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AEW Dynamite results 04/17/24: Joe, Ospreay stand tall ahead of Dynasty

A final showdown between Swerve Strickland and Samoa Joe went poorly for the challenger on AEW Dynamite.

You know what they say about pre-pay-per-view momentum being a many-splendored thing? Wait, what? That was love? Are you absolutely sure? Well then OK, but momentum is still a thing that’s worth watching tonight on AEW Dynamite from Indianapolis.

Will Ospreay has all the momentum in the world right now. He’s been tearing through the AEW roster one opponent at a time, mowing through the Don Callis Family in particular. Now he’s moved on the the Blackpool Combat Club, with a showdown against Bryan Danielson waiting Sunday at Dynasty.

Is he taking this Wednesday night off? Heck no, he’s taking on the Swiss Superman, Claudio Castagnoli. Take that, Ospreay grind doubters. We could take about the fun clash of styles here, but you probably already know all about that. The more intriguing part will be seeing if AEW lets Ospreay take his first ‘L,’ even if it’s because of extenuating circumstances, setting up a little more doubt ahead of Sunday.

Pretty much all of the other advertised matches carry with them some kind of Dynasty implications, which is exactly what a good go home show should do. Plus there could even be another match or two added to the Dynasty card tonight, which is something that AEW is not opposed to doing the week of a PPV.

Tony Khan has announced that this show has an overrun already approved, so we’re ready to settle in for more than two hours of action. Let’s get it.

AEW Dynamite results from Indianapolis:

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  • Jon Moxley and his new championship are here, and he makes a challenge to Powerhouse Hobbs
  • Mercedes Moné puts the entire women’s division on notice with a special warning to Julia Hart or whoever attacker her last week

  • Willow Nightingale has clearly been attacked backstage, but she tells Stokely Hathaway and medical personnel then she’s fine; out in the ring, the lights go out and back on to reveal Brody King in place to attack Adam Copeland
  • Brody King and Julia Hart def. Adam Copeland and Willow Nightingale by submission after Nightingale gets laid out by a shot by Hart wielding King’s chain; Moné arrives with a steel chair after the bell to prevent further damage to Nightingale, perhaps, and ends up shaking Copeland’s hand
  • Samoa Joe tells Renee Paquette he once saw Swerve Strickland as a worthy adversary but now sees him as an annoyance or punching bag; Joe also calls Swerve a choke artist but tells him not to worry, as at Dynasty, he’ll be the one choking Swerve out instead

  • The Young Bucks decide the hype video for the Ladder match doesn’t need the part with FTR, flexing their power as EVPs, and Kazuchika Okada tells Pac he won’t make it to Dynasty
  • The Elite (Young Bucks and Kazuchika Okada) def. Daniel Garcia, Penta El Zero Miedo and Pac by pinfall as Okada pins Garcia; after the bell, The Elite continue their assault until Pac produces a bell hammer and chases them off
  • Taz gets Chris Jericho and Hook together to talk, but it doesn’t stay cordial
  • Swerve Strickland admits to Paquette that he has tripped up but he’s always managed to get back up, and when Renee asks him why he’s confident, Swerve says he needs to say that to Joe’s face in the ring tonight

  • Deonna Purrazzo def. Mariah May by pinfall; after the bell, Thunder Rosa and Toni Storm both get involved in the melee, with Rosa eventually smearing Storm’s face with additional lipstick
  • The Bang Bang Gang doesn’t think Paquette is as excited as she should be to be in their presence; Jay White also says his group is going to take the other six-man titles from The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass
  • Speaking of The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass, they’re up for putting the gold on the line and will take on the Bang Bang Gang at Dynasty
  • Orange Cassidy def. Shane Taylor by pinfall; Cassidy is immediately jumped by Lee Moriarty and Anthony Ogogo after the bell, eating a nasty body shot from the boxer, and Trent Beretta ensures that Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal eat chair shots when they try to save him
  • Will Ospreay def. Claudio Castagnoli by pinfall; after the bell, the rest of the Don Callis Family assaults Castagnoli until Moxley hits the ring and clears it
  • Excalibur runs down the AEW Dynasty card
  • Swerve and Joe face off one last time before St. Louis, and it doesn’t end well for Swerve

There’s only one Jon Moxley, as Powerhouse Hobbs will learn next week

Mox says the first championship of any kind he ever won was right here in Indianapolis. Even then, 20 years, he says he was swimming upstream, but his message to doubters now is the same as it was then: Kiss my ass and watch me.

Being great, Moxley says, is about what’s inside and not what other people think. A “you deserve it” chant breaks out as he talks about the IWGP title, which he says he’s been chasing for five years.

After a rallying cry for AEW, Mox turns his attention to the Don Callis Family and the “hit” they put out on Bryan Danielson. If they want to get violent, he’ll be here all night, and he goes beyond that to challenge Powerhouse Hobbs for a match next week at Jacksonville. Moxley says he’ll drag Hobbs to the deepest waters to discover that Callis is feeding him lies.

Oh, and while there are a lot of great wrestlers in the world, but there is only one Jon Moxley.

Taz gets Chris Jericho and Hook together to talk, but not for long

Taz gives Jericho the floor first, asking the fans not to boo him so he can talk. Chris claims he just wanted to get Hook’s attention because he wasn’t listening as much as he could have been.

“I am the learning tree,” Jericho says, mentioning all of the people who have made it to the next level because of him: Orange Cassidy, Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay among them. Uh, sure.

When Jericho asks if Hook will sit under the branches of the learning tree Hook says no, because he doesn’t need Jericho’s help. Taz and Jericho start getting into it a little, which finally turns physical when Jericho shoves Taz.

A “you f–ked up” chant breaks out as Hook is mad now. The FTW Champion says if Jericho wants to see how good he is, they can fight again any time, any place. Hook tells Jericho to get out of his ring, which the fans love.

Will Ospreay passes his last pre-Dynasty test against Claudio Castagnoli

Claudio’s strength is immediately brought to bear on Ospreay, who can’t be the Aerial Assassin if you don’t let him off the ground. Ospreay is able to fire back on the outside, hopping over the barricade and then leaping off of it to land a forearm shot.

His next attempt to fly is less successful, as Castagnoli catches him on a springboard plancha to the floor and smashes him into the apron. As one does.

Castagnoli is able to get Ospreay on the mat to subject him to submission holds while dueling chants break out (though more are for Ospreay). The rally from Ospreay includes a Tiger Driver for a near fall as a “fight forever” chant rings out.

Ospreay even turns an exchange of uppercuts into some cool spots, but Castagnoli is scoring the near falls. Claudio calls for the Giant Swing, but Ospreay counters it with a guillotine and nearly wins it before hitting the Hidden Blade and winning for real.

Swerve gets what he asked for from Joe … and more

As he and Prince Nana hit the ring, Strickland reminds viewers that he was asked earlier tonight why he’s confident he can beat Samoa Joe. Swerve says it was because he’s seen the fear in Joe’s eyes and wants to tell the champ to his face he’s going to lose at Dynasty.

While security tries to hold him back, Joe does indeed head down the ramp. Swerve ends up launching a massive Swerve Stomp that takes out all the security guards, but Joe seizes the advantage and chucks Swerve into the steel steps.

As Joe is occupied with threatening Nana, Strickland flies back in for a House Call. Joe catches Strickland on the top rope a second later, though, and drops him in the middle of the ring with a massive Muscle Buster. Joe stands tall over Swerve to end the show.

AEW Rampage results 03/29/24: Matt Menard seeks his first title match

A look at the results from the March 29 episode of AEW Rampage.

The latest stop on AEW’s Canada tour takes Tony Khan’s crew to Quebec City for Rampage. With shows on the schedule already featuring a heavy north-of-the-border flavor, the March 29 episode will prove no different, with local favorite “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard in action. The part-time AEW commentator faces Roderick Strong in an AEW International Championship match to earn his first-ever AEW title bout.

While this isn’t AEW’s strongest Rampage card, it still has veterans such as Dustin Rhodes and The Butcher competing. Rising star Mariah May receives another opportunity to showcase her in-ring prowess, as well.

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

AEW Rampage results from Quebec City:

  • Dustin Rhodes def. The Butcher by pinfall
  • Jay White and Austin and Colten Gunn show up at Daddy Ass’ house for dinner, and while they search for him and The Acclaimed, they destroy the house; White says if The Acclaimed want the version of Jay White who dominated the pro wrestling world, it’s who they will receive; Daddy Ass arrives while his sons and White are there, however, chasing them away
  • Deonna Purrazzo def. Rose by submission; it was easily Purrazzo’s most aggressive performance since joining AEW
  • A video package teases Bryan Danielson vs. Will Ospreay at AEW Dynasty
  • Toni Storm joins Mariah May in the ring and says she can’t compete due to a hamstring injury, so May will take her place against Nikita
  • Mariah May def. Nikita by pinfall
  • Zak Knight says in an interview backstage that he’s in Angelo Parker’s head; Parker attacks Knight by surprise and makes Saraya’s brother flee; Ruby Soho kisses Parker but walks away after accusing him of going back on his word looking for a fight
  • A promo package from The Righteous teases their match with Lance Archer against Katsuyori Shibata and the BCC for the Saturday, Mar. 30 episode of Collision
  • Roderick Strong def. “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard by pinfall in an AEW International Championship Elimination match; Orange Cassidy and Trent Beretta save Menard from a post-match attack at the hands of Matt Taven and Mike Bennett; The Young Bucks intervene at the end of the brawl, hitting low blows and EVP Triggers on Cassidy and Beretta to close the show

AEW Dynamite results 03/20/24: Copeland has grit, friends to make Cage quit

Toronto also saw Kazuchika Okada win gold on AEW Dynamite.

When two former friends from Ontario want to settle their massive, ongoing beef, maybe the only real way to do it is in an I Quit match in Toronto. Wouldn’t you know it, that’s exactly what awaits tonight on AEW Dynamite.

Adam Copeland and Christian Cage have clashed over the TNT Championship before, with Cage emerging victorious thanks to the aid of The Patriarchy. He dismissively sent Copeland to the back of the line, figuring that would be the end of it.

Copeland brushed himself off and jumped into the idea of working his way back to title contention with gusto thanks to his series of “Cope Open” matches. They didn’t really go on as long as he and AEW would have us believe, but it’s a fine narrative regardless.

If you didn’t think we were always headed back here, you must be relatively new to pro wrestling (so welcome!). An I Quit match in front of what is a hometown crowd for both men should be excellent.

It’s not the only title match on Dynamite tonight either. Eddie Kingston actually has several titles that confusingly are sometimes referred to as one. Only one of those three, the still fairly new Continental Championship, is at stake when Kingston faces Kazuchika Okada.

A villainous Rainmaker took some getting used to but seems like a stroke of genius for AEW. Will Okada break through this early in his time in the U.S.? We’ll find out tonight.

AEW Dynamite results from Toronto:

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  • Mercedes Moné is here, as is Willow Nightingale, but are they united even against Julia Hart and Skye Blue?
  • Matthew and Nicholas Jackson want Alex Marvez to talk Japanese to Kazuchika Okada, or to learn how by next week, but the Rainmaker knows enough English to tell Eddie Kingston he’s coming for the title
  • Kazuchika Okada def. Eddie Kingston by pinfall to become the new AEW Continental Champion, however …
  • … after his victory, Okada sees Pac come out to the stage, insinuating he’ll be going after the Continental title
  • Renee Paquette speaks with Swerve Strickland, who accuses Samoa Joe of running and ducking him but is in the mood to issue an open challenge for a fight tonight
  • Paquette next speaks with Nightingale and Statlander about their Street Fight on Rampage, with Willow noting that she’s completely different in that environment; Moné stops by and exchanges thanks with Statlander but freezes out Nightingale (and Stokely Hathaway for that matter)
  • Hook def. Chris Jericho by pinfall
  • Adam Cole talks about how disappointed he is in Wardlow, so now the big man’s job is to protect the gold Undisputed Kingdom has, framing it as wanting what’s best for Wardlow
  • Paquette grabs a minute with Jericho backstage, and he says Hook lived up to what he expected from the “future world champion”; next week, Jericho says he has a proposition for Hook
  • Tony Schiavone calls Will Ospreay to the ring, and the Aerial Assassin says he’s changed and is now here for the betterment of AEW but needs some maple syrup from Canada in return; he also addresses Bryan Danielson claiming he couldn’t walk in Bryan’s shoes and tells Katsuyori Shibata he wants to face him next week
  • A hype video is shown for the Adam Copeland-Christian Cage I Quit match later tonight
  • Deonna Purrazzo and Thunder Rosa def. “Timeless” Toni Storm and Mariah May by pinfall
  • Swerve Strickland def. The Butcher by submission, then cuts a promo on Samoa Joe which is answered in the flesh by the AEW World Champion, and then by Don Callis, which apparently sets up a match between Swerve and Konosuke Takeshita
  • Adam Copeland def. Christian Cage in an I Quit match to become the new AEW TNT Champion

Mercedes Moné still has business with Willow Nightingale, which only gets more complicated

Please say hello to your new CEO. Mercedes says she’s still on a high from her debut in AEW last week, and goes on to talk about her near-career-ending injury 10 months ago when she was facing Willow Nightingale.

Cognizant that some people might not know exactly who she is, Mercedes shows a video package to fill them in. No, there are no Sasha Banks highlights in it.

She’s not here to lead a women’s evolution, as she’s done that before. Mercedes says she wants to lead a global revolution, facing the best women all over the world.

For now, it seems she wants to focus on Nightingale, but the lights go out when she does her mic drop, then come back up to find Julia Hart standing on the ramp. Skye Blue attempts an attack from behind, but both heels are easily repulsed.

Hart and Blue go under the ring for chairs but are neutralized by the arrival of Nightingale and Kris Statlander, both carrying chairs of their own. The lights go out and back on again, and it appears Willow was considering hitting Mercedes, which of course ticks off the CEO as she leaves.

Kazuchika Okada makes it rain gold against Eddie Kingston

Kingston has been talking about how Okada has never faced anyone like him, but an argument can be made that he’s as rooted in Strong Style as any current non-Japanese wrestler, so perhaps that’s not 100% true.

It’s also fun to see how some of Okada’s trademark mannerisms and bits still work even now that he’s a heel. We also see Matthew and Nicholas Jackson in the back, working as producers for the match as they promised Okada they would.

OK it’s not all business as usual with Okada as he’s a lot cockier than normal, but he’s bumping like the top level pro he is as Kingston hurls him around with suplexes. Eddie is getting plenty of support from the fans but there are some chants for the challenger as well.

Signature Okada dropkick? Check. But Kingston is able to nail the spinning back fist not long after for a near fall.

A running clotheslines has Eddie pulling down his straps, but Okada is able to gouge the champ’s eyes after a quick ref distraction. A spinning powerslam leads to a Rainmaker, and Okada is golden in AEW already.

Deonna Purrazzo, Thunder Rosa get one over on Toni Storm, Mariah May even though they aren’t completely aligned

The framing here is about how Storm and May are a proven team while Purrazzo and Rosa may not be on the exact same page. It’s not a problem in the opening minutes, and Rosa looks good in one of the longest matches we’ve seen from her on TV since she returned from her long injury layoff.

Ah, but things change when the Virtuosa has things rolling against May and Rosa tags herself in. That proves to be a tactical error as she eats a hip attack from the champ, but Thunder reverses a piledriver and gets the victory out of nowhere.

It doesn’t look like Deonna is 100% happy with things after the match, however.

Adam Copeland gets help to overcome The Patriarchy and makes Christian Cage quit

The fans enthusiastically sing along with Copeland’s theme a cappella even after the music stops, but the mood changes quickly when Cage makes his ring walk. There’s also a “holy s–t” chant that rings out in the early going.

It doesn’t take long for the two Canadians to fight into the crowd, where Cage dons a Bruins sweater and Copeland wears a Leafs sweater for an additional hometown pop. During picture-in-picture action, they battle out onto the concourse and then back toward the ring.

The crowd starts a “TLC” chant as a ladder comes into play, and both men are hurt when Copeland pulls Cage backward onto the steel. That gets a “this is awesome” chant going as well.

Now Copeland gets out a table, leaning it against the barricade. Cage leapfrogs a Spear and sends Copeland into the ringpost after a quick poke to the eyes.

Copeland ends up getting driven through the table when Cage jumps off the top rope, and he’s busted open as a result. They head back into the ring, where Cage catapults Copeland into a ladder laid across the ropes. The ref asks Copeland for a response but he’s not ready to quit.

Cage’s frog splash finds no one home, and Copeland grabs him in a crossface. The champ also isn’t quitting and gouges the challenger’s eyes to free himself.

During more picture-in-picture, Cage looks like he’s trying to walk out on the match, but Copeland catches up with him and catapults Cage off the stage. The champ also briefly gets thrown into a hockey net, as one does.

While they fight back toward the ring, Mama Wayne runs up and uses a hockey stick to hit a low blow on Copeland from behind. Cage breaks the stick over Copeland’s back and they head back inside the squared circle.

Cage unloads with the blade half of the stick and flexes to a chorus of boos. He jams the stick into Copeland’s throat, and the ref asks him several times if he’ll quit and still gets a quiet no.

Looking under the ring again, Cage slides several chairs into the ring. He produces one with barbed wire around it too, looking for a devastating Con-chair-to. Copeland rolls away at the last second and now he has the barbed wire chair, but Cage kicks it away.

Copeland runs Cage over with the hockey stick and tries choking him out, then takes the drawstring out of his tights to choke the champ. Nick Wayne and Killswitch pick that moment to jump in again, and they invite Mana Wayne to slap him.

Daddy Magic and Daniel Garcia run down to attack The Patriarchy, and Killswitch takes a DDT on the barbed wire chair. They also send Wayne flying to the floor, and Copeland climbs a ladder and dives to the floor onto both of them.

Garcia produces handcuffs, and the faces end up cuffing both Wayne and Killswitch to opposite corners. Mama Wayne sees more handcuffs and decides to make a run for it.

Cage is now left three on one, which makes things look grim for him. He’s handcuffed to another corner, where Copeland kicks him in the junk repeatedly.

Copeland gets in one shot from Spike, his nail-studded 2×4, and threatens another to finally make Copeland say “I Quit.”

AEW Collision results 03/16/24: Danielson downs Shibata in dream match

Christian Cage also revealed what was in his case on AEW Collision and how he’s going to use it on Christian Cage.

How we feeling, AEW fans? The promotion seems to have received a shot in the arm as of late, and that’s no surprise considering Will Ospreay, Kazuchika Okada and Mercedes Moné all arrived within weeks of each other. It’s a crazy talent infusion, but none of it will be part of tonight’s episode of AEW Collision.

Will that matter? Maybe not, as AEW felt a little more focused even in the build-up to Revolution earlier this month. Maybe not quite to the point where it’s restored the peak enthusiasm from a few years ago, but trending upward for sure.

Plus, if there’s one thing Tony Khan can be counted on to do, it’s to book a dream match out of nowhere just because he can. Bryan Danielson vs. Katsuyori Shibata, come on down!

So while the three newcomers are of course all amazing, AEW doesn’t have to rely on only them, and we should see that tonight from Canada’s capital. Let’s see.

AEW Collision results from Ottawa:

  • Bryan Danielson def. Katsuyori Shibata by pinfall; they shake hands, hug and generally show each other respect afterward
  • A highlight package from AEW Big Business is shown, with a special spotlight on the debut of Mercedes Moné
  • Julia Hart def. Trish Adora by pinfall to retain the AEW TBS Championship; as a results, Hart can be ringside for the match between House of Black and The Infantry later tonight, but Adora cannot
  • Lexy Nair asks Zak Knight about fighting Angelo Parker, which he’s happy to do, just not in Canada

  • Daniel Garcia def. Lee Moriarty by submission; Matt Menard was on guest commentary and celebrates with Garcia in the ring afterward
  • Pac def. Aaron Solo by submission; after the bell, Pac says he’s looking for trouble and Solo isn’t exactly what he had in mind, so he tells Tony Khan to find him some trouble or he’ll find it himself

  • Danielson is meditating backstage but stops to talk about how grateful he is that he got to wrestle Shibata tonight and that he’s got a match coming up with Will Ospreay coming up; Danielson suggests that Ospreay doesn’t understand what he and Shibata have gone through and isn’t ready for what the American Dragon is willing to do

  • Claudio Castagnoli def. Lance Archer by DQ after he’s attacked by The Righteous; Danielson tries to make the save but is outnumbered, so Shibata also flies down with a chair and sends the heels running
  • Nair talks to Parker, who was ready to fight Knight tonight, but he agrees to “leave it alone for tonight” after Ruby Soho suggests that if he tries to start something tonight, he’ll have to do it without her

  • Kyle O’Reilly def. Bryan Keith by submission; after the match, Undisputed Kingdom comes out to celebrate with O’Reilly
  • Nair speaks with Deonna Purrazzo and Thunder Rosa, who may have some differences in opinion on the world championship but certainly seem like they’ll put them aside to get back at Toni Storm and Mariah May

  • The Infantry def. House of Black (Brody King and Buddy Matthews ) by pinfall in an AEW Tag Team Tournament Wild Card Match, in large part due to interference by Mark Briscoe
  • Adam Copeland sits down to recap his take on the whole Christian Cage situation, saying he never came to AEW to take his old friend’s spotlight away and finally revealing what’s in his box: Spike, a nail-studded 2×4; Copeland says he and Spike will make Cage say “I quit” and take away Christian’s pride

AEW Revolution 2024 results: Sting ends storied career on high note

See how Sting delivered one final indelible moment, and who else won at AEW Revolution 2024 in Greensboro.

It’s time to say goodbye to Sting. The Icon ends his nearly 40-year career in pro wrestling tonight at AEW Revolution in front of what’s sure to be a very emotional crowd in Greensboro, N.C.

Sting and Darby Allin will take on the Young Bucks … excuse me, AEW EVPs Matthew and Nicholas Jackson. The AEW World Tag Team Championship is on the line as well, but the real stakes involved are because it will be Sting’s last match.

Will he go out on top and retire a champion? Or will he think it’s the right thing to do to pass the torch (though it must be said, the Bucks are far from young up-and-comers themselves at this point) and take the pin in his farewell bout? And what part will Ric Flair play in the whole affair?

The rest of the card looks very promising to boot. There are five other championship matches in store, including a three-way dance for the AEW World Championship between Samoa Joe, Hangman Adam Page and Swerve Strickland. The AEW Women’s World Championship also figures to be a hard-hitting, top notch showdown as “Timeless” Toni Storm collides with former friend turned dangerous rival Deonna Purrazzo.

Even the 8-man All-Star Scramble figures to provide some intrigue, as the winner earns a world title opportunity. Could it, for instance, be used to point Wardlow toward the top of the card? It will be interesting to see.

AEW Revolution Zero Hour results:

  • Bang Bang Scissor Gang def. Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett, Satnam Singh, Willie Mack and Private Party by pinfall when Jay White pins Mack
  • White cuts a promo after the match that promotes the Big Bang Scissor Gang while also teasing some “big business” for the Big Business episode of Dynamite in less than two weeks
  • Lexy Nair catches up with Orange Cassidy, who tells Best Friends he wants them to stay in the back tonight for his match with Roderick Strong
  • A vignette airs with Pac vowing to be back very soon whether we like it or not
  • Willow Nightingale and Kris Statlander def. Skye Blue and Julia Hart by pinfall when Nightingale pins Blue

AEW Revolution 2024 results from Greensboro:

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AEW Revolution 2024 results: ‘Timeless’ Toni Storm plays numbers game to defeat Deonna Purrazzo

It might not have been a “Timeless” finish, but Toni Storm held off Deonna Purrazzo’s title challenge at AEW Revolution 2024.

Since Deonna Purrazzo claimed she wanted to face the “old” Toni Storm for this one, Mariah May obliges by dressing like Storm used to dress. Grade A trolling there.

Purrazzo seems comfortable early, on, though Storm is able to escape the first submission attempt fairly easily, and they trade hard shots until the Virtuosa runs over the champ and sends her to regroup on the floor.

Purrazzo finds Storm with a sliding dropkick, but Toni backs her into the corner and smashes home some right hands. A back kick and a Thesz press, sort of, allows Storm to cover for two.

Storm works over the challenger’s back and wrenches Purrazzo to the mat by the hair for another quick two count. Toni pulls back on Deonna’s throat while sitting on Purrazzo’s back. There’s a stomp to the chest for good measure too.

A headbutt puts Purrazzo back on the mat, as does another right hand. Some of the fans start chanting for Toni as she continues to paintbrush her challenger, but they soon resort to stiffer stuff.

A hip attack/DDT combo have Storm looking good, but Purrazzo kicks out from the ensuing cover. Purrazzo is able to kick Storm out to the floor, and even though Luther catches her there, Deonna ends up diving on both of them.

A spinning headscissors leaves Purrazzo in position for an armbar, and she works hard to ensure Storm can’t reach the ropes. Toni does pivot Deonna’s shoulders to the mat for two, and though Storm taps out to the armbar right after that, distractions from Luther and May prevent the champ from losing.

Immediately after that, Storm delivers a piledriver, and that’s enough for the champ to retain.

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AEW Collision results 03/02/24: Revolution Eve in Huntsville

AEW Collision filled in the final spot on the Revolution card and added a match to the pre-show as well.

We’re so, so close to AEW Revolution now. In fact, we’re so close that AEW Collision isn’t live tonight, having been taped earlier this week in Huntsville, Ala.

It’s a go home show for sure, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing important happening. For one, there’s a three-way match that will fill the final spot in the

AEW Collision results:

  • Buddy Matthews was supposed to wrestle an unknown opponent when he was attacked by Mark Briscoe; a wild brawl ensued that also drew in other members of the House of Black, but Briscoe was able to fight them all off and nearly managed to burn Matthews with the pyro and flame jests before the House retreated
  • Swerve Strickland admits that Hangman Adam Page tricked him good on Dynamite, but also says it won’t happen again and that he’ll take the AEW World Championship from Samoa Joe at Revolution
  • Dante Martin def. Bryan Keith and Penta El Zero Miedo by pinning Keith to win a spot in the All-Star 8-Man Scramble at Revolution
  • Page is shown angrily explaining that he isn’t proud of the deception he pulled off but insists “I had to do it”
  • Mariah May def. Angelica Risk by pinfall; afterward, “Timeless” Toni Storm blows by May right after the bell and calls for Deonna Purrazzo to join her in the ring, and the two friends turned rivals exchange one last set of threats, then some blows after Storm kisses Purrazzo on the cheek; May tries to help Storm but gets beaten up for her efforts
  • Bang Bang Scissor Gang (Anthony Bowens, Colten Gunn and Max Caster) def. Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, Evil Uno and John Silver) by pinfall
  • Lexy Nair talks with Kris Statlander, Willow Nightingale and Stokely Hathaway, and while Stoke apologizes, a fired up Willow says she and Stat are going to kick the asses of Julia Hart and Skye Blue on Sunday night
  • Tony Schiavone has an in-ring conversation with Wardlow, who says he finally got someone’s attention, and that he’ll finally get his world championship shot after he beats the other all-stars in the Scramble at Revolution; he ponders who he’ll be facing for the title but is eventually interrupted by Chris Jericho, and their verbal sparring is in turn interrupted by Powerhouse Hobbs, who lays out Jericho and threatens Wardlow
  • Lexy talks to Serena Deeb, who says she’s been putting on clinics week after week; she says anyone watching who thinks they’re the best should step up and prove it against her
  • Private Party def. Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal by pinfall, thanks in large part to assistance from Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett, and the two groups teased a new alliance after the win
  • A video package hypes the Revolution match between Eddie Kingston and Bryan Danielson, with some additional words from both men
  • Thunder Rosa def. Cassandra Golden by submission
  • A video package shows Matthew and Nicholas Jackson trying to give Sting his “exit interview,” after which we get a rundown of the full Revolution card
  • Christian Cage, Brian Cage, Roderick Strong and Killswitch def. Orange Cassidy, Hook, Daniel Garcia and Trent Beretta by pinfall when Killswitch pins Beretta; after the bell, the two teams continue to fight, and Matt Menard ends up getting chokeslammed onto a steel chair by Killswitch before the show simply fades out with fighting still very much going on

AEW Revolution 2024 predictions: Will Sting win his last match?

Will Sting win his swan song? And which champions will retain at AEW Revolution in Greensboro?

While WWE has been gearing up for its biggest show of the year, AEW has been plugging away on its road to Revolution, which will be a historic event in its own right.

That is because Revolution will be the site of Sting’s final match. The promise of seeing Sting’s final match has helped AEW sell more than 16,000 tickets at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C., which is where Sting burst onto the national wrestling scene as a member of Jim Crockett Promotions.

Five decades later, Sting will bid farewell to wrestling fans not only in Greensboro, but to fans from around the world who enjoyed watching him perform throughout his stellar career.

What can we expect from Sting’s final time in a ring? How many tears will wrestling fans shed during the event? Let’s get to that and more in my predictions.

AEW Dynamite results 02/14/24: Orange Cassidy finds friendship amidst Texas Death

The Patriarchy didn’t exactly spread love, however, during AEW Dynamite from Austin.

Because what is Valentine’s Day, really, without some pain to go with the feelings of love? There should be plenty of that tonight on AEW Dynamite from Austin.

Orange Cassidy could be forgiven if he’d like to take tonight off. Just like he did the first time he was AEW International Champion, he’s making a habit out of competing week in and week out, often with his title on the line.

He and his Best Friends are currently tangled up in a program with the Undisputed Kingdom, which is what has led him to where he is tonight: about to have a Texas Death match against Matt Taven.

And sure, Cassidy will probably win, as it’s not often you see him take an ‘L’ in a singles match. It’s no sure thing, however, since his title isn’t on the line, and because of the stipulation, any number of people could get involved. Roderick Strong, who will try to dethrone Cassidy in a few weeks at Revolution, certainly wouldn’t mind if Taven took something out of the Freshly Squeezed one tonight.

There’s a bunch of other fun stuff on tonight’s card as well. Adam Copeland and Daniel Garcia will square off in a battle of the generations. Toni Storm will debut her new film, “Wet Ink.” Matthew and Nicholas Jackson will take on Top Flight, and we’ll hear from Samoa Joe and both of the men who will try to take his AEW World Championship at Revolution, Hangman Adam Page and Swerve Strickland.

So end your Valentine’s Day plans early or revel in the fact that you haven’t got any, and let’s see what’s in store.

AEW Dynamite results from Austin:

(please scroll down for more details on any match or segment in bold)

  • Jon Moxley def. Dax Harwood by submission; the post-match beating draws Cash Wheeler and Claudio Castagnoli into the fray, with the BCC duo emerging totally triumphant
  • Don Callis tells Renee Paquette that no one wants to fight his Family, and since they believe they need to be on Revolution, he’s going to have Konosuke Takeshita take on Will Ospreay … wait, wow!

  • Wardlow def. Barrett Brown by pinfall in a quick squash match, with Adam Cole offering some of the shortest guest commentary ever
  • Matthew and Nicholas Jackson are shown flying in to the local airport, for some reason still wearing the blood-stained white suits they wore all last week

  • Adam Copeland vs. Daniel Garcia ends in a no contest after an attack by The Patriarchy, which ends with Christian Cage giving Copeland a Conchairto
  • Samoa Joe faces both of his challengers, and Swerve Strickland and Hangman Adam Page each have something to say
  • “Timeless” Toni Storm debuts her new film, “Wet Ink,” after which Paquette finds Deonna Purrazzo making a much shorter threat to break Storm’s arm

  • The Jacksons arrive in the arena
  • The Young Bucks def. Top Flight by pinfall; after the match, the EVPs declare themselves No. 1 contenders and fine Tony Schiavone $1000 for disparaging them; they also tease an EVP Trigger on Schiavone before Darby Allin makes the save with a baseball bat and lays into the Bucks before making their Revolution match official — as in Sting’s last match
  • Paquette asks the Bang Bang Scissor Gang what’s next, and it appears it will be a 12-man tag team match on Rampage to test their cohesiveness

  • Willow Nightingale def. Skye Blue by pinfall, getting a timely assist from Stokely Hathaway at a critical moment
  • Orange Cassidy def. Matt Taven by KO in a Texas Death match

Dax Harwood steps up to Jon Moxley but gets choked out

Both men clearly have their supporters in the crowd, as evidenced by the mixed chants after the bell rings. Harwood smirks at Moxley’s attempt at early mind games, and we see middle fingers exchanged along with a mock kiss by Mox.

Moxley pays for it when he puts his hands behind his back, as Harwood is happy to chop and punch him into the corner. Mox works the body to open up the head when he sees an opening, biting Dax on the head as well.

Harwood keeps the strikes flowing, but he eventually is caught in a bulldog choke and taken nearly all the way to the mat. Dax escapes and looks for his own submission but eats a boot or two to the face before he’s sent to the floor.

It doesn’t stop there, as Harwood is sent over the barricade out into the crowd. Moxley looks like he’s in full control, even once things return to the ring, dropping numerous right hands in the corner. Harwood finally summons a response in the form of a Liger Bomb, forcing Mox to kick out at two.

Both men tumble over the top rope to the floor, bringing us to picture-in-picture. It’s Moxley leading the way when the full picture resumes, but Harwood hangs in there and keeps swinging. Mox finally gets in the last shot but they both hit the canvas.

The commentary team notes that Dax has bloodied his own hand during all these strikes, though his bigger problem might be Moxley raking his back as they battle to the top rope. Harwood manages to hold onto the ropes but not forever, yet Moxley has been slowed and can’t capitalize immediately. Dax finally gets a burst of energy and hops up to deliver a superplex, leaving them both down on the mat again.

Unwilling to budge, they get to their knees and butt heads like rams. Up on the feet, they exchange lariats until Harwood gets a chance to apply a Sharpshooter. They’re in the middle of the ring, now just five minutes from the 20-minute limit.

Mox looks for an armbar, which Harwood grasps his hands to fight off. Dax does his own back raking but gets back body dropped, and a series of counters leads to a Harwood piledriver. Moxley barely kicks out before the three falls.

They head back to the floor, but Mox catches Dax coming back into the ring and hits a cutter, then a stomp. A piledriver looks like it might be it, but Dax gets an arm up at the last moment.

More counters lead to a brainbuster for Harwood, and when that’s not enough to win it, only two minutes remain. Moxley takes Dax back down and applies a rear choke. Harwood tries to fight it but eventually taps out.

After the bell, Moxley won’t release the hold, so Cash Wheeler arrives to pound him with right hands. That brings Claudio Castagnoli to the ring as well, and he levels Wheeler so the BCC stands tall.

The Patriarchy overruns Adam Copeland vs. Daniel Garcia

The announce team reminds us that when Copeland and Garcia agreed to this match, it was with the understanding that the winner would get a shot at Christian Cage and the TNT Championship. So the stakes is high, as De La Soul once said.

Copeland knows it, going right after his younger foe when the bell rings. Garcia likes the mat game more, forcing Copeland to the ropes for a break.

After avoiding some incoming fire, Copeland hits a standing splash for a near fall. Garcia elbows his way out of a headlock, going for a roll-up to score a two count. A drop toehold gives Garcia a chance to work some more holds, some of which allow him to dance at the same time.

Elbows in the corner get Garcia out of trouble, but Copeland comes right back with a shoulderbreaker. A hard Irish whip sends Garcia barreling into the buckles as side-by-side ads arrive.

Can Daddy Magic will Garcia back into it? Not yet as Copeland continues to work his left arm and shoulder.

He does crotch Copeland on the top rope, using a dragon screw to send his foe crashing to the mat. A running boot connects in the corner, and he whips another dragon screw to keep Copeland grounded.

Copeland tries to work his way out of trouble on the mat but gets reversed into an STF. His Avalanche Impaler is a damn good answer, but both men are too worn out now to immediately do anything at all.

Copeland looks for another submission, but the match comes to an abrupt halt as The Patriarchy attacks both men while Christian Cage and Shayna Wane watch. Daddy Magic tries to help with a steel chair but gets flattened by Killswitch.

Garcia is in trouble, but Copeland is able to fight off everyone with a chair of his own until Shayna Wayne hits him with a low blow. Nick Wayne hits Wayne’s World, and now Copeland is helpless as Cage hits him with a Conchairto.

Samoa Joe faces both Swerve Strickland and Hangman Adam Page ahead of Revolution

With plenty of cheers escorting him to the ring, Samoa Joe says he is here in the spirit of apology. The rankings were supposed to help find the best victims for him to destroy, which worked until last week when Hangman and Swerve battled to a draw.

Joe says the championship committee took a page out of the Texas playbook and made his Revolution match bigger and dumber. He is defiant, however, saying he’ll make sure both of his challengers limp out at the pay-per-view.

Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana head to the ring in response, with Swerve saying that things have become personal even though Joe said it would be business. Strickland reminds the champ that he said contenders should show up with their reputation and resume, and Swerve has all that plus unlimited hunger.

On top of that, Swerve says that people have long said he might be one of the best someday, but today is that day. He’s gone toe to toe with the top talent and legends in AEW and is almost always the one standing. Strickland says nothing will be different at Revolution, except he’ll be holding Joe’s title above his head.

Hangman Adam Page also comes out so he can set the record straight. He signed for a 30-minute match to find a No. 1 contender, mocking Swerve for being “added” to the title match. Page says Strickland doesn’t deserve one second of his time after all he’s done to Hangman. Joe is tired of this ongoing dispute and says he’ll whip both their asses, leaving with his belt as they continue bickering in the ring.

Orange Cassidy finds true friendship during Texas Death match victory over Matt Taven

Even though there are no DQs in a match like this, Taven comes to the ring alone. Let’s see if his Undisputed Kingdom teammates are lurking somewhere. He doesn’t need any help early on, staying one step ahead of Cassidy up to the point where he hits a Blue Thunder Bomb.

Cassidy’s head is sent into the steel steps, and Taven keeps working him over in front of some fans. Orange pulls off a cool spot when he is whipped toward the barricade and just leaps right over it, finally getting in some offense out in the crowd as the final picture-in-picture segment arrives.

Lest we think this is all too tame for a Texas Death match, Taven puts Cassidy off the stage through a table just as the full broadcast resumes, then puts the International Champion through the partially broken table again with a vertical suplex.

A running knee strike on the ramp smashes Orange in the face. Blood is finally starting to flow from Cassidy as he’s sent back into the ring for a DDT. Referee Bryce Remsburg starts a count as Taven sets another table to lean on the announce table.

Cassidy flies out with a tope only to get blasted by kicks that send him perilously close to the table. Taven goes for broke with a tope con hilo, though Cassidy moves and it’s only Matt that painfully smashes through the table.

Cassidy looks for weapons and finds a box of chocolates sent to him by Chuck Taylor. Ah, wait, it’s not chocolates, it’s thumbtacks, which Orange sprinkles over the ring. They head up top, and even though Taven sends Cassidy back first into the tacks, he misses a frog splash and takes a DDT, and now he’s bleeding after hitting the tacks twice.

Cassidy gets a steel chain out but is attacked by Mike Bennett, who slides chairs into the ring to his teammate. Here comes Trent Beretta with a metal pipe, though he only takes out Bennett before Taven DDTs him into a chair.

The scuffle has given Cassidy time to recover, though, and he hits an Orange Punch and a Beach Break onto a chair. Taven rips out Cassidy’s pockets, but he takes an Orange Punch with a steel chain.

Roderick Strong tries to save his teammate with a flying knee, but Beretta takes the move for his friend, and Cassidy throws Strong out of the ring as Remsburg counts to 10 to give Orange the win.

AEW Collision results 02/10/24: The Stone Pitbull gets Freshly Squeezed

Toni Storm and Deonna Purrazzo each picked up victories on AEW Collision near Las Vegas as well.

Las Vegas sure has been the center of attention for all kinds of sports, unscripted and otherwise, this week. We’d like to think AEW Collision is part of it, even though it’s technically not in Las Vegas, but in nearby Henderson.

That’s really not that big a distinction, honestly. The point is that it’s somewhat out of the way of being swallowed up by all things surrounding the big football game on Sunday. And it appears some of AEW’s most compelling subplots will be furthered on this show, including the great program between Toni Storm and Deonna Purrazzo.

We’ll also see the latest visitors from CMLL as they continue their battle against the Blackpool Combat Club. And the Forbidden Door will stay open for what we assume will be the main event, as Orange Cassidy takes on Tomohiro Ishii.

That sounds like a very fine appetizer before tomorrow’s big game. Let’s check it all out from the top.

AEW Collision results from Las Vegas:

  • Claudio Castagnoli and Jon Moxley def. Esfinge and Star Jr. by submission
  • Mox gets on the mic afterward and says whether it’s CMLL or any other team in the world, anyone who steps up gets stepped on; that boast brings FTR to the ring, and it doesn’t take long for fisticuffs to break out, and it takes referees, officials and other wrestlers to break it up

  • Daniel Garcia def. Shane Taylor by submission
  • Highlights from Dynamite show Darby Allin and Sting winning the tag team titles, then getting attacked by the Young Bucks
  • Lexy Nair talks to Eddie Kingston, who chastises the Bucks and Bryan Danielson for taking the spotlight away from others; as a result, he’s challenging Danielson to a match at Revolution, and if Eddie wins, Bryan has to shake his hand

  • Brian Cage def. The Outrunners by submission; afterward, the Vegas Golden Knights mascot Chance does the Nana dance with Prince Nana and gets laid out by Cage, which in turn brings Hook to the rescue to battle Cage to the back

  • Roderick Strong and The Kingdom talk some smack to Tomohiro Ishii, who is in no mood to shake hands with them

  • Adam Copeland joins Tony Schiavone in the ring to discuss the pros and cons of challenging for each title when he’s joined by Garcia, who notes that he’s also been picking up plenty of wins; Copeland proposes they battle it out on Dynamite, with the winner going on to challenge Christian Cage for the TNT Championship, but he also warns Garcia that he’s going to get a beating next week

  • Renee Paquette talks to Stokely Hathaway, who says there are only two badasses in the women’s division, Kris Statlander and Willow Nightingale, and they want him to get them a match against Julia Hart and Skye Blue
  • Brody King def. Mark Briscoe by pinfall, helped in part by a timely distraction from Julia Hart, who also attacks Briscoe after the match with a metal spike
  • Bryan Keith warns everyone in AEW that they’ll have to pay up
  • Deonna Purrazzo def. Kiera Hogan by pinfall
  • Toni Storm def. Queen Aminata by pinfall in a match that’s probably a little tougher than the champ would have figured; afterward, Timeless Toni says she’ll be releasing a new film on Dynamite and warns Purrazzo as well
  • Orange Cassidy def. Tomohiro Ishii by pinfall to retain the AEW International Championship
  • After the bell, The Kingdom attacks Cassidy, but Ishii hustles back to prevent more than one move, as does a chair-wielding Trent Beretta