It’s that time again. And by that, we mean time for Battle of the Belts, AEW’s quarterly hour of nothing but title matches. It’s kind of hard to believe this is the eighth installment, one of those definite “time flies” things.
As is typical for these shows, tonight’s edition from Memphis doesn’t include a world title match but does have several of the other championships up for grabs. And it will be interesting to see if the House of Black makes its presence felt, as the group is back to full strength and flexed its muscle all over Dynamite prior to this show.
Let’s dive in and see what we’ve got.
AEW Battle of the Belts VIII results:
- Orange Cassidy def. John Silver by pinfall to retain the AEW International Championship
- Andrade El Idolo is asked how he feels after his match with Bryan Danielson, but C.J. Perry says with a little guidance she could become the biggest and most handsome star in the world; he seems surprised to say the least
- Smart Mark Sterling disses the people of Memphis and calls Tony Nese the future TV champ … and Nese insults the fans as well
- Samoa Joe def. Tony Nese by pinfall to retain the ROH Television Championship; after the match, Joe calls out MJF, saying he’s coming for the AEW World Championship
- Kris Statlander def. Willow Nightingale by pinfall to retain the AEW TBS Championship; Skye Blue isn’t happy that Nightingale shakes the champ’s hand after the match and has a short staredown with Statlander before she leaves
- Orange Cassidy is upset with the BCC, so much so that he says he and Kazuchika Okada will take on Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli next week in Philadelphia on Dynamite
- The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass scissor with the Memphis Grizzlies mascot, because why not?
- The Acclaimed and Daddy Add def. Daniel Garcia, Angelo Parker and Matt Menard by pinfall to retain the AEW World Trios Championship, with Garcia paying for it when he dances at an inopportune time