Jake Atlas beats "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese. Ariya Daivari shows up to guest on commentary for the next match shortly after the bell rings. Near the end of the match, Daivari throws his chains in the ring, but when Nese grabs them, he gets caught by the referee and August Grey takes them away. Atlas then rolls up Nese with a schoolkid pin for the win.
Friday, February 12, 2021
205:Alive - 205 Live recap for February 12, 2021
Mansoor and Ashante "Thee" Adonis beat Samir Singh and Chase Parker.
Jake Atlas beats "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese. Ariya Daivari shows up to guest on commentary for the next match shortly after the bell rings. Near the end of the match, Daivari throws his chains in the ring, but when Nese grabs them, he gets caught by the referee and August Grey takes them away. Atlas then rolls up Nese with a schoolkid pin for the win.
Jake Atlas beats "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese. Ariya Daivari shows up to guest on commentary for the next match shortly after the bell rings. Near the end of the match, Daivari throws his chains in the ring, but when Nese grabs them, he gets caught by the referee and August Grey takes them away. Atlas then rolls up Nese with a schoolkid pin for the win.
Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for February 12, 2021
Roman Reigns, Jey Uso and Paul Heyman head to the ring to start tonight's show. Adam Pearce is already in the ring. Roman tells Pearce that he is here to wait on him and that he is the one to call the shots, not Pearce. Roman also says that Edge looked him in the eye and got scared because he knows what he will do to him: beat him so bad that Edge will be on a Legends contract. Roman says that Edge will not pick him after Elimination Chamber because he is scared, and that he will not drop the Universal Championship until he chooses to. Pearce then announces the contract in his hand is for a Chamber match much like Drew McIntyre's. When Roman is told that he will defend the WWE Universal Championship in the Elimination Chamber, Paul Heyman says that while Elimination Chamber is built around the Universal Champion, Roman does not have to defend at the event. He tells Pearce to put anyone he wants in the match, as the last person standing can get a shot at Roman Reigns and the WWE Universal Championship. Pearce says there will be qualifying matches, and that there will also be two men in the Elimination Chamber match immediately: Jey Uso and Kevin Owens. Roman confronts Pearce outside of the ring and stares him down, and Heyman has to talk Roman out of it.
We see a vignette for Seth Rollins, who returns later tonight.
Backstage, Adam Pearce is met by Sonya Deville, who is impressed with Pearce's refusal to back down to Roman Reigns before announcing a tag team qualifying match where the winning team qualifies for the Elimination Chamber match.
Before the next match, Sami Zayn says that WWE management has not only stood by and let Big E steal the WWE Intercontinental Championship and also forced him to team with King Corbin to qualify for the Elimination Chamber Match. Sami says he and Corbin usually do not see eye to eye, but he and Corbin are on the same page and he is happy to have his documentary team to film the match, as WWE would love to see Rey and Dominik Mysterio win before saying that will not happen. Rey and Dominik knock Sami off the ring apron before the bell rings.
King Corbin and Sami Zayn beat Rey and Dominik Mysterio to qualify for the SmackDown Elimination Chamber Match.
Backstage, Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode meet with Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville about qualifying for the Elimination Chamber match. Sonya says they can both earn spots in the match in a tag team match against Daniel Bryan and Cesaro.
Backstage, Reginald is met by Sasha Banks and Kalisto. Reginald apologizes for his recent actions, and Sasha tells Reginald to send Carmella her regards after Reginald says he meant it when he said Sasha could beat Bianca Belair.
Big E enters the ring. He talks about how he defended and retained the WWE Intercontinental Championship in a Triple Threat Match last week, and upholds his vow to be a fighting champion before Apollo Crews shows up. Apollo says he knows Big E is in the ring to issue an open challenge for the Intercontinental Championship, and accepts the challenge. Big E says he was going to issue an open challenge, but it was going to be for anyone besides Apollo. Big E tells Apollo he has given him opportunity after opportunity, then tells him to go to the back, because he is done with him. He then asks for his next challenger to be brought out, and that challenger is Shinsuke Nakamura.
Big E retains the WWE Intercontinental Championship by disqualification against Shinsuke Nakamura after he is dropkicked by Apollo Crews.
The locker room empties to fill the ringside area for Seth Rollins' return. After the commercial break, Rollins says it feels good to be back, and says a lot has changed since he sacrificed himself at Survivor Series, but in his absence, what has changed the most is him, as he has recently become a father for the first time. Seth Rollins returns to his pre-Messiah music while dressed in an all-black suit and red necktie. He says that change has given him a new perception and vision, and looking around the ring gives him a glimpse of some of the most talented people in the industry while posing where he fits in. He then says that he is the great leader that SmackDown needs to push it into the future and make it greater than it already is, as success and leadership is not about what the locker room can do for him, but what he can do for the locker room. As he continues to speak, the locker room walks out on him and heads to the back, and Rollins says that for a better SmackDown, all one has to do is embrace the vision. Rollins then notices that Cesaro is the only person left at ringside. Rollins says he knew Cesaro would understand, but even Cesaro walks out on him, telling Rollins that he has not changed one bit. Rollins changes at Cesaro and hits him with a chop block as he heads to the back. Rollins then proceeds to attack Cesaro, and as referees try to keep Rollins from Cesaro, Daniel Bryan runs to Cesaro's aid and punches Rollins in the face, forcing Rollins to retreat.
Bayley beats Liv Morgan by raking Liv Morgan's eyes while Billie Kay tries to apologize to Ruby Riott at ringside, something that Ruby Riott is not in the mood for.
Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Cesaro and Daniel Bryan. Cesaro will still wrestle tonight, saying Seth Rollins wasted everyone's time with his nonexistent change. Daniel Bryan goes to say that Cesaro is a tough individual.
The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) award NASCAR racer Chase Elliott with a WWE Championship belt. In return, they get custom race car helmets and custom orange Solo cups.
The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) beat Chad Gable and Otis after stopping their spinning clothesline/Saito suplex double team cold.
Sasha Banks heads to the ring. She says that everyone is talking about Bianca Belair and her decision on who to face for a championship, and while she likes Bianca a lot, she says she is the person to face. Bianca shows up and says Sasha is not the boss of her, but as she speaks, she is interrupted by Nia Jax and "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler. Nia says that Sasha and Bianca are insufferable due to their egos, and Shayna wants to know why she and Nia are being ignored when they won the women's tag team titles for a second time. After showing footage from Raw - including the footage where Nia Jax missed a leg drop and screamed "My hole," before being put through a table - Sasha and Bianca are forced into a brawl with Nia and Shayna, but Bianca and Sasha trip Nia on the apron again. Sasha and Bianca then make quick work of Shayna as they clean out the ring.
Daniel Bryan and Cesaro beat Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode with a Sharpshooter from Cesaro to Ziggler to qualify for the SmackDown Elimination Chamber Match. During the match, Sami Zayn and King Corbin show up to get a closer look at the match. After the match, Cesaro is hit from behind with a steel chair by Jey Uso before Sami Zayn and King Corbin attack Daniel Bryan before taking the boots to Jey Uso. Sami then attacks Corbin, then everyone brawls as Kevin Owens shows up to join in. Owens gives Stunners to just about everyone in the ring, then sits in a chair and tells Roman Reigns he is coming for him and that he is not going away to end the show.
Talking Smack: Daniel Bryan messes with Paul Heyman.
Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!
We see a vignette for Seth Rollins, who returns later tonight.
Backstage, Adam Pearce is met by Sonya Deville, who is impressed with Pearce's refusal to back down to Roman Reigns before announcing a tag team qualifying match where the winning team qualifies for the Elimination Chamber match.
Before the next match, Sami Zayn says that WWE management has not only stood by and let Big E steal the WWE Intercontinental Championship and also forced him to team with King Corbin to qualify for the Elimination Chamber Match. Sami says he and Corbin usually do not see eye to eye, but he and Corbin are on the same page and he is happy to have his documentary team to film the match, as WWE would love to see Rey and Dominik Mysterio win before saying that will not happen. Rey and Dominik knock Sami off the ring apron before the bell rings.
King Corbin and Sami Zayn beat Rey and Dominik Mysterio to qualify for the SmackDown Elimination Chamber Match.
Backstage, Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode meet with Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville about qualifying for the Elimination Chamber match. Sonya says they can both earn spots in the match in a tag team match against Daniel Bryan and Cesaro.
Backstage, Reginald is met by Sasha Banks and Kalisto. Reginald apologizes for his recent actions, and Sasha tells Reginald to send Carmella her regards after Reginald says he meant it when he said Sasha could beat Bianca Belair.
Big E enters the ring. He talks about how he defended and retained the WWE Intercontinental Championship in a Triple Threat Match last week, and upholds his vow to be a fighting champion before Apollo Crews shows up. Apollo says he knows Big E is in the ring to issue an open challenge for the Intercontinental Championship, and accepts the challenge. Big E says he was going to issue an open challenge, but it was going to be for anyone besides Apollo. Big E tells Apollo he has given him opportunity after opportunity, then tells him to go to the back, because he is done with him. He then asks for his next challenger to be brought out, and that challenger is Shinsuke Nakamura.
Big E retains the WWE Intercontinental Championship by disqualification against Shinsuke Nakamura after he is dropkicked by Apollo Crews.
The locker room empties to fill the ringside area for Seth Rollins' return. After the commercial break, Rollins says it feels good to be back, and says a lot has changed since he sacrificed himself at Survivor Series, but in his absence, what has changed the most is him, as he has recently become a father for the first time. Seth Rollins returns to his pre-Messiah music while dressed in an all-black suit and red necktie. He says that change has given him a new perception and vision, and looking around the ring gives him a glimpse of some of the most talented people in the industry while posing where he fits in. He then says that he is the great leader that SmackDown needs to push it into the future and make it greater than it already is, as success and leadership is not about what the locker room can do for him, but what he can do for the locker room. As he continues to speak, the locker room walks out on him and heads to the back, and Rollins says that for a better SmackDown, all one has to do is embrace the vision. Rollins then notices that Cesaro is the only person left at ringside. Rollins says he knew Cesaro would understand, but even Cesaro walks out on him, telling Rollins that he has not changed one bit. Rollins changes at Cesaro and hits him with a chop block as he heads to the back. Rollins then proceeds to attack Cesaro, and as referees try to keep Rollins from Cesaro, Daniel Bryan runs to Cesaro's aid and punches Rollins in the face, forcing Rollins to retreat.
Bayley beats Liv Morgan by raking Liv Morgan's eyes while Billie Kay tries to apologize to Ruby Riott at ringside, something that Ruby Riott is not in the mood for.
Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Cesaro and Daniel Bryan. Cesaro will still wrestle tonight, saying Seth Rollins wasted everyone's time with his nonexistent change. Daniel Bryan goes to say that Cesaro is a tough individual.
The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) award NASCAR racer Chase Elliott with a WWE Championship belt. In return, they get custom race car helmets and custom orange Solo cups.
The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) beat Chad Gable and Otis after stopping their spinning clothesline/Saito suplex double team cold.
Sasha Banks heads to the ring. She says that everyone is talking about Bianca Belair and her decision on who to face for a championship, and while she likes Bianca a lot, she says she is the person to face. Bianca shows up and says Sasha is not the boss of her, but as she speaks, she is interrupted by Nia Jax and "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler. Nia says that Sasha and Bianca are insufferable due to their egos, and Shayna wants to know why she and Nia are being ignored when they won the women's tag team titles for a second time. After showing footage from Raw - including the footage where Nia Jax missed a leg drop and screamed "My hole," before being put through a table - Sasha and Bianca are forced into a brawl with Nia and Shayna, but Bianca and Sasha trip Nia on the apron again. Sasha and Bianca then make quick work of Shayna as they clean out the ring.
Daniel Bryan and Cesaro beat Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode with a Sharpshooter from Cesaro to Ziggler to qualify for the SmackDown Elimination Chamber Match. During the match, Sami Zayn and King Corbin show up to get a closer look at the match. After the match, Cesaro is hit from behind with a steel chair by Jey Uso before Sami Zayn and King Corbin attack Daniel Bryan before taking the boots to Jey Uso. Sami then attacks Corbin, then everyone brawls as Kevin Owens shows up to join in. Owens gives Stunners to just about everyone in the ring, then sits in a chair and tells Roman Reigns he is coming for him and that he is not going away to end the show.
Talking Smack: Daniel Bryan messes with Paul Heyman.
Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Generation NXT UK - NXT UK recap for February 11, 2021
In footage from earlier today, "Flash" Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews hand Wild Boar's mask to assistant Sid Scala, telling him they are fed up and that they have just evened the odds. Sid Scala then finds out that Wild Boar has been laid out. Eddie Dennis will be taking Wild Boar's place in tonight's Street Fight against Webster and Andrews.
Meiko Satomura beats Isla Dawn in her NXT UK debut. Kay Lee Ray is seen watching from a distance during the match.
In footage from earlier this week, Rampage Brown is met by Joe Coffey. Both men are addressed on a monitor by General Manager Johnny Saint, who makes their match against each other official for next week.
We see a vignette for Dani Luna, who talks about her powerlifting background and says that she will not stop until she reaches the top.
We see a vignette of Aoife Valkyrie, who says that despite everything, including her success, life has become a struggle. She says that to become part of the birds, you must become part of the silence, and she says the time has come to fly. She then asks what will happen if she falls.
Backstage during the break, Meiko Satomura tells Kay Lee Ray that she is ready for her.
It's time for SPRNVA Sessions. Tonight's guest is Sha Samuels. Sha Samuels says he is where needs to be, and takes offense to being named "Ed Harvey" rather than his real name after a long, hard journey. As Noam Dar tells Sha Samuels that he can anything taken care of for him - while stopping him from telling a story - Assistant Sid Scala shows up and tells Noam he cannot make matches. As he has to stop Sha from yelling at Sid, he says that Sha Samuel exemplifies British wrestling heritage. Noam Dar proposes a match between Sha Samuels and A-Kid for the NXT Heritage Cup. Sid Scala says he will take it into consideration. Sha tries to tell another Noam Dar story, but Noam Dar has to stop it to end the show.
In footage from earlier this week, Nina Samuels tells Xia Brookside that she accepts her rematch in two weeks, on the condition that if Brookside loses, she has to be her personal servant for one whole month, and says all will be right with the world when she carries Nina's bags.
We see a vignette for Trent Seven, who talks about how his strength is getting better during his workout routine as he continues to focus on Jordan Devlin and the NXT Cruiserweight Championship. Seven says he is doing this for his well-being, and says that he needs to push himself to the next level.
Piper Niven beats Amale. During the match, Joseph Conners shows up, briefly distracting Piper.
In a video package, Assistant Sid Scala announces that the NXT UK Tag Team Championship match between Pretty Deadly (Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley) and Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) will take place in two weeks.
Next week: Ben Carter in action! Sha Samuels vs. A-Kid for the NXT UK Heritage Cup! Joe Coffey vs. Rampage Brown!
Before the next match, Primate and Eddie Dennis attack "Flash" Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews backstage, starting their Street Fight early.
"Flash" Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews beat Eddie Dennis and Primate in a Street Fight.
Meiko Satomura beats Isla Dawn in her NXT UK debut. Kay Lee Ray is seen watching from a distance during the match.
In footage from earlier this week, Rampage Brown is met by Joe Coffey. Both men are addressed on a monitor by General Manager Johnny Saint, who makes their match against each other official for next week.
We see a vignette for Dani Luna, who talks about her powerlifting background and says that she will not stop until she reaches the top.
We see a vignette of Aoife Valkyrie, who says that despite everything, including her success, life has become a struggle. She says that to become part of the birds, you must become part of the silence, and she says the time has come to fly. She then asks what will happen if she falls.
Backstage during the break, Meiko Satomura tells Kay Lee Ray that she is ready for her.
It's time for SPRNVA Sessions. Tonight's guest is Sha Samuels. Sha Samuels says he is where needs to be, and takes offense to being named "Ed Harvey" rather than his real name after a long, hard journey. As Noam Dar tells Sha Samuels that he can anything taken care of for him - while stopping him from telling a story - Assistant Sid Scala shows up and tells Noam he cannot make matches. As he has to stop Sha from yelling at Sid, he says that Sha Samuel exemplifies British wrestling heritage. Noam Dar proposes a match between Sha Samuels and A-Kid for the NXT Heritage Cup. Sid Scala says he will take it into consideration. Sha tries to tell another Noam Dar story, but Noam Dar has to stop it to end the show.
In footage from earlier this week, Nina Samuels tells Xia Brookside that she accepts her rematch in two weeks, on the condition that if Brookside loses, she has to be her personal servant for one whole month, and says all will be right with the world when she carries Nina's bags.
We see a vignette for Trent Seven, who talks about how his strength is getting better during his workout routine as he continues to focus on Jordan Devlin and the NXT Cruiserweight Championship. Seven says he is doing this for his well-being, and says that he needs to push himself to the next level.
Piper Niven beats Amale. During the match, Joseph Conners shows up, briefly distracting Piper.
In a video package, Assistant Sid Scala announces that the NXT UK Tag Team Championship match between Pretty Deadly (Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley) and Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) will take place in two weeks.
Next week: Ben Carter in action! Sha Samuels vs. A-Kid for the NXT UK Heritage Cup! Joe Coffey vs. Rampage Brown!
Before the next match, Primate and Eddie Dennis attack "Flash" Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews backstage, starting their Street Fight early.
"Flash" Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews beat Eddie Dennis and Primate in a Street Fight.
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Generation NXT - NXT recap for February 10, 2021
MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) beat Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza) to advance to the finals of the men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
Xia Li is up next!
We hear from Mercedes Martinez, who says that twenty years of hard work will pay of Sunday and that the NXT Women's Championship is her destiny and the reason that she came back. She says that Toni Storm is a little girl who is not ready, and tells Io Shirai that her days as champion are numbered and will come to an end on Sunday.
Before the next match, Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter show concern for Xia Li when Cora Jade attacks her from behind.
Xia Li quickly beats Cora Jade. After the match, Kcy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter try to reason with Xia Li, and Kayden confronts the woman in the chair on the stage before being tossed off the stage by Xia Li, who apologizes. The woman on the chair then grabs Boa, and Xia Li attacks Catanzaro.
Backstage, General Manager William Regal is suddenly met by Scarlett, who says that if he were to show up, it would not be good. She then says "Escobar...time's up...next week." Regal makes a match between Escobar and Karrion Kross for next week.
Johnny Gargano is seen in a wheelchair with a sling on his left arm as he is backstage with The Way (Candice LeRae, Austin Theory, Indi Hartwell).
The Way (Johnny Gargano, Candice LeRae, Austin Theory, Indi Hartwell) heads to the ring, with Gargano being placed in his wheelchair. Gargano says his being in the wheelchair in a result of a deadly attack by KUSHIDA at General Manager William Regal's office last week, which resulted in a broken arm. Gargano says he has four fractures in his arm, and says the situation is bad due to how he feels about wheels are the crowd chants "Johnny Wheelchair," and Gargano says he cannot defend the North American Championship against KUSHIDA at TakeOver. He then says KUSHIDA should be suspended indefinitely for attacking him, then General Manager William Regal shows up and says the medical team cleared Gargano yesterday. Gargano says he went to his own doctors, who found breaks in his arm. Regal reveals that not only is the X-ray is not Gargano's, but that it is for a right arm, not his left, then says that either Austin Theory can be his surrogate in the match or Gargano can forfeit the North American Championship right now. Gargano says he will rehab, but Regal says that whatever happens, he will have to confer with KUSHIDA first. Suddenly, KUSHIDA is in the ring. KUSHIDA strikes, and Gargano inadvertently reveals his left arm is not even hurt. Indi Hartwell has to hold Candice LeRae back.
Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart beat The Way (Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell) to advance to the finals of the women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and face Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez at NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day after Indi Hartwell takes a bullet on a top rope senton from Shotzi for Candice, even though Indi is the legal participant for The Way. After the match, Dakota and Raquel confront Shotzi and Ember on the stage. General Manager William Regal shows up and says that the winners will receive an opportunity for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships.
We hear from Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher. Thatcher says last week's war with The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole and Roderick Strong) was tough and brutal, but it is the way they like it. Ciampa admits Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake) are tough, then says he and Thatcher will take the Dusty Cup.
Backstage, Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Santos Escobar, who says that while Karrion Kross gave him the gift of time, time is relevant. When Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza show up, he tells them not to apologize, for it is an admission of weakness. Santos Escobar tells Wilde and Mendoza they can make their tournament loss up to him by paying Karrion Kross a visit and making sure he does not make it to their match next week.
We see a video package chronicling the feud between Finn Balor and Pete Dunne.
KUSHIDA beats Austin Theory by disqualification after he is superkicked by Johnny Gargano. After the match, Gargano attacks KUSHIDA and tells him he will never have the NXT North American Championship before he and Theory take the boots to him. Gargano makes it clear he wants to break KUSHIDA's arm, but suddenly, Theory is dragged underneath the ring when he throws KUSHIDA into the ring. Gargano drags Theory out, but finds out he dragged Dexter Lumis out instead. Theory crawls out from underneath the ring only to encounter Lumis, then runs into the ring and into an Hoverboard Lock. Gargano goes after KUSHIDA, but he gets a Hoverboard Lock, too. When Theory tries to save Gargano, Lumis locks in Silence on Theory. KUSHDA then raises the North American title up in front of a downed Gargano.
We hear from Toni Storm, who says that five months ago, she predicted she would become NXT Women's Champion, and here she is. She tells Mercedes Martinez it is rude to involve herself in other people's business, then says she has repeatedly beaten Io Shirai. She says that she will walk away as NXT Women's Champion on Tuesday, and that Martinez and Shirai will go to the back of the line because it is Toni Time.
We see a vignette for Imperium (Walter, Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel, Alexander Wolfe).
Backstage, Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza are laid out, and Karrion Kross tells Santos Escobar that he should have taken him out himself and that he will do to him what he just did to Wilde and Mendoza.
Cameron Grimes is seen parking in front of the arena with a white Ferrari and handing $100 bills to security and other people on the way to the ring. He talks about Timothy Thatcher took him out two months ago, then says he went home to figure out how to Cave-In Thatcher and got good at video games during his downtime, then found GameStop and put his money in it. He says he was at the right place at the right time and the stock went to the moon, and now he has so much money he has no idea what to do with it except to invest in Dogecoin, which has only made him more rich. After mentioning Elon Musk and pulling up in a Ferrari, he says that he is so much there is nobody who can tell him anything anymore. He says that General Manager William Regal can kiss his grits if he thinks he will wrestle Dexter Lumis or zombies. He says that money is power, and that he has so much money, "it ain't even funny...it's hilarious!"
Backstage, Johnny Gargano says he tried to do KUSHIDA a favor tonight, but on Sunday, his match with KUSHIDA for the NXT North American Championship is happening so he can prove he is "Johnny Freakin' TakeOver." He says that KUSHIDA had better be ready to wrestle the match of his life, because TakeOver is his world.
We hear from Io Shirai, who says she is looking forward to Sunday's Triple Threat Match after having won the NXT Women's Championship in one. She says toni Storm is just another challenger and that Mercedes Martinez's journey will end. Shirai says her journey will never end and that she will remain NXT Women's Champion.
Before the next match, Zack Gibson says Timothy Thatcher and Tommaso Ciampa are as dumb as they look after Ciampa's last tag team ended the way that it did while telling Thatcher to stick his "fake friendship" up his ass as the Dusty Cup belongs to Grizzled Young Veterans (Gibson and James Drake). This leads to Thatcher and Ciampa attacking Gibson and Drake before the bell rings.
Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake) beat Timothy Thatcher and Tommaso Ciampa to advance to the finals of the men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and face MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee). After the commercial break, Ciampa is out of the match and being checked on in the back following Grizzled Young Veterans' attack on his neck before the break. Ciampa comes back, but despite a valiant effort, Gibson stops Willow's bell cold so he and Drake can hit Ticket to Mayhem on Ciampa so he can make the pinfall while Drake holds Thatcher down. MSK and Grizzled Young Veterans have a confrontation on the stage after the match.
The card for NXT TakeOver: Vengenace Day is announced one more time. As each match is announced, everyone involved in each match has a confrontation with each other with a referee staning in-between. Finn Balor and Pete Dunne meet in the ring with no referee.
Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!
Xia Li is up next!
We hear from Mercedes Martinez, who says that twenty years of hard work will pay of Sunday and that the NXT Women's Championship is her destiny and the reason that she came back. She says that Toni Storm is a little girl who is not ready, and tells Io Shirai that her days as champion are numbered and will come to an end on Sunday.
Before the next match, Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter show concern for Xia Li when Cora Jade attacks her from behind.
Xia Li quickly beats Cora Jade. After the match, Kcy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter try to reason with Xia Li, and Kayden confronts the woman in the chair on the stage before being tossed off the stage by Xia Li, who apologizes. The woman on the chair then grabs Boa, and Xia Li attacks Catanzaro.
Backstage, General Manager William Regal is suddenly met by Scarlett, who says that if he were to show up, it would not be good. She then says "Escobar...time's up...next week." Regal makes a match between Escobar and Karrion Kross for next week.
Johnny Gargano is seen in a wheelchair with a sling on his left arm as he is backstage with The Way (Candice LeRae, Austin Theory, Indi Hartwell).
The Way (Johnny Gargano, Candice LeRae, Austin Theory, Indi Hartwell) heads to the ring, with Gargano being placed in his wheelchair. Gargano says his being in the wheelchair in a result of a deadly attack by KUSHIDA at General Manager William Regal's office last week, which resulted in a broken arm. Gargano says he has four fractures in his arm, and says the situation is bad due to how he feels about wheels are the crowd chants "Johnny Wheelchair," and Gargano says he cannot defend the North American Championship against KUSHIDA at TakeOver. He then says KUSHIDA should be suspended indefinitely for attacking him, then General Manager William Regal shows up and says the medical team cleared Gargano yesterday. Gargano says he went to his own doctors, who found breaks in his arm. Regal reveals that not only is the X-ray is not Gargano's, but that it is for a right arm, not his left, then says that either Austin Theory can be his surrogate in the match or Gargano can forfeit the North American Championship right now. Gargano says he will rehab, but Regal says that whatever happens, he will have to confer with KUSHIDA first. Suddenly, KUSHIDA is in the ring. KUSHIDA strikes, and Gargano inadvertently reveals his left arm is not even hurt. Indi Hartwell has to hold Candice LeRae back.
Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart beat The Way (Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell) to advance to the finals of the women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and face Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez at NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day after Indi Hartwell takes a bullet on a top rope senton from Shotzi for Candice, even though Indi is the legal participant for The Way. After the match, Dakota and Raquel confront Shotzi and Ember on the stage. General Manager William Regal shows up and says that the winners will receive an opportunity for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships.
We hear from Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher. Thatcher says last week's war with The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole and Roderick Strong) was tough and brutal, but it is the way they like it. Ciampa admits Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake) are tough, then says he and Thatcher will take the Dusty Cup.
Backstage, Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Santos Escobar, who says that while Karrion Kross gave him the gift of time, time is relevant. When Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza show up, he tells them not to apologize, for it is an admission of weakness. Santos Escobar tells Wilde and Mendoza they can make their tournament loss up to him by paying Karrion Kross a visit and making sure he does not make it to their match next week.
We see a video package chronicling the feud between Finn Balor and Pete Dunne.
KUSHIDA beats Austin Theory by disqualification after he is superkicked by Johnny Gargano. After the match, Gargano attacks KUSHIDA and tells him he will never have the NXT North American Championship before he and Theory take the boots to him. Gargano makes it clear he wants to break KUSHIDA's arm, but suddenly, Theory is dragged underneath the ring when he throws KUSHIDA into the ring. Gargano drags Theory out, but finds out he dragged Dexter Lumis out instead. Theory crawls out from underneath the ring only to encounter Lumis, then runs into the ring and into an Hoverboard Lock. Gargano goes after KUSHIDA, but he gets a Hoverboard Lock, too. When Theory tries to save Gargano, Lumis locks in Silence on Theory. KUSHDA then raises the North American title up in front of a downed Gargano.
We hear from Toni Storm, who says that five months ago, she predicted she would become NXT Women's Champion, and here she is. She tells Mercedes Martinez it is rude to involve herself in other people's business, then says she has repeatedly beaten Io Shirai. She says that she will walk away as NXT Women's Champion on Tuesday, and that Martinez and Shirai will go to the back of the line because it is Toni Time.
We see a vignette for Imperium (Walter, Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel, Alexander Wolfe).
Backstage, Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza are laid out, and Karrion Kross tells Santos Escobar that he should have taken him out himself and that he will do to him what he just did to Wilde and Mendoza.
Cameron Grimes is seen parking in front of the arena with a white Ferrari and handing $100 bills to security and other people on the way to the ring. He talks about Timothy Thatcher took him out two months ago, then says he went home to figure out how to Cave-In Thatcher and got good at video games during his downtime, then found GameStop and put his money in it. He says he was at the right place at the right time and the stock went to the moon, and now he has so much money he has no idea what to do with it except to invest in Dogecoin, which has only made him more rich. After mentioning Elon Musk and pulling up in a Ferrari, he says that he is so much there is nobody who can tell him anything anymore. He says that General Manager William Regal can kiss his grits if he thinks he will wrestle Dexter Lumis or zombies. He says that money is power, and that he has so much money, "it ain't even funny...it's hilarious!"
Backstage, Johnny Gargano says he tried to do KUSHIDA a favor tonight, but on Sunday, his match with KUSHIDA for the NXT North American Championship is happening so he can prove he is "Johnny Freakin' TakeOver." He says that KUSHIDA had better be ready to wrestle the match of his life, because TakeOver is his world.
We hear from Io Shirai, who says she is looking forward to Sunday's Triple Threat Match after having won the NXT Women's Championship in one. She says toni Storm is just another challenger and that Mercedes Martinez's journey will end. Shirai says her journey will never end and that she will remain NXT Women's Champion.
Before the next match, Zack Gibson says Timothy Thatcher and Tommaso Ciampa are as dumb as they look after Ciampa's last tag team ended the way that it did while telling Thatcher to stick his "fake friendship" up his ass as the Dusty Cup belongs to Grizzled Young Veterans (Gibson and James Drake). This leads to Thatcher and Ciampa attacking Gibson and Drake before the bell rings.
Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake) beat Timothy Thatcher and Tommaso Ciampa to advance to the finals of the men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and face MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee). After the commercial break, Ciampa is out of the match and being checked on in the back following Grizzled Young Veterans' attack on his neck before the break. Ciampa comes back, but despite a valiant effort, Gibson stops Willow's bell cold so he and Drake can hit Ticket to Mayhem on Ciampa so he can make the pinfall while Drake holds Thatcher down. MSK and Grizzled Young Veterans have a confrontation on the stage after the match.
The card for NXT TakeOver: Vengenace Day is announced one more time. As each match is announced, everyone involved in each match has a confrontation with each other with a referee staning in-between. Finn Balor and Pete Dunne meet in the ring with no referee.
Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!
Those Dynamite Kids - Dynamite recap for February 10, 2021
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.
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.
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for February 9, 2021
Trey Miguel, Willie Mack, Suicide and "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander beat Ace Austin, Chris Bey, Blake Christian and Shawn Daivari with an Hourglass from Trey to Christian. After the match, Sami Callihan shows up on the video screen and congratulates Trey Miguel before asking him when he will flake out, and tells him to save everyone the embarrassment and just quit right now.
The Impact Wrestling locker room wishes Tommy Dreamer a happy 50th birthday.
Kimber Lee beats ODB with an inside cradle after ODB helps Jazz and Jordynne take out Deonna Purrazzo and Susan.
Backstage, Fallah Bahh finds out he has to pay money to bet at "Swinger's Palace" when he tries to bet a cookie at the Blackjack table. The Swingerettes escort him out, but not before John E. Bravo takes his cookie away.
Backstage, Susan tells Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee that the current situation with ODB, Jazz and Jordynne Grace is not good and that it must be settled in a six-Knockout tag team match, much to the chagrin of Kimber and Deonna. Kimber Lee tries to stop Susan from talking to Scott D'Amore.
Cousin Jake heads to the ring. He thought he had it all figured out until Deaner betrayed him, and says that while there is another path, it is not the way he thought it would be. Suddenly, Violent By Design (Eric Young, Joe Doering, Deaner) shows up. Eric Young says that Cousin Jake is starting to figure things out and that there is only one answer, and tells Jake to open his eyes, "become the best version of Jake" and take back his life as he hands him a red vest. Jake tosses the vest away. Jake says that if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything, and says that he stands for "Jake Something." He attacks Eric Young, but the numbers game quickly catches up. As they wrap a steel chair around Jake's neck, Deaner tells the rest of the group he wants this. Eric Young then tells Jake he made the biggest mistake of his life, and that everything will end for good at No Surrender.
We hear from Rohit Raju, who says TJP could not beat him while he was X Division Champion and had to turn to "his monster" Manik. Rohit says he has turned to "his monster" Mahabali Shera, and at No Surrender, he will become X Division Champion again.
We see another paid advertisement from Tony Schiavone and Tony Khan. Khan says he was "The Forbidden Door" all along and that he had to open himself to new experiences following KENTA's debut before tomorrow night's card for Dynamite is run down. Khan thanks Kenny Omega and Don Callis for everything they have done in Impact and changing him to the point that he opened "the forbidden door," and says he wants more ratings and more people showing up. He also says he will be back in Impact sooner rather than later to show that "the forbidden door" swings both ways.
We hear from The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson). Anderson says that while "The Cowboy" James Storm and Chris Sabin are good, they are not The Good Brothers and they are not the tag team champions, and tonight, they will do what they do best: beat them up. Gallows says that what will happen to them will happen to Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) and will happen at No Surrender.
Nevaeh beats Kiera Hogan by disqualification when referee Brandon Tolle catches Tasha Steelz getting physically involved in the match while dealing with Havok at ringside.
The All Elite Wrestling locker room wishes Tommy Dreamer a happy 50th birthday.
Backstage, Scott D'Amore is met by an angry Fire 'n Flava, calling referee Brandon Tolle has been an unfair official since the Fire 'n Flava Festival. D'Amore says Tolle will not be the referee in their title match at No Surrender against Neveah and Havok. He also tells them that their match will be a no-disqualification before getting them out of his office.
XXXL (Larry D and Acey Romero), Tennille Dashwood and Kaleb with a K are in the ring. Larry D talks about his and Acey Romero's match against Decay (Rosemary and Crazzy Steve) at No Surrender, and despite having been in jail, he does not hit a woman, and has a solution in that in Tennille. Tennille asks what kind of tag team name "Decay" is, saying they need a dentists, and says that nobody is freakish enough to tag with them at No Surrender. Kaleb then says he wants some action tonight, and calls out a member of Decay wanting to face him. Decay shows up, and Rosemary says she and Crazzy Steve have found a tag team partner: AAA wrestler Black Taurus.
Black Taurus quickly beats Kaleb with a K.
Backstage, Brian Myers pays Hernandez, and pays him some more money prior to their upcoming tag team match. Suddenly, Fallah Bahh is seen watching Hernandez count his money.
"The Cowboy" James Storm and Chris Sabin beat The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) by disqualification after Matt Hardy and Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) grab at Storm and Sabin as they are about to get the win.
Backstage, Matt Hardy tells Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) that they took control and put themselves at the front of the line, and says that he wants them to get the Impact Wrestling tag team titles before Scott D'Amore shows up. D'Amore says Private Party crossed the line earlier, and to ensure that Chris Sabin and "The Cowboy" James Storm does not interfere in their match for the Impact World Tag Team Championships, D'Amore makes their Impact World Tag Team Championship match at No Surrender a Triple Threat Match with Chris Sabin and "The Cowboy" James Storm added in, saying they cannot interfere in the match if they are part of it. Private Party are shocked, and Matt Hardy is livid.
Scott D'Amore moderates the contract signing between Tommy Dreamer and Rich Swann for their Impact World Championship match at No Surrender. Swann signs first, then passes the contract to Dreamer. Dreamer thanks Swann and D'Amore, saying there are people in the locker room more deserving than him of a World title shot and that he wants to seize every opportunity. Dreamer says he had to create history by beating two of his best friends - Taz, who was the best man at his wedding, and Christian - and tells Swann that he knows that Swann has a bad leg and that he will not hold back when he goes for it. As Dreamer is about to sign the contract, Moose makes his entrance. Moose says he rarely gets angry, then says the match taking place pisses him off as Swann promised him a world title shot first and says he is taking the night off. D'Amore tells Moose to be a man of his word and stand down, and tells him that if he gets involved, he will suspend him indefinitely. Moose says he has no reason to interfere, as he can beat Swann and Dreamer. Moose says he has beaten Dreamer before, and that he can hurt Swann before as he is the TNA World Heavyweight Champion. Swann says he is the real world champion, then Dreamer tells them to shut up and mentions a text message he got from Moose. Dreamer says Impact was about to cut Moose loose and that he needed Dreamer to light a fire under his ass, then says Moose does not get it and that everyone is united in their love for wrestling, saying he wrestles for the future, not for money. Dreamer says that he may get knocked down, but he will keep getting back up and that while he is still alive, he will continue to use his platform for good, and if he wins the Impact World Championship, his platform will be bigger. He tells Swann that it will be an honor to tear it up with him and help the world forget their troubles for three hours, and says he will leave the ring with him united in the love he has for the business. He signs the contract and shakes Swann's hand.
Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!
The Impact Wrestling locker room wishes Tommy Dreamer a happy 50th birthday.
Kimber Lee beats ODB with an inside cradle after ODB helps Jazz and Jordynne take out Deonna Purrazzo and Susan.
Backstage, Fallah Bahh finds out he has to pay money to bet at "Swinger's Palace" when he tries to bet a cookie at the Blackjack table. The Swingerettes escort him out, but not before John E. Bravo takes his cookie away.
Backstage, Susan tells Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee that the current situation with ODB, Jazz and Jordynne Grace is not good and that it must be settled in a six-Knockout tag team match, much to the chagrin of Kimber and Deonna. Kimber Lee tries to stop Susan from talking to Scott D'Amore.
Cousin Jake heads to the ring. He thought he had it all figured out until Deaner betrayed him, and says that while there is another path, it is not the way he thought it would be. Suddenly, Violent By Design (Eric Young, Joe Doering, Deaner) shows up. Eric Young says that Cousin Jake is starting to figure things out and that there is only one answer, and tells Jake to open his eyes, "become the best version of Jake" and take back his life as he hands him a red vest. Jake tosses the vest away. Jake says that if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything, and says that he stands for "Jake Something." He attacks Eric Young, but the numbers game quickly catches up. As they wrap a steel chair around Jake's neck, Deaner tells the rest of the group he wants this. Eric Young then tells Jake he made the biggest mistake of his life, and that everything will end for good at No Surrender.
We hear from Rohit Raju, who says TJP could not beat him while he was X Division Champion and had to turn to "his monster" Manik. Rohit says he has turned to "his monster" Mahabali Shera, and at No Surrender, he will become X Division Champion again.
We see another paid advertisement from Tony Schiavone and Tony Khan. Khan says he was "The Forbidden Door" all along and that he had to open himself to new experiences following KENTA's debut before tomorrow night's card for Dynamite is run down. Khan thanks Kenny Omega and Don Callis for everything they have done in Impact and changing him to the point that he opened "the forbidden door," and says he wants more ratings and more people showing up. He also says he will be back in Impact sooner rather than later to show that "the forbidden door" swings both ways.
We hear from The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson). Anderson says that while "The Cowboy" James Storm and Chris Sabin are good, they are not The Good Brothers and they are not the tag team champions, and tonight, they will do what they do best: beat them up. Gallows says that what will happen to them will happen to Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) and will happen at No Surrender.
Nevaeh beats Kiera Hogan by disqualification when referee Brandon Tolle catches Tasha Steelz getting physically involved in the match while dealing with Havok at ringside.
The All Elite Wrestling locker room wishes Tommy Dreamer a happy 50th birthday.
Backstage, Scott D'Amore is met by an angry Fire 'n Flava, calling referee Brandon Tolle has been an unfair official since the Fire 'n Flava Festival. D'Amore says Tolle will not be the referee in their title match at No Surrender against Neveah and Havok. He also tells them that their match will be a no-disqualification before getting them out of his office.
XXXL (Larry D and Acey Romero), Tennille Dashwood and Kaleb with a K are in the ring. Larry D talks about his and Acey Romero's match against Decay (Rosemary and Crazzy Steve) at No Surrender, and despite having been in jail, he does not hit a woman, and has a solution in that in Tennille. Tennille asks what kind of tag team name "Decay" is, saying they need a dentists, and says that nobody is freakish enough to tag with them at No Surrender. Kaleb then says he wants some action tonight, and calls out a member of Decay wanting to face him. Decay shows up, and Rosemary says she and Crazzy Steve have found a tag team partner: AAA wrestler Black Taurus.
Black Taurus quickly beats Kaleb with a K.
Backstage, Brian Myers pays Hernandez, and pays him some more money prior to their upcoming tag team match. Suddenly, Fallah Bahh is seen watching Hernandez count his money.
"The Cowboy" James Storm and Chris Sabin beat The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) by disqualification after Matt Hardy and Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) grab at Storm and Sabin as they are about to get the win.
Backstage, Matt Hardy tells Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) that they took control and put themselves at the front of the line, and says that he wants them to get the Impact Wrestling tag team titles before Scott D'Amore shows up. D'Amore says Private Party crossed the line earlier, and to ensure that Chris Sabin and "The Cowboy" James Storm does not interfere in their match for the Impact World Tag Team Championships, D'Amore makes their Impact World Tag Team Championship match at No Surrender a Triple Threat Match with Chris Sabin and "The Cowboy" James Storm added in, saying they cannot interfere in the match if they are part of it. Private Party are shocked, and Matt Hardy is livid.
Scott D'Amore moderates the contract signing between Tommy Dreamer and Rich Swann for their Impact World Championship match at No Surrender. Swann signs first, then passes the contract to Dreamer. Dreamer thanks Swann and D'Amore, saying there are people in the locker room more deserving than him of a World title shot and that he wants to seize every opportunity. Dreamer says he had to create history by beating two of his best friends - Taz, who was the best man at his wedding, and Christian - and tells Swann that he knows that Swann has a bad leg and that he will not hold back when he goes for it. As Dreamer is about to sign the contract, Moose makes his entrance. Moose says he rarely gets angry, then says the match taking place pisses him off as Swann promised him a world title shot first and says he is taking the night off. D'Amore tells Moose to be a man of his word and stand down, and tells him that if he gets involved, he will suspend him indefinitely. Moose says he has no reason to interfere, as he can beat Swann and Dreamer. Moose says he has beaten Dreamer before, and that he can hurt Swann before as he is the TNA World Heavyweight Champion. Swann says he is the real world champion, then Dreamer tells them to shut up and mentions a text message he got from Moose. Dreamer says Impact was about to cut Moose loose and that he needed Dreamer to light a fire under his ass, then says Moose does not get it and that everyone is united in their love for wrestling, saying he wrestles for the future, not for money. Dreamer says that he may get knocked down, but he will keep getting back up and that while he is still alive, he will continue to use his platform for good, and if he wins the Impact World Championship, his platform will be bigger. He tells Swann that it will be an honor to tear it up with him and help the world forget their troubles for three hours, and says he will leave the ring with him united in the love he has for the business. He signs the contract and shakes Swann's hand.
Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!
After Dark - AEW Dark recap for February 9, 2021
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.
Red Velvet beats Diamante.
"The Bad Boy" Joey Janela beats Jack Evans.
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.
Red Velvet beats Diamante.
"The Bad Boy" Joey Janela beats Jack Evans.
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