Tag: AEW Grand Slam Eliminator Tournament

Finals set for AEW Grand Slam World title eliminator tournament

Posted on by Bryan Rose

The finals for the AEW Grand Slam World title eliminator tournament are now set.

Roderick Strong will face Samoa Joe in the finals that take place this coming Wednesday on Dynamite. The winner of this match will then advance to AEW Grand Slam on September 20, where they will face MJF for the AEW World Championship.

Saturday’s Collision saw Strong defeat Darby Allin. Distractions from AR Fox and Nick Wayne, who are not on the same page, caused Allin to become distracted and ultimately lose the match after Strong connected with the end of heartache. Samoa Joe defeated Penta El 0 M after Penta went for the fear factor, but Joe countered with the coquina clutch for the submission.

Additionally, Big Bill will challenge Jon Moxley for the AEW International title this Wednesday. Ricky Starks confronted Bryan Danielson on Saturday, with things still unresolved between the two following their strap match at All Out. Big Bill ended up attacking Danielson. However, Jon Moxley came out to even the odds. Regardless, the segment ended with both Starks and Bill standing tall.

Here is everything announced so far for next week’s Dynamite:

  • Grand Slam World Title eliminator tournament finals: Roderick Strong vs. Samoa Joe
  • AEW International title: Jon Moxley defends against Big Bill
  • 4-way Women’s title eliminator match: Britt Baker vs. Hikaru Shida vs. Nyla Rose vs. Toni Storm
  • Hangman Page vs. Brian Cage
  • Don Callis to reveal his next masterpiece

WOR Video: The AEW Grand Slam eliminator tournament is lacking starpower

Posted on by F4W Staff

Another AEW tournament has begun and as usual, starpower is lacking.

Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio Thursday morning discussed the issue. On Wednesday’s Dynamite, AEW revealed the bracket for their latest tournament, the Grand Slam eliminator tournament where the winner will get an AEW World Championship match later this month at Grand Slam in Arthur Ashe Stadium. 

When Dave Meltzer asked why names like Orange Cassidy and Bryan Danielson aren’t in the tournament, Bryan Alvarez had an answer.

“Because they don’t want to beat people,” he said.

“These are the eight top contenders?” Meltzer asked. Some strange names are entered in the tournament such as Nick Wayne, who hasn’t won many matches since his AEW debut, Trent Beretta, Jay Lethal, and Samoa Joe, who lost his match at All In. Meanwhile Hangman Page, who just won a battle royal, and Konosuke Takeshita, who beat Kenny Omega at All In, are not in the tournament.

“The World title should be something everyone wants. That’s the whole key to making it mean something,” Meltzer said.

Two Grand Slam eliminator tournament matches made for AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Josh Nason

The tournament to determine the challenger for AEW World Champion MJF at this month’s Dynamite Grand Slam has its first two matches.

In a meeting of mentor vs. trainee, former TNT Champion Darby Allin will take on Nick Wayne in a quarterfinal bout on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite.

Wayne has been by Allin’s side since officially signing with AEW this summer, teaming with each other twice. However, Wayne has been upset with Allin making peace with AR Fox so quickly after Fox briefly aligned with Swerve Strickland and bloodied up Wayne in a recent attack at his home. After Strickland fired Fox from his group prior to All In, Allin came out to aid Fox from an attack and make amends.

The other match will see Roderick Strong against Trent Beretta.

Strong has made it known to former friend Adam Cole that he doesn’t like his recent friendship with MJF and wants to win the tournament to defeat him. Beretta’s profile has increased in recent weeks following an anything goes three-way on Dynamite, a parking lot brawl on Rampage, and Stadium Stampede at All In.

The semifinals take place this Saturday on Collision. 

MJF will face the tournament winner at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York, on Wednesday, September 20th.

Here’s the current lineup for Indianapolis, Indiana:

  • Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara vs. Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher)
  • Grand Slam World title eliminator tournament: Darby Allin vs. Nick Wayne
  • Grand Slam World title eliminator tournament: Roderick Strong vs. Trent Beretta
  • Hangman Page promo
  • MJF promo