AEW WrestleDream Results 10/1/23
Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle, Washington
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Commentary Team: (Excalibur, Jim Ross, TAZ, Nigel McGuinness, and Tony Schiavone)
Ring Announcers: Justin Roberts, Bobby Cruise and Dasha Gonzalez
Transcription by Josh Lopez
AEW WrestleDream: ZERO HOUR
Keith Lee, Satoshi Kojima, Athena and Billie Starkz vs. Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty, Diamante and Mercedes Martinez In A 8-Person Tag Team Match
Billie Starkz and Mercedes Martinez will start things off. Martinez kicks Starkz in the gut. Martinez uppercuts Starkz. Diamante with a Running Cannonball Senton. Double Irish Whip. Athena tags herself in. Athena dropkicks Diamante. Martinez with forearm shivers. Starkz sends Martinez tumbling to the floor. Diamante with a chop/forearm combination. Athena with a German Suplex. Stereo Suicide Dives. Athena rolls Diamante back into the ring. Taylor and Lee are tagged in. Taylor runs into Lee. Taylor scores a left jab. Lee runs around Taylor. Lee with a Headscissors Takeover. Moriarty kicks Lee in the face. Lee goes for The SpineBuster, but Taylor counters with a straight right hand. Taylor with clubbing blows to Lee’s back. Taylor tags in Moriarty. Moriarty repeatedly stomps on Lee’s chest. Moriarty with a knife edge chop.
Moriarty uppercuts Lee. Lee flings Moriarty across the ring. Lee tags in Kojima. Moriarty chops Kojima. Kojima scores the forearm knockdown. Kojima kicks Moriarty in the gut. Machine Gun Chops. Kojima sends Moriarty to the corner. Kojima with a Flying Forearm. Moriarty answers with a Flying Knee. Kojima answers with three sharp elbow strikes. Kojima drops Moriarty with a DDT for a one count. Martinez attacks Athena from behind. Starkz with a Roundhouse Kick. Martinez clotheslines Starkz. Taylor blocks The Koji Cutter. Lee ducks a clothesline from Taylor. Lee hits The SpineBuster. Moriarty dropkicks the left knee of Lee. Athena delivers The O-Face. Lee connects with The Big Bang Catastrophe. Kojima plants Moriarty with The Running Lariat to pickup the victory.
Winner: Keith Lee, Satoshi Kojima, Athena and Billie Starkz via Pinfall
Claudio Castagnoli w/Jon Moxley vs. Josh Barnett
Jon Moxley joins the commentary team for this match. Test Of Strength. Barnett with a waist lock go-behind. Barnett brings Castagnoli down to the mat. Barnett applies The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Castagnoli puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Tight clinch by Castagnoli. Barnett grabs the left leg of Castagnoli. Barnett with a double leg takedown. Chain Grappling Exchange. Barnett blocks The Arm-Bar. Barnett applies a knee bar. Castagnoli transitions into a front face lock. Castagnoli gets Barnett in a crucifix position. Castagnoli with hammer elbows. Castagnoli applies the cravate. Barnett drops Castagnoli with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Barnett reapplies the knee bar. Castagnoli with a double leg takedown. Barnett avoids The Giant Swing. Barnett repeatedly kicks the right knee of Castagnoli. Barnett taunts Castagnoli. Castagnoli with three uppercuts. Barnett answers with a knee lift. Barnett applies The Abdominal Stretch. Castagnoli escapes the hold.
Forearm Exchange. Castagnoli uppercuts Barnett. Castagnoli is raining down forearms in the corner. Barnett with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Castagnoli is on wobbly legs. Barnett drops Castagnoli with The Spin Kick for a two count. Barnett with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex. Castagnoli fights out of the full mount predicament. Castagnoli delivers The Giant Swing. Castagnoli applies a toe hold. Barnett grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Castagnoli with an uppercut/forearm combination. Barnett with a Snap Suplex. Castagnoli tells Barnett to bring it. Castagnoli unloads a flurry of left jabs. Barnett delivers his combination offense. Castagnoli with a Lariat. Castagnoli hits The Neutralizer. Castagnoli applies The Grounding Octopus Hold. Castagnoli connects with The Rolling Crucifix to pickup the victory. After the match, Barnett grabs the microphone and says that he’s leaving this ring with the highest respect for Castagnoli. He vouches that Antonio Inoki would approve of Castagnoli. Barnett is not done yet with Castagnoli.
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli via Pinfall
Luchasaurus vs. Nick Wayne
Wayne dropkicks Luchasaurus after the bell rings. Luchasaurus with a corner clothesline. Luchasaurus with a Release German Suplex. Luchasaurus follows that with two overhand chops. Luchasaurus is lighting up Wayne’s chest. Luchasaurus with The Emerald Flowsion. Luchasaurus uppercuts Wayne. Luchasaurus goes for a Chokeslam, but Wayne lands back on his feet. Wayne SuperKicks Luchasaurus. Wayne with a Roundhouse Kick. Wayne with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Luchasaurus HeadButts Wayne. Luchasaurus Chokeslams Wayne into the ring apron.
Wayne is having a hard time getting back on his feet. Luchasaurus drives Wayne face first into the ringside barricade. Luchasaurus kicks the barricade into Wayne’s face. Luchasaurus taunts Wayne’s mother who’s sitting in the front row. Wayne side steps Luchasaurus into the turnbuckles. Wayne with a MoonSault Press for a two count. Wayne with another head kick. Wayne SuperKicks Luchasaurus. Luchasaurus blocks Wayne’s World. Luchasaurus connects with a Lariat across the back of Wayne’s neck to pickup the victory.
Winner: Luchasaurus via Pinfall
The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn (c) vs. TMDK (Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste and Bad Dude Tito) For The AEW World Trios Championship
Max Caster and Bad Dude Tito will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Tito outpowers Caster. Caster ducks a clothesline from Tito. Caster chops Tito. Caster drops down on the canvas. Caster leapfrogs over Tito. Tito drops Caster with a shoulder tackle. Tito tags in Haste. Caster is displaying his fighting spirit. Caster with a Back Body Drop. Caster tags in Billy. Billy poses for the crowd. Haste taunts Billy. Billy signals for the test of strength. Haste kicks Billy in the gut. Billy answers with a shoulder tackle. Haste drops down on the canvas. Haste goes for a Hip Toss, but Billy blocks it. Billy bodyslams Haste. Bowens delivers his combination offense. Billy bodyslams Nicholls. Billy tags in Bowens. Scissor Me Timbers. That leads us to a Scissor Party in Seattle. Nicholls trips Bowens from the outside. Haste with a Sliding Dropkick. Haste tags in Tito.
Tito with The Slingshot Senton for a two count. Tito sends Bowens to the corner. Tito with a running uppercut. Tito with a chop/forearm combination. Tito follows that with The Exploder Suplex for a two count. Tito applies a front face lock. Simultaneous tag to Nicholls. Double Irish Whip. Double Elbow Knockdown. Fist Drop/SomerSault Senton Combination for a two count. Nicholls applies the cravate. Bowens is throwing haymakers at Nicholls. Nicholls drives his knee into the midsection of Bowens. Nicholls with a knife edge chop. Nicholls tags in Tito. Tito repeatedly stomps on Bowens chest. Tito bodyslams Bowens. Tito with a Running Elbow Drop. Tito tags in Haste. Haste puts his knee on Bowens’ face. Haste kicks Bowens in the back. Haste does the stanky leg. Haste slams Bowens head on the top turnbuckle pad. Haste tags in Tito.
Tito with a forearm smash. Tito carries Bowens around the ring. Bowens with forearm shivers. TMDK clears the ring. Haste with a Running Uppercut. Nicholls with a corner clothesline. Tito follows that with The SpineBuster for a two count. Tito tags in Haste. Haste repeatedly kicks Bowens in the back. Haste tags in Bowens. Bowens avoids The Belly to Back Suplex. Bowens tags in Billy. Billy with a flurry of haymakers. Billy tosses Haste and Nicholls out of the ring. Tito dodges The Famouser. Tito thrust kicks the midsection of Billy. Tito with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Tito with a German Suplex for a two count. Haste uppercuts Bowens. Haste with a Flying Leg Lariat. Nicholls Powerslams Bowens. Haste with a Running Cannonball Strike. Tito with a Spinning Side Slam for a two count. Billy whips Nicholls into the ringside barricade. Caster sends Haste face first into the steel ring post. Billy drops Tito with The Famouser. Bowens hits The Arrival. Bowens tags in Caster. Caster connects with The Mic Drop to pickup the victory.
Winner: Still AEW World Trios Champions, The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn via Pinfall
AEW WrestleDream
First Match: MJF (c) vs. The Righteous In A Two On One Handicap Match For The ROH World Tag Team Championship
MJF and Dutch will start things off. MJF says that he’s going to bodyslam Dutch. MJF starts favoring his back as he was trying to pick up Dutch. MJF calls for sportsmanship and wants Dutch to shake his hand. Dutch obliges. MJF scores the greco roman eye poke. MJF applies a side headlock. Dutch whips MJF across the ring. MJF ducks under two clotheslines from Dutch. MJF struts around the ring. MJF with a drop toe hold into the middle rope. MJF says that he’s going to shove Vincent’s head up Dutch’s ass. Dutch clotheslines MJF. The Righteous gangs up on MJF. Dutch tags in Vincent. Vincent with a knee lift. Dutch with a Ripcord Lariat. Vincent follows that with a basement flatliner for a two count. Vincent mocks Adam Cole. Vincent tags in Dutch. Dutch stomps on MJF’s chest. Dutch applies the cravate. Dutch transitions into a sleeper hold. MJF with elbows into the midsection of Dutch. Dutch punches MJF in the back. MJF is trying to escape The Righteous’ corner. Dutch goes for a Bodyslam, but MJF lands back on his feet.
MJF goes for a Bodyslam, but Dutch falls on top of him for a two count. Dutch tags in Vincent. Dutch PowerBombs MJF. Vincent with The Swanton Bomb for a two count. Vincent tags in Dutch. Dutch with The Bossman Slam for a two count. Assisted Bulldog for a two count. Dutch grabs a steel chair. Vincent goes for a chair shot, but MJF counters with a groin claw. The referee admonishes Vincent. MJF rolls Vincent over for a two count. Vincent with The Pump Kick. Vincent goes for another Swanton Bomb, but MJF ducks out of the way. Vincent tag in MJF. MJF with a clothesline/forearm combination. MJF bodyslams Vincent. MJF is throwing haymakers at Dutch. MJF side steps Dutch into the turnbuckles. MJF repeatedly slams Dutch’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. MJF transitions into a corner mount. MJF starts biting Vincent’s forehead. MJF side steps Dutch into Vincent. MJF bodyslams Dutch. MJF drives Vincent face first into Dutch’s backside. MJF delivers The Kangaroo Kick. MJF shakes the ropes. MJF connects with The Heat Seeker to pickup the victory.
Winner: Still ROH World Tag Team Champion, MJF via PInfall
Second Match: Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata For Both The ROH World Championship & The NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Kingston with a flurry of cops. Kingston kicks Kingston in the gut. Following a snap mare takeover, Shibata kicks Kingston in the back. Kingston sits down on the canvas. Shibata is lighting up Kingston’s chest. Shibata with a Mid-Kick. Shibata applies the short-arm scissors hold. Kingston puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Shibata stomps on Kingston’s chest. Standing Switch Exchange. Shibata applies a Knee Bar. Shibata transitions into The Ankle Lock. Shibata follows that with a Figure Four Leg Lock. Kingston crawls towards the bottom rope which forces the break. Shibata grapevines the legs of Kingston. Shibata applies The Bow and Arrow Stretch. Shibata grabs a side headlock. Kingston escapes with The Saito Suplex. Kingston with a corner clothesline. Machine Gun Chops. Kingston shuts Shibata down with a blistering chop. Shibata reverses out of the irish whip from Kingston. Shibata with a Running Boot. Shibata is raining down forearm shivers in the corner.
Shibata Dropkick. Shibata with a Half Hatch Suplex for a two count. Shibata tells Kingston to bring it. Shibata with Kawada Kicks. Kingston fires back with three knife edge chops. Running Boot/Short-Arm Lariat Exchange. Kingston with The Exploder Suplex. Shibata responds with a Back Heel Trip. Shibata maintains wrist control. Shibata with clubbing chest kicks. Shibata ducks a clothesline from Kingston. Shibata slaps Kingston in the chest. Shibata applies The Cobra Twist. Shibata transitions into a Grounding Octopus Stretch. Kingston refuses to quit. Shibata is throwing haymakers at Kingston. Back Fist Exchange. Shibata blasts Kingston with The PK. Chop/Forearm Exchange. Kingston hits The Spinning Back Fist for a one count. Kingston with The Northern Lights Bomb for a two count. Kingston delivers another Spinning Back Fist. Kingston PowerBombs Shibata to pickup the victory. After the match, Kingston shares a nice embrace with Shibata in the center of the ring.
Winner: Still ROH World Champion & NJPW STRONG Openweight Champion, Eddie Kingston via Pinfall
Third Match: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Julia Hart w/Brody King For The AEW TBS Championship
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Statlander backs Hart into the turnbuckles. Statlander with a deep arm-drag. Statlander drives Hart back first into the turnbuckles. Statlander with clubbing shoulder blocks. Statlander with forearm shivers. Hart avoids The Running Knee Strike. Statlander rolls Hart back into the ring. Hart SuperKicks Statlander. Statlander with two shoulder tackles for a two count. Hart grabs the left leg of Statlander. Statlander is raining down strikes. Hart rolls Statlander over for a two count. Hart with a Roundhouse Kick. Hart scores the elbow knockdown. Statlander puts Hart on her shoulders. Hart with a Headscissors Takeover. Statlander catches Hart in mid-air. Statlander with a Vertical Suplex. Hart pulls Statlander out of the ring. Statlander gets distracted by King. Hart yanks Statlander off the ring apron. Hart repeatedly whips Statlander into the ringside barricades. Hart rolls Statlander back into the ring. Hart hooks the outside leg for a two count. Hart starts rag dolling Statlander. Hart repeatedly drives her knee into Statlander’s ribs. Hart with a Back Senton Splash for a two count.
Statlander and Hart are trading back and forth shots. Hart drives her knee into the midsection of Statlander. Hart applies The Cobra Twist. Statlander with a Hip Toss. Statlander with a palm strike. Hart kicks Statlander in the gut. Forearm Exchange. Hart delivers her combination offense. Statlander Powerslams Hart. Statlander with a Running Uppercut. Statlander with a Running Knee Strike. Statlander follows that with The Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Hart blocks The Sunday Night Fever. Hart dodges The Discus Lariat. King continues to run interference. Hart goes for the mist, but Statlander counters with a straight right hand. Statlander with a Half Nelson Driver for a two count. Statlander with a Deadlift German Suplex. Statlander drags Hart to the corner. Statlander ascends to the top turnbuckle. Second Forearm Exchange. Hart with a Desperation Belly to Belly Suplex. Hart uses her feet to create separation. Hart lands The MoonSault for a two count. Hart applies The Hartless Lock. Statlander nails Hart with The Tombstone PileDriver. Statlander connects with The Sunday Night Fever to pickup the victory.
Winner: Still AEW TBS Champion, Kris Statlander via Pinfall
Fourth Match: The Young Bucks w/Brandon Cutler vs. The Lucha Brothers w/Alex Abrahantes vs. Orange Cassidy & HOOK vs. The Gunns In A Fatal Four Way Match. The Winner Will Get A Future AEW World Tag Team Championship Opportunity
Nick Jackson and Fenix will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Standing Switch Exchange. Overhand Chop Exchange. Forearm Exchange. Lariat Exchange. Double SuperKick. Double Roundhouse Kick. Fenix is favoring his left shoulder. Cassidy tags himself in. Second Forearm Exchange. Fenix with a Spinning Back Kick. Fenix dodges The Orange Punch. Fenix with a Roundhouse Kick. The Gunns pulls Pentagon off the ring apron. The Gunns whips Fenix into the ringside barricade. The Gunns drives Pentagon face first into the steel ring post. Colten tags himself in. Cassidy rolls Colten over for a two count. Cassidy ducks a clothesline from Colten. Colten blocks The Spinning DDT. Colten dropkicks Cassidy. The Gunns clears the ring. They are trying to pin each other, but the referee was having none of that. Dosey Do Routine. Stereo SuperKicks from The Bucks. GutBuster/SomerSault NeckBreaker Combination. Assisted Hurricanrana. Colten launches The Bucks over the top rope. Stereo Enzuigiri’s from the apron. Matt launches Colten over the top rope. Nick blasts Colten with The PK. Cassidy tags in Hook.
Hook with rapid fire bodyshots. Matt is throwing haymakers at Hook. Third Forearm Exchange. Northern Lights Suplex Exchange. Hook ducks a clothesline from Matt. Hook with a Leg Capture Suplex. Hook kicks Austin in the gut. Colten runs interference. Stereo Suplex’s from Hook and Cassidy. Cassidy lands The Suicide Dive. Austin attacks Hook from behind. Pentagon with a flurry of kicks. Pentagon goes for The Pentagon Driver, but Colten counters with a flying forearm smash. Colten repeatedly stomps on Hook’s chest. Colten tags in Austin. Austin with a straight right hand. Austin with The Shake, Rattle and Roll for a two count. Austin tags in Colten. Colten buries his knee into the midsection of Hook. Colten with a big haymaker for a two count. Colten applies a rear chin lock. Hook with forearm shivers. Austin wisely knocks Cassidy and The Bucks off the apron. Hook tags in Pentagon. Pentagon with a Flying Crossbody Block.
Pentagon ducks a clothesline from Austin. Pentagon with Two SlingBlades. Pentagon with an Assisted DDT to Colten. Pentagon follows that with a BackStabber. Pentagon with Two SuperKicks. Pentagon hits The Made In Japan for a two count. Austin drags Colten to their corner. Colten tags in Austin. Austin with The Quick Draw. Matt responds with a DDT. Cassidy with a Spinning DDT. Nick sends Cassidy tumbling to the floor. Nick with a Slingshot X-Factor. Nick with an Apron MoonSault. Hook made the blind tag. Pentagon with The SomerSault Plancha. Austin blocks The Redrum. Cassidy delivers The Orange Punch. Hook applies The Redrum. Nick tags himself in. Nick with The 450 Splash for a two count. Pentagon tags himself in. Pentagon blocks The Beach Break. Pentagon with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Nick tags himself in. Double Foot Stomp/Gory Bomb/Pentagon Driver Combination. SuperKick Party in Seattle. The Bucks connects with The BTE Trigger to pickup the victory.
Winner: The Young Bucks via Pinfall
Fifth Match: Hangman Page vs. Swerve Strickland w/The Mogul Embassy
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Strickland backs Page into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Strong lockup. Strickland takes the side headlock. Page whips Strickland across the ring. Strickland drops Page with a shoulder tackle. Page drops down on the canvas. Page with The Big Boot. Page slams Strickland’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Chop Exchange. Page repeatedly stomps on Strickland’s chest. Page taunts the Seattle crowd. Page sends Strickland to the corner. Strickland with a Headscissors Takeover. Strickland with a Slingshot Dropkick for a two count. Strickland fish hooks Page. Strickland punches Page in the ribs. Strickland with a back elbow smash. Following a snap mare takeover, Strickland with a diving uppercut across the back of Page’s neck. Strickland with a NeckBreaker. Standing Switch Exchange. Strickland goes for a German Suplex, but Page lands back on his feet. Page teep kicks Strickland into the ropes. Strickland goes for a Tilt-A-Whirl BackBreaker, but Page lands back on his feet. Page with The Fallaway Slam. Page pops back on his feet. Page with a Springboard Clothesline. Strickland avoids The Slingshot Pescado. Page with an Apron PowerBomb. Page PowerBombs Strickland into the ringside barricade. Page with The Orihara MoonSault. Page rolls Strickland back into the ring.
Page with The Pop Up Liger Bomb for a two count. Page lands The Suicide Dive. Page slams the left hand of Strickland on the apron. Page sends Strickland ribs first into the barricade. Page continues to attack the left hand of Strickland. Strickland kicks Page in the gut. Page with a forearm smash. Page slams the left hand of Strickland on the steel ring steps. Page tosses Strickland back inside the ring. Page with a Flying Clothesline for a two count. Forearm Exchange. Strickland with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Page with a Deadlift German Suplex. Strickland responds with The Roll Through Flatliner. Strickland drills Page with The BrainBuster for a two count. Strickland with a running chop in the corner. Strickland blocks a boot from Page. Strickland with a Modified BackBreaker. Page starts bending Strickland’s fingers. Page chops Strickland. Strickland blocks The Avalanche Fallaway Slam. Strickland with The Swerve Stomp. Strickland delivers The House Call for a two count. Strickland goes for a Swerve Stomp on the apron, but Page ducks out of the way. Strickland blocks The Dead Eye. Strickland sends Page face first into a turnbuckle bar. Page wisely attacks the left hand of Strickland. Page nails Strickland with The Dead Eye on the stairs.
Page brings Strickland back into the ring. Page repeatedly kicks Strickland in the face. Palm Strike Exchange. Page starts biting Strickland’s fingers. Page goes for The Buckshot Lariat, but Strickland counters with a drop toe hold. Strickland viciously stomps on the right shoulder of Page. Page is receiving medical attention. Strickland delivers The Swerve Stomp on the apron. Strickland hits The 450 Splash for a two count. Strickland applies The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Page puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Page blocks The JML Driver. Page rolls Strickland over for a two count. Page with a Discus Lariat. Page goes for The Dead Eye, but Strickland counters with The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Strickland transitions into a Triangle Choke. Page refuses to quit. Strickland with a Snap German Suplex. Strickland goes for another Swerve Stomp, but Page ducks out of the way. Page connects with The Buckshot Lariat for a two count. The referee caught Nana putting Strickland’s foot on the bottom rope. The referee has ejected Prince Nana from the ringside area. Page prepares for The Buckshot Lariat. Strickland clocks Page with Nana’s crown behind the referee’s back for a two count. Strickland with Two House Calls. Strickland plants Page with The JML Driver to pickup the victory.
Winner: Swerve Strickland via Pinfall
Sixth Match: Ricky Starks vs. Wheeler Yuta
Jon Moxley joins the commentary team for this match. Wrist Lock Exchange. Chain Grappling Exchange. Yuta applies an arm-bar. Starks backs Yuta into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Palm Strike Exchange. Yuta with a chop/forearm combination. Slugfest in the corner. Yuta whips Starks across the ring. Yuta scores the elbow knockdown. Yuta slaps Starks in the face. Yuta with rapid fire haymakers. Starks dumps Yuta face first on the top rope. Starks tees off on Yuta. Starks with a knee lift. Starks bodyslams Yuta. Starks stomps on Yuta’s face. Starks struts around the ring. Starks with a chop//forearm combination in the corner. Starks with a blistering chop. Starks applies a wrist lock. Starks with The Old School. Starks with a Belly to Back Suplex for a one count. Starks chops Yuta in the back of the neck. Yuta fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Yuta rolls Starks over for a two count. Yuta with The Rolling Crucifix for a two count. Starks with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex. Starks strikes a pose in the center of the ring. Yuta reverses out of the irish whip from Starks.
Starks kicks Yuta in the face. Yuta with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Yuta with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Yuta follows that with two flying forearm smashes for a two count. Yuta ducks a clothesline from Starks. Yuta with a Modified Olympic Slam for a two count. Yuta applies a double wrist lock. Starks puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Big Bill makes his way down to the ringside area. Starks rolls Yuta over for a two count. Starks catches Yuta in mid-air. Starks drops Yuta with The Swinging DDT for a two count. Yuta blocks The Roshambo. Yuta with a deep arm-drag. Starks PowerBombs Yuta for a two count. Starks mocks Moxley. Starks with hammer elbows. Yuta is pissed. Yuta with a chop/forearm combination. Starks drops Yuta with a Lariat. Yuta shoves Starks into Big Bill. Bill catches Yuta in mid-air. Yuta avoids The Chokeslam. Yuta sends Bill face first into the steel ring post. Yuta with hammer elbows. Yuta hits The Seatbelt for a two count. Starks blocks The German Suplex. Starks Spears Yuta. Starks connects with The Roshambo to pickup the victory.
Winner: Ricky Starks via Pinfall
Seventh Match: Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Feeling out process after the bell rings. Danielson is playing mind games with Sabre. Danielson applies a wrist lock. Sabre escapes the hold. Wrist Lock Exchange. Test Of Strength. Danielson whips Sabre across the ring. Danielson drops down on the canvas. Cobra Twist Exchange. Danielson rolls Sabre over for a two count. Danielson adds the half crab. Sabre transitions into a Cross-Arm-Breaker. Danielson responds with The Indian Death Lock. Sabre gets Danielson in a full mount predicament. Double Crab Hold. Sabre applies a double wrist lock. Danielson transitions into a Cross-Arm-Breaker. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Sabre with a back heel trip. Sabre applies a single leg crab. Sabre stands on the back of Danielson’s knees. Romero Special Exchange. Sabre starts bending Danielson’s fingers. Sabre goes for The Bow and Arrow, but Danielson falls on top of him for a one count. Sabre backs Danielson into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Sabre uppercuts Danielson. Sabre talks smack to Danielson. Uppercut Exchange. Sabre wisely goes after the injured right arm of Danielson. Sabre stomps on the right arm of Danielson. Sabre works on his joint manipulation game. Sabre cranks on Danielson’s right arm with his legs.
Sabre snaps Danielson’s fingers. Danielson reverses out of the irish whip from Sabre. Danielson with a drop toe hold. Danielson applies the single leg crab. Danielson stomps on the back of Sabre’s knees. Danielson repeatedly kicks the left hamstring of Sabre. Danielson with Two Dragon Screw Leg Whips. Sabre cranks on Danielson’s neck. Sabre dropkicks the back of Danielson’s neck. Danielson gets Sabre tied up in the tree of woe. Danielson with clubbing kicks in the corner. Danielson with hammer elbows. Sabre answers with an arm-ringer. Sabre bends the right elbow of Danielson. Danielson with repeated headbutts. Danielson with The Avalanche Butterfly Suplex. Danielson applies a Triangle Choke. Danielson transitions into a single leg crab with the left arm captured. Sabre puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. YES! Kicks. Danielson with a Roundhouse Kick. Danielson repeatedly stomps on Sabre’s face. Danielson goes for The Busaiku Knee, but Sabre blocks it.
European Clutch Exchange. Misfired Rear Naked Chokes. Sabre with another European Clutch for a two count. Danielson kicks the left hamstring of Sabre. Danielson with a Corner Dropkick. Sabre with a drop toe hold. Sabre goes for The European Clutch, but Danielson counters with The Cattle Mutilation. Sabre transitions into The Omoplata. Sabre bends Danielson’s fingers for added pressure. Danielson hyperextends the left knee of Sabre. Danielson applies a Heel Hook. Danielson spits at Sabre. Palm Strike Exchange. Leg Kick/Uppercut Exchange. Back Elbow Exchange. Sabre with the backslide cover for a two count. Sabre delivers a PK to the right shoulder of Danielson. Sabre hits The Zack Driver. Sabre reapplies The Omoplata. Sabre transitions into a double arm-bar. Danielson puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Sabre with clubbing chest kicks. Sabre stomps on the right elbow of Danielson. Sabre with Two Mid-Kicks. Danielson responds with Two Roundhouse Kicks. Danielson goes back to viciously stomping on Sabre’s face. Sabre applies The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Danielson with The Regal Plex. Danielson connects with Two Busaiku Knee Strikes to pickup the victory. After the match, Sabre refuses to shake Danielson’s hand.
Winner: Bryan Danielson via Pinfall
Eight Match: Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi and Chris Jericho vs. Will Ospreay, Sammy Guevara and Konosuke Takeshita w/Don Callis In A 6-Man Tag Team Match
Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Wrist Lock Exchange. Omega with a wrist lock takedown. Ospreay sweeps out the leg of Omega. Ospreay leapfrogs over Omega. Omega avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Guevara tags himself in. Guevara wastes time posing for the crowd. Guevara shoves Omega. Guevara is playing mind games with Omega. Guevara grabs a side headlock. Omega reverses the hold. Guevara whips Omega across the ring. Omega drops Guevara with a shoulder tackle. Guevara drops down on the canvas. Guevara backflips over Omega. Guevara dropkicks Omega. Guevara taunts Jericho. Omega unloads a flurry of right jabs. Omega grabs a side wrist loc. Jericho tags himself in. Jericho with three knife edge chops. Guevara tags out to Ospreay. Jericho ducks a clothesline from Ospreay. Jericho is lighting up Ospreay’s chest. Ospreay kicks Jericho in the face. Jericho with a blistering chop. Jericho with a Belly to Back Suplex. Jericho appies a front face lock. Jericho tags in Omega. Double Vertical Suplex. Omega hammers down on the back of Ospreay’s neck. Omega is throwing haymakers at Ospreay. Omega with a knife edge chop. Takeshita kicks Omega in the back. Jericho punches Ospreay from the ring apron. That leads us to a pier six brawl.
Team Golden Lovers with Triple Pescado’s to the outside. Ibushi rolls Ospreay back into the ring. Ospreay retreats to the corner. Ospreay kicks Omega in the gut. Omega reverses out of the irish whip from Ospreay. Ospreay with a Handspring Corkscrew Kick. Don Callis Family is mauling Omega in the corner. Omega with a chop/forearm combination. Takeshita rakes the eyes of Omega. Omega reverses out of the irish whip from Takeshita. Takeshita ducks under two clotheslines from Omega. Takeshita with a leaping clothesline. Takeshita applies a rear chin lock. Ibushi gets up in Takeshita’s grill. Takeshita tags in Ospreay. Ospreay with The Slingshot Senton. Ospreay with two forearm smashes. Short-Arm Reversal by Omega. Omega with The Rolling Senton. Omega goes for The MoonSault, but Ospreay gets his knees up in the air. Ospreay is lighting up Omega’s chest. Ospreay with a Spinning Back Kick. Ospreay applies The Cobra Twist. Ospreay uses The DCF for leverage. Omega is displaying his fighting spirit. Ospreay stops Omega in his tracks. Ibushi rocks Ospreay with a forearm smash. Omega with a Back Body Drop. Guevara wisely pulls Ibushi off the apron. Ospreay tags in Takeshita.
Takeshita with The Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Takeshita tags in Guevara. Guevara with The Swanton Bomb for a two count. Omega with a chop/forearm combination to Guevara. Guevara rakes the eyes of Omega. Omega kicks Guevara in the face. Omega with two running palm thrusts. Omega tags in Jericho. Jericho with a flurry of strikes. Guevara launches Jericho over the top rope. Jericho with a flying double axe handle strike. Jericho with a Running Bulldog. Jericho applies The Cobra Twist. Jericho uses The Golden Lovers for leverage. Jericho with the greco roman eye poke. Jericho tags in Ibushi. Double Irish Whip. Double Shoulder Tackle. The Golden Sex Gods Pose. Ibushi with a Mid-Kick. Ibushi with The Standing MoonSault for a two count. Double Irish Whip. Double Leapfrog. Mid-Kick/Kotaro Krusher Combination. Omega tags in Jericho. Stereo Orihara MoonSaults. Jericho hits The LionSault for a two count. Ibushi delivers his combination offense. PowerBomb/German Suplex Combination to Guevara. Jericho with a double leg takedown. Jericho goes for The Lion Tamer, but Takeshita counters with a German Suplex. Takeshita with a High Angle German Suplex to Omega. Ospreay with an Apron Enzuigiri. Takeshita follows that with a Roll Through German Suplex. Forearm Exchange. Ospreay goes for The Hidden Blade, but Jericho ducks out of the way. Jericho with a SpringBoard Dropkick. Ospreay kicks Jericho in the face. Omega with a Hurricanrana that sends Ospreay to the floor. Omega lands The Rise Of TheTerminator. Guevara reverses out of the irish whip from Jericho. Guevara with The Standing Spanish Fly for a two count. Guevara with a Shooting Star Press to the outside. Jericho responds with The CodeBreaker in mid-air for a two count. Ospreay punches Jericho. Omega pulls Ospreay off of Jericho. Second Forearm Exchange.
Ospreay with Kawada Kicks. Ospreay chops Omega. Omega with The Snap Dragon Suplex. Guevara with The SpringBoard Cutter. Ospreay PowerBombs Ibushi. Takeshita drops Omega with The V-Trigger. Double Helluva Kick to Jericho. Guevara hits The CodeBreaker for a one count. Jericho hulks up. Jericho fires off a collection of chops. The DCF gangs up on Jericho. Ibushi with a Roundhouse Kick to Ospreay. Guevara with forearm shivers. Ibushi answers with a big right hand. Third Forearm Exchange. Misfired Clotheslines. Ibushi blocks The Blue Thunder Bomb. Lariat Exchange. V-Trigger/Roundhouse Kick Combination to Ospreay. Guevara with a Flying Crossbody Block. Takeshita with a Roundhouse Kick. Ospreay SuperKicks Ibushi. Omega responds with The V-Trigger. Omega goes for The One Winged Angel, but Ospreay counters with a Hurricanrana. Ospreay delivers The Sky Twister Press to the outside. Guevara rolls Jericho over for a two count. Jericho nails Ospreay with The Judas Effect. Guevara with Two SuperKicks. Jericho puts Guevara on the top turnbuckle. Jericho chops Guevara. Jericho is raining down haymakers. Jericho with a Top Rope FrankenSteiner for a two count. Guevara goes for The GTH, but Jericho counters with The Walls Of Jericho. Don Callis clocks Jericho with the baseball bat. That allows Guevara to pickup the victory.
Winner: Will Ospreay, Sammy Guevara and Konosuke Takeshita via Pinfall
Ninth Match: FTR (c) vs. Aussie Open For The AEW World Tag Team Championship
Dax Harwood and Kyle Fletcher will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Fletcher backs Harwood into the turnbuckles. The referee calls for a clean break. Hammerlock Exchange. Harwood scores the ankle pick. Side Headlock Exchange. Harwood whips Fletcher across the ring. Fletcher drops Harwood with a shoulder tackle. Strong lockup. Wrist Lock Exchange. Harwood grabs a side headlock. Fletcher trips Harwood. Harwood with a shoulder tackle. Harwood tags in Wheeler. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Fletcher knocks Harwood off the ring apron. Harwood rolls Fletcher back into the ring. Wheeler with a shoulder tackle. Wheeler with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Wheeler uppercuts Fletcher. Wheeler with a Back Body Drop. Wheeler tags in Harwood. Drop Toe Hold/Running Elbow Drop Combination for a two count. Fletcher bodyslams Harwood. Fletcher tags in Davis. Chop Exchange. Davis bodyslams Harwood. Davis with a Senton Splash. Davis kicks Wheeler off the apron. Davis puts his knee on Harwood’s chest for a one count. Davis with a chop/corner clothesline combination. Davis slams Harwood’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Davis tags in Fletcher. Second Chop Exchange. Harwood with a Snap Vertical Suplex. Harwood with a Leg Drop for a two count. Harwood tags in Wheeler.
FTR dishes out a flurry of chops. Dosey Do Routine. Stereo Corner Mounts. Aussie Open with Two Sandwich Spots. Fletcher hooks the outside leg for a one count. Fletcher with a forearm smash. Fletcher tags in Davis. Wheeler with desperation chops. Davis bodyslams Wheeler. Davis with a Senton Splash. Davis kicks Wheeler in the back. Davis rocks Wheeler with a forearm smash. Davis puts his knee on the back of Wheeler’s neck. Davis tags in Fletcher. Fletcher stomps on Wheeler’s back. Wheeler is displaying his fighting spirit. Wheeler slams Davis head on the top rope. Wheeler and Fletcher are trading back and forth shots. Fletcher reverses out of the irish whip from Wheeler. Wheeler with a double leg takedown. Wheeler slingshots Fletcher out of the ring. Davis stops Wheeler in his tracks. Davis dumps Wheeler chest first on the top rope. Assisted SitOut PowerBomb for a two count. Davis applies a rear chin lock. Davis with a knee lift. Wheeler answers with a JawBreaker. Wheeler avoids The Senton Splash. Wheeler with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Wheeler uses his feet to create separation. Fletcher knocks Harwood off the apron. Wheeler puts Fletcher on the top turnbuckle. Wheeler with The Avalanche Belly to Back Suplex. Fletcher with a Flying Boot. Fletcher drills Wheeler with The BrainBuster for a two count.
Fletcher tags in Davis. Davis with forearm shivers. Davis chops Wheeler. Davis kicks Wheeler in the face. Wheeler uppercuts Davis Fletcher tags himself in. Fletcher pulls Wheeler away from Harwood. Wheeler with a Back Body Drop. Wheeler tags in Harwood. Harwood with a flurry of left jabs. Harwood with two corner clotheslines. Fletcher reverses out of the irish whip from Harwood. Fletcher with a running forearm smash. Harwood answers with a falling lariat. Harwood with a chop/uppercut combination. Misfired Clotheslines. Harwood with a Lariat. Short-Arm Reversal by Davis. Davis shrugs off two lariats from Harwood. Davis kicks Harwood in the face. Harwood with another Lariat. Standing Switch Exchange. Harwood with Two German Suplex’s. Harwood with a Back Body Drop to Davis. Harwood follows that with a pair of German Suplex’s to Fletcher. Fletcher avoids The Diving HeadButt. Fletcher tags in Davis. Assisted Mid-Kick. Aussie Open delivers The Aussie Arrow for a two count.
Davis tags in Fletcher. Wheeler pulls Davis out of the ring. Harwood rolls Fletcher over for a two count. Harwood with The Slingshot Liger Bomb for a two count. Wheeler tags himself in. Davis shoves Wheeler off the top turnbuckle. Aussie Open with The Doomsday Crescent Kick for a two count. Fletcher tags in Davis. Wheeler HeadButts Fletcher. FTR with The Power and Glory for a two count. Stereo Forearm Exchange. Aussie Open with Two Double Lariats. Harwood blocks The Corealis. Fletcher clotheslines Harwood over the top rope. Aussie Open drops Wheeler with The Shattering Machine. Aussie Open connects with The Corealis for a two count. Big Boot/SuperKick Combination to Harwood. Harwood shoves Fletcher off the top turnbuckle. FTR nails Davis with The Spike PileDriver on the apron. Fletcher lands The Suicide Dive. Fletcher ascends to the top turnbuckle. Wheeler with a Running Uppercut. FTR plants Fletcher with The Super Shattering Machine to pickup the victory.
Winner: Still AEW World Tag Team Champions, FTR via Pinfall
Tenth Match: Christian Cage (c) w/Luchasaurus vs. Darby Allin In A Two Out Of Three Falls Match For The AEW TNT Championship
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Cage backs Allin into the turnbuckles. The referee calls for a clean break. Cage pie faces Allin. Strong lockup. Stalemate in the corner. Allin teases a palm strike. Allin applies a hammerlock. Allin with a back heel trip. Allin applies a top wrist lock. Cage puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Cage spits at Allin. Allin with a deep arm-drag. Allin applies an arm-bar. Wrist Lock Exchange. Allin with two headlock takedowns. Cage with heavy bodyshots. Cage decks Allin with a back elbow smash. Cage kicks Allin in the face. Cage with two knife edge chops. Cage is throwing haymakers at Allin. Cage is choking Allin with his boot. Cage flexes his muscles. Cage whips Allin across the ring. Cage blocks The Sunset Flip. Allin blocks The KillSwitch. Allin with a jackknife cover to score the first pinfall of this match. Cage regroups on the outside. Cage blows a kiss at Nick Wayne’s mom. Cage scores a cheap shot in the corner. Cage with two vicious right hands. Cage is choking Allin. Cage fish hooks Allin. Cage stands on the back of Allin’s neck.
Cage repeatedly kicks Allin in the face. Allin with heavy bodyshots. Cage punches Allin in the back. Cage rakes the eyes of Allin. Cage applies the cravate. Cage with a straight right hand. Allin launches Cage over the top rope. Cage hands the back of Allin’s neck off the top strand. Allin hits The CodeRed for a two count. Allin with a SpringBoard Coffin Drop for a two count. Allin with The Rolling Crucifix for a two count. Cage dumps Allin out of the ring. Cage tosses Allin around the ringside area. Cage rolls Allin back into the ring. Cage is smitten with Nick Wayne’s mom. She proceeds to throw water into Cage’s face. Allin lands The Suicide Dive. Allin delivers The Coffin Drop to the outside. Allin rolls Cage back into the ring. Allin goes for The Coffin Drop, but Cage gets his knees up in the air. Cage sends Allin crashing into the announce table. Cage repositions the steel ring steps. Cage pulls Allin out of the ring. Allin slips out of Cage’s shoulders. Allin with forearm shivers. Allin starts biting Cage’s left hand. Cage with a thumb to the eye. Cage bodyslams Allin off the ring apron.
Cage with a Death Valley Driver into the ring steps. Cage rolls Allin back into the ring. Allin blocks The BrainBuster. Cage Powerslams Allin into the ring stairs. Cage tells the referee to start the count. Allin was unable to get back into the ring, so we’re all tied up at 1-1. Allin is receiving medical attention on the outside. Cage starts removing the padding inside the ring. Allin gets put on a stretcher by the medical team. Cage delivers a Frog Splash onto the stretcher. The referee starts yelling at Cage. Cage rolls Allin back into the ring. Cage connects with The KillSwitch on the exposed boards for a two count. Allin avoids The Spear. Cage applies The Scorpion Death Lock. Allin grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Allin with a palm strike. Allin rakes the eyes of Cage. Allin drops Cage with The Scorpion Death Drop. Allin lands The Coffin Drop for a two count. Cage sweeps out the legs of Allin on the top turnbuckle. Cage with clubbing blows to Allin’s back.
Cage with a Sunset Flip PowerBomb into the exposed boards. Cage inadvertently spears the referee. Cage delivers the low blow to Allin. Nick Wayne snatches the TNT Title out of Cage’s hands. Cage begs for mercy. Wayne clocks Allin with the TNT Title and that allows Cage to pickup the victory. After the match, Cage has a nice embrace with Wayne. Cage and Wayne gangs up on Allin. Sting makes his way down to the ring. Sting with a back fist to Wayne. Sting is throwing haymakers at Cage. Sting shrugs off a punch from Luchasaurus. Sting starts getting beat down by Cage and Company. Cage brings two steel chairs into the ring. Cage gets Sting in position for The Conchairto. The lights go out in the building. A vignette airs of Adam Copeland driving around Seattle. Copeland officially makes his AEW Debut. Cage tells everybody to back up. Copeland tells Cage to give him the chair. Copeland teases to deliver The Conchairto. Copeland attacks Wayne and Luchasaurus with the chair. Cage retreats to the outside. Copeland delivers Two Spears. Copeland shakes hands with Sting and Allin to close the show.
Winner: Still AEW TNT Champion, (2-1) Christian Cage via Pinfa
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