AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (1/26/22)
It’s Beach Break 2022!
It’s gonna be Lights Out on Dynamite!
AEW Beach Break returns, and so does the unsanctioned, anything goes LIGHTS OUT match! Will Adam Cole avenge Britt Baker’s fall through a table?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Undisputed AEW TNT Championship Ladder Match: Cody Rhodes VS Sammy Guevara; Sammy wins and is the undisputed AEW TNT Champion.
- 2v1 Handicap: Wardlow w/ Shawn Spears VS Elijah Dean & James Alexander; Wardlow wins.
- Six Man Tag: The Inner Circle VS Daniel Garcia & 2point0; The Inner Circle wins.
- Leyla Hirsch VS Red Velvet; Hirsch wins.
- Lights Out: Adam Cole VS Orange Cassidy; Cassidy wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Undisputed AEW TNT Championship Ladder Match: Cody Rhodes VS Sammy Guevara!
Two belts, two champions, but there can only be one! But this isn’t Highlander, no one is losing their heads. So then, who loses the right to say they are TNT Champion here in The Land?
The introductions are made, the belts are high above, and we see who rises up to become undisputed!
Fans are thunderous already as the two stare down. They shake hands to show there is sportsmanship, and then they circle. They feel things out, Cody dodges Sammy and plays it up a bit. Sammy lets it slide, they tie up, and they go around. Cody headlocks, Sammy powers out but Cody runs him over. Cody flexes and kisses the bicep, but things speed up. Sammy hurdles, flips, and dropkicks! Sammy kips up so smooth and fans fire up! Cody keeps cool, he circles with Sammy and the two tie up again. Sammy headlocks, Cody powers up but Sammy thrashes the hold. Cody powers out, Sammy goes up but Cody stays clear to get a leg.
They go around, Sammy kicks Cody away and the two reset. They circle again, Cody takes a moment to play to the crowd and he gets both cheers and jeers. Cody calls for a test of strength, Sammy accepts. Cody wrenches, whips, but Sammy reverses. Cody turns things around, underhooks but Sammy slips out to get the torture rack! Cody fights free but Sammy shoves him. Cody shoves back, Sammy gets in Cody’s face so Cody kicks low! Sammy blocks the uppercut to slam the arm! Cody dodges Sammy’s clothesline to waistlock but Sammy switches. Cody goes around to throw Sammy out, but Sammy uses that to fetch a ladder!
Cody goes out to slap the ladder down and DECK Sammy! Cody CLUBS Sammy, considers the ladder, but skips it to bump Sammy off steel steps. Cody goes to fetch a ladder for himself, and he gets an even bigger one! Cody brings the 10 foot ladder over and makes a bridge between ring apron and railing. The front row scoots back but Sammy BOOTS Cody down! Sammy whips Cody into railing! Cody staggers, Sammy CLOBBERS him from behind! Sammy TOSSES Cody over railing, but Cody drags Sammy over to join him! They brawl in front of fans, Sammy kicks low! Sammy ROCKS Cody then follows him deeper into the stands!
Cody hits back, they brawl as they go, and fans fire up as they get even closer to the action. Cody gets the edge, BOOTS Sammy, then runs in to LARIAT Sammy up and over the railing! Cody high-fives some fans, but Sammy comes back, FLYING CUTTER!! Both men are down on the floor and fans are loving “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Sammy makes his way back to ringside, and skips the last two ladders for another 10 footer! Sammy gets that ladder into the ring, but Cody scrambles in! Cody moves the ladder aside, Sammy fires hands but Cody knees low! Cody scoops but Sammy slips out and whips Cody to a corner!
Cody tumbles up and out to the apron, but he staggers. Sammy has the ladder, and he RAMS Cody down! Sammy stands the ladder up, and begins to climb! Cody hurries in and yanks Sammy off the rungs! But Sammy RAMS Cody into the ladder! Sammy climbs as soon as Cody’s out, but Cody gets in and drags Sammy to an Electric Chair! Sammy fights free, Cody shoves him at ropes, and they SMACK heads! Both men fall, the Men of the Year and Dan Lambert are watching from the nosebleeds. Sammy and Cody fight for the ladder as fans rally and duel. Cody and Sammy both climb, and throw hands at the very top!
Cody ROCKS Sammy, he can’t reach the belts, so he gets Sammy up! STALLING SUPER DUPER PLEX! They crash down, but they’re somehow okay to continue. Fans are all fired up as AEW goes picture in picture.
Cody sits up first, gasps for air, and he positions the ladder under the belts. Cody climbs but Sammy anchors a foot. Cody stomps Sammy down, drags him back up, and TOSSES him into the ladder! Cody tips the ladder, and it FALLS on Sammy! Cody plays to the fans again, then drags Sammy up to kick low and toss out of the ring. But Sammy drags Cody out to join him! Cody DECKS Sammy, takes off the weight belt, and LASHES Sammy’s legs with it! Then he offers it to a fan in the front row! Free souvenir! Cody then gets one of the ladders at ringside, and he RAMS Sammy low with it! Then he RAMS Sammy into railings using the ladder!
Cody puts the ladder in the ring, fetches Sammy to put him in the ring, and he stands Sammy up, only for Sammy to throw a forearm! Cody DECKS Sammy again, takes the 10 foot ladder and leans it up against ropes upside-down. AEW returns to single picture as he brings Sammy over, GOURD BUSTER into the upside-down ladder!! Sammy flounders out of the ladder, the hinges making that hard, but Cody isn’t done! Cody laces Sammy’s legs through the rungs of the shorter ladder. Cody ties Sammy up in a FULL METAL FIGURE FOUR!! Sammy can only endure as this match doesn’t end with tapping out!
Cody punches the leg, punches Sammy, then punches the leg more! Cody lets Sammy free, and then rearranges the ladders. Cody stands the taller ladder up, puts Sammy in a corner, and he CHOPS Sammy! Sammy hobbles to another corner, Cody CHOPS him again. Sammy gets in Cody’s face about it so Cody CHOPS him again! Fans are torn, but Sammy powers up to LARIAT! And LARIAT! Sammy whips, Cody reverses, Sammy dodges to RAM into Cody, ENZIGURI from the apron! Cody has the shorter ladder and tosses into into Sammy! Sammy goes down in a lump on the apron! Fans rally up as Cody takes the shorter ladder and puts it in the corner.
Cody drags Sammy up, SMACKS him off the ladder, and then positions the taller ladder. Cody climbs, but Sammy is on the corner! Sammy leap frogs and hits a SUPER FLYING CUTTER!!! The fans are losing their minds while both men are down! Lambert just looks confused and disgusted, but what does he know? Sammy takes the taller ladder and stands it on Cody! Cody is caught, Sammy stomps him down, but he clutches his ribs a second. Sammy climbs, but Cody bench presses the ladder! Sammy falls and hits ropes on the way down! Cody gets the ladder back up, slaps himself to focus, and begins to climb.
Fans are rallying and dueling as hard as ever, but Sammy takes the shorter ladder and puts it right behind Cody. Sammy climbs and goes after Cody, but Cody hits back. Cody grabs Sammy for a dragon sleeper! SUPER CROSS RHODES!!! Both men crash down again, fans are stilling loving “A E DUB!” as Cody moves the short ladder out of the way. Cody fires himself up, climbs the taller ladder, but Sammy springs up after him! Sammy is right behind Cody as they reach the top. Cody grabs the hanger, Sammy grabs Cody! They’re both dangling from the hanger!! Sammy lets go, but then so does Cody! No one came down with a belt!
Sammy and Cody flop out of opposite ends of the ring. There’s two refs so each one checks on each man. Sammy makes his way around, Cody drags him across the steps. Cody tells Sammy to just stay down, but then he opens the shorter ladder. Cody SLAMS it shut on Sammy’s leg! Cody stomps Sammy down, then SLAMS the ladder shut again! Fuego Del Sol rushes out to get in Cody’s face about this. Fuego doesn’t want Cody going this far, but he gets a TIGER DRIVER for it! Sammy springboards in! But into a kick! Sammy back drops Cody out of the ring, then TORNILLO!! Sammy gets Cody up, torture rack, GO TO HOSPITAL!
Sammy hurries to bring something out from under the ring. Sammy brings out the tallest ladder yet! Cody leans on the ladder bridge, Sammy puts him on it. Sammy fires off hands and elbows, then stands up his tallest ladder! Sammy puts that ladder right by the bridge, CLUBS Cody down, then starts to climb! The ref wants Sammy to reconsider, Arn warns Cody, but Sammy says he’s loco! He’s on the very top, and he says he’s the BEST EVER! SWANTON BOMB onto Cody and the bridge!! The ladder didn’t break, but Cody and Sammy might have! Sammy manages to get himself in the ring, and fans are thunderous as he crawls for the ladder!
Cody flounders, drags himself up, but Sammy’s already climbing. Cody manages to get in, climbs up the other side, and he grabs Sammy’s arms! Sammy fights free and they start brawling! Cody grabs for a belt but Sammy fires off forearm after forearm! Sammy SAMCKS Cody with the belts! Sammy then grabs the hanger, pulls the straps down, and Sammy wins!!
Winner: Sammy Guevara (UNDISPUTED AEW TNT Champion)
The Spanish God would not be denied! He finally got a win over the American Nightmare, will Sammy be living the dream from now on?
Tony Schiavone interviews Team Taz.
Ricky Starks and Will Hobbs made sure to have this outside at Edgewater Lake, but why? Hobbs tells Schiavone to man up. Then Hobbs calls out Dante Martin. Every dog has its lucky day, and that’s what Dante got with his win over Hobbs. But that’s all it was. Let’s go again one more time, Dante VS Hobbs III. And Starks calls out Jay Lethal, saying Lethal had his week off and he better have enjoyed it. Starks was putting in work, but don’t think he’d forgotten that challenge. Then next week’s Rampage, Starks VS Lethal, for the FTW Championship, IN CHICAGO! Absolute always wins! Schiavone thinks his hand’s frozen to the mic. But are things about to heat up for Team Taz in February?
2v1 Handicap: Wardlow w/ Shawn Spears VS Elijah Dean & James Alexander!
The Pinnacle’s powerhouse, and his accountabilibuddy, have been doing MJF’s dirty work, but now Wardlow will do this on his own! Cleveland cheers on their own Mr. Mayhem, and Wardlow has Spears stay on stage. Will there be powerbombs o’ plenty for The Land?
The bell rings, Wardlow dares both guys to bring it. Dean and Alexander run in, Dean gets a LARIAT, Alexander gets a BODY BLOCK! Wardlow is feeling good already as he brings in Dean for the POWERBOMB! Wardlow then sees Alexander floundering up, and the fans say, “One More Time!” So Alexander gets a POWERBOMB! And then another POWERBOMB! Dean staggers up, into another POWERBOMB! And another POWERBOMB! That’s five, but here comes a SIXTH onto Alexander! Double cover, Wardlow wins!
Winner: Wardlow, by pinfall
Another Powerbomb Symphony for the #WarDog, but then Spears wants to add his bit to it. Wardlow has him be serious and they head out together. Will anyone be able to stop Wardlow from wreaking havoc through the roster?
Six Man Tag: The Inner Circle VS Daniel Garcia & 2point0!
Chris Jericho may not be a fan of Eddie Kingston’s, but Santana & Ortiz want him to show Kingston and them some respect. Will the Proud ‘n’ Powerful get that respect when they tear through Red Dead and #TheShow again? Or will they and Le Champion end up sidelined just like the Mad King?
Cleveland sings Judas for Jericho, and Jericho fires up for it. The trios sort out, Jericho insists on starting, and Matt Lee eggs him on. They circle, but then Santana tags himself in! They argue, Lee attacks from behind! Lee brings Santana over, tags Jeff Parker, but Santana tackles him for fast hands! Parker gets up, they throw more hands, but Santana bumps Parker off buckles. Santana fires off more hands, the ref counts, Santana whips corner to corner. Santana fires off more buckles, lets off and Parker flounders while fans fire up. Santana snap suplexes, Uno Amigo! Snap suplex, Dos Amigos! Santana gets Parker up, Ortiz tags in, they DOUBLE THREE AMIGOS!
Proud ‘n’ Powerful set up, Santana hits the step-up MOONSAULT, then Ortiz drops the PLANKING SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Ortiz brings Parker up but Parker throat chops! Tag to Lee, 2point0 mug Ortiz and Lee whips Ortiz to CLOBBER him with an elbow! Lee slaps Ortiz around, tags Garcia in, and they mug Ortiz. Garcia whips Ortiz to knee low, then he snapmares Ortiz to KICK him in the back! Garcia stares Santana down, but Ortiz CHOPS Garcia. Garcia fires a forearm, Ortiz hits back. They brawl, Garcia kicks low then whips. Ortiz rolls to come back with a LARIAT! Tag to Santana, they double whip Garcia for a DOUBLE FLAPJACK!
PNP roll back, double basement dropkicks! Fans fire up, Santana leaves Jericho hanging to CHOP Garcia. But Jericho tags in to wrench Garcia, only for Ortiz to tag in. The Inner Circle argues more, Garcia CHOP BLOCKS Ortiz! Then 2point0 blast Santana and Jericho off the apron! Garcia stomps away on Ortiz, then roars as AEW goes picture in picture.
Garcia drags Ortiz over, tags in Lee, and they mug Ortiz. Lee bumps Ortiz off buckles, CHOPS him, but Ortiz hits back! Lee kicks low then whips corner to corner hard! Ortiz hits the mat, Lee drags him over, tag to Parker. Parker stomps Ortiz down, drags him up to a facelock and talks trash before a snap suplex. Cover, ONE! Parker sticks close to drive elbows into Ortiz. Parker scrapes laces off Ortiz’ face, but Ortiz still hits Garcia! Parker RAMS into Ortiz, Garcia tags in and they all mug Ortiz! The ref reprimands, Garcia drags Ortiz out and digs a knee into his back. Garcia ties up the legs for a Bow ‘n’ Arrow stretch!
Ortiz endures, Jericho rallies the fans, Ortiz pops out to a cover! TWO, and Garcia CLOBBERS Ortiz! Cover, ONE! Garcia stays between Ortiz and the Inner Circle to then stomp Ortiz down. Tag to Lee, they mug Ortiz, and Lee whips Ortiz . Ortiz sunset flips, Lee stays up to tag Parker! Lee traps Ortiz and Parker STOMPS him down! Parker drags Ortiz up to hit a BACKBREAKER! Parker anchors Ortiz to tag Garcia, and Garcia hits a fist drop. Ortiz still CHOPS back! Ortiz throws forearms and CHOPS, but Garcia kicks and CLUBS Ortiz down! Garcia tags Lee back in, they dig their boots into Ortiz, but let off as the ref counts.
Lee brings Ortiz around as AEW returns to single picture. Lee scoops, Ortiz slips out, DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! Fans rally up for the Inner Circle but Parker tags in. 2point0 drags Ortiz up, double lift but Ortiz fights off! Lee drop toeholds, Parker hits the BOOYAH ELBOW! Cover, Santana stomps it apart! Santana tells the ref to do her job, but Aubrey has Santana go to the corner. Parker runs in, but Ortiz turns bulldog into back suplex! Parker tags Lee, Lee DECKS Santana! Ortiz SHOTGUNS Lee, back drops Garcia, and fans rally up! Jericho is there, Ortiz crawls over, but Santana intercepts the tag!
Santana rallies on 2point0, but Garcia kicks low! Garcia whips, Santana catches him for a fireman’s carry, FACEBUSTER! 2point0 double whip Santana to a corner but Santana elbows Parker and BOOTS Lee! Ortiz goes up and rolls Santana, DOUBLE CUTTER on 2point0! POWERBOMB, DISCUS! Cover, Garcia breaks it! Jericho has left the corner but Ortiz throws Garcia out. But Parker tags Lee, and 2point0 have Santana, only for Jericho to stop Two for the Show! He sends Parker into railing, Lee rolls Santana! TWO, JUDAS EFFECT! SPIKE PILEDRIVER from Santana! Cover, The Inner Circle wins!
Winners: The Inner Circle, by pinfall
Whether Santana & Ortiz realize, Jericho did have their back! But he says if they’re going to ice him out, then fine. He flips them off and walks away. Is the Inner Circle breaking apart at the seams?
AEW hears from Jake the Snake, Lance Archer, and Hangman Page.
Jake says, “Time is running out, Cowboy, until the truth comes home.” The Murderhawk Monster says, “When we fight, it’s not gonna be any normal fight. It’s gonna be MY fight. It’s gonna be a Texas Deathmatch, and I’m gonna make sure you are not breathing.” But Hangman says, “I said I wanted a challenger, and damn, it looks like I got a good one. Adam Page VS Lance Archer for the AEW World Championship.” But when hearing it’s a Texas Deathmatch, Hangman is a bit shocked. If that’s what Archer wants, fine! In two weeks, #EverybodyDies, so Archer can go ahead and give him the Blackout and choke slam him to the abyss. Because Hangman will crawl back out of all nine levels and bring hell with him when he does. Will these two shed blood, sweat and tears all for the gold?
Schiavone interviews both Jurassic Express and Private Party.
And that includes having Captain Charisma and Big Money Matt with them. Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy are now the #1 contenders in the AEW Tag Division, so they’re getting their shot this Friday on Rampage. Christian Cage says, “When you’re the champs, when you’re on top, when you’re the number one team, everybody, and I mean everybody, is vying for you.” We saw it already with Gunn Club, the Ass Family, attacked him for no reason.
But Matt Hardy says on one cares about Christian or the Ass Boys. Everyone cares about Private Party. Kassidy adds, “FACTS.” They’re the most athletic and talented team in AEW. FACTS. Private Party is the hottest team since Matt & Jeff Hardy. FACTS. And this Friday, it is Private Party’s time to become AEW Tag Team Champions. FACTS. Jungle Boy points out Kassidy’s watch is fake. And see you on Rampage. Will Kassidy & Quen at least have real titles around their waists? Or will Jurassic Express make them extinct?
CM Punk heads to the ring!
And though he isn’t scheduled for a match, he’s got his hands taped up for a fight! Cleveland sings Cult of Personality for for the Best in the World and he soaks it in. Punk then gets the mic to say, “Hello, Cleveland, how’s everybody doing tonight? Man, I tried to walk out here like a badass, and you guys just make me smile from ear to ear. It’s been a minute since I’ve been here, but… Are you sick of hearing me talk yet?” the fans say no, but Punk says he’s sick of talking. He’s got the long boys on, his hands are taped up, this is Dynamite! LIVE! And we all know who he wants to fight! Chant his name, it’ll be the first time anyone did. “MJF! MJF!”
First and last time that chant happens. And last week, Punk got himself a souvenir. Surprise, he is wearing MJF’s favorite scarf. No, it doesn’t look good on him, it doesn’t look good on anyone. For just a heartbeat, Punk thought that when he grabbed the scarf while it was around MJF’s skinny neck, he could challenge MJF to a match. Maybe this scarf meant something to MJF. But after a quick Google, turns out you can get a 12 pack for $5 on Amazon. It’s as cheap as MJF’s personality. Punk looked further, and it said, “Made in Long Island.” So Punk immediately knew it wasn’t made of strong material.
Punk is sick of talking about it, of hearing MJF talk, so he needs MJF in the ring. Punk owes Cleveland one, so maybe they can have this tonight! But Punk’s realistic, and if he calls MJF out, MJF will come out in a cheap suit that doesn’t fit with every excuse in the world. Punk’s chased MJF all over, too. From out the ring, up the concourse, down the steps, back into the ring. He’s gone through FTR, Wardlow, Shawn Spears, there’s no one left! Punk wants MJF now! Well here comes MJF! MJF has a new scarf, same pattern though, and Punk calls to cut the music before MJF can call for it. Fans chant, “You Suck!”
Oh, MJF sucks? “YES!” So then they don’t’ want to see MJF VS Punk? Then they do want to see him? So he has to go change into his gear in an impromptu main event? Cleveland, he knows you’re dumb, but he didn’t know they’re deaf. Do they want to see them wrestle here tonight?! “YES!” Then his answer is NO! Are they outta their minds?! Do you think MJF would waste one of the most historical match-ups on Cleveland? This place is disgusting! It’s a cesspool! No, MJF will do us one better. Fans call MJF an A-Hole first. But MJF says the match we’ve all been waiting for will happen next week in Chicago, Punk VS… MJF muddles it over, and says M J F!!
But but but! That’s next week. This is crappy Cleveland. This is a place rich in historical significance of Punk’s career. But Punk VS MJF is a dream match, one people have grown impatient. Fans want it right now, frothing at the mouth even. They want it! At least, they think they do. Fans tell MJF to STFU but MJF says that while the match itself will be spectacular, it is the outcome that will be very upsetting. MJF says he will win in the dumpster fire of Punk’s hometown, and the MID-west, and after that, something unsettling will happen. After MJF wins, people will finally see the “real” CM Punk.
The CM Punk who loses the fake smile the second he doesn’t get what he wants. The CM Punk who blames all of his failures on everyone else but himself. The CM Punk who, when he feels like he hasn’t gotten his just due, he’s more than willing to sue. That same hero who claimed on his almighty return, 8/13/2005, “I left pro-wrestling,” then 8/20/2021, “I’m back.” Now he’ll say, “I’m leaving wrestling again.” Oh, MJF, he would never leave us! He loves us! Didn’t Cleveland say that about LeBron? Last time MJF checked, it was a slap in the face back in 2005, cuz that ain’t the truth!
Punk left all the fans who supported him, when he was supposed to show up here in Cleveland back in 2014. Punk no-showed and turned his back on each and every one of us. What makes fans think he won’t do it again?! Even those at home! Does Punk give a damn that fans chanted his name at the top of his lungs? Fans chant it now, but MJF says newsflash, “All those chants aren’t going to stop him from turning his back on you again, and then crying about it on a podcast.” MJF smirks but Punk says MJF must’ve listened to that podcast as a fan. “The next two things I say are not mutually exclusive: The best thing I ever did was leave; the best thing I ever did was come back.”
And if Punk didn’t come back, MJF wouldn’t have the brush with greatness he’s currently having. No go to the back, lace up those three inch lifts, and get in the ring to handle business! We know MJF can’t, Punk knows MJF can’t, MJF knows he can’t, and CLEVELAND knows MJF can’t! MJF turns around but Punk says, “Poor little Maxwell, sitting at home, watching his hero on television, too prepubescent to realize the athletes he watches on television are human beings. Sometimes, you gotta take matters into your own hands, and that’s what I’ve always done. I’ve never lied to the people. Some of them love me, some of them hate me. That’s what life is.
“But I would rather be me and I would rather try and fail, than be you and talk a big game and never show up.” MJF paid to see Punk, stood in line to get Punk’s picture, stood in line to get an autograph, so how dare he put this on the people? Punk stands by every decision he’s made. Fans don’t love or hate Punk for winning or losing, but because he gets back up and tries, and fights, just like they do! Oh, he always gets back up? Well, okay, let’s test that real quick. MJF is taking off his Dynamite Diamond Ring, but he has The Pinnacle walking up behind him! FTR and Wardlow are on stage, but Spears gets in the ring! Spears tackles Punk and the mugging is on!
Fans boo as the Pinnacle stomps away on Punk, then stand Punk up. Spears has the chair, and JAMS Punk in the gut! Cash Wheeler takes back the scarf, and then he and Dax Harwood stretch Punk out. Spears SMACKS Punk on the back! MJF has a slimy grin as Cash uses the scarf to drag Punk up. MJF mocks Punk, “How you get up now, you dumb sonova-” Punk grabs MJF’s new scarf!! MJF freaks out but Spears and FTR CLOBBER Punk again! MJF wants Wardlow to finish this with a powerbomb! Spears and Cash get Punk up for Wardlow and set him up. Spears even puts his chair down for a target!
Wardlow reluctantly drags Punk up, gets him up, POWERBOMB on the chair! Wardlow does the job MJF pays him to do, and MJF sits on Punk’s chest cross legged. “It is so apropos that the same place your journey started will be the same place it ends. I’ll see you in Chicago!!” MJF mocks Punk’s night night pose, but will the Best in the World get back up to make sure MJF doesn’t?
The Acclaimed speak.
Max Caster says Jon Moxley, the first time they wrestled him, he jumped them before the bell. Next time, he did it after. Now, Mox is back and everyone’s so happy. But so are they, because on Rampage, Bowens will beat Moxley’s ass. Bowens will beat Moxley’s Al Bundy lookin’ ass all over his home state of Ohio! Mic drop! Star wipe. Will the Five Tool Player follow through on all these promises? Or will he suffer a Paradigm Shift?
Schiavone interviews Griff Garrison & Julia Hart.
A lot has been going on for the Varsity Blonds and the House of Black. But before Julia can talk about that, Mark Sterling walks in. Mark has a neck brace from that brainbuster John Silver gave him on Rampage, but he asks Julia how her eye is doing. And also, Jade Cargill has personally chosen her to be her next TBS Championship challenger. But they’re going to need her to sign a release form because of her bad eye. Griff says that’s not a good idea. She needs time to recover. Julia says she can fight her own battles. She signs on the dotted line, and Mark says she should make sure to cross the T’s and dot the I’s. No pun intended.
But the match is made! Will Julia be able to defeat the undefeated Jade Cargill when she only has one good eye?
Leyla Hirsch VS Red Velvet!
Not only is this a battle of the top two ranked contenders in the Women’s Division, but this is a battle of former friends! Leyla #LEGIT burned a bridge when she couldn’t forgive Kris Statlander, and her frustration has branched out to Velvet. Will Leyla take the top spot away from Velvet? Or will The Chef serve up an L on a silver platter?
Velvet wastes no time, running down the ramp to slide into the ring and TACKLE Leyla! The bell rings, Velvet rains down fists! Hirsch gets free, things speed up, and CALF KICK turns into leglock! But Velvet kicks Hirsch away to CALF KICK after all! Velvet gets Hirsch up but Hirsch gets away before the Final Slice can be served! Hirsch laughs it off but Velvet eggs her on. So Hirsch drags Velvet out to RAM her into the apron! Hirsch RAMS Velvet into railing, then drags her up to whip at the apron. Velvet stops herself, ROCKS Hirsch then LARIATS! The ring count is 5 of 10, Velvet puts Hirsch in at 7.
Hirsch shoulders out but into an AX KICK! Velvet handsprings over to then KNEE Hirsch, and HOTSHOT STUNNER into the splits! Velvet stomps Hirsch down, then drags her into an ARMBAR! Hirsch won’t let Velvet use her signature against her, but then Velvet shifts to a TRIANGLE HOLD! Hirsch powers up to deadlift Velvet, and BUCKLE BOMB her! Hirsch is free, she sets Velvet’s arm up to dropkick it against ropes! Fans rally up while AEW goes picture in picture.
Hirsch stomps Velvet into the corner, then pulls on the arm! The ref counts, Hirsch lets off, and then Hirsch digs her boot in. The ref counts, Hirsch lets off again, drags Velvet up, and suplexes high and hard! Cover, ONE!! Hirsch is annoyed so she stomps Velvet down. Hirsch drags Velvet up, RAMS her into buckles, then flexes while Velvet clutches the bad arm. Hirsch drags Velvet around to choke her on the ropes! Hirsch counts along and lets off at 4. Hirsch slaps Velvet around, CLUBS her down, then hammerlocks the bad arm to drop knees on the shoulder. Cover, TWO! Hirsch tortures the bad arm but Velvet endures.
Velvet fights up, throws body shots, but Hirsch SLAPS her! That just angers Velvet and she SLAPS back! Velvet runs, wheelbarrows, but Hirsch makes it a GERMAN SUPLEX! Velvet flounders, Hirsch drags her back to center, and she pulls some of the KT tape off! Hirsch stomps the shoulder again and again, pulls more tape away, then stomps again! Hirsch sits Velvet up to KNEE her in the back! Hirsch puts Velvet in a corner, clotheslines point blank, and AEW returns to single picture. Hirsch whips corner to corner, Velvet goes up and leaps, FLYING STUNNER! Both women are down and fans rally up!
A standing count starts, Velvet and Hirsch slowly rise. Velvet roars and rallies with lariats from the good arm! Hirsch runs in, a drop toehold puts her on ropes! Velvet runs, DOUBLE KNEES to the back! Velvet clutches the bad arm, runs again, wheelbarrow, but Hirsch blocks again! Velvet pries free but Hirsch CLUBS the bad arm! Waistlock, GERMAN, but Velvet lands on her feet! Velvet ducks and dodges to SPEAR! Cover, TWO! Velvet drags Hirsch right up, reels her in, FINAL- NO! Hirsch pops Velvet up to POWERBOMB, and LEGIT KNEE!! Cover, TWO, but to the LEGIT ARMBAR!! Velvet reaches out, ROPEBREAK!
Hirsch holds on, but lets go at 4! Hirsch is frustrated, but she runs in to BOOT WASH Velvet in the corner! Hirsch then YANKS Velvet right up, but Velvet sunset flips! Hirsch rolls through, steps through, but Velvet cradles! TWO, Velvet kicks the legs out, says it’s done, but spins into a roll-up! With tights! Hirsch wins!!
Winner: Leyla Hirsch, by pinfall
That was a win, but it wasn’t legit! She cheated Velvet, and then sucker punches her anyway! LEGIT ARMBAR!! Velvet taps but it doesn’t change anything! But here comes Kris Statlander! The Galaxy’s Greatest Alien runs Hirsch off then checks on
Malakai Black speaks.
“It is as Mr. Rhodes said. I added insult to injury. Why? Because the House is built on conflict. What better way to give an audience that constantly demands conflict and violence the embodiment of violence and conflict in one Brody King? One that you will embrace as a brother. You will hold him in your arms and you will whisper in his ears that you are thankful for him.” Brody King steps up from the shadows and tells Pac that he denounced the House. For that, he will be humbled. Pac and Death Triangle will feel true pain. They will pray for salvation, and they will look to the teachings the House has bestowed upon them, and say thanks. “Because just like death…” “We are inevitable.”
Sammy Guevara returns for a cue card promo.
Fuego helps him out as AEW goes picture in picture. “Tonight, I stand before you. Beaten. Battered. Bruised. But not defeated! Tonight, I am a champion! A true pillar of this company. I climbed the ladder in that ring, the same way I climbed the ladder in this company! I didn’t politic! I didn’t brown-nose! Instead… I ‘did the work’ over 2 years, over 100 episodes. I have gone from a supporting role to becoming a key player! But it wasn’t just me. Whether it’s the people here in Cleveland, Ohio, or the people watching at home on TBS, you have been with me every step of the way. This TNT Championship is not just mine. It’s OURS! I wouldn’t be here without you. Thank you.”
Sincerely, Sammy Guevara, the UNDISPUTED TNT Champion!
Schiavone is in the ring.
Dynamite is single picture again as a lot of awards are on display. Schiavone says we’re here to bring in not only a champion, but to celebrate the most decorated woman in the company, Dr. Britt Baker, DMD! The AEW Women’s World Champion has her Pittsburgh Penguins gear just to rub it all in Cleveland’s face, and then she hugs Schiavone before being handed the mic. “Cleveland! It’s been awhile since we had a little chat. It’s actually been awhile since I’ve been in the ring with a mic period, which is criminal.” But just because she’s been a stranger to the mic, that doesn’t mean the mic isn’t acclimated to her.
Because it felt like for awhile there, that every time CM Punk or MJF had this in their hands, they couldn’t keep her name out of their mouths. But she doesn’t blame them. Look at the year she’s had. Look! Pro-Wrestling Illustrated’s 2021 Match of the Year, Most Improved of the Year, Female Wrestler of the Year, and a cover girl. The list goes on and on. 2021 was the Era of the DMD, and damn was she right! And since the night that Britt won the title, she has had nine singles victories. Cleveland, you and Britt share a relationship with that number. Because against her Steelers, Mayfield got sacked NINE TIMES.
Oh wait, Mayfield was hurt. In the non-throwing arm. Britt did all this with a broken freakin’ wrist. But enough about Mayfield, let’s talk about the Baker that actually wins! The Women’s Division was a wasteland before her, and now it is a utopia. A #Brittopia, even. Anyone could’ve made this division theirs, but no one did. But Britt didn’t take anyone’s spot, she created the top spot! And after she took over the entire thing, she surpassed the entire ROSTER to become the face of AEW! She’s been making history since her first day. The first female signed to AEW, the first female to main event Dynamite, Rampage, and a bunch of other things she can’t even remember.
And Britt stands here today, voted by the fans, Female Wrestler of the Year. They’re writing history together because Cleveland made the history books against the Steelers. TEN incompletions! What a guy that Mayfield. Britt tells Cleveland that she is here for them. She won’t just settle as Female Wrestler of the Year. She won’t settle until she’s Female of the DECADE. Give it to her now, she ain’t going away BAYBAY. And she said it once, she’ll say it again: she will be the champion you deserve. Cleveland finally has a Baker they can count on! Yours Truly, Dr. Britt Baker, DMD. Mic drop! But will Britt be in for a rude awakening soon enough as the top five sorts itself out?
Vickie Guerrero shrieks, “EXCUSE ME~!”
She can be heard before she stands on stage… Then she hands the mic to Nyla Rose. “I should be the TBS Champion, and there is only one reason that I’m not! Ruby Soho! Ruby Soho got a fluke victory on me! If we wrestled 100 times, I would win 99 times!” She wants RUBY! The Vicious Vixens storm off, will the Native Beast avenge her TBS Championship tournament loss? Or will the Runaway run away with another win over Nyla?
Lights Out: Adam Cole VS Orange Cassidy!
A 1v1 on Rampage didn’t end this. A huge tag match of Super Kliq VS Best Friends didn’t end this. And the Mixed Tag Match last week only escalated this when karma bit Britt and she fell through the table she and Cole brought over! Will the Panama City Playboy finally put this to rest when there’s nothing holding him back? Or will Freshly Squeezed hit a Beach Break on Beach Break to turn Cole’s lights out?
The bell rings and Cole glares at Cassidy as he takes this all casually. Cassidy BREAKS his own sunglasses to get serious, and they fire off fast hands! Fans fir up, the two let off, but then they come back for more! Cole throws Cassidy out but Cassidy lands on his feet. Cody stomps what’s left of the glasses, then he goes out, only for Cassidy to whip him into barriers! Cassidy gets space, raises his hands, and puts them in his pockets! Then he runs in, to SHOTGUN Cole into the railing! Cole crawls, Cassidy follows and fans rally for Freshly Squeezed. Cassidy whips Cole but Cole reverses and Cassidy crashes into railing!
Cole drags Cassidy up, and gives him a back suplex on the railing! Cole looks under the ring, and he brings out a- DANHAUSEN!? ROH’s own is here from Someplace Far Away, and he points at Cole! Cole shouts at him to get out of here, but then Danhausen gives a lazy thumbs up! Cole swings his chair at Cassidy but misses and hits post! Cassidy runs in, tilt-o-whirl DDT to the floor! Fans are loving everything about this, and even Cassidy is confused to see Danhausen here. Cassidy gets the chair, but Cole mule kicks him and Cassidy hits chair on the way down! Cassidy sputters, gets up, Cole BOOTS him down!
Cole drags Cassidy up, POSTS him, then gest up on the apron. PANAM- NO! Alabama lift, but no Beach Break yet! Cole CLUBS Cassidy, but Cassidy TACKLES Cole through the timekeeper’s table! Fans rally up, but Cole grabs something. Cassidy powers up, runs in, but Cole uses the ring bell as a shield! Cassidy clutches his fist, but Cole RAMS Cassidy into steel steps! Cole drags Cassidy up, puts his hand between steps and ring, then BOOTS the steps! Fans are torn as Cole soaks it all up. Cole mocks Cassidy’s pain, then goes looking under the ring. Cole brings out a trash can, puts that in the ring, then puts a steel chain in the ring.
Cole looks around, brings out more chairs, and Cassidy clutches his hand as AEW goes picture in picture. Cole takes his time walking back to fetch Cassidy but the ref wants him to let off while he checks on Cassidy’s arm. Cole puts the trash can’s lid in the ring, goes back for Cassidy and brings him up. Cole puts Cassidy in, gets a chair, and he waits for Cassidy to stand. Cole then JAMS Cassidy in the gut! Cole sits the chair up, and takes a seat to fish hook Cassidy’s face! Cole then lets off to sit back and smirk. Cole gets the trash can, puts it around Cassidy, and SUPERKICKS him down! Cole grins as he’s having some fun now.
Cole gets the steel chain and wraps his hands up with it. He lassos Cassidy into a BACKSTABBER! Cole talks trash, drags Cassidy up nd throws him out. Cassidy stays on the apron thanks to the chain, but Cole snatches that away. Cole kicks Cassidy to the floor, then gloats as he paces around. Cole clears some space, goes to fetch Cassidy, but gets BLASTED with the fire extinguisher! Cassidy drags himself back in while Cole blindly flounders about. AEW returns to single picture, Cole and Cassidy tug-o-war for the chain! Cole reels Cassidy in, GHOSTBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Cole sets chairs up closely together, suplexes, but STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE!
Cassidy scoops to MICHINOKU DRIVER Cole on the chairs! Cover, TWO!! Both men are down, Cassidy shakes out the bad hand as it has some blood coming from it. Cole and Cassidy are on opposite ends, Cassidy runs in, into a SUPERKICK! Cassidy flounders out of the ring, Cole calls to his friends! Out comes Brandon Cutler?! But Wheeler Yuta CLOBBERS the cold spray butt monkey! Only for Bobby Fish to fire off on Yuta! So Chuck Taylor attacks Fish! Chuck TOSSES Fish into railing! But the Young Bucks DOUBLE SUPERKICK Chuckie T! The Super Kliq get in the ring to aim at Cassidy, but Trent and Rocky drag the Bucks out!
Roppongi Vice is here and they brawl with Matt & Nick Jackson! Cole turns around, Cassidy Alabama lifts, BEACH BREAK!! Cover, TWO!!! Cole survives so Cassidy throws off the armband! Cassidy is all fired up and Cleveland is fired up with him! ORANGE PUNCH!! But the bad hand!! Cassidy clutches the hand that he might’ve broken on Cole’s face! Cassidy gets Cole up, LOW BLOW!! But wait, Cole got hurt?! Cassidy reveals he had a CUP!! With tacks on it!! Cassidy fires off “devastating” shin kicks, and then Cassidy hops up the corner! Hands up, but into finger guns! Cassidy steals PANAMA SUNRISE!! Cover, TWO?!!?
No one can believe Cole survived but Cassidy gets the chain! “This is Awesome!” but far from over! Cassidy wraps his bad hand in the chain!? Cole bails out to avoid that one! Cole doesn’t want anything more to do with this, but Cassidy pursues! No count-outs in Lights Out so Cole can’t just run away! Cassidy ROCKS Cole with a punch, they go down to gorilla where Tony Khan and Jerry Lynn are. Cole uses Jerry as a shield, then he fireman’s carries Cassidy< DEATH VALLEY through the table! Cover, TWO!! Guess Lights Out are Falls Count Anywhere, too. But Cole is furious, and he drags Cassidy up to throw more forearms.
They go back up the steps to the stage, Cole pushes Cassidy to SUPERKICK him! Cassidy sits up, Cole brings down the kneepad. But Cassidy springs up to SUPERKICK back! Cassidy has the chain again, wraps that hand up, but Cole CLOBBERS Cassidy with one of the stage lights! Cassidy is dazed, Cole drags him over to the tunnel. Cole grins and he goes around the way. Cole climbs the steel truss! He laughs with a mad look in his eyes! Cole stands atop the tunnel, takes aim, but wait, where’d Cassidy go? Cassidy is right behind him!! LOW BLOW! And Cole wasn’t wearing a cup! Cassidy might be the angriest he’s ever been in his whole life!
Cassidy raises his hands, to HUG Cole?! But then both Cole and Cassidy look down below. Cole freaks out, there’s no way! But yes, Cassidy brings Cole with him, SUPER SIDE EFFECT through the stage!!! Fans are losing their minds, Cassidy covers, AND WINS!!
Winner: Orange Cassidy, by pinfall
Freshly Squeezed is freshly vindicated! And he gives a bloody thumbs up! Beach Break might’ve just broken Cassidy and Cole, but will this be the end of the feud between them?
My Thoughts:
What an awesome Dynamite! Opening with the ladder match was a great move, it had a lot of time to breathe and it was a true epic for that reason. That was practically a PPV match right there. Cody felt so close to going Heel here, especially with Fuego coming out to argue with Cody about how far he was going with Sammy. Sammy winning was a huge shock but also an amazing moment for him. He had a good cue card promo to follow up, and Sammy is now a two-time TNT Champion, so I can’t wait to see what he does with his second reign. And I also can’t wait to see how Cody’s story goes now that he’s without this title and still barred from the top title.
Speaking of titles, good promo from Starks and Hobbs, and great matches set up. Starks VS Lethal for the FTW title is going to be a lot of fun, but hopefully has a clean finish since Hobbs will be busy with Dante and Hook… Well, Hook just does what he wants. I also like that Jade is being a proactive fighting champion, even if she is choosing opponents she’s very confident about beating. Anna Jay aside because that was rankings compelling the match, Jade chose Skye Blue and she chose one-eye Julia Hart. I did like Julia showed some attitude to Griff, even though Griff was just thinking of her best interest. It is a sign that Julia’s been changed by being misted by Malakai.
And speaking of Malakai, he and Brody King had a really good promo. Them staying on Julia Hart to see her go “Oh my God” was good, cuz it also teases her joining them. House of Black VS PAC & Penta is going to be awesome stuff, and a great way for House of Black to build in the tag division. They’re number 5 right now, but will surely reach the top spot very quickly. We got a good promo out of Jurassic Express, Christian and the AHFO. Their tag title match is going to be great stuff for Rampage, and another big win for Jurassic Express. It’s going to be like irresistible force VS immovable object by the time we get Jurassic Express VS House of Black.
The Six Man Tag was really good, and the Inner Circle did a great job playing up the tension within the group. It was also a great bit of booking to have Jericho help out on the sly so that the team wins, and it was a great character play that Jericho didn’t get high and mighty about it but was instead more dismissive and left. I am really wondering where this goes, but it mostly just has to lead to Santana & Ortiz getting in on the tag title hunt. And we got another good promo from Jake, Archer and Hangman. A Texas Deathmatch for the world title is going to be amazing! It’ll definitely raise the game on Hangman’s reign.
Seems Moxley is going to be on a string of matches against one half of various tag teams. He’s definitely defeating Bowens on Rampage, but it’ll be a great singles showing for Bowens. Nyla had a good, straightforward promo to call out Ruby Soho, and that’ll be another really good match. Leyla VS Velvet was a really good match, too, and Leyla turned up the Heel with the roll-up. Statlander naturally makes the save, Statlander VS Hirsch is coming and it’ll be great. Britt had a great segment to just put herself over, over and over again. They are giving us almost too slow a burn to revisiting Britt VS Rosa, Rosa VS Mercedes hasn’t happened yet, the pacing is weird.
Then we got awesome stuff involving Punk and the Pinnacle. Wardlow destroys two opponents at once, and his character stuff during the Punk beatdown was great. Punk and MJF had another great promo battle, with probably more actual substance from MJF this time than the other times. Punk getting beat up is going to be what makes him the underdog in next week’s match, and then that means he’ll likely win. And last but far from least, that Lights Out main event! Cole can do no wrong, Cassidy can do no wrong, so together they gave us another PPV level match. Beach Break was basically a Free-Per-View on TV cuz of how it was sandwiched by two awesome matches.
Cassidy winning was a great surprise, I thought it was going to be Cole again. And aside from Roppongi Vice VS Bucks still to come, this basically allows Super Kliq and Best Friends to move on from each other, until perhaps title stories bring them all back around.
My Score: 9.1/10
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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; wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli; 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?
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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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