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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

Bullet Club Gold says goodbye to Cardblade, hello to Rock Card Juice Board

The Bang Bang Gang found a new fourth member to ensure Bullet Club Gold is at full strength.

Jay White and The Gunns brought home some gold to Bullet Club Gold Wednesday night on Dynamite, but they celebrated their win with a new member of the group … kind of.

Fresh off their victory over the Mogul Embassy team of Brian Cage and Gates of Agony, cameras caught up with the BCG trio as they celebrated with their ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship belts. Alas, the vibe was a little bit off, and they soon determined it was because a teammate wasn’t pulling their weight.

That would be Cardblade, the life-size cardboard standee of White that has been with the team for a while (and even sold in smaller form at AEW merch stands). Austin Gunn unceremoniously fired Cardblade for his lack of recent support, but that left the group feeling undermanned.

They quickly found a replacement in the form of a similar cardboard replica of Juice Robinson, who just needed the proper nickname. White’s suggestion of “Juicebox” was shot down, but the group liked the next one: “Rock Card Juice Board.”

The Bang Bang Gang of course misses the real life Robinson, who’s been out of action since November with a back injury that reportedly required injury. Time will tell if Rock Card has as much unique style as Rock Hard, but at least the team has someone with a gold tooth while Juice recuperates.

AEW Dynamite results 01/17/24: Hook gives his all but Samoa Joe retains

Samoa Joe is still the champ after AEW Dynamite, but more than one challenger is lurking in the wings.

We have arrived at The Moment. Wrestling has lots of those, and in fact it’s generally a bummer when we go a week without one. But the one we’re talking about has been the subject of much chatter over the past week, and it’s here and in front of us tonight at AEW Dynamite in North Charleston.

Samoa Joe will make his first defense of the AEW World Championship he won from MJF at Worlds End, and he’ll do it against Hook. Joe, of course, has been in many spots like this over a well decorated career. Hook has not.

There’s no denying that Hook is a bright prospect for the future, maybe one of AEW’s best. He’s a stud athlete, able to pull off impressive offense, and he’s improving at selling. He isn’t the greatest on the mic yet, but he’s getting more comfortable there and AEW has played into his silent tough guy persona in a helpful way.

As Hook himself pointed out this week, there’s no pressure on him. There’s basically nothing to lose (his FTW title isn’t even on the line) and everything to gain. No one expects him to win, so this is a classic opportunity to look good in a heroic losing effort, assuming Joe doesn’t just steamroll him.

For AEW, though, the stakes are a little higher. If this match isn’t good, it gives ammo to those who don’t feel Hook “deserved” a world championship match, even if they came at it from a different direction.

We think it’s going to be really good, and AEW is presenting it without commercial interruption, which is nice. Let’s see how this plays out.

AEW Dynamite results from North Charleston:

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

  • Samoa Joe is shown entering the building earlier tonight, as is Hook
  • Christian Cage def. Dustin Rhodes by pinfall to retain the TNT Championship
  • Swerve Strickland says he came out of the Continental Classic as the man everyone was talking about, so he’ll certainly be keeping a close eye on the world title match tonight, and he doesn’t fear Hangman Adam Page chasing that title at the same time as he’s already beaten Page twice

  • Renee Paquette talks to Chris Jericho about the tag team title loss he and Sammy Guevara suffered on Collision, but he points the blame squarely at the interfering Don Callis Family; Matt Sydal stops by and challenges Jericho to a match to get him back on his game, which Jericho accepts though with a warning that he has a lot of pent up aggression to get out

  • Orange Cassidy and Trent Beretta def. Komander and Penta El Zero Miedo by pinfall
  • After the match, Roderick Strong and The Kingdom confront them, with Strong warning that he’s coming for Cassidy’s International Championship and Orange Cassidy proposing a title match right now; Strong says Cassidy will have to wait until Revolution so that Orange has to live with the idea that he’s keeping the title warm for him

  • Paquette gets a word with Hangman Adam Page, who says he’s not only going to win the AEW World Championship in 2024, he’ll make it his own; Hangman also suggests he isn’t thinking about Swerve at all since he isn’t the champ

  • An emotional Mark Briscoe discusses the passing of his brother Jay a year ago and the amazing recovery of his niece, who he says doctors felt may never walk again; a tribute video to Jay Briscoe is shown afterward

  • Paquette talks to the Young Bucks, who now want to be called Nicholas and Matthew Jackson, and Matthew reacts angrily to all the false rumors swirling around them; they also say they’ll have to say goodbye to Sting and everybody like him since the idea behind AEW was to change the world, and they walk away from the interview as they have a meeting to attend

  • Bullet Club Gold (Jay White and The Gunns) def. Brian Cage and Gates of Agony by pinfall to become the new ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions
  • Adam Cole says Wardlow will go down as the most dominant AEW wrestler of all time and will continue to run through the competition until he acquires the world title

  • Deonna Purrazzo def. Anna Jay by submission; after the match, Paquette talks to the Virtuosa, who says that while Toni Storm has changed, so has she, but that earns an angry rebuke from the champ and they throw a show back and forth at each other

  • Private Party def. Top Flight by pinfall, albeit with a little shortcut taken by the victors
  • A video package shows highlights of Darby Allin and Sting
  • Samoa Joe def. Hook by submission to retain the AEW World Championship
  • After the bell, Hook remains defiant, asking Joe if that’s all he’s got; Joe hits another Muscle Buster but ends up heading for the hills as Hangman Page hustles to the ring to check on Hook even as Swerve and Prince Nana are shown watching from the crowd

Image credit: All Elite Wrestling

Christian Cage fends off a very game Dustin Rhodes

The fans have no problem booing and chanting “Christian sucks” as a greeting for the champ. Cage stays away from a direct confrontation with Rhodes in the early going, forcing referee Aubrey Edwards to call for several breaks in the corner or ropes.

After kicking out of an early cover, Cage lures Rhodes into the corner, but The Natural drags the champ out to the floor and batters him over to the announce table. Christian’s knees taste the steel steps, which also make a good launching pad for a leaping clothesline.

They battle over in the corner, where Cage gets the best of it before delivering a cross body from the top rope to the floor. After some side-by-side ads, the champ tries a dive from the top rope into the ring, but he crashes and burns when Rhodes rolls away.

On their knees, the two combatants trade slaps and right hands. Rhodes is up for a Manhattan Drop before hurling Cage from one corner to another and dropping Christian down for a near fall.

Cage is catapulted into the top turnbuckle and ends up legs spread, but he frees himself before his globes can suffer. You know what we mean.

Rhodes earns another near fall and pounds the mat to get the fans clapping. But Cage gets him in-between the ropes and stands on his back, then prevents a tope with a well-timed right hand.

Cage’s Frog Splash is on target, and he hooks the leg only to see his foe kick out at two. Christian’s title belt is thrown in and occupies Edwards, giving Wayne a chance to assist with a roll-up that nearly gets the three count.

Rhodes fights Cage back into a corner, and Christian is set up for the Golden Globes again … or the Unnatural Kick we suppose it’s called in AEW. A big superplex is followed by Cross Rhodes, and Cage barely kicks out in time.

Both Wayne and Killswitch get involved, though Wayne pays for it by taking a Destroyer on the floor. But Rhodes turns and is laid out by a spear, and the Killswitch ends … no it doesn’t! The fans come to life again after the kickout by Dustin.

A second Killswitch also finds the mark, however, and The Natural is down for the count this time as Cage retains.

Image credit: All Elite Wrestling

Deonna Purrazzo makes Anna Jay submit

Toni Storm is on guest commentary and immediately mistakes Ian Riccaboni for a clean-shaven Tony Schiavone: “You look great!”

The AEW Women’s World Champion is asked about Purrazzo and is still somewhat dismissive even as she bosses the early action. Anna rallies for a two count right before picture-in-picture.

Deonna is back in command after we return to full picture, using a Russian leg sweep to set up a submission attempt but then trading two counts with Anna. Jay hits a backstabber and grabs another near fall.

Purrazzo avoids the Queenslayer and tries for a cross armbreaker, forcing her foe to work for a rope break. They trade shots until Purrazzo catches Anna coming in and applies the Venus de Milo, and Anna doesn’t last long before she submits.

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Hook survives but Samoa Joe retains

The challenger stays poised over the top turnbuckle and doesn’t even look at the champ during ring intros, and he explodes out of the gate when the bell rings. Joe weathers the storm and sends Hook to the floor, where the two men trade furious shots.

Back in the ring, Joe runs over the challenger with a running back elbow as the fans chant his name. Hook gets punched back into a corner and takes more of a beating out in the middle of the ring. He finally gets some momentum back with a leaping shot off the apron, but Joe responds with a uranage off the announce table. Ouch.

Hook gets powerbombed on the apron as well, and the ringside doctor checks on him while Taz takes his headset off too. The challenger slowly rises as the ref makes his count, but Hook beats the count and returns to the ring.

Joe quickly treats Hook to a powerslam, which is good only for two. The announcers are putting over Hook’s never say die attitude, which he displays again by kicking out after a Death Valley Driver.

Out of the corner, Joe delivers a Muscle Buster, and this time Hook kicks out at one. A flying clothesline turns into three by Hook, who peppers Joe with body shots and gets the big man up for a t-bone suplex but can’t make the cover.

Joe blocks Redrum and applies the Coquina Clutch. Hook tries to sink in his fingertips to break the hold, but he’s unsuccessful and eventually put to sleep. Joe retains, but Hook gave it his all.

AEW Collision results 01/06/24: The House always wins, Sting does too

Sting said farewell to Charlotte and the House of Black got the last laugh on FTR on AEW Collision.

The sad thing about a legend saying goodbye over an extended period of time is that every time they compete, it’s the last time somewhere. That’s the glass half empty view. The glass half full version is that it allows fans in many different places to say goodbye when the show comes to them, which is the case for AEW Collision tonight in Charlotte.

It’s a city that has no lack of history with Sting, of course, but with Revolution and his retirement match coming up in just a few months, this will be the Icon’s last stop in the Queen City. He should get a heck of a reaction as a result, and it’s very cool that he’s in action alongside Darby Allin tonight.

There’s other fun stuff planned, including a title defense by Eddie Kingston and some words from Adam Copeland. Not a bad way to spend a snowy/rainy winter Saturday evening, so on to the action.

AEW Collision results from Charlotte:

  • Ric Flair comes out ahead of this match, to the delight of the North Carolina crowd (and the dismay of many other, probably)
  • Darby Allin and Sting def. The Workhorsemen by pinfall
  • A hype video is shown for the Darby Allin and Sting match against The Don Callis Family on Dynamite
  • Eddie Kingston def. Trent Beretta by pinfall to retain the AEW Continental Crown Championship
  • Tony Schiavone asks Kris Statlander and Willow Nightingale (and Boots) about Stokely Hathaway, but Willow quickly pivots to both of them getting off to a good start to 2024

  • Hook says it’s time to start looking for another championship, and he’s got his eyes on the biggest one of all: Samoa Joe, he’s coming for you

  • The Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) def. Bryan Keith and Komander by pinfall in a Proving Ground match
  • Renee Paquette talks to Jay White and The Gunns, who quickly get a visit from The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass; Anthony Bowens plays mediator and suggests that big factions are the way to go, and Austin Gunn admits to Paquette that “it makes sense”

  • Adam Copeland responds to Christian Cage’s assertion that he should get to the back of the line and been handed all of his opportunities, but Copeland says when it comes down to it, he just works harder; Adam does say he will earn his title shot starting tonight and makes an open challenge, answered by Griff Garrison and a slap to the face, and we’ve got a referee in there so let’s go …
  • Adam Copeland def. Griff Garrison by submission; Cole Karter tries to ambush Copeland after the match but gets a spear for his efforts
  • Flair puts over Sting and Allin taking on Konosuke Takeshita and Powerhouse Hobbs next week on Dynamite, and Sting treats us to a “retro promo” for the match as well

  • Skye Blue def. Kiera Hogan by pinfall
  • Serena Deeb warns everyone once again that the professor of pro wrestling is ready to return
  • Prior to his match, Claudio Castagnoli says he’ll fight Hangman Adam Page on the upcoming episode of Dynamite
  • Claudio Castagnoli def. Andrew Everett by pinfall
  • Lexy Nair checks in with Ricky Starks and Big Bill ahead of Ricky’s match with Sammy Guevara on Dynamite, and Bill says they’ll defend their titles at Battle of the Belts against Guevara and Chris Jericho
  • FTR def. House of Black (Buddy Matthews and Malakai Black) by pinfall; Daniel Garcia comes down with a chair to prevent Brody King from interfering, but House of Black gets some payback on Garcia and FTR during a post-match assault

AEW Dynamite results 01/03/24: Deonna is here, Hangman hunts Swerve

Mariah May was upstaged a bit, and Swerve Strickland found an old foe still looking for him on Dynamite.

When you stop and think about it, Adam Cole turning on MJF really isn’t that hard to comprehend. We’ll still get a chance to hear about it straight from the horse’s mouth, so to speak, tonight on AEW Dynamite from Newark.

As many fans suspected, Cole was revealed as the Devil at Worlds End last weekend, reveling in MJF’s suffering in front of his hometown fans — including his loss of the AEW World Championship to Samoa Joe. Cole is undoubtedly going to say that his inability to win the title from MJF at All In London just ate at him so much that he had no other choice. That’s classic pro wrestling motivation, for sure.

But what happens now? MJF is expected to take time off to heal up from injuries/make everyone wonder if he’s staying with AEW. The world title Cole covets so much is in Joe’s hands, and prying it loose won’t be any easier. That might be the part we’re waiting to hear most about from Cole tonight.

Because it’s a day ending in “day,” Orange Cassidy has a title defense on Dynamite too. Plus we’ll see the in-ring debut of Mariah May. We definitely won’t be seeing Bryan Danielson and Jon Moxley, as they’re currently overseas preparing for big matches much later tonight (or early tomorrow morning, depending on how you look at it).

Plus there could be some surprise debuts if the best case scenario works out. That would also be super cool. Maybe even a wrestler with the same alliteration in her name as Mariah May. We’ll see.

For the first time in ’24, let’s light the fuse …

AEW Dynamite results from Newark:

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

  • The show begins with Samoa Joe cutting a defiant promo last Saturday against MJF after beating him at Worlds End
  • Adam Cole and the Undisputed Kingdom have arrived, but the Devil’s here to stay, bay bay, but they already have enemies gathering
  • A highlight package/promo celebrate Eddie Kingston’s Continental Classic victory, where he discusses the confidence he’s gained as a result

  • Daniel Garcia talks about his matchup with Swerve Strickland tonight
  • Orange Cassidy def. Dante Martin by pinfall to retain the AEW International Championship
  • After the match, Private Party makes a return to put every tag team on notice, including FTR, the Young Bucks and The Hardys

  • Renee Paquette asks Toni Storm what 2024 holds for her, but she’s not crazy about being in New Jersey and doesn’t care to stick around to see Mariah May make her debut

  • The clip of House of Black accepting FTR’s challenge is played again, this time with some highlights of them beating up the Top Guys over the past few weeks
  • Paquette talks to Swerve Strickland (with Prince Nana, naturally), who talks about facing Daniel Garcia tonight and gunning for Samoa Joe’s title
  • Mariah May def. Queen Aminata by pinfall in her AEW in-ring debut; Paquette speaks to her afterward and finds her excited and hopeful that Storm was watching, but …
  • … after she rips on New Jersey, she’s surprised when Deonna Purrazzo shows up and tells her to give a message to Storm: I will find you no matter where you run, and I am All Elite; May declines to pass along the message and slaps Purrazzo but ends up losing a brief scuffle
  • Christian Cage thanks everyone but Luchasaurus
  • Paquette talks to The Outcasts, who seem to still have some internal issues to work out regarding Harley Cameron
  • Konosuke Takeshita def. Darby Allin by pinfall
  • Paquette catches up with Takeshita and the rest of the Don Callis Family, who challenge Allin and Sting to a tag team match against Takeshita and Powerhouse Hobbs
  • Kingston joins the announcers to see who will be the No. 1 contender for his title
  • Trent Beretta def. Brian Cage, Bryan Keith and El Hijo Del Vikingo (with a little help from Danhausen) to get a shot at Kingston’s Continental Crown Championship
  • An angry Hangman Adam Page interrupts Paquette’s latest interview to declare that he’s looking for Cole and Undisputed Kingdom … like right now
  • Swerve Strickland def. Daniel Garcia by pinfall, but Hangman Adam Page arrives after the match to brawl with Swerve until staffers and referees can finally pull them apart

Adam Cole and the Undisputed Kingdom deliver their mission statement, but not everyone loves it

A new entrance video and theme announce Cole and his men as Undisputed. Roderick Strong tells everyone to shup up and listen to his best friend, and Cole starts off by wondering if no one had sympathy for him.

He scoffs at the idea that they are the bad guys just because they betrayed MJF, as Max was the one who talked badly about everyone in the locker room. Cole says most of the wrestlers, fans and even Tony Khan will thank him, because MJF is gone and he’s never coming back.

Cole suggests that the second MJF didn’t need him any more, he would have stabbed Adam in the back. MJF needed Adam Cole, and no one would be cheering for Maxwell if not for Adam. “I saved MJF’s championship reign, and I also ended it.”

The new group is called the Undisputed Kingdom, and their goal is to win as much gold as possible. The Kingdom has the tag titles, Roddy will chase the International Championship and Wardlow will go after the World Championship … and then give it to Cole when he’s healthy. Uh, OK.

One person who may not be down with that comes out to retort, and that’s Switchblade Jay White. He’s upset about getting jumped when he was flying solo, but he’s no longer alone as The Gunns join him in storming the ring.

Bullet Club Gold is outnumbered, however, but that changes soon when The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass arrive as reinforcements. The Undisputed Kingdom quickly retreats in the face of their numerical disadvantage. The fans want BCG and The Acclaimed to scissor, but White tells the Gunns to leave the ring.

Orange Cassidy squeezes out another title defense against Dante Martin

The announce team wonders if Cassidy will have to change the way he approaches this matchup given the way Martin moves around the ring. Orange has fought some high-fliers, though, so one expects he’ll be fine.

There’s some nice mat wrestling to kick things off with each man getting the edge at different times. The pace accelerates gradually, and Martin shows no signs of being psyched out by Cassidy’s usual slacker antics.

Martin takes the worst of it when the battle moves to the floor, getting thrown into the barricade more than once. Cassidy runs around the ring, slowly, to deliver a dropkick, but Martin fights back right before side-by-side ads.

The challenger is taking the lead when we return, though the announcers note how he’s selling damage to his lower back. Dante and Orange exchange slow mo kicks, but Cassidy is ready when Martin tries to sneak in a real shot.

A DDT gets Cassidy a near fall, so he heads up top. Martin is knocked down twice and ends up taking a diving DDT even after landing on his feet. Ouch.

After Martin kicks out at two, Cassidy looks for Beach Break, but it’s countered into a GTS that nearly wins it. Dante delivers a senton on his way to the corner, but Orange slowly rolls away from whatever is next … or he thinks he does, as Martin walks the ropes to drop a splash for a near fall.

Back and forth they go with pinning predicaments until Cassidy connects on an Orange Punch, and that proves to be the winning move.

The Patriarch says all is right now that he’s still TNT Champion

Christian Cage is ready to talk, and Shayna Wayne tries to keep people quiet so he can do so. Cage says he’s been TNT Champion for 200 days and doesn’t let Tony Schiavone confuse him with the facts. He admits he went through a war at Worlds End and thanks Shayna Wayne and Nick Wayne for their help.

Will he thank Killswitch? Nope. The fans start a loud “Luchasaurus” chant while Cage dismisses Adam Copeland and suggests their feud is behind him. Cage warns anyone else who might have designs on the TNT Championship and says The Patriarchy are the faces of AEW now and forever.

Konosuke Takeshita impresses with victory over Darby Allin

Don Callis unfortunately joins the announcers for this one, as Allin appears to possibly tweak his knee in the early going. They wrestle to a standoff that even Callis says impresses him.

Takeshita hits a big back body drop that backs up Callis’ assertion that size matters. He grabs a side headlock to keep Darby grounded, and even after Allin gets free, he dives through the ropes and right into a jumping knee.

Want another impressive sequence? Takeshita rolls backwards down the ramp for three rolling German suplexes in a row. Sweet stuff.

During picture-in-picture, Allin does his usual cannonball to the floor, but is nearly pinned right after the full broadcast comes back. The fans start a “this is awesome” chant as Takeshita stalks his prey.

Darby bails out of a running corner knee strike, then lures his opponent into smashing through the barricade by the timekeeper’s area. Allin hits him with a Coffin Drop that leaves both men strewn about the floor.

As they re-renter the ring, Allin greets Takeshita with a Code Red and almost gets the three. Darby wants another Coffin Drop but hits only knees.

Knees and other strikes are battering Allin, but he pulls off an inside cradle for a quick two count, then another with a crucifix pin. Takeshita crashes home a big lariat, and Callis signals him to finish his foe.

A Helluva Kick leaves Allin woozy as his opponent takes him up top for a huge German superplex. A running knee is next, and even Darby isn’t getting up from that.

Swerve Strickland gets by Daniel Garcia, but he’s still got a Hangman problem

Daddy Magic joins the announcers for this one, who inform us that we have at least a five-minute overrun if necessary. That suggests it almost certainly will be.

Garcia takes some of the early offense and sees if he can lure Swerve into some mat exchanges, which he does. Strickland takes the kitchen sink, but the crowd is chanting for him even as he gets sent to the floor and then into the barricade.

Prince Nana is talking to Garcia from behind his back, and Daniel turns to engage him in a brief dance-off. Wrestling returns pretty quickly, which is bad for DG as he takes a Death Valley Driver on the apron.

Strickland thinks he’s in control after commercials, but Garcia quickly disabuses him of that notion by beating him into the corner. A running knee is next, then a shotgun dropkick.

Garcia’s stalling suplex allows him to cover for a near fall. Strickland hits a backbreaker and a flurry of additional offense, and now it’s Garcia kicking out at two.

The battle goes to the announce table and forces everyone to bail out, and when Garcia goes for a Sharpshooter, both men end up sliding off the back of the table. They fight back to the top rope, where Garcia hits a superplex but is quickly suplexed in turn.

Garcia’s rally is answered by a Flatliner, and he follows with the Drive-By kick that comes oh so close to ending it. Swerve Stomp is on target but somehow still not enough.

Swerve summons what is left in his tank to deliver a House Call, and the JML Driver is enough to end it. After the match, Strickland extends his hand, but it’s a trap so Nana can hit Garcia with a low blow. Daddy Magic gets one too, but just as Nana is about to say Strickland will be the next AEW World Champion, Hangman Adam Page’s music hits and brings the cow boy to the ring.

Swerve laughs, but only for a second until they start throwing hands. Security swarms the ring to pull them apart, but Hangman breaks free and gets in more shots. Swerve does the same, so it seems like 10 men won’t be enough to get this done.

 

AEW Full Gear 2023 Zero Hour results: MJF wins with Samoa Joe but suffers afterward

The AEW Full Gear 2023 Zero Hour pre-show caused some serious drama for MJF.

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If MJF is going to leave Inglewood with both of his championships, it’s going to start on the Zero Hour pre-show.

The AEW World Champion has to defend that title on the main Full Gear card, but his work begins prior to that. He’s known he was going to face The Gunns for the ROH World Tag Team Championship for a little while, but with Adam Cole still recuperating from ankle surgery, what he didn’t know was who his partner was going to be.

That mystery got cleared up at the very end of Rampage on Friday night, when Samoa Joe saved him from an attack by Bullet Club Gold. MJF had resisted Joe’s offers of assistance until that point, but with time running out and no other options, he really had little choice.

It’s not the only title match on Zero Hour either. Eddie Kingston will put his ROH World Championship on the line in what’s become a chippy feud with Jay Lethal. Of course, the problem Kingston will face is all kinds of potential interference from Lethal’s friends … but maybe that visit he got from Ortiz last night will be a potential solution.

We’re jumping in now to see how it all goes down.

AEW Full Gear 2023 Zero Hour results from Inglewood:

  • Eddie Kingston def. Jay Lethal by pinfall to retain the ROH World Champion, thanks in part to assistance from Ortiz, who prevented Jeff Jarrett’s guitar from being brought into play and smashed it over Sonjay Dutt
  • Claudio Castagnoli def. Buddy Matthews by submission; after the match, Claudio offers a handshake, but Buddy shoves his way by it and heads back up the ramp
  • MJF and Samoa Joe def. The Gunns by submission to retain the ROH World Championship, with a surprise distraction provided by the arrival of Adam Cole, but The Gunns launch a vicious post-match attack on MJF’s left knee that Cole is helpless to stop

AEW Full Gear 2023 betting odds: Several title changes expected in LA

Oddsmakers are expecting a few titles to change hands at AEW Full Gear 2023 this weekend.

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Several AEW stars who enter Full Gear this weekend as champions might not be leaving that way.

At least that’s what the oddsmakers think, installing several title challengers as favorites going into the event at the Kia Forum. Among them are Jon Moxley, who will try to win the International Championship from Orange Cassidy, “Timeless” Toni Storm, who is up against Hikaru Shida in her bid to win the AEW Women’s World Championship for the third time, and The Gunns, who don’t even know who they’ll be facing alongside MJF in their ROH World Tag Team Championship match.

Even if MJF does lose on the Full Gear pre-show, the night may not be a total bust for him. He’s a heavy favorite to retain the AEW World Championship in what should be the main event against Jay White.

Like we always do at this time, we should remind you that we don’t recommend actual wagering on pro wrestling shows thanks to the fact that some people already know the outcome of the matches. That said, we enjoy examining betting lines for significant upcoming events as a way to measure the consensus opinion as to what will unfold.

With that in mind, here’s a look at what the bookmakers at Betfair think will go down on Nov. 18 at Full Gear, with all lines expressed in American-style odds.

(Latest update: Nov. 17, 2023, 10:40 a.m. ET)

AEW Full Gear 2023 betting odds:

AEW World Championship match
  • MJF (c): -1000
  • Jay White: +400
AEW International Championship match
  • Jon Moxley: -175
  • Orange Cassidy (c): +120
AEW Women’s World Championship match
  • “Timeless” Toni Storm: -333
  • Hikaru Shida (c): +190
Tag team No. 1 contenders match
  • The Golden Jets (Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega): -500
  • The Young Bucks: +300
Trios match
  • Sting, Darby Allin and Adam Copeland: -500
  • Christian Cage, Luchasaurus and Nick Wayne: +300
Texas Death match
  • Hangman Adam Page: -333
  • Swerve Strickland: +220

ROH World Tag Team Championship match

  • The Gunns: -225
  • MJF and mystery partner (c): +165
AEW World Tag Team Championship match
  • Ricky Starks and Big Bill (c): -150
  • FTR: +250
  • La Faccion Ingobernable: +333
  • Kings of the Black Throne: +333
AEW TBS Championship match
  • Kris Statlander (c): +100
  • Julia Hart: +100
  • Skye Blue: +400

AEW Dynamite results 11/15/23: Omega finds some redemption, MJF has nowhere to turn

The Street Fight was wildly entertaining, but Bullet Club Gold left no doubt MJF is in its crosshairs on AEW Dynamite.

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If you can’t settle things in the ring, just take it to the streets like the Doobie Brothers once sang. If that very old reference is over your head, we promise that everything will become clear tonight on AEW Dynamite from Ontario, Calif.

The big match being promoted for this show is the Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Street Fight, and yes, that is its full name thanks to some sponsorship love from Sega. On one side is The Don Callis Family, with Brian Cage filling in for the still injured Sammy Guevara.

On the other side are The Golden Jets, Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega. But to round out their four-man team, they each called a friend: Omega sent the Omega-Signal up for Kota Ibushi, while Jericho summoned former tag team partner Paul Wight.

Wight amusingly said he’s not even sure what the match will entail, so that can only mean fun. Sure, there’s other interesting stuff on tonight’s card as well, including The Young Bucks taking on Penta and Komander, as well as Red Velvet going up against Skye Blue in a TBS Championship eliminator.

But at the end of the day, we’re suckers for a good Street Fight. And this one should indeed be good.

Plus we’ll see if the Devil shows up to make MJF’s life miserable again, and perhaps the announce team will discuss this tidbit from Tony Khan:

AEW Dynamite results from Ontario (not that one):

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

  • The show begins with a look at the Devil and “masked assailants” taking out The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn, followed by Samoa Joe mocking MJF for running out of friends
  • Jon Moxley and Wheeler Yuta def. Hook and Orange Cassidy by pinfall
  • After the match, Mox gets on the mic and says Cassidy is and has always been nothing, and that he’ll grind Orange into dust and win his International Championship at Full Gear
  • Swerve Strickland gets a severe verbal roasting from Hangman Adam Page, and can do nothing as Page attacks Prince Nana
  • Roderick Strong claims he knows who the Devil is and calls Adam Cole to tell him … it’s MJF; Cole suggests maybe it’s Strong and hangs up
  • Skye Blue def. Red Velvet by pinfall, earning a spot in the three-way TBS Championship match at Full Gear
  • Miro says what he predicted is coming true, and that his wife CJ Perry wants gold and fame and those trappings … but it will be Daniel Garcia who pays the price on Collision
  • Mariah May is overjoyed at the opportunity to meet Toni Storm, who seems put off by the meeting and asks Luther to contact “head of the studio” Khan to secure a tune-up match
  • Samoa Joe def. Jon Cruz by submission in a quick squash match
  • Joe then asks for a mic to extend his offer of friendship to MJF, but he also warns that the offer is time limited
  • The reveal of the AEW Continental Classic from the most recent episode of Collision is replayed, along with Bryan Danielson confirming he’s going to be in it
  • Young Bucks def. Komander and Penta El Zero Miedo by pinfall, taking some shortcuts to do so
  • The victorious Bucks run into Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega during a backstage interview, and it turns contentious in a hurry
  • The Gunns def. … uh, someone in a matter of seconds with a 3:10 to Yuma; afterward, they taunt MJF about what they’ll do to him since he has no friends left and will have to fight them alone
  • A hype video for Wardlow is shown, with him delivering a vow to “make the Devil my bitch” before the person in the Devil mask appears briefly at the end
  • The Golden Jets (Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega), Kota Ibushi and Paul Wight def. The Don Callis Family (Powerhouse Hobbs, Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher and Brian Cage) by pinfall in a Like a Dragon Gaiden Street Fight
  • MJF is a marked man and Bullet Club Gold proves it

AEW Dynamite results 11/8/23: MJF is running out of friends

The good news is MJF is still AEW World Champion. The bad news is the person in the Devil mask plagued him again.

It’s time to see what Daniel Garcia is all about on AEW Dynamite from Portland.

Garcia has had quite the journey during his time in AEW. Originally positioned as a no-nonsense technical wrestler, he did almost a complete 180 by joining the Jericho Appreciation Society. He’s now known even more for his hip-thrusting dance, though his in-ring skills certainly haven’t gone away.

He’s also competed against some of the best the company has to offer, including Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley, Eddie Kingston and Orange Cassidy. Garcia is somehow still only 25 years old, so his best days may very well still be in front of him.

Perhaps this will be one of those days. Garcia has a shot at the AEW World Championship held by MJF, and while it would be shocking indeed for AEW to do a big title change on free TV just 10 days out from a pay-per-view — where it’s already advertised MJF vs. Jay White as a featured bout — stranger things have happened.

White has a hurdle of his own to clear tonight in Portland, where he’ll take on Mark Briscoe, who just recently returned from injury. White’s spot in the Full Gear match is on the line, but unlike MJF, the Switchblade has several buddies to watch his back and ensure he makes it out of Dynamite with that opportunity intact.

(And the title belt in his possession, since he’s been holding onto it even though it still belongs to MJF.)

Plus we’ll see Darby Allin and Sting in tag team action, Swerve Strickland vs. Penta, the in-ring return of Red Velvet, and a talking segment with the Golden Jets, Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho.

You ready? We’re ready to start recapping the action.

AEW Dynamite results from Portland:

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

  • MJF tells Tony Schiavone that he’s not losing tonight or to Jay White before he gets a video call from BFF Adam Cole, but MJF seems upset that Cole suggests again that he consider Samoa Joe’s offer to watch his back; Daniel Garcia seems offended that MJF says he’ll handle him and confirms that Max will get the professional wrestler tonight …
  • … but that’s not all because Roderick Strong stops by, and he vows to remind everybody “who the hell I am”
  • MJF def. Daniel Garcia by submission to retain the AEW World Championship
  • Mark Briscoe talks about how he and Jay White have locked up in tag team matches but never in a singles match and warns him about what’s coming later tonight
  • Darby Allin and Sting def. The Outrunners by submission
  • Schiavone interviews Toni Storm and Hikaru Shida in black and white, where Timeless Toni essentially blames Hikaru for what happened to her
  • Swerve Strickland def. Penta El Zero Miedo by pinfall, but Hangman Adam Page gets the beginning of some payback afterward with a chair assault and a DeadEye through a table
  • Jay White gets in some barbs on MJF and tells him to sit back and watch what he does to Briscoe
  • Don Callis and Kenny Omega cut dueling promos on each other
  • Renee Paquette talks to Omega and Chris Jericho, who are interrupted by the bitter Young Bucks; one thing leads to another, and they agree on a tag team match at Full Gear with some stakes: If the Bucks lose, the tag team title shot goes to the Golden Jets, who will break up if they lose
  • Samoa Joe def. Keith Lee by submission to retain the ROH World Television Championship, then relinquishes his title to concentrate on the world title held by MJF
  • Orange Cassidy says Jon Moxley must be nuts thinking he overlooked Mox, and he says he needs to beat Jon to be the champ he knows he is
  • The Gunns def. Bollywood Boyz in less than a minute, then boast about their talent and mock MJF ahead of their ROH title match against him and a mystery partner at Full Gear; as MJF watches backstage, Joe approaches him and he decides to move on
  • Moxley gives his rebuttal to Orange Cassidy, suggesting he’s setting a poor example for Hook and that he doesn’t deserve to make it to Full Gear; Wheeler Yuta tells Hook he crossed the wrong crew too
  • Lest we forget that Wardlow is gunning for MJF too, a video package showing him working out reminds us that, yes, he is
  • Julia Hart def. Red Velvet by pinfall, but her post-match attack is interrupted by Skye Blue, and eventually, Kris Statlander and Willow Nightingale
  • Mariah May is in AEW and seems really excited to meet Toni Storm
  • Jay White def. Mark Briscoe by pinfall
  • MJF’s music hits after White’s match, and he sneaks in the ring from the back and lays out White’s Bullet Club Gold teammates with the Dynamite Diamond Ring; White heads for the safety of the ramp while MJF tells him playtime is almost over and says Switchblade will have to kill him to beat him because he is fighting for everyone who’s been riding with him, but then …
  • … the lights go out and people in all black are shown assaulting The Acclaimed, throwing Anthony Bowens through a window; the main in the Devil mask appears briefly as MJF heads backstage, too late to do anything, and Joe laughs at how he’s “running out of friends”

AEW Rampage results 11/3/23: Someone else is gunning for MJF

MJF has enough problems, but he may just have had another one find him on AEW Rampage.

It’s hard to feel too bad for MJF. He’s been AEW World Champion for a while now, has had some great matches this year, and even found true friendship thanks to Adam Cole.

But man, everyone wants what he has right now. His challengers are multiplying on what feels like a daily pace, so it should probably come as no shock if we said that someone else wants a shot at the Triple B.

Who, you say? Read on and all will become clear.

AEW Rampage results:

  • Penta El Zero Miedo def. Komander and El Hijo del Vikingo by pinning Komander
  • Sonjay Dutt explains why he extended an invitation to Ortiz to join his stable, but the members of that stable say they won’t need his insight for Jay Lethal to defeat Eddie Kingston and become the next ROH World Champion; Ortiz stops by and says he knows people were talking about him and he’d deal with them next week
  • The Gunns def. Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal by pinfall
  • RJ City tries to do the big return of Danhausen, but learns it’s actually next week

  • Saraya tries to reassure Ruby Soho that they’ll be fine without Toni Storm but does it in a very condescending way, and Ruby is still playing hard to get with Angelo Parker; speaking of Cool Hand Ang, Daddy Magic is upset with his partner for not hitting Chris Jericho with a bat but he says he’s going to be a friend for Daniel Garcia

  • Skye Blue def. Marina Shafir by pinfall
  • Darby Allin cuts a promo ahead of his matchup with Lance Archer on Collision, who gives it right back to Darby
  • Daniel Garcia def. Trent Beretta by submission, then gets on the mic to call out the biggest possible star, MJF, saying that even though there’s a lot of people gunning for him, none of them are as hungry as Garcia