Recapping American wrestling since 2013. Not only following the current stuff in WWE, Impact and ROH but also going back in time and doing stuff from back then as well.
Note: this episode showcases recent matches from other wrestling companies.
From Reality of Wrestling, Josiah Jean beats Gaspar Hernandez by count-out after Booker T inadvertently knocks Hernandez out with the ring bell hammer. After the match, Hernandez grabs Booker T , and Booker T tries to bribe him. Hernandez lets go and takes the money.
From Explosive Pro Wrestling, "The Don" Michael Morleone beats Taylor King in a steel cage match that sees the ring get partially dismantled. The match ends after Chris J. Lazareth cuts through the fencing of the cage and gets Morleone's feet outside of the cage before Taylor King can climb out of the cage and land on the outside. After the match, Taylor King goes after Lazareth and throw shim around the steel cage, and Lazareth eventually lands in the hole made in the ring during the match.
Note: This episode contains recent matches from other wrestling companies.
From Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling, The East Coast Outlaws (Luke Samson and Evan Blackwell) beat The Supastarz (Nikki Eight and Tommy Mars) to become the inaugural Nightmare Factory Tag Team Champions after Samson grabs Tommy Mars' feet near the ropes from the outside so that Blackwell can get the pin.
From Reality of Wrestling, Ryan Davidson retains the ROW Texas Championship against Max Castellanos. During the match, as Castellanos argues with th referee, Davidson cahrges at Castellanos only to hit the ref when Castellanos dodges. Castellanos produces a chair, but Davidson hits him with the Davidson Driver on the chair. The ref soon comes to, and Davidson retains.
We see a video package for Brady Booker (formerly Bodhi Hayward in NXT). He says that what you see is what you get, and if anything involves adrenaline, he is up to it. He says that he believes in working hard and being a good person is what gets one to to the top, and he will run down Elijah Drago for all the fans to see or die trying. Brady admits that Elijah is a one-man wrecking crew, but he never has seen anyone like him.
From Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling, Brady Booker beats Elijah Drago. After the match, Drago attacks Booker, and The Diamond Sheik joins in. Suddenly, Ernest "The Cat" Miller shows up and confronts Drago before punching him in the face, hitting him in the throat and tossing him out of the ring. The Cat then hits The Diamond Sheik with a superkick before celebrating with Booker.
Trent Beretta beats Chuck Taylor in a Parking Lot Fight with a piledriver on the roof of a car followed by an omoplata. After the match, Trent smashes Taylor in the ankle with a wrench, even as Orange Cassidy and Kris Statlander tell him to stop. Meanwhile, Don Callis is watching from backstage.
Backstage, Kyle O'Reilly says that Collision will be coming to Vancouver on May 11th to compete against the best wrestlers the world has to offer in the same building where he decided to be a professional wrestler.
Thunder Rosa beats "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo after rolling up Deonna as she has her in the Fujiwara Armbar. After the match, Deonna shoves Thunder Rosa onto the ramp from behind and sends her into a guardrail. Thunder Rosa fights back, and this starts a brawl in front of the stands that security has to break up.
Backstage, we hear from Undisputed Kingdom (Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett). Matt Taven says that they care about neck health as he and Mike Bennett wish Tony Khan a speedy recovery and Tony to stay "neck strong." Roderick Strong tells Will Ospreay that he has guaranteed his end at Double or Nothing, and that all his praises will mean nothing when he dismantles him until he falls in front of "The Messiah of the Backbreaker."
Big Bill beats Trevor Blackwell as "The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho watches from backstage.
Anthony Ogogo guests on commentary for the next match.
Katsuyori Shibata and Daniel Garcia beat Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor and "Taiga Style" Lee Moriarty).
Prince Nana and Swerve Strickland head to the ring to start tonight's show. Nana calls Swerve "the boss of bosses" and "the anointed one in professional wrestling," then hands Swerve the microphone. The crowd chants "Thank you, Swerve!" as Swerve states that AEW has had an incredible week, then addresses The Elite's recent actions towards AEW President and founder Tony Khan. Swerve says he has done horrible things in the past, but calls what happened to Tony Khan "a bitch move," which starts a chant, then addresses beating Samoa Joe to become the new AEW World Champion. He says that whoever is holding the World title is the best in the world, and while he fought to win the title, there was some sacrifices. He states that his relationship with his children has suffered and that he cannot make up for lost time. Swerve says that all he can do is set an example and make sure winning the World title was worth it, then says that AEW is throwing people at him and that after beating Kyle Fletcher, he wants to issue an open challenge to anyone who really wants to fight. The open challenge is answered by Claudio Castagnoli, who simply says "You're on." When Swerve says he will see Claudio later tonight, Claudio takes the microphone and says it will be his house.
It is announced that Tony Khan has suffered multiple head and neck injuries, and while he is still able to work, he will not be able to work. Nevertheless, he will be able to run AEW from Jacksonville, Florida.
Bullet Club Gold ("Switchblade" Jay White, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn) - now known officially as "The Bang Bang Gang" - retain the United World Trios Championships against Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) and Action Andretti in a trios match.
We hear from The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews. Brody King says their match with Adam Copeland went as planned, and now he has two wins against the TNT Championship. Malakai Black says that they accept the Cope Open, but Adam Copeland will only know who he faces when the match starts.
Rey Fenix beats The Beast Mortos with a victory roll in his first AEW match since last October. Fenix celebrates in the crowd after the match.
Backstage, Orange Cassidy says that Trent Beretta has said a lot of things that he is still working through, but what he is thinking about the most is that later tonight, Trent and Chuck Taylor will fight in a parking lot and that he is afraid of what they will do to each other. Kris Statlander suddenly shows up and says "He needs us. Let's go."
Rush beats Martin Stone (formerly known as Danny Burch in WWE). After the match, Rush continues to attack Martin Stone, and hits him with the Bull's Horns a second time.
Backstage, Serena Deeb says that "Timeless" Toni Storm is a great champion, but she is undefeated and #1 contender to her title. After all that she has been through in eighteen months, she has had to fight to get here, and after four years, it is time to prove she is the best and become AEW World Women's Champion, then tells Toni that this is real life, not the movies.
"Timeless" Toni Storm beats Anna Jay after countering the Queenslayer.
Backstage, Chuck Taylor tells Orange Cassidy that he must face Trent Beretta on his own.
The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) beat The Grizzled Young Vets (Zack Gibson and James Drake).
Backstage, Katsuyori Shibata says he will chop down "The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho and take the FTW Championship. As for Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor and "Taiga Style" Lee Moriarty), he will fight them alone tonight. Daniel Garcia shows up and says he has nothing but respect for him, and offers his help. Shibata says "Okay. Save the last dance for me."
Swerve Strickland retains the AEW World Championship against Claudio Castagnoli. Both men shake hands
Dustin Starr interviews The L.A. Hustlers (Notorious Bradley and Ruffshot Lamont) at the announce desk. Lamont says they are tired of being overlooked and that they are tired of Ray Ray Sanders and Derrick Sanders, who he calls overrated cowards, and that they had to take care of the problem. Bradley says they had to do what they had to do and that they will take Ray Ray and Derrick out every chance that they will get. As soon as they find out that they are facing Ray Ray and Derrick in a Tornado Tag match, The L.A. Hustlers are attacked from behind by Ray Ray and Derrick.
Ray Ray Sanders and Derrick King beat The L.A. Hustlers (Notorious Bradley and Ruffshot Lamont) in a Tornado Tag Match by forfeit after Bradley inadvertenly hits Lamont as Lamont holds down Derrick King, which causes The L.A. Hustlers to retreat to the back.
After the commercial break, Dustin Starr interviews Ray Ray Sanders and Derrick King at the announce desk. Ray Ray Sanders calls The L.A. Hustlers (Notorious Bradley and Ruffshot Lamont) for their recent actions and says that it will not happen again, and Derrick King promises that they will beat The L.A. Hustlers one, two, three.
We see a vignette for Mike Anthony, who reflects on his recent losses.
Denzel Rollins gets an upset victory against Mike Anthony.
Backstage, K-Toomer asks Matchmaker King Cobra and Assistant Matchmaker Michael, saying he wants all of The Circuz (Barnabus the Leader, Maurice the Strong, Jacksyn Crowley, Abel Booker). Michael says that he can start with The Twins of Salem (Crowley and Booker), which works for K-Toomer.
"The Problem Child" Aaron Roberts beats Jay Smooth. After the match, Aaron Roberts hits Jay Smooth with a Problem Bomb.
We see backstage footage of Tim Bosby and "The Chosen One" Zay Washington talking about "The Problem Child" Aaron Roberts, agreeing that he has disrespected the Internet Championship and that one of them has to beat Roberts and take the title. Both men share in agreement when it comes to taking Aaron Roberts down. br />
We see footage of someone in a fur coat carrying a walking stick and a trash can coming across a road sign saying "Memphis 300 Miles." We then see the words "Coming soon."
Mackenzie Morgan, Makkari Kandy and Diana Taylor beat Cassandra Golden, Nixi XS and Raven Black in a six-woman tag match after Cassandra Golden walks out of the match.
Before the next match, Barnabus the Leader says that he has two bodies with one wicked brain that shares the name "Crowley," then describes The Twins of Salem as his "gargoyles of the big top" and "the destroyers of K-Toomer."
K-Toomer beats The Twins of Salem (Jacksyn Crowley and Abel Booker) by count-out in a two-on-one handicap match after Maurice the Strong shows up and The Twins of Salem retreat and help Barnabus hold Maurice back. As this goes on, Barnabus proclaims that the Memphis Heritage title is his.
Jakara Jackson beats Arianna Grace following the distraction by Oro Mensah, allowing Jakara to poke Arianna's left eye and drive Arianna into the mat for the win.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Sarah Schreiber interviews Dante Chen and Dion Lennox. Dion Lennox says it is early days for him and that he want to learn and grow, and with Dante as the gatekeeper of NXT, he wants to learn with him and not against him. Dante says he has his eye on everyone in NXT, and Dion has impressed him with his strength, agility and the ability to gain knowledge. Both of them agree that they need to focus on film study.
Jaida Parker beats Carlee Bright.
Malik Blade and Edris Enofe beat Dante Chen and Dion Lennox.
