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.
Bad Dude Tito beats "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela, Willie Mack and "The Captain" Shawn Dean in a Fatal 4-Way Match to become #1 contender for the United World Championship.
Hammerstone beats Ortiz. Both men show respect after the match.
Backstage, Jeremy McPete interviews Danny Limelight. He says that he watched Eddie Kingston as he was coming up, but he will not let Eddie beat him for the United World Championship.
"Pretty" Peter Avalon beats Charles "R-Three" Cassus.
Eddie Kingston vs. Danny Limelight for the United World Championship ends with "The Golden Boy" Jordan Clearwater and Invictus Khash attacking both competitors. Gino Rivera, Ortiz, Slice Boogie and "King FatBoy" Papo Esco all run in and beat Clearwater and Kash up before throwing them out of the ring. After the match, everyone in the ring shakes hands and celebrates to end the show.
Dustin Starr interviews Austin Lane at the announce desk. Austin Lane says it is great to be back and that he will main event the greatest event in wrestling history: the Anniversary Show. He then says that he wants K-Toomer in the ring in a match with no disqualifications and no count-outs after what he did to him. "The GunShow" Brett Michaels then shows up for the next match and looks at Austin Lane, then the two men fist bump.
"The GunShow" Brett Michaels beats Jay Smooth.
In bonus footage from Grind City Rumble, Jacksyn and Otis Crowley whip each other with the leather straps for losing. When "Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock gets in the ring to calm them down, however, The Crowleys turn on him and chase him with the straps.
We hear from Diana Taylor, who says she has been working for almost a year and wants to know if she is good enough to be Memphis Women's Champion. She then says there is only one way to find out.
"The Killer Bae" Heather Monroe retains the Memphis Women's Championship against Diana Taylor.
Backstage, Country Rock (Chris Hayes and Carter Matthews) try to figure out what happened between themselves and Big Jack at the Grind City Rumble. Hayes admits he paid Big Jack to be his friend, then says they have a match, much to Matthews' frustration.
Uncle Mikey guests on commentary (and enters through the door opposite the ones The Skimahorns [Brad and Briar Skimahorn]) for the next match.
The Skimahorns (Brad and Briar Skimahorn) beat Country Rock (Chris Hayes and Carter Matthews) with a schoolkid pin from Briar Skimahorn to Chris Hayes after Hayes is distracted by the sudden appearance of Big Jack. After the match, Big Jack tells Chris Hayes to pay up. Hayes tells Big Jack to give him two days, and when he leaves, Big Jack clotheslines him from behind. After the commercial break, both members of Country Rock are laid out, and Big Jack hits Chris Hayes with a Michinoku Driver before saying that this is what happens when people owe him money.
Backstage, Derrick King and Danny B. Good talk about the Grind City Rumble. As Derrick King mentions that DJ Brown threw him over the top rope, Danny reminds him that Tiger Joe is really whom he should be worried about.
In backstage footage from earlier this week, The Yung GOATs (Zay Washington and Aaron Roberts) reveal they have not been allowed in the WrestleCenter after what happened in the Grind City Rumble. Aaron Roberts says that they will crack The Posse's (Simon and Lil Chris) skulls when they are allowed back.
Backstage, K-Toomer says that he did not get the job done in the Grind City Rumble, and says that if Austin Lane wants to challenge him to fight, then "we gonna bang, and if you die, you die."
Dustin Starr interviews "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela at the announce desk. Janela says it is great to be in this historical wrestling city, saying that the people who sold out the Mid-South Coliseum were a bunch of "garbage human beings." He says that if the Internet were around in 1982, most of them would be cancelled, then says the fans should not be booing him because he is telling the truth and their brains are too small to realize it. He then says that after the match, he will go to B.B. King's Restaurant on Beale Street and urinate in the ice machine.
"The Machine" Brian Cage beats "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela.
The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds and John Silver) beat "The Captain" Shawn Dean and Carlie Bravo.
Riho beats Karma Dean.
2point0 (Jeff Parker and Matt Lee) and Daniel Garcia beat Gabriel Hodder, Adrien Soriano and Matthew Omen with the Sharpshooter from Garcia to Soriano. Jeff Parker has to place Garcia's towel on Garcia's shoulders to get him to break the hold. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews 2point0 and Garcia says they are not new here anymore and are "true to it, not new to it." Matt Lee says it does not matter who they face, as everybody gets a taste, and Jeff Parker say they are going straight to the promised land.
Kiera Hogan beats Notoroius Mimi.
Bear Country (Bear Boulder and Bear Bronson) beat Chad Lennex and Caine Carter.
Anthony Greene beats Jameson Ryan. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Greene, who finds out that he will be facing Adam Cole on Dark next week. Greene says he was feeling good, but he is feeling great, and that he did not come here to be one-and-done. He says he can take a punch from the best in the world, and now "The Alternative" is climbing to the top of the charts in AEW.
"The Bad Boy" Joey Janela beats Zack Clayton with interference from Kayla Rossi.
Backstage, Lexi Nair interviews Bear Country (Bear Boulder and Bear Bronson). Boulder says seeing is believing and that they showed what they are all about, but they want everyone to feel it and sense it. He says there is no team better or hungrier than them and that their hunger will not be satisfied until they beat the best in AEW. Bronson says they will beat the best no matter who they are, for they are the best on the planet and they want blood and championships, saying that AEW is Bear Country.
Emi Sakura beats Valentina Rossi.
Before the next match, Matt Hardy tells Brick Aldridge that he will say his name his reverence.
Matt Hardy beats Brick Aldridge.
The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) beat "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson and Brock Anderson after Max Caster hits Brock Anderson with his chain behind the referee's back.
Wardlow beats Rolando Perez by referee stoppage, then hits him with the F-10 not once, but twice.
Lee Moriarty beats Nick Comoroto after reversing an arm bar into an inside cradle. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Moriarty, who says that this since he first stepped into an AEW ring, he has taken on various wrestling styles, and after every single fight, he adapted, learned and evolved, and tonight, he overcame a huge obstacle in Nick Comoroto. He hopes to maintain his momentum and prove he is the future of All Elite Wrestling.
Proud 'n Powerful (Santana and Ortiz) beat Adrien Soriano and Matthew Omen.
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) beat Lee Moriarty and LSG.
Tay Conti beats Dani Mo.
Before the next match, "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela berates the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania fans for not being the tough people who made this place the birthplace of extreme and says the only smart person in the city is Ben Simmons for wanting to get out. As he says that the fans will never see him do another hardcore match, especially in Philadelphia, ever again, Crowbar shows up.
"The Bad Boy" Joey Janela beats Crowbar. During the match, Joey Janela tries to leave the match shortly after the beginning, but they are stopped and turned back by The Blue Meanie. After the match, Sonny Kiss rushes the ring, but gets outnumbered by Janela and Rossi, the latter of whom hits Sonny Kiss with a top rope corkscrew moonsault.
Ruby Soho beats Emi Sakura.
Backstage, we hear from Crowbar. Crowbar says it has been twenty years since he wrestled for a major wrestling company and took steps back into the independent scene, and says that AEW is a company that has cultivated creavity and innovation and that he was very motivated. He says that he strived to be here and it came to fruition on this day. He thanks AEW for making his "one more time" dream come true as well as The Blue Meanie. The Blue Meanie says he had a feeling he hadn't felt in a long time when AEW called him to do tonight's show, and says it made so much sense to work with Crowbar. He says he has been watching both Crowbar for a long time and AEW since it started, and that he is happy to have debuted for AEW in his hometown where he debuted in the business.
The Hardy Family Office (The Butcher, The Blade, Marq Quen, Isiah Kassidy) beat "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson, Brock Anderson and Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Wheeler Yuta) in an eight-man tag match.
We hear from Wardlow, who says that he will remind everyone tonight that this is his world.
Wardlow beats JDX by referee stoppage.
Big Swole beats Allie Katch.
Proud 'n Powerful (Santana and Oritz) beat Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico).
"The Bad Boy" Joey Janela beats Dillon McQueen with help from Kayla Rossi.
Tay Conti beats Marina Tucker.
"Big Shotty" Lee Johnson and Brock Anderson beat Luke Curtis and Cameron Stewart. (Cameron Stewart will appear later tonight on WWE NXT as Cary Milliman in Odyssey Jones' handicap match.)
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) beat Stallion Rogers and Anthony Greene. (Stallion Rogers is Curt Stallion, and Anthony Greene is formerly known as August Grey. Both men have been released from NXT as of a few months ago.)
The Bunny beats Xtina Kay. (The match is Xtina Kay's very first wrestling match, having been trained by Tyler Breeze and Shawn Spears.)
Lance Archer beats Marcus Kross.
The Dark Order (Alex "3" Reynolds and John "4" Silver) beat The Wingmen ("Pretty" Peter Avalon and "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth).
Daniel Garcia beats Alan "5" Angels.
The Factory (QT Marshall, Nick Comoroto, Aaron Solow) beats arian Bengston, Cole Karter and Sean Maluta.
Colt Cabana beats JD Drake.
Eddie Kingston beats Bear Bronson. After the match, Eddie admits Bronson is good, then thanks the Orlando, Florida crowd for their support. He then warns Lance Archer and Minoru Suzuki that he has heard them "talking shit" and that he and Jon Moxley are #1 in New York, not them. Lance Archer then runs into the ring and brawls with Kingston while referees try to stop them.
The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) beat "The Captain" Shawn Dean and Robert Anthony. Before the match, Caster and Bowens make fun of the aftermath of the now-removed Simone Biles rap from about a month ago by doing a "scripted" rap before tearing it up and doing their own thing.
"The Bad Boy" Joey Janela beats Lee Moriarty after Janela's as-of-yet-unidentified valet puts his foot on the bottom rope as Moriarty has Janela in a crossface. After the match, Sonny Kiss shows up from out of nowhere and attack Joey Janela.
The Dark Order (Colt Cabana and Stu Grayson) beat Travis Titan and RSP.
We see the video package for Big Swole vs. Diamante in a Three Strikes Match from last night's Dark Elevation.
Big Swole beats Diamante two strikes to one (2-1) in a Three Strikes Match. (One fall, or strike, must be scored via pinfall; another fall must be scored via submission; a third fall must be scored via knockout. This assumes the match goes to three strikes.) Diamante scores the first strike by pinfall with a schoolkid pin while grabbing Big Swole's tights. Big Swole scores the second strike by submission with an ankle lock. Big Swole scores the third and final strike via knockout by hitting Dirty Dancing with a chain wrapped around her fist.
It is announced that Kiera Hogan has been added to the Casino Battle Royal to decide a #1 contender for the AEW Women's World Championship at All Out, and that more competitors will be announced for the match tomorrow night on Dynamite.
Kris Statlander beats Selene Grey.
"The Bad Boy" Joey Janela beats Robert Anthony. After the match, Janela continues to attack Anthony, then an androgynous-looking, muscular woman shows up and powerbombs Anthony. It becomes very apparent that Janela knows her, and the two of them head to the back.
Emi Sakura beats Laynie Luck.
Men of the Year (Scorpio Sky and "All Ego" Ethan Page) beat GPA and Mat Fitchett.
Frankie Kazarian beats Serpentico with the crossface chickenwing.
"Legit" Leyla Hirsch quickly beats Blair Onyx with the cross arm breaker.
2point0 (Jeff Parker and Matt Lee) beats Travis Titan and Jason Hotch.
The Bunny beats Sierra.
Tay Conti beats Heather Reckless.
QT Marshall beats Evil Uno.
Andrade el Idolo and Chavo Guerrero guest on commentary for the next match (and briefly confront PAC on the ramp).
PAC beats Matt Sydal after countering the Lightning Spiral with the Brutalizer.
Darby Allin beats Cezar Bononi. After the match, Darby Allin calls out Scorpio Sky and "All Ego" Ethan Page so that they can settle things tonight. Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page show up saying that Darby would like that before refusing to fight him and Sting for free. He says that when he and Ethan win on Sunday, it will be the end of one legend and the beginning of two more. As they leave, The Pretty Picture ("Pretty" Pete Avalon, "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth, Cezar Bononi) attack Darby Allin and Sting, then Ethan and Scorpio join in. Before Scorpio can injure Sting's leg, The Dark Order run in to make the save for Darby and Sting.
Paul Wight shows up to officiate the weigh-in of Anthony Ogogo and "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes. Ogogo is introduced first, followed by Cody. Ogogo is accompanied by The Factory, while Cody is accompanied by numerous members of The Nightmare Factory. Cody weighs in at 218 lbs., while Ogogo weighs in at 219 lbs. As the weigh-in is about to end, QT Marshall says that Ogogo has the victory at hand due to being one pound heavier than Cody, but that does not stop everyone from overwhelmingly cheering for Cody over Ogogo. The Factory clear out of the ring when "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes lunges at QT Marshall, then Cody says he will see the fans again at Double or Nothing before telling them to enjoy the show.
We see a video package about the upcoming Stadium Stampede match between The Inner Circle and The Pinnacle at Double or Nothing.
Backstage, Powerhouse Hobbs and Christian Cage brawl. Officials and referees stop both men before it gets worse.
Taz guests on commentary for the next match.
"Hangman" Adam Page beats "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela. During the match, it is announced that next week's show will take place at 10 PM Eastern/9 PM Central on June 4th. After the match, Taz introduces Page to "The Machine" Brian Cage, saying he will "kick the living shit out of [Page]" on Sunday, but Page sees Hook coming as he speaks to Taz and tells Cage he expected more out of him. Page asks Cage if he really needs help to beat him, then tells him to face him alone like a man on Sunday. Cage says he didn't need their help then and doesn't need their help on Sunday.
We hear from Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston as they bury The Young Bucks' shoes in the ground. Moxley says it is time to get serious, as they are "a couple of schmucks thrown together" while The Young Bucks are the best tag team in the world, and says he has had Eddie's back in war and that it will be a war for the tag team titles on Sunday. Moxley says he needs the tag team titles, and while The Young Bucks may be the better team, the tag team titles are a couple of T-Bone steaks and they are a bunch of pitbulls. Eddie says that they will not quit and that they will win the tag team titles because the pressure is coming.
Tony Schiavone is in the ring to interview Orange Cassidy, but PAC shows up before Cassidy does. PAC tells Schiavone to leave the ring, then says that Cassidy will be irrelevant on Sunday and that the only individual of any relevance who will beat Kenny Omega and become AEW World Champion is him. He says that Kenny Omega has been ducking, dodging and manipulating to the point that it is pathetic and dares him to stand face-to-face with him so he can show what will happen at Double or Nothing. Don Callis shows up on the video screen and tells PAC he is a dangerous person and "a violent, aggressive, soulless sociopath" as Omega tries to sneak up on PAC, but PAC sees it coming. Suddenly, The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) ambush PAC from behind, but they are chased out of the ring by Penta el Zero M and Rey Fenix. Omega gets up, but as he goes for the One Winged Angel, Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Trent, Orange Cassidy, Kris Statlander) shows up. Cassidy gets in the ring and pulls out a note for Kenny Omega. Omega opens the envelope and find another torn-up contract, then eats an Orange Punch from Cassidy. As Cassidy is about to pick up the AEW World Championship, PAC stops him, but as PAC tries to powerbomb him, Cassidy overpowers him and lays him out.
In footage from earlier today, Tony Schiavone interviews Jade Cargill when Matt Hardy shows up and says he will win the Casino Battle Royal and wants Cargill to be part of the Hardy Family Office. Mark Sterling shows up and says Cargill is his client. Sterling also threatens to hit Hardy with a 50-foot restraining order if he keeps accosting Cargill, and says that he only gets paid when Cargill wins as opposed to Hardy's 30% across the board. Hardy is livid.
Jade Cargill beats KiLynn King.
We hear from Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Lance Archer. Lance Archer tells Roberts - who expects Dante Martin - that he wants Miro, for even though he respects Martin, Miro has done nothing but piss him off and he wants to beat him to become TNT Champion.
Miro retains the AEW TNT Championship against Dante Martin with Game Over. After the match, Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Lance Archer show up, and Roberts tells Miro that his fairy tale will come to an end on Sunday. Miro dares Lance Archer to get in the ring with him, and Archer nearly choke slams Miro before referees get between them.
Hikaru Shida is honored for being AEW Women's World Champion for more than one year, and is presented with a new title belt. Shida says that when she won the title, there were no fans, but tonight, the fans are here, and she is proud to share this moment, for the AEW Women's World Championship is for the fans. Suddenly, Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. shows up. Britt says she has come in peace and that Reba is not here, then congratulates Shida on being women's champion during a turbulent time in wrestling before saying that she will be the face of a whole new era when she beats Shida for the title on Sunday. (In the commercial break before this segment, Spanish language commentator Willie Urbina can be heard mocking Hikaru Shida's accent on Spanish language commentary during the break when asked to translate what Hikaru Shida said into Spanish. This incident will be directly responsible for Willie Urbina being fired from the company less than 24 hours later.)
Scorpio Sky and "All Ego" Ethan Page beats The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Stu Grayson). After the match, Ethan Page says that what happened tonight will happen on Sunday, then Darby Allin shows up with a bunch of people in Sting masks and shirts before attacking Ethan Page. Meanwhile, Scorpio Sky attacks the people in the Sting masks and finds out the hard way that one of them is the real Sting. Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page eventually retreat.
Eric Bischoff shows up to host the celebration of The Inner Circle. After mentioning that he got the honor to introduce what would become the New World Order 25 years ago last night, Bischoff introduces The Inner Circle. We see a video package of some of The Inner Circle's greatest moments, then Santana says that they are standing stronger than ever after eighteen months in front of the returning fans after carrying the company through a pandemic. Santana says that if this is the last time they are together in the ring, then it has been an honor to do it front of the fans. Jake Hager says he wants to be shown "the hard times that make hard men" when The Inner Circle left a piece of themselves in the ring. Sammy Guevara says The Inner Circle have been through everything together, and says that when he quit The Inner Circle, he did not like it at all, and says that he will do all in his power to make sure it doesn't happen again. Guevara then thanks The Inner Circle for everything if this is the last time, then Chris Jericho admits he was hesitant to create a faction due to not playing well with others, but eventually, all they cared about was each other. He says that if they lose on Sunday, they will go down in a blaze of glory, then tells the group that he loves them in case this is the last time. Suddenly, MJF and Wardlow show up on the video screen. MJF says he is more excited than ever for Sunday before revealing that he and Wardlow have attacked Dean Malenko and tells them to get to the football field before he makes Malenko "extra cold." As The Inner Circle run to the football field, they are attacked by the rest of The Pinnacle, who drive the Inner Circle into the ground - and two tables - with simultaneous piledrivers.
Nick Comoroto beats Duke Davis. After the match, Justin Roberts announces that QT Marshall will take a seat as Aaron Solow will take on Ganon Jones at Marshall's request, even though the match is not scheduled until later in the show.
Aaron Solow beats Ganon Jones with the Pedigree.
Preston "10" Vance beats Dillon McQueen with the full nelson.
The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Colt Cabana) beat Steven Andrews and Simon Lotto.
Big Swole and KiLynn King beat The Bunny and Madi Wrenkowski.
The Gunn Club (Billy and Colten Gunn) beat Kal Herro and Liam Gray.
We hear from Diamante, who tells Reka Tehaka that she is getting wrecked and that she will show everyone how they do it in Miami.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks guests on commentary for the next three matches.
"Legit" Leyla Hirsch beats Vertvixen with a cross arm breaker.
Dante Martin beats Jason Hotch.
Backstage, Dasha Gonzalez interviews Angelico. He is not worried about his match tonight, because when it comes to technical wrestling, nobody is at his level, and when it comes to hold-for-hold wrestling, he is afraid of no man.
Diamante beats Reka Tehaka.
"The Bad Boy" Joey Janela beats Bear Bronson.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks guests on commentary for the next two matches.
Angelico beats Ryzin with the Navarro Death Roll.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela. He mentions that Sonny Kiss has a big match tonight against "The Machine" Brian Cage and that he will be in Sonny's corner much like Sonny was in his to ensure the rest of Team Taz (Taz, "Absolute" Ricky Starks, Powerhouse Hobbs, Hook) does not get involved. He says that "Bad Boy Summer" is upon us, which means skinny margaritas, tanning on the beach and "beautiful women sucking on [his] nips."
Julia Hart beats Tesha Price, earning her first AEW win.
"The Machine" Brian Cage beats Sonny Kiss. After the match, Hook gets in the ring and chokes out Taz. "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela almost considers going into the ring, but reconsiders and walks to the back with his hands over his face.
Jungle Boy beats Adrian Alanis with the Snare Trap.
"The Natural" Dustin Rhodes beats Aaron Solow after Aaron Solow tries to use Dustin's bullrope as a weapon and fails. After the match, Dustin attacks Aaron Solow, then Nick Comoroto returns from being ejected from ringside and hits Dustin with the cowbell. As Anthony Ogogo and QT Marshall also return from being ejected, but Lee Johnson shows up with a chair. Comoroto leaves and tosses Dustin's bullrope back into the ring.
Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston beat Danny Limelight and Royce Isaacs.
We hear from Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Lance Archer. Jake says that Bear Bronson will learn not to play with The Snake because he will get bit, and that the only reason he touches Lance Archer is because he has gold coming his way. Archer says that Sting has said it is showtime and that it is his show time, then says that while he is not looking past Bear Bronson and planning to put him down, but he wants Miro, as he has wanted championship gold for a long time, and nothing is going to stop him.
Jake "The Snake" Roberts guests on commentary for the next match.
Lance Archer beats Bear Bronson.
Paul Wight interviews "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth. Ryan says his career has changed a lot since joining AEW, saying he feels trusted and valued and that AEW lets him be himself and not somebody's younger brother. He says that it takes a whole team to make his film and TV work in Hollywood happen, and says it is nice to be tied to the entertainment world and not feel like a nomad anymore in AEW. As for his connection to The Pretty Picture ("Pretty" Peter Avalon, Cezar Bononi, JD Drake), he says it is not dissimilar to having a team in Hollywood, and that everyone has their role to play on the team. He says it is nice to have a home and be rooted in AEW, but he wants to be the face of the company and be the reason people are watching.
"Legit" Leyla Hirsch beats Natalia Markova with the cross arm breaker.
Scorpio Sky and "All Ego" Ethan Page beat Jaylen Brandyn and Traevon Jordan with a heel hook from Scorpio Sky to Traevon Jordan. After the match, Ethan Page hits the Ego's Edge on Jaylen Brandyn.
We hear from Matt Hardy, The Bunny and The Blade. Matt Hardy says that when people join the Hardy Family Office, they grow, evolve and get better. He says that The Bunny has become more aggressive, violent, deranged and demented, and that he enjoys every minute of it. The Bunny says everyone underestimates her, then says that KiLynn King will go down the rabbit hole tonight.
The Bunny beats KiLynn King after The Blade distracts referee Aubrey Edwards so that Matt Hardy can slip a foreign object to The Bunny to knock KiLynn King out. After the match, The Bunny hits KiLynn King with Down The Rabbit Hole, then Big Swole runs into the ring and clears The Hardy Family Office out.
The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) beat Kevin Bennett and Kevin Blackwood following a miscommunication between Bennett and Blackwood.
We hear from Scorpio Sky and "All Ego" Ethan Page, who brag about their win tonight. Scorpio Sky says they cannot win even if they tried, and Ethan Page says that they are being annoyed by cameras as they celebrate. Ethan Page then celebrates Darby Allin no longer being TNT Champion, and says they do not want to take too much credit after throwing Darby down a flight of stairs. Scorpio Sky says that they only thing they did in the match was keep Sting from getting involved.
QT Marshall beats Baron Black.
"The Bad Boy" Joey Janela beats Daniel Garcia.
We hear from The Factory (QT Marshall, Nick Comoroto, Aaron Solow, Anthony Ogogo). Marshall says that he has heard that AEW is getting back on the road again, and while he has been preaching to Anthony Ogogo how beautiful the United States is, all he has seen is Jacksonville, Florida. He also says that the only reason "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes beat him in the middle of the ring at Blood and Guts is because he owns the arena. Ogogo says Florida and the whole South is the dump, and says he hates America because it values money more than life and it leaves people to rot and die on the streets because they have no healthcare while having over a thousand kids in cages seperated from their parents, and yet the people of America are proud of their country. He says that at Double or Nothing, nobody will be proud of Cody Rhodes after he caves his head and ribs in, and says that while Cody thinks he is a bad man for beating for some good British competitors in the past, he has not faced anyone like him, he will leave him a bloody mess in the middle ring while covered in the Union Jack.
Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) beats The Dark Order (Alex "3" Reynolds and Alan "5" Angels). Before the match, Matt Hardy, The Blade and the rest of The Dark Order are all ejected from ringside by the referee. Later on in the match, Matt Hardy shows up and hits Reynolds with the Twist of Fate as Isiah Kassidy tries to bring a steel chair into the ring, getting the referee's attention in the process. After the match, Private Party and The Blade attack Reynolds and Angels, and the rest of The Dark Order storm the ring.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interview Kris Statlander. Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. and Reba barge in, but they are chased away by Hikaru Shida, who strikes the crutch out of Reba's hands with her Kendo stick.
The Pretty Picture ("The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth and JD Drake) beat Roman Rozell and Derek Pisaturo.
In footage from last week, Dr. Britt Baker tries to take the AEW Women's World Championship from Hikaru Shida as part of an impromptu photo shoot for when she wins the title from Shida in three weeks, all while AEW is doing a photo shoot for Forbes magazine.
Tay Conti beats Kiah Dream.
We hear from Matt Hardy, The Blade and Private Party (Marq Quen and Private Party). Matt says that Private Party did not need his help to win tonight, and that he did what he did to Alex "3' Reynolds due to the inujustice he did to Isiah Kassidy by distracting him last week, then says he will beat Reynolds any day of the week while asking Reynolds and John "4" Silver how it felt to have Reynolds in The Leech, saying he would do it to Silver if he were medically cleared and promises to do it when he is and to the rest of The Dark Order.
Penta el Zero Miedo beats Robo.
Thunder Rosa beats Robyn Renegade with the Peruvian Paluvera Choke.
We hear from The Pretty Picture ("Pretty" Peter Avalon, Cezar Bononi, "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth, JD Drake), who celebrate their win tonight. JD Drake tells Nemeth he has finally found his mean streak, then wonders what he got himself into. Bononi says he has gotten himself into the hottest, sexist and most dominant faction in AEW. Drake says he can go for that.
"The Machine" Brian Cage beats Mike Sydal with Weapon X, which Cage has had yet to use in AEW.
Team Taz ("Absolute" Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs) quickly beat Aaron Frye and Brick Aldridge, with Powerhouse Hobbs doing all the work.
"Legit" Leyla Hirsch beats Diamante with a cross arm breaker.
The Varsity Blonds (Griff Garrison and Brian Pillman Jr.) beat Liam Gray and Adrian Alanis.
SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) beat Jake St. Patrick and Spencer Slade.
Big Swole beats Megan Bayne with the Cloverleaf.
Sonny Kiss and "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela beat Kit Sackett and Justin Law.
KiLynn King beats Julia Hart.
PAC beats Serpentico with the Brutalizer.
The Bunny beats Leila Grey.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews PAC, who says that regardless of who his opponent is, Death Triangle (PAC, Penta el Zero M, Rey Fenix) is coming for them.
The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) beats David Ali and Vary Morales.
"All Ego" Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky beat The Hughes Brothers (Terrence and Terrell Hughes) with a heel hook from Scorpio Sky to Terrell Hughes.
The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, Alex "3" Reynolds) beat The Pretty Picture ("The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth, JD Drake and Cezar Bononi) after Alex "3" Reynolds stops "Pretty" Peter Avalon from interfering.
Dante Martin beats Danny Limelight.
Jake "The Snake" Roberts guests on commentary for the next match.
Lance Archer beats Luther. Before the match, Archer throws Serpentico into Luther, and later into the match, Fuego del Sol jumps the barricade and beats Serpentico up.
We hear from Darby Allin, who says that Jungle Boy shakes everyone's hand and tries to be everyone's hand and that he is here for championships, not for friendships, and that he can "see through everyone's shit." He challenges Jungle Boy to either show up on Wednesday and turn the switch in order to fight him and win the TNT Championship or not show up at all if he is going to show up with a smile on his face.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks guests on commentary for the next three matches.
"The Bad Boy" Joey Janela beats Will Allday.
SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) beat Ryzin and John Skyler.
Big Swole and KiLynn King beat The MK Twins (Ashley and Steff MK).
We hear from "Absolute" Ricky Starks, who says he should be the #1 ranked wrestler in AEW and not "Hangman" Adam Page, and that when Page is on top, he falls to pressure. Meanwhile, Stark says he makes diamonds, and that it is time for Adam Page to move over for someone who is absolute. He asks how many chances one can get with a target on their back, then turns to the camera and says "Well, Adam Page...I'll be your huckleberry."
The Butcher and The Blade beat Brick Aldridge and Cole Karter.
Backstage, "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth tells JD Drake that he may be reluctant to be a sexy wingman, and provides a few options for what to wear. The first option looks like a neck from JD Drake's tacklebox according to JD Drake, and the second one is a Hawaiian shirt and shorts that Drake takes a liking to. The third one is a red outfit that, when Drake looks at it, says "What do I look like? Marky Mark?" When Bononi says that is what Nemeth wants and not Drake, Drake takes this as Bononi saying a hard-working man like him cannot be sexy, then agrees to try on all three outfits, much to the delight of Nemeth and the chagrin of Bononi.
Sonny Kiss beats Jake Manning. After the match, Sonny Kiss says that when he came to AEW, he vowed to do two things: shake some ass and kick some ass. He talks about the time he told the world that AEW is for everyone, and says that every time he steps in the ring, he earns the right to call himself "all elite." He tells everyone to throw out their pre-conceived notions of him, becuase the games are over.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks guests on commentary for the next match.
The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, Preston "10" Vance) beat Jay Lyon, Midas Black and Ken Broadway.
Billy Gunn beats Andrew Palace. After the match, Billy Gunn tells QT Marshall that he called down the thunder and got it, and tomorrow night on Dynamite, there is no place for Marshall to hide.
Dante Martin beats Fuego del Sol.
Diamante beats Queen Aminata.
The Varsity Blonds (Griff Garrison and Brian Pillman Jr.) beat Hayden Backlund and Kit Sackett.
Max Caster beats Alan "5" Angels. During the match, Preston "10" Vance tries to stop Anthony Bowens from interfering, and this leads to Bowens tossing the boombox into the ring. Angels catches it, but hands it to the referee. As the referee is removing the boombox, Caster grabs his chain from the ring post, but gets hit with a spinning roundhouse kick from Angels. When Angels pins Caster, Caster hits Angels with the chain and pins Angels for the win, all without the referee seeing the chain, and manages to secretly hand it off to Bowens after the match.
Powerhouse Hobbs beats Baron Black.
PAC beats Dean Alexander with the Brutalizer after Alexander is knocked out and unable to defend himself.
The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, Alex "3" Reynolds) beats Jake St. Patrick, Sage Scott and Chandler Hopkins in a six-man tag team match.
Backstage, Cezar Bononi talks to "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth, saying that what they plan to do is impossible, but Nemeth says he needs two wingmen and wants someone who is a little sexier and more supple. JD Drake shows up, taking this as a fat joke, and Nemeth tells him to consider cutting the facial hair and dying his hair blond. JD Drake asks what is sexier than a blue-collar, hard-working man.
Team Taz ("The Machine" Brian Cage, "Absolute" Ricky Starks, Powerhouse Hobbs) beats Brick Aldridge, Justin Law and Hayden Backlund in a six-man tag team match. Once again, Cage is not tagged in until the very end ot hit the Drill Claw on Hayden Backlund
Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) beat Rex Lawless and Dean Alexander.
"The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth beats Fuego del Sol.
The Butcher quickly beats Jon Cruz.
The Sea Stars (Ashley Vox and Delmi Exo) beat Vertvixen and Jazmin Allure.
We see a music video from "Platinum" Max Caster where Caster mocks "Hangman" Adam Page and The Dark Order.
Red Velvet and KiLynn King beat Madi Wrenkowski and Vipress.
JD Drake beats Baron Black.
Sonny Kiss and "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela beat KC Navarro and Aaron Frye.
Matt Sydal quickly beats Mike Magnum with a bit of misdirection that leads to a kick to the head followed by the Lightning Spiral for the win.
Matt Hardy beats Vary Morales with The Leech. Darby Allin is seen watching Matt Hardy from afar before and during the match. After the match, Matt Hardy tells Darby Allin that he has the audacity to call him a sell-out when his name and face is plastered all over TNT, and when he gets the chance, he will show just how extreme he is and leech the life out of him like he just did to Vary Morales and take the TNT Championship.
Bear Country (Bear Boulder and Bear Bronson) beat TheHybrid2 (Jack Evans and Angelico).
We hear from Jon Moxley, who says that he keeps getting beaten up every week while Eddie Kingston has had his ankle broken, and that the only way to feel better is to beat somebody up, which he plans to do tonight.
Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Orange Cassidy) beats "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth and JD Drake. After the match, Miro, Penelope Ford and "Superbad" Kip Sabian shows up. Sabian says he is there to wish Best Friends luck, but Miro wishes them to survive the Arcade Anarchy match next week so he can hurt them again as referees hold him back. When Best Friends leave, Sabian and Miro run ino through the other entryway on the stage and attack them.
John Moxley beats Bill Collier.
In footage from earlier today, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes awards a Nightmare weight belt to Santiago Elias Prado from The Boys & Girls Club of North Florida.
Penelope Ford beats Leila Grey.
The Gunn Club (Billy, Austin and Colten Gunn) beat Rex Lawless and Milk Chocolate (Brandon Watts and Randy Summers).
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Thunder Rosa, who calls her unsanctioned Lights Out match historical both for her, the women's division . After saying that Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. will continue to take all the credit, she says that she looks forward to facing one of her students, Alex Gracia, tonight. As she says that she is about female and Latina representation, Diamante shows up and say nobody represents her but her. Rosa says she hears jealousy in Diamante's voice, but Diamante says she isn't even part of the AEW roster and yet she is part of the main event, which puts a target on her back. Rosa says she's so good, there is a target on her back everywhere. Diamante then challenges Thunder Rosa to a match, which Rosa accepts whenever Diamanate is ready.
"The Bad Boy" Joey Janela beats Chandler Hopkins.
Backstage, Dasha Gonzalez interviews TheHybrid2 (Jack Evans and Angelico). Jack Evans says all he needs in a cup of coffee to put Jungle Boy in his place and beat up Luchasaurus and Marko Stunt after the match to prove hazelnut creamer does a body good. Meanwhile, Angelico dances without music.
Thunder Rosa beats Alex Gracia.
"Legit" Leyla Hirsch beats Vipress with the Cross Arm Breaker despite having her left arm targeted and hurt during the match.
Frankie Kazarian beats Danny Limelight with a crossface chicken wing. After the match, Christian Cage shows up and congratulates Kazarian from the stage.
"All Ego" Ethan Page beats Fuego del Sol.
Hikaru Shida and Tay Conti beats Jazmin Allure and Tesha Price.
Jungle Boy beats Jack Evans with the Snare Trap.
QT Marshall and Lee Johnson beat Adam Priest and Aaron Frye.
Ryo Mizunami beats KiLynn King.
The Dark Order (Alan "5" Angels and Preston "10" Vance) beats D3 and Vary Morales.
Backstage, Dasha Gonzalez interviews "All Ego" Ethan Page. Page says he is racking up the wins like he said he would, yet AEW wants to overlook superstars like him. He then says he will not do what AEW does and overlook the talent; instead, he will enjoy the rest of the show and continue to win his matches.
We see a vignette for Bear Country (Bear Boulder and Bear Bronson). They have been teaming for three-and-a-half years and had been singles wrestlers before that, but when their singles careers floundered, they brought their common background from Create-A-Pro Wrestling and became a tag team. Both of them want to go beyond being indie stars, and they were doing well until the pandemic hit. This was when they got a call from All Elite Wrestling, where they made the most of their opportunity and wowed AEW officials. They now want to make their mark in the tag team division and be in AEW for a long time.
Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) beat Bear Country (Bear Boulder and Bear Bronson). During the match, Matt Hardy gets on the ring apron but gets pulled off by Marko Stunt. This inadvertently distracts Bear Country, and Isiah Kassidy rolls Bear Bronson up for the win. After the match, Bear Bronson grabs Marko Stunt as Marko apologizes, and Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus show up and brawl with Bear Country. Referees quickly move into place to stop the brawl.
Scorpio Sky beats Matt Sydal with the leg bar. When Scorpio refuses to let go of the hold, Matt Sydal shows up and chases him out of the ring. Suddenly, "All Ego" Ethan Page runs into the ring and attacks Matt Sydal, then Scorpio Sky gets in the ring and pats Page on the shoulder before the two of them head to the back together.
The Dark Order (Alex "3" Reynolds and John "4" Silver) beats Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico).
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian). Daniels says that the rankings are what matters, and that they are the top ranked team. Daniels also says that while Death Triangle (PAC and Rey Fenix) have a right to a title shot after winning the Casino Battle Royal, they will be quietly winning match after match and continue to win until they face the AEW Tag Team Champions and remind everyone why they should have. Kazarian says they have been friends for twenty years and tag team partners for ten years, and they are willing to sacrifice everything to become tag team champions.
SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) beat Jorel Nelson and Royce Isaacs.
Penelope Ford beats Miranda Alize.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks guests on commentary for the next three matches.
The Gunn Club (Billy, Austin and Colten Gunn) beats Adam Priest, Jake St. Patrick and Baron Black.
Dante Martin beats Jack Evans. After the match, Dante is attacked by Angelico, but Darius Martin shows up wanting to pick a fight with Angelico and Evans despite not being medically cleared.
"The Machine" Brian Cage retains the FTW World Championship against Brandon Cutler.
Ashley Vox beats Alex Gracia with the Fish Hook.
Sonny Kiss and "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela beat Vary Morales and Seth Gargis.
Anthony Ogogo guests on commentary for the next two matches.
JD Drake beats Fuego del Sol.
QT Marshall beats Shawn Dean.
The Bunny beats Jazmin Allure.
The Dark Order (Colt Cabana, Evil Uno, Stu Grayson) beat Carlie Bravo, Brick Aldridge and Dean Alexander.
Anthony Ogogo guests on commentary for the next match.
Nick Comoroto and Aaron Solow beat Angel Fashion and D3.
Darby Allin retains the AEW TNT Championship against "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela.
We hear from Jon Moxley. He says KENTA has called him out from across an ocean, and says that KENTA's sudden appearance was no surprise to him. He says that KENTA has realized that the time for cheap talk is over and that he will have to get it done in the ring. He says that he and KENTA will unload until one man cannot stand anymore, and on February 26th, he will dump him on his head. As for tonight, he and Lance Archer take on two men who have a common interest in taking him out, and tonight is just for fun.
Backstage, Sammy Guevara speaks with MJF alone. Guevara tells MJF that he saw what happened last week and says he knows MJF is trying to take over The Inner Circle, and MJF says that he thought Guevara was jealous at first, but then he realized that Guevara hates Chris Jericho because he has to play second fiddle to him when he should be front and center, and says Guevara wants to take over The Inner Circle. When Guevara sarcastically says he is trying to take over The Inner Circle and asks MJF if that is what he wanted to hear, MJF says that is exactly what he wanted to hear. As MJF takes his phone - which he placed on a table - and puts it in his pocket, he presses a button. Guevara notices that MJF is recording him, and proceeds to throw his phone at the wall and slug him in the stomach.
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and Lee Johnson beat "Pretty" Peter Avalon and Cezar Bononi with a schoolkid pin from Johnson to Avalon after Avalon misses the Marti-Knees. The match is Lee Johnson's first win in AEW. Before the next match, Cody shakes hands with Brock Anderson, the son of "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, who has just graduated from college and is training to become a professional wrestler. After the match, "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall celebrate with Cody, Johnson and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, and Tony Schiavone interviews Lee Johnson, who says he wishes he had a world of words after winning his first match after going 0-29 for a year, and says his trainers have told him that if he puts in the work, the work will always pay off, and says that The Nightmare Family is his family and that his family did it for him.
In footage from earlier today, Dasha Gonzalez interviews The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson). Suddenly, The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) show up, saying they were focused on Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) and not them and that The Inner Circle eliminated them. After The Young Bucks say that they wanted to The Good Brothers wanted to challenge them in a Bullet Club dream match and that The Good Brothers ruined it, Matt Jackson proposes that next week, they will defend the AEW World Tag Team Championships against Santana and Ortiz.
Backstage, Dasha Gonzalez interviews "Hangman" Adam Page. Adam Page is about to state that he does not want to be in a tag team when Matt Hardy shows up and tells him that they have potential as a tag team. Hardy also tells Page that he has rented out a bar for the whole night so they can celebrate their tag team victory, and that Page can drink all he wants as the tab is on him. Page accepts, then runs into The Dark Order, who are understanding when Page says he is heading to the bar with Matt.
PAC beats Ryan Nemeth with the Black Arrow followed by the Brutalizer.
We hear from "Superbad" Kip Sabian, Penelope Ford and Miro. Miro calls Chuck Taylor "a gutless bastard" for handcuffing him by the ankle, and says he will find him and Orange Cassidy and put them in the hospital with Trent so they can celebrate their stupidity, as nobody messes with him, Sabian or Penelope. We then hear from Cassidy and Chuck, and Cassidy says "What did they think was going to happen?" while he and Chuck drink champagne.
Backstage, Dasha Gonzalez interview Chris Jericho, Jake Hager and Wardlow. Jericho says MJF will be here, but Santana and Ortiz show up and tell Jericho that MJF was in the trainer's room. MJF shows up and tells Jericho that Guevara sucker punched him for no reason, calling Guevara "an animal" and says that Guevara broke his ribs.
The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho and MJF) beat The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) following the interference of The Inner Circle. After the match, Sammy Guevara shows up and tells Jericho that after having told him on December 9th that he would be done with The Inner Circle if anything happens between him and MJF, he is officially done with The Inner Circle. Guevara then walks out on The Inner Circle.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Sammy Guevara as he leaves the arena. Guevara refuses to answer, saying he needs time away from the arena to refocus.
"Hangman" Adam Page and Matt Hardy are at the bar that Matt Hardy has rented out. Matt and Page toast to being a team, then Matt tells Page that he can make him the top wrestler in AEW while becoming richer beyond his wildest dream while producing a contract. Page agrees, then tosses the contract away and replaces with another piece of paper, which he signs and hands to Matt Hardy before getting another drink.
Tony Schiavone interviews Sting on the stage. Suddenly, Taz and Powerhouse Hobbs show up on the video screen, and reveal that they, "Absolute" Ricky Starks and "The Machine" Brian Cage are taking Darby Allin for a ride on a body bag that is dragged across the parking lot as they leave. Sting leaves to take pursuit.
In footage from earlier today, Alex Marvez interviews Kenny Omega on a golf course. Omega tells Marvez to stop talking and watch him make a shot from the bunker, then Marvez asks Omega why he is teaming with KENTA tonight and why he is playing golf instead of preparing for the match. Omega says he is already the best, and that he needs to clear his mind and that he has forgotten what it is like to lose, and that he will not lose and he will not miss. Meanwhile, it is revealed that Omega and Don Callis cheat on the golf course, with Callis caliming that Omega has hit another eagle on the course.
Thunder Rosa beats "Legit" Leyla Hirsch to advance to the second round of the Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament after countering the cross arm breaker into a powerbomb prior to the Thunder Driver.
It is announced that four matches on the Japanese side of the Women's World Championship Eliminator Championship will air on YouTube this Monday.
In footage from earlier today, Tony Schiavone interviews Jungle Boy. It is announced that Marko Stunt is okay, and Jungle Boy addresses FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler). He says Cash Wheeler slapped him so hard he was forced to collect himself in their match, but at the end of the day, he made Wheeler tap out. He says that Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy, Marko Stunt) did not tell on FTR and did not want them suspended, and that they wanted FTR in the ring so they could look them in the eyes. He says that when they get that opportunity, he will make Dax Harwood his bitch.
Next week: FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) vs. Matt and Mike Sydal! "Hangman" Adam Page, Matt Hardy and Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) vs. TheHybrid2 (Angelico and Jack Evans) and Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico)! Sting calls out Team Taz (Taz, Hook, "The Machine" Brian Cage, "Absolute" Ricky Starks, Powerhouse Hobbs) ahead of their Street Fight at Revolution! Serena Deeb vs. Riho in the first round of the AEW Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament! Proud 'n Powerful (Santana and Ortiz) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) for the AEW World Tag Team Championships!
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
Kenny Omega and KENTA beat Jon Moxley and Lance Archer in a Falls Count Anywhere Match that sees brawling going on in the kitchen area of the arena and Jake "The Snake" Roberts nearly eat a V-Trigger before Moxley hits Omega with a barbed wire baseball bat.
Anthony Ogogo guests on commentary for the next three matches.
Nick Comorato and The Natural Nightmares ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall) beat Vary Morales and The Jersey Muscle Society (Steve Gibki and Tony Vincita).
SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) beat Lee Johnson and Aaron Solow.
"The Machine" Brian Cage beats Jake St. Patrick.
Backstage, The Acclaimed meet with a psychologist where they mention the lyrics to "Judas" by Fozzy before we see a new music video where they boast that they will beat Chris Jericho and MJF this week on Dynamite while making fun of The Inner Circle's current state of togetherness.
"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose beats Miranda Alize.
Anthony Ogogo guests on commentary for the next match.
PAC beats VSK with the Brutalizer.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks guests on commentary for the next five matches.
Sonny Kiss beats KC Navarro.
Tay Conti beats Alex Gracia by submission.
Before the next match, Ryan Nemeth addresses the elephant in the room, saying that he has the feeling that a lot of people like him because he is smart, attractive and world famous to the point that he is "a true Hollywood hunk." He says that if people were to search within their hearts and minds, they would admit that they like and adore him, and tells everyone to tell themselves "I love Ryan."
Ryan Nemeth beats Marko Stunt after FTR's (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) theme distracts Marko, even though FTR fails to show.
"Pretty" Peter Avalon and Cezar Bononi beat Shawn Dean and Carlie Bravo.
Preston "10" Vance beats Baron Black.
Anthony Ogogo guests on commentary for the next match.
Anthony Ogogo guests on commentary for the next three matches.
The Natural Nightmares ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall) and Nick Comorato beat TNT (Terrence and Terrell Hughes) and M'Badu.
Rey Fenix beats KC Navarro.
Tay Conti beats Tesha Price.
It's time for The Waiting Room. Dr. Britt Baker makes light of Kenny Omega hitting Penta El Zero M with a shoe, says that The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) are only in the tag team battle royal because they want to wrestle with themselves and makes a "the butler did it" joke regarding "Superbad" Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford's wedding before welcoming tonight's guest, "Absolute" Ricky Starks. Starks briefly mentions his and "The Machine" Brian Cage's street fight against Sting and Darby Allin at Revolution before calling Dr. Britt Baker the "Meghan Markle of AEW," which leads Baker to say that Starks gives her "princely vibes." Tony Schiavone suddenly shows up and says that the show is out of them, even though Reba says they have a couple of minutes left.
Thunder Rosa beats Dani Jordyn.
Proud 'n Powerful (Santana and Ortiz) beat Fuego del Sol and Vary Morales.
"Legit" Leyla Hirsch beats Katalina Perez wit the Cross Arm Breaker.
We see a music video where The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) mock the tag team roster prior to the tag team battle royal at Beach Break.
The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) beat Danny Limelight and Ryzin.
Bear Country (Bear Boulder and Bear Bronson), Sonny Kiss and "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela beat Shawn Dean, Baron Black, Aaron Solow and Mike Verna.
Ivelisse and Diamante beat Vertvixen and Jazmin Allure.
Austin Gunn guests on commentary for the next match.
Gunn Club (Billy and Colten Gunn) beats John Skyler and Ray Jaz.
Red Velvet beats Alex Gracia.
-1 guests on commentary for the next match.
10 beats Jake St. Patrick.
Anthony Ogogo guests on commentary for the next match.
SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) beat Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico).
Matt Hardy and Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) beat "Hangman" Adam Page and The Dark Order (Alex "3" Reynolds and John "4" Silver) after Hardy tags himself in for the pinfall following the Gin and Juice by Private Party.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews The Inner Circle. Chris Jericho and MJF agree that The Dinner Debonaire was great as he brags about retaining the Dynamite Diamond Ring, then says that The New York Times got one thing wrong as they named The Dinner Debonaire the best performance of 2020: he could not have done this without Jericho, who he says is the better performer as well as a mentor, the "G.O.A.T." and his best friend. He says that he could not have done this without Jericho or the rest of The Inner Circle.
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and Brandi Rhodes are decorating their Christmas tree when they find a package at their doorstep. Inside is a pair of baby shoes and a note stating that they are expecting a new baby in 2021. Meanwhile, Pharoah stands to the side with a "Baby Security (In Training)" bandanna around his neck.
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes beats Angelico. After the match, Team Taz shows up. Taz congratulates Cody on his victory and his new child, then Ricky Starks says nobody got any congratulations when they beat Cody and Darby Allin. Taz says that "The Machine" Brian Cage will make mincemeat out of Darby and that Team Taz will put Cody on maternity leave. Before Team Taz can even head to the ring, Sting shows up and pulls out a baseball bat. Powerhouse Hobbs has to be held back as Team Taz leaves. Sting then winks at Cody before leaving.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Miro, who has been fined $75,000 for laying out three staff members. Miro says Orange Cassidy does not care about anything, and says that Orange Cassidy owes him $75,000. He says that there will be a huge announcement next week, but before he breaks the Internet once again, he will face Sonny Kiss on Dark before making the big announcement regarding "Superbad" Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford's wedding. When asked about the three people he put in the hospital, Miro simply says "Bah humbug! It's my birthday."
Eddie Kingston shows up. After stating he does not care about any of the fans, he says that he has a lot of enemies, including God and PAC. He says that PAC is nursing his injuries back home and is not coming back, as his career is done. Eddie then addresses Lance Archer, who immediately shows up and attacks him. The Butcher and The Blade run in to the ring, and they and Eddie have to gang up on Archer to overpower him. Suddenly, The Lucha Bros. (Penta El Zero M and Rey Fenix) show up, and PAC soon joins them. The three of them fight Eddie, The Butcher and The Blade alongside Lance Archer and quickly clean house. When Archer goes for a choke slam on Eddie, PAC hits Eddie in the face with a pump kick. Despite taking exception to this, Archer stands alongside PAC, Penta El Zero M and Rey Fenix.
Backstage, Dasha Gonzalez interviews "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes. Rhodes says he has thought about The Dark Order's offer, then says "Seven" was a bad idea years ago and a bad idea last week, and tells Evil Uno that he was dead wrong calling him "the third-least most important member of the Rhodes family" and that he will kick his ass next week like he kicked Preston "10" Vance's ass.
Orange Cassidy guests on commentary for the next match (despite his headset not being plugged in).
The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, MJF, Santana, Ortiz, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager) beat Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent), Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) and The Varsity Blonds (Griff Garrison and Brian Pillman Jr.) in a twelve-man tag team match. After teh match, The Inner Circle continue to go on the attack, but Top Flight cleans out the ring.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Thunder Rosa, who tells Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. that she has wrestled all over the world and that it is her fault she lost last week. She then says she is beating her ass because she does belong in AEW. Suddenly, Reba shows up to stand up for Baker, who attacks Thunder Rosa from behind before she and Reba mess up Thunder Rosa's face paint. Baker then jokingly asks if the camera is still working or if it is ruined by Thunder Rosa's "ugly" face.
Before the next match, Frankie Kazarian answers The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens)'s pre-match diss track, asking them if they are The Acclaimed or Men On A Mission.
The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) beat SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) after Caster uses the boombox as a weapon as the referee is not looking. After the match, Caster tells The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) that he and Bowens want a tag team title match, and Bowens challenges them to one next week.
Backstage, Dasha Gonzalez interviews Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin). Darius says that they made the save earlier tonight because The Inner Circle found out a lot about them in their match, and challenge Chris Jericho and MJF to a tag team match, telling them they can either accept their challenge or "run away like two little bitches."
Serena Deeb and Big Swole beat Ivelisse and Diamante with a Cloverleaf from Big Swole to Diamante. After the match, Vickie Guerrero shows up with "The Native Beast" Nyla Rosa and they both attack Serena and Big Swole with Ivelisse and Diamante. Suddenly, Red Velvet shows up with a steel chair and strikes Nyla Rose from behind before clearing out the ring.
Backstage, we hear from Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Trent, Orange Cassidy). Taylor tells Santana and Ortiz that it will never be over between them, but for now, they have other things to attend to. Trent addressses Miro sabotaging Orange Cassidy's match last week, saying that Cassidy had the match won and and tell Miro they will be at Holiday Bash next week.
We see a video package of Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy, Marko Stunt), who will face The Dark Order (Colt Cabana, Alan "5" Angels, Preston "10" Vance) next week.
FTR (Dash Harwood and Cash Wheeler) show up at the announce table, asking if the tag team division still matters when the "sideshow team" is being shown while feeling that their ability to put food on their tables is being threatened.
Next week: The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) for the AEW World Tag Team Championships! The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho and MJF) vs. Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin)! Hikaru Shida in action! Evil Uno vs. "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes! PAC vs. The Butcher! In two weeks: New Year's Smash Night 1 with Chris Jericho as special commentator! In three weeks: New Year's Smash Night 2 with special guest Snoop Dogg!
Before the next match, Don Callis says that nobody calls a Kenny Omega match like he can and tells Tony Schiavone to give him his headset and go to catering. Schavione responds by saying "Kiss my ass...get outta here." This does not stop Don callis from calling the match on a live microphone, nor does it stop Omega from joining in.
Kenny Omega beats "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela. After the match, Don Callis says the haters have been silenced and that there are no more questions for the AEW World Champion. Suddenly, The Death Triangle (PAC, Penta El Zero M, Rey Fenix) shows up and PAC says he and Omega have unfinished business and that they are here to address injustice, mentioning that Rey Fenix took part in the World Title Eliminator Tournament and never lost and asking how Omega became the rightful champion. Callis asks PAC if he got some sort of executive promotion while he and Omega made history, then says that wrestlers don't tell the world champion what to do. PAC tells Callis he has already talked to Tony Khan and that Omega will defend the AEW World Championship against Rey Fenix next week. Omega is furious.
Anthony Ogogo guests on commentary for the next four matches.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks beats Sotheara Chhun.
Brandon Cutler beats Baron Black.
Hikaru Shida beats KiLynn King. After the match, Abadon shows up, pulls Shida off the top rope and hits her with a Gory Special neckbreaker.
It's time for The Waiting Room. Dr. Britt Baker pokes fun at "Hangman" Adam Page teaming with The Dark Order and "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes facing multiple opponents and having a neck attempt, then announces that The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowen) will face SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian). Baker then announces Shawn Spears and Tully Blanchard as tonight's guests. Tully says that Shawn Spears - who is 17-2 - is what is going on. Suddenly, someone knocks on the door, and Shawn answers it to find out Marko Stunt is there, and Shawn closes the door on him. Suddenly, there is a knock at the door, and when Shawn walks up to it, it is smacked into his face, and Scorpio Sky beats Shawn Spears up and throws him through the back of the set. A scared Reba and Baker leave, and both agree that Tony Schiavone will pay for the damages.
Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) beat Shawn Dean and Fuego Del Sol.
Thunder Rosa guests on commentary for the next match.
"The Librarian" Leva Bates beats Skyler Moore with a roll-up from out of nowhere. Bates raises Skyler's hand in a show of respect after the match.
"The Machine" Brian Cage beats VSK.
The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) beats Louie Vallie and Mike Magnum.
Anna "99" Jay beats Dani Jordyn with the Queenslayer.
"Pretty" Peter Avalon guests on commentary for the next two matches.
The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Stu Grayson) beat Bear Country (Bear Bronson and Bear Boulder).
"The Bad Boy" Joey Janela and Sonny Kiss beat Ryzin and Sean Maluta.
Tay Conti beats Freya "The Slaya" States by submission.
Matt Sydal beats Danny Limelight.
Ivelisse beats Kaci Lennox by submission.
Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) beat Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico) with an inside cradle to Luther after stopping a double team. Luther attacks Best Friends after the match, but they fend him off after the match. Suddenly, Miro shows up, and multiple referees have to stop him from getting in the ring.
