Lots of rumors swirling around tonight’s PPV, so let’s get started!
- Don Callis Family vs. Sting, Darby Allin, Chris Jericho, & Sammy Guevara
- Andrade el Idolo vs. Miro
- Swerve Strickland vs. Dustin Rhodes
- AEW TBS Championship: Julia Hart (c) vs. Abadon
- AEW TNT Championship: Christian Cage (c) vs. Adam Copeland
- Continental Classic Finals: Jon Moxley vs. Eddie Kingston
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm (c) vs. Riho
- AEW World Heavyweight Championship: MJF (c) vs. Samoa Joe
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AEW World’s End 2023
Live from the Nassau Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York! Taz, Excalibur, and Nigel McGuinness are on the call and New York is ready!
Match #1. Claudio Castaganoli, Bryan Danielson, Mark Briscoe, & Daniel Garcia vs. Jay White, Rush, Brody King, & Jay Lethal
Claudio and Rush trade hard shots to start. Release German suplex by Claudio and both men tag out. Red Neck Kung Fu by Briscoe and a dropkick by Lethal. Both men chop hard, shake hands, and then chop some more. Jay White and Bryan Danielson are tagged in now and THIS feels big. The crowd is going nuts. White attacks the eye early but Danielson drags him down into a Lebell Lock, but White gets to the ropes. Hard chops back and forth but a running dropkick in the corner by Danielson. Yes kicks in the corner by Danielson and a hurricanrana off the top rope. Garcia and King in now, and King plants him with a Bossman Slam. All eight men now fight to the outside, as Brody King gets in the face of Matt Menard, who’s on commentary. Garcia did just beat King on Dynamite this week. Rush takes control back inside the ring with a double leg takedown on Garcia and some ground and pound. White in now, continuing the attack on Garcia, who’s bleeding from the mouth. Body slam by White. Two of them. Hard chops to a seated Garcia. White looks for another body slam but escapes, however White elbows the back. Garcia fights out of the opposing corner and tags Briscoe. Briscoe takes on everyone with chops and throat thrusts, before hitting a flying elbow to White. Fight spills to the outside again. Blockbuster off the apron by Briscoe and a Cactus Elbow to Rush! Baseball slide by DAnielson takes out Lethal. Fisherman’s Buster back inside the ring by Briscoe. White dumps Briscoe over the top and King beats on him on the outside. King gets tossed back in the ring and Lethal is there to meet him, the legal man now. Superplex off the top by Lethal. King gets the tag but so does Claudio. European uppercuts by both men, but Claudio gets the better of the exchange. Running European in the corner by Claudio, who looks for a suplex but settles for a big boot. Stalling vertical suplex by Claudio to King! Rush breaks up the pin. Danielson in now, pairing off with Rush. Claudio down in one corner and Danielson in the other. Running punt by Rush and a cannonball by King. Double leg by Claudio and a Giant Swing by King! Danielson dropkicks King mid-swing. Two count. Garcia and Lethal now legal. Lethal Combination! Figure Four by Lethal! Garcia tries to fight to the ropes but Briscoe is here with the froggy bow! Busaiku knee by Danielson! Bladerunner by White. Pop-up European by Claudio. Discus lariat by Claudio. Saito by Garcia. Lethal Injection by Lethal but Garcia follows him and rolls him up for the win!
Winners: Daniel Garcia, Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, & Mark Briscoe
Rating: ***3/4. Heck of an opener here, with a bunch of guys that are beloved by the crowd, and everyone played their part. Garcia getting the pin here is a fitting way for him to end his tournament.
Match #2. Miro vs. Andrade el Idolo w/ CJ Perry
Miro jumps before the bell but gets dumped to the outside. Andrade looks for a dive but Miro catches him with an anti-air elbow and works him over back inside the ring. Miro catches a dive and plants Andrade with a spinning uranage. Outside the ring, Andrade shoves Miro over the announcer’s table and he lands hard on the floor. Miro then gets tossed into the steel steps. Andrade tries to go up top but gets caught by Miro, and both men are jockeying for position. Superplex by Miro. Both men trade hard chops now but Andrade runs into a big clothesline. Lost the feed for a quick second, as Andrade posts Miro on the outside of the ring and hugs CJ Perry. Yikes. Back inside, big moonsault by Andrade but he lands on his feet, and then quickly hits a standing moonsault. Two count. Andrade charges again but Miro pump kicks him in the face! Two count. Stomp to the back of Andrade and.. GAME. OVAHHHH. Game Over is locked in but Andrade fights to the ropes. Andrade sends Miro up and over the top and then dragon screw leg whips him between the ropes. Step-through back elbow by Andrade! Two count. Andrade looks for the Figure Four, possibly trying to transition to the Figure Eight, and gets it! Miro tries to fight out but CJ Perry reaches in and swipes Andrade’s arms out! Andrade doesn’t know what to make of it, but he turns around and eats a huge pump kick by Miro! Game Over and Andrade taps!
Winner: Miro
Rating: ***1/4. There were rumors that Andrade was finishing up with AEW tonight and will be returning to WWE. With that said, this was the expected outcome, but this was an entetaining match. Miro and his wife together clearly make sense, and this was the right time to do it.
Match #3. AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm (c) w/ Mariah May & Luther vs. Riho
Riho tries a body slam early and gets nothing but comes back with a running knee and a bulldog out of the corner. Two count. Roundhouse kick in the corner as Storm bails to the outside. Riho tries a dive but Luther catches her, passes her to Storm, and then Storm body slams her on the floor. Inside the ring, Storm with another body slam or two and covers for a one count. Sky High by Storm! Two count. Riho is favoring her back here and Storm is focusing the attack. Texas Cloverleaf now by Storm but Riho gets to the ropes, despite Luther pulling the ropes away. Referee sees it and Luther gets ejected! Drop toe hoe by Riho and the 619 by Riho! Diving crossbody and a body slam by Riho. Storm rolls to the floor and Riho dives off the top! Double stomp on the apron by Riho and a Dragon suplex back inside the ring. Two count. Storm misses a hip attack in the corner and rolls Storm through but Storm sticks her with a piledriver! Two count. Riho heads up top now but Storm rips her to the mat. Storm picks Riho up over her back and drops her into a big DDT for the win.
Winner and STILL AEW Women’s World Champion: Toni Storm
Rating: ***. Nice win for Storm here and Riho put up a heck of a fight.
Match #4. Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana vs. Dustin Rhodes
Swerve attacks early and Dustin doesn’t have a chance. Prince Nana grabs a cinder block and Swerve double stomps Dustin’s ankle! Doctors and security bring Dustin to the back, but he won’t allow it, looks at Swerve, and hobbles himself to the ring! Swerve is waiting for him. The bell rings and Swerve drills him with a Helluva Kick in the corner. Swerve punts the ankle of Dustin and this is a beating. Swerve sets Dustin up on the top rope and looks for a superplex, but Dustin shrugs him off and dives off the top with his one good leg. Drop down uppercut by Dustin. Swerve with a kick to the leg again but Dustin hits a running Canadian Destroyer! Snap powerslam by Dustin! Two count. Nana gets on the apron and that allows Dustin to hit Shattered Dreams! Cross Rhodes by dustin! Two count. Swerve goes back to the leg and locks in a single leg crab into a Stretch Muffler, but Dustin gets to the ropes. Double stomp to the back of the knees by Swerve, before heading up top, and finishing this one with the Swerve Stomp.
Winner: Swerve Strickland
Rating: **1/2. More storyline than anything here, but with Keith Lee’s injury, this made sense. Swerve is a bad man that will do anything to win, and Dustin is the aging vet that threw everything against the wall he could.
Match #5. Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Darby Allin, & Sting vs Big Bill, Ricky Starks,
Jericho takes turns getting beat up on by everyone. Takeshita-line to Jericho but Darby gets the tag. Darby backflips out of a German suplex and connects with a Code Red on Takeshita for two. Both men are on the top rope and Takeshita absolutely drills Darby with an avalanche helicopter Blue Thunder Bomb (thanks, Excalibur). Hobbs gets the tag and just pummels Darby in the corner. Huge avalanche in the corner by Bill. Hobbs gets the tag and he and Bill each grab an appendage and swing Darby all the way across the ring. Starks gets the tag momentarily, puts the boots to Darby, and then tags Takeshita. Darby flips over Takeshita and tags Sting! Sting cleans house with right hands, chops, and clotheslines. Sting crotches Bill on the top rope and shakes the ropes. Double Stinger Splashes by Sting and Jericho. Bill comes from behind and takes both men out. Sting looks for a hot shot but Starks falls short of the top rope. Sammy tags himself in now but Starks looks for the tornado DDT, blocked. Cutter by Sammy and a two count, as Bill breaks it up. Bossman Slam by Bill. Codebreaker by Jericho, as the entire arena boos. Yikes. Bill eats the Codebreaker and Jericho comes of the middle rope with a missile dropkick. Hobbs is here with a huge spinebuster on Jericho. World’s Most Dangerous Slam by Hobbs. Hobbs looks for a second but Darby hits a splash on the back of Jericho, into Hobbs. Scorpion Death Drop on Hobbs. Brutal German suplex by Takeshita on Darby. Another German by Takeshita, to Darby and to Sammy. Takeshita with a knee to Sting but he catches him and locks in the Scorpion Death Drop. Callis is here with a bat but Sting runs him off. Walls of Jericho on Hobbs and Scorpion on Takeshita. Big boot by Big Bill to Sting. Bill misses a corner charge and Darby sends him to the floor with a dropkick. Suicide dive by Darby. Sammy looks for a running dive but Starks cuts him in half with a spear. Two count. RoShamBo by Starks but Sammy counters with a superkick. GTH by Sammy! Sammy goes up top with a shooting star press and gets the win.
Winners: Sammy Guevara, Chris Jericho, Darby Allin, & Sting
Rating: **. Welp, not ideal. The Jericho presence, in light of whatever is going on with him, made this feel awkward. The entire match just kind of felt out of sync, and Sammy Guevara is unfortunately a casualty here as well.
Match #6. AEW TBS Championship: Julia Hart (c) vs. Abadon
Clotheslines in the corner by Abadon and some ground and pound. Fall away slam by Abadon but Hart counters with a crucifix for two. “This is spooky” chants by the fans as both women stare each other down from their hands and knees. STO by Hart. Abadon goes to the outside but gets Irish whipped into the apron. Northern Light’s suplex on the floor by Hart. Inside the ring and Hart chokes Abadon over the middle rope. Rolling elbow drops Abadon and Hart locks in a double armbar from behind. Abadon bites her way out of the arm bar. And another bite. Clotheslines by Abadon not and a pair of running boots in the corner. Codebreaker of sorts by Abadon gets a two count. Abadon seated on the top rope now and Hart follows her up with a superplex. Clothesline to the back of the head of a seated Abadon. Hart looks for Hartless and gets it, but Abadon cradles her for two. Spinning Side Effect by Abadon and a driving knee to the side of the head by Abadon. Two count. Abadon now goes up top and bites the face of Hart. Hart distracts the referee, which allows Skye Blue to throw Abadon off the top. Abadon drops to the floor and finds Blue, laying in some right hands and a clothesline on the floor. Running knee by Abadon but Hart is here to attack from behind. Hart throws Abadon into the steel steps and then bounces her head off a bunch of times. Moonsault by Hart back inside the ring gets the win.
Winner and STILL TBS Champion: Julia Hart
Rating: **. This was… fine. The crowd, unfortunately, did not care about it.
Match #7. AEW TNT Championship: Christian Cage (c) vs. Adam Copeland
Copeland attacks Christian on the entrance and here we go! Christian gets lawn darted into the LED board. Copeland is going crazy, beating Christian all around the arena. Copeland chokes Christian with his vest and tries to step on his hands on the steel steps, but Christian escapes. The fight spills out through the arena and Nick Wayne is here. Copeland disposes of Wayne and then dives off a balcony a la New Jack! Crowd is going bananas for this one. Copeland dives off the balcony on to both men and then continues to beat Christian back to the ring. Mounted punches in the corner by Copeland. Copeland looks for a spear but Christian moves and Copeland gets posted. Christian then steps on Copeland’s head on the steps and he’s busted open. Christian gets some kendo sticks and lays into Copeland. Christian attacks the neck with the kendo stick, before asking for a few chairs from Nick Wayne. Christian locks in a Boston Crab while sitting in a chair on Copeland’s neck. Copeland fights out, somehow. Christian finds a wrench and takes a swing, but misses and Copeland hits the Edge-O-Matic. Two count. Copeland with the kendo stick now, beating Christian on the back and now he locks in a crossface. Christian reaches for the wrench but Copeland grabs it and uses it in the crossface, in the mouth! Copeland reaches under the ring and grabs a ladder! Crowd is up for this. Copeland wedges the ladder between the top and middle rope, and slingshots Christian into it face-first. Christian gets the kendo stick and hits Copeland in the stomach. Both guys on the ladder now.. superplex by Copeland is blocked by Christian. Sunset flip powerbomb by Christian! One, two, no! Christian and Nick Wayne go under the ring and here’s the T part of the TLC. Table is set up at ringside now as Christian tires to suplex Copeland from the ring, but Copeland blocks it. Copeland thinks about a spear off the apron but Christian bails again, thanks to Nick Wayne. Copeland then lays into Christian with the chair and hits the elevated DDT on it, inside the ring. Copeland lays the chair down for the ConChairTo, but Nick Wayne is here to stop it! Christian goes low with the chair! Christian sets up the table inside the ring and looks for the spear, but Copeland leapfrogs him and throws a chair in his face. Spear through the table by Copeland! One, two, no! Mama Wayne pulls the referee out. Nick Wayne hits Copeland with the belt on the floor and then Wayne’s World off the middle rope to the ground! Killswitch back inside the ring! 2.99! Christian and Wayne look under the steel steps and find lighter fluid! Wayne sets the table on fire on the outside but Copeland moves. Copeland spears Christian and heads outside to deal with Nick Wayne. Copeland relights the table and powerbombs Wayne through it, well, on it and then Wayne rolled past the table, thankfully. Christian charges back inside the ring but Copeland stops him with a low blow. Killswitch by Copeland! One, two, three!
Winner and NEW AEW TBS Champion: Adam Copeland
Rating: ****1/2. Just an insane brawl between two veterans, who absolutely had the crowd eating out of the palm of their hand the entire time. Copeland and Christian, I don’t care how old they are, are both not only in the best shape of their life, but they’re putting on the best singles matches of their life. I feel like this feud has only just begun, and I’m here for the ride.
Killswitch is here and he attacks Copeland from behind. Lariat to the back of the head and a chokeslam to the unfolded chair! Killswitch (formerly Luchasaurus), won the Battle Royal on Zero Hour, which gives him an AEW TBS Championship shot any time, any place, anywhere. Killswitch tries to cash in, but here’s Christian. Christian demands Killswitch hand him the contract, and he does! Killswitch leaves. Christian signs the contract, spears Copeland, and gets the win!
Winner and NEW TBS Champion: Christian
After the match, Copeland is taken to the back with help from the referee’s as the announcer’s question what’s next.
Match #8 Continental Classic Finals: Eddie Kingston vs. Jon Moxley
Bryan Danielson joins commentary as Kingston and Moxley square up in the center of the ring. Kingston starts with some low kicks. Snap mare by Kingston and a kick to the back. Knuckle lock as both men jockey for position. Now, both men trade shoulder blocks. Chops to the neck by Kingston and an enziguiri. Moxley retreats to the floor and Kingston follows with a suicide dive, but he catches his head on the guardrail. Back inside the ring, Kingston looks for the spinning back fist but Moxley ducks undernath and plants Kingston with a German suplex. Kingston rolls to the outside and Moxley hits a Paradigm Shift on the floor! Moxley with a punt back inside the ring. Moxley looks for a crossface but Kingston bites the hand to break it. Hard chops by Kingston and Moxley is forced to take a knee! Crowd chants for Kingston as the chops are coming fast and furious by both men. Kingston takes a knee and Moxley flips him off, so Kingston fires back even harder. Spinning back fist by Kingston as Moxley goes down, but Kingston knee buckles as he tries to make the cover. Clothesline in the corner by Kingston and now the rapid-fire machinegun chops. “You want 100% of me you *****” and Kingston lays in some of the most brutal chops around. DDT by Kingston but he takes a step back and Moxley hits an Ace Crusher out of nowhere. Spinning back fist by Kingston but the King Kong Lariat by Moxley gets two. Both men are up… Northern Light’s Bomb by Kingston gets two. Kingston delivers some hammer and anvil elbows of his own, as he makes direct eye contact with Danielson at the announcer’s table. Bulldog choke by Kingston but Moxley rolls through and syncs in one of his own. Kingston switches hips but Moxley transitions to a rear naked choke. The fans cheer for Eddie as fights to his feet. High angle Northern Light’s Bomb by Kingston gets another two. Kingston looks for the powerbomb but Moxley breaks the grip. Knees to the jaw by Kingston but Moxley rebounds with a brutal lariat. Two count. Moxley slaps Kingston in the face and both men exchange palm strikes. Spinning backfist out of nowhere! One, two, three!
Winner and AEW TRIPLE CROWN CHAMPION: Eddie Kingston
Rating: ****. Exactly what you expected, and exactly what you would have wanted between these two. An outstanding fight between these two guys and I never would have pictured Kingston winning this tournament, but I couldn’t be happier.
After the match, Kingston and Moxley finally embrace as Kingston is
Match #9. AEW World Heavyweight Championship: MJF (c) vs. Samoa Joe
The entire arena is chanting “He’s Our Scumbag” as MJF is visibly moved. YOU KNOW IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BOOOOOM! ADAM COLE, BAYBAY! Adam Cole is here, albeit on crutches, he’s here! Cole gives MJF a pep talk in the corner before the match starts. MJF has a sling and tape on his injured arm/shoulder, so of course, Joe targets it immediately. Right hands to the shoulder and a leg drop on the arm. Big boot by Joe and an arm ringer. Joe looks for the Muscle Buster early but MJF flips out and sends Joe to the floor. Joe rolls back in the ring and MJF cradles him for two. Sunset flip by MJF for two. School boy for two. Kangaroo Kick by MJF but Joe catches it and sends him to the apron with a slingshot, but MJF skins the cat, with the bad shoulder, but Joe dropkicks him in the face while he’s upside down! Suicide dive by Joe. German suplex by Joe. Dragon suplex by Joe. Straitjacket suplex by Joe. MJF barely gets his foot on the rope before the three. Both men on the apron now as Joe sets MJF up on the top rope… MUSCLE BUSTER ON THE APRON BY JOE! WOW. Joe rolls MJF back inside the ring and he just gets the shoulder up before the three count. Joe charges in the corner but MJF moves and Joe eats turnbuckle. Rolling elbow to the base of the skull of Joe by MJF and now ten mounded punches in the corner… and a bite. Joe is set up on the top turnbuckle now, as MJF looks for the fireman’s carry and crumbles under the weight. Joe reaches for the ropes and MJF double dropkicks the taped elbow of Joe! Joe now favors the bad elbow and MJF is able to plant him with the Heatseeker! One, two, no! MJF looks for another Heatseeker but Joe holds on and carries him back inside the ring, but MJF sunset flips and gets a two count. MJF dives on the Salt of the Earth, but Joe counters with one of his own. Joe locks in the Kokina Clutch, but MJF backs him up into the referee! MJF puts Joe on the top rope and hits the Death Valley Driver! Two count. MJF asks Cole for the Dynamite Diamond Ring, but Joe locks him in the choke from behind. Referee checks the arm… one… two… three! MJF is out!
Winner and NEW AEW World Heavyweight Champion: Samoa Joe
Rating: ***1/2. MJF was hurt going into this, but this match was all about the story. The Devil story lingering, MJF’s injury, Adam Cole at ringside… so many moving parts here. Kept me on the edge of my seat.
After the match, Adam Cole is here to console MJF. The Devil and company are here and they attack MJF. MJF protects Cole, as they hold Cole and make him watch what they’re about to do to MJF. Both MJF and Cole are telling the Devil’s guys to not hit the other one…
Lights go out!
Lights go on!
Adam Cole is sitting there WITH the masked men. The Devil’s henchmen unmask and they are Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, and Wardlow! Flying knee by Roderick Strong and a powerbomb by Wardlow, as Cole and company stand tall as the show closes.
Final Thoughts: Well this show was a rollercoaster. Many of the big-name guys were in eight-man matches tonight, so that really limited some of the possible matchups. The opener, Continental Classic finals, TNT title, and the main event delivered the strongest. The rest of the card was fine, although underwhelming. The Jericho eight-man match was rough and Abadon/Julia felt off, but the show recovered. Adam Cole being The Devil was kind of expected, but having Cole on TV in any capacity is a good thing. 8/10.