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.
Dalton Castle and The Boys (Brandon and Brent Tate) beats Justin Corino, Jaden Valo and Defarge in a trios match.
Abadon beats Leva Bates.
"The Machine" Brian Cage beats Leon Ruffin. After the match, Prince Nana says he has told everyone from day one and that Brian Cage has exemplied "Embassy excellence." Brian Cage says he is the "Weapon X-cellence of execution," then Prince Nana says The Embassy is both forever and on the hunt.
Before the next match, Sonjay Dutt asks The Brick City Boyz (Julio Cruz and Victor Chase) where they are, and they say "North New Jersey." Sonjay mentions Jay Lethal being from New Jersey and Jeff jarrett being "the king of Tennessee" before introducing them to Sonjay Dutt and telling them that Brick City is going to crumble.
Jay Lethal and Satnam Singh beat The Brick City Boyz (Julio Cruz and Victor Chase).
Madi Wrenkowski beats "The Librarian" Leva Bates. During the match, Madi tears pages out of one of Leva's books. Leva tries to use a book as a weapon, but the ref takes the book away. As the ref puts the book away, Wrenkowki hits Bates in the head with another book to get the win.
"Legit" Leyla Hirsch beats Miranda Alize with a cross arm breaker.
"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose beats Thunder Rosa to win the United States Bracket and advance to the finals of the AEW World Women's Championship Eliminator Tournament.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks guests on commentary for the next four matches.
Rey Fenix beats Vary Morales.
Penelope Ford beats Lindsay Snow.
The Dark Order (Alex "3" Reynolds and John "4" Silver) beat Shawn Dean and Tyson Maddux.
Anna "99" Jay beats Jazmin Allure with the Queenslayer.
It's time for The Waiting Room. After stating that she cannot wait to see "The Machine" Brian Cage fold Darby Allin like origami, says that nobody's world title matches compares to AEW and mentions that Jon Moxley could not make a baby announcement without "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes stealing his spotlight, Dr. Britt Baker welcomes Matt Sydal as a guest onto the show. After briefly talking about his slip off the top turnbuckle in his AEW debut, Sydal talks about his recent win streak before saying he will make the ring his realm in his upcoming match against Cody Rhodes. Suddenly, Reba gets a letter from TBS aksing Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. to hang a poster of The Go-Big Show. They do, then Matt Sydal gives Cody a third eye on the card after saying that Cody does not like to share the spotlight.
Team Taz ("The Machine" Brian Cage, "Absolute" Ricky Starks, Powerhouse Hobbs) beat Ryzin, Nik Comoroto and James Tapia.
"Pretty" Peter Avalon guests on commentary for the next match.
Griff Garrison beats Fuego del Sol. After the match, "Pretty" Peter Avalon congratulates Griff Garrison with a signed 8x10, but Garrison refuses it.
Proud 'n Powerful (Santana and Ortiz) beat TNT (Terrence and Terrell Hughes).
Sammy Guevara beats Aaron Solow. After the match, Guevara says this is not only another win for him and The Inner Circle, but his ten-year anniversary as a professional wrestler following countless amounts of work on the independents and what will become even more work proving doubters wrong in AEW.
Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico) beats Ariel Levy and El Curevo de Puerto Rico.
"The Librarian" Leva Bates beats Madi Wrenkowski with an inside cradle after superkicking a book into Madi's face when Madi mocks her.
Matt Sydal beats Danny Limelight with a La Magistral Cradle.
Tay Conti beats Vertvixen.
The Gunn Club (Billy, Austin and Colten Gunn) beat Royal Money, Baron Black and Mike Verna after Baron Black and Mike Verna give Colten a beatdown to break up a pinfall attempt. After the match, Austin Gunn makes it clear that if you jump one member of the Gunn Club, "we beat your ass."
"Absolute" Ricky Starks guests on commentary for the next match.
SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) beats TheHybrid2 (Angelico and Jack Evans). After the match, The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowen) run into the ring and atack SoCal Uncensored along with TheHybrid2, then The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) run TheHybrid2 and The Acclaimed out of the ring.
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.
Anthony Ogogo guests on commentary for the next four matches.
Shawn Spears beats KTB with the Scorpion Deathlock. During the match, Scorpio Sky shows up with the steel slug that Tully Blanchard usually gives Spears, then sits down on the steps of the stage to watch the match and send a message to Spears. After the match, Scorpio Sky gets in the ring and hits KTB with a TKO to intimidate Spears further.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks beats Damian Fenrir.
Brandon Cutler beats Danny Limelight.
"Pretty" Peter Avalon beats Jon Cruz.
Shanna beats Tesha Price in her first AEW match in over eight months.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Scorpio Sky, who simply walks away when told that Shawn Spears will not give him a rematch.
KiLynn King beats Katalina Perez.
Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) beat Adam Priest and Sean Maluta.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks guests on commentary for the next five matches.
"The Librarian" Leva Bates beats Alex Gracia. After the match, Bates hands Gracia her copy of The Young Bucks' (Matt and Nick Jackson) new book and they both head to the back together.
The Gunn Club (Billy, Austin and Colten Gunn) beat Angel Fashion, VSK and Shawn Donavan.
Matt Sydal beats Aaron Solow.
The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Stu Grayson) beat Baron Black and Fuego del Sol.
Griff Garrison and Brian Pillman Jr. beat Cezar Bononi and Ryzin.
Ivelisse beats Lindsay Snow.
The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowen) beat George South Jr. and Bobby Wayward.
Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico) beats Alex Chamberlain and Seth Gargis.
Red Velvet beats Lady Frost.
Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) beat The Dark Order (Alan "5" Angels and Preston "10" Vance) and the team of Sonny Kiss and "The Bady Boy" Joey Janela in a three-way tag team match. Before the match, The Dark Order goes on the attack before the bell rings. The bell does not ring until one representative from two team are in the ring, which simultaneously happens with Alan "5" Angels sending Joey Janela over the top rope and into the nearby camera.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks guests on commentary for the next three matches.
Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico) beat TNT (Terrence and Terrell Hughes). (TNT - Terrence and Terrell Hughes - are the sons of D-Von Dudley.)
Anthony Bowens and Max Caster - now known as "The Acclaimed" - beat Louie Valle and Justin Blax.
Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) beat Baron Black and Frankie Thomas.
We see "Pretty" Peter Avalon having dinner with another woman after taking a blindfold off of her. When it is revealed that the private room they are in is really an elevator with wooden panel walls and that Avalon is eating a TV dinner, the woman slaps him and leaves.
Frankie Kazarian guests on commentary for the next match.
TheHybrid2 (Angelico and Jack Evans) beat Adam Priest and Shawn Dean with a Navarro Death Roll from Evans to Dean.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks guests on commentary.
The Lucha Bros. (Penta El Zero M and Rey Fenix) beat Ashton Starr and David Ali.
"The Librarian" Leva Bates beats Dani Jordyn with a roll-up.
Alan "5" Angels beats Fuego Del Sol.
Ivelisse and Diamante beat Dreamgirl Ellie and Jennacide with a submission hold from Ivelisse to Ellie.
Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) beats Sonny Kiss and "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela. Both teams show respect after the match.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Big Swole draws Gray. Her partner is revealed to be Lil' Swole (who is best known as Nicole Savoy). Also in footage from earlier today, "The Librarian" Leva Bates and Rache Chanel have both drawn Yellow.
Big Swole and Lil' Swole beat "The Librarian" Leva Bates and Rache Chanel to advance in the tournament.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Ivelisse draws Pink and gets Diamante as a tag team partner. Also in backstage footage from earlier today, Madusa tells Dasha Gonzalez it's time for her to draw. Dash draws Blue and gets Rachael Ellering as a tag team partner.
Ivelisse and Diamante beat Dasha Gonzales and Rachael Ellering to advance in the tournament.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Big Swole and Lil' Swole. Big Swole says the chemistry between them is off the charts. Alex Marvez also interviews Dasha Gonzales, who says her match tonight was the experience of a lifetime and something she has been looking forward to, and calls the match her starting point. She hopes that the match isn't her last, and thanks All Elite Wrestling for giving her the opportunity. Alex Marvez also interviews Ivelisse and Diamante. Ivelisse admits she and Diamante had a rocky start at first, but respect is what kept them together. Diamante says that she and Ivelisse are a threat.
Jon Moxley shows up to start tonight's show. He says that the AEW World Championship is a beautiful thing because of what it represents: professional wrestling, the sport that he loves and has dedicated his life to. He says that the championship never belonged to Chris Jericho, and that it does not belong to him; instead, it belongs to the fans who helped will AEW into existence and wanted something different and better. Moxley says that AEW brought pro wrestling back, and that he will defend the AEW World Championship with his life and crawl through any hell and climb any mountain to do it. He says there is not a man in the locker room who has what it takes to pry the championship from his cold, dead hands, and if anyone wants to try, they can do it. Moxley then says it is not over between him and The Inner Circle, as they have tried to take him out for the last two months and they will be coming after him, to which he says that he dares them. The Inner Circle shows up, and Chris Jericho says that he does not need a championship to be "Le Champion." The fans respond by chanting "Yes you do!," and Jericho makes fun of them for being unable to chant in unison and tells them to "shut [their] ass" before acknowledging Moxley's dare, saying that his reckless abandon and having more guts than brains has started "the Moxley era." After asking the fans if they like the Moxley era, Jericho says he does not and that he thinks "it sucks ass." The crowd chants by chanting "You suck ass!", this time in unison, and Jericho says the Moxley era "sucks" because Moxley's championship win was based on a lie and that he is a cheater and liar while he spent the better part of three months training for a man with one eye. He says that Moxley being able to see out of both makes him more of a snake oil salesman than a champion, and that all of the fans are also liars for supporting Moxley. He says that since Moxley won the title like he did, he has turned The Inner Circle from "a group of good-natured and very good-looking guys" into "a damn hit squad." As the crowd chants "Bullshit!", Jericho says that The Inner Circle is putting the entire AEW roster on notice, stating that they will tear everyone apart and hurt some people, starting with Moxley. Jericho states that after tonight's main event, he guarantees that Moxley will not be able to leave the arena on his own two feet, and he is so sure of what he says that if he does, he will take a leave of absence from AEW for not thirty, but sixty days. Jericho then tells Moxley that he always has a plan, and that he is not as smart as he thinks he is. Moxley says nobody ever said he was a genius, then says he is sick of listening to Jericho talk and that he will do what he did at Revolution tonight and send him packing from AEW for sixty days and make him look like "a stupid son of a bitch."
SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky) and Colt Cabana beat The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, John Silver, Alex Reynolds). After the match, Evil Uno is furious, saying that this was not how it was supposed to go and that when The Exalted One arrives, he will be furious and heads will roll.
Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. guests on commentary for the next match.
Big Swole beats "The Librarian" Leva Bates.
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes shows up. He says that in one's career, one works their way to a pay-per-view match, which is guaranteed money, and when one wins, they get even more money. He says that the only way he can be comfortable to his loss to MJF on Saturday is if MJF shows up, looks him in the eye and says he beat him fair and square. Instead of MJF, however, he gets Jake "The Snake" Roberts. Roberts says he is tired of hearing Cody cry and bitch, saying he never cried over one match in his career, and tells Cody that MJF "handed it to him." He then says he is here to slay Cody, not to praise him, and the only reason he is here is that he has a client, stating that "the dark side" is coming to AEW. He then says that when the roots take hold, it will be like a phoenix rising from the ashes and soaring to the sun. He says it has taken him twenty hears to get clean, and he has earned it, and if he thinks for one minute that he will be nice and play right, he has got another thing coming, as he used to put a snake in a bag just to make someone think about it, and once they did, he had his opponent in the palm of his hand and he was "spanking his ass." He says he will be on the outside when his client faces Cody, and while Cody can bring Arn Anderson with him, the snake takes what it wants, and he wants Cody's share of the pie. Roberts then tells Cody not to turn his back on someone you respect or are afraid of, then leaves.
PAC beast Chuck Taylor with the Brutalizer after Taylor misses a top rope moonsault. After the match, Trent and Orange Cassidy confront PAC, then The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix) show up and attack Trent and Cassidy. Afterwards, The Lucha Bros. and PAC attack Best Friends (Taylor, Trent, Cassidy) as a unit before PAC takes the microphone and makes their partnership official by calling themselves "The Death Triangle," or as The Lucha Bros. call it, "Triangulo de la Muerte." PAC tells that the locker room that they did this to themselves, and that nobody is safe. The Lucha Bros then hit Orange Cassidy with a double-stomp package piledriver combo.
We hear from Shawn Spears and Tully Blanchard. Spears says one lucky person has the opportunity of a lifetime to join them, and Blanchard says he has had to search high and low. Fans are then asked to use the hasgtag #SearchForSpears or submit their entry to resource@allelitewrestling.com.
Jake Hager beats QT Marshall by submission with the standing arm triangle. After the match, "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes has to break the standing arm triangle and fend of Hager, Santana and Ortiz, but as the numbers game catches up, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes shows up and takes down Santana and Ortiz before taking the fight to Hager. Ortiz hits Cody in the back with a steel chair, then Cody is overpowered. Suddenly, Matt Jackson shows up and fends off Santana and Ortiz before having a stand-off with Hager, who soon overpowers him as well. As Jackson, Cody and Dustin are being attacked, "Hangman" Adam Page walks down the ramp with a cup of beer in his hand, gets in the ring, puts his beer on top of the ring post and goes to town on Santana, Ortiz and Hager, hitting Hager with a Buckshot Lariat before going back to his beer. Matt Jckson then confronts Page only for Page to flip him off.
Next week: Ortiz vs. "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes! The Death Triangle (PAC, Pentagon Jr. Rey Fenix) debuts! The rules announcement for Blood & Guts! Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy, Marko Stunt) vs. MJF, The Butcher and The Blade!
We hear from MJF and Wardlow. MJF boasts about going from protege to prodigy after beating "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes at Revolution and proving himself the final chapter of Cody's epic odyssey. He then says that it is high time that the AEW faithful has an author they can count on, as he has plenty of ink for his legacy of becoming the greatest world champion in professional wrestling. MJF also says it does not matter who he has to face, as he will become #1 contender and become AEW World Champion, and says that he will remain undefeated in AEW. Wardlow takes off MJF's jacket at MJF's command to reveal an "I pinned Cody," saying that the T-shirt is as distracting as Cody's new neck tattoo.
Before the next match, three masked men in the stands attack Jon Moxley from behind and assault him in the arena concourse. They then unmask in the process and reveal themselves to be Santana, Ortiz and Jake Hager while Jericho laughs in the ring. The match soon becomes a 2-on-1 handicap match as Santana, Ortiz and Hager put Moxley in a sleeper.
The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara) beat Jon Moxley and Darby Allin after Moxley never makes it back to the ring following the beaten given to him by the rest of The Inner Circle (Santana, Ortiz, Jake Hager) and Jericho counters a tope suicida from Allin with the Judas Effect. As The Inner Circle celebrates, Moxley shows up with a steel chair, walking to the ring under his own power. Moxley fends off The Inner Circle and clears out the ring in the process, but is clothesline from behind by Jake Hager. The Inner Circle then attacks Moxley on the stage, with Hager putting Moxley in a standing arm triangle before Santana, Ortiz and Hager hit Moxley with a three-man powerbomb off the stage and through a table.
Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!
Trent Baretta beats Pentagon Jr. after countering the Pentagon Driver into a piledriver of his own.
We get a closer look at Shanna, who talks about her wrestling training, her time in Japan and how she was repeatedly rejected by both WWE and TNA (now Impact Wrestling).
Before the next match, we hear from Big Swole, who says that everyone here has a story and that it is about what you do once you make it to AEW. She says that she has a big personality and a swole mentality, which means that everything she does is grand, then says that her strength is greatness and that Shanna is not ready for this.
Shanna beats Big Swole.
Before the next match, "The Librarian" Peter Avalon tells the people of Indianapolis, Indiana that sitting in your car is not a sport before he is cut off by Awesome Kong's entrance.
Awesome Kong quickly beats "The Librarian" Leva Bates after "The Librarian" Peter Avalon's interference attempts backfires when Awesome Kong stops him with a glance. After the match, Kong wipes out Avalon before cutting off a piece of Leva Bates' hair.
Kenny Omega retains the AAA Megas Championship against Jack Evans.
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Arn Anderson guests on commentary for the next match.
Hikaru Shida beats "Big Swole" Aeriel Monroe. After the match, Hikaru Shida says she is here to show off the Japanese style as she celebrates her victory, then says she predicts Emi Sakura will win the AEW Women's World Championship at Full Gear despite Riho's technique, as Sakura always shows her true power during a big match.
Chuckie T guests on commentary for the next match.
Nyla Rose and "The Librarian" Leva Bates beats Shalandra Royal and Shazza McKenzie, with Nyla Rose never tagging Leva Bates in. After the match, Nyla Rose says she didn't tag Leva Bates in at all because she didn't have to, and says that she has been disrespected in the company since day one despite tossing half of the participants in the Casino Battle Royal out of the ring. She then says she will start disrespecting everyone in the locker room one by one - or in this case, two by one.
Cima and SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) beat "Superbad" Kip Sabian and TheHybrid2 (Angelico and Jack Evans).
In this week's edition of "From Undesirable To Undeniable," "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes interviews QT Marshall, who talks about his time in Ring of Honor and his wrestling school.
Before the next match, "The Librarian" Peter Avalon talks about how the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and how the national capital was moved from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., then talks about how the Philadelphia Phillies were eliminated from the playoffs when Bryce Harper moved from Washington D.C. He then says that a town rich in sports history commemorates a fictional boxer. He then mentions the Minnesota Vikings not being worried about the Philadelphia Eagles' defense. Leva Bates then takes the microphone and tells Avalon to shush.
Nyla Rose beats Leva Bates.
The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson), Dustin Rhodes and Cody Rhodes beat Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) and Strong Hearts (T-Hawk and Cima).
