AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (3/11/2020)
Salt Lake is Dynamite!
AEW makes a Utah debut!
Salt Lake City is Dynamite! Death Triangle has their first official match in AEW! Will this trio show management the mistakes they’ve made?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Ortiz w/ Santana VS Cody Rhodes w/ Arn Anderson; Cody wins.
- Nyla Rose & Bea Priestley VS Kris Statlander & Hikaru Shida; Rose & Priestly win.
- Six Man Tag: Jurassic Express VS MJF, The Butcher & The Blade w/ The Bunny & Wardlow; MJF, the Butcher & The Blade win.
- Six Man Tag: Joey Janela & Private Party VS Death Triangle; Death Triangle wins.
- Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara VS Hangman Page & ???; Hangman & Dustin Rhodes win.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Inner Circle “hurt some people,” and that included AEW World Champion, Jon Moxley!
After The Maniac took the title off Chris Jericho, Jericho and his boys made sure to rough him up last week. A beating before the tag match main event, a beating after the main event, and a POWERBOMB off the stage! Will the Death Rider ride again and get his revenge?
Tony Schiavone interviews Hangman Page backstage.
With Kenny Omega still out of action because of a busted hand, the Cowboy must find a substitute against Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara. But before he can even answers, the Young Bucks interrupt. Matt Jackson wants to know why they’re even over here. Hangman says he needs someone he can trust, so that’s NOT why Matt and Nick are here. He wouldn’t team with those two if they were the last people on Earth. Well, not Matt. Maybe Nick. Is Nick still good after the ass whooping he got? Nah, Hangman keeps his partner a secret. It isn’t Nick, right? That aside, is the Elite still (not) fine?
Ortiz w/ Santana VS Cody Rhodes w/ Arn Anderson!
The Proud ‘n’ Powerful are back in action to settle things with the American Nightmare after the attack brother Dustin suffered at the hands of the Inner Circle. But will Cody be able to focus knowing Jack the Snake Roberts and his client are gunning for Cody’s “slice of the pie?”
The bell rings and Cody circles with Ortiz. They tie up, Cody trips Ortiz then runs, but Ortiz ducks and follows. Ortiz rolls and headbutts low to then whip. Cody reverses and dropkicks Ortiz down! Cody has Ortiz in a corner and wrenches to whip. Ortiz reverses but Cody goes up and over and hits the spinning powerslam! Cover, ONE! Ortiz gets to ropes and Santana coaches him up, but wait! From the crowd, it’s Jake the Snake! And that man with him is Lance Archer! The Murder Hawk officially arrives in AEW, and he is the client?! Cody notices this, and Ortiz attacks in the distraction! Fans lose their minds but Ortiz keeps on Cody with a whip. Cody reverses but Ortiz holds ropes then ducks, to clothesline Cody and himself out!
Ortiz shouts, “The Best! The Best!” as he keeps after Cody. He whips Cody into railing in the bad arm, then brings Cody around. Ortiz whips Cody towards steps but Cody reverses to send him into the steps instead! Santana freaks out but fans fire up. Santana lurks with the mad ball, but Cody keeps his eye on him. Coach Arn comes up and Cody puts Ortiz in the ring. Cody fireman’s carries and hits a gutbuster! Cover, TWO! Cody drags Ortiz around while Snake and Archer watch from the front row. Fans cheer for Jake the Snake while Cody has Ortiz in a Boston Crab. Ortiz crawls to get the ropebreak, and Cody lets off at 4. Cody fires up but Ortiz kicks him down and throws European Uppercuts. Ortiz shows his claws but Cody kicks to hit the Rhodes Uppercut!
Ortiz goes to a corner and distracts the ref, and Santana swipes at Cody! Cody glares at Santana but Ortiz kicks the legs out! Fans boo as Ortiz stalks Cody to ropes. Ortiz chokes Cody but lets up at 4. Ortiz runs but Cody gives him the kitchen sink knee! Cody goes to a corner and baits Ortiz. But Ortiz sees the boots coming and catches a leg! For a knee jammer! Cody falls and flounders and Ortiz says he’s a genius. Ortiz drags Cody up for a snap suplex, then covers, TWO! Fans rally up for Cody but Ortiz drags him around. Ortiz throws Cody out and distracts the ref, Santana gets more cheap shots in! Fans boo but Santana gets away with that. Arn protests but Ortiz gets in Arn’s face.
Ortiz goes to Cody and puts him in the ring. Ortiz runs and drops the planking splash! Cover, TWO! Snake and Archer are not impressed as Ortiz cranks Cody’s leg, into a Deathlock! Fans rally as Cody endures, but Ortiz stands up to swivel the hips. Cody throws body shots but Ortiz rakes his eyes! Santana double guns for Ortiz as Cody flounders to a corner. Ortiz stomps a mudhole and then grinds his foot into Cody’s face. The ref counts and Ortiz lets up at 4. Fans boo but Ortiz soaks it up as he swivels his hips again. Ortiz drags Cody up to snapmare down, covers ONE! Ortiz stomps Cody down but fans rally up again. Cody gets up as Ortiz throws big forearms. Ortiz runs but Cody follows to rally! Cody suplex TOSSES Ortiz!
Cody runs corner to corner and jumps up to rain down punches! He gets all 10! Ortiz staggers and Cody takes off the weight belt! Fans are thunderous as Cody tosses them the free souvenir! Cody climbs up top but Santana distracts the ref, Ortiz trips Cody up! Ortiz says he’s too smart, and then he climbs up to join Cody. Ortiz brings Cody up but Cody resists. Cody gourd busters Ortiz down! Ortiz grabs at the ref and Santana anchors Cody’s leg! Brandy uses HER belt to LASH Santana! Ortiz rocks Santana with a right then climbs back up, to SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Cody survives but Ortiz is on him. Fans rally as Ortiz throws hands. Arn and Santana are ready to throw hands as Ortiz whips Cody. Cody dodges Ortiz to DIVE onto Santana!
Cody turns around, catches Ortiz’s tope, and GOURD BUSTERS Ortiz on the ramp! Fans are thunderous again, but Snake keeps Archer from jumping the rails. Cody puts Ortiz back in but Ortiz dropkicks the bad leg! Ortiz Fisherman Suplexes! Bridging cover, TWO! The Snake and the Murder Hawk head out, willing to wait. Ortiz brings Cody up and hwips but Cody reverses, kicks and sprintboards, but Ortiz gets under the kick. O’Conner roll, ONE and COdy has it! Cody drags Ortiz up and into the dragon sleeper, but Ortiz kenes free! Ortiz runs in but is put on the apron> Cody throws a forearm, grabs a leg, and hits a dragon screw! Ortiz shoves Cody but Cody delfects the kick to kick th eleg! And STOMP the leg down!
Cody fires up, grabs the bad leg, and fans “WOO~!” as he puts on a Figure Four! Ortiz endures but turns the hold over! Cody endures the pressure, but he turns it back! Ortiz taps, Cody wins!
Winner: Cody, by submission
The American Nightmare is victorious! But then Santana ruins his celebration with more mad ball! Arn storms the ring but Santana stays back. Matt Jackson runs in, and even Kenny Omega! Omega’s bad hand keeps him from competing, but it won’t stop him from fighting! We’re just two weeks away from AEW Dynamite: Blood & Guts, who will finally win the war of Elite VS Inner Circle?
“Hey! Hey Cody!” Jericho talks smack to the Elite. They got the upper-hand tonight, but don’t forget that Le Champion is putting AEW on notice. Blood & Guts, Inner Circle beats the hell out of the “pumpkin head dipshits.” By the way, if you’re wondering where Nick Jackson is, they ran into him in the hallway. He might have a bit of a headache. Nick’s head is stuck under a garage door!! Jericho laughs as he tells the others to call a doctor, and pick up their trash. The Elite find their way tot he back and free Nick from the door. Will Nick be in any shape to fight in two weeks? Will he be in any shape to fight for the rest of the year?
AEW is picture in picture as medics check on Nick.
A stretcher and back board are already brought in, and the medics work to carefully slide and lift Nick. He is wheeled out, Matt, Cody and the others keeping close by. Nick is loaded into the ambulance as AEW returns to single picture. Brandi helps Cody and Matt get into a car to go with the ambulance to the hospital.
Nyla Rose & Bea Priestley VS Kris Statlander & Hikaru Shida!
The Native Beast teams beastly Priestly with to battle the Galaxy’s Greatest Alien and the Samurai of Stardom! While Kris failed to bring the title home to her planet, can she rebound with Shida’s help?
The bell rings and Beast and beastly attack! Nyla knocks Shida down while Bea is after Kris in the corner! Fans boo as Nyla bumps Shida off buckles and stomps her foot in. Bea sends Kris out then goes out to club her down. Nyla clubs Shida but Shida hits back. Nyla mocks the fans but Shida throws big forearms! Shida runs but Nyla runs her over. Shida kips right up and shoves Nyla! And then kicks and runs, but Nyla grabs Shida’s hair! Nyla reels Shida in for a lariat! Nyla drags Shida up to scoop and slam, then drop a leg! Cover, TWO! Nyla drags Shida up and tags in Bea. Beast and beastly mug Shida in their corner, then Bea throws Shida into an open one.
Bea gives Shida bad vibrations but fans rally up. Shida gets up and throws body shots back. Bea clubs Shida down then snapmares for a KICK! Shida is stinging as she goes to ropes, and Bea grinds her boot in. Bea scrapes her foot on Shida’s face then runs to boot wash! Bea covers, TWO! Fans rally up and Bea slaps Shida around. Bea tags in Nyla and they mug Shida again with a hard kick. Nyla stands Shida up to forearm and scoop, but Shida slips out. Shida runs, into a cheap shot! Nyla suplexes Shida up to bring her down hard! Cover, TWO!! Nyla keeps between Shida and Kris as she brings Shida up. Fans rally and Shida ducks a clothesline to hit a knee!
AEW goes picture in picture as Nyla and Shida tag Bea and Kris! Kris dodges then dropkicks Bea down! Kris kicks but Bea blocks. Bea spins Kris but Kris uses that to dragon whip ROUNDHOUSE! Kris discus lariats Bea down! Bea gets up again but Kris runs corner to corner to hit an uppercut! Kris goes side to side just to get in Nyla’s face before she KNEES Bea in the head! Kris scoops Bea for the Michinoku Driver! Cover, TWO! Kris keeps her focus as she brings Bea up for big forearms. Bea back kicks back, then swings, but Kris gets around to Cobra Twist rolling clutch! They go around and around and around and around, and around and around, to a cover! TWO!! Kris is up but Bea dodges to tilt-o-whirl and get her in the Iron Octopus!
Bea cranks on Kris’s head and arm but Kris stays on her feet. Kris powers up and fans rally as she brings Bea around, but Bea cranks harder to bring Kris to her knees! It’s a grounded octopus but Kris still endures! AEW returns to single picture as Nyla shouts, “Tap, you stupid alien!” Kris refuses, and powers back up, only to flop over again. But third time’s the charm and fans rally up as Kris clubs Bea off! Bea gets up to BOOT Kris down! Bea drags Kris up to whip but Kris reverses. Kris walks into Bea’s mule kick, then Bea hops up and up, only for Kris to rock her first! Kris cradles Bea for a BACKBREAKER! She brings Bea over to the corner for a buckle bump, then sets her up in the middle rope.
Tag to Shida, and Kris becomes Shida’s weapon in a snap suplex into Bea! Cover, TWO!! Bea survives but fans chant, “Holy Shida!” Shida drags Bea up but Bea resists the suplex to rock her with a right. Shida hits back but Bea boots. We have a brawl but Shida gets the edge, only to run into a ROUNDHOUSE! Bea runs into an enziguri! But Bea stays up to GERMAN SUPLEX! Shida is up to SHINING WIZARD! Both women are down but fans fire up. Shida and Bea crawl, hot tag to Nyla and she knocks Kris off the apron! Nyla stomps away on Shida as fans boo and jeer. Nyla drags Shida up to suplex and hang on the ropes. She goes to the corner and climbs up top, for the GUILLOTINE- No! Kris saves Shida from the knee!
Shida adjusts as Nyla runs in, and Shida shoulders in! Kris adds a kick while Shida climbs, to missile dropkick! Kris and Shida work together, and meet in the middle! Cover, TWO!! Shida drags Nyla up, but Nyla blocks the suplex. Nyla throws forearms but Shida enziguris back! Shida suplexes for the FALCON ARROW! Cover, but Bea breaks it with a BOOT! Kris goes after Bea and throws her out. Kris throws forearms on Nyla, but runs into a LARIAT! Nyla drags Shida up, reels her in, and with Bea climbing up top, powerbomb lifts Shida. But Shida fights Bea off, then huricanranas Nyla! Shida goes up to get Bea for a SUPERPLEX! Nyla SPEARS Shida!! BEAST BOMB!! Cover, Nyla and Bea win!
Winners: Nyla Rose & Bea Priestly
The AEW Women’s World Champion stays on a roll with just a little help from Bea. But then Bea goes after the Beast! Because who doesn’t want the title? Bea makes a bold move against Nyla Rose, but will she regret riling up such a fearsome champion?
Christopher Daniels addresses the AEW Faithful.
In a blatant parody of the Dark Order’s videos, the Fallen Angel asks, “Are you tired of being told you’re a loser? Have you been waiting for a higher power to reveal themselves?” Daniels introduces himself, and is sure you remember him from such videos as Being the Elite and Chris Daniels Almost Dies. But today, he has a very important message. “Screw the Dark Order!” When AEW started, the Dark Order had momentum as an undefeated team poised for success. But that ended when they faced Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky, aka SCU. So the Dark Order created videos that targeted the lost and frustrated, and created this character known as “The Exalted One, a shadowy figure whose favor people would strive to gain as they followed the orders of Stu and Uno.”
But the only ones who saw any success were Stu and Uno. All that time spent trying to fool you into thinking someone like Daniels was the Exalted One all along was a lie. A smokescreen used to hide the fact that Uno and Stu have no easy answers, and that there is NO Exalted One. Now surely, you’re thinking, “Christopher Daniels, how can you prove these bold accusations that you’re making?” Daniels challenges Uno and Stu to singles matches wherever and whenever they choose. It could be AEW Dynamite, AEW Dark, a PPV, or even a random parking lot. But when Daniels beats them and no Exalted One comes to the rescue, Daniels will have proven Uno and Stu are just “sad, desperate men.” #ScrewTheDarkOrder, #DarkOrderSucks.
Six Man Tag: Jurassic Express VS MJF, The Butcher & The Blade w/ The Bunny & Wardlow!
Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus and Marko Stunt have been on a roll in the New Year, but is that about to change? Will Maxwell Jacob Friedman and his mercenaries start their own successful trios record?
The trios sort out and Marko steps to MJF. MJF laughs but fans are strongly behind Marko. MJF takes his time taking off his Letterman jacket to again show off the “I Pinned Cody” shirt. He’s never going to let us forget that. Marko and MJf tie up and MJF shoves Marko down! But Saurus tags in while MJF brags, and MJF bumps into him. MJF turns around and is scared by the dino hiss! MJF has his mercs get in but Jungle Boy and Marko jump in. Referee Aubrey keeps the peace as fans fire up. MJF goes after Saurus but his ax handles are swatted away! MJF dodges the boot but JB and Marko are in his way. He turns around and sees Saurus again. MJF asks for him to go easy, but that’s so Blade and Butcher can chop block Saurus down!
Butcher and Blade drag Saurus to the MJF corner while the ref has to keep JB and Marko back. MJF has his mercs set Saurus up so he can stomp away on the bad leg. Tag to Blade and Blade kicks away on the leg then CHOPS! Tag to Butcher and he keeps on the leg, too! MJF mocks the fans as Butcher CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Tag to Blade and he runs side to side to dropkick the bad leg! Tag to MJF and the mugging just continues. MJF cranks on the leg against the rope but the ref reprimands him. MJF stomps the leg then runs side to side, just to strut his way back over. Saurus grabs MJF around the neck! But the mercs grab him first! MJF dragon screws Saurus to a cover, ONE!
MJF stomps Saurus’ bad leg while Bunny Allie taunts him. Blade tags in to DDT the leg! Tag to Butcher and Butcher runs to splash down on the leg! AEW goes picture in picture again as Butcher stomps away on Saurus’ leg. Butcher drags Saurus up and tags MJF back in. They stomp the bad leg then snapmare Saurus down. MJF mocks the fans and goes after the leg with an elbow drop. MJF traps the leg in a toehold and cranks, but Saurus clubs MJF on the chest! Saurus fights free but MJF grabs the leg again. Saurus sends MJF into his mercs! Fans fire up as Saurus crawls, hot tag to no one as the mercs drag Marko and JB down! Butcher SLAMS Mark on the apron!!
Saurus runs at MJF but gets caught into a kneebar! MJF cranks on the bad leg but Saurus gets the ropebreak. The ref counts and MJF lets go, but MJF grabs the leg and brings Saurus around. MJF hooks Saurus for a standing toehold as AEW goes to break.
AEW returns and Aubrey reprimands the mercs for helping MJF get leverage in the deathlock. She counts but they won’t let go, so she kicks their arms! They drop MJF on the mat! Fans cheer Aubrey’s moxie while MJF tags in Blade. Blade goes after Saurus but Saurus CHOPS him down! Fans rally up but Blade KICKS Saurus back to the corner. Marko is still in bad shape while Saurus fights out of enemy territory. Blade avoids the Tail Whip but not the return! MJF tags in and he just flops on Saurus’ legs. Saurus powers up and drags MJF and blade with him as he walks towards the corner! Fans are thunderous but Blade and MJF trip him up. They roll him, but he breaks through the clotheslines, hot tag to Jungle Boy!
Jungle Boy dodges MJF and Blade to shotgun dropkick Butcher! JB boots MJF then rolling elbows Blade! He throws Blade aside to SUPERKICK MJF! Corner uppercut for Blade, enziguri for Butcher, and then JB whips. Blade reverses but JB comes back with a LARIAT! MJF runs in but JB spins him around to KICK out the leg! Imploding senton and springboard QUEBRADA onto Blade! Jungle Boy has cleared the ring, but he builds speed, only to run into Butcher’s grip! Marko returns and jumps onto Butcher’s back! Butcher can’t throw Marko off, and JB gives Marko the spin start to DDT Butcher! Handspring kicks take out MJF and Blade, and fans are fired up! Marko says HE will take the DIVE! But MJF and Blade catch him, so JB DIVES! Down go MJF and Blade!
Marko and JB get back in and go together. Luchasaurus FLIES out onto Butcher, Blade and MJF! Fans lose their minds and even Saurus’ boys can’t believe that one. Saurus drags Blade up and into the ring, then adds MJF. Saurus tags in and JB brings MJF around. JB feeds MJF to Saurus, and Saurus has both MJF and Blade in choke grips. DOUBLE DINO CHOKE SLAMS!! Standing moonsault! Cover, Marko runs to intercept Butcher, but Butcher THROWS him at JB, and they fall onto the fall!! Saurus stares down with Butcher and they RAM like, well, rams! And again! And again! They both choke grip, break free, throw forearm after forearm, but Butcher gets the edge, Until he gets the knee and TAIL WHIP! But Butcher still LARIATS!
Everyone is down and Bunny is freaking out! Marko tags in and MJF is down in a corner! Marko runs in to fire off stomps! It’s a Marko mudhole! The ref backs him off, and Marko apologizes, before he slides under! Marko stomps MJF more!! JB pulls Marko off but Marko shoves him away. Marko tells JB to go up and he drags MJF over. Bunny distracts everyone else, and Blade shoves JB down! Wardlow blindsides Luchasaurus! MJF grabs Marko, and reels him into the FUJIWARA! Marko taps, MJF and team win!!
Winners: MJF, The Butcher & The Blade, by submission
The Salt of the Earth armbar gets the better of a heated Marko, and MJF mockingly shouts, “I’m going to Disney World!” But will he and his henchmen really be heading to the top of the food chain in AEW?
Darby Allin has another message.
He slams his skateboard on a car hood with “WIN” and a heart spray painted on it. He wears a cardboard mask of Chris Jericho’s bloody face. Then he wears a cardboard mask of Sammy’s face while being zipped up in a body bag by Jericho-cardboard mask. “Sammy” is dragged by a truck labeled, “RIP Sammy.” The message is pretty clear: Darby still wants to end the Spanish God. When and where will Darby get his chance?
Tony Schiavone introduces Britt Baker.
The Dentist returns to AEW Dynamite and is happy to see Tony here. It’s not like there’s much else going on in Utah. She did bring him his favorite coffee. Britt would’ve brought beer but you’d have to cross state lines for that. But anyway, boring coffee and boring Utah, but Britt’s here to liven things up. What’s not hard to find is sugar, because she’s seeing a lot of “high BMI” and poor oral health. Britt is here to help as a dentist! Because remember, she’s a dentist.
Tony guides things towards the announcement Britt was going to make. Britt wants to remind us all, especially these “similar looking faces” in this “giant family reunion,” that you can pursue anything and everything you have a passion for. You can get that promotion, become that construction worker, or janitor, or plumber, or dental assistant. We can all achieve greatness! Britt is here as our role model and will lead by example. Tony has to be honest, she isn’t really making a lot of friends here. Britt ignores that to thank the fans for their “warm, standing ovations.” Fans chant “You Suck,” actually. But out comes Big Swole! Fans cheer for her!
Swole encourages “Brittney” to keep talking, because that’s what she’s good at. Britt acts like no one watches the product and no one would hear Britt run her mouth. Why is she hiding behind Tony? He don’t even like her! Tony doesn’t want to be in the middle of this, even though he is. Britt asks why Swole is out here when she’s not even relevant. The most relevant thing about Swole is her boyfriend. Uh, you mean, husband, BAYBAY! Britt gets mad now, and SPLASHES Swole with the coffee!! And she runs away. Swole shrugs that off but is ready to make the Dentist need some dental work! Will Swole break Baker when they meet again?
Six Man Tag: Joey Janela & Private Party VS Death Triangle!
The Bad Boy stood up for Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy when PAC, Pentagon and Fenix attacked on AEW Dark Denver. Will the Bastard and Cero Miedo kill the party here tonight?
AEW returns to single picture as Private Party makes their entrance, followed by Death Triangle. The tensions run high but the referee keeps the peace. The trios sort out and PAC starts against Kassidy. Fans chant for “CERO MIEDO!” as Pac just stares at Kassidy. And then Death Triangle rushes the corner! Pac stomps Kassidy down while the Lucha Brothers take out Janela and Quen! Fenix goes out to KICK Quen while Pentagon KICKS and CHOPS Janela! Pac drags Kassidy up and grinds as he whips him to ropes. Kassidy slides under then runs, but things speed up. Pac leaps and runs but Kassidy leaps. Pac leaps, Kassidy rolls off his back and arm-drags to calf kick! Fans fire up as Kassidy kips up and gets in Pac’s face.
Pac RAMS Kassidy into the Party corner, then drags him away before either Quen or Janela can tag in! Tag to Fenix and they mug Kassidy in their corner. Fenix suplexes but Kassidy fights out. Quen tags in, Fenix kicks Kassidy, but Kassidy and Quen whip. Fenix reverses to crisscross Private Party but Kassidy mule kicks Fenix first. Kassidy boosts Quen but Fenix puts him on the apron. Fenix sends Kassidy out, but Quen helps with the Silly String, to go around and around to the DDT! Quen hurries but Pentagon tags in first! Fans fire up as Quen tags in Janela! Bad Boy and Cero Miedo rush each other, Pentagon gets around to KICK Janela in the leg!
Pentagon hears fans chanting as he runs in, but Janela kicks him away. Janela leaps up and hits a flying uppercut! Janela drags Penta up to whip but Penta reverses. Pentagon runs in, Janela goes up and over and hits a BIG clothesline! Fans fire up as Janela drags Pentagon up. Pac knocks Janela down, but Kassidy dropkicks Pac out! Fenix and Quen run in, Quen DROPKICKS Fenix down! Private Party double dropkick Pentagon then kip up. Janela coordinates with Private Party as he climbs up top. Janela LEAPS onto Death Triangle! Fans are fired up as Janela drags Fenix up and in. AEW goes picture in picture as Janela tags in Kassidy.
Janela runs corner to corner to clothesline Fenix, then Kassidy adds his. Quen adds a corner splash! Quen scoop slams Fenix in a drop zone, then backs off as Kassidy climbs. But Pentagon gets in and the ref has to keep him back. But this is to distract as Pac trips Kassidy! Quen and Janela protest, but they get DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Pentagon kicks those two out while Fenix tags Pac. Pac stomps away on Kassidy in the corner but backs off in a huff. Pac stomps Kassidy harder and grinds his boots in! The ref backs Pac off but Pac drags Kassidy up. Tag to Fenix but Pentagon holds Kassidy in as Fenix taunts Janela and Quen. Pac even chokes Kassidy before Fenix runs in with a SUPERKICK!
Tag to Pentagon and the Lucha Brothers mug Kassidy. Fenix won’t let up so Pentagon has to pull him away. Fenix goes back for more, but Pentagon makes his brother go to the corner. Death Triangle is toying with Kassidy as AEW goes to break.
AEW returns again as Fenix CHOPS Kassidy down! Fenix and Pentagon drag Kassidy up to whip into the Death Triangle corner, but Kassidy uses that to triangle jump and STUNNER PAC! Pentagon runs in but Kassidy goes up and over, then under Fenix, to hot tag Janela! Janela rallies with clotheslines on the Lucha Brothers! He DECKS Pac and builds speed to DIVE onto Fenix! Fans fire up with Janela as he sends Fenix back in the ring. Janela has Fenix on the top rope and JABS! Tag to Quen and Quen goes up, Gin ‘n’ Juice becomes Gin ‘n’ a ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Kassidy climbs up to add a SWANTON! Quen is up top to SHOOTING STAR! Cover, but Pentagon KICKS him off!
Pentagon drags Fenix to the corner and tags in. “This is Awesome!” as Pentagon runs at Quen to SLINGBLADE! Quen flounders about but Pentagon brings him up to KICK a leg out! Pentagon throws Quen into a corner, Fenix adds a springboard sobat! Pac adds a big back elbow! Pentagon drags Pac into position, and BOMBS Quen on Pac’s knees! Pentagon keeps Quen on Pac’s knees as Fenix goes up, DOUBLE STOMPS sandwich Quen against the knees even harder! Cover, TWO!?! Quen survives and Death Triangle is shocked! Pentagon tags Pac and Pac stalks up to Quen. Pac stands Quen up for a back kick, front kick and another back kick. Waistlock and German, but Quen lands on his feet! Janela tags in!
Janela again rallies with clotheslines, then throws Fenix out and puts Pentagon out. Pac SUPERKICKS Janela to the apron, then runs but into Janela’s forearm. Janela drags Pac out to join him and then fireman’s carries. Pac holds on, Quen FLIES over them to take out Pentagon! Kassidy climbs up onto Pac’s back, and LEAPS to take out Fenix! Then Janela gives Pac an APRON DEATH VALLEY! Fans love “A E DUB!” as Janela climbs up top. Janela leaps for the MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO!! Pac still lives and shocks Janela back! The Lucha Brothers pull Private Party off the apron! Janela builds speed but Pentagon kicks him in the back! Fenix runs in, triangle CUTTER! Pentagon and Fenix coordinate, DOUBLE STOMP PACKAGE DRIVER!!
Fenix DIVES out onto Private Party! Pentagon sets Janela up for Pac’s BLACK ARROW!! Cover, Death Triangle wins!
Winners: Death Triangle by pinfall
Triangulo del Muerte takes their first victory in AEW! But they add on by stomping Kassidy and Quen, then setting Janela by them. The three are laced together into a TRIPLE CROSSFACE! The Death Triangle itself! But here come Best Friends and Orange Cassidy! Fans are fired up for Trent, Chuckie T and Freshly Squeezed, but when will these six settle scores?
AEW’s Lexi Nair interviews Dustin Rhodes backstage.
The Natural is now geared up to compete, but he isn’t scheduled. What does it mean? It means Dustin is pissed off! The Inner Circle has run roughshod long enough! We all saw what they did to Nick Jackson, so now someone is stepping up. Hangman, Dustin wants to be your partner whether you like it or not! Because they’re gonna kick some Inner Circle ass and do some #CowboyShit!! Will Hangman accept this scenario?
AEW is picture in picture and back at the ring.
Orange Cassidy and Best Friends have the ring while Death Triangle takes their leave. With nothing else to do, Trent, Chuckie and Cassidy give Salt Lake City a GROUP HUG! And a thumbs up, too.Cassidy even takes a selfie with a cosplayer before heading out.
The #SearchForSpears has some early auditions.
Suge D, “Something Like a Player” says he is the first and the last impression Tully Blanchard and the Chair Man need. But WhatCulture’s own Simon Miller throws his hat in the ring to give us the best tag team anyone’s ever seen! Holden Stefe wants Spears and Tully to mold and train him into the perfect partner! And the man simply known as Jo Jo says he is the Perfect 5, because he is 5′ 4″ of pure greatness. Justyn Michael not only claims he’s the right choice, but he could beat Hangman, beat Kenny Omega and doesn’t even need Spears’ help. Did Justyn miss the point of this? Mr. Bricksterr says he has the star power and the ability to connect with people instantly. Anthony Bowens says he is THE Five Tool Player! And Slade Rikers is just crazy. But do any of these men measure up to #PERFECT10N?
AEW Dynamite in Rochester promises big things!
First, after the encounter from tonight, Death Triangle’s Lucha Brothers will go 2v2 against Best Friends! Will the Bastard go after the Sloth on the outside at the same time? Plus, the Dark Order promises that The Exalted One WILL arrive in AEW! Are they going to disprove Daniels before even taking his singles challenge? And with Blood & Guts on the horizon, a Six Man Tag of the Inner Circle VS The Elite will not only be a sampler, it will be for advantage going into the Blood & Guts match! “What advantage?” you ask.
AEW explains the rules of Blood & Guts!
The double ring, double cage match starts with two men who fight for a five minute round. After that, the advantage team sends a participant, then the other team, and this repeats every two minutes until all 10 men are in the cage! Then and only then does the Blood & Guts match officially begin, or rather end. And it ends ONLY when any single member of a team taps out to a submission, or verbally surrenders to the other team. No pinfalls, no count outs, escaping does not change a thing! Who will survive this sadistic innovation?
AEW shares Jim Ross’ exclusive sit-down interview with Jon Moxley.
JR congratulates Moxley on winning the world championship, but has to admit that after what went down in Denver, he wasn’t sure when he’d see Moxley again. Moxley is not physically cleared to compete this week. Moxley is bent out of shape and pissed off. That’s about as far as he’ll elaborate, but let’s face it. This “game” between Moxley and Jericho’s Inner Circle has only ever been about the title. Who is winning? Moxley, naturally. But he’s in a 5v1 situation, so he doesn’t stand a chance much longer. Moxley says he means what he says, says what he means, and he speaks the truth. Moxley told us all that if Jericho wants the belt, if Hager wants the belt, all they have to do is ask.
By the way, Hager, nice touch with the very distinct powerbomb. But maybe “step into the batter’s box, bitch.” JR is sure it will be inevitable that match happens. Hager hit Moxley harder than anyone ever did, and that’s saying something given Moxley’s career. But in the end, he’s just another guy in AEW. JR brings up the signature success story, the coming event in Newark, aka Blood & Guts. AEW is blood ‘n’ guts, pro-wrestling is blood ‘n’ guts, Moxley is blood ‘n’ guts. Moxley vows to make it to Dynamite 3/25/2020. The Inner Circle tried to get rid of Moxley, end his career. They almost did. But now they have a new task with the Elite in the cage. That puts Moxley in their blind spot. If Jericho is as smart as he thinks he is, he’ll be scared.
Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara w/ The Inner Circle VS Hangman Page & ???
Le Champion and the Spanish God took out Nick Jackson with help from Big Hurt, but that didn’t scare off the Cowboy. In fact, it only served to motivate The Natural into joining up. But Hangman did not confirm nor deny if he accepted the offer to give us a rematch from Dynamite 12/9/19. Hangman makes his entrance, AEW World Tag Team Championship strapped around his waist. The moment of truth comes, and Hangman’s partner is in fact Dustin Rhodes! It seems Hangman didn’t expect this, and perhaps was preferring to go solo. But Dustin says he has Hangman’s back in this. Will things be very different than back in December?
The teams sort out and Hangman starts against Jericho. Hangman taunts Jericho about having a belt while Y2J doesn’t, and the two approach. Only for Jericho to immediately tag out to Sammy. Sammy and Jericho hug and Sammy rushes Hangman but Hangman CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Hangman whips but Sammy reverses. Things speed up as Sammy jumps and flips and jumps again, but Hangman still CHOPS Sammy down! Hangman tags Dustin and they double whip Sammy to the corner. Hangman hits a corner clothesline, Dustin adds his own clothesline, then Dustin feeds Sammy to Hangman’s second clothesline! Dustin covers, TWO!
Dustin puts Sammy in an open corner to CHOP! Then he whips him corner to corner hard! Tag to Hangman but Sammy throws him out. Jericho tags in as the Inner Circle surrounds Hangman. Hangman gets on the apron, but Jericho hits him with a triangle dropkick! The ref tells the Inner Circle to stay back but Jericho mocks Hangman by taking someone’s beer and drinking it. “I’m Hangman Page~! I’m a cowboy~! Slurp!” Jericho goes around to Hangman but Hangman PUNCHES the beer out of Jericho’s mouth! And he takes the beer for his own to chug. But Hangman turns around into Sammy’s Penalty Kick! Sammy flexes then puts Hangman in for Jericho to throw forearms on.
Jericho CHOPS Hangman against ropes then throws elbows. He CHOPS again then tags Sammy. They double whip but Hangman breaks the line and runs Sammy over! Hangman snap suplexes Jericho onto Sammy! Tag to Dustin and Dustin rallies on Sammy with clotheslines! Dustin whips, Sammy reverses, but Dustin stops himself to Rhodes Uppercut! And atomic drop to a bulldog! Dustin even ROCKS Jericho before getting Sammy with a spinning powerslam! Dustin has Sammy in a corner and climbs up to rain down punches! He gets 4 before he has to DECK Jericho! Sammy jumps to DOUBLE STOMP Dustin down! Cover, TWO! Sammy soaks up the heat as AEW goes picture in picture.
Sammy distracts the ref while Jericho has Dustin on the outside and he whips him into barriers! Jericho and Sammy distract the ref while the rest of the Inner Circle stomp Dustin down. Jericho fetches Dustin and puts him in the ring for Sammy to cover, TWO! Sammy keeps on Dustin and drags him to the corner. Tag to Jericho and Jericho drags Dustin up to throw forearms. Jericho whips and clotheslines Dustin down! Cocky cover, TWO! Jericho rams knees into Dustin and has him in the corner. Sammy holds Dustin’s arms back so Jericho can throw hands. Tag to Sammy and he RAMS into Dustin’s ribs! Hangman is getting mad but Dustin is throwing hands! Dustin reaches for Hangman but Sammy rams him into the open corner.
Sammy fireman’s carries and does squats with Dustin, to then hit a Samoan Drop! Cover, but Dustin makes it his own ghost pin! TWO and Sammy clobbers Dustin down! AEW returns to single picture as Sammy tags Jericho. Jericho and Sammy drag Dustin up to double whip to ropes and double elbow down! Sammy shows off his spin, and Jericho poses with him. The ref reprimands them but Jericho soaks up the heat. Jericho slaps Dustin around but Dustin throws hands! Dustin runs but into an elbow! LIONSAULT gets knees! Both men are down but fans rally up. Dustin and Jericho crawl, hot tags to Hangman and Sammy!
Hangman rallies on Sammy with lariats and a whip, but Sammy reverses. Hangman ducks and BOOTS Sammy down! Fans are thunderous for “COWBOY SHIT!” as Hangman whips Sammy, but Sammy reverses to ROCK Hangman! Jericho grabs Hangman to run him at buckles, but Hangman counters with a triangle jump LARIAT! Sammy runs in but Hangman dodges to scoop, and FALL AWAY SLAM! Hangman kips up to PLANCHA onto Jericho! And then SLIDING LARIAT on Sammy! Cover, TWO!! Sammy survives but Hangman drags him up. Hangman spins Sammy but gets the dragon whip! Jericho tags in and CHOPS Hangman. And again! Jericho whips but Hangman reverses, only for Jericho to hold ropes. Jericho puts Hangman on the apron but Hangman punches back!
Ortiz gets up but Hangman DECKS him! Hangman goes to the corner with Dustin, and they both LEAP!! Dustin crossbodies Sammy and Jericho while Hangman MOONSAULTS Hager and PNP! Dustin clotheslines himself and Sammy out of the ring as fans are thunderous again! Hangman aims at Jericho, slingshot, but into a takedown! Jericho wants and gets the WALLS! Dustin runs in to CLUB Jericho down! Sammy tags in and heads up top, SHOOTING STAR! Hangman moves, Sammy lands on his feet but gets another BOOT! Hangman wants it, but Jericho trips him off the apron!
The ref reprimands Jericho but Jericho throws Hangman at the apron. Hangman rebounds off the ropes to DECK Jericho! Dustin has Sammy for a DESTROYER!! Sammy flounders into a BUCK SHOT!! Cover, Hangman and Dustin win!!
Winners: Dustin Rhodes & Hangman Page, by pinfall
Redemption from December, but the Inner Circle attacks! Fans boo as Hager, Ortiz and Santana help Jericho beat down Dustin and Hangman. Dustin flops out of the ring and Hangman is all alone. With Cody and Matt with Nick at the hospital, who is there to help? KENNY OMEGA! Again, that bad hand won’t stop him from fighting!! Omega uses the cast on Hager but he also gets outnumbered! A shot to the bad arm leaves Omega vulnerable to JUDAS EFFECT! Hangman flounders up but gets knocked down. Wait, Cody is here!? Cody throws hands on the Inner Circle and stomps a mudhole in Jericho! But Hager SPINE BUSTERS him!
The Inner Circle throws Cody out and Ortiz has Cody on the ramp. “WE’RE THE BEST!” Snap suplex to the ramp! Hager goes after Omega’s bad hand with fury, and then Jericho has him go after Hangman. Hager hauls Hangman up the ramp and Ortiz points out to a spot much like they’ve used on victims before. The Inner Circle drag Hangman up just like they did Moxley, but MATT JACKSON makes the save!! Matt SUPERKICKS Hager! And throws Sammy onto him! He DOUBLE SPEARS Proud ‘n’ Powerful!! Matt’s fury boils over, and he flips Hangman off in return for last week.
But then Jericho SMASHES Matt with the chair! And Hangman, too! Chair shots to the head take down the last of the Elite! Jericho even use the chair to pin Matt down while he takes a seat! The Inner Circle give middle fingers to The Elite and to the world! With Omega’s hand busted, Nick hospitalized, and now Cody, Matt and Hangman brutalized, does the Inner Circle already have a major advantage going into Blood & Guts?
My Thoughts:
A great episode of Dynamite that sets up a lot to AEW’s newest special episode. Not to be mean about Blood & Guts, but well all know it’s a modified WarGames match. I do like that it’s only about submissions and quitting, though. That makes it even more implicitly brutal on paper than a normal WarGames match, and 5V5 makes it even more insane. And it’s great that they’re using it for the Inner Circle VS Elite match that I’ve been wanting to see since AEW Dynamite got going. The brutality in the build tonight was great, too. Nick just being under the garage door like that was perfectly shocking, and the Inner Circle devastated The Elite tonight. I feel like that with Hangman and Matt having problems, it’s all leading to a great moment where those two work together to help The Elite win.
It’s awesome that we got to see Lance Archer arrive and confirmed as Jake the Snake’s client. Archer going after Cody will make for a great story going towards Double or Nothing, regardless if Elite wins or loses Blood & Guts. There’s a lot of great development towards those rumored AEW Trios Championships, too. Jurassic Express VS MJF and henchmen was really good, and Death Triangle’s debut was incredible! I’m thinking Lucha Bros beat Best Friends so that the trio stays strong, and I would love if there was a Trios Division tournament to stretch things to Double or Nothing, where the finals come down to Death Triangle VS Best Friends & Orange Cassidy. That way, AEW can do no wrong with their inaugural world trios champs, as far as the fans go.
The women’s division also had great stuff tonight. The tag match was really good, and it was very clever for Bea to turn on Nyla after they won. AEW should book outside the box by letting Bea stick to her Heel behavior when fighting Nyla, because it isn’t going to matter, fans sounded really behind her against Nyla. Bea will be Face by default but chances are she won’t win against Nyla. Britt had a pretty good promo, but Swole was great with that BAYBAY. That will be a pretty good feud for them both while they wait on the title. Again, AEW can try booking outside the box and have Britt go up against Nyla at some point, but then fans probably go with Nyla. Swole’s going on a good path to become a big name and a great win over Heels like Britt and Nyla.
My Score: 9.4/10
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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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