AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dark Results & Report! (9/15/20)
Who is AEW’s Last Place Wrestler?
One man will FINALLY have a win in AEW!
For almost an entire year, Brandon Cutler and Peter Avalon have been without a single win in AEW. But push comes to shove, SOMEONE has to win! Who finally gets the zero out of the win column?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Brandi Rhodes VS Red Velvet; Brandi wins.
- The Butcher & The Blade w/ Eddie Kingston VS Daniel Garcia & Kevin Blackwood; The Butcher & The Blade win.
- Penelope Ford w/ Kip Sabian VS Dani Jordyn; Ford wins.
- Brian Cage VS Megabyte Ronnie; Cage wins.
- Proud ‘n’ Powerful VS Griff Garrison & Brian Pillman Jr; Proud ‘n’ Powerful wins.
- Will Hobbs VS Jessy Sorensen; Hobbs wins.
- Ivelisse & Diamante VS Rache Chanel & Skyler Moore; Ivelisse & Diamante win.
- Colt Cabana VS QT Marshall w/ Allie; Cabana wins.
- Brandon Cutler VS Peter Avalon w/ Leva Bates; Double Count-Out.
- Best Friends VS Maxx Stardom & Dontae Smiley; Best Friends win.
- 8 Man Tag: The Dark Order VS Private Party & The Gunn Club; The Dark Order wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Brandi Rhodes w/ Dustin Rhodes VS Red Velvet!
Mrs. American Nightmare took a liking to the young star that is now her opponent, and looks to put her to the test! Will Velvet impress Brandi even more 1v1?
The bell rings and Brandi circles with Velvet. Brandi can’t help but see a resemblance between Velvet and “Lil’ Brand-Brand,” Brandi’s AEW action figure. Doesn’t that mean Brandi sees a resemblance in Velvet to herself? That aside, they tie up and Velvet wrenches Brandi’s arm with some attitude and gets a hammerlock. Brandi reaches for an escape, gets around to hammerlock back, but Velvet reaches back to wrench Brandi again. Brandi rolls, wrenches Velvet, but Velvet rolls and handsprings to get free. Brandi applauds that, but it comes off patronizing. Velvet says she’s not Lil’ Brand-Brand, she’s the real Red Velvet. Brandi kicks Velvet low and headlocks, but Velvet throws body shots and powers out. Brandi runs Velvet over and things speed up.
Velvet does the splits, dodges Brandi and calf kicks her down! Cover, TWO! Velvet stalks Brandi to a corner, stomps a mudhole in then lets up to dig her boot in and do the splits again. Velvet grins and blows a kiss to the camera before letting off at the ref’s count. Brandi gets mad and BOOTS Velvet down! Brandi rains down rights and drags Velvet back up for a whip to a corner. Brandi runs in to back elbow Velvet, and says “This is going to hurt me way more than it’ll hurt you.” Snapmare roll and SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO! Brandi brings Velvet up but Velvet ROCKS her with forearms! Velvet whips, Brandi hits a SLING BLADE! Cover, TWO!
But here comes Anna Jay! The #Queenslayer stares Brandi down and Brandi lets Velvet down. Dustin says she needs to focus but Brandi turns around into a kick and DDT! Velvet and Brandi are down, the crowd rallies up and Anna mockingly nods and raises eyebrows at Brandi. Brandi gets up, Velvet rallies on her with big forearms! Brandi is on the ropes, Velvet gives her double knees to the back! Cover, TWO! Velvet brings Brandi up, throws more forearms and whips, but Brandi ducks and SPEARS! Brandi drags Velvet back up and makes sure Anna sees Brandi STEAL the Rear Naked Choke! Velvet is OUT, Brandi wins!
Winner: Brandi Rhodes, by submission
If Anna wants to slay the queen, the queen is right here! Anna backs down for now, but will this fight come to a head as the AEW anniversary approaches?
The Butcher & The Blade w/ Eddie Kingston VS Daniel Garcia & Kevin Blackwood!
Tensions have been running high and things haven’t quite gone the way of Kingston’s crew, but they look to change that! Will Andy Williams and Braxton Sutter get back on track in this Buffalo NY showdown?
But there’s no time to sort out, Butcher and Blade attack right away! They CHOP Garcia and Blackwood against ropes, but then Blackwood and Garcia hit back! Garcia fires off on Blade, Blackwood brings Butcher to a knee, then they trade! Clothesline against the ropes for Blade and a KNEE for Butcher! Butcher bails out, Garcia comes back and BOOTS Blade! Garcia feeds Blade to Blackwood’s arm wrench back suplex! Blade bails out and now Garcia and Blackwood take aim. They jump for double pescados but are yanked down by Blade and Butcher! Blade and Butcher drag both men out and fire off forearms. Butcher RAMS Blackwood into the apron, Blade whips Garcia into railing!
Blade rakes eyes and Kingston mocks Garcia’s pain as he’s put in the ring. Butcher snap suplex tosses Garcia! Tag to Blade and they double headbutt Garcia in the corner. Blade soaks up the heat as he digs his knee into Garcia’s head! The ref counts, Blade lets up to argue with him, and Butcher chokes Garcia! Blade drags Garcia up, whips him to ropes and clotheslines him down! Kingston likes what he says, Butcher tags in and they double wrench and double CHOP Garcia down! Butcher stomps Garcia, drags him up and fireman’s carries. Butcher gives Garcia a gut buster! Tag to Blade, they mug Garcia, and then Blade toys with Garcia. Blade stands on Garcia’s head at the ropes, then scrapes his sole off Garcia’s face.
Tag to Butcher, Kingston talks trash to Garcia as Butcher drags him in. Butcher lifts Garcia, Garcia fights off the back suplex and elbows back. Butcher reels Garcia in, Garcia elbows back but is pushed to a corner. Garcia BOOTS Butcher, hot tag to Blackwood! Blackwood dodges Butcher to dropkick Blade! Blackwood fires off hands on Butcher, fakes him out and mule kicks! Blackwood runs into a BODY CHECK from Butcher! Tag to Blade, and they give Blackwood a back suplex, but he lands on his feet! Blackwood shoves Blade into Butcher and tags Garcia! Garcia CHOPS away on both men, but swings into a backbreaker and the FULL DEATH!! Cover, Butcher and Blade win!
Winners: The Butcher & The Blade, by pinfall
Kingston is fired up for his boys, and they continue rolling towards the top spot! Will FTR have to worry about these two coming to cut their reign short?
Penelope Ford w/ Kip Sabian VS Dani Jordyn!
The Superbad couple is rolling towards their Superbad wedding! Will the Superbad bride to be give herself the wedding present of a sweet victory? Or will the Real Mean Girl ruin Ford’s momentum?
The bell rings and Ford circles with Dani. They approach, Dani dodges and grins at Ford. They go again, Dani gets around and shoves Ford away. Ford can’t believe Dani has attitude but the fans like it. Dani and Ford circle, tie up, and Ford powers Dani to a corner. Ford lets up at the ref’s count but pie faces Dani. Dani turns things around to throw haymakers and forearms! Dani fires off, the ref counts but Dani tops it off with an uppercut! Dani rolls Ford for a basement dropkick! Ford bails out, fans rally for Dani and she DIVES into a forearm! Ford drags Dani onto the ropes to choke her! The ref counts, Ford stops at 4, then brings Dani around to motorcycle HOTSHOT! Cover, TWO!
Kip grabs Dani’s Burn Book and flips through the pages, perhaps to see if he and Ford are in there. Ford drags Dani around, toys with her, and brings her up for a fireman’s carry. Ford shows off then does a GUT BUSTER DROP! Cover, TWO!! Dani survives and Ford is frustrated. Kip says he found something in the Burn Book! He shows the page to Ford and she grabs it. Technically “good” physique, too much PDA’s and wouldn’t be anything without her high status boyfriend?! No wonder Ford rips that page up! Ford shoves a piece into Dani’s mouth! And then she grabs the Burn Book and aims at Dani, but the ref sees that! The ref takes the book away and Dani comes back with big forearms!
Dani whips and clotheslines Ford! Dani rallies with more, comes back and spins Ford to kick a leg out then SUPERKICK! Dani quickly waistlocks but Ford blocks the German Suplex. Ford arm-drags free, Dani flounders but comes back, only for Ford to go Matrix and STUNNER! Ford headlocks, aims for a corner, buckle bulldog! ROUNDHOUSE! Ford climbs up and leaps, missile dropkick! Ford hurries over to bring Dani back up, and she fisherman hooks for the PERFECT PLEX! Bridging cover, Ford wins!
Winner: Penelope Ford, by pinfall
Kip helps Ford up because of a bad back, but that was still a Superbad victory! Will that teach everyone to think bad about the Superbad Girl?
Brian Cage VS Megabyte Ronnie!
The FTW World Heavyweight Champion has yet to defend that title, but that’s because he hasn’t found any worthy opponents! Will the Hungriest Man in Professional Wrestling take a bite out of The Machine and come for that title?
Ricky Starks joins commentary so that Team Taz is in full force! Cage makes sure Justin Roberts introduces him as the FTW Champion, and then gets in to hold that belt up. The bell rings and Cage picks Ronnie up! Ronnie sunset flips but Cage rolls through. Ronnie dodges the clothesline but Cage runs him over! Cage throws forearms, uppercuts and more forearms in a corner. Cage whips Ronnie to ropes, knees low, then whips him for a hip toss USHIGOROSHI! The crowd fires up as Cage brings Ronnie up to bump him off buckles. Cage rams into Ronnie’s ribs then CHOPS him at the ropes! Ronnie crawls, Cage throws big forearms, then whips Ronnie corner to corner. Cage runs corner to corner but Ronnie boots him!
Ronnie walks into a mule kick, front kick and Cage whips, only for Ronnie to reverse and mule kick him again! Ronnie runs and KNEES Cage down! Cage stumbles but still fireman’s carries Ronnie for an F5, that Ronnie lands on his feet out of! Ronnie kicks but Cage blocks to KNEE back! Cage spins, Ronnie ducks the discus but not the LARIAT! Cage scoops, Ronnie slips out and waistlocks but Cage standing switches. Cage wristlock ripcords but Ronnie ducks the clothesline to give the ripcord back, for a SPINE BUSTER! Ronnie gets to his corner, and grabs his fanny pack for a HOT DOG!? Ronnie has the hot dog, pretends it’s a sword, and runs for the BALL PARK FRANK’S ELBOW!! Ronnie takes a bite out of the dog while hitting Cage, and then covers! ONE!!
Cage is not happy, and he pops Ronnie up for a POWERBOMB! Cage rolls Ronnie for a spinning mule KICK! Ronnie is on the ropes, Cage hits a 619!? Cage suplexes Ronnie into the DRILL CLAW!! Cover, Cage wins!
Winner: Brian Cage, by pinfall
The Machine was too much for Megabyte Ronnie, and the FTW Champion keeps on rolling. Who can stop the Path of Cage?
Proud ‘n’ Powerful VS Griff Garrison & Brian Pillman Jr!
Santana and Ortiz are almost ready to battle the Best Friends in that Parking Lot Brawl, but they need one last tune-up. Will the Ivy League MVP and Bulletproof BPJ be more like a speed bump going into Dynamite?
The teams sort out and BPJ starts with Santana. They circle, feel out the grapple and BPJ gives some testing kicks. Santana and BPJ tie up, go around, and Santana grinds down on that shoulder. Santana wrenches, BPJ rolls and cartwheels and handsprings to then boop Santana in the face with his boot. BPJ eggs Santana on and Santana rushes him for a whip and uppercut at the ropes! Santana snapmares and basement dropkicks BPJ in the back! Santana CLUBS BPJ, BPJ back hands, and Santana throws forearms. BPJ hits back, Santana ROCKS BPJ! Santana scoops, BPJ slips out and waistlocks but Santana switches. Griff tags in off the O’Conner roll, BPJ pops Santana off and Griff drops a leg, brother!
Santana gets to a corner, Griff goes after him but Santana kicks low. Santana CHOPS Griff hard! Santana throws haymakers but the crowd wants that chop “One More Time!” Griff reverses the whip for a BIG corner splash, but runs into a SUPERKICK! Santana drags Griff up, tags Ortiz, but Griff fights back with forearms and kicks! Griff whips Ortiz, but Ortiz ducks under and Santana uses Ortiz to leap frog into a BULLDOG! GEDO CLUTCH! TWO!! Griff survives, Ortiz stalks him to a corner and clubs away. Ortiz whips Griff, calf kicks Griff down hard, and Ortiz drags him up for a gut wrench suplex! Griff grits his teeth as he crawls to a corner but Ortiz is on him with a CHOP! “Where you at, big man?!”
Griff throws forearms back and Ortiz eggs him on. Griff hits Ortiz again but Ortiz pokes Griff in the eye. Ortiz stomps away, digs his boot into Griff but lets off at the count of 4. Ortiz drags Griff up, whips him corner to corner, but Griff goes up and over to kick low! Griff whips now, Ortiz reverses to LARIAT Griff! Ortiz double guns and then drags Griff up. Tag to Santana, PNP double whip and Ortiz dropkicks the legs out. Santana basement dropkicks Griff down! Santana drags Griff up and away from BPJ to CHOP Griff to the corner. Tag to Ortiz, PNP double suplex Griff high and hard! Ortiz soaks up the heat and taunts BPJ, to then SLAP him off the apron! Griff comes back with a ROLLING ELBOW! Both men flop down, BPJ is back! Griff crawls, hot tag to BPJ!
Pillman springboards and clotheslines Ortiz! Santana runs in but gets a CHOP! And a CHOP! And another CHOP! BPJ uppercuts then runs, Santana follows and dodges to DIVE onto Griff! Ortiz runs into a SUPERKICK! BPJ has Ortiz for a suplex, but Ortiz slips out to push and pop-up! Ortiz POWERBOMBS and sits BPJ up for Santana’s KICK! Ortiz stands on BPJ for a cover, PNP win!
Winners: Proud ‘n’ Powerful, by pinfall
Bulletproof doesn’t mean indestructible, and BPJ just got wrecked by Santana and Ortiz! Will Santana and Ortiz do even worse to Best Friends?
Will Hobbs VS Jessy Sorensen!
The Embodiment of Willpower finally got a win in AEW and is finally gaining some ground! Will Jessy have any impact on Hobbs’ momentum?
The bell rings, Hobbs and Jessy get face to face and Jessy SLAPS Hobbs! Hobbs LARIATS Jessy! And corner splashes him hard! Hobbs clubs away on Jessy, the ref backs him off, and Jessy ROCKS Hobbs with rights! Jessy runs, dodges and jumps but Hobbs swats him down! Hobbs runs corner to corner, Jessy dodges and runs back in, but Hobbs puts him on the apron. Jessy enziguris and runs, but into a SPINE BUSTER! Hobbs is fired up, he drags Jessy up to scoop, for an Oklahoma Stampede! Cover, Hobbs wins!
Winner: Will Hobbs, by pinfall
Even Taz and Ricky Starks have to give Hobbs some credit on that one. Will Hobbs continue to build momentum now that he has his second win?
Ivelisse & Diamante VS Rache Chanel & Skyler Moore!
The winners of the AEW Women’s Tag Cup are back in the ring together to keep building that tag team legacy! Will they make sure their opponents tonight know exactly why they’re the top women’s team in AEW?
The bell rings and La Sicaria starts against Moore. They tie up, Ivelisse wrenches but Moore bridges, so Ivelisse sweeps the legs. Moore kips up, arm-drags Ivelisse around, and even hip tosses! Moore scoops Ivelisse, Ivelisse slips out and kicks out a leg! Ivelisse clinches and puts Moore in the corner, tag to Diamante. Moore fights back with big forearms, then scoops Diamante for a slam! Tag to Chanel, she and Moore bring Diamante up to whip into the corner. Moore runs in to corner elbow Diamante, Chanel runs in and blocks Diamante’s boot to ROCK her with an elbow! Chanel shows some edge and she snapmares Diamante, but she struts a bit and Diamante rushes her. Chanel gets around, Diamante bucks the O’Conner roll and CLOBBERS Chanel with an elbow!
Chanel recovers to arm-drag Diamante around, then uses a fireman’s carry to roll Diamante. Chanel struts again, but Diamante ducks the kick to roll her. Chanel slips out but Diamante ROCKS her with an uppercut! Tag to Ivelisse, Diamante elbows and feeds Chanel to Ivelisse’s tornado DDT! Cover, TWO! Chanel survives but Ivelisse rains down rights and even dribbles Chanel off the mat. Ivelisse hits a switchblade kick, then drags Chanel into a dragon sleeper! Ivelisse clubs Chanel but fans rally up. Chanel fights out, throws forearms back, but Ivelisse knees low. Ivelisse brings Chanel around, butterfly suplex! Cover, TWO! Ivelisse drags Chanel up, tags Diamante in, and Diamante runs to blast Moore while Ivelisse stomps a mudhole into Chanel.
Diamante runs back and basement dropkicks Chanel hard! Diamante drags Chanel up, point blank clotheslines her, but Moore tries to get in. The ref keeps Moore out, Diamante uses the distraction to feed Chanel to Ivelisse’s SUPERKICK! Chanel staggers into Diamante’s LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Chanel survives and fans rally up as Diamante clamps on a chinlock. Chanel fights up, fights back and jawbreakers free! Chanel mule kicks, but Diamante pushes her away, only for Chanel to come back with a SHINING WIZARD! Both women are down and the crowd fires up! Hot tags to Ivelisse and Moore!
Moore clobbers Ivelisse, gets Diamante back, and rallies more on Ivelisse! Moore runs but only gets buckles, but she boots Ivelisse back and huricanranas! Moore scoops Ivelisse, and POWERSLAMS her down! Cover, Diamante breaks it in time! Chanel gets in, drags Diamante up but Diamante throws Chanel out. Ivelisse hits Moore back and whips Moore into Chanel! Diamante BACKSTABBESR, Ivelisse snapmare KICKS Moore down! Cover, Ivelisse and Diamante win!
Winners: Diamante & Ivelisse, by pinfall
Chanel and Moore were tougher than expected, but not tougher than the Cuban Diamond and La Sicaria! Will the gold medal team continue to shine?
Colt Cabana VS QT Marshall w/ Allie!
BOOM BOOM Colt Cabana cost the Dark Order at All Out and Mr. Brodie Lee is still angry with him! But can he redeem himself in the eyes of the Exalted One by taking down God’s Gift to Wrestling?
Cabana is a little unsure why all of the Dark Order came out and not just Uno, but Uno assures them it’s not like that. The Dark Order keeps their distance and allow QT and Allie to enter. Uno gives Cabana some words of encouragement and the bell rings. Cabana and QT tie up, go around, and Cabana waistlocks. QT wrenches, Cabana rolls, spins and drop toeholds back. Cabana floats to a facelock, QT slips out to a hammerlock, but Cabana snapmares. QT spins out to hammerlock back, but Cabana works on his escape to get a headlock. QT powers out, Cabana runs him over and things speed up. Cabana ducks under and tilt-o-whirl headscissors QT out! Allie gets QT focused and back in the ring.
QT and Cabana circle, tie up, and QT wrenches to a hammerlock. Cabana backs QT to a corner, the ref calls for a break, and QT lets go. Stu Grayson wants Cabana to be more aggressive but Uno calms Stu down. Cabana does try to hit QT but QT dodges to ROCK Cabana back! QT whips and elbows Cabana down and the Dark Order is disappointed. QT throws forearms, whips Cabana to a corner, but Cabana goes up, under but turns into QT’s dropkick! Cover, TWO! QT stays on Cabana with forearms then whips corner to corner. Cabana reverses, QT elbows back but Alan Angels and Preston Vance distract QT! Cabana trips QT up, and realizes what the Dark Order is doing. Cabana wants them to let him handle this, and he drops down on QT with a splash! Cover, TWO! Cabana tries again, TWO!
The crowd rallies up, Cabana elbows QT to a corner and CHOPS him! QT goes to another corner, kicks back and throws forearms. QT rocks Cabana, whips him corner to corner but Cabana reverses and QT tumbles into buckles hard! QT goes up, comes back and Cabana drops him with a Bionic Elbow! Cabana pushes QT down to a cover, TWO! Cabana grows frustrated, tries another cover, TWO! Allie and the crowd rallies for QT but Cabana stalks QT to drive in more elbows. Cabana goes after the shoulder and neck then clamps on hands into the traps! QT fights up, fights back, and is free, but he runs into a drop toehold! Cabana clamps on again, gets the arms, and pulls QT back for a half surfboard.
QT fights up, turns but Cabana arm-drags. QT ROCKS Cabana with the uppercuts and haymakers! QT whips, Cabana reverses but QT LEAPS to shoulder Cabana down! QT hits an atomic drop, scoops and slams Cabana down! QT goes to a corner and climbs up top! Cabana rises, QT flies to hit a flying elbow! Allie and the crowd cheers but the Dark Order is frustrated. QT calls for the cutter, Cabana rolls him up but QT rolls through to hit a lethal combination! Both men are down but Allie and the crowd cheers QT on. QT gets up to the corner and the top rope. QT leaps, Cabana dodges the fist to spin QT for JAB after JAB! Flip, flop ‘n’ fly for a BIONIC ELBOW! Cabana runs in, the Flying Apple gets caught for a back suplex! Cover, TWO!!
Uno calms his colleagues but QT and Cabana slowly rise. QT goes for the cutter but is denied! Uno checks on Cabana but Stu goes around the way to KNEE QT down!! The ref misses all of this and Uno tells Cabana to finish it! Cabana aims at QT for the DISCUS!! Cover, Cabana wins!
Winner: Colt Cabana, by pinfall
It was certainly a team effort to give Cabana another win! But will Mr. Brodie’s star pick needing help only upset him more?
Brandon Cutler VS Peter Avalon w/ Leva Bates!
The Dungeon Master and the Librarian could not make it work as a tag team, and The Initiative is no more! But when winless faces winless, something’s gotta give! Who finally gets a win in their AEW career?
The second Cutler hits the ring, Avalon hits him! They brawl, the bell rings and this is on the record! Cutler fires off but Avalon knees low. Avalon throws haymakers back but Cutler dodges and clotheslines Avalon out! Cutler goes out and chases Avalon but Avalon gets back in the ring. Avalon drops a knee on Cutler as he gets in! Avalon hammers away on Cutler, drags him up and butterfly suplexes! Cover, ONE! Avalon is furious, he drags Cutler up but Cutler suplexes him first! Cover, ONE! Cutler keeps on Avalon with another suplex, Avalon slips out and waistlocks but Cutler bucks him away. Cutler slingshots out then springboards in, flying forearm!
Fans fire up with Cutler, Cutler knuckle locks and CHOPS Avalon, then springboard arm-drags Avalon out! Cutler builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit and the two crash into railing! Leva just wants them to be friends again but Cutler ignores her. Cutler drags Avalon up and whips him into the post, but Avalon swings around to not only refresh the count but BOOT Cutler down! Avalon has Leva move aside and he CHOPS Cutler against railing! And CHOP! Avalon shushes the crowd but Cutler CHOPS him back! And CHOPS him again! Cutler puts Avalon in the ring, Avalon builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit in return for earlier! Avalon brings Cutler back up and into the ring, then springboards for a crossbody! Cover, ONE, but Avalon gets Cutler for an URENAGE! Cover, TWO!
Avalon keeps his cool, drags Cutler by his leg and turns him for a modified Half Crab! Cutler endures, crawls and Leva even helps him get the ropebreak! Avalon lets go at 4 and questions Leva being so close to the ring. Avalon takes the book she’s holding, aims at Cutler, but she takes the book back! Leva tells Avalon he has to win this fair and square. And then Cutler hits Avalon with the SAVING THROW! Cover, TWO!! Cutler can’t believe his inverted suplex slam didn’t finish it, but he lifts Avalon with a torture rack. Avalon fights out, spins Cutler and kicks low, to TIGER DRIVER ’97!! Cover, TWO!! Now Avalon can’t believe Cutler survives! Cutler staggers up, to get MARTI-KNEES! Avalon goes to a corner, ARABIAN PRESS! Cover, TWO!! Cutler survives again!
Avalon is furious and argues with the ref, but the count is the count. Avalon runs corner to corner but into boots! Cutler goes to the apron, springboards, FROGGY BOW!! Cover, TWO!?! Avalon lives and Cutler can’t believe it! The crowd rallies up as Cutler brings Avalon into another suplex. Cutler hoists Avalon onto the top rope, climbs up to join him, but Avalon resists. Cutler throws body shots, Avalon hits back and adjusts, but Cutler rocks him with a haymaker! Cutler goes up top from the outside, but he’s aiming for the floor! Avalon resists, Leva is very worried, and the two brawl up top! Cutler and Avalon ROCK each other and they both fall to the floor!
The ring count begins, and Leva is torn! Cutler is up at 5, he hurries over to Avalon but Avalon throws forearms. They brawl, the climb is 8, they both keep each other out!! DOUBLE COUNT-OUT!!
Double Count-Out Draw
That’s not a win or a loss, it’s a TIE!! A historic moment for AEW, but not at all what these two men wanted! Leva tries to stop them from fighting any more, and Avalon storms off. Cutler also leaves Leva behind, but what does this mean for all of them?
Best Friends VS Maxx Stardom & Dontae Smiley!
Chuck Taylor and Trent also prepare for the Parking Lot Brawl with Proud ‘n’ Powerful! But will the Five Star Superstar and Mr. Prime Time throw a wrench into those plans?
The teams sort out and Chuckie T starts with Maxx. They tie up, Chuck puts Maxx in a corner but lets up. They tie up again, go around and Chuck puts Maxx in the other corner. Maxx throat chops, headbutts and uppercuts right out of the ropebreak! Maxx runs but Chuck BOOTS him down! Chuck stalks Maxx but Maxx tags to Smiley. Smiley and Chuck tie up, Chuck kicks low and clubs Smiley to the corner. Tag to Trent, Trent throws big forearms and a CHOP! Trent rocks, kicks and whips Smiley, to elbow him down hard! Trent paces as the crowd cheers, and he brings Smiley up. Trent headlocks and hits a takeover, grinds Smiley down, but Smiley fights up.
Smiley throws body shots and powers out but things speed up. Smiley hurdles high and dropkicks Trent down! Trent gets to a corner, Smiley poses for a moment then runs corner to corner. Into Trent’s knee! Trent looms over Smiley and drags Smiley up to CHOP back down. Tag to Chuck, he drags Smiley up and back suplexes high and hard! Chuck runs to drop an elbow! Smiley crawls, Chuck drags him away and tags in Trent. Trent brings Smiley up to DECK him! Trent toys with Smiley, and dares him to take a shot. Smiley gets up, throws a big forearm and another, so Trent DECKS him again. Trent drags Smiley up to put in a corner and throw more forearms. The ref counts, Trent lets up and comes back, into a mule kick! Smiley runs to hit a jumping neckbreaker!
Tag to Maxx and Maxx runs at Trent, but Trent sends him into buckles. Maxx goes to boot back but Trent counters. Maxx bounces back to ax kick Trent, then boots Trent after all. Maxx wheelbarrows to bulldog Trent down! Trent gets up, Maxx spins but into a BIG SAIDO! Both men are down, Trent and Maxx crawl to their corners, tags to Chuck and Smiley! Chuck rallies on Smiley and Maxx, and clotheslines Smiley out! Chuck stays on Smiley to whip him into railing! And feeds Maxx to Trent’s SPEAR! Best Friends put Smiley in, Chuck gives him a back elbow. Tag to Trent, Smiley is fed to the Sexy Chuckie Knee! SOLE FOOD HALF ‘N’ HALF! Chuck wants PNP to see this! AWFUL WAFFLE to BIG PILEDRIVER! Cover, Best Friends win!
Winners: Best Friends, by pinfall
No more fun and games, Trent and Chuck want to demolish Santana and Ortiz! Will there be anyone or anything left standing in the Parking Lot Brawl?
8 Man Tag: The Dark Order VS Private Party & The Gunn Club!
Evil Uno, Stu Grayson and the Beaver Boys all want to make Brodie Lee proud to make up for All Out, but Marq Quen, Isiah Kassidy, Billy and Austin don’t care about that! FTR stands atop the tag team division now and riled everyone up! Will the foursome that wins here gain major ground towards chasing after Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood?
The teams sort out and Billy starts against Number 3, Alex Reynolds. Reynolds and Billy circle, tie up, and Billy headlocks. Billy hits a headlock takeover, Reynolds headscissors but Billy pops out. Reynolds CHOPS but Billy doesn’t flinch. Billy eggs Reynolds on, Reynolds kicks low but Billy blocks the whip. Billy reels Reynolds in to run him over with a shoulder! Cover, TWO! Billy keeps on Reynolds, taunts the rest of Dark Order and wrenches. Tag to Austin, he kicks and wrenches Reynolds then tags in Kassidy. Kassidy drops ax handles, wrenches and shoulder breakers, then tags in Quen. Quen leap frogs to jam the arm! Quen facelocks Reynolds to keep him from his corner.
Quen wrenches, tags Kassidy, Private Party double whip Reynolds for a body shot, sunset flip and dropkick! Cover, TWO! Kassidy keeps on Reynolds with a wrench and tags Austin in. Austin clubs Reynolds’ arm but Reynolds knees low. Reynolds whips, Austin reverses and corner splashes! Austin whips corner to corner then back drops Reynolds! Cover, TWO! Austin keeps his focus as he brings Reynolds up. Reynolds powers Austin to the corner and Dark Order mugs him! Silver tags in, stomps Austin then tags Stu. Stu stomps Austin, tags in Uno, and Uno brings Austin up for elbows. Uno stomps Austin’s fingers, then whips him into the corner. Tag to Reynolds, Uno CHOPS Austin then Reynolds throws forearms.
Reynolds brings Austin up but Austin pops out of the neckbreaker to backslide! TWO, Austin picks Reynolds up and powers him to the corner. Tag to Kassidy, he throws forearms then tags in Quen. Private Party sweep the legs, “SAY CHEESE!” Stomps! Kassidy and Quen mock the #JoinDarkOrder pose, Quen covers, TWO! Quen drags Reynolds up, Reynolds hits back but Quen dodges to huricanrana! Quen runs but into a cheap shot! QUen hits Silver back for that, dodges Reynolds and flapjack dropkicks Reynolds! Stu swipes at Quen but gets an enziguri! Silver distracts the ref, Uno anchors Quen’s foot! Reynolds clobbers Quen and Quen falls out of the ring! Stu puts Quen back in and Reynolds drags Quen to a cover, ONE!
Tag to Uno, Uno stomps Quen’s legs while Reynolds holds him down. Uno stomps more and more, the crowd rallies behind Quen but Stu tags in. The Dark Order OG have Quen for a elbow drop sidewalk slam! Cover, TWO! Stu tries again, TWO! Stu pushes Quen to the corner, tags Silver in, and they mug Quen. Silver EuroUppers and BOOTS Quen down! Cover, TWO! Silver keeps between Quen and his corner to drop elbows. Cover, ONE, but Silver has Quen in a partial camel clutch. The crowd rallies up, Silver drags Quen around but Quen elbows back. Quen throws body shots and forearms but Silver barrels him into the corner! Reynolds tags in, the Beaver Boys mug Quen and dig their boots in. Uno and Stu get their shots in, Uno tags in and Uno drags Quen up.
Uno suplexes, holds Quen for a count of 5, to a BRAIN BUSTER! Cover but Kassidy breaks it! Uno drags Quen over, tags Reynolds in, and Silver tags in next. The Beaver Boys stomp Quen more, double whip him but QUen crisscrosses and double ranas! Silver and Reynolds drag Quen back, tag to Uno. Uno hits Kassidy and Austin, but Billy backs him off with a glare. The ref keeps Billy from getting in, Uno goes abck to Quen and tags Stu. The OG double suplex but Quen lands on his feet! Quen spins and enziguris Uno! Stu dead lifts Quen to a full nelson but Quen lands on his feet out of the German Suplex! Quen dodges Stu, hot tag to Billy! Billy throws hands on the Dark Order, tilt-o-whirl SLAMS Reynolds, then dumps Uno out. Stu jumps up and elbows Billy in the head!
Stu fireman’s carries, Billy slips out for the COBRA CLUTCH SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Stu survives but Billy drags him back up. Billy says “SUCK IT!” but Uno drags him out of the ring! Uno sends Billy into railing but Kassidy triangle cutters Uno down! Reynolds spins Kassidy to ROCK him, and CRAVAT SUPLEX! Quen kicks Reynolds to turns him for the INVERTED SHIRANUI! Silver gets in to pop-up Quen and kick, kick and SUPERKICK, into a dead lift BRAIN BUSTER! Austin is back, Silver kicks him and the Beaver Boys double whip. Austin ducks the clotheslines to give double clotheslines! Stu goes Matrix to PELE Austin! Billy is back to FAMOUSER Stu! Uno BOOTS Billy down!!
Uno drags Stu to the corner, tags in, but Austin tags in, too! Austin dodges Uno to forearm Reynolds! Running uppercut for Uno! clothesline for Reynolds! Austin tosses Silver and whips Uno but Uno reverses! Austin goes up and over but Silver tags in. Austin pops Uno up but Uno slips through to Gory Especial! Stu is up top, FATALITY!! Cover, the Dark Order wins!!
Winners: The Dark Order, by pinfall
The party comes to a halt as the Dark Order OG seal the deal for the faction! Is it only a matter of time before they take over all of AEW?
My Thoughts:
A pretty good Dark for another 11 match night. There were still matches that were obviously going one way over another, but they still felt like good matches for all parties. I like that Brandi VS Velvet happened after what Brandi was saying on commentary last week, and it was great for Velvet to get upset about those same comments. Butcher and Blade keep it together better than Pentagon and Fenix did last week, I wonder if that in itself causes tension between the four. I liked the detail of Dani having a Burn Book page about Ford, as well as the reaction Ford had to it. Megabyte Ronnie honestly has an impressive look and according to commentary, he’s a military veteran and had a moment of realization that with one life to live, you got to eat what you can while you can. I really liked his hot dog eating elbow drop, too, that was very creative. But of course Cage won for Team Taz.
Proud ‘n’ Powerful and Best Friends obviously win to roll into their match for Dynamite, but something about Best Friends’ win felt more dominant than PNP’s. Maybe this is a sign Santana and Ortiz win the Parking Lot Brawl. I still feel like AEW should be prioritizing their rise to the tag titles, not Jericho and Hager jumping into the division on a whim. Hobbs squashing Sorensen while Starks talked smack makes me think Hobbs is rising up in how AEW sees him, and I wonder if it comes to the point where Hobbs joins Darby Allin against Team Taz. Hobbs has the strength to not so much rival Cage, but he at least evens things out. Ivelisse & Diamante get a real good match out of Chanel and Moore, though maybe sloppy at points. That’s more to Chanel and Moore being newer, but at least no one got hurt.
I really liked the Dark Order developments tonight. Anna making sure Brandi remembers she’s around was a good touch. The Dark Order being on Cabana’s case was a great bit of detail, as was them cheating to help him win. That should come back around as part of the story inside Dark Order, such as it hurting Cabana’s confidence to know he didn’t win on his own. And the 8 Man Tag was a lot of great stuff. The Gunn Club and Private Party had a lot of chemistry, but it does make a lot of sense for the Dark Order to win because of the overall story. And of course, there’s Cutler VS Avalon. I forgot they both lost 25 matches each. And I totally forgot about the possibility of a draw! Them pulling that is actually brilliant, as they’ll be among the very few AEW wrestlers to have a tie on their records. Cutler and Avalon are now both 0-25-1, but far from over with each other. I bet the anniversary show finally gives us one of them going 1-25-1.
My Score: 8.2/10
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Will the Last Outlaw get his shot?
Jeff Jarrett wants one more run at the top, and that means winning the AEW World Championship! But he has to get through Claudio Castagnoli first!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Will Ospreay VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family; Ospreay wins.
- High Stakes: Jeff Jarrett VS Claudio Castagnoli; Claudio wins and denies Jarrett a title opportunity.
- Ricochet VS AR Fox; Ricochet wins.
- Jay White VS Wheeler Yuta; White wins.
- AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone VS Yuka Sakazaki; Mone wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Will Ospreay VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family!
Huntsville, Alabama fires up already as The Aerial Assassin clashes with The Machine! Will the Don Callis Family make sure the Grand Slam: Australia super tag team match does NOT happen? Or will there be no denying The Best Bout Bruvs their vengeance?
The bell rings and the fans fire up again. Callis grabs a mic, though, and that ruins the mood. Callis tells Ospreay he has something very important to say. Ospreay needs to take a good look at the tron. Omega is down! Callis laughs as someone has already beat up The Cleaner, and now Cage goes after Ospreay! The fans boo as Cage hammers away in the corner! Cage soaks up the heat, but Ospreay CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Cage knees low, whips Ospreay to ropes, but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges then RAN- NO! Cage stops that, brings Ospreay up, but Ospreay fights free! Ospreay fires a shot but Cage ROCKS him!
Cage whips Ospreay to a corner, but Ospreay BOOTS in return! Ospreay goes up and FLYING RANAS! The fans fire up while Cage bails out. Callis doesn’t like that but Ospreay storms up to PLANCHA! Cage steps aside, and then he CLOBBERS Ospreay! The fans boo but Cage soaks up the heat. Cage storms up on Ospreay, scoops him, but Ospreay slips free to POST Cage! Ospreay refreshes the ring count, he fires hands on Cage, then he whips, only for Cage to block! Cage whips Ospreay, Ospreay goes up onto the barriers! Cage runs up, Ospreay ROCKS him, then BLOCK- NO! Cage stops the blockbuster to carry Ospreay around the way!
Cage marches with Ospreay up in the air, and Callis says put him down at his feet! Ospreay tries to fight free, but Cage keeps Ospreay up to then SLAM him down! Cage slides into the ring, argues with the ref, and that lets Lance Archer attack! Archer SMACKS Ospreay off the desk, and then Callis gets his own shots in! The fans boo but Callis goes back to his seat at commentary. Archer tells fans to shut up, but then Cage SMACKS Ospreay off the desk again! And gives him an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Ospreay writhes, Cage gives Callis a hug, and Callis says Cage is a stud! Cage goes back for Ospreay in the ring, and he hoists Ospreay up.
Cage RAMS Ospreay into the corner, RAMS him again, then hoists him up again. Cage runs Ospreay corner to corner to RAM him in again! Ospreay sputters but Cage stands him up. Ospreay CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Cage CHOPS in return! Cage whips Ospreay to CALF KICK! The fans boo but Cage soaks up the heat. Cover, ONE, but Cage clamps on a chinlock. Ospreay endures, fights up, and he JAWBREAKERS free! The fans fire up as Ospreay fires shots! Ospreay whips, Cage reverses, tilt-o-whirls, and BACKBREAKERS! Then a gut wrench and BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Ospreay stays in this but Cage stays on him with a rain of fists!
Cage paces, taunts the fans, and looms over Ospreay. Cage drags Ospreay up, bumps him off buckles, then CHOPS! Ospreay sputters, Cage whips him corner to corner, and Ospreay hits the buckles hard! Ospreay falls back, Cage covers, ONE!! Ospreay shows grit and the fans rally up. Cage drags Ospreay up, shoves him to ropes, and ROCKS him in the back! Cage clamps on a bearhug but Ospreay endures the squeeze. The fans rally, Ospreay reaches out, and Ospreay fires shots! Ospreay HEADBUTTS free, ROCKS Cage, but Cage ROCKS Ospreay! And CHOPS him again! Cage whips, Ospreay handsprings and NEURALIZER KICKS!
The fans fire up and Ospreay reaches out. Then Ospreay kips up and the fans cheer! Ospreay fires shots on Cage, whips him to ropes but Cage reverses. Ospreay grabs ropes to stop himself, then he KICKS in return! Cage fights the saido, CLUBS Ospreay on the neck, then whips him to a corner. Ospreay BOOTS Cage away, goes up, but Cage GAMANGIRIS! Cage goes up, but Ospreay slips under! Ospreay tucks Cage in to CHEEKY NANDOS! The fans fire up and Ospreay springboards, PIP PIP CHEERIO! Cover, TWO! Cage survives and Ospreay grows frustrated, but the fans rally up again. Callis pounds the apron to coach Cage up.
Ospreay powers up the arm and the fans fire up! The elbow pad is off, but Cage UPPERCUTS, GAMANGIRIS, and GERMAN SUPELXES! Ospreay lands out, then he DUMPS Cage to the apron! Ospreay BOOTS Cage down, and he builds speed to SASUKE SPECIAL! Down goes Cage and the fans are thunderous! Ospreay drags Cage up, puts him in, and fans cheer “A E DUB!” for making this the opener! Archer creeps over, Ospreay sees him and the ref has him stay back, but Cage CLOBBERS Ospreay! Cage drags Ospreay to a corner, deadlift SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and the fans fire up!
Ospreay shakes his head while Cage huffs ‘n’ puffs. Cage drags Ospreay up to a fireman’s carry, F 5- RAN- NO!! Cage stops the counter, pops Ospreay up, but Ospreay slips out the back! HOOK KICK! Then Ospreay SWATS the lariat to HOOK KICK again! OSCUT- NO! Cage stops that to ripcord, ROLLING ELBOW and DISCUS LARIAT! Then a SITOUT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives again and Callis is furious! The fans rally as Ospreay and Cage go to corners. Cage runs up, LARIAT, and then he has Ospreay on the apron again. Cage climbs, brings Ospreay to the very top, and he fireman’s carries Ospreay!
Fans freak out for the SUPER F5!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!! Archer SWATS it, but the ref sees that! The fans tell the ref to do it, Archer and Cage defend the innocence, and Cage reels Ospreay in. Ospreay RANAS Cage into Archer! Cage runs back up, Ospreay slips through the lariat to then lift and tuck! STYLES CLASH!! Cover, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall
Callis is even more upset because his Murder Machines failed! Or did they? Because now Archer attacks Ospreay from behind! The fans boo, and then chant for “KENNY! KENNY!” but we saw Omega taken out by who knows! The Murder Machines DOUBLE LARIAT Ospreay, then they stand on Ospreay’s face! The fans boo more, but wait! Omega is still making his way out here? And with a chair! Omega dodges Archer, JAMS him up, and SMACKS him on the back! Then he CHUCKS the chair at Cage’s face!! Callis is furious, how is Omega up after what happened to him? Omega swings on Archer but Archer gets outta there!
Omega and Ospreay stand together against Archer, but Kyle Fletcher & Konosuke Takeshita show up! Now the Callis Family mugs Ospreay & Omega 4v2! This is just like before, and the fans boo as Archer JAMS Omega with the chair! Konosuke scoops Omega, Kyle scoops Ospreay! BASTARD DRIVER AND TOMBSTONE IN SYNC!! The fans boo but Callis stands with his men. Omega tries to fight back but he just gets beat up more! We still don’t have an answer on who the newest Family member will be, but will Callis even need them if they can tear Omega & Ospreay apart before Grand Slam?
Backstage interview with Swerve Strickland.
Well, not quite, as Renee Paquette waits outside his locker room, hoping for a word about Ricochet’s threatening Prince Nana. Wait, Hangman Page barges through, and says no one is in there. Renee asks what Hangman is even doing, he says it is none of her business. Then can Hangman comment on Christopher Daniels announcing the end of his in-ring career? Nope, no time. But then Hangman literally bumps into MJF. These two stare down, but then Hangman moves on. MJF says unbelievable. The Cowboy walks around like he’s King S*it just because the fans like him. No matter what he does, Hangman did nothing wrong~!
But MJF even so much as breathes funny and it is all over for him. How hypocritical. MJF mutters to himself but Renee asks how he feels about Jeff Jarrett’s match where he could win a title opportunity with Moxley. Renee snaps MJF out of ranting to himself, and MJF apologizes, it’s the ADHD. But MJF is not gonna let anybody ruin his mood tonight. Because tonight, he proves his words aren’t just beautiful poetry but prophecy. Tonight, Double J learns that as MJF said, you’re better off making a deal with The Devil than defying him. Jarrett learns that the hard way when he goes out there alone to face one of the most dangerous men AEW has to offer in the man-horse, Claudio Castagnoli!
And that is all because of Jarrett’s narcissism, and his refusal of MJF’s sweetheart deal. MJF has a new offer, and unfortunately for Jarrett, it is one he can’t decline. It goes like this: The Last Outlaw’s Last Ride! Ain’t that great? MJF grins, but will he have to eat his words when Jarrett finds a way to defeat the Swiss Cyborg?
“Powerhouse” Will Hobbs speaks.
“Unfortunately, Big Bill, I wasn’t cleared to travel to Dynamite tonight. But just as we went off that stage on Collision, I told we’re going to Hell. When I’m cleared to come back, I’m gonna show you that Hell is just the beginning.” When and where will The Book of Hobbs finish this chapter with The Redwood?
High Stakes: Jeff Jarrett VS Claudio Castagnoli!
Well, just as the Wolf of Wrestling said, The Last Outlaw is going up against the Death Rider’s workhorse, all for his shot at Jon Moxley and the AEW World Championship! Will Double J win here to go on to “the big one?” Or is this where Jarrett’s ride ends?
The bell rings and the fans rally up for Jarrett. Jarrett and Claudio tie up, go around, go along ropes, and end up in a corner. The ref counts, Claudio lets off slowly, but then takes a swing! Jarrett avoids the cheap shot to UPPERCUT Claudio! Claudio headlocks, Jarrett powers up and out, but Claudio runs him over! Things keep moving, Jarrett drops down then arm-drags! And HIP TOSSES! Jarrett whips, JAPANESE ARM-DRAGS, and the fans fire up! Jarrett puts Claudio in a corner, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count along, but Claudio stops Jarrett at 4 to then atomic drop! Claudio runs, and he LARIATS Jarrett down! Cover, TWO!
Claudio argues with the ref but the count was fair. Claudio drags Jarrett up, reels him in, but Jarrett powers up to back drop free! But Claudio sunset flips, Jarrett rolls through, and Jarrett has the legs! FIGURE FOUR! The fans “WOO~!” while Claudio flails! Claudio crawls over to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Jarrett lets go fast, and the fans cheer while Claudio bails out. Jarrett waits on Claudio and the fans rally behind “DOUBLE J! DOUBLE J!” Claudio waves to the crowd? Oh, of course! Wheeler Yuta is here! The Decoder is dressed and ready for his match against Jay White, but he looks ready to go now if he has to!
Jarrett storms out and dares Yuta to do something, but the ref has Yuta stay back. Now Claudio waits on Jarrett in the ring, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref has Jarrett leave Yuta alone, and he tells Yuta to stay back. Jarrett returns to the ring, dodges Claudio and puts him on ropes! Jarrett runs to then STRADDLE ATTACK! The fans cheer as Jarrett does the Fargo Strut, then runs back in, only for Yuta to warn Claudio! Claudio dodges and TOSSES Jarrett out of the ring! The ref keeps Claudio from going out there, but that lets Yuta attack Jarrett! Yuta gets away with it all and Claudio goes out the side. Claudio SMACKS Jarrett off the barriers, then stalks him around the way. Claudio then lifts Jarrett to hit SNAKE EYES off railing! Claudio puts Jarrett in the ring and clamps on a COBRA CLUTCH!
Jarrett endures while Claudio thrashes him around. Jarrett fights up, fires body shots, but Claudio HOTSHOTS him on ropes! Jarrett sputters, Claudio kicks him out to the floor, and again the ref keeps Claudio in the ring. Yuta creeps up, but the ref senses him this time! Yuta backs off, Claudio goes out, and Claudio puts Jarrett in the ring. Claudio tells the ref not to worry about Yuta, but then Jarrett fires body shots! Jarrett ROCKS Claudio, fires more shots, but Claudio BOOTS him down! And hits a LEG DROP, brother! Cover, TWO! Claudio clamps onto Jarrett with a chinlock and grinds him down while Dynamite returns to single picture.
The fans rally as Jarrett fights to his feet. Jarrett fires body shots, then powers Claudio to a corner. Jarrett whisp corner to corner but Claudio reverses, then follows in for an UPPERCUT! Snapmare and cover, TWO! Jarrett toughs it out and the fans rally some more. Claudio grabs the legs, but Jarrett kicks him away! Claudio comes back to DOUBLE STOMP! Cover, TWO! Jarrett stays in this and the fans cheer, but Claudio gives scuffing, mocking kicks. Claudio whips but Jarrett catches him for a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! The fans fire up and both men stand. Claudio fires hands on Jarrett, then UPPERCUTS!
Claudio UPPERCUTS again and Jarrett staggers around. Claudio UPPERCUTS, Jarrett HAYMAKERS! They go back and forth, the fans cheer Jarrett but boo Claudio. Jarrett gets the edge but Claudio kicks low! Claudio winds up to UPPERCUT, but Jarrett DECKS him in return! The fans fire up with Jarrett and he swings more shots and even some KICKS! Jarrett trips Claudio, steps through, but Claudio BOOTS him away! Claudio runs up in the corner again, but Jarrett dodges! Claudio is stuck, Jarrett kicks at the free leg! Claudio hobbles around but Jarrett winds up, only for Claudio to block! Jarrett aims, but Claudio ducks the enzigiri!
Claudio grabs both legs, for the GIANT SWING!! Claudio goes around and around, but can only manage half a dozen rotations because of the damage to his own leg! Claudio steps through on Jarrett and turns him over, SHARPSHOOTER! The fans boo but Jarrett endures! Jarrett reaches out while Claudio sits deep! Yuta tells Jarrett to just tap out, but the fans rally! Jarrett powers up, pushes back, and he has Claudio’s legs! Jarrett has the SHARPSHOOTER! Jarrett does this for Owen! Claudio endures, but Yuta slides a chair in! Yuta then distracts the ref, Jarrett lets Claudio go, and Jarrett DECKS Yuta!
The fans cheer, but Claudio grabs the chair! The ref ushers Yuta out, but Jarrett dodges the chair! Jarrett wrenches Claudio, reels him in, but MOXLEY is here!! The Maniac hits a PARADIGM SHIFT!! The fans boo but Moxley & Yuta bail out so that Claudio can hook Jarrett up! GOTCH NEUTRALIZER!! And then he hauls Jarrett up again, GOTCH NEUTRALIZER AGAIN!! Cover, Claudio wins!
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall (denies Jeff Jarrett a world title match)
Marina Shafir is also ringside now, just to hold up the briefcase that holds the world title. The Death Riders screw Double J over, but it took almost ALL of them to do it! Is this a sign that they fear Double J’s grit and determination? As for the Last Outlaw, he slowly sits up from taking all those big shots, the fans cheering him on. Jarrett thanks the fans, but here comes MJF… Jarrett sighs while he struggles to stand up, and MJF struts out here with another stupid grin on his face. MJF goes right to the ring, mic in hand, and he tells Jarrett, “I just wanted to come out here to say…” HE CLOBBERS JARRETT WITH THE DYNAMITE DIAMOND RING!!
The fans boo as MJF grins again and stands over Jarrett. MJF picks the mic back up to say, “As you know, I truly respect my elders. And that’s precisely why I’m not gonna say I told you so.” MJF leaves Double J behind, but will the Scumbag actually man up and go for gold? Or is he just going to wait it out while The Maniac continues his reign of terror?
Backstage interview with Ricochet.
Renee is with the One & Only and says earlier today, she tried to get a word with Swerve Strickland, but he is nowhere to be found. But she has been informed that should Swerve interfere in Ricochet’s match tonight, Swerve will effectively forfeit the match the two of them were set to have next week in Atlanta. Really? Ricochet likes that. Because finally, Swerve is out of Ricochet’s business. Well, Renee knows Ricochet has a lot he wants to get off his chest, so what’s on his mind? Ricochet says no, no, we aren’t doing this right now. Look at how Ricochet is dressed. Does she take him for some kind of hoodlum?
No, they will do this in a more formal setting this Saturday on Collision. As for tonight, “the powers that be” have decided to further bully Ricochet by putting him in a match against AR Fox one week before one of the biggest matches in Ricochet’s career. So if you don’t mind, let him take care of that situation real quick. Renee wishes him luck but he says no need. The music hits and Ricochet makes his entrance. Will Dynamite be #OuttaThisWorld? Or will it be the Whole Fox’n Show?
Ricochet VS AR Fox!
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Ricochet is annoyed already and he talks trash on Huntsville. Ricochet and Fox circle, tie up, and Ricochet pulls hair to put Fox in a corner. The ref counts, the fans boo, but Ricochet lets off to then shove Fox. Ricochet eggs Fox on, Fox runs up, and Fox gets around to headlock. Ricochet powers up and out, Fox RUNS Ricochet over, then keeps moving. He RUNS Ricochet over again, then ducks a lariat to hit a headlock takeover. Ricochet rolls that to a cover, ONE and Fox holds onto the headlock. The fans cheer but Ricochet fights around. Ricochet fights up, fires body shots, then powers out.
Fox goes up the corner, Ricochet stops the rana but Fox mule kicks and FLYING STUNNERS! Ricochet staggers, Fox suplexes, SPINNING BRAINBUSTER! Ricochet tumbles out of the ring and the fans fire up. Fox feeds off that energy, then builds speed to FLY! Direct hit on Ricochet and the fans fire up again! Fox then whips Ricochet into barriers, runs in, and BOOTS Ricochet! The fans fire up while Ricochet staggers away. Fox bumps Ricochet off the barriers, CHOPS him, and then high-fives fans. Fox CLUBS Ricochet, has him on the apron and climbs up to join him. Fox fireman’s carries, but Ricochet slips into the ring!
Ricochet shoves Fox, then APRON HIP TOSSES him! Fox writhes on the floor while Ricochet soaks up the heat, Ricochet builds speed, but rolls to a stop and taunts the fans for thinking he’d give them something. The fans boo but Ricochet soaks it up, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ricochet talks trash on the fans, goes out to fetch Fox, and DECKS him with a right! Ricochet whips Fox hard into railing, then soaks up more heat. Ricochet brings Fox up and puts him in the ring. Ricochet slingshots to KNEE-BOARD SENTON! Ricochet taunts the fans more, then stomps Fox down. Ricochet stomps away at the ropes, Fox bails out of the ring, but Ricochet pursues. Fox kicks but Ricochet blocks to CHOP! Fox staggers away, slips into the ring, but Ricochet stalks him. Fox snarls and he CHOPS! Fox fires hands, but Ricochet UPPERCUTS him down! Ricochet runs to UPPERCUT Fox in the back!
Ricochet then runs and BASEMENT UPPERCUTS! Ricochet soaks up more heat, then clamps onto Fox with a motorcycle stretch! Fox endures the knee in his back while Ricochet pulls on the arms. Fox fights, stands, and fires body shots! But Ricochet CLAWS Fox’s back! Ricochet puts Fox in the corner, CLAWS his back again, then tells the ref to back off. Ricochet stands Fox up to CHOP! Ricochet RAMS into Fox, ROCKS him with a forearm, then snapmares him into a chinlock. Ricochet again digs his knee into Fox’s back, but Fox endures while the fans rally. Dynamite returns to single picture as Fox fights up.
Fox fires hands, runs, but into a DROPKICK! The fans boo but Ricochet tells them to shut up. Cover, TWO! Ricochet ELBOWS Fox in the head, then DECKS him! Ricochet stand Fox up but Fox fires forearms! Ricochet wobbles, Fox runs, but Ricochet SPINEBUSTERS Fox down! Ricochet scuffs Fox, and the fans boo as he pretends to be The People’s Champion! Ricochet runs to drop the PEOPLE’S MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Fox survives but Ricochet reels him in. Ricochet suplexes, but Fox knees free! Fox fires forearms, Ricochet fires forearms back, and they both ROCK each other! And DOUBLE LARIAT!
Ricochet takes another swing, Fox dodges! Fox comes back, Ricochet dodges! DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide and both men are down! The fans fire up while both men stir. Ricochet staggers around, comes back, but Fox fires haymakers! Fox whips, Ricochet reverses, but Fox goes Matrix to dodge the lariat! Fox then ENZIGIRIS and Ricochet wobbles! Ricochet takes another swing, but Fox blocks! Fox wrenches, then he blocks a kick! FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives and Fox can’t believe it! The fans rally and Fox hauls Ricochet up. Fox tucks the arms but Ricochet slips out the back!
Ricochet ELBOWS Fox from the corner, then goes up, only for Fox to ENZIGIRI! Fox hits an ICONOCLASM, steps over and RIPCORD CUTTERS! Fox is right up top, 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives again and Fox is shocked! Ricochet crawls to the apron, “This is Awesome!” as Fox game plans. Fox drags Ricochet back in but Ricochet holds the ropes! Ricochet kicks free, but Fox has Ricochet in the ropes! Fox drags Ricochet up, fireman’s carries, but Ricochet still clings to ropes! Fox pulls Ricochet free, so now Ricochet grabs the ref! The ref reprimands, Ricochet lets go but Fox lets him down. RECOIL from Ricochet! Cover, TWO!!
Fox survives and now Ricochet is shocked! The fans fire up and Fox sputters back to life. But Ricochet locks ‘n’ loads, SPIRIT GUN!! And then the dragon sleeper, the VERTIGO!! Cover, Ricochet wins!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall
That was indeed #OuttaThisWorld, but Fox gave as good as he got right to the end! But Ricochet brings out the golden scissors!? BUT WAIT! SWERVE IS HERE! Swerve trips Ricochet and throws him into the barriers! The fans fire up as Swerve fires off on Ricochet, then throw shim around ringside! And then into steel steps! Ricochet sputters and Swerve snarls, and then Swerve puts Ricochet in the ring. But then Ricochet uses Fox as a shield! Ricochet even has the scissors against Fox’s neck to threaten him like he did Nana! Swerve stands down and Ricochet retreats. But with one week to go, will Ricochet enter Swerve’s House only to NOT make it out in one piece?
AEW shares a snippet from Closeup with Renee Paquette.
We got a little taste on Saturday during Collision, now we get a little more as Renee asks Jon Moxley about the AEW World Championship itself. From the moment Moxley won it, he’s kept it hidden. First a garbage bag, now the briefcase. Why is it Moxley is essentially holding this title hostage? Moxley asks back why anyone needs to see the belt. What does anyone get out of it? Do they want to take a picture of it? Is this a petting zoo? Why does anyone need to see it when they don’t know anything about it? They don’t understand it on any level. They don’t understand what a world championship means, what it is about, what it takes to be a world champion.
Moxley IS the AEW World Championship! He is the living definition of what it is to be a champion. Want to see it? Take a look at it, because it’s right here. HE is the AEW World Championship, it lives here. It isn’t something you hold, it isn’t something you show off, it isn’t something you take pictures with. It lives in the heart! It has to be cultivated, grown, forged in the white hot fires of struggle and combat. And as we heard from Collision, Moxley is trying to build a THOUSAND Moxleys! He wants to backfill AEW, so that means he must put them through what he went through, and maybe even worse.
The Maniac’s reign of terror is much deeper than we knew. But will it ever come to an end?
The Learning Tree speaks.
Chris Jericho says, “Hi, guys~! Welcome to another New York Minute, coming to you live this week from Huntsville, Alabama, home of the Crimson Toad.” Bryan Keith adds, “ROLL TOAD!” Jericho says a lot is going on with The Nueve, like his new movie, Dark Match, premiering in theaters and on Shudder this Friday night. It’s violent, it’s gory, it’s fun, just like The Learning Tree! But speaking of violent, we also saw last week on Collision, Big Bill took out Will Hobbs! Tells us about it, Redwood! Bill says what “LT” said last week really struck a chord with him. It is one thing for Bill to share the teachings of Jericho with the world, but it’s another to put those words into action.
Bill feels now that he understands Jericho’s words in a way that he never did before. He feels… Stronger. Jericho says yes, when he hears Bill say that, it makes Jericho very proud. Jericho is very proud… of himself, for being such a great mentor! And Jericho told Bill to take out Hobbs, but permanently. Bill didn’t do that, so Bill will have to work a little bit harder next time. But Bill will get that chance again this Saturday, as Jericho & Bad Apple Bryan Keith take on those other heathens who beat them in that 12 Man Tag at Maximum Carnage, The Outrunners! Jericho says the Outrunners claim to have been around for decades, but Jericho’s never seen them anywhere but AEW, EVER!
Keith says that’s a Mandela Effect! Jericho says this Saturday, The Youngest Men Alive get taught a lesson from the smartest men alive, and Big Bill will make Jericho proud for real this time. That’s all! Another New York Minute! Thanks, guys~! Jericho’s cocky smile turns into a sneer, but will he and Keith really bring down Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum? Or will the Learning Tree get a Total Recall?
Jay White VS Wheeler Yuta!
The Switchblade has been after The Death Riders for months now, and he especially owes The Decoder for all the underhanded ways he’s gotten involved in White’s title matches. Will Yuta learn to Breathe with the Switchblade? Or will he just ruin another night for Jay White?
White is wary as he puts his jacket aside. Yuta runs up, but White catches him to a clinch! BLADE- NO, Yuta slips free and bails out! White taunts Yuta, Yuta says the bell hasn’t even rung! Oh, he’s one to talk about playing fair! The ref has White back up and Yuta slowly steps back into the ring. The fans chant “YUTA SUCKS! YUTA SUCKS!” The bell rings now, but Yuta bails out again. The fans boo but Yuta takes his time coming back. White says it’s fine, he’s got time. Yuta paces, the ring count hits 5 of 10, and Yuta steps in again. They tie up, Yuta headlocks but White slips out to headlock in return.
Yuta pulls hair to put White in a corner but the ref counts. The fans boo, Yuta lets go, but White pulls Yuta’s beard! The fans cheer, the ref reprimands, but White brings Yuta around. Yuta breaks free but White CHOPS him! White takes another swing, Yuta ducks and wrenches the other arm to then wristlock. White spins, Yuta wrenches, repeat, but then White rolls. White wrenches and spins Yuta to CHOP it down! The fans cheer while White grabs a leg. White pushes the leg down to sit Yuta up, and White CHOPS Yuta down again! And again! White pushes the leg down a third time, Yuta stays down, so White stomps him!
Yuta sputters, sits up, and White CHOPS him yet again! Yuta goes to a corner, White brings him around, but Yuta kicks. White blocks, and CHOPS! White whips, Yuta reverses but White reverses back to CHOP! White runs, sniffs out the backdrop and KICKS Yuta! White whips, then BACKDROPS Yuta! The fans cheer, Guns Up for the Huntsville Gold Members! Yuta avoids the chop, comes back, but White pops Yuta up to sit on the top rope! The fans cheer while Yuta clutches his death rider, and then White CHOPS him to the floor! Yuta crawls, White goes out after him, and White CHOPS Yuta again! The fans “WOO~!” while Yuta sputters.
White refreshes the ring count, drags Yuta up and SMACKS him off the barrier! White refreshes the count yet again, and fans want more! White SMACKS Yuta off the barriers again! The ref wants this in the ring, White says give him a minute, but Yuta dropkicks White’s leg! Yuta goes to the apron, but White yanks him down! White swings, Yuta dodges, and he drop toeholds White into the apron! White sputters and wobbles, Yuta SHOVES him into steel steps! White falls back, Yuta argues with the ref, and then Yuta SLAMS White’s leg into the steel steps! And he does it again! The ring count climbs again, but Yuta drags White around.
Yuta traps White’s leg in the frame of the ring! Yuta STOMPS the leg! The fans boo but Yuta pushes White into the ring. White rolls away, clutching that knee, but Yuta stalks him. White CHOPS, but Yuta stomps White! Yuta hooks the leg, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Yuta keeps White down with a leglock, and he drops a KNEE on the knee! White endures while Yuta keeps the leg trapped. Yuta flexes while soaking up the heat, but White pulls hair. Yuta steps through for a spinning toehold! White endures, Yuta mocks the clapping, but White KICKS at Yuta with his free leg. Yuta GROUND DRAGON SCREWS White!
White crawls away to the ropes, goes to the apron, but Yuta kicks him to the floor. Yuta goes out but White CHOPS him down! The fans fire up, but Yuta trips White! Yuta SLAMS the bad leg into the LED barriers! And though Excalibur said it a few seconds ago, now Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Yuta drags White around the way, puts him back in the ring, and he pushes White to a cover. TWO, but Yuta keeps White down for another cover, TWO! Another cover, TWO! Yuta is annoyed, White CHOPS him but Yuta SLAPS White! Yuta has the toehold and twists the foot. White CLAWS Yuta’s back but Yuta TWISTS the ankle! Yuta steps through for another toehold, then ties the legs up in a deathlock! Yuta stands and taunts White. White grabs Yuta’s beard, but Yuta breaks free to bridge back! White endures, reaches out, and he crawls around. Yuta taunts White to go for the ropes, and White flails as he inches closer.
White fights and fights, and finally has the ROPEBREAK! Yuta mockingly applauds while the ref counts, and Yuta lets the leglock go at 4. Yuta stomps White, has him in the corner, and then he puts the bad leg on the ropes. Yuta stands on the bad leg, the ref counts, and Yuta steps off at 4. Yuta argues with the ref, but White stands up to CHOP! White hobbles Yuta CHOPS him in return! White flops into the corner, but he CHOPS in return! Yuta ROCKS White with a forearm, then stalks him along the ropes. White stands to ROCK Yuta! White hobbles as he storms up on Yuta, and Yuta ROCKS White back!
Dynamite returns to single picture, White CHOPS again, but Yuta KICKS the bad leg! White flops against the ropes and Yuta mocks the fans. White comes back to CHOP! The fans rally, Yuta storms up, but White CHOPS again! White roars, the fans fire up, but Yuta kicks the bad leg! White falls back, Yuta mocks the roar, then he storms up on White in the corner. Yuta hoists White up to the top rope, “YUTA SUCKS!” but he CLAWS White’s eyes! Yuta climbs up behind White, but White fights the lift! White CLUBS Yuta again and again, then ELBOWS him! Yuta falls off the corner, White slips down, and White swings.
Yuta dodges, but White blocks the kick! DRAGON SCREW! Now Yuta hobbles around, and White is on Yuta in the corner! White puts Yuta up top, climbs up the ropes, but Yuta fires body shots! Yuta BITES White’s forehead! White drops back, the ref reprimands, but Yuta hops down. White LARIATS in the corner! And then he hoists Yuta back up! White climbs to the very top, and hits a SUPER DUPER PLEX! Cover, TWO! Yuta stays in this but White is focused. Both men stand, White storms up on Yuta, and White JABS, JABS, and CHOPS! Then JAB! JAB! CHOP! White reels Yuta in to clinch, but Yuta fights with forearms!
White KNEES low, clinches again, URE- NO, Yuta arm-drags to a lateral press! TWO and White has a ghost pin! TWO, both men stand, and Yuta swings! White catches him, spins him to the SLEEPER, but Yuta spins free and CHOP BLOCKS the bad leg! Yuta then clamps on and turns White over, HALF CRAB! The fans boo but Yuta pulls on that leg! White endures, reaches out, and fights to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, the ref counts, and Yuta lets go, shouting, “I have ’til five!” Yuta acts like he’s Bryan Danielson here, then he goes back to White. Yuta drags White up, wrenches and lifts, but White fights free!
White hobbles on the bad leg, Yuta runs up to KICK the leg out! The fans boo but Yuta hits the PAIN THRILLER! Cover, TWO!! White survives and Yuta is frustrated, but Yuta clamps onto White with HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! White glares at Yuta, blocks a shot, and then arm-drags free! Yuta comes back, into the URENAGE! Both men are down but the fans rally behind White, White drags himself up with ropes, drags Yuta up into the clinch, but Yuta slips free! Schoolboy, with tights! TWO!! White CHOPS Yuta, Yuta rewinds in the ropes and slips around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!!
White escapes, Yuta is furious, and Yuta hurries right to a corner! Yuta climbs, even with his own bad leg, and he DIVING- NO, he has to roll through as White dodges. Yuta ELBOWS White away, then powers up the leg! Yuta runs in, BUSAI- NO, White catches Yuta outta the air, BLADERUNNER!! Cover, White wins!
Winner: Jay White, by pinfall
White snatches that one away in the blink of an eye, but he isn’t done! White stands Yuta up again, for another BLADERUNNER! The fans want that “One More Time!” so White says why not! White hobbles back to Yuta, but here comes Moxley & Marina! White sees The Maniac on the apron, but then Claudio slips in from behind! Claudio CLOBBERS White, and now he and Moxley stomp away on White! Yuta flounders, but here comes Rated FTR!! Cope, Dax & Cash run The Death Riders off, but Moxley grins as he dares Cope to come get him. Cope helps White up, and Dax gets a mic.
“It’s a little different, huh? It’s a little different because it’s even, it’s an even fight right now. Death Riders, I know how you operate. And here’s the thing, I don’t hate how you operate. But what I do hate is when you try to end a 67-year-old man who is my idol, Ricky Morton. That’s what I got a problem! Right now, tonight, one of my favorite wrestlers of all time, one half of the greatest tag team, The Midnight Express, Dennis Condrey, is here! In Dennis Condrey’s name, on Collision, FTR VS The Death Riders, in a Midsouth Street Fight!” The fans like the sound of that! Dax says, “See y’all there.” Will the Top Guys make sure The Death Riders finally get what they deserve?
Renee Paquette is on stage.
She welcomes out the AEW Women’s World Champion, Mariah May! The Glamour walks out on stage, says it is great to be in Huntsville, “but looking around, maybe we should change the first letter to a C?” The fans get what she means, but Renee moves things along. We have seen the metamorphosis of “Timeless” Toni Storm, who Mariah will be defending the title against at Grand Slam: Australia. Mariah seemed a bit shaken- Oh, wow, we’re doing this? Toni Storm playing the part of Toni Storm, the RETURN~ of Toni Storm! This isn’t real, Renee! None of it is! Toni Storm is NOT real! Mariah then snatches the mic from Renee while the fans chant “TONI! TONI!”
Mariah scowls at the fans, then says, “You want to play the role of Toni Storm? Okay, why don’t you play the Toni Storm who gave her heart to a woman who used her for her gold? No, no, why don’t you play the Toni Storm who’s most memorable moment was bleeding and crying in my hands?” The fans boo but Mariah says maybe Toni should play the Toni who walked out of Wembley Stadium and Japan and Mexico, because she couldn’t touch Mariah. Mariah smirks while fans boo, and Mariah says Toni can play whatever Toni she’d like, because the ending stays the same. Mariah doesn’t need to rope play. When you’re this good, you don’t need to change a thing.
Mariah says, “I am the Woman From Hell, and I always will be. And I will remind you for the rest of your life. Look now and never forget, for this is your AEW Women’s World Champion!” Mariah holds up the title, but with just over two weeks left, will she lose it all to the woman she took it all from?
AEW checks on on The Gunns.
Austin & Colten have been watching from home, looking back on their rise to the top, and working on making it back. When and where will it be #GunnsUp again?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
On top of Jericho & Keith VS The Outrunners, we will see Samoa Joe & Hook team up against Nick Wayne & Kip Sabian! Will The Patriarchy’s “sons” be able to stop the Samoan Submission Machine and the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil? Then, after hearing Mariah speak tonight, “Timeless” Toni Storm will give her response! And then, after the tense stare downs from last week’s Homecoming, Daniel Garcia is putting up his TNT Championship in a Triple Threat! Kyle O’Reilly and Lee Moriarty are stepping up, but will either of them take this title from Red Death?
The Hurt Syndicate speaks.
Montel Vontavious Porter says, “Normally, we would gloat. But we’re gonna celebrate. First, because we’re classy gentlemen who conduct business, I would like to recognize the former AEW Tag Team Champions, Private Party. Zay, Quen, they’re warriors, they fought hard. It wasn’t their fault they ran into the most devastating tandem in ALL of professional wrestling. These tag team titles are going to stay here as long as we want them. We are putting everyone on notice. The All Mighty, Bobby Lashley. The Standard of Excellence, Shelton Benjamin. Hurt Syndicate will accept any challenge from any challenger. Any time, any place.
“We are the Hurt Syndicate, and we hurt people.” Then who will dare step up against this dangerous and powerful pair?
The Don Callis Family speaks.
Don Callis himself says, “We are the true one-percenters of professional wrestling.” Konosuke Takeshita is not only the AEW International Champion, he is the NEVER Openweight Champion after defeating Shingo Takagi at WrestleKingdom 19Â and Tomohiro Ishii at WrestleDynasty. They will do what they do everywhere in the world, whatever ring they step into, and win 1-2-3! Will that be the case when AEW arrives in Australia?
The Vendetta speak.
Taya Valkyrie has the cameraman come in close. “Moments from now, we’re gonna witness Mercedes Mone defend her TBS Championship VS Yuka. UGH!” Deonna Purrazzo says, “We both know that could have been me, it should have been me, and it would have been me, if it wasn’t for Harley Cameron.” Taya says Harley loves sticking her “balloons” where they don’t belong, and Deonna says this world wasn’t built for women like them. That is why they must TAKE what they deserve. So Harley, now you belong to The Vendetta. Saturday Night Collision, they are coming to collect. The Virtuosa then dismisses the cameraman, will Harley pay for doing the right thing?
AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone VS Yuka Sakazaki!
The CEO may be the FOUR-BELT BOSS, but she is still up for a challenge. She turned down Harley Cameron as Harley hasn’t won anything on AEW TV, ever. But then Harley made sure the Wrestling Magical Girl had a fair chance in Homecoming’s Fatal 4 Way last Saturday Night Collision. Will Yuka thank Harley for that by defeating Mone? Or will The CEO still be the Face of TBS?
The introductions are made, the AEW belt is raised, and we see if Mone holds onto the hardware!
The bell rings and the two circle. Mone and Yuka tie up, go around, and the fans are on Yuka’s side. Mone wrenches, wristlocks, but Yuka spins, wrenches, and wristlocks in return. Mone rolls, kips up, and wrenches to hammerlock. Yuka endures, fights up and spins around to top wristlock! Mone slips under but Yuka headlocks. Mone powers out to headlock in return, but Yuka powers up to power out. Mone RUSN Yuka over, soaks up the heat while she does her dance, but Yuka kips up! Yuka wags her finger, runs, and she jumps over the dropdown. Things keep moving, and Yuka RUNS Mone over! The fans cheer and Yuka does her own CEO dance!
Mone swipes, Yuka jumps it, and she snapmares Mone! Mone bridges up and snapmares Yuka, but Yuka bridges up! Mone shoves Yuka, but Yuka avoids the arm-drag! The fans cheer as Yuka body scissors, and she rolls Mone around and around, and around again! Cover, TWO! Mone escapes and then ducks a sliding lariat! Ghost pin, TWO! Mone CHOPS! The fans “WOO~!” and Mone grins. Yuka swings, Mone blocks her and goes up, up, and then FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Mone dusts herself off while Yuka tumbles away. Yuka bails out, Mone builds speed, but Yuka blocks the basement dropkick! Yuka spins Mone around, then says neener-neener!
Mone kicks, Yuka ducks it, but Mone grabs Yuka by the hair! Mone says you wanna neener-neener HER?! Mone whips, Yuka goes up the apron and TIGER FEINT KICKS Mone down! The fans fire up with Yuka and she goes up the corner! Mone stands, Yuka aims, but Mone scrambles away! The fans boo and Yuka pouts. Yuka hops down while Mone wags her finger. Yuka goes to the apron, kicks, but Mone blocks! Mone trips Yuka, Yuka hits the apron, and then Mone goes up! METEORA to the floor! The CEO does her dance again, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Mone soaks up heat while the ref checks Yuka. Yuka’s still in this, so Mone stands her up. Mone brings Yuka around the ring in a mocking victory lap, then THROWS her into the apron! Mone CHOPS Yuka, puts her in the ring, then covers, TWO! Yuka stays in this and Mone is frustrated already. Mone drags Yuka up, brings her around, and bumps her off buckles. Mone stomps a mudhole into Yuka, stands on her, then steps off as the ref counts. Mone runs back in, but she blocks Yuka’s boot! Yuka tries another kick, Mone blocks that, and Mone puts Yuka in the ropes. Mone ROCKS Yuka, then hits the STOCK DROP! Cover, TWO!
Yuka stays in this and Mone is annoyed. Mone storms back up on Yuka, drags her up by her hair, then scoops her, only for Yuka to slip free! Yuka has the arms for a motorcycle stretch, but then throws Mone down into a cover, TOW! Mone hurries to her feet and she DROPKICKS Yuka down! Yuka flounders, but she still kicks Mone from below. Mone stomps away on Yuka, drags her up and scoops again, for the SLAM! Mone kneels on the cover, TWO! Yuka stays in this but Mone stays on her by clamping on a chinlock. Yuka endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Mone THROWS Yuka down by her hair, then dusts herself off.
Mone soaks up more heat, KNEES Yuka in the back again and again and again, then puts her in the motorcycle stretch! Yuka endures, fights up to her feet, but Mone pushes her back down! Mone pulls on the arms but Yuka still endures! Yuka fights up, Mone cranks the arms, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Yuka still fights and the fans rally behind her. Yuka kicks Mone, ROCKS her, then fires more shots! Mone shoves Yuka, blocks a kick, and KNEES Yuka! Mone reels Yuka in, puts one out, and lifts Yuka, but Yuka RANAS Mone away! The fans fire up while Yuka goes to a corner. Mone runs in, but Yjka dodges! Mone crashes into buckles!
Mone falls back, hobbles up, and Yuka GAMANGIRIS! Yuka then springboards up, up, balances herself, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! The fans fire up again and Yuka brings Mone up. Yuka suplexes, BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Mone stays in this but Yuka runs, SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Mone survives again but Yuka keeps her cool. Yuka suplexes Mone again, but Mone slips free and spins Yuka around! Mone suplexes, Una Amiga! Then Dos Amigas! The fans boo but Mone hits THREE AMIGAS! Cover, TWO!! Yuka survives and Mone is frustrated. Mone shakes her head, drags Yuka around and stomps her down.
Mone steps on Yuka, heads for the corner, and fans boo as Mone climbs. Mone grins as she gives some Latina Heat, but Yuka is up! Yuka runs up to UPPERCUT! The fans fire up as Yuka climbs and fires forearms! The fans count along, Yuka hits TEN, and then brings Mone up! SUPERPLEX! Both women are down but the fans fire up! Yuka crawls her way over, covers, TWO!! Mone survives and Yuka grows a bit frustrated. Yuka drags Mone up, wrenches and hammerlocks, then she picks Mone up! MERRY-GO- NO! Mone slips free, Gory Especial, MONEY- NO!! Yuka lands out!! SUPERKICK!
Mone staggers around, Yuka wrenches and hammerlocks again! MERRY-GO-ROUND~ FACEBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Mone still survives and now Yuka is angry! Mone crawls to a corner, Yuka runs in, but Mone ELBOWS her away! Mone goes up to get Yuka for DEADLY NIGHTSHADE! And then BACKSTABBER into the STATEMENT MAKER!! Yuka endures the crossface, reaches out, rolls Mone, TWO!! Mone swings, misses, and Yuka ROLLING ELBOWS! Mone drops to her knees, Yuka rolls her into the SEATBELT! TWO!! Mone escapes and goes back to a corner. Yuka runs up, blocks boots, and she puts Mone in the ropes!
Yuka ENZIGIRS, then DRAPING GERMAN SUPLEXES! The fans are thunderous while Mone flounders! Yuka goes up the ropes, MAGICAL GIRL SPLASHÂ onto knees!! Mone saves herself, cradles Yuka, TWO!! Yuka escapes, but Mone KNEES her in the face! And then a POWERBOMB! Mone flips Yuka over, hooks her into the Gory Especial, MONEY MAKER!! Cover, Mone wins!
Winner: Mercedes Mone, by pinfall (still AEW TBS Champion)
Mone got quite the fight from Yuka, but she not only holds onto this title, but she stays the FOUR BELT BOSS! Will anyone ever end The CEO’s world domination?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite here, and it moved rather smoothly. I can’t be sure, but it felt like there was less talking and more story told through action. Great opening match from Ospreay VS Cage, and they hit all the beats: Omega got attacked backstage; Ospreay still wins despite Archer and Callis getting involved; Don Callis Family beats Ospreay up; Omega makes the save; Don Callis Family still beats him and Ospreay up. I feel like the teaser of the “sixth man” was a little soon if Ospreay & Omega were still going to be on the defensive, but maybe we’ll see the reveal during the tag match for Grand Slam: Australia. It would certainly be a big moment for their newest “biggest show.”
Plus, great story intertwining, it was a bit like the AEW of old. Hangman looking for Swerve but not finding him, then bumping into MJF was good stuff. MJF of course talked smack on Jarrett before Jarrett VS Claudio, and Jarrett VS Claudio was some great stuff. But wow, Moxley needing to get involved to screw over Jarrett? I feel like Claudio could’ve just given Jarrett a low blow and it would’ve been the same. But I suppose Jarrett really being down and out gave MJF his opening to add on, which of course all but guarantees we’re getting MJF VS Jarrett, probably also for Grand Slam: Australia. Again, it’s AEW’s new big special, they’re not having MJF miss that.
Ricochet had a good promo getting all cocky because he thought he was safe, and then he had a great match against AR Fox. Swerve appearing from under the ring (at least I think that’s where he was, the cameras didn’t catch where he came from) was great, and he got to beat up on Ricochet a bit. Ricochet still got away before Swerve could truly stand tall, but this was the go-home to their match next week in Atlanta, and Swerve certainly has the edge on Ricochet. That would usually indicate Swerve loses, and I could see Ricochet cheating to do it. I feel like they could easily set a bigger, better match for Grand Slam, maybe even Revolution, we’ll have to wait and see.
Good snippet from that Moxley interview for Closeup, thought it didn’t add too much to what we got on Collision last week. White VS Yuta was a great match, and while White won, the Death Riders of course came out to go after him. That then of course brought out Rated FTR, but surprisingly no brawl. FTR putting out the challenge for the Midsouth Street Fight is good stuff, and that match will be some awesome stuff, and also hard to call. We also got a good vignette from The Gunns, so maybe we will get them returning to help White against the Death Riders, and then we can actually get a World Trios Championship already.
Good promo from Hobbs to explain why he couldn’t be here tonight, and this was surely legit given that wild fall off the stage in Daily’s Place. Any number of bumps, scrapes, bruises and such could’ve happened when crashing down through tables and hitting the ground, and Hobbs is still only just returning from injury, they can’t risk him getting injured again. Good “New York Minute” from The Learning Tree, but the highlight was Jericho’s continued condescending towards Big Bill. Bill really needs to turn on Jericho before this story is over, and I’d love if Bill also ranted about all the things Jericho got wrong about the USA while trying to be “The King of New York.”
Good promo from Mariah to respond to that confrontation with Toni Storm, and Toni’s promo on Collision will surely be good stuff. Good promo from Vendetta, I feel like whatever match they have with Harley should end up Harley’s win. Then Harley can throw that win in Mone’s face because she wants that title shot in Australia. Speaking of, awesome main event from Mone VS Yuka, probably one of Yuka’s best matches in AEW. But of course Mone won, she’s been going strong and probably will keep going until Kamille comes back or we get another crossover of AEW, NJPW and other partners, aka Forbidden Door: London.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Attitude Of Aggression #302- 10th Annual Swaggy Awards Part 2
The Swaggy Awards return for Part 2 of their 10th annual installment. This part is all about the best matches and best wrestlers from 2024!
The Attitude Of Aggression returns for the 10th Annual Swaggy Awards, our annual celebration of the best-of-the-best in pro wrestling for 2024. After a fantastic discussion in Part 1, the boys return for Part 2. And if you thought the discussion in Part 1 was epic…. well, you haven’t heard anything yet. Here on Part 2 of the Swaggys, Dave was again joined by PC Tunney, Kinny Killa, Rob from The Mindless Wrestling Podcast, and the one and only Rey Ca$h. But we also welcome Andrew Balaz to the discussion this time around. Here on Part 2, the gang passed out virtual hardware in categories such as Moment of the Year and Upset of the Year. But Part 2 is mostly about the big categories: The Best Matches of the Year and the Best Wrestlers of 2024. All that and much, much more, including an unsanctioned award a Decade in the making (IYKYK). You never know what will happen on the Swaggys. Who walked away with the gold and the glory here on Part 2? Did we get any unanimous winners this time out? Tune in and find out.
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