AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (10/21/20)
AEW is gearing up for Full Gear!
Who are the contenders heading for AEW gold?
Not only does the AEW World Title ELIMINATOR Tournament begin tonight, but there will be a World Tag Title Contender Fatal 4 Way! Who punches their ticket for Full Gear and a shot at FTR?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament: Jungle Boy VS Wardlow; Wardlow wins and advances to the semifinals.
- AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament: Kenny Omega VS
Joey JanelaSonny Kiss; Omega wins and advances to the semifinals. - AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament: Rey Fenix VS Penta El Zero M; Fenix wins and advances to the semifinals.
- AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament: Colt Cabana VS Hangman Page; Hangman wins and advances to the semifinals.
- Britt Baker w/ Rebel VS KiLynn King; Baker wins.
- AEW World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way: The Butcher & The Blade VS Private Party VS The Dark Order’s Alex Reynolds & John Silver VS The Young Bucks; The Young Bucks win and will challenge FTR for the titles at Full Gear.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament: Jungle Boy VS Wardlow!
The youngest and smallest entrant goes up against the biggest and meanest! Will Jungle Boy survive the war with Wardlow? Or will he be the first contender eliminated from the running?
The bell rings, fans fire up as JB and Wardlow stare down. They tie up, Wardlow throws JB down hard, and some of the wrestlers at ringside cheer that on. But JB has many more supporters as he waistlocks. Wardlow standing switches and then throws JB down again! JB gets up and SLAPS Wardlow! Wardlow snarls, swings but JB dodges to fire off forearms. Wardlow pushes him but JB comes back with forearms! JB jumps but into a fireman’s carry! JB slips off to dropkick Wardlow in the back! Wardlow snarls again, swings on JB but JB ducks and dodges to chop block a leg! JB keeps moving and dropkicks the other leg! JB runs to basement dropkick Wardlow’s head! Wardlow staggers, JB runs in but is put on the apron! JB enziguris from behind!
Wardlow stays up but JB baits him in and dumps him out! JB slingshots and planchas, into Wardlow’s arms! Wardlow pops JB up but JB fights out to the apron! JB avoids a sweep, apron SUPERKICKS, and then leaps! Wardlow blocks the huricanrana and POST BOMBS JB down!! Wardlow paces and his supporters chant, “WARD~LOW! WARD~LOW!” as he drags JB back up. Wardlow puts JB in, stomps him down, then covers. ONE because the cover was lax, but Wardlow drags JB up. Wardlow suplexes and TOSSES JB across the way! JB gets to ropes but Wardlow drags him up. Wardlow suplex TOSSES JB again! JB’s fans boo but Wardlow says, “All day long.” Wardlow stomps JB at ropes, drags him up again, and rams him into a corner! Wardlow rams shoulders, throws uppercuts, then stomps a mudhole into him!
Fans rally for JB as Wardlow digs his boot in. The ref counts, Wardlow lets off but JB kicks back! Wardlow drags JB up, gut wrench POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! JB survives and Wardlow grows annoyed. Wardlow brings JB up but JB throws body shots. Wardlow whips, JB boots back! JB dodges, gets around, crucifix to sunset flip but Wardlow stays up! Wardlow drags JB up with both hands! JB huricanranas but it’s blocked again! JB slips out but Wardlow winds up and LARIATS! Cover, TWO!! JB survives and Wardlow grows frustrated. Fans rally up as Wardlow shakes his head. Wardlow drags JB up again, brings him to the top rope and choke grips! Thumbs up, but JB fights back! Wardlow holds on but JB KNEES him!
JB doges Wardlow and Wardlow hits buckles. JB elbows, forearms, but Wardlow shoves. JB BOOTS, hops up and leaps, missile dropkick to the back! Wardlow ends up outside the ring and JB dropkicks him down! JB runs to DIVE into Wardlow’s back! Wardlow hits railings but he manages to get into the ring. Fans rally as JB follows and aims from the apron. JB shoulders into Wardlow, slingshots up and in to tornado DDT! Cover, ONE!! Wardlow is out fast and he sits up, so JB SUPERKICKS him! JB heads to the top rope but Wardlow stirs. Wardlow kips up?! And ROCKS JB with a haymaker! Wardlow climbs up, drags JB onto his shoulders, but JB flips out to SUPER STEINER!! Wardlow flounders, JB hits double knees to the back! And drags him back into a BACKSTABBER! JB goes up top again, leaps, JURASSIC KNEES! Cover, TWO!!
Fans are fired up as Wardlow survives and JB is at a loss for words! Wardlow is on the stage, JB crawls that way. JB slingshots, out and around, but into a fireman’s carry! F10!! JB goes flying into the ring! Fans rally up but Wardlow stalks up behind JB. Wardlow fireman’s carries again, for ANOTHER F10!! Cover, Wardlow wins!
Winner: Wardlow, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
That was war! And though Jungle Boy Jack Perry fought valiantly, he could not overcome MJF’s muscle. Will Mr. Mayhem be less a bracket buster and just bust everyone in the bracket apart?
AEW shares footage from after Dynamite went off the air last week.
It was after Jon Moxley defended the AEW World Championship on the Dynamite Anniversary, only for Eddie Kingston and the Lucha Brothers to turn on him! “This is what you want, huh? Big bad Jon Moxley? Ladies and gentlemen, boo me all you want, but this son of a b*tch sold out!” Moxley said to Kingston, the day he signed the contract to “The Land of Entertainers,” that “the inmates were gonna run the asylum.” And then Moxley left them all behind! Moxley met his beautiful wife but Kingston was screwed over and over! Kingston would die for this sport because it’s what he loves! None of them were there!
Kingston then had Rey Fenix and Penta El Zero M sit Moxley up while Kingston makes Moxley look at #BigPlatinum. Look at it, you SOB! Enjoy it while you can. Kingston is going to make Moxley quit this business. Moxley will quit but Kingston never did, you SOB. You’ll pay for leaving them behind! And so it’s official! Full Gear, the AEW World Championship will be defended in an I QUIT match!! Will Kingston get his revenge on Moxley in the most brutal way possible?
AEW hears from Jon Moxley.
“When Eddie Kingston signed a contract with AEW, nobody was happier about it than me, because nobody understands better where Eddie comes from, what he has grinded through for the last 18 years. I loved Eddie Kingston.” Moxley keeps his circle tight because true friends are hard to come by. Moxley loved Eddie’s honesty, loyalty and integrity, but he doesn’t know this Eddie. This bitter, miserable, whiny, entitled Eddie who thinks Moxley owes him something. Moxley will not apologize for his success, for buying his mother a new home, for spending THOUSANDS of days on the road, running his body into the ground, all so his family could have a better life than he ever had!
“Through all these years, no matter what problems you created for yourself, who always had your back?” Moxley was proud to share the ring with Kingston on 9/23/20. But the aftermath embarrassed Moxley. Kingston defending, “I never tapped! I never tapped!” No, you didn’t, because you were too busy blowing snot bubbles and going to sleep. So Moxley makes this real simple. He ends this 11/7/20, Full Gear’s I Quit match. Kingston will verbalize it in front of the entire world as Moxley beats and tortures him! He either gets his friend back, or ends Eddie. That way, finally, when things don’t go his way, Eddie will only have himself to blame. Who will win when there won’t be anything holding them back but two little words?
AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament: Kenny Omega VS Joey Janela Sonny Kiss!
As much as the Bad Boy wants to be a contender, as much as he wants payback on the Cleaner for that infamous Unsanctioned match last year, his body could not get him to this point. Therefore, the Concrete Rose will look to avenge Joey Janela while also getting his own golden opportunity! But can Kiss conquer the AAA Mega Champion, the 2018 PWI Top 500’s #1 wrestler in the world and the man to defy the Wrestling Observer’s 5 star system seven times? In other words, can Kiss beat the Best Mount Machine?
Wow, what an entrance. Omega even has “cleaner girls” dancing for him before the pyro. The bell rings, Omega circles with Kiss and they shake hands to show sportsmanship. They tie up, and Omega V-TRIGGERS! And then Electric Chair to ONE WINGED ANGEL!! Cover, Omega wins!
Winner: Kenny Omega, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
Omega stays seated after that victory, soaking in how he just got the fastest win this tournament will see. He even insists the ref raise his hand while he’s seated. The ref does as asked, and Omega shows some sportsmanship by helping Kiss up. Omega gives it up to Kiss, but it seems a bit sarcastic and mocking. Is the Cleaner going to sweep his way to the tournament finals?
Tony Schiavone interviews Orange Cassidy.
One week ago, Freshly Squeezed took Cody to the time limit draw for the TNT Championship. What are his thoughts on that match? Cassidy says sometimes calls go your way, and sometimes they don’t. Well that match impacts the road to Full Gear as he and Cody will have a rematch! What has Cassidy done to prepare for Cody? “We’re on in Cincinnati.” No, they’re still going to be in Jacksonville. Whatever. Cassidy is still casual as ever, but will he be the most serious and determined he’s ever been in his entire life when he has one more shot at the title?
Dasha interviews Cody and Coach Arn Anderson as they pull into the arena.
Dasha doesn’t mean to bug them, but she wants a quick word about the rematch with Cassidy next week. Cody isn’t surprised AEW wants this rematch, but is surprised at how quickly they want it. Cody’s hearing whispers about a stipulation being added and that is fine. He’ll echo what Arn said last week: Champion’s Advantage. Cassidy had to beat Cody in the time limit, he couldn’t, Cody doesn’t see it happening next week. But Cody apparently gained 14 pounds during hiatus? Arn confirms that is all muscle. Is there a goal in mind with that? Cody says it was finally time for him to “genuinely shift into heavyweight territory.”
The company may have mostly lightweight talent but looking at Cody having matches with Jake Hager, Lance Archer, Mr. Brodie Lee, Cody doesn’t want to add work to Justin Roberts’ load, but Cody feels like a Giant Killer. But it’s time! Cody has today off and is excited to be EVP and watch others fighting their way towards #PrettyPlatinum. Will Cody throw that new weight around to deny Cassidy again and then head for Full Gear and Darby Allin?
Eddie Kingston speaks.
“Mox! HAHAHAHA!” Hold on, he’s gotta wipe away the tears from laughing so hard. Before he gets to Moxley, he’ll go to his family first. Because unlike Mox, Kingston doesn’t forget his people. Penta, Fenix, they’re in the tournament against each other in a matter of moments, and will show us all why they’re the best ever to come out of Mexico and the best ever! Then there’s Butcher & Blade, with the beautiful Bunny back by their side, ready to knock out all the other teams in that Fatal 4 Way to then take on FTR. And after those guys, guess what? They’ll all want to make phone calls to their old bosses and beg them to take them back.
Speaking of old bosses and entertainers, “let’s get a little reality here.” Everything Moxley said was true. Kingston had to turn that way. He had to become a bitter snake and a liar, and this and that. Do you think he can face himself in the mirror now? NO! He hates who he has become! But he HAD to become this! He had to become someone who gets under your skin, because his ends justify the means. When he wasn’t playing the game that way, he got nothing! But now he has a world heavyweight championship shot in an I Quit match. Kingston’s never quit nothing, and he won’t quit on November 7th. Moxley and Kingston are going to go to a really dark place. That is where Kingston lives. Will Kingston feel right at home doing unspeakable things to Moxley?
AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament: Rey Fenix VS Penta El Zero M!
The Lucha Brothers are definitely two of the best, both on their own and united together! But who is going to prove they’re the best between the two of them and take one step closer to the world championship?
Kingston comes out to watch on commentary as these two do battle. He admits that he’d love to face either one of his two best friends here. That’s what competition is all about. The bell rings and fans are fired up already! Fenix offers his brother a handshake, but Penta hesitates. Penta offers it back, and Fenix takes it. They’re still brothers no matter what! And the fans chant for them both as they tie up. Penta gets around, waistlocks, Fenix gets the arm and hammerlocks. Penta standing switches, Fenix headlocks and fights off the back suplex. Fenix trips Penta, things speed up and Fenix turns the hip-toss into an arm-drag! Penta comes back to arm-drag Fenix! Penta kicks, Fenix catches but Penta spins and rolls to drag Fenix down! Penta has the ANKLE LOCK!
Fenix endures as he clubs back at Penta. Fans rally up as Fenix gets up and rolls! Penta is thrown forward and Fenix waits for him to get up. Penta rushes Fenix, Fenix side steps but Penta sees the back drop coming! He reels Fenix in but Fenix fights off the package driver and runs, tiger feint heel kick! Penta dodges that, dodges a clothesline, but Fenix avoids the sling blade to handspring! Penta catches that, ducks the roundhouse counter and hits the mule kick. Fenix doubles over and Penta gives him a moment. Fenix eggs Penta on so Penta BUZZSAWS! And BUZZSAWS! Fenix catches the third to a sunset, TWO! Penta rolls Fenix, TWO! Fenix trips, covers, ONE! Penta trips, covers, ONE! Fenix kips up and the brothers stand off! Fans are fired up as the tension builds!
“This is Wrestling!” as Penta and Fenix talk it out. Penta eggs Fenix on, Fenix eggs Penta on. They each want a chop but Fenix CHOPS first! Penta takes a deep breath and then takes off the glove! Penta CHOPS Fenix! Eddie fears for his best friend! Fans fire up, Fenix gets up and he CHOPS back! Fenix eggs Penta on so Penta takes a breath. Penta CHOPS Fenix again! Fenix shoves Penta, runs in but Penta dodges! Fenix tiger feints again but ducks the punch to shove and springboard, into a SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO! Fenix lives and gets to the apron. Fans rally up as Penta follows Fenix out. Penta drags Fenix up, underhooks but Fenix slips out. Penta KICKS a leg, fireman’s carries but Fenix slips out and enziguris Penta down!
Fenix goes up top, leaps, TORNILLO CROSSBODY! Eddie says that’s why Fenix is one of, if not THE best, high-flyer today! Direct hit and Fenix puts Penta in. Penta tries to boot back but gets caught up in the ropes! Fenix forearms then goes up top again, for the tightrope walk, only for Penta to trip him up! Fenix tumbles down into the ring and Penta stalks up behind him. Fans rally as AEW goes picture in picture.
Penta KICKS Fenix’s leg out so hard, Fenix flips through the air! Penta nods as he looms over his brother. Fenix sits up, eggs Penta on and then CHOPS back! Penta BUZZSAWS him down! Cover, TWO! Penta hears the fans cheer as he drags Fenix to ropes. Penta chokes Fenix! The ref counts, Penta lets off at 4 and apologizes to the ref. He follows Fenix out, runs and KICKS him against the post! Penta brings Fenix around and throws hands. Fenix hits back but Penta whips him HARD into railing! Fenix writhes, Penta gives his glove to someone at ringside then follows Fenix back into the ring. Fenix flounders out and leans on the apron skirt but Penta goes out after him. Penta has Fenix against the post, to CHOP him again! Fenix falls but Penta revels in the cheers.
Penta stalks Fenix around the way, has him against the post again, but Fenix dodges and Penta chops post!! Fenix runs, Penta puts him on the apron and SUPERKICKS him down! Both Lucha Brothers are down on the outside and a ring count begins! AEW returns to single picture as fans cheer, “This is Awesome!” The count is at 5 before Penta stands. Fenix flounders around at 7 while Penta gets in. Fenix is up at 8 and in just before 9. Penta brings Fenix up, the brothers block and counter each other in strikes, Fenix ROCKS Penta! But Penta BOOTS back! Penta runs, springboard to SLING BLADE! Cover, TWO!! The Spring Blade couldn’t do it and both brothers are down again.
Fans rally up as Penta and Fenix rise. Penta runs in, Fenix boots him and then goes up, Penta ENZIGURIS! Penta climbs up but Fenix fights back with body shots and a ROUNDHOUSE! FLIPPING SUPER STEINER!! Fenix practically powerbombs himself with his landing! Both brothers slowly sit up but the ref checks on Fenix. Fans rally for both brothers as Fenix seems okay to continue. Penta drags Fenix up, turns him to a dragon sleeper, and rolls into an INVERTED DDT! Cover, but Fenix is in the ropes. Penta drags him from ropes, TWO!? Fenix survives but he doesn’t look that good. Fenix sputters a bit as he slowly sits up. Penta hesitates but he brings Fenix back up and in. Penta brings Fenix up, Fenix revives to slip off and SUPERKICK! Fenix crawls to a cover, TWO!! Penta survives and fans fire up!
Fenix rises first, brings Penta up and knuckle locks to CHOP! Fenix goes to the corner, slips out and yanks Penta into buckles! Then he goes up and around, but Penta SUPERKICKS the legs out! Fenix is stuck, Penta goes up top, but Fenix fights back! Fenix goes up, Penta goes with him, SUPER SPANISH FLY!! Cover, TWO!?!? Penta survives and this is why Eddie loves them! Fans love “A E DUB!” for this dream match, and Penta dares Fenix to hit him more! Fenix shakes his head but Penta dares him to. Fenix runs, but Penta dodges to pop him up, SUPER POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO?!?! Eddie has never seen that before! No one has, but we’ve seen this! Penta leg hooks the hammerlock and has the other arm, DARK ARMBAR!!
Fenix writhes from the possibly dislocated arm, and yet Penta hesitates to finish him. Fans are divided, too, but Penta says, “I’m sorry. CERO! MIEDO!” Penta runs, but Fenix gets around, tilt-o-whirl DESTROYER!! JACKKNIFE COVER, FENIX WINS!!
Winner: Rey Fenix, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
The Firebird rose from the ashes and even took advantage of his brother’s hesitation to take victory from the jaws of defeat! Penta is frustrated, perhaps more with himself, and isn’t in the mood to celebrate. Will the Lucha Brothers stick together despite how this turned out?
AEW hears from Best Friends, Kip Sabian and Miro.
In response to how Kip Sabian and Miro reacted to the arcade cabinet mishap, “Fellas, we know a thing or two about people breaking stuff you like.” Trent’s mom’s van got wrecked. But the difference is, what Santana and Ortiz did was on purpose. What happened here was an accident. Superbad Sabian responds by saying, “ALAN, the Automated Logistics Arcade Network, was one of a kind!” And it was Kip’s most prized possession! Miro says he was trying to be nice, but Trent literally broke that! So now, it’s #GameOver! Will the Superbad and the Best Man be Trent’s and Chuck’s worst nightmares?
Alex Marvez interviews Colt Cabana, Alex Reynolds and John Silver.
BOOM BOOM and the Beaver Boys are representing The Dark Order’s dominance, with Reynolds & Silver in the tag team title contender’s Fatal 4, and Cabana in the world title contender eliminator tournament. Reynolds says tonight is their biggest opportunity, “and if Mr. Brodie’s taught us anything, it’s to seize every opportunity that you get.” SEIZE IT! Mr. Brodie gave them the chance to become stars in AEW, and they’ve done just that. Now they’ll seize a new opportunity and become #1 contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships. Cabana agrees, his friends will get the tag titles, and he is on a mission to become AEW World Champion! Cabana sees this as a sign from the Exalted One! He has a great singles record with his friends- They say they’re not his friends. Well, okay. But Cabana feels zero pressure.
Pressure?! What does Cabana know about pressure!? The entire Dark Order is under pressure to succeed! Silver doesn’t like Cabana, but he does feel Cabana will be the next world champion while he and Reynolds will be the next tag team champions! Then Mr. Brodie will win back the AEW TNT Championship! Next week, Cody has a match with “that jokester, Orange Cassidy,” but this time, THE ENTIRE Dark Order will be there! No matter who wins, Brodie and Silver will beat them up and beat them down to get back that belt! Check out these babies! “BRODIE! BRODIE!” Well, Cabana’s got to get going for his match, will he get past the Hangman? Reynolds will take care of Silver being extra hyped. Will R3ynolds and SiIVer take care of Private Party, Butcher & Blade and The Young Bucks to make Brodie proud?
AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament: Colt Cabana VS Hangman Page!
BOOM BOOM, we just heard from Cabana and the Dark Order, and now it’s time to back up all that confidence! Evil Uno is the only one supporting him, will that be enough? Or will the Cowboy come out guns a blazin’ and shoot down Cabana’s chances?
The bell rings and fans fire up for Hangman already. There are those chanting for “BOOM BOOM!” as Cabana and Hangman tie up. Hangman gets the arm, wrenches to a wristlock but Cabana rolls and rolls and rolls free. Fans cheer the exchange but also chant for “Cowboy Stuff!” Hangman and Cabana tie up, Hangman headlocks and grinds but Cabana kicks a leg out to pop out the back. Uno cheers Cabana as he and Hangman reset. Cabana and Hangman tie up, Hangman waistlocks but Cabana slips his hands in to pry free. Cabana arm-drags Hangman, things speed up and Cabana drops down and hurdles tot hen shout, “STOP!” Hangman stops and Cabana wrings him out! Hangman DECKS Cabana for playing around!
Cabana gets to a corner, Hangman brings him up to CHOP! Hangman reels back but Cabana ducks that chop to chop back! But Hangman CHOPS again! Hangman runs at the corner to corner clothesline hard! Then he goes again, but into a Bionic Elbow! Cabana runs but into a BOOT! STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Hangman keeps on Cabana with another cover, TWO! Uno is relieved that Cabana is still in this. Hangman CHOPS Cabana but Cabana ROCKS him! Hangman throws a haymaker then brings Cabana around to whip. Cabana reverses, runs in but is put on the apron. Hangman triangle lariats Cabana down! Then PLANCHAS! Fans fire up as Hangman puts Cabana in and covers, TWO! Hangman keeps his cool and Uno breathes a sigh of relief. Fans rally up as AEW goes picture in picture.
Hangman has Cabana in a corner and CHOPS him down! Cabana bails out, Hangman stays in since ring counts can win this, too. But Hangman then goes out to fetch Cabana, only for Cabana to CHOP him Hangman ROCKS Cabana, then has him against railing. Hangman brings Cabana to the timekeeper’s table but Cabana resists so Hangman pushes him down. The ref tells them to get this in the ring, Hangman brings Cabana up and in. Hangman goes up the steps and to the stage to get in the ring. Cabana crawls, Hangman drags him up with a pump handle and FALL AWAY SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Hangman grows frustrated but Uno coaches Cabana up.
Hangman brings Cabana up to a fireman’s carry but Cabana sunset flips out! Hangman stays up to punch Cabana down! But Cabana trips, waistlocks and rolls to a bridging cover, TOW! Hangman BOOTS Cabana! Hangman seems to have problems with hiss jaw because he keeps checking teeth. They’re all still there so he goes back to Cabana. Cabana sits up, Hangman kicks at him toyingly and even eggs Cabana on. Uno coaches Cabana up as AEW returns to single picture. Cabana ROCKS Hangman with a right, Hangman ROCKS Cabana back. Cabana forearms, wrenches and scoops but Hangman fights to scoop Cabana! FALL AWAY SLAM! Hangman kips up! Hangman runs into a BIONIC ELBOW! Cabana runs, dodges and tilt-o-whirls to a headcissors!
Fans rally up as both men are down and a standing count begins. Cabana is up at 4, he stalks Hangman at the ropes. Cabana throws a haymaker, Hangman gives it back. Cabana forearms, Hangman shoves, Cabana JABS, JABS and JABS! Flip, flop ‘n’ fly, BIONIC ELBOW! Cabana whips, Hangman reverses but Cabana goes up, under, but gets caught in a straddle! But Cabana sits on the roll up, TWO! DOUBLE CHOPS! Cabana runs in, FLYING APPLE into a waistlock and GERMAN! Bridging cover, TWO!! Cabana gets to the apron and Hangman checks his teeth again. Hangman is up, he spins and DECKS Cabana off the apron! Cabana leans against railing, Hangman goes up top! Cabana gets up, shoves Hangman off and Hangman land son the apron! SUPERMAN SPLASH off the apron! Uno is losing his mind!
Cabana drags Hangman up as the ring count climbs! Cabana gets Hangman in at 7 then follows. Cabana goes up top, Uno rallies, SUPERMAN SPLASH FLOPS! POP-UP BOMB!! Cover, TWO! Hangman keeps his cool but Uno worries as Cabana sits up. Hangman goes to the apron, throws off his elbow pads and then aims. Slingshot but Cabana gets to the ropes! Hangman boots but Cabana blocks it to flip Hangman hard onto the apron! Cabana goes up top, drags Hangman up to join him, and fireman’s carries! CHICAGO- NO! Hangman lands safe, slingshots in but Cabana ducks! Cabana trips Hangman, Hangman boots him away, but Cabana leaps for the SUPERMAN CLUTCH! TWO!?! Hangman escapes, Cabana puts him on the apron. Hangman fakes Cabana out, then BUCK SHOTS! Cover, Hangman wins!
Winner: Hangman Page, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
Uno is disappointed, but the rest of the Dark Order storms out! Stu Grayson, Alan Angels and Preston Vance are… Actually helping Cabana up? They’re being nice to Cabana? Has Uno managed to convince the others to give Cabana a chance? As for Hangman, will he have to fight even harder to get past Wardlow?
Sammy Guevara has become obsessed.
The Spanish God was almost BROKEN by Matt Hardy, and is now determined to end this FOR GOOD. He has a picture marked 11/7/20, for Full Gear. Will it be Sammy who DELETES the legacy of Matt Hardy?
AEW returns to Team Taz onstage.
Taz is flanked by Ricky Starks and Brian Cage as he says, “Here’s the deal, we’ve got two problems. Number one, Will Hobbs.” A couple weeks ago, right here on Dynamite, Taz made an offer to Hobbs to join Team Taz, the most prestigious group in AEW and all of pro-wrestling! Hobbs has yet to answer them! Is Hobbs some kind of top guy big shot now? Taz tells Hobbs to answer quickly, because the last thing he wants is Brian Cage coming after him again. #WhoBetta?
And number two, Darby Allin getting an opportunity at the TNT Championship at Full Gear! This absolutely burns Taz up! Taz shows up, minding his business, and sees the owner, Tony Khan. Tony asks Taz if he has a second. Taz says yes, they walk into his office and close the odor. Tony tells Taz, “Do you realize that if Ricky Starks would’ve been victorious over Darby Allin a few weeks ago, that Ricky Starks would have the opportunity at Full Gear to wrestle for the TNT Championship?” NO KIDDING! Starks, who has won his last nine out of 10 matches? Starks, who fell victim to some BS finish?! Why does Darby get everything he needs and wants? What about Cage and Starks? What do they get?
Starks says he has “consistently showed up, showed out and showed off, just to have the rug pulled from underneath me!” Starks has proven his worth, in spades! But now Starks has to watch some other guy get his opportunity at the TNT Championship and be okay with it? NO! Somebody’s gonna pay, and it ain’t gonna be AEW or Tony. It’s gonna be Darby! Zoom in on this. Starks promises that, though Darby isn’t on his level, “I don’t know when, and I don’t know where, but I put this on everything that I love! When you and I meet again, Darby, I am putting you in the grave, you half face-painted little B*TCH!” Strong words from a very strong stable, but will they get what they deserve soon enough?
It’s time for Le Dinner Debonair!
Chris Jericho and Maxwell Jacob Friedman are already seated at their table for two, and Le Champion already sits A Little Bit o’ the Bubbly. MJF has red wine instead. The waitress, Velma, comes by and says MJF is already enjoying a nice glass of their wine. Don’t stretch it. He’s had better. Thelma, was it? Jericho corrects MJF, it’s Velma, with a V. Ah, okay. Well Thelma, here’s MJF’s order. A 20 ounce porterhouse, baked potato on the side, “and I’m gonna need that sucker well done.” Jericho chuckles. Jericho tells Velma that he would love his own 20 ounce porterhouse, with a baked potato, but cooked medium well. MJF “apologizes” to the waitress, and wants her to strike his order. He now wants his porterhouse medium.
Jericho now changes his mind, and says he wants his porterhouse changed to medium rare. In that case, MJF changes his mind and makes his porterhouse to be rare. Jericho changes his mind again, to make his steak BLUE! AKA EXTRA BLOODY RARE! Well, okay… Velma takes the order back as this, and Jericho asks MJF what they’re doing. They’ve sat here 20 minutes, barely said a word and MJF’s been rude to everyone. Who? To the valet, the old lady on the steps. They’re gonna have this Inner Circle Town Hall Meeting next week, talk to the “man on the street” as to the “general consensus” of whether MJF should join. Jericho isn’t sure they should bother anymore. MJF wants to cut through the bull. They both know this is a gigantic opportunity for both of them. They’re the two biggest starts in wrestling today. The Demo God and the Ratings Ruler!
Jericho wants to “cut through the bull,” too. The nickname, Ratings Ruler, sucks. MJF says people love it. No, it’s terrible. It’s got as much chance of getting over as… They both say, “Orange Cassidy.” They share a laugh, and MJF says they’re already working on their differences. Just picture the two of them, together. Is this turning into a musical number? It is.
MJF: “Like the wallpaper sticks to the wall.”
Y2J: “Like the sea shark lives in the sea~!”
MJF: “Like you’ll never get rid of your shadow~, Chris, you’ll never get rid of me!”
Y2J: “Let all the others fight and fuss!”
Both: “Whatever happens, we’ve~ got~ us~!”
Wait now there are chorus girls?
Y2J: “Me~… and~… my~ shaaadow~!”
MJF: “We’re closer than pages that stick in a book. We’re closer than ripples that play in a brook. So wherever you find him, you’ll find me, just look! Closer than a recliner thrown at Hardy’s forehead geyser. Me…”
Y2J: “We’re closer than snakes as they slide through the grass! We’re closer than Cody is to a jackass!”
Both: “Not a soul can bust this team in two! We stick together like glue!”
Now they dance with some of the chorus girls…
Y2J: “And when it’s sleeping time~!”
MJF: “That’s when we rise~!”
Y2J: “We start to swing!”
MJF: “Sing to the skies~!”
Y2J: “Our clocks don’t chime!”
MJF: “What a surprise~!”
Both: “They ring, a-ding-ding, Happy New Year!”
Y2J: “Me~… and~… my~ shaaadow~!”
MJF: “And not to repeat what I said at the start~! You’ll need a large crowbar to break us apart~!”
Both: “We’re alone but far from blue~… Before we get finished, we’ll make the town roar! We’ll hit all the late spots and then a few more!”
Y2J: “We’ll wind up at Daily’s and then the fourth floor!”
Both: “Life is gonna be wee-wowie, for myyy~ shaaadooow~ aaand meeeee~!”
Hey, can Chris do him a favor? What’s that, Max? Can he take it one more time? From the top? No, the ending! Wonderful! “And while we are swinging, to mention a few, we’ll drop in a Chili’s, hey Young Bucks, screw you!” They’ll beat up Moxley, whatever they do! Life’s gonna be wee-wowie, for MYYY~ SHADOW AAAND MEEEEEE~! The fans applaud that number as the two sit back down, in time for their… very tender steaks… This is gross. Send these backs. Velma/Thelma! And scene!
Britt Baker w/ Rebel VS KiLynn King!
The Doctor is back in action, and Tony Schiavone reads her notes. Britt is wearing pink because of Breast Cancer Awareness, and these notes are being read at the threat of a back hand slap and more chest waxing… Will Britt try and wax the floors with the Queen of Crazy?
The bell rings and Britt circles with King. They tie up, Britt hammerlocks then headlocks but King pries out to wrench to a wristlock. Britt spins through, wrenches and waistlocks to a snapmare and chinlock. King slips out the back, wrenches to a wristlock, but Britt slips around to wristlock and takedown. Cover, ONE, Britt still has the wrist. Britt wrenches, King rolls and spins to switch the wristlock and drop toehold Britt down! King hammerlocks, Britt gets up and rolls to drag King down. Britt turns King over, goes for the Rings of Saturn but King counters to a cover, TWO! Britt kicks but King blocks and shoves it, ripcord and arm-drag, but Britt keeps the wrist again! Arm surfboard and STOMP! Britt smiles while fans boo, but Britt isn’t done with King.
Britt brings King up, throws forearms, then cravats to throw knee after knee! King staggers to ropes, Britt storms over but King turns around to throw forearms back! King whips, Britt reverses and throws King down! Waistlock, bridging cover, TWO! Britt holds on, she throws in elbows and knees! Britt drags King back up, whips but King reverses. King runs in but into a BUCKLE SHOT! Rebel/Reba mocks King and Britt drags King into the post. Britt pushes a boot into King’s face while pulling her into the post! The ref counts, Britt lets off and throws King down to the floor. Britt refreshes the count, aims from the apron, but King blocks the kick! Britt STOMPS King and then SUPERKICKS her down! Britt goes in and distracts the ref, Rebel puts King in the ring.
Britt brings King up, reels her in, but King spins out and ROUNDHOUSES! King waistlocks, Britt resists and bucks her off at the ropes! Britt runs, King dodges but Britt hits a SLING BLADE! Britt spins King into a DDT! King staggers into Britt’s FISHERMAN’S NECKBREAKER! Britt looms over King, then runs to CURB STOMP her! Rebel hands Britt a latex glove, Britt turns King over, Rings of Saturn to LOCKJAW! King taps, Britt wins!
Winner: Britt Baker, by submission
Back in action and back on track, Britt Baker DMD continues to manhandle mandibles! Will Britt be heading for the AEW Women’s World Championship soon enough?
AEW announces big matches for next week!
While the semifinals of the eliminator tournament features Omega VS Fenix and Wardlow VS Hangman, the women’s division will get spooky scary as ABADON returns to Dynamite! Will the Living Dead Girl devour the soul of Tay Conti? And, given the ominous threat issued by Silver on behalf of the Dark Order, and how Cody heard of the stipulation talk for the rematch, the TNT Championship will now be a LUMBERJACK MATCH! The entirety of the Dark Order will be ringside, but so will Jurassic Express, The Hybrid2, the Gunn Club and the Natural Nightmares! Will Cody have enough allies present to hold the Dark Order at bay? Will he and Cassidy be able to have a result within the time limit?
AEW also has Full Gear news!
Given Sammy Guevara’s obsession with Matt Hardy, they will face each other one more time! It will be known as THE ELITE DELETION! What will happen and who will survive?
Darby Allin and Steve-O have a message.
Steve-O knows we know that Darby will be competing for the TNT Championship at Full Gear. Clearly, there’s something really wrong with him, because before then, he’s doing this! There’s a body bag with the words, “FACE OF TNT” spray-painted on it! Darby gets in, and even Steve-O knows this is bad. A la the glory days of Jackass, “I’m Darby Allin, and this is the Body Bag Roll In.” Darby tucks himself in, and rolls down his quarter pipe! Darby makes it to the bottom, unzips the bag and says, “**** I’m winning that TNT Championship!” If Darby is willing to go this far to prove a point, how far will he go to hold the gold?
AEW World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way: The Butcher & The Blade w/ The Bunny VS Private Party w/ Matt Hardy VS The Dark Order’s Alex Reynolds & John Silver VS The Young Bucks!
Andy Williams and Braxton Sutter have Allie back by their side, and that alone makes them even more motivated to win this match! Will they chop up Marq Quen, Isiah Kassidy, the Beaver Boys and the Jackson brothers to do it? Will Quen & Kassidy finally have their SHOTS SHOTS? Will Numbers 3 and 4 be the #1 contenders? Or will the arguably best team of over a decade finally be vindicated after all their vicious ambush superkicks?
AEW returns as FTR has joined commentary, and as Matt and Nick Jackson make their entrances. In this kind of Fatal 4 Way tag, only two teams are active, so it’s Reynolds for the Dark Order and Nick for the Bucks that start this off. Nick and Reynolds circle, tie up, and Reynolds wrenches to a wristlock. Nick cartwheels and dropkicks Reynolds down! Silver tags in but runs into an arm-drag! Nick drags Silver up, tags Matt in, and Matt climbs to double stomp the arm! Matt drags Silver up, steps over and arm-drags again, but Blade tags in off Silver! Nick tags in, Matt baits Blade into a drop toehold for Nick’s slingshot leg drop! The Bucks double dropkick Blade, Butcher gets in but misses the clotheslines. The Bucks kick low, Nick runs and Matt gives him the boost, alley-oop dropkick!
Fans fire up with the Bucks as they wait for someone to step up. Matt backs out as Kassidy comes in. Fans cheer, “SHOTS! SHOTS!” as Kassidy and Nick tie up. They go shoulder to shoulder, Kassidy gets Nick against ropes and uses that to monkey flip but Nick sprawls to stop it halfway! Kassidy pushes Nick away, goes up and springboards but Nick avoids the arm-drag. Things speed up, Kassidy huricanranas Nick but Nick comes back to trip. Kassidy kicks Nick down, they both kip up, but Nick kicks low! Nick sends Kassidy to the corner, Kassidy goes up and over but Matt tags in. Nick throws a superkick but Kassidy avoids that! Quen tags in, and we have a stand-off of that inaugural tag title tournament opener.
The Bucks egg Private Party on so Quen and Kassidy swing clotheslines. The Bucks duck and come back, but the superkicks are blocked! Private Party set the feet down, the Bucks applaud the sportsmanship, and shake hands. But PRIVATE PARTY DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! They weren’t falling for the same trick twice! Butcher and Blade get in to attack, but so does the Dark Order! The Numbers and the mercs stomp and club down the Bucks and Private Party. The ref tries to sort things out, but Blade lifts Kassidy, he and Butcher combine for a CHOKE SLAM BACK SUPLEX! The ref counts, the Dark Order gets out, as do Butcher and Blade. Blade tags in off Quen to go after Matt. Blade CHOPS Matt but Matt haymakers. They brawl with big hands back and forth but Blade knees low. Blade whips but Matt rolls under, tag to Quen!
Quen ducks Blade and PELES! Reynolds runs in but into an atomic drop! Dropkick! Silver’s in, Quen gets under him for an atomic drop and another dropkick! Butcher gets in, pops Quen up but Quen dropkicks him, too! Quen kips up and fans fire up as Private Party has the ring! Quen runs, DIVES, and hits Blade down! Quen goes in and FLIES out onto Silver! And then he goes up top to FLY onto Reynolds! Fans are fired up even more as FTR disapproves. After all, they’re No Flips, Just Fists. Quen gets in, runs, but Allie stands in the way! Butcher gets around and into the ring, Blade back suplexes but Quen lands on his feet! Quen shoves Blade into Butcher then scoop slams Blade! Quen goes to another corner and the top rope, for a SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Cover, but Butcher breaks it!
Butcher drags Quen right up for an URENAGE! Blade DECKS Kassidy off the apron and he drags Quen up as AEW goes picture in picture.
Matt Hardy checks on Kassidy but SAMMY attacks!! His obsession wouldn’t let him leave Hardy alone tonight! Sammy throws haymakers but Hardy hits back and they go into railing and all around ringside! Then even past the stage! It’s a momentary distraction for everyone in the ring, even as Blade drags Quen from the Party corner. No one knows what to make of it, but Silver tags in off Blade! Silver drags Quen up, throws haymakers, then KICKS Quen off his feet! Silver double guns but Blade tags back in! Silver says he and Blade can work together! They drag Quen up, double whip, then double elbow! See? Silver says Blade could #JoinDarkOrder if he wants! Reynolds agrees. Butcher could join, too! The four discuss it, but Allie is reason enough NOT to join anything. Maybe Silver and Reynolds will ditch Dark Order to join the family? Yeah, no, Blade and Butcher CLOBBER the Beaver Boys!
Blade digs his knees into Quen, then he and Butcher BLAST the Bucks off the apron! And they BOOT Kassidy down, too! They go out and drag Matt up to throw over railing! And Nick into railing! Blade fireman’s carries Kassidy to feed to Butcher’s GUT BUSTER! Then Butcher fireman’s carries to TOSS Kassidy at Matt! Butcher and Blade get back in the ring, rush Quen in the corner, but Quen elbows Blade and boots Butcher! Quen hops up, leaps, double missile dropkick! Silver tags in and drags Quen up to throw forearms! Silver whips, Quen holds ropes and dumps Silver out! Silver holds on, Quen throws forearms. Quen goes to a corner but Silver KICKS him down! Then CANNONBALLS Blade! And UPPERCUTS Butcher, and BOOTS Nick, and then LEAPS onto Matt and Kassidy! Johnny Hungie just barreled through the field!
Silver gets up top and fans fire up! Silver aims, leaps, but Quen dodges! Reynolds tags in, Quen runs in but Silver dodges to KNEE him back! Silver feeds Quen to Reynolds’ ROLLING ELBOW! Silver enziguris, Reynolds STUNNERS, Silver GERMAN SUPLEXES! Jackknife cover, but the Bucks break it! The Dark Order throws the Bucks out and fans are fired up! Silver and Reynolds coordinate and drag Quen up. Quen fights out of the double suplex, Reynolds ducks so the enziguri hits Silver! Quen dodges Reynolds to hot tag Kassidy! Kassidy slingshots up and over Reynolds’ shoulder, comes back but Quen helps with the SILLY STRING! Private Party have opposite corners, HARDY PARTY COMBO! The splash and the leg drop hit! Cover, but the Bucks break it again!
The mercs return, through the Bucks out, and then drag Reynolds’ dead weight to the corner. Blade tags in, haul Kassidy up, backbreaker and suplexes, FULL DEATH!! Cover, but the Bucks break it again!! Butcher clubs Nick, Blade throws Matt out and Butcher throws Nick out. But the Bucks stay on the apron, they bait Butcher in and dump him out, then ROCK Blade with a forearm! Nick tags off Blade, Matt hotshots Blade away! Nick goes in, aims at the Beaver Boys, and gives him his signature combo! Roundhouse, back kick, spin kick! Corner shining wizard, BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO! Fans fire up with Nick as he builds speed and goes to the apron, PENALTY KICK for Kassidy, PENALTY KICK for Quen! Nick goes around the way to LEAP onto Butcher and Blade! And he lands on his feet! FTR has to admit that was good, but still only second best in the world.
Nick puts Kassidy in, fans know “This is Awesome!” but far from over! The Bucks coordinate and call for the party! The SUPERKICK PARTY! And it starts with Butcher! They drag Butcher around, then bring Kassidy up. Nick goes up and calls out FTR as Matt gut wrenches Kassidy. “Watch this!” DROPKICK SENTON INDIETAKER!! Nick kicks Kassidy in the back to land on Butcher while Matt drives Kassidy down! Cover, but Silver, Blade AND Quen break it! They return the favor for all those other near falls! Fans love “Tag Team Wrestling!” as it continues! Matt is seething as he drags Kassidy up. Kassidy cradle counters, TWO!! Matt escapes another upset, then runs at Kassidy, but misses in the corner! But Nick trips Quen off the apron! Matt decks Blade and then drags Kassidy from Silver! Kassidy kicks Matt away, Nick grabs at Silver and drags him down! Kassidy is isolated!
Fans rally but Kassidy is caught in the gut wrench again. Nick springboards but Quen trips him up! Further flashbacks to that upset as Kassidy victory rolls! TWO and Matt has the cover! Nick keeps Quen out, The Bucks WIN!!
Winners: The Young Bucks, by pinfall (NEW #1 contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships)
That was so close, but in the end, Matt and Nick pull it off! And FTR says it’s finally time. FTR goes to the ring with some beers to say cheers to their challengers. The Bucks SLAP the beers away! But in comes someone with a chair! Who is that? The chair shot didn’t really do much, either. But FTR attack the Bucks anyway! Matt is down first but Nick fights a little longer. FTR drags Nick to a corner, the mystery man goes up top, SUPER MIND BREAKER! And FTR mug Matt! And they put the leg around a foot! The mystery man helps them keep Matt down and Cash Wheeler goes up top! STOMP TO THE CHAIR!! The mystery man is TULLY BLANCHARD! FTR had an insurance policy to make sure even the winners were losers!
Matt keeps trying to fight with his good leg but Nick and the referees keep him back for his own sake. The Bucks are contenders, but will they still be challengers after this?
My Thoughts:
An incredible episode that was properly dominated by the contender’s tournament and capped off by the Fatal 4 Tag. Britt was the one match not at all related to any of that, and it was a pretty good return match that bordered on AEW Dark squash. Obviously Britt was going to win, and I’m expecting her to participate in a big contender’s match AEW has planned in the next week or so. That match will then be blown to hell by Nyla Rose as she and Vickie Guerrero demand Hikaru Shida accept the rematch challenge as issued on a previous Dark. The only other thing not related to the various contenders matches was Le Dinner Debonair, and THAT was incredible! I first thought it was weird for them to do a musical number, but MJF surprised me with his moderate singing skills. And the overall acting in the scene was really good, especially how they topped it off with the realization they ordered essentially raw meat.
Still other things not related to the contenders matches: I love that I called the I Quit match for Moxley VS Kingston at Full Gear. The promos were great stuff, that match is going to be insane, and yet I can’t say Moxley loses. In fact, I feel like the only match Moxley might lose in the foreseeable future is when someone from NJPW finally faces him for the IWGP United States Championship, as NJPW already gave out the contender contract. Darby had a great Jackass inspired promo, but Team Taz also had great promos. I wonder if Team Taz interferes in Darby VS TNT Champion, Will Hobbs rushes out, and that is when we see whether or not Hobbs joins up or stands against them. Cody and Cassidy had great promos, too, and the Lumberjack match is a great idea for this rematch, given all the story swirling around the TNT title.
I like that Jungle Boy and Wardlow opened the night. In kayfabe, everyone acts like that’s going to be fast, but it was great for JB to put up a fight against Wardlow, even if he was going to lose. Wardlow did a much safer F10 tonight than he did on AEW Dark, at least in appearance. A shame Janela had to sit out because of apparent health concerns, COVID being the main one, but what a way for Omega to get a lot of progress in his character change. That extra long introduction to brag for him, then just SQUASHING Sonny Kiss, that’s some powerful Heel stuff. Cabana VS Hangman was really good, especially with Evil Uno being there to play up the Dark Order story. Of course Hangman won, but I really liked this change in Dark Order’s attitude. There might be battle lines drawn within the group, just on the issue of whether they still like Cabana or not.
And of course, best singles match of the night, Fenix VS Penta with Eddie on commentary, great stuff. Tension is mounting between the brothers again, despite Eddie getting them to be on the same page these last few weeks. Who knows how that goes as I don’t see Fenix beating Omega. Omega VS Page has to be the finals, it just makes too much sense. The tag Fatal 4 was incredible, too, even the part where Sammy shows up to go after Hardy. Everyone in the match looked great, FTR did pretty good on commentary, but naturally the Bucks win. I didn’t expect Tully to show up and help FTR beat the Bucks up, I thought this was going to be the moment Tully merged his clients as Shawn Spears would help FTR. But the twist of them going after Matt’s leg like that was good, too. I don’t think it’ll take the Bucks out of Full Gear but it’ll put them behind the proverbial 8 ball, adding a little extra something to a dream match everyone was already excited for. It will be a bit of a rip if this is why FTR wins, but maybe it means they want to make a match at AEW Revolution or even Double or Nothing 2021 feel that much bigger.
My Score: 9.2/10
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Rockin’ around the Christmas Collision!
The Continental Classic continues on Christmas Collision, with crucial points on the line this close to AEW Worlds End! Who will finally take the lead in Gold League?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Will Ospreay VS Ricochet; Ricochet wins.
- Kris Statlander VS Penelope Ford; Kris wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Shelton Benjamin VS Daniel Garcia; Garcia wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Mark Briscoe VS The Beast Mortos; Briscoe wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli; Claudio wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current Continental Classic Gold League standings!
Claudio Castagnoli: 2-1, 6 points
Will Ospreay: 2-1, 6 points
Ricochet: 2-1, 6 points
Darby Allin: 2-1, 6 points
Brody King: 2-2, 6 points
Komander: 0-4, 0 points [ELIMINATED]
Here are the current Continental Classic Blue League standings!
Kyle Fletcher: 3-1, 9 points
Kazuchika Okada: 2-1-1, 7 points
Mark Briscoe: 2-2, 6 points
Shelton Benjamin: 2-1, 6 points
Daniel Garcia: 1-1-1, 4 points
The Beast Mortos: 0-4, 0 points [ELIMINATED]
Ian Riccaboni is in the ring.
He has Big Boom AJ & Big Justice with him in the Hammerstein Ballroom, and yes, they’re ready to bring the BOOM~! They’re ready to watch the action tonight, and even the final face-to-face of MJF and Adam Cole. AJ says if MJF is gonna bring the doom, then you know he and Big Justice will bring the BOOM~! But tonight, their guy, Adam Cole will bring the BOOM~ too! And of course we have big Continental Classic action! Daniel Garcia VS Shelton Benjamin in a critical showdown, and while Shelton is tough, Garcia is going to bring the BOOM~! Plus, Mark Briscoe battles The Beast Mortos! The Chicken is their guy, time to bring the BOOM~!
In Gold League, we have Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli, and the Swiss Superman is a DOOM~! Let’s go, Darby, bring that BOOM~! And then a match everyone wants to see, the fireworks rematch of Will Ospreay VS Ricochet! If you’re a fan of high-flying wrestling, this is the right night to be right here in AEW! Ricochet and their guy, Ospreay, will bring the BOOM~! But speaking of, that match is up first! The Aerial Assassin joins AJ & Big Justice in giving a BOOM~, but will Ricochet make sure tonight is #OuttaThisWorld?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Will Ospreay VS Ricochet!
Wait, are the fans throwing white streamers or is that… No, yeah, it’s toilet paper! Ospreay laughs at the fans basically calling Ricochet crap. Ricochet throws the toilet paper back! The bell rings and we’re on the clock. The fans fire up for Ospreay as he and Ricochet circle. The fans also sing, “F HIM UP, OSPREAY, F HIM UP!” Ricochet shrugs that off, he and Ospreay tie up, and then Ricochet rolls. Ospreay shoots in, waistlocks, but Ricochet switches. They go around, Ricochet gator rolls with Ospreay, then floats to a headlock. Ricochet wrenches, hammerlocks then headlocks again. Ospreay powers up and out, Ricochet runs him over, but Ospreay kips up!
The fans cheer and Ospreay smiles as he and Ricochet reset. They tie up, go around, and Ricochet wrenches to a wristlock. Ospreay rolls, wrenches and wristlocks, but Ricochet spins and wrenches to hammerlock. Ospreay reaches back, headlocks and hits a takeover. Ricochet rolls to a cover, TWO! Ospreay holds onto the headlock but Ricochet powers up and out. Ospreay runs Ricochet over, Ricochet bails out, and then Ospreay handsprings to fake Ricochet out! The fans cheer as Ospreay superhero lands out, and Ricochet is annoyed. Ospreay holds ropes open for Ricochet, but Ricochet goes around the way to step in on his own.
The fans boo Ricochet being a bad sport but Ricochet ignores that. Ospreay and Ricochet knuckle lock, then Ricochet kicks low! And CHOPS! Ricochet whips, Ospreay reverses, but Ricochet rolls off Ospreay’s back! Things keep moving, Ospreay avoids the handspring to then duck ‘n’ dodges and RANA! But Ricochet handsprings through! The fans fire up, and Ospreay arm-drags Ricochet down! The fans cheer while Ricochet endures the grind. Ricochet fights up and puts Ospreay on ropes. The ref counts, Ricochet and Ospreay slowly let g o, and Ricochet SLAPS Ospreay! Ospreay CHOPS Ricochet!
Ospreay takes a swing, Ricochet ducks under to roll back and RANA! But now Ospreay handsprings through! Ricochet dodges to waistlock but Ospreay bucks the O’Conner. Ricochet arm-drags Ospreay down, but Ospreay headscissors back! Ricochet pops free but Ospreay arm-drags! Ricochet headscissors, Ospreay pops free, and Ospreay handsprings, but Ricochet catches him! Ricochet then THROWS Ospreay into the Tree of Woe, and Ospreay falls down! The fans boo while Ospreay bails out, but Ricochet FOSBURY FLOPS! The fans boo but Ricochet takes the toilet paper to wipe himself, then he SMOTHERS Ospreay with it!
The fans boo that literally disgusting act of disrespect, but Collision goes picture in picture.
Ricochet taunts the fans, then drags Ospreay up. Ricochet puts Ospreay in, soaks up more heat, then KNEE-BOARD SENTONS! Ricochet swaggers to taunt the fans more, then he goes back to Ospreay. Cover, ONE!! Another cover, TWO! Ricochet taunts the fans more, then goes back for Ospreay. Ricochet stands Ospreay up to CHOP, and Ospreay goes to a corner. Ricochet RAMS into Ospreay, RAMS him again, then snapmares to UPPERCUT in the back! Cover, TWO! Ospreay stays in this but Ricochet drags him into a motorcycle stretch. Ospreay endures while Ricochet digs a knee into the back. Ospreay fights up, fights with elbows, then runs, but into a DROPKICK!
Ospreay is down in a daze but Ricochet has to shake out the stars in his own head. Ricochet covers, ONE! Ospreay then uses that one to flip off Ricochet. Ricochet RAMS Ospreay in the back! Ricochet then clamps on with a chinlock, and he digs his knee into Ospreay’s back. Ospreay endures, even as Ricochet JAMS Ospreay. Collision returns to single picture as the fans rally for Ospreay again. Ospreay fires up, fires hands, but Ricochet RAMS him into a corner. Ricochet runs up, RAMS into Ospreay, then goes to the apron. Ospreay takes a swing but Ricochet dodges and gets around him to GERMAN SUPLEX! Ospreay lands out!
Ospreay runs, handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! Ospreay goes to the apron, takes aim, and he springboards to PIP PIP CHEERIO! Down goes Ricochet, Ospreay covers, TWO! Ospreay stays focused and the fans rally up. Ospreay drags Ricochet up, CHOPS him, then CHOPS him again! Ricochet staggers, Ospreay runs, but Ricochet TIGER WALL KICKS! Forearm, SOBAT, and Ricochet runs, but into a POP-UP, and STYLES- NO, Ricochet sits up, slips free, and he underhooks Ospreay for a FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ospreay survives but Ricochet goes up.
Ricochet has to double clutch, the fans let him hear it, but Ricochet still MOONSAULTS! Ricochet lands out as Ospreay moves, and Ospreay runs up, but into an ELBOW! Ricochet handsprings, but into a pop-up, Electric Chair, spin around, STYLES CLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives and Ospreay is surprised. Ospreay pulls on the elbow pad and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Ospreay aims, but Ricochet bails out! The fans boo but Ospreay storms after Ricochet. They’re both on the apron and Ospreay goes up a corner. Ricochet anchors Ospreay first! Then Ricochet has the Electric Chair Lift!
Ospreay fights free, fights off a nelson, then he KICKS Ricochet! Ospreay runs, but into a pop-up APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! The fans chant “You Still Suck!” but Ricochet adds a SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Ricochet puts Ospreay in, then springboards to 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives, but then Ricochet AX KICKS! Dragon sleeper, inverted suplex, VERTIGO! Cover, TWO!? Ospreay survives and Ricochet is shocked! Ricochet snarls and he aims from a corner. The fans rally for Ospreay but Ricochet loads up. SPIRIT- NO, Ospreay ducks under! Ospreay gets up, Ricochet blocks a kick!
Ricochet V-TRIGGERS, then he reels Ospreay in! But Ospreay fights out of the bomb, but then Ricochet returns the favor! Ricochet suplexes, into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Ospreay springboards for the OSC- CUTTER FROM RICOCHET!! Ricochet hurries to get Ospreay up, powerbomb into fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! SPIRIT- HIDDEN BLADE!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Ospreay and Ricochet both slowly sit up and the fans rally as hard as ever. Ricochet and Ospreay stare down, talk a bit of trash, then stand up. Ospreay draws a line in the sand and dares Ricochet to step up.
Ricochet steps right up, they stand toe to toe, literally! They start firing forearms! The fans cheer Ospreay, boo Ricochet, and Ricochet wobbles! But then Ricochet comes back with forearm after forearm! Ospreay wobbles, but he grins as he rises and roars! Ospreay fires a flurry on Ricochet, then ROCKS him! Ricochet flops over, Ospreay hauls him up! But Ricochet grabs at the ref! Ospreay kicks Ricochet’s arm away, but then Ricochet RAMS Ospreay into the ref! The fans boo but then Ricochet hurries to HOOK KICK! And VERTI- NO, Ospreay slips free to underhook! STORM BREAKER! Cover, but the ref is down!
The fans count, Ospreay would’ve won twice over! Ospreay calls to the ref, the ref sputters around, and Ospreay goes up. But then Ricochet kicks the ref into ropes! Ospreay gets tripped up and the fans boo more! Ospreay is confused as to what happened, but SPIRIT GUN hits the mark!! Cover, RICOCHET WINS!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Ospreay earns 0)
The One & Only got away with murder, but there’s nothing that can be done now! Ricochet has NINE points, will he be headed to Worlds End?
Adam Cole heads to the ring!
The fans cheer as the Panama City Playboy returns to the Hammerstein Ballroom, and yes, they join in for the “BOOM~!” and the “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY~!” Cole grabs a mic, but he keeps his eyes on the ramp. That’s because we all know who’s next. MJF makes his entrance, but with a handful of security guards in front of him first. And not even AEW security, that’s his own personal security. MJF grabs a mic and has them cut his music. The fans boo but MJF tells them, “If I wanted your help, I’d ask for it. Sit down and shut up.” The fans tell MJF to STFU, but MJF shrugs that off.
MJF tells Cole that MJF is frustrated. It’s because for the past few months, MJF has had to listen to Cole say MJF is Cole’s biggest enemy! If memory serves, and MJF’s memory always does because unlike the fans here, he isn’t a complete moron… Didn’t Cole turn on MJF? But then does Cole realize he has bigger enemies out there? Like spray tan, cracks in the floor, gusts of win, and maybe… a cavity. Because last MJF heard, Cole’s dentist isn’t seeing him anymore. Cole was already staring daggers into MJF, but now he’s pissed. MJF has Cole calm down, and he tells the fans to shut up so he can shoot straight.
When MJF was the longest-reigning and greatest AEW World Champion of all time, Cole was nothing more than MJF’s cute little sidekick. That ate Cole up inside. Cole wanted to be MJF. Cole wanted #TripleB. But the sad truth is, Cole had many opportunities to win the title before MJF got anywhere near it. It’s almost like when it comes to Cole being elite enough to become world champion, just like his “s*itty little ankle,” Cole blows it. MJF laughs at his own joke, and then tells the fans he is talking, it is not that complicated. But this is why MJF doesn’t buy the hogwash that Cole turned on MJF because MJF would turn on Cole first.
Cole turned because he, like all these shmucks, is jealous of MJF. And who can blame Cole? MJF is rich, handsome, funny, entertaining, and then look at Cole. For crying out loud, Cole used to be ADAM COLE BAYBAY. Now, he’s just a crack baby! Cole asks if MJF is done. Was that the last line? Because it felt like MJF practiced that for two weeks in front of a mirror. But MJF killed it, really. Cole could come back with childish comments to hurt MJF’s feelings, but he won’t. Cole could mention MJF has had two surgeries on that fake head of hair of his while only in his 20s, which is hilarious, but he won’t.
Cole could talk about how MJF pulled some strings to get his girlfriend hired, like the real politician he is, but Cole won’t go there. Cole could talk about how every single time MJF enters a room, everyone waits for him to leave because he is loud, obnoxious and annoying as hell. But Cole won’t go there. Because Cole is not like MJF. They are nothing alike. That is why the friendship was ruined. Because, MJF, the truth is you say Cole is a failure, but in virtually every wrestling company Cole has worked for, he is the longest-reigning champion in so many!
In this very building, Cole bled BUCKETS against Kyle O’Reilly, wanting to prove he was one of the best in the world, and that is exactly what he did! Does Cole have regrets? Sure. Are there things Cole wishes he could take back? Absolutely. But Cole does NOT regret turning on MJF. The only reason it drives MJF insane is because Cole beat MJF to it. That’s MJF 101: Get close to someone, then turn on them. It’s what MJF does. Cole just did it better than MJF, and MJF knows it.
But Cole has been thinking, trying to understand what’s going on in MJF’s head, and he finally figured it out. MJF is terrified of having anyone close to him, because he feels it is a weakness. That hit a chord? Because not only does MJF act like a child, he thinks like a child! MJF knows in his heart that he was going to be the one to turn on Cole first! DAMN RIGHT HE WAS!!! MJF realizes he let the cat out of the bag. MJF says congrats, Cole, he solved the mystery! A regular Scooby-Doo! Great job, Adam.
But you want the truth? Here it is. The fact of the matter is, last year at Worlds End, MJF had every intention on stabbing Cole in the back that night. Cole just got lucky. When #BetterThanYouBaybay started, MJF didn’t give a damn about Cole. Cole was nothing more than a pawn. But MJF will admit, he did eventually start to care. For the first time in MJF’s life, he cared about someone else. Fans mockingly go, “Aww…” But MJF says that is just when Cole became a liability. And since Cole’s “a fragile little freak,” him jumping off that ramp and exploding his ankle made him a distraction!
Distractions, liabilities, emotions, there are no room for those when all you should be concerned with is maintaining the world championship! But Cole doesn’t get it, does he? Last year was a fluke. Cole ain’t the Devil, he just beat the Devil to it. But this year, Worlds End, December 28th, the same show where Cole tried to end MJF’s world, MJF ENDS Cole!! MJF throws down the mic and the fans are torn. Cole smirks and says MJF ends things then? Well, how about Cole ends this? COLE DECKS MJF! The guards rush in, but Cole fights them off! MJF sends more but Cole SUPERKICSK! And SUPERKICKS! And SUPERKICKS!
But then MJF LOW BLOWS Cole! MJF tells the fans to shut up! MJF takes out the Dynamite Diamond Ring! But then The Kingdom rushes out here! MJF runs away from Matt Taven & Mike Bennett, but he vows this ends at Worlds End. We have one week left, is that the last week Cole has in AEW? Or will MJF finally lose the one thing he has left in that diamond ring?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.
Lexy Nair is with the #BornAgainKristen and brings up her trying to make amends with Willow Nightingale last night, as well as making the save when Harley Cameron & Penelope Ford were beating Willow up. Kris says what she and Willow have to discuss is between them. But as far as her and Penelope go, they’ve got a lot of history, and if Ford wants a fight, Kris will give her a fight. Then speaking of history, Kris still has her eyes set on the TBS Championship, can she tells us more on that?
Kris says she looked back on 2024 and she had a downward spiral that started with losing that title. Maybe if she wins it back, Kris will right her wrongs. On that note, Mercedes Mone, you don’t have an opponent for Worlds End so here Kris is. Let her know when you’re ready for round two. Kris heads out, will she prove to everyone that she is still the Galaxy’s Greatest?
Backstage interview with Orange Cassidy.
AEW returns and Lexy is now with Freshly Squeezed. In exactly one week, he will compete against three other men for the AEW World Championship. There are a lot of combustible elements at play, and Cassidy says yeah, we saw that on Dynamite. Jay White, Hangman Page and Cassidy can’t exactly have a conversation. So really, Cassidy wants them to listen. “Between now and Worlds End, Jon Moxley can run and hide. He can hide behind his goons, he can run away in a pickup truck. But when that bell rings in seven days, he has nowhere to go. He will be in the ring with us. Us three. And you both know that we need to remove Jon Moxley from the equation.
“We can. We’ve done it. And after that, us three, we can fight for the AEW World Championship and one of us will become the AEW World Champion. Just something to think about. See you guys on Dynamite.” Cassidy is ready to remove the Maniac from the throne, but will the Switchblade and Cowboy listen to reason?
Kris Statlander VS Penelope Ford!
As Kris just said, she’s calling out The CEO in hopes of one more TBS Championship match. But will the Superbad Girl be more like the Grinch for Kris this Christmas?
The bell rings and the fans rally as Kris circles with Ford. They tie up, Kris powers Ford to a corner, then throws Ford back into the corner! The ref counts, Kris lets off, but Ford shoves her! Kris ROCKS Ford, TOSSES her, then runs up on her. Kris whips, drops down, then hurdles over. Kris CLOBBERS Ford and the fans fire up as she flexes. Kris drags Ford up, reels her in, and suplexes, and she holds Ford up! The fans cheer and Kris goes all the way to TEN, but Ford slips into a SLEEPER! Kris pries the hold open and she brings Ford around for another suplex! The fans fire up as Kris holds Ford up for five before the SLAM! Cover, TWO!
Kris drags Ford up, whips her to the corner, but Ford goes up, only for Kris to Electric Chair Lift! Kris climbs, Ford fights with fists, and she shoves Kris down! Ford steadies herself, then hits a FLYING BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ford is frustrated but she storms up on Kris. Ford bumps Kris off buckles but the fans rally behind Kris. Ford stomps a mudhole, but she lets off as the ref counts. Kris goes to the apron, but Ford jumps up to drop KNEES on her! The fans boo but Ford soaks up the heat, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Ford brings Kris around to THROW her into railing! Ford soaks up more heat, then drags Kris up and RAMS her into the apron! Ford refreshes the count, then stalks Kris around the way. Ford whips Kris into the steel steps! Kris falls over in a heap but Ford drags her up into the ring. Ford covers, TWO! Kris stays in this but Ford kicks her around. Ford CHOKES Kris on the ropes, thrashes around, but lets off as the ref counts. Ford drags Kris up and whips her to ropes, then LARIATS as Collision goes to break.
Christmas Collision returns and Ford CHOKES Kris on the ropes again! The ref counts, Ford lets off and Kris sputters to the apron. Ford runs and goes up, up, and KNEE DROPS on only apron! Kris then SHOTGUNS Ford off the apron! The fans fire up and Kris brings Ford up, to THROW into railing! Kris puts Ford in the ring, the fans fire up, but Ford kicks low. Ford reels Kris in, but Kris suplexes, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ford flounders to a corner but Kris has the fans rallying behind her. Kris runs up to UPPERCUT! Kris goes side to side but Ford dodges the knee! Ford hits a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!
Ford wasn’t quite perfect there but she watches Kris go to a corner. Ford runs corner to corner, handsprings, but Kris catches her! The fans fire up as Kris GERMAN SUPELXES, but Ford lands out! but Kris goes Matrix to dodge! So does Ford! STUNNER! Ford runs, Kris does her best to follow, but Ford hops up for a POISON-RANA! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives and the fans fire up! Ford is beside herself, but she drags Kris to a drop zone. Ford goes up top, and MOONSAULTS BUT FLOPS as Kris moves! Kris hurries to deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! And then GERMAN SUPLEX again! The fans fire up as Kris scoops to tuck Ford in! STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER! Cover, Kris wins!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall
Ford gave Kris quite the fight, but Kris came out on top! Wait, here comes Mone! Kris did call the CEO out, so Santa Mone says, “Ho, ho, ho ho ho! New York Citaaaay~! Please say hello to your C E O! Kris, after the year I’ve been having, I was planning on taking Worlds End off. I was planning on going to the Ritz in Boston.” The fans boo Boston, but Mone says since it’s the holidays, Mone feels like being nice. She already beat Kris once anyway, so she’ll just beat her twice! At Worlds End, you see that money changes everything, because Mone is the greatest TBS Champion of all time!
The challenge has been accepted, and Mone is looking to be busy before the New Year. Will Kris make her regret it?
Big Boom AJ & Big Justice return to the ring.
They’re getting Christmas Collision ready to bring the BOOM, but out comes Chris Jericho, who is still ROH World Champion after overcoming Matt Cardona last night at Final Battle. And he has Bryan Keith & “Big Bill” Morrissey with him as he asks if AJ has a permit for being here tonight. Did they talk with Mayor DeBlasio? Because they certainly didn’t run this past Jericho. Do they know who he is? Big Justice says yeah, he knows! “You’re a JACKASS!” Jericho is taken aback, but the fans agree with Justice. The Bad Apple says this is why dumbass kids should be sitting and not heard. Jericho says yeah!
And if being a jackass means he’s the King of New York, then Jericho’s the biggest jackass! And besides, Jericho talks for everyone here saying we do not want AJ & Justice here! The fans boo, they disagree with Jericho. But Jericho says they don’t even have Costcos in New York! New Yorkers shop at bodegas. Fans are torn, because they kind of agree. Jericho says his favorite is the Walgreens a few blocks over in Flushing. And speaking of Flushing, that’s where AJ & Justice belong: in the toilet! This is the Hammerstein Ballroom, the House that Jericho built! The fans boo that, it’s the House that Hardcore built.
But Jericho says there’s no time for goofy gimmicks like BOOM~, or bandit masks, or scissoring! Scissor me, Bad Apple~! But then wait! The Acclaimed is here! Well, Anthony Bowens is, at least. Bowens pushes past The Learning Tree and he joins AJ & Justice in the ring. Bowens has the music cut, and he tells Jericho that he doesn’t get why Scissor King is catching strays, but you caught his attention. Jericho is trying to intimidate a man in a walking boot and an 11 year old child while spouting nonsense about being the King of New York. Why doesn’t Jericho do what he has asked so many others in the past: SHUT THE HELL UP!
The fans cheer but Big Bill says, “As the Learning Tree always says, when a man tries to silence another man, he’s probably afraid of the truth.” The fans do cheer Big Bill because he is from New York. Bowens says he has no idea what that means, Bill. But he does know we’re live on TNT, Christmas Collision, Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City! So Chris, why not walk your ass to this ring and get it whipped by the Scissor King?! Jericho says if Bowens wants him to do that, then not tonight. Jericho waves bye, but AJ says hold on, listen up. We know Jericho is running scared, but we know at some point, Bowens will get to bring the-
Bowens stops the Boom? Because he wants to scissor! AJ says okay, and they SCISSOR BOOM~! But is that true? Will Anthony Bowens be the one to tear down the Learning Tree and be a champion?
Backstage interview with The Vendetta.
Lexy is now with Deonna Purrazzo & Taya Valkyrie, and they’ve got a hot streak going. Deonna’s message last week was ominous, but who was it for? Taya says there are so many options. Everyone deserves a slice of The Vendetta. There’s Mercedes, Mariah, Toni Storm, even Lexy could get some, so watch your back. Speaking of Toni, she stumbles in and apologizes for interrupting. She just wants to say hi to everyone, hello. Oh, Deonna, a pleasure. Deonna says she knows who Toni is. R-Really? So cool! Taya says she’ll make a guess: Toni has a tattoo on her leg, a little duck with a knife through it.
Wow, how’d Taya know? Deonna says no no no, she is not doing this again. She does not get what sick crap Toni’s up to, but she is already done with it. So for Dynamite’s Miracle on 34th Street, Toni VS Taya! Taya says she’ll make Toni forget everything! Toni nervously thanks The Vendetta, and says this is a big opportunity to face someone like Taya. Toni leaves, Deonna and Taya sigh, and Lexy has no idea what to say. Is Toni’s mind unraveling before our eyes? Or is there still a bit of Timeless inside Toni Time?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Shelton Benjamin VS Daniel Garcia!
This showdown was inevitable, but it’s even more fitting after The Standard of Excellence beat up the TNT Champion just because he stood up to the Hurt Syndicate. Will Shelton continue to bring the pain? Or will he not survive Red Death?
The bell rings and Garcia goes right at Shelton! Garcia fires hands but Shelton RAMS him into the corner! Shelton fires hands but Garcia turns things around to fire more shots! The ref counts, Shelton shoves Garcia back, but Garcia runs up to fire hands! Shelton shoves Garcia again, but Garcia gets under the lariat to waistlock. Shelton fights the lift but Garcia shoves him to SLAP! And CHOP! Shelton just grins and he picks Garcia up again! Shelton TOSSES Garcia away and Garcia goes to ropes. Shelton brings Garcia back up, scoops and SLAMS him, then brings him up again. Scoop SLAM! Shelton drags Garcia up and puts him in a corner.
Shelton whips corner to corner hard and Garcia falls! The fans sing, “We Hurt People!” Shelton drags Garcia around, stomps him around, then TOSSES Garcia out hard! Garcia sputters but Shelton storms outside. Shelton brings Garcia up but Garcia fires hands! Shelton RAMS Garcia into the apron, then railing, then back to the apron! And repeat! Garcia falls in a heap and the fans fire up. Shelton grins as he drags Garcia up, to then THROW into steel steps! Shelton leaves Garcia behind and the ring count climbs on Garcia. Garcia drags himself up at 7 but Shelton goes out after him again.
Shelton puts Garcia in the ring, then grabs at him. Garcia grabs ropes but Shelton stomps him. Shelton stands Garcia up to DECK him! The fans cheer but Shelton brings Garcia up again. Garcia fires a forearm, then he CHOPS! Shelton eggs Garcia on, so Garcia CHOPS! Shelton grins, Garcia CHOPS, but Shelton DECKS him again! The fans duel but Shelton whips Garcia to ropes, for a BIG backdrop! Garcia flounders and Collision goes picture in picture.
Shelton stalks Garcia to the ropes, brings him up and around, then puts him on other ropes so he can CHOKE him! The ref counts, Shelton steps off, and Garcia coughs and sputters to a corner. Shelton stalks behind Garcia, stands him up, and winds up to ROCK Garcia! Garcia flounders against ropes then falls to the mat! Shelton stands over Garcia, drags him up and puts him in the corner. Shelton throws hands and Garcia stumbles. Garcia falls, but Shelton stands on him. Shelton stomps Garcia, drags him up, but Garcia fires up! Garcia breaks free to fire CHOPS and forearms on repeat!
Garcia whips, Shelton reverses and Shelton BOOTS Garcia down! Cover, TWO! Shelton is still amused, and he clamps onto Garcia with a chinlock. Garcia endures as Shelton grinds him down, and Garcia fights up, only for Shelton to wrangle him back down! Shelton leans all his weight on the hold and he squeezes tight. Garcia fades but the fans rally, and Garcia gets a second wind! Garcia fights up, Christmas Colilsion returns to siongle cipture, and the fans duel as Garcia fires hands! Garcia runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then SHOTGUNS SHelton down! The fans fire up and Garcia aims from a corner. Garcia runs up, Shelton gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX!
The fans are torn while Shelton storms around. Shelton waits on Garcia, waistlocks, GERMAN SUPLEX! Garcia flops around but Shelton stalks him to the ropes. Shelton goes to the apron, runs up, but Garcia BOOTS him! Garcia takes a swing, but Shelton waistlocks! Garcia holds ropes to fight off the suplex to the floor! Garcia stands up and elbows Shelton away! Then Garcia LEAPS, but into Shelton’s clinch! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY to the floor! Garcia flounders, fans sing, “We Hurt People!” Shelton runs up but Garcia drop toeholds him into a chair! Shelton sputters and the fans rally up. Garcia makes Shelton take a seat, then rains down fists!
The fans count along and Garcia goes to nine, puts up the dukes, then hits TEN! Garcia gets space, runs back in, and he SHOTGUNS Shelton outta the chair! The fans are thunderous as Garcia goes back for Shelton. Garcia drags Shelton up but Shelton pushes him away. Shelton LARIATS Garcia, then rolls into the ring. The ring count starts, the fans help Garcia stand, and the fans fire up! Garcia hurries to the ring, but Shelton BOOTS, only for Garcia to block! DRAGON SCREW! Garcia runs, Shelton gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Even with a bad leg, Shelton has so much strength! Shelton storms up in the corner, but Garcia dodges!
Shelton’s knee hits buckles, and Garcia leg scissor rolls him! Garcia steps through for the DRAGON TAMER!! Shelton endures and the fans fire up! Garcia sits on the hold, but Shelton powers up! Shelton powers out of the hold, has Garcia’s legs, and he turns Garcia over into a QUEEN ANGELITO STRETCH! Garcia endures, reaches out, and he army crawls his way forward! But Shelton drags Garcia back! Garcia cradles Shelton! TWO!! Shelton escapes, but Garcia BOOTS him! Shelton SUPERKICKS Garcia! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Shelton covers, TWO!! Garcia barely gets out of that and Shelton is furious!
“This is Awesome!” as Shelton looms over Garcia. Shelton drags Garcia up, but Garcia trips Shelton! Jackknife bridge, GARCIA WINS!!
Winner: Daniel Garcia, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Shelton earns 0)
A Christmas Collision miracle? Who knows! But Garcia is still alive in the C2, but Lashley snatches Garcia into a SLEEPER! The fans boo but MVP hands the pimp cane to Shelton! But here comes Mark Briscoe, and he has a chair! Security wants this to stop before it gets out of hand, and even producers get out here! But wait! Is that Swerve Strickland rushing in from the crowd?! It is! He goes right up top to SUPER SWERVE STOMP the Syndicate and security guards! Garcia gets free of the pile, Mark Briscoe is with him, and now the locker room hurries out here to stop this from getting worse!
The fans chant, “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” and Nana eventually hands the mic to Swerve. “Bobby FREAKIN’ Lashley! Didn’t I say I was gonna get my hands on you by the end of ’24? By the end of 2024, I said I was gonna get my hands on you, and that’s what I did, courtesy of the most dangerous man in AEW. Whose house?!” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve is still aiming for Lashley’s head, will he and Lashley have it out at Worlds End?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Mark Briscoe VS The Beast Mortos!
After getting a couple shockers, The Sussex County Chicken could easily jump up to the front of the block with one more! But will he #ManUp and bring down the menacing minotaur? Or will The Beast be a massive spoiler for Briscoe?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock again. The fans rally and duel while both men fire up. They RAM shoulders, and then fire forearms! The fans fire up as Mark gets the edge, but Mortos swings! Mark dodges to CHOP, then fire forearms! Mark ROCKS Mortos, whips, but Mortos reverses and SPLASHES Mark! Mortos runs but Mark follows to LARIAT! Mark runs, Mortos follows, but Mark dodges to CHOP! And CHOP! And forearm! And Mongolian Chop! Mark fires forearms against the ropes, then roars. Mark runs but Mortos follows to UPPERCUT! The fans fire up, Mortos runs but Mark follows to FOREARM!
Mark runs, Mortos follows, and he slingshots to hook and backslide, TWO! Mark trips Mortos to jackknife, TWO! Mortos gets around, hammerlock and cradle, TWO! Mark slips around to roll Mortos, TWO! Both men stand, both men dodge, and the fans cheer the standoff. The fans cheer “BOTH THESE GUYS! BOTH THESE GUYS!” as they reset. Mark and Mortos run up to RAM shoulders again! And again! Mortos is getting the better of this, and he CLOBBERS Mark! The fans cheer Mortos while Mark goes to ropes. Mortos runs in but Mark TOSSES him up and out! Mortos clutches a leg, stands up, but Mark runs!
Mortos slides in, dodges, and he SPEARS Mark! The fans fire up and Mortos roars while Collision goes picture in picture.
Mark rolls to a corner while Mortos headbutts buckles. Mortos then runs corner to corner to DROPKICK Mark! Mark sputters, Mortos drags him to a cover, TWO! Mark stays in this but Mortos drags him into a chinlock. Mark endures, even as Mortos leans on the hold. Mark fights up as the fans rally, and Mark fires body shots. Mortos THROWS Mark down! Mortos then CRANKS Mark’s neck, then KICKS him in the chest! Cover, TWO! Mark is still in this and he goes to ropes. Mortos storms up but Mark CHOPS! Mortos SMACKS Mark and Mark falls into a corner. Mortos stomps Mark, then digs his boots in!
The ref reprimands and counts, Mortos steps off, then Mortos snapmares Mark so he can step on Mark’s face! Then NECK TWIST! Cover, TWO! Mark stays in this and he goes back to ropes. Mortos waits on Mark to stand, then SMACKS him down! Mark dangles out of the ring in the ropes, but Mortos goes after a leg while Collision goes to break.
Christmas Collision returns and Mortos has Mark in a corner. Mortos whips corner to corner, then runs up to UPPERCUT, CHOP, and HEADBUTT! Mark staggers and the fans rally up for Mortos. Mortos brings down his kneepads, runs corner to corner, but Mark dodge! Mortos hits buckles then falls to the outside! The fans fire up as Mark then WRECKS Mortos with a dropkick! Mark builds speed and he DIVES, direct hit on Mortos! The fans fire up and Mark even hugs a few! Mark tosses a chair into the ring, and fans rally for #DEMBOYS. Mark sets the chair up, but Mortos anchors Mark’s legs! Mortos then SMACKS Mark!
Mortos drags Mark to the apron, Mark fires forearms. Mortos shoves Mark, but Mark fireman’s carries! Mortos fires elbows to get free! Mark REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS! Then APRON GERMAN SUPLEXES! Mortos falls to the floor while the fans lose their minds! Mark rises up, takes aim, and he fires the fans up more. Mark goes up a corner, for a SUPER SKY TWISTER! The fans are thunderous and Mark high-fives the front row. Mark then goes back to the ring and builds speed! Mark uses the chair to FLY! Direct hit and Mark even lands on his feet! The fans fire up and Mark hurries to get Mortos back up.
Mark puts Mortos in the ring, “This is Awesome!” as Mark takes aim. FROGGY-BOW onto knees! Mortos saves himself there, and then roars! Mortos whips Mark, scoops him, and has the torture rack! BEAST BACKBREAKER! Then Mortos hauls Mark up for a POWER BREAKER!! The fans fire up for Mortos and he DISCUS- NO, Mark dodges, runs, but into a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives and the fans fire up again! Mortos snarls, hauls Mark up, and then scoops! But Mark slips free! Mark crane kicks, then underhooks! But Mortos backdrops free! Mark rises, Mortos runs, but into a fireman’s carry!
Mark hits a ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Then Mark goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the FROGGY-BOW!! Cover, TWO?!? Mortos survives but Mark shakes his head. Mark just goes back up top! Mortos sits up and roars! But Mark still FROGGY-BOWS!! And then he underhooks, lifts, JAY DRILLER!! Cover, Mark wins!
Winner: Mark Briscoe, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Mortos earns 0)
And with that, Mark is now even with Kyle Fletcher, who Mark already beat earlier on! That is all the difference between the one seed and the two seed, how will this final round shake out?
Julia Hart speaks.
“Jamie, Jamie, Jamie. I’m no coward. What you call tricks, I call advantages. I suggested that you watch your back. I gave you all the warnings. So I’m not understanding why you feel the need to call me classless and sneaky. I thought I was being more than reasonable. I know you’re strong, but are you smart? Are my ‘tricks’ too much for you? I guess we’ll find out January 1st, Fight for the Fallen. But remember: The House Always Wins.” The Princess of the Black Throne is ready, but will she learn Hayter Hits Hard?
Backstage interview with Mariah May.
Alex Marvez is with the AEW Women’s World Champion and says in one week’s time, it will be Mariah VS Thunder Rosa for the title, in a Tijuana Street Fight! Marvez notes that Mariah not only had some harsh words for Rosa, but for her father, as well. Mariah says, “Aw~, Papa Rosa is gonna be in the front row. Is that to watch the match? Or does Thunder need a new mami?” But speaking of Rosa, she RAMS Mariah right into the door! And dribbles her off it, too! Mariah pulls hair, Rosa tries to choke Mariah, and then Mariah shoves Rosa away. Mariah calls Rosa crazy, but Rosa says she’s not done with Mariah!
Rosa storms after Mariah into the hall, and then to the stage area! Mariah has made it to ringside, Nigel tries to warn her, but Rosa CLOBBERS Mariah! Rosa rains down fists, then stomps away! Rosa SMACKS Mariah off steel steps, then grabs a chair! Mariah sputters, but gets away before Rosa swings the chair! Security rushes out here for the third time tonight, and Rosa LEAPS! The cluster keeps her away from Mariah but fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” Rosa holds up the AEW Women’s World Championship, will she send the “Woman From Hell” back where she came from in order to have the gold again?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli!
While The Relentless One has been after each and every Death Rider, he gets one served up to him on a silver platter. But will Darby bring down the Swiss Superman before the final round? Or will Claudio crush Darby’s hopes and dreams this close to Christmas?
But before Claudio even gets in the ring, Darby DIVES out onto him! The fans fire up as Darby fires fast hands! Claudio gets away but Darby pursues, jumps on, and throws more hands! Claudio carries Darby up the ramp to then THROW him down! Darby writhes, Claudio drags him up, and Claudio gorilla presses! Darby slips free, goes to the entry, and then dodges Claudio to send him into the light truss! And then he shoves Claudio into it again! Claudio falls, and now Darby climbs up!? The fans fire up as Darby is up on the camera balcony! Darby SUPER CROSSBODIES Claudio down!
Claudio tumbles down the ramp and Darby sputters while fans lose their minds. The ref checks Darby, his fall was still really wicked. Claudio sits up in a daze as he’s now ringside, and somehow Darby pursues! They both get in the ring, the bell rings, and Darby runs up! But into a POP-UP UPPERCUT!! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives and Claudio is already frustrated. Claudio drags Darby by his legs, to GIANT SWING~! The fans count as Darby goes around and around, and Claudio goes past TEN, past FIFTEEN, past TWENTY, and all the way to THIRTY!! Darby flounders out of the ring while Collision goes picture in picture.
The ref goes out to check on Darby, and somehow he’s okay to continue. Claudio steps out to fetch Darby, and lift shim up with one hand! Claudio then gut wrenches and carries Darby, to SLAM him onto railing! And DUMP him down! Claudio drags Darby up again, gut wrenches again, and he TOSSES Darby onto the railing! Darby flops back down and clutches his lower back, but Claudio leaves him behind. The ring count begins but Darby sits up. Claudio goes out after him again, and brings him up to CHOP! Darby staggers away to a corner, Claudio storms up and CHOPS again! Darby flops down but Claudio looms over him.
Claudio gets space, runs up, and he UPPERCUTS Darby against railing! Darby stumbles away, Claudio goes to the ring, but Darby rolls in, just to roll back out. Darby earns himself some time, but then Claudio storms out after him. Darby hurries int he ring to get away, but Claudio is after him there, too. Claudio stands on Darby’s hands, then stomps them! Darby writhes, but Claudio stomps his hands more! Darby goes to a corner. Claudio stands him up and CHOPS! Claudio UPPERCUTS, CHOPS, and Christmas Collision returns to single picture. The fans duel, Darby fires hands, but Claudio UPPERCUTS!
Claudio whips, Darby springboards, COFFIN- NO, Claudio catches Darby! Darby fights free, runs, but Claudio runs up! Darby DUMPS Claudio, then runs to DIVE! Direct hit at the ramp! The fans fire up again and Darby puts Claudio in. Claudio rolls out the far side but Darby DIVES again! Claudio is sent into railing but Darby goes up a corner! The fans fire up for the SUPER COFFIN SPLASH! Direct hit and both men are down again. The ref starts the ring count, the fans rally up, and Darby refreshes the count. Darby LEAPS onto Claudio for a SLEEPER! Claudio goes to steel steps and he steps up, but Darby squeezes tight!
Claudio steps back down, and he runs into the timekeeper’s area! BACKPACK SENTON through the table! The fans lose their minds again while Claudio leaves Darby behind in the wreckage. Darby stirs, the ref starts another ring count, and Darby crawls. “This is Awesome!” as Darby leaps in at 7! Claudio runs but Darby slips around! O’Conner Roll, TWO, springboard and SPALSH! Cover, TWO! Ghost pin, TWO! Claudio is up, but Darby sunset flips! Claudio stays up, and DOUBLE STOMPS! Claudio deadlifts Darby to then TOSS him out of the ring! Darby hits apron on the way out and fans tell Claudio he’s sick!
Claudio goes out after Darby and drags him up again. Claudio scoops and then POSTS Darby! And POSTS him again! Claudio TOSSES Darby aside, rolls into the ring, but only to refresh the count. Claudio then drags Darby by a leg and brings him over. Claudio SWINGS Darby into steel steps!! Claudio puts Darby in the ring, stands him up, and runs to LARIAT! Darby flips through the air! Claudio covers, TWO!! Darby survives and Claudio is frustrated. The fans rally for Darby but Claudio rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Then Claudio tucks the arms, RICOLA- CODE RED!! Cover, TWO!! Claudio escapes in time!
The fans rally while both men are down again. Darby and Claudio slowly rise, and Ricochet watches, very amused as Darby is his next opponent in the round robin. Darby crawls to a corner, climbs up, but Claudio UPPERCUTS! Claudio HEADBUTTS Darby, then climbs up again. Claudio brings Darby up and suplexes, but Darby fights around! SUPER SCORPION DEATH DROP!! The fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as Darby rises up. Darby climbs to the very top, COFFION DROP onto knees! Claudio saves himself, then he hauls Darby up. Straitjacket and RICOLA~ BOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!?
Darby survives and shocks Claudio! Claudio argues with the ref but the count was fair! Darby’s just that tough! Claudio goes back to Darby and ripcords him into the RICOLA~ BOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!?! HOW?!? Claudio goes outside, and he brings out something from under the ring. He also has a chair! The ref takes the chair from Claudio, but Claudio has BRASS KNUCKLES! BRASS KNUCKLE PUNCH!!! Cover, CLAUDIO WINS!
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Darby earns 0)
The Swiss Superman screws over Darby, but then he gets that chair back. But wait, Ospreay slides into the ring! And HE has the brass knuckles that Claudio tossed aside! Ospreay dares Claudio to do something, but Claudio simply leaves. Does this mean Ospreay’s ready to ride against the Death Riders with Darby? Or will we see a Miracle on 34th Street send Ospreay and Darby to Worlds End?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision here as the last one before Worlds End, and therefore a bit of a go-home in itself. While the continued feud of MJF and Cole has still been a bit clunky since they did the double turn, their faceoff did a good job addressing some of that. They got good digs at each other as always, and MJF snapping and revealing “the truth” was their big move to recover this story. We of course got a brawl, and good save by The Kingdom. It feels like MJF still finds a way to hold onto the diamond ring, but c’mon, how fitting is it for Cole to get a diamond.
Good bit with Toni Storm and The Vendetta, and Deonna’s reaction to Toni was great. Deonna is justified in thinking this is still an act from Toni, not a legitimate psychological problem, and Toni VS Taya will be good stuff. Good promo from Kris Statlander, good match from her and Penelope Ford, and of course a good win for Kris. Good promo from Mone to make Worlds End official, but as I’ve been saying, Mone is more likely to lose the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship as part of the big NJPW Tokyo Dome weekend. The irony is, Mina Shirakawa is her challenger and Mina shows up plenty in AEW, so I don’t know how that math is supposed to work.
Good promo from Mariah May as it also turned into a brawl with Thunder Rosa. As it stands, Rosa standing tall holding up the belt means she is NOT winning at Worlds End, but they could still give us a little more from Rosa and Mariah on Dynamite’s Christmas episode to turn the tables. Good promo from Julia Hart to respond to Jamie Hayter, they’ll have a good match. Good promo from Orange Cassidy to try and reason with Jay White and Hangman Page, but that’s all the more reason Moxley likely uses the challengers all against each other like he did on Wednesday. Though, it would be fun if they at least started the match all annihilating Moxley with their finishers, making us think it’ll work out in favor of “Team AEW.”
Good stuff with Big Boom AJ & Big Justice here tonight, both hyping up the show but also interacting with Jericho’s group and even Anthony Bowens. They’re adding some more foreshadowing to The Acclaimed breaking up, and I guess we’re supposed to see this as a positive move, Bowens feuding with Jericho. Unless Bowens is going to be the guy that dethrones Jericho for whatever ROH cable TV debut/return is planned, the Jericho Vortex strikes again. Bowens should be going for an AEW midcard title, but right now, those are all tied up what with the C2 going on and the International Championship being tied up in Worlds End and NJPW plans.
Speaking of the C2, great stuff with all the matches tonight. Shelton VS Garcia was great stuff, and while Garcia gets the win, they’re still giving us some set-up for a TNT Championship match of Garcia VS Shelton. Mark Briscoe of course made the save, but great surprise for Swerve to show up. Lashley VS Swerve for Worlds End just needs to be said, it already feels a given. All that brawling was also a good segue into Mark VS Mortos, and another great showing for Mortos, even in losing. But as Mark has already had all his matches and is at 9 points, Kyle doesn’t even need to win against Garcia, he just needs to draw so that Mark will be out, and Garcia with him.
While Ospreay VS Darby on Wednesday raised the bar, Ospreay VS Ricochet still had great stuff of its own. Plus, Ricochet is bringing out more of his Heel side what with using the ref, and Ricochet’s win puts the pressure on Ospreay for Christmas Dynamite. Now, no offense to Brody King, but I’m thinking Ospreay wins that to take one of the semifinal spots. Darby VS Claudio tonight was also great, but Darby doing his best Sting off the truss was not the best when he gets that whiplash on the floor. I really thought that match was going to be called for concussion protocol, but Darby’s weirdly indestructible.
Claudio still cheats this win so there’s more heat on the Death Riders and Darby is also behind the 8 ball. Ospreay making the save was good, we can definitely have another “Team AEW” VS Death Riders with Ospreay joining Darby and a couple others, but the way they did the order of matches, Claudio’s got a seemingly easy ride against Komander for Christmas. Though, how awesome would it be if Komander pulled off the spoiler? Or if they were really going to add some drama, they should create a situation where the Death Riders end up ringside, violating the Continental Rules of no cornermen and that disqualifies Claudio. Claudio misses out on the semifinals because of a technicality, sending Ospreay and maybe Ricochet to the semifinals.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Have a Holly Jolly Rampage!
The Continental Classic rolls on, and Brody King takes on Komander in hopes of grabbing three more points towards the top of Gold League!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis; Konosuke & Cage win.
- Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy; Lio & Action win.
- Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron; Willow wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander; Brody wins.
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Tony Schiavone is in the ring!
Schiavone welcomes out the Blue League’s current points leader, Kyle Fletcher, and of course… Don Callis. But they’re not alone as the rest of the Don Callis Family makes their way out to the ring. Wait, shouldn’t Brian Cage be in New York for Final Battle…? Well anyway, Schiavone says there’s a lot of gold and- Callis takes the mic, and he says, “I have something important to say.” The fans boo and Schiavone excuses himself as Callis says the Don Callis Family are the TRUE One Percenters of professional wrestling! They prove it each and every day!
Murder Machines: The most feared tag team in the world! “Don Callis’ favorite wrestler,” Kyle Fletcher, shows every day why he is THE One Percent! He beat Will Ospreay! He beat Kazuchika Okada! And now, he’s gonna beat Daniel Garcia and win the Continental Classic! Callis hands the mic over to Kyle and Kyle says it might be true that last Saturday wasn’t the best day for Kyle, but anyone watching that match saw the clear bias from the officials in this company! The fans boo as Kyle claims there is an agenda in AEW to see the Don Callis Family NOT succeed. But it doesn’t matter, it changes nothing!
Kyle WILL be the winner of the 2024 Continental Classic. That brings Kyle to Daniel Garcia. “You wanna talk about restoring the feeling, Daniel? I couldn’t care less about your feelings! All I speak are facts! And the fact is, I am the hottest young prospect in this industry, and I will be the future of this whole place!” The fans boo more but Callis says one last thing he wants to say, is when you’re the One Percent, you’re not like the other 99! They are not like all of these fans! They are not like “the boys in the back,” like Mark Davis & Will Hobbs, “a couple of scab workers!” They’re not even in the same business, Hobbs!
And Callis has waited to get Hobbs on a PPV so that the world could watch why they call Konosuke Takeshita “The Alpha.” And Hobbs, YOU are not in the same business as Konosuke, and you find that out at Worlds End! But speaking of, here comes the Powerhouse! Will he and Dunkzilla finish things with the Don Callis Family? Or will the AEW International and ROH World TV Champions get even for last week?
Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis!
The teams sort out and Konosuke starts against Hobbs to give the DC fans a preview of Worlds End. Hobbs and Konosuke step up, talk trash, and then the forearms go back and forth! The fans cheer for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” and Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke! Hobbs even shouts “MEAT!” before he whips Konosuke. Konosuke ducks ‘n’ dodges but then so does Hobbs! Hobbs SPINE- NO, Konosuke flails free and Hobbs says it was that close. Konosuke says to cool off while he paces on the outside. Konosuke steps back into the ring, but he tags to Cage. The fans stay fired up for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Cage and Hobbs circle.
Hobbs and Cage DOUBLE LARIAT! Neither man falls, so they DOUBLE LARIAT again! And again! And again! Cage kicks low, shouts, “Who Betta Than Cage?” But then Hobbs CLOBBERS him! Hobbs even gets Konosuke to back down with a glare. Hobbs brings Cage up to fire forearms, then he tags Davis. Davis & Hobbs double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up as Davis stalks Cage to a corner. Davis CHOPS Cage, and CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Cage sputters but Davis scoops to SLAM Cage down! Then ELBOW DROP! Cover, ONE! Cage stays in this but Davis bumps him off buckles.
Tag to Hobbs and he brings Cage out. Hobbs and Davis reel Cage in, fans chant “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! MEAT MEAT MEAT!” but Konosuke makes the save! Konosuke swings, Hobbs dodges, so the elbow DECKS Davis! Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke, Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage clinches, Konosuke returns, KNEE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Cage covers, TWO! Cage rains down fists, the ref reprimands, but Cage steps off. Cage drags Hobbs up, bumps him off buckles, and tags Konosuke. The Callis Family stomps a mudhole into Hobbs, but then Hobbs CHOPS Konosuke! Konosuke snarls, and he CHOPS in return!
Konosuke ROCKS Hobbs, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count but then Konosuke BITES Hobbs on the forehead! The ref counts, Konosuke lets off, and Hobbs sputters on the ropes. Konosuke tags to Cage and the Family gets Hobbs up. They DOUBLE SUPLEX Hobbs! Cage covers, TWO! Cage drags Hobbs up but Hobbs fires body shots. Hobbs UPPERCUTS but Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage ROCKS Hobbs again, Hobbs fires back, repeat! The fans rally for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Cage gets the edge, then whips, but Hobbs KICKS him away! Cage swings, Hobbs bobs ‘n’ weaves, to then hit an EXPLODER!
The fans fire up while Hobbs crawls, hot tag to Davis! Davis fires hands on Cage, “MEAT! MEAT!” Davis DECKS Cage, then whips him to ropes. Cage reveres but Davis picks him up, BACKDROP! Davis SENTONS but onto knees! Davis writhes, Cage tags Konosuke! POWER- NO, Davis stops the knee! Davis takes a swing but Konosuke ducks that, to BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! High stack, TWO!! Davis survives and Konosuke snarls, but Rampage goes picture in picture.
Konosuke rains down fists on Davis, but lets off as the ref reprimands. Konosuke tags Cage and Cage drags Davis up. Cage ROCKS Davis, whips him into a corner, and Davis hits buckles chest first! Cage RAMS into Davis, and RAMS in again, then CHOPS! Davis staggers but Cage whips him to ropes. Davis reverses, to dosido with Cage, only for Cage to CLOBBER Davis! Cage BOOTS Davis down, covers, but Hobbs breaks it! Cage gets mad and the ref reprimands Hobbs, then Cage soaks up heat from DC. Cage stalks Davis to a corner and fires haymakers! The ref reprimands but Cage DECKS Davis! Cage soaks up more heat while he flexes.
Holiday Bash returns to single picture while Davis crawls. Cage storms over but Davis fires hands! Davis CHOPS, CHOPS, but Cage JUMP KNEES! Cage whips Davis, Davis cartwheels and swings on Cage! Cage blocks, waistlocks, but Davis switches! BIG back suplex! The fans fire up as Davis rises and reaches out! Davis crawls, as does Cage, hot tags to Hobbs and Konosuke! Hobbs LARIATS Konosuke, LARIATS again, then runs up to LARIAT in a corner! Cage runs up but he’s send into Konosuke! Hobbs SANDWEICHES the Family! Hobbs whips, Cage reverses, but Hobbs comes back to CLOBBER him! Hobbs scoops Cage for a POWERSLAM!
The fans fire up but Konosuke runs up! Hobbs scoops him, too! POWERSLAM! Hobbs pumps up and the fans are with him! Hobbs stomps and shakes the ropes, then he goes back for Konosuke. Konosuke rises, Hobbs pops him up, but Konosuke ELBOWS him! Konosuke fires hands, then ROLLING ELBOWS! Hobbs staggers, Konosuke whips him, but Hobbs reverses! SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Davis blocks Cage, but Cage SHOVES Davis onto the cover! Cage then TOSSES Davis out, and he goes back for Hobbs. Hobbs TOSSES Cage! Hobbs grins as he has Konosuke alone. The straps come down, and Hobbs runs up, only for Konosuke to dodge!
Konosuke runs, Cage tags in, and Konosuke BOOTS Hobbs in the corner! Cage runs up to UPPERCUT, GAMANGIRI, and then GERMAN SUPLEX! Hobbs flounders, Cage hauls him up, PUMP HANDLE FACEBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Hobbs survives and Cage is furious! Cage tags Konosuke, the Family gets Hobbs up, and they double wrench to double whip. But Hobbs breaks the double lariat and Davis tags in! Hobbs DOUBLE LARIATS Cage & Konosuke! Davis runs up, they STEREO LARIAT! Konosuke BOOTS Davis and Cage waistlocks Hobbs. Konosuke runs but Davis GAMANGIRIS! Cage SUPERKICKS Davis!
Hobbs SNAP POWERSLAMS Cage! ALPHA ELBOW from Konosuke! Davis GERMAN SUPLEXES Konosuke! Cage fireman’s carries Davis, F5!! Cage runs up on Hobbs but Hobbs dodges! Hobbs LARIATS Cage and himself out of the ring! The fans fire up while Davis rises again! Konosuke also stands, and they run up! DOUBLE LARIATS! Davis GAMANGIRIS, Konosuke ends up in the corner! Davis goes side to side, SLIDING FOREARM! The fans roar as Davis hauls Konosuke up! Konosuke fights the lift, dodges Davis, and comes back, DOUBLE LARIATS finally take both men down! But not for long as they both roar to their feet!
Konosuke swings, and he SWATS Davis’ enzigiri! Konosuke then POWER DRIVE KNEES!! And then, RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Callis Family wins!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage, by pinfall
The Alpha slam dunks on Dunkzilla, and now he has 8 days to prepare for the Powerhouse! Will Konosuke hold onto his International Championship against Hobbs? Or will taking that title be the perfect payback?
Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale.
Renee Paquette is with the Babe with the Power who is in action later tonight. But first, Renee wants to congratulate Willow to making it to the finals of the inaugural International Women’s Cup. She heads off to Tokyo very soon, how is she feeling about it? Willow is very excited. Inaugural WrestleDynasty, one step closer to the inaugural International Women’s Cup winner, and so it is mind boggling after how- Kris Statlander steps in. Kris tells Willow that there is a lot she should say, but for now, she’ll say good luck at the Tokyo Dome. #BornAgainKristen takes Willow by surprise, will Willow win tonight and have momentum going to the New Year?
Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy!
The dysfunction in Top Flight Airlines led to The Bad Child & The Sight to See winning over Darius & Dante Martin, meaning they’re next up to face Private Party. Will this be little more than a tune-up for Lio & Action?
The teams sort out, Lio starts against Myles, but then Lio handspring kicks Goldy off the apron! Myles back suplexes but Lio lands out and then dodges! Myles falls out of the ring, Action handspring kicks him down! Lio DIVES onto Goldy! Action DIVES onto Myles! The fans fire up as Action puts Myles in fast. Lio joins Action and they mug Myles. Myles fights back with forearms and CHOPS! Myle runs, but Lio & Action split the difference. Lio spins Myles for Action to mule kick, knee lift and ROLLING ELBOW! Lio fires fast hands, then DECKS Myles! Goldy springboards but Lio & Action dodge! Lio eggs Goldy on, then he and Action split the difference again!
Action runs up, Goldy dodges, but Lio LARIATS Goldy on the other side! Myles whips Lio but Lio hits RUSH HOUR! Action torture racks Myles for a NECKBREAKER! Lio covers, Lio & Action win!
Winners: Lio Rush & Action Andretti, by pinfall
Fast win for this furious duo, but “Oh my gosh, is that Private Party?” Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy make their way out here and DC fires up! The AEW World Tag Team Champions call for “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” Lio & Action get their shot in the near future, but wait! Dante & Darius make their way out here? Private Party looks to the tunnels, but Lio & Action CLOBBER them from behind! Dante, Darius & Leila don’t worry about the champs, they stare Lio & Action down. Lio & Action hold up the belts, then throw them at the Martins. The refs keep this from getting any more physical, but will Lio & Action take those belts from Quen & Zay soon enough?
Backstage interview with Harley Cameron.
Renee is now with the “multifaceted” Harley and notes she’s in action against Willow Nightingale tonight. Harley says yes, she IS multifaceted. She wants us to appreciate ALL her facets! Renee says yes, but she has yet to earn a singles win in AEW. Fine, ruin her fun. But then Harley asks if some person off camera is gonna say anything or just stand there. In steps Penelope Ford, and Mrs. Superbad says yes, she was simply observing. But Ford couldn’t help but notice that she and Harley share a lot of similar… facets. Harley asks how much Ford’s cost. Uh, no, not those…
Ford meant that she hasn’t had such a good 2024, either. So from The Bad Girl to the… Harley doesn’t have a good nickname yet. Well, don’t worry about it. Ford will watch Harley’s back and Harley will watch Ford’s. Wait, is something on Harley’s back? No, Harley… Just good luck. FEEL THE WRATH OF HARLEY CAMERON! No, she was being nice to you, Harley. Right, don’t feel the wrath of Harley Cameron. There is nothing on your back, Harley, stop scratching. Wait! W-What? Nothing, sorry. But will Harley be feeling Willow’s wrath instead?
Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two tie up. Harley pushes but Willow digs in her heels to SHOVE Harley down. Harley comes back, she and Willow reset and tie up again. Willow puts Harley in a corner, the ref counts, and Willow lets off. DC duels between Willow and Harley, and Harley wants a Test of Strength. Willow accepts the knuckle locks, but then Harley kicks low! Harley runs, wheelbarrows, but Willow turns that into a BIG back suplex! The fans cheer as Willow runs, DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! Willow bumps Harley off buckles, then fires LARIAT after LARIAT! The fans count al the way to TEN!
Willow brings Harley out with a smile, and scoop SLAMS her! Harley flounders, Willow storms up on her for another scoop and SLAM, right as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Willow storms around while Harley staggers up. Willow scoops Harley again, then carries her around to put her in the Tree of Woe! Willow stomps a mudhole in, then lets off to run up! But Harley BOOTS her while upside-down! Harley gets free, ELBOWS Willow, then runs to knee her low! Harley runs with Willow to HOTSHOT BULLDOG! Willow is stuck in ropes, and Harley AX KICKS her! Harley then headscissors Willow to CHOKE her in the ropes! The ref counts, Harley lets go at 4, and Harley soaks up cheers and jeers from DC. Harley stomps Willow, then drags her to the outside. Harley SMACKS Willow off the apron!
Harley paces while Willow flounders, and Harley has her against railing. Harley CHOPS Willow, then brings her around. Willow blocks the bump to SMACK Harley off the apron! Harley turns things around to SMACK Willow off the apron! Harley shoves Willow in, storms up on her, and stands her up for buckle bumps. Harley stomps Willow, digs her boots in, and she thrashes around! The ref counts, Harley lets off at 4, but Willow elbows her in return! Harley RAMS into Willow again and again, but Willow CLUBS Harley! Harley ROCKS Willow, whips her to ropes, and ELBOWS Willow down! Harley soaks up more cheers and jeers while Rampage goes to break.
Holiday Bash returns and Willow CANNONBALLS, but Harley dodges! Willow hits only buckles and she hobbles after Harley. Harley kicks, KNEES, and ENZIGIRIS! Harley roars, runs, and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up but Harley grows frustrated. The fans rally while Harley waistlocks, but Willow switches! Harley kicks free to switch back, but Willow ELBOWS Harley back! Willow fireman’s carries, storms around, but Harley pops up! Harley fires down elbows, then victory rolls, TWO! Willow escapes and ROCKS Harley! Fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!
Harley survives but Willow roars! The fans fire up as the straps come down! Willow gut wrenches for the BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow wins!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
Willow faced the wrath of Harley Cameron and she prevailed! But then PENELOPE FORD goes after Willow! The fans boo but Ford did say she’d back Harley up. They both beat up on Willow, but here comes Kris! Kris Statlander storms the ring, Harley & Ford run away! Willow is again surprised, but the fans want these two to “Hug It Out! Hug It Out!” Kris says no, she doesn’t feel like it’s the right time. Kris lets Willow have the ring, is this proof that the #BornAgainKristen isn’t just a nickname?
Team Triple J speaks backstage.
Standing alongside Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, as well as Jeff & Karen Jarrett, Sonjay Dutt says, “They’ve asked us to look back and reflect on 2024, and Jeff, guys, what an incredible series of moments we’ve had in 2024.” The group agrees. From Wembley Stadium to Double J being in the Owen Hart Cup, some true career highlights that he will cherish forever. But Jarrett doesn’t like looking in the rearview mirror, he likes to look ahead. Next week, he’s not bringing resolutions, he’s bringing a game plan for 2025! What does the Last Outlaw have in store for himself and the team in the New Year?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander!
While the rest of Gold League stands at 6 points, these two men are struggling to keep up. Will the King of Death join that traffic jam at the front of the block? Or will the Commander of the Skies be a spoiler for Christmas?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock. Brody and Komander circle while the fans bark it up. There are fans who sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~” for Komander as the two tie up. But then Brody picks Komande up with both hands, and puts him on the to rope. Brody pats Komander on the shoulder, and the fans bark more. Komander hops down, not intimidated by Brody’s size. Komander then dodges Brody, DROPKICKS him, but Brody CLOBBERS Komander on the return! Brody eggs Komander on and then scuffs him. Komander gets mad and CHOPS! Brody grins and eggs Komander on. Komander CHOPS, but Brody wants more!
Komander fires up to CHOP, but Brody CHOPS Komander down! The fans fire up and Brody grins. Komander sputters, Brody paces, and Brody drags Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody bumps Komander off buckles, CHOPS again, and Komander flounders away! Brody stalks Komander to the corner, CHOPS him again, and Komander falls over! Brody hauls Komander up, whips him, but Komander goes up and over! Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Brody BACKDROPS Komander! The fans bark while Komander writhes, and Brody drags Komander up. But Komander fires body shots and a CHOP!
Brody KNEES low and Komander drops. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody asks, “Are you done?!” Brody whips Komander, but Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to then springboard, but Brody catches Komander with ease! Brody pops Komander up, but Komander pops free, sunset flip, ONE!! Brody drags Komander up and CLUBS him! Komander wobbles, Brody ROCKS him again! Brody drags Komander off the ropes, suplexes, but Komander slips around! SLEEPER! Big men still have to breathe, but Brody RAMS Komander into the buckles! Brody swings, misses, and that bad hand hits post! Komander fires KICKS on the legs!
Komander bobs ‘n’ weaves, kicks, mule kicks and ENZIGIRIS! Brody wobbles and the fans rally up! Komander knuckle locks, CHOPS, and he goes up and up and jumps around! But Brody breaks the grip and DOUBLE CHOPS Komander to the floor! The fans bark it up and the ref checks Komander while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Brody storms out after Komander, who is somehow still in this. Brody drags Komander up, and he whips Komander hard into railing! Brody revels in the DC dogs barking, and Brody stands Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander off his feet, then refreshes the ring count. Brody drags Komander up, and whips him hard into railing! So hard, in fact, that Komander goes up and over! Brody hurries to haul Komander back up, and he suplexes Komander to the floor! Komander writhes more while Brody refreshes the count again. Brody goes back to Komander, scuffs him, and brings him back up.
Komander KICKS Brody, CHOPS, but Brody CHOPS him down! Brody revels in the noise from DC while he stands on Komander’s neck! The ref reprimands, Brody steps off and rolls into the ring. Brody again refreshes the count so he can fetch Komander. Brody puts Komander in the ring, covers, TWO! Komander is still in this but Brody is more amused than anything. Brody paces then brings Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander to a corner, then revels in the noise a bit more. Brody then digs his boot into Komander, but lets off as the ref counts. Brody drags Komander up to CHOP, but Komander CHOPS! Brody CHOPS Komander down!
Brody digs his boots in again, but the ref counts. Brody steps away, then drags Komander to his feet. Brody ROCKS Komander as the Holiday Bash returns to single picture. Brody eggs Komander on, stands him up, and ROCKS him again! Komander flops against ropes but Brody dares him to keep fighting. Komander staggers up, but Brody CHOPS him! Komander is stinging but Brody ROCKS him! Brody whips, Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to QUEBRADA, but Brody catches him! But Komander slips down into the STANDING BONE LOCK! The fans fire up but Brody powers up! Brody THROWS Komander right off! SENTON FLOPS as Komander moves!
Komander hurries to basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Brody and Komander both crawl to ropes! They both stand, Brody runs up, but Komander swings around, CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Brody flops out to the floor! Komander sees that and the fans fire up! Komander builds going side to side, and he goes up and up and CROSSBODIES, but Brody catches him! Brody RAMS Komander into the railing! And then whips him hard into more railing! Brody makes Komander take a seat, then CHOPS him! The fans bark with Brody as he gets space, and Brody runs back in, but Komander ducks! Brody CRASHES into railing!!
Komander has the fans all fired up as he rises! Komander rolls into the ring, the count is climbing, but Brody is rising! So Komander runs corner to corner to go up, up and AWAY!! Direct hit with that escalara cannonball! The fans fire up as Komander rises again! Komander and Brody both head for the ring while fans sing again, “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~!” Komander has Brody in the drop zone! Komander goes up the corner, but Brody CLUBS him first! Brody has Komander in the Electric Chair Lift, then goes up the corner!? But Komander fights, shifts, and SUPER SUSNET FLIP POWERBOMBS!!
Brody is in the drop zone again and Komander rises! 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and Komander cannot believe it! “This is Awesome!” as Komander rises and goes to another corner. Komander tunes up the band, runs corner to corner, but Brody SLAPS him first! Brody runs but Komander dodges, Brody POSTS himself! Komander is on the apron and he runs up, to SHOTGUN Brody to the floor! Brody sputters, Komander climbs the corner, and the fans are thunderous! Komander springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Another direct hit and Komander feels so close to his first points in the C2!
Komander hurries to get in the ring, but then slides out to start a new ring count. Komander climbs again while Brody rises. Komander watches Brody slide in, then tightrope walks to CIELITO LINDO!! But that was on Brody’s back! Komander pushes Brody but that’s a lot of dead weight to push! Brody sits up but Komander KICKS him! Komander roars, the fans fire up, handspring- TORTURE RACK! Brody flips Komander around, GONZO BOMB!! Cover, Brody wins!!
Winner: Brody King, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Komander earns 0)
If it wasn’t clear before, this was a painful punctuation mark, Komander is mathematically ELIMINATED from the semifinals. However, Komander’s final C2 match is Dynamite’s Miracle on 34th Street against Claudio Castagnoli! Can Komander be the biggest spoiler of this entire tournament? Can Brody prove to everyone in the Gold League that the House Always Wins?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here for Holiday Bash, though some clear redundancies from last week’s Winter is Coming edition. We got another group Don Callis Promo, and we barely got anything different from Callis and Kyle. The tag match’s only changes were Cage switching in for Archer, even though Cage is in reality defending his ROH World TV Championship in the Hammerstein Ballroom for Final Battle, and then the Callis Family wins this time so Hobbs and Konosuke can be even going towards Worlds End. Now, Konosuke could very well retain the International Championship at Worlds End because NJPW is totally open to Konosuke Takeshita VS Shingo Takagi being Winner Takes All, AEW International and NEVER Openweight titles on the line together.
Lio & Action of course won their match, but the real purpose was to get a confrontation out of them, Private Party and OG Top Flight, Darius & Dante. Good stuff, and it teases anywhere between a Triple Threat to Lio & Action VS Darius & Dante Round 2. Very good promo from Triple J to set up for something, anything really, for 2025. Fight for the Fallen can even be the start of whatever that plan is as part of the “mother of all streams.” And good stuff with the women’s division tonight. Ford & Harley makes a natural duo now given their names, and Willow and Kris could possibly reunite now that Kris is a Face again. That wouldn’t really make up for the weird fumble in the middle where Tony Khan just wanted Kris to get away from Stokely, but hey, this story itself could be really well done.
And great stuff out of Brody VS Komander, really got the drama going before the end. I mean, we all knew Komander was out of the running before tonight, and was most certainly taking the loss here, but Komander got to really show some grit. And now, five people at 6 points going into the final round, they’re really adding great drama to Gold League. Collision tomorrow and then Dynamite Miracle on 34th Street will be some great stuff, but I still think Ospreay should be one of the semifinalists, the second spot can be whoever they want.
My Score: 8.8/10
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