AEW Dynamite Blood and Guts results 07/19/23: BCC comes apart, surrenders to Golden Elite

Who will emerge from the violence of Blood and Guts with their hands raised? We’ll find out tonight on AEW Dynamite.

Some wrestling matches, and indeed some entire wrestling cards, don’t really need much additional hype because they more or less sell themselves. Such is the case with tonight’s AEW Dynamite from Boston, because it’s centered around one of the company’s signature gimmick matches: Blood and Guts.

(My son would also say Stadium Stampede, but that’s more of an acquired taste.)

With all due respect to the wrestlers who competed in the first two Blood and Guts bouts, the lineup for tonight is the juiciest to date. On one side, The Golden Elite, newly bolstered by the AEW debut of NJPW legend Kota Ibushi.

On the other, the Blackpool Combat Club, who have prove to be a nigh unstoppable force for months. Yes, the group will miss Bryan Danielson while he recuperates from injury, but grabbing Pac as the team’s fifth member (not to mention having Konosuke Takeshita as an adjacent fellow Elite hater) is a pretty good get.

During his conference call earlier this week, AEW head Tony Khan put over how Blood and Guts takes a toll on everyone who participates in it. That’s undoubtedly true, but hot damn is it fun to watch, so thank you for both teams for putting themselves through what’s about to go down. It should be spectacular.

The rest of the show figures to be not too shabby either, what with the final of the Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament determining if Adam Cole and MJF can take their reluctant buddy act all the way to a title shot, and Hook battling Jack Perry for the FTW Championship.

Still, in the end, tonight is all about Blood and Guts. We’re locked and loaded for this one, so let’s go.

AEW Dynamite Blood and Guts results from Boston:

Jack Perry def. Hook by pinfall to become the new FTW Champion

Though his familiar music hits first, Perry is shown on the big screen “burying” his old Jungle Boy gimmick. He then enters to classical music, with more facial hair, the sure signs he’s a heel now.

There’s plenty of fighting on the outside, into the crowd, etc., which is kind of ironic considering there are two rings there for Blood and Guts. Hook picks the excitement level up by hitting a t-bone suplex off the apron to the floor, leaving both men down.

Perry nearly wins it by countout after a DDT off the apron, but Hook makes it back in the nick of time. As they continue their battle, the ref takes a bump, and is out cold when Hook has Perry down for at least a five count.

While Hook goes to rouse the official, Perry grabs the FTW belt and smashes Hook in the face, and three counts later, we’ve got a new FTW Champion.


Alex Marvez has a line on a secret meeting between Chris Jericho and Don Callis, but the cameras are rushed out of there.


Adam Cole tries to help MJF over his fear of spicy food at Kowloon, and after some unexpected alcohol, they head to give a poor worker a double clothesline.


Now Marvez is out in the parking lot stalking Callis’ limo, but all Don and Chris do is call him a fat-headed idiot.


Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. def. Kayla Sparks by submission

As you may expect, Baker wins this quickly. Feels like The Outcasts should come out or something but nah.


Renee Paquette talks to Cole and MJF, who are feeling good. Both men got each other matching gear, but Roderick Strong is feeling left out.


Daniel Garcia and Sammy Guevara vs. Adam Cole and MJF – Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament final

Even Jericho’s teammates look surprised to see him come out. He doesn’t want his music to keep playing and flips everyone double birds before heading over to join the commentators. Not only are Cole and MJF wearing the matching gear, they have a remixed theme that combines both of their individual music.

To the dismay of Tony Schiavone, there’s a dance-off before the bell, which ends with Cole hip thrusting and blissfully unaware the music has stopped.

The heels attack Cole and MJF and the match finally begins.

Garcia ends up aggressively doing his dance toward the ref at an inopportune moment, which tilts the match toward Cole. He tags in MJF, but Guevara hits them with a standing double Spanish Fly. Damn.

Cole soon finds himself in a Garcia Sharpshooter, but Adam grabs a rope to escape. With both heels out on the floor, everyone encourages MJF to do a tope, and he finally does.

And yes, Cole and MJF win it with a double clothesline, giving them a title shot at FTR on the July 29 episode of Collision.

Jericho goes to console his JAS teammates, but they walk right by him on their way to the back. Meanwhile, Cole is in the ring admiring MJF’s title belt, which turns him jealous even after they hug it out.

FTR then comes to the ring for a brief discussion and mandatory staredown.


Paquette talks to Best Friends, Darby Allin and Nick Wayne. Allin has his sights set on Swerve Strickland, but he also owes AR Fox a favor and gets him a title shot against Orange Cassidy. But Cassidy and Wayne won’t get in the huddle for high fives, so Paquette jumps in.


The Golden Elite def. Blackpool Combat Club by surrender in Blood and Guts

Claudio Castagnoli and Kenny Omega start out for their respective teams, pretty good picks for guys who will have to be in there for the entire match. Pac enters third, just when Omega is picking up momentum, for his first appearance in an AEW match in more than seven months.

Hangman Adam Page enters the fray like a house on fire, which he kind of has to be since Omega took quite a 1-on-2 beating. Page and Omega work well together, bringing back fond memories of when they were tag team champs.

Next in is Jon Moxley, who comes in wielding a screwdriver and biting at Omega’s fingers. He has a fork for Castagnoli as well, and empties out a bucket of broken glass.

Nick Jackson arrives with invitations to the superkick party, and hurricanranas Claudio into the glass before tasting it himself courtesy of Mox. Omega gets slammed into that area as well, and you can see bits of glass sticking to his skin.

Wheeler Yuta (and his chair) and Matt Jackson follow. Another chair is carried in by Konosuke Takeshita, and though he loses it quickly, his presence tilts the momentum back toward BCC. Oh, and Omega gets kicked into a bed of nails in the corner and bodyslammed onto it by Moxley.

Kota Ibushi makes his entrance to a huge pop, knocking down dudes on the way to taking on a super bloody Moxley. Ibushi slams Mox onto the nails and then moonsaults onto him for good measure.

Claudio tosses Matt Jackson into the steel and he slides down in-between the ring and the cage, which looks potentially dangerous. We finally get a breather with some side-by-side action.

Yuta scales the cage and beckons for Matt Jackson to join him on the roof of the cage. Wheeler narrowly avoids being suplexed off the cage and decides he’s done up there. Smart.

Matt drops a bag of tacks down through the roof of the cage, just in time for two BCC members to be suplexed onto them. Even with all this craziness, the fans chant that they want tables.

Tables do, in fact, come into play, and now pretty much all 10 men are down. They rise as one, and now all of them are brawling in the middle of the two rings. Omega ends a chain of signature moves by looking for a One-Winged Angel, but he ends up in a submission hold instead.

All of the Golden Elite looks to be in trouble, but Ibushi gets free and starts rescuing his teammates. But there’s dissent in the BCC side, as Pac and Claudio get into it. Pac flips everyone two birds and goes to get bolt cutters so he can leave the cage.

This seems like The Golden Elite’s match to win now. Page is dishing out Buckshots and Yuta is in a lot of trouble. Moxley gets handcuffed to the cage, and Callis gets Takeshita out of the match too.

Matt Jackson now has a special black shoe on one foot with tacks in it, busting open Yuta, and he gets choked with a chain until Moxley calls for surrender to save Wheeler more damage.

AEW Dynamite Blood and Guts preview 07/19/23: Will BCC or Golden Elite triumph?

Blood and Guts is the draw, but this week’s AEW Dynamite will also have a title bout and a tag team tournament final.

If given the choice, The Elite and the Blackpool Combat Club might just do what the name of AEW’s video game suggests and fight forever. Alas, the conventions of pro wrestling demand that even the most baked-in grudge eventually gets settled, preferably in the most spectacular way possible. In AEW, that generally means Blood and Guts, which is taking place between these two teams tonight on Dynamite in Boston.

Taking its inspiration from the classic WarGames match of years gone by (and thus not making it a ripoff of WWE’s current version of the same), Blood and Guts features two groups facing off inside two rings covered by a roofed steel cage. Weapons and pretty much everything else are legal, and the match can only win with a submission or surrender.

Both sides in this particular bout have some fun additions. The Elite has morphed into The Golden Elite with the arrival of Kenny Omega’s friend and former partner, Kota Ibushi. The BCC was dealt a blow when Bryan Danielson hurt his arm, but has recovered nicely by teaming with a man whose perpetually foul temperament seems perfect for Blood and Guts, Pac.

And while Blood and Guts is the obvious centerpiece and should get plenty of time, it’s not like it’s the only match on the card in Boston. The final of AEW’s silly but strangely compelling Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament will see Adam Cole and MJF square off against Daniel Garcia and Sammy Guevara, with the winning duo assured a title shot. And the not official but still defendable FTW Championship will be on the line when Hook faces Jack Perry.

Add it all up and this is a Wednesday night you’ll want to be tuned in to TBS, just as we will be starting at 8 p.m. ET. If you can’t watch Blood and Guts, our apologies, but we’ll have live updates for you here at Wrestling Junkie so you can keep up with the carnage.

AEW Rampage results 07/14/23: Willow shocks Athena, moves on to face Ruby

AEW Rampage also finalized several more matches for Battle of the Belts this Saturday.

AEW Rampage continues the company’s current swing through Canada, this week coming to us from Saskatoon. It’s in a bit of a strange spot on this particular Friday, however, because it’s not just killing time between Dynamite and Collision, it’s also setting things in motion for Battle of the Belts.

Is there still a place for Battle of the Belts now that AEW has an extra two hours of weekly wrestling on TV? It’s a fair question, but considering it’s just an extra hour with (hopefully) nothing but championship matches, it should work out.

In any case, Rampage has a few things of its own worth checking out this week, including an important women’s tournament match, so let’s get into it.

AEW Rampage results:

  • Keith Lee and Dustin Rhodes def. Matt Menard and Angelo Parker by pinfall
  • QTV boasts about burning The Acclaimed with Harley Cameron’s diss track, and Johnny TV says his group is challenging The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass to a match next week
  • Taya Valkyrie def. Izzy McQueen by pinfall in one of the shortest squash matches you’ll see; afterward, Toni Storm and Saraya come down and call her a loser since she’s Canadian, to which Valkyrie manages to goad Storm into a championship match at Battle of the Belts
  • Hook says he’s done chasing Jack Perry and willing to have a title match with him next week on Dynamite
  • Lance Archer def. Trent Beretta by pinfall; after the victory, Jake Roberts calls out Orange Cassidy to challenge him to a title match against Archer at Battle of the Belts, and The Snake ends up taking Cassidy’s backpack with his title and daring him to get it back on Saturday
  • The Hardy Party and Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett and company exchange pre-recorded pleasantries
  • Konosuke Takeshita def. Mentallo by pinfall
  • Renee Paquette talks to the Dark Order, who are fired up about Hangman Adam Page turning his back on them (at least from their perspective) and looking to rebuild their group
  • Willow Nightingale def. Athena by pinfall in an Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament semifinal, an excellent match that saw Athena pinned for the first time in nearly 50 matches

AEW Dynamite results 07/05/23: ‘Can they coexist?’ gets a workout

Edmonton is also set to welcome Kenny Omega in singles action against Wheeler Yuta on AEW Dynamite.

If you think WWE is the promotion that made “Can they coexist?” into its own trope, AEW is about to say “hold my Canadian beer” tonight for Dynamite in Edmonton.

Odd couples are the name of the game for this show, including the first match with the pairing of MJF and Adam Cole. You may recall that not long ago, Cole came within a whisker of defeating MJF and earning a shot at his world title. He probably isn’t thrilled about this partnership, but MJF seems pretty enthused about it — likely because he thinks he can keep Cole from coming after his beloved BBB. We’ll see if they win despite themselves tonight.

Another match in the Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament will see an actual former tag team reunited. Alas, the days of Swerve in Our Glory are long past, and since Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland weren’t always on the same page even in the best of times, heaven only knows if they’ll be able to make it five minutes into their matchup with Darby Allin and Orange Cassidy without trying to destroy each other.

Then we’ve also got matches of the more traditional variety, meaning the combatants just flat out can’t stand each other. That goes for Kenny Omega vs. Wheeler Yuta, an offshoot of the feud between The Elite and Blackpool Combat Club that is headed toward Blood and Guts, as well as the Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament bout between Britt Baker and Ruby Soho.

But you know who can coexist? You, dear reader, and your friends here at Wrestling Junkie. We’re ready to serve up the latest AEW Dynamite results fresh out the oven, so let’s get to it.

AEW Dynamite results from Edmonton:

Renee Paquette lets Darby Allin give Keith Lee a pep talk before they meet in the ring. Interesting motivational ploy. Lee’s response? “Ballsy. Stupid. But ballsy.”


Orange Cassidy and Darby Allin def. Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland by pinfall in a Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament match

Lee doesn’t even acknowledge Swerve as he walks down the ramp to get this started. The announcers sell the idea that Cassidy’s Orange Punch is losing some of its steam as he gets worn down from defending his championship every week, and indeed, Lee eats two without even leaving his feet.

In an “only Darby” bit, Allin ends up trapped under the steel steps. Swerve ends up hitting a 450 splash on his own partner while trying to break up a pin, then kicks him in the head by accident as well. Allin and Cassidy end up prevailing, then fist bump Lee afterward.


Allin narrates a video about the arrival of Nick Wayne in AEW. And it’s “to be continued” so there’s more to come.


Jack Perry pulls up and tells Tony Schiavone he’s going to demand an FTW Championship match. But when Hook runs up and tries to get a piece of him right there. Perry jumps back in his SUV and has the driver speed him out of there.


MJF and Adam Cole are shown working out together and bond over mocking Schiavone, and MJF seems stunned by how strong Cole is.


The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass def. The Blade and Bollywood Boys by pinfall

Max Caster gets in both Canadian wildfire and Justin Trudeau’s blackface incident punchlines during his entrance rap, for those of you who track such things. Despite the best efforts of Skinny Goldberg, a.k.a. The Blade, The Acclaimed win with a Caster Mic Drop.

Afterward, the winners are interrupted on the big screen by Harley Cameron. She claims she made a video and will drop it on The Acclaimed next week. She also appears to still be after Anthony Bowens, but Daddy Ass says he has two words for her, and you know what they are.


Jon Moxley says he wishes Eddie Kingston would embrace what’s next and help train up the next generation, but he knows that’s not reality. He also tells Eddie to answer his phone.


Matt Hardy watches as RJ City draws his tag team partner, and it’s Jeff … Jarrett.


Wheeler Yuta cuts a promo promising to end Kenny Omega tonight.


Chris Jericho comes to the ring and says it’s time for him to reevaluate things and make some changes. And what better place for that than Alberta, where he started his wrestling career?

Hearing this talk, Don Callis arrives to plenty of boos and says he can help Jericho make a change. Callis calls Jericho his best friend and that he’s there to ask if Chris will join the Don Callis Family.

Jericho almost seems offended by that, but then says “maybe” before leaving the ring.


Paquette gets a medical update on Roderick Strong, who gets a quick visit from Cole ahead of his tag team match with MJF.


MJF and Adam Cole def. Matt Menard and The Butcher by pinfall in a Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament match

Pretty sure Taz called the team of Daddy Magic and The Butcher “Magic Meat,” which, if so, well played. MJF peer pressures Cole into lending a hand with an abdominal stretch, some rulebreaking he clearly doesn’t want to do.

Cole is able to get the pin for his team in the end, but that’s not the end of the segment …


… because MJF grabs the mic afterward to put over Cole and asks the fans if they want to see another hangout session this weekend. The champ seems psyched when Cole accepts, then wishes Cole happy birthday, leading a cheer complete with streamers.

Alas, after MJF brings out a cake and leads the birthday song (remember he actually can sing!), Cole smashes his face into it. But Adam does thank him, sounding sincere, for doing all of this.


Paquette catches up with Britt Baker, who says Ruby Soho lied to people when she said she took everything from Britt. Now, Baker says she plans on winning the Owen Hart Cup tourney again, starting by beating Ruby.


Jericho is confronted by Daniel Garcia and Sammy Guevara, but tells them “you can’t be with me forever, think about that.”


Ruby Soho def. Britt Baker by pinfall in a Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament first round match

The other Outcasts are on hand, naturally, providing just enough of a distraction to allow Ruby to get the upper hand. Once they get down to brass tacks, there’s a pretty damn good match going on.

But of course the Outcasts spoil that, cheating to hit a belt shot and set up the No Future. Baker kicks out of that, but the cheating continues and helps Ruby get the pin and advance.

Skye Blue, who Soho will meet in the next round of the tourney, comes out for a brief staredown.


Kenny Omega def. Wheeler Yuta by pinfall

The announcers point out that Omega is coming off consecutive singles losses for the first time in his AEW career. Kind of reinforces the idea that he’s not losing here, but we shall see.

Omega sells some of the damage he suffered during his Forbidden Door bout against Will Ospreay, leaving Yuta very confident as he goes about his attacks.

Let’s be real, though: It’s still Kenny, even at less than 100%. He’s still able to run through most of his trademark offense, though he can’t get the One-Winged Angel off on the first try and has to scramble to kick out after Yuta pulls the seat belt pin on him again.

Callis comes down the ramp and is chases back up the ramp by security, but that gives Konosuke Takeshita a chance to sneak in from the other side of the ring for a Blue Thunder Bomb. Yuta hits a splash and covers, but Omega kicks out.

As Yuta goes up top, Omega uses that as leverage to hoist him for a One-Winged Angel that ends it.


Right after the bell, Takeshita and Claudio Castagnoli invade the ring, but the Young Bucks and Hangman Adam Page arrive with chairs. As the show fades out, however, after overrunning the time slot by a few minutes, the Dark Order is seen taking the chair away from Hangman.

Forbidden Door 2023: Top takeaways as AEW, NJPW deliver again

AEW and NJPW teamed to put on the best night of top to bottom wrestling in 2023 at Forbidden Door.

Backstage drama seems to be All Elite Wrestling’s new norm but when the bell rings, the young promotion routinely delivers.

Forbidden Door this past Sunday was just the latest example.

With the help of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, AEW presented what will probably be the best pure wrestling show all year. There will be shows with hotter finishes and more dramatic moments, but as far as in-ring action goes, it would be hard to find something that matches what we witnessed in Toronto this past Sunday night.

However, that does not mean Forbidden Door was a perfect show by any means. Here are my takeaways from the event:

Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay have a bloody good time

The encounter between Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay at Wrestle Kingdom got quite bloody toward the end, but this one was somehow even bloodier.

If you’re squeamish about seeing blood, you may want to skip this one because plasma was everywhere. If that wasn’t enough, Omega and Ospreay beat the crap out of each other for nearly 40 minutes.

And the finish — my lord the finish! The match ended with Ospreay delivering a brutal-looking Tiger Driver ’91 to Omega, which is saying something considering how awful that particular Tiger Driver already looks. The level of danger involved doesn’t necessarily need to be heightened.

With all of that said, I still really enjoyed this match, and it was probably my favorite of the night. I know the blood can be overwhelming for some, especially considering the health risks involved. But in my opinion, it added to the tension of the match and enhanced it. Omega and Ospreay went on a mission to tear down Scotiabank Arena brick by brick, and they succeeded.

Bryan Danielson and Kazuchika Okada have a less bloody, but still brutal main event

While Omega versus Ospreay was the bloodiest match of the night, the most painful-looking contest was the main event between Bryan Danielson and Kazuchika Okada.

For nearly 30 minutes, Danielson and Okada punished each other with devastating moves. At least they looked devastating because both of these men looked to be in a great deal of pain for a good chunk of the match. Sure, that could be tremendous selling, but I am willing to bet some of that was real.

(Editor’s note: Turns out it was, as Danielson says he broke his arm during the bout.)

The fans got a little spooked during the match when Danielson looked to be having some sort of medical episode in the ring. Given his injury history, it was not outside the realm of possibility that Danielson could suffer such an event. Fortunately, it was just a ruse, which meant Danielson was OK, but I think the fans were a little taken aback by it.

Speaking of taken aback, the finish came sort of out of nowhere. I mean, you look at the way Danielson was bending Okada’s arm during the modified version of the LeBell lock and I’m sure I would have quickly tapped out as well.

However, it didn’t feel like the crescendo to a high-stakes encounter. It just felt like the end of a match. Hopefully, there is more in store from these two in the future so they could potentially rectify it.

Jack Perry turns on Hook

After being a good guy for his entire AEW career, Jack Perry is turning a new leaf: He is entering his bad boy phase.

Gone are the days of catering to the fans. Gone are the days when fans sang along to “Tarzan Boy” by Baltimora. Gone are the days of Perry being “Mr. Nice Guy.”

I can see it now. Perry walks out on Dynamite in dark shades and a black leather jacket despite being indoors at the end of June. He then berates the fans and says he doesn’t need their support anymore. Signs with “Why, Jungle Boy? Why?” written on them are scattered throughout the arena, but Perry doesn’t even give any answers because he is playing by his own rules now.

In short, Perry will be acting brand new, and while that sounds extremely cliché, I am kind of here for it.

This is a necessary step in Perry’s progression. Being “Jungle Boy” was only going to get him so far. The character had very little depth outside of being the late Luke Perry’s son.

Now, he has an opportunity to show a little bit more of his personality, which MJF routinely criticized him for not having a whole lot of during the lead up to Double or Nothing.

Also, what a great first opponent in Hook. The fans LOVE Hook, which should make it easy for Perry to immediately garner heat.

Forbidden Door featured zero skips

I don’t recall a match on this card that I would flat out skip upon a second viewing of this show. Every match is worth a re-watch.

Everyone will talk about Okada-Danielson, Omega-Ospreay, MJF-Hiroshi Tanahashi, and even the 10-man tag. But a match that I believe is a hidden gem will be the AEW Women’s World Championship bout between Toni Storm and Willow Nightingale.

I wrote in my predictions for the show that Nightingale was set to have a star-making performance, and I believe she lived up to that expectation. I also like that the door (not of the forbidden variety) was left open for Storm and Nightingale to have another match in the future. I personally would like to see more from these two.

Does every match need dueling chops/slaps/forearms?

I mean, come on. Do they have to happen in every single match? All of them?

I know that’s part of Strong Style wrestling, but when every match has the same standoff in the middle of the ring, where the combatants trade either chops, slaps or forearms, it gets pretty repetitive.

The best one of the night by far was when Eddie Kingston squared off against Jon Moxley during the aforementioned 10-man tag. At least that particular encounter had some backstory behind it, making it more meaningful.

The others, however, just felt routine. At some point of a match, it inevitably becomes time to just stand in the middle of the ring and willingly wait for your opponent to hit you real, real hard. Besides the fact that it defies common sense, it also bogs down matches for me sometimes.

To clarify, I am not against the spot itself. When it has meaning, it can make for a pretty cool moment. What I am against is its over-reliance, especially at one singular event.

AEW Dynamite results: The Forbidden Door gets kicked wide open in D.C.

Get live AEW Dynamite results from D.C., featuring MJF vs. Adam Cole and more pieces of Forbidden Door falling into place.

Sometimes you can just feel when wrestling companies want to put their best foot forward, and tonight is one of those nights as AEW Dynamite airs from the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.

Not that Tony Khan isn’t trying to hit every show out of the park, mind you. But with the debut of AEW: Collision this Saturday, followed quickly by Forbidden Door next week, it behooves this particular episode to have that “can’t miss” feeling about it.

Whether it does or not is in the eye of the beholder, but the card looks compelling from here. MJF and Adam Cole will battle in a world title eliminator, and while “beat the champ to get a shot at the champ” matches are sometimes silly, this one appears very legit.

The Blackpool Combat Club and The Elite may literally fight forever at this point, which will be the case again tonight as they meet in trios action. AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends her title against Skye Blue, and Wardlow does the same with his TNT Championship against Jake Hager, and a big eight-man tag team match sees the Mogul Embassy go up against a fan favorite group made up of Darby Allin, Sting, Keith Lee and Orange Cassidy.

Plus Sammy Guevara will be on Dynamite for the first time since his unsuccessful world title bid at Double or Nothing. Add it all up and it has the makings of a very fun two hours, and that’s not even counting the fact that perhaps a NJPW talent or two will drop by.

AEW Dynamite results from Washington D.C.:

  • Adam Cole vs. MJF goes to a 30-minute time limit draw after MJF’s two attempts to cheat both backfire, and Cole has him beaten with the Panama Sunrise only to have the bell ring with the count at two; Cole asks MJF for five more minutes, but the champ takes his title belt and leaves

  • A video package promotes the return of CM Punk at AEW: Collision

  • Sammy Guevara talks to Renee Paquette about the highs and lows of his last few weeks and says he has to make some personal changes; Darby Allin arrives and suggests Guevara needs to leave the Jericho Appreciation Society to reach the next level … which in turn brings Chris Jericho to the ring, demanding an apology; that in turn brings out Sting, who has a brief, tense staredown with Jericho amid suggestions they might all be in a tag team match next week

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Sanada issues an open challenge for his title at Forbidden Door and says he’s anxious to see who from AEW will step up and accept it

  • Darby Allin, Sting, Keith Lee and Orange Cassidy def. Mogul Embassy by pinfall when Sting pins Brian Cage
  • Paquette asks The Gunns about their relationship with Bullet Club Gold, but they play dumb and would rather talk about their challenge to The Hardys for next week … and then they diss Renee’s hair for some reason

  • Wardlow def. Jake Hager by pinfall to retain the AEW TNT Championship, with Brock Anderson helping fend off outside assistance for Hager by the JAS; afterward, Christian Cage and Luchasaurus appear on the screen to accept Wardlow’s challenge on Collision and show that they’ve beaten up Arn Anderson
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi makes a challenge to MJF for Forbidden Door, and Paquette gives the bad news to the AEW world champ backstage and he says he’s not doing it

  • Paquette is talking to Orange Cassidy about what the future holds when Zack Sabre Jr. says it should be the two of them facing off for the AEW International Championship at Forbidden Door; Daniel Garcia arrives as well, so Cassidy says he and Katsuyori Shibata will face ZSJ and Garcia next week on Dynamite

  • Toni Storm def. Skye Blue by submission to retain the AEW Women’s World Championship, with help from the other Outcasts, of course; Willow Nightingale sprints down to prevent a post-match beating
  • “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry tells the very busy Paquette he’s accepting Sanada’s title challenge for Forbidden Door and asks Hook to have his back; Hook looks like he accepts with a fist bump

  • A video package promotes the main event for the debut episode of AEW: Collision on Saturday night
  • The Elite (Hangman Adam Page and Young Bucks) def. Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley and Wheeler Yuta) by pinfall as Page pins Yuta, leaving Bryan Danielson on commentary going “you’ve got to be kidding me”
  • After the bell, the BCC attacks The Elite, but Eddie Kingston comes rushing down and goes right after Castagnoli, eventually clearing him from the ring; Kingston and Moxley have a brief showdown and Eddie tries to play peacemaker, but Konosuke Takeshita runs down and attacks Kingston from behind before Kenny Omega joins them and battles Takeshita … but gets assaulted in turn by Will Ospreay, who hits the Stormbreaker on Omega to end the show

AEW Dynamite results 06/07/23: Orange still golden, but are The Gunns?

AEW Dynamite from Colorado Springs featured an AEW International Championship match between Orange Cassidy and Swerve Strickland.

Orange Cassidy has been magic during his AEW International Championship reign, defending the belt tirelessly despite the fact that he’d rather not wrestle at all if he had his druthers. But with all due respect to the wrestling maneuver of the same name, Swerve Strickland could be the magic killer tonight on AEW Dynamite from Colorado Springs.

Swerve was popular was a fan favorite but has really seemed to hit his groove since embracing his villainous side, not to mention dropping the dead weight (sorry, but it’s true) that was the Mogul Affiliates and joining forces with The Embassy. If someone is going to end Cassidy’s run prior to Forbidden Door, it could very well be Strickland — plus it would be fun seeing Swerve have to defend the title against someone from NJPW later this month.

Another champ, Kris Statlander, will also be in action tonight. The AEW Women’s World Champion should get a pretty nice contest from Anna Jay, who has been impressive in recent appearances.

We’ll hear from MJF, probably about how he’d prefer not to defend his title at Forbidden Door (though he’ll likely be forced to do so). Tony Khan has an announcement to make about the main event for the first episode of AEW: Collision, coming up ever so quickly on Saturday, June 17. And the ever popular “JungleHook” team of Jack Perry and Hook will join forces once again, which should prove popular with the fans on hand in Colorado Springs.

AEW Dynamite results from Colorado Springs:

  • Orange Cassidy def. Swerve Strickland by pinfall to retain the AEW International Championship
  • The Mogul Embassy heads down to assault Cassidy after the bell, but the lights go out and come back on to reveal that Sting and Darby Allin have cleared the ring
  • A video package hypes tonight’s match between Ricky Starks and Jay White
  • The video from Dominion with Bryan Danielson challenging Kazuchika Okada is shown before he joins the commentary desk
  • Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley and Wheeler Yuta) def. Chaos (Rocky Romero and Best Friends) by submission as Moxley gets Romero to tap out
  • Hangman Adam Page and the Young Bucks challenge the BCC to a trios match next week and ask if they can handle it without Danielson or Konosuke Takeshita helping them

  • A video package promotes the rematch between Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay at Forbidden Door
  • MJF is interrupted during his insults of Colorado and its citizens by Adam Cole, who bears the brunt of the champ’s barbs for a bit before firing back and saying no one respects MJF; it seems to have the desired result, as MJF says he’ll wrestle Cole “any day of the week”
  • Matt Hardy says Ethan Page is the newest member of the Hardy party and makes him apologize to Isiah Kassidy, and Matt says he can make Ethan into a better human being

  • Hook and Jack Perry def. Dralistico and Preston Vance by submission in a wild Texas Tornado tag team match that featured plenty of blood, weapons and Jose The Assistant attempting to get involved
  • Tony Khan announces that the main event of the AEW: Collision premiere will pit Jay White and Juice Robinson of Bullet Club Gold and Samoa Joe vs. FTR and CM Punk
  • Konosuke Takeshita def. Damon Ace by pinfall in a quick squash match; afterward Don Callis repeats his assertion that his “new family” is going to cut The Elite out of AEW for good
  • Christian Cage says Arn Anderson cost him a title at Double or Nothing so he’s taking revenge by … having Luchasaurus beat up Brock Anderson, it seems

  • Kris Statlander def. Anna Jay by pinfall to retain the AEW TBS Championship, with Taya Valkyrie looking on backstage
  • Toni Storm talks about the four-way match to determine her No. 1 contender, and she says she and Ruby Soho will be watching
  • Jay White def. Ricky Starks by pinfall after the ref takes a bump and The Gunns hit the 3:10 to Yuma on Starks

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 05/26/23: Tag teams, trios take the pre-Double or Nothing stage

Check out the action from the final AEW Rampage before Double or Nothing in Las Vegas.

Maybe because AEW PPVs are several months apart, it sometimes feels like the stretch run to each one is longer than it should be. But that’s behind us now as Double or Nothing is Sunday night, meaning tonight’s episode of AEW Rampage is legitimately the last stop before the big event.

Unlike previous years, AEW chose not to do a live Rampage for Double or Nothing week this time out, meaning there are spoilers out there for what’s going to happen. Nevertheless, just like we did for the other wrestling show on TV tonight, we’re going to happily live blog this like it’s unfolding in real time. You can indulge us that, yes?

What we know is that this is going to be a tag team-heavy hour of action. The Acclaimed, who went from being the hottest duo in the sport to a bit of an afterthought as of late as a trio, will face a trio from Le Faccion Ingobernable. A big battle in the women’s division will see Britt Baker and Hikaru Shida join forces to battle Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir. And Best Friends will go up against a tag team that used to be part of The Firm but seems to be sticking together anyway, Big Bill and Lee Moriarty.

AEW Rampage results from Las Vegas:

  • Max Caster gets in a Fight Forever mention in his entrance rap and says Rush’s hair looks like pubes

  • The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass def. La Faccion Ingobernable by pinfall
  • After the bell, Anthony Bowens says they’ve been running through the trios division all month long so they’re looking to challenge House of Black on Sunday
  • Ethan Page and The Gunns def. Frescomatic, Watson and Jeaux Braxton by pinfall
  • Page says he hopes the Hardys were watching as they just showed the world what a real trio can do, boasting about taking out Brother Zay and implying their match will be three on two … but Matt and Jeff say they’ll delete those egos Sunday, but even though Brother Zay isn’t cleared for Double or Nothing, he’s found a replacement: Hook; the heels want no part of them for now

  • Keith Lee and Dustin Rhodes are told that Swerve Strickland and Brian Cage will be in the Blackjack Battle Royal, and Lee’s response is simple: Can’t wait
  • Britt Baker and Hikaru Shida def. Marina Shafir and Nyla Rose by submission as Baker taps out Shafir with the Lockjaw, but …
  • … The Outcasts are shown on the big screen beating up on Jamie Hayter backstage, probably calling her participation in Double or Nothing even more into question

  • Big Bill and Lee Moriarty def. Best Friends by pinfall, then all heck breaks loose as the participants from the Blackjack Battle Royal start brawling; Orange Cassidy comes out to check on his friends, followed by Brian Cage, Keith Lee, Dustin Rhodes and Swerve Strickland, who taunts Lee as the show goes off the air

AEW Double or Nothing 2023: Predictions for every match in Las Vegas

See who we expect to win every match at AEW Double or Nothing this weekend in Las Vegas.

AEW has been in the headlines for many reasons outside of wrestling lately between its new television show and the daily behind-the-scenes soap opera that involves its most marketable star.

But there is business to attend to this weekend with Double or Nothing, which has a main event that features the promotion’s famed “Four Pillars.” Can those pillars hold up the annual extravaganza or will an anarchic match steal the show?

I break it all down with my predictions:

AEW World Heavyweight Championship: MJF (c) vs. “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry vs. Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara

AEW tried really hard — I mean really hard — to convince people that the three challengers in this match have a real chance of walking out of Vegas with the world title.

Unfortunately, that effort was all for naught, in my eyes.

For starters, I don’t see a reason to take the title away from MJF. On top of that, I don’t see any of the other three pillars being in a position to carry the mantle of being the world champ. Maybe they will be one day, but it doesn’t feel like they are at the moment.

Because of that, MJF is a good bet to retain.

Winner: MJF

Anarchy in the Arena: Blackpool Combat Club vs. The Elite

This is the match that I am most looking forward to watching on this show, and it is by a wide margin.

I can’t wait to see the wild antics these wrestlers will have up their sleeves. Oh, and you better believe there will be blood. This will not be for the squeamish.

I wrestled (no pun intended) with who I was going to pick to win this match, but at the end of the day, I think The Elite will walk away with a win at Double or Nothing. Since Kenny Omega already lost to Jon Moxley in a cage match on Dynamite, I feel like picking up the win here would be a good way to even the score without beating Moxley.

Winners: The Elite

Unsanctioned Match: Chris Jericho vs. Adam Cole

Unsanctioned matches always make me laugh because they always still look pretty sanctioned, and I always find that odd.

What I find even more odd is the inclusion of enigmatic ECW legend Sabu. I have no idea what to make of Sabu being involved in this story. Judging by my timeline’s reaction, I don’t think I’m alone in that feeling.

However, I am eager to hear how AEW explains the connection between Sabu and Adam Cole. Not because I need the gaping hole in the plot to be filled, but because I simply want to hear how absurd the promotion’s explanation is going to be.

As far as a winner. I’m going with Cole.

Winner: Adam Cole

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AEW Women’s World Championship: Jamie Hayter (c) vs. Toni Storm

If you asked me last week, I would have quickly chosen Jamie Hayter to retain the title.

However, Hayter is apparently injured and her status is still seemingly up in the air as of this writing. AEW CEO, GM and Head of Creative Tony Khan was non-committal when asked whether Hayter will defend her title at Double or Nothing during a recent conference call, only adding to the mystery behind Hayter’s status.

Because of this, I’m going to go with Toni Storm to become a two-time champion.

Winner: Toni Storm

AEW World Tag Team Championship: FTR (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal

Here we are in the year of our lord 2023, and Double J has a chance to become a world tag team champion. Ain’t he great?

The most intriguing part of this match is the fact that Mark Briscoe is the special guest referee, and judging by him slapping everyone in sight on the most recent edition of Dynamite, he’s got heat with both sides.

By the way, I’ve probably watched Briscoe slap Jeff Jarrett’s hat off at least — at least — 78 times.

At least.

It was giving Bernie Mac in “Head of State” vibes.

As far as a winner, I just couldn’t imagine AEW putting the tag titles on Jarrett and Jay Lethal. I guess the promotion could always go in that direction for the heat alone, but it would feel more like a decision WWE would make. Copying WWE isn’t always a bad thing, but in this case, it would be horrible.

Winners: FTR

AEW TNT Championship (Ladder match): Wardlow (c) vs. Christian Cage

I know Christian Cage is supposed to be the master of the ladder match, and rightfully so, but Wardlow winning should be the only outcome here.

Maybe, just maybe, this could prove to be the catalyst that sparks Wardlow again.

Winner: Wardlow

AEW TBS Championship: Jade Cargill (c) vs. Taya Valkyrie

In my opinion, Taya Valkyrie represents the biggest threat to Jade Cargill’s title to date.

Under ordinary circumstances, I would still go with Cargill to retain. But with the uncertainty surrounding Hayter and the world title, maybe this could be a good time to move Cargill away from the TBS title and on the path to finally winning the division’s top prize.

So yes, I’m making the bold prediction of Valkyrie finding a way to dethrone the dominant champion, but only because said champion is moving on to bigger and better things.

Winner: Taya Valkyrie

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AEW International Championship: Blackjack Battle Royal

The list of participants as of this writing are as follows:

• Orange Cassidy (c)
• Blade
• Butcher
• Bandido
• Komander
• Lee Moriarty
• Big Bill Morrissey
• Ari Daivari
• Tony Nese
• Chuck Taylor
• Trent Beretta
• Kip Sabian
• Fenix
• Pentagon
• Swerve Strickland
• Brian Cage
• Ricky Starks
• “Switchblade” Jay White
• Juice Robinson
• Keith Lee
• Dustin Rhodes

Since the story is that Orange Cassidy is practically being held together by duct tape, it feels like a good time to have him drop the title. It’s also a battle royal, meaning that he doesn’t even have to get pinned to lose.

That means a new champion will be crowned and I think that person will be …. *drumroll please*… Jay White.

I know Starks is the sentimental favorite heading into the match, but putting the title on White with Starks pursuing it could make for great television throughout the summer. I could even see Starks being the last one eliminated at Double or Nothing after some dastardly tactic by White.

Also, it could elevate the International Championship to another level. Cassidy has done all he probably can with the title. But White and Starks are capable of doing something special.

Winner: “Switchblade” Jay White

Six-man tag: Ethan Page and The Gunns vs. Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy and Hook

I must admit, Hook teaming with the Hardy Boyz is pretty wild. It doesn’t feel that long ago when Hook’s father, Taz, was wrestling the Hardys during his as an in-ring performer for WWE. Now, they’re teaming up with his adult son.

It’ll be so wild that they will come away with the victory.

Winner: Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy and Hook