Baby it’s gold outside!

The AEW Continental Classic continues with Blue League action while Orange Cassidy puts up his International Championship against Bryan Keith! Will the Bounty Hunter have his prize?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Andrade El Idolo VS Claudio Castagnoli; Claudio wins.
• Abadon VS Jazmin Allure; Abadon wins.
• AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy VS Bryan Keith; Cassidy wins and retains the title.
• Texas Street Fight: Willow Nightingale & Kris Statlander VS Mercedes Martinez & Diamante; Willow & Kris win.
• Brian Cage w/ Prince Nana VS Kerry Wright; Cage wins.
• AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Eddie Kingston VS Daniel Garcia; Eddie wins.
• AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Brody King VS Bryan Danielson; Bryan wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Eddie Kingston speaks.

“Ugh, why do you guys always do this right before I gotta fight? I wanna fight, I don’t wanna, ugh, God, why? Listen, if I lose to Garcia tonight, I’m outta the tournament. I lose the two titles that mean the world to me. So guess what? I’m not gonna lose. Garcia, get outta the way, bro, wait your turn. Cuz this is my time. It’s my turn. Saturday~.”

Daniel Garcia speaks.

“Eddie Kingston, let’s get one thing straight. You don’t respect me and I don’t respect you either. And I know we’re both in so much physical pain from this tournament, but the pain that you feel is nothing in comparison to what you’re gonna feel when I take the most important thing in the world from you.”

Claudio Castagnoli speaks.

“Andrade. Last week, you showed that you would do whatever it takes to win. And while I can respect that, you tried to hurt one of the Blackpool Combat Club. So tonight, I’m gonna get some payback.”

Andrade El Idolo speaks.

“First, Garcia. And everyone saw what I did to Danielson, then Brody. I respect your power, Claudio. But this is my time. And you are next.”

Brody King speaks.

“Tonight, Garland, Texas, it’s make or break for me in the C2. And live on Collision, you’re gonna see me rip the wings of a dragon. HARU!”

Bryan Danielson speaks.

“Brody King and I each have one loss in the Continental Classic, and if either of us wanna make the semifinals, we can’t afford to lose another one. So tonight, something’s gotta give. And no matter how banged up I am, it’s not gonna be me.”

Orange Cassidy speaks.

“Um, I don’t… I don’t know what this is.” Freshly Squeezed may have stumbled his way into the cold open, but will he stay golden through the Winter chill?

AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Andrade El Idolo VS Claudio Castagnoli!

The Face of Latino Wrestling leads the way at 3-0 while the Swiss Superman is 1-2. But will Claudio rebound by bringing Andrade down? Or will this ungovernable be untouchable in the tournament?

The bell rings and we’re on the clock. They circle, and Andrade wants a handshake but Claudio shoves him! Andrade brushes that off, they circle and tie up. Claudio powers Andrade to a corner, Andrade goes up, and Claudio gives him another shove. Andrade shoves back, they tie up, and they go around along the ropes again. Andrade has Claudio on the ropes, but then headlocks. Claudio powers out, they RAM shoulders, but neither falls. They RAM shoulders again, and again, and again! Neither man is backing down, and the fans fire up! Claudio UPPERCUTS, runs, and RAMS Andrade! Andrade RAMS Claudio back, runs, but Claudio THROWS him at ropes!

Andrade goes Spider-Man! Fans cheer as Andrade goes tranquilo to boot. Claudio runs in but Andrade dumps him out! Andrade then builds speed but Claudio is back to LARIAT! Fans boo but Claudio soaks up the heat. Claudio ROCKS Andrade, has him in the corner, and stomps a mudhole. Claudio digs his boot in, the ref counts, but Claudio lets off. Claudio storms up to UPPERCUT, and the fans rally up for Andrade. Claudio UPPERCUTS again, eggs Andrade on, then whips corner to corner. Andrade tumbles up and out, ELBOWS Claudio, ROCKS him, then goes up a corner. Andrade CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO!

Andrade hurries to trip Claudio, steps through, but Claudio boots him away. Claudio trips Andrade but Andrade grabs ropes! The fans cheer as Andrade gets out of the ring. Claudio waits, Andrade storms back up to the apron, and then runs in. Claudio jukes the ref to fire off on Andrade! Claudio short arm but Andrade ducks the lariat to RANA! Fans fire up as Andrade WRECKS Claudio with a dropkick! Then he PLANCHAS into an UPPERCUT! Fans fire up but are torn, and Claudio puts Andrade in the ring. Cover, ONE!! Andrade shows his toughness but Claudio eggs him on. The fans rally, Claudio runs in to UPPERCUT!

Claudio whips corner to corner, UPPERCUTS again, then whips corner to corner again. Claudio runs in, but Andrade kicks the legs out! Claudio hits buckles, he hobbles around, and Andrade DRAGON SCREWS the leg! Then DRAGON SCREW again! Claudio hobbles, swings, but Andrade dodges, only to run into a POP-UP UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up while Collision goes picture in picture.

Claudio seethes while Andrade bails out. Claudio storms out after Andrade, and whips him into railing! Claudio goes to the ring while Andrade writhes, and Claudio lets the ring count handle this. Andrade hobbles, the count passes 5 of 10, but Andrade slides in at 8. Claudio DOUBLE STOMPS him! Claudio stands on Andrade at the ropes but the ref backs him off. Claudio clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Andrade down. Andrade fights up, throws body shots, but Claudio knees him low! Claudio snap suplexes! Claudio dusts his hands off while Andrade flounders to the corner. Claudio storms over, HIP DROPS Andrade down, then eggs him on.

Claudio pulls Andrade into a chinlock stretch but Andrade endures. Andrade reaches out, the fans rally up, and Andrade fights up. Collision returns to single picture, but Claudio shifts to an almost cobra clutch hold. But Andrade still endures, throws elbows with his free arm, but Claudio knees low! Claudio suplexes but Andrade slips free! Claudio elbows Andrade away, but then is sent into buckles! Andrade fires up and the fans are with him. Andrade scoops and SLAMS Claudio, scoops and SLAMS again, then runs. Andrade ducks ‘n’ dodges to CLOBBER Claudio! Fans fire up while both men flounder!

Andrade kips up! Fans fire up again, and Andrade has Claudio in a corner. Andrade rallies the fans with “SI! SI! SI!” Andrade runs corner to corner and back again, but Claudio ducks the Meteora! Then Claudio gets the legs for the GIANT SWING! Claudio goes around and around, stops at TEN, then steps through to SHARPSHOOTER! Andrade endures, the fans rally, but Claudio sits deep on the hold! Andrade pushes up, pushes through, and he trips Claudio up, to have the FIGURE FOUR! “WOO~!” Claudio flails, reaches out, drags Andrade along with him, but Andrade thrashes the leg! ROPEBREAK!

The fans are torn as Andrade has to let Claudio go. Andrade goes to the apron, Claudio crawls, and Andrade pulls off a crossbar protector. But Claudio fires forearms first! Claudio HEADBUTTS, climbs, but Andrade throws hands in return. Claudio fights Andrade’s DDT but Andrade CLUBS him! Andrade shifts to get on top of Claudio, for a SUPER SUNSET POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! The fans are thunderous and Andrade grins because he knows he’s close. Claudio goes to a corner, Andrade runs corner to corner, CIEN SHADOWS! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives and the fans fire up again! Andrade seethes, but then he smirks as he has another idea.

Andrade goes up the corner, pulls that crossbar protector off, but Claudio UPPERCUTS! Claudio hurries up top, and he SUPERPLEXES! Roll through, but Andrade snap suplexes! Uno Amigo! Dos Amigos! Fans fire up for the Latino Heat, THREE- NO, Claudio wrenches out to UPPERCUT! Claudio runs in, into a BOOT! But Claudio blocks the buckle bump! Claudio ELBOWS Andrade again and again, but Andrade hits back! They brawl, then CHOP! Fans “WOO~!” but Claudio UPPERCUTS! Andrade CHOPS, Claudio BOOTS, so Andrade BOOTS! Another BOOT, then boot feint to BACK ELBOW! Cover, TWO!!

Claudio survives and Andrade is beside himself! Andrade drags Claudio up, reels him in, hammerlock, but Claudio RAMS Andrade into the corner! And again! And again! UPPERCUT! Claudio runs in, into BOOTS! Andrade goes up, Claudio ROCKS him again! Claudio fires more shots, climbs back up, but Andrade throws hands. Hammerlock and- NO, Claudio fights that to trip Andrade! Andrade lands on his idolo against the steel! Andrade clutches his leg, did the crossbar do serious damage? The ref puts the padding back on, and Claudio LOW BLOWS Andrade!! Gotch lift, NEUTRALIZER!! Claudio covers, Claudio wins!!

Winner: Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Andrade earns 0)

The fans boo, they can’t believe it’d be Claudio who lies, cheats and steals this win! Claudio stays alive for now, but will Andrade still be a semifinalist with one round left to go?

Abadon VS Jazmin Allure!

The Living Dead Girl is still hunting for the TBS Champion, but the Princess of the Black Throne knows how to play mind games. Will Abadon force Hart’s hand with another win? Or will she not be able to resist the Allure?

The bell rings, and Abadon adjusts her neck before she CLOBBERS Jazmin! Abadon rains down fists, then yells at the ref. She “apologizes,” then scoops Allure. Abadon SWINGING SIDE SLAMS Allure, then roars! Fans fire up with her and Abadon drags Allure up. Alllure throws hands, ROCKS and SUPERKICKS Abadon, but Abadon stays on her feet! And Abadon SCORPION KICKS, ROUNDHOUSES and runs, to KNEE Allure down! Abadon drags Allure into the BLACK DAHLIA! Cover, Abadon wins!

Winner: Abadon, by pinfall

Quick work for Abadon, that’s 45 wins overall in her AEW career! But wait! The lights go down, and you guessed it, JULIA is here! The fans fire up as the TBS Champion smiles at Abadon. Abadon stares her down, and Julia again sets the belt down in front of her. Abadon reaches out, to TACKLE Julia!! Abadon rains down fists, Julia fights back and she dribbles Abadon off the mat! They scrap, the fans are torn, and Abadon drags Julia up to run and KNEE her down! Julia is dazed, Abadon has the belt. Abadon holds the gold up, but then SKYE BLUE is here? These two stare down, as if looking into a funhouse mirror.

Then they both look at Julia! Until Skye DECKS Abadaon! Skye fires off on Abadon, and then she and Julia get her up, to DOUBLE FACEBUSTER! And again! Then Skye sits Abadon up so Julia can CHOP! Julia holds Abadon up so Skye can CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! Then Julia grabs the belt, tells Abadon that she will never have this! Wait, is that Thunder Rosa getting int he ring?! La Mera Mera ROCKS Skye, Abadon ROCKS Julia! The fans are thunderous as Julia & Skye run away! But then Abadon bumps into Rosa, and these two stare down. The fans chant “WELCOME BACK!” to Rosa, and Rosa offers a handshake to Abadon.

Abadon thinks about it, and she accepts! It seems there’s all sorts of developments going on in the AEW Women’s Division! Who will prove they’re the spookiest of them all in time for the holidays?

Backstage interview with The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn.

Renee Paquette is with the returning AEW World Trios Champions, and notes it has been awhile since they’ve been here. The Devil’s Minions took them out, and Daddy Ass says he doesn’t wanna cut her off, but he’s gotta. They have a problem: they’re now pissed off! You mighta knocked them down but the problem is, they got back up! That means- Max Caster has Billy calm down, and says that what this means is, they’re coming for dat ass! Whoever’s under the mask, the Acclaimed’s coming for you. And MJF, well, they were friends, but he put them in danger and didn’t care, so now Caster wants nothing to do with you.

Caster is now heated, so Anthony Bowens says what this boils down to is there’s a group out there that tried to end The Acclaimed’s careers. So consider this the Search & Destroy mission! They will beat those Scooby-Doo villain lookin’ asses the second they find out who they all are! And on top of that, they’ll get back to being the best damn trio in all of AEW history! Because EVERYONE loves The Acclaimed! Whoa, whoa, whoa says Action Andretti & Top Flight. They step in and Dante Martin says first off, cross them off the list, they weren’t the ones who attacked. But second, they were walking by and heard about a challenge.

Darius says in case they weren’t watching at home, The Acclaimed should know that the Coldest Trio in the Game has been cooking. They beat Hardy Party, Penta-Vikingo-Komander, and hey, everyone does love the Acclaimed. But what Action & Top Flight love more is the idea of those titles around their waists. Bowens appreciates the eagerness, but wrong place, wrong time. Next week, Collision in San Antonio, be ready to fight. The Acclaimed heads out, but will their Scissor World Tour end as the holidays begin?

AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy VS Bryan Keith!

Freshly Squeezed went on a Rampage with The Von Erichs and won, but he wasn’t satisfied with that. He offered this match to the Bounty Hunter, and of course the Bounty Hunter accepted. Bryan missed out on the ROH World TV Championship, will he take this title to make up for it?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if BK has it his way!

The bell rings and the fans are on Bryan’s side. Bryan and Cassidy circle and tie up. Bryan headlocks, Cassidy powers out, but Bryan runs him over. Bryan headlocks again, Cassidy powers out again, but then Cassidy headlocks back. Bryan powers out, runs Cassidy over again, then headlocks for a takeover! The fans rally, Cassidy fights up, and he powers out. Cassidy drops, hurdles, and then bypasses. The fans cheer while Bryan stops himself. Bryan is annoyed as Cassidy says hands up, and hands in pockets! Fans cheer, and Bryan CHOPS Cassidy! Bryan whips, Cassidy rolls under then SHOTGUNS! And kips up!

The fans fire up again but Cassidy has to catch his breath from that chop. Bryan get sup in a huff, feints punch and underhooks the arms! Cassidy RAMS Bryan into a corner, the ref counts and Cassidy lets off. Bryan CHOPS again! And again! And again! And AGAIN! Bryan whips, Cassidy goes up and out and then ROCKS Bryan! Bryan just snarls so Cassidy ROCKS him again! Bryan fires up, the fans are with him, and Bryan HEADBUTTS Cassidy! Bryan staggers, Cassidy wobbles, but Cassidy slingshots, runs, and runs, but into a BOOT! Fans fire up again while Cassidy is dazed. Bryan paces and fires up as Collision goes picture in picture.

Bryan hears the fans and runs corner to corner. Cassidy boots, Bryan blocks it and he puts that leg in ropes to DROPKICK it! Cassidy crawls, Bryan stalks him, then Bryan SMASHES the leg! Cassidy writhes, Bryan drags him around, and Bryan stands on the leg to dig into the knee. Then he drops a knee on the knee! Cover, TWO! Bryan argues the count but the count was fair, so Bryan drags Cassidy around. Bryan digs his knee into Cassidy’s leg, then has an INDIAN DEATHLOCK! Cassidy endures, Bryan pushes up for pressure, but Cassidy fires forearms! Bryan puts on more pressure! Cassidy endures, even as Bryan pulls on the leg!

Cassidy drags himself around, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Bryan lets go, Cassidy bails out, and Collision goes to break.

Collision returns and Bryan drags Cassidy up. Bryan CHOPS Cassidy, then runs, but into a BOOT! Cassidy ELBOWS Bryan, but Bryan BOOTS back! Bryan whips, Cassidy reverses and run sin, but Bryan goes up and over. Cassidy waistlocks, Bryan throws elbows and TORNADO- NO, Cassidy denies, that dodges the boot, then keeps going, tilt-o-whirl DDT! Fans fire up as Bryan tumbles out! Cassidy gets the bad leg working, and he DIVES! Direct hit on Bryan! Cassidy puts Bryan in the ring, the fans rally for “FRESHLY SQUEEZED!” and Cassidy climbs. Bryan rises up and hurries after him! Cassidy throws elbows to fight Bryan off!

Cassidy throws forearms, but Bryan roars! Cassidy DECKS him! Bryan is down, Cassidy adjusts, but Bryan sits up like a Deadman! Bryan is right up and he RISING HEADBUTTS! Fans fire up with Bryan and he climbs! SUPER EXPLODER!! Bryan runs in, KNEE!! And then the underhooks, for the TIGER- NO, Cassidy fights it! Bryan tries a normal lift, but Cassidy Alabama Lifts! BEACH BREAK!! Cover, TWO!! Bryan survives and the fans are thunderous! Bryan and Cassidy both rise up, and Cassidy “unleashes” kicks. But then he ramps it up to actually kick and stomp! Bryan doesn’t budge, he just roars! Cassidy SUPERKICKS!

Cassidy runs, into a KNEE! Then GAMANGIRI! Bryan goes up, DIAMOND DUST!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Cassidy survives but Bryan says he’s gonna shoot for the sky! But Cassidy turns underhooks into Mouse Trap! CASSIDY WINS!!

Winner: Orange Cassidy, by pinfall (still AEW International Champion)

The Bounty Hunter aims for titles two nights in a row, but he gets outgunned both times! Cassidy still shows respect by offering a handshake, but Bryan slaps the hand away. Because he gives a tip of the cap! Cassidy does the same with his sunglasses. Will Cassidy’s second run be even better than the first?

Miro speaks.

“What am I doing? I’m not even sure anymore. I thought wrestling poisons her, but maybe it’s she that poisons me. I’ve been talking things that don’t make sense, fighting people that don’t make sense, getting caught up in all that drama that I tried to avoid all along. I am the Redeemer! I don’t want to fight Andrade because he’s my wife’s client. I wanna fight Andrade because he’s an a-hole! And him losing to Claudio tonight brings him one step closer to being eliminated. I am done avoiding people to please my wife, I’m ready to kill everyone to please myself. I fought the light for so long, then I let my darkness consume me. This is the word of The Redeemer.”

Backstage interview with Komander.

Lexi Nair is with the AAA World Cruiserweight Champion and says he had an amazing showing on both AEW Rampage and ROH Final Battle last night, where Komander made it to the finals of the Survival of the Fittest match. Now, with all that- “KOMANDERRR!” Roderick Strong walks in with The Kingdom and they say hola. But despite all the good things Lexi is saying, Komander didn’t win, and that’s not good. See, Roddy is a former ROH World TV Champion and former Survival of the Fittest winner. Matt Taven won the ROH World TV Champion his first night under contract.

So just to let Komander know, Roddy is looking to get back on the horse, and fellas, he’s found his next victim. Who? “KOMANDERRR!” Komander says okay, see you next time. Will Komander show Roddy who is really #NeckStrong?

FTR is here!

Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood are still in town after the brutal Fight Without Honor Six Man Tag they had at Final Battle to actually honor Jay Briscoe. But they get the mics to call out The House of Black! Cash wants to say that if they have a problem with FTR, no more magic, vanishing acts, this and that. Just come out here to see them face to face. Because the real problem here is that the past three years, they saw the success of FTR. FTR has had the best run of their careers here! They’ve been ROH, AAA, NJPW and even TWO-TIME AEW World Tag Team Champions! The fans cheer that!

As for the House, well, they’re still just unrealized potential. Cash thinks the House is mad at themselves. Malakai & Buddy are just jealous seeing the success Brody is having on his own in the Continental Classic. They’ve seen what Julia’s done and are jealous, too! But Malakai & Buddy won’t take the anger out on themselves or on their housemates, they’ll direct that anger elsewhere. And where else than the living legends? So Cash says if the House wants to say something, they know where to find FTR. Dax says he loves Dallas. And he thinks there’s a lot they can say about FTR, he reads it all online all the time.

You can say FTR aren’t the best looking guys, and he’s fine with that. You can say they don’t have the best bodies in the world, and well yeah, that’s no secret. They’re not the flashiest, they’re abrasive, and even hard to do business with. But uh, one thing you can’t say about FTR is that they back down from a fight. Face to face, Dax doesn’t mind taking an ass kicking. Over half his life, he fought men for money> Losing is okay, but his problem is with a sucker punch. And so now, he’ll set out the challenge! First time ever, Malakai & Buddy, FTR- Wait, the mics cut out, then the lights go down! And this can only mean one thing.

Malakai & Buddy are on the tron, and the Aussie Juggernaut tells FTR, “I don’t think you understand. We’re not trying to hurt you. We’re here to prove a point that no on in the back has your back. Mark Briscoe won’t save you. Dax, your wife and kid, they won’t save you. Everyone you love won’t save you.” But now, Buddy wants to ask Cash: Who loves you? There are people who love Dax, but who loves Cash? The answer is the House! The House embraces and welcomes FTR! Be in THEIR family! Malakai says there’s this concept here that this is somehow personal, but it’s not. This is what happens when the House has to prove a point so aggressively that it hurts even them.

Because this is love. Malakai will ask everyone this: When the House attacked, who came to save FTR? No one. So did they lie? No. And if Malakai were to make it personal, then he would do the following. He’d have a picture of Dax, his wife, and his daughter. Oh wait, Buddy does have that. And then they would do this to it. They light it on fire! FTR rushes to the back to try and find The House, but Buddy dumps the picture in the trash. Symbolic. Like it or not, the House if your family now. Malakai & Buddy disappear into the shadows, when and where will they actually fight FTR?

Keith Lee speaks.

“I am tired of the misrepresentation, of the mistreatment, of the lack of opportunities. So I’m here now to take. And when I say take, that means him. And you know who you are.” Shane Taylor thought it was him but at Final Battle, Keith proved it wasn’t. So then just who IS Keith after?

Texas Street Fight: Willow Nightingale & Kris Statlander VS Mercedes Martinez & Diamante!

The Babe with the Power & The Galaxy’s Greatest combine all the Tarantino hits, ready to Gogo Pulp Fiction on the OG Badass & Cuban Diamond! But Mercedes & Diamante are ready, who will even be left standing as they go From Dusk ‘Til Dawn?

The bell rings, Mercedes & Diamante take the first swing but Willow & Kris hit first! Fans fire up as the brawl is on! The bullies ROCK Kris & Willow but Kris & Willow HEADBUTT in return! Things spill out of the ring now, and Kris sets Diamante up for Willow to CANNONBALL, only for Diamante to get away! Kris goes down, Willow panics, and Mercedes CRACKS Willow with a whiskey bottle!! Diamante puts Kris in the ring, dodges Kris, then tilt-o-whirls to RANA! Fans fire up as Diamante runs in, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Mercedes sends the barbed wire bat in, but Kris kicks Diamante first! DDT onto the bat!!

Mercedes punches away on Willow as Willow starts to bleed! Kris goes out after Mercedes to THROW her into railing! Kris & Willow regroup, they hurry to pick up some steel steps and move them around. They high five but Diamante runs up those steps! She leaps but into the arms of the “Sukeban!” They DOUBLE SLAM her on the steps! Mercedes THROWS a ladder! But that ladder is caught, and then used to RAM Mercedes down! Fans fire up as Willow puts Diamante in the ring, covers, TWO! Willow and Diamante each have their own crimson masks forming, but Willow drags Diamante up to ROCK her!

Willow scoops Diamante, carries her around, then SLAMS! Mercedes gets in with a crowbar!! She CRACKS Willow on the back!! And again! But Kris arranges chairs in a corner while Diamante stomps Willow. Mercedes ROCKS Kris, then she and Diamante THROW Willow into Kris! Then they hoist Kris up top, Mercedes climbs up, and she hooks Kris up. SPIDER GERMAN onto the chairs!!! Diamante covers, Willow breaks it! The fans fire up but Mercedes BOOTS Willow down! Mercedes rains down fists as Collision goes picture in picture.

Diamante storms out after Kris while Mercedes gets the bat. Mercedes DIGS the barbed wire into Willow’s already bloody forehead! Kris CHOKES Diamante, then SMACKS her off the steps! Mercedes goes out, drags Willow out to join her, and CLUBS her. Kris SMACKS Diamante off the steps, Willow stops the smack off the table! Willow POSTS Mercedes while Kris dribbles Diamante! Willow snap suplexes Mercedes to the floor! Kris grabs a chair, sets it down, and drags Diamante over. Diamante fights back so Kris rains down fists! Diamante knocks Kris over, Willow ROCKS Mercedes, then Willow wedges the ladder into her!

The fans fire up as Mercedes endures the ladder to the ribs. Mercedes claws at Willow while Diamante OVERHEAD SUPLEXES Kris to the ramp! Mercedes puts Willow in the ring, covers, TWO! Diamante looms over willow, CHOKES her with a chair, and Mercedes finds some other goodies around ringside. Diamante SMACKS Willow with the chair, Willow writhes, and then Diamante goes out to help Mercedes. Mercedes CLUBS Kris down, arranges some traffic hurdles, and Diamante helps set a wood board on it like a table. They mug Kris but Kris hits back! Diamante SMACKS Willow with a traffic sign!

Kris ROCKS Mercedes, gets some space, and runs in. Collision returns to single picture as Mercedes SPINEBUSTERS Kris through the wood board!! Fans lose their minds while Kris writhes in the wreckage. Diamante CHOKES Willow on ropes, Mercedes joins her, and they get another wood board in place. Diamante SMACKS Willow with another sign, then she and Mercedes clear some space. Willow fires forearm sin return and the fans fire up! But Mercedes knees low, the bullies mug Willow, and they whip. Willow reverses to send them into each other! Willow TOSSES Mercedes, but Diamante ROCKS Willow!

Diamante whips, Willow stops herself, and Diamante runs in! Willow dodges, Diamante ROCKS her first, then flips her off! So Willow POUNCES Diamante into the wood board! The board doesn’t break, so Willow SLAMS Diamante into it! That wood is tough as diamonds, so Willow SMACKS Diamante with it! Then Willow just kicks the thin in half! But a CHAIRSHOT to the head from Mercedes takes Willow down! Kris SMACKS Mercedes in return! Kris fires off fists, then SMACKS her with the traffic sign! Kris then lines up the shot, scoops, FISHERMAN BUSTER onto the sign! Cover, Diamante SMACKS Kris with the briefcase!

Diamante SMACKS Kris again and again, and again! Diamante opens the briefcase up, and dumps out the THUMBTACKS inside!! The fans lose their minds seeing that! Mercedes DIGS Kris’ face into the tacks!! But Willow CRACKS Mercedes with her lead pipe from earlier! And Kris hoists Diamante up! Diamante fights free hops on, CODE RED onto TACKS! Willow KICKS the cover apart! Mercedes SMACKS Willow with the sign! Willow ROCKS Mercedes, TOSSES her to the apron, and then gets her up on the apron! But Mercedes fights free! Willow kicks, Mercedes spins her around, and Diamante SHOTGUNS, POWERBOBM through the table!!

But Kris wraps her arm in that chain from earlier! FULL METAL DISCUS LARIAT!!! Cover, Kris & Willow win!!!

Winners: Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale, by pinfall

A brutal battle, and Kris stands tall for her team! But will she and Willow be able to use this momentum to go after some gold?

Backstage interview with “Timeless” Toni Storm & Mariah May.

Renee is with the AEW Women’s World Champion and her sidekick, and says that Saraya and Riho will have a #1 contender’s match, the winner moving on to face Storm for the title at Worlds End. Does Storm have a preference? Not really. Okay… Then good to see Mariah, too. Any update on who her first opponent in AEW will be? Well, Mr. Tony Khan did help Mariah apply for her American wrestler’s license, so very soon. And Miss Storm was sensational on commentary the other night. Maybe Storm could commentate on Mariah’s AEW debut? Oh, darling, Storm is very busy. Oh, right, that’s okay. Maybe then just watch, give her some pointers.

No, darling, she is VERY busy. But when she has time available, Mariah will be the first one to know. As for Riho and Saraya… “Go one then. Go out there and slap each other’s tits off, gouge each other’s eyes out, rip each other’s heads off. And at Worlds End, I will be fighting two titless blind baldies! until then, head up, tits out, and-” Renee says please, no. Fine. Storm storms off, but who will be the one to “costar” with Storm in the last PPV of 2023?

Adam “Edge” Copeland speaks.

“Almost two weeks ago on Dynamite, Christian Cage beat me. I could make excuses about how it all went down. But at this point in my career, I make no more excuses. I should be prepared for anything, I’ve seen it all. But there’s another thing that I took away from Montreal. When I was forced to retire in 2011, that was the last time I had championship gold. And getting that close to almost tasting it, I realized that I missed it.” Edge may have an incredible list of achievements but there’re still things he can add to it. He wants to remind the world who he is! He challenge Christian to a NO DISQUALIFICATION MATCH for the TNT Champion at Worlds End! And this time, Edge will win.

Brian Cage w/ Prince Nana VS Kerry Wright!

The Mogul Embassy is still ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions, and they haven’t even lost a step! Will no one stop The Path of Cage from finding even more gold?

The bell rings, and Cage knees low! Then he whips, Kerry goes up and over and handsprings, but makes the mistake of mocking Nana. Cage CLOBBERS him down! Then UPPERCUTS him, GAMANGIRIS, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Fans fire up with Cage and Cage hauls Kerry up. Cage does bicep curls, gets his 10 in and FALL AWAY SLAMS! Fans cheer and Cage grins as Nana does the dance. Cage drags Kerry up, reels him in and puts one out. POWERBOMB! Cage flips Kerry back up to suplex, for the DRILL CLAW!! Cover, Cage wins!

Winner: Brian Cage, by pinfall

And the dominance continues! The Mogul Embassy is in the money, will anyone ever stop them?

Backstage interview with The Mogul Embassy.

Lexi congratulates them on the win last night, but what is next? Cage says first up, time to put respect on his name. This is Swerve’s House, but these guys live there, too. And from here on out, The Vanilla Gorilla will do what he wants, own the spotlight, have the match of the night and get all his stuff in. Nana asks Lexi what kind of question is that? Swerve’s gonna win the Continental Classic! And just look at the Gates of Agony! The Mogul Embassy, we’re in the money! We’re in the money! Doo-doo doo-doo-doo do- Wait, Keith Lee walks in. And Keith congratulates them. However… To celebrate, Cage can tell “him” that Keith’s patience runs thin, and time is running out.

The Limitless One makes it clear just who he wants. Will The Realest hope he continues in the Continental Classic so he can avoid his past?

AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Eddie Kingston VS Daniel Garcia!

The Mad King and Red Death spoke their minds to start tonight, but now it is time to put up or shut up! Will Eddie keep his connection to his titles alive? Or will Dragon Slayer become a King Slayer here tonight?

The bell rings and we’re on the clock. The two circle, feel things out, and the fans rally behind Eddie. They tie up, are in a deadlock, and Eddie powers Garcia to a corner. The ref counts, Eddie lets off slowly, and the fans cheer. Eddie and Garcia reset, tie up again, and Garcia puts Eddie in the corner now. Garcia gets up in Eddie’s face, the ref counts, but Garcia lets off. Garcia CHOPS, but Eddie doesn’t flinch! Eddie swings, Garcia dodges, and then puts up his dukes! Eddie swings, Garcia dodges to CHOP, CHOP and CHOP! Eddie CHOPS and Garcia sputters! Garcia CHOPS, Eddie CHOPS, repeat! Eddie goes to ropes and fans cheer Garcia!

Garcia gets Eddie around to fire forearms! Garcia whips, Eddie reverses to STO! Fans rally, Garcia goes to the apron but Eddie joins him. Eddie half nelsons but Garcia fights! Garcia mule kicks a leg, then DRAGON SCREWS Eddie to the floor! Matthew Menard applauds from commentary while Garcia stands up. The fans rally up, and Garcia drags Eddie up into the ring. Fans chant “YOU’RE A WRESTLER!” Garcia gets the leg to GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Garcia stomps Eddie, eggs him on, then plays keep-a-way. Garcia stomps the leg again, then YANKS it! Fans rally and duel, Garcia steps in but Eddie kicks Garcia away!

Eddie stands, clinches, and BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES. Eddie shakes out the bad leg, hobbles, and he drags Garcia up. Eddie CLUBS and stomps Garcia, brings him around, and DDTS! Fans rally up, Eddie huffs and puffs and Collision goes picture in picture.

Eddie stomps Garcia, still hobbles on the bad leg, and Garcia kicks the leg! And again! Eddie CHOPS Garcia in return! Garcia staggers away, Eddie storms up on him and CHOKES him on the ropes! Garcia clubs at Eddie but Eddie lets off as the ref counts. Eddie storms up to CHOP Garcia, follow him to another corner, and CHOPS him again! Eddie claws Garcia around, CHOPS him down, and stalks Garcia. Garcia swings, misses, and falls over. Eddie eggs Garcia on, kicks him around, but Garcia gets up. Garcia CHOPS, eggs Eddie on, so the straps come down! The CHOPS continue, and Garcia flops right over!

Eddie stands on Garcia at the ropes, Garcia grabs at Eddie but Eddie kicks him around. Eddie CLUBS Garcia, fishhooks him, then lets off as the ref counts. Eddie stalks Garcia, stomps him, then drags him up to CHOP back down! Garcia sits up, Eddie CHOPS him down, and Collision goes to break.

Collision returns and Eddie has Garcia in a chinlock. The fans rally, Garcia endures and fights up, and Garcia throws body shots. Garcia CHOPS, but Eddie fires off fast hands! Garcia falls, Menard says he’s sweating. Eddie MACHINE GUN CHOPS in the corner! The fans fire up, Menard freaks out, but Garcia eggs Eddie on! Eddie MACHINE GUN CHOPS again! The ref has Eddie let off, but then Garcia puts up the dukes. Garcia DANCES! So Eddie MACHINE GUN CHOSP again!! The fans are thunderous as Garcia takes the most of those anyone’s ever taken from Eddie! The fans are electric as Garcia still DANCES!

Eddie scowls as Garcia grins as he drags himself up. Eddie runs in, but Garcia dodges! And JASB! CHOPS! Garcia fires off hands, Menard is fired up now! Garcia stomps a mudhole in, then digs his boot in! The ref counts, Garcia runs side to side, BOOT WASH! Then the Half Hatch but Eddie wrenches out! Only for Garcia to DRAGON SCREW! HEEL HOOK!! Eddie crawls, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Garcia stomps away as he lets off, then runs. Garcia KNEES Eddie against ropes! Garcia keeps moving, but Eddie gets around! But Garcia rolls, has the leg, ANKLE LOCK!! Eddie reaches out, Garcia drags him back to GRAPEVINE!!

The fans are thunderous as Eddie endures! Eddie scrambles around, ROPEBREAK!! The ref counts, Garcia lets off in frustration, and Garcia aims from a corner. Eddie rises, Garcia runs in, but into a CORNER EXPLODER! Eddie powers up, URAKEN!! Cover, TWO?!? Garcia survives going Backfist to the Future and fans lose their minds! But Eddie snarls and gets back up. “This is Awesome!” and Eddie drags Garcia back up. Scoop and NORTHRN- NO, Garcia slips free to SAIDO! Eddie rises up, the leg gives out! Garcia KNEES and SAIDOS Eddie back down! Cover, TWO!! Eddie survives but Garcia has the legs!

Garcia steps through, but Eddie fights! So Garcia shifts his grip, only for Eddie to have the ROPEBREAK! Garcia lets off but comes right back. Eddie CLUBS away on Garcia, Garcia fires hands from all sides! They both fire hands and the fans are loving it! Garcia dropkicks the bad leg! Then runs, into a HALF ‘N’ HALF!! Garcia flounders up, into the URAKEN!!! Cover, EDDIE WINS!!

Winner: Eddie Kingston, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Garcia earns 0)

Backfist to the Future 2 was a smash hit, and The Mad King lives for one more round! Will the inaugural Continental Classic have its greatest comeback?

AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Brody King VS Bryan Danielson!

Both the King of Death and the American Dragon stand at two wins for six points. But only one can join Andrade at nine points, who gets a critical win here in the penultimate round?

The bell rings and we’re on the clock once again. The two circle and the fans rally up. Bryan KICKS, but Brody walks it off. They knuckle lock but Bryan kicks again. And again, only for Brody to corner him. The ref counts, Brhyan gets around to KICK, then he backs away. The two reset, feel things out, Brhyan still tries kicks. Brody corners Bryan again, but Bryan slips away again to fire KICK after KICK! Brody stays up but he’s getting annoyed. Bryan and Brody circle, Bryan still fires kicks but Brody corners him again. Bryan yet again slips away and the KICK finally hobbles Brody. Brody snarls as he walks it off, and the fans hoot and bark for him.

Brody and Bryan approach, Brody powers his way to get Bryan in a corner. The fans are torn as Brody goes for the eye! The ref counts, Brody lets off, but then he CHOPS! And snapmares, and KICKS! Brody snarls as he CHOPS Bryan again! Cover, ONE!! Brody drags Bryan up, CHOPS him again, then has Bryan in a corner. Brody fires forearms on Bryan, and he claws at the eyepatch! The ref counts, Brody lets off, and he brings Bryan around. Brody CHOPS and Bryan falls back! Bryan only has the medical tape over the eye now, and Brody fires forearms! Brody CHOPS, then SPLASHES!

Brody hoots and the fans hoot with him. Brody runs corner to corner, CANNONBALL! Bryan clutches his face and falls out of the ring. The ref goes out to check Bryan but somehow he’s okay. At least, that’s what Bryan says. The ring count starts, Brody storms out after Bryan, and SMACKS him off the desk! And again! Brody is having fun as he CHOPS Bryan again and again! The ring count climbs, Brody refreshes the count, but Bryan hits back! Brody DECKS Bryan! Brody then whips Bryan hard into railing! The fans rally, bark, hoot, duel, all the things, and Brody CLUBS Bryan! And ROCKS him! And sits him down, to CHOP again!

Brody hoots, the fans join in again, and Brody grins as he runs back in, SPLASH against the barriers!! The fans are thunderous, Brody says he is VIOLENCE, and Collision goes picture in picture.

Brody storms around as the ring count climbs. Bryan is still down at 5 of 10, and his eyebrow is bleeding like it was last week against Andrade. Bryan manages to get in at 9 of 10, but Brody is after him with forearms! Brody wants to break what’s left of Bryan’s orbital! Brody digs his boot in, the ref counts and Brody lets off. The tape is gone, the cut is bleeding, and Brody drags Bryan up again. Brody CHOPS Bryan, GRINDS his arm’s cast into Bryan’s face, then lets off to admire the blood painting it. Brody ROCKS Bryan, TOSSES him out, and grins as the count starts again. Bryan stirs so Brody goes out after him.

Brody drags Bryan up, throws him in, and then sits Bryan back up. Brody CHOKES Bryan on the ropes! The ref counts, Brody lets off at 4, and Bryan sputters. Brody digs his foot into Bryan’s head as Collision returns to single picture. Brody soaks up the cheers and jeers, then he drags Bryan back up. Fans rally but Brody whips Bryan to ropes, and scoops for the SCRAPBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Bryan flops out of the ring but Brody pursues. Brody stalks Bryan, and then RAMS him into railing! Brody gets space, wanting to hit another one! Fans fire up, Brody runs in, but Bryan dropkicks legs out! Brody stumbles into railing!

Bryan hurries up, is on the apron, and he FLYING KNEES Brody! Brody staggers around, gets in the ring, and now Bryan pursues. Bryan climbs the corner, Brody stands up, MISSILE DROPKICK! Brody staggers into a corner, Bryan rises up and runs in, DROPKICK! Bryan KICKS and KICKS and KICKS at Brody’s leg! The ref counts, fans chant “YES! YES! YES!” and Bryan runs side to side. DROPKICK to the bad leg! Brody seethes, Bryan puts him up top. Bryan climbs after Brody but Brody fights with body shots. Brody crotches Bryan! And then FLYING LARIAT takes Bryan down!! Cover, TWO!! Bryan survives the Nigel-esque lariat!

The fans are dueling as Bryan goes to a corner. Brody storms around, “This is Awesome!” Brody runs in but Bryan catches Brody! Roll into the HALF CRAB! Brody claws at the mat, reaches out, turns over, and he kicks with his free leg! Bryan lets go, falls back, and Brody shakes out his beat-up leg. They both stand, and Bryan KICKS, KICKS and KICKS! Brody DECKS Bryan! Bryan KICKS again, and again, and again! Brody DECKS Bryan again! The fans duel, Bryan fires up and KICKS! KICKS! KICKS! Brody shoves, spins, but Bryan KICKS! And KICKS! And then winds up, BUZZSAW! Brody falls over and fans fire up!

Bryan storms over to Brody, gets the hands, and DRAGON STOMPS! The fans fire up with “YES! YES! YES!” Bryan covers, TWO!! Brody is still in this so Bryan gives HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! But Brody huffs and puffs and powers back up to fireman’s carry! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!!! Bryan survives but Brody isn’t done! Brody gets Bryan up, Canadian Rack, but Bryan slips free! Brody CHOPS! Bryan dodges, the splash hits buckles! BUSAIKU KNEE!! Cover, ONE?!?! No one can believe it as the King of Death refuses to die! Bryan aims again, to KICK! And KICK! Brody says NO as the fans say YES! YES! YES!

Bryan BUZZSAWs again, and then aims! But Brody LARIATS first!! Cover, TWO!! Bryan survives and now Brody is shocked! The fans are torn between these guys, “This is Awesome!” as Bryan is dead weight, Brody gets him up, btu Bryan turns a bomb into a cradle! TWO!! Brody escapes, swings, but Bryan dodges to BUSAIKU KNEE!! Brody drops to a knee, so Bryan BUSAIKU KNEES again!!! Bryan wants another shot but the ref is checking Brody. Brody sits up, Bryan BLINDSIDE BUSAIKU KNEES!!! Cover, BRYAN WINS!!

Winner: Bryan Danielson, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Brody earns 0)

Brody kicks out at 3.0001, but that wasn’t in time! He suffers another loss, is he in danger of missing out on the semifinals? As for Bryan, we get Blackpool Combat Club VS Blackpool Combat Club as he takes on Claudio Castagnoli next week! Will the American Dragon be able to defeat the Swiss Superman to prove he is still the number one seed?

My Thoughts:

An awesome Collision here, with Cage’s squash match only being half filler. It was an excuse to have the Mogul Embassy here so Keith could tell them to tell Swerve that he’s finally coming for that blowoff match. And unless Swerve is the Continental Triple Crown, Keith should win. Great promo from Storm & Mariah, but you can bet Riho wins to be Storm’s challenger. And if Mariah starts feeling neglected, then she’s totally turning on Storm to be the next challenger after that. And good promo from Edge that was recorded in a bad spot, but of course Edge wants another shot at Christian for the title, and that is going to be wild stuff.

Great promo from The Acclaimed calling out The Devil’s Minions, but I feel like they wrote MJF off too quickly. Maybe MJF comes to them with apologies, because clearly MJF cared enough to rush back there when they were getting attacked. But also, good on Action & Top Flight to make the challenge. I would think Acclaimed retain, but maybe Devil’s Minion antics cost them. And great promo from FTR and the House of Black, but they must surely want to stretch this out until Worlds End or else a match challenge would’ve been made by now. Well, maybe the challenge is made next week and we get FTR VS Malakai & Buddy for New Year’s Smash.

Really good promo from Miro, especially since it does a good job making amends for how last week’s promo went. It had controversy of making Miro come off toxic male misogynistic, so Miro chalks it up to losing his way a bit. And great stuff building in the TBS Championship scene. Abadon of course wins her squash match, but what a surprise that Skye actually sides with Julia Hart now. And then a great surprise that Rosa is finally back, and is finally getting in the ring, and we’re going to get a great match out of those four to help give us Julia VS Abadon for the title. And just an awesome Texas Street Fight. For not giving multiple women’s matches a night, AEW has a history of amazing hardcore matches in the Women’s Division.

I am starting to agree with Eddie Kingston on the cold open promos, but this week’s batch was really good because A) Eddie was again reluctant to do one, and B) Orange Cassidy just randomly has one and it was perfectly Orange Cassidy style. Awesome International Championship match for Cassidy and Bryan Keith, but I figured Cassidy would win. And awesome Continental Classic matches tonight, really giving us a complex Blue League race. Claudio cheating to beat Andrade was a bit of a surprise but I suppose it feeds to Miro’s story while also putting some pressure on Andrade for next round.

As I’ve said before, Eddie winning again made sense. He’s still ROH World & NJPW Strong Champion so long as he’s alive in the tournament, so he needs to make it to the semifinals to properly “defend” those belts. Garcia is ending up in the same boat as Lethal and Briscoe, but there’s no other zero-points participant in the Blue League. Maybe, just maybe, Garcia’s final round is about spoiling someone’s chances, and that’d be the best thing for Garcia to finish with. And of course, an epic main event, and Bryan winning out feeds his story of fighting through all this damage he’s taken. At this point, I’d make it Bryan VS Eddie in the semifinals for Eddie’s revenge from Bryan getting on his case.

My Score: 8.9/10