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AEW Rampage results 06/16/23: Ospreay, Takeshita grab wins

See what went down on AEW Rampage the night before the Collision premiere.

Will Ospreay is pretty damn cool. All he did was show up at the tail end of a wild final segment at the end of AEW Dynamite this week to attack Kenny Omega, and even if you were unfamiliar with his work, you could feel it. And what do you know, he’s in action on AEW Rampage tonight.

So is Rocky Romero, and guess what? We just talked to him not long ago.

These men are here because Forbidden Door is getting ever so much closer, and it’s fun that New Japan’s finest are spicing up AEW programming. Oh, and the other matches on this week’s card don’t look too shabby either, including rising star (and now heel) Konosuke Takeshita.

Let’s see what this hour of pro wrestling has in store.

AEW Rampage results:

  • United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Kyle Fletcher and Will Ospreay) def. Chaos (Best Friends and Rocky Romero) by pinfall when Ospreay pins Romero
  • Taya Valkyrie def. Trish Adora by pinfall
  • The Hardys officially accept the challenge from The Gunns for the next episode of Dynamite, with Matt Hardy calling it “adorable” that the Gunns forgot who the Hardys are and Jeff saying they’d make their foes famous
  • Mark Briscoe, Papa Briscoe and Aubrey Edwards def. Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett and Karen Jarrett by pinfall
  • Valkyrie is feeling good about her latest victory, but less thrilled with TBS Champion Kris Statlander, who seems glad to put her title up against Taya next week
  • Don Callis crashes the Mark Henry pre-main event segment and trash talks Kenny Omega and a handful of Mexican wrestling legends; Callis also joins the announcers for the main event and says he’s going to keep Takeshita climbing until it forces Omega to face him
  • Konosuke Takeshita def. Bandido by pinfall

AEW Rampage results 06/09/23: Skye Blue soars to title opportunity

See who emerged as the No. 1 contender for the AEW Women’s World Championship on AEW Rampage.

It’s time to find out who’s going to be next to challenge Toni Storm for the AEW Women’s World Championship.

There are a handful of wrestlers with their eyes on Storm’s title, so the easiest way to settle the pecking order among them is to throw them into one match. Naturally.

That happens tonight on AEW Rampage, with Britt Baker, Skye Blue, Mercedes Martinez and Nyla Rose all vying for the title shot. Logic would dictate that Baker will win, both because she’s the highest profile competitor and is part of an ongoing narrative with Storm and The Outcasts, but you never know.

This episode of Rampage will also have a couple of intriguing trios matches (any night where Rey Fenix and The Acclaimed are all competing is a good one) and Powerhouse Hobbs will be in action as well.

So even though I’m personally invested in and distracted by Game 4 of the NBA Finals (#BringItIn), I’m looking forward to this Rampage as well. Let’s see what we’ve got.

AEW Rampage results:

  • Lucha Bros. and Bandido def. Ethan Page, Big Bill and Lee Moriarty by pinfall after Matt and Jeff Hardy and insist that Page pull up Jeff Hardy-like arm sleeves, after which he is quickly pinned by Bandido
  • QTV is back in effect, with QT Marshall saying they need to be edgier, but despite one funny joke about “making an announcement about an announcement,” they settle on just sending Powerhouse Hobbs out to show people what Collision will be about
  • Powerhouse Hobbs def. Caleb Crush in a squash
  • Arn Anderson gives Renee Paquette an update on his son Brock and warns Christian Cage and Luchasaurus that what goes around, comes around; Wardlow says he’ll make them pay but needs to take care of Jake Hager first
  • The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass def. Spanish Announce Project by pinfall
  • Paquette attempts to interview Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett and company but Karen Jarrett wants to use the time to handle her beef with Aubrey Edwards; the referee arrives with Mark Briscoe in tow, and Edwards says she’s going to kick Karen’s ass despite AEW not sanctioning a match between them; Briscoe says AEW will sanction a mixed trios match, which will be Lethal and the Jarretts against Edwards, Mark … and Papa Briscoe!
  • Skye Blue def. Nyla Rose, Mercedes Martinez and Britt Baker to earn an AEW Women’s World Championship match on the next episode of Dynamite

AEW Dynamite results 05/31/23: Britt, Adam lower the Boom, CM Punk confirmed

Get filled in on all of the action from AEW Dynamite in San Diego.

AEW Dynamite usually promotes a bunch of matches and segments well ahead of time. For tonight’s show in San Diego? Not so much.

That’s not to say we didn’t have any advance notice about what’s on the card. For instance, the mixed tag match pitting Adam Cole and Britt Baker against Chris Jericho and Saraya was advertised last week. And after his dramatic betrayal of The Elite Sunday at Double or Nothing, we knew we’d hear from Konosuke Takeshita (and, sadly, Don Callis).

But the rest of the slate was a mystery until this afternoon. Now we know some more of the matches, starting with a title defense by a champ whose reign has only been a few days. TBS Champion Kris Statlander has issued an open challenge, and it was answered by Nyla Rose.

Other wrestlers who were prominent at Double or Nothing will also be in action. The Blackpool Combat Club is undoubtedly riding high after defeating The Elite, but they’ll have to be on top of their game to defeat the Lucha Bros. and Bandido. Swerve Strickland, Big Bill and Trent will collide in a three-way dance, and Orange Cassidy will team with Darby Allin to face the Gates of Agony.

So that’s a lot more info than we had before. Plus we haven’t even gotten to the thing that has been the subject of equal parts excitement and eye-rolling, another announcement from Tony Khan about the debut episode of AEW: Collision next month. Will he confirm the participation of a certain Mr. Brooks? And will anyone be salty if the announcement is anything else?

(Spoiler: Yes. Yes they will.)

Let’s see how this all goes down.

AEW Dynamite results from San Diego:

  • Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley and Wheeler Yuta) def. Lucha Bros. and Bandido by pinfall
  • Matt Jackson says the BCC brings out the worst in The Elite, Nick Jackson says one setback won’t bring them down, and Hangman Adam Page is interrupted by what’s left of the Dark Order, who seem jealous; Page also confirms that Kenny Omega has left the country … but he’s not in Canada
  • Tony Schiavone talks to Jay White and Juice Robinson, who say Ricky Starks doesn’t have any friends and call FTR “a little bit slow,” and after beating the Top Guys up, they flee as Starks chases them off and challenges White to a match next week
  • Tony Khan has another announcement about the debut of AEW: Collision, and it’s what we expected: the show will feature CM Punk
  • Swerve Strickland def. Big Bill and Trent by pinning Trent
  • The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass tell Rene Paquette they want gold again, and that Billy Gunn deserves to hold gold one more time — an idea that proves popular with the fans
  • Don Callis and Konosuke Takeshita come to the ring to plenty of boos, with Callis saying his new family is going to cut The Elite out of AEW
  • Arn Anderson and Wardlow tell Luchasaurus if he wants to be next in line, so be it
  • Darby Allin and Orange Cassidy def. Gates of Agony by pinfall, and Sting is on hand to prevent a post-match beating from the Mogul Embassy
  • A pre-recorded MJF promo has the champ claiming that no one is on the level of the Devil
  • Schiavone welcomes Hook to the ring, and when La Faccion Ingobernable attacks him, a chair-wielding Jack Perry comes to his aid
  • Toni Storm and The Outcasts scoff at the idea that there’s anyone good enough to hang with them
  • Kris Statlander def. Nyla Rose by pinfall to retain the AEW TBS Championship, as Taya Valkyrie looks on backstage
  • Britt Baker and Adam Cole def. Saraya and Chris Jericho by pinfall, with Hikaru Shida and her kendo stick on hand to neutralize the other Outcasts

AEW Rampage results 05/19/23: Cole, Jericho headed for unsanctioned match, bay bay

Get the details for an AEW Rampage that saw hostilities between Adam Cole and Chris Jericho ramp up even more.

Playoff basketball waits for no one. Yes, even AEW Rampage.

So because there’s another playoff game tonight (go Himmy Butler!), Rampage has to slide out of its normal 10 p.m. ET timeslot.

But you know what? That’s not actually a bad thing, at least for those of us in the east, because it means a little pro wrestling earlier in the evening.

This show looks like it’ll be a fun hour, with some fun trios matches that include Blackpool Combat Club and The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass — not against each other, but maybe someday.

Let’s get to it.

AEW Rampage results for May 19, 2023:

  • Blackpool Combat Club def. Best Amigos and Bandido by pinfall
  • Kyle Fletcher explains why he targeted Orange Cassidy and plans on becoming the new AEW International Champion
  • Jade Cargill wins a quick squash match with a pump kick to go to 58-0, so Mark Starling brings out a second enhancement talent; Jade squashes her as well to go to 59-0, but instead of a third match, Taya Valkyrie comes out, hits the Road to Valhalla and says she’ll see Cargill at Double or Nothing
  • The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass def. Varsity Athletes by pinfall
  • The QTV crew is fired up, with QT Marshall giving himself credit for getting Powerhouse Hobbs on the graphic for AEW: Collision and acting like he’s going to be a major player on the new show
  • The Hardys and Brother Zay don’t trust Ethan Page, and they’re correct to feel that way, as his attempts to make amends are really just a cover for a sneak attack by The Gunns, who help him hurt Zay’s neck with help from a steel chair … and yep, they’ll face off at Double or Nothing
  • Chris Jericho doubles down on calling Adam Cole a coward, who is shown backstage and hears Jericho challenge him to an unsanctioned match at Double or Nothing and rip up the document barring him from the building; Cole then enters the arena, inspiring a look of concern on Jericho’s face
  • Sure enough, Cole makes his way to the main part of the arena, where he and Jericho need to be kept apart by a bunch of security guards and officials
  • Dustin Rhodes def. Bishop Kaun by pinfall (despite being busted open after being thrown into the TV cameras), but gets jumped afterward by the Mogul Embassy, leading to a showdown with Keith Lee — that Lee loses thanks to the numbers game and a steel chair, with Swerve Strickland delivering a Swerve Stomp as Lee is helpless in said chair

AEW Dynamite results: Stacked Detroit card ends in big betrayal

Two titles were also on the line in the Motor City, but did either one change hands?

Unlike many pro wrestling stables, The Elite and Blackpool Combat Club don’t really have designated leaders. They’re more collections of equals in many ways. But Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley are certainly the frontmen when necessary, and that’s extremely relevant to this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite in Detroit.

See, the beef between the two groups has gotten to the point where something dramatic needs to be done to settle it. And well, Omega and Moxley stepping in against each other in a steel cage fits the bill.

That’s a spectacular main event for free TV by any reckoning, but Little Caesars Arena will also be treated to a pair of title bouts: Orange Cassidy will defend his International Championship against Daniel Garcia, and House of Black will put their World Trios Championship on the line against Bandido and Best Friends under their unique “House Rules.”

There’s more, too, but let’s not waste any more time. Here we go.

AEW Dynamite results from Detroit:

(click on any match with a link for full details)

  • Claudio Castagnoli def. Rey Fenix by pinfall, meaning he and a partner of his choice will get a ROH World Tag Team Championship shot against the Lucha Bros.
  • Renee Paquette welcomes Miro back to Dynamite, but he ignores her question and walks right into Tony Khan’s office
  • MJF compares the AEW Pillars to The Beatles, calling himself Paul
  • A hype video is shown for the Steel Cage match, not that we need it to get any more amped up
  • FTR come out to apologize to Mark Briscoe, but Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal want an answer to their challenge, and Briscoe reveals that the title match is on for Double or Nothing — with Mark himself as special guest referee; Sonjay Dutt spits moonshine in Dax Harwood’s eyes, and in his blind fury, he accidentally piledrives Briscoe
  • Paquette wants to know how Chris Jericho feels about Adam Cole getting the best of him, but The Ocho has lawyered up and gotten a restraining order, but that doesn’t apply to Roderick Strong, who challenges Jericho to a Falls Count Anywhere match … and Jericho accepts only to find that Strong has ensured that the JAS will be banned from the building next week when it goes down
  • Thunder Rosa makes her return to Dynamite, also passing Paquette on her way to talk to Khan
  • A video promotes Sammy Guevara, which includes testimonials from Jericho and Tay Melo
  • Khan puts over tonight’s show but also wants everyone to tune in for one of the most important AEW announcements ever
  • Orange Cassidy def. Daniel Garcia by pinfall to retain the AEW International Championship
  • Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter accept the challenge from The Outcasts for a trios match next week on Dynamite
  • Tony Schiavone gets some time with Christian Cage, who brags about his ability to get a title shot and mocks the relationship between Wardlow and Arn Anderson
  • Another hype video shows Darby Allin preparing for his world title shot, and offers insight from Sting and Darby himself
  • Julia Hart def. Anna Jay by submission in a No Holds Barred match
  • Best Friends and Bandido are ready for their title shot and decide the final rule for the Open House Challenge is going to be “all witches are barred from ringside”
  • House of Black def. Best Friends and Bandido by pinfall in an Open House Challenge to retain the AEW World Trios Championship
  • Backstage, Cassidy has been laid out by Kyle Fletcher of Aussie Open
  • The final Pillars hype video is about Jack Perry, which strangely has validation from Christian Cage
  • Ricky Starks is sick of Bullet Club, but Jay White remains unimpressed ahead of their match next week on Dynamite
  • Jon Moxley def. Kenny Omega by pinfall in a Steel Cage match after Don Callis turns on Omega and hits him in the head with a screwdriver

AEW Dynamite preview: Omega, Mox settle things inside a Steel Cage

A Steel Cage match between two of AEW’s biggest stars, two title matches and much more highlight the card from Detroit.

Sometimes you just need to settle things inside a steel cage. Well, in pro wrestling, anyway, we don’t recommend using that method for resolving run of the mill disputes. Happily, Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega are indeed pro wrestlers, two of the best, in fact, so they can go that route on this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite in Detroit.

The fun part of their shared history is that a Steel Cage match doesn’t even represent an uptick in violence for them, considering they’ve already had an Unsanctioned Lights Out match and an Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch. But the ongoing enmity between Omega’s Elite and Moxley’s Blackpool Combat Club more or less demands something dramatic at this point, and this qualifies — on free TV, no less.

Yet this isn’t the only match worth noting for this week, as Tony Khan’s claims that this is a PPV-caliber card aren’t off base. Rey Fenix and Claudio Castagnoli will face off in a Double Jeopardy match where shots at each of their ROH titles are at stake. House of Black will defend their World Trios Championship under their own unique House Rules for the first time against Bandido and Best Friends. And the most workmanlike champion in major pro wrestling, Orange Cassidy, will put up his International Championship against a very real threat in Daniel Garcia.

Plus there’s a No Holds Barred match between friends turned enemies Julia Hart and Anna Jay, and we’ll hear from both Christian Cage and FTR. Stacked, you say? Sure seems like it to us.

That means if you won’t be at Little Caesars Arena in person, you’ll want to be watching at 8 p.m. ET on TBS. Failing that, we’ll have full results and all the relevant details from Dynamite here on Wrestling Junkie later tonight.

AEW Dynamite results: MJF’s plan goes awry, Hikaru Shida fools us all

We’ll find out tonight if MJF will be facing three angry Pillars trying to take his title at Double or Nothing.

It’s time to see if MJF has played the medium game correctly tonight on AEW Dynamite.

See, he knew that all three of AEW’s so-called Four Pillars were aiming for his AEW World Championship. So he tried to play them off against each other, and even paid Sammy Guevara to try to get past the other two and then lay down for him at Double or Nothing.

And like lots of stuff MJF does, it almost worked.

But not quite, and now he has to team with Guevara tonight to face Jack Perry and Darby Allin. If his team wins, he only has to defend his title against Guevara. If not, well, all three Pillars will be trying to take his gold. We’ll see if he can keep this particular house of cards (since AEW loves the casino analogies) from falling down.

In other news, it’s the third of May, so AEW is celebrating with a Tres de Mayo Trios Battle Royale. We’re assuming the winner gets a title shot, or something? Maybe? Anyway it’s a good reason to watch the amazing team of Lucha Bros. and El Hijo del Vikingo. We’re sold just on that.

AEW says we’ll also hear from The Elite tonight. The trio has been having a rough time as of late in their ongoing beef with the Blackpool Combat Club, which along with being in a perpetually foul mood, also outnumbers them four to three. That may have changed with the arrival of Konosuke Takeshita, but there’s no guarantee the Japanese up-and-comer is on the same page, and the BCC will no doubt be trying to keep it that way.

AEW Dynamite results for Baltimore:

(click on any match with a link for full details)

  • Orange Cassidy, Bandido, Roderick Strong and Adam Cole def. Jericho Appreciation Society (Daniel Garcia, Jake Hager, Angelo Parker and Matt Menard) when Cole pins Parker; Cole then makes a beeline for the announce table to attack Chris Jericho

  • Renee Paquette gets a word with Darby Allin and Jack Perry, who are focused on making it to the Double or Nothing main event, not whether they like each other
  • Jericho is shown in the back imploring security to remove Cole from the building, but Britt Baker shows up and slaps him in the face
  • Bryan Danielson says he’s better than Bret Hart ever was and is the best in the world today, and if he’s not, it’s one of his BCC teammates; he also says someone will be better than him someday, and that the BCC wants to push people, and Jon Moxley wonders if The Elite is still innovative, promising he’ll show Kenny Omega “a whole new version of Jon Moxley” in the steel cage next week
  • Saraya def. Willow Nightingale by pinfall with plenty of help from the other Outcasts; a returning Hikaru Shida fakes joining the Outcasts but helps Baker and Jamie Hayter lay out the heels instead

  • The House of Black says any three competitors can challenge them, but House Rules says 20 count instead of 10, no rope breaks, and DQ is enforced but the challengers get to pick the rule
  • The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass win the Tres de Mayo Trios Battle Royale, last defeating Kip Sabian, Butcher and Blade
  • MJF wants to butter up Sammy Guevara again, but Guevara looks like he buys the champ’s lame excuse, and they end up hugging again
  • Kenny Omega scoffs at the idea of a new Mox, and Don Callis calls him a “sick, twisted, narcissistic sociopath” before Omega promises all of this will end next week
  • Wardlow wins a squash match over local talent and demands for Luchasaurus to come out for a match right now … but Christian Cage says the title shot belongs to him
  • Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett and company paid a visit to Mark Briscoe’s home turf, and Papa Briscoe was unamused … as are we after Lethal and Jarrett say they are challenging FTR for the tag team titles

  • Ricky Starks def. Juice Robinson by pinfall, but Jay White attacks Starks after the bell and Ricky narrowly avoids a Blade Runner
  • MJF stops in and visits Perry before the main event, trying to buy him off at the last moment but uses some weird reverse psychology to try to pull it off
  • Jack Perry and Darby Allin def. MJF and Sammy Guevara by pinfall when Allin pins Guevara after a Coffin Drop

AEW Dynamite live results: The battle for Takeshita’s soul turns bloody

Plus there’s two title matches and an appearance by Tony Khan.

It’s time to find MJF a top contender once and for all tonight on AEW Dynamite from Sunrise, Fla.

You may recall that the AEW World Champion has been called one of the Four Pillars of the company, and that the other three all made it clear they’d like a shot at his title. MJF skillfully played them off against each other, even aiding Sammy Guevara in defeating “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry.

But now Guevara is just a victory over Darby Allin away from getting that title shot himself. Is having Sammy win part of MJF’s plan too, or does he have another trick up his sleeve?

There are also two title matches on the AEW Dynamite card tonight. Jade Cargill will put both her TBS Championship and her undefeated record on the line against Taya Valkyrie, possibly her most powerful opponent to date. And since it’s another week, it must mean another Orange Cassidy title defense, this time against Bandido.

Also, as you may have heard Tony Khan will be appearing on this week’s episode as well. Is he about to confirm to the world that we’ll all be watching two more hours of AEW action every week on Saturday night? Or is this particular announcement about something else?

There’s only one way to find out, and that’s to tune in tonight at 8 p.m. on TBS. Well, actually two ways, because you can also return to this post as we update it with AEW Dynamite live results as they happen from Sunrise.

AEW Dynamite results from Sunrise, Fla.:

(click on any match with a link for more details)

  • Orange Cassidy def. Bandido by pinfall to retain the AEW International Championship; after the match, the two men share signs of respect, including Cassidy putting his sunglasses on Bandido
  • Adam Cole tells Renee Paquette he’s going to call out Chris Jericho … and if Jericho doesn’t come out, Cole will go find him; Cassidy and Bandido are told what’s going on and say “oh”
  • Darby Allin tries to squash things with Jack Perry, but they seem too competitive with each other to be sure that Perry will prevent any hijinks in Allin’s match tonight
  • Jeff Jarrett def. Dax Harwood by pinfall … by cheating, of course, then poses with Harwood’s tag team title bout
  • Tony Khan announces the Owen Hart Foundation tournaments are back again this year, and will include matches at Forbidden Door with the finals in Calgary this summer
  • Wardlow def. a jobber by pinfall in a quick squash match, and has another staredown with Luchasaurus
  • MJF and Sammy Guevara sure seem to still be on the same page as they vow that Sammy will defeat Darby, and they exchange gifts (vests and scarfs)
  • Poor RJ City gets laid out backstage by the Blackpool Combat Club
  • Sammy Guevara def. Darby Allin by DQ when MJF makes it seem like Darby used a skateboard to hit Sammy … but an announcement is made that Allin and Perry will team to face MJF and Guevara next week, and if the faces win, both of them are added to the title match at Double or Nothing
  • MJF and Guevara are furious, but Sammy gets left behind as MJF leaves the building
  • “Jericho, I know you can hear me you son of a bitch!” Cole swears he will beat Jericho within an inch of his life, but all he gets is The Ocho on the big screen sending the JAS to the ring … but Cassidy, Bandido and the debuting Roderick Strong help even the odds and clear the ring
  • QT Marshall tells the QTV crew they need to “go to Plan B” after a visit from an angry Powerhouse Hobbs
  • Jade Cargill def. Taya Valkyrie by pinfall to retain the AEW TBS Championship
  • Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter look somewhat the worse for wear but vow that even though The Outcasts declared war, the only way they’ll stop coming is if they are sent to the morgue
  • Ricky Starks and Shawn Spears exchange trash talk with Jay White and Juice Robinson ahead of their match on Rampage this Friday
  • Kenny Omega and Konosuke Takeshita def. The Butcher and The Blade by pinfall, but Bryan Danielson is with the announcers and distracts them for a full scale BCC assault … until the Young Bucks arrive, though Takeshita stops Omega from using a screwdriver on Jon Moxley and ends up having Mox use it on him

AEW Dynamite preview: Pillars clash, Tony Khan has another announcement

Will MJF’s alliance with Sammy Guevara continue? And will Tony Khan make AEW’s Saturday show official?

If there’s one thing that gets the pro wrestling community talking, it’s a Tony Khan announcement on AEW Dynamite. Sometimes they are legitimately mind-blowing, like when AEW announced its upcoming debut in the U.K. will be at Wembley Stadium.

Other times, not so much. But the possibility that Khan will officially reveal the name and premiere date of AEW’s upcoming Saturday show — or even mention the return of CM Punk — has people especially curious about tonight’s show in Sunrise, Fla.

Here are three more things we’re also anxious to see on Dynamite tonight.

Will MJF’s handpicked Pillar make it through Darby Allin?

When MJF decided to let the other three Pillars compete to see who would earn the right to face him for his beloved BBB, we should have known he wasn’t going to leave it to chance. He hatched a plot with Sammy Guevara to get Jack Perry out of the way, and now all that’s left is to dispense with Darby Allin.

The thing is, it would be very MJF to also stab Sammy in the back if Darby is who he’d prefer to face. Or maybe their impromptu alliance will just backfire spectacularly when it matters most. Either way, this should be an intriguing mini-tournament final.

Can Orange Cassidy continue his breakneck title defense pace?

Wrestling shows often talk about a “fighting champion” or a “working class championship,” but Orange Cassidy and the AEW International Championship really are both of those things. But there’s a price to pay for putting yourself up against some of the best every week, and Cassidy’s story is starting to reflect the idea that he’s simply getting worn out.

Will his ambitious title defense schedule finally catch up with him this week against Bandido? You can’t rule it out.

Jade Cargill is going to lose her TBS Championship eventually, right?

AEW has done a nice job in a relatively short period of time making Taya Valkyrie feel like a legitimate candidate to hand Jade Cargill her first ever singles defeat. In fact, she is really the first opponent Jade has had in a while with that kind of effort invested in her.

That doesn’t mean Cargill is losing tonight — her streak has gone on long enough that she deserves to drop the strap at a pay-per-view. But don’t be surprised if Valkyrie pushes her to the limit and their program continues.

Also scheduled for the AEW Dynamite card tonight:

  • Kenny Omega teams with Don Callis’ newest project Konosuke Takeshita to face The Butcher and The Blade
  • Dax Harwood goes one on one with Jeff Jarrett
  • We’ll hear from Wardlow and Adam Cole

Opening Bell: Full Gear week, plus a Mizpology

Get set for the week in WWE and AEW with Opening Bell: quick previews of Raw, SmackDown, Dynamite and Rampage.

Welcome to the Opening Bell, where we round up what’s been announced for WWE (Raw and SmackDown) and AEW (Dynamite and Rampage) programming for the week we’ve just begun.

WWE Raw preview – Monday, November 14, KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY

Any show with “Yum!” in the name of the venue can’t help but appear fun (and yes, we know that’s an actual part of the company’s name). What could be truly entertaining is seeing The Miz apologize for what he’s done with regard to Dexter Lumis. But will it be a sincere act of contrition, or simply to save his own hide? History doesn’t make the former a favorite, let’s just say that.

Finn Balor attempted to accept Seth Rollins‘ open challenge for the United States Championship last week but had those plans derailed by The O.C. This week he’ll get his shot at Rollins … but not for the title. Oh well.

Also, Matt Riddle will continue his ongoing feud with Alpha Academy when he goes one-on-one with Chad Gable. We don’t have anything witty to add to this one, so we’ll just say it sounds like a good matchup and there will probably be bongo/weed jokes of some sort involved.

AEW Dynamite preview – Wednesday, November 16, Total Mortgage Arena, Bridgeport, CT

Ayyyyy let’s get some mortgages everyone! Jokes aside, AEW is trying to come into Full Gear hot as it heads to Connecticut for the final Dynamite before Saturday’s PPV.

Two big multi-person matches are on tap. Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli will team up to face Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara just three days before all four of them throw down for Jericho’s ROH World Championship. Plus Death Triangle, which has had some stirrings of internal dissent lately, tries to get on the same page as they take on Top Flight and AR Fox.

(And they may need to be if a certain trio of shadowbanned stars are coming back at Full Gear.)

We’ll hear from both Jon Moxley and MJF ahead of their titanic main event in Newark. The Acclaimed will debut their new music video. Plus more:

WWE SmackDown preview – Friday, November 18, XL Center, Hartford, CT

Wow, Connecticut is the center of the pro wrestling world this week, at least for a few days! We know a bit more about what’s going to be in store on SmackDown than we often do at the beginning of the week as well.

For starters, the first round of the SmackDown World Cup isn’t over yet, so Butch and Sami Zayn will have their bout this Friday. It’s also an extension of the beef between the Bloodline and the Brawling Brutes, which just heated up again last week. Another first round match will pit Ricochet against Mustafa Ali in what’s sure to be a high-flying encounter.

In the women’s division, Shotzi earned her shot at Ronda Rousey by emerging from a Six-Pack Challenge match last week, but she immediately ran afoul of the champ and her BFF Shayna Baszler. She’ll get a chance at some payback on SmackDown, at least when it comes to Baszler.

AEW Rampage preview – Friday, November 18, Prudential Center, Newark

‘Twas the night before Full Gear, and we have a sense that pretty much everyone will be stirring as the final teeth on the gears lock into place. And there’s a crazy dream match of the type you can hardly believe is on U.S. TV to boot: Eddie Kingston and Ortiz vs. Jun Akiyama and Kunosuke Takeshita. Seriously, read that again and go “wow.”

We actually don’t know what else is on the Rampage slate, but one assumes there might be more tournament matches, and perhaps it will be confirmed The Elite is returning. It’s a Rampage that has more than the typical amount of intrigue, for sure.