Gold and grudges are a pro-wrestling match made in heaven!

AEW finishes up a big first week in 2023 with THREE big title matches! The TBS, All-Atlantic and World Tag Team Championships, all on one show!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• AEW World Tag Team Championships No Holds Barred: The Acclaimed VS Triple J w/ Sonjay Dutt & Satnam Singh; The Acclaimed win and retain the titles.
• AEW TBS Championship: Jade Cargill w/ Leila Grey VS Skye Blue; Cargill wins and retains the title.
• AEW All-Atlantic Championship: Orange Cassidy VS Kip Sabian w/ Penelope Ford; Cassidy wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

Darby Allin is still celebrating!

As we all saw to end Rampage, the Relentless One is still AEW TNT Champion! But that great title match was only one, because here comes three more! Starting with…

AEW World Tag Team Championships No Holds Barred: The Acclaimed VS Triple J w/ Sonjay Dutt & Satnam Singh!

There was controversy in Dynamite’s tag title match that almost gave us new tag team champions! But justice was served, and the Last Outlaw couldn’t stand it! Will Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal win this one on the up and up now that there’s nothing to hold them back? Or will the forever reign of Anthony Bowens & Max Caster continue?

But of course, Platinum Max has a diss track on deck! “How is Jeff Jarrett back up in the mix? If you won, it’d be the new January 6th! You’re a stain on this business, man! I mean, Jeff Jarrett is worse than Vince McMahon! And Lethal is non-essential. He thinks a number two is chewing on Sonjay’s pencil. And you know we gets busy, ripping you a new a-hole in Rip City!” Bowens takes the mic to say, “POOOORTLAAAND~! The Acclaimed have arrived! SCISSOR ME, DADDY ASS~!” And he does~! The introductions are made, the belts are raised, but Triple J attacks from behind! Fans boo but the bell rings to make this official!

Lethal stomps Caster while Jarrett throws hands on Bowens. Fans boo, Bowens flops out of the ring and Lethal kicks Caster out. Jarrett RAMS Caster into the railing! Then he grabs a chair and JAMS Caster with it! Lethal keeps after Bowens and they go up the ramp. Bowens throws forearms, Lethal throws them back. Then he grabs the legs and steps through for a FIGURE FOUR! Fans tell off Jarrett, and Caster fires off haymakers on him! Bowens endures, and he turns the hold over on Lethal! They roll down the ramp, all the way to ringside! Bowens is free but he still clutches his leg. Jarrett POSTS Caster, and then hurries to put Bowens in the ring.

Jarrett throws hands, Bowens gives them back! Bowens ROCKS, CHOPS, CHOPS and whips Jarrett to a corner. Jarrett reverses but runs into a BOOT! Bowens goes up, leaps, BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Bowens whips Jarrett, fans sing “OH~ Scissor Me, Daddy~!” but Jarrett kicks Bowens away! Jarrett tags Lethal, he runs in but into a mule kick! Bowens hears the fans singing, and he throws down hands on Lethal over and over! Bowens then CLUBS Lethal down, and he shouts, “EVERYONE loves the Acclaimed!” Tag to Caster, The Acclaimed mug Lethal then double suplex! Cover, TWO! Caster whips Lethal to ropes, but Lethal reverses.

Caster ducks ‘n’ dodges, then slides out to SLAP Satnam! Fans fire up while Sonjay keeps Satnam back, and Caster slides in to DROPKICK Lethal! Caster shimmies and shakes and fans fire up. Caster eggs Satnam on, then he drags Lethal over. Tag to Bowens, they drag Lethal up and double whip him to a corner. Bowens runs in to forearm! Caster runs in to back elbow! Jarrett takes a swing but Bowens dodges to CLOBBER him! Bowens ROCKS Lethal, then feeds Lethal to Caster’s scoop SLAM! Bowens goes up and Caster holds open the legs, but Jarrett shoves Bowens down! Caster DECKS Jarrett for it, but Lethal runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and then DIVES to hit Bowens again!

Caster hurries but Jarrett CLUBS him down! Then Triple J strut. Portland boos but Jarrett tells them to SUCK IT as Battle of the Belts goes picture in picture.

Jarrett mocks the fans as if he can’t hear them, and Lethal goes out to fetch Bowens into the ring. Jarrett stomps Bowens, puts him on ropes and runs to STRADDLE ATTACK! Tag to Lethal, and Jarrett whips Bowens to kick low. Lethal runs in for a SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Lethal clamps onto a chinlock and he grinds Bowens down. Jarrett mocks the fans while Bowens endures. Bowens fights up as the fans rally, and Bowens throws body shots! Lethal CLUBS Bowens as Battle of the Belts returns to single picture. Bowens ends up in the Triple J corner, and Jarrett takes a cheap shot!

Lethal CHOPS Bowens, ROCKS Bowens, but Bowens throws a forearm back! Lethal and Bowens go back and forth but Bowens gest the edge! Bowens runs, but Lethal follows, only for Bowens to LARIAT Lethal down! Fans fire up and both men crawl for their corners. Hot tags to Jarrett and Caster! Platinum Max rallies on Triple J with elbows and clotheslines! BOOT for Lethal! CHOP for Jarrett! SUPERKICK on top! Fans fire up and Caster waits on Jarrett. Jarrett stands, into an OLYMPIC SLAM! Caster “pulls down the straps,” then he grabs the leg for an ANKLE LOCK!! Caster keeps Jarrett from the ropes, and he GRAPEVINES IT!! Oh it’s true! It’s DAMN true!

But Lethal is up top! HAIL TO THE KING ELBOW on the REF?!? Fans are thunderous, but now Billy gets in the ring! Billy LARIATS Lethal and himself out of the ring! Caster tags Bowens! But Satnam drags Caster out hard! And then Jarrett goes after Bowens! Satnam sends Caster into the steel steps! Jarrett reels Bowens in but Bowens fights free of The Stroke! Bowens shoves Jarrett to ROCK him on the rebound! And then runs to LEG LARIAT BULLDOG! Cover, but the ref isn’t there! The fans count it all the way to “OCHO!” But here comes another ref! Cover counts now, TWO!!! Fans boo but Sonjay is laughing at Bowens!

Bowens is beside himself, but Lethal sends Jarrett the guitar! Only for Billy to YANK Lethal down and send him into railing! Jarrett aims at Bowens, and he promises a smash hit! But Billy gets in the ring! Jarrett LOW BLOWS Billy, but Bowens gets his FIVE TOOL BOOMBOX!! But then Sonjay trips Bowens! Bowens falls on his own boombox!! But Billy grabs the guitar!! Fans are losing their minds as Jarrett begs Billy for mercy! But then Satnam steps into the ring! Satnam turns Billy around, but Satnam gets the SMASH HIT!! Daddy Ass tells the One in a Billion to SUCK IT! But then Jarrett gets Billy with THE STROKE!!

But Caster slides in, Bowens SUPERKICKS Jarrett and Caster fireman’s carries for the ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT! But Satnam grabs The Acclaimed with choke grips! DOUBLE CHOKE SLAMS!!! Fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Satnam CHOKE SLAMS the ref!!! That’s two refs down in one match! Sonjay tells Satnam to go fetch the ref’s shirt! Satnam gives the shirt to Sonjya and now Sonjay is supposed to be an official! Lethal sets Bowens up, for the LETHAL INJECTION!!! Cover, Sonjay counts it, but AUBREY drags Sonya out!! Sonjay says he’s in charge here but Aubrey says like hell! Fans are thunderous as Aubrey and Sonjay both get in the ring!

Aubrey takes Sonjay’s pencil! AND BREAKS IT! And then DECKS Sonjay!! Lethal is pissed, but Bowens clinches him for an ARRIVAL! MIC DROP!! Cover, The Acclaimed win!!

Winners: The Acclaimed, by pinfall (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)

Triple J tried every trick in the book to be champions, but it all blew up in their faces! And to celebrate, Aubrey even SCISSOR FINGERS with The Acclaimed! With the #LethalOutlaws out of the way, will Caster & Bowens only make their forever reign even bigger?

AEW has the next chapter in the Book of Hobbs.

“Powerhouse” Will Hobbs is here in person to say, “For weeks, everyone’s been wondering about the Book of Hobbs. This book is sacred to me! Every single thing that has happened to me is in this book. Every single ounce of blood I’ve shed, every single ounce of pain is in this book. And everything that has happened to me is gonna happen to you!” Will AEW heed Hobbs’ warning and stay out of his way? Or will they even have a choice?

Eddie Kingston & Ortiz speak.

Ortiz says the House of Black has a little issue with speaking in riddles. “That first riddle, where Eddie assumed I had something to do with it. Now this week, this riddle, all I kept hearing was ‘Eddie, Eddie, you’re sick. Eddie this, Eddie that.’ Not once did they mention Ortiz. Not once did they mention me. So how ’bout I question you about what’s up with that?” Eddie is surprised. Is Ortiz questioning Eddie’s integrity? Okay. Then next Friday, LA, the House of Black gets their asses kicked. Question Kingston then. Will the Mad King and his best friend end up torn apart by what the House of Black implied?

AEW TBS Championship: Jade Cargill w/ Leila Grey VS Skye Blue!

The undefeated streak has continued to 47-0, and that 47th win was against Skye Blue & Kiera Hogan in a tag team match. Jade takes on Skye 1v1 now, but she’s without Red Velvet! Will this be the chance Skye needs to get some gold? Or will no one stop #ThatBitch?

The introductions are made, Jade gets in Skye’s face with the belt quite literally, and Skye fires off! The bell rings, and we see if Skye ends the reign!

Skye fires off more, whips, but Jade blocks and reels Skye in! Jade back suplexes, but Skye lands on her feet! Skye shoves Jade to ropes, but Jade blocks the arm-drag! Jade whips Skye, Skye leaps but into Jade’s arms! Jade swings Skye, but Skye uses that to get the crucifix takedown! TWO, and Jade fireman’s carries Skye! But Skye sunset flips, TWO! Jade storms up but falls over! Jade bails out, Leila checks her, but Skye says she’s getting that belt. Jade slides back in, Skye taunts Jade, and the two circle. Fans rally up and the two tie up. Skye waistlocks, Jade backs her up but Skye uses that to send Jade into buckles!

Skye runs, goes corner to corner, but Jade puts her on the apron! Jade DECKS Skye, and then she storms out after her. Jade BOOTS Skye down at the ramp, and Leila taunts Skye. Jade pie faces Skye, eggs her on, then brings her up. CHOKE SLAM on the ramp! Jade taunts Skye and the ref checks her. Jade soaks up the cheers and jeers, then goes back to the ring. Jade wants this by count-out so she starts a count. Fans count with Jade, but the ref starts the official count. Jade is annoyed, but the count reaches 4 of 10. But here comes Red Velvet! She smirks at Jade but Jade tells her off. The count is now 6 of 10, and Jade dares Velvet to help Skye.

The count is “OCHO!” as Jade paces around. Skye drags herself in at 9! Jade is annoyed, she bumps Skye off buckles, then more buckles, then more buckles! Jade taunts Skye while Battle of the Belts goes picture in picture.

Jade drags Skye up, bumps her off buckles again and again, and Velvet frowns. Jade digs her boot into Skye, counts along with the ref, but the ref pulls her away before 4! Velvet is salty about Jade’s attitude and so is the ref. Jade drags Skye up to EuroUpper! Jade whips corner to corner, dribbles, then runs in for the CROSSOVER! Jade then CHOKES Skye on the ropes! The ref counts, Jade lets off at 4, but tension is mounting between her and Aubrey. Aubrey argues with Jade, but this allows Leila to CHOKE Skye! Leila gets away with it, and Jade drags Skye up, Skye throws body shots, but Jade DECKS her!

Velvet isn’t impressed as Jade drags Skye up. jade snap suplexes Skye, covers, TWO! Skye is hanging tough and that amuses Jade. Jade drags Skye up, scoops her, and SLAMS her! Jade soaks up the cheers and jeers again as she paces around Skye. Jade drags Skye up again, CLUBS her down, then talks some trash. Skye sits up but Jade storms up. Skye throws body shots again, but Jade CLUBS her down again. Jade is toying with Skye and Velvet sighs. Skye throws elbows but Jade bumps her off buckles, and Battle of the Belts goes to break.

Battle of the Belts returns, and Jade drags Skye up, only for Skye to JAWBREAKER! Skye whips, Jade blocks and whips, but Skye tilt-o-whirls and whirls to RANA Jade! Fans fire up, Skye runs to SHINING WIZARD! Skye mule kicks a leg out, then she SUPER- NO, Jade blocks and spins Skye, but Skye just BASEMENT ROUNDHOUSES her for it! Fans fire up with Skye and she drags Jade up to hook the arms! Jade powers out, whips Skye away, but Skye ducks ‘n’ dodges, only for the BOOT to take her down!! Jade kicks Skye out of the ring, and now Velvet walks down the ramp! Fans fire up as Jade watches Skye flounder.

Velvet coaches Skye and Skye gets in the ring. Leila gets in Velvet’s face about turning her back on The Baddies, but Velvet just SLAPS Leila down!! Jade drags Skye up, chicken wings, JADE- NO, VICTORY ROLL!! TWO!!! SUPERKICK!! Skye runs, to hop on and CODE BLUE!!! Cover, TWO!!! Jade survives but Skye fires up! Fans fire up with Skye and she runs in at the corner! Jade pops Skye up tot he apron but Skye ROCKS Jade! And PENALTY KCIKS Leila! GAMANGIRI for Jade! Skye slingshots up, jumps, but Jade catches her! Jade turns Rana around, chicken wings, and JADED!!! Cover, Jade wins!!

Winner: Jade Cargill, by pinfall (still AEW TBS Champion)

Velvet applauds, and mockingly congratulates Jade for making it to 48-0. Jade flips Velvet off, they’re obviously not friends anymore. But as Jade approaches the landmark 50th, will someone finally stop the streak?

Backstage interview with The Firm.

Lexi Nair is with Stokely Hathaway, Lee Moriarty & “Big Bill” Morrissey as she brings up Dynamite’s match of Moriarty & Morrissey VS #JungleHook. Stokely quotes James Baldwin, “You have to decide who you are and force the world to deal with you, not with its idea of you.” Stokely knows Jungle Boy & Hook aren’t the brightest, they’re “a few fries short of a Happy Meal.” So he will explain this to them: everyone and their mothers know that The Firm are a force to be reckoned with. So it is rather appropriate that JB wants this match to be in LA. Cuz Los Angeles is where entertainers go to die!

So, on January 11th, Stokely, Big Bill and Lee will put JB & Hook in the dirt, “and then afterwards, we’ll see you at the crossroads. See you in LA, boys. SU WU!” The Firm looks to make this one personal, but will they regret ever wanting AEW to #SendHook and Jack Perry?

AEW hears from Tay Melo, Anna Jay, Ruby Soho & Willow Nightingale.

The Runaway tells #TayJay, “You made me bleed, you broke my bones. That’s gonna be a cake walk in comparison to what we do to you.” The Brazilian Goddess says, “You wanna talk about a Street Fight? I was born in Brazil! I grew up in the favelas, fighting in the streets for my whole life! I live the Street Fight! I AM the Street Fight!” The Queenslayer reminds us of when she wrapped barbed wire around her arm, then wrapped that arm around The Bunny’s throat to choke her out! But Ruby tells Willow that she has a good idea where they can shove this hockey stick. TayJay says if RubyWillow wants a Street Fight, they’re gonna get a Street Fight!!

Next week, Rampage in Los Angeles, we get this gritty grudge match! Who will survive this Battle of LA?

AEW All-Atlantic Championship: Orange Cassidy w/ Danhausen VS Kip Sabian w/ Penelope Ford!

Freshly Squeezed doesn’t get upset by much, but the way Mr. Superbad has gone about getting this title match has really ticked him off! Will Cassidy make Sabian pay for turning Best Friends against each other? Or will Sabian make all of AEW #EmbraceTheChange?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Battle of the Belts has a Superbad ending!

The bell rings and Sabian mockingly offers a hug. Fans rally for “FRESHLY SQUEEZED!” Sabian then mocks Cassidy by putting up the hands. Cassidy rushes in, Sabian avoids the Orange Punch to kick low! Sabian headlocks, Cassidy powers out but Sabian runs him over! Cassidy kips right up, but Sabian throws Cassidy right down! Cassidy stands up, Sabian headlocks but Cassidy powers out to get his own headlock. Sabian powers out but Cassidy runs him over! Cassidy flexes, then goes for the legs. Sabian kicks Cassidy away, things speed up, Sabian hurdles but Cassidy leaps over! They keep moving, Cassidy wheelbarrows, arm-drags and he has the leg, but fires off fists!!

Fans fire up but Sabian scrambles away! Fans boo while Sabian takes a seat in the corner. Sabian says he is in Cassidy’s head, and Ford takes the sunglasses and puts them on Sabian! Sabian sings, “In your head~! In your head~!” But Cassidy goes out after Sabian, so Sabian scrambles back into the ring, then back out of the ring. Sabian wants things to calm down, and The Bunny scampers out here. Bunny and Ford stand in Cassidy’s way as he storms out after Sabian. And then Sabian kicks Cassidy low! Sabian bumps Cassidy off buckles, then he taunts Danhausen! Sabian puts Cassidy in, CLUBS him to a corner, then stomps him down.

The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Bunny mocks Cassidy. Sabian whips Cassidy corner to corner, but Cassidy goes up and out. Sabian runs in but Cassidy blocks his punch to bump him off buckles! Cassidy goes to bring Sabian to the other corner but Sabian stops himself to GAMANGIRI Cassidy down! Sabian then goes to the apron, to ARABIAN PRESS! Direct hit and down goes Cassidy! Fans boo but Sabian grins. And then the Superbad Girls HUG Sabian! NOT what the people what! Maybe. But Danhausen steps up! Danhausen… CURSES Sabian! But Sabian BITES Danhausen’s finger! But Cassidy DIVES onto Sabian!

Cassidy puts Sabian in the ring, goes up the corner, and leaps for the CROSSBODY! Cassidy keeps moving, he ducks ‘n’ dodges, tilt-o-whirls, but Sabian blocks the DDT! Sabian suplexes, but into STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE! Fans fire up but Sabian bails out again. Cassidy DIVES, but Sabian stops the Tope DDT! MAGIC SCREW! Sabian flexes while Cassidy writhes and fans boo. Sabian taunts the fans, he drags Cassidy up, and the ring count is 4 of 10. Sabian bumps Cassidy off the apron, puts him in, and he drags Cassidy up to toss him back out! Fans boo while AEW goes picture in picture.

Sabian argues with the ref, but Danhausen keeps Ford from going after Cassidy. The ring count climbs, Danhausen coaches Cassidy, but then Sabian goes out after Cassidy. Sabian throws Cassidy back in at 6 of 10, drags Cassidy up and clamps on the shoulder claws! Cassidy endures, Danhausen rallies the fans, and Cassidy fights up! Sabian throws Cassidy down, covers, TWO! Sabian stomps Cassidy down! Sabian drags Cassidy up, to FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Sabian keeps his cool. Sabian drags Cassidy up, whips him to ropes, and CLOBBERS him! Cover, TWO! Sabian clamps onto Cassidy with a KOJI KLUTCH!

Cassidy endures, flails, and powers his way out, only for Sabian to ghost pin! TWO, and Sabian CLUBS Cassidy down! Sabian stands on Cassidy’s head at the ropes, the ref counts and Sabian lets off at 4. Sabian argues with the ref, drags Cassidy up, and whips him corner to corner hard! Sabian stands Cassidy back up to whip corner to corner hard the other way! Sabian talks some trash, stands Cassidy up again, and whips him corner to corner again, even harder! Cassidy bounces off buckles, Sabian soaks up the heat, and Sabian runs in to CANNONBALL! Battle of the Belts returns to single picture as Sabian soaks up more heat.

Sabian goes back to the corner, he runs in again, but Cassidy dodges! The cannonball hits nothing but buckles! Fans fire up and Cassidy goes to the apron! They’re on opposite ends of the corner, and Cassidy drags Sabian up! Sabian resists and throws body shots. Sabian then brings Cassidy around, has him in the corner and then climbs up, but Cassidy resists the bomb! Sabian fights as Cassidy wants the Alabama Lift! Sabian HEADBUTTS, stands Cassidy up, but Cassidy SUPERPLEXES instead!! Fans are thunderous as Cassidy flounders back to the corner! Off comes the elbow pad! But Ford distracts the ref, and Bunny grabs Cassidy’s foot!

Fans boo, and then the ref sees Bunny! Bunny lets go, but the ref EJECTS her!! Fans cheer and Danhausen adds on! Bunny storms off, but Sabian rushes in! Cassidy gets around to waistlock, Sabian switches, but Cassidy switches again! Cassidy shoves Sabian to the corner, Sabian comes back, HEADS COLLIDE!! Danhausen finishes shooing The Bunny, but now The Butcher & The Blade show up! The Superbad Squad smirks as they step up to Danhausen, but Danhausen fights them both! Only to get mugged, and a BOOT! Butcher & Blade storm down to ringside and they bring out chair after chair! But, they stake a seat at ringside.

Cassidy turns around, Sabian ROCKS him! Cassidy ROCKS Sabian back! Sabian ROCKS Cassidy, Cassidy ROCKS Sabian, repeat! Fans rally behind Cassidy as the forearms go faster and faster! Cassidy ROCKS Sabian, but Sabian “chops” Cassidy! Sabian is mocking Cassidy, but Cassidy ROCKS him again! Cassidy eggs Sabian on, so Sabian “unleashes” chops and kicks a la Cassidy. Cassidy frowns, and he fires off forearm after forearm after forearm!! And then he prepares the fist, and he shouts at Sabian to stand up! Sabian puts his hands up, still mocking Cassidy! Cassidy storms up, but into a HEADBUTT!!

Sabian pops Cassidy up to KNEE! But Cassidy dodges the haymaker, only for Sabian to block the kick and KNEE back! Sabian snarls, and KNEES Cassidy down!! Cover, TWO!! Cassidy survives, but Sabian runs to PENALTY KICK! And then fisherman, BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!?!? Sabian can’t believe it, but he’s also laughing! Sabian drags Cassidy up, throws him out to Butcher & Blade, and now they get up! The chairs are made into a wedge, but HERE COME BEST FRIENDS!! Trent & Chuck have seen enough! They go after Butcher & Blade grab the chairs to JAM and SMACK the mercs! Cassidy HOTSHOTS Sabian!

Cassidy goes up top, DEEP- NO, Sabian stops the DDT to MAGIC SCREW!! Cover, TWO!!! Cassidy is still in this as Best Friends beat up Butcher & Blade all the way to backstage! Sabian takes Cassidy’s elbow pad, puts it on, and takes it off. ORANGE PUNCH from Sabian!! But Cassidy just gets pissed!!! Cassidy runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and tilt-o-whirl DDTS!! Sabian sits up in a daze, PENALTY KICK! And BEACH BREAK!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Ford is freaking out but Cassidy stomps away on Sabian in the corner! Fans chant for “FRESHLY SQUEEZED!” but the ref reprimands. Cassidy lets off, just to stomp a mudhole in again!

The ref reprimands Cassidy again, but Cassidy shoves him down!! Cassidy realizes he got too heated, but then Sabian O’Conner Rolls! TWO!! ORANGE PUNCH!!! And then ANOTHER ORANGE PUNCH!!! Cover, Cassidy wins!!

Winner: Orange Cassidy, by pinfall (still AEW All-Atlantic Champion)

Ford is losing her mind as none of their Superbad plans worked out! Cassidy keeps his reign alive, but will he need to fight even harder to keep it going in the new year?

My Thoughts:

A great Battle of the Belts event for AEW, especially after an already great Rampage just before. Good promo from Hobbs to cap off the Book of Hobbs series of vignettes. I fully expect him to start wrecking opponents in the ring and earn himself either a TNT or All-Atlantic Championship match. Good promo from Ortiz and Kingston, though I’m surprised Ortiz was suspicious of Eddie so suddenly. Why not ask him about this apparent history Eddie has with Malakai first? But anyway, we’re finally getting a tag match out of that story, so we’ll have to wait and see what happens. Good promo from Stokely to hype up The Firm VS #JungleHook, and a really good promo from TayJay, Ruby & Willow to hype up what will be an awesome Street Fight Tag next week.

Great No Holds Barred Tag for the tag titles, but one thing that annoys me is that apparently a No Holds Barred Tag match doesn’t just default to Tornado rules. Why worry about tagging in and out and who is legal when there are very little rules anyway? But at least the chaos and use of the No Disqualification rule picked up in the second half with those ref bumps. The Acclaimed winning makes sense, of course, though I can’t be sure who is next for them. Jade of course retains the TBS title, but that was a great showing from Skye. Velvet is firmly separated from Jade now, and as I said for Dynamite, Velvet really should be Jade’s 50th opponent to really test the streak.

And we got an awesome main event from Cassidy and Sabian. A lot of great character work from these two, and even the overbooking of having Ford, Bunny, Butcher, Blade, Danhausen & Best Friends fit. Best Friends stopping Butcher & Blade could’ve been how the Best Friends faction patches things up, and it also just gives us a nice tag feud we can go into to build contenders to the tag titles. Cassidy retaining makes sense, it just didn’t feel like Sabian’s time. I can’t be sure who dethrones Cassidy, but we’ve got three months until Revolution so we’ll see who they start building up.

My Score: 8.8/10