & Big Justice here tonight, both hyping up the show but also interacting with Jericho’s group and even Anthony Bowens. They’re adding some more foreshadowing to The Acclaimed breaking up, and I guess we’re supposed to see this as a positive move, Bowens feuding with Jericho. Unless Bowens is going to be the guy that dethrones Jericho for whatever ROH cable TV debut/return is planned, the Jericho Vortex strikes again. Bowens should be going for an AEW midcard title, but right now, those are all tied up what with the C2 going on and the International Championship being tied up in Worlds End and NJPW plans.
Speaking of the C2, great stuff with all the matches tonight. Shelton VS Garcia was great stuff, and while Garcia gets the win, they’re still giving us some set-up for a TNT Championship match of Garcia VS Shelton. Mark Briscoe of course made the save, but great surprise for Swerve to show up. Lashley VS Swerve for Worlds End just needs to be said, it already feels a given. All that brawling was also a good segue into Mark VS Mortos, and another great showing for Mortos, even in losing. But as Mark has already had all his matches and is at 9 points, Kyle doesn’t even need to win against Garcia, he just needs to draw so that Mark will be out, and Garcia with him.
While Ospreay VS Darby on Wednesday raised the bar, Ospreay VS Ricochet still had great stuff of its own. Plus, Ricochet is bringing out more of his Heel side what with using the ref, and Ricochet’s win puts the pressure on Ospreay for Christmas Dynamite. Now, no offense to Brody King, but I’m thinking Ospreay wins that to take one of the semifinal spots. Darby VS Claudio tonight was also great, but Darby doing his best Sting off the truss was not the best when he gets that whiplash on the floor. I really thought that match was going to be called for concussion protocol, but Darby’s weirdly indestructible.
Claudio still cheats this win so there’s more heat on the Death Riders and Darby is also behind the 8 ball. Ospreay making the save was good, we can definitely have another “Team AEW” VS Death Riders with Ospreay joining Darby and a couple others, but the way they did the order of matches, Claudio’s got a seemingly easy ride against Komander for Christmas. Though, how awesome would it be if Komander pulled off the spoiler? Or if they were really going to add some drama, they should create a situation where the Death Riders end up ringside, violating the Continental Rules of no cornermen and that disqualifies Claudio. Claudio misses out on the semifinals because of a technicality, sending Ospreay and maybe Ricochet to the semifinals.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Have a Holly Jolly Rampage!
The Continental Classic rolls on, and Brody King takes on Komander in hopes of grabbing three more points towards the top of Gold League!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis; Konosuke & Cage win.
- Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy; Lio & Action win.
- Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron; Willow wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander; Brody wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Schiavone is in the ring!
Schiavone welcomes out the Blue League’s current points leader, Kyle Fletcher, and of course… Don Callis. But they’re not alone as the rest of the Don Callis Family makes their way out to the ring. Wait, shouldn’t Brian Cage be in New York for Final Battle…? Well anyway, Schiavone says there’s a lot of gold and- Callis takes the mic, and he says, “I have something important to say.” The fans boo and Schiavone excuses himself as Callis says the Don Callis Family are the TRUE One Percenters of professional wrestling! They prove it each and every day!
Murder Machines: The most feared tag team in the world! “Don Callis’ favorite wrestler,” Kyle Fletcher, shows every day why he is THE One Percent! He beat Will Ospreay! He beat Kazuchika Okada! And now, he’s gonna beat Daniel Garcia and win the Continental Classic! Callis hands the mic over to Kyle and Kyle says it might be true that last Saturday wasn’t the best day for Kyle, but anyone watching that match saw the clear bias from the officials in this company! The fans boo as Kyle claims there is an agenda in AEW to see the Don Callis Family NOT succeed. But it doesn’t matter, it changes nothing!
Kyle WILL be the winner of the 2024 Continental Classic. That brings Kyle to Daniel Garcia. “You wanna talk about restoring the feeling, Daniel? I couldn’t care less about your feelings! All I speak are facts! And the fact is, I am the hottest young prospect in this industry, and I will be the future of this whole place!” The fans boo more but Callis says one last thing he wants to say, is when you’re the One Percent, you’re not like the other 99! They are not like all of these fans! They are not like “the boys in the back,” like Mark Davis & Will Hobbs, “a couple of scab workers!” They’re not even in the same business, Hobbs!
And Callis has waited to get Hobbs on a PPV so that the world could watch why they call Konosuke Takeshita “The Alpha.” And Hobbs, YOU are not in the same business as Konosuke, and you find that out at Worlds End! But speaking of, here comes the Powerhouse! Will he and Dunkzilla finish things with the Don Callis Family? Or will the AEW International and ROH World TV Champions get even for last week?
Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis!
The teams sort out and Konosuke starts against Hobbs to give the DC fans a preview of Worlds End. Hobbs and Konosuke step up, talk trash, and then the forearms go back and forth! The fans cheer for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” and Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke! Hobbs even shouts “MEAT!” before he whips Konosuke. Konosuke ducks ‘n’ dodges but then so does Hobbs! Hobbs SPINE- NO, Konosuke flails free and Hobbs says it was that close. Konosuke says to cool off while he paces on the outside. Konosuke steps back into the ring, but he tags to Cage. The fans stay fired up for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Cage and Hobbs circle.
Hobbs and Cage DOUBLE LARIAT! Neither man falls, so they DOUBLE LARIAT again! And again! And again! Cage kicks low, shouts, “Who Betta Than Cage?” But then Hobbs CLOBBERS him! Hobbs even gets Konosuke to back down with a glare. Hobbs brings Cage up to fire forearms, then he tags Davis. Davis & Hobbs double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up as Davis stalks Cage to a corner. Davis CHOPS Cage, and CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Cage sputters but Davis scoops to SLAM Cage down! Then ELBOW DROP! Cover, ONE! Cage stays in this but Davis bumps him off buckles.
Tag to Hobbs and he brings Cage out. Hobbs and Davis reel Cage in, fans chant “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! MEAT MEAT MEAT!” but Konosuke makes the save! Konosuke swings, Hobbs dodges, so the elbow DECKS Davis! Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke, Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage clinches, Konosuke returns, KNEE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Cage covers, TWO! Cage rains down fists, the ref reprimands, but Cage steps off. Cage drags Hobbs up, bumps him off buckles, and tags Konosuke. The Callis Family stomps a mudhole into Hobbs, but then Hobbs CHOPS Konosuke! Konosuke snarls, and he CHOPS in return!
Konosuke ROCKS Hobbs, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count but then Konosuke BITES Hobbs on the forehead! The ref counts, Konosuke lets off, and Hobbs sputters on the ropes. Konosuke tags to Cage and the Family gets Hobbs up. They DOUBLE SUPLEX Hobbs! Cage covers, TWO! Cage drags Hobbs up but Hobbs fires body shots. Hobbs UPPERCUTS but Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage ROCKS Hobbs again, Hobbs fires back, repeat! The fans rally for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Cage gets the edge, then whips, but Hobbs KICKS him away! Cage swings, Hobbs bobs ‘n’ weaves, to then hit an EXPLODER!
The fans fire up while Hobbs crawls, hot tag to Davis! Davis fires hands on Cage, “MEAT! MEAT!” Davis DECKS Cage, then whips him to ropes. Cage reveres but Davis picks him up, BACKDROP! Davis SENTONS but onto knees! Davis writhes, Cage tags Konosuke! POWER- NO, Davis stops the knee! Davis takes a swing but Konosuke ducks that, to BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! High stack, TWO!! Davis survives and Konosuke snarls, but Rampage goes picture in picture.
Konosuke rains down fists on Davis, but lets off as the ref reprimands. Konosuke tags Cage and Cage drags Davis up. Cage ROCKS Davis, whips him into a corner, and Davis hits buckles chest first! Cage RAMS into Davis, and RAMS in again, then CHOPS! Davis staggers but Cage whips him to ropes. Davis reverses, to dosido with Cage, only for Cage to CLOBBER Davis! Cage BOOTS Davis down, covers, but Hobbs breaks it! Cage gets mad and the ref reprimands Hobbs, then Cage soaks up heat from DC. Cage stalks Davis to a corner and fires haymakers! The ref reprimands but Cage DECKS Davis! Cage soaks up more heat while he flexes.
Holiday Bash returns to single picture while Davis crawls. Cage storms over but Davis fires hands! Davis CHOPS, CHOPS, but Cage JUMP KNEES! Cage whips Davis, Davis cartwheels and swings on Cage! Cage blocks, waistlocks, but Davis switches! BIG back suplex! The fans fire up as Davis rises and reaches out! Davis crawls, as does Cage, hot tags to Hobbs and Konosuke! Hobbs LARIATS Konosuke, LARIATS again, then runs up to LARIAT in a corner! Cage runs up but he’s send into Konosuke! Hobbs SANDWEICHES the Family! Hobbs whips, Cage reverses, but Hobbs comes back to CLOBBER him! Hobbs scoops Cage for a POWERSLAM!
The fans fire up but Konosuke runs up! Hobbs scoops him, too! POWERSLAM! Hobbs pumps up and the fans are with him! Hobbs stomps and shakes the ropes, then he goes back for Konosuke. Konosuke rises, Hobbs pops him up, but Konosuke ELBOWS him! Konosuke fires hands, then ROLLING ELBOWS! Hobbs staggers, Konosuke whips him, but Hobbs reverses! SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Davis blocks Cage, but Cage SHOVES Davis onto the cover! Cage then TOSSES Davis out, and he goes back for Hobbs. Hobbs TOSSES Cage! Hobbs grins as he has Konosuke alone. The straps come down, and Hobbs runs up, only for Konosuke to dodge!
Konosuke runs, Cage tags in, and Konosuke BOOTS Hobbs in the corner! Cage runs up to UPPERCUT, GAMANGIRI, and then GERMAN SUPLEX! Hobbs flounders, Cage hauls him up, PUMP HANDLE FACEBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Hobbs survives and Cage is furious! Cage tags Konosuke, the Family gets Hobbs up, and they double wrench to double whip. But Hobbs breaks the double lariat and Davis tags in! Hobbs DOUBLE LARIATS Cage & Konosuke! Davis runs up, they STEREO LARIAT! Konosuke BOOTS Davis and Cage waistlocks Hobbs. Konosuke runs but Davis GAMANGIRIS! Cage SUPERKICKS Davis!
Hobbs SNAP POWERSLAMS Cage! ALPHA ELBOW from Konosuke! Davis GERMAN SUPLEXES Konosuke! Cage fireman’s carries Davis, F5!! Cage runs up on Hobbs but Hobbs dodges! Hobbs LARIATS Cage and himself out of the ring! The fans fire up while Davis rises again! Konosuke also stands, and they run up! DOUBLE LARIATS! Davis GAMANGIRIS, Konosuke ends up in the corner! Davis goes side to side, SLIDING FOREARM! The fans roar as Davis hauls Konosuke up! Konosuke fights the lift, dodges Davis, and comes back, DOUBLE LARIATS finally take both men down! But not for long as they both roar to their feet!
Konosuke swings, and he SWATS Davis’ enzigiri! Konosuke then POWER DRIVE KNEES!! And then, RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Callis Family wins!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage, by pinfall
The Alpha slam dunks on Dunkzilla, and now he has 8 days to prepare for the Powerhouse! Will Konosuke hold onto his International Championship against Hobbs? Or will taking that title be the perfect payback?
Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale.
Renee Paquette is with the Babe with the Power who is in action later tonight. But first, Renee wants to congratulate Willow to making it to the finals of the inaugural International Women’s Cup. She heads off to Tokyo very soon, how is she feeling about it? Willow is very excited. Inaugural WrestleDynasty, one step closer to the inaugural International Women’s Cup winner, and so it is mind boggling after how- Kris Statlander steps in. Kris tells Willow that there is a lot she should say, but for now, she’ll say good luck at the Tokyo Dome. #BornAgainKristen takes Willow by surprise, will Willow win tonight and have momentum going to the New Year?
Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy!
The dysfunction in Top Flight Airlines led to The Bad Child & The Sight to See winning over Darius & Dante Martin, meaning they’re next up to face Private Party. Will this be little more than a tune-up for Lio & Action?
The teams sort out, Lio starts against Myles, but then Lio handspring kicks Goldy off the apron! Myles back suplexes but Lio lands out and then dodges! Myles falls out of the ring, Action handspring kicks him down! Lio DIVES onto Goldy! Action DIVES onto Myles! The fans fire up as Action puts Myles in fast. Lio joins Action and they mug Myles. Myles fights back with forearms and CHOPS! Myle runs, but Lio & Action split the difference. Lio spins Myles for Action to mule kick, knee lift and ROLLING ELBOW! Lio fires fast hands, then DECKS Myles! Goldy springboards but Lio & Action dodge! Lio eggs Goldy on, then he and Action split the difference again!
Action runs up, Goldy dodges, but Lio LARIATS Goldy on the other side! Myles whips Lio but Lio hits RUSH HOUR! Action torture racks Myles for a NECKBREAKER! Lio covers, Lio & Action win!
Winners: Lio Rush & Action Andretti, by pinfall
Fast win for this furious duo, but “Oh my gosh, is that Private Party?” Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy make their way out here and DC fires up! The AEW World Tag Team Champions call for “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” Lio & Action get their shot in the near future, but wait! Dante & Darius make their way out here? Private Party looks to the tunnels, but Lio & Action CLOBBER them from behind! Dante, Darius & Leila don’t worry about the champs, they stare Lio & Action down. Lio & Action hold up the belts, then throw them at the Martins. The refs keep this from getting any more physical, but will Lio & Action take those belts from Quen & Zay soon enough?
Backstage interview with Harley Cameron.
Renee is now with the “multifaceted” Harley and notes she’s in action against Willow Nightingale tonight. Harley says yes, she IS multifaceted. She wants us to appreciate ALL her facets! Renee says yes, but she has yet to earn a singles win in AEW. Fine, ruin her fun. But then Harley asks if some person off camera is gonna say anything or just stand there. In steps Penelope Ford, and Mrs. Superbad says yes, she was simply observing. But Ford couldn’t help but notice that she and Harley share a lot of similar… facets. Harley asks how much Ford’s cost. Uh, no, not those…
Ford meant that she hasn’t had such a good 2024, either. So from The Bad Girl to the… Harley doesn’t have a good nickname yet. Well, don’t worry about it. Ford will watch Harley’s back and Harley will watch Ford’s. Wait, is something on Harley’s back? No, Harley… Just good luck. FEEL THE WRATH OF HARLEY CAMERON! No, she was being nice to you, Harley. Right, don’t feel the wrath of Harley Cameron. There is nothing on your back, Harley, stop scratching. Wait! W-What? Nothing, sorry. But will Harley be feeling Willow’s wrath instead?
Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two tie up. Harley pushes but Willow digs in her heels to SHOVE Harley down. Harley comes back, she and Willow reset and tie up again. Willow puts Harley in a corner, the ref counts, and Willow lets off. DC duels between Willow and Harley, and Harley wants a Test of Strength. Willow accepts the knuckle locks, but then Harley kicks low! Harley runs, wheelbarrows, but Willow turns that into a BIG back suplex! The fans cheer as Willow runs, DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! Willow bumps Harley off buckles, then fires LARIAT after LARIAT! The fans count al the way to TEN!
Willow brings Harley out with a smile, and scoop SLAMS her! Harley flounders, Willow storms up on her for another scoop and SLAM, right as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Willow storms around while Harley staggers up. Willow scoops Harley again, then carries her around to put her in the Tree of Woe! Willow stomps a mudhole in, then lets off to run up! But Harley BOOTS her while upside-down! Harley gets free, ELBOWS Willow, then runs to knee her low! Harley runs with Willow to HOTSHOT BULLDOG! Willow is stuck in ropes, and Harley AX KICKS her! Harley then headscissors Willow to CHOKE her in the ropes! The ref counts, Harley lets go at 4, and Harley soaks up cheers and jeers from DC. Harley stomps Willow, then drags her to the outside. Harley SMACKS Willow off the apron!
Harley paces while Willow flounders, and Harley has her against railing. Harley CHOPS Willow, then brings her around. Willow blocks the bump to SMACK Harley off the apron! Harley turns things around to SMACK Willow off the apron! Harley shoves Willow in, storms up on her, and stands her up for buckle bumps. Harley stomps Willow, digs her boots in, and she thrashes around! The ref counts, Harley lets off at 4, but Willow elbows her in return! Harley RAMS into Willow again and again, but Willow CLUBS Harley! Harley ROCKS Willow, whips her to ropes, and ELBOWS Willow down! Harley soaks up more cheers and jeers while Rampage goes to break.
Holiday Bash returns and Willow CANNONBALLS, but Harley dodges! Willow hits only buckles and she hobbles after Harley. Harley kicks, KNEES, and ENZIGIRIS! Harley roars, runs, and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up but Harley grows frustrated. The fans rally while Harley waistlocks, but Willow switches! Harley kicks free to switch back, but Willow ELBOWS Harley back! Willow fireman’s carries, storms around, but Harley pops up! Harley fires down elbows, then victory rolls, TWO! Willow escapes and ROCKS Harley! Fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!
Harley survives but Willow roars! The fans fire up as the straps come down! Willow gut wrenches for the BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow wins!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
Willow faced the wrath of Harley Cameron and she prevailed! But then PENELOPE FORD goes after Willow! The fans boo but Ford did say she’d back Harley up. They both beat up on Willow, but here comes Kris! Kris Statlander storms the ring, Harley & Ford run away! Willow is again surprised, but the fans want these two to “Hug It Out! Hug It Out!” Kris says no, she doesn’t feel like it’s the right time. Kris lets Willow have the ring, is this proof that the #BornAgainKristen isn’t just a nickname?
Team Triple J speaks backstage.
Standing alongside Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, as well as Jeff & Karen Jarrett, Sonjay Dutt says, “They’ve asked us to look back and reflect on 2024, and Jeff, guys, what an incredible series of moments we’ve had in 2024.” The group agrees. From Wembley Stadium to Double J being in the Owen Hart Cup, some true career highlights that he will cherish forever. But Jarrett doesn’t like looking in the rearview mirror, he likes to look ahead. Next week, he’s not bringing resolutions, he’s bringing a game plan for 2025! What does the Last Outlaw have in store for himself and the team in the New Year?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander!
While the rest of Gold League stands at 6 points, these two men are struggling to keep up. Will the King of Death join that traffic jam at the front of the block? Or will the Commander of the Skies be a spoiler for Christmas?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock. Brody and Komander circle while the fans bark it up. There are fans who sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~” for Komander as the two tie up. But then Brody picks Komande up with both hands, and puts him on the to rope. Brody pats Komander on the shoulder, and the fans bark more. Komander hops down, not intimidated by Brody’s size. Komander then dodges Brody, DROPKICKS him, but Brody CLOBBERS Komander on the return! Brody eggs Komander on and then scuffs him. Komander gets mad and CHOPS! Brody grins and eggs Komander on. Komander CHOPS, but Brody wants more!
Komander fires up to CHOP, but Brody CHOPS Komander down! The fans fire up and Brody grins. Komander sputters, Brody paces, and Brody drags Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody bumps Komander off buckles, CHOPS again, and Komander flounders away! Brody stalks Komander to the corner, CHOPS him again, and Komander falls over! Brody hauls Komander up, whips him, but Komander goes up and over! Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Brody BACKDROPS Komander! The fans bark while Komander writhes, and Brody drags Komander up. But Komander fires body shots and a CHOP!
Brody KNEES low and Komander drops. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody asks, “Are you done?!” Brody whips Komander, but Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to then springboard, but Brody catches Komander with ease! Brody pops Komander up, but Komander pops free, sunset flip, ONE!! Brody drags Komander up and CLUBS him! Komander wobbles, Brody ROCKS him again! Brody drags Komander off the ropes, suplexes, but Komander slips around! SLEEPER! Big men still have to breathe, but Brody RAMS Komander into the buckles! Brody swings, misses, and that bad hand hits post! Komander fires KICKS on the legs!
Komander bobs ‘n’ weaves, kicks, mule kicks and ENZIGIRIS! Brody wobbles and the fans rally up! Komander knuckle locks, CHOPS, and he goes up and up and jumps around! But Brody breaks the grip and DOUBLE CHOPS Komander to the floor! The fans bark it up and the ref checks Komander while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Brody storms out after Komander, who is somehow still in this. Brody drags Komander up, and he whips Komander hard into railing! Brody revels in the DC dogs barking, and Brody stands Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander off his feet, then refreshes the ring count. Brody drags Komander up, and whips him hard into railing! So hard, in fact, that Komander goes up and over! Brody hurries to haul Komander back up, and he suplexes Komander to the floor! Komander writhes more while Brody refreshes the count again. Brody goes back to Komander, scuffs him, and brings him back up.
Komander KICKS Brody, CHOPS, but Brody CHOPS him down! Brody revels in the noise from DC while he stands on Komander’s neck! The ref reprimands, Brody steps off and rolls into the ring. Brody again refreshes the count so he can fetch Komander. Brody puts Komander in the ring, covers, TWO! Komander is still in this but Brody is more amused than anything. Brody paces then brings Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander to a corner, then revels in the noise a bit more. Brody then digs his boot into Komander, but lets off as the ref counts. Brody drags Komander up to CHOP, but Komander CHOPS! Brody CHOPS Komander down!
Brody digs his boots in again, but the ref counts. Brody steps away, then drags Komander to his feet. Brody ROCKS Komander as the Holiday Bash returns to single picture. Brody eggs Komander on, stands him up, and ROCKS him again! Komander flops against ropes but Brody dares him to keep fighting. Komander staggers up, but Brody CHOPS him! Komander is stinging but Brody ROCKS him! Brody whips, Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to QUEBRADA, but Brody catches him! But Komander slips down into the STANDING BONE LOCK! The fans fire up but Brody powers up! Brody THROWS Komander right off! SENTON FLOPS as Komander moves!
Komander hurries to basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Brody and Komander both crawl to ropes! They both stand, Brody runs up, but Komander swings around, CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Brody flops out to the floor! Komander sees that and the fans fire up! Komander builds going side to side, and he goes up and up and CROSSBODIES, but Brody catches him! Brody RAMS Komander into the railing! And then whips him hard into more railing! Brody makes Komander take a seat, then CHOPS him! The fans bark with Brody as he gets space, and Brody runs back in, but Komander ducks! Brody CRASHES into railing!!
Komander has the fans all fired up as he rises! Komander rolls into the ring, the count is climbing, but Brody is rising! So Komander runs corner to corner to go up, up and AWAY!! Direct hit with that escalara cannonball! The fans fire up as Komander rises again! Komander and Brody both head for the ring while fans sing again, “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~!” Komander has Brody in the drop zone! Komander goes up the corner, but Brody CLUBS him first! Brody has Komander in the Electric Chair Lift, then goes up the corner!? But Komander fights, shifts, and SUPER SUSNET FLIP POWERBOMBS!!
Brody is in the drop zone again and Komander rises! 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and Komander cannot believe it! “This is Awesome!” as Komander rises and goes to another corner. Komander tunes up the band, runs corner to corner, but Brody SLAPS him first! Brody runs but Komander dodges, Brody POSTS himself! Komander is on the apron and he runs up, to SHOTGUN Brody to the floor! Brody sputters, Komander climbs the corner, and the fans are thunderous! Komander springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Another direct hit and Komander feels so close to his first points in the C2!
Komander hurries to get in the ring, but then slides out to start a new ring count. Komander climbs again while Brody rises. Komander watches Brody slide in, then tightrope walks to CIELITO LINDO!! But that was on Brody’s back! Komander pushes Brody but that’s a lot of dead weight to push! Brody sits up but Komander KICKS him! Komander roars, the fans fire up, handspring- TORTURE RACK! Brody flips Komander around, GONZO BOMB!! Cover, Brody wins!!
Winner: Brody King, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Komander earns 0)
If it wasn’t clear before, this was a painful punctuation mark, Komander is mathematically ELIMINATED from the semifinals. However, Komander’s final C2 match is Dynamite’s Miracle on 34th Street against Claudio Castagnoli! Can Komander be the biggest spoiler of this entire tournament? Can Brody prove to everyone in the Gold League that the House Always Wins?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here for Holiday Bash, though some clear redundancies from last week’s Winter is Coming edition. We got another group Don Callis Promo, and we barely got anything different from Callis and Kyle. The tag match’s only changes were Cage switching in for Archer, even though Cage is in reality defending his ROH World TV Championship in the Hammerstein Ballroom for Final Battle, and then the Callis Family wins this time so Hobbs and Konosuke can be even going towards Worlds End. Now, Konosuke could very well retain the International Championship at Worlds End because NJPW is totally open to Konosuke Takeshita VS Shingo Takagi being Winner Takes All, AEW International and NEVER Openweight titles on the line together.
Lio & Action of course won their match, but the real purpose was to get a confrontation out of them, Private Party and OG Top Flight, Darius & Dante. Good stuff, and it teases anywhere between a Triple Threat to Lio & Action VS Darius & Dante Round 2. Very good promo from Triple J to set up for something, anything really, for 2025. Fight for the Fallen can even be the start of whatever that plan is as part of the “mother of all streams.” And good stuff with the women’s division tonight. Ford & Harley makes a natural duo now given their names, and Willow and Kris could possibly reunite now that Kris is a Face again. That wouldn’t really make up for the weird fumble in the middle where Tony Khan just wanted Kris to get away from Stokely, but hey, this story itself could be really well done.
And great stuff out of Brody VS Komander, really got the drama going before the end. I mean, we all knew Komander was out of the running before tonight, and was most certainly taking the loss here, but Komander got to really show some grit. And now, five people at 6 points going into the final round, they’re really adding great drama to Gold League. Collision tomorrow and then Dynamite Miracle on 34th Street will be some great stuff, but I still think Ospreay should be one of the semifinalists, the second spot can be whoever they want.
My Score: 8.8/10
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