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.
Backstage, we hear from Brock Andesron and Brian Pillman Jr. Anderson says wrestling is a family business, and while some people get into the business for fun or money, they are in it because it is in their blood and that it is the reason why they have a roof over their head and food on their table. Pillman says they do not have a choice and that wrestling is the one thing they do best, and because they have "looks that kill and the lineage that will."
"All Heart" Blake Christian beats "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson.
Brock Anderson and Brian Pillman Jr. beat The Wingmen (Cezar Bononi and "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth) with an inside cradle from Anderson to Nemeth.
Mei Suruga and Emi Sakura beat Reka Tehaka and Ashley D'Amboise.
Backstage, we hear from "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth. He says he has more in common with the fans that the fans might think, as he went into a expensive private school for all of twelve years and an extremely elite Division I college where he thrived academically and athletically. He then went through a very dark job and had to get a real job for three months, and holds back tears as he says this. He then says that he made it and has become the man everyone knows today, and tells everyone not to give up. He then asks the director if the tears were real enough and if that was good enough, then tells everyone to put what he just said on social media as he leaves.
"The Reality" Zack Clayton beats Jake Logan.
The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds and John Silver) beat The Varsity Athletes ("The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese and "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods).
The Jericho Appreciation Society ("Cool Hand" Angelo Parker and "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard) beats Fuego del Sol and Leon Ruffin.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels. He says that last month marked his 30th year in professional wrestling and that he is glad to be a part of AEW as it has become successful. He says that this success has brought in other wrestlers who are younger and tougher than him, and while some say that his best days are behind him, he says . He says his 30 years have brought him and that experience trumps youth, strength, speed and agility and if there is any problem that his skills cannot solve, his mind can solve it. He then says that he has signed an open contract, and if anyone signs it and gets in the way of what he wants, they had better say their prayers.
Mei Suruga beats Hyena Hera by submission.
The Varsity Athletes ("The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese and "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods) beat Da Russell Twins (Allen and Kameron Russell).
Kip Sabian beats Gravity.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "Smart" Mark Sterling and The Varsity Athletes ("The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese and "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods). Sterling says absolute domination is coming next, as the two of them wrestling absolutely blows him away and their cohesion is next-level. Nese says Woods is the best partner he has ever had in his career, then Trent Beretta reminds Nese that they were partners in the past. Nese says Trent was and is a good partner, but he cannot hold a candle to either him or Woods. He tells Nese to stop being a tough guy and to stay out of his interviews, then Trent challenges Nese to a match where nobody else is at ringside. Sterling says he will be at ringside because it is in his contract, but Trent says he does not care.
"The Reality" Zack Clayton beats Dan Adams.
Brock Anderson and Brian Pillman Jr. beat The Trust Busters (Jeeves Kay and Sonny Kiss).
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth, who says that he is filming his third feature film of the year before saying that he seems scum and ugly people in every town that he goes to, and that he is reminded of cleanliness, decorum and attractive bodies in Hollywood, California. He then tells the fans to buy a bar of soap, take it home and wash the filth off of themselves, then look in the mirror and realize that they suck compared to him. He then ends with a "Let's Go Hunk" chant before catching a flight.
"The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels beats Serpentico after Luther and Angelico's interference attempt backfires.
Before the next match, Ari Daivari proposes to J. Spade that if he can beat him by pinfall, submission, count-out or disqualification, he will give him and everyone in the crowd $1,000 from his very own trust. He then tells J. Spade that the fans are depending on them and to not let them down.
Ari Daivari beats J. Spade.
Diamante beats Ultra Violette.
Dalton Castle and The Boys (Brandon and Brent Tate) beat Larry Lazard, Terry Yaki and Jay Lucas in a trios match.
Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) and AR Fox beat The Wingmen ("Pretty" Peter Avalon, "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth, Cezar Bononi) in a trios match.
Red Velvet beats Sofia Castillo by submission.
"The Reality" Zack Clayton beats Madman Fulton (known as just "Fulton" here).
Brock Anderson and Brian Pillman Jr. beat Rosario Grillo and Dean Alexander.
Skye Blue beats Renee Michelle.
Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor and JD Griffey) beat Mr. G and Dante Casanova.
Yuka Sakazaki beats Avery Breaux.
The Workhorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry) beats The Skulk (Liam Gray and Adrian Alanis).
Konosuke Takeshita beats Angelico despite interference from Luther and Serpentico.
The Factory (QT Marshall, Lee Johnson, Cole Karter) beat Justin Corino, Ryan Mooney and Steven Josifi in a trios match.
"The Reality" Zack Clayton beats Chris Wylde.
Hikaru Shida - accompanied to the ring by Japanese wrestler Hagane Shinno - beats Layla Luciano.
The Jericho Appreciation Society ("Magic Daddy" Matt Menard, "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker, Daniel Garcia) beat "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams, Jack Tomlinson and LSG in a trios match with a rear naked choke from Garcia to Tomlinson.
"The Machine" Brian Cage beats Tony Deppen.
Angelico beats Hagane Shinno with the Navarro Death Roll.
Emi Sakura beats Tiara James.
"All Ego" Ethan Page guests on commentary for the next match, and before the match, he yells at Matt Hardy and Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy), telling them to stop dancing around and take the match seriously.
Matt Hardy and Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) beat The Wingmen ("Pretty" Peter Avalon, Cezar Bononi, "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth). During the match, Matt Hardy almost hits Peter Avalon with the Twist of Fate, but "All Ego" Ethan Page stops him and Matt Hardy gets DDT'd by Ryan Nemeth. When Private Party hit stereo tope suicidas to the outside shortly after this, Matt Hardy wins the match with an Ego's Edge on Avalon.
Backstage, Matt Hardy and Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) argue with "All Ego" Ethan Page. Matt Hardy boasts about performing the Ego's Edge - which he calls "The Fall of Fate" - better than Ethan Page. Ethan Page tells Private Party to leave, then Page and Hardy argue. Page says that Matt Hardy has been defiant since Stokely Hathaway bought out his contract. Page says he is Matt Hardy's boss and that he is defiant, and that he will eventually break him. He then says that if Matt defies him, he will also be defying Stokely Hathaway and The Firm and that Private Party will pay the price. Matt Hardy tells him that this has always been between the two of them and that if he takes his anger out on Private Party, he will live to regret it. Page says it is now out of hands, and dares him to defy him again and see what happens.
The Gunns (Austin and Colton Gunn) - who show up as FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) with W. Morrissey in FTR gear - beat BK Klein and Jarett Diaz after Klein takes too long going for a pinfall with both members of The Gunns down on the mat. After the match, W. Morrissey hits BK Klein with a choke slam, then says "Big Bill...Top Gunns...out."
In a match that sees Brandon Cutler spray "Pretty" Peter Avalon, Cezar Bononi and "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth with cold spray and Leva Bates show up to keep Avalon from using a chair, "Pretty" Peter Avalon beats Brandon Cutler in a rematch two years in the making with a top rope hurricanrana into a sit-down pin.
The Factory (QT Marshall and Cole Karter) beat The Blonds (Griff Garrison and Brian Pillman Jr.) after QT Marshall grabs the tights during the schoolkid pin on Griff Garrison.
Anna Jay A.S. beats Sio Nieves with the Queenslayer.
Kip Sabian beats Marcus Kross.
Athena beats Diamante, then superkicks her after the match.
Powerhouse Hobbs beats Rico Gonzalez.
The Dark Order (Evil Uno, John Silver, Alex Reynolds) beat Troy Hollywood, Madman Fulton and Ativalu.
Eddie Kingston and Ortiz beat AR Fox and Caleb Konley, then Ortiz has to pull Eddie Kingston off of AR Fox when Kingston puts the Dragon Sleeper on him. Eddie leaves the ring and throws chairs into the ring, and Ortiz has to talk sense into him and stop him again.
Toni Storm and Hikaru Shida beat Emi Sakura and Mei Suruga.
William Regal guests on commentary for the next match.
The Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) beat The Wingmen (Cezar Bononi and "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth) with a Sharpshooter from Castagnoli to Nemeth.
The Lucha Brothers (Penta el Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix) beat The Workhorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry).
Emi Sakura and Serena Deeb beat KC Spinelli and Taylor Rising by submission.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks beats Nick Comoroto.
We hear from "Pretty" Peter Avalon and Brandon Cutler. Both men said that two years ago was a double count-out and a double disqualification, followed by the worst night of Avalon's life and the best night of Cutler's life. Next Tuesday, they will have a rematch.
The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds and John Silver) beat Zuka and Alexander Moss.
Emi Saukra beats Avery Breaux.
The Trustbusters (Ari Daivari, Slim J, Parker Boudreaux) beat Marcus Kross, Mike Magnum and GKM in a trios match.
Anthony Ogogo beats Luke Kurtis by knockout. After the match, Ogogo talks about how he was born with the umbilical cord around his neck and how he had to fight his entire life to be come a twelve-time British champion and an Olympic Champion, and how he won an Olympic medal as his mother lied in a coma. Ogogo says he could have done anything or gone anywhere after boxing, but he came to AEW because it is "where the big boys play." He then asks why he has been fighting "indie bum after indie bum" for the last 14 months before saying he could do things that could shame the devil when the bell rings and that 95% of the big boys do not want to take him on. He tells "the big boys" to face him in the ring before he goes somewhere else.
"The Reality" Zack Clayton beats Vary Morales. Near the end of the match, Clayton argues with a fan wearing a shamrock Chicago Bulls jersey, who dares him to pull him over the barricade and beat him up. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Zack Clayton, who says that tonight was just a dose of reality and that the business has needed a kick in the ass for some time. He says it takes more than a fan favorite to move the needle, and that it takes a star to do so. He says the fans will never have any clue of what it is like to be a star, as none of them will even amount to anything close to what he is. Clayton then says that he is just getting started.
"The Problem" Marina Shafir beats La Rosa Negra by submission.
Madison Rayne beats Viva Van. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Madison Rayne, who says that her plate is very full in the best way possible and that she worked her whole career to be in this ring at this moment with All Elite Wrestling. She has proved from day one that she is not afraid of a challenge, and whether as a wrestler or coach, she is here to teach the women's division and turn it upside-down.
KiLynn King beats Saraha Seven.
"The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese and "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods beat Baliyan Akki and Ryan Matthews.
Sonny Kiss beats Joe Ocasio after Slim J distracts referee Aubrey Edwards.
Matt Sydal beats JD Drake. After the match, Anthony Henry attacks Sydal, and JD Drake joins in.
"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose beats B3cca. After the match, Vickie Guerrero says Marina Shafir has a message for the crowd. Marina Shafir introduces herself and talks about how her family was welcomed with open arms in Albany, New York in 1993, and says that Albany got to know, raise and become part of "The Problem." She then says that the fans know nothing about her, and says that when the violins play, violence is on the way.
Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) beat MSB (Aggro and Danger Kid).
Skye Blue beats Chica Carerras.
Dalton Castle and The Boys (Brandon and Brent Tate) beat Bouji, Rick Recon and Omar in a trios match.
Frankie Kazarian beats Jora Johl with the crossface chickenwing.
Mascara Dorada beats Serpentico.
The Butcher and The Blade beat Liam Davis and Mike Anthony.
Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta head to the ring to start tonight's show, and Claudio meets Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat in the front row on the way. He says that while it is great to stand in the ring as Ring of Honor World Champion, it is an even bigger honor to stand in the ring in front of Steamboat. Claudio admits he feels more at home in wrestling gear than in street clothes, then issues an open challenge for next week to anyone to wants to step up to him. His challenge is quickly answered by Dustin Rhodes. Dustin admits they have been in their share of battles and that he has dreamed of holding a world title for 34 years. He tells Claudio that if he accepts his challenge, he will give the best "natural" Dustin Rhodes he has ever seen in his life. Claudio says the longing for a world title provides a hunger for Dustin and eats at him, and that he sees the same fire he has had for 34 years in his eyes. He says he did not lose his fire when he won the ROH World Championship, then accepts his challenge. Dustin gives Claudio his word that he will see him next week and leaves the ring.
Backstage, Lexi Nair interviews Ortiz and Ruby Soho. Ruby Soho says they have been chomping at the bit to get their hands on The Jericho Appreciation Society, and Ortiz makes it clear he wants a fight right now.
Swerve In Our Glory (Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland) retain the AEW World Tag Team Championships against Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy).
Backstage, Lexi Nair interviews The Factory. QT Marshall says he hopes Powerhouse Hobbs has more luck, then Hobbs shows up and topples the domino table. Marshall swears that The Factory will take care of "Absolute" Ricky Starks. Powerhouse Hobbs leaves.
Before the next match, "The Reality" Zack Clayton says he is the biggest star "in this disgusting wasteland of a state, West Virginia" and that it is a shame he has to win the FTW Championship here. He says that he will win the title and bring it back to a state that is worthy of respect in New Jersey.
Hook quickly retains the FTW Championship against "The Reality" Zack Clayton in seconds with Redrum.
Backstage, we hear from Angelo Parker and Matt Menard. Menard says Hook thinks he is a tough guy and that he "wants a taste." Parker says the FTW Championship has history, then asks what it would be like if a sports entertainer won it.
Backstage, Lexi Nair interviews Billy Gunn, who says that Austin and Colten Gunn put their big boy pants on at the wrong time with the wrong person, and that opens thedoor to spank their asses. Billy Gunn then says that he is coming next week with some friends: The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens).
Buddy Matthews beats Serpentico. After the match, Miro shows up with Malakai Black's mask, then brawls with Buddy on the ramp. Miro is briefly distracted by Julia Hart, but that does not stop Miro from beating Buddy up further. Buddy slaps Miro in the face when he asks "Where are the pagans?" This earns Buddy a Machka Kick to the face.
Backstage, Lexi Nair interviews Britt Baker, Jamie Hayter and Rebel. Rebel kicks Lexi Nair out of the interview as Britt Baker says she might as well watch the "shitstorm" that is Thunderstorm (Thunder Rosa and Toni Storm) if she is not at All Out. She says that lightning cannot strike twice and that Thunder Rosa cannot beat Toni Storm twice, and that Toni Storm joined Thunder Rosa when she could not beat her. She then says she, Jamie and Rebel will be watching and waiting.
"The Fallen Goddess" Athena beats Penelope Ford. After the match, Leila Grey and Kiera Hogan attack and restrain Athena as Jade Cargill and Stokely Hathaway show up. Jade Cargill then breaks the mechanical wings that Athena entered in with a sledgehammer before heading to the ring. Cargill then gets in the ring and hits Athena in the stomach with the sledgehammer.
We see a video package for CM Punk vs. Jon Moxley for the undisputed AEW World Championship.
We see a video package for Powerhouse Hobbs vs. "Absolute' Ricky Starks, where Starks says he has a lot to say next week.
Mark Henry interviews Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Trent Beretta, Orange Cassidy) and The Trust Busters (Ari Daivari, Slim J, Parker Bordreaux, Sonny Kiss). Ari Daivari says tonight is a walk in the park after what happened to Orange Cassidy last week and that they will become Trios Tag Team Champions. Beretta says that they are not a team and have no chance of winning, and Chuck Taylor says that they won last time and will win again tonight.
Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Trent Beretta, Orange Cassidy) beat The Trust Busters (Ari Daivari, Slim J, Parker Bordreaux) to advance in the AEW Trios Tag Tournament after Danhausen curses Slim J from the front row.
Zack Clayton beats Serpentico. During the match, Luther argues with Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino in the front row, and Clayton levels Luther with a clothesline before beating Serpentico in the middle of the ring.
We hear from Powerhouse Hobbs, who talks about his upbringing, wanting to give back and his new theme "Powerhouse" on the new album Who We Are, Vol. 1.
Powerhouse Hobbs beats Matt Sydal with the Torture Rack after Lee Moriarty tries to stop "Absolute" Ricky Starks from interfering.
The Men of the Year (Scorpio Sky and "All Ego" Ethan Page) Jaden Valo and Steve Pena.
The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens), 2point0 (Jeff Parker and Matt Lee) and Daniel Garcia beat The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, John Silver, Alex Reynolds, Alan "5" Angels) in a ten-man tag match.
Ruby Soho, Tay Conti and Anna Jay beat Nyla Rose, The Bunny and Emi Sakura in a six-woman tag match.
