Coverage
Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (8/1/24)
After Death Before Dishonor…
Can Team Texas get savage?
Though they just won the ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships, Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs now defend those titles against some hosses! Will Jacked Jameson, Bulky Bronson & Beefcake Boulder bulldoze their way to gold?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships: Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs VS The Iron Savages; Dustin & The Von Erichs win and retain the titles.
- Top Flight w/ Leila Grey VS Leon St. Giovanni & GKM; Top Flight wins.
- Robyn Renegade VS Maya World; Robyn wins.
- The Beast Mortos VS AR Fox; Mortos wins.
- Wheeler Yuta VS Anthony Henry w/ BEEF; Yuta wins.
- The Premier Athletes w/ Mark Sterling VS The Supastarz; The Premier Athletes win.
- Fuego Del Sol VS Jacoby Watts w/ Nick Comoroto; Fuego wins.
- Brian Cage VS Rocky Romero; Cage wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships: Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs VS The Iron Savages!
The Natural only just won these titles alongside Marshall & Ross last Saturday in Battle of the Belts, but they’re already defending them! Will Dustin & The Von Erichs survive their first week as champions? Or will these titles soon be sippin’ sauce ‘n’ livin’ hoss?
As before, Jacked Jameson has a mic to tell “All you fat morons and skinny idiots, shut up!” Their opponents tonight are a bunch of “fake Texas tough guys like all you Low T Losers, who think wearing jeans, boots and a cowboy hat makes you John Wayne. But in reality, they’re about as tough as Dolly Parton!” They’ll show everyone what real tough guys look like! They are the Iron Savages! Sippin’ sauce, livin’ hoss, and takin’ everybody to #TiddyCity! But then here come the champs! Bobby Cruise makes the introductions, the belts are raised, and we see if it’s only natural that Rhodes & The Von Erichs triumph!
The Code of Honor is upheld, and the trios sort out. Ross starts against Jameson and the fans rally as they circle. Jameson says hold on, and he gets some pushups in. Jameson flexes but the fans boo. Ross does clap pushups! The fans cheer, but then Bronson says he can do that! But he does them on the apron and falls off! The fans laugh and Bronson tells them to shut up! Ross and Jameson tie up, and Jameson wrenches to shove Ross. Jameson flexes, but then Ross steps to him and Jameson backs off. The two reset, circle again, and tie up. Jameson powers Ross to a corner, Ross turns things around, and he climbs up!
The fans cheer as Ross rains down fists! Ross goes all the way to nine, winds up, but Jameson lifts him! Ross gets free, and he DECKS Jameson! Tag to Marshall, they double whip to DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Jameson falls, and Marshall scoops him. Jameson slips free, CLUBS Marshall, then tags out to Boulder! Boulder kicks Marshall low, flexes, then whips. Marshall kicks back! Marshall scoops but Boulder’s too big! Boulder CLUBS Marshall, scoops Marshall, and flexes again! Marshall slips free, tags Ross, and Boulder runs up. The Von Erichs dodge to DOUBLE DROPKICK! Boulder goes to a corner while fans fire up.
Ross runs in to BOOT Boulder, Marshall runs up to LEAPING LARIAT! The Von Erichs double snapmare, then PENALTY KICK! Marshall STANDING MOONSAULTS! Ross covers, TWO! The fans rally up, Boulder flounders to ropes but Ross is on him. Ross whips but Boulder blocks! Ross kicks, UPPERCUTS, then whips. Boulder reverses but Ross ducks ‘n’ dodges, only for Boulder to ELBOW him! Tag to Bronson and he runs to ELBOW DROP! And ELBOW DROP! Now Bronson does clap push-ups. Bronson taunts Dustin, then he ROCKS Ross! Ross stands up and stares Bronson down! The fans fire up as Ross throws hands!
Ross whips, Bronson reverses but Ross SLINGBLADES! Bronson flounders and the fans fire up! Cover, TWO! Ross drags Bronson up to wrench and wristlock, tag to Dustin! The fans cheer, Dustin kicks Bronson to wrench. But Bronson ROCKS Dustin! Bronson fires hands again and again, then whips. Dustin ducks ‘n’ dodges to then says “Not today!” UPPERCUT! Atomic drop, then a BOOT! BULLDOG! Cover, Boulder runs in but Dustin moves, so the SPLASH lands on Bronson! Dustin fires hands on Boulder, then RHODES UPPERCUTS! Boulder tumbles out, but Bronson CLOBBERS Dustin!
The fans boo but Bronson tags Jameson. Jameson covers, TWO! Jameson bumps Dustin off buckles, RAMS into him again and again, but lets off as the ref counts. The fans rally for Dustin but Jameson ELBOWS Dustin over and over! Dustin crawls, Jameson brings him around to bump off buckles. Tag to Boulder, and he runs up to BACK ELBOW! Dustin flounders, Boulder soaks up the heat, but The Von Erichs get a “GO, DUSTIN, GO!” chant going. But Boulder KICKS Dustin in the side first! Boulder drags Dustin back to the Savage corner and he stomps Dustin down. The fans still rally but Boulder HIP DROPS Dustin!
Tag to Bronson, he goes up to HIP DROP! Tag to Jameson, and he climbs up to also HIP DROP! Jameson sits on Dustin to pull him into a CAMEL CLUTCH! Dustin endures, so Jameson lets off to stomp him. Jameson stands Dustin up but Dustin fires body shots! BULL- NO! Jameson sends Dustin into buckles! Cover, TWO!! Jameson bumps Dustin off buckles, tags Boulder, and Boulder short arm LARIATS! The fans boo but Boulder stomps around. EARTHQUAKE SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Dustin survives and The Iron Savages can’t believe it! Tag to Bronson and he sits Dustin up to ELBOW him in the head!
Bronson ELBOWS Dustin again, then clamps on a chinlock. Dustin endures, flails around, and the fans rally up. Dustin stands, throws body shots, and Dustin is free! He UPPERCUTS Bronson, but Bronson ROCKS Dustin! Dustin ROCKS Bronson, Bronson ROCKS Dustin! Dustin kicks low, but he goes for the corner! Bronson whips him but Dustin BLASTS Boulder & Jameson! Dustin BOOTS Bronson, runs, but into a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Marshall stomps Bronson! The fans rally but Bronson stays on Dustin with a facelock. Bronson keeps Dustin back, throws knees, then he BLASTS The Von Erichs!
The fans boo but he turns around into a BIG back drop! Dustin reaches out but the Von Erichs are still down! Bronson rolls Dustin up, but Dustin rolls through! Bronson runs up but into a SNAP POWERSLAM! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Hot tags to Jameson and Marshall! Marshall dodges Jameson to BOOT Bronson, then he DECKS Jameson! And DECKS him again! And HIP TOSSES! And then back drops! Jameson lands rough on his neck and shoulders, but he goes to a corner. Marshall runs up to LARIAT! The fans fire up with Marshall, but in storms Boulder! Boulder waistlocks, but Marshall fires elbows!
Marshall is free, and he DROPKICKS Boulder! Boulder comes back, and Marshall scoops!? And SLAMS!! The fans are thunderous again, and Marshall runs in at Jameson, CANNONBALL! Cover, Bronson breaks it! Bronson talks trash, but Dustin runs up to DESTROYER!! Dustin ROCKS Jameson, and puts him in the ropes! The fans fire up but the ref says no, they can’t do this! Dustin and the ref argue, so The Von Erichs hit DOUBLE SHATTERED DREAMS!! Jameson sputters, stands up, and Marshall clamps on the IRON CLAW!! Then with Ross’ help, IRON CLAW BODY SLAM!! Cover, Dustin & The Von Erichs win!
Winners: Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs, by pinfall (still ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions)
The stars at night are big and bright whenever they are in Texas, and we ain’t talking up in the sky. Dustin, Marshall & Ross ride off into the sunset again, will they be the greatest trio in ROH history?
ROH shares Mark Briscoe’s comments after Death Before Dishonor.
“How we doin’, folks? Mark and Baby Jay Briscoe here. We just got done with the Death Before Dishonor main event, and as you can see, we have emerged victorious. Now Roderick Strong, ain’t nothing changed. What they say? The more things change, the more they stay the same. We 20-some-odd years in, you just as tough ever. You just as nice as ever, boy. You can go. Still can go. Hey. But all I’m saying is, buddy, good fight, but you looking at the champ. Conglomeration, my brothers, Kyle O’Reilly, Big Time (Ishii), appreciate y’all for having my back. My main man with the game plan, OC, hey, we miss you, dawg. But either way.
“Long story short: ROH World Champ, baby.” Thumbs up and a toothy grin, The Sussex County Chicken is still reppin’ #DemBoys. Who will be next to think they can stop Mark Briscoe now?
Top Flight w/ Leila Grey VS Leon St. Giovanni & GKM!
“Attention, passengers. Welcome to Top Flight Airlines, where every flight is a redeye. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride.” A new introduction given by the new Top Flight Attendant, the former Last Baddie Standing! Will this fresh coat of paint help Darius & Dante Martin finally arrive at the ROH World Tag Team Championships? Or will LSG & GKM take them to the Ace of Space Academy?
The teams sort out, Dante starts with LSG, and they keep the Code of Honor. The fans rally for Top Flight as Dante and LSG tie up. LSG wrenches, Dante rolls and kips up. Dante wrenches back, but LSGO spins through. LSG wrenches, but Dante uses ropes to flip through! Dante wrenches, whips, and runs in to A-LIST LARIAT! Tag to Darius and he snap suplexes! Kip up, tag back to Dante, and he slingshot SENTONS! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer, Dante wrenches and grinds the arm. GKM hops in but the ref backs him off. LSG pokes Dante in the eyes! The fans boo but LSG and Dante tag GKM and Darius.
GKM runs in, but Dante spins him, hooks him, and Darius runs in, DOUBLE STO! Cover, TWO! Darius drops a KNEE on GKM, covers, TWO! Darius stalks GKM, but GKM YANKS him into buckles! GKM runs up, Darius dodges and runs in. GKM puts him on the apron but Darius ROCKS GKM! LSG runs up, Darius ELBOWS him, but GKM HOTSHOTS Darius down! LSG puts Darius in so GKM can kick low. Tag to LSG, and they double whip to double hip toss and ROCKET BYE BABY! Cover, TWO! LSG drags Darius up, CLUBS him, but Dante and the fans rally up. LSG wrenches Darius, grinds him down, but the fans rally up.
Darius fights up, pries at the chinbar, then fires body shots! Darius reaches out, fires hands on LSG, but LSG kicks low! LSG whips Darius to a corner, but Darius goes up and over. Darius waistlocks, LSG switches to headlock, but Darius hits a BIG back suplex! Both men are down, Darius crawls over, hot tag to Dante! Dante rallies on GKM! Dante whips, GKM reverses but Dante dodges the splash in the corner! Dante goes up and around to GAMANGIRI, then springboard CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Dante stays cool while the fans fire up. Dante brings GKM up, GKM shoves! Darius tags in, Dante goes up and over GKM!
Darius GAMANGIRIS GKM, Dante SUPERKICKS him! Darius steps in, COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, LSG breaks it! Dante storms in but LSG KNEES him low! LSG whips Darius, Darius reverses to send LSG out. Darius then sets up, Dante runs up and uses him to take flight, and SHOTGUN LSG down! The fans fire up and Leila says the runway is clear! Dante PLANCHAS LSG down! The fans fire up more, and Darius reels GKM in for a fireman’s carry. T K DDT!! Cover, Top Flight wins!
Winners: Top Flight, by pinfall
Leila helps her new team celebrate, will they and Action Andretti all be looking to take over all of ROH?
The Infantry speaks.
Captain Shawn Dean asks the team, “Are we not the most popular team here?” Carlie Bravo says, “Mirror mirror on the wall, yes, last time I checked.” Then are they not on the road, doing everything they’re supposed to? Carlie says they’re like butter and margarin. Then why is it The Infantry is not getting the same opportunities? Now this is what Carlie has been wanting Dean to say. Now they’re talking the same language. Dean says there are teams out here like Top Flight. Cool team, they rock with ’em. Athletic, gifted, doing their thing. But they not Infantry! Infantry is them! They are us, like the USA! And yet every time Carlie turns on the TV, he sees Top Flight!
Rampage? Top Flight. Collision? Top Flight! Dynamite? Dante Martin, but still. What other shows are there? Because if AEW/ROH has it, Top Flight’s on it! Has Infantry not done their due diligence? Carlie is getting frustrated. It’s just Top Flight, Top Flight, Top Flight! That should be the Infantry! Trish Adora says she heard Top Flight’s got a new stewardess. What? Who? Leila Grey. Hold up! They got Leila?! Carlie’s been trying to get her for years! He saw her last week and she says she don’t mess with Top Flight! Yeah, Carlie’s got freaks , nine days out the week- Carlie, there’s only seven. But Top Flight’s got Leila!!
Adora has Carlie calm down, and Dean says it all boils down to this. The Infantry is Them, and They are putting every team on notice. They are coming for everything they deserve. So have no fear, The Infantry is here. Copy That?
Backstage interview with Anthony Henry.
Melissa Santos is with one half of the Workhorsemen, and says speaking of that, we haven’t seen JD Drake in some time. Is there any news on his return? But in stumbles Anthony’s cousin, “Beef!” Beef’s so happy to see his cousin here and Henry asks why Beef is here. Beef says he… Oh, is this the TV show? They on TV right now? Beef lifts his ROH shirt to show off his “BEEF” tattoo. Beef’s on TV! He cannot believe it, cousin! Oh, and Beef is here cuz he sent in an email and- Melissa interrupts. These two are cousins? Well, not only cousins. Second cousins! By marriage. But never mind all that right now.
Beef knows Henry has a big match tonight, and so he just wanted to surprise him and say, “LET’S GO~!” Henry sighs and says yes, let’s go. As in, go that way now. Henry ushers Beef out, but will having family by his side help him or hurt him against Wheeler Yuta?
The Beast Mortos VS AR Fox!
Speaking of beef, the monstrous, muscular minotaur is back! He may have lost to Hologram last Saturday but he rebounded with a win just last night on Dynamite. Will Mortos maul AR Fox here in the heart of Texas? Or will Esports Stadium see Fox be a video game come to life?
The Code of Honor is not upheld and the bell rings. The two circle, the fans rally for “Both These Guys!” but the “Let’s Go, Fox!” chant emerges. Mortos runs up to RUN Fox over! Fox kips up, Mortos ducks a kick, but Fox slips under. Fox eggs Mortos on, then ducks his kick, but Mortos is too big to roll up! Mortos drags Fox up, but Fox arm-drags to a lateral press! TWO, into a cradle! TWO and Fox has it back! TWO and Mortos sunset flips! TWO, Mortos stands while Fox handsprings up, and the fans cheer. Fox and Mortos circle, feel things out, and then Mortos just CLOBBERS Fox! The fans cheer while Mortos stalks Fox.
Mortos whips Fox to a corner, UPPERCUTS, LARIATS and GAMANGIRIS! Mortos whips again to LARIATS in the other corner! The fans are torn, but Mortos whips again. Fox goes up and over, rolls and slips to the apron! Mortos hits buckles, Fox slingshots to springboard, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans cheer while Mortos tumbles out of the ring! Fox builds speed, and he fakes Mortos out, to then CANNONBALL! Down goes Mortos into the railing! Fox fires up with the fans, and then Fox grabs a chair. Fox makes Mortos take a seat with forearms, then he BOOTS! Mortos is in a daze, Fox refreshes the ring count.
Fox builds speed by doing a full lap, and he runs into a HEADBUTT! Mortos takes Fox down, but then drags him back up. Mortos SMACKS Fox and now Fox takes a seat. Mortos refreshes the count, and the fans fire up as Mortos starts building speed! But Fox cuts Mortos off at the pass with a DIVE!! Direct hit into the railing and the fans are thunderous! Fox fires up with the fans again, and he puts Mortos back in the ring. Mortos goes to a corner, Fox runs in and A-LIST LARIATS! Mortos sits, Fox skins the cat to SLINGSHOT DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! The fans rally while Fox brings Mortos up.
Fox goes corner to corner, but Mortos BOOTS! Mortos SLING-DOGS! Mortos whips, POP-UP SAMOAN DROP!! Cover, TWO!! Fox survives and the fans rally again. Mortos looms over Fox, drags him up, and winds up to SMACK Fox back down! Mortos roars and the fans are torn again. Mortos goes back to Fox, drags him around, and drives knee after knee into Fox’s side! Fox grabs for ropes, but Mortos drags him into a CAMEL CLUTCH! Mortos sits deep on the hold, then he fishhooks Fox’s mouth! The ref counts, Mortos lets off, and Fox sputters. Mortos storms up but Fox fires body shots! Mortos SMACKS Fox again!
The fans are torn but Fox tries to roll Mortos up! Mortos CLUBS Fox off him! Mortos then stands Fox up to SMACK him again! Mortos shoves Fox into ropes and ROCKS him in the back! Fans fire up, Mortos shoves Fox again, and ROCKS him again! Fox drags himself up with ropes, but Mortos shoves him, only for Fox to ELBOW back! And BOOT back! Mortos runs up but Fox puts him on the apron. Mortos RAMS into a DRAPING DDT!! Fox turns the counter around on its head quite literally, “This is Awesome!” Fox rises while the standing count starts, and Fox stands at 5 of 10. Fox runs up to LARIAT!
Mortos staggers, so Fox LARIATS again! Mortos roars, so Fox LARIATS! Mortos spins, but Fox goes Matrix to dodge the discus! Then he PELES Mortos to a corner! The fans fire up and Fox runs in, BACK ELBOW! Fox rolls with Mortos to CUTTER! Cover, TWO! Fox stays cool while the fans rally up. Fox whips, Mortos reverses, but Fox BOOTS him again! Mortos runs up to go up, but Fox TOSSES him out! And then Fox aims, but Mortos hurries away. So Fox just goes up the corner! SUPER CANNONBALL!! Down goes Mortos again and the fans are losing their minds! Fox puts Mortos in, goes back up, and 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans are thunderous as Mortos survives! Fox is beside himself, but he storms over to Mortos. Fox drags Mortos back up, but Mortos resists the ripcord! So Fox BOOTS Mortos! And BOOTS! Mortos just gets mad! Fox runs, int a scoop! Torture rack, for some thrashing! Then the the BEAST BACKBREAKER! And then the POWER BREAKER!! Mortos then runs to DISCUS LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!?!? Fox survives and no one can believe it! Mortos seethes while fans rally for “R O H! R O H!” Mortos brings Fox up, scoop and- NO, Fox slips free to roll up! TWO!! Mortos escapes, grabs Fox by the neck, CHOKE- NO, Fox flips free!
But then Mortos HEADBUTTS Fox! Scoop and GONZO BOMB!! Cover, Mortos wins!
Winner: The Beast Mortos, by pinfall
Fox found himself lost in the labyrinth, and he lost to the monster within! Will Mortos not stop until he is on top of ROH?
The MXM Collection speaks.
Zoom out on the finger boop, and Mansoor tells the “Ring of Hotties” fans that they’ve been lapping up MXM like the good little puppies they are. Whether it was their glorious debut at Death Before Dishonor, or their tag team war with FTR on Collision. Mansoor can still feel the scars Dax left on his “breasts.” Not the first time a big, burly man left marks on Mansoor, and it won’t be the last. Mason Madden says that the MXM Collection takes on all comers. Whether you come at them from the left, right, or straight on, understand that MXM always comes out on top. Finger boop and POSE! Will the Iron Chic & Mahogany Hunk strut their way to the top of the ROH Tag Division?
Wheeler Yuta VS Anthony Henry w/ BEEF!
The Decoder may be without the ROH Pure Championship for the first time in a long time, he is determined to rise back up. And while the Saint of Augusta is without JD Drake, it seems family has shown up to support him. Will Yuta prove he deserves a new golden opportunity? Or will Henry show what a Workhorseman is worth?
The Code of Honor is upheld and the bell rings. The two circle, feel things out, and they clinch. Henry facelocks but Yuta wrenches out. Henry spins then slips through to wrench and cording hold, then headlock for a snapmare. Yuta slips out to have the armlock! The fans cheer the exchange, and Henry stands up. Henry wrenches out to headlock back, but Yuta powers up and out. Yuta drops down, Henry rolls over, and then Henry SOBATS! Henry runs up but Yuta goes up and over! Yuta scoops to SLAM! Then SENTON! The fans fire up and Yuta drags Henry for a spinning toehold. Henry resists by pulling Yuta’s ear!
The ref reprimands, Henry lets go, and Yuta finishes the Indian Deathlock! Henry’s shoulders are down, ONE as he sits up. Yuta shoves him down while standing up for more pressure on the hold. Henry’s shoulders are down again, ONE as he sits up. Yuta literally flexes on Henry, then bridges back for even more pressure! Henry endures, the fans rally, and Henry fights over to a ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Yuta lets off cleanly, and Henry bails out. Yuta storms out after him but Henry shoves Yuta against railing. Henry CHOPS Yuta, and Beef fires up! Beef says hit Yuta harder! Henry has Beef calm down, but then Yuta CHOPS Henry!
Henry CHOPS Yuta, Yuta CHOPS back! Yuta SMACKS Henry off the railing, and steals some of Beef’s popcorn! The fans cheer but Beef is upset. Henry hurries away, Yuta goes up after him. Yuta peels the padding off the middle crossbar, then he STANDS on Henry’s head against the bar! The ref reprimands, Yuta steps off, but he peels more padding off the top crossbar. But Henry CLAWS Yuta’s eyes! And then HOTSHOTS Yuta off the crossbar! Yuta falls to the floor, the ref reprimands, but Henry storms over to get Yuta into the ring. Henry has Yuta on the apron, for a NECK TWIST! Beef fires up but the fans are torn seeing Yuta writhe.
Henry storms in, but the ref checks Yuta. Yuta says he’s fine, but then Henry KICKS him in the back! Henry isolates an arm and STOMPS it, then he KICKS Yuta again! Henry bumps Yuta off buckles, CHOPS him, but Yuta CHOPS back! Henry CHOPS and Yuta sputters! Henry SNAP HALF HATCHES! Cover, TWO! Henry clamps onto Yuta with a chinbar, then gets the arms for a straitjacket stretch! The fans rally for Yuta while he endures, and Yuta fights up. Yuta powers up to turn things around on Henry, only for Henry to turn things back around! Yuta is back in the straitjacket, and Henry fires HEADBUTTS to the back of the neck!
Yuta endures, but Henry pulls him back, only for Yuta to roll through! Yuta puts the straitjacket on Henry! Henry fights up, spins things back around onto Yuta, and digs just one knee into Yuta’s neck. Yuta endures again, fights back up, and he wriggles the jacket up and out to arm-drag! Henry comes back to waistlock, but Yuta arm-drags again! Henry headlocks, but Yuta SAIDOS! The fans fire up while both men are down! Yuta snarls, rises up, and he atomic drops to ENZIGIRI! Henry goes to a corner, Yuta runs up to A-LIST LARIAT! Henry staggers, Yuta goes up, and Yuta FLYING FOREARMS! Both men are down, but Yuta kips up!
The fans fire up as Yuta brings Henry around. Yuta scoops, for a SWINGING DDT! Cover, TWO! Henry survives, that was not his final prayer. Beef cheers Henry on but the fans boo. Yuta sits Henry up for HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! But then Henry catches Yuta to a somersault clutch! TWO, Henry ENZIGIRIS! Yuta rewinds and slips around, but Henry switches, arm-drags and ARMBARS! Yuta clasps hands, Henry CLUBS those hands, but Yuta hold son, even by just one finger! Henry breaks the grip to have the ARMBAR!! Yuta hurries to roll around, and he has the ANKLE LOCK! Henry scrambles around, KICKS Yuta, and Yuta rewinds!
Yuta shoots around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! And into a KIMURA! Yuta stands, Henry shifts to a full nelson but Yuta breaks that, only for Henry to trap the arms! But Yuta REAR HEADBUTTS free, then LARIATS! The fans fire up and Yuta is seething! Henry rises, Yuta is on him for a wrench, lift, but Henry arm-drags free! ROLLING ELBOW! Then the STRAITJACKET GERMAN! Bridging cover, TWO!! Yuta escapes just in time, and the fans are thunderous! Henry eggs Yuta on as the fans duel. Henry says hush, and then he KICKS Yuta in the chest! Yuta just smirks! Henry KICKS, but Yuta eggs him on!
Henry KICKS, but then Yuta blocks! And SLAPS! Henry SLAPS! Both men LARIAT, they fall to their knees, and both men DECK the other!! The fans are thunderous again while the ref starts a standing count. Henry goes to ropes, shakes his head, and Yuta shakes his head as he rises up. The fans rally, both men step up, and Henry CHOPS! Yuta CHOPS! Henry CHOPS again! Yuta CHOPS again! The CHOPS keep going, then turn to forearms! They go again and again and the fans fire up! Yuta ROLLING- NO, Henry blocks, catches the other arm, then HEADBUTTS again and again! Henry grabs both arms, sits back, and WORKHORSE STAMPEDE!!
The fans fire up but Yuta shakes his head! He DRAGON STOMPS a la Bryan Danielson! Henry roars, WORKHORSE STAMPEDE!! DRAGON STOMPS!! The fans are thunderous as Yuta roars! Yuta drags Henry up, URA GTR!! And then the SEATBELT! Yuta wins!
Winner: Wheeler Yuta, by pinfall
Yuta is right back on track! His chest is red, and he admits Henry was unreal. But will Yuta fight his way up the ranks until he’s going after gold again? As for Beef, he does his best to encourage Henry but Henry says just calm down. Will Henry be able to fight his way up until he’s finally fighting for a title?
ROH shares Lee Moriarty’s comments after Death Before Dishonor.
“From an early age, we’re taught that failure and success go hand in hand, because you can’t have one without the other. With every failure, you’re supposed to learn, you’re supposed to grow, and you’re supposed to improve. Well I took those failures, I took those shortcomings, and I did not sulk, I did not sit, I did not cry, I did not back down from the challenges in front of me. I overcame them, and I become the ROH Pure Wrestling Champion! And I did it by beating arguably one of the greatest Pure Champions of all time, the only man to hold that championship not once, not twice, but three times, in Wheeler Yuta.
“I am here to stay. And when I say I am one of the best young technical wrestlers in the world, now I have the hardware to back it up! So anybody that wants to get in the ring with TAIGASTYLE… be ready for a long ass night! Because this is the Renaissance Era of the Pure Division. So watch your step, and protect your neck.”
Anthony Henry speaks.
“Well, yeah, obviously tonight didn’t go my way. Things didn’t happen the way I thought they were gonna happen.” But in comes Beef, and he got Anthony water! No, he doesn’t want water right now. Beef brings Henry in for a big jumping hug! Why is he wet!? Because Beef was going hard for Henry! He saw Beef with the popcorn, Beef was cheering Henry. Henry had in the bag! No, Beef, what were you even watching? He was watching pro-wrestling! Henry says he didn’t have it, he lost! Beef says Henry lost nothing! Beef looks to the camera and says, “In our family, there’s no losers!” They’re cousins, they’re gonna do it, and they’re gonna do it hard!
Henry can’t even right now, especially as Beef lifts his shirt and throws up the rocker hands while shouting, “Beef’s the man!” Henry leaves, Beef says, “It’s all about the Beef, baby!” Will ROH see what Beef means about their family soon enough?
Fuego Del Sol VS Jacoby Watts w/ Nick Comoroto!
The Fire of the Sun rises again, ready for his first singles match in months! But will he shine bright and stand tall? Or will HE, Ja-co-by, fight his way to the Promised Land?
Wait, Jacoby gets the mic. The fans cheer on Fuego but Jacoby tells him that he’s been gone for a minute. So just in case he needs to know, HE is the answer to your questions, the solution to your worries, and the light that will guild you through the dark! Now maybe if Fuego had a man like Jacoby behind him, he would’ve never left. Fuego sighs, and DROPKICKS Jacoby! The bell rings, Jacoby rushes Fuego but Fuego gets around to waistlock. Jacoby switches, headlocks, but Fuego powers up and out. Jacoby runs Fuego over! Jacoby praises himself, runs, but Fuego hurdles, drops down and hurdles again, to then go sideways and tilt-o-whirl RANA!
The fans fire up with Fuego and he dodges Jacoby again. O’Conner Roll denied, but Fuego handsprings back to NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Jacoby hurries to a corner, Fuego runs corner to corner, but Jacoby pops him out to the apron. Fuego ROCKS Jacoby, goes up and up, then he CROSSBODIES, but into Jacoby’s arms! SWINGING FLATLINER! The fans boo but Jacoby says he’s getting in the spirit! Jacoby runs in to LARIAT at the corner! Jacoby keeps going and he LARIATS Fuego again! Cover, TWO! Jacoby calls to Comoroto and it is time to hear the “Good Word” of Jacoby!
Jacoby brings Fuego up, and he says Fuego NEEDS Jacoby! Back suplex, but Fuego lands out to NECKBREAKER! Jacoby flounders to a corner, Fuego runs corner to corner and he DROPKICKS! Fuego keeps going, and he DROPKICKS again! Jacoby staggers around, Fuego whips, but Jacoby reverses. Fuego QUEBRADAS and down goes Jacoby! Kip up, SUPERKICK! The fans fire up and Jacoby flounders. Fuego says this is it, and he runs up, to step-up DOUBLE STOMP! Jacoby staggers up, Fuego reels him in, TORNADO DDT!! Cover, Fuego wins!
Winner: Fuego Del Sol, by pinfall
Whatever Jacoby is selling, it isn’t working! Fuego is back and perhaps better than ever, will he blaze a trail to championship opportunities soon enough?
ROH shares footage of Athena, Billie Starkz & Lexy Nair regrouping after Death Before Dishonor.
The Fallen Goddess says they did it! Lexy, great job out there, you- Oh, that’s Billie. Athena turns around to see Lexy and she commends Lexy. Lexy’s plan worked so well! She’s the real backbone of MIT! Bestie, valedictorian, Athena couldn’t be more proud of her. Lexy says she couldn’t be prouder, either. Billie says yeah, good job. Billie tries to join in on the hug but Athena keeps her at a distance. They need to get going. Is the car ready? Yes, she does. Lexy high-fives Billie while Athena only calls her “Minion 400,237 and three-quarters.” The trio heads out, TGI Friday’s!
Billie is left carrying the bags but she says she’s for the team. But will the team be for her now that she’s no longer the ROH Women’s World Television Champion?
Brian Cage VS Rocky Romero!
Speaking of title opportunities, both these men are hungry for something of their own! Will The Machine start to hone in on a target? Or will Azucar make things sweet here in Texas?
The Code of Honor is upheld with some pop ‘n’ lock, then the bell rings. Rocky and Cage circle, the fans rally up, and the two tie up. Cage powers Rocky back to a corner, then lets off slowly, but Rocky dodges the haymaker! Rocky headlocks, but Cage puts Rocky up top. Cage lets off with a pat on the back, then backs away. The fans cheer but Rocky smirks. Rocky hops down and then storms up to be face to… well, chest with Cage. Cage taunts Rocky, dares him to take a free shot, so Rocky winds up. The fans fire up, and Rocky… POKES Cage in the eyes! Then he SOBATS, runs, but Cage CLOBBERS him!
The fans are torn as Cage drags Rocky up and around. Cage whips, Rocky ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl, but Cage just THRWOS Rocky down! The fans fire up and Cage starts Terminator Drums. Cage runs corner to corner but Rocky BOOTS him! Cage still LARIATS! He says get that weak sauce outta here! Cage whips corner to corner again, runs in, but Rocky goes up and over. Rocky gets moving, and he ROCKS Cage with forearm after forearm! Rocky CHOPS, runs, but Cage follows. Rocky dodges, goes Spider-Man, then drops under Cage to dump him out! Cage gets up but Rocky DROPKICKS him down!
Rocky hurries out, goes up the steel steps and FLYING RANAS! Cage wipes out railing and the fans fire up with Rocky! Rocky high-fives some fans, ROCKS Cage, then puts Cage back in the ring. Rocky aims from a corner, jumps, but Cage ROCKS him before the springboard! Cage climbs up the ropes, brings Rocky up, and deadlift SUPERPLEXES! Cage flexes while fans fire up and Rocky flounders. Cage drags Rocky up, RAMS him into the corner, then RAMS him again! Cage CHOPS Rocky, Rocky flounders away, but fans want that “One More Time!” Rocky eggs Cage on, so Cage swings, but Rocky dodges!
Rocky CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Cage puts Rocky back in to CHOP Rocky down! Rocky flounders, Cage drags him up, then scoops. But Rocky slips free to O’Conner Roll! Cover, TWO! Rocky hits buckles, Cage reels him in! GERMAN SUPLEX! Rocky flounders but Cage hurries to cover, TWO! The fans cheer, and Cage drags Rocky into a chinlock. Rocky endures as Cage leans his weight on him, and the fans rally up. Rocky fights up to fire body shot after body shot! Cage KNEES low, whips Rocky to ropes, but Rocky ducks ‘n’ dodges. Rocky goes Spider-Man again, but Cage SUPERKICKS him down!
The fans are torn as Cage goes out to the apron to fetch Rocky. Rocky grabs ropes to resist! Rocky fires elbows, gets free, and he JUMP KNEES! Cage wobbles, Rocky brings him into a cravat! Rocky uses the corner for an APRON SLICED BREAD! Rocky drags himself into the ring, the ring count starts, and the fans duel. Rocky builds speed to WRECK Cage with a dropkick! Rocky keeps moving and he DIVES! Cage is sent into railing and the fans fire up! Rocky brings Cage around, puts him in the ring, and then goes up a corner. Cage staggers up, into a CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Cage is still in this but Rocky keeps his cool.
The fans rally, Rocky runs, and tilt-o-whirls, only for Cage to block the DDT! Cage suplexes but Rocky knees free! Rocky dodges a discus, mule kicks, then kicks again. Rocky whips, Cage reverses but Rocky springboards, TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO! Cage survives again but Rocky keeps his focus. Rocky brings Cage up, the fans rally, and Rocky fires palm strike after palm strike! Cravat and SLICED- NO, Cage turns Sliced Bread into a fireman’s carry, F5!! Cover, TWO!! Rocky survives and Cage is a bit surprised. The fans rally with the Terminator Drums, and Cage brings Rocky up to the top rope.
Cage climbs up after Rocky, fireman’s carries, but Rocky fights with elbows! Rocky springboards, to SUPER STEIN- NO! Cage stops the Steiner, brings Rocky up, but Rocky SUPER STEINERS after all! RUNNING SLICED BREAD!! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and the fans fire up! Rocky cannot believe it, but he hurries to refocus. The fans cheer on “R O H!” as Rocky aims. BUZZSAW, but Cage ducks it! Rocky UPPERCUTS, ROCKS Cage, but Cage blocks a kick! Cage ducks the enzigiri but not the REWIND HEEL! Rocky gets moving, but he runs into a DISCUS!! Cage hauls Rocky up for a SPINNING POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!!!
The fans are thunderous again as Rocky survives! Cage is beside himself, but he rises up as the fans rally. Cage drags Rocky up, puts him back up top, then climbs up behind him. Cage slashes his throat, vowing to end this. Cage hoists Rocky up, but Rocky fights with fists! Rocky BITES Cage’s ear! The ref reprimands, and Rocky cravats, SUPER SLICED BREAD!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Cage survives another slice and Rocky cannot believe it! The fans rally again and Rocky climbs. Cage stands to GAMANGIRI! Cage then hurries up top, and he fireman’s carries Rocky! Then he shifts to a cradle hold, but he slips on the ropes!
Cage holds onto Rocky so Rocky doesn’t fall to the floor! Cage shifts his way to SUPER FALL AWAY SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Rocky will not die! Cage hauls Rocky up to suplex, DRILL CLAW!! Cover, Cage wins!
Winner: Brian Cage, by pinfall
Who betta than Cage? Hard to really say. But will this win lead The Machine to reach that next level in ROH?
Backstage interview with The Kingdom.
Melissa Santos introduces the ROH World Tag Team Champions, and they high-five over meeting another new interviewer. Matt Taven mumbles that they’re multiplying like gremlins. But Melissa says that The Kingdom has shown everyone at home and around the world that they will do whatever it takes to get the win. “Whatever it takes?” Wow, calm down, Mrs. Swolverine, that’s very condescending. Everything Taven has ever said into this camera has been the truth. Whenever he says, “He is I and I am him, and III’M Matt Taven,” he says it with confidence because he is like Carl Malone, he delivers!
“When the lights are on brightest, when these titles are on the line, we are The Kingdom. We are three-time ROH World Tag Team Champions, and that is why we are headed towards one year as tag champions.” Mike Bennett says yes, one year is a very long time as champions. But he wants to go back to that “whatever it takes” comment. Bennett is greatly offended. That makes his head hurt, and it hurts his heart. Do they see what these titles represent? They mean The Kingdom is THE best tag team in the world! Not your favorites, but The UNDISPUTED Kingdom! Until The Infantry walks in. Taven says this is their time, but Dean says no, it’s Infantry time now.
And y’know what? Forget that. Dean just can’t believe this. The last time the Infantry was against The Kingdom, it was what? April? Carlie says yeah, around then. The Infantry was on a roll then, they’re on a roll now. Carlie, let them know what The Infantry’s been up to. Well, since they last saw these “two dweebs,” The Infantry has taken FTR to the limit, this is the only team in ROH to have a win over The House of Black, the first tag team to win a title eliminator, and it was against The Kingdom. And oh, yeah, they were the hosts of the critically acclaimed July 4th edition of ROH. Top merch sales, and more importantly, they’re on a win streak! And hey, don’t forget Dean beat MJF twice.
So at this point, it isn’t talking the talk, it’s demanding. Dean says last time, The Kingdom screwed the Infantry out of what should be their titles. So now, Infantry wants another shot. And Dallas has been treating them so good, so how about we do it A S A P? Copy that? Comprehend? Taven says, “Those who don’t remember history are doomed to repat it. And you Melvins are about to do just that.” Bennett adds his own famous saying, “You know what the definition of insanity is? Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. If you wanna do this over again, you’re gonna get the same result.”
The Kingdom accepts, because the Infantry is insane. Bennett & Taven head out, Taven mocks the necklaces. Carlie says Taven’s never spent this much money in his life. That’s a wrap on The Kingdom. New necklaces, new titles! Will the Infantry tear down The Kingdom once and for all?
Dustin Rhodes returns to the ring!
We saw The Natural open the night alongside The Von Erichs, but he comes out here on his own to say a few words. “I love you, too. What’s up, Texas? Everybody having a good time? Good. Guess what? Me, too.” Dustin sent the Von Erichs on home, Ross & Marshall going with their dad, Kevin. They’ve all had a great time. Dustin wanted to take a moment to say what this really means to him. It has been a long time since he’s had a title around his waist. The fans cheer for that! “You Deserve It!” and Dustin thanks them for saying that. Dustin continues by saying that it means so much to him, he just wants us to know that.
For 36 years, in five different decades (late 80s count), he has been out here and poured out his blood, sweat and tears for the fans. And he’s done it with a big heart, and had the time of his life. But he also wants us to know that he would not be here today without the fans. An empty arena has no energy, it’s no fun. IT’s just going through the motions. So it is important the fans come and support them because it means the world to the wrestlers, they feed off that energy. The fans applaud that, and Dustin says this past Saturday was one for the books. He stepped in the ring with the Von Erichs, something he never thought would happen.
“These two kids are very talented in Marshall & Ross. And they’re gonna learn so much, and I’m gonna teach them everything that I know, the way I was taught by my dad, the way I’m sure they were taught by Kevin. And we’re gonna hopefully rake these Six Man titles to the next level.” The fans cheer that! Dustin says the other night, it hit him hard. He cried a bit and he doesn’t like crying. But when you’re in the moment, feeling the emotions, the fire and the energy, and you do something that seems so impossible, like winning a world title, the love, the energy, it was very special for him and for The Von Erichs.
The fans cheer again, and Dustin says if they’ve seen his tron, it says “One Last Ride.” Yeah, he’s been on that last ride for… five years. It doesn’t seem like the ride is ever going to end, and he hopes to God it doesn’t because he is having so much fun! The fans cheer that, too! Dustin says 10 more years is a lot, he’ll be 65. But he also wants to talk about his dad, Dusty, God rest his soul, Dustin misses him every single day. The last 15 or so years of his life, Dusty would call Dustin daily, and told him to “keep stepping.” Dustin has made that his mantra. He keeps moving, keeps grinding, keeps hustling. That is what the business is about.
It is about giving back, about making fans happy, mad, sad, angry, whatever! The wrestlers are here doing their job for the fans. Dustin finished a story he didn’t know he was even on or was even possible, but he’s riding the high still. He wanted to let the fans know that. And he’ll say something he might come off a bit cocky for saying, but… He feels very confident. He wants us all to know that he wants more! The fans like the sound of that! But then Evil Uno interrupts! He tells Dustin enough is enough! The fans boo Uno but Uno says Dustin wants more? Dustin Rhodes wants more?!
Uno storms to the ring and says it has been five DECADES! Has Dustin not had enough? Dustin says, “Absolutely not.” Uno asks what more Dustin could possibly want! He just robbed The Dark Order of those ROH Trios titles! Are those not enough? Is this “One Last Ride” not enough? Where does Dustin get this confidence? From these stupid Texans? Dustin says not to talk about Texas like that but Uno pushes Dustin’s mic down! Uno says HE is talking now! Dustin had FIVE decades, it’s Uno’s time. Uno still respects Dustin, he is an incredible pro-wrestler, and no one can take that away.
But the reason Dustin wants more is because of his stupid family name! Uno is here to tell Dustin that he doesn’t give a DAMN who Dustin’s dad was! And if the Von Erichs weren’t on their way home, Uno would’ve said the same to them! He doesn’t care about the dad, the uncle, or the family name! Because this is ROH! Where was Dustin week in and week out when The Dark Order was helping it rebuild? Dustin claims he was here, too, but Uno says he’s been here every damn week! And Dustin thinks he deserves more? Uno tells Dustin that he is the most selfish individual in pro-wrestling. Five decades and that’s not enough?
Well, then Uno will be very clear: Dustin took something from Uno. Uno has worked day in and day out to get something for him and The Dark Order. But if Dustin’s gonna take something from Uno, then they will take that one last ride away from Dustin! THE DARK ORDER ATTACKS! The fans boo as Reynolds & Silver beat Dustin down! Uno says if Dustin wants more, here’s more! They all beat Dustin down, 3v1! The Dark Order are taking advantage of Ross & Marshall not being here! Uno gets a chair, but SAMMY GUEVARA is here!? The fans can’t believe it, but another proud son of Texas is here! And he BOOTS Uno!
Sammy GAMANGIRIS Silver, then dodges Reynolds to LARIAT! The fans fire up as Sammy then brings Silver around, whips him, but Silver reverses. Sammy ELBOWS back, goes up and up and FLYING CUTTERS! Sammy fires up, the fans are with him, and he brings Silver up! But Reynolds saves Silver from the GTH! The Dark Order regroups and retreats, but now Sammy is on their list, too! “You’re just as selfish! Dark Order is ROH, not you!!” Sammy offers Dustin a hand, but Dustin stands himself up. Sammy still offers, the fans chant, “Thank You, Sammy!” Dustin says okay, and they shake hands. They even hug it out!
The Natural and The Best Ever stand together for Texas! But will Dustin & The Von Erichs have to settle things with Uno, Silver & Reynolds once and for all before going for more?
My Thoughts:
A good episode of ROH, but with it being an hour and 47 minutes, I probably could’ve skipped more than I already did. But at the same time, I wanted to get Fuego Del Sol’s return to singles competition, and what’s not to like about seeing Mortos VS Fox or even Cage VS Rocky? Though, the crowd sure didn’t have energy by the end with Cage VS Rocky. This is all prerecorded, so I would’ve made Mortos VS Fox the main event so it felt like the fans ended with energy. And I watched Top Flight’s match because I was curious to see if Leila Grey would somehow be a sign Top Flight was turning Heel. Instead, she is Face, and I suppose she could try and be a contender to a women’s title, but she has no chance of defeating Athena and she won’t face Velvet since that would be Face VS Face.
We got some good promos from the winners of Death Before Dishonor, though only two of them added to stories going forward. Athena is once again favoring Lexy over Billie like the early days of the Minions In Training story. It’d be pretty wild if the long term plan was for Billie to challenge Athena again and this time win the title. And good promos from The Infantry, both on their own to call out Top Flight, and then to confront The Kingdom. Infantry VS Kingdom is going to be another great tag title match, but I’m fairly certain The Kingdom wins again, maybe cheats again, and then Infantry goes Heel in a feud against Top Flight. Leila Grey joining the faction is probably just so Trish Adora has someone to beat up on.
Very good stuff with Anthony Henry in that we got great stuff out of Beef. I feel like Beef just gave us more personality in that first promo segment than we get out of a lot of ppl in AEW/ROH over several hours. Not sure we needed the second promo but I really liked it all the same. Yuta VS Henry was a very good match, and they inadvertently buried Karrion Kross’ “Final Prayer” finisher here. To be fair, Kross could do with a better finisher but that’s a WWE topic. Yuta winning serves both stories, Henry has his crisis of confidence while Yuta can move up to perhaps the ROH World TV Championship.
And very good stuff with the various stars of Texas. I was confused as to why the Six Man titles were opening the show, not closing, but then we got a pretty good closing segment with Dustin. Dustin was definitely sharing some real feelings in that promo, but I just knew some team would confront him while he was alone. Dark Order coming back around is as good a choice as any, but I did not think Sammy Guevara would return. I mean, it makes sense since he’s from Texas, but it’s surprising that he returned via ROH and not this Saturday on Collision. I would think Dustin & The Von Erichs retain in the match with Dark Order, I’m just not sure where Sammy factors in.
My Score: 8.7/10
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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?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock again. The fans rally and duel while both men fire up. They RAM shoulders, and then fire forearms! The fans fire up as Mark gets the edge, but Mortos swings! Mark dodges to CHOP, then fire forearms! Mark ROCKS Mortos, whips, but Mortos reverses and SPLASHES Mark! Mortos runs but Mark follows to LARIAT! Mark runs, Mortos follows, but Mark dodges to CHOP! And CHOP! And forearm! And Mongolian Chop! Mark fires forearms against the ropes, then roars. Mark runs but Mortos follows to UPPERCUT! The fans fire up, Mortos runs but Mark follows to FOREARM!
Mark runs, Mortos follows, and he slingshots to hook and backslide, TWO! Mark trips Mortos to jackknife, TWO! Mortos gets around, hammerlock and cradle, TWO! Mark slips around to roll Mortos, TWO! Both men stand, both men dodge, and the fans cheer the standoff. The fans cheer “BOTH THESE GUYS! BOTH THESE GUYS!” as they reset. Mark and Mortos run up to RAM shoulders again! And again! Mortos is getting the better of this, and he CLOBBERS Mark! The fans cheer Mortos while Mark goes to ropes. Mortos runs in but Mark TOSSES him up and out! Mortos clutches a leg, stands up, but Mark runs!
Mortos slides in, dodges, and he SPEARS Mark! The fans fire up and Mortos roars while Collision goes picture in picture.
Mark rolls to a corner while Mortos headbutts buckles. Mortos then runs corner to corner to DROPKICK Mark! Mark sputters, Mortos drags him to a cover, TWO! Mark stays in this but Mortos drags him into a chinlock. Mark endures, even as Mortos leans on the hold. Mark fights up as the fans rally, and Mark fires body shots. Mortos THROWS Mark down! Mortos then CRANKS Mark’s neck, then KICKS him in the chest! Cover, TWO! Mark is still in this and he goes to ropes. Mortos storms up but Mark CHOPS! Mortos SMACKS Mark and Mark falls into a corner. Mortos stomps Mark, then digs his boots in!
The ref reprimands and counts, Mortos steps off, then Mortos snapmares Mark so he can step on Mark’s face! Then NECK TWIST! Cover, TWO! Mark stays in this and he goes back to ropes. Mortos waits on Mark to stand, then SMACKS him down! Mark dangles out of the ring in the ropes, but Mortos goes after a leg while Collision goes to break.
Christmas Collision returns and Mortos has Mark in a corner. Mortos whips corner to corner, then runs up to UPPERCUT, CHOP, and HEADBUTT! Mark staggers and the fans rally up for Mortos. Mortos brings down his kneepads, runs corner to corner, but Mark dodge! Mortos hits buckles then falls to the outside! The fans fire up as Mark then WRECKS Mortos with a dropkick! Mark builds speed and he DIVES, direct hit on Mortos! The fans fire up and Mark even hugs a few! Mark tosses a chair into the ring, and fans rally for #DEMBOYS. Mark sets the chair up, but Mortos anchors Mark’s legs! Mortos then SMACKS Mark!
Mortos drags Mark to the apron, Mark fires forearms. Mortos shoves Mark, but Mark fireman’s carries! Mortos fires elbows to get free! Mark REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS! Then APRON GERMAN SUPLEXES! Mortos falls to the floor while the fans lose their minds! Mark rises up, takes aim, and he fires the fans up more. Mark goes up a corner, for a SUPER SKY TWISTER! The fans are thunderous and Mark high-fives the front row. Mark then goes back to the ring and builds speed! Mark uses the chair to FLY! Direct hit and Mark even lands on his feet! The fans fire up and Mark hurries to get Mortos back up.
Mark puts Mortos in the ring, “This is Awesome!” as Mark takes aim. FROGGY-BOW onto knees! Mortos saves himself there, and then roars! Mortos whips Mark, scoops him, and has the torture rack! BEAST BACKBREAKER! Then Mortos hauls Mark up for a POWER BREAKER!! The fans fire up for Mortos and he DISCUS- NO, Mark dodges, runs, but into a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives and the fans fire up again! Mortos snarls, hauls Mark up, and then scoops! But Mark slips free! Mark crane kicks, then underhooks! But Mortos backdrops free! Mark rises, Mortos runs, but into a fireman’s carry!
Mark hits a ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Then Mark goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the FROGGY-BOW!! Cover, TWO?!? Mortos survives but Mark shakes his head. Mark just goes back up top! Mortos sits up and roars! But Mark still FROGGY-BOWS!! And then he underhooks, lifts, JAY DRILLER!! Cover, Mark wins!
Winner: Mark Briscoe, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Mortos earns 0)
And with that, Mark is now even with Kyle Fletcher, who Mark already beat earlier on! That is all the difference between the one seed and the two seed, how will this final round shake out?
Julia Hart speaks.
“Jamie, Jamie, Jamie. I’m no coward. What you call tricks, I call advantages. I suggested that you watch your back. I gave you all the warnings. So I’m not understanding why you feel the need to call me classless and sneaky. I thought I was being more than reasonable. I know you’re strong, but are you smart? Are my ‘tricks’ too much for you? I guess we’ll find out January 1st, Fight for the Fallen. But remember: The House Always Wins.” The Princess of the Black Throne is ready, but will she learn Hayter Hits Hard?
Backstage interview with Mariah May.
Alex Marvez is with the AEW Women’s World Champion and says in one week’s time, it will be Mariah VS Thunder Rosa for the title, in a Tijuana Street Fight! Marvez notes that Mariah not only had some harsh words for Rosa, but for her father, as well. Mariah says, “Aw~, Papa Rosa is gonna be in the front row. Is that to watch the match? Or does Thunder need a new mami?” But speaking of Rosa, she RAMS Mariah right into the door! And dribbles her off it, too! Mariah pulls hair, Rosa tries to choke Mariah, and then Mariah shoves Rosa away. Mariah calls Rosa crazy, but Rosa says she’s not done with Mariah!
Rosa storms after Mariah into the hall, and then to the stage area! Mariah has made it to ringside, Nigel tries to warn her, but Rosa CLOBBERS Mariah! Rosa rains down fists, then stomps away! Rosa SMACKS Mariah off steel steps, then grabs a chair! Mariah sputters, but gets away before Rosa swings the chair! Security rushes out here for the third time tonight, and Rosa LEAPS! The cluster keeps her away from Mariah but fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” Rosa holds up the AEW Women’s World Championship, will she send the “Woman From Hell” back where she came from in order to have the gold again?
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Have a Holly Jolly Rampage!
The Continental Classic rolls on, and Brody King takes on Komander in hopes of grabbing three more points towards the top of Gold League!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis; Konosuke & Cage win.
- Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy; Lio & Action win.
- Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron; Willow wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander; Brody wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
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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Hockey Talk- Winter (Classic) Is Coming [121724]
Hockey Talk looks at Alex Ovechkin's recovery and when he might be back. Plus, the Winter Classic fast approaches. Is...
Oblong Ball Foot Show: Are Those Chiefs Uprights Regulation Size Or What?!
Jump on board as Andrew and PC run down the entire slate of action for week 15 in the NFL!
Hockey Talk- Igor Gets Paid! [121024]
Hockey Talk looks at a coaching change in Chicago, the Four Nations Tournament, and Igor Shesterkin laughing all the way...
Oblong Ball Foot Show: Famous Jameis
As we head into the last week of byes on the NFL schedule, the gents run down their picks for...
Hockey Talk- A Bruins Loss, A Blues Gain [120324]
Hockey Talk celebrates Jeremy Roenick finally getting inducted into the Hall of Fame, 16 years after his last game and...
Mitchell’s Hyrule Puro-Resu News Report! (12/18/24)
Majora speaks.
Bandwagon Nerds #267: I’ve Had 16 Holes Already!
The Nerds convene for an extended trip to the Trailer Park and discuss big casting decisions affecting the MCU and...
Mitchell’s Hyrule Puro-Resu News Report! (12/12/24)
Dinner is served.
Bandwagon Nerds #266: Silver Age Supermen
The Nerds conclude their review of Game 7, plus the latest trailers and the official launch of the new DCU!
Bandwagon Nerds #265: A New Man At Arms… We Love It!
Join the Bandwagon for a full trailer park, news around the Nerd-O-Sphere and find out what the gents are watching...
Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (12/21/24)
Merry Collision!
Mindless Wrestling Podcast: The Saturday Night Wrasslin Show!
With Saturday Night's Main Event in our rear view mirror, we talk about the MAIN event.
Mitchell’s AEW Rampage Results & Report! (12/20/24)
Brody King is on a Rampage!
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (12/20/24)
Who's dreaming of a gold Christmas?
Mitchell’s ROH Final Battle Results & Report! (12/20/24)
Is this the end of the Forever Reign?
DWI Podcast Classic: Scrooge McBitch
As the snow falls, enjoy this holiday classic from 4 years ago!
Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (12/19/24)
One last stop before Final Battle!
Classic POD is WAR: Banana Bamboo (112620)
The Chairshot, brings you THE podcast that will absolutely have you questioning everything you thought you knew about professional wrestling,...
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (12/18/24)
Happy Holidays!
Attitude Of Aggression #300- A Decade for the Ages
The 300th Episode of Attitude Of Aggression has arrived! Join us as we recap the biggest wrestling related events of...
