Adam Cole Required Donor Bone For Ankle Surgery

Adam Cole sustained a devastating ankle injury at AEW Grand Slam 2023, developing fractures in three separate areas.

Previously unknown details about Cole’s injury have now come to light, revealing that the AEW star required a bone from another person during surgery after his ankle completely shattered.

During a recent appearance on “The Takedown on SI” podcast, Cole, who recently confirmed his breakup with Britt Baker, mentioned that it wasn’t until after his first surgery that he learned just how extensive the damage truly was. What was expected to be a one-hour operation ended up taking three times longer.

Cole discovered that his ankle was in much worse shape than anticipated and would need an additional surgery only a week later. This meant he would require not only more screws in his ankle but also a bone from a donor because part of his ankle had entirely disintegrated.

During the second surgery, the doctors chose to use cadaver bone rather than a metal plate, which can limit mobility.

Cole expressed his appreciation to the donor and their family, acknowledging that this choice is likely better for his rehabilitation. He noted that he can feel a noticeable difference between his left ankle, which received the donor bone, and his right one, but he understands that this is part of the recovery journey.

Cole said, “The first piece of news that I heard was, your ankle is way worse than we anticipated. You have to get another surgery in seven days. So, not only did I have to get double the amount of screws in my ankle, but also, I had to get someone else’s bone put into my ankle because the bone piece within my ankle just completely disintegrated. Incredibly thankful to [the donor] and the family,” Cole said. “It’s certainly a better option. I definitely notice a difference in my left ankle as opposed to my right one, but I think that comes with the territory.”

At WrestleDream 2024, Cole returned to AEW television and targeted MJF.

Sting Signs New Multi-Year Contract With AEW, Reveals What He’s Doing Now

Sting has signed a new multi-year contract with All Elite Wrestling.

The wrestling icon, who retired from in-ring competition at AEW Revolution earlier this year, recently spoke with “Kayfabe Friends” at the Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion to announce what his AEW future holds. He said,

“I signed a multi-year deal with AEW, obviously not to wrestle anymore. But it’s like a licensing deal.”

He added, ”A legends deal if you want to call it that. So I’ll do appearances with them on and off, depending on what they want and all. I’ve done real estate, I did real estate before I ever was a pro wrestler, so I’ve always loved real estate. A lot of people say, ‘Oh, are you a real estate agent?’ No, I’m not an agent. I’m an investor. I was flipping houses before before flipping houses was a term. So I made money in real estate before wrestling, so I’m doing that again, and I love it.”

Source: eWn

AEW’s Ricochet Surprises Konosuke Takeshita At MLPW Forged In Excellence, Results From Both Nights

Former TNA Wrestling President Scott D’Amore got his next project off the ground this past weekend, relaunching Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling to hold a pair of shows in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The two events included talent from across the wrestling world, including AEW International Champion Konosuke Takeshita defending his title against TNA’s Josh Alexander. Following Takeshita’s victory, he and Don Callis began beating down Alexander when they were interrupted by a surprising face — AEW star Ricochet.

As soon as the music hit, Callis made his escape as Ricochet entered the ring and launched Takeshita to the outside. He then dove onto the International Champion before hopping back into the ring and grabbing hold of the title, teasing that he isn’t finished with Takeshita.

Earlier this month, both Ricochet and Takeshita took part in a three-way match at AEW WrestleDream with the International Championship on the line, with former champion Will Ospreay as the third man. Takeshita pinned Ricochet to win the match, but it seems Ricochet is now looking for a one-on-one shot at the title. The angle between the two AEW stars closed the show, possibly indicating that the match will take place in MLPW rather than AEW.

In addition to Takeshita, Ricochet, and Alexander, MLPW’s return shows featured performers such as Athena, “Speedball” Mike Bailey, QT Marshall, Bully Ray, and many more. Former WWE commentator Mauro Ranallo could also be heard calling the event alongside Callis, marking his return to the world of pro wrestling after more than three years away.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Source for Results: Fightful

Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling Forged In Excellence Night 1 (10/19/24) Results.

* Josh Alexander, Stu Grayson & El Phantasmo def. Trevor Lee, Rocky Romero & Alex Zayne

– Mike Bailey is interviewed backstage and talks about how excited he is to face off with Takeshita. He says the experience is nerve-racking, but so is leaving your home country to try and find stardom worldwide. That will be the main event tonight.

– Bret Hart narrates a video package about the past and future of Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling.

– Ahead of the next match, QT Marshall cut a promo about St. Clair College giving an Alumni of Distinction award to Bhupinder Gujjar, his opponent for the evening.

* QT Marshall (with Harley Cameron) def. Bhupinder Gujjar

– McKenzie Mitchell interviewed Kylie Rae.

* Kylie Rae def. Laynie Luck, Taylor Rising, and Aurora Teves

– McKenzie Mitchell interviewed Josh Alexander. He says he’s honored to be the first wrestler to score a pinfall in the new era of MLP, but now he will watch the match between Mike Bailey and Konosuke Takeshita. He will challenge Konosuke Takeshita for the International Championship tomorrow night.

* IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Jet Setters (KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight) (c) def. Rogue Squadron (Sheldon Jean & Rohit Raju) vs. El Reverso & Aiden Prince vs. Brett Banks & Johnny Swinger

* PWA Champion’s Grail: Rohan Raja def. Jake Something

– After the match, Raja was interviewed by McKenzie Mitchell and declared that he was “Ravenous” and wanted to defend the gold globally.

– Bully Ray cut a promo on Raj Dhesi. He called him a “washed-up former champion” and said that he would never ever put him through a table.

* Tables Match: Bully Ray def. Raj Dhesi

– The match ended after Raj had chokeslammed Bully through a table, but the referee was knocked out. This led to QT Marshall coming down and knocking out Raj with a chain and dragging him through the broken table before the referee woke up, so it looked like Raj had gone through the table, so Bully scored the victory without actually doing what he needed to do to score the victory. Bhupinder Gujjar stopped a post-match attack on Raj, setting up a tag team match for tomorrow night.

* Gisele Shaw def. Miyu Yamashita

* AEW International Championship Eliminator Match: Konosuke Takeshita (c) def. Mike Bailey

– After the match, Josh Alexander came down to confront Takeshita, and they stared each other down for the show’s final moments.

Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling Forged In Excellence Night 2 (10/20/24) Results.

* Jet Setters (KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight) & Aiden Prince def. Rocky Romero, Rohit Raju & Rohan Raja

* QPW Qatar Championship Match: El Reverso def. Classy Ali (c)

– Rohan Raja cut a promo backstage, incensed that he lost it in The Opening match without losing the match. He said he would defend his PWA Champion’s Grail in Oceanic Pro Wrestling in December.

– Footage aired of Harley Cameron and Laynie Luck attacking Kylie Rae after last night’s show.

* Kylie Rae & Miyu Yamashita def. Laynie Luck & Harley Cameron

* “Psycho” Mike Rollins def. Trevor Lee, Jake Something, Stu Grayson, Alex Zayne, and Sheldon Jean

* “Speedball” Mike Bailey def. El Phantasmo

– Harley Cameron completely hijacked an interview with Bully Ray and QT Marshall, where she repeated a bunch of Dudley Boyz catchphrases in a funny moment.

* Raj Dhesi & Bhupinder Gujjar def. Bully Ray & QT Marshall (w/ Harley Cameron)

– Darren McCarty appeared in the audience and attacked Bully Ray during the match, setting the scene for the end, which came when Gujjar scored with his Gargoyle Spear on QT Marshall.

* ROH Women’s World Championship: Athena (c) def. Gisele Shaw

* AEW International Championship: Konosuke Takeshita (c) def. Josh Alexander

– Post-Match: Don Callis bragged about Takeshita’s win. He said nobody would be able to stop him. They continued to attack Josh Alexander, and Ricochet came down to save the day. Ricochet and Josh Alexander shook hands as the show came to a close.

AEW Collision & Battle Of The Belts XII Preview 10/19/2024

AEW has a three-hour programming block scheduled for tonight on TNT. First up, it’s a new episode of AEW Collision, immediately followed by AEW Battle of the Belts XII. Both shows air back-to-back tonight on TNT.

Collision:

AEW World Trios Championship Match: Claudio Castagnoli, PAC & Wheeler Yuta (c) vs. Top Flight
* Kyle Fletcher vs. Atlantis Jr.
* Ricochet vs. AR Fox
* The Outrunners vs. RUSH & The Beast Mortos
* Daniel Garcia & Private Party vs. Premier Athletes
* Orange Cassidy vs. Bulk Bronson
* Harley Cameron vs. Kris Statlander
* Jamie Hayter vs. TBA
* House of Black vs. TBA

Battle of the Belts XII:

AEW Continental Championship Match: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Kyle O’Reilly
AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Match: Mariah May (c) vs. Anna Jay

Additional Details On New AEW-WBD Media Rights Deal, Ongoing Negotiations

AEW and Warner Brothers Discovery were finally able to announce the details of their new media rights deal on October 2. The deal will not only see AEW stay on TBS and TNT until at least 2028, but the company will also have its two main shows, “AEW Dynamite” and “AEW Collision,” streamed simultaneously on MAX, with the rest of the AEW library following as 2025 rolls on. 

In the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer revealed some extra details about the deal now that it has finally been made official. Meltzer revealed that the $555 Million deal that was announced on October 2 was the main part of the agreement, and the goal was to always announce it on the fifth anniversary of “Dynamite.” However, there are still some negotiations going on. The most notable being the future of “AEW Rampage,” which looks to be finishing at the end of 2024 in favor of a new third show, “AEW Shockwave,” which is still being shopped around to other networks. “Rampage” may still have a future according to Meltzer, but it is unlikely given what the company wants to do with “Shockwave.”

FOX has been “Shockwave’s” main target given they just lost WWE programming, with Meltzer stating that if AEW were to get on FOX, the best days for them would either be Tuesdays or Thursdays, as “WWE Raw” and “WWE SmackDown” already occupy Monday and Friday, AEW already have shows on Wednesday and Saturdays, and Tony Khan doesn’t want to compete with the NFL on Sundays. However, there would be competition on both of those nights in the form of “WWE NXT” on Tuesdays, and some NFL games on Thursdays.

Tony Khan Wants To Expand AEW Internationally

While the future of “Rampage” looks almost certain, some of AEW’s other programs have more uncertain futures in regards to airing on TV. The quarterly Battle of the Belts specials were reportedly not part of the new deal, and while the show can still be shopped around and air in the same way WWE is bringing back Saturday Night’s Main Event, the upcoming Battle of the Belts XII event on October 19 looks to be the final installment. Meltzer also revealed that talks still exist for other new deals, including the potential to air on TruTV, and ROH finally getting its own deal after nearly two years of streaming on HonorClub.

The other main part of the deal that Meltzer shed light on was the profitability of AEW. The new deal not only reportedly guarantees AEW will be a profitable company for the next three years, but also looks to make them the second-most profitable wrestling company in history behind WWE. However, it’s where AEW President Tony Khan decides to put the added $95 Million in television revenue that is the real question.

Meltzer noted that there is no pressure or urge to try and set profit records, with one of Khan’s main goals being investing profits into the international growth of AEW, something that has already been evident in the announcements of the Wrestle Dynasty event in Japan, February’s Grand Slam in Australia, and the 2025 Forbidden Door pay-per-view that will take place in London, England, which will then be followed up with the return of All In: London in 2026. Talent are also set to benefit greatly from the deal too, as the injection of money means bidding wars between AEW and WWE will likely result in the talent being paid more money than ever before.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Rampage Preview 10/18/2024

AEW Rampage tonight on TNT.

* Mark Briscoe vs. The Butcher
* Anna Jay vs. Trish Adora
* Private Party vs. MxM Collection
* Kyle O’Reilly in action

Health Update On Bryan Danielson Following AEW World Title Loss

After 25 years, a forced retirement, and many matches some would consider the best to have ever happened, Bryan Danielson’s full-time wrestling career is over. The American Dragon lost the AEW World Championship to Jon Moxley at WrestleDream on October 12, with many wondering what the future holds for him given the condition of his body. Dave Meltzer provided an update on what’s next for Danielson in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

According to Meltzer, Danielson is set to have an MRI scan in the near future to see what damage has been done to his neck. Danielson reportedly had an MRI scan earlier this year that showed significant damage to his neck, but not quite enough to rule him out of action completely, resulting in him being able to finish out his last full-time year. The results of the MRI scan will determine what Danielson does next, as the hope currently is that he will not need surgery, but if the damage has gotten a lot worse, he may need to go under the knife, which could put a potential in-ring return in jeopardy depending on how well the surgery, and his recovery goes.

If Danielson is able to avoid surgery, he will be able to undergo stem cell treatment therapy to heal up instead. WWE star Rey Mysterio has undergone multiple rounds of stem cell treatment to repair his knees and is still wrestling to this day, so if Danielson does end up going down that route, the hopes of an in-ring return will seem brighter. Danielson reportedly told people within AEW that he can’t see himself going back to WWE, with the idea being that he will pop up in AEW occasionally, but for right now, he is focused on getting healthy, and spending time with his family.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Dynamite Preview 10/16/2024

AEW Dynamite will air live tonight on TBS from the SAP Center in San Jose, California.

  • Fallout from WrestleDream
  • AEW TBS and NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone’ vs. Queen Aminata
  • FTR vs. Learning Tree’s “The Redwood” Big Bill and “Bad Apple” Brian Keith (Match is to help support hurricane relief efforts)
  • Kazuchika Okada and The Young Bucks vs. The Conglomeration (Kyle O’Reilly, Orange Cassidy and Rocky Romero)
  • Jay White vs. Christian Cage
  • Shelton Benjamin vs. Lio Rush
  • Adam Cole returns
  • Jon Moxley appears

AEW International Championship To Be Defended At MAPLE LEAF PRO Event

MAPLE LEAF PRO Wrestling has confirmed that the AEW International Championship will defended on night two of their official launch event, Forged in Excellence, when Konosuke Takeshita defends against Josh Alexander.

Takeshita won the championship at Saturday’s AEW WrestleDream, defeating former champion Will Ospreay and Ricochet in a three-way match after the involvement of Don Callis and Kyle Fletcher.

The title opportunity comes to Alexander in light of a recent defeat against Nic Nemeth for the TNA World Championship at the company’s Emergence event in August.

MAPLE LEAF PRO Wrestling, based in Canada, is a revival of the old Maple Leaf Wrestling brand currently run by Scott D’Amore, coming off the end of his involvement in TNA earlier this year.

Forged in Excellence emanates from St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on October 19 and October 20, with both nights airing on pay-per-view through TrillerTV.

Source: WrestleView

AEW WrestleDream 10/12/2024 (Results), MJF, Adam Cole

ZERO-HOUR

Atlantis Jr. (c) vs. Brian Cage (ROH Television championship)

Cage dominates in the early going of this size vs. speed match-up, but the champ (he’s the speedier one) isn’t going to go down without a fight. Each man starts picking up nearfalls at about ten minutes into the match. After an Atlantis counter roll-up gets two, Cage comes back with (I believe) the Drill Claw to end it.

Brian Cage wins by pinfall, and becomes the new ROH TV champion

Anna Jay vs. Harley Cameron

Feeling out, trading headlocks, biting of the hand, Jay sidesteps a kick and grabs the Queenslayer in the ropes! To the floor, Cameron throttling her on the mat, hard whip into the apron, back inside, side Russian legsweep for two.trading strikes, Anna bowls her over, Dangerous Jay sets up an Iconoclasm and then a snap swinging neckbreaker… NOPE!

Sole Food from Harley gets a nearfall, a little back and forth, out of the turnbuckles and Jay drops her…

Anna Jay wins by pinfall with the Gory Facebuster.


MxM Collection (Mansoor & Mason Madden) vs. the Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & “Platinum” Max Caster)

MxM are seconded here by no less than Rico by god Constantino!

Mansoor and Bowens to start, the model in control but Anthony lands a float over implant DDT! Madden tags in, Caster as well, and Mason brings his strength to bear with a vicious shoulder block! Max with a shoulder block, tag to Mansoor, Manhattan Drop cuts him off, whip into the corner, stacking elbows on him, big back body drop, slide low, cover for two!

MxM on the comeback, high stack press gets Madden two on Caster, body blows in the corner, double-teams, Max rolls through and spikes Mason with a DDT! Float over, go-behind, back body drop countered, duck a kick, tag to Bowens! Anthony with right hands, kick to the midsection, off the ropes, Fameasser!

Madden with a huge powerbomb, but Caster breaks it up! Anthony fighting desperate with strikes, MxM in control, calling for Scissor Me Timbers but Bowens breaks it up! Fireman’s carry takeover from Caster sets it up and they lawn dart Max into Mason’s gentleman’s area before hitting the Scissor Me Timbers Proper! Rico tries to pull Mansoor back in but Billy Gunn slides in behind him!

Constantino turns around and begs off at first before going for the spin kick! Gunn blocks and tells him to suck his dick before hitting the Fameasser! Mansoor checks on his pal but Bowens cuts him off with the Arrival, Max off the top…

The Acclaimed win by pinfall with a mic drop from Max Caster on Mansoor.


Beaver Boys (Alex Reynolds & John Silver) & Premier Athlete Brand (Ari Daivari & Tony Nese) vs. Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) & the Conglomeration (Kyle O’Reilly & Orange Cassidy)

Magnum and Nese to start, tagging through to Reynolds on O’Reilly, Kyle working him over, crowd-pleasing babyface spots from the Outrunners, match breaking down as seconds interfere and Premier Athletes just put boots to Cassidy on the floor! Orange on the wrong side of town for a while but he gets a DDT off on Tony and tags Floyd in for right hands and bodyslams!

Shrugging off right hands from Daivari while Nigel McGuinness does a dramatic reading of Holding Out for a Hero! Blind tag to Orange, elbow pad is off, Orange Punch… “SMART” MARK STERLING PUTS ARI’S FOOT ON THE ROPES! The Outrunners threaten Sterling into the ring where the Conglomeration lay him out with a Total Elmination!

Outrunners & Conglomeration win by pinfall from Outrunners on Ari Daivari.


WrestleDream

“Hangman” Adam Page vs. “Switchblade” Jay White

Collar and elbow, shoving White into the corner but Jay breaks dirty with a slap! Slipping away, another slap, side headlock, Page shoots him off, shoulder block, more right hands and Switchblade backs him into the corner! Jay with a double leg, catapult into the ropes, following the action to the floor!

Back inside, Hangman back body drops him to the apron and follows it with the triangle lariat! Mounted punches in the corner, White with a Manhattan Drop but Page grabs him right into a sleeper hold and spins him out of it for a nearfall! Switchblade turning the tide, working him over in the corner, front chancery, float over a suplex, trading chops with Hanger! German suplex, lands on his feet, drops White with a lariat but Jay is able to German suplex him properly this time for two!

Page with a Death Valley Driver on the apron, big elbow cuts him off, but Jay is right on him with a dragon screw in the ropes! Hangman powerbombs him into the apron and then again into the steel steps! Fighting up the ramp over referee Paul Turner’s objections! Page gets his belt out, Turner threatens to throw the match out but Switchblade is defiant… SHINBREAKER PUTS PAGE INTO THE EDGE OF THE RAMP!

Back inside, another dragon screw, jabs and chops, Blade Runner denied, dodge the low blow, second try reversed to Deadeye but Hanger’s knee gives out and both men are down! To the apron, Page struggling… BUCKSHOT REVERSED INTO BLADE RUNNER! IT IS OVER!

“Switchblade” Jay White wins by pinfall with Blade Runner.


Mariah May (c) vs. Willow Nightingale (AEW Women’s World Championship)

Collar and elbow, struggling into the corner, Nightingale blocks the right and hip tosses her across the ring! Scoop and a slam, shotgun dropkick cuts Willow off and May hangs her up in the ropes and fishhooks her! Off the ropes… NIGHTINGALE BLASTS HER WITH THE POUNCE! Back and forth, Willow bites her ear, hip attack into a lariat, buzzsaw roundhouse kick and the champ is down!

Off the ropes, spinebuster into a folding press, only two! German suplex gets the champion two, Nightingale with a modified figure four and they trade shots in the hold! Bashing May’s face with her own knee, Willow lines her up for the cannonball! Mariah gets her up for Mayday… AND NIGHTINGALE KICKS OUT!

Back and forth on a victory roll, no winner, Willow blasts her with a kick to the face, fireman’s carry… BLU-RAY LANDS TRUE BUT MARIAH KICKS OUT! Up in the corner, May reverses… AVALANCHE FRANKENSTEINER! FLASH KNEE! STORM ZERO! IT IS OVER!

Mariah May wins by pinfall with Storm Zero, retaining the AEW Women’s World Championship.


“SCAPEGOAT” Jack Perry (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata (AEW TNT Championship)

Shibata taking it to him, Perry takes solace in the ropes and bails to the floor for a moment. Back inside, back and forth, Katsuyori laying hard chops in, Perry spits in his face but Shibata just waves him in and shrugs off a series of chest kicks! Rolling through, springing to his feet, big boot sets up chops, hesitation dropkick dodged!

To the floor, Shibata suplexes him into the apron hard! Back inside, half-halch suplex for two, waving Jack to his feet! Snapmare, Penalty Kick blocked and Perry is looking for Snare Trap! Struggling to get it on, Katsuyori crawling for the ropes once he does, and he gets the break!

Hanging DDT off the apron and to the floor! Back inside, Shibata catches a knee and reverses it to a Death Valley Driver! Ushigoroshi follows, sleeper hold, hanging onto it as Jack tries to roll through! The hooks are in, he falls back, but Perry has the ring awareness to go for a pin…

Jack Perry wins by pinfall, countering a sleeper hold into a pin and retaining the AEW TNT Championship.

Post-match, Perry attacks Shibata and beats him down!

DANIEL GARCIA IS HERE!

Perry scatters… AND MAXWELL JACOB FRIEDMAN IS ALSO HERE!

SCAPEGOAT RETURNS TO BLINDSIDE GARCIA AND LEAVES HIM LAYING!

Max takes his jacket off and unbuttons his shirt, mock checking on Daniel and blasting him with punches! MJF gets on the mic and talks about what he’s been doing and what Garcia’s been doing, and says he found the pawn shop where Garcia sold the Dynamite Diamond Ring, and now he’s going to make him kiss it!

BUT ADAM COLE IS HERE, BAY BAY, AND HE RUNS MJF OFF! Cole helps Garcia to his feet and they fist bump about it.


Konosuke Takeshita vs. Ricochet vs. Will Ospreay (c) (AEW International Championship)

Ospreay and Ricochet do their big stalemate thing and Takeshita blasts both of ‘em! To the floor, throwing Rick into the steel steps and Will into the timekeeper’s barricade! Konosuke sets a table up, jockeying for position on the apron, Ricochet slips out, both men back inside.

Sasuke Special but Takeshita catches him… AND OSPREAY FINISHES IT WITH HIS OWN SASUKE SPECIAL! A little dosey-do in the ring, Ricochet nearfall off a shooting star press on Takeshita, both men working Konosuke over on the apron, he slips down, OsCutter blocked, back elbow, Will eats a Death Valley Driver on the apron!

Rick with a Meteora that wipes Takeshita out! Back inside, Ospreay with a Spanish Fly for two! Backslide Driver counters Hidden Blade, nobody home on the 450, powerbomb rolled into a Styles Clash… KONOSUKE BREAKS IT UP! Takeshita pumphandle into a wheelbarrow Tombstone piledriver leads to the match breaking down and him countering a handspring from Ricochet into the Blue Thunder Driver… SO CLOSE!

Trading shots, Takeshita in control, but Will and Rick sign an alliance with a handshake and get to their feet to work him over! Konosuke takes his elbow pad down and blasts ‘em both with hard elbows! Discus lariat blocked, Ospreay blasts Ricochet with a crescent kick, enzuigiri for Takeshita! Springboard, OsCutter blocked, back suplex, lands on his feet, off the ropes, backflip float over a lariat, OsCutter connects, Ricochet takes him out with a springboard crossbody… NOPE!

Doomsday Device on Ricochet but he lands on his feet! German suplexes and Poison Frankensteiners exchanged, Konosuke suplexes both of ‘em! Takeshita sends ‘em both fo the floor and wipes ‘em out with a tope con giro! Throwing Ricochet back inside, off the ropes, big lariat connects… STILL NO!

Konosuke with a corner boot, setting Ricochet up top, Ospreay cuts him off, Frankensteinering Ricochet into a seated senton and a cover and having to break it up immediately in turn! Rick off the top, shooting star press, Takeshita blasts him with a knee and makes the cover… IT AIN’T OVER YET!

Ricochet cuts him off with an enzuigiri on the apron, big stomp across the back of his neck, inverted headlock, reversed… KONOSUKE TAKESHITA WHEELBARROW TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER JUMPING OFF THE APRON AND TO THE FLOOR THROUGH A TABLE?! Back inside, Hidden Blade gets one! Elbow pad off, second try… DON CALLIS PULLS THE REFEREE OFF THE COVER!

Callis has the screwdriver but Will blocks him! UNDERHOOKS FOR THE TIGER DRIVER BUT A MAN IN A HOODIE ATTACKS HIM WITH THE SCREWDRIVER FROM BEHIND?! IT’S KYLE FLETCHER?! WHY KYLE?! Takeshita takes the knee pad down, Fletcher goes to wake the referee up…

Konosuke Takeshita wins by pinfall with lateral press, becoming your new AEW International Champion.

Post-match, Fletcher pulls Ospreay in, underhooks… TIGER DRIVER ‘91!

Will convulses on the mat while Callis pats kyle on the back for a job well done.


Renee Paquette is backstage with Jerry Lynn, who has a special message for Orange Cassidy.

Lynn tells Cassidy that in his entire career he’s never seen a guy like Orange and he believes that if he really wanted to, if he tried, he could be the man.

HOOK rolls up and tells Orange that Jerry is right, and Cassidy is left in thought.

Prince Nana is in the ring to sell his coffee.

He also has an update from Shane “Swerve” Strickland, who he introduces.

Swerve admits it feels weird to be out here without the title around his waist, but he’s happy to be home. He gives us a medical update and admits it’s a little wonky and he’s got a tingling in his back and sometimes his fingers like everything he said about Bryan Danielson is coming back to him.

But that being said, he IS medically cleared and he wanted to come out here and address his hometown people and tell them about the past and the present and the future.

MVP interrupts by clearing his throat, saying the future is a wonderful segue. He has Shelton Benjamin with him.

He wants to discuss Swerve’s future with him and says Nana mustn’t have given him his card becase he hasn’t answered any of his calls, emails, or DMs, so he assumes Strickland must be in deep contemplation about his future. He says they go way back and he believed in Shane before he believed in himself.

But Swerve’s career has floundered, and one of the things MVP has shown a talent for is helping champions climb that mountain again, and he wants to talk some business here and now.

Shane starts with a greeting and says he gave him a lot of great advice in 2017 and talks up their match in DEFY and says he learned a lot that night that he carries to this day. And he’s seen MVP ascend great stars above superstardom, just like Shelton Benjamin, who was a big inspiration for him and 12-year-old Swerve would be crying being in Shelton’s presence.

He paved the way for guys like him, for Black wrestlers to do what they do in this ring. He’s been watching the show the last couple weeks and the things MVP has been saying aren’t wrong. The last couple months haven’t been good for them and he can’t even remember the cage match because he got knocked senseless.

Under Nana’s watch he lost his main event, his childhood home, and his title. On the other hand, he wouldn’t have all of those things if it weren’t for Nana! But on the other hand, he and MVP really do go way back and the potential of what they could do… they could really make some history!

Strickland likes having power more than anybody and with MVP and Shelton Benjamin backing him up, oh my god! He says there’s lots of things that really irk him about Nana sometimes— he sees his wages go up, Nana’s still selling weed to high school kids, he’s neurotic, he’s sporadic, sometimes he can’t find him in the back before he goes out, but the number one thing about him is that he’s family and he doesn’t turn his back on family for anybody.

So MVP can take his business cards and shove him up his ass because he’s not interested and they’re here tonight in Swerve’s House. Shelton steps up to him and says he misread the situation— they weren’t asking, they were telling him that there is no “you” without “us” and Swerve is either with him or against him.

A shoving match breaks out between Benjamin and Nana and MVP holds his guy back as Christopher Daniels brings referees into the ring! MVP stops at the mouth of the tunnel to shoot a meaningful glance at Swerve and tap his watch.

Swerve and Nana embrace in the ring.


Beast Mortos vs. Hologram (2/3 Falls Match)

I miss the opening moments of the match downstairs getting a beverage and Hologram blasts Mortos with a suicide dive! Back in the ring, Beast with a huge pop-up Samoan Drop… SO CLOSE! Huge avalanche tijeras from Hologram, diving crucifix driver, rolling through…

Hologram wins the first fall by pinfall with a rolling crucifix pin, going up 1-0.

Mortos with a pounce to start the first fall, off the ropes, suicide tornillo wipes him out! Beast follows it with a press slam on the base of the ramp! In control in the ring until Hologram sidesteps a charge and lands an Orihara moonsault! Back inside, Mortos with a pair of backbreakers…

Beast Mortos wins the second fall by pinfall with a discus lariat, evening things up 1-1.

A second discus lariat as soon as the match restarts… NOT ENOUGH! Up in the turnbuckles, Hologram with an enzuigiri, Mortos with la Atlantida… HOLOGRAM REVERSES INTO AN AVALANCHE TIJERAS! Hard back and forth bombs, discus lariat connects but the Beast can’t capitalize! Up top… AVALANCHE PRESS SLAM FOR TWO!

Tossing backbreaker into the powerbomb backbreaker, discus lariat… HOLOGRAM WON’T STAY DOWN! Back up top, avalanche Frankensteiner from Hologram! Perching again, walking the ropes, diving crucifix driver sets him up, rolling crucifix pin… MORTOS WON’T STAY DOWN EITHER! Hologram gets him up…

Hologram wins the third and final fall by pinfall with a revolution powerbomb, going 2-1.


Brody King vs. Darby Allin

Allin sidesteps and lays chops in but King shrugs him off and just chucks him to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Following out after, picking him up by the waistband of his shorts, he slings Darby into the barricade! Brody puts the steel steps on him… AND CLIMBS THEM, STOMPING THEM INTO ALLIN’S RIBS!

Back in the ring, hammering hamhock chops from the big man, setting him in the Tree of Woe, King barking for some reason (why is it always dog stuff?), cannonball in the corner but Allin sits up to dodge it! Suicide dive follows, Darby is fired up, up top… COFFIN DROP TO THE FLOOR!

Back inside, Yoshi Tonic, fighting on the apron, Allin on his back and King counters by falling to the apron! Hanging sleeper hold, referee Paul Turner issues the five count! Brody chopping away, up in the turnbuckles… GERMAN SUPERPLEX FROM KING! Setting Darby back up top, another German, a nearfall!

Fighting in the turnbuckles again and Allin shoves Brody off the top and onto the steps… COFFIN DROP INTO THE STEEL STEPS DANGERRROUS! Back inside…

Darby Allin wins by pinfall with the Coffin Drop.

Post-match, Brody King gets to his feet and offers Darby a handshake, which is accepted with respect and sportsmanship.


Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Young Bucks (Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) (c) (AEW World Tag Team Championship)

Before the bell, Matthew cuts a promo denigrating Private Party as two guys who will always be a midcard act. Quen and Kassidy shove them out of the ring and here we go!

Brawling on the stage, Private Party taking control, Marq climbing the tunnel, he perches… SENTON ATOMICO OFF OF THE TUNNEL! Isiah firghts Nicholas back to the ring, we get a bell, schoolboy for two! Elbows, double whip, duck under, Jackson low-bridges Quen and lands an X-Factor on Kassidy!

Fighting Matthew on the floor, Marq with a superkick and then a double Frankensteiner and Isiah blasts ‘em with a tornillo on the dive! Bucks in control, working Quen over, double-teams, Superkick Party, Kassidy runs in and lands a double arm drag only to run into a Superkick Party of his own!

Heat segment rolls on, Kassidy gets the tag and comes in hot, a flurry of hands, arm drag, duck under, shotgun dropkick on both Bucks and a kip-up! Springboard DDT, cover for two! Fountain of dives, Nicholas and Isiah trading hands, Jackson taunts him, knucklelock, block the arm drag, roundhouse kick staggers him!

Nicholas steps up, Kassidy trips him and heads up top himself… DIVING ACE CRUSHER FROM JACKSON! Quen blocks the TK Driver, Isiah reverses… SO CLOSE! Front kick, Quen with a diving neckbreaker that sets off a DDT on Nicholas as well! Gin & Juice is only good for a nearfall but Private Party stay at it, More Bang For Your Buck… MATTHEW BREAKS IT UP!

Fighting in the corner, Quen saves Kassidy but it leads to a dropkick-assisted Poison Frankensteiner on Isiah! Dropkick connects, EVP Trigger… KASSIDY KICKS OUT! Matthew takes Marq out on the floor, back inside, Kassidy ducks the EVP Trigger, small package… SO VERY CLOSE!

Windmill punches, Isiah’s hurting, whip blocked, double pumphandle…

Young Bucks win by pinfall with a double pumphandle TK Driver on Isiah Kassidy, retaining the AEW World Tag Team Championship.

Post-match, Stokely Hathaway laughs to himself about Private Party’s failure.

Chris Jericho vs. Mark Briscoe (c) (ROH World Championship)

Briscoe with stomps in the corner, Jericho turns it around, Codebreaker… ONLY FOR ONE! Mark walking him back with right hands, whip across, fighting to the floor and Briscoe walks him around ringside with the Redneck Kung Fu! Snap suplex, Nestea Plunge! Back in the ring, setting up a chair but Chris throws it away, so Mark just dives on him and Big Bill both!

Right hands, referee Aubrey Edwards distracted and Bill blasts Mark with a boot on the floor before leaning a table against the announce desk! Orange Cassidy arrives and makes the save with an Orange Punch! A second Orange Punch! A third! Jericho around the way, big forearm but Briscoe gets under him for a back suplex into the apron!

Fired up, back inside, fighting on the apron, Y2J suplexes him to the floor! Grabbing a camera, putting boots to Briscoe, back in the ring, Mark firing up with some Redneck Kung Fu but Chris shoves him off the turnbuckles! Jericho continues to press an advantage, Bryan Keith running interference, Rocky Romero runs in to neutralize him in turn!

Van Daminator from Briscoe, setting the chair up… TOPE CON GIRO OFF OF THE CHAIR AND THROUGH THE TABLE LEANED IN THE CORNER! FROGGY BOW COUNTERED WITH A CODEBREAKER! Thinking Jay Driller, Y2J slips out and hits the Judas Effect! Jericho follows it up with a Jay Driller… MARK BRISCOE WON’T GO OUT LIKE THAT!

Palm thrusts and chops, big slicing right, whip across, another right! Fireman’s carry, Finlay Roll, Briscoe up top, Froggy Bow connects but Mark throws a finger to the heavens! Underhooks… JAY DRILLER! IT IS OVER!

Mark Briscoe wins by pinfall with the Jay Driller, retaining the ROH World Championship.

“American Dragon” Bryan Danielson (c) vs. Jon Moxley (AEW World Championship)

If Bryan Danielson loses, his career as a full-time wrestler is over.

Moxley attacks Danielson during his entrance and beats him down! Bryan gets himself together and charges in for a knee but Jon swats him aside and grabs a length of camera cable and chokes Dragon while Final Countdown continues to play! Mox takes a chair into the ring and Danielson dropkicks it into his face and we finally get a bell!

Corner dropkick into chops and kicks, Saito suplex sets up a Busaiku knee… SO CLOSE! Huge dive, out on the announce desk, Bryan with chest kicks but Jon thumbs his eye to block the finale… PILEDRIVER INTO THE TABLE AND IT DOESN’T BUDGE AN INCH! Referee Bryce Remsburg lectures Moxley about his conduct, Jon grinds his elbow into Danielson’s face on the apron and Marina Shafir gets cheap shots in!

Back inside, stomp to the chest, stalking around the American Dragon, Danielson gets back to his feet for chops but Jon swats him down with a blow to the neck! Overhead elbow, kick to the spine, wrist-clutch stomps to the neck, grinding his boot in between stomps! Cover for two, more elbows, more cheap shots from Shafir!

Moxley wishbones the fingers, Marina peels up the mats at the base of the ramp! Stepping on Danielson’s neck on the steel steps while a dude in a Ricky Martin shirt tells him to go fuck himself, walking over to the exposed concrete… DANIELSON MANAGES A BACK BODY DROP ON THE CONCRETE!

Peeling the KT tape off of Bryan’s back, biting his shoulder, Dragon returns the favor by putting him in the tree of woe and biting his forehead! Chest kicks, corner dropkick, spider German suplex from the champion! Perching… NOBODY HOME ON THE DIVING HEADBUTT AND MOX HITS A BLACKOUT FOR TWO!

Gator roll into the bulldog choke… DANIELSON COUNTERS WITH A SHORT PILEDRIVER! Moxley collecting himself, Danielson hanging off the ropes, wobbly on his feet, going face-to-face, Bryan’s getting himself fired up! Forearm for forearm in the middle of the ring, but Dragon stumbles, staggered from the effort!

Jon grabs his head and kicks his chest, off the ropes for a boot, Bryan blocks and hammers him with uppercuts! Off the ropes, Axe Bomber connects and the American Dragon is fired up! Chest kicks, buzzsaw finale lands true and Moxley falls over! Danielson leading the “YES!” chants, laying in wait but Marina Shafir grabs his leg and Jon lands an Ace Crusher as Bryce ejects her!

Mox stalking after Danielson, he’s got a lot of words, Paradigm Shift countered, rolling elbow gets a German suplex, Bryan explodes… JON MOXLEY KICKS OUT OF THE BUSAIKU KNEE! “You’re gonna get your fuckin’ head kicked in!” chants ring out and Danielson knows what he must do! HE KICKS MOXLEY’S FUCKING HEAD IN!

LeBell Lock applied in the middle of the ring! Jon shaking, clawing, crawling, Dragon grabs his free hand to block the break but Mox manages to pivot his hips and gets a foot on the ropes! Off the ropes, suicide dive… CAUGHT AND COUNTERED INTO A PARADIGM SHIFT ON THE EXPOSED CONCRETE FLOOR!

Jon throws him back inside, slips on the concrete, cover… BRYAN DANIELSON’S CAREER ISN’T OVER YET! Overhead elbows, sleeper hold, Bryan breaking his grip, levering his arm, getting to his feet, carrying Mox like a backpack and staggering into the corner! Up top, climbing the ropes… SENTON BREAKS THE HOLD!

Both men staggered and struggling, trading kicks from the mat, Dragon defiant as he hammers Jon’s face over and over! Omoplata, LeBell Lock applied in the middle of the ring! Jon rolls through, he shifts into a triangle choke, overhead elbows, Mox floats over, bodyscissors sleeper briefly, cross armbar, Danielson excapes with a Regalplex!

Bryan explodes out of the corner… MOXLEY KICKS OUT OF THE BUSAIKU KNEE AGAIN! HE CHARGES IN AND JON TAKES HIM DOWN WITH A PAIR OF LARIATS BUT DRAGON ISN’T DONE YET! Mox calls his shot, draws him up… DEATH RIDER CONNECTS BUT DANIELSON KICKS OUT AT ONE! Jon jawing at him, blaming Bryan for making him do this, but Danielson spits in his face and slaps the taste out of his mouth… GOTCH PILEDRIVER INTO THE REVERSE CHINLOCK!

Looking for the choke, Bryan gets to his feet, fighting desperate, reaching for the ropes, Mox falls back into the bodyscissors and Bryce calls it.

I can’t type it.

I can’t.

I have to but I can’t.

You all read the stipulation. You know what this means.

Post-match, Claudio Castagnoli and PAC and Marina Shafir join Moxley in the ring and they put the title in a bag and give Jon a plastic bag but Wheeler YUTA and Darby Allin make the save only for YUTA to blast Allin with a Busaiku knee! Wheeler chokes Danielson with the bag with Darby taped to the turnbuckles.

They fend off security, they fend off Private Party, Jeff Jarrett… Claudio horsecollars Danielson with a chair and, at Moxley’s command, stomps the chair.

Finally enough of the locker room gets to the ring to send Moxley and co. packing.

Security cuts Darby loose as medics arrive to tend to Danielson and get him on a board to stretcher him out.

Source: CageSideSeats