Tag: Sting

Sting’s Son Steven Borden Preparing for First Wrestling Match This October

The Borden family legacy looks set to continue inside the squared circle. Steven Borden, the son of WWE Hall of Famer Sting, is reportedly preparing to make his in-ring debut this October.

Fans last saw Steven earlier this year at AEW Revolution 2024, where he and his brother Garrett paid tribute to their father during Sting’s emotional retirement match. Dressed in one of Sting’s classic looks, Steven even got physical, hitting the Young Bucks with his dad’s iconic Stinger Splashes in a memorable moment that had the wrestling world buzzing.

Now, according to PWInsider Elite, Steven is moving beyond cameos and stepping fully into the ring. His debut is scheduled for shows at New York’s 52 Walker gallery space on October 3 and October 10.

Training Under Darby Allin

What makes this debut even more fitting is who’s helping Steven prepare — none other than Darby Allin, Sting’s final tag team partner and one of the men most influenced by The Icon’s legendary career.

Allin reportedly began working with Steven shortly after Revolution, easing him into wrestling after the younger Borden had been reluctant to follow in his father’s footsteps. Earlier this year, Allin noted that Steven “has big shoes to fill” but emphasized that their training journey has been about respect, legacy, and giving back to Sting, who became both a mentor and friend to him in AEW.

A New Chapter for the Bordens

While Steven Borden made his mark as a football player at the University of Kentucky, his decision to step into the wrestling world is a significant moment. It’s not just about carrying the Sting name — it’s about seeing if the next generation can carve its own path.

With Darby Allin guiding him and the wrestling world watching closely, Steven’s debut this October will be one of the most intriguing stories to follow this fall.

The Latest On Sting Possibly Inducting Lex Luger Into WWE Hall Of Fame

The 2025 WWE Hall of Fame will feature a long-overdue induction, as Lex Luger is set to take his place among wrestling’s greatest legends. But when it comes to who will induct him, Luger has made his request clear—he wants Sting.

As reported earlier here on Wrestling News Blog, WWE plans to ask Sting about making the appearance if they haven’t done so already.

According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Luger personally asked WWE to have his longtime friend and former tag team partner Sting do the honors. WWE reportedly has no issue with the request, but the decision ultimately lies with AEW CEO Tony Khan.

Will AEW Approve Sting’s Appearance?

Historically, AEW has been open to allowing its talent to appear on WWE programming under certain conditions. However, there have been exceptions. When WWE held a D-Generation X reunion, AEW star Billy Gunn (aka “Daddy Ass”) was invited, but Khan reportedly wanted WWE to acknowledge Gunn’s AEW affiliation—something WWE wasn’t willing to do. As a result, Gunn did not appear.

This situation could unfold similarly. While Khan will likely give Sting the freedom to make his own decision, there’s always a chance AEW and WWE will negotiate terms.

Adding another wrinkle to the situation, Luger was not permitted to appear on-screen when Sting wrestled his final match at AEW Revolution 2024. Given that precedent, it’s unclear whether Khan would be willing to let one of AEW’s biggest legends take part in a WWE event without some form of recognition for AEW.

A Legendary Friendship

Luger and Sting’s careers have been intertwined for decades, from their days as tag team champions in WCW to their storied rivalry. Their bond extended beyond the ring, as Sting played a significant role in Luger’s personal redemption story after his career-ending spinal injury in 2007.

Having Sting induct Luger into the WWE Hall of Fame would be a fitting tribute to their history, but whether AEW allows it remains to be seen.

What’s Next?

With WrestleMania season approaching, WWE will likely reach out to AEW (if they haven’t already) to discuss the possibility of Sting appearing at the Hall of Fame ceremony. If AEW agrees, it would mark a rare moment of collaboration between the two companies and a heartfelt moment for wrestling fans.

Will AEW give Sting the green light? Or will WWE need to find another inductor for Luger? Stay tuned.

Would AEW Possibly Let Sting Induct Lex Luger Into WWE Hall Of Fame

Sting may not be done with WWE appearances just yet, despite officially retiring from in-ring competition and signing a long-term deal with AEW. According to Fightful Select, WWE is reportedly interested in having “The Icon” induct his longtime friend and former rival, Lex Luger, into the Hall of Fame during WrestleMania 41 weekend.

Luger himself has expressed his wish for both Sting and Diamond Dallas Page to be the ones to induct him, citing their deep personal and professional connections. While it remains unclear whether AEW would need to approve Sting’s involvement, it’s worth noting that his current AEW contract is described as similar to a WWE Legends deal—meaning he remains affiliated with the company but is not expected to wrestle.

Sting’s Expanded WrestleMania Weekend Plans

Originally, Sting was scheduled for a limited appearance in Las Vegas during WrestleMania week, but that has reportedly expanded. Whether that has anything to do with a potential Hall of Fame induction role remains unknown, but the timing is certainly interesting.

Sting officially retired at AEW Revolution 2024, ending his legendary career on a high note. While he’s no longer stepping into the ring, his ongoing AEW deal ensures he stays involved with the promotion in some capacity.

A Long-Awaited Hall of Fame Induction for Lex Luger

Luger, one of the most iconic stars of the ’80s and ’90s, will finally take his place in the WWE Hall of Fame on April 18, 2025, alongside Triple H and Michelle McCool. He’s also been working closely with DDP, who has helped him regain strength in hopes of one day walking again.

Another rumored induction for this year’s class is The Natural Disasters—the powerhouse tag team of Earthquake and Typhoon—but WWE has yet to confirm their inclusion.

Will WWE and AEW Work Together?

If WWE follows through with inviting Sting, it would be a rare case of the two promotions cooperating. AEW allowed Ric Flair to appear for WWE’s tribute to Bray Wyatt, so there’s some precedent for flexibility. But whether AEW would approve Sting’s involvement remains to be seen.

Would you like to see Sting induct Luger into the WWE Hall of Fame? Let us know in the comments!

Sting Announces 2025 as His Final Year in Full Gear Appearances

Pro wrestling icon Steve Borden—better known to fans as the legendary Sting—has revealed that 2025 will mark the end of an era. The WWE Hall of Famer and multi-promotion superstar announced on social media that next year will be his final one appearing at conventions and fan events in his signature face paint and ring gear.

In a heartfelt post shared on X (formerly Twitter), Sting addressed his decision, writing:

“I have enjoyed meeting fans at events around the world. As much as I have loved interacting with you all in the traditional Stinger war paint, I’ve decided that 2025 will be my last year appearing in full gear. I guess it’s 2025 or never. Wow. Tough to speak that out.”

https://twitter.com/Sting/status/1882529037870150122

Sting’s iconic look—complete with his black-and-white face paint, trench coat, and trademark baseball bat—has been a staple of his appearances for decades, both in the ring and during fan meet-and-greets. While the wrestling legend will continue to connect with fans in other ways, 2025 will be the last chance for attendees to see “The Icon” in his full Stinger persona.

A Legendary Career Comes to a Close

Sting officially hung up his boots in 2024, following an emotional retirement match at AEW Revolution in Greensboro, North Carolina. Teaming with his protégé Darby Allin, the duo defeated The Young Bucks in what was widely regarded as a fitting sendoff to the Stinger’s storied career.

His retirement in AEW capped off a remarkable comeback that many fans thought would never happen. Sting had seemingly been forced into retirement back in 2015 after a career-threatening neck injury during his brief stint in WWE. Despite those odds, the WCW legend found a way to end his in-ring career on his own terms, delivering one final run for the fans.

Initially brought into AEW to manage Darby Allin, Sting eventually returned to in-ring action in cinematic-style matches before building up to full-scale brawls and traditional matches. His AEW tenure even included a tag team title reign with Allin—a feel-good moment for fans who saw the two as a natural pairing. The pair’s title reign concluded with Sting retiring as champion, resulting in the titles being vacated.

Closing the Chapter

As Sting prepares to enter this new phase of his life, fans will undoubtedly cherish these final opportunities to interact with him in his classic gear. From his days as a WCW megastar to his unforgettable return in AEW, Sting has proven time and again why he’s regarded as one of the greatest in pro wrestling history.

2025 might be “now or never,” as Sting put it, but his legacy will endure far beyond his last face-painted appearance. Fans who have idolized “The Icon” for decades can look forward to celebrating his unparalleled career one final time next year.

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 All In London 8/25/2024 (Results), Jamie Hayter Returns, Ricochet Debuts, It’s Sting

AEW ALL IN QUICK RESULTS

  • Title vs. Career for the AEW World championship: Bryan Danielson def. Swerve Strickland
  • Coffin Match for the TNT championship: Jack Perry def. Darby Allin
  • TBS championship: Mercedes Moné def. Dr. Britt Baker
  • AEW American championship: Will Ospreay def. MJF
  • Christian Cage wins the Casino Gauntlet Match for a future AEW World title shot
  • AEW Tag Team championship: The Young Bucks def. FTR and The Acclaimed
  • FTW championship: HOOK def. Chris Jericho
  • AEW Women’s World championship: Mariah May def. Timeless Toni Storm
  • London Ladders Match for the AEW Trios championship: Blackpool Combat Club & PAC def. The Patriarchy, Bang Bang Gang, and House of Black
  • Dustin Rhodes, Sammy Guevara, the Von Erichs & Katsuyori Shibata def. Cage of Agony & Undisputed Kingdom
  • Willow Nightingale & Tomohiro Ishii def. Kris Statlander & Stokely Hathaway
  • Tommy Billington, Kip Sabian, Rocky Romero, Kyle Fletcher, Action Andretti, Top Flight & Lio Rush def. Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, Anthony Ogogo, Ariya Daivari, Private Party, John Silver & Alex Reynolds

ZERO HOUR

Action Andretti, Kip Sabian, Kyle Fletcher, Lio Rush, Rocky Romero, “Dynamite Kid” Tommy Billington, & Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin) vs. Anthony Ogogo, Ariya Daivari, Beaver Boys (Alex Reynolds & John Silver), Jay Lethal, Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen), & Satnam Singh

Lethal and Dynamite to start, quickly working our way through matchups but the match breaks down and all sixteen men are brawling in the ring! Settling on Rush vs. Singh, Lio clinging to the big man’s leg, bouncing off him with a crossbody! Satnam military presses him but the babyface team rush to save him and beat the giant down! HE SHRUGS ALL OF THEM OFF AND CLEARS THE RING! MILITARY PRESS SENDS LIO RUSH TO THE FLOOR!

Anyway back to the desultory working through the matchups, Andretti ends up on the wrong side of town for a bit, Kyle Fletcher gets a hot segment that ends in quadruplicate dives! Silly String takes Sabian out, working him over in the corner, Gin and Juice connects but they waste time dancing instead of makingthe cover and Rocky Romero makes them pay for it!

Into “everybody do something cool” territory…

Action Andretti, Kip Sabian, Kyle Fletcher, Lio Rush, Rocky Romero, “Dynamite Kid” Tommy Billington, & Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin) win by pinfall with a frog splash from Dante Martin on John Silver.

We get an announce for AEW Grand Slam Australia on February 15, 2025. Please send stimulants and snacks.

Kris Statlander & Stokely Hathaway vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Willow Nightingale (Mixed Tag Team Match)

Statlander and Nightingale to start, off the ropes, ducking and dodging, Willow gets a schoolboy for two! Forearms back Kris into the corner, referee Bryce Remsburg backs her off, but she lands a sick spinning spinebuster… NOPE! Off the ropes, big boot, Stoke low-bridges Nightingale to the floor and Stat heads out after!

Around the ring, winding up a big lariat but Willow lays her out with a discus lariat of her own and jaws at Hathaway! Kris cuts her off with a DDT in the ropes, kicking Nightingale and flexing at Ishii, back to the floor for a snap suplex! Throwing Willow back inside, cover for two, clubbing blows, whip to the corner but Nightingale explodes into a series of lariats!

Kris Stat with the Blue Thunder Driver… NOT ENOUGH! Death Valley Driver from Willow and both women are down and out! Ishii wants the tag, Stokely is… less enthusiastic… and Tom gets the tag! Circling, Hathaway bravely lays chops in but nothing happens! Off the ropes, shoulder blocks, Ishii is unmoved!

The Stone Pitbull chops Stoke down, shoulder blocks, Hathaway keeps getting up, brainbuster attempt but Statlander runs in and saves her guy with forearms! Remsburg distracted, Kris works him over, Tom is staggered and somehow Hathaway hits a spinebuster! Ishii pops back up, Stoke with a drop toehold, corner body avalanche, mounted punches in the corner!

Ishii relaxes into the punches… TENRYU POWERBOMB BUT KRIS STATLANDER BREAKS IT UP! Nightingale wants a German suplex, standing switch, Kris hits it, Willow is fired up and hits the pounce! She sets Hathaway up…

Tomohiro Ishii & Willow Nightingale win by pinfall with a sliding elbow from Ishii on Stokely Hathaway, earning Willow the right to pick the stipulation for her CMLL title defense against Kris Stat at All Out in two weeks.

Forbidden Door London is announced for August 24, 2025.

Cage of Agony (Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun, & Toa Liona) & Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) vs. Dustin Rhodes, Katsuyori Shibata, Sammy Guevara, & the Von Erichs (Marshall & Ross Von Erich)

Brawling before the bell, back in the ring and the babyface team get four heels up in the corners for quadruplicate Shattered Dreams from Rhodes, the Von Erichs, and Shibata and we finally get a bell!

Guevara and Kaun to start, Bishop chopping, Sammy turns the speed up and lays him out with a dropkick! Kip up, Cage in, passed to the corner, enzuigiri staggers him but Guevara chooses to do an Orihara Moonsault to wipe some dudes out on the floor! Ace Crusher sends Brian packing but Liona comes and just wipes Sammy out hard and throws him to the floor like so much garbage!

Passing Guevara into the barricade, he’s on the wrong side of town for a bit but makes the tag to Rhodes! Uppercut on Taven, Manhattan Drop, bulldog, snap scoop powerslam! Cross Rhodes blocked when Bennett runs in, the match breaks down, fountain of dives and Cage wipes everybody out with a tope con giro that goes slightly bad when he catches the ropes!

Guevara off the top… SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Back inside… CAGE OF AGONY TOWER OF DOOM! Dustin with a deep nearfall on Matt, Liona F-5 on Marshall, fireman’s carry double knee gutbuster on Ross! Black Hole Slam from Cage on Sammy, triple powerbomb on Shibata and one for Rhodes as well, throwing Taven onto the cover… RHODES KICKS OUT!

Bodies everywhere, Marshall with a moonsault headbutt, Final Cut from Rhodes on Taven! Sammy off the top with a senton atomico…

Dustin Rhodes, Katsuyori Shibata, Sammy Guevara, & the Von Erichs (Marshall & Ross Von Erich) win by pinfall with a lateral press from Rhodes on Matt Taven.

Post-match, the heels do a beatdown but Kevin Von Erich steps up and puts the Iron Claw on Taven! Claws all around!

Saraya and Harley Cameron make their entrance and bring the entire Knight family out with them.

Saraya gets on the mic and screams about how the show won’t start until she gets the respect she deservces— JAMIE HAYTER IS BACK! SHE CLEANS HOUSE ON HER WAY TO SARAYA AND THE RING TAKING EVERYBODY OUT! BUT SWEET SARAYA ATTACKS HER FROM BEHIND! HAYTER FIGHTS THE ELDER SARAYA OFF AND THE YOUNGER ONE BEATS A RETREAT!

Jamie pulls Harley Cameron back into the ring and lays her out to stand tall!

AEW ALL IN

Bang Bang Gang (Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, & Juice Robinson) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler YUTA) & PAC vs. House of Black (Brody King, Buddy Matthews, & Malakai Black) vs. the Patriarchy (Christian Cage, Killswitch, & Nick Wayne) (c) (AEW World Trios Championship London Ladder Match)

This is gonna be hard to keep up with. Chaos at the start, Cage bails to the floor and hides, House of Black the first to get tables and ladders out, Matthews climbs but Austin cuts him off! YUTA cuts Gunn off, Black cuts Wheeler off, Castagnoli cuts Malakai off, Austin cuts Claudio off, PAC cuts Gunn off and sends him to the floor with a pump kick!

King cuts the Bastard off and climbs, Colten and Juice try to cut Brody off but he chops them down and picks up the ladder! Gunn wipes him out with a dropkick into the ladder, Robinson with a cannonball off the apron to take Claudio out! YUTA blasts them all with a dive, Matthews follows it with a tope con giro!

PAC looks around for gravity, satisfied with his survey… CORKSCREW MOONSAULT TO THE FLOOR! Back inside, Ass Boys working the Bastard over, the ol’ WAZZUP headbutt connects! Ass Boys call for Juice to get the tables but Buddy cuts him off! Brody runs through the Gunns and follows it with a suicide dive that wipes Blackpool and his own teammates out both!

Christian trots his way back to the ring now and sets a ladder up and climbs it, but Brody and Claudio work together to pull him down and throw him out like a sack of garbage! He tries to make a run for it but they all work him over as Mother Wayne sets the ladder back up and climbs but the Ass Boys come in to tip the ladder over!

She begs off and waits for Killswitch to hit the double chokeslam! A chokeslam for Juice, one for PAC, but Claudio breaks his grip! Headbutt from the dinosaur man and he chokeslams YUTA into his own partner! Dropping Matthews on the apron, chokeslamming Malakai into a ladder leaned in the corner, King breaks his grip, headbutt… NICK WAYNE OUT OF NOWHERE WITH WAYNE’S WORLD OFF THE APRON AND THROUGH A TABLE!

Killswitch climbs, but Christian cuts him off because he wants to be the one to grab the belts! The delay is enough for YUTA and Robinson to knock the ladder over! House of Black cut them off and take them into the corners, back and forth, 3:10 to Yuma takes King out! Castagnoli with uppercuts, double leg and he takes Juice for a swing!

PAC and YUTA with stereo dives, Claudio climbs the ladder but Brody is right on the other side! Clubbing it out atop the ladder, Ass Boys come back in the ring with chairs a-swingin’ to take the big men down! Under the ring for plunder, Bang Bang Gang get some tables and set them up, Castagnoli and King climbing, Ass Boys on their backs, they decide to solve the problem and fall off the ladder putting the Gunns through the tables!

Juice climbing, Buddy cuts him off, Nick Wayne cuts him off, waistlock, standing switch, enzuigiri, Wayne’s World connects! Smashing Black into the ladder, Malakai returns the favor and sets the ladder back up and climbs! Robinson tries to suplex him over the ropes but Black lands safely on the apron!

Back inside, Wayne meets him with a kick, off the ropes… DIVING INTO A FLIP PILEDRIVER THROUGH TABLE! Juice pulls another, taller ladder out and slides it into the ring and climbs it but Cage cuts him off and crotches him on the ropes! PAC cut off, Killswitch into the back of a chair and the Bastard is reexamining his life choices!

Back and forth, Mother Wayne tries to get involved, Juice blocks the hairspray with a chair and blasts her in the face with it! He gets her on the apron but Killswitch pulls him away and puts him through a table! Christian sets up the big ladder, Killswitch stands watch while he climbs and “Luchasaurus” chants rain down!

Matthews climbs, Cage cuts him off, Killswitch pulls him down and Buddy throws a ladder at him! Matthews climbs but Christian turns and jumps off the ladder, spearing him through a table! The dinosaur man picks him up and electric chairs him up the ladder! PAC scrambles back in and climbs, booting Cage down… HE DID IT!

Blackpool Combat Club & PAC win, PAC retrieving the title belts by climbing the ladder and becoming your new AEW World Trios Champions.

Post-match, House of Black raise PAC’s hand in a show of respect.

Mariah May vs. Toni Storm (c) (AEW Women’s World Championship)

Intense at the jump, trying for finishers and when that doesn’t work they go to Frye/Takayama punches! May with a dropkick, then we stablize into a chop exchange until Toni lands a DDT! Facewashes in the ropes, off the ropes, nobody home on the hip attack and Mariah lands a powerbomb to the floor!

She spits in Luther’s face and kneels on the back of Toni’s neck while referee Aubrey Edwards holds him back! Back in the ring, revolution side slam, shotgun dropkick, Storm explodes back to life with a Lou Thesz Press and mounted punches! May with a Saito Suplex, Toni rolls out of the ring!

Sliding knee off the apron lays the champion out! Shotgun dropkick on Luther, Mariah ends up slapping her own mother at ringside! Toni nails her with the hip attack after that, mounted punches, smashing her face into the steel steps over and over… STORM ZERO ON THE STEEL STEPS!

Toni goes over and hugs Mariah’s mom! Back inside, May crying as Storm lays mounted punches in, bleeding from the forehead, left-hand jabs, Mariah spits at her and Toni slaps her! Big spinebuster, cover for two! May on the comeback, a trifecta of hip attacks but Storm explodes with a lariat!

German suplex follows, fired up, hip attack, Storm Zero… MARIAH MAY KICKS OUT! May flips her the bird, Toni yanks the finger, Mariah slaps her repeatedly! Trading slaps, Edwards gets sent flying, both women with low blows and headbutts and they collapse in the ring! Fireman’s carry, Mayday… STORM KICKS OUT! We see Mina Shirakawa besides herself in the stands.

Mariah wants to use the title, Luther takes it away and flips her the bird, May has the shoe, Toni cuts her off and grabs the shoe, Aubrey warns her, Storm falters and she can’t do it! Storm Zero reversd, jackknife… NOPE! Knee to back of the head, to the face, Storm Zero of her own…

Mariah May wins by pinfall with Storm Zero, becoming your new AEW Women’s World Champion.

Chris Jericho (c) vs. HOOK (FTW Championship)

Just a gang beatdown from the Learning Tree from the jump, Jericho chopping away, a series of corner body avalanches, HOOK gets Bryan Keith with a suplex! Passing Big Bill to the floor, hammering Chris with right hands, whip reversed, go under, German suplex on the champion!

Belly-to-belly suplex, off the ropes, double thrust sets up the Lionsault, cover for two! Bag full of cricket balls dumped out but HOOK suplexes him right into them! Under the ring, HOOK gets a “HI GUYS” cricket bat and wallops Keith and Bill with it! Back inside, bat shots to Y2J, picking up a ball and he whacks it at Jericho! Throwing balls at the champion, choking him with the bat before hooking him through the legs with the bat for a Tazplex!

Bryan returns and cuts HOOK off with a trash can lid shot to the head! Jericho with a double leg into the Walls of Jericho! HOOK reverses into his own Boston Crab but Big Bill runs in and breaks it up! Setting a table up, putting a barbed wire board on it, Big Bill hoists HOOK up but he slips out and puts Bill into the post!

Kicking Keith low, Chris runs over and thumbs him in the eye before throwing him back inside! HOOK throwing wild punches at the air, Jericho drops him with a lariat! Smashing HOOK over the head with a trash can, but he comes back with a Tazplex! HOOK tears the tape off his bad eye and reveals to us it’s healed! Another suplex, Jericho grabs a kendo stick and Bill holds HOOK up but he ducks and Chris smacks Bill off the apron and through the table with the wire!

Keith runs interference, Y2J gets a nearfall! Redrum is locked on! Taz gets up from commentary, he’s had enough! BRYAN KEITH IS IN THE TAZMISSION AS JERICHO TAPS TO HOOK’S REDRUM!

HOOK wins by submission with Redrum, becoming your new FTW Champion.

FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) vs. the Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & “Platinum” Max Caster) vs. Young Bucks (Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) (c) (AEW World Tag Team Championship)

Young Bucks hanging back early as FTR and the Acclaimed get into it. Back in, they get sent packing with double atomic drops, but they don’t stay out for long and come back in and hold court, working over Wheeler. Bowens in, Fameasser on Matthew, superkick gets a nearfall on Nicholas and here comes Caster to double-team the Bucks with him… DOUBLE SCISSOR ME TIMBERS!

Bucks regain control working Harwood over, he and Cash with double German suplexes, double covers, only two! Superplex on Matthew, knees up on the splash, knees up on the 450 splash, all six men are down and then double lariats from all six of them and they’re down and out!

DDT on the elder Buck, thinking spike piledriver, reversed, Nicholas plucks Wheeler out of the turnbuckles with a slingshot headscissors but he gets shoved to the floor after, Shatter Machine… NICHOLAS PULLS REFEREE RICK KNOX OUT OF THE RING AND HE RUNS AWAY FROM BILLY GUNN!

Superkick sends Daddy Ass flying, slingshot X-Factor, diving DDT to the floor! Thinking EVP Trigger on Dax but Cash breaks it up! Max cuts him off, Matthew tries to sell him into doing the EVP Trigger and he goes for it! Block a kick, shove Jackson off, Shatter Machine with Caster! Diving uppercut from Bowens breaks up a pin!

Bucks with low blows, pumping up their Reeboks, Superkick Party, cover for two! Billy Gunn with a Fameasser on the title, the Arrival, Mic Drop… NICHOLAS BREAKS IT UP! Folding press nearfall from Nicholas on Dax, EVP Trigger…

Young Bucks win by pinfall with an EVP Trigger on Dax Harwood, retaining the AEW World Tag Team Championship.

Post-match, Grizzled Young Vets (James Drake and Zack Gibson) slide into the ring to confront the Young Bucks, but the tag champs slide out of the ring so they attack FTR instead!

AEW World Championship #1 Contender’s Casino Gauntlet Match

Orange Cassidy and Kazuchika Okada start the match.

Okada starts crying and brings Cassidy in for a tearful embrace but it’s a fakeout and he rains elbows down on Orange! Rainmaker blocked when Orange puts his hand in his pocket! Duck under a lariat, leapfrog, dropkick, no-hands kip-up! Victory roll, cover for two, Kazuchika with a flapjack and the countdown timer ticks…

NIGEL MCGUINNESS ENTERS THE MATCH THIRD?!

To the corner, under, Nigel doing some World of Sport escapes and he slaps the goddamn taste out of Okada’s mouth! Up and over, crawl under, headstand in the corner, slip over, kick to the back and a chop to the mat! Getting into it with Orange now, huge lariat takes him off his feet and the countdown timer ticks…

Kyle O’Reilly enters the match fourth.

Wristlock exchange with Nigel, jawbreaker sends McGuinness into the ropes but he’s ready for the pendulum lariat and takes him down! Penalty Kick, dragon screw on Okada. knee to Nigel but Kazuchika breaks it up! Dragon screw from KOR on McGuinness, cross armbar on Okada into a Fujiwara armbar but Nigel gets London Dungeon on Kyle!

Orange in, Stundog Millionaire, O’Reilly finishes sending Nigel packing! Rainmaker blocked, Total Elimination, the countdown timer ticks…

Zack Sabre, Jr. enters the match fifth.

Stundog Millionaire countered with a standing neck twist, one for Kyle too, Nigel pokes Zack on the shoulder and they stare each other down and I’m crying? There’s no crying in liveblogging, get it together woman! Uppercut to McGuinness, he returns the favor! Trading nearfalls, Okada returns and shoves Nigel down to face off with Zack!

Charging in, Reverse Neckreaker countered into kind of a modified octopus hold but Kazuchika turns it around and gets the Reverse Neckbreaker! Scoop and a slam, elbow drop, snap zoom Rainmaker flips the bird but ZSJ wrenches the finger, deathlock, two fingers, KOR in with chest kicks as the countdown timer ticks…

Roderick Strong enters the match sixth.

Throwing guys around, huge catch backbreaker on Cassidy, Gibson Driver but Kyle counters into a guillotine choke! Okada with a dropkick, Roddy with a powerbomb backbreaker and the countdown timer ticks…

Mark Briscoe enters the match seventh.

Briscoe cleaning house, Orange throws Kyle a chair, the Conglomeration rolling and Mark steps up off it to dive on everybody as the countdown timer ticks…

“Hangman” Adam Page enters the match eighth.

Orange meets him with a dive but he blocks, right hands on Mark and Kyle, whip stacks ‘em up for a lariat, short-arm lariat, discus lairat, fireman’s carry, Attitude Adjustment puts O’Reilly into Briscoe! Okada on the apron, triangle lariat misses but he gets him on the rebound!

Cassidy dives, caught into a fallaway slam, plancha on Okada, big boot on Nigel, apron powerbomb for Strong! Buckshot ducked, duck the Orange Punch, Deadeye connects… BRISCOE BREAKS IT UP AND THE COUNTDOWN TIMER TICKS!

Jeff Jarrett enters the match ninth!

Page and Jarrett trading rights, bodies fill the ring and Double J keeps throwing punches! Jawing at Hangman, Fargo Strut, mounted punches in the corner! PAGE POWERBOMBS JARRETT TO THE FLOOR AND INTO EVERYBODY ELSE! Karen Jarrett up on the apron, Adam goozles her as the countdown timer ticks…

RICOCHET ENTERS THE MATCH TENTH!

Tijeras on Page, dropkick, Ricochet is fired up! Duck a lariat, solebutt on Kyle, whip reversed, pass him in the corner, Tiger feint kick, to the apron, boot to Briscoe, enzuigiri to O’Reilly, springboard lariat! Handspring kick on Strong, the ring is clear, Rick lines ‘em up… BRILLO RICOCHET INTO THE CRUSH!

Pump kick to Hangman, dragging him around the way, right hands, headed up top, the countdown timer ticks…

Christian Cage enters the match eleventh, hobbling down the aisle.

Ricochet takes Christian out with a plancha, back inside, enzuigiri to Roddy, Hangman catches him with Buckshot but Okada breaks it up! Page turns to him and gets in his face and starts throwing elbows with abandon! Dropkick cuts him off, looking for Buckshot but Karen Jarrett runs interference and Double J hits the El Kabong! RAINMAKER ON JARRETT!

Sabre cuts him off but eats a short-arm lariat, duck the Rainmaker, flying armbar, Orange slides in, crucifix for two! Orange Punch on Okada, ZSJ cuts him off, European Clutch… STILL NO! Orange Punch connects this time, duck a right from Strong, float over… END OF HEARTACHE! Nigel with a diving elbow, Briscoe gets underhooks on him, blcoked, whip reversed,fakeout in the corner but KOR calls his bluff!

Electric chair, McGuinness slips out, double Tower of London… KYLE KICKS OUT! Off the ropes, Roddy cuts him of with a knee but Nigel hits the pendulum lariat! Cage out of nowhere with the spear, the countdown timer ticks…

KILLSWITCH ENTERS THE MATCH TWELFTH!

But he goozles O’Reilly and chokeslams him, throwing Christian into the cover…

Christian Cage wins by pinfall with a dead fish cover on Kyle O’Reilly, earning a shot at the AEW World Championship.

Maxwell Jacob Friedman (c) vs. Will Ospreay (AEW International American Championship)

Rushing at each other, Frye/Takayama punches, Friedman gets him in the corner but Will punches his way out! Passing Max to the floor, plancha, stalking over him, off the ropes, Sasuke Special wipes him out! Hidden Blade set up, Max crumbles and Will stops short to avoid bowling refere Bryce Remsburg over!

MJF gouges his eyes and takes him to the floor, working him over! Ospreay charging in, back body drop on the floor, back inside, cover for two! Trading pins, go-behind, Poison Frankensteiner blocked, powerbomb backbreaker over the knee… NOPE! Both men down and out, whip reversed, handspring up and over and Max cuts him off with a thumb to the eye and does a Rick Rude hip swivel!

Handspring knee, cover for two! Standing corkscrew moonsault, Max to the floor, counter the Sasuke Special… TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER ON THE FLOOR! Will gets a Spanish Fly on the floor, setting MJF up in the ropes, up top… SHOOTING STAR PRESS ISN’T ENOUGH TO END IT! Storm Breaker reversed into Cross Rhodes… STILL NO!

Brainbuster gets a Stundog Millionaire, OsCutter… MAX KICKS OUT! Friedman feigns a leg injury and hits a short piledriver when Will shoots in for a single leg… NOT ENOUGH! Kick blocked, champion lands a rolling elbow, Storm Breaker connects but isn’t enough to put MJF away!

To the apron, Max crumbles and the OsCutter fails, Will wiping out and clutching his neck! PANAMA SUNRISE ON THE APRON! Friedman throws him back inside, frustrated hearing the crowd chant for him, he wants to do a Hidden Blade but Ospreay crumbles and falls away. Setting up Heatseeker, hand on heart, “GOD BLESS AMERICA!” but Will cuts him off and hits the OsCutter on the apron this time!

Will dives and wipes out a camera operator! Referee Bryce Remsburg distracted trying to get him back in the ring, Ospreay filled with remorse, Max grabs his title belt and adjusts his gentleman’s area, but Will has it scouted and ducks the belt and lands a crescent kick! Charging in, belt shot works this time… OSPREAY KICKS OUT!

Brainbuster connects… STILL OSPREAY KICKS OUT! Will lands a Hidden Blade and MJF crashes into Bryce! Max bites his face, underhooks, calling for it but Ospreay blocks! Will grabs the underhooks! He’s listening to Danielson but Max cuts him off with a low blow! Friedman pulls old-school wrapped knucks out from under his tights but a hooded man pops up on the apron and knocks him down!

IT’S “RED DEATH” DANIEL GARCIA! WILL HITS HIDDEN BLADE! UNDERHOOKS! TIGER DRIVER ‘91! IT’S OVER!

Will Ospreay wins by pinfall with the Tiger Driver ‘91, becoming your new AEW International Champion.

Post-match, Christopher Daniels presents Will with the proper AEW International Championship belt!

Dr. Britt Baker, DMD vs. Mercedes Mone (c) (AEW TBS Championship)

Elbow from the champion, off the ropes, drop down, dropkick, Baker spirals out into the corner. Whip across, arm drag, looking for Lockjaw early but Mone gets the ropes and bails to the Kamille’s shoulders on the floor, calling for a timeout. Holding the title on the apron, taunting Britt that she’ll never get it, the doctor with punches in the corner, springboard arm drag countered, Lockjaw again denied.

Mercedes sends her to the floor, Kamille with a cheap shot, back inside, knees to the spine, side slam, cover for two! Backbreaker into the hold, Britt trying to fight out with knees, Mone with Three Amigos, cover for two, slingshot knees to the spine! Back and forth, rolling elbow from Baker, off the ropes, neckbreaker, Sling Blade, Angel’s Wings… NOPE!

Mercedes with a nearfall of her own, she’s furious about it, holding Britt’s glove, she puts it on, mimes putting a cigarette out on Baker’s back but she counters with an Air Raid Crash! Britt takes her glove back, Mone slips out of a follow up, Mone Maker blocked, inside cradle, no good! Mercedes hits the lungblower!

Stomp, cover, Kamille puts Mercedes’ foot under the ropes! Mone goes to clock her with the belt and damn near hits referee Paul Turner with it! Kamille tries to hit her with the other belt so Britt takes it from her and does an Eddy Guerrero special! Turner ejects Kamille from ringside! Smashing Mercedes’ face into the turnbuckles, Panama Sunrise connects, off the ropes, stomp, cover… NOT ENOUGH!

Looking for Lockjaw, Mone fighting desperately to get away, Britt gets it and rolls her into the middle of the ring but Mercedes bites her fingers to counter it! Rolling through, backslide, Mone fights to her feet, slings her into the ropes, short backbreaker, Gory Special position…

Mercedes Mone wins by pinfall with Mone Maker, retaining the AEW TBS Championship.

Darby Allin vs. “SCAPEGOAT” Jack Perry (c) (AEW TNT Championship Coffin Match)

Allin with a dive at the bell, walloping on Perry with a chair, setting it up, sitting him in it and grinding the tacks he’s superglued to his face(?!) to stab Jack in the side of the face, missile dropkick to the floor! Trying to throw SCAPEGOAT into the coffin, pulling the coffin off its dais and setting it up vertically, leaning him against it, off the ropes… NOBODY HOME ON THE SUICIDE DIVE AND DARBY CRASHES INTO THE COFFIN!

Perry gets a bag with SCAPEGOAT written on it from under the ring and empties it in the ring… IT’S BROKEN GLASS! Jockeying for position, Allin back body drops him into the glass and then dropkicks the skateboard into him! Darby crashes to the floor, bleeding from where a couple of the tacks peeled off his face, Jack goes under the ring and gets a roll of tape and tapes Allin’s hands together!

Beating him around ringside, blood on the camera lens, Darby with a Coffin Drop to cut him off! Perry fighting to stop from being put in the coffin and he fights out and decides to walk! Allin follows and SCAPEGOAT powerbombs him on the ramp and takes his belt off of him and whips him with it! Wrapping the belt around his ankles, he fastens it and pulls him up, bites his face and throws him off the stage and through a table!

Perry zips ihim into a bodybag, stepping on his face! He throws Darby into the coffin! Allin sits up and Jack hits a running knee and closes the lid…

Jack Perry wins by closing the lid of the coffin, retaining the AEW TNT Championship.

Post-match, the Young Bucks come down holding a jerry can! Perry opens the coffin and they pour gasoline all over the body bag and the lid of the coffin! SCAPEGOAT HAS A LIGHTER!

THE LIGHTS GO OUT!

SEEK AND DESTROY!

STING IS HERE! THE ELITE RUN AWAY TO THE RING! STING SHRUGS OFF A CHAIRSHOT AND PERRY RUNS AWAY! DOUBLE SCORPION DEATH DROP ON THE YOUNG BUCKS! STING FREES DARBY FROM THE COFFIN!

“American Dragon” Bryan Danielson (Career) vs. Shane “Swerve” Strickland (Title) (AEW World Championship Title vs. Career Match)

Collar and elbow, Strickland with a headlock takeover, headscissors counter. Back on their feet, trading chops, forehead to forehead, Swerve looks at Danielson’s family and renews the assault but a suplex gets countered with a hard arm wringer! Omoplata takedown, Shane wriggles into a double leg and catapults Bryan out of the ring!

Boot from the apron, Strickland in control, off the ropes, tope con giro but nobody’s home! Danielson with a kick, springboard senton atomico wipes Swerve out! Bryan up top, diving knee to the arm, bending his wrist to the mat, bicep stomp connects! Chest kicks and chops, whip revesred, backflip up and over, off the ropes, Strickland catches him with the quebradora and follows it with a vertical suplex!

Shane visibly shaky, checking his shoulder, considering his strategy. hard whips to work Bryan’s shoulder! To the apron, Dragon with hard slaps, cross armbar in the ropes, Swerve reverses to a fireman’s carry, referee Paul Turner gets clipped and Prince Nana brings the ring bell over… DEATH VALLEY DRIVER INTO THE RING BELL ON THE APRON!

Danielson falls to the floor, gushing blood from his forehead, Swerve goes out after him and drags him over to Brie Bella and their children Buddy and Birdy and does the wrist-clutch stomps in front of them! Back inside, grinding his fist into Bryan’s open wound, drawing him up, setting him up top, climbing to join him. Jockeying for position… BACK SUPERPLEX FROM THE CHAMPION!

We get a close-up on Birdy crying as Dragon blinks his way out of the fog, sits up… SWERVE STOMP COUNTERED INTO THE REGAL STRETCH BABY! Wrenching it in, Strickland with a waistlock, off the ropes, no O’Connor roll but an upkick, charging in… DANIELSON GETS THE AXE BOMBER! Backslide for two, off the ropes, a second Axe Bomber!

Bryan feeling it, starting to get fired up under the crimson mask, running corner dropkicks! SWERVE COUNTERS WITH THE ROLLING THUNDER REVERSE STO FOR TWO! Dragon sidesteps a dropkick, looking for Cattle Mutilation, Shane fighting him, on their feet so he goes for the Tiger Suplex instead!

Chest kicks, the buzzsaw roundhouse finale connects true! Kicks to the spine in the corner, setting Swerve up top… TIGER SUPERPLEX?! STRICKLAND WON’T STAY DOWN! Wrist-clutch stomps, Swerve gets to his feet… COP KILLER! TURNER IMMEDIATELY CALLS FOR THE RINGSIDE DOCTOR BUT STRICKLAND CHASES HIM AWAY!

Dragging Bryan into the corner, Swerve goes up top… SWERVE STOMP! DANIELSON FINDS THE WILL TO KICK OUT! HOUSE CALL CONNECTS BUT NOTHING HE DOES WILL END THE AMERICAN DRAGON’S CAREER! BRYAN STARING AT HIS FAMILY AS HE ABSORBS CHEST KICK AFTER CHEST KICK! HE TELLS THEM HE LOVES THEM SO MUCH AND TURNS TO SLAP THE LIVING HELL OUT OF THE AEW WORLD CHAMPION!

Chest kicks follow, flying triangle choke, overhead elbows! BUSAIKU KNEE BUT SWERVE DOESN’T EVEN LEAVE HIS FEET! HE BRUSHES IT OFF AND HITS THE HOUSE CALL! JML Driver… DRAGON KICKS OUT OF IT! Face to face, jawing at Bryan, mocking “YES!” fingers… HANGMAN PAGE IS HERE! He grabs Prince Nana and shoves him down, stalking after but security sqarms and waylays him!

Swerve jawing at Hangman, he turns around… BUSAIKU KNEE STILL ONLY GETS TWO! Test of strength, trading forearms, trading headbutts, Strickland with kicks, pump kick into the corner… A THIRD BUSAIKU KNEE! DANIELSON IS FIRED UP! WEMBLEY IS FIRED UP! YES! YES! YES! BUSAIKU KNEE TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!

THE LEBELL LOCK IS IN! SWERVE STRUGGLES, PUSHING, HE BREAKS BRYAN’S GRIP BUT DANIELSON WISHBONES HIS FINGERS AND TRAPS THE FAR ARM TOO! IT’S OVER! IT’S OVER! BRYAN DANIELSON IS THE AEW WORLD CHAMPION!

“American Dragon” Bryan Danielson wins by submission with an arm-trap LeBell Lock to save his career and become your new AEW World Champion.

Post-match Claudio and Wheeler help Birdy and Buddy over the barricade and the family celebrates together in the ring. Bryan and Brie kiss. PAC is here too. Fireworks go off. I’m crying. Professional wrestling is great. Buddy chases after confetti and Bryan gets him to come over so he can lit him up. Birdy has the title.

That’s the show, folks.

Source: CageSideSeats

Sting’s Son Reportedly Training To Be A Professional Wrestler

WWE Hall of Famer and former AEW World Tag Team Champion Sting retired earlier this year, wrestling his last match not only alongside Darby Allin but also his sons Steven and Garrett. Sting’s sons dressed up as versions of their father’s past, with Garrett playing “Surfer Sting” and Steven playing “Wolfpac Sting,” and it seems getting in the ring has lit a fire for the business under at least one of them.

Fightful Select is reporting that Steven Borden is currently training with Allin for a possible career in professional wrestling. Allin revealed the information in an interview set to be released on Thursday. Allin has a ring in his backyard, and the appearance at AEW Revolution inspired Sting’s scion to pursue wrestling training — Steven is said to be sleeping in Darby’s front yard in a tent while he trains. Steven, a college football player, had previously said he was hesitant about joining pro wrestling, calling his future in the business “murky,” but had noted the emotional high”he got from performing for fans.

Sting and Allin were ultimately successful at Revolution thanks to the help from the Bordens, defeating Matt and Nick Jackson in Sting’s final match. Sting and Allin then relinquished their World Tag Team Championship, which ended up back in the hands of The Jacksons at AEW Dynasty after they defeated FTR in a ladder match for the vacant titles, thanks to an assist by the returning Jack Perry.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Sting Addresses The Possibility Of Staying With AEW In Non-Wrestling Role

After a career that spanned almost 40 years, Sting finally retired at the weekend’s AEW Revolution pay-per-view. The end of the show saw Sting being showered with chants and applause from the fans in attendance for all his work in AEW and beyond, but is there a chance they could see him in AEW again? 

Speaking at the AEW Revolution post-show media scrum, he was asked what his plans are now that he is officially retired, and whether there is a chance that he could find a non-wrestling role in AEW. 

“Tony [Khan] has mentioned me staying on board in some form or fashion, we haven’t really worked anything out there yet,” Sting said. “I’m sure we’ll have some sort of conversation, and I’m saying … maybe. We’ll see what happens. I have no interest in being a manager or anything like that, or an agent. I don’t want to do any of that kind of stuff, so I’m not sure what I could offer.”

Khan jumped in by saying that the door will always be open for Sting in AEW, whether it’s for a role backstage or just to visit. However, the AEW CEO made it very clear that he would love to have “The Stinger” around on a regular basis given how much he has enjoyed being around him over the past three years. Sting’s response was very simple: “I’m willing to have a talk.”

“The Icon” hung up his boots following AEW Revolution 2024 where he and Darby Allin managed to retain the AEW Tag Team Championships in a violent Tornado Tag match against The Young Bucks.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Sting’s Emotional Speech After AEW Revolution 2024 Retirement Match Victory

Sting, in his final match in pro wrestling, walked out of AEW Revolution with a win, when he and Darby Allin defeated The Young Bucks. Following the match, he thanked the crowd for their support and also expressed his gratitude to AEW CEO Tony Khan.

“I was hoping that this night would be surreal in many ways. The video package that you saw before we got to the ring and to see this is the exact boots, tights, and jacket that I wore way back when. And in later years we got some cool Wolfpacs standing around here [referring to one of his sons dressed as Wolfpac Sting]. We’re off the air now so I can do that,” Sting joked. “You know what, Greensboro, you’ve still got it. I don’t have any words other than to say thank you, I love you all so much.”

He then proceeded to call AEW CEO Tony Khan to the ring. “I’d like to call a very important person out. It wouldn’t be possible without Tony Khan. This is my last night so I can say, Tony, hustle. C’mon,” said Sting to Khan. Khan came out to the ring, hugged Sting, and thanked the fans for being a part of the “greatest wrestling pay-per-view ever,” celebrating Sting’s career.

Sting’s tag team partner, Darby Allin, who was bruised and battered after falling on glass, was left without words following Sting’s match and hoped that the fans got their money’s worth. Sting got back on the mic and shouted out AEW commentator Tony Schiavone, who has been a part of “The Icon’s” pro wrestling journey for a long time. Schiavone proceeded to get on the mic and declare, “It’s Sting,” in his signature style, much to the delight of the fans in the arena.

The locker room then came out to show their appreciation for the legendary star’s career.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Revolution 3/3/2024 (Results) – Sting’s Last Match

The Icon took his final bow Sunday night at AEW Revolution as Sting wrestled his last match, teaming with Darby Allin to defend the AEW World Tag Team Championship against the company’s megalomaniacal EVPs, Matthew and Nicholas Jackson.

Here is the full card for tonight’s show:

  • The Bang Bang Scissor Gang vs. Jeff Jarrett, Satnam Singh, Jay Lethal, Private Party, & Willie Mack (Pre-Show)
  • Julia Hart & Skye Blue vs. Willow Nightingale & Kris Statlander (Pre-Show)
  • Chris Jericho vs. Wardlow vs. Magnus vs. Dante Martin vs. Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Lance Archer vs. HOOK vs. Brian Cage (All-Star Scramble Match)
  • FTR vs. Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli
  • Will Ospreay vs. Konosuke Takeshita
  • Christian Cage (c) vs. Daniel Garcia (AEW TNT Championship Match)
  • Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Bryan Danielson (Continental Crown Championship Match)
  • Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Roderick Strong (AEW International Championship Match)
  • “Timeless” Toni Storm vs. Deonna Purrazzo (AEW Women’s World Championship Match)
  • Samoa Joe (c) vs. Swerve Strickland vs. Adam Page (AEW World Championship Match)
  • Sting & Darby Allin (c) vs. The Young Bucks (Tornado AEW World Tag Team Championship Match)

The Bang Bang Scissor Gang vs. Jeff Jarrett, Satnam Singh, Jay Lethal, Private Party, & Willie Mack

Isiah Kassidy starts with Austin Gunn, with the Private Party star getting the best of the early exchanges with a dropkick, but Gunn responds with a series of jabs that drops his opponent as he brings in his brother. The Gunns hit a double team as Kassidy then brings in Marq Quen, but it is Colten Gunn who dominates with a dropkick and Max Caster comes in to slam Quen down as Anthony Bowens introduces himself with Scissor Me Timbers. 

Colten comes back in, but a distraction at ringside allows Quen to hit a dropkick as Jeff Jarrett gets involved and attacks him from behind. Lethal tags in and hits a swinging neckbreaker with Willie Mack then nailing a massive lariat. Private Party works together with some double-team action, but Kassidy then fails to hit Gunn when leaping off his partner’s back, and instead, he wipes out his own partners. 

Bowens then tags in and starts taking everyone in sight down with a series of strikes as Quen eats a Famouser. However, the distractions eventually become too much and he’s dropped with Lethal Combination. Satnam Singh introduces himself with some chops as he then just launches Bowens across the ring. Jarrett and Bowens then exchange punches, and Jarrett then overcommits and lands on the ropes before eating a big boot and a neckbreaker.

Billy Gunn tags in and cleans house, but Singh swipes his leg which allows Mack to hit him with a Stunner as Lethal nails a Cutter. Both Private Party hit top rope moves, but somehow “Daddy Ass” kicks out. Mack then goes for a Six-Star Frog Splash but misses, and Jay White then tags in, but he gets out of the ring as everyone begins nailing finishers on each other in sequence to clean the ring out. 

Inside the ring, Singh stares down White, but Gunn pulls his partner away and Singh then pushes them both, but they work together to take him down. Mack nails a superkick to Gunn but gets dropped with a Bladerunner. 

Winners: Bang Bang Scissor Gang

Post-match, White puts over the fans and says in Boston he might handle some big business of his own. 

Backstage, Orange Cassidy tells Best Friends to stay in the back as he’s sick of them getting hurt for him.

A video package then airs for PAC.

Skye Blue & Julia Hart vs. Willow Nightingale & Kris Statlander

Skye Blue attacks Wilow Nightingale to start, but she quickly responds with some chops that allow Kris Statlander to come in with big elbow strikes and chops of her own. Julie Hart gets involved, but that leads to Statlander and Nightingale hitting delayed vertical suplexes to both women. Hart then avoids Nightingale and attacks her leg from behind as they isolate her in their corner. 

Blue and Nightingale’s exchange strikes, but Blue grabs the hair to pull her down to the mat as the TBS Champion tags in and connects with some chops. Blue then pushes Nightingale onto the ropes as Hart stomps down on Nightingale in the corner. They then work together pulling Nightingale into the turnbuckles, but she then avoids them and kicks away to bring Statlander in. 

The former champion fires punches to both as she slams their heads together before nailing a double back elbow from the second turnbuckle. Statlander then charges into them in each corner, sweeps their legs, and hits a double senton to get a near fall. Hart then makes a blind tag which allows her to attack Statlander from behind, but she drives the House Of Black member into the corner. 

Blue looks for a diving crossbody only to be caught by both of her opponents who launch her across the ring. Statlander then stacks Hart on the top turnbuckle while Blue is below, Nightingale attempts to charge into both but Hartt avoids it. While Blue eats a splash, Hart ends up being taken out with a Death Valley Driver. Outside the ring, Blue hits a superkick to Statlander while Hart hits Nightingale with an elbow. 

Blue then makes another blind tag and rocks Nightingale with a superkick, but she responds with a missile dropkick as both women tag out. Statlander and Hart then throw hands, but Hart stomps Statlander down in the corner and follows it with the Moonsault Press, but Nightingale breaks it up. Blue nails Nightingale with a thrust kick, but they both eat a double lariat from Statlander. 

Nightingale tags in and misses with the enziguri, but she does connect with a pounce. She follows it with a Doctor Bomb, pinning Blue.

Winners: Willow Nightingale & Kris Statlander

Christian Cage (c) vs. Daniel Garcia (AEW TNT Championship Match)

Daniel Garcia looks to work the arm of Christian Cage early on, and then drops the champion with a shoulder tackle. However, Cage then fakes an ankle injury which allows him to get a cheap shot on Garcia and he then yanks Garcia back onto the top rope and follows up with a few kicks. Cage hits a neckbreaker, but Garcia kicks out at one as Cage then drives Garcia into the second rope. 

Garcia tries to fight back, but Cage dumps him from the top turnbuckle to the outside and then follows up by diving from the top turnbuckle into him. However, as they get back into the ring Garcia nails a chop block and a dragon screw as he focuses on the ankle, but Cage dumps him out of the ring and gives himself some time. Nick Wayne then charges at him, but Garcia launches him into the timekeeper’s area. 

Back inside the ring, Garcia takes Cage down and then pulls the turtleneck over his head, and hammers down with punches in the corner before dancing. Cage goes for a shot to the midsection and then stands on Garcia while pulling the middle rope. However, he doesn’t connect with his trademark slap after, and Garcia launches him into the steel stairs, but back inside the ring, it is Cage who drops Garcia down to the mat. 

Cage’s top rope move doesn’t work though, and Garcia puts in an Ankle Lock but Cage gets out. While Cage ends up scaling to the second rope, Garcia rips him off and then hits a delayed German suplex. Cage sends him back into the corner and distracts the official, allowing Killswitch to hit a Chokeslam which is followed by the Five Star Frog Splash, but Garcia kicks out.

Daddy Magic then attacks Killswitch, and that leads to Mother Wayne getting involved. Killswitch comes back, but Magic fights him to the back. Meanwhile, inside the ring Cage looks for a Spear but his ankle gives way, and Garcia nails the piledriver, but Cage just kicks out. The official then gets distracted and Nick Wayne gets involved, allowing Cage to hit the Killswitch. 

Winner (and still TNT Champion): Christian Cage

Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Bryan Danielson (AEW Continental Crown Championship Match)

The two of them exchange strikes early on, with Eddie Kingston goading Bryan Danielson in as he attempts to unload some upper-body strikes, but the “American Dragon” avoids it and hits some of his own as he then brings the champion to the mat. Kingston does connect with some strikes though, and that leads to  his rapid chops in the corner, but the brawl continues as Danielson is sent out of the ring and Kingston follows with a suicide dive. 

Kingston nails several chops on the apron, but then Danielson avoids one and Kingston slaps the ring post a Danielson suplexes Kingston off the apron to the floor. Danielson continues to pick Kingston apart with different strikes as he follows with a missile dropkick as he then works the hand and wrist of the champion, bending them out of place. However, he gets caught trying to attack from the top turnbuckle as Kingston catches him and nails a suplex before hitting a DDT.

Kingston then hammers down with elbow strikes to Danielson, but he responds with a big running dropkick in the corner of the ring. Danielson goes to the well too much though as Kingston avoids the next dropkick, and then gets suplexed which leads to a near fall. Danielson and Kingston then fight to the top turnbuckle, and Danielson then comes in with a running dropkick while Kingston’s on the top turnbuckle. 

Danielson then launches his opponents down to the mat and sets in an arm submission, and he then starts nailing the hammer and anvil elbow strikes. Kingston responds with some of his own and then hits the Uraken, but it hurts his injured hand. He still follows it with the Northern Lights Bomb, but Danielson kicks out. Kingston hits another Uraken, but it hurts his hand again and he drops to his knees, so Danielson runs and boots the hand.

Danielson connects with the Busaiku Knee, but Kingston kicks out! Danielson then stomps down on the head of the champion and then sets in the triangle sleeper hold, but Kingston refuses to quit. Danielson then nails his kicks, and hits a German suplex, but Kingston pops up and hits a suplex of his own. The two of them trade slaps to the face and Kington comes out on top, but as Danielson then goes for the Busaiku Knee, Kingston blocks it and he stacks Danielson with a powerbomb.

Winner (and still AEW Continental Crown Champion): Eddie Kingston

After the match, Danielson shows his respect to Kingston. He shakes his hand and raises it and gets the fans chanting, “Eddie.”

All-Star Scramble

Immediately all the big men clear out the rest of the ring which leads to a “Meat” chant from the fans. They all pose and then start running into each other to try and dominate, and in the end, it comes down to Lance Archer and Wardlow. They trade forearms and Archer comes out on top, but he then gets caught with a Spinebuster from Powerhouse Hobbs only for Brian Cage to drop him with a Death Valley Driver. Wardlow sends him out of the ring with a hurricarana only to be taken out by a Codebreaker. 

HOOK breaks up the pinfall and they go back and forth as Dante Martin and Magnus do the same as the meat wrestlers. It eventually all comes down to HOOK being in the ring after the other wrestlers dive outside to wipe out the bigger men, and he then does the same from the top turnbuckle. Martin and Magnus then go back and forth with the masked man catching Martin with an enziguri.

Several wrestlers nail superplexes as Martin hits a Frog Splash on Cage, but it’s not enough to get a pinfall. However, he then gets dropped with a cutter from Magnus, and that is followed by running knees. Magnus goes to the top rope, but Archer cuts him off with a hip toss from up there, and he follows it with a Chokeslam, but that’s not enough. Jericho and Magnus then work together with a double suplex to Archer and then stereo Lionsaults, but that doesn’t get the job done. 

Hobbs cleans out both men and then takes down Archer with a power slam. Cage launches him across the ring and then drops HOOK with a clothesline, but Wardlow takes him and Archer and Magnus out with different suplexes. Martin then eats one for good measure as Wardlow then looks for a Powerbomb to Cage, but HOOK comes from behind to lock in a sleeper. Jericho sets in the Liontamer at the same time, but Cage breaks up both. 

HOOK and Jericho go back and forth, and the younger wrestler comes out on top. However, Hobbs sends HOOK out of the ring, only for Jericho to drop Hobbs with a springboard dropkick. As the fight spills outside, Jericho gets dropped with a World’s Strongest Slam, but Jericho then sprays him in the face with a fog machine. Wardlow hits his Powerbomb to Cage but Martin stops the pinfall. 

Martin drops Magnus, but Archer then pulls him off and hits a clothesline. He gets sent out of the ring and Wadrdlow drops HOOK with a lariat before Powerbombing Martin. 

Winner: Wardlow

Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Roderick Strong (AEW International Championship Match)

Orange Cassidy avoids the sick kick to start and almost catches Roderick Strong with a roll-up. However, Strong finally gets hold of Cassidy, lifting him into the air and dropping him down onto his knees. Strong then takes the fight outside the ring with a backbreaker onto the barricade, and while Cassidy fights back and hits a suicide dive, back inside the ring Strong immediately focuses on the taped-up ribcage again. 

Cassidy responds to all the chops by driving Strong head-first into the top turnbuckle consistently. However, as they fight on the top turnbuckle, Strong connects with a gut wrench that sees Cassidy driven onto the top turnbuckle as the champion bounces back down to the floor. Strong looks for the End Of Heartache, but Cassidy responds with a Stundog Millionaire, but he doesn’t get enough on it. 

That allows Strong to respond straight away, with the Strong Hold being set, but Cassidy makes it to the ropes. Cassidy manages to hit a DDT, and he then hits his slow kicks which then become more aggressive as he stomps down his opponent. Cassidy hits the Panama Sunrise, but it’s not enough to win. Strong hits another backbreaker, but then Cassidy hits an Orange Punch. 

He tries for the Beach Break but his back gives way, however, he grabs the ropes and pulls himself up to hit the move. Cassidy attempts an Orange Punch, but gets caught with a knee to the face and then the End Of Heartache. 

Winner (and new AEW International Champion): Roderick Strong

After the match is over, Kyle O’Reilly gets into the ring and the two men embrace. They instantly offer him an Undisputed Kingdom shirt, but O’Reilly gives it back to Strong as he whispers something to him.

Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli vs. FTR

Dax Harwood and Claudio Castagnoli trade pinfall attempt early on, but then the Blackpool Combat Club star connects with several strikes which fire up the FTR star and they begin trading uppercuts. Both men then tag out, and Jon Moxley unloads chops on Cash Wheeler, who responds with a dropkick. Castagnoli tags in, but he gets taken into the corner as Wheeler hammers down punches on him, but Castagnoli manages to successfully dump him out of the ring. 

Moxley comes from behind and charges him into the barricade, and he then places him onto it and clotheslines him into the fans. As they head back to the ring, the Blackpool Combat Club continues to isolate Wheeler, with Castagnoli stomping on him on the apron, which is followed by Moxley biting him and nailing a superplex. Moxley starts slapping Wheeler and talking trash, but he fights back and both men tag out. 

Harwood unloads chops and jabs on Castagnoli, and while Moxley tries to get involved he eats a short-arm lariat for his troubles as he follows it with a crossbody to Castagnoli. Wheeler tags in, but Moxley gets a cheap shot on him as Castagnoli sends Harwood into the ring post which busts him open, and he then drops Wheeler with a clothesline. A bloodied Harwood comes back in and goes back and forth with Moxley. 

Harwood hits him with a piledriver as Wheeler dives out of the ring to wipe out Castagnoli, but BCC responds with a Doomsday Device, only for Wheeler to dive from the top turnbuckle to break the pinfall. FTR fights back and try for the Shatter Machine but BCC blocks it. Wheeler is dropped with a cutter while Harwood is taken on the giant swing, but it’s not enough to give them the win.

Moxley nails elbow strikes to Harwood’s cut head, and even bits the area. However, as BCC both look to take out Harwood, Wheeler fights back and then holds Moxley up so Wheeler can dive and take him out. It’s followed by a Shatter Machine, but Castagnoli pulls Harwood out of the ring. He uppercuts Wheeler as he dives into him, but Harwood plants him outside the ring only for Moxley to hit a Death Rider which Harwood gets out of. Both BCC members then hit the ring and lock FTR into submissions as the official calls it. 

Winners: Blackpool Combat Club

Toni Storm (c) vs. Deonna Purrazzo (AEW Women’s World Championship Match)

Mariah May comes out first in Toni Storm’s old gimmick, getting people to think it was the champion, but she then appears in her Timeless character. Storm sends Deonna Purrazzo across the mat as soon as they lock up, getting the best of the first exchange, but the challenger then does the same. Purrazzo then takes control of the match with some mat-based wrestling, but Storm responds with a big forearm strike. 

Purrazzo meets her with some of her own and they then trade strikes until Purrazzo clotheslines the champion, who rolls out of the ring. Purrazzo keeps up the attack with a sliding dropkick, but as they get back into the ring Storm charges her opponent into the corner and then gets a low blow when the official isn’t looking, and she slows the pace down to take control herself. 

Purrazzo then hits a knee lift and a Russian Leg Sweep, then focusing on the arm of Storm, and while she rolls out the champion is immediately dropped wth a thrust kick. However, she then trips Purrazzo and follows it with a hip attack and then a DDT, which Purrazzo manages to kick out from. The challenger then sends Storm out of the ring into Luther’s arms, but she dives from the top turnbuckle into both of them. 

Purrazzo then locks in the arm bar, the official then gets distracted and doesn’t see Storm tapping out. Purrazzo releases the hold to attack May, but as she turns around Storm connects with a Piledriver.

Winner (and still AEW Women’s World Champion): Toni Storm

Will Ospreay vs. Konouke Takeshita

Will Ospreay catches Konosuke Takeshita with a slap to start, following it with a head scissors that sends him flying across the ring. The Englishman then connects with some chops, but that’s something that his opponents respond to with a Takeshita Line. The two then head to the top turnbuckle as Takeshita hits a delayed vertical suplex, but Ospreay kicks out. 

Takeshita then drives him down to the mat with a forearm strike, and the two of them then trade chops, but as Takeshita looks for a hip toss it gets blocked into an abdominal stretch. Ospreay then leaps off the top rope to hit an elbow strike, he then launches himself over the top rope to hit a crossbody, but back in the ring, it is Takesthita’s turn to shine. He connects with a big kick of his own and then dives over the top rope to wipe out Ospreay.

As they get back in, Takeshita folds up his opponent with a German suplex, but he’s able to kick out of the following pinfall attempt. He then tries to keep up the attack, but Ospreay reverses with a Spanish Fly, and the two men then just trade forearm strikes, and Ospreay then connects with a huge elbow strike that leads to the official checking on him. Takeshita then responds with a massive forearm of his own, and when he looks for another Ospreay blocks it and kicks him in the head. However, Takeshita finally nails the strike himself, and he then looks for a clothesline, but Ospreay counters, and Takeshita counters that. Ospreay then reverses and hits a series of kicks and then the Tiger Driver.

Takeshita then showcases his strength and nails a Blue Thunder Bomb, but Ospreay kicks out. Ospreay then nails several kicks, and despite Takeshita blocking the first Oscutter, the second one hits its mark. Ospreay aims for the Hidden Blade, but Takeshita responds with a strike of his own, and he almost gets the win, but Ospreay kicks out just in time. Takeshita hits a headbutt, but Ospreay responds with Cheeky Nandos Kick, but as they fight on the top turnbuckle Takeshita hits a brainbuster that drops the Englishman onto the ropes. 

Takeshita connects with a huge running knee, and he then look for another but Ospreay catches it. Ospreay connects with a poisonrana, and Takeshita then drops Ospreay down onto his neck to which the Enlgishman hits a big running forearm. They then exchange strikes until Takeshita hits a huge clothesline. He tries for a jumping knee, but Ospreay reverses into a Styles Clash only for it not to be enough. Ospreay hits a Tiger Driver 91 and then the Hidden Blade to wrap things up. 

Winner: Will Ospreay

Samoa Joe (c) vs. Swerve Strickland vs. Adam Page (AEW World Championship Match)

Swerve Strickland and Adam Page staredown to start, so Samoa Joe takes advantage and takes the fight to both of them. He eventually dives out of the ring to attack Strickland, while as Page tries to jump out of the ring, Joe kicks him in the head. Page then sends Joe to the ropes, and Swerve pulls the ropes and that sends him out, allowing Swerve to nail Page with a big boot to the face.

Strickland then goes back and attacks Joe by diving into his back from the ring apron before coming back into the ring with a dropkick to Page. Joe gets back in and attacks Page, he plants him down to the mat and while the pinfall doesn’t work, Joe transitions straight into an STF. Joe goes to Swerve and tries to set him for the Muscle Buster, but instead headbutts Strickland which takes him down. However, after a distraction fighting Page away, Swerve can come back to him. 

He and Page then hit a double powerbomb to take the champion out, while Strickland and Page then go back and forth. Strickland almost has it won with a roll-up, but Joe comes in and breaks it up. Page nails Strickland with a Tombstone Piledriver, and once again Joe is the right place to break it up at the end. They take down the champion again as Strickland powerbombs Strickland, and he follows it with a vertical suplex, but for the third time, Joe breaks the pinfall attempt.

Joe goes back and forth attacking both his challengers as Strickland gets chopped out of the ring. Meanwhile, inside the ring, Joe hits Page with a Muscle Buster, but then is immediately hit with a Swerve Stomp and then the House Call. However, he doesn’t want to cover Joe and instead focuses on Page, and he hits him with a House Call too, but Page kicks out. Strickland nails a DDT to Joe, and then hits a 450 Splash onto the back of the champion.

He follows it with a Swerve Stomp, but Page pulls out the official to keep the match going. Page then gets the AEW World title and nails Strickland with it several times to knock him to the floor as he tells his rival he will never have the title. He then gets back into the ring to nail a Buckshot Lariat on Joe, and he follows it with a second, but there’s no official until one runs down, and that allows Joe to kick out. 

Page looks for a third, but Joe reverses into a sleeper only for Strickland to launch himself from the top turnbuckle to break it up. Prince Nana hands Strickland the crown to use, but he throws it away. Joe then locks in the sleeper, but Strickland reverses and is about to win until Page clobbers the official from behind to stop it. He beats up the official and throws him out of the ring. 

Joe then starts charging into both men, but Strickland blocks the Muscle Buster and sends Joe into a Buckshot Lariat from Page. Strickland then nails Page with the move and follows it with the JML Driver, but Joe throws Strickland across the ring and then locks in the Coquina Clutch on Page. 

Winner (and still AEW World Champion): Samoa Joe

Sting & Darby Allin (c) vs. The Young Bucks (AEW World Tag Team Championship Tornado Tag Match)

Ric Flair is welcomed to ringside, and then the special guest timekeeper, Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat. Sting makes his entrance with both of his sons dressed as older versions of him throughout the years. As soon as they get to the ring Darby Allin attacks The Young Bucks and then all four of them hit Stinger splashes on both of their opponents as Sting then locks in a double Scorpion Deathlock.

They wriggle out and the fight spills to outside the ring as Sting launches Nicholas Jackson and Matthew Jackson over the barricades. Meanwhile, his sons start setting up various tables as Darby Allin gets out a big ladder. Allin then launches himself from the top turnbuckle out to both of The Bucks with a Coffin Drop. Sting then pulls out some glass and they lay it on top of several chairs that are all upright next to each other. 

Sting tries to take out both men with his bat but they avoid it and The Young Bucks run away so the champions give chase. They brawl up to the stage, Darby Allin is sent through some tables, and Matthew Jackson manages to suplex Sting off the sage and through several tables down below. Back inside the ring, The Young Bucks throw Allin, who bounces off a ladder propped up in the corner of the ring.

However, Allin fights back and manages to hit Nicholas with a stunner as Matthew eats a Code Red. Allin bounces Nicholas head-first off the steps repeatedly, and Allin then scales a ladder inside the ring and launches himself off the top, but Matthew moves Nicholas and Allin smashes through the glass and the chairs with his back immediately bleeding heavily. The Young Bucks then isolate Sting, but he avoids their attack and they take each other out. 

Sting then scales the ladder, but Matthew gets up with him and drives him through a table below. However, Sting pops up immediately, and he starts throwing hands with both men, but they overpower him and throw him through more glass. Matthew hits a low blow and then a Scorpion Death Drop, but Sting kicks out! Nicholas tries to take the title from Steamboat, but Matthew hits him with a chair.

Matthew then wants to hit Sting with a title, but Flair covers him and says it’s enough, so they nail him with a double superkick, and Steamboat then gets the same treatment. Matthew then nails Sting with the belt in the face, but Sting kicks out again! They then hit Sting with a pair of superkicks, but he no-sells it and wipes them both out. Matthew is hit with a Scorpion Death Drop, but Nicholas breaks the pinfall. He keeps fighting, but they hit the EVP Trigger, and Sting kicks out again. 

They hit another EVP Trigger, but this time Sting kicks out at one. He asks for more, and they hit another set of superkicks. The Young Bucks go for The TK Driver, but Allin pushes Nicholas and he goes through a table as Sting nails another Scorpion Death Drop, but Matthew kicks out. Allin then hits a Coffin Drop, and Sting sets in the Scorpion Deathlock, one last time. 

Winners (and still AEW World Tag Team Champions): Sting & Darby Allin

Sting takes to the microphone and thanks the fans, he says it’s a night he will never forget. He thanks Darby Allin, and he wonders how many stitches his back will take to fix. Sting says he was a risk taker in his young days, and he still is now, but the show cuts off before he can finish his speech. 

Source: Wrestling Inc.

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