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Mitchell’s NJPW Summer Struggle Results & Report! (8/6/20)

The Summer Struggle raises the stakes!

Published

4 years ago

August 6, 2020

Steven Mitchell

NJPW puts the NEVER Openweight Six Man titles up for grabs!

Evil’s betrayal continues to have consequences on NJPW’s landscape! NEW NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions must be crowned!

NOTE: NJPW no longer wants to feed AXS TV now that it is with Anthem and Impact Wrestling. But never fear, I will cover NJPW in the spirit of AXS in providing the most important matches of the show.

OFFICIAL RESULTS

NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarterfinals: Chaos VS Bullet Club; Chaos wins and advances to the semifinals.
NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarterfinals: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Suzuki-Gun; LIJ wins and advances to the semifinals.

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NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarterfinals: Chaos VS Bullet Club!

The Rainmaker and Tokyo Pimp take their feud to a new division as they join in on this trios title tournament! Kazuchika Okada has Toru Yano and Sho while Yujiro Takahashi calls upon the former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, Gedo and Jado! Will Okada make it rain alongside the Clown Prince and the shock master?

The trios sort out, and after Bullet Club gives a Low Sweet, we start with Okada and Yujiro. The fans cheer already as the two circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Okada’s height gives him leverage. Okada has Yujiro on the ropes, Okada fakes his chop but pats Yujiro. But Gedo and Jado attack! Yujiro knocks Sho and Yano off the apron and Bullet Club goes after Okada. They double whip Okada corner to corner, but Okada dodges Yujiro to throw forearms. Okada sends Gedo into Yujiro, then forearms Jado. Gedo runs at Okada but Okada dodges him again, and Jado takes the elbow! Okada kicks Gedo and hits a DDT! Yujiro runs into the flapjack! Okada kips up and the fans cheer again. Okada circles Yujiro as the fans rally up.

Okada drags Yujiro up, Yujiro throws forearms but Okada gives them back. They brawl with forearm after forearm, then Okada throws European Uppercuts! Yujiro rakes eyes! Yujiro runs, but Okada boots. Yujiro blocks it, throws Okada down, then basement dropkicks! Okada bails out and Yujiro hits Yano for good measure. Gedo SMACKS Okada with a strap! Jado CHOPS away on Sho while Gedo lashes Okada more. Okada gets in but Yujiro throws him back out and Gedo lashes him again! Okada gets back in again but Yujiro stomps him down. Jado keeps hitting Sho while Yujiro throws down haymakers on Okada. Yujiro drags Okada up, snapmares, runs and basement dropkicks again! Cover, TWO!

Fans cheer but Yujiro complains about the count. Yujiro drags Okada up, bumps him off bare buckles! That’s Bullet Club’s favorite move these days. Jado tags in and scrapes Okada’s face on the ropes! Jado taunts Sho but Red Shoes keeps Sho back. Jado clubs Okada down to the mat then rains down right hands. Red Shoes reprimands but Jado lets up to tag in Gedo. Gedo sits Okada up to dig his fingers into Okada’s eyes! The ref counts, Gedo lets up and “apologizes.” Gedo toys with Okada but the fans rally up. Okada forearms back but Gedo rams Okada into the bare buckle! Jado holds Okada in place with grinding forearms as Yujiro tags in.

Yujiro stomps Okada, Red Shoes reprimands, but Gedo taunts Sho again. Yujiro mule kicks Okada, grinds forearms into his face and then backs up to run and BOOT! Okada falls and Yujiro covers, TWO! The fans cheer but Yujiro keeps on Okada with a fireman’s carry. Okada blocks and clubs Yujiro back. Yujiro mule kicks low, throws more forearms, then CHOPS Okada in the corner. Yujiro whips corner to corner, Okada reverses and elbows! Okada kicks low but Yujiro bites his hand! Red Shoes reprimands, Okada throws forearms but Yujiro gives them back. Yujiro runs corner to corner but into boots! Okada shotgun dropkicks Yujiro down! The fans fire up as both men crawl, hot tags to Gedo and Yano!

Yano gets in Gedo’s face, but just goes to his favorite corner. Gedo stops him from untying the buckle pad by pulling hair. Red Shoes reprimands about hair pulling, but then Yano pulls Gedo’s beard! Red Shoes counts, Yano lets up but grabs again! Red Shoes counts more, Yano lets go of the beard, blocks Gedo’s attempt at grabbing hair, and then goes back to the beard! Red Shoes counts once again, but then breaks Yano’s hold with force! And that hurts Gedo’s face! Red Shoes apologizes and Yano goes back to the buckle pad! Yano has his favorite weapon, but Gedo uses Red Shoes as a shield. Red Shoes tells Yano to give up the buckle pad, so Yano hands it over. But Gedo pokes Yano’s eye! Gedo whips Yano but Yano reverses, only for Gedo to stop himself from hitting bare buckles!

Yano runs in, Gedo moves but Yano stops himself now. Gedo kicks low, whips but Yano reverses to Manhattan drop! The fans cheer as Yano whips Gedo again, but Gedo reverses. Yano blocks to redirect and reverse, Gedo gets the bare buckles! Yano pumps up the fans, and dodges Gedo’s blindside attack! And whips him back into bare buckles! Yano finishes his cheer and tags in Sho! Sho DECKS Jado to have Gedo alone. Sho throws forearms, whips Gedo to one corner, then runs in to corner clothesline! Sho whips again, Gedo reverses but Sho stops himself. Sho kicks away on Gedo, then SUPERKICKS him down! Sho drags Gedo up in a dead lift waistlock, but Gedo elbows free. Gedo pokes Sho in the eyes and hits a jawbreaker!

Gedo goes to kick but Sho blocks! Sho spins Gedo and elbows him, but Gedo grabs Red Shoes. Sho runs into Jado’s kendo stick SMACK! Gedo tags in but Yujiro hits Yano down. Jado drags Sho up, Bullet Club whips, mule kick to knee lift! Then a double back suplex! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up but Jado smirks. Jado drags Sho up, Sho throws forearms back, then runs. Jado sends Sho to the apron, for a draping DDT!! Cover, but Okada breaks it! Yujiro throws Okada out and goes after him. Gedo gets in with brass knuckles but Red Shoes sees those plain as day! Gedo tries to reason with Red Shoes, but that’s so Jado can get his kendo stick! Sho catches the swing to LARIAT back!

Sho aims the kendo stick at Gedo but Yano drags Gedo out of the ring! Yujiro returns and hits Sho. Okada returns and dropkicks Yujiro back! Sho has Jado all to himself now, runs and SPEARS! Cover, TWO! Sho is right on Jado with a Kimura! Jado endures, taps, Chaos wins!!

Winners: Chaos, by submission (advances to the semifinals)

Sho strikes and Chaos heads forward! Will Sho add another tag belt to his collection? Is the feud of Okada and Yujiro going to end? Okada grabs a mic to talk to Yujiro. “Sorry to bring this up during the NEVER tournament,” but he knows Yujiro wants to enter KOPW 2020. Then lets have one more 1v1 rematch between them in the opening round! Yujiro likes that and dares Okada to name his stipulation match. Yes, Okada should choose a stipulation now. How about a 3v1 handicap match? Okada against Yujiro, Gedo and Jado! The Rainmaker makes a wild bet, but will he bust or hit the jackpot?

NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarterfinals: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Suzuki-Gun!

Evil betraying LIJ is exactly why this tournament is happening, so naturally the former champions, Bushi and Shingo Takagi, want what was theirs! The Cold Skull, Sanada, jumps in, will they bring the trios titles back to LIJ? Or will they be stopped by Douki, El Desperado and the Man with the Worst Personality, Minoru Suzuki himself?

But as LIJ gets their introductions, Suzuki-Gun strikes! Douki and Desperado go after Bushi and Sanada while Suzuki himself goes after the NEVER Openweight (singles) Champion! Suzuki throws Shingo out, Douki has Sanada, and that leaves Desperado and Bushi to start in the ring. Shingo is sent into railing while Douki clubs Sanada down. Desperado elbows Bushi in the neck then drags him up. Desperado whips, Bushi huricanranas but Desperado blocks! Bushi fights off Desperado’s bomb but Desperado ROCKS him with a right. Desperado runs in, Bushi boots back and hits a FLYING RANA! Fans cheer but Suzuki is right on Bushi with a kick and whip. Bushi slips out and swing kicks, but Suzuki grabs a foot for an ankle lock! Red Shoes reprimands and counts, Suzuki lets go at 3.

Sanada is sent into railing while Suzuki BOOTS Shingo. Suzuki whips Shingo into more railing and throws big forearms. Shingo gives them back, but Suzuki throws body shots and haymakers. It’s a lot to keep up with but Desperado puts Bushi back in. Desperado and Douki stomp away on Bushi. Douki gets in Red Shoes’ face as Desperado uses his shirt to choke Bushi! That’s usually Bushi’s move! Desperado scrapes his soles on Bushi’s head, then drags Bushi back up. The fans rally as Desperado bumps Bushi off buckles. Tag to Douki, they mug Bushi, and Douki whips. Douki elbows Bushi down, covers, TWO! Fans cheer but Douki drags Bushi back up. Douki CHOPS Bushi to the Suzuki corner, and CHOPS even harder! Suzuki holds Bushi in for Douki to CHOP again! And again!

Tag to Suzuki, Suzuki toys with Bushi but the fans rally up. Suzuki pulls on the mask but Bushi CHOPS back. Suzuki laughs and eggs Bushi on so Bushi throws forearms. Suzuki CHOPS Bushi back and stalks him to ropes. Suzuki grabs the leg for another Ankle Lock! Bushi rolls around but Suzuki just CRANKS and TWISTS the heel! Suzuki practically has Bushi in a hanging hold! Suzuki then shifts to an ARMBAR! Bushi endures, Desperado keeps Shingo from getting in and Douki goes after Sanada. Suzuki breaks Bushi’s grip! Bushi still fights as the fans rally up. Shingo gets free of Desperado and attacks Suzuki! Suzuki is right after Shingo and whips him into barriers! Douki and Desperado stomp Bushi down while Suzuki returns.

The fans rally up and that annoys Suzuki. Tag to Desperado and he drags Bushi back up. Desperado pulls on Bushi’s mask, but Bushi forearms back! Bushi backs Desperado down but Desperado rakes Bushi’s eyes! Desperado drags Bushi up, suplexes, but Bushi slips out. Bushi waistlocks, Desperado elbows free, but Desperado runs into the enziguri! Both men are down and crawling, but Douki gets in to stomp Bushi down! Red Shoes reprimands but Douki brings Bushi up for forearms. Douki and Desperado double whip, but Bushi dodges Douki and boots Desperado! BULLDOG DROPKICK COMBO! The fans fire up for Bushi as he slowly sits up. Hot tag to Shingo! The Dragon decks Suzuki before he rallies on Desperado and Douki! What a fast scoop slam!

Suzuki scowls as Shingo fights Desperado and Douki off. Shingo sends Douki at Desperado, then DOUBLE LARIATS! Fans fire up with Shingo as he glares at Suzuki. Shingo drags Desperado up, but Desperado fights off Noshigami. Shingo knees low and runs but anticipates Desperado going perpendicular! Shingo tanks the spear, whips but Desperado reverses to SPINE BUSTER! Hot tag to Suzuki! Suzuki smiles as he kicks Shingo around. Shingo gets up and CHOPS back. Suzuki CHOPS, Shingo CHOPS, repeat! They move to throwing forearms back and forth, faster and faster. Suzuki whips Shingo to a corner, Suzuki runs and boots Shingo! Suzuki snapmares, Shingo tanks the Penalty Kick! Suzuki throws forearms, knees and then gets the Penalty Kick! Cocky cover, ONE!

Fans fire up for Shingo as he shoves Suzuki. Suzuki eggs him on so Shingo throws a forearm. Shingo eggs Suzuki on and Suzuki forearms back. Shingo throws another forearm and Suzuki staggers! Suzuki just comes back with more, but Shingo gives them all back! They pick up speed, faster and faster, not even bothering to guard! Shingo gets the edge, Suzuki wobbles but ROCKS Shingo back! Suzuki BOOTS but Shingo elbows, JABS, but Suzuki ducks the haymaker to sleeper hold! Shingo powers Suzuki up but Suzuki slips out to a guillotine facelock! But Shingo powers through to BRAIN BUSTER! Both men are down, but Sanada has returned to the corner! The fans rally up, and Shingo tags Sanada in!

Sanada knees Suzuki, whips him corner to corner, but Suzuki reverses. Sanada elbows him away, Quebradas, but Suzuki gets under. Sanada kicks first, runs, but into a kitchen sink knee! Tag to Douki! Douki aims at Sanada corner to corner, corner clohtesline! Douki keeps moving, LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Douki slashes the throat to drag Sanada back up. Douki spins Sanada around, Gory Especial but Sanada fights out. Douki uppercuts and Sanada staggers. Sanada goes to boot but Douki catches him! Douki pops Sanada into Gory Especial position, for WIDOW’S PEAK! Backslide cover, TWO!! Desperado DECKS Bushi while Douki drags Sanada back up. They double whip Sanada, Douki back elbows Sanada, whips him to Desperado’s SPINE BUSTER, then springboard double stomps! Cover, TWO!!

The fans fire up but Douki calls for the end! Wheelbarrow, lift, but Sanada fights out. Douki enziguris Sanada, but Sanada dodges. Bushi knees Douki, Shingo clotheslines and DDT’s! Sanada and Bushi dropkick sandwich! Cover, TWO!! Douki survives but Sanada hears the fans fire up. Sanada drags Douki up into the dragon sleeper! Douki flails but fades! Suzuki gets in to sleeper hold Sanada! Shingo pries Suzuki off and shoves him. They return to throwing forearms fast and furious! Shingo eggs Suzuki on, Suzuki hits harder, but Shingo fires off forearms from all sides! Suzuki ROCKS Shingo, Shingo follows Suzuki’s run to clothesline him at the ropes!

Shingo runs, Suzuki follows but Shingo turns to clothesline! Suzuki slips around to sleeper hold Shingo! Then spin to the Gotch, but Shingo back drops out! Shingo runs but Suzuki avoids the sliding lariat! Suzuki boots, Shingo PUMPING BOMBERS! Bushi decks Desperado and SLINGSHOT RANAS! Sanada has Douki again, but Douki cradle counters! TWO!! Sanada fireman’s carries Douki, TKO but Douki slips out to get around and arm-drags Sanada! Douki rolls Sanada around, it’s like La Magistrol meets ghost pin! TWO!!! Sanada escapes and shocks Douki! Douki runs in but Sanada elbows him away! Quebrada to SKULL END!! Douki taps out, LIJ wins!!

Winners: Los Ingobernables de Japon, by submission (advance to the semifinals)

Cold Skull helps LIJ take a step closer to regaining the titles! But that doesn’t stop Suzuki from brawling with Shingo! Shingo gets the edge on Suzuki but Suzuki just laughs it off. Young Lions try but can’t stop these two from throwing forearms on each other! Suzuki laughs until Shingo JABS him! Shingo dares Suzuki to get back in the ring, but Suzuki just grabs the NEVER Openweight singles belt! Suzuki sets the belt down and dares Shingo to come get it. Shingo and Suzuki talk smack but Suzuki picks the belt back up. Shingo hurries out and Suzuki lets him have his belt back. But surely this is the King of Pancrase making his challenge! Is Shingo in for the most brutal challenge of his reign, and perhaps his career?

As for who takes the mic, Sanada volunteers for that role. Sanada wonders if he can say this, but when it comes to the NEVER Openweight Division, he likes the Six Man championships best! “Oi, Korakuen! See you next time.” Sanada is a man of few words, but will he, Bushi and Shingo be able to back them all up?

My Thoughts:

A really great start to a tournament that took me by surprise. I should’ve tuned into that press conference last week to hear about NJPW Strong, the New Japan Cup USA tournament, and probably this in the midst of it. It partially disappoints me because Evil should have stake in this, but it kinda works for his character to not care. It also makes things easier, as Evil’s focus is Naito and the Double Championship match for Jingu. Obviously Sanada joins Shingo and Bushi so LIJ still has three men to compete for the belts, and I would hope they’re a finalist at least. They have a really good main event with Suzuki-Gun, and the better match always main events in NJPW. But Okada had a bit more of a promo than Sanada did, so I felt like that could’ve been something.

Chaos VS Bullet Club has a really good match of their own but it just made a lot of sense for Chaos to win. Okada wanting to settle this in a handicap match is very surprising, but also, since Gedo and Jado jump in to help anyway, this makes it so he at least knows they’re there. KOPW 2020 is already off to a great start, but I feel like winning 3v1 would actually give away that Okada isn’t winning it all. Chris Jericho is credited with inventing the Money in the Bank but never won it, so Okada inventing KOPW to not win it (at least this year) would be par for the course.

My Score: 8.4/10

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Mitchell’s AEW Rampage Results & Report! (5/1/24)

Jay White is on a Rampage!

Published

1 hour ago

May 1, 2024

Steven Mitchell

Will Angel Dorado breathe with the Switchblade?

After battling in the Casino Gauntlet, and then over the Unified AEW & ROH Trios Championships, Jay White and Dante Martin are on a Rampage to go 1v1!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Jay White VS Dante Martin; wins.

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Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (5/1/24)

Kenny Omega returns!

Published

4 hours ago

May 1, 2024

Steven Mitchell

What will The Cleaner have to say to The Elite?

Finally, Kenny Omega returns to AEW! But given how his friends, The Young Bucks, gave Tony Khan a piledriver, will his homecoming be a dour one?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

AEW TNT Championship: Adam “Edge” Copeland VS A member of The House of Black; Edge wins and retains the title.
Samoa Joe VS Isiah Kassidy; wins.
Claudio Castagnoli VS Brian Cage; wins.
Serena Deeb VS Mariah May w/ Toni Storm & Luther; wins.
FTW Championship: Chris Jericho VS Katsuyori Shibata; wins and

PLAY BY PLAY

Tony Khan speaks.

“Welcome to AEW Dynamite. I’m here live in Jacksonville, Florida, and I’ll be producing tonight’s show here in the offices of the Jaguars. I wish I could be live there in Winnipeg for Kenny Omega’s return in his hometown tonight at a perfect time. Unfortunately I’m not cleared to leave Jacksonville, Florida, due to the actions of AEW’s Executive Vice Presidents, Matthew & Nicholas Jackson, and the reinstated Jack Perry.” Something’s going wonky with Tony’s video as he explains the head and neck injuries suffered… And then The Bucks cut in to say they’re “losing” Tony. Technical difficulties. Sorry, TK, they lost connection.

But hey, Tony may not be here, but the Bucks are. And some of you may be asking, how is that cool after what they did last week? How are they not fired? Well, see, iron clad contracts, with a founder’s clause. They won’t get into the details, but let’s just say that they and their colleagues are not going anywhere. And in those same details, it says that if Tony Khan cannot physically be at an event, the EVPs would succeed him. In other words, The Bucks are in charge now! With that said, they’re going to run the new show open! It’s all Elite, as in all Bucks, all Jack and all Okada! They said they wanted to change the world, is that change just more of themselves?

Swerve Strickland is here!

Winnipeg cheers as Prince Nana leads the way for the AEW World Champion! Swerve takes the mic to say, “What’s going on, everybody? Three matches, three shows, in one week. That is the type of champion that All Elite Wrestling deserves, and that is the type of champion that Swerve said he was always gonna be.” The fans cheer that! Swerve says what AEW does not deserve are selfish, greedy, childish, power hungry EVPs that think they can just throw their weight around without any kind of consequences. Swerve stands on his words: What the Bucks did was a b*tch move. Now that’ll be handled at some point, but Swerve will get to business.

Who is going to be Swerve’s opponent for Double or Nothing? The fans ask “WHO? WHO? WHO?” and Swerve says he doesn’t know. Winnipeg doesn’t know. But whoever it is, come, present yourself. But wipe your feet before you step into whose house? “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” But then The Bucks interrupt on the tron. They tell the champ congrats. But guess who else are champs: The Bucks! And uh, they also wanted to stop by because something else has been bothering them. It seems that success has gone to Swerve’s head. The first time he talks after winning the big one, and he badmouths his bosses, the EVPs, on national television, and using curse words?

The network hated that, that is a fine. And maybe Swerve just needs a dose of humility. How do you do that? Well, how about The Bucks arrange the very best, the perfect opponent, for Swerve at Double or Nothing? This man happens to be one of the best Canadian pro-wrestlers of all time. He’s a former champion, and hasn’t been around. But he’s waiting at the go position, ready to meet Swerve! Hit the music in three, two, one. GO! It’s… Christian Cage?! The fans are a bit torn as they were hoping for a different Canadian star, but The Patriarch leads Mother Shayna, Nick Wayne & Killswitch/Luchasaurus to the ring.

Christian gets a mic as he goes up onto the apron. He steps inside, Shayna Wayne by his side, but Nick and Killswitchasaurus lurking outside. There are fans who cheer on Christian, and then he sucker punches Swerve with the mic!! Christian fires off hands and knocks Swerve down, and Nana can only cower in a corner! But Swerve gets up to fire back! And he DECKS Nick! And he BOOTS Killswitch! But then Shayna gets in Swerve’s face. Killswitchasaurus turns Swerve around to HEADBUTT him! And he CLOBBERS Nana! Christian snatches the world title, drags Swerve up, KILLSWITCH on the belt!!

The fans are again torn, but Christian then drags Nana up! He holds Nana in place so Nick can hit WAYNE’S WORLD! Christian then goes back to the mic, and he looms over Swerve to tell him, “There’s something you should know about me. I never forget. I haven’t forgotten that some months ago, you broke into my son, Nick Wayne’s gym and left him in a pool of his own blood. I haven’t forgotten- Keep it down while I’m conducting my business!” The fans boo but Christian says he didn’t forget that at one time, they were a tag team at the biggest show in the history of this business, and Swerve lost! Swerve embarrassed Christian!

Christian’s been waiting for the right moment to make him answer for those mistakes, and Swerve went and won the world championship. It seems like there’s no better time than right now to make Swerve pay for those mistakes. Christian will embarrass Swerve the same way Swerve embarrassed him. Christian will end Swerve’s reign before it even begins, and make him a footnote in the history of AEW! The fans boo more but Christian says he heard that speech last week, Swerve talking about his path to this title, how grueling it was and how he put every ounce of himself into it, to where his own daughter doesn’t even know him.

Christian tells Swerve that when he’s done with Swerve, Swerve’s daughter won’t want to know him! But Christian will promise Swerve this: Swerve’s daughter will have a father she can be proud of for the rest of her life! Christian tells Winnipeg that the same way the Colorado Avalanche walked into their house and took their championship dreams away, Christian will walk into Swerve’s House at Double or Nothing and rip this AEW World Championship from his hands. But Swerve, know this: “The pain has just begun.” And with that, Luchasaurus PULLS Swerve’s hair out of his head! Luchasaurus shows off the braid, will that only be the first trophy The Patriarchy takes?

AEW TNT Championship: Adam “Edge” Copeland VS ??? w/ The House of Black!

After defeating The Rated R Superstar, as well as Mark Briscoe & Eddie Kingston, at Dynasty, the House of Black has answered the call of the #CopeOpen. However, they’re going to keep us guessing until the very moment it’s time to fight! Malakai Black speaks from the shadows that everyone expected him to come out here, all the bells and whistles. But why should Malakai fight Edge now, when watching what he did to Edge infiltrating Edge’s mind is so much more rewarding? Malakai laughs, but then who is coming for the gold? It’s the Aussie Juggernaut, Buddy Matthews! The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if the House Always Wins!

The bell rings and the fans rally up as Edge and Buddy stare down. The two tie up, Buddy headlocks, but Edge powers up and out. They RAM shoulders and neither falls. The two reset, tie up again, and Edge headlocks. Buddy powers up and out, they RAM shoulders, and again neither falls. The fans rally as the two circle, tie up, and Buddy headlocks for the takeover. Buddy holds off the headscissors but Edge powers through. Edge has the headscissors, Buddy kips free, but turns around into a headlock takeover. Buddy headscissors, Edge kips free, but Buddy sweeps to a cover! ONE, and Edge sweeps to a cover, ONE!

Buddy kip sup and stares Edge down and the fans cheer. Edge and Buddy circle, tie up, and Buddy waistlocks. Edge pries at the hold, switches back, and he CLUBS Buddy. Edge back suplexes, Buddy lands out and RANAS! Edge tumbles out, Buddy builds speed, but then he stops as Edge is ready. The two stare down, Edge eggs Buddy on, and Buddy kicks him. Buddy whips, Edge reverses and TOSSES Buddy out! Edge builds speed but Buddy hurries in, Edge DUMPS Buddy back out! Edge gets moving and DIVES! Down goes Buddy and the fans fire up! Edge shakes out his arms and gets to his feet as Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Edge storms his way over to Buddy at the ramp, drags him up, and sends him into the steel steps! Edge refreshes the ring count, then stalks Buddy to the barriers. Edge brings Buddy around to whip him hard into the railing! The fans fire up as Edge storms over to Buddy, CLUBS him on the back, but then Buddy kicks back! Buddy SMACKS Edge off barriers, makes him take a seat, then runs to KNEE Edge into barriers! Buddy shoves Edge down, then brings him back up to ROCK him with a forearm! Buddy puts Edge in the ring, storms his way up the steps, and then storms up to Edge. Edge throws body shots and forearms in return!

Edge has Buddy in a corner, but Buddy shoves Edge away. Buddy runs up, into a kitchen sink knee! Buddy sits up clutching his stomach, but Edge pushes him down for a cover, TWO! Buddy bails out, Edge pursues, and Edge brings Buddy around to SMACK off steel steps! Edge ROCKS Buddy with forearm after forearm, but then Buddy WRINGS Edge’s arm into the apron! Buddy rolls into the ring, Edge drags himself back up, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Buddy runs up but Edge fires hands! Edge bumps Buddy off buckles, then HOTSHOTS him! The fans rally and Edge drags himself back up, to RAM into Buddy, only for Buddy to make it a DDT!

The fans rally while both men are down. Edge and Buddy rise up, and Buddy stomps Edge to a corner. Buddy stomps a mudhole in, the fans boo and the ref counts. Buddy stomps Edge more, then CHOKES him! The ref counts and fans boo but Buddy lets off at 4. Buddy drags Edge up, snapmares and KICKS him in the back! Edge writhes while Buddy soaks up the heat. Buddy sits Edge up, runs and stops to clamp on a chinlock! Buddy grinds Edge down, almost has a Bulldog Choke, but Edge endures. The fans rally up as Edge moves around, then rises to his feet. Edge RAMS Buddy into a corner, but Buddy holds on tight!

Edge flails, pries at the hold, and he RAMS Buddy into the corner again! Buddy won’t let go, and Edge starts to fade! The fans rally up again and Edge fights up. Edge RAMS Buddy in again, gets free this time, and comes back, but into a BOOT! Buddy runs up, but into a FLAPJACK! The fans fire up while both men are down again! Buddy rolls to the apron on one side, Edge goes to another. Edge finds Buddy at the corner, but Buddy fires hands! Buddy climbs up now, but Edge resists the lift! The fans fire up as Edge throws body shots then haymakers! Buddy gives those right back, they hockey scrum right up top!

Buddy HEADBUTTS and both men fall back! They both hit apron and then the floor! The fans fire up while the ring count begins. Both men stir at 4 of 10, flounder at 5, and sit up at 7! They stand at 9 and slide in! The fans fire up as this match continues, and the two start throwing forearms! Edge gets the edge, but Buddy still hits back! Edge stands, reels Buddy in but Buddy wrenches out to shove and FOREARM! Buddy runs, but Edge follows to FOREARM! Edge runs, Buddy swings, Edge dodges, but then Buddy dodges! DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! The fans fire up again as both men are down!

The ref checks both men, Buddy sputters and has some blood in his mouth. Medics are called over, is Buddy already done for? He gets checked on while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

The ref double checks Edge, he seems alright. Buddy is still coughing for air, but there doesn’t seem to be any critical damage done, so the match continues. Both men stand, and they fire haymakers! The hockey scrum is back, Edge ROCKS Buddy then KNEES him low! Buddy backs to a corner, Edge whips him corner to corner hard! Buddy coughs for air again as he doubles over. The ref checks him, Buddy says he’s good to go so Edge digs his knee into Buddy’s face! The ref counts, Edge drags Buddy up, and Edge DECKS Buddy with a forearm! The ref again checks on Buddy, but he refuses to stay down, so Edge DECKS him again!

Buddy sits up in a daze, so Edge brings him up to DECK him again! The ref has Edge stay back to double check on Buddy, but somehow Buddy is hanging in there. Dynamite returns to single picture, and Edge CHOPS Buddy in the corner! And CHOPS again! Edge keeps Buddy standing, then climbs up the corner. Edge rains down fists and the fans count all the way to TEN! But Buddy YANKS Edge down into the buckle! And again, and again, and again! Then Buddy gets up and under Edge, for a SITOUT POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Edge survives but Buddy is too sore to be upset. The fans rally up as both men stir, and Buddy rolls his way to the apron.

Buddy drags himself up, climbs a corner, but Edge runs up to trip him up! Buddy lands on the crossbar, and then Edge BOOTS him! Edge then climbs up the corner, he CLUBS Buddy on the back again and again, and he brings Buddy to the top rope. Edge fires a few more fists, but Buddy hits back! Buddy SMACKS Edge off buckles, then goes up and over to SUNSET FLIP! Edge holds onto the ropes so Buddy lets off. Edge mule kicks Buddy right in the chest! But Buddy comes back to UPPERCUT! Buddy climbs, Edge fights the superplex and shoves him away. Buddy comes right back to try again, but he just gets more body shots!

Edge brings Buddy up, for a SUPER IMPALER!! Both men are down as Edge can’t make the cover! The fans are thunderous as Edge crawls over, cover, TWO!! Buddy survives, showing some serious toughness! The fans cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” and then fire up as Edge rises! Edge takes aim from a corner as Buddy rises up. Edge runs in, but into a KICK! And a KNEE! And another KNEE! Buddy then suplexes, JACKHAMMER!! Cover, TWO!! But into a CROSSFACE!! Buddy has Edge caught, but Edge endures and fights around. Edge reaches out, the fans rally as hard as they can, and Edge turns things into a cradle! TWO!!

Buddy swings, but into an OLYMPIC SLAM! We reach the 20 minute mark, time is running out! Edge finds the cover, TWO!! Buddy is still in this after everything he’s taken, but Edge aims to finish this. Buddy rises, Edge runs in, but Buddy sends him into buckles! Buddy then fireman’s carries, to GO TO SLEEP!! Buddy staggers back but he aims! Buddy runs up, but Edge dodges the stomp! Edge shoves and SPEARS!! Cover, EDGE WINS!

Winner: Adam “Edge” Copeland, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)

The Rated R Superstar retains, but in many ways survives this challenge! But there’s rage boiling over and he CLUBS away on Buddy! Edge goes out and looks around, and he finds two chairs! Everyone knows what Edge does with chairs, and he gets in the ring! Buddy flounders, stands, but Edge SMACKS him back down! Edge puts that chair under Buddy’s head, and then gets the other chair! Fans are torn, but is Edge really gonna do this? Edge seems to be conflicted, as well, but then the lights go out! When the lights come back up, MALAKAI BLACK is there! The Dark Father tells Edge to do it!? Do what he was going to! And even Buddy wants it!

Edge raises the chair, but then aims at Malakai! The lights go out again, and the House is gone. Was The Rated R Superstar about to give in to his darkness? Or will the guiding light of being TNT Champion help keep him safe against the House of Black?

Samoa Joe VS Isiah Kassidy!

The King of Wrestling Television may have lost his crown, but he hasn’t lost what made him champion in the first place. Will he get back on track with a win tonight? Or will Brother Zay earn a title shot (shot shot) of his own by pinning the former champion?

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