Former AEW Coach Blasts Promotion Over Dangerous Match Spot

AEW’s WrestleDream 2025 pay-per-view is still making headlines—this time for all the wrong reasons. During a brutal “I Quit” match between Jon Moxley and Darby Allin, the two pushed the envelope on violence and shock value. But it was one particularly disturbing sequence that’s drawing heavy criticism from within the wrestling world.

At one point in the match, Moxley repeatedly forced Allin’s head into a fish tank, holding him underwater while demanding he quit. Allin, true to his daredevil reputation, refused to give in—but the visual left many uneasy.

One of those disturbed by the spot was former AEW coach and producer Sarah Stock, who took to social media to share her concern. Stock, who was released from AEW earlier this year, didn’t hold back:

“You know who should stop this? Mothers. With their remote control. This is worse than the plastic bag over the head. Kids are going to end up dead trying this stuff at home.”

Stock’s comments highlight an ongoing debate within pro wrestling about how far companies should go to blend violence with entertainment. While AEW has built its identity on hard-hitting, risk-taking action, critics argue there’s a line between gritty realism and reckless danger—especially when impressionable fans might try to imitate what they see on TV.

As of now, AEW hasn’t publicly responded to Stock’s remarks, but the conversation around safety and responsibility in wrestling storytelling isn’t going away anytime soon.

AEW WrestleDream 10/18/2025 (Results) – Sting Appeared

AEW WrestleDream Quick Results

  • (Tailgate Brawl) – Death Riders def. Roderick Strong & The Conglomeration
  • (Tailgate Brawl) – Eddie Kingston & HOOK def. Frat House
  • (Tailgate Brawl) – Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale def. Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford
  • (Tailgate Brawl) – FTR def. JetSpeed
  • Jamie Hayter def. Thekla
  • $500K Tag matchJurassic Express def. The Young Bucks
  • Tornado Trios matchThe Hurt Syndicate def. The Demand
  • TNT championshipKyle Fletcher (c) def. Mark Briscoe
  • AEW Women’s World championshipKris Statlander (c) def. Toni Storm
  • TBS & ROH Women’s TV championshipMercedes Moné (AEW) def. Mina Shirakawa (ROH)
  • AEW Tag Team championshipBrodido (c) def. Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita
  • AEW Men’s World championshipHangman Page (c) def. Samoa Joe
  • I Quit matchDarby Allin def. Jon Moxley

The Tailgate Brawl Pre-Show

AEW kicked off the night in pure mayhem with a four-match Tailgate Brawl series, featuring wild tag and multi-man action that set the tone for the evening.

Death Riders def. Roderick Strong & The Conglomeration

The first chaotic battle saw Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, Daniel Garcia, and Wheeler YUTA — collectively known as The Death Riders — score a hard-fought victory over Roderick Strong, Kyle O’Reilly, Orange Cassidy, and Tomohiro Ishii. The bout turned into complete anarchy with all eight men throwing bombs until PAC sealed the win, connecting with a Knee Trembler on Ishii for the decisive pinfall.
Afterward, La Faccion Ingobernable cut a backstage promo warning that their issues with Eddie Kingston and HOOK were far from finished.

Eddie Kingston & HOOK def. Frat House

The unlikely pairing of Kingston and HOOK proved dominant, as they overcame Griff Garrison and Kole Karter (with Jacked Jameson at ringside). After a brief interference from Jameson backfired, HOOK locked in Redrum on Karter while Kingston delivered a devastating Backfist to the Future for the submission win.

Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale def. Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford

Willow Nightingale’s powerhouse energy combined with Harley Cameron’s intensity to score a major pre-show win. The four women tore into each other with high-impact offense and close calls before Nightingale finished the match in emphatic fashion, hitting Ford with the Doctor Bomb for the victory.

FTR def. JetSpeed (Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey)

The pre-show finale bled directly into the main card, as FTR’s Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler faced Kevin Knight and “Speedball” Mike Bailey in a fast-paced classic. Despite JetSpeed’s incredible chemistry and aerial offense, FTR’s ring savvy — and a little help from Stokely Hathaway holding Bailey’s foot — gave them the edge. Harwood countered a crossbody into a suplex for the tainted pin, keeping FTR on top.


Main Card Highlights

Jamie Hayter def. Thekla

With no seconds allowed at ringside, Jamie Hayter and Thekla put on a stiff, physical encounter that saw both women trade heavy shots and suplexes. Thekla’s Spider’s Web submission nearly forced Hayter to tap, but the former AEW Women’s Champion powered back, hitting the Hayterade lariat for the victory. Post-match, Queen Aminata appeared to raise Hayter’s hand as the ominous Sisters of Sin looked on from the stage.


Jurassic Express def. The Young Bucks – $500,000 Tag Match

For a cool half-million dollars, Jungle Man Jack Perry and Luchasaurus went to war with the Young Bucks in a high-octane tag team bout filled with callbacks and chaos. The Bucks threw everything at Jurassic Express — including multiple BTE Triggers — but Perry refused to stay down. In the closing moments, Luchasaurus leveled Nick Jackson with a massive chokeslam, setting up Perry to hit Countdown to Extinction on Matt Jackson for the huge win and the payday.
After the match, Don Callis Family (Lance Archer, Mark Davis, and Josh Alexander) attacked Jurassic Express until Kenny Omega made a surprise return to even the odds.


The Hurt Syndicate def. The Demand – Trios Tornado Match

In a wild brawl to determine the next challengers for the AEW World Trios Titles, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, and MVPThe Hurt Syndicate — overcame Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, and Toa Liona of The Demand. The match featured carnage at ringside, highlighted by a double spinebuster through a table early on. In the end, Benjamin pinned Kaun after a chaotic sequence to earn the Syndicate a title opportunity.


Kyle Fletcher def. Mark Briscoe – AEW TNT Championship

Kyle Fletcher retained the TNT Championship against Mark Briscoe in a brutal, evenly-matched fight that had the St. Louis crowd on their feet. Briscoe seemed to have it won after hitting the Jay Driller on the apron, but Fletcher showed his grit, escaping multiple Froggy Bow attempts and countering into a turnbuckle brainbuster to keep his title. Don Callis watched from commentary, grinning as his protégé survived another war.


Kris Statlander def. Toni Storm – AEW Women’s World Championship

Kris Statlander and Toni Storm put on a hard-hitting classic that mixed technical exchanges with raw emotion. Storm came close after landing Storm Zero, but Statlander rallied with the Area 451 and finished with Saturday Night Fever to retain the AEW Women’s World Title.
Post-match, Mercedes Moné arrived, dismissing Statlander and issuing an open challenge — answered by ROH’s Mina Shirakawa.


Mercedes Moné def. Mina Shirakawa – AEW TBS & ROH Women’s TV Titles

In a historic winner-takes-all bout, Mercedes Moné retained her AEW TBS Title while capturing Shirakawa’s ROH Women’s TV Championship. The two traded submissions and pin counters until Moné stole the win by pinning Mina with her feet on the ropes — unseen by the referee.
Kris Statlander returned afterward to confront Moné, laying her out with a Samoan Drop to set up a heated collision at Full Gear.


Brodido def. Okada & Takeshita – AEW Tag Team Championship

Brody King and Bandido, collectively known as Brodido, successfully defended their AEW Tag Titles against Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita of the Don Callis Family in a brutal, athletic showdown. Despite Okada’s precision and Takeshita’s power, the champions outlasted the challengers — with Bandido hitting a picture-perfect 21-Plex on Okada for the win.
Afterward, Takeshita glared at Okada, teasing dissension in Callis’ camp as Brodido celebrated with fans at ringside.


Hangman Adam Page def. Samoa Joe – AEW World Championship

Hangman Page retained the AEW World Title in a violent, hard-hitting encounter with Samoa Joe. The match was pure intensity — Joe dominating early with punishing strikes and submissions, and Hangman fighting from underneath with heart and desperation. After surviving a Coquina Clutch and escaping a Muscle Buster, Page hit Deadeye and followed up with a trio of Buckshot Lariats to seal the victory.
Post-match, Joe appeared to show respect — only to lay Page out alongside Katsuyori Shibata and Will Hobbs, declaring that Hangman wasn’t worthy of the gold. Joe stood tall over the champion, belt in hand, as the crowd booed furiously.


Darby Allin def. Jon Moxley – “I Quit” Match

The main event was pure madness. Darby Allin and Jon Moxley tore each other apart in a barbaric “I Quit” match that saw blood, broken glass, and even an aquarium filled with water used as weapons. Moxley and his Death Riders allies tried to drown Darby, but the lights went out — and Sting appeared for a shocking return, laying waste to Moxley’s crew before leaving Darby to finish the fight.
Allin rallied, locking Moxley in a Scorpion Deathlock amid the shattered glass, forcing him to scream the words, “I quit.” Darby stood tall, clutching the AEW flag in victory — a symbolic end to a gruesome war.

AEW WrestleDream 10/18/2025 (Card)

AEW WrestleDream – Saturday, October 18, 2025 – Chaifetz Arena, Saint Louis University – St. Louis, MO

WrestleDream

  • AEW World Championship: Hangman Page (c) vs. Samoa Joe
  • AEW Women’s World Championship: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Toni Storm
  • AEW World Tag Team Championship: Brody King & Bandido (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada & Konosuke Takeshita
  • TNT Championship: Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Mark Briscoe
  • I Quit: Darby Allin vs. Jon Moxley
  • $500k Match: Young Bucks vs. Jurassic Express
  • Hurt Syndicate vs. Ricochet & GOA
  • Jamie Hayter vs. Thekla

Tailgate Brawl

  • JetSpeed vs. FTR
  • Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron vs. Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford
  • Eddie Kingston & HOOK in a tag team action
  • Death Riders vs. The Conglomeration

Tailgate Brawl will air on TNT at 6pm ET.

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

AEW WrestleDream 10/12/2024 (Card)

AEW WrestleDream Pay-Per-View – Saturday, October 12, 2024 – Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington

CARD

AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
Bryan Danielson (c) vs. Jon Moxley

AEW WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
Mariah May (c) vs. Willow Nightingale

ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
Mark Briscoe (c) vs. Chris Jericho

AEW TNT CHAMPIONSHIP:
Jack Perry (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata

AEW INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Will Ospreay (c) vs. Ricochet vs. Konosuke Takeshita

AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP:
The Young Bucks (c) vs. Private Party

OPEN CHALLENGE:
Darby Allin vs. Brody King

Hangman Page vs. Jay White

TWO OUT OF THREE FALLS:
Hologram vs. The Beast Mortos

Swerve Strickland returns

ZERO HOUR – ROH WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP:
Atlantis Jr. (c) vs. Brian Cage

(Zero Hour Pre-Show):
MxM Collection (Mason Madden & Mansoor) vs. The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens)

(Zero Hour Pre-Show):
Anna Jay vs. Harley Cameron

Adam Copeland (Edge) Makes AEW Debut At WrestleDream

During Sunday night’s AEW WrestleDream 2023 pay-per-view event, Christian Cage defeated Darby Allin in a two out of three falls match to retain the TNT Championship in the main event of the show.

A heel turn from Nick Wayne allowed Cage to bury Allin and hold onto his title.

Following the match, Cage and Wayne mercilessly assaulted Allin which caused Sting to come out for the save.

However, the addition of Luchasaurus to the equation meant that the numbers game eventually took over and Sting met the same fate as Allin.

Cage went for a couple of chairs to deliver a ConChairTo, which led to a vignette of a car driving to the Climate Pledge Arena.

Edge stepped out of the vehicle and made his way into the ring with his classic Alter Bridge “Metalingus” theme buzzing the arena.

Edge stared off with Christian and held his hand out. The heel TNT Champion handed him the chair and asked him to deliver the ConChairTo.

Using the steel weapon and his signature spear, Edge laid out Wayne and Luchasaurus in the middle of the ring. Cage bailed out in fear and shock.

The announcers then referred to the WWE Hall of Famer by his real name, Adam Copeland. Taz also referenced him as “The Rated R Superstar.”

AEW President Tony Khan then announced on Twitter that Copeland is #AllElite.

Source: eWn

AEW WrestleDream 10/1/2023 (Results), Adam Copeland (Edge) Has Come To AEW

[ZERO HOUR] 4 ON 4 MIXED TAG
Satoshi Kojima, Keith Lee, Athena & Billie Starkz def. Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty, Diamante & Mercedes Martinez

[ZERO HOUR]
Claudio Castagnoli def. Josh Barnett

[ZERO HOUR]
Luchasaurus def. Nick Wayne

[ZERO HOUR] AEW TRIOS CHAMPIONSHIP:
The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass (c) def. TMDK

WRESTLEDREAM

Maxwell Jacob Friedman gets on the mic during his entrance, festooned with his AEW World Championship and both ROH World Tag Team Championship belts.

He says the devil has arrived in Seattle and addresses “bullshit” rumors that he attacked “Tofu” Jay White and to top it off, some schmuck stole his devil mask out of his bag. To make matters worse, his boy Adam Cole is hurt and not here tonight. But it’s all good ‘cause he’s gonna make sure when he comes back, these tag titles are waiting for him.

He tells DUTCH he’s gonna pick him up and bodyslam him, and for Vincent, he’ll grab him by his dirty hipster hair, tie into a neat little bow, and then shove it straight up DUTCH’s fat ass!

2-ON-1 HANDICAP MATCH FOR THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP:
MJF (c) def. The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch)

NJPW STRONG OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AND ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
Eddie Kingston (c) def. Katsuyori Shibata

AEW TBS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Kris Statlander (c) def. Julia Hart

AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP NO. 1 CONTENDER’S FOUR-WAY MATCH:
The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) def. The Gunns (Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn), The Lucha Brothers (Rey Fenix and Penta El Zero Miedo) (with Alex Abrahantes) and Orange Cassidy and Hook

Swerve Strickland def. “Hangman” Adam Page

Ricky Starks def. Wheeler Yuta

Bryan Danielson def. Zack Sabre Jr.

Post-match, Danielson offers the handshake but Sabre refuses it and takes a walk.

The Don Callis Family (Sammy Guevara, Will Ospreay and Konosuke Takeshita) def. Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi

AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP:
FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) (c) def. Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis)

2-OUT-OF-3 FALLS MATCH FOR THE AEW TNT CHAMPIONSHIP:
Christian Cage (c) def. Darby Allin

Wayne stands in the ring next to Darby, Allin directs traffic… AND NICK CLOBBERS ALLIN WITH THE BELT MUCH TO THE DISMAY OF HIS MOTHER! Wayne walks off, Christian pulls Remsburg in and wakes him up, slow count but it’s over.

Post-match, Cage holds Allin up and Nick yells at Darby, slapping him and punching him and putting boots to him!

STING IS HERE! Christian sends Nick Wayne at him but the Icon drops them with right hands of vengeful fury! Drawing Wayne up, the Stinger puts him in the ropes but Luchasaurus is here to even the odds! They overwhelm the Icon and put boots to him on the exposed board!

Cage goes and grabs some chairs from the timekeeper’s area, setting up a Con-Chair-To on Sting!

The lights go down, we get an “Our Feature Presentation” video package. A man in a car drives over a road with “Rated R” painted on it and he gets out.

The lights come up…

EDGE IS HERE! WITH METALINGUS! IN ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME EDIT AS WWE JUST A DIFFERENT “YOU THINK YOU KNOW HIM” VOICEOVER! HOLY SHIT!

HE GETS FACE TO FACE WITH CHRISTIAN! HE EXTENDS A HAND AND CAGE GIVES HIM THE CHAIR! HE TURNS TO STING AS NICK WAYNE PUTS THE ICON BACK IN POSITION FOR THE CON-CHAIR-TO! THE AIR IS HEAVY BUT EDGE HITS NICK WITH THE CHAIR AND THROWS IT AT LUCHASAURUS! CHRISTIAN BAILED OUT OF THE RING! SPEAR TO LUCHASAURUS!

ANOTHER SPEAR FOR NICK WAYNE! EXCALIBUR CALLS HIM ADAM COPELAND SO I GUESS WE’RE DOING SHOOT NAMES!

Darby offers a hand and Edge shakes it. Sting offers a hand and Edge shakes his hand as well!

AEW WrestleDream 10/1/2023 (Card)

AEW presents WrestleDream live on PPV on Sunday, October 1 from Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington at 8pm ET/5pm PT. – Zero Hour at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT.

AEW tribute to the founder of NJPW, Antonio Inoki.

CARD

2-OUT-OF-3 FALLS MATCH FOR THE AEW TNT CHAMPIONSHIP:
Christian Cage (c) vs. Darby Allin

Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

“Hangman” Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland

AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP:
FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) (c) vs. Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis)

2-ON-1 HANDICAP MATCH FOR THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP:
MJF (c) vs. The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch)

Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi vs. The Don Callis Family (Sammy Guevara, Will Ospreay and Konosuke Takeshita)

NJPW STRONG OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AND ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata

AEW TBS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Kris Statlander (c) vs. Julia Hart

AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP NO. 1 CONTENDER’S FOUR-WAY MATCH:
The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. The Gunns (Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn) vs. The Lucha Brothers (Rey Fenix and Penta El Zero Miedo) (with Alex Abrahantes) vs. Orange Cassidy and Hook

Ricky Starks vs. Wheeler Yuta

[ZERO HOUR] AEW TRIOS CHAMPIONSHIP:
The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass (c) vs. TMDK

[ZERO HOUR]
Luchasaurus vs. Nick Wayne

[ZERO HOUR]
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Josh Barnett

[ZERO HOUR] 4 ON 4 MIXED TAG
Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty, Diamante & Mercedes Martinez vs Satoshi Kojima, Keith Lee, Athena & Billie Starkz