AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (5/13/20)
AEW raises the stakes towards Double or Nothing!
The fuse has been lit on AEW Dynamite!
Jake the Snake may have crossed a line, but it’s on Cody Rhodes to put him in check! Will AEW Dynamite explode this close to Double or Nothing?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Jurassic Express VS Best Friends; Best Friends win.
- Fatal 4 Way: Britt Baker VS Penelope Ford VS Hikaru Shida VS Kris Statlander; Shida wins.
- Kenny Omega & Matt Hardy VS Proud ‘n’ Powerful; Omega & Hardy win.
- MJF w/ Wardlow VS Lee Johnson; MJF wins.
- Chris Jericho VS Suge D; Jericho wins.
- Brodie Lee VS Christopher Daniels; Lee wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Lance Archer and Jake the Snake Roberts open AEW!
And Archer just attacks Shawn Dean on the way out! The Murderhawk Monster clobbers The Captain into the ring, then out of it! MJF, Shawn Spears and others cheer Archer on the left hand side of the audience while The Snake gets a mic. “I’ve been asked to make an apology about last week’s antics.” As soon as Brandi Rhodes kisses his ass, he’ll apologize. The Snake says that any time someone gets in the ring, this is No Man’s Land for anyone. This ring is their book, and Archer and Snake are the authors of every chapter. That’s just the way it is. So know this: As far as The Snake is concerned, a wife’s place is at home, cooking and cleaning, wiping baby butts, changing diapers, and occasionally, keeping her man warm. Snake’s woman comes to see him after he’s watched Lance’s work, because it gets Snake very excited.
Now to Cody Rhodes. The time is almost up. No longer can Cody run and hide behind his brother. No more excuses, it is time to pay the piper. Cody doesn’t have to worry about Dustin or Brandi. He only has to worry what Archer will do to him. Wait, what is that sound? Cody pulls up in a truck, and is furiously revving his engine. Oh, so he brought a toy this week? Cody busts in with the truck! Archer heads right for Cody and they brawl! LOW BLOW! Cody punches away on Archer’s head against the stone wall! The Gunn Club and their side of the crowd is all fired up as Cody throws off the tie and vest. But Archer clobbers Cody from behind and throws him onto the timekeeper’s table! Snake says, “Welcome to our world!” Archer runs at Cody but only gets post! Cody throws haymakers again and again, then backs off to grab a chair!
Cody puts the chair in the ring, but Archer choke grips! Archer lifts, but Cody lands on the apron! Cody avoids one sweep but not the second! Snake mocks Cody’s pain but Cody grabs Archer by his ponytails! And uses them to choke Archer! Archer elbows free but Cody has the chair! Snake gets clear and Cody throws the chair at Archer’s head! But Archer doesn’t even flinch! Archer BOOTS Cody and puts him in a corner. Archer puts Cody up top, brings him out on the inverted crucifix, but Cody escapes! Cody avoids the claw to springboard! But no cutter and Archer throws him down! Snake wants Archer to fall back for now, because they still have Double or Nothing. Cody and Archer have just raised the stakes on each other, but who will win the jackpot that is the AEW TNT Championship?
AEW profiles the Tag Team Division.
The goal has always been to give the world the best tag team wrestling ever. And over the past year, they have delivered on that promise. Private Party’s shocker over the Young Bucks, the ladder match between Young Bucks and Lucha Brothers, SoCal Uncensored becoming the inaugural AEW World Tag Team Champions, and so much more. AEW Revolution delivered again in what is quite possibly the best tag team match ever. The Elite VS The Elite, Kenny Omega & Hangman Page VS The Young Bucks, with Omega & Page retaining the AEW World Tag Team Championships. However, the Bucks would be taken out of action when The Inner Circle went after Nick Jackson backstage, “opening the door for other tag teams to step in, and step up.” The Best Friends are one of those teams.
Just this past month, Chuck Taylor and Trent Baretta have gone on a hot streak and climbed in the rankings. Their most extreme win was the No Holds Barred Tag Match against Jimmy Havoc and Kip Sabian. The Best Friends are now among the top contenders in the division. However, while The Dark Order’s Evil Uno and Stu Grayson have been MIA, the Exalted One continues to recruit new members and make their faction stronger than ever. And then, Jurassic Express makes their return. Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy are undefeated in 2020 and gaining momentum as we speak. Omega and Hangman have many teams aiming for them, because there is always the goal of becoming THE best tag team in AEW. Who will step up and step to the champions at Double or Nothing?
Jurassic Express VS Best Friends!
Jungle Boy already has a match set for DoN against MJF, but perhaps he and Luchasaurus can still make their way up the rankings. Their return was victorious on the newest episode of AEW Dark, but will their streak end against the Kentucky Gentleman and #JustTrent?
Teams sort out and Chuckie T starts against JB. They go around as the crowd goes wild. They tie up, JB puts Chuckie on the ropes, then whips. Chuckie reverses, headlocks but JB powers out. Chuckie leaps over but JB rolls to get the headlock takeover. The crowd cheers as Chuckie gets up and puts JB on the ropes. Chuckie whips, hip tosses but JB lands on his feet to get a takedown. Chuckie drop toeholds and dead lifts JB, but JB wheelbarrows to the victory roll! TWO and Chuckie arm-drags! JB arm-drags back and the two stand off. They shake hands to show there’s still respect, and then tag out to their partners. Trent and Luchasaurus circle now, and they tie up. Luchasaurus powers Trent down, but Trent comes back for more. Luchasaurus powers Trent to a corner again, and now Trent is wary. Trent gets out of the corner and CHOPS Luchasaurus, but it has no effect! Luchasaurus grabs Trent with both hands to toss him into the corner!
Trent dodges again and CHOPS again, but still nothing. He keeps trying, but Luchasaurus CHOPS Trent off his feet! Luchasaurus and Trent get head to head and Trent throws forearms. Luchasaurus ROCKS Trent with a forearm, but Trent comes back with more! Trent CHOPS again and Luchasaurus actually winces. Trent runs, but into a flapjack! Luchasaurus adds the spinning BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO! Luchasaurus drags Trent up but Trent flounders away. Luchasaurus brings Trent up to CHOP, and then tags to JB. JB CHOPS Trent, too, then wrenches to a wristlock. JB goes up and up, but leaps into a SAIDO! Chuckie shoos Marko away from Orange Cassidy while Trent brings JB over to the corner. Trent hoists JB up top and climbs up to join him. JB fights back but Trent haymakers him back down.
Trent goes up but JB fights him off. The headbutt is double edged, and gives Chuckie a chance to give Trent a boost. JB fights them both off, and then missile dropkicks Trent off Chuckie’s shoulders! Trent inadvertently takes a Jungle Doomsday Device! Chuckie goes after JB but gets a jawbreaker and TAIL WHIP! Luchasaurus helps JB wheelbarrow into the flying complete shot! Chuckie gets out of the ring and Luchasaurus pursues. Luchasaurus brings Chuckie up and JB builds speed, but Trent intercepts with a back elbow! Chuckie hits Luchasaurus low, too, and Trent DIVES! But Luchasaurus catches him! Chuckie saves Trent from the choke slam, and Best Friends both suplex Luchasaurus up and over! And then, they HUG! But JB FLIES onto them both! All four men are down, with the ref, Marko and Cassidy checking on them. The crowd chants “This is Awesome!” as AEW goes to break.
AEW returns and Luchasaurus drags Trent up in a corner. Luchasaurus CHOPS Trent, then whips him corner to corner. Trent rebounds to SPEAR Luchasaurus down! Both men are down as the crowd rallies up. Trent and Luchasaurus crawl for their corners, and hot tag Chuckie and JB! JB dodges and forearms, but Chuckie forearms back. They go back and forth, faster and faster, and the crowd fires up. JB throws kicks and a SUPER FOREARM! Chuckie forearms back and JB staggers to a corner. JB elbows in return, then ROCKS Chuckie with that right. But the Sexy Chuckie Knee hits back! Chuckie whips JB but JB LARIATS! Trent gives JB the PSYCHO KNEE! But Luchasaurus has the Question Mark Kick for Trent! Luchasaurus fireman’s carries Trent, but Trent slips out to hit a tornado DDT! Marko panics but Cassidy is on the stage? Cassidy is cheering Trent on, but FENIX attacks outta nowhere!! The Firebird reminds Best Friends that Death Triangle is still after them, so Trent chases after Fenix!
But then MJF attacks JB outside the ring! Clearly Maxwell Jacob Friedman wants an insurance policy with Double or Nothing on the horizon. MJF then puts JB in the ring without the ref ever knowing. Chuckie gives JB the AWFUL WAFFLE! Cover, Best Friends win!
Winners: Best Friends, by pinfall
Wardlow blindsides Marko into the barriers! Luchasaurus storms over bu MJF gets his muscle back. So many cheap shots, it’s hard for Best Friends to feel good about their victory. Will Chuckie and Trent refocus now that they’re red hot towards those AEW World Tag titles? Has Fenix guaranteed himself at least one less opponent to worry about in the Casino Ladder Match? Can Jungle Boy recover to get revenge on MJF?
AEW Media catches Jon Moxley as he arrives.
The AEW World Champion is in an even worse mood than usual. Brodie Lee’s henchmen attacked and then literally stole the title belt from him. Moxley pushes past the cameraman to head into the arena. Will the Maniac be even more violent than normal knowing Mr. Brodie is here tonight?
Fatal 4 Way: Britt Baker VS Penelope Ford VS Hikaru Shida VS Kris Statlander!
While this isn’t an official #1 Contender’s match, you have to believe that a match between the top four will go a long way to determining Nyla Rose’s challenger. Will the Native Beast go Double or Nothing against the Dentist, the Superbad Girl, the Samurai or the Galaxy’s Greatest Alien?
The bell rings and Penelope baits Kris in with a boop only to kick her low. Britt goes right after Shida because of their 1v1 match that resulted in a broken, bloody nose. The brawls are on opposite ends of the ring and Penelope is stomping Kris down. Shida turns things around on Britt but Britt grabs hair! Britt throws Shida down while Penelope chokes Kris on ropes. Britt surfboard STOMPS Shida down then puts her on the ropes. Kris pushes Penelope into a corner then goes after Britt. Kris back suplexes but Britt tries to use nose boops to make peace. Instead, Kris and Shida give Britt a DOUBLE backbreaker! Shida and Kris nod, but Penelope runs in to double crossbody them down! But they both kip up and BOOT Penelope down! Britt is after Shida again with forearms and a whip. Shida dodges and whips, then goes for an enziguri but Britt ducks that to drop on the arms! Shida gets clear to kick low.
Shida suplexes Britt but Britt gets out. Britt runs and hits a SLINGBLADE! Kris and Penelope brawl outside but Kris sees Britt going for the Rings of Saturn! Kris drags Britt off the hold by her nose! Britt elbows free but Kris throws big forearms. Kris fireman’s carries but Penelope returns to BOOT! Britt uses that momentum to DDT Kris! But Penelope takes the cover, TWO!! Britt kicks Penelope in return for all that, then goes after Kris. Britt throws forearms then bumps Kris off buckles. Sabian coaches Penelope up while Britt kicks Kris in the corner. Britt digs her sole into Kris’ face, then covers. Shida breaks it up and drags Britt out of the ring. Shida throws Britt into barriers while Penelope mule kicks Kris. Penelope runs and springboards but Kris catches her to an Electric Chair SLAM! Cover but Shida breaks it!
Britt stalks up behind Shida and grabs hair. Shida ROCKS Britt with a right! Shida bumps Britt off buckles then climbs up top. The crowd fires up as Shida brings Britt up top. Britt resists and Kris adds on, TOWER OF PAIN, Superplex and Powerbomb! Kris spots Penelope up top and drags her down, to then SLAM her onto Britt! Shida KNEES Kris down! All four women are on the mat but “This is Awesome!” A standing count begins but AEW has to go to break.
AEW returns and Shida brawls with Kris. Kris gets an edge but Shida blocks a chop, only to get a rolling elbow! Kris scoops Shida and tucks her in, but Britt SUPERKICKS Big Bang Theory over! Shida uses that to victory roll, but Britt METEORAS the cover apart! Britt covers, TWO!! Kris goes after Britt but Britt kicks low and hits a DESTROYER! Britt hurries to get Kris back for a cover but Penelope handsprings in to hit a CUTTER! Penelope hurries to cover, TWO! Shida was a second behind but is fortunate Britt is tougher than that. Shida suplexes but Penelope escapes, and goes Matrix to STUNNER! Britt runs and spins Penelope for the FISHERMAN NECKBREAKER! Kris kicks Britt, scoops and hits a SPINNING FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Kris pushes Britt away and runs, but Shida dodges and sweeps the legs! Shida snap suplexes Penelope onto Kris in the corner!
Shida pushes Penelope away and brings Kris up. Shida whips, Kris goes up and over, SUPERKICK from Britt! But Shida throws Britt out with Kris! Penelope hits a BIG Missile dropkick! Cover, TWO!! So close and yet so far from victory! Sabian coaches Penelope up as she drags Shida up. Shida breaks free, Penelope throws forearms and runs but Shida follows. Sabian grabs Shida at the ropes! Penelope runs in, but Shida gets free! Penelope avoids clobbering her Superbad fiance, and gives him a kiss instead! Only for Shida to DROPKICK her into Sabian! Roll up, TWO!? Penelope narrowly escapes, but then Shida hits the FALCON ARROW! Cover, Kris breaks it up! Kris drags Penelope up to the Electric Chair, but Penelope fights back to POISON-RANA! Britt drags Kris out to POST her! Penelope handsprings, into a torture rack from Shida! Shida positions Penelope for a BACKBREAKER DROP!
Britt is putting Kris into LOCKJAW, but on the outside of the ring! Nothing counts out there! But Shida gives Penelope the SHINING WIZARD inside the ring, where it does count! Cover, Shida wins!
Winner: Hikaru Shida, by pinfall
Britt is still torturing Kris, she doesn’t even care that Shida took the win! Shida is still the #1 Contender, will she take the title from Nyla Rose at Double or Nothing? As for Britt, is this really the behavior of “the face of the AEW Women’s Division”?
AEW hears from Suge D.
“Tonight, tonight, tonight is a good night for a fight.” Sugar Dunkerton has been his name for the better of 16 years. Grinding, scratching, clawing, all for a moment like this. But Chris Jericho has no respect for a name like that, which is why he keeps calling Suge “Pineapple Pete.” At first, Suge was insulted. But ever since Jericho continued calling him Pete, life has been sweet! But seriously, Jericho rolls with an Inner Circle. Suge doesn’t throw shapes, he throws fists. We saw that last week. And tonight, 1v1, no more insults. Will Suge make sure Le Champion remembers the name?
AEW makes it official!
After that big Fatal 4 Way victory, Hikaru Shida IS challenging Nyla Rose for the AEW Women’s World Championship! Will the Samurai slay the Native Beast once and for all? Plus, after how Britt treated Kris’ jaw tonight, they will have it out in a 1v1 grudge match! Will Britt rearrange Kris’ teeth all over again? Or will the Greatest Alien take a bite out of her instead?
Kenny Omega & Matt Hardy VS Proud ‘n’ Powerful!
Speaking of that Inner Circle, Santana & Ortiz helped Jericho beat down The Elite’s Best Bout Machine and BROKEN ally! Will PNP’s official return to action go as well for them as that Street Fight? Or will Omega and DAMASCUS get their revenge?
But as Omega makes his entrance, PNP jump him at the ramp! There’s no such thing as a fair fight for the Inner Circle! They throw Omega into the ring and snatch up his AEW World Tag Team Championship. PNP double whip and elbow, then hit a step-stool moonsault! But here comes Hardy! He glares at PNP and they rush him at the ramp. Damascus gets a BITE of Santana’s fingers! And feet! Ortiz has no idea what to do about that, and Hardy bowls Santana down the tunnel. Hardy shouts, “DELETE! DELETE!” and he goes after Ortiz with forearms! Santana slowly returns but Hardy DECKS Ortiz! Santana returns and the ref rings the bell so something can get on record!
Omega recovers as Santana and Ortiz mug Hardy. Santana whips but Hardy reverses to send Santana out. Ortiz walks into Omega’s haymakers while Hardy whips Santana. Santana reverses and sends Hardy into railing! Omega clubs away on Ortiz in a corner and CHOPS! Omega whips corner to corner but Ortiz reverses. Ortiz runs into a boot! Omega goes up and over Ortiz but Ortiz blocks the hip toss. Ortiz hits low, flips back and ducks under to CLAW the back. Rawr. Omega winces and heads for a corner but Ortiz claws him again! Ortiz tags in Santana and PNP double whip. Omega ducks the clothesline to dropkick the legs out! Omega keeps moving, to DOUBLE KOTARO KRUSHER! Tag to Hardy! Hardy drags Santana up and double whips with Omega. CLEANER IN MOTION! They see Ortiz coming and give him a double suplex!
The crowd fires up as Hardy throws haymakers on Santana. Hardy whips but Santana reverses, but Hardy elbows back and hits a neckbreaker! Hardy hits a WONDERFUL~ leg drop! Cover, TWO! Hardy drags Santana up and bumps him off Omega’s boot. Tag to Omega and Omega bumps Santana off buckles. Omega CHOPS Santana then clubs away on his back! The ref counts but Omega lets up to whip Santana corner to corner. Santana elbows back but Omega pops Santana up. Santana slips off but Omega elbows him away. Omega decks Ortiz but Santana clotheslines Omega out! Ortiz says PNP are geniuses, but then Omega DECKS him again! Omega gets back in and shoulders Santana away. Ortiz trips Omega up and Omega hits the apron! Ortiz drags Omega up and whips Omega into barriers! PNP has taken control back as AEW goes to break.
AEW returns and Santana covers Omega, ONE! Omega gets to ropes but Santana brings him up to CHOP! Santana snapmares Omega and grabs the legs to turn him for a Boston Crab! Ortiz tags in and gets Omega in a camel clutch! The ref counts as Omega endures this camel crab combo, but Santana lets up at 4. Ortiz cranks back but Omega endures. Ortiz drops Omega to CLAW him again. Rawr. Ortiz rushes Hardy but Hardy doesn’t flinch. Ortiz claws Omega more, but Omega throws body shots. Ortiz thumbs Omega in the eye then stands on him at the ropes! MJF’s section cheers, and Ortiz swivels the hips. The Gunn Club’s section rallies for Omega and he fights back with forearms! Ortiz pokes Omega’s eyes again! Ortiz trips Omega and tags in Santana. Santana springboards and stomps Omega down, and then taunts Hardy. Hardy shouts at Santana but still can’t do anything for Omega.
Santana puts Omega in a standing cobra twist but Omega endures. Ortiz tags in and PNP double Northern Lights! Bridging cover, TWO! Ortiz keeps his cool as he starts the swivel up again. He brings Omega up but Omega breaks free to throw forearms! Ortiz hits back and we have a brawl! Omega ROCKS Ortiz but Ortiz fires off a flurry! Omega gets up to throw many more forearms in return! Ortiz wobbles but claws Omega’s chest! Rawr. SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! Ortiz’s ego got the better of him there but both men are down! The crowd rallies up as Omega and Ortiz crawl for their corners. Hot tags to Hardy and Santana! Hardy fires off on Santana and bumps him off buckles over and over and over! “DELETE!” Hardy runs in to corner clothesline but no bulldog. Santana runs into the LARIAT! Ortiz runs into a flurry of fists and gets thrown out! Hardy gives Santana SIDE EFFECT! Cover, TWO! Hardy looms over Santana and puts him in a corner.
Hardy whips corner to corner, blocks the boots, and turns Santana around for a draping elbow drop DDT! Cover, TWO! Hardy doesn’t slow down, he goes up the corner to drop an ax handle! “DELETE! DELETE!” Santana flounders up into a kick, but Ortiz rushes in. Hardy dodges, but Santana sends Hardy into Ortiz, and Ortiz dumps Hardy out! Hardy lands on his feet, but Santana DIVES! Direct hit into barriers! Ortiz decks Omega for good measure before Santana puts Hardy back in. Ortiz brings Hardy up but Hardy escapes and shoves Ortiz into Santana! Neckbreaker while Omega PESCADOS onto Santana! Hardy has Omega feed Santana to him, for the TWIST OF FATE! Cover, but Ortiz breaks it! Hardy tags in Omega and the two go after Santana. They double whip corner to corner, then run in. Santana goes up and over but misses the enziguri. Ortiz drags Hardy out to post him! Omega wants the Dragon Suplex but Santana breaks the full nelson.
Santana elbows Omega then brings him over, but Omega reverses. Ortiz saves Santana from buckles with a school boy, and Santana uses that to roll back and CUTTER! Ortiz runs and shotgun dropkicks Omega down! CANNONBALL IN MOTION! Santana drags Omega to a cover, TWO!! Omega stays alive and PNP can’t believe it! Santana drags Omega up and tags Ortiz back in. Ortiz claws Omega more, then drags him into position. Santana is up top, but Omega huricanranas Ortiz to avoid Street Sweeper! Hardy tosses Santana out to the ramp! Omega tags in Hardy and Hardy goes after Ortiz. Ortiz mule kicks then goes to suplex, but Hardy reverses to a floating butterfly hold! The body scissors drag Ortiz down to the mat and Ortiz starts fading! But here comes Sammy Guevara, neck brace and all! And a chair!
The Spanish God is clearly still in bad shape from that golf cart hit ‘n’ run, but he still plans to help PNP by any means necessary. Sammy gets in the ring, but Hardy kicks the chair away. And gives Sammy TWIST OF FATE!! Hardy dodges Ortiz and throws haymakers. He hoists Ortiz up top and ROCKS him. Hardy climbs up but Ortiz resists the suplex. Ortiz shoves Hardy away but Omega V-TRIGGERS! Hardy hits a SUPER TWIST OF FATE!! Cover, Hardy and Omega win!
Winners: Kenny Omega & Matt Hardy, by pinfall
The Elite was able to “DELETE!” the Inner Circle’s plans this night, but the war between these factions is far from over! Will this only be settled when AEW can finally have Blood & Guts?
Taz again tries to interview Darby Allin.
Darby is in the Casino Ladder Match at Double or Nothing, meaning he has a chance at winning another shot at the AEW World Championship. Taz apologizes for last week, bringing up the loss to Cody in the TNT Championship tournament. But Taz can’t help but detail exactly what went wrong, with the Coffin Drop being so hard, Darby slide off Cody and Cody barely having to do more than a basic tilt to pin him. Taz still wants to help Darby, but Darby says Taz doesn’t get it. Darby knows what happened. “Back in the day,” Darby placed third in the Iowa state wrestling tournament. Well, we didn’t know that. But then Darby should’ve known- Darby storms out, still not wanting to hear it. Will Darby have better luck in a match as wild as the Casino Ladder Match?
Excalibur explains the rules of a Casino Ladder Match.
Much like a Casino Battle Royal, two men will start the match at random, and further entrants will be sent out every 90 seconds until all nine have entered. However, that does not mean all nine will even get into the match, as the prized Double or Nothing chip can be won at any time. Therefore, the advantage is in reverse, as the first two men will have the easiest chance to get up a ladder and bring the chip down. Four competitors are known so far in Darby Allin, Rey Fenix, Orange Cassidy and Colt Cabana. Who else joins them in this field of nine?
Backstage interview with Hikaru Shida!
Shida is officially the #1 contender, and is going to face Nyla Rose at Double or Nothing. What are her expectations going into this? Well, it is so great that Shida is even able to challenge the AEW Women’s World Champion right now. The best thing she can do is win, obviously, so she vows to do just that. But Nyla Rose walks over. Nyla doesn’t want to fight, she just wants to congratulate Shida. And now obviously, Shida has been looking for her beloved kendo stick, so Nyla got her a present. It’s her kendo stick! And Nyla SMACKS Shida in the head with it! Nyla doesn’t even give it back! She keeps it as she walks away! But will Shida take both kendo stick and title away from Nyla in 10 days?
MJF w/ Wardlow VS Lee Johnson!
After “overhealing” the “career threatening” hangnail, the Salt of the Earth returns to action in the ring! Wardlow already brutalized #BigShotty, but will MJF at least take him seriously?
The bell rings but MJF wants the referee to double check Johnson’s gear. The ref does, and MJF uses that to cheap shot Johnson down! MJF smirks as he drags Johnson up. MJF hits a BIG overhead suplex, then a kip up. The crowd boos as MJF struts and stomps Johnson down. MJF stands on Johnson but lets up at 4. He drags Johnson up to whip and LARIAT! MJF flexes and says he can do it all night. MJF toys with Johnson but the Gunn Club chants “MJ Sucks!” Johnson CHOPS MJF but he SLAPS Johnson down! And then rains down angry fists. MJF throws Johnson out hard then dares Johnson to make himself famous. MJF taunts the crowd as he drags Johnson up into position. He APRON POWERBOMBS Johnson, then mocks his pain. MJF puts Johnson in the ring before taunting the crowd again. MJF returns to Johnson in the ring and continues to toy with him. He drags Johnson up into the underhooks, for a SHOULDER BREAKER, and FUJIWARA! Johnson taps, MJF wins!
Winner: MJF, by submission
And he’s not done, he wants a mic to speak. “Sorry my peers don’t know how to react to a real professional wrestler.” But Jungle Boy, MJF is “so excited” for their match at Double or Nothing. But MJF says he hasn’t done this in awhile, so he has some ring rust. Johnson agrees, right? Maybe MJF needs a tune-up match. And as luck would have it, Marko Stunt has an open contract for a match. So MJF did everyone a favor and signed his name on the dotted line. So Marko better get ready to have a lot of fun. Because MJF is better than you–Wardlow puts the ring on MJF’s pinkie–and you know it. Is MJF going to get a tune-up or will he get shown up by the littlest dog in the fight?
Chris Jericho w/ The Inner Circle VS Suge D!
Sugar Dunkerton has embraced the sweet life of Pineapple Pete, but either way, he looks to make sure Le Champion never, ever, EEEEEVER, forgets him, again. But with Sammy’s bad neck and PNP feeling down in the dumps, can their charismatic leader help the Inner Circle make a recovery on the road to Double or Nothing?
The bell rings and oddly enough, Jericho is wearing a Pineapple Pete shirt. But whether wearing it ironically or because he really likes the shirt, Jericho doesn’t respect THE Pineapple Pete. He SLAPS Suge right across the face! Suge SLAPS Jericho back! And fires off fast hands! Suge won’t let off and the ref is counting! Suge whips Jericho corner to corner and runs in, for a BIG back elbow! He keeps moving with another whip and another corner to corner elbow! Suge fires up and goes corner to corner a third time, but into the JUDAS EFFECT!! Cover, Jericho wins!
Winner: Chris Jericho, by pinfall
Whether Sugar or Pineapple, this wasn’t so sweet for him. Jericho grabs a mic and says, “Now that the threat of Pineapple Pete has been vanquished, let’s move on to the matter at hand.” Inner Circle VS The Elite, assuming The Elite is still a thing! We haven’t even seen half their guys for about two months now. Jericho’s pretty sure Hangman quit the business so he can go bushwacking in the forests of Carolina, picking berries. Meanwhile, Matt and Nick Jackson sit pouting over how great the Inner Circle is. But the Inner Circle are fair and honorable gentlemen. Super honorable, baby. Say it in Espanol, Sammy. “El Honorable.” Damn right. So the Inner Circle is going to give The Elite one last chance to “get your s*it together” to face them! While the world reacts to COVID, the Inner Circle acts. While the world stands still in history, the Inner Circle is WRITING history! And that is why The Inner Circle has just invented The Stadium Stampede match!
What is a Stadium Stampede, you might ask? Well to put it this way, if you thought that Street Fight was wild, just wait to see what dastardly deeds the Inner Circle can commit inside an entire football stadium that’s 80 THOUSAND seats large! So lick your wounds and massage your bruised egos, Elite. Because the Inner Circle challenges you to the first-ever Stadium Stampede at Double or Nothing! In the meantime, the Inner Circle will stay and wait to hear the response. We’ve got all night. But in comes Vanguard 1! He’s returning the Inner Circle shirt Jericho gave him? The drone has a lot of guts showing up after what he pulled. Jericho had warrants out in seven states! But since he’s here, he must have The Elite’s answer. Do they accept the challenge for the Stadium Stampede? YES! Well alright then! But The Elite has just sealed your fate, you dumb idiots!
But just between Jericho and Vanguard 1, has he thought on the invitation to The Inner Circle? Well, even if he has, it’s too late. The invitation is rescinded, because they have the sixth member! It’s Floyd the bat! And Floyd’s message to The Elite is… SMASH! Jericho and Floyd are killing Vanguard 1 on live television!! The Inner Circle join in and it’s a brutal assault! Hager places the shirt on Vanguard and laughs at the dying drone. Hardy storms out as the Inner Circle stomp what’s left of Vanguard, but they all get clear. Hardy is devastated at what Jericho and his cronies did to Vanguard! Will Hardy be able to put Vanguard back together? Or is Vanguard going the way of Humpty Dumpty?
AEW has huge updates!
After Nyla Rose used Shida’s own kendo stick on her, their match at Double or Nothing is now NO HOLDS BARRED! No disqualifications, no count outs, nothing is going to hold the Native Beast and the Samurai back in their long awaited match-up! And in regards to the TNT Championship, Mike Tyson will be live to present the winner with the brand new belt!
Then for next week’s episode, it is official! Marko Stunt and MJF will have their match as the “tune-up” to MJF taking on Jungle Boy. Then, Arn Anderson and Jake The Snake Roberts will have a face-to-face ahead of their proteges battling for THE TNT Championship. And after the sneak attack, Rey Fenix must face up to Orange Cassidy in a 1v1 match before both go for broke in the Casino Ladder match. Then, whether the belt returns to his possession or not, Jon Moxley looks for payback on “Number 10,” Preston Vance! Will Moxley make The Dark Order regret picking this fight? And finally, Matt Hardy wants payback for Vanguard 1 and goes after Sammy Guevara 1v1 before the Stadium Stampede! Who will get the last bits of momentum before going Double or Nothing?
Brodie Lee VS Christopher Daniels!
The Exalted One’s Dark Order has tormented and taunted SCU for a long time, but now the Fallen Angel finally gets his chance to confront Mr. Brodie head on! Will Daniels make Brodie pay for everything his henchmen have done since day one in AEW?
Brodie tells Dasha something, and she gives a “corrected” introduction. “The self-proclaimed AEW World Champion” is here, as he and his henchmen are in possession of a title belt none of them actually own. Brodie has Preston Vance stay ringside while the others go to the back, and this match finally begins.
Daniels paces but Brodie stands still. They tie up, Daniels waistlocks but Brodie elbows free. Daniels CHOPS, but Brodie doesn’t flinch! Daniels is cornered but he CHOPS back. Brodie knees low then uppercuts! Daniels staggers but Brodie is on him at the ropes. Brodie claws Daniels’ face then whips, but Daniels dodges. Daniels leaps but Brodie catches him for a POWERSLAM! Brodie drags Daniels up to throw out of the ring. The ref warns “Number 10” not to do anything, so Brodie goes out to pursue Daniels himself. Brodie pushes past cameramen to CHOP Daniels at the barriers. Brodie clubs Daniels down in front of the crowd, and stares SCU down before he uppercuts Daniels again. Brodie puts Daniels in the ring then tries to intimidate SCU. Daniels kicks Brodie back! And then DIVES! Direct hit into the barriers! Daniels gets up and ARABIAN PRESSES! Daniels puts Brodie in and hits a slingshot elbow drop! Cover, ONE!
Daniels keeps on Brodie in the corner with forearms and chops! Daniels climbs up and rains down rights, but Brodie stops him short of 10. Brodie shoves and BOOTS Daniels down! Brodie paces and stares at the crowd before he drags Daniels up. He CHOPS Daniels and stalks him along the way. He claws the eyes but the ref reprimands him. Brodie glares at the ref and intimidates him, but goes back to Daniels. Brodie whips and back drops Daniels high and hard! Cover, TWO, but Brodie smothers Daniels before he can get to ropes. Brodie uppercuts Daniels to the corner and grinds his boots in. The ref counts but Brodie glares at him again. Brodie argues with the ref but goes back to stomp Daniels again. Brodie digs his knees into Daniels but lets up at the count. He drags Daniels up to whip, and elbows Daniels down!
Brodie goes out just to stare SCU down. SCU tells Brodie to go back to the ring, and Brodie goes to stand on Daniels’ head. The ref counts, Brodie lets up, and he argues with the ref again. Brodie drags Daniels up and whips him corner to corner. Daniels comes back, into the SCRAPBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Daniels still lives and Brodie grows annoyed as AEW goes to break.
AEW returns as Brodie has Daniels stuck in a corner again. Brodie whips but Daniels reverses, but Brodie easily goes out to the apron. Daniels runs in but gets a forearm for it, and then Brodie slingshot sentons back in! Brodie waits for Daniels to stand, before he SUPERKICKS Daniels down! Cover, TWO! Daniels refuses to lose just yet and Brodie non-verbally argues the count. Brodie cools off and drags Daniels back up. He whips and goes to back drop again, but Daniels DDT’s out of it! Both men are down and a standing count begins. SCU and the Gunn Club rally up the crowd on Daniels’ side, and Daniels rallies with forearms! Brodie stays up even after three, and shoves Daniels to a corner. Daniels dodges and enziguris! Then he leaps to huricanrana! Brodie staggers to a corner and Daniels hits a corner forearm! Number 10 slips the chair into the ring before he distracts the ref. SCU goes after 10 for Daniels and the ref is busy telling them to stop.
Brodie aims the chair at Daniels, but Daniels boots it away! And then Daniels gives Brodie the CHAIR SHOT! COMPLETE SHOT, to KOJI KLUTCH! But more henchmen appear and hit the ring! SCU intercepts, and even Colt Cabana helps out! Daniels lets Brodie go while things get crazy, but Brodie gets back up. Brodie waits for Daniels to turn around, before clamping on a choke grip! But Daniels escapes to mule kick and underhook! ANGEL’S WINGS!! Cover, ONE?!? Brodie grins but Daniels is shocked! Daniels tries again, but Brodie blocks. Brodie mule kicks and reels Daniels in, but Daniels slips out of the bomb lift! Daniels goes up and BEST MOONSAULT EVER! Cover, TWO!! Brodie sputters now but Daniels staggers to the far corner. Brodie runs in but Daniels boots! Daniels goes up top and leaps, into a POWERBOMB! Brodie grins again as he takes aim. Daniels stands, and gets the DISCUS!! Cover, Brodie wins!
Winner: Brodie Lee, by pinfall
The Exalted One continues his undefeated streak, but he demands Dasha get it right. The self-proclaimed AEW World Champion has his henchmen present the title to him, but here comes Jon Moxley! Moxley wants Big Platinum back in a bad way, and he DECKS a green henchman first! He throws that one into the railing, and then barges into the ringside area. A purple henchman gets CLOBBERED and TOSSED! Brodie is furious and just tosses another pawn to Moxley! PARADIGM SHIFT! Brodie and Vance get away as Moxley paces. Moxley stomps and punches the one henchman left, but his rage isn’t satisfied. He grabs a mic to say, “I can admire guts. I can admire seizing the opportunity. But I do not suffer disrespect!” Moxley won’t suffer fools, Mr. Brodie Lee. Brodie made a foolish decision and will pay for it dearly, “with interest.”
The AEW World Championship is about a lot more than a piece of metal, and Brodie finds that out at Double or Nothing. There will be a hailstorm of violence, and when the dust settles, Mr. Brodie will find that his AEW career is over before it even started. Will Moxley make an example out of Number 10 that the Dark Order will understand?
My Thoughts:
A really, really good episode with a lot of progress towards Double or Nothing, as there should be this close to the event. The opener was great, with Jake the Snake telling Brandi to kiss his ass, and then the great brawl with Cody and Archer. I wonder if Arn and Snake will throw hands in that face-to-face next week. Also, Mike Tyson presenting the title belt at DoN is pretty cool, and I can’t wait to see the belt itself. The Fatal 4 tonight was great stuff, but of course Shida wins. She was going strong before the pandemic, and was still kept strong during so it just makes sense for her to get this match with Nyla. I was surprised this match gets the No Holds Barred and not Cody VS Archer, but it’s one way to keep Nyla strong even in defeat. Britt VS Kris is going to be a really good match, too, but I definitely see Britt winning there to keep her own roll going.
The tag team match of Best Friends and Jurassic Park got just the right level of over booked, which it needed. Both teams are very strong with win streaks on the line, so controversy had to cost one of them. JB is already having a match with MJF, so Jurassic Park was already crossed off for a tag title match at DoN. Of course, with the news of the Stadium Stampede, Best Friends will have to wait for after DoN anyway. Cassidy VS Fenix next week will be really good, but I hope at least Pentagon shows up. The way the Casino Ladder match is set up to work sounds a bit much, as it is a giveaway the thing won’t end until all nine are in. Otherwise it just seems a waste to even say how many people are going to be in it. MJF of course gets a win tonight, mostly because Lee Johnson hasn’t won since showing up. MJF VS Marko next week will probably be fun, and I really want to see Wardlow VS Luchasaurus at some point.
Omega & Hardy VS Proud ‘n’ Powerful was a great match, and Suge D did great in losing. I just knew that Jericho was going to use “Floyd” the bat at some point tonight, but what a great twist for it to be in the “death” of Vanguard 1. Hardy needed more of a reason than helping out friends and taking on an old rival to be in this, and now he has it. The Stadium Stampede is probably going to be pretty crazy, but I almost thought Blood & Guts was going to happen at DoN at this point. I did love how Jericho framed it, saying that while the world is too afraid to do anything right now, the Inner Circle, and by extension all of AEW, is not. But it’d be sad to learn if Blood & Guts is just dead and buried now. Maybe they can try again next year when the world is free and clear of COVID. And lastly, Brodie VS Daniels was a solid match, and of course Moxley appeared to get some payback. He still doesn’t have his belt but he’ll surely get it back, even if he has to wait until DoN. Brodie’s always been great, but it just seems too soon for him to be THE champion.
My Score: 9.2/10
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Rockin’ around the Christmas Collision!
The Continental Classic continues on Christmas Collision, with crucial points on the line this close to AEW Worlds End! Who will finally take the lead in Gold League?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Will Ospreay VS Ricochet; Ricochet wins.
- Kris Statlander VS Penelope Ford; Kris wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Shelton Benjamin VS Daniel Garcia; Garcia wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Mark Briscoe VS The Beast Mortos; Briscoe wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli; Claudio wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current Continental Classic Gold League standings!
Claudio Castagnoli: 2-1, 6 points
Will Ospreay: 2-1, 6 points
Ricochet: 2-1, 6 points
Darby Allin: 2-1, 6 points
Brody King: 2-2, 6 points
Komander: 0-4, 0 points [ELIMINATED]
Here are the current Continental Classic Blue League standings!
Kyle Fletcher: 3-1, 9 points
Kazuchika Okada: 2-1-1, 7 points
Mark Briscoe: 2-2, 6 points
Shelton Benjamin: 2-1, 6 points
Daniel Garcia: 1-1-1, 4 points
The Beast Mortos: 0-4, 0 points [ELIMINATED]
Ian Riccaboni is in the ring.
He has Big Boom AJ & Big Justice with him in the Hammerstein Ballroom, and yes, they’re ready to bring the BOOM~! They’re ready to watch the action tonight, and even the final face-to-face of MJF and Adam Cole. AJ says if MJF is gonna bring the doom, then you know he and Big Justice will bring the BOOM~! But tonight, their guy, Adam Cole will bring the BOOM~ too! And of course we have big Continental Classic action! Daniel Garcia VS Shelton Benjamin in a critical showdown, and while Shelton is tough, Garcia is going to bring the BOOM~! Plus, Mark Briscoe battles The Beast Mortos! The Chicken is their guy, time to bring the BOOM~!
In Gold League, we have Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli, and the Swiss Superman is a DOOM~! Let’s go, Darby, bring that BOOM~! And then a match everyone wants to see, the fireworks rematch of Will Ospreay VS Ricochet! If you’re a fan of high-flying wrestling, this is the right night to be right here in AEW! Ricochet and their guy, Ospreay, will bring the BOOM~! But speaking of, that match is up first! The Aerial Assassin joins AJ & Big Justice in giving a BOOM~, but will Ricochet make sure tonight is #OuttaThisWorld?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Will Ospreay VS Ricochet!
Wait, are the fans throwing white streamers or is that… No, yeah, it’s toilet paper! Ospreay laughs at the fans basically calling Ricochet crap. Ricochet throws the toilet paper back! The bell rings and we’re on the clock. The fans fire up for Ospreay as he and Ricochet circle. The fans also sing, “F HIM UP, OSPREAY, F HIM UP!” Ricochet shrugs that off, he and Ospreay tie up, and then Ricochet rolls. Ospreay shoots in, waistlocks, but Ricochet switches. They go around, Ricochet gator rolls with Ospreay, then floats to a headlock. Ricochet wrenches, hammerlocks then headlocks again. Ospreay powers up and out, Ricochet runs him over, but Ospreay kips up!
The fans cheer and Ospreay smiles as he and Ricochet reset. They tie up, go around, and Ricochet wrenches to a wristlock. Ospreay rolls, wrenches and wristlocks, but Ricochet spins and wrenches to hammerlock. Ospreay reaches back, headlocks and hits a takeover. Ricochet rolls to a cover, TWO! Ospreay holds onto the headlock but Ricochet powers up and out. Ospreay runs Ricochet over, Ricochet bails out, and then Ospreay handsprings to fake Ricochet out! The fans cheer as Ospreay superhero lands out, and Ricochet is annoyed. Ospreay holds ropes open for Ricochet, but Ricochet goes around the way to step in on his own.
The fans boo Ricochet being a bad sport but Ricochet ignores that. Ospreay and Ricochet knuckle lock, then Ricochet kicks low! And CHOPS! Ricochet whips, Ospreay reverses, but Ricochet rolls off Ospreay’s back! Things keep moving, Ospreay avoids the handspring to then duck ‘n’ dodges and RANA! But Ricochet handsprings through! The fans fire up, and Ospreay arm-drags Ricochet down! The fans cheer while Ricochet endures the grind. Ricochet fights up and puts Ospreay on ropes. The ref counts, Ricochet and Ospreay slowly let g o, and Ricochet SLAPS Ospreay! Ospreay CHOPS Ricochet!
Ospreay takes a swing, Ricochet ducks under to roll back and RANA! But now Ospreay handsprings through! Ricochet dodges to waistlock but Ospreay bucks the O’Conner. Ricochet arm-drags Ospreay down, but Ospreay headscissors back! Ricochet pops free but Ospreay arm-drags! Ricochet headscissors, Ospreay pops free, and Ospreay handsprings, but Ricochet catches him! Ricochet then THROWS Ospreay into the Tree of Woe, and Ospreay falls down! The fans boo while Ospreay bails out, but Ricochet FOSBURY FLOPS! The fans boo but Ricochet takes the toilet paper to wipe himself, then he SMOTHERS Ospreay with it!
The fans boo that literally disgusting act of disrespect, but Collision goes picture in picture.
Ricochet taunts the fans, then drags Ospreay up. Ricochet puts Ospreay in, soaks up more heat, then KNEE-BOARD SENTONS! Ricochet swaggers to taunt the fans more, then he goes back to Ospreay. Cover, ONE!! Another cover, TWO! Ricochet taunts the fans more, then goes back for Ospreay. Ricochet stands Ospreay up to CHOP, and Ospreay goes to a corner. Ricochet RAMS into Ospreay, RAMS him again, then snapmares to UPPERCUT in the back! Cover, TWO! Ospreay stays in this but Ricochet drags him into a motorcycle stretch. Ospreay endures while Ricochet digs a knee into the back. Ospreay fights up, fights with elbows, then runs, but into a DROPKICK!
Ospreay is down in a daze but Ricochet has to shake out the stars in his own head. Ricochet covers, ONE! Ospreay then uses that one to flip off Ricochet. Ricochet RAMS Ospreay in the back! Ricochet then clamps on with a chinlock, and he digs his knee into Ospreay’s back. Ospreay endures, even as Ricochet JAMS Ospreay. Collision returns to single picture as the fans rally for Ospreay again. Ospreay fires up, fires hands, but Ricochet RAMS him into a corner. Ricochet runs up, RAMS into Ospreay, then goes to the apron. Ospreay takes a swing but Ricochet dodges and gets around him to GERMAN SUPLEX! Ospreay lands out!
Ospreay runs, handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! Ospreay goes to the apron, takes aim, and he springboards to PIP PIP CHEERIO! Down goes Ricochet, Ospreay covers, TWO! Ospreay stays focused and the fans rally up. Ospreay drags Ricochet up, CHOPS him, then CHOPS him again! Ricochet staggers, Ospreay runs, but Ricochet TIGER WALL KICKS! Forearm, SOBAT, and Ricochet runs, but into a POP-UP, and STYLES- NO, Ricochet sits up, slips free, and he underhooks Ospreay for a FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ospreay survives but Ricochet goes up.
Ricochet has to double clutch, the fans let him hear it, but Ricochet still MOONSAULTS! Ricochet lands out as Ospreay moves, and Ospreay runs up, but into an ELBOW! Ricochet handsprings, but into a pop-up, Electric Chair, spin around, STYLES CLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives and Ospreay is surprised. Ospreay pulls on the elbow pad and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Ospreay aims, but Ricochet bails out! The fans boo but Ospreay storms after Ricochet. They’re both on the apron and Ospreay goes up a corner. Ricochet anchors Ospreay first! Then Ricochet has the Electric Chair Lift!
Ospreay fights free, fights off a nelson, then he KICKS Ricochet! Ospreay runs, but into a pop-up APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! The fans chant “You Still Suck!” but Ricochet adds a SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Ricochet puts Ospreay in, then springboards to 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives, but then Ricochet AX KICKS! Dragon sleeper, inverted suplex, VERTIGO! Cover, TWO!? Ospreay survives and Ricochet is shocked! Ricochet snarls and he aims from a corner. The fans rally for Ospreay but Ricochet loads up. SPIRIT- NO, Ospreay ducks under! Ospreay gets up, Ricochet blocks a kick!
Ricochet V-TRIGGERS, then he reels Ospreay in! But Ospreay fights out of the bomb, but then Ricochet returns the favor! Ricochet suplexes, into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Ospreay springboards for the OSC- CUTTER FROM RICOCHET!! Ricochet hurries to get Ospreay up, powerbomb into fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! SPIRIT- HIDDEN BLADE!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Ospreay and Ricochet both slowly sit up and the fans rally as hard as ever. Ricochet and Ospreay stare down, talk a bit of trash, then stand up. Ospreay draws a line in the sand and dares Ricochet to step up.
Ricochet steps right up, they stand toe to toe, literally! They start firing forearms! The fans cheer Ospreay, boo Ricochet, and Ricochet wobbles! But then Ricochet comes back with forearm after forearm! Ospreay wobbles, but he grins as he rises and roars! Ospreay fires a flurry on Ricochet, then ROCKS him! Ricochet flops over, Ospreay hauls him up! But Ricochet grabs at the ref! Ospreay kicks Ricochet’s arm away, but then Ricochet RAMS Ospreay into the ref! The fans boo but then Ricochet hurries to HOOK KICK! And VERTI- NO, Ospreay slips free to underhook! STORM BREAKER! Cover, but the ref is down!
The fans count, Ospreay would’ve won twice over! Ospreay calls to the ref, the ref sputters around, and Ospreay goes up. But then Ricochet kicks the ref into ropes! Ospreay gets tripped up and the fans boo more! Ospreay is confused as to what happened, but SPIRIT GUN hits the mark!! Cover, RICOCHET WINS!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Ospreay earns 0)
The One & Only got away with murder, but there’s nothing that can be done now! Ricochet has NINE points, will he be headed to Worlds End?
Adam Cole heads to the ring!
The fans cheer as the Panama City Playboy returns to the Hammerstein Ballroom, and yes, they join in for the “BOOM~!” and the “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY~!” Cole grabs a mic, but he keeps his eyes on the ramp. That’s because we all know who’s next. MJF makes his entrance, but with a handful of security guards in front of him first. And not even AEW security, that’s his own personal security. MJF grabs a mic and has them cut his music. The fans boo but MJF tells them, “If I wanted your help, I’d ask for it. Sit down and shut up.” The fans tell MJF to STFU, but MJF shrugs that off.
MJF tells Cole that MJF is frustrated. It’s because for the past few months, MJF has had to listen to Cole say MJF is Cole’s biggest enemy! If memory serves, and MJF’s memory always does because unlike the fans here, he isn’t a complete moron… Didn’t Cole turn on MJF? But then does Cole realize he has bigger enemies out there? Like spray tan, cracks in the floor, gusts of win, and maybe… a cavity. Because last MJF heard, Cole’s dentist isn’t seeing him anymore. Cole was already staring daggers into MJF, but now he’s pissed. MJF has Cole calm down, and he tells the fans to shut up so he can shoot straight.
When MJF was the longest-reigning and greatest AEW World Champion of all time, Cole was nothing more than MJF’s cute little sidekick. That ate Cole up inside. Cole wanted to be MJF. Cole wanted #TripleB. But the sad truth is, Cole had many opportunities to win the title before MJF got anywhere near it. It’s almost like when it comes to Cole being elite enough to become world champion, just like his “s*itty little ankle,” Cole blows it. MJF laughs at his own joke, and then tells the fans he is talking, it is not that complicated. But this is why MJF doesn’t buy the hogwash that Cole turned on MJF because MJF would turn on Cole first.
Cole turned because he, like all these shmucks, is jealous of MJF. And who can blame Cole? MJF is rich, handsome, funny, entertaining, and then look at Cole. For crying out loud, Cole used to be ADAM COLE BAYBAY. Now, he’s just a crack baby! Cole asks if MJF is done. Was that the last line? Because it felt like MJF practiced that for two weeks in front of a mirror. But MJF killed it, really. Cole could come back with childish comments to hurt MJF’s feelings, but he won’t. Cole could mention MJF has had two surgeries on that fake head of hair of his while only in his 20s, which is hilarious, but he won’t.
Cole could talk about how MJF pulled some strings to get his girlfriend hired, like the real politician he is, but Cole won’t go there. Cole could talk about how every single time MJF enters a room, everyone waits for him to leave because he is loud, obnoxious and annoying as hell. But Cole won’t go there. Because Cole is not like MJF. They are nothing alike. That is why the friendship was ruined. Because, MJF, the truth is you say Cole is a failure, but in virtually every wrestling company Cole has worked for, he is the longest-reigning champion in so many!
In this very building, Cole bled BUCKETS against Kyle O’Reilly, wanting to prove he was one of the best in the world, and that is exactly what he did! Does Cole have regrets? Sure. Are there things Cole wishes he could take back? Absolutely. But Cole does NOT regret turning on MJF. The only reason it drives MJF insane is because Cole beat MJF to it. That’s MJF 101: Get close to someone, then turn on them. It’s what MJF does. Cole just did it better than MJF, and MJF knows it.
But Cole has been thinking, trying to understand what’s going on in MJF’s head, and he finally figured it out. MJF is terrified of having anyone close to him, because he feels it is a weakness. That hit a chord? Because not only does MJF act like a child, he thinks like a child! MJF knows in his heart that he was going to be the one to turn on Cole first! DAMN RIGHT HE WAS!!! MJF realizes he let the cat out of the bag. MJF says congrats, Cole, he solved the mystery! A regular Scooby-Doo! Great job, Adam.
But you want the truth? Here it is. The fact of the matter is, last year at Worlds End, MJF had every intention on stabbing Cole in the back that night. Cole just got lucky. When #BetterThanYouBaybay started, MJF didn’t give a damn about Cole. Cole was nothing more than a pawn. But MJF will admit, he did eventually start to care. For the first time in MJF’s life, he cared about someone else. Fans mockingly go, “Aww…” But MJF says that is just when Cole became a liability. And since Cole’s “a fragile little freak,” him jumping off that ramp and exploding his ankle made him a distraction!
Distractions, liabilities, emotions, there are no room for those when all you should be concerned with is maintaining the world championship! But Cole doesn’t get it, does he? Last year was a fluke. Cole ain’t the Devil, he just beat the Devil to it. But this year, Worlds End, December 28th, the same show where Cole tried to end MJF’s world, MJF ENDS Cole!! MJF throws down the mic and the fans are torn. Cole smirks and says MJF ends things then? Well, how about Cole ends this? COLE DECKS MJF! The guards rush in, but Cole fights them off! MJF sends more but Cole SUPERKICSK! And SUPERKICKS! And SUPERKICKS!
But then MJF LOW BLOWS Cole! MJF tells the fans to shut up! MJF takes out the Dynamite Diamond Ring! But then The Kingdom rushes out here! MJF runs away from Matt Taven & Mike Bennett, but he vows this ends at Worlds End. We have one week left, is that the last week Cole has in AEW? Or will MJF finally lose the one thing he has left in that diamond ring?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.
Lexy Nair is with the #BornAgainKristen and brings up her trying to make amends with Willow Nightingale last night, as well as making the save when Harley Cameron & Penelope Ford were beating Willow up. Kris says what she and Willow have to discuss is between them. But as far as her and Penelope go, they’ve got a lot of history, and if Ford wants a fight, Kris will give her a fight. Then speaking of history, Kris still has her eyes set on the TBS Championship, can she tells us more on that?
Kris says she looked back on 2024 and she had a downward spiral that started with losing that title. Maybe if she wins it back, Kris will right her wrongs. On that note, Mercedes Mone, you don’t have an opponent for Worlds End so here Kris is. Let her know when you’re ready for round two. Kris heads out, will she prove to everyone that she is still the Galaxy’s Greatest?
Backstage interview with Orange Cassidy.
AEW returns and Lexy is now with Freshly Squeezed. In exactly one week, he will compete against three other men for the AEW World Championship. There are a lot of combustible elements at play, and Cassidy says yeah, we saw that on Dynamite. Jay White, Hangman Page and Cassidy can’t exactly have a conversation. So really, Cassidy wants them to listen. “Between now and Worlds End, Jon Moxley can run and hide. He can hide behind his goons, he can run away in a pickup truck. But when that bell rings in seven days, he has nowhere to go. He will be in the ring with us. Us three. And you both know that we need to remove Jon Moxley from the equation.
“We can. We’ve done it. And after that, us three, we can fight for the AEW World Championship and one of us will become the AEW World Champion. Just something to think about. See you guys on Dynamite.” Cassidy is ready to remove the Maniac from the throne, but will the Switchblade and Cowboy listen to reason?
Kris Statlander VS Penelope Ford!
As Kris just said, she’s calling out The CEO in hopes of one more TBS Championship match. But will the Superbad Girl be more like the Grinch for Kris this Christmas?
The bell rings and the fans rally as Kris circles with Ford. They tie up, Kris powers Ford to a corner, then throws Ford back into the corner! The ref counts, Kris lets off, but Ford shoves her! Kris ROCKS Ford, TOSSES her, then runs up on her. Kris whips, drops down, then hurdles over. Kris CLOBBERS Ford and the fans fire up as she flexes. Kris drags Ford up, reels her in, and suplexes, and she holds Ford up! The fans cheer and Kris goes all the way to TEN, but Ford slips into a SLEEPER! Kris pries the hold open and she brings Ford around for another suplex! The fans fire up as Kris holds Ford up for five before the SLAM! Cover, TWO!
Kris drags Ford up, whips her to the corner, but Ford goes up, only for Kris to Electric Chair Lift! Kris climbs, Ford fights with fists, and she shoves Kris down! Ford steadies herself, then hits a FLYING BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ford is frustrated but she storms up on Kris. Ford bumps Kris off buckles but the fans rally behind Kris. Ford stomps a mudhole, but she lets off as the ref counts. Kris goes to the apron, but Ford jumps up to drop KNEES on her! The fans boo but Ford soaks up the heat, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Ford brings Kris around to THROW her into railing! Ford soaks up more heat, then drags Kris up and RAMS her into the apron! Ford refreshes the count, then stalks Kris around the way. Ford whips Kris into the steel steps! Kris falls over in a heap but Ford drags her up into the ring. Ford covers, TWO! Kris stays in this but Ford kicks her around. Ford CHOKES Kris on the ropes, thrashes around, but lets off as the ref counts. Ford drags Kris up and whips her to ropes, then LARIATS as Collision goes to break.
Christmas Collision returns and Ford CHOKES Kris on the ropes again! The ref counts, Ford lets off and Kris sputters to the apron. Ford runs and goes up, up, and KNEE DROPS on only apron! Kris then SHOTGUNS Ford off the apron! The fans fire up and Kris brings Ford up, to THROW into railing! Kris puts Ford in the ring, the fans fire up, but Ford kicks low. Ford reels Kris in, but Kris suplexes, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ford flounders to a corner but Kris has the fans rallying behind her. Kris runs up to UPPERCUT! Kris goes side to side but Ford dodges the knee! Ford hits a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!
Ford wasn’t quite perfect there but she watches Kris go to a corner. Ford runs corner to corner, handsprings, but Kris catches her! The fans fire up as Kris GERMAN SUPELXES, but Ford lands out! but Kris goes Matrix to dodge! So does Ford! STUNNER! Ford runs, Kris does her best to follow, but Ford hops up for a POISON-RANA! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives and the fans fire up! Ford is beside herself, but she drags Kris to a drop zone. Ford goes up top, and MOONSAULTS BUT FLOPS as Kris moves! Kris hurries to deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! And then GERMAN SUPLEX again! The fans fire up as Kris scoops to tuck Ford in! STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER! Cover, Kris wins!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall
Ford gave Kris quite the fight, but Kris came out on top! Wait, here comes Mone! Kris did call the CEO out, so Santa Mone says, “Ho, ho, ho ho ho! New York Citaaaay~! Please say hello to your C E O! Kris, after the year I’ve been having, I was planning on taking Worlds End off. I was planning on going to the Ritz in Boston.” The fans boo Boston, but Mone says since it’s the holidays, Mone feels like being nice. She already beat Kris once anyway, so she’ll just beat her twice! At Worlds End, you see that money changes everything, because Mone is the greatest TBS Champion of all time!
The challenge has been accepted, and Mone is looking to be busy before the New Year. Will Kris make her regret it?
Big Boom AJ & Big Justice return to the ring.
They’re getting Christmas Collision ready to bring the BOOM, but out comes Chris Jericho, who is still ROH World Champion after overcoming Matt Cardona last night at Final Battle. And he has Bryan Keith & “Big Bill” Morrissey with him as he asks if AJ has a permit for being here tonight. Did they talk with Mayor DeBlasio? Because they certainly didn’t run this past Jericho. Do they know who he is? Big Justice says yeah, he knows! “You’re a JACKASS!” Jericho is taken aback, but the fans agree with Justice. The Bad Apple says this is why dumbass kids should be sitting and not heard. Jericho says yeah!
And if being a jackass means he’s the King of New York, then Jericho’s the biggest jackass! And besides, Jericho talks for everyone here saying we do not want AJ & Justice here! The fans boo, they disagree with Jericho. But Jericho says they don’t even have Costcos in New York! New Yorkers shop at bodegas. Fans are torn, because they kind of agree. Jericho says his favorite is the Walgreens a few blocks over in Flushing. And speaking of Flushing, that’s where AJ & Justice belong: in the toilet! This is the Hammerstein Ballroom, the House that Jericho built! The fans boo that, it’s the House that Hardcore built.
But Jericho says there’s no time for goofy gimmicks like BOOM~, or bandit masks, or scissoring! Scissor me, Bad Apple~! But then wait! The Acclaimed is here! Well, Anthony Bowens is, at least. Bowens pushes past The Learning Tree and he joins AJ & Justice in the ring. Bowens has the music cut, and he tells Jericho that he doesn’t get why Scissor King is catching strays, but you caught his attention. Jericho is trying to intimidate a man in a walking boot and an 11 year old child while spouting nonsense about being the King of New York. Why doesn’t Jericho do what he has asked so many others in the past: SHUT THE HELL UP!
The fans cheer but Big Bill says, “As the Learning Tree always says, when a man tries to silence another man, he’s probably afraid of the truth.” The fans do cheer Big Bill because he is from New York. Bowens says he has no idea what that means, Bill. But he does know we’re live on TNT, Christmas Collision, Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City! So Chris, why not walk your ass to this ring and get it whipped by the Scissor King?! Jericho says if Bowens wants him to do that, then not tonight. Jericho waves bye, but AJ says hold on, listen up. We know Jericho is running scared, but we know at some point, Bowens will get to bring the-
Bowens stops the Boom? Because he wants to scissor! AJ says okay, and they SCISSOR BOOM~! But is that true? Will Anthony Bowens be the one to tear down the Learning Tree and be a champion?
Backstage interview with The Vendetta.
Lexy is now with Deonna Purrazzo & Taya Valkyrie, and they’ve got a hot streak going. Deonna’s message last week was ominous, but who was it for? Taya says there are so many options. Everyone deserves a slice of The Vendetta. There’s Mercedes, Mariah, Toni Storm, even Lexy could get some, so watch your back. Speaking of Toni, she stumbles in and apologizes for interrupting. She just wants to say hi to everyone, hello. Oh, Deonna, a pleasure. Deonna says she knows who Toni is. R-Really? So cool! Taya says she’ll make a guess: Toni has a tattoo on her leg, a little duck with a knife through it.
Wow, how’d Taya know? Deonna says no no no, she is not doing this again. She does not get what sick crap Toni’s up to, but she is already done with it. So for Dynamite’s Miracle on 34th Street, Toni VS Taya! Taya says she’ll make Toni forget everything! Toni nervously thanks The Vendetta, and says this is a big opportunity to face someone like Taya. Toni leaves, Deonna and Taya sigh, and Lexy has no idea what to say. Is Toni’s mind unraveling before our eyes? Or is there still a bit of Timeless inside Toni Time?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Shelton Benjamin VS Daniel Garcia!
This showdown was inevitable, but it’s even more fitting after The Standard of Excellence beat up the TNT Champion just because he stood up to the Hurt Syndicate. Will Shelton continue to bring the pain? Or will he not survive Red Death?
The bell rings and Garcia goes right at Shelton! Garcia fires hands but Shelton RAMS him into the corner! Shelton fires hands but Garcia turns things around to fire more shots! The ref counts, Shelton shoves Garcia back, but Garcia runs up to fire hands! Shelton shoves Garcia again, but Garcia gets under the lariat to waistlock. Shelton fights the lift but Garcia shoves him to SLAP! And CHOP! Shelton just grins and he picks Garcia up again! Shelton TOSSES Garcia away and Garcia goes to ropes. Shelton brings Garcia back up, scoops and SLAMS him, then brings him up again. Scoop SLAM! Shelton drags Garcia up and puts him in a corner.
Shelton whips corner to corner hard and Garcia falls! The fans sing, “We Hurt People!” Shelton drags Garcia around, stomps him around, then TOSSES Garcia out hard! Garcia sputters but Shelton storms outside. Shelton brings Garcia up but Garcia fires hands! Shelton RAMS Garcia into the apron, then railing, then back to the apron! And repeat! Garcia falls in a heap and the fans fire up. Shelton grins as he drags Garcia up, to then THROW into steel steps! Shelton leaves Garcia behind and the ring count climbs on Garcia. Garcia drags himself up at 7 but Shelton goes out after him again.
Shelton puts Garcia in the ring, then grabs at him. Garcia grabs ropes but Shelton stomps him. Shelton stands Garcia up to DECK him! The fans cheer but Shelton brings Garcia up again. Garcia fires a forearm, then he CHOPS! Shelton eggs Garcia on, so Garcia CHOPS! Shelton grins, Garcia CHOPS, but Shelton DECKS him again! The fans duel but Shelton whips Garcia to ropes, for a BIG backdrop! Garcia flounders and Collision goes picture in picture.
Shelton stalks Garcia to the ropes, brings him up and around, then puts him on other ropes so he can CHOKE him! The ref counts, Shelton steps off, and Garcia coughs and sputters to a corner. Shelton stalks behind Garcia, stands him up, and winds up to ROCK Garcia! Garcia flounders against ropes then falls to the mat! Shelton stands over Garcia, drags him up and puts him in the corner. Shelton throws hands and Garcia stumbles. Garcia falls, but Shelton stands on him. Shelton stomps Garcia, drags him up, but Garcia fires up! Garcia breaks free to fire CHOPS and forearms on repeat!
Garcia whips, Shelton reverses and Shelton BOOTS Garcia down! Cover, TWO! Shelton is still amused, and he clamps onto Garcia with a chinlock. Garcia endures as Shelton grinds him down, and Garcia fights up, only for Shelton to wrangle him back down! Shelton leans all his weight on the hold and he squeezes tight. Garcia fades but the fans rally, and Garcia gets a second wind! Garcia fights up, Christmas Colilsion returns to siongle cipture, and the fans duel as Garcia fires hands! Garcia runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then SHOTGUNS SHelton down! The fans fire up and Garcia aims from a corner. Garcia runs up, Shelton gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX!
The fans are torn while Shelton storms around. Shelton waits on Garcia, waistlocks, GERMAN SUPLEX! Garcia flops around but Shelton stalks him to the ropes. Shelton goes to the apron, runs up, but Garcia BOOTS him! Garcia takes a swing, but Shelton waistlocks! Garcia holds ropes to fight off the suplex to the floor! Garcia stands up and elbows Shelton away! Then Garcia LEAPS, but into Shelton’s clinch! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY to the floor! Garcia flounders, fans sing, “We Hurt People!” Shelton runs up but Garcia drop toeholds him into a chair! Shelton sputters and the fans rally up. Garcia makes Shelton take a seat, then rains down fists!
The fans count along and Garcia goes to nine, puts up the dukes, then hits TEN! Garcia gets space, runs back in, and he SHOTGUNS Shelton outta the chair! The fans are thunderous as Garcia goes back for Shelton. Garcia drags Shelton up but Shelton pushes him away. Shelton LARIATS Garcia, then rolls into the ring. The ring count starts, the fans help Garcia stand, and the fans fire up! Garcia hurries to the ring, but Shelton BOOTS, only for Garcia to block! DRAGON SCREW! Garcia runs, Shelton gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Even with a bad leg, Shelton has so much strength! Shelton storms up in the corner, but Garcia dodges!
Shelton’s knee hits buckles, and Garcia leg scissor rolls him! Garcia steps through for the DRAGON TAMER!! Shelton endures and the fans fire up! Garcia sits on the hold, but Shelton powers up! Shelton powers out of the hold, has Garcia’s legs, and he turns Garcia over into a QUEEN ANGELITO STRETCH! Garcia endures, reaches out, and he army crawls his way forward! But Shelton drags Garcia back! Garcia cradles Shelton! TWO!! Shelton escapes, but Garcia BOOTS him! Shelton SUPERKICKS Garcia! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Shelton covers, TWO!! Garcia barely gets out of that and Shelton is furious!
“This is Awesome!” as Shelton looms over Garcia. Shelton drags Garcia up, but Garcia trips Shelton! Jackknife bridge, GARCIA WINS!!
Winner: Daniel Garcia, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Shelton earns 0)
A Christmas Collision miracle? Who knows! But Garcia is still alive in the C2, but Lashley snatches Garcia into a SLEEPER! The fans boo but MVP hands the pimp cane to Shelton! But here comes Mark Briscoe, and he has a chair! Security wants this to stop before it gets out of hand, and even producers get out here! But wait! Is that Swerve Strickland rushing in from the crowd?! It is! He goes right up top to SUPER SWERVE STOMP the Syndicate and security guards! Garcia gets free of the pile, Mark Briscoe is with him, and now the locker room hurries out here to stop this from getting worse!
The fans chant, “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” and Nana eventually hands the mic to Swerve. “Bobby FREAKIN’ Lashley! Didn’t I say I was gonna get my hands on you by the end of ’24? By the end of 2024, I said I was gonna get my hands on you, and that’s what I did, courtesy of the most dangerous man in AEW. Whose house?!” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve is still aiming for Lashley’s head, will he and Lashley have it out at Worlds End?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Mark Briscoe VS The Beast Mortos!
After getting a couple shockers, The Sussex County Chicken could easily jump up to the front of the block with one more! But will he #ManUp and bring down the menacing minotaur? Or will The Beast be a massive spoiler for Briscoe?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock again. The fans rally and duel while both men fire up. They RAM shoulders, and then fire forearms! The fans fire up as Mark gets the edge, but Mortos swings! Mark dodges to CHOP, then fire forearms! Mark ROCKS Mortos, whips, but Mortos reverses and SPLASHES Mark! Mortos runs but Mark follows to LARIAT! Mark runs, Mortos follows, but Mark dodges to CHOP! And CHOP! And forearm! And Mongolian Chop! Mark fires forearms against the ropes, then roars. Mark runs but Mortos follows to UPPERCUT! The fans fire up, Mortos runs but Mark follows to FOREARM!
Mark runs, Mortos follows, and he slingshots to hook and backslide, TWO! Mark trips Mortos to jackknife, TWO! Mortos gets around, hammerlock and cradle, TWO! Mark slips around to roll Mortos, TWO! Both men stand, both men dodge, and the fans cheer the standoff. The fans cheer “BOTH THESE GUYS! BOTH THESE GUYS!” as they reset. Mark and Mortos run up to RAM shoulders again! And again! Mortos is getting the better of this, and he CLOBBERS Mark! The fans cheer Mortos while Mark goes to ropes. Mortos runs in but Mark TOSSES him up and out! Mortos clutches a leg, stands up, but Mark runs!
Mortos slides in, dodges, and he SPEARS Mark! The fans fire up and Mortos roars while Collision goes picture in picture.
Mark rolls to a corner while Mortos headbutts buckles. Mortos then runs corner to corner to DROPKICK Mark! Mark sputters, Mortos drags him to a cover, TWO! Mark stays in this but Mortos drags him into a chinlock. Mark endures, even as Mortos leans on the hold. Mark fights up as the fans rally, and Mark fires body shots. Mortos THROWS Mark down! Mortos then CRANKS Mark’s neck, then KICKS him in the chest! Cover, TWO! Mark is still in this and he goes to ropes. Mortos storms up but Mark CHOPS! Mortos SMACKS Mark and Mark falls into a corner. Mortos stomps Mark, then digs his boots in!
The ref reprimands and counts, Mortos steps off, then Mortos snapmares Mark so he can step on Mark’s face! Then NECK TWIST! Cover, TWO! Mark stays in this and he goes back to ropes. Mortos waits on Mark to stand, then SMACKS him down! Mark dangles out of the ring in the ropes, but Mortos goes after a leg while Collision goes to break.
Christmas Collision returns and Mortos has Mark in a corner. Mortos whips corner to corner, then runs up to UPPERCUT, CHOP, and HEADBUTT! Mark staggers and the fans rally up for Mortos. Mortos brings down his kneepads, runs corner to corner, but Mark dodge! Mortos hits buckles then falls to the outside! The fans fire up as Mark then WRECKS Mortos with a dropkick! Mark builds speed and he DIVES, direct hit on Mortos! The fans fire up and Mark even hugs a few! Mark tosses a chair into the ring, and fans rally for #DEMBOYS. Mark sets the chair up, but Mortos anchors Mark’s legs! Mortos then SMACKS Mark!
Mortos drags Mark to the apron, Mark fires forearms. Mortos shoves Mark, but Mark fireman’s carries! Mortos fires elbows to get free! Mark REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS! Then APRON GERMAN SUPLEXES! Mortos falls to the floor while the fans lose their minds! Mark rises up, takes aim, and he fires the fans up more. Mark goes up a corner, for a SUPER SKY TWISTER! The fans are thunderous and Mark high-fives the front row. Mark then goes back to the ring and builds speed! Mark uses the chair to FLY! Direct hit and Mark even lands on his feet! The fans fire up and Mark hurries to get Mortos back up.
Mark puts Mortos in the ring, “This is Awesome!” as Mark takes aim. FROGGY-BOW onto knees! Mortos saves himself there, and then roars! Mortos whips Mark, scoops him, and has the torture rack! BEAST BACKBREAKER! Then Mortos hauls Mark up for a POWER BREAKER!! The fans fire up for Mortos and he DISCUS- NO, Mark dodges, runs, but into a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives and the fans fire up again! Mortos snarls, hauls Mark up, and then scoops! But Mark slips free! Mark crane kicks, then underhooks! But Mortos backdrops free! Mark rises, Mortos runs, but into a fireman’s carry!
Mark hits a ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Then Mark goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the FROGGY-BOW!! Cover, TWO?!? Mortos survives but Mark shakes his head. Mark just goes back up top! Mortos sits up and roars! But Mark still FROGGY-BOWS!! And then he underhooks, lifts, JAY DRILLER!! Cover, Mark wins!
Winner: Mark Briscoe, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Mortos earns 0)
And with that, Mark is now even with Kyle Fletcher, who Mark already beat earlier on! That is all the difference between the one seed and the two seed, how will this final round shake out?
Julia Hart speaks.
“Jamie, Jamie, Jamie. I’m no coward. What you call tricks, I call advantages. I suggested that you watch your back. I gave you all the warnings. So I’m not understanding why you feel the need to call me classless and sneaky. I thought I was being more than reasonable. I know you’re strong, but are you smart? Are my ‘tricks’ too much for you? I guess we’ll find out January 1st, Fight for the Fallen. But remember: The House Always Wins.” The Princess of the Black Throne is ready, but will she learn Hayter Hits Hard?
Backstage interview with Mariah May.
Alex Marvez is with the AEW Women’s World Champion and says in one week’s time, it will be Mariah VS Thunder Rosa for the title, in a Tijuana Street Fight! Marvez notes that Mariah not only had some harsh words for Rosa, but for her father, as well. Mariah says, “Aw~, Papa Rosa is gonna be in the front row. Is that to watch the match? Or does Thunder need a new mami?” But speaking of Rosa, she RAMS Mariah right into the door! And dribbles her off it, too! Mariah pulls hair, Rosa tries to choke Mariah, and then Mariah shoves Rosa away. Mariah calls Rosa crazy, but Rosa says she’s not done with Mariah!
Rosa storms after Mariah into the hall, and then to the stage area! Mariah has made it to ringside, Nigel tries to warn her, but Rosa CLOBBERS Mariah! Rosa rains down fists, then stomps away! Rosa SMACKS Mariah off steel steps, then grabs a chair! Mariah sputters, but gets away before Rosa swings the chair! Security rushes out here for the third time tonight, and Rosa LEAPS! The cluster keeps her away from Mariah but fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” Rosa holds up the AEW Women’s World Championship, will she send the “Woman From Hell” back where she came from in order to have the gold again?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli!
While The Relentless One has been after each and every Death Rider, he gets one served up to him on a silver platter. But will Darby bring down the Swiss Superman before the final round? Or will Claudio crush Darby’s hopes and dreams this close to Christmas?
But before Claudio even gets in the ring, Darby DIVES out onto him! The fans fire up as Darby fires fast hands! Claudio gets away but Darby pursues, jumps on, and throws more hands! Claudio carries Darby up the ramp to then THROW him down! Darby writhes, Claudio drags him up, and Claudio gorilla presses! Darby slips free, goes to the entry, and then dodges Claudio to send him into the light truss! And then he shoves Claudio into it again! Claudio falls, and now Darby climbs up!? The fans fire up as Darby is up on the camera balcony! Darby SUPER CROSSBODIES Claudio down!
Claudio tumbles down the ramp and Darby sputters while fans lose their minds. The ref checks Darby, his fall was still really wicked. Claudio sits up in a daze as he’s now ringside, and somehow Darby pursues! They both get in the ring, the bell rings, and Darby runs up! But into a POP-UP UPPERCUT!! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives and Claudio is already frustrated. Claudio drags Darby by his legs, to GIANT SWING~! The fans count as Darby goes around and around, and Claudio goes past TEN, past FIFTEEN, past TWENTY, and all the way to THIRTY!! Darby flounders out of the ring while Collision goes picture in picture.
The ref goes out to check on Darby, and somehow he’s okay to continue. Claudio steps out to fetch Darby, and lift shim up with one hand! Claudio then gut wrenches and carries Darby, to SLAM him onto railing! And DUMP him down! Claudio drags Darby up again, gut wrenches again, and he TOSSES Darby onto the railing! Darby flops back down and clutches his lower back, but Claudio leaves him behind. The ring count begins but Darby sits up. Claudio goes out after him again, and brings him up to CHOP! Darby staggers away to a corner, Claudio storms up and CHOPS again! Darby flops down but Claudio looms over him.
Claudio gets space, runs up, and he UPPERCUTS Darby against railing! Darby stumbles away, Claudio goes to the ring, but Darby rolls in, just to roll back out. Darby earns himself some time, but then Claudio storms out after him. Darby hurries int he ring to get away, but Claudio is after him there, too. Claudio stands on Darby’s hands, then stomps them! Darby writhes, but Claudio stomps his hands more! Darby goes to a corner. Claudio stands him up and CHOPS! Claudio UPPERCUTS, CHOPS, and Christmas Collision returns to single picture. The fans duel, Darby fires hands, but Claudio UPPERCUTS!
Claudio whips, Darby springboards, COFFIN- NO, Claudio catches Darby! Darby fights free, runs, but Claudio runs up! Darby DUMPS Claudio, then runs to DIVE! Direct hit at the ramp! The fans fire up again and Darby puts Claudio in. Claudio rolls out the far side but Darby DIVES again! Claudio is sent into railing but Darby goes up a corner! The fans fire up for the SUPER COFFIN SPLASH! Direct hit and both men are down again. The ref starts the ring count, the fans rally up, and Darby refreshes the count. Darby LEAPS onto Claudio for a SLEEPER! Claudio goes to steel steps and he steps up, but Darby squeezes tight!
Claudio steps back down, and he runs into the timekeeper’s area! BACKPACK SENTON through the table! The fans lose their minds again while Claudio leaves Darby behind in the wreckage. Darby stirs, the ref starts another ring count, and Darby crawls. “This is Awesome!” as Darby leaps in at 7! Claudio runs but Darby slips around! O’Conner Roll, TWO, springboard and SPALSH! Cover, TWO! Ghost pin, TWO! Claudio is up, but Darby sunset flips! Claudio stays up, and DOUBLE STOMPS! Claudio deadlifts Darby to then TOSS him out of the ring! Darby hits apron on the way out and fans tell Claudio he’s sick!
Claudio goes out after Darby and drags him up again. Claudio scoops and then POSTS Darby! And POSTS him again! Claudio TOSSES Darby aside, rolls into the ring, but only to refresh the count. Claudio then drags Darby by a leg and brings him over. Claudio SWINGS Darby into steel steps!! Claudio puts Darby in the ring, stands him up, and runs to LARIAT! Darby flips through the air! Claudio covers, TWO!! Darby survives and Claudio is frustrated. The fans rally for Darby but Claudio rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Then Claudio tucks the arms, RICOLA- CODE RED!! Cover, TWO!! Claudio escapes in time!
The fans rally while both men are down again. Darby and Claudio slowly rise, and Ricochet watches, very amused as Darby is his next opponent in the round robin. Darby crawls to a corner, climbs up, but Claudio UPPERCUTS! Claudio HEADBUTTS Darby, then climbs up again. Claudio brings Darby up and suplexes, but Darby fights around! SUPER SCORPION DEATH DROP!! The fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as Darby rises up. Darby climbs to the very top, COFFION DROP onto knees! Claudio saves himself, then he hauls Darby up. Straitjacket and RICOLA~ BOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!?
Darby survives and shocks Claudio! Claudio argues with the ref but the count was fair! Darby’s just that tough! Claudio goes back to Darby and ripcords him into the RICOLA~ BOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!?! HOW?!? Claudio goes outside, and he brings out something from under the ring. He also has a chair! The ref takes the chair from Claudio, but Claudio has BRASS KNUCKLES! BRASS KNUCKLE PUNCH!!! Cover, CLAUDIO WINS!
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Darby earns 0)
The Swiss Superman screws over Darby, but then he gets that chair back. But wait, Ospreay slides into the ring! And HE has the brass knuckles that Claudio tossed aside! Ospreay dares Claudio to do something, but Claudio simply leaves. Does this mean Ospreay’s ready to ride against the Death Riders with Darby? Or will we see a Miracle on 34th Street send Ospreay and Darby to Worlds End?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision here as the last one before Worlds End, and therefore a bit of a go-home in itself. While the continued feud of MJF and Cole has still been a bit clunky since they did the double turn, their faceoff did a good job addressing some of that. They got good digs at each other as always, and MJF snapping and revealing “the truth” was their big move to recover this story. We of course got a brawl, and good save by The Kingdom. It feels like MJF still finds a way to hold onto the diamond ring, but c’mon, how fitting is it for Cole to get a diamond.
Good bit with Toni Storm and The Vendetta, and Deonna’s reaction to Toni was great. Deonna is justified in thinking this is still an act from Toni, not a legitimate psychological problem, and Toni VS Taya will be good stuff. Good promo from Kris Statlander, good match from her and Penelope Ford, and of course a good win for Kris. Good promo from Mone to make Worlds End official, but as I’ve been saying, Mone is more likely to lose the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship as part of the big NJPW Tokyo Dome weekend. The irony is, Mina Shirakawa is her challenger and Mina shows up plenty in AEW, so I don’t know how that math is supposed to work.
Good promo from Mariah May as it also turned into a brawl with Thunder Rosa. As it stands, Rosa standing tall holding up the belt means she is NOT winning at Worlds End, but they could still give us a little more from Rosa and Mariah on Dynamite’s Christmas episode to turn the tables. Good promo from Julia Hart to respond to Jamie Hayter, they’ll have a good match. Good promo from Orange Cassidy to try and reason with Jay White and Hangman Page, but that’s all the more reason Moxley likely uses the challengers all against each other like he did on Wednesday. Though, it would be fun if they at least started the match all annihilating Moxley with their finishers, making us think it’ll work out in favor of “Team AEW.”
Good stuff with Big Boom AJ & Big Justice here tonight, both hyping up the show but also interacting with Jericho’s group and even Anthony Bowens. They’re adding some more foreshadowing to The Acclaimed breaking up, and I guess we’re supposed to see this as a positive move, Bowens feuding with Jericho. Unless Bowens is going to be the guy that dethrones Jericho for whatever ROH cable TV debut/return is planned, the Jericho Vortex strikes again. Bowens should be going for an AEW midcard title, but right now, those are all tied up what with the C2 going on and the International Championship being tied up in Worlds End and NJPW plans.
Speaking of the C2, great stuff with all the matches tonight. Shelton VS Garcia was great stuff, and while Garcia gets the win, they’re still giving us some set-up for a TNT Championship match of Garcia VS Shelton. Mark Briscoe of course made the save, but great surprise for Swerve to show up. Lashley VS Swerve for Worlds End just needs to be said, it already feels a given. All that brawling was also a good segue into Mark VS Mortos, and another great showing for Mortos, even in losing. But as Mark has already had all his matches and is at 9 points, Kyle doesn’t even need to win against Garcia, he just needs to draw so that Mark will be out, and Garcia with him.
While Ospreay VS Darby on Wednesday raised the bar, Ospreay VS Ricochet still had great stuff of its own. Plus, Ricochet is bringing out more of his Heel side what with using the ref, and Ricochet’s win puts the pressure on Ospreay for Christmas Dynamite. Now, no offense to Brody King, but I’m thinking Ospreay wins that to take one of the semifinal spots. Darby VS Claudio tonight was also great, but Darby doing his best Sting off the truss was not the best when he gets that whiplash on the floor. I really thought that match was going to be called for concussion protocol, but Darby’s weirdly indestructible.
Claudio still cheats this win so there’s more heat on the Death Riders and Darby is also behind the 8 ball. Ospreay making the save was good, we can definitely have another “Team AEW” VS Death Riders with Ospreay joining Darby and a couple others, but the way they did the order of matches, Claudio’s got a seemingly easy ride against Komander for Christmas. Though, how awesome would it be if Komander pulled off the spoiler? Or if they were really going to add some drama, they should create a situation where the Death Riders end up ringside, violating the Continental Rules of no cornermen and that disqualifies Claudio. Claudio misses out on the semifinals because of a technicality, sending Ospreay and maybe Ricochet to the semifinals.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Have a Holly Jolly Rampage!
The Continental Classic rolls on, and Brody King takes on Komander in hopes of grabbing three more points towards the top of Gold League!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis; Konosuke & Cage win.
- Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy; Lio & Action win.
- Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron; Willow wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander; Brody wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Schiavone is in the ring!
Schiavone welcomes out the Blue League’s current points leader, Kyle Fletcher, and of course… Don Callis. But they’re not alone as the rest of the Don Callis Family makes their way out to the ring. Wait, shouldn’t Brian Cage be in New York for Final Battle…? Well anyway, Schiavone says there’s a lot of gold and- Callis takes the mic, and he says, “I have something important to say.” The fans boo and Schiavone excuses himself as Callis says the Don Callis Family are the TRUE One Percenters of professional wrestling! They prove it each and every day!
Murder Machines: The most feared tag team in the world! “Don Callis’ favorite wrestler,” Kyle Fletcher, shows every day why he is THE One Percent! He beat Will Ospreay! He beat Kazuchika Okada! And now, he’s gonna beat Daniel Garcia and win the Continental Classic! Callis hands the mic over to Kyle and Kyle says it might be true that last Saturday wasn’t the best day for Kyle, but anyone watching that match saw the clear bias from the officials in this company! The fans boo as Kyle claims there is an agenda in AEW to see the Don Callis Family NOT succeed. But it doesn’t matter, it changes nothing!
Kyle WILL be the winner of the 2024 Continental Classic. That brings Kyle to Daniel Garcia. “You wanna talk about restoring the feeling, Daniel? I couldn’t care less about your feelings! All I speak are facts! And the fact is, I am the hottest young prospect in this industry, and I will be the future of this whole place!” The fans boo more but Callis says one last thing he wants to say, is when you’re the One Percent, you’re not like the other 99! They are not like all of these fans! They are not like “the boys in the back,” like Mark Davis & Will Hobbs, “a couple of scab workers!” They’re not even in the same business, Hobbs!
And Callis has waited to get Hobbs on a PPV so that the world could watch why they call Konosuke Takeshita “The Alpha.” And Hobbs, YOU are not in the same business as Konosuke, and you find that out at Worlds End! But speaking of, here comes the Powerhouse! Will he and Dunkzilla finish things with the Don Callis Family? Or will the AEW International and ROH World TV Champions get even for last week?
Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis!
The teams sort out and Konosuke starts against Hobbs to give the DC fans a preview of Worlds End. Hobbs and Konosuke step up, talk trash, and then the forearms go back and forth! The fans cheer for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” and Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke! Hobbs even shouts “MEAT!” before he whips Konosuke. Konosuke ducks ‘n’ dodges but then so does Hobbs! Hobbs SPINE- NO, Konosuke flails free and Hobbs says it was that close. Konosuke says to cool off while he paces on the outside. Konosuke steps back into the ring, but he tags to Cage. The fans stay fired up for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Cage and Hobbs circle.
Hobbs and Cage DOUBLE LARIAT! Neither man falls, so they DOUBLE LARIAT again! And again! And again! Cage kicks low, shouts, “Who Betta Than Cage?” But then Hobbs CLOBBERS him! Hobbs even gets Konosuke to back down with a glare. Hobbs brings Cage up to fire forearms, then he tags Davis. Davis & Hobbs double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up as Davis stalks Cage to a corner. Davis CHOPS Cage, and CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Cage sputters but Davis scoops to SLAM Cage down! Then ELBOW DROP! Cover, ONE! Cage stays in this but Davis bumps him off buckles.
Tag to Hobbs and he brings Cage out. Hobbs and Davis reel Cage in, fans chant “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! MEAT MEAT MEAT!” but Konosuke makes the save! Konosuke swings, Hobbs dodges, so the elbow DECKS Davis! Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke, Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage clinches, Konosuke returns, KNEE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Cage covers, TWO! Cage rains down fists, the ref reprimands, but Cage steps off. Cage drags Hobbs up, bumps him off buckles, and tags Konosuke. The Callis Family stomps a mudhole into Hobbs, but then Hobbs CHOPS Konosuke! Konosuke snarls, and he CHOPS in return!
Konosuke ROCKS Hobbs, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count but then Konosuke BITES Hobbs on the forehead! The ref counts, Konosuke lets off, and Hobbs sputters on the ropes. Konosuke tags to Cage and the Family gets Hobbs up. They DOUBLE SUPLEX Hobbs! Cage covers, TWO! Cage drags Hobbs up but Hobbs fires body shots. Hobbs UPPERCUTS but Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage ROCKS Hobbs again, Hobbs fires back, repeat! The fans rally for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Cage gets the edge, then whips, but Hobbs KICKS him away! Cage swings, Hobbs bobs ‘n’ weaves, to then hit an EXPLODER!
The fans fire up while Hobbs crawls, hot tag to Davis! Davis fires hands on Cage, “MEAT! MEAT!” Davis DECKS Cage, then whips him to ropes. Cage reveres but Davis picks him up, BACKDROP! Davis SENTONS but onto knees! Davis writhes, Cage tags Konosuke! POWER- NO, Davis stops the knee! Davis takes a swing but Konosuke ducks that, to BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! High stack, TWO!! Davis survives and Konosuke snarls, but Rampage goes picture in picture.
Konosuke rains down fists on Davis, but lets off as the ref reprimands. Konosuke tags Cage and Cage drags Davis up. Cage ROCKS Davis, whips him into a corner, and Davis hits buckles chest first! Cage RAMS into Davis, and RAMS in again, then CHOPS! Davis staggers but Cage whips him to ropes. Davis reverses, to dosido with Cage, only for Cage to CLOBBER Davis! Cage BOOTS Davis down, covers, but Hobbs breaks it! Cage gets mad and the ref reprimands Hobbs, then Cage soaks up heat from DC. Cage stalks Davis to a corner and fires haymakers! The ref reprimands but Cage DECKS Davis! Cage soaks up more heat while he flexes.
Holiday Bash returns to single picture while Davis crawls. Cage storms over but Davis fires hands! Davis CHOPS, CHOPS, but Cage JUMP KNEES! Cage whips Davis, Davis cartwheels and swings on Cage! Cage blocks, waistlocks, but Davis switches! BIG back suplex! The fans fire up as Davis rises and reaches out! Davis crawls, as does Cage, hot tags to Hobbs and Konosuke! Hobbs LARIATS Konosuke, LARIATS again, then runs up to LARIAT in a corner! Cage runs up but he’s send into Konosuke! Hobbs SANDWEICHES the Family! Hobbs whips, Cage reverses, but Hobbs comes back to CLOBBER him! Hobbs scoops Cage for a POWERSLAM!
The fans fire up but Konosuke runs up! Hobbs scoops him, too! POWERSLAM! Hobbs pumps up and the fans are with him! Hobbs stomps and shakes the ropes, then he goes back for Konosuke. Konosuke rises, Hobbs pops him up, but Konosuke ELBOWS him! Konosuke fires hands, then ROLLING ELBOWS! Hobbs staggers, Konosuke whips him, but Hobbs reverses! SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Davis blocks Cage, but Cage SHOVES Davis onto the cover! Cage then TOSSES Davis out, and he goes back for Hobbs. Hobbs TOSSES Cage! Hobbs grins as he has Konosuke alone. The straps come down, and Hobbs runs up, only for Konosuke to dodge!
Konosuke runs, Cage tags in, and Konosuke BOOTS Hobbs in the corner! Cage runs up to UPPERCUT, GAMANGIRI, and then GERMAN SUPLEX! Hobbs flounders, Cage hauls him up, PUMP HANDLE FACEBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Hobbs survives and Cage is furious! Cage tags Konosuke, the Family gets Hobbs up, and they double wrench to double whip. But Hobbs breaks the double lariat and Davis tags in! Hobbs DOUBLE LARIATS Cage & Konosuke! Davis runs up, they STEREO LARIAT! Konosuke BOOTS Davis and Cage waistlocks Hobbs. Konosuke runs but Davis GAMANGIRIS! Cage SUPERKICKS Davis!
Hobbs SNAP POWERSLAMS Cage! ALPHA ELBOW from Konosuke! Davis GERMAN SUPLEXES Konosuke! Cage fireman’s carries Davis, F5!! Cage runs up on Hobbs but Hobbs dodges! Hobbs LARIATS Cage and himself out of the ring! The fans fire up while Davis rises again! Konosuke also stands, and they run up! DOUBLE LARIATS! Davis GAMANGIRIS, Konosuke ends up in the corner! Davis goes side to side, SLIDING FOREARM! The fans roar as Davis hauls Konosuke up! Konosuke fights the lift, dodges Davis, and comes back, DOUBLE LARIATS finally take both men down! But not for long as they both roar to their feet!
Konosuke swings, and he SWATS Davis’ enzigiri! Konosuke then POWER DRIVE KNEES!! And then, RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Callis Family wins!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage, by pinfall
The Alpha slam dunks on Dunkzilla, and now he has 8 days to prepare for the Powerhouse! Will Konosuke hold onto his International Championship against Hobbs? Or will taking that title be the perfect payback?
Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale.
Renee Paquette is with the Babe with the Power who is in action later tonight. But first, Renee wants to congratulate Willow to making it to the finals of the inaugural International Women’s Cup. She heads off to Tokyo very soon, how is she feeling about it? Willow is very excited. Inaugural WrestleDynasty, one step closer to the inaugural International Women’s Cup winner, and so it is mind boggling after how- Kris Statlander steps in. Kris tells Willow that there is a lot she should say, but for now, she’ll say good luck at the Tokyo Dome. #BornAgainKristen takes Willow by surprise, will Willow win tonight and have momentum going to the New Year?
Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy!
The dysfunction in Top Flight Airlines led to The Bad Child & The Sight to See winning over Darius & Dante Martin, meaning they’re next up to face Private Party. Will this be little more than a tune-up for Lio & Action?
The teams sort out, Lio starts against Myles, but then Lio handspring kicks Goldy off the apron! Myles back suplexes but Lio lands out and then dodges! Myles falls out of the ring, Action handspring kicks him down! Lio DIVES onto Goldy! Action DIVES onto Myles! The fans fire up as Action puts Myles in fast. Lio joins Action and they mug Myles. Myles fights back with forearms and CHOPS! Myle runs, but Lio & Action split the difference. Lio spins Myles for Action to mule kick, knee lift and ROLLING ELBOW! Lio fires fast hands, then DECKS Myles! Goldy springboards but Lio & Action dodge! Lio eggs Goldy on, then he and Action split the difference again!
Action runs up, Goldy dodges, but Lio LARIATS Goldy on the other side! Myles whips Lio but Lio hits RUSH HOUR! Action torture racks Myles for a NECKBREAKER! Lio covers, Lio & Action win!
Winners: Lio Rush & Action Andretti, by pinfall
Fast win for this furious duo, but “Oh my gosh, is that Private Party?” Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy make their way out here and DC fires up! The AEW World Tag Team Champions call for “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” Lio & Action get their shot in the near future, but wait! Dante & Darius make their way out here? Private Party looks to the tunnels, but Lio & Action CLOBBER them from behind! Dante, Darius & Leila don’t worry about the champs, they stare Lio & Action down. Lio & Action hold up the belts, then throw them at the Martins. The refs keep this from getting any more physical, but will Lio & Action take those belts from Quen & Zay soon enough?
Backstage interview with Harley Cameron.
Renee is now with the “multifaceted” Harley and notes she’s in action against Willow Nightingale tonight. Harley says yes, she IS multifaceted. She wants us to appreciate ALL her facets! Renee says yes, but she has yet to earn a singles win in AEW. Fine, ruin her fun. But then Harley asks if some person off camera is gonna say anything or just stand there. In steps Penelope Ford, and Mrs. Superbad says yes, she was simply observing. But Ford couldn’t help but notice that she and Harley share a lot of similar… facets. Harley asks how much Ford’s cost. Uh, no, not those…
Ford meant that she hasn’t had such a good 2024, either. So from The Bad Girl to the… Harley doesn’t have a good nickname yet. Well, don’t worry about it. Ford will watch Harley’s back and Harley will watch Ford’s. Wait, is something on Harley’s back? No, Harley… Just good luck. FEEL THE WRATH OF HARLEY CAMERON! No, she was being nice to you, Harley. Right, don’t feel the wrath of Harley Cameron. There is nothing on your back, Harley, stop scratching. Wait! W-What? Nothing, sorry. But will Harley be feeling Willow’s wrath instead?
Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two tie up. Harley pushes but Willow digs in her heels to SHOVE Harley down. Harley comes back, she and Willow reset and tie up again. Willow puts Harley in a corner, the ref counts, and Willow lets off. DC duels between Willow and Harley, and Harley wants a Test of Strength. Willow accepts the knuckle locks, but then Harley kicks low! Harley runs, wheelbarrows, but Willow turns that into a BIG back suplex! The fans cheer as Willow runs, DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! Willow bumps Harley off buckles, then fires LARIAT after LARIAT! The fans count al the way to TEN!
Willow brings Harley out with a smile, and scoop SLAMS her! Harley flounders, Willow storms up on her for another scoop and SLAM, right as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Willow storms around while Harley staggers up. Willow scoops Harley again, then carries her around to put her in the Tree of Woe! Willow stomps a mudhole in, then lets off to run up! But Harley BOOTS her while upside-down! Harley gets free, ELBOWS Willow, then runs to knee her low! Harley runs with Willow to HOTSHOT BULLDOG! Willow is stuck in ropes, and Harley AX KICKS her! Harley then headscissors Willow to CHOKE her in the ropes! The ref counts, Harley lets go at 4, and Harley soaks up cheers and jeers from DC. Harley stomps Willow, then drags her to the outside. Harley SMACKS Willow off the apron!
Harley paces while Willow flounders, and Harley has her against railing. Harley CHOPS Willow, then brings her around. Willow blocks the bump to SMACK Harley off the apron! Harley turns things around to SMACK Willow off the apron! Harley shoves Willow in, storms up on her, and stands her up for buckle bumps. Harley stomps Willow, digs her boots in, and she thrashes around! The ref counts, Harley lets off at 4, but Willow elbows her in return! Harley RAMS into Willow again and again, but Willow CLUBS Harley! Harley ROCKS Willow, whips her to ropes, and ELBOWS Willow down! Harley soaks up more cheers and jeers while Rampage goes to break.
Holiday Bash returns and Willow CANNONBALLS, but Harley dodges! Willow hits only buckles and she hobbles after Harley. Harley kicks, KNEES, and ENZIGIRIS! Harley roars, runs, and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up but Harley grows frustrated. The fans rally while Harley waistlocks, but Willow switches! Harley kicks free to switch back, but Willow ELBOWS Harley back! Willow fireman’s carries, storms around, but Harley pops up! Harley fires down elbows, then victory rolls, TWO! Willow escapes and ROCKS Harley! Fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!
Harley survives but Willow roars! The fans fire up as the straps come down! Willow gut wrenches for the BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow wins!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
Willow faced the wrath of Harley Cameron and she prevailed! But then PENELOPE FORD goes after Willow! The fans boo but Ford did say she’d back Harley up. They both beat up on Willow, but here comes Kris! Kris Statlander storms the ring, Harley & Ford run away! Willow is again surprised, but the fans want these two to “Hug It Out! Hug It Out!” Kris says no, she doesn’t feel like it’s the right time. Kris lets Willow have the ring, is this proof that the #BornAgainKristen isn’t just a nickname?
Team Triple J speaks backstage.
Standing alongside Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, as well as Jeff & Karen Jarrett, Sonjay Dutt says, “They’ve asked us to look back and reflect on 2024, and Jeff, guys, what an incredible series of moments we’ve had in 2024.” The group agrees. From Wembley Stadium to Double J being in the Owen Hart Cup, some true career highlights that he will cherish forever. But Jarrett doesn’t like looking in the rearview mirror, he likes to look ahead. Next week, he’s not bringing resolutions, he’s bringing a game plan for 2025! What does the Last Outlaw have in store for himself and the team in the New Year?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander!
While the rest of Gold League stands at 6 points, these two men are struggling to keep up. Will the King of Death join that traffic jam at the front of the block? Or will the Commander of the Skies be a spoiler for Christmas?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock. Brody and Komander circle while the fans bark it up. There are fans who sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~” for Komander as the two tie up. But then Brody picks Komande up with both hands, and puts him on the to rope. Brody pats Komander on the shoulder, and the fans bark more. Komander hops down, not intimidated by Brody’s size. Komander then dodges Brody, DROPKICKS him, but Brody CLOBBERS Komander on the return! Brody eggs Komander on and then scuffs him. Komander gets mad and CHOPS! Brody grins and eggs Komander on. Komander CHOPS, but Brody wants more!
Komander fires up to CHOP, but Brody CHOPS Komander down! The fans fire up and Brody grins. Komander sputters, Brody paces, and Brody drags Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody bumps Komander off buckles, CHOPS again, and Komander flounders away! Brody stalks Komander to the corner, CHOPS him again, and Komander falls over! Brody hauls Komander up, whips him, but Komander goes up and over! Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Brody BACKDROPS Komander! The fans bark while Komander writhes, and Brody drags Komander up. But Komander fires body shots and a CHOP!
Brody KNEES low and Komander drops. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody asks, “Are you done?!” Brody whips Komander, but Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to then springboard, but Brody catches Komander with ease! Brody pops Komander up, but Komander pops free, sunset flip, ONE!! Brody drags Komander up and CLUBS him! Komander wobbles, Brody ROCKS him again! Brody drags Komander off the ropes, suplexes, but Komander slips around! SLEEPER! Big men still have to breathe, but Brody RAMS Komander into the buckles! Brody swings, misses, and that bad hand hits post! Komander fires KICKS on the legs!
Komander bobs ‘n’ weaves, kicks, mule kicks and ENZIGIRIS! Brody wobbles and the fans rally up! Komander knuckle locks, CHOPS, and he goes up and up and jumps around! But Brody breaks the grip and DOUBLE CHOPS Komander to the floor! The fans bark it up and the ref checks Komander while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Brody storms out after Komander, who is somehow still in this. Brody drags Komander up, and he whips Komander hard into railing! Brody revels in the DC dogs barking, and Brody stands Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander off his feet, then refreshes the ring count. Brody drags Komander up, and whips him hard into railing! So hard, in fact, that Komander goes up and over! Brody hurries to haul Komander back up, and he suplexes Komander to the floor! Komander writhes more while Brody refreshes the count again. Brody goes back to Komander, scuffs him, and brings him back up.
Komander KICKS Brody, CHOPS, but Brody CHOPS him down! Brody revels in the noise from DC while he stands on Komander’s neck! The ref reprimands, Brody steps off and rolls into the ring. Brody again refreshes the count so he can fetch Komander. Brody puts Komander in the ring, covers, TWO! Komander is still in this but Brody is more amused than anything. Brody paces then brings Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander to a corner, then revels in the noise a bit more. Brody then digs his boot into Komander, but lets off as the ref counts. Brody drags Komander up to CHOP, but Komander CHOPS! Brody CHOPS Komander down!
Brody digs his boots in again, but the ref counts. Brody steps away, then drags Komander to his feet. Brody ROCKS Komander as the Holiday Bash returns to single picture. Brody eggs Komander on, stands him up, and ROCKS him again! Komander flops against ropes but Brody dares him to keep fighting. Komander staggers up, but Brody CHOPS him! Komander is stinging but Brody ROCKS him! Brody whips, Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to QUEBRADA, but Brody catches him! But Komander slips down into the STANDING BONE LOCK! The fans fire up but Brody powers up! Brody THROWS Komander right off! SENTON FLOPS as Komander moves!
Komander hurries to basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Brody and Komander both crawl to ropes! They both stand, Brody runs up, but Komander swings around, CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Brody flops out to the floor! Komander sees that and the fans fire up! Komander builds going side to side, and he goes up and up and CROSSBODIES, but Brody catches him! Brody RAMS Komander into the railing! And then whips him hard into more railing! Brody makes Komander take a seat, then CHOPS him! The fans bark with Brody as he gets space, and Brody runs back in, but Komander ducks! Brody CRASHES into railing!!
Komander has the fans all fired up as he rises! Komander rolls into the ring, the count is climbing, but Brody is rising! So Komander runs corner to corner to go up, up and AWAY!! Direct hit with that escalara cannonball! The fans fire up as Komander rises again! Komander and Brody both head for the ring while fans sing again, “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~!” Komander has Brody in the drop zone! Komander goes up the corner, but Brody CLUBS him first! Brody has Komander in the Electric Chair Lift, then goes up the corner!? But Komander fights, shifts, and SUPER SUSNET FLIP POWERBOMBS!!
Brody is in the drop zone again and Komander rises! 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and Komander cannot believe it! “This is Awesome!” as Komander rises and goes to another corner. Komander tunes up the band, runs corner to corner, but Brody SLAPS him first! Brody runs but Komander dodges, Brody POSTS himself! Komander is on the apron and he runs up, to SHOTGUN Brody to the floor! Brody sputters, Komander climbs the corner, and the fans are thunderous! Komander springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Another direct hit and Komander feels so close to his first points in the C2!
Komander hurries to get in the ring, but then slides out to start a new ring count. Komander climbs again while Brody rises. Komander watches Brody slide in, then tightrope walks to CIELITO LINDO!! But that was on Brody’s back! Komander pushes Brody but that’s a lot of dead weight to push! Brody sits up but Komander KICKS him! Komander roars, the fans fire up, handspring- TORTURE RACK! Brody flips Komander around, GONZO BOMB!! Cover, Brody wins!!
Winner: Brody King, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Komander earns 0)
If it wasn’t clear before, this was a painful punctuation mark, Komander is mathematically ELIMINATED from the semifinals. However, Komander’s final C2 match is Dynamite’s Miracle on 34th Street against Claudio Castagnoli! Can Komander be the biggest spoiler of this entire tournament? Can Brody prove to everyone in the Gold League that the House Always Wins?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here for Holiday Bash, though some clear redundancies from last week’s Winter is Coming edition. We got another group Don Callis Promo, and we barely got anything different from Callis and Kyle. The tag match’s only changes were Cage switching in for Archer, even though Cage is in reality defending his ROH World TV Championship in the Hammerstein Ballroom for Final Battle, and then the Callis Family wins this time so Hobbs and Konosuke can be even going towards Worlds End. Now, Konosuke could very well retain the International Championship at Worlds End because NJPW is totally open to Konosuke Takeshita VS Shingo Takagi being Winner Takes All, AEW International and NEVER Openweight titles on the line together.
Lio & Action of course won their match, but the real purpose was to get a confrontation out of them, Private Party and OG Top Flight, Darius & Dante. Good stuff, and it teases anywhere between a Triple Threat to Lio & Action VS Darius & Dante Round 2. Very good promo from Triple J to set up for something, anything really, for 2025. Fight for the Fallen can even be the start of whatever that plan is as part of the “mother of all streams.” And good stuff with the women’s division tonight. Ford & Harley makes a natural duo now given their names, and Willow and Kris could possibly reunite now that Kris is a Face again. That wouldn’t really make up for the weird fumble in the middle where Tony Khan just wanted Kris to get away from Stokely, but hey, this story itself could be really well done.
And great stuff out of Brody VS Komander, really got the drama going before the end. I mean, we all knew Komander was out of the running before tonight, and was most certainly taking the loss here, but Komander got to really show some grit. And now, five people at 6 points going into the final round, they’re really adding great drama to Gold League. Collision tomorrow and then Dynamite Miracle on 34th Street will be some great stuff, but I still think Ospreay should be one of the semifinalists, the second spot can be whoever they want.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Hockey Talk- Winter (Classic) Is Coming [121724]
Hockey Talk looks at Alex Ovechkin's recovery and when he might be back. Plus, the Winter Classic fast approaches. Is...
Oblong Ball Foot Show: Are Those Chiefs Uprights Regulation Size Or What?!
Jump on board as Andrew and PC run down the entire slate of action for week 15 in the NFL!
Hockey Talk- Igor Gets Paid! [121024]
Hockey Talk looks at a coaching change in Chicago, the Four Nations Tournament, and Igor Shesterkin laughing all the way...
Oblong Ball Foot Show: Famous Jameis
As we head into the last week of byes on the NFL schedule, the gents run down their picks for...
Hockey Talk- A Bruins Loss, A Blues Gain [120324]
Hockey Talk celebrates Jeremy Roenick finally getting inducted into the Hall of Fame, 16 years after his last game and...
Mitchell’s Hyrule Puro-Resu News Report! (12/18/24)
Majora speaks.
Bandwagon Nerds #267: I’ve Had 16 Holes Already!
The Nerds convene for an extended trip to the Trailer Park and discuss big casting decisions affecting the MCU and...
Mitchell’s Hyrule Puro-Resu News Report! (12/12/24)
Dinner is served.
Bandwagon Nerds #266: Silver Age Supermen
The Nerds conclude their review of Game 7, plus the latest trailers and the official launch of the new DCU!
Bandwagon Nerds #265: A New Man At Arms… We Love It!
Join the Bandwagon for a full trailer park, news around the Nerd-O-Sphere and find out what the gents are watching...
Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (12/21/24)
Merry Collision!
Mindless Wrestling Podcast: The Saturday Night Wrasslin Show!
With Saturday Night's Main Event in our rear view mirror, we talk about the MAIN event.
Mitchell’s AEW Rampage Results & Report! (12/20/24)
Brody King is on a Rampage!
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (12/20/24)
Who's dreaming of a gold Christmas?
Mitchell’s ROH Final Battle Results & Report! (12/20/24)
Is this the end of the Forever Reign?
DWI Podcast Classic: Scrooge McBitch
As the snow falls, enjoy this holiday classic from 4 years ago!
Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (12/19/24)
One last stop before Final Battle!
Classic POD is WAR: Banana Bamboo (112620)
The Chairshot, brings you THE podcast that will absolutely have you questioning everything you thought you knew about professional wrestling,...
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (12/18/24)
Happy Holidays!
Attitude Of Aggression #300- A Decade for the Ages
The 300th Episode of Attitude Of Aggression has arrived! Join us as we recap the biggest wrestling related events of...
